Nebraska under eighteen contest offers prizes for best acre corn
The Nebraska Board of Agriculture invites boys under eighteen to enter the 1911 boys acre corn contest. Prizes range from 5 to 50 dollars for top six places. Entries due May 20 with names filed to secretary W R Mellor in Lincoln. Contest requires full solo labor from ground preparation to harvest and detailed cost and method records.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
W. R. Mellor
W R. Mellor
Fires Gun In Crowded Room At Broken Bow
Supervisor Edward Foley of Merna discharged the watchman’s revolver by accident in the temporary courthouse office. a bullet narrowly missed Supervisor Woodruff and broke through the building. The room housed county employees. Foley warned the trigger was light. The city reports a hoboes and beggars problem with about fifty hoboes in town, extra freight and passenger car intrusions as a result.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Edward Foley
Merna
Court House
Woodruff
Foley
Temple Theater
Burlington
Burt County Values Lower in Assessment Report
Burt County becomes first in the state to file its assessment roll with the state board, showing a drop in total assessed value from 5,719,319 last year to 5,712,889 this year. The county’s report, approved by its board of equalization and submitted by assessor Frank Hanson, will be reviewed in the statewide equalization hearing on July 17 after all counties submit their figures.
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Lincoln
Burt County
State Board of Assessment
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Frank Hanson
Burt
Death of P. S. Gibbs Craig's Oldest Resident
Craig Nebraska June 19 P S Gibbs aged eighty two died after a short illness He was among the California 49ers who traveled via Montana and Idaho in 1869 Gibbs was the first homesteader in Bell creek valley locating between Craig Te kamah and contributed to local development He leaves a wife and three sons
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Craig
Neb
P. S. Gibbs
Montana
Idaho
Bell Creek Valley
Tekamah
Lincoln Man Wins Hospital Erection Contract
Ernest Rokahr of Lincoln was awarded the contract to erect the new hospital building at the soldiers' and sailors' home at Grand Island. The price is 12,313 dollars, exclusive of plumbing and heating, within a 15,000 dollar appropriation.
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Lincoln
Ernest Rokahr
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Grand Island
Weddings of the Wes Patch Acetta Maven
Mike Patch and Antionette Acetta, both of Denver, were married Monday June 19 by Judge Gapen at his office. Roy E. Stanley of Trinidad Colorado and Lulu L Belt of Omaha Nebraska wed Monday June 19 at the M E parsonage by Rev Henry Zinnecker. The couple will live in Trinidad Colorado.
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Mike Patch
Antionette Acetta
Denver
Gapen
Roy E. Stanley
Trinidad
Colorado
Lulu L. Belt
Omaha
Nebr
M. E. Parsonage
Henry Zinnecker
Colo
Trinidad, Colo
Killian and Thomas marry in Florence by county judge
Edward A. Killian and Mollie Thomas, both of Florence Colorado, were married on Wednesday June 21 by County Judge Gapen at his office.
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Edward A. Killian
Mollie Thomas
Florence, Colo
Gapen
Marriage Licenses June 19 1911 Colo and Belt
Marriage licenses issued include Colo and Lulu L Belt of Omaha Acetta both of Denver on Monday June 19 1911 and Thomas and Florence Colo on Wednesday June 21 1911.
Final Proofs for Homesteads in Cheyenne County
Peter Lingwall, John E. Sanders, and Clint Thompson appear before County Judge Gapen on June 19 20 and 23 with witnesses Edmond Root Edward Thornburg Jacob Mayer Henry Mayer and William Tompsett Forman McCurtain. Regular annual school meetings held district wide on June 26 urge all residents to vote.
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Peter Lingwall
Gapen
Edmond Root
Edward Thornburg
John E. Sanders
Jacob Mayer
Henry Mayer
Sanders
Cheyenne County
Clint Thompson
Win
Tompsett
Forman McCurtain
No journey without Chamberlain's Colic Remedy
Travel precaution urges readers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before trips. Warns it is hard to obtain on board cars or steamships and states it is for sale by dealers.
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Chamberlain
Four men jailed in rancher murder near Cody Nebraska
In Voburue Nebraska on June 22 four men were jailed on charges of murdering ranchman Charles Sellers who lived south of Cody. Sellers was taken from a neighbor’s home and hanged at a telephone pole. G H Jack tried to cut him down. An inquest found willful murder. Kenneth Murphy Ad Heath and two Weed brothers admit they hanged Sellers after he threatened Mary Murphy who rejected him. The body was buried before a large crowd. sheriff transported suspects to town to prevent a possible rescue.
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Voburue
Neb
Charles Selers
Cody
Sellers
G H. Jack
Kenneth Murphy
Ad Heath
Weed Brothers
Mary Murphy
Heavy Egg Storage Surpasses Previous Omaha Records
Government researchers arrive to study Omaha egg storage where dealers report record high stocks. Dr Mary Pennington heads the inquiry with Dr W A Stocking and assistants arriving to assess cold storage quality based on April eggs.
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Omaha
Mary Pennington
Food Research Department
W A Stocking
Cornell University
Pennington
Atlantic
Nashville, Tenn
Educating a child and health in schooling questioned
A Portland Oregonian quote questions education without health. Local notes include visits by H. J. Snyder and A. L. Johnson, regional travel, a finished cold storage plant, and a dismissed case against W. P. Miles. Sidney residents and events, plus a band concert and future Friday concerts, are noted.
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W. P. Miles
Sharmer estate settles as administrator is dismissed
The Sharmer estates were settled on Tuesday June 21. C. C. Callahan served as administrator but was dismissed from the role.
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Sharmer
C. C. Callahan
Maccabees and Masons Hold Meetings with Socials
The Maccabees held a 2:30 Tuesday meeting with a 10-cent luncheon for members and entertainment. The Masons met Saturday night initiating C. C. Jones and Frank Goodwin. Mrs. Barlow resigned as Record-Keeper and Mrs. Nellie Tucker was elected to replace her. Mrs. Tobin hosted the luncheon with proceeds over seven dollars, and a postals moment was sent to Mrs. Yaegle in Hot Springs South Dakota.
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Masons
C. C. Jones
Sidney
Frank Goodwin
Kimball
Barlow
Nellie Tucker
F. B. Tobin
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