?IAITi;HOJTH SOu-WEIlZY JGFENAX PnOr TlO.nT Murray Department rer area In the Interest. of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readera A It. 1 aw Mb r mm Having ready cash sudden emergencies is possible cnly when you have saved a part of your salary or wages. Start with a small deposit if necessary. Increase it as you can and soon have a substantial interest-bearing account, and a feeling of . NiTi saicty, content- meni, priuc anu independence. ' "'iii'ii a - ! i u L. 4 Yi Sa fetvII onestv u " Four pcr cent interest on time deposits. Our deposits are protected by the State Guaranty Law. MURRAY STATE BANK All business transactions held in strict confidence Your Perfonal Bank. i.eughrid -e. ii i:.g far .-um- . t i : f lioi;, . , ,. I ..)I..a I C '! par! I'. l!:f A'-ti-ri: '.ir' v :." r.- to !oo -Tat . ai"t t :: r r 1, i: ;' his v. ! . : : . . i i' ' .' i . , fr-- , r. i : i , iv.i- ii i 1. (:. a i. with his d:i tighter, j ::. i'i towti. T". i r th- i v, :-;'r. L.oii.i: to t !. farm in t!.- SVri!':-. Mr-. W'ili Sfhl irht v.:-:.- r v -t:t to ( l;-.-t 'I ..- " . a i d , ' . i .. .1 .. ..... : l 1 . . .. , r i,ri i;,,M , ' li-.ch'ra i r-s ! t at th.- Ii j- j.i - :ii th-r- !'"r s- !::.! r'-eivin t r.-aT ni-iu f..,r ! t :.i. t;; I w ? ; . i r V w-'s ;i vi i:.- in Mm-. ! r.:v "lust Mo!i.!i,v. o.in.h-.i: to h.itil out M li:fi r-r fo'r th 1: which Ik- ' and his two .-..:!. ar.- c m-t r uct i im . o;i tl," fan;:. ;:mi whieh work is iiirvj !i;i,vi!- ai-.!;u rapidly. Ti;ey expect j to b- read- for the p!as'-r-rs sof.n. Miss Oil Min ford will attend ih - state i!iuver-itv this winter. She' was accompanied to Lincoln hy h.-r n thr a lew d-Ms -iiice. .,!rs. Min - i-.rd r' Mirnin:; ; l t M-mdav. ! Ciir.i !.-.' Vou-i-. who is eir.p'.oy-1 in tl.e H:iriin--foT s';op., at rU.tt--'a i.. .:;th. '..s a vi-i'or in M'irr iv for' t" ue-k em c t . . I . - . V, '. r U r:a. Wm 1. 1- !::.- . i::g in ;.f 5 !. ; r .. -m i.t . Tl:- ii:f i';..u-l.ii." i :" I ! .-:it.vr II. 'i-:ir-r. ho ha.- --tn ivk a i !:.-ir ':. !'.: 1 1:..-. :.- r. pot t.-il a-- :' sot; -v. h.:r ?:-r at this tit:.". Mrs. '- rii I'f-ttit. who Las 1. !: i..:ting :.: TV.:. ..age f.-r s..-:.- lavs s" . i .i - OFFEE! The market on Coffee is very firm from all the in formation which merchants are able to get hold of, and to look for lov.er prices soon seems to be out of the ques tion. We know that the prices we are giving the public, at thi i store, are much below what others are asking. Try us arid see: Fancy Santos Peaberry, very uniform, others ask five cenfs per pound more, our price per pound . . 45c Fancy Botiata, the kind others ask 10c per lb. more. T he difference is all in the price. Per pound 50c YUBAN, the Arbuckle Guest Coffee, very high-grade, equ?tl to the best to be bought. Special price per lb. 55c Morning Cup, another mild coffee, comes in 1 -pound Tins. Steel cut and a mighty good drink. Per lb. 50c di a a I a VSUrtRAY, wmmg for Wi you will Co urtesy Service Charbs Carroll and wife were vis it!: u i.i Phitt.-moulh last Monday. W. J. P.iterau'-. of We. pi:ig Water. a:'. - a vi-it.r ::i Murray n business .-h.-rt t:;:.- since. :.i.--l.iii;-s O A. Davis and L S. To v..ti' visiting with friends in Pia'tsiaouth last Monday. Miss Ma- Laugh ridge departed s. ii w days sinc'i' lor I-yinan. Wyoniiiifi. l-.-r sho will teach school lor thv roriing yt ar. J-:Y l:r'-iu-!. h recently pnr- t has.:-d tlic V. K. Voiini? place. is n.ovir.K into his new home and Jess? lK-rv iiiohs onto t lie farm lie va- ..... ,. I,..-.. 1... .....r .rr,. till. ii!; th.e scdl next season. ! .".I-.-.rs. Clyd" and Wayne Kran. I f:' Auhi:rn. wrc visiting in Murray iLi.'I vicinity for a few days last ..-(',:. h'-in t,ru'sts at the home of 'harh-s Frans and family and Mrs. J.M-ih Sans while lure. The little daughter of Mr. ..d Mrs. .Morton Harriett, who was con-:ii:-il to iier iied lor some three days on account of sickness, is reported as considerably improved, and 'is aide to he about again .lames Tinner- who has a boil on his knee, and who had the misfor- ti!!:e to receive a severe blow on the oil, is suffering greatly from the pa i'i. and while considerable time ha s elajisiil since the accident the pain is .-howing but little indication of ruhjudiiis. On his return from Michigan. I. H. I'uls brought samples of corn with him. two ears from Illinois and two from Iowa. liy t heir side he i; exhibit in sr two from Nebraska, AM hue looking corn, with Nebraska and Iowa nearly a tie. with perhaps little preference given the Iowa maixe. while the ears brot from II- ! lu.ois are not ijuite so good. Tutt, NEBRASKA 0 . -V. Wm. lierger was a visitor in the county seat last Monday, going up to look after some business matters. Will Seyboldt and wife were visit ing with friends in Ashland last Sun day, having made the trip in their car. A. I.. Haker accompanied the Pluttsmouth Klks to Omaha on last Wednesday night, where they enjoy ed an outing at Krug park. T. L. Amiok is having the address of his paper changed to Williams port. I'a.. whore he is employed by th.e West Uranch Motor company. Mrs. John Kppinys. who has been sick for some time past, and who was in a very serious condition, is reported as being, somewhat better. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Klmer I'hilpot. who has been so sick lately, is reported as showing con siderable improvement at the pres ent time. I). J. I'itman is having a build ing constructed over his well and power pumpiiiK apparatus, for the protection of the same from the eh ments. Homer Schlichtemeier was deliver ing during the first part of the week, his crop of wheat to the Farmers Klevator company, which amounted lo about a thousand bushels. Jesse I'hamb-rs returned home on last Saturday from a stay in I'nion, whore he was working in the inter ior of the home of Li. C. Todd, which .s being artistically decorated. Worth Click and wife and Daniel Click, a brother of Worth's, accom panied by Dr. 15. V. IJrendel. visited in Omaha last Tuesday, making the trip in th.e automobile of Mr. Click. W. D. Wheeler and son. Percy, who have but recently purchased a Hudson six speedster through the r.gency of II. I'uls. like the new car Jine and are well satisfied with it. Arthur Wiles and wife are rejoic ing over the arrival of a bouncing baby boy which was left at their home by his storkship. and which is getting along nicely in this new and strange world, as are also the par ents of this husky youngster. airs. Kliabeth Young departed lasi Monday for C'.arind ). Iowa, at which place she will visit for some three weeks at th.e home of h-r sis t'.r. Mrs. Kllen Stafford. Mrs. Young was accompanied as far as Platts mouth by her daughter. Mrs. Joseph Cook. Fred HiM of Murray and Hans-, n. of near Nehawka. d l..it Sundav for a trip to the rn part of the state, where John part ' i muih-l thev j will put in some time hunting and will visit I where the hunting is : be the best. fishing and ' oup county. 111 TlTtl l"il I t, i r e 1 1 r Howard Cannon arid Clyd" Funk with some other h.ejp. were in Mur- vice ray last Tuesday, unloading a car of'tant bridge steel to be used on the coun ty bridges near Murray, they being brought to Murray by J. P." Miller from a bridge north of the county farm, wlo re tiny are working. W. II. Puis visited in Plattsmouth last Sunday, accompanied by some guests who have been making the i'uls family a visit for the past few days. The visitors, Mrs. Del lief IJan nuck and daughter. Mrs. George H. Franks, departed for their home in Coleridge last Monday. Jean Whitaker, of Nebraska City, is doing some wiring for the instal lation of lights and power for pump ing at the homes of both Ora Davis and D. J. Pitman. They will in stall motors and power pumps for the purpose of supplying water to their homes in the city. Will Lewis, of Coleridge, arrived in Murray last Monday evening for a short stay, having run down from Council Bluffs, where he was consult ing a physician regarding his health. He reports things looking fine in the norm anu ine ioiks irom this sec tion who are making their homes there as all being well anil enjoying t hemselves. James DelesDenfer received a fine Duroc Jersey boar last Tuesday, that he intends to head his herd of fine hogs with, having purchased the animal at the state fair. Owing to certain regulations of the fair com mission, it was necessary to ship the boar to the place from where it was entered and then reship it to Mr. DelesDenier. Ray Klaurens. of Nehawka. was a visitor in Murray last Monday and remained over night with his friend. Walker Gilmore. The two departed. Tuesday morning for Lincoln, where1 they registered at the state univer-j sity as students during the coming school year. They were taken to Nehawka by Dr. G. IL Gilmore in his car, to catch the train for the capital city. Will S. Smith and wife entertain ed for supper Monday evening, on the eve of their departure for the state university at Lincoln three young gentlemen of Cass county, they being Ralph S. Holmes, of Plattsmouth ; Walker Gilmore. of Murray and Roy Klaurens. of Ne- j hawka. The hoys sure enjoyed the' hospitality of this popular couple, j and were loud in their praise of - Mr. and Mrs. Smith as entertainers. Frank Vallery. who has been in the western nart of the state for some time past, returned home Tues - there with some prospective buyers, one of whom made purchase of a quarter section of improved land lying some nine miles west of Grant, and which has some good improve- i ments thereon. The place sold at,' $112.50 per acre and is considered a very good investment. If my of the readers of the Journal knoT- of any social event or Item of Interest in this vicinity, and will mail same to this ofhce. It, will ap pear uniier this lieadine. We wact all cewslteicu EoiToa Albert Young: was a visitor in Omaha Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McNet wer Plattsmouth visitors Saturday. Mrs. Jim Fitch and Mrs. Fred were Murray visitors Mr. and Mrs. Andv Thursday. Campbell sp-n Sundav at the home of Fred Camp bell and wife. Mrs. Oldham. Mr Dull. Fay Oi ham and Fred Condon were tm.ai visitors Wednesday. For Sale: Duroc boars and pur- bred Farm. W. Shrop buck. --Oldham S'ork Murray, Nebraska. A. Scott was a visitor in Plattsmouth last Tuesday, going op after ice. which he is using in hi business here. Mrs. Kthe Dennison. Mrs. J. Cor bett. Robert Corbet t. Km Young and Charles Heebner were Murray visi tors Monday. Glen IJoedcker and wife and Mi I'.eulah Frans were in attendant-" a; the wedding of Miss Zola Frans r. s. 1 Merritt Pollard in I'nion last week. Krnest Pu'tery was a visitor in Murray for the Standard Oil com pany, -bringing with him a load of gasoline and kerosene for the mer chants. Mrs. J. F. I'rendel. Mrs. A. Root were IJrendel. Mrs. R P.artlett and Mrs. in Plattsmouth. W d- netday. Mrs. J. F. the car. Mrs. Oiia Lawton this week. Her son Taking lessons and BrendCl driving bought a piano Clyde has been this will mak.f :t possible for him to advance i:i rapidly. Will Cannedy, who has been ing I'ncle George Shr.oler am! v i i - fam- ily for the past couple of weeks, de parted u few days since for his home in Kansas. The Lyceum dates will in elude two in October, one Thanksgiving nii:!:i and one in December. The roads will be good and the weather will not !' cold, so help by buying season tic k -ets to the course. L. W. Nelson was a visitor in Murray last Tuesday, coming to as sist in the delivering of a cjuantity of wheat for Pen H. Wib-s. whiclr he was selling to th" Farmers Klevator company at this time. Miss Mabel Amick wr.s in Murray last Tuesday for ;j load of lumber for use on the farm of her grand mother. Mrs. Ruth H. Amick, who will have the barn on th.e place re built as soon as carpenters can secured to do the work. be Tiu- Mis. Murray has going over. .ii i just avifie stat received a i n i good died to having been tre a new roof of the latest !ir material, and also surrounded proof wit :i i walks, making the appearance i jthe station grounds much more at tractive, and adding to the good sc r- which the aaent a : can extend to the ml his genera! assis pu ti lde in the future. Mrs. Kflie Kdison Dennison and her son. Robert Corbet, who recently- came from Jamestown, Pa., will leave for Lincoln the latter part of this week. Mrs. Dennison cane' part Iv for the purpose of selling 1;t farm I which was a part of the Corbet es tate and ('has. Heebner bought it of j her at $21 per acre. This land ad joins Mr. Heebner's and will make a fine addition to his farm. ' Mrs. Kennedy entertained th.e Missionary society Friday. An tin , usually large crowd was present and the program was very interesting. The subject was the m-cro and tlo Indian their, opportunities after the war and their citizenship. Miss Neva Latta gave the topic Negro ! Folk Lore, comparing it with that of the Indian and it. was very nice , ly given. Mrs. Cameron Cathey sang; also Miss Latta. The subjects I discussed in this class are very in teresting. The r.ext meeting will be t with Mrs. Henry Long. ! Down out of the trees lie hurried and hastened from" the tree, fighting ithe hornets for dear life. The young i Llndy. hearing the racket, turned and ! thinking the telephone man was pos . sessed of some strange malady, vault ed the fence and disappeared in a ; nearby cornfield. When the hornets ! had been vanquished. -Mr. Coie no ticed a wide track through the corn , field, where the voung woman had evidently made her get-away, if you please. No hornets for her, Murray Christian Church The children of the Bible school will meet at the church on Thursday ::nd Saturday afternoons at ":") for practice for the promotion day ex ercises on Rally Day, Sunday. Sept. 2Sth. Regular services next .Sun day. 9:4.". short story. All children urged to be present. Bible school at 10. A good men's class. Lloyd Leyda will sing a solo at the open ing exercises. .Morning worship at 11 and evening worship at S. Come and worship with us. A place and a welcome for one and all. C. E. HANNAN. Minister. W. R. YOUNO AUCTIONEER i Always Ready ffOT Salo Dates far or near. RATES REASONABLE SATISFACTION OR HO PAY! REVERSE ALL CALLS Telephone 1511 Mtirray Exo'z&ic VTill Give Old Fashioned Dance Th.e Murray Dancing club will give an old fashioned dance at the Puis fi Gansemer hall on Friday evening of this week. A good time is assured and a general invitation is extended to all. One Eoard Eid the Work The recording eoard was all that was required for doing the work on election day last Tuesday, and its members complained of passing a monotenous day w:th only now and then a few votes cast. The board composed of L. D. Hiatt. J. W. Kd munds. Will S.ybuldt. O. A. DavN and George Lloyd. Is Building- a New House Charles Ch risweisser, of Nehawka, was in the city last Tuesday, emnii: to haul lumber for the erection of a new house on his farm a few- miles from Murniv. and which is occupied by Worth click, who recently r.iovei' o this piuC'- from near Avoca. Will Feed Many Sheep Frank Schlicht meier has just shipped from th- South Omaha stock yards, where he purchased them, a thousand sheep, with the intention f feeding them on his farm during the fall and returning them to mar ket after thev have been fattened. Some Proud Father Sure. Monday evening there was rejoic ing at the home of Pert Root and wife on account of the arrival at their home of a fine little blue eye 1 baby girl, which will make their horn" her abiding place. Dr. J. F. i!rtr:Jel reports all concerned as getting along nicely. Pert was a little too proud to work last Tues day, but is feeling pretty well now. thank you. Enlarges His Farm A few day la lis farm go Alex iihoden added another eighty acres. making with what he quarter section. This '-tent land to keep him his spare time. The had before a will be sulh busy most of eight v acres belonged to Will sold throuch the S. Jean. and was agencv of the Mur- State Pank. the sale. Gkll Poedeker ma!:- The Murray Public Schools The Murray schools are now in a crowded condition, not so much for room, as there appears to le plenty of that, but each teacher is crowd ed with a greater number of pupils 'ban she can least handle, and it is rooarent additional instructors should be added. There are but four teachers in the entire schools, while the 'lumber of pupils in the grades is 7s. and that in the high school. 1.". Went E?.rk to Old Time. Last Tuesday the people of Mur ray udop'cd the old time as their standard, being the only town in 'm coue.ty iuit-i of the county seat, going by new time. This will per mit of the schools running as of yore and will allow those who are coming from the country an hour longer to i-et to their work, lhw. .'.voiding the early morning rush but making the evening proportion ate! v shorter. Some Rejoicing . This Tine. Last Saturday a young American arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis, making arrangements to make their home his as well, and immediately he found in them ver close and warm friends. The little man and his mother are doing nice ly, and Otto- well he i getting along about as well as could be ex pected. He is feeling pretty gay. and well he may. for the yong tr.ai. who calls himself Puis. Jr., is a fine looking little lad. Visited Murray Pielatives Roy Foley, wife and children, and Mrs. L. Partlett. of Harvard, and the hitter's little daughter were visiting at the home of Morton Bartlett and wife of Murray for a short time on Monday and Tuesday, traveling via auto, and after a visit here, depart ed for Imogene, Iowa, where they ar visiting at the home of Mr. Bart lett's parents, they being the par ents of Mrs. Foley also of Mrs. Chas. P.artlett and wife. After visiting at the home of the parents they will return via Murray for a short stay, before continuing on their way to their home out in the state. Made Eouble Deck on Truck. Monday Homer Schlichtmeier and Frank Schlichtmeier hauled the hogs of Frank to the South Omaha mar ket via truck, and on their return brought with them 110 lambs which will be fed on the farm of Homer Schlichtmeier. In order to bring a larger number a.t each trip they ar ranged their trucks in double deck style, after the manner employed in! railroad stock cars. It looks like the truck method of transportation i cutting into railroad tralhe prett'- heavily from a number of different) angles, of which t!e stock hauling" is far from being the smallest. Had a Tight with Hornets Roy Cole. the lineman, who is with the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company, and who makes Murray almost every few days, had quite an expcrier.ee seve ral days ago. Ho had gone over near the river, where the limb of a tree was inter fering with the service and flimbing the tree to cut off the limb he no ticed a young lady pass under the tree apparently on her way home. Backing up on the limb to get a better position from which to saw the limb off. Mr. Cole felt something i strike bis back like someone had : thrown a handful of gravel against him. He turned around and found he had disturbed a hornets' nest. Fancy stationery at this office. THE W. will always carry a complete line of Hardware, Paints, Oils, Farm Implements, Tractors, GASOLINE ENGINES and REPAIRSI 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. una u MURRAY Phone ALLEGES PLOT FOE U. S. INTERVENTION Washington. Sept. 1 Charges that C S. interests are attempt ing to force intervention in Mexico were made by L. J. Debekker, who app-ared before the senate commit tee investigating Mexican affairs to day. D.-bekker. who is publicity agent for the Mexico committee of the league of free nations, said. "Among- the most active individ ual propagandists :,re Kd-vard L. Doheny. leafier 01 the entire group of oil interer t operating in Mexi co; I. Jewell Williams, a Philadel phia lawyer, who is also president of the pasteu Banuc Oil company, and Perton WiNoii. a New Ye.-k lawyer, employed by the Standard Oil company operating in Mexico. "Charles Hudson Boyntou. at one time superintendent of the associated press in Washington, i th.e press agent far this group." said Debekker. The National Association for tlo Protection of American Rights in America, he charged, is making un fair attacks cm Mexico. Ife said that th.er" have ho'n no outbreaks in Mexico in the past six months comparable to discords in th.- Fnited States. Earn and Stock lor Sale For Sale. Livery barn, stock, auto and dray line. Call on D. C. Rhod.en BUY YOUR FALL AND WINTER cr: EARLY AMD SAVE MONEY! We have a large assortment of ail kinds of shoes rom which to choose your needs at prices far below prices you will have to pay in sixty days as you know shoes are advancing every day. We have a large as sortment of school shoes in all sizes. Also men's and boys' rubber boots. HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR ALL FARM PRODUCTS! fhe Bermoe Store, 4 ALF GANSEMER, Proprietor ';:.:q.,:j3:;:.:b !i.;B.o..ir.i:Bn.a t DRUGS b 53 ?3 ii ti a :j q di a merchant in order to merit patronage should first carry sufficient stock" to care for any reasonable demands made upon it. Second, it should be priced correctly. Too large a profit is robbery, and too small, bankruptcy and neither benefits a community. Our aim is to carry a complete line. of Drugs and Drug Sundries so priced that we can live, and yet supply any goods in our line at reasonable prices. u ti H H a a ti Pj a a H y u 0 r? Murray, TOILET ARTICLES :.K!i::' K":: m mwr. -w n !!.o::;:q lEIEi H. PULS NEBRASKA No. 24 METHODISTS LOSE 1.9 82 IN LAST YEAR Lincoln. Sept. I'i. A decrease in membership in the Methodist church of Nebraska was reported at the r.uual conference here Monday by Statistician A. V. Wilson. General membership decreased l.!s2 to GS021. The church lest members in the influenza epi demic. The Sunday school membership of 7f o fleers atid teachers and S1-.-members represents a falling off of n.f'oo since a year ago. The senior Kpworth league lost 2.oiMi members and the junior league less than l.ooo. Laymen may lie admitted to the state ci nference under a motion by the Rev. I. B. Sch reckengast . Uni versity Place, authorizing the orvivt of the votes of pastors absent Sat urday, when the ministers lacked jwij vot-s of the necessary two thirds to sanction the admission of la vmen. IIIIRIV-EVEN CASES OF INFLUENZA IN CHICxVJO Chicago. Sept. 1 Thiit y-seve:i ca'es of Spanish influenza today had been reported to th.e health depart ment in three days. P was during the eorrc.-poi.diua week of last year that the epidemic first crept into Chicago. Come to Piatt "mouth Homecoming day, Saturday, October 4th. ... 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