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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
3
Alvo residents share visits in Lincoln and Omaha, Thanksgiving travels, and farm events. Notable mentions include Murdock Skiles, Lauritsen family, Foreman family in Greenwood, and Ruth Vincent’s marriage in 1902. Update on George Hess’s death in California and Byron Foreman’s winter plans in Texas.
Overdrafts on the state treasury increased from 1,156,562 to 2,100,965 in November while October 30 cash balance stood at 3,067,528. November receipts were 642,602.87 with disbursements of 1,079,295.28. December 1 balance was 2,782,196.07, overdrafts carve out to 681,223,156. University and state funds show heavy overdrafts with a total 921,561 in university accounts.
Early shoppers can find Christmas novelties ecards and books at the Journal office plus attractive decorations carried in the west. Visit the Christmas shop to make selections and call for ordering.
Henry Trasler city manager of Clarinda spoke to the Falls City Rotary Club detailing the city manager plan. Mayor Schock introduced him and briefly reviewed Falls City water and light plants conditions.
Theodore Stander of Louisville gains Delta Omega Phi membership at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Andrew Stohlman and son Leroy traveled to Omaha for tonsil removals, hospitalized at Methodist. Rollie Noyes celebrated Thanksgiving at home after corn husking with 80 acres rented to Martin Sjogren last year. Daisy Schlater recovers well from hospital operation in Omaha. Grandson arrives for G. F. Steele in Elmwood area. Glaubitz family news. Melvin Schliefert and Joe Murphy collide near Andrew Stohlman farm culvert causing minor damages. Thanksgiving gathering at S. P. Metts home includes many relatives from Indiana, Nehawka, Avoca, Peru, Lincoln, Eagle.
Janet Metcalf suffers a dislocated right shoulder from a Sunday fall while en route to her daughter’s home. Franklin Square visitors Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Marshall and daughter Mary arrive for a winter stay en route to California. Henry Meyers plans another Omaha hospital operation and remains upbeat. Thanksgiving gatherings celebrate multiple birthdays among the Timblins and Burkes. Otto H. Hauschild and Clara Stutt wed at the Stutt home with a later Avoca Opera House reception. The couple will live on the Hauschild family farm as they plan a Syracuse move March 1.
The Eagle Beacon notes the birth last Friday of a boy to Mr. and Mrs Valley Trumble. Ada Trankenholz is once more able to go out after measles. Thanksgiving guests in the Lanning home included Thos Glenn Plattsmouth Frank Lanning Orin Lester Scattergood Laura Vickers and Floyd Bunten. Fred H. Gorder visited The Beacon from Weeping Water. Gorder is commissioner elect.
The Fairview school district 9 announces a Saturday December 18 box supper and program. Everyone is invited and Mae Barker, teacher, asks ladies to bring boxes.
Howard Hardin will quit farming and sell his holdings as Pete Nickel moves to the Charles Bailey farm. Uncle George Lockie nearly 100 died after a long illness. funeral Friday at 2 PM at the Methodist church. Gus Bornemeier returned from Colorado Springs and Bird City, Kansas, saying he felt fine.
Noel Tyson, Scotts Bluffs principal, visited Elmwood parents after Omaha meeting. Charlie Mullin, once with the Neiharts, died in Oklahoma of tuberculosis contracted in the army. Local farmers report two more skunk herds captured near Wm Bornemeier area, raising concerns over chickens.
W G Boedeker of the Murray State bank spent Saturday in the city for several hours to attend to business. Miss Marie Kaufman left for Omaha to pursue special school work at Creighton university. Claus Ploehn of Scribner Nebraska, who had been visiting Cass county relatives, departed this morning on the early Burlington train.
Wim Heebner shipped a mixed load of cattle sheep and hogs to the South Omaha market last Thursday. Ralph Keckler and family visited Manley a week ago. Herman Dall looked after plumbing purchases in Omaha. John Fleischman completed storm sashes for Mr. Mockenhaupt's home. Uncle James Murphy returns to town for a game of rummy. Five carloads of grain mostly corn shipped from Manley in ten days. Bridget O Leary and three sons attended Miss Henrietta Carper's funeral in Lincoln. Frank Stander of Omaha visited Manley and farms west of town. Eli Kreckler hopes to return to field work soon. Rudolph Bergman and wife visited Omaha on business. Joseph Wolpert managed Manley affairs during the absence.
August Krecklow and his son Louis clear large trees along the highway that blocked sight and shaded the roadway. Their work improves visibility and speeds roadwork, an act praised as commendable.
Will Heebner has purchased Omar Coon’s farming implements and rented the farm just south of town where Mr. Coon farmed. Heebner, a man with considerable farming experience, plans to begin farming operations in the coming year, and is expected to succeed.
Last week Charles Gerlich of Manley and James Terr yberry residing east of town departed for California. They will spend the winter or a large part of it in Los Angeles enjoying the mild climate and exploring Pacific coast wonders.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Keckler left last week for Omaha where they will make their home for the winter. Mr Keckler seeks nearby medical care and prefers rooms there over hospital treatment hoping for health improvement and a possible return home soon.
Father Higgins of St Patrick's Manley and his mother came home after a trip east prompted by the death of Mrs Charles Daniels of Boston. She died after an operation in New York and was interred there beside her husband who died eight years ago. The funeral drew relatives and friends from Boston Springfield Philadelphia Hartford and Bridgeport.
Miss Henrietta Carper formerly of Manley and Lincoln area died after a years long illness. Her funeral was held in Lincoln with many from the Manley community attending. Survivors and attendees included James John Herman Rauth John Murphy Charles Gerlieb and the Carper families.
William E Casey, once based in Denver Colorado, traveled from his Alvo home to stay the weekend with relatives Father Wiggins and his mother at the St Patrick’s church parish home. He now resides elsewhere.
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