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MONDAY: JULY 9, 1923. FLATTS30TJTH SEM-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIV1 MURED QK EDEPMR TMEMT, PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. The Best Our Aim! Our idea is service first, and the best service at that Oar garage was established in 1916, and since then we have main tained service the best during the years, day in and day out, whether a week day, holiday or Sunday. But one half day did we close our place of business and have ever been ready for extending service to the public. "We are continuing our service. There are instances where it may not bring in the dollar, but the customer must be satisfied, with work, material ind courteous treatment. We will always have the very best workmen and most courteous attendants at your service. Murdock, Nebraska Misses Elsie and Minnie Deickman were visiting with friends in Ashland last Thursday evening. Herman Mann of north of Manley was looking after some business mat ters in Murdock last Thursday. Mrs. C. E. Hite has been visiting with relatives and friends at and near Alvo for the past few days. A. II. Ward and wife were enjoy ing the concert given by the Weeping Water band last Thursday evening. Miss Flora Zaar of South Bend was a visitor with friends in Murdock last Wednesday, enjoying the Fourth while here. L. B. Goerthy has been assisting in the work at the Gorden Block market while Mr. Block has been trucking stock to Omaha. Otto Miller shelled and delivered Lis corn at the Murdock elevator last week, and this got out of the way of the coming harvest. You can insure your grain against the hazard of hail for 3Va at the Farmers & Merchants Bank, Mur dock, Nebraska. Henry SchlaphofT has purchased himself a new car, this time select ing a Star, which was sold by Mr. Bert Reed of Weeping Water. Mrs. Dota Buskirk, mother of Mr. Milo Buskirk arrived last Sunday from her home at Scottsbluff and is stayine at the home of her son. E. II. Miller has been after his OacreA of, wheat during the past week and has been doing some good work with the tractor and binder. Miss Carrie Schafer of Manley was a visitor in Murdock and a guest at the home of her brother, Charles Schafer for the day last Thursday. W. O. Schewe and Wm. Kleiser were enjoying an outing at Pawnee lodge and doing some fancy fishing last Thursday evening and Friday. George Trunkenbolz, of Eagle, ow ner of the oil and gas station here, was a visitor in Murdock last Sun day and a guest of Charles Schafer. Many people are'getting after their wheat now, and the harvest is on in full swing. Henry Oehlerking was among the first to get his wheat cut. Mr. Emil Kuehn was called to Mur ray last Thursday where he went to look after some business matters for the day, making the trip in his car. A. J. Tool and family were enjoy ing the fireworks at Weeping Water last Wednesday, and were also guests at the home of Fred II. Gorder while there. Harry A. Williams of Elmwood was a visitor in Murdock for a short time last Thursday evening, while on his way home from a business trip to Omaha. Miss Jessie Melvin, who has been so very sick last week, was feeling some better during the fore part of the week, but i3 reported as not feel ing so well again. Max Dusterhoff and his coterie of workmen are doing a Job of work at the home of G. R. Eveland west of Elmwood, which they are expecting to complete soon. Miss Catherine Neitzel had as her guest for the Fourth of July her friend Miss Catherine Leppert, of I Havelock, the young ladies enjoying an excellent visit. Louis Bornemeier completed the cutting of one piece of his wheat last Thursday and began on his oats, leaving a later piece of wheat for a few days to ripen. Last Friday Jess Landholm went to Omaha where he had some work to do on an automobile and where he has been getting some dental work done as well. Henry A. Tool and family were en joying an outing at Meadow on the Fourth where they had a picnic din ner and some excellent fishing as a portion of the menu. Last Thursday Edward Guildstorff completed the plowing of his corn and the next day went after the alfalfa, before beginning on his wheat crop which is about ready to cut. John Amgwert is painting the home of Wm. Leutchens northeast of Murdock and putting the place on the map as one of the most beau tiful homes in western Cass county. Mr. L. Neitzel used the Fourth of July to place the spouting on the building of L. B. Gorthey, which about completed the work of moving REPORT OF THE CONDITION . OF THE BANK OF MURDOCK of Murdock, Ntbr. Charter No. 678 In the State -of Ne braska at the close of business June SO, 1923. RESOURCES Loans and discounts $231,805.81 Overdrafts . .- 2.238.17 Bankers conservation fund.. 102.10 Banking house, furniture and fixtures "" 5,075.00 Current expenses, taxes and interest paid 12.02 Cash items 268.78 Due from National and State banks.. $ 28,953.68 Checks and items of exchange 446.99 Currency 2,017.00 Oold coin 420.00 Silver, nickels and cents 97U.43 32.8US.1U TOTAL 1272,309.98 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In $ 20.000.00 Surplus fund 5.000.00 Individual deposits Kiitiirt In rhvrlr 1 77 42 Time certificates of V deposit 167.028.24 SaTines accounts.. 459.08 Cashier checks outstanding 323.00 245,636.74 Depositor's guaranty fund... 1,673.24 TOTAL 1272.309.98 have their haunts there and return ed home. . This is a Fish Story The story is told of Robert Craw ford that he caught a fish which had three eyes and four legs in the Platte river, and which measured some sev en feet long. When the story was told us we did not take much cred- 1 - . .3 1. n n 11.4 1 n .J . . V. ence lit n, aim naie a nine uuuui ua to the truth of it at this time, but a that eity, was a visitor In Murdock last Thursday, looking after some business matters relative to the pur- -1 - .v. . i 1 vAna ... u : -i. viuweui. """ number of his friends seem positive voted last month for the erection of " a new school building. ; I can verify the matter by asking Farm Loans made at the rate of Robert. 5. Option, to pay at any time. If . yon desire a farm loan see U. J.jpsPP PnilfJTV Pothast at Farmers & Merchants UH 00 UUUil I I Bank, Murdock, Nebraska. Last Tuesday, the day before the Fourth, was a happy day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milo Buskirk, when the stork arrived with a bouncing baby boy for this happy young coup le. The young man arrived at seven o'clock in the morning and the smile still is radient on the face of the happy father. Little Arthur Lindell, who went to the hospital for an operation for appendicitis last week and who has been making very satisfactory pro- NIGHT AT THE AK-SAR-BEH DEN July 16th is Date Set For Various Cass County Towns at the Omaha Fun Center. as. Men's Summer Union Suits, $1 to $1.25 Value, Men's Blue Denim Overalls, cut full 25 . Limited Lot at this Price! All First Quality Merchandise- no seconds. - iurdock Mercantile Go. - MURDOCK NEBRASKA State of Nebraska County of Cass I, II. A. Guthmann. Cashier of the above named bank do hereby swear that the above statement is a correct and true copy of the report made to the State Bureau of Banklnp. H. A. Gl'THMAXX. Attest: Cashier. HEXKY A. TOOU Director. KENNETH A. TOOL, Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July. 1923. JERRY E. McIIUGH. (Seal) Notary Public. (My Commission expires Mar. 25. 1926.) and' putting into condition for living the house. Ed Guilstorff sold and delivered' a new Rumley tractor to Henry Boeck man last week, it being of the popu lar 16-30 size, and one which will deliver even more than its rated horsepower. Miss Lydia Heartle, who has been making her home in Lincoln, was a visitor in Murdock and a guest at the home of Mrs. E. Kuehn for two days last week and enjoying the Fourth of July here. Albert Blum, who has become a reader of the Journal, was a visitor in Murdock from his home at South Bend and was beginning to cut his wheat on last Friday, which he says IS very good. Mr. and Mrs. L. Neitzel were en joying a visit in Lincoln last Tuesday, making the trip in their car, and en- Joying the trip, it being the first trip for Mrs. Neitzel in the car for about three years. A telegram from Miss Anna Amg wert. who has been making her home in San Fancisco for the past year. where she is a trained nurse, says that she will 6tart for home shortly for a visit w'th the folks here. Misses Ruth and Helen Norton were visiting at the home of friends at Weeping Water last Thursday, they making the trip via an auto. The young ladies spent both Wed nesday and Thursday at the home of their friends. Miss Leah Schmidt, who is employ ed in Ashland as a saleslady in one of the large stores of that busy burg spent the Fourth at the home of her parents, and was accompanied by her friend. Mr. Wm. Winkler, of Rock well City, Iowa. Messrs. Carl Schneider and Rich ard Tool were enjoying a visit with friends in Omaha last Wednesday and also stopped at Millard on their way home and enjoyed a dance which was being given by some of their friends of that little city. Messrs and Mesdames W. H. Rush and John Burley departed last Tues day for Texas where they are look ing the country over and will if they see the good in the country probably purchase some of the garden of the world lands of that place. Mrs. A. J. Tool and daughter. Miss Catherine were visiting for two days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C Anderson, of Nehawka. Mrs. Ander son and Miss Catherine Tool were teachers of the same school at Firth and are very close friends. Jesse Chambers of Murray was a visitor in Murdock and doing some work for Mr. Ed Guilstorff during the first part of the week and was taken by Mr. Guilstorff to his home in Murray on the completion-of the work last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ellington of Lincoln, the latter formerly Miss Lydia Wut chinek. were spending the Fourth In Murdock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wntchinek and were taken to Lincoln on Wednesday even ing by Mr. Joseph Wutchinek. By a miscalculation of distances, speed and making a salutation to some one on the pavement a collis sion occurred between Wm. Leutchens and Gussie Strich, in which the con cussion was felt quite plainly but no great material damage was done. Miss Beitha Merckle, the night op erator at the Murdock telephone ex change and by" the way one of the most clever of operators as well as an excellent young woman, is tak ing her annual vacation of two weeks and is spending the time at the home of one of her sisters. . Miss Minnie Deickman, operator at the telephone exchange, is at this time taking her vacation of some two weeks, and will spend it with an aunt, Mrs. David Miller of Stuart, Iowa. While Miss Minnie is away, the work will be done by her sister, Miss Elsie Deickman. Eugene Densmore of Omaha, repre senting the Peters Trust company, of1 One of the big events of the sum-; mer toaenn in Omaha is the annual ! gress towards recovery, is doing nice- j cntf.rtainment of the Knights of the: Ak-Sar-Ben and which is used dur-1 ing the campaign for membership of this live wire Nebraska organization which has proved in the years past a real entertainment in every way for Those who have witnessed an In- jitiation of the Knights of the Ak j Sar-Ben are eager to return each to see the various stunts that few hours for the ly at this time, and was visited by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lin dell on Sunday (yesterday) when they found the young man doing very nicely. Mrs W. O. Gillespie and Miss Viola ing for the west, where they will visit for some two weeks in the moun tains, hflvtntr fnr thpir hpnrtmiarters j i iu,: x - Tknn ' ye&r A v. " have been devised to make life one J.' T7s"ir' "f." V" . hectic dream for a mere. ;ur. a. ii. naiu auu ,-,,, ,v,Q Lauuiudica nuu ait ciii luc iu - come full-fledged knights of the or ganization. In addition to the initiation a real musical entertainment is offered to i the visitors which is always clever j and pleasing in every way. The date for Plattsmouth and Cass the ladies to Ashland in his car to meet the train. Many people enjoyed the Y. P. A. social which was held at the home of Wm. Vogt and enjoyed by the young people of the Louisville church. A most pleasant time was , Vi q H lvw oil -or V r attAndoil onl irrilf nrt1 as it was a pleasant evening with county night has been set as Monday music, games and refreshments that July .at the den and a commit- were well worth while and also a tee of business men composed of Guy good program as well. lMorgan- aldemar Soennlchsen, Last Tuesday the lightning play-i pnry Goosand ? A. Wurl have ed a prank at the home of Mr. and been designated to look after arrang Mrs. H. V. McDonald when it struck 1 iS to see that Plattsmouth is prop the chimnev and knocked some of the. erly represented at the big gather stuccoing from the walls and loosen- jlnS- Other towns over the county are ed all the metal flue stops in the'ao planning to have delegations hnildine. Considering the force of 'there and it will be one of the big- Home Agaom) I have completed the work which was so urgent in Omaha, and am home again, reaJy to take care of your work and also figure on what you're needing in our Jine. We are also selling varnishes, the very best made. EFFECTO, the Anto Fnamel which will allow you to refinish ycur car. See us for estimates and specifications for your work. B3? "SEP The Dusterhoff Shops Distinctive Decorators and Paper Hangers v Murdock, Nebraska Dr. F. L. Cummins and wife re turned from Nelson, Nebraska, yes terday and were accompanied by Mrs. Edna Eaton, who has been vis iting at that place with the C. G. Fricke family. Miss Marion Frioke accompanied them to visit here with her grandparents for a short time. Lost anything? Advertise it. the bolt, it is thought that Mr. Mc Donald was fortunate in that no one was injured or the home burned. Henry A. Guthman and .family t were in attendance at the funeral eft the late Johnnie Calder, who was! killed last week at Rawlings. Mont., and whose remains were shipped back to Sotith Bend, his home, for burial. Mr. Guthman reports, a large num ber of former friends and acquaint ances a3 paying their respects to the memory of the young man by being present at the funeral. Mr. Charles Boerner. of Ludding ton, Mich., who has been visiting in Murdock for the past . week or ten days departed last Sunday for his home after having spent a most pleas ant time with his friend, Mr. C. L. Miller and his friends of Murdock and reached his home in the remark ably short time of .38 hours less than two days which included a trip via boat across Lake Michigan. Daniel Bornemeier and mother ac- gest nights at the den of the season. JOHN GALDER IS KILLED BY TRAIN Seventeen Year Old Cass County Boy Dies Following Accident in Wyoming on Sunday. John Calder, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Calder, who live near South Bend, died Sunday, July 1, from injuries he received when run over by a train at ' Walcott, Wyo., early Sunday niorn- i ing. He was with a boy friend whot was instantly killed. John was taken to a hospital but lived only a short , time. I Mr. Calder received a telegram on ', titiIsjv tolling rf Viia Ron's rloflth nnrf ! : 3 l r : n ; - I cuuipauieu u, " . left Sunday evening for Wyoming, his sister, and Miss Mary Miller, bringing tbe body home Wednesday, went to Hastings, where Mrs. Borne-, Th. fnn(,al was h(,,rt from the calder meier will spend about two weeks visiting at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. W. Kissinger. Daniel re turned home the next day and has to say about the crops that they are looking fine and especially the corn crop, whieh is very clean, growing rapidly and of good size. The wheat is not quite as good as the corn. Miss Elsie Kunz of Elmwood accom panied the party. home yesterday afternoon and inter ment was in the Ashland cemetery. John went to Wyoming about three weeks ago with Mr. and Mrs. Murry, where he had a position with the ,Allied Construction company. A HAPPY EVENT Horse Taken Up About March 20th there came to my farm north of Murdock a bay mare with a mark "V2" on left jaw. Owner can have same by proving ownership and paying for keep and other expenses. If not called for within thirty days from July 1st, this animal will be disposed of ac cording to law. ALBERT BLUM. J2-4M. Murdock, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Baughman are feeling very highly pleased over . the announcement received from Buckner, Missouri, announcing the ' fact that a fine eight and a half : ! pound girl was born on July 5th to J their son, F. H. Baughman and wife , and that the little one and mother are both doing nicely. Mrs. Baugh-1 man is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ' William Russell of Buckner. Forest is employed at Buckner as engineer for an oil pipe line company and his many friends here will be pleased to learn of his happiness. Enjoy Picnic at River On July 4th John Kruger and wife Biliousness and Constipation ana jess juananoim ana wne wun , For years I was troubled with their little child, met at Meadow, biliousness and constipation, which Mr. and Mrs. Linus Berglund and ( made life miserable for me. My ap Tege Berglund, where they all en- petite failed me. I lost my usual joyed a most pleasant day out in the force and vitality. Pepsin prepara open and had a most appetising din-; tions and cathartics only made mat- ner as wen. following tne aay mere tPrs worse. I do not knnw whpro Ti they all went to Fontenelle park. where they enjoyed the splendid fire works display which are an annual event there. Clean-TJp Day to Come The city council of Murdock has asked all to clean up their premises, cut the weeds and grass about their homes and aid in every way in mak ing the little city look like it really was out to join the front rank among the tidy towns of the state. We know when they get after the matter, the weeds and rubbish will have go, and Murdock will indeed be very clean town as it should be. should have been today had I notj tried Chamberlain's Tablets. The. tablets relieve the ill feeling at once, I strengthen the digestive functions,: helping the system do its work natur-' all'.'" writes Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birm ingham, Ala. Weyrich & Hadraba. NEW LINE OF SPONGE BALLS Just received at the Bates Corner. to 'Book and Stationery Store, the most' i i . m i t ii a f a, popular line oi oase Dans, tennis balls', golf balls and balls for the use rr -r -r. f the children in their playing. This Harry long Buys Thresher is a real line do not f t0 see them wSiiYnffTWhUS:. bis are he latest of their eettine the same from Edward Thim- a me imu&ei gan, the live-wire dealer and will have the machine at his home so that he can do his own work without hav ing to wait for his turn to use the neighborhood machine. Enjoy an Outing Last Friday evening "Bud" Amg- SMALL FREIGHT WRECK From Saturday's Dally. This morning, westbound freight No. 77 over the Burlington had a de railment just west of the tower at Oreapolis that delayed it for four wert and a-number of his friends, , hours and required tne switching cre irum iuis city io utip ciear up they being John Paul Pickwell. Rich ard Tool and Carlton Zink, in the auto of the former, went to the mouth of the Weeping Water river east of Union, where they spent Saturday in the line. Four cars, empties, were de railetLand thrown in the ditch when brake, beam gave way and caused the cars to spill. None of the train a most -enjoyable outing, swimming crew were injured, however, and af in the Missouri river and having a ter" soms strenuous work the re- general good time. They had no mainder of the tram proceeded on its ambition to bother the fish which way westward. " Make the Farming Pay! Keen competition in farming, as well as in business, requires the best machinery, best thought and best practice. The Advance Rumley machinery embodies all this. I am handling a full line of this. "The Last Word" in power farming machinery. The Oil Pull tractor in four sizes. The two ton Rumley truck. The Advance Rumley Steamer in three sizes. Come in and see them. ALL KINDS OF BELTING MATERIALS The Grand Detour tractor plow in five sizes, from two-bottom to six-bottom plows. In the thresher line, we also have separators of five different sizes. ED. GUILSTORFF, MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA Thrashing Coal! W e are furnishing an excellent nut coal for thrash ing purposes and which burns well, and in which there is no danger of having your stacks burned from sparks. Better be safe. We also have an excellent quality, egg size, going at Toolc-tiauman Lumber Go. Murdock, Nebraska Business is Good, Thanh You! The Landholm Garage is kept busy these days with the work which comes to us, and the reason is the best service, the best goods and the best work. We carry Lee Tires and they are puncture proof. Better get your order in early. We Arc Furnishing 24-Hour Service! The Landholm Garage Murdock, Nebraska Call Up "Charley!" i Don't lose your temper and abuse your wife and kids because the "Flivver" refuses to start. Put "Trunk enbolz Gasoline" in your tar?k and make a quick "Get" away." Our pure Pennsylvania Motor and Tractor oils are the cheapest because they wear longer. Call Up "Charley" -GEO. TRUNKENBOLZ OIL OQLlPflHY- Eagle and Murdock - . ...