Apple Run That Built a Western Fortune Remembered
In Nebraska City and Sidney resident Mr Woods made a famed deal shipping two carloads of apples to the Black Hills during a gold rush. Pike brothers packed and Oberfeld arranged shipment to Omaha. Twenty light wagons hauled the fruit in five and a half days, selling for 35 to 50 cents a pound. Woods funded his fast freight venture from profits of the deal. The winter haul survived without a damaged barrel and the episode remains a standout among old west business feats.
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Nebraska City
Black Hills
Woods
Sidney
Oberfeld and Company
Omaha
Pike Brothers
Mr. Woods
Old West
Frank Connell Life Term Reduced by Pardon Board
Frank Connell wins reduced life term after pardon board ruling. Since imprisonment, he studied and wrote, contributing to several publications and winning the Omaha golden jubilee prize of 200 for a Nebraska essay. He leads a prison writers guild. board also commuted sentences for Louis Clernt and Charles Sealing and denied parole for Joe Martinez.
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Omaha
Burr Pound
Sheridan
Carl Anderson
Morrill
Joseph Dunn
Joe Martinez
Box
Parole Actions Reported for Scotts Bluff and Nearby Areas
Commutations denied for Roy A. Briggs and Frank A. Robinson as listed. Paroles granted for Daniel W. Davis Roy Morris and others from Scotts Bluff. Commutations deferred for Frank A. Robinson. Paroles denied for Jake Lockman of Scotts Bluff for forgery. Kearney paroles granted and other names noted with varied offenses and terms. Action deferred for Elton Waggerby Morrill.
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Son
Sheridan
Roy A. Briggs
Clay
Frank A. Robinson
Scotts Bluff
Daniel W. Davis
Roy Morris
Jake Lockman
Kearney
Charles E. Compton
Hall
Benjamin W. Davis
Robert Garrison
Buffalo
William Hodgson
Geo. Roundabush
Oliver Dixson
Johnson
Jurgen Eckhoff
Antelope
James Hill
Madison
Gerald Miller
Keith E. Young
Burt
Elton Waggerby
Morrill
Five New Families Added to Sidney in Recent Weeks
Dawes county is transferred to Sidney to be official representative of the Nebraska Farmer in this district. Recognition of the agricultural importance of this area is noted. Mr. Biderman has secured the residence at 1801 Osage street. L. S. Lowman, Union Pacific civil engineer, transferred to Sidney from Rock River, Wyoming, joins the bridge and building department and will reside at 1115 Forrest street.
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Dawes County
Sidney
Biderman
Osage Street
L. S. Lowman
Union Pacific
Rock River
Wyo
Bridge and Building Department
Union Pacific System
Forrest Street
Sidney Boy Named to High Office by DeMolays of District
Edwin Miller of Alliance acted as toast master at a Friday banquet in Sidney. Delegates from Alliance Chadron Scottsbluff Chappell and Sidney heard talks by DeMolay leaders J Hollis Kepler and Leon Fine. Seventy five DeMolays registered for the convention and 121 attended the banquet. The Friday dance drew a large crowd.
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Sidney Boy
Edwin Miller
Alliance
M. E. Church
Dad Reilly
Barney Geiger
Chappell
Harold Thomas
Chadron
J. Hollis Kepler
Sidney
Forda C. Brown
Scottsbluff
Leon
Fine
Western Nebraska law on lookout for escaped prisoner Hyatt
Rushville and Alliance officers searched last night for the escaped prisoner Hyatt who eluded the sheriff. The pursuit involved state and local authorities continuing the manhunt across Western Nebraska with no arrest yet.
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Nebraska
Rushville
Hyatt Be
WANTED man Hyatt eludes officers with family in auto
Sheriff Bruce and aides pursued Hyatt through western Nebraska after the Hay Springs robbery. Hyatt, about five eight, dark complexion, wore a dark slouch cap and travels with a wife and four children and another woman and children to deter return fire. He allegedly has four license plates from Alabama South Dakota Colorado and Nebraska on his sedan.
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Bruce
Alliance
Hyatt
Nebraska
W. C. Condit
Lincoln
South Dakota
Hay Springs
Martin
S. D
Alabama
Colorado
Ford
Rushville
McKelvie Announces Cooperative To Handle 40 Percent Grain Crop
McKelvie outlines a cooperative to manage forty percent of the 1930 grain harvest as farm boards push reforms. He notes growing farmer support for co-ops among wheat growers, aiming to raise price levels and boost profitability for small grain producers. Wheat markets remain unchanged, with corn oats and rye slightly weaker and no major Washington developments expected.
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McKelvie
Co-Operative
Tion
United States
Farm Board
Washington
Former Chamber Officers Elected for 1930
The membership committee canvassed town for 1930 members as firms enroll for another year. If a representative number join, the club will continue to meet and operate as in the past. A review of 1929 shows several projects completed.
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Tthus
Sidney
Cheyenne County
The
Telegraph
Sidney Chamber Plans Progress With Roads And Air Field
Members of the Sidney chamber of commerce discuss improving side road gradings south of Sidney to boost trade, credit the senior group for local air field developments, and consider goals for 1990 including securing a federal building a paving program and promoting outside publicity. Potential interlocking with the junior chamber is noted but not acted on. I. E. Grabill substitutes for President L. T. Poole at the meeting with fair attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Colorado
W. E. Hodgkin
W. M. Winders
L. T. Poole
I. E. Grabill
Youth Stricken at Bridgeport Taken to Omaha Hospital
A Bridgeport youth, found delirious and speaking only excellent English, was taken to Omaha hospital. Papers and items identify him as James Pike, with a possible name Edward Tremain. County Attorney C. G. Perry notes the man’s condition and intends further observation. The subject is described as 5'11" with dark brown hair and several scars on a leg.
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Clark
Lakeview
Mich
James Pike
C. G. Perry
Bridgeport
Omaha
Edward Tremain
Perry
No Trace Found In Theatre Robbery
Police believe experienced criminals hid the theft of 904 dollars from the theatre. Little evidence or clues were found when the act was discovered Thursday morning. The door to Manager Browns office was forced. Investigation proceeds quietly with towns notified and police on lookout for suspicious characters. The loot primarily consisted of silver dollars, half dollars, and quarters.
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Geggs Weer
Sheriff Ed Swanson Ousted by Governor Weaver
Governor Weaver ordered Sheriff Ed Swanson removed after testimony showed affidavits signed by arrestees and claims of undue leniency. Swanson defended a hard line against liquor violations and cited leniency from higher officials. The Western Nebraska Observer backed him in Kimball County, with Swanson visiting Sidney on official business.
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Swanson
Weaver
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball County
Sidney
Coalition in House Sought to Equalize Tariffs Now In Effect
The House Democrats seek a coalition with progressive Republicans to push for farm product rates matching Hawley- Smoot bill provisions. Representative Garner of Texas urges Republicans to align with Democratic aims for parity between agriculture and industry, signaling a shift in tariff strategy.
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HOUSE
Senate
Garner
Texas
Senate coalition focuses on tariff debate and conference
A Kansas to Washington round of tariff talk notes progressive Republicans and Democrats weighing a record vote on agricultural rates. Senator Wheeler credits the coalition for checking price spikes in manufactured goods while noting leadership disputes and shifts in party loyalties as conferees prepare final reforms. Nearby ads list a dry land potato sale, a lost watch, a beauty shop ad, and a district box social announced for January 3.
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Senate
House
Hawley
Borah
Idaho
Senate Coalition
Ramseyer
Iowa
House Farm Group
Democratic National Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Democrats
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Hoover
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Pioneer
Frank Connell
Pardon Board
Chamber Commerce
EOD
Sors
ED Swanson
Ohio
Sidney Bottling Co
Elgin
Marie Cook
Peetz
Colo
Omar Court
C. x. Bicknell
Daisy Kalb
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