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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
The notice from Jansen Nebraska records a matter involving the United States post office, categorized under a government a8 gerond class matter. The entry provides limited details but confirms official postal proceedings in the locality.
The sun was largely obscured last Saturday drawing notable interest as shadow fell across the ground. Wheat fields in the area look promising with a fair crop expected within about a month.
Plymouth Chautauqua closed this week marking a successful first experience for the town with large crowds attending both sessions. Jansen merchants pledge support and the second Chautauqua starts Thursday July Fourth with renowned lecturers and nationally known entertainers.
Promoters and citizens of Jansen and vicinity are invited to meet at the bumping station on Thursday June 13 at 8 o clock. The gathering aims to select officers and plan an advertising campaign to ensure the Chautauqua's success this year.
A brief social note records the Jansén family receiving four favors through an instrument instrumentality. Names and places are not fully legible in the scan but the event is framed as a communal acknowledgment of assistance.
Forty five Mennonite men from Oklahoma were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court martial for refusing to wear uniforms and work for the army. Brigadier General O Neil reduced the sentences to twenty five years each. They are held at Camp Travis stockade awaiting transfer to Leavenworth.
Last week’s Rock Creek items arrive late and are printed in this issue. Mr and Mrs H M Rich of Fairbury visit their son Dan Rich and family as Leonard W Turner of Schenectady NY and Eber Turner of Wilbur NE spend Monday with C M Turner family. Mrs John Waddell and daughter return from Peru. Mrs S F Miller and family host a cousin and niece from Belleville Kansas. Little Baby Horner ill with tonsillitis. Mr and Mrs Frank Higgins and Mr and Mrs John Waddell with daughter guest of Mr and Mrs Walter Greeves Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Kroeker Mr and Mrs Peter Willems and Peter Ens of Kansas visit locally. Jansen Lumber Yard busy amid ongoing building nearby.
Notes from the Jangen ladies highlight contributions for the issue while several correspondences from nearby localities have not arrived before the press deadline.
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