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MONDAY. MAT 7. 19IS. PLATT3MOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAG2 73EZ3 MANLEY STATE BANS MANLEY, NEB. MURRAY STATE BANK MURRAY, NEB. - BANK OF GASS COUNTY riATTSMOTITH, NEB. BANK OF COMMERCE LOUISVILLE, NEB. FIRST SECURITY BANK CEDAR CREEK, NEB. :o: -:o:- :o:- :o: CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S13.000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS SI 5,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S30.GG0 CAPITAL JlliD SURPLUS $23,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $10,000 -:o:- -:o: :o:- :o:- ti tt tt & tt 8 tt tt 12 OFFICERS ' FRANK STANDER AUGUST STAXDER AUGUST PAUTSCH THOMAS E. PARMELE WM. J. RAU. Our Facilities Enable 0ER THEC0UNTY . 5t J "NEHAWKA .News A- 3? V Mrs. Strut of Lincoln came ('own Wtdr.o-day to visit her daughter .Mrs. V. P. Sheldon. ?.Irs. J. MeFurlan was a passenger to Syracuse Tuesday for a few days visit with relatives and iryt.'ud.. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Looker of Au burn, formerly of this place aitend e.l the graduation exorcises on Thurs day lat. Misses Lecn Stoll and Alta Duck worth were passengers to Piatts ::( -ith Tuesday for a visit with Beth el and Dorothy-Allen. Mr. Charley Cunningham of Grant, Nebraska, came in on Thursday to at tend tli gradt'.ation exercises of hi? nioco. Miss Fern. lie returned horn? via Lincoln Monday. Pres. and Mrs. Allen and three children autoed from Crete Friday afternoon and spent the night at tha Wolph home. They returned horns Saturday morning. Mr. Allen is President cf Doane College. Mrs. Reynolds received word- Mon day morning from her sen I. G. Reynold-, of Los Ar.geles. Calif., that his T-fo. Hmrr.n Reynold had di?d May I "tli. after a lone: pc-rind of sickness. I. G. Reynolds is? the father of Miss Lovah Reynold of N hawka, and he i w ell known in this neighborhood. Word was brought "to Xehavvka this morning conveying the informa tion that last nisibt, John Eehrns. living about four miles west of Ne hawka en the O Street road, was triken out and given a coat of tar and then marched to the heme cf hi; brother-in-law "Pilly" Beit OBi Hi 0: LE0P0L! OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Special Attention Given Diseases cf Women ACUTE DISEASES TREATED Eyes Tested and Glasses FPted Night Calls Answered After Hours and Sundays by Appointment. OFFICE HOURS S:30 a. m. to 12:00 noon 1:30 p. ru. to 5:30 p. m. Coates Block Phone 2C3 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. Saedow Motor The High Grade All-Purpose Truck Will stand the strongest test, and prove its value to every user. See one at our garage, one-naif block south from Main on Fifth Street. Brisig in Your Cars! We are the Kepair 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. MOTOR 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 and Tubes J Telephone 394 DIRECTORS CIIAS. C. PARMELE. President. FRED NUTZMAN, Vice-President. W. GLEN BOEDEKER, Ceshler. iconomicaSiy and on this Basis We when he was then told he could re turn home. Mrs. Raymond Pollard of Xehawka has been appointed director of War Savings Societies for Cass County by Ward M. Burgess. Nebraska War Savines Director. Mrs. Pollard will have charge of organizing and stim ulating the activity cf War Savings Societies under the general supervi sion of F. I'. Sheldon of Xehawka, who is the chairman. county War-Savings if. JV". l i UNION Ledger Cm S S Miss Lyda Clark was visiting in Lincoln and Weeping Water the lat ter part of last week. A large crowd from this place at tended the carnival held in Nebraska City last week. Jack Lidgett and A. L. Pecker went to Kansas City with a shipment o flive stock Tuesday afternoon. Miss Adeline Bischoff of Nebraska City who has been teaching school here the past year returned home Friday after completing a ray suc cessful term here. G. L. Brinton of Elmwood but for merly of this place was hero a few days the latter part of last week plastering a couple of rooms for W. A. Taylor. Frank Dugay of Plattsmouth, hut well known here, enlisted in the Navy last Saturday. He is a cousin to Ray and Rue Frans of this place. Mrs. Barbara Taylor, Misses Elsie Taylor, Minnie Tuchenhagen, Petra Anderson and Alice Crczier spent Sunday at the W. II. Porter home southeast of town. Misses Alice Crosier and Petra An derson left for their homes Tuesday morning after finishing this tern of school. Miss Crozier went to Weep ing Water while Miss Anderson's home is at Lincoln. Mrs. S. C. Keckler cf Louisville was here over Sunday visiting her husband who has the management of the Farmer's elevator. Mr Keck lerioxpects to move his family here as soon as he can find a suitable dwelling. All the teachers cf the Union school and Mrs. E. II. Hussman and daughter Elma were entertained at the home of Mrs. F. G. Kendall last Thursday evening. An enjoyable evening was reported by those pre sent. Miss Mabel Hoback who has been staying here going to school ?ince True PROPRIETOR ks! Us to Handle Your Business in this County Promptly and her parents left early in the spring left Tuesday for Kearney where the family now make their home. Miss Hobaek was one of the graduates here this year and has a host of friends who regret to see her leave. Mcnt Robh, who has be:i lir.iv the past few days gathering a car of live stock among the farmers to he rold on the market at Omaha the proceeds to go for the benefit of the Red Cros has had very good luck thus far. The liberal farmers of this precinct has given thirty-nine head of hog:? and two good calves. Some who will not be able to bring the hogs in on t he day of shipment will give what the hog would bring in cash. It is not known exactly when the hogs will be shipped, but it will be very scon. r ELMWOOD Leader-Echo Mrs. Mabel Oliver went to Weep ing Water Sunday evening to p.nd several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Ulrich. Oliver Bothwell received a card on Monday stating that his son, Xorville was safely over s-eas. This does net state where he is. Herman Rogge was limping r round on Wednesday with a sore foot, lie explained that in doing some heavy work he had dronped a rock upon it. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Berger went to Lincoln last Friday, where Mrs. Be-g-er visited and Mr. Berger attended to business matters. They ' returned on the evening train. Dr. and Mrs. Thenholra motored to Memphis on Tuesday cf last wek to attend th funeral of the little child of Mr. and Mrs. Clouse Mrs. Clouse was formerly Miss Blanche Bell and taught in the public schools here. Mr. and Mrs. Char.. Bailey and Grandma Bailey motored to Gretna Thursday cf last week to v;.it with Mr. and Mrs. Enos Hughes. Mr. Bailey returned the same day but th rest remained until Saturday for a longer visit. On Tuesday a fine little girl bahy v.as born to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hepka. Tbe mother and little lady are doing nicely and of cour. e is some proud "laddy." This is their fust child and they have the hearty congratulations of their many friends. Wm. Deles Dernier received a postal card from Reynolds, his ron, who recently joined the V. S. navy pr.d is stationed at the Great Lakes training station. The picture was of himself and shows him in his railor clothes. He also sent a number of his friends here one of these pictures. Orest Cook, while working at his farm near Alvo had the misfforture to run an old rusty nail in his foot pent rating the bene. Tt was difficult to get the nail out and the services of a doctor were required to attend it. It will cause him some inconven ience for some time. The annual Memorial Day sermon will be preached next Sabbath morn ing at the Methodist church. All the churches in the town will join in a union meeting on this occasion. Rev. E. Lee Fleck of the English Luther an Church will deliver the, sermon. Music will be furnished by a choir composed of the singers from all the churches. All the people of the com munity are invited to this service. One day last week Clark Gonzales happened with a rather peculiar accident. While helping ?hear a sheep the animal became rather "ram bunctious" and rammed his head into Clark's face with such force that the teeth were forced down on the tongne verj- near severing it. Tt re quired a number of stitches to close the wound. It is quite severe and caused Clark considerable inconvenience. OFFICERS CIIAS. C. PARMELE JACOB TRITSCII THOMAS E. PARMELE R. F. PATTERSON. F. G. EGENBERGER Cm Jji LOUISVILLE Courier V- Waldo Thomas, son of Mrs. Wil liam Thomas, received his call to re port ut Newton, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 2S. A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clove Met;:, in Sarpy county last week. Mr. Metz is employed at the Wutd wortii quarry. Frank Schlater and daughter, of Plattsniouth, came tip Saturday to vi:-it. over Sunday with William Os senkop and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herman STohlman are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby boy at their home Tues day. May ?1, ISIS. Mr. and Mrs. George Ilrammer were at Scribnrr over Sunday vi;-:iting Mr. Eramaier's s-i-ter and family briefly. M. X. Drake received a telegram ani'.puneing the depth of his father at Portland, Oregon, last Saturday, May IS, at the advanced age of 90 Mrs. George Schoeman informs us that her brother, Rev. James M. Delezene, pastor of the Christian church at Albany, Mo., is now at Tabor, Iowa, doing evangelistic work and has been there since last March. Charles Gaebel is very ill at his tioTve jn t!-e country sonthwe -t. of Lo il-ville and is un.ler the care of a trained nurse. He suffered two hemorrhages la.-t Sun.. lay, wh'ch left him ni a very weakened condi tion. The wheat crop has been saved and the corn and other crop' great ly benefitted by copious rains. The lack of nob tare during the early .-pring, coupled with strong winds dried up the pastures and farmers were compelled to feed their stock. Charles G. Clifford, a pioneer citi zen of Louisville, and a Civil war veteran, died at his home cn Third street early Tuesday morn ins', aged 72 years, months and 5 days. He was born at Cleveland, Ohio, Decem ber 10, lS4r, and died Tuesday, May 21, 11S. The many friends of Mrs. J. D. Fers.r?on will be pleased to learn that she has almost entirely recov ered from the paralytic stroke from which she has suffered for several weeks. She is still in Long Poach, California, with her daughter, Mrs. James Hotaling. Mrs. C.. M. Seybert entertained a number of young people at their home on Cherry Hill last Thursday evening, in honor of the 17th birth day anniversary of her younger laughter. Miss Margaret. The young lady is very popular among her school friends and she was showered with happy congratulations and many best wishes, and also received a number of very pretty presents. Ice cream and cake were served ?nd the evening passed merrily' with games and music. EAGLE Beacon IT'.. 1 . T 1 J .1 . 1 1 . nuufi iuurciiiuu aim cuuuren, ana Mr. Moreland's mother, were Lincoln visitors Wednesday. M. Shay and Mr. and Mrs. G. Bankston of.Waverlv visited with John Mick and family Sunday. Frank Lanning was a business visito rto Lincoln Monday. John and Russ Mick were also in the city. Dr. O. II. George, district super intendent, and his niece were the guests at the II. K. Frantz home last Sunday. Rev. Bolin and wife of University Place were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Frantz last Sunday. OFFICERS THOMAS E. PARMELE, President. CIIAS. C. PARMELE, Vice-President. PAUL FITZGERALD. Cashier. RALPH R. LARSON, Asst. Cashier. Invite Your Mrs. II. X. Robotham of Lincoln visited with Mrs. Mamie Hudson and daughters Monday, returning home Tuesday. II. K. Frantz attended the meet ing of Group 1 of the State Bankers association at Lincoln Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Dihel has moved his office and household effects into the building just north of his former quarters, and is quite cozy located. William Christcpherson and John E. Sharp have rented the Adams building north of the Eagle Garage and will use it for their headquart ers. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hanson of Fre mont, Neb., were guests cf Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crabtree Monday. Mr. Hanson leaves for the naval training : tatien in Illinois in about two weeks. Prof. A. K. Wilson, principal of the Eagle .schools, will assist in the state superintendent's office for a time. A little later he plans an auto trip to Illinois on a visit with old friends and relatives. Prof. Wilson is the only member of the corps of teachers who will return for the next term. Lest week Frank Lanning closed a deal with Mrs. Charles Price which makes him the owner of the corner building north o fthe Eagle Garage. Mr. LiT.ning now owns this entire row of buildingsf roin the restaurant north. t9 WEEPING WATER Republican i m Mrs. Wood Epperson who has been visiting here wis called To Omaha Sunday morning on a-count of the illnes of her sister-in-law who had a paralytic stroke. Col. Wm. Dunn left Wednesday for Douglfs, Wyoming to cry a large cattle sale. He was accompanied by his son, Robert, who will spend the summer on the ranch. Mrs. Osoorn Griffith and children of Michigan who are visiting at the home of her parent, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mitchell near Wabas.li spent last week with Grandma Colbert. Mrs. Nettie King of Ft. Madison Iowa, who has been visiting the last six weeks at the home of her b'oth er Frank Parker and with other rela tives returned to her home Monday. Mrs. Lloyd Harmon and the child ren left Tuesdy night for Hamlet to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Smoots and also her brother, Vincent who has ;o leave the 25th for the army. Mrs. Fred Wildrick son, Fank and daughter, Leona and her sister Mrs. J. M. Kilborn autoed o Lincoln Sunday to visit their si-ter. Mirs Scott, who is in a hospital there. D. II. Johnson drove them up. Word has been received 'hat S. W. Orton was taken sick before they got started home from Florida. Al though he is much better he is not able to travel yet, and their home war journey had to be postponed. Mrs. James Mullen returned Mon day evening from Omaha where she has visited since Friday with her daughter. Mrs. Mullen hadn't been out of town for a long time. She was accompanied by her granddaughter. Miss Louella Crew. Mr. and Mrs. George. E. Ellis and daughter of Peru were in town Mon day looking for a hous to rent. Mr. Ellis is the man who bought the jewelry business of O. G. Coglizer and is making preparations to move here in the near future. B. L. Philpot returned Tuesday night from Chase County. He reports things in good shape out there and his man getting better. Burt tried plowing while out there and said he plowed under twenty dollars that Patronage. he had in his pocket, fo is wonder ing what the harvest will be. Miss Ruth Xoyes of Louisville visited her aunt, Mrs. John W. Cart er, from Saturday evening until Tues day morning. Miss Ruth had just returned from Burley, Idaho, where she has been teaching in the Burley Consolidated high school the last five months. She was reelected at the Burley school, but thinks it a long way from home. Tom Xoell returned from Camp Funston Wednesday morning carry ing an honorable discharge from the services on account of physical dis ability. Tom went to Camp Funston about March 5th. During his stay there he was in the hospital nine weeks but he was somewhat surpris ed when he was told he could go home and was handed a discharge. LOCAL FIGHTING ALONG THE WEST BATTLE FRONTS GERMANS RAID BRITISH POSI TIONS UNDER COYER OF A HEAVY BARRAGE. Remarkable Aerial Activity Contin ues with Both Sides Partici pating in righting1. In the battle zones in France (here have been numerous local engage ments, particularly in the Somme sector. The Germans, under cover of a heavy artillery barrage, made a raid on the British lines at Buc quoy, on the line to the southwest of Arras and captured prisoners. In the Kemmel region, on both sides of the Lys river, in the Flan ders battlefield, there has been very heavy artillery fighting, on the Scarpe river, in the region of Arras and south of the Somme between Moreuil and Montdiddier, the big guns have been in action, according to the official statement. Aerial Activity Continues. The remarkable aerial activity along the western battle front con tinues, with both sides participating in air fighting and bombing opera tions. If the Germans repeat their at tempts to bombard Paris from the air, Americans will feel a keen in terest in the attacks, because the American aviators now are aiding in the defense of the French capital. The Truck You Have Been Looking for The Denby Truck The Truck for the all-purpose man. One of the best on the market and sold at prices that are right. Just Look Over a Few of the Best Points found in a Truck and call me for a Demonstration and I will Show You the Rest. 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 Card-Adams OMAHA DISTRIBUTORS ,L. L. WADE, Local Dealer Call Phone tt tt tt tt tt is tt ft tt OFFICERS WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, President. W. H. LOIINES, Vice-rresident. THOMAS E. PARMELE. Director. The German troops that faced the Americans along the lines of the Toul sector have been replaced. For some time the Teutons there were units which had been withdrawn from Russia. Replaced by Bavarians. These now have been replaced by Bavarian reserve regiments. It is probable that the men withdrawn have been hurried north to partici pate in the coming renewal of the great German offensive in I'icardy and Flandern. In spite of Berlin's promise that the German forces would not pene trate further into Russia, a large Teuton army is reported to be with in twenty-five miles of Kursk, in the Dnieper-Don region. CHARGED WITH SEDITION From Friitny's Ia;ly. John Koop of Louisville was in the city yesterday, answering a call to appear before Judge M. Archer, jus tice of the peace, where he was charged by the county attorney A. G. Cole, with sedition, in that he circulated a report which in its tend encies would have the effect to deter the prosecution cf the war, and in terfere with the workngs of th Red Cros. When arraigned he pleaded guilty to having said the things which he was charged with but said in extenuat;on of his ca;.e that he read the report circulated in th "World-Herald. Mr. Koop went home last evening and this morning re turned to appear before the district court, where he will be arraigned on the same charge. This morning Mr. Koop came back from Louisville, wjere he had rtne last evening, and was arraigned be fore district Judge J. T. Begley, and charged as above, to which he plead ed guilty and was fined $"0.00 and costs of the prosecution. which amounted to $15.50 making in all $G5.50 which was paid. FOR SALE. Good Prairie Hay in stack. 515.00 per ton. Call Murray Phone 1112. C. F. DeJung. 5-27-2twkly H-l-M I I I : 1 I I I I'l I'l-Y'V W. A. ROBERTSON. Lawyer. 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