Town and County News Briefs Gathered From Nearby Residents
Local notices include Tim Kelcher and family visiting from Chicago, Ferguson and Griffiths in town on business, several guest visits to area residents, and church social plans. Rainfall records show 0.14 inches with heavier falls to the north and east, aiding crops. Various ads note real estate, store spaces, and a boost to the Post Office glass front renovation by the Platte Valley Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Kelcher
Chicago
Fred Griffith and Son
Somerset
Ladies and Society of the Lutheran Church
J. H. Cunningham
Kensington
East 4Th Street
Bert Reynolds
The
Platte Valley Bank
Fourth of July Celebration Plans Detailed for North Platte
The committee in charge of the Fourth of July festivities announces a full program in North Platte. Highlights include sunrise cannon salute, a parade led by the band, fire departments from North Platte and Gothenburg, motorcycle and horse races, an Ogalalla game, and fireworks. Special prizes for best uniformed fire company, best comic attraction, and best lodge drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Ruddy
Gothenburg
Automobile
Goddess of Liberty
Marie Ames
Grimes
San Francisco
Ogalalla
J. B. McDonald
School House
Court House
Trains Consolidated On Union Pacific Kills Service
The Union Pacific consolidated trains Sunday, removing six trains from the Omaha North Platte district and discontinuing several on the North Platte Cheyenne district. The move, though not welcomed in North Platte, was deemed warranted due to light passenger traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Omaha-North Platte
North Platte-Cheyenne
North Platte
Winners Buy Studebaker Cars in Racing Endorsement
Four champion race drivers including Joe Dawson and Howard Wilcox buy Studebaker E M F 30 cars while Harry Padicott acquires a Studebaker Flanders 20. Johnny Aitken and Loo Zengel join as notable owners, praised for their testing and judgment of cars, underscoring Studebaker’s performance and reliability. J. L. Burke, local dealer, promotes the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Joe Dawson
Howard Wilcox
Don Hert
Dawson
Studebaker E. M
Johnny Aitken
Loo Zengel
Studebaker E. M. F
Studebaker Flanders
Studebakers
J. L. Burke
For Sale Poultry Netting and Fencing in Yard Sale Ad
For sale information lists one roll four foot two inch mesh American poultry netting at $2.45 and another roll four foot mesh netting at £3.65 plus six rods of 151 feet P P special fencing at $1.60. Inquire Mrs W M PUneN at 6th Street and Silber Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Punen
6Th St
Silber Ave
Reception by Esperantists at City Library
City Esperanto association hosts a Wednesday evening reception in the association room of the city library with refreshments and a program on Esperanto topics including its progress 1911 and its role in Christian work travel business education and a discussion by the association president. John Salton was thrown from his carriage Saturday evening and sustained bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Esperanto Association
Florence Johnston
D. A. Kerr
E. H. Flowers
Bert M. Reynolds
John Salton
Handsome nine room city home for sale
Nine room residence with shade trees and a well kept lawn. Includes city water electric light bath toilet sewer connection. Described as the prettiest place in the city with very low price and easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan & Patterson
City School Census Finds 1390 Children Of School Age
E H Flowers completed the city census showing thirteen hundred ninety children of school age. This marks a slight increase of two from 1911, a modest rise that beats a loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Flowers
Norton Promoted to Foreman of Machines at Denver Shops
P. J. Norton, formerly of this city and a machinist in the U P shops at Denver, has been appointed foreman of machines in the few shops opened yesterday. The new Denver shops are the second largest on the system, exceeded only by the Omaha shop. Jim's friends in town will be pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flynn
Sioux City
Flynn
Baker
Earl Hamilton
Otten Farm
Omaha
T. E. West
Strerine
Cleveland
Ohio
D. BE. Morrill
Western Points
Francis Harris
R. D. Harris
Janesville
P. J. Norton
U. P
Denver
Jim
Buchfinch couple return from honeymoon to Grand Island
Mr and Mrs Gus Buchfinch arrive back in Grand Island to begin housekeeping on East 10th Street after a honeymoon trip in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Buchfinch
Grand Island
East
East 10Th Street
Remodeling to Create Handsome Two Story Home
T C Patterson will start remodeling his residence within days with the family living at the Presbyterian manse during work. Plans include a full second story rearranged ground floor rooms new porches and other changes costing several thousand dollars. Mrs Sotherden of Elma Ohio and her son Don attended the Garman Lowe wedding and left for western cities. E H Spicer the Shelton banker who forged notes totaling 20000 returned and was arraigned pled not guilty and bound over for trial in Buffalo county justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Patterson
Sotherden
Elma
Ohio
Don
Garman-Lowe
E. H. Spicer
Shelton
Buffalo County
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First National Bank
North Platte, Nebraska
Nebraska
Town and County News
Leslie Bare
Hoy Ranch
Garfield Precinct
Hershey's
Marcell Kelcher
Edwina
Perry Carson
Basta
Graham House
Josephine Chapman
Morrill
Hanna Kelcher
Bratt & Goodman
Julius Hahler
David City
Lexington
Sixth and Locust Streets
Rebhausen
Gertrude Rebhausen
Vannita Hayes
Josephine O'Hare Edna
Alice Sullivan
Mary Tighe
Fourth Street
1St Ward
John Vermon
Juleshoro
Gus Anderson
Duluth
Minn
James Hart
Lawrence
California
Parlor Millinery
Lorenzo Mecomber
St. Luke Hospital
W. H.C. Woodhurst
Sutherland
Clarence Tollefsen
Hub Shoe Department
Lodge Pole
G. ©. Davis
Sunol
Willard
Okl
Joan Franzen
B. L. Franzen
Warren Kelly
Patison
Pat
Motion Pictures
Airdome
Pathe's Weekly
Dickey’s
Ford
T O. B
Detroit
Eka
Ford Motor
Hendy-Ogier Garage
North Piatts, Neb
Building & Loan
Association
TU. Patterson
Samuel Goozee
Palace Cafe
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