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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
3
Daily Personal News itemizes Omaha train passengers and visits including Mrs. Allen Renner Mrs. John Skoumal and C Hackenberg. It also covers the Democratic city convention nominees for mayor treasurer clerk police judge and council seats plus two school board candidates including J W Egenberger and L W Lorenz.
Miss Carrie Becker leaves for Avoca for several days with natives. Mrs. Ehrendreith, Mrs. Kraehler, and many others ride trains to Omaha Council Bluffs and Danville for visits. Local merchants and officials appear in transit with plans for business and governance. John Anderson departs for Stanton with his sister to start a farm year.
Lincoln March 18 The banking bill is expected to pass tonight with Governor Shallenberger to sign tomorrow amid GOP protests. The House sifting committee, fifteen members with two Republicans, moved quickly, tossing a county option bill and advancing Omaha and Lincoln charter measures to the calendar head for early action.
Fred Baumgart Jr and his brother Emil caught the early train to South Omaha for a horse sale. J A Becker of Plattsmouth Music Co left for Louisville and Springfield on business, planning to return Friday night to open his companys big removal sale the next day.
The Ward Tickets endorse D. O. Dwyer for the remainder of the unexpired term and Mike Mauzy as the council candidate. Both are praised for high character, integrity, public service, and dedication to the people and taxpayers.
A W White attends to business in Omaha this afternoon as a passenger on the mail train. Hans Paasch and wife travel home to Scribner Neb. after being summoned by the death of Mrs William Wohlfarth. Claus Ploehn and wife also depart for Scribner for the same reason. Martin B Hauk and wife, visiting relatives, leave on the noon mail train. Albert R Stokes suffered a severe burned hand from contact with a running emery wheel. not dangerous, but will keep him from work for several days.
For sale a number of fine White Plymouth Rock roosters at The each. They are good ones and cheap at the price, Mrs. H. C. Long, Murray.
John Warrick a wealthy bachelor aged fifty collapsed and died at his farm home three miles from Herman Nebraska after returning from an Omaha hospital. He left a fortune of 26000 with no local relatives. Known as Scotty he was among eastern Nebraska’s most successful farmers.
Mrs Hannah Loosing aged sixty nine files anew breach of promise suit for twenty thousand dollars against Henry Monke aged seventy nine in Blair district court. Both are wealthy with grown families and previous marriages. The case was previously settled and refiled.
In Alma Nebraska on March 18 Ralph Baker, son of a leading farmer, accidentally shot himself while herding cattle. A companion, a boy the same age, testified Baker held the rifle pointed skyward when it discharged, the bullet entering behind the ear and killing him.
In Omaha on March 18 a blaze destroyed the Sunderland Brothers horse stables and coal shed, killing twenty horses. The fire began at midnight and spread before it was controlled, leaving the sheds two blocks long engulfed in flames with no time to release the animals.
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