MONDAY, OCT. 24, 1932.
FLATTSMOTTTH SEXXX - WEEKLY JOUBHAL
PAGE SEVEN
BURDOCK ITEMS
Sheriff Thimgan was here on busi
ness Wednesday evening.
The presidents and leaders of the
project clubs held an all day meeting
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott. Sr., of
near Alvo, were callers at the Frank
Melvin home Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff E. V, Tkimgau . was look
ing after some business matters in
Murdock on last "Wednesday after
noon. . . . . -
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rase wcro
Lincoln visitors 'Wednesday, 'taking
Miss Wilma Knosp there, where she
lias a position
Mrs. James Mills. Mrs; Ward, Mrs.
McDonald attended the extension club
demonstration meeting at Mrs. Ray
mond Eveland on Friday cf last week.
Dr. W. J. Snyder of Louisville,
wa3 a visitor in Murdock on Thurs
day of last week and -wa3 enjoying
a very good business in the dentist
line. . - , -
Mrs. Lulu Moomey Hess and chil
dren cf Sieberi, Colo.; arrived here
Wednesday at midnight,; califid by
the serious illness and death of her
father.
Rev. and Mr.s Knosp and little
daughter drove to Norfolk' early
Wednesday morning and visited un
til Friday with, their Iriejnd3 and
relatives. : .,
Harry Gillespie of ; North" "lxap,
came Saturday to attend the funeral
of Mr. Chester Moomey. Mis3 ' Viola
Everett returned home with him for
an extended visit. . '.-.i.: '.
Mrs. A. C. -Blattspieler and gioai
of Tobias, came Saturday to visit at
the Gillespie home.. Mrs. Merle Gil
lespie who haW been visiting there
returned home witli' thme. .
Dorothy Gortheyihas "beenvwrest-
ling with an attack et the Krinoe .nd
has had to remain:; home from - her
studies at school until she shall have
gotten well from the malaflr,;;'
v,- Tii,i; ' - i.V " Ii'J'te 'Is desirous of getting some 'feed
u m. Rikli has been rather poorly 1 a
for the past week, but is reported as-
being ome better at thi3 time.
His
son
eighty also; was quite
r : t- . - 1 , -
poorly for a time bat isbetter now:'
George E. Nickles, the lumberman
of Murray, and democratic candidate
for state representative; Va c.' 'visi
n Murdoch o-i 1t WetineUcyi4a:;-Veftl ' efysr 'of ' late 'In 'Hienlid-.-ElTOW-ood--l;urche3 to ;jo!n with
was looking after his Pclall?MQ6' enM ' WS. in the heit j.hua rplieyitig JIr. Neitzel who
tor i
and
fences. jj
Rev. H. R. Knosp ias ral!d- to
Ashland last Thursday afternoon
where he had somebusiness matters
to look after and where he was ask.
well visiting with . number of his
visiting with .
friercis.
Hsnry Heineman'n is picking corn
fcr Herbert Bornemeier who has a
large amount of the yellow cereal to
eather. Henrv knows well the art cf
... . . , , ,
getting the corn from the field to.
the crib.
Henry A. Tool of the Bank of .Mur
dock. was a visitor in Lincoln , on
Thursday afternoon of last week,
called there to look after' somevbtisi-'
ner-s in connection with the-bank
as well a3 other busines3 matters.
Henry Carson, the manager of the
Farmers Elevator company was busy
loading wheat which they have
had at the elevator for some time and
getting it out of the way, as the
ofTerings of corn are so heavy that
all the room which the elevator has
is utilized. - .
On last Friday Harold Tool and
brother, Arthur Tool, departed for
tho pheasant country where they en
joyed a very pleasant time kunting
tho tor-tive pheasant and while they
were away Mrs. A. J. Tool looked
aft r the store and Wm. Bourke look
ed after the lumber yard.
Hon. W. B. Banning, candidate for
Etatc senator and making his horn?
'i Union, accompanied by Doc Stacy,
Niday, were in Murdock last Wed-
ne.i'j?y meeting their many friends
and as well making what new ones
po-sible, and all of whom they are
i-iviting to vote for Mr. Banning on
November 8th.
Mosrsr G. Bauer and L. 'Neitzel
and Rev. H. A. Norenberg and wife
were over to Weep jag Wfatgr..cn
Tuesday of last week where they
wore attending the county conven
tion of the Bible schools of the coun
ty which were meeting there. They
report an excellent meeting and a
great time with excellent speakers.
Mrs. Emil Kuehn roya7iy enter-,
tained the ladies of the Aid at her
beautiful home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Williams of Elmwood was a
guest. Two quilts and fancy work
kept all busy. Discussions of future
v:crk were jively topics. A wonder-j
f ul delicious lunch of creamed :hick-1
en over biscuits and a rich fruit cake
j Horton Mortuary
f" Ambulance Service
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mrBDOCK -:- KEBEASKA
. iV,;J,',V-,-v-..f-t.. -t .t
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topped by whipped cream and coffee
was "served" by the hostess. The next
meeting will be Oct. 27, with Mrs.
A. H
Word.
Happy Homemakers.
The Happy liomemakers met with
Mrs. "Win. Dickmann for their first
meeting of the year. The president,
Mrs. James Mills, called the meeting
to order with thirteen ladies present.
Mrs. C. A.'Kupko was elected as sec
retary and - treasurer. After the
bu&iness was taken care of the 'pro
ject leaders, Mrs. Dickmann and Mr3.
August Kupke, took up the lesson,
"Keeping Clcthes Wearable," which
was very interesting and appropriate
at this time. Mrs. J. Johanusen and
:jrs- Kred Lau were visitr3- The
next meeting will be Nov. 9, at 1:S0
p. m., at the home of Mrs. William
Schewe. Anyone wishing to join
please remember the date and visi
tors are always Welcome.
Leaves for Indiana.
On last Thursday afternoon Wil
liam F. Langhorst, who for the past
28 years had been in the employ of
the- Missouri Pacific road as agent
and operator and who on last Decem
ber was retired aad given a ptneion,
departed from Murdock to Goshen,
Indiana, where he will spend the
winter with a daughter, Mrs. A. J.
Math. , '. " -
I . Mr. Langhorst was born in Indiana
seventy years ego and began work
ing'as a carrier of messages and oth -
cr odd jobs in Ohio-with the'Cheaa
peace'&'Ohio railway and had served
for fifty-two years as asent-operator
and it will be a rleasuro for him to
return to the east and spend tho
winter. f
Will Feed Cattle. (
FecLj$tock, sr., was a visitor , in
Omaha on Wednesday of last week
where he was looking after seme
feedors for placing in his feed yard
iand rot ding just what he desired
returned home and will go back $.0
the market:' again' In a.rhcrt time, as
Ipra and hp wants eroorl ones aud thev
faiast measure' up to what "he" le-
Wili rS:nd Eandle cf Clothes
'he Woman's Missionary society
ctthe- Murdock Evangelical chu;l
(condition a bundle of clothing which
tbcj are.Eer.uing to the missionary
where they will be distributed among
the ' needy." of rf hit 'Vicfn'ityl' ' 'A ,
- . .
Enjoyed (?) Hay Each Side.
Well any way a nucihjjr pt 4he
j young people of Murdock ab.iayed to
jtalre a ride and for some reason the
Iride did not prove so pleasant, how-
ever it was very exciting, and it was
-. - ' -
necessary for a portion ef the happy
crowd to go to the doctor anf have
medical attention given as the riding
or stopping was far from agreeable.
However a quantity of tape and
arnica helped some.
Card cf Tharks.
We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to all who in any way con
tributed to the service of our father
during his illness, to those v.ho by
spoken word or kindly act gave sym
pathy or consolation at the time cf
the illness and dc:h of our husband
and father, for the floral offerings,
tokens of their love and honor to his
honorable life and faithful friend
ship to all. Mrs. C. Moomey, Mr.
and Mrs. - George Moonicy, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Moomey, Mr. and Mrs.
Laeey McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. E. K.
Hess.
Candidate Potest Here.
Marcus L. Poieet, former com
mander of the American Legion of
the state of Nebraska, candidate on
the republican ticket for congress
man from the first district, was a
visitor in Murdoy last Thursday and
wa3 meeting Jiis many friends and
making more. - . .......
1 ' Making Good Improvements.
E. D. Friend, living one and a
half miles north of Alvo, ha3 been
having some repairs and changes
made to. his home and -which will
make the place very much more valu
able as well as desirable to live. in.
They are having new hard wood
floors placed in the home and as well
many other desirable ; changes. Mrs.
Eddie Craig, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Friend, was over assisting in
getting things arranged or. last
Thursday. . Hal Parell and John B.
Skinner were doing tne carpenter
work.
Will Get Warn Twice.
While the weather is mild and the
trade in the store not no brisk Tor
times are rather oh the -quiet order
now, i, .Bauer, ias proprietor o.
the weet store, has been out in the
ccuntry chrpping wood end getting a
quantity ready for the coming win-
ter. The weather being rather warm
it!ls making- Unele Baner sweat some
and will when he burns the wood thi3
coming winter warm him again.
Hears Sister Had Died.
. Charles Haertel 6r.. who has been
so ill himself fcr some time arid who
was able to return to his home in
Murdock from the hospital at Omaha,
is slowly improving, and it is hoped
that he will soon be in his former
good health. Mr. Haertel received a
message telling of the passing of his
sister, ; or rather half sister, Mrs.
Henry Hohn," who was 65 years of
age on the 17th of last April, and
who passed away at her home on the
farm near Libona, Okla.
Miss Lena Ojtertag was a former
resident of the vicinity of Murdock,
and. with the husband left here some
thirty years ago. She uffered from
a stroke early last week and passed
away on Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock, the funeral occurring on Fri
day afternoon at their home. Mr.
Charles Haertel. her half brother,
was not permitted to attend the fun
eral on account of his own very pcor
health.
The deceased leaves besides her
brother, Mr. Haertel and the sorrow
ing husband, seven children, five
daughters and two eons, all of whom
are grown and have families of their
own with the single exception of one
daughter who remains at home on
tho farm with the parents. She was
a member cf the Evangelical church
and hx.3 been a devoted follower of
the Master since her childhood.
Hakes Address at liehzwki.
At Nehawka the class of fifteen
who are just now completing their
preparation for confirmation in the
United Brethren church north of
Nehawka, which is known as the
Ottorbelu church. The coilirmat'or.
was on Sunday, October 22rt! at.tlie
church and the principal address was
made, by L. Neitzel of Murdock.
' Mr. Neitzel . had been asked to
deliver the address but thought that
the first nervico which he could give
ehould go to his Eible school and
that he would not be able to get
Lavy. cut asjte immai.uel cuurcn
ncfllutai;; of Murdock whch was cele
Lrating their CCth anniversary oa
that date end had askei the c hurch
of fctui dock ... auW alo the Cailalian
acceptedlbei invitation and gave the
address on jSundaj S"'
' ,.';Xnjoyr.a'2sheasant-Huatisg. '
' ' O'a "last Saturday the pheasant
hunting Reason opened and" to be on.
time
K. A. Tool . and LaccyMcDonald
were on tft ground at North Loup,
where Ilirry Giflerpie and wife re
side, end where thers is plenty of
good, pheasant hunting. With the
first grey streaks cf dawn the hunt
ers were out and ready ior a bit of
fine shooting. Mrs. McDonald, wife
of Lacey and also his mother, Mrs.
Ilanne.h Mt-Donald. went along to
viiil at the home of Harry Gillespie
and wife, while Mrs. Henry A. Tool
al?o accompnnied the party as far as
Wahoo, where she visited with Mr.
"nd Mrs. Kenneth Tool.
HOLD TWZ HEETIXG
The Home Makers extension club
held a very pleasant meeting on
Thursday evening at the home or
Mrs. Ralph Anderfon and who was
assisted by Mrs. Faul Ambrose in
entertaining. The program was on
"Keeping Clothes Wearable." The
ladies had lessons in cleaning and
pressing at home and which was fol
lowed with tho greatest interest by
all of the club members. The next
meeting cf the club will be on No
vember 17th, the place to be an
ncunccd later. At the close of th
evening the hostesses served daintv
and delicious refreshments.
Phone the news to Wo. C.
Big
Bargains
Just a few blue Cordu
roy Jackets, sizes 1 to
18. Elastic bottom, snap
buttons strrrdily built
sold last season at
$1.75. A real bargain
at
9S
History of -Murdock
and
Its People
Establishment of Eailroad in 1691
and the Foundation of Pres
ent Little City.
The Rock Island Railroad Co., be
gaa constructing its main line from
Omaha west in IS 90, The '"Kansas
Town and Land Co." was formed to
purchase right of way and locate
towns. L. Eickhof owned the quar
ter section where Murdock was later
located. A Mr. Thompson was the
agent of the Kansas T. & L. Co., who
purchased the land from Mr. Eickhof.
The kid was surveyed ia the fall
of 1S90 and the deppt located, and
the first railroad agent came in April,
1891, Mr. E. E. Wees with Lis wire
and little daughter, Loraine. Lots
were offered for sale in January,
1891, when L. Neitzel, M. Inhelder,
W. F. Schneerin p.nd A. Haas, a
minister of the Evangelical church,
purchased lot:.' Inhelder and
Schncerin bought the two lots where
the Farmers and Merchants bank now
stands, intending o start a bank,
which did not materialize. A. Haas
put up a two story frame building
and L. Neitzel a story and a half
building; the former a general store,
the latter a hardware store
Building operations were 'started
in April, 1891. Jake Cain starlet
the building of the hotel; Ernest and
Charley Hilderbrandt built the first
livery barn east of the hotel. H.
Bornemeicr and Mr. Fickes of Wa-
bash built a store on unsurveyed land,
that is now the first audition to Mur
doch, but both became dissatisfied
over the running of thv business, aad
went to court, closed -the etore until
the court settled " the case. The
building wa3- finally bought by Ll
Eikho3 and moved to its present lo
cation, and converted into a drug
store and pool hall. - Mr. Jdahoney of
Greenwood ran the drug store and
Charley O'Brien the pool hall. The
next man to run the drug etore was
Ed Evans, brother ; to ' John ' Evans,
the elevator man. The lait druggist
i vas II. V. McDonaldl who owned it
until he died 'In 19?0. j
A poet office wa'r'givan -to-.Iur.
dock ia 1891 a,nd Fr.dJ Kesg of; Wa
bash became the-, fir sjjjosi master; -A.
iZabef followed 'him? ' 3-' ' '
Kouoselman Codf Kansas City,
Mo.,; erected ' the ffrefv elevator... In
1S&1. with Al Babbitv4n chaige; and
L. Neitzel paid for the grafn. There
Wa3 1:0 . bank Jthere yeJUi Two years I
later Evans A-.Hare WaiH the second
elevator; Scott Hare 'In ch'arge. A
Mr. Parks started buying hegs in
1S91, but quit soon'.jbnd Evans &.
Hare bought livestock thereafter.
Mr. W. A. Savidgs started a black
smith shop but stayed, only, one year,
when Jake Goehry came in 1S95 from
Manley and moved his house here
too. In May, 1892,' J. Tool and
son, Arthur, came over from Ack
ley, Ia., looking over the town and
decided to locate. EL J. Tool opened
a lumber yard and At J. Tool a har
ness shop. Folson Brothers started
a bank in 1S91 in Haas Brothers
general store, coming from South
Bend, Nebr. In 1S92 H. N. Meeker
and Geo. Meekr started the. Bank of.
Murdock, put up a brick building,
with Geo. Meeker as cashier. ;
The naming of the town wasJeft
to L. Neitzel, being the first one to
build on the townsite. The K. T. &
Land Co., wanted it named "Neitzel,"
to which L. N. objected; he in turn
named it ,Eickhoff,, to which L.
Eickhoff objected, then L. Neitzel
prcposed the name of Murdock, alter
the name of one of the officials of
the It. I. R. R. which was adopted.
In IS 93 Mr. Dean of Ashland,
started the second lumber yard with
Lou Sawyer as manager, and a sec
ond bank with Lou Sawyer as cashier,
Mr. P. Eveland, Chas. Lau, Fred
Sheve and Milt Moore as stockholders
with a $5,000 capital. Thi3 business
did .not last over 3 years when the
lumber yard was absorbed by Wolf
&. Tool, and the assets of the Farmers
Bank were bought by H. R. Neitzel
and added to the. Bank of Murdock.
The first school was built in 1892.
G. V. Pickwell, John Connally and L.
Neitzel were the building committee,
costing $1,800, was paid for in two
years and did service until 1924,
when the present consolidated build
ing was erected, costing over $45,-
000.
Preaching service was begun in
1891 in the depot, by a Christian
minister. Rev. Jacobs. A Sunday
chool was also started, but not or
ganized until 1892 in our new school
house by Mr. A.' J. Hillis. . Services
were held in the school building un
til 1904. L. Neitzel done janitor
work for 12 years, then the M. E.
church was erected.
The first doctor was a man from
-
Indiana, H. C. Madding, who stayed
seme three years, then moved to Lin-j
colp, Nebr. Dr. Friday attended the
sick for a while from South Bend,
when finally Dr. O. D. Jones located
permanently until he died.
Jake Cain soon quit the hotel busi
ness and moved back to the farm,
and Mr. Sam Kitts bought the hotel,
and run it for a number of years.
Business never changed hands very
much in Murdock. L. Neitzel occu
pied his location for 42 years; A. J.
Tool has resided there for 41 years;
H. V. McDonald had held his i-lace
some 37 years. (This is written in
1932).
In 1893 Zabel and Detman dis
solved partnership in Wabash, Det
man moved to Elmwood, going into
general merchandise business, while
A. Zabel came to Murdock, bringing
his house with him. John Scheel
owns the former Zabel house. The
old "Center School" was brought in
to Murdock in 1893 and stands just
east of John Scheel's home.
Murdock had a newspaper for a
while, edited by O. P. Stewart in the
90's, with Bertha Goehry a3 assist
ant, while O. P. would teach school
on the side. Among the first teach
ers were W. J. Mattez, W. Berge, the
Misses Whipple, Airs. A. J. Tool, all
doing excellent work. Some of their
pupils occupy high and honorable
positions. - -
In 1S92 Arthur Rikli opsned up a
furniture store. The same year A.
Rikli and L. Neitzel embarked in the
implement business which was car
ried on for four years, when L. Neit
zel bought Rikli out, and carried on
aione, until he sold out to Wm.
Gerhts. Henry Bornemier built a
general store in 1892 which he con
ducted about two years then sold the
stock to Frank Martin of Omaha,
who put Steve Tool in as manager.
In 1895 Mr. Martin built his own
store at the site of the Mercantile
store, adding H. A. Tool, brother of
Steve, to the salea force.
.and has continued ever since.
About 1903 H. R. Waldro'n bought
the furniture store from Mr. Rikli.
and opened a hank, with Mr. Krlnk
as cashier, which run about eight
years, when it was absorbed by the
Bank of Murdock. Mr. F. Wolf built
the first meat market, now owned by
Art Ward, and used for a -funeral
home by Mr. Horton (1932).
. .The Misses Goodale ran a millinery
hop in a lean-to to the meat market.
. The first death in Murdock came
to the home of E. J, Tool, when his
wife- xaascd away . six. weeks after
Com1r'g',hre? from" lowa'learing Mr
Tool with six children. She was
buried at the Callabau cemetery, in
1S92.
The citizens of the new town, who
all owned their homes, saw to it
that their religion was not neglect
ed. After a Christian minister had
preached a little.while, all the church
people being Evangelicals, but while
the Evangelical church preached
only -in the German language, they
deeided to call a Methodist minister.
An old retired minister wa3 sent us.
by the name of Wilkinson, who came
from Weeping Water.--- -----
Then the presiding elder formed
a circuit with South" Bend. - Murdock
and Wabash and an old veteran of
the civil war, David Fetz, was sta
tioned at South Bend. He was a
hard worker and very successful, had
a great revival in the school house.
At that time everybody in Murdock
went to church. It was a good at
mosphere to raise a family in. Mr.
Jim Matter was our first Sunday
school superintendent, who also was
a good singer, and soon Murdock was
known about its fine singing. Rev.
Fetz would hold revival services at
South Bend and Wabash, and G. V.
Pickwell would come in with his big
wagon, and S or 10 would go to
those places and assist in the service.
Those were the happy days! Then
the M. E. church decided to build a
church. L.Neitzel secured two lots
from the K. T. & L. Co., free of
charge, and building operation were
started in 1903 and the church was
dedicated in the early spring of 1904
by Rev. Peter Van Fleet. L. C.
Meyers was the pastor. The cost was j
$2500. In 1903 Rev. Brookcr of the
United Evangelical church, held a
tent meeting, on the ground where
Ward's garage stands, organized a
class, and built a church, on the
site of Mr3. A. Panska's home. The
class was small and never grew; af
ter some 7 or 8 years was closed. In
1905 the Evangelical church located
a church in Murdock, which Is the
only church left (1832). The M. E.
church was virtually wrecked by
agitation about a saloon. Unwise
acts split the church and alienated
the people from the church, in con
sequence It died, what was left or
members were transferred to Elm
wood and the property sold. .
In 1910 a very disastrous fire con
sumed L. Neitzel's hardware store,
Waldron's bank and the two story
frame building, then owned by a man
named Fish, who had owned It only
about two months; this happened on
Sept. 10, 1910. L. Neitzel started
building the present store, and oc-
cupied it inside of three months.
Two years later F. Wolf erected the
building occupied by G. Bauer (this
1932).
The Bank of Murdock opened for
business Oct. 27, 1892 and contin
ued with Geo. Meeker in charge, un
til June 30, 1894, when Gus Wcide
man bought the bank, who being a
farmer grew tired of banking and
was ready to sell when H. II. Neitzel,
brother to L. Neitzel, bought the
business July 7, 1895, just one year
to date after Weideman had taken
over the business from Meeker. H.
R. Neitzel conducted the business for
13 years very successfully until 1908
when he Eold out to F. R. Guthmann,
who continued until the business un
til 1930 when F. Martin of Omaha,
bought the bank, with H. A. Tool
and Mr. Helmer in charge.
During H. R. Neitzel's residence
here, Murdock was incorporated as
a village with 222 souls. Soon uf ter-J
wards a saloon was esta'olirhcd with
A. E. Frasher as owned.
A system cf cement sidewalks was
proposed, and carried through, and,o;ie of the richest districts in the
Murdock has the best sidewalks of (county. Eight teachers have about
any town in Cass county, all laiu
to grade and uniform in width. Sa
loon license money was used for
crossings and abutting property paid
for theirs. The incorporation was
completed March 18. 1905. with the jail; none cf her citizens have Leen
following five trustesses, Orlando H. arrested; r.o fighting v.cs every in
Eggleston. H. A. Tool, Calvin G. ciulged in, even in saloon (leys; the
Leis, Jacob Goehry, H. R. Neitzel and I ritizens are proud of their record and
the following year, 190C. the laying tare found to live up to it. It is the
of sidewalks was ordered and com-j best built up town; everjbody vies
pleted.
Just before the village was incor
porated in 1894 Mr. H. W. Eggk-s-ton,
L. Neitzel. II. V. McDonald, K.
A. Tool, A. J. Tool, E. J. Tool and
others, met and talked over the mat
ter of building a local tele-phone sys
tem. A company was formed with L.
Neitzel president, H. V. McDonald
secretary and treasurer. Stock was
sold at $25 per share. II. C. Kohl
rush was e'ected manager, who se
cured stockholders, and in a short
time enough stock wan sold to begin
building the lines. One hundred and
thirty-five phones were placed, audi
before January 1st, 1895 the com
pany was doing business. It was a
ruccess fro mthe beginning, and
proved a good investment.
In the fall of 1920 the village
voted to have electricity in town. Ail
agreement with the Nebraska Power
Co. -to furnish power was entered in
to; and the village voted $10.GCO
bonds, to' be redeemed in-ten years.
The line was built, and proved of
great benefit to the town. The power
was obtained from a line running
from Louisville to Weeping Water
and connection made two miles east
of Manley and Brought in on No. 1
highway. In 1926 the village sold
out to the Nebraska Power Co. for
$10,000 cash, which left $4,000 in
the village treasury.
The came year by vote of the peo
ple, the streets were ordered gravel
ed, which gave Murdock the best
streets of any town in the county,
and added much to the neat appear
ance of the village.
In 1926 the Murdock Telephone
Co. sold cut to the Lincoln Tele
phone and Telegraph Co., who" re
built all the line3 and give3 excel
lent service.
In the year when Murdock became
of agr (18 years old) 1909, the first
street fair was held, continuing three
days. It was a great success. It was
repeated in 1910 and 1911, then
(Political AdvertisinK)
a HOT
Yn means:
A VOTE for a Cass county product.
for one who is a property owner
and tax payer.
for one who has had 6 years ex
perience as Deputy Sheriff of
Cass county.
for one who will economize and
work for the tax payer's interest.
for one who is courageous and
fearless and will enforce the
law as Sheriff.
Your Support on November 8th
Will Be Appreciated
street fairs became fo common, that
no jnoro wne held.
The development of the Evangel
ical church. Rev. A. Fischer tried to
o;i3n a preaching place in Murdock
in 1S94, in the school house, but it
failed. In 1905 Rev. H. Pieper found
a number of Evangelical people in
Murdock; Peter Withreft, C. Gurr,
Charles Bakermeyer, Fred Scheve,
had moved into the town, with sev
eral families of the Louhnillc church
added, Christ Miller. Otto Miller and
A. Rikli. a church was organized and
a building erected. Th' following
year the par.ron.ge was built while
Rev. A. Branctle served tpe charge;
who v.-a 3 followed by C. Boclter, H.
A. Schwab. I. Lairpl;", C. Strau3s and
H. R. Knosp. 1932. The charge has
grown to 1C4 members with two Sun
day schools with al-cut 250 pcholars.
The present svhool house was bui!t
in I nc aisinrt was orga..zea
the same year into a consolidated
school, with 25 sections of land in
ciuJ:i:g the town cf Murdock and
some fix miles of railroad making it
ISO puplLs. The property cost $45,
000 with equipment, and U12 cort per
year a:.iou:it3 to about $13,000.
O.ily good thing? can be raid about
Murdock; it never hid any use of a
v.ith his neighbor to heve the nicest
lawn, the ben paint on their houses,
and the cleanest and neatest place;
which addj largely to the moral at
mosphere in which to raise a family.
All :tr?.nge;-3 that stop, make re
marks about the r.eat appearance and
substantial homes, that the town
contains.
This Is a condensed "history of
the beginning of Murdock. all writ
ten from memory by L. Neitzel.
PLEASANT RIDGE CLUB
Tbe opening meeting of the Pleas
ant Ridge club after the summer
vacation, v. as hell tt the home of
Mrs. Frank Salsberg last Tuesday
afternoon with the president. Mm.
David Rutherford in
business meeting w
ls held after
which the project leaders. Mrr. Chris
ZiinJiWm&n and Mrs. ;wm Krcager.
tock up the lesson, "Keeping Clothes
Wc-crable." V
The removing of Etains and tbe
remodeling . of clothej were studied
and discussed. . ..
Thirteen members v.ere prernt. as
well as one vistor. All the ladies
were glad to met again and will
look forward to a pleasant year of
study and pleasure. At the close of
the meeting a fhie luncheon was
served by the assistant hostestes.
Mrs. Max Burmeister and Mrs. C.
Baumgart.
The next meeting will bo held
November 15 at the heme of Mrs.
Fred Guenther.
WILL GIVE PROGRAM
Program Horning school Friday,
Oct. 28, 8 o ck. Admission 10c.
HELEN IVERSON,
o24-ltw Teacher.
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