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HOKDAY. APEIL 29, 191S.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEOILY JOUUSAIL
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MANLEY STATE BANK
MANLEY, NEE.
MURRAY STATE BANK
. MURRAY, NEB.
BANK OF CASS COUNTY
PLATTSKOUTH, NEB.
BANK OF COMMERCE
LOUISVILLE, NEB.
FIRST SECURITY BANK
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CEDAR CREEE, NEB.
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $15,000
CAPITAL AH0 SURPLUS $80,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $23,000
CAPITAL AHD SURPLUS S1 0,003
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OFFICERS
FRANK STANDER
AUGUST STAXDER
AUGUST PAUTSCH
THOMAS E. PARMELB
WM. J. RAU.
OVER THE COUNTY
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J. O. War;! shipped a carload of
cattle and "hogs to the Omaha mar
ket Wednesday.
The Home State Bank has recent
ly installed a new oak writing desk
of the latest design.
Mrs. Harry McCaffrey left Monday
for her home in Mitchell, after a
pleasant 'isit in Louisville -with her
, sL-ter, ."Mrs. F. H. Nichols and fam
ily. Fran'v Wheeler has had his pretty
home north of the M. E. church sub
stantially in-proved by a new coat of
shingles and has had the interior
x newly decorated.
The Murphy Stone company will
Vbuild a new office at the west end,
of the quarry which will be much
more convenient than the present
one now in use.
William Lehnhoff came down on
Tuesday from Lincoln, to visit with
old time friends and to attend to
business matters connected with his
farm at College Hill, occupied by the
George Schoeman family.
' Miss Edith Stander, who is now
touching school near Central City,
visited home folks over Sunday. Miss
Edith's school will close in about
four weeks. She has enjoyed her
year's work very much.
John Gauer, who has been under
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 HANKINS0N,
Main St. Opposite Perkins Hotel.
Shop Phone 599.
Sandow' Motor Trucks!
The High Grade Ail-Purpose Truck
Will stand the strongest test, and prove its value to every
user. See one at our garage, one-half .block south from
Main on Fifth Street.
ring in Your Cars!
We are the Repair Men, and are here to give you Ser
vice in all lines. We have mechanics to do your work with
a guarantee at all times.
EVIOTOR TRUCK SERVICE!
We have added a new truck to our service lines and are
prepared to do all kinds of heavy transferring.
Welding Batteries Recharged- Gas and Oils
Hawkeye Tires
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DIRECTORS
CIIAS. C. PARMELE, President.
FRED NUTZMAN. Vice-President.
W. GLEN "bOEDEKER, Ccshler.
ur Facilities Enable Us to Handle Your Business in this County Promptly and
Economically and on this Basis We Invite Your Patronage.
treatment in an Omaha hospital, was
able to return home the first of the
week. His wife and sister, Mrs.
Dave Jardine, went up Monday to
acompany him home. Mr. Gauer has
been in poor health for some time
and may return to the hospital later
for further treatment.
Arthur Masters', of O'Neill. Nebr.,
writes to friends here that the var
ious stores of O'Neill "will close at 7
p. m. each day during the summer.
The schools of O'Neill will close' the
last week in April; the time having
been made up by shortening the
Christmas vacation and having
school on extra days, such as Satur
days and holidays.
Mrs. Charles Ahl and Mrs. Charles
Sluyter went to Omaha on Tuesday,
where they went to see the occulist
who is treating Mrs. Sluyter's eyes.
She has lost the sight in one eye,
and the specialist gives her no hope
of regaining it. The other eye is
also affected. This is a serious han
dicap and Mrs. Sluyter has the sym
pathy of all her friends in her afflic
tion. UNION
Ledger
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Rich Smith was transacting busi
ness in Omaha Monda', returning
that evening.
Harry Royal and wife, of Lin
coln, spent Sunday with the latter'3
father, Chas. L. Graves.
A.' E. Nottingham and wife are
the proud parents of a baby boy
which arrived at their home Tues
day morning.
W. A. Taylor was called to con
duct the funeral services of Gallant
Rakes, who died at a hospital in
Omaha the first of the week, but
was unable to officiate.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Randall left
Monday morning for Neligh, where
they went to attend the 50th wed
ding anniversary of Mrs. Randall's
parents. They expect to be gone
a few days.
"A large number of the Masons and
their families from this place went
to Nehawka last Wednesday even
ing, where the lodge of that place
gave a supper for their families. A
very enjoyable time was reported.
Eugene Roddy, Earl Hathaway
and the editor of the Ledger were in
Omaha Monday where they took the
physical examination for the Navj'.
The two former passed a satisfac-
and Tubes
PROPRIETOR
tory examination and expect to en
list before the draft' reaches them.
Pearl Covert, who is now station
ed at Demi n g. New Mexico, with Co.
B, formerlj' of Nebraska City, was in
town last Wednesday and Thursday
visiting with friends. He informs us
that all the boys from this place
were getting along fine and every-l
one is anxious to go across. He was
called home owing to the death of
his father. '
One of the Four Minute Men
gave a good talk at the patriotic
rally here Saturday, April 3rd and
mentioned the absence cf a flag pole
at this place. We have heard r.o
rumor of anyone starting a fund for
such purpose, but the majority of us
would like to see it go through.
What would look better than to ree
Old Glory fluttering from a flag pole
here in town?
WEEPING WATER
Republican
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Mrs. Jennie Welch, who was here
only a few days this week, returned
to Trenton, Neb., Wednesday even
ing, to visit her daughter, who has
just come there from Hartwcll.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson were
in Lincoln on Tuesday to see their
daughter, Nana, who was operatel
on at a hospital that day. They re
port her as getting along nicely.
Miss Rene Jameson was down
from Omaha over Sunday to visit
her twin sister, Mrs. Merle McKay,
who returned to Junction City Sun
day evening after a week's visit at
home.
Charle3 Jenkins, director of the
Weeping Water Military band, in
forms us that his musicians are get
ting along fine and will be ready for
concerts just as soon as the weather
becomes favorable.
C. R. Barkhurst returned Sunday
evening from the M. E. hospital a
Omaha, where he had been for ten
days and underwent a very suc
cessful operation. He is getting
along very nicely we are glad to
note.
Mrs. P. F. Rosselle returned Tues
day evening from an extended visit
at Mat-on. Georgia, where she went
to see her son, Russell Miller, who
is in a training camp and who ex
pects to leave shortly for France.
Mrs. Minnie Burgss, who has beer,
staying with her aunt, Mrs. T. J.
Collister for a number of weeks, re
turned to her home at DeWitt on
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Collister
accompanied her home for a couple
of weeks' stay.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carrick, of
Scottsbluff, arrived Sunday evening
for a visit at the home -of Mrs. Car
rick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Kennedy. Mr. Carrick only remained
until Monday morning but . Mrs.
Carrick will make an extended visit
at her old home.
Alva Marshall left Tuesday after
noon for the training camp at Fun
ston. As Alva had registered in
Colorado be had to report at .Den
ver and go with the boys from there.
He was taken to Lincoln Tuesday af
ternoon hy auto accompanied by his
sister. Miss Carrie- and Dr. E. F.
Klein, reaching there in time to
catch the 6 o'clock train for Den
ver. Frank Tuma, of Omaha, visited a
few days the last of the week at
the home of his sister, Mrs. W. P.
Sitzmann. It was a farewell visit,
as he leaves this week for the train
ing camp at Camp Funston. Frank
was not in the draft, but asked that
he might go at this time as he was
anxious to get a chance to assist
in the extermination. oi the Hun.
OFFICERS
CIIAS. C. PARMELB
JACOB TRITSCII
TvfOMAS E. PARMELE
R. F. PATTERSON.
F. G. EGENBERCER
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kreider and
daughter, Lula, returned on Monday
from Peoria, Oklahoma, where they
were caled by the serious illness of
Mrs. Kreider's sister., who was dead
and buried when they got there. The
message that they were coming was
not received. Mr. Kreider said that
wheat down there will soon be head-
ed and corn was large enough to
plow.
Wallace Philr.pt is wearing a pret
ty badly burned face since last Sat
urday. When the reporter asked him
how it happened he said he was try
ing to see if kerosene would burn
and found that it would and it was
the same old story of starting a fire
in a cook stove that of course had
not had a fire in it since breakfast
time, but when the kerosene was
put on the smouldering coals, the
fire went "puff!" Well, Wallace feels
pretty lucky to get off as- easy as
he did and be able to see at all as
the full blaze struck him in the face.
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EAGLE
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Jacob Hursh is visit in
daughter -at Broken Bow.
with his
P. F. Venner and wife were Eagle ,
visitors on last Friday.
Rev. Dorm.eif has gone to Colum
bus. Ohio, to join the colors.
Mrs. Will Gardner, of Lincoln, vis
ited her sister, Mrs. Mamie Hudson
yesterday.
Miss Metetal. who has been nurs
ing Mrs. Frantz, came in from Lin
coln Monday morning.
Noble Taylor, who has been in
Lincoln the past winter, is back to
Eagle for the season. He seems glad
to be among his friends again.
George Trimble has eben home
the past week recovering from an
operation which he passed through
recently. He expects to be out
soon.
The Eagle Bandage Circle feels
highly complimented, as they have
received a letter from the Illinois
state section saying their work was
the finest received from the state of
Nebraska.
Just before going to press Thurs
day Thad Adams telephoned that
fifty-five years ago, April 25, his
father and family arrived in Nebras
ka, coming up the Missouri river
from St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Christcpherson
returned Tuesday from Lexington
Nebraska, where they had been to
attend the burial of the little chili'
of John Lanning, who was burned
to death there Thursday of last
week.
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ELM WOOD
Leader-Echo
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John Turner returned last Satur
day from Lima, Colorado, where he
spent two weeks visiting friends
John is located at Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Swift moved to this
place from Murdoch and are occu
pying the V.'m. Mueler house. .Mr.
Swift is working on the new eleva
tor.
Dr. and; Mrs. O. E. Liston and
children came down from Lincoln
Sunday to visit with relatives. Mrs.
Liston and the children remained for
several days' visit.
Floyd Morgan was up from Camp
Funston for several days to visit his
wife and other relatives. He returned
on Sunday afternoon, taking the
Rock Island from Murdocbr. ,
Mrs. J. M. Neely returned on Wed-
ne?dav from a
week's visit with his
sister, at Omaha.
His mother, Mrs.
OFFICERS
THOMAS E. PARMELE. President.
CIIAS. C. PARMELE, Vice-President.
PAUL FITZGERALD. Cashier.
RALPH R. LARSON, Asst. Cashier.
Peary, who is visiting here, cared
for the children during her absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Orest Cook are now
nicely settled down on their 120
acre farm near Alvo. They have a
nice place now with all the improve
ments that they have just complet
ed. Earnest Osborne came down on
Monday from Ilemingford. Nebr., for
a few days' visit. The Osborne fam
ily
moved to that place a few weeks
a
o. Earnest says they, like their
new home fine.
One day last week Ed Earnst and
Fred Lake distinguished themselves
as hunters when they bagged seven
wolves. The "critters" were all stone
blind. The particulars of the cap
ture are not related.
Emil Bornemeier has installed a
Delco lighting system in his home
on the farm. The plant was put in
by Isy Rosenthal of Omaha, local
agent here. This is some fine plant
and Mr. Rosenthal has reason to feel
that he has the very best.
Sidney Moore has rented the W.
S. Walters property in the north
part of town. On Thursday Wil
liam Langhorst and Otto Ring. left
with their trucks for Red Oak, la.,
to bring his household goods to this
place. We understand that Mr.
' Moore will be connected with the
Langhorst Department store and will
assist in runing the same.
NEHAWKA
News
Dr. Srendel qalled at the Charles
Chappell home Friday to see How
ard, who has been sick.
Mrs. Anna Harshman and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Worthies' were
entertained at the Will Eaier home
Saturday.
Clarence Goodman went to Lin
coln last week, where he underwent
an operation. He is getting along
nicely.
Born, Friday morning, April 19,
to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dale, a boy
baby. Mother and little one are do
ing nicely. "Blair" says he's $1,700
richer.
Ernest Ahrehs spent Sunday at
the home of his uncle, Ernest Ahr
ens. He was here from Iowa to
attend the funeral of his grand
mother. Miss Isadore Hall, of Duvale,
Washington, arrived last Saturday
night for a two weeks visit with
relatives nad friends. She was at
one time a resident of this place.
T. E. Mason, who is located at
Camp Funston, is home on a fifteen
day furlough. Monday evening he
went to Omaha where a dance was
given in honor of himself and two
others, who are also home on a va
cation from Camp Funston.
From the looks of the frequent
s.ent visitors that tour the country,
one would judge no 'shortage of
farm help exists. If they would get
out of their gas wagons and do their
bit in tilling the soil there would be
no cry for help wanted. But as long
as they let "Geerge do it," they will
continue their easy money, "busi
ness.
Wm. Wunderlich and John White-
man are tne iwo noys arawn so iar
in the present call. Verner Lund
berg has received his notice to be
in readiness. The first two named
will report at Plattsmouth Thurs
day and It is expected they will de
part the next morning for Camp
Funston. Roy Kratz, of whom men
tion is made elsewhere, is also from
Nehawka. but registered fn Omaha,
and therefore will report at Omaha
the same day. '
Stationery at the Journal office.
HEIL-ENGELKEMEIER.
Two of Cass counties most popular
young people were very quietly mar
ried at the Eight Mile Grove parson
age, on Wednesday, April 17th, Rev.
Kunsednorf, pastor of the German
Lutheran church perform ins cbe
ceremony. The contracting parties
were Mr. Philip Heil and Miss Emma
Engelkemeier, both born and rear
ed in this county, whose parents are
among the most progressive and
prosperous farmers of the county.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wendell Heil,'. and the bride i? the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. En
gelkemeier. The wedding was a very
quiet one, only relatives and very
few of the most intimate frierds cf
the happy couple being present. Tliey
expect to make their future home in
the community where they have liv
ed all their lives, and where they
have a large circle of 'friend who
join in extending congratulations for
a long, happy and prosperous mar
ried life. There were a large num
ber of friends who gathered in at
the home on the fallowing Monday
evening to assist ia celebrating the
occasion at which time refresh merts
were served and a geenral good time
was had by all.
ELECTRICITY AND AGRICUL
TURAL PREPAREDNESS
We are in receipt of a booklet en
titled as above, which makes verj
good reading for the farmer, espec
ially one who is contemplating mov
ing to town, to get rid of worry
and work which is ever present with
him. A copy of this booklet can be
obtained free of charge by writing re
quest to Isy Rosenthal, CCS So. 2.rth
avenue, Omaha.
NOTICE TO FARMERS OF
EAST ROCK BLUFFS
A meeting will be held at Rock
Bluffs School House at 8:00 o'clock.
May 2nd to organize that preciict
along the agricultural lines they are
interested in. L. R. Snipes, County
Agent. 4-29-2tdltwk"y
For Sale Three cottages, four to
six rooms, two lots, on North Seventh
street; two on North Eighth and
corner lot near High School. Seven
room house, 2 lots, only $1250.
R. B. Windham.
Pliilip Jkiaiclk
Is furnishing this space for the calling of your
attention to the
Li zriA LJ LA La
Come do your utmost for the boys at the front.
They are doing their best, "Can we afford to do less
than all possible?"
Remember the date May 2, 3 and 4, at the Elks Home.
It is worth your while.
(Watch this space for announcements during the fair.)
OFFICERS
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER. President.
W. II. LOIINES, Vice-President.
THOMAS E. PARMELE. Director.
ANNOUNCING
Dr. H. C. Leopold, Osteo
pathic Physician, a Registered
physician, under the medical
laws of Nebraska, a Graduate
of the American School of Os
teopathy at Kirksville. Mo. A
practitioner of much exper
ience, having had both fi-ld
and hospital work. Then spec
ial courses. Gynecology nul
Proctology; also Eye, Ear,
Xo.-e and Threat disease.
His office in the Coates
block beig equipped with ap
pliances, which are the lst
word in assistance in the treat
ment of disease. Having just
installed a McManus De Luxe
Mechanical treating table. Dr.
Leopold is ever ready to ex
plain treatment to those
may desire to know about t'ii
system of healing disease.
GRANDFATHER FEELING FINE.
From Thursday's Daily.
It happened at Lincoln, when the
stork came bringing a fine little
daughter to the lme cf Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Windham. The pi.roni :;nd
the little one doing finely. Well
Robert 15. Windham if this c'ty
doing as well as can be expected with
so many honors thrust upon him.
Journal Want-Ads Pay!
OR, H. C. LEOPOLD,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Special Attention Given Diseases
- of Women
ACUTE DISEASES TREATED
Eyes Tested and Glas?es Fi'ted
Night Calls Answered After Hoars
and Sundays by Appointment.
OFFICE HOURS
S:H0 a. m. to 12:00 noon
1:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m.
Coates Block Phone 203
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA