Farmers Fight Eleven Percent Rail Freight Increase
A contributed article outlines a campaign by Cheyenne County and Nebraska farm groups to block an Interstate Commerce Commission proposal by 73 western railroads for an 11 percent rise in freight rates. Committees led by J M Nelson and Glenn Bales plan petitions to the ICC, aiming to rally elevator and bank patrons to protest within ten days. Nebraska would bear about five million dollars and Cheyenne County roughly fifty six thousand, with individual farmers said to lose around fifty dollars each if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Farmers Union
Glenn Bales
Cheyenne
Chicago
Sidney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Gasoline Tax Refund Rules For Farm Tractors
The notice lists when refunds are allowed for farm tractor gasoline. Refunds apply only if the tractor is used for plowing harrowing disking listing seeding or harvesting. Stationary engine gasoline is not exempt. Claims must be filed with invoices within thirty days of purchase and invoices over thirty days old are ineligible.
Farmers unite against rail rate hike petition drive
J M Nelson chairs a joint appeal by Nebraskan Kansas Iowa Missouri farm groups and 18 other states urging Cheyenne county to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. They demand proof of railroad profits and warn of at least 24 dollars extra freight per wheat car. The Kansas City Chamber joins farmers in opposing the raise, promising organized backing with many signatures.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Chambers of Commerce
Kansas City
Kansas Farmer
Cheyenne County
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. M. Nelson
Farmers Union Meeting Poor Attendance at Brownson
The Farmers Union gathering at Brownson on August 8 drew very few members, delaying business until August 22. The B. H. H. club met August 6 with Mrs. McMullen but roads reduced turnout. next meeting is August 30 with Mrs. Earl Tolle. Several local visits and travels are noted, including Mrs. Palmer Thurston and children returning from Dalton, and Stewart McMullen planning Chadron teaching. Clarence Boyes injured a leg in harvest.
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Farmers Union
Brownson
McMullen
Earl Tolle
Palmer Thurston
Dalton
Clarence
Aaron Boyes
N. J. Nelson
Thomas Iverson
Arthur Lyngholm
Stewart McMullen
Chadron Normal
Chadron Normal. After A Week’s Visit Mrs. Lyngholm Will Return To Chadron
Stewart
Earl Easton and Sons
Colorado
Hansen wins first prize in golf contest
Peter Hansen took first prize this week in a golf contest with Alfred Arnell earning second. Prizes were golf balls donated by Home Lumber Co.
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Peter Hansen
Alfred Arnell
Home Lumber Co
Standard Oil plans sub station at Potter site
Ten years ago in Potter the Standard Oil Company announced a final decision to build a sub station on railroad property west of the stock yards, south of the track, identical to the Kimball plant with two 216 barrel boiler tanks and a through-loading oil house.
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Standard Oil Company
Potter
Kimball
Herbert Linn
Potter Diamond
Linn
Nebraska
Lloyd Weisman
C. W. Johnson
Colorado
L. D. Jensen
Dannebrog
Cords
Rockville
R. A. Babcock
O. EB. Anderson
Anna
Freda
Edna
Ledingham Place
Owasco
R. P. Larson
Bertrand
W. LeRoy
Theodore Jennings
Nels Troelstrup
Frank Campbell
Fred Vaughan
Wm. Schimpf
Out North
Dan Heimer
J. M. Lipska
Peetz
Pine Bluffs
Kansas
Dorothy Thornburg
Grace Hornaday
Sidney
Thornburg
H. P. Petersen
Cheyenne
John Carlson
Arthur Spitzbart
Potter Drug Company
Village runs first year light plant at slight profit
The Village of Potter reports a net gain of 252.54 for its first year managing the local light plant. High coal freight costs caused monthly losses despite overall positive results. Distillate engine use boosted April to July profits, while the water plant posted a 954.69 yearly surplus. Residents and visitors are noted in local society items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Union Pacific
Doings of Our Neighbors and Local Entertainment Notices
Interesting items from the exchange desk report a corn syrup maker receiving a letter joking that four cans failed to cure corns, with two cans returned. The Mutt and Jeff Orchestra entertained a full tent, pleasing children though older patrons doubted the show, hoping with practice for better musical discourse in time.
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Mutt & Jeff
Petz Gazette
Beet Sugar Factory Planned for Ovid Colorado
The Great Western Sugar company selects Ovid Colorado in Sedgwick county as site for a new beet sugar factory costing over a million dollars. Construction to begin this summer with the plant ready to process the 1926 beet crop in the district.
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Ovid
Colo. Ovid
Colorado
Sedgwick County
Great Western Sugar Company
Banner County News
Hooded Klan Members Rally at Scottsbluff Meeting
Thirteen hooded Klan representatives caused a stir at a Scottbluff gathering near the old west ward schoolhouse when they marched to the aisle and presented evangelist Rev. Srl Walker with a note and purse The purse amount could not be ascertained.
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Ku Klux Klan
Old West Ward School House
Scottsbluff
Srl Walker
Bridgeport Herald
Mrs Heiliger Hurt in Fall Down Cellar Stairs
Mrs J P Heiliger suffered painful injuries after a fall down her cellar stairs last Monday. Doctors found no broken bones but bruising and shock left her dazed for hours. By Tuesday she moved about the house and showed steady improvement with no apparent lasting effects.
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J. P. Heiliger
How Much is Land Worth in Kimball County
Alfred Forsling seeks value for a quarter section near Kimball seven miles south and ten west. Chas Norberg farmed it and after harvesting $5,100 in wheat and expenses, netted $4,000 total. This story reflects Kimball county land values and suggests many similar tales this year.
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Alfred Forsling
Kimball Observer
Kimball
Chas, Norberg
Kimball County
Car Overturns Near Chappell
Mrs. M. I. Criswell and her children escaped serious injury when their sedan overturned on the highway north of Chappell on Monday. They suffered only bruises and scrapes as the vehicle was badly damaged at a dangerous roadway spot, per the Chappell Register.
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Chappell
M. I. Criswell
Chappell Register
Mexican Odds and Ends at Mitchell Lumber Yard Prize
George A Turner manager of Cox Lumber Yards in Mitchell offered a cement doughnut as grand prize for nerve after two Mexican children, a girl about 15 and a boy about 9, brought coal to the yard. The boy climbed the fence to ask Turner to haul coal to their house, an unusual plea that amused him.
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George A Turner
Cox Lumber Yards
Mitchell
Mitchell Index
L. W. Cox
Tigi Cox Lumber Yard
Mr. Turner
Turner
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State Bank
the Boys’ Pig Club
Pig
PIG Club
HI5
Nebraska State Fair
Lincoln
United States
E. R. Purcell
Pres
Geo. Jackson
The
Potter Review
C. S. Carlstrum
A. E. Carlstrum
Wm. Harrison
Emily Carlstrum
Pine’. Bluffs
Wye
W. T. Sloan
Jeanetta Sloan
Roy
Amos *Wagner
New York
Cheyénine County
Peter Hansén
Wyoming
Denver
Mary Hansen
H. Stevens
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