Murray Bepartmen
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Capital $10,000 Surplus $5,000
CHAS. C. PARMELE, President
F. L NUTZMAN, Vice-President
W. G. BOEDEKER, Cashier
Wc Solicit Your Banking
Business
e'Our Deposits are protected by the Depositor's Guaran
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Statu Hank.
Automobile and carriage- paint
irigr. Frank Gobelman.
Grandma Lalluo has been quite
sick for the pant few days.
Don't forget the bargains at the
store of M. H. Davis.
Mth. Tom Ruby Iuih been quite
nick for the pant, few days.
Thomas Hanson is a new ad
dition's to the Journal's Murray
list this week.
Rook' Willi's and Ml. Pleasant
precinrls may pay their taxes at
the Murray Slate Hank.
Mary, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A 1 1 fii Land, has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
The lilth' baby of Mr. and Mrs.
John Van Horn lias been on the
sick list for the past, few days. i
Mrs. William Nix, sister of our
jovial friend, L. H. Hrowu, has'
been on tin1 siek list for the past
few days.
Miss Margie Walker went to
Omaha Tuesday of this week for a
few davs' visit with friends and
relatives.
The Clearing Sale has been a
reeord-breakcr. llonesl goods,
honest prices at the M. II. Davis'
store, Murray.
The lialiy of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Hen gen, jr., who has been so ill
with pneumonia for (he past few
days, is reported much better at
Ibis time.
Torrence Fleming, who has
been so ill for the past, few weeks,
Special sale on all dry goods
at the Davis store in Murray.
Roy Hoedeker went to Louisville
this week to look after some busi
ness matters.
T. T. Johnson of Mineo, Okla.,
arrived in Murray last Wednesday
and visited a few days at the home
of his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Dr.
(lilmore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Young
went to Plattsmouth Wednesday j
evening, where they will visit a
few days with relatives and
friends before returning to their
home in Oklahoma. I
Mrs. Rounlree of Nebraska City
arrived in Murray Wednesday,)
where slie was met by her brother,
Alpha Hell, and driven to the
Henry Tiehle home, where she will
visit her brother for a few days.,
Mrs. Jones, mother of Mrs. Ray
Davis of Lincoln, who has been
visiting here at the Davis' home
I for the past few days, fell last
Saturday and received a very bad
1 fracture of the knee-cap. The in
jury was very painful and may re
quire a great while to heal.
Mrs. James Loughridge and
daughter, May, went to Omaha
Tuesday of this week to visit the
specialist for the treatment of
May's eyes, which has given her so
much trouble for the past few
months. The injury has not been
improving as rapidly as a few
days ago.
Did you notice that extra broad
Mrs. Stephen Heckuer is report
ed as improving.
Mrs. Charles Swab is numbered
with the sick this week.
Mrs. Frank Hhoden was a
Piatt smoulh visitor Monday.
John Hendricks and wife were
Plattsmouth visitors Tuesday.
Henry Ost and wife attended the
dance at Murray Saturday night.
R. H. Nickels was looking after
business in Plattsmouth Friday.
Ed Midcalf was delivering corn
to the Union elevators Thursday.
Alf. Nickels was looking after
business in Plattsmouth Tuesday.
Jack Chalfant was killing and
dressing a fine beef Wednesday.
Miss Annabel Moore is a guest
of Mi's. Frank Rhoden this week.
James Tigner was calling on
the Plattsmouth merchants Tuesday.
Frank Rliodcn had a force of
men helping butcher his winter's
meat.
Frank Campbell was attending
to husiness in Plallsmouth
Thursday.
owing to uie inclement weaiuer
there was no service at Kenosha
last Sunday.
Mrs. J. Asch was a Murray
visitor Friday, calling on friends
and shopping.
Wade Porter and wife were
guests of Steve Copeuhaver and
family this week.
Harry Manspeaker delivered
corn to Mr. Troop, near Platts
monlh, Thursday.
Miss Mabel Cline went to Cedar
Creek Wednesday to visit her par
ents for a few days.
J. D. Tigner was visiting friends
and looking after husiness in the
county seat Friday.
George Young and Mrs. George
Carroll were visiting William
Nickels' f ani.il v Tuesday.
Mrs. K. R. Queen spent, Thurs
day and Friday with her sister,
Mrs. R. H. Frans al Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Coneuhaver
entertained a number of friends
al dinner on New Year's day.
' Arthur Copeuhaver and wife
have returned from Kansas, where
Ihev have been visiting relatives.
Lee Nickels went to Nehawka
Wednesdav eveniiiK and will stay
for the sale at Carl Stone's Thursday.
Philip Tritsch was here last
Friday visiting with relatives and
friends.
E. O. Lyman was the guest of
I). A. Young Sunday and New
Year's day.
Will Oliver, jr., visited friends
and relatives at Greenwood and
Lincoln last week.
Miss Shepardson will make her
home with Mr. and Mrs. Latta for
a number of months.
Mrs. William Oliver and daugh
ter, Elizabeth, left for Platts
mouth Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Countryman
and children spent Sunday with
Will Oliver and family.
Miss Mary Trotter, from near
Nehawka, spent Christmas with
Miss Maude Rusterholtz.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oliver of
Salida, Colo., are visiting rela
tives in Murray and Omaha.
Mr. Nephify Lovell and family
spent Christmas at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lovell.
Miss Lena Young and Mary
Moore left Mondav evening for
their schools at Cedar Creek.
Rev. and Mrs. Williams left
Monday for Council Muffs to eat
New Year's dinner with Mrs. Wil
liam's parents.
Arnold Fil.palrick left for his
school at Des Moines, Iowa, last
readings, which were much ap-
preciated. Partners Jor supper ':
were sought by matching maga- !
zine advertisements. They then
repaired to the dining room,
where a delicious oyster supper
was partaken of. At a late hour
all departed for their homes,
thanking their hostess for the de
lightful evening thus spent.
Those present were: Misses
Emily Warner, Kittie Jensen,
Clara Young, Ola Kaffenberger,
Let Lair, Eva Porter.Edna Propst,
Harriett, Mabel and Lillian Adams,
Rachel and Jennie Livingston,
Villa Gapen, Muriel Henton, Anna
and Mildred Snyder and Elsie
Gapen; Messrs. Ed Tschirren,
John Kaffenberger,, Mr. Hailey,
Frank Jean, Willie, Wayne and
Dwight Propst, John Livingston,
Glenn and Myron Wiles, Everett
and John Wiles, Will Wetenkamp,
George and Andrew Snyder and
Lloyd Gapen.
SPECIAL
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on the following lines
Saturday, January 6,
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Miss Pearl Duuav has been
spending the vacation with her
grandparents. R. H. Tetch and
wife of Kenosha.
Miss Mary Moore, who has been
home on a vacation for the past
ten days, returned to her school
work al Cedar Creek.
James Chalfant of Hurwell, Ne
braska, arrived Wednesday for a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. John
Hendricks and other relatives.
Mi-, and Mrs. Frank Rhoden, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Good, Miss
Hertha Nickels, Miss Etta Nickels,
Gussie Good and Frank Reed
is gaining strength very rapidly at' smile on the face of our f irend, i made up a little parly that spent
this time. He is able to be up and
around once more.
Miss Leona Rice of Lincoln,
who has been visiting for the past
week at the home of her uncle,
Mr. William Rice and family, de
parted for her home Monday of
this week.
Remember that M. H. Davis Is
now making a genuine clearance
sale. Anyone looking for bar
gains in good goods at bottom
prices will profit by buying now.
Porn, To Mr. and Mrs. William
firiftln, a I J-pound boy, on De
cember 20, liti. Holh mother and
little one are getting along nicely.
Mrs. Grillln is at present at the
home of her 'mother, Mrs. Jen
kins. Post master Maker requests us
to usk all the patrons of Iho Mur
ray posloftlce to kindly call for
Ihefr mail between Iho hours of
12 ami I o'clock on Sundays and
all legal holidays.
Mr. and'Mrs. S. O. Pitman de
parted Monday lor Texas, where
they will remain for Ihe balance of
tho w inter. Mr. and Mrs. il'lnian
think a great deal of the. Texas
climate in the winter season.
Mrs. A. L. linker and daughter,
Miss Onha. returned home from
their Clay Cenler visit Monday.
Tbev report a very pleasant time
at Ihe home of Mr. Maker's sister
in ("lav Cenler; also at the homes
of Uncle JamcH Hoot nnd Dr.
Davis in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Mooreland
and rhildren returned from Worth
county, Missouri, (ho fore part of
the week, where they went to
spend the holidays wilh Mr.
Monrcland's parents. They re
port a very pleasant lime.
William Sporer, when he came
down town Monday morning? Did
you ask him what the occasion
was? and did he tell you that it
was a boy? The mother and lit
tle one are getting along nicely.
The little one was born on Sunday
morning.
The Murray State bank has cer
tainly made a great change in ap
pearance during the past few
weeks, and it certainly shows a
decided improvement. Cashier
Hoedeker has re-arranged the
fixtures and given them a new,
coat of paint, placed new linoleum
on the floor, and, generally speak- ;
ing, a great improvement has
been made.
The services closed at the
Christian church last Sunday,
night. The series of meetings
proved very successful, as a great
deal of interest was manifested
and twelve new members were ad- !
(led to the church. Rev. llollings- I
worth is n very able minister and
delivered some excellent sermons.:
There will be services at this
church next Saturday evening;
also Hie usual services on Sun
day.
Mrs. Wilhur Countryman, re
siding about eight miles west of
Murray, lias hecu quite sick for
Ihe past few days. Miss Walsh,
who has been at the Wurl home
for the past few days in charge of
the pneumonia case of the little
Wurl baby, was released Wednes
day, and inunedialely placed by
Dr. Gilmour at the Countryman
mime, miss waish lias proven
herself a nurse with great ex
perience and no doubt Mrs.
Countryman will soon be restored
to her former health.
a very pleasant evening with
Frank Moore and family.
Miss Isabella Young went to
Omaha Wednesday evening to
meet her sister and htllc daugh
ter, Mrs. Warren Wiley of Plain-
view, who arrived in Murray Wed
nesday night for a few weeks' visit
with home folks
We Have It for You!
Just What You Want
You need it!
Ceme to us for it!
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Tuesdav, after a few days' vaca
tion with home folks.
Mrs. Adda Stokes and son, Guy,
attended the anniversary dinner
New Year's day at Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Copenhaver's.
The Christmas prom-am and
tree given by Miss Birdie Johnson
al the Pleasant Hill schol house
was a grand success.
Walter Woliver left for his
home in Morehead, Iowa, Mondav
evening after a week's visit wilh
his uncle, I). A. Young and family.
Mr. ami Mrs. M. I'. Fleming
were visiting al the home of Mrs.
Levi Rusterholtz and Charles
lleehner during the Christmas
week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church will meet at the
home of Mrs. William Rice and
daughter, Mrs. Lucille Young, on
it-v Wednesdav afternoon al 2
o'clock.
Miss Maude Ruslerholt, has re
signed her position as teacher in
the Murrav schools, owimr to ill-
health. Mrs. J. F. Hrendel lias ac
cepted the position for the balance
of Ihe term.
Mrs. Stephen Heekner, who look
so senonslv ni at l tie Home or tier
mother, Mrs. Levi Rusterholtz.
Christmas evening, had improved
ulllcientlv to be removed to her
own home last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Copeuhaver
returned from their trip to Girade,
Kas., Saturday so I hey could be
present at a New Year's dinner
.riven by Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Copenhaver. A great many friends
and relatives were present.
Miss Menola Perry, Mrs. Matlie
Wiles, Glenn and Elbert Wiles,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vallery, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Riser were some of
the Mvnard people that attended
the Trier Sisters' concert Mon
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lovell
entertained the following friends
and relatives at New Year's din
ner: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grauf
and family, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hordman and family and Mr,
and Mrs. John Hansen. A fine time
was had by all.
Mrs. Ivor Slandish and daugh
ter, Gladys, of Almena, Kansas,
who were here spending tho holt
days with her parents, returned
home Tuesdav of this week. Her
brother, Charles Read, nnd two
children accompanied her home
for a couple of weeks' visit.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Oldham of
Calcarv. Canada, was the truest of
H. L. Oldham and familv Saturday
and Sunday of this week. They
left Canada Christmas eve and re
ported tine weather until they
came into Minnesota. Mr. and
Mrs. Oldham left for Heaver City
to visit another brother. They
will return here before leaving for
their home.
Elevator Meeting.
The Farmers' Elevator company
held their annual meeting in Mur
ray Tuesday of this week. This
meeting is held for Ihe transac
tion of all business matters that
may come before the company, the
election of new olPcers and the
pavnient of all dividends that were
earned during the year. .The old
oll'cers were re-elected, as fol
lows: J. R. Vallery, president ; W.
D. Wheeler, vice president; W. H.
Puis, secretary; Herman Reike,
treasurer, and W. E. Dull, man
nirer. The above officers, except
the manager, compose the board j
of directors, with the addition of
J. W. Edmunds, Chas. Spangler
and Win. Sporer. About a year
ago an .extra assessment was
levied upon the members, and at
this meeting 7 per cent interest
was paid on all Ihe shares and
the extra assessment was paid.
Hesides this the company shows a
very substantial growth of earn
ings, which was left in the treas
ury in case it stiouul lie needed
within the next year. Manager
Dull, wilh the assistance of the
balance of the ollicers, has con
ducted the affairs of the company
in a very able manner during the
past year, and he was unanimous
Iv chosen to till Ihe same place for
another term.
IVI. II, DAVIS
STORE
BEGINNING PROMETLY AT 2:30
All Outings; per yard 6c
Calico, per yard 4c
50c Underwear 35c
35c " 20c
the afternoon a delicious lunch
was served. Partners for lunch
were secured by matching apples,
which were cut in fancy shapes.
Those present were: Mae
Loughridge, Esther and Grace
Fight, Margaret Spangler, Mat
tie, Helen and Edith Gapen, Nita
Cook, Eva LaRue, Ruth Hamilton,
Esther Rice, Vera llatchett and
Elsie Gapen; Chester Minnier,
Martin and Chester Spores, Ever
ett Spangler, Virgil and Russell
Perry, Ralph Kennedy, Waller
Hamilton, Virgil McDaniel, George
Jenkins, Oscar and Oliver Gapen.
Social Gathering.
Mesdames G. 11. Spangler, H. G.
Todd, Addie Stokes and W. S.
Smith entertained the Thimble
Hee club al the home of the
former. These ladies deserve the
cup lor excelling all other Thim
ble Ilees in numbers, over sixty
being present, and beside they
have the honor of entertaining the
onlv man that has been brave
enough to invade these gather
ings. Not but what the men would
be welcome, but they inust think
that Ihe clamour ami din is too
much for their sensitive (?)
nerves. The afternoon was spent
in needle work and at 1:30 sand
wiches, pickles, cream chicken,
coffee, frnppe and cake were
served. The treasury of the mis
sionary society was increased by
over SFo.
Christmas Dinner.
There was a large crowd
gathered at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Byron Read on Christmas
day to partake of an excellent
dinner prepared by Mrs. Reed and
her two daughters. All of the
children and grandchildren and
other relatives were present.
Those invited were: Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Creamer and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas, Mutz, Geo. Unit,
Chas. Reed and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Tigner and children.
Mrs. Iver Slandish and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Hyron Read and
family.
Trier Sisters' Concert Co.
New Year's evening the Trier
Sisters gave an excellent enter
tainment in the Presbyterian
church. The night was cold, but
the sleighing good, and tho single
admissions amounted to more
than any previous lyceum number
given in the the years that they
have been conducted in Murray,
the amount being $2(5.50. Every
seat in the church was taken.
Four of these girls were twins and
the resemblance was very strong.
Their entertainment was very
high class; they recently studied
under Frank Root of Chicago.
This makes Ihe seventh year on
Ihe lvceuni platform for the com-
pany. People in general feel well
paid for attending.
Dance a Disappointment.
The dance billed at the Jenkins'
hall for last Saturday night was a
great disappointment to the large
crowd that gathered there for the
usual good time. Harmon Broth
ers, from Avoca, who wero to fur
nish the music, attempted to
drive up, and lost their way and
wandered over this section of the
country for many hours, arriving
at Murray about midnight. Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Churchill were
prevailed upon to furnish the
music for about an hour of dan
cing just before midnight. Many
had gone home before this hour,
however.
If you. haven't the time to ex
ercise regularly, Doan's Rcgulcts
will prevent constipation. They
induce a mild, easy, healthful ac
tion of the bowels without griping.
Ask your druggist for them. 25
cents.
WOMEN, sell Guaranteed hose;
70 per cent profit. Make $10.00
daily. Full or part time. Begin
ners investigate. Strong Knit,
Box 1029, West Philadelphia, Pa.
Guaranteed not to sag. It
is cheaper than steel nnd will
last fully n8 well. Come and
tot one.
EDMUNDS
& BROWN,
Murray, Nebraska
A Very Ploassnt Party.
Last Friday about thirtv invited
miests assembled at the home of
Miss Flsie Gapen, where a very
pleasant evening was spent.
Games were indulged in and were
ureal Iv enjoyed by all. Music was
furnished by Misses Ola Kaffen
berger, Elsie Gapen, Muriel Hen
ton,' Rachel Livingston and Eva
Porter. Miss Clara Young favor-
Improvements at Nl. P.
The M. P. station at Murray is
sure beginning to don the garb of
a genuine railroad point, as Agent
Scott has been given two assist
ants, who arrived al Ihe new point
of dutv this week. One of them
is G. H. Benedict, who hails from
Jt. Louis, Mo., and the oilier is S
G. Yabcll. who has been wilh the
coiinianv for some time. The new
block svstem that will soon be
inautruraled on this division of
the M. I'. is Ihe cause for Ihe
necessity of more help at this
point. The lime for the men will
be cut into three shifts. Mr.
Scolt. who will look after the
telegraph business, works from
t to .1, and the oilier two men work
nine hours each.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
-J, H. COOK-
carries a full line of
FRESH and CURED
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Fresh Bread, Cakes
and PissI 3
Jv&wwwwwwwwwwwVi"! (he company with two of her
Entertains Birthday Party.
Oliver Gapen entertained twen-tv-four
of his young friends last
Saturday afternoon, the occasion
being his 13th birthdav anniver
sary. Games were played and
greatly enjoyed by all. During
Also a nice line of Con
fectionery and Cigars.
McDaniel Old Sland
MURRAY, NEBRASKA
