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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
5
Prepared for the Journal, an ad notes labor saving devices will bring a more convenient home. It praises Mr. and Mrs. Kuehn for their hard work and entitlement to a better living space, asserting they will soon have a good home.
Lincoln visitors and Lincoln residents populate the week with calls across Osmond Murdock Ashland Gretna Omaha Avoca and Minnesota. Notables include Mr and Mrs Chester Campbell welcoming a 12 pound boy and Henry Heineman with Matt Thimgean at Avoca for school construction.
Mr Kuehn and Chaplin serve as Nebraska Farmer field man. Rev A Stauss and family attend Milford Evangelical church convention. No preaching for two Sundays though Sunday school continues. Mr and Mrs Hy Rickmann enjoy vacation at Riverside park Milford Neb. Mrs W F Moore of near Murray visited Murdock. McDonald family drove her home and visited Myra McDonald’s home last Thursday.
The Louisville church holds services at 9 20 a m with Bible school at 10 a m shared with Murdock. English services run 11 41 20, German at 11 30 12, Young People meet at dusk, and evening preaching at 7 30.
Oats offered at 46 cents per bushel at the Rehmer er and Co elevator in Alvo Nebraska. Local buyers are advised to contact the firm for current pricing and delivery options.
The third annual Ford day planned for August 27 and 28 in Murdock promises an elaborate program with many prizes. Officials will announce the full schedule and prize details before the event.
Arrangements are completed for the coming year as Murdock schools prepare to open August 31. The faculty is selected and minor details arranged, with expectations of good attendance and a successful school year.
Emil Kuehn, returning home from the west, visited his brother R Kuehn in Big Springs. He found western crops better than hoped and was thrilled by his farm as he passed over the hill, noting many stacks of grain dotting the landscape and a strong wheat harvest outlook.
The Rueter family announces its annual reunion to be held at the Henry Vogt farm grove near Elmwood on August 26 1925. Dinner is scheduled for 12 o clock sharp.
Howard Brunkow, Paul Stock and William Streich left last Saturday for a mountain and western country vacation. They report unusually cold weather in the mountains and expect to be away about another week.
Mr and Mrs Harry Gillespie travel with their uncle and aunt while Mr and Mrs William McNamara of Fairmont depart for a two week western trip. They will see the mountains and various sites including Yellowstone Park.
A baseball squad organized from the Bible class of the Evangelical Bible school has arranged to play in a game that will be part of the Ford Days program.
The Ladies Aid of the Evangelical Church of Murdock met last week at Mrs Mathew Thimgén's home to address business, enjoy a social hour, and conclude with a luncheon prepared by the hostess.
Last Thursday Mr. W T Weddell and wife learned their niece Miss Bessie Weddell had died at Lamar Missouri after an operation for appendicitis. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Weddell of Samar Missouri.
The new home being built by Mr. Emil Kuehn for himself and his wife is progressing well and should be finished before cold weather. It features pressed brick and stucco exterior, a well finished interior, a full basement, and modern fittings throughout.
E W Thimgan announces a clearance auction of farming implements and up to date machinery on Saturday August 22 at 1 30 pm. He offers stock purchased for this year's sales at the bidder's own price to clear space for winter storage and accommodate new inventory. Farmers and buyers are urged to attend for bargains and variety.
The violin and piano class under Miss Mareeret Too will present a recital at the Evangelical church next Monday night August 24. Students have shown excellent work and will offer a pleasing program. The public is invited.
In the Nebraska net classic at University courts, Calvert and Calvert of York, a father and son pair, upset Archard and Mahood in straight sets to seize the doubles lead. Beare and York’s Calvert faced tough semifinals, while Mathewson and other local players advanced in a day of tight rallies and strong serves.
MacMillan and Byrd march toward an Etah base in Greenland with planes to scout a 1 000 000 square mile unmapped area. constant fog snow and bergs hinder flights as crews cache fuel and food and seek a safe intermediate base. The team endures ice dangers and terrain known for fiords and rugged peaks as they push toward Ellesmere and Cannon Fiord reconnaissance.
John V. Egenberger and Harold Croscary left this afternoon for Minneapolis to spend time there. They may decide to locate in the city permanently if they are pleased with the country.
Officials announce re testing of cattle in the county focusing on herds that yielded reactors. The effort aims to confirm results and mirrors the cooperative spirit shown during the initial testing phase.
The essay emphasizes hens supplying fresh eggs for city breakfasts and credits farmers with maintaining quality and delivering near consumers. It notes a farmer may seek cooperation if independent delivery is unsatisfactory and hints at neighborly collaboration.
Thousands of Nebraska farm women participate in the agricultural extension service project producing county specific receipt books. Each book lists pet recipes for potatoes cabbage tomatoes apples and prunes with the contributor named to credit the author.
Nebraska farmers led by C. B. Steward and Gust A. Bartzat asked Attorneys General Spillman and Basve to prevent Consumers Service & Supply Co. of Chicago and Minneapolis from collecting notes tied to February 1920 contracts. About seventy Haymond and Seward farmers hold similar contracts. blue sky law may now apply. The firm claims savings from direct buying and offers legal, medical, and veterinary services, while one farmer reports escalating charges from $63 to $161 over five years.
Mrs Kermit Roosevelt, summering in Chocera N H, will sail from New York to Kashmir India to join her husband part of the Roosevelt expedition now inChinese Turkestan seeking rare specimens for the Field Museum of Chicago The group includes Theodore Roosevelt George Cheerie and Suydam Cutting aiming to hunt the rare Ovi poli.
Western railroads announced in Chicago that they will seek roughly a 5 percent general freight rate rise next month based on railroad valuation statements. They aim to restore part of a 1922 rate decrease while avoiding broader or harsher increases, with specific adjus tments planned for commodities like grain coal clay gravel stone and cement.
Fremont Nebraska August 1 Mayor P Harry Larson challenges any Washington county mayor to a milking contest at the Tri County Telel ing association picnic to be held August 15 in Arlington The contestant who yields the most milk in five minutes after pleading with their cows will be judged by Prof H Davis of the University of Nebraska dairy development department.
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