Omaha Bonding Company Buys Jansen Water Bonds
The village signed an agreement last week to transfer remaining bonds totaling about 7000 dollars to Omaha Bonding Company. Wachob & Co of Omaha will save the village one half percent in interest and cover transfer and printing expenses. The bonds bear 4?1 percent interest from transfer and will pay semiannual interest. The first $500 bond matures April 1 1926 with annual payments ensuing.
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jJam@s
Wachob & Co
Omaha
Lightning prints explained by Weather Bureau puzzled readers
The Weather Bureau clarifies that after a lightning strike marks on the skin appear as pink branching patterns resembling trees or leaves. These marks, usually fading within a day or two, are not photos or mysterious graphs but simply skin impressions from the discharge.
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Weather Bureau
The
States Department of Agriculture
Weather report from North Dakota storm impacts
A North Dakota traveler describes an extreme cold spell with temperatures dropping to 20 below zero in late February. The Wasemiller family, visiting H T Fast, noted the severe conditions while en route to McClusky.
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H.T. Fastnam
Wasemiller
H. T. Fast
McClusky
North Dakota
District Basket Ball Tournament at Fairbury High School
Thayer, Jefferson, Nuckolls and Gage counties compete for the district basketball title in Fairbury. Forty games are scheduled with preliminaries at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM and evening sessions at 7:30 PM. Admission is 25 and 35 cents. finals Saturday evening charge 30 and 50 cents.
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Fairbury High School
U Uprising
Gage
Thayer Jeffer
Nuckolls
Yahasiom
Fairbury
Uch
Funeral for Miss Alice Lott Held in Rock Creek Area
The funeral of Miss Alice Lott, longtime resident of Rock Creek Precinct, who died at her home south of Jansen, was held Tuesday afternoon, March 3. The deceased and her sister had lived together for many years.
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Alice Lott
Rock Creek Precinct
Jansen
County Farm Sale Planned in York for County Fair Grounds
York County votes to sell the county farm to raise funds for purchasing grounds for a new county fair. Real estate men hold the deal, with bids under 175 per acre rejected as land values rise. Proceeds intended for fairground purchase.
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York County
Ordering Garden Seeds For Nebraska Summers
Extension Service women plan gardens to feed families healthful meals all summer and next winter. Circular 1211 lists preferred Nebraska varieties and a garden plan to use every foot of space. Free from county extension agents or Agricultural College at Lincoln.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Nebraska
Agricultural College At
Lincoln
Radio aerial danger warned after wind blows wires across power lines
The Peabody Gazette-Herald cautions readers to avoid erecting radio antennas near electrical lines after a mother and daughter narrowly escaped a fatal shock while reconnecting a radio post wind damage. The piece links such hazards to the adage about the gun that wasn’t loaded.
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Peabody
Ixansas
Gazette-Herald
Local Notes Highlight Jansen Community Life
Fairbury visitors and local residents figure in a string of notes. Anna Loenard and Anna Paul visit Jansen. Mr. and Mrs. Abr Loewen celebrate a baby boy born Feb 25. Mrs. Galbraith and Mrs. Friesen host and visit. eye specialist Dr C C Merghew plans March 9 at Lyon Hotel. A gas tank and pump install near H F Rewpel shop. mill repairs suspend Monday. Mrs. Arthur Goff dies at home east of Fairbury March 2. Goff formerly Miss Elizabeth Baird and a Jansen teacher. Poultry reports place Milton Shelley among state top egg producers. Farm sales. K A Thiessen sells quarter section near Jansen to Ajax Ruhnke. J E Madden vacates for Jansen. Snow minimal on roads. Peter Brandt of Reedley, California visits. plans Paxton trip. Ed Dorman ships personal effects west. Albert Herman seeks Rochester medical advice.
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Helena Brandt
Fairbury
Lynch Hospital
C.C. Merghew
Lynn Hotel
Jansen
Paul Sandman
H. A. Friesen
Arthur Goff
Preparedness For Better Brooding Chicks
Preparedness for raising chicks determines market readiness. Crowded broods waste chicks, so 175 to 250 per brood, a warm heated colony, and a movable colony house with adjustable openings improve results. Seek feeding guidance from county extension agents or the Agricultural College at Lincoln.
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Agricultural College At
Lincoln
Letter from Sarden Nebraska describes farm rents and cattle branding
H P Ratzlaff writes from Sarden Nebraska on February 23 requesting Jansen News sent to Star Route from Paxton Nebraska. He notes a rental offer giving one third of grain and 500 acres of pasture and hay ground free. He reports good health and warm weather with grass turning green. They branded thirteen head of cattle that morning. A local tuberculin test by Dr Metcalf and relative from DeWitt is mentioned. A life insurance man in the York hotel recalls a Kansas farm widow receiving a thousand dollar policy proceeds and extending farm power needs. The A J Thiessen family may go to California with return expected mid month.
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H. P. Ratzlaff
Sarden
Nebraska
Paxton
York Hotel
Kansas
Lips Baody
Jefferson County Feeder Tops Chicago Cattle Market
G. A. Hamley of Steele City topped the Chicago cattle market on February 24 with 27 head averaging 1200 pounds at 11.25 per cwt. The seven load consignment, Herefords from the T. B. Herd near Central City, were bought in Omaha last October at 7.00 per cwt and fed on corn alfalfa and molasses. The sale occurred in a market with 12,000 cattle and was praised by Hamley, a veteran picker of whiteface stock.
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G. A. Hamley
Steele City
Chicago
T. B
Central City
Omaha
Hawley
No Change At Post Office For The Present
Postmaster H. T. Fast has reconsidered giving up the post office and has notified the Post Office Department. The department has accepted withdrawal of his resignation and thus examination of applicants for the Jansen office is recalled.
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H. T. Fast
Post Office Department
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Omaha Bonding Company
Jansen Water Bonds
Ares
Age, Thayer, Nuckoll,& Jeffer
SON Counties
County Farm
York
Jansen Woman’s Club
Snyder
Miss Hamm
Woman’s Club
Nebraska City
Peeniestrons
Anna Loenard of
Margaret Friesen
Abr. Loewen
N. O. Y. B. Club
N. 3. Koop
Anna Paul of
C. C. Merghew
Lyon Hotel
Dansep
H. F. Rewpel
K. A. Thiessen
Ajax Ruhnke
J. E. Madden
Peter T. Brandt
ReedJey
California
Bougby Glen
Ered Dorman
Dormans
Mr. Dorman
Oshkosh
Albert Herman
Rochester
Minnesota
John’ Madde Pines
Dr. Metcalf
Plymouth
DeWitt, Tiday
Life Insurance
A. J. Thiessen
Jefferson County
State Bank of
H. A. Thiessen, P
Henry Wallbaum
Henry Peters
John M. Nid
F.C. Achtemeier
H. T. Past - Cashier
F. H.- Nider August Sevroedéer Tr
Charles Siebe
P. J.- Thiessen
John Nider' Estace
Fred Siebe
C.-M. Tarver
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