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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1918)
THURSDAY, AVKIL 25, 13 IS PLATTSMOUTIl SEMI-WEEKIT JOURNAL rAOE nvs. Murray Dep . a . : A . i " : I 1! artment Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity. Especially for the Journal Readers If any of the rrxters of the" Jourualknow of any sorial event or ltrra of inurr-st in this vicinity. nrl will n.ail nunc to this oflie. it will ap pear under this N-auinir. V want all newslteins Lditoh J. V. Brandt, of Union, was a Mur ray' visitor Tuesday of this week. We have a pure bred Whitetace tmil lhat cue. may take fcr the sum mer for Ihe picture. Oklharu Stock Farm. Mrs. Counally ami daughter, of California, v. ho have been spending i the. past ten days at the Oldham i e Ready For An Opportunity One often hears, "If I only had a little money I could make a fortune. " Why not be ready when op portunity knocks at your door? Plan to place in the bank a certcin percentage of your sal ary or business profits. Then ujhen the main chance comes along you'll be ready for it. Banking in every form. 3" For Sale:" China goose egs, at7-5 cents. for six. Oldham Stock Farm. Elmer Hallstrom. of Omaha, was a Murray visitor "Monday of the pres ent wc. - I J. K.1 Pollock, of Piattsmouth, was in Murray Wednesday, looking after telephone business. W. S. Smith was looking after i some matters of business at the having county seat Wednesday afternoon, j modeled ihiz week. Mr3. Chas. Syangler was visltins with' Piattsmouth friends Monday. i Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of Wyoming,-! Neb.,-were calling on Murray frrtndj! last week. Rich 'Smith was looking after tome matters of business in Murray home in Murray, departed this week. for O'Neill, Nebraska, where they will visit for a few days with Conually's sister, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. William Alexander Brown William Alexander Iirown was born in Randolph county, Illinois, on March oO, 1842. and passed away jat his home in Murray, Nebraska, on C. Khodeu arejAp.,;i 2, 1J1S. aged 76 years and i 23 days. His father died when he j was two years old, and his mother Lincoln Creamer, who has been Miss Clara Young came down from ; wj,en ie was hut nine years of age. on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. 1 tneir Murray residence re- Electricity Means Comfort m Safety Four per cent interest on time deposits. Our deposits are protected by the State Guaranty Law. EVFJ SIR AY STATE BAN EC WADE-TO-MEASURE IVIeye ECyt-fer-U Clothes JSnappy up-to-date style desired by every gentleman. A perfect fit every time, regardless of how hard you are to fit or how particular you are. If we don't fit you we don't expect you to keep the clothes. A complete line of samples and styles will be found at our store and at the lowest possible prices. P lliS Gansemer, MURRAY, NEBRASKA at the home of his brother, H. C. Piattsmouth last Sunday to spend Creamer, fcr the past few days, tie-the day with home folks, parted Monday for -his home near' Fred . Meisinger has been shelling Ashland. his corn this week, delivering the Mrs. Ed Stokes, of Plainview, ar- same to the Murray markets, rived in Murray last Saturday to seej Ir. and Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. her brother, II. C. Creamer,, who-Margie Walker were visiting with has been very sick for the past two Plattincuth friends Wednesday. weeks. I Mr:;. Dull is having her hoiu.c Mi3s Tucker, trained -nurse frc;u wired for electric lights; also re Omaha, came down last Saturday to! painted on the inside this week. (J. W. Shrader was transacting l'-iness in Omaha Monday. Mrs. Mutz, of Lincoln, is visiting with her son, Charles Mutz, and her brother, II. C. Creamer, a few days this week. Mrs. Ed Lntz came down from PlattMiiouth Wednesday and spent i ne day with her sister, Mr. and Mr:;. I. .IK Hiatt. Mrs. Chas. Creamer was an Omaha visitor last Monday. "John Ilobscheidt, Jr., was one of the first farmers to invest in a truck for the farm work. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Farris and the children were Piattsmouth visitors for a few hours yesterday evening. They were pleasant callers at the Journal office. assist in taking care of II. C. Cream er, who has been seriously ill for the past few days. W. G. Boedekcr, the genial cash ier of the Murray State Bank, has been numbered with the sick for the past few days, suffering from a bad gathering in his ear. The new light poles are now all set in place and in readiness for the stringing of wire. With all condi tions favoring us Murray will have e'ettric lights mighty soon after the i.rst of May. There will be about twelve car;.-, of grain to leave this station during the present week. The cars have been set in on the siding and the farmers are delivering grain to till them up quite rapidly. George Shields has been partially uippled up for the past few days as the result of a board falling upon his foot Monday evening. The injury resulted in a broken blood vessel, which has caused him a great deal of pain. Georgia Creamer, Uncle George Shrader and Homer Shrader went to Omaha Sunday evening to be pres ent at the hospital Monday morn ing, when one of the twins of Mr and Mrs. Dee Shrader was operated upon. '"' " " 14 (i Tnrtf! niirrh:i-.Pii ;i new Ful ton truck Troni the L. II. Puis gar age this week. Thi-Tis an all-pur-po:-e farm truck, and will prove a good investment for Mr. Todd, and will completely equip his farm for heavy transferring. Mrs. Jane Totten came down from her home near Piattsmouth on last' Saturday and went to Omaha Sunday evening with Anderson. Ll oyd, for a visit t with Miss Cassie Lloyd at the hospital. Mrs. Lloyd has been suffering a great deal with her old trouble for the past few days. The Lincoln Telephone and Tele graph company has completed the repair work on the old M. G. Church ill residence property here in pre paredness for the telephone ex change building. The new switch board will soon be set in place, and the Murray exchange will then be in its permanent home. Mr. and Mrs. James Drown and Grandma Drown were Piattsmouth visiters on Wednesday of this week. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Puis is moving right along at this time. The brick veneering was started this week. it has been reported here that six He had two brothers and three sis ter?. Ail of these are now deceased. After the death of his parent3 he mafic his home with an uncle, where he attended school until the begin ning of the Civil war. lie first en- Jli?ted August 20, 1SC1, and at the expiration of th?.t term of enlist ment he re-cnlisted and was finally honorably discharged August 17th, 1MJ3, having lacked but three days of serving four years. He was the fir-t man of Randolph county. Illi- i nois, to shea Oloou ior nis country in that war, receiving wounds , in (he battle of Belmont that caused his sight so to fail that for about twenty days he was almost blind. He was in the battle of Port Donaldson inches of snow fell in Chase county 'al,, in nuiny others, took part in the 1 ... Women's Thrift" helps the nation! The gingham dress is just as much a sign of service as the kiki shirt. The women in the kitchen are helping to do their bit for the nation. A house dress isn't ex actly a uniform but it's a mighty good sign that the woman is on the job. Like the uniform of the mighty fighting man, house dress is able to stand wear and and tear. It's real thrift merchandise. if it has the right materal.- Mina Taylor Dresses stand for service for dur ability and comfort. There's a dandy one here for you. And a nice middy for the girl who cares, at 50c, 65c and $1.25. ' iikZUZ ab e to st; iatt St Ttttt, g MURRAY, NEBRASKA this ve.ok. This will no doubt in jure a big wheat crop for Chase. L. II. Puis, of the Murray Garage, received a car load of oils and auto mobile grc;ipe this weep, which will probably carry this thriving institu tion through the present season. Wilii'j WuImjP. who has been in the hospital iu Omaha for the past few days recovering from a fractur ed skull he received frcm falling off a horse, returned home last Friday. He is get ling along fine. Misses Mac Loughridge and Leora Drown, who arc tittendiug school in Lincoln, came home Wednesday to attend the funeral of their grand father, W. A. Drown, which was held on Thursday. L. II. Puis soul another one of thoie line Alamo Farm light plants this week, and it has already been installed on t lie Chas. Bates farm near Xehawka. The light will ex tend over the entire arm. all the outbuildings being wired and light ed with electricity. Mr. Puis has sold a great many of Hicfo plants in and placed these without this locality and they are giving ex cellcnt satisfaction. The Home Guards Growing. The Murray Home Guards com pany is growing quite lively, and within ii short time will have a full company. There was another very successful meeting held last evening, at -which the membership was boost ed to fifty-nine. Lee Kniss was elected Captain, O. A. Davis. First Lieutenant and A. A. Young, Second Lieutenant. The drill nights have been placed on Tuesday and Friday evenings of each week from 8:30 to iO-.CO. All members are requested to be present on each and every drill night if possible. Good Farms for Sale 170 acres, good house and well im proved, good farm and stock proppsi- tion, known as the Goos farm just south of Piattsmouth. Also 51 acres adjoining Union on the wgst, all good farm land, and a good seven room house. Possession can be had immediately. Also several other Casa county farms. Frank Vallery, Murray, Ne braska; phone 27, Murray exchange. onor 99 NOTICE TO PATH0N3. - Having sold my blacksmith shop in Murray, I take this method of no tifying all patrons knowing them selves indebted to me to please call and settle at once, as I wish to leave this part of the country. C. J.I. GOOD. Tins Slogan 'Brighten-Up' applies to everything and everybody. This is the time of the year to smile and to make other people smile. Nature herself is smiling and she vras the one who originally dis covered the Brighten-Up idea. The Sherwin-Williams Company came second. Snerwin-Wiluams PAINTS AND VARNISHES will Brighten Up yout property therels a paint, varnish, stain or enamel for every surface around your home. Spring housecleaning should include liberal use of Sherwin-Williams Brighten-Up Finishes it's wonderful how "dif ferent" they will make your home and at slight expense. We're agents.1 siege ef-Vicksburg and was with Sherman in the march to the sea. When tbe Civil War closed Mr. Urown located in La Crosse couuty, Wisconsin and engaged in farming. In 1SG he rrofesr.ed his faith in Christ and became a member of the United .Presbyterian congregation of West. Salem, Wisconsin. In 1S; he was married to Miss Cmaline Urooks of thri nlace. and nine years leter they removed to Cass county, Xe braska, where they located on -a farm near the site of the present town of Murray. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Erown four children, all of whom with their mother survive him. The children are Mrs. II. G. Todd, Jmes II. . Brown and Mrs. Lula Ixjughridge, ill nf Mnrr.-iv. Nebraska, and Wil liam C. Drown, of Strathmore, Can ada. There are also twdve grand children. - - . . When Mr. and Mrs. Brown came Nebraska, they brought with them t'uir letters of church membership delay in what is now the rmtcu rresjier- it,n congregation of Murray, and in that relation Mr. Brown continued to tbe close of life. He was a brave soldier, a good citizen, a kind h'is band and father, a thoughtful and a helpful neighbor and a consistent faithful, loyal and liberal member and suporter of the church a man who will be greatly missed in home and community circles. Tim funpr;il r.ervices are to be A II V - - " held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon and will be conducted by his pastor nr. J. B. Jacobson. Interment will be in the Horning cemetery. Strawberry Plants. Progressive Everbearing, 75c per 100: Senator Dunlap. 50c per 100 K. L. Kniss. NOTICE. All parties knowing- themselves iu debted to the Murray Horse Co.. wil please call at the Murray State Bank and settle same, where you wil be properly receipted for the -same MURRAY HORSE CO. LOOKING FOR SEED CORN. Kroiiv YVines(l;iy's Daily. Charles Ward and C. L. Livingston from near Mauley were in the city this morning coming 1o look after rome reed corn. They say tbere is a great demand for good seed corn, and are fearful that there will be but a poor stand .of corn unless the farmers of the country exercise great care in the selection of their seed, and tha it all be tested, as there was but iittl good corn grown last year. , Miss Vera Yardley living south o this eity. who has been visiting a the home of her brother Omer Yard ley, near Louisville for some time past returned home this morning. The Rotary Sleeve Valve Solves the Engine Problem ' Force Feed Lip bricition. . All Moving Parts Run in Film of Oil This Guarantees Long Life mm iw IP THE ALAFwQ Ide Supersllmnt Motor Electric Light Plants for Light and Household Power For Farms and Suburbzn Homes This plant was designed by engineers having over O years' expe rience in successful engine building and is manufactured by men with years of experience in making engines for use on the fsrm. SAFE SILENT SiTiPLE Starts by prersmg a button. Stop automatically when: Cod ing water or lubricating oil gets low and storage battery is full. Let Us Show Ycu Its Many Feints ol fldwniase We slso furnish pl?nta cf belted type to be operated from any farm engine or line shaft. FOR SALE BY: Housewiring a Specialty, With All Fixtures Furnished! LET US FIGURE YOUR JOB FOR YOU ihe u 12 f Murray, Nebraska A CAR LOAD OF 3 U r 4 L3 3 i Pi ntj he? a v. n JUST ARRiEOS Polarioe and Vacuum Oil the very best on the market. These oils were bought right, and wc can save you some money on your oils and grease this searon. Buy them here. THE PULS CaAPJUaE, Murray, Nebraska Eferay Hardware anil Implemsnl 0s.f Mr. Farmer It tvIII pay you lo drive to Sterling, Nebraska in your car and Buy a Farm of Mockechaupt , & Curtain. Sterling, Neb. 2S-imow Murray, Nebraska -Telephone 1511 Murray Exchange W. R. -YOUNG t AUCTIONEER Always Ready for Sale Datesfar cr near. KATES SEASONABLE SATISFACTION OS NO PAY! REVERSE ALL CALLS 0 rucic aod OeliveryS lenq This wiil 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 very shoit notice. Give us a trial in this line. The L 11... fuls barage MURRAY, NEBRASKA El I 4 r
