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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1909)
To The Public BUILD NOW The prices of lumber and building material of all kinds is lower at the present time than it will be in the future. Large-buyers such as the railroads and similar corporations, have be gun to buy in large quantities, the result is the lumber market has passed the low place and prices are bound to advance. If you are ex pecting to build it will pay you to BUY NOW. Get nrices from a PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. Brief Local Happenings Jake Hild was a visitor in the city Friday. Philip Bom was in town Thursday on business. A. W. Atwood had business in Oma ha Friday. Chas. B. F. Cook was a visitor in the city Friday. Wm. Valiery and wife were in the city Thursday. Chas. Creamer of near Murray, was in the city Friday. Tom Parmelue was a business visitor in the city Friday. Wash YounR came in for some ma chine supplies Thursday. Aug. Pausk and son Daniel of Louis ville were here Saturday. Wm. Spencer and wife of Cullom, were in town Saturday. Wm. Brantner was a business visitor in the city Thursday and Friday. Wm. Gillispie was in town Saturday looking after his grain interests. August Steppat drove in from near the county farm on business Friday. Miss Olga Keil, a popular young lady of Cullom, spent Saturday with friends nere. Stephen Wiles drove in from his farm near Mynard to do some trading Friday. Bryon Clark came in from the east Friday where he has been attending to businsss. Wm. Gilmour and wife of Rock Blurt's, were in the city visiting fViends and trading Friday. Sheriff Quinton left for Weeping Water Friday to make an appraisal of some property. Geo. P. Meisinger, Jr., Plaitmouth attending to matters Friday. Ike Pearlman of Omaha, was in the city Thursday to look after the rental of his property interests. Lawrence Stull, owner of many valu able acres of land near Oreapolis in town Thursday on business. has fully recovered from her recent ill ness. Miss Florence Baird left Thursday for Cascade Springs, Colorado, to at tend a meeting of the National W. C. T. U. Miss Laura Chalfant of Kdgar, Neb. who has been visiting in the city ut the home of Frank Shopp, returned to her home Thursday, Dawson Roberts cf Mynard was in the city on business Friday. Mr. Rob erts farms and works in the elevator for Wm. Gillispie. Byron Reed was a visitor in the city Friday and while here took several more subscriptions for his son in the Shetland pony contest. Fritz Ginder was a business visitor inj the city Saturday. He was accom panied by George Volk, of Ashland, who visited over Sunday. John A. Hennings, who is president of the Farmers Elevator Co., at Cedar Creek and Ferdinand Hennings and wife had business here Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Hennings and her mother Mrs. Nicholas Volk, who has been vis iting with her in the country came in on the Schuyler Friday morning. Matthew Gering returned from his outing and fishing trip out west Friday. He reports he had a line t'me and feels much better than when he left home. Wm. and Henry Volk were in the city Thursday. Win. had his auto badly damaged recently by running in to a washout, and it is laid up for re pairs. Mrs. Schumaker and daughter, Miss Minnie, who have been visiting in the city with the family of John Iverson, departed for their home at Fort Cal houn Friday. Mrs. Peter Turn returned from Oma ha Friday where she had gone to con sult Dr. Gifford in regard to one of her eyes. An operation was performed and was in ! the eye is now causing her very little business 1S-13 trouble. John Iverson, the geniul blacksmith, informs us that he is now "papa," as the stork called at his residence last Wednesday night, and left a pair of twin girls. Mrs. Iverson and the girls was ! are getting along nicely. Mrs. J. W. Gamble visited over Sun- Philip Schaefer and family were in I day with Mr. Gamble, who is teaching the city Saturday visiting friends and trading with our merchants. Julius Pepperburg, the "Buds" cigar man of Lincoln, was in Plattsmouth Friday looking after business. Edwin Jeary, cashier of the First National Bank of Elmwood, was an overnight visitor in the city Friday. Join Swartz and Bent Livingston took advantage of the wet spell to come to town and do some trading Fri day, s P. H. Meisinger and daughter, Lena, were in the city last week. Miss Lena in the summer school at the Lincoln State University. Supt. Gamble is a deservedly popular instructor whose services are always in demand. Wm. R. Ruff ner, master mechanic of Wabash railway at St. Louis, Mo., ar rived in the city last week for a few days' visit with hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ruffner. He returned to his home at St. Louis Saturday. Louis and Martin Frederick had .busi ness in the city Thursday. Louis has had a bad ankle for some time and he does not Bee the end of hia trouble with it yet. However he can run tho riding implements and d considerable work. James Johnnon, the Cedcr Creek blacksmith, had buMness in the city Fri day. Mr. Johnson is a number one smith and h.is the confidence of all the ! farmers in that vicinity, he is al- j ways in the sh p ready for work as j it comes. Rex Wilson, who looks after the buiMiiess of his father, H. E. Wilson, since the latter's long illness, went over to Pacific Junction Friday to do some work on the school house for which hia father had contracted. He U a depend able young man and his worth is well shown and certainly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Truesdale arrived in Plattsmouth from Chicago F.'iday for a few weeks visit with the Dovey families. Miss Alice Dovey ac companied them homo for a summer outing. These young people had lead ing parts in the "Stubborn Cinderella" company which finished the season re cently at Chicago. Isadore Sitzman came in from Cedar Creek Saturday morning for a visit with relatives. His brother, August was able to get down town on ci jtches for the first time since accidently cut ting his foot a few days ago. Isadore says the base ball nine could not get over to play the river rata Sunday us the water was too high. Eddie Todd and wife and their guests Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman, of near Oreap olis were here Saturday. Eddie states that ho delivered a load of new hay to the liveryman, Wm. Wehrbein at fS per ton. In accounting for the low price he says this is an early cutting from Ins bottom meadow and the hay is lot ns perfect as the second crop will be. Geo. Kairenberger received a carload of feeding cattle from the S. Omaha stock yards Friday George is one of Cass county's prosperous farmers and stockfeeders and his experince will aid in making a nice profit on this bunch of feeders. Good corn fed beeves are bringing S rents and better now nnd he thinks he can ofVord to fatten them even with 05 cent corn. Mrs. Michael Horn of Ilainview, Nebr., came Saturday to visit with her daughters, Mrs. Geo. Born, and Mrs. Bernard Wurl. Se was acocmpanied by her granddaughter, Miss Mary HofTart, and they will visit here some time as they have many relatives nnd friends in this vicinity. Miss Dora Horn, a daughter, living in Omaha visited over Sunday with them. r GverytbingtsNew But the Men. We shall open tomorrow morning .(Tuesday) for business with one of the most finely appointed drug stores in Eastern Nebraska. In addition to the regular lines usually carried in a first class drug store we shall handle Lowe Bros Paints and Stains, Wall Paper, Candy and Cigars and all kinds of toilet goods. A feature of our business will be our modern sanitary Soda Fountain. This is something new and you are cor- dially invited to call and inspect it. Wevrich & Mad: Red Cross Drufl Store. raoa r f f V V ? ? ? V ? ? ? ? ? f T t ? ? t ? ? t T v v v v (anion i Ring Free During the next three months, in order to ad vertise our business in general, and our delicious "Fairy Ice Cream" in particular, we intend to hold a diamond ring contest. Each 5c purchase will count as one vote, 10c as two votes, etc. Contest will close September 30, 1909. To the lady receiving the largest number of votes, we will give a beautiful diamond ring, actual value $75. which is now on exhibition in Cra bill's window. To the lady receiving the second largest number of votes, we will give an elegant silver and gold tea set. actual value $25, which is now on exhibi tion in McElwain's window. In thi contest there is absolutely no possibility of fraud, as the only way to get votes is to make a cash purchase. We shall an nounce standing of contestants each Thursday. WAUl & I Candymakers. Next to P. O. Advertised Letter List. Remaining uncalled for in the post office at Plattsmouth, Neb., June 28, 1909, Ladies, Moore, Miss Arquilla. Gentle men, Wright, P. W. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office July 12, 190D, if not delivered before. In calling for the above please say "advertised" giving date of list.. C. H. Smith, P. M. Birthday Party. Mrs. Nicholas Volk of Pekin, 111., who recently came to this city to pay a visit to h er sons and daughters reached the age of 84 yearei yesterday and a number of relatives gathered at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Tritsch to help celebrate the day. Mrs. Volk has had an active and busy life and though so well advanced in yearc, is still as spry physically and as strong mentally as most persons are at 70 years of age. On her recent trip from Pekin, 111., to this city, covering one night and one half of a day, she seemed to feel as little fatigue as any, though other members of the party were much younger. After all had enjoyed the good things prepared by Mrs. Tritsch; social talk, in which many nearly forgotten events were recalled and discussed; and card playing passed the after.ioon swiftly and enjoyably. Those present to enjoy the occasion were, Messrs. and Mes dames Jacob Tritsch, Martin Fredrich, Chas. Hennings, J. W. Tritsch, John F. Hennings, Fred Oldenhausen, and Mrs. John Urish, Mrs. E. K. Trettig, and Mrs. Nicholas Volk. Smoke an ACORN And be Happy J CHICHESTER S PILLS Wr7v TIIK lIAMNI nitAM). A 1 --lk hlalira-lrr'i lllimnn J Timii4V I'llVln Hrd .ii.l Unlit n.cl.il.iAV tealvl ilh lllua klM-n. Take no olbpp. liny f yiir . AHI'tt 111.4 III K.TFII iiVmm iikanm rn.i.. a M known k lint, S J(e(. Al wv K.II.I la SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE If You Want To Know the big things that are going on in the world ; if you want a story to fit any mood you may be in ; if you want to . spend several of the most interesting half hours ever get the JULY EVERYBODY'S FOR SALE BY , J. W. 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