Cheyenne County to Have Big Fair Last of September
Cheyenne county plans an extensive fair on the last three days of September to honor its status as a major agricultural and industrial center. A $5,500 funding pool supports a new grandstand, a 48 by 100 foot main building, stock pens, and facilities for track contests, horse races, rodeo, and athletics.
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County Fair Board
Cheyenne County
Fair Board
Chas. Welton
J. M. Nelson
Martin W. Dimery
E. L. Hyde
J. Earl Thayer
Golden Kratz
Tl. W. Barker
E. D. Hutchinson
Henry Doran
C. S. Radcliffe
L. A. Fundingsland
Roy Liggett
West
Peetz Masses Up For Annual Community Fair
Peetz prepares a Saturday August 27 community fair with an entertainment program and extensive farm product exhibits. The town promises another well attended event, aiming to surpass prior harvest blowouts.
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Peetz
Nebraska crops rank second in United States
Nebraska ranked second in crop conditions on August 1 according to a United States Department of Agriculture review. North Dakota led with 126.4 percent, Nebraska at 110.2, and other states followed, with the national composite at 99.0 percent indicating crops slightly below the ten year average but above last month. Production forecasts list corn at 90.1 percent and several crops at higher or lower levels, including barley 132.1, rye 150.0, flax 125.3, potatoes 115.3, and sugar beets 90.7.
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Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
South Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
United States
Davison and Eckert Families Hold Their Reunion
A Davison and Eckert family reunion gathered 50 relatives at Mrs. Mary Davison’s home on a Wednesday afternoon and evening. Guests from Lebanon Indiana Galton Illinois Sidney Boulder Colorado joined a large six o clock dinner.
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Davison
Lauren Dugger
J. E. Davison
Mary Davison
John and
Alfred Davison
J. H. Foster
Dalton
Dalton State Bank Ships In Lambs From Wyoming
Western Nebraska counties expect a larger sheep industry as Wyoming shipments head to Dalton area. Dalton State bank sent 3,000 head of lambs and ewes from near Laramie to be fed in Dalton territory, with several farmers from the area to take portions. In Dalton NW counties hail damaged crops, sheep to salvage. Other western Nebraska counties expect more sheep next season.
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Dalton State Bank
Wyoming
Nebraska
Laramie
Dalton Territory
Dalton
Two Hail Storms Hit Kimball County in One Week
Kimball County endured two hailstorms Monday at 2 30 PM with damage across several miles. One storm started southwest Banner County and moved southeast into Kimball, while another hit the county’s southern area twelve miles west of the Wyoming line and traveled east. Unharvested wheat and small grain suffered 25 percent to total loss in affected zones. Losses range from 150000 to 200000, about six to eight percent of the regional small grain value, and came after hail insurance policies expired at noon.
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Kimball County
Banner County
Wyoming Line
Kimball Observer
Mrs. Olmsted and son visit Chadron kin at Hine home
Mrs. I. A. Olmsted and her son from Chadron spent the last weekend with the B. B. Hine family, visiting relatives and sharing time at their residence.
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Mrs
I. A. Olmsted
Fate of Flyers Held Secret in Dark Waters of Pacific
San Francisco reports the fate of seven airmen who crossed 2100 miles from California toward Hawaii remains unknown after five days. Navy and Army ships, liners, and aircraft from carriers Langley and Aroostook joined in an extensive hunt across the Pacific, with relatives and the world awaiting news.
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Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
California
Hawaii
Pacific
Jack Frost
Gordon Scott
Los Angeles
Golden Eagle
Mildred Doran
John Auggy
W. R. Knope
Golden Gate
Hamburg Pioneer Celebrates 75th Birthday in Sidney
A birthday celebration honoring H F Jaeckel as he turns 75 was held August 12 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jaeckel in Hamburg. Relatives including Herman Jaeckel and families joined the observance with a bounteous dinner and memories of his 16 year old move from Germany to Hamburg Iowa. Mr Jaeckel's daughter Mrs Driever and other relatives attended from nearby.
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Hamburg
Iowa
Pioneer
Sidney
Ernest Jaeckel
H.F. Jaeckel
Jaeckel
Herman
Germany
Kansas City
H. F. Jaeckel
Herman Jaeckel
John Driever
Mrs. Driever
Bassett's Sale of Toiletries Continues This Week
The Telegraph reports Bassett's Pharmacy ran a toiletries sale with Marivonne requisites at a special price. Mail orders and calls depleted stock, prompting replenishment to meet anticipated demand all week from Saturday 20 to Saturday 27.
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Telegraph
Bassett’s Pharmacy
The
County farmers ready for planting wheat seed
Cheyenne county farmers have begun fall wheat seeding and report unusually large acreage to be planted this fall. As wheat harvest winds down, more farmers will prepare ground and seed for the next crop, with local implement dealers noting heavy demand for drills and other equipment at this season.
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Cheyenne County
Hailstones 1% Inches Across Reported in Peetz
Peetz residents reported hailstones about one percent inches in diameter cluttering streets and yards, with observers noting wet conditions and potential damage to local crops and vehicles. Local weather observers urge caution and further verification.
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Peetz
Oshkosh Drubs Sidney in One Sided Home Game
Oshkosh overwhelmed Sidney with 23 runs in a season finale of the Big Four league on Sunday. A large crowd from both towns watched as Sidney managed two runs in a lopsided exhibition, with Oshkosh display strong batting while Sidney’s defense collapsed.
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Oshkosh
Sidney
Wheat Sent to Market from North Table Farms
Wheat began moving to market again Tuesday after a delay caused by rain. Elevators worked day and night to handle the heavy loads last week. The Dalton Co operative Society added a second air compressor to maintain peak dumping, while the Burlington kept steady service with cars regularly moving in and out.
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Dalton Co-operative Society
Burlington
Dalton
Lightning strikes chimney damages home in city
During the storm last Thursday afternoon lightning hit J. R. Bartletts Union Pacific house, damaging the chimney which had to be rebuilt. Mrs Bartlett, standing at the stove, was briefly stunned as soot and ashes from the stove scattered the room and ruined curtains and bedding.
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J. R. Bartlett
Union Pacific
Porter Oil offers $10,000 accident insurance to patrons
The Porter Oil company and Inter-Southern Life Insurance arrange a plan enabling anyone aged 15 to 70 in Sidney and surrounding areas to obtain a $10,000 accident policy at low cost. With every dollar spent on oil products, customers receive tickets. 20 tickets plus 23 cents buys a policy. The policy covers death, limb loss, sight, or time lost due to accidents on railways, theatres, or private cars, with weekly indemnity and no red tape.
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Porter Oil Company
Porter
Shell
Sidney
Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company
Louisville
Porter Company
Robert Porter
Ardent Bigamist and Girl Bride Arrested Near Sidney
George Seigers, once from Holyoke Colorado and Albion Nebraska, married a 16 year old Boone County girl after meeting her father’s worker. He forgot he had a wife and two Illinois children, prompting Boone County to issue a warrant. Sheriff Nelson detained the couple, who were then taken to Albion by Boone County authorities.
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George Seigers
Holyoke
Colo
Albion
Nebr
Illinois
Boone County
Cheyenne County
Glassburn Ranch
Seigers
Nelson
Cheyenne Contractors Say Kimball Property Too Low
Two Cheyenne contractors, after inspecting Kimball homes, concluded the market price makes new houses unfeasible. They planned to buy lots to build but said construction would wait until current homes are sold and removed from sale.
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Cheyenne
Kimball
Kimball Observer
Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty To Hog Theft Charge
Bridgeport resident Walter Harbaugh pleaded guilty to hog thefts from the Woolsey ranch near Dalton tied to events over three years ago. Judge J L Tewell released him on parole to his Rapid City mother due to youth, marriage, and good reputation after a county jail confinement. Police had pursued evidence for more than two years.
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Walter Harbaugh
Bridgeport
Woolsey Ranch
Dalton
J. L. Tewell
Harlough
Rapid City
South Dakota
Harbaugh
Mrs. Mary K Keenan Visits Sidney on Monday
Mrs. Mary K. Keenan of near Bridgeport traveled to Sidney as a business visitor on Monday morning.
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Mary K. Keenan
Bridgeport
Sidney
Sidney golf club defeats North Platte in Sunday match
The Sidney Golf Club beat North Platte by three points in a special Sunday contest with medalist scores of 77 for Sidney’s Simodynes and McIntosh and 76 by North Platte’s West. Twenty five golfers from North Platte attended, with Sidney hosting and entertaining visitors’ ladies after the round.
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Sidney Golf Club
North Platte
Sidney
West
Carson
Langford Am Seaman
Simodynes
McIntosh
Closmand
Langford
Closman
Seaman
Doran
Martin
Dedmore
SS Durkee
Dickey
Green
Former Cheyenne Co girl dead at Long Beach Calif
News from the Potter district reports the death of Dorothy Hilton at Long Beach California. The nineteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hilton had been ill briefly and died unexpectedly. Survived by her parents a younger brother and sister. Brothers and Gustafsons are among relatives. Mrs Brothers left Potter to be with her sister who is ill. Dorothy Hilton passed away Thursday August 11 at noon.
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Potter Review
Long Beach
Calif
Dorothy Hilton
Robert Hilton
Potter District
Union Pacific Extension From Yoder to Be Built
Definite assurance the long talked of Union Pacific extension from the North Platte valley to the main line is underway Surveyors are completing what is thought to be the final survey The company has asked permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to build the extension which will start at Creighton just south of Yoder Wyoming and run miles to Elvert Burns or Hillsdale
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U. B P
North Platte Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Creighton
Yoder
Wyo
Elvert
Burns
Hillsdale
Leonard Family Reunion at Riverton Neb
E. J. Leonard the grocer traveled to Riverton Nebraska to attend the annual Leonard family reunion. Seven sons and daughters joined relatives at the home place Sunday for a pleasant family gathering with all members present for the event.
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E. J. Leonard
Riverton
Nebr
Leonard
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