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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
3
New homestead folder details 320 acre free Wyoming filings at 22 dollars and 160 acres of adjoining government pasture for 1.25 per acre. It notes timber coal and building stone may be taken free nearby and invites readers to request the folder with county land information along the Burlington.
Miss Jessie Todd enjoys Christmas with relatives in Murray while Mrs. Mary Allison visits from Plattsmouth. Miss Leota Barton heads to Falls City and Atchison for holidays. Deane Lynde and wife holidaying with Myron Lynde in town. Della Everett from Plattsmouth visits relatives here. Families gather for Christmas feasts. several residents travel or relocate. A teacher resignation prompts Anderson appointment. local families plan holiday visits and moves to nearby towns.
Vacancy announced as she will start work at the opening of the schools after holiday vacation on Monday January 5.
A girl stranded five miles from Stockton is helped by Ed who reaches her before the tram, stalled for four hours. The report notes lighter snowfall locally, contrasting with the tram’s long stoppage.
Mrs Jas Turk and son visited Fairbury relatives. Dr Listen and family traveled to Lane Kansas for holidays. Neel Tyson, Stanton principal, holiday vacation at home. Howard Saxton and family visited Pender relatives. Jake Brekenfeld and family spent Christmas with Mrs Henery Roeloft. Alvin Starz returned to Milford after visiting Emil Bormemeier family. Mrs F A Baker and June left for Tipperial after extended visit. Grandchildren joined Christmas dinner at A N McGrory home with Allen, Iva, Marian, Ralph, Verner Perry, and Frank Buell families.
All parties indebted to the estate of August Gerder deceased are urged to call and settle accounts at once. The debts are to be cleared at Gerder's Implement store.
Quinton Palmer is on the sick list with tonsillitis. Grandma Lindsay is very ill at her daughter Mrs John Doughtys home. Lee Carper returns from Fairfax Missouri to spend holidays with grandmother. Rev Young left for Table Rock after two weeks of meetings. Will Stoll mourns infant death. Mrs Stoll weakened health. Grandma Gruber 82 celebrated with family. Schools closed two weeks for Christmas. primary program praised. Mrs E A Kirkpatrick in Houston reports a pleasant trip with plans to reach San Antonio Christmas.
Leet of 2 T. C. Amick spends Christmas in Tekamah with son Orin who is ill. Ellen Wilcox returns from Washington and California. Miss Mary Doom of Wellington, Colorado visiting the Ream family. G. A. Richey family celebrate in Omaha with Ben Davis. Pau line Richey visits, Esther Hart of Gresham visits. Ned studies in Iowa business college visits aunt Diers. Mrs. Fred Thiers Sr. remains seriously ill. Mrs. R. Yant returns from Piper City Illinois after mother’s illness operation. Earl Baum and bride back from honeymoon, settling in Have lock with B. & M. rail road job. Edyth Shryock’s sister-in-law Celia V. Shryock in Immanuel hospital Omaha for tumor removal. recovering.
An ad notes repair of food items at the Sherwood residence on Chicago Avenue with inquiries directed to the telephone office. The fragment references a date notation 12 29 and a garbled code.
E. G. Dovey and Son advertise a range of hosiery styles labeled Round Ticket with emphasis on quality and value. The notice invites customers to inquire about stock, pricing, and available sizes through the firm’s storefront or catalog.
O. Sandin and D. V. M., graduates of the Kansas City Veterinary College, are permanently located in Plattsmouth. Calls answered day or night. Phone 255. Office 606 Main.
Beacon, aka A L McDonald, left for Denver to visit over Christmas with Mr and Mrs J H Lathroam. Mrs Bert Price visited her mother in Coon Rapids Iowa. Wm Finke from Faulkner Kansas arrived for a few weeks with relatives. Orson Sharp became assistant principal at Alvo Schools. Art Hibbs will farm in Lynch Nebraska this coming year.
A December 20 birthday party at Homer Shrader’s home honored Jasper Queen. Friends gathered for music games and a four course supper, with lively dancing and games. Attendees included Lillian Wheeler Esther Ray Frances Campbell Jessie Barrows Isabel Shrader Henrietta Creamer Margaret Moore Verna Moore Willa Moore Fern Hathaway Verna Tracy Verna Yardlew Fred Campbell Lloyd Lewis Peter Wheeler Walter Read Joe Creamer Joe Wheeler Jasper Queen Dwyer Todd Arthur Hansen Dan Sudduth Virgie Sudduth Frank Read Harlan Sans Charley Barrows and the Barrows and Shrader families.
Travel excursion departs January 6 at midnight from Plattsmouth via Missouri Pacific in Pullman cars. W. EF. Rosencrans invites readers who missed prior trip to join eight day journey with goods and guaranteed return.
Plattsmouth residents corroborate Doan's Kidney Pills easing kidney backache and bladder issues. Jonathan Hart, storekeeper at 414 Main Street, attests to their value, noting family use and procurement at Gering & Co.'s Drug Store. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo acts as U.S. sole agent.
A fragmentary notice mentions a trip via Missouri Pacific on January 6 with vague aims and a call to action to return an old carpet. It references individuals W. E. Resenerans and uncertain dates, suggesting a local departure or event and nights of nights described in cryptic terms.
On the road southwest of this city a carpenter's square was found. Finder please leave notice to claim or return it. Contact number 42-7920 for arrangements.
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