Grant man missing during hog buying trip
F. I. Mendenhall, head of a Grant hog buying operation, has been missing since December 8 after returning from Omaha to Ogallala. He told Grant party he would proceed to Chappell to buy more hogs but has not been heard from since. His wife, Mrs. Mendenhall, has made several searches with no clue to his whereabouts.
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F. IT. Mendenhall
Grant
Mr. Mendenhall
Omaha
Ogallala
Vartles
Chappell
Dollar detectives locate 19 Cass county farmers
Nineteen Cass county farmers tracked marauders by fingerprinting farm business records. One farmer earned 98 cents per dollar of feed, while the five best averaged 1.65. Hog sales averaged 60.83 per brood sow. top farms averaged 90.14. Poultry returns were 1.48 to 2.12 per hen. About 100 hens per farm. An extension service farm account book is suggested. January 1 marks a good time to start a new year’s records.
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Cass County
Extension
The
Agricultural College
Duel Ends in Slaying Near Sutherland
Oscar Daniels was killed by Hank Embree in a duel near Sutherland after a quarrel at a ranch house. Embree claimed self defense and notified authorities. Daniels and an old man named Lawrence were involved. Separate hunting accident near Rush Creek killed Clarence Wallace, 17, when Mr Jensen's gun discharged.
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Oscar Daniels
Hank Embree
Sutherland
Embree
Daniels
McPherson County
North Platte
Lawrence
Clarence Wallace
John Wallace
Rush Creek
Henry Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Oshkosh News
Ford Roadster Trucks Tax Climb in Nebraska Fees
Nebraska counties will charge Ford roadster trucks with light boxes attached for trucking a 12 1 2 dollar license fee this year up from two dollars. The rise stems from an attorney general ruling and Ford rating. Also a Nebraska farming note reports L L Graham near Torrington profitable North Platte valley farming with seven carloads of onions cents and beets per acre.
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Ford Motor Company
Nebraska
Lt. L. Cochran
North Platte Valley
L. L. Graham
Orrington
Alliance chamber finds Box Butte poor farm meets standards
A chamber of commerce committee in Alliance reports thorough inquiry into the Box Butte county poor farm. There is no foundation for rumors that the facility is unsanitary or unfit for habitation. The group suggests adding a heating plant bathrooms and other modern conveniences would be acceptable.
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Box Butte County
Chamber of Commerce of Alliance
Corn belts miss maturity before killing frost prompt report
The United States Department of Agriculture notes less than half of the corn crop in the corn belt reached maturity before the first killing frost, far below the usual 91 percent. A fire last Thursday destroyed the Henry Herbst barn near Maxwell in Box Elder, valued at $2,000, consuming horses, harness, hay, and grain. the cause remains undetermined.
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Corn Belt
United States Department of Agriculture
Henry Herbst Place
Maxwell
Box Elderermon
Robbery in Bridgeport Neighborhood Car House Theft
Alvin Rubelt of Bridgeport described a Monday night robbery as three or four assailants stopped him at his usual stopping place after a picture show. They displayed a pistol, took his timepiece twelve dollars in cash and groceries, and left in his box car house, right under his eyes.
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Alvin Rubelt
Bridgeport
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