Obituary: Mrs Isola Wasson Clerk of Cheyenne Co Dies
Mrs Isola B Wasson longtime clerk of the Cheyenne county district court died Sunday night at Taylor hospital after pneumonia. She served since 1917 and lived in Sidney after moving from Hebron. Survived by two sons Minor Wasson in Denver and a Navy doctor as well as many friends. Funeral at M E Church Wednesday at two, then to Denver for service and Fairmount Cemetery interment. Howard's funeral service in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isola B. Wasson
District Court
Cheyenne County
Os Court House
Taylor Hospital
Louis Wasen
Minor Wasson
Denver
Sterling
Sidney
Extension Service Plans Active Campaign in West Nebraska
The extension service schedules a yearly campaign with specialists visiting West Nebraska counties to meet with women’s groups. Work runs from September to April, with eight county meetings per county. Six enrollments are needed by August 15 to obtain the work, open to any organized women’s group. enrollments accepted through August 13 with County Agent Willey.
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Lincoln
Willey
Beet workers in Platte Valley receive pay checks
Beet growers paid approximately three quarters of a million dollars in the past week for hand labor in the North Platte valley. Men and women earned $10.50 per acre for blocking thinning and hoeing on about seventy five thousand acres the largest beet acreage ever grown in the valley.
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North Platte Valley
Balloonist Frederick achieves successful Sidney ascent and drop
Fredrick's balloon rise and parachute drop entertained Sidney crowds after ten years of failed attempts. The event started on the east court house lot, reached 2500 feet, and landed near Slayter camp ground. A business-funded relief drive enabled the exhibition tied to the Gleaner Baldwin train arrival.
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Sidney
Frederick
Gleaner-Baldwin
Town
Court House
Slayter Camp
Madison man eyes Cheyenne county barley boom
Frank X. Shafto of Madison Wisconsin on a western Nebraska trip examined Cheyenne county barley prospects. He believes Cheyenne county barley could become a major, profitable enterprise with stronger grower interest and notes local crop quality surpasses eastern farms. Shafto plans to return with his sons to arrange barley purchases and likely buy land here to expand barley production and stimulate the next crop.
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Frank X. Shafto
Madison
Wis
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Shafto
Wisconsin
Berbey
Sidney Council Meet in Regular Session Discusses Topics
The Sidney City Council held a Friday meeting with Mayor Herman Schroeder and councilmen in attendance. A motion to place a light meter on the camp ground was approved and to be handled by the municipal plant. A request to extend the Clarkson sewer was referred to Engineer Gardner for plans at the next meeting. Ordinances will be revised and a new ordinance to use brass, copper, and lead pipes for water services was adopted and will take effect after publication.
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Sidney City
Herman Schroeder
William Winders
F. A. Barger
D. R. Thomas
W. W. Schultz
I. E. Grabill
Sidney
Clarkson
Chas. H. Gardner
Heavy Rain Dampens Nebraska Harvest Prospects
Western Nebraska endures ongoing heavy rainfall with floods and saturated fields. farmers face bleak outlook for an early harvest as precipitation disrupts fieldwork and crop readiness.
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Nebraska
Good Will Tour of Lincoln Highway Begins in Omaha
Lincoln Highway Association president announces an Omaha to Cheyenne goodwill caravan left Monday morning. Stops include Columbus Kearney Odessa Elm Creek Overton Lexington Cozad Gothenburg Brady Maxwell North Platte Hershey Sutherland Paxton Ogallala Brule Big Springs Chappell Lodgepole Sunol and Sidney arrival at 7 pm. The tour aims to unite boosters promote the Lincoln highway and spur improvements along the route.
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George Wolz
Nebraska Lincoln Highway Association
Omaha
Lincoln Highway
Nebraska
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Pavlat
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Walz
Cheyenne
Columbus
Kearney
Brule
Big Springs
Chappell
Lodge Pole
Sunol
Greenlees Birthday Sale Draws Large Shopping Crowd
The opening day of Greenlees' store anniversary drew one of the largest crowds in Sidney trade territory with visitors from across the region. Substantial price reductions accompanied the annual sale, which runs all week ending with a birthday cake cutting at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Greenlees' is a long established Western Nebraska business with a wide patronage.
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Greenlees
Sidney Trade
Greenlees’ Store
Nebraska
Charles Green Sees Broadwater Artesian Well
Charles Green head of Green Water Production visited Broadwater last week to inspect the large artesian well developed after a drill for an oil test hit a heavy water flow at 612 feet. He says the five inch stream rising 30 feet supports his theory that deep artesian flow is caused by rock pressure rather than underground river resistance in shallow wells like Lodge Pole valley.
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Charles Green
Green Water Production Company
Broadwater
Green
Lodge Pole
Thief Steals Gun and Money From Doctors Office
An unknown intruder entered the Stewitts building offices of Dr F A Barger and Dr George H Thompson on Friday evening ransacking both in a narcotics search. In Dr Barger’s office ten dollars and a gun were taken, no clues were left.
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F. A. Barger
George H. Thompson
Stewitts
Barger
Nebraska bankers survey state wheat crop outlook
Nebraska bankers report mid July yield across the state at about 18 bushels per acre with over half the crop harvested. moisture high but quality excellent. corn 93 percent of normal. winter wheat yields range 14 to 27 bushels, state 17.9 bushels. oats 34.8, rye 18.9, barley 34.5. sandhill rains needed, some hail damage minor. combines expected to start by the 20th at Sidney.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sandhill
South Central
North Central
Kimball
Cheyenne
Southwest
Sidney
North Platte
Sheridan County
Leon Fine Store Announces Big Remodeling Sale
Leon Fine's apparel store opens Wednesday morning with a ten day remodeling sale. Low prices aim to reduce stocks for new fall merchandise as a new storefront is completed. Mr. and Mrs. Fine and son Leonard plan a two week automobile tour to eastern markets for fall stock.
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Leon Fine Store
Leon Fine
Nebraska
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Automobiles Collide at Tenth Ave and King St
Automobiles driven by Attorney RB. P. Kepler and Miss Helen Kirk collided at Tenth avenue and King street on Friday causing noticeable damage. Miss Kirk, a beauty operator, was making a wide U turn when Kepler misread her direction. Kepler’s door and Kirk’s fender sustained damage.
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RB. P. Kepler
Helen Kirk
Hardy Apartments
Tenth Avenue
King Street
Miss Kirk
Kepler
Wesleyan Student Speaks on Duty to Fellow Man
Lawrence Davis addressed the Rotary Club luncheon on the duties of man to his fellow man. A Sidney high school graduate and Wesleyan university student, Davis impressed members with a clear, masterful delivery and pleasing personality.
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Lawrence Davis
Rotary Club
Mr. Davis
Sidney High School
Wesleyan University
Birthday fete marks 74th for Mack Radcliffe at Circle Bar Ranch
About one hundred friends and relatives gathered at the Circle Bar ranch later Cedar Creek farm south of Broadwater to celebrate Mack Radcliffe’s 74th birthday. The event featured a family dinner, old-time hospitality, and a tour of the ranch’s trout hatcheries run by L G Lowe and Dr Hugh Mantor, housing upwards of a million fish. Mr Radcliffe became the owner of the historic Circle Bar in 1873 and his guests, including long-time western Nebraska residents, enjoyed a sunny afternoon of amusements.
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Old Circle Bar Ranch
Cedar Creek Farm
Broadwater
Mack Radcliffe
Mr. Radcliffe
Nebraska
Plains
L. G. Lowe
Hugh Mantor
Radcliffe
Scottsbluff Team Tops Sidney Golfers In Sunday Match
Sidney golfers traveled with about thirty players to Scottsbluff to face the home club. The Scottsbluff team won as expected though visitors enjoyed the day and the fine course conditions. Joe Simodynes posted the low round with a 71 on the eighteen holes. The Scottsbluff Country club recently remodeled its clubhouse enhancing its entertaining spaces.
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Sidney
North Platte Valley
Maskie
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Club
Joe Simodynes
Scott's Bluff
Scottsbluff Country Club
Sidney Exchange Relocates To Radcliffe Building
Fred Albaugh, proprietor of the Sidney Exchange and Albaugh's Tire shop, moved the furniture operation to the Radcliffe building in the same block on 9th avenue. The remodeled first floor offers a new glass front and store space, with the second floor for storage. The tire business will occupy the former Sidney Exchange room for exclusive tire repair and sales services.
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Fred Albaugh
Sidney Exchange
Albaugh
Illinois Street
9Th Avenue
Radcliffe
Mr. Albaugh
Dalton Lutheran Church Rehires Rev O W Pittack
The Dalton Delegate reports Rev O W F Pittack is again employed as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church Dalton starting a new term. He has served there for a year and remains popular with the congregation.
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Dalton
O. W. F. Pittack
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pittack
Alliance gets agri cultural meet of western farmers
Officials of the Alliance chamber of commerce secured the December joint meetings and shows of western Nebraska organized agriculture. Scottsbluff will host in 1929, with 1927 sessions held in Sidney. The six sessions will cover agricultural topics and competitive shows for potatoes, corn, alfalfa seed, poultry, and livestock, with exhibits from the Nebraska College of Agriculture and state and farm groups.
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Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Ed Jordan
George Jackson
Nebraska State Fair Board
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Alliance Times-Herald
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Nebraska Crop Growers Association
Northwest Farmers Congress
Nebraska Horticultural Society
Nebraska Improved Livestock Breeders Association
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Organized Agriculture
Agricultural College
Lincoln
The
State Board of Agriculture
Farm Bureaus
Western Counties
Banner County Sees Rising Interest in Railroad Prospects
Banner county residents grow eager for a valley railroad with plans to collect tolls of opinions ahead of a road visit. Morrill county follows suit, hoping for a favorable showing before the railway commission. Banner county farmland, if fully developed, could yield about 6 million dollars in farm products, per local figures.
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Banner County
Railway Commission
Morrill County
Banner County News
Nebraska to gain veterans hospital under Coolidge plan
President Coolidge approved a federal hospital board resolution for a veterans hospital in Nebraska. The 200 bed facility will be sited later to best serve regional veterans, with bids from Sidney Scottsbluff McCook and other Nebraska cities. Next steps in site selection remain undecided.
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Coolidge
Federal Hospital Board
Nebraska
Sidney
Scottsbluff
McCook
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Isola Wasson
Extension Service
West Nebraska
Platte Valley
Frank X. Share
Sidney Council
Greenlee
Country
Dr. Barger
Tenth Ave
King ST
Circle Bar” Ranch
Scottsbluff Team
Country Club
Metropolis
Bluffs Country Club
New Quarters
Dalton Lutheran Church
O. W. Pittack
Box Butte County
Coolidge U. K
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