MONDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1921.
PLATTSMOUTH SE1H-WEEKXY JOITR1TAL
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCK
WE WISH ALL OUR PATRONS
A Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year
The Bank of Muvdoch
"The Bank where You Feel at Home"
HENRY A. TOOL, President ' J. E. GUTHMANN, Vice-Pres.
H. A. GUTHT.TAWN, Cashier
Mrs. Jejre Landholui was a visitor
in Omaha for a few days last week.
Albert and Dan liornemeier of near
Manley were visiting in Murrtock last
Thursday evening.
The attendance at the Murdock
schools during the past seven weeks
was Dj'i per cent.
Will Meyer, who is attending the
ftate' university, was a visitor with
his parents for the Christmas holi
day. Business called Jesse Landholm,
the auto man. to Omaha last Friday,
to make purchase of some needed re
pairs in his line.
Miss Anna Bornemeier was a visi
tor with friends in Omaha last Friday
ai'd was also doing some Christmas
shopping as well.
Carltoa Zink is spending the mid
winter vacation of the state uni
versitv at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Zink.
Charles Schafer and wife were
sper-ding their Christmas at the home
of Mrs. Schafer's mother. Mrs. John
CampTTfeTr neST Smith ''WiiM.'
Miss Isabel O'Haleran departed on
last Friday evening for her home at
St. Libory v here she will spend the
Christmas holidays v ith her parents.
Jacob Goehry, of Lincoln, was a
visitor wiih friends in Murdock dur
ing last week, and a guest at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. II. V.
Tool.
Henry F. Schueter and family
Happy Hew Year
Weak BatSene
FreeseS
Winter is knocking at our
door, better have the battery
looked after before it is too
late. We also sell the
"Exide BafSary"
Exide Service Free!
The Lendhofm Aolo Co.,
Murdock, Nebraska
raIiifllSJp
Men's Ball Band 4-buckle red rubber $3.50
Men's Ball Gand 4-buckle-black rubber 3.25
Men's Ball Band, 4-buckle cloth arctic 3.25
Men's Ball Band 6-buckle red rubber arctic 4.50
Men's 6-buckle black leather arctic 4.50
Men's 6-buckle cloth top. . 4.00
Ladies 2-buckle arctic 1.90
Ladies' 1 -buckle arctic 1.50
Alaskas 1.35
Childs' 2-buckle arctic . 1.35
Childs' 1 -buckle arctic 1.00
Misses' 2-buckle arctic. . 1.75
Misses 1 -buckle arctic 1.25
ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR CASH
Murdock Mercantile Co
Murdock, Nebraska
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
were doing some Christmas shop
ping in Omaha last Thursday, driv
ing over to the metropolis in their
auto.
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Pickwell were
rejoiced when their three ions, who
are attending the state university at
Lincoln, arrived home for the Christ
mas holiday.'".
Mrs. George Schafer and daughter.
Carrie, of Manley, were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Schafer last Sunday, all enjoying the
vis-it very much.
Elbert Iteickman who has been at
tending school at the Naperville col
lege at Xaperville, 111., was spending
his vacation at the home of his par
ents near Murdock.
A. A. Lindell. who has been very
ill at his home with the pneumonia,
has been having the best of care, and
is showing i-ome slight improvement,
but is still very sick.
Carl Schneider, who has been at
tending school at Concordia, Mo.,
during the past year, arrived In
Murdock last Thursday and will
spend the holidays here.
Miss Minnie Deikman. who is em
ployed in Omaha, was a visitor at
the home of her parents near Mur
dock. coming down to spend some
time and the Christmas day.
Miss Margaret Whipple, one of the
teachers of the Murdrck schools de
parted for her home near Ashland,
when she spent her Christmas vaca
tion at the home of her parents.
Mr. Simon Schueter, who suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis some time
rince i.- reported v.s making very
satisfactory improvements and is
hoj-ing tcoa to be able to b out
again.
Little Ger-rge Way. fou or I'rof.
and Mrs. Way, has been having an
attack of the croup, but the effective
treatment of Dr. Hornbeck soon dis
pelled the suffering incident to the
at rack.
Miss Leah Schmidt who is a sales
lady in a large department store at
Steila. arrived at home last Saturday
and spent the Christinas with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. It. Schmidt
anil family.
The Murdock schools will only
have one week vacation and will thus
ho enabled to close the" school year
with one week less of the heat of the
summer than if they had taken two
weeks now.
Messrs. Herman and Louis Iloeber,
L. C. Newman and II. A. Guthman
DEPMR
were spending some time in Platts
mouth last Monday, where they were
interested in some matters in the
probate court.
, Misses Catherine Tool, who is
teaching at Firth and sister, Mar
garet, who is attending the sate
university, were spending their
Christmas a.t home and will remain
1 during the holidays.
I See the rubbers at the Murdock
Mercantile Co.. and read their ad in
th's issue of the paper. All who are
needing rubbers can be supplied at
very satisfactory prices and the best
of goods by calling at this place.
' Max Dusterhoff and Joe Wutchinek
who have been doing some work in
Omaha for the past month, complet
ed the contract last Saturday and rc.-
! turned to Murdock to take up their
work here, which has been waiting.
i It. II. Schmidt and family and
Mrr. Louis Schmidt were looking af
ter some Christmas shopping at Lin
coln last Thursday, and while they
were away Misses Mary Rush and
Ksther Uau were caring for the ex
change. ' Miss Kstelle Tritsch, teacher or
the Rose Valley school and a portion
of the Murdock district, departed cn
Saturday for her horn? in I'latt:;
numth. where she will spend her va
cation with her parents, Mr .and
Mrs. Michael Tritsch.
j Mr?. Wilhemene Hornemeier and
h.or daughter, .Mrs. Hay Veach an 1
: husband, and son Art Bornemeier and
, wife, all of Lincoln. were visiting
with friends at Murdock. being guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schueter. while here last week, and
i returned to their home at Lincoln af
ter having visited for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Dehnuing. viio
departed for the south last week.
I went on their auto, departing lst
I Jlwi-lav and made the trip through
to Oklahor le nice motoring with good
roads r.rd no, very bad weather, it
;c ir.g a little cold, but being bundled
I up nicely they did not suffer from
j t lie weather and had a nice time on
i the trip.
j A representative from the itdte
'ruilwi'y commission was a visitor in
j:Iurdoi-k drring the past week i.nd
l -a bile here inspected the telephone
; company exchange and found every
i thing in excellent condition. The
switchboard was found to be wcrk-
; i .. i. i t .-. , r. ; T'.ii
IHg lo I lit? ursi Ul ru 1 1 - r.v itvju.
is speaking well for the operators,
iljsr-es Esther and Marie Schmidt
and Mi?s Eertha Merkle. to Mr. La
cey McDonald, the wire chief ind
jthe electricians. Messrs. Kenneth r.nd
Richard Tool.
Looks Good to Us
The parents- and scholars meeting
which was to have been had seme
time, was put over by the use of the
hall for one of the lodges, which it
was not know n would interfere when
the meeting was announced. In its
stead now there is to be a worth
while meeting, which will consist of
a box supper and a mock triil. In
jthe latter the judge will be Mr. A.
J. IJautrs; sheriff. J. Johnnsen; at
torneys frir plaintiff, O. C. Zink and
V.". O. Scheve: fcr the defendant,
jl-rof. Way and an associate yet to
the rejected. The plaintiff in the ca?e
will be Vc'r Thimgan and the de
fendant W. II. Rush. This promises
jo he a very i.Keie-itiiirf meeting and
i-e house is expected tr be well
filled.
This will be for the securing of
f inds for tie u?e of the schools. At
present there h; needed an addition
al $125 f'.r the girls' athletic depart
ment and some S30t) for high school
equipment, including two sewing ina
chirrs and additional electrical ap
paratus. Come out and help the good
cause along with your patronage.
Cerving Seme Eats
At the- Murdock schools yincc they
have been studying domestic science
ihere have been dished out during
the pa?t rix weeks a total of 0HJ in
dividual bowls of soup, 77 tlishes of
rice and 82 of cream of wheat. The
cmip, which, is of excellent quality
and of high nutrative content, co;ts
the t.tudents 4 cents a pint. This
brings the weekly cost to 20 cents,
to which should be added 9 cents for
fc r a box of crackers, or 29 cents for
an entire week less than 6 cents a
day.
Ilad Family Eeunion
Lt Friday evening at the home
of .Mr. and Mrs. I). W. Thimgan v. ere
gathered a number of Iheir relatives
and friends, meeting with the Itev.
I ."mil Miller, who is pastor of the
Evangelical association at Minnerp
olbs, Minn., and. who is visiting with
relatives here. The Rev. Miller a
cousin of Mrs. Thimgan, was also
vieitiny here duriDg the holidays
and he will give a fuller report rf
the gathering in the next issue of
this paper.
Will Hold Annual Meeting
There will be the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Murdock
Telephone company, which will be
held o:i Monday January. 2, 1922.
and at which -time there will be all
the business which should come be
fore the meeting of the stockholders
of a like company be transacted. The
place of meeting will either be the
Dank of Murdock or the store cf Mr.
H. V. McDonald, who Is at this time
president of the company and who
has made an excellent official during
the years of his incumbency of the
office, and which service he lias here
tofore given gratis to the company.
This should . be appreciated by tile
share holders, but which he feels he
cannot give for nothing in the fu
ture. Case of Mutual Felicitations
It is with some satisfaction that
one is able to view hts work, when
the youngsters which J. Johanseu
has been con?pire together and milte
him a Christmas present, a3 they did
TMENT, '
last week, when they purchased him
two pairs of woolen sox. He re
turned the compliment when lie had
the Murdock Mercantile company
prepare a Christmas package for
each of the little ones.
Said to Beat Two Pairs
Three is pretty good, but when it
comes to babies we are not so sure
that three beats two puirs. Any way
Uhe stork left three of the finest boys
et the home of three of the people
living near Murdock l-it Monday, the
happy parent-- being Messrs and Mes
dan:es Harry Ihivi?. Leo Rikli and
Kenneih Sedman. The three young
Americans are doing nicely and are
providing entertainment .for their
respective papas and mamas and the
rest of the families. But while they
are very proud and well satisfied
with the work at this glad Christmas
time, their pride is nothing to be
compared to the grand father and
grandmothers of this trio of young
Xcbraskans. When we saw J. Johan
: on. one of the grandfathers, we
thought some one had installed a
"cw electric ligh' under his cap, so
bright, was the smile. Grandpa Pick
v.ell. who hss n t. whittled a tune
for more thsu -ix weeks, is now put
ting the meadow lark to shame in
l.is happiness. While J. J. Gustin
."Iv.cys took a good deal of satisfac
iinn in his fee cattle, that is not
the beginning of ti e joy which he
is now getting in the satisfaction of
that little grandson, Mr. J. J. G.
Cedman.
Enjoyed the Christmas Tide
The hciue of Airs. L. M.' Amgwert
in Murdcck wi's the scene of merri
ment on Christmas d iv, when she
eitcrtained for dinner and during
the dayall her ihildren. they being
John Amgwert and family, Henry
A iiis crt. Miss Mnrgarcr Amgwert,
of Murdock. Mis; Lillian Amgv.ert.
Mc-sr? and Mtfdaiue'j Joe Ran.ney
rnd Charles Let's and the children
of the latter of Council Bluffs, and
Mr. ad Mrs-.. Lo -is Watson and
family cf Omah;. They sure all had
a moit excellent tine.
ITesrly Out of Commission
Last week s r.:.' cf the school boys
-Iways full of fun and frolic, when
Richard Too! lrnl gotten up from his
chnir. pvHed the legs ny.t of their
rocke- and allowed him to sit down
o:i with the result tht-t the seat
:'ipped off the chair, and he sat on
the post and si-.'r; he ha been near
ly out of commission as far as get
ting ar-iunJ. is concerned.
Care an Excellent Program
The ladies of the Evangelical as
rociation gave :n excellent program
ai the church in Murdock last Sat
urday evening, as a memorial of the
Lirth of Christ and the entertain
r?rut was attended by a 'large num
ber cf the Murdock people and the
vicinity.
Have Program and Picric
The member.- of the primary dr
P' rtiuo.-'t of tin? Murdoch school'
were enjrving a very nice time hift
Friday aftcrnoo". when they g.Se
p. very worthwhile program, and af- .
tci r.l ; enjoyed an indoor picric.
'.: school. The matter was di
rected by their teachers. Misses Mar
grrot Whipple and Margaret Anig
vert. I
Will Conduct Some Sales
The farmers and towns pcjple
have concluded to form a sale ex
change, which will be held at ,the
liveiysfable of W. O. Gi!lf--pie, and
the initial sjle will be held some
time in the not distant future. When
the lift -vhieh is offered for sale lias
a.-.-umed sufficient quantity the sale
iill be held. This should be' the
means of gathering a large crowd in
town occasionally and should the
merchants also co-operate and make
tpeeiTl prices during this sale it
should also work to the advantage
of both reller ad buyer. Anyone de
siring to offer anything for sale cau
see Mr. W. O. Gillespie. The matter
was outlined by Mr. Henry lSohn,
who has the project in hand.
TE0TSKY WARNS MEN
OF rillVE BY FANCE
Moscow, Dec. 22. I.cou Trotsky.'
bolshevik minister of war. in an ad
dress today to t lie commanding of
ficers of the army, warned them that
the alleged recent prediction of M.
rriand, French premier, at the:
Wariiiagton conference, that soviet
Russia was plinning for a spring
campaign was intended to screen the
plans of the entente for aggression
against Russia. Therefore he cau
tioned the officers to be ready. He j
snid that the Russian miliirry schools
must be thoroughly awake.
He seid that he believed the anti-'
bobhevik movement in tho Ukraine
and the activity of the F;'nn3 in Kar
elia were "hangovers from the gen
eral campaign planned against Rus
sia last fall."
UA11 EADLY IKJUSED
BY INSANE FAEMEU
Nebraska City, Dec. 22. J. A.
Maynard, a farmer residing south of
the city, became suddenly insane last
night while at the home of Albert
Freeman In the southern part of the
city and attacked Freeman and near
ly killed him. Maynard had appeared
at the Freeman home during the af
ternoon and decided to remain there
over night. After retiring. he became
violently insane and going to another
room, attacked Freeman, who broke
away from him and succeeded in
reaching the alley before being over
taken. " .
Maynard was taken to the city
jail and adjudged insane. Freeman's
condition is serious.
fOUNG FEQPLE ARE
JOINED IN WEDLOCK
iliss Crete Briggs of this City and
Mr. -Frederick J. Franzen of
Omaha Married Today.
t'lwm Saturday"? loally.
This evening at 6 o'clock at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. S. Briggs, on Rock street,
occur! ed the marriage of their daugh
ter. Miss Crete, to Mr. Frederick
J. Frauzen of Omaha.
The weddiag was very simple and
attended by only the cloe relatives
of the contracting parties, the only
out of town gusts heing Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Franzen aru Mill Lill'an Fran
zen of Omaha, both sister-in-law and
lister of the groom.
Rev. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the
Prerhyterian church, read the mar
riage lines, the impressive ring ser
vice being used in solemnizing the
bonds of wedlock.
The contracting parties were un
attended and the bride wore a very
attractive costume of dark blue can
ton crepe, with shower bouquet of
beautiful red roses. I
The rooms of the home were very
prettily arranged with decorations of
potted plants and the color scheme
of red and green enhanced by the
Uie of the Christmas streamers and'
colors that made the scene of of
great beauty and charm. I
Following the wedding the. bridal
party and the relatives anl a few,
very close friends were entertained
at a three-course luncheon and the
newly weds showered with the well
wishes of their relatives and friends
prior to their departure for Omaha
on the 7:39 Missouri Pacific, where
they will at once start housekeep
ing in their charming new home at
1S11 No. 43 street. Mr. and Mrs.
Franzen have their new home all
ready awaiting their coming and will
Le at home to their friends there
after the first of the year. i
The bride is one of the talented
young ladies who have been reared
to womanhood in this city and grad
uated from the city schools, later
taking up her school work as a teach
er in Oniaha. being at present in
structor in manual training and do
mestic in the Saunders school. Mrs.
Francn has won a ho-t of warm
friends here by her pleasant and geu
" i j 1 personality who regret very much
to part with her but in her new
hrme she will take the well wishes
cf her many friends for her happi
ness. The groom is one of the splendid,
young men of the state metropolis
heing at present in the employe ofi
the Jor.es-Opper Motor Co.. as fore-!
Tiia:', :!Kl a young man"of high .stand- i
ing in the community where he has
m:;de his home in recent years.. Mr. j
Franzen was born and reared in He- i
hrra, Neb., and enlisted there in the
ravy during the world war and was
in the service overseas during the
f rcater part of the war. On his dis
charge he came to Omaha and there
met the young lady who is bringing
him the greatest happiness of his
!ife.
FIEORO TMiGA
DRIVER REFUSED
TO SLOW DOWN
Omaha Man Hauling Strikebreakers
is Arrested on Order of Mayor ,
Speeding is Charged, 1
Leon Gray, said to be a brother of
1 Gray, well known Omaha heavy
weight prize fighter, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Earnest Bird on the
request of city and county officials
yesterday, on a charge of speeding.
Gray is alleged to have taken a
Fockard car filled with strikebreak
ers thru the picket line near the pack
ing house at a speed of 31 to 40 miles
an hour, refusing to halt when call
ed to by an otficer who merely want
ed him to use a .little more moderate
speed while traveling thru the city, j
About the time Gray was pinched ;
here. Plattsmouth authorities called
Sheriff Fischer and asked him to hold
the colored man for them, as he had
sailed right through Cass county
without every saying "hello."
Gray is a larse, shiny, pork chop
cort of a negro with a mouthful of.
gold teeth. He seems to "feel his
oats" and took delight in telling lo
cal authorities that he owrned con-1
siderable property in Omaha. The
mere matter of being arrested for,
speeding merely made him grin. He
says he owns a fleet of Fackards and
Cadillacs which are making him a
lot of money.
Strikers say Gray brought in a
bunch of negrees yesterday. Gray
said he had all white men with one
exception. Packing houso officials
said nothing at all about it. i
Grav was required to give a cash
bond in Judge Hand's court for ap
nearance today. He is said to have
driven here frequently of late. Ne-
brasRa City Press. '
BIB MASK BALL
The Katholitky Sokol society an
naunces that they will hold a grand
mask ball at their hall on the night
of Saturday, January 7th. The event
will be one of the most pleasant of
the season and the list of prizes for
the event will be announced later.
FULL LINE OF MAGAZINES
j The Journal office has just in
stalled a full and complete line of
the most popular fiction magazines
and of the very latest issue from
the press. ' If you desire to secure
these late publications call at this
office at once.
Phone the Journal office vhen you
are in need of job printing of any
kind. Bsst equipped shop in south
eastern Nebraska. ;
Happy fJew Year to All
Corn Shelling Machinery
We are handling the famous John Deere line of
farming machinery and are desiring to call your atten
tion to our shellers.
HAND SHELLERS
HOLE SHELLERS
CYLINDER SHELLERS
We have the goods to suit all. A full line of manure
spreaders and gas engines Come in and see us!
The Implement Man
MURDOCK
RUSSIA SEEMS
READY TO ABAN
DON SOQIA
New Economic Policy Plans to Re
sume Private Trade to Increase j
Pioducticr. in Russia.
Washington. Dec. 23. Abandon
ment of socialism in Russia is pre
dicted by recent changes in the econ
omic policy of the soviet government,
according to a review of the.situation
in that country on the basis of state
ments in the soviet controlled press
tonight by the commerce department.
A new economic policy, the depart
ment said, is being evolved by the
bclshevist leaders lightening the re
strictions of communism and aiming
at the partial re-establishment of pri
vate trade and industry -and at in
creasing the incentive to production
Communistic management of indus
try in Russia, it added, had resulted
in a great decline of production and
a general disorganization of econ
omic life. Lenine's speech in October
recognized the defeat of communism,
according to the department, and is
quoted as saying:
"The substance of our new econ
omic" policy is dictated by the recog
nition of the fact that we have suf
fered a powerful defeat and com
menced a systematic strategic re
treat." The main features of this new pol
icy, the department reported, include
the partial restoration of freedom of
trade in agricultural products; aban
donment of the practice of unrestrict
ed requisition of labor and the sub
stitution of a fixed labor tax; aban
donment of uniform wages for em
ployes at the same grade in enter
prises operated by the state, and the
substituion of compensation accord
ing to the service rendered; leasing
to private individuals of certain in
dustrial establishments hitherto con
trolled by the state, and enterprises
dill orerated by the state are to
adopt commercial principles, paying
Wishing You A Happy New Year
Farm lighting plant the Delco system which I
have been using until the electric lights came. I am
offering this plant for $90.00, which is a very low price
for it. Also have an
EXCELLENT ROADSTER, in good condition and
very cheap at the price we are making, $1 65.00.
r sub t
The Automobile Man
MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
Happy Holiday Greetings
of AH
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
piivate enterprises market value for
materials and selling their products
at market value.
The' telephone wires in the United
States would make 100 unbroken
telephonic lines from the earth to
the moon. Over these wires, Ameri
cans daily carry on 33,000,000 phone
conversations. Yet it is only 43 years
since the telephone was invented.
Our civilization is becoming terrifi
cally complex. Is the machine get
ting so intricate that we cannot make
it function? Often it seems so. May
be the real, cure for our economic
troubles is a return to the simple
life.
, Exports of American goods this
year will total about $7,000,000.
000. That's about $2,700,000,000
bigger than in 1913. A long way to
fall yet before we reach normal. Ex
ports are expected to total $4.."60,
000,000. .and imports $2,415,000,
000. The trade balance or net profit
is nearly enough to give a $20 gold
piece to every man, woman and child
in the country. Collecting It from
abroad is not so easy.
The best way to fight disease is to
concentrate on restoring under
weight children to the normal state
of nutrition. A speaker tays that at
the annual meeting of the Boston
Tuberculosis association. Right!
Germs rarely can multiply into a
danger in a health of maturity as in
determined in youth. In middle age,
the body tissues are turning into
cast iron and little can be done for
them.
Some women seem to master all
the art of banking except the mer
detail of taking her place at the end
instead of the head of the line in
front of the teller's window.
TOIEJiPI!
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NEBRASKA