The Avoca Department
Nw Items Catharad Each Waek by
House cleaning time is here.
This is the season to hunt jack
snipe.
April 22 is Arbor day. Plant a
tree.
M. M. Straub was in Omaha Sat
urday. T. H. Straub went to Omaha via
bar Tuesday.
Mr. St .John was here from Dun
mar Tuesday.
Geo. Cotton was here from Au
burn Friday.
Emll Amenda was over from Syra
cu8e Monday.
Henry Vette was able to come to
town Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Shelton moved Into
Avoca last week.
Mrs. Henry Franzen was at Weep
ing Water Friday.
John Dusch, the busy lumberman,
was at Omaha Tuesday.
Dr. J. W. Brendel and wife gave a
family dinner Sunday.
J. R. Peckham was on the sick
list the first of the week.
Big doings In the post card busi
ness at Copes' drug store.
A telephone was, Installed in the
Oxford Hotel last week.
Lloyd Harmon spent a couple of
days in Omaha last week.
Wm. Langhorst was down from
Murdock one day last week.
Fred Hillman and wife, of Berlin,
were Avoca visitors Sunday.
Miss Opal Lewton was down from
Weeping Water Thursday evening.
Mrs. Fred McGrady returned Mon
day evening from a visit at Cheney
Mesdames G. D. Maseman and
Gus Mohr were Syracuse visitors Sat
urday.
Frank Tuck and Geo. Olive were
were here from Weeping Water Sat
urday.
Joseph Beninger and wife of near
Berlin, visited relatives east of town
Friday.
Chas. Benedict has returned from
Coin, la., where he has been for
some time.
Mrs. W. A. Rose returned Fri
day evening from a visit' to Iowa
relatives.
Oscar fcimmerer who has beet
feUk the pal week Is reported as
much better.
Joseph Malcolm, formerly a resl-
dent of Avoca, has purchased a mill i
near Talmage.
Samuel and Asa Johnson were
transacting business at tho state me
tropolis Saturday.
John Benecke and family are now
residents of Avoca, having moved in
from the farm Monday.
Time to get out your last year's
fishing tackle, .as the season Is now
open for the finny tribe.
H. A. Straub, one of our jolly
farmers, was attending to business
matters at Omaha Tuesday.
Harry Marquardt has returned
from Lincoln, having finished his
course at a business college.
J. L. Nutzman and wife living
south of town are the parents of
a baby boy born last Saturday.
C. C. Sherfrey and wife who have
been spending the winter in Califor
nia, returned home Saturday eve
ning. Walter Rockwell visited his par
ents at Weeping water Friday.
Wm. Morley made a trip to Omaha
Friday.
Ed. Parker living east of town suf
fered a stroke of paralysis one day
Inst week. At last report he was
some better.
j Geo. Shackley has purchased the
L. J. Marquardt Is moving Into the
residence property of Miss Rosa Pet
ers in West Avoca.
Mrs. F. W. Rughe and daughter
Louise returned to Lincoln Monday,
where Mrs. Rughe is taking treat
ment at the sanitarium.
A. ZImmerer was at Omaha Sat.
urday and Sunday to see his son
Adolph who Is In the hospital.
John Peckman property recently oc
cupied by Mrs. Shelton.
Good Digestion and Sunny Temper are Twins!
The person with a disordered digestion finds it hard to be
cheerful and pleasant. He feels ouc of sorts with himself and
everybody else. The whole world seems awry to the man with
a pain in his stomach.
In perfect health you are not conscious of your hsvimr a
stomach. The digestive organs do their work silently, smoothly
and painlessly. If your stomach does not work that way, if
you nave heart-burn or dysyepsia, you need treatment.
There it nothing better for your case than
A. D. S. DIGESTIVE TABLETS.
They are recommended and pold by nearly ten thousand re
tail druggists belonging to the A. D. S., an organization for
the promotion of the public health. Price 2.V.
ORAL COPES, gK
a Soecial Roortr lor Thia Department of the Semi-Weekly Journal
Wall paper at Copes.
Sunday was a good day to hover
around the fire.
F. W. Ruhge was at Lincoln the
first of the week.
Herman G. Wellenseik was at
Auburn over Sunday.
Miss Neva Zook spent Sunday
with Auburn relatives.
Henry Franzen was numbered
among the sick this week.
Louis Ruhge and wife were at Mur
dock several days this week.
Dad Waldrlp left the first of the
week for Sclota to visit a brother.
Fred McGrady spent Sunday un
der the parental roof at Weeping
Water.
Miss Maud Kirby of Horton, Ras.,
Is visiting at the home of Dad Car
ter. E. Nutzman and Orlando Tefft
were Omaha business visitors Satur
day. Henry Hill of Milford, is the new
harness maker at Dunkak & Mase
man's. Several of our young people at
tended a dance at Weeping Water
Friday evening.
John Benecke had the interior of
his residence decorated with wall
paper this week.
Mr. Cherry, the piano man, of
Weeping Water, was a business vis
itor here this week.
Dr. Foote of Omaha was here Sat
day evening to see Ellis Lewton who
has been sick for several months.
W. I. Smoots, who Is erecting a
new school house at Cook spent
Sunday with his family in Avoca.
Several of Weeping Water's dis
tinguished citizens were here this
week and filled up on laughing wa
ter. While at Omaha last Saturday Or
lando Tefft, Samuel Johnson and E.
Nutzman each purchased an auto
mobile. The many friends of C. D. Quln
ton were pleased to learn of the ar
rival of a baby daughter at the
sheriff's home.
The Dunbar Dramatic Club will
present the play etnltled "The Wives
of Woodmen'' at the town hall Sat
urday evening. Everyone should
plan to be present.
L. J. Marquardt has purchased
the vacant lots Just west of the Con
gregational church of F. W. Ruhge.
Consideration $450. Louis will
soon commence the erection of a
fine residence thereon.
School Notes.
On account of the sickness of her
sister, Agnes Durham has been call
ed to Bertrand to help with the
work there. We regret to lose Agnes
She has been one of our most en
ergetic pupils and her work has
been highly satisfactory. We hope
that she will be able to return and
complete her school work.
The botany class have received
their new herbariums and are now
ready to collect and classify fifty
specimens each.
The writer was given the privilege
of teaching the sixth grade arith
metic class one day this week. The
class Is composed of bright, hard
working pupils, who have been very
regular in their attendance. The
splended work they have been doing
could easily be classed a grade
higher. The regular attendance
counts much In doing good work In
school.
The second test of the eighth
grade examination will be held at
the Avoca school. May 13th am.
14th.
Freddie Benneke Is the new pupil
of the fourth grade.
You can always buy paint for a
less price than Devoc Lead and Zinc
don't do It: save your money. Iess
price probably means less value
short measure maybe, or cheap qual
Ity. "Cheap" paint takes more gal
Ions than Devoe that means more
hours' work. The cost of painting
Is by the gallon; poor paints cost
most because most gallons.
Better Get Devoe Lead and Zinc
W. L. Pickett, Agt
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IS THE m THAT SELLS
AUTOLIOBILES
Farm Implements and n
WAGONS AND BUGGIES
Be sure and see him wljen you
need anything in hia line.
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& Mohr
DEALERS IN
Wines,
Liquors
Cigars
Avoca, Neb.
To He Wedded.
Our old friend Fred Buckmann,
from Avoca,. accompanied by William
Steinhoff, of near that village, were
n the city a few hours this morning
and gave the Journal a pleasant call.
They were here on very important
business, that of securing a mar
riage license for the uniting of Mr.
Buckmann 's daughter, Iena, to Mr.
Steinhoff. The wedding will occur at
the home of Mr. Buckmann on Wed
nesday afternoon, April 28, 1909, at
2 o'clock and will be attended by a
large number of relatives and friends
of the contracting parties. A big
time is expected, and having re
ceived an invitation, we will be there
with our full capacity for storing
away the many good things to out
and drink, and make merry with our
friends.
Tills Is ArlMir liny.
Today was arbor day and In con
sequence, there was very lit tl goning
on about the city. There was no fixed
program for observing the day and
the public schools departed from
their usual custom and routluued
their work just as If nothing had
taken place and there was no anni
versary to be observed. In some of
the rooms there were Informal talke
and discussions of the day and the
benefits which it was supposed to
confer on the prairie states, but
there was no elaborate program for
Its observance.
At the court house several nf the
offices were open but there was no
public business transacted. Several
of the offices were closed entirely.
The city offices were also very quiet
and little attention was given to what
little business there was going m.
The banks uniformly observed the
day by closing down and the post
office whs also closed except between
the usual holiday hours.
The Burllngto nshops were worked
as usual, the men not caring to lay
off and the company being in favor of
working.
Herman Kleltsch. the Weeping Wa
"T miller, spent the morning In the
city taking orders for his fine grades
of flour and meeting with much
success. He was a passenger for
Omaha on the mall train and will r
turn to the city for tonight, expert
Ing to return home tomorrow mom
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Myuartl Items.
Henry Melsinger and wife of Ce
dar Creek, spent Sunday with the
latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Melsinger.
J. H. Adams and wife were I'latts-
raouth, visitors Saturday hiui-uIuk.
Mrs. Frank Trosper of Elrawood.
visited over Sunday with friends In
Mynard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swearingen
and Dean Greenslate of South Oma
ha were In attendance at the Mur
ray funeral.
Miss Vesta Eaton of Plattsmouth
spent Saturday and Sunday with F.
A. Malver.
Rev. C. F. Gillespie -id -Ife and
son Rollie are visiting thii week
In Murdock.
Thos. South and family of Platts
mouth spent Sunday at D. G. Lair's.
Miss Mary Barker of Plattsmouth
who visited Sunday with Mrs. Wm.
Wetenkamp returned to her home
Monday evening.
Herman Thomas the agent at Fort
Crook spent Sunday In Mynard.
C. D. Clctfclter of Elrawood was
a Mynard visitor Monday.
C. F. Vallery is hauling his lum
ber from Mynard for the erection
of his new residence to take the
place of the one burned last winter.
Mrs. D. G. Lair's brother Ray
McCoy and family of Perry, Okla.,
are visiting with her this week.
John Snead of Sioux City Iowa vis
ited Tuesday with J. H. Adams.
Thayer Propst and wife visited
Monday in Plattsmouth.
A Pleasant Birthday Surprise.
Last Thursday the children and
grand children gathered at the pleas
ant home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Melsinger to celebrate the sixty
fifth birthday anniversary of Mr.
Melsinger, it being a complete sur
prise to mm and he certainly was
more than surprised. The day was
most pleasantly spent by all and at
the usual hour all departed for their
homes wishing Grandpa Melsinger
many more birthdays. Ills children
presented him an elegant gold watch
Lyceum Stars Push Through.
Mrs F G Caldwell was a visitor
for a brief time this morning in the
city with her parents Frank Kauble
and wife, coming up from Murray
on the M. P. Mrs. Caldwell was
accompanied by Misses Shoemaker
and Hall, members of the "Lyceum
Stars," a well known and popular
concert company which played at
Murray last evening. They departed
this morning on No. 19 for Mlnden,
la., where they will play tonight.
From all accounts their concert at
Murray was an attraction will worth
hearing and they have made them
selves popular favorites with the peo
pie of our neighbor town.
Kditor Heard From.
J. E. Brlnkworth, whose mysterl
oils disappearance from the town of
Eagle, was chronicled In these col
umns several days since, has been
heard from. According to Brlnkworth
who has shown up at Beatrice, there
was no mystery at all In his sudden
leaving. He simply concluded to go
to Kansas and make a visit with some
relatives and did not see wherein the
wide, wide world should have any
possible Interest in his whereabouts
Plainly, Brink did not realize that he
was. in a sense, a national celebrity
and that his sudden removal eouh
not fall to excite widespread Inter
est and iinrert. After putting In sev
ernl days in the windswept state o
Kansas. Brink went on to Beatrice
where his parents reside to visit then
According to dispatches this morning
he Intends to return to Eagle and
engage once more In the task of mak
ng the Beacon the best paper publish
el In western Cass County. As Mrs
Brlnkworth hus announced she cared
no whether heevereomebaik and that
the Beacon would appear under he
able management in the future, It 1
problematical whether she will care
to let J. E. come butting back Into
tho game and take her honors away.
Get Two ;hmI Contracts.
H. E.. Wilson and son Rex de
parted this noon on the mall tral
for Benkleman, Neb., where. ihey
hav Hcelved tho contract for dico
rating and painting the Citizen'
State Bank, a new structure just com
pleted. This is the result of thei
work at Benkleman, sometime ago
when they finished the painting an
decorating of a fine residence. Thel
work at that time whs so highly
satisfactory to those who saw it
that this contract was immediately
awarded them. They have also bee
awarded the contract for painting
and decorating the Pacific Junetlo
sdiools. This contract was let ye
terday, they being notified of beln
the successful bidders. This firm
bids fair to be kept on the go from
no wunlll winter.
Henry Prosser
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Stone Work, Concrete Foundations
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We cgree to replace without
charge any Gelding Lining
not giving satisfactory wear.
Do you think we could afford to make this unquali
fied quarantee unless we knew that theBELDING
QUALITY of satin would stand every reasonable test?
To meet the demands of this Spring's fashions,
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finish and in all the fashionable shades.
Belding's "Yardwide" Guaranteed Satin $1.00 per Yard
While the weather is too chilly and uncomfortable
to allow the stoves to be taken down and allow the
annual house cleaning to be done, you should call in
and look over our Carpets and Rugs, Linoleums and
other lloor coverings which you are going to need.
Select what you want and have the carpet made up
or the rug laid aside for vou until )ou need it.
. Oovey & Son
Give Friend Party.
A delightful birthday party was
given Mrs. John'Busche by a large
number of her friends yesterday af
ternoon. The occasion was her
thirty-eighth anniversary and the
friends who assembled at her pleas
ant home celebrated It In a manner
which will long be remembered.
The afternoon was very pleasantly
spent with music, both vocal and
Instrumental, and cards, there being
several games of the latter played.
Following these a three course lunch
eon was served, It being one both
dainty and delicious and one to which
the assembled guests could not fall
to do full Justice. As a memento of
the auspicious occasion there were
many handsome and costly presents
left with Mrs. Bust he who could not
feel other than highly pleased at the
kind remembrance of her many
friends.
Those who were In attendance
were Mesdames John Lutz, John P.
Sattler and daughter, Matt Joy. Will
Smith. Arthur Anderson. Harry
Kuhney, J. W. Bookmeyer. Grant
Owens, Val. Burkel, Pat Engan, Jos
Wales, Henry Stelnhauer, Ward
Clark, Aug. Itoessler, and Peter F.
Coos.
located ut AnIiIiiimI.
I). K. Bnrr who Is now located at
Ashland, practicing his profession of
the law, was In the city today, at
tending to business matters and fil
ing a petition for the administration
of the estate of John L. Axmaker, In
county court. Mr. Barr who has
recently returned from Oklahoma has
found the practice of his profession
at Ashland to be a profitable one
and he has built up a good practice.
He Is one of the best known men In
tho county and one who Is a close
student of his profession. He paid
the Journal a very pleasant call this
afternoon nnd he is cordially Invited
to come In any time he is In the
city.
Tonic or Stimulant?
There is an immense difference between a tonic and a
stimulant. Up one day, way back the next; that's a
stimulant. Steady progress day by day toward perfect
health; that's a tonic. Aycr's Sarsaparilla is a tonic,
a strong tonic. The only Sarsaparilla entirely free from
alcohol. Do not stimulate unless your doctor says so.
He knows. Ask him. Do as he says. j.c.AuerCo.,Lowtll.Mas.
Constipation I the one Kr-at cause ot
breath, debility, nervousness. Has your
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Bring In I limine Mini.
Sheriff Qulnton last evening went
to Union and brought up Jor. Van-
horn, a well known nnd highly re
spected cltlze of that vicinity. Mr.
Vjnhorn It will be recalled, juffeicL
yenrs ago in a runaway, he being bad
ly crippled about the head and body,
having many rlbbs broken and being
crippled for life. The unfortunate?
man tins since that time suffered
from recurring attacks ''of Insanity
brought on by the nature of bis In
juries and yesterday he became very
violent again, so much so that It
was thought best to take htm to
the asylum at Lincoln for temporary
treatment. He imagines that he Is
driving the team and that they are
running away from him. In such
frenzies be makes terrible efforts to
stop them and his mania becomes
acuto and violent. It Is believed that
he will be materially benefitted by a
course at the sanitarium and this
morning he was taken to Lincoln by
Sheriff Qulnton. His son, John, ac
companied him to this city and to
Lincoln.
Mr. Howard lcimunf IHes,
Wor.d was received yesterday by
Mrs. A. J. Beeson of the death of
her cousin, Mrs. Howard Leonard, of
Edison, Neb. The death was the
outcome of an operation which was
performed upon the lady last Sun
day. No further particulars were
contained in the message announcing
her death.' Mrs. Leonard will be
quite well remembered by many of
the people here, she nnd her husband
having lived In this city for several
years and moving to a farm near
Edison a few yenrs ago. For the
stricken family and other relatives,
the deepest sympathy Is expressed
by all. Mrs. Beeson will be unable
to attend the funeral owing to Ulnesii
of her family.
Girl wanted at tho Hotel Riley at
once.
sikklieadache, biliousness, indigestion, h.i 1
doctor ever recommended Aycr's lMlsto yi, .. .