THURSDAY. JUirE 26. 1924.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI
JOITEIIIAI
PAGE SEVEN
Murray Department
Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers
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"Nature grows the trees
but yon have to chop your
own wood"
Nature not alone provides the
trees for wood, but all other
thines which we need, but not
in the finished product which
we desire.
Success comes bv applying in-
if rr .i
telhgent eriort to the trans-
forming of the rough mater-
i - . l l '
into wnat we need.
Our times and conditions offer
the opportunity, and we have
to win from them success.
We offer you the best of bank
ing facilities, but to be success
ful you, too, must do your
part. Become a success ful
man of affairs by beginning
with a deposit and thus have a
checking account.
e are here at your service
and for your success.
Murray State Bank
Murray, Nebraska
SLOGAN
There is No Substitute
for Safety
Harry G. Todd shipped a car load
of very ;":ue hogs to the South Omaha
market on las? Thursday.
Hoohou & Hobson, of Plattsmouth
are sinking a well at the home of .
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Spangler.
Gtorge Hathaway has been feeling
SOEISiNIOHSEN'S
j Specials for Saturday!
48-lb. sack Victor flour $1.85
Picnic cookies, per lb .25
Certo, per bottle. 35c; three for 1.00
Tuna fish, per can. 25c and 35
Standard corn. 2 for 25
Corn starch, I -lb. pkgs 10
Kellcgg's corn flakes. 15c; two for 25
Post Toasties, large size, per pkg 15
Oats, large package for 25
Red jar rubbers, 3 boxes for 25
Palm Olive or Creme Oil soap, 4 for 30
Navy beans, 10c per lb.. 3 ibs. for 25
In Our Shoe Department
Little women's patent pumps $1.75
Women's patent sandals 3.15
Infants patent pumps 1.20
Men's creased vamp plain toe oxfords 4.35
Child's patent gray buck sandels 1.60
Hot Weather Items
Men's sanitary Sealpax athletic union suits $1.19
Men's knil union suits, short sleeve, ankle length. 1.45
Boys' athletic union suits 60
Men's fibre silk hose, brown and black 39
Ladies' silk hose, 95c to 2.95
Highest Market Prices Paid
for Your Produce
The H. M. Soenniciisen Co.
Phone No. 12
quite poorly for the past few days.
but is showing some improvement at
this time.
Uncle H. A. Root was looking af
ter the Nailor & Lancaster store dur
ing the time when Mr. Nailor was
in Omaha.
Joseph Staska and the wife were
visiting with friends in Plattsmouth
last Sunday afternoon, driving over
in their car.
A. Gansemer and family and Win.
Puis and wife of Murray were en
joying a visit at the home of P. M.
Ililtl last Sunday.
T. E. Jennings and family of My-
nard were visiting and looking after
some business matters in Murray on
Tuesday afternoon.
George Parks and the family were
looking after some business matters
and visiting with friends in Platts
mouth last Tuesday.
Little Janie Taylor has not been
feeling the best for some time on
account of her teething but is some
better just at this time.
Oscar Nailor and Herman Rich-
T.v-.-dav. going with the track dr a
load of goods for the store.
County Commissioner George Far
ley, of Plattsmouth, was loosing af
ter some business for the county in
Murray last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Arnold H. Nims. and daugh-
T(, Miss Madaiine. of Kansas city.
wire visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Tutt during the pan week,
, x, Ho vi c rf T i rt-nl n Hne hinn
visiting at the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. E. W. Milburn and family,
and was looking over the farm as
well.
Miss Margaret Dt itl was a visitor
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Deitl for over Sunday,
where all enjoyed the occasion very
much.
The oil wagon of Henry Ofe. the
new station at Plattsmouth, was in
Murray on Tuesday of this week dis
I'nsing gasoline and oil to their cus
tomers here.
Mr. Alfred Storey, who was spend
ing a number of months in the east,
is a citizen of Murray again and his
familiar face is being greeted by his
many friends here.
Frank A. Boedeker. bank examin
er, of Nehawka. accompanied by
Mrs. Boedeker. were visiting last
Sunday at the home of W. G. Boede
ker and wife of Murray.
A crew of linemen for the Nebras
ka Gas & Electric company, of
Pf n ttwnHii were in Murray on las!
Tuesday looking after the damages
which the storm caused.
Elijah Green, who has befn visit-
JiifiS .at homi of his daughter Vri-
J .if. Oouglas. or NeBBWB, tor tne
past week, returned for a visit with
his son. Joseph Green, of Murray.
Mrs. Thomas Jameson and two
daughters were isiting last Sunday
at the horn- of Dr. J. F. Brendcl and
while here Miss Grace Jameson favor
ed the Christian Bible school with
a song.
Murray, Nebraska
Farm Machinery
FOR SALE
2-row Lister Cultivator
$87.50
This new cultivator is one of the
1 . J 1 1 . Al T . A. C
laresr ana nest, .oaso .ueinpsier &
row shovel cultivators. Prices right.
Fred Beverage
Murray, Nebr.
Jasper Queen and the oletree
j have been having a time and it looks
, like Jasper would be the winner for
he had the machine torn to pieces
i and will replace a new part which
i has been broken.
W. G. Boedeker a few days since
purchased a new Hudson coach car
orMefe he will find much pleasure
and profit in driving and In which
he gave in exchange the car which
he has had for a number of years.
Messrs. W. G. Boedeker and Ever
ett Spangler were in Murdock on last
Tuesday evening, where they met the
representatives of Manley. Murdock
and Elmwood in a conference look
ing to the marking of the Red Ball
hiehway.
Harry Barrows, of Omaha, accom
panied by Mrs. Barrows, has been
visiting in Manley for the past few
days, being a guest at the home of
his parents. C. V Barrows and with
this sister-in-law. Mrs. Ted Barrows
l.'.nd family.
; L A. Waelick. while hauling corn
, last week, had the misfortune to be
thrown from the wagon which he
v a- driving and suffered a fra turel
arm. The arm was set by a physi-
' cian and he is getting along as well
las could be expected.
I Mrs. J. H. McCra ken. mother of
Mr. G. W. MrCraik"n. of Murray.
I arrived last Sunday from her home
at Kelierton. lowti. for :s visit here,
and will also visit at the home of
I her (laughter in Omaha, before re
turning to her home in Iowa.
I'ncle J. H. Burton had t'e mis-
; fortune to have his well eav in. and
. while it was the very best of a well
for water, this accident has .put it
' out of commission. Nbt deterred by
j the ill luck. Mr. Burton wih have
another one tnnk at an- etirly date.
i Cfearjej .xpit was, a. vfe&or.
at his home in Oklahoma for a r-hort
time, returned here on last Monday
.morning and will remain for some
time yet. Mrs. Nickles did not go
to the south with him as he was ex
pecting to return in a very short
time.
Frank Root and wife, of Plr.o.
Illinots. and their son George, of
' Omaha, were visiting in Murray on
i last Sunday and went to Nebraska
City wh-Tt they visited at the home
f Mrs. W. H. McDonald for the day
and returned to Omaha on Tuesday
afternoon.
C. D. Keesee. who has been at the
hospital in Omaha, where he was
treated for blood poisoning and
which resulted in his having to have
a linger amputates, returned home
a few days since and is getting
along fairly well, but is still far from
being in his accustomed health.
Yes everything is lovely and all
are fueling fine at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Campbell, on ac
count of a very fine youne American
having arrived at their home on last
Sunday. The youne man was greet
ed with a most enthusiastic welcome
and smiles are worn by all the house
hold since th1 event.
I James Gruber. who was visiting
with friends at Plainview. and who
j was a guest at the home of his bro
ther. Hiram Gruber, returned home
last Saturday evening and is work
ing at the farm of Ed Gansemer this
week and will return to his position
in the Burlington shops at Platts
mouth the first of July.
Alva G. Long had a tree blown
down by the high wind which came
on last Tuesday morning. It fell
across a span of telephone wires,
bending them almost to the ground,
. but when he cleared away the tree.
' he was surprised to find the line in
; tact and that with the single ex
'ception of one wire, none of the ave-
nues of conversation were broken.
I William Menchan and Oscar Trim
ble, both of Kajrle, arrived in Mur-
j ray last Tuesday and unloaded a
well drilling machine which they
'.took t8 the home of G. M. Minford.
; where they are drilling a veil at
; "Sunny Slop." It is the intention
of Mr. Minford to erect a better
house and other farm buildings if
pood water in sufficient quantity
can be had.
Mr. A. G. Long, with the car. ac
companied by Mrs. Long, went to
Omaha where they met Uncle John
j Edmunds, who with two of his grand
.daughters, the daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Long, were arriving from a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Miller, of Plainview, where they had
been spending the week. Mr. Ed
munds reports everything looking
line up there with probably not quite
so .much rain, and that they had an
exceptionally fine visit.
j Mrs. Frank Albin. of Plainview,
1 who has been at a hospital in Om
aha for some time, has been very
poorly with a tumor growth and has
made her health very poor. Her sis
ter. Miss Etta Niekles has been with
Mrs. Albin and it is thought she
will have to remain tor some time.
It is hoped that an operation may he
avoided, but little hope is now en
tertained but that the patient wiil
It any of th? reader t the
Journal knor of any aocla.1
event or Item of Imprest In
this vicinity, and will cnail
vne to this office. It will ap-
want all news tten Editor
J
be compelled to undergo an opera
tion to be restored to her former
health.
Mrs. Henry C. Long and George E.
Nickles who have been at Omaha
for some time called there by the
very poor health of Mr;-. Niekles. who
has been receiving treatment at the
hospital, and whose condition is at
this time a little improved, though
not the best. Mr. Niekles returned
to Omaha on the evening train Mon
day and remained tor the day and
night following. It is hoped that
Mrs. Niekles will soon be out of
danger and everything possible is
being done for her recovery.
Christian Chnrch Aid Societ-
The Ladies Aid society of the .. Mur
ray Christian church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Georgia Creamer,
on Wednesday afternoon. July 2nd.
when they will transact the business
of the society and what work they
may have on hand for the church,
and will also have a very Worthwhile
program and a social hour. The
leader for the afternoon will be Mrs.
Myra McDonald and the hostesses
v. ho will entertain the ladles are
Mi .--dames Georgia Creamer. Frank
W. Moore and Arthur Hanson nd
Miss Margaret Moore. All members
of the society and the church are
cordially invited to be present and
assi.-t with the business which has
tailed them together.
Enjoy Excellent Dinner
Ni k Fled rich and the family and
Herman Wohliarth and the family
and Mrs. Mary Schaefer. b'tier
known as Grandmother Sehaefer.
,ert guests at the home last Sunday
of the Rev. and Mrs. EL O. Rhode,
pastor of the church near Ced ir
k, where all enjoyed a most
pieasaat time.
Will Visit in Germany
Mr. an..' Mrs A. H Ereelkemeier
will depart on Tuesday. July 2nd f ir
a trip which will include many
places in Germany and will ensuae
some three months time. They have
not visited the place of their youth
f c r a number of years and are tak
ing this time to make a visit and
jo se" the oM time home antt the
triends of many years ago.
M.-;sou:i Pacific Changes Time
The new lim of t he 'Missouri Pa
which went into effect era Rs1
Pun day. makes the trains as follows
seDger going north, early morn
ing ct i::::. th moHhincr train sou'h
;t ::';. the afternoon train norti? at
:::1! .:( the midrrleM train s n'h
at 12:31. The toeal reighl :ruiji-?
south Monday. Wednesday a'r..' Fri
day, at :r and- Etsim. north Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, arriv
ing in Murray at 9:06 in the morn
ing. All those having business with
ih Missouri Pacific, please trffc no
tice of this change.
Sabbath School Notes
W. F. Graham, Pastor
Sabbath schol at 10 a. m.
Preaching services at 11 a ni
7:15 n. m.
Jvnior at .1 p. nw
InTerr:ediate at 7-:ir p m.
md
at-
"h-
Mid sVcek prayer meeting
nesday at 8 p. m.
1
You are cordially Invitetl
to
tend all services. ,
"In this actual world, a char
les.. community, a community vh
ere
men have abandoned and scoffed
or ignored their rejigious needs,
a community on the rapid de
grade." Theodore RooseveP.
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Blackberries and Cherries
Very fine fruit for sale. You can
pick them yourself if you wish and
the price will be right. Murray
phone 1513.
YVM. SPORUFP.
j2C-2sw, 2d.
For Sale or Trade
For:!son tractor with- two bottom
plOWS, sale or trade. Good as new.
C. M. ChrisWeiSser, Phone 49, Ne
havrka, Nebraska.
Hed Ball Highway Markings
On Tuesday President Everett
Spangler and Secretary Glen Boedek
er motored to Murdock, where the
Red Ball Highway association held
a very interesting meeting. It was
dei ided to proceed at once with the
marking of the highway from Mur
ray to Elmwood. Mark.s are to be
18 inch bands painted on telephone
poles with red balls, four inches in
diameter painted on the white back
ground, and arrows pointing out the
was to travelers unfamiliar with the
course of this newest highway. This
will make a very attractive sign and
one easily distinguishable. On motion
Of Mr. Langhorst of Elmwood. Mr.
Coon of Manley was appointed as a
committee of one to see if these
markings could be extended to con
nect Omaha and Lincoln. Platts
mouth and Eagle are to be invite d to
the next meet inc. Mr. Clements of
Elmwood was appointed as a com
mittee of one to buy the red paint,
that the markings may all be of uni
form color. Murray and Elmwood
have arranged to place large signs
where the highway intersects other
main roads.
We Sta-ted Something
Murray has talked for a couple of
months about their graveled stre'
and nave contemplated voting boflfdM
to gravel live miles of the Red Ball
highway extending west of Murray
We have even bragged to no iehborinir
towns considerably during :he rainy
weather ahout our street and what
we were going to do. Now Elmwood
i. proposing the voting of bonds to
gravel ten miles. Tby like our
street and feel that at the low cost
they want roads like it. Elmwood is
pup and at it. If Murray is to con
tinue to lead, we must get busy. We
would all rather lead than follow
and graveled roads are coming.
First Summer Entertainment
On Monday evening. July 7th,
'111 be held the first community club
meeting. It has been customary to
hold a series of out-door concerts
during the summei? and on July 7th.
Monday eve at 8:30, will be held the
first for this summer. A good mu
sical program is being arranged.
There will be several short talks by
the county commissioners and coun
ty attorney. Last and possibly best,
free refreshments will be served.
Let's make this a real pep meeting.
If you want these summer meetings
come out and give the artists your
applause.
Some Saturday night in the near
future we expect Governor Bryan to
talk to us and the community or
chestra is all ready for these con
certs. This can be made the best
summer yet if all get behind the
projei t and push. If you know any
one that we could get to sing, play
or read anything to entertain
give their names to Mrs. Smith.
Make this a real community affair.
It'; success depends partly upon
you.
Celebrates Birthday
Last Wednesday, June ISth. being
the 78th birthday of Mrs Mary Wil
ey, one of the pioneer settlors of this
county, the day was very enjoyably
spent in observance of the event.
At noon tim a most delicious
dinner was served to the members
of the family. The birthday cake
that decorated the center of the table
was rent by Mrs. Ed T. Hessar. of
Los Angeles. California, a daughter
t Mrs. Wiley's.
Th'se present at the dinner were
Xdr. and Mrs. S. E. Ellington and
daughters. Blanehe and Bernice. of
Plainview, Nebraska: Mrs. A. J.
Smith. Cozad. Nebraska: Sarah and
Margaret Wiley, of Venango. Nebras
ka: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Timblin and
i:s. Willare. Harold and Rheo. of
Vivo. Nebraska: Mr. and Mrs. George
IVrk and family and the guest of
honor. Mrs. Mary Wiley.
During the afternoon and evening
the neigh bors and friends came in.
bringing their lunches and enjoyed
a cafeteria picnic supper in the beau
tiful shady grove just west of the
house. Those present for this part
of the occasion were Mesdames
Frank Moore, B. F. Brendel. Mira
M n- nald. Christine Tracy. J. D.
Pitman, Guy White. Alice Creamer.
W. B. Seybolt. A. J. Smith and Mary
Wiley: Messrs. and Mesdames W. M.
Wehrbein. B. A. Young. Perry Nick
les, John Hendricks. S. E. Elling
ton, QeorgfB Park and Ora Davis: Dr.
;ir.d Mrs. G. H. Gilraere: Misses Wil
ls Gapen, of Palisade. Nebr.. Margar
et Moore. Dorothy Wehrbein. Mar
garet and Sarah Wiley. Blanche and
i'.i e Kilinirton. Willa and Mary
Park, Alvin Bartlett. Victor Wehr
bein, Will Creamer, Jimmy Hessen
I W arid Carl Park.
POWER USED BY
FARMERS OVER THE
STATE GENERALLY
TUEKING RABIDLY TO ELEC
TRICITY IN RURAL HOMES
OVER AMERICA.
Bower and Machinery Enable Work
ers of Country to Supply
World With Food.
Electrification of the farm was
the main subject discussed at the
annual meeting of the American so
eiety of agricultural engineers at
Lin.oin. Thursday afternoon.
The strides made along this line
were shown by J. P. Fairbank. div
ision of agricultural engineering of
the University of California. He
s'ated that there were over ninety
three thousand rural domestic ser
ice consumers in 1923 in the state
of California, of which nearly twenty-seven
thousand used electricity
for power. In addition to the pub
lic service consumer there are 4.
000 individual electric plants on
farms in the state.
He declared that as a rule the
farm family is sold on the electrical
idea, by having previously lived in
homes with electric service, by visit
ing friends who have it. by sales
efforts of the individual lectric plant
indQctry and of central stations
He pointed out that some farmers
want to do their own wiring. In
fact, won't have it done, unless they
can do it themselves. This is not so
much in house wiring as in exten
sions in the out buildings. There is
no official inspection in the rural
districts, and too frequently the job
is done with utter disregard of laws
of nature and regulations of under
writers. He also pointed out that
the wiping school has been developed
to aid the farmer in getting infor
mation along this line.
The Real Broblem
The real problem is to train the
tanner so mat ne will oe a Die to
do his own wiring and look after
his own lighting equipment. The
farmer is sold "fixtures" not illumi
nation, he said.
C. D. Kinsman, division of agri
cultural engineering. U. S. Depart
ment of agriculture, read a paper on
the national farm powr survey. Ac
cording to Air. Kinsman, more pri
mary power is used in agriculture
at the present time than in any other
industry, except transportaion.
Even the manufacturing industry
has only half as much available pow
er u agriculture.
The power used on farms in the
United States at present vahues is
worth three billion dallors annually.
It is by the use of this power, to
gcther with the modern labor saving
equipment that has enabled the
American farmer to increase his pro
duction per man three times over in
the last seventy-five years. At the
beginning of the last century it re-
Every man, woman and chiid to at'erd the free en
tertainment by th- Comir unity Club.
day Emg, July Ifh
HI iteap
We are here to srve the people and will keep
open evenings; and every evening during the week
ready to serve ail in anything in ihe lines we carry.
urrey f
VV. J DON
Murray,
quired over 9t per'cent of the work
ers of this countrj to produce food
for the nation, but now 25 per cent,
vith the aid of power and modern
machinery, are able to produce
enough for our own country and al
so a considerable surplus for ex
port, said Mr. Kinsman. About half
of the power used on farms is for
field work, and plowing is the lat
est item in this group.
Growth in Use.
"During the paBt half year there
ha3 been a great awakening in the
possibility of electricity for the
farms and a number of distinct
achievements looking toward the
solution of the problem. Much
had been said in recent years rela
tive to the use of electrical enrgy in
rural districts but all of it was said
in th future tense." Said C. A. Atb
erton. chairman of the rural power
lines commit'ee. in offering his re
port at the convention.
In nine states. .Minnesota. Wis
consin. South Dakota. Alabama.
Kansas. Iowa. Virginia. Pennsylvan
ia and Xew Hampshire, steps have
already been taken to work out the
details of the confused question ac
cording to the report. In most in
stances the initiative has been taken
by the experimental stations of state
universities, in co-operation with
farm bureau federations and agri
cultural organizations, but In Kan
sas and Penney rvarria -th? MtfMgflMrll
have taken shape under the motivat
ing influences of Gevernors Davis
and Pinchot.
"These districts are veritable ex
perimental laboratories of the most
practical sort." reported Engineer
Atherton. "They have all the eh -mnts
of success and should go far
toward answering the question, not
whether electricity should be used
on the farm but rather, how it
Puis &
We are now open and ready for busi
ness, prepared for tin work and repairing:
of all kinds in our line. We will handle and
carry all farm machinery repairs.
Farm machinery in stock for your in
spection and selection. Also a line of good
harness.
Puis &
W. H. Pals
Murray;
Here to Serve You
There has been a demand for a business house to
serve the farmers in this community and we have re
cured the John Deere line of implements and will keep
a complete assortment. Sec us for anything in this
line of farming machinery.
In the matter of repairs, we will carry and supply
you in all needed farming machinery repairs no matter
what line. We also handle American woven wire
fencing, fence posts and barbed wire.
Warehouse and Business in Murray
East of Railroad Tracks
Mrasek &
MURRAY
Open frights!
sreantife Company
HU , Manager
Nebraska
should be used and to what extent.'
Incomplete data shows that more
than 160.159 farms in the country
are now receiving electric Wfivlee
from generating stations and Mr
Atherton thought that an equal
number are using private electric
plants. He was positive that thtre
is an unmistakable urge from t .o
rural communities for electric se;
vice and insisted that it is the joi:.t
problem of the agricultural and elec-
; trie engineers to work out operating
difficulties to the end that the farm-
ers and the central stations may
each realize a profit.
! "Within the year." observed Mr.
Atherton, "a subject which was gen
erally ignored or viewed a? imprac
ticable, has now come to occupy the
best thought and hopeful predictions
j of the leaders of the electrical in
dustry. More and more these men
are looking into the possibilities and
limitation of rural electrification
and are viewing it not only from its
revenue and cost side but from its
public policy and public service
sides."
When You Bury
Your Dead
insist on ycrar undertaker using
the Miller-Gruber automatic con
crete sealing vault. It protects
the remains of the loved ones
Metrifactnred by
Miller & Gruber,
Nehawka.
Nebraska
Mrasek
Mrasek
Joe Mrasek
Nebraska
Richler Broj
NEBRASKA