Tragic Death Shocks Harrison Quarterback Clem Seaman
Harrison mourns 14 year old Clem Seaman killer by fatal injury in a Chadron Harrison high school game last week. Broadwater News reports a 90 pound beaver caught by focal trapper Harpsbeith weighing the heaviest of season. Gering plans Oregon Trail Days with permanent grounds south of Scotts Bluff near Mitchell Pass.
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Harrison
Bunner County
Clemmon Seaman
Chadron
Broadwater News
Harpsbeith
Gering
Scotts Bluffaw Mountain
Mitchell Pass
New Road Crossing Aims To Link Town With Bridgeport
Work began last week on the crossing just west of the Foster hotel. The street will connect with the highway to Bridgeport and pass over Burlington ground leased by the city. When finished it will provide a quicker exit from town and shorten travel for northerners aiming for the elevators, Dalton Delegate notes.
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Foster Hotel
Bridgeport
Burlington
Dalton Delegate
Kimball Lions Promote Farmers Day in Kimball
Farmers are invited to a Saturday December 15 event offering free matinee theatre tickets and supper at four Kimball eating houses. Free tickets apply to farmers only. Local merchants join with bargains to entice attendance, described as a community get-together for the town’s betterment.
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Kimball Lions
Kimball
Kimball County Beets Hit Higher Quality With Strong Yield
Kimball county beet growers report averages of 20 tons per acre, fewer beets were raised than usual, but those produced were of better quality than ever before, reflecting improved growing conditions and farming practices.
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Kimball County
Additional Room Opens at Minatare Schools After Beet Harvest
An extra room was opened in Minatare schools last week to educate children who worked in beet fields now that harvest ends. Six children from Mrs Rock River, recently ill and operated on atBryard, were taken to the Nebraska Children's Home in Omaha. The mother is recovering well.
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Rockriver
Bryard
Nebraska Children's Home
Omaha
Bayard Forms United Charities Group
Bayard has organized the Associated Charities uniting the Woman's club Parent-Teachers' association Lions club Red Cross City of Bayard and Morrill County to avoid duplicating charity work. The organization started March 26, 1923 and will fund subscriptions without circulating papers.
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Bayard
Associated Charities
Woman's Club
Parent-Teachers’ Association
The
Lions Club
Red Cross
Morrill County
Nebraska Horses Die From Soft Corn In Fields
In eastern Nebraska a number of horses died after grazing on soft corn. Western Nebraska shows similar conditions, prompting farmers to be careful what corn their stock eats.
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Nebraska
Kimball County Girl Wins Potato Show Trip Prize
Miss Alice Forsling of Bushnell leads Kimball County Boys and Girls Potato Club in potato judging and sorting contest with 445 of 500 points earning a Lions Club sponsored trip to Chadron. All entrants met high standards with no participant below 90 percent.
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Alice Forsling
Bushnell
Boys and Girls Potato Club
Kimball County
Chadron
Lions Club
Alliance dedicates modern new school building
A premier state school facility in Alliance was dedicated Friday night. An excellent program delighted attendees as the modern building with an auditorium seating 779 was showcased.
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Alliance
Kimball Man Mourns Loss of Threshing Separator
J E Selover of Kimball mourns the loss of a threshing separator in a fire likely incendiary. He had left the machine overnight between a water tank and the engine. in the morning only ashes remained.
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J. E. Selover
Kimball
Burglars Loot Ovid Businesses Including Post Office
Thieves struck Ovid last Thursday night stealing cash and valuables from several shops. The post office lost 73 dollars in cash and 25 dollars in stamps, Bennett store 1.50 dollars, and the Ovid Lumber company office 4 dollars in cash plus several pocket knives.
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Ovid
Bennett
Ovid Lumber Company
Milo Randall Freed Then Re-arrested for Liquor Manufacture
Milo Randall, noted for his involvement after Officer Peterson’s death, was released on the liquor possession charge but promptly re-arrested on the charge of knowingly allowing his premises to be used for manufacturing liquor.
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Milo Randall
Upper Valley
Peterson
Village board approves street parking on curbside due to muddy roads
Dalton village board of trustees at their regular monthly meeting last Monday evening voted to permit parking on the side of the street facing the sidewalk. The move aims to ease access by drivers as central curb parking becomes difficult on muddy or soft roads.
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Dalton Village Board of Trustees
Ring Found Near Chicken House Sparks Election Bet
Mrs. Oscar Meyer of Large Pole says a gentleman who lost a ring in front of her chicken house can claim it by calling. The item’s return is tied to a bet on Hi Johnson securing the Republican nomination for president.
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Oscar Meyer
Hi Johnson
Pipeline Progress Edges Vaughn to Mitchell Stretch
The Sinclair Pipeline pipe laying advances from Vaughn Station Wyoming toward Mitchell at about 4000 feet per day. Officials report the project nearing completion with the main line close to uninterrupted sections and crews intensifying activity along the route.
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Sinclair
Vaughn Station
Wyoming
Mitchell
Doctor Stewarts Mission Work in China Oath
Dr A J Stewart after eighteen years in Mitchell will devote several years to missionary service in China as Congregational agent. He heads Shoawan Mission on the Min River interior, overseeing a men’s hospital while another physician takes vacation. He covers his own travel costs and accepts a modest stipend.
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A. J. Stewart
Mitchell
China
Congregational Church
Shoawn Mission
Rive Min
Will Urge the Union Pacific to Build Road
Almost a hundred people gathered at Yoder last Friday to discuss plans for securing an extension of the Union Pacific railroad from the Yoder area to connect with the main line near Cheyenne, likely Hillsdale. Attendees voiced confidence the railroad company may be receptive to the proposal.
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Union Pacific
Gering
Yoder
Cheyenne
Hillsdale
Gas Well at Wellington Shifts From Gas to Oil
The Wellington gas well increasingly yields oil, now about 150 barrels daily with gas. A second capping attempt is underway after a partial destruction of equipment last Friday when casing filling was forced out. Further drilling could reveal a larger oil supply as visitors face restricted access to the east due to escaping gas near the ground, a fire risk if ignited within a mile.
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Wellington
Simmons Likely Assigned to Irrigation Committee in Congress
Washington reports indicate Congressman Simmons is expected to join the irrigation committee where his late predecessor Mose Kinkaid once chaired. McLaughlin of the Fourth district leads the Nebraska delegation in shaping assignments to satisfy both party balance and committee rules.
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Washington
Simmons
Irrigation Committee
Mose” Kinkaid
McLaughlin
Fourth
Nebraska
Reavis
House
Congressman Morehead
First
Edgar Howard
Third
Banking and Currency
Interstate Commerce Committee
Shallenberger
Fifth District
Banking and Currency Committee
Shally
Mathers Placed On Ballot For Governor Nomination
H C Ayers of Mitchell chaired Scotts Bluff County Republican committee and traveled to Lincoln with petitions from across Nebraska urging A N Mathers of Gering to be named as the Republican candidate for governor.
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H.C. Ayers
Mitchell
Republican County Central Committee
Scotts Bluff County
Lincoln
A. N. Mathers
Gering
Creambeats Wheat in Fair Exchange Tale from Kimball
Mr. Sorenson of the Kimball Creamery recalls a farmer nearby who brought two cans of cream and a wagon load of wheat. After testing, the cream yielded a check over 432 while the wheat brought less, proving the cream portion more valuable. The cream had aged about ten days, unlike the wheat grown all season.
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Mr. Sorenson
Kimball Creamery
Kimball
Tri-State
Transfer Men to Federal Hospitals
Ex service men receiving compensation or under treatment at the state hospital in Kearney have been transferred to other points, mainly Fort Bayard New Mexico. The transfers apply to men in contract hospitals to government institutions as quickly as possible, and do not affect those not receiving compensation or claim benefits.
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State Hospital
Kearney
Fort Bayard
N. M
Yeggs Crack Safe Take Postal Funds
A Minatare post office safe was blown open by expert cracksmen at about two o clock last Thursday morning. Postmaster J W Gilbert reports the robbers escaped with about three hundred dollars in cash and the exact amount awaits post office books and an inspector. Sheriff Kienig summoned an officer to investigate after the break in.
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Minatare
J. W. Gilbert
Kienig
Gary U. K. 1924 Industrial Outlook Sees Good Times Ahead
Judge Gary chairman of U. S. Steel predicts a favorable industrial outlook for 1924. He cites cautious national progress since 1922 23 an orderly Washington administration people saving more than spending and plentiful job opportunities with wages. He notes booming construction needed to rebuild postwar postponements and anticipates continued prosperity into 1925.
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Gary
U. S. Steel Company
Washington
Dix Telephone Co Faces Shutdown Over Unpaid Bills
The Lincoln state railway commission issued an order allowing H. T. Meade, owner of Dix Telephone Co. at Dix Nebraska, to discontinue the Dix exchange on January 1 unless the company and its subscribers arrange a plan to make it profitable. The petition states the business is operating at a loss.
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State Railway Commission of
Lincoln
H. T. Meade
Dix Telephone Co
Dix
Nebraska
Pacific seeks 18 mile gas oil line north from Ft. Collins
Washington reported that Union Pacific asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to build an 18 mile extension north of Ft. Collins Colorado to develop natural gas and oil feeds. No expenditure estimates were provided.
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Washington
Union Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ft. Collins
Colo
Beet Harvest Ends Prompting Mexican Migrant Return North
As beet harvest winds down and cooler weather arrives, a noticeable exodus of Mexican workers heads back to their homeland to remain until the next beet season. Local officials note patterns of seasonal labor migration and anticipate renewals come next year.
Plate Glass Installed at Hahler Garage for Windshields and Doors
Plate glass is being installed at Hahler Garage to fit windshields and SE Gam doors. The work focuses on upgrading glass installations for vehicle and showroom use.
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Hahler Garage
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Forbes
Leshwaenam
Tee Ragan
Claus
Pitth Ave
New York
the American Bank
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Pass
Ste
Mathers
Yeggs Crack Safe Take Postal Funds
Gary U. K
J. B
ARS Co
Sidney
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