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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
8
Lincoln Neb January legislative session features broad opposition to adding state bureaus, with West district backing Cooper's forestry bill but narrow defeat. Speaker Burke urges rapid work and April 21 adjournment as committees clear files and lawmakers juggle home duties and urgent bills.
Cheyenne County commissioners meet February 17 1925 approve the Lincoln Nebraska Department of Public Works budget for Cheyenne County highway system for 1925. Budget outlines patrols earthwork gravel cost and supplies with line items for salaries insurance gas and repairs. Appointments and bonds for local road overseers precinct assessors and related posts are approved and noted by the board.
The board adjourned after approving a bond in the amount of 830,000 with premiums to be paid by Cheyenne County. They will reconvene March 3 or at the call of the chairman.
Thursday afternoon last week a car eight miles west of Grant overturned after a wheel hit soft dirt, killing Cr. Thompson of Los Angeles formerly of Iowa. Frank Lance of Grant and George Burtis of Ft. Dodge were slightly injured. Thompson, a buyer for a San Francisco firm, died before reaching Grant. His wife and father traveled from Los Angeles after Thursday night departure. Burial planned for Ft. Dodge. Five hog shipments to Denver listed with consignors.
The Broadwater Bank and the Union State Bank, both of Broadwater, consolidated Monday with management taken over by the Union State. The merger is expected to create one of the strongest banks in the state and benefit both owners and patrons.
The Bridgeport News-Blade reports the state building will be used for banking quarters while the Broadwater bank building is to be vacated for the present, signaling a shift in local financial facilities and property use.
Cleminte Aguiniga, a Mexican, was arrested by Sheriff Cunningham Friday of last week charged with manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor. He was tried in County Judge Labaree's court and found guilty. fined $100 and costs on one charge and 30 days in jail on the other. He is now a star boarder at the county courthouse.
Thousands of fish were smothered to death last winter in Crane Lake Morill and Garden counties as thick ice covered the water despite efforts to keep air holes open. So few fish remain in Crane Lake that an application has been made to the state fish and game department to restock this and nearby lakes.
The Department of Public Works with Representatives Yensen and Barbour and Senator Wood describe irrigation processes by a firm. Nebraska irrigates about four hundred thousand acres with beet sugar output surpassing two hundred million pounds last year. Speakers Dr Condra and Rep Rosaiter reflect on Nebraska’s growth from pioneer days to developed communities as they note rising land values and agricultural gains.
The Lincoln Star notes a continuing series on beet sugar, moving from the industrial reel into a southeastward journey across Garden, Devel, Lincoln, Dundy and neighboring counties. The piece frames regional progress and local impact as it traces development through multiple counties.
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