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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
7
A town page notes Fred Kumphenn visiting Se ward and many relatives in Avoca and nearby towns over the holidays. Courting travels include Amanda from Svar, Stella Opp at Peru, and numerous Omaha Lincoln Nehawka visitors. A newborn girl greets Frank Greenrod’s household as Hal Garnet departs for unspecified plans.
In Omaha a group of his young friends held a reception Tuesday evening at the Commercial Club rooms to honor the man who has joined the U S Navy. The gathering marked his departure and featured best wishes for his service.
The advertisement asserts Tuiner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as the best remedy for stomach and intestinal diseases and weak blood. It urges purchase for weak, nervous, or poor-appetite conditions and offers a wall calendar for ten cents via Jos. Tuiner in Chicago. Also notes a cattle sale in Texas by R. H. Conrad with prize Red Polled cattle, horses, brood mares, mules, and hogs available.
A complaint was filed with the insanity commission on Harry Adair who recently moved from Creston Ia to city. He bought a restaurant, showed dementia on Christmas, had delusions of conspiracies and imagined himself a great detective. He attempted to detain staff, warned callers away with painted windows, and talked of shooting. The commission ordered family care. Adair returns to Creston with Sheriff Quinton. His father suffered similar illness reportedly with heredity. Adair formerly served in Company B Third Nebraska Infantry.
George Horn arrives from Cedar Creek and continues to Omaha. Mrs Robi Ruston of Evansville Indiana visits W Pickett family. Miss Nattie Fight heads to Omaha for afternoon visits. Andrew Sheerman and wife visit parental home in Plattsmouth. George Oldham and sister Dora Moore return from Kansas City with a Murray stopover. Wm Philpot and brother from Murdock attend to business. Wesley Barker leaves for Tekamah after Christmas stay. Sam Patterson from Arapahoe Nebraska visits relatives and notes good regional banking conditions. Col Thomas Jefferson ODay spends hours on Nehawka Register business and greets Journal staff. Mr and Mrs F W Young Jr travel to Omaha for poultry show and stop at Journal. Jacob Hoffman family reunites in Plattsmouth then returns to Wilbur Nebraska. A quiet Christmas gathering includes Mr Thomas Wills and Mrs William Seay. Also a real estate ad offers 20 acres with a six room cottage in city limits at $1000 cash.
The Hecht committee and the Commercial Club met last night to resolve the light question but failed to conclude. They plan to seek bids from reliable outside parties with Councilman Faber to visit Omaha to explore competition while a guaranteed contract with the local company remains possible. In district court Nellie Sherwood files for divorce from Thos H Sherwood citing non support and asks for child custody of Margaret, four, with A Rawls as attorney.
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