Nebraska Notes on local industry and progress
Burwell bank capital set at 25000 with 10000 paid in. W H Mahannah bought 320 acres near Winnipeg. Wood River depot foundation nearly done. Union Pacific florist E Corbin sold a Cairo farm for 5800. Tarkio director A Hansen to lead Beatrice Military band. Sarpy Old Settlers name 94 year old Gow of Bellevue as state oldest man. Fletcher in Bancroft to fund state fair exhibit for Cuming county. Civil War veterans plan Denver G A R encampment trip. Albion farm sold at 10250 per acre. Albion crop outlook bright. Johnson Bros Nebraska City to convert to wholesale grocery. Amri Worden to build brick business house in Nuckolls county. Superior adds posts and pipe bars for tying teams. Company M, Second Nebraska National Guards returns from encampment. marksmen praised. Colfax County assets tallied by assessor. Frank Wellman and two Blisses sue Ehrnberger drain damages for 4000. Fremont passes Fifth Street paving and suburban lighting at 4000. Nemaha bottom road project equipment reaches Auburn. work to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Fletcher
Bancroft
Cuming County
Superior
National Grand Army of the Republic
Denver
R Carsten
Albion
Barker Sanity Fight Delays Webster County Double Murder Trial
Webster County double murderer Frank Barker seeks to prove insanity in district court before a potential trial on his sister-in-law murder. Governor Mickey’s two year reprieve ended plans for immediate execution, with prosecutors noting court jurisdiction and weighing sane or insane outcomes for the second death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barker
Webster County
Inlaw
Daniel Barker
Barker
Red Cloud
Mickey
Supreme Court
Thompson
Lancaster County
New Religious Sect Forms in Broken Bow
At Dr Cyrus Pickett residence in Broken Bow a business meeting of an independent religious movement was held. The group formed after Rev R F Harman left the Christian church over disputes. The aim is worship without adherence to a written creed and over thirty five pledges from local figures across denominations were pledged to support the movement. Officers elected include Rev R F Harman president W Beal secretary and James McClean treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Bow
Cyrus Pickett
R. F. Harman
Christian Church
God
W.beal
James McClean
Grain Suit Transcript Pending in Federal Court
The Worrall Grain company sues thirty nine Nebraska Grain Dealers' Association members. Transcript not yet filed, and removal to federal court from Washington county district court is planned. Expect filing in early September. Judge Carland of South Dakota to hear the case with trial likely to start around September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worrall Grain Company
Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association
District Court
Washington County
Carland
South Dakota
New Burlington Depot To Be Built In Beatrice
Word from Lincoln confirms BE M Westervelt rights of way official of Burlington states authorization for a new Beatrice depot has been received and construction will start next month. This news pleases Beatrice residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Burlington
Lincoln
BE. M.westervelt
Long Lost Child Reunited With Nebraska Parents After 18 Years
Mrs. Herman Wippern of St. Louis returned to Gross Nebraska to meet her biological parents Mr. and Mrs. Mike Scheinost after being kidnapped as a baby. The girl vanished from Brown County where the Scheinosts ran a ranch. A neighbor named Ormsby was suspected. A St. Louis letter aligning with the family’s story led to a photograph match confirming the reunion. The woman previously believed her mother was circus performer Mrs. Beard and that her name was Lela Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wippern
St. Louis
Gross
Neb
Mike Scheinost
Ormsby
Scheinosts
Nebraska
Scheiosts
Wippern
Beard
National Guard Shooters Headed to New Jersey Shoot
Adjutant General Culver joined the National Guard team traveling from Chicago to the national target shoot in New Jersey. The squad includes Colonel W. R. McLaughlin as captain Major J M. Birkner as coach and several lieutenants sergeants corporals and privates from multiple regiments. General Culver expects the team to perform well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Chicago
National Guard
New Jersey
W. R. McLaughlin
J M. Birkner
Fred Gegner
B.hullowney
8. E. Est
R. E. Burt
F. F. Willett
R. D. Mersenback
Jacob Balderson
G. S. Joyce
R. C. Shankland
Conrad
Weener
William
Duffy
B.hobbs
R.-R. Young
D.H. Davis
Edgar ‘Bridges
Lee
Brian
General Culver
Highlanders May Move Headquarters and Tax Debate
The Royal Highlanders lodge plans to seek removal of its Lincoln head officers to a location outside Nebraska. The September Denver executive castle will consider moving headquarters to Council Bluffs to avoid Nebraska taxes on its $500,000 reserve fund. The eight year old fraternal group operates in ten states with 20,000 members and tax on $9,000 per year. Chief executive W. E. Sharp leads the organization.
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Executive Castle
Royal Highlanders Lodge
Lincoln
Nebraska
Executive ‘Castle
Denver
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Royal Highlanders Organization
Nx *Braska
W. E. Sharp
Representative Casebeer Praises Anti Cigarette Law
Representative Casebeer of Gage county expresses satisfaction with the anti cigarette law he helped pass last winter. He says the measure targets dealers rather than smokers or rollers. Lincoln police chief orders arrest of anyone caught rolling or smoking cigarettes, though no arrests have been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casebeer
Gage County
Lincoln
Professor F M Gregg Appointed Biology Professor
The Wayne normal school announces the appointment of Prof. F M Gregg to the state normal at Peru as professor of biological science. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1903 and is noted as a prominent state educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg
Wayne Normal School
State Normal
Peru
J. L. Me~ Brien
House of Representatives
Webster the Great American Orator Seen Half Asleep in Court
A writer recalls Daniel Webster in a Boston Phoenix bank case defense, noting his heavy, dreamlike gaze and absent attention to the courtroom. Judge Shaw and two others watched closely as Webster, absorbed in thoughts of politics, appeared a remarkable, heavy figure to onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Everett
Webster
Phoenix Bank
William Dehon
Judge Shaw
England
Annette and the French Kitchen Folly at New Orleans Eatery
A lighthearted reminiscence from the New Orleans Times-Democrat. A narrator adopts a French kitchen persona with Annette as chef, misfires ruin an omelet and toast, then dines out later. The tale blends affection, culinary mishap, and comic charm without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
New Orleans
Vizier Fined and Flogged for Snake-Headed Anticipation
In a quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer the Sultan reproaches the vizier for failing to anticipate an assassination attempt with a bomb. The vizier admits no time to act, prompting the sultan to sentence him to twenty purses of 100 sequins each plus thirty lashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Disappointment at the Diner: A Hat Brass Check Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer vignette recalls an old man tipping a hat boy after a modest dinner. The man urges the boy to take tips when offered, placing a brass hat check in his hand as a sign of the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Edwin Stevens Seeks Vaudeville Break Under Gruff Manager
Edwin Stevens aims at vaudeville, choosing Manager Meyer as his first-round backer. The busy, stern impresario with a German accent asks for his line, and Stevens modestly replies he is a comedian. The exchange ends with the manager demanding laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Stevens
Meyerfelt
Stevens
Hein
Vell
Won Bet From Horse Story About Mose and Page
The tale recounts Thomas Nelson Page praising Mose Stebbins a friend and recounts a joke about winning a quarter from a horse a bet made when Mose collected by buying feed for his nag. The piece closes with a quip on farming and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Nelson Page
Moses’ Stebbins
Mr. Page
Mose
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Jersey Shore Resident
Mrs. C. B. Earnest of Jersey Shore Pa credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after five weeks bedridden. She says the pills let her work and go to town again and urges other women to use them for kidney health. The item also includes a brief humorous note on Tommy Pop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Shore
Dodd's
Dodd
Railway Notes Name Appoints Northwestern Agent Chief
Mr I P Spining who has served as Northwestern passenger agent of the C O for several years has been appointed General Northern Agent of the Big Four Railway with headquarters at 238 Clark street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. P Spining
Northwestern
Big Four Railway
Clark Street
Chicago
When a girl has pretty teeth it is a sign she will let everybody see them
The remark notes that attractive teeth are linked to openness about smiling. It presents a social stereotype about girlish charm and confidence without broader context.
Sensible Housekeepers Prefer Defiance Starch Quality
Sensible housekeepers choose Defiance Starch for better quality and for getting one third more value for the same money.
Woman Cleans House To Make Amends With Husband
A wife tries to repair marital harmony by tidying the home, asserting domestic duties as a remedy for disagreement. Clean surroundings are described as the path to reconciliation and goodwill in the couple’s daily life.
Nerve Restor er Ad and Starching Claim in Fragment
An OCR fragment touts Dr Kline nerve restorer and a Defiance starch promotion. It mentions free bottle offers and addresses in Philadelphia while also remarking on loafers and poker room closures.
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Nebraska Notes
Burwell State Bank
W. H. Mahannah
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Wood River
E. Corbin
Union Pacific Florist
Cairo
A. ©. Hansen
Tarkio
Johnson Bros
Nebraska City
Amri- Worden
Nuckolls County
Nebraska National Guards
Colfax
Frank Wellman
Frank Bliss
Ehrnberger
Schuyler
Ask
Fremont
Nemaha Bottom
Auburn
Nebraska News
Ernor
the Hangman
NEW
Clench
Joseph
Girdle
Rook
Pala
Tommy
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