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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
7
Hine Hart county farm near Tekno will be sold at Keforme sale Saturday December 7. Address EF Taylor near Tekamab Nebraska.
Public notice from Cass County authorities listing legal ads and filings. Includes reference to county comptroller and filing deadlines as part of official notices.
Notice to all interested persons that on December 18 1907 Herman Fields and Ida Fields filed a petition to place Everett Fields in their custody and to acknowledge the abandonment of care by The Hone of the Friendless of Lincoln Nebraska In response an order sets a hearing January 1 1908 in the county judge's office in Plattsmouth Cass County Nebraska Judgment to be entered at that hearing.
Legal guardianship notice states Georg Ho Gilmer has filed his remark and a hearing is scheduled for December 2 in the county court room Plattsmouth Nebraska at 10 o clock a m. All interested persons must file objections if any by the specified deadline. Ramsey Attornes.
Live poultry buyers post cash prices for hens, duck roosters and chicks delivered near the B and M depot in Plattsmouth on December 30 and 31. Call at Zuckweiler and Lutz for empty coops. Also advertised English Spavin Liniment by Gerling Co for horses with claims of curing hard blemishes and lameness.
Produce markets and grain prices led the column with weekly updates on Hens Springs Cream and other commodities. The rest chronicles visits by Reich and Dettman from Boone County, local travel, church revivals, a wolf hunt, a stray Danish hound’s death, and holiday plans in a small community.
Weeping orYater born to Mr and Mrs Henry Meyers on December 10 1907 a girl though mother was critical she is now improving. Doral D Cox of Milford and Nora Badgley of Weeping Water wed at high noon in the Methodist church.
Col. C. W. Bessey of Omaha received a playful letter claiming a wedding would occur that evening. He rushed to meet a crowd at the station and brought a gift for the supposed bride to be. The joke lasted until the truth surfaced, leaving him with a cut glass dish and a humorous tale for the Fanger department store to tell.
At Saturday’s G A R meeting the coming year’s officers were chosen: Thomas M. Carter Commander, William Porter Senior Vice Commander, John Garnhart Junior Vice Commander, Henry J. Streight Quartermaster, J W Hickson Officer of Day, J M Sweetwood Chaplain, John Renner Officer of the Guard, H C McMahen delegate to the convention, and William McCauley trustee for three years.
L B Egenberger returned from Omaha where his son Louie underwent an appendicitis operation at St Joseph hospital by Dr Davis. The father reports Louie is doing nicely and the doctor anticipates a speedy and complete recovery.
The Journal lists a cantata to be staged by Central building students with 150 in costume, plus a Christmas program of songs and scenes from Santa’s realm. Also notes on local raffles, holiday sales, Sick Westley Grassman, and a farm rental near Pacific City with Julius Pepperburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Irish attended a Loyal Mystic Legion of America session in the city with Mr Irish speaking on behalf of the order. The visit highlighted ongoing work and the couple departed for Omaha to attend the order’s third anniversary in the metropolis.
Burlington agent orders lock the station office and admit only office staff. Train service personnel face restrictions. Waiting rooms for ladies and men remain, ticket windows stay open briefly for tickets. Officials bear bonds. valuables secured, public access restricted. Electric flashlights advertised as Xmas gifts.
Earnest Buckingham and his wife arrived from Auburn and left for Pacific Junction on the Burlington to visit the Buckinghams and old neighbors over Christmas. Kodak offerings by Gering & Co. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a tonic for strength appetite digestion and sleep.
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