Local News Briefs From Scotts Bluff County and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Frank Wilson of Minatare is badly crippled after a collision with a car while driving her horse on the highway. A Farm Bureau campaign for new members is led by National Organizer F. M. Higgins in Scotts Bluff County. Lions club of Bayard completed erection of 30 road signs at strategic points near the city. McGrew plans electric lights with a portable outfit approved by the town board. Kimball and Banner county poultry fanciers organize their first annual show at the Farm Bureau office in Kimball, November 28-29. Torrington library receives a Civil War history set of 126 volumes from pioneer John Hunton.
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Frank Wilson
Minatare
Farm Bureau Association of
Scotts Bluff County
F. M. Higgins
Kimball
Banner County
Farm Bureau
John Hunton
Torrington
Town Library of
Road Grading Improves Highway South of Boardwater
Several miles of highway south of Boardwater are in excellent condition due to grading completed by O. B. Lawhead and his crew.
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Boardwater
O. B. Lawhead
Car crank injures man in Minatare accident
Herbert Wickard of Minatare suffered a bad facial bruise when a crank used to start his automobile flew off and struck him under the eye.
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Herbert Wickard
Minatare
Hardware stock sold and auto accessory business change
H. J. Maher sold his hardware stock at Dalton to E. B. Ewing and will take possession of the Rex Hur shey automobile accessory business around January 15, 1925.
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H. J. Maher
Dalton
E. 8. Ewing
Rex Hurshey
Torrington Man Faces Possible Eye Injury After Accident
Pete Starkel of Torrington may lose sight in one eye after a beer fork pierced his eyeball and nose last week. He is back on the street as he recovers from the incident.
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Pete Starkel
Torrington
Scouts to Burn Weeds and Clean Up Gering Areas
Boy Scouts of Gering will be employed by the city council to burn weeds and trash raked up by citizens. They will also clean up and burn weeds on vacant lots in Gering. Beer deliveries in Goshen county Wyoming closed Saturday after 9000 acres were dug. Bees averaged 18 tons per acre and at current prices more than $1,000,000 will be paid to farmers in the county for this season's crop.
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Boy Scouts of
Gering
Goshen County
Wyo
Minister Hilman to edit Central Christian Advocate
Rev. Paul Hilman, two years pastor of the M. B. church at Gering, accepts the role of editor for the Central Christian Advocate the church publication from Kansas City and will start new duties in December.
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Paul Hilman
M. B
Gering
Central Christian Advocate
Kansas City
Milk test acid accident at Haney mill in Mitchell
An eighteen month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Haney, suffered serious burns to her mouth and face after trying to drink sulphuric acid used in milk testing at the Haney Produce Company plant in Mitchell.
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Haney -Produce Company
Mitchell
North Platte Co op Cheese reports milk payments per pound
The North Platte Cooperative Cheese Company reports its first factory north of Minatare has operated for several weeks and that farmers have received 0 cents per pound after all operating and handling costs were deducted.
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North
Store Keeps Close On Major Holidays In Mitchell
Store keepers in Mitchell agree to close all day on Christmas Thanksgiving Decoration day New Years and Fourth of July and half day starting at noon on Labor day and Armistice day with no further notice unless a special agreement exists.
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Mitchell
Minatare Drainage Halt After Drag Line Accident
A large drag line fell into the ditch halting work on the Minatare drainage project and caused damage. Charles Ewing of Broadwater sprained and dislocated his shoulder when his horse fell on him. Dan Miller of Oshkosh burned his face from an acetylene lighting plant explosion. The Days of Forty-nine program by Oshkosh and Lewellen American Legion posts was a grand social and financial success.
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Minatare
Charles Ewing
Broadwater
Dan Miller
Oshkosh
American Legion
Lewellen
Miller Named District Deputy Grand Master of Odd Fellows
A. A. Miller of Gering has been appointed district deputy grand master of the Odd Fellows lodge of Nebraska for one year.
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A. A. Miller of
Gering
Odd Fellows Lodge of
Nebraska
Alliance Moves To Install City Scales On Street
A movement in Alliance seeks city scales installation but the ordinance blocks on main street location and finding a suitable site is proving difficult. Fifty gallons of mash and two gallons of hootch were found on Keith Seeley’s Broadwater farm. Seeley fined 500 dollars and jailed 30 days. Five head of cattle stray onto the railroad near Huntley beet dump were struck by an engine carrying beet cars, nearly all killed.
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Keith Seeley
Broadwater
Seeley
Huntley
Community cheese factory interest grows near Scottsbluff
The success of the Co operative cheese factory at Minatare spurred other locals to form a new cheese venture. A meeting was held at Dover schoolhouse near Scottsbluff last week to discuss organizing another community cheese factory.
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Minatare
Dover School House
Scottsbluff
Post Office Lobby Closed After Hours for Safety
Officers inform Lisco parents to stop letting youths use the post office lobby as a playground after business hours. Once staff leave the lobby will be locked to secure the premises, leaving the space available only for lock box customers.
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Lisco
Rain In The Face II Remembers His Father Amid Beet Fields
Rain In The Face II, son of the famed Sioux chieftain, worked in Platte valley beet fields this year and, now past fifty, recalls incidents from his father’s life as his family accompanied him in the fields.
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Platte Valley
Car crash near Alliance injures three including woman unconscious
An overturned Ford pinned occupants for about thirty minutes near Alliance before help arrived. Mrs. Wm Broad was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state with suspected internal injuries. Her husband had head injuries requiring stitches, and Mrs Clausen, their daughter, suffered a badly sprained arm and other bruises.
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Alliance
Wm. Broad
Clausen
Loomis Sentenced for Adultery in Morrill County Court
Edward Loomis was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by Judge Baron in district court in Morrill county. He pleaded guilty after the charge was reduced from incest to adultery due to lack of proof of his parentage. His wife Della Loomis was granted her.
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Edward Loomis
Tudge Baron
Morrill
Loomis
Della Loomis
Scottsbluff man recovers after tire disc strikes injures
H Kitchen of Scottsbluff is recovering from two broken ankles and a broken thumb after a tire disc struck him last week when the ring from a car tire flew off. The accident occurred as the tire from an automobile released the disc and impacted his hand and feet.
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H. Kitchen
Scottsbluff
Kimball Lions Back Henry Gotte Plan for Pasture on Sand Hills
Henry Gotte of Kimball secures backing from the Lions Club to trench sand hills and capture water for irrigation. The aim is to start grass growth by diverting waste water to sub irrigate the land. The proposal centers on creating more pasturage through this simple method.
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Henry Gotte
Kimball
Lions Club
State approves Alliance Bridgeport road highway path
N I Cochran Nebraska state engineer informs Box Butte county board that a federal highway will be located along the east side of the Burlington railroad from Alliance to the county line. The plan seeks 66 foot right of way and aims to award contracts and begin construction early next spring. The route choice favors the west side for Angora access, with one grade crossing planned and no further delays expected though landowner E A Hall resisted east-side use.
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Burlington Tracks
Alliance
N. I. Cochran
Box Butte County
Bridgeport
Letanon
E. A. Hall
Alliance Times-Herald
Howarter House in Torrington Destroyed by Fire
A Torrington residence owned by Wm. Howarter was completely burned last Sunday while the family was away. The blaze destroyed the house and all contents, with an estimated loss of 3600 dollars and 2300 dollars insured.
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Wm. Howarter
Torrington
Guilty Plea in Morrill County Hog Theft Case
Tom Stevens pleaded guilty in Morrill county district court to receiving two stolen hogs and, due to prior jail time, was fined $25 and costs. Clyde Bubolt and Jesse Sutton also pleaded guilty to the theft and were sentenced to 12 to 15 months in the state reformatory. The hogs belonged to Matt Harrington.
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Tom Stevens
Morrill County
Clyde ‘Bubolt
Jesse Sutton
State Reformatory
Afatt Harrington
Sam Pappas Fined for Gambling Near Julesburg
Sam Papaianopulos known as Sam Pappas faced county court at Julesburg last week for operating a gambling place at the C. W. White farm northeast of Julesburg. He paid $430 in fines and costs after pleading guilty and agreed to leave the country. Police connect Pappas to the November 9 murder of Louis Lindberg at the Pappas home. Lindberg was shot during a gambling game by Pedro Bellez, who remains at large.
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Sam Papaianopulos
Sam Pappas
Julesburg
C. W. White
Pappas
Lous Lindberg
Lindberg
Two Local Girls Escape Bridge Crash Near Peetz
Miss Aarrie Gilstrap and Miss Georgia Smith, Peets school teachers, narrowly escaped death when the car they rode in to Sterling crashed through a bridge railing south of Peetz. The brakes failed and the vehicle turned over, landing in a dry irrigation ditch ten feet below. Myrle D. Lykens was acquitted in Morrill county district court of stealing a set of harness from Ollie Arnold. Chester Kigwire testified against Lykens and pleaded guilty. Lykens claimed he was in Alliance. Kizzire received a year in the state reformatory. Charles Hatcher, five, shot off his nose in a home incident in Sterling. his wife and son jailed on murder charges in Eli Livey’s death. Mrs. Hatcher found guilty of second degree murder. gun trial set for Monday. Annie Eiker, nine, wounded by a .22 rifle while playing with her brother. she lies in North Platte hospital with neck wound.
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Aarrie Gilstrap
Georgia Smith
Peets
Sterling
Peetz
Myrle D. Lykens
Morrill County
Ollie Arnold
Chester Kigwire
Lykens
Kizzire
State Reformatory
Charles Hatcher
Eli Livey
Proctor
Hatcher
Annie Eiker
Bushee Pleads Guilty in Excess Interest Case
Berton K. Bushee former state senator and ex president of Citizens State Bank of Kimball now in Omaha pleaded guilty to one count of paying excess interest. District Judge Gillan fined him $100 after a jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged. The other two counts were dismissed.
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Berton K. Bushee
Citizens State Bank of
Kimball
Omaha
Gillan
Bushee
Road program mapped for North Platte valley growth
A comprehensive road improvement plan to build hundreds of miles of better highways in the North Platte valley was outlined at Scottsbluff during a monthly chambers meeting with over 100 delegates from eight towns. Gene Westervelt of Scottsbluff won endorsement for a state board of control seat. Police captured a still and mash on the Willard Mauer farm ten miles south of Redington, with the 100 gallon still found in a hog pen.
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North Platte Valley
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Scottsbluff
Gene Westervelt
State Board of Control
Redington
Willard Mauer
Mauer
Mowerer
Morrill
Union Pacific
Lodge Tole
Oil Drilling Planned on Stoneham Structure Near Kimball
About 15 000 acres on the Stoneham structure south of Kimball and across the Colorado line are under contract to Gillams company of Denver with a plan to start drilling by January 1. The fifteen mile wide structure lies north and west of the Pawnee Buttes well in which several Ridney men hold interests. A well was partially drilled on the Pawnee Buttes leaves by John O Connor. The next thirty days will see drilling on the Willard structure. Denver interests are involved and the Willard structure is deemed one of Colorado’s best producers by the geological report.
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Stoneham
Kimball
Colorado
Gillams Company of
Denver
Pawnee Buttes Company
Ridney
Pawnee Buttes
John O'Connor
Willard
Auctioneer Varry Gilchrist Fined for Prohibition Violation
Julesburg auctioneer Varry M. Gilchrist was fined 200 dollars plus costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail for violation of the prohibition laws.
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Varry M. Gilchrist
Julesburg
Surplus Teachers In Morrill County Exam Class
Morrill county reports a record applicant pool for teaching certificates with 52 candidates in the recent courthouse examination. two were men, indicating a strong female majority amid a surplus of teachers in the county.
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Morrill County
Hyannis Winter Rat Hide Trade Shifts Plans
More than $50,000 worth of rat hides will be shipped from Hyannis this winter as locals report abundant rat houses on lakes. Trappers plan a restrained campaign with one man paying $800 for the right to trap on two small Hyannis area lakes.
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Hyannis
Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John F Strong
Mr and Mrs John F Strong of Alliance celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Alliance on Tuesday November 18. They were married in Tucas county Iowa fifty years ago and have resided in Alliance for thirty years.
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John F. Strong
Alliance
Tucas County
Iowa
Jury Deadlocks In Cattle Theft Case At Bridgeport
The jury in the Pete Thompson case, a Minatare resident charged with cattle stealing, failed to reach a verdict in Bridgeport district court this week. A new trial will be needed. Wilson was convicted last week on the same charge and awaits sentencing.
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Pete Thompson
Bridgeport
Wilson
Nebraska liquor law violator fined record amount
George Ayres of Broadwater received what authorities say is Nebraska’s heaviest liquor law violation fine. Judge Barron at Bridgeport fined $2,000 plus costs and sentenced Ayres to three months in jail, though he could not pay the fine.
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George Ayres
Broadwater
Nebraska
Barron
Bridgeport
Ayres
Road to cemetery to be graveled with local help
A petition circulated among residents last week seeks funds or volunteers to grave the road to the cemetery. Respondents include many locals and nearby farmers who will push the project this season while the weather stays favorable.
Jay Em area man injured when car runs over him
Emil Splittgerber of the Jay Em country near Torrington was badly hurt about the head and face and feared to be injured internally after his automobile ran over him and dragged him several rods. The car started when he cranked it and the gear slipped, knocking him down.
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Emil Splittgerber
Jay Em Country
Torrington
Intruder Reported At M A Wolfe Store
Sunday night a hobo tried to break into the M A Wolfe store in Lodge Pole. Marshal Barrett and others pursued him, he was jailed overnight, and ordered to leave town the next morning after several men guarded the store.
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Lodge
M. A. Wolfe
Marshal Barrett
Kimball Forms DeMolay Chapter In Masonic Hall
Kimball will institute a DeMolay chapter of twenty six members on December 5. The new organization is sponsored by the Masonic lodge but operates independently. Eligible boys aged 16 to 21 of good character elect officers and run their lodge using the Masonic hall and will confer degrees on candidates in time.
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Kimball
Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
Union Pacific scholarship awarded to Glen Beale of Potter
Glen Beale receives the Union Pacific scholarship from the awarding committee. A member and four year participant of the Dix potato club, he recently graduated from Dix Rural High School in 1924 and plans to attend the agricultural college next semester. He served as president of the club this year.
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Union Pacific
Glen Beale
Potter
Dix
Glen
Dix Rural High School
Ito
Agricultural College
Injury risks life of longtime Mitchell lawyer W W Quivey
At age 82 former Mitchell attorney W W Quivey is not expected to live after an Denver auto accident in which he suffered a fractured ankle and multiple cuts and bruises. He practiced law in Mitchell for over 20 years before recently moving away from the town.
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W. W. Quivey
Mitchell
Denver
Mr. Quivey
Nebraska Farmers Ready for Thanksgiving Prosperity Surge
Nebraska awaits a flood of cash as wheat and corn money flows in, easing debts and empowering farmers to buy goods from outfits across states. A Chicago Herald summary notes wheat returns exceed 40 million dollars and corn sales near a dollar per bushel, prompting widespread purchases from farm machinery to clothes, with business and professionals buoyed by the economic upturn.
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Nebraska
Chicnago Herald
Herald
Santa Claus
Mor rill County burglar plea for Bruner Brothers store theft
Ed Twist pleaded guilty in Morrill County District Court to burglarizing the Bruner Brothers store at Broadwater last January. He admitted $918 in stolen merchandise and received a suspended sentence contingent on paying all costs of the case.
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Ed Twist
Morrill County
Bruner Brothers
Broadwater
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Lions Club of
Bayard
McGrew
McGrew Motor Company
Bridgeport-Alliance
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