Spring Work Commences in Belmont Valley Ditch District
Belmont and Henry special correspondents report a flood of land seekers and irrigation activity. Commissioners Atkins and Harper visit Bayard bridge work. new farmers locate on canals, a cattle deal prospers, and housing shifts occur around Belmont Canal. Influenza tabs and illness plague families as Howard and Jillson residents relocate. Ample notices of hay claims, rental shifts, and amateur community events complete the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Atkins
Harper
Bayard
P. E. McWade
Mr. Brown
Pirkins
Bob Tlonry
Anderson
Wahooo
Celebrated His Natal Day at Home Party
On Monday evening Will Moore found his house filled with about twenty friends celebrating his birthday. He recovered quickly from a momentary scare and joined in the festivities. Games included tailing a donkey with prizes to Miss McKee and Mr Consor Neubauer, followed by a basket lunch, music, and socializing into the night with guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Moore
Miss McKee
Consor Neubauer
Groff's Rheumatic Cure promoted with medical claims
An 1895 notice advertises Groff's Rheumatic Cure by The Groff Medicine Co. in Chicago claiming cures for chronic and acute inflammatory rheumatism and related illnesses, plus blood purification benefits. The Sidney Nebraska post office lists unclaimed letters for the week ending March 23 1895, with names under GENTS and LADIES, advising advertised letters to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groff
Keremia
Groff Medicine Co
Chicago
Ill
WIF
Bassett Drug List
Sidney Nob
Sidney
Nebraskia
Churse
Albert Gilson
James Persons
Pierre Sanders
P. M
Wheatland Wyoming Offers Magnificent Farms For Little Money
In Wheatland Wyoming, ninety six miles north of Cheyenne, vast crops and steady water supply support rich land and strong agricultural resources. Magnificent farms available at low prices through the Union Pacific System. E J Omax, Gen l Pass and Ticket Agent, Omaha Neb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
E.J
End of session looms as fifteen appropriation bills pass
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE LINCOLN NEB MARCH The Nebraska legislature debates general appropriation bills to fund state officers and institutions for the next two years. Rural members grow anxious to adjourn as senate consideration begins and amendments on voter qualifications and woman suffrage surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Senate
Friends of Woman Suffrage
Hous
Akers
Quotations on virtue effort and success from noted thinkers
A collection of maxims from Richter Seneca Clarke Holland Smiles Coleridge and others on action repentance happiness poverty and the value of diligence. It emphasizes turning sorrow into action and keeping energies from stagnating while noting that power used violently fades and temper sustains lasting outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
J. Foster
Seneca
Adam Clarke
J. G Holland
S. Smiles
Coleridge
Goegke
School Notes Reflect Absences and Accolades
A number of pupils were absent due to sickness. Floyd Miles re entered the second primary after a long absence. Lucius itch enrolled in kindergarten this week. John Pantenburg missed the second primary sick. Guy Barnhart is noted as rapid calculator of the second primary. Myrtle Lancaster and Susie Brobst won blue ribbons for perfect spelling. Freshman class notes Mr Charles Harter leaves for Fort Collins this week. Miss Blanchard visitors in high school and intermediate. Mrs Sharmer and Miss Kennedy visited in intermediate and grammar. Grammar department left: Orl McCombs George Harter Walter Bruner. Visitors in second primary: Mesdames Callahan Sharmer Struthers Brown and Miss Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Miles
Lucius Itch
Guy Barnhart
Myrtle Lancaster
Susie Brobst
Charles Harter
Fort Collins
Misses Blanchard
Sharmer
Miss Kennedy
Funeral for Mrs Morseman Held Beside Her Baby
Rev Miles officiated at the funeral for Mrs Margaret Morseman carried from the M Se church after a long procession of friends. The 27 year old widow, who had won admiration for her christian life, was buried beside her baby who died two weeks earlier. The bereaved husband shared in friends sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Kimball
Margaret Morseman
M_ Se
Closing- Dug Sale At Wh Daily De Fhe Br
Fragmented notice reports a local auction event with unclear details. Names, dates, and items are obscured, but it mentions a sale and pricing terms alongside references to products or materials.
Forty Swedish Families Arrive for New Belmont Colony
The North Platte Valley is poised to become a major irrigation region in Nebraska with over 100 miles of canals in place and 100000 acres expected under irrigation by spring 1896. A Belmont Company colony of forty Swedish families from eastern Nebraska has arrived, with Olaf Linburg, Nels Linburg, Nels Lund, and Peter Ecklund among the settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Nebraska
I. W. Anderson
J. A
W. Anderson
Wahoo
Belmont Company
Lodge Pole
Olaf Linburg
Hooper
Nels Linburg
Wausa
Nels Lund
Peter Ecklund
Telegraph
Assessors in Session Set Three March Property Tax Rates
Cheyenne county assessors met at the Clerk's office to set a schedule for taxing property. One member excused. J 13. Hurston chaired, M L Kent secretary. Tax rate fixed at one third of true valuation with specific ranges for land horses cattle and other property left to assessor discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
James Townsend
Fuynes
Bayard
M L. Kent
Bronson
E W Luster
Camp Clarke
J. F. Durnal
Court House Rock
James Iddings
Colton-S
Witters
Davison
J B Halston
Eagle
Rudolph Robkerts
Gilchrist
H. E Smith
King
B. H. Pusey
Lodge Pole
M. A. Swift
Potto
O. E. Anderson
Oo Redington
Thos
Wi'cox
Sidney
J. C McClure
Trognitz
Gus Erickson
Union Valley
Oberfelder's Ad Promotes Spring Stock Clearance
Goods at actual cost to make room for new spring stock at Oberfelder's. This brief notice emphasizes price savings and inventory turnover for upcoming season lines.
Crather Family Father Recovers After Illness
The father of Jake Crather is described as recovering after a recent illness. Details on the illness are sparse and no further medical information is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Crather
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Benditt
Star Clothing House
Farina
Irri
Belmont Bus
Mr. Fix
Redington
John Hanna
Jillson
Belmont Canal
John McIntosh
J W. Sebomaker
Mr. Petrie
RR. P. Scott
Mr Mount
Chas. Mittlestadt
Baker Place
Charles
Scannell
Brubaker
O. D.flagon
Joe Pavalat
Joseph Bell
Colton
Grandfather Cary
Pumpkin Creek
Henry Happenings
Henry
Vick
Jake Hulz
J. Burg
Illinois
Hull
Unioon Valley
Lodge Pole Park Association
Holmes Boys
W. W. Young
Ray Neuman
Lute Fitch
Pole Lodge
Chappellites
Blue
Nero
Mrs. Moore
Adams, Eva
Wheatland, Wyo
Richter
John Pantenburg
Grammar
Orl McCombs
George Harter
Walter Bruner
Mesdames Callahan
Struthers, Brown
Overfelder
Wh Daly
Price
New Belmont Colony
North Platte Valley
Oberfelder's
Oberfelder’s
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