BTOSDAY, DEC. 19, 1932.
PLATTSHOUTH SEM-WEEELY JOTTSNAL
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and while he Is thus kept from the
store the business is being looked
after by Charles Kupke, who is a
very careful and obliging gentleman,
and one who will well care for the
business until such a time as Mr.
Xeitzel can get back to his work.
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ITEMS
Sine rast few davs in bpH wMth
attack of the flu.
j August Stander of Elmwood wa3 a
I business visitor in.Murdoek on last
Friday where he was looking after
some business matters for a short
time. ...
Henry Heinemann and Mathew
Thimgan hare for some time bsen
building a stage in the Murdock
church that entertainments may be
more easily given and in a better
way.
Misses Helen and Mary Borneniier
were over to Ashland on Friday of
last week where they were looking
after some pre-Christmas shopping
and also meeting a number of their
friends.
The weather being cold did not
stop A. H. Ward from making his
accustomed trip3 to Elmwood, Wa
bash and South Bend on last Friday
with his distribution of cils, greases
and gas.
G. Bauer, who has been chopping
wood for some time past has been ad
versely effected with the cold and
dampness and has been having some
Theumatism which has given thf3
gentleman some trouble.
Someone spilled about a half pound
cf roofing nails at the "entrance of
the garage of I. G. Hornbeck. but
which did no damage and were pick
ed up and the owner may have them
by calling at the Rock Island stat ion.
Mrs. O. E. Bradford, formerly Miss
Mary Tool, arrived home last week
and is visiting for a time with the
parents. She was assisting in the
bank while her father, Henry A.
Tool, was called to look after come
business matters out of town on last
Friday.
Martin Blum and Wm. Blum, Ivan
Sutton and M. Christensen made a
very fine team of wood choppers who
were making wood for the fire out
of the big trees in the pasture of
W. E. Palmeter over on the Callahan
creek north of Murdock and west of
South Bend.
J. H. Buck, who has been growing
a good pig during the past summer j
muugui. ia vu.u tyen 1 guuu
10 ureta me same ior lucai ouu ai-
cordingly has done so, and found that
the porker wS In' "dressed welghetf
near six hundred pound3 and besides
the meat it provided an abundant
amount cf lard for the coming year.
A Cold Day Est Good Tine.
The Ladies' Aid of the Murdock
church which are a very enthusiastic
bunch of workers for the church and
the good of the home town, were
meeting on last Friday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Roeber north
west of Murdock where they enjoyed
the afternoon and as well looked af
ter much work for the church and
its charities. The ladies pronounced
Mrs. Roeber a genial hostess and a
most capable entertainer, and are
looking for the time when they can
meet at her hospitable home again.
Has Been Very Sick.
Wm. Meyer who has oil and on
worked for Conrad Baumgartner and
elsewhere in thi3 neighborhood, has
been afflicted with the rheumatism
to the extent that he has not been
able to work and has been suffering
a good deal and the church of which
he is a member has been considering
the matter of sending him to some
homo for treatment, and were meet
ing for that purpose last week. While
the matter is still undecided he is
being cared for here.
L. Ueitzsl Very Poorly.
L. Neitzel, who has been kept to
his bed and home for the past ten
days, is not feeling; so much better
but ctill is feeling that his condition
is improving, is kept to the home
'She Ideal Christinas
A KEAT, CLEAN FIRE-SAFE
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Saves Dirt, Work and Worry!
For orders received In 10 days
the price is reduced to $6.95
-delivered to your station!
KAIL YOUR ORDER
TODAY TO
H. W. Tool lAsmh&p
Murdock, Nebr.
Kob Kabinet Ksep Kitchens Clean!
GIFT
Tells of Cold Weather.
Wayne Swartz, who is buying
horses In North Dakota, while the
folks visit in Murdock with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Gakemcier, write
that the weather is very cold up
there he having experienced a tem
peraturs of 28 below zero and with
no noticeable intention of getting
warmer.
Celebrates Birthday.
Russell Lee Ward, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Ward, is a very cios.; stu
dent at the age of five years and is
a lumber of the class which is
taught by Mrs. Charles I. Long, and
on last Sunday, December 11th,
which was his birthday, the occasion
was appropriately celebrated when
his parents entertained at a dinner
and had as guests the teacher, Mrs.
Long, who had baked a birthday
cake with five candles thereon, and
whh the family and grandfather and
Messrs. and Mesdames W. O. Gilles
pie and Merle Gillespie, ate dinner
with young Russell and also extend
ed to him the wish for many more
such happy birthday anniversary
celebrations.
Will Celebrate Christmas.
The Murdock church, tho Louis
ville church and the Callahan church
of the Evangelical denomination, and
the Trinity Lutheran church, all four
have just now in hand the perfecting
of a very nice program and the fin
ishing of the appointment for their
programs will furnish a very nice
evening's entertainment at each of!
these churches on Saturday of this
week.
Bible Class Holds Good Heeting.
The Bible class of the Murdock
Bible school, held a very fine meet
ing at the Murdock schools last Wed
nedsay and enjoyed a very fine get
together meeting with much sociabil
ity and soms good eats a3 well and
having concluded their program, they
iheld the election of officers for the
ensuing year, electing the entire list
of ofl;;Ccrs who have served so faith
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Elmer Miller president Charles JL
Long, vice-president; and Lerdy Gor-
they, secretary-treasurer.
Very Pretty Custom.
The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph Co. over the entire territory
have a Christmas organization which
permits all employes to participate
j in providing a Christmas for little
tcts who would otherwise get no
Christmas cheer. The girls at the
Murdock office have provided ten
dolls while the gentlemen who work
for the company provide an equal
amount of toys which they have to
purchase and on Christmas morning
the presents are distributed as per
a list w hich, they liave been prepar-
ing for many months,
Thi3 looks
like it is a very fine practice and
which 3 bound to scatter happiness
in many an otherwise unhappy home.
Feeding Cheap Corn
Robert Stock vas in Fremont last
Saturday and purchased 75 head of
hogs, which he will feed on some of
the cheap corn. Rudolph Kuehn also
purchased 75 head of hogs to be fat
tened in his feedlot.
Got Their Cyster Sapper
Rcbert Stock gave an oj-ster supper
last Saturday night for Jess, Harry
and Paul, his brothers, who had help
ed him pick corn. He had promised
thorn this treat and made good on his
offer and a good time was had, the
beys also bringing their lady friends,
Edna Zoz, Ruth Kuehn and Eernice
Boys. II r. and Mrs. Wm. Zable and
daughter, Arlene, were also present.
Martin Kickles Home Bums.
With the very disagreeable day on
last Friday, December ICth, the farm
heme or Mr. and Mrs. Martin J.
N!ckle3 caught fire and was entirely
consumed. Whila neighbors endeav
ored to render what assistance pos
sible, in many Instances the cars,
on account of the cold weather, would
not start and so could not cei there
until the home was consumed. This
is a terrible time for one to have
their home burn, any time is bad,
but with the extremely cold weather
and having to get out and go else
where, is doubly bad. We aren't able
to report how the fire started or
whether there was insurance on the
structure or not.
Had a Hguc Warmiiis.
And a dandy time for such work,
at that, was enjoyed by a number of
the friends of Fred Dieckmann, jr.
when they on Tuesday night went
in a body to his home where they
were prepared for a good time and
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Follow Santa's example!
Give her Rollin's Hosiery
for Christmas. She'll ap
preciate it. A beautiful,
inexpensive gift
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in Xmas Boxes
Fetzer Shoe Co.
Eome of Quality Footwear
had one and also gave Fred a time
which he will long cherish. Going on
last Tuesday night they remained un
til the following day was three hours
old and sure they did warm the house
and home. They had a very fine time
and each looked at in a different man
ner, which makes it difficult to tell
just how it suited them. Better ask
one of them. They are Paul and
Jesse Stock, Wm. Straich, Floyd and
Jesse Erakhage and OIJ.O and Donald
Reichmann.
Mauley News Items
John Crane wa3 a visitor with
friends in Omaha on last Saturday
and was also looking after some busi-
rpess jEaUersas well.
The twin babies of Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Stander are reported as being
very poorly at this time with a severe
attack of cold and croup.
Herman Dall and Earnie Pankonin
were visiting in Omaha on Friday of
last week, going that Mr. Dall might
bring the daughter home who is at
tending school there.
Adolph Steinkamp has been quite
poorly for some time past and has
been kept to his home and bed for a
number of days but late last week
was able to get down town and see
his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rauth and
Miss Rena Christensen were over to
Omaha on last Tuesday where they
were both visiting with friends as
well as looking after some pre
Christmas shopping.
Joseph Macena, who makes his
home with a daughter at Weeping
Water, was a visitor in Man ley for
a short time early last week, but the
weather being so cold that he could
not get to visit as much a3 he de-
jsired.
Miss Anna Rauth who is attend
ing school in Omaha, was a visitor at
home for. over the week end last
Thursday and where she enjoyed the
day very much. Mr. and Mrs. Rauth
took her back to her school on Sun
day evening in their car.
A number of friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Murphy gathered at
their beautiful country home one day
last week where they surprised this
estimable couple and where all en
joyed cards until it was time to go
home. Refreshments were served
which added much to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
Takes Hotter to Hospital.
Th9 mother of Mrs. John Bergman,
jr., has been very sick at her home
near Murray and the daughter has
been there assisting in the care of the
mother for seme time and as she has
not been showing the improvement
desired, it was deemed best to take
the patient to the hospital, eo accord
ingly Mr. and Mrs. Bergman took
her to Omaha late last week where
it is hoped she will show good im
provement and that she may soon be
well again. ,
Kakingf Good Iaprovements.
Misa Teresa Rauth has been hav
ing ccme improvements made at her
country home a short distance from
Manley. Karcld Krecklow has been
doing some carpenter work while
Georgs Rau is doing some decorating
on the interior of the hone.
Journal Want-Ads get results!
Farmers Enter Old-Time Contests
Middle aged and old folks as well
as young people will cor.ipete tor the
cash prizes in the Fun Frolic contents
at the College of Agriculture, Janu
ary 4, according to Ivan D. Wood,
who is in charge cf the events. The
Fun Frolic contests, featuring old
time fiddling, ciphering, square danc
ing, overall patching ard singing are
a part of the annual Farmers Fun
Feed held in connection with the
Organized Agriculture meetings tak
ing place the first week in January.
A complete sc'hedul3 or the rules
for the eleven contests has been
drawn up by those in charge of the
events. Entries will bs accepted in
all of the events up to the time they
arc scheduled to take plac escc-pt in
the carpet heating, the group song
ccntesc, and the souaro dar.ee. Any
person may enter more than one con
test if the schedule cf evcnt-i permits
him to participate in th:m. No entry
fees are charged for any of the events.
The old fiddlers' contest is limited
to Nebraska farmers more than
years of age. Each contota:.t will be
allowed an accompa
list. The county
song group contest is limited to gray- j
haired farm men i.nd women with!
net lens than five and net more than j
ten people in the group. Many entries j
for all contests are already being re- j
ceived by county agent1; in tho state i
and Ivan D. Wood of t
Agriculture at Lincoln.
ie College of
Cars County Sirg at
Mrs. Eugene Nutzn
.11, ct isenaw -
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ikn will lo? -! Iho Cass countv cinK
'at Organized Agriculture, Wednesday
j morning, January 4th at 10:15. The
sing will include,' "Little
Brown j
Church in ths Vale."
-Love's Old j
Nebraska," j
Sweet Song,
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three of the favorite
on gs of I.'e -
traska club v mien.
All project and study club women
are urged to memorize these songs,
atterd the morning session Wednes
day and join in the Mhg.
Sedlir Trees Available.
One year old nursery grown seed
ling trees, in sixtfeea varieties, will
be available to 'farmers in Nebraska
ibis spring throi'gh the Extension
Service. The farm bureau ofi'ice has
application blanks ready for those
who wish to place orders for these
trees, at $1.00 per hundred tre3s.
The varieties available are: Broad
leaf, American Elia, Chinese Elm, Cot
tonwood, green ah, catalpa. honey
locust, soft maple, bor-elder, Rus
sian mulberry, Russian olive, and
caragana (Siberian, pea tree), ever
green, Austrian pine, yellow (Eu!!)
pine, Scotch pine, eastern white pine,
jack pine. The red cedars are avail
able only to counties west of a line
through the eastern edge cf Holt and
Webster counties.
The eastern white pine is a new
variety made available this j-ear and
is a very good tree for eastern Ne
braska. Applications for trees shculd
be sent to the farm bureau office with
in the next few weeks as it i3 expect
ed the demand will be heavy.
WHDDE2) ELI COLORADO
Word has been received here erf
the marriage of Dorothy Cross of
Arriba, Cclo., to Mr. Oscar Smith of
Bovina, Colo. The marriage was
solemnized Saturday, October 29,
1932 at 12 o'clock noon.
Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl C. Cross cf Arriba,
Colorado, former residents of Cass
county. She i3 a senior at Colorado
Agricultural College at Fort Collins,
a very popular and accomplished
oung lady having recently been elect
ed to the national honorary sorority,
Omicron Nu, for home economics stu
dents. Mrs. Smith will receive her
degree in May.
Mr. Smith is a young man of star
ling character and a former student
cf Colorado Aggies where he was very
active in school activities and a mem
ber of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
At present he i3 engaged in teach
ing in the schools of Lincoln count.y
LEGION AUXILIARY KELTS
The American Legion Auxiliary
met on Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Robert M. Walling on North
Third etreet and who was assisted by
Mrs. A. H. Duxbury and Mrs. Otto
Keck. The afternoon was given over
to the discussion of the business of
the society and the discussion of the
recent district convention held here
and v Ii'ch had been such a splendid
success in every way. At a suitable
hour dainty refreshments were served
to add to the pleasures of the occa
sion.
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Cur stock of GiFT GOODS is not only the largest, but the most reasonably priced
we hs-ve ever shown in the manj' years wa have been in business. Articles that
ence seemed prohibitive have been reduced unlil they are selling today at a mere
fraction of their former cost. You can rzzp the benefit by coming now and pick
ing cut your gifts. Don't wait until tlia last minute rush when the cream of the
Holiday shocks" have been picked up. Piaiismcuth stores are now all open evenings,
and can sorvs you efficiently and economically. Spend your dollars here at home!
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Stat:cr.c:y, vri:h estpisite i:
rer lireil envelopes. At small
additicn cost we can imprint
G-letter monograms thereon.
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Old Carta's never happier
than when carrying gifts cf
Eoxed Confections fcr "her."
And if yen really want to
rzzkz here happy too, drop
in and see onr stock. Eases
from 1 lb. at moderate prices.
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V7EAPPCTS SERVICE
W2 will wrap any gift items
prrchased here, enclosing an
appropriate gift card for yon.
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Nov ycu can give 'her' the bag she lias so long desired for prices
arc dovn from 25 to 40 per cent from last year, and half charged
in former years. We are showing the largest stock in Cass county.
Space forbids listing but a small part of the many Gift Ideas that will
present themselves to you upon a visit to our ctcre. V e will have
extra help to wait on you promptly and invite you to 'lcok around."
Christmas Tree Lighting Sets Electric Lighted Door Wreaths
We also have a line of Wreaths for Graves
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Radio Scarfs
Electric Clocks
Radio Lamps
Table Lamps
Desk Lamps
Framed Pictures
and Mottoes
Christmas Tree
Light Sets
Center Piece Table
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CHRISTMAS
CARDS
Some as low as 10c doz.
&so Xmas Pest Cards
at tho same price.
Others at lc, 2 fcr 5c
and 5c up to 25c
A Fine Boxed
Assortment
21 Beautiful Gree
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Fop small additional cum
ycu can have your name
imprinted cn these cards.
Edgar Guest
Cards
12 Cards in Eox for 51
Seth Parker
Cards
12 Cards in Eox for $1
Gifts for Him!
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Cigarette Cases
Cigarette Boxes
Cigar Lighters
Fey. Clothing Brushes
Leather Bill Folds
Card Cases
Fountain Pens
Pen and Pencil Sets
Key Cases
Card Sets
Single and Double Packs
New 1S33 Diaries
also 5-Year Diaries
Tooled Leatln
and PURSES
WE CAEHY
The Complete
Line of
euiiisoifo
Seals, Tags and
Stickers
alsa Holly and Tissue Taper,
Stout Tinsel and, Green Ccrd
for tying your parcels. The
way you wrap your pack
age adds much to your gift.
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CIGAB.S, CIGARETTES, PIPES
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All popular brands in gift
bc-es and cartons. If he
smekes nothing will please
him more. Cigars in boxes
of 10, 25 and 50. Humidor
Snicking Tobacco and every
hind cf Cigarettes."
17o golfer ever had enough
clubs. You can add to his
collection with the gift of one
or two this year at small ex
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Photograph Frames
Compacts
Toilet Water
Toilet Sets
Balh Salts
Fountain Pens
Pen and Pencil Sets
Clothes Brushes
New 1333 Diaries
also 5-Year Diaries
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