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-Buells "Continued from P. 1, Sec. Ai found that a perfect straight line was formed the whole dis tance of the board with a Kra dual wind to turn the sward, lie consequently constructed one on this principle ami ex perience In its use ha.s taught him that it is the best and only principle that can be adopted, whether for prairie or other soil." Although not a Nebraskan at the time this copy of the "Farm er" was new, Grandfather Huell could boast of a loii standing American citizenship. The Huell family came to Martha's Vineyard in 1031 from Iluntint-tonshire, England be cause of reliukms persecution. Among illustrious early rela tives are a Nt w England musket manufacturer, Presidents Grant and Hayes and the first New York Governor. Frank Buells father was born 20 miles from Schcnectedy, New York, where he stayed until 1809 when he came to Omaha's Saint Nicholas House and from there to Cass County in search of a1 homestead. j Mrs. Huell's parents, the; Scotch-Irish McCrory's were also1 early settlers. They came to1 Cass County from Indiana. They! first .settled in Tipton, Iowa J where they were during trip Civil War. Mrs. Buell recalls go ing to the door at the end of the Civil War and seeing the flag flying half-mast over the town. Her father walked over and came back with the news that Abraham Lincoln had been assasinated. In the Huell family is record of a patent signed by General Grant w hen the claim was taken up and the homestead patent signed by President Hayes. Mr. Buell's book also records the words "Meeting today at Klmwood" on the page for May 1809, but whether Elmwood re ferred to the town where it is now or the earlier location of the Walker Store is unknown. Elmwood first bore the name Stove Creek because, according to an old story, an unknown early pioneer fording the creek lost the stove off his wagon and their it lay when Elmwood's first settlers came. David McCaig was the first postmaster, receiving his ap pointment in 1808. Before that time the mail came to South Bend on the Plattsmouth-Schy-ler railroad. The McCaig post office was 1 mile east and 2!'2 miles north. The post office was later moved to the Walker Store v2 mile east on the ford. Because of its situation in the midst of nn Elm grove it was suggested that the town be named Elm- Cash & Carry COIN-OP TYPE CLEANDMG Pounds $100 LUCSCH S COIN-OP TYPE CLEANING OFFERS YOU: No Waiting For Machines Your Cleaning Done With Professional Care All Garments Are Spotted and Returned To You On YOUR Hangers Please Bring Your Own Hangers! -Send Us Your Man-Made Furs and Leatherette Coats DRESS SHIRT LAUNDRY SERVICE! For That Dressed Right Appearance. Lugsch Cleaners PHONE 2130 wond rind the nnmp stud;. In 1872 the present site of Elmwood had one store operated by Eli Lane and situated where the Elms Cafe is now located. Mr. Lane later took in a part ner, Silas Greenslate. By 1874 Elmwood, now a busy community, still had neither doctor nor blacksmith. C. D. Clapp's efforts brought a Ne braska City blacksmith, Mr. Woodruff, to Elmwood. Mr. Clapp also persuaded Dr. N. R. Hobbs of Plattsmouth to ride out and look over the town. Dr. Hobbs stayed and later built the Elmwood Opera House which has since burned. Frank Buell was 5 years old when the Missouri-Pac ific wound up around the creek to Elmwood in 1886. July 16, 1886 Elmwood was surveyed and the plat filed for record by A. E. Sprague. That year too the First National Bank was estab lished by Edwin Jeary, In 1889 a new bank was estab lished which is still in opera tion. The churches played an im portant role in building Elm wood. It was 1874 when the Me thodist Church began its serv ices in the Stove Creek School with a circuit rider delivering the sermons. In 1879 Rev. W. K. Laufburron came to preach at Elmwood. C. D. Clapp donated a lot for the parsonage for the new minister. The Christian Church follow ed in 1874 and the Catholic church was established in 1886. Lutheran and United Brethren services beginning in 1891 brought the total up to five. A wooden, two-room school house was built in 1871 and later a second story of two rooms was added. One of the school's first graduates, Willard Clapp, is still living. Elmwood had many Civil War veterans among the early set tlers so it was natural that the GAR gained a stronghold here and the Kennesaw Post of the GAR was formed. Like many of the small towns Elmwood held its own fair for many years. Among the attrac tions were horse races, bicycle races, and speakers such as Wil liam Jennings Bryan, and J. Sterling Morton. The early 70's brought two newspapers to Elmwood, the Echo under A. W. Mayfield and the Leader under Dick Barr. In 1896 the two were joined into the Elmwood Leader-Echo under Bert Clements. The Elmwood businessmen donated land for a public park in 1902 and one of the town's brickyards, located east of Elm wood in Clapp's pasture, made the brick for the town post office. Nehawka News Mm. F. O. Sand Phone 2708 What's different about Rambler's rustproofing? It goes all the way up to the roof. Only Rambler has Deep-Dip rustproof ing entire body immersed in primer paint right up to roof plus 8 other body rustproofing steps. What's different about Rambler's brakes? They stop when other brakes can't. Double Safety Brake System has tandem mastercylinders. If front brakes fail, rear brakes still work and vice versa. Self-adjusting brakes standard, too. What's different duuui rvdiuuici o headroom? 1 -Vr-X It's greaterthan any other American car's. Rambler Classic 6and Ambassador V-8 beat all other makes in front-seat headroom (even Cadillac!) can seat six 6-footers easily. What's different about Rambler's muffler and tailpipe? They won't rust out. Ceramic-Armored muf. tier, tailpipe guaranteed against defect as long as you own your new Rambler. If either rusts out, collision damage ex cepted, a Rambler dealer makes free replacement. What's different about Rambler's prices? They're America's lowest Only Rambler brings you America's lowest sug gested retail prices for convertible, 2-door and 4-door sedans and wag onsall quality-built with Rambler excellence. nivA iiaan I k"' World Standard of Compact Car Excellence bler R. V. BRYANT MOTORS, 125 N. 5th, Plattsmouth Mrs. Harry Knabe attended a dinner Thursday at the Athletic Club in Omaha and the meeting of the Board members of direc tors of the Omaha League for Nursing and members of the Board of District Two of Ne braska State Nurses Association. Mr. and Mrs. Knabe spent Sun day and Monday with the Donald Staples family at Mapleton, Iowa. Ray Pollard underwent sur gery Monday at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha. He is re ported making a satisfactory re covery. Mr. and Mrs. George Sheldon went to Omaha Friday evening to meet Miss Isabel Willsie of Astoria, Oregon, who came to remain for an indefinite time with her sister, Mrs. Julian Pol lard. They took Mrs. Don Pickle with them and all visited Ray Pollard at Methodist Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fitch were dinner guests Friday eve ning of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knabe. Mrs. Emma Nutzman and Mrs. Ona Kunkel attended the Race for Peace meeting at St. Paul Methodist Church in Lincoln Fri day afternoon. Rev. Staley Hack ley attended also. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour, Neil and Beverly visited at the Frank Hobscheidt home near Union Saturday evening. Mrs. Louise Plager and son of Nebraska City visited at the Emmitt Hicks, Howard Redden and Jesse Nichols homes Sun day. Mrs. Ida Hicks, Mrs. Bob Ad kins and Anita Ann spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Plunkett Sr. of Weeping Water. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Elmwood had its boom days too. In 1902 a Gold and Oil Company was formed but its operations turned up little pro fit. Mr. Buell recalled several childhood experiences in life on the farm. The blizzard of '88 was of course one of the most memorable incidents for many people. Frank Buell was a seven year old boy out in the mid afternoon with his father when he was called to the house. In his own words, "All at once something just came up and I could hardly get to the house." Pioneers had many heartaches which are now beyond the scope of our imagination. For inst ance, the grasshopper plague of 1873. According to Mr. Buell the grasshoppers ate everything but the slough grass and a few cab bages which his mother manag ed to save, and when they left they completely obscured the sun. Why didn't the pioneers leave and return to the east? Mr. Buell explains that folks were too hard hit to be able to afford the trip back! Mr. Buell also spoke of the freighter's trail that came through Murdoch along the Mullen Ranch. In his boyhood the trail was deep cut scars on the face of the earth, eroded by wind and rain and carved by the wheels of many wagons. He also recalls a lonely grave by the trail, unmarked, but all mounted up. According to the old story a woman on one of the countless west-bound wagons had died and been buried there, one of the many left in unmart ed graves along the trail, soon forgotten, and now plowed through for many generations, After finishing high school at Murdoch, Mr. Buell went to business college in Omaha in 1898, washing dishes for his board and room. One of his favorite recollections of busl ness college is that of a green country boy taking in the sights of the 1898 trans-Mississippi Ex position. When he finished school Mr, Buell was offered a position as a bookkeeper at the Union Pacific Headquarters at $40 per month but he returned home and went to farming with his father in 1902. In 1951 he and his wife moved to the house in Elmwood where his parents also retired. They are active in the community and in the church. Mrs. Buell is also a DAR member. They have one son, Noble, who graduated from the University in the midst of the depression years. Jobs were scarce and so he took a civil service exam. He in now in Washington and is head of the U.S. Fish and Wild life Service. The Buell's now have 2 great-grandchildren, a boy and a girl. Many decades have rolled over Elmwood since the long ago time when it was virgin prairie and each new decade has found the Buell's helping in the towns growth. That bright morning when a sod-breaking plow turn ed Elmwood's first sod has long been lost to memory but the Buell and McCrory families still stand, an integral part ol a thriving community. Adklns, Mr. and Mrs. Ray G Nixon and Mrs. Hicks attended wrestling matches in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pointer of Omaha were guests Sunday of the Emmitt Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. Rose Redden of Louisville spent the weekend with the Howard Redden family. Mr. and Mrs. John McClurg of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Han sen were dinner guests Sunday of the Clarence Hansens. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gregg and family were supper guests Sunday of the Roland Hogues. Edward Knabe and Mrs. Georgia Hoback visited Mrs. Nita Kroll of Omaha Friday and at the Frank Anderson home in Union Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Kunkel of Weep ing Water; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snodgrass of Nebraska City were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Ona Kunkel. Mrs. Ona Kunkel and Mrs. Emma Nutzman attended the Race for Peace meeting at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Lin coln Friday. They with Rev Staley Hackley, and Mr. and Mrs. Sigvald Jensen had dinner at a hotel and attended the eve ning meeting at the church when they heard the Bishop of the Iowa area speak. Frances Hansen entertained two tables at bridge Monday aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haus child went to Lincoln Monday to see their new niece, Shelly Kay Hanneman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hanneman at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scharp and Stevie were supper guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wood, Rickey and Bobby of Ne braska City. Bob Brown was the Scharp's supper guest Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson en tertained at dinner Saturday eve- John Rudolphs' 50th Anniversary Fete Set for March 25 Mr. and Mrs. John Rudolph of Eagle will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary March 25 at the Eagle Methodist Church basement with an open house for relatives and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple requests no gifts. They have five children, Mrs. Howard Stege, Elmwood; Mrs. Neil Pettinger, Syracuse; Mrs. Willis Stubbendeck, Unadilla; Marvin Rudolph, Denver, Colo.; Howard Rudolph, Eagle; also fifteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Rudolph is the former Lena Speth of Unadilla. They were married in Lincoln, March 25, 1912, and have spent their en tire life on the farm south of Eagle, except for the last few years when they moved to Eagle. THC PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SFMI-WrFKLY JOURNAL Thursday, March 15, 1962 Section C PAGE THREE Murdock WMS MURDOCK (Special) The WMS of the Murdock Church met in the church parlors Wednesday. Taking part study were Elsie in the lesson Von Spreckel- son, Edith Jannen. Martha Vogt, Anna Reickman and Dorothy Mills. Stock Life. reported on Esther Spiritual Ruth Leutchen had charge o( the business meeting. Diane Bornemcier Has Beta Tau Position Beta Tau of Delta Zeta Soror ity announces the installation of i Diane Bornemeier as activities chairman of the chapter. Diane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bornemeier of Elm wood. She is a sophomore at Ne braska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. ning honoring Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bruns on their sixth wedding an niversary. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bruns and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bruns of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Albert Bruns and Mrs. Henning Johnson were guests of Mrs. Tom Johnson at the Junior Woman's Club meet ing Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bane of Piano, Iowa were weekend guests of the Howard Heesch family. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Johnson and sons joined Roger Dodson at the home of the Norman Lund bergs of Lincoln for a visit Sunday. GRADE A HOLSTEIN DAIRY COW AUCTION As I am quitting milking, I will sell my entire herd of Crade A Holstein Milk Cows at public auction on the farm located 1 mile east and U mile south of Alvo, Ncbr., on TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1962 Starting at 1 :00 o'clock sharp 29 HEAD OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE All cows will have a fresh TB and Bangs test. 1 Cow, 7 years old, will freshen June 8 1 Cow, 6 years old, will freshen March 3 - 1 Cow, 5 years old, was fresh Jan. 9 1 Cow, 5 years old, will freshen April 1 1 Cow, 6 years old, was fresh Feb. 12 1 Heifer, 2 years old. will freshen Oct. 2 1 Heifer, 2 years old, will freshen Nov. 12 1 Heifer, 3 years, was fresh Dec. 16 (open) 1 Heifer, 3 years old, will freshen Nov. 17 1 Heifer, 3 years old, will freshen Sept. 8 1 Heifer, 3 years old, will freshen Aug. 21 1 Heifer, 2 years, was fresh Dec. 30 (open) 8 Bred Heifers (freshen in fall) 4 Yearling Heifers 5 head of Calves, 6 to 8 months old MILKING EQUIPMENT Wilson Ice Bank 220-gallon Bulk Tank 2-Compartment Stainless Steel Wash Vat 1 Surge Pail, complete Strainer ART ROELOFSZ, Owner TERMS: Cash, day of sale. REX YOUNC & EDWARD MORRIS, Aucts. American Exchange Bank of Elmwood, Clerk All cows will have a fresh TB and Bangs test. pffi) (Tfoi ffMn Pin OF Nehawka, Nebraska Mas Purchased A Location The Board Of Directors And Some 40 Members Have Approved An Expansion Program. The New Location Consists Of A Warehouse & A Display Store. It Is The Old Lumber Co. Site. & CP ay Dim Mefoawkci On This Day, Teams Of Your Neighbor Farmers Will Be Calling On You to Solicit Your Help. These Investments Are Backed Up By All The Assets Of The Co-op. ANYONE CAN INVEST - FINANCE PLAN - Certificates Of Indebtedness Bearing 6 Interest 10 Year Maturity, In Multiples Of $100.00 WIATC. Wide margins at the manufacturing and distribution level ' have been a major factor in the tight squeeze on Agriculture. Farmers are turning to CO-OP to Increase their Income. IT MAKES SENSE TO OWN OUR OWN FACILITIES! Co-op Spent Dollars - Return More Farm Dollars Aiiitii4AliilMAtiiiftriimi ti iniio