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ESTIMABLE LADY
PREPARED IN THE INTERESTS OF TIIE PEOPLE OF MURRAY AND VICINITY ESPECIALLY FOR THE JOURNAL READEBS.
Murray Department
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EJEKIEF1T!
Perhaps you never looked at it this way,
but our bank is ready to serve you in any legi-
J timate business way.
ence are at your command it is possible that
we can be of some advantage to your financial
affairs. It is for you to make your wants
J known. We assure you
you to call at the bank.
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J. W. Burger was loolng after
Home business matters in Platts
mouth Monday.
Walt Vallery, the bos lightning
rod man, wax looking after business
matters In I'lattHmoulh today.
Alf. Nlcklcs was looking after
some business matters In Platts
mouth Thursday, and railed at the
Journal office and renewed for his
paper.
Stylish, up-to-date spring hats,
In green, black, brown, and gray for
gents, $2.00 and $2.50. At Holmes
ft Smith's.
W. C. Ilrown has been a very busy
man this week, trying his hand at
corn plnntlng, putting in his brother
Jim's crop for him while he Is con
fined to the hospital.
In conversntlon with Mr. A- M.
Holmes thlH week he tells us that
he Is preparing for a pleasure trip
west In the near future. He ex
pects to attend the Alaska-Yukon
exposition at Seattle, and visit
other coast towns during the sum
mer. Mrs. James Allison uros a copy
of the Journal sent to tier daughtet
Mrs. J. H.,llnssnnyagor at Kearney,
Neb., this week. Mr. and Mrs.
Hassenyager have been making their
home here for the past few months,
but departed for Kearney some few
days ago where they will make their
home for the present
Mrs. Alva Young, who has been
ill for some time was taken to the
Immanuel hospital In Omaha Mon
day, where she underwent a sur
gical operation Tuesday morning.
Wednesday reports from her bed
side were very favorable for her re
covery, which will be gladly received
by her many friends In Murray and
vicinity.
Tom Smith met with a very painful
Accident Tuesday while working with
a feed grinder. From some cause
the grain became dogged In the
busy portion of the mill, and Mr.
Smith proceeded to find the trouble
by placing his hand In to remove
the grnln when his fore finger was
caught In the burg and cut off up
dose to the hand. The injury v.as
very painful, but no serious results
are anticipated.
We are Indeed sorry to learn of the
serious Illness of our excellent friend
J II. Ilrown this week, being strick
en a few days ago with a sever at
tack of appendicitis, and was taken
to the Immunol hospital In Omaha
Inst Friday, where he submitted to
nn operation Monday morning. The
reports received Wednesday were
very favorable, considering the fact
that his condition was quite serious.
The many friends hope that his re
covery may be speedy and perma
nent. W. A. Lewis, a former resident of
tills comunity, but living uenr Cole
ridge, Neb., came down to Omnbn
Thursday with some cuttle, and of
course took advantage of the oppor
tunity to come back to the old home
for a few days' visit with old friends
in Cass County. He arrived in
I'lattsmouth Thursday evening,, and
the Journal acknowledges a pleasant
call from him. He went to Murray
Friday, and will return home Sat
urday. We are pleased to learn that
Mr. Lewis and family are In very
was prosperous In their new home,
and are well pleased. They also have
many friends In this community who
are always glad to see them
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Our service and experi
satisfaction, and ask J
lank
Mrs. 0. H. Gllmore was an Omaha
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Sigman has been on the sick
list por the past week
O. A. Davis was a business vsl
tor In Omaha Wednesday.
Miss Pauline Oldham was visiting
In Plattsmouth Tuesday.
Grandma Fleming has been num
bered with the sick for the past few
days. '
Miss Nix, residing east of town,
has been quite sick for the past few
days.
M. 0. Churchill was looking after
some business matters In the county
Wednesday morning.
Hrs. A. L. Baker and daughter
Opha, and Miss Grace Porter were
Platsmouth visitors last Friday
evening.
Mrs. J. II. nrown went to Omaha
Monday and has remained at the
I hospital during and since the opera
tion of her husband on Monday.
Mrs. Wm. Brown, sr., and Mrs.
James Loughrldge went to Omaha
Monday to be present at the opera
tion of their son and brother, James
Brown.
Mrs. O. A. Davis and Mrs. S. O.
Pitman were in Omaha Monday, re
turning home via Plattsmouth, where
they were met by Mr. Davis to accom
pany them home overland.
Mrs. Jama Allison entertained a
number of lady friends at her pleas
ant farm home on last Thursday in
honor or Mrs. Hopkins, of Valllsca,
Iowa. The occasion was a very pleas
ant one to all In attendance.
J. W. Edmunds has been making
some Improvements on his farm
south of town, where John Ferls and
famly reside. The old store room on
Main street was moved to the place
and In Is rapidly being transformed,
with the aid of other Improvements,
Into a neat new dwelling house.
"A King's Daughter Society" has
been organized In Murray with
Kdlth Hansen, president, Olga Mln-
forl vice president, Alice Gobble
man, secretary, Ethel Spangler,
treasurer. Miss Ida Modeker was
chosen as leader, with whom the
next regular meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 19th.
During the absence of Mrs. Ber
ger, J. W. has been making some
needed Improvements about !theli
home. The old well house Is being
transformed Into a new addition to
be used ns a kitchen. A new foun
dation Is being built under It, and
the Interior given a new dress of
lathe and plaster. "H' thinks this
will be a surprise to the good wife,
but we will tell her through the
columns of the Journal, ns their rel
ntlves are reading It every week In
the far west.
Ilev. Lamp and family hav arrived
In Murray, and are now comfortably
located In the Presbyterian parson
age. Uev. Lamp will now fill the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church
emh Sunday , both morning and
and evening. He needs no Introduc
tion to the people of Murray as he
has delivered sermons here upon
numerous occasions during the past
year or more and all are well pleas
ed with him, and with the proper
support will do excellent work for
Ihe church and this congregation, It
Is your duty to assist him In every
way possible.
this vicinity and vUl mail tame to this
Mrs. Addle Stokes and Miss Mattle
MIneer were In Nebraska City last
week.
Mrs. James Lougridge and daugh
ter Mae, and Mrs. Wm. Brown were
In Nebraska City last Friday.
We understand that Miss Pearl
Lowey, who is well and favorably
known In this locality, hag recently
become a thorough master of tele
graphy, and has secured a good po
sition in Wabash R. R. offices, at
Plattsburg, Mo. She has been in
college for the past two years taking
a course In her chosen profession, and
Is capable of holding most any posi
tion in this line. ,
J. H. Spangler, Chas. Chrlsweisser,
Z. H. Shrader and J. L. Young were
on the market with stock In South
Omaha on Tuesday of this week,
shipping from Murray Monday even
ing. The Murdock Dramatic Company
that appeared at the Jenkins Opera
House last Saturday evening, were
greeted with a pool aiHlenop. The
play selected by the vlsltiiiq eompan
was well rendered, and being
was wel lrendered, and being being
one that pleased all those in attend
ance The darky singing was excep
tionally good and one of the most
pleasing numbers on the program.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Long, residing east of town,
met with a very peculiar and also
painful accident last week. The
little one was playing 'about the
house and found a barb wire fence
staple, and child like, the new play
thing went straight to its nose, with
the prongs down. The little one
pushed it far up into Its nose before
the parents were aware. Dr. Bren
del was Immediately called and
found a most difficult task to remove
It, as when one side of the staple
would be pulled downward the other
would enter the flesh. In order to
remove the staple was turned with
the opposite end downward which was
Indeed a very painful operation for
the little one to pass through. Dr.
Brendel sayB a case like this has
never before been heard of by him
In all his medical career
Ships Cattle.
L. J. Hall, from near Union, passed
through Murray Wednesday evening
with a car load of cattle enroute to
fiocd to Summer Quarters.
In conversation with our good old
friend A. M. Holmes In Murray this
week he tells us that his son Troy,
who drives the big family auto of
the Ryarson's of Chicago, have gone
to their summer home at Lake For
est, up the big lake from Chicago.
The big steel man makes his home In
this popular resort every summer,
and as Troy has been their favorite
chaff'iir, ho goes with them.
Seriously Injureed.
On Monday evening of this week
after a hard days work, our excel
lent young friend, Alex. Rhoden was
dangerously injured by a kick from
one of his most trusty mules. He
was unharnessing the team when
his little child came running Into
the barn and frightened the annimal,
which made a quick lunge to one
side and struck Kelly a quick blow
In the pit of the stomach. The In
jured man while conscious passed
from the barn to one side, endeavor
ing to get to the house, but fell Just
outside the door, and has since been
In a very serious condition, It being
almost Impossible to tell how seri
ously he Is Injured. Dr. Gllmore,
tho attending physician, remained
with him all night Monday, and
up to Wednesday evening, no change
for the better could be seen, but
every hope was held for his recovery.
1 loyally r.iitel'titlnetl.
Mr. and Mrs Glen Vallery enter
tained a number of their friends and
relatives at dinner Sunday at their
pleasant home near Mynard. Tho
former part of the dny was spent In
social chatting, then at noon when
the merry guests were Invited to tho
dining room to partake of one of tho
most sumptous dinners that any
one would wish to set to. The table
fairly groaned under the weight of
the good things to eat which Mrs.
Vallery had prepared for the event.
Then after dinner the crowd took a
stroll through the blooming orchard
grove which all fully enjoyed, after
which came the departing hour. All
went on their way rejoicing, thinking
that the day was one long to be re
membered by all. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Cook. Mr .and Mrs. T. V Vallery,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Porter. Miss
Nellie Cook, Miss la Vallery, Mary
Wcttfnramr, Marjorle Vallery Tom
Tllson. Raymond Cook. Charlie Val
lery, '.'
office it mtf appear under this heading.
Stockmen Interested.
So much inquiry has been made
in reference to the law passed by the
legislature last winter relating to
pure bred and grade stallions, that
we publish the law in full that all
who are interested may see just
what provisions are therein con
tained: Section 1. Any owner or keeper
of any stallion kept for public ser
vice, or any owner or keeper of any
stallion kept for sale, exchange or
transfer, who represents such ani
mal to be pure bred, shall cause the
same to be negotiated In some stud
book recognized by the department of
agriculture' at Washington, D. C, for
the registration of pedigrees,' and
obtain a certificate of registration
of such animal. He shall then for
ward the same to the professor of
animal husbandry of the University
of Nebraska, whose duty it shall be
to examine and pass upon the gen
uineness of such certificate
filed for enrollment. In making
such examinations, said Professor of
Animal Husbandry of the Univer
sity of Nebraska shall use his
standard, the stud books recognized
by the department of Agriculture at
Washington, D. C, and shall ac
cept as pure bred, any animal regis
tered In such stud book. And if
such registration Is found to be cor
rect and genuine, he shall Issue a
certificate under the seal of the de
partment of Animal Husbandry, of
the State of Nebraska, which certi
ficate shall set forth the name, sex,
age and color of the animal, also, the
volume and page of the stud book In
which said animal Is registered. For
each enrollment and certificate he
(hall receive the sum of one doll a."
($1.00) which shall accompany the
certificate of registration when for
warded for enrollment.
Sec. 2. Any owner or keeper of
a stallion for public service, who
represents or holds such animal as
pure bred, shall place a copy of the
certificate of the department of Ani
mal Husbandry of the State of Ne
braska on the door or stud of the
stable where such animal is usually
kept.
Sec. 3. Any owner or keeper of a
stallion for public service, for which
a certificate from the department
of Animal Husbandry of the Uni
versity of the State of Nebraska has
not been issued, shall have printed
in all hand-bills, posters, advertising
cards, or in any newspaper advertise
ments calling the attention of the
public to said stallion or stallions,
the words "grade stallion" in black
face type of the same size as that
used in the name of said stallion or
stallions, Immediately preceding or
above the name of said stallion or
stallions, and must have printed,
handbills or posters, not less than
five by seven Inches in size, and said
hand-bills or posters must have
printed thereon Immediately above or
preceding tho name of the stallion
or stallions, in type not smaller than
one-inch in height the words "grade
stallion." Said hand-bills or posters
to be kept posted over the main en
trance' to all places where said stal
lion or stallions are kept for public
service.
Sec. 4. If the owner of any regis
tered animal shall sell, exchange or
transfer the same, and file said cer
tificate, accompanying the same with
a fee of fifty cents with the profes
sor of Animal Husbandry of the Uni
versity of the State of Nebraska, he
shall, upon the receipt of the orig
inal certificate, properly transferred,
and the required fee, Issue a new
certificate to the new owner of the
animal. All fees provided for In this
acts Bhall go Into the treasury of the
University of Nebraska.
Sec. 5. Any person, who shall
fraudulently represent any animal,
horse, cattle, sheep or swine to be
pure bred, or any person who shall
post or publish, or cause to be posted
or published, any false pedigree or
certificate, or shall use any stallion
for public service, or sell, exchange
or transfer any stallion, representing
any animal to be pure bred, with
out first having such animal register
ed and obtaining the certificate
of the department of Animal Hus
bandry of the University of Nebras
ka. as herein before provided, or
who sh tll violate any of the provis
ions of this act, shall bo guilty of a
misdemeanor and be punished by a
fine of not more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or Imprisonment
In the county Jail not exceeding
thirty (30) days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 6. Whereas an emergency ex
Ists, this act shall take effect and be
In force from and after Its passage
and approval, according to law.
Our new gloves Just arrived.
Thirty-five kinds. We can please
you; ROc to $3.00. Holmes ft
Smith's.
rs. Florence Genevieve Chal
fant of Rock Dluffs
(By Basil S. Ramsey. j
Born, August 1st. 185S at Rock
Bluffs, cass County, Nebraska; died
of sarcoma. May 8th. 1909, at 11:45
a. m. at her home a few miles from
the place she was born, aged 49
years, 9 months, 7 days.
Biographical.
Deceased was the only daughter
of the late William H. Smith and
wife. Mrs. Abigail A. Smith who
survives both husband and daughter
and still resides on the old farm
home Just west of Rock Bluffs where
she and her husband settled more
than a half century ago, and where
the daughter Flora, as she was famil
larlycalled, first saw the light of
day. Her father and .mother were
natives of Orange county, state of
New York, from whence they jujl
grated westernward and settled on
the farm near Rock Bluffs in June
1858.
Harrison Smith, as he was gener
ally known, was a prominent and
leading pioneer citizen in his day and
gave much attention to tho causo of
education, being a member of the
Rock Bluffs school board during al
most his entire residence at that
place. Mrs. Smith was before her
marriage. Miss Abigail Almlra Sey
bolt, a sister of Hon. George L. Sey
bolt, formerly and for a number of
years a leading and prominent citi
zen of Cass County, Nebraska. An
other brother, Col. Seybolt resides
near Murray, Cass County, and is one
of our foremost citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the par
ents of three children, Willard Floyd
Smith, born November 16, 1856 at
Laken, Marshall County. 111.; died on
the home farm near Rock Bluffs,
April 17th, 1885; Florence Gene
vieve Chalfant, the subject of this
sketch and George Seybolt Smith,
born at Rock Bluffs, October 5th,
1861 and still reside near where
he was born.
Marrluge.
On July 17, 1876, Florence Gene
vieve Smith was united in marriage
to James Chalfant, whose father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jam.es MN
Chalfant, In the late fifties, emi
grated from Greene County, Penn
sylvania, and settled on a farm some
5mile8 southwest of Rock Bluffs near
old Three Groves postofflce where
young James grew from early child
hood Into useful, worthy and highly
respected manhood. His father's
family was one among the earliest
and most highly esteemed of pio
neers of Cass County and, like the
family of his deceased wife, helped
to establish the early civilization In
a wild, untamed country.
Of. this pioneer family besides
James, two of his brothers, John
and William, still reside in Cass
County near Union and are among
our foremost citizens.
The marriage of James and Flor
ence proved a most happy one and
their home life, Idealistic of what
every home should be. Each belong
ed to an early, highly respected, In
fluential pioneer family. They, as
boy and girl, had attended the same
school together. Early attachments,
often Incident to school life, may
have been formed, which ripened InCo
that love which, when James was less
than 22, and Florence less than 17,
united them for life as husband and
wife.
To Mr. and Mrs. Chalfant two
children were born: Willard Floyd
Chalfant, born July 11, 1880, on
the farm near Rock Bluffs; married
Miss May McCulIoch. Hazel Fern
Chalfant, born on the farm near
Rock Bluffs; married to Mr. John
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Hendricks and have one child. Vern.
Both children reside near the home
of their father.
Tb.8 writer recalls his first ac
quaintance with this worthy and la
mented lady. This was in the early
seventies, when Flora, as we
called her at that time, was a young
school girl scarce eleven years old.
who became a pupil for four years
in a school taught by the writer.
It was in this relation of teacher
and pupil that the former observed
in the latter those beautiful and
loveable traits of girlhood charac
ter, which, later, developed into wor
thy, noble womanhood, wifehood,
motherhood. Patient, uncomplaining
and studious, she never failed in her
school work and always ranked,
among the best in her classes. This
quality of patience, so strongly In
dictated in girlhood was most touch
ingly and beautifully illustrated dur
ing the many weary months of her
last sickness.
Some three years ago, Mrs. Chal
fant became afflicted with a disease
of the eye which doctors called
Sarcoma, and for a long time, was
under the treatment of the noted eye
specialist, Dr. Gilford of Omaha.
At times she seemed to be better
then unfavorable changes, until the
cancerous virus and permeated the
entire system; at times, causing in
tense pain and suffering.
But the patient sufferer, bore all
without complaint and with charac
teristic patience and fortitude.
Deceased naa united with the
Christian church at Rock Bluffs in
1895, and this public profession of
religion, united with an entireChrlst
ian life and character, added strength
to bear her last, sad, painful af
llection. Funeral Seervlces.
On Monday, May 10 1909, at, 2
o'clock In the afternoon, funeral ser
vices were held at the Kenosha Christ
Ian church, where a large number
of relatives, neighbors and friends had
gathered to pay tribute to one who
had c.ui'itiianded so universal love
and respect. Elder Beam conducted
the services, delivering an able ser
mon from Revelations, chapter 21,
verse 25. "And the gates of it shall
not be shut at all by day; for there
shall be no night there."'
Music was furnished by a choir,
consisting of Mr. W. P. Hutcheson,
Mrs. Lelia Queen, Mr. R. H.
Fitch, Jr., Mr. Will Hutcheson,
and Miss Winnie Hutcheson
with Mrs. W. G. Boedeker who pre
sided as organist. The following se
lections were beautifully and Impres
sively rendered by the choir: "It is'
Well With My Soul," "We Shall
Know us all Some Day," "Looking
This Way" and "Nearer My God to
Thee, '
The church was tastefully decorat
ed with many flowers, while the
casket was almost concealed with
flowers and wreathes mute em
blems of love, respect and esteem for
her who had passed away
The pall-bearers, selected from
among the friends and neighbors of
the deceased and family, consisted of
Frank Moore, John Tigner, Charles
Creamer, Major Hall, Charles Sans
and Henry Sands, Jr.
After services at the church, the
long procession slowly wended its
way to the Young cemetery, where
all that remained mortal of a noble
woman, affectionate wife, loving
mother and faithful friend, was ten
derly consigned to final rest beneath
vine and rose, and just when open
ing bud and flower In sprlngtome
suggests the resurrection of
dead.
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