Nebraska Agricultural Department member awarded Carnegie Medal
Lincoln December reports Ralph H. Cole of the University of Nebraska agricultural extension division received the Carnegie Hero Fund Medal for bravery. Cole, 27, saved a 15-year-old boy Ellis Glass and aided another 9-year-old after ice broke on a river. Cole was in icy water about 15 minutes before rescue. One boy died.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ralph H. Cole
Agricultural Extension Division
University
Cole
Nebraska
Extension Service
Marshalltown
Ellis Glass
Mr. Cole
Glass
Western Nebraska lays out program needs for next legislature
Fifteen western Nebraska lawmakers met in Chadron for their third biennial session to hear demands. F M Broome urged changes to theftproofing evidence for stolen stock and earlier muskrat trapping dates. Backers pressed a two cent gas tax hike for federal highway aid and urged irrigation water priority during droughts. Chadron park supporters sought 4000 acres for Pine Ridge expansion and a 27500 boost for park cabins and roads. Senator C W Johnson and County Clerk H Pavlat attended.
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Nebraska
Chadron
F. M. Broome
Livestock Growers Association
Sandhills
Nebraska Good Roads Association
North Platte
Pine Ridge
C. W. Johnson
Potter
Henry Pavlat
Cheyenne County
Presbyterian Church Ladies Bazaar and Supper Build Hype
The Presbyterian church women plan their annual bazaar and supper at the Tobin opera house on December 12. Bazaar opens at two o clock with booths selling varied merchandise. a public supper follows for a small fee. Chairmen include Mrs Uptegrove and Mrs Dimery. acting president is Mrs Goodale. Toyland and Santa Claus at the Methodist church basement on December 5.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Tobin Opera House
E. L. Uptegrove
Martin Dimery
R. H. Rogers
G. V. Doran
F. A. Barger
J. W. Goodale
Jack Parsons on Trial for Fraud Over Inherited Fortune
Sidney Hawkins, Parsons family friend and relative, testified in Omaha that he signed notes totaling 7000 for Jack Parsons and still owes about 2000. The trial also involves Arthur Parsons and W F Dammeier over alleged mail fraud linked to a 12 million dollar inheritance claim and a mysterious Mr Barnes who supposedly handled the estate. Hawkins described a show place farm near Pilger and trips to Denver as part of the inheritance scheme.
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Jack Parsons
Jack
Sidney Hawkins
Near Pilger
Hawkins
Woodrough
Omaha
Arthur
W. F. Dammeier
New York
Pilger
Sidney
Peetz
Parsons
Joseph P. Gray
Defense Counsel
Harold Swan
Dunning
Nebr
Henry Hawkins
Arthur Parsons
Florida
Hawkins Farm
Barnes
M. R.N. Jennings
Kimball County School Lands Reappraised For Higher Levy
The state department orders Kimball county to re appraise school lands to reflect fair cash value versus neighboring lands. New appraisals could raise levies two to three times, with rough grazing land increasing from 12 to 36 dollars annually and best level farm land from 88 to 176 dollars semi annually to annual taxes. The appraisal sets value at about 15 dollars per acre, aligning with Cheyenne and similar counties.
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Kimball County
State Department
Cheyenne
Kimball County Opens New Court House December 22
The formal opening of Kimball county's new court house will be held on Saturday, December 22, with a program arranged by the Kimball county bar. Attorneys Wisdom, Rodman, Torgeson and Kuns oversee plans while local citizens inspect the building. A few talks and a dance are planned, and local businessmen have raised funds for expenses.
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Kimball County
Wisdom, Rodman, Torgeson
Kuns
Kimball
Local social notes and Thanksgiving gatherings in Lodge Pole
Mrs. Rho Slawson cares for her mother Mrs. Alice Slawson then travels to Council Bluffs. Social events include solo players at B Bates, 26 at bridge at the Barlow home, and prize winners Mrs. Bates and Miss Louise Englert. Football game canceled due to snow. Numerous visits, visits to Cousin towns, O E S Kensington meeting, and Thanksgiving dinners with many local families.
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Rho Slawson
Alice E. Slawson
Council Bluffs
Lough
Slawson
B. J. Bates
W. T. Tate
L. R. Barlow
Barlow
B. Bates
Louise Englert
H. H. Hayden
Denver
C. L. Tate
Ashland
Minnie King
Lawrence
de Brunner
Dalton
Gladys Wolf
Helen Green
Alliance
F. H. Wolf
A. G. Miller
Mesdames Huffman
Franss
Rogers
Andy Peterson
J. F. Carter
Schoenberg
Paul E. Smith
Bartley
Lillian Walters
Noah Walters
Charles Norton
Lexington
Chappell
O. E. S. Kensington
Leland Spindler
Ruth Louder
Broken Bow
Allington
Lunol
Oscar Meyer
George F. Kintz
Laura Kintz
Lyle Kintz
G. E. Minshall
Sidney
Clare Moorhead
D. L. Hibbard
L. S. Bridge Club
Virginia Carter
Barnes Business College
Ruby
Howard Hayden
Joanne
Gurley
C. H. Rowan
Frank Zalesky
Mary Peters
North Platte
Jim Zalesky
Cheyenne
Frank
John
Emil
Glen Lindley
Grand Island
Mr. Lindley
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
Okla
Fred Slawson
A. E. Slawson
Legal Ad for Cheyenne County Nebraska Trusts and Adoption
Legal notice in Cheyenne County Nebraska District Court and County Court announces Kittie H Mays petition to quiet title to NE 8 14 49 in Cheyenne County and void a mortgage claim, with notice by publication and a December 24 1928 response deadline. Also adoption petition filed November 21 1928 by John L Sullivan and Bessie Leola Sullivan for Baby Jacob Paul, with hearing set January 1929 in Sidney Nebraska.
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Kittie H. Mays
District Court
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
G. W. Evans
Kate Evans
F. E. Brown
James Flynn
J. L. Tewell
Jacob Paul
John L. Sullivan
Bessie Leola Sullivan
St. James Orphanage
Sidney
Thoxine Promises Instant Relief For Sore Throat
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a fast acting remedy for sore throat and coughs. It claims internal relief with no chloroform or iron, safe for the family, and offers money back. Sold at Bassett's and other drug stores with prices 35c 60c and 190.
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Bassett’s
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Nebraska Agricultural Department
Carnegie Medal
Ralph
Santa Claus
Methodist Church
Dude Ranch Fame
Memball's
Nellie E. Petteys
J W McDaniel, Jr
Helen and
Frances McDaniel
G E Minshall
Kittie H Mays
Elizabeth Flynn
J. McCarthy
J. H. Stouteville
Cheyenne County Abstract Co
H. T. Doran
Postoffice
Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank
Western Securities Company
C. W. Smith
Kretz Radio and Ignition Co
Igni
Irl W. Wright
Biongy
J. R. Taylor
M. D
Larson
L. A. Donahoe
Roche
Swift Creamery CO
R. E. Roche, M. D
Chas. H. Gardner County Surveyor
Ideal Beauty Shoppe
Ruby P. Furer
Bus
EB. L. McDonald
M. Wright
First Avenue
Howard’s Funeral
West
Second Street
Mark G. Howard
Mutician
Santis
N. J. Griffith
Mrs. E. Kanfield
Star Meat Market
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
Algo
Sidney, Nebraska
General Dray
Fuller Transfer Co
A. R. LeSueur
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