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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
4
Mynard notes cool weather slows corn ripening and frost damages crop quality. Wheat suffers from rain, reducing value. Phil Cook is sick with Dr Brendel visiting. Murray & Co. rush apples, Cass rises as a top apple county. potatoes look weak. Rev. Sleeth preached at the hall Sunday. Jamaica.
In Eagle the Beacon notes a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ransford on Tuesday and a baby boy welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ward on Friday. Uncle John Sumner and Rev. D S Donegan depart for Washington D C to visit old soldiers at the National Encampment of the G A R. Ross Crabtree and family of Cheney visit Eagle. G W Venner works on a new, modern elevator project. Mrs. Sumner reports a pear tree bearing seven pears this year, with a single dropped pear weighing sixteen ounces.
Mrs. Mellinger of Murray won the diamond medal at the State W C T U contest in Beatrice where Cass county carried the honors among four contestants. Peter Valk of Eight Mile Grove sold his 160 acre farm for 12000 to Wendel Heil at 375 per acre. Corn husking is expected to begin mid month per local farmers.
Jacob Meier resigns after two years clerking for Dr Jenson and accepts a job at Fricke's Pharmacy in Plattsmouth. He leaves for Plattsmouth this week and is praised as a gentleman of good business sense, earning high regard from local citizens who wish him well in his new post.
A. D. Welton builds a new home on the Mathews farm southwest of town. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wiedeman host a ceramics party Tuesday night. Dr. McConaughy and wife visit relatives on their return from Europe and present Dr. Lawrence with a fine Alps cane. Grandpa Ryan recovers enough to be out again. Wm. Armstrong begins postal clerk duties. Brown elected as K. P. delegate to the Grand Lodge in Omaha. D. Fulmer loses three calves to black leg. vet treats another. T. Mosher leaves Greenwood with plans to Lincoln. merchants warn of unsettled accounts. Mosher promises future liquidation.
Union from the Ledger notes Matt Spader and wife honeymooning in Plattsmouth then returning last Saturday. The article says Artie Shoemaker is improving from typhoid fever. B F Cowles moves jewelry business from here to Talmage for larger operations. Henry Knabe of Nehawka visits en route to Omaha where his wife is in a hospital.
The county will gain a new newspaper, the Weeping Water Herald, established by George Olive. The paper will be Republican in politics and its first issue will appear next week. Olive is an experienced hustling news gatherer and printer.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Cox Thursday of last week. John Weichel has recovered enough to sit up. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boyce Friday September 30. Mrs. F. C. Voorhees Tuesday September 30. Dr. Trenholm, local dentist, went to Wheatland Wyoming recently. Joe Mullen’s father was stricken with paralysis on Monday. Abner, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, ill with typhoid in Perkins county. parents at his bedside. Rush Rector dislocated both bones of his left elbow while picking apples. Dr Neely treated him.
Louisvilles Courier reports Toot Urwin recovering from poisoning after coon hunting. Willie Hopp dies aged seven from acute rheumatic fever. funeral held Wednesday. L. J. Mayfield departs for Boyd county to establish a new spur town along the E M W extension. Mayfield delays moving family until spring. Elder G W Mayfield weds John Bartlett Kilgore and Ellen Arvidson in city. Farmers worry corn crop overestimation as prices lag. Cr J Gaebel holds ninth annual sale with a large crowd and eager buyers.
The offerings surpassed average quality with top praise for Dutroc Jerseys. Hogs from Mr. Teachers herd earned nationwide renown. Prices rose above typical levels this year. Next week will publish full price lists and buyers.
Murray notes report Jenkins in Omaha Monday. Sheelys bridge gang installed a new span east of Murray Monday. Mrs. W A Jenkins returned from northern Nebraska Tuesday. Dr. Gilmore repairing barn prepping for winter. James Stone family visited with son Charles Wednesday. Miles Standish has several thousand feet of cottonwood lumber being sawed. Many Murray folks attended Sandy Bottom at Parmele theater Monday night. Walker Pitman completed elevator repairs improving the structure. Ed Burton family moved to Surprise Nebraska to work in a hardware store. Mrs Ed Rankins sister of J A Walker and Miss McGaugn arrived from Washington Pennsylvania Tuesday evening to visit relatives.
Murdock updates include D. S. Musselman traveling to Omaha and W. S. Hare selling his elevator interest. Miss Goebry showcases hats while Miss Warren visits Fridays for music lessons. A. J. Tool hosts Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tool, Rev. Eby discusses the Anthracite coal strike, and Brann with Nellie Allison visit Grace Allison. Rush & Shatto debut a new traction engine and separator. Rev. Molien fills the Weeping Water pulpit Sundays until a minister is hired. Local pupils consider attending the winter school, reflecting on the strong teaching corps.
Daily tourist sleeper service from Omaha and Lincoln with a 25.00 rate from Plattsmouth to San Francisco Sacramento Los Angeles and San Diego. Stops allowed at many California points. Contact Burlington agent or J Francis general passenger agent Omaha.
A list of textiles and clothing items offered at sale prices including 500 cotton blankets at per pair and 36 inch unbleached muslin by the yard. Wool bed blankets at 2.50, dress skirts in wool and silk around 4.50 to 5.00, handkerchiefs 20 for 2 shillings per dozen, new silk waists 4.75, French flannel waists 1.25, and golf gloves mittens priced per pair.
An advertisement lists multiple homes and plots in Plattsmouth with price ranges from 450 to 1500 dollars. Terms include small cash down payments and monthly installments, promoting owner occupancy over renting and highlighting improvements in property values and community benefits.
Advertised listings outline twenty two acres near town with orchard at 85 per acre and 200 acres with timber pasture and water at 25 per acre, thirty acres cultivated near town. other tracts include four hundred acres near depot at 60 per acre and three hundred twenty near Mynard at 65. offers accept exchanges for city property and general listings across fifty Nebraska counties.
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