THURSDAY. JAN. 24. 1929. FLATTSMOTJTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUXNAI PAGE SEVEN Murray Department Prepared Id the Interest of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers Farmers Work! There comes every Spring a rush of work, when it is difficult to get your job done. . . . Better get your work in now, which you know you will have to have, and thus avoid disappointment and delay when the rush starts. We are now sharpening" Layes, Shovels, etc., and doing- much Spring work. Bring Your Work to the Murray Blacksmith Shop John T. Eapleton was a visitor in Omaha for the day on Tuesday where the was the guest of her parents for the time. Mrs. Jennie Jen-kins who has been ho very ill for Bome time at her home is reported as being some better at this time. Frank Russell of Bonnet, where he has been employed has accepted a position as mechanic at the Mur ray Garage. John Guyellott who is making his home west of riattsmouth was a visi tor in Murray on last Monday, hav ing his car overhauled. Dr. J. F. Brendel was a visitor in Plattsmouth on last Monday, where he was called to look after some business matters for a time. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meade have been quite ill with the grippe and are reported at this time as being some better. Frank E. v allery of Omaha w as a visitor in Murray and was meeting his many friends here as well as looking after some business matters, i jrjvereti tpangier soiu ana insiaii-. ed a radio at the home of John A. Davis west of Murray, where they ' are now in connection wun me wnoie world. Thomas Nelson, the hustler at the lumber yard was a visitor with friends at Omaha for the day last Sunday, driving over to the big city in his car. Otto Puis and the family have hccn having one of the famous Cros ley radios installed in their home, the machine being sold and installed by A. D. Bakke. " The little daughter of Robert and Mrs. Troop has been very sick of late and it was feared that it would have pneumonia, which they have been trying to prevent. Mrs. W. O. Troop who is receiving treatment at the Immanuel hospital at Omaha, since her operation sev eral weeks since, is reported as get ting along nicely at this time. Everett Jenkins who has been j J. W. Berger Passes Milestone, making his home west of Mynard last j On last Wednesday Mr. J. W. Ber Monday moved to the farm which ger. who has lived in Murray near Earl Lancaster is farming and is now ly ever since the town was started, ready for the early spring work. jand who has been in Nebraska for Parr Young got his ice in store more than seventy years, and has last week, while the weather was seen this country develop from a cold, and with the aid of Frank .wild, unbroken prairie and wilder- Mrasek. with the trucks hauled it from :L:r crystal lake at Weeping which mark this wonderful county Water. and state now. Mr. Berger was born Vac Mickluskey and son, Louis, January 16th, 1846 at Savana, Mo., were over to Omaha for the day on !and when but two years of age went last Sunday where they visited with ' to reside with his parents near Win the family, returning Monday to look j terset, Iowa, where they farmed for after the work which is piling up a number of years north of that at the blacksmith shop at this time. James H. Browne and wife of Omaha, were enjoying the day on last Sunday at the Hotel Berger, and were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan DeLes Dernier and family and Dale Topliff and family, where all had a splendid time. Mr. Roy Gerking at this time is doing nicely at the hospital where he is receiving treatment in Omaha, and with the continued rate of improve ment he is hoping to he able to re turn to his home near the end of the present week. Joseph Campbell has been having a lot of suffering and trouble with one of his hands, which became in fected from some small wound, and developed blood poisoning, and which is causing this gentleman much trouble. Last Saturday the crop of corn which was raised bv George W. .Tuiein.s. was sneneri and delivered toiin the .Murray elevator, as well as Vearle Smith and Frank McCormick. Frank Mrasek. with his trucks was assist ing in the hauling. While cranking his car last week David Lancaster had the misfortune to fracture one of his arms and which will keep this gentleman out of commission for several weeks. David being ambitious is eager to get back to the work again. Frank Mrasek anft son Earl, de livered some two thousand bushels Murray Garage! An institution for the best care of your Autos, manned ned with very careful me chanics. Every care and courtesy ex tended. Here for your btst service. The Murray Garage A. D. BAASE of corn from the Kirkpatrick place which was raised by Ansel Porter who died at an Omaha hospital a short time sijice. The corn was de livered to the . Murray elevators. O. T. Leyda of Lincoln was a visi tor in Murray and neighborhood for a time early this week, where he was looking after the sale of the pro ducts for the firm which he repre sents, and also visiting with his many friends in this neighborhood and he has many here. A young man from the country not seeing the stop sign at the cor ner near the Murray State bank, came sailing around the corner, and hit one of the trucks of Earl Mrasek. with disasterous results to the small car which he was driving. Probably he will see the next time. Lee A Weber, the new restaurant man, who opened the eating house in the Scott building, was a visitor on last Friday at Tabor, Iowa, where the wife is staying until they can secure a house to live in, and also looked after some business at Craig. Mo., driving and returning home the same day. Mr. Waber says business is good and with the assistance of Orville Todd, they are caring for it nicely. Uncle Ben Beckman Poorly. Uncle Ben IBeckman, one of the pioneers of Cass county and an ex cellent gentleman, who will celebrate ,his eighty-sixth birthday anniversary 'on February 12th, is very poorly at ,this time, at his home north of Mur ray. I Uncle Ben is making a good fight for his recovery and it is the wish of his many friends and they are hosts at that, that he may soon be well again. Class of 1909 Meets. The class which graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in the year 1909. met last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry White, where they enjoyed the afternoon, in the reception which was given in honor of Mr. and man who will in parl' f0r near Los Mrs. Edward Rn a short time de Angeles, Califor nia, where they will make their home jin the future. They will reside in the same place as D. P. Jackson, for merly of this place, and who is an uncle of Mrs. Roman. There were there for the occasion and to assist in making the occasion a merry one, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt of Murray. Frank Barkus and family, Edward Roman and family and Harry White ; and family, James Rishel and faul tily', this being all the class which (remain in this vicinity at this time. DUROC JERSEY BOARS I have sale. a number of fine boars for ALBERT YOUNG. Murray. dl3-td. ness to the finely cultivated farms place, and when he was thirteen years of age, with his parents, came to the very new country of Nebraska, which was destined to become the wonderful agricultural state which it is today. On July 10th. 1858. they crossed the Missouri river on the ferry boat "Emma" which was oper ated by Mickelwaite and Sharpe, at Plattsmouth. They settled at Rock Bluffs, then a very active competitor of the county seat, and a thriving village. During the seventy years which Mr. Berger has resided in Nebraska he has during the entire time made his home in this neighborhood, but has been away for short intervals. Mr. Berger passed the anniversary of his birth very quietly at his home, and enjoyed the day with the fam ily and friends. All honor to this veteran of the early pioneer days, who fought the battles with nature subduing the rough country that we may enjoy the prosperous country which is ours today. FOR SALE I have a seventeen acre farm that I will sell right. Located miles southwest of Murray and 4 miles north of Nehawka. Fenced with wov en wire. Nice improvements. Some fruit and running spring water. MONT SHRADER. jl4-2sw Murray, Nebr. Will Hold Meet February First, The Woman's Missionary society, which has in the past held their regu lar missionary meeting on February 8th. have changed the date to Febru arty 1st, and all'members are expect ed to be at the church parlors at that date, as there is important busi ness to take care of. Card of Appreciation We feel the kindly friendship, which has prompted the every act of kindness directed to us during the illness of Mr. Roy Gerking, since he has been at the hospital, the kindly words, tlit card and letters, and the" flowers, which - have been sent, and J John T. Eagleton, M. D. Physician and Surgeon TELEPHONE Residence, fl Office, ! 4. friends in getting out our corn crop, and doing the many other things to assist us in this time of stress. Again thanking you one and all. we say God bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gerking. Likes the Government Service Charles Barrows who went to San Diego near Christmas time, where he enlisted in the marine depart- nient of the United States service, President Coolidge. It this is forth writes to his mother and friends here j coming, the expenditure of the money that he is liking the work very well, lis expected to fall to the lot of Her He has to put in some eight weeks j bert Hoover, because of the short drilling with the marines before he j time remaining before March 4. can be changed to the flying squad, j Wide powers would be given the The detachment with which he is; chief executive in the expenditures, with will expect to leave that part) under the amendment adopted to the soon, but Charles will expect to re-j first deficiency appropriation bill. It main at that port until he shall have (was offered by Senator Harris (dem., completed the instruction necessary ; Ga. ) , a dry, and was made available before starting flying, as he is ulti - mately to become a portion of the aviation department. Miss Margaret and Irene Jlaschar and friends spent last Sunday after noon in Omaha whede they attended a show at the World theatre and all enjoying the afternoon very much. Will S-hlichtemier met with : n accident Thursday which resulted in the fracture of his lei;. At the pre sent time he is getting along as well as could be expected. Study Club Meets. The Murray Study club met day afternoon with Mrs. Thur. W. S. Smith. Mesdames Bakke, Gilmore, j Taylor, Stewart and Marcell as as sistant hostesses. The subject for the meeting was C hoice and Making of Labor Savers." the arrangement of the program being under the able direction of Mrs. E. S. Tutt. Mrs. T. J. Brendle gave a talk on "Kit chen Shortcuts I Have Found Valu able," whil Mrs. Boedeker gave a paper on "Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan." Mrs. Tutt decided to change the order of talks and papers, and arranged a debate on "What are ithe Advantages and Disadvantages of Living up loathe.. Motto'A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place. " Mesdames Guy Wiles and John Ferris, speaking for the affirmative and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Charles Spangler for the negative. It was a spirited discussion with much witi cism and fun making. The judges were Mesdames Eaple ton Long and Stewart, who de cided in favor of the affirmative, and on Mrs. Ferris as the most able debater. Mrs. Ferris was awarded the prize, a hand painted plate. The meeting was then turned over to the president, Mrs. J. F. Brendel. who gave a short drill in parliamen tary law. using the four basic prin ciples and 17 questions and answers. It was also voted to send a dele gate to the district convention of Women's clubs at Sterling. Neb. There were 30 members present. Delicious refreshments were served, and it was truly a pleasant and pro fitable afternoon, that will linger long in the minds of those present. The club bought the book of Aid rich, "Lantern in Hand." It is being read by the members and will likely be discussed in the March meeting. The club is planning to attend the Woman's club play at Plattsmouth January ?,0th nd 31st. Tickets can be secured by inquiring of Mrs. Brendel. Murray Presbyterian Church. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11 a. rn. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. ( loun? peoples meeting). Wednesday evening prayer meet ing at 7:30. You are cordially invited to -wor ship with us. J. C. STEWART. Pastor. YOUTH AWARDED DAMAGES Grand Island. Neb., Jan. 21. Loss of bis arm by amputation while- a patient at the Grand Island clinic, caused damage of $S. " and costs to Julius Howard Sorenson, a jury in district court here has decided. The jurors were given the case Saturday afternoon. Sorenson, a minor, alleged that the- loss was un necessary. On the first ballot, the- jurors con fined themselves to the question of liability. The vote stood ten to two for the plaintiff. Then then proceed ed to get together on the amount of damages. The opinoins on this var ied from $50,000. the amount for which Sorenson sued. BEATRICE CLAIMS 1S,000 Beatrice, Neb. Jan. 21. An esti mated population of 12, 030 for Bea trice was announced today, after a check made by Charles Overbeck. chamber of commerce secretary, and L. Pethoud, city clerk. No effort was made to take a lo cal census. The figure, they said, was based on the number of voters in the 1928 election, the number of city water consumers, the last year school census, and other figures. The federal census in 1H20 gave the !!T If any of the readers of tue Journal irnor of acy social event or Item of Interest In this vicinity, and will mall time to this office. It will ap pear under this heading:. We want all news Items Editok Senate Approves $24,000,000 Fund for Prohibition Money Would Be Made Available to President for Encorcement Now Geos to House. Washington, Jan. 22. The presi dent of the United States was voted 24 million dollars by the senate to day for use in an attempt to enforce prohibition. The prospective appropriation still must be approved by the house and jover the protest of Secretary Mellon, i The senate also voted an adflition- jal 2f0 thousand dollars to enable 'the president to carry on a "thorough ; going" investigation of prohibition, j Funds for this investigation, which President-elect Hoover has given , callers to understand he intends to . make, also must be approved by the ' house and Mr. Coolidge. 1 Given Wide Powers. The only restrictions placed upon ithe executive in the use of the 24 ; million dollars would be that he must allocate the money to depart ments and bureaus of the govern ment which have a part in the en forcement of the dry laws. He would be able to use all or part of the money as he might see fit. The vote on th Harris proposal was riO to 27. Only three democrats were recorded against the increase. Bruce (Md.-, Ker.drick I Wyo. I and Reed (Mo.), while 13 republicans voted with almost the 'solid demo cratic membership in its support. Dissension Was Caused. The appropriation was approved after a long attempt by Senator Har ris to increase the prohibition fund. Earlier in the session .hi aske.d that an additional t0 million dollars be provided, but tlmtlike tUer proposal of Senator Bruce.- a wet. to increase the fund by mure than 250 million dollars, was rejected . The most recent attempt of the Georgia senator caused considerable dissension among dry leaders after Secretary Mellon had s--nt a letter to the senate recommending that the increase be disapproved. Some offi-; dais of the Anti-Saloon league ask ed for the appropriation of the money: others said it was not need ed. World -He raid. OTHER NEBRASKA CITIES MAY HAVE NATURAL GAS The Industrial Gas company of Kansas City, which bid for the gas supply in Omaha last year, has ob tained a certificate of convenience in Missouri, it became known today, and may eventually, in working out a market for the fuel, try for towns in southeast Nebraska. Lee Bivens, mayor of Amarillo. who owned 250 thousand acres of natural gas land on which were many of the wells the group sought to use, died recently. This will make reorganization of the group certain. There are rumors that some of the largest natural gas operators in the south may be brought together, among them Moody Seagraves com pany, owner of several big pipelines. It is also possible, according to the .report, that the other bidders inter ested in the Omaha product may join. ' After the overwhelming refusal of Omaha to use the fuel, no effort is to be made to bring the gas to Oma ha, but Lincoln and surrounding smaller cities where there is no gas .supply, are counted on to constitute the market. i : MISS VANEK ILL j From Wednesdays Dally j Miris Antonia Vanek, one of th J accomodating clerks at the A. G. i Bach store has been laid up for the i pa:;t several days at her home en (Lincoln avenue suffering from a ve-ry seven- cold and which has made it impossible for her to carry on her ! usual activities at the store and con- lining her to her bed a part of the time. The many friends regre-t to barn of the illness of this lady and trust that she may soon be on the highway to recovery. MOTHER, SON SETTLE SUITS OUT OF COURT Fremont. Neb., Jan. 20. Two damage suits scheduled for hearing this week in the Dodge county dis trict court were settled Saturday. El imer Hart cTf Greenwood, settled for $550 a claim of $11,500 damages against the Union Transfer company. A similar action brought by his mother. Mrs. Mary Hart, for $25,000, was settled for $1,300. The Hart icar had hit a truck on the highway, which thev claim was without lights. Bates Book and Gift Shop is ex clusive Dennison dealer in this vi cinity. Nothing like the genuine T 1 A il . ft Facts About the Great University of Nebraska How Money to Operate Is Received j and Expended in Providing ! Education for Students i Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 23. The Uni versity of Nebraska receives about one-fifth of the money spent by the state government. In 1!27. four cents of the average dollar paid for taxes in Nebraska went to the sup port of the state university. The grand total enrollment at the uni versity for 1927-28 was 11.S75. com pared with 4,193 ten years before. In 1927, figures showed that Nebras ka ranked thirteenth among univer sities of the nation in number of reg ular full-time students. That information, together with more answers of common questions concerning the university is con tained in a bulletin. "A Primer of University Facts." published by the chancellor's office at the University of Nebraska. The bulletin is written in form of questions and answers, some of which are: Q. How much money came to the university from state taxation in the last two-year period? A. 4.17S, 23(.25. Fifty-right percent of the University Dollar last year was re ceived from taxation. 36 percent from student fees and departmental I lrt'!U, cllIU MA JieiteilL 117111 l'M- eral funds. . Q. What are "federal funds"? A. The federal funds received from the United States government are for research, experimentation, and extension work in the Agricultural College. Q. What percentage of the uni versity's expenditures are for purely instructional purposes? A. Fifty eight cents out of every university tl 1 Li r during the year 1!)27-2S went for instructional purposes. Q. Where did the rest of the mo ney go? A. Fifteen cents of every dollar was expended for agricultural experiment stations and extension. 11 cents for commercial activities. 11 cent1? for construction of buildings and purchase of land, and five cents for special activities. Q. What hranchc:; of work, out side of resident college instruction, does the University support in whole or in part? A. The agricultural ex periment station at Lincoln, the agri- rcultural extension service at Lin coln, sub ;-t;tion-- at North Plitte. Mitchell, and Valentine, fruit farm at Uni mi. the si hool of Aerricultural at Curtis. Teadu-rs College high school, the University Extension divi sion. Legislative Reference bureau, conservation" and survey division. tnfveTsit imTHetf m :mrf-art gallery: and University Hospital at Omaha for t;ifk poor of the state. Q. What is the average salary of facultv members of the Uni vend tv? A. The average salary of all the 330 I numbers of the instruction;'.! force j for the past fiscal years was $2,701. I Leaving out f consideration the members of the faculty holdinc full i professorships, the average salary jof The 24 3 others was $2,235. j Q. Doer, the university pay any : expenses of athletics out of state or t government funds? A. Athletics arc J wholly self-supporting. In ndditior , lo supporting all branches of sport, igate receipts have made possible, thf ; university coliseum which houses ithe work in men's physicial educa tion. G. How was the university stad- The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at the Otto Schafer home, six miles west and a half mile north of Murray, si x miles e?st of Manlcy, Nebraska, on Monday, February 4th commencing at 12:30 O'Clock immediately after FREE LUNCH served at Noon the following described property, to-wit: Horses and liules! One matched team black geldings. 2 years old. vt. 2400; one matched team sorrels, mare and horse, 7 years old, vt. 3100; one matched team bays, mare and horse, 3 years old, wt. 2400; one bay horse, 4 years old, wt. 1350, broke; one bay mare, 2 years old, wt. 1000; one matched team of bay molly mules, 3 and 4 years old, wt. 2400, broke; one team sorrel molly mules, 2 and 3 years old, wt. 2250; one team black and blue molly mules, 3 years old, vt. 2 1 00. Forty Duroc Gilts, bred for March and April farrow Six tried Sows, bred for March and April farrow This is the best lot of gilts we ever sold, the gilts we won prizes on at the fairs. A number of them will weigh 350 lbs. All immune and guaranteed to be with pig. One 2-row cultivator; one Case 2-row machine One 2y2 horse power Waterloo gas engine Terms of SaSe! All sums of $10 and under, cash. On sums over $10 a credit of six months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing eight per cent interest from date of sale. Property must be settled for before being removed from the premises. SCHAFE Rex Young, Auctioneer Or would you rather keep them warm for the same price? Here are some snug fitting caps fur inbands or outside pull downs which positively prevent frosted ears and the price is ium paid for? script ion from friends of the sessments paid A. By popular sub- torn nearly in two and the inlerur alumni, students, and i ban hurtled into the air from the university and by as- force of the impact, its bulk settling by the Board of Ath- (down fairly atop the wrecked bus. letic control per year for amounting a period of to $25,000 lour years. Snowstorm is Blamed for the Ohio Wreck Motor Vehicle Sliced in Two and Buried Seneath Express ; Four teen Are Injured Bellevue. Ohio. Jan. 22. A blind- ing snow storm which engulfed a Pus and ar. electric interurhan car was i blamed Tuesday night for a crash j which claimed IS lives and resulted) in injuries to 14 others. i The collision occurred when a bus operated by the Greyhound company between Toledo and Pittsburgh was struck directly in the center by an ; express electric car of the Lake Shore Company en route from Nor- walk to Bellevue, at a double cross ing a mile and a half east of here. Edward Butler of Cleveland, driv- j "r of the bus. said he pulled up to ;. stop at the icy crossing, looked about but failed to see anything. He drove upon the crossing at the in stant the interurhan, traveling about 35 miles an hour reached it. Car Fallr Or Bu:. The interurbun crashed on top of ;.he bus and then fell across ii in a ditch, smashing the machine into a mass of twisted steel and splintered wood and pinning nearly all the passengers underneath. Those riding the electric car fran tically began digging into the wreck sue to extricate the dead and injur ed. Passing motorists made impro vised ambulances of their machines and the four ambulances in Bellevue made repeated trips. Scores of vol unteers worked in the snow. It re r;uired four hours to remove the bod ies cf dead, four of them women. The 1Mb body could not be re moved until the New York Central railway -esponoe-d to calls for jacks and a vrecking crew to remove the bat 'ered wreckage. There were few coherent stories of the tragedy, but passengers on the elec tric car agreed that it was rolling along through the snow it a fast dip when, without warning, there was a rending crash. The bus was IV' .fan.-- -Tuii'f ifir - Sale! KOS., Owners W. G. Boedeker, Clerk the ipsM? $1.35 Driver Escapes Passengers on the eTectric car c: caped with shock and minor injuries but nearly all those- on the bus wen pinned in the debris. The exact num ber of passengers on the bus wjis not learned, but it was believed that there were few who were not ac counted for in the list of dead and iu- jjured. I She dead were taken the the thjue I Bellevue undertaking estahlishrncntb. 1 where indentification was slow be ! cause of the mangled condition r some of the bodies and the number I of them. The injure-d, of whom twt we re in a critical condition, were ! taken to a Bellevue hospital. Anion?. ! the- less seriously injured was Butler. ! the bus driver. The crossing where the? crash oc curred is. one of the most dangerou n northern Ohio. The intrurluu picked up speed on the straightaway which is crossed twice within n mil by State Highway No. 20. Cima';-. Bee-News. AV0CA CLUB WOMEN HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET vo' a Woman's Club held its an nual banquet for husbands of mu hers at the Avoca Congregat ionn 1 church. The tables were beoutifull' dec-orated in white and green. ar" on each table a bouquet of white carnations, the- club flower, wa used r.s a centerpiece. Tht same color scheme was carried out in t!" r ut c up.; and menu cards, also i the ilecorat ions of the room. Two courses were served at ':'.' o'clock after which the- toastmasttr. Mrs. Lars Tefft. introduced lb" speakers of the evening. After th" toasts the men were invited to the church auditorium where a play en titled. "The Mouse Trap." was pre sented by six club members. A vo cal solo by Mrs. Jams Cullen vp followed by a reading by Mi.-s Vdm i Slunn and two numbers by the ladies' quartet. The quartet was e-onipos-d of Mrs. Brendel. Mrs. Eolia Mar quardt. Mrs. Frank Fahnestoe-k and Miss Phyillis Straub. Tin annual stale tax of 50 cent" on e ach 100 dollars on deposit would be b-vied against bank patron a means of replenishing the state guarnty fund, under a bill introduc ed in the state legislature. E3 I city yenmson goods ana yau can gee mem -a. 11 . t !for the most noble acts of our many j i'.CGJ persons. jorJy at the cue place.-