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MONDAY, DEC. 26, 1927.
PLATTSMOUTH SOTT - WEEKLY 70TTB2TAI
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MUREDQCK
DEPMR TMEN T.
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Co-operation
is the watchword of any community
which makes for success.
Your co-operation and earnest work have made
our success possible. Our friends are our great
est asset. With the co-operation of all interests
of Murdock and surrounding community, we
can make of ours a bigger and better town. So
let us work together in 1928 to that end.
We wish all our friends Prosperity, Health and
Happiness. May the coming year bring you
Joy, Peace and Plenty.
Bank of Mm dock
Murdock, 'Nebr.
1 a. m. Dancers, $1; ladies, free. Sea'tf
the ad elsewhere in this issue.
Entertain the Gang
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amgwert, bet
ter known as "Bud and wife" on last
m j i a. M j 4.1
I i uesuay evening enienaineu lue guug
at their home in Murdock, where all
'enjoyed a very pleasant evening, that
; was filled with music, laughter and
'good eats, interspersed with games
that were enjoyed by all.
Had Heavy Mail
The mail has been very heavy for
the past two weeks and has kept
Postmaster Gorthey and his good wife
hustling to get the work done and to
keep things going in ship shape. They
have kept the mails moving without
any congestion, but it took system
and plenty of rustling.
Lost' Boat
Discovered by
Sea Divers
River Threatens
I to Leave Channel
Missouri River Receding From Da
kota, Side and Eating Away
Nebraska Bank.
Hope Admittedly Is Slight That
Spark of Life Still Lingers in
Deep Sea Tomb.
Washington, Dec. 22. Rear Ad
miral Brumby, in charge of rescue
; work at the S-4 disaster, advised
i the Navy department late Wednes
day night that air was being pump
; ed into the torpedo room of the sub-
marine in which six men were im-
prisonea.
Mrs. H. A. Guthmann is staying at
the home of Henry A. Tool and wife
during the quarantine of his family
with scarlet fever.
Gust Gakemeier and wife were
visiting in Lincoln on last Wednes
day and were looking after some
Christmas shopping while there.
- A. H. Ward, accompanied by Mrs.
Ward and Mrs. W. O. Gillespie were
In Lincoln on last Tuesday, they
driving over to the big town in their
car.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Tool, of
"Ulysses, Nebr., and Richard E. Tool,
of Kingsley, Iowa, expect to spend
Christmas with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry A. TooL
Miss Mathilda Pappe, who has been
employed in Lincoln, is spending her
holiday vacation at the Henry Borne
meier home and enjoying the visit
with her friends very much.
Miss Mary Tool, who is attending
school at Columbia, Mo., arrived at
home week before last and is enjoy
ing a three weeks' "vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry A. Tool.
E. W. Thimgan was a visitor in
Omaha on last Wednesday night,
with a load of hogs for Frank Rosen
ow, having had a load earlier in the
day for the same rlace and which is
making Edward hustle.
.. Wm. Kleiser and Oscar McDonald
were over to Plattsmouth on last
Wednesday, they driving over to se
cure some seed corn from Emil Kou
kal for the next year's planting and
got some excellent seed.
Henry Guthmann, as he couldn't go
home and it would not do for him to
star-out in the road talking to the
family all day, went over to Platts
mouth for Christmas and spent the
day at the home of his mother.
While working at the farm last
week, W. O. Schewe. who i3 general
ly a joyous Indian, had some of the
joy taken out of life when one of his
fine bulls kicked him on the leg, and
made Billie limp some
Furniture - Undertaking
35 yc-r3 experience. Most careful
service given. Your patronage solic
ited. Phone No. 65, Elmwood, Nebr.
B. I. Clements
i which has
since then.
' Rev. A. G. Zoch was a visitor in
Omaha one day last week and had a
breakdown with his car and had to
. leave it for a few days and had E.
W. Thimgan bring it home when he
i delivered a load of stock to the mar
!ket on Friday.
i Miss Mary Isabel Tool, who is at
home during her vacation from the
, Stephens college, at Columbia, Mis-
i souri, spent Thursday and Friday in
Louisville, with her cousin, Irene
McDonald, who is one of the teach
ers in the school there.
I Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ward were host
and hostess to a party of relatives on
Christmas day, which was composed
of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Keedy and
Miss Verna Ward, all of Elmwood.
The ladies are sisters of A. H. Ward.
A most enjoyable time was had.
The family of H. A. Guthmann,
where they have been having a siege
of the scarlet fever, are getting along
nicely, but it seems hard on the boys
to be compelled to stay in, but it is
expected that they will be released
from quarantine on Friday of this
week December 30th.
m. Meyers and wife, of west of
Greenwood, were spending Christmas
: day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O.
E. McDonald, and also Mr. McDonald
jwent over to Murray early in the
; morning and brought his mother,
Mrs. Myra McDonald over to spend
jthe day and took her home in the
'evening.
Henry F. Carson, the manager of
jthe Farmers elevator, but who is in
a very friendly way known as "Slate"
; was enjoying the Christmas season
'season with his mother, who makes
her home at Havelock. Henry, like
a good boy had a hog dressed and
; presented it to his mother, who sure
ly appreciated it very much.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Tool and
their daughter, Mary Isabel, drove to
Ulysses, Nebr., by way of Lincoln,
last Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth A. Tool, who are assisting
iin the banks operated by the Guar
antee Fund Commission. They re
' turned Sunday by way of Valpariso,
; finding the roads fine and seeing some
(very fine Nebraska land.
We are sorry to report the death !
Mrs. Emma March Dies
Mrs. Emma March, mother of Mrs
John Eppings, who has been making i
her home with her daughter in Mur-'
dock for a number of weeks, passed
away at their home on last Monday'
evening, after a long illness, and was'
buried from the Christian church at
Murray, the services being conducted
by the Rev. W. A. Taylor, of Union.
Interment was made in the Horning
cemetery near Plattsmouth. A full
account of the life of this excellent
woman will be found 'elsewhere in
the Journal.
Most for Your Money
We are making a clean-up on tires
for the remainder of the month. All
fresh stock Kelley-Springfields:
Buckeye 29x4.40 balloon casings,
$9.75 each; tubes to fit same. 2.00
each.
Buckeye 30x3 U Cord Tires, $7.75; j
tubes to fit them, $1.75. I
Take advantage of these low prices
on high gTade tires.
We will sell you five gallons of
gas and one quart of oil during De
cember for only $1. ,
GEORGE UTT. i
Murdock. j
Entertained for Christmas
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Neitzel, this estimable couple enter
tained for the Christmas day and had
for their guests, Dr. S. B. Mac Diar
mid and family of Omaha, and O. J.
Hitchcock and family, of Havelock.
It was expected that A. J. Neitzel
would also add to the festivities of
the occasion, but on account of the
illness of their daughter. Miss Rhoda,
who recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis, they could not be in
attendance. However, Miss Rhoda is
getting along nicely.
Koyal Neighbors Elect
The following officers were elect
ed in the Royal Neighbors camp for
the ensuing year:
Nettie Brunkow, oracle; Opal Kru
ger, vice oracle; Alice Tool, past ora-
icle: Lyda Lawton, recorder; Helen
McDonald, receiver; Hattie Kupke,
chancellor; Ethel Heier, marshal;
Anne Gustin, assistant marshal; Es
ther Amgwert, inner sentinel; Myrtle
Gustin, outer sentinel; Anna McDon-
iald, manager; Frances Then, music
ian; Dr. L. D. Lee, physician; Doro
thy Mills, installing officer.
The Graces are as follows: Daisy
Rager, faith; Dorothy Mills, modesty;
Mary Eppings, unselfishness: Lola
Mockenhaupt, endurance, and Bess
! . tt. o. j.-.j t.- iGorthy, courage. Astrid Landholm,
ui airs. r. .1. oiMiues, uu uieu ru-,f.
j day. December 16th, in Michigan. 1 2 1" r
She lived here several years ago, her
husband
being the station agent "
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BATTERIES FOR
WINTER
You need best batteries for
good service. We have Radio
and Auto Batteries for $7.75
and up. Batteries charged and
repaired. Also Batteries to rent
while yours is being charged or
repaired. Do not let your bet
tery stand around in an almost
discharged condition. If exposed
to the weather it will freeze
and be completely mined; and
in any event the plates will be
come sulphated, greatly reduc
ing their life and activity. It
pays to take care of batteries!
Jess Landholm
At the Garage Murdock
jtiac, Michigan. We are unable to
'report any of the particulars of her
death. She was the mother of Mrs.
Warren Richards, of Wabash.
i Mrs. Ceorge Work, of Kansas City,
was a visitor at the home of her par
ents for the past week, and enjoyed
the occasion very much. Mr. Work
iwas called to Omaha for the week
ber is Emma Moomey; condolence,
Euna McIIugh, and health, Marie
Weddell.
Installation will be held on the
evening of January 3rd. and the M.
W. A. camp has been invited to join
them with their installation. The
wives of the Woodmen and the hus
bands of the Royal Neighbors, who
are not members of the organizations
tuuity for a longer visit, which she . ar mm.
thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. Work came ,, s,i. . ... .
, iL ' all non-resident members. Owing to
, down from Omaha on Saturday, thus
'all enjoying the holiday together
the prevalence of scarlet fever, the
.Christmas party that was planned
: was changed into, a party only for
Big Mid-Holiday Season Dance members and was enjoyed by
Young folks home from college and th?J? at their regular meeting.
all those who enjoy dancing will be ; "
i interested in the big dance the Amer- organizations of Murdock and is ever
i lean Legion post at Plattsmouth will a,ert ?, Promote good fellowship
give in its new community building j amon lts members and make the
on Wednesday evening. Dec. 28. Pat'1" "
VI 111VU LIS A A C
Kroh and his Peony Park orchestra.
jof Omaha, will play. Added features j
-with this orchestra are the world's . AFTXR1I00K EXCITEMENT
largest sousaphone. the viohnophone uTTccnTTut Tmrrw
and Pat Kroh and Kermit Sunderland ; aoUUi" 1UW.N
'in rliit arrnmnanimfiTita rn tint
ru u i y s 1 1 1 , io., uec. sz. mm
f community was thrown into momen
tary excitement Wednesday after
noon, when the actions of a visiting
' xylophones.
the
Dancing from 9 p. m. to
Zero Weather
Gasoline!
.As has been our custom in the past, we are again offer
ing our trade, a High Test Winter Gasoline at the
REGULAR PRICE
This grade of Gasoline is sold! a great many stations
at 2 to 3 cents per gallon premium. Save the difference!
Trunkenbolz Oil Co.
A Trial will Convince You
motorist lent color to the belief that
the stranger may have been the Los
Angelas girl slayer fugitive or a man
wanted for bank robbery at Nebras
ka City.
The stranger was driving a blue
Cadillac automobile. He entered a
restaurant and ordered three steaks,
a double order of potatoes and a
bowl of gravy, said he was in a hur- !
ry, tipped the waiter, whiled on the
stool when the door closed, ate hi6
meal in five minutes and then dis-.
closed a roll of bills and a lot of
coins,
He entered Godsey's newsstand,
bought a Kansas City paper and dis
appeared. He appeared to be about
20; had penetrating gray eyes with
large blue circles; wore gray fedora,
brown gray overcoat, neat dark suit,
and was polished in manners. He
was nervous, w:as in town less than
20 rair.uts and evidently had driven 1
far- I
Provincetown, Mass Dec. 22.
Divers, working in relays Wednesday
night, frantically pressed efforts to
rescue the six men imprisoned in
the torpedo room of the sunken sub
marine S-4.
While hope admittedly was slight
that a SDark of life still lingered in
the men immured in the dark and
airless hull since last Saturday after
noon, naval officers directing rescue
work strove to determine the condi
tion of the victims and save them if
possible.
As diver after diver went down in
the work of attaching an air line
to the torpedo room. Rear Admiral
Frank K. Brumby, directing the op
erations, said:
"We are going as hard and as fast
as we can. Things have not progress
ed to sucn an extern mat we can
make any determination as to re
sults, however."
Alternative Courses.
The plan of rescue work as out
lined by Commander Edward Ells
berg, in charge of diving work, of
fered alternative courses.
First, the diver will attach an
airline to the listening tube of the
submarine. If the men inside had
adjusted their listening device, air
will be blown through this line in
an effort to revive the unconscious
victims. If the valve inside is close,
however, the air cannot be sent in.
The method then will be to drill
a hole in the torpedo room hatch
with a compressed air drill, and then
attach the airline. In either event,
should the six men or any of them
revice. hot soup will be poured
through the air hose.
Divers Locate Sub.
Aft'-r a day wasted so far as res
cue work was concerned, by the fact
that. recent. .gales hadbroken a buoy
line :nd caused the submarine to be
"lott" actual rescue began after 5
p. ui., when Diver D. M. Bird went
down to the submarine after it had
been located by grappling.
"I'm on the submarine," the diver
shouted up through his telephone.
Commander Ellaberg. at the ether
end of thetelephone, shouted cut the
news and officers and nun of the
:uine sweeper Falcon, base of diving
cperations, crowded around excited
ly. Bi'.d came down on the conning
towei of the S-4 and was able to
make his way forward to the gun.
He had taken down with him a 1,-OCO-candlepower
underwater flood
light, and when this failed after 40
minutes another was sent to him. A
second descending line was lowered
and this the diver fastened to the
rail at the gun. Bird emerged after
an hour an 10 minutes.
Start Airline Work.
He was followed by Diver W. J.
Carr, who had been lowered to the
wreck last Sunday. Carr took the
line forward on the S-4 and fastened
it at the torpedo room hatchfl This
diver removed the wooden covers
from the hatch and came up at 7:35
p. m.
After him divers R. C. (Tug) Wil
son and Joseph Eiben went down
together to start the work of at
taching the air line to the listening
apparatus.
Commander Ellsberg said he had
18 experienced divers on board the
Falcon. Seven of these had been
down at 9:30 p. m. leaving 11 still
available for service through the
night.
Commander Ellsberg said that if
it is demonstrated that there is life
on board the S-4, divers will at oncu
purvey the bow of the submarine,
which is imbeded deeply in mud.
The work of placing chains under
the vessel and raising it by the bow
will be hurried along. The officer
admitted that the liklthood that any
of the men were alive was very
slight. "
The airplane tender Wright ar
rived at the secene Wednesday night
with four pontoons, two of 80-ton
and two of 60-ton lifting capacity.
There are now nine pontoons avail
able for lifting operations. Omaha
Bee-News.
Niobrara, Dec. 23. According to
a resolution presented to congress at
Washington by A. W. Donaldson of
Yankton, S. D., member of the board
of directors of the Missouri River
Navigation association, alarming
conditions exist here where the Mis
souri river is slowly leaving the
South Dakota side and eating away
the Nebraska bank.
Mr. Donaldson stated that already
the river has wiped away thousands
of acres of farm land and is now
threatening the Northwestern rail
way bridge on the Niobrara river.
The situation has become so acute
that the resolution was drawn up
by the Knox county board of super
visors. Reviewing the case, Mr. Don
aldson stated that if the Missouri
river should rise IS inches during a
flood period, it would leave its pres
ent course and probably follow a
new channel right through Nebras
ka, leaving the channel below Yank
ton practically dry.
The river at present, Mr. Donald
son claims, threatens to return tc
the old river bed which lies directl
in line with the present course of the
river.
CHINA OUSTS THE SOVIET
Peking, Dec. 20. Out of the
bloody turmoil of Canton's mad
week has emerered the salient fact
that scuth China or the portion call
jing itself notionalist, has ruptured
; relations with the soviet as violent
ly ar.d completely as possible with
out the actual declaration of war.
Indeed, it appears that if armed
conflict were geographically possible,
the two nations would be at eath
ether's throats.
At lenst on1 recognized soviet of
ficial. Vice Consul Hassis. is defin
itely known to have perished before
a Chinese firing squad at Canton.
From the crt'.ro Yangtze valley
and to the south of it. all Russians
i officially connected with the soviet
are being hustled out and soviet
commercial places closed down.
At Canton, this was accompanied
by revolting bloodshed. Soviet repre
sentatives in Hankow were given
barely forty-eight hours to leave af
t"r being rounded up early last Fri
day muriunsr and marched bound
thru the'strrets. some of the n.still
in their r.iaht clothes. Tomorrow
l as been fet a.; the limit of depar
t'.ir from Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ioup of Kan
sas City are here to spend Christmas
rt the home of Judge and Mrs.
I James T. Eeglcy and family.
PUBLIC AUCTION
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED
From Thursday's Dally
The funeral of the lat Mrs. Wil
liam March, held yesterday after
noon at Murray wa3 one of the larg
est held there for some time and the
cortage that followed the body to the
last resting place numbered a great
many utos. A short service was held
in this city at the Sattler funeral
home and the body was then taken to
the Murray Christian church for the
last services. The interment was at
the Horning cemetery just south of
this city where Mr. March is buried.
FOR SALE
Journal Want Ads bring results.
Whife Wyandotte cockrels, Mar--tin-Fisher
strains. Also a few pullets
for sale. Lola Oldham, Routs No. 1,
Mynard, Neb.
Phone us the news.
The undersigned will sell at Pub
lic Auction on the D. A. Young farm
five and a half miles south of Platts
mouth and a half mile east of high
way, a mile and a half east and a
mile and a half north of Murray, on
Thursday, January 5
commencing at 1U:UU o clock, witn
lunch served on the premises at
noon, the following described prop-;
erty, to-wit:
Horses and Mules
One team black Percheron mares,
sound, six and seven years old, wt.
2,700; one black Percheron mare,
sound, seven years old, weight 1,400;
one brown gelding, sound, seven years
old, weight 1.350; one gray gelding.
sound, nine years old, weight 1,200;
'one horse colt, coming one year old;
ione horse colt, coining two years old;
two mules, two years old in July.
Cattle and Hogs ;
Sixteen registered Holstein heifers,
some fresh soon, and six dozen An
cona pullets owned by A. O. Ramge;
one Holstein cow, 4 years old, fresh
in spring; two registered Holstein
heifers, one fresh in June.
21 head of Spotted Poland China
: Hogs Four registered tried sows,
jbred; ten bred gilts, eligible to regis
ter; seven barrows, weighing 175 to
ISO pounds.
Farm Machinery, Etc.
Two Newton wagons, one new;
iron wheel truck wagon with rack;
one John Deere 4-wheel lister, near
ly new; one John Deere steel corn
elevator, 2S-ft. complete: one Deere
16-in. sulky plow; one Deere 12-in.
gang plow; Deere 1-hole corn sheller,
new; Deere mowing machine, 5-ft. ;
one McCormick hay rake, -inch
teeth, new; one P. & O. two-row, new;
one P. & O. disk; New Century rid
ing cultivator; Jenny Lind walking
cultivator; one 2-row corn stalk cut
'ter; one 2-section harrow; one 3-sec-tion
harrow; one harrow cart; one
log rack; one Dane mower, 5-ft.; one
1-horse corn drill; one bob sled, new;
one hay fork, grapple; 130 feet -
, inch steel stack cable with carrier;
jone hog chute, new; two scoop end
'gates; three sets 1-inch harness,
: nearly new; two sets leather fly nets;
2.000 feet of cribbing; seventeen crib
poles; 700 feet of oak plank, 2x12;
one Melotte cream separator; one
coal burning brooder. Queen, 1,000
chick; nine White Wyandotte cock
rels; one dozen R. I. Red hens and
many other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms of Sale
All sums of $10 and under, cash.
On sums "over $10, six months time
will b given, purchaser giving bank
able note bearing eight per cent In
tere6 from date, of sale. No property
to be removed unti,l settled for. '
Guy C. Whitef
Owner.
REX YOUNG. Auctioneer
F. A. CLOIDT, Auctioneer.
GOOD LUCK AND
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
to you and yours.
Popular Variety Store
R. W. Knorr
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
May the coming of this Christmas
time bring you joy and happiness
in your homes and lives. . . . Our
best wishes to you and yours on
this happy day.
Henry Jasper
Plattsmouth Florist.
TELEPHONE NO. 34 Greenhouse West Locust Street
MAY SUPER-BLESSING ABIDE
WITH YOU IN 1928
Nothing is too good for us to wish for those
who have made this business what it is to
day. Therefore we pause in the rush of a
busy season to plan this brief message in the
hope that it will reach those who have been
so good to us. Whether it was dimes or
dollars you spent with us, we appreciate
your business. We hope to add many new
friends to our list during the coming year.
PLATTSMOUTH FURNITURE
EXCHANGE
The Pleasure is Ours
To send you the season's heartiest greet
ings; To wish for you and yours a glorious and
successful New Year in every part of your
life;
And to ever serve you with the definite,
fixed policy in mind of "He Profits Most
Who Serves Best."
Ours is a new business in town, and we
invite you to come jn and get acquainted
and see what we have to offer you.
Bon- Ton Sweet Shop!
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas
V
and Peace on Earth; Good Will to
All Mankind.
We extend to the people of Plattsmouth and Cass
county at this Christmas season our deepest appre
ciation for your patronage and your loyalty to us
during our difficulties. Words can never express
our sincere gratitude to the public for the support
you have given us through your purchases and
special orders, which has made it possible for us
to continue through this severe struggle.
Ghrist & Ghrist
WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS
A Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry
Christmas, and
A Happy, Happy, Happy
New Year
Sam Giventer
The Peoples Market