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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1907)
J'llKl'ARKD IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MURRAY If any oftU render of Uus Journal know of a social event or an item of interest We icant all items of interest. Editor Journal. Ceo. Stones' little girl has been quite sick. Mrs. J. W. Edmunds was in'Nebras ka City Monday. Dr. Gilmore made a professional trip to Mynard Tuesday. John Cook and family were Nebraska City visitors Sunday. James Loughridge was a brief visitor in Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. Francis Brendel was visiting with home folks Tuesday. Howard Graves is a new addition to the Journal's list this week. Miss Ida Boedeker was aPIattsmouth visitor Monday afternoon. Uncle Tommy Campbell has been quite sick for the past few weeks. Mrs. J. A. Walker and daughter, Miss Margery, were Union visitors Wednes day. Robert Shraderand wife, from- Fur nas county, are visiting with home folks this week. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Campbell has been quite sick for the past few days. Chas. Boedeker was looking after some business matters in Omaha Wed nesday evening. T. W. Fleming is another new reader of the Journal, enrolling his name for a year Wednesday. John Murray, who has been visiting for the past few days, was a Platts mouth visitor Tuesday. I. A. Root is enjoying a visit from his niece and nephew from the western part of the statethis week. John Wyette has purchased a new hay bailer, and will soon be ready for all kinds of business in this line. t Frank Richardson and family, of South Omaha, were Murray visitors last Thursday, guests at the J. R. Vallery home. Mr. Ferguson and wife, of Shenan doah. Iowa, were Murray visitors a few clays this week, the guet of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Edmunds. Lee Allison, who was kicked by one of his horses last week, fell on the fn jjred member a few days ago, and has since been confined to his home. Mrs. John Westof Plattsmouth, came to Murray Wednesday afternoon for a short visit with her daughter, Mr. Otto Puis, who resides near Nehawka. Mrs. Nellie Johnson, of Blair, is in Murray this week, visiting her many friends and relatives. She is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Berger. Mrs. Nellie Churchill, of Burwell, is in Murray this week, visiting with the many friends and relatives in this place. iShe is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. S. Smith. Harry Baxter, while engaged in cut ting corn Monday made a mis strike and landed the corn knife into his knee, inflicting quite an ugly wound, also cut ting one of the arteries. Dick Chrisweisser and wife were Plattsmouth visitors Wednesday, re turning home in the evening, accom panied by the father of Mr. Chrisweis ser, who will visit here a few days. O. D. Marks was taken to Omaha Monday by Dr. J. F. Brendel, where they went to see Dr. Gifford in regard to the failure in Mr. Marks' hearing, which has been growing quite serious of late. F. A. Boedeker, thejgenial assistant cashier of the Nehawka bank, was in town Wednesday shaking hands with his friends, before taking a pleasure and business trip to the west during his .summer vacation. Mrs. E. F. Grimes and daughter. Miss Kittie, of Omaha, were visiting for the past few days at the home of Mrs. Grimes brother, B. B. Danniher, north-, east of town. They returned home Wednesday afternoon. W. C. Brown went to Villisca, Iowa, Wednesday afternoon where he attend ed the wedding of Miss Herma Hopkins and Mr. II. M. Slaught, of Ottumwa. Miss Hopkins ,s a sister of Mrs. Brown, and is quite well and favorably known in and near Murray. The wedding oc curred Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents. Mrs. Brown was in Villisca for the past few days. The little eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rice met with a very serious and painful accident one day last week, the account of which by some means escaped mention in these columns. The little girl was playing with a corn elevator and occupied a position near the crank, when the handle slipped and flew around striking her in the jaw, breaking a portion of the bone and knocking five teethjout. The acci dent was very painful indeed, but she is recovering nicely. D. M. Loyd has been having quite a tussle with the dentist luring the past Murray BepairtmnKSimt week, and from his appearence it seems that the dentist has had considerably the best of the bout, as Dave is short a number of teeth and otherwise pretty badly used up, but they have compro mised the whole affair and the dentist has consented to suddIv him with the proper ammount of store teeth that he may be able to partake of a good square meal within the next three months. Misses Pearl Lewis, Ada Porter and Messrs Roy Cole, Tom Tilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Porter, Mr.'and Mrs. Frank Vallery and Violt visited with T. W. Vallery and family Sunday. No Teacher At Present The Murray School Board are in rath er a serious position at present in re gard to a school teacher for the com ing term which opens September 15th. The board thought they had Miss Car rie Allison engaged to take . charge of the school, but when the contract came to besigned, she refused to contract for a longer term than three montfs, and this "yer honors" would not ac cept, so they remain without a teacher. Jas. Holmes and Arthur Baker went down to Union Monday to see about getting a teacher to take charge of this department, but no contract was made. Miss Lena Young accepts the principalship. Pleasant Surprise. At the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Cole, last Thursday evening was tne scene 01 much merriment, as Mr. and Mrs. Cole planned a surprise on their son .Sherman, to whom it was indeed a surprise. Sociability held sway in the first part of the evening, when later, the merry crowd adjourned to the lawn, where various games were played. Some ex cellent music was also furnished, dur ing the evening. At a late hour a delicious luncheon, consisting of ice cream, cake and fruit was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Earle Cole and Miss Margaret Livingstone. The crowd departed for their home, announcing Mr. and Mrs. Cole royal m tertainers. Those present were: Mioses Eva Porter, Edna Propst, Nellie Jean, May Propst, Edith Jean, Rosa Stcher ren, Mae Lewis, Lizzie Wheeler, Lelah Vallery, Gertie Cole, Stella Long, De- Ella Venner, Fern Long, Pearle Lewis, Elsie Stokes, Manota Perry, Nova Hen- ton, Bernice Barker, Florence Vallery, Maggie Livingstone, Rachael Living stone, Hattie and Mabel AdamF. Messrs. Boyd Porter, Willie Propst, Nelson Jean, Elbert, Ralph, Glen and Myron Wiles, Percy and Joe Wheeler, Carl Cole, Tom Tilson, Fred Stcherren, Sherman Cole, John Vallery, Charles Barnard, Roy Cole, Lee Cole, Glen Vallery, Mr. said Mrs. Earl Cole and Albert Wheeler. As Olhers See Us. H. W. Thoma3, of Hodgenville, Ky., visited his brother, M. W. Thomas, of this city a few weeks ago, and while here, wrote a letter to his home paper, the LaRue County Herald, in which he speaks of Plattsmouth as follows: "July 26 we took the cars at Shelbina over the Uurlington road to t latts mouth. Neb. We find this a fine city of seven or eight thousand inhabitants, situated on the banks of the great and traecherous Missouri river. No town can boast more of the beautiful scenery surrounding the town; it is simply grand to look upon. Here we met all the prominent men of the place and found them to be polite and intelligent. On Sunday I had the pleasuse of at tending services at the Christian church and heard the Rev. Mr. Zink. Before he got through I thought he was gold instead." Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectric OiL Takes the sting out of cuts, burns, or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay where it is used. The Time ANYTIME The Price THE LOWEST The Quality GUARANTEED THE PLACE Plattsmouth Drug Company. THE LOW PRICED DRUG STORE 'Phone 27. Goods Delivered Any Place in City. AND VICINITY ESPECIALLY in this vicinity and irt7i mail same to this THE YOUNG MAN JOHN DECKNER Who Hung Ilinself Near tock Bluffs, Monday Last In speaking of the suicide of young John Beckner, the Nebraska City News says : 'Trie parents of the young man, Mr, and Mrs. Louis Beckner, who reside on the Mark Morton farm, north of the city, were notified of the death of their son shortly after dark, and the father at once left for that place via team and the mother came into the city and remained over night with her sister, Mrs. D. W. Shinn, and left this morn ing over the Missouri racihe tor that place. 'The parents of the young man had been former residents of Cass county and left several years ago going to Oklahoma, where they were not as sue cessful as they hoped to be and last spring a year ago, they returned to this county to make their home and moved onto the Mark Morton farm. The boy was quite ambitious and wanted an education and he worked in the sum mer time to get sufficient money with which to enable him to attend the high school during the remainder of the year. He was considered a bright scholar and held in high esteem by all of his school mates. "The funeral will be held in Cass county and the remains will be laid to rest in the cemetery near Nehawka The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all in the loss of their beloved son. For Sale Millinery, a small clean-stock, doing good business, only stock in town. Good reasons for selling. Mrs. G. L. Colbert, Murdock, Neb. C. S. STONE motar? public DR. G. H. GILMORE Physician and Svxrgeon Prompt Attention to All Calls D. C. Rhoden LIVERY AND FEED STABLE Good Turn-outs and Prompt Attention is Our Hobby Give Us a Call HARNESS REPAIRS John Cook Boss Harness Man Get My Prices Before Buying WAGONS BUGGIES BR Ell DELL & BREIIDELL Physicians and Surgeons All Calls Promptly Attmndmd to HOLMES & SMITH ( Thm Big Cornmr Storm) Always carry an up-to-date line of General Merchandise Get their prices on all goods before buying Pitman & Davis Hardware and Implements Buggies and Wagons Lightning Rods Dr. Hayes Gsantner DENTIST OF OMAHA IN HURRAY 1st AND 3d WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH At the office of DRS. BRENDEL & BRENT) EL FOR THE JOURNAL READEDS. ojjice it tcill appear under this wading, WHAT IS BETTER THAU A BANK? An Irrigated Farm in Sedg- ttick County, Colorado Did it ever occur to you that, al though you are living and farming in the cream of . the middle -West, where "Corn is King," you may not be get ting the full amount of good or benefit from the labor you put forth or a ful return lor tne amount of money you may have invested in your farm busi ness? How many of you are makiug over i or 6 per cent per year on an average on the present value of your land? Will you invistigate an absolutely safe and profitable irrigated land prop osition that will make you all kinds of money? Our lands can be made to pay a net profit of from 20 to 50 per cent a year on the present selling price of the lands and water rights Dy growing sugar beets for the factory. And at the same time the value of the land will increase from 100 to 200 per cent in the next two or three years You can also get a written contract in advance of planting the beets where by the sugar company agrees to pur chase and pay in cash for all the beets you can grow at a definite agreed upon price, lhese contracts can be made for one year or for several years, and this is the only crop that a farmer in any country can grow and have a satis factory price in advance with a respon sible party to purchase the entire crop at a fixed cash price. The price of beets is $4.72 a ton f. o. b. cars at the nearest shipping station to the farm, but will be ;o.00 a ton when the sugar factorv is built in 1907. CLIMATE In addition to greater profits in farm ing those locating with us have the ad vantage of living in one of the most healthful climates in the world, where malaria, chills, fever, consumption, etc are unknown, unless the disease is con tracted before coming to Colorado. SUNSHINE We have over 320 davs of sunshine in the year, and it is seldom that the ground is covered with snow more than two or three days at a time, and in the summer the nights are always refresh- inerlv cool. Sunshine means health to human, animal and vegitable life. These advantages are all found in the foamous Julesburg Irrigation District in the South Platte Valley, where the Loverland-Smith Reality Company has for sale several thousand acres of the finest laying and richest lands that the sun ever shone on; located at Jules burg, Colo., at the junction of the main ine and Denver branch of the Union Pacific railroad. These lands surround the towns of Julesburg, Sedgwick, Weir and Orvid. About 600 acres of sugar beets were grown in 1905, between three and four thousand acres are being contracted to be grown in 1906 and a sugar factory is guaranteed in 1907. WATER RIGHTS To all our lands two perpetual water rights attach one from the bouth Platte river through the ditches of the Julesburg Irrigation District, which de creed profits of 618 cubic feet of water per second of time (a cubic foot per second being sufficient water to cover two acres of land one 'foot deep every twenty-four hours), and for additional irrigation purposes, when the supply of water in the river is low, we have the immense storage supply of the Jules burg reservor, which holds sufficient water to cover 28,439 acres of land one foot deep, and with the double supply we are confident that we have as good a water supply as can be found in any country where the lands are irrigated. Water rights from the South Platte river and from the Julesburg reservoir go with all lands in the Julesburg Irri gation District, and every land owner of the entire irrigation system, and every resident and land owner has a voice in the election of the officers and the management of the ditches and all other property of the entire district. Here the maintenance expenses are always bound to be at the lowest possi ble mark, as it is not necessary to make a profit for any private company or co- j poration, but just to levy for the act ual expense of operation, as you own the property yourselves. This is a very important point that should not be lost sight of in choosing your future location for a home or investment of your capital. The Julesburg reservoir is one of the large reservoirs of the state, as it holds over 1,2000,000 cubic feet of water, or petween nine and ten billion gallons. One of the stapie crops of the district is alfalfa, cutting three and sometimes fonr crops a year, and the yield being from three to seven tons a season, and finding a ready sale to feeders and ranchers at a highly remunerative prices. Alfalfa seed is also a verjr profitable crop, a crop of seed running from two to twelve bushels an acre, and findinir a readv market at from $5.00 to 7.00 a bushel. Wheat is also a" very profitable crop in this section of the country, yielding as high as forty and fifty bushels an acre, and in some instances even high er, the wheat grown here being the turkev red varietv and erading No. 2 in the Chicago market. Corn, rye, oats, potatoes, melons and all cerial crops yield abundantly here, but this land is especially adapted to the raising of sugar beets. The Julesburg reservoir is completed and in use during the season of 1906 for the first time, but without reservoir water' ' last ' year beets were raised yielding from fifteen to twenty tons to the acre, and bringing the growers from $75.00 to $100 an acre. PROFITS ON SUGAR BEETS This is the real home of the sugar beet industry in the United States; all due to climate, soil and irrigation. The yield is from ten to thirty tons to an acre. Now figuring out all the expen ses incidental to a farmer planting, raising and harvesting a crop of beets and you have approximately the follow ing results: Say fifteen tons an acre, at the contract price of $4.75 per ton. for this year. Gross $71.25 Less all the expenses which a farmer should incur in raising and harvesting the crop 30.00 A net profit of per acre , $41.25 ( See government report. ) A crop of 29 tons per acre at $4.75 per ton. Gross $95.00 Less all expenses, say 35.00 A net profit per acre of $60.00 A crop of 30 tons per acre at a contract price of $4.75 per ton. Gross $142.50 Less ali expenses which should be incurred in the growing and harvesting the crop, say 40.00 A net profit per acre of $102.50 Where in the world can these results be equaled on lands selling at our prices viz: At from $25.00 to $75.00 an acre? Now, how long should our selling prices remain where they are today, at from $25.00 to $75.00 an acre? Well, they will not remain there very long, for they have not remained satis factory in other like irrigated districts in our state with not nearly as many advantages as we possess in the way of location and lay of lands, nearness to market, storage and river water sup ply, etc. PRIZES Colorado received at the World's Fair at St. Louis for agriculture and horticultural exhibits 9 grand prizes, 103 gold medals and 514 silver medals. This is the greatest number of awards for these two clases of exhibits that were awarded to any state, and still a great many well posted people regard Colorado as principally a mining and manufacturing state. Colorado also re ceived at the St. Louis World's Fair for educational exhibits and school system 3 grand prizes, 21 gold medals and 62 silver medals. Yes, our schools rank second to none, and church and social advantages are equal to any of the old er states. In a word, we are up to date all along the line. And we want you with us for Health, Wealth and rosperity. Here we have a splendid climate, the richest and most productive of soil and the very best of irrigation and domes tic supplies. But to raise these beautiful and im mensely profitable crops and farm these broad pararies, we need good farmers and more settlers. We have room for hundreds of new farmers here and need them to develop and bring this lovely country into that high state of cultivation which is so greatly profitable. The Loveland-Smith Reality Com pany has here for sale farms of all kinds, both improved and unimproved. either close to Julesburg or scattered up and down the district, and at prices that are sure to double and quadruple in the next two years. As proof of this statement we can point to the Greeley," Loveland and Fort Collins country, where only a few years ago the land was selling at from $25 to $50 an acre, and is now selling at from $150 to $250 an ac re. The storage of water in reservoirs has brought this change of prices to them and is' now bringing it to us. Besides we have the great advantage of an irrigation district where each resident freeholder has a voice in the managment of the district. RANCHES On either side of this fertile irrigated South Platte river.' valley we have the finest grazing land on earth, and can sell you a first-class stock or dairying ranch of any size you may desire, from 160 acres to 30,000 acres, improved or J unimproved. We also have some great bargains in ranches improved and stocked with cattle and hordes, all ready for business, first-class in every way and big paying investments. If interested in stock ranches or dairying, this wiil pay your most careful invisti gation, for you are sure to be more than satisfied. TERMS We sell irrigated land in any size tracts, from twenty acres up, either for cash or on easy time payments, to the purchaser, at from $25.00 to $75.00 an acre, according to location, improve ments, etc. THE FIRST YEAR There is not an acre of land in the irrigation district, but what, if intel- ligently farmed, wiil raise beets enough to pay for itself the first year over and above all expenses, at the prices lands can be bought for now. All we ask is that you come and see and be convinced. Come now; don't delay. Prices are changing and advancing so rapidly you can not afford to 'delay. You will not only make 100 per cent a year for some years to come, inircref ee in value, but will have land that will pay a good, round interest on a valu ation five times as much as you will have to pay now. . Photographs of Julesburg and vicin ity can be seen at office of this publi cation. For any further information write or come and see us. Loveland-Smith Realty Company Julesburg, Colorado. To Democratic Committiemen In accordance with the primary elec tion law, you are urgently requested to meet in Plattsmouth, on Saturday, September 7, 1907, for the purpose of reorganizing said committee, electing a new chairman and secretary, and the transaction of such other business as may come before you. Candidates are al.no requested to be present. W. B. Banning, Chairman. M. A. Bates, Secretary. Weeping Water From Tlx- Hit.i11. Carpenters are busy in Avoca on the big new elevator of Nutzman & Mar quardt. The old elevator building will be sold and removed. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. lieckard on Aug. 25. 1907, a son. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Maddox, on Monday, Aug. 26, a girl. Some of the farmers are plowing, some threshing and some stacking hay or oats. The weather has been fine the past week, only there i3 need of a good soaking rain. Byron Clark of Plattsmouth, accom panied by his aunt, Mrs. Murphy of Keokuk, Iowa, came over Thursday, and visited until Friday morning with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woods. Mrs. DeWolf's condition is quite critical, having passed through a siege of typhoid fever, followed by a relapse, and now she suffers from an abscess for which an operation will be necessary to give relief. I. F. Travi3 and son Robert were visitors in Weeping Water last Friday. It has been nine years since Mr. Travis left Weeping Water, and after a resi dence in California, has lived in Omaha the greater part of the time, but never came down to see the old place. He says the family is well, and threaten to come down and visit some of their many friends here. For Sale Good second-hand basehurner, bedding, tables, chairs, cabinet organ, wash stands and other articles of household use. Inquire at residence Eighth and . Elm street. J. N. Wise. Opportunities That Will Not Last FOR. SALE' Tho following pr op orty; paymenta S2Q to $ 2 3 : b.l DtncB $10 por month: A six-room cottage in tine repair with otie lot and a ball .. $800 A n .e room cottage with city water, iu uo"d repair with brick baru and other improvements $875 A nood four-roooi cottage with two Jot $700 A fine five room cottage with onelot.cu waler..$725 Two good tive-riKrn cottag es witti Jot and hane each near the h.ps $800 One nine room houe with one acre of ground and improv-meMs $900 One Nlx-njom cottaje, one CT of ground $800 One five-room cottage with four ios $650 Ftve. stx. ten and twenty acre improved tracts for sale; one fourth down, remainder In um.i to suit purchaser Prices furn ished at office. WINDHAM INVESTMENT COMPANY