fVf)M.Yfc MARCH 5, 1917. I'LATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAKE 5. glTIMk3 Make an Automobile Out of Your Ford! Ford Owners Head Jack Muiford who represent Pick ens & Co., traveling his territory in :ui automobile met with a peculiar and distressing accident about live miles c:'st of Bradford. It seems that a sudden gust of wind blew off his hat and in iittempting to catch it lie let go of the steering wheel. Un fartunately at that moment the wheels struck a rut, the car turned turtle as it slid into the ditch bury ing Muiford beneath it., etc.- The most valuable accessory yet brought out for the Ford car. Re moves the strain of driving. Gives complete control of car, over 10,000 sold to dale, your car is next, come i i a real machine shop and have one put on, try it if you don't like it, we will take it oil and refund your money. Price S 15.00. K Plattsmauth, iiblie Sale! inu- unable to stcure a farm for - - I .Kl Ibis season, 1 tunc dtcided to scM j P--r,,,:i! l'i"l'oity to the l.i;r!iest; iii!'. i' at public auction, the .-ale to be held at niv home ) pules we of Muriav, i miles no. th oi Nehaw- !.a, iu-t t ;ist of the old Fulton black Mr. it h .-hop, on the Davis farm, on Thursday, march sni Commencing at 10:00 a. m., the :" : lowing described property: One team black mules, 11 and 12 years oh!, weight J.".0 pounds. Oie bay horse, 12 years old, weiirkt I2'f) pounds. One bay mare, V years old, weight lJ.'o pound, wiih foal. ' ' One gray horse, i:J years old, eiv.i.t i:;no pou!u!s. Ore gray mule, weight ll-0 poiim-s. 0;.v- bk.ck team three-year-olds, weight J'JOit pounds. One black mare, - years old. weight . pound-". , One good milk eov. t )i.e lieifer calf. Twelve pure bred IKiroc gilts, Gobi M-odol strain. Bred to a sensa tion hog, due to farrow in April, wi'l h :c p .hgrecs ready on day of sale. One Deeving 7-foot cut binder. tbie McCormick mowing mac'iice, hve foot cot. One Ridinj; lister. Ore walking lister. One -J. I. Case coi n planter, with check row ami ;-' rods wire. One lo-ineh Sulkcy plow. Ore walking plow-. One coj-n drill. Two walking u iti ators. Two riding cultivators. One King wheat drill. Opt- .John Det re iwo-:-nw cidtivator. One tin e.--scci ion harrow-. Two farm wagons. Oae wa.LT':t and hay rack . Two- set work Iiarnos. O: set 1 1-1 inch harness. Oae set double bu.y harness. Two j:rind stoi:es. On.- ::; yaib.n kettle. Iiiii-e A h' houses. Otl.er a.rtiv-ies too numerous mention. to I onus AM shims of S.Hj.ok i;il I'.er a a, on at! M:-ns over ;f-i.i.i ivi!:t !' mv to tipht months will o piven., purchaser pivinp ajijiroved cuiity 'ojuinLT ei-riit per cent from western he ftSehawka llills arc now Rolling and (2tkf SI FLOUR! The Popular Cass County Brand ol Flour EVERY SACK GUARANTEED! Also a Full Line of Dy Products! G. D. ST. JOKK, Prop. JOE frl ALCOLCVl, Head Miller. For Saio by AS! Dealers IKKKVEKSIBL1-: WORM Steering Gear for Ford Cars If D chine and Foyndry Nebraska j date. All property must be settled j for before being removed from the i premises. I W. A. Scott will serve lunch at1 noon. i . i ,. . i ,vv YorNt;f Auctioned l',( HID EKER, Clerk. D. L. ADA. MS, I DEATH 1' MIES. JOHN GALL1GEII. i-iorn C'air.l-ridire. Neb., comes the news of the diaih of .Mrs. John 1'alli .rer, which occuned February S. She was the wife of Dr. John Gulliver, a retired Tdethodist minister, well known here and in many places throughout the state, having li4'bl tn-orainent charjres for the last forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Galliavr were manie;'. ir. W'eeiiinp: Water on Match IS, 187-1. 'The deceased was ;'.: years of ac, and besides the husband is : urvivod by three childien. Dr. George L. Gailin er of I'ocatello. Ida.: Mrs. Kobert L. Smith of Omaha and Mrs. Arch Stines of Fairmont. The deceased was converted and joined the Mcthodht church in lS7o, jit the ajre of 1!', under the pastorate of Rev. A. L. Fold en. Weeping Water Ilepublican. MAKES CHANCE IX HI'SINESS. ' fl imi S:it in l:i v 's I:iiiv. The lirm of Wa.rpa & Schuldiee. which has been conducting- an exten sive business in the line of piumbinsr, electric fixtures and tin work, has been dissolved, as Mr. Warpra, the senior member of the firm, has jmrehased the interests of Mr. Schuldiee in the busi-pc'-s atil will operate the establish ment himself in th- future. The change in the partnership has been made am Mr. Warpa is now con ducting the affairs of the concern. Mr. Schuldiee has not fully decided a.s to his future plans, but will enjoy a well deserved rest from his labors for a time at least, and c::pects to leave Sunday for Chieujro for a short visit with his son in that city. " Doinp the Work. W. T. Nanney, Noel, Mo , writes, "Your li. A. Thomas' Hot: l'owder is dointr the work down in this part i 11 1L ..-..1 4 1.. irl-if ! 4 i i oi ir.e woriu. it inui-u -o '- '"- , we titetle'i to prevent euie iiv cholera and expel worms." II. M. Socnnichsen. Puis & Ganscmer. Manufacturing the WEEPING WATER REPUBLICAN. Honi, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Meier, a daughter, on Washington's birthday, February 22. ,G. K. Art-he:' is movinir this wuek to the Domingo farm. lie will live in the tenant house and work for Oscar Dominro this summer. John Kcnnev tmd family moved last week to the James Schwab farm : outh.east of Murray. Mr. Kenner will work the farm -for Mr. Schwab for two years. Niffht Wratcbnun C. T. Noell in fonns the Republican that he has re signed his position to accept a job on the Tom Akeson farm and will move with his family soon. John Domingo, Lars Nelson and Mr. Domingo's cousin of Iowa, visited the South Omaha market Tuesday. Mr. Dominj-'o and son. George, had a load of ho.Ts an l cattle on the market that day. Miss Hernice Wickersham was down town Tuesday for the fust time since she came home from school sick soon after the first of the year. This has been a K-'eat disappointment to M;ss Kcvnice a site liad made preat plans for th business course she had commenced at Lincoln. , Den Gibson returned , Friday niffht froft California, where he had been visitinir his sister, Miss Kathryn. He reports a fine trip and enjoyed the toas.t country for a visit but had no d"sire to chancre the agricultural farm ing in Cass county for any occupation he saw in the land of roses. Nicholas Trook of Avoea is the new clerk at the Russell Druir compauy store. Nicholas recently returned from Des Moines, la., whee h.e took a caurce in pharmacy ami he has just passed the examination for a repis tervd rlrutrpist. Mr. Trook is a vouTn man of fine personality and the Rus--e!l company is very fortunate to se cure his services. Tom Akeson has bought the Joseph Huslam fine home in the northeast part of our city, tie deal beinjr made Saturday through the real estate ae-cnt, II. D. Re:'d. Mr. Akeson and family will move to town and leave the farm in enurire ol tne olilest son. Clarence, and hired help. We pre sume lorn will houl his rank amoiijr the automobile farmers. UNION Ledger 99 --- :i':,.-'r Mi-s Clementine Roddy, who teach cs a.l Aoca, Neb., spent Sunday with her parents here. Joe Ihatiut shippeil in a car of cat tle from South Omaha last Wednes day which he will fatten for a late market. -ficorjre W. Iaiton n turned honn !n;:n Kentucky I uesuay mormn.tr. where he went en a busienss trip about two weeks ae-o. Several of the your;; folks from this place attended the invitation dance at the Nehawka Auditorium last Friday nisrht. A fine team of horses hclontrinjr to Sherman Ausbtirn died last Wednes day, after iroririnir themselves from a wheat bin which had been left open. t harlcs 1'eek oi rJmwoou was in town a few hours Tuesday to call on nis numerous tiienls. tie had hcen to Omaha to visit his son, Sterling, aial was returning home. Claivnc" A ppief.at an I Dewey 1 yude, two of Union's youn.r soWiers of the Fifth regiment, were mustered out at xFort Crook last Wednesday, and have returned to th'-ir homes here. Win. Craitr left Wednesday mornine; for Roaalio, Neb., to see his son-in-'aw, William Watkins. who is sick. He hories to brinjr Mr. Watkins to the Lincoln sanitarium 'for treatment. We were informed this week that th. depot is to be rovide l with elec tric lijibLs in the near future. We are suie the innovation will meet with the hearty approval of the nitrht force there, besides jrivinjr the traveling public better service when meeting or departinjr on the niht oi- early morn. in.tr trains. Dr. D. F. Hudson had a runaway experience Tuesday, when he started out to drive into the country on a pro fessional call. The i iinaway occurred about 12::;u p. in., when the dactor sftuted out fiom in front of his ollice. The horse ran into a telephone pole n upper Main street, doinr con.-ddcr- j able damatre to the rir and harness. The daetor luckily escaped lieing in jured. 7 1 LOUISVILLE Courier irgil Had- Boin, to Mr. and Mrs. Vi don, March 1, an eight and a half pound girl. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erwin are re joicing over the birth of a ten-pound boy, who was left by the stork Sun day, February 25. A. J. Spooner has moved here from St. Louis. Mr. bpooner will be re membered as the first, superintendent of the National quarries. John Raber, who is making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ncu man, is seriously ill with inflamma tory rheumatism and but little hopes aie held out for him. Herman Dall, C. J. Gaebel and Herman Mann drove to Omaha Tues day, Mr. Gaebel going up to consult another specialist about his wife, who is still in a serious condition. Levi A. Jackman, formerly of Lou isville and brother of A. A. Jackman, has moved his family from Greenwood, where he has resided for several years, and has gone to Lincoln, where they will make their home in the future. Mr. and Mrs. John Group were re ceiving the congratulations of their friends last Saturday, February 24, the occasion being their thirty-second wedding anniversary. Here's hoping they may live to enjoy many happy re turns of the day. Rev. C. U. Smith moved his family to Mt. Clair, Neb., this week, where he has accepted the pastorate of the Christian church. Rev. Smith is an earnest worker in the Master's cause and he and his family made many warm fiiends during their residence in Louisville, wsose best wishes go with them in their new home. Word has reached us of the recent marriage of Henry Thompson, for merly of Louisville, hut now with the M. L Smith company of Omaha, to Miss Maxine Schaland of South Oma ha. The bride is a stenographer with Hyrne & Hammer Co. of Omaha. The Louisville friends of the former ex tend congratulations. John Sass, a well known farmer of Louisville precinct, was quite seriously injured by being struck on the head by a horse at II.'A. Funke's scales last Saturday. The old gentleman led the horse on the scales to weigh it when it became frightened, knocking him down and striking him on the head with its feet. At first it was thought his skull had been fractured but this i proved untrue and he is now on a fair wav to recovery. m ELMWOOD, 4 Leader-Echo. ! 4. v J. U. Elliott left Saturday for Wichita, Kansas, where he will visit with two of his sisters at that place. George Hall shipped a car load of horses to the Kansas City market on Monday. This was a good bunch of horses. Mrs. L. F. Langhorst went to Red Oak, Iowa( on Tuesday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Sydney J. Moore for a few days. Clyde Corbet shipped a car load of hogs to Omaha on Monday. Many who saw them say that they were the finest bunch ever shipped from Elmwood. Albert ITcischman 1 moved to the farm vacated by his brother Charley last week near Palmyra and Char ley moved to the James Miller farm which he recently purchased. R. IJ. Stone of Nehawka purchas ed two fine Percheron mares at the big horse sale at Lincoln last week. The horses passed through here on their way to the Stone farm at Ne hawka. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Carroll Je ft on Wednesday for Kansas where they will make their future home. Mr. Carroll shipped a ear load of horses to that place. At the time of going to pres we vrc ;.lad to print the fact that Dr. J. M. Ncely is a little improved. lie ha? been seriously ill with pneumonia and his many' friends are glad to know of the change for the better. Al Weichcl is fctill at home and is able to warlk around on his knees. His ankles were so badly jamed up in the accident f over a week ago when he was forced to jump from a scaffold in order to save himself from falling in a perilious position. His friends hope to see him around i:oon. NEHAWKA. NEWS. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bates Saturday, February boy baby. Abe Griffith, who was Charley 21th, ' a taken to York, Nebraska, several weeks since on account of sickness, returned to Nehawka last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Tom Mason, came home last, Thursday from Omaha where uIt,.' I had been a patient in the Immanucl : hospital for the past two months. Geo. Marks reports that he has lost five or six head of cattle the past week, presumably from cornstalk dis ease. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Alford and .Mr. and Mrs. Chas Stone, of Elmwood,' visited friends and relatives in Ne hawka last Sunday John C. Daly who has been work ing in the Nehawka bank the past five months has accepted a position With the farmers bank of btapleton, and will leave lor that place next Saturday. Robert Do re purchased two desir able lots of Nick Klaurens in East Nehawka this week. Also the house known as the Kalberg property. This house will be moved onto the lots and hxed up for a dwelling by.. Mr. Dore. ! Mrs. Guy Munsell has been enjoy- ing a pleasant visit from her brother and sister, who arrived on the night . train Sunday. Mr. Mayhew lives at : Wadena, Minnesota, and her sister, Mrs. Schumacher is a resident of De Witte, Nebraska. Her brother, Mr. Mayhew left Monday for a trip to Kansas City, Mo. Miss Isadore Sheldon enjoyed the company of two of her lady friends, the Misses Doris Clark of I'apillion and Ilildegard Clinton of North Platte, Saturday and Sunday fore- noon. Miss Sheldon drove to Omaha Sunday afternoon where her friends took trains for their homes-. While in Omaha, Mis sSheldon visited her mother who is in a hospital there. . An item we failed to mention last week for lack of space, was that of the school board meeting, at which time teachers were selected for the coming year. Let it be known, how ever, even at this late hour, that the corps of teachers in Nehawka s.yols hive given excellent satis faction, and the re-election of the en tire force was only a matter of form devolving upon the lwrnrd at this time. ARE YOU EFFICIENT? Try Theee Tests, but Do Not Yield to Despair if You Fail. Are you etiieient? The awful qr.ery refuses to down. The clocks tick it. the Hat wheels in tbe subway tliuiup it. the ungreased curves of the elevated screech it. If you are an old business fotry the question burns in the e.ve of every pitying employee. You find your w ife measuring" the distance from tlie ranee to the kitchen cabinet ami your son computing thi power necessary to propel a football in the lowest are. Tho telephone company advises you to pirn your name instead of saying Hello.'" lilessed be the concrete of thought if not of deed. Conereteness enables you to see just what the efficiency masters mean. One of them. William Fret. Keniblo. tells in Industrial Mminue ment "How to Test Your Kmi lo. ees.'" Of course every iiihu who reads it w ill first test bis most imiortaiit employee, his father's son. Watch and pad and pencil are all that are needed to ac quaint yourself with your virtues and faults. -In thirty seconds answer as many of these questions as you can: Give the name of a vegetable, a met al, an insect, a reptile, a lish, a num. a woman, an ocean, a lake, a town. If at the end of the half minute you have written only "beet, gold. Ilea. ad. der," you are pretty poor. If you have also put down "trout, Edison. Addanis, Atlantic." you are up to human aver age of eight answers. If you feel that you can go beyond teu answers you may describe the color of water, tea. beer, ivory, the sky. grass, milk, chalk, coal and Bkin. But men who go beyond fifteen answers in thirty seconds are rare. They should have secretaries, limousines and big black cigars. Next try to answer live "difficult questions" iu twenty seconds: First. Who is the greatest living general? uiek, now, and pick a short nanie that doesn't take a long tiiue to w rite. Second- What is the most powerful force in the world? Perhaps love isn't, but" it's a shorter word than militarism. Third. What is the greatest modern 'discovery? Quick, man! Hadium will'do. Fourth. What is the greatest neces sity of commerce? Our secretary of commerce probably would not answer that in less than I1.S10 words. You perhaps will write "ships" or "railroads" and pass on to the last: Fifth. What is the cheapest food for the human race? liread, unless you are a liend for len tils or employed by the makers of fluted oat corn. Dut you ouyht to an swer threo of the questions in twenty seconds, says Mr. Kemble. If you an swer fewer it Indicates "slowness or deliberation Sun. iu thought." New York DR. BLEICK. Lr. Bleick, 53-' World-Herald build ing, Omaha, specialist in eye, car, nose and throat diseases, will be at Plattsmouth every Tuesday, at B. A. McEIwain jewelry store. Eye glasses scientifically fitted. HOMES TO RENT. We will rent you a home of any size from a single room to an S-room linnin. f Tri 1 1 on us at corner of Locust and Fifth street, or Phone No. 57o. F. M. Welshimer & Son. 2-2L-tfd l.i i.-:ri. . l i IJ'....... X".. rjn- ! Local Piews Adam Stoehr of near Cuilom vas in the city today for a few hours look ing after some trading with the mer chants and calling on his friends. F. J. Hennings and son, Albert, came in Saturday from their home in Hischt Mile Grove to look after some dipping with the merchants, Paul Ileil returned to Omaha this morning after an over Sunday visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wr. H. ucij .inj family at their farm "home. John Snead, wife and family of Sioux City arrived this afternoon to en joy a short visit in this city and vicinity with their .relatives and friends. Adam Meisinger of near Cedar Creek was among the visitors in the city today to look after a few matters Qf business with the merchants. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller and daughters, Mrs. Jesse Hardnock and Mrs. Sam Hardnock, were in the city yesterday to attend the funeral of the late Frank Brinkman. O. K. Mickey of Osceola, Neb., a member of the otiieial board of the Masonic Home association, was in the city over Sunday visiting at the Home and departed this morning for Omaha to attend a meeting of the board of control. Gerald M. Drew of Omaha, was an over Sunday visitor in this city at the home of his au-'.i. Mis. J. C. Cummins and family, returning this nlorning to ihe metropolis. , E. R. Queen from near .Mm ray was in th.? city for a few hours today, en loute to Omaha, where ho gees to spend a few hour. attending to some matters of business. Hans Chi isU-nscn of Union moLoerd to tins city Saturday afternoon for a short visit with fiiends and to attend to some business matters. He gave this ollice a pleasant call. VY. IL Ruetter of near Wabash, while in the city Saturday found the opportunity of calling at the Journal oilice and enrolling his name as one of the readers of the Old Reliable. Frank York, w ho has bi en here vis iting with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. York, for a short time since his return from the army, departed this morning for Chicago to resume his duties in that city. Mrs. Hazel 1".. S-riiii, mat '-on of tlie Masonic Orphanage, was among those goiiig to Omaha this morning on the early Burlington train to spend the day in that city and to attend the meeting of the board of control. Colonel W. S. Askwith of the Ma sonic Home was among those going to Omaha this morning to visit for a few hours in that city with friends and attend a meeting of the official board of the Masonic Home associa tion. W. H. Puis of .Murray was in the city Saturday for v. few hours visiting with his fiiends and looking after some matters of business at the court house. Billy is still wearing his right arm in a sling as the result of hav ing it broken while cranking an auto mobile. Ber t Crawford of Laurel, Neb., who has been visiting for a short linicAvith his old friends in the vicinity of Mur ray, was in the city today for a few hours. Mr. Crawford is preparing to move from Laurel to Crofton, Neb., where will make lii.- home in the future. Mrs. C. C. Edmunds of Council Bluffs, who has been here enjoying a short visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Isner, departed thij afternoon for her home. John Meisinger and ron, Louis, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sal-berg of Cedar Cieck motored to this city Saturday for a short visit with rjlatives and fiiends. Mr. John Meisinger was a pleasant caller at tiiis office. Mrs. A. C. Bartlett and childen de parted this afternoon for Wintcrsel, la., where they will mak'j I heir home in the future. Mr. Bartlett will leave as soon as it is possible to have a car ready to load his household goods. Hugh Allison and wife ofSupcrior, Nebraska, who were here visiting for a few days at the home of Mr. and Mis. Julius Pitz, departed Saturday artcrifbofl for their home. Mr. Alli son is a former resident of Cas. county and is at present one of the j county county. cominissionei s of NucKells J. IN I'LATTSMOUTH i. FORTY YEARS AGO. Miss Eunice Sage, of Iowa, niece of Elias Sage, is teaching in Mrs. Love's place. Miss Ida Goodell of Glcnwood has been engaged as a teacher in our city school. C. Schluntz, the Cedar' Creek miller and merchant was in yesterday and gave the Herald a call. Billy Ruffner and wife, formerly of Crete and now of Kearney, have been spending the week with us, the guest of his brother Ed Ruffner. James E. Morrison has traded off his nice new house on the Avenue, for Uncle Thomas Jefferson Todd's farm. Now what? "Jim" turns granger, and Uncle Todd lawyer in the spring, we suppose. Pluttsmouth has one institution, and a mighty good one, too, that isn't full and running over yet. We allude to the Dovey's Pork-packing house. Boss Dovey says he can ac commodate a few more hogs any day though after the farmers sell theid though after the farmers sell their cattle, the hogs running with them will come in and fill her up we guess. Sunday before last Bro. Burgess gave tke "men-folks" his blessing and said Religion was meant for Males, as well as Females, and the masculines ought to come to church better. Last Sunday evening there were twenty-eight men and twenty jive women at St. Luke's. Wasn't a good Sunday for church either. Moonlight too fine. Dr. Livingston informs us that J :)r. John Black has recently purchas ied the North half of Lots 1 and 2 in Block from the M. E. church for about $1,000; also that C. H. Parmele and .Mrs. W. E. Donelan delivered on Tuesday a bond for a deed to Win. Wettencamp, to lot -j, block .", at a nsiderati n of about $1,000. I. O. Phillippi, well known in this lown, becomes one of tlie Ass't Supeiv lidendents of the B. & M. R. R. Alex Campbell is also promoted to Ass't. Superintendent on the western divis on. Boss Holderidge and Super B ss Touzalin still keep things going lively and have faith in the B. &. M. casting salt water yet, before they die or get bald-headed. Louisville, Neb., -Editor Herald: Business is brisk, and Louisville boometh: That U. P. R. R. branch (on paper) will run from I'apillion through here; thence to W. W., and then to we don't care where. Three nr four dwellings and two or three business rooms have already been put up this season. The extensive stone quarries, Pottery and two brick yards will require several men this summer. Leap year parties are all the rage here with the young ladies, the boys tb "take a hand" when an opportunity is offered. One of the happiest events of the season was the College Hill exhibi tion held in Glover's hall on the eve ning of the 5th. It was indeed one of the most entertaining exhibitions Louisville has had the pleasure of at tending. The pieces played were evidently selected with great taste, for which we must thank the worthy manager, 11. W. Zink. If the Herald would allow, we should like to make mention of some of the most promin ent actors, but sullice it to say that all did well. R. L. Foe as "Handy Andy," in the comedy of same name, was simply immense. Miss Carrie St-hlater in "Refinement," was also highly appreciated. Others, equally woithy of mention were T. E. Wil liams, James Stander, Flora Davi;, Thaddcus Adams, Mary Heim, Ilele.i Slander, Minnie I-nhoiF, Frank and Willie Scblater, and Mr. Pottynger, C. Schlater. Esq.. manager the musi cal department to the satisfaction of ill concerned. Just before the do ing piece Mr. Zink was called upon the stage and presented with a copy of Tennyson's poems by hi- former pupils, as a token of the high regard in which he was held by them. At a late hour we were dismissed, feeling that we had spent a pb-asant even ing. May College Hill prosper if. the future as she has in the past, is Ihe w-ish of your correspondent. ABOUT ALL SOLD. But still have a Gas Range, sewing machine, oak sideboard, phaeton, .omplete with shafts and pole, 1 lawn mower. Inquire of J. W. Holmes or call Phone -VII, or can be seen at the late Dora Moore home. lMi7-tfL W. A. ROBERTSON, Lawyer. East of Riley HoteL Coatcs' Block, Second Fldor Mf-I- 'I-I-i "i-ii