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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, laii. p :l o PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. TV' l Murray Department ! In: III? cri-t o f the People of Murray ami Surrounding Vicinity E.-pecially for the Journal Headers 1 f any of tlie readers of tbe .Journal know of any social evi-in oriu'in of iiiii-et in this vii'inity. :tnl will mail same to i his oltiee. it will aii jwar iimler l liis heading. W e want all news iteiris Kimtok PROTECTION F 1RST ! Your J t Sae vXp VEOTECTION FIRST! That's a fine slogan in these days. In WAR L HZZ as well as in time of PEACE you ought to keep ycur money , -:e KiNOW it will be SAFE. Hiding it in an old storking In the attic is ZIOT safe : neither is it GOOD BUSINESS nor PATRI OTIC. Ti-i Lank is conducted under close government regulation. YOU ARE SAFE HERE. Four per cent interest on time deposit?. u.ir l-iosiis are protected by tha State Guaranty Law. MURRAY STATE BANK --.'"" Your personal taxes are now due. Bert Root was shopping in Platts niouth Thursday. Mi.--. 1'. L. Rhoden was transacting liu-.ines.-j in Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. K. R. Queen was an Omaha visitor last Friday and Saturday. Miss Hannah Hansen was a Piatts nioiith visitor Thursday of this week. Miss Pauline Oldham was visiting with friends in Plattsmouth Thurs day. Wayne Lewis was seriously injured last Wednesday while trying a sale at Union. Mis; Jes.-ie Todd and Mrs. L. G. Ti dd were shopping 1:1 Omaha Wed-ne.-dny. Piank Dugay and Guy Stokes were calling :i friends in Plattsmouth last i vt :iing. Buy vour Red Cross seals at Hiatt your cakes Saturday at the an Omaha visitor & Tint's store and help wipe out Ur beivulosis. Tony Glenn killed a iarge gray wolf ne;r the home of F. L. Rhoden one day last week. Mrs. V. A. Kennedy and Mrs. O. V. Virgin were Plattsnioiith visitors Tuesday evening of this week. R. C. Railey. the Eight Mile Grove lilacksmith. has disposed of his black smith .-took to .James Loughridge. J Walter Winner, who has been .ides. ;i. Ik xter ta al. -en severe !v sick vi-itin friends near Murray, left for his home in Ventura, Washington. Mrs. Chas. Snaitgler and Miss The Same Call be paid at this bank. ! Stan;:ler, who is visiting here Iowa, were Omaha visitors Thursday. Albert Young and Pauline Oldham attended the second number of the Ly ceum in Plattsmouth Thursday even- At ti -pedal nueting of the di- Mrs mouth The a Platts- Mira McDonald wa: visitor W e d n e s d a y . vour.g son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhoden has been on the sick list is v..Te disnose of the old 11 Mr. .la! T-.- dar .I.-aki-s L it iii !a'e is a very at !iis .-Lop those day-, anil then some. u'iv n by Elmer Baedeker ia.il Saturday was well at- te t lie et -i me cold. Wal'.. r b i-chered a .!T:....n. Philip Lei!. io:!ig the work. j f-r the past few days, i Boy Hurton and family were visiting jlast week with Mr. Burton's parents. j.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puvton. ! Mis. J. D. Shrader returned home jk'.-t week from her visit with rela tives down in Kansas. ' Pitman P. rot hers. O. A. Davis and ing. The Library Association at Murray regrets cery much that they are soon to lose Mrs. Hugate, of Weeping Water. Guy Stokes and Arthur Copenhaver Buy library. S. O. Pitman w; Wednesday. A few yearling steers for sale. In quire of II. L. Oldham. Prof Asch has been confined to his bed for a few days this week. George Nickels was looking after some business in Oniaha Tuesday. Walter Sans and wife were looking after business in Omaha Tuesday. j Miss Etta M. Nickels was looking after business in Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. A. J. Stokes and Mrs. Arthur C'opeahaver were transacting business in Omaha Thursday. Lee Nickels ami sister, Miss F.tta, and ?diss Ida Good spent Sunday with A. D. Crunk ar.d family. 'Everyone should attend the box so cial and Chiisima.-. entertainment at the Lewiston church Friday evening, December IS. Remember that you can pay your personal taxes at the Murray State Dank. The same are now due and can be paid at the bank. The sale of Charles Rover last Montlay was largely attended and was in the hands of Ilex Young, which always means a successful sale. The new farm residence of John Stone was completed Tuesday of this Ettie I week, and Mr. and Mr s. Stone moved 1 from i into the new home Thursday. This is one of the finest farm homes in this locality. Murray will soon have a new tele phone system, which will be glad r.ews to the many patrons on the present exchange. The farmers are getting together on the farm line or ganisation, and it will only be a mat ter of time before the new system will be in operation. be-t! f Glen Perry have put in a big ice pond li the jven-year-old son of J. Pl.ilpot. has been past f.jw cays. on the Walker- place jouth of Murray. ! Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myers, living in Mt. Pleasant precinct, are rejoicing over tlie arrival of a new son at their t week. went to Plattsmouth Tuesday, where they purchased a fine new Keystone corn slieller. Jay Oldham of Denver, Colorado, stopped off at Murray Tuesday for a ! few hours' visit with II. L. Oldham land familv. ! h n:e Pi loot nnloadet ded a car .f 1 hi- fet d pen here T'je.- II. 'o.l- .t m 1 1 it;... - dd : !.: '1 1 i-i.'i.v. MvP.r . .1 W savs : li. among n.;t:; 'Some wa h i.wers Cake 'vi'. -.iii'. w'iil be of the sale at the library Saturday ;, Decenber l'.'th. The cakes cut in halves or fourths. Some best cakemakers in Murray ( 1 A .la!'. 1. J- fl i. 1 Mrs o:m l!i!lli - pen x-siieritf -ion 1 la-l 'J .- ! ia W 1. as oei-n : !' -oi'-a- tin: C. P.r- ays that ei; ir.g t!: r.-a-nt. .I ar.il .ir.-da.y v. hi-i in oung spoitsmn arl wt-rt into t b.-y s laugh terel . They had the to vemv thei OOrC the state- orn ' rung w iili It - h av t ln-re Wclii. his ati'o for Greeley li rely takes nerve to go , aLra;n-t zi-ro weather and rough !;..:.- in an aa'.-mobiit' on such a long trip. Well, kerr- i hoping he has no e eonirio ;-.e : to u'.e .-a.e. Th.e feeding of tramps' in Murray is almost become a burden. From if.- to eight or ten call daily at nit and back doors. A man with it ra.'.'iey- food or clothing is in a spcrate tix and will do desperate The athletic yoong bucks of Mur ray ar.d the surrounding country have organized for th.e purpose of becoming expert in the manly art of boding and wrestling. There is no better sport for the oung men than that which them strong bodies. j The Athenians met in the arena 1 Tuesday night. A few gladiators from Union met in conclave with us to try their skill in the wrestling stunt. Some of the new holds discovered are the door-lock, the five-sixteenths Nel son an I the crochet work. This as sociation meets on Tuesday and 1 j Thursday evenings and an invitation j is given anyone to join them. sev- j will give rai- to to a 'it- -Better than Ever is our line of Fancy China. Everybody likes pretty Dishes and we sure have them, in medium priced ware. Don't overlook our Jewelry. Every article of the highest grade and fully guaranteed. LaValleires Lockets Watches " Broaches Mesh Bags Tie Pins Cuff Buttons, Etc. Etc. You can find a present for all at this store. HIATT & TUTT Murray, - - - Nebraska Mrs. Myra McDonald drove Plattsmouth Wednesday to attend .Mime business matters, and was pleasant caller at this oflxe. Mrs. E. S. Tutt and Mrs. J. D. I' man and Mis. W. E. Dull entertained the Missionary society at the home of the latter last Friday. The attend ance was quite large. Ice cream will be sold at and 10 cents per dish at the library Saturday afternoon and evening. The weather is so warm that ice cream will be tiuite a treat, so come out and try some. The Christian Sunday school will give a Christmas tree and entertain ment on Christmas eve. Everyone is invited to assist and help make the occasion a success, by attending and placing your presents on the tree. Each member- of the Library Asso ciation is supposed to receive the De cember Bulletin for Woman's Clubs. You will find valuable information for both men and women in this issue, regarding the state laws. Keep the bulletin. The M. W. A. elected officers at their regular meeting last Saturday evening as follows: I). A. Young, V. C.; W. W. Hamilton, W. A.; Lee Kniss, Clerk; Alva Long, Sentry; O. V. Virgin, Escort; Drs. Gilmore and Iirendel, Physicians. The Ladies Aid society of Kenoshia and Murray were delightfully enter tained by Mesdames W. F. Moore and Frank Rhoden last Wednesday after noon at the pleasant country home of Mrs. Moore. There was a large num ber in attendance and a fine time is reported. J. J. Oldham, one of the buyers for the Denver stock yards, spent Tues day with his uncle, II. L. Oldham and family, going on to Plattsmouth to spend a few hours with his uncle and aunt, Mr. George Oldham and Mrs. Dora Moore and Mrs. Baker. James Loughridge has opened up a new blacksmith shop at the old stand in the brick building on Main street. It seems like old times, and mighty good at that to see Jimmie's smiling face back at his old post, where he has so faithfully served his patrons for so many years. lie has always given perfect satisfaction in his work Mrs. W. F. Moore and Mrs. F. L. Rhoden entertained the Indies' Aid society of Murray and the ladies of the K. N. K. last Wednesday. A" very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon was spent by the society. Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Rhoden served a delightful two course luncheon, which added very much to the pleasure of the company. Sale of School House. District No. "; will sell at auction to the highest bidder the unoccupied school building January '2nd, 11)1"), at the old school house. Murray, Neb. Bids will be received from 1 o'clock until 2 o'clock. Bv order of the School Board. 1 . Help the Belgians. Every day or so someone makes the remark that they would like to donate something to the relief of the surfer- Belgians. If someone, with time and inclination, could be found, a car of flour could be raised in eastern (.'ass county and no one injured by the offering. This is a worthy cause of a people that could not help the pre dicament into which they have been cast. Plattsmouth. Mynard, Union. Nehawka and Murray can raise this if some one of these towns will only start the ball rolling. We are voting on someone in the county seat doing this and let us hear from them at or.ee. Presented With a Gold Lavaliere. The teacher and pupils of district No. presented Miss Ellie Smith with a gold Lavaliere as a token of the high esteem in which she is held by her teacher and schoolmates. Miss Efile was sick at the time the present was given and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Smith, responded by invit ing the school over to dinner on Fri day. A bountiful repast was served, to which everyone did ample' justice. At 1 o'clock, when the children started back to school- they voted Mrs. Smith "second to none" when it comes to serving good dinners. This means the removal from our community of another excellent family in the near future as they contemplate moving to Minnesota in January. This little event will long be remembered by the school children, who certainly appre ciate the many kindnesses shown them bv Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Pay your personal Murray State Bank. taxes at the For Sale. A number of . pure bred Plymouth Rock hens. Mrs. R. M. Shrader, Mur ray, Neb. Telephone 4-N. Piano at a Bargain. We have a used piano in good con dition that one of our customers was unable to finish paying for. We will place it free of charge in the home of any satisfactory party in the vicinity of Plattsmouth who will pay the balance in cash or payments as low as $G.OO per month. Address OIney Music Co., St. Joseph, Mo. 12-10-4tw Genuine Fletcher's Castoria this week only at 19c. Gering & Co., the Spot Cash Family Druggists. Phone 3fi. MAPLE GROVE. (Special Correspondent.) t- r Mr. and Mrs. Louie Puis and chil dren and Mrs. W. II. Puis made a business trip to Oniaha Friday. Miss Holly spent Sunday with home folks at Plattsmouth. Herman Gansemer of Ilartrngton is visiting with relatives and old-time friends in this community this week. Adam Schafer and Herman Ganse mer made a ba.dnrss trip to Lincoln Friday. Harmond Beck was a Plattsmouth visitor Saturda.'. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Puis spent Sunday at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. Adam Hild. Jake Mannier, who spent this fall with home folks, left Wednesday for his home at Hartington, Neb. A club dance was given at the hoire of Mr. tind Mrs. Alfred Gansemer Tuesday night in honor of Herman Gansemer of Hartington. Neii. Quite a number of this county at tended the public sale of Henry Pwartz Tue-dav. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz business trip to Omaha Harmon Beck mad Lu:. made a Wed:iesda V. a business trip to Elmwood Monday. Dancing Party Draws Well. The regular weekly dancing party at the Elks club last evening was enjoyed by quite a large number of the members of the lodge and their ladies and a most delightful time was had until a late hour. Miss Tate of Omaha, who is teaching a number of the late dances here, comes each Wed nesday afternoon and teaches the new dances at the Elk's club for children and the adult class in the evening pre ceding the assembly, and the members of the order are delighted with the new dances that are shown by this talented ladv. METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ARRANGING A FINE ENTER TAINMENT CHRISTMAS EVE From Tuesday's I'allv. The Methodist Sunday school in this city is arranging for an entertainment in-honor of Christmas at the church on Christmas eve, Thursday, Decem ber 24th, and as the enter tainments of 'he school are always a splendid suc cess, this one is being looked forward to with the greatest of pleasure by the little folks of the school. Santa Claus will be present at the entertain ment and distribute to the little folks all manner of treats, and in this it may be remarked that any children not attending Sunday school in other churches are invited to lie present to take part in the entertainment of the evening and to re.eive their remem brance of the blessed Christmas day. The entertainment of the evening, aside from the welcome visit of Santa, will be a short, Christmas cantatta, for which the little ones have been training for some time, and which gives the promise of being one of the most pleasing that has been given there for year s. This Sunday school has a very large membership and the work of arranging for the Christmas festivities is quite a task, but the teachers ami pupils have taken up their work in good shape and a most enjoyable time is anticipated, and the parents and friends are invited to be present and take part in the pleas ures of the evening. The entertain ment will be held in the main audit orium of the church. K. S. Mask Ball. Now is the time to prepare for the big K. S. mask ball, that will be given next, month. Watch for further particulars. M. Tritsch, refracting optician, at Gering & Cos Wednesday and Sat urday evenings. Examination free. WIFE DESERTERS SHOULD RECEIVE PUNISHMENT TO FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW From "Wednesday's There has been Dal!y. considerable com plaint of late from several quarters of the number of cases of wife and child desertion in the city, where the head of the household has "lit out" and neglected to make provision for the care of his wife and children, and making it necessary for the county to come to their assistance in ord?r to prevent them from suffering for the wrongs of another. There is certainly nothing more heartless than the man who leaves his children and his wife, to whom he has taken an oath to love and cherish, to get along as best they can, while he goes on his way regard less of the condition they may be in, without the real necessities of life, while he goes on well satisfied with himself, his offspring are without proper clothing or food to keep them more than alive in this cold winter weather, and they are without any heat or provisions to give warmth from the elements. The laws of Nebraska are very stringent in their ounishment of the wife and child deser ter, and those who attempt to run away from their sworn luty as the protectors of their house hold will find that they are inviting a prison sentence as a reward for their conduct, and the county attorney will soon take some steps to see what can be done along the line of bringing some of these cases to the bar of justice to see whether or not there cannot be something done with this .lass of offenders whose greatest wrong is to those that should be the nearest and dearest to them in every way. There has been several cases of this kind and it is time that some check was placed upon the practice, which is certain to result not only in added burden to the taxpayers of the coun ty, but in the ruining of homes and the blasting of lives of those who are innocent of any wrong-dcing, but are maue the victims of the misconduct of others. A move in this direction cer airdy ought to have the cordial sup port and approval of every law abid ing citizen in the county who in any way believes in having the statutes of Nebraska enforced and the wives and ?hildren of these men given some means of protection. THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PREVAILS AT E. A. WURL'S STORE IN PROFUSION From Wednesday's Daily. In speaking cf the places where the Christmas spirit seems to be the pre vailing note, a trip to the store of E. A. Wurl reveals many splendid ar ticles that would come in very handy as remembrances for the loved ones in the line of useful as veil as hand some gifts. This store has a very complete line of many dainty articles In fancy needlework, as well as other features that appeal especially to the feminine heart, and in searching for a seasonable gift for mother, wife, sister or sweetheart there could be found no more suitable place than here. The show windows have been fitted up in a beautiful manner that gives a hint of the many handsome articles in stock on the inside and the shopper will miss something gooi: who fails to drop in at this store on their rounds of the business houses in search of Christmas gifts. Christmas Stationery. Sell your property by an ad in The Journal. YOU MAY NEED AN AUCTIONEER and we want to inform you that dates can be made at this office or Murray State Bank for 17m. R. Voiing THE MURRAY AUCTIONEER Careful attention to Public Sales Iates are Reasonable. Call at my expense TELEPHONE NO. S-N , Murray, - Nebraska At the Journal office you will find one of the finest lines of stationery on the market, all of which will make excellent Christmas presents. We fcfill h.nve n number of boxes of the Initial Stationery, that we have been selling at 75 cents, but in order to close out the entire line, we are going to cut the price to 50 cents, which is a trifle below cost of this fine line of paper, but we want to close out every box. Some of the letters have already been sold out, and while they last the balance will be sold at 50 cents. Call early for they will not last long at this price. The Journal Office. Notice to Pay Up. All parties knowing themselves in debted to the store of M. Fanger will please call and settle same at the earliest possible moment. We must make a demand at this time that all accounts be paid before the first of January, as the dissolution of the partnership between M. Fanger and V. Zucker makes it necessary that all collections be made. All accounts not settled by the first of January will be placed in other hands for collection. Fanger's Department Store. "ITT 8 JEFF IN MEXICO" NEXT AT PARM E LE THEATRE Greater Show Than Ever, With Bigger Company and Newer Song Hits and More Pretty Girls. With a sensation melodramatic .-:to- under the title of "Mutt & Jeff in Mexico," Gus Hill's perennial su'-eiq of that name, reappears '".-pir: and span," everything new but the buttons, to clean up the coin again, a-; it has done for the past two yeais. The irrepressible "Gus" has evidently kept "tab" on every line, thrill, laugh, song and situation dur ing his entire "nearly a century" of theatrical experience. It seems that this season's "Mutt & Jeff in Mexico" contains nothing but the real essanee of true amuse ment without a hitch or a line that does not go over in great shape. There's coatchy, whisteable music, a laugh to every breath, a song hit or an entrancing dance ntmber when ever your sides begin to ache from excessive laughter, and a bunch of exceedingly pretty girls to give the whole thing zest. There you have "In Mexico." To say it is a hit is put ting it altogether too mildly. It's a riot! With gorgeous scenic and light effects and a magnificent change of costumes for every one of the twenty or more song and dance numbers. Af ter all, it resolves itself into a "rip roaring" side-spliting comedy such as you would expect after seeing the daily cartoons by Bud Fisher, which are still as popular with the readers of the thousand or more daily and Sunday papers as they were three years ago. "Mutt & Jeff in Mexico," wi.h the big fifty-thousand-dollar production, comes to the Parmele theater on Wednesday night, December U4. Voir wouldn't wish your worst enemy such luck as to miss "Mutt & Jeff." Gets seats as soon as the advance sale is announced, if you want a good seat. That's good advice. Farms For Sale 100 acres, 5 miles from postoffice, good house, several barns, graneries, corn cribs and outbuildings, two good springs and never failing running water. Not a foot of waste land, and all land gently rolling. Not an acre of land adjoin ing this quarter can be bought for $150 per acre, and $200 per acre would not buy the majority of it. I WILL OFFER THIS 100 ACRES FOR A LIMITED TIME, at $125 per acre, or $20,000, with reason able payment down, balance on long time to suit purchaser This is positively the biggest snap in Cass county, and the lucky pur chaser can make from $;l,000 to $5,000 on the increase in value in one year. 170 acres, 5 miles from Platts mouth, miles from Murray, ;0 acres in fall wheat, splendid house, good barn, graneries, corn cribs and outbuildings, running water, school on land near dwelling; land adjoining sold a month ago for $150 per acre. Price, $140 per acre; terms to suit purchaser. 100 acres, 6 miles from Platts mouth, 2 miles from Murray, splendid new land, 45 acres in fall wheat, good buildings of all descriptions, all in first-class repair; entire 100 acres in closed with new woven wire hog-tight fencing. A bargain. Price, $125 per acre; terms to suit purchaser. 80 acres, 7 miles solrth of Platts mouth, 3 miles from Murray, good land, usual improvements, land rolling. Price, $125 per acre. Several good residences in Platts mouth at prices much less than re placement value, most of them strict ly modern. Farmers expecting to re tire and move to Plattsmouth should investigate these bargains in City property. 40 acres of good hay land for sale cheap. For full particulars on any of the above tracts, call at my office. T. H. POLLOCK, Tel. No. 1. Real Estate, Farm Loans and Insurance. Coates' Block, Plattsmouth, Neb. 12-14-2tw Wall Paper. Gering & Co. Phone 36.