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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
3
Several residents travel for work and family ties. births, moves, and visits mark the week. An overnight flood from heavy rains affects bottom lands near the Platte river while residents from Louisville Nehawka and Schenectady share news of travel, employment, and family events.
Mrs S Heckler and two children of Louisville visited over last Sunday while husband and father was away. Miss Ruth Kime of Lincoln stayed with L J Hall last week. Jessie Todd returned from Nehawka. Dorothy Hall and Flora Garrison visited Jessie Applegate in Lincoln. Fred Young hauled hogs to Nebraska City packing plant. Lyda Clark will stay with grandfather in Weeping Water during his wife’s illness. Monuments placed by Leola Graves and Harry Graves at West Union cemetery. Fannie McCarroll started bank job replacing Eugene Roddy who enlisted. A F Hull left town without notice after leading the electric light plant and leaving town last Sunday.
Mesdames Robert and James Dore visited in Lincoln with relatives. Mrs. Chriswisser and family visited Auburn. Mrs. Dodson and Mrs. McReynolds hosted Dr Merl Alford of Galva on his coast trip. Rev Braymen’s family left for Bellville Kansas for a week. Philip Vallerty visited Lincoln and met Valery cousins. Mrs Hansen recovering from pneumonia and blood poisoning. Ralph Sturm ill with typhoid after Texas trip. J W Magney to Oklahoma for land interests as oil wells near his farms. A Kirkpatrick reports Earl in Cleburne Texas to run Santa Fe Katy and BE V of Texas offices.
Community brief listing births births include a girl to Clyde Jenkins and wife. Marine corporal Alfred C. Anderson stationed at Paris Island. Mrs. John Hayes visits Culbertson relatives. Henry Myers receives goats from Omaha market. Mrs. Charles Wentz visiting D. E. Jones. Jones improves. Clyde McNamee on furlough from Fort Worth aviation camp. Child Welfare Registration at M. E. church reports 49 babies examined. Irene Philpot and Walker Gilmore go to Venanso. Irene to help brother Albert, Walker to ranch work. Ruth Parker returns from Hay Colorado with injured arm. Harold Marshall’s quarantine delay en route from Camp Funston to France. Army training capacity noted for various camps.
Minnie Leffel visited University Place with Ruth Shepherd. A ten pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Spath south of Eagle. Mrs. Jay Adams resigned from the Bank of Eagle. Miss Nelda Snake took the post. Guy Adams sold three ears of cattle to Lincoln Packing Co. Henry Spahle reports he is en route from Camp Funston to somewhere. Margaret Sharp of Trenton visited, attending the Lanning-Glenn wedding at Plattsmouth. Fundraising for a new church aims for 10 000 dollars by Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Rudolph of Princeton arrived for a visit with the Spahnles. J. T. Hoham joined his wife to Rochester for goiter surgery at Mayo Brothers Institute.
The Daily reports three draft calls before the board. Call 586 seeks 14 county registrants for state university training for about two months. these are civilian trainees not soldiers, with movement to Lincoln and departure June 15. Call 658 lists 21 men to Camp Funston within five days of June 24, and Call 674 covers 31 men to Fort Riley for training around the same time.
George F. Kearnes of Company I 168th Infantry Rainbow Division writes to his mother Mrs Rachel Kearnes on Mother's Day describing the pleasant French summer approaching and the welfare of his fellow soldiers despite recent losses in France. He notes all the men are well and each writes to his mother on Mother's Day.
Mrs H Brinkman of 1223 Vine St Plattsmouth testifies the Dean's Kidney Pills provide relief for weak kidneys and backache. Product advertised at 60 cents, available from all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY promotes the single focus kidney remedy.
This advertises Tuiner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine for stomach troubles and indigestion claiming it cleans the stomach and strengthens the system with bitter herbs and red wine. The May issue cites Amel i¢al monthly praising the formula. Available at drug stores for 1.10 with Ointment priced 65c to 75c from Joseph Tuiner Company Chicago.
The report lists several cultivator brands and models including Tongueless Departure Tongue Cultivator, Jenny Lind for Rider-a, New Century and Badger, plus Jik John Deere and Rock Island models. It also notes John F. Gord er and a shipping stationer item at the Journal office.
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