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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1924
Page
5
Grand Prairie residents shared visits and errands across Sidney and Sunol area during a week. The note list includes farmers and families like Smiths Tremains Windsheimers and Jorgensens visiting, hauling, threshing, and attending meetings, with social events at the Sunol Woman's club and Farmers Union. A large crowd attended a Thursday Farmers Union meeting and local play in North Sidney.
Bunker Hill residents Mrs. Paul Ohlbrecht and Mrs. Theo Borcher with families called on Glen Bales Tuesday evening. Henry Schmidt returned home Tuesday after a three week stay near Bloomfield, Nebraska. Mrs. Iva Beyer and family and Lawrence Beyer spent Wednesday with Fred.
Weather talk about the ground hog as a prophet mixes with a local oil survey joke for Cheyenne county. Edna Emrick visits town for the weekend with her kin while John Cortney and J H Wendt join George Deaver in slaughtering three hogs, then a hog-killing spree at Cortney’s ranch and Wendt’s. Charles Deaver returns from Omaha with Mrs. Deaver after an opera trip. Mrs Brauer is home but not fully improved.
Maple Grove local notes record visits and calls among residents including Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Miller, Nels Johnson, W. Y. Miles, Ed Miles, Hazel Miles, Jack Burk, and others. Activities include corn shucking, hog butchering, and a church meeting with several visitors. The next gathering is set for February 27 at Nels Johnson's.
A Friday class party at Carey Wilt's and a trip to Sidney for Wil lie Cortney are noted. Mrs Denver’s successful operation on January 28 is reported with sympathy extended to the Miles family. Road access concerns, corn crib construction by Karl Kolismith and sons, and various neighborly visits fill this bulletin from the community.
Visit their daughter Mrs Albin John son and Mrs Casper Rasmussen and families. They returned Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Henry James and son spent Thursday evening out Richard Sellin's. Richard Sellin helped shell corn for Henry James Friday and Saturday. Mrs and Mrs Ray Miles attended an oyster supper at WH Neicks Saturday. Sminith and son Charley took dinner Saturday at Will Frerichs. Andrew Johnson C Junker and John Olson spent Saturday evening at Andrew Nelson's. Mr and Mrs Harold Spiker spent Saturday at Henry James', Mr Spiker helping shell corn. The Straight has shucked corn for John Olson Saturday.
Agricultural college agronomists report renewed interest in flax across Nebraska. Once widespread, flax farming has shifted westward in recent decades. Rising linseed oil demand and U.S. price protections boost flax prospects, with flax suited to newly broken land though not ideal for all conditions.
The article notes flax as a pioneer crop for weed control and warns it may struggle on foul land. Disease wilt exists but wilt resistant strains have been developed in the Dakotas and other flax regions. With current wheat flax price relations, Max expects flax to be viable on western Nebraska wheat land. Nebraska yields averaged eight bushels per acre in 1921 and 1922.
Dr M E Pettibone operates as a dentist with offices above The Larson Music Store, Phase 419. No further context provided.
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