Potter Social News Recounts Local Visits and Family Events
Grand Prairie residents and neighbors share Tuesday and Saturday visits as well as Sunday gatherings. Mrs. Frank Christensen entertains, new baby born to Will Frerichs family, and travel to Sidney Fremont trips noted along with illnesses and bereavements. Community ties with Jorgensen Welton Smith families remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Gustin
Sidney
Mons Johnson
Andrew Johnson
J. C. Jorgensen
James Irwin
Charles Welton
A. R. Graham
W. W. Wassum
Frank Heinzman
Bard Johnson
Colorado
W. W. Craig
Fremont
Sophie
Clara Kragel
Henry James
Charles Smith
Evelyn
Albert Frerichs
Fred
William
Way Rexroth
Joe Wickard
Ernest
Henry Flessner
F. S
Clara
Henry
Richard
Erma
Ralph Welton
Irwin
August Gade
McMullen
Potter visitor notes and local household updates
Potter hosts J R Jenkins from Denver and Bob High for business and social visits. Alex Spencer injured his hand in a Wickland Place harvest. Lawrence Schwartz returns from a lengthy stay in Wisconsin for government hospital care. Detwiler's father dies at Bassett home. Seyfang takes coast vacation with his family. Biggs visits nephews in Potter. Finder family and Babcock Cords hosts Sunday. Rowe and Hite families visit from Dalton and Wyoming. Sidney residents MacAdam Whitstine and McIntogh called on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Jenkins
Denver
Potter
Bob High
Alex Spencer
Wickland Place
Lawrence Schwartz
Waukesha
Wis
Miss Detwiler
Bassett
John Seyfang
Charlie Biggs
Schulyer
Nebr
E. H
C. E. Biggs
Walter Finder
Ogallala
Babcock
Cords
Jesse Rowe
Dalton
Hite
Harley
Egbert
Wyo
Larry Schwartz
R. L. MacAdam
Whitstine
McIntogh
Sidney
Bunker Hill Weekend Visit and Local Activities
Bunker Hill residents hosted and visited relatives in Fort Collins and nearby towns. New combines were owned by several local men, and a baseball game on Bunker Hill ended 7 to 0 in favor of the home team after an inning mishap. A ice cream social for the Bunker Hill band was held at Milo Webster’s home and the Dogs pig club hosted the girls sewing club with games and a lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Beyer
Omaha
Glen Bales
Hilbert Borcher
Fort Collins
Cole
John Borcher
Esther
Frank Gross
Lawrence
Frank
Fred Beycop
Henry Johnson
Wim, Sachs
New Combines
Walter Happell
Henry Schmidt
Bunker Hill
Pleasant View
Bunker Hhi
Milo Webster
Frances Gross
Theo Borcher
Carl Schmidt
Irene
Ed Marshall
Charles Overman
Dogs Pig Club
Girls Sewing Club
Art Borcher
Frank Beyer
Local Notes From Potter County Community
Sunday rain offered relief but not enough in parts of the county. The Schubarth child remains very ill after eating fly poison. Families including Fisher, Crowell, Nelson, Reetz, and Duncan visited, shopped, or attended a lecture and Sunday school convention in Dalton. Sheriff J W McDaniel and several residents made Saturday calls in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Schubarth
H. B. Fisher
Arlo Fisher
Chris Crowell
Frances
George Reetz
Myrtle Nelson
U.S. A
Gertrude Nelson
Hilma Nelson
Dalton
Charley Fisher
Potter
C. C. Crowell
Herbert Johnson
Herman Schubarth
Pete Nelson
Hugo Doering
Elmer
John Nelson
Bessie Hornby
Dan Duncan
Billy Lantgert
Clyde Nelson
J. W. McDaniel
Correction of Sidney meeting claim by Mrs D Duncan
Mrs D Duncan writes to deny a July 3 Sextorp paper item claiming she visited Sidney and consulted Supt Mrs Fletcher about teaching district No 13. She states the sole purpose was to discuss her daughter’s examination papers and not hiring a teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sextorp News
Sidney
D. B. Fletcher
Editor's Note on Dist 13 Teacher Hiring Text
A correction explains a printer's error changed a line about being a teacher for District 13 to hiring a teacher for District 13. The editor notes the cor respondent's notes show the intended wording and clarifies the misread in the mechanical department.
Sunday gathering at Clevinger home near Proctor
Spring Canyon locals recount a warm week with 100 degree heat, a light shower, and several visits for threshing, farming tasks, and local social events. Families including Reeves, Hilliard, McKelvey, and Beebe are noted among trips to Crook, Sterling, and the county seat. A July birthday and a wedding anniversary are celebrated with a July 15 party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reeves
Clevinger
Proctor
Ben Hoag
Hartley Young
Hilliard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Prairie
Frank Christensen
Gerald Johnson
Albert J. Johnson
W. O. Johnson
Henry Kragel
A. R. Tremain
Holm
Muriel
Marvin
Lucilly
W. ‘E.meyer
South
Wiu
Goding
California
Sextor
Spring Canyon
J. J. Fowler
Rawleigh
Vyadroni
Dan Beebe
PL. R. Bell Place
Charles Brecht
A. D. Hilliard
Fliff
Lavern
Ed Binney
G. I. Neill
C. M. Stitt
Fort Morgan
J. F. McKelvey
Crook
Isabell
Harriet Janes McKelvey
Hilliard’s
D. A. Beebe
BP. R. Bell
Robert Nicholas
Bernard Hill
P. R. Bell
George McCall
Berdie Porter
Sterling
Fred Jans
J. E.bates
Arthur McKelvey
Gus Sutter
Bernard Weaver
Vyith
Rise
Aker
Rinso
Goed Moussberging
Selbese Mecarcraft
Spemel
Leery Pleca Om
Usctel
Glenwood China
Sidney, Nebraska
Pede
Morton
Dmerven
Wwe
Cates
Drano
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