Residence Soon Finished By C C Parmele In Plattsmouth
The house being built by C C Parmele on North Fifth street is rapidly nearing completion on the hill above Plattsmouth. The design blends colonial and southern styles with a wide portico along the south and part of the east. Inside the parlor features oak pillars and bow window seating, while the second floor remains unfinished. The home will feature electric lights bells servant calls steam heat and scientific ventilation, making it one of the county’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Parmele
North Fifth Street
Plattsmouth
Missouri Valley
Sailors Fred Patterson and Mark White Reach The Bluffs After Plattsmouth Run
Fred Patterson of near Rock Bluffs and Mark White tried to reach Plattsmouth by sail boat last Sunday. High water forced them to sail to the Platte mouth then down to land near the city. They reached the Bluffs just before schedule time, finishing the trip in forty minutes. Also a testimonial note on Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds. Trial bottle free at F G Fricke Co. store.
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Fred Patterson
Rock Bluffs
Mark White
Plattsmouth
Bluffs
Platte
Mark
Wm. Myers
Cearfoss
Dr. King
F. G. Fricke & Co
Advertising Shifts Push Home Merchants to Use Local Space
The piece warns home merchants to buy county newspaper ad space to counter national mail order houses invading local markets. It argues publishers may face pressure from large ads and urges merchants to act now rather than blame editors later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Merchant
Ferry Road to Be Built Connecting Main Street to Ferry Landing
Commissioner Marshall will start the big grader toward Plattsmouth this week to inspect county roads and push the ferry road project. The embankment will run three feet high through marshy ground east of the tracks and extend toward river high ground, with earth excavated to form a drainage ditch. Steam operation will be used where possible, but horses will pull the grader in muddy sections.
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Marshall
Main Street
Ferry Landing
Marriage at the Court House Closes With A Rite
Lester R. Tennant aged 22 and Jennie Sprinkle aged 19 united in marriage at the county judge's office at noon Wednesday. Judge Travis performed the ceremony after license papers were prepared by Mrs. McVicker. Witnesses Troy Wells and Virginia Moore of Louisville attended. the couple will reside on Tennant's farm near Louisville.
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Court House
Lester R. Tennant
Jennie Sprinkle
Tennant
McVicker
Judge Travis
Troy Wells
Virginia Moore
Louisville
State Fair Board Changes And Race Plans For Lincoln Meet
At the June 16 meeting President Mellor announced S C Bassett as secretary to replace the late Hon Robert W Furnas. W Caley of Creighton was named a state board member to fill a vacancy. Contracts were signed for exhibition races featuring the Gruideless Wonder Cute and the trotting steer San Antonio Pete. The State Fish commission exhibit will receive 250 dollars, and the secretary's office moves from Brownville to Lincoln. State Fair dates are September 1 through 7.
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Board of Managers
Mellor
S. C. Bassett
Robert W. Furnas
W. Caley
Creighton
Knox County
Gruideless Wonder
Cute
State Fish Commission
State Board of Agriculture
Brownville
Lincoln
Capitol
State
Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Pioneer Day celebration eyed for Plattsmouth
In Lincoln last Thursday Sam Myers urged naming a day to celebrate Plattsmouth’s fiftieth anniversary. three hundred Cass county pioneers in Lincoln and many others would attend, boosting the city’s profile. Mayor Gering urged to lead a brisk, well funded Pioneer Day to draw crowds and business.
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Lincoln
Sam Myers
Plattsmouth
Omaha
Cass County
Ering
Gering
Fruit Growers Testify On Private Car Lines Before Senate
Witnesses from several states told the Senate Interstate Commerce committee that salvation depends on private refrigerator cars and that profits from icing charges harm growers. They claimed railroads and the beef trust push high costs, while associations oppose monopoly and seek curbs on profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Beef Trust
Judge Sullivan Urges Colonel Bates to Join G O P
Judge A N Sullivan visits the Journal and tempts Colonel Bates to switch to the Republican party. He offers to make him boss of the Cass County G O P for a signing fee of 11 dollars and 5 cents. Bates questions the fees while Sullivan warns against asking how funds are used.
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A. N. Sullivan
Journal
Bates
Cass County
Republican Club
Sullivan
G.O. P
Farley Guilty of Libel Verdict Upholds Sheriff McBride Win
The Cass county jury verdict against George L. Farley for libel was affirmed by the supreme court. The amount awarded to Sheriff McBride was ten dollars, but the ruling carried vindication for the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Cass County
George L. Farley
McBride
Louisville Courier
Saloon Keeper Simon Metz Dies in Louisville
Simon Metz, a well known Louisville saloon keeper, died there this morning at about eight o clock from paralysis after a period of declining health. He had planned a trip to Hot Springs Arkansas today.
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Simon Metz
Louisville
Hot Springs
Ark
Tax Protest by Local Charitable Societies in Platte County
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges and the Maasonie society of Plattsmouth filed with the Board of Equalization to strike their properties from tax rolls. Attorneys claim exemptions persist under state constitution and law, protesting new taxation that includes charitable homes for the aged and destitute and even Grand Army Posts under a reform era. They argue the move raises revenue for an extravagant GOP administration in Nebraska.
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Independent Order of
Onid Pellows
Maasonie Society of
Mlattsmouth
Platte Lodge Nu
Plattsmouth Lodge Nu
Dave
Chapman
Nebraska
Gr. O. P
Costly Paper Borrowing Leads to Domestic Chaos
A humorous Kansas City Journal item recalls a man who sends his son to fetch a neighbor’s paper. In the scramble a bee stand stings him, a fence injury harms the father, livestock chaos follows, and a string of mishaps including a churn upset, cream spilled, and animals causing damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Governor Hoel Warns Graduates Against Newspaper Habit
The Kansas governor cautions graduates in Topeka against relying on newspapers for learning. He argues the habit harms memory and reading of books, claiming headlines and brief items hinder full understanding. The critique presents a broad attack on press reliability and public perception.
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Hoel
Topeka
Kis
Kansas
Heavy Rain Deluge Hits Weeping Water on June 21
Weeping Water reports two inches of rain with sharp lightning and no wind. The storm arrived after dark, helping crops overall while corn stands suffer in fields due to cold weather after planting.
Local P. E. O. Delegates Headed to State Convention
Mrs. J. W. Newell, Mrs. C. A. Rawls, and Miss Addie Searls leave Tuesday to attend the P. E. O. state convention at Clay Center. Newell and Rawls represent Plattsmouth chapters, with Mrs. C. C. Parmele, ex-president, accompanying them. The convention runs Wednesday and Thursday for two days.
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J. W. Newell
C. A. Rawls
Addie Searls
Clay Center
Alliance
Plattsmouth
C. C. Parmele
Plattsmouth to Get a Daily Journal Newspaper
Nebraska City News reports Bates, publisher of the Journal, will start the Daily Journal in Plattsmouth next week after the paper suspended two years ago due to lack of patronage. The move is seen as likely to yield a good paper and deserves support.
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Plattsmouth
Bates
The
Journal
Daily Journal
Nebraska City News
One Minute Cough Cure Hailed as Children's Favorite
The advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as the children's favorite for coughs croup and whooping cough. It claims the remedy contains no opiate, is harmless and tastes good. Sold by F G Fricke and Co and Gering and Co.
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F. G. Fricke & Co
Gering & Co
Lumbermen Delegation Tours Pacific Northwest Stops
A Nebraska lumbermen delegation traveled from Everett to Seattle and beyond June 1 to 15. They visited mills including Baker Mill and Seattle Cedar Lumber Co, attended a Washington reception and banquet, toured auto routes, port towns, and the Lremerta Navy yards, and endured a sharp remark about Nebraska money.
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Weerett
I.m
Jay
Coniydine
Seattle
Erry Baker
Ballard
Seattle Cedar Lumber Co
Washington
Nebraska
Messrs
Krotter
Critelheid
William Krotter
Fred Krotter
Butler Hotel
Atherton
Tacoma
Port Blakely
Lremerta Navy Yards
Attioclock P.m
Fotel Tacona
Mr. Savage
Tay
South Tacoma
Houuaim
Hoquaim
Critchfield
Huquaiin
Nebraska Calin
Sock and Handkerchief Shower for Earle Cole
Ted Wiles and Verner Perry hosted a sock and handkerchief shower for Earle Cole at his bachelor home southwest of town last evening. Refreshments were served and guests departed late. Present were Ted Wiles Verner Perry Earle Cole Carl Cole Charles Perry Edward Spangler Elbert Wiles Ralph Wiles John Speck Charles Barnard Boyd Porter Sherman Cole James Gruber Max Adams Vern Kiser John Burke Thayer Propst Lyman Surf ace.
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Ted Wiles
Verner Perry
Earle Cole
Earle
Carl Cole
Charles Perry
Edward Spangler
Elbert
Ralph Wiles
John Speck
Charles Barnard
Boyd Porter
Sherman Cole
James Gruber
Max Adams
Vern Kiser
John Burke
Thayer Propst
Lyman Surface
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Kraft Clo. Co
Gi. W. Todd
DE. J. T. Tom
Todd Bros., Dentists
SM Karback Elke
Omaha, Neb
15Th and
Douglas
State Fair News
Dula Vallery
Katherine Perry
Olive Cole
Mageola Propst
Edna Propst
Lava Surface
Nora Henton
Eva Porter
Gertrude Cole
Bernice Barker
Manota Perry
Minnie
Edrie Kiser
Elsa Stokes
Pearl Huffer
Lillian Weeeler
DeElla Venner
Marie Tsehirren
Stella Long
C.D. Spangler
S. O. Cole
T. W. Vallery
A. G. Perry
Marjorie Vallery
BirdeHa Cole
ORINO
Judge Sullivan
Board OF Equalization
W. B. Banning
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