Oil discovery near Granada boosts Cass Land holdings
Reports indicate oil has been struck on lands adjacent to Cass Land Company holdings of about 2800 acres along the Arkansas River in eastern Colorado near Granada. Local interest grows as casing arrives and work resumes, with geologists linking the field to the Kansas and Oklahoma oil belt and Florence Colorado.
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Plattsmouth
Cass County
Cass Land Company
C. Co. Parmele
J. C. Richey
Rawls
Messrs
Fr. P. Sheldon
T. F. Strum
Nehawka
W. E. Straub
Colorado
Granada
Santa Fe
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Cass County Company
Neodasha
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Independence Kansas
Bartelesville
Okla
Arkansas Valley
Rocky Mountains
Florence
Col
Arkansas
Cass Company
Owl
Exaggerated shooting scare ends with no fatal injury
Deputy James Dawson and Deputy Elmer Sides went to Eagle after a telephone report of a shooting at Mrs. Green’s home. Marshall W. H. Austin said no killing occurred and Mrs. Green was not seriously injured. Burdick was taken into custody, but authorities doubted any crime. The incident crossed county lines between Cass and Lancaster.
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James Dawson
Elmer Sides
Eagle
Ben Burdick
Green
Marshall W. H. Austin
Marshal Austin
Burdick
Gritty Teacher Debolt Faces February Case
Professor Debolt visiting Nehawka friends over Saturday says his case against State Superintendent O'Brien will come up in February. He asserts entitlement under the law, plans to graduate this spring and secure a first grade Nebraska teaching certificate to teach.
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Debolt
Nehawka
O'Brien
O’brien
Nebraska
Bull for Service Offered by Local Owner
Eight month old bull purchased from Chas. F. Morton offered for town service. Fee one dollar when a cow is served. The bull's sire won first premium at this year’s Nebraska State Fair and is an imported animal.
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Chas. F. Morton
Popular Copyright Novels 59c at Herald's Stationery Store
The Herald's Stationery Store advertises a sale of popular copyright novels priced at 59 cents each. Customers can browse bestsellers and literary classics at reduced rates in a department of the shop.
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Herald's
Big Sale Saturdays At Smith & Smith Barn
The weekly sale at Smith and Smith’s barn drew a larger crowd last week but should grow with farmers within fifteen miles of Plattsmouth. Next sale is Saturday January 2 1909 after the Christmas to New Year break. Sam G Smith and Oliver Osborne will be present to handle goods including horses cattle and surplus farm articles. Prices were good and buyers showed interest. bring items to sell and expect fair offers.
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Smith & Smith's
Smith & Smith
Cass County
Plattsmouth
Messers. Smith
Sam G. Smith
Oliver Osborne
Manning Swartz wedding in Elmwood Nebraska
William Manning of Minneapolis and Miss Rosa Swartz were quietly married at 4:30 pm at the bride’s parents home in Elmwood Nebraska with Rev. Dr. Woodcock officiating. The couple will reside in Minneapolis after a brief wedding observance with immediate relatives attending.
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Elmwood
Neb
William Manning
Minneapolis
Minn
Rosa Swartz
George H. Swartz
Woodcock
Methodist Church
Manning
Swartz & Weichel
Lincoln
Airs. Manning
Dan Cupid Gets Busy in County Court Licenses
Miss Gertrude Bee, the marriage license clerk, issued several licenses in two days. Will Manning and Rosa Swartz, both in Elmwood, will wed after a ceremony last Saturday. Jacob F. Brendel and Margaret Jameson, of Murray and Weeping Water, plan nuptials. Nicholas Schaefer and Eunice Barker, Cedar Creek area, also set to marry. Further notices will follow.
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Gertrude Beeson
Will Manning
Minneapolis
Brendel
Miss Jameson
Weeping Water
Nicholas Schaefer
Cedar Creek
Eunice May Barker
Schaefer
Miss Barker
S. L. Barker
Laid to Rest William W Slater Funeral
The funeral for the late William W Slater was held last Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church with a large gathering. Rev A A Randall preached a tribute to a good man and faithful Christian. A long procession followed to Oak Hill where interment occurred, the local G A R post accompanying the remains. Active pallbearers included D C Morgan Geo Dodge A F Wescott J E Douglass Frank Schlater and John Schulef. The community mourns the loss of a well regarded neighbor and public servant and expresses sympathy to his widow and son.
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William W. Slater
Methodist
A. A. Randall
Oak Hill
Slater
Messrs
D. Cc. Morgan
Geo. Dodge
A. FE. Wescott
J. E. Douglass
Frank Schlater
John Schulef
Gratitude for support after loss of husband and father
Mrs. Wm. Slater and Arthur W. Slater extend thanks to friends for sympathy and help after the death of their husband and father. They appreciate floral offerings and timely aid at their home, expressing heartfelt gratitude for the consulation and support.
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Wm. Slater
Arthur W. Slater
Nebraska post offices elevated to international money order status
Washington dispatches report several Nebraska post offices have been raised to international money order offices. Among those newly designated is Elmwood, which now holds the distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatches
Nebraska
Elmwood
Rev Moore Accepts Call at Local Christian Church
Rev Luther Moore of Princeton Missouri has accepted the church call and will preach next Sunday. He is described as educated and scholarly and is expected to be popular with the congregation. A public reception is planned for January 1 to meet him.
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Moore
Luther Moore
Princeton
Christian Church
Rev. Moore
Trustees Named For Farley Estate In Bankrupt Case
Creditors of George L. Farley held a meeting at the office of Charles G. McDonald and elected Judge J. E. Douglass as trustee. Appraisers Potter Printing Co., George B. Mann, and Gerald Drew fixed assets at about two thousand dollars with claims totaling about eight thousand. Sale planned within thirty days to pay creditors, potential 20 to 25 percent recovery.
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George L. Farley
Charles G. McDonald
J. E. Douglass
Evening News
Mr. Potter
The
Potter Printing Company
George B. Mann
Plattsmouth
Gerald Drew
Omaha
Farley
News-Herald
Douglass
Journal
Rawls
Mece- Donald
Sokol Elect Officers for 1909 Annual Meeting
The T. J. Sokol society elected officers for the coming year including Vac Ptak as President and Jos Kolioutek as Vice President. Other posts named include Louis Jiran Recording Secretary Emil Ptak Financial Secretary James Rebal Treasurer A Kanka Jr J W Bookmeyer Vinc Pilny Physical Director L Jiran Captain Charles Hadroba and Janitor A Kanka Sr. The meeting was large and hopeful and plans for the sixteenth annual mask ball on January 16 1909 advance as likely the best yet.
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T. J. Sokol
T. J. Sokol Society
Vac Ptak
Jos. Kolioutek
Louis Jiran
Emil Ptak
James Rebal
A. Kanka, Jr
J. W. Bookmeyer
Vinc. Pilny
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Loss
The undersigned express sincere thanks for the kindnesses shown during the illness and loss of their child and for the many handsome floral tributes from friends.
Stork Delivers Ten-Pound Boy to Snodgrass Family
In a Christmas surprise during his rounds last night the stork visited Benj E Snodgrass's home delivering a bouncing ten pound boy. Mrs Snodgrass and the child are doing well and the father remains proud and elated in the city.
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Benj. E. Snodgrass
Hill Interests Take Control of Colorado & Southern Railroad
New York reports control of the Colorado and Southern Railroad passing from Frisco-Hawley to J J Hill and to be run as part of the Burlington system. The move is seen as giving Hill a Gulf outlet for grain ore and cattle via Denver Fort Worth and Galveston, with Fort Worth Texas becoming a major packing and stock center.
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New York
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Frisco-Hawley
J. J. Hill
Burlington
Hill
Gulf of Mexico
Denver
Fort Worth
Galveston
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Houston
Texas
Gulf
C.&s
Rock Island
Frisco
Denver City
Colorado & Southern
Texline
Fort
Tne
Guernsey
Menna
Wyoming
Meaans
Middle West
Fort Worth Texas
Montana
Colorado
Seaboard
Burglars Strike Union Hardware Store
In Union on December 21 a burglary hit L. R. Upton’s hardware store. Thieves cut a screen from a window to gain entry and took six to seven dollars in cash plus unspecified goods. The crime was discovered at opening time this morning. Local hoboes and yegg activity are noted, but no suspects are named. Authorities pursue possible traces of the culprits.
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Union
L. R. Upton
Bankruptcy Ends Plattsmouth Daily The News
The Plattsmouth Evening News, a consolidated paper with roots in the old Herald and News, has filed bankruptcy with about 8000 in liabilities and assets around four thousand. After twenty years as a daily and market leader, competition from the Evening Journal led to decline and suspension of the daily edition. The owner Geo L Farley has filed bankruptcy papers, and plans exist to rescue the defunct paper as a weekly organ of republicanism in Cass County.
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Plattsmouth
Evening Journal
Geo. L. Farley
Old Cass
Red Oak
Iowa
Missouri Pacific Train Crash Destroys Caboose Near Viaduct
A collision between freight train No 175 and caboose No 192 wrecked the caboose and halted traffic for nearly two hours. The No 192 engine pilot, headlight, and smoke stack were torn off, but no injuries were reported. Passengers were held until the track cleared and the rear train No 195 arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
County Judge Beeson Hears Estate And Will Case
In Delilah Standley estate matter Rev J H Salsbury administrator was discharged and his bondsmen released. The estate was small, consisting of a soldier’s land right disposed by the administrator. Proceeds were small after costs. In Judkins will probate Benj F Judkins was appointed executor after petition was heard and allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeson
Delilah Standley
J. H. Salsbury
Rev
Salsbury
Simon B. Judkins
Benj. F. Judkins
Runaway buggy injures Mrs Stevenson in Nebraska City
Mrs T B Stevenson and her daughter were jolted when a horse frightened at First Horse caused their buggy to overturn on a paved street. Mrs Stevenson injured her back and lost a pocketbook and articles worth recovery. reward of one dollar offered.
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T. B. Stevenson
First Horse
Mrs. Stevenson
Miss Stevenson
Sixth Street
Second Horse
Fresh Nut Selection at New Bakery Prices
Fresh nuts of all kinds offered at right prices at the New Bakery.
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Cass
New Field
Himwood
Dan Cupid
Money Order
News Meet and Elect
Hill Interests
Gulf Line
M. PL
Nebraska City
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