Debraska Notes Reflect Diverse Rural and Civic Growth
Gage county farmers report good fall wheat. Osceola gains a new law firm Johnson & Ball. A. W. Trumble sells 220 acre Bellevue farm to Thomas Gladhill at 90 dollars per acre. Plattsmouth women form Foreign Missionary society. Dr L W Studley fined $30 for tree cutting in Beatrice. Sutherland builds a new post office site. Big Spring Devel county gains Farmers' State bank charter with 6000 capital. Blair forms a lively Young Men's Commercial club. Staplehurst Lumber files for 12300 dollar capital. Baker & Albright expand Beemer elevator capacity by 40000 bushels and add lumber sheds. Norfolk sugar factory land converted to collar button factory proposed. Clatonia Farmers' Independent Telephone files 2400 dollar stock. Inavale home telephone capital 3500. Wood River library board opens planned public library with new officers and books. Webb suit against Burlington settled for 3000 dollars. Wood River schools fund gymnasium to library as high school adds extensive library. Cement concrete users convention in Norfolk, state body to be formed. Beatrice Home Telephone installs county court house phones. Railback Bros expand elevators at Wann and Lashara. Mrs Edward Kennedy of Max dies from revolver accidental discharge. Nils Nilson will case at Albion rules some foreign bequests invalid, heirs gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L W. Studley
Beatrice
Sutherland
Farmers’ State Bank of
Big Spring
Devel County
State Banking Board
Young Men’s Commercial Club
Blair
Old Commercial Club
Farmers’ Independent Telephone Company
Clatonia
Gage County
Farmers’ Creek Telephone Company
Galusha
Inavale
Wood River
Nebraska Trust Laws Declared Valid in Grain Dealers Case
Nebraska supreme court upholds state trust laws and rules that grain dealers cannot fix prices or discriminate against nonmembers. The ruling overruled demurrers, blocks rebates and prohibits association activity, signaling end of the suit and potential crackdown on illegal combinations. Judge C. B. Letton wrote the opinion. injunction broad, preventing new officers and association actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Letton
Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association
J. B. Barnes
The
Supreme Court
Norfolk Poised for New Packing Plant as Cattle Flow Grows
A 100 member Iowa Nebraska syndicate plans an immediate packing plant in Norfolk to process cattle shipped to Sioux City and South Omaha markets. The project leverages Norfolk’s new freight rate and regional cattle from northwest Nebraska, South Dakota, and Niobrara Missouri river basins, saving up to 120 miles in transit.
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Sioux City
South Omaha
Norfolk
Iowa
Nebraska
Great Cattle County
South Dakota Territory
Belle, Fourche
Niobrara
Missouri
Rosebud
Sioux ‘City
Pat Crowe Trial Opens With Jury List Of Citizens
The Pat Crowe kidnapping case resumes as evidence is heard. The jury is drawn from Omaha and South Omaha residents including M. Rosenbaum sign painter H L Gibb real estate Louis Rasmussen Union Pacific clerk C A Baker teamster Abner Thomas cook C H Green printer John R David dry goods merchant W H Sloane poultry supplier John F O Leary shoe dealer Robert Severe janitor Charles M Tracy carpenter and Charles Kunci butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crow
Eddie Cudahy
Omaha
South Omaha
M. Rosenbaum
H. L. Gibb
Louis Rasmussen
Union Pacfic
C. A. Baker
Abner Thomas
Cook
C. H. Green
John R. David
W. H. Sloane
John F. O'Leary
Robert Severe
Charles. M. Tracy
Carpenter
Charlies Kunci
State Fair Superintendents Named by Board of Agriculture
At a state board of agriculture meeting the next state fair superintendents were chosen. William Foster from Saltillo is general superintendent and C. J. Tracy of Loup City leads police, with W. W. Cole at Neligh heading agricultural hall. Also named are L. E. Emmerson railroad transport Lincoln BE Searle gates Ogalala F C Kinyon mercantile hall Lincoln OB Mickey amphitheatre Osceola and others for horses cattle swine sheep poultry farm products textile department Mrs C F Ladd fine arts Mrs F M Hallairy G R Williams dairy lots 8 to 14 Mrs J H Presson Milford educational E C Bishop bees and honey EB Whitcomb Friend machinery I W Haws Minden and W W Cole Neligh for county exhibits plus Charles Mann Chadron speed N S Ronin Fremont.
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State Board of Agriculture
William Foster
Saltillo
C. J. Tracy
Loup City
W. W. Cole
Agricultural Hall
Neligh
L. E. Emmerson
Lincoln
BE. M. Searle, Jr
Gates
Ogalaba
F. C. Kinyon
Mercantile Hall
O.B
Charles
Mann
Chadron
Ronin
Fremont
State Wins Tax Recovery from Foreign Insurance Firm
Attorney General Norris Brown sealed another victory for Nebraska in a suit brought by the insurance department. The state seeks 2 percent of gross premiums from the Insurance Company of North America for 1902, amounting to 802.38 dollars. The statute imposes retaliatory taxes on out of state insurers, and total amount due exceeds 67,000 dollars, now authorized for immediate collection. The auditor will continue to collect current and future revenues under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Brown
Insurance Department
Insurance Company of North America
Pennsylvania
Bross
Nebraska
Favor Leasing Public Lands in Nebraska Petition
Governor Mickey and state officials lead a large petition urging Nebraska’s delegation to back the land leasing bill by Congressman Kinkaid. The measure proposes leasing arid government lands under debate in federal court, deemed suitable only for grazing.
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Mickey
Nebraska
Congress
Kinkaid
State Administration
Supreme Court
Ladies Day At Center Bathhouse At Saunders Hotel Annex
A brief Center weekly ad promotes Thursday as ladies day at the new bathroom in the Saunders hotel annex. The notice invites only women to bathe and extends courtesy to patrons, a move summarized after coverage in a London newspaper.
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Center
London
Center Weekly
Saunders Hotel
Thompson Grandchild Kidnapped By In Law Guardian
Wallace Porter the son in law of Hon W H Thompson of Grand Island took Thompson s grandchild from the home in violation of a pledge to Mr Thompson and an understanding with Mrs Porter daughter of the Thompsons before her death several years ago.
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Thompson
Wallace Porter
W. H. Thompson
Grand Island
Mr. Thompson
Magoon Praises Panama Canal Sanitation Staff
Governor Charles E. Magoon testified before the Senate Inter-oceanic Canals committee regarding canal work. He praised the zone's government organization and the sanitary force, noting overwork without removals and highlighting the value of army veterans from Cuban sanitation. He cited improved conditions in Panama.
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Charles E. Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
Senate Committee On Inter
Cuba
Magoon
Panama
House Passes Hepburn Railroad Bill in Republican Vote
The Hepburn rate bill cleared the House with seven Republicans voting no. It empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate alleged unreasonable rates, set a just and reasonable maximum rate after 30 days, and keep it for three years, while expanding the commission to seven members and defining railroad and transportation to include auxiliaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepburn Railroad
House of Representatives
Hepburn
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Question of Eligibility for Nebraska Governor Run
State Treasurer Mortensen faces questions about eligibility to run for governor this fall due to holding another state office. Nebraska constitutional Section 2, Article 5 bars executive officers from holding another state office during their elected term. The Boyd-Thayer ruling requires eligibility at the time of election, not тільки at taking office, raising serious doubts about Mortensen's candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortensen
Nebraska
Executive Department
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Trasurer
Boyd-Thayer
Nebraska Supreme Court
Turkeys in Winter Housing and Care Tips
Guidance from Fred Grundy on winter turkey housing in open sheds with south exposure and netting to protect against storms. Let birds roost high, use Protected Feeder, water in a bucket, limit confinement, and guard from rats minks and thieves with mink proof coops and No 10 shot for pests.
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Fred Grundy
Christian Co
Farmers’ Review
Mating Birds for Breeding and Show Quality
The article discusses choosing breeding stock for either show birds or egg producers. It notes that top egg layers may not have ideal show form and that show birds can be poor layers. Breeders must select for the desired trait, whether egg production or show quality.
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Johnson & Ball
A. W. Trumble
Bellevue
Thomas Gladhill
Methodist Episcopal Church At
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Staplehurst Lumber Company
Staplehurst
Seward County
Baker & Albright
Beemer
Commercial Club
Webb
Burlington Railroad Company
New Home Telephone Company of
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Railback Bros
Ashland
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Lashara
Great Northern
Edward Kennedy
Max
Riley
Nils Nilson
Albion
Nebraska News
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Braska Grain Dealers’ Association
Pat Crowe
State Fair Superintendents
Board of Agriculture
Nice
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