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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1925. PAGE FIVE MURDOCH. DEPMR TMEMT. PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. Homer II. Law;on and the wife v. ;t! the children were attending the !; at V.'. ; ping Witer on Friday cf Ivsi week .-oing over in their auto l r the afternoon. V. O. Gikespk' was a visiter in I'l-.ttsnioiith last Thursday where he vub culled to iook after some busi v. 'i matters', driving over via Mur ray and returning via Louisville to iMoid the grading west of Murray. Mr?. .! J. Tool and daughter, Catherine were at Lincoln last Sat- i; i ( :.t- a? the schools were closed in order that the f-cholars might attend the county fair n 1 pop the exhibits of tli-, other schools in the county. K. M. Shatto has been getting the furnr.ee of Ir. A. R. Hornbeck in proper condition for winter for the doctor and his wife don't want the winter to slip i:p on the blind side of the ni and they unprepared for the (.v"v as ion. John S. Livingston and wife and v.". :. Livingston and wife cf near Ci.inwiijil were over to the fair at V.". cpir-g Water on Thursday and stepped in Murdock in the evening ;;ir visit with l'ri-n;ls and also to !' after some matte rs of business. O; r E. Mc Donald, bettor known a t. with ti'.e fair.ily. was over to V.',.ii:r.: Water la-t Friday attend ing t ! fair, tlif-v going ovtr in the alt moon and there rut a host of iht ir fr:eud who were interested in th- f.sir and the products on exhibi tion there. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Guthman drove ove r to Omaha last Thursday in thir car where they were loek ing after som business and stopped in Louisville whfre Mr. Guthman ar r:.nc d ;;. Mr. lice re Hastf.in for a hunting expedition in the north w . T for ; short time. W. T. Weddell is a busy man these d iy--r retting hi-; barn built and ready lor tl ' occupany of the cattle by the tlr.ie th winter comes. Mr. Weddell l;:s a very ilne herd of milk cows and t'.f v ;!!-- producing a fine lot of milk and entirely to the bet of care which tVy r. re surely cutting from their owner. Mr. Weel'leM. and it always I"!vs to giv- animals the best of care. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hitchcock of Haveloek were visiting for a short time in Murdock last Sunday and on their return Mrs. L. Neitzel returned with them and from there- went to Omaha where Mr. Neitzel was visit ing at the Lord Li?ter hospital where hf r sifter. Mrs. John Martin of Cedar Fluffs i- now wirn she is recovering fro wan operation for relief from gall stores and appendicitis and is making very nice recovery and it is hoped will be able to return home f.'fr.. Mrs. Neitzel returned last Thursday evening. cannot be made. Damages can and are paid but if there were more at tention paid to crossing railroads there would be fewer accidents and ! loss of life. Drivers with cars filled , v. it'u people cannot be too careful and especially should the drivers of cars carrying school children be com pelled to stop before crossing any railroad track no matter whether .there is a train in sight or not. The lone who drives the car carrying school children has a great responsi i bility and should be required to stop j before crossing any track. Tent Meeting a Success The meeting at the tent which is stretched at the ground of the former school of Murdock is meeting with an abundant success and much inter est is being manifested in the meet ings which are being conducted by the Evangelist Baulingles of St. Paul, Minn., who ir a very eloquent gentle man and is a power when it comes to sending the truth home with pow er. Ther were up to Thursday eve ning four days in Murdock and 24 conversions and the interest unabated. Otto Miller Sells Farm Otto Miller who purchased a farm in the vicinity and west of Ashland some time s?ince at some thirteen thousand dollars, was able to dispose cf the place last Thursday at eigh tnn thousand, a clear profit of five thousand dollars for the time as the use of the land should hava cared for the interest on the investment. Evangelical Church Services Services at Louisville churcn. at 9:20 a. m. Bible school at both Louisville and Murdock churches at 10 a. m. Services in English, 11 to 11:30, and services in German, 11:30 to 12, at Murdock church. Young Peoples' meeting at 7 p. m. and evening preaching services at 7:30. tt DAY AT KING HILL Last Sunday. Ixuis Hornbeck and 'family of Lincoln v ere in Alurdwlc and and with the doctor and wife and. I. G. Hornbeck all went to King Hill T.'.ssintr thru Murray where on the banks of the Missouri river they picnicked and Lad a splendid time. They saw more than a hundred-fish, but heing it wasu Sunday they never cast a line, but will go some other tim.- when they can get a vacation during the week and try and land son.e of thm and acain you knew the fish will be petting larger all the t .me. Home From the Hunt j The "boys." Harry V. McDonald, Jerry E. McHugh. Lacey Mcuonaia, Art Tool and Henry A. Tool, who have been fishing, hunting and hav jing a fine time in the northwest for i the past two weeks, returned home i last Saturday before the rain and re ! port a most enjoyable time and have ;a record of fish caught of 473, of which they gave a portion away ana brought 225 home which they dis tributed among their friends here. The boys are again back to work wi'h more zest in life and will go after the every day business affairs for the real business for another 12 months. Beaver Lake, where they fished is a mile and a quarter long bv half a mile wide. Will Try to Save Lives The Rock Island railroad is ever ah rt , rr.ve live, for you know lives co :t money ami the fighi with the plorr:-!: "Safety First." is literally be ing p':.-hed to front by the Rock I. land through all the country where t !,'-y operate a railroad. And w hy no. The matter cf life and death has rotten to be a matter which Jias been looked at with very little in terest. The matter of safety f:r.t will require eveiy oil" who is crossing or about to cro-i- a railway track to stop, look and listen before proceed in". Whose, ever fault it is when one is killed or maimed the restoration Goes to LaFayette Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Pothast were visiting in Lincoln last Thursday evening where they were in attend ance at a banquet of insurance men and their families and where Mr. Poihasr was selected to go to La F;;yete. Indiana, where there is be ing held a school for ten days in in structions in life insurance and which the company is giving Mr. Pot hast a free trip with expenses paid. He has written over one hundred thousand dollars worth of life insur ance during the past season and aB he is heading the list in this terri tory he is given this trip. Played Ball Thursday The ball team of the Murdock schools are as active as kittens and play an excellent game anel are aware that they can play ball as- it trl ht nlnve-d and in order to jkeep in that trim which is essential they asked to play with the business nun and accordingly Mr. E. W. Thimgan who was formerly one of ,,--,.tl-i -M-Viiln nlQVorc unH Q it HpVPl- ..... It. . . 1 ( . V J'.l. V . . - , - - joped he has not lost his ability to play, got a number of the former Building Best Cars! The world knows that when better cars are built, the Buick factory will build them. Let Us Give You a Demonstration Costs you Nothing and then You Knew Best of Repairing and Service. Our Red Truck is at your command day or night. Hauling stock to market is our specialty. We appreciate your business. Phone us. Murdock E. W. Thimgan Garage Nebraska V ? C Si S V'tf Hi HI OSS a We are prepared to serve the public with Tires Gasoline Oils Accessories We carry only authorized FORD repair parts. Fisk tires and tubes 90 day test. Dependable repair work. Give Us a Trial As Telephone No. 26-B Murdock, Nebraska playing squad together and had a tryout on last Thursday at the school grounds with the result that the business men under the leader ship of Mr. Thimgan won orer the younger and more active lads by the score of 6 to 4. Business Men Played Ball The business men who played ball with the school team laEt Thursday were Lacey McDonald, second base; H. W. Tool, third base; Homer II. Lawton, shortstop; Wayne Swartz, first base; Kenneth Tool, left field; Emil Kuhen, center field; James Dan ahey, left field; Edward W. Thim gan, pitch, and Floyd Hite, catch. The lineup for the school team was: Lester Thimgan, first base; Marion Schewe, catch; Bryan McDonald, pitch; Louis Wendt, shortstop; Carl Baumgartner, second base; Amsie McDride, left field; Averal Kroh. right field; David Eichoff. center field; John Kruger and Professor Blum acted as the umps. ELMWOOD TO HAVE STREETS GRAVELED AS PROGRESSIVE MOVE Village Board Takes Action to Place Their Fine Little City in Line With Other Towns. At a meeting of the city board on Tuesday evening it was decided to gravel the main streets of Elmwood. The street north and south will be graveled from the Missouri Pacific depot on the north. From the center of the square on Maine street east to the Missouri Pacific track including three .-blocks and from the square west three blocks or to the street running north and south just west of the Sutherland property. Several more blocks of graveling were in cluded that was not at first talked of in the original plan. While many would like to have seen the streets here in the business section paved they feel that graveling will be all right now according to the specifica tions that will be used in putting it in here. It is the intention now of having this work all completed by the time winter sets in. The work will include the proper grading and the graveling whkh will be placed in at four inch thickness. Curbing will be used. The streets in the busi ness section will be full widfn while in the residential section will be cut down to a width which will be prop er and yet give plenty of room for traffic. The improvement will be a fine thing and it is hoped that it can "be completed this fall yet. We feel that this is one of the best things that has happened for Elm wood and the oity board is to be con gratulated upon their action. It is estimated that there will likely be some sixteen blocks of graveling in all as it will be extended across the tracks on the east in front of the Caygill and Clapp places. This would make seven blocks east and west and nine north and south. It is under stood that the square at the inter section of the two main streets in the business section will be paved. This splendid improvement is assured now and every citizen should be heartily back of the movement with their full support. The preposition then is to include curbing, guttering and the very best job of graveling that can be done. Let's help the board by all the encouragement we can give for this improvement. It will make our town better and every one feel bet ter when it is completed. Elmwood Leader-Echo. EAPHJ CALCULATOR George H. Wood, a mathematical wizard who spent a great many years in a bank before he decided to dem onstrate his remarkable ability with figures, was a Nebraska City visitor Wednesday. He sought contact with the board of education with a view to having a public demonstration soon. He gave a radio demonstration a night or two ago, proving to the satisfaction of his hearers that he is, indeed, a "rapid calculator." A few days ago he gave a demonstration at Sidney, Iowa. He says he can, with in two hours, teach the average nor mal child how to add a column of fig ures in half the time ordinarily re quired. Nebraska City Press. SANTE FE OPPOSES BOCK ISLAND LINES Washington, Sept. 24. The At chison. Topeka & Sante Fe railroad Wednesday filed a protest with the interstate commerce commision against the application of the Chi cago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad. which desires to construct a line from Liberal. Kan., to Amarilo. Tex. W. B. Storey, president of the Atchison, said in his protest that the proposed line is not required as a public convenience or necessity, as the area through which It i3 to run is now adequately served with rail road facilities. The proposed line, he declared. would inevitably take traffic from the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe and would impair its earnings." The operating distance, he pointed oat, from Amarillo, Tex., to Kansas City, Mo., via the proposed line. would be 55S miles compared with 535 over the Sante Fe, and the dis tance from Amarillo to Chicago, by the new route would be 1,075, com pared with 985 over the Sante Fe. BREWERS TO BEGIN FIGHT TO MAKE BEER WITH ASMALL KICK Declare it Will be "Honorable and Open" Contest to Legalize 2.75 Brew. You can save money on school supplies at the Bates Book Store. New York, Sept. 24. The United States brewers' association today an nounced inauguration of "an open and honorable fight to legalize the manufacture of 2.75 per cent beer." It invited "civic bodies concerned in the promotion of temperance to join us in legalizing the sale of non-intoxicating malt beverages." No such body was mentioned by name. The organization, at a meeting of the executive committee went on rec ord urging the manufacture of beer with the same alcoholic- content as that manufactured in the Scandina vian countries, where the association says it has been found to be non-intoxicating, as a relief from the"pois onous illicit liquors that have been bootlegged since the advent of prohi bition." Hugh Fox, executive secretary of the brewers' association, stated that Levi Cook, Washington attorney, who represents four or five brewers, had approached Wayne B. Wheeler, of the Anti-Saloon League and proposed a compromise to the legalization of beer of greater alcoholic content than the one-half of one per cent now al lowed by law. Wheeler exhibited a willingness to talk matters over, according to the reports of Mr. Fox. but the latter de clared he was unable to say whether Wheeler had been only a curious lis tener and had closed the doors to any further discussion of the matter. "I rather think," said Mr. Fox. "that Mr. Wheeler has been sending out trial ballots. " New York Dry Administrator A New York city business man as the new prohibition administrator for thLi district was indicated today by Lincoln C. Andrews, aristant secre tary' of the treasury. Mr. Andrews, who came from Washington to con fer with local officials regarding the shakeup in prohibition ranks sche duled for October 15, said he had conferred with several business men and that probably one of them would be given the port. Acting Prohibi tion Commissioner Jacob Foster left for Washington todtiy, but the pur pose of his trip was not made public. The United States district attor ney's offices today announced the so lution of an elaborate code discov ered in the offices of the Knicker bocker building, raided yesterday, when a large bootleg ring was un covered with headquarters in the Times Square theatrical district. The code, according to the agents, was used in signalling the rum boats from the shore by the ring. Thir teen members of the ring are under arrest and four more are sought. Ar thur Kraus. one of those sought, is said to have deposited $200,000 in money at the city bank. DREAM OF OIL WELL ENDS hi NORGATUR Went 3,750 Feet Into the .Groun'l and Then Quit the Effort Will Pull the Pipe. A?? C-10-1 CMakesDftghtDiTving GUARANTEE FUND COMMISSION ELECTS The Controllable Beam on the Better Buick Night driving strain, the blind insecurity when you dim to keep glare out of the eyes of an approach ing driver both have been eliminated by the Controllable Beam Head light, a feature of the Better Buick. Daytime visibility every inch of the way! Bright light all the time! And this is only one of many 1926 improve ments which Buick en gineering has given to the Better Buick- 75 horse power and more; Duotone in Duco finish; Triple Sealed Valve-in-Head en gine; light-pedal-pressure clutch; approved mechan ical 4-wheel brakes; and many other exclusive ad vancements now make the Better Buick the bet ter car to own and drive. Look it over! Drive one! We have a Better Buick waiting for your tele phone call, any day or any evening. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY Dii-ision of General Motor! Corporation FLINT. MICHIGAN J. B. LIVINGSTON Buick Dealer Corner 4th and Main Streets PLATTSKOUTH, NEBE. enjoyed a business boom because of the reported strike and the crowds. MEB LAND HAS GOOD YIELD General Counsel C. M. Skiles Not Only Eechosen, But Is Given an Increase of $600 in Salary. The state bani. guaranty com mission closed a two days' meeting Thursday evening by re-electing its officers. Secretary Van E. Peterson whose salary is 16.500 was re-elected. C. M. Skiles. general counsel, was re elected with an increase in pay. Mis salary was raised from $4,200 to $4, S00. E. J. Dempster of Geneva, was re-elected vice chairman, an honor ary office. Secretary Kirk Griggs of the department of trade and com merce, by virtue of his office, remains chairman of the commission. No action was taken in regard to Assistant Secretary C G. Stool or any of the other members of the commission's office force. The as sistant secretary is an appointive and not elective office. It is understood no change is to be made in any of the positions. The election of officers was by unanimous vote. I. A. Kirk, presi dent of the Exchange Stare iiank of Gibbon participated in this m-et inc us a newly appointed member chosen by Governor McMullen to fill the place of Frank J. Cleary of Grand Island who resigned at the sugges tion of the govtrr.cr who deemed the place vacant because Mr. Cleary l:ai ceased to be an executive o nicer ol a state bank. The meeting w there being no clash partment of trade whose duty it is to state banks and A t's Bad Luck to delay arrangements ! for that Farm Loan un til the last minute. I am accepting loans for j March first closing Tight j now. Lowest rates, Iib ! era! payjnent privileges, j WHITE OS SEE ! Sear! S. Dayis ' Real Estate Insurance as harmonious. between the de and comm'-rre supervise? going the commi-v-von which was created by the legislature to supervise failing banks turned over to it by the department ar.d to operate them or to close them and dispose of the assets. The commission is now made up as follows: Kirk Griggs, secretary of the department of trade and com merce, chairman cx-officio; E. J. Dtmpster. Geneva, vice chairman; Van E. Peterson. Curtis, secretary; Emil Folda. Clarkson: Itollie W. Ley. Wavne; J. A. Kirk. Gibbous; Pay C. Ilili. Gordon; J. W. Rogers. Lodge Pole. Former Secretary Knudson of the department of trade and commerce, presented his resignation to the dis trict court Thursday as receiver of the failed American State Hank of Lincoln, a receivership whii-h be i 11 h' ir to by virtue of his appoint ivf state office under the liryan admin istration. He was allowed a f-- and expanses amounting to $!oui hy dis trict Judge Stewart. Viee Chairiiiin I-mpstcr of the guaranty fund corn mission, wa.; appointed receiver in place of Mr. Knudson. Tins make s a total of $2,S02 fe-es whic h Mr. Knud son has been allowed by court orele i-c for serving as receiver of slate- batiks. Ir. the case ef the American St.ite bank he said he asked for pay foi time served after he K:ft the office ol secretary of the depart me-nt of trade ami commerce last January. Tl.i guaranty fund com mission and its general counsel made no recommen dation nor any protest against the- al lowance of fees to Mr. Knudson ir. the Lancaster count ydistri't court. The matter of fe-es was left to the court to determine. H eys LiOok THE ONLY Agricultural Conditions Are Found Favorable in Government Survey. Word has reached Lincoln that the oil drill at Norcatur. Kas.. on tbe Oberlin branch of the Burling ton railroad, has been pulled from the ground and that the quest for oil at that place may be at an end. The company has not announced its plans and some citizens in that vicinity hope that.it intends si:ik-j ing another test hole, but a story j coming from Aorcatur recently in dicated that the rig would be moved away and that the pipe would be pulled from the well. The drill was sunk to a depth of 3,750 feet. Indications of oil were found as the drill sunk and at one time it was rumored that oil had been struck. If oil was tapped it was not in sufficient quantities to pay. like the oil found at Hamburg. Ia.. and ut Campbell. Neb. At Campbell oil bear ing sand was struck at 1.100 feet, but the oil flow was not strong. Five to ten barrels a day might have beer, secured by pumping but that would not pay. The same thing is said to have been found at Hamburg. Ia. Re ports from Norcatur indicate that the same stratum of oil hearing sand was passed thru there. At one time it was reported that the company drilling at Norcatur had abandoned the first well started and had begun in a new plaee. not far distant. At any rate worn was stopped when the drill had gone down about 3.500 feet, but as work stopped at 3,750 drilling evidentlly was resumed. Indications of an oil strike were so strong that great crowds visited the well at Norcatur every Sunday for weeks and the town I-I-K-S- t i t V 4 Picture Framing and Furniture Repairing John P. Sattler Funeral Director PHONES Office. 400 Beg.. 29 'fr A. Washington. Agricultural condi tions on the irrigation projects of the Bureau of Reclamation. Department of Interior, are for the most jart favorable, according to reports just issued. Fruit and vegetables in Arizona, California, and Colorado on irrigated land were reported good. Grain and sugar beets made a good showing in Idaho and Montana. In the Shoshone project. Wyoming, the potato yield was the best since the war and in the Yahima project, Washington, crops to the value of $3,800,000 were shipped during the first 2S days, with good prices. One potato grower sold his crop from 120 acres for $30,000 cash, the grower to dig and haul the potatoes to the stwiehouse. This land was rented by the grower for $30 an acre. The ap ple crop on the Okanogan project is larger than last year but the prices are lower. The department of the Interior is on the defensive against the charges that have been made in regard to its reclamation policy and will submit to congress at the coming season a report on the entire reclamation sit uation which has been investigated by a special committee. In the business interest of the government the word has been pass ed out that farmers will not receive a suspension of payments on irrigat ed farms because of poor prices for their crops. Indeed, this cannot be done under the present law, but only by a special act of congress. The gov ernment began the reclamation pod jects about 20 years ago. The com mittee of specialists which has been at work during the last year has been looking into the question of fer tility, production, and the adequacy of water supply, with the object of eliminating certain lands because of their nonproductivity and the in ability of settlers to pay charges due the government. IsOIl STOCK COR1 PAN Y UNDER CANVAS N WITH HAZEL McOWEN, RALPH R. MOODY and 23 OTHERS! 5 VOD VIL ACTS ALSO MALE QUARTET jri.t - V, v. V.k Ralph R. Moody Biff Tent at the Tourist Park t ri, , ferV n Sk, - -vnow- fa'- Mitchell Silent. St. Louis. Sept. 25. Jaunty and debonaire. Col. William Mitchell, the critic of America's air policy, left St. Louis- late Thursday for Washington to tell President Coolidge's commit tee what he thinks about the air forces. During a four-hour stop-over after his arrival from Muskogee, Okla., he refused to talk of the investigation. "Do you dread you apearance be fore the committee?" he was asked. 'Piffle," he replied. Journal Want-Ads get results! Hazel McOwen SEE KING FELTOS, THE MYSTERY MAN SPECIAL VOD-VIL FEATURES HEAR CHARLES NILES' UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA MUSIC SUPREME Entire Change Nightly OPENING PLAY "Saintly Hyprocriies ant) Honest Sinners" 1 AstLart,Eng Monday, September 28th Admission 10c and 50c