Union Notes Include Personal Visits and Local Moves
The Union column lists residents and visitors such as August Ost Ina LaRue W B Banning and Clifton D Smith, plus business trips from George Sheldon and J F Wilson. Moves include John Tigner and wife relocating near Louisville, and Wm Shoemaker shifting into Union while taking over a dray line.
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August Ost
Union
Nehawka
Ina LaRue
Nebraska City
W. B. Banning
Clifton D. Smith
George Sheldon
Sheldon Manufacturing Company
Daniel Lynn
Liberty precinct hits graveling fund goal for KT highway
Liberty precinct announces the fund raising for the KT highway graveling was completed Saturday night. If others matched its promptness the necessary amount would be in the hands of authorities to secure state and federal aid and proceed without interruption. The piece praises civic spirit to banish mud on major highways.
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Liberty Precinct
Rev. W. A. Taylor Improving After Rochester Operation
Reports from Rochester Minnesota say the Rev. W. A. Taylor is in the hospital after surgery to remove ulcers of the stomach. He is getting along nicely with good hope of full recovery and return home in a few weeks. Friends in Union and the county praise his steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minnesota
W. A. Taylor
Union
Union Baptist church ladies stage Safety First play
The Union Baptist church ladies presented a well attended performance titled Safety First to raise funds for the minister’s expenses. Between acts readings by Grace Kendall and Mrs Clifton D Smith drew praise, and a comic colony sketch by Rue Frans and Ellis LaRue entertained the audience. Gussie Robb aided in training the young performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis LaRue
Gussie Robb
Missouri Pacific Plans Major Union Track Improvements
Missouri Pacific will build additional tracks south of O street road at Union this spring, requiring removal of several buildings. The project aims to reduce train delays by expanding trackage and adding coal chutes, alongside 24 new freight trains. January saw 168 freight trains originate on the Omaha main line, with each train averaging over 50 cars, underscoring the need for enhanced handling capacity.
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Missouri Pacific
Union
O Street Road
Omaha
Birthdays in March span ages from four to seventy four
March birthdays catalog many names with birth years ranging from 1846 to 1921. Notables include Fannie McCowen aged four born March 14 1921 and David A Young born March 22 1851 near Murray. The list covers births from 1846 to 1908 with several individuals named and tied to locations.
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Little Fannie McCowen
David A. Young
Murray
Fannie
Mr. Young
Iowa
George L. Hatha- Way
A. H. Austin
Gabe
Daniel Lynn
Joe Ellington
Plattsmouth
Joe Bauer
St. Patrick's Natal
Art Pearsley
Ll. G. Todd
Harry W. Thomas
EB. Frans
Winina Dysart
Dorothy Peterson
Ina LaRue
Mabel Barbeen
Alex M. Storey
Chapman couple marks silver wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Chapman celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last Wednesday February 24 with about seventy five neighbors and friends. A purse of 28 dollars was given to Mrs. Chapman and she bought a silver service to commemorate the event.
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E. F. Chapman
Making Home in Weeping Water
Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick settle in Weeping Water after marrying in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, formerly Eva Hathaway, was a Union resident and enjoys the good wishes of friends as her husband works in the Weeping Water quarry.
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James Fitzpatrick
Weeping Water
Council Bluffs
Fitzpatrick
Eva Hathaway
de Long
Union
Illness to Recovery for Union Couple Daniel Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn of Union have both recovered from lengthy illnesses. Mr. Lynn was ill ten days and Mrs. Lynn nearly a month. They are now feeling better and about the home, staying in until the weather settles.
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Mrs
Daniel Lynn
Union
Mr. Lynn
Mrs. Lynn
Lecture at Baptist Church Sunday by Rev Oscar Autritt
The Baptist church will host an illustrated lecture Sunday evening by minister Rev Oscar Autritt born in Russia who speaks seven languages. The talk titled Which Czarism Blshevism or Christianity offers an invitation to all to attend and listen.
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The
Baptist Church
Oscar Autritt
Autritt
Russia
Union Property For Sale By Owner
Bargain home in Union offered by M. Lynde suitable for dairy hog or chicken farming. See the seller in Union for details.
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Union
M. Lynde
First Old Settlers Reunion Held at Lynn's Grove 1889
Attorney Byron Clark of Omaha spoke among a lineup of local dignitaries at the first annual Old Settlers' reunion in Lynn's Grove on August 22 1889. The event drew attendees from nearby towns with music by the Weeping Water band and a grove basket dinner ending around 5 PM.
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Charley Graves
Union
Old Settlers
Union Ledger
Byron Clark
Omaha
Lynn
M. L. Thomas
C. L. Graves
Weeping Water Band
R. B. Windham
Orlando Tefft
Lawson Sheldon
S. M. Kirkpatrick
Cole
Nebraska City
L. G. Todd, Sr
Geo. R. Murray
J. F. Buck
New Lighting Effects At Weyrich Had Raba Drug Store
Weyrich Had raba drug store installs a novel lighting system for its show windows. The large display uses colored lights alternately flashing on and off, creating eye catching effects for passersby.
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Weyrich & Hadraba
Alfalfa Hay for Sale by Sam Gilmour
Alfalfa hay for sale offering first second and third cuttings under cover. Contact Sam Gilmour at phone 3203 for details.
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Sam Gilmour
Judge Julius S. Cooley Remembered in Nebraska Life Sketch
The Omaha Bee recalls Julius S. Cooley a famed police court attorney and former Cass county resident born March 31 1861 in Michigan. He describes his family roots emigration to Nebraska in 1866 and early work on farms while pursuing law and schooling including time at the state university and teaching at Greenwood Eagle and Cedar Creek.
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Omaha Bee
Julius S. Cooley
Cass County
Plattsmouth
Cedar Creek
A. R. Groh
the Bee
Pavillion
Kalamazoo County
Michigan
Asher
Lincoln
George E. Sayles
Neb
C. H. Pinkham
South Bend
John
United States
Berlin
Marion Keifer
Oakland
Cal
Pacific
Donald
Hiram Johnson
Herbert Hoover
France
Thomas M. Cooley
Supreme Court of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Coronado Beach
Nebraska
Anna
Agnes L. Moore
Cooleys
Council Bluffs
Julius
Macauley
England
St. A. D. Balcombe
The
State University
Greenwood
Eagle
Omaha lawyer recalls defending the poor in early career
The speaker says he tutored Tom S. Allen who later became U S district attorney at Omaha and is brother-in-law of W J Bryan. He notes he could have entered corporate law but chose to defend the poor, admitting he was trimmed at times.
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Plattsmouth
State University
John Hartman
Great Northern Railroad
B. B. Davis
Omaha
Nora Z. Snell
Lincoln Frost
Dave Mercer
Charles Magoon
Cuba
Tom S. Allen
United States District Attorney
W. J. Bryan
Harsh physics react weaken bowels and constipation
A fragment notes that harsh physics reactions cause bowel weakness and chronic constipation, mentions Dean's Regulats operating easily and a price of 30c per box at all stores.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Department
Fred Smith
Plattsmouth Motor Company
Lée Hammond
James F. Wilson
John Tigner
Louisville
C. F. Harris
Board of County Commissioners
Alice Todd
Mr. Todd
Washington
Sanford M. Gifford
Cedar Rapids
Winfield Swan
Arthur
Swan School
Gifford
Wm. Shoemaker
J. W. Lloyd
O” Street
J. F. Wilson
API
Geo. H. Shrader
Wm. Ostseer Avoca
John T. Porter
E. A. Kirkpatrick
Howell Smith
Granite
Oklahoma
Whittling Club
W. H. Crawford
R. D. Stine
Bruce Wolfe
D. C. LaRue
Union, Nebraska
Alex Eaton
Chas. Attebery
Union, Neb
Union Theatre
Featuring
Dorothy Mackaill
Edmund Breese
Wilfred Lytell
Sherwin-Williams House
Sherwin-Williams
Frans Bros. Lumber Co
Rev. Taylor
Bertschy
Omaha Police Court
Griffith Stephens Cooley
Julia Cooley
Col Julius Lilly
Sherman
Wade Hampton
Cooley
John P. Sattler
Main Street
del Monte
Sunkist
Sunny Smile
Jams
Skinner
People’s Market
Sam Giventer
H. C. Leopold
Windeham
Electric Shop
General Electric
Robt
B. Windham
NE Corner
Bertschy Engineering Service Co
Third St. At Pearl
Plattismouth
Jackson
Plattsmouth Loan & Building Association
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