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740NDAY, JANUARY 31, 1321
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUHNAL
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He's reading about our special low prices you know where
he's going.
We've never made such sacrifices never offered greater sav
ings. There's only one way to get back to normal reduce, deflate.
Retail stocks must be moved and new goods ordered. Then mills and
factories will open again and the wheels of commerce hum.
If you're wise you'll buy while the market is down!
Some of the items in THE GRAND SLAM AT H. C. L. are
completely sold out. But perhaps in the list below you may find the
thing you need most, lr so, you can stui nave tnem at inese prices:
Just a straw to show wliich way the wind
blows. Here are extracts from two letters we
received this week from big eastern manu
facturers: FIKST I.KTTKR
"Tlio sudden activity of retail merchants
all over the country, trying to buy in at
Iowt prices, the advances already in cotton
and cotton Roods, together with the general,
almost over-night improvement in business
conditions, makes us hasten to get this letter
on the way to you. to advise and urge you
to place your order instantly and protect
yourself against the rising market which is
nlrcadv on."
SKCONH I.KTTEK
IU'SINKSS IS l.KTTKR and is sotting
better every day. We received more orders
la-1 week tlu:n in an one week during the
pa.-t seven months. Prices of cotton and cot
ton gords have reached hot torn they can not
go ary lovor. Il is a, known fact that mills
have accepted business at prices considerably
below what they can produce the goods for.
These orders were taken merely to get things
started but of course they are not going to
continue doing business at a loss. Cotton has
gone up 20 paints in one week and prices
of cotton goods are getting firmer and firmer
rig!;: along. There will be no further in
discriminate price cutting." Goods will have
to '-ring a reasonable profit or they will not
be made. All of which, of course, means
higher prices.
Men's union suits $1.00
Boys overcoats 5.00
Men's dress shirts 1.00
Boys' flannel waists 1.00
Boys' knicker pants, most
ly large sizes. . . . 75
Men's jersey sweaters 75
Boys union suits 50
Men's caps 25
Men's dress sox 18
Men's blue jumpers, sizes
36 and 38 only 1.50
Boys' rompers, ages 6, 7
and 8
Men's c. f. gloves, 2 for. .
Boy's winter caps
Our regular stock.
You don't have to go out
of town to find them
Do you
know
why
it s -toasted
To seal in the
delicious Curley
tobacco flavor.
STROKE
CIGARETTE
? ELMWOOD X
n Leader-Echo
.45
.25
.69 ;
C. E. Wescott's Sons
"EVERYBODY'S STORE
Think Success It Pays!
LOCAL NEWS
From Thursdays Ia!"iy.
A. OavN .-.nil J. ! I. Kppings of
Murray. v. ere in the city today for a
few hour attending to some matters
of business at the eourt house.
Ai'i;-! K reck low came in this
n;iii::ig frrwn his home near Manley
lotl iy !o attend to a few matters of
business ;tt the court house.
V. II. l!eil of Louisville. sas in
the city today for a few hours, call
ing on hi friends in the county seat
and while here was a caller at t ho
Journal ctlice.
Aturney William Deles Dernier of
Klmwi.od. was in the city today for a
few hours looking after some legal
matters and visiting with his friends
in the county seat.
William l.ugsch came over this af
ternoon from his home at Glen wood
to look after snie matters of business
and to visit with his brother. Kred
I.ug.-t h in hi city for the day.
Herman Hcugh departed this
morning for Scotthluff. Neb., to
spend seine time attending to some
matters of importance and was ac
companied on tils journey as far as
Lincoln by Mrs. Hough, who will
visit there with relatives and
friends.
William Si.l-.vell. one of the well
known employes of the Hurli ngton..
who is now located at Sheridan. vy-otuin-'.
earne in lar evening for a
visit here with hi old friends for
the lirt time in a number of years.
Mr. Sid well is looking line and feel
ing as fine w- he looks.
I for Omaha where he has a number
'of cattle on the live stock market
land from .that city will return home.
' Mrs. Klmer Wetenkamp and broth
jer. John Ptak. departed this morning
! for Oman, where they go to spend
ja few hours with their mother. Mrs.
;John C. Ptak. at the St. Joseph hos
! pital. where she is taking treatment,
j Mrs. Ptak has been in poor health for
i several months and it is hoped that
j the course of treatments may give
, her relief.
Frank Steppat. of Grant. Xebras
j ka. was in the city for a short time
ithis week visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Steppat. and reports
; that he likes his new home in the
west very much and has enjoyed
marked success there. Mr. and Mrs.
Sieppat will spend a few weeks in
! Omaha before they return to their
home in the west and while there
Frank tixik advantage of the occasion
to visit the old home here.
days attending the funeral of his
brother, Henry Miller, departed this
morning for Omaha and was accom
panied to that city by his nephew-.
Charles, who is enroute back to
Brunswick after being here for the
funeral cf his father.
From Friday' Daily.
C. M. Chriswisstr. of Xehawka.
was in the city today for a few-hours-attending
to some matters of
business am! visiting with his rela
tives ami friend?.
Mrs. P. A. Horn returned this af
ternoon from Omaha, where nhe has
been at the bedside of hTr husband
who is recovering from an operation
at the St. Jcscph hospital.
Fr.mk Kumhal. of Duprce. South
Dakoi::. is in the city enjoying a
visit at the home of his mother. Mrs.
Anton Janda. Sr.. and with his sis
ter, Mrs. A. J. Janda and family.
Albert Kickler. of Stanton. Nebr.,
was in Hie city for a few hours to
day visiting with relatives and
friends and departed this afternoon
From Satu Jay's Daily.
Mrs. Fred Spangler departed this
morning for the metropolis, where
she will spend the day looking after
some business matters.
Paul H. Roberts of Cedar Creek,
came in this morning to look after a
few matters of business in the city
and visiting with his friends.
Henry ilecbncr. manager of the
elevator at Cedar Creek, was in the
city today enroute to Murray, where
he will visit over Sunday with rela
tives and friends.
Miss Marie Kaufmann was among
those going to Omaha this morning,
where she is taking up some special
school work and will visit for the
day in the metropolis.
C.ecrge W. Shrader. one of the? old
residents of the county, came up this
morning from his home east of Mur
ray and spent a few hours here visit
ing with his friends in the county
seat.
George Snyder motored in this
morning from his home west of My
nard and was a passenger on the
early morning Burlington train for
Omaha, where he was called to look
after some matters of business.
John Ficht and wife went to Om
aha this afternoon, where they will
visit their son-in-law, Philip Horn,
at the St. Joseph hospital and also
spend Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Sullivan and family.
Charles A. Miller of Brunswick,
whd has been here for the past few
ATTACK CONSOLI
DATED SCHOOL LAW
Case Appealed From Otoe County In
volving the Validity of Law Cre
ating Consolidated Districts
Still sawing wood!
Try us last!
The constitutionality cf the pres
ent law providing for the consolida
tion of rural schools is attacked in a
petition filed Friday in supreme
court. The petitioners are Calvin K.
Wilhelia. Fritz Reuter and Christ
Bade, taxpayers of Otoe county, who
seek to enjoin Charles Speedie. coun
ty superintendent, and the other
members of the redisricting board
from enforcing a consolidation aiTecl
ing them.
The petition recites the formation
of the district, the approval of the
state superintendent, and the various
other matters provided by law. It
sets out that the law is unconstitu
tional in that it covers more t Ii i n
one subject; that it never had but
one reading in the senate, where it
was introduced; that the house
amendments to it were never passed
or acted upon by the senate, and
that the house never receded there
from; that although a bill appropri
ating money it originated in the sen
ate, and that no notice was ever tak
en of the protest they filed or a herr
ing held thereon.
The case was originally begun in
the district court of Otoe county,
where Judge Begley ruled against the
petitioners and rpiicld the law.
Karl Schneider has had a very se
vere case of small pox. but is improv
ing at the present timo. Of course
i!.e family was quarantined and his
father, C. Schneider had to stay at
home too. so Fred Schneider and
Frank Lenz took care of business at
the harness shop.
The rumor seems to be current to
the effect that the Masonic order of
Fiin wood will have a Masonic tem-
yAe in Elmwood and we also get the
inkling that in all probability the
order will erect a line building and
m doubt will co:5t something like
c-0.000.00. This would be a fine
thing for the order and for Elmwood
We are glad to. report at this time
thai Mrs. Sarah Miller, who has been
sick in bed for the past few days is
r.ow able to sit up and is gradually
i:; proving. She wishes to thank the
I;.. lies of the Methodist church for
the beautiful boquet sent to her and
v.jints them to know that she great-
i - appreciated them.
Some years ago Lou Tyson pur
chased a fo.v iols in Texas in the
1,( pes .hat lie" wouid be able to
sp'-nd the days of hi.i age in the
I. ".id of su!:.-hine and be happy. But
I' doesn't look that way now. They
Li-re hit oil near his lots and Lou
i-. blinking in millions and we would
i : i . t be surprised to hear of him get-
ti: g a fortune for the lots moat any
Jay. .
Monday seen s- to have been a big
I'av for the shipping of cattle and
hogs from this. p;iint. Five car loads
of cattle and hogs were loaded here
rnd shipped to Omaha. Those ship
pii.g were 11. L. Pansky a car load
cf cattle and hogs mixed; Ot.to
Flt-isehman a car load of hogs; Iouis
K.inz a car load of hogs. The ship
mt:its were made to Omaha, and the
rentlemen accompanied the ship
ments. One day la-'t week Frank Marshall
cf Omaha, son cf Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
.Marshall of this place, drove his
l'.ulck car down town and bought a
In of groceries and put them in the
car and went away again. When he
( h. io back the car was gone. He was
luckv enough however to recover his
( ir the next day. Two young fel
lows about eighteen had stolen it and
vlien capture! were in the act of
taking the enr apart. Frank con
sldcrs hiniseif lucky tc got his car
I ack again so soon.
FOK SALE
Buff Hock cockrels. Inquire of J.
H. Behrns. Xehawka. Xeb.
Popular copyrighted fiction at the
Journal office.
SAYS TKE "WORLD"
"In the long run closed mills and
stagnant demand cannot make for
progressively decreasing prices."
"Kven on a falling market there
comes a moment when the public
should begin to buy. and buy stead
ily, in order to stabilize prices at the
lowest levels and prevent a new up
ward movement due to diminished
production.
"That vnioment has now come.
"Consumers should buy, and buy
freely, of retail dealers who have
consistently reduced price.
"Such buying will put strong eco
nomic pressure on dealers who have
so far failed to reflect wholesale price
cuts. "It w ill also assr-o producers of tlu
willinsness of the public to buy at
reasonable prices. ,
"Xeither production nor prosperity
can --vithstaiid su indefinite perk-.u
of sub-normal buying and sub-normal
circulation of money.
' "It is time to buy."
OF CEOTHCS
The price of our dry cleaning
cuts down the price of clothes.
Dainty Dorcthy says that she
Las found out that we take
:tost excellent care of the gar
ments entrusted to us and that
cur charges should make friends
for this house. Our dyeing
proves satisfactory, as we use
the latest approved methods and
the best dyes.
Goods Called for and Delivered
HAIL INSUR
ANCE LAW IS
UNDER FIRE
NEW PROVISION PROPOSED TO
MAKE PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS
IN ADVANCE NECESSARY
(fab
The Nebraska legislature will be
given opportunity at this session to
decide as between correction and re
peal of the state hail insurance law.
A bill was introduced Thursday for
repeal. Representative Vance, one
of the authors of the law. lias pre
pared an amendatory bill but is said
to be well pleased with a corrective
measure drafted by the fctate depart
ment of trade and commerce anil to
be introduced by the house standing
committee on insurance of which
Representative Mickey is chairman.
In his communication to Governor
McKelvie, Secretary. Hart of the de
partment recommended either that
the law be amended or that it be re-
paeled. This recommendation war
based on experiences of the past two
years. During the biennium, the
state failed to pay out on losses by
nearly $70,000., For the past year
it will pay out approximately 85
cents on the dollar. During the year
1919, it failed to collect outstanding
premiums to the amount of approxi
mately $1C,000. There have come to
th esurface at least three outstanding
defects in the present law; inade
quate rate in the western zone, pay
ment of premium at wrong time and
no fund available with which to take
up any financial slack.
Corrective Measures.
The bill to be submitted provides
for payment of premiums in advance.
Heretofore the premiums have run
along until the time for payment of
personal taxes and the so-called suit
case farmer picked up his traps and
moved without meeting this obliga
tion. The new provision will guar
antee payment of premium or else
there shall be no insurance.
The rates in the central zone are
increased 25 per cent and those In
the western zone 33 1-3 per cent
Bates in the eastern zone remain
the same, 25 cents per acre or $10
insurance and 40 cents on $15. Pres
ent rates in the second or central
zone are 40 and CO cents respective
ly. These are increased to 50 cents
o 11$ 10 and 75 cents on $15. West
em or third zone rates are increased
from 60 cents to SO cents and from
90 cents to $1.90 respectiyely.
The bill provides for the appro
priation cf $250,000 as a revolving
fund to take up the slack should the
department run behind in any year,
thit is. should the payment of losses
exceed the amount of premiums for
that year. It is predicted, however.
that while such revolving fund may
be drawn upon the first year, a sur
plus will accrue during the biennium
more than sufficient to put back into
the fund the money drawn.
The man who writes the insurance
will receive a flat rate of $1 for each
transaction regardless of the acreage
This fee to be paid by the insured.
Heretofore the fee has been one-half
cent per acre. While the rates in
the central and western section are
increased, it is said that even with
such increase, they will be from 25
to 35 per cent below rates of old line
companies. And some sections of
western Nebraska must rely upon
state hail insurance or no insurance
since the privately owned companies
have put up the bars against these
localities.
Adjustment of Loss.
The bill carries the old provision
relative to adjustment of loss, a pro
vision not entirely satisfactory to
some of the farmer members but the
same as old line companies exact
The insured is protected against loss
from hail. The state does not at
tempt to insure against rust or
chinch bugs. If the insured crop is
a total loss, the adjustor determines
the approximate value of the crop
prior to the destruction by hail and
settlement is on this basis. Some
farmers contend that if the crop is
insured at $15 an acre and the loss
is total, settlement should be on that
basis regardless of whether or not
the grain had been hit by destructive
elements other than hail and in the
absence of hail would have fallen be
low normal-O
Those favoring repeal of the law
contend that the hail insurance'busi
ness is not a proper activity for the
state of Nebraska. They argue that
it has been over-generous in claim
settlements and that the business is
not and cannot be conducted by a
state in so efiicient a manner as by
a privately owned company.
OMAHA DETECTIVE IS SHOT.
Omaha. Jan. 28. City Detective
Arthur Cooper was shot three times
and perhaps fatally wounded here
tonight when he attempted to ar
rest Nels Johnson, confessed burg
lar, near the heart of the business
district. One of the shots penetrat
ed Cooper's abdomen. The assailant
was eaptured a few minutes later
after a hot gun battle.
Johnson has been calling at the
heme of a man whose house he
prowled ten days ago asking the
owner to meet him, saying he would
sell him back the goods he had stol
en. The man agreed to go tonight
but called police. Cooper and a fel
low officer were "planted" near the
agreed meeting place. Johnson came
along and when Cooper stopped him
he began shooting. Six other offi
cers chased the burglar several
blocks, firing all the time, before
they caught him.
Duroc Jerseys for Sale.
A fw more of thote fine Duroc
Jersey boars for Kule at $45 dollars
each.
ALBERT YOUNG.
1 I " xrx. ' "
packages
SttlM
The Genesee Pure Food.Company.
Le Koy.IM. Y.
WEEPING WATER 1
g Republican
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Mrs. J. C. Wade, of Springfield,
her two nieces, the Misses Reva and
Leola Roe, of Omaha, changed cars
here Saturday morning for their
homes after being at Xehawka to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Sam Hum
phry. We understand the Roe sis
ters hold good positions in Omaha
with the Standard Oil company. They
were small girls when they left
Weeping Water.
Mrs. E. E. Clizbe, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, changed cars here on
Monday morning enroute home from
Elmwood, where she had been to ac
company her father, G. W. Woodruff
to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Charles Bailey. Mr. Woodruff is get
ting quite feeble and is making his
home this winter with his daughters
and' had been with Mrs. Clizbe for
some time. Mrs. Clizbe reports her
family all well.
Mr. Amsdel Sheldon, one of the
pioneer farmers of near Avoca was
in town Fridaj looking after some
business . matters and visiting his
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Tefft. Mr.
Sheldon said he had been wanting to
get to Weeping Water for some
time, but had a bad cold and the
roads were so bad, but he hitched up
his team and "wallered" through the
mud anyway. Mr. Sheldon has spent
over a half century on 4he farm in
Cass county. He came here from
Vermont in 1868. He has passed his
8 lt milestone in life and is a very
spry man for his age and well post
ed in farming and horticultural lines.
If Cass county does not eventual
ly have a good system of county
roads, fairly and equally listributed,
it will not be the fault of the plan
ning of our County Commissioners.
They are working out plans in con
junction with experts from the state
engineer's office which are mapped
out along definite lines of construc
tive, permanent future planning.
There will be three east and west
roads, the present "Murray" project,
the "O" street road and the Louis
ville road, all of these eventually
graded and "maintained" to as near
perfection as possible. Then there
will be five north and south roads,
the present one through Murray and
Union; one through Nehawka; one
through Louisville. Manley and
Weeping Water to Avoca; one prob
ably from South Bend through Mur
dock and Elmwood; and one prob
ably through Greenwood, Alvo and
Eagle. It of course cannot all be
done in one year, or two, but a
"system" of this kind is coming.
Bad Cold and Cough Cured by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy
Several years ago C. T). Glass. Gar
diner, Me., contracted a severe col 1
and cough. He tried various medi
cines, but Instead of getting well 'he
kept adding to it by contracting
fresh colds. Nothing he had, taiten
for it was of any permanent benefit
until a druggist advised him to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He
says, "I was completely cured by thi.;
remedy and have r.ince always turn
ed to it when I had a cold and soon
find relief."
When You Are Bilious
E. H. Scliulhof, plauo tuuer. j
Phone 389-J. d&w.
To promote a healthy action of the
liver and correct the disorders caus
ed by biliousness Chamberlain's Tab
lets are excellent. Try them and
see how quickly they give you' a
relish for your food and banish that
dull stupid feeling.
FOR SALE OR TRADE.
Several improved farms in Cass
county, ranging from 40 acre to 1 0
acre tracts. Terms to suit and priced
right. P. O. box 677.
FRANK VALLERY.
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Blank Books at the Journal Office.
Household Ooods
-. at - ' "
Great Sacrifice!
FURNITURE BEEN USED
THREE MONTHS
One new 6-hole coal range
with reservoir.
One new enamel kitchen
table.
Eight chairs.
Two rockers.
One oak pedestal.
One drop head Singer sew
ing machine.
Two beds complete.
Twe dressers.
Two 9x12 rugs.
Four small rugs.
One gas lamp.
Six window shades.
One clock.
One Vacuum cleaner.
One heating stove and nu
merous other articles.
Everything marked at a sac
rifice price; want to sell at
once. This entire lot is moved
to Ghrist & Ghrist Furniture
store at 4th and Main streets.
Every article will be sold as
marked. PHONE 645.
Eagles-Ha
Wednesday, Feb. 2d
(GROUND HOG DAY)
given By
conversion Committee
of the Eagles
EAGLES ORCHESTRA
Direction of W. R. Holly