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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1908)
The Avoca Department1- Amenda Ma n ley Department W. J. RAU. Manager Ni Items Gathered Each Week by V. W. STRAUB. President HENRY WOHLERS. Vice-President II. C. WELLENSIEK. Cashier The Bank Capital $10,000 -:- We Solicit Your Banking Business. 9 Add io the Value - J !v painting it. A coat of new paint adds greatly to the attractiveness and saleahility of a property, and whether you paint outside or in, house or barn, it will pay you to use Patton's Sun Proof Paints. They wear longer, cover more surface, and cost less than any other first class paint. (et our free color card and circular ex plaining why. RA E. COPES, When you need anything in Fresh or Salt Meat Line you want to be sure and get it of JOHN SCHMIDT THK M 1 i e also sells Poultry and Dread and is always prepared to fix vou with AVOCA. o U T.M 0 STRAUB u (S THE MAN THAT SELLS . AUTOMOBILES rd uicmciiid am WAGONS AND BUGGIES Be sure and see him when you need anything in his line. f Al35S. - 0 o Nebraska 3 1 OH. E. B. KAAR DENTIST Will make weekly trips to Avoca every Wednesday, beginning Wednesday, Au gust 19. Office with Dr. Brendel. Ap pointments can be made with him. vi 11 r7.. ' '.-us A. 1 '-V rJiZ II kS T. 4J' V Tarrs SaiHs, Kcrsas, Hess new foncc fW years to n ' Q II . tniMMmy r.vn 1 .,i.a MM B.tv v -; h:nj:e the : guvanumg. t::-- xv:;.y propru.j:ieu qu.nu . i m-" that ."s'nt't t' h.ird ir.T t.o soft. . . . We can show- vou this fence in our stock and explain its merits and super iority, not oaly Li the roll but ia the field. Come and sec us and get our prices. TOR SALE BY DUNKAK MASEMAN, Avoca. Neb. a Special Reporter for This Department of the Semi-Weekly Journal of Avoca Surplus $3,500 of Your Property : a THE DRUGCIST, Avoca, - Nebra.sktk.. A T MAN ice! ice!! ice!!! XF. BR ASK A Wm. Knabe was up from Derlin Fri day. Geo. Cotton of Auburn had business here Tuesday. Dr. B. F. Brendel was over from Murray Tuesday. Dr. J. W. Brendel and wife were at Omaha Tuesday. T. V. Malcolm had business at Weep ing Water Monday. Several of our farmers have com menced husking corn. Herman Meyers was here from Ber lin Friday visiting. Roy Malcolm was over from Nehawka the first of the week. T. II. Cromwell, of near Elmwood, was a visitor Friday. L. J. Marquardt and wife were Syra cuse visitors Sunday. Samuel Johnson was a business visit or at Ashland Friday. Chas. Brandt was over from his Ne hawka home Saturday. H. G. Wellensiek was an Ashland business visitor Friday. Mrs. Ora E. Copes was visiting re latives at Cook this week. Louis Carsten shipped a car load of : cattle to Omaha last week. Miss Pearl Harmon is at Elm Creek trimming ladies head gear. Dr. Lichtenwalner and wife of Dun bar were in Avoca Sunday. Dr. J. W. Brendel was visiting his parents at Murray Sunday. Wm. Kempke and sister, Dora, were at Weeping Water Tuesday. John Henry Schmidt shipped a car load of cattle to Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. J. W. Brendel was the guest of Lincoln relatives the first of the week. - -m M j. K K f 4 f i 4? Js PraciissUy iadestruchaia ft i i: 1 9 : i come. Get the bisr, heavy wires, the IE IB H m man n rn.pT- T " i i I TFTT fj n Mrs. Fred Neumeistcr was visiting, relatives at Cook the first of the week. . J. C. Zimmerer and L. J. Manjuardt ; were Weeping Water visitors Monday. ; Eugene Stutt was a Nebraska City j business visitor the first of the week, j Mrs. M. G. Keedy was at Wabash 1 several days last week visiting her par ents. Jacob Opp had the misfortune to have one of his driving horses die last week. Several hundred bushels of potatoes have been marketed here the past few days. John Quinton of Madrid was visiting relatives east of town the first of the week. M. Wollen and family spent Satur day and Sunday with relatives near Murray. II. G. Wellenseik was a business visitor at Nebraska City Wednesday evening. Straub Bros, were on the Omaha market with a car load of fine porkers Thursday. Henry Wellensiek, of near Lorton, was here last Wednesday, visiting his son, II. G. L. W. Fahnestock is taking a vaca tion from the R. F. D. route. His son, Roy, ir. carrying the mail. Fred Haveman, living north of town, is building a large new corn crib in which to store his large crop of corn. Mrs. John Ruge and son of Murdock were visiting Avoca relatives several days last week. T. II. Straub will soon commence the erection of a handsome residence on his farm, east of town. L. W. Fahnestock and Gus Buss left Monday for Dallas, S. D., to try their luck for a quarter of land. Fred Hillman and wife and Dr. Schall and wife of Berlin spent Sunday at the home of F. W. Ruhge. The stork has again been busy. Vin cent Nelson, living east of town, is the proud possessor of a baby boy. Master Freddie Marquardt made a visit to Lincoln Friday to see his grand mother. Mrs. M. D. Marquardt. John Ehlers and wife of Bertrand arrived Thursday for a ten days visit with Avoca relatives and friends. Mrs. J. M. Palmer and Little Gladys West of Nehawka were visiting at the home of J M. Dunbar Sunday. A. Zimmerer and daughter, Mary, were at Nebraska City last Thursday attending the funeral of Tony Zimmer er. Several from Avoca and vicinity were at Plattsmouth Thursday evening to hear the next president, W. J Bryan. Miss Maud Wilson of Weeping Water was here from Thursday until Satur day visiting at the home of Samuel Johnson. W. I. Srnoots was at Cook last week and secured the contract lor the erec tion of a new ten thousand dollar school house there. ura .. copes nas just received a large line of clocks, the kind that will get you up in the morning. Corn husk ers, take notice. Nick Everett and wife are now resi dents of Avoca, having moved up from Berlin last Thursday. They occupy the Carter residence in west Avoca. Wm. Norris and family of Eagle were visiting at the home of Geo. Westlake Sunday. Mr. Norris and family were former residents of Avoca. V. W. and Dave Straub left Sunday for Kansas City to be present at the stock show. Straub Bros, have their herd of fine cattle on exhibition there. Martin Eichel and his base ball team went over to Union Sunday and defeat ed Graves' Braves to the tune of 30 to 11. Batteries, Gruber and Gruber, Eaton and Eaton. A social dance was held at the home of Fred Rohlfs, south of town, Friday evernnp-. A farce nnmhpr wpre nres- ent to enjoy the event. Seimers' cor net band furnished the music. Henry Straub was at Nebraska City j last week and had to remain over until the next day on account of the rain. Henry says he is on the water wagon, but this is the first time he has been hung up with his Jackson auto. We notice the name of Col. G. W. TT 1 . 11 I 1 IT 11 -.1 narsnman in tr.e oria-neraia wun a ten dollar Wnham attached to help j ten dollar William boost the Bryan campaign fund in Ne- ; braska. The Col. 15 a dyed in the ; wool Bryan supporter. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of & Mohi DEALERS IN Wines, Liquors Cigars Avoca, Neb. Dr. Karr was down from Weeping Water Wednesday. Paul Johannes left Wednesday for a trip to Stromsburg. William Bogard made a business trip at Nehawka Tuesday. William Golner and Finley Linsey were at Omaha Wednesday. Fred Rughe was visiting his brother, John, at Murdock last week. Mrs. Shelton has returned from a week's visit with Berlin friends. Mr. Cox of Omaha was visiting his friend, II. A. Straub, last week. A young son of Louis Oelkers was seriously ill Wednesday evening. Emil Amanda and Wm. Holderness were over from Syracuse Saturday. Only a short time until the presiden tial election. Be careful how you vote. Several from this vicinity attended the picnic at Syracuse last Thursday. Mrs. Andre Weber is enjoying a visit from a brother who resides at Lorton. Miss Hattie I'ittman of Nehawka is the guest of T. S. I'ittman and family. Milton Woods and wife of Neligh were visiting friends west of town last week. Mrs. J. B. Frey of Douglas is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Betts. Mrs. A. Zimmerer was visiting Ne braska City relatives the first of the week. Walter Rockwell and wife were visiting Weeping Water relatives Wed nesday. Miss Mary Straub returned Friday evening from a visit with Omaha friends. The Odd Fellows were busy Thurs day evening confering the degrees on two candidates. Isaac Ellsworth and family returned Tuesday evening from a visit with Iowa relatives. Mrs. E. G. Spencer and burn arrived Tuesday for son of Au a few clays visit with Avoca relatives. Dick Steffens was at Lincoln Wed nesday on a visit to Mrs. Steffens, who is taking treatment at a hospital there. School Notes. The intermediate room has an enroll ment of twenty-seven, fifteen of whom were neither tardy nor absent during the past month. Some of our boys are learning the art of housekeeping, such as scrubbing and keeping things clean in general. Bumble bees seem to be the chief amusement at intermission period, according to the report of the number of bee stings. Misses Mabel and Mary Stottler were absent from school this week, visiting friends at Union. Prof. Zink gave an interesting talk Friday afternoon on the different denominations of money. Seven members of the primary room received certificates for perfect attend ance last month. The book-keeping class will complete their course this week and then take up the study of rhetoric. There will be nine graduates this year, seven girls and two bo-s. They have entered into their work with a determination to win. Some of them are fitting themselves to become teach ers, Miss Francis spent from Friday until Sunday visiting ner parents at Dunbar. Had a Close Call. Mrs. Ada L. Croom, the widely known proprietor of the Croom Hotel, Vaughn, Miss., savs: "For several months I t suffered with a severe cough, and con sumption seemed to have its grip on me, when a friend recommended Dr. Kings New Discovery. I began taking it, and three bottles affected a com plete cure." The fame of this. life saving cough and cold remedy, and lung and throat healer is world wide. Sold at,F. G. Fricke & Co., druggist. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Kodak supplies at Gering & Co.'s. Wm. Rau was in Louisville Sunday. Wm. Boutan was in Omaha Wednes day. Sollie Keckler was in Omaha Thurs day. Wm. Schliefert was in Omul. a Tues day. Miss Stella Jewell Sutnlav cd at Wet-ping Water. C. M. Andrus of Omaha was down Saturday. Thos. Keckler was an Omaha passen ger Tuesday. S. C. Keckler was an Omaha passen ger Friday. The base hall garni' Sunday brontrht out quite a nice crowd Joe Klein the Life Insurance Agent was in town last Saturday. Mrs. A. Backes and daughter Eliza beth left for Omaha Saturday. Alex Miller went to O'Neill to regis ter Monday, returning Wednesday. T. E. Parmele came over from Louisville Friday with the "Carter Car" in 15 minuets. Mr. Frank Stander is erecting a nice new commodious barn on his town property now occupied by Theo. Harms. Mr. T. E. Parmele was in town Mon day with his shinning touring car "'Ihe Cartercar" and it attracted much at tention. Cam M. Seibert democratic candidate Wabash Department A. J. BRANN. A. J. Brann was at Meadow Satur day. O. H. Wilson was an Omaha last Saturday. J. Edgar and wife visited at Weeping Water last week. Miss Grace Hinds was at Lincoln Wednesday evening. The Syckology Club met at the home 01 A. II. Waltz Monday. Ray Norris was up from Weeping Water Sunday evening. Several of our farmers commenced husking corn Monday. John Wilson came down from Sum ner last week for a visit. The Mite Society will give a dinner at the Linch hall Thursday. Miss Julia Kerr visited at I'latts- mouth Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Caygill drove up from Weeping Water Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Berry, of Myn ard visited relatives here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Minton Wood, of Ne ligh, visited relatives here last week. The members of the M. E. church gave a pound social for their minister. A. II. Waltz and J. W. Stanton left for the South Dakota drawing Sunday. Geo. Battler went to Anderson, Iowa, Saturday, where he will work at the blacksmith trade. The Ladies Mite Society held their annual election of officers Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. V. Wood. Local News Dick Smith, of Elmwood, the republi- can nominee for representative, attended th rpnhlirn meeting in the Parmele the republican meeting in the Barmele theatre last evening. A. W. White. H. G. VanHorn, Geo. T1 , , , , Bauer and Dr. Curomms boarded the train this after noon for Omaha. Soothes itching skin, heals cuts or burns without a scar. Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan's Ointment. Your druggist sells it. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Keeney, of Central City, who have been visiting j i , i . i ' Rock street, Plattsmouth, Neb., says: departed this morning to visit friends,,,., , ' ,J, in Iowa. Feel languid, weak, run-down? Head ache? Stomach "off"? Just a plain case of lazy liver, ters tones liver ar Burdock Blood Bit ters tones liver and stomach, promotes digestion, purifies the blood A recent letter from Miss Ethel Dovey to her parents says that she is now playing with the company at Grand Kapids, ana tnat tne company is headed for the Pacific coast. Mrs. Julia Donelan of Glen wood came over this afternoon to attend the Bryan meeting tonight and to visit with her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schlater and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Schlater. Rev. J. H. Salsbury returned from Wayne last evening and will depart for Lexington this evening, where he will attend the state convention of the Christian Endavor society, he being the president. Evangelist Miller captured the good will of the girls and boys in the Methodist Episcopal church yesterday afternoon with the bear story, and he will speak to the children in the same place tomorrow afternoon at 3:43. for County Coriitnissiiii-r was in Mmi hy Saturday meeting voters. From here he went to Murdock. Hon. Esser will deliver a German lecture in Manlt-y Thursday evening for the benefit of the Germans and in the interest of Mr. Bryan. The teachers invite the pare:i' 1 ,-tnd others to visit the schools any time and are glad to have them come and see what the children are doing. Mr. Chas. Irons from Avoca moved his family and his effects in George Stohlman's house Monday. We under stand Mr. Irons has moved here to live. Dick Boom sold bis blacksmith shop to Mr. G. F. Allen of Nehawka. Mr. Allen has a family and will move them here as soon as he gets settled. We understand I lick is going farming some where near Manlev and we all wish him success. George Wood, Mart Williams and Ben Barker were in Mauley Wednesday. Mr. Wood is rounding up a bunch for the fertile lands of Alberta for Oct. lioth. Anyone contemplating this trip leave word at the Mauley Bank or com municate with Mr. Wood direct at Louisville. Manley vs. Louisville Manley crossed bats with Sprinfield on the Manley grounds Sunday result ing in a victory for Manley; score 21 to 1. A nice crowd witnessed the game. Manager B. T. ')tte was at Weeping Water Friday. W. L. Copple look dinner at the hotel Sunduy. Fred Bellams was here from Lincoln Saturday. Herald Blakie was kept busy doing chores last week. Wm. Wilson and Jos. Austin was at Lincoln Satnrday. O. O. Thomas was clerk at the Fred Keer sale Tuesday. W. L. Williams returned from South Dakota Saturday. A. W. Barrett visited at Seward Sunday and Monday. Mrs. J. E. Golden went to Lincoln Friday to visit her parents. Mrs. II. E. Calkin was taken to the hospital at Elmwood Monday. Mrs. Irland and son, of Berlin, visit ed here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Kiser, our new M. E. minister, delivered his first sermon here Sunday. Chas. Clapp ran the Farmers' eleva tor during the absence of Mr. Ward last week. Misses McCrary, pool, Allen, Buell, Darr and Berry visited at Weeping Water Tuesday. A. W. Thomas and wife moved up from Julian Thursday. Mr. Thomss ia once more our agent. Chas. Brann, W. C. Tirnblin and J. M. Creamer, after a three days vaca tion, returned to Plattsmouth Sunday to serve on the jury. GO RIGHT AT IT. - i r . . 11 DUH.r.,. ! "'ends 311(1 Neighbors III PiatiSITlOUth Will Show You Hew. Get at the root of the trouble. Rubbing an aching bacK may relieve it, D .. , . J ' Rubbing an aching 1, But it won't cure it. You must reach the root of it the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills go right at it; Reach the cause; relieve the pain. They cure, too, so Plattsmouth people say. Mrs. M. E. Hartman, living at 703 j "My father was greatly benefited by j Doan's Kidney Pills. For years he was ' in poor health and pain in his back, due to weak kidneys, caused him con siderable suffering, particularly when he was on his feet. Learning about Doan's Kidney Pills. I procured a box for her at Gerincr & CVs. druir store. ghe ued them a3 directeJ and the pain was relieved, her back and kidneys Ptrengthened and his general health .: irrir.rv.f.H It i rppHlr. tr. t tvo- the results she obtained give her cause to value Doan's Kidney Pills highly." For sale by all dealers. Price oO ; cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, j New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. M. E. Church Dedication, j The dedication of the Methodist church at Mynard is to take place next ; Sunday. Elder Wright will be present ; morning and evening. ; j Any doctor's prescription filled right ; at the right price. 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