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December
1911
Selected Items from the Local News
The Magnet Mail, Magnet, Cedar Co., Nebraska.
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December 14
vol. XI no. 1December 14, page "1" col 4 Anton Webber, one of our prosperous farmers, took the noon train here Saturday for the home of his boyhood days, across the great Atlantic to the "Dichterlund". Mr. Webber came to this country 27 years ago when he was a mere youth and has helped, during that time, to make our country one of the best in the world.
Monday, Jens Anderson bought of J. V. Fletcher the residence where Albert Hansen lives for a consideration of $450. Mr. Anderson to have possession the first of February. ...
Dr. Terry. of Randolph, was ...
Miss Shopky, of Emerson, visited at the John Henkel home.
Carl Anderson shipped ...
J. V. Covert, who has been staying with his brother Harry for the past five months took the train for his home at Dixon, Ill. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Greeno were passengers to Blair Tuesday.
D. C. LaRue was ...
We understand that Geo. Hard has joined the Navy. ...
Sam Hathaway and Will Campbell was up at Verdel ...
Friends from Amsterdam, Mo. are visiting at the J. V. Thronburgh home this week.
December 14, page "1" col 5Bagley-Renard Co. (O. S. Swanson, Mgr.) have sold their lumber yards at Carroll, Sholes, Randolph and Magnet to the Smith Hoverson Lumber Co. of Sioux City. We have not learned the particulars or when the change will take place.
Jimmy Isrelson of Hartington, visited with his sister Mrs. T. W. Driver the first of the week.
Theo Couture was a business visitor at Newcastle the first of the week.
A. Carlson, a blacksmith of Wakefield, was ...
Otto Miller and Virgil Salmon are talking of joining the Navy. ...
Auctioneer Welch of Osmond, was here ...
Dr. Bowden performed an operation on Geo. Hard, Tuesday of this week. He was assisted by Dr. Cook of Randolph.
Mrs. Arthur Halleen took the train ...
Mr. J. W. Parson and daughter took the train Monday morning for Cresent, Iowa.
Mrs. August Sherer died at the St. Joseph hospital at Sioux City yesterday. We understand that the burial will be here. b. December 13, 1911(Back to the top of this issue or the first issue)
December 21
vol. XI no. 2December 21, page "1" col 4 Julius Zecker, who has been staying at the Elkhorn ranch for the past year took the early train Wednesday for his home in Illinoise.
Joe Bauders made his usual weekly visit to Randolph Monday.
Mrs. W. J. Buchanan and Miss Ethel Hatheway were ...
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Peterson took the early train for Waterloo where they will spend Christmas with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, of Osmond, were yesterday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dodson.
There occur[r]ed quite a serious fire at the C. N. Barrows home ... While Mrs. Barrows was rendering some lard some of it spilled on the stove ... Mr. Barrows who was pretty badly burned about the hands and face.
Walter Hughs, of Hemingford, was here ...
Gunzenhauser - Mayden Married - Miss Sadie Mayden and Mr. Joseph Gunzenhauser were married at Wayne Tuesday, by Rev. Wm Gorst of the M. E. Church of that place. Mr. Gunzenhauser is a stranger so ... Mrs. Gunzenhauser is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Mayden who are well and favorably known in this vicinity ... Mr. and Mrs. Gunzenhauser took the early train Wednesday morning for Arkansas to spend Christmas with Mr. Gunzenhauser's friends. Mr. and Mrs. Mayden accompanied them to Wayne.
m. December 19, 1911Elder Baldwin, State Secretary of the Christian Association, was here Sunday afternoon and evening ...
December 21, page "1" col 5Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Mayden and son Robert were Sioux City visitors Friday.
Earnest Halleen, Ed Jordan and A. E. Mainquist were ...
A. E. Mainquist shipped ...
Charley Johnson was a ...
Will Crawford was up at Crawford ...
Some of our sports were out Jack rabbit hunting Sunday and got almost a wagon load of the long eared fellows.
Andy Olson, Victor Johnson and J. E. W. Eckstrom took the noon train Monday for California. ...
Fred Soost, and a friend, a Mr. Lay, of Wayne, spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss Mattie Furness of Wayne, spent Sunday under the parental roof here.
December 21, page "1" col 6Henry Olson and wife, of Wausa, did Christmas shopping in our town Wednesday. They took supper at the J. C. Moore home.
W. A. Preston and wife of near McLean were seen in town Tuesday morning.
G. A. Hatheway was at Dakota City the latter part of last week.
John Henkel and family were ...
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December 28
vol. XI no. 3December 28, page "1" col 4 W. E. and W. H. Delozier are spending ...
E. J. Winget and family, of Creighton, are visiting ...
Mrs. Ellsberry, of Laurel, visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Horney spent Christmas ...
Mr. Harold Randolph came in on the evening train from Bradish, Iowa, Saturday, for a visit during holidays with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Moore.
December 28, page "1" col 5
HENKEL + GULP Mrs. Emma Gulp, of Omaha and Mr. John H. Henkel, of Magnet, were married at Omaha Sunday. Mrs. Gulp was a housekeeper for Mr. Henkel for some weeks previous to their marriage. Mr. Henkel has lived in this town for a number of years and is well and favorably known. They returned to their home here Tuesday evening. We join with the many friends of Mr. Henkel in extending congratulations to the happy couple.
b. December 24, 1911Mrs. Walter Jones was quite sick the first of the week.
Leslie Ludden spent ...
We understand that Mr. Michels is soon to leave the Elkhorn ranch.
Mrs. E. E. Snygg is quite sick this week with an attack of the gripp.
John Baudette was on the complaining list the first of the week.
J. W. Furness was ...
E[r]nest Swanson was taken to Sioux City Friday and was opperated* upon for appendecitis*. At this writing he is doing nicely.
Henry Henrickson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Jones took Xmas dinner at the Frank Davis home down near McLean.
Friends from Iowa spent Xmas at the C. A. Williams home.
George Hard took the train Tuesday morning for Omaha where he will receive orders to report for duty in Uncle Sam's Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Mayden were ...
Otto Bently was a ...
The Orvill[e] Black and Adolph Meyers families of Randolph, spent Christmas at the Joe Bauders home.
Ben Bartlett and family spent ...
Lloyd Anderson and Steve Hill were passengers to Council Bluffs Iowa where they spent Christmas at the Thomas Anderson home.
The east bound train Monday morning run* into and killed a nice team of two year old colts belonging to Frank Furness.
December 28, page "2" col 6R. E. Jones, wife and daughter Maree, Virgil Rose and wife, of near McLean, C. N. Barrows and wife, drove over to Pearl Creek Christmas morning and took dinner at the P. E. Surface home.
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