January Livestock Report Shows Nebraska Declines
Nebraska livestock numbers fell 9.8 percent from last year with 955000 head valued at 233.8 million dollars. Cattle, horses and swine dropped while sheep rose 10 percent to 726000 head. milk cows up 5 percent to 605000 head. The report, issued by statistician A. E. Anderson, notes declines in range shipments and in national totals, with hogs averaging 13.20 dollars per head and sheep 10.40 dollars. Total values reflect shifts across cattle, hogs and sheep, and the national totals are provided for context.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Western Range
United States
Nebraska Corn Farmers Compete For National Seed Corn Prizes
Prizes totaling 2405 are offered to Nebraska corn farmers who enter the National Seed Corn show in Chicago March 2 to 7 under Sears Roebuck Agricultural foundation. A five dollar county prize for best ear, a thousand dollar national champion ear prize, and another thousand for the county agent or organization with most entries are announced to promote high germination seed corn policy for a normal 1926 crop.
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American Society of Agronomy
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Nebraska
Chicago
Sears- Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
United States
Legislator pushes uniform books for utility bonds
Senator Wiking introduces bill to empower the railway commission to require a uniform bookkeeping system for utility companies seeking bonds or stock. Representative Dinsomer would tax hearings on financing policies or rate making. Cities like Schuyler weigh electric service upgrades and transmission lines amid rising demand. Bell plans 1.25 million for new Nebraska lines in 1925. Plymouth Vermont to gain electric service after line to Ludlow. Atkinson and Bassett electric assets sold to Minnesota Electric Distribution Co. Thorne A. Browne of the railway commission ill after appendicitis operation. Pierce imposes an occupation tax on certain businesses. Bond issues refunded by many districts for lower rates. North Platte votes 48,000 bonds for next summer. Bloomfield proposes 42,000 bond for a new school building.
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Railway Commission
Dinsomer
Schuyler
Red Cloud
Bell Telephone Company
Nebraska
Plymouth
Coolidge
Ludlow
Atkinson
Bassett
Minnesota Electric Distribution Company
O'Neil
Thorne A. Browne
The
Lincoln Hospital
Pierce
North Platte
Bloomfield
Pioneer Brannigan to Ranch in County With Sons
Thomas Brannigan, long associated with county cattle interests, returns with his three sons to operate the Benjamin Levinsky ranch in the county’s northern area. Con Trout, who has run the place, will move to Levinsky’s smaller ranch. The Brannigans bring seasoned cattle and horse experience.
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Thomas Brannigan
Benjamin Levinsky
Con Trout
Mr. Trout
Levinsky
Brannigan
Death Lurks There Two Boys Electrocuted in Seattle
A Halloween prank ends fatally as two youths are electrocuted while hoisting a metal garbage can to a street light pole. The tragedy underscores the danger of live wires and careless handling of electrical infrastructure.
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Seattle
Big Jump in Freight Forwarded Last Year
The Delegate presents Burlington local station records for 1924 showing a strong rise in freight forwarded and received, despite hail damage lowering wheat loadings and rust in 1923. The figures reveal a silver lining and easier insight into the year's trade activity.
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Burlington
Dalton
Grain shipments rise as total carloads exceed previous year
The Dalton Delegate reports a three year view of principal crops showing increases in corn, oats, hogs and cattle shipments. Wheat dips below 1923, but overall loadings soar past last year with 621 total cars forwarded including miscellaneous goods.
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Dalton
Farmers Grain & Milllog elect officers at meeting
The board of directors met last Saturday and elected Ford Weikhorst as president Emil Carlson as vice president R A Babcock as secretary treasurer and KF Vaughan as manager for Farmers Grain & Milllog company according to Potter Review.
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The
Farmers Grain & Milllog Company
Ford Weikhorst
Emil Carlson
R. A. Babcock
KF. W. Vaughan
Potter Review
Utilities Spend 11 Million on Advertising in 1924
Public utilities allocated 11 million dollars to advertising in 1924, up 3 million from 1923. Electric light and power led with 4,500,000 dollars, railways 2,600,000, gas 2,500,000, and telephone 1,500,000, all showing substantial increases. Authorities expect further boosts in the current year.
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United States
Electric Light and
Portable X ray unit locates pipes in walls
A compact X ray outfit weighing under twenty pounds and about the size of a small camera shows pipe lines and beams inside building walls. It operates on standard house current and is plugged in like a toaster. One man directs the rays while another uses a portable fluorescent screen on the opposite wall to trace gas pipes, electric cables, and beams without tearing plaster.
Bake sale to benefit Saint Patrick's Academy
An event a bake sale to be held Saturday at Sidney Market by Saint Patrick's Academy alumnae will raise funds. Proceeds support the academy.
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Sidney Market
Patrick's Academy
Oil Rig to Drill Near McClusky Land
A standard oil rig began drilling the first of the week near Williard fifteen miles west of Sterling. McClusky brothers own eighty acres a few rods from the site where drilling is underway.
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Mcclusky Land
Standard
Wihilard
Sterling
McClusky Brothers
West Nebraska Observer
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M. A. Shipman
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