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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 131S. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAd THREE r r 9 ft MANLEY STATE BANK MANLEY, NEB. MURRAY STATE BANK MTOEAY, NEB BANK OF CASS COUNTY PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. BANK OF COMMERCE LOUISVILLE, NEB. FIRST SECURITY BANK CEDAR CREEK, NEB. , -:o: :o:- -:o:- :o:- CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $15,000 CAPITAL AIIR SURPLUS $80,000 CAPITAL AIID SURPLUS $23,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $10,000 -:o:- -:o:- :o:- :o:- I OFFICERS FRANK STANDER AUGUST STANDER AUGUST PAUTSCI1 THOMAS E. PARMELE WM. J. RAU. DIRECTORS CHAS. C. PARMELE, President. FRED NUTZMAN, Vice-President. W. GLEN BOEDEKER, Cashier. OFFICERS CHAS. C. PARMELE JACOB TRITSCH THOMAS E. PARMELE R. P. PATTERSON. P. G. EGENBERGER OFFICERS THOMAS E. PARMELE. President. CHAS. C. PARMELE. Vice-President. PAUL FITZGERALD, Cashier. RALPH R. LARSON. Asst. Cashier. OFFICERS WILLIAM SCHNEIDER. President. W. H. LOHNES, Vice-President. THOMAS E. PARMELE. Director. Our Facilities Enable Us to E-9anc!3e Your Business in this County Promptly and Economically and on this Basis We invite Your Patronage. - - y is m r ffl OF ALL KINDS and pay highest market price at all times. Bring in your rags, rubber, copper, brass, zink, lead and iron. Turn that stuff into money, for you can use the money. BEN HAHINS0N, Main St. Opposite Perkins Hotel. . Shop Phone 599. NEWS FROM ALV0 35, 3fc 2fc C fc ) toed over on business Monday. He underwent an operation the same af- George Hall motored to Lincoln last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Foreman mo tored to Lincoln Tuesday. Paul Frohlich, of Hastings, came in Monda3T to visit relatives here. W. W. Wiggs, of Camp Funston, visited over Sunday at the. Thomas! Stout home. Mr. and Mrs. Dan McCurdy have moved to Manley, where they will make their home. Charles Godbey and family and Miss Mildred Brown autoed to Lin coln Tuesday afternoon. , Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dillman and Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Bird motored to Waverly Sunday afternoon. W. W. Wiggs, Robert Wiggs and Mrs. John Box were dinner guests at the Thos. Stout home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Curyea were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jordan. Chas. Snavely, of Lincoln, was in town Monday. Harry Parsell ac companied him back to Lincoln. Mrs. Clara Prouty and daughter, Margaret, spent the week-end with Mrs. George P. Foreman and family. Great Grandma Rosenow, of Elm wood visited Wednesday night and Thursday with her son, Charles F. and family. Henry Hanson, of Greenwood au- was accompanied by his sister. Miss Emma Hanson. Oswald John shipped stock Thurs day to South Omaha, also there were several cars shipped from hefe by other parties Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Art Skinner and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Whitney were capi tal city visitors Tuesday, going up in the former's Buick. There will be a Red Cross busi ness meeting on April 20th at 8:30 p. m., at Jordan's hall. Important transactions will take place and there will be election of officers. In response to a telegram, Mrs. Dan McCurdy left on Monday to be with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Van noy, who is ill at her home in South Dakota.' At this writing she is im proving. The attendance at the Red Cross rooms has been falling off as spring advances and there is so much other work to do, such as war gardens, etc., but we would be pleased to have a larger attendance again. Notice to Farmers of Greenwood Precinct: A meeting will be held at the auditorium of the school house in Alvo Wednesday night, April 17, at 8 o'clock to organize the precinct for agricultural work. L. R. Snipes, County Agent. Mr. and Mrs. John Foreman and the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Foreman, motored to Valpar aiso Sunday to visit the Foreman brothers residing there. They took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Oris Fore man and supper with Mr. and Mrs. George P. Foreman, Jr., Albert Fore man being a guest also. A shipment was made March 26th by the local branch of the Red Cross consisting of the following articles: Surgical Dressings 850 gauze com presses; 71 scutleties bandages; 9 irrigation pads; 68 many tailed ban dages. - Knitted goods 7 sweters, S pairs of socks; 17 pairs of wrist lets; 1 helmet; 15 wash cloths. Frank Edward met with a serious accident last Friday, when a horse kicked him in the face, breaking the upper jaw in two places. He was taken to the Dr.E. O. Liston hospital at Lincoln immediately following the accident and was not able to be tak en home until Sunday. Under the treatment being applied, however, he is now recovering as rapndly as can reasonably be expected. Orville Robertson was taken to Lincoln Thursday morning, where he ternoon at St. Elizabeth's hospital, for appendicitis. His condition was j very serious and for 4 8 hours after the operation he lay critically near to death's door, but, we are very glad to report, is now improving and will be able to come home soon. Among those from Alvo who called on him were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards, Lester Robertson (his son) Walter Reeder, Wayne Swartz, Mr. anthMrs. J. II. Wickers and Mr. and Jfr-s. O. Quellhorst. Third Liberty Loan Drive The drive for the Third Liberty Loan is now on in Greenwood pre cinct. The committee for the sale of these bonds has been appointed and the War Service committee has already reported. The plan is well worked out and the intention of the committee is that every man shall buy bonds in proportion to his prop erty and his income. Any offer to purchase less than the amount that the buyer should rightfully purchase will be refused and the cause will be investigated at once. The buy ers will be notified on which half day the salesman will call and each will be required to receive the sales man at his home. The following men will call in sections set after their names. list you can tell who will call i you and perhaps interview him bo fore he calls upon ycu, thereby say ing his time and your own. Messrs. Murtey and Nebon, Sec tions 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Messrs Leesley & Gorbey, Sections 3, 4, 9, 10. 15 and 1C. Messrs. Althouse and Marton, Sec tions 5, C, 7, 8, 17 and IS. 4 ' f 2 3f MURDOCH ITEMS 5 ft 3fi Wm. Rush is having his residence newly shingled. Mrs. Lola Taylor visited relatives at South Bend Sunday. W. O." Gillespie is at Fairmont, Nebraska, visiting relatives. Mrs. Panska and son, Wni. Meyer, were in Lincoln one day last week. Mrs. Harold Tool was shopping in Omaha on Wednesday of last week." Louie Schmidt was calling on old friends in Ithica last Wednesday evening. Miss Marguerite McDonald enter tained Miss Mildred Sorick at dinner Sunday. Mr. Morgan, of Lincoln, formerly of this place, spent Sunday with William Bourke. Mrs. O. E. McDonald and Mrs. Edward Thimgan were shopping in Omaha last Thursday. Miss Gladys Sorick returned from Lincoln Sunday 'noon after a short visit' with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. August Miller, son, Emil, and daughter, Mrs. Charles Long, autoed to Lincoln on Thursday. If you will examine this Mr. and Mrs. John Amgwert auto- i i r : i i . n- T . 1 . tll ivlin will rill ir '' ,u J" iiiui.wv, ucic they werei having dental work done. Emil Ktiehn. Otto Reickman, Lou ie Schmidt and Arthur Bornemeier left Tuesday morning in the latter's car for Colorado. Misses Rose Amgwert and Judith Peterson accompanied by Master Ken- neth Lett, came down from Council Messrs. Cook and Bornemeier, Sec-' Bluffs Saturday for a short visit at tions 23, 24, 25, 2 6, 35 and 36. (the L. Amgwert home south of the Messrs, Foreman and Rouse. Sec- city, tions 21. 22. 27. 28. ZZr. 34. j The Elm wood High school base Messrs. Apleman and Boyles, Sec tions 19. 20. 29. 30. 31 and 32. ball team came over on last Friday Greenwood precinct and the tovvn ball team of Alvo have gone over the top in , jand crossed bats with the H. S. base here. The result of the ame was a score cf 10 to 12 in every drive to date, whether large cr favor of the home team, small and the committee has been as- j xotice to Farmers of Elmwood sured that it will go over the top f preCinct: A meeting wilP be held again. We want that "Honor Flag-jat Murdock on April 16 at S o'clock for the community. The quota for j p to organize the precinct for Greenwood precinct is $32,455.00. (agricultural work. Come out and The Armenian drive will be con- let ug know the thinss vcu are in ducted by the same committee, in terested ir.. L. R. Snipes, County quota is $275.00... This is a fund to Agent. alleviate the sufferings of the Ar-j i menian people who have nearly neon j exterminated by the unspeakable Turk. HERE DELIVERING TREES Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stohlman and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shoeman, 1 of Louisville, were in the city for a! few hours yesterday visiting with county seat friends. Mr. Stohlman was making his regular delivery of trees and shrubbery for the Marshall Bros, Nursery, which he has been representing in Cass county for the past. few years. He reports a very successful year just closed for him self and the Marshall Eros, in this county. Their stock has been giving general satisfaction over the county and each years the sales come more Trequent and much easier for Mr. Stohlman. ALLIES IMPROVE POSITIONS DAILY, STATES OFFICIAL SELL GROCERIES The Celebrated Percherort Stallion "Sax. 104027 Will mal e the present season at the D. C. Rhoden "barn at Murray, Nebraska, every day in the week. Max is an excellent iron gray Percheron stallion, having.been thor oughly examined by the State Sanitary Board and fouDd sound in every way, his number being- P-4964. He was foaled May 15, 1913, bred by Countryman Kn hei. Nehawka, Nebraska, and has an excellent repu tation as a foal ; etter. TEfMS: l.".oo to insure colt to stand and suck. If mare is dis p?fd or removed from the community, service feebCmes due and payable immediately. All care will betaken to prev acciaents, but nwi.fr of horse will not be held responsible should any occur. MARK WHITE, Owner DI THE PNEUMONIA SEASON. It is necessary to raise a note of One of World's largest wholesale grocers (capital over $1,000,000.00) i wants ambitious men in every local ity to sell direct to consumer, na-, Washington, April 8. Every day finds the allies in a better position to resist with definite success the great German offensive, according to an official review today by the British military attache here. French, British and American reserves ere pouring in daily to defend Amiens, the review declares. "The opening of the third week of fighting east of Amiens," saj'3 the review, "finds the position of the al lies steadily improving. "A very strong effort by the ene my to drive down the STbmme to Amiens during which he used about twenty-five divisions on a front of a few miles was stopped last week with complete success; only in one place has the German line advancd and then only to a depth of less than a mile on a narrow front. "North of Albert the British ad vance beat off repeated vicious at tacks without bending. "Near Montdidier the French with drew a short distance to strong posi tions. The enemy is nowhere with in nine miles of Amiens; he is still three miles distant from his furthest point of advance from the mam Amiens-Paris railway, the cutting of which would bring him no real vic tory. The best proof of his discom fiture is the use that he Is making of minor incidents for window dress ing purposes. "A short time ago in the course of the steady advance of the British army in Palestine a small force was Track amid n n fi a This will be one of our specialties in the future. We have added a large truck to our service equip ment, and are prepared to do all kinds of transferring from Murray to Omaha or to the farmers of the sur rounding territory. Your heavy hauling will be taken care of by us in the future on vary short notice. Give us a trial in this line. The-L. H. Puis Garage, MURRAY, NEBRASKA N considerable, are bing fresh contingents from armies and that of States." swolln by their own the United SPECIAL TEACHERS' EXAMINATION There will be a special examina tion in county certificate subjects April 20th at the following points in the county: Plattsmouth, Weeping Water, Louisville and Elmwood. All Friday subjects will be given Saturday morning and all Saturday subjects will be given Saturday af ternoon. ALPHA C. PETERSON, County Superintendent. TOR SALE Five good, large work horses. Mark White, Plattsmouth, Neb. Stationery at the Journal office. ARE DEBATING THIS AFTERNOON A debating team from Lincoln ar rived this afternoon from the rajsito! city to Xfy a bout with the Platts mouth High School team for poinis. The team who are under the direc tion of Homer Hewitt, the coach, con sists of Robert McArthur, Fred ("amp bell and Louis, Frukelstein. They were accompanied by Professor E. H. Wells, president ot the Wesleyan University "who will act as the judire at the contest this afternoon. C. A. Marshall was able to be down town today, after his accident at Omaha when struck down by a large Sedan car in Omaha last Saturday night when trying to get a street car. Mr. Marshall whf was badly bruised and skinned over vj rious portions of his body, is feeline: much better, though he has a bad looking wound and bruise on bis left eye. i I i I i U Lizzi a tinnnllv ltnnwn hrnnrf nf mfpripc ' thrown across the Jordan to cut the ! warning not ta treat the dancers cf teas coITees spiceSf paintSf oi!s, stocU '-Hedjaz railway. Its work done. trifle. If you clear your body of I nnienne finnmnliinH in Ihp ctAnipli f 1 ' . ' . " . money. No experience or capital re- Q nn irttoCTinAc n n 1 l T i-nti -imTsl trio 14 11 U Illi.JLlli aiiu II , S U .U111 IJ V 11 1 ... , . , . KAilinp- inf rnr.tinnp. Rtnrt vnn system wui sluggish bowels tion, your it foods, etc. Big line, easy sales. Val-, retired rrcm the waterless waste, ues beat any competition. Earn big through which the railway runs and rejoined the army. This retiromert was advertised by the Germans a a triumph for the Turki who are al- nriroml o k . free , throw off an attack of the disease ' , ... . , "T , . , your oauner. rne luuay. joau, instead of succumbing to it. Tnner's t . . . . , . . . . . Sexton & Co., Illinois and Kingsbury j niliCl lt.au LillAlI Ul UILICI V V lilt" . , , , , !Sts.t Chicago, 111 cleans the stomach -perfectly and : without griping or other unpleasant symptoms. This palatable remedy is without equal in cases of constipa tion, indigestion, headaches, nervoi.p nes, general weakness, etc. Price $1.10. At drug stores. Triner's Linitnent gives quick and safe re lief in rheumatism, neuralgia, lum- ' bago, sprains, strains, swellings, etc. Prove it to yourself as so many have done. Price 35 and 65c at drue: stores, by mail 45 and 75c. Joseph Triner Company, Mfg. Chemists. 1333-1343 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, 111. AN OLD FRIEND CALLS The Journal is pleased to acknow ledge a very pleasant call from our old friend. Uncle Ben Hoback, from near Nehawka, last Monday after noon, "who in company with J. T. Rej-nolds, another of- southern Cass leged to have thrown the British force back over the Jordan. "Similarly, the Germans are gloat ing today over the capture of Piene mande and Folefnbray, in the neigh borhood of Chauny and the forest of Courcy. A3 a matter of fact these 'successes' are valueless, such ad vance as they imply is at the ex treme south of the battle zon some forty-five or fifty miles from Amiens; its tactical value is no greater than its strategic value. Pierremande and Folembray are only outposts of the county's most prominent farmers were looking after some business real" French position in that neigh matters here. We were pleased to borhood and there is no reason to j see Uncle Ben enjoying pretty good believe that they, were more than - health, but 'sorry to learn that his lightly held. j .better half, known to all as Aunt "Doubtless, the Germans v -will i Martha, was in the Swedish Mission make further great efforts before Choice White Montana Table Potatoes at 1.00 Per Bushel Home Grown Early Ohio Potatoes, (small) for seed, per bushel.. $l.CO Home Grown Early Ohio, for seed, per bushel 1.50 Red River Early Ohio, for seed, per bushel 2.00 Wisconsin Silver Thread Kraut, while it lasts at 20c per gallon. Be sure and get your share of this. Buy your potatoes now at these prices as the market is go ing to advance very soon. JUo LMJi LAJIAJU urn "ri JV. Thomas Klimm of Omaha was a visitor in Plattsmouth this morning coming to look after some -business at the court house. hospital in Omaha, suffering w-ijh tuberculosis of the kidneys, and in a very serious condition. Call Phones 53 or 54, Stationery at the Journal office. Hop to it there, get one of thore Liberty Bonds today. they acknowledge the failure of their great spring drive, but it Is safe to say that each day that. passes finds the allies in a better position to resist with definite success. Each dayiheir reserves, which are- already WW mi
