Local notes and town updates from a quiet county page
Elevation of mood at a teachers meeting prospect. J C Wolfe cultivates a rare orchard east of town. Ed Ogren moves his paint shop to a newly bought lot north of the tracks. Mr Ewing shows activity. Andrew Englert will carry mail to Weyerts for a spell. Rumors whisper several weddings soon. An ill infant child of Mr and Mrs Moffat northeast of there. Mrs R T Kidney visits Julesburg to see kin. Co F Tate fits up a new land office in the Jenik building. Geo J Peters moves in from the farm, town life brightens. Sam Skinner returns to Gage county after land buying and improvements north of town. Critics and doom sayers may join President Roosevelt as undesirables in some views. If Ella Wheeler Wilcox favors stopping war, peace advocates fear the war party would grow. The old Forty-niners crossed plains with ox teams. now land seekers ride in palace cars to view the promised land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Wolfe
Ed Ogren
Co. F. Tate
Jenik
Geo. J. Peters
Sam Skinner
Anareen
Gage County
Roosevelt
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Local Notes from Ickes and Surrounding Areas
Residents and visitors are listed across Ickes Dalton and nearby areas. Activities include farming improvements visits new barn construction and Sunday gatherings with several families noted. Weather delays planting while community events and illness are mentioned.
Improving Time by Working Road Improvements for Fall Crop Haul
Local plan urges road work to speed hauling of large fall crops to market. Officials say improved routes will cut delays, boost farm output, and support regional commerce this harvest season.
Local notes from Irving and Bridgeport highlight spring changes
Irving and Bridgeport items report community happenings including visits by Anthony Johnson and John Bowersock, a youth dance at D J MacDermott's, and cattle worries from coyotes. The public road opening on May 1 and the North River railroad completion bring welcome transport improvements while Bridgeport’s dry status marks a saloon era shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowersock
Bridgeport
North River
Local News and Notes from the Bronson Area
Community sorrow over Fred Eppes death after a brief illness. Assessor Portrey visits Bronson. Aug Pultz and Henry Shrear toured Sidney. A prairie fire near Montauk Ranch was extinguished. John Daugherty builds a new house on Kinkaid. Gustapheon to haul lumber for homestead structures. John Gustison reportedly sold his ranch. Chas Higgins injured by a horse accident. Alber Wimner plans to move. A dance tonight. Mr and Mrs Clarence Tinsley welcome a baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eppes
Sidney
Fred
Assessor Portrey
Bronson
Aug Pultz
Henry Shrear
Montauk Ranch
John Daugherty
Kinkaid
Wm. Gustapheon
Potter
Tom Quinn
Mr. Pultz
John Gustison
Potter Busy Town Sees Prosperity and Growth
Potter shows bustle with busy merchants and rising property trades. New foreman occupies section house, block system prep in June, schools nearing close with one graduate, guests visit Cheyenne. Sidney votes for water bonds and high school expansion. coal from No. 2 Hanna mine praised with new arch fire box. Burlington delays projects due to money costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
John Nelson
Andrew MacAdam
Julian Cavalli
Cheyenne
Robi. MacAdam
MacAdam
Whitehead
Delia Erickson
Fred Nelson
Sidney
Stockton
The
Cheyenne Tribune
Union Pacific
Hanna
Various Humorous Snippets From a 1900s Paper
A jumble of quips and anecdotes on topics from ministers debating whales to a man bound by snakes in Ohio. It lampoons politics, poetry, manners, and curiosities with light sarcasm and dated references across states like Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin Ohio
Emigration, Spelling Plans, and Capital Punishment Echoes
Three hundred thousand Russian emigrants are expected in America this year. A Kentuckian proposed a law barring nonvoters from using the term Colonel. Dennis Kearney, famous for The Chinese Must Go, is dead in San Francisco. The Chinese remain. An eastern woman on trial for murder denounced a reporter over a court gown description and asked for a rope matching her hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dennis Kearney
San Francisco
Apostolic Catholic Church Service Schedule
Tomorrow at Apostolic Catholic Church Eucharist at 8 11 a.m. with address on the Ascension. Evening Prayer and address at 7 45 p m Church School at 10 mn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostolic Catholic Church
Aleo
Addrees
Contest Notice of Homestead Entry Dispute in North Platte
John Pantenburg files contest against James Lewis for homestead entry 4066 dated Feb 24 1863 in section 18 township 13N range 51W seeking residence cultivation and improvements. Hearing set July 4 1907 before James Tucker at Sidney Nebraska and final hearing July 8 1907 before the U S Land Office in North Platte. Due diligence shows personal service not possible. notice to be published accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
North Platte
Neb
John Pantenburg
Township
Range 51
James Lewis
James Tucker
Sidney
Nebraska
KE. Evans
Register
Phantask Suchy
Vaclav Suchy
Nts
Section
Adam Shimku
John Sukovuty
Charles Fuytinger
Lodgepole
Peter Gentry
North Platte Land Office notice of contest action
John Pantenburg 4000 filed claim to NWig Sec 18 Twp Range in North Platte. John P Doremus contest is that Doremus never resided or cultivated the land since settlement. Contestant to respond by June 1 1907 in Sidney Nebraska and final hearing June ? 1907 before the Register and Receiver at North Platte. Publication ordered due to service difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
North Platte
Neb
John Pantenburg
Nwig
John P. Bboremus
John P. Doremus
James Tucker
Sidney
Nebraska
J. FE. Evank
Lands in Cheyenne County Offered for Public Auction
Lands in Cheyenne County will be offered for lease at a public auction in the County Treasurer's office in Sidney Nebraska on Tuesday May 21 1907 at 2 00 pm. Leasing terms and appraised values available from County Treasurer or Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings in Lincoln. Contains descriptions of parcels and sections as listed with identifiers and location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Nebraska
Lincoln
M. Eaton
Commobile Lands & Bathdtges
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
the Telegraphic
Sidney Telegraph and Peoples
Poniard Consoli
Sidney, Neb
P. A. Gapen
Mr. Ewing
Andrew Englert
Weyerts
Mrs. Moffat
R. T. Kidney
Julesburg
Ickes
Anna Gustison
Mayer's
Jacob Eckert
Dalton
Herbert Foster
Elsie Beynon
Lafyette, Colo
Marie Davieon
Mrs. H. Foster
Jim Ward
H. Eckert
R. B. Stowell and Son
A. Morrow
Jacob Meyer
Paul Collart
James Davison
Gustafson
Nore
Davison Precinct
Irving
Bird Rodgers
Johnson Houe
D. J. MacDermott
Anthony Johnson
L. M. Meyer
Linco
Robi. Walsh
Jayhawk Valley
Clara
Chas. Higgins
Alber Wimner
Mrs
Clarence Tinsley
Burlington
Kearney
North Platte Tribune
Chappell Register
James Barton Adams
Rhode Island
Jonah
Pennsylvania
Alfred Austin
Old England
Lizard Head
Alfy
Bonaparte
Democratic Party
Harriman
Teddy
Dorothy Dix
Wifey
Iowa
Evelyn Thaw
Milwaukee
Taft
Asisino Graphicians
Philadelphia
Prophet Dowie
Mollycaddie
Tennessee
New York World
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh
Houston Post
Cate
Quayle
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Home and Newspaper OF the West
N. B
Union Station
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Milwaukee & St.paul
East
F. A. Nash
Farnam Street
Omana
AY Department of the Interior
Henry Flessner
Peter Stevens
Chris Jurgens
Emory Planck
Henry Stevens
J. FE. Evans
Reywister
Vade
Evans, Register
Heriff
District Court
H. M.grimes
Emiie Fenske
Anna L. Bauer
Reeal
Iva
Court House
Stetson
Evernight
Wilson Brothers
Selz
Oberfelder. Clothing Co
Chichester
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