MONDAY. MARCH 31. 1924.
PLATTSMOLTH SEMI Wl
JOURNAL
PACH wsm
MURDOCH DEPARTMENT.
PFLEPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Again Ready for Business!
During the past two months my health has not
been good nor the roads so one can travel. But now
Spring is here and we are ready for the work which you
are needing. Repairing, battery charging and anything
in our line.
The Landholm Garage
Jess Landholm, Manager
MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
GETTING READY
FOR THE COMING
BASEBALL SEASON
i
M. S. Briggs for County Judge. ng the thing not by parts but mak-
Henry Schlueter who has recently lus maner a gWU .-.ug u. nut n
! moved from the home place to the 3,1 uas begun on a proposition which Prospective Members of the Team
one which he has recently purchas- be different from others and will for Coming Year are Getting
:ed, the Pool place, was at Manley ai " lluie ouX. Ul Busv on the Dope
. last inursaay ana orougni nome
with him a load of shingles for com
pleting the barn and other build
ings. Wm. Lau has been hauling mate
rial for the construction of a ga
rage on his farm ami which he will
occupy after completion for a resi-
a i. M. L. A. or iiKo proposition.
From the time that "who laid the
chunk" it has been the habit of the
M. S. Briggs for County Judge.
Pred Tonek has been delivering
wheat to the elevator in Murdock
during the past week.
Jacob Pierce of Liberty is visiting
for a short time in Murdock at the
home of Mr. Eddie Craig.
Win. Bourke shipped a car load of
hogs to the South Omaha market on
last Friday from the Murdock sta
tion. Fred Luetchens has begun the
building of a new garage on his farm
whic hhe been needing for some
time.
J. C. Newman has been getting
riai on the ground for the re
pairing and remodeling of his home
on the farm.
M. S. Briggs for County Judge.
Charles Sehafer has been hauling
material ofr the erection of a porch
his home which will add much
to his residence.
Frank Rosenow was out improv
ing the streets of Murdock by drag
ging them and has made a great im
provement in so doing.
The young people of Murdock en
joyed a very good time one evening
last week when they met at the home
of Albert Striek and wife.
Daniel Pauska disposed of a span
of extra fine mules which brought
a round price, the animals being pur
chased by a Missouri buyer.
Dick Tool and Harry Gillespie,
have been adding much to the better
appearance of the city of Murdock
by their trimming of the trees.
Col H. O. Cotton of Shenandoah
was in town last week looking after
bis property in Murdock and making
some substantial improvements there.
"Unlimited amount of money to
loan on eastern Nebraska farm land.
Lowest rates. Applications taken
now for future lorais. S?c 0. J. Pot
hast at Fanners' & Merchants' Br.
Murdock, Nebr.
You Sure Know If!
Murdock is an excellent
town in which to live. We
have at this time a number
of very choice places for
sale. Come, see me. and get
a good home while you can.
I also have farms and land
elsewhere. A number of
Cass coun.y farms. I write
reliable insurance of all
kinds. See me.
Emil Kuehn
Murdock
M. S. Eriggs for County Judge.
Gordon Block was a business visi
tor in Omaha last Thursday and had
for company on the trip Mr. Rogers,
the foreman of the new school build
ing. H. Rohrdanz who has been on an
overland trip from Havelock to
Hawthorne. Calif., arrived safely at
the end of his long trip one day last
week.
Robert Crawford, E. M. Shatto
and W. O. Gillespie all have had ra
dios installed in their homes and are
thus put. in touch with the outside
world.
Herman Luetchens is enlarging
his garage and while he is at the
job he thinks he had as well make it
larp.' enough to accommodate all of
his farming machinery.
Mesdames Harry V. McDonald and
Harry' Gillespie who hare been visit
ing at th home of Gale McDonald
at Hampton for the past week, re
turned home last Monday.
M. S. Briggs for County Judge.
John Elliott, father of Mrs. Frank
Melvin, accompanied by his son.
Di k. were in Murdock last Thursday
visiting vith the daughter and sis
ter daring the afternoon.
Frank Glaubitz has been stayin .
at Wm. Nelson's for some time an I
thinks that he will be compelled to
return to Omaha to the hospital for
farther treatment for his health.
Henry A. G'.i'hmann of the Bank
of Murdock was a visitor in Omaha
for two days, called there by bus;
ae6s and was Biso visiting with a
number of his friends while there.
Envi Ki'ehn in the excavation of
the bosenfeBt for his new b3rbcr
shop has assisting hini John W. Kr.;
ger. W. O. Sehcvc. Harry Gillespie
and A. J. Bauer and they were mak
ing the dirt fly on hast Tuesday.
I-I. 3. Briggs for County Judge.
T nele August Panska. Vho has
troubled with rheumatism fcr the
pat tev.- weeks and which nearly got
that genial gentleman down, reports
at this time that he is feeling much
better but still somewhat troubled
with the pain.
Fred Towels has been hauling lum
ber for the repairing of his home on
the farm. Well, that looks good and
we are wondering if he is going to
have some one to help enjoy the bet
J ter appointments of the home after
they have been made.
K. S. Briggs for County Judge.
, L. Neitzel and wife were visiting
in Havelo-k lat week where Mrs.
Neitzel was a guest at the meeting of
the Woman's club by invitation of
her daughter. Mrs. O. J. Hitchcock
and attended the banquet given by
that organization.
waa ana rrea tsroKow ana tneiri
wives were at Lincoln last week
where hey visited at the hospital
with Mrs. Wm. Bronkow who is re
ceiving treatment there having un
derwent an operation recently and I
The baseball enthusiasts of the'
people to find it very convenient to city and especially the former mem
loaf about a barber shop and has bers of the ball team have been de
continued until the present time and cidedly restive the past few days,
no doubt will for some months to since the weather has been growing
come. Well, Emil has moved the old warmer, and the fjrt stops towards
dence until he shall have had the snP out in me street anu excavatea a team tor iy'4 nave oeen unaer-
house rebuilt which he is to use as a fjr a basement where he will fit up taken.
home. 3 reception room; one for those who - A number of the ball plnyers who
Albert Siekjost and sister, Emma. do not want any work done or not at are employed in the Burlington shops,
from Eustis, who have been' visiting tDe l'1' they can find a place to en- have taken up the matter of discuss
here for some days past at the home iv themselves. He will have a read- ing the prospects for a shop team for
of Henrv Bornemeier. departed last ins room, a small gymnasium which the year that will have the support
Fridav accompanied bv Miss Anna wil1 include a portion of the base- of the management of the shops and
ment. i ne upper room wnicn win n n is hoc neeineu aavisaoie 10 piace
be elevated but a few feet from the
pavement will be the barber shop
proper and will also include a bath
room. The shop will be comfort
ably equipped with throe chairs and
Bornemeier for Claiinoa where they
will visit with friends before return
ing to their home in the west.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heineman
who have been spending some weeks
with friends, taking a sort of honey
moon, arrived home last week from
Liberty and have since arriving
been makintr some improvements on
their property here, preparatory to to the community
occupying the same as a residence.
Mrs. Heineman has resumed her
work with the telehone company.
Kenneth Tool who has been fur
nishing a picture show for the peo
ple of Murdock and at a slight loss
sometimes and others a little profit,
breaking about even for the year,
will celebrate the first birthday of
the starting of the show in about a
month and will get an excellent
show for the event. Watch for an
announcement of the coming attrac
tion and d telling of the show.
With the la-t week the excavation
for the new school building was
completed and with the beginning Railway and
another C. U. fc Q. team in the field.
the players will probably join in the
city team that is being planned for
the season.
There is a great lack of amusement
will be fitted in first class stvle. features here in the summer after-
Thi? will be a great convenience to noons which a goocMast baseball team
the people of Murdock and a credit co"lfl fill most acceptably and there
are a goodly numner ot oaseoau play
ers here who would make a real start
qATV ' r1 a successful team for the
i-LK sRUtu OOmiag season.
When the team is former, as it will
Buff Orpington eggsjSOc per set- bo. the fans and the citizens in gen
ting. Mrs. O. C. Zink. Murdock, eral should atve them the best of suo-
Ncbraska, phone 1303 Elniwood ex- pon and enable them to meet some
change.
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They
Suppto
The conf rence for progressive
r.o itical action for tin yiist con
gr !onr! district Was ; I tended by
oc: u- de'ogates from the railway organiz-
ations, the cratt oru : mentions ox
Lincoln an 1
jf or early (his week the work of
piecing the fo.:.iugs for the walls
will have begun and soon the su
ptrstn: cure will b? arising whera
it is ardently hoped thai by the be
git nir.g of the next a hool year,
v":i begins in September, the
OlUJding will be ready Tor
pa ncy.
iiduie Craig who recently lost hi:;
wife will dispose of his househoTd ef
fects and will r ive to Liberty, hi--,
former home wl ere he will engage
in the insuran c business during the
comin;; mimraer. The salo of the neienation
goods will be he58 at. his late honi
in Mimi;,": and will be conducted
by CjI. H. A. Willi ajeSB of Elniwood.
while Mr Henry A. Tool will act a
clerk. The sale will o.cur on Sat
urday of t h i week.
The Baembership of the Royal dot Jchn H. Morehead for re-clc-c-
.VfiJ '...-',! were atiand- tic a BH congressman from the First
i:ir ;h- mei ti vr on matnc a, Mialey Ootifitissioaal ".i?triet; that members
where on iast Thursday was oryaa- and friends of the conference who
ized what is hnown th ; V.'. M. M., v(Jt ln the republicnn primary sup-
an organisation composed of the Prrt R. H. Thorpe for the republi-
thrce lodge? of that order. Weeping C31! nomination
Water. Manley and Murdock. Thev
of the Basl independent teams of this
part of the state.
The KOtateur league regulations in
Omaha Lave, during the pat two sea
r.pn'. n- vented many of the best
teams there from rppearing here as
tbey (':: fij Uk past, but there are a
n ' 0s" ct!ier good teams in and
in- ' Obs he anrl the surroundine;
territory th t can be brought to!
i lh to play if the fans will
only r . e the boys their support.
The E ates Bcok s
Earner v
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r friend and uei;:i
1 ; r e ckenridg e . w i ( e
of J. L. Breek-nridge. living south
west of Manley, this excellent lady
Ear! :.' ;)
Mary: Harri (ta
u -hter. The:
Lh ingston
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I I.'. . " CI - It- .! I " V . !TIV. -l -nr'ir.'c. nrt noec-nr
tfrx of the farmers' union and in- nt fj,-,;-!, htt..
'w nv-ui uii i nun auiii i tri o i
dividtials who be lie Ye In and practice
nr i voting in the primary and gen
eral election, regardless of partv
T:e First district meeting hrd
only to do wit':: candidates seeking
e'-irio-n to servo the First eongryc
sirnai district. The following mo
tion ; were unanimously adopted:
The conference unqualifiedly er.-
w-hen under the guidance of Mes
dnmcfl Ethe! O Brien and Grate Mil
ler the neighbors and old time
Cri of this excellent couple gath-
ered at " i r home in the evening end
P r . i c--bratei the passing
oi the Cbrtnfious event. The home
r or li ! by the hostesses and
ti o t-cheme carried to the table dec-
evident in the
. . .'rthday cake which
at which all ft
'. dicious supper. The
coosisted of letiu-.e, sauo-
tiaughter. Rose May; Howard John
son and daughters, Ella and Creda;
Wm. Otte. Oliver Miller. Mattes
Breekenrid
OBrien and Miss Mary 'Anne Murphy.
also had a most pleasant time and
were pleasantly entertained by tho
society at Mnnley who are considered
the queens among entertainers.
'Church Completed Inside
The churth has been completed in
the interior and is pronounceel as be
ing an excellent piece of "-workman-shin
both in the carpenter work,
which was elone by H. R. Schmidt.
The conference recommends that
W. C. Parriott be elected as a mem
ber of the supreme court from tin
First congresstenal district."
A motion was adopted insisting
that the state
the state conference call a state meet
ing not later than April 2 at Lin
coln, for such action as may seam
wise in regard to candidates fgor na
tional and state offices. Delegates
rresent from Lancaster county met
and organized for the purpose of act
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wlcb b and pickles, apple salad.
jtro-.vned with mint rolls, pistachio
with fruit, whipped cream and nuts,
coffee and fake. The evening was
mosi pleasantly spent in social con-
. V( rsation, music and song. Those
,i! "nr to enliven the ocacsion and
Washington. March 26. Tax rec
ords of the "Mellon companies" were
today brought to the committee room
of the special senate committee in
vestigating the internal revenue, but
tho i , m T : , 1 i , i . . . - - I, l, y. M
executive officers of " uuring tne session, its time was oc-
a . from the bureau.
He- declared specifically, however,
he h.i 1 no knowledge of any traJt
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e, Joseph Miller. Hugh vfm "c
AT tne conclusion oi ino iaii:i
Brown said he would present the
case of "another Mellon company"
on which he had worked. He named
Allen P. Davis & o., a Pittsburgh
steel concern, but bureau officials
said this was not a Mellon company.
It de veloped that Brown's Inform -thai
Secretary Mellon was in
ter e a 1 in this compiT' ;mo from
the engineer who assisted him on tts
appraisals. The case irv ved :. r -du
tion of the tf :.t si U a
made I v Brown and . . -
tion vie determinc'i i he reduction
was made. Brown declared, "by a
clique" in the office Of the relew1ni;
engineer of the unit in the bureau.
m RECORDS FROM
E' M COMPANIES
Special Committee Investigt
temsl F .
IfDCWMinta in Tane
ing In-ceive
Charles Richards, Jr.. was a p i
seuger this morning for OflUlha
where he will visit for a short time
i there with friends.
George A. Doelge and wife were
among the visitors in Omaha today
to spend a few hours there visiting
with their children.
.:uu m me eoraung wnicn is on recommendations concerniut;
the work of John Amgwert. The .,. nntUMo
church will soo nbe rededicated with
ppiropriate service.
Expresses His Thanks
I desire to express my sincere
thanks for the flowers and to the
members of the Royal Neighbors for
their very kind acts.- Eddie Craig.
Nebraska is now convalescing.
Is Building New Barber Shop
Emil Kuehn who believes in do-
What the Farmers Pesads!
Spring is just on the eve of arriving and you will be
needing farming machinery. We have concluded ar
rangements for handling two celebrated lines the John
Deere and the International the two best lines put out.
1 was to Omaha for a number of days during the past
week and while there purchased two car loads of ma
chinery, covering the articles which are needed on the
farm. With the coming week, we will more definitely
specify what we will have for your needs. We are ex
pecting a car load here by the time this appears in print.
We will soon have them on our floors for your inspec
tion and the prices will be right.
The Thimgan Garage
E. W. Thimgan, Proprietor
MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
High-Grade Products
Blue Ribbon Gasoline, Treated Water White Kerosene.
Pure Pennsylvania Motor and Tractor Oils.
A FULL LINE. OF GREASES
Satisfied customers are making our business grow. Call
our nearest station, our expense. You'll like our service.
f
In informal discussions by the del
egates of the political situation,
state and nationally, it was the
unmimour. opinion of the delegates
tkr.t Senator Norris should be re
turned to the United States senate;
that W. G. McAdoo's name be writ
ten rn at the primary as the demo
cratic candidate for president; that
the indications were that the ma
chine would be able to nominate
Ccolidge in the republican conven
tion. J. B. Hagerman of Lincoln was
elected chairman anil Homer Kyle of
Lincoln was made secretary of the
conference for the First congression
al district.
. ' ll I 111 HrtilllV V , I ' 1 1 1 . .11 . T-
. . , ' - i vujiicu nun ii.. ;-.- r . nreiwn. one
r , : , ma Brecken- of the group of appraisal engineers
ri. ge. the guest o. honor and Mes- dismissed from the bureau last vear.
omeeMary Heeney. Frank Bergman Brown recounted" the ci'rcum-
anei daughters. Veronica and Bess, stances of his dismissal, making
S 'SSBBfER fer 0 ? covered . main
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NEW MAPS 01 COUNTY
A wallboard that won't
burn won't warp
won't buckle. Saws and
nails like lumber yet
makes walls and ceilings
of gypsum, solid, tigfet
jointed, fireproof, sound
proof, permanent. You'll
say it's a different wall-board.
-GEO. TRUNKENBQLZ OIL GOMPAKY-
rLagle and Mu Jock
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the fi pro of
WrALLBOARD
Ask your lumber
dealer for a samjMc
iumhm mm cc.
Murdock. Nebraska
The newest maps 01 Cass county,
compiled from the list of land own
ers of the county in April of this
year, are now on sale at the Journal j
office and the Bates Book and Sta-;
tion ry store and at the very low '
figure of 50 cents each. These maps
are of large size- and bear in them the j
loia'ion of each of th,; farms in Cass
county with the name of the owner, I
the highways, achools -nnd the dif j
ferent towns of the county. They j
are valuable to the traveler over the
county and as well as a matter of ref
erence to any person and should b-;
in every borne so that a clear knov, 1- :
eelg of the geography of the county j
ran be secured.
DELINEATOR AND DESIGNER
FOR MONTE OF MARCH HERE
Will
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MIYSILEKT(EN
The March copTes of the Delinea
tor and Designer are now here at the
Bates r.rik and Stationery Store and
the subscribers may e ure their
copies at once by e; Ming for them.
Oeorge Hatton. vi-f rw two
children. Virge! c..' Alice, departed
fhia mArniti'r fir" IT.' i n rt. T'," Vi t-i 1. n..
will enjoy n visit there with rela- fell . Z.
tires and friends for the week end. I
The Season of Sports
Soon Be Here!
And you will be wanting a new
Golf Clubs and Ball,
Tennis Rackets and Balls!
And the "Kiddies" are now buying Marbles, and we want
to te!l you that we have ail of these in stock now, and at
prices that are right.
Base Balls, Bats and Gloves
for the professional, and tor the boys. Also Fo Balk the
game the I oys play all summer. Let us have i!r wants
for Sporting Goods, and we will find just wl at oil want if
we do not have it in stock.
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ponjolaJv
CT-TMIA firt-'
P.
THE SPANISH
DANCER j
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Vis8
Frank Koubek v.as a visitor in
Omaha today, goine to that city on
the early morning Ilurlington train.
Fran!: F. Buttery was a visitor in
Omaha today, going to that city on
the errrly morning Unrlington train.
I When arranging for the observ-
ancc oi taster, msajeamez that the
Eates Boqa and Stationery "fare has
--very thing that vf.ll ass:t -in rack
ing the occasicn one of ch?nn and
beanty.
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