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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
6
The Murray column lists residents visiting Omaha and Plattsmouth, medical trips to Omaha for surgery, farms and rheumatism treatment, local business visits, new porch constructions, and community events. It notes hospital plans for a child, a chicken pie social, and Plattsmouth Telephone stock sales, with several residents traveling to Lincoln and Burlington Junction for care.
A letter from Fr. Collins, Colorado, recounts B L Shrader of Ft. Collins hosting a small Native girl at Nehawka home. The girl, described as crude and speechless, received food and clothing with protection against immodesty. She adapts, while the family worries about her welfare. mother and baby are reported well and Gen and Ben are noted as doing fine.
Geo Reynolds and Curtis Price, living near the Otoe county line but receiving mail at Nehawka, stopped by the Journal office in Plattsmouth yesterday evening while handling business. Reynolds is a twice-weekly reader, though the editor sees him only about once a year.
Nehawka resident M. H. Shoemaker, praised as a best friend of the Journal, called at the Plattsmouth office last Thursday. Henry Shoemaker, a long standing friend, is described as a welcome visitor each time.
A gray Percheron Norman stallion, seven years old, 15 000 pounds, owned by Chas F. Morton, offers breeding services 1908. Locations include Murray area on specific weekdays, Nehawka, and Union with insurable foal warranty and liens on mares until settled. service fee 8 dollars if paid within 30 days, 10 dollars thereafter. insurance forfeited if mare owner relocates.
A Friday afternoon party at Mr and Mrs Ben Beckman celebrated Grace Lintner turning six. Guests included Celia Grant Amy Grant Delia Grant Bess Wiles Clara Young Genevieve Marks Nita Cook Edith Reed Reed siblings Johns Wiles Ralph Kennedy Hable Marks Francis Cook Willie Lintner and others. Meals were served by Mrs Joseph Cook and Mrs Anna Lintner with music and gifts marking the occasion.
H G Todd of Cass county near Murray dreams a 20 by 100 foot hog shed with concrete floors and a water pipe system for cleaning. Jos Burton of Murray will perform the construction as Todd expands his up to date stock farm. The farmer owns one of Cass county's best farms and intends continued growth. P H Hild visited the Journal office to pay for two copies sent to Green Valley residents Phillip Huffer and Phillip Hild.
Guy A. Hodges, once injured by being squeezed by a bent, returned to work for four days at the Burlington bridge site in Omaha. While lifting a large stone near track number two last Thursday, chest pain suggested rib injury that may not have fully knit. Doctors plan an Omaha X ray next Friday to assess the current extent of the injury.
Robert Brissey, still recovering from a recent accident, sustained another injury when a crete piece struck a car door causing a bale of wire to fall and strike his foot. The impact bruised and mashed the foot, preventing him from wearing a shoe and forcing him to wear a split slipper instead.
A catalog lists a number of registered Shorthorn bulls offered by H G Topp of Murray Nebraska for sale.
Auction sale offers choice of newly irrigated lands under the Oregon Basin or Wiley ditch near Cody with May 1908 opening. Government irrigated lands near Garland, Wyoming also available for homesteading. D. Clem Deaver will conduct excursions first and third Tuesdays each month through summer for Landseekers.
Oscar Wilson, a Sixth Street barber, slid a knife while working on a patent bee hive valve. The blade ran through his left hand between the ring and little finger, needing six stitches. He cannot return to barber duties for some time.
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