Pleasant surprise party at Meisinger home near Mynard
Guests gathered at George A. Meisinger’s west of Mynard for a daughter Mary’s surprise event. The evening featured dancing and various amusements with refreshments served, followed by departing wishes for another such gathering. Attendees included many Meisingers and local families such as Heil Parkening Vallery and Horn, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Meisinger
Mynard
Miss Mary
Lulu
Katie Heil
Mary Meisinger
Nettie Meisinger
Helen Horn
Anna
Clara Parkening
Anna Meisinger
Katie
Maggie Katfenberger
Cora Meisinger
Bessie Tubbs
Lizzie Bergman
Florence Pitcher
Lizzie Kuhney
A .A
Louise Gauer
Josephine Valley
Mary
Clara Varga
Nettie Vallery
Anna Libershal
Minnie Stohlman
Allie
Willie Meisinger
Henry Fornoff
Henry Heil
Philip Fornoff
Emil
Louis Meisinger
George
Harry Horn
Willie Heil
Otto
John Parkening
George Kaffenberger
Baumgart
Cecil Thomas
Fred Pracht
Sam Tubbs
Bert
Jesse Vallery
John Bergman
Elmer Meisinger
Cliff Beggs
Louis
Adam
Willie
Eddie Meisinger
Bernard Meisinger
Hamilton Mark
Surprise birthday for George Shrader at Nehawka home
At the home of Joseph L Shrader six miles northwest of Nehawka a surprise birthday was planned for his son George Shrader. About forty Sunday school friends attended the event with a dinner in the dining room featuring ice cream and cake. Mrs Shrader hosted and led the luncheon as guests enjoyed music singing and merry making wishing George many more birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Shrader
Nehawka
George Shrader
George
Coates Buys Falter Half Interest in Miller Farm for 8000
W. W. Coates purchased J. P. Falter’s half of the Miller farm on Monday for 8000 dollars profit for nine months of ownership. Coates plans to convert seven acres into a high class dairy farm while Falter expands into dairy farming with adjoining properties. The note highlights Omaha as a major milk and butter center amid rising milk and cream prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Coates
J. P. Falter
Mr. Falter
Mr. Coates
Omaha
Y. M. B. C. Elects Officers at Presbyterian Church
The Young Men's Bible Class at the Presbyterian Church met in the new mother’s room for the annual election of officers. William McCoy was chosen president Milford Bates vice president Lynn Minor secretary and Robert Newell treasurer. Committee chairmen were named and a plan for an At Home for mothers was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Sunday School
William McCoy
Milford Bates
Lynn Minor
Robert Newell
Motion to re tax costs in liquor case sparks precedent
In a county court the defense attorney Matthew Gering seeks to re tax costs against H. R. Gering arguing County Attorney Rawls must secure prosecuting witness Sam Biggs bond for costs. The motion cites $200 for defense and $22 court costs while Biggs remains elusive amid perjury and related counts as authorities pursue him to curb spotters in liquor cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Gering
H. R. Gering
Rawls
Sam Biggs
Messrs. Gering
Sullivan
Henry R. Gering
Gering
Biggs
Birthday and Farewell Party for Geo Schanz Jr and Adam Schanz
A Saturday evening gathering at Geo Schanz Jr's home in South Park celebrated Geo Schanz Jr's 31st birthday and bid farewell to Adam Schanz who leaves for Sterling Colorado to join Ed Spies' employ. Guests enjoyed social games and refreshments. the event also included a Sunday christening of infant Bernice Margaret by Rev Langhorst of the German Evangelical church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Schanz, Jr
Adam Schanz
South Park
Evangeline
Sterling
Colo
Ed. Spies
Geo. Klinger, Jr
Geo. Klinger, Sr
Will Sitzman
Frank Sitzman
Paul Sitzman
Robi. Woodson
Earl Geise
Sophia Wolfe
Grandma Wolfe
Sophia Klinger
Henry Klinger
Bernard
Leonard
Geo
Rev. Langhorst
Langhorst
Bernice Margaret
Temperance Lecture by Ida B Wise at Methodist Church
Mrs Ida B Wise state secretary for Iowa of the W C T U spoke on the temperance question before a large audience at the Methodist church Monday evening. Her address urged prohibition with the usual arguments and was well received, presenting the case ably from her standpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ida B. Wise
Iowa
Women Nominated for State Superintendent in South Dakota
Democrats in Cass County last fall backed Miss Mary E. Foster for superintendent by a decisive 612 vote margin. At Rapid City yesterday they nominated Miss Rosa Moon for State Superintendent of Public Instruction and predictions say she will win by a large majority.
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Cass County
Mary E. Foster
Rapid City
South Dakota
Rosa Moon
Sam Smiths Livery Stable opens after remodeling in Plattsmouth
Sam Smith completes remodeling of the livery barn at Sixth and Vine in Plattsmouth. The facility now includes 200 to 300 team feed capacity, a large yard for sales every second Saturday, and a lavatory for ladies. He plans a nearby feed mill and emphasizes farmer trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Smith
Sixth and Vine Streets
C. M. Holmes
Ed. Fitzgerald
Smith
Plattsmouth
Surprised by Friends Celebrate Harold Williams Birthday
About thirty friends gathered at Wintersteen hill home to surprise Harold Williams on his eighteenth birthday. The party featured music and games, a three course luncheon served by Mrs. Williams, and warm wishes for many more anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Williams
Wintersteen Hill
Williams
Harold
Finest new residence completed near Cass city
One of Cass county’s finest homes recently finished west of the city for Ed Tritsch. The two and a half story frame house features oak interior and hardwood floors with a quarter sawed oak dining room and red oak parlor. Carpenters A Baxter Smith and Herman Ticketter, painters Robert Patton Sol Adamson and N P Peoples, and brick work by Emil Walters produced a high quality finish. H G Shedd of Ashland was in town briefly on the fast mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Ed Tritsch
A. Baxter Smith
Herman Ticketter
Last rites for Fred Stadelmann Sr. held by Masons
The late Fred Stadelmann Sr. was honored Sunday in Plattsmouth with Masonic funeral rites attended by many old settlers. Canon Burgess preached at the Masonic Home and grave services followed led by Q O. C. Dovey. Survivors include Fred and Wm J Stadlemann and Mrs. Mark White. Stadelmann, born 1835 in Welbel Germany, immigrated to America in 1867, built a hotel business, and became a noted early citizen. He joined Masonry in 1870 and held several offices, later retiring in 1908 due to ill health. He also belonged to Royal Arch Masons and Knight Templar bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stadelmann
Masonic Fraternity
Masonic Home
Canon H. B. Burgess
O. C. Dovey
F. E. White
Omaha
Julius Pepperburg
Lincoln
Murray
W. J. Stadlemann
Norfolk
Neb
Mark White
Welbel
Germany
Catherine Alberta
Fred
Seattle, Wash
Rock Bluffs
Wm. J
Mr. Stadelmann
America
Missouri
Plattsmouth
Fred Stadelman
M. Archer
Masons
Stadlemann
Tyler
Chapter Number Three
Royal Arch Masons
Mt. Zion
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Aid
The Beckman family extends heartfelt thanks to friends for aid and sympathy during the last illness of their wife and mother, and shares lines expressing their grief. BEN BECKMAN, JOHN BECKMAN, JACOB BECKMAN, FANNIE AUGUSTINE, ANNA LIND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Beckman
John Beckman
Jacob Beckman
Fannie Augustine
Anna Lind
Bereavement and memory of a mother in verse
The poem laments a mother's loss with family memories and winter imagery. A digression notes Jos. Schlater, a longtime local jeweler, visiting the Perkins House. he once ran a jewelry business here and is now based in Palisade, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Nichery
Jos. Schlater
Conrad Schlater
Perkins House
Mr. Schlater
Palisade
Neb
Bold Robbery Attempt At Herman Spies Home
A masked intruder entered the northwest city home of cigar maker Herman Spies Tuesday night and tried to seize a necklace from his daughter Helen Spies. The assailant fled after her brother’s approach, leaving authorities unable to identify him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Spies
Helen
Miss Spies
Man Dies in Quarries Accident Near Cedar Creek
J. H. Ford, a Burlington brakeman from Lincoln, died after being crushed between a moving car and quarry wall at the Cedar Creek stone quarries while switching. He was 32, survived by wife and child, and had recently joined the train service after prior work at Roca. His body was taken to Roberts' funeral parlors.
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Cedar Creek
Ford
Burlington
South Sixteenth Street
Lincoln
Schuyler
Ashland
No. 3
Roberts
Roca
Neb
Back From Convention Bristling With Democratic Prospects
Col. P. E. Ruffner returned from the Denver convention enthusiastic about Democratic prospects. He and Melchair Soennichsen faced a tough trip home via Union Pacific with a washout delaying hundreds. They hired a car to Jensen Neb and took the Rock Island to Omaha, condemning Union Pacific practices as costly and inconsiderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
P. E. Ruffner
Denver
Melchair Soennichsen
Union Pacific
Beatrice
Ruffner
Soennichsen
Jensen
Neb
Emma Davis Named Assistant Instructor at Wesleyan Conservatory
The Nehawka Register reports Miss Emma Davis has been appointed an assistant instructor in the Wesleyan University Conservatory of Music at University Place. She was notified of the appointment yesterday and is praised for rare instructional ability shown with her pupils locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Davis
Westleyan University Conservatory of Music
University Place
Nehawka Register
Judgment in Elmwood cases delays by court and drink incident
Monday afternoon J W Lyons, intoxicated, collapsed into General Disturbance thoughts before Justice Archer. The court postponed until tomorrow. Justice Archer later ruled by default for Perry Marsh over $138 20 from two notes. Hugh H Carroll opened a suit for conversion by Elmwood citizens. $40 sought for hay converted in July and August 1907. set for July 17.
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J. W. Lyons
John Darleycorn
J. W
Archer
George Mapes
Perry Marsh
Hugh H. Carroll
Two Distinguished Guests Visit York County Official
John Hartman welcomed his brother Emmanuel Hartman and C B Kinz of York County who visited on their way home from the Denver convention. They praised the Democratic ticket led by William J. Kern and supported ousting Guffey and his delegation as best for the party locally and nationally. They continued their journey east via Omaha after the visit.
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John Hartman
Emmanuel Hartman
C. B. Kinz
York County
Denver
Mr. Hartman
Mr. King
John W. Kern
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Hartman
Omaha
Wabash Gets a Phone for Shippers on Weeping Water Route
The Missouri Pacific railroad, after criticism over lack of telegraph service for Wabash area shippers, plans a low cost composite telephone line to Weeping Water. The system costs only a few dollars per month and avoids operator expenses. The telephone service is now completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
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Albert Pope
Minnie Osborn
Barr
Greenwood
John A. Pope
Andrus
Justice Barr
Handsome Homie
H. G. Shedd
Fred Stadleman, SR
Masonic Order
Rachel
Stranger
Mr. Spies
J S. Ford
Justice Archer
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