Debraska Elevator Dispositions Leave Creditors Waiting
Ed. d. Holden, longtime Burr elevator operator, has vanished leaving creditors with attached property. Schminke Co. $285.20, Michela Barstler $73.65, and William and Andrew Brown $90 filed claims. others loom. Grain stored in the elevator reportedly shipped out and sold. further action pending. Hard Work Selling Apples In South Dakota Blessing reports strong demand but overstocked markets and license disputes with shipments and local enforcement.
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Ed. d. Holden
Burr
Schminke Company
Michela Barstler
William and
Andrew Brown
C. EB
Blessing
Auburn
Neb
South Dakota
Nemaha County
German farmer loses barn hay and grain in Elmwood fire
Word reaches Elmwood of Henry Hauschild seven miles southeast who lost a new barn with one hundred tons of hay and harness. Fire spread to nearby buildings destroying a double corn crib granary with fifteen hundred bushels of grain a cattle shed chicken house buggy and wagon shed. The two story frame house survived thanks to neighbor help though only one thousand dollars insured on the barn.
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Elmwood
Henry Hauschild
Kearney County Court House Progress Report
The Minden court house is rising with stone work above the third story. Shaw and Assenmacher supervise the project with no injuries and only one unavoidable stone fall. Excavation for the heating plant began Friday, and the structure will soon be enclosed for winter inside work. The completed building will symbolize rapid county improvement and provide a sturdy courthouse.
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Kearney
Court House
Minden
Shaw & Assenmacher
Kearnay County
Escape prisoner trades freedom for tobacco in Nebraska
John Kelly, an escaped prisoner from Onawa Iowa, surrendered after fleeing to Oakland Nebraska to obtain his favorite tobacco. He had a year remaining on his sentence while a companion named Williams was recaptured soon after the breakout.
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John Kelly
Onawa
Oakland
Neb
Kelly
Williams
Man Killed by Train Near Wymore Aged Worker Named Nattern
Robert Nattern about 40, employed at Atwood stone crusher east of Wymore, was run over and killed by a Burlington train No. 140. His body, with the head severed, was found on the track. He had been drinking heavily and a companion said he talked strangely. Nattern lived in Wymore two years with no known relatives.
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Wymore
Robert Nattern
Atwood Atone
Burlington
Nattern
Bound Over on Forgery Charge in Cedar County
H. J. Smith of Cedar county south part was bound over to district court for forgery on a $338 promissory note. Complainant was B. D. Mayden of Randolph. Smith waived examination in Judge court and posted a $500 bond.
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H. J. Smith
Cedar County
B. D. Mayden
Randolph
Smith
Judge Court
Dodge County Corn Growing Contest Opens to All Entrants
Between 500 and 600 boys entered last spring's Dodge county corn contest and may exhibit in Fremont in December. The county will invite all district winners plus other entrants this year. About 300 in prizes has been raised by Fremont businessmen for both corn judging and girls cooking contests. External judges will assess the entries. A separate incident reports a woman with Grand Island ties being grabbed by an unknown man near her host’s home. she cried out and the assailant fled as police responded but found no trace in the dark.
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Dodge County
Fremont
N. Wolbach
Grand Island
Worst Storm in Thirty Years Hits Bustis Neb Region
A severe storm last week in Bustis Nebraska is described as the worst in thirty years. Ice cover reached half an inch as trees suffered damage and owners of fruit and shade trees face losses. The Burlington line stock train through Bustis was halted and wire service in the area was demoralized.
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Bustis
Neb
Burlington Branch
Girl Escapes Convent Found in Plattsmouth
Fourteen year old Lena Hendrickson who fled a Sioux City convent was traced to Plattsmouth by Sheriff Quinton. Guardian Lee Mack took her to College View after she refused to return to the convent, where she had been working in a restaurant.
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Lena Hendrickson
Sioux City
Iowa
Plattamouth
Quinton
College View
Lee Mack
Tramp Sets Fire in Bloom School House
A tramp entering the Bloom school house near Axtell Nebraska started a fire in the stove using books to keep warm. About 25 dollars worth of books were burned. The sheriff is searching for Rim who has not yet been captured.
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Bloom
Axtell
Neb
Rim
Diphtheria Strikes German Settlement Near Arapahoe
Two deaths from diphtheria reported at a German settlement north of Arapahoe Nebraska. A public funeral was halted by health officers. Schools closed and strict quarantine imposed in the district. Also, Ezra Wayman, a farmer near Cambridge, Nebraska, suffered a broken leg from a horse fall while yielding to a horse.
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Arapahoe
Horee
Ezra
Wayman
Cambridge, Neb
Hag
Yilden
Fremont Man Ends Life After Morphine Fears
Benjamin F. Ayers of Fremont killed himself fearing morphine’s effects. He left a letter to his son Charlies explaining the motive.
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Benjamin F. Ayers
Fremont
Charlies
Insane Man Captured by Fremont Citizens
Andrew Nicholson, described as insane, was captured by Fremont residents while dining at the home of W. H. Baker after he had driven Mrs. Baker and the children away.
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Andrew Nicholson
Fremont
W. H. Baker
Mre. Baker
Faceless Dyes Offer Discount and Brighter Colors
Public notice describes Putnam Faceless Dyes cost 0 cents per package promising more color and better water. It touts improved starch products by Defiance Starch with new ingredient for stronger, smoother result, claiming rivals are inferior.
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Putnam
Playwright Pinero’s Unconventional Writing Routine
The dramatist A. W. Pinero starts work after the city’s day ends. He favors biking in the morning, returns for dinner, enjoys a nap, then resumes at tea time and works late into the night.
Saved Baby Lyon's Life with Cure Claims
Mrs Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas recalls her infant son suffering from infantile eczema for months. After using the Cutura Remedies the child improved within days and fully recovered in about ninety days. She lauds the remedies as lifesaving and praises their effectiveness.
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Maebelle Lyon
Appleton Ave
Parsons, Kan
Postal Service Improves in China Train Route
Reports say Chinese postal facilities are improving on the fast trains between Peking and Hankow. The new service is expected to complete the run in about three and a half hours.
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China
Peking
Hankow
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