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.
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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.
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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.
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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