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Murray Department ALL HOUSEHOLD EMERGENCIES PREPARED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MURRAY AND VICINITY ESPECIALLY FOR THE JOURNAL READERS. . If any of tlx readers of tin Journal k,e of a vxi-d tvent or an iUrn of interest in this vicinityand will mad same to this office it mil appear umhr this heading Wi u:ant all iktiw of interest. Editor Journal. . . Service for ur Customers v We aim to serve each customer alike In all buainens matters, and give each the best bank service. A man with a small volume of busi ness receives the same attention from our officers as does large depositors. Our service means accommodation. Service in matters of consequence also means with us, service in minor deal ing in every detail. We are always glad to talk over busi ness matters with you, whetheryou are a customer or not We are confident that our service will give you entire satisfaction. Murray State Bank MURRAY, NEBRASKA CZZD H " " " The dance In the Jenkins' hall Sat urday night was well attended. Remember, you can pay your per sonal tax at the Murray Stato Rank. MIbs Bertha Nickles made a busi ness trip to Plattsmouth Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Good were hopping In Plattsmouth Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cole made a business trip to Plattsmouth Satur day. MIbs Isabella Young was a morn ing vlHtor in PlattHmoulh Wednes day. .MIbs Etta Nickels spent several days in Plattsmouth and Omaha last week. Mrs. Wm. Oliver and daughter Elizabeth, were shopping In Omaha WcdneHday. . . Edlfh IUue departed for Palmyra to spend the holidays with friends' Gug Mlnnear is on the sick Hut this week. Jas. Holmes was an Omaha visitor Wednesday. Chas. Reeves' little child Is suffer ing with pneumonia. John Lloyd, of Lincoln, is visiting D. C. Rhoden this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rlchter were Plattsmouth visitors Saturday. Merman Relke'B little child has been quite sick for the past week. Miss Gunther, teacher In the pub lic school, was an Omaha visitor Safe urday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Drown took the early morning train for Omaha Wed nesday. John and Grace Long are both very sick this week, bordering upon pneumonia. Anderson Davis has been confined and relations. Mr. Lloyd Gapen and Villa, were Omaha passengers Tues day evening. Mont and George Shrader, of Ne hawka, attended the dance In Murray Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spongier were 'buying Christmas presents In PlattB inuuth Saturday. James Loughrldge and his little daughter Mae, went to Omaha shop ping, Tuesday evening. MIbs Mattle Minnlear toox up her work for Mr. I.atta this week, where die expects to spend the winter. Miss Eunice Mut, leaching school went of Murray, spent Saturday and Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. G. M. Mlnford. There will be an entertainment Klven at the Rock Creek school houso December 23, at 8 o'clock. Every body Invited. ' Mrs. V. A. Kennedy and daughters Agnes, and Mrs. Martha Adams were Christmas shoppers In Plattsmouth Monday. See Holmes & Smith, about that handsome tug proposition" they have on this month. They will make valuable prosent. " Mr. J. A. Walker entertained Mr Wilson, of Nebraska City, Lee Nick les and Dr.' A. K. Walker, at cards Tuesday evening. Holmes & Smith can sell you warm fur overcoat as cheap as you ran buy one In Omaha, Plattsmouth or any other town In the west Miss Pearl Iicwls went to Platts mouth last Friday, whore she expects to make a short visit and return to her home at Coldrldge, Neb., to spend Christmas. Miss Etta Nickels and her father went to Omaha to meet Mr. Nickel's grandchildren., Bessie and Lonnle Crosser, of Wausa, Neb. They expect to spend their holiday with relatives and friends. ' The crowd from Murray h"at at , tended the play thla week were Will 'Seybolt, "Rosai.1 Brendel, Harry Creamer, Isabella Young, Arthur Hansen, WHIa Moore, Arthur Copen haver and Tress Stoke. Mlsa Agnes Kennedy and brother, Charles, came In, from Plalnvlow Sat urday to apeal the CtrfcrtatM vaca tion with th4r itarepUr Ult Ken nedy Is teachlaf ts fUtf taunt? and Charles has bo4 P;?"f fn and winter wit 'j. W. Jtoyal. to his room for the past week with a daughter, sick spell. Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Young attended the funeral of Myron Kline at Platts mouth Tuesday. Miss Edith LaRue left Monday for a ten days' visit with friends at Val peraiso, Nebraska. Peter Perry, who has been quite sick for the past few weeks, Is re ported some better. Geo. Oldham, of Plattsmouth, was own Wednesday to attend the Farmers' Elevator Company meeting. Miss Isabella Young made a trip to lattsmouth on the early train Wed nesday to do some Christmas shop ping. Mrs. G. II. Gil more came home from Omaha Monday, where she has been since the doctor was operated upon. Pauline Oldham was a passenger on the early train Saturday for the county seat, where she met with her Class In public speaking. Dr. A. E. Walker made a trip to Omaha Tuesday evening to visit Dr. Gllmore at the hospital. Dr. Gil- more Is Improving nicely. Clyde, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rlalr Torter, has been quite sick, suffering with pneumonia, but Is some better at this time. Mr. Wm. Nickels and his daughter Etlta, made a trip to Omaha Wednes day morning, where Mr. Nickles Is taking treatment for his eyes. Mrs. I. S. White has been num bered with the sick for the past few days. Mr. White has also been quite sick, but some better at this time. Clara Young, who Is attending school at Weeping Water, and Lena Young, who Is teaching at Cedar Creek, are home for the Christmas vacation. Will Rrown entertained 11. L. Old ham, D. C. Rhoden and Albert Young at cards Tuesday evening and at eleven o'clock delicious refreshments were served. Grandma Root, who has been so seriously 111 for the past eighteen weeks, Is growing weaker as the time rolls by. Her extreme old age of 76 years, makes her recovery very unfavorable. Misses Pauline and Fay Oldham entertained Mr. and Mrs. O. A Davis, Mr. and Mrs. 8. 0. Pitman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown, Misses Jacer Stover, of Corydon, Ind., 1st bella Young and Albert Young at supper, Thursday. Mlai Stover was the guest of honor. Mrs. Lee Ferris, Is on the sick Hat tnis weeKK. . Wm. Oliver and wife were county seat visitors Wednesday. Mrs. R. C. Bailey has been quite sick for the past few days. Mlsa Leila Vallery spent Friday In Omaha doing some shopping. Buy your rubber overshoes of Holmes & Smith, where you get good goods. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Walker were Plattsmouth visitors Saturday. R. It. Nickels was a county aat visitor Wednesday afternoon. John Stones made a trip to Platts mouth on Thursday of this week. W. B. Virgin 'was a county sea' visitor on Wednesday of this week. Wm. Dull Is suffering this week with a severe case of blood poisoning. Miss Leona Fleming, of near Mur ray, was . a Plattsmouth shopper Tuesday. Jno. Campbell was looking after some business matters in the county seat Wednesday. James McCullough from east of Murray, was a Plattsmouth visitor Tuesday afternoon. John Schwartz was looking after some business matters In Plattsmouth Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Berger and Mrs. Chas. Carroll were visiting In Plattsmouth last Wednesday evening. Born on December 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Homan, a baby girl. Mother and little one are doing nicely. Don C. Rhoden drove to Platts mouth Tuesday, where be had some business with the Cass County Bank. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Murray has been numbered with the sick for the past few days. Harry and L. G. Todd were Omaha visitors Wednesday, going via Platts mouth and the Burlington into the metropolis. Ad. Klser, who received the very painful Injury by piercing his hand with a pitch fork a few days ago, Is getting along nicely. Rosa and Helen, the two little girls of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Reed, have been quite sick for the past few days, suffering with chicken pox. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rlchter and family; and Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Mar- sek and family are going to move to farms near Ness City, Kansas, next week. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis, from west of Murray, were In Plattsmouth Wed nesday or this weeK doing some Christmas shopping and visiting with friends and relatives. J. L. Smith, one of the prominent farmers from southwest of Murray, was looking after some business mat ters and visiting with his brother In Plattsmouth Wednesday of this week. Miss Pauline Kechler and Masters Carl and Paul Kechler, of Wausa Nebraska, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rlchter and family this week and are having a fine time. Mr. and Mrs., M. O. Chandler were Omaha visitors Tuesday, returning via Burlington to riattsmouth, thence home with Don C, Rhoden, who hap pened to be In town with a convey ance. Mrs. Belle Shrader and Bon Homer, were In Plattsmouth Wednesday af ternoon, and while there Mrs. Shrad er called at the Journal office to re new her subscription. They were also doing some Christmas shopping. Mr. Clark Wllllver, who Is a broth er-in-law of D. A. Young, visited at the Young home last week. Mr. Welllver resides near Lexington. Ne braska, and was returning home from Iowa, where he had been visiting rel atives, and stopped off here to see his sister and family. Murray was well represented at the wrestling match In Plattsmouth last Thursday evening. The prelimi nary between Wm. Seybolt and Theo, Amlck did not materialize, owing to an accident that befell Mr. Seybolt a few days previous. This was quite a disappointment to all, as Mr. Amlck was present and challenged anyone from the audience to meet him on the stage. The Murray Elevator And an assortment of the best on the market. ' " j " Byron E. Stokes and his wife, Of Plalnvlew, have been visiting rela tions in Murray and vicinity the past two weeks. ' "','"" The Sunday school of the Christian church will give an entertainment and Chlrstmas tree at the church Fri day eve. Everybody Invited. . Mr. Wilson, a younger member of the firm of Wilson Bros., of Nebras ka City, was the guest of D. J. Pit man Tuesday. Buy your rubber boots and shoes at Holmes & Smith's, where you will Building a New Homo. Julius Engelkemeier, residing seven miles west of Murray, has his new farm residence almost complet ed. The new structure will be 28x30, with two stories, and will be a first class home In every particular. We understand that Julius and family will move Into the new home just as soon as completed, and his father and mother, Uncle Fred Engelkemeier and wife, who have lived in Platts mouth for the past year, will return to the old home place, which has been the home of this excellent family for the past thirty years or more. Mr. and Mrs. Engelkemeier have a fine residence property in the county seat, but it does not seem like the old farm, and these excellent old peo ple will never find one that does. We ire Informed they will move Just as soon as Julius and family vacate. A Fine Lighting System. Pittman & Davis have recently been appointed local agents of the Birch Actylene Light Co., and have already placed several up-to-date lighting plants in homes in and around Mur ray. The Birch machine is very sim ple In construction, having no cogs or springs to get out of order. This sim plicity of construction not only re duces first cost, but is a great saving in gas. Parties thinking of putting In a lighting system can save money, and at the same time secure the best and most convenient system. These are standard machines and have been ap proved as safe by the Insurance com panies. The same gas can be used for cooking purposes, If desired. New Elevator Officers. The Farmers' Elevator Company held their annual meeting Wednes day and elected Ihe following off! rers: W. E. Dull, president; J. R Vallery, vice president; W. H. Puis, secretary, and Herman Relke, treas urer. The balance of the board of directors were chosen and they will be W. D. Wheeler, Wm. Sporer and Peter Campbell. At this meeting It was decided to Issue more stock, the amount of which will be determined at the next meeting which will be called In a few days, at which time they will also select a manager for the coming year. ' Wherisomething goes wrong in the household, the most essential thing is a telephone. . When the watei pipe bursts, a plumber can be telephoned n au instant. V -When the house is on fire, the telephone wil1 bring instant aid. Have you tried the Bell Telephone Service. Thir ty years of use has proved it the best in the world. Nebraska Tolophono Company C. L. CLARK, Local Manager. A FAREWELL SUPRISE TO .E. A $2.50 Itgu for Of)r. This Is what we are gvlng all our customers this month for a Christ mas present. From now until the 24th of this month we will give all our patrons purchasing $2.00 worth of goods for cash and 99c In cash, we will give them one of these hand some 2V4xx5 feet rugs. They are very handsome and would be cheap at $2.50. You will be given a card and when you purchase the $2.00 In goods return the card and 99 cents and get the rug. This offer closes on the evening of December 24, so come In and see us about it now. We only have a few hundred of them and they will not last long. Holmes & Smith. The pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richter, near Mur ray, was the scene of a delightful farewell dinner Saturday. The occa sion was In the nature of a surprise and when the many neighbors and friends came in on them, they were somewhat surprised, but soon recov ered and proceeded to entertain them in a very enjoyable manner. At 2 o'clock a sumptuous dinner was spread in the dining room, to which all did ample Justice and which elic ited many compliments. Everything you could think of In the eatable line was found there and most temptingly served- The remainder of the after noon was devoted to various games and finally the farewells were said, everybody having a fine time. The only thing to detract from the Joy and the reviewing of the many good times the guests had spent together, ousness of the day being the thought that Mr. Rlchter and his most estima ble family were soon to remove from their midst, but friends and neigh bors wish them all the happiness and prosperity possible in their new home. Mr. Rirhter and family will reside on a farm near Ness City, Kansas. Mr. Rlchter expects to leave for Kansas the first of next week and his family will remain in this vicinity until after the holidays. Those In attendance were Messrs. and Mesdaraes Henry Creamer, Frank Moore, Robert Good, Charles Reed, J. W. Hill, P. Kell, A. Richter, John Hobscheldt, Frank Marsek; Mrs. Dull; Misses Ida and Nettle Rlchter. Pauline Kechler, Margaret, Vera and Frances Moore, Henrietta, Mary and Alice Creamer, Helen and Rose Reed, Clara Marsek, Violet Kell, Freda Hill; Paul and Herman Richter, Carl and Paul Keckler, Earl Marsek, Gussle Good, Atto Rothley, Raymond and Will Creamer, Clarence and Owen Kell. CHANGES BASE of onus held their annual meeting at their office on Wednesday of this week. There were a great many of the stock holders present, new officers were elected, and all other business of the company looked after. We under stand that everything has been con ducted In a very satisfactory manner for the past year, and they were well pleawd with the business done for the past twelve month. ImhU A lady's gold watch, on December 2nd, on the road between the Amlck school house and Murray. The watch was open face and bears the letter "V" on the back of the case. Finder will please leave same at the Journal Company office or with Lloyd Gapen, In Mur ray, and receive reward, Miss Villa Gapen being the owner. Wood tor Hale, One hundred loads of wood, cut Into stove length, for sale. Also, lot of hedge posts and corn crib post for sale. James P. Latta. Murray, Neb Dr. Newell, PenUst, Murray every Tuesday from 8 a. tn., to 6 p. in. AU kinds of first Murray Itaal F.state. I have a number of choice piece of Murray property for tale. See me class dental wort. Satisfaction guar-Mf you wish to purchase. antstd. A. L. Baker. The Bazaar a Big Success. The bazaar given by the Ladles' Aid and the Sunshine band of the Christian chcurch, on last Saturday evening, was a grand success In every way, both socially and financially. The various booths were artistically arranged, the girls' booth being deco rated in Christmas colors, and the other booths In blue and white. Mrs Rex Young was in charge of the fancy work booth, while Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Mutz sold the candy and sweets Mrs. urown presided at the apron booth, while Mrs. Sporer and Mrs McDonald were In charge at the mar ket. Everything Bold well, the sup per and dinner hours were very busy ones, and the ladles are truly to be congratulated upon the successful manner In which they conducted the affair. It was a most Pleasant occa slon for the vast crowd that attended and the proceeds amounted to $168 Noel B. Rawls a Plattsmouth Boy, Retires From Reportorial Staff. Noel B. Rawls, for four years con nected with the reportorial staff of the Evening Capital News, lias re signed his position, having recently closed a deal for the purchase of the Gray news stand, heretofore owned and managed by Wade Gray, now one of the leading merchants of LeMar. Mr. Rawls took possession today, hav ing completed Invoicing the stock. In the future the Gray news stand will be operated under the name of Mr. Rawls. The latter plans adding extensively to the stock ofstatlonery. magazines, newspapers and other goods handled, eventually making the store one of the most complete in the ity. The store has an advantageous location on Main street While engaged with tne staff of the Evening Capital News Mr. Rawls made a wide acquaintance and many friends, who will regret to tear of his laying aside the title of "scribe," but wish him every success and go farther by predicting it In his new business. While this Is his initial debut Into active business Rfe in this ity, Mr. Rawls is gifted with some little experience along the same line in Nebraska. That he will "make good" goes without saying. To his friends, Including those enrolled as pencil pushers, the latch string can always be found on the door Boise (Idaho) Capital News. It Is very gratifying to the Journal family to note that Noal Is going right onward and upward In his career. He got his first experience in reporting on this paper, and went from the Journal office direct to the Capital News, where he has made good for the past four years. Tiring of news paper work he came to the conclusion to enter a more lucrative business,. Noel has made good In the newspaper business, and the Journal is satisfied he will prosper In the new line he has chosen. For Rale! A number of Duroc boars with pedigree. L. II. Oldham male Pigs For Sale. I have a number of sprirg Duroc-Jersey pigs for aale. N. KLAUREN8 Mlsa Luclle Bates has been con fined to her room for several days with a serious Illness. Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co. Meeting. The annual meeting of the Farm- ers Mutual f ire ana uvb diui: in surance Company of Cass County, Ne braska, is called to meet at the Hell school house In district number 88, on Saturday, January 7th, 1911, at ,1:30 p. m., for the purpose of elect ing officers for the coming year, and transacting such other business that niay come before the meeting. Jacob Tritsch, President. J. F. Falter, Secretary. 1 2-22-2 wks-wkly. Mr. George A. Melslnger and wife, from near Mynard, were in the city today, doing some shopping, and Mr. Melslnger dropped in at the Journal office and left a year's subscription to the Journal, and also paid for a year for his son, residing In Okla homa. Mr. Melslnger is one of the leading farmers of his vicinity and a pleasant gentleman to meet. Father Shine boarded No. 15 for Omaha this morning, where he was called on business.