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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
A communal vision compares community growth to farming, stressing cooperation between town and country. It emphasizes maintaining essential soil elements, selling high quality implements at fair prices, and upholding a square deal with every customer to ensure healthy development.
Mrs Cassie Lloyd went to Omaha last Saturday and is now at Swedish Hospital receiving treatment.
Oldham Stock Farm reports various local happenings in Murray and Plattsmouth. People update on illnesses recoveries births visits to Omaha Lincoln and Lincoln County notes. Several families plan picnics and attend sales while farm work continues and school meetings address heating plans.
Sargent Hiolmes of Plattsmouth led setting up exercises in veteran style during Tuesday night drill. An Adjutant General report closes blanks for the initial monster roll. Rifles for the state are few and will be kept in Lincoln, prompting new arrangements. A recent meeting voted fines of twenty five cents per week for unexcused absences. members urged attendance to keep fines low.
Last Sunday the church drew a good crowd for morning services and the young men class. The evening Children’s day program filled the house. Morning missions offering was 14.25 dollars, evening about 10 dollars. Next Sunday morning topic The First Christian Church in the World. evening The First Prosecution.
Mrs. J Boedeker learns from her brother Arnold Fitzpatrick of Omaha that he has arrived somewhere in France and is on an interesting journey. The Red Cross chapter in Mont Pleasant precinct calls for volunteers at weekly Thursday meetings after school. Mr and Mrs E G Boedeker traveled to Nebraska City for business. Mrs Smith and daughter Mary Louise from Lonepine visit the Philpot home this week.
Chas. Boedeker traveled to Omaha for dental work. S. G. Latta and son James visited Plaitsmouth. H. F. Ost and wife from Memphis Neb. visited Murray friends. The Hansen couples visited county seat friends Saturday evening. Dr. B. F. Brendel and Dr. W. J. Brendel of Avoca went to Omaha. Roy Hutcheson of Great Falls Montana stayed with his parents. Mrs. B. A. Root left for Cincinnati, with Edmonds sister accompanying to Chicago. Mrs. A. Slagie departed for Magnet Neb. escorted to Omaha by Mrs. Carroll.
Mr and Mrs J D Cross traveled home from Florida via a southern route through Kansas Oklahoma and Texas then east to Florida and north along an eastern route totaling about 5000 miles He praises Iowa roads and the state’s maintenance but notes rougher sections between Cass County and Our rie and reports a pleasant journey and return to Union Saturday afternoon.
Wim Puis senior marked his seventy third milestone last Thursday as sons, daughters, and families gathered at the parental home. They enjoyed a traditional dinner prepared by Mother Puls, with each generation praising the feast, and Mr and Mrs in attendance.
An aging county resident with deep roots and a large network of friends is celebrated in a notice noting years of residence and hopes for many more such occasions. The item hints at a continuation on page six.
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