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THURSDAY. 16, 1926 PAGE SIX LAXXSROEXH SEMI - WEEEL? JOJISIIAL A Gift for "HIM! Fa 3& We are showing "Glen's Things" in great abundance this year. Refined and good looking items in Jewelry, leather goods and trite novelties that are sure to suit "Him." POCKET WATCHES No gift you could possibly select would give a man more lasting satisfaction than a good, dependable time piece. We are featuring the leading American movements Elgin. Wal tham and Hamilton in white gold cases, 12 16 ?ize. 7 to 21 jewel. 915 to 965. AND FOR THE POY Tip Top watches, at $1.50 to $3.25. and Westclox Pocket Ben at 91. SO for the plain dial and 9-.50 for the radiolite dial. Every Young Man Wants a STRAP WATCH When seconds are precious "he" wants a watch that will tell him the time instantly, with no awkward, inconvenient fumbling of overcoat or vest. Just a turn of the wrist gives it to him. The wirM war taught us the desirability of strap watches and they are exceedingly popular this year, especially with younger men. All new shapes, white gold and silverine cases. $10 to 9 GO. WALDEMAR KNIVES, Etc. Here is the ideal gift for "him." Waldemar Knives and Chains in fancy gift boxes. 92. SO to 915. Also the new Photo Lockets for Waldemar chains (very popular) at 92. 50 to 90: Waldemar Knives' (sold separately) at 9150 to 96 and Chains at SI to 910. Celt Sets (belt, buckle and chain, belt and buckle or Luckl" and chain) are also very popular this year. Come in fancy gift boxes at moderate prices. OTHER THINGS MEN LIKE Cuff Links. Shaving Sets Cigarette Cases. Scarf Pins. Emblem Charms, Emblem Buttons, Mili tary Pels. Traveling Cases. Emblem Rings; also IJ-cr:nstrueterl Rubies and Birth Stones in white geld and combination white and green gold set tings at S7. SO to $25. Our name on the box will enhance the value of your gift at no additional cost, show vou these things we know "he"' would like to receive. ?.!r- & 1 1 IJTM lldllUllcU Bank Closes Its Doors Tuesday By Evolution of the Board of Direc tors Affairs of Bank Placed in Examiner's Hands. mm owiniT Let us Select Koar Gifts Now and Have Them Laid Away Free Engraving M. D. Brown, Leading Jeweler Sixth and Main Telephone 47 From "Wednesday's Ually 1 After the close of the regular , banking hours yesterday afternoon j the dcors of the First National bank !of thia citv closed, the affairs of the : bank being r laced in the hands of 1 William Wilson, of Omaha, federal bank examiner, who was called yes terday by the directors of the bank. The directors of the bank met yes- ' terday afternoon and in view of the apparently increasing number " of withdrawals of deposits and funds they asked the federal examiner to close the bank; at the end of the day'3 business. The resolution of the directors calls for the closing of the bank for liquida tion or re-organization and which wiil be in the hands of the federal banking board. Mr. Wilson was busy today in checking over the affairs of the bank and will endeavor to get the matters adjusted as speedily as possible that parties who may have deposits in the bank may find them available in asl short a time as possible and the affairs (nsmOJICt of the bank can be adjusted. The ex-j act condition of the affairs has not - been determined by the examiner as rw yet and the liquidation of the bank I f I Y(rl 111P1 t,.,,r. Mill Vto hurrloH a a mnrh aa VUt IIVUVUIVI possible. The bank had deposits in the neigh borhood of from $240,000 to S250. 000 at the time of closing the bank, it was stated last evening, this being the first check of the amounts in the bank. A great deal of the amount on de-j ana time Youir C0ome Searl S. Davis Farm Loans Investments Plattsmouth is Included in Bridge Plans State Association Includes the Loca tion of Eight Spans Over the Missouri River. Governor Adam McMullen will be asked by tha members of the Nebras ka Bridge association to include in' his message to the legislature a pro-, posal to erect eight bridges over thej Missouri river connecting Nebras-j ka with Iowa, Missouri and South' Dakota. j The governor now has the annual reports of Roy Cochran in which the latter as state engineer, advocates construction of the eight bridges. The, eight sites designated by Mr. Coch ran are at Niobrara connecting with the Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota highway in South Dakota; others connecting Sioux City, la.,; Decatur, Neb., with Onawa, la.; Omaha with Council Bluffs; Blair. Neb., with Mis souri Valley, la.; Plattsmouth with western Iowa so that the southwest Iowa trade territory can be reach ed; Nebraska City with Clarinda and Shenandoah, la.; Rulo, Neb., with a highway leading to St. Joseph, Mo. Iowa bridge enthusiasts will ask the comine Iowa leeislature to give 5 Rtal Estate Per cent of tne Pri31-?- road fund" each neu oiuc ( year towarj3 the construction of the bridges. $300,000 Annually. . This plan if worked out in Ne braska would mean that approximate- Files Suit to Secure Funds mm mm Z?-S!i 1 Christmas Ties Most Christmas ties are a joke these are the kind he buys himself. New ones by express this week, rich Roman stripes soft greys, new sunbeams. Prices 75c to $1.50 CD Uner'rce dndAo Monkey Business cities should start fighting over lo- j bridges. They were Omaha, Nebraska All these the committee would be killed in the i three points now have toll bridges, legislature. jit was brought out that if a toll Efforts will be made by the mem-j bridge was erected at either of the . . - . ' . t . . - . - i.ll C 1 . 1 .1 M . I ones a ion iigni huuiu iui- Cochran. He said the gasoline tax 'is now bringing approximately S3, Apfinn Vil Acm'TiQr "First National 000.000. while the 30 per cent re ly $300,000 could be obtained an- cations, that all efforts put forth by City and South Sioux City "bridge at Omaha, to erect a bridge yearly. ine general iuna in .Neural i beRJ tQ have residentg of other coun now $6,000,000, according to Roy t, ,.. in m,nsr ,h hrirf ram three low. nnit .- in Ravins' account rcrt.-ntM t,,i. VortA cnm nf ceived by the state from automobile The bank suffered a steady drain on ono TVdlnrc j licenses will total another $1,000.- vestcrdav following the unsettled con-j dU,UUU dollars . 000 To this is added $2,000,000 re- dition of the public mind as to the re- 'ceived through federal aid. ported condition of the bank, this be- From Wednesday s ually ' Two resolutions were passed at the ing especially true in the smaller; The filing was made yesterday in meeting. First was that John Paul checking accounts of the bank. The' the offce of the clerk of the district Hreen, Omaha attorney, confer with apparent inability to stand this drain court by Mia U. Gering. county treas- yir. Cochran to formulate plans in a led to the decision to have the doors urer of Cass county, vs. the First Na- bill to be introduced in the legisla of the bank closed- The filing of actional bank, a corporation. ture for the building of interstate action against the bank by County) The plaintiff in her petition alleges bridges and also to find the ways and Treasurer Mia T. Oerine to recover, that on December 2. 1926. G. O. means of paying for appointment of a $20,000 in deposits alleged to be in j Dovey, cashier of the defendant bank, legislative committee composed of This njoun excess of the bank bond yesterday: represented to the plaintiff that if John Hopkins as chairman, Henry enou h in so morning tanned tne unrest ana nasi- she would depotjt in tne aeienaani oennemer. nausmuuiu, ium usin pnpil the number of those seekine the hank the check of the Missouri Pa- man, Blair; B. A. George. Lincoln; PUBLIC AUCTION riding lifter; two Jenny Lind culti ;vators; one Uncle Sam riding culti withdrawal of their funds. The examiner in charge of the bank was busily engaged today in check ing over the affairs of the bank and ;had no statement to give to the pub W. Williams, Albion; Oliver cific railroad company, giving in pay- George input for taxes amounting to $24.- Evans. Decatur, and 663.63, that the defendant bank son. Nebraska City, would supply a bond to cover the ex-. Unselfishness Urged cess in deposits carried at said Dann Ben paign a success. This wiil also be done with the members of the legis lature living in the vicinity of the proposed bridge sites. It may be necessary to change sev eral of the state laws before the final i Bates vote on tne Driuges, according to tne members present at the Tuesday meet ing. Under the present laws, counties can now erect bridges. The state's statutes only allow 10 per cent of the assessed valuation of the county, how ever, to be used for the erection of bridges. If the bridge is used for a railroad, 15 per cent may be used t would not be large enough in some counties. Toll Bridge Planned. Representatives from Niobrara and ivator; one (cultivator; John one Deere 1-row 2-row lister! MeCormick- j lie as to the exact condition of the! That the defendant has failed to com I will sell at Public Auction at my farm 8 miles west and one-half mile north of Murray; 6 miles northeast of Weeping Water; 4 ' miles due east f;f Manley, on the west side of what is known as the Walker section, on Monday, Dec. 20th commenting at 10:00 o'clock a. ra., Fharp. v. ith lunch served on the g-ounds. the following described property, to-wit: One Fcrdson Tractor and One Ford Touring Car Horses, Cattle, Etc. Four work horses, smooth mouth. One Red Polled bull. 2 years old; one Red Polled cow, registered, v.ith .lf at side; two milk cows; four cows; f:ve fteers and four heifers. l' Spring pigs average weight about 123 pounds each. Pure bred Plymouth Rock chick ens, hens and cockerels. Farm Machinery One lj-h. p. Fairbanks Morse gas engine; one Galloway manure spread er; one Osborne disc; one Case drill planter with SO rods of wire; one 16 inch Case sulky plow, new; one Case -During lifter cultivator, new; one j rt N.uVn.ltaBk 'John Deere lister; one Deering mow- bank until more time was had to fully investigate the bank affairs. was es- jtabl Steven- other cities in that vicinity who are , advocating the bridge at Niobrara ieaid South Dakota is working on a Prwonf at the mPPlinf. which was tOll Dridge propOSUOn. BOUin UdKOld, held in the offices of Commissioner according to the representatives, nlv with the promise is claimed by unnkins PrP- nrtre W. Williams, wants to have the bridges paid for Dy the plaintiff and it is asked that the ibion- John R. Aye, Blair; V. W. toll and then made free bridges. Their amount cf $20,000 be declared and cm.n rwatnr- Tnhn FT Mullen, plan will have to be worked out in When thinking of a Christmas re minder say it with cards, the personal note to a friend. See the line at the Book and Gift shop. Your name printed if you wish it at a small cost. A Good Christmas Gift Grimm's Alfalfa Seed some manner to insure the co-opera- er; one Sterling hay rake; one end . . . i,v.i,i vi, I , ,, .i.nncit that t i. . ' . , o. tinn of South Dakota. United States Either Dakota or Montana Grown Purity 99 Per Cent Special Price Until Christmas 22.80 per bushel wheel Hoosier press drill; new seeder. with grass seed attachment; one 3- T 1 II - -'!.. -1 T V, rv.MnMij t i It Parmdlfl nnrl F fi Dovev Mr. section harrow; one 8-foot Deering j fM" v th first r9hpr nf th as A. W. rh. H. N :iuu (.a!? '"5 i"u". "- puniy Doveny and In the last few year 1 'i rr nna 1 L- r ftn hnh clprl' r Ti o Vl rt . . i . i i i.v, , ..... . . 1 , uecree u. uoveT. ine lasn. nameu ue- ing grandson of one of the original binder; one 1 -horse garden cultivat-: bank and succeeding him w or; one Dtere stalk cutter; one 14-j McLaughlin. Samuel Waugl oiler; one small power feed grinder. new; one Meadow's, steel grain ele vator, 2S-foot with horse power and overhead jack; one Weber wagon; one Miller wagon; one top buggy; one Maytag grain grader and clean er; one hand corn sheller; one all- stockholders of the bank Members of the board of directors were hopeful today that the banking affairs might be so adjusted that the clearing up might be carried on thru the other banks of the city in hand steel Bettendorf truck with rack; one i ling the deposits but this has not been 50-bushel hog feeder; three sets of ! announced by the examiner In charge harness; one 15-barrel galvanized j of the bank. Those acquainted with stock tank; 20 galvanized chicken j the bank and Its affairs were hopeful coops; 50-gallon feed cooker and ket-jthat the settlement with the deposi tors mignt permit a iuu per cent pay ment, but this will depend largely on the findings of the examiner. is unpaid. It is further alleged that the First National bank has a bond as required by law for the sum of S. 20,000, and of which the amount that was secured on December 2, 1926, was in excess and that the amount above this bond in the sum of 520,000 additional be declared a trust. j ished December 12, 1871 and the. impressed as a trust In said bank to Falls City; W. G- Davis, Plattsmouth; r unvcr oitvwuu, -- ' . , i ttt r j -4-1 t NVhraska Citv: John D. Forsvth. Nio- i?nator reter isoroecK ot aoutn ux- wc unci una accu cimci iui yiumyi, brara- John "Paul Breen and Walter kota will introduce a bill in the sen- or January shipment. Jardine, Omaha and Roy Cochran. me m mei . t K,,U"U8 ! tj a DTI IMP CCl7r PH ton! Nebraska City, Nebraska ate this winter with hopes of securing ; A ple'a that selfishness-play no part federal aid for the bridge. in the campaign was made by Mr. Three cities represented Stevenson. He said if the various meeting were opposed to at the CAEL LUDWIG HEEGEE f ! tie; one saddle; bone grinder; one ;d'S? sharpener; one set single har Ineps; cue farm bell; one Sheldon con crete mixer; one tractor hitch for a I binder; cne trac tor steering device ior i.inuer aitacnment; one sieei ; wheelbarrow; tandem disc; 14-inch .gang piow; 2-row lister, all tractor . equipment. j Household Goods ! One light oak bedroom set; one ;rug, 9x12; one oak writing desk and .book case, combined; a baby's high i chair; iron bed; new oak dining room table; leather couch; oak chairs; a Igasoline stove; fruit jars; lard jars; bedroom toilet set and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Sale All sums of S10 and under, cash. On sums over S10, six months time will be given on bankable note draw ing 8 per cent interest from date of That wa3 a terrible day when as a boy you discov ered "there ain't no Santa Claus!" But here comes the Clothcraft people, act ing as a kind of Kriss Kringle to grown-ups by offering tremendous val ues for low prices. Com paring the much you get with the little you pay, you almost hear the sleigh-bells ringing! Ciothcraft Tailored Clothes $22.50 to 345 Hanz op your stocking for Ciothcraft to fill and you will experience the old-time boyish joy. premises until settled for. Frank H. Johnson. Owner. Col. Rex Young, Auct. Platts State Bank, Clerk. EECEIVES SAD NEWS From Tuesday's Daily County Judge A. H. Duxbury was GOES TO HOSPITAL From Monday's Dally Yesterday Miss Alice Lorenz was taken to Omaha where she will remain for some time at the St. Joseph hos pital in that city taking treatment for a very severe nervous breakdown from which she has been suffering for some ime, her condition becoming so severe that it was decided that it would be best for her to spend some time at the hospital. Her father L. V. Lorenz accompanied her to Oma ha and spent some time there with the daughter. Carl Ludwig Herger was born De cember 29. 1852, in the province of Brandenberg, Prussia, and grew to " manhood in that country, coming to the United States in 1S6S and set-' tling at Watertown. Wisconsin, from ; where he came to Plattsmouth where j he has since resided. He passed away : here December 11. 192C. "leaving to! mourn his death the wife, two sons, j Walter and William, three daughters, , Eleanor, Frances and Gertrude, as ! well as two grandsons. Two sons, two daughters and one stepson pre- ! i ceded him in death. The funeral was, held Monday afternoon at the home : by Rev. O. G. Wichraann, the service j being in German and English. The ( pall bearers were John Lutz, William , Hassler, William Schmidtmann, Jos eph Fetzer, Adolph Geise and George L. Farley. Hemstitching and picoting. C. E. Hoffman 711 Marble St. Phone 137-W dl4-3td FOR SALE called to St. oJseph, Missouri, last night by a message announcing the death of his father, Frank Duxbury, which occurred last evening at the hospital where he has been for the past two weeks. Judge. Judge Dux bury was accompanied by his brother, Clifford, who is making his home there and attending school and they will lemam for tne funeral services which will be held in the Missouri city. Mr. Frank Duxbury was some sixty years of age and was a resi dent here at one time several years ago. In his bereavement the Judge will have the deep sympathy of the many friends. BOARS FOE SALE A number of Duroc boars for sale. OTTO SCHAFER, Nehawka, Neb. 00 Ms H Singer Sewing Machines and used sewing machines. C. E. Hoffman,! 711 Marble St. Phone 137-v. . . dl3-4td i One-half mile south of the brick school house on the Louisville road three miles west of Plattsmouth and known as the "Ed and Will Tritsch Eighty." FOR TERMS SEE T. H. Pollock Plattsmouth, Neb. FUNERAL OF C. L. HEEGEE From Tuesday's PaMv Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 a large group of the old friends gath-j ered at the C. L. Herger home to pay : their last tributes of respect to this estimable gentleman that had been called away from the scenes of his earthly activities. The services were! in charge of Rev. O. G. Wichmann. of the St. Paul's Evangelical church of which the deceased had been a- member in his youth. The quartet; of the Methodist choir gave two num- bers, "Rock of Ages" and "Jesus ( Lover of My Soul." during the course of the service. The body was laid IU lt'a L III lUt KJX IV IUU .tmvw j " the family burial plot there. PLEADS NOT GUILTY From Tuesday's Daily- Yesterday afternon Melvin Burgess of University Place was arraigned in: the county court on 1 a complaint charging him with an assault on the, person of a Miss.Purdy of Havelock, the offence claiming to have taken place in Cass county In the vicinity of Greenwood. To the complaint as filed, the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. The preliminary hear-j ing in the case was set for Thurs-! day, December 23rd in the county court. FOE SALE Rhode Island Red Cockrels. Fine birds, from $1.60 to S2.00 each. J. H. Reinke, South Bend, Neb. t Phone, Ashland, 1715. tra I Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. '2 each. Mrs. W O. Troop, Murray phone. d6-sw , The GIFT Exqisite! THINGS of beauty and a joy forever silken undergarments and negligees are the most truly acceptable of all femi nine gifts. Teddies, nightgowns, pajamas, slips, step-ins and bloomers, in all shades. TEDDIES $1.95 to $3.95 NIGHT GOWNS $3.45 to $6.00 PAJAMAS $3.85 to $6:00 SLIPS $2.25 to $6.00 STEP-INS $1.75 to $3.95 BOOMERS $1.65 to $3.45 PADDED E0BES$4.45 to $19.75 NEGLIGEES $5.85 to $16.50 The Ladies Toggory "The Shop of Personal Service" Plattsmouth, Nebr. Ladies' Munsingwear Phoenix Hosiery