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R. A. BATES, Publisher
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Official records of the office of State
Treasurer Robinson today disclosed
that not only Governor McMullen and
State Accountant Somnier were mis
leading the electorate with their at
tempts to fasten the more than two
million dollar deficit which the treas
ury is now facing upon Governor
Bryan, but that State Treasurer Rob-
MTEP.0WmG WORLD WAR
inson himself, in his recent statement'
Do vour Christmas hoping early.
tell the truth of the;
was only telling half!
All the world's a stage, but a lot
of us must work behind the scenes.
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New York is such a fast town a cen
tury plant there has started blooming
every 45 years.
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Nothing more is being said as to
who won the war. The question now
is. Who is to pay for it?
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When most people walked we
spoke of the "reckless motorist." Nowj
we speak of "the foolish pedestrian."
How poorly the other fellow drives.
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At any rate Italy is one country
where the king can do no wrong.
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Calling it a "world series" must im
press the world as an example of typ
ical American modestry.
Perhaps it would help some if the
hens adopted the Ford 5-day week
plan, and then worked later in the
winter. !
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Most men will admit that they owe
a great debt to their wives, but very
few of them give much thought to
payment.
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Queen Marie on First Leg of Jour
ney to America. Paris headline.'
Does that mean she hasn't half enough;
stockings yet? I
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The boys who everybody said was
going to the dogs a few years ago now
is a man who thinks other boys are,
going to the dogs.
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The present cabinet in France may,
net be the best that country ever has,
had, but It certainly is making a rec
ord for holding on.
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Queen Marie of Rumania is coming
to the United States possibly to find
out what some of the cosmetic she has i
been indorsing are really like.
The nine new non-permanent seats
in the league of nations council appear
to be the kind that may be pulled
from under whoever risks sitting in
them.
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The significance of a straw vote de
pends a good deal on whether the
straw flutters in the direction of your
candidate or the candidate of the
other - fellow. j
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The treasury department estimates
the present population of the country
at 115,461.000. which should remind
the motor car salesman that they still
have much to do.
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Chicago's curfew, ordering the
young people to be in by midnight,'
will be welcomed by parents, who
have had a hard time getting tales'
at the better night clubs. j
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Now that Wills has been defeated,'
we presume that Dempsey will not
have to meet the "Black Panther" in1
Indiana, and Indiana can go right on;
investigating what is to be I vest!-!
gated.
Gov. Pinchot says Vare is unfit for
the senate. What a coincidence! That
is just what the Pennsylvania voters
said about Gift. )
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France might take a tip from the
sesqui and conduct a couple of big
prize fights to raise the money to
pay off her debt. j
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A contemporary is advertising a
series which "gives a vivid portrayal
of the moonshining trade." A study
in still life, no doubt." j
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The fellow who delights in telling
you that "it'6 a small world after
all," never had eny experience hunt
ing for a lost golf ball. !
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One-half of all the people on the
earth die before the age of 16, and
only about one person of each one
hundred born lives to the age of 45.
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A military expert predicts that the
next war will be fought by wireless.1
From what we heard the ether night,!
we had the impression that it had
started. j
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purporting to
matter, really
the truth, as revealed by his own:
'books. j
The treasurer's records, examined'
today, show unequivocally by cold
figures that the Bryan administration
ended its first fiscal year on June 30,
1924, with a balance in the state
treasury, while the McMullen admin
istration ended its first fiscal year on
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June 30, 1926 by not only havingi
spent all of the Bryan balance, but'
having created an additional deficit'
of more than two million dollars besides.
The records show that practically
every one of the states fixed funds,1
derived from sources other than dir-(
ect taxation and speciflcially appro
priated for purposes other than pay
ing the general running expenses of
the state, were summarily gutted by
the McMullen administration on the
"borrowing" plan. Funds so "borrow-j
ed" can be kept from showing the
reports of the general condition of the
treasury, and the general fund can
be made to appear in something near
a healthy condition for particular j
purposes, although it is actually com-;
pletely "broke" and more than two
million dollars "in the red."
The table of figures presented be
low tells the story from an entirely
unbiased standpoint. The figures for
June, 1924, the end of the fiscal year
of Bryain's administration, are taken
verbatim from the official report of
State Treasurer C. D. Robinson, a re
publican. Bryan Had Balance.
The figures for June 30, 1926, the
The Buick Va
cuum Ventilator
pulls noxious en
gine vapors out
of the crankcase.
New luxury is
added to Buick
ownership by
this remarkable
device It keeps
the air inside the
car free from
disagreeable en
gine fumes
And it prevents
oiL
Every Buick
model has the
Vacuum Venti
lator, and many
other vital improvements
the Greatest
Saturday Night
PHILPOTS
HALL
Weeping Water, Nebr.
Good Music Come Have
a Good Time.
W. H. HOMAN, Mgr.
Secretary Mellon says that Uncle
Sam is the most lenient creditor
but it isn't advisable to fall back upon
that statement when the income tax
comes due.
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Asked to illustrate "luck," a school-
!
boy wrote: "One time a man was mur-
dered in the streets for his money. But
he had left all his money in the office. !
That was luck."
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Smugglers usually say they were
merely bringing a few presents for
a friend. The philosopher who prayed
to be saved from his friends still has
a voice in present affairs. (
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If high republican state and federal
officials continue to go to jail as rapid
ly as they have been for the past few
years, maybe we democrats can win
the next election by default. !
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Henry Ford is opposed to the in
stallment plan of buying when it is
carried to excess. We presume the ex
cess comes when anything but a
flivver is bought on the installment
plan.
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"Are boredom and disillusionment
the common lot of the wealthy?" asks
Mrs. Gouverour Morris. Speaking per
sonally, we can't recall being bored
or disillusioned any more on payday
than any other day.
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The army is going to save $10,000
by cutting down the butchers coats
left over from the war and making
jackets for cooks. A woman would
have thought of that in eight sec
onds! It took the government eight
years. i
end of the first fiscal year of the Mc
Mullen administration were taken
verbatim from the official report of
the same state treasurer for July 1,
1926. The reports show plainly that J
whereas the Bryan administration'
ended its first fiscal year with a bal-1
ance of more than "a thousand dol
lars, the McMullen administration
showed a deficit of two million and
60 thousand dollars at the end of
its first fiscal year.
The following is the exact record
of the financial condition of both ad
ministrations as copied from the offi
cial reports of State Treasurer Robinson:
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J. B. LIVINGSTON
Bmck Dealer
Corner 4th and Main Streets
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR.
One knows not how many writers, (
since 1918, have claimed to have heldj
the morror up to the World War and
shown it to us "as it actually was."(
In commenting on one of the latest
of such books, a reviewer in the New,
York Times says of certain features
of it: "After all, this is war mirrored
in the soldiers' feeling about his own
concrete encounter with it. If a
wounded sergeant thinks he got a raw
deal and hates the head nurse, it does
not in the least prove that the hos
pital service of the A. E. F. was rot
ten." In these few words is the key to
a very large number of books which j
have been written about the war. If
it isn't the hospital service, then it
is some other point at which the writ-j
er has personal ground for bitter,
memories, and infuses that bitterness,'
consciously, into his estimate of about j
everything conected with the great
conflict. Unfortunately, it is far eas-'
ier to write a book about the warj
which will sell than it is to possess
the clearness of visison and breadth!
of mind which, in the midst of such!
a conffict, can keep all that is going
on clearly in view, and describe and;
discuss it without distorting the pic- ?
ture.
It is perhaps hopeless to expect'
that anyone has given, will give, or!
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The WEIR Furnace
Made of Steel.
Electric-Welded jointless
body construction.
Patented Gas and Soot
Consuming Fire Pot.
Most prime heating sur
face within the casing.
Large feed door double
lcakproof casing rings
extra size correctly lo
cated water pan, and
other exclusive features.
can give, a complete and correct pic-i
ture of the war as it actually was.i
at the fighting front and at the
camps. Experiences were too mani
fold and came too fast, either human
memory or memoranda, to hold them'
all, in proper relation to one another, I
and put them together completely and
correctly after it was all over. Fur-; The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun-
thermore, the tendency of writers on ty. ss.
such themes today is highly impres-' n County Court.
. x. ' , i In the matter of the estate of Glenn
sionistic. "How the war reacted up- -parrv wspd
and the
jurnace
No other modern convenience is more import
ant thjn the heating plant and the time to
consider your heating plant is right at the out
set, when you are planning building or re
modeling. And remember, that a few dollars saved in
first cost is expensive economy because the
comparatively little difference will be spent
many times over in wasted fuel and upkeep of
a cheaper or inferior furnace.
Remember, many WEIR Furnaces are still in
use after thirty to forty years and more of
continuous service (a fact that speaks for it
self) and it costs less per year to own a
WEIR.
You owe it to yourself to consider the WEIR
Furnace before you decide upon your new
heating plant. Let us explain its advantages.
JESS WARGA HARDWARE
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
ATIS 31 IRL t3.zarif a o e
TME Kl LYLW FURNAC6 CO.. MFRi, PEOR !. , I it.7
NOTICD TO CREDITORS
on me" might well be the title of
most books on the subject, whether
written by actual participants or not.
Readers of war books, especially those
which profess to picture the war "as
it actually was." will do well to keep
this in mind and to beware of being
misled.
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To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty.ss. In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Ma
hala Hendricks, deceased.
To the creditors or said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the county Court Room in;wjn Bjt at the County Court room in
If skirts were longer, more material
would go into the making of them, er A
Plattsmouth in said county, on No
vember 15, 1926, and February 16,
1927, at 10 o'clock a. m., each day,
to receive and examine all claims
against said Estate, with a view to
their adjustment and allowance. The
time limited for the presentation of
claims against said estate is three
months from the loth day of Novem-
Plattsmouth in said county, on the
25th d?.y of October, 126, and the
26th day of January, 1927. at 10:0)
o'clock in the forenoon of each day
to receive and examine all claims
against said estate, with a view to
their adjustment and allowance. The
time limited for the presentation of
D. 1926, and the time limited , KtH r. ritn,
and the ladies would wear stockings loTJ?TZ x" k i aor A. D. 1926. and the time limited for
made of cotton. If the Republican '"Uni aVcafof October
spell-binders want to make prosperity said County Court, this 11th day of, Bai clay or October i b
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an issue, we cheerfully suggest that uciouer, j.o.
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tney incorporate in their piatrorm a
plank favoring long skirts.
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CHICKEN PIE SUPPEE
(Seal)ol8-4w
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
t ;V September. 1926.
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County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Ilalanrr Ilalanro
Arrouot Jmir Mi Jnnr :!
llKM l ):::
CaHline tax Jtl.lU.T-
Iliirhwny matntmancf 41-.IMIS
llltlhway iinprnllin,il.MtM 2;.M-t
Kiiulpmrnt and mnl'l.. ZtOs.'t ts,N(
I-"mm1. iItuk and oil lu-
rau 3H7.14K r43J!M
Oamr and floh r.KJUi.1 K-I.IKMI
F"lrt prrentlon U.44;t SW.T-l.'t
Atblrlira i'O.r.r.3 S:.lMl
Examinluc board ... 7,211 14,r3
lirvulvlne (nod fl-
nanr tlrpt.t 2.1 2iW
1 DMuraurr Exam, feew lsO 1::SJ
million dollars Instead of a balance
This means, those familiar with state
! budgets say, that the amount of money
raised by the McMullen tax levy this
year will be Ehort nearly three mil
lion dollars, or enough to meet cur
rent expenses.
I Periods Correspond.
The above records also show that!
i
.-. Governor Brvan had a balance in the
Scaled bids villi he received bv the
The ladies of the Baptist church at fit-. r-ioT-i.- f the mtv of piattemmith I
Union are giving a chicken pie din- Nebraska. uDto 7:00 o'clock n. m.. on The State of Nebraska, Cuss coun-
ner Thursday, Oct. 21 in the base- Th 25th dav of October. 1926. and y. Bs.
ment of the church. Price 25c.
FOB SALE
miles west and five miles north of '
J Murray. See F. G. Egenberger.
j Plattsmouth.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Cass Coun-
state treasury instead of the deficit The State of Nebraska
ti-hifh Hmornnr ATrATnllpn claims he ty, SS.
j In the County Court
iouna.
FOR
Duroc - Jersey Boars
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We will not hold our annual Fall sale this
year, but will offer instead a number of
Choice Boars at
Private Sale
All new Colonel breeding and some of the
finest we have ever offered. Also Barred
Rock Cockerels for sale. Call at our farm.
SCHAFER BROS.
Nehawka, Nebraska
TOTALS 1H7rT4 S2.HS.4II
Cit-ueral fund bal D::74 3H,4B4
iNrt niNh bal. Ilryan. .'..MI
Net dfirit McMullen. 2.M;l.r.14S
The above figures show that if each
state department had made a demand
upon the Etate treasury on June 30,
for the money due in its balance,
there would have been only 5638.424
available, thus creating a deficit of
$2,060,516. The moneys, due in the
balance of each department, has been
"borrowed" to meet payments from
the general fund which should show a
balance sufficient to cover the bal
ances of the fixed funds, itemized in
the foregoing table.
Two main financial arguments have
been the basis of Governor McMullen's
campaign for re-election thus far,
both of which, authorities here de
clared, are blasted by the official re
ports as shown above. The first is the
claim of the governor (made after
newspaper men had clearly determin
ed that there actually was a large
deficit in the treasury for which no
provision for repayment had been
In the above table real fairness be
tween the two tables has been at
tempted for the first time by making
comparisons between corresponding
periods of the two administrations,
in the middle of both, farthest from
election campaigns.
In the matter of the estate of Louis
Kroehler, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate
You are hereby notified, That I
will sit at the County Court Room in
PlPttfmouth in said councy. on the
25th day of October, A. D., 1926,
and on the 26th day of January, A.
shall be opened by the council at its m me county court,
regular meeting on the same date in' In the matter of the estate of Jo
the Citv Hall, for furnishine: all ma- seph Vanek, deceased.
Iterial and labor for the construction j To the creditors of said estate:
of approximately 16 13-foot Electro-' You are hereby notified that I will
liers, 64 xl2" Galvanized Machine sit at the County Court room in
Dots with 214x2 Square Washers, Plattsmouth, in said county, on the
904 feet 2 Conductor No. 6 Lead Cov- 1st day of November, A. D. 1026. and
ered Steel Taped 600V Parkway, on the 2nd day of February, A. D.
Cable, 795 feet of Conductor No. 4 1927, at ten o'clock a. m., of each
Lead Covered Steel Taped 600V Park- day, to receive and examine all
wav Cable, and all aDnurtenances in- claims asrainst said estate, with a
jcident to said ornamental street light- view to their adjustment and allow
ing, all in Electrolier District No. 2 ance. The time limited for the pre
in the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, sentation of claims against said es
Said work to be done in accordance tate is three months from the 1st
with plans and specifications filed day Df November, A. D. 1926, and the
with the City Clerk of said city and time limited for payment of debts is
with the engineers, Bruce & Groupe, one year from said 1st day of No
Omaha, Nebraska. vember, 1926.
As an evidence that contract will witness my hand and the seal of
be entered into, all proposals shall be saja county Court, this 27th day of
accompanied by a certified check in September, 1926.
A. 11. DLAliLill,
TI 1 Q97 at fori nlrrlr a m rf anpYi
day to receive and examine all claims -the amount of 5 of the total of each.
June 30 is the date most fair for a?rainst said estate, with a view to! bid which check shall be forfeited to (Seal) o4-4w
comparative purposes, because it is their adjustment and allowance. TheitDe Clty in tne event tnat mauer to
the last day of the state's fiscal year, time limited for the presentation ofj whom award is made shall fail to en
wlen the books of one annronriation claims against said estate is three ter into contract for the work as pre
w len the books or one appropriation months from the 25th day of October' Pared by the engineers and approved
are closed and a new financial year A D and the time limited fori by the city council. The city council
begun. (payment of debts is one year from' reserves tne ngnt to reject any ana
County Judge.
SHERIFF'S SALE
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said 25th day of October, 1926.
pome Witness my hand and the 6eal
Attornev General Sartrent
out to Missouri to tell the bar asso- aid, co"nty "rt- this 21st day cr
. . t September, 1926.
ciation that the man who pays the jj. DUXBURY,
bootlegger does a greater wrong than (Seal)s27-4w County Judge
the man who actually delivers the
I all bids and to waive defects in any
of bid.
hooch. That may be bo. But those
who are perfectly satisfied with the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol-
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice of Probate
of Will
stead act will note that the law doesV x" L v, Ul "UIt "4
nut iuy su.
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State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
S3.
estimate is $2,-
Misc. Charges
The Engineers
394.00.
Engineering and
$250.00.
MINNIE KLINGER.
City Clerk.
REFEREE'S SALE
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that, pursuant to an
order of the District Court of Cass
WANTED To all persons interested in the 't. t.
estate of John Lohnes, deceased: I' " " ' " 7"i
Vacancy now offered in Cass coun-! ?n readm? th!P?"Von,0'Geor?! therein nendimr wherein Fannie!
made by the McMullen tax board this ty to handle Ward's reliable house-: if nJn?s YyinB.lnl Itt11? Nichols and others are plaintiffs and
and Ktnhto Tn,H!o3 eu 111 UUS iuuii uu mc im ua, ui o i j
nfnhor 1 Q ' K artn nnmnrtin f in ne J
year) that the deficit had been in
herited from the Bryan administra
tion. Compared Own Regime.
The second is the governor's con
tention that he reduced state taxes.
In making this tax reduction claim
State of Nebraska, County of Cass.
ss.
By virtue of an order of sale Issued
by Golda Noble Deal, clerk of the
District Court within and for Cass
i County, Nebraska, and to mo dtreci
'ed. I will on the 20th day of Novem
ber A. D., 1926, at 10 o clock a. m.
of said day at the South front door of
the Court House, in the City of Platte
mouth, Cass County, Nebraska in
said county, soli at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wlt:
Lot nine ( 9 ) in the Northeast
quarter (NEVi of the south
west quarter (SW4) of section
sixteen (16), township twelve
(12). North of Range Nine (9),
East of the 6th P. M., in Cass
County. Nebraska, containing
(10) acres more or less.
The same being levied upon and
noia. nennouse ana stable remedies. " ""X 71 Z Fanny Evelue Nichols Savles and!
kitchen flavors, toilet accesories, etc. , loer; .ni ,St of the others are defendants. I will, on the taken as the property of F. H. Van
Steady hustler desired. Previous ex-1 tn.e. ,asl ana . e8iameiV . snth dav nf OrtnW 1 cr in front Doren. real name unknown. Charles
perience not necessary. Particulars . !"?ece"e the Farmers State Bank on the ,M. Baldwin, and Mrs. Charles
on reauest. Dr. ward s Medical Co.. . . . - , Main street in the viiiao-o rr r.roen.UI. Baldwin, real name unknown, tne
Winona, Minn. Established 1856. j
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ceased: that said instrument be adwood' Cass county, Nebraska, sell to
the governor has been comparing,
Barred Eock Cockrels.
not his own administration with t--'
uryan aumiuisirauuu, uui me seiruiiu ceiient individuals. Call Mrs. Robert
mitted to probate, and the administra
tion of said estate be granted to Wil
liam H. Lohnes, as exceutor;
It is hereby ordered that you, and
all persons interested in said matter,
the highest bidder for cash the north
west quarter (NW ) of Section
thirty-five (35), in Township twelve
(12), North, Range nine (9), in Salt
Creek precinct, Cass county, Nebras-
may, and do, appear at the County ka. Sale will be opened at ten (10)
vear of his own administration with Troop, Murray phone No. 2304. Post Court to be held in and for said coun-: o'clock a. m., and kept open for one
; fw v,r Th m!n low office. Mvnard. s30-tfwty, on the 4th day of November A. D., hour. The purchaser will be requir-
cause, if any there be, why the prayer chase price on day of sale, and bal
of the petitioner should not be grant- ance upon confirmation of sale. Pos
ed, and that notice of the pendency session will be given March 1st, A.
voted by his tax board for this, his
second year, of approximately .5 mills ' I-l-I-I-I-I-I-I-X'-'i -f--I--J I I J
1a 4Vo it ntio f Viio ti ret vaor 1 fi I I
mills, is just the same as the Bryan Dr. John A. Griffin of ..id 1 D" 192
levy. But the present McMullen levy .j.
was founded on the assumption that 4"
there was a balance In the state treas-.?
ury of over six hundred thousand dol- T
lars, which could be deducted from .j.
the amount of money needed for the
coming year, whereas the state treas- 4"
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urer's figures, as outlined above, show
that there was a deficit of over two
Dentist
Office Honrs: 9-12; 1-6.
Sundays and evening
by appointment only.
PHONE 229
Soezuuchsen Building
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C. A.
RAWLS,
Referee.
thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said matter by publishing a s27-tl 025
copy of this Order in The Platts-j
mouin journal, a semi-weeitiy news- ,, v unM tjv R?f-
-I-H-I' I"I"M"fr (Seal)oll-Sw
Jim i tq tot rvTintoil In oaid Annrxt-V fnr
J three successive weeks prior to said hP Annex and enroll in the free
j day of hearing. i classes that are learning the popular
j Witness my hand, and seal of said decorative art work as applied I to
J court, this 4th day of October A. ri-p snades screens. yon cail
County Judge, tides tor others. Free instruction.
unknown heirs, devisees, legatees,
personal representatives and all other
persons interested in the respective
estates of F. H. VanDoren. deceased,
real name unknown. Mrs. F. H. Van
Doren, deceased, real name unknown,
Charles M. Baldwin, deceased, real
name unknown, and John Doe, real
name unknown, defendants, to satisfy
a Judgment of said Court recovered
by Byron Golding, plaintiff, against
said defendants.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, October
16th A. D. 1926.
E. P. STEWART.
Sheriff, Cass County,
Nebraska.
By W. C. Schaus, Deputy.
Every shade ol crepe paper and all
the new novelties and favors as well
as a complete stock of picnic needs
can be found in the Dennison line,
sold exclusively at the Bates Book
and Gift Shop.