Nebraska creates new soil conservation districts
Nebraska adds K B R Keyapaha Brown and Rock counties and Dundy County as the latest soil conservation districts. The seventy-eightth and seventy-seventh districts cover 78 percent of the land area and 2 percent of farms. Districts are voluntary sub divisions with five local farmers boards. The Soil Conservation Service and University extension aid with technical and educational support, while no taxes can be levied for soil work.
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Nebraska
Keyapaha
Brown
Rock Counties
Dundy County
Cuming, Clay, Phelps
Dawes
Sioux
Garden Counties
The
Soil Conservation Service
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Agricultural Extension Service
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Bill Brown
Pearl Harbor
U.S
History Of Interest 5 Of Interest To Sidney And Vicinity
History of interest column notes 14 94 3 44 and 54 years ago with town figures Roy Porter entertainer Roy Porter returned from Joplin Missouri after two weeks with parents Mr and Mrs A D Greenlee back from Texas visits at Alamo and Austin Mrs Greenlee's brother Earl Spitler and family in Texas Mr and Mrs Robert Jones back from Denver visiting daughter Mrs Roy Moore Mrs J A Bentley and son Leslie back from California Mrs W E Spearow had operation at Taylor Hospital Miss Vivian Beebe visits at Dr Beebe's home Mr and Mrs Hickert from Cheyenne stay awhile Terressa Salle of Denver visiting parents H W Haigh of Mitchell in Sidney Geo F Blanchard goes east to meet Mrs Blanchard arriving from Fremont Omaha
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Roy . Porter
Joplin
A.D. Greenlee
Texas
Alamo
Austin
Roy Moore
J. A Bentley
Leslie
California
W. E. Spearow
Taylor Hospital
Minna Pettet
Marjorie
Tulsa
Okla
Vivian Beebe
Denver
Dr. Beebe
Local Notables and News Bits From Sidney Area
Frank Clinton's daughter broke her collarbone after a fall from a table on Thursday. Mrs. Walter Happle and manager Mr. Wendte at Farmers Union Store suffer flu. Charlie Atkins discharged from Omaha hospital is improving. An auto party visited Denver for spring weather. Alice Wilman Carl Ernest Stacia McRae Mabel Halston formed the party. Clarence Reinmuth and Martin Cape of north Dalton were in Sidney. Cape has spent 38 years traveling and finds this area lacks few drawbacks. Mrs. Douglas Stephens of Long Beach is visiting her daughter Mrs. P. L. Martin while Prof. Stephens travels to Washington for the National Teachers Association.
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Frank Clinton
Walter Happle
Farmers Union
Wendte
Charlie Atkins
Omaha
Denver
Alice Wilman
Carl Ernest
Stacia McRae
Mabel Halston
Clarence Reinmuth
Martin Cape
North Dalton
Sidney
Mr. Cape
Douglas Stephens
Long Beach
California
P. L. Martin
Stephens
Washington
National Teachers’ Association
Final proof by Judge Gapen for Fred W Thompson
Fred W Thompson completed his final proof on February 13 before Judge Gapen with witnesses August Burk and Frank Weibel. Mrs Hugh Slawson and Mrs Ed Bowser of Sedgepole visited town on business and pleasure. D R Jones left Thursday for Iowa, returning with seven new families for Cheyenne county. The village again reports two runaways last Saturday, drawing local attention as team speeds pass by. Ray Nelson led a well-trained first team while a bull caused a street incident pursued by Nels Olson and son. Mrs L F Cunningham and Mrs John Daugherty returned from an eight day Denver outing visiting relatives and seeing The Bluebird at the Broadway.
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Fred” W W. Thompson
Gapen
August Burk
Frank Weibel
Hugh Slawson
Ed Bowser
Sedgepole
D.R. Jones
Iowa
Cheyenne County
Ray Nelson
Nels Olson
L. F. Cunningham
John Daugherty
Denver
Broadway
Telephone service expands to local homes this week
Independent Telephone Co installed phones at the homes of H. E. Cox and A. K. Greenlee, numbers 87 and 88. Cal. H. M. Tobin leased Lodgewood ranch to Edward Searles of Wood River Nebraska and moved with Mrs. Tobin to their Sidney residence. Rudolph Kruse adds to his Clarksons addition with Henry and Herman Bockstaeder as contractors.
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Independent Telephone Co
H. E. Cox
A. K. Greenlee
Cal
H. M. Tobin
Lodgewood Ranch
Edward Searles
Wood River
Neb
Oberfelder Plans New York trip to buy stock and witness inaugural
Robert S. Oberfelder left for New York City on Wednesday to purchase a new stock for Oberfelder & Co. He will travel via Washington to witness President Cleveland's inauguration today. W. F. Moore, with faith in Cheyenne county, bought 160 acres of level table land nine miles north of Sidney last week for 550 dollars. R. F. Fawcus of Chimney Rock is also mentioned.
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Robert S. Oberfelder
New York City
Oberfelder & Co
Washington
Cleveland
W. F. Moore
Cheyenne County
Sidney
R. F. Fawcus
Chimney Rock
Peetz Lady Dora Hesseltine Dead at 88 in Colorado
Dora Hesseltine 88 of Peetz Colo died Thursday morning at 9 25 after a paralytic stroke. Surviving are daughters Carrie in Burma Evelyn in Spearfish and J Grant in Littleton and son Ray predeceased in 1931. Funeral Sunday 2 30 pm at Peetz Community Church with Rev Glenn McPherson officiating. Burial in Peru Nebraska beside husband Jesse and son Ray. The Craig Home for Funerals in charge.
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Dora Hesseltine
Peetz
Colo
Taylor Hospital
Sidney
Jesse Hesseltine
Carrie E. Hesseltine
Tharrawaddy
Burma
Evelyn Hesseltine
Spearfish
South Dakota
J. Grant Hesseltine
Littleton
Colorado
Ray W
Glenn McPherson
Craig Home
Peru
Nebraska
Frontier Justice and Claim Jumpers in Old Nebraska
The article recalls how frontier Nebraskans dealt with claim jumpers and horse thieves. Threats and rough punishments were common, including ducking in rivers or telegraph poles, followed by mobs and vigilante claim clubs that protected settlers. These clubs recorded claims and pressed to secure land at auction, then faded with formal land offices arrival.
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Old
Nebraska
Telegraph
Missouri
State Historical Society
Plat É Valley
Scratch Pads Offered In Four Sizes By The Telegraph
Four scratch pad sizes are advertised with dimensions 3144 by 34, 4x 3% by 5 or 5% by 814. The ad touts good quality stock from The Telegraph.
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Mitchell
Geo. F. Blanchard
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Fremont
Peetz Lady
James O. Olson
Nebraska State Historical Society
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Sidney, Nebraska
Carl A. Loch
Quince
C. W. Zike
Veterinarian
Greenlees
Robert L. Miller
Jim Hoover
Lodgepole
Wisconsin
Sidney Livestock Commission Co
Elmer Kath
Ee. Weberle
Maple
Senate Committee
War Plants Corporation
Gidney
Farmers Union Co-op Gas and Oil Company
Lodgepole Potter
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