I" THURSDAY LEClLMltR 2d. mi; JPIATTSJIOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOITRtfAX PAGUC THBE Union Mr. Lemuel Barritt was visiting at borne :-r the holidavs. Ted D drak of Sioux Citv was a Christmas visitor vith friends in Union. E. V. Keedy was a visitor in Oai aha last Sunday a guest at the home of his parents. Alber; WilHs of near Weeping Wa ter was looking after some matters in Union last Monday. J. D. Tigner and wife were guests at the home of their son James Tig ner ani wife north of town. Superintendent of the Union schools is spending his vacation this week a: his home in Schuyler. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn were guests at the home of John Lidgett and wife for Christmas dinner. H. C. Pollard from Nehawka was looking after some business matters in Ui:ion last Monday afternoon. F. A. Finkle was spending his Christmas day at home with the fam ily and which all enjoyed very much. Mrs. Jark Sheffield and the child ren were visiting with friends in Onuiha for over Sunday and Christ mas. Lf Roy Miller who is Ufending school at Peru, has been at home visiting his parents for the past few days. The Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor were entertaining at dinner at their borne last Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. D?l Cadwell. Misses Angie and Nettie MeCarrell who are eaching at the Syracuse schools, are spending their vacation at home. The Rev. Geo. Warren, pastor of the Methodist church, was guest at the home of L. G. Todd for dinner Christmas. LARGE TYPE Poland -Chinas! 25 Soars, 25 Gilts. Last winter's farrowing, ready for service. Large Type Poland China, can have pa pers on them for $25 per individual. Phone 5911 G. S. UPTON, UNION -:- NEBRASKA That is Our Business! Sure it is our business to please the trade, and to do this we are doing the very best work. Auto supplies also standard and always the best. We are here to succeed, and we can do it only by giving the best of service in every instance. A. R. DOWLE The Auto Man To Our Friends and Customers:- A. L. BECKER, -:- -:- NEBRASKA UNION 30,000 Acres LINCOLN COUNTY,. COLORADO, LAND FOR SALE! Lincoln county, Colorado, farmers harvested an excellent crop of wheat the past season. Come, see land where in many instances one crop will pay for the land. We are making trips every Sat urday. Call and see L. R. Upton for arrangements and particulars. The best land in the west and at a price which anyone can afford to pay. OH AS. BOUVDISH, Box No. 11 Department Prepared Exclusively for The Journal. John Whiteman from near Ne hawka was looking after some busi ness matters In Union last Monday afternoon. J. J. Pollard was a visitor in Un ion last Monday afternoon looking after some business matters for a few hours. Miss Ronnie Ellis is spending her vacation from the teaching in the school in Union at her home in Weep ing Water. Mrs. Clara Davis and W. C. Carra her were visiting in Nehraska City last Saturday and Sunday driving down in their car. M. M. Woodard of Omaha has been rrtnding a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glaubitz and wa3 guest lor over Christmas. Mr. and Mr. Ray Chriswisser liv ing north of town were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Burbee. par ents of Mrs. Chriswisser. A. J. McNatt of Kenosha was look ing after some business and having his radiator soldered by the prince of workmen, W. O. Burbee. John Banning and wife of Lindsay were visiting in and near Union for the past week being guests at the homo oi Mrs. Henry Banning. Mrs. Mary Taylor of University Place was a guest at the home of Mrs. Barbara Taylor and daughter, Mis Elsie, for over Christmas. Attorney C. A. Rawls and Thomas Cromwell of Grant were looking af ter some matters in Union last Tues day driving down in their auto. R. D. Stine and family were spend ing the Christmas day at the home of Herman F. Comer and wife all en joying the season most pleasantl3 Miss Gladys Hall teacher of the Union schools is enjoying her vaca tion at the home of her parents. Mr. an Mrs. J. M. Hall of Plattsmouth. Miss Ora Clark who is attending the conservatory of music at Lincoln was home for the holidays and is assisting in the work at the hotel. Miss Mary Foster who is with the Omaha schools was the gne.n at the I fDic of ber parents.. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Foster, for the past few days. K. D. Clarke and wife of Weep ing Water were guests at the home oi their children in I'nion for over Cl-ristmas returning home Monday afternoon. Ben Davis" is reported as , being very sirk at his home a few miles out of Union. Mr. Davis has made his home in this vicinity for a long num Ikt of years. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lynde and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lynde and their little Union, Neb. Among our assets we like to count the only one that money cannot buy your good will. And so at this Holiday season, we extend to you, not as a customer alone, but as a friend, the best of wishes for the coming year. - Union, Nebr. one were enjoying Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Upton last Monday. Mrs. W. J. Raymond, sister of Frank Glaubitz, of Omaha, has been sp?nding Christmas and visiting at the home of her brother and family for the past few days. W. Atchison and son Will of near Elmwood were looking after some business in Union last Monday and were consulting with County Com missioner C. F. Harris". Miss Virginia Hunuicutt, teacher of tLe Sciota school, is spending a two week's vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hunnicutt at Indianola, Iowa. Mrs. Emma Burdick changed cars in Union last Monday while return ing to her home in Omaha after hav ing visited at the Lome of her broth er. Mr. Nick Klaurens and wife. Miss Marjorie Hoback who is stay ing at her grandparents while at tending school, is spending her va cation at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoback. Geo. Small the road man. who looks after the highway, was a visi tor in Murray last Saturday evening and there gave a Christmas dance at which a large crowd were present. W. Clark who some time since underwent an operation at the hos pital at Omaha is reported as get ting along nicely and is hoping to be able to return home before very long. A. R. Dowler and wife with the children were guests at the home of Mr. Dowler's parents, Emerson Dow ler near Weeping Water, for Christ mas dinner and enjoyed the occasion greatly. Mrs. W. A. Taylor was celebrating her birthday anniversary last Mon day very quietly at her home in Un ion. To her we are extending tbe wishes that she may enjoy many more happy birthdays. Nick Klaurens and son. Roy, of Nehawka were visiting in Union last Monday coming to bring Lawson Conrad to the train ae having been spending the Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Klaurens. Mrs. M. II. Sliumaker who has been rending some time at the Methodist hospital at Omaha and where she underwent an operation is so far re covered that she was able to return home but a short time since. J. W. Simmons and wife were guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. S. Miller for Christmas day. The World Wide Guild girls pre sented Mrs. Miller with new cur tains for the parsonage for a Christ mas present. Mrs. Elias Peck who has been sick for some time at the home of her grandson, E. E. LeacL. is reported as beiug in a very, critical -condition and with her advanced age is not as strong to resist the disease as tho she were younger. Mr. and Mis. ( D. Glovtr and thfir son Bobbie of Ralston. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Snvder and daughter. Mis Mable, of Wyoming. Mont RoTjb and family of Union, were guests at the home of Hugh Robb at Wyom ing for Christmas day. Mrs. Ve?ta Clark, manager of the telephone exchange and by the way oce of the ben telephone women in this position in tiie state, was visit ing the first of the week at the home of ber dsuehter. Mrs. E. W. Fin ney at Auburn and nlso at the home of relatives ia Weeping Water. W. L. Hoback entertained with his daughters Misses Hattie and Le lia for dinner on Christmas day, Charles Hoback and family, the Rev. W. A. Taylor and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Del Cadwell and wife. John and Mrs. Hoback and Rav Rillman. That they had an excellent time goes without saying. Attorney C. L. Graves was a visi tor in Lincoln last week for a few days and guest at the home of his daughters who make their home there. He spent a portion of the time :m the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Royal, and a nortion of the time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Derrig. the ladies being both daugh ters of Mr. Graves. Withall he tad a most enjoyable trip. j Death of Child I The little son of Mr. and Mrs.' . Charles Boardman. residing south east of town, passed away at the ome on Tuesday following a short illness from typhoid fever. The manv . friends tf the bereaved family will 1 extend to them their deepest sym-1 pithy in the loss that has come to rhem. j Had an Excellent Time The ladies of the Baptist church mil tbe scholars of the Bible school -f.ro did the handsome thing when they gave their program last Satur day night and had their Christmas ;ree from which they found plenty of presents and treats for all the members of the Bible schol and their friends. Services at the Baptist Church There will be services in all de partments of the church work at the Bnntist church the coming Sunday. Bible school at 10:00. ; Morning preaching 11:00. P.. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p. . Evening services at 7:30 p. m. W. C. T. U. to Meet with Miss Eobb i Miss Gussie Robb will entertain the memhers of the Women's Christ ian Temperance Union at her home on Tuesday January 3, 1922. at I which time Mrs. Minerva McQuin will re the leader of the excellent program which is being prepared for the occasion, it heing legislation. A good time is expected by the mem bers of the organization. Will Serve Oysterr The members of the Epworth Teague will nerve oysters at the M. W. A. hall Saturday of this week, beginning at 5:30 and will furnish as the people Had Excellent Time The program which the ladies of ! the M. E. church and the Bible ) school last Saturday evening and the treat was furnished by the child ren proved a most decided success. A large number of the membership and many others were there to en joy the occasion. Will Hold Services There will be regular preaching services and the auxiliary societies at the Methodist church the coming Sunday as follows: Bible school at 10:00 a. m. Morning service at 11:00 a. m. Epworth League ae 6:45 j. m. Evening service" at 7:30 p. m. Howard Taylor Very Sick Notwithstanding the- very severe case of typhoid fever which Howard Taylor has been wrestling with he Is showing much recuperative strength and is making a manful fight with the malady. A few days since a num ber of his friends running up over twenty gave him a card shower with the season's greetings and to thus be remembered was very pleasing to Howard. He desires to thank his manv friends for the remembrance. Union to Have New Hotel Last Saturday afternon an agree-! ment was consumated which placed another hotel in Union. The hostel ry which Mr. Frank Boggs conduct ed was purchased by Mrs. Mollis Garrens, who moved into the place on last Monday and is getting the place into shape for business as rapidly as possible. This will give Union more of a capacity to supply Its needs in this line than before. We see no reason why the two hotels should not be able to make good in a busi ness way. Pleasant Time A verv pleasant and enjoyable time was spent Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nichols of Union, when a host of friends and telatives gathered there with well filled baskets containing eatables of all kinds. A sumptious dinner was served which every one seemed to enjoy. After dinner was over all had q good time sitting around the fire side eating candy, nuts and apples and chatting in the old fashioned way. Those present were: Virgil Suddath and family of Avoca, Dan Suddath and family of Weeping Wa ter, Luther Woraack and family of Murrav. Everett Suddath and fam ily of Union, Virgil Miller, Weeping Water. Walter Munson and wife of Weeping Water. Tony Suddath and Miss Okla Albin of Union. We wish everyone present many more such enjoyable occasions and a verv Happv New Year ONE PRESENT. ORGANIZED AGRI CULTURE MEETINGS Winter Conferences Will be Held at Agricultural College in Lin coln, Jan. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Can you afford to miss them? Four days chuck full of good things for farmers and their families. More than twenty farmers' organizations par ticipating. More than fifty speakers, tho most of whom are farm men and women from more than thirty Ne braska counties. Other speakers from Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin. Illinois, Chicago and Washington, D. C. An opportunity to polish up your old Ideas and get new ones on home mak ing, production, marketing, taxation and farmers' organizations. . There will be a special program Tor the women on Tuesday. Wednes day and Thursday, January 3. 4 and 5, 1922. Anyone interested in same -end to Farm Bureau office at Weep ing Water for program of the meet ings. We appreciate your co-operation in helping us to publish all the lire news of the community. Call No. 6. 3 rings. . some rod eats as Ions tornp in hungry. ooocooosocoooooogogoooooooococooooocooooooooooot Without Our Friends we would be lonesome indeed. We count our friends the best blessing which has come to us. We are wish ing them abundant health, prosperity and lasting happiness. Plattsmouth Battery Station soooooooooooooocoooooocoooooooooorsooooocoocoocoo A ear raarantaad la ovary cut aoeaptad for traattnant. and o me nay o a pal 4 an til en red. Wrtta for book as Saetai Ptaaana, with atxwa and taatunaslaja mf tear than l.ano nroinlnimf nomtla h fiAw toa parmaaantly eurad. DEATH OF JAMES REEVES AT UNION Well Known Resident of that Com munity Passed Away at Home on Farm Near Union. Yesterday after an illness cover ing a period of some duration James Reeves, one of the well known resi dents of the vicinity of Union was called to his final reward. Mr. Reeves has been suffering from typhoid fev er for some time past and his condi tion became so serious the first of the week that his death was appar ently fast approaching. James B. Reeves was born in the state of Missouri. March C, 1878, and made his home in that state for the greater part of his lifetime. He was married on December 24, 1902. to Miss Lillie Meade, and some thir teen years ago the family came to Cass county and have resided in the vicinity of Union for the greater part of tho time. Mr. Reeves being en gaged in farming and at the time of his death the family resided on the Andrew Taylor farm southeast of Union. To mourn the death Mr. Reeves there remains the widow and oce daughter. Maggie, aged thirteen years. The funeral services will be held on Thursday at the old Wyoming church conducted by the Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union, and tbe interment made at the Cole cemetery near that place. In their sorrow the family will have the deepest sympathy of the entire community. LOCAL NEWS Prom Wedneadar'B Dally. A. C. Philpot, of Overton. Nebras ka, is in the city a guest of Wallace Hunter for a few days. Fred L. Nutzmann, of near Nt hawka was here today looking after some matters of business. Rue Frans of Union was here to day for a short time attending to some matters of business. Albert Zieriot and son, Albert of Murdock were here today for a few hours attending to some matters of business. Mrs. Jack Patterson of Union de parted this morning for Omaha where she was called to look after a few matters of business. Mrs. Cora Maple, who has been here visiting with Ler relatives and friends, returned to her home at Western, Nebraska. W. E. Countryman of Tekamah, Nebraska, who has been here visit ing with his relatives and friends, departed this morning for Lis home. Victor Wallick, and Misses Anne Marie Kruse and Georgia Opal El lis were here last evening from Weep ing Water to attend the dance at the Eagles hall. , - ' Miss Catherine Shopp of McCook, who was here visiting with her par ents and other relatives and friends, returned this morning to her home in the west. Bull for Sale An excellent 2-year-old Shorthorn bull for sale. Call George H. Shrader Union phone, -Union, Neb. - Greeting cards for New Years in all styles and designs . and at the largest possible range of prices, can be found at the Journal Call early while the stock is still fresh and un broken. With the New Year comes the de sire to remember the old friends. Do it by sending them a card of greet-' ing. The Journal , has them in all; styles and at all prices. . COAL HERE NOW There is another car of coal on the tracks here that we-are offering at $9 per ton, delivered. Place your orders early. W. T. CRAIG. Fistula-Pay Wta Cured A milt mrtmm af tfiMm t thai eara Pita rtatola tid atbar Rectal DUim In a atoart ttma. without aaaara mirlcal oparatlaa. N Chloroform. Btttar or othor nral anaaatbatla Carrying On With the American Legion An army kitchen and 1,000 cots have been placed in former barracks at Cleveland to care for Jobless ex-service men. .j a a a A 5 per cent discount on all pur chases has been accorded members of the American Legion by the majority of merchants in Arcadia, Fla. There Is a Polish post among the posts of various nationalities of the American Legion. Argonne is its name and it Is localed at Toledo, O. a a Motion pictures are shown three nights a week at the American Legion theater, which has Just been estab lished by a post In Alta Vista, Kan. a a a Agents of the Chicago American Le gion post which has undertaken the reconstruction of Mesnll-en-Arronalse, Plcardy, have gotten tbe project under way. a a a Harold Wells, Petersburg. Va., blind ed in the war, was louned $1,000 by the American Legion post there. He es tablished a tobacco shop and has paid back the debt. a a a Tills country is well rid of Grover C P.ergdoll, Flacker, according to an Illinois American Legion post, which recommends that the War department drop the case. a a The few remaining Confederate vet erans of Tennessee were able to attend the annual meeting of their association because of the efforts of 20 American Legionnaires of Nashville. aw Employees of the elevated railways of Chicago have formed a post of the American Legion and have dedicated a bronze plate to the memory of eight "L" men killed in the war. a a a Four leading concert companies are to appear in Christopher, 111., this win ter because of the American Legion post there, which has succeeded In In augurating a lyceuin course. a a a The state of Michigan has bought the community house at Camp Custer, improved the place and turned it over to the American Legion posts to be used as a hospital for veterans. a While Cincinnati was discussing the need of cleaning the William Henry Harrison statue there, the Bentley American Legion post, armed with brushes, buckets and soap, did it. a a a An American flag has been given tho Hellenic post, Minneapolis, of the American Legion, by the Greek citizen? there. Tbe iost is composed of Gre clun born veterans of the A. . F. a a a Five hundred ex-service men acted as "supers" in the filming of a motion picture at Mamaroneck,X. Y. They were sent to enact a "battle" by a New Tork American Legion employment bu reau. a a a Twelve overseas veterans refused to face death again in fumigating immi grant ships. The American Legion employment bureau in New York had received tbe call from the immigration officers. a a a Due to the propaganda of the Amer ican Legion in Birmingham, Ala., the hundreds of former service men have been placed in positions ranging be tween that of short order cooks to con struction foremen. a a a Work has been supplied every appli cant at the Wichita (Kan.) American Legion post employment ngency, ac cording to the Department "of Labor. Seven states have been surveyed and that city heads the list. a a a By means of entertainments given by the school children of Minnesota, the American Legion Auxiliary of that state will be enabled to erect a build ing to care for destitute veterans on their discharge from hospitals. a a a Unemployed service men of Minne apolis have been organized by the American Legion posts there and are campaigning the city, selling hand bags, automobile booster plates and similar articles bearing Legion sanc tion. a a a Jerked from his floor-lied by a rush of 50 proffered positions, a Kansas City former soldier has been able to sup port himself, his wife and five chil dren. He had registered the previous day at the American Legion employ ment office. a a a Oscar E. Carlstrom, Aledo, 111., new commander of the United Spanish War Veterans, was one of the committee of fifty A. E. F. men which started the American Legion in Paris In 1919. He Is an adopted member of the G. A. R. of Illinois. a a a Feeling against Grover C. Bergdoll, slacker, was so high at the Missouri state convention of the American Le gion that when it was announced that a motion was to be read about him it was passed by popular acclamation be fore even reading it. a a a Adjusted compensation will not be squandered by former service men, aecorfliBS to a Toledo (0.) newspaper. According to figures from a campaign, 17G want heme aid, 88 want cash, 40 chose the certlllcate plan and 5 per Cjt want vocational trainlng. Daddy's Eveiii Fairy Tale tfyARY GPAHAM BOWER m CO alT tV VtlHtM MVM1I a,Oai M THE CHRISTMAS PENCIL. "Wasn't I received with Joy?" nskd the Christmas pencil of the knife. "I should say you were," said the knife. "I am o glad." the pencil contin ued. "Of course I knew you rvoul 1 be received with pleasure. KnUt- ure always popu lar with boy but I had my doubts when Santa CIuus made me. "u see I didn't know that I hnl been especially akej for. and I had uo idea of ihe way I was goliiii "Most Pleasant." to be greeted. "It was most pleasant. From th moment I was taken out of the boy's stocking until bedtime 1 was udinlred. and tried, nnd I am sure I will be liU-d for some time. "ITe spoke of school and of bow proud he'd be to show me to every one." "We can go together," said tbe knife, "Yes." said the pencil, "and when I get a bit dull or blunt in my ways then you can sharpen me up. eh? "You're good at sharpening things up you know." "Yes," said the knife, "I am gHl at that, and I'll sharpen you up whenever I find you're getting dull. And if I am not noticing I ntn sure the Itoy will, so that you will surely be brought to me for sharpening. "Or I'll be taken to you so as to sharpen you. It til means the smile." "of course," said tbe pencil, "I am an unusual pencil. I am very enor mous and not only am I a pencil but I am a pencil box. "I have a ruler in me and two other pencils, an eraser und a pen holder and a few little extra pens too! "Now there are other pencils which are pencil boxes and yet thy aren't like me. "I am not only a xeucil box and not only do I look like a pencil tbe way so many pencil-boxes do, but I am a pencil ! I ctn really, really write. "I have blue lead in me and I m make fine blue marks cud uiu a good pencil too. "' ' - "Yes, I really do amount to quite u lot for I'm a pmeil box and 1 bold iliiity of things for school si ml for li'Ine too. .Mid I Itrt.'u distill,. uished ttn.l fine :liuI big. and I run write too. "That is the btst of all. "It is true 1 cannot write by my self. I have to be h-lped. but then I nin willing to be helped. I don't pre tend I know everything. "I do as I'm lold and don't oliject. Sometimes I'm told to make mistnkes. Then I do. Why should I mind? I would rather be obliging. ' "Besides pencils were never rap posed to bo so clever that they cou'd know how to spell and write and make ;ip compositions all by themselves. "It has never been expected of the pencil family and I shouldn't start uny hing new. "What would people do if pencils :uddenly all started to write? They would beinost horribly mixed up and onfuel. - "That wouldn't do at all. And then it would start such a lot of "arguments. "The pencils would be writing one way and the jeople would want them to write another. Oh, no end of trouble would come of it. ' "Yes, It is the best way for pencils to do as they are told even lf at timrs they have to make horrible mistakes. "but oh, what fun it was to be in a stocking with some other toys end to be received with such a shout of Joy as I was. I had a 4ilce time in the stocking, with the orange and the apple and the pen ny and the pack age of dates and the bag of candy end the ball and the pair of mit tens. "Yes, It was nice In the boy's stock ing. I suppose It Is the only time m ever be In a stocking. Tart of him is In It or In others like it at other times. Two stockings, though. Is what he uses, Really Write.1 but the Christmas stocking is alone by itself In its glory ! "Everyone ht.s a Christmas stocking filled for him or for her, and that is the way It has always been. "But oh, knife, I'm so glad I nin n Christmas pencil and came on Christ mas for it is very gay and merry and pleasant to be in the society of im many nice toys." "It's delightfuL" said the knlf. "quite, delightful." Signs of Experience, Bobbie My fathr must have been mj t all sorts of mischief when he vrt. a boy. Jehrmy Why? Bcfcblo Cat:se he knows 'xactl whjat rrnestiona to me whea be tracts to knew what I've been doing.