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See That Your Fire Insurance Policy
Reads "Farmers and Merchants"
There are many good and substantial clear and convincing reasons why you should insure in
the Farmers and Merchants Company. Fire insurance docs not cost much that is why many a
business man cannot even tell you what companies he is insured in without looking it up.
But, when a fire occurs when without warning your valuable property meets destruction
then those policies suddenly assume deep significance. "
You expect a prompt adjustment of your loss without quibble or question. Delay is often expensive
to you. It is then that you, will know and appreciate what an advantage it is to held a policy in
such a company as the '
ViercJoants
Farmers 'and I
Insurance Co
I Your Christmas Shopping
S will be easy if you do it at our s tore. Our stock is K
complete and we can give you good service.
b HANDKERCHIEFS! b
SAre the moot suitable gifts for ladies, gentlemen and children. St
You will find hem on display the best selected stock and the very best W
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O DRESS GOODS! t 5
X Wool Drejs Goods are more in demand now than for many years. Jt
M We have got an entire new Htock only the latest and most desirable
A goods. Why not Rive a Waist, Skirtvr press Tattem-nothing more A
useful. See our line. '
b GROCERIES! " ;
SOur grocery stock is very complete. ' You will find here just what
you want for your Christmas dinner: lYanhrrries, .Oranges, Sweet V
A Potatoes, Celery Grapes, Apples, Caulillower, Grape Fruit, Lettuce, A
2 Figs, Dates and Pop Corn. -, ,.,'.
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.- OPEN EVENINGS THIS WEEK!
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THREE LAWBREAKERS
mpany
Chartered under the laws of Nebraska la ws made
for your protection.
The Farmers and Merchants is a safe and solid institu
tion its prompt and ready payment of two million dollars
of claims constitutes an indisputable certificate of character.
The Farmers and Merchants is a Nebraska company.
Your dollars paid to it will be placed in Nebraska
securities or used to pay Nebraska help.
The Farmers and Merchants offers you a policy that ,
you can tuck away in your safe and forget unless catas- ,
trophe overtakes you then you will rejoice that it is
an F. & M.
Our local agency will be more than pleased to give
you all of the time that you require to make the import -ance
of this matter plain to you. And remember that
this aeencv carries other lines that may interest you.
B. C. MARQUARDT,. Agent, . Avoca, Neb.
You will find that I MARQUARDT'S GENERAL STORE Everything that the
can guide you right TELEPHONE H44 ordinary household
in your general merchandise purchases as
well as in the matter of insurance.
requires is at Marquardt's in the best quali
ties and at the lowest prices.
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The Avoca epartmemit
News Items Gathered Each Week by a Speolal Reporter for This Department of the Seml Weekly Journa
W. I. Smoots was here from Berlin,
Sunday.
Mrs. L. J. Marquardt was at Omaha
Monday.
Chas. Royal was over from Ne
hawka Monday.
J. W. Waldrip was at Omaha the
first Of the week.
Claud Fahnestoek Is working at
the Bank of Avoca
Mrs. Eugene Harshman Is reported
as being on the sick list.
G. A. Malcolm spent Sunday with
his parents near Talmas ' '
Peter Jorgenson was at Omaha
Tuesday with a car of cattle.
Miss Viola Lehn, of Berlin, was the
guest of Miss Lydia Benecke Satur
day. A. Zimmerman and son Adolph,
were over from Nebraska City Tues
day. Earl Schroeder and family were
visiting relatives near Elm wood Sun
day. L. F. Dunkak and f im'.ly moved
Monday to the W. I. Smoots resi
dence. A ' box social and watch meet ins
will be held at the town hall New
Years eve.
Miss Birdie Fahnstock lias re
turned home from a visit with Kan
sas relatives.
A Christmas tree and entertain
ment will be held at each church
Christmas eve.
Miss Louise Ruhge Is at Berlin for
a few days assisting her aunt, Mrs.
Fred HUlman.
Miss Elsie Jensen, of near Klm
wood, was visiting Avoca friends Sat
urday and Sunday. . , ...
Misses Lola and Marie Malcolm, of
jear. Talmage, was the guest of, -M,!,
May Royal. last week. - , yj
" Clyde Jenkins, of Manley, has been
aylatln.hla brother. In hla.tongorlal
ijalofor.a few days,'. f.
Ceo. Harshmah, sr., has. returned
from Kansas, where he has been at
the home of his son Floyd.
T. S. Plttman was unable to work
this week, being Injured while at
work for the M. P. last week.
Wm. Kohl and family are busy
moving into the big new house just
completed on the Henry Straub farm.
Follow the crowd and you will
land at Copes' drug store, where you
will find Christmas gifts for every
one. .Vlss Eda Marquardt, v. ho Is teach
ing school at Douglas. Wyoming, Is
spending her holiday vacation lu
Avoca.
Clarence Fleishman, from near Ne
hawka, has been at the James Fleish
man home to assist In caring for his
brother.
Chas. HInze and family moved In
from the farm Tuesday. They occu
py the property recently purchased
from L. F. Dunkak.
Miss May Bogard gave a very pleas
ant social dance at her home Friday
evening. The Harmon Bros, orches
tra furnished the music.
Edward Shackley and wife left
Monday morning for Denver, where
they will visit with George Shackley
and family during the holidays.
Ed. Mohr and Jos. Sherfey were
hurt one day last week by being
struck by pieces of a circular saw,
which broke while they were sawing
wood.
Peter Jorgensen bought the II. J.
Bebrns farm of ICO acres Tuesday,
consideration $15,050. If Pete keeps
up the gait he has been going the
past few years he will own most of
Cass -county.
James Fleishman, who was so bad
ly Injured, last .week -by a Btumn
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nicely, with ;ut . even :haiKclfopfc-
coyery, A trained nurse is caring for
him since the, op'eratfbnT' t , 1
.,MrB- a,mut1. J.8Pn?on,-w9 tfown
town Saturday afternoon for the' first
time In seven months.' Her" limb was
broken by being struck by the auto
mobile and she has been unable to
walk any distance.
Santa Claus Is working over time
at Copes' drug store filling the orders
that are pouring In. Dolls, doll
cabs, tables, chairs, dishes, wagons,
stoves, carpet sweepers, books, every
thing a little girl could wish for.
Fred Ruhge.'Jr., got a little shak
ing up Sunday evening and escaped
what might have been a serious acci
dent. As he was driving with a lady
friend, the neck yoke broke, letting
the tongue down and the team start
ed to run. Fred turned them into a
telephone post and saved the day,
but had to borrow another buggy.
The last call If at the last moment
you are at a loss as to what to pur
chase for a present, run In and we
can fit you out. Something In Jewel
ry, books or chlnaware, silverware,
or toilet articles, Christmas cards,
pocket-books and other things which
we will show you when you call.
Ora E. Copes.
Walter has been In very poor
health for more than a year, at times
seeming to be much better and at
other times suffering terribly from
Blight's disease.
Walter was one of our brightest
and best beloved young men and will
be sorely missed by his many friends
and sorrowing relatives.
Walter Nutzman, son of Ernest
Nutzman, sr., was born in Otoe coun
ty, Neb., being aged at the time of
his leath, twenty years.
About one year agd another son of
the family, a few years older than
Walter, died.
There are left to mourn hla death,
the father and mother, the sisters,
Mrs. Lydla Van Debcrgh, Mrs. Ida
Rugbe, Mattle, Ruby and Merna
Nutzman, brothers, Fred and Oman.
The funeral was held at the Congre
gational church Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Travis Sentences Jack Crawford to Five Years in the Peni
tentiary for Grand -Larceny Davis and Peabody Receive Sen
tence for Passing Worthless Checks.
Judge Travis convened the district (
court for a short timo this morning;
for the purpose of accepting 1'lcas of ;
guilty in any criminal cases which
might bo on the docket undisposed of.
County Attorney Taylor prepared in
formation in the case of the Stato vs.
Davis and Tcabody for forgery and
In the State vs. John J. Crawford for
grand larceny and had the same
Berved by the sheriff upon the de
fendants, who all three are confined
In the county Jail. The law provides
that the Information shall be Berved
on the defendants twenty-four hours
before he Is arraigned In court, but
as all of the defendants had talked
the matter over, with tho county at
torney and had practically agreed to
plead guilty, and as there would bo
no Jury term before April, the pros
pect of lying In the Cass county shell
and vermin Incubator Is to say tho
least not Inviting, the men all Btuck
to their promise to plead guilty when
arraigned before Judge Travis. There
have been several cases where the
accused made the promise- to plead
guilty, and some sympathetic attor
ney got an interview with the prison
er before arraignment and convinced
the criminal that he had a good case,
and when the prisoner would be ar
raigned, the county attorney would
bo disappointed in his hope, but not
so In tho cases before the court to
day. The offense wltn which Davis and
Peabody were charged was the for
gery and passing of a forged Instru
ment, In the amount of $5.90 at
Edward Donat's Baloon last Monday
afternoon. The check purported to
have been signed by Herman Slocfert,
a farmer residing many miles In the
country, and was drawn on a First
Farm For Sale.
160 acres two-miles from Avoca.
Two houses and barns In fair shape.
Will sell for $140 per acre. A sixty
acre tract, well Improved, 2 miles
from Avoca. And lots of other lands
I In other sections. Come and see me
before you buy.' ... .
Jacob Opp,
11-3-wklytf. ' Avoca, Neb.
Ladle)' Aid Kociety Ilazaar.
The ladies of the Congregational
Ladles' Aid society gave a bazaar and
social at the town hall Saturday af
ternoon and evening. Aprons, quilts
and fancy work of every description
were sold. Coffee, sandwiches, pickles
popcorn and home-made candy were
dispensed from the different booths.
A short but interesting program was
Tendered in the evening. "The Court
ship of Miles Standlsh" was given by
Mrs. John Busch, Klslo Opp, Rev.
KokJer and Fred Ruhge. Something
over eighty dollars was realized.
Mr. John P. Melslnger, of Eight
Mile Grove precinct, was in the city
doing business with tho merchants
today.
Walter N'ut.tnan.
The sad news reached Avoca Satur
day thai Walter Nutzman had passed
awajKat the home of hl 'sl'ster, JIjs.
Ida' Ruhge, In Tejas.where. he had
gone hoping to be benefitted by the
change In climate.
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Herman Greeder,
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Graduate Veterinary Surgeon
(Formerly with US, Department
. , Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska State
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, Calls Arswered Promptly
Telephone 378 White, I'lattsniouih,
National Rank check blank, but no
town designated. At tho timo of
their capture Davis had In his pos
session other checks on the same par
ty for smnl 1 amounts. The defend
ants were arraigned before Judge
Archer, pleaded not guilty, and wero
bound over to the district court and
in default of ball placed In Jail to
await tho coming of tho Jury next
April. A few nights In the Jail con
vinced the men that years In the
penitentiary was to be preferred to
four months spent In the Jail.
The offenses charged against
Crawford was the stealing of 100
bushels of R. L. Propst's wheat, to
which with a four months' Bloge In
the county Jail staring him In the
face, Crawford was willing to enter a
plea of guilty and begin his term In
the penitentiary.
The penalty for either offense waa
the same, from one to seven years In
tho penitentiary. All three men
pleaded guilty before Judge Travis
this morning, and tho sentence In
each case was that the prisoner be
taken lie nee to the penitentiary and
there confined at hard labor, Sundays
and holidays excepted, for a period
of five years. Sheriff Qulnton took
the men back to Jail, and will prob
ably escort them to the penitentiary
next week..
Stanley Hall, ordered restrained at
Lincoln by the county Insanity com
mission, has not yet been taken to
Lincoln as the Institution cannot find
room for him. He Is violent at times
ant It Is necessary to keep him In the
cage.
Mr. August Noltlug and family, of
Eight Mile Grove precinct, were In
the city today doing their Christmas
shopping.
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ONE-HALF!
Saturday at 4 p. m. all Toys and Holiday Merchandise We do not wish
to carry over will be placed on one larpe bargain square and sold at
i the regular price. Remember Saturdiy 4 p. m. i the Regular price
buys toys and holiday merchandise of every description.
In wishing- you a merry Christmas we extend to you and yours
the season's the greetings, and our wishes, that you ami yours may
enjoy a happv holiday season, as you bid farewell to l'JIO. As you
take the measure of it's three hundred and sixty-five days, we hope
you will find there has been more Joy than sadness, more sunshine
than shadow and more prosperity than misfortune.
To those of you who have given us your business, much or little,
we are truly grateful. We have worked hard, tried to treat you as
we would wish to be treated; made mistakes for which we are sorry,
yet enjoyed one of the most prosperous years;thnt wo have had in our
business experience hero in l'lattsmouth. . '
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