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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1921)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1921. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOTJHHAL MURDOQK BEPMR TMEMT PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. The Communities Welfare! The banking business is one of more than ordi nary interest to the community in which the institution is located. To make the work of the bank most effective, there must be a confidence between the bank of its patrons, and between in fact the whole community. Any fear of a financial institution is immediately reflected in the business of the whole community. The bank which has proven its worth to the com munity is the one which has stood the test of good and adverse times and stands ever ready for the service of the whole community. The patrons interest and the community good is the bank's first concern. We are here for the service of the entire community. Thanking you for your confidence, co-operation and earnest work for our community, we invite your business. The Bank of tlQurdock Murdock, Nebraska "The Bank where You Feel at Home" HENKY A. TOOL, President J. E. GUTHMANN, Vice-Pres. H. A. GUTHMANN, Cashier Three Lines of Cars We have three excellent lines of cars to choose from and each a leader in its class. The Buick, which cannot be beaten anywhere and no line barred. The Dodge Brothers also one of the most reliable and sturdy cars in the market. The Ford, you all know its Stirling work and dur ability. See us for these cars, and also remember we are prepared to look after your repairing, no matter what the line or make of cars we are equipped for the job. ED W. THiH, The Automobile Man MURDOCK NEBRASKA Fall Plowing Now! The harvest is over and thrashing done now for the Fail plowing. We have the facilities for this task plows, tractors and also seasonable farming machinery. See us for the things you are needing. You will be sur prised at what we can show you. Also the FSuIfo-sSctGr Washer! Oils and Gasoline! WRfl. GEHR' The Implement Man MURDOCK NEBRASKA ONLY! Children's Fleeced Lined Underwear Suit ALL StZES REGULAR PRICE 72c - Plurdocli Mercantile Go., - MURDOCK NEBRASKA Miller Is a charming young lady and is liking America fine. ! Emil Kuehn and family were Tis itlng in Murdock last Thursday and remained over night. Otto Rikli of Denver is visiting at the home of Fred Oehme and Leo Rikll for a few day3. Dr. Trenholm of Elmwood was a visitor in Murdock last Thursday, do ing some dental work. Anton King was a visitor and was looking after some business matters In Murdock last Thursday. ' W. P. Schliefert is among those who have completed the picking of their corn crop for the year. ' Mrs. Max Schoeman and daughter were visiting at the home of friends near Louisville during last week. Miss Lydia Wutchinek was a visi tor in Murdock for a few days last I week, returning to her work in Lin coln. Jesse Landholm was a visitor in Omaha during the week, where he was looking after some business mat ters. John .Gakemeier was taken ill while picking corn last Thursday and was compelled to lay oft for a short time. Wm. Leutchens is among those fortunate who have completed pick ing corn and ready for the other fall work. Sheriff C. D. Quinton was a visitor in Murdock for a short time last Monday, looking after some business matters. Earnest Meyers, of Louisville, who has been doing some electric wiring at Murdock went home last Thursday evening. V. H. Rush and J. A. TJauers were over to Wabash last Thursday morn ing, making the trip in the auto of the latter. E. E. Gustin of Lincoln was a visi tor for a short time in Murdock last Thursday, looking after some busi ness matters. Mrs. John Gakemeier was a visitor for a number of days at the home of her sister, Mr?. Wm. licunmn, of Om aha, last week. Fred II. Gorder and wife of Weep ing Water were visiting for a short! time with friends here last Thurs day afternoon. j Herold Andrus of Weeping Water was a visitor at the home of Mr.' and Mrs. E. K. Xorton for a short 1 time Inst Sunday. ) L. Wiseman and wife and J. W. I Wiseman of Elmwood were visiting. la?t Sunday at the home of Mr. and I Mrs. E. K. Norton. j Mesdames Ilerry Gillespie and Jess Landholm, who have been visiting in' Omaha for some time, returned home j the first of last week. Max Dusterhoff has been doing some painting at the home of John Bickart three miles south of Elm-! wood during last week. Uncle George Skiles and wife, who have been visiting for some time past in Syracuse with relatives, re-' turned home last Monday. j The manual training class of the: Murdock high school have just com-' pitted a table which is on exhibition' at the Murdock Mercantile store. j Mr. Charles Xeuziato was a visi tor in Plattsmouth for the most of) the past week, where he was lcok-j ing after some business matters. Max Dusterhoff was a visitor in! Plattsmouth and Omaha. looking af-j ter some business last Monday and , Tuesday, making the trip in his auto. j R. W. Iiyers and three deputies were in Murdock on last Thursday; morning on their way to Wabash, looking for clues of the bank rob-! bers. H. A. Tool and II. A. Guthman ! were over to Wabash last Thursday morning to view the wreckage caus ed by the robbery of the bank at that place. j Robert Crawford, who has been i visiting witli his mother. Mr?. J. j Crawford, at Drummond, Oklahoma, for seme weeks past, returned home j last Monday. Miss Leah Schmidt, who is employ- j ed in a department store at Stella, ! was a visitor at the home of her par ents in Murdock for over the week end Sunday. H. R. Schmidt has been busy of late building a crib at the home of his! on. Louis Schmidt, who is busy . with the .picking of his corn and' nearing its completion. John Burt and wife, of Omaha, spent last Sunday at the home of W. II. Rurh and wife, and on their return home took Mr. and Mrs. Rush with them for a few days' visit. Mr. Fred O. Everett, of Elliott, Iowa, was a visitor in Murdock last; week for a short time a guest of his daughter. Miss Viola Everett, who is head saleslady at the Bauer & Kraft store. E. W. Thimgan and J. E. McHugh were visitors at Wabash last Thurs-: day morning, where they were view-' ing the havoc wrought by the bank robbers who looted the bank at that' place. t W. E. Hand and wife of Green wood, were passing through Murdock last Thursday morning on their way' to Plattsmouth, where they went to attend the Cass county Sunday school convention. The Sophomore class entertained the high school Thursday morning, giving a portion from "Lady Mac beth," some songs and readings, in all a very pleasant time and well worth the while. Messrs. Dodge and Armstrong, of Omaha, friends of Mr. H. W. Tool, were visiting in Murdock last Tues day and with their host were hunt ing the festive bushy tail for a few hours along the Platte river. j There was a gladsome appearance in the demeanor of Mr. Emil Meyers, on account of the arrival a short time since of a bouncing baby boy at the home' of him and wife nd with all doing nicely, why not rejoice? H. II. Lawton. who has been work ing in Lincoln for some tiine past. returned to Murdock and completed two Jobs of work here and has f e , turned t6 the capifol city where he is again doing some work there. Special Until Adjustable steel tongue hounds, ab solutely the best 'Quality. or Price only JiIuD Best painted and striped neck yoke ofi'ercd for this limited op time only at P 1 tUO J. H. BUCK, MURDOCK NEBR. Placing a New Roof on Shop J. H. Beck is having a new roof placed on his blacksmith shop, which is being done by the veteran car penter and builder A. L. Depner, and in which they will Inrtall a skylight as well, in order to afford more light. By the way, Mr. Buck is a very pro gressive citizen and is a means of at tracting trade from a distance, which when" it comes to his institution al so brings trade for other business in the city. See the ad of Mr. Buck in another column, in which he is offer ing some special bargains in wagon furnishings, neck yokes and tongue hounds, which are selling at prices far below what they can be pur chased for elsewhere. Step around and see them and save some money. October 10th Ed Guilstorff, who has been assist ing in the putting in shape of some eight miles of roads east of Mudock, has completed the work and will now get at his corn picking which has had to wait for the road work. William Gehrts was a visitor at Elmwood last Wednesday and Thurs day evening, and during the day on Thursday where he was attending a school of instruction in the unwrit ten work of the Masonic fraternity. J. J. Gustin and Wm. Bourke shipped a car of cattle to the South Omaha market last Wednesday even ing and on Thursday Mr. J. J. Gustin and wife drove to Omaha in their auto to look after the selling of the stock. Fred Lau. with his son Louis and daughter Lida were visiting last Wednesday at both Ashland and Plattsmouth, making the trip in their auto, where they were looking after some business as well as visiting with friends. Judge II. A. Cast is having his home fixed up for the winter, hav ing one room plastered where the covering had been broken up and then decorated by artistic paper, the work being done by Max Dusterhoff pnd Jo.-eph Wutchinek. Lyle BcHiton had the misfortune to have the sccop board on his wagon break while he was unloading corn List Thursday precipitating him on the ground, and in the descent he struck his head against the wagon, brui-ing his face which caused con siderable pain and stopped him from his work for a short time. Wm. Knaupe and the folks who has been picking corn for Fred Zink, have completed the work, gathering rcmcthing near 2,500 bushels, and are now tackling the crop on their own place. The weather has been ideal for the work and the folks have surely put in good time, and have a large amount of corn yet to house. L Neitzel and-wife drove last Sunday to Havelocfc, where they were joined by O. J. Hitchcock and wife, they all going to Cedar Bluffs, where they very pleasantly spent the day at the home of J. J. Miller and wif, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Neitzel being sisters. Mrs. Xeitzel remained for a number of days to visit while the remainder of the party returned home. George Schaefer and daughter, Mist; Carrie, of Manley, Edward Pan koni:t and family of south of Weep ing Water, Mrs. George Schaefer of Omaha, Misses Marie Sullivan, Paul ine Long of riatt.-miouth and Dewey Jensen of Omaha were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schae fer for Sunday, making a very mer ry crowd of guests who made a very pleasant day for Mr. and Mrs. Schae fer. "Eusiness looking better," is the remark of Manager J. E. McHugh of the Murdock Mercantile company, when speaking about the business which this institution is enjoying. "We had one of the biggest days last Saturday that we have enjoyed for many a day. This is a very progres sive institution and one which at all times endeavors to furnish the best of service. This pays in the long run. Attended School of Instruction. Among those who were attending the school of instruction given by the Masonic lodge at Elmwood were E. W. Thimgan, I. G. Hornbeck. C. Moomey and wife, A. R. Hornbeck and wife, H. W. Tool and wife. Q. J. Pothast and wife and Louis- Borne meier and wife. Lost Auto Crank j Lost, between Murdock, Nebr., and Dan Panska farm house on road two miles due east and two miles due north of Murdock, a crank for Kis- j tell car. Finder please return to ; AUGUST PANSKA. Murdock, Nebr. Spent Pleasant Evening I The teachers of the Murdock pub lie schools, consisting of the Mises Mary Shepherd, Margaret Wipple, : Isabel O'Halleran and Margaret Amg wert accompanied Mesdames J. E. McHugh and H. V. McDonald, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Baumgartner last Thursday, where they spent a very pleasant evening guests at this hospitable: home. New Station Now Started ! The beginning of the work for the now station for the Geo. Trunken boltz oil company, which is being in stalled at Murdock, has been rtarted, with Frank Melvin and Alvan Borne meier doing the work on the founda tions. They are getting along r.icely and have the concrete work about completed. This addition to the bus iness of Murdock is one which counts for good in the city. Roasted Weiners Thursday The ladies of the R. N. A. on last Thursday met at the home of Mrs. James Mills and had a most enjoy-, able time as they had prepared for the occasion with a quantity of weiners which tLey roasted and had a most enjoyable time. The ladies who had become sedate on account of the years which they had accumulat ed, Jiad thrown them away and were young as the youngest agan, and the merry peals of laughter, as they feasted on the hot sizzling morsels, told of the happy time they were hav ing. For the once the work in hand at the meeting was indefinitely post poned and "All went as well as a marriage bell." A Step in the Right Direction The meeting of the Cass County Bankers association in offering a re ward for the apprehension of bank , robbers cr those attempting such, i of one thousand dollars if alive and two thousand dollars if dead is a move in the right direction as the matter of "touching" the banks is getting to be too frequent. Ford Curtains for Sale I have a set of good. Ford touring car curtains for sale. MISS JESSIE MELVIN. Arrived from France Mis". Louise Miller arrived i,n Mur dock a few days since from her home in France and will make her home heie. for the future. This young French Miss is staying at the home of Mrs. Goitz and her son, Mr. Ed ward Guilstorff for the present. Miss Were Ready for the Burglars 1 When the alarm was telephoned to Murdock that an attempt to rob some bank in this neighborhood, was giv en to Henry A. Tool, he notified his asrociate in the business, Mr. Henry A. Guthman and with Messrs Ken neth and Richard Tool, went to the Muilock Mercantile Co. place of business where they were able to watch across the street, keeping virgil during the night. Mrs. Tool watched at the window of their home which commanded a view of the road leading from the southwest and Jo har.son from the northwest, in order that ihe men stationed at the store might know if any cars came from the west. Mrs. Tool noticed a car coming at about one o'clock from the west with powerful lights and im mediately communicated with the store, but as the car approached it was seen to dim its lights and later extinguish them as they slipped thru the town. Ths work of the men in the car was done so carefully that they weie able to stop and get tools from the Rock Island tool house un bcknowns to the watchers who were intently looking after the two banks, as they not only watched the Bank of Murdock. but kept going occasion ally to Fee that there was nothing doing at the Farmers bank. Mr. O. J. Pothast had been notified, but on account of the fear of leaving the home alone, he had remained with the family. How Would You lake to See What Irvin Nerkood (Pa.) Saw? "One customer told me that after using one large package of RaUbnap. he got ORTV -tlCJIiT dead rats. How many more dead be couldn't see. be doesn't know. Remember rats breed fast and de stroy -tailors' worth of property. " 35c. 65c, tl.25. Sold and guaranteed by Bestor & Swatek Weyrich & Had raba F. G. Fricke & Co. Satan in the Toils! It has been said that "a half hitch would hold any thing, and two half hitches would hold the devil' That has nothing on a halter which Mr. A. J. Tool is making from the best of leather and which will hold the "Old Harry" himself, and they sell only for one "buck" at the shop or $1.25 elsewhere. Come in and see this wonderful "headgear A. Jo TOOL, MURDOCK ' NEBRASKA ig Jewelry Auction! Mock Percentile Co. AT MURDOCK, NEBRASKA Wednesday, November 2nd, Thursday, fiov. 3rd, Friday, iJov. 4th and Sa!&m!ay, fiov. 5th! Prices Are Down! We are Sacrificing at a Great Loss Our Stock of DIAMONDS HIGH GRADE WATCHES BRACELET VATCHES SILVERWARE and GOLD JEWELRY Everything sold at this auction is absolutely guaranteed. Everything is to be sold REGARDLESS OF COST. Nothing 13 reserved You say what price you want to pay. IT'S UP TO YOU. AUCTION EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRUSHES" of All Kinds! At prices which prevailed before the war, for out side work and inside painting and varnishing. All sizes just right for your particular job. REAL BRISTLE, the kind the painter uses. We beat the work on the price. The quality and price will surprise you. Enough to paint all Cass coun ty. Do not forget full stock of Lowe Bros, paints. The Dusterhoff Shops, MURDOCK NEBRASKA Lnb and Granary! $1,075. pays for all the material which is used in a double crib and gran ary. This is a double crib, with driveway and granary above, with tight bins. This in cludes the lumber, sand and cement for the same. The building is 26x28 feet, with good shingle roof. pays for double crib, similar to above, not having granary ibovo, but provid ing for driveway ar.d crib room on $400.00 eac h sid pays for a self feeding crib, caring for the grain and at the same time feeding. See us for specifications and how the same is constructed. We have the plans. $185.00 Too!, Nauman & EVlurtey, MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA How is Your Battery? We are doing battery charging and repairing. If your battery is not doing its work, bring it to us and we will remedy the evil. We carry Mitchell and Oldsmobile parts, and are equipped to furnish the best repair services on all makes of cars at reasonable prices. l All Work Guaranteed Satisfactory v laitidholm Auto Co., MURDOCK NEBRASKA