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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
1
A long spoofed monologue mix of quips and social remarks about telephones, etiquette, morality, and urban manners. It lampoons prudes and pretenses, with jokes on money, taxes, advising, and nightly street curfews, ending with shopfront cleanliness after late chewing and spitting.
Two young sisters Minnie Brinkman fifteen and Laura Lochor eleven or twelve left their Omaha home aboard a Missouri Pacific train on Sunday. After days of worry by anxious parents and a statewide search, authorities learned they were staying with the Henderson family in South Omaha and the girls were found safely there.
Frank Wilson, a stout five foot boy from Pacific Junction Iowa, left Sunday night boarding a Burlington train to the south. He gave the brakeman a quarter and was told to ride in a box car with two hoboes. He has brown eyes dark complexion and weighs about 140 pounds. His father Thomas Wilson is deeply distressed and asks anyone who finds him to detain him and notify the father at once.
W Shrader of Mt Pleasant precinct and his brother in law William Barnes of Smith Kansas called the Journal this morning Barnes a Missouri native left Cass county in 1877 and moved to Kansas this is his first visit back since leaving Mrs Barnes visiting sisters Mrs Shrader Mrs Andy Taylor and Mrs Wm Mure ray They plan to stay at least a month to visit old friends.
County Clerk Rosencrans recently sent cigars to friends in the city and county. A Wabash item notes John Brown of Elmwood as a recipient in Plattsmouth via Ed Dorr. Brown enjoyed the smoke, laughing as half the cigar was missing.
In the Lincoln News report L Lindsey, a veteran Lancaster County railroad backer and delegate, declares he will vote for Pollard as instructed by the county convention. The piece paints Pollard as the railroad candidate, with Lindsey pledging unwavering support despite the railroads' opposition. It notes Sheldon of Nehawka citing railroad tactics to control delegates and the state ticket.
A Journal note reports three well dressed men seen near Cedar Creek loitering for days without business. Farmers warned to beware as they allegedly avoid interviews and hide when approached, raising concerns of possible ill intent and potential trouble after dark.
A Lincoln report says Mr Stickney of the Chicago and Western has placed his private car at the Nebraska committee for the Bryan trip to New York. Travel agents deny using Stickney or other cars for the committee, noting four Millman cars and specific named cars Twilight and Idlewild with two more to be selected.
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OTL Allen from near Walsh tops Cass county wheat with 27 harvested acres at an average 42 bushels per acre. George A. Towl follows in the same district with 44 bushels per acre. The report highlights strong yields among Cass county growers this year.
A rural route patron reports a mail box filled with gravel mud and dirt. The notice warns offenders will face jail time and government prosecution, urging caution and reminding readers past warnings were issued to keep people from trouble.
Mrs. Ann Rankin Adams of St. Paul Minn visits Plattsmouth and shares memories from Ripley Ohio where her family aided Eliza and her baby escape. She describes helping conceal the fugitive at a rankin home and notes Harriet Beecher Stowe’s friendship with the family.
A curious blaze last week on the I M railroad near Creeley Nebraska involved two box cars filled with old papers. Farmers saw glare from the flames and found papers bearing a mysterious message. Railroad officials deny knowledge of the burning or any wrongdoing. Investigators continue the inquiry amid earlier railroad fines for law violations.
The city council met in a brief special session to levy a tax on various properties to fund sidewalks. The levy received unanimous approval along with instructions to the mayor and city clerk. The next regular meeting was moved from the 13th to the 14th due to pay-day in Burlington shops.
Chief of Police Fitzgerald reports diligent inquiries into the theft of a team and buggy. The rig was stolen Saturday night from a farmer near Seneca Kansas, and King is held by officers.
A Beatrice officer reports a horse theft case tied to a Cole Creek farmer near Seneca Katy. Joseph King confessed after police and sheriff’s escorts located the suspect, with rewards offered by multiple Kansas towns. The incident prompts political commentary on Mr Pollard’s congressional bid affecting party prospects in Nebraska.
B P Williamson general manager of the Works Ladies Tailors of St Louis Missouri is in town with his wife to open a branch shop here soon Miss Dora Schramm cutter and dressmaker with the Works Ladies Tailors will be employed at the new shop in this city.
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