Peetz Notes Wheat Trips and Local Quirks
Peetz column details Bert Cotes shipping wheat, Geo W Wasson visiting relatives, and Henry Hebbell’s run with four-horse team causing a wreck after a market load. W H Frazier sells goods before moving to Lorenzo Neb with plans to manage local lumber coal and grain interests. Henry may run for Lorenzo mayor. Lorenzo’s growth seen as near start amid settled farmlands. Clem McKibbin and family visit L R McKibbin in Laura Colorado. J B Raines of Milo, Iowa referenced.
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H. W Stone
Reno
Nevada
Geo. Dreshers
Winston
Bert Cotes
Geo. W. Wasson
Indiana
Ohio
Henry Hebbell
Peetz
W. H. Frazier
Mr Frazier
Lorenzo, Neb
Henry
Clem McKibbin
Sridgeport
Neb
L. R. McKibbin
Laura
Colo
J. B. Raines
Milo
Iowa
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Scott
Scott & Bawne Bloomfield
N.J
Peetz News Roundup Highlights Local Ventures and Spring Hopes
William and Johnnie Williams visit for ten days on business while Raines ships a carload of Peetz grown potatoes amid expected price hikes. Jimmie Caulkins and Tewari Frazier return from Denver with new cars. Frank Whitelock recovers from motorcycle injuries. Joseph Davis’s baby improves after illness. Springlike weather boosts wheat movement. Peetz plans a city well and water works. H C McKibbin sells 200 acre farm to an Iowa party, heading east. Political chatter heats up for fall elections as fusion of poles appears unlikely.
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William
Johnnie Williams
Raines
Peetz
Harry Adams
Fred Knifer
Grandpa Knifer
Wyoming
Jimmie Caulkins
Tewari Frazier
Denver
Caulkins
Franklin
Frazier
Frank L. Whitelock
Frank
Ford
Joseph Davis
Joel Schadd
Colorado
Sidney
Sterling
H C. McKibbin
Laura
Iowa
Gurley Correspondent Denies Vandal Threats at Schoolhouse
A Gurley writer disputes claims of vandals targeting district property and urges the school board to investigate before barring use of the public building. Church services were led by Reverends May Boggs and Chamberlain, with Sunday school overseen by Mrs Flora and the Literary Society chaired by George Ruhter. The correspondent notes meetings were orderly and calls for county officers to handle any genuine lawbreaking.
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Quirin
May
Brother Boggs
Chamberlain
J. S. Flora
Literary Society
George H. Ruhter
Gurley
General Auctioneer R S Chlouper Urges County Leaders Action
R S Chlouper, respected general auctioneer in the district, calls for prompt action as pressure mounts to ask the county attorney and sheriff to pursue the culprit or culprits involved.
South Divide Farmers Hear Banquet and Move Plans
The South Divide Farmers Union Local No 443 held a Friday banquet with a large crowd. Many South Divide farmers plan changes on March 1, including Roy Nelson and his mother moving to Sidney, John Brothers taking over the Nelson farm, John Beuttner moving to Sidney, and Mr. Thompson becoming new owner. several quarter sections will be plowed and hogs were taken to Sidney.
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Earl Hiett
York County
John Trienen
John Dubbs
Colorado
Farmers Union Local No 443
South Divide
Payzant
Schuyler
W. E. Payzant
John Peetz
Governor Morehead Talks Nebraska Prospects at Capitol
A large audience at the capitol heard Governor Morehead discuss Nebraska’s advantages via transcontinental telephone with delegates in Washington during the National Chamber of Commerce convention. State Superintendent Thomas named a committee headed by Dr. L. A. Sherman, Ur W. E. Nicholl, and Miss Mary Crawford to oversee the Polk selection contest for Nebraska.
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Capitol
Morehead
Washington
National Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Thomas
L. A. Sherman
University of Nebraska
Ur W E Nicholl
Bellevue College
Mary Crawford
Kearney
Pleasant Valley Social Ties and Local Moves
Pleasant Valley residents shared Sunday visits among neighbors including Geo Louderbach and Sherman Emerson. J S Calkin’s sale drew a good crowd with full sales. Jay Simpson rented the Jim Sullivan farm and plans to move in March. Ollie Wilson moved to a new homestead. Dora Dennis shopped in Sidney. Jay Simpson and Jennie Lee wed February 17 at the grooms parents’ home. Calkins received a farewell surprise party before moving to town.
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Geo. Louderbach
Sherman Emerson
Geo. Bowser
Geo. Rishel
S. Js. C
Sidney
Jay Simpson
Jim Sullivan
Ollie Wilson
Dora Dennis
Jennie Lee
J. K Simpson
C. Calkins
Gregory Returns From Sidney to Aid Ill Grandson
Mrs J S Gregory came back to Dalton Monday from Sidney where she had helped care for her grandson Willie Frahm who suffered pneumonia. Willie is reported on the road to recovery. Carl Ernest traded his Elbert engine for a Case engine and loaded it on a car at Ansara Sunday for Dalton shipment. The car toppled while being switched that evening, wrecking the Case. The railroad company has promised a swift damages settlement to Mr Ernest.
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Dalton
J. S. Gregory
Sidney
Willie Frahm
Carl Ernest
Ansara
Ernest
Potter Review Briefs on Fire, Drains, and Rail Context
The Potter Review notes a small blaze in the barber and billiard parlors sparked by a cigar lighter left burning as L. C. Sharp was away for supper. It details Ames building drainage plans by Union Pacific and city authorities to prevent flood damage near Vine Street and Farmers' Elevator. Also reported are apple freight car charges talks, the Nebraska middle west racing circuit forming with Pen gon and other towns, grain car utilization warnings from the railway commission, a South Omaha coroner verdict of justifiable homicide in a mother attack case, and prosecutions for misleading corn cure manufacturers.
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Telephone Central
Ames
L. C. Sharp
Union Pacific Railroad
Jolly
Johnson Elevator
Front Street
Vine Street
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
South Omaha
Frank Sodonka
Evidle
Pure Food Department
Colonels Gonzales to lead Omaha depot transfer
Colonel Gonzales S Bingham head of the U S army quartermaster's department at San Antonio is transferred to Omaha to command the quartermaster's depot there Former Senator E B J Burkett of Lincoln aims for the Republican vice presidential nomination in Iowa primaries on April 10 George Ritchie aged 28 a Northwestern brakeman was killed switching at Fort Robinson He died from chest and rib injuries The body taken to Chadron Supreme court affirms 23000 verdict by Marsh Burk Coal Co of Lincoln against J H Yest for conspiracy under the Junkin anti trust law Butler county coroner rules no inquest needed In Dwight double tragedy Moravec killed wife and then himself Seed tests underway for annual seed quality check 18542 more automobile licenses issued in 1915 than 1914 total 59140 More than 300 Republicans attend Lincoln Young Men's Republican club banquet speakers include Yale C Holland A C Epperson and Henry D Estabrook Robert Smith Omaha district court clerk may keep naturalization fees per judge Sears ruling Douglas county case
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Gonzales S Bingham
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
San Antonio
Omaha
United States
E B. J. Burkett
Lincoln
Iowa
George Ritchie
Northwestern
Fort Robinson
Chadron
Supreme Court
Marsh-Burke Coal Company
J. 11
Yest
Junkin
Butler County
No Inquet
Dwight
John Moravec
Moravec
Food Commission
Secretary of State
Lincoln Young Men's Republican Club
Yale C. Holland
A. C. Epperson
Henry D. Estabrook
Robert Smith
Sears
Douglas County
Smith
Charley Thorpe's Death in Omaha Highlights a Storied Jockey
The once renowned jockey Charley Thorpe died in Omaha at about fifty two, left penniless after a life of fame riding winners under European royalty. Also noted are past indictments of G W Roche, a former Omaha postal clerk, a convict’s funeral sparsity, and state funds and saloon polls shaping Nebraska's spring election.
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Charley Thorpe
Eurorpe
Omaha
Aso G W. Roche
Omwala
Sears
Leavenworth
John O'Connor
Hastings Morgue
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