Greenwood Nebraska A thriving Cass County shipping point
The village of Greenwood in Cass County Nebraska sits in the northwest corner of the county twenty miles northeast of Lincoln and twenty five miles southwest of Omaha. It is a well kept town with prosperous residents, ample farms, and a strong shipping point on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line.
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Greenwood Chronicle of Growth and Prosperity in Nebraska
Greenwood shows rapid progress with churches stores banks and a large elevator system. Notable figures include W M Stone of Stone Mercantile Co and Dr E L Jones a physician and educator. extensive bank operations support a thriving community in Merrick County Nebraska.
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Formation of a Nebraska company 1906 with Welton and Stradley
The company formed in 1906 comprises A. D. Welton and J. V. Stradley. Stradley, the manager, was born in Ohio and moved to Nebraska with his parents in 1875, making Greenwood his home most of the time. He spent years farming and running machinery before joining the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company as a traveling salesman in 1894 for twelve years, gaining many friends among Knights of the Grip and local implement dealers.
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J. V. Stradley
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Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company
Knights of the Grip
Stradley Company Forms in Greenwood with Broad Farm Implement Lines
Mr Stradley and A D Welton formed a new firm in Greenwood occupying the largest building there. The shop offers wood and iron work, engine and corn sheller rebuilding, and repairs. They act as agents for Minneapolis Threshing Machine, Ottawa Corn Sheller, Webber wagons, Capital City buggies and surreys. They stock engines, windmills, and manufacture wagon boxes and conveyors. Stradley promotes high quality goods and Nebraska bred Shetland ponies, winning top premiums at state fairs.
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Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co
Ottawa Corn Sheller Co
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Stradley
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Neraska
Cedar Creek’s Growth and Its Busy Local Life
Cedar Creek in Cass County thrives as a trading point with growing business and modern homes. Founded 1865 on the Burlington line, it features quarries, lakes, and a cluster of stores, a hotel, barber, blacksmith, and a busy Independent Telephone Exchange led by Wolff, a prominent local merchant born in 1872 who acquired the general store in 1905.
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Casa County
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Case County
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Cedar Creek Lumber Manager Paul I Roberts Born in Plattsmouth
Paul I Roberts, manager of Cedar Creek Lumber Co., was born in Plattsmouth on October 1, 1883 in the family of Joseph M Roberts.
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Paul I Roberta
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