Daring Robbery Near Red Lion Shocks Town
A bold robbery struck Red Lion thirty miles from Julesburg when Mr. and Mrs. Tilton and their 15 year old son were held up at their home. The trio of masked bandits looted $215 in post office receipts then bound and guarded the family for hours before fleeing in Tilton’s car. The victims described the suspects as dark complexioned, possibly Italians or Mexicans, with broken English. Authorities searched the area but had not captured them by Thursday noon.
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Red Lion
Julesburg
W. J. Tilton
Tilton
Sterling
Ster Ung
Cunningham
W. T. Bower
Mr. Tilton
Anies
Miles Mitchell
Julesburgh
Twenty Carloads Of Sheep To Dalton For Feeding
Farmers State bank arranged purchase and shipment of twenty carloads of lambs and ewes to Dalton. First six cars arrived last Saturday and were driven to feeding farms. Lambs weigh about sixty five pounds. ewes kept through winter for fleece and next spring lamb crop. T. C. Halley of Scottsbluff to purchase at ten cents a head, handles about 12,000 yearly. Bank provides financing and coordination. Future shipments planned to several local residents. Denver shipments arranged for additional cars.
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Farmers State Bank
Dalton
Sheen
T. C. Halley
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Lincoln
Mr. Halley
Antone Schmitt
G. H
Accidental killing of Crook youth by high school classmate
Leonard Sullivan 15, son of J R Sullivan of Crook, was killed Sunday noon five miles south of Crook when Harold Law, a Crook high school boy, fired a .22 rifle while near a car. Sullivan died instantly after a bullet struck behind his right ear. Three other Crook high school boys were with him as they headed to town after watermelons at Chester Wesley ranch.
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Leonard Sullivan
J. R. Sullivan
Crook
Harold Law
Chester Wesley Ranch
Mr. Wesley
Sullivan Boy
Notice Restricts Hunting on Richard Krueger Property
Notice posted prohibiting hunting on land under section 29 28 32. Richard Krueger addresses readers with a blunt directive “Send it to the laundry.”
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Richard Krueger
Fourteenth Nebraska Irrigation convention set for Bridgeport
The Nebraska Irrigation association will hold its 14th annual convention in Bridgeport on December 10 11 and 12. Other notes include Ogalala school enrollment at 355 and Potter shipping 60 cars of grain and livestock in 25 days August 15 to September 10.
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The
Nebraska Irrigation Association
Bridgeport
Potter
Scottsbluff hires officer to curb beet labor agitators
The city of Scottsbluff plans to hire an additional officer to counter efforts by J. W. W. leaders to influence beet laborers in Scottsbluff and surrounding areas. Agitators will face drastic measures if they interfere with beet labor this fall.
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Scottsbluff
Burlington switch man injured by grain car incident
W. H. LaMon, a Burlington switch man in the Alliance yards, was bumped off from a grain car Sunday evening last week. He fell between cars, his left leg crushed about an inch above the ankle. He was rushed to the hospital after first aid. he is reported to be getting along as well as possible.
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W. H. LaMon
Burlington
Alliance Yards
District Judge Barron Rules on Reclamation Foreclosures
District Judge Barron of Scottsbluff announced he would take under advisement until the January 1925 term of the district court confirmations of sales made under foreclosure of mortgages on lands within reclamation projects. The ruling is seen as pivotal for the North Platte valley's immediate economic situation.
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Barron
Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
District Court
Oshkosh Bridge Material Arrives as Work Uncertain
Oshkosh reports unloading material for the bridge this week with last week bringing a sand barger and pump and three cars of steel. Contractors have not announced a start date though the contract requires completion by December 31. State engineer urged to push the project forward as the old structure worsens.
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Oshkosh Bridge
Garden County
Oshkosh
Burglary at Carl Lessig pool hall report
The Carl Lessig pool hall was broken into last Friday night with $20 in currency and a gold watch taken. Entry was gained by breaking the back door lock. No clues found. Dalton Dele gate reports. M. McNertney, 65, Burlington timekeeper for six years, died in a railroad wreck near Atchison Kansas Monday night. He had left Al Hance to join Missouri Pacific and was riding on a pass proving his identity. He was father to L. McNertney, once a Bridgeport resident.
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Carl Lessig
Dalton
M. McNertney
Burlington
Atchison
Kansas
al Hance
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mr. McNertney
L. McNertney
Bridgeport
Scotts Bluff Canning Team Places Second at State Fair
Scotts Bluff county was well represented at the state fair by the canning team funded by Mitchell business men. The team earned second prize among sixty seven demonstration squads. Grand champions Kimball-Bushnell potato team and Yum Yum cooking team will travel to Sioux City for Interstate fair contests.
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Scotts Bluff County
Mitchell
Kimball-Bushnell
Kimball County
Polk County
Nebraska
Sioux City
Nebraska chamber leader flies to Washington for sugar tariff hearing
A. N. Mathers of Gering goes to Washington to represent the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the North Platte valley the Co-operative Beet Growers association and the Omaha chamber of commerce at a special hearing before the president next Wednesday on lowering the sugar tariff. He is empowered to act for the bodies upon arrival.
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A. N. Mathers
Gering
Washington, D. C
Associated Chambers of Commerce
North Platte Valley
Co-operative Beet Growers Association
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Mathers
Capitol City
Oats Rally After Summer Storm On Local Farm
W H Reinmuth northwest of town prefers a clean mow if hail returns. July storm battered crops yet oats revived. Last week twenty six acres yielded about twenty to twenty five bushels per acre, a decent crop. County Agent Willey reported a second oat crop nearby with harvested field and volunteer growth promising several bushels per acre.
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W. H. Reinmuth
Lafayette Bank Robbery Suspects Identified by Night Marshal
Night Marshal George R. Stobs of Lafayette Colorado reports to Kimball officers after viewing photos of the Bushnell bank robbers in the Denver Post. He recalls four men jumped him during rounds at 1:30 AM, two holding him while two displayed sawed off shotguns and planned the heist. Stobs identifies Harris and Kelly as the safe blowers, with Tracy and another man guarding him. The group began work on the safe at 2:00 AM and left with money at 4:00 AM.
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George R. Stobs
Lafayette
Boulder’ County
Colorado
Kimball
Bushnell
Denver Post
Lafayette ‘Bank
Stobs
Harris
Kelly
Tracy
Morrill County Clerk Settles Shortfall Over Funds
The Broadwater News reports a county clerk in Morrill County was found short about 1400 dollars for 1922 and a prior year, with a settlement arranged by the county board chairman to repay 75 dollars monthly. No legal action is planned. funds are being returned and readers are assured.
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News
Bridgeport
Morrill County
Brother Brewer
Bridgeport Bunch
Clark
Board of Country Commissioners
Fred Lindberg
Lindberg
News-Blade
Alliance minors elopement case leads to court action
Edna Garrett a 14 year old from Alliance was enticed away by Claude Munts a former Alliance plasterer now in Denver and Wm Baker 22 of Alliance. The trio traveled by car from Sterling to Denver and back. The marriage to Baker occurred in Littleton and Garrett later repudiated it. The county judge ordered the marriage annulled.
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Claude Munts
Alliance
Denver
Wm. Baker
Box Butte County
Edna Garrett
Baker
Littleton
Colo
Lost in canons teachers wander miles to shelter
A Peetz school picnic ended with six teachers Miss Catherine C Byrne Miss Annette E Logan Miss Arnie Gillstrap Miss Georgia Smith Miss Laura Eversman and Miss Hazel Dewis getting lost in Chimney canons near Colorado. After dusk rescue parties found them three miles from the table land and they were brought to town for a midnight supper while recounting the adventure. Eversman and Dewis maintain they were not lost and claim they knew they were in Colorado all along.
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Peetz
Catherine C. Byrne
Annette E. Logan
Arnie Gillstrap
Georgia Smith
Laura Eversman
Hazel Dewis
Chimney Canons
George School Ranch
Eversman
Dewis
Table
Ed Kelley
W. A. Pearson
Slashed Mexican Dies In Bridgeport After Attack
Carlos Montoya died Tuesday at a residence behind the Valley hotel in Bridgeport after recovering from a severe assault weeks earlier at Riddle hospital. He had tuberculosis and weakened until his death. A funeral Wednesday drew many countrymen. The assailant was sentenced Tuesday to one year in the penitentiary for assault with intent to murder.
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Carlos Montoya
Negro Morello
Riddle Hospital
Valley Hotel
Bridgeport
Montoya
Mitchell Girls Win Second in Canning at State Fair
Mary Stiver and Judith Matson, Scotts Bluff county girls and members of a club directed by Miss Carrie Converse, represented their county at the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln and were awarded second place in the canning section.
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Mary Stiver
Judith Matson
Mitchell
Carrie Converse
Scotts Bluff County
Lincoln
Logan County Fair Weather Hits Sterling Event Pauses
Rain forced the fair at Sterling to suspend Thursday events but Friday and Saturday drew large crowds with continued activities.
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Logan
Sterling
Kimball County High School Joins Regional Athletic Class
Kimball County High School ceases independent status and will compete with other high schools of similar size in western Nebraska in athletics. The move places the school in a new interschool framework for competitions across the region.
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Kimball County High School
Western Nebraska High School Athletica
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