MOlfDAT JTjXY 15. 1912
PIATTSMOUTB Sr.MI-TTLCTILY JOUE.N'At.
rAOl TZSSl
j.iij jmm-iuiJiiti.nwg wswjj
MANLEY STATE BANK MURRAY STATE BANK BANK OF GASS COUNTY BANK OF COMMERCE FIRST SECURITY BANK
STANLEY, 21TB. MURRAY, NEB. PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. LOUISVILLE, NEB. CEDAR CREEK, NEB.
:o: . i ;0: , :o: :o: - '01
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,000 CAPITAL AHO SURPLUS $15,000 CAPITAL ABD SURPLUS $80,000 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $23,000 CAPITAL AIID SURPLUS $10,000
:o: 1 ;o; -o: '' ' ' :o: -
OFFICERS DIRECTORS OFFICERS OFFICERS OFFICERS '
FRANK STANDER CIIAS. C. PARMELE. President. CRAS. C. PARMELE THOMAS E. PARMELE, President. WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, President.
AUGUST STANDER - ... JACOB TRITSCH CHAS. C. PARMELE, Vice-President.
AUGUST PAUTRCH FRED NUTZMAN. Vice-Preeident. TWOMAS E. PARMELB ' . T u W. H. LOHNES, Vice-President.
THOMAS n. PARMELB R. F. PAT7FP.F0N. PAUL FITZGERALD. Cashier.
WM. J. KAU. W. (JLEN BOEDEKER. CssMr. F. G KCHNKI-RGHH RALPH R. LARSON. Asst. Cashier. THOMAS E. PARMELE. Director.
ft
Our Facilities Enable
OVER THE COUNTY
35 5
EAGLE
Z C
"& 35
Miss Yivi-vi Carrot has accepted
i.'iiirn wi'Ii the First National
i.-. r.V in Lir.ccl".
J -;. Richardson 1 Sunday after
;::,in fcr a visit with Ills motht-r and
'.'-r relatives at Marysville. Mo.,
i.:;d rtf.rr.ed YvVdr.esday.
J' : :i Iiartock has purchased the
YV. r. Yoho property now occupied
by ('. V. Crabtree. and it is sail
vill occupy the same in the near
future.
W. U. Ackermcr. f Pleasant Dale
and ('. L. Mesiivt of Julian were in
Eagle Tuesday attending a m?etin:r
of the directors cf the Bank of
Eagle.
A. J. Calvin of Superior was here
a
few davs this week viMting his
fid
n-
;-h!i,-ip Tninkf-nbil.
: :ul aiding in getting started
thrashing outfit he recently sold
here.
Mr. ;:::('. Mrs. Emil IJerlet cf San
I:icg. 'al.. were lure last week
. isiting their daughter. Mrs. H. K
I rantz. They went from here to
Nemaha county to loo!; after farm
.ing interests.
Mis Catherine Roekcnbaeh. who
Is employed in the Phillips County
St.af bank. Holyoke. Col., is spend
ing a three weeks vacation at the
(,n;p of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
G. Rnektnhach.
A half doen rentable houses in
this town would prove a bonanza
t o the owner. The editor was for
tunate enough to land but there arc
g number of others who would wil
lingly pay a good rental for a de
tent place to live.
Wheat thrashing is in full swing
this week and seems to be turning
out better than first expected. Jake
Fro'ich was the first to thrash last
Saturday. His turned out better
H. C, LEOPOLD
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Special .Utentiou fo II-r.e o( Wonn
accti: i Tsr:.scs treated
Eyes Te. t"l anJ Glares Fitted
Night Calls Answered After Hourt
and Sundays by Appointment.
S:SO a. m. to 12:00 1:30 m. to 5:30
(imln Itlork
h o n r- UUS
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Tire Vulcanizing!
All Kinds of Tire Repairing!
BLOW-OUTS,
RIM CUTS AND ALL TUBE REPAIRING!
Quick Work and
Help Win the War by Saving
Your Old Tires.
Krug Building Caldwell's' Old Stand
Economically and on this Basis We
taan twenty-eight bushels to the
acre that tested better than 61.
Ernest Forsj'the returned Monday
evening; from a two weeks vacation
trip which took him into western
Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. He
reports wheat in some localities as
the best he ever saw. while at other
points the crop will be very light.
Dr. McCandless this week sold his
roperty on Main street to Will
Mueneh?.u, who also bought the two
lots north belonging to Nick Peter
son. The doctor is undecided just
v. hat he will do. and Mr. Muenchau
has not yet decided what disposition
he will make of the property.
WEEPING WATER
Republican
Sam Johnson of Avoca sold his
farm west of Avoca today Thursday
to James Johnson Jr.. west of town
consideration $30,000.
A. I. Bigford who lives on the
Bert Jameson farm and who has been
very sick the last four weeks, was
able to be in town Tuesday.
James Fitzpatrick and Victor Col
Uster returned this week from their
trip to Washington state. Thc-
have covered lots of territory in the
meantime, having been in Nevada.
Utah and Idaho.
Miss Riene Jameson was down
from Omaha for a visit with homo
folks from Saturday evening until
Monday morning. Miss Riene has
enlisted in the canteen service and if
accepted she will g;o to France.
Mrs. Earl Powers and little son
went to Auburn Saturday night to
visit a few days. Mrs. Powers now
has three brothers in the service, one
is in France and one at the Great
Lakes and the other at Ft. Logan.
Colo.
Miss Jeanette Teegarden returned
Saturday evening. She didn't wait
to return with the family as she
leaves soon for Bellinghtfm, Wash.,
and in company with three girl col
lege friends will go camping on the
coast.
Mrs. L. V. Sloan and little girls
who have been visiting at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James
McNamee, left Saturday morning
for Sioux Falls. South Dakota, their
new home. She was accompanied
as far as Lincoln by her sister, Miss
Maude McNamee.
Rich Hobson is carrying his left
arm in a sling, due to too much
Fourth of July celebration. His
Excellent Service
QOLEGflAN.
Us to Handle Your Business In this
crm was burned by some explosive
which cenes the safe and sor idea. ;
Rich looks as though he-were a vete
ran just back from the front line
trenches but he doesn't complain.
Mr. and Mrs. George Olive and
Mrs. Olive's mother, Mrs. Emma
Defibaugh. and H. Lee Marshall au
toed to Ft. Des Moines Monday to
see Ren Olive. They found him quite
well. They also saw Walter Philips.
The rest of the Weeping Water boys
rtre gone.
Charles Philpott rame in from the
ranch Sunday- night. Tie reports
things going nicely out there, only a
little dry just now, although there
is plenty of pasture yet. lie sa
the oats crop is a little short b it the
wheat is gocd and just ready to har
vest when he left.
Mrs. T. F. Jameson went to Mur
ray Wednesday to visit at th home
of her daughter. Mrs. J. F. Rr.idel
and family. Mrs. Jameson is finish
ing up her summer visits and will
returo to Lincoln soon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey cf
Grand Island, arrived Wednesday
morning for a visit it the home of
their daughter, Mrs. John Hetbner,
southeast cf town. Mr. I.ailey was a
former citizen of this community and
fik-d on SO aores :f iund in
west of the Dave Mills farm.
In order to conserve every l?:she'
of wheat from any danger cf de
struction whatever, our two elevat
ors are to be guarded every night
by Home Guards while the heavy
movement of wheat is on during the
harvest time. The first watch wa
put on Tuesday night. Two men,
one from each of the two companies
cf Guards constitute the guard. They
are armed and prepared to handle
any situation that might arise.
E L M WOOD
Leader-Echo
J. F. Hoover shipped a car lead of
cattle to Omaha Monday and a car
load of hogs to Nebraska City on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Rerger went to
Louisville on the Fourth to celebrate.
They visited until Monday with
friends and relatives.
Henry Clapp. Sr., went to Des
Moines, Iowa, last week and visited
for a number of days with his son.
Henry Jr., at Camp Dodge.
Mrs. E. O. Holenbeck and daugh
ter Edna, visited with the N'eihart
family and Grandma Holenbeck on
Friday and Saturday. They are
from Manhattan. Kansas.
C. G. Bailey has been putting in
some good licks on the farm and for
the past month has been right at it.
He finished up on Thursday and feels
like taking a little rest.
Mrs. Lemuel Parish returned home
Monday after spending a week visit
ing with her sisters. Mrs. Glen Val
lery and Mrs. Hill also attending the
Chautauqua at Plattsmouth.
Mrs. J. P. Cobb returned from St.
Elizabeth hospital at Lincoln on last
Wednesday where she had been for
a number of weeks. She is feeling
quite well an dher many friends are
glad to see her home again.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Waltz of
Minot. North Dakota, arrived last
Wednesday on a visit to the latter's
parents Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Waltz.
Mr. Waltz has been holding a fine
position with the Rogers Lbr. Co.,
at Minot, but has resigned.
Mrs. James Christenson had the
misfortune one day last week to fall
from a steD ladder while picking
cherries. She fainted falling from
the !adder injuring one of her arms j
very badly. She had an ex-ray exam
ination of the same and at present
is doing very nicely.
On Wednesday Si Mairs, while;
EJ" Ear:: st
came very near
a good jiggiir.cr
t ions of t he ci;!-
getting him. Si gc
up and scattered port
tivator all over the i".
had a narrow escav"
A. II. Waity. an-i
'I-
i saV'
;at,ioy i-'tt on
and Ft. Morgan,
tre to look after
Will Le there a
Thursday fcr Akron
Colo., by the auto r
his interests there.
couple oT weeks ar.-I w:!l be glad o
have any cf th" Elm wood friends call
on them. Write them when you will
hr there or enuuir of 15. T. Shan
Iio'hz's oT:ee. Ft. Morgan.
The boys of this end of the county
composed of I'lniwooj. Kagb Alvo.
and Murdock have decided to organ
ize a community band. On T:isday
evening a number met at Alvo tf
organize, Mr. Trurkenbolz of
Eagle was chosen a leader. It i.
hoped to hav about :)0 in the band.
The object is to rtet up a band that
-ai be i-ed for an;.- occasion. This
is a good idea as a band cannot be
maintained by one town and by all
goinsr together it will be easy to
maintain a good V-r.nd. We can look
for s-.tno band concert? in the near
future.
U N I O N
Ledger
Mrs. K. L. Daniels of Beatrice was
here the latter part of last we-k
visiting rehuive rmd frirnd.
Mrs. E. Austir. went to Lincoln
Tuesday afternoon for a short vi-it
with relatives
:d friends.
Herman Brunkow
Mar.I-y, were visit
Meckler. and family
Mr. and
rs.
and son Ivan of
ir.g with S. C.
Sunday.
Word
reret vc;.i
r ra us a
from Forest and
few days ago. in
tives here they
'." to Franco.
I Ten:
:er
rcrnieu their r.-
were on their wa
The first new wheat of the season
came to town Tuesday. Some was
handled by both elevators and we
understand it tested CO pounds
The electric light plant is being
overhauled and all the storage bat
teries put in the best of condition.
This is what the citizens have bcn
looking for, for some time, and will
strike all as very good nev:s.
Miss Lyda Clark, who tool: the
Civil Service examination for the
post office here several months ago
received her appointment the latter
part of last week. She expects to
take charge of the office the first of
the month providing her commission
is received in time.
The Farmers' Co-operative Eleva
tor Company have just installed a
new Richardson Automatic scale
which weighs the grain as it is load
ed into the car. It is one of the
most important and handy invest
ments for an elevator and this or
gpnization believe in keeping up
with the time.
Union has been furnishing volun
teers for the army and navy ever
since the war started and will con
tinue to do so from time to time.
Last Friday two of our young 'men
stepped forwanl and signed th?ir
names to Uncle Sam's pay roll they
bping Robert Roddy and Norman
Crawford. They enlisted in " the
Medical Department ?nd left the
same evening for Fort Logan, Colo.
NEHAWKA
New3
Miss Eskie Stock spent a few days
with Bessie Murdoch last week. ,
The "Busy Farmers" War Savings
Society was organized at Otterbein .
last Tuesday evening. !
Mrs
plowing1 corn at the
had a runaway th.t:
Charley Snider is entertain-
Invite Your
her niece Mrs. Bailey of Milt'ord,
Nebraska, this week.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Martin who has been quite
lie;: is much better.
Threshing is now in progress, and
rem:.' v.-heat is coming in. It is a
L'.-iod quality, but the yield i not
large.
Mr. ar.d Mrs'. Earl Kirkpctriek of
Cleburne. Texas, arrived today fcr a
visit with father and mother Kirk
pa trick.
Miss Lenr.a McReynolds came
me Thursday from
the Lir
?oln
Bu-iness College for a week
isit with heme folks.
end
f rem
We 1
with Dr. J. A. Bollard came up
his home at Salem, Nebraska,
nc;dav for a two davs visit
reU'tives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman of Beat
rice. Neb..' and Mrs. Geo. Cummincs
ct" Lincoln, who accompanied them
; re tuests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Keltner's this week. Mrs. Keltner
will return with them for a short
visit at their homes.
John Murtey has -placed his candi
date announcement in this paper,
he first man to do so in this cam
paign. Mr. Murtey gave a good ac
count in the last legislature, and
is a firm believer in the power cf
the pro-?. Mr. Murtey should have
the solid backing of his party in
thi. county.
While the Chautauqua was in
progress lie re last month, Fred C.
rLomakc-r donated a hog to the
Bed Cross. The hog was shipped
to Omaha through J. M. Palmer last
Friday, and the returns netted the
society 60. If everybody was as
liberal as Mr. Schomaker has been
the would last more than thirty min
utes.. COUNTRY CLUB NOTICE.
The Country Club will be enter
tained by Mrs. C. M. Manners, Mrs.
Arthur Sullivan and Mrs. W. A.
Taylor, at the home of Mrs. Sullivan,
Wednesday afternoon, Julv 17th.
LEGAL NOTICE.
The State cf Nebraska, Cass Coun
ty, ss. In the County Court. In the
Matter of the Estate of Gus Splitt
Sr.. Deceased. To the Creditors of
said e?tate:
You are hereby notified. That I
will sit at the County Court Room
in Plattsmouth in said County, on
August 12th. 191S, and November
14th, 191S. at 9 o'clock a. m. each
day to receive and examine all claims
against said Estate, with a view to
their adjustment and cllowance. The
time limited for the presentation of
claims against said Estate is three
months from the 12th day of Aug
ust A. D. 191S. and the time limited
for payment of debts is one year from
aid 12th day of August, 1918.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of
said County Court, this 12th day of
July. 10 IS.
(Seal) ALLEN J. BEESON,
15-4wks County Judge.
L. II. Heil and Leonard Otterstein
were looking after some business in
Omaha this afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Hankinson was looking
after some business for a few hours
in Omaha.
Do not let that dollar rust. Uncle
Sam can use it. Invest it in a Liberty
Bond.
Carl Anderson and wife hitched up
their Maxwell automobile, and de
parted fo Omaha this afternoon,
and were accompanied by Mrs.
O Donnell. They will remain for to
morrow returning tomorrow evening
or early Monday morning in time for
. work.
i
ounty Promptly and
Patronage.
LOCAL NEWS
Frm Satunlay's Iiailv.
Mrs. E. C. Hill who has been visit
ing for the past few days at Bremen
returned home last evening.
Mrs. O. L. York was a passenger
to Omaha this morning, where she
is visiting with friends for the day.
R. B. McfHtt who was looking af
ter some business in Omaha for some
time returned home last evening.
J. L. Green and wife were pas
sengers to Omaha this morning,
where they will visit with friends for
the day.
Joseph Banal and family departed
this morning for Omaha where they
will visit with relatives for over
Sunday.
A. B. Fornoff was a visitor in this
city today, coming in early this
morning to look after some business
for the day.
Miss Anna Jirousek departed this
morning for Omaha, where she is
spending the day and will visit over
tomorrow with friends and relatives.
Jacob Fornoff was a visitor in this
city this morning, coming in to look
after some business in the city and
to do some trading with the mer
chants. Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Lohnes of
Sioux City, were visiting in the city
today at the home of Mr. J. P. Satt
ler and wife, the parents of Mrs.
Lohnes.
Ray Hitchman departed this mor
ning for Omaha, where he goes for
a Ford touring car for the T. H.
Pollock Garage, which is sold before
it was allotted to this station.
W. F. N'cwland and wife accom
panied by the children Miss Ger
trude Smith and Guy Newland were
passengers to Omaha this afternoon,
where they will spend Sunday visit
ing with friends and relatives.
Mrs. R. E. Sawyer and two daugh
ters, the Misses Margaret Helen and
Elma Mae, departed this morning for
Omaha, where they will be the
guests of relatives for a few days,
remaining over Sunday.
Miss Stephen Amy of Lincoln, who
has been in this city for the past
few days looking after the interest
cf the home for dependent children,
which is located at Lincoln, depart
ed this morning for her home in the
capitol city.
Mrs. Wm. Budig departed this
morning for Denver, Colorado, where
she will visit for some time with
relatives, and will be Joined in a
short time by her daughter Mrs. Wm.
Ofe. who will also visit there for
some days also.
Frank Lorenz, who is the district
manager and salesman for the Oliver
typewriter for this district which
composes Southern and Western
Iowa and Nebraska and part of So.
Dakota, arrived home last evening
to remain over Sunday.
Last evening A. H. Clugey and
wife of Clarinda, Iowa, departed for
their home after a short visit here
with J. F. Clugey and wife, Mr. J.
F. Clugey, being a brother of Mr.
A. H. Clugey. Mr. Clugey and wife
have Just been to Lincoln, where
they were visiting for some time with
Charles Fifer and C. M. Fifer, both
brothers of Mrs. A. H. Clugey and
at Valparaiso with S. E. Fifer.
2
2
Al Tolander was a visitor in Oma
ha this afternoon and will spend the
Sunday there with the family.
George W. Snyder was a passenger
to South Omaha this morning, where
he is looking after some business.
Mrs. E. A. Fitt and son Herold de
parted this morning for Omaha,
where they will visit for the day
with friends.
Mrs. Y. Warren was a passenger
to Omaha this afternoon, where she
is looking after some business for
today.
Miss Helen Livingston departed
this afternoon for Fremont, where
she will visit with relatives for some
time.
A. G. Roman and daughter Miss
Ruth were passengers to Omaha this
afternoon, where they are visiting
with friends for the afternoon.
G. H. Petersen the draftsman for
the Western Machine and Foundry
Company, was a passenger to Omaha,
this afternoon, where he will spend
the Sunday.
J. II. Short, foreman of the Wes
tern Machine and Foundry Company
accompanied by Mrs. Short were pas
sengers to Omaha this afternoon and
will spend Sunday visiting there
with friends.
James H. Jones and wife with
their little son departed this morn
ing for Balfour, Iowa, where they
are visiting at the home of Mr.
Jones mother, Mrs. A. J. McKinney
and -husband for over Sunday.
Statement of the Condition
THE LIVINGSTON LOAN AND BU1LDINS
ASSOCIATION
Of Plattsmouth, Neb., on the 30th day
of June, 1913.
ASSETS
First mortjratre loans l2I0..TiS 4
Loan9on stock or pass bonk security 16.010 CO
Real estate sold on contract ?.b 11
Cash X644 V
Furniture and fixtures .'(04 4.
Other assets Liberty loan 3.X
Total SJ7.Cs:i ii
LIABILITIES.
Running- stork and diridends flt'S.o') (A
1' Aid-up st-k and di ride nds M.sW 14
Keserve fund 1 1 .41 1 It
Undirided profits.. 4.Si4 ti
Total f :37.6s.1? i
Receipts ai Expe.vtitcrs roR the Year
E.VPI.NG JrSE 30. 1918.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand last report non
Dues (runntnir stock). $ 43.144
Paid up stock .421 14
Mortirae payments 3v'H0 ;
Stock loan payment 1.320 to
Real estate contracts. l.:vm c
Interest 17.t) :n
Rents -V:ti
Memtership and transfer fees
Total 1 137.79 Si
DISBURSEMENTS
Mortirajre loans $ 44.rt'"5 00
Stock loans 3,3.'0 00
Withdrawals running stock and di
vidends 39.313 o l
Withdrawals paid-up stock 33.640 00
Withdrawals dividend on paid-up
- stock 6.42 r;
Salaries .. l.iitio Co
Real est ate account- 2.:ioo VO
Cash on hand overdrawn jtd
Ca-sb 3.644 W
Litierty loan 3.0tj t
Furniture and fixtures 3:4 4j
Total tl3S.75W
STATE OF NEBRASKA cc
CASS COUNTY
I, C. G. Fricke. secretary of the abom
named association, do solemnly swear that the
foretroiiur statement of the condition of k&lri as
sociation, is true and correct to the best of my
KnowieuKe anu ueuei. '
C. G. FRICKE.
Approved: Secretary.
I). B. SMITH. t
W M. HoLLY. Directors.
U. M. SOENNICHSEN..
Subscribed and sworn to before me thU
day of Julr mt. A. L. Tint).
t8EAM Notary Public
My commission expires Oct. 16, liJl