f ....... I! V MONDAY, OCTOEER 29, 1917. PAGE SIX FLATTSMOUTH S2MI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Z5 ,8 8. 8 8 8 MANLEY STATE BANK MAN LEY, NEB. MURRAY STATE BANK MURRAY, NEB. BANK OF CASS COUNTY PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. BANK OF COMMERCE LOUISVILLE, NEB. FIRST SECURITY BANK, CEDAR CREEK, NEB. -rot- :o:- :o:- :o: :o:- CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $15,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $80,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $23,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $10,000 -:o:- :o:- :o:- :o:- :o:- OFFICERS FRANK STANDER AUGUST STANDER AUGUST PAUTSCIT THOMAS E. l'ARMELE WM. J. RAU. DI RECTORS CIIAS. C. PARMELE, President. FRED NUTZMAN, Vice-President. W. GLEN BOEDEKER. Cashier. 8 8 8 8 Economically and on this Basis We Dnvife Your Patronage. 8 OFFICERS CIIAS. C. PARMELE JACOB TRITSCII THOMAS K. l'ARMELE R. P. I'ATTEltSON. P. O. EflENHERCER OFFICERS THOMAS E. l'ARMELE. President. CIIAS. C. l'ARMELE, Vice-PresI.k-nt. PAUL FITZGERALD, Cashier. RALPH R. LARSON, Asst. Cashier. OFFICERS WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, President. V. II. LOIINES, Vice-President. THOMAS E. PARMELE, Director. Our Facilities Enable Us to Handle Your Business in this County Promptly and conomically and on this Basis We Dnvite Your Patronage. OVER THE COUNTY UNION Ledger R. A. Smith returned home Friday from Memphis, Tennessee, where he sold a load of horses. Charles E. Severyn, former super intendent of the Union school, is still at Fort Bliss, Texas, in the ambulance corps. George Stites shipped in a car of cattle from Omaha the latter part of last week, which he will feed Tor market this fall. The cold weather of the last few days has brought the ducks south, and some of the boys report fair shooting on the river. Mrs. O. W. Finney, who has been visiting relatives in Missouri for the past couple of weeks, returned home Sunday afternoon. R. H. Frans, formerly of this place but who has been holding down a job on the police force in St. Joseph, Missouri, came up the latter part of the week and is now shucking corn. A letter received at this office the latter part of last week from Eugene Applegate, at Paris Island. S. C, in forms us that he is getting along fine and seems to enjoy life as a U. S. Marine. Miss Nellie Bramblet, who receiv ed a fractured knee cap in an auto accident several weeks ago, is now able to be about the house with the it will not able t;o be do use of crutches and long until she will be without them. A baggageman on the south lKund passenger hail the misfortune to run a nail through his hand one morn ing the latter part of last week and Dr. Barritt was called to treat him at the station when the train ar rived. A letter received from Carl Pick ering by his parents, mailed "some where in France" states that he is well and had a good trip across the Atlantic, being sick only one day on the trip. Carl is with the regulars and performing the- duties of cook. The dog which went mad and bit little Raymond Osborne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Osborne, several months ago, also bit a dog belonging to James Reeves, which went mad last week and bit Mrs. Reeves. She is now taking treatment and from the latest reports is getting along very well. EAGLE Reacon Mrs. Agnes McDonald returned yesterday from a week's visit at Ris ing City, Nebraska. Mrs. Alta Burdick and daughters, of Lincoln, came down Thursday for several days' visit with Mrs. Bur dick's sister, Mrs. Standley. The Eagle Local Farmers Union, at its meeting recently, decided to pay G cents per bushel for corn 'known realm husking. For poor corn, 7 cents a bushel will be paid. Harry Leffel, son of our affable station agent, is quite sick with the tonsilitis. Garth Reed, the new section fore man, is moving his family here from Auburn. Eagle welcomes such peo ple to our midst. . The Dick Wenzel SO acres of land lying north of Eagle, was sold thru H. K. Frantz last week to Joe Allen, for $195 per acre. Mrs. O. S. Anderson went to Min neapolis, Minn., Wednesday for a weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs; Howard Ankeny, formerly Miss Ab bie Judkins of this place. Tipton precinct is at the head of the list in raising its quota of $23,- 000 for the Liberty loan. We are proud of her loyal citizens. May they live long and continue to prosper. Mrs. R. N. Robotham and daugh ter. Ruth, of Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Robotham and family of Bethany and Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Ro botham. of Walton, came with well filled baskets and spent the day with Mrs. Mamie Hudson and family, on Sunday. Pearl Bernice, aged 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oberle. died on Monday evening and was buried at the Eagle cemetery Wednesday. Pearl had been sick four weeks of bron chial pneumonia and while the soli citous parents and' physician did ev erything possible to stay the malady, the little sufferer succumbed and s now among the angels of the un- LOUISVILLE Courier I I I Free! Free! Free! ft I Neponset Floor Covering! Enough of this Wonder Floor Covering for an Ordinary Size Room. 'A dull, depressing room is made warm and inviting the mo ment its floor is covered with Neponset Floor Covering. Grease won't soak in and spread. Refreshing to the eye and highly sanitary. Thick and tough. Wonderfully resilent to the step. Easy to keep clean. Enduring.' Lies flat without tacking. Artistic color designs specially suitable for kitchen, bed-room, bath-room, play-room, porch, sewing-room, halls and closets. Makes a neglected room look like new. Come in and examine our many new designs today. Every lady attending this demonstration will be handed a ticket on which to write name and addrss, and the lucky person will receive this Neponset floor covering absolutely free. Every housewife who is interested in floor coverings should attend this demonstration. Special representatives from the factory will be on hand to explain the good features or Neponset. floor coverin Miss Ruth Jacobson, of Omaha, spent Sunday with the home folks. Mrs. E. F. Pettis, of Lincoln, came down Friday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Jones and family, on the farm west of Louis ville. Postmaster Ossenkop estimates the receipts of the office will increase one-third after November 1st on ac count of the increase of letter post ago. The 3-cent letter postage goes into effect on that date. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Noyes return ed home from Cherry county Monday evening, where they went to shoot ducks. They brought a fine bunch home with them, which they distri buted among their friends. John Peterson of Pleasantdale has been visiting his father, C. Petersen, and other relatives this week. He says his family is well and they like their new home very well, but they miss their old Louisville friends. A number of the farmers are be ginning to gather corn and by the first of the month the work wiU be well under way. drying unusually slow and many the fields hereabouts are yet too green for cribbing. E. C. Twiss left last Friday for Halsey, Neb., where he went to join his wife, who is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barack Livingston. Frank Pettit has had charge of the meat market during the absence of Mr. Twiss. . Jesse McGrew, who suffered a broken leg while .riding a motor cycle between this place and Lincoln about five weeks ago, returned home from University Place last Saturday. His leg is still in a cast and he gets around by the aid of a pair of crutches, but he says Jie is feeling fine and hopes to be able to get back to work again in a short time. Vir gil Iladdon brought Jesse home in his car Sunday. The many friends of John Group will be pleased to learn that he is improving and while his progress is a little slow, it is steady. Mr. Group has been in poor health for several months and at times his condition seemed serious, but his family now feel that his recovery is only a mat ter of time. He is up and- around the house a,nd can eat his meals at the table, and we trust we shall soon see him down town again. While attempting to pull a lever at the Burlington semaphore one day last week, Edward Eager met with quite a severe accident. His gloves were oily, causing his hands to slip and he fell backward, striking the back of his head on a steam radia tor. An ugly gash more than three inches In length was cut in his scalp. Dr. Worthman took two stitches in closing the wound. Mr. Eager , was quite weak for a time from the loss of blood. . Price During This Sale- 63c Per Square Yard October 31st and November 1st ; h. m Plattsmouth, Mr. Massie's parents and other rela tives northeast of town. John Colbert, the land man, re ported the sale Tuesday morning of the Deles Denier 160 acres, two miles northeast of Elm wood to Mrs. Engal king and son, Herman, south of Elm wood. Consideration, $24,000. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Swisher, of Ottawa, Ohio, who have been visit ing at the home of Mrs. Swisher's mother, Mrs. L. D. Switzer, for the last three weeks, left for their Ohio home Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. L. I). Con rail, of Chappell, arrived last week for a few weeks' visit at the home of Mrs. Conrad's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aug ust Glaubitz, northwest of town, and Mr. Conrad's mother at Nehawka and with other relatives. D. M. Johnson's car was stolen in Omaha Wednesday. Mr. Johnson left it outside of the Burgess-Nash store at a quarter of four and at four-fifteen when he went out to get the car, he found it gone. No trace has as yet been found. N. C. Christenseu. who-has-been staying near Avoca this summer was in town Saturday and said he would leave soon for Hot Springs, Arkansas to spend the winter. Mr. Christensen Corn is said to be. ... , -!is going to trv the southern climate slow and many of , . and me spring waier. Mr. Stephen Fisher, who has been visiting at the home of his sister. Mrs. A. S. Boyle for a couple of weeks, departed the first of the week for his home at Hopedale, 111. He was accompanied by his father, Albert Fisher, who had spent the summer "here with his daughter. They will stop on their way and visit relatives in Iowa for a few days. Beginning next Tuesday and con tinuing each Tuesday thereafter un til further notice, the two bakers and the two other places that sell bread and the eating houses in Weeping Water will not sell or serve wheat bread. This is a voluntary action taken to help in food conservation plans and the public is requested to do all they can to assist in carrying out this plan. Wednesday afternoon, October 24, Miss Elva Philpot. eldest daughter of Mr. and'Mrs. Jack Philpot and Mr. Grant Diterding, of Arnold, Nebras ka, were united in marriage at Ne braska City. Lee Brown took them over in his car. The young people are preparing to leave Friday morn ing for his ranch home near Arnold, which he has in readiness. The bride is an accomplished housekeeper and will make the kind of a helpmeet that will bring much joy to the home and the groom is a promising young farmer, who will, without doubt, be a. worthy companion ot the onue ne has won. City, who had been on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Lena Pollard and oth er relatives in Nehawka, returned heme Tuesday. , Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Giles and their daughters. Pearl and Bernice, who drove through from Ellenburg De pot, New York, for a visit with their son and brother, E. C. Giles and family, started on the return journey last Monday. Word was received here this week that out of nineteen non-commis-vio.is given to the first division of draft boys at Camp Funston on last Thursday, four were given to Cass county boys. Dalton was made Mess Sergeant; Monger. Tighe and Pol lard, Corporals. Thomas E. Mason returned from a visit witli friends in Kansas City on Wednesday evening. Tomorrow he will go to Plattsmouth and from there to Camp Funston as a soldier boy. Tommy has made a very effi cient and accomodating rural route carrier for a number of years and is a young man of good character and habits. No one doubts that Tommy will do his best to get the Kaiser. We look for him to become a com missioned officer before long. VISITING HOME FOLKS Mrs. W. F. Chalfant, of Burwell. Neb., in company with her mother, Mrs. T. J. McCulloch and daughter. Miss Maude, were in the city todav and paid the Journal office a brief call, Mrs. Chalfant renewing for her paper for another year. She has been visiting with home folks since last Saturday. Mrs. Chalfant tells us that they have sold out at. Burwell and are moving to Cntral ia, Kansas, where they will make their future home. James Hatchett of Murray, was looking after some business at Plattsmouth this afternoon. WEEPING WATER Republican. OENNICHSEN. 1 : : : : Nebraska Q Frank Boyle autoed to Lincoln on Saturday to meet his brother, Jim and wife and baby of Erickson, who were coming for a few days visit and to see his grandfather Fisher, before the latter returned home to Illinois. J ' ' Born, , J.o Jlr. and Mrs. William I. 'Mohler, on fuesday, octoper lbth, a nine pound boy, who bears the name of William Edward Mohler. H. B. Massie, wife and family and Joe Gilmore, of Callaway, arrived last week overland and are visiting NEHAWKA News John Whiteman was able to re turn home from the hospital in Om aha last Thursday afternoon. After a week's visit in his old home town, Nelson L. Pollard left for his home in Newark, New Jer sey, last Saturday. William Wulff came in from Fort Riley, Kansas, Wednesday, to at tend the funeral of hi3 niece, Pearl Oberle. . Mrs. W. Johnson, of Tawnee W. A. ROBERTSON. Lawyer. M-I-I -K!-W -M-J-M -M-H-4 East rf Riley Hotel Coate3' Block, ' - Second Floor 4- J? L d III BUY YOUR GAS by NAME rtfy Say Red Crown then you get the best. 1$. jfe . Always of the same high quality. Look for f vf the Red Crown sign. B-i ! & r I RED I ti I CASOUN8 rf Polarine Oil prevents overheating. Stops power leaks. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEBRASKA) OMAHA Are You a D-flbme wner? Tf not rlinnw this condition. Territory aloner Burlington lines West affords' many opportunities for the homebuilder and investor. 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