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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
6
Local residents make hospital, family, and travel updates. Health troubles include remittant fever and heart issues. several ill children noted. Visits to Plattsmouth, Murray, Weeping Water, and Omaha recorded with routine social calls and farm work plans.
Pure copper cable lightning rods advertised by Pitman and Davis at 15 cents per foot with immediate availability for customers seeking durable protection from storms.
Local seed oats available from S O Cole in Mynard offering multiple varieties suitable for farm use. Contact Cole for pricing and quantity options.
A well improved 48 acre farm offers for sale fourteen miles southeast of the city on the ferry road. The owner Frank Swallow states the property is dirt cheap with a rice value of four thousand dollars.
A Friday evening gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rice west of Murray drew a large group of youths for games music and conversation lasting late into the night. Misses Bessie Delles Dernier Lucille Rice provided the music as guests enjoyed a three course luncheon.
The Glenwood Granite Works completed a four piece granite monument in Vermont gray for base sections and Swede red granite for the die and second base. Placed in Young cemetery for Mr and Mrs F M Young Jr at a cost about 400 dollars. It is described to endure storms for a century in memory of the family.
Dr Brendel was called to amputate the middle finger of Cy Daniher after a mule hitching incident left the finger fascerated and tightly twisted in a rope. The mishap worsened, requiring removal of the finger. some boys are teasing Cyrus but others insist the injury is no laughing matter.
Peter Perry of west of Mynard visited Plattsmouth last Saturday and left funds to pay a year’s subscription to the Journal for Sam Unland at Arlington Nebraska. Unland will receive Cass county news from the Journal for at least a year through its columns.
About 400 split fence posts and a few crib poles offered for sale by Wm. Nickles.
Notice asks debtors to settle accounts promptly to assist John Cook with finances. The call for payment emphasizes urgency during a busy season.
The Murray Lodge A O U W No 365 will hold a regular meeting on Saturday evening April 7. Business of importance. all members urged to attend. J H Cook is the Financier.
Just opened is the store of J C Snavely inviting customers to visit anytime to buy groceries or trade. The advertisement asks shoppers to bring their butter and eggs and promises to please when needed.
Bert Reed was fatally wounded in Rozel when Foster Whitney Jr. fired a loaded revolver downtown in a pool hall. The incident, blamed on Whitney being drunk, crushed the skull and left Reed gravely injured with emergency surgery performed to remove bone fragments.
An article defines equilibrium as perfect health and notes digestion affects overall function. It promotes Tunner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine to stimulate the stomach and restore harmony, urging use for disturbed digestion and weakness. Available at drug stores from Jos. Tuiner in Chicago. Also reports Dr Cook’s ill son in Keokuk and J. E. Hamad at the courthouse in Weeping Water.
On March 25 1908 a large gathering in Murray Cass County honored H L Oldham on his 63rd birthday. Friends shared social games a grand dinner and a cane presentation from Judge Ramsey. Mrs Oldham received a token rocker while daughters Pauline and Fay enjoyed the celebration with family and neighbors.
E H Borcherding traveled from near Dunbar for a Tuesday visit. L A Hupp, a real estate broker, and F W Rudge with wife visited Omaha this week. A R Smith of Dunbar conducted business locally. Henry Kuhnhein hosted Seward relatives last week. Miss Selma Marquardt spent Sunday in Avoca. Ralph and Clyde Graham, studying in Lincoln, came for the weekend. Mrs P Nutzman plans a new house in Avoca. Mildred Gillispie visited from Peru. Nutzman and Schmidt returned from a western trip. Rebekahs initiated several candidates Tuesday evening. H G Wellenseik was on the sick list early this week. John Thomas of Gretna visited business in town and went to Pacific Junction. Mrs Chas Kraft left for Glenwood after a few days with friends at Mrs A E Gass’s home.
Geo M Porter arrived from Creston last evening and left this morning for Hamburg Iowa where he will work today.
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