Social Roundup From Grand Prairie and Nearby
Grand Prairie mentions visits by Mrs A G Weaver to the Smith sisters and Mrs Jim Irwin, and a motor trip by Mr and Mrs Frank Weinzman to Lodgepole. Local families share Sunday dinners and gatherings, the Willing Workers report a chicken supper raising 17.30, and Rev Standburg to preach at Peniel. Community members attend parties and visits across Burlington and Huntsman area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Falls City
Craig
Omaha
Southeastern State Press Club
Indalla City
State
Holdrege
Fairbury
the Order of the
Blue Goose
Pierre J. Baker
Honolulu
Seneca
Irene Inman
Central West
James
Broken Bow
Masonic Grand Lodge
A. G. Weaver
Smith Sisters
Fred Smith
Jim Irwin
Frank Weinzman
Lodgepole
Henry Poltz
Fred Windsheimer
Peter Stevens
E. A. Johnson
Frank Heinzman
J. M. Swenson
Burlington
Colorado
Ray Miles
Willie Sharman’s
Helms
Will Meyer
Fern Miller
Hunstman
Frank Holm
Local families share visits and plans across Nebraska towns
Sextor Esther Carlson and daughter Alice travel to Cheyenne Wyoming where Alice will have tonsil surgery. Carlson relatives from Lawrence Forks and Dye join gatherings with numerous Carlson Nelson and Meyer families. Shopping trips, Sunday meals, and a short illness update accompany a steady stream of local visits and out of town trip notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Carlson
Alice
Ruth Johnson
Miss Olson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Gus Carlson
Lawrence Forks
John Carlson
J. M. Nelson
Dye
Andy Brett
John
Stela
Lily
Ralph Carlson
Charley
Clyde
Walter Nelson
Hans Christensen
Emil Carlson
Robert Bovee
Elvin Johnson
Tom Barnes
John Stull
Banner County
Harold
Fay
Opal Bovee
Pete Nelson
Elmer Meyer
Elmer
Nick Jacobson
Peter Nelson
Hilma
Sidney
Dan Helmer
George Reetz
Potter
Homer Fisher
June
Ellis Fisher
Maple Grove Social News From Sidney Area
Maple Grove and Sidney residents shared visits and hospitality last weekend. Mrs. Hans Busboom and babies journeyed east to visit relatives and meet a daughter at Grand Island. Mrs. Overman ill, Mrs. Kinton helped with chores, and Fred Sternberg hosted guests in Sidney. A birthday dinner honored Pearl Heaston with cake baked by Mrs. Kinton. A social dance at J A Choan’s yielded praise, crops look fine, and a dress form was made for Mrs. Herman Blankey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tally
Sidney
Ed Schneulle
Hans Busboom
Grand Island
Chas. Overman
C. B. Kinton
Co. A. Busboom
Herman Blankey
Fred Sternberg
Sioux County
Dix
Pearl
Floyd Heaston
J. A. Choan
J .A. Chean
J. Cowell
Livestock Prices at South Omaha June 7 1822
Moderate cattle run about 8,000 head with stronger demand and steady to higher bids. Best beef steers and cows sold around 9 dollars, 8.50 to 9.00 for cows. hogs 10.10 to 10.55, up 15 cents. Sheep and lambs receipts 6,500. fat lambs 12.75 to 14.25, feeder and yearling ranges noted. California and Idaho prices up to 14.50 for selected lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Frome
Tops
Choice
California
Idahos
Hog Mortality Drops 4 Percent in May At Omaha Markets
Mortality among hogs in transit and on the market fell by 4 percent in May at Omaha compared with a year earlier, attributed to better care. The report notes improved handling and overall healthier hogs leading to more market-ready animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Meadow Lawn social notes show sewing club lessons and visits
Meadow Lawn residents report a first sewing lesson for the Jerabago Sewing Club led by Mrs. George Worth, a rainy day with small attendance, and a splendid lunch. Numerous visits, hunting attempts for prairie dogs, windmill setup, garden frost damage, and travel to Dalton, Sidney, and Aurora Nebraska are noted among locals including Misses Miller and Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Morrow, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerabago Sewing Club
George Worth
Margaret Miller
Margaret Martin
Savilla Mowrer
Paul Morrow
Harold Boyee
John Davidson
Fosters
Dalton
G. T. Club
E. L. Weed
Jake Eckert
Local families visit homes this weekend in Castern region
At the Pete Tedhind residence Mro and Mrs. J C Krender and children plan a Castern state visit this week. Mr and Mrs Mike Miller and children spent Saturday with the Shrienhart family. Mr and Mrs Sam Eckert and family and Mr Larson spent Sunday afternoon at the Miller home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Tedhind
Mro
J.C. Krender
Mike Miller
Shrienhart
Sam Eckert
Mr. Larson
Miller
Bunker Hill Social Roundup Shows School Picnic and Local Visits
The Bunker Hill community reports a teachers picnic to end two successful school years. Residents and guests, including Theo Borcher, Glen Bales, M. C. Bales, Freda Welkman, and many families, shared meals, dances, and ball games at local farms and homes in midweek and over the weekend with trips to Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Borcher
Glen Bales
Bunker Hill
B. Troutman
Freda Welkman
Sidney
Ahlbrecht
M. C. Bales
Henry Schmidt
Walter Happel
Hattie Eversman
Annie Sheridan
Gus Grogs
Sydney
Edwin Aurich
Boehling
Wm. Heineman
Arnold Stockampt
Carl Schmidt
Baby
Mountain of Glass and the Yellowstone Road Mystery
A geological report details an unusual problem in Yellowstone National Park where a mountain of glass posed a construction challenge for the engineers building the park road system. They solved it with unprecedented methods, creating one of the era’s most remarkable roadmaking stories.
Glass Mountain Road at Yellowstone Stuns Engineers
USGS scientists reported a three-quarter mile stretch of road built from pulverized glass formed by heating, blasting, and spraying a glass mountain face at Yellowstone. The resilient surface, created from large glass chunks and finer fragments, proved extraordinarily durable but punishing to automobile tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
U. S
Yellowstone
Potatoes Tested for Winter Longevity in Rome Miller Study
In 1921 Rome Miller tested seven potato brands by storing seven sacks in a locked basement with equal ventilation. On May 20 the committee reviewed results showing Ohio and Minnesota Red River, Western Nebraska, and other brands with mixed outcomes from good to badly rotted or wilted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Miller
Wyoming
Dakota
Red River
Ohio
Minnesota
Idaho
Nebraska
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nebraska News
Dan Morris
State Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Bank of Water
Bury
McCook Lodge
Lodge of
Elks
Robert Kelley
Nebraska City
Joe Garner
Callaway
Garner
Theebraska Ornithologists’ Union
Frank E. Turner
Harvard
Upper
Loup
Seventh Day Baptist
North Loup
Wood River
Bernice Branson
C. B. Branson
Lincoln
Willard
Northeast
Nebraska High School Association
Woodrough
Grand Prairie
Sextor
Maple Grove
South Omaha
Hoge
Lambe
Mrs. Hedlund
Dr. Huntling and
Albert Morrow
Sidney Creamery
Phone Ne
E. V. Metz
Avery
Ria
Thresher
Usk
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