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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
8
Public notice lists a large household surplus for sale including beds, dressers, tables, chairs, piano, sewing machine, ranges, stove, wash items, dishes, rugs, curtains, clothing, books, and more. Holmberg invites interested buyers to view evenings 5 to 8 at his home on Tenth and Granite streets and to read the Journal want ads.
Libbie M. Walling and George W. Walling sue The First National Bank of Greenwood N H Meeker and George Meeker in district court over a mortgage on West Greenwood lots 12 to 17. Plaintiffs allege a blank warranty deed was executed in 1916 to be used in a sale that never occurred, then filled in and recorded without consent. They seek to set aside the deed and restore the property free of cloud, valuing it at 2500.
J M Young offers beekeeping supplies and honey boxes plus strawberries at low factory prices and delivery. Freight savings highlighted with a focus on direct value to customers.
A heavy gold chain was lost between St. Luke's rectory and the B M station. A liberal reward will be paid for its return to the rectory. The owner values the chain highly and seeks its return.
News from across Nebraska reports Emerson church plans, a supreme court view on hog cholera serum, upcoming Missouri Valley Track meet in Omaha, a promotional visitor group, and a June 13 water works vote in Johnson. Obituaries note Blake, Hershey, Gribble, Stinson, and Elliott Lowe, with local incidents on dynamite injuries and a fatal car crash near Ogallala. The state budget, treasurer receipts, and bank reports are summarized along with forthcoming conferences and a wireless signal corps inquiry.
Alvo plans July 4 celebration while local residents travel to Lincoln for social visits and events. Numerous names appear including Mollen Shaffer Karnn Rouse Foreman Davis Moore Bird and several families visiting relatives and attending plays pageants and high school events in Lincoln and nearby towns. DEVEL CO. LAND advertisement for Ritchey Land Co. appears among the local notices.
Poem contrasts boyhood dreams with aging. It traces longing for distant land of great deeds and the City of By and By. The speaker laments time’s passage while an inner glow remains in weary eyes. Written by James J. Montague in New York American. Sales bills done quickly at the Journal.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St Luke's parish will serve strawberries with cream and cake for 15 cents on Thursday June 8 from 3 to 6 o'clock on the lawn at the A L Tidd home. Everyone invited.
Q. K. Parmele states that John Boetel and Frank Boetel are no longer connected with his livery and auto line business. The notice clarifies the separation of affiliation and service responsibilities.
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