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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
5
Homer E. Foster and his father C. E. Foster arrived in White Cloud Kansas for the highway robbery trial alleged to have occurred at South Bend. The trial will begin tomorrow. A three year old girl who ate moth balls was treated by doctors and recovering.
M. Fanger and family left yesterday for Omaha to attend the fifth wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Max Klein. Mrs. Klein is the sister of Mrs. Fanger. A large number of guests is expected and the event is to be a general good time.
George Perry, long living near Mynard, has quietly become a citizen. Once seen as a foreigner, he is welcomed as a good new member of the community.
In district court this morning Ada Mc Question was granted a divorce from Silas Mc Question on grounds of desertion. A second divorce was granted Conrad E Lohnes from Louis B Lohnes on desertion grounds.
Reports from her bedside say Mrs Frank Duxbury remains in a hospital in Omaha after several weeks and cannot be removed home yet with no definite timetable for discharge.
George Frye and family have sold their household goods and will depart for Texas where they will reside. Frye is described as an excellent gentleman and will be a valuable addition to his new community. He has lived in the city for three years and worked with the Missouri Pacific part time.
Mrs Henry Carey visited a neighbor leaving two children in charge. A stove caused a small blaze at the house, burning a few chairs and blankets. Neighbors extinguished the fire with water, and the loss was small.
Good variety of seed oats for sale by S O Cole in Mynard offering dependable options for farmers seeking quality grain.
A long list of residents and visitors moving through Plattsmouth and surrounding areas. Encounters include W L Pickett in the metropolis, R L Propst in city for business, J M Roberts visiting Omaha, and Philip Rihn resuming studies in Omaha Commercial College. Many others travel to Lincoln Omaha Glenwood Murray and Council Bluffs for work, court matters, or visiting relatives.
The S. H. Atwood & company with W. H. Newell reports about five men per quarry and just over a hundred total, ready to hire more when spring work begins. Quarries sit at Cedar Creek and Wymore Nebraska Arizonia Missouri, with ample work to keep current crew busy.
In Columbia Texas R A Bates receives a money order from S C Patterson to renew his subscription through January 1909. Patterson notes rising emigration and land prices in Cass County with land offered from ten to forty dollars per acre. He asks to remember him to old friends.
Mrs. G M Porter travels to Omaha to meet Mrs. C E Whittaker who will visit the Porters and Oliver Hudson and family. The Whittakers recently lived in Craig with Mr Whittaker in the harness business. Clarence plans to move to South Dakota to set up a farm before Mrs Whittaker and the children finish their visit.
At this post office a list of letters remain undelivered and unclaimed after some time. Persons urged to call and say Advertised. Names include Mrs Anna E Miller Miss Annie Meyer Mrs Anna South H C Russell Jas C Sharely.
The Christian church Sunday school teachers are asked to convene Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Mr and Mrs George M Porter home to discuss issues the superintendent deems fit to present. All teachers and as many pupils and interested persons as possible should attend.
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