Wheat Yields Vary Across Regions with Smutted Grain
threshing reports show thirty one bushels per acre on a ten acre Bignell area field, while average across covered territory about fifteen bushels per acre. Lincoln county yields exceed state average of fourteen, with eastern parts selling land at 175 to 225 per acre and western land about half. In Keith Dovel Cheyenne and areas near Big Springs and Chappell yields near twenty five, fields promising. a court sale set September 22 for land in town 11 range 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Russell
Bignell
Mr. Russell
Lincoln County
Keith
Dovel
Cheyenne
Big Springs
Chappell
Crystal Theatre
Dorothy Dalton
Nels Kronquest
Board Plans Purchases for Future School Sites
The board of education bought a site in the southwest city section last Monday and foresees additional purchases in the east end of the First ward the western Fourth ward and the far west Third ward. Vacant blocks are needed for new schools and delaying purchases would raise costs by buying improvements later. The board says securing sites now is prudent to avoid higher future prices.
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Board of Education
First Ward
Fourth Ward
Third Ward
Veterans Pass Through Demobilizing Troop Train to Fort Russell
A sixteen car troop train carried members of the Second Division en route to Fort Russell for demobilization after serving in major battles since December 1917. The veterans, landed in New York on August 34, were Western men who fought overseas and then served in Germany as part of the occupation force. The article notes their wartime service and demobilization journey. Also announced is the H and S Agency opening a Farm and Ranch Department on September 1 with a dedicated manager, seeking buyers and sellers in North Platte, Nebraska.
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Fort Russell
Army of Occupation
Germany
New York
H. & 8. Agency
North Platte Band Concert At Court House Park
North Platte Municipal Band under Earl Stamp performs Friday August 15 at 8 pm in court house park with marches overtures serenades and a band song.Announcement lists titles and composers and notes a later business notice from Minnie Sleman about a steam bath and massage location.
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North Platte
Earl Stamp
Court House Park
Isaa
Snow King
Powell
Lustspell
Peter Bela
Badine
Gabriel
Urie
Jas. Shaffer
Kentucky
Keam— _ Henry
Remicks Hirs
Lartipe
Valse Lento
Charme d'Amour
Kendall
Up’ —Hirsch
March—Funston
Fighting 20Th— Wheeler
Former North Platte Men In Trouble In Colorado
The Denver Post reports two ex North Platte men, Seth Sherwood and Red McNell, arrested in Colorado for stock fraud. They with three others sold Baldwin Manufacturing stock at twelve times value, taking notes and cash. Sherwood’s wife fled when alerted, and both men were arraigned in Brighton and jailed awaiting hearings, McNell later released on bond.
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Denver Post
North Platte
Seth Sherwood
Red” MecNell
Brighton
McNell
The
Post
Sherwood
Baldwin Mfg. Co
Nickerson
Kan
the Post
Winter's Coal Sale Pushes 5 Percent Saving Tonight
The H. & S. Agency urges buyers to start a fund to purchase the new H. & S. Addition Lot by saving 5 percent if they act before 0:00 p.m. this evening. Brodbeck Building is listed as the location of the agency.
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Brodbeck
Enforce Rules Hit Auto Bike and Rider Traffic
A public notice from Chief Mecember vows strict enforcement of traffic rules for autos motorcycles and bicycles. The report warns arrests will follow violators while praising Mayor and chief for acting and urging compliance amid ongoing local shopping and social notes from The Leader Mercantile Co and area residents.
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Mecember
Miltenberger Ince
Tribune
Naval Recruiting Band to Visit North Platte August 26
A forty piece naval recruiting band will arrive in North Platte on the morning of August 26 and spend the day. The group tours Denver and Colorado points this week, with high praise from Denver papers. A ball game with a local team is likely, and motion pictures of life in the navy are shown. All entertainment by the band is free to the public.
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the Tribune
North Platte
Denver
Colorado
Navy
Local Notes From The County And City Roundup
The Roberts Brothers Land Co opens an office in the BL & L building west front room and Architect Bock moves to the war room. Sheriff Salisbury travels to Julesburg to identify suspects in a past rooming-house robbery. Mr and Mrs H N Smith return from the Arthur county ranch to town. A church league game ends 5-5 after darkness. Refrigeration cars in transit approach a record pace as ice supply tightens. A youth named Drew pays a $50 fine for obscenity. A sale ad features go quality percales at 1.19. Chautauqua program includes Hoy Scout Singers and Dr Lincoln Wirt on Palestine and Turkey with Armenian relief fund details.
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Roberts Brothers Land Co
BL & L
Bock
Drew
Ealy
Grand Teland
Hoy Scout Singers
Lincoln Wirt
Palestine
Turkey
City traffic rules warn drivers and pedestrians
A list of early 20th century traffic regulations cautions auto, bicycle, and pedestrian behavior. Rules include speed limit at 12 mph, muffler use, dimming headlights, staying right, and sidewalk riding bans in mud. Nearby notes report property sale, a new Paige car shipment, and a church scene interrupted by a government inspector.
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Minera
Dewey Street
Oily Customer Robert Henri Skewers Rich Art Buyers
The New York painter Robert Henri mocked buyers who flaunt wealth by chasing old masters at exorbitant prices. He compared their art knowledge to a Chicago sausage maker asking Whistler for a price to paint him in oil, suggesting the claim to art expertise is hollow.
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Robert Henri
New York
Mr. Henri
Chicago
Whistler
Legal Separation and Divorce Petitions Filed This Week
Two petitions filed in the district court seek legal separation and divorce on grounds of non support and desertion. Mrs J A Banta seeks a divorce from her husband. Arthur Leard seeks a legal separation from his wife First Lutheran Church. No services on Sunday August 17. Rev Koch called to Mt Vernon Washington for his father’s death. Sunday school at one o clock. Light Specialists it Dixon and Son.
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Burleson
District Court
J. A. Banta
Arthur Leard Ae
First Lutheran Church
Koch
Mt. Vernon
Washington
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Little Ben Alexander
Fatty Arbuckle
Bessie Barricale
Alice Joyce
Lightning Raider
Mies
Minnie Sleman
Kk. C
Leader Mercantile Co
Nebraska
Webster
Adams
Platte River
Nuckolls
Thayer
Fillmore
Jefferson
Platte Valley State Bank
North Platte, Neb
Thurston Woodhurst
Kearney
H. N. Getty
K. D. Small
Omaha
Prank Hoy
Garfield
Twin Falls
Idaho
Newcat
Roy Vernon
Julesburg
America
Naval Recruiting
Salisbury
H. N. Smith
Arthur County
T. S. Blankenburg
Ovice
B. M. Reynolds
Apt
Reynolds Terrace
Drug Service
Front
Dewey
Nebrasskas
Lincoln
UWE
AMUS
Queart
BCC
Trictore
Battle of Saint Mini
S. Mecomber
Chas. Johnston
Farrington
East Sixth Street
Clyde Trotter
Mr. Trotter
Express
Whitstler
Light Specialists
Dixon & Son
Lila Lee
Rowdy Ann
Fay Tincher
Keith Theatre
Comedy Night
the Sennett Comedy
Sennett
Madlaine Traverse
Pauline Frederick
Arizona
Old North Platte
Rauch & Son
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