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PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1938 O5 Ihe Plattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, 1TEBSASKA Entered at Postoffice, Plattsrnouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publiaher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone, $2.50 per year. Beyond CCO miles, $3.00 per year. Kate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per vear. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. URDQCK ITEMS II. It. Schmidt will occupy the house that Paul Stock recently pur chased from Steve Lcis. so we are advised. Mr. and Mrs. George Work and children of Omaha were guests over the week end at the home of the parents of Mrs. Work, A. J. Tool and wife. William Hoimbaugh and wife, of Aurora. 111., visited here for a few days recently, being guests at the William Rikli and Henry Ileinemann homes. John A. Dox of near Elmwood was looking after business matters in Murdock Tuesday of last week, and enjoyed meeting many of his old friends here. Mcsdamcs Eddie Craig and Neva Packemeyer and Miss Merna For manak copmrised a group of ladies who wont to Lincoln Wednesday to do some shopping. In a game of volley ball played at Alvo between the high schools of Alvo and Murdock, the Murdock lads were the winners, but we are not able to give the' score. Miss Orland Parriott was at Elm wood last Friday, where she attenc ed the funeral of her friend. Miss Deloris Dennis, who passed away last week in a Lincoln hospital. Edward Pankonin, of south of Weeping Water, a brother-in-law of Charles Shaeffer, was in Murdock last Tuesday, making some purchases at the sale of the Harold W. Tool property. August Wilkin has purchased one of the properties of S. P. Lcis, the one where Frank Melvin has been living, and now this latter gentle-jT man will have to find some other1 , . , .. i property in which to live. . - , . - i Joo Panning, the Alvo lumber i n.an. was in Murdock last Tuesday,; coming to attend the sale of the i iroperty of Harold W. Tool. While! here he e njoyed meeting many of his friends in this vicinity. j O. J. Hitchcock and family of! Havclock tper.t last Sunday at the ! home of L. Xeitzel. They drove over to Weeping Water to view the re sult of the fire, some two weeks a-ro. in company with L. Xeitzel and Mrs. J. J. Arnold. T. A. Engles of the T. W. Engles Lumber company of Auburn, was in Murdock last Tuesday attending the sale of the Harold W. Tool assets. At this sale he purchased the coal sheds and office fixtures that were included in the list of property sold. Jerry McIIugh, who has been re siding in Denver, tame to Murdock a week ago and will work out of here, selling instruments and other equipment to physicians and sur geons. His territory comprises south eastern Nebraska, a portion of Iowa and Kansas. John W. Kruger. custodian of the Murdock s.hools, recently injured one of his thumbs, making it diffi cult for him to carry on his work or p:ay basketball, as he i a mem ber of the team. The injured mem ber is improving and he is again able to carry on his work and to play bis usual good game. Being; Treated at Hospital Carl Buck, who was so severely injured when his auto and that of pome Lincoln parties collided near the Gus Wendt home several months ago, is still suffering from the ef fects of his injuries and was taken to Lincoln recently, where he under went an operation at the hospital on his injured knee. Attended Meeting: at Manley Jlesdames WT. J. McDonald, Ches ter Elseman and Lacey McDonald atetnded a meeting of the Royal Neighbors of America at the home of Mrs. Edward Stander at Manley. Finochle was played during the so cial period. The ladies of the two lodges, Mur dock and Manley, are very close I Thomas Walling Company i Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth . 4. 4.r-M"!-l"K"I"I friends and enjoy meeting together whenever they have an opportunity. Woman's Missionary Society Following the services at the Mur dock church the Woman's Mission ary society nut and enjoyed a very pleasant session discussing plans for various activities which they will engage in during the coming spring and summer. Give Shower for Bride-Elect The many friends of Miss Hilda Schliefert were honoring this young lady with a shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sehleuter last Friday. Another shower was held at the Callahan church in her honor. At both, she was the recipient of many useful gifts. Miss Schliefert is to be married on February 17 to Jerry Smith of Wabash. They will reside on a farm between M.urdock and Alvo. Many Attend Fellowship Meeting The Cass County County Chris tian Fellowship Association meeting held last Tuesday at the United Frethren church in Nehawka was at tended by about fifty members of the Murdock and Callahan Evan gelical church. The total attend ance at the meeting was 2 60, of whom twelve were ministers. A fine program was given, with an ddress by the chaplain of the Nebraska pen itentiary. Most of the musical num- bers cn the program were furnished i hv the delegation from this vicin ity. Board of Directors Meets At the annual meeting of stock holders of the Murdock Grain com pany held recently, they elected as members of the hnnril nf directors. o-i,,,.-, .,-,! .inK-t t?i,o-0 Tier. Tr , man r. a;wf i ie, ti. uac'Kemev- ,.. r , r. Otto Miller, Herman Kupke, . . . , , ivugusi fteicKe anu tienry v. aracen. The bard of directors in turn met and clo'ted as the officers of the company, Herman F. Sohweppe, pres ident: Dan Schlaphoff, vice presi dent : August Ruge, secretary; Her man Kupke, treasurer and Henry Carsten. manager. Forecasts the Weather Ferdinand Kess, a farmer re siding near Murdock. mingling the experience and knowledge gained in Germany and his years of residence here, sives us the information that there is to be no precipitation dur ing the month of February, either in snow or rain, basing his reason for the statement on the fact that when the moon changed and the three da'3 following the skies were clear and the weather warm, there is insured a period of clear and dry weather, although he admits it may be slightly cloudy. Well, we will watch and see how near the predic tion of our friend comes true. LEWISTON ITEMS Mr. and Mr3. Don Itbod.n spent Sunday at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shrader. Mrs. Creamer and Vclma Shrader attended a quilting at the home of Mrs. J. L. Stamp last Wednesday. A three act comedy play "April's Fool," will be given at Lewiston Community Center February ISth at S o'clock. Miss Jascphino Campbell is visit ing in Plattsmouth this week. The Pinochle club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Rice Fr day evening. Make February ISth your date night with the hilarious cast of April's Fool at Lewiston. Miss Margaret Moore was visiting in Council Bluffs last week. If you want a good laugh, see Grandpa and Grandma Duffy at Lew iston Friday evening. A Stop fooling around with coughs due to colds... Get pleasant relief with Smith Brothers Cough Drops. Black or Menthol 5 ?. Smith Bros. Cough Drepsare the cnly drops containing VITAM IN A This is the vitamin that raises the resistance of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat to cold and cough infections- AV0CA NEWS Elmer Hennings has just bad a iffcw combination electric range installed at their home here. Carl O. Zaiser was called to Om aha last Tuesday, where he had some business matters to look after. He made, the trip in his car. Henry Sud man shipped some 50 head of fine fat cattle to the South Omaha market last Monday, receiv ing very satisfactory prices for them. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. F. Rughe were at Talmage last Sunday, where they visited at the home of their son, John Ruhge and family. They made the trip in their car. Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thomas and family of Shenandoah were guests last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Thomas' father, W. H. Bogaard. A very pleasant time was had. Uncle B. C. Marquardt has been confined to his home the past week with a' severe attack of grippe, but by the latter portion of the week was feeling considerably better. Ed Shackley and daughter, Miss Mueller, spent last Sunday at North boro, Iowa, where they visited an other daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parmenter. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Graufe enter tained a number of friends at their home last Tuesday evening. The time passed very pleasantly with i pinochle, followed by a fine lunch eon. Friends of Ernest Gollner, who is traveling with a well known or chestra, will be able to hear their music by tuning in WOW Wednes day evening February 10, at eleven o'clock. The Albert Stock family have all been ill the past week, the entire family having been vaccinated and suffering temporarily from the ef fects, while Mr. Stock also had the flu. but all .are well again at this writing. Charles Garlach and son of Omaha were visitors in Avoca last Tuesday, where the father was consulting with Fred Marquardt on matters of business. Mr. Gerlach has resided in Omaha for some fifteen years, but previous to that time lived near Cedar Creek, where he still owns a farm. John Marquardt, driving Dr. Brcn del's car, took his mother. Mrs. H. H. Marquardt and Mrs. Brendel to Lincoln last Tuesday. Mrs. Brendel attended a club meeting and Mrs. Marquardt visited - her son Franci3 Marquardt and wife during th6 af ternoon, all returning home before evening. It is reported one of our good Cass county citizens, who went to Lincoln to visit his sister, who was working in a beauty shop there, was smitten by the charms of another operator and that they slipped away and went to Oklahoma, where they were unit ed in marriage, sending an announ cement of the marriage, but not re turning home. Visited Here After Years Reuben Jones, who conducted a barber shop in Avoca some 35 years ago, and later located at Scottsbluff, accompanied by his wife and child ren, arrived in Avoca one day last week for a brief visit with his old time acquaintances. They had been called to Lincoln on account of the death of b.1'3 mother, whose funeral occurred last Sunday. Mr. Jones is engaged in the real estate business in the western Nebraska town. The Monte Lnm Jungle Monte Lum, who operates the Avoca lumber yard, has several lots just west of the yard extending from his place of business to the right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific rail road, in which he is planting a large number of trees to create what he chooses to call the Monte Lum Jun gle. There is about half an acre in the plat, and in it he is planting some 4 00 fruit trees of various kinds in no systematic order, to make a jungle so dense that not even a rab bit can penetrate it. He is also planting some 600 Caragara trees and more than a thousand Chinese elms, 200 wild cherries and 100 wild grape vines, together with a large number of trumpet vines. From the above list, it is quite apparent, if they all grow, there will be provided a real jungle land, in which there won't be room for even a single weed to show its head. MAR K ALVO Many atended tournament held the basketball at Elmwood last week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Ganz left Saturday for a tw-o weeks tour in Mexico. Mrs. Frisbee has been visiting- her daughter, Mrs. Paul Coatman and family during the past weo. Mrs. Stella Weickel who has not been feeling well during the past few weeks, is feeling rome better. II. L. Bornemeier was a dele-prate to the state convention of the Farmers Union held in Omaha last week. Wm Mickle, Ellis Mickle and Glenn Dimmitt drove to Avoca to attend the public sale Friday of Z. A. Coatman. Mrs. S. C Boylcs who was ill during the past month is feeling much better and is able to do her own housework now. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Keefer of Glen wood, la., were guests, Friday even ing until Sunday morning" at the S. C. Boylcs home. Mr. Keefer had a two weeks vacation from his work and they planned to spend most of the time visiting their daughter Lois. Mr. and Mrs. Keefer are former Alvo people. LocrJ Basketball Team Wins. The 'oca', basketball team won their game with the Union school the county tournament held wood Thursday evening. team at in Elm- Dramatic Club Holds Contest. The dramatic club, under the dir ection of Miss Liddell held a declam atory contest at the school house Fri day evening, Feb. 4. Those participating in oratorical division: James Gans; dramatic: P.uth Avers, Ruth Ann Ganz, lona Wcddel, Marie Iiueter and Anna Lee Lancaster; humorous: Donna V. Vickers, Doyner Skinner, Dale Mc Cartney, Grace Muenchow, Arlene Collins, Ruth Ann Ganz and Betty Lancaster. Miss Iona Thomas of Eagle judged in orations. A judges doci-im awarded first prizes to James Ganz Ruth Ann Gand and Grace Mueuchow the prizes being a gold medal. Honorable mention went to Anna Lee Lancaster and Betty Lancaster. The program showed much prvpera tion and effort by the students and their instructor Mis.-; Liddc!!. Ituth Ann Ganz in behalf of the club presented Miss Liddell with a bouquet of roses, token of apprecia tion for her assistance. All Church Night. Thursday evening was all church night for the month of February. After a bounteous dinner at seven o'clock all enjoyed a ery fine address by Dr. A. V. Hunter, field secretary for the Nebraska Weslejan. Several years ago Dr Hunter was pastor of the local church and folks enjoy having him as a guest speaker as his messages are a challenge and inspiration to all. Aged Man 111. Mr. OiiLrh who has made his home with his daughter Mrs. Schaefcr was stricken with paralysis on Thursday of last week. A nurse is taking care of Mr. Ough. Hold Public Sale. Walter Collins held a public sale Wednesday afternoon at which time he disposed of a portion of his farm equipment as well as ten fine head of mules. Mr. Collins had purchased a tractor last autumn with which he expects to do a big share of farm work thus having more cnuLnment and mules necessary and disposed of them by public sale. Entertains Club. Mrs Stella Weichel was hostess to the members of the Mothers-Daught- c is Council Fr;dav afternoon at her me. Airs. Alva Skinner had charge of a very interesting lesson on "hobbies." Very delicious refreshments were served after a very pleacar.t after noon. Don't Neglect Them I Nature designed the kidneys to Am marvelous job. Thrir task is to keep the (lowing blood stream free of an excess of toxie impurities. The act of living HI itself is constantly producing wast matter the kidneys must remove from tbe Mood if (rood health is to endure. When the kidneys fail to function as Nature intended, there is retention of waste that may cause body-wide dis tress. One may sufTer nacKing backache, persiatent headache, attacks of dizzinres, petting up nights, swelling, purhnesa under the eyes feel tired, nervous, all worn out. Frequent, scanty or burning passages) may be further evidence of Kidney o bladder disturbance. - The recognized and proper treatment Is a diuretic medicine to help the kidneys tet rid of exreps poisonous body waste, 'se Doan't Pill. They have had mors than forty years of public approval. Art) endorsed the country over. Insist on Voan'$. Sold at ail drug stores. Tlm--ji il 1 1 Si'' 1 Carpenter to Head a Move for Lamer Pensions Scottsbluff "Stormy Petrel" of Demo cracy Will Urge Referendum on $30 Per Month Pension. LINCOLN, Feb. 11 (Ur Peti tions will be circulated throughout the state asking for a referedum on a 30 per month old age pensions for Ne'oraskans of 65 years and older, it was decided here today. Various political and social groups favoring increase in the old age pen sions have come to an agreement on what demands will be presented arid will work together for passage of the referendum, it was stated. Terry Carpenter, Scottsbluff, form er "stormy petrel" of Nebraska dem ocracy has agreed to lead the cam paign, he said here today after con ferring with old age benefit leaders. No suggestions will be made in the referendum petitions as to how the money for the increased pensions shall be raised. "That question we will leave en tirely up to the goernor and the legislature," said Carpenter. Present old age pensions average long claimed this amount is insuf about $15 per month. Recipients have ficient for the bare necessities of life. Carpenter, former congressman and unsuccessful candidate for governoi and U. S. senator, was chosen because of his keen interest in securing better conditions for old folks, according to August Cline, Omaha, sttie presi dent, of the Nonpartisan loaguo, one of the groups in the battle for pen sion increases. If sufficient signatures are recti red the question wiil be decided by the voters in the fall election;! Carpenter said he had accepted leadership of the campaign only aftt he was convinced that a united fror.t had been assured. "I have always advocated and fav orecl higher oui-age. pensions, sine Carpenter "I believe the old folks should get mere than $"0. but th is about all wc can expert under present conditions" Carpenter s:.id Townsend clubs, ar.d other organizations in all parts of the state had agreed to the ?30 figure of the clubs, he said believed the f. ure should be much higher. The old- age pension movement is especially strong at Kearney," Grand Island and ether central and western Nebraska points, he said. "Evtr where I go," said Carpenter I find a growing demand for pen sion inereasce.s. I was loath to ac ccpt leadership in the right because it will interfere with mv business and I wanted a vacation from political activities, but the demand was so in sistent 1 finally greed to accept." Cline, E. L. Cox, Lincoln and E Bowker, Kearney will be in charge of circulating the petitions. Groups in Grand Island, Scottsbluff and ofhei outstate cities will participate in the movement, Carpenter said. O'GItADY GETS HIS MAN LINCOLN, Feb. 11 (UP) Deputy V. S. Marshal Joseph O'Grady, Jr. gets his man even if he has to trail him all over the state. Ilis quarry, Frank Doering Jr. of Burchard was charged with selling corn mortgaged to the Farm Credit Administration. But Doering had de cided to move with his family to Idaho. O'Grady picked up the trail nt Burchard, followed it to Heatrice and finally caught up with his man at Red Cloud. Today Doering was in jail await ing action by the federal grand jury. He alleged that he had "straightened out" the corn deal. I . tbOTH ' POLU D C7l. l If; in. d . . fit Elmwood News Sheriff Carl Ryder, of Otoe coun ty, was a business visitor in Elm wood last Tuesday. Miss Hazel Olsen visited in Om aha from Saturday until Tuesday, a guest of her friend, Miss Ruth Fitch. Mrs. F. II. Walker and Miss Eugenia Brown of Lincoln visited last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene. Henry Mollen visited in Lincoln a number of days during the early part of last week, having business t transact there, and also calling on old time friends. W. V. Coatman has sold one of his corn shellers to parties residing near Plattsmouth. The short corn crop in this vicinity reduced the de mand for shellers, so he disposed of one. Phillip Coatman and wife and Kendall Kitzell of Alvo were guests at the home of George Blessing, Jr., and wife. Mrs. Kitzell could not be here, as she is teaching school out in the state. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward3 were in Plattsmouth last Friday, attending the funeral of the late Mrs. W. H. Rainey, a sister of Mrs. Edwards, who passed away at her home there following a stroke. James Boyd, who has been en gaged in the cream and produce business in Murdock, has moved to Elmwood and opened a similar sta tion in the room in the hotel build ing that was tormeny occupied oy George Eidermiller. Jay Stanton was at Otoe Tuesday, where he delivered a truck load of fine commercial stock feed to Ray Fentorman. who is feeding a nice drove of porkers and finds the pre pared feed a great aid in getting them ready for market in the short est possible time. Foot Much Better Now Mrs. Herman Pentc-rman who re cently suffered a fractured ankle, has been slowly improving and was aide to have the bandages removed from her ankle last week. Although she is able to get about with the aid of crutches, she doe? not dare put any weight on the injured foot a3 yet. Hand Getting Better Charles Wood, employee of the Bothwell store, while using a meat needle, pierced the palm of his hand in such manned that he was com pelled to take an enforced lay-off of a few days while the injured mem ber was being treated. He is back on the job again and the injured hand is improving rapidly. Visited Mother on Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Milton Beechner and the children came down from their home in Lincoln to spend Sunday with Mrs. Beechner's mother, Mrs. Bess Streeter Aldrich, well-known and beloved Nebraska authoress. It was Mrs. Aldrich's birthday and she enjoyed very much having the daughter and her family present. Shower for Mrs. Eueter The Daughters of Rebekah gave an entertainment and shower in honor or one ot tneir memoers, Mrs. Clar ence Iiueter, formerly Miss Ruth Mc Crorey. whose marriage occurred quite recently. A very pleasant even ing was spent and the bride was the recipient or many nne guts, given in token of the high esteem in which she is held here. In departing, all exienaea w lsnes tor a iong ana a happy married life to their guest of j honor. Plowing and Discing As the writer was driving from i Weeping Water to Elmwood on last Tuesday, we saw a farmer plowing SAVON G mmmmm: I ml .... . "i1 At Your Drug Store J in his field, getting ready. for spring. We also met Otto Reichman, who resides between Murdock and Alvo, while we were in town and he told of doing some discing in prepara tion for an early crop. Harry Wil liams was also very uneasy, as he wanted to get started at making garden, but consulted the calendar and decided it would be best to hold off for a while. Band of Gypsies Here A band of roving gypsies visited Elmwood, plying their trade of tell ing fortunes. It is said that sev eral with whom they established contact found themselves short of varying sums of money, one man es pecially lacking $21.00 to balance his budget. It is always pretty much the same story when these wandering filchers come to town someone is robbed of their money and it would seem the trusting public would get wised up on the practices of these sharpers and refuse to have anything to do with them or let them enter their stores or places of business. Sign of an Early Spring Wm. H. Bornemeier, who resides three miles northwest of Elmwood, was in town last Monday with a large bullsnake in a gunny sack. He had captured the snake in the yard near his home, as it basked in the warm sun of a few days ago. Some say that when the snakes come from hibernating, it is a sure sign of an early spring, which may or may not be true. At any rate, the snake was cut to enjoy the mild mid-winter weather, and he was not alone, as there were hundreds of Cass county citizens doii. ? the same thing. That does not insure against any more cold weather, and we rather suspect the contention will be disproved be fore the passing of the present month, which usually brings U3 its share of cold and blustry weather. Entertain Friends. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Biven.; en tertained a group of young friends Tuesday evening in honor of the birthday of Keith Munford. The eve ning wai! spent playing pinochle. High score was won by Mrs. Orville Gerbeling, low score by Mrs. Keith Munford. Guests for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Gerbeling, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Golden, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Munford, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc Bride, Mr. and Mrs. John Thorns and Ruben Knaupe. i : , ; ; FINANCES CAUSE SUICIDE OMAHA, Feb. 11 (UP) Financial difficulties were believed responsible for the suicide of Richard R. Bliz zard. 31, promineut young Omaha bond and investment broker who shot himself at a coal yard operated by his brother today. Blizzard left a note directing that hi3 body be cared for by a certain funeral director. "I want no flowers," the note said. "If any of my friends want to spend money for flowers for me let them give the money to the communitv chest." WORKS IN 2 WAYS OH DISCOMFORT OF l'Take X BATCH ASPIRIN (ablets) and drink a full glass of water. He peat trcatmca.1 la 3 hours. IT throat tm mm from tbe cold, rrosh and stir 3 IlAYEK ASPIKIN tablcl. l Vi glass of water. Gargle twice. Thla eases throat rawness) and soreness almost instantly. All it usually costs to relieve the misery of n cold today-i "! to f Ittr5' IIcncc no fami'y need neglect even minor head colds. inw .tab,cts xvhcn yu fl a 01 w ater. 1 hen repeat, if neressarv according to directions in each Package. Helicf comes rapidly. 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