PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE FIVE. r MURRAY TO HAVE THE W. H. PULS epartment -w -a -g, f z -tr BROOM FACTORY If any of the readers of the Journal kuor of any social ent or item of in Uits rtcinili'. nnil will mail lime to tbit office, it will ap pear under ibis heading. We want all news items Eojtob I Building Will be Erected in a Short Time Preparatory to Beginning Kanufacture of Brooms w Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray ard Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers THURSDAY. AUGUST 21. 1919. 7 J 7 " '11 m 'z "T Jf WW Checta y v t ' Ah V A checking account your command enables vo pay bills without leaving your home to send remittances anywhere the least effort on your part. And every check when can celled ana returned to you at i the end of each m(;r.ih is an unqucstionaDiC receipt. Open an ac count with us NOW. Safety Honesty Courtesy Service Four per cent interest on time depots. Our deposits ar:? prottctfd f y the State Gdaranty Law. FtiyRRAY STATE BAN EC All business in reactions held in strict confidence Ycur Personal Bank. 1 ' nee to f1l - El ith3l Duck tj,;j Sto k Furia. .Vi-s M..rg...r;.- I)r isi'cr i:i t he ciiy ' : !!; II :i io r way t i . I '-n 1 he ua y v. ; (jr.ivos v. ;.s t -t Ma for tale. Oldham A I x ! w.; i:..i!t-r t ::!.(. -t i . is.. . I -1..T- I" V V, il." A. ir.-. :: i ii inr L. Lai-.er was isiiing with in Omaha iat Monday - ev- iTici: :.:: . : of L-ice. t :,' I; it r ; rni. k ?n tie my !..-ij:- oi !, r niece. ihe Lougi. ridge. Opening lor sum- .;" IV. atrict is ;r;iet ;.t til Mrs. Dcrtha Ml "auK-v. vim i th' mar.a.-cr of tlie l.incohi 'IVlopLono and TcK-i:raih vny:iv.y. "i!..rt!ia I'.niiHK i. tr arrivcl r ;...r! t i r. ! i;:: ii- arri :i 'A'ii- y, is . -.i: - ii'.i. r:t')l'--it ; L-i i i." a. t i ii r:;.t riy n 1: ' r ! r: T :.". . 1m .-11 w i( i. ht 1 !i' Mr. ii 13 i j-'lTr. r i.-r;c-l -l liowii i i'i pnvt ::.( i.: . a !.! i I will j-'i;!i ' v.t!! v.-:i Mr-. J'!.n Ore :i nr. i ''n r-ii. Kt nni'.h. I: rn-.f and li Ilar'iiii ii. v.--ro ndine tir.r" in ti.o city. iiUTif; t iho of ). f. KIkxIcii ;i:id wife, ;.i liiriM'l to thvir !:.nio la? Si.iif Mrs. II. !. H .; 1 tii- l:i?T'-r 1; i :i ir t!i rur.:I lU-ry 'arr. r. ; t 1?: Spr: visilins at ih- J:..::: I and : rt liu'i". 'i'iri;);r In p riod of I!-:! !!() :r::i as n.aii ourri r. Mr. ii tin- mo: h-r i,t D-rt in-I'iu ' f it. , Koi.;. 1 A p t' ' ; . it;. ir i. a::! Nick. r :..t:i-:i!otj!l lutt WfdtH-.sdiiy C'liv. suii.o sewing at t he i f Mi.-si s frtha ami Ktta Sii- was !':it nt tl. stutioii ' U rtha wish licr car. :.r. I.. F. I'.ttit. in-.t hc-r of lii" Matioii ap'.-r:t. Cecil Pettit. v.ko was :i viritor in .!urra for sevtra! days, dvjiartc-d for lor homo at Kaplt- last Ti.csilay. niiii.i!-ir at Union for a short visit willi frit nds on lior way 1 rc-i lvrry Nick-ls. ir z l'.r t he at in lii" northern t.rrivod lo-r.it-' a v. iil i re who ha? hf-i: farm year near ivlretlg'.'. ortion of the i-tate. few days auo i.ioi of his fat litr's plac-i- imin season. Mr. A. F. Nick- s hi-; ronrhi'le:l lhat In- will allow vouiicr j)fopi- lo 'o the farm er atoi .-- his son will operate r:;i !i o c-orni"'-; .slimmer. the 1 Barn and Stcck ior &ale h'r r .Siilo. I. ivory harn. btotk. auto iri.v i:.e. ( all on I. C. Khoucu. CELEBRATES SIXTH BIRTHDAY TUESDAY a load of Litic Elizabeth Ada McCracken and Friends Idake Merry in Eoncr of the Passing Year Last Tuesday boinp; tke date of t!.'; sixth anniversary of the hirth of lit tle lllizabeth Ada Mrt'rackt-n. :ix-y.ar-old dauhler of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McCracken. uiar.aRer of t ho Meier Irii company's Murray tor.'. the occasion was appropriately cele brated hy tlie liuie miss and her many jrirl friends. The g.uests grath ervd at the home of Kli'.aheth Ad.i in the afternoon an:! spent the time in merry ;auiof, jumping the rope, and other forms of amusement, ami were dtlishtf nil v served by the moth er of Miss ElizabeUi was a dainty luiic!u";:i consist in:; of ice cream am. cake as well as other dainties. The many Ir.tle friends' of this potul::r your.;: hidy in departing paused t i.-h hrr lots of h:'pp" returns of the occasion. Those present were Mo.-es Florence. Martlet!. Dorothv Tcd, Margaret Mirasek. Catherine l.un?:. Josephine liouden and Mai ;aritt' I'uls. Mur after his after Visited with Friends Here Mrs. Hubert Troop, of l'lattc-mout ii has hen visit ins at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. I). C. Hhodon. and was ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. Ii. A. wii: is visitinc at the homo of Mr. Troop, of i'lattsuiouth. and also many relatives here from their home at Ode Valley. Iowa, and also by Mr. and Mrs. 1. G. Connors, of Martherville. Ills.. and Mrs. May I.Iovil, f Council Uhifi's. Iowa. The formor tw couples had come Iron: th.ir homes in the east in the "i'aby Grand" Chevrolet auto, and deiic: :Jfu! very They 'ill visit bvfore rcturninj: returned ins- bad a trip con. ins out. here for some time to their hoino. They to Plattsmouth last even- Shsep Sale Eot Profitable The tar of sheep which was brot to this place lad Saturday for sal", did not find many purchasers as only twenty-five hetd were sold and .!.' :!. i, rices less than it was thought they were worth were thipned ttie CoMef-e Viev posed of. Th following day to where they will be dia- F.eturncd Kerne From Overseas. Walter Jenkins -wsho has been overseas for the pas-t eighteen nionthF. and who was in the service on the western front during the fiercest d the fishting. and iaw a cood deal of real hard ttrvice. re turned home last Saturday. Walter returns from the service, after hav ing fully discharged Lis duty, and ziven the best service possible to his country in the tiuie when they were mott needed, shows that the service overseas is something real. He is slad to Je hack home again, and will soon find his place with others in civil life. We congratu late thits young American on his return and with his nnny friends extend to him the warmc:-t welcome. Fruit Jar Special! We presume that we are fortunate to have a good supply of fruit jars at this time of the year, but really feel tfiat we are too heavily ttochecl cn soine varieties, hence the unusual price: Kerr self-sealing, wide mouth jars, quarts, per doz. $1.15 ' gallon " " 1.35 ouldcr Mfison Jars, quarts, per doz 95 " l.CO Strong Sli Yl gallon MURRAY, : 9 FtlEBRASKA Visiting With Friends In West. George Iirinkir.w jr.. has been in tbe vest for some time, where he is- Fjx-r.ding a few days at Fstes Park. Colorado, and while he is see ing the great wonders of the west and n joying the coolness of the mountain climate, lie is also spend ing the time with his friends of years since wheti he lived in the south. At the V. M. V. A. camp Ht F.stes Park. Colorado, is also staying with his friend Floyd Smith of San Antonio. Texas, who bus during the summer returned from overseas, and the two friencis are spending their visit with each other in the pleasant climate of Estes Park. Mr. Brink low is aUo Fpending some time with another friend Claude Sarcbeth. at Iceland. Colorado, and with the friend and the delightful place, he sure is having a mott enjoyable vacation. Miss Hutu Iloman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Human, who has been on the sick list for some time, and from the effects of the 'flu' was paralyzed in cue of Ler limb, but of which fdic is gradually over coming. Las added to her lot a num ber of large boil, which is very painful, but which the and family expect she will be over in u few days. NOTICE Miss Og'.a Minford, teceher of piano. Now enrolling pupils for supmer term. Ho';crt Good trucked stock to Omaha Monday. , Mrs. Ona Law ton is nuriiug the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warre;i Wiley, who is very sick. Dr. 15. O. Voting of Oklahoma was called to etc hiu niece. Sarah K! za Lelh Wiley, who is very sick. J. W. Sutton was a visitor in ray Lift Wednesday, looking some business and delivering cream. Green PiggoJt wa; looking some business matters at Plattt mouih last Wednesday afternoon. Laving driven up i ii U is car. Mr. and Mrs. Long and Gertrude entertained Mrs. Oldham and daugh ter. Pauline. George Nickels and Al bert Young at dinner Sunday. A. J. Kreager. of northwest of this place, and south of Cedar Creek, was a business visitor in Murray on Wednesday morning lr a tew hour. Fred Condon and Jean Taylor were visiting with friends iu Omaha Wednesday evening, going up on the .Missouri Pacific. J. Ii. Seyboldt was a passenger lo Platumouth Wednesday evening, at which place he looked after the transaction of business matters for a short time. G. M. Minford and family and A. L. Haker were visitors with friends in Lincoln, last Sunday and return ed home in the evening, after hav ing had a most excellent day. Cecil Pettit has added to the con venience of things about the pas senger station, by providing a stor age shed for his car just west of the north end of the station grounds. Fred Stohlman from near Manley was a visitor in Murray last Tues day and was looking after some business, for a few hours was a call er on his friend W. II. Puis as well. Harry Smith, of Plattsmouth was visiting friend? in and around Mur ray this week. Mr. Smith is man ager of the Cass County Monument Works at Plaitsmoi'.th. coming there recently. W. II. Puis and family spent the day last Sunday at the home of Fred Lutz west of Murray, and en joyed a very pleasant day, return ing home during the cool of the ev ening. Herman Gansemer is building some cattle sheds and a concrete tank at his home northwest of Mur ray, which. when completed, will make a great improvement in the appointments of his farm. Last Wednesday Herman Ganse miT was a visitor at Hamburg, la., and Watson, Mo., where he was looking up the mule market, with the end In view of making a pur chase of a number of animals. Harry Speck has been hauling wheat for Chris Murray for the pad lew days, which could not be re ceived at the elevator at the tim'e of threshing owing to the crowded condition there, but since the rush is over it can be taken now. Last Wednesday Dr. 15. F. Iirendel was a visitor in Avoca, at the home of his son Dr. J. W. 15rendel and al so looked after some business be tween the two places. He was ac companied by F. L. Hild. they tak ing dinner at the home of Dr. J. W. Prendel and wife. H. H. Scott and wife who have been visiting in Murray for some days pa:;J, guests Ht the home of their son. W. A. Scott and family, re-turned to their home at Hichland Kansas, being accompanied by their niece. Miss Huth Seyboldt. of Topeka. who has been visiting here also. K. J. Illlil. who has accepted a position as workman and salesman in the garage of L. H. Puis, had the misfortune to have his hand slight ly bruised while working on a balk car on which he was making some repairs. The injured member is getting along nicely at the present writing ajid will, it is hoped- soon ho well again. E. H. Shumaker and ' Fred H Heesch. both of near Nehawka. were passengers to Omaha last Wednes day evening, starting on their way to Grant, where they will spend sev eral days. Mr. Shumaker going to look alter the work of threshing Uii wheat crop in Perkins county, ami Mr. Heesch going nlong with him to look over the country. Fred Gorder, of Weeping Water, brought Mrs. Gordt-r and thtdr daughter. Dorothy, and JdU Emma WohHarth, of Plattsmouth, who had been visiting at the Gorder home, to Murray on Wednesday evening to tuke the train for Plattsmouth, at which place-Mrs. Gorder and daugh ter will vifdt with relatives for a short time, and Mums Wohlfarth re turns to her home. C. J. Tilson, of west of Murray. ihas purchased two lots in litirrav and has arranged to begin the manufacturing of brooms here at an early date. He La6 cultivated thro acres of broom corn, which he will make up into brooms at the start, and afterwards he will purchase Hock for use in continuing the busi ness. Mr. Tilson knows how to make the best of brooms, and there is no reason why the industry should not prove a paying one and eventual ly add to the worth-while industries of this portion of the country. The production of broom corn, while it is attendant with more work tla:i that tf other crops, is one which pays well. The brush sells at around SbO.OO per ton for a very ordinary quality and a good yield will'brinz from four to eight hundred pounds per acre. Notice to All All persons interested in the Young cemetery are requested to meet at the cemetery on Tuesday August 20th, for the purpose of cleaning up the premises. By or der of the Board. Will Farm the Wm. Hunter Place. Gust Minnear. who has been farming the J. W. Pitman place near I'nion. and Walter Minnear, who has been farming on the J. A. Walker place just out of town, have rented what is known as the Hunt er place northwest of Plattsmouth and will move to that location in time to be ready to begin farming in the spring. Turned Down the Offer. A party of two gentlemen visited one of the farmers in this neighbor hood a few days since and quizzed him as to what he would take for his farm. He did not want to sell and so he placed the price so high that he thought they would not take it .and made the offer $300.00 per acre. They went away and the next day returned saying they would take it. But after considering the matter over night, the farmer con cluded he would have to live some where and thought the place where he had been for the past forty years was good enough and turned their offer down. At the Christum Church. There will be services by the minister H. E. Harmon, on next Lord's Day at the usual time, eleven o'clock in the morning and again in the evening. The Bible school will also be at the usual hour in the morning. An invitation is extend ed to all to come and enjoy the services, assist in the Sunday school, and make the matter of conducting the services one of pleasure and thus assist the church organization and the community as well. Ii Making Good Progress. Luther Turner, with his crew of workmen, came out from Platts mouth very morning and are mak ing good progress on the line which they are building from PlatUmiouth to Union. They have the poles all at their places and mot of them set in the ground, and are just waiting for the cross arms to arrive in ord er lo be" stringing the wires. Was a Visitor On Wednesday. Searle Davis, who is staying in Lincoln for the present was a visit or in Murray for a short time look ing after some business, and visit ed at the home of G. M. Minford. for a short time, and on his return ing in the afternoon to the capitol city, was accompanied by Miss Olga Minford. who will visit there for a few days. Busy Nowadays Blowing Out Trees. W. J. Parterage of Weeping Wat er, assisted by Edgar Marks of Im perial, who is stopping here for the present Is busy clearing out the trees from the way of the graders, who are putting in the government aid road, and the way they tear out the trees and stumps with their charges of dynamite is a caution. Some of their work which they did was on the large Cottonwood trees at the United Bretheru church, just south of Plattsmouth. as well as at other places along the line where the road passes. At all places he was successful in clearing the road. W. V. Campbell was on the South Omaha live, stock market with two car loads of cattle la.t Monday. Charles Sans is having a very sub stantial garage constructed ou his farm. George Parks is laying the walls, which arc of concrete blocks, and the firm" of Young & Seotten lis doing the other work. will always carry a complete line of Hardware, Paints, Oils, Farm Implements, Tractors, GASOLINE ET4GINE3 and REPAIRS! We do all kinds of tin work, heating and plumbing, and will also save you money on furniture orders. Come in and get our prices on anything in our line. We will treat you right and save you money. W, MURRAY FH SB NEBRASKA Phone No. 24 Mrs. O. A. Davis and Mrs. Vance Pitman and little daughter were in Plattsmouth last Saturday. Albert Henn'iiigs, of near Cedar Creek was a visitor in Murray last Wednesday morning, and was look ing after some business matter:- fj a few hours. Hoy Cole. . with his assistant. Howard Jolly and Hay Iluntle -. wer. in Murray Wednesday of this wee!. . Ftraightening out the trouble on the telephone lines. which was caused by the rtorm of last Tuesday when the lightning played havoc with th- servtce. T Iiev also installed a tele phone for Guy Murray, who had been on the "waiting" list for a long time, due to the excessive amo;:M of work that has been claiming the attention of the wire-splicers of Lite L. H. Puis was a visitor in Omaha lat Monday evening, where lie was looking after the matter of expedit ing the delivery of cars if possible He finds sale for the motor vehicles more rapid than he is able to se cure them. He arranged recently with one of his customers to go to the factory and drive his new c:.t home, in order that be may obtain delivery of it sooner. Mr. PuL; i enjoying a very good business at hit-. ' garage and sales rooms, in the nu merous makes of car he handles. .13 well as in the truck line, as there are growing in demand every day amoug the farmers as well as those living in town who have haulmc do. j Alb rt H.x.t . cf Loiii.-vii:.-. v Jvi itor in Murray last Sunday, liug c-aiier at the himi.-.- of brother. Bert Hoot, and h;s 1: i:. 1; V . Hoot in !.i.-- -mil v. Ir- car. 111. t. Nim lion:!- Were ia ' tir;.-i wi!!. in homo - Loi-.ghridv. .1 (' , ii 1 r. i . ' who lias witli l.or vh-ithig v I . : lew a . ))- H. tint 1 r - M n i;u: i n for Sr!.e Ii: at !: !!.')'!' I, ; I-.- lb-l.n N ! part f : 1: r a Kan? a- C: Orvi lie llwver u Harry Todd, nccompa Murr. ho i- in t he e Todd, departed a f- w ; a car for th- Todd PaliA county, where sist in niakine bay. "o h!, m.;. - ;'.' .i-d by Mr. nploy or Mr. ; s id net w i i .: ranc h 1:1 Key a t hey v 11 to a - - 'A- i : i ! 1 t II . 1 i - under j.roeess at same time- Ir-a.tC Mi, tlll.e. At Todd and ri? Helen departed via trai: same place, fi'.rm until a:id will assist the work i U for about th-th- W. Pi. YQUrJG AUCTIONEER Always Ready for Sale Dates far or near. RATES HEAS0NAELE SATISFACTION OR NO PAY! ItEVERSE ALL CALLS Telephone 1511 Murray Exo':ant M Over 1 AND SHIRTS Men's Staple Overalls and Jumpers $2.00 " Heave Blue Overalls and Jumpers 2.25 " Finck's Detroit Special Overall and Jumpers 2.50 Men's Shirts 90 " Heavy Shirts 1.25 " H. D. Lee's Unionalls, striped and solid blue 3.50 IJgDon't forget this store closes on Monday, Wed nesday and Friday nights during July and August. All other nights we will serve you as late as you need our service. ALF GANSEMER, Proprietor re, iii-KiJiuXuJi.K: ji.ia .i :.. ::::s :: n , n .a n n. . s 15he m n - 1 i E3 j H i ij ta ii n ii II II ii 2 fi HR Will Always Carry a Complete Line of DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES WALL PAPER AND SUNDRIES TOILET ARTICLES AND CIGARS If It's in the Drug Line We will Look after Your Wants at All Times TELEPHONE NO. 2 a MsgmKaBsBiiKmiiia-Lai-i.. a..; -si b.v:d..::.d i s ... : 3 a..: w:: b:.jl3