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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
1
Milton Shelly operates a modern hen house near town with 220 pullets and 86 old hens. In December 1924 the flock produced 2366 eggs totaling 1971.6 dozen worth 88.72 dollars after deducting feed costs of 40.10 dollars leaving a net profit of 48.62 dollars. Production from pullets accounts for receipts while old hens feed costs are excluded.
The Agricultural Experiment Station publishes Bulletin No. 202 on landlords of Nebraska farms. It cites data from 270 rented farms across 10 Nebraska neighborhoods and notes this as an early, definite study of landlords, available via County Extension Agents and the Agricultural College in Lincoln.
The State Bank of Jansen reports a thrifty condition in its period ending December 31, 1924. Growth in deposits is attributed not only to higher farm product prices but to conservative management drawing growing patronage from locals who value a home institution that shows thrift.
Beatrice Daily Sun reports that railway executives and transport experts support voluntary consolidation of rail lines. They argue mergers would progress more sanely under reduced government interference, with smaller lines gravitating to central control and larger systems forming through business-like, unaided processes.
Rev. Eckels and his family left Tuesday for Glendale Arizona where he will pastor a new church. The Nazarene congregation here has always been small and recent removals thin it further making a regular pastor hard to secure. Sunday School will likely continue at the usual hour despite the absence.
Due to Mrs. Jacob Brandt’s frail condition, Mr and Mrs Roland Wiebe and the latter’s daughter will move into the Brandt residence to provide assistance as needed. The Wiebes offer a private sale of surplus household goods, with the list available elsewhere in this issue of the Janzen News.
The Elmer Barter Players come to Jansen for the season opening at Community Hall this Thursday evening. With no recent shows, a strong turnout is expected if weather stays favorable.
A magazine written and edited by lunatics began publication in Logland. It is produced by intimates of the City Mental Hospital at Humberstone in Leicester and features prose and poetry not edited by outsiders.
A report from the Agricultural College Lincoln explains most scalding injuries come from water that is too hot. Proper scalding uses 155 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit, with dew-claws snapping off and the hog not in water too long. A dairy thermometer helps ensure a clean carcass, using ashes or lye with soap as a scarf cutter.
Mr and Mrs Geo Ackman and Arthur returned Saturday to Chappell Nebraska after spending Christmas at the home of Mrs Ackmans parents Mr and Mrs J P Heiliger. Barter Players perform at Community Hall January 8 inviting music lovers.
Local notes recount New Year visits in Henderson and Dalmeny, relatives staying at Ruhake and Thiessen homes, and health updates on Dr. Murray and Mrs. Thiessen. Miss Beandt and Miss Paradise return to duties, revival meetings near Jansen, and a Beatrice Fairbury bus schedule update.
Several local ex service men have received their Adjusted Service Certificates under the Bonus law. The government began mailing these certificates on New Years day and they will mature in 20 years from that date. H. T. Fast will assist in filling out the blanks for those in this community.
The State Bank of Jansen held its annual meeting on January 2. All officers and directors were re-elected as the bank was found in excellent condition with a very large cash reserve, reflecting returning prosperity of agriculture, the community’s main support.
The primary room loses Lucile Thiessen who zoned to California and Wilson Eckels who moved to Arizona. The High School Room reports strong start after vacation and the school mourns the loss of their director and his children.
The Scottsbluff sugar factory completed beet slicing and sugar manufacture after one hundred days of operation. Officials call this the most satisfactory season in the valley, with 242049 tons of beets producing 708585 bags of sugar and farmers receiving 1573318.50 dollars.
At the Community Hall Thursday night the Elmer Barter Players present dramatic and vaudeville acts. The troupe travels with eight trunks of musical instruments, promising an enjoyable evening for all. Prices are reasonable with adults 30 cents and children 10 cents. Performance at 3 15.
The fruit grows in tropical countries and opens like a capsule by two valves. The tree reaches about twenty five feet in height and bears a pear sized, golden yellow fruit. The fleshy part is used as a sweetmeat and resembles cinched fruit.
A Columbus Nebraska observer predicts an early spring and long summer this year. He bases the forecast on records showing snowy Decembers in 1388 1909 1914 and 1920, followed by temperatures that after March never dropped below 36 degrees.
Henry Bower father-in-law of District Judge W J Moss died at his Fairbury home Wednesday evening after a brief illness. An early Jefferson County settler, he homesteaded at Bower in 1869 and spent his later years in Fairbury, where he was a familiar figure in the business district to visitors from across the county.
The signal device at the settlement railroad crossing a half mile east of Jansen was put in complete working order last week and is praised as an efficient contrivance by observers who have seen it operate.
A traveling mailbox on an R F D route near Meredith New Hampshire moves along a wired track through trimmed woods. The carrier loads mail in the box and jerks a wire. a distant household member bikes a stationary bicycle to power and pull the box to the farmhouse three quarters of a mile away.
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