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MONDAY, JUNE 12, 19' PAGX FOUR BURDOCK Fred W. Backemeier, of Elm wood, "was visiting in Murdock as well as looking after some business matters. Mathew Thims:an and son were over to Lincoln on last Wednesday, where they were looking after some business matters. J. R. Kirk was a visitor in Omaha, where he was looking after some business and visiting with friends on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. John Seheel has been feeling quite poorly of late and has had to remain in her bed, although she is now showing some improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Lennie Lau and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Backemeier were visiting with friends and doing some shopping in Omaha on last Wednes day. A. If. Ward, the owner of the Mur dock filling station, was painting and otherwise beautifying the sta tion and keeping things looking spic and span. Eniil Kuehn and the family were over to the home of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gorthey, where they were guests of the postmaster and wife for the day and dinner on last Sun day. The new tees which have been purchased for the Murdock greens have been received and taken to the grounds and installed, placing the court in the best of condition for playing. W. T. Weddell was a visitor in Ashland for the day on last Wed nesday, where he was called to 109k after some business matters for a short time. He also visited with relatives and friends while there. Mrs. A. II. Jones, of Weeping Wat er, was a visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. B. Gorthey, for the day last Thursday and also enjoyed meet ing with the Ladies Aid, which was being entertained by Mrs. Gorthey. TheMurdoek Juniors, a ball team of small stature Americans, was over to Weeping Water on last Friday and played a like team of that town in which the Murdock team won over the Weeping Water lads by a score of 16 to 9. A number of the citizens of Mur dock were called to Plattsmouth as witnesses and to look after some business matters on Thursday of last week. Among them were John W. Kruger, I. G. Hornbeck, H. II. Law ton," E. M. 'Shatto, F. A. Melvin and Lawrence Race. On Thursday of last week, the Murdock Ladies Aid Society held a meeting with their member, Mrs. L. B. Gcrthey. The ladies put in most of the time working, but found a Bhort time for social pursuits. They were loud in praise of the entertain ment provided by the genial hostess. If you want a bargain, take ad vantage cf the special subscription price on the Semi-Weekly Journal of $1.50 per year, on arrearages and time paid in advance. The offer will be in effect until July 1st, when the price will be put back to $2 a year, the rate that has been in effect dur ing the past twenty years, through good times and bad. Grandson Arrived in Oklahoma The pleasant news was received by Grandfather and Grandmother Wm. Knaupe, from Billings, Okla., of the arrival of a very fine young grandson which came there a short time since. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chestnut and their little son are getting along nicely. Also Grandfather and Grandmother Wm. Knaupe and wife are getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. Chestnut was formerly Miss Vera Knaupe. Received TJni Diploma Mrs. L. D. Lee, wife cf Dr. Lee, who was a student at the University of Nebraska for three years prior to her marriage a few years ago, but gave up her studies at that time, has during the past year completed her Senior year and with the closing of the school just recently received her diploma, ranking high in all her ex amination, in fact, her average was well above that of many who had been there continuously, showing she had not only remembered her earlier training, but put In the past year to good advantage. The many friend3 of Mrs. Lee will be pleased to learn of her success. Receives Severe Injury Bobby Gakemeier and Bobby Mc Donald were hauling cobs on a trail er which they had hitched to an auto, but wanting to cros3 a ditch, they uncoupled the two and endeav ored to push it over the ditch. While thus engaged Bobby Gakemeier took hold of the tongue of the vehicle, with Bobby McDonald pushing. In some manner the Gakemeier boy fell and the tongue of the trailer caught his foot crushing it badly. Dr. and Dordens Produce Go. are paying the highest market price for -Cream paying near the Omaha delivered price. E. J. Cooley, Mgr. also Will Pay All the Market Affords for Poultry Phone 62 . J. CGOLEY Mgr. Murdock, Neb. First Door North of Bank Mrs. L. D. Lee were away and the lad was hurried to Elmwood, where Dr. Liston dressed the injured mem ber. On the return of Dr. Lee, he has had charge of the lad, who Is showing good Improvement. Chicken Thieves Abroad The poultry yards of Mr. and Mrs Harry Davis, who reside on the G. V, rickwell farm, were visited by chick en thieves who tock some eighty of their flock of White Langshans that were rapidly developing into early spring fries and weighed about pound and a half each. Recently Mrs Davis and her father suffered the los3 of some $35 as a result of a visit from thieves. Something should be done to halt this sort of depreda tion.' Visiting at Tool Home The Rev. J. V. Bandy and family. of Republican City, where Rev. Ban dy is a minister, were visiting at the home of A. J. Tool for a number of clays last week. Mrs. Bandy and Mrs. Tool are sisters. Rev. Bandy was a delegate to the Masonic grand ledge meeting in Omaha last week and they took advantage of the op portunity to visit here while he at tended the lodge sessions in Omaha. Jolly Jumpers Sewing Club The Jolly Jumpers sewing club had their first meeting since orga nizing on June 2nd, at the home of Mrs. Bryan McDonald. There were thirteen members present and three absent. They had their second meeting on June 7th, with eleven members pres ent. They studied the second anc" third lessons on slips. The next meeting will te held on June 21st at the same home. Mabe1 Stock, News Reporter. ,Iad Nearly Drowns Michael Lavton, the three year eld son of Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Law ton, who, with the family, had gone to the lake at South Bend on a fish ing trip, was nearly drowned when he walked out on a plank and jump ed into the water. Mrs. Lawton call ed to Homer, who was 100 feet or more away, but came running. jj the time he got there, the little fel low had gone under a second time. Mr. Lav.'ton jumped into the lake. where the water was nearly 8 feet deep, and grasping the son broughl him to shore. They worked with him quite a while before they were able to get the water out of his lungs, and then the little fellow began to cry, which was a welcome sign and indicated that he was all right. The parent? are surely very thankful that they were able to save the boy and In the future they will be very careful when about water. Ladies Aid Meets The Ladies Aid met Thursday af ternoon at the country home of Mrs. Gorethy with twenty-one members, seven visitors and nineteen children present. Quilting and quilt blocks kept all busy. At the business meet ing it was decided to serve home made ice cream and cake on Saturday evening of this week, June 17th. Ev eryone welcome. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Frank Buell Wednesday, June 21st, instead of the 22nd. Mrs. Goerthy served a delicious lunch consisting of buttered buns, salmon salad, chocolate cookies, ice tea and coffee, to which all did am ple justice. 'FRIENDS OF HITLER' ORGANIZE IN CANADA Montreal, June 7. The swastika flag flew Wednesday over headquar ters of "the foreign frlend3 of Hitler movement," members of which pro claimed themselves - in favor of all principles enunciated by Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany. Farm Machinery FOB SALE FARM-ALL TRACTOR, In perfect condition; Perfection 3-unlt milking machine, in first class condition; also cream separator. Would take some live stock In on sale.- T. H. Pollock, Plattsmouth, Nebr. ; L. C. Likewise, Murray, Nebr. J7-ld, law Nebraska is Awarded 275 Foresters' Jobs No Selection to Be Made Before June 12, Gordon Beck Says Must Allot Wage. Nebraska's quota of veterans for the government reforestation camps will be 275 and World war veter ans rate 73 percent of this quota,' or 256, according to information reach ing Gordon Beck, local head of vet erans administration. The others will be selected from veterans of the Spanish-American war, Philippine insurrection, Moro expedition and Boxer rebellion. The county quotas, based on population, follow: Adams 5 Jefferson 3 Antelope 3 Arthur 1 Banner 1 Blaine 1 Boone 2 Box Butte 2 Brown 1 Buffalo 4 Burt 2 Butler 2 Boyd 1 Cedar ' 3 Cass 3 Cherry . 2 Chase -. 1 Cheyenne 2 Cuming 2 Colfax 2 Custer 5 Clay 2 Dakota 2 Dawson 3 Dawes 2 Deuel 1 Dixon 2 Johnson , 2 Kearney 1 Keith 1 Keyapaha Kimball 1 Knox 3 Lancaster 18 Lincoln 5 Logan 1 Loup 1 McPherson 1 Madison 5 Merrick 2 Morrill 2 Nance 3 Nemaha 2 Nuckolls 2 Otoe 4 Pawnee 2 Perkins 1 Phelps 1 Pierce 2 Platte 4 Polk 2 Red Willow 3 Richardson 4 Rock 1 Salme 3 Sarpy 2 Saunders 4 Scotts Bluff , 5 Seward 3 Sheridan 2 Sherman 1 Sioux 1 Stanton. 1 Thayer 2 Dodge 5 Douglas 43 Dundy 1 Fillmore 3 Franklin 2 Frontier 1 Furnas 2 Gage 5 Garden 1 Garfield : 1 Gosper 1 Grant 1 Greeley 2 Thomas 1 Thurston 2 Valley 1 Washington 2 Wayne 2 Webster 2 Wheeler 1 York 3 Hall 5 Hamilton 2 Harlan 2 Hayes 1 flitchcock 1 Holt 3 Hooker 1 Howard 2 Veterans already in contact with the administration will receive appli cation blanks at once Others should let in touch with Beck at Veterans hospital, Lincoln. Successful appli- ants must have seen service in war time and have been honorably dis- harged; must be citizens of the Unit- 2d States, now unemployed, able to lo ordinary manual labor, free from ictive or communicable disease, and jf good character. Preference will be given those with dependents, and all will be required to allot three-fourths af their $30 a month pay to depend- nts. Selections will not be made before June 12. Those selected will be told to report at designated recruiting stations for preliminary examination, md those passing this test will go to conditioning camps for a fortnight and then to reforestation camps. Each Arill pay his own way to the recruit ing station, but If rejected will be given his fare home. It is expected selections for final anrollment will be complete by June 22, so that enrollment may begin about June 24 and be finished in two days. Camp equipment, clothing and blankets will be furnished but men should take their own toilet articles ind any extras they may wish, with a limit of one suitcase. Men will work sight hours a day, five days a week, may have limited leaves and visitors, and can enjoy leisure time activities and religious serices. Medical and hospital care will be provided. CUDAHY SEEKING DIVORCE Milwaukee. Testimony of Mich ael F. Cudahy, millionaire packer who seeks a divorce from Alice Dick son Pinto Cudahy, that she was dis satisfied with surroundings except when in the company of millionaires and persons of outstanding social prominence, was revealed in a court commission's record filed in circuit court. She would go east, he said and visit homes of the wealthy, then return to find fault with the furnish ings which she herself had selected. He told of trips to Cuba, London, Paris, Long Island, Atlantic City and Florida and said he returned alone from several. Cudahy testified his wife wanted to entertain only her own friends and didn't care to have his friends come to their home. WOMAN TOUEIST HURT North Platte. Mrs. R. Deaurex, from Washington state, was pain fully injured when the car she was driving overturned on the Lincoln highway west of here. She is in a North Platte hosptial. V0DK AK and V0!IOa FQDYQIIRIE Do you realize that a car acciden could easily result in a judgment that would take everything you own YOUR PAST Past experience is no protection for the future. Many will have accidents this week who never had one before Your INSURANCE POLICY Be sure is it properly written, gives the protection you need, and is with a reliable company. Let us tell you about our Policies, Service and Rates Duxbury & Davis Phone 56 Plattsmouth Case from Mur dock Attracts Large Number Charges Filed Against John Kruger by I. G. Hornbeck, Brings in Many to Hear Case. Thursday afternoon the , county court room was filled to its capacity by residents from the west part of the county .who came here to hear a case originating at Murdock. This was the hearing cf the complaint filed by I. G. Hornbeck against John Kruger for,, using language to pro voke an assault and also to have Mr. Kruger placed under a peace bond. There was a great deal of test! mony offered In the case ana tne matter tried before a jury composed of Leo Boynton, James Persinger, R Foster Patterson, John Wickman, C C. Smith and Albert Olson. After the hearing of the evidence as brought forth in the case, the jury returned a verdict finding the defend ant guilty as charged and according ly the court, assessed the fine at ?10 and costs. and which was also settled at once. A ,peace bond In the sum of $50 Avas also prepared and signed. The complaint filed against E. M. Shatto was dismissed by the court for lack of evidence. BIG FOUR SIGN 10-YEAR TRUCE Rome, June 7. The Mussolini four-power pact, whose aim is to as sure European peace and open the way for world economic recovery, was signed Wednesday riight by the Italian premier and the ambassadors of Great Britain, Franco and Ger many. , In an addres to the senate an nouncing the adherence of the four great European states to the latest draft in the agreement, Premier Mussolini hailed the accord as a 10 year guarantee of peace and security in Europe. . The duce'3 announcement was cheered by the senate and by diplo matic representatives of the other three participating governments who occupied seats in the gallery. Asserting that negotiations for the pact had met greatest difficulty over the article dealing with disarmament, Signor Mussolini declared that the document as finally approved assures disarmament of the four powers in case of partial or complete failure of the Geneva arms conference. Alluding to fears of smaller states lest the new agreement institute a great-power directorate which would impose its will upon others. Premier Mussolini asserted that parties to it have no intention of forcing their decisions upon nations which are non-parties. "The pact is intended to pro tect the Interests of all rather than of single states and is de signed to open the way for world reconstruction," Musso lini declared. "Collaboration is intended for all states, great or small, and above all with the United States, without(which any durable work of political pacification and world economic restoration Is not conceivable," he added. TYDINGS GIVEN FOUR DEGREES BC MARYLAND Washington, June 7. Senator Mil lard F. Tydings, author of the dis trict beer bill, gets four degrees from the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland gets a new hospital, to say nothing of a new medical school building from the re cently approved appropriation. One of the degrees makes Tydings a doc tor of divinity. . .. Alvo News Mr. and Mrs. John Banning were visiting for the day on last Sunday at the home of Joe Banning and wife, of Union, they driving over to Union in their car. The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Nelson, which was under quarantine for a time on account of chicken pox, is again out of quarantine and all are well and feeling fine. Mrs. G. Rehmeier, mother of Simon Rehmeier, who has been very ill at the home of her daughter, Mr3. Frank Taylor, is reported as being much better at this time. L. M. Scott and wife and Mr. and Mrs. George Knight were at South Bend last week, where they were camping out and enjoying the fish ing and swimming which the Platte river afforded. Monte Lumm, food inspector for the state, was a visitor in Alvo on last Wednesday and was checking up on the business houses here, find ing them in the very best of condi tion and placing his stamp of ap proval on them. Mr. and Mrs. George Bran, of South Bend, where Mr. Bran is operator for the Rock Island, were in Alvo on last Wednesday, looking after some business matters as well as visiting at the home of Mrs. Bran's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Yager. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Winters and children, who are staying for a time at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wyatt, were over to Elm- wood on last Wednesday, where they went to visit Dr. Liston, who is treat ing their daughter for diabetes. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Jewel, of Gordon, who have been visiting in Alvo for the past ten days, departed on last Wednesday for their home at Gordon. They were accompanied in their visit here by their daughter, Miss Mary, who also enjoyed a very pleasant time with the grandfather, grandmother and aunt. The Ladies Aid of the Alvo Metho dist church were meeting with Mrs. Simon Rehmeier on Wednesday af ternoon cf last week, enjoying a very fine time as well as looking after the work in hand. Mrs. Rehmeier enter tained the members royally and all are looking forward to the time when they may meet with Mrs. Rehmeier again. Held Nice Meeting The Woman's Reacting club, of Alvo, were meeting on last Thursday at the church parlors, where they had a worth-while program and where they enjoyed the meeting. To make the occasion complete they also serv ed a very delightful lunucheon. Loose Gravel Causes Wreck While Mrs. Mary Davis was re turning from a trip to Ashland, one wheel of her car caught in loose gravel, causing her to lose control of the vehicle, which rolled over a number of times and finally came to rest in the ditch by the roadside. Mrs. Davis was more or less bruised, and while she was able to be about the following day, the car was not, for It was almost completely demol ished. Mr. Davis went to Omaha the following day and purchased a new V-8 Ford Coupe, which he will drive now. as well as Mrs. Davis. Fortu nate it was that Mrs. Davis was not much more seriously injured. To Play State Prison Team Arrangements have been made for ball game at the Nebraska state prison on Tuesday, June 20th, be tween the Alvo team and the peni tentiary nine. Eagle played the prison team last Saturday, winning from them by a score of 6 to 3. In the game with Eagle, Lee Coatman pitched for the Eagle team. Mingle Business and Pleasure Mr. and Mrs. Eugene OurKhart de parted for the western portion of the state, going to Pine Bluffs to look after some business and at the same time to visit with a brother of Mrs. Burkhart, who makes his home there. The two families enjoyed the visit very much, and Mr. Burkhart was able to look after the business that called him there as well. H. D. Richardson and Wife Here Miss Mary Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Richardson was a visitor in Alvo and a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stromer for some two weeks. During the past week, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ardson visited here and met a largo number of their friends as well as their daughter. On Sunday, Juno 11th, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rehmeier. with the klddiee. took Miss Mary Richardson to Grand Island, where they were met by Mr. and Mrs. Rich ardson and where all enjoyed a pic nic dinfter together, after which they returned to their respective homes. Drys Plan a United Front Against Beer Mass Meeting to Be Held June 20 at Lincoln, to Act on Referen dum or Injunction. I'rohibtloniHtB over ths Rtate led by Superintendent Jl. I'. Hutton or tho Anti-Saloon league of Nebraska are planning a ma;; mf-eting of drys to bo held at St. Paul Methodi.t chuch at Lincoln the afternon and evening of June 20., The group plans to launch a state wide movement for remonstrance petitions in evtrry city and t-.omm unity to prevent the of 2.2 bc.r li censes. It is alo planned, to Jaunch a referendum on the hn;T and brew ers' bills, order a court cas ts Vi.ic. an injunction againxt tho bs-r stti'i brewers' bills, and launch a fct?.s- wido campaign to get out r.luy at home voters In the November, I'iZi. election. Action will be taken ,H1-' r for or against thti;o question at t he mass meeting. Superintendent Hutton uay that attempts are being made to Kccurfc a nationally known j-rpe-aker for Ju:; 20, it being an aim of the dry to beat the &ntiprohibit!onL-:ta in organ izing over the Etate. Announcement is made that James Farley, who man aged the Roosevelt campaign, is coin ing to Nebraska for eight meetings in July. Officials arc sec-king to have several thousand signers In favor of calling the mass meeting June 0. MICHIGAN MAYOR IS JAILED Grand Haven, Mich. Mayor Heap, in a county jail cell here under a body execution warrant for failure to pay a judgment, faced a problem new in his administrative experience. He must figure out a way to have Monday night meetings with hi3 city council. The sheriff insists that the mayor must observe jail rules and have visitors on Tuesdays and Fri day's only. The mayor had planned to hold city council meetings in his cell. Undre the city charter four un excused absences by the mayor auto matically drops him from the coun cil. Mayor Heap has a private cell, but no extra luxuries, and he eats the same food served the other pris oners. His sojourn in jail may pos sibly be for nine months, the long est peroid prescribed by the law. His term will expire next April. Charles E. Misner, city attorney as well as personal attorney for Heap, an nounced that suit would be begun In federal court by the mayor asking $100,000 damages for false imprison ment. Misner said the suit would charge Heap was wrongfully impris oned on a writ issued by a circuit court judge, and that it should have issued from the state supreme court. The judgment against Heap, amount ing to about $8,000, was secured by Mrs. Emma Heap, a sister-in-law. GANDHI HAS RELAPSE; YOUNGEST SON TO WED Poona, India, June 7. A sudden setback in the condition of Mahatma Gandhi, who recently concluded a three-week fast in protest against the treatment of India's "untouch ables," was announced Wednesday by an examining physician. The mahatma has lost two and one- half pounds in two days, and the doctor ordered restriction regarding visitors bo tightened. Davidas Gandhi, youngest son of tho mahatma, will marry a daugh ter of Raja Gopal Achariar, former president of the Indian National con gress and one of the mahatma's old est friends, it was announced Wed nesday. From Saturday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Willis and small son, of Union, were here today and while here were callers at the Journal office to renew their sub scription to tho semi-weekly edition of tho Journal. All persons who are H. Lohnes are requested to make settle ment within ten days. All accounts not paic will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. Make Johnson, Saw Escort Slain Y j V ' ' 'y ( ! 7V ' ' ' 44 v.. Miss Marion O'Malley, of Brooklyj N. Y who is on the verge of nervous breakdown following h ordeal at the hand3 of holdup mei who killed her companion. Charh Mehling, in a parked car on t rx-oan front. Mehling was slai when he tried to protect the jrii STOCKING POND t - : i r . -r r". I An !li'i5"o:i of this city for the past j J h.v been stocking and caring j the rir.aH pond formed at the rzr.rlp'a-i north of this city, until tJ have a fir collection of fish th Thi tv.o hc.To sent off at diffei tkrjes aad secured black bass other game Ssh and which have bj placed in the pond, being cared there and now there are many h drds of fir.c- :-;h in the pond. Mess Strc-Ight and Hasson have a leas the pond r.nd it i3 protected as J vate property and a3 the result t the fish have had the opportunity propagate. Recently a fisherman fi Omaha made a raid on the pond I caught a number of ths nicest ! in the pond and was not detec until he was able to make his g away. The fish in the pond are by the two local men regularly i as the result their appearance at pond is th3 occasion for a great d of agitation-on the part of the f who apparently have learned to kn them and that the prsence of men mean3 meal time. RETURNS FROM COLORADO From Saturday's Dally John B. Livingston and John I elhut, truck drivers for the McM en truck line, returned home night from a trip to Wray, ColoH The McMaken company received contract for hauling a large amd of Etorz beer from the brewery Omaha to Wray and other point Colorado, and the local men 1 just completed the first trip of kind. The Storz plant is kept 1 day and night preparing their for shipment to points outside of state under the provisions of the state law. Large quantities of beer have been sent to Iowa Colorado and the local trucking is getting their part of the haulir FREE WEDDING DANCE To be given at the Knighti Columbus hall, Wednesday eved June 14th. Given by John Bergrn to his friends and acquaintances. jG-4td- NOTICE OF DISTRICT SCHOOL MEET Notice is hereby given that annual meeting cf School Dis No. 102, Cass County, Nebraska, be held in the district school h in the Village of Alvo, Nebraska S p. m., Monday, June 12, 1933, the purpose of levying a tax to ; vide a sum of $8,500.00 (whlcj in excess of eight mills) for gen school purposes for the school J of 1933-34; and for the transac of such other business as may p erly come before the meeting. Dated this 15th day of May, D. 1933. BEN A. MUENCHAl Chairmi S. R. JORDAN. m'-3w Secreta indebted to Raymonq your remittance to ! Nebraska