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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1920

Page

5

Murray Area Busy with Farm Work and Local News

Henry C Long plowed west of Murray during the week. Numerous residents from Plattsmouth and Murray were seen on business, social visits, and farm tasks across the county. Community events included a Farmer's Union picnic and talks on the non partisan league.

Henry C. Long Murray Albert Jones Plattsmouth Margerie Walker Plattemouth One Lawton Masonic Home Harry Smith Robert Good Ray Campbell Jess Chambers Frank Englekemeier Hollis Banning Will Burbee Union Banning Q Nickels E. S. Tutt Omaha Charles Garrison Near Union C. E. Hartford W. E.rosencrans John W. Sdmunds C. N. Barrows Soldiers Home Milford Ty. J. Brendel Louis Hallas Murray Bank George Nickles Branning & Nickels M. R. Parague Howe Clara Young South Dakota Lyle Lawton D. A. Young L. H. Puls Nebraska City J. W. Berger B. F. Brendel Sheridan Indiana Amanda Parr Brendel Dick’ Pitman Englekemeier Brothers Farmer's Union Molte’s Grove Eight Mile Grove Jesse Johnson Lincoln Mr. Sorensen

Local Nebraska Visitors and Worknote Recap

Roy Hitchman of Feyeos assisted Pollock Auto in Nehawka. John F. Wolfe of Plattsmouth aided in hauling corn for J. W. Amick & Son. Jarvis Lancaster visited Nebraska City en route to Plattsmouth for hogs and corn. Jacob J. Meier of Weeping Water and G. W. McCracken visited Murray, with D K K Saunders from Lincoln touring Murray and staying with Captain Gilwore.

Roy Hitchman Feyeos Nehawka Pollock Auto Company John F. Wolfe Red Sox Plattsmouth J. W. Amick & Son Jarvis Lancaster Nebraska City Corm Earl Amick Jacob J. Meier Weeping Water Murray Crase Murray G. W. McCracken D. KK. Saunders Lincoln State University G. i. Gilwore

Local notes from Murray and surrounding areas

Community tidbits recount visits by Co. W. Clarke of Union to Murray for medical consultation, business travels by John Urish and W. Philpot family trips to Overton and Wyoming, a crop hauling detail by Banning Nickels and J. W. Amick and sons, and a sharp hand injury to Miss Etta Nickels with medical care and recovering progress.

Co. W. Clarke Union Murray George Nickles Sicares Banning & Nickels Clarence Heebner Nehawka J. W. Amick and Sons Plattsmouth John Overton Albert Wyoming Etta Nickels

The Right Spirit Forges Community Work At Murray Campus

The village workers project at Murray gains traction as the church campus will be fitted with seating for social meetings. If possible a program with music and special numbers will accompany the gatherings for all to enjoy.

Murray

Harvest mischief and a foiled break in by Ray Henry

A farm incident describes Ray Henry preparing to harvest when his team, left unattended, pulled a fence line spree, breaking posts for about twenty rods before being halted by a heavy post. Henry thought the horses would be cut but they remained uninjured and the wagon intact.

Ray Henry Ite Ues Henry

Hand Injury Guides Miss Catherine Brown’s Wound Healing

Miss Catherine Brown daughter of J H Brown cut her hand badly while opening a can of corn. A ragged can edge caused a deep wound to be closed by a physician. The injury remains sore but shows slow improvement over time.

Catherine Brown J. H. Brown

Rebuilding the Line Crew Arrives South of Murray

A Louisville crew led by foreman Ben Keck and including Frank Baker Charles Rydell Jay Smeller and LeRoy Winscott is restoring a damaged telephone line south of Murray. The line had been nearly torn down by gangs evading the road last year and was only temporarily reconstructed until now.

Louisville Ben Keck Frank Baker Charles Rydell Jay Smeller LeRoy Winscott Murray

It Was a Remark Sparks Town Night Meeting

A remark about preferring not to stand during an evening out prompted a movement to create a place where people can gather, visit, and enjoy themselves in the evenings. The effort focused on fitting up a venue to serve the community after dark.

Had a Very Social Time at Gilmore Picnic

On the evening of July 4 neighbors of Dr. and Mrs. G. I. Gilmore gathered at their home for a simple lawn picnic. They enjoyed lunch together and the fellowship, deeming the time well spent despite the lack of an elaborate celebration.

G. I. Gilmore

Harvest in Full Force As Wheat Crop Promises Abundant Yield

Harvest workers gather in fields as wheat and other grains ripen. The country enjoys a picturesque season with a strong promise of a bountiful crop and ample produce for markets.

Man After Our Own Heart Revered Buchanan Leads Scouts

Reverend Buchanan pastor of the Presbyterian church is described as a man of action. He leads the Boy Scouts and helps in farm work, assisting with harvests and grain gathering at C. J. Spangler’s home in recent days.

Buchanan Presbyterian Church Boy Scouts C. J. Spangler

Mrs Hutchman Returns Home From Chicago Hospital

Mrs. H. B. Hutchman of Merrimac Wisconsin daughter of Mr and Mrs D A Young has been discharged from Presbyterian hospital Chicago after treatment for ill health and has improved enough to go home though still under physician care.

H. B. Hutchman Merrimac Wisconsin D. A. Young Presbyterian Hospital Chicago

North Region Sees Heavy Rain Return of Boedeker

C. H. Boedeker who has spent time in the northern part of the state returned from Coleridge where he visited during part of his stay on Saturday evening last.

C. H. Boedeker Coleridge

Heavy Rain Floods Fields Across Region

Mr. Boedeker reports an immense amount of rain in that section of the country with water standing over fields especially in lower regions covering corn and leaving hay and alfalfa stacks knee deep.

Boedeker

Northwest trip reports steady pace for Todd and Edmunds

Harry Todd and wife with J. W. Edmunds returned after two weeks in the northwestern state region where Todd runs a ranch. They traveled 190 miles the first day through sand hills and canyons, a noted quick pace for the area. Edmunds says Todd’s ranch is excellent, located nine miles from a post office and about forty miles from the nearest railroad.

Northwest Harry Todd J. W. Edmunds

Greeley Bell Reaches Eighteenth Milestone Celebration

Greeley Bell celebrated his eighteenth birthday last Saturday evening July 3 with a village gathering. He was greeted by a large portion of the countryside as he approached manhood. The event featured games enjoyed by the youths, numerous gifts, refreshments, and a joyful mood, with about two hundred people in attendance.

Greeley Bell

Wanted man to clean cemetery at Lewiston church

Miss Etta Nickels advertises for a man to clean the cemetery at the Lewiston church southeast of Murray Nebraska offering good wages. Contact is phone number 1811 Murray Neb.

Lewiston Church Murray Murray, Nebr Etta Nickels

Bargains Circus Office Buzzing With Community Pep

The Bargains Circus office in the city hums with activity led by Harry H. Harding in charge. Secretary Betty Beeson has joined the effort, expressing strong enthusiasm as committees from across the region devise plans for a history making community event.

Harry H. Harding Betty Beeson

Divorces Filed In Cass County Courthouse July Surge

Three divorce petitions were filed this month in the Cass County district clerk's office. Myrtle C Chap pell seeks separation from Charles F Chappel with custody of their minor children and alimony, alleging cruelty. the 1904 New Albany marriage is cited. Gaspar Rapavy petitions for divorce from Anna Rapavy in a cruelty case, with Cass County residence and Omaha attorney J Dean Ringer listed.

District Court Myrtle C. Chappell Charles F. Chappel New Albany Indiana C. A. Rawls A. G. Cole Gaspard Rapavy Anna Rapavy Cass County J. Dean Ringer Omaha

Visiting in Iowa with Rice and Fitzpatrick women

Mrs. William Rice and her daughter Mrs. Esther Fitzpatrick of Weeping Water are visiting Newell Iowa at the home of another Rice daughter Mrs. Carl Madison. Mrs. Fitzpatrick traveled from her home to Union where her father joined her for the trip and they left Sunday for Iowa.

Leonore Brown Bethany University J. Baxter West Ernest Baxter Eugene Oregon Lee Kniss L. H. Puls Ford Mr. Kniss William Rice Esther Fitzpatrick Weeping Water Newell Iowa Rice Carl Madison Fitzpatrick Union

James Terryberry Heads to Omaha for Visit

James Terryberry of near Louis ville was a passenger this afternoon for Omaha where he will spend a few hours.

James Terryberry Louisvillle Omaha

Reverend Hunter to Officiate Wedding in Syracuse

Rev. A. V. Hunter left this morning for Syracuse Nebraska where he will officiate at a wedding ceremony this afternoon.

A. V. Hunter Syracuse Neb

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Jourpe Epitoxz al Pee Murray State Bank Murriy Exchange Hiatt Nebraska Singer Alfred Gansemer Puls & Company H. B. Banning George Nickels John Deere Deering W. H. Puls el Vampiro Paris Murray Drug Co Prop
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