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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
4
Used but excellent condition pieces offered for sale or trade. Includes a Rumley 12-20 tractor and a John Deere corn sheller. Terms reasonable, or exchange possible. Phone numbers and local misc. notes appear in a cluttered 1920s Greenwood Nebraska column.
The Greenwood squad defeated Weeping Water with a 7 to 3 score during the Chau tiuque in Weeping Water. Spectators from Cass County witnessed the lively game with enthusiastic local fans. Players included Walter Bourke Wayne Landan Marion Stradley Henry Armstrong Gerald Griffin Leonard Jardine Earl Jardine and Dell Josser George Gustyison.
Clyde Newkirk and his wife along with Mr and Mrs John Sorman are staying at Pelican Lake north of Minneapolis Minnesota. They report an excellent time and say they are catching sh feature and will remain for two more weeks.
Held overnight in Greenwood after police found 19 year old Hart asleep in Dr A D Tenn garage on South Tharty avenue. Police recovered a rifle and knapsack in nearby field and suspect he may have fired a shot at a county hospital truck, narrowly missing the driver. Authorities plan to turn Hart over to juvenile services.
Burlington company speeding up improvements at the main street crossing near the station. Workers lay crushed rock and stone to extend paths and improve walking conditions. project aims to better safety and access even in bad weather.
The A FE Archibald well drilling firm sent its well machine by rail last Friday to Coney Bhiffs for overhauling and improvement and shipment to Tom Point In Trak to drill a well eight hundred feet deep. The unit tested at ten a m. with a pump capacity of three hundred gallons per minute and operated until six p m. Despite six feet of water left, twenty feet of bore remained to be sunk indicating ample water for Greenwood’s needs.
Are Building Good House Rose with his force of men have just completed the exenration for the cellar of a building on the term of Mrs Anta W Schnester of Linenin. The house is 28 by 38 feet and will be modern in all respects. It is on the farm east of A L Hardine, south of the section by Greenwood cemetery. When finished Mr Ben Gisley will occupy it and form the pin e.
A bankruptcy hearing for the Farmers Crush and Stock Company lists numerous filed claims. Names include A J Wertman, Wahoo Bank, Greenwood Bank, Updike Grain, and others with varied figures from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The document records priority and secured claims, with creditors such as Fire Insurance Co, banks, and individuals appearing amid jurist and clerk actions.
Greenville South Carolina August 137 reports say Rev William Turner American missionary was captured by Chinese bandits. Representative McSwain sent the incident to Secretary of State urging a formal inquiry. Turner, once a Greenville resident, is linked to Pentecostal holiness churches in Oklahoma.
Local notice records numerous residents and visitors traveling from Elmwood Oregon Lincoln Union and Murray to Omaha and nearby towns. People like Jeily William Atchison J Riles Jones and Miss Marie Bord are listed among social calls business matters and family visits across Friday and Saturday.
A promotional demonstration by El Food Co of Newark, N J, visited the H M Seenrichsen Grocery west of the Journal. Mrs Anna Ray and Mrs Helen Tinxbury led the event showing attractive ways to prepare and serve the companys products with emphasis on salads and relishes. The ladies planned a return engagement this afternoon and an evening session to teach artistic preparation and use of the new food items.
At a Louisville stockholders meeting, H B Koop was chosen cashier to succeed George H Wood who resigned earlier. Koop, longtime assistant cashier, enjoys strong local esteem and will guide bank operations with W T Bell assisting. C G Fricke, previously aiding after the strike, departs Louisville for Nelson, leaving many friends.
Herbert Burbee former Plattemouth resident working on highway maintenance near Manley suffered a severe eye injury when a metal fragment from a file struck his right eye. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital in Omaha for treatment and is expected to miss work for an extended period while doctors try to save his sight.
Benjamin Nelson Parker, two year old son of Chauncey and Mrs. Parker, died in Plattsmouth Nebraska after cholera infantum. Grandparents Mr and Mrs I N Netean received a telegram Monday evening. The family had been visiting relatives in Plattsmouth and Belle Fourche. The child was born in Belle Fourche two years ago and burial is planned at Pine Store cemetery. The funeral arrangements were not yet fixed.
A brief retail note inviting readers to visit Bates Book and Stationery Store for a mild after-dinner smoke product display.
A concerted drive by civic and fraternal groups, led by Mrs Sundin, seeks funds for a city auditorium. A home talent play by local youth is set for August 31 and September 1 at Parmele theatre, with proceeds supporting the auditorium fund. Tickets go on sale via Lennon committee as rehearsals begin and subscriptions reach the halfway mark.
At a Burling ton shop union meeting the Mechanical Department Association voted 3100 for the Auditorium fund. The appeal targets lodges and civic bodies with mail requests and early discussion anticipated. Early returns from groups include Plattsmouth Fire Department 500 Plattsmouth Ad result 100 M D A 100 Modern Woodmen 25 W R C 25 Catholic Daughters 25.
Beatrice Aug 13. Judge Moss rules city commissioners acted within law and dissolve the temporary injunction on a fre straining order against C Drew who objected to a nearly mill levy to raise 40 000 for municipal electric line improvements.
Reward offered for information leading to the parties who plan to place a wooden cross on the grave of the late J. R. Valery buried in Eight Mile Grove Cemetery. Also $10 toward a suitable marker for his grave. T. W. VALLERY. a17-lew, Id
The Nebraska attorney general warns Lancaster County farmers against paying notes attained fraudulently. He notes about 150 of the affected notes are currently up to date.
Mrs Lottie Koup and sister Mrs Rudolph Bergman visited in Louisville. Walter Mochenhaupt finished fall plowing and will plant less wheat. Edward Kelley traveled to Weeping Water for a ball game. The Siebert Cule family and Herman Hauth hosted guests. Lena Christiansen and Anna Reuth visited Arbor Lodge for dinner. August Standerbee completed fall plowing and plans to sow about sixty five acres of wheat. Fred Stohlmen reduced wheat acreage to 25 acres. Mrs C C Mockenteupt and daughter Sue visited Walter Mockenhneupt’s home. Sue has left an institution and will pursue nursing coursework back east.
Four sportsmen from Man Jer named Fred Brecklow Joseph Wolpert E Mocherhaupt and Fred Trewater traveled to Louisville for an outing. They used fishing gear not snake bite medicine. Brecklow and Wolpert failed to catch anything while Rueter and Mockenhapt each landed a haddock but lacked horns.
The Woodmen lodge of Martey has two candidates for initiation at the next meeting. They have been examined by the physician and are ready to receive the order's mysteries and to be insured by the Vital Life association.
Saturday evening the home of Mr and Mrs E F Starn south of Plattsmouth mourns as their fourteen month old son Lee Edward dies after a brief illness He was born June 9 1974 and died August 14 The funeral hour is 2 pm Sunday at the little jone Catholic cemetery west of town Surviving are the parents grandfather M G Stava and several aunts and uncles in the area
Manley purchases a flock of hens and roosters with noted prices MOS 2 4 7 9 24 26 in the listing.
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