Moisture and crops spark notes from SEXTORP REPORTS
Weather and farming snippets describe wet conditions in western Nebraska with Cheyenne County crops greener than surrounding areas. Nelson operates a fast tractor on a prime field while others work between showers. Community notes mention Rev Michless service in Potter and plans to move a schoolhouse to shorten travel. A rye stack and a fast ball game between Leafdale Tiers and Kirk Wire Soxs conclude with a 3-5 score.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Fini
Atson
Wrrain
Leafdale Tiers
Kirk Wire
Ark
Pleasant View Notes on Rain and Local Happenings
Pleasant View reports a fine rain Sunday evening improving crops. Community events include a birthday party at George Davis’s home for Stanley and Edith, and a large dance and supper planned for Benish hall Saturday night. Local activity features threshing crews, barn construction by Evan Stines, and multiple visits among area families.
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Andrew MacAdam
George Davis
Stanley
Edith
I. V
Stacy
Benish Hall
Potter Nine to Meet Sidney at Local Diamond Sunday
Base Ball event sets Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Sidney field with Potter facing Sidney in a closely contested game likely to draw many fans from both sides. The Review predicts no certain winner until the final half inning is recorded on the score book.
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Potter Nine
Sidney
Gowin
Barlow
May
Babcock
Carlson
McMillen
Vaughn
Woten
C. Johnson
Potter
Signal Dept
Geo. Barlow
Lodgepole
HERDON BRIEFS Rains bring activity and growing work in the county
Farmers report better conditions after rain with Frank Barth cutting wheat not to exceed twenty bushels per acre. Builders Earl Easton and crew start new homes. The Brownson boy to play Sod Town on the local diamond Sunday with a 1-1 record. Social visits, a birthday party for Mrs. J M White, and a Miller repair note mark community life. Annie Anderson returns from California.
Mexican Situation and 1847 Display at Nebraska State Fair
Secretary of state Bryan focuses on the Mexican outbreak. At the Nebraska state fair on September 15 visitors can see how General Winfield Scott handled the 1847 situation in a dramatic display titled Old Mexico. The show features the Stars and Stripes atop Chapultepec and concludes with Mt Popocatapetl eruption and a large fireworks display.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Rain Returns to Cheyenne and Surrounding Counties
Persistent showers flood Cheyenne and nearby farming districts despite earlier forecasts of dryness. Rain and refreshing showers continue to dampen fields across the region, aiding crops and stirring local hopes for a bountiful harvest.
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Cheyene
Obituary: Andrew MacAdam Dies After Farm Accident
Thursday evening July 24 Andrew MacAdam died from injuries after his team ran away while haying four miles northeast of town. Born February 5 1853 in River Rouge Canada he resided in Cheyenne county 27 years. Survived by wife Elizabeth Swigert two children sister Agnes six brothers funeral July 27 Potter M Church and interment in Potter cemetery with AOW and Sidney Lodge 196 members attending.
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At & O’clock
Andrew MacAdam
M. E. Church
Potter
A. O.8u
A. J. Ames
Ames
Farrel
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ale
River Rouge
Canada
Cheyenne County
Elizabeth Brett
Mabel
Roy
Ruby
Joseph Oberfelder
J. L. McIntosh
Herman Schroeder
William Shoemaker
Earnest Stuhl
J . Williams
I. G. Brennen
Card of Thanks from MacAdam family
We thank friends and neighbors for help, love, and comfort during our bereavement. Mrs. MacAdam Mabel MacAdam Roy MacAdam.
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MacAdam
Mabel MacAdam
Roy MacAdam
Berrying and Lunch Picnic Near Point of Rocks
A Sunday gathering including Rena Marie Hansen and brother Guy with Mrs J A Woten and others enjoyed berry hunting and a woodland lunch by the Point of Rocks creek. William Gross spent the week in Cheyenne.
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Cla
Rena
Marie Hansen
Guy
J. A. Woten
Point of Rocks
William Gross
Cheyenne
Teachers Institute Set For Sidnes High August 18
The Cheyenne county teachers institute will run for one week in the Sidnes high school building beginning August 18, not August 8 as previously announced in the Review. All teachers planning to teach in Cheyenne county this year are required to attend.
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Cheyenne County
Teachers’ Institute
Sidnes
Injury to Joe Nelson After Motorcycle Fall
Joe Nelson was thrown from his motorcycle while riding Sunday evening and sustained a fractured small bone in his left foot. Dr Ames examined the injury and reported the bone fracture. Nelson keeps moving about town despite the hurt, the report notes.
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Joe Nelson
Ames
Joe
Redington News Roundup and Weather Impacts
Miss Havel Waitman visited sister Mrs Clyde Wyat in Banner county last week and returned Sunday. A number from Redington attended the Bridgeport circus on Monday. Rain continues, hindering haying in the valley. Arthur Shoemaker was kicked by a horse Sunday evening and remained unconscious for hours before returning home Monday. The Chimney Rocks versus Redington bell game was postponed due to rain after five innings.
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Havel Waitman
Clyde Wyat
Banner County
Arthur Shoemaker
Redington
Chimney Rocks
Special teachers examination announced at Sidney
A special teachers examination will be held on Friday August 15 and Saturday August 16 at Sidney. Epiv M Stark County Superintendent.
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Sidney
Epiv. M. Stark
County
Morefield and Lafferty Wed in Potter Marriage
On July 29 Bernard Morefield and Lula Lafferty of Potter married in Sidney and will reside in Persia, Iowa. The Review sends congratulations.
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Morefield
Lafferty
Bernard Morefield
Lula Lafferty
Potter
Sidney
Persia
Iowa
Bundy Starts Five Room Cottage With Barn Plan
Building residence by William Bundy in the north town area on lot 4 block 5 proceeds with John Mueller as carpenter. Upon completion Bundy will occupy the fine site praised for beauty and a barn is planned before snow flies.
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William Bundy
John Mueller
Bundy
Potter
Great Sale of Farm Machinery in Potter
The Potter area sees a surge in harvesting equipment sales with C W Johnson and Nelson & Co selling several car loads. The rush signals regional growth and rising farming investment interest as dealers meet high demand and the town gains prominence in the state.
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Potter
C. W. Johnson and Nelson & Co
Union
Attorney Fights Catfish Rescue On River Bank
A prominent attorney and his brother in law waded into a warm river to cool off. Ferocious catfish struck, dragging the lawyer toward deep water. The companion returned with a pitchfork, speared the fish, and saved the man as he sank. The pair weighed about 50 pounds each.
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Man of Law
A Bold Welcome to the Public by Editor C T Jones
The editor announces a policy of a clean, up-to-date paper serving Nebraska readers and invites citizen cooperation to build a better journal. He pledges to promote enlightenment and uplift through responsible reporting and requests suggestions for more engaging reading matter.
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The
Review
Nebraska
Surprise party for Guy Hansen and wife at H P Hansen's
A surprise party was held at H P Hansen's on Wednesday night for Guy Hansen and wife who returned to Central City Thursday morning. Ray Babcock appears in the morning with only one eye, suggesting attendance at the party.
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H. P. Hansen
Mr and Mrs Kirst Visit Geneva Family
Mr and Mrs Kirst of Geneva are visiting at the home of their daughter Mrs Fred Lafferty and family. County Sunday school convention in the Lutheran church Monday and Tuesday. We cannot print a full program. Local ad space in the Review can help sell stock farm implements or rent or sell a farm.
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Mrs. Kirst
Geneva
Mrs
Fred Lafferty
Lutheran Church
Ideal climate remark about Potter and Cheyenne counties
A speaker claims an ideal climate makes any place as good or better than Potter or Cheyenne county, while everyone knows the words ring hollow like sounding brass and a tinkling symbol.
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Jon
Potter
Cheyenne County
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County Threshings
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Chas Kennersly
Lucetta Davis
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Ed and
John Quinn
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Norval Wilcox
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Herdon Briefs
Frank Barth
Nels Nelson
Earl Easton
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Grant Anderson
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Gunderson
T. M. White
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Harold Hald
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C. T. Jones
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