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
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play, got a number of the former
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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.
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on school supplies at the
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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.
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COMMISSION ELECTS
The Controllable Beam on
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Night driving strain, the
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you dim to keep glare out
of the eyes of an approach
ing driver both have
been eliminated by the
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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
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power and more; Duotone
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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.
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FLINT. MICHIGAN
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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
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Picture Framing
and Furniture
Repairing
John P. Sattler
Funeral Director
PHONES
Office. 400 Beg.. 29
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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.
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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.
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