Farmers Mercantile Company of Shea Files Petition
The Farmers Mercantile Company of Shea Nebraska in Jefferson county filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. Liabilities exceed assets by about 15000 with debts 12866.73 and assets 11800. President T L Rohrbaugh led a November 23 board meeting authorizing the action. Major unsecured creditors include Fairbury Mill & Elevator Lincon and Citizens State Bank Diller among others. Nineteen local creditors are listed with $100 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Mercantile Company
Shea
Neb
Jefferson County
T. L. Rohrbaugh
Shea Company
Nebraska
Farmer's Union Co-Operative Association of
Alexandria
Fairbury Mill ®& Elevator Company
Rasse Wholesale Company
Fairbury
Henkle & Joyce Hardware
Lincoln
Herman & Fraurricht
Wymore
Citizens State Bank
Diller
Lincoln Daily Star
Fed Reserve Bulletin Signals No Major Business Readjustment
Reports from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City show no decided shift toward a broad business readjustment in the Tenth District. October price cuts kept buyers cautious, though merchants moved high priced stock. Wholesalers pushed deep discounts to spur demand, attracting country buyers, while a wheat holding movement and reduced livestock shipments were noted as markets cooled and farmers fed stock for later sale.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
The
Bulletin
Goody Countryward
Sunday Storm Hurts State Telephone and Telegraph Lines
A Sunday night storm caused widespread damage to telephone and telegraph lines across the state with Lincoln firm reporting about 1000 poles broken and several days of outages. In town, business activity continued as Mr. Ruhnke expanded stock while residents prepared for upcoming travel and departures to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co
Local News Highlights From Jansen Area
Local residents including John W. Friesen Alfred Heckel and J J Ratzlaff families share visits and events. Beatrice Lutheran hospital completion noted. A twin baby death followed at Ebenezer church. Train schedule changes affect two passenger trains through Jansen. Missionary Peter Ratzlaff named by K M B Church at Diouba California with ordination services planned locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Ackerman
Fairbury
Beatrice
Wm. D. Friesen
Ebenezer Church
Town
Jansen
Chicago
Horton
N. T. Brandt
Canada
News
Jansen News
Garden City
Kansas
Brandt
Peter Ratzlaff
China
K. M. B. Church
Diouba
California
B. P. Ratzlaff
Peter
Ordis Nation
Reducing Idleness Key To Lower Living Costs
The Stock Yards Daily Journal argues price cuts alone won t fix living costs. It calls for cutting idleness and speeding production, noting many workers perform less than one person and still earn two wages. It warns wages won t drop without higher output, urging a square deal and an end to loafing on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Yards Daily Journal
Feed guidance for breeding stock and brood sows
The article advises storing corn for winter, warns against feeding corn to breeding stock especially brood sows, and suggests substituting oats barley alfalfa and similar feeds. It notes farmers obtain good results by grazing brood sows in cornstalks or alfalfa fields and emphasizes moderate grain feeding with exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Farthest North Wheat Found At Sixty Sixth Parallel
The Manitoba Agricultural College husbandry department announces a new wheat variety named No. 10 grown at the sixty sixth parallel. Described as a cross between Manitoba and Australia wheat, it is said to be harder than other grades and marks a record for being raised farther north than any wheat before.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba
Australia
Wireless station acquired by Steele City trio
S R Wilfley L L Earhart and J W Hicks of Steele City acquired a powerful wireless apparatus expected to receive messages from all over the United States and Europe. Earhart, with U S troops in France, may run the station, while Nazarene church meetings here since last Wednesday faced poor attendance due to unfavorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Wilfley
L. L. Earhart
J. W. Hicks
Steele City
United States
Europe
Earhart
U.S
France
Nazarene Church
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Verdon Closes
Richardson county bank shut by state banking board on a Saturday. The Farmers and Merchants bank of Verdon has capital stock of 187000 and deposits around 80000. Receiver appointment sought by the board, with E. E. Auxier as president and L. H. Johnson as cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Verdon
Richardson County
State Banking Board
Davis
District Court
E. E. Auxier
L. H. Johnson
Hart
Banking Board
World Herald
Letter from Mr Barkman on light crops and rail hub near Mr Friesen
A letter to Klaas R. Friesen from M B Barkman of Rapdan Saskatchewan notes a light crop season. He mentions a railroad construction nearby and a planned railway station within about a mile and a half of Friesen's home, anticipated to boost local real estate values in western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaas R. Friesen
M. B. Barkman
Rapdan
Saskatchewan
Canada
Barkman
Bee Big
Western
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Farmers Mercantile Company of
R. R. Ruhnke
Ruhnke
American Smelting and Refining Company of
Omaha
Herman Grummet
Grummet
Boesing
John A. Thiessen
John D. Thiessen
Hillsboro
Reedley
Thiessens
Peter Flaming
Inman
Edward Thiessen
Henry Heidelk
Asid I
John W. Friesen
Paxton, Nebr
Alfred Heckel
John Hentges
Ipson
J. J. Ratzlaff
Harvey
John A. Friesen
D.F. Bartel
Lincolln
J. J. Ratzlaff’s
Richardson County Bank
State Bank of
Henry Heiliger
F. C. Achtemthier
Prest
D. F. Heiliger
Pri
Thie
F. Heiliger
Asst
Cashiersen
Henry Wollbauin
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