Peetz and Sterling News Note Local Happenings
Poised Peetz hosts new bank talk and dances while Amusement Club lists officers. Guests visit from Sidney and Sterling, with A.O.U.W. initiation and 300-member lodge events noted. Local families travel, births, illnesses, and school activities color daily life in northeast Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Clark
Inman
Neb
H. van Valkenburg
Peetz Amusement Club
Art Kraxberger
Grace van Valkenburg
Art Pearson
Treas
D. S. Horner
Van's
Sterling Advocate Family
Scotty
Peetz
Community Notices From Ickes Area Church and Visits
Ickes reports visitors and greetings at the McNulty Walsh Eckert and related households. Ed Walsh shipped hogs to Dalton and marketed two wagon loads. John Davison hauled a hog weighing 440 pounds. Crystal wedding anniversary for George Juck and wife marked with guests from Mayers Lipska and others. Henry Mayers returned from Iowa and Nebraska trip. Dunne and family shopped at Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norv Eckert
Dalton
Frank Weigands
Rife
Dunne
John Eckert
Rose Eckert
Loren Dugger
Frank White
George Shinker
J. M. Kreader
J. C Kreader
L. L. Smith
Dennis Walsh
Pat
Dan Keenan
Mr Kindlan
Jim McNulty
George Payton
Tom Freeman
al Morrow
Will Cheeney
Ed Walsh
Jones
John Davison
Sam Eckert
Collie Kreader
Laura
J M Kreader
J. C. Kreader
L L. Smith
Child
Weigand
Carrie
Eckert
J C Dunne
Washington
McNulty
Will Morrow
Ovid
Colorado
Clara Eckert
Ida Sanders
Ickes Pn
Ernest Goding
Kimball County
Parker
Tripp County
South Dakota
R HH Goding
Pete Koep
R. N. Goding
Miss Rihn
Roy Jacobson
Hie Ekekert
Henry Mayers
Iowa
Nebraska
J. C Dunne
Bronson farmer union forms. Herdon meeting planned
Sixteen members already join Bronson farmers union ahead of Herdon organization. Community notes report Bunker Hill groceries delivered and many locals2 social events. People visiting, skates, dances, and travel to Potter for coal, with teachers and residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson
Farmer’s Union
Herdon
Bunker Hill
Twenty four hour clock dials and iron ore notes
Popular Mechanics describes a double dial design with twelve holes and a rotating Roman and Arabic numeral disk for twenty four hour time, while Scientific American notes Lake Superior iron ore quality averages and the shift toward using medium and low grade ores with experiments in concentration and blending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Scientific American
Lake Superior
Bessemer
Engineering Magazine
Census figures show U S auto registrations rise past first year
Latest census reports 1 735 39 automobiles in use across states with steady gains since January 1 1914. New York leads with 100 475 cars, followed by Illinois 126 681 and four other states over 100 000 Pennsylvania Ohio California and Iowa. Nevada registers the fewest with 1 523 cars in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Iowas
Nevada
Inventive fastener simplifies wood joints without mortises
A new patented joint fastener reduces carpentry and cabinetmaking effort by replacing mortises and dovetails. It uses a sheet metal blank bent into circular loops at each end with a bridge between, one edge beveled to drive into wood. When used, two boards are clamped and the fastener is driven in to grip both pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Sterling
Peetz
Alex Dick
Padroni
George Wagoner
Morris Armstrong
C. EB. Huff
Armstrong Post Office
Morris
J. M. Johnnie Williams
Logan County
Sidney
Tea Infusion Device For Travel Made Simple
A newly invented travel infuser uses a wire gauze cap shaped like a teapot that clamps onto a cup. Tea is placed inside then boiled water is poured over to brew the infusion without carrying a teapot. It is described as simple and serviceable for travelers.
New State Map of Washington by U S Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey publishes a large Washington state map as part of the millionth scale world atlas project. Printed at eight miles to an inch, it measures 32 by 48 inches for wall display, and the entire U S map would span about 20 by 31 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Ohio Inventor's Wrench Aims To Replace The Monkey Wrench
An Ohio inventor markets a new adjustable wrench claimed to replace the monkey wrench and grip pipes and nuts of various shapes. The device features a milled wheel adjusted by a clip and uses a replacement lower jaw mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
King Corn Runs Close Second to Apple in Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest shows a striking rise in corn production with Idaho Oregon and Washington reporting tenfold gains in 1914 over the prior year. The Union Pacific System is credited for promoting corn culture through contests training trains seed distribution and other incentives to spread the corn-growing gospel. This crop expansion boosts soil versatility supports a 12 month growing season and aids stock raising while creating employment and general prosperity in the region. A Poor Sport. Yes I went to college with him but he didnt amount to much in college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific System
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Colo
J. F. Hathaway
Peetz Grain Co
Colorado Elevator and Grain Co
F. L. Whitelock
W. H. Frazier
Vernon
Province
Ritts
Wixon
van Valkenburg
H Frazier
Gage
George W Wasson
Indiana
Lee McKibben
Omaha
J F Whitelock
Ruby Weisg
S. S Coombs
I R Owens
James Meacham
Robert Griffith
L E. Pilger
Kraxberger
Gothenburg
Quentin Frazier
W .l. Frazier
Bright
Harry Wagoner
Scott
Shun
ICKES
Jas McNulty
E1 Walsh
Kindlan
Rose McNulty
Aylsworth
Mary Wood
Mrs. Brown
Clif
Bert
Sauer
Potter
Helen Hurd
Bronson News
Carl Morfeld
Frank Jarrett
Alvin Sauer
Mr Sauer
P A Pultz
P. Siebenaler
Ray
Mrs Rowe
Sidney Drug Co
Popular Mechanics
the Knight-Campbell Music CO
Denver, Colorado
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co
IE World
San Francisco
Ralph Stackpole
OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
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