Peetz and Sidney News Roundup For New Year
Local reports recount New Year visits to Sidney from ee maps and Van Valkenburg families. Socials at Van's hall featured a large crowd, a prime oyster supper, and a lively after-midnight celebration. Other notes include travels to Hastings and Bridgeport, school activities, home-building plans by P. P. Strahmeyer, a Boulder surprise visit from Mrs. Clark, a recent marriage of A. B. Swatzlander to Annie Carmen, cattle and rabbit hunts, and a Farmers Union meeting set for January 14 at Bunker Hill School House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo Wagner
Hastings
Neb
Adams
Sidney
Joel
Georgie Malick
Charles Street
Omaha
Richie
Joel Meyers
M. P. Sander
Jon
J. M. Smith
Peetz
Bridgeport
Morrill
Nebraska
Ruby Wisge
Denver
D. S. Coombs
Red Cloud
Mr. Coombs
P. P. Strahmeyer
B. Swatzlander
Bert
Annie Carmen
Dr Swatzlander
Sydney
A Lumpkin
Phillips
Wyo
Frank Beyers
Farmers’ Union
Bunker Hill
Clara’s Holiday Season Update Reveals Local Bounds
Clara notes safe passage through the holiday period. John Quinn has spent ten days in Denver. Thelma and Geo Selch of Sidney spent the week at Pultz’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
John Quinn
Denver
Thelma
Geo. Selch
Sidney
Pultz
Sidney Draw and Local Meetings Report
Mr Portrey hauls corn from Sidney this week and a former meeting is planned at the Hammond ranch. School resumes January 11 after holiday vacation. The Ladies Club met at Mrs C J Portrey’s home. C J Portrey, Ed Letover and W E Chambers visited Sidney on Tuesday.
Ickes social notes from Sidney and Dalton area
Mrs Anton Rudd and children visited Jim Davison and family in Sidney then planned a week with Mrs M M Davison. Local gatherings include dances, New Year dinners, church attendance, and help on a new school house with Eckert and Shinker families. Hog market at Dalton and numerous visits between Ickes, Dalton, and surrounding homes marked the week.
Local Notices From Weyers and Nearby Homes
Monday letters and social visits mark a quiet period in Weyers and nearby communities. Alvin Pramne attended from CLeeRas School as January dith approached. Ed Walsh family hosted New Year dinner with Jos Vous ler’s kin. John Paoppen from Weyers stayed overnight at the 3 Dunne home. George Gibbons called at the Al Morrow residence. Katherine Walsh missed school for Tuesday due to weather threats. Mrs J C Dunne reported ripening fruit and nuts from Long Beach California. Ed Walsh and Mrs McNulty hosted callers. Patmikesky Secznuroskoff visited Jim McNulty’s home, and Rosie Walsh traveled to Herb Foster’s. Three hogs shipped by J C Dunne, two north and one south, reflect farm activity amid snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Rudd
Sidney
Jim Davison
M. M. Davisons
Wm. Busacker
Clara
Carrie
Ruth
Eckert
John Davison
Loren Dugger
Dalton
Hie Eckerts
Dave Eckert
Reddington
Lou Bratt
Marl Robinson
Clara Eckert
Prank White
Sam Eckert
Ian
George Shinker
Shinker
Jim Davis
James McNulty
Laura
Chas. Neeman
Will Cheney
Will Shutt
Earl Robinson
J. Kreader
Carrie Eckert
George Juelf
Chas. Mayers
Elmer Mayers
R. H. Goding
Herb Foster
Kranees
M. M. Davison
Rose McNulty
Katherine Walsh
Jim McNulty
Ed Walsh
Pat Keenan
Ickes
al Morrow
Jim Wiker
Frank Weigands
Norv Eckert
J C
J. M. Kreader
Esrome
Alvin Pramne
Cleeras School
Fami
NewYear
Jos Vousler
John Paoppen
Weyers
3 Dunne
George Gibbons
J. C. Dunne
Long Beach
California
Mrs. McNulty
Walsh
Katherine Ward
Jckes
Patmikesky Secznuroskoff
Julesburg
Rosie Walsh
J C. Dunne
New Year Socials and Local News Roundup
Miss Irma Struble returns to Denver and D H Shultz comes home from Osceola. New year's events at Lutheran church conclude with greetings. Snow reports from Redington. fire department organized by City Dads. Local marriages and visits noted among Thornburg, Peterson, Banta, and Wickhorst families. Lecture at M E Church ushers in Epworth League season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Struble
Denver
D. H. Shultz
Osceola
Motor Traveling
Lutheran Church
Dipdah
Colorado
Geo. Thornburg
Redington
Ed Quinn
E. C. Banta
Scanlon
Sidney
Fred Olson
Holdresige
Biggs
Struble
Miss Irma
Geo. Gunderson
Clarence Johnson
F McBrine
Nozzelman
Frank Peterson
Chris Dipdah
Alfred Peterson
Chris Peterson
Kimball
Parsons
Ames
Marie Hansen
Lansing
H. H. Hanson
M. E. Church
Epworth League
Banta
Ed Wickhorst
California
Adams
Omaha
Bronson Snow Shortage Amid Local Activities
Snow is scarce around Bronson as residents report sparse coyotes sightings north to Sidney Draw and Will Godings. Ida Sauer visits her parents for New Year, while many locals attend a masquerade in Potter. Neighbors share meals, kids return to school, and Alyworth and Pierce brothers work on rock and straw tasks for local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Sauer
A A. P. Siebenaler
Alvin Sauer
Tom Quinn
C Aylworth
Aylworth
Jake Morfeld
Bert Siebenaler
Clarence Hoagland
Northwest
Brown
Clarence
Jake
Bert
Browns
Jarretts
Sauer's
Alyworth Brothers
Chinese Camphor Stills Use Primitive Yet Efficient Method
Chinese practitioners extract camphor with a simple device. Leaves are placed in a wicker basket fixed over a water-filled iron caldron. Steam passes through the leaves and camphor vapor condenses on the cool underside of a basin, yielding camphor.
Engaged to Bell Amid Quiet Courtship In California Pelican
A dialogue from California Pelican notes a perilous engagement rumors. He says she is engaged to Bell while she laments noisy people. He then remarks she admires his ring, revealing a contrast between public rumor and private feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
California Pelican
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lane
Pawaag
Scott
H. E. Curisterser
Potter
8. F. Thornburg
Aberdeen
Nebraska Telephone Company
Harry Selch
Mrs. Pultz
Pierce Brothers
P. A. Pultz’s
Sidney Drug Co
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
Lincoln
Middle West
M. A. Shipman
L. W. Wakeley
Farnam Street
OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
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