Kibble Brings Home Prizes At State Fair Exhibit
Councilman E T Kibble led the Alliance agricultural exhibit at the state fair earning three firsts for alfalfa potatoes and table beets among twenty one western Nebraska counties. Commissioners Hashman and Wanek aided and next year plan an even stronger display. A portion of the exhibit may go to Denver for the International Dry Farming Congress. Meanwhile a car crash injured four travelers including Mrs Nohe and Mr Nohe with burns and broken limbs. all are recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Kibble
Allance
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hashman and
Wanek
Kibble
Box Butte County
Firstea
North Platte Valley
Denver
Fisher
Alliance Commeral Club
Auto Rears Off Narrow Bridge Near Kimball
A Nobe automobile driven by Philip Nobe with his daughter Lucile and sister in law Mrs J A Waldron left a narrow bridge fifteen miles from Kimball on the way to Alliance. The car turned turtle and pinned the occupants. A laborer nearby rescued them just in time. They were traveling from Colorado to visit relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Nobr
Alliance
Nobe
Philip Nobe
Lucile
J. A. Waldron
Hlue
Colorado
Calvert Recovering After Runaway Track Speeder Accident
Calvert chief engineer of the Burlington system is recovering near Lincoln after being thrown from a track speeder that sank off the rails near Douglas Wyoming. He suffered two broken ribs and facial cuts. road master Conroy was also injured. Calvert dictated a telegram from Lincoln stating a sprained ankle and delayed homegoing due to high altitude. He is noted for guiding Burlington’s west of Missouri expansion since Yale graduation in 1870.
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T. EK. Calvert
Burlington Railroad System
Alliance
Lincoln
A. B. Mitchell
O'Donnell
Casper
Calvert
Douglas
Wyoming
Conroy
Young
Allance
Burlington Syete
Yale
Missouri River
Burlington
Denver
Billings
Mont
Big Horn Basin
Conveniently located city blocks described in pitch
A storefront pitch touts a highly accessible site within five blocks of the Court House four blocks from the City Hall and five blocks to the Bank corner, claiming prime convenience and pleasant surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bank Corner
Cemetery expansion and potter's field reallocation plan
The article describes moving bodies from the potter's field to the cemetery northeast corner next spring, resizing lots in block 4 to $875 each with 31 bodies currently buried there, and requests support from current lot owners for cemetery care. It also notes a jail window security measure and a proposed four cent kilowatt fat rate for electrical device demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter's Field
Jeffers
Hughes
Newberry City Council Debates Heating Plant and Finances
City council discusses municipal heating using waste steam from the electric plant with a proposed $10,000 cost. Reports show general fund receipts of 5338.07 and disbursements 5290.12, water fund balance 1048.92, light fund balance 5567.58, and various cemetery and street work items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romig
Snyder
Davidson
Welch
Fleming
Kibble
Rowan
Davis
Electric Light and Power Department
Water Department
Sam Sheldon
John Wallace
Wallace
Frank Frazer
C. L. Drake
James Graham
Mississippi Avenue
2Nd
7Th Streets
Water and Light Committee
Platt Avenue
A. D. Rodgers
J. W. Guthrie
F. E. Reddish
W. D. Ramer
R. M. Hampton
Mr. Rodgers
Mr. Guthrie
Mr. Reddish
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Reddish
Rumer
Vsper
Thermopolis
Rodgers
Brookings
S. D
Sidney
Nebr
Hampton
Hughes
Electric Light Department
Rodger
Heddish
Guttering Sought Along Box Butte Street
Property owners on Box Butte circulate petitions for guttering from First to Fifth Street. Early signers include First National Bank and Burlington. plan calls for thirty inch gutters on both sides to improve drainage year round and reduce trouble and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
First National Bank
W. W. Norton
W. H. Swan
Syndicate Block
W. D. Rumer
I. W. Herman
EB. A. Hall
J. B. Denton
C. A. Newberry
Everett Cook
County Clerk Issues 246 Hunting and Fishing Licenses
County Clerk Hargraves reports 246 licenses issued to date with most going to Box Butte county residents. He notes many non residents have bought licenses due to abundant game, and hunters report good success and getting value for license money.
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Hargraves
Box Butte County
Harvesting Surges Across Box Butte County Crops
Visitors note booming yields on low priced Box Butte farms with threshing in full swing. Eighty acres of wheat at 35 bushels per acre and forty of rye at 32, plus 26 acres of potatoes yet to harvest, signal prosperity. Real estate men J C McCorkle and EK Kibble showcase county abundance and climate as a Columbus farmer considers relocating here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
EK. T. Kibble
Alliance
Kibble
Box Butte County
J. F. Dineen
Columbus, Nebr
Nebraaka
Special Silo Train Promotes Dairy Farming in Nebraska
The Burlington railroad agricultural department and International Harvester Company will run a slow train through western Nebraska to showcase silos dairy breeds and silage machinery. Long stops allow communities to view exhibits and ask questions, likely in early October. W. B Spencer chairs Alliance committee arranging a full day stop for farmers to explore the displays.
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Agricultural Department of the
Burlington Railroad Company
Agricultural Extension Division
International Harvester Company
Nebraska
Guthrie
Alliance Commercial Club
W. B E. Spencer
Alliance
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barris
Nohe
Phillip Nobe
Agcident
Burlington Railroad
Arcolont
McCorkle
Paul Moore
Hox
Butte County
Winnie
Drake Hotel
Committee On City
W. D. Fisher
Commercial Club
Newberry Tank
Newberry
Aley
Box Butte Avenue
Burlington Mailroad and
International Harvester Co
Waale Per Dere Ane
Rt Oore
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