Debraska Notes and Local Developments Overview
Delinquent tax list published at Papillion shows half previous size with eleven columns, seven for Bellevue. Beat rice Chautauqua closed its 1905 assembly. new board reorganized. Red Willow county forms A R Land and Cattle Co with $50,000 capital. George Hurn fined for assault, paid by work on streets. Wheat from Gage county poor farm sold to Davis Grain for $242.98, turned over to county treasurer. Anton Psota farm sold near West Point at $100 per acre, 200 acres bottom land. Moriaies Threshing Co of Gresham lost a threshing rig by fire. origin unknown. partially insured. Oscar Hanson elected cashier of First National bank in Wahoo. vacancy since May. Pickrell Farmers Elevator bought Nebraska Elevator Co property at Pickrell. Dr J C W Crofts to pastor West Point Congregational church. County Attorney Olmsted demands fire escapes for Kerr Opera House Hastings. Beatrice Electric expanding, new dynamo will boost capacity. Mule Slough drainage ditch to drain 10,000 acres near Nebraska City. nine miles main channel, total 14 miles with feeders. Over $800 of machinery arrives at Papillion for cement brick and tiling factory. Tower and Berkandt building near Missouri Pacific right-of-way. Nebraska City board orders truancy complaints. 40+ habitual truants. parents deny control. Auburn Lighting contract extends street and alley illumination for five years. Bellevue Commercial club to Bellevue route study. Omaha Street Railway to inspect route into Bellevue. committee encouraged.
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Beatrice Chautauqua Association
A. R. Land and Cattle Company
Red Willow County
J.T. May
L. BE. May
J. H. May
George Hurn
Beatrice
William Upthagrove
Gage County
Davis Grain Company
Cuming County
Anton Psota
West Point
Moriaies Threshing Company
Gresham
Lideane
First National Bank
Wahoo
Oscar Hanson
Fred’ R. Clark
Pickrell Farmers’ Elevator Company
Pickrell
Nebraska Elevator Company
J. C. “W. Crofts
Congregational Church
Crofts
Olmsted
William Kerr
Kerr Opera House
Hastings
Nebraska
Papillion
Tower
Berkandt
Missouri Pacific
Board of Education
Nebraska City
Strengthen the stomach with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Capleville resident credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing chronic indigestion after years of trial. He says three boxes ended his symptoms and promotes the pills as a blood forming tonic. The ad promises a free booklet and touts Defiance Starch as a durable, money saving alternative.
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Dr. Wiliams
E. E. Strong
Capleville
Shelby County
Tenn
Memphis
A Long Farewell
A French guest in New York is stunned by a large hotel bill and vows a farewell, then explains the gesture will mean he will never see the manager again. The manager greets him with cheerful service before the revelation.
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France
New York
They Drowned the Waterfall
Howells mocks the shrill power of feminine voices through a tale set at a western hotel. A guide leads tourists to a waterfall as they hike a pleasant road with the group nearing the final ascent. A young man asks for distance and the guide promises “a step more” before the women’s chatter is silenced.
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Wiliam Dean Howells
Mr. Howells
America
The Secret of Youth and Grape-Nuts Revival
A 94 year old man credits Grape-Nuts with restoring digestion and bowel health after chronic constipation. He reports improved strength, posture, and daily comfort after starting the cereal, and says he remains well into his 90s. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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de Soto
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Russell Freed After Pardon In Dawes County Case
Charles Russell, released after four years in Nebraska state prison, received an unconditional pardon from Governor Mickey on grounds of innocence. The move followed affidavits alleging wrongful conviction and juror coercion, including claims about witness misidentification and circumstantial evidence linking Russell to the crime. The case drew national attention due to sensational statements and the implied railroaded imprisonment.
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Charles Russell
Mickey
Russell
Nathan Broadhurst
John McCumber
Sylvester Muldoon
W. H. Fanning
A.T. Hugson
Standenmaier
Dawes
Odd Fellows Hold Annual State Convention in Nebraska City
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows held its state convention in Nebraska City where officers for the grand lodge were elected and South Omaha was chosen as the next meeting site by a 13 vote majority. New grand lodge officers include F. P. Carrick as grand master and J. P. Gage as grand secretary among others. Rebekah assembly and grand encampment officers were also elected with members from Omaha Lincoln North Platte and Fremont.
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Nebraska City
Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
South Omaha
Lincoln
Grand Lodge
F. P. Carrick
Cozad
J. E. Morrison
Gandy
Clark O
Hanlon
Blair
J. P. Gage
Fremont
F. B.bryant
Omaha
Walter A. Leese
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Rebekah
Lynn Sutherland
Misa Katherine Jackson
Clara Davis
North Platte
Emma L. Talbot
Mary E. Stuht
W. D. Crawford
Laurel
W. S. Rohrer
Hastings
L. P. Gage
W. G
E. 's.Davis
J. S. Hoagland
Lamb's Sentence Commuted by Governor Clemency Granted
Michael Lamb of Greeley county, serving a nine year term for cattle theft, receives a commutation from Governor Mickey reducing the sentence to six years. The move follows remarks from Supreme Court judges and the Attorney General calling the original term excessive. Lamb, a wealthy ranchman, fought the case amid local cattle theft tensions and community opposition. Judge Hanna protested clemency.
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Greeley County
Michael Lamb
Mickey
Lamb
Supreme Court
Sullivan, Holcomb
Sedgwick
Norris Brown
Hanna
District Court
Missouri Pacific Bridge Disaster Kills Two Crewmembers
A Missouri Pacific train crashed through a bridge between Weeping Water and Nehawka in Nebraska, killing engineer B. F. Young and fireman William Sheffield. The battleship type engine and two cars plunged twenty five feet into the stream. no passengers were harmed, though the engine and several freight cars left the track. Young, about 55, lived in Nebraska City with a wife and children. Sheffield, about 30, also resided there.
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri ‘Pacific
Weeping Water
Nehawka
William Sheffield
Atwell
Young
Sheffield
Nebraska City
Missouri River
Will Break Up Gang Arrest of Grand Island Man
A Grand Island man named Alex Gallipaux faced county court arraignment on theft charges tied to sheep missing from Union Pacific shipments. Police seized eighteen sheep from his premises, alleging they belonged to a shipment passing through. Gallipaux fled, was later arrested at Kearney as part of a broader investigation into sheep thefts along the line.
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Grand Island
Alex- Gailipaux
Union Stock Yards
Union Pacific Secret Service
Gallipaux
Kearney
Tucker Not To Return To Nebraska
Federal Judge Eugene A. Tucker of Arizona said not to return to Nebraska. He may practice law in Humboldt or Globe or move to California or Old Mexico. Mrs. Tucker’s health concerns and climate prospects influence the likely relocation.
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Arizona
Nebraska
Eugene A. Tucker
Humboldt
Globe
California
Old Mexico
Tucker
Perjury charge arises in Chamberlain case at Auburn
In the Chamberlain banking dispute at Auburn the defense presented witnesses J A Taylor and ex Senator Barth, once leaders of Chamberlain banks. They faced contradicting testimony from a civil suit in Johnson county about their stock ownership. Judge Good ordered the jury out and instructed officials to file perjury information against the two prominent witnesses.
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Chamberlain
Auburn
J. A. Taylor
Chamberlain Banking House
Barthh
Johnson County
Judge Good
Falls City to Sabetha Rail Line Incorporation Formed
The Falls City, Sycamore Springs, Sabetha & Southwestern Railway company has filed its articles of incorporation to build a line from Falls City to Sycamore Springs and Sabetha. Capital stock details are not stated. Incorporators include J H Miles, George Boone Jr, EB Towle, W E Dorrington, and others.
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New Railroad Incorporated
Falls City
Sycamore Springs
Sabetha
George L. Campen
Samuel Kimmel
Bird
H. Reding
Albert Maust
Ray Hosseltine
J. KE Wallace
Charles McGuire
Tewia W
HL. Crook
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