Local Notes from Potter Area During Christmas Season
H. W. Struble visited the county seat last week while Mr. McClune traveled to Dodge County on business and is ill with diabetes. Several residents, including Miss Cora Hansen and Miss Emma Johnson, arrived from the west and Potters celebrated with dinners, sleigh rides, and a holiday masque ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Struble
McClune
Dodge Co
B. F. Thornburg
Sidney
Invoice Goods
Thornburg
Cora Hansen
West
C. W. Johnson
Emma Johnson
Potter
Emma Meyer
E. H. Biggs
Ilinois
Peter Hansen
Cheyenne
Morgan Wallin
Morgan
Local Social Roundup From Dalton Holiday News
Miss Fannie Marquis visits Ft Morgan to see her mother Mrs J H Mauk then returns New Year’s Day. A O U W lodge Christmas night dance well attended. QO J Anderson takes charge of Rawleegh business. youths skate on Sunday morning train to Simla. Mrs G H Willis returns from Alliance visiting daughter Mrs E D Mallory. Mr and Mrs O B Lawhead return from Kearney Hastings with optical treatment. Miss Adah Hill visits Armuth home over Christmas New Year. Geo Gowan returns from Potter for Christmas visit. Mr Kreader visiting during holidays. Miss Clara Lanigan of Alliance guests Armuth home. Jesse Ewing family back from Julesburg for Christmas. J W Reinmuth a Sidney passenger Monday. Mrs Guy Hire and Miss Claire Armuth go to Bridgeport to consult a dentist. The young lady cook at Foster Hotel leaves Wednesday. Misses Hughes and McFadden resume school duties. Som A SET Club meets with Miss Claire Armuth. cards and luncheon. Others: Miss Clara Lanigan of Alliance and Mr Fred Wallick attend. Zeb Gustin and Mr Scott leave for Denver Monday. Wm Schuler ships a car of hogs Monday. Chris Madson accompanies stock. E W West to move to Dalton. to occupy Dr Kyle’s house. J Willis to Chadron Tuesday. A H Ford former night operator at Dalton visits then to Omaha for Union Pacific work. Mrs Andreen leaves for Alliance for several weeks in hospital. Country children bring extras to New Year indoor picnic. Miss McFadden invited. Old Fashioned Dance at Armath Hall New Year’s Eve a grand success. Mrs Knob and children return from two months with her parents.
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Fannie Marquis
Ft. Morgan
J. H. Mauk
A. O. U. W. Lodge
QO. J. Anderson
Rawleegh
Simla
Jesse Ewing
Julesburg
Mrs. Ewing
J. W. Reinmuth
Sidney
Guy Hire
Claire Armuth
Bridgeport
Foster Hotel
Hughes
McFadden
Clara Lanigan
Alliance
Fred Wallick
Zeb Gustin
Mr. Scott
Denver
Wm. Schuler
Chris Madson
E. W. West
Dalton
Kyle
Chadron
A. H. Ford
Omaha
Union Pacific
Andreen
Miss McFadden
Armath Hall
Omaha Grain Market Tops in Receipts and Auto Club Reward
In Omaha the primary grain market, ten years old, closed 1913 with receipts totaling 68,160,000 bushels, surpassing 1911’s 51,034,000 bushels. The Omaha Automobile Club offered a $100 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone stealing or misappropriating a member's car, with a three member committee to aid prosecutions. In Madison, Conrad Klein of Norfolk was deemed insane and ordered placed in the Norfolk hospital for treatment.
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Omaha
United States
The
Omaha Automobile Club
Madison
Neb
Conrad Klein
Norfolk
Kansas Highway Department Costs Reach 1912 Peak
A. R. Losh reviews Kansas highway activity for 1912, noting nearly 750000 dollars spent on bridges and roads, a tripling of work from the prior year, inspections on 100 miles of roads and 276 bridges, and total highway funds around 4975696 dollars with projected 1913 funds near 5260000. The report urges a new bridge law, road law changes, and expanded state aid for better administration.
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Highway Department
Losh
Kansas Agricultural College
Kansas
A. R. Losh
Kansas Good Roads Association
Mr. Losh
Kansan
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Stockyards
Cattle receipts 1,400 with lighter weights in demand and steadier prices. heavier cattle softer. Hogs 8,600, early weakness but late trade firmer. pigs in low demand. Sheep and lambs 7,700 with steady to slightly lower prices. good lambs scarce and ranges noted for various classes. Prices listed for feeders, cows, bulls, and ewe stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Markets Show Mixed Movement Across Commodities and Cattle
Chicago markets close with wheat and corn varying, pork and lard hold firm near weekly highs, and cattle and hog receipts show steady to softer price ranges. Wheat May 9 14c, July 8 74c. corn Dec 7 11c, May 68 4c. pork Jan 20.55, May 20 92. hogs and sheep see modest shifts. Cattle receipts 13,500. hogs 40,000. calves strong. western cattle and feeders mix. lambs and yearlings active. No. 2 hard wheat 89 90c. No. 2 corn 69 70c.
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Chicago
Sure Thing Her Mother Sarcastically
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a married daughter explains her husband has not met creditors yet he is “out to avoid meeting them.” The exchange contrasts sarcasm and sweetness in a domestic vignette.
Attorney Chamberlain Arrested for Unlicensed Practice in Spokane
Charles M. Chamberlain an attorney with Moye Wicks in the Hyde block was arrested on a warrant charging practicing law in Washington without a license. He came from Tecumseh Nebraska where he was admitted to the bar and pleaded guilty released on $100 bond to await sentence. The offense is a misdemeanor with possible jail or fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Charles M. Chamberlain
Moye Wicks
Hyde Block
Sorenson
Court of Justice
Fred H. Witt
Eight Die in Tenement Fire at Monroe Street
Five men and three women perished in a deadly blaze at a crowded tenement house located at 96 Monroe Street in New York Citys east side district. The fire caused extensive damage as authorities investigate the blaze and its origin.
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Monroe Street
East Side
New York
Goethals Invites Wilson for Panama Canal Sail
Col Goethals chief engineer of the isthmian canal commission cables President Wilson at Pass Christian Mississippi inviting him to spend part of his Christmas vacation in Panama and be the first to sail through the canal Until a reply is received no decision on which vessel will make the passage first is considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Wilson
Pass Christian, Miss
Panama
Dollar dated 1804 found in New Haven
A rare 1804 dollar, highly prized by numismatists and valued around 3500 dollars for collection, was found in New Haven. The discovery highlights the coin's historic rarity and market interest among collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Colfax Lets Bridge Contract In Schuyler Nebraska
Colfax county commissioners awarded the next year bridge contract to Elkhorn Construction Co of Fremont after bids from three other firms. The vote and bidding details reflect a formal grant of public works authority in Schuyler Nebraska with the winning firm recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler, Neb
Colfax County
Elkhorn Construction Company
Fremont
Chamberlain's Tablets Promoted For Stomach Trouble
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as effective for stomach trouble and bilious attacks. Mia G C Dunn of Arnold Pennsylvania reports relief from early use and urges readers to buy from dealers.
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Chamberlain
Mia
G. C. Dunn
Arnold
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