Alliance Bridgeport Road To Be Rebuilt
Ten years of effort yield a route for federal and state aided highway between Bridgeport and Alliance. Officials plan a 30 foot wide road with lime rock base and gravel surface, connecting with the Lincoln highway at Sidney. After protests over east side routing, the west side route was approved pending final survey and right of way deeds, with completion expected by late summer for tourist travel.
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Nebraska
D Bridgeport
Aflimme
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Allianee
Bridgeport
Alliance
Black Hills
Alliance Times-Herald
Box Butte
Morrill
W. F. Hart
A. M. Gaddis
Court House
Forr
Gaddis
Morrill County
Box Butte County
Hart
Eugene Hull
Bonner
Tie
Hall
Mr. Hart
Lean
Bonneragora
Fred Lindberg
Federal Department
Tall
Fiall
Pioneer William Lisco Dies Amid Nebraska Settler Era
William Cisco known as William Lisco, 72, longtime western Nebraska settler and cattleman, died suddenly in Bridgeport after a short illness. Funerals were held at his brother Ruben Lisco's home in Wisco. He helped found Lisco and helped bring two brothers to western Nebraska. his brother Rube led Rush Creek Land and Cattle Co. Survived by daughter Gladys Buske of Oshkosh and three siblings.
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William Cisco
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Ruben
Wisco
Mac Radcliffe
Sidney
Louis de Brunner
Harry Wertherwax
A. B. “Persinger
T. R. Barlow
Fred Lehmkuhl
St. Wolfe
Wm. Minshall
Lodge Pole
Mr. Barlow
Mr. Radcliffe
Mr. Lisco
Lisco
Cheyenne County
Rube
Rush Creek Land and Cattle Company
Bill Lisco
Gladys Buske
Oshkosh
Official Returns Of The General Election In Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County board led by County Clerk Otten and County Treasurer Billeter, plus Judge Oberfelder, reported 3422 votes the largest in county history. Results list president to congress, with Coolidge leading for president and Norris for senator. state officials Swanson and Pool win, while others like McMullen and Simmons secure their posts. Several incumbents were displaced. most winners are Republicans, with Pool and Allington as exceptions among county offices. Clarence Jones profited from seed potato prices, boosting yields per acre.
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Cheyenne
Heyenne
Ernst
Reader
Wasson
Cunningham
Allington
Barlow
Chambers
Kahl
Gilan
Tewell
Tlewitt
Nisley
Huntsman
J. Hughes
Wm. Tompsett
Ed Brockelsby Tlorenzo
N. Ll. McGee
Ed. Meier
Bt. F. Fleming
Lodge Pole
R. F.kidney
George Line
W. F. Waite
Potter
Fred Johnson
H. A. Varney
Elmer Hicks
Pleasant View
Harry Courtright
George Reetz
Dan Helmer
Sidney
John McCleneghan
Fred Stevens
W. F. Moore
Trognitz
Oscar Johnson
John Nelson
Ray Wills
Union Valley
Elex Ross
R. H. Wood
Fred Bratz
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes I
George W. Norris
Adam McMullen
Rep
George A
Ford car crash injures several riding school children
Fort McDonald driving a Ford with school pupils on board went off the Lincoln highway about three miles west of town last Thursday morning. A front wheel steering spindle broke causing two somersaults. Bert suffered a broken collar bone and bad facial cuts while Elizabeth Miller and Clyde Oliver’s children had various injuries. A ten gallon cream can spilled over the clothing of the children.
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Fort McDonald
Lincoln Highway
Bert
Elizabeth Miller
Clyde Oliver
Della
Howard Oliver
Little Charles
Marie
Tost
Women governors elected in Wyoming and Texas races
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross widow of former Wyoming governor defeated BE Sullivan to win Wyoming's governorship. Ma Ferguson won the Texas governorship. Meanwhile attorney W W Quivey aged 82 was seriously injured by a car in Denver, suffering a broken ankle and cuts. the driver was cleared of blame. Bridgeport council's pre survey for a municipal light and power plant ties to Western Public Service Co proposing new rates and rules to start November 1 if approved.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
Ross
Wyoming
BE. J. Sullivan
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
W. W. Quivey
Mitchell
Dener
Bridgeport
Western Public Service Company
Bridgeport News-Blade
Superintendent Warns Against Leaving Wagons Overnight
District Superintendent A M Gaddis cautions the public about leaving wagons and vehicles on roadsides overnight. It violates state law and is dangerous, with accidents already occurring. Offenders risk state penalties and may be liable for damages if an accident happens.
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A. M. Gaddis
Lincoln Highway Sign in Colorado Draws Fire
The Lincoln Highway Association and local chambers denounce a Sterling Colorado sign that misleads travelers by directing Lincoln Highway traffic toward Northern Colorado and Colorado routes. Cheyenne and Sterling officials urge removal, while advocates note the road itself and nearby graded routes draw more travel than any sign. Nick Lirons of Scottsbluff survives a severe coal car accident after a wheel crushes his foot. doctors fear possible amputation but expect recovery.
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Colorado
Sterling
Chamber of Commerce
Big Springs
Dee
Real Estate Agents See Rising Demand in North Platte Valley
North Platte valley real estate men report stronger farm demand than in nine months. A cash sale last week at 150 dollars per acre for an unimproved tract with a fence and irrigation ditches was made to a Denver man for speculation. Fewer tenant farmers this year reflect optimism and general satisfaction.
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North Platte Valley
Denver
Fall of Grant County Sheriff After Shootout Near Motsinger
Sheriff Miles Keller of Grant Nebraska died in a North Platte hospital after being shot while arresting Albert Motsinger who also died Friday. Keller’s brother Grant fell ill with appendicitis and remained hospitalized with him. Homer Whiten, a garage employee, suffered fractures when a tire wheel disc ring snapped. The First National Bank of Sterling Colorado, closed eight months, to pay a ten percent dividend totaling about $100,000 to depositors.
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Miles Keller
Grant
Nebr
Albert Motsinger
Motsiger
North Platte
Motsinger
Grant Keller
Homer Wnitchen
Senttschluff
First National Bank of Sterling
Colo
Follette Carries Sioux County Over Coolidge by Big Margin
In the election Follette carried Sioux County against Coolidge by nearly a third, delivering a decisive win for Follette in this county race.
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Follette
Sioux County
Coolidge
Sunol Driver Fined for Speeding by Local Policeman
IW J Glenn of Omaha was driving through Sunol last Saturday when hailed by a mounted local police officer and fined 2.90 dollars for speeding.
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IW. J. Glenn
Omaha
Sunol
Burglary at Lingle Supply Co drains merchandise
Lingle stores were robbed last Wednesday night when a thief broke the front door glass, reached inside, and turned the lock. No suspects have been found. In other news, over 90 percent of Platte valley beet crop is harvested and sent to dumps or factories as four sugar mills operate at full capacity. Weather has been ideal for beet harvest and aided quick disposal and higher sugar content, with yields averaging up to 14 tons per acre and some fields reaching 22 tons. Farmers anticipate a profitable season with sugar content near the 17 percent high of 1921.
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Lingle Supply Co
Lingle
Platte Valley
Henyier
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Bert Allington
Demo
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T. J. Nisley
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Scottsbluff
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