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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
6
A compilation of short items about visitors and residents in Murray, Plattsmouth, and nearby areas. People include Mrs Ora Davis, Fay Oldham, Dr. Gilmore, Uncle Jimmy Root, Elmer Baedeker, Rev. Lamp, Col Boybert, and others visiting Omaha or Plattsmouth. Notes cover health, purchases, social events, and local business.
Col Seybolt visited Plattsmouth Tuesday to showcase a Mason automobile. A Journal reporter enjoyed a pleasant ride over the city’s hills and found the car climbs easily as it runs on paved streets. The Colonel offers Cass County agency and claims the Mason car is the best value with a general guarantee.
Mr W F Moore of near Murray received 30 85 for disability from an injury on March 1 and praised Woodmen Accident Association of Lincoln for prompt payment. Eva Porter closed her Rock Bluffs school with a party for scholars and parents. attendees enjoyed various amusements.
The May 1 performance by the young people of Rock Bluffs filled the school house to capacity. Cast members delivered well-prepared performances with notable talent, earning community praise for the successful entertainment endeavor.
A brief seed sale notice for the Early Ohio variety offered at 1.50 dollars per bushel. Holmes and Smith of Murray urge buyers to act quickly while supplies last.
Frank Vallery seeks 250 acres pasture and limited cattle or horses for the season in Murray. Holmes & Smith's offer 35 glove kinds 10e to 2.00. Property ad describes pale 40 acres south of town with house and outbuildings, orchards, timber, and plowed land. all rented. Exchange for town property with 2 4 rooms and 2 acres to 2 lots. Visits by Geo Stohr and wife of Elmwood in city with Stohr and Messinger families.
A small New England village hosts a lecture series to fund a public library. A dry evening leads a farmer to skip the event, but his sons attend and hear a speaker extolling rural worth. The course loses money, yet years later Tom and Charley earn A B A degrees, proving success beyond the tally.
Delegates at the second peace congress in Chicago discuss future actions in education and public campaigns to hasten disarmament. Ed ward Ginn presents a campaign plan as Edwin Mead critiques competitive arming while A W Bartholdt mocks nations that demand peace for individuals but wage war between states.
Multiple legal notices from Cass County Nebraska announce show cause orders to sell estate property of Telitha Walling and to appoint administrators for John L. Axmaker and others. Included are divorce and attachment notices involving parties such as Helena A. Tysart and James A. Dysart, with hearings set in Plattsmouth and dates in May 1909.
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