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The Bank of burdock
Itfurdock,
It is the endeavor of a bank to fill a pecular position in
a community, which shall safe guard the interests of the
whole community, whether they be depositors of the bank
or not. We shall ever make it our endeavor to fiil such
a place in this community . When confronted with per
plexing problems do not fall to call on us we are gladly
at your call. We are truly as our name.
The Bank of i3urdcck
"The Bank where You Feel at Home"
HEI.'P.Y A. TOOL, President J. E. GUTHMANN, Vice-Pres.
K. A. GUTHJIANN. Cashier
J t-. I.an-.!h-!in was a husir.e.-s vis
itor in t.i!!f..iu last Friday, driving '
iu r in his car. j
Herman F. Sehweppe has just con- '
ciud.-,1 his threshing and with the;
harvest a:i ahuost forgotten incident
i:? now re.uly for the fall work. ,
Mi-s .M.irtha Tht-il. who lias !. it i
at Omaha for several days past, when- ,
she was nurring one of her friends. :
Miss I'.U l::!t of Omaha, who had ui1.- j
dprwint an operation there a short1
time aso.
Miss Viola Kverett. the head sah-s-;
lady at the store of G. liaurr. is tak
ing her annual vacation and is vis
iting with friends in Iovva. being the
gue-t at the heme of her parents at !
Hed Oak of that Mate. ,
John Aingwert and wife, and Miss;
I.vdi.i Wutchiknecht. Harry GiHes-j
pit- and wife and Kenneth Tool and
Mis Margarete Custin were in at
t nuar.ee af the dance pi von at Green
v.uod last Wdnesday e ening.
I). Fino. a workman from Omaha,
arrived last Friday evening in Mur
dock to lay the tile floor of the nv
Farmers and Merchants hank, which
is now nearing completion and will
soon he ready for occupancy.
John Schell was a visitor at the
county seat Wednesday, being called
there !y the winning smile of one
of the fair ones of IMattsmouth. It
looks like some one was going to
have to move, cither John to Flatts- ;
mouth or some one from there to
M'li d ck.
). A. McDonald and family vrsit-
d at Murray last Sunday at the li. nie !
of Lis mother, Mrs. Myra McDonald, j
while they al-o visited for a short j
time at the home of Mr-. McDonald's (
parents. Joseph R. Kelly and family j
a' Flattsmouth as well. Miss Henri-;
etta Rauer. a friend of Miss Margaret
McDonald. accompanied them on the
t rip.
Open During Harvest!
On account of the business of the farmers, we
will keep our store open every night in the week dur
ing the harvest season, and until farther notice.
Murdock Mercantile Co.,
J. E. McHUGH, Manager
MURDOCK -:- -:- NEBRASKA
ED. W- TH1EOTGAN
Automobiles and Accessories
AGENCY FOE
MITCHELL AND DODGE CARS
CUSHMAN MOTORS
Our machine shop is especially well equipped
with modern machinery and first-class workmen. We
are ready to do all kinds of repair work, including
acctyline welding.
WE. CARRY A LARGE LINE OF ALL
KINDS OF TIRES
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Nebraska
J. J. Gustin and Lafayette Gilmore.
Jr.. departed last wt-ek for the west
portion t.-f the slate where they will
look over some land in Duell county.
Mr. Morris McHugh of Falls City
and wife were visiting in Murdock
during last week being the guest at
the home of J. K. ilcilugli and fam
ily. H. II. Law ton umpired a game a
wt t k ago between Mm 'loci: and
t-uiilh I!t!id in which the South Rend
team put it over the Murdock boys
to the tune of ten to five.
L' is reported that a certain ten
rcres of the belter kind on the farm
of Henry Oehlerkinir. is making yield
ot" .-.uniething like o:e hundred bush
el of oats t i'.e acre. This is the
t. t v. hich we li- v lizard so far.
C. Moonev. the foreman of the
Rock I.-: -.:h: i.uiintaineence crew, has
been Liiiicivd with what is common
ly k iown as the "summer grippe"
and v':i!e he does not think it dan
Kerom. still he says "it is very dis
agreeable t have ' it tagging one
around during the hot weather."
Ym. Gehrts. not to be out-done,
went to Omaha and drove home an
Allis-Chalmers tractor for Gus Gak-emeic-r
as he could not get anything
at all satisfactory from the railioad
as to when they would be able to
make delivery. Therefore Mr. Gehrts
drove the tractor home thus beating
the railroad time and securing a cer
tain delivery of the tractor.
As a solution of the shortage of
la'or. Mn Kail E'.liutt has tome ?
the rescue in the critter of the rur-
a:r,g of the eni;ino for the threshin-'
j...fit which is by her husban 1
p.nd his broth c". At the threshin-;
nich was done r.t tne farm of G. I-',
tv-.k. Mrs. initio : furnished the pow
er needed in a most admirable man
ner. Murdock, Neb.
You can get floor wax at all times
of Max Dusterhoff. tf.
Miss Anna Schell visited at the
home of Miss Clara Weitzel last Sun
day. Miss Clara Weitzel, Misses Esther
and Marie Schmidt, were the guests
of Miss Ruth Reeves at supper last
Friday evening, the quartet enjoying
the occasion greatly.
Miss Alvina Kuehn, of Malcolm,
has been visiting in Murdock for the
past week, being the guest at the
home of Herman S. Gast and wife,
and other relatives and friends.
Did it ever occur to you that the
one way to keep your home inviting
is to keep your walls smiling? This
can be done by changing the walls
with papers harmonious in colors
and combinations. Call on us for
suggestions. Max Dusterhoff. tf.
Win. Uraun who has been employed
at the farm of Iuis Schmidt dur
ing the summer, departed last week
for his home in the western' part of
the s'ate and will be the guest for a
short time with his parents at Hast
i n gs.
The finest varnish that money can
buy at Max Dusterhoff's.
Had a Wreck With His Car
Alphonse Glatzel. while driving
along the road a few nights ago had
the misfortune to come in contact
with a bridge and damaging the car
to a certain extent. He was ror
tunate in having some needed parts
and in a few days had the car put
in the best of repair again. He and
H. C. West were able to navigate the
boat to Omaha last Friday evening
Making Extensive Improvements
I,, li. (Jorthey, who lives south of
Murdock. has been having some ex
tensive improvements made on his
home with the finishing of two rooms
in the second story and the screen
ing, in of the porch on the lower
floor for a sleeping porch. The work
was done by the contractor, A. L.
Depner. who is an excellent work
man and is kept very busy, having
two other contracts awaiting for
him. one being at the home of George
Milles and the other at Ihe home
of Gus Ruhge.
Played Two Games Yesterday
At the game last Sunday the catch
er of the team had the misfortune
to fracture one of his fingers which
is causing him some suffering and
also loss of time. At yesterday's
game a double header was played,
Al Bauer west of town pitching one
game, while Will McCrorey was the
one to manipulate the pill in the
other. Games are arranged for Sun
day. August 1. between Murdock and
Manley at Murdock. while on Sun
dav August 8. Murdock will play at
Union with that team.
Are Visiting in the West
With the departure of Mrs. Charles
Cuthman and children, who have
been visiting in Murdock at the home
of H. A. Guthmann. from their home
in Boise, Idaho. They were accom
panied on their trip home by Mrs.
II. A. Guthmann and children, who
will visit in the wes for several
weeks.
Come in and ask for special fig
ures on Rex barn paint a strictly
linseed oil paint. Max Dusterhoff.
Making Progress in Light Question
Harry V. McDonald. J. E. McIIugh
and H. A. Tool of Murdock, were at
Manley during last week, attending
a meeting1 of a committee from that
town consulting as to the best move
for securing electric lights. The mat
ter was gone over by Mr. Edmin
ston of the lighting company who
is an electrical constructing engineer
and it was agreed that in order for
the company to construct the lines
and furnish all the needed appli
ances for line service only. It would
necessitate an outloy of some sixteen
thousand dollars which It was
thought equitable to distribute a
follows: Manley $4,000, the farm
ing community between the two
towns, $6,000 and $6,000 for Mur
dock. Another meeting will be held
in the near future.
Making Good Use of Time
Clarence Parr of Laurel, Oregon,
who was a room mate of Victor Thlm
gan at the college at N'aperville, 111.,
Is making a visit with his friends
and also selling a series of books on
Self Help, which is an excellent book
for home study. Mr. Parr exempli
fied the teaching of the work in that
he is making good efforts at self Im
provement and while not working
on the sale of the books Is employed
in the harvest fields making a dollar
to assist in carrying him through
his school work.
Will Make Better Road
The road which is soon to be
changed near the Rock Island cross
ing southwest of Murdock, will
greatly improve the highway and it
will cut out two crossings of the
Rock Island railway, the road pass
ing Henry Klemmie's going west will
be Joined by a quarter circle with
the road passing by Geo. Buell's,
going south and on the southeast of
the railway. This will add greatly
I to the safety as well as the conven-
ience which it will afford for the
travelers.
Special Varnish for table tops.
i window sills, outside doors.
Won't
iuiu wuiie uuuer wmtr.
Dusterhoff's.
At Mp.x
The most exquisite line of birth-
iday and gift cards to be found any
where! At Journal office.
Murdock, Your Home Town ,
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Why do you live In Murdock is
because you cannot ge,t away, or be- j
cause it is the best place to make a J
home. The latter is the thing which ,
mostly actuates all who make any ,
place their home. There are things;
which make for a better place to
love. People have traveled over the !
whole face of the earth in search of i
their dream for a place for a home. I
and left at their very door stops the j
uest advantages anu ioe secret mat.
it is themselves which make the home
and make it best. All read the ad
of the Murdock Mercantile company
and see what it says. The advice
is the best. When you have read
the advice there given, act on it.
Twelve men in Murdock can make
this town talked of all over America
and give a reputation which will
make it a household word all over
the land. Will the twelve men do it.
and in fact will all the people of this
town get afer the matter of making
this the best town in the state? You
have a country surrounding unriv
alled in richness of soil, th climatic
conditions are such that you can
make this town the most beautiful
by having beautiful lawns, an abund
ance of ornamental trees and with
a little discouragement the weeds will
forpake the vacant lots. In our
opinion Murdock is one of the nicest
towns in the country, but it can be
I made more so if we only will.
This is a Good Yield
Wm. Holka. living west of Mur
devk. threshed last week a piece of
wheat which contains thirty-eight
acres and which made on an average
thirty-seven bushels per acre. This
is verv good and such yields would
some years ago, have been believed
Impossible. The crop pays over three
thousand dollars and is a nice in
come from the amount of land. This
high priced land is still valuable.
Railway Men Get Increase
The increase which has recently
been granted to 'he employes of the
railway and which is retroactive,
dating from May 1. will make a nice
thing for those who have not hereto
fore been getting enough to make
a right kind of a living. The in
crease for the section workmen will
be fifteen cents per hour and time
and a half for over eight hours and
all are working over that time the
increase will be some substantial af
fair. The best varnishes that money
can purchase at Max Dusterhoff's. tf.
DISGUSTING
The senators performed their
duty faithfully. We approve their
conduct and honor their courage and
fidelity.
Who said this? ,
It was the republican senators, un
blushingly handing themselves a
halo in full view of the audience. It
is about the worst case of self-adulation
ou record.
The senators ran the convention.
They wouldn't let anybody else get a
look-in. They must be temporray
and permanent chairman, chairman
of the platform committee, nominee
for president and vice president and
everything else.
The republican party met at Chi
cago to render a verdict upon the
record made by its servants in Wash
ington. The senators were to be
commended or disapproved. But
they took no chances. They would
be judge, jury, bailiff and court re
porter. They manned every post of
honor and of power. They deliber
ated upon their conduct at Wash
ington and then said solemnly that
they were amazed at the nobility of
their acts. A grateful country,
meaning by that term the small but
select senate coterie, contemplates
with awe, reverence and affection the
greatness, the wisdom and the fidel
ity of the senate.
The senators are overcome with
fond adoration in the presence of
their own apostolic sanctity. They
admit it. They adjust the halo to
their consecrated brows and look
around for applause. Upon the hour
of going to press the response is the
silence of the grave. What estimate
must the senate place upon the in
telligence and the character of the
American people? Indianapolis Star.
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Work for your
tive.
The World War and the Treaty of Peace and the Protective Tariff and
all such things are important subjects; but what's the good of cleaning up the
world unless you sweep your own doorstep?
The city whose main street is dirty, sordid-looking, cluttered, uninvit
ing, surfers much. Such a city wants to be cleaner, recreated, made a thing of
beauty, so that people will come miles to see it.
TJie best advertisement of your business is the town you live in.
Towns get reputations, as well as men. Make your town talked of all
over the State. It will thus draw people. And where the people come, there is
prosperity.
It does not take money. It takes something that is scarcer. It takes
Co-operation.
Get together. Organize for civi improvement. Develop the civic nerve.
Rid your town of one eyesore a Tter another. Clean up the vacant lots
and plant them in gardens. Make a cluttered yard a disgrace. Make public opin
ion too hot for those who will not help.
It pays. It will promote law and order. It will help in the education of
your children. It will draw factories and other business enterprises to your lo
cality. Shiftlessness, untidiness, dirt and selfishness, as shown in your streets
and buildings, react upon your people.
Such things make yi ur boys and girls grow up hating their home town.
Make your home town a children's paradise, something their memory
will lovingly turn back to.
Look after your churches, schools, modern conveniences, street lights,
modern home lights and all your other means of communal enjoyment.
Make your home town happy.
It pays.
Come, let us co-operate and make Murdock "the very best town."
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Murdock, Nebraska
BE
JIM REED WANTS
U. S, TROOPS HOME
Missouri - Senator Sounds Alarm of
Another War Pending 18.
000 Now Overseas.
Warrensburg. Mo., July 23. Voic-'
ins a warning that another Knro-.
pean war of major proportions is
looming. United States Senator Jas.
A. Keed. in an address tonisht urged I
that American troops be brought
home. He declared the present s i t - i
uation as between Russia and Poland;
grew out of "Polish ambition, Japa-
nese cupidity and the greed of Great
Britain for further British trade ter-i
ritory." !
After attacking the league of na
tions covenant and reviewing the
Polish situation. Senator Reed sa'id:
"I especially challenge attention to
the terrible danger in which we now
stand. We have 18,000 of our sol
diers now in Europe. What is to be
their fate? There still exists a tech
nical condition of war. It already
has been construed to include the
right of the president as commander-in-chief
of the army, to move these
troops into Russia. Many of them
served there the last twelve months.
They can at any moment be thrown
legally or illegally into the conflict.
They may at any moment be attack
ed. If they are. the United States
is at war without any action what
soever on the part of congress, for
when our armies are attacked, a
s.tate of war exists whether it has
been legally declared or not.
"Every moment we keep our sol
diers in Europe they are a menace
to us. I cannot over-estimate the
gravity of the situation as it now
appears.
FOR SALE
One light spring wagon. A bar-
bain. w. T. Richardson, Mynard.
Although Journal want-aae cost
but little the results they bring are
n-coderful. Try them.
If it's in the stationery line cal
at the Journal office.
on the Map!
"Your Home Town First
own town. Beautify it. Improve it. Make it attrac
urdock Mercantile Co.,
JERRY
A BOOSTER FOR OUR
Ready Mixed Paints! Q
Of the highest quality; also the best grade of var
nishes under formulas which time has proven give the
best results.
AUTOMOBILE FINISHES
for the body, the chassis and the top.
DECORATIVE WALL PAPER
exquisite in style and endless in the variety of pat
ters. The kind you need in your home.
WL DUSTERHOFF,
Painter - Decorator
Murdock
The Best Harvesting
The Internationa!
The International Harvesting machinery is the first standard
of excellence the world over.
We are now carrying Binders, Headers, Harvester-Threshers,
Reapers, Shockers and Threshing Outfits.
For haying we can fill your needs with Mowers, Dump Rakes,
Tedders, Hay Loaders, Sweepes, Stackers, Baling Presses and
Bunchers.
WM. GEHRTS,
Murdock
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