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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
1
Sunday a two car collision occurred at the northwest corner of town involving Mr. Buller of Harbine and the Kroetsching family. Both cars sustained damage with a bent fender and running board on the Buller vehicle. no serious injuries reported. The Kroetsching car fled west after the crash as the Buller party returned home.
Rev A R Achtemeier resigns Cheney parish after more than three years as pastor and teacher at the high school. He and Mrs Achtemeier will move to Lincoln Nebraska to serve St Marks Reformed Church near the State University. Parents here celebrate the move as closer family contact and extended visiting opportunities.
The article explains heavy soil causes heaving from freezing and thawing, risking plant damage and poor yields next season. It recommends straw mulch free of seeds or other materials like oats, with about eight inches of depth when the ground is frozen and settled to protect roots.
The Nebraska State Dairymen Association holds a two day meeting at the Agricultural College on January 9 and 10. The morning program features Why the Purebred and Gare of Mik and Cream on the Farm followed by Why We Need Better Dairy Cows and Dairy Marketing. Afternoon events include a demonstration and a play. January 10 covers Dairy Farming as a Farmer's Business and Bigger Profits by Better Feeding. A dairy cattle judging contest for students and another for breeders and farmers will be held Friday morning led by the 1928 Dairy Cattle Judging Team.
Miss Anna Schroeder of Lincoln spent a few days last week at the P. B. Barkman home. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Friesen and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rempel agreed to Lincoln Friday. Mrs. Peter Hildebrandt has been in poor health. Miss Isabelle Steer was a Lincoln caller Saturday. Miss Katie Rempel began work at Mennonite Hospital Beat Rice Thursday. Mrs. L. C. Parker and children and Alma and Iola Ellsworth at Fairbury visited relatives in Jansen Sunday. Julius and George Wittler spent Sunday with friends in Western Nebraska. Construction of a new hen house is under way on the Wm. H. Nider place east of Jansen.
Funeral services were held for Dale Lynn Friesen one year old son of Mr and Mrs John K Friesen of Fairbury. The infant died after three days of illness at the parental home. Interment was in Jansen Cemetery with Rev Stauffer officiating. The family includes parents a brother and a sister.
Weather Bureau explains rain is common after battles due to troop movements needing dry roads. The dry spell ends by the time engagement begins, aligning with nature’s pattern, but the battle itself does not cause the rain.
The Janseb post office urges patrons to pre pack and address parcels before presenting at the counter. With Christmas heavy mail flow staff cannot wrap or fully prepare packages, so only properly prepared items will be dispatched promptly.
The six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Friesen was badly cut on her throat Sunday evening after running into a barb wire fence while visiting Mrs P J Heidebrecht. She was treated by Dr Murray and four stitches were required. The wound was near a fatal depth but doctors expect recovery with a possible scar and no permanent injury.
Stampe farmers and local reporters claim a coal vein near Tekamah in northeastern Nebraska rivals Wyoming in quality. The report notes mineable potential and calls for verification by geological survey teams.
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