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PAGE Y0T7B PLATTSMOUTH KE2H-WEEKLY JOURNAL union items. iiuton u. smith was a visitor in Plaltsmouth on last Tuesday where he was called to looli after some busi ness matters for a short time. George McFatlanc of I'latUmouth was a visitor in Union and also at the' homo of his daughter, Mr; Franca Leiner and husband east of town. Rue II. Frans and family of Syra cuse, were guests with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Frans and also v.iih I Hay Frans and family whore all en joyed the visit very much: Junior Gillespie has been down with the starlet fever and while he is quite ill is getting: along nicely and it is expected in due time he will be veil and out and at his studies at school. Hans Hanson, living a few miles southwest of Union, is painting his house at the farm and the out build ings which is indeed a good insur ance and one which will increase the value of his property. Karl Trccp andTamily were guer-ts for the day on last Sunday at the home of Jlr. and Mrs. Victor Wchr- j bein wc.-t cf Murray where all en-j joyed the very fiiie dinner which Mrs. Wehrbein served. Miss Mildred Sonultz of Fiatts- mouth. was a visitor wtih her friend MLs Nola Uanning for the last v.eek end. coining down last Saturday and remaining until Sunday afternoon. The young Iadie3 surely enjoyed the visit. Mrs. G. S. Upton, who has been so seriously ill at her hema for some time past was reported a3 feeling some improved on last Saturday and Sunday and her many friends are hoping that she may continue to im prove. Our friend Ralph Orp was wrest ling with his work at the Missouri Pacific station on last Tuesday morn ing and at the same time was enter taining a very severe jumping tooth ache which he was enduring until such a time as he could go interview the dentist. Dan W. Livingston of Nebraska City, was a visitor i:i Union on last j there so as to become acquainted with the pheasants of that locality and with whom they mingled on last Saturday. But they were shy crit ters and refused to return home with the two hunters from this section. Frank I. Anderson end the family departed last week for Brule, where they will spend some ten day3 visit ing with relatives. Ivir. Anderson has romo four brothers in that vicinity, they being Ernest, Aithur, Amos and Charles Anderson arj one sister, Mrs. Lelia Flaischman and husband Yer nor Flaischman. While they were away Mr?. Minnie Anderson, grand mother of Ben Anderson, who re mained at heme, will keep house for him. Has Made a Good Officsr. Hon. W. B. Banning, who is can didate for state senator end who lias made one or the very best officers in this capacity which thi3 "section has ever had, accompanied by Siaccy Ni- day, was making a trip over his dis trict which comprises Otoe, Case and Sarpy counties and were making many friends. They were received at 11 places, chowing good interest and high appreciation of the excellent scr u C3 which Mr. Banning has ren- ered to the district ao well as to the entire state. Thoughful Service fE HAVE established an In vv stitution' for the purpose of relieving the bereaved family of burdens and responsibilities which accompany the passing of a loved one. Our knowledge and experi ence in this profession assures satisfaction to the family of the deceased. Hobson Funeral Home Established 1806 Maniey News Items Enjoyed Fine Feasant Hunt. Goorge A. Ftites of Union, Mr. C. K. Franc cf Clarh-.da, Iowa, and Rob ert Anderson of Lincoln, made a very merry party of hunters who went to Greeley where they enjoyed a tine time end were able to get their quota the first day and were on their way beme with their take. Will Show Free Movies. Tl'.e Union tai.tp of the Modern Woodman of America will give a free n-ovi-ig picture show at their hall on November 4th, to which the en tire membership of the Woodman arcl the Royal Neighbors of Amer ica and their friends are invited. The ::cene will be laid in the mountains of Colorado, where the Wooamen sanitarium is located. o27-2tw Enjoyed a Flicssant Suppsr. Messrs. George, Frank and Wilbur Martin last Friday departed for Nor- Tu.sday and was extending his ac-1 l"olk wi.ere they visited for a time quaintance which has net been as j with relatives and r.ho spent some extensive in Cass county as he hasi-i Saturday interviewing the dosired for it is his ambition to know more people and he is wishing to te district judge for the secnod district. Mrs. France Leiner had the mis fortune to step on a board with a nail protruding therefrom which penetrated her foot and has compell ed thic young woman to get about only with the aid of crutches. She, however, is getting along nicely and is expected will be entirly well in a short time. Dr. J. L. Barriti, Ira Clarke, Frank Bauer, and Elmer Withrow were out to Chapman where they were hunt ing the festive pheasant on last Sat urday and Sunday and on their re turn were accompanied by Henry II. Becker who was there. They had a very fine time but did not say much about the pheasants. Paul Swan, who had a very poor foundation under a portion of his barn and desiring to have it better ha3 been placing a concrete founda tion under the same and was pleased when he completed the work early this week and now has it out of fTTe way from the cold weather which would have interferred with the work. Will A. Ost and Alfred Anderson, the latter from Omaha, and they both brothersin-law were over to Norfolk, they going last Friday and being pheasants of that ceclion and in bonic way induced some ten to return home with them to Union. On Mon day evening the wife of Frank W. Martin, mother of the boys had pri"-r-ared a sufficient number of the birds t I T V I , M r. r-1 nriu-rw? f r. T o fencf f.ir r cloven or more aiul with the other things which make a good supper, jure had a feast. There were gath ered at the festive board Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Martin, host and hostess, with the families of Ceorge Martin, John Fickle and Wilber Martin, and also Frank Finkie of Falls City. (Political Advertising) X 0x .XT, AX IT i.iiim T.T M GharEas A. Ogss CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT For Re-eloction -Non-political Ballet Enjoyed Many Visitors. Rev. and Mrs. B. AI. Kunkel were pleased with a number of relatives who make their home at Oregon, Missouri, last week, and made the home a merry place to be, as there were there for the occasion and to make the occasion a happy one, John Eilers and wife, Edgar Crowell and wife and Clare Crowell and wife, all of Oregon, Mo., who remained from Saturday night until Monday morning. Dr. G. M. Kunkel ar.d fam iiy ci itnarso, .n. m., wen- also visi tors and who also visited for a time with th parents of Mrs. Dr. Kunkel at their home at Daykin and will remain for the greater portion of the winter with the parents of Dr. and Mrs. Kunkel, and should the cli mate agree with the folks they will make tins portion of the country their home. Miss Clara Johnson i3 spending fome time visiting with relatives and iricnd3 in Louisville. Ross S. Shields ar.d the family with the trusty old car, made a trip to Omaha last Sunday where they visited with friends and also enjoy ed a very fine show while there. Jack Jourgcnson, Albert Tuck and Henry Frizzel departed for the north west where they remained from Fri day until Sunday and enjoyed the hunt most pleasantly, getting their full quota of birds. V.'m. Peters and Arthur Hill were enjoying a visit at Taylor where they also did some pheasant hunting and were able to bag their quota of this fine line of birds and were also able to bring some home for the folks to cat. Our old time friend Emerson How ler who has been rather poorly for son; time past, still remains in a very critical condition and while ev erything possible is being done for him he does not t;ccm to show the rallying strength which i3 desired. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wally Johnson were over to Louisville for the eve ning lat Wednesday where they were the guests at the home of Ches ter W. Merriar.i aad wife who are parents of Mrs. Johnson and where all enjoyed a very pleasant evening T. M. Patterson of Iiattsmouth. and who is a hustling insurance salesman was a visitor in Weeping Water o.i Tuesday and was settling for a policy of insurance which had matured, paying the money for the sa.ne and as well looking after other business in his line. Gcorga McFailand of Plattsmouth was a visitor in Weeping Water on last Tuesday meeting with his many friends as well as looking after some business matters for a short time. V.'m. Meyers, the cleaner, was a business visitor i:i Omaha on Mon day of this week, making the trip in his auto. Oscar McNurlin and John Cole were looking after some business mat ters in Omaha on Monday of this week and also Mr. Cole also maSe purchase of a new Ford truck which he sold to Mrs. C. Joyce to re-en force the fleet cf trucks which do so efficient work in the transportation of .cattle and merchandise for the p; tple of this county. THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1932. History of Murdoch and Its People Establishment of Eailroad in 189 and the Foundation of Pres ent Little City. By L. NEITZEL In 1895 T. Wolf, a capitalist came to Murdotk and bought into the lumber business with E. J. Tool II. A. Gast, a harneesmaker, ar rived in Murdock about 1893, who was also the first justice of the peace In October, 1S&5, a Modern Wood man camp was organized with thir teen charter members. Dr. II. C. Madding was counsel, with L. Ncit zel as clerk. It flourished and grew to over 30 members. Mr. H. Dchning and Son started another hardware store in 1893, which was running for about five years when they closed out their business, and A. J. Tool bought their took, adding it to his harness shop, rid has continued ever since. About 1903 II. R. Waldron bought the furniture store from Mr. Rikli, and opened a bank, with Mr. Krink 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 u:ed for a funeral home by Mr. Horton (1932). The Misses Goodale ran a millinery shop in a lean-to to the meat market. The first death in Murdock came to the home of E. J. Tool, when his wife passed away six weeks after coming here from Iowa, leaving Mr. Tool with six children. She was buried at the Callahan cemetery, in 1892. j The citizens cf the new town, who J 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 decided to call a Methodist minister. An old retired minister was sent us. by the name of Wilkinson, who came bought the bank, with II. A. Tool and Mr. Helmer In charge. I During H. R. Neitzel'a residence here. Murdock was incorporated as a village with 222 souls. Soon after wards a saloon was established with A. E. Frasher as owned. A system of cement sidewalks was proposed, and carried through, and muiuum ims mo uesi smewaiKs oijafl anv town in Can fnnntv nil In lit ill to grade and uniform in width. Sa loon license money was used fcr crossings and abutting property paia for theirs. The incorporation was completed March 18, 190f., with the following five trustesses. Orlando H. Eggleston, II. A. Tool , Calvin G. Leis, Jacob Goehiy, H. R. Neitzel and the following year, 190C, the laying of sidewalks was ordered and com pleted. Just beforo the village was incor porated in 1S94 Mr. II. W. Eggles ton, L. Neitzel, II. V. McDonald, II. A. Tool, A. J. Tool, E. J. Tool and others, met and talked over the mat ter cf building a local telephone sys tem. A company was formed with L. Neitzel president, II. V. McDonald secretary and treasurer. Stock was sold at ?25 per share. H. C. Kohl- (Political Advertising) r!ill-nl SI LagSsSi mm l rush was ejected manager, who se cured tcckholders, and in a short time enough stock was sold to begin building the lines. One hundred and thirty-five phones were placed, and before January 1st, 1835 the coni- ny was doing business. It was a success fro mthe beginning, and proved a good investment. In the fall of 1920 the village voted to have electricity in town. An agreement with the Nebraska Power o. to furnish power was entered in to; and the village voted ? 10.000 bonds, to bs 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 cf Maniey and brought in on No. 1 highway. In 1926 the village sold out to the Nebraska Power Co. for $10,000 each, which left $4,000 in the village treasury. The same 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 teat appear- We tre at that place in this economic unrest and discontent that it takes foreseeing, level headed men to enact laws, that the oppretsion mzy he lifted one who is familiar with ths needs of the fcrming communities as well as the laboring and business interests and who can he relied upon to see that the rights end needs of oil are conserved. Men of clear thinking and courageous action are needed! A ftSsn c SMs Ic Gee. 13. MckEes, STATE REPRESENTATIVE Nov is tho Time to be Safe 335 LOCAL GIFTS TO THE CLASKSON HOSPITAL AW, WHAT'S THi: USE? Very few week3 pass in the year without Eomeone from thu town ne ing found among the patients in CIarkf;on hospital. An offering was taken at St. Luke's church Harvest Home service, recently, of preserves and other provisions. Ths letter came immediately in response. "We are writing to acknowledge and ex press cur appreciation cf the dona tion of fruits and jellies. . . . Pa tients do enjoy home made pre-:eivo.v and often thc.-e prove an annetizer wnere an eise tans. with many thanks to each and every giver." an i.oiKi'.tiit; RECEIVES CATTLE from Weeping Water. Then the presiding elder formedjance of the village, a circuit with South Bend, Murdock In 1926 the Murdock Telephone Oil Way Home Irom East. Miss Agusta Ilobb. who has been Fpc::ding .some time at the general convention of postmasters of the United States, and following which she started for home on last Sunday and will stop at a number of places on her v.ay home for short visits and will expect to arrive home on October 30. PreacheJ nere Sunday. Dr. Fentel of Omaha, who is sec retary of the Methodist conference of thi3 district, wa3 a visitor in Union on last Sunday and occupied tho pulpit of the Methodist church, delivering -a very forceful anil worth while discourse, which was listened to and enjoyed by a large congregation. FOR SALE Visited and Hunted. Pert Jamison and wife and John Ferguson departed for Taylor where they visited for a time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard where Grandmother Mrs. Julia Jami son hr.B been visiting for some time as Mrs. Hubbard is a daughter. The folks ere vi.-iting there and also Mr. Jamison is doing some hunting in the pheasant line. Enjoyed a Fine Visit. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Tuck return ed on last Thursday from an extend ed visit at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Knight and where also they visited at tha home of Mrs." Iielle Hartley who resides a few miles south of Salem, Iowa . They found Mr. Knight not in the best of health but able to be up a portion of the time. Enjoyed Visit at Neligh. P.ali.b Bir.ger, who ha been visit ing at the home cf his uncle, John Linger ar.d family at Neligh since last Thursday until Tuesday morn ing of this week. While there Ralph also enjoyed the hunting of the fes tive pheasant and wa3 able to bag hi3 quota of birds. from Tuelay Dally George Lchnes and PbilMp 1 hier clf, well known residents cf Cedar Creek, were in the city today for a few hours attending to some matters of business. 1D31 Ford 1V2 ton truck and grain body, 157 inch dual wheels. This truck is Has never hauled a 1 ton load. Been in service only 3 months. Call 170, Plattsmouth. , o24-2tw-4td Stock chassis, perfect. Phone the news to No. 6. Lumber Sawing Commercial sawing from your own logs lumber cut to your specifications. We have ready cut dimen sion lumber and sheeting for sale at low prices. HEBBASXA CASKET PACTOSY and Wabash and an old veteran of the civil war, David Fetz, was sta tioned at South Bend. He was 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. Uev Fetz would hold revival services at South Bend and Wabash, and G. V. Pickwell would come in with his big wagon, and 8 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 co3t was $2500. In 1903 Rev. Brooker 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 tht site of Mrs. A. Panska's home. The class was small and never grew; af ter some 7 or 8 years was closed. In 1903 the Evangelical church located a church in Murdock, which is the only church left (1932). 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 ot members were transferred to Elm- wood and the property sold. In 1910 a very disastrous fire con sumed L. Neitzcl'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 Sent. 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. 1S92 and contin ued with Geo. Meeker In charge, un til June 30, 1894, when Gus Weide- man bought the bank, who being a farmer grew tired of banking and was ready to sell when II. R. Neitzel, brother to L. Neitzel, bought tlie 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 sold out to F. R. Guthmann, who continued until the business un til 1930 when F. Martin of Omaha, Co. sold out to the Lincoln Tele phone and Telegraph Co., who re built all the lines and gives excel lent service. In the year when Murdock became of agr (i8 years old) 1909, tho first street fair was held, continuing three days. It was a great success. It was repeated in 1910 and 1911, thsn street fairs became so common, that no more were held. Journal Wanl-flds ccst only a me ueveiopment or tne evangel- lew cents ana get real results I ical church. Rev. A. Fischer tried to The cattle feeding firm of Wehr bein & Boedcker of Murray have received a large consignment of cat tle from Whitmore, Nebraska, which will be fed at their farm at Murray. This firm has been one of the mo.-t. extensive cattle feeding companies in this part of the state and have in. the past year shipped a great deal of stock to the Chicago market. Their stock has almost always topped the market and are In brisk demand from the buyers when they are on the market. Some folk arc ever i:i tivo mood. And bring a con vc r.-;t io;i to a point that'.; almo.-t n:!e; Your id as on religion or on topical f.fiaira Are maudlin talk ai d waddle uti les.: they coincide with theirs. And they'll argue aid debate the point, and then product) Hjine more; Then convince you most co: -clusivcly that twi-e two i.sn't lour. Your attitude on this or that but :-!:ov. a mental ill, And den'oii trat': your state of mind to be absolutely n.l. No matter what your views may lie, to them they're not quite riht And leave you in a ciiar-tcncd mind at the end of a verbal fipht. So I'll toddle through thi vale of tears a-singing my little e-ong. And if they don't accep-. MY view, doggone 'em, they're all wrong. "K" RETURNS FR01I HOSPITAL Miss Mary Ann Hadraba. who wan operated cn Mime two week ago at Omaha cr appendicitis, has o far recovered that she has been able to return to the home licre. Sh? is re cuperating at home and hpos ?ocn to be able to resume her activities in school. Journal Want-ads cost only a few cents and get real results! cpen 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 Louisville church added, Christ Miller, Otto Miller aid A. Rikli. a church was organized and a building erected. The followin year the parsonage . was built while Rev. A. Branchle served the charge; who was followed by C. Boclter, H . Schwab, I. Laipply, C. Strauss and H. R. Knosp, 1932. The charge has grown to 164. members with two Sun day schools with about 230 scholars The present school house was built in 1925. The district was organized llio o r- n vmi" intn n frtT rrril iiln 1 chool, with 25 sections of land in- b t J! 1L. . .-. ...... I T. cniuii:;r lilt; low 11 hi iwumuuiv uim some six miles of railroad making it one of the richest districts in tho county. Eight teachers have about 180 pupils. The property cost $43, 600 with equipment, and the cost per year amounts to about ? 13.000. Only good things can be said about Murdo'.k: it never had any use of a Jail: none of her citizens have been arrested; no fighting was every in dulged in, even in saloon days; the citizens are proud of their record and are found to live up to it. It is the best built un town: everybody vies with his neighbor to have the nicest lawn, the best painl on their houses. and the cleanest and neatest place; which adds largely to the moral at mosphere in which to raise a family. All etrangers that stop, make re marks about the neat appearance and substantial homes, that the town contains. . . hrisflass Sards 3 ft I This Is a condensed ."history of j tho beginning of Murdock, all writ? ten from memory by L. Neitzel. A little early yes and no, mostly no to be talking: about this sub ject, but we do want to tell you here and now that You can fouy better Clix-istmas cards sfr Sower pieces riqfrt hese at Ksme than you GS2i get g dooi' &e!l swinging salesmen now goiiig around thQ cousi ty9 f you win matte your se lection nsw. Net all the Christmas cares sold in Platts mouth stores are sold by us. Cther stores carry complete stocks and what ve want to unpress en you most is to BUY YOUR XMAS CARDS IN PLATTSMOUTH, and make your selections early while stocks are most complete. As usual, we can give you personal imprint ing service on the cards you select at a very moderate additional ccst Early purchasers can be accomodated at our store and thus get the matter out of the way before the big rush a few weeks hence. Ask to See the New 1932 Christmas Cards at FOR SALE Three young shorthorn bulls. Louis Friedrich, Tele. 3020. ltw Do not fornet to vote for Dan W. LIvInnston for District Judge. -Adv. 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