Bridgeport Triumphs 7 6 In Local Gridiron Clash
Bridgeport edged Sidney 7 to 6 on the home field after a key second quarter interception return for a touchdown. Hayden scored Bridgeport’s other TD as Sidney threatened late, but a strong defensive effort by Bridgeport preserved the victory with penalties and roughness calls affecting the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Bridgeport
Poole
Thomas
Iater
Ben Hayden
Hayden
Miller
Moore
Creighton Hosts Largest Ever Homecoming in Omaha
Creighton University in Omaha plans a big homecoming on October 22 with a monster barbecue banquet and a revived dance plus the annual grid classic. Thousands will be fed at noon, 600 plates for the all-U banquet in the Knights of Columbus club, and the evening dance follows the dinner. The feature is the Creighton Blue jays versus Marquette Golden Avalanche for the grid trophy at Creighton stadium.
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Omaha
Nebr
Creighton University of Omaha
University Gymnasium
Knights of Columbus Club
Creighton Bluejays
Golden Avalanche
Marquette University
Creighton
Pine Bluffs Bank Settlement Sets Final Total Dividend
Final settlement of Pine Bluffs State Bank affairs, failed May 1926, underway. Stockholders Gus Palm and C. E. Carlstrom to take remaining assets and pay general depositors a 35 percent additional dividend, totaling 65 percent with prior 30 percent already paid, as agreed in compromise. Court sanction and proper notice caused delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluffs State Bank
Gus Palm
C. E. Carlstrom
Well Known Cattle Man Hurt Branding Cattle
Len Sherwin prominent cattleman of northeastern Colorado operating west of Peetz with headquarters in Sterling was injured Thursday when a branding bar slipped and struck his side. One rib was broken and friends in Sidney will regret his injury.
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Len Sherwin
Colorado
Peetz
Sterling
Sherwin
Sidney
Presidential booms rise and fall with no clear atmosphere
The piece notes the unsettled Republican presidential field with Hoover Hughes Dawes and Lowden named, while a growing push for Coolidge reentry is seen as tactics to hold forces in line. Slemp Wood and other leaders back Coolidge, slowing other booms as late decisions loom and confidence remains uncertain.
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Hoover
Hughes
Dawes
Lowden
Coolidge
C. Bascom Slemp
Will R. Wood
Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington
Oregon
Tennessee
Prohibition Leaders See Liquor Issue Fading
Omaha reports Dr. A P Gouthey, former prohibition party keynote speaker, says the eighteenth amendment stole the thunder and no national convention will be held in 1928. He arrives to lecture at the Omaha Gospel Tabernacle and warns politicians will avoid a dry plank, arguing the fight moves to other issues. He notes no serious effort has been made to enforce the prohibition law.
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Omaha
Nebr
Prohibition Party
A. P. Gouthey
Seattle
Gouthey
Memorial Service Held for Oscar A. Torgerson
A Kimball county district court session adjourned Monday to honor Oscar A. Torgerson, a popular Kimball county lawyer. The memorial gathered Sidney attorneys including R. P. Kepler, Paul L. Martin, Golden P. Kratz, Earl R. Kratz, and E. L. Hyde before resuming cases Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball County
J. L. Tewell
Oscar A. Torgerson
Nebraska
Sidney
Kimball
R. P. Kepler
Paul L. Martin
Golden P. Kratz
Earl R. Kratz
E. L. Hyde
Winter Wheat In Nebraska Reported In Good Condition
Farmers estimate winter wheat acreage in this Nebraska section to be as large or larger than last year. Early varieties are green and thriving with good moisture, and most planting is done. Indications suggest the crop will winter well if conditions hold through freezing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Bridgeport Residents Enter Sidney Hospital With Recoveries
Dr. F H Shambaugh of Bridgeport reports Mrs Williams, sent to Sidney hospital and operated on, is recovering and may return home in a few days. He also notes Mrs Mackelhenny of Northport was admitted Monday and underwent appendicitis surgery Tuesday with satisfactory results, according to the Bridgeport Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Shambaugh
Bridgeport
Williams
Sidney Hospital
Mackelhenny
Northport
Bridgeport Herald
Episcopal Church Ladies to Stage Dance and Bazaar
St. Marha s Guild of the Episcopal church plans a Hallowe en dance and bazaar at Hardy hall on Friday evening October 28 aiming for a record crowd. Revenue supports church activities and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
St. Marha’s Guild of the Episcopal Church
Hardy Hall
Klan Leaders Indicted in Crenshaw County Alabama
Crenshaw County grand jury returned 101 indictments denouncing Klan leaders for masked outrages in Laverne and Luverne. It faulted James Esdale and Cecil Davis for secrecy while asserting Klan acts caused the crimes. A second search of a Klavern was ordered to obtain records as Attorney General McCall directed searches near Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luverne Klavern
Esdale
Grand Dragon
Crenshaw
Laverne
Ala
Crenshaw County
Grand Jury
Bell Telephone to improve lines west of Grand Island
The Chappell Register reports Bell Telephone Co preparing a new line through the valley west of Grand Island to improve service across western Nebraska. Shipments of insulators wire poles and cross arms arrive as construction starts, with completion expected in about 60 days and three complete circuits serving independent systems and Bell lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell Register
Bell Telephone Company
Grand Island
Bell
Chappell Station
Nebraska
Bell Lines
Haxtun Woman Shot Sees No Improvement
Mrs. W. H. Hutchinson of Haxtun remains unconscious in Haxtun hospital three weeks after being shot by her half brother John Turner. Despite moments of apparent awareness she has not spoken since the operation. Turner is at large. authorities report he cashed two checks in Eckley shortly after the shooting and a $700 reward remains offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckley Bank
Turner
Peetz Men Find Relic at Oklahoma Home Farm
Harry Lockhart Nyal Lockhart and Milo Lockhart returned from Oklahoma with a suspected prehistoric relic from the family homestead dating to the early 1890s. The object, described as the hip joint of a likely mammoth, was found recently in a sand pit about 20 feet deep on the old farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Harry
Nyal
Milo Lockhart
Loren Lockhart
Peetz Gazette
Stage all set for trial of Fall and Sinclair oil case
Washington October 15 In the criminal courtroom of Supreme Court Justice Frederick Siddons the federal government will begin the trial of the Fall Sinclair oil case Monday Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior and Harry F Sinclair millionaire oil operator are charged with conspiring to defraud the nation of the Teapot Dome reserve The defense includes Atlee Pomerene and Owen J Roberts The outcome carries two years in prison and a 10000 fine if convicted The defense counsel plan postponement arguing the recent Supreme Court ruling prejudiced the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Frederick Siddons
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
People
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Fall
Sinclair
E. L. Doheny
Supreme Court of the United States
Bar of Justice
Martin W Littleton
New York
William Healey
Mark Thompson
New Mexico
George Hover
Littleton
Work of Christian Church Progressing Nicely
The Christian church has grown since moving to its new home with higher attendance across services. Bible school numbers for the last three Sundays are 233 265 and 246, up from 55 to 75 a year ago. A chorus aids services while a mid week Thursday program includes prayer sermon and choir practice. The men’s Bible class, taught by the pastor, meets 10 to 11 each Sunday and has become one of the largest classes inviting men to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Bible School
Sidney Dairy Calf Club Closes Its Third Year
Nine of ten members of Sidney dairy calf club near Sidney finish three years of work with final reports. Members learned dairy business basics, won prizes, and showed calves at the county fair. Under leader John Kurz and officers Genestia Foster Raymond Walker Louise Kurz, a reorganization is uncertain. Christina Kretz, Reporter.
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Sidney
Southwest
Lincoln
John Kurz
Genestia Foster
Raymond Walker
Louise Kurz
Christina Kretz
Resident of Crook District Dies of Apoplexy
George Mohr, a Crook district resident, aged years, died Thursday morning at his home nine miles northeast of Crook from apoplexy. Born in Russia, he lived near Crook five months. Survived by wife and children Margaret Schwindt Lincoln Christina Scholl Lincoln and Adam Mobler Crook. Body shipped to Lincoln for Sunday funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mohr
Crook
Mr. Mohr
Russia
Mead Crook
Margaret Schwindt
Lincn
Christina Schull
Lincoln
Adam Mobler
Sidney Young Man Weds Minnesota Girl Secretly
A Sidney youth and Ruth Cathrine Isakson of Detroit quietly wed on June 3 last, announced by Mr and Mrs Ben Isakson. Merle K Houge, son of Mr and Mrs L P Houge, will reside in Sidney where he works in farming and stock raising with his father. The couple kept their marriage private until now and plan a warm reception from local friends.
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Sidney Young Man
Ben Isakson
Detroit
Mich
Ruth Cathrine Isakson
Merle K. Houge
Sidney
L. P. Houge
Houge
Cheyenne County
W C T U Leader Sees Challenge In Democratic Wet Plank
Mrs Adrianna Hungerford of Colorado WCTU denounces the Denver congressional convention vote to modify the Volstead act calling it the greatest test for western women. She warns that with two candidates the drys must rise, mobilize, and contest the wets in the next year’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Democratic Party
Denver
Adrianna Hungerford
Colorado Womans Christian Temperance Union
Atmar Stores to Open Here in March 1928
Representatives of the Atmar Stores corporation, a Nebraska furnishings chain, visited Sidney to finalize plans for a new store in the Cheyenne County Trading building on Central Avenue. The Telegraph reports the opening is set for early March 1928 with formal notice to come in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atmar Stores Corporation
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Trading Company
Central Avenue
Sidney
Atmar
Former Local Banker Recalls Aurora Bank Robbery
L. C. Opper a former Dalton banker and cashier of Farmers State bank recounts a daring hold up at the First National bank of Aurora Nebraska. Four robbers obtained about $10,000 in currency and liberty bonds before fleeing in an automobile. To hinder pursuit they dropped tacks along their escape route.
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L. C. Opper
Farmers State Bank of
Dalton
First National Bank of Aurora
Nebr
Opper
Aurora Bank
Crook Postoffice Route A Gains Six and Three Quarter Miles
Postmaster E A Buckley reports Congressman's note that the postoffice department approved an extension to Crook motor route A. Effective Wednesday November 16 the route adds six and three quarter miles on the west side near Red Lion and serves 16 additional patrons, making total mileage 6.75 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Buckley
Crook
Charles B. Timberlake
Washington
Postoffice Department
Red Lion
Frank Thompson Rancher Fatally Shot Near Bingham
Frank Thompson a rancher living 16 miles south of Bingham shot and killed himself on his ranch early Wednesday. Authorities have not determined if the shot was accidental. Thompson formerly lived in Alliance, where he resided for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
Bingham
Mr. Thompson
Alliance
Nebraska farm lands see higher prices amid rising demand
Federal Land Bank of Omaha reports rising farm land prices as demand increases. Secretary treasurers from Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Wyoming say bottom has passed and prices are higher with a more active market. Foreclosures are down and sales go to nearby farmers confident current values are good buys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Hogan
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
Federal Farm Loan Bank of Omaha
Hogan
National Farm Loan Associations of
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Omaha Man Elected Head Nebraska Real Estate Board
Byron R. Hastings of Omaha was elected president of the Nebraska Association of Real Estate board at the closing session. The 1928 convention will be at Kearney. Officers include Vice President A. H. Ballah, A. T. Seybolt, C. W. Kibler, W L. Turner. Secretary-Treasurer Walter White. Directors Towle, Stead, Dominy, Hager. Harry Coffee is state counsellor. Resolutions praise Omaha board, University of Nebraska, promote Nebraska advertising, support good roads and inland waterways, urge industrial development, and seek a real estate salesman licensing law.
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Omaha
Byron R. Hastings
Nebraska Association of Real Estate Board
Kearney
A. H. Ballah
Norfolk
A. T. Seybolt
Bridgeport
C. W. Kibler
W L. Turner
Lincoln
Walter White
Ross B. Towle
J. W. Stead
David
City
Co. M. Dominy
Hastings
C. A. Hager
Ord
Harry Coffee
Chadron
Harvey Rathbone
Omaha Real Estate Board
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
State Fish Commissioner Delivers Stock to Lodgepole Area
State Fish Commissioner W. J. O Brien toured Lodgepole valley with the fish car last week, distributing perch, black bass and frogs at Lodge Pole and North Platte. L B Lydiatt R S Wolfe and Robert Roberfelder received cans for planting in Lodgepole Creek. A Burlington line shipment will follow. O Brien notes growing Western Nebraska interest in state hatchery fish amid high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. O’brien
Lodgepole Valley
Lodge Pole
North Platte
L. B. Lydiatt
R. S. Wolfe
Robert Roberfelder
Lodgepole Creek
O’brien
Burlington
O'Brien
New Low Prices Announced on Voss Washing Machines
James Slama, dealer for Voss washing machines, announces a new price schedule in this issue with substantial reductions on various models. He also offers sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and other household essentials at attractively low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Slama
Voss Washing Machines
Mr. Slama
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Weymouth
Warriors
Creighton University
Pine Bluffs
South
Haxtun
Oklahoma Home Farm
Sinclair Oil
Sidney Dairy Calf Club
Crook District
Minnesota
W. C. T. U. Head
Crook Postoffice
Bingham Rancher
Nebraska Real Estate Board
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