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nrray
Earl Merritt has been busy this
week with work at the home of James
S. Pitman at Union.
Rex Young of Plattsmouth was
looking after some business matters
in Murray Monday of this week.
Mrs. N'oah Parker has been enjoy
ing a visit front her sister, Mrs. El
bert Abrahams for the past few days.
Ernest Godding and wife of Dix,
Nebraska, are visiting here with the
family of J. J. Smoek and Noah Park
er. J. A. Scotten and Fred L. Hild have
been busy during the past few days
placing a shingle roof on the barn
of J.' J. Toman.
J. A. Scotten and his crew of
workers have been placing a new
shingle roof on the residenct property
of Mrs. Ona Lawton.
Hobart Blake and family were
guests for the day last Sunday at the
home of a brother of Mrs. Blake, Les
ter Christian at Elmwood.
Business called Noah Parker to Om
aha Monday of this week and also
stopped in Plattsmouth to look after.
some matt 3.
Mr. and tMrs. J. II. Browne of Om
aha were here last Monday looking
after some business matters and visit
ing Mrs. Susie Berger and other
friends.
Miss Freda Crunk was enjoying a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Crunk south of Union, i
where they all enjoyed a very pleas
ant visit.
Martin Sporer departed last Mon-
day for the west where he with the
family will enjoy the cooling breezes
of the Colorado and Wyoming moun
tains for the next ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McDaniels of
Eureka, Kansas, have been "visiting
here for the past few days at' the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Smock and with
the family of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart
Blake.
Most of the people of Murray are
planning to attend the Rock Bluffs
reunion to be held Sunday, August
15th. when it is expected that many
old time residents of that historic
region will be there to renew acquain
tances. While Martin Sporer and family
are sojourning in the west the farm
and stock is being looked after by
Joseph Martis. Sr., who with the wife
have moved out to care for things
until the Sporers return.
The family of R. E. Frans and
Mrs. Olive Finney of Union and Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Newton and family
of Plattsmouth and Omar Clark and
wife of Granite. Okla., were dinner
guests at the home of Mrs. Vesta
Clark Sundav.
Forgot His Errand.
We are told of a young man who
has been very busy with his work
and not able to secure a hair cut
durin gthe week, went over to Platts
mouth last Saturday and seeing so
many of his friends visited and when
it was time to return home forgot he
had not gotten his hair cut, returned
home without one. The weather is
very warm at that.
Now Enjoying- the West.
Mrs. Eugenia Deles Dernier d pearl
ed last Monday evening for Omaha
where she took the 10 o'clock Rock
island train for Colorado SpYing?)
where she will visit with friends and
fujuy me cooi cumaie ot mat won
derful region. She was taken to Om
aha by her son. Ivan Deles Dernier
that she might catch the train and
not have to wait as to have gone on
the train would have caused.
Visits School Chum Here.
Miss Janice McCrory of Linn Creek
Mo., a school chum of Miss Jane Boe
deker, the young ladies attending
school together at Fulton, Mo., is
visiting with her friend, Miss Boe
deker here for the week. They made
a trip to Omaha last Monday to visit
friends. The home of Miss McCrory
Is a new town at the foothills of the
Walter H. Smith
LAWYER
Plattsmouth State Bank Building
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Neb., as second-clas? mail matter
Ozarks and has a history notwith
standing its tender age of only a few
years. There was another Linn Creek
just three miles from this one and
the county seat of Camden county,
but when the Ozark or Bagnall dam
was constructed on the Osage river
a few years ago the old town was
torn dow nand moved, making two
town of it, the new Linn Creek and
another one, Camdenson, a few miles
away, the latter being the county
seat. The entire town was moved,
even the cemetery, for the water is
now some eighty feet deep over the
old location.
Visiting in the East.
Mrs. W. A. Cook and son, Orest
Cook and family of Elmood stopped
in Murray last Sunday for a short
visit with Grandmother Catherine
Perry, mother of Mrs. Cook, as they
were going to North Carolina for a
visit with the old folks there and to
induce Mrs. Perry to accompany them
as they were to visit with her sister,
Mrs. Lou Lindley, 97 years of age
who makes her home at Snow Camp,
and notwithstanding her advanced
age is very active, caring for and
milking her cow and doing other
j chores and enjoying excellent health
all the time.
Visited at York for Week
Miss Loa Davis who has been visit
ing for the past week or ten days at
York with a school day friend. Miss
Davis was formerly a student in the
school at York and was pleased withj
the week's vacation. Miss Davis says
conditions there are very dry and the
corn crop greatly injured. She ar
rived home Sunday and expects to
begin her work again in the Murray
schools when school opens on the
30th of this mornth, which is not far
away.
School Days Soon Here.
With the date of August 30th the
day set for the opening of the Mur
ray schools, make it but a short time
until the scholars are again at their
studies and all are now making pre
partions for the opening. The date
was set a little earlier as this allows
the closing of school earlier the com
ing spring. The teachers for Murray
have been selected and are in readi
ness for the opening of school, they
being Superintendent Greer who is in
structor in the high school, with Miss
Loa Davis as teacher of the grades
and Miss Catherine
of the primary.
Long in charge
ISSUE CROP REPORT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UP)
The Agriculture department today
forecast the 1937 corn crop at 2,
65S, 748,000 bushels; total wheat
SDO.419,000 bushels.. Condition of
corn August 1 was 83.2 per cent of
normal, with an indicated average
yield of 27.7 bushels per acre. Wheat
average is 13.1. The corn estimate is
86,897,000 bushels above the July
forecast and 1,129.421,000 more than
a year ago.
The Nebraska corn crop is esti
mated at 179,334,600 bushels; win
ter wheat 46,306,000; spring wheat
3.072,000.
DEBT AT HEW PEAK
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UP).
The natfoffal debt has reached a new
all time peak. $36.S14.414.573 on
August 5th, the treasury's monthly
statement discloses.
The debt has been rising steadily
since the resumption of the treasury
borrowing $50,000,000 weekly in or
der to maintain a $1,000, 0C 0.000
working balance. The working bal
ance of the August 1 report was $1,
070,238,317.05. ' -
The working balance was drawn
down below the billion mark fn re
cent weeks by the "gold sterilization"
program.
WEEPING WATER Marriage or
Miss Irene Vay Gibson to Harley
Thurslund on July 29 announced.
Republican.
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UNION ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Doletteman
of York were visiting over the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Upton.
Miss Eileen Whittiker of Nebraska
City was visiting Miss Nola Banning
lst Saturday and Sunday, returning
home Sunday evening.
Elmer Withrow and family moved
last Saturday to the Baptist parson
age where they are finding an excel
lent house in which to reside.
The Plattsmouth Merchants of the
Southeastern Nebraska league von
from the Union team at the local
park last Sunday by a score of 7 to 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pell are here for
the week at the home of their son,
Loy, who is threshing, while the
mother, Mrs. Pell is here to do the
cooking.
M. G. McCarroll was called to
Plattsmouth last Monday to look
after some business and while he was
away the store was looking after by
Emery Hathaway.
Jimmie Frans, son cf Mr. and Mrs.
D. Ray Frans was passing his birth
day anniversary Friday of last week
and was given a birthday party, at
tended by a number of the family.
Sunday morning with its bright
cheery weather and a very warm
morning brought to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Levi Tcdd a very fine daugh
ter. All corncerned are doing nicely.
Mrs. Revina Taylor of Omaha and
her son. G. A. Taylor and daughter,
Janet, departed Sunday for Colorado
where they will spend about two
weeks in the cool of the Colorado cli
mate. Jack Chalfant, brother of the late
Hugh Eans Chalfant, vhese funeral
was h!: in Union last Sunday was
visiting for a lew daya in Union and
was Hccompanied by two of his
daughters.
Otto Ehlers was having his thresh
ing done Monday of this week. Mrs:
A. L. Becker who is one of the very
finest of cooks went out to the farm
to assist her daughter. Mrs. Otto
Ehlers in the cooking for the help.
A gospel team from the Platts
mouth Methodist church was in
Union last Sunday evening where
they had charge of the union services
at the Union park, and were assist
ed by' Rev. W. A. Taylor. A large
crowd attended.
Mrs. Myrtle Swan is spending
some time in the country visiting at
the home of her two sons, Charles
Swan and family and Paul Swan and
family. She will spend a portion of
the time at the home of each of her
sons.
Frank Bauer was called to Platts
mouth on Monday of this week to
look after some business matters at
the court house and was accompanied
by Dorothy. Ruth and Bessie Anna
Nickles who are visiting for the sum
mer at the Bauer home.
Mrs. Edwin Tyrrell of Avoca,
mother of George A. Stites. was a
visitor at his home for over the week
end as well as visiting during the
early portion of this week with her
relatives and friends, before return
ing to her home at Avoca.
A. L. Becker who is an old time
cattle feeder and knows just how
the matters should be conducted last
Saturday received and placed in the
feed lots some 25 head of cattle which
he will feed for returning to market
jwhen they are properly finished.
Ray Schumaker while playing in
the ball game last Sunday was struck
by a pitched ball, being knocked out,
v h i 1 e Marion Hoback was struck on
one of his knee caps by a foul ball,
which put him out of the game for
the remainder of the afternoon.
Bernard Gude of Nebraska City,
was a visitor Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris of Union,!
and was taken to Ashland bv his'
cousins, Bernard Morris and sister,
Miss Ruth where Bernard will visit
at the home of Silas Morris, who re
cently moved from Louisville to Ash
land. Celebrated His Birthday.
John Westley Ruhman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arden Ruhman was passing
his. 11th birthday anniversary on
Sunday which was celebrated at the
farm home with the friends of Master
Westley with a very fine dinner, a
birthday cake and Mrs. W. S. Copen
haver and Mrs. Myrtle McNamee and
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL
two sons, Sammy and ' Cleo all of
Brush, Colo., who are visiting with
friends here were present and assist
ed in the celebration of the event.
Celebrate Passing Birthday
At the home of D. Porter last
Sundav near the banks of the his-
Uoric Weeping Water creek was cele
brated the birthday adversaries of
'John T. Porter of Plattsmouth and
(D. B. Porter of Union, they being
!born fifty-nine ?.nd sixty-nine years
jago, respectively, on the famous Seven
Mile creek in Virginia.
I A very fine dinner was served in
honor of the occasion and the friends
,who were celebrating the occasion
w ith them, the families ot both gen
. tionipn limine- nrc sent. There was an
abundance of fried chicken and oth
er good things to go with it, and a
large angel food cake. With the clos
ing of the afternoon there was ex
tended the wish lor many more such
happy occasions.
Former Union Citizen Passes.
Hugh E. Chalfant, formerly of
Union, having lived here during his
youth, but leaving for the west in
1H00 where he has been making his
home at Lusk, Wyo., passed away
early last being, the remains being
shipped to Union for burial. Hugh
Evans Chalfant was born near Union
on November 11, 1SS2. attending
school here and was the son of John
Chalfant and wife, also being a
brother of Jack Chalfant. of Burling
ton, Colo., and a sister of Mrs. Nelle
Johnson of Belle Fouche, South Da
kota, both of whom were present at
the funeral which was held last Sun
day at 10:30 in the morning, con
ducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor, an old
time friend of the deceased. Inter
ment was made at the East Union
cemetery.
Enjoyed Family Gathering.
Mrs. M. G. McCarroll, accompanied
bv Mrs. White '-.as down to Lawrence,
'Kansas, w her they enjoyed attending
a family reunion of her folks which
was held there last Sunday. The
ladies v. ere able to get back home
last Monday evening after having en
joyed a very pleasant trip and an
excellent visit.
Enjoyed Gathering at Nehawka.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Sheldon
entertained at the home in Nehawka
last Sunday and had as their guests
the members o!' the Todd family.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs-. L. G. Todd of Union, W. B. Todd
and family. Glen Todd and family,
Melvin Todd and family. Isaac Todd
and family of Murray. The occasion
was in honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Todd of Los Angeles, who are here
visiting.
Visited Friends Here.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Simmonds,
former residents of Union, were here
last Sunday visiting with 3Ir. and
Mrs. L. G. Todd. Mr. Simmonds was
operator for the Missouri Pacific at
the local station, having been trans
ferred to Nebraska City where he
holds a similar position.
Fracuresj Wrist in Fall.
While Mrs. fl.. G. Todd was de-
i
spending the cellar steps and had
just reached the bottom of the flight
of steps, she stepped off into the cel
lar proper and her foot slipped, she
falling, and grasping a portion of
the stair was hurled to the floor in
such a way that her hand was caught
under he r body, causing a fracture
of her wrist. That was last week and
the injury is still troubling her very
much.
Enjoyed Pleasant Afternoon
Little Gloria Birkman of Talmage
was spending a few days, from last
Wednesday until Saturday at the
home of her friend. Miss Nola Ban
ning, where they both enloved the
visit very much. Mis Nola took her
guest. Bessia Ann Nickles. Evelyn
Poeshler and Ruth Haltherson to the
Larsh farm last Friday where they
enjoyed an out-of-doors picnic in
the afternf)on, and returned to Miss
Nola's home in the evening for
luncheon.
Celebrated Passing Birthday.
Edward Midkiff, who was passing
his 57th birthday anniversary was
surprised by the members of the fam-
WEaeat to FSowsr
Wc have made arrangements for the
exchange of your wheat for the best
Flour, manufactured by the Gooch
Milling Co., of Lincoln. Just bring
your wheat to the elevator here and
get your Flour as you want it all
at one time or in small quantities as
ycu need it. A good trade allowance.
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George A. Stites, Owner -
Rosen Motor
Co. Buys O K
Garage BIdg.
E. A, Rosen of This City and Ben
Novak of Nebraska City Be
come Owners of BIdg.
Monday afternoon the final details
of the sale of the O. K. garage build
ing on Washington avenue to E. A.
Rosen of this city and Ben Novak of
' Nebraska City were completed and
!the transfer of the building made
from the Nebraska City Federal Sav
ing and Loan association.
The building will be occupied by
the Rosen Motor company of which
E. A. Rosen is the head.
The O. K. garage building is one
of the best and most complete in this
section of the state and will make a
very fine sales room, garage and re
pair shop for the Rosen Co., which
has been greatly cramped in their
present quarters due to the largely
increasing business.
The Rosen company expect to move
their stock and equipment Sunday tQ
the new location and be ready for
business on Monday at the new place,
making what changes they may wish
later in the building.
They will handle the Plymouth,
Buick, and Chalmers lines as at the
present time at the new location and
in connection have a very up to date
repair and service shop.
It will be pleasing to the Platts
mouth people to know that Mr. Rosen
and his father-in-law, Mr. Novak are
to be property owneis in the city
and have a real interest in the de
velopment of the community.
ily last Sunday who came bringing
a plenty and made a merry day at
the Midkiff home. Those of the fam
ily here were 03car Midkiff and fam
ily. Matt Midkiff and family and Earl
Freeman and family, all of Avoca. the
former two being sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Midkiff and their families, while the
latter, Mrs. Freeman, is a daughter
Also present were Mr. Loy Pell of
Union, Mr. and Mrs. Jes3e Pell of
Omaha and Bessie Tyler of Sheridan,
Wyo.
The Rock Bluffs Picnic.
Those having the matter in hand
of the preparation for the annual
Rock Bluffs picnic have called the
meeting for Sunday August 15th.
Every preparation has been made for
the picnic and thin year it is expected
that there will be a larger crowd as
many of the people of this vicinity
are planning to attend.
Vacationing in Northwest.
Philip F. Rihn r.nd wife. Mr. and
Mrs. James Dysart left for a week's
visit in the north and then northwest
where they expect te try their hand
fishing in the lakes. While they are
away C. L. Greene and wife are look
ing after the business at the store.
Former Baptist Minister Marries.
Rev. Geerge Downing, pastor for
a time ef the Baptist church in Union
but who is located as pastor of the
First Baptist church of Beatrice, stop
ped off in Union last Saturday night
anei attended the union services Sun
day, bring- conducted by a gospel
team frerni Plattsmouth. the principal
speakers for the evening being E. H.
Wescott and Elmer Sundstrom. Rev.
Downing was asked to speak and In
doing so stated that he was on his
way to a point in Minnesota where
on Wednesday lie was united in mar
riage to one of the very fine young
women of that part. of Minnesota.
12-STATE HOPPER CONFERENCE
LINCOLN, Aug. 11 (UP) Gover
nor Cochran announced today that
he has been invited to participate in
the 12-state grasshopper conference
which is being called by Governor
Jensen of South Dakota to be held at
Sioux Falls on August 26. Cochran
said that Nebraska entomologists be
lieve the conference could better be
held two or three weeks later.
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Weeping Water
Mrs. Alva Marshall and children
are remaining here for a visit after
the husband who was visiting here
r.lso returned to his work at Fort
Lupton last Monday morning.
Louis Sidling and wife of Cordova,
III., arrived while on their way to
the west where they are to spend
rome two weeks, stopped for a few
days' visit with their friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Ludwick.
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dall Oldham of Los Angeles tells of
them having employment and getting
along very well and also that Mr.
and Mrs. Dennie Oldham who recently
went to Los Angeles are getting
along very nicely as well.
George D. Breumer whose home is
at Lorretta but who has been spend
ing the summer attending school at
Lincoln, was a visitor in Weeping
Water at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Eugene Ludwick and husband, re
turning to his studies on Monday.
Miss Esther Johnson who has been
visiting at Friend wth her brother,
C. Wally - Johnson.', returned home
Monday, being brought by the bro
ther. C. 'Wally Johnson and sister,
Miss Clara Johnson, were in Omaha
last Tuesday looking after some busi
ness mattrs.
Has Tonsils Removed.
Reginald Jourgeson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Jourgeson ha3 been
troubled for some time with repeated
attacks of tonsil trouble and a few
days ago was taken to the hospital
of Dr. L. N. Kunkel where the af
fected tonsils were removed. The lad
jis getting along nicely since the oper
ation.
Visited Here Last Sunday.
Virgil Sudduth and the family,
making their home a few miles south
east of Murray were visiting for the
day last Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. Askew and were joined
there by the family of Guy Buchanan
who make their home a few miles
south of Nehawka with the family
were also guests at the same home.
The ladies are daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Askew and the get together was
a real enjoyment.
Will Spend Three Weeks in West.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Boldin with
Buster Lohnes as the driver departed
on Monday morning of this week for
Fort Morgan and vicinity where they
go to visit for some three weeks at
the home of their son, Robert Boldin
and enjoy the higher altitude and the
cooler and bracing breezes of the up
lands of Colorado.
Business Changes Hands, Location
The Gamble store which has been
conducted by Clarence Twa for some
time past was sold last Monday to
Boyd Knox of Tecumseh. moving the
stock to the room owned by the I. O.
O. F. where it is being combined with
a steck of goods recently purchased
and shipped to Weeping Water. The
new proprietor will soon move here
to reside. He with his assistant is
now here getting the stock placed on
the shelves ready for the opening.
Clarence Twa who had the stock""
of goods before will next week with
the family move to Minnesota where
they will visit for a short time after
which they will go to Oregon and
there take a course in diesel engi
neering. Visiting Parents Here.
Mrs. Carl Berry of Calloway in
the western part of the state is in
Weeping Water visiting at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
F. Zessen and will remain for a num
ber of weeks. Mrs. Barry says the
country is very dry out where they
reside and that there are a great deal
of the crops out that way which can
not be helped by all the rain that
could come.
Much Work for Weeping Water
With the opening of the quarry
which is to furnish stone and crushed
rock for use on the O street project
and the coming of a number of
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You are kept ad
vised on adequate pro
tection at all times and
cn adjustments to cover
changing, conditions. A
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937.
trucks which' have been working
near David City the Influx of the
workers has absorbed about all the
vacant buildings both in Weeping
Water and Avora. The quarrying,
j crashing and transportation to the
scene of work will require a number
of men for some time.
Visited at Plattsmouth.
On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
George Schumacher and Postmaster
Sterling Amick and family were; in
Plattsmouth where they were guet-t3
for the day and a very fine dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Engel
kemier. Extending Gas Lines.
L. R. Lane with his crew of work
ers has just completed a series of ex
tensions of the gas lines of Weeping
Water which places the services on
the upland which accommodates a
number of people who hav hereto
fore been without the service.
Enjoyed Visit Last Week.
C. J. Elgaard and wife were out
in Howard county last week for a
number of days enjoying a visit at
the home of Soren Elgaard. a brother
of Chris who has been making his
home there for a number of years.
They found the country very dry out
that way, although the prospects for
a crop were very good durin; the
early part of the season. Mr. Elgc.ard
said that in no case now could there
be any corn crop as it is entirely
burned up. He was trying to per
suade his brother to abandon the idea
of farming in that country where
chance of raising a crop is small.
However he said there were times
when there was an abundant crop,
but that was some years ago. How
ever Soren Elgaard has concluded to
move into Dannebrog where he will
make his home and perhaps enter
j business there. Mr. and Mrs. Elgaard
returned home last Monday evening.
Seeing the West Coast.
This morning Oscar Domingo and
wife left by auto for a trip of some
six weeks and headed for the city
of Los Angeles and from there will
travel up the coast, visiting the prin
cipal points of interest. They will go
to Washington and return home by
the northern route,
TO CLEAR DOCKET
LINCOLN, Npb., Aug. 10 (UP)
Judge Fred W. Messmorc of Beatrice
today had decided to defer taking
the oath of office as a new supreme
court justice for about two weeks
in order to dispose of pending dis
trict court cases.
Messmore and Cloyd B. Ellis of
Wymore, named district judge to fill
the vacancy caused by Messmore's ele
vation to the high court, called on
Gov. R. L. Cochran yesterday. Judge
Messmore said he did not wish to em
barrass his successor by leaving sev
eral important cases undecided..
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