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MONDAY, JUNE 7. 1920. FLATTSMOTJTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAUL FIVE. BOCK DEPM PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. 'EHT. The Sank of burdock Murdock, Nebraska Tlie Only Dank in Murdock Wherein All Deposits are Protected by the DEPOSITORS GUARANTY FUND of the State of Nebraska Capital and Surplus, Fully Paid - $25,000.00 Wc Conduct a General, Commercial Banking Business. Draw up deeds, contract for sale of real estate, mortrjases, assignments, and all ordinary legal blanks for conveyances, etc., at reasonable charges. Notary Public in bank. Wc solicit your checking account; also your time deposits. We pay 5' interest on time deposits for one year and 4' for six months. Checking accounts and time deposits are all guaranteed by the Guaranty fund of the State of Nebraska without any additional charge to you, being free insvirance. We are at all times ready, able and willing to take care of any reasonable demand of'our customers, in the matter of loans and invite you to consult us on any business matters where you feel that our advice and assistance may be of service to you. The Bank of GUiurdock "The Bank where You Feel at Home" HENRY A. TOOL, President J. E. GUTHMANN, Yice-Pres. H. A. GUTHMANN, Cashier You can get floor wax at all times of Max inistorholT. tf. Joe West and wife, living a few miles west of .Murdock, were visiting with friends in Murray last week, making the trip in their car. Mr. Carl Schneider, who has b?en attending the college at Concordia. M'., for the past year arrived home this week, having completed the school year. Kenneth Tool, who hs. been at tending school at the state univer sity, arrived home last Friday even ing for a visit with his parents H. A. Tool, and wife. J. V. I'ickwell was a passenger latt Saturday morning for Lincoln, where he was looking after some business matters for the da j', and re turned on the Jersey in the evening. Messrs. Gale and John Paul Tick well and "Hud" Amerwert were visit ing at Elmwood last Friday evening going to accompany some of their "friends" to a lecture, which was given there at that time. Herman Kupke has just purchased a new Mct'oimiek mower for the harvesting of his alfalfa crop, the first cutting of which he is putting up at this time. He purchased the machine of the popular implement house of Ym. Gehrts. Hoy Cole, road niaintainer, living at Kim wood. W. A. Wolf of Avoca. J. II. Huck and Mrs. Charl.-s Schnei der of Murdock, George Kupke of Keystone and Herman Dall of Man ley, are recent additions to the list of the readers of the Journal. Mrs. Wm. Sanders and daughter Janet, and Will Wilford. all of Lin- t coin, drove to Murdock last Sunday, where they spent the day as the; guests at the home of Mrs. Charles Schneider and daughter, and Charles La u. all enjoying the visit greatly. Art Bornemeier who has been staying at Burchard for some time J past, came up last Friday evening) and on Saturday he and lii- partner W. II. Iltis-h. departed fo- the neigh borhood of Ashland, where they were j looking alter the sale oi a tnresninj outfit. The finest varnish that money can i buy at Max Dusterhoff's. : Come in and ask for special f;g j ures on Rexbarn paint a strictly j linseed oil paint. Max Dusterhoff. I The Rev. Howard 'Tool of Lincoln, i was a visitor in Murdock for a short l iiitv i i V ICl 1 1 u, " fill lLl(lt.ii.3 I i and lrienus tor a lew days. ! Lacey McDonald and John Ani j gwert were assisting the South Bend j team play a test game of hall w ith I the Louisville team last Sunday. - Louis Neitzel and wife were en joying the ceremonies which were held on Memorial day at Lincoln last Monday and drove over in their car. Mrs. Emil Kuehn and children of "Lincoln, were visiting in Murdock for the past few days, being the guests at the home of Mrs. Kuehn s mother, Mrs. Ida Tool, and other ri?nds. John Amgwert.and family were visiting with friends and looking af ter some business matters in Lincoln last Wednesday, having drove up in their car. Mrs. L. Amgwert who has been staying for some time past at the horn 2 of a daughter who makes her home near Council Bluffs, and where she has been having an excellent time, returned home last Sunday. Luis Neitzel and wife, and Wal ter Braun. and Fred Dickman. were visiting at Murray last Sunday driv ing ever just to visit a few friends and aUo to enjoy the excellent roads which is being "constructed between these two places. Ixmis Schmidt, with his assistant Walter Braun. have gotten over their one hundred and forty acres of corn the first time, and which is looking nicely though on account of the cold weather is not very large yet. Rev. A. H. Schwab the pastor of the church at this place and Mr. Au gust Fanska. the lay member, who were in attendance atMhe conference of their church returned home last Saturday, after having enjoyed an excellent time at the meeting of the representatives of the different churches of the state. ur n THIMGA Automobiles and Accessories AGENCY FOR MITCHELL AND DODGE CARS . CUSHMAN MOTORS Our machine shop is especially well equipped with modern machinery and first-class workmen. Wc arc ready to do all kinds of repair work, including acctyline welding. WE CARRY A LARGE LINE OF ALL KINDS OF TIRES EP Phone 35-B w. thimgan, Murdock, Neb. W. H. Rush with the assistance of Robert Crawford, were shelling corn for Fred Gerdes last week. II. W Tool was looking after some business in Both Omaha and Lincoln last Friday, making both trips the same day. Orville Ing?rson and Henry Wendt were in attendance at the dance which was given at Greenwood last Friday evening. Special Varnish for table tops, window sills, outside doors. Won't turn white tinder water. At M?jc Dusterhoff's. Varnishes are steadily advancing. Better come in now if you want to secure them at the present price. Max Dusterhoff. tf. II. A. Guthraan and family wore visiting with friends in PlaKsmouth last Sunday driving oer in their ear for a short visit with relatives and friends. Louis Hornemeier and O. J. Pot hast, who were ntt3nding the picnic at Alvo last Friday evening, also drove over to Lincoln for a short time in the evening. M.-"sdames C. L. Miller and daugh ter. Mrs. Charles Long, were visiting with friends and looking after some business matters as well, at Lincoln last Friday. E. L. Pothast and wife were visit ing in Murdock last Wednesday and were the guests of Mr. and .Mrs. O. J. i Pothast as well as looking after some business as well. Rev. E. L. Koenig and wff? with '. their children, were visiting in Mur- dock the guests at the home of the Hev. Brauchle and family, Mrs. Ko-- j nig being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Brauchle. j Mr. Kay Holdan. and (.'has. Rau. i have just completed an excellent crib for the coming crop of corn at j J the farm of Ed Rau and which will j , be a great convenience to the latter j gentlemen. I ! Mrs. A. J. Tool was a visitor in ! (Lincoln last Friday evening. goii;gi ito attend the closing exercises of the ! Lincoln high school at which their daughter. Miss Margaret, has been attending the past year. Victor Thimgan who has been at Naperville, 111., w here he with other triends. have been attending college, will arrive home on Tuesday of this week. thr school closing and will re main in Murdock for the summer. Matt Thimgan and wife were vis iting with friends and also looking . after some business matters at the j capit 1 city last Saturday driving up j to that place in the morning with their car and returning in the after- . noon. ! Did it ever occur to you that the ' one way to keep your home inviting i is to keep your walls smiling? This can be done by changing the walls with papers harmonious in colors . and combinations. Call cn us for : suggestions. Max Dusterhoff. tf. H. A. Guthman who as well as be ing an expert banker and good sound business man, is a competant work- man as well. He is just now com pleting the screening of his porch at his home which is an excellent piece of work. j Ray Holdan. the carpenter, has ji:t begun the construction of some cat tie sheds at the farm of J. J. Gti-iin. which will be used by the latter gen tlemen in the feeding of the larsre numbers cf cattle which he markets every season. " Wall paper is very difficult to get. We were fortunate in securing a full line. The prices are constantly ad vancing. Better take advantage of present prices and a good assortment of the most exclusive papers. Max Dusterhoff. tf. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wolf of Oma ha, were visiting in Murdock for a short time and also at the home of relatives, the Lau's in the country and they enjoyed the visit as also did the friends with whom they were guests. Will P. Sitzman was a visitor in Murdock driving from his homo in Weeping Water to visit with his for mer friends and schoolmates. If. A. Guthman and J. E. McHugh, but on account of the excitement prevailing on account ot an air plane was not able to find them. Mrs.' C. H. Hess and little son, who have been visiting in Murdock and vicinity for some time past with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mooney. the parents of Mrs. Hess, and Mr. Henry Hess, the father of Mr. Hess, returned a few days ago to their home near Hern, Kansas, hav ing enjoyed a very pleasant time while here. Rev. A. Brauchle, who was in at tendance at the convention for the past week at his church, returned home last Saturday a week, called in order to depart for the east where he was called to officiate, at the fun eral of a friend, the Rev. Schuelzky, who recently passed away, lit v. A. Brauchle returned home the first of this week. Ixuiis Newman who is just com pleting a shed for his machinery has just purchased a new threshing out fit consisting of a machine and trac tor for the power, of Wm. Gehrts. th? popular dispensing agent for the best in that line and will be ready when the time for the harvest comes to get behind the proposition of threshing in the best way. ' The Rev. Geo. J. Kupke of Key stone, who with his wife, is visiting with friends at Murdock, for a short time was a visitor in the county seat last Saturday, where he was look ing after some business matters in connection with the closing up of the administration of the estate of his father Herman Kupke deceased, for which he is the administrator. Mrs. Joseph Witchiknecht was a visitor in Lincoln last Thursday anC Friday going to ttend the graduat ing exercises of the Lincoln high school, where their daughter Miss Lydia. was completing the course in that institution. Mrs. Witchiknecut and daughter returned home last Saturday, after having remained to the closing exercises of the school. Getting Much Training. - Walter Brain who is to wrestle with Young King at Murdock the coming Saturday evening, is getting much training, trying bouts with all the boys, and .which is giving him excellent practice. Walter was ov er to Elmwood last Friday evening to post some bills of the coming event. Woiking at Wabasli. Homer H. Lawton the decorator and painter, has been busy the past week at Wabash, where he has boen doing some artistic decorating at the home of his mother of that place. Mr. Lawton is a finished workman and has all the work he can well handle in his line. versation, were speculating as to the! probably marriage of a friend, but not strange they had different ideas. ' The gentlemen said that their friends would marry within three years, while our lady friends said never. The wedding occurred Just sixteen months after the conversa tion and wager of fifty dollars, j which they made. Now the lady is half a hundred short, and the gen-( tieman is smiling ana JooKing ior another bet. They Made Good Time W. O. Gillispie and Will Miirfin ef Wabash, were visiting and looking after some laud business in Colorado for a short time last week. They left Murdock with the car of Mr. G:i lispie's and made the trip to Arriba, in just 22 hours continuous driving, which is doing pretty well, as they could not have made it in that teiue on the train. Max Dusterhoff Secures Help. Max Dusterhoff the decorator and painter and expert wood finisher, who has been crowded with work to the extent which he wTas almost swomped, has succeeded in securing two excellent workmen in Jacob Schields of Chicago, and Mr. A. B. Brauski of Longbeach. California. This placed Mr. Dusterhoff in posi tion to handle his large business, and will be able to get to the work sooner than he otherwise would have. The excellent work done by this enter prising Murdock citizen is telling in the amount of work which comes to him continuously. They All Catch Fish Lacey McDonald and wifp, Ifar-y Gillispie and wife, with Mrs. 11. V. McDonald, son Bryan, daughter Irene, Mrs. II. A. Tool, composed a jolly party who spent Friday night fishing at a point near Ashland on the Platte river, and all were suc cessful in landing a number of fine fish. Harry Gillispie was particu larly pleased in that he had four fine bass for his catch. Attended the Lecture. Master Herbert and Miss Ruth Reeves, and Messrs. Charles and Fred Fuell, attended the, lecture of Miss Jessie Bragg, who formerly lived in the vicinity of Elmwood, but who has been doing missionary work in India for the past five years, and who was delivering a very interesting talk of her experiences in the east, last Fri day evening at Elmwood. Visiting at St. Louis. The Rev. J. W. Peters and wife, with their little daughter, wwe vis itors in St. Louis for the past week where they went on account of the closing of the St. Paul's college at which two of their sons were at tending school. Arthur and Charles, the latter graduating this year while the former will conclude his studies there next year. They also attended the wedding of their son. the Rev. Wm. Peters of Sidney, Neb., who was -united in marriage with Miss Ruth Deau of St. Louis. The young couple will make their home at Sidne where Rev. Wm. Peters has a charge, hut will spend a month in Murdock visiting during the summer before returing to the west to take up their work. The Journal with their many friends extend congratulations and good wishes for the newly wedded young people. Taking the Forecast More than a year ago two people well ftualificd to judge of the coming actions of their fellow men in con- Catch Many Fish. Messrs. Ernest Wolf, H. A. Tool. A. J. Tool, Lacey McDonald and Touis Hornbeck. went fishing in the Platte river last Thursday, remaining over night and returning Friday morn ing, and were successful in securing a large amount of fish. While all are sports when it come sto fishing, they stood to have the best success, as they had in the crowd one of the most noted anglers of America, Ar thur J. Tool. Mr. Tool is a past gra duate in the- art of winning the mem bers of the finny tribe to nibble at his bait. Mr. Tool is free to acknow ledge that he is the best informed angler in this community, and like the man from Missouri, will have to be shown, before he will accord the honor to any, tarring no comers. Accepts Charge in Omaha. The Rev. A. II. Schwab, pastor of the Evangelical association, who has been the pastor at the church in Murdock for the past few years, and who. during the time has ever stood for the best interests of the town and community in which he has been throwjj. was selected by the confer ence which has but a few days since closed its sessions for the position of the pastor of the church of. this so ciety at Omaha. Rev. Schwab in ev ery way is well qualified for the new position whih he has been asked to fiill. He has made many friends in Murdock and community, as well as wherever he has gone and we are certain he will make good in his new field of work. The friends in Mur dock will mifs this excellent Christian citizen. The Rev. I. Lai h ply who is the minister at Omaha, has been se lected for the work at this place. This gentleman will find a very will ing set of workers in Murdock to co operate with and we are sure he will make a success here. During the past week Frank Mel vin has been doing some carpenter work at the home of Mr. Fred Stock. Passes His 38th Milestone. Thirty-eight years ago. a bouncing blue eyed baby boy was born at Plattsmouth to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McHugh. which they named Jerry Earl. He, like all the youngsters of that place, was one of the elements which made the teachers in the pub lic schools, think there was some thing more in life, than the drawing .- ' , . n u tr r r 1 T ,.wMBa e.3 m m mm a. ia a Si s & a. a g acgjg.g XAi iff W ..v.' mgt Use the Sunlight It s rree j 9V it I h Sunlight is the world's champion disinfectant. It's on the job most of the time and it's just as necessary for the sleeping quarters of the hog as it is for bedrooms in the house. Therefore, in planning your hog house, be sure to pro vide plenty of windows. See that every nook and comer " gets its share of this reliable disinfectant. In this way you will also make sure of good ventilation. Build a substantial ho house, for the hog needs pro tection r-.ore than any other animal ou the farm. Make sure of good drainage and cleanliness. We stand ready to give you any advice on the question of materia!. And our advice is just like the sunlight it's free. TOOL, NAU MAN & MURTEY, Murdock, Nebraska UUill Close Early! Beginning with June 1st, we will close our places of business on Tuesday and Thurs day evenings at 6:30 in deference to the cus tom followed by other towns in this vicinity. This practice will be continued until such time as notice shall be given of its ter mination. On other evenings our places of business will remain open later. MURDOCK MERCANTILE CO. JOSEPH JOHANSEN. ers and Merchants Bank Farm A modern bank is expected to offer a well round ed service to its customers. It is the desire of this bank to cultivate a closer acquaintance than is developed by the ordinary transactions of routine banking. Our disposition is to provide a banking service which will demonstrate a personal interest in the fi nancial welfare of our customers and other friends. Ask us to care for your transactions which re quire special attention. We Pay 5 Interest on Time Deposits Farmers h Merchants Bank All ways at Your Service. MURDOCK NEBRASKA of their salary, but nevertheless, he learned his lessons a'nd the tutilage, which he received in that old town has provon very beneficial to him in the later days. In .extending an ap preciation of the excellent work which he has and is doing for the good of his adopted town, a large number of his friends gathered ai his home last Friday, June 4th. to celebrate the pnssing of the mile stone. Only a passing thought was given by him of this passing of the milestone of life, until on returning iiome from the store, he found his domicle, tilled with a happy throng of his friends. Cards were indulged in until a late hour, when an elegant luncheon was served after which the friends departed and extended the wish that he might see many more of such days and also be of the same high services to the community in which he lives and lie has been a.ti'1 is at present. The hot varnishes that nionev can purchase at Max Dustcrhofl's. tf. Mrs. YV. K. Krecklow whs among those going to Omaha this afternoon to enjoy a few hours' visit. PERHAPS you have not real ized hc.v vitally important tho corset clasp is. Seriously, we be lieve that ROYAL WORCESTER Corsets made with the patented O-I-C clar.p truly give the maximum of comfort, service and style and they arc moderately priced. Front lace or back lace models. A iurdock Mercantile Co., JERRY E. McIIUGH, Manager MURDOCK -:- -:- NEBRASKA jt-'Wc close at 6:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays Threshers Tractors Power Machines intemaiiona! Lino Complete! ?r plenty of power and efliiency at all times, reliable ,,ui,in i.- n-iiat ull u-uiii W'c- li.'ivf it in the InIoriKitioii.il Ths Power plenty of power and c-fliiency at all times, reliable and dependable is what all want. Wc have U in tho international Line. We carrv a full and complete line of Kerosene Engines, Uao line Engines, Kerosf ue Tractors, Motor Trucks, Cream Separator -, Farm Wagons, Farm Trucks, Grain Tanks. Manure Kpreudcu, Stalk Cutters, Mills, Girnd'.rs and Binding Twine. CALL ON I'S FOR YOUU WANTS IN OUR LINE WM. GEHRTS Murdock 5 Nebraska T i