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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1920. FACTE nrx ( ' I Murray Department Prepared in the Interest of the People of "TMurray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal ReaderB If try O? the re id p. -s of tbe Journal knoT" of any ttociai event or Item of Interest in this Tirlclty. and will mail 9 ime to this ofUee. it will ap pear under tr is heading. We wact all news Items KniTOn ZllWOODMEN CIRCLE INSTALLS OFFICERS Meeting Well Attended Mrs. Kate Remington, Supreme Banker, Acts as Installing Officer. 'jlAjJjS 0 YoisiP lEsiFimSimgs Yy 11 Having ready cash for 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 you will have a substantial inter est-bearing account, and a feeling of safety, content ment, pride and independence. Safety Honesty CourtesyService Four pr cent interest on time deposits. Our deposits are protected by the State Guaranty Law. MURRAY STATE BANK All buiiness transaction held id strict confidence -Your Personal Batik. The family of Frank Vallery, who J . l:.-vvo been rick at home fur sonie time past, are now cm the mend and Mr. ' Vallery is hopeful they will soon be well again. Mrs. 15. F. Prendel was quite sick the fore p:irt of the week, but is feeling considerably improved at this writing, which is good news to !:cr many friends. C. A. . Kawis. of Platlsmouth warf a visitor in Murray last Tues day, coining down to look into niat-. ters relative to the death of John ' IV. Long, who was electrocuted by a live wire of f'e Nebraska Gas .J. Electric ccmpany. I Cl aries Carroll has been kept j pretty busy driving Dr. J. F. Bren-j del :Tid with the roads in such bad j shape as they are has found it dif-j ficult to get over a very large ter ritory each day. With the great amount of sickness and the condition, of the roads it is little wonder the! doctors are hard to locatethese days and it is remarkable how many pa tk:.ts they manage to see in the course of 2 4 hours. W. B. YGUKG AUCTIONEER Always, Ready for Safe Dates far or near. BATES REASONABLE SATISFACTION OB NO PAY! heverse all. cajls Telephone 1511 Mumy Exo range James Hatchett and family are now all over the flu, they having had a go with it for the past two weeks. G. M. Minford and Henry Creamer shipped a car load of cattle from .Murray to Omaha last Tuesday and on the day following shipped a car load of hogs which they also placed on th Omaha market. John Robbins, who lives some three miles west of Murray.. was in town last Tuesday and reported tht children as getting along nicely, a; well as Mrs. Robhins, who is show ing marked improvement. They sure had a severe time of it. Green Piggott who with the oth er members of his family haf beer, sick at home for some time, is so far recovered that he has been able to get down town, while the others are up and about the house. We could not help noticing, however, that Mr. Piggott's voice was pretty raspy as he greeted us Tuesday. Walter Tower, who has been sick at his boarding house with the in fluenza for the past several days, is again able to be back in the garage looking after business. Walt is an excellent workman and is miss ed about the garage when sickness compels him to be absent. Although he is not as stout since the attack as he would like to be, Mr. Tower hopes soon to regain his usual good health. Notice If you are going to have a sale, do not- fail to arrange with me for fur nishing of Lunch. Most up-to-date equipment in Cass county. Write or phone No. 2 SI 2. OSCAR NAILER. Murray, Nebraska. Grocery Specials! If you will compare the quality and price, you will trade at home. Tomatoes, No. 3, large can, per can. . . -19c Kraut, Ino. 3 size, per can 17c Hominy, No. 3 can and a good one, per can' 12c Sweet corn, per can. . 16c Large can oysters, per can 38c Pumpkin, No. 3 size, per can. 17c Pineapple, large size can, sliced, per can. . 55c Early June peas, 2 cans for. 35c DON'T FORGET US ON COFFEE Wc are still selling genuine Santos Peaberry, tb . . .45c MURRAY, Hiatt , Tutt, NEBRASKA For Sale? Bred sows. the. best of ! Tirr fl l?.!AV ?T5 the herd. Oldham Stock Farm. I f UL!hiA CHUffl" ls.eiiy nuoueii is asMunii; uu i the hauling of freight, during the illness of Mr. Jones. Harvey Gregg is report ed as be-j ing soniewnai uuaer me weaiut-i with an attack of influenza at his home northwest of town, out is get ting along as well as could be ex pected. Miss Elizabeth McCracken, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McCrack- eu, lias uccu sun itu uuu.ua cough for some time past, but is j There has come to M'urrav and now getting along as well as could i ; durine: the nast few weeks. be expected. I tj,e preatet scourge visited upon this J. J. Meier, of Weeping Water, was thriving -ide-awake. but peace-lov-a visitor in Murray one day last is community in lr.anv a dav, in the ' week, looking after some business ralure of an epidemic of influenza' matters and confenug with Mr.!an(i its accompanying diseases. McCracken regarding the business at j Almost before unvone was aware the drug store in which both gentle-, . tl condition there were some llil iiuuuit u i i o..--o in iiiu v-uui- IrlGLY REACHED Jackbcne of "Flu" Seems Broken Ilalady Kas Exacted Toll of Several Lives Here. men are interested. - John Eppings, who has been down with .the flu at his home, was able to be down town Tuesday for the nrst time. He reports the folks all getting along nicely now, Mrs. lap pings having been able to sit up for the past several days. vtiunity, including those in town and the adjoining territory served by ical physicians. Naturally, as is tbe case with so large a number sick, numerous of these cases developed into pneumonia, whooping cough and other maladi.s, making this Mrs. Arnold Miller, of Plainvirw, . intense season nf sickness aunt of John W. Long, who lost his tUat has eyer com,. u tl)g commun. From Wednesday s Dally. The Woodmen Circle last evening enjoyed a very pleasant and profita ble session at their lodge rooms in the M. W. A. building and which , was quite largely attended by the mem bership of the order. The chief business of the evening was the installing of the newly elect ed officers of the order and the fol lowing were inducted into their du ties for the coming year: Guardian Mrs. Margaret Man speaker. Advisor Miss Georgia Malous. Chaplain Mrs. Robert A. Bates. Banker Miss Marie Svoboda. Clerk Miss Marie Kaufmanu. Assistant Clerk Mrs. Lena Drocge. Attendants Mrs., A. J. Trilty, Miss Anna Rys. Inner Watch Miss Estelle Geis. Outer Watch Mrs. H. J. Heneger. The members of the local grove WE ARE RECEIVING OUR Spring Shipment of Goods Which we will soon have ready for your inspection at PRICES FAR BELOW THOSE NOW PREVAILING Omar Flour Cash price in quantity lots, per sack $3.75 Highest Market Price Paid for All Farm Produce The S ermoe Stioire, ALF GAN3E.MER, Proprietor TO HOLD KEX1CAHS From Wednesday's Ial!y. Despite the efforts of friends to ... i: . i. a.. in mis ciiv in ti;e near ruiure ana in ... I - i , A. - i t : I V 1 PIC LlllltLlll'l llll t UBU J I - rit'iun ( f inn t . u life through contact with a charged electric light wire, arrived in Mur ray on the midnight train Tuesday to attenu me iunerai w men ,lrwn with t he disease at thf held last Wednesday. ! t.i 1 1 m o with lt.'t t r Avon 1rwL- after the chores or minister to the at tne meeting and the arrangements tick. And it was in such cases the are being made for a very ex-communitj- spirit wis best shown, tensive gathering of the ladies of Neighbors came t the rescue, pro- tjje organization. Mrs. Kate Remington, who In her re planning on a district meeting i eiItt:i rtlwe 1 one of the Mexicans nciti in me coun- The folks at the home of Roy Howard are getting along nicely ;ind ! all are showing improvement, some more marked than the rest. Roy is unfortunate, in that he is suttenng an attack of jaundice, from wtich it is hoped that he wilf soon recov er. Morton Bartlett, the barber, who was sick so long at his home hero, and whose chances of recovery at times seemed rather slim, is mating satisfactory improvement now. and was able to sit up and partake of a meal at the table' last Monday, al though he is still very weak. Lee Farris was a visitor in 2klur ray last Tuesday for a short time, it being his first appearand? since ii ess of last vear. which several of the In many instances whole families towns will be representee and these j teS' tue lwo men are suu plans were discussed nt some length n the county nastne as- fanerin Quinton yesterday received instruc tions from the immigration authori ties at Omaha to the effect that the two men were to he held here pend ing the action in regard to their de-! viding they then. selves were not : iek. and thus th' spirit of co-operation helped to allay ' matters a great deal and in a large measure served to mitigate the suffering. G. W. McCracken. Li was about sick himself stayed luroicly behind the prescription counter dispensing cur atives us per the physicians' pre scriptions, even when he was scarce ly able to get around. Within the past few days a ray of hope has come to the community wiih the decreasing severity of the epidemic that the climax has been ty of the burden of caring for the men and remove them on their way to Mexico. The men are not in the most pleasant mood with the pros pects of deportation Ktarlng them in the face and would greatly prefer to remain in the United States rath er than go back to the land of revo lution where they face service in Eome of the numerous armies that in fest the much troubled sister republic. position as the supreme banker of ; , - , 4l (federal authorities have promised the ordtr is very familiar with the itul 01 . ..... .. the sheriff that they will try and working of the organization, gave a I i nave some acuon uik in me u.i few davs that will relieve the coun- t iost interesting address on the new rates as proposed and pointed out the important facts concerning the new rates. HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOE SALE FOBLIG SALE! he and the family have tussled v.itii reucheil alld the hackbone of the the influenza, all being down yit.i malady has been broken. i I have decided to dispose of all i The undersigned will offer for the disease at the same time. From the sound of his voice a he talked (or rather attempted to) one would think he had been rooting at a ball game. Do not mistake us and think thi. is the fall season or we have gone crazy, or anything like that, when we say that Fred Warner expects to begin picking his corn in a few days. He will get a number of hands into the field and hopes to mv household coods and the sanie the disease has claimed the lives be sold at mlbljc auction to the I pi r.ve citizens m me community, who but a short linte ago were en- ( sale at public auction at his home joying the blessii: of robust health ;'iid (he company of their friends. To this number lias been added an ther thru the sudden death of a " T.-yc ar-old lad frciu coming in con 'act with an electric light wire. It is sincerelv hoped that the death angel in his journeyings over !he country will pass the Murrav make quick work of the task if the communit v'hv for a time, as certain wc.aii.er is lan.iuuie uuu i.ie i,ii. !v ,ie hlLS oxacte)t a sulficient toll ioesn't prove too soft to get into f h t the held. , Jake Smith. of near Xehawka.j f was a visitor in Murray last T.ies- j Card d Thanks dav, looking alter some trading and! We: wish to tak this means of ex ither business. While here he ?tut-J rreing cur heartfelt gratitude to 2d that three of his children. HrzelJ ;b many friends and neighbors for Jarl and Harold, are having a siege! :lrir kind acts and words of sympa f the whooping cough, the twoj'iiy and tlie beautiful flowers sent firmer having prettv severe c..-es. ! to us in our rerent bereavement in while Harold, has a much lighter 'at-! --hf loss of our dear beloved wife, tack. It is hoped that thev mav be ! 'nother and ste-r. V. K. Tcttit, Mis better in a short time. j -'ry .utems. xe-ra june. J. V. (Dick) ritman. who has i been sick at his home for ti e ;ja?t ?PJjnR TO fV- UPRC two weeks with influenza and preu-) 'lUiiuUL !J ill UE1 nLliL monia, is much better, although he has. not progressed as rapidly a:; it was hoped he would. He is having some trouble with pleurisy pains on noin nis iuE.gs. wiiicn ar giving inej t. j i . , , :, . the past several weeks, the teachin ance. It is honed that he will soon ! .. . ... , , lkk 'jfila t tti 1 V.Mtl t i-.n-.i in ! w." it. 1 I . .i i . .i. -.:i.. .'fen immune from sickness la lilt lutriiiut-ia jl lilt: idiiltiv. ' , . , . x- tnn .r ibe four teachers having been down Near the steps leadir.sr into the .... ... " i:i sliest bidder for cash at the Old ham public sale on next Saturday Afternoon, February 1 The goods are almost new, having been used only two years' and were me very iesi 10 ue louna on me j market, and consist of the following: 1 Four rugs, one dining table, one library table, one chiffonier, one dresser, two beds complete, except one mattress, 6 dining room chairs, one kitchen cabinet, one cook stove, two heating stoves, 12 window ihades, kitchen utensils, and other ai tides too numerous to mention. Rear in mind these goods are practically almost new and you can buy them right on next Saturday af ternoon at the Oldham public sale in Murray. C. E. Pettit. BOX SOCIAL AGAIN NEXT MONDAY; Durinir the prevailing siege of flu nnd its allied diseases extending over he past several weeks, the teaching orce in the public schools has not threeNof There will be a box social held at the Woodbine school in district No. 21) on Fjidaj- evening. February 12. -V- good time is in store for all. Coffee and sandwiches will be serv ed. Miss Lillian Van Epis, Teach er. 2td-2tw Bank of Murray last Sunday after noon while the sun was shining brightly, we noticed a number of the young boys about town con gregated, all down on their kneer. playing the old familiar game of marbles, 'or "niibs." We could hear such expressions as "Knuckle down. with the influenza. Thev are Misses Zoe Black, principal, Clara Mueller and Beulah Sans. Prior to the time ; it was deemed advisable to close the j schools, the remaining teacher. Miss ; xJarker. had all the work in hand. Arrangements have been perfect - Fred Kbinger of Plainview, for merly of this city and retiring presi dent of the Nebraska Hardware Dealers' association, came in Satur day evening from Lincoln, where he has been attending the state conven tel for the re-opciing of the schools th-n-""! Monday when it is hoped the '"iR SLdlc vuuveu- nA".SV! neral condition pf health in the , Hon of the association, and visited made us only the more certain that fpringtime is near at hand. Mrs. Oldham Improving Mrs. Oldham. who has been sick at her home for some time, al though still confined to her bed. is on the mend, and it is hoped will improve rapidly now. Her grer.test trouble seems to be from a persistent community will a greatly improved, over Sunday here with friends and Jliss Helen. Gilraore Improves While still very sick. Miss Helen relatives. miles southwest of Platts meuth and C miles east and 1 mile north of Mauley on Friday. February 20 comni" i, at 10 a. m., the follow ing desci in 1 property, to-wit: 1C Head of Horses ' One Percheron stallion. 9 years old, weight lfl0; one black mare, 9 years eld, weight 14 00; one bay mare, 8 years, old. weight 1500; one bay mare. 7 years old. weight 1200; cue black horse, 1 year old, weight 1300; one black mare, 7 years old. weight 1100; one bay mare, 12 years edd, weight 1300; one bay mare. 7 years old, weight. I?.o0: onebay mare with foal, weight 1200; nine head of colts. Five head of cattle 3 milk cows and 2 calves. Farm Machinery One riding cultivator; two walk ing cultivators; one gang plow; oue two-row machine; or.p corn stalk cut ter; one mowing machine; one pros? drill; one lister; two farm wagons; two sets of work harness; one cutter; one spring wagon; one gas engine 1 hp.; many other articles too numerous to mention. Lunch will be served at noon. Term cf Sale All sums of $10 "and under cash; on all sums over $10 a credit of f-ix months time will be given purchaser giving good bankable note bearing 8 per cent from date. All property to be settled for before removed from the premises. JOHN URISH, Owner. Bill Dunn, Auctioneer. Louis Friedrich. Clerk. Mrs. Nellie Gorder returned home this afternoon from Weeping Water where she has been for the past week visiting at the F. II. Gorder home and with Mr. and Mrs. Frank John son and familv. DISPERSION SALE On account of sudden changes, we will sell at the Oldham stock farm in Murray, Nebraska, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1920 commenting at 2:0u o'clock p. in., the following described property: 6 Head Horses and Mules 6 One span of sorrel mares, 9 years old, weight 2800, one with foal by a horse; one sorrel mare, 5 years old, weight 1350; one sorrel mare, smooth mouth, weight 1200, with foal by a horse; one bay horse colt, 3 years old. weight 1100; one black molly mule, 2 years old. 3S Head of Cattle 38 Nine good dairy cows; six good springers, 2 jears old; eight yearling heifers; fourteen yearling steers; oue 2-year-old Durham bull. 30 Head Registered Duroc Hogs Ten head of gilts and bred sows; foundation herds of pure bred pigs, consisting of four gilts and one male not related, sold in groups; a bunch of stock pigs, pure bred, with a few gilts that will grow into valuable breeding sows. Farm Implements, Etc. One Ford car, 1917 model, as good as new; wagon; mowing machine; hay rack and truck wapon; hay rake; two cultivators, one spring trip; riding lister; walking lister; walking plow; garden plow; buggy; ;et farm scales; set v.ork harness. 12 WHITE LEGHORN ROOSTERS TERMS All sums of $10 and under cash in hand. On sums oer that amount a credit of 6 to 8 months time will be given, purchaser to give bankable note bearing interest at the rztc of 8 per annum from date of sale. No property to be removed until settled for. OLDHAM STOCK FARM. W. R. YOUNG. Auctioneer. W. G. BOEDEKER. Clerk. Gilmore. w ho l as been struggling V?WVV' ifSSAJt?S-SSt. V VV??:: WlTT her of days, with little hope of re- covery. is, we are glad to state, J much improved. Miss Gilmore was taken to Omaha iast Sundav, where, ' i . . .. . 1 . i. . r i. , hacking cough, which she is unable! V ,,"s -"Vl "" to drive away. Her daughter, Mi3si,lie, nios,1. expert medical service the A, Pauline, is ud and arouud acrain. " 1 " 'w,"'Iln u,,ut,BC"1 vv Spring Will Soon Be Here! $ hut i for fr,Ti drn.m tine. "l ' 1 lor lue remov ui pus iroiu u. i luiiKS, iouowiiig which she began to show signs of her recent sickness and trouble. al improvement. While the operations were of an extremely dtlicat" nature, they were resorted to as the only possible means E, S. Tctt Sick at Home ?:. S. Tutt, of the firm cf Hiatt & Tutt. who has been sick at his home with the innuenza. being confined to ! of saving the i ;itientB life. who his bed. is so far recovered a5 to , was then hoverii g near death's por- 'i. be permitted to sit. up fyr a short i tal. It is hoped she will continue time last Wednesday. It is hoped ! to improve and that her recovery he. will soon be able to be about may be both speedy and permanent. again. During the absence of his Miss Gilmore has had a long and f partner, Mf. L. I). Hiatt i3 kept hard fight agaim- the dread malad v. ' 2 more than busy looking after matters at the store, and will be glad when j Mr. Tutt is able to again resume j his accustomed place in the business' RIFLES FOR H0XE GUARDS I Members of the former home Purhaces Farm in lis'-curi guards at PlattMuouth and Murray, V James Hatchelt reports receiving car purchase rifi.s used by them in a letter from his brother. Oscar, who service at ?S fa h. Call on Hans'vV a short tine ego visited in Murray Seivers at the c urt house or Mur-ijL ?.n his way from Wyoming to Mis-' . . ., . 1V f.oi'ri, telling of the purchase of a ray State bank 10 tee these rifles. farm near Crocker, Mo., upon which. lt is sired to dispose of these as i he and the family will make t heir , nuickly as po?-ible. Board of Comnii:. ioners. future home. Mr. Hal tht It and fam ily are well pleased with that por tion of the country and have gone to housekeeping on the farm alrcudv. they having purchased it complete I ly stocked. County tfd-w Head the Dany Journal. F0H SALE Cottonwood and maple block wcod ?4 and $Z per load delivered. Elbert Wiles, Telephone 3521. tf-dw f Yes, the birds will soon be singing and spring work will be rapidly crowding itself upon us, and then you will need those new farm implements and need them badly. We are prepared to furnish you with all kinds of farming im plements for we are carrying all lines at Murray the John Deere, International, J. I. Case arid Moline. Thus we are well equipped to f urnish you anything you may need in the line of farming machinery, engines, tractors, etc., at the lowest prices. The Murray stock will be complete, and in addition to this W. 15. Puis, the implement EV3an, will conduct a sales station at Plaitsmouth which will be in charge of D. B. Ebersole, who will carry the J. I. Case and John Deere lines. . Sec Either of These Gentlemen When Wanting , Anything in the Farm Machinery Line. f W. Hi PULS, - Oi B. EEKSOLE, Murray, Neb. Plattsmouth, Meb. V