MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1825. PWTSH0UTH SEMFWFJIKLY 70UBNAL paqs nva MURDOCK Eggs for Hatching Pure bred Buff Orpington egg for hatching. 3.50 per hundred. MRS. JOHN BORNEMEIER. m9-5t M Eggs for Hatching Pure Bred S. C. R. I. Red; Pedi greed; Trap Nested Pen Matings 75c & 11.00 per Betting. CHAS. I. LONG, Murdock, Neb. Easter novelties, greeting cards and candy novelties at the Bates Book and Gift Shop. Here are Bargains! A 4-hole Sandwich corn sheller in fine condition. One two-row John Deere cultivator. A yearling Hereford grade bull SEE Edward GuilstGrff Murdock, Neb. Rscdy for Ihs Work! Sure, Spring is on us now, and we are all ready for that job of Papering Interior Decorating Outside Painting Can hop on you work at once. N. H. LfiWTQH Murdock, Nebr. Radio Batteries "A" Batteries 40c each "B" Batteries, 45 volts $3.70 each TIRES AND BATTERIES FOR ALL PURPOSES Tractor and Motor Oils. Some of the finest. Best grade of Expert Auto Repairing. Personal service on every job. Remember, we guarantee satisfaction. Landholm Ssrvics Murdock -:- -:- -: luo Ribbon Your Incubator Lanip3 should have the very best Kerosene ob tainable in order to produce the steady heat required for a good hatch. We are carrying at all our stations a Pure Kigh Gravity Water White Kerosene that shows the light blue tint which is characteris tic of all good kerosene. If your merchant does not have it, call our truck drivers. They will be glad to serve you. Use Oar Blue lthbon Gasoline None Better George Trunkenboiz Oi! Company Murdock -:- -:- -:- Nebraska Farm Machinery! We have the farming machinery now ready for you. Plows, Seeders, Cultivators, 2-Row Machines, Listers (single or doiible row), Gas Engines or any thing the farmer needs. Also, cur Auto Repair Department is ready to care for your auto needs. Best of Service in Auto Repairing , WE SELL THE BUICK L W. Thkaoaa Garage Murdock m m PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. J. L. Carnlcle of South Bend was looking after some business In Mur dock last Friday. Louis Seekjost, of Eustis, has been visiting at the home of Henry Borne meier for the past week. Jackie Hitchcock left for Have lock Thursday evening, having spent 3 day with his grandpa at the store. John Amgwert ha3 been papering and painting at the home of O. E. McDonald, and has the place looking fine. A number of the boys from Elm wood were over last week, one even ing to practice with the Murdock band. W. O.. Gillespie and E. W. Thim gan were looking after some busin ness matters in Plattsmouth last Sat urday. Conrad Baumgartner has been hav ing the home decorated and put in excellent condition for the coming summer. Ruth and Rhoda Neitzel celebrated their birthdays March 31st and April 1st; and both reported a very pleasant time. -Joe Wutchinek is working in Oma ha and at this time is finding much Murdock, April 11th THE Covered Wasen!" featuring- Lois Wilson and an all-star cast! One of the biggest ever made, Tool Bros. Show Yoar Plectare is Out Basinet ! garage Nebraska Gasoline! Nebraska a m IS? IS &SS IT . to do In his line, which Is painting and decorating. Fred Oehme, who Is Janitor at the Mudock school has been taking his turn at the flu, and has whipped the dreaded disease. Lacey, Harry and Gust were fishing last Wednesday and while it was not extra good for the purpose they brot j vacation this week, it being the in twenty-four fish. ( spring vacation of the state univer- It being April first, some wi3e ones eity. put gravel and small rocks in the' John Amgwert and daughter, Mar punching bag, but Jerry only took val, were in Omaha Saturday where one swat at the critter. they went to look after some business, Lawrence Wisean and family of! and on their way home was unfoi- near Llmwooif. wfre visiting last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wisean's mother, Mrs. E. K. Norton. Jess Landholm Is getting the home in good condition, his brother, Alex, doing the carpenter work and Mr. Brackhage doing the plastering. C. B. Andrus and wife, the former a brother of Mrs. E. K. Norton, came down from their home in Lincoln last Monday for a days visit at the Norton home. Frank Bourke was looking after some business matters in Omaha last Thursday, making the trip via the trains on the Burlington and Rock Island. Kenneth and Richard Tool were to South Bend last Friday evening, where the presented the people of that town wijth. avorth while picture Bhow. A letter from Illinois where. Max Dusterhoff is at this time, tells of his just having gotten over a seige of pneumonia and getting back to work. Albert Bornemeier has been having the home on the farm fixed up for the spring and has the place looking fine. Mr. John Amgwert is doing the work. H. H. Gakemeier has been feeling quite badly of late on account of an attack of the flu. but is able to be around againi though not feeling the i best as yet. Diller Utt and wife of HaveiocK. were visiting in Murdock last Sat urday and Sunday and while here Diller was assisting iu the garage of Jesse Landholm. George Utt, who have been very ill with an attack of the flu. is new feeling better, but says he is not saining in strength, but hopes to in Miss Margarlte McDonald was a visitor at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelly of Plattsmouth, during the latter por tion of last week. Fred Backemeyer of Elmwood. was a visitor in Murdock la-t Thursday evening looking after some business matters as well as visiting with, friends and relatives. Dr. S. B. Mac Diarmid and family, of Omaha, in trying out the road, made their way into Murdock and made a pleasant call on L. Neitzel and family last Sunday. W. P . Meyers departed on last Wednesday for the east where he is to enter mrloyment with the West inghouse Electric company with headquarters at Pittsburgh. Will Gnomsr of Crandon, South Dakota, who ha3 been visiting here for the past two weeks at the home of Henry Bornemeier. departed for his home in the north last Monday. Gust Hempke has been kept to hi3 pleted, may know that the barn is well built. The old homestead of Christian i Guerr, 'of his which became the property daughter. Mrs. Fred Backe- Jiineyer, was sold last week to Mr. J (Henry S. Stander, the consideration E. K. Norton, who is with the Western Union Telegraph company REPORT OF THE CONDITIO OF THE BANK OF M.URDOGK of Murdock, Kebr. Charter No. 678 in the State of Ne braska at the close of business March S3, 1925. RESOURCES IoanK and discounts Overdrafts 831.70 Bonds, securities, judgments and claims (exclusive of cash reserve) Brink In jsr house, furniture and fixtures Bankers' conservation fund. lue from National and State banks. $ 20,153.34 Checks and items of exchange 129.ftG Cash in bank 3.340.4 4 5.S97.CD 5, fi75.no 387.16 23. 6i .94 TOTAL $234,012.33 LIABILITIES Capital stock $ 20,000.00 Surplus fund 5,000.00 8S3.32 subject to check.? 78,765.84 Time certificates of deposit 146.644.62 Savincrs deposits.. 734.58 'Cashier's checks outstanding 359.00 jlnie to National and State I banks Ite-discounts i Bills payable Depositor's guaranty fund.. i;o,oui.ut : none 1,624.37 TOTAL $254,012.33 State of Nebraska ! County of Cass ES. i I I. Henrr A. Tool, Tresident of the i above named bank, do solemnly swear I that the above statement is a true and correct copy of the report made to the Department of Trade and Commerce. HENRY A. TOOL, Attest: President. KENNETH A. TOOL, Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of April, 1925. JEKKY E. M'HUGH, (Seal) Notary Public. CMy commission expires Mar. 25. 1926.) bed for a number of days by reason Fpend the day at the Gortaey nome, ,c-n I of an attack of the grip and flu. but zhe was very greatly surprised wlirn the an "Li'ent in re is feeline some better at this time upc,n entering the living room to find The interior department tn re , though Still quite weak from Lis i a number of her old friends gathered questmg the inquiry allege-d that txie illness. I there to great her. The house was company disposed of thousands cf John Pulson and S. P. Leis are at nrettily decorated with hot house acres oi iauu ai price jui-a m y this time constructing a barn for i0wers and the center piece on the f- Paul Shewe. and this gentleman, table being a lovely birthday cake in the 1J -0 act The rompan. bo- at Des Moines, Iowa, as bookkeeper and assistant manager, writes be Is liking his work finely, and will be in for a visit in about thirty days. Misses Margaret Tool, Irene Mc Donald and Walter Baumgartner, all of whom are attending the state uni versity, are enjoying a short. spring tunate enough to get caught in a rain, and had to enjoy the bad roads coming home. Dr. Hanson, who is working in this territory, was at the homes of A. J. Neitzel and W. O. Schewe last Friday and Saturday, making tests of their stock for tuberculosis but found the cattle on both places free from any indications of that malady. Herold Tool was a passenger to Lincoln last Friday evening where he went to practice with the shriners band which is to go to Los Angeles in June to the gathering of the Shriners. He returned home via Wabash, and was met there by E. W. Thimgan with a car. Henry Rueter has been quite ill at his home for the past few days and was, for a short time, confined to his bed, but at this time is showing seme improvement This is very tough on Henry as lie is very ener getic, and much dislikes to see the opportunity go by and not be able to work Herman Luctrhens was a visitor in Omaha last Wednesday where he went to take a truck load of potatoes which he was marketing in the L:; city Herman, as well as being one ot 5ieybeBt farmers, is a truckman who has but few equals and no superiors. and when he does not find a market for his produce in his home neighbor - v , o (,to .h,n .n m.nrMtst Murdock etiureh. loung peoples of the .larger citv WiliamIIeier" Sr.. living west of m m rrt -! V hns been vc rv sick at his home with an attack of the Spanish influenza and has been kept to Ms i bed for some time, and is being at-; tended by the physician. While everything is being clone for hir, re covery in the lines of nursing and medical attention, he still remains j very poorly. His many friends are, hoping that he may soon show im-j provement in his health. j Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. a. u. Bourke and the children, of Ash - land were visiting m Aiuraoct were guests at the home of Frank j Bourke and children of this plac. ; where also were O. S. Landsburge and. family cf Greenwood, and Misses Louise Class and Isabel Green of Florence, where all enjoyed the day very much and departed for their homes in the evening. Thr came down to celebrate in a proper manner the cassing of the fifteenth birthday . anniversary of Chester Bourke. j Entertains for Mother. Miss Viva Jones and Mrs. Bess C.nrthov nc;sit;ted bv Miss V 1C ia verett entertained for their mother Mrs lice 'Vandenbursr. at a one o'clock luncheon Thursday, April ?nd it being Mrs. Vandenburg's 76th hirt'hdav Having been invited to Uvas unable to be present but Uont a lovely bouquet of hot house Uoses Those present to enjoy the oc- casion being: Mrs. George Buell. Mrs. George Melvin. .airs, iienry wti; Mrs M. J. Crawford, Mrs. Yl'. O. Gillespie, Mrs. Abe Long, Mrs A- Suffers Iniury in Accident While engaged in harrowing, the, mules which A. G. Oehlerking was. working became freigiitened and ran' away. Mr. Oehlerking was thrown to the ground and the harrow passed over him, one of the teeth cutting a very severe wound in his scalp, as well as bruising and cutting him over .a,. Tho unfortunate man Wi!S rls i ,J:. .e Hi-occofl hvi treateu auu iuc " " " 11 the doctor, and while .the injuries were severe, none of them were so j very grave ana hp ia eettini aloiiiT! 'no onmo niciy at. mis nm,-. uui. n time before he will be teeiing -s fttn hofnni Hip flceident. CIO UViU K V- You Would String tne irapenaan. Last Thursday evening whn we entered the village of iiurdoca voung man told us that his employer c had. while digging in the back yard, slinned. following the rain, and fell, with the result that his ieg was hroken. and that the doctor took him to Omaha, where he leg wa3 placed in j a plaster case. We scratched cur head, not our hair, ana iook a iuougi.i and then inquired from another source. We found that he ana rns wife had gone to Omaha to visit" with i friends and look after some busine anil that the Story Of falling down in .,,-nimlihevarii was all made from material . . , - 1 1. . . r, n 1 o a Tnitibo ' T"i ' jiurmsiieu uy xuu.uao, "-.v. ( i again boys. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the kind friends for their svmDathy and assistance ltiii-ial rf nur dpar fathpr and grandfather. ATr anil Mrs Andrew! iZoz and family, Mr. and Mrs. August 'Stander and family. VflTl. CATV IUJ "Hi-c For sale 36-56 Minneapolis sep - tt,i tv,oa coco ,vnoit0t,t 1 conumoQ. jraui uciaru, ncejiius Water, Nebraska. A6-2tw ? i , i tt n . 1 ii : ! , j See the bisr line of Easter novel- ties at the Bates Book and Gift Shop. Assisted the Elmwood Camp. I The team of the Royal Neigh bors of America camp of Murdock, j were over to Elmwood on last Fri-; day evening and instructed a class of new members of the camp at Elm wood. The ladies went over at the in vitation of the Elmwood camp, and ; were entertained quite royally, and why not, as they are Royal Neiyii--or3. - Eggs for Hatching. j Pure Bred Rose Comb Rhode Is-' land Red eggs for hatching, at $4.00 per hundred. F. A. Brunkow, ! Wabash, Neb. Will Observe Easter Properly. The Evangelical church through the Bible school, and the church itself, will observe the passing of Easter in a very appropriate manner on Easter Sunday, April 12th. In the morning there will be a program given by the children, which has been prepared and following this will be the sermon telling of the Risen Lord. In the evening there will be a cantata, "Immortality," which has been prepared by the young ladies under the direction of Misa Catherine Tool, one of the teachers in the Mur dock schools, and who has given her time and talent very freely for the cause. Miss Tool has much ability which she is giving to the training of the young ladies. The day will be very appropriately observed. The Covered Wagon. You surely will enjoy the "Cover ed Wagon," which is to be presented at the Modern Woodman of America hall on both the ninth and eleventh. This is a show which so seldom is seen in a small town, and the picture lovers should be phased that this show has come to Murdock. Evangelical Church Services Services at Leuisrillfc churcn at :20 a. m. ( i i " , , . , T . . . and - - 4 Service in English, H t":30. ! nd services nGan ll:!0to l , ! ming at 7 p. m. and evening ; preaching f.e-rv-ices at 7:30. tf uet iiaii irotecnon Insure yonr crops against the haz r.rds of hail storms and be safe. I Bate, Sy2 per cent, premium due June 1. See 0. J. Pothast, Murdoch. ; m30-tf M FOR SALE ; 114 acre farm jo miles southeast; ! of plattsmouth. good iraprovments, ; priced right and terms reasonable, p D M'CORmick. A62sw Ralston, Neb. Will Hold Food Sale. The ladies of the Adult Class of the Evangelical church will hold a food sale in the lobby of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, Saturday, April . 11th. lsw ' OLD SENATORIAL DEBATES i REVIEWED IN INVESTIGATION Washington. Senatorial d e- bates of more than 50 years ago were reviewed today by the congressional) commission investigating land grants j to the Northern Pacific Railway ccm-; pany in an effort to ascertain t ie I applied toif nds m the Portland pre and Tacoma. ash. grants and that all land it sold in excess of this price were not subjected to the sales restriction Reference to the debates in the sen j ?go ate at the time of the passage of the act. was made today during: the questioning of James B. Kerr of Port land, Ore., counsel for the company. REPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE CJDMpDC P. RfHIjfPJTC P!W ( rftilHiLnO Cii liiLuLiilrtiS I u bhliA VwrflnrV Nenr Of JLurdoci, Jiebr. Charter No. 153fi in the State of N'e- braska at the clot-e of business March 31, 19 25. RKSOURCES J-oans ana aiscounis .$ll2,or,2.r,s fiVPrrtrJfts 21.12 .i?tnds. securities, judgments and claims (exclusive of cash reserve) 900.00 i T-.tiikintr house, I fi v t it rei f ii r n 1 1 ii re n n d S. 000. 00 139.72 Bankers' conservation fund., line from Vatlnn.il cks and it'ms of exchange .... 61,0' Casii in bank 2,7ffi.::2 17.703.21 TOTAL .' $13S.S16.43 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in .... I6.ooo.on 5 0O.f)t 145.90 none - - - ,Vv1aVn.Js unpaid" (Net) . individual deposits subject to check. 23,730.02 Ttrt,.!'.' s 4.556.35 Cpst.ier s -hecks outstanding .... 7.131.96 121,418.33 'iue to .Nail ,.ir,v none Re-discounts . pone ! lulls a ble j Depositor's pruaranty fund. norie 752.20 TOTAL $138,816.43 State of Nebraska 1 f ss. 1 County of Cass j I. O. J. Pothast. Cashier of the above i named bank, do solemnly swear tliat . I the above statement is u true and cor- ' rect copv of the report made to the (Department of Trade and Commerce. O. J. TOTIIAST, . Attest: Cashier. L. Tvh.lTZh.u. lurector BKUNKOW, Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd dav of April. 1925. JERRY E. M'HUGH, cseai) . Notary Public. (Mjr commission expires Mar. 25, 1926. ) BOND PROPOSI TION IS AT THE VOTERS' DISPOSAL Question of Vctir.g 10,003 in Bonds For Grading and Graveling To Ee On Ballot. In the; spring campaign for the election 01 tne memners or ine c:t council there hns been le.s attention' given probably than s-hould have been allowed cf a matter of t'e ! greatest iMerest to the residents of j the city and this is the issuance of i $lU,you :n bonus or uie city ior iLe purpose of gradinsr and graveling certain stieets of the city. This question i; one that is dis tinctly separate from the council manic cantpiign as the council will have no part in the decision of the bond matter it bsng strictly up to the voters of tho ity to pass upon. Petition was nir.de by more than fifty freeholders of the city asking for the plr cing of tin-; proposition on the ballot at the city election, the city council in compliance with the law made the npoecary resolution to lay the proposition before the voters. The proposition in J'T.'cf ir I't the citv isue bor.ds in the sniciMit of S10.000, the bonds to eret an I SI. .",00 than six tor cr.t inf of the bords maturing each year, the last being retired eleven years from the date of issue. The grading and Erravding that is propo?f'd to be carried out under the provision? of the p.-tition is that of graveling the roadway to Oak Hill cemetery either the present road or creating and grading a new road passing i rider the present Missouri Pr.cific viaduct. The King of Trails highway lead ing fro-n the end of the Chicago ave nue pnvjr. g to .ioin the graveling pro ject of C i-s county at the city lim its and linkirr; up the 17 rnilfs of graveled -ou'!s that will ptretch from this city to th? Otoe county lin. Another cf the proposed graveling project:? is that from "the end of the paving cn Chicago avenue, west on the Louisville road to the ctiy limits beard grown long. Otto waa discover to complete this md of the graveled ed by R. A. Card, ppeclal Sarpy coun- road that is projected from Louis- ville to Plattsmouth. The need of these improvements is well known to the citizens of the community and this proposition is the only way that the can be attained at this time, and the issue should be carefully weighed with other deputies, took Otto from by the voter in making his the Sheller home to Papillion, where decision on whether or not the insanity board declared him men there is to be continued road and 'tally unbalanced and ordered hira to street improvement that will place 'the state hospital for insane at Lin this citv in touch with the improve-tf.0ln ments in other places and to connect up the large graveling projects that are being brought to the outskirts of the city. The need of improvement of the road1 to Oak Hill cemetery is too well known to need any elaboration; any one who has h?d occasion to journey to the cemetery during the past win ter realises stronger than words can paint the awful condition of the road leading to that beautiful city of the silent in the wet weather of win ter and arly pin-g or after a heavy rain. The graveling on the small stretch (of the King of Trails highway south from th Chicago avenue paving to the foot of SicConkey hill where the county Traveling project will stop, is a'so important as it will link up the splendid graveling sysfem that will st retell from Nemaha county to Plattsmouth and is in a short time to be followed by the graveling of the highway from Omaha to the Platte river. To leave this Email part of the road without gravel would be 3b leminton Portab! Take any user's advice Anyone who nsc a Resaatgtoa IoxtaLIc wx3 trfl jam haw odspensa&e it m. It mVrf wtttir twZz Cknrne cxaer. And ykfaoot asf reflection eg yeqpcp,mjnfiq it nukes CTiny Z2m acee only ioar incha lagh. Easy to gacfcBpmdxmy ajmmj, crtocic wonf'm desk, dzxwcr. Garpesto era be toad erywfauc on yuar Lrrx 2 Cbb'7 ioar-mm keyboard, rv the big xt 2&&a3wta tmm ?T3m ZmyfpacMt torn if dabm& -Bales Book snd Slaiionery Stcre- a very poor showing for this city and its -r.t?rpris;ii5 citizens. There is also another important piece of graveling that is called to the attention of the citizens that will soon have tc be carried out on the Louisville road. The voters of Louis ville pr.einct wlio fcavu tired of the winter of mud and bad reads arc to vot !'"n.i? in the sum of S2S.O0O to I trrr.vo 'hrir hisrhway at a Yn ci'il j 7cticn on" April 14th, which will bring the pr?vel to their precinct line rnd it is only a question of tim until Ei,rht Mile Grove and Piatts mouth precincts will extend the t-rave!iug 'proposition on to this city. It i3 to prepare for this that it is nr(!Tftsr.,i tM tho cravpline here th;g t5;,ie on tae Louisville roads, T:.fre is r;0jhing that is so badly nf.f f d bv t he business inter.-sls and t,fl , jt;,:n:3 jn eon oral as good roads p tiljs. ,i..v cf thc automobile and the , , h.rd-surfaeecl biahwavs cverv- where r.re bringing the town and country closer together in this great move for the common pood. Tin !Hc(l of the community should be c:i felly fitn,s'den-d by the voters in li'iiking their decision on the bond 7r'i;i' :f:r": .' i the coming city e!ec jfi). It ir not a party question; it!" ;r i mi candidate who can affect . auy nr: iincr t'je carrying out of ' proMv:n. It ?!' squarely up to ;!.o voter,- to d "rifle on good roads - b-Ml :-)"':. T!ip city cannot make ! " i:'p;-cc::.c-i;t-5 any other way and .for i- re - son it is placed in tho i ham's if the vottrs to decide. - ItSilWl til BASEMENT PRISON ' otto Sheller. Thought Dead for Sev- cral Years, round at Heme of Brother in Sarpy Co. Omoha, Apr. 1. After being miss ing for almost three years. Otto SIul le: iU, a farmer, was found Monday jaittrnoon in a basement room from which he tc.stif.cd he had been out only once in two years, at the home of his brother, George Sheller, a farmer living in Sarpy county. With his long straggling hair, which was badly matted and his Ity deputy, who received word that the man thought dead by the neigh bors, had been living in the base ment room these past three years. Following his discovery, Deputy Card told Sheriff II. A. Olderog of his find, and Tuesday morning the two. George Shelter's home was enter ed by the deputies on a search war rant charging him with unlawfully depriving of personal liberty his brother, Otto, and ordering Sheller to appear at the sanity hearing. George testified at the heading, and then was released. H0TATE "AND CULTIVATE CHICK RUNS OR RANGES A large per cent of the trouLle with chicks may be blamed to the practice of permitting them to range over the same ground year after year. This is due to the fact that many kinds of harmful organisms and the c.tgs of internal parasites thrive and are constantly being replenisher in soil that is constantly being overrun by chickens. It is a3 necessary to keep fiaby chicks or growing chicks on new ground or ground that has been re newed by being cropped or cultivated as it is to rotate farm crops. i.