THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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Murray
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Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray and 'Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers
If any of th readers cf tbe
Journal know of any soci&l
event or item of Imprest In
this vicinity, and will mail
same to this oltice. it will ap
pear under thU headiriR-. We
want all newaitems Euixob
Jess Chambers was a Plattsmouth!
Jvu-itor Tuesday morning.
Miss Eva Laltue. of Omaha, was
visiting with home folks last Sun
day.
aiss ov x v 1 1 v rt
i?e Ready For
An Opportunity
One often heart, "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
certain percentage of your sal
ary or business profits.
Then when the main chance
comes along you'll be ready
for it.
Banking in every form.
Four per cent interest on time deposits.
Our deposits are protected by the State Guaranty Law.
MURRAY STATE BANK
1
pring Will Surely Be
Here S
0911 1
AND WE WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE
ARE OH DECK WITH A FINE LINE
OF
Work Gloves, Hats Staw and Felt. Also,
Caps for Spring and Summer. Fine line of
Work and Dress Shirts at prices below
normal.
Pols
Gansemer,
MURRAY, NEBRASKA
W. G. Boedeker and wife were
Plattsmouth visitors Tuesday even
ing. Harry Todd shipped a car load of
hogs to the South Omaha market
Tuesday evening.
Dick Pitman was looking afier
seme matters of business in Platts
mouth Monday of this week.
J. 1). Shrader of Omaha. was
shaking hands with his Murrey
friends Tuesday of this week.
The Farmers Elevator Company
shipped out 17000 bushels of grain
last week, and have many mire
thousand in readiness as soon as
cars arrive for the shipment.
Mrs. Lulu Loughridge was a Platts
mouth visitor Wednesday- of this
week.
Mrs. Rex Young spent a number
of days with her brother and fam
ily near Louisville, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Vantine,
from near Union, were in attendance
at the funeral of Mr. Brown last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Itobb, of Union,
spent a number of days last week
with Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Lough
ridge, assisting the family in -he
burial of Mr. Brown.
J. C. G. Corsets!
When you buy corsets you look for comfort and dur
ability. Don t you? That is just one reason why this
store is featuring this line. Because we know the mater
ials, workmanship and their fit makes satisfied customers,
who come here year after year and tell us they want the
J. C. and no other. If you are not wearing one come in
and pick out just your style take it home and give it a
thorough trial and if it isn't the best you have ever worn
just return it and we will return your money. It costs no
more to get the best
$1.50, $L75, $2.00,-$2.50
' iaiatt a Tatt
MURRAY,
NEDRAOKA
Mrs.- S. Oldham has been numbered
with the sick for the past few days.
For Sale: China goose eggs, at 75
cents forsix. Oldham Stock Farm.
Good Todd and sister, Miss Jessie
from Union, attended the funeral of
Mr. Brown.
Dr. G. H. Gilmore was looking af
ter some matters of business in tr.e
county seat Wednesday of this week.
J. A. Walker, who has been con
fined to his home for the past few
weeks, has been iuite sick for the
past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Adr.m Hild, of Platts
mouth, were visiting a few days the
past week with their daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. L. H. Puis.
Found A Crank for an automo
bile. The owner can have the same
by inquiring at this ofllce and paying
for this advertisement. 23-tfd
Everybody busy these days electric
wiring their homes and business
houses, receiving and buying fixtures
for the new lights in Murray.
Harmon Beck made a business trip
to Kansas City, Mo., last Friday
evening. He went down to get some
repairs for a two-row machine.
.Jack West made a trip to Platts
mouth Tuesday morning, going up to
see his mother, who has not been
very well for the past few weeks.
James Russell and wife are re
joicing this week over the arrival cf
a fine baby girl at their home. Both
mother and little one are getting
along nicely.
Tom Cromwell was visiting wp.h
Murray friends last Friday, departing
on the evening train for Kaiiaps
City, where he had some matters of
business to look after.
Mrs. Henry Shoemaker returned
home, from Excelsior Springs, Mo.,
last Saturday, where she has b3en
for some time receiving treatmer t.
She is at present quite sick at her
home near Nehawka.
Mrs. George Rhoden is still quite
poorly, still suffering from the siege
of blood poisoning, from which she
spent several weks in the hospKal
some time ago. 'She is now at her
home northwest of Murray.
Mr.and Mrs. A- H. Engelkemeier
a,nd son and daughter, Fred and
Lena, were Plattsmouth visitors Wed
nesday afternoon of this week. Wh'le:'
there Mr. Engelkemeier made the
Journal office a pleasant call.
Have you noticed that grand and
glorious Honor 'Flag tbat i- now
flying across Main Street in Murray?
This is the flag that is given by
the Government when a certain
amount of the Third Liberty Loan
has been reached by every commun
ity. This denotes that Rock BluT3
has been doing her share in the
Third Loan. The flag was received
this week by Cashier Boedekcr, of the
Murray State Bank.
Robt. Shr-.der was looking after
some matter of business in the
county seat Tuesday afternoon of this
week, and in making the rounds he
paid the Jou.-nal office a brief call.
Mr. Shrader intorms us that he will
immediately move to his new home,
or rather old home, on the place
given him by his father. He has rl
ready placed the contract with Youg
& Scotton, the Murray contractors
and builders, for the erection of a
new farm residence on this place.
He expects to make it his futce
home.
The wire for the new electric line
from Plattsmouth to Murray has fin
ally arrived at this station. This was
the fourth shipment from the fac
tory, the former three being taken
over by the government for their
use. Thus the dalay tn the w-ie
shipment. We are informed that the
Lighting Company expect to have the
wire strung to MuTray by the last
of the week, and are in hopes of hav
ing lights in Murray by Saturday
evening. This will be good-news to
those who have their houses all wir
ed and ready for the current, and
will make those get busy that aic not
ready.
Miss Carlson is visiting iv. Mur
ray for a few veeks.
There are a few cases of smell pox
reported in'west of Murray' this
week.
Ern Carroll and family came up
from their home near Avoca on last
Sunday and spent the day with homo
folks.
Fred Hild made an auto trip to
South Omaha Tuesday of this week
! with a truck load of hogs for Louie
Fried rich.
Mrs. M. Hiatt has returned hcrre
from Plattsmouth, where she has
been visiting at the home of Mrs.'
Frank Kaubel.
Mr. Wm. Wetencamp came down
from Plattsmouth Tuesday morning
for a visit with her son, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Howard, south of Murray.
J. D. Shrader has sold his farm to
Chas. Wolfe. This is the old Shrad
er homestead, and will probably he
the future home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wolfe.
The little baby cf Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Lloyd was taken to the t.
Joseph hospital in Omaha- on Wed
nesday of last week, where an opera
tion was performed for an ahsce.-s
just back of the ear.
The Frau-en-verein met at the
home of Mrs. Julius Engelkemeier,
west of Murray Tuesday afternoon.
There were quite a number of the
ladies from Murray in attendance.
It was a very pleasant meeting.
H. C. Creamer, who has been
suiTering with and from the results of
a serious case of blood poisoning
for the past few weeks, is still con
fined to his home, and is reported as
gaining very slowly at this time. The
many friends trust that Henry will
scon he able to be up and arout.d
again, looking after his business as
of old.
Mrs. Flora Parr and Mrs. Pheme
Parr, from Sheridan, Indiana, arriv
ed in Murray last Sunday from Sa
vannah, Mo., where the former lady
has been receiving treatment is in a
very weakened condition at this time.
The ladies are sistrs-iu-law of Mix.
B. F. Brendel and they will rrmain
at the Brendel home in Murray un
til Mrs. Parr gains sufficient strength
to return to her home in Indiana.
Good Farms for Sale
170 acres, good house and well jm
prpved, good farm and stock proposi
tion, known as the Goos farm just
south of Plattsmouth.
Also 51 acres adjoining Union on
the west, all good farm land, and a
good .seven room house. Possession
can bo had immediately.
Also several other Cass county
farms. Frank Vallery. Murray, Ne
braska; phone 27, Murray exchange.
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
Having -old 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 wibh to leave
this part of the country.
CM. GOOD.
i H. H. Wcideman was looking af
ter some business in Murray Tues
day. ,
Mrs. Cameron Cathey has been
numbered with the sick for the past
few days.
'Ed Barker, residing west of Mur
ray, is suffering with a siege of the
tmallpox.
M.'ss Opha Baker came down from
i Lincoln last Sunday to spend the
day at home.
rhil Lambert and wife were vis
iting'' with friends and relatives in
Council Bluffs last Sunday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
riorn, on Ap'ril 23rd, a baby girl.
Both mother and little one are do
ing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Surface are
the proud afld happy parents of a
baby boy arriving at their home on
April 17th.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schafer were
Plattsmouth visitors Wednesday af
ternoon of this week, driving in
from their farm home.
Miss Laura Puis came home last
Sunday from Omaha, where she has
been working for the past winter.
She will remain at home for the
summer.
Mrs. Ida G. Fields, of Columbus,
Ohio, arrived in Murray Wednesday
of this week and will make her home
in the future with her brother, John
Edmunds.
Ernest Richter was looking after
some matters of business in the
county seat last Saturday and while
there found time to pay the Journal
office a pleasant call.
The ladies of the Aid Society will
le entertained by Mrs. B. A. Root.
Mrs. Bert Root and Mrs. James Hat
chett at the home of the former. All
members try and be present.
Philip Hild Is another one of
those up-to-the-minute farmers wh.
believe in having everything in tip
top shape on the farm, and has pur
chased one of those fine Fulton auto
trucks from L. H. Puis this week.
Strawberry Plants.
Progressive Everbearing,
100; Senator Duulap, 50c
K. L. Kniss.
7oC per
per 100,
Brioken
TV
This 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 was the
one vho originally dis
covered the Brighten-Up
idea. The Sherwin-Williams
Company came
second.
Sherwin-William.
PAINTS AND VARNISHES
will Brighten Up youi
property there's 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.
Letter From Walter Jenkins.
Mrs. Jennie Jenkins is in receipt
of a couple of letters frcm her ron
Walter, who is now somewhere in
France. One is under date of March
24th, and the other April 1st. He
states that he has been in France
for quite a litle while, and like the
count ry very well. He saj-s that he
has learned to speak a little French,
likes army life better every day, and
is geting along fine. He speaks of
greatly enojying the trip at the var
ions points in this country, also the
trip across the water. He is at .he
present time employed in the cook
ing department, and speaks of having
time to visit with some of the farm
ers of France, and says their way of
farming is entirely different than at
home. The French people are also
so much different, but they are very
kind to all Americans and are as
willing to learn the English lang
uage, as he was to learn the French.
In speaking of receiving the packages
frcm home ho says that he has every
thing that he wants, and the people
at home need net send anything but
letters in the future. They have
plenty of everything but the love of
the dear old home and long for letters
from the folks back in the good old
United States. This is about all the
news he is permitted to convey, and
with best regards to all the folks at
home he gives his address as follows:
Private Walter Jenkins, Headquart
ers Co. 161 Inf. A. E. F. Via New
York, and you bet Walter will be
pleased to hear from any of his old
friends. Drop him a line it will he
better than a square meal any cid
time.
United Presbyterian Church Notes
At 10:00 a. m. Sabbath Sclu ol
and at 11:00 a. m. sermon by the
paster. No services will be held In
the evening until electric lights are
installed. Prasrer meeting is held
each Wednesday evening in the
homes of the people.
The Missionary Society will mot
with Mrs. Dull on the 10th.
NOTICE.
All parties knowing themselves in
debted to the Murray Horse Co., will
please call at the Murray State Bank
and Fettle same, where ' you will
be-properly receipted for the same.
MURRAY HORSE CO.
Murray Hardware and
Implement Co.,
Murray, Nebraska
17; r. voire
AUCTIONEER
Always Ready for Sale
Dates far or near.
RATES REASONABLE
SATISFACTION OR NO PAY!
REVERSE ALL CALLS
Telephone 1511 Murray Exchange
Electricity Means Comfort and Safety
The Rotary
Sleeve Valve
Solves the
Engine
Problem
Force Feed Lip
brie at ion. All
Moving Parts
Run in Film
of Oil This ,
Guarantees
Long Life
THE ALAMO UilT
Idm Bupmrmlmnt Motor
Electric Light Plants for Light ar.d
Household Power
For Farms and Suburban Homes
This plant vwa designed by engineers having ever 40 years' expe
rience in successful engine building and Is manufactured by men with
years of experience In making engines for use on the farm.
3
!
SILENT
SIMPLE
SAFE
Starts by pressing a button. Stops automatically when: Cool
ing water or lubricating oil gets low and storage battery is full.
Let Cs Show You Its Many Points of Advantage
We also furnish plants of 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
The Puis G
Murray,
: Nebraska
Wm. Nickels- was a Plattsmouth
visitor Tuesday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tot
tingham, a baby boy, on Wednesday,
April 24th.
The Ladies Missionary meeting
will be held with Mrs. W. E. Dull on
Friday of next week.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.Ab
Murdock has been numbered with
the sick for the past few days.
Lee Nickels was a visitor with his
brother, George, at the lumber yard
!n Murray Monday and Tuesday.
There is a new girl baby at the
home of Mr. and Mrs." Dave Eaton,
'he little one arriving on April 2Gth
with the expectation of becoming
residents of the Eaton home for a
good many j-ears.
Miss Leora Davis celebrated her
thirteenth birthday anniversary on
Wednesday evening of this week. In
honor of the occasion the high
school teachers and all students of
her classes were invited in to spend
the evening and assist Miss Leora
in properly celebrating the occasion.
Refreshments were served at the
customary houi and the Davis home
was the scene of much joy andmer
riment for all those in attendance.
Red Cross ITctes.
The V40 pounds of new and ftcon.I
hand clothing that was recently
shipped from Murray for the Bel
gian and French relief, have been
received at Birmingham. The com
mittee wishes to thank the people of
Murray and vicinity for their lib
eral response for this call.
The yarn for our swta c-s has
been received. This c'.r.ptc- ii call
ed upon for forty swcr.'.cr? to be
ready by June 30th. yo;,e want
ing yarn for the work will please
call on Mrs. B. F. Brendel. She will
be only too glad to t-erve you.
Please note the change in the time
for meeting of the Red Cross. Until
further notice we will meet on
Thursday only, and the meeting hoar
will be from 2:00 o'clock to 5:"0.
Thirty-two hospital shirts have just
been completed and on next Thurs
day we will begin our work of pa
jamas. Our slogan until June COth is
knit, knit, knit! Four iru-hes of
purling before breakfast will give
you a good appetite.
J. W. VanHorn was transacting
business in -Nehawka Tuesday.
Hi
n
A CAR LOAD OF
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mi if m im
a r
13
mm
i
JUST ARRIVED!
Polarine and Vacuum Oil
the very best on the market. These, oils were
bought right, and .we can save you some money on
your oils and grease this season. Buy them here.
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Murray, Nebraska
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