Community notes from Pacific Junction village life
Pacific Junction residents share updates on school elections and staff, new arrivals, visits, and travel. People like Mrs Melissa Mulica, Miss Maud Crook, Miss Lucy Godsey, and Dr Luther Jackson are mentioned with moves, visits, and commencements. Local events include bond support among voters, water concerns, levees, railroad activity, and shop promotions at Kelley & Co.
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Martin’s Chapel
Melissa Mulica
Plattsmouth
NJ Russell
Junction Schools
Maud Crook
Lucy Godsey
Mt Vernon
Luther Jackson
Glenwood
Lincoln Settlement
Haynie
City Directory Log Shows Local Fraternal Groups Meetings
PACIEIG Junction City directory lists officers for Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Woodmen groups and Woodmen Circle with meeting nights. Church listings include Methodist pastor Reverend I E Goodrich and Catholic services led by Father Sheriff on the second and fourth Sundays.
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ODD Fellows
Pete Larsin
Noble Grand
W M Moore
Rebeckahs Mre el Mendenhall
LO Zornes
Mesta
I E Goodrich
Father Sheriff
Local Farm Roundup Amid Rain and Storm Damage
Farmers report hay down due to persistent rain and flooding. The river floods roads between Cornell Bluffs and Manawa. Peter Huff nears completion of a new barn after cyclone wreckage. George Young suffered a pitch fork injury while fishing. Mary Thomas visited Council Bluffs. Hazel Bailey attends Western Lawa summer school in Council Bluffs. Josie Bailey’s school ends Friday. Many residents have not planted corn. those with corn see weed problems.
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Cornell Bluffs
Manawa
Peter Huff
George Young
Mary Thomas
Council Bluffs
Hazel Bailey
Western Lawa
Josie Bailey
Lower Waubonsie Poles Erected For New Telephone Line
Reports from Bartlett area note poles going in toward the east for a new phone line. Several local incidents are recorded: Witon’s son with tonsillitis, Mrs. Miller improving, and injuries from near misses or accidents involving Elva Larrington, Tenry Shaw’s son Earl, and FM Kephart party. Elva Larrington’s daughter suffered a broken collar bone. Kephart's carriage crash left him with possible rib injuries, a damaged carriage, and a lost eye on a horse.
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Bartlett East
Wit Waddon
Charles Miller
Earl
ofTenry Shaw
Ihe
Elva Larryington
Missouri River
FM Kephart
Lake Hollow Road
Walnut Grove
Laura
Lizzie Haddon
Kephart
Barn at a Bargain for Sale at Tribune Office
Small barn offered for sale in good condition. See N T Bradway at Tribune office for details.
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N. T. Bradway
Tribune Office
Primary Figures Show Voter Breakdowns by Precinct
Tribune prints a table of vote by precinct for the recent primary with party preferences. Total voters entering the polls were 2239 with 1420 Republican, 0 Democratic, 7 Prohibition, and 3 Socialist ballots. Republican minus Democratic margin stands at 624. Prohibition and Socialist votes are not split by precinct.
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Tribune
St. Mary
Plattevills
Glenwood
Centier
Silver Creek
Malvern
Hastings
Imerson
Deer Creek
White Cloud
Rawles
Lyons
Cecee Rene
Towne Named as Bryan's Running Mate in Democratic Conference
Chicago dispatch reports a Democratic gathering in Chicago following Lincoln talks with W. J. Bryan that yielded Charles A. Towne of New York as Bryan's vice presidential running mate. Colonel Watterson flew to Lincoln for talks and predicted Bryan's Denver on first ballot nomination. Towne arrived in Chicago en route to New York and planned to announce his candidacy within days with expectations of a New York or Lincoln endorsement.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Charles A. Towne
New York
Bryan
Henry Watterson
Liryan
Denver
Towne
Watterson
Illinois
Sormer
Minnesota
Ryan
Lightning strikes cattle herd near Riverston kills many
A flock of 28 cattle near Riverston were killed by a lightning bolt that struck a barb wired hedge as the herd stood nearby. The cattle dropped instantly, with some collapsing on their knees without turning. The farmer Pippitt reported the loss.
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Fert Pippitt
Riverston
Ta bor to Celebrate Fourth of July Festivities
Enterprising Ta bor merchants plan a grand Fourth of July celebration with attractions including speaking, baseball, a trades display, a parade, fireworks, and various sports. Taylor's band will provide music, and everything will be free for a good time.
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Tabor
Taylor
Jowan Changes Hands Announces Leadership Shift
Announcement states Jim Graham will retire from the Malvern Jowan after July 1. His successor is J. BR. Coats, formerly editor of the Emerson Chronicle and, for the past year, foreman at the Ta bor Beacon.
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Jim Graham
Malvern Jowan
J. BR. Coats
Emerson Chronicle
Tabor
Jim
River level drops near Glenwood reported
River watcher James Rhoades, living west of Glenwood, reports the Lower James fell about six inches yesterday as measured in a slough near his property. No change occurred during the night or up to early this morning.
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James Rhoades
Glenwood
Bond Released for Clyde Hardy on Forged Check Charge
Clyde Hardy, arrested last Saturday in Malvern for attempting to pass a forged check, was released on $300 bond yesterday. His mother, who came from Leroy, Alabama, signed the bond. He must answer before the September grand jury.
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Clyde Hardy
Malvern
Leroy
Old Baptist church burned near Hillsdale in Rawles township
Lightning struck the unused church south of Hillsdale in Rawles township last week, burning the old Baptist building to the ground. It was owned by James Ward, who purchased it last winter.
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Old Baptist Church
Hillsdale
Rawles Township
James Ward
Hastings Residents Attend West Delegates and Local News
Mrs Clyde Warren from north of town visited her sister Mrs Wilbur Warren in Glenwood when she suffered a severe appendicitis attack. Delegates Miss Jeanette McDonough Miss Mamie Hicks and Fred Martin left for Council Bluffs for the Mp north League convention. O M Warfield had dental work in Glenwood. Cemetery association will serve meals in the new hall next Monday to support a good cause. Laura Simpson visited from Omaha. Dr Whitnall returned from Chicago. Joe Wearin family returned from Jefferson where Otha was ill but improving.
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L Hi Stroud
Bye
Glenwood
Lewis Palmer
Chillicothe
Elmer Monroe
Plattsmouth
Peter Olson
Herbert
Arthur
Villisca
S O Burgess
Royce
Hebron
Neb
Bye Stroud
Omaha
Supt Moore
Council Bluffs
Odd Fellows
Mila Moore
Fremont
Ned
Hiora
Lafayette Lincoln
Lafe
Sam Allis
Saar
Esther Olson
Miss A Gustafson
Grace
Ivy Robinson
T B Robinson
Maude McLaughlin Shepard
Creston
Lil Stroud
Stillwagon
Salem Curtis
Albert Lincoln Jr
J C Moessner
Emerson
Maywood
Clarence Lussell
Ed Stroud
Faye Mitchell
Pearl Palmer
Fresno
Cal
Martha DeHolt
Randolph
Clyde Warren
Carl McGrew
Wilbur Warren
Mpnorth League
Jeanette McDonough
Mamie Hicks
Fred Martin
No 11
O M Warfield
Ladies of the Cemetery Association
New Hall
Laura Simpson
Dr Whitnall
Chicago
Joe Wearin
Jefferson
Otha
Tabor Topics Highlights Local Changes And Celebrations
President G N Wills resigns from Tabor College to chair Latin at Berea Kentucky. Weekend moves include Mr and Mrs Ellis departing, Wm Darvies searching for a missing dog, and the town planning a grand Fourth celebration with free attractions. Dr Brownlow Miller to begin practice, organ recital praised, and Dr EE Warris sells household goods before Europe trip. Public schools name Wynifred Byrne and Elizabeth Winchell as high teachers.
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G N Wills
Tabor College
Berea
Kentucky
Ellis
Tabor
J W Miller
Rawles Township
Bell
North Tabor
Wis
Brownlow Miller
Harris
CW Darvies
EE Warris
Europe
Wynifred Byrne
Corning
Elizabeth Winchell
All the News All the Time in the Tribune
A concise overview of Tribune coverage highlighting continuous reporting across sections. Readers are informed the paper maintains around‑the‑clock updates on local events, politics, sports, and community notices, with emphasis on timeliness and accessibility.
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The
Tribune
Man Drives Cattle Across Swift River Using Hollow Tree
A California story describes a man guiding 1000 cattle through a river crossing with a fallen hollow tree. He built a phobe up to the tree and drove the herd across, most made it but about 300 were lost. The account ends abruptly with a quote.
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California
Big Tree
Farmer Reveals Green-Headed Frogs Ate Chicks
A Nebraska City farmer recounts missing chickens blamed on a pond resident. The family later found large green-headed frogs left on dry land swallowing the chicks whole, feathers and all, prompting disbelief at the strange explanation.
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Nebraska City
Highway Notice for 66 Foot Road Location in Mills County Iowa
The auditor notes a commission will locate a 66 foot highway starting near section 20 township 73 range 43 and extending northeast about 25 rods to join the current highway. Property owners William R. Wall and Myrtle S. Meade are affected. Objections or damage claims must be filed by noon September 1, 1908.
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Willson
Wall
Myrtle S. Meads
New Described
William KR. Wall
Myrtle S. Meade
B. T. Agan
Mills County
Iowa
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Pacific Junction Department
Kelley & Co
Starling
Council Bluffs Hospital
Ach Gish
Johnson Farm
Dave Moore
Clark Mintle
J . Jackson
Justice McLaughlin
Mintle
Chas Supple
Charley
Pony Creek
Kelley & Co's
Pacieig Junction City
KBK McDonald Recorder
Knights OF Pythias
J A Jongquist
Chase Haynie
Woodmen OF World
John Brooks
GH. Tohnson
L Mendenhall
LB Bacon
Aouw NJ Russell
LR Bscon
Wo McLaughlin
John Olson
Wright Perkins
W B Gregg
Chas
F. Davis
Chaa. Kroon
A. Lincoln
Claude ¥. Anderson
YD. DeLashmoutt
State Savings Bank
Pacific Junction
S. A. Foster
L. O. Zornes
Lower Waubonsie
Bryan and Towne
Jowan
Kugel Mercantile Co
Glenwood Mercantile Co
Grenwood
Monson & Mills
Tabor Topics
Grivune
Bill
Blishers
Glenwood, Lows
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