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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 192G, rA52 TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOTTENA1 Nehawka Prepared in the Interests of I.'arl Tnp was looking after some 1 ir.ess matters in Omaha last Sat i.n!ay. driving over to the big city in 1: : ;i;:.o. Kr.no Ahreiuls was a visitor in Plattsmouth I;sl Monday afternoon, wh.-re he vent to look after some business matters for a short time. John Opp, the market man. was taUM-.i st- i;k k ai i ne siuic ium with the assistance of drover u-k. who is an excellent man in lit:'- of work. 1!. th "lcs.-i-s. W. O. Troop and son. Hob fit Troop, were visiting at Nebraska City la.-t Monday, where they went v. it'll the end in view of purchasing M.r.i rattle for feeding. Tl s-t'T which has been at the l-.n: of V. O. Troop and which was I . a 1 . . . i ''vrri si"! Ia-'l wecK proven in th- property of Hen Martin, he com ing and g.-tting the animal last Sun day. John C. Wunderlich and-the good wife have both been nearly sick with 1 ad cob's and were so hoarse they oiild hardly speak for a time, but are loth feeling quite a bit better at this time. George Troop, who has been ill the past two weeks, was so far im proved that he was able to return to school and take up his studies again. I ut has not as yet regained his form tr health. Bank Examiner Henry Schlinning v:s in Nehawka last Monday and rude an examination of the Dank of Ndiawka, which he found in excel lent condition and one of the safest banks in the country. Miss Yelma Wessell, who has been Ft.f-nding the holidays at home with HERE ARE YOUR Hog Supplies OIL MEAL Buttermilk Powder One pound for eight gallons of swill. We carry Tankage, Shorts and Bran. Any quantity up to a car load. See us for best prices, or phone us. C. D. Nehawka St. John - Nebraska CASH GROCERY:?. Cream Station Try Our us with your next bill. motto "Best of Service' Bert Satphen's Old Stand Nehawka, Nebr. 4 J Remarkable Savings will be found at this store. SPECIAL PRICES ON Sheeting, Pillow .Tubing, Towling! 1.50 Cotton Cats now $1.39 4 4 A ! fK3 is a Li i Where Customers Feel at Home Telephone No. 14 Nehawka, Nebr. ESTABLISHED 1888 SEC Department! the People of Nehawka aad Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers. he r parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wessell, returned to her studies at Omaha last Saturday, where she is taking a course in a business college. Mrs. Albert Wolfe, mauager of the telephone exchange at Nehawka. was a visitor in Nebraska City last Mon day afternoon, where she was at tending a district meeting of the tele-: phone managers which was in session at that place. Mr. E. W. Milburn. who with the children have been visiting for upme time and who was a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Davis, where they all enjoyed the holidays together, returned home on last Saturday evening. George Tate, who is now getting along nicely from i i it . r l . his injury when he is feeling pretty ii;hi ins ainufiii good and says as long as he is im proving he is not going to register any sort of a kick on the weather or against the weather man. Sure, there was some rejoicing at the home of Albert Hummer, who as sists with the farming for Fred Sho rn:; ker. when a fine little baby girl arrived at their home last Monday morning. Both the little lady and her mother are doing nicely. During the time when the mud is io plentiful as it has been during the fore part of the present week. C. D. Keltner, custodian of the auditorium, finds it very difficult to keep tbe building in just the condition that he would like to have it. Mrs. Alba Ingwerson. who has been ill for so many weeks is reported at this time as being much improved, but still is not in her usual good health. She continues to improve, but as she was very sick, it will re quire some time for her to fully re cover. Miss Vera Goodridgo, who has been assisting in the work at the Sheldon department store, with the coming I of the New Year resigned her posi tion and has gone to Elm wood, where jshe will make her home with her (brother and will assist in the store ithere. j Miss Carrie Countryman, who formerly lived near Nehawka and who has been for some time making her home In Lincoln, writes friends here that she is in very poor health, which her many old time friends in this portion of the county will re gret very much to hear. Miss Leona Stoll, who is staying at the home of her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Fulton, and who has been visiting at her home at Wayside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoll, returned to Ne hawka last Saturday and again start ed to school here on Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. WTilliam Gorder were visiting at the home of Mrs. Gorder's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop, last Sunday and early on Monday departed for Plattsmouth. where Mr. border is employed in the Burlineton shops and Mrs. Gorder goes to accept position in the abstract office of I Robert waning. J. W. Magney and wife entertained for the New Year at their home in Nehawka. their daughter. Miss Doris Magney, who is teaching school at Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Harris and Lee Farris and wife, of Union. The occasion was one filled with pleasure for all for indeed it is i pleasure to be entertained at the Magney home. i W. H. Rouirh and wife, of Twin Falls, Idaho, have been visiting in j this vicinitv for some davs. Mr. Roush ' was a guest at the home of his broth er, Stewart Rough, of Nehawka, while Mrs. Rough was visiting with aesaaaszsscsaacasaziica n her folks at. Council Bluffs. Last Monday W.' 11.' went to Council Bluffs to join his wife in a visit iwith her, parents, and later they will both visit in Nehawka . as "guests, q .- Mr. .and Mrs. J. S. 'Rough. Kay Campbell ' and -wife,' who 'de parted' some weeks ago - for 1 Bland. Mo., where they had lived before and where they, had a eale of their farm-, ing machinery and stock, have re turned, arriving here on last Satur day, having- driven "both ways in their car. They enjoyed the trip very- much, but . are. much in love with. NeLraaka. and wt re-glad to get back. T.hey will "work for Mr. W. O, Troop-on the 'farm and will feed cattle this winter. 1 " f" j George' Laumau, who : has. been working, for a number of years at Nehawka and vicinity, and who has been at the hospital at Leavenworth for the past two weeks, going with the idea that he would have to sub-; mit to a,n operation for the restora tion of his health, was told after he had been given a very thorough clin ical examination that he was nil right. Now ain't that a grand and! glorious feeling? He returned home, last Sunday morning. Will Install Officers Tonight The Daughters of Rcbessah of the city of- Nehawka who elected their off leers for the coming year last veek will hold their installation tonight (Thursday) with Installing Officer Mrs. Nowell of Avoea as their deputy. The lodge here is in a very flourish ing condition and is doing some, very good work at this time. The officers to be installed are Miss Laura Easter, Noble Grand: Mrs. Nelson Berger, Vice Grand; Mrs. Mol lis Pollard, Secretary; Miss Genevieve Sione, Financial Secretary and Mrs. fa rail Kropp, Treasurer. The ap pointive officers had not been ap pointed when we were in town, but will also be selected and installed at the same time. The outgoing Noble Grand, who has served during the past year and made an excellent of ficial." and who now becomes First Past Grand, is Mrs. W. A. Stoll. Give Shower for Teacher Miss Ellen Hose with a number i of i her school friends who are members, of the classes presided over by Prof. Swingle, wno was rm-iuiy iuaiuvu. stave a shower for their teacher at the home of . Miss Rose, where the vounir folks had an excellent time, as well as affording- an opportunity to : express teacher thpir friendliness to tlieir: for the work which he has ! done , in their behalf in the schools as their instructor.' ' Are Making Better Cars J We have heard of the improved ; Ford cars and they are beauties and i the improvements which have been ; added to them, have been such as t would make the handling of them I more convenient to the driver. How-! ever, the well known principle, that! on a slippery road the car going at , a fair jate of speed, when the brakes' are applied and one graDs tignter than the other, will skid. This was demonstrated last Saturday by Leo Creamer, who had a few days before purchased a fine new Universal tour ing car and with his sister was going to t'nion. When they were near the N. C. Deles Dernier place, as theyj were going over the hill, Lee shoved on the break and the car turned plttc ly around with a nose spin anc lanrlci! in th ,itoh at thp sidp nf tlie. road on its f-ide. doing a little dam-! Frances, who were at Des Moines see to the radiator and- the windhv5th Mrs- Christ at the hospital, re- shield, but beyond a shaking up did no injury to either Lee or his sister, which was most fortunate indeed. Enjoyed the New Year Mr. and Mrs.- Prank P. SheJion and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tucker en tertained at the Sheldon home on New Years and had for their guest on the occasion and to enliven the occasion Mr. ' and Mrs. Henry P. Sturm and the family, Melvin Sturm and Tamily, Mfs. Effie Banning and daughter Hazel and .Mrs. Edna Tuck er, mother of Marion Tucker. Enjoyed a Very Fine Dinner Last Friday, New Years,'- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alton St. John were gathered a number of the friends of the host and hostess, all enjoying the day most pleasantly as well as the excellent New Year din ner which Mrs. St. John served. There were present for the day "nd to as sist in eating the goose, Morris D. Pollard, Jerome St. John and wife, and Messrs and. Mesdames Hall, Mar riott and Owen Pollard "and their (families. They had goose for dinner (which was cooked-iust to a turn. Were Together New Years On New Year's day Mr, and . Mrs. Andrew F. Sturm entertained for the family and . had there for the occa sion Justin StuVm and ' wife with their little daughter and the" nurse who cares for her, of Chicago; Ralph Sturm, of LaRita, Texas, and John O. Yeiser and family oX Omaha. They. V came on Thursday evening and alljj returned to their home on Sunday to'! be ready to take up their work on Monday morning. 01IAKA BALL CLUB , , . ; : TRAINS AT ORANGE Orange, Tex., Jan. 6. A deal fivas closed Tuesday whereby the Ornaha baseball club of the' Weistern lea gue will train at Orange this sprin No dte has been set for the arrival of the players. . but there w ill be 35 men in. the party, 'kt cording "to Bar ney Burch, manager, of the? club; ,- Southern Part of County Stirred by Insane Man Joe Mouch, Well Known Resident of Near Nehawka, Suddenly Be ranged, Escapes. - . . From Tiif'S'lay's Daily.-!- This morning at 4 o'clock . Joe" Mpuch, aged 55, well known resident of the vicinity of Nehawka, was sud '!;niy mentally deranged and in a M:!dea burst of frenzy escaped from the home of his sister, Mrs. Ed. Chappel!, witli whom, he has been making his home', taking with him a gun and eo far has not been found. The community was greatly ptirred over the sudden attack of Mr. Moch and armed as he is it was feared that lie might do a great deal of damage while in the fury of his mental Ue ran genie m.' , 1 Sheriff K. P. Stewart was notified of the escnpe of Mr. Monch and the fexir that was held in the Nehawka community that he might do violence t ) himself or other partus, un.l mo clmi-ifF ct'ird :1 -it iwma for t ! p j-iinlh- once tor county. the south- em part of the iiupres&ing Officer Joseph Libershal into service io accompany him as Deputy Sheriff fchaus was unable to make the trip on account of his injured foot. ! At noon there had boen no report of the- finding of Mr. Mouch and a rosse of men from Nehawka and I'll ion were ! misring mnn out searching for the and hoping to capture before he shot himself or sonie- 1 ; !! 0 -!s". The entire community in l! vi mility of Nehawka and Union ia combed in an effort to locate 'icing Hu ?vun vn have him placed in the cu-tody of the sheriff for safe keep ; n ! The attack of Mr. Mouch was very; sudden ns he has apparently been in , hiV normal condition up to last night ! -.-hen the sudden attack caused him I to show the first signs of derange-j merit and led to hi.; making his escape. from ne home, arming himseu witn a gun. 5 L GOAL NEWS Ir. H. C. Leopold, Osteopathic ohysician and surgeon, phone 208. j7-tfa Dr. Ileineman, Dentist, Hotel ".Iain Bid?., Phone 527. From J.Ionl.iy's Dailv D. C. West, the Nehawka banker, was in the city Saturday for n few hours attending to some matters of s'"a Dr. J. I-. Urenilt-I. I'liiIiD leil ana fhr.rleo Heed dtparted this morning for Omaha where they will vrsit with Robert Burr. w ll known Murray man who is to be operated on this morn ino- llarky Mcisingt-r and I.a ern craves departed this morning for Orrr.ha college U r ten where they will enter IJoyles for th remainder of the win- i in this- well known business college. Uarley Wiles and v.a'e and little d uizhter. who have been spend ing the i:f.H,i;,v S(. .-.Mem. hero with the C. L. Martin and B- V. Wiles families, de parted this morning for their home 'it Springfield, Illinois. ?.Iri. Emil Uikli and little son, iv'tymend, accompanied by Henry and Fred Noll ing. brothers of Mrs. Rikli, departed for Omaha this morning and will remain there while Raymond 1 Rikli has his tonsils removed at the hospital. cinrisc aim uaugiiier. r.nss turned home last evening and re port Mrs. Christ as doing very nice ly and expecting to be able to re turn home in a short time. Mrs. M. S. Briggs returned Sat urday evening from Milton, Iowa where she has been with her aged mother, Mrs. Elvira Ozbun, who ha? been very seriously ill. After return ing home, Mrs. Briggs received a call that the mother was not as well as she. had been and which may necessitate her returning to Milton. TYorn Tuesday's Daily - Ge orge Vogler, one of the well known residents of the vicinity of South Rend, was here today looking after some matters of business and isiting with friends. C. T). Quinton of Lincoln, former sheriff of Cass county, was here to day for a few hour.-? looking after some business and visiting with his many old time friend.s here. August Krecklow and Louis Schmidt, of near Manley and Mur doek, were here today looking after tome road matters with the board of county commissioners vho were, in session today. A. B. Forniff of Cedar Creek was here today looking after some mat ters of business and while here was a pleasant caller at the Journal office and advanced his subscription for another year. Ralph Bowers, of Roanoke, Louis- Old Customs Followed Too Closely Handicap Humanity V If the old Healing Methods have failed you, try the Up - to - Date - Chiropractic Dr. Joe J. Stibal Telephone No. 3 I". -. . ,. -..-. . , i. . J7l 'i Tremendous Reductions $J0k ' ' II f Coats, and -Froeks! f j& An assortment more diverse and mod- p ish than ever before found in our an- I nual January Sales. Frocks of silk, 4 ; I wool and velvet are offered at surpris- J J ing' savings and there are equally large m n ,a T'J red uc ' ' Ccats.. . Dresses- Phoenix Hosiery ., t . -v.t.- iana. who has been here visiting at the home of his unci-, Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz, departed this mrn ing for McPherson, Kansas, where he will attend the McPherson col lege. George Hall and wife departed last, evening for their home at Goodland,; Kansas, taking with them the littler n;' lighter of Mrs. Myrtle McKenzie, tlie other two small children remain ing here with the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall. ' From "Wfilnesday's Iaily i j Mrs. J. Vv". Hendricks of near; Murray was here today for a. few! hours attending to some matters of business and while here ' was a pleasant caller at the Journal office, i Mrs. Hans Heiiirich departed this ; morning for Lincoln where she: will visit her father, Henry Leacock, Sr..i at the St. Elizabeth's hospital. in tliat ei!y where he is now re-covering from an operation. it. M. Werner, the photographer, liam Worth, conducted the ceremon who has been having a battle with ies. making 'the installation one of the grippe and llu for the past sev-'the greatest interest as the ritual eral days, is now -tome better, and istic ceremonies pro carried nut: hopes to hc;ou resume his v be able ork at t6 get down the stnclio. and REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES I-rom WV-tlnestlay's ia!ly Tlie report of the real estate mortgages filed in the office of County Register of Deeds Mrs. Edna D. Shannon has been filed and sent to the office of the state auditor of public accounts at Lincoln. The various and released in instruments filed the office, is as fol lows: Farm mortgages Filed, . value, $2,506,411.0 6: released, 165 value, $1,350,048.45 City Mortgages Filed. 150, value $310,248; released, 1, value. $233,S0.41. ANNUAL MEETING " The annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual Fire and Live Stock Insur ance Company of Cass County, Ne braska, will be held at the Taylor school house (School Dist. No. 37, in Plattsmouth precinct) on Saturday, January 9th, 192C at 1:30 p m., for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and transacting such other business at may come be fore the meeting. J. P. FALTER, - Secretary. iiiost every school demand in th? Y.ay of stationery, pencils ari ink V rcay ce had at the Eates 2ock and Gift Shop. . The very, bssr grade ot history paper fox 75c per ream. . lions w inter fully fur trimmed. All are marked by that excellence of workmanship and design characteristic, of our garments. January Clearance Sale '.. Star ts Saturday, January 9 H icre are mst a rev Knees f T I - cn Coats and Dresses . . . . .35.00, 10.75, 53.75, S5.75, 510.75, W etch this paper for fur ther announcement cf our Joinery Clearance Sale! -jbacwes- K" T n ' Fred P. Buscli, Stetson Glo Ma nager m JJ toltl 1.0. 0. F. Ledge Instated District Staff Deputy J. W.; Taylor and of Louisville Conduct the Ceremonies. Frr-m Wednesday's Iiaily The officers of Platte lodce No. - Independent. Order of.-Odd -Follows. of this city, were duly inducted in fo ollice last evening at the lodge rooms witli 'a very large number in httendanc6 at the session. i District Deputy J. W. Taylor of Louisville with his staff, consisting of J. U. Noyes, C. C. Mayfield, George j Bre :mmer, Clyde Knutson and un ! The ollicrs installed here were asj.J follows: -, . . Noble Grand Chester Welsh imer. Vice Orand A. R. Johnson. Sectetar3" Hans SoiverS. Treasurer John F. Bates. Warder T. E. Olson. Chaplain John Cory. 11. S. to N. G. H. L. Kruger. L. S. to N. G. M. L. Johnson. L. S. to V. G. Gust Foster. Following the lodge work the members udjourned to the banquet room of the building where a very enjoyable luncheon had been ar ranged ' by the committee in charge and which was enjoyed to the ut most by fill; of the members of t he parti". Jlldresses were given bv J. W. Taylor, the district deputy and j C. G. Mayfield' of Louisville, as well as informal remarks by a number of the local officers and members and it was a late hour when the members of this Fplendid fraternity 3. were wending their way homeward. COMES THRU OPERATION NICELY From Wednesday's Daily The reports received here from the bedside of Mrs. A. S. Christ at the Des Moines hospital at Des Monies, Iowa, state that the patent has come through the operation in fine shap? and last evening was resting nicely, altho still suffering somewhat from the effects of the severe operation that" she underwent yesterday after noon. Mr. Ghrist is at Des Moines with the wife and will remain there tor the prffent until the condition of tJMj patient reaches a definite stage of improvement. - ' " ' -..,... n $ A $16.75 $ia.75 Ladies Mnnsingwear . SHOWING SOilE BIPEOraDENT Frem WethieFday's Laily The many friends of "Mrs! R. "A. 1 Bare, will be' pleased io 1. arn that' 1 she is now showing some improTemeut after several days illness from u very I severe attack cf the yrippe. Mif.- Bates is now able to bo up and around, the house but is still fur .from ' well and will have to spend ' several days in recuperating. " - ' Fancy Dennison crepe paper nap kins in staple and special designs can be purchased at the Eates Book and i Gift-Sliop. When entertaining look these lines over for decorations. f V. REX YOUNG PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA General Auctioneering Also Pure Bred Sales At present I have the follow ing sales listed and more yet to come but not ready to be advertised. Those that do not have the exact date set, will be dated later and appear in ad when dated. Several of these sales are Pure Bred. JANUARY 27 Claude Overton, Mead. FEBRUARY 17 M. Berkey, Grant, Neb. 20 E. T. Sherlock, Wray, Colorado. Shafer Bros. Pure. Bred Sow sale, Nehawka; W. R. Su-. pernaw, Otoe; John Peter son, Davey; Delbert Mumm, "Weeping W.ater; Pete Olson, Mead; M. B. Chamberlain, Cedar Creek; .Cliff Greer, Madrid; W. It. Smith. Nebr. City ; Mrs. Mary Shriner, Nebr. City; Luther Mead, Union; E. II. Miller, Mur dock; Frank Blotzer, My nard; Clyde Fair, Grant; El mer Kent, Imperial; Chas. McCartney, Nehawka; Har ry Abker, Syracuse; M. B. Thompsen, Imperial; Philip Born, riattsmouth; Harry Nelson, Murray; -Lee Nlck les, Murray. x" Am selling for some of the best breeders. Call at my ex pense. Satisfaction guaran teed. Telephone No. 314. i 61 ilPffljPW 1 if