Local thieves hit oil houses in county and city
Community thieves broke into Standard Oil and Sinclair oil houses last Sunday night, stealing about 100 gallons from each site after breaking pad locks. Dalton Delegate notes ongoing thefts while local officials plan patrols. Nearby, Union Pacific agent F. J. Ritter will replace Mathers in North Platte.
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Standard Oil Company
Sinclair Refining Company
Dalton
F. J. Ritter
Brule
Union Pacific
Mr. Ritter
Mr. Mathers
Mathers
North Plattte
Kimball Observer
Ice harvest completed and town ice houses filled
The Lodge Pole ice harvest ended last week with R W Englert stocking a large ice house and several smaller ones. Ice, about a foot thick and of good quality, was stored by farmers for summer use, promising cooling treats when heat arrives.
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Lodge Pole
R. W. Englert
Lodge Pole Express
May Make Search Without Warrant
United States District Judge J. W. Woodbrough ruled in a case at Omaha involving John Hansen and two others on trial for alleged conspiracy to violate the prohibition act. The defense argued a prohibition agent entered Hansen's farm without a warrant, but the court held searches based on tips are permissible if the information is followed up promptly.
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United States
J. W. Woodbrough
John Hansen
Trail
Omaha
Robert Samardick
Cheyenne County Treasurer's Semiannual Statement
J M Nelson county treasurer presents the statement of the treasury and financial condition for Cheyenne County Nebraska covering July 1 1923 to January 1 1924. The report details receipts disbursements balances and fund classifications for the county government and its departments.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
J. M. Nelson
Resume Work on Padroni Oil Well
Sterling reports say funds to lift all claims and judgments against Padroni oil well are assured. Drilling operations are expected to resume with about 200 feet added to the more than 4000 feet already completed.
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Sterling
Padroni
Odd Case at Kimball Lodge Seeks Partitions
The Kimball lodge of A O O W appeals to the supreme court after a district court denied its petition to partition the shared hall with Knights of Pythias Woodmen and Highlanders. It claims a fourth ownership while the others say the hall was built with public subscriptions and that the Workmen would lose any claim if a lodge disappears.
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Kimball Lodge
Supreme Court
District Court
Kimball
Knights of Pythias, Woodmen
Highlanders
Box Butte County Faces Tax Dilemma Over Valuation
Box Butte County faces a cash shortfall due to reduced valuation of 14.9 million dollars and a tax gap of about 17 thousand. With two elections planned in April and November costing roughly 2.5 thousand more, officials weigh options for a valuation rise to 17.345 million or a bond issue with interest.
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O. J. Grace
Box Butte
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Alliance Times-Herald
Box Butte County
Side Parking In Potter Town Discussed
Potter Review explains a regional shift to side parking on streets, noting many western Nebraska towns, Pine Bluffs switching back and forth, and Dalton and Sidney recent adopters. Benefits cited include more space for vehicles, easier access to stores in mud, proximity to business districts, and reduced back-out accidents.
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Nebraska
Kimball
Pine Bluffs
Dalton
Sidney
Potter
Dentist Dr M E Pettibone Advertises Office Location
Dr M E Pettibone, dentist, advertises his office directly above The Larsen Music Store. Phone number listed as Phens 419.
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M. E. Pettibone
Larsen Music Store
Phens
No Change in Assessments Decided at Lincoln Meeting
Nebraska officials from fifty-six counties met in Lincoln for the two day session of the state association of county assessors. Governor Bryan spoke at the banquet urging that the burden shift away from intangible property and reiterated that farmers pay 73 percent of state taxes amid a trend to shift taxes.
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State Association of County Assessors
Lincoln
Bryan
Congress
Nebraska
Three Fingers Lost in Corn Sheller Accident
The incident occurred last Friday afternoon at the John Schuler home nine miles east of Dalton. John W. Friede operated the corn sheller while oiling it, wearing husking mittens with double thumbs. A mitten finger was pulled into the cog wheel, crushing the proximal joints of the second, third, and fourth fingers. The injury was witnessed by Mer Wiede who could not release the hand in time.
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John Schuler
Dalton
John W. Friede
Mer Wiede
Ten Cars Live Stock From Potter In Week
On Wednesday of last week Id Dolan shipped four cars of cattle to Omaha. Lewis Olson shipped a car of hogs to Denver on Tuesday. The Farmers Union Trading company shipped two cars of hogs to Denver on Tuesday. Charles Gunderson shipped two car loads of cattle to Omaha on Sunday. George Leafdale shipped a car of hogs to Denver on Tuesday. Ten cars a week, not 0 bad. Potter Review.
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Id Dolan
Omaha
Lewis Olson
Denver
Farmers Union Trading Company
Charles Gunderson
George Leafdale
Potter
Farm Mortgages Drain Kansas Farmers Underload
Kansas farmers carry more than 300 million dollars in mortgage indebtedness, averaging 1800 dollars per farm across 166000 farms. Annual interest totals about 18 million in a state where wheat yields slump below production costs and the dollar buys only 69 cents, worsening insolvency pressures.
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Kansas
New York Evening Post
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Bayard Transcript
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Lodge Pole Commercial Club
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Bayard Sugar Factory
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