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Miss Ida Docdeker was in Oma
ha Tuesday evening.
A. L. Baker was a county seal,
visitor Wednesday evening.
Charles Sans was a Platlsmouth
visitor Tuesday of this week.
II. (5. Toild shipped a car of cat
lie to South Omaha Wednesday
evening.
Frank Davis shipped a car of
cattle to South Omaha Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pitman are
expected home from Texas within
the next few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Torrence Flem
ing have moved to their new home
down near Weeping Water.
Dr. 0. II. Gilmore was a county
seat visitor Wednesday evening,
having some important, husiness
to look after.
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Tut! were in
Platlsmouth Tuesday evening at
tending the meeting of the East
ern Star lodge.
Howard Graves of Nehra'ska
City was spending a few days this
week with his parents, Mr, and
Mrs. A. H. firaves.
Mrs. Wililiani Lallue and
daughter, Miss Edith, were in
Omaha Wednesday of this week
doing some shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Dr. T. V. Davis
of Lincoln were spending the day
Wednesday with Mr. Davis'
father, Mr. .1. A. Davis.
Dr. H. F. Dremlel went to
Platlsmouth Monday morning to
meet, with the hoard of insanity in
Jhe Allen insane case. ;
VA Nicholson, general agent, for
I he Columbia 1 Fire Insurance
company of Omaha, was in Mur
ray a few days this week.
Mrs. Dill came to Plattsmouth
Monday and was met here hy her
brother, C. M. Heed. Mrs. Dill
will keep house for Mr. Heed this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Drown
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Todd and family, also Mr. and
Mrs. James I.onghridge and fam
ily, on Tuesday of this week.
Ray Davis will depart this week
for his new home in Fort Collins,
Colorado, lie loaded his goods
from Plallsmoulh and the west
ern trip was made over the Bur
linglon. The little son of Mr, and Mrs
(ialen Hhoden drank a large
quantity of patent medicine a few
days ago and became very sick
from Hie effects of it, hut nothing
of a serious nature.
The Dickermann's have proven
themselves such weather vanes
that, they have decided tit wait uu-
tiil (his locality needs rain next,
summer and then they will make
another dale to appear here. ,
The corn market has been on
the incline for the past few days
in Murray and I hep rice reached
fiO cents this week, many of our
farmers selling, but the weather
is too bad to make delivery at. this
lime.
The Ladiies' Missionary society
met. at the church Thursday of
this week in an all-day session,
preparing a dinner at the noon
hour, and the gentlemen of the
various families were invited in
to take dinner with them: Husi
ness of importance' was transacted.
Zack and Joseph Slirader ship
ped two cars of cattle to South
Omaha Sunday evening.
John Rutherford of Plaits
month was 111 Murray Sunday to
spend the day with W. K. Dull.
O. V. Hailey, from near Ne
hawka, was in the city Tuesday,
coming in for a load of hard coal.
Miss Heulah Sans and Miiss
Elizabeth Campbell returned to
their school studies in Dial I s-
111011th Sunday evening.
W. D. Wheeler, William Puis
G. M. Min ford and William Pat
lerson went to Union Wednesday
to attend the Taylor sale.
W. J. Philpot and son, Albert,
returned home from Omaha Sun-
I day, where" they had been looking
after some business matters.
J Charles Carroll, who has been
spending a few days up near
Plainview with his son. Ernest.
returned homo Wednesday morn
ing. Harmon Heck was looking after
some husiness mailers in the
county seal. Wednesday of this
week, paying this ofllee a brief
visit.
O. V. Virgin was a county seat
visitor Thursday of this week,
looking after some business mai
lers and visiting with county seat
friends.
Fate Davis and Mr. McConnell
of South Omaha, representing
the Halslon-Fonda Commission
company, were in Murray last
Saturday.
Mrs. Kd Tutt went to Mynard
Wednesday evening, where she
drove to the home of her sister
and brother, south of Platts
mouth, where she was called
owing to the serious illness of her
sister's little son, Arnold Nims,
who is suffering with a severe at
tack of pneumonia.
W. E. Dull, who has been so ill
for the past few weeks, remains
in about the same condition as
last .week. At times he feels
greatly improved, frequently fol
lowed hy a weakened condition.
Mrs. Haumeisler was down from
Plallsnioiith this week to spend a
few days with him, returning
home Friday.
Henry Creamer was in Omaha
Tuesday evening, returning home
Wednesday morning. While on
the market he bought two cars of
hay, one of which was Nehraska
hay, costing Ihe neat sum of $11
per Ion, and the oilier from Kan
sas, on which the market price
was 15. This is what we would
call a pretty good price for hay.
Mr. J. A. Walker came very
near receiving a very serious in
jury last Thursday hy falling from
a ladder. He was pretty well to
the top of the ladder making
some repairs, when his support
slipped at the bottom, letting him
to the ground with pretty good
force. No bones were broken, but
he was pretty badly bruised and
shaken up.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Lutz has heen sick for the
past few days.
llarve Manners of PlaUsmouth
was in Murray Tuesday looking
after telephone husiness.
II. C. Hailey, the Maple Grove
Hlacksmilh, has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
The Jones drain company and
Ihe Farmers' Elevator company
each shipped a car of wheat this
week.
Mrs. Sans returned home from
Union Monday, where she had
been to attend the funeral of her
father, Mr. Frans.
Mrs. James Drown was in
Platlsmouth last Friday evening,
returning home with Mrs. Zella
Trimpey, who spent, Saturday at
the home of Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Berger.
Mr. Ed Fox of Waterloo, Iowa,
was in Murray last Saturday, the
guest of Miss Ethyl Haynie, re
turning to Plallsnioiith with Miss
Haynie in the evening to spend
Sunday at the home of her par
ents.
Mrs. Dora Carpenter of Ta-
cfima, Oklahoma, and Mrs. O. A.
Latta of Red Cloud, Nebraska, who
have been here for the past, few-
lays visiting at the home of their
uncle, A. M. Holmes, and Mr. and
Mrs. Smith, departed Wednesday
morning for home.
James Holmes departed Tues
day for Dallas, Illinois, where he
goes to visit Ihe home of the Rerg
Automobile company. This is the
car that Mr. Holmes expects to
take Ihe agency for this season,
one of which he will have in
Murray within a few days.
Dr. J. T. Brendel was in Oma-
11a moniiay morning, going up
with Lester Dill, for an operation
of Ihe eye that, was injured som
nine ago. 1 ne young man was
injured hy the breaking of a bill
ion that he had placed upon an
endless siring and was playing
with it as a whizzer. The button
broke from Ihe lerriitic speed thai
11 was neing driven and one piece
struck him in Ihe eye.
James Brown has found his
laprobes that were stolen from
his rig in Murray a few days ago.
4 1 I 1 1 a
niter ine arrest, 01 r.imer (iray at
Nebraska City a few days ago
several Murray people who had
been losing properly went to that
city in search of the same. Mr.
Brown was among them and he
found his robes. It seems as
though a great deal of personal
properly has been stolen in this
locality of lain.
Harold Morton Kramer, Lecturer.
At Christian church Thursday
evening, March 14, fourth number
on Lyceum course. Subject,
'Here or Nowhere." Harold Kram
er IS a lecturer Wliose eloquence.-
arises from a heart beating in
sympathy 'with his fellow men.
He grips the attention of his
audience and sways his hearers
because he is true to himself anil
to them; because he knows what
it is to feel wounds in life's bat
tle and to keep lighting.
Here or Nowhere," a striiking,
earnest and valuable message,
original in thought and courage
ous in treatment. It contains the
broad sympathy, the soul depth,
the optimistic philosophy that
have characterized all of Mr.
Kramer's novels. Many of each
audience will go away clinging to
Ihe cheering message, and from
that hour find new possibilities in
life. The value of such a led tire
In a community cannot be esti
mated. And wilh all his Carlyle
like philosophy, his arguments
are dressed pleasingly, Hashes of
wit and humor not only adding to
the enjoyment of Ihe address, but
also adding to its effectiveness.
Last Tuesday afternoon, March
5, 11)12, at 2 o'clock, at the Ger
man Lutheran church near Mur
dock, Neb., occurred the happy
marriage of Miss Martha Mathilda
Scheel and Mr. Edward J. Jochim,
it being a very pretty wedding.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. W. Peters in the presence
of only the relatives of both
families.
The bride was attired in a
beatiful gown of silk hand em
broidered net over white satin
with crystal trimmings, wearing
the bridal veil and carrying while
roses. Her sister, Miss Elsie
Scheel, dressed in pink voile, was
bridesmaid. Mr. Fred ' Jochin,
brother'' of the groom, acted as
best man, the groom and his best
man being clad in the conven
tional black.
The bride is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel of
near Murdock, Neb., and has re
sided in Cass county all her life.
She is a member of one of the
most highly respected families in
this county. The groom is a son
of Mr. Stephen Jochim, residing
near Manley, Neb., this county, he
having always lived in this
locality. He is a young man of
sterling worth and well liked by
all who know him. After the
wedding ceremony the bride and
groom and guests participated in
an elegant wedding feast.
Mr. and Mrs. Jochim have gone
on a few weeks' wedding trip to
Hot Springs, S. D., and other
points, after which they will re
turn to their home on a farm
east of Manley. The Journal joins
their many friends and acquaint
ances in wishing them much hap
piness and prosperity.
In the evening the happy young
couple were tendered a charivari
by about eighty young people. The
crowd was given a line treat, after
which they returned to their
homes.
MAPLE GROVE.
4 (Special Correspondence.)
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Leonard Lutz is on the sick list.
R. C. Bailey is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Puis were
Plattsmouth visitors Friday.
Herman Beck made a business
trip to Plattsmouth Tuesday.
Z. W. Shrader and Davis & Hill
shipped fat cattle to the South
Omaha market Tuesday.
Chester Rentier of Plattsmouth
is spending the week with his
grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
llerren.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Beckner
moved away from our midst Tues
day, going on the Frank Davis
place.
Quite a number from this see
lion attended the Taylor sale near
Union Wednesday.
C. A. Clossner, 2i Ontario St.,
Rochester, N. Y., has recovered
from a long and severe attack of
kidney trouble, his cure being due
to Foley Kidney Pills. After de
tailing his case, ho says: "I am
only sorry I did not learn sooner
of Foley Kidney Pills. In a few
days' time my backache com
pletely left me and I felt greatly
improved. My kidneys became
stronger, dizzy spells left me and
I was no longer annoyed at night.
feel 100 per cent better since
using roley Kidney mils. lor
sale by F. (1. Fricke & Co.
LOCAL NEWS
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MURDOCH. 4
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BACKACHE ALMOST UNBEARABLE
Is an almost certain result of kid
ney trouble. D. Toomey, 803 E.
Olive St., Blooniington, III., says:
T suffered with backache and
pains in my Kidneys wnicn were
almost unbearable. I gave Foley's
Kidney Pills a good trial, and they
done wonders for me. Today I
can do a hard day's work and not
feel Hie effects." For sale by F.
i. Fricke & Co.
All kinds of frcsii candies and
bulk ice cream at Bookmeyer &
Maurer's.
Birthday Celebration.
There are not a great many
people in this world who can
boast of celebrating their birthday
on Ihe 29th day of February, but
such is the case with our excel
lent friend, W. W. Hamilton, and
this is the year that he has n cole- TXTAf D VniTMH
AUCTIONEER
oration coming, and it was held at
his home Thursday of this week.
Many of the friends of Mr. llamil
ton have been wondering just how Leave orders at Murray State Bank.
oiii win was; tie acknowledges
that, this is Ihe fortieth birthday
that he has seen, but does not
look to he 100 years old, hut if he
has a birthday every four years,
and he has seen forty, he is sure
ly lf.0.
Mrs. Hamilton invited in a
number of friends to assist in the
celebration. The invitations
called for a 0:30 luncheon, and
at that hour Ihey began to arrive,
and promptly at 7 a delicious
luncheon was served. After the
lunch hour Ihe visitors engaged
in numerous old-lime games,
such as button, button, fruit
basket and Bohety, Boh. Han Mill
ion! was sure there in the "Hob
ely Bob" game, and "Bill" Hamil
ton played them all like a 10-vear-
old. Following were those nre-
enl: Messrs. and Mesdames n A
Davis, Dr. J. T. Brendel, M. (i.
Churchill. Dr. (i. II. (iiilmore, W.
O. Boedeker, O. V. Virgin, (l, M.
Minford, Miss Pauline and Fay
Oldham and Albert Bunt.
Address either Plattsmouth
or Murray.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
-J, II. COOK-
carries a full line of
FRESH and CURED
era
Mrs. Robert, Slack is quite sick.
Dr. I. D. Jones was in Omaha
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Stroy was in Lin
coln Tuesday.
Leo Rickli is doing nicely after
a severe attack of pneumonia.
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Outhman has been quite
sick.
Mr. and Mrs. F.mil Kuehn were
guests of Ed Thimgan and family
Sunday.
A crowd of our young folks en
joyed a jolly good time sleigh
riding on Tuesday evening.
F. O. Beall went to Springfield
on Wednesday, returning home
Thursday evening via Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Westlake
and children, Vivian and Vincan,
are visiting relatives and friends
here.
Al Bauer and family have
moved into the house recently
vacated by Raymond Westlake
and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bile and
children, Opal and Floyd, from
near Alvo, visited relatives here
last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tool and
daughter, Mary Isabelle, were
passengers to Omaha Monday
evening.
New window glass was put in
the front, windows of Ihe stores
of Louis Neilzel and F. O. Beal
on Tuesday.
Raymond Westlake and family
moved into the home they have
recently purchased from Milton
Moore. We are pleased to num
ber these estimable people among
our town citizens.
From Thursday's Dally.
Colonel Sweezy of Omaha ar
rived on the morning train today
to look after business matters for
a time.
Mrs. T. B. Bates boarded No.
15 for the metropolis this morn
ing, where she will visit relatives
for a lime.
George Wiles, John Urish and
August Klenun went to Fremont,
Iowa, this afternoon to purchase
a couple of draft stallions.
One Williams left for the me
tropolis this morning, where he
was called on business which re
quired his personal attention.
Waldamer Soennichsen and
Miss Mathilda Soennichsen were
Omaha passengers to Omaha on
the morning train today.
Henry Sands, sr., of Rock
Bluffs, was a visitor in this city
yesterday and called at this office
and renewed his subscription.
L. C. Todd and wife of near Ne-
hawka were Plattsmouth visitors
yesterday, having come up to the
county seat on business for a few
hours.
H. G. Collins, Post master,
Barnegat, N. J., was troubled with
a severe lagrippe cough. He says:
"I would be completely exhausted
after each lit of violent coughing.
I bought a bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound and before I
had taken it all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased. It
can't be beat." For sale by F. 0.
r ricko & Co.
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Fresh Bread, Cakes
and Pies! 5
Also a nice line of Con
fectionery and Cigars'
McDaniel Old Stand
HURRAY, NEBRASKA
Will Be Sent to Asylum.
Mrs. Knima Allen, colored, wife
of "Bill" Allen, was ordered by the
board of commissioners for in
anity restrained at the hospita
at Lincoln. Mrs. Allen has been
acting strangely for some timi
accosting children passing and
sometimes hurling missels at
them. As there was no room in
the Lincoln hospital Clerk Rob
ertson this morning wrote to the
authorities at Norfolk to know :
room could not be made for he
there.
"Mv child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest.
applied Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil
The pain ceased and the chile
sank into a restful sleep." Mrs
Nancy M. Hanson, Hamburg
N. Y.
Adam Meisinger, from near
Cedar Creek, was in the city to
day, coining down on the Schuyler
for the transaction of some busi
ness matters.
Vic Sherwood, who has been
isiting Platlsmouth relatives for
a short time, returned to his
home at Grand Island this morn
ing.
Don't use harsh physics. The
reaction weakens the bowels,
eads to chronic constipation. Get
Doan's Regulets. They operate
easily, tone the stomach, cure
constipation.
Hives, eczema, ilch or salt,
rheum sets you crazy. Can't
bear the touch of your clothing.
Doan's Ointment cures the most
obstinate cases. Why suffer? All
druggists sell it.
Peter Rauen, formerly of Sioux
City, but recently transferred , to
South Omaha, was in the city to
day and visited his parents, Frank
Rauen and wife, for a short time.
Peter is employed by the Armour
Packing company.
I. M. Davis of near Murray, and
his brother, Ray, drove in from
their homes today to look after
matters of business in the county
seat, and Ray engaged a car to
ship his personal belongings to
Colorado, where he will farm this
season.
We mix chop to suit you. Our
chop is always fresh, as we grind
every day. Give us your order for
Wheat, Oats, Corn and Chop!
Ind. Telephone 297
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