This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wiles, Lau, Schoemaker, Carnes, Bass, Sans, and more Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AQB.2ACI/194 Message Board Post: Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, June 1, 1916 Mr. and Mrs. C.H. LAU, from near Manley, drove over to spend Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. W.H. WILES, east of Murray. The trip was made via the auto route, and on Monday Mr. Lau and Mr. Wiles were visiting friends in the county seat. They were pleasant callers at the Journal office. Plattsmouth Journal, Monday, June 19, 1916 CASS COUNTY COUPLE ARE MARRIED IN NEBRASKA CITY. >From Saturday’s Daily. A marriage license has been issued to John WILES, a farmer residing near Plattsmouth, and Miss Cora R. SCHOEMAKER of Nehawka. They were married by the county judge, A.A. BISCHOF, last evening in the presence of relatives. The groom is a son of John H. WILES of Plattsmouth and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris SCHOEMAKER. They will make their home on a farm near Plattsmouth, belonging to the groom. – Nebraska City News. Plattsmouth Journal, Monday, June 26, 1916 [Weeping Water Republican} J.V. CARNES of Lincoln came in Wednesday for a short visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Isaac WILES. He was accompanied by Miss Lula WILES, who has been visiting some time at his home. Plattsmouth Journal, Monday, September 11, 1916 FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYS J.E. WILES’ HOME [front page] The Home of Joseph E. Wiles, South of Town, Very Mysteriously Destroyed by Fire Friday Afternoon. >From Saturday’s Daily. Yesterday afternoon the beautiful country home of Joseph E. Wiles, two miles west of the city on the Louisville road, was completely destroyed by fire, the origin of which was unknown. The first known of the fire was a few minutes past 2 o’clock when two farmers passing by saw the roof in flames, and rushed in to alarm the family. Mrs. WILES was at home at the time, but her husband was absent in Omaha, and a soon as she learned of the fire she rushed to the second floor, where the first signs of the flames was found in the falling plastering, and secured the valuable papers belonging to Mr. Wiles, and while she was thus engaged a large piece of the plastering fell, striking her on the back of the head and knocking her to the floor, but she was able with the assistance of Robert WINDHAM, who was working at the Wiles home doing some electric wiring, to reach the first floor of the house, which was yet untouched by the blaze. The alarm on the telephone brought a large ! number of the neighbors to the scene and they rendered splendid service in saving the household goods, and the greater part of the valuable and costly furniture in the rooms on the first floor of the house was saved from the flames. The efforts of Mrs. Wiles and the neighbors to extinguish the flames or check their progress was without avail as the blaze soon spread all over the upper floor and the charred and blazing timbers supporting the roof fell, scattering their fiery touch through the remainder of the house, and by 4 o’clock there was nothing remaining of the once beautiful home save the two tall brick chimneys, which defying the flames, stood over the smouldering ruins. The origin of the fire is unknown as there had been no fire at all in the house for several weeks save that of a small oil stove in the kitchen, which was far from the spot where the flames were first noticed breaking through the roof. The house had been for years one of the most handsome mansions in this part of the county, and was built in 1883, by the late J.C. CUMMINS, and was for years the home of the Cummins family. Mr. Wiles has made his home there for the past twelve years and had added greatly to the home, until it was one [article cut off]. Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, August 30, 1917 TRAVELS FULLY TWO THOUSAND MILES J.E. WILES and wife, and cousins, Louis BASS and wife, from near Glenwood, Iowa, returned last evening from a trip of about two thousand miles over the west, in which they saw a great deal of country. The first stop of any importance or for any length of time was at Cheyenne, where they spent a short time, and from there they proceeded to Estes Park, Colorado. On their way from Cheyenne, they passed through the famous Loveland drive, and while passing though a gorge, heard some one shouting, and when they pulled up their car, found it to be Rachel LIVINGSTON, and Beulah SANS and party, who were also seeing the west. At Estes Park they stayed for some time, and were attracted by its wonders. Mr. Wiles thinks the most beautiful scenery they had an opportunity to view. From thence they proceeded to Loveland, Boulder and Denver, stopping at the latter place for a short time, and then on south, touching Palmer Lake, Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manatou. Here they visite! d the Garden of the Gods and the Cave of the Winds, but did not climb Pikes Peak as they had been up to its summit and witnessed the sunrise at a previous visit. Returning they came through southern Colorado, and Kansas. Arriving at Fairbury a few days since where they stopped and visited with John BOSWELL, a son of the Rev. W. M. BOSWELL, formerly minister of the United Brethren church, south of this city. John Boswell is conducting a drug store at Fairbury.