Murray Depsirtm&EBt.
THE NEW-MMBN YEAR.
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Murray State Bank b
n Mvirray,
Mrs. Georgia Creamer is on the sick
1 1st this week.
C. S. Stone and I). Shrader were
Omaha visitors Monday.
O. V. Virgin and Peter Keil were
county seat visitors Monday.
Miss Etta Nickels is a new subscriber
or. our Murray list this week.
Little Marie Davis has been on the
s'..-k list fof the past few clays.
(. . .S. M..ne was looking after bust-
rc-is matters in the county seat Tuesday j
evening.
The little son of Mr. a:vi Mrs. W.
V. Hamiiton has been on t! e sick list
t!.:s week.
Mrs. Will Joiner, of Nebraska City,
!ited a few days this week with Mur-
.-- 1 ;i 1 1 and frit m I t
t-.A.t f..nr,. F W : .. . !
ir Murray a few days this week vis't
i - with his sister, Mrs. J. W. Edmund.-..
Mrs. Clara McAlister, of Chicago.
-5'e".t a portion of the holidays at the
I 1 ::e of J. A. Walker and family south
f town.
!!r. and Mrs. Geo'ge Mead are the
I -A and happy parents of a bouncing
l..iLy boy arrivirii at their home on the
i..-th of last month.
Mrs. Jennie Rhod-.ri was in Platts
1. .th Monday and tilled at the Jour
1 rltice to renew t!ie subscription of
r. ther. Mrs. I'.elle Shrader.
John liutherford ai d family, of Platts
1 c uth. spent Sundav at the W. E. Dull
i c:r.e east of Murray. Mrs. Uuther
f.rJ is a sister of Mis. Dull.
Mr. and Mrs. Fraik Mhrasek are re
joicing this week over the arrival of a
i s.v baby boy at their home on the 22nd
cf December. All parties are well.
Dr. A. E. Walker will again become
a resident of Cas county, having
l ought out one of the physicians at
N'ehawka, ami will move thereto in the
rear future.
D. A. Young was a
visitor Monday of this
Young is still suffering
Plattsmouth
week. Mr. j
considerable ;
from the injuries received some time
when he fell from the wagon.
Geo. Wenke and wife, of Pierce
county, and Bert Ctok, of Stanton, are
here this week visiting with the many
friends and relatives at the old home.
Henry Creamer and Wm. Wehrbein
were in Plattsmouth Monday making
arrangements for the sale to be held at
the Wehrbein place on the 21st day of
-January.
The fourteen cases of smallpox that
l.ave been rairinir in the Speck and i
Lakes homes over east of Murray.
recovering nicely. ... fact they are al- ;
most free from the dread d.sease and;
we understand the quarantine is to be ;
lifted in a few days !
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D. J. Pitman is nursincr an injured
hand this week, as the resust of a fall
he experienced on Monday morning.
He was passing around the house at an
early hour in the morning, and slipped J
on the icy walk and fell spraining his
wrist and bruising his shoulder.
Look for two issues of the Journal
rext week, and after you read them
over kindly let us know if you think
it is worth $1.50 per year. We will sure
xert every effort to give you two
mighty good local papers every week.
Enroll your name for the Semi-Weekly
Journal now.
Itch cured is 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Gering &"Co.. Druggists.
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Geo. Shrader has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Nick Klaurens was looking after
some business matters in Omaha
Wednesday.
D. L. Amick had a car load of hogs
on the South Omaha market Wednes
day morning.
Arthur Holmes, of Chicago, is in
Murray this week, assisting his brother,
! James, in the store during the absence
,,f A;r. and Mrs. Smith.
LOOK! HERE IS A SNAP! A sec
ond hand piano for sale cheap. In good
condition. For further information call
on or write Chas. S. Stoxe,
Murray, Neb.
Glen Roedeker, who has been spend-
ing the holidays with his parents and
1 friends and relatives at the old home,
returned to Arapahoe. Neb., Wednes
day.
D. C. Young, of Capa, S. D., arrived
Murray on Christmas eve., for a
i iple of weeks visit with his parents,
.!: and Mrs. D. A. Young, west of
. .iurray.
C. II. Miller and wife who have been
isitin-; f r the past few days with
friends hi: 1 relatives in the northern
; part of the state, have returned home
They also vis 'ted a few days in Platts
rriojth, with Joi n Murray.
Cash Ellington, of Brunswick, Neb.,
was in Murii.y last week, visiting with
his aunt, Mrs. 1 A. Young. Mr. El
lington recently sou! his farm near Elm
wood, and while here he made a trip out
there to look after the deal.
School opened in the new school
: house last Monday morning, and every
thing has been moving along lovely in
district No. 7 up to the present. The
teacher, children and taxpayers are
well pleased with the new structure.
The old one is now offered for sale.
Dr. B. O. Young, who recently re
' turned from his historic voyage from
Alaska, has been spending the holidays
with friends and relatives at the old
home. We understand that Mr. Young
has decided to locate in Seattle, Wash.,
where he will make his future home.
He returned to the west this week.
Peter Spader, who has for the past
few months contemplated moving to
Pierce county, loaded his goods at this
station Monday and he started for his
new home near Osmond, where he has
purchased a half section of land. Mr.
Spader has resided in Cass county ever
since he came to this country from
j Germany twenty years ago, and he has
I a host of friends who regret to see him
havc none but the best wishes for his
future guccesg . his new home The
Journa, wi, k him as to thg
h inffS at his former home in Cass
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county.
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A Big Meeting.
On Thursday afternoon of this week
the meeting called by the farmers of
this community in the Manners & Lough-
j rige hall, for the purpose of organizing
t a farmers elevator or grain company,
was well attended, and a very enthusi
astic meeting was held. The Journal
man was in Murray in the earlier por
tion of the day, but regretted that our
work at home was such that were un
able to attend the gathering. At the
hour we took our departure farmers
were streamiug into the flourishing lit
tle city from every direction. We will
give the particulars of the meeting in
our next issue.
in thin vicinity ami irill mad game to thin
Supper for the Woodmen.
The Royal Neighbors are making all
arrangements for entertaining the
members of the M. W. A. and their
families on Saturday evening, January
11th, at which time installation of offi
cers will be held and the good sisters of
the Royal Neighbors will serve supper
for them after the meeting. Following
are the new officers: D.J. Pitman, V. C;
W. E. Dull, Clerk; Lloyd Gapen, W.A.;
I. M. Davis, Escort; B. A. Root, Bank
er; 1. Al. Davis, Manager; Pysicians,
Dr. Gilmore and Drs. Brendel & Bren-
ddl; Watchman. Tom Lindsay.
Notice of Sale of School House.
Notice is hereby given that on the
20th day of January, A. D., 1908, at
2 o'clock, p. m., the School Board of
School District No. 7, Cass county, Ne
braska, will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the brick school house stand
ing on the school grounds of said dis
trict. Said sale to take place at the
school house grounds where said build
ing stands. Henry Creamer,
Director of School Board.
Notice.
As this is the first of the year, the
time that all firms make an effort to
collect their outstanding accounts, and
in order for all adjustments to be made
hereby make the request that all
parties knowing themselves indebted to
me to call and settle at the earliest
possible moment, as I need the money
and need it now to meet my own obli
gations. I thank you for past favors
and wish you a prosperous year of 1908.
Very respectfully yours,
James Loughrioge.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire and Live Stock Insurance
Co., of Cass County Nebraska is to be
held on January 11, 1908, at 1:30 p. m.
at the Heil school house, district No.
88, m Eght Mile Grove precinct for the
purpose of electing officers for the com
ing year and transact such other busi
ness that may come before the meet
ing. J. P. Falter, Sec'y.
Removes to Omaha.
Dr. R. N. Newell, dentist, formerly
of Union, is now located in rooms 559
and 501 Brandies building, Omaha. He
will be in Union on Saturday and Sun
day of each week to look after his
patrons there. His 'phone number is
2512 Douglas.
Corn Shelling.
I have just purchased one of the
latest improved Ottawa corn shellers,
and would like to figure with all parties
desiring corn shelled. Satisfaction
guaranteed and prices reasonable. Tele
phone from Murrav or Weeping Water.
Leslie Gregory.
Maple Grove
(Spe-ia! Comsnondenre) j
Wishing the readers of the Journal a j
Happy New Year.
Herman Beck and family are having !
quite a time with the grippe. J
r.onnro wro q rH fa;nr f Pio.A
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county, are visiting in this community.
Fred Schafer made a trip to Platts
mouth Saturday.
Miss Mary Alberts of near Cedar
Creek, is visiting at the home of
August Engelkemeier, jr., this week.
Alfred Gansemer visited at the home
of W. H. Puis Sunday.
W. F. Kloepping shelled corn Tues
day and delivered it to A. S. Will &
Company.
A large crowd attended the wedding
of Steve Beckner and Gertie Ruster
holtz Christmas night at 7 o'clock.
Miss Mary West is the guest of
Otto Puis and wife this week.
Mrs. Levi Rusterholtz and daughter,
Florence, left last week for a few
weeks visit with Marion Fleming and
wife at Coleridge, Nebraska.
Poultry Wanted.
Live poultry wanted, delivered near
the B. & M. depot at Plattsmouth,
Monday, January 6th, one day only,
for which will pay the following prices
in cash, craws to be empty:
Hens, per pound 7c
Pullets, per pound 7c
All young roosters 6c
Ducks, F. .F 6c
Geese, F. F., 5c
Old Roosters, 4 c
Call at the store of Zuckweiler &
Lutz for empty coops.
Clarinda Poultry, Butter & Egg Co.
Jacob Gaebler of Faulkton, South
Dakota, has been visiting with his sis
ter, Mrs. Adam Kurtz, for a few days.
In company with his sister and brother-in-law,
he went to Lincoln today where
they will visit for the day before he
goes home.
office it icdl appear under this hendiwj.
ENTERTAINMENT
AT ROCK BLUFFS
Given By the Pupils Composing Miss
Ella Sattler's School.
Mr. Editor, I want to tell you about a
Christmas entertainment down in the
country at a place called Rock Bluffs.
They give it that name on account of
the mud.
The public school has nearly forty
scholars, mostly babies, some of the
little girls being not more than eighteen
years old. Miss Ella Sattler, the
teacher, a Plattsmouth girl, drilled the
children fourdays, and with the help of
her friends, gave a fine entertainment.
I would like to give the names of all
who took part and praise each one, hut
I do not know their names, so I will just
say they all done fine.
Miss Lillie White, a cousin of Mark
White, sang a song asking some one to
be her "honey." Her complexion was
more like molasses than anything else.
A JUiss .Nettie ismith, said to be a
country girl, recited a piece that would
take fine on the stage. "Santa Claus"
was fine, and he had a good song, but
the organ spoiled it by wheezing.
A erreat many presents were on the
tree to make the children happy. I wiil
name a few of the happy children: Earl
Smith got many presents in boxes;
Erma Shera, a fine doll, a fine doll to a
little Byers girl. A little girl named
Effa Patterson wrote a letter to her
grandma for a doll and received two
dolls, a go-cart and an auto. Perry
Marsh has a house full of children, but
there were two more on the tree for
him. That is the first pair of twins in
his family. Fred Patterson, a member
of the school board, did not get even a
beet, nor a turnip it was a carrot sent
from Omaha; if it had been from Kan
sas it would have been a corkscrew.
Mark White lost his Klondike dog
some time ago, but he can wear a smile
now, for he got a trained dog a by
word of Kit White is "rats she got one. "
Nellie Smith is of a loving nature and
fond of hugging. She got a Teddy bear.
If the bear does not do the hugging
send for Teddy.
The "bucks of the timber" got a
stocking from Carrie Nation or some
other nation, and filled it for Mrs. Fred
Patterson. The contents are as follows
with the names as near as thev can be
made out: A doll from Wes Burnett; 3
papers of pins, J. S. White; 2 dozen of
buttons, Mrs. Burnett; 1 dozen safety
pins, Mark White; 1 dozen safety pins,
George Smith; 1 bundle hair pins, Net
tie Smith; needles, Sam Smith; 2 spools
thread, Mrs. Bud Fitch; tub, Ella Sat
tler; fan, Maggie Smith; horn, John
Smith; doll, Bud Fitch; 5 empty spools,
Mrs. Mark White and Mrs. Shera; 1
package coffee, John Hatt; 1 fiat iron,
I Hattie Furlong; lvase, Mrs. Leo Smith;
Jf the schoo, ha(, ben
thirty cents they would have put a pres.
ent on the tree for the teacher who had
worked so hard to please the people,
Here is to the teacher, Miss Sattler:
She don't ask the school board to flatter,
She attends to her school,
And enforces the rule.
And the child that goes wrong
Gets a spat, sir!
Naking Some Gains.
Mrs. Ray Chrisweisser was a pas sen
ger to Omaha this morning, where she
goes to visit her husband, who is in the
hospital at that place. Ray is making
some progress towards recovery, but
while his improvement has been slow it
is of a substantial nature, and will count
in the end. B. Chrisweisser was in
Omaha yesterday and reports him some
better. It is hoped by his many friends
that he will soon be able to leave the
institution and return home.
M. Archer will insure your property
from loss by fire, lightning, wind
storms, tornados and cyclones. Farm
insurance is especially solicited.
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YESTERNIGHT the year l.iy dm:
Bv his low'y cojeh we met
Bnng-ng ivy leaves and trying
Some with smiles ana some with s'jjhinj
To remember or forget
No t nurs'mg year is waking.
And we gaze into ros eyes
Heedless of his Sire s forsaking.
In h.s cradle he is taking
Gifts from earth and sea and skies.
Dan of gold and sunset gleaming.
April eve and Junetide morn
Th.ngs of truth and not of seeming.
These have glorified his dreammj.
He 1 he heir, the newly born
In his tiny grasp he treasures
Miches that may soon be ours
Sunlight gold m bnr.vn.ng measures. 1
Meadow fragrances and pleasures.
Honeyed wine distilled ol fiowera.
Soon the ch'ld will Irolic lightly
O cr his fathers grass green grave.
Day shall be Ins plainate br.ghtly.
And his sleep be sweetened nightly
By the songs of wind and wave
Arthur L Salmon
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New Year
By HELEN ROWLAND
S.VT it hard, said the j
widow, glancing rufu!!y
at thv holly-wr'Uthf'd j
clock on the mantel-piece, j
to know where to begin j
reforming yourself?" j
"Great heavens!" .x- 1
claimed the bachelor,
"you are not going to do !
anything like that, are
you?" I
The widow pointed sol- j
emnly to the hands of the clock, I
which indicated 11:30, and then to
the calendar, on which hung one Hut- j
teiing leaf marked December 31. I
"It is time," she sighed, '"to begin !
mental house-cleaning; to sweep out
our collection of last year's foliie.s and j
dust off our petty sins and fling away j
our old vices and " J
"That's the trouble:" broke in the I
bachelor. "It's so hard to know just ;
what to throw away and what to keep. '
Making New Year's resolutions is like
doing the spring housecleaning or j
clearing out a drawer full of old let- j
ters and sentimental rubbish. You ;
know that there are lots of things ;
you ought, to get rid of, and that aro j
just in the way, and that you would
be better off without, but the minute
you make up your mind to part with
anything, even a tiny, insignificant,
vice, it suddenly becomes so dear and
attractive that you repent and begin
to take a new interest in it. The only
time I ever bad to be taken home in
a cab was the day after I promised to
sign the pledge," and the bachelor
sighed reminiscently.
"And the only time I ever overdrew
my bank account," declared the wid
ow, "was the day after I had resolved
to economize. I suppose," she added
pensively, "that the best way to begin
would be to pick out the worst vice
and discard that."
"And that will leave heaps of room
for the ethers and for a lot of new lit
tle sins, beside, won't it?" agreed the
bachelor cheerfully. "Well," he added
philoMphically, "I'll give up murder
ing." "What!" the widow started.
"Don't you want me to?" asked the
bachelor plaintively, rubbing his bald
spot. "Or perhaps I might resolve not
to commit highway robbery any more
or to stop forging or "
"All of vhich is so easy!" broke in
the widow sarcastically.
"There'd be seme glory and some
reason in giving up a big vice," sigh
ed the bachelor, "if a fellow had one.
But tha trouble is that most of us men
haven't any big criminal tendencies,
merely a heap of little follies and
weaknesses that there isn't any par
ticular virtue in sacrificing or any
particular harm in keeping."
"And which you always do keep, in
spite of all your New Year's vows,"
remarked the widow ironically.
"Huh!" The bachelor laughed cyni
cally. "It's our New Year's vows that
help us to keep 'em. The very fact
that a fellow has sworn to forego any
thing, whether it's a habit or a girl,
makes It more attractive. I've thrown
away a whole box of cigars with the
finest Intentions in the world and then
gotten up in the middle of the night
to fish the pieces out of the waste bas
ket. And that midni2ht smoke was
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Irresolutions
The Widow Discusses Them
With the Bachelor.
the sweetest I ever had. It was
sweeter than the apples I stole when
I was a kid and the kisses I stol
when "
"If you came here to dilate on th
joys of sin. Mr. Travers," began the
widow coldly.
"And," proceeded the bachelor.
"I've made up my mind to stop flirt
ing with a girl, because I found out
that she was beginning to to "
"I understand," interrupted thn
widow sympathetically.
"And, by Jove!" finished the bache
lor, "I had to restrain myself to keep
from going back and proposing to
her!"
"How Juckv von did!" commented
the widow witheringly.
"Kilt I wouldn't have," explained
the bachelor ruefully, "if the gorl had
restrained herself."
"Nevertheless," repeated the widow.
"If was lucky for the girl."
"Which girl?" asked the bachelor.
"The gill I broke off with or the girl
that came afterward?"
"I suppose," mused the widow ig
noring the levity and leaning over to
arrange a bunch of violets at her belt,
"that is why it is so difficult for a
man to keep a promise or a vow
even a marriage vow."
"Oh, I don't know." The bachelor
leaned back and regarded the widow's
coronet braid through the smoke of
his cigar. "It isn't the marriage vows
that are so difficult to keep. It's the
fool vows a man makes before mar
riage and the fool promises he makes
afterward that he stumbles over and
falls down on. The marriage vows
are so big and vague that you can get
all around them without actually
breaking them, but if they should In
terpolate concrete questions into the
service such as, 'Do you, William,
promise not to growl at the coffee
"Or, 'Do you, Mary, promise never
to put a daub of powder on your nose
again?'" broke in the widow.
"Nor to look twice at your pretty
stenographer," continued the bache
lor. "Nor to lie about, your age, or your
foot or your waist measure."
"Nor to Juggle with the truth when
ever you stay out after half-past ten."
"Nor to listen to things that that
anybody except your husband may
say to you in the conservatory oh,
I see how it feels!" finished the wid
ow with a sympathetic little shudder.
"And yet," reflected the bachelor,
"a woman is always exacting vows
and promises from the man ishe loves,
always putting up bars for him to
jump over; when if she would only
leave him alone he would be perfectly
contented to stay within bounds and
graze in his own pasture. A man
hates being pinned down; but a wom
an doesn't want anything around that
she can't pin down, from her belt and
her theories to her hat and her hus
band." "Well," protested the widow study
ing the toe of her slipper, "it is a sat
isfaction to know you've got your hus
band fastened on straight by his
promises and held In place by his
own vows and that he loves you
enough to "
"Usually," Interrupted the bachelor,
"a man loves you in invert ratio to