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THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1929. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOUMTAI PAGE SEYEH 4 i i I. f Murray Department Preparer! In the Intsreit of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers ANNOUNCING Dr. John T. Eagleton Physician and Surgeon Office with and will practice with Dr. G. H. Gilmore, Murray, Neb. W. F. Moore visited his daughter. Mrs. Carl Humble, at Havelock, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bakke were visiting with friends in Omaha on last Sunday, they driving over to the big- town in their auto. Mrs. Joseph Cook and daughter, Xita, of Omaha, were visiting with friends and relatives in Murray for the day on last Sunday. W. G. Boedeker was a visitor in Omaha last Monday, where he was called to look after some business matters for a short time. Edward Lowery, of Plattsmouth, was a visitor in Murray and was looking after some business matters in the line of life insurance. T. J. Brendel was looking after some business matters in Plattsmouth on last Monday, driving over in his Model A Ford for the afternoonj. T. E. Jennings and wife were spending last Sunday evening and for the night at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Hannl and fam ily. Glen Mendenhall. of Plattsmouth. was a visitor in Murray on last Tues day, and was looking after some mat ters for the Nebraska Telephone com pany. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Brubacher were visiting in both Plattsmouth and Omaha for the day last Sunday, they driving over to the big city In their auto. There were two car loads of pre pared feed for stock unloaded at the Murray station, on last Monday, one car by W. F. Xolte and one by T. H. Pollock. W. E. Mackey was kept to his home on last Monday afternoon on account of the flu and is hoping by careful nursing to overcome the mal ady in a short time. L'ncle C. H. Boedeker was a visitor for the past few days in Louisville, . whelm he was a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. Phillip Kahler, and where he was enjoying a very pleas ant visit. Frank Mrasek and family were en joying a special play which was given at the studio of KMA on last Sunday evening, remaining for the evening, which was a splendid pre sentation. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lancaster, who have been making their home in Ccluiado for some time past, came to Murray and are making their home here, residing in one of the houses of Mrs. J. W. Berger. Mrs. Etta Barker was enjoying a visit for Christmas day at the home of friends at Avoca. where she re sided for a number knovr and is known pie, thus making the of years and by many peo visit the more pleasant. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Seybolt were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, where all enjoyed the day very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Seybolt returned via the county seat, where all enjoyed a play at the movies. Ed Lewis and family from near I'nion, where they have made their home for a long time, was a visitor in Murray for the day on last Sun day, and guest at the home of his brother, Wayne Lewis and family, and where all enjoyed the occasion very nicely. Alvador Nickles recently acquired the cafe which was conducted last by John Frans, and after having got ten it, he disposed of it to Lee A. Weber, who comes to Murray, from Surprise, and will engage in the res taurant business and will occupy the Scott building, east of the Hotel Bergcr. A cow of Wm. Min ford and a new Ford owned by a dealer of Hamburg, Iowa, enjoyed a collision on the highway east of Murray a few days since in which the cow came out the better. The Ford had a few dimples created in its fenders while the cow only shook her head, gave a bawl and away she went in search of greener pastures. James E. Gruber, who is a hustler -when it comes to picking corn and in fact any other kind of work, has been assisting in the getting of the corn of E. W. Milburn out of the field. He completed the work on last Sat urday and while he wants to work, Murray Garage! An institution for the best care of your Autos, manned ned with very careful me chanics. Every care and courtesy ex tended. Here for your btst t&rvice. The Murray Garage A. D. ItAZL he was not displeased that he had the work done and was ready for something else. Dr. G. L. Taylor and family were spending last Tuesday (New Year's day) in Omaha, where the Doctor, who is the field representative of the George H. Lee Chemical company, was a delegate to the convention of the salesmen and other representa tives of the company. Meanwhile the family were spending the day visit ing with friends in the city. J. P. Douglass and son, J. P. Jr. were over to Little Sioux, Iowa, on last Sunday, where they visited for the day at the home of Dick Wil liams, whom it will be remembered some time since worked and droved the oil wagon for a number of months. Jock says that the corn picking is much further along in that part of the country than it is here. Enjoy Family Reunion. On last Tuesday, Christmas day were gatnerea togetner an me rela tives of Mr. A. D. Bakke on his side, iwhen Oscar Bakke of Sioux City and family and A. M. Bakke and wife of Council Bluffs were present and all enjoyed the day most pleasantly when Ithis kind of gatherins are possible. It is most worthwhile to celebarte them on Christmas. Making Good Progress. Word from the hospital where Mr. Roy Gerking is receiving treatment, tells of this gentleman making very satisfactory progress toward entire recovery and it is predicted he will soon be able to return to his home near Murray. Mr. Gerking has made an excellent fight and his host of friends are very glad to know of his progress towards good health again. Enjoy Good Dinner. At the Hotel Berger on last Tues day was gathered a large number of the relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Berger, and where all surely enjoyed the oc casion very much and also the ex cellent dinner which Mrs. J. W. Ber ger served. There were there for the occasion. James H. Browne and wife of Omaha, Will Berger and family of Nebraska City, Dale Topliff and fam ily. Ivan DeLes Dernier and famliy and Mrs. James DeLes Dernier and daughters of Murray. Receive Sad News, and Lois McManus received news of the death of the of their sister, Mr. Chester Harry the sad husband O. Monroe, who was employed in the postal department at Lincoln, which occurred on last Friday fol lowing an operation for appendicitis, which was had about ten days before. Miss Lois went to Lincoln when she heard of the last illnes of the patient. and remaining for the funeral, which occurred on last Sunday. Miss Lois was also met there by another sister. Miss Olive McManus. they rendering all the assistance possible. In his departing Mr. Monroe leaves besides the wife, a son, four years of age. There was a large number of the friends of the young man in attendance at the funeral. As he was a member of the Masons and also the American Legion, the combining of the two orders in the funeral made it most imposing. Misses Lois and Olive McManus reT turned to Murray early Monday where Miss Olive visited for a few days be fore returning to her home in Falls Cty. Mr. Harry and Miss Lois have the symDathv of their many friends in Murray in this, their hour of grief. Celerated Birthday. On January 2nd Mrs. Dr. G. H. Gilmore passed a milestone, or in other words her birthday fell on that date, and as the New Year with its vacation spirit was on the day before jshe celebrated the event on the day before New Years, by having her sis ter, Mrs. K. jj. "rans ana iamuy oi Union with them for the day and dinner, which made a very enjoyable party, and with the excellent dinner, a very pleasant time was had. Last Livery Barn Gone. Like the last of the Mohicans, the last of the livery barns has gone from Cass county. Fifty years ago, some more than the average man's life, Mr. Wm. Ferguson built a livery stable in Louisville, which he conducted . for a number of years, and later pass- j cd into the hands of other people and finally it came into the posses sion of Charles F. Reichart, who con ducted the hostlery for many years, and like a hero which he is. stayed with the horses and mules long after the advent of the automobile. Dur ing the past few years, Mr. Reichart has had a filling station in front and also storage room for cars in a por tion of the livery stable, and as time went on the demand for more room for cars and less for the horses, and the horse department was gradually crowded to the rear. With the com ing of the concrete works which in a measure has revolutionized the hustling city, more room for storage of cars was needed. Then did Mr. Reichart scratch his head and think. He did not want to which has graced his institution. but he did desire to cater to the wants and needs of the public. Studying long over the matter he decided to build a barn in the rear for the horses which he used, and convert the entire livery stable into a storage place of the cars, and when the writer was over to Louisville a frW gays asro. !!r. Rvichart thowed him uvr the plac. and away hi th tear v.a very cozy little burn l:v the home of the horses, which he still continues to use, and the other portion is now modern and a storage for the gas wagon. Since others of the livery stables and there were many in the years which have gone, this stable remained and did in a manner a business as of old. but with the relentlessmarch of progress it had to succumb and now the last livery stable has vanished from Cass county. DUROC JERSEY BOARS I sale. have a number of fine boars for ALBERT YOUNG. Murray. d!3-td. Christmas Meeting. The Murray Study club held regular Christmas meeting 'at its the home of Mrs. T. J. Brendel. The president opened the meeting in her usual pleasant way and attended to the business part of the program and then turned the program over to the leader, Mrs. McDonald.. There was some discussions on patience, tout we didn't get very far with that sub ject, as one member discussed her patience with her husband and said it proved almost a complete failure, so the rest of the members kept quiet. But altogether, we had a jolly good time, this being our Christmas meet ing. We exchanged gifts, and I think we were about as excited as the kids at school are over their exchange gifts. One member of the entertain ment committee put a good on1 over on us, for she made us solemnly vow to keep a secret until the last meet ing of the year, but all agreed to give it a trial, so let's see if a bunch of clubwomen can keep a secret. The club also extends a vote of thanks to Mr. O. A. Davis, Mr. Harry Nel son. Mr. George sickles and Mi". Wayne Lewis. These gentlemen helped us with our Murray market. Mrs. V. Pitman favored us with a beautiful solo, and Mrs. Taylor gave several piano selections, which were greatly enjoyed. We also had several Christmas numbers by the club. The hostesses. Mrs. T. J. Brendel. Mrs. Rhoden. Miss Rainy and Mrs. nelbert Tndd served wondertul re frehments. The Gifts were then ex changed and a merry bub-bub be gan, but ended all too soon, for it was time to go home. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. W. S. Smith. Leader. Mrs. Tutt. Subject: "Choice and Making of Labor Savers." --The Murray Study club wishes all our sister clubs a very happy and prosperous New Year. Murray Presbyterian Church. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11 a. m. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. (Young people's meeting). Wednesday evening prayer meet ing at 7:30. You ire cordially invited to wor ship with us. J. C. STEWART. Pastor. Bankruptcy Referee Chosen for Wupper Petition Says Debts of Fugitive More Thar. Million Dollars Court Issues Decree. Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. 1. The estate of Paul Wupper, fugitive Beeme ! banker, who was recently adjudged j bankrupt by District Judge J. W. j Woodrough, will be administered by Forrest Lear of Norfolk, referee in bankruptcy. He will soon set a date for the first meeting of creditors and appoint the trustees. After their appointment, the trustees will take possession of any property belonging to the bankrupt, sell it and divide the proceeds among creditors. According to the petition, filed by the Beemer State bank. Bank of Morse Bluff, E. L. Wendt, Beemer garage owner, and George D. Mayer, resident of Beemer, the former Beem er banker's liabilities total more than one million dollars. Debts listed in the petition include $132,276.63 to the bank. $750 to Mayer, an amount of $216.68 to I Wendt, and two thousand to the Mc Lean bank, and $4,o00 to the Morse Bluff bank. The fugitive banker is charged with committing acts of bankruptcy on or about August 22, 1928, when he was insolvent, the claim being that AVupper with intent to prefer A. H. Lallman over other creditors paid to him $4,035.50. On July 11. 1928, it is alleged. Wupper commit ted an act of bankruptcy by paying to S. S. Sidner, Fremont attorney, the sum of $910 in preference to other creditors. Wupper is charged with concealing five thousand dollars and other property to defraud his cred itors. On September 20, 1928. the Union National bank of Fremont instituted ?a"'Bl " ul'lT, , J , V ry in court an order of attachment against Wupper's property. Wupper owns considerable land in Cuming county, Nebraska and Cheyenne county, Colorado. The bankruptcy action is " to de feat the attachment. Your ad in the Journal will be read, and they sure do get results. Z7 If any of the reKlers of the Journal knor of ac7 ocis.l event or item of Interest to tiii vicinity, tnd will mi.ll itme to this office, it will ap pear under this headtne. W want all news Item Editob Death of Old Time Resident of Murray Sammuel G. Latta, Aged 90, Died at j His Home Town He Helped to Found ; Civil War Veteran The death of Samuel G. Latta, aged j it must be remembered the compar ninety years, one of the few surviv-jison of crop revenue figures for the ing veterans of the civil warin Cass, two years means little, as crop re county, occurred on Sunday night! venue, at the present time, consti at his home at Murray, following an j tutes but 29 per cent of the total illness that has kept him bedfast since farm revenue, Mr. Anderson pointed December 20th. Mr. Latta was one of the oldest residents of Cass county and univer sally loved and esteemed by all those with whom he had come in contact and his death brings a sadness to the entire community to learn thati "Uncle Sam" as he was affectionately known in his home community had gone to answer the last summons to the final rest. The deceased came to this county when a very young man, and when the call for the service in defense of the union came in 1S61 he became a member of the Second Nebraska and assigned to Co. II and dis charged from the services as a ser geant of the company. After the close of the war and the restoration to peaceful pursuits. Mr. Latta re sumed his farming work and was married in this county to a sister of the late James M. Patterson, a mem ber of one of the old families of the county. When the railroad came through Cass county and the . demand or a tov.nsite along the line of the Mis souri Pacific was evident, a part of the land of Mr. Latta was made a part of the townsite and since that time Mr. Latta has made his home in the town that he assisted in found ing. The wife passed away some ten years ago and since that time Mr. Latta has made his home with his son. James, and at whose home he passed away. I fie lunerai services ot tnis splen did citizen will be held on Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First Presbyterian church at Mur ray. Dick March departed this morning for Omaha where Iij- .will receive treatment and undergo' examination and may possibly have to remain for an operation but this; has not been definitely decided upon. The Journal appreciates your in terest in phoning us the news. Call No. 6 any time. fasfc PASSING 1928. Going by, as have former years, swiftly enough, we think of 1928 as one of the best of the later years. Again our statement for the year shows progress in keeping with expanding community needs and interests; and from the story of the year, as here presented, members may take a just pride in our substantial in creases in membership, assets and volume of busirjess. After more than forty years service, now more than ever, in a wider circle of usefulness, our Association provides its in creasing membership with Safety for Savings -m- Loans for Homes An mutual benefit in Savings and Loans. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS W. W. Metz, President H. D. Thiele, Vice Pres. H. F. Meyer, Treas Wm. H. Pitzer, Secy, and Attorney F. M. Cook John H. Petring John C. Miller E. J. Von Gillern ' - Lloyd E. Peterson Oliver Stevenson J. C. Thygeson Value of Crops for State is Set at 28 Million New High Records Are Made Sugar Beets, Beans and 3 Seeds, Expert Points Out by Nebraska farm population net ted $328,070,000 on the 192S crops, acording to figures just re leased by the State'and Federal Divi sion of Agricultural statistics. This figure includes new high rec ords made by barley, sugar beets, beans and three seed crops, A. E. Anderson, state crop statistician pointed out. Although the 192S crop value is somewhat lower than the revenue produced by the banner crop of 1927, out. Corn Big Kelp. Corn, as usual, was the biggest crop fattener of the Nebraska farm er's purse. It exceeded all other crops in total harvest with a production of 212.701,000 bushels, for a total val ue of $151,018,000. Winter wheat has exoeeded all expectations throughout the season and finally ended up with a produc tion only slightly less than the record production of 1927. This year's crop, of 66.697.000 bushels, is second on the record. Highest on Record. The final estimate of spring wheat is 3,222.000 bushels, against 2. 95S.000 bushels last year, and the five-year average of 2.833,000 bus hels. The average wheat yield of 17.9 bushels is the highest on record, ex ceeding that of last year by nearly a I bushel. ' Oats also exceeded the 1 ! 2 7 crop by a large margin, with 78. 936.000 bushels, against 69.S13.000 bushel? as the 19 27 figure. The average yield was 33 bushels per acre, compared with 2S.6 a year ago. The value of the 192S crops was more than $2,-, 000.000 more than the value of the .1927 crop, despite a price drop of 2 cents per bushel. Sugar Beets Good. Sugar beets are in line for an other record with a preliminary esti j mate of 1.058,000 tons against 1, '036,000 tens last year and the five-' year average of S fit, 000 tons. While the acr'-agc is larger, the average yields are lower and final returns may j place the crop below last year. The I price is about $7 per ton against SS 'last year and the value $7,406,000 against $8,384,000 last year. ! A new record was estimated for , beans with 87.000 bushels against 62.'00 bushels last year. The total value is $305,000 against $217, 000 last year, the price of $3.50 per bushel being the same for both years. Alfalfa and clover seed made new records of production. Alfalfa seed made 75,400 bushels against 41.800 ASSETS Loans on First Mortacs and Pass Pook; Interest accrued Bonds and Warrants Office W'.ilix. and Fixtures. Real Instate Foreclosure accounts 'l ax Certificates and other assets Cah on hand During the Year WE RECEIVED Monthly Fayments Payments for Paid- Annual For Loans Repaid For Interest on Loans and Securities For Bonds and Warrants Redeemed Other Receipts and Cash on Hand Deren $ 8 11.214.78 PAID OUT In Loans and for Bonds and Warranis ? 385.795.7". For Share? Withdrawn 237.4 17.fi7 Earnings Paid and Withdrawn 54,fil2.(4 Transfer Items, Taxes Paid and Expense 94.427.64 Balance Cash, on Hand December 31, 1928 71, 931. OS $ S41.214.7S WE INCREASES FOR THE YEAR In Assets In Members Association organized and controlled by members for last year; red clover, 34,200 bushels against 20,000 bushels last year; sweet clover. 164,000 bushels against 129,000 bushels last year, millet seed 600,000 bushels against 88,000 bus hels last year. NATURAL GAS HAS ONE MORE VICTIM Los Angeles, Dec. 28. Another name was added Thursday to the long 1st of persons killed and in jured during recent weeks by ex-! plosions of the odorless gas in use! here when Adelina Garcia, IS, struck I a match to light an oven. The blast ; which followed hurled the girl the; length of the room and seriously ! burned her. She will recover. Reduce Toll Rates for Long er Phone Calls Telephone Companies Ask Authority to Make Cut in Station-to-Station Rates. Due to the fact that recent im-, j provements in transmission methods1 have decreased cost of handling mes- j sages and also resulted in an in-i crease in business, the Lincoln Tele j phone & Telegraph company and the j Northwestern Bell company have I asked authority of the state railway j j commission for a reduction in longi I distance rates between points where i 'the present station-to-station rate is, j between 90 cents and $5.50 per call.; The new schedules become effective Feb. 1. The reductions will be from a to 25 cents a call where the chang es apply, with a proportionate reduc tion on person-to-person calls. There will be no change in even ing and night rates, which are pro vided on a station-to-station basis. Evening rates will apply from 7 to 8:30 and night rates from 8:30 to 4:30 a. m. A reduction is also made in appointment and messenger rates. "These reductions are being made," says J. H. Agee, general manager of the Lincoln company, "in keeping with the modern policy of giving the best service at the lowest pos sible cost consistent with financial safety. This is the second reduction in toll charges in a little over a year and the third in two years and four months. These are possible be ' cause of the further improvement brought about in methods, particul arly the C. L. R. plan of operating. which enables a call to be handled while the subscriber remains at the telephone. More than 90 per cent of our calls are thus handled. Fur ther developments in devices and methods has reduced the cost of lines and has a part in making the reduc tions possible. Another reason lies in the increasing reliance upon the telephone by business and social in stitutions between distance points, which has been stimulated by the improvement of speed and accuracy of service." A few Cass county maps left the Journal office. 50c each. -5 g & b:m Statement, January 1, LIABILITIES in i!' Sl ck $ $ i Rum 310.460.35 4-V7-V-47,900.00 45,4s r. 91 -24.033- 1 7.087. JO 4-775 -35 71.931.0S ! )i idends added Paid-U') Stock" Reserve Fund ided Profits S 1 .5 1 6.642.4 j Ending December 31, 1928 on Dues Shares -up her 31, 192- New Year Greetings, Jews to Christians Expressed by Sjnagogue Council to Protestant and Catholic Churches Washington. Dec. 31. The firs' exchange of the New Year greetings between the Christian and Jewish faiths was completed today when the. Synagogue Council of America sent a message to all members of the Pro testant and Catholic churches. It was in response to a similar greeting sent last September by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America on the occasion of th Jewish New Year. Issued over the signature of the council's chairman. Rev. Dr. Abram Simon, the message said: "To the members of the Protes tant and Catholic churches: "The Synagogue Council of Amer ica finds in the beginning of our s cular new year an excellent oppor tunity for the interchange of good wishes and for a brave determination to convert resolutions of good will into positive action and conduct. In extending to all of you its sin- i cerest felicitations, it is most miiiu- ful of our common bond in tne ex altation of religious values and in the love of our country. "The traditional ideals of Amrr ica, its fear of God. its protection of the freedom of conscience and if respect for honest differences f opinion in religion are emphasized at such a time as this. We canm i but see in them the fulfillment of the highest ideal.- of the religiou. groups of our country. "With this feeling uppermost i: our minds, we join with you. bro thers and sisters of this land, in praying that our country may alw;iv-, continue to be guided by these lead ings of our fathers, and that throuch them it may remain a guiding ligli l to the world." Organizations represented in the Synagogue Council, and their official representatives follow: Union of Orthodox Jewish Con gregations of America, Herbert S. Goldstein; Rabbinical Council of the Ur.ion of Orthodox Jewish Coti crgations of America. Leo Jun;:: Union of America Hebrew Con gregations. Abram Simon: Centra' Conference of American Raid). Samuel Schulman: United Syria gogue of America. Elias L. Solomon: Rabbinical Assembly of the Jewirh Theological Seminary. Louis Finkel stein. World-Herald. ROCKEFELLER MAKES BIG CHURCH POSSIBLE New York. Jan. 1. Manhattan's proposed SI, 500. 000 ' skyscraper church became a certainty Tuesday with the final $300,000 safely bank ed r, few hours before the deadline j had been set for closing the cam- iviiirn. Jo in It. KOCKeiener, jr., atj,hA i-.c S75 OnO makinc his total contribution $574,000. mtrJ ft' F1 urn 1929 (07. 04 .3 750.675.00 and Und ! - 35.69S.ott 1 $ i. 5 1 6.642.4 j 2 17.51 1. 06 233.350.00 155,406.17 84.135.40 9.847.00 1 1 3.r.92.09 - v MOKE THAN 'Z 2-11, now 2,150 cv;