Peetz News Upbeat On Baseball And Local Happenings
Sterling visitors and area moves fill last week reports with many names and places. Peetz excitement grows for baseball as farmers discuss prospects amid rising irrigation and wheat concerns. Local pupils shine in school debates as residents anticipate spring farming and planting, with Simon Fishman planning large scale wheat and flax sowing near Peetz.
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Jho Frazier
Lfe Pilger
Frank Whitelock
Sterling
Geo Davis
Broke
Bow
Neb
Mrs. Davis
Adolph Swenson
Walter Province
M Province
T M
John Munger
A H Cleammons
M A Tappan
Waterbury
Mr Tappan
Sioux City
Henry Church
Tle
Hebron
Will Vipan
Ed Tewksberry
Ed Farrell
Arkansas
Denver
William Kraxberger
Poets Lumber Co
Oliver
Roy Johnson
Kearney
Ned
Burtwell
Sidney
Morris Armstrong
Armstrong
Auto
Morris
Maxwell Auto
Smith
John Held
Peetz
Peetz School
Naomi Halverson
Bertha
Lucy Strohmeyer
Bernie
Percy Sethler
Quentine Frazier
Dave Johnson
Simon Fishman
Fishman
Insurgents Win in Douglas at Woodmen of America Meet
In Douglas County the Woodmen of America convention at Odd Fellows hall in South Omaha elected nine insurgent delegates bound for the state camp on an insurgent platform. Delegates include Joy Breen and J Warnert, while Magney and Styer were favored to head camp. Moderates denounce head camp officials and designate the present management as a machine rule with funds used politically. Omaha was favored as the site for the triennial gathering.
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Omahau
Douglas County
Woodven of America
Odd Fellows’ Hall
South Omaha
George A Mnenes
Bot Styer
Omaha
Toledo
Joy Breen
J. Warner
Transformation of grazing land into cultivated fields
The report notes that at least half of the lands are now under cultivation, a shift from five years ago when the same lands supported grazing herds. The change highlights agricultural expansion and resumed crop production in the region.
Philadelphia collector spends large on Chinese porcelain
P A Widener of Philadelphia has acquired twenty five superb pieces of Chinese porcelain for 390000 dollars this season. The items come from the collections of Richard Bennett and George R Davies of London.
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P A. B Widener
Philadelphia
Richard Bennett
George R Davies
London
Railway chief engineer post attracts 20 applications
The railway commission has received over twenty applications for the chief engineer vacancy effective April 1 after Chief Engineer CWA Gerber resigns. The commission will review and investigate to select the best candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Railway Commission
Cwa
Gerber
Nebraska building fund urged for Panama expo
Lincoln April 2 state superintendent Delzell and secretary Mellor of the Nebraska state Panama Pacific exposition committee call county superintendents to raise a fund representing Nebraska at the exposition. They suggest using April 22 Arbor Day for a Nebraska School Children's Building collection. Hastings April 1 Odd Fellows district to meet in Hastings in 1915. Officers elected: president Ben Smith Kenesaw, vice president Joe Nelson Harvard, secretary Ed Francis Hastings, treasurer R. B. Williams Hastings.
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Lincoln
Delzell
WR. Mellor
Nebraska
San Francisco
Nebraska School Children’s
Hastings
Neb
Odd Fellows
Clay Center
Kenesaw, Edgar
Chrrend Island
Ben Smith
Kenesaw
Joe Nelson
Harvard
Ed Francis
R. B. Williams
Beghtol Elected Delegate at Trastings Woodmen Convention
In Trastings Nebraska on April 2 the Modern Woodmen of America in Adams county convention unanimously elected Dr James V Beghtol chairman of the National Insurgent Federation as delegate to the state convention to be held May 6. Seven camps represented. Resolutions demanded an entirely new head official slate and instructed delegates to uphold insurgent principles.
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Trastings
Neb
Woodmen of America
Adams County
James V. Beghtol
National Insurgent Federation of the Order
Beatrice delegates chosen for state Modern Woodmen convention
Beatrice Nebraska April 2 At the county convention of the Modern Woodmen of America at Wymore H C Leech of Beatrice and Henry Sandritter of Blue Springs were elected delegates to the state convention to be held at Hastings May HC Leech was also endorsed as delegate to the head camp at Toledo Ohio Strong insurgent resolutions were adopted
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Beatrice
Neb
Woodmen of America
Wymore
H. C. Leech
Henry Sandritter
Blue Springs
Hastings
HC Leech
Toledo
Dr. Allen Accepts Presidency Call at Doane College
Dr William O Allen of Drury college Springfield Mo has accepted the presidency of Doane College Crete Neb He will close the current year and relieve Professor Fairchild who has acted as president since the death of President N G Perry in May 1912 Fairchild remains professor of economics and treasurer of the college
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Crete
Neb
William O. Allen
Drury College
Springfield
Doane College
Ele
Fairchild
N. G. Perry
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F I Cheney Co Toledo as maker and National Bank of Commerce Toledo as endorsers. Claims cure by internal medicine and free testimonials. Price 75 cents per bottle and pills for constipation are urged.
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Hall
F. I. Cheney & CO
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
National Bank
Commerce
O. Trall
Occupants of Farms Names to be Collected in Nebraska
Lincoln April 2 reports that every person over twenty one employed on Nebraska farms will have their name listed by precinct assessors this year under the title Occupants of Farms. The form will show owner tenant or employee and hours worked plus wages earned by farm employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. R. Mellor
Felt to be Tried in Omaha United States Court
Omaha April 2 A C Felt former cashier of the First National bank of Superior remains under arrest on an indictment for misappropriation of bank funds. He will be tried in the Omaha division of the United States district court rather than Hastings where the indictment was drawn. Despite reports, no formal guilty plea has been entered with the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
A. C. Felt
First National Bank of Superior
United States
Hastings
Felt
Nebraska women’s missionary society to meet in Peru
Stella Neb April 2 The annual district convention of the Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary society will be held at Peru during Easter vacation at the Methodist church Mrs Celia Clark Gates treasurer of the W T M S of the Nebraska conference will be present Miss Ary J Holland a returned missionary from Malaysia is on the program
Civil service exams planned in Nebraska in May
Omaha April 2 read that during May civil service examinations for 278 Nebraska fourth class post offices will be held in several cities. Applicants must reside in the district served by the post office they seek to fill.
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Omaha
Tis
Nebraska
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Mrs. C. Burkhardt
Ayle & Evricson
Sidney, Nebraska
Sale Stable
Max Livoni
George Peel
Sidney Marble Works
A. A. Clark
Prop
Metropolitan Hotel
Lloyd Mann
C.M. Wright
NEW Harper Building
Colo
A L Johnson
George Dresher
Frank Pavansha
THE
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
Douglas
OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
Odd Fellows Elect
White House
Dwinell- Wright Co
Jackson
Bee Hive
Gage
DR. Allen
Professor Fairchild
Doane
Farm Work Statistics
Standard Oil Company
Oka
Peru
Sires A Bank Ac
Vienna
Popular Cafe
Lincorporat
H. A. Stover
Agency For the
Sidney, Neb
Hahler
Harper
Wright
Chichester
Foe
Bismond
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