Negro Murder at Alliance Friday Deepens Local Turmoil
Linzie Robbins, known as colored, allegedly shot and killed Fred Ellis, colored, in Alliance last Friday afternoon during a dispute from a love affair and a craps game quarrel at the colored dance hall. Ellis tried to hide by a telephone pole, but Robbins fired, wounding Ellis in the stomach and right arm before escaping through grain fields. Sheriff Fred M. Jump also reports 12,000 acres sold in Keith county sheriff's sales to original owners, while a Big Alkali lake monster myth centers on a rubber bag inflated from shore to scare tourists.
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Fred Ellis
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Mis
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Denver
Ogallalai
Fred M. Jump
Keith County
School district to hire driver for Potter route
School District No. 9 near Potter will hire a man to transport about fifteen pupils to Potter school. The route covers roughly 42 miles.
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Potter
Potter School
Nice graded road stretch east of Kimball on Lincoln Highway
A newly graded stretch of road east of Kimball on the Lincoln Highway is being finished. The road sits at a low, water-prone point that has flooded in wet times, but the new work improves accessibility in the county.
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Kimball
Farmers Store Dix Robbed by Band of Thieves
The Farmers store at Dix, managed by J. H. Wagoner, was robbed early last Thursday morning. Two or three robbers rolled the heavy safe out the rear door, tipped it over with the door up, and used a sledge hammer to open it. They escaped with 57 dollars in cash. Sheriff Swanson was notified and police in nearby towns alerted by telephone. the robbers were believed to be traveling by automobile.
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Dix
J. H. Wagoner
Sherrif Swanson
Cow falls on Mrs. Jester breaks collar bone
Mrs Helen Jester suffered a broken collar bone and facial bruises when a fractious cow she was milking in Kimball toppled and entangled her in its rope. She remains wary of hobbled cows but is recovering quickly.
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Kimball
Helen Jester
Mrs. Jester
Potato Tour Set for Kimball County August 24
The annual potato tour schedules a Kimball County visit on August 24 with reception from the north around ten A M. and inspections of several fields along the route to Kimball.
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Kimball County
Kimball
Elevator Opens in Peetz for 1923 Grain Purchase
The Nebraska Colorado elevator in Peetz that closed on April 1 reopened Wednesday to facilitate the purchase of 1923 grain.
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Peetz
Player Piano Sale Offered by Knight Campbell Co Denver
Auction notice states a high quality modern player piano will be sacrificed at a large discount from a public warehouse clearance. Offers considered with favorable terms, write Knight Campbell Music Co Denver Colo for full information.
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Knight-Campbell Music Co
Denver
Colo
Bake Sale At Greenlees By American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a bake sale at Greenlees on Sept Sth at 2 00 p m Proceeds support Legion activities and community service initiatives.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Greenlees
Rust Disease in Barberry and Wheat Across the Plains
Field notes explain black stem rust and red rust are two stages of one disease. Barberry and small grains host the fungus. spores travel by wind, with red spores spreading in summer and black spores surviving winter. North Dakota to Nebraska show earlier barberry-led infections, later fields hit hardest. seed viability mostly intact, though shriveled grains occur. Harry E Wakly reports from North Platte Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Harberry
Kansas
Harry E. Wakly
North Platte
Nebraska
Wheat crop shortened by 28.6 million bushels in 1923
Government figures reduce the 1923 wheat crop by 28.6 million bushels and experts anticipate a further decline in the next estimate. Analysts say higher prices may follow, encouraging farmers to hold grain for profit.
The Tragedy of $1 Wheat Shocks Farmers Nationwide
The drop from 81.10 to 1.10 in spot wheat prices is expected to cost U S farmers over 80 million dollars this year. Critics say the decline reduces farmers purchasing power and risks lasting agrarian distress, urging shifts to dairy and poultry, fruits, root crops, and flax to diversify income amid overproduction concerns.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St and Jess
O. E B. Bradfute
Farm Bureau Federation
Bradfute
International Farm Congress of America
Board of Governors
Valuable horse dies after eating nails and rocks
Kimball, belonging to A Barrett, died last Monday night. Barrett and helpers did a post mortem revealing forty four nails, sixty pea sized pebbles, and an old copper cartage in the bowels just after the stomach. The five year old, 1700 pound horse appeared sound before death.
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Kimball
A. Barrett
Henry Boasts Pretty Women of Nebraska Town
Henry, the westernmost town in Nebraska with a population of 29, claims to have the most beautiful women in the state. The remark underscores local pride in the small community and its residents.
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Nebraska
Henry
Law Aids the Stock Shipper in New Claims Rule
A recent legislative action, House Roll No. 204, shifts the burden of proof in livestock shipment damage cases to railroads. The act allows shippers to prove loss or damage by showing stock was in good condition when delivered and bad upon arrival, with carriers bearing the burden to prove no negligence. Senator Jack Kroh and Representatives McCain Reece and Hardin are credited for advancing the measure aiding livestock interests.
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Jack Kroh
Ogallala
McCain
Logan
Reece
Cherry
D. S. Hardin
Hardin
Kroh
The Cream Check Boosts Farm Dairying Efforts
The weekly cream check is praised as a vital aid for farm families facing crop losses and market barriers. It supports dairy work, encourages staying with dairying, and helps farmers avoid bankruptcy by turning forage and grain into steady cash from milk and dairy products.
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Geo. E. Taylor
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F. G. Schroeder
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