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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNUL
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920.
PAGE SIX
Murray Department
Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray aad Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Reader.
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Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow
four pr 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 Personal Bank.
CIu: rN's and John Sans are assist
ing with Hii- harvest work on the
farm of W. ?. Minford.
W ley llill and family spent the
i!ay :uml:ty ;M Krug park in Omaha,
v! t- they enjoyed the day greatly.
.I-' Hendricks and wife drove
down a few days ago from their home
in the northern part of the state and
are victim; at the home of rela
tives and friends.
I 'letup' show at Puis hall Satur
c' y n'-h' begins at nine o'clock. The
l:.-t three episodes of "The Midnight
con. hined into one big show of
s-v !i r-i-?. Don't tniss it.
Tie .Missionary society meeting
w.: :- ;-ined last week on account
I rain and Mrs. Harry Todd has ar
ranged to enttertain them at her
lionie en next Friday.
Ve are keeping In line with all
decreases in the prices of lumber.
See Ueurgti Nickles at Murray, for
ficures and estimates of costs.
BANNING & NICKKLS
A little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cup i:. neen srarcely more than six
months of age, has been very sick at
the home of its parents with cholera
Ir.f.uitntn. but at last report was con
riderably improved.
W. B. YOUNG
AUCTIONEER
Always Ready for Sale
Datesfar or near.
BATES REASONABLE
SATISFACTION OR NO PAY!
ItGVERSK ALL CALLS
Telephone 1511 Mnrray Exa'ranfe
Jap Silk and
WAIST
AT ASTONISHING PRICES
Elaborately designed, finished in silk braids, beads,
turnback cuffs, pipings, laces, beautiful shades of navy,
bermuds, flesh, white, etc. in fact all that goes in the
make-up of high class waists are to be found in these.
Georgettes $3.50 and $3.95
Jap Silks $2.75
Get these while we have the selection. Sizes 38 to 42.
Hiatt & Tuft,
MURRAY,
JI- - - uiwi I
Women can be ture of receiv
ing courteous attention in this
institution.
We not only invite you to open
a personal account with us, but
we also will be glad to give you
the benefit of our advice and
experience in other business
matters.
We are never too busy to be
pleasant.
See the closing episodes of "The
Midnight Man" Saturday night.
Seven reels, three concluding epi
sodes of "The Midnight Man" at
the Puis hall Saturday night.
Herman Smith and son, Herman
ami family, were visiting in Platts
muuth last Monday and Tuesday.
Olga and Will Minford were among
the Murrayites to attend Chautau
qua at Plattsmouth Satnrday night.
Mrs. L. H. Puis and daughter were
both reported as not feeling very
well during the latter part of last
week.
(lien Botdeker and wife and Rev.
Buchanan attended the Chautauqua
in Plattsmouth Saturday night, driv
ing up in Mr. Boedeker's car.
A sang of weed cutters from Ne
braska City were camped in Murray,
while cutting weeds along the Mop
right of way during the past week.
Mesdames A. Royal. V. A. Ken
nedy, G. V. McCracken and A. A.
Young and wife were looking after
some business matters in Plattsmouth
last week.
Morton Bartlett and wife, with
their little daughter, were visiting
with friends in Omaha last Tuesday
and also looking after some business
matters as well. Miss Mabel Jour
genson, of near Avoca, who assists
at the switchboard, cared for the
business at the telephone office while
they were away.
M. Rys. the blacksmith, is having
a f-evere time with one of his feet,
which was injured several years ago,
and has been apparently healed un
til a short time since when it broke
open anew, and he has been com
pelled to cut away the top of his shoe
in order to be able to stand on it.
He is having a large amount of work
to do just now. which makes the
injured foot all the more incon
veniencing. Georgette
NEBRASKA
Get more than your money's worth
at the show Saturday night. 7 reels.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Kennedy en
tertained Harry Creamer and wife at
dinner last Sunday. j there were a large nunber of them
Edward Kohrell, who has been fried just to a turn and the dinner
sick for some time past is reported which was spread along side the
as being some better. waters, they ate and laughed and
Mrs. Cameron Cathey spent the talked and made so much noise with
day last Thursday as a guest at the the hilarity that there was but liMle
home of A. A. Young. use for any one to try to fish. Few
Roy Creamer is reported as being fish were caught and they were cast
down with a case of measles, and back into the lake, who evidently
while he is very sick with them he, told the other fish, for afterward
is getting along nicely. I while they were not able to catch
Fred Hild and Dr. B. F. Brendel any. the fish would come to the sur
were visiting in Omaha last Tuesday, face and throw kisses to the young
driving up in their car for a few ladies of the party,
hours and returning home the same
evening.
Mrs. J. A. Walker and daughter, J
Miss Margie, attended the Chautau
qua in I'lattsmoutn Saturday even
ing and Sunday, driving up in Miss
Xfarclfl'c ar 1
Cot- ih. lav. nmir nf "Thp Mid-
night Man" will be given at the
Puis hall Saturday night. 7 reels
at the price of an ordinary show. Do
not -fail to see it.
Jesse Chambers was a visitor in
Nehawka for the most part of the
week, going over on Tuesday, and is
doing some work for C. V. Chriss
weisser. of that place.
A. A. Young was a passenger to
South Omaha last Tuesday, where
he went to look after the purchase
of some cattle for pasturage on one
of his places near here.
Last Tuesday Albert and V. R.
Young were visitors in Omaha, driv
ing up in their car to look after
some business matters at the stock
yards in South Omaha.
Herman Gansemer is the possessor
of a Maxwell truck which he recent
ly purchased from the garage of L.
H. Puis and is well pleased with the
efficiency and good work of the car.
Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Smith were
visitors in Plattsmouth last Sunday,
going up in their car to attend the
Chautauqua. They were very well
pleased with the class of entertain
ment provided.
John Carroll was in Omaha last
Monday having his eye dressed by a
specialist who has been removing a
cateract from the ball. He informs
us the members is getting along in
fine shape now.
The daughter of Mrs. Sam Stone,
who has been at the hospital in Oma
ha for some days past, receiving
treatment, returned home one day
last week. She is reported as being
greatly improved.
Mrs. V. A. Royal and. Mrs. V. A.
Kennedy were visiting in Omaha on
last Tuesday, going on the train and
returning as far as Plattsmouth the
same way. From there they came
home in the car with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Young.
Charles Staska. of Plattsmouth.
where he is employed as operator at
the Missouri Pacific station, was a
visitor in Murray last Monday, com
ing down to visit for the day with
his brother who is agent for the
company here.
Henry Creamer will engage in
threshing in the near future and
will be in charge of the separator,
while J. A. Scotten, as engineer, will
look after supplying the power and
they will make a fine pair, both be
ing excellent workers.
Thomas Smith is the possessor of
a new car. purchasing one
"universal" kind manufactured by
Henry Ford. As with all others pur
chased in this section, the car was
bought of the T. H. Pollock Auto
company of Plattsmouth.
Rev. Buchanan, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, is receiving a visit
from his mother, who arrived in
Murray last Tuesday morning for the
purpose of visiting with her son and
becoming acquainted with the many
friends he is making here.
When wanting prices on lumber
and building materials, remember we
are keeping in line with all reduc
tions in materials. Estimates and
prices cheerfully furnished. See
George Nickles at Murrav.
BANNING & NICKELS
Last Tuesday, when C. A. Rawl
of Plattsmouth. had some business
matters to look after at Weeping
Water, he made the trip in his car,
being accompanied as far as Murray
1. r -r- ... .
oy .irs. uawis, wno visiter! nere un
til his return, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will S. Smith.
J. A. Scotten, who was in the west
iui biiuui a. wt-eK returned Home a
few days since and has been engag-
eu in removing a portion of the
building which Mrs. J. W. Berger re
cently purchased of Mrs. J. Baxter
wnen sne went west. Mrs. Berger
expects to place the building in first
class shape for rental purposes.
A Young Miss Young
,That is just what it is. the stork
having made a visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Parr Young last Mon
day and left in their care one of the
nicest little blue eyed baby girls,
which is cherished by the fond par
ents. The parents are both getting
along nicely and the little Miss is
making home just what it should
be for the happy parents.
Young Master Meare Arrives
A boy arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Meare's and is a
delight to the parents and has caused
, a smile to flit over the face of father
i Meare. that will not wear off. The
iona mother is happy also in the pos
session of one of the finest little
Americans ever.
Fished Lots but Fen- IIUi
Last Sunday some eleven cars
from Murray carried sixty-three of
the people of this enterprising town
and community to Cedar rvenv
"'here they made camp by the beau-
If tnyof the waders of the
Journal knoT- of any social
event or item of Interest. In
thts vicinity, and will mall
tame to this office, it will ap
pear under this head lnr. We
want all news Items Editob
tiful lake on the land of Mrs. c.
Metzger, and enjoyed a day of undi
luted pleasure. It being the Fourth
of July and the spring chickens ripe,
Community Meeting
The committee of fie community
work will give a free program at
1 the church lawn on Saturday even-
'fig
July 17th. for which there will
'e no charges, as the object of the
meeting is a place and an opportun
ity to express community interests
and this will afford tl at.
The following numbers for the ev
ening's program have been secured
and it is desired that all interested
should come and participate in the
general good time which is to be
had. The program i.'' as follows:
Solo by Mrs. V. Pitman Flute
solo bv Miss Oula Minford. solo bv
i Miss Harry Creamer, solo bv Mrs.
Cameron Cathey. C. A. Rawls will
Kive the address of The evening on
"Community Interests".
This is for the public and every
body is invited, and it is the plan
to hold one every Saturday evening
until prevented by cold weather.
Come and help make this the big
gest success possible. Should you
wish to discuss a quest ion or have a
musical number, coire artd offer the
suggestion for yourself and your
friends. The hope of these meetings
is to discuss subjects concerning our
own interests, to co-operate, to know
one another better, to be entertained
and instructed. So come .everybody.
Will Have a Corn Show.
The enterprising people of Murray,
and they seem to bo most all of that
kind, are making preparations for a
corn show or festival during the
early fall, when they will give some
prizes for the best corn raised, and
at the same time will have enter
tainments as well with interesting
programs and prominent speakers,
v.-ho will tell about the raising of
corn and other things of general in
terest. Get in line with this move
ment and assist in its being pushed
to a successful ending.
Doing Some Excellent Work
James Hatchett has been keeping
up a pretty steady pace in the bar
vest fields and has done a large
amount of shocking for different par
ties, making the best record last Sat
urday at the home of Tracey Leyda.
Celebrated Her Eleventh Birthday
Mrs. J. A. Scotten entertained
portion of the Fifth and Sixtli grades
from the public schools at her home
last Friday in honor of the eleventh
birthday of her daughter, Lois. All
present will long remember the en
joyable afternoon and will cherish
i he friendships which have connect -
of the!r" them with each other during their
school days. Ice cream and cake
were served, which added to the de
light of the entertainment. They all
declare Miss Lois and her mother are
the best of entertainers
Visiting the Rockies
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Trlmpe
Mrs. J. H. Brown accompanied
sisters of Mrs. Trimpe, Mabel
Abbie Brown from Omaha
and
the
and
Sun
'lay evening. The young ladies live
in California and have been visiting
with friends in this community for
some time. The party will stop at
Denver for a while and will also
visit interesting places in the moun
tains near there, fter which Misses
Mabel and Abbie will go on to their
home in the west; Mr. Trimpe and
wife will return to Omaha and Mrs
Brown to Murray.
SHOWING UP BETTER
Joint Examination in Several States
Discloses Revenues of $1,200,000
in Five Months in Excess Losses
A report of the first examination
of the Modern Woodmen of America
by insurance departments of several
states has been completed and filed
with the Xebra-ka insurance bu
reau. W. B. Young, chief of the
Nebraska bureau, represented the
Nebraska insurance bureau in the
examination which was a joint one
participated in by Narbeasasof.ul
participated in by Nebraska, Illin
ois. Indiana and Mississippi.
The matter of the increased rates
of the organization is mentioned in
the report. The membership of the
order in 1919. was 1.054.031. In
three years. 1917 to 1919 inclusive,
the assessments rollected aggregated
S44.SS9.491 for the benefit fund. In
that titne the losses paid ""as
C52.210.S93. Each year the losses
exceeded the assessments, the total
exCPSS being
821.402. There was
a previous excess of $507,789, malt- !
ing a total of $8,320,796.
The report says the organization
was carrying a monthly average
cash balance in banks amounting to
$3,700,000. The by laws limits the
current fund of $2.r00,000. Recent
ly the order drew $1,000,000 out of,
banks and invested it In securities,'
thus reducing the current fund to
nearly the proper limit. A patrio
tic fund collected during the war,
being an assessment of 10 cents on
every $.r.00 of benefit, has been dis-'
continued. In three years this yield-j
ed $4,500,000. It was turned into
I lie benefit fund. '
The examiners report that the in
creased rates effective in July, 1919,
produced revenue in the first five'
months of '1920, amounting to $1. ,
200.000 in excess of losses. The or
der lost $;.732,000 on account of
the epidemic of inlluenza.
In a supplemental report the ex
aminers go into acturial figures and
give complete valuations of policies
of the order and compare the valu
ation with the revenue derived
from assessments. They state that
in thei ropinion the increased rates
effective In 1919 was the greatest
increase the membership would pos
sibly accept. The examiners say
another increase in rates at this
time would be most prejudicial to
the order.
The examiners find that the head
consul of the Modern Woodmen of
America receives a salary of $12,000
a year, the head clerk $7,500 and
the head banker $.r,!ooo. The ex
pense of the head consul's office for
three years was $S 1,000.
E. THOMAS PLANNING
TO UNITE DRY FORCES
All Other Candidates Wet. Declares
Omahan. Retruning From
San Francisco
"I shall not vote either for Cox
or Harding," said Klmer K. Thomas,
democratic alternate delegate at
large to the national convention,
who with Robert K. Lee Herdnian,
returned Monday morning from San
Francisco.
"We have four candidates for
president now and every one of them
wet. It is a travesty and an insult
.to the great dry sentiment that ex
ists in the United States.
"I hope he dry forces of the United
States will unite in the nomination
of W. J. Bryan. If they do so, I be
lieve they could win."
Not Concerted Plan
Mr. Thomas denied that the move
ment of which he spoke was as yet
a concerted effort to back Mr. Bryan
but he said he would lose no time
in trying to get the Nebraskan on
the map even if the latter had been
pounded into the "grave" at San
Francisco where his heart still whs
located, as he had indicated in a Sin
Francisco interview.
"I don't know whether Mr. Bryan
would accept a nomination of this
kind if it were tendered him. My
statement is made without any con
ference with him or intimation on
his part that he would run on a dry
Platform but I hope he may have
the opportunity.
In Lincoln Next Week
"The national convention of the
prohibition party will meet in Lin
coin. Neb., July 21, and the Anti
Saloon leacue will hold a national
meeting in Westerville, O., July 22
My idea Is that the two bodies may
iret together and put a dry candidate
in the field."
Mr. Thomas pointed out that it
was to be expected the third party
at Chicasro would nominate LaFol-
lette, who is wet and that Debs, the
other candidate for president, though
in the penitentiary, is wet.
"Thev're all wet", said Thomas
with a shudder. World Herald.
A PLEASING SPOT
The rest room and check stand
that the members of the Camp P'ire
Pin have arranged in the McDan-
iel building at Fourth and Main
street, is being made into a most at-
iroptii-n snot hv the young ladies
unH Mrs IT. W. Smith, tne cnair-
raan of the campfire activities.
The room has been brightened by
M a n m A
attractive decorations oi nags, nun
buntings and comfortable chairs
scattered over the room where those
who visit the city during the Bar
gains Circus may rest. Here checK
stands for parcels as well as a nur
sery where the babies may be left,
have been arranged and will prove
a verv much appreciated feature for
the mothers who are engaged in
shopping.
To Clean Up Cemetery
Wanted: A man to clean up the
cemeterv at tiie ewibLuu. luuivu.
southeast of Murray, wtii pay soa
wages, can paoue
a- - : t..1.
ray, Nebr. miss jcu 'ir,a
A Complete Line
Of Summer Apparel for Every Member of the
Family will be Found at Our Store
Boys' work shirts 11.15
Men's broad, long work shirts & 1.60
Boys' union suits 50c and up
Men's union suits $1.00 and up
Men's Hatch One-Button union suits (ft $2.00
Boys' Hatch One-Button union suits if 1.25
Also Local Agent for the Famous Singer
Sewing Machines.
The Service Store
ALFRED GANSEMER, Proprietor
ICE CREAM
Isn't It Provoking?
I In these days of high prices, to pay out your
good money for an article and then find it of
inferior quality, when the price you paid should
have bought the best?
f In all lines the public is imposed upon by the
unscrupulous and this is especially true in re
gard to drugs. Therefore, is it not better to deal
with your home store, because you know if an
article is unsatisfactory you can have it made
right? That is our method of doing business.
Gviluii iray Diryg,
G. W. McCracken, Prop.
CANDIES
HiG hm of ill
The three concluding episodes of "The Midnight
Man" consisting of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eigh
teenth, and including seven reels will be shown at Puis
hall Saturday night for the ordinary price. The show
will begin promptly at nine o'clock and will be well
worth seeing. Remember, no advance in price and the
three concluding episodes of the serial.
Puis &
Free Specials This Week!
The only way we can get you to realize what a
wonderful difference there is between the "GOLDEN
THROATED" Claxtonola and other makes of "talk
ing" machines, is for you to come in and hear it play.
It is in a class by itself, but you will never know its real
excellence until you hear it with your own ears.
See our Oil Stoves for This Hot Weather
Our cream separators are the best, and you will say so your
self when you see how much they will save in a year. Come in
and see us when you want one.
Our line of shelf and heavy hardware if replete with your
every day wants. The stock contains all that any good hardware
store should carry.
MURRAY
Keeping in Line in Prices!
To all who are interested in building we would have you know
we are keeping in line with the market reductions on lumber.
Come to us for estimates and figures. We will furnish you the
best of goods and at the lowest possible prices. Here you will al
ways get the benefit of reductions as they occur.
See H. B. Banning at Union or George Nickels, at Murray.
Banning & Niekels,
Lumber Dealers - - Murray, Nebr.
THERMOPACKS
CIGARS
Company
NEBRASKA
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