MONDAY. MAY 20. 191 S.
PLATTSM0T7TH SEHi- VETELT JOUKNAE.
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MANLEY STATE BANK
KANLEY, KEBX
MURRAY STATE BANK
MURRAY, NEB.
BANK OF CASS COUNTY
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
BANK OF COMMERCE
LOUISVILLE, NEB.
FIRST SECURITY BANK
CEDAR CREEK, NEB.
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,000
CAPITAL AHD SURPLUS $15,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $80,000
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $23,000
GAPITAL AND SURPLUS $10,000
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OFFICERS
FRANK STANDEE
AUGUST STANDER
AUGUST PAUTSCH
THOMAS E. PARMELE
V.rM. J. RAU.
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Leader-Echo
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J. M. Stone, president of the
Elm wood State Rank, was up from
Nehawka on V.'ednesday.
Mr. and .Mrf. Youtsy's son. Elmer,
and wife are visiting them and will
remain while he is convalescing from
a rec-ent operation.
A ten pound baby boy was bora
to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Richards of
near Wabash last Saturday. Mother
and child are doing nicely.
Win. McCaig, who attended the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Hall
here on last Thursday visited friends
and relatives until Tuesday when he
returned to his home at Blackwell,
Oklahoma.
On ?,Ionday Fred Meucheau pur
chased the 80 acres of land known
as the Ed Rolbitt farm between
here and Alvo of Mrs. Ed Gustin and
Mrs. G. G. Douglas. The considera
tion price was SIT 5 per acre.
Mrs. Blanche Ilarger and children
v, ho have been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry ("lapp, left on
Futurday for their home in Chicago.
Henry, Jr. took them to Lincoln in
the car and they took the train from
that place.
Last week 15. I. Clements, F. W.
1'ackemeyer and Emil Kuehn took a
trip -to Wyoming, going. to Douglas,
where they took in the oil fields of
that place. They spent several days
there and were very much pleased
with what they saw.
-Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fleischman
are rejoicing because of the arrival
BR, H. 0. LEOPOLD,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Special Attention Qivcn Diseases
of Women
ACUTE DISEASES TREATED
Foes Tested and Glasses Fi-ted
Night Calls Ansvered After Hoars
and Sundays by Appointment.
OFFICE HOURS
S:20 a. m. to 12:00 noon
1:30 p. m. to C:C0 p. m.
Coates Block Phone, 203
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
HE COUNTY
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ring in Your Cars!
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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
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Telephone 394.
DIRECTORS
CHAS. C. PARMELE, President.
FRED NUTZMAN, Vice-President.
W. GLEN BOEDEKER, Ccshler.
ur Facilities Enable
iconomscaily and on this Basi
of a fine baby girl at their home on
Wednesday. Both mother and baby
are doing nicely. Of course Herman
feels quite puffed up. Congratula
tions are extended to the parents be
cause of this happy event.
On last Friday a bouncing baby
boy arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Miller. Both mother
! and baby doing nicely and of course
Melvin is stepping pretty high. The
proud parents have the congratula
tions of their many friends and best
wishes for the baby and that he
will some day be a full fledged farm
e.r On Tuesday evening the house on
the G. W. Hylton farm two miles
cast and a half south of Elmwood
was destroyed by fire. This farm was
occupied by the Oliver Chandler
family. The family were out doing
the chores and the flames were dis
covered by the Anion Royer fainil
The fire gained rapid headway and
the house with most of the furni
ture was soon in ashes. The house
and furniture were insured.
On last Friday afternoon George
W. Worley went to the creek to
catch fish. He had succeeded in
catching four or five nice 'bull
heads" and had thrown his line and
hook up on the bank and commenc
ed skinning the fish when he looked
around for his hook and found that
a bull snake had swallowed it. Now
George had to have the hook, so, he
performed an autopsy on the snake.
His friends asked him what he had
been drinking, but he vouched for
the truth of the story. So he can
catch bullsnakes as well as bullheads.
LOUISVILLE
Courier .
Mrs. Mary Shpckley and little son
of Lincoln, visited friends in Louis
ville last week.
Mrs. William Anderson visited her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Baum, at
Prague, over Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Haddon went to La
Platte Saturday to visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. Henry Iske and family.
Herman Rabe and family, from
Utica, drove down Saturday to visit
over Sunday with his brother-in-law-Edward
Mallau and family.
Harvey Ball enlisted in the navy
this week and has been sent to the
Great Lakes training station. The
best wishes of his many friends will
follow him.
William Meachem is nursing a
PROPRIETOR
Us to Handle Your Business in this County Promptly and
burned hand which was caused by a
steam plug in the engine of the
cream station blowing out and which
made it necessary for him to take a
few days' lay off this week.
George Ossenkop received notice
on Tuesday from the county draft
board to be ready to leave for the
training camp upon 24 hours' no
tice. George received the word most
cheerfully and says he is ready to
go any daj
Mrs. Sigrid Schmarder and two
children are visiting at the home of
her brother, John Sjogren, near
Weeping Water this week, while
John is at the home of his father,
Martin Sjogren,, helping with the
corn planting.
R. F. Kahler has received word
from his brother, Walter Salsberg,
telling of his safe arrival in France.
Walter left Camp Funston several
weeks ago and his family and many
friends will be relieved to know of
his safe journey across the water.
Rev. and Mrs. S. Keiser and grand
son drove to Unadilla last Thursday
to visit old friends. Rev. Keiser
filled the M. E. pulpit at that place
for six years before coming to Louis
ville. He drove back the same day
and Mrs. Keiser remained over un
til Tuesday for a more extended
visit.
It is indeed a credit, to Loui.-viil'
precinct to be able to claim that not
a single name had to be reported tc
the State Council of Defense for a
refusal to buy the full amount of
Liberty bonds asked for by the gov
ernment. It is surely gratifying to
know that Louisville can boast of a
one hundred per cent record.
Mrs. W. W. Valentine, of Pocatel
lo, Idaho, visited her parents, ,Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Mayfield, over Sun
day. Mrs. Valentine's daughter, Miss
Mildred Valentine, is with her moth
er, but remained in Omifua with
relatives. They left this week to
visit Mrs. Valentine's son, George,
and family in Ohio.
Charles Fosberg had the misfor
tune to lose a valuable mare last
week that he valued at not less than
$200. He secured the services of a
veterinary but their united efforts
were unable to save the animal. This
was a great loss to Mr. Fosberg and
one that he could ill afford, but he
bears it philosophically and says it
is all in the life of a farmer.
UNION
Ledger
Ray Frans cannot stand prosper
ity and the result is he is now driv
ing a classy Buick roadster.
R. E. Hastings, of Ohiowa, de
parted on the Wednesday morning
train for home after a three weeks'
stay here.
Mrs. J. M. Tatterson and son were
passengers to Plattsmouth Saturday
afternoon, where they spent Sunday
with relatives.
Geo. Shrader and wife. Miss Verna
Harris and Harold Daniels autoed to
Beatrice in the former's car Satur
day, returning home Sunday.
William Hastings of Lead City, S.
D., came to Union Monday on the
midnight train to see his mother,
Mary E. F. Hastings who is very
sick at John Lidgetts.
D. C. LaRue returned home on
last Wednesday from South - Dakota,
where he has been at the home of
his brother, whose wife was very
sick.
A deal was closed the latter part
of last . week whereby J. H. Ruh-
! mann bought the south forty acres j
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of land and house from E. E. Leach
just east of town. This is the same
property Mr. Ruhmann sold to Mr.
OFFICERS
CRAS. C. PARMELE
JACOB TRITSCH
THOMAS E. PARMELB
R. F. PATTERSON.
F. G. EOENBERGER
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Leach a few months ago. It is a
fine piece of property and can be
sold readily for a fancy figure.
Mrs. Belle Frans returned home
the latter part of last week from a
couple of weeks visit with her sou,
who is stationed in the army at
Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa., and
with relatives in Virginia. Her son,
John, is getting along fine and likes
army life. He u; in the tank service
and with a detachment of selected
men.
Dean R. Lynde, of Kansas City,
came in Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with his parents, M. Lynde
and wife. Dean is purchasing agent
for the United Iron Works of that
place and has a fine position. Train
master A. B. Kelly and 'mother, of
Falls City, accompanied him here,
and also spent Sunday with the
Lynde family.
We received a card from Eugene
Roddy last week stating that he
and Earl Hathaway, who enlisted in
the Navy a short time ago were lo
cated at Camp Logan, V. S. Rifle
range, Zion City, 111. The two boys
are in the same tent and enjoy the
life thus far fine. If any one wishes
to write to either of the boys their
address is Co. P, 2nd Regiment, at
the above place.
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WFFPIMr. V7ATFR
Republican
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Mrs. R. A. Spencer and little son
leave this evening for Alliance,
where Ray is now in a barber shop.
I. W. Teearden, Henry Crozier,
John Colbert and L. P. Wolcott left
Tuesday morning in the Wolcott car
for a visit at Camp Funston.
The latest reports from Mrs. W.
L. Ilobson at the hospital in Lincoln
are that she is getting along nicely,
but will not be home for a week yet.
Col. Wm. Dunn returned Wednes
day from a couple of weeks visit at
the ranch in Wyoming. He reports
four inches of snow out there last
Friday.
' Mrs. T. J. Collister returned Sun
day evening from DeWitt, where
she had been visiting for some'time
with her daughter, Mrs. Howard
Sej'more, going there to accompany
her home.
Letters have been received lately
from Morgan McCuruy and Frank
Baldwin, both somewhere in France.
They say nothing as to the military
events taking place, but report them
selves as well and happy.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Spangler went
to Omaha Tuesday and brought home
their little daughter, Mildred, who
had undergone an operation at the
M. E. hospital for appendicitis. Mil
dred is getting along nicely and was
glad to get home.
Mrs. Peter Crabtree, of Denver, ar
rived Sunday for a couple of weeks'
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. H. Lee Marshall. She came down
from Raymond in the car with Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Graves and daughter,
Miss Ethel, whom she had been vis
iting. Miss Maude McNamee had the
misfortune to get her left hand quite
badly mashed Tuesday at the Tele
phone office while the mechanic was
working at the switch board. The
table part dropped on her hand with
considerable force causing a painful
injury.
F. II. Gorder has sold his home to
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Ploetz, of Os
mond, Nebr., who are here visiting.
Rev. Ploetz, will take a vacation '
from the ministry for a time. Mrs.
Ploetz is a sister of Mr. Gorder's. Mr. '
Gorder will build or buy a home
closer in.
OFFICERS
THOMAS E. PARMELE, President.
CHAS. C. PARMELE, Vice-President.
PAUL FITZGERALD, Cashier.
RALPH R. LARSON. Asst. Cashier.
nvite Your
Dr. and Mrs. M. U. Thomas left
Monday morning in their car for
Chicago to visit their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. James Thomas, who is
taking training at a hospital there
for a Red Cross nurse. Her husband
is in France. They expect to be
gone two or three weeks.
B. L. Philpot left Wednesday ev
ening for Chase county to look af
ter his farm interests as his man,
Ed Lewis, was operated on for ap
pendicitis Sunday night. Mrs. Phil
pot took Bert to Plattsmouth Wed
nesday evening and also took Miss
Marie Fitzgerald, who had been vis
iting them since Saturday.
DeForest Cunningham, of Nehaw
ka is here this week with a force of
men, a traction engine and three
trucks. They are hauling in walnut
logs from the W. L. Bates farm.
They brought in 3 4 large logs at
one trip this morning. The estimates
on the 34 logs was 3,000 feet of
lumber. This is bringing logs to the
loading station at a pretty rapid
rate.
EAGLE
Beacon
F. L. Dysart came up from Au
burn Sunday and spent a few days
with the Dysarts of this place.
; Darwin Yoho enlisted in the coast
artillery at Lincoln the 9th, and left
that evening for Fort Logan, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dysart
spent Sunday in Tecumseh. They
were the guests of their son,. Porter
Dysart.
The dance at Lanning hall last
Friday evening was largeiy attended
and a look-in indicated that all
present were enjoying themselves.
The Eagle bank has just complet
ed the installation of a heating sys
tenvin the basement, and hope to be
able to keep warm this summer.
The Misses Laura and Ella An
derson and Miss Dorothy Brown of
Lincoln, accompanied Prof, and Mrs.
A. K. Wilson to the baccalaureate
services Sunday evening.
John Williams, who nas been at
Elsie, Neb., constructing a house
for Charles Trumble, returned to
Eagle last week. He contemplates!
going to Lexington, Neb., where he
will remodel a home for John Lan
ning. On Wednesday afternoon at the
German Lutheran church south of
Eagle was solemnized the marriage
of Miss Florence E. Streeter of Tal
myra and Mr. Herman D. Olschlager
of Unadilla, son of our fellow-townsman,
William Ohlschlager
Another business changed hands
in Eagle last Friday when A. A. Al
loway sold his restaurant business
to O. M. Ward, who will continue to
serve the public with eats, etc He
has erected a lighted sign above the
doorway, and he and Mrs. Ward will
greet you with a smile and court
eous treatment.
The baccalaureate services wrere
held last Sunday vening in the Lan
ning hall, which was filled to over
flowing with the friends and patrons
of the Eagle schools. The audience
was delighted with the excellent
music rendered by the Wosleyan or
chestra, and the sermon delivered by
Rev. Harmon was a most pleasing
and forceful one.
OID FALSE TEETH WANTED
DON'T MATTER IF BROKEN
We pajr up to 15 dollars per set.
Also cash for Old Gold, Silver and
broken jewelry. Check sent bv re
turn mail. Gocds held 10 days for
sender's approval of our offer. Mazer's
Tooth Specialty, eDpt. A, ?007 S. 5th
St., Philadelphia, Pa. 5-ll-8tw
Patronage.
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NEHAWKA
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News
We'll soon lose the school marms,
but the kids we'll have with us
always.
Mr. and Mrs. Ern Carroll and
children called at the Goodman home
Monday.
Mrs. Anna Harshman and family
called at the George Wonder's home
Sunday.
The J. G. St. Johns family and
Crete Harhsman were Lincoln visit
ors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hoback and
F. M. Massie and wife drove to Oma
ha Wednesday, returning same day.
Among the fifteen men who will
soon be called to fill the quota from
Cass County, we note that of James
I. Blake of Nehawka.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hoback. enter
tained at Sunday dinner, Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Gilmore of Murray, and
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Massie.
Mr and Mrs. Robt. Chapman en
tertained at Sunday dinner the for
mer's parents of Omaha and brother
and family of Benson.
Last Thursday Marion Tucker
quietly slipped away and went to
Marine Corps. Wednesday of this
week Alfred C. Anderson, another
Nehawka boy followed the same ex
ample and enlisted in the Marines.
These young men had jreviously tak
en the examination, and it only re
mained for them to put in their ap
pearance at the recruiting station
in Omaha. The boys will go to
Paris Island, S. C, for the prelimi
nary training. One by one the young
men are finding the places most ac
ceptable to them. Not one word of
regret that they have to go has been
heard from any of them.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
BANK OF MURDOGK
of Murdock, Nebr.
Charter No. 678 In the State of Ne
braska at tlie close of business
on May 10, 1918.
TiKSOUr.CES
Loans and Discounts 5200.2.'?. 21
Overdrafts 3,046.4:
Bonds, securities, judgments,
claims, etc 20,0P,S."S
Other assets Lilertv Bonds 2,300.00
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 4,000.00
Current expenses, taxes and
interest paid OOH.r.O
Due from National
Checks and. items
of exchange 31.57
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Detailed Specifications for One Ton:
Capacity, 2,000 pounds. Body
allowance 900 lbs; total ca
pacity, 2,900 lbs.
Wheelbase, 124 inches.
Road Clearance, 12 inches.
Also Two Ton and
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OFFICERS
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, President.
W. H. LOIINES, Vice-President.
THOMAS E. PARMELE, Director.
and State hanks..? CS.311.71
Ouri-ency 3,!.i
Oold t-oin -17. T.O
Silver, nickels and
cents 8H.HC 73.f.:.3.M
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LIABILITIES
Capital stork paid in t 1j.000.00
t in:ii:el pioliis ,.J.'1
Individual deposits
subject to clieck . . $1 36, 173. -".4
Time certificates of
deposit 139,663. 16
Cashier's checks
outstanding 3.06K.39 27.60",. 09
I (eposilor's guaranty fund... l.SMi.O",
TOTAL $301,S67.75
State of Nebraska1)
County of Cass ) ss:
I. H. A. Outlimann. Cashier of the
above named bank do hereby swear
that the above statement is a correct
and true copy of the report made to
the State Banking Board.
11. A. GL'THMANN.
Attest: Cashier.
llKXIiV A. TOOL, Iiirector.
J. K. Cm I'TJIMAXN, Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 36th dav of Mav, 191N.
ji:i:i:v E. Mciii'oit.
(Seal) Notary 1'ublie.
(My Commission expires Mar. 2.". 1920)
RETURNS FROM THE WEST.
From Thursday's Daily.
Frank Vallery returned this morn
ing from Grant, this state, where he
has been for some time past, looking
after some interests which he has
there, one item being four hundred
acres of land on which there is a
good crop of wheat. Mr. Vallery says
that wheat is looking the finest, and
that he is looking for an excellent
crop.
Flags at the Journal Office.
GROW A WAR
We handle all kinds of
Onion Gets and Seed
Potatoes!
We will have a latge line of
Tomatoe, Sweet Potato and
Cabbage Plants.
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Speed, 1C miles per hour.
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