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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-TYEFKLY JOURNAL. PA GF 3. Murray Department Prepared in the lnteret of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers If any of the readers of the Journal know of any stx-ial n ent or item of inn ieM. in this vicinity, and will tnali same to i In-, oflio-. it will ai lai' under t hN tieudii'.'. e w&nl all news items Ken ok Don't Carry Abo tit a Great Roll of Money! If you have made a few hundred dollars in a business deal or a lucky speculation DEPOSIT THEM IN A BANK AT ONCE. The possession of a large amount of currency is a temptation to spend. You Will Not Be So Ready to Draw a Check as You Will to Spend the Ready Cash Four per cent interest on time deposits. Oar deposits are protected by the State Guaranty Law. MURRAY STATE BANK For Insurance of all kinds see J. V. IL'lmes. I". K. Katon wa visiting friends in .I'll ray Friday. Mi.-s Etta Nickles was an Omaha visitor Saturday. Ji hn Yanhorn is a nt-'.v phone ub-.-. : .:n r this week. Mrs. Trac is sewing for Mrs. (I. II. ' i ; 1 ; .;v this wee!:. J. W. Holmes, of Monday in Mur- M v. and .Mi l'latt.-rroiit ii. .-pert ray. W. II. (;(,u and wife attended the "Birth of Nation." at Plattsmouth Friday. II. ('. Creamer was an Omaha vis it'!' Tuesday where he was locking after his health. -Miss JVirl Duirgav arr.'.p . .1 ..' UiiJ'S. H. R Heed, of Wt v-as m-jddir.g in about Mur; ..y in his "Tin Lizzie." Mi s visiting old classmates in Plattsmotuh eping Water, j The Murray merchants are all busy this week with the annual inventory. Mrs. C. Tracy is sewing at the home of Miss Etta Nickles this week. The library asociation will serve lunch Saturday afternoon as usual. lie sure and attend. Mrs. O. A. Davis visited Saturday with Mrs. Dick Pittman at the Pres byterian hospital in Omaha. Nelson Berger and family were among the people from Nehawka to see the "Birth of a Nation." Ben Dill, who was a delegate to the A. O. L". W. meeting last week will make a report to the local lodge at the next regular meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Creamer en tertained at dinner Sunday Miss Ger trude Long and Mrs. Anna White and son. Lee and Geor.ee Nickles. Mis. E. S. Tutt. who has been vis iting with her sister. Mrs. Nimms of past ten ( McP.eynoIds. who has Mor.- ' Kansas City. Mo., for the ! days returned home last week. i Corn at 87 cents per bushel is i it .i i . i. . ievii ouite sick for the past few davs. i ?welIintr ine Elevators, ana me snort i Improving at this time. " I are of cars is causin- muth -riof to Rev i ?itr the a i o Jackson. i the local buyers and farmers. When wno nas neen suner- ,,.;n ;f t III f, . w 4 . i i v x r the past weei-c witli a seiire of ri'ippe. is aide to be up and d a '.rain. in Hi'rrr.an Reike. of Union, was Murray. Mnriday attendin.tr the meet-in-j of the Farmers Elevator Co. He lias !et-n spendinir some time in Cedar county with friends and relatives and ir:w- a C!'(-od report of northern Nebraska. Eimei L ' I j,a- ii.i. is i .- i st (,: V. . Hallstrom has been confined s I" me in P'.-.tt -n-wiith for the few days. sufeiii:LT with a siere - irrippe. Cashier Boedeker, who ; i'l'tn sutferinir vith 1 i.e jrrlppe i-'e of the bank with the as- f Mrs. Boeo'eker. While s j-ee-i on the job he is a lonjr a v. el! man at that. 1 l: Vera Vorman. niece of Mrs. Ruster h.oltz. returned from the hospital in Omaha last week, where she has been for treatment of her eyes. She is somewhat improved. The Farmers Elevator, or Murray, I held their annual meeting Monday afternoon in the Puis i: Gansemer hall. The. attendance was as usual, but we failed to jret the names of the new o;T'c?rs elected. The bir wolf hunt west of Murray retted the hunters five coyotes and Ed. Murphy's hounds. The shooting of the hound was purely accidentl. The next hunt will start six miles west and extend east to the town of Murray. Come out with your shot-jrun. EXTRA SPECIAL OFFERING IN TUT MiSl u ft hU Towels - which it will pay you to investigate! Medium size, extra heavy 20c Regular " " 44 25c Colored borderand stripes, bigsizes 35c Extra large size and heavy 50c Wash Rags 8 and 10c Men don't overlook the big bargain Kiki Shirts, extra heavy cloth, $1.00 Miatt Tutt, We handle "Ball Band" ovsrshoes MURRAY, : : NEBRASKA Mrs. Wm. Hendricks is still very sick Fred Gondon is numbered with the sick this week. Miss Bertha Nickles spent Sunday with Miss Ida Good at Murray. Do not forjret to attend the supper at the library next Saturday evenin.r- The family of John Lloyd has been numbered with the sick for the past few das. , Miss Leora Brown returned to Lin coln Tuesday, where she will take up her studies in the state university. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CII I'RC-II NOTES. Dr. Jackson contracted a lu-avy cold whi!e;absent week before Tiut at tending a funeral at Brokimr, S. D.. and that with an attack of la errippc, has kept him out of the pulpit for two Sabliaths, He now expects to preach both morning arid eveninr next Sabbath. Tlu riic-et as usual this session booklets will be iriven by the pastor to the scholars of the lower classes who have attended every Sab- KEYSTONE PIPE CO. INCREASES CAPITAL Sabbath school ;.t lo o'c!o .Mrs. Kay Oavis nas oeen quite sic-Kjbath of xuVf.mi,er lint )ecender. II, for the few days past with pneumonia. I ; . a,Si ,,.ltlii;,, a i;i;;,t.,i l'r,-s hate, ian Grandma McYey has lietn o,ui;e j , ;:int, ,.Mik fl. t ht. yt.., ,. in rV(.,.y fa, ;, Mrs. D. A. Younr departed Tiuirs- j JIv. These, besides furnishimr li ief day morning for Moorehead. Ia.. to be j comments on the Sabbath school U-s-with some of her relatives who ai'es,,ns for the year. rie t he statistir-s seriously ill. ;,f the denomination and other valu- The regular luncheon served at the , able information. Librarv last Saturday evenin.tr was j The trustees announced very successful, and atrain netted the j organization a neat sum. Mrs. II. C. Lonir arrived home this, week from over in Iowa, where she has been makinjr an exteiuled viit j with relatives and friends. j Mr. and Mrs. James Brown enter tained at dinner last Sunday. Wm. Brown, of Canada, and Mrs. James Loutrhridtre anil daughter. Miss Mae. Mrs. Wm. Dull and little Mis? Gladys Mrasek. who spent the holi days visitinr with friends and rela tives in Omaha, returned home Monday. Mrs. E. R. Queen, who has been ' last Sab bath that the conyreL'ation entered on the year RUT without a dollar of in debtedness. Wednesday, January 17. has been fixed as the date for the installation of Dr. Jackson as pastor of the con- i srretration. Ihis service will be nm j ducted by a committee of Omaha Pres ibvtorv. Rev. A. L. Godfrey, of !)!'- The Keystone Pipe company yester day :rfternoon held their annual meet ing at the offices of the company at Union, to discuss the affairs of the company for the past year, and every one was well pleased with the showing that has been made by this new com pany during the time that it has been in existence and the outlook for the coming year is very rosy indeed, with a great amount of business in pros pect. The Keystone patent joint man ufactured by this company has at tracted a great deal of favorable at tention throughout the country where will I Ur 'ritractors have had the oppor- aP(! at ''''"ij "i u-.o; ii, uii'i v.m icvei li ii-ii has been found very satisfactory in eery way. The Keystone people have just completed 4.'00 feet of three-foot sewering in Kansas City, ami have also had their patent tiling used on the Chicago avenue sewer in this city with the greatest success. The meet ing decided among other things to have the capital stock of the com pany increased from SI 0.000 to $100, OOii. to care for the growing business of the corporation, and also decided to lay the matter of the election of the officers of the company over until the meeting on January -4. when they will be selected. nar, Will i eh p is'or i preside ar.'l prea sermon. The addiess to the I will lie by Rev. Huirh P.. Speer. pas4 or j -f the Central United Presbyterian ! Church of Omaha, and that to the ! people wiil be by Mr. W. C. U re. as ! elder in the First United Presbyter; :i; church of Omaha, and who has just re- OFFICERS ELECTED FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK re-ith tired from the treasiireivhip of both Douglas rour.ty and the c ity of Omaha which positions he has filled for fve years. The installation services will in-'jin. at - o'clock, and every one is invited to these services. The Woman's foreign Missionary Soc'ey of this congi t-'jat i"n will ho':l its first monthly meeting of this year on tiday afternoon with Mrs. W. S. Smith. CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES. it P Miss Carlson, trained Omaha, is looking after Mrs. Ray Davis, who is this time. nurse ti the care erv ill TO TAKE TREATMENT OMAHA. Bennett Chriswisser departed yes terday for Omaha where he will enter the hospital in that city for treatment spending the holiday vacation with friends and relatives near Muira;. turned to her school work at S Bend recently. Mrs. Ernest Carroll, from near Weeping Water, is visiting in Mur ray this week, a guest at the home of Mr. Carroll's parents. Mr. ami Mrs. Chas. Carroll. Miss Pauline Oldham went to Plattsmouth Monday evening" owing to the serious illness of her aunt. Mrs. Dora Moore, whose death occurred at o:00 o'clock Tuesday morning. j Grandpa and Grandma Hiutt, who T) .)tt..n.!-. have been visiting with their daught- last Sunday th er, Mrs. A. M. Cole, in Weepm- rr .V(I.., Sardav--. M, Water, returned home last Tuesday. ym .,t j,;, accompanied by Mrs. Cole who w.II j() ni spend a few days in Murray. j i'j.e:u.,..v, ;:t n a rA t timer L,nge'kemeier. the seven-. i0 ;tt Power." yer-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Entrel- ; "rlo evening t pic will be kemeier. received a severe f-ealp Kjan Spake Like This Mar." wound last Sunday evening while y,.,, vu iK. welcomed at all playing in the hay loft of the barn. ,jces Several stitches were required to re pair the injury. Dick Oldham of Didsberry. Canada, is at the home of George Oldham in Plattsmouth. arriving Monday to be with his sister. Mrs. Dora Moore, dur- j ing her last illness. Dick Oldham is j well known in this community, where he lived so long. Miss Esther Rice who has been at the Presbyterian hospital in Omaha for the past two weeks, recovering from an abscess operation near the ear, returned home Wednesday. Miss Esther's many friends are glad to welcome her home almost recovered from her illness, sick for the past few days. Dr. B. F. Brendel accompanied H. C. Creamer to Omaha Tuesday for the purpose of consulting a specialist in regard to the condition of Mr. Creamer's stomach, which has been causing him considerable suffering for the past few weeks. The Ladies' Aid Society and Li brary Association will put on a four number lyceum course, the first num ber beginning January 17th. The tickets are $1.00 for adults and 7."c for children. The single admission will be 2-" and 3-c. This course con sists of two musicales and entertain ers and one lecture. The numbers w'C be given in the Puis & Gansemer hall. Last Saturday evening closed the great serial picture "Peg O' the Ring" at the Puis & Gansemer movie show and on next Saturday evening "Lib erty, another great picture will be t .tit l y ' i i i i starteu. tnree reeis oi wnicn win oe ! given. Remember that the first num ber should be seen to appreciate the whole picture story. It will be interesting from the start to the fin ish. L. II. Puis, the Mrurray garage na-ii, has purchased tne old Muiii y Haidware an I Imp'etnnt Company building on the upper end of Main street from the late owner, O. A. Davis. The deal was closed this week and Mr. Puis will take immediate pos session. He will fit up the back part of the building as a dwelling for his assistant in the garage, and the front will be arranged for the storage of cars. Wm. March and family have moved fo the McDaniel property near the livery barn. was lias been we see ''.'.r.dav at x x o'.v N ever The stockholders of the First Na tional bank of this city at their meet ing on Wednesday, selected their offi cers for the ensuing year, and the present officers were all re-elected to the positions they have filled so well, as follows; President 11. N. Dovey. Vice President Dr. E. W. Cook. Cashier F. E. Schlater. Assistant Cashier G. O. Dovey. Directors H. N. Dovey, f! E. Schlater. Dr. E. W. Cook. A. G. Cole and G. O. Dovey. Mr. G. Knapp, who has been director of the bank for a number of years, retires, and is suc ceeded by A. G. Cole, making the only change in the officers. The past year has been a very successful one for the bank and the amount of business han dled is very satisfactory to the stockholders. THE REMAINS OF MR. SPEERY TAKEN TO HAMBURG, IA, serv er AT The funeral of the late E. B. Sperry was held this morning at the home, where a short service was held by Rev. C. E. PerLee at 8:30, and the body was taken to the Burlington de pot, from where it was taken to Ilam- services will be held this afternoon and the body laid to rest in the ceme tery at that place. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved wife and little ones who have had this grief and sorrow 'r j brought upon them so unexpectedly for a short time in the hopes of bene fitting his health that has been quite Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rarhes. etc., are due to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bit ters as a cleansing blood tonic is well recommended. $1.00 at all stores. and which deprives them of the love and protection of the husband and father. A large number of the friends and neighbors were present at the home to take part in the last sad rites over their former friend and associate. a: yi'.'s iaa,aaj.v:' ir '.on it's THE P50 IES I THE FUNERAL OF MRS. WM. STQTTLER HELD YESTERDAY -AT MURRAY - The 1st episode of "Lib i in three reels "Hie Battle of Chille Con Carnie!" a great comedy PULSS GANSEMER HALL! Saturday Evening, Show Marts at 7:45 bharp The funeral of the late Mrs. Wil- Sjliam Stottler was held yesterday aft- ernoon at the Mt. Hope church four !milfQ niivllipust of 1'nirm m:ir lhf tl, Stottler homestead w here the de r? j parted lady had made her home for (the past fifty years. A large num tber of the friends and neighbors were j present to attend the service and pay i their last tribute of respect and es ; teem to this worthy lady. The serv ; ices were conducted by Rev. William j Taylor of the Baptist church of Union E assisted by Rev. G. A. Randall of the j .lethouist church. 1 he sermon was given by Rev. Taylor, who has been a lifelong friend of Mr. and Mrs. Stot- frg tier anu in nis remarns paia a iriouie to the memory of the departed lady ' and spoke words of comfort to the ; aged husband and the members of the family who had gathered to take their last farewell of the wife and mother. At the conclusion of the services the body was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church. Nick Frederich and Leonard Terry berry of near Murray, were in the city for a short time yesterday aft ernoon attending to a few matters of importance with the merchants. Offer Sinn 00 fnr rrmr car if stnlpn ggjif you are insured by J. W. Holmes, j D o to the Fact that all steel goods in our line have con tinued to advance, we were fortunate enough to buy a good deal off our Spring goods be fore the last advance. We would suggest that you look your stuff over and decide what you are going to need the coming sea son. We are taking orders for Spring de livery at guaranteed prices. . Remember we carry a full line of John Deere Implements, Rock Island Gas Engines, DeLaval Cream Separators and all kinds of Power and Hand Washers IpBefore buying let us figure with you. MURRAY Hardware M5 Iinplenienf Co,, MURRAY, NEBRASKA THE PRESBYTERIANS WIN FROM SIDNEY, IA The basket ball game at the roller skating rink last evening was de cidedly one sidfd as the result shows, and the Sidney Stags from Sidney. Ia.. failed to show the form that they had been credited with and lost by the score of "1 to 14 to the Presby terian team of this city. The vid;ors at no time showed any po?;bdity of getting dangerous and made the game one that was very "soft" for the local followers of tins -sport. The Pres byterians were in their usual good form and kept the Iowa aggregation on the run from start to finish and the visitors added in their own defeat by poor judgment and reckless play ing that resulted in their loss of scores. The line up of the teams was as follows: Sidney Stags. . r g Ward 1 g Thomas .c Adle r f Polk Presbyterians Neil . . Speck F. Marshall . . . Larson est in th- slate. lHimbetir.ir among its si o kho'Jri s the gr ater pait of the si.bstiirit i; 1 farmers of th coun ty, and during its lifetime has h-n very successful, nu-et inr every loss promptly and givinir -he farmers of the county insurance at a very reas onable rate. The caieful business methods of the officials has broiiLrh4 great success to the company in the wdume of I.-.: -;pess ban iled. ar.d the confide nce of the siockho'.dei s is shown in their re-election to ollice of th" M r.rTYers. Mr. Falter, the secretary of the company, has been very active in the promotion of the inti-rests of the organization and has served in the capacity of secretary since the founda tion of the company. This is another of thv h me ir.st'tutions of which the citizens of Cass county can feel p.ro'id as it is one of the best in the -t.ite and is so situated as t be ;;!.'.e t. meet all losses that might occur to the policy holders of the company. Different Kinds of (ii;h Colds lead to dirTt e kinds coughs "dry cough." "win'er c'i:ii:li." la grippe couirh, hr-mcl j1 couirii. J. Marshall 1 f. .... Freese ! a.-'thmatic ra"K,!aT. pain fid , MEETING OF CASS GO, INSURANCE COMPANY The Cass County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance company, which has just closed up another very successful year of business, held its annual elec tion of officers at the Vallery school house southwest of this city a few days ago and selected the new officers for the ensuing year, as follows: President Jacob Tritsch. Vice President John H. Becker. Secretary J. P. Falter. Treasurer M. L. Friedrich. Directors John Albert, John II. Becker, A. A. Wetenkamp, Adam Hild, Henry Horn, Philip Schafer and C. E. Heebner. The auditing and adjusting com mittee selected was composed of Jacob Tritsch, J. II. Becker and John Albert, who will look after the handling of the losses of the company that may occur during the year. This company is one of the strong- cough to raise choking plvogm. K:io Ha'bert, Paoli. Rid., wntes: -I cnu I. ii sleep. Foley "s Honey and Tar relieved me, curing my ecu-, everywhere. h entii ei V. Stop! Look! Listen! You may need an Auctioneer W. R. YOUNG s still in the rinn You will find on the Murray Exchange. Reverse Ail Calls! Satisfaction Guaranteed Rates Reasonable Address Plaffsmauiii, Nebraska Route No. 1 Fitch 9 D droit pecia. s (They Wear Like a Pig's Nose) Big Overalls or Jacket On account of our heavy purchases and early buying we are able to hold our prices on Rubber Goods, the same as a year ago. Our Grocery Stock IS FULL AMD COMPLETE AT ALL TIMES Pols & Gas aesemer Murray, Nebraska. 1