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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1903

Page

8

Weeping Water News and Local Notes From Plattsmouth Journal

The Plattsmouth Journal notes Mrs. Holmes improving amid typhoid fears, Will Stoner contracts smallpox, and local crop deliveries include Towle 3000, Critchfield 3500, Gerard 1200, Wiles 700 bushels. Ida Laura Cowles wed Carl Day. a 1905 birth announced. Rourke’s accident leads to $30 Woodmen payout. Horned rabbit sighting stuns locals.

Low Critchfield S. W. Gerard Tom Wiles Fricke Gering Clark Leonard Louisville Plattsmouth J. A. Donelan John Henderson Cowles Cambridge Neb Ida Laura Cowles Carl Day T. F. Jameson Tom Chas. Gilmore John Rourke Woodmen Accident Association

Local News: Franchises, travel, health updates and accidents

J H Davis and John L Hutchins with wives depart Thursday for San Francisco to attend the national G A St encampment. Walter Wiseman improves his home south of town. RK Smith and wife plan a year in southern California. Mrs Hungate and Miss Anowa Hubbard recover well after Monday operations. City council grants N J Calkin a six year lighting franchise. Mrs Ladd and Willis depart for Oshkosh Wis for gall stone surgery. Mrs Lehman undergoes Presbyterian hospital operation and may recover soon. Dr Hungate treats Miss Jessie Fodge hand after potato digging incident from a splintered stick.

J. H. Davis John L. Hutchins San Francisco G. A. St Walter Wiseman Ss. RK. Smith California City Counict N. J. Calkin Calkin

Local notes and social happenings in Nehawka

Nehawka notes Mrs Chas Banning's mother Mrs Morrow improving after fever. D Keltner brought a 16 inch circumference tomato weighing 1 pounds. Silas Munn reported a hog gain over a day. Henry Heebner left Walton to run Mr Day's elevator. Vilas Sheldon and wife celebrated in their new home with a serenade. Edith Sebomaker's birthday gathering surprised her. Bertha to share her tale. Last week R F Waldo's dog killed a local item.

Chas. Banning Edith Bertha R. F. Waldo

Union Fron: the Ledger. Local social notes from Union

T M Patterson of Plattsmouth visited friend W A Swearingen last Friday. Miss Harriet Murray of Martsmouth visited Swearingen and family. Twin girls born near Union reported Wednesday. T G Barnum’s daughter Vernie sent a Pike's Peak card enjoying good health. An elderly Polish native, Valentine Tomjask, wandered from Bois Illinois seeking a son thirteen miles away, being cared for locally. George Leach injured at Garrens livery barn. left knee fracture and hip bruise treated by Dr Dongan. recovery time expected.

George S Till Union T. G. Barnum Vernie Pike's Peak Poland John Ann Valentine Tomjask Bois Illinois Tom Tomjask George Leach Garrens Elias Peck Mike Philip Hild Woodman Greenwood George Schafer Oregon Mt. Pleasant Pleaaant View William Puls John Albert Adam Hild Fred Engelkemeier Rosie August Eng

Elmwood News Briefs Include Local Deaths and Property Deal

Mrs A I Perry former Elmwood resident died in an Omaha hospital after two months illness. Mrs James Wilson died near Elmwood from apoplexy aged about fifty seven leaving husband son and daughter. Interment at Pleasant Hill cemetery Sunday. A pair of wrens nest in Will Sargents mail box on his route daily. James Berry seeks eye treatment in Omaha with guarded prognosis. Julius Langhorst sells land near Elmwood to Mrs Bornemier for 12960 dollars or 81 per acre.

A. ID. Perry Elmwood Auburn Omaha James Wilson Pleasant Ifill Cemetery Will Sargent Will James Berry Jim

Kilmer's Swamp Root Offered For Kidney Trouble

Readers are invited to request a free sample bottle and a booklet about Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, a tonic claimed to treat kidney liver and bladder issues including lame back Bright's Disease. Address requests to Kilmer & Co. Binghamton New York.

Kilmer Bright Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Berger Buys 80 Acre Elmwood Farm From Beaver

Mr G L Berger closed a deal last week for an eighty acre farm of Harvey Beaver four miles west and one south of Elmwood. Consideration 6080 dollars or 76 dollars per acre with possession on March 1. Beaver moves to Elmwood into property bought from John Current. Frank Marts plans to rent the Berger farm.

Elmwood G. L. Berger Harvey Beaver Mr. Beaver John Current Frank Marts Berger

Local notes and notices from Eagle Beacon

Sore hands from weed poison hit Pave Walsh and Fred Trunkenbolz. Bronson family returned from Sedalia Missouri. Thomas Bahr wed Maude Jackson at Mason City Nebraska. S S English and family plan Lincoln move. Funeral held for Mr Lytle with burial at Camp Crook. Hired man fled town after a theft and is missing.

Pave Walsh Fred Trunkenbolz H. H. Bronson Sedalia Missouri Thomas J. Bahr Maude Jackson Mason City Neb Bahr Camp Crook Fred Schroeder

Nuptials and Local News From Greenwood

John McNurlin attends Kyles Axmaker nuptials while Mae Book and C F Stilwell announce their wedding next Wednesday. Litha Montgomery and Otis Camp wed at the Montgomery home. Myra Ethel Axmaker and John Kyles marry Tuesday evening with Elder Utterback officiating. W W Watkins buys the McDonald bakery, runs it with his butcher business. A M W A Log Rolling picnic brings rain and a crowded turnpike. Murdock band plays God Save the Queen as Omaha ball club outfits take the field in a soggy day at the local diamond.

John McNurlin Eight Mile Grove Miss Mae Book C. F. Stilwell W. W. Watkins R. PD. McDonald Steve Mefford Ashland Myra Ethel Axmaker John Kyles John Axmaker Elder Utterback Litha Montgomery Otis Camp Edmund Montgomery Atterback Christian Church Murdock Omaha Diamond Opera House Metry

Avoca to Build Light Plant After Bond Vote

Louisville Courier notes Avoca voters approved bonds for a lighting plant. The town also plans to host the G A R reunion with events August 25 26 27 and urges residents to prepare for a strong turnout. Otto Becker travels to county seat for a share in an estate left to his son Otto in Germany. Miss Carrie Akeson visits Lincoln grandparents Henry Lehnhoff.

Courier Avoca Otto Becker Otto Germany Carrie Akeson Lincoln Business Colleges Henry Lehnhoff Louisville G. A. BR E. A. Holyoke G. W. Holdrege Omaha T. E. Parmele Plattsmouth Wyoming G.A R

Cedar Creek notices and local incidents from a Cedar Creek column

The Cedar Creek column reports Mike Rys the blacksmith injured filing a plow lay with a file handle that shaved flesh from two fingers. It also notes M L Frederick buying western horses in South Omaha and various local activities including eight Mile Grove primary delegates and residents' illnesses.

Mike Rys Cedar Creek M. L. Frederick South Omaha

Community Notes From Maple Grove And Surrounding Areas

The column records visits and travel by local residents including John Bock, Herman Gansemer, George Schafer, and families such as the Gansemers and Pulses. It notes corn sales at forty cents a bushel, an upcoming primary at Pleasant View school, and a local blacksmith T. E. Fulton selling property with March possession.

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted For Wound Care

An article touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a preventive remedy for burns sores ulcers and other minor injuries saying even small cuts could be life threatening. It cites F G Fricke & Co drug store selling the salve for 25 cents.

F. G. Fricke & Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Plattsmouth Journal Mr. Waldo Mr. Churchill The Republican Nehawka Fron the Ledger T. M.patterson W. A. Swearingen Harriet Murray Martsmouth Echo Julius Langhorst Enterprise Scott Pearl Street New York Henry Lautenslager George Heil, Jr Henry College Itill Julius Ragoss, Jr Oklahoma Sle Hulda Jacob Trietch Henry Horn Jacob Meisinger W. H. Heil Philip Horn J. G. Meisinger Lohnes James Terryberry Mynaed Missouri S Pacific Mynard Johnnie Maple Grove John Bock Fred Schafer W. H. Puls Ed Gansemer Herman Gansemer South Dakota Weeping Water Ernest Young Robert Young Anderson Davis Will Troop George Isom Ham, Norris Chas. Herren Levi Rusterholtz J. A. Davis Iowa Alma Seivers T. E. Fulton Waterman Block Bank of Cass County Fitzgerald Wurl Coffey Grocers Bee Hive Restaurant Main Court House John Corey TRE Comarivon Julius Pepperbur Bonn Phillip Plattsmouth Yellowstone Pergallon Thiierolt, Nebraska Satiseacti G. Fricke Haydens St. Paul India Hayden Bros Dodge Streets 16Th and Wholesale Supply
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