PAGE FIVE Murray Department Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers servicable family. car for the doctor and If tnyof the readers of the Journal knov of any sticial event or Item of Interest Id tfaU Tlclnity. and will mail tme to this office. It will ap pear under this heading. We want all news items Editob Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Christmas Gifts A-h-a-a-a- BEAT YOU TO IT Santa Claus comes once a year to help us celebrate an event that means more than Robert Troop and Ed Leach held their first community sale of the winter at Union last Saturday. Jace Meade has been quite sick with an attack of the flu, but is get ling some Detter at this time A. D. Bakke installed a three tube radio set for Robert Troop wnicn was a Christmas gift to Mrs l roop. Earl Troop received his new corn sheller and started in by shelling lor John Herren the first of the week. r rank Dill moved into the O. T. I-eyda place last week, while Aubrey Hopkins moved into the place vacat ed by Mr. Dill. James Earhart was looking after some business matters in Platts- mouthlast Saturday making some Christmas purchases. lt m . u. i roop purcnaseu a new Ford sedan sometime ago for the lamily Christmas present to be en joyed during the winter. Henry C. Long who has been sick at his borne for a number of weeks is still not able to be down town but is ieeung about the same for the pas-t week. r iiuv nuinii-iemeier received a car load of lambs from the Omaha market last Tuesday which he will feed at his farm for returning to ui market when ready. nay Creamer and family are vi pure thinking We invite all patrons and all friends with us in this think ing, and thanking and this fair exchange of sentiment, ex pressed in the usual way, but with unusual sincerity. HEARTIEST CHRISTMAS WISHES Murray State Bank Murray, Nebraska it i 1 1 1 ' - auu idLUliy are visit cm material development Since mg at Murray and vicinity for the the earth was LDns,mas time, having come in from 1 U- i j , . H'verton. where they are making i-ci ins who uctres ueny it. ineir nome. ror a short visit. As for us and ours we shall Jofph Green- Gold Kk-e and i i j - , cnaries i.reen are working in the uc giaa to De transported , harvest fields this week and are mak- again to days of childhood and i much p- with the work. 0 . . . r they are making ice not bar j "W. O. Troop was breaking in his ; new corn sheller last Tuesday bv shelling a batch of torn at the home of John liobbin which he was de livering to the elevator in Murray. I Kemper Frans and wife and moth er were spending the Christmas sea son at the home of Exa Frans near Union, and there enjoyed an excel lent dinner as well as a good visit. Louis Ilallas and the family were spending last Sunday at the home of relatives in Plattsmouth, where they enjoyed a very pleasant time. They will also spend the Christmas there as well. Mrs. Belle Frans, who is making her home in Murray with her son, Kemper Frans and wife, has been at Plattsmouth for the past two weeks caring for Mrs. TVetenkamp, who has been quite sick. The Murray schools closed Wednes day of this week and will have a vacation until the first Monday of the new year, which will give both the teachers and scholars an oppor tunity to bet a rest. i J. V. Edmunds was a visitor at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. j bporrer for Christmas, where he helped eat good on Christmas day for dinner, and where all enjoyed the occasion very much. Fred Warner and the family were spending Thursday of this week at the home of C. H. Warner and wife of Flattsmouth, his parents, where a , family reunion was held and a most . enjoyable time was had. ' The Rev. William Forrester Gra ham, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Murray, enjoyed the pass ing of his 4th milestone on Christ- 1 mas day and was able to celebrate both events at the same time. Notwithstanding the snow which was falling most all day on Tues day there were as much as a half dozen shelling corn and delivering ; the same to the elevators in Mur ' ray as well as some to feeders. Lloyd Lewis has been havine a SLOGAN There is No Substitute for Safety E. S. Tutt and wife were enjoying a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pitz. of Plattsmouth, on Christ mas day. J. A. Scottt-n was looking after some business matters in Omaha last Monday, driving over in his car. not withstanding the very bad roads. Ray Frans and wife of Union were spending Christmas at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Oilmore, where all enjoyed the occasion very much. G. M. Minford and wife and Will Minford and wife of Murray were spending Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wiles near Plattsmouth. Mrs. C. R. Corey, of Draper, South Dakota, arrived in Murray last week and is vi.-uticfr at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Burrows, lor a few weeks. W. G. Boedtker and wife with their little daughter, Glora Jane, were enjoying a Christmas party, which was given by the Tangiers tussle with the errin for the Dast few temple of the Shriners. days and it is reported he has put To Those We Serve and to Those Who Serve Us We extend to you the compliments of the season and wish you a full measure of lasting pleasure originating during the Christmas season and lasting through the days of the new year. And let us thank you, too, for your patronage of the past. Tin PI Phone No. 12 oenniohsen Co. Murray, Nebraska A mil') system of treatment ill at cures Piles. Fistula and other Rectal Diseases in a short time without a severe sur eical operation. No Chloroform. Ether or other geseral an aesthetic used. A cure fuaraaiesd in every ease accepted for treatment, and no money to be paid until cured. Write for f re book oc Racial Diseases, with names and testimonials of thousands of prominent people who have been permanently cured. DR. E. R. TARRY SANATORIUM, DR. R. S.JOHNSTON, Medical Director Peter Trust Bldg. Omaha. Nebr. the old disease to rout and is get ting along pretty well, thank you. and hopes soon to be entirely well again. Charles Mutz was shelling and delivering corn to the elevators in Muray, and is -well pleased with the excellent prices which the corn is bringing, and had the crop been as heavy as it might he would be well pleased. Word received from Grant, the home of C. A. Vallery and wife is to the effect that Mr. Vallery is sick and unable to get back here to the Christmas family gathering at the home of his father, Mr. T. W. Val lery and wife. Roy Harking thinks he is a lucky boy, as he got his corn shelled and delivered last Monday before the snow and now can laught at the capers of old Boreus, when he comes over the hill and dale with his clouds of snow and wind. O. T. Leyda and son, Llovd. of Bethany, were visiting and looking after some business matters and visiting with friends in Murray last Tuesday, having driven from their home at Bethany and found the roads the roads not the best. Philip Heil has been getting the people of Murray and vicinity ready for the Christmas season and has dressed hogs for many for that pur pose during this week. He dressed five hogs for Dr. J. F. Brendel and three for Phillip Lambert. The Christmas time was verv kind to the household of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hopkins as on last Monday the stork brought them one of the finest of little baby girls which they , welcomed and happiness reigns su preme there now. Will L. Seybolt, out of the great good feeling which he entertains for Louis Hallas, gave this gentleman a very fine cat. It is of the Thomas kind and said to be very musical, and it can outdistance any jazz orchestra n the state of Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Taylor were visiting and looking after some busi- nes in Omaha last Wednesday and found the snow and the roads not the most pleasant traveling, but much better than it has been when the roads were so rough. Mrasek and Richter are bu?y boys these days besides putting up ice and doing trucking they have much extra work with the Christmas sea son, and hauled in a car load of hogs for Edward Gansemer, who was ship ping to South Omaha, last Tuesday. Uncle D. J. Pitmas, who has been quite sick for some time past, is reported as being some betteu at this time, and while he was able to get out one day is keeping pretty lose in during the very bad weather which we have been having for some ime. A number of the finest singers of Murray were out both last Monday land Tuesday evening singing Christ mas carols and which was enjoyed by all who heard them, and they visited every portion of the town bringing cheer and a Christmas spirit to every i home. Mrs. Lonnie Meade living on the highway south of Murray has been feeling quite ill on account of an attack of the grip which has been keeping this excellent lady to her bed for a number of days. She is some improved at this time, how ever. Dr. J. F. Brendel was a visitor in Avoca last Monday where he went to see his brother. Dr. J. W. Bren del and was accompanied by Bud Nickles, the driver, they stopping on their way home at Union to look after some business matters for a short time. Edward Gansemer shipped a car load of very fine hogs to the South Omaha market on last Tuesday. The weather was very bad and the roads rough for getting them into town, but he made it and they went for ward on the market just ahead of Christmas. Eugene Graham, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Graham, who has been attending school at Tarkio, Mo., ar rived last week to spend the Christ mas holidays and was accompanied by his cousin. Miss Fay Graham of Seattle, who is also a student at the Tarkio college. i W. H. Puis of Plattsmouth, was a visitor in Murray last Thursday, looking after some business for the day. and returned home with Font T. Wilson and wife who were looking after some business matters in the county seat, and doing some Christ mas shopping. i Last Tuesday A. D. Bakke, who Is an expert on the radio, was m-1 stalling a radio at the home of Hen-' ry G. Todd and on Monday installed one at the home of Henry Kirscher, and both of these gentlemen are now in touch with the outside world and can at any time listen in to the in- ( ternational affairs. ; John Boetel has been looking af ter the school and doing other work about town and was taken with the pneumonia and was taken to the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha sev eral days since where he was careJ for and is recovering from the at tack but it will be some time before he can return home and be well again. Miss Rose Reed has been very sick at her home east of Murray with an attack of pneumonia, and the case was so critical that a nurse was required to care for this excellent young lady. The patient is having tne nest or care and nursing and it is hoped she will soon be better, a3 her many friends are much concern ed about her condition. Dr. J. F. Brendel purchased himself a new Ford sedan last Monday and will use it the, coming summer and during the present winter he will make use of the coupe which he naw has and will use the sedan only when he shall want to take the folks along. The new wagon is an excellent one and will make a good Trying the New Sheller Philip Hild purchased a ' new sheller with a job of shelling at the home of L. H. Puis and the animal worked fine. Joe Mrasek who is an expert with shellers especially those which the firm sells, was out to as sist in getting it going right on its initial job. Joe afterwards went to Plattsmouth to look after some busi ness matters. (Continued on page 7.) FOR Nineteen Centuries It Has Been the High and Holy Custom of the Peoples of the Earth to Celebrate Christmas! And it is well that it is so. It brings in 1924 the same message that it brought cn that glorious first night. We trust that this Christmas will bring true happiness and that 1925 will mean better and happier days for you and your household. Murray Garage Murray, A. D. BAKKE, Proprietor Nebraska Let's All Smile AND BE HAPPY For Christmas is the season for good cheer and good will for peace and for kindness. We are happy because We live in a good town; We deal with good people; 1924 was good to us; We look forward to 1925 with pleasure. We trust you have had a good year and that a better one is near at hand. That's just the way we feel about it. We thank you! Murray Drug Co. Murray, Nebr. IT IS OUR WISH THAT Old Sant Nick Will Unload a Big Bag of Happiness at Your Door And that it will not only serve to make you enjoy Christmas but will 1 last on through the days of the New Year. Nailor & Lancaster Murray, Nebr. reelings In sincere appreciation of the very cordial relations existing between us during 1924, we wish to extend to you our sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas and a successful and happy New Year. WE THANK YOU for not only your patronage but for your friendly in terest you have shown in this business. We will strive hard during 1 925 to merit a continuation of your favors. Puis & Mrasek Murray, Nebr. Owriistaia Every day we feel appreciative of the favors of our patrons and of all courtesies shown us but it is especially at the Christmas season we like to pause and think back over the pleasures derived from our business deal ings. So here's wishing you the best of health, the most of wealth and greater happiness than has been yours before. May life's choicest blessings be yoars this Christmas and Through the New Year! Murray Mercantile Co. Murray, Nebr. WE WISH YCI" v Joyous Christmas and a New Year Filled with Happiness To the many greetings which we know have come to you let us add our's. Each person connected with this business joins in the season s greetings to all who have patronized us or spoke to a friend in the interest of this business. WE APPRECIATE OUR FRIENDS And we strive each day to show some mark of apprecia tion of business entrusted to us. If given the opportun ity we will try to make each day of 1 925 happy for you. Banning & Nickles Murray, Nebr. tprtii vrtvi vnmn y75! vzzin vxst r-ws warn ifsa vy&a vi'M Here s That You Will Resolve for 1925 to Climb to the Top of the Ladder of Success. And may you not fail in keeping the Resolution. Blanche Scotton Murray, Nebr. gSffl-.-g? gOg? s-'i'g' Pg? PK? gA:y y -vi.'. v eaawi esis sk&ji tvu hza sstji vn -.. .sii ivii .i Merry Chr imas HAPPY NEW YEAR At this season of joy we come to you in the spirit of good will to express our good wishes for your happiness and from the depths of our heart to thank you for your loyalty to this business during the 12 months now drawing to a close. Toward 1925 we look with pleasant an ticipation in the hope that we may be afford ed the opportunity of giving you full benefit of our program of better service and greater values. Farmers Elevator Co. Murray, Nebrr