HOKDAT, NOVEMBER 10,
PLAT7SHOUTII KEKX- WEEKLY JOTTRNAI
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Dr. Chas. ParrlsH. Veterinarian,
Elmwood, Nebraska. Call day phone,
7; night, 5S. tf-x.
The Red Cross ia a friend in need
tad a friend indeed.
Mrs. George Towle and daughter,
Mrs. McIIugh. Tisited with friends in
Elmwood, Wednesday.
Jes3 Landholm was looking after
tome business matters in Omaha last
Thursday, driring over in his car.
Your membership will help the
ilea cross to help others and the
other fellow is really our field of
labor.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murtey of
Weeping Water, came up Sunday and
spent the day wih he J. E. McIIugh
family.
Harry V. McDonald was a visitor
in Omaha one day last week, look- i
ing after some business matters for
the store here.
Jerry McIIugh accompanied by
his wife and Mrs. II. V. McDonald
dm ve to Omaha Monday and spent
the day shopping.
REO TRUCK
in good con
dition PRICED VERY
REASONABLE
Call ci
andholm
G
arage
Murdcck
Nebraska
When You Eury
Year Dssd
insist on your undertaker using
the Miller-Gruber automatic con
crete sealing vault. It protects
the remains of the loved ones
Manufactured by
filler & Gruber,
Nehawka, Nebsraka
Get AIJ the Graam!
We are handling the KcCcrmick and John Deere line of
cream separators and they are- absolutely guaranteed to do the
best work.
See us for what ycu are needing in machinery, for the best
work in the line of auto repairs and for auto supplies and acces
sories for same.
We have the agency for the celebrated feed grinden which
v.ill save much in feeding as all the corn am be used.
See Us for a Demonstration
E. W. Thimgan Garage
Murdock -:- -:- -:- Nebraska
tlhe Wif Ml aire TfnnB2?s
A great artist is performing on the violin. Yet you, in your
comfortable home three thousand miles away may enjoy
all the rapture of his playing, all its passionate intensity, its
tenderness, as completely as though you were seated in
the tenth row or tne
crowded concert hall.
The best of some
things are not avail
able to most people
because of their high
price. But mat's not
trae with Radio. Anyone
-an gow have the world's
best radio set ZENITH
bolder of the world's
long: -distance record md
exclusive choice cf Dr.
bis Arctic expedition. Whh bis ZENITH, MacMilUn has rooted the
worst terror of the Frozen North, its dreadful solitude and isolation.
Lct-a demonstration show you WHY MacMillan chose the ZENITH.
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PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
' L. B. Goerthy'and the family were
' guests at the home of G. V. Pickwell
(last Sunday where all enjoyed the
day ruost pleasantly,
Charles Schafer was looking af-
ter some business matters in Manley
'on Thursday of last week, where he
'was dispensing oil and gasoline.
: The Red Cross is the best antidote
for the poisons of war.
"tv. O. Gillespie was a visiter in
! Plattsmouth last Wednesday, going
lover to take the returns of the re-
cent election to the county clerk.
John Miller, who has been making
his home in South Dakota for seme
time past, returned to Murdock last
week and is visiting with his friends
here.
Fred Zink who is hustling out his
corn, was a visitor in town on last
I Thursday and said Mrs. Zink was
(attending the Woman's club meeting
at Elmwood that day.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Reinke, of
Ithaca, were visiting in Murdock on
la?t Sunday and were guests at the
home of Rev. and .Mrs. A. Strauss,
pa-tor of the Murdock church.
The Red Cross 's the servant of
those who suffer.
Gust Gakemeier was the first one
this season about Murdock to land
a Canadian wild duck, which ho got
when he went out the other evening
land also strung lour mallards ou his
; belt as well.
Mrs. Henry Heineman. who is the
! night operator for the Murdock tel
ephone romp-any, was very prompt in
:the services rendered during the
'se-iiriing to the county scat of the
'election returns.
i L. Xritzel and wife, their grand
f Cv Tighter. Miss Catherine Neitze-1 anl
; Master Maurice Hohn. who is making
his home with the Neitzel family,
Iwjite enjoying last Sunday at the
'. home of Dr. and Mrs. McDermid at
', Omaha.
Red Cross deeds are the heart
I throbs of the true American.
( Joseph Wutchinek and wife, who
the workers on the power line and
are using th? Farmers Union bnild
irg for that purpose. They are sure
ly having their hands full with the
improvised hotel.
Uncle C. L. Miller was feeling very
poorly on last Monday and was some
better on Tuesday and able to be
down town, but on the few days fol
lowing was very criticany ill at the
home of bis son, Mr. E. IL Miller
and wife north of town.
Victor Thimgan with his truck has
hern assisting in the distribution of
poles from the Manley yards along
the line east of that place towards
Murray where also there is a large
amount of material for use on the
power line which ia being- construct
ed. Miss Louise Meyerjurgen, south
Office Murdock, Neb
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west of Murdock, was entertaining
her friends at a delightful Hallowe'en
party which she gave on Thursday
evening of last week and at which
there were a large number of her
friends present and at which 3 most
enjoyable evening was had.
J. E. McIIugh and wife and Mrs.
Henry V. McDonald were visiting in
Omaha on last Friday, where Mr. Mc
Hugh, who is the manager of the
Murdock Mercantile company was
looking after some business in the
line of purchases for the store, while
the ladies were visiting with friend.s.
Henry A. Guthmann of the Bank
cf Murdock, and Gust Gakemeier
went out last Thursday evening with
their guns all ready for the festive
duck or goos whatever they might
be, and with what results we are not
now ready to say, for they went out
locking for the feathers and squaks
just as we were leaving town.
There are many men in Murdock
at this time working on the power
line, and reminds the writer of the
; times when he v. as one of a large
I number of men building a new rail
road into a town, with every place
crowded and the town very busy. The
work is being pushed along very rap
idly and the work i? of a character
which is substantia! and will be last
ing as well. It is claimed that thi3
: work is equal to the best construc
tion in Nebraska.
lathers:: Ch"iir.h Services
Pt-rvijes at Louisville church at
.9:20 a. m.
; Bible school at Loth Louisville and
fMurJrck churches at 10 a. m.
S rvices in English, 11 to 11:30,
and services in German. 11:30 to 12,
at Murdock church. Young Peoples'
i meeting at 7 p. m. and evening
preaching services tit 7:30. tf
What Shall the Bed Cross Do?
"What shall the Red Cross do in
Cass county?
Red Cross is divided Into two !rl3d3
of work obligatory and optional.
First and foremost is our obligation
to the ex-service men and their fam
ilies; secondly, disaster relief. Both
these are obligatory.
The optional work is Public Health
Nursing. Home Hygiene and Nutri
tion; First Aid; Life Saving and
Junior Red Cross.
Do we ned any of these in our
county? Express your opinion to
the'offircrs in your branch and they
will bring it to the chapter and in
that manner the citizens of our coun
ty will begin to realize the peace
time program that is being under
taken by the Red Cross.
Enjoyed a Hunting Outing
L.a?t Thursday A. J. Tool. Harry
Gillespie. Heny A. Tool and Harold
V. Tool fitted themselves out and
went down to the Platte river where
they bunked in tbe Pawnee Lodge,
and hunted and had a most excellent
time for a number of days. Just how
many ducks they were able to bag.
we are not informed, but they surely
had a most enjoyable time.
Znjoyed the Bay Immensely
Last Sunday waa a day which was
most pleasantly enjoyed at the home
of Mrs. Amgwert and her son Henry,
us most of the family were present
for tbe occasion and a most pleasant
day was ppent. There were there for
the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Lew Wat
son. James Rennle, wife and baby,
Mrs. Charles Letts and the children
(it not being possible for Mr. Lett3
to be present). Miss Lillian Amgwert
and Mrs. L. B. Herd, all of Omaha
and Council. Bluffs and John Amg
wert and family of Murdock.
Schools Close for Teachers' Meet
The Murdock schools closed last
Thursday and Friday for the state
teachers' meeting which was held at
Omaha and Lincoln and tbe members
of the teaching corps of the Murdock
schools were in attendance at one or
the other of these places, and receiv
ed much good from the meeting.
Will Flay Basket Ball !
The oneninc irame of the season
for the Murdock school teams both
the girls and boys, will be staged on
Friday evening of this week between
the Murdoch teams and the teams of
the Louisville High school at the lat
ter place. Then during the following
week on the same evening will occur
the first came at Murdock. when
they will try it out with the teams
of the Union schools. Better keep
your weather eye cut for thi? game.
Doing Excellent "Work
When the office -T the Rock Is
land was charg: C i .m a two man
office to a one n?. . oxnee. Louis
Hornbeck, who was i;:e second man,
was sent to a point in Kansas for a
short time and then on account of
his excellent work was placed in the
freight department of the Rock Is
land at Lincoln, where he worked for
about a year and just last month cii
account of his excellent record for
accuracy and efficient work in all
lines was given the position of as
sistant city ticket agent at Lincoln.
Mr. Hornbeck, who has just moved
from Murdock to Lincoln irf especial
ly veil fitted for the position which
he is now filling and we are looking
for further advancement on account
cf the excellence of his work and his
faithful service in the interests of
the Rock Island company.
Eed Cross is Going Over Big
Two years ago there were less than
a dozen members of the Red Cross in
our county. Last year there were 353
members. What will it be this year?
Every preparation is being made to
have a thorough canvas made of the
county so that an opportunity is giv
en to every one to enroll. Clergy of
the different churches responded to a
request to preach a Red Cross sermon
yesterday and with the campaign for
members to open tomorrow (Tues
day) the volunteer workers in the
different towns are prepared to put
in an intensive sixteen days in an ef
fort for 100 per cent county enroll
ment. Motion picture theatres will aid
the enrollment by showing slides that
portray the several activities of the
Red Cross. Some of the theatres will
also show the film "The Knowing
Gnome; The Spirit of Service and
Every Swimmer a Lifesaver." There
are free shows.
HOLD CLASS REUNION
The members of the class of 1900
of the Syracuse High school and
their families met at the home of
Mrs. Maude McCrcry near Murdock
last Sunday. Each family brought
well filled baskets and a picnic din
ner was served at 1 o'clock.
The members of the class present
were Miss Lula Stooker, of Dunbar;
Mrs. Grace Taylor, Mrs. Lillian Min
ick and Miss Clara Kraft, of Syra
cuse, and J. li. Goodririge of Elm
wood. Mrs. Grace Cowles of Lindsay,
Calif., and II. O. Lambeth, of Sterl
irg, Colo., were unable to be present.
TELLS BF TRIP THRU
MUCH DISCUSSED
MUSCLE SHOALS
Nebraska Girl Details Trip to the
Southland to the Plant That
Was Originated in War Times
Miss Alice C. Hunter of Lincoln
v. ho assepted a position as profes
sion of Latin and journalism on tho
faculty of the Ward-IIelmont school
a1. Nashville, Tenn., this fall, writes
r i a recent trip to Muscle Shoals
with five coach loa.ds of college
students, five or six of the girl in
the party being from Nebraska. The
superintendent of the Nashville
terminal and hi3 wife accompanied
the special.
The trip thru Tennessee brings
into view a wonderfully beautiful
country. Miss Hunter writes: "The
black people are picturesque leisure
itself. A passing train is an event.
The white folk are lank, keen-eyed
and interesting.
"The train speeds thru tiny settle
ments of forsaken aspect. Telpphone
booths along the read, even in un
settled sections, suggest business
out of keeping with tbe indolent
landscape. Occasional weeping will
ows flaunt their drooping flounces,
like a lady in green chiffon. Oaks
crimson beneath the October sun.
Many varieties of trees hackberry.
pine, cedar, populars, sycamores
confront the eye. -A stray cluster ot
golden rod reminds the traveler of
home. The lonesomest thing on
earth is a deserted rAgro shack in
Alabama. Doors, windows, and cveii
whole sides gone, like a sightls-s
beggar it shows its patheticness to
the world on the, speeding train. A
hint of other days and the rumors
of war in the Land is the military
academy near Columbia.
"Then comes Mt. Pleasant, an
assembly of buildings, machinery
and kilns, around which lie the larg
est phosphate fields in the woili.
On either side of the track the Cehis
extend. The soil is a strange hetic
hue of orange and yellow. They say
it contains aluminum and perhaps
some phosphorus. Men scoop it up
from the surface in wide swath3 and
pile it in crumbling hillocks.
For agricultural purposes the soil
is poor, they tell you. The oiekly
corn crops indicate that this is true.
Fields and farm holdings are sepa
rated by limestone fences that bae
a bric-a-brac finish at the top, seem
ingly intended for ornament The
whole country is covered with lime
stone which crops out in lelscs
everywhere. Some oceupan'.s of the
lands have used split rail fencing
familiar to us thru the Etory cf a
certain famous American.
"Muscle Shoals area is sr-.lvcn of
as the Three City district Flor
ence, Tuscumbia and Sheffield. These
are a few miles apart. One sees in
Florence some small brick hui!d:i;ft'-'
a huge pile of tree trunks, the usu il
curious onlookers who find eveita
rr ent in the passing train, an J puir
mobiles of varying age. From t.le
atttion the ground rises bhurp'y
wilh barren face. On the tor a pre
tentious house is located. Afuuud it
grows cedar trees.
"iJeiore reaching the Tennessee
rivei, a small engine repl.. es the
la re one that has carried the train
hitherto. The crossing is ni:.de j
tlov.lj. The river spreads laaj.sti-j
cally and hides its waters aboe and;
below in shadowy fog and sMioke.
The natives tell you it i3 a mile
wid?. The current is swift and
s-trong. Wooded hanks border the
stream. !
"Then travelers see an expanse
of weedy dusty flats. The town of
Sheffield unfolds in outspread con
fusion. It seems to consist of a large
mass of wretched buildings laden
with dust of yellowish hue, and soot.
The place abounds with weeds. Yet
fine paved roads extend far out into
the country; a street car may he
glimpsed; there is a wide main street
with city blocks. An air of alertness
Is evident. One is reminded of a new
western city.
"In Sheffield' a train load of pas
sengers may find dining service with
bountiful meals of turkey with cran
berry sauce, ice cream, southern pone
cake, and other delicious articles.
Between Sheffield and Nashville
there are only tiny settlements, so
far as hotels and dining equipment
for crowds are concerned Franklin,
Carter's Creek, Godwin, Ashwood
(was this the former location of ex-
Presldent Polk?) Rockdale. Summer
town, Brace. Lawrenceburg, Loretto,
Iron City. From the restaurants of
Sheffield one walks to the little rail
way station and entrains for the
government possessions. The way is
thru the same flat ,dusty, weedy,
trackcovered area, by which we en
tered Sheffield. At one side of the
road one sees the land marked off
for city lots into large parking dis
tricts. Even cement walks may Le
seen. A large sign board advertises
lots for $4 WO and upwards. The
names Highland Park ana Washing
ton Park may be discerned on sign
boards.
"Then we come to the govern
ment holding of 5.000 acres. Weeds
abound. Huge piles of tile, iron
pipes and lumber lie exposed to rust
and rot. Many hundreds of shacks
stand desolate. A favorite form of
architecture is the rectangular struc
ture. Others stretch out in long sec
tions under one roof, probably apart
ment houses in boom days. These
shacks are one etory high built of
single board walls. The chinks are
stopped with lath. The outer tar
paper covering has mostly worn
away. Closely huddled with their
nearby outhouses these hideous
shacks are singularly appropriate to
the ngly, weed grown flats. That the
traveler passes spots of natural aut
umn livliness makes the ugliness
sharper by contrast. Here dwelt, for
a time, 50,000 people when sorr
22,000 names stood on the pay roll
of Muscle Shoals.
"The government buildings are
hemmed in by high wire fences with
barricade or rampart top. Within
this yard are spread many buildings.
The very courteous government ofi
cials tell you that the potash plant
was installed at an expense of $ir,-
000. 000; that it ran for a few
months in 1918 and has not been
operated since. An i:ir of mystery
haunts ths? place. Many of the build
ings seem to be of cheap construc
tion; but the largest are enormous
brick structures with awe-Inspiring
equipment. You walk long distances
thru them in tbe midst of machinery
that an emperor would envy. A few
caretakers are about.
"Some one whispers that the plant
is kept in readiness for war and
could be started at twenty-four hours
notice. Another whispers that a war
with Japan is contemplated as a
possibility. You look at the well
kept buildings and its equipment;
you remeinber; the alertness of the
people in smoky Sheffield and your
imagination with rushing work and
you dream of another war.
"The guide tells you that the plant
may serve in a two-f&ld way, pro
ducing in time of war an out-put of
four-fifths ammonia nitrate and one
fifth TNT. In peace, the same product
yields a valuable fertilizer. Three,
raw materials are required in the
manufactureing process limestone
obtained from Itussellville, Ala.,
twenty-eight miles south of the plant
coke obtained from Birmingham,
Ala., and nitrogen extracted from the
air. .The liquid air plant at Muscle
Shoals is the largest in the world.
Liquidization is one of the step3 in
the complicated process of making
the air yield up its nitrogen supply.
"The visitor is given some huge
figures to ponder over 9,000 horse
power engines, 1,53 6 electric ovens,
1, y0 pounds calcium carbide to an
oven, 1.000 degrees centigrade; ten
furnaces yielding 500 tons of cal
cium cabide in a day, intake of
1.200 tons cf limestone in a day.
He hcrs with wonderment that
various steps in the process and the
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utilization of by-products. The guide
tells us that ammonia nitrate looks
like sugar but is yellower. It is
harmful but not dangerous. Mixed
with TNT it forms a high explosive.
Ammonia nitrate contains S2-3S per
cent nitrogen. One hears that 3.
000,000, pounds were produced in
191S in ninety days and are still
etored for future emergency.
"A steam power plant at the dam
on the Tennessee river would fur
nish tne means for operating the
works at Muscle Shoals if war were
declared tomorrow. Wilson dam.
where electric power ia to be secured
in the future, presents , scene in
stricking contrast to the quiet of the
ammunition-fertilizer factory an:l
the deserted shacks. At the dam ali
is hustling, noisy activity. Workmen
come and go. Derricks large and
small whirl about and continue ;ly
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v ornmcij say il vtui lute
months to finish the mammoth con
struction. 'The largest project of its
sort now under way in the world,'
quotes some one. You observe the
spacious river with its tremendous
body of deceuding water, the enorm
ous structure of the dam, and you
are ready to believe.
"The framework now spans the
stream. One half Inoks solid to the
observer. The dam already holds
the water in control so that a large
lake spreads out above stream. The
trees on lower levels of the bank are
being burned ofT to sot a high water
line. Work is under way to control
a possible out-break of the river on
the side of the dam where the gener
ators are to be installed. Eventually
there will be ewenty-one generators
of electric power.
"Water is being engineered down
a forty-five degree incline to pro
duce the power. Thru a huge spill
way the water from the lake at ove
roars forth in a mad whirl of snowy
foam. 'How much water pours
thru?' asks a visitor. A young
workman smiles enigmatically and
says, 'The engineers all differ as to
that.' His answer is the same to
the query of 'How much power the
Tennessee river can give Immunity
when thus controlled?' Nature is
sometimes remarkably lavish in her
gifts. She is so in the Tennessee
river at Muscle Shoals.
PXEUMOXIC PLAGUE
DEATHS ABE NOW 23
Los Angeles. Sal.. Nov. C. Two
deaths today from pneumonic plague
increased the toll to twenty-eight
victims since the disease originated
in the Mexican quarters here Octo
ber 19, Dr. W. M. Dickie, secretary
of the state board cf health and di
rector of the anti-plague committee,
announced tonight. Four new cases
have been discovered in the Mexican
sector and in the Belveder district,
eight miles from here. In the past
24 hours, Dr. Dickie said, while
two score suspects are under obser
vation. Tbe toial of cases is thirty
seven. Trank Ptacek was a visitor in
Omaha today where he wai called to
spend a few hours looking after
some matters of business and visit
ing with friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schubech departed
this morning for Omaha where she'
will visit for a few days in that city
with her daughter and other rela
tives and friends.
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You will always find a complete line of Sporting
Goods, such as
Base Bails and Bats
Gloves and Mitts
Golf Clubs and Balls
Golf Bags
Tennis Rackets and Balls
with the right price on the right goods at
all times at the
Sales Book & Stationery Sforo-
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REPUBLICANS TO
OCCUPY 24S SEATS
WHEN HOUSE MEETS
Only Ore District in Dcnbt, That of
llember at Larc From New
Ilesico; Demos, 183.
Washington, Nov. . With or..'
dirtrict i)it of the member at
larse from New Mexico still in
doubt the political complexion of the
new house by states, on the face of
ur.ofScial but practically compute
returns is as follows:
Alabama, 10 democrats.
Arizona, 1 democrat.
Arkansas, 7 democrats.
California, 2 democrats, 9 repub
licans. Colorado. 1 democrat, 3 republi
cans. Connecticut. 5 republicans.
Delaware. 1 republican.
F'oridn. 4 democrat?.
Georgia. 12 democrats.
Idaho. 2 republicans.
Illinois, democrats, 22 republi
cans. Indiana, " democrats, 10 republi
cans. Iowa, 11 itrublicans.
Kansas, 2 democrats, 6 republi
cans. Kentucky, 8 democrats, 2 republi
cans. Loui'Iana. S democrats.
Maine, 4 republicans.
Maryland, 4 democrats, 2 republi
cans. Massachusetts, 3 democrats, 13 re
publicans. Michigan, 1? republicans.
Minnesota, 7 republicans, 3 farmer-labor.
Mississippi. 8 democrats.
Missouri, 9 democrats, 7 republi
cans. Montana, 1 democrat, 1 republi
rr.n. Nebraska, 3 democrats, 3 republi
cans. Nevada. 1 re-publican.
New Hampshire, 2 republicans.
New Jersey, 2 democrats, 10 re
publicans. New Mexico, in doubt, democrat
leiding.
New York, 22 democrats, 20 re
pub1 icana, 1 socialist.
North Carolina, 10 democrats.
North Dakota, 2 republicans.
Ohio, 6 democrats, 16 republicans.
Oklahoma, 7 democrat?, 1 repub
lican. Oregon, 3 republicans.
Pennsylvania. 3C republicans.
Rhode Island, 1 democrat, 2 re
publicans. South Carolina, 7 democrats.
South Dakota, 3 republicans.
Tennessee, 8 democrats, 2 re-publicans.
Texas, 17 democrats, 1 republican.
I'tah, 2 republicans.
Vermont, 2 republicans.
Virginia. 10 democrats.
Washington, 1 democrat, 4 repub
licans. "Wisconsin, 10 republicans, 1 ko
cialist. Wyoming. 1 republican.
Totals: Democrats. 183; republi
cans, 24fi; farmer-lalor, 3; social
ists, 2; in doubt, 1 435.
The very best in the scliool
r-Iics line at the Bates Book and Gift
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