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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
5
A long list of residents and visitors are noted in Plattsmouth today. D Woodworth, R E Mayfield, Geo Faber, Ralph Hammond, and many others were seen in Omaha or on trains. social calls include Miss Mabel Adams and Miss Lily Hamilton with excursions to Lake Manawa and Swallow Hill.
Yesterday afternoon a pleasant informal bridge whist gathering was hosted at Mrs A E Gass’s Vine Street home. The hostess served elegant refreshments by her daughters Lucile and Helen, followed by solos by Edith Martin and Mathilde Vallery to much applause.
Hon R B Windham shows unusually cheerful mood as the Windham family greets a newborn daughter in Greenwood. The infant weighs eight pounds. both mother and child are reported well and thriving.
Rumor says Fred Hawksworth former Plattsmouth boy now Standard Oil Company agent in Norfolk Nebraska will marry Miss Drew Brush of Ashland. The city’s friends congratulate him on the upcoming Sept. 2 wedding. Brush is daughter of a prominent Ashland druggist and the family is highly regarded in the state.
Ed Schulof visited the city from Glenwood to work on obtaining a stub train from Pacific Junction for the Innes band concert night. If arranged, music lovers could ride the morning train to hear two concerts and return after the show. He may also seek a No 2 stop in the city that day.
Compelled to lay off C A Welch the Burlington bridge man was out today for the first time in five days after a knee cap water complaint. He had a recent attack three weeks ago and returned to work a week ago but quit after a day and a half. He is much better today and expects full recovery in a few days.
A Riverview gathering last Thursday night honored Miss Elsa Streitweiser before her western states trip. Guests enjoyed games music and recitations with a duet by Jennings Seivers and Glen Mullis and a recitation by Miss Ploeger. Refreshments followed and attendees sang Red Wing and My Old Kentucky Home.
The Journal visits Greenwood Nebraska with B F Laughlin to spotlight local farms past two weeks of rain. Farmers Zeigler Browning Meinser Kirker Halmas and others welcomed the paper and subscribed. The report praises Stone Mercantile H H Weideman confectionery J Y Stradley Co hardware and local merchants boosting the town’s prospects.
In district court H H Carroll filed an appeal undertaking from Justice Archer's court. He sues the village of Elmwood and six residents, seeking reversal in district court. Carroll appears confident the district court will overturn the ruling.
The undersigned offers many bushels of peaches for a week at 60c per bushel. Described as fine grade fruit. Interested buyers should call at the seller’s Rock Bluffs location, W. S. SHERA.
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