Weather and misfortunes plague western Nebraska towns
A week of icy conditions caused injuries like Guy Temple’s broken leg in Lexington. Fire destroyed several businesses in Gering including the Beehive grocery Wood’s jewelry Cochrane’s general store and a barber shop. Smallpox worsened in northern towns as fatalities rise. The Perkins County Sentinel changes ownership to Mrs Anna Cockle. Insanity hearing sends Jacob Sweetwood to the Norfolk asylum. The piece lists many local events and notices from January 1901 including court actions and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering
Wood
Cochrane
Perkins County Sentinel
I. L. Caley
Anna Cockle
George Orr
Lewellen
Jacob Sweetwood
Town
Board of Insanity
Norfolk
Sheriff McEldowney
Chappell Bernister
Evening at Myrtle school house hosts weekly literary event
The note reports weekly Thursday gatherings at Myrtle school house. Visitors include Will and Mattie Reid to North Platte last week. Chas Moore winters 150 head of cattle for McNeal. Hogeboom of Gandy visited midweek. D Phillips, Frank Keslar and Elmer Fuller conducted business at the county hub on Thursday. R J Menzie traveled to North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dwyer
OW. H. Hill
Hershey
J. HW. Alilborn
Parnell
Sutherland Shree Lance
Wm. Ware
C.S. Trovillo
King Cole
Souda
Vroman
Jessie
Grant Dowhower
North Platte
J. B. Toillion, Jr
District Court
Joe Kelley
Canal Company
Nichols
Steve Albro
Ferguson
Tom
Albert McConnell
Lock & Salisbury
M. Mickelson
A. A. Leister
W. J. Shinkle
Seeberger & Co
H. W. Brown
Alliance
Vallley
S.J. Koch
South Side
Joe Rebout
M. Leypoldt
D. H. Everly
Mickelsen
Mr. Mickelsen
M. R. Magnusen
Grand Island
L. BE. Jones
Illinois
Coolidge
North Side
R. W. Calhoun
South Omaha
Austin
Jake Meyers
Leonard Laubner
Katie Smith
Chas. McClaine
Paxton
W. M. Evans
General Headquarters
New York City
Myrtle School House
Will
Mattie Reid
Chas, Moore
McNeal
R. Hogeboom
Gandy
D. Phillips
Frank Keslar
Elmer Fuller
Thuray
R. J. Menzie
North
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Ginn & Weingand
Acorn
A. L. Davis
AMATI
North Platte Pharmacy
J. J. Stone
North Platte, Neb
Sutherland, Neb
Julesburg
Colorado
Enefey
North Platte Mills
Iddings
Newton's Book Store
Bremington Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Broadway, N. Y
Standard Typewriter
Farnam ST
Omaha
Neighborhood News
Guy Temple
Lexington
E. E. Abbott
Kentucky
C. Putnam
Gibbon Gazette
Gibbon
Thurston
Senate
Lindsey
Republic State Central Committee
Kearney
Frank Carpenter
Sutherland Free Lance
Bert Polley
Sidney
Armstrong
Custer County
E. Penn
A. E. Brigham
Oconto
Brigham
Penn
Broken Bow
General Fund
T. T. Kelcher
Oscar Carlson
Asylum
T. T. Kebber
Leonard Peterson
North Platte Telephone Co
E. A. Cary
I. L. Bare
Wiley Wathens
B. J. Hinman
D. Y. Rose Chainman
D. W. Baker Rodman
M. A. Carrier
R. H. Bachus
Sibley
G. L. Pierson
J. S. Montague
J. J. Ogee
S. W. van Doran
D. W. Baker
J. C. Fellows
W. M. Holtry
M. H. Meyers
Walter Simona
M. G. Reynolds
Ed Knowles
Bert Too
Myrtle News
LT Schmalzrie
D’s
John Bratt
E.R. Coodman
John Bratt & CO
North Platte, Nebraska
Av Bank
Nebras
Sarah M. Keesling
Windsor Ave
Bristol
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Humphreys
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