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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1909

Page

24

Elmwood Nebraska A Growing Town of Prosperity and Culture

Elmwood in western Cass County Nebraska thrives as a growing town with rich agricultural land around it. The community, 20 miles west of Plattsmouth and 24 southeast of Lincoln, centers on farms, a strong business district, two banks, and expanding services. Elmwood features a Chautauqua park, churches, and fraternal orders, led by citizens like Will Clark and C. D. Clapp, with rail access on the Missouri Pacific line fueling trade and development.

Elmwood Cask County Plattamouth Lincoln Stave Creek Lane & Hogan Hogan Plattsmouth Telephone Exchange Leader-Echo Will Clark Himwood C. C. Greenslate Lane C. C. Clapp Clapp & Greenslate Missouri Pacific Railway C. D. Clapp First Bank First National Edwin Jeary W. S. Waters Cass County Floyd L. Wolcott Edward J. Jeary Nebraska Missouri Pacific First National Bank American Exchange Bank T. E. Stevens Ed. Stevens W. §. Wates John P. Cobb Aldridge John Gerry Stark Elmwood Chautauqua Charles D. Clapp Floyd L. Woolcott Louis F. Langhorst Charles 5. Hart Invia C. Mutiger Herman Dettman Chas D. Clapp Masonic Odd Fellows U. W K. of P American Order of Protection D. of Ehuweed Elmwood Park Golden Gate Olsen Withal

Elmwood’s Enterprising Business Leaders Highlight Cass County

Feature on Elmwood Nebraska celebrates valued local merchants and institutions. Profiles L. P. Langhorst, Elmwood Bank executives, the American Exchange Bank, Elmwood Mills, and Stirtz Lorenz hardware firm. Noted are Langhorst’s department store growth since 1907, Cobb and Aldrich’s bank control, and diverse town enterprises fueling regional trade and farming.

Elmwood Bank Keeps Capital At Twenty Five Thousand

The First National Bank of Elmwood organized in April 1901 with a capital of 25 000. Officers included Edwin Jeary president Samuel Johnson vice president Floyd Woolcott cashier. Johnson died in 1908 and Woolcott became vice president with Jeary as cashier. Deposits total 120 000, surplus 5 000, assets include 25 000 United States bonds and 25 000 bank note circulation.

Edgar A. Stopher W. 8 Waters John G. Stark John P. Cobb C. 8 Aldrich Edwin Jeary Samuel 8. Johnson Floyd L. Woolcott Johnson Edward J. Jeary Elmwood United States First National

Life of J. H. Green of Elmwood Recalls Long Rail Career

The late J. H. Green of Elmwood was born in Florida New York and emigrated to Des Moines Iowa where he served as foreman in Rock Island railroad shops. He later worked for the Burlington at Plattsmouth and ran a blacksmith shop before moving into Syracuse and then Elmwood to operate a leading drug store until his death in 1883.

J. H. Green Elmwood Florida New York Des Moines Iowa Rock Island Council Bluffs Plattamonuth Burlington Factorvville Syracuse Otoe County Green

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Gardless L. PF. Langhorst New Hreman Auglhize County Mr. Langhorst J. H. Arends Farmers’ Alliance Langhurst Alliance Allance Hobbs Opera House Omaha Langhorst The American Exchange Bank, of Ohio Cincinnati Evansville Ind St. Louis Neb Chris Moherman John Gerry Stark Laing Cobbie Park Davia @ Co Kansas City Neldon, Judson Drug Co Salt Lake City Cobb Black Hills South Dakota Tipton Stirte Lorene Phillip Stirtz Lee County Maos Stirte Brothers Frank WW. Lorenz DJ Stirtz Stirtz Stark A. C. Adams Eagle L. J Dunn City National Bank of Lincoln William Deles Dernier Memphis Tenn Nohawka Deles Dernier Elmwood Mill and Elevator Co Elmwood Mills F. Wolf Murdock Dreckenfeld J. E B.olsen Wausa Messrs. Stirtz & Lorenz Langhorst’s Department Store
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