Pioneer Henry Anderson recalls early Cheyenne county days
The long time Potter area resident and veteran pioneer Henry Anderson shared memories of arriving in Cheyenne county on April 20, 1880, hitching through Nebraska by covered wagon, and building a life amid early Potter. He notes conditions, names early settlers, and describes hardships faced.
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Henry Anderson
Bronson
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Brainard
Butler County
Nebraska
Andersons
Sweden
Cheyenne County
Potter
Charles Anderson
George Hicks
Adam Gunderson
Mr. Gunderson
Steve Walsh
Mr. Mitchell
Nels Thurstonson
Lawrence Forks
North Divide
Potter Review
Weather notes on wind damage and dry grain prospects
The recent high winds ripped small buildings from foundations and tore windmill fencing, drying ground and grain in spots. A soaking rain is hoped for to ease drought effects. Some farmers report army cutworms at work but harm remains limited. Lodge Pole Express.
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Lodge Pole Express
Ford Coupe Stolen From County Agent’s Property
Thieves took Glenn Hunt’s Ford coupe from in front of his office on a Thursday evening as visitors sought a quick exit. The car was found the next morning ten miles east of Cheyenne, out of gas but intact, with no fixtures removed or injuries reported. Sheriff recovered the vehicle and no harm occurred to its owner.
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Kimball
Glenn Hunt
Hunt
Western Nebraska Observer
Minatare Mexican Found Dead Monday
Jesse Leon a well known Mexican resident of Minatare was found dead Monday evening in a pasture north of town by EB Wieland’s hired man. A fifteen gallon keg of hootch lay beside him, with tracks indicating a prior buggy visit. The cause remains uncertain with theories of murder or self destruction. a post mortem showed no violence. He leaves a wife seven children and extended family. John Godines, who called him from home the night of disappearance, is jailed for further investigation. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the family home.
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Jesse Leon
Minatare
EB. W. Wieland
Leon
John Godines
Ranch hand suffers compound leg fracture in fall
Bartholomew, 24, Oshkosh, is under treatment at St. Joseph hospital after a horse reared on Bill Roberts ranch and fell, pinning him. He sustained a compound fracture of both bones in the lower right leg. Friends improvised splints and transported him to Alliance by Ford Friday afternoon.
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the Bartholomew
Oshkosh
St. Joseph Hospital
Bill Robert
Bartholomew
Alliance
Ford
Alliance Times-Herald
Freeze Strikes Blooming Fruit In Early Spring Damage
An early warm spring left fruit trees in bloom before a Tuesday night freeze. Engr Willis reports 20 F at daylight, ice over a quarter inch. Fruit in bloom and early garden crops likely destroyed. grain and alfalfa show no permanent damage. Bayard sugar beet fields suffer about eight percent injury, some replants needed, growers advised to wait before replanting. Bridgeport News-Blade.
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R. H. Willis
Nelson
Turner
Bayard
Bridgeport News-Blade
Poultry theft ring cracked in Scottsbluff valley
Two sixteen year old boys Reinhardt Theil and Fred Zeigler were arrested after a Burge establishment car tied to stolen fowls led to identification of suspects. They admitted multiple sales totaling over 200 dollars to Weitzel Cook and others and face district court on three turkey theft counts from the Van Dyke farm with additional losses alleged from Michie Morrison Feathers and Fee Everett properties.
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Burge
Koenig
Burge Establishment
Iussian
Scottschluft
Reinhardt Theil
Fred Zeigler
Weitzel
Cook
H. H. Hansen
David Cole
McPeak
van Dyke Farm
Scottsbluff
Michie
Morrison
Mitchell Valley
Feathers
Fee Everett
Gering
Potter Lodge Holds Pleasant Master Mason Meeting
Masons at Potter lodge No. 318 A. F. & A. M. met Tuesday evening with large attendance. Claude Biggs received work, and the Sidney Shrine band gave a 30 minute concert highly appreciated. A lunch followed and Potter lodge will pause degrees until next fall when winter work resumes.
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Potter Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Claude Biggs
Sidney Shrine Band
Sidney Shriners
Potter Lodge
Murderer Sought After Body Found In Casper Box Car
Police widen lookout for a six foot tall man with a dark complexion and boots. Sheriff McPherson says the suspect, linked to T. W. W. W. organizers, was seen in Casper with two others threatening riders on trains. Blood stains noted on his clothing as officers investigate this case in Wyoming.
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Andrew Harrison
Casper
Wyoming
Alex McPherson
Scottslnff
Star-Herald
Garters Impress Next Trend on Sixteenth Street
A local observer on Sixteenth Street last Sunday noted no new hosiery styles but praised the latest garter designs as exceptionally stylish, per the Eaton Herald.
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Sixteenth Street
Eaton Herald
Free Dance At Englert Home Draws Local Crowd
A large turnout from local residents and visitors from Sidney and Chappell enjoyed a free dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Englert after the picture show on Saturday night. The couple had promised the young people they would wed if they did not chivarly and the Lodge Pole Four supplied music, keeping it to standard. A collection at the end helped cover the music costs.
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Frank Englert
Sidney and
Chappell
Englert
Lodge Pole Four
Lodge Pole Express
Cows Die From Undetermined Stomach Trouble In County
Several mildh cows have died in this vicinity lately from an undetermined stomach trouble. The subject has been taken up with the county agent and state veterinarian.
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Peetz Gazette
Venango Bank Robbery Stuns Small Nebraska Town
In Venango Nebraska last Saturday a bank robbery stunned residents. Cash and a $1000 liberty bond vanished after assailants struck cashier Inez Ballard, rendering her unconscious and locking her in the vault. She recovered after thirty minutes and doctors treated scalp wounds. Police traced no suspects as exit routes remained unseen.
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Venango
Nebraska
Inez Ballard
Miss Nallard
Julesburg
C. H. Smith
F. G. Dutton
Broncho Busting at Bar-Box-7 Ranch Sunday
A Sunday broncho busting and wild west stunt event is slated at Bar-Box-7 ranch, 114 miles south of Bil Hay, on Chimney Canon road. A. I. Jacobs says admission is free and the show may attract picnickers after dinner, drawing a crowd per the Peetz Gazette.
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Bil Hay Place
Chimney Canon
A. I. Jacobs
the Gazette
Peetz Gazette
Mexican Workers Coming for the Best Season
Mexican laborers are arriving in the valley ahead of beet season. A carload tied up in town and farm shacks while some went to Bayard. Reports say a full train of four coaches arrived in Torrington as the plan to hire Indians for beer work that season was dropped.
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Bayard
Torrington
Bridgeport Herald
Wind Hurts Two Bridgeport Children on Saturday
A strong Saturday wind caused injuries to two Bridgeport youngsters. Harold Box trapped his arm in a slam door and sustained a bad bruise, initially feared to be a fracture but later diagnosed as a severe bruise. Lois Horner also bruised her hand after her finger was caught in a closing door.
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Bridgeport
Harold Box
Lois Horner
Bridgeport Herald
Bootlegging Suspect Joe Lacy Sentenced to 30 Days
Joe Lacy pleaded guilty to possession of more than a pint and is serving a 30 day sentence in the county jail. Western Nebraska Observer reports the case against Lacy involves bootlegging and illicit liquor.
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Joe Lacy
Lacy
Western Nebraska Observer
Two Criminal Cases Open District Court
The docket opens in the district court with a two week term and a jury called this morning for criminal division. Steve Palacio and Joe Chave z are two defendants in the first two cases, charged with statutory offenses, as reported by the Scottsbluff Star-Herald.
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Steve Palacio
Joe Chavez
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Bootleggers Disrupt Saturday Dances Near Bridgeport
Sheriff and deputies report bootleggers corrupting Saturday night dances at Wil Mac’s farm eight miles northwest of Bridgeport. Liquor from Scotts Bluff County and Wyoming reaches the crowds, hampering managers. Three youths from Bridgeport and near Minatare jailed for drunkenness. many more intoxicated outside the building. The farm owner denies involvement and aims to keep order while bootleg sales persist outside.
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Wil Mac
Bridgeport
Scolts
Bluff County
Wyoming
Pedders
Davis
Neumann
Minatare
Bridgeport News-Blade
Mystery surrounds finding of sedan
Two weeks earlier two young men left Anselmo in a Chevrolet sedan and the next day the car was found deserted on a lonely road between Thedford and Seneca with garments inside and no gasoline. A Red Willow county license tag traced. a man claimed the car saying his son had left for a drive. A California sheriff later sought guidance from Broken Bow about a Nebraska murderer tied to the car. Railroad men speculate a stranger joined the trip and disposed of the owner then fled to California. The outcome remains uncertain but interests run high.
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Anselmo
Thedford m
Seneca
Red Willow County
California
Broken Row
Nebraska
Broken Bow
Ben
Alliance Times-Florald
Kimball Band to Present Open Air Concert Next Week
The Kimball band will give an open air concert Thursday of next week. Regular concerts start next month, and the special concert is part of music week, per the Western Nebraska Observer.
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Kimball Band
Western Nebraska Observer
Gladys Wolf Receives High Honors Bracelet At University
Miss Gladys Wolf daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wolf attends state university at Lincoln and earned the highest grades in Alpha Delta Pi. A high school graduate she plans to teach in our high schools next year and the community extends congratulations on her crested silver bracelet award.
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Gladys Wolf
Frank Wolf
State University At
Lincoln
Alpha Delta Pi
Gladys
Lees
Press
Four Missing in City This Week
Alliance Times-Herald reports a crackdown on colored troublemakers in the city. Good Kid Young has fled after police pressured him to leave town. Lewis Petre Wolf Sam the Fighter and others are also absent, with several more expected to depart soon.
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al Hance
W. F. D Patterson
Kia
Alliance
Lewis
Petre Wolf
Sam
Alliance Times-Herald
Convict Charged With Stealing Carload of Mules
Dawes county officers report Herman Mitchell now faces charges for stealing a carload of mules shipped from Denver after previous harness thefts. Mitchell, in jail awaiting penitentiary placement, admits shipping and selling the stock with owner’s knowledge. banker claimant from Chadron disputes the claim. Nebraska Stock Growers investigator EK. FE. Clark traced the shipment and secured Mitchell’s endorsement on the Denver check. Authorities plan to pursue other alleged accomplices. two have fled to Wyoming.
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Herman Mitchell
R. L. Harris Plaice
Troscoe Teer
Mitchell
Denver
EK. FE. Clark
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Dawes
Fox Butte County
Clark
Fred Kezer
Chadron
Wyoming
Alliance Times-Herald
Angora Pool Hall Robbery Reported In Local Notice
Police say the Angora pool hall was broken into a week ago Saturday night. Robbers shattered a back window and moved to the front, taking merchandise valued at about 50 dollars. A brief description of suspects or items was not provided in the readable text.
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Angora Pool Hall
Angora
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