Rural route set from Lisco with first trip June 16
Local column notes a second tri weekly rural route out from Lisco, the inaugural trip scheduled for June 16. Scottsbluff fire departments plan a summer fireman's tournament under Mitchell Community club leadership after a regional meeting in Scottsbluff. Mitchell to Alliance highway marked with red green and red colors during a recent visit. Scottsbluff authorities order a $3535 caterpillar tractor to replace a six year old unit. Morrill citizens donate 21 bushels of potatoes to West Nebraska hospital in Scottsbluff via Rev Bryant and Methodist outreach. Harry Conklin of North Platte listed as sole owner of Gering Mid West. Palmer and Kelley publish. Conklin is a Democratic primary candidate, salesman for Harley Davidson Drug Co. Interior directs water users on North Platte project to receive water this year despite delinquencies.
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Lisco
Morrill
Rev. Bryant
West Nebraska Hospital
Scottsbluff
Harry Conklin
North Platte
Gering Mid
Wyoming officers crackdown and mine town arrests shock Wheatland
A Wyoming law officer on loan to Sunrise worked in Hartville and found Greek coffee houses. Prohibited drinking led to arrests of all bar proprietors and closures of their establishments in Sunrise and Hartville, with trials in Wheatland.
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Wyoming
Sunrise
Wyo
Hartville Wyo
Wheatland
Tragic death of John W. Drummond near Cozad tracks
John W. Drummond of Philadelphia was found with severe injuries west of Cozad by a freight crew. He died in Kearney after surgery. Army and navy discharge papers were found. Identification by a local man links him to a possible ride near Gothenburg. cause remains uncertain whether fall or assault.
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John W. Drummond
Philadelphia
Cozad
Kearney
Army
Navy
Gothenburg
Dealey canon work near Harri burg near completion
The project to straighten and improve Dealey canon near Harri burg, long needed, is being rapidly pushed to completion. Bankers of group seven of the Nebraska Bankers association, representing Banner, Kimball, Scottsbluff, Morrill, Cheyenne, Garden, Danel, Grant, Hooker and Thomas counties, will hold their annual meeting in Bridgeport on June 4, 1924.
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Harriburg
Bankers of
Nebraska Bankers Association
Banner, Kimball
Scottsbluff
Morrill
Cheyenne
Garden
Denel
Grant, Hooker and
Thomas
Bridgeport
Alliance Police Judge Resigns. Office to be Managed by L A Berry
T D Roberts, police judge and justice of the peace for Alliance, has resigned. The Alliance Times-Herald reports L A Berry will handle police magistrate duties. Roberts’ salary comes from office fees, which have been too light in the past 90 days for full-time work.
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T. D. Roberts
City of
Alliance
L. A. Berry
Alliance Times-Herald
Fire destroys home of Frank Durnal near Bayard
A two story residence about five miles south of Bayard burned on Wednesday. The fire started in the upper story and was not discovered until it had significant headway. Most of the furniture and the house’s modern conveniences were destroyed. the loss is heavy for the Durnal family, who lived there for many years.
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Frank Durnal
Bayard
Mr. Durnal
Seed corn planting set with large acreages in Dalton area
Dalton Grain company distributed seed corn to contract holders late this week. Ed Zorn leads with 70 acres, Ernest Blome 25 acres, and Dan Floris about 40 acres after moving from Bancroft. Shelled corn price this fall is 3.25 dollars per 100 pounds, offering growers a guaranteed price before planting. The plan draws strong interest as a rare local crop with known return.
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Dalton Grain Company
Ed Zorn
Ernest Blome
Dan Floris
Bancroft
Dalton
Farmer George Nein Arrested After Armed Resistance
Officers Koenig and Carlson, with a search warrant, found liquor at George Nein's farm near End-of-Line in Mitchell valley. Nein returned with a shotgun, resisted, and was arrested after reinforcements arrived. He was charged with resisting officers and liquor violations and posted bond.
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Koenig and
Carlson
George Nein
Mitchell Valley
Nein
Mr. Nein
Gering
Minatare Prepares for Old Fashioned July Fourth
Minatare plans a traditional Fourth of July celebration as residents ready for festivities. An oil discovery buzzes through Pine Bluffs while a geologist is expected soon to locate its specifics. Morrill County bridge bonds totaling 35000 sell at par bearing 5 percent interest with Bosworth Charute Co of Denver as successful bidders.
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Morrill County
Bosworth- Charute Co
Denver
Peetz Egg Shortage Creates Eggsasperating Day
Peetz Colorado faced an eggsasperating shortage as egg crates ran out and eggs stacked everywhere. Merchants struggled to move stock creating a comical local scene.
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Peetz
Colorado
Evans to Face Court After Alleged Assault and Robbery
Minature hotel proprietor W H Evans collected a board bill from A I Rice by manhandling him and taking the money. Evans will appear in court to answer charges of assault and robbery.
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W H. Evans
Minature
A. I. Rice
Durance Vile Arrest of Mills in Scottsbluff Case
Guy Mills alias Frank Welsh is confined at Scottsbluff awaiting charge after allegedly obtaining goods from a merchant on an order claimed to be signed by a boss from the tunnel district.
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Guy Mills
Frank Welsh
Durance Vile
Scottsbluff
Seed sowing to boost farms around Pine Bluffs spring
A ton and a half of alfalfa seed is to be sown on farms around Pine Bluffs this spring, a plan expected to help several farmers improve yields and livelihood.
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Pine Bluffs
Beet Topper Designed for Tractor Operation
The National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers announces a workable tractor driven beet topper. It will lift top and pile beets at four acres per day, signaling a new efficiency in field harvesting.
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The
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
Cunningham, West's Wheat King, Files Bankruptcy Petition
Frank H. Cunningham once the West's top wheat raiser filed bankruptcy. During wartime he earned over $100,000 from wheat in Kimball County and built the Wheatgrowers hotel.
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Frank H. Cunningham
West
Cunningham
Kimball County
Wheatgrowers
Kimball Observer
West Nebraska Dental Society elects new officers
At Scottsbluff last week the West Nebraska Dental Society elected Dr Kennedy of Alliance as president, Dr Kerns of Scottsbluff as vice president, and Dr Pettibone of Sidney as secretary treasurer.
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West Nebraska Dental Society
Scottsbluff
Dr. Kennedy
Alliance
Dr. Kerns
Dr. Pettibone
Sidney
Letter From a Reformatory Inmate Change in Lincoln
James McCormick alias Homer F Haley writes from the Nebraska state reformatory at Lincoln praising Sidney and its superintendent. He says the experience convinces him to live straight after passing a 79 dollar fraudulent check and asks for correspondence from local residents. He plans to return to Sidney someday for a visit.
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James McCormick
Nebraska
Homer F. Haley
State Reformatory For Men
Box
Lincoln
Nebr
Good Prospects For Road From Lisco To Lodge Pole
Discussion among county commissioners from Garden Morrill and Cheyenne counties, with Cheyenne official L R Barlow, indicates willingness to assist a feasible plan for a road between Lisco and Lodge Pole. Cheyenne County roads praised. plan aims to locate and improve a connecting route addressing citizen needs. Also a Bentley Land Company note seeks to buy 200 head of one year old steers.
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Lisco
Lodge Pole
Cheyenne County
Beerup
Garden County
Umbenhower
Morrill County
R. O. Stevenson
J. R. Olson
H. C. McNew
L. R. Barlow
Barlow
Lisco Tribune
Bentley Land Company
Washington Delights and Republican Campaign School
Mrs Simmons chronicles a Washington visit with Annapolis scenery and the U S Navy Academy. She notes a four day Republican women campaign school featuring Harriet Taylor Upton and cabinet members Wilbur and Stone, plus Davis Wright and others, observing strong eastern partisan support and longing for Western influence.
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Washington
Annapolis
League of Republican Women
Harriet Taylor Upton
Republican National Committee
Nebraska
Navy
Wilbur
Stone
California
Davis
Wright
Johnson
House Committee On Immigration
Fess
Watson
Tilson
Mills
Burton
Middle West
Intense Interest in Government Affairs Noted by Readers
The readership here shows fervent engagement with public affairs and vigorous participation in civic life. Citizens follow policy debates, attend meetings, and hold officials to account through letters and forums.
Bad Men in Ogallala Raid Ends With Capture and Loot
Marshal Art Braman entered the Searle hotel in Ogallala on Friday to search a room and was seized at gunpoint by three men. They paraded him through the streets, fled with a taxi, forced E A Smith to drive toward the hills, and hid in Belmar before a regional posse recaptured them. In the hotel room investigators recovered 3000 dollars, 10 watches, and other items likely stolen from Irvington bank and Miles store Paxton. The outlaws surrendered to Sheriff Jump and were brought back to Ogallala.
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Art Braman
Helser
Searle
Ogallala
Keitley
E. A. Smith
Farmers Bank of
Orallala
Smith
Braman
Belmar
Lewellen
Big Springs
Sheriff Jump
Irvington Bank
Omaha
Miles
Paxton
Nebr
Barrett Reports Stronger Kimball County Farm Market
Andrew Barrett, Kimball stock buyer, says Nebraska farmers aim for bigger corn fields and diversify from single crops. He notes increased pure bred hog purchases and a rising hog and cattle trade, with one Kimball buyer shipping over $18,000 of cattle and hogs since April 1. More hogs are expected as shipments continue.
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Nebraska
Andrew Barrett
Kimball Stock Buyer
Barrett
Kimball County
Oshkosh Bridge Contract Awarded to Westover Steel
Bids opened by Garden county and state public works for a North Platte river bridge at Oshkosh. Westover Steel and Iron Works of Tincoln won with a 74820 dollar bid. Work to start by June 1 and finish by December 31, 1924. county share about 37000 dollars funded by 1920 bonds.
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Board of Commissioners of
Garden County
Department of Public Works
R. L. Cochran
North Platte River
Oshkosh
Westover Steel and Iron Works
Tincoln
Cochran
Cream Shipments Out of Chappell Raise Prosperity
Five days show 4100 pounds shipped last week out of Chappell and 3300 pounds on the preceding Saturday May 3. A further 3100 pounds went out Monday, totaling 10500 pounds in ten days from the Chappell station, with weekly totals likely higher. The shipments reflect farmers diversifying and prosperity in Devel County per the Chappell Register.
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Chappell
Devel County
Chappell Register
Notice of District Meeting for Excess Tax Levy
A vote will be held at the annual meeting in District No 16 at the school house at 3 00 p m on June 9 to approve an excess tax levy for general school purposes E M Nelson Director Plate glass for windshields and sedan doors installed at Habler Garage
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E. M. Nelson
Habler Garage
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North Platte Valley
Walter C. Rundin
George Ireland
Ray Pringle
Mitchell
Mitchell Community Club
Secretary of the Interior
North Platte Project
Wali
Liberty State Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Minatare
Mrs. Simmons
A. Barrett
Kimball CO
Oshkosh Bridge
Guarantee Fund Life Ass’n
Leo E. Osborn
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