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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
4
Automobile travel between Jan sen and Fairbury has been possible daily all winter. Two Jansen children attending Fairbury schools have not missed a day since September. At a Community Hall caucus last Thursday evening three incumbents P. J. Thiessen A J Thiessen and Wm J Steer were nominated for re election. Attendance was very light.
Men from Dempster Manufacturing Co pumped sand to clear the village water well. Sand damaged the cylinder prompting a replacement and suspending plant operation for several days.
In a Chicago personal injury case the plaintiff, after four physterins testified the man was hopelessly paralyzed, drew his crutches and walked, revealing he was an investigator for the defendant railroad and accusing an attorney of conspiring to obtain a fraudulent verdict.
The office records complaints of subscribers on Route 1 from Fairbury about failing to receive the Jansen News. Prompt reports of future delivery failures are requested to help locate the cause. The paper is mailed from Jansen on Wednesdays and should reach readers by Thursday.
Correspondence from Brownville reports Wim Witter of Lake Charles Louisiana recently visited Brownville Texas. He praised the country but said Mrs Wittle would require a return to the original locality if they moved. Witter leased land in Donner Louisiana for $25 per acre and a quarter of the cotton crop, with Wittler family members in Jansen area likely to welcome relatives back.
Mr John Bartel and two daughters from Meade Kansas visit relatives near Jansen and Fairbury planning to return home midweek. Mr P W Toews of Swaiwwell Alberta Canada accompanied by his wife formerly Margaret Koehn visits Jansen after attending a funeral with the Bartel family and then plans to travel on to Fairbury for Sunday.
The piece outlines the contested status of loan as a verb in English. It cites authorities from Literary Digest to Doctor Vizetelly, notes that lend remains standard, while loan as a verb has long been debated and tied to historical authorities and purist views.
A traveler’s tale from the Amazon recalls enormous spiders feared more than jaguars. Creatures are described with long legs and fat black bodies about rat size, with sinister eyes. They construct camouflaged ground trap doors, watch from pits, and spin massive webs spanning trees that can trap prey such as small birds.
A father promises his young daughter a theater outing if she behaves. She remains unusually quiet all day and asks whether she may laugh if a joke appears during the show.
Public notice states the Village of Jansen Jefferson Nebraska proposes to issue water refunding bonds of 7000 dollars dated April 1 1925 at five and one half percent to take up and pay off 11000 dollar bonds dated September 1 1913. Objections may be filed with the village clerk by March 30 1925.
The village water works plant halted operations for several days due to sand pumping of the well and the need for pump repairs. Water supply exhausted Tuesday prompting water procurement from nearby wells. Delays in receiving the pump repairs lengthened the suspension beyond initial expectations and a new cyunter became apparent.
Garden City notes Mr. and Mrs. John F. Isaac of Meade visiting over the weekend. Rev. J. Z. Wiebe leads midweek Bible meetings. Easter program preparations advance with Henry Wiens aiding H. F. Loewen. Ike and Dave Tiessen traveled to Hooker Oklahoma in Ike's car. Wheat and oats show slow growth after cold spell. A local spelling contest at the schoolhouse with seven schools present, our school winning most prizes. A basket dinner drew many attendees. G. M. Doerksen and H. R. Friesen hauled sand for improvements on their properties. A. P. Reimer drove Mr. and Mrs. Cleary Plett to Satanta Wednesday.
A young vacationer, newly engaged to a pretty girl, learns she may be engaged to several men. He asks bluntly if such engagements exist and proposes that if she agrees they will pool funds to buy an engagement ring. The girl responds with disdain.
The notice promotes a printing service ready for any job with competitive pricing. It emphasizes tight prices and ample equipment.
Mr and Mrs Claude Nider welcomed a nine pound girl born March 16 at their home. Community notes report visits from Chas Kroetsching family, Warneta Murray birthday gathering, and neighbors calling at Mrs Mionie Kroetsching’s home. Harlan Weaver plans to move to a southeast Ellis farm this week. Evelyn Sixel undergoing tonsil treatment by a Beatrice physician. Mrs Pete Wolters visiting Sabetha Hospital where her husband is ill.
A Maine farmer invented copper-toed shoes sixty years ago noting greater durability than three Sedinary pairs. The Dearborn Independent reports that England Scotland and Wales must import more than five months of food to feed their populations.
The record states that six white foreign born women beat blacks in the United States at the 1920 census, highlighting European women competing in American demographics.
Advertisement urges mothers to start a spring cleansing using Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea. Claims purifying the blood and cleansing stomach and bowels will improve family health, appetite, sleep, and happiness. Endorsed by Jansen Drug.
Nebraska coal mining becomes a reality with high quality 1t coal. A carload was unloaded at the State Capitol last week for heating the capitol building.
The family expresses sincere thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown by boys and friends during the illness and death of their infant. Floral contributions from the Jansen School and friends are gratefully appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Bempt express heartfelt gratitude for community support.
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