Local brief notes on town happenings and incidents
The Dalton Co operative society and J W Smith shipped a car of hogs to Denver on Monday. A 42 foot flag pole was erected by the American Legion near the town hall. A runner sprained an ankle chasing a ground squirrel last Saturday. Dale Huffaker’s best horse was struck by lightning and killed Sunday night. Sterling lodge of Elks will present a flag to Peetz school for Flag Day on June 14. Hershel Crose fainted from heat then recovered. Miss Helen McCarty broke an arm after a fall on basement steps. Five new arc street lights are being installed on Main Street. Jens Englert performed an operation on a man’s leg using his own improvised tools. H R Curry is touted as the Hole-In-One club’s originator in Potter. Memorial Day flag display in Potter praised. Legion’s uniform flag system well received.
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Potter
American Legion
Legion
Potter—Potter Review
Lodge Poles Rally Surpasses Orphan Fund Target
Commander Wolfe announces Lodge Pole raised 110 dollars for World War veteran orphans, topping the 100 dollar quota. Large Pole Express reports 14 Boy Scouts headed to Oshkosh for a campout, traveling in Harry Kreidler’s truck. Also notes Miss Maxine Judiesach’s injuries from a fall, golf course work, and a bank receiver appointment for Angora State Bank. Dennis Walsh receives Ireland letter. a Missing Roark case baffles townsfolk.
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Wolfe
American Legion
Lodge Pole
Spillman
District Court of
Morrill County
W.W. Rogers
Angora State Bank
Guarantee Fund Commission
Rogers
Bridgeport Herald
Discard the roosters to keep infertile eggs safe
Exposing fertile eggs to summer heat destroys market quality. Maintain infertile eggs by cooling and confining male birds as they waste feed and space. If needed for next year, separate roosters from laying flocks selling eggs. The loss from fertile eggs runs high each summer.
Kimball County Buys Large Holt Tractor
County Commissioner Gottlieb Yung of Kimball-South Divide district received a ten ton Holt tractor Tuesday for road building. Other counties report cost efficiency despite high initial price. local roads hamper Antelope precinct and Kimball farmers. A Kimball to Meredith district route may advance within months as equipment is deployed.
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Gottlieb Yung
Kimball-South Divide
Yung
Kimball
Meredith
Western Nebraska Observer
Burlington shop force time increased to six days a week
Burlington shopmen have been placed on a six day week again after a period of reduced hours. Officials cite increased business and expect more work ahead. The rip track crew is busy placing box cars for grain shipments to begin after harvest and threshing. More workers are planned to be added after July.
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Burlington
Bridgeport Newa-Blade
Clarence Gibson Enters Nationals Track Meet
Clarence Gibson of the Nurmi sand hills leaves with his mother for Chicago to compete in the National high school interscholastic track and field meet on June 5 and 6. He is entered in the mile, which will have two groups due to many entries. Ten medals will be awarded, split between groups, with the fastest time earning the championship medal. Over two hundred high schools are entered nationwide. last year 1,500 entries were registered. Local faith is Gibson will make his town and school proud. Coach Flynn has him in good condition.
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Clarence Gibson
Nurmi
Sandhills
Chicago
Gibson
United States
Gibaon
Flynn
Alliance Times-Herald
Special En-ar-co Oil For Ford Cars Introduced
National Refining company adds special En-ar-co motor oil for Ford to its White Rose line. Omaha office manager T J H Weigand notes it eliminates chatter and provides perfect lubrication after years of lab and road testing. Ford vehicles require lubrication every 500 miles at proper level. A service-station slate joke adds local color.
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The
National Refining Company
Enar-co
En-ar-co
T. J. H. Weigand
Omaha
Paroled After Guilty Plea In Forged Check Case
Everett Hecker, held on charges of passing forged checks, pleaded guilty before District Judge Barron. The forged $9.00 check cashed at the Variety store led to a suspended sentence and parole under his father’s supervision after the elder paid the paper. Costs were also paid, and both father and son left in peace.
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Everett Hecker
Barron
Hecker
Bridgeport News-Blade
Fish Again Planted In Nebraska Streams By State
The Nebraska state fish and game department distributed over 60 000 hatchlings this spring, mainly from overflow districts, to prevent waste as warm weather threatened perishables. Four carloads totaling 40 000 fish were moved from overstocked streams and lakes to understocked waters. Planting will continue throughout the year with safeguards to avoid past future delays.
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Nebraska
O’brien
State Fish and Game Department
Twelve to Fort Logan Training Camp
Ten young men of Sterling and two from Fleming have indicated they will attend the war department camp at Fort Logan this summer. Sterling reserve corps members think at least twenty five will be sent from the county, with a private car provided for the trip to and from camp.
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Sterling
Eltlgens
War Department
Fort Logan
Officers Reserve” Corps
Boy Confesses Robbery In Alliance Store
Jimmie Gribble, 16, confessed to Officers Patterson and Horton at 5 this morning about his role in the robbery of Mallory Grocery Store last week in which $21 was taken. Two other boys' names are withheld pending investigation. fingerprints on broken glass linked to the crime. Sheriff and officers traced the suspects from Hot Springs, Chadron, and Rushville. Gribble was brought back for questioning after fingerprint comparison. The police plan to direct the youths toward constructive paths despite the disturbing environment cited by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Gribble
Patterson
Horton
Mallory
Gribble
Hot Springs
Chadron
Rushville
Jones
Young Gribble
Alliance Times Herald
Gering Man Heads Associated Chamber of Commerce
A. N. Mathers of Gering will lead the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the North Platte valley for the coming year. He was unanimously chosen president at Torrington during the regular monthly session, succeeding William Morrow of Scottsbluff, the inaugural president. Z. F. Neighbors of Bridgeport was named vice president by acclamation, and Henry Karpf of Morrill was re elected treasurer.
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A. N. Mathers
Associated Chambers of Commerce
North Platte Valley
Torrington
William Morrow
Scottsbluff
Z. F. Neighbors
Bridgeport
Henry Karpf
Morrill
Gering
Several Get Caught Minus Their License
Deputy Game Warden Dan Ayres hauled in several individuals for fishing without a license. Elmer C. Duffy J. W. Brashear and Mrs Able Floor were dismissed. E L Albro paid 5 dollars plus costs. Mrs Shelton Graves and Mr and Mrs True Graves pleaded not guilty. found guilty and fined 15 dollars plus costs each, with notices of appeal.
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Dan Ayres
Elmer C. Duffy
J. W. Brashear
Able Floor
E. L. Albro
Shelton Graves
True Graves
Scottsbluff ‘Star-Herald
Beet Workers Under Bonds To Keep The Peace
Two Mexican beet workers on the Hingenfelt farm Mitchell valley appeared before Judge DeLaMatter on charges of disturbing the peace. They were placed under five hundred dollar bonds to refrain from violence. The dispute involved two other workers on the R. B. Hunt farm and centered on alleged threats amid tensions over women and wine. No women or wine were present in court.
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Hingenfelt
Mitchell ‘Valley Cwere
DeLaMatter
Hunt Farm
Halls ‘of Justice
Hunt
Gering
New City Manager A. Gomes Takes Office in Alliance
A. Gomes of Portland Oregon was appointed city manager of Alliance after a council meeting last night and began duties this morning. He previously worked with a Portland engineering firm specializing in municipal projects and has held roles in sewer and water works, paving, drainage, irrigation, and tax adjustments. He earns 4000 a year for six months, 4500 for six months, then 5000 thereafter.
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A. Goines
Portland
Ore
Alliance
Gomes
University of Wyoming
Alliance Times-Herald
Water Delivery Satisfactory for Farmers District
Water deliveries for the Farmers Irrigation district have been very satisfactory during May. The main canal averaged about 800 second feet, with brief reductions due to river regulation. A total of 13,274.72 acre feet was delivered, six times May 1923 and about 20 percent more than May 1924. Alfalfa and grain fields have largely received irrigation, and efforts focus on conserving water by avoiding waste into highways or drains.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Nebraska Colorado Grain to Build New Elevator at Peetz
Gazette sources state the Nebraska Colorado Grain company plans a modern grain elevator beside the Burlington tracks on the former starehouse site burned two years ago. Construction to begin within two weeks, with July wheat deliveries contracted to their Weetz elevator, aiming to complete quickly to handle the coming harvest in the trade area.
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Nebraska-Colorado Grain Company
Burlington Tracks
Nebraska-Colorado
Peetz Gazette
Brainstorms Served Cold By Potter Review
The Review laments a delayed issue last week due to the chief scribe's illness. C A Mundum aided by Farris kept the office alive and delivered the issue. Two discarded pieces from the period appear as remnants of epigrams and personal lo gravins by the editor, written during delirium.
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C. A
Potter Review
Alliance to Host 1926 Convention of Stock Growers
The Nebraska Stock Growers Association elected Robert Graham as president and F M Broome as secretary at its 1926 convention in Broken Bow. William J Bailey spoke as a principal speaker, with 300 attending the banquet. Alliance was chosen to host next year, aiming to boost attendance and prosperity in the cattle sector.
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Alliance
Nebraska Stockgrowers Association
Robert Graham
Broken Bow
F. M. Broome
Clark
William J. Bailey
Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Grand Island
Judge Sullivan
Federal Loan Bank
Nebraska
West
E. A. Hall of
Hall
Alliance Times- Herald
Auto strike leaves youth critically injured near Mitchell
Russell Stewart a 19 year old Broad Water resident was hit by a Buick driven by Charles Waney on the highway south of Mitchell last Monday evening. He suffered a fractured skull and remained in a critical condition at the Methodist hospital. The driver was later arrested in Gering after being identified by bystanders and others who heard the crash. Stewart’s parents, believed to live in Britt Iowa, could not be located.
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Russell Stewart
Broad Water
Charles Waney
Mitchell
Methodist Hospital
Charles Ruckmen
Wm. Forrest
Scottsbluff
Aego
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Dalton Co-operative Society
J. W. Smith
Denver
Dalton
Dale Huffaker
Lodge Pole Express
Sterling Lodge of Elks
Peetz School
Hershel Crose
Helen McCarty
Chappell Register
Gurley
Jens Englert
Jens
H. R. Curry
Golf Club
Curry
R. A. Babcock
Ray
Mr. Curry
Rev
Staniforth
Clarence Carter
Harry Krelder
Maxine Judiesach
Dr. Smith
Dennis Walsh
Ed Donaghy
Ireland
Mr. Donaghy
Claude Roark
Kimball County
HOLT
FORD
Boy
Gering Man Heads Associated Body Commerce Clubs
NEW City
Peetz
S. C. Brainstorms
A. Mangum
Charley
Mr. Farris
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