Memories Of The Past In Town And County Notes
Local reminiscences recount John Clausson drilling a well for F D Carr about twenty five years ago. Walter Leaper entered Sabeths hospital for rupture surgery twenty five years past. Arthur E Price sold land to George Riddle for 4000 dollars and moved to Kansas City. A mishap left most of a thumb and two fingers damaged in Lew London’s gear shop. plans for a brick harness shop on Main Street were never realized. Dora Williams won a diamond ring in an opera house contest. Royal Neighbors and D of H chapters elected officers long ago with numerous names recorded. Property sales include B F Mathias selling 200 acres north of Diller for 117.50 per acre and land trades in Cheyenne county. Other entries note wealth fluctuations, a care helpers arrival from Conway Springs, a lost gold piece reward, and potato harvest notes. Zook & Son fed 58 steers weighing heavy gain records at the stockyards.
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Raymond
Main Street
Dora Williams
B. F. Mathias
Diller
Wm. Lohman
Cheyenne County
Mr Buss
Nk Mathias
Forty Years of Subscribing to the Record and Local Notices
Charley Barber marks forty years as a Record subscriber this week, a long history of paid subscriptions. The county judge issued a marriage license for William Wallace and Mise ase Heoshew of Steele ity. A Fairbury paper reports Scott Merrill abandoned plans to relocate to Illinois.
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Charley Barber
Wm Wallace
Misease Heoshew
Steele Ity
Fairbury
Scott Merrill
Illinois
Indian Show and Odell Tales Echo Old Diller Era
Fifty years back Kickapoo Indians played Odell, John Avery came with liquor and a loaded revolver seeking scalps but was jailed by Constable Quinn. He paid fines, while the troupe moved to Diller for a two week engagement as Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company. Gene Boilett signed with the doctor for stomach cure, no cure no pay, and Dr McElwee tended a man with a cut foot 12 miles northeast of Diller by horse.
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Odell
John Avery
Ernest
Constable Quinn
Diller
Gene Boilett
Kickapoo
Double wedding tied to Beatrice area marriages
The article notes a double wedding from Beatrice last week with Homer Edwards and Alta Marshall and William Stieber and Clara Marshall as the contracting parties. It recalls Dave Payton known locally as Nigger Dave who was jailed on suspicion of horse stealing, released on habeas corpus, then jailed for perjury in a flax stealing case before returning to Diller to work.
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Beatrice
Homer Edwards
Alta Marshall
Wm Stieber
Clara Marshall
Dave Payton
Diller
Dave
George Diller
Washington State’s 6000 Miles of State Roads Highlight Scenic System
The text celebrates Washington’s 6000 miles of cement and surfaced highways laid since territorial times. It notes pioneers built a highway network linking remote regions, driving early Congress to approve road requests, and lauds a system famed for scenery and practical routes across the state.
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Washington
Isaac I. Stevents
Congress
Compressed Air Demonstrates Massive Electric Breaker Power
Executives and engineers from electric power, industrial, and transportation firms witnessed a Pittsburgh test where compressed air at 150 pounds compresses at 600 mph to interrupt a 10 million kva arc in about 1 120th of a second. L R Ludwig, head of air circuit breaker engineering, said the demo shows the greatest power interrupted by a 15 000 volt commercial breaker in air.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
L. R. Ludwig
Crosses for Churches in Early American Architecture
The cross only became common on American church buildings after 1840. External decoration was rare besides a gilded ball or weather vane atop the steeple. Bells were common in older churches, but new parishes often waited to acquire one, making its arrival a moment of parish pride alongside the church’s completion.
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England
United States
Cigar Box Substitute Nets Odd Police Joke in Tennessee
A Chattanooga storekeeper, deprived of his slot machines, set a cigar box with a hole on the counter and a sign pleading patrons to drop the money they would have lost into the box, joking about police seizing his machines.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Wills in Pennsylvania and California probate differences
The piece explains two paths for wills after death in the United States. In Pennsylvania the registrar of wills handles matters for those who die there, while in California the county clerk manages the disposition of estates. The description contrasts official roles across states.
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Peéeninsylvania
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Registrar of Wills
California
Sneaker tire threat seen by expert race drivers
Experts warn about the sneaker a tire that goes flat without warning. The rear end can suddenly sway and threaten control. Drivers advise disengaging the clutch and holding the steering wheel steady to let the car settle and stop safely.
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Desi Nates
New Non-Stop Highway Plans Near Portland
A proposed super highway for the Pacific Northwest aims to ease traffic near Portland Oregon. The Wilamette river arterial would feature a braided overpass system a six lane boulevard grade separations and a parallel service road to reduce tourist and through traffic delays on U S Highways 99W and 99E with an estimated four million dollar cost.
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Pacific Northwest
Wilamette River
Portland
Ore
U.S
Washington Heavy George weighed 210 pounds at age 40
Washington Heavy George stood 6 feet 2 inches tall at age 40, with listed weight of 210 pounds.
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Washington
George’ Washington
Wooden Indian in Geneva Shop Stands in Painted Garb
A carved wooden cigar store figure, a relic of a bygone era, stands before a Geneva New York shop in fresh paint. The figure was originally carved from a mast of a sailing vessel, preserving historic craft.
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Geneva. N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Clausson
F D Carr
Walter Leaper
Sabeths
Kansas
Arthur E Price
George Riddle
Kansas City
Logan
Lew London
Royal Neighbors
Ruby Anderson
Eva Carr
Lucy Hadley
Arie Diller
Clara Myers
Carrie Green
Effie Clark
Addie Woods
Olive Ballard
Cora Colman
Jennie Woods
D of H
Anna Tucker
Lulu Marce
Lucy Cunningham
Hazel Johnson
Ollie Thompsoén
Christie Thompson
Addie Bell
Eula Calkins
Sadie Carmon
Mattie Clark
Kate Man
Mary Dautrich
Conway Springs
Joseph Coupland
Henry Eaton
Wm Hall
JB Zook & Son
Fromm Hkatsasy
Zooks
Kickcoop Indian Medicine Company
Opera
Fanders
Sagan
Hughes Cash Store
Washington State
Travel
Burlington
Nebraska
Allens Store
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