Shas South Divide and Local Community Notes
Mr and Mrs A M Westcott returned from an auto trip to eastern Nebraska Walter Nelson has a new Maxwell car Harvey Jacobson and family visiting Indiana and eastern points C A Foster readying a new house with furnace Mr and Mrs Wood back in Cleary County with health concerns Earl Wood and Mr Thomas haul hay from Barquists F A Hand installing a heating plant making a modern house with running water heat and electric lights John Ajax plans a large farm house bachelor building raises questions D Earl Hiett owns a new Buick six Farmers Union hauled coal at Lorenzo George Kretz adds a silo to his modern dairy farm The Dim micks visiting Lincoln Nebr Farmers Union Local held annual feast at District 26 school with a weinnie roast visitors from north divide locals Mr C J Osborn Spiker Bales Sparks attended Osborn notes ten pounds per person limited weinnies Will Chowins chief cook aided by fifteen to twenty ladies crowd urged to eat The Farmer is Queen and The Farmer is the King songs quartet included Mrs Payzant Mrs Hiett Mr Payzant and a Chicago gentleman crowd cheered Osborn spoke on farmer interests Next annual feast anticipated School closed part of week due to teacher Emma Hiett illness Helping Hand Club to meet Mrs Walters this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wood
Mr. Thomas
F. A. Hand
John Ajax
John
Earl Hiett
Farmers’ Union
Lorenzo
George Kretz
Dimmicks
Lincoln
Nebr
North Divide
Mr. C. J. Osborn
Mr. Spiker
Mr. Bales
Mr. Sparks
Mr. Osborn
Will
C. J. Osborn
Emma Hiett
Peetz
Walters
T. J. Spiker
Clyde Kinton
Glenn Bales
Sidney
Fred Bartell
Thayer County
Ray Frame
F. N. Kinton
L. Shulenburg
Chas Portrey
Lewis Shulenberg
Frank Portrey
Kansas
District 11
Clarence Ely
Pete Johnston
Frank Bickett
Jimmie Sparks
Chas. Osborn
F. C. Spiker
South Divide
Andrew Nelson
Maggie Peetz
Miss Bliss
Miss Scott
John Sparks
Atlantic
Iowa
Josie Bauman
Sidney Draw
Gillard Ely
Bright
North Divide social notes and weather report
Local residents from North Divide and Sidney were out visiting and shopping. A ten inch snowfall and another light snow occurred. several gatherings such as a weenie roast and a schoolhouse oyster supper were held or postponed due to weather. Notable mentions include Mrs. Ray Frame’s health issues, visits by Franks and Bales families, and Mrs. Gillard Ely’s illness.
Larson concert delights Potter at Tobin Opera House
A small crowd enjoyed a free concert by W Leroy Larson in the Tobin Opera House at Sidney last Tuesday evening. He promises an even stronger program later. Local health and bank notes follow with reports of improved conditions, a finger amputation from blood poisoning, and future dental care initiatives in Omaha and county seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Leroy Larson
Tobin Opera House
Sidney
Larson
Potter State Bank
Roy McAdam
Potter
Peterson
Ray Babcock
Lincoln
Vern Russel
Unidentified gunman fires five shots near Barneston
An unknown man shot at Charles Blaker, a Barneston farmer, while he rode in a buggy. Five bullets hit the buggy top, but the passengers escaped unharmed. Bloodhounds were used in the manhunt but failed to locate the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blaker
Barneston
Germany Defends Vessel as Armed Transport Not Justified
The Overseas News Agency reported Germany contends the Arabia was an armed transport, a claim Washington officials reject. The British liner carried many passengers, including an American en route to India, amid Germany’s wider submarine policy debates and U S inquiries into the Marina sinking and other cases with no official response yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hner
Arabia
Washington
Persia
Mediterranean
United States
von Bethmann-Hollweg
India
Wilson Faces Submarine Crisis Amid Global Strife
President Wilson confronts a looming international crisis over Germanys submarine campaign and Allied trade restrictions. Five major cases loom including ship losses and passenger safety, signaling a potential shift away from any general submarine warfare. The United States demands warship style safeguards and non-sinking without warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
Germany
England
Potter News Roundup Bright Wheat Outlook and Local Events
The winter wheat crop outlook improves with moisture and snow, and larger acreage than prior years fuels optimism. A Ford accident near Dix left all occupants unharmed. Potter town board met, and Lewis Wilson lost his eleven room house to fire, with extensive furniture damage and partial insurance coverage. W Leroy Larson returned to Sidney to oversee a booming Edison phonograph business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Miss Gunderson
Herbert Stevens
Review
Dix
Lewis Wilson
Potter
W. Leroy Larson
Edison
Sidney
Edison Phonograph
Chicago Food Prices Rise Under Butter and Beer Moves
C B H McNeill president of the Chicago butter and egg board says board price for butter likely 50 cents a pound before December. Downtown lunch rooms announce meal price increases. Most Chicago bars raise beer price by serving in glasses two-thirds the prior size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. B H. McNeill
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Allies Press New Greek Surrender Demand in Med Note
Vice Admiral Fournet representing the Anglo French fleet in the Mediterranean has delivered a note to the Greek government at Athens demanding surrender of all arms munitions and artillery of the Greek army with the exception of 50 000 rifles still in use by forces after demobilization steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Fournet
Mediterranean
Athens
Berlin Grain Plot Arrests Shock City Markets
The arrest of Hugo Siewere, director of Germanys potato distribution office in Danzig, sparks a sensational Berlin affair. He is alleged to have conspired to buy large quantities of barley and other grain and ship them to Berlin where they were sold at exorbitant prices. Numerous arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hugo Siewere
Danzwig
Berlin
Siewere
Bombs Found Hidden on Sarnia in Cherbourg Cargo
Twenty unexploded bombs were found aboard the American steamship Sarnia when it arrived in Cherbourg from New York on Sept. 2. The voyage began with the ship catching fire from an unknown cause during transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Cherbourg
France
New York City
Stranded Sibiria Passengers Landed at Deal by Lifeboat
Fifty three passengers and crew of the American steamer Sibiria were rescued from Goodwin sands and brought ashore at Deal by the Kingsdown lifeboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibiria
Goodwin Sands
Deal
Kingsdown Life Boat
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Walter Nelson
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Harvey Jacobson
Indiana
C. A. Foster
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Mr. Wood
Senic
Scotts
Jensen
Boelus
Dr. Donahue
Kimball
Nolan
Hans Peterson
U-Shiplank Arabia
William Ritchie
Attorneys-at-Law
Bridgeport, Neb
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Cheyenne County Abstract Company
Joseph M. Swenson
McIntosh Black
C. W. Zike
Palace Livery Barn
Joseph Oberfelder
Unitgep States
Glenn Bliss
Bidney
Neubauer Building
W. T. Elikner
McIntosh Block
DR. Myron. L. Babcock
Logan Covunt Bank Building
Sterling
Colorado
Henry E. Gapen
Law Office
Gapen
J. BR. Cc. Carter
Xray Equipment
Potter, Nebraska
W. R. Weeden
Enbalmer
J. O
Karl Armgaard Graves
U. S
Amevan Preae
RK. S. Chlouper
Fred W. Buck
F. L. Buck
Quaker
Drs. Searles & Searles
O Street
13Th and
O Streets
Central Meat Market
Frank Hahler
Puckett
Dray, Line
McDaniel Bus and
Dray-Life
George Puckett
Sidney, Nebraska
Harry . Zick
Optometrist
E. Harper
Mr. Wright
California
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific System
Basinger
Omaha
W. J. Shoemaker
Neb
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