County politicians eye county offices in heated nominating season
Local political chatter centers on every county seat race with ten offices to fill this fall. Names surface for clerk of district court treasurer clerk sheriff judge assessor superintendent of public instruction and first district commissioner. Party nominating plans loom with August 22 convention dates and possible adjournments as early as September.
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Judge Barnes
Judge Sullivan
Columbus
J.P. Boyd
Neligh
Douglas Cones
Pleres
Chr. Schavland
Arthur Pilger
HH. W. Winter
Easurer
Emil Winter
C. W. Cram
Professor Perdue
Tilden
Clements
Losey
Battle Creek
Bates
W. H. Field
H. G. Brueggemann
J. L. Rynearson
Madison
J. Dunlevy
Tim Preece
Prospects for a Norfolk Band Music
W C Abhiman has sought to form a Norfolk band with 18 to 24 players and ready instrument stock. The plan calls for free concerts to prove competence and support from local clerks and workers, with practice when employers permit.
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W. C Abhiman
Norfolk
Ely
Sieh
Mngic
Bupper
More Doings Than Two Games At City Base Ball Grounds
At the city base ball grounds east of town yesterday afternoon a minor brawl between Jo Tru lock and Captain Marquardt is described. The dispute led to a fight with blows landing on Tru lock and both men receiving black and blue eyes. Tru lock declined to discuss the incident, promising a statement later.
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Ball Grounds
Jo Trulock
Captain Marquardt
Local Ball Crew Beats Stanton in Close City Showdown
Potch Marquardt’s baseball squad avenged a prior defeat by edging Stanton 9 to 8. Captain Butch pitched masterfully after a shaky first inning, with Billy Wetzel as catcher. Pete Best and Glazer powered the voters in Stanton’s battery. Spaulding’s lineup then fell 6 to 0 as Butch continued his string of innings.
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Stanton Pete Best
Glazer
Leal Spaulding
Lefeat
Butch Still
Spaulding
Bert Gordon
Ammunition for Company L Reported Shipped
Second Lieutenant Carl Pilger of Company L N N G announces 3000 cartridges 30 calibre have been shipped for militia use and the new Krag Jorgensen rifles are expected to follow soon. Soldiers anticipate practice. Captain C A Fuller remains out of the city.
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Carl Pilger
C. A. Fuller
Deny Union Depot Rumor Affects Norfolk Street Car Line
Rumor claimed a united rail depot would move to Norfolk and join lines from Union Pacific and Northwestern. Superintendent Reynolds dismissed plans as false. The street car transfer issue flared among stockholders and wider transit concerns.
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Norfolk
Northwestern Railroad Company
al Reynolds
Reynolds
Onion
Union Paeltie
Minneapatis & Choalin
Orias
Northwestern
Union Paette
Crow Lions City
Sohose
Utton Pacific Crossing
Sone
Ao Union Station
South Norfolk
Ex-mayor to settle in Los Angeles after western trip
Former Norfolk mayor J Koenigstein, 80, plans to move to Los Angeles in three weeks to practice law. He toured California and the mining country nearby but says Nebraska and Norfolk still look good. Friends regret his departure.
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Bex
J. Koenigstein
California
Koenigstein
Norfolk
Los Angeles
Nebraska
Five Boys Camp and George Gibson Hand Incident
Five boys camped together when a spark caused an explosion that badly injured George Gibson’s hand. A guard reported the blast as an accident during a remote camping trip near the creek. Geanna Gibson and Saresiok provided witness accounts of the event.
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George Gibson
Geanna Gibson
Saresiok
A Hair Raising Experience From Monday’s Daily
A frightened crowd recounts a terrifying encounter with a monster described with red eyes and hot breath. The vivid account weaves fear, confusion, and a sense of danger as observers react to the creature and reflect on the horrors witnessed.
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Gerard
Cote Nani
Diane Mwolke
Dralion
Lee
Light Overcoats Return as Autumn Hopes Stir
Light overcoats appear on downtown streets as chilly air signals approaching fall. Vivid autumn images flood the mind with red leaves, corn stocks, and geese southward, while warm weather remains a likely possibility for Nebraska’s crops. The forecast hints at continued mild days, not frost, delaying any seasonal shift.
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Nebraska
Accident at Federal Building Injures Foreman
An accident at the federal building Saturday left Foreman Ale badly bruised from ankle to hip after he stepped back from the top scaffold and fell to the first floor. Superintendent Williams is reported under the weather.
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Tully
Federal Building
Ale
Williams
Chilliest Night Yet Sent Norfolk Readers Seeking Warmth
Last night temperatures slipped to 48 degrees with a chilly air mass persisting after a brief 9 o clock shower. Cloud cover kept the day cool and residents by the coast and hills layered up as nights grew longer and bedding needed extra warmth.
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Norfolk
PUMPING PROPOSITION COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE WATER COSTS
Norfolk city council discussed funding to pump water at an average cost of the past three years. The plan includes twelve arc lights and a water mains project with multiple claims reviewed and approved before adjournment.
Weekly Crop Bulletin Summary From Nebraska Fields
Nebraska section reports harvesting near complete in northern counties while other areas begin. Rainfall varied. barley, rye, and spring wheat yields down in some districts, with sugar beets and corn progressing slowly. Early corn tassels. late corn still tasseling and silking. fall plowing underway in many localities.
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Loveland
U. S
Bartow
Sol
Ready to Build New Church in Norfolk
Work on a Presbyterian church edifice will start once bricks arrive. The building will occupy the corner of Philip avenue and Ninth street, with construction by Contractor M. L. Ogden at a cost around 9300. All funds have already been subscribed. John
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Witton
Paienfodhy
Norfolk
Norfolk Avenue
Philip Avenue
Ninth Street
M. L. Ogden
John
Park Avenue Drainage Dispute Reaches County Commission
County commissioners discuss drainage along Park Avenue amid a legal clash with G A Luikart who claims ownership of the right of way. Officials note the route has served as a public highway for twenty years and is the sole viable canal for Norfolk drainage into the North Fork river, while a court decision is awaited.
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Mrem
Weilnowhy
Bin
Selena
Norlalk
Otottten
Ttd
Qiestion
First Street
Norfolk
Thirteenth Street
Eft
Getting the Factory in Shape at Norfolk Yard
Report from the sugar factory area shows improving beet crop prospects if weather cooperates. A large force is preparing machinery at the institution for the upcoming campaign, with several hundred more workers expected to be hired soon.
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Tinday
Gunelick
Norfolk
Cap Hoisted on New Post Office Entrance
The cap to the main entrance door of the new post office building was hoisted into position this morning and the doorway is now outlined. Stone cutters paused briefly for a shower as walls rise rapidly with monstrous rocks and a revolving door planned for the main entrance.
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Prospects For Band Music
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Butch Marquardt
Company L
Union Depot
Newfoll
Yeti Agnet Jeans Omnieme Afiternen
West Point
Grant
Miles
J. McCarthy
Ponca
Gormittee
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CHO ER
Br J. . Wiliams
Wayne
A. Ward
Hartington
W. G. Civens
Pierce
Ray Pryde
D. J. Koenigstein
Alke
Electric Light
City
Romnilar Seasion
Ja Aon
Tyler
Clair
Prsewalls
Cher
Sivant
Marc Gaal
Tibet and
Powier Eeipeniy Niieber
Elty
Ieee
Ely Atherney
Fred Loni
The
Weather Bureau
Presbyterian House of Worship
Park Avenue
CAP
Madison Avenue
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