Norfolk proposes six acre park on Sugar City grounds
City leaders and many residents back leasing the six acre site northeast of the mill at the foot of Norfolk avenue for a public park. C S Bridge would lease the grounds from the Sugar City Cereal mill owner for a long term at a reasonable price. The plan envisions a band pavilion lawn trellised walkways and recreation areas near the business district with boating access upriver and various amenities.
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Norfolk
Sugar City Cereal Mla Company
Alto
Deidge
Bridge
Sturgeon
Counccil
Norfolk Avenue
Plente
Various residents travel and officials visit Norfolk area
Local notices list J. R. Carter in Tilden and Judge Cones in the city, with many residents including Miss Ollie Elliott Miss Ella Hauptli and Mrs. Hofius from Pierce visiting or traveling to Wayne Long Pine Omaha Missouri Valley Stanton and Meadow Grove. Ex Governor Jackson of Iowa and Neb Telephone supervisor A S Kelly appear among the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Dubuque
Jackson
Dcummins
Anthes
Beattie
Charley Wehey
Miew
Anna Mermante
Mapes & Hlaten
Kay Bros
Neligh
Chicago
Ius Nity
Omaha
William H. Hughes
Sioux City
Norfolk
Hughes
Campbell Brothers Circus
Alliance
Nebraska
Campbell Cireus
Pierce
D. Berg
Sibley
Mr. Berg
Hoskins
Wayne Automobilists
William McCabe
Barney
la Follette
Chautauqua
Grand Island
Lkely
J. J. Rynearson
Madison
North Nebraska
W. W. Cole
Neb
Cole
J. R. Carter
Tilden
Douglas Cones
Ollie Elliott
Wayne
Frank Hirsch
Corrine
Ella Hauptli
Long Pine
G. Hofius
W. L. Lehman
Missouri Valley
Georgia Austin
Frank Klug
Stanton
Joseph Schwartz
Alice van Buskirk
Kate Kerr
Plainview
J. H. Conley
W. F. Ahimann
C .W
A. A. Alhmann
Iowa
Jackson Brothers
Dallas
First annual Madison Commercial Club picnic postponed to August 20
The first annual Madison Commercial Club picnic, originally set for Thursday, has been postponed by two weeks to August 20. Officials cited the Norfolk Chautauqua as a contributing reason for the delay.
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Madison Commercial Club
Weather observer swap in Sioux Falls as Carter moves
Dr. E S Carter leaves Sioux Falls to move to Indianapolis after more than twenty years as a voluntary observer for the United States Weather Bureau. C H Craig, city editor of the Sioux Falls Daily Argus Leader and longtime northwest resident, is named his successor and begins duties today alongside his newspaper work.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Indianapolis
E. 5
Carter
United States Weather Bureau
C. H. Craig
Norfolk Chautauqua Nears Close Two Busy Final Days
The Norfolk chautauqua nears close with two big days remaining Sunday and Monday. Sunday features Dr. Elliott A. Boyl on The Seen and the Unseen followed by Rev. Edwin Booth in A Trip Round the World With a Special Stop at Palestine to Review the Life of Christ. Monday offers Norton's band and a concert before Hon. Walter M. Chandler of New York City speaks The Trial of Jesus from a lawyer s Standpoint. Attendance shows healthy growth despite earlier disappointment.
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Norfolk
Elliott A. Boyl
Boyl
Edwin Booth
Palestine
Christ
Preston Ogden
Victoria Lynn
Temple Quartet
Norton
Miss Billing
Walter M. Chandler
New York City
Jesus
Farming talk argues for smaller, better managed Holt county corn
A Holt county farmer urges limiting corn acreage to forty per man to improve yields. He notes six days are needed to cultivate forty acres and weather can add delays. He claims one man farms more bushels on forty acres than on sixty or eighty, based on observations from Holt county fields.
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Neill Democrat
Holt County
Alfalfa Ranch Feature at 960 Acres in ONeill Area
T N Wheaton runs the A N Allen alfalfa ranch spanning 960 acres near ONeill. He has resided on the home place for three years and is adding an alfalfa grinding plant using machinery of Mr Allen's own invention.
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O'Neill
T. N. Wheaton
A. N. Allen
Allen
Mr. Allen
Alfalfa Operations and Local Plant in Ranch Market
The ranch plant operates an elevator with a 40 hp gasoline engine valued at 1200 dollars. Mr Wheaton, supervising seven men and eight teams, works in alfalfa as dry weather ends. The buying crew stays in a bunk house run by Mrs Kelly. Mr Allen touts his top alfalfa meal product.
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Wheaton
Wren
Kelly
Allen
Land contrasts drawn between Tripp County and Indiana farmland
Lamro attorney G. O. Van Meter cites a Goodland Indiana want ad offering 160 acres at 116 dollars per acre and says Tripp County could yield 20 dollar land with 116 bushels of oats per acre. He argues Rosebud land outshines the Indiana claim in a local comparison.
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Lamro
Tripp County
Indiana
G. O. van Meter
Goodland
Ind
Benton County
van Meter
Tripp
Record of Rosebud land boom near Gregory
Investors predict a ten dollar advance per acre in Rosebud country near Gregory as the fourth bumper crop in four years prompts quicker land sales. Prices range from forty five to fifty five dollars per acre now and may rise to sixty five this fall, with quarter sections potentially reaching twelve thousand dollars in time.
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Gregory
Rosebud
Osler Wheat Crop Yields Over Twenty Bushels Per Acre
Gregory Times reports Samuel Osler's winter wheat crop six miles south of town yields above twenty bushels per acre. Osler recently sold his farm for forty dollars per acre to Governor Jackson of Towa.
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Gregory Times
Samuel Osler
X ray dermatitis fells Sweeney and Edison
Spokane records report A Sweeney inspector for Washington Water Power burned by X rays during an examination. He underwent skin grafting at Sacred Heart hospital and may recover. The injury arose while seeking the kidney trouble source. Edison also suffers a similar X ray dermatitis from early experiments.
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Spokane
Wash
O. A. Sweeney
Washington Water Power Company
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sweeney
Thomas Edison
Matt Walls Supports Girls in Ice Cream Fundraiser
The Springview Herald notes that the girls basketball teams sold ice cream on Saturday while Matt Walls directed customers to join them. His unselfish stance earns praise as he champions living and letting live, with Mrs. Matt offering support.
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Springview Herald
Matt Walls
Matt
New Wheat Variant Claimed to Yield 280 Bushels per Acre
Spokane reports a hogeye ranch find near Dayton seven miles from Spokane claims a new wheat variety can yield 280 bushels per acre. The head forms seven distinct heads from a common base and plantologists study its classification while eastern Washington growers speculate on sevenfold gains. John Binning reports also growing the wheat.
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Spokane
Wash
W. W. Ward
Dayton
Washington
John Binning
Omaha and Winnebago Indian lands open for purchase
Lincoln Journal notes that Omaha and Winnebago reservations in Thurston county will soon be open for purchase by individuals rather than homesteading. The article mentions the last treaty with the Omahas expires in two years.
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Lincoln Journal
Omaha
Winnebago
Thurston County
Land rights and wardship for Winnebago Indians discussed
The report explains that about 275000 acres on the Winnebago reservation are held in severalty for individual Indians but cannot be sold or leased without government consent. Heirship lands may be sold by order of a county judge for heirs. The government claims wardship to guard Indians from losing land, with plans for a new school system and ongoing patent issues as treaties near expiration may trigger land bargains in Thurston county.
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Winnebago Reservation
A. H. Kneale
Crow Agency
Montana
Winnebago
Nebraska
Thurston County
Sim
Dollwes
Warrinta
Scotland
Sala Coppotahon
Atated
Board of Directors
Busness
Miss Winnifred Hunter Heads to Philippine Government Schools
Wayne Democrat notes Miss Winnifred Hunter sails to the Philippine Islands to teach in government schools at a $1,200 yearly salary. The paper praises her courage and calls her a worthy member of Uncle Sam's corps of schoolmams.
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Wayne Democrat
Winnifred Hunter
Philippine Islands
The
Democrat
Hunter
Uncle Sam
Proposed constitutional amendment on Nebraska Supreme Court reforms
Nebraskan voters are asked to approve a 1908 general election measure amending Article six sections on the Supreme Court. The changes cover court composition, election, terms, residence, chief justice, salaries, and related provisions with dates and officers named.
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Ne Uraska
Mebranke
Nebraske
Supreme Court
Nebruska
Thin Jules
Nebraska
Cilef
Hilef Justicn
Geo
Junktin
Ai Coln
United States
Local banter over candidates ends with slim electoral tally
In Alnaworth Nebraska two prominent party members bantered over the campaign a Democrat and a Republican drew up lists of states carried by Bryan and Taft each ready to seal them. The Republican tried to tally electoral votes and found the Democrat's list four shy of victory.
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Ainsworth
Alnaworth
Neb, Ave
Bryan
Taft
Davenport Struck by Ball at Stanton Norfolk Game
spectator F E Davenport suffered deep flesh wounds in the mouth from a ball during baseball practice. Dr. W H Pilger treated him in a nearby office with two stitches. The incident occurred as players were warming up in the grandstand. Seeds and garden supplies advertised from H M Gardner of Marengo Nebraska accompany the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Davenport
Davenport
Realty Advertising Cigar Company Incorporation Draft
Articles outline a Nebraska corporation named Realty Advertising Cigar Company to buy sell and distribute cigars with premiums. Headquarters at Norfolk with $20,000 capital stock, five officers, and a 25 year term from 1908. annual and special stockholder meetings, salaries, indebtedness limit, and transfer rules. Notarized in Madison County Nebraska on April 27, 1908.
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Nebraska
eRalty- Advertising Clear Company
Board of Directors
Pirties
C. M. Thompson
Smith
M. Thompson
C. A. Smith
State of
Sale County
Side of
J. 8
Norfolk
Madison
J. W. Ransom
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Truwan Dram
Mill Park
Norfolk Chattanqua
Indiana Land
Wayne Girl
Philippines
Nurely
H. M. Gardner
Marengo
Norfolk, Nebraska
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