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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1924)
MONDAY. MAY 12 1924 FLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOTJENA1 MURDOCK DEPARTMENT. PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. Oldsmobile and Badge Distributor! The Landholm ServiceGarage has been made the distributing station for the Oldsmobile and Dodge cars for this part of the county and state and we are main taining an efficient service station for both these excel lent lines. Ask for a demonstration of either of these well known cars as well. Landholm Service Garage MURDOCK -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA Vmi Rot fha Pach Uorof lUfJ UUI Ifisi. UQUII laUiQi Murdock Mercantile Ci Murdock Nebraska Real Hail Insurance at Actual Cost! When the farmer wants real Hail Insurance which is reliable protection and at actual! cost, there is just one place to get it. and that is the old reliable FARMERS MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. -"This sneiatioh has a record e;f accomplishment and economy which places it so far ahead of any other hail association as to be in a class by itsellf. It has made a record to be proud of. and if it could not and did not carry out its promises, it would not be the largest and most popular Association of its kind. The FARMERS MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION has the O. K. of the states of Iowa and of Nebraska and its affairs have been examined by the Insurance Commissioner of Iowa and the Commissioners of hoth states have issued it the authority of the state to write protection. It has a surplus of nearly One Million Dollards. which guarantees the pclicy holder against excessive a. .- --meuti. When taking hail protection be sure you get in the Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Association of Iowa "The Rutledge Company" Home Office: Des Moines. Iowa. O. E. McDONALD, Ag t Western Cass Co. Murdock, Nebraska Farm implements! We have the machinery and farm implements that you are needing. .These goods are here on our floor and you will not have to wait for them to arrive. . See us now for what you are needing. Also, we are maintaining our high standard of service in our Garage work. Caii on us with your car repairs. Prompt service, reasonable rates. The Thimgan Garage E. W. THIMGAN 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. -GEO. TRUNKENBQLZ OIL COMPANY- Eagle and Murdock ray ar.d Plattsmouth at Murray a week or more ago. a committee from this meeting met at Manley. and Murdock being represented by Mes srs. J. E. McHugh and A. J. Tool, took up the matter of naming the : highway and providing markers for gggg the same between its intersection with the K. C. & O. east of Murray. Diller Utt of Havelock was a visi- looking to the best interests of the the intersection with the "O" tor at home last unday and visited towns situated along the line and 8treet road south of Elmwood. Mr. with the folks and friends. also for the intervening farming H A Tool suggested the name of Albert Bauers and 'Od" Gillespie country as well. They had a most Red Ball which was adopted by the were busy unloading luniDer ror tne successiui meeting aim are uopeiui committee. This of course will be Tool Xauman Lumber company Bill Vogt crowded the season last week by planting his corn. It's hard to hold Bill as he is some rus tler. Dan Rueter made good use of the high winds last week when he cov ered about 20 acres of ground with straw in one day. . . a wiu Dnng mucngooo. taken up with the- state engineer to I ascertain if it conflicts with the Notice. It. N. A. Members 'name of some other highway in Xe- Sunday June 1st, 1924, is Royal braska and in case there are none Neighbor Memorial day. This day other by this name this will be the will be observed with public services name and a very appropriate name. at the M. W. A. bail at 10 o'clock as this road is one over which ex- a. m. All members who can are re- ceptionaliy good time can be- JOURNAL FIELD REP RESENTATIVE HAS A TRIP THRU COUNTY Visits Different Farmers on Road to Greenwood and Observes Pro gress of Spring Work. piaaenger for a luxury he does n; t enjioy. The surcharge is beinj: opposed 1 y travelers" and traffic association . and buintbs men's !eagu as an I jupl and uDiuund assessment in re turn for which no additional serv is rendered by the railroad. Th surcharge. 50 per cent of the 1 man charge, is collected by the Pul' inan company and accrues to the rai'-ioa.ds. The carriers claimed that the add . td weight of Pullman cars over icy coaches, the providing of thru -r- : vice of those cars, and the turn lug of heat light, water and o Tnree times during the past few a r'onimodations, are services by the weeks we have endeavored to get to railrosvd, paid for at present by th Greenwood but on account of find- surcharge. To eliminate the sur-in-z so much business to look after rhrrge would be to permit the p.s- inade between Plattsmouth and there were seager to travel in Pullman cars :. ht same raLe fare as is paid by the (iiipslpii tn attPTwl the next rptrnlar and thp Kprf KhII is tiiP insieni.i for not ame to get u ere until inunxiu Albert Thiele was a caller at the meeting which is May 20. 1924, for rapid transportation. ; this week. Along the line we found , oach passenger, they contended tne t.irmers an very ousy ui me . Henry Rueter home last Wednesday rehearsal and final arrangements of night. However he went to see same, someone besides Henry. Miss Margaret Tool who is attend ing the state university, was home for last Sunday and a visitor with her parents and friends in Murdock. Louie Bornemeier was an able as- We are paying the very top prices in cash for eggs and poulltry. Bring in your produce and get the money. Mrs. John Scheel. who is a chick en fancier and who raises good stock, has now in her yards some three hundred young chicks though living i-,T i c r withstanding the weather. Blanche Sexson. teacher of Grand the occa8km to the ,imU. ; Prairie school, on last Tuesday eve- Students Give Recital MRS. HARRY GILLISPIE. J Tne pjano and violin students of Recorder. Margaret Tool gave the second of a series of recitals last Friday night. Sneak Day Caught Them All Miss Helen Gathman of the Univer That is we did not see many of the sity School of Music furnished two younger set of HurdoCK on last groups of numbers. Tbose of tne the program itzel, Fran- ron. Elean- to get out in the open. And with or Stroy, Magdalena Gakemeier, and the drizzling rain and blustering Messrs. John- Zoz, Neil Doer, and weather, the weather was open Douglas Tool. enough for all purposes. The crowd ; went to Meadow where they, not-, Ep-ps fr,r Hatchine1 m mm m m . , - . . ' UUllfc," 1 L KJ A. uivrv VI a f-, JUOO VI Alls 1U u J . A 1 ' stotant at shelling corn for Ed Gueil- Thursday as it was the ..Sneak Da- clase who aSfistd in th storf last week. Louie was on the of lLe Murdock High 6chool and al were: Misses Kathryn Nei job early arriving at about 10:30 or took advantage of the opportunity ces Doer, Isabelle O'Hallei later. t r..-. nA i. r. . ctm,. itnfT,infr. matter of seeding their corn crops and as a general thing getting nicely started. Some having but started and others very nearly or quite thru. We had to stop at Louisville to lock after some matters and after that the first stop was at the home of Otto Miller where we found that gentleman well a!ong with the corn n1 tkt-'niT o twl li n n 1 11 it t r Kio tli mil t'h soon. We then visited the home of perform kcepmg the . various park. James Buskirk and found Mr. Bus- Park Beard Organizes at Meeting Tuesday Nhht From Tliuiriy" Daily The city park board, whose mem ' eisbip ierve the interests of the ,i without financial remuneration, ami vbo have a great deal of lalor to enjoyed ning walked to Murdock and spent the night with some friends. The exercise proved very beneficial. Frank Hart and wife with their children of Summerfield, Kansas, were in Murdock visiting at the home of the parents ef Mrs. Hart. John Scheel, being here for last Sunday. Jess Landholm was looking after some business matters in Platte last week driving a car over but owing to the blustery weather kirk and the hoys busy with two listers and going it strong as tiiey had 170 acres to look after and not Closing School Year Miss Blanche Sexton, teacher of Knaupe. Murdock phone the rand Prairie school, east of Mur- dock, wiih this .week closed a very; Kaffir Corn Seed successful school fear ;:ud in tkjinr For sa!e at ?2 pre bushel. Wm. so is providing a picnic for the schol- Knaupe. Murdock. mo-tf ars and their friends which is to be; held in the Henry Kueter grove. Miss Sexton comes from Eagle and North las made a mis school itoo much of it in the ground yet. Albert Shradcr Ml about through. Excellent strain. the celebrated jn fact concluded his planting on I'u ft Orpington eggs for hatching, at Thurfdny. 4 0e per dozen. Tall Mrs. William vj Rau was well along and hoped al4-4M tn fe through in a short time. O. C. I Richards was building a gate and banking in between two pastures to returned on - the train leaving the, 1P a imie mis lime car there. ! The li. N. of A. kensington will Rov Ward of near Weeninc Water skip a date and as they were to have- was a visitor in Murdock one day met on :iiy lf.th they will not meet; last week, comintr over to visit with until May 29th when the gathering his cousin. A. H. Ward of this city will be at the home of Mrs. A. R. ' who is the mechanic at the E. W. Hornbeck and a most enjoyable meet- ; Thimgan garage. lug is in anticipation. Those who There are many cases of measles have had in mind that the meeting i southwest of Murdock, so many in would be on May 15th please take: fact that the school in tne Zoz dis- nonce oi uu time oi meeting wucu trict has been closed for the year, is May 29th. However. e!1 cases are getting along! ir. W- -.it his time Run at Wnrlr nn TJpx TTottip Mk Cnlhcrinp Tnnl nhn k nno nf ; Tl.it, ov.;ria- livlv t tJio Oitf to the members en:. hie the passage of his auto and was being assisted by his brother. Roy Becker with the good wife were just getting ready to go to Ash lrnd to market their eggs and we hurried over to Ray Rezner where vre found that gentleman in the field with a harrow preparing for the hast at Farmers' & Merchants' Bank,' corn- sayir.g tha- it was not warm emnisiii tl u ue in a huh i. Unlimited amount of money to very good instructor for loan on eastern Nebraska farm land Lowest rates. Applications taxen now for future loans. See 0. J. Pot- Murdock, Hebr. Eail Insurance I will insure your crops against th? hazards of hail for 9Afo. 0. J PoLhast. Slurdock. Nebr. EAGLES ENJOY SOCIAL in proper shape a3 well as bundling oth'-r matters that from time to tim. are wished onto them by the citizens or the city council, met on Tuesday evening to organize for the year, j The board elected Mrs. E. EL V-s-; c-ott as president. Mrs. John F. Gor j der as vice president and Elmer A. Webb as secretary. The parks now oflicially under their jurisdiction include the triangular plats on the avenues. Garfield park, one on Win ter.steen hill, the small park In the j second ward and the baseball p.irk. In addition the Tourist park and the j parking space on Main street in i front of the Parmele theatre are two I that have never been turned over to I the board by council wsolut ion, but this is expected to be done at an I early meeting. Weather permitting the new park The next we found Will Farmer , TTm Z - "l and son getting the garden in andPl!'n of the var: : parks Satur etting rendv for the corn. j day afternoon of this week. Arthur Kellogg was a busy man , T1- new' parkh ff1. ha mnhing brooms, building some ex- heen arranged with two ladies in it. crlient harness, besides his CsrminR. mambership, which is a distinct d- and was kept hustling. paJtU'' fKm u ' tht Pil " i when the board has been composed Peter Lenhart was nearly thru f .11 min anri fr,1T m;,Iiner in last evening the local aerie of the t pp iia rt has something near seven jFretenia! Order of Eagles were the -nundred young ones of the Single ineir lamuiesj combed Rhode Island Reds and an the instructors in i - 1 m 11 (i .nit 1 1 . . ' 1 1 ritii! f j 1 n iinu .t t n . - y. . 1 a. i . a tne scnoois at home of -Mr. anrt Mrs. N m. Lau. " ' " " ; elegant 101 01 nutts meie ere w . n, n4.rmi. ,iir ni to a,. Cambridge. winds up the year where the new home is being con-' r, -at'r social gatherings or thej We then drove into Greenwood; 1 with the endrnK of the present week ftr.icrecl to renlace the one which ur'lel ui:u was ,tn iari-ei aiie.i'i- ai0nar in the evening jam in time to I with the corn and had some time to; whith ,he board is Btartinp out . "... ,show i his chickens of which Mrs. Rrfl ;. to take a real intereet ;n developing the park sy.-tem of the i city so that it will be a real one. so , far as the limited means at their dis- and will return home at the end of was destroyed by fire a few months. tJ emsiiiMii. 1 ae w-1 atari for home. This means we will the week tor her summer vacation, since. The new structure which j "Vkttu ' u.-,s- .u -rranBtfa a W9r have to make another visit there in SHOOTING ON THE RANGE In recognition of 'others' Day" to h of the bungalow pattern, is to Pie ; ant tiiiie with a series of eard L, hort time. I ' 1 1 . " 1 M a. T 1 Mr F!h-t L nrd .. h,lf al.la.- I .0io-l,t OI .Li hiailS IOf li:0 HO CU- .ot. ' t ko'.i .w joy : lot ,i oi entertainment which w uj cxki 1 1 a e .i m uuuu u 1 l mo 01 t Mesd:.mes and to he brick veneer. The founda-' em m ci'ju ruuuiB ane in Ohmes. a tion Is now completed having been lu '.' . BB" ? memoers 01 tne very constmcted bv James L. Pilkington "K -1 uaue.u u L r,H fH rri, for th n.nor. i 1 v -"l" pleasantly arranged musical ss'hich caiu" yesterday Ellingtou of Lincolr mother and grandmother-. Joe V.'utcliinek and Fred gown apiece which tliey are highly appreciative c f . Wm. Moriey and wife of Avoca structure which is to be done by were in Murdock last Sunday morn- Contractor Edward Whipple of Ash ing and were visitors at the home land. The lumber and mateual fo of Frius Oehme and made the pur- the constructing of the home are chae of all the remaining stock furnished by the Tool Xauman lum which Max DusterboJT had at the her company of Murdock and the in- time cf his leaving Murdock. From Thursday's Duiiy Yesterday afternoon a large num- ' her of the members of the Cr. ighton ftvlCT 01! Cl'PtStfpPC D2TC university R O. T. C. DM !!lOta! Un vjriUnfinUL nfllL from the metropolu t course on the rlfie r;Dge north of this city. The members of the party Washington. May 8. Railroads found that they had hit some very and bad a prosrram. The event was certainlv me that was appreciated bv all of I today fought a proposal to eliminate disagreeable weather l those in attendance. the Pullman surcharge at hearings touch of real army life in the cold eeiore the interstate commt rce com- and biting breezes that circula!-d Rumor has it reported that Carl Schlaphoff is contemplating the pur chase of a new tractor, as he thor oughly tried out one of a popular make while sheliin? corn for Ed Guehlstorf last week and seemed well pleased ith the- way it handled the sheller. Oscar McDonald, better known as "Pete" with the family got to auto out and limbered it up in a trip which they took last Sunday to Mur ray where they visited for the day at the home of thevmother of Mr. McDonald, Mrs. Myra McDonald and Miss Viola Archer of Omaha came mission. Representatives of the east- around their tents. A large number down this afternoon from Omaha to rrn- western and southern lines, at of the members of the party were . . -" V. 1 A - - - - r i a k ' . i li - (ha ii.j . ' ' . . nrirt . f ati . .1 . . -.Via K i . .- i .m. n ..... j . 1 . Pdniik i Sam Archer and with her friends mission examiners recommending re- city last evening purchasing supplies (here. moval of the surcharge, claimed that and also attending the movies to the roads faced an actual deficit in pass- the time. Storm Intervenes With Work Mrs. C. P. Sydebotham and daugh- Pullman operation if the surcharge The force at tire Murdock new ler- Mr. - btme. returned tlii3 was denied them, and charged that schoo building was compelled to anernoon mm umana wuere tliry to relieve Pullman car travelers from building was compelled work for a time last Thursday on ac count of the drizzling rain which made the scaffolding slightly dan gerous by being wet. However, the v.ork has been progressing very nice ly during this spring and the build ing itself as pertains to the walls will be completed by June 1 and read for the carpenters and finishers nave been visiting with relatives and paying the surcharge would place an friends. added burden upon the day coach stationery More. Get a hox of the ramous Norris candies at the Bates Corner Book and firiH trill iri nil nrnhn Ifcfltv Ho rpa.'lv where all had a most pleasant time. - ., ,.r . . . . . ui v" .iuii.it a e i 11 V pe 11111- . next regular school year which comes durin;; September of the present year. J. H. Buck the blacksmith is kept busy at this time with the listers, plowr- and cultivators which are com- nsr to his place for sharpening. John. ,, , however, is able to do a lot of work Meeting che Demand though net having gotten to his for- E. W. Thimgan who has put in a mer self since the ooeration which good stock of implements which are was necesrary for him to take some reliable and ones needed, is supply time since. jing a demand and stands ever ready Bee the ad-ertisement of O. E. Mc- to care for the wants of the farming Donald, who is the r. presentative of community as he has on his f'oors an Iowa insurance company whose implements ready for use when call business is the carrying of the risk ed for. He has been meeting with for the farmers, indemnity against a good business since installing this damage by hatL Oscar has a good line of goods. Peine that he is car company which paid in ass county rying a stock of goods for the sup lossrs laid year running into many plying of the needs of the farming thousands and especially near My-. community he should be getting nard. Murray and Plattsmouth. I their trade for it requires a large The smaller youne men of the investment and much work to carry Murdock high school went over to this line in addition to the other lin3 Laurel Hill, the other side of Wabash of business. where they played bill with the team of that place and were given a wal-; Married at Council Bluffs lopir.g by the Laurel Hill boys to; jgt Monday afternoon, there be the tune of 24 to . To show that jnjj B0 school at the Zoz school, the they were sports of the first water teacher for the year. Miss Henrietta they immediotely arranged for a re- Baumgart ner. whosp home was nt turn game which is to be played in Wahoo. and Chester Campbell, son of Murdock on Thursday of thie week. y-avid Campbell, just north of Mur- Last Frldav a week sine1. num-' rinnt wont tn Council muffs where ber of the people of Murdock. con-'trfy joined in holy matrimony. They K w m . - riuiu'i iv' . v. v. v. . . v - ... ..i.. ( Himh and H A Tool v. ent over to ;r ,,f Vinir nan frionrfc in thin 1 Wit' Murray where they met with the neighborhood wiiere they will make m other towns on the Red Ball high- their home. The Journal, with their way to hold an interurban meeting mnny friends in this portion of the' , -. county, joins in wishing this popu lar couple many years of wedded SEE bliss and with prosperity and many friends. t.i- t w SiWb, w '"i :!aC:iu,' ' Lowered bet: MAI I 5t sjrtia ei TRAILS .. j vm M i L at Hum John Gilbert in "Truxton King" also a comedy "The Four flusher" and Wm. Duncan in "The Steel Trail!" Saturday, May 71th . W. A. HALL Murdock, Nebraska Tool Bros Movies Your Pleasure is Our Business! Injured in a Collision While Alvin Bornemeier was driv ing the auto of Henry Klemme out of the yard of the latter and in which were his brother. Carl Carl Baum gartner r.nd Henry Klemme. it was struck by a Ford coupe driver by a man by name of Bearley. car bear ing Kansas number 233-504. The car in which Messrs. Bornemeier and Klemme were riding was overturned land bidly damaged as well as Mr. Klemme receiving a very severe cut on his head. Both cars were put out of commission. Th fault was evi that of the driver of the Kansas car. Mr. Klemme is asking that damages be paid for the injury done his car and himself. The "Red Ball" Highway Following the meeting of the representatives from the towns of Murdoek. Manley, Elmwood, Mur- Sporting Goods! Golf and Base Bail Goods! Tennis Rackets and Balls! Base Balls and Bats! Mitts for the Kids and Professional Game! Ail this line of real sport season goods wili be found at the Bates Book and Stationery Store at prices that defy competition, quality of goods considered. Look at 'em. Base Balls from 10c to $2.00. Bats from 50c to $2.00. Gloves from 35c to $7.50. Golf Clubs from $2.50 to $9.00. Caddy Bags from $2.50 to $15.00. Complete line of Rubber Balls and Marbles for the Kid dies. If it's in the SportLine of goods, call and see us. -Bates Book & Stationery Store- Corner Fifth and Main Streets lira. r-GLF.D TRAILS Sister Sue