02 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
1
Cheyenne county pioneer John A Strandberg formerly living north of Potter about eleven miles died Wednesday morning January 31 1917 after typhoid illness Funeral services were held at his home then at Sextorp church with burial in the nearby cemetery where his wife and two children are buried An obituary will appear next week
An odorless sanitary closet with no water works or cess pool is offered by R J Jacons, agent at Potter Nebraska. The invention promises germ proof practicality with a ten year guarantee and two years of user references, and invites interested parties to visit the Rome Hotel for details and pricing.
Crowded out last week, Mr and Mrs Jedd C Johnson motor to Potter to consult Dr Carter about their sick youngest child. Ed Nelson and M J Johnson motor to Sidney on Monday. John Doyle helped Ed C Johnson fix his well Monday and Tuesday. Ed C Johnson helped John Doyle butcher a hoe on Wednesday. Ed Nelson helped John Nelson butcher a hog on Monday. Ed C Johnson, Ed Nelson, and Jesse Lambert hauled swhe Thursday and Friday. Jess Lambert helped AO Nelson fix his well on Tuesday. AO Nelson and Jess Lambert rabbit hunting on Wednesday. M J Johnson spent Saturday Sunday and Monday at Ed C Johnsons home. Mrs Ed C Johnson spent Wednesday afternoon and evening with Mrs J V Doyle.
Union Pacific Railroad Co outlines 1917 spending totaling 23 million dollars on new equipment double track shops and machinery, rail fittings and signals, grade-crossing work, fuel and water stations, bridges and viaducts across Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Kansas and other states, plus ongoing operating expenses about 35 million annually.
The Methodist community plans a modern six room parsonage east of the church costing about 2260 with full basement bath furnace electric lights water service and summer completion hoped. Also Citizens State Bank of Potter Nessorska to rise on the post office corner a 25 by 50 brick bank with vaults and directors room under C C Hansen’s supervision and R A Babcock as cashier with summer completion expected.
J and Spitzbart with son Arthur have purchased a 75 by 150 foot plot across from Thornbury's hardware on Chestnut and Wront street and will build a brick veneer modern garage. Plans show a show room repair room office and possibly a ladies rest room with cement floor and steam heat. City water and lights will be used and Mr Spitzbart intends to supervise construction himself to ensure a modern, high quality building.
Plans for a 50 by 90 public hall on lot 6 block 12 across from C W Johnson’s residence and next to Chris Christensen’s home. Cement and pressed brick construction with a tall stage, fireproof moving picture booth, opera chairs and a floor capable of quick clearing for dancing. Building aims for summer completion by local contractor John Mueller with entertainment by Seyfang and son Elmer including moving pictures plays dances and possibly roller skating.
In the upcoming year the paper tracks plans for numerous new businesses and at least ten new residences, signaling a period of urban development. Readers are advised to watch for later announcements detailing these upcoming projects and openings.
The first Community Improvement Day on January 20 1917 led by Francis Marsh of Spokane drew about 200 people. A free chicken dinner served by the Ladies Aid in the M I church basement fed all in under an hour, followed by an evening program in the church with W W Francisco on violin and piano and an address by Marsh.
The eighth annual convention in Omaha urged closer cooperation between merchants in small towns and local farmers. T. C. Wiles of Cherokee Kansas said farmers distrust dealers. every deal should benefit both sides. Former Lieutenant Governor S. F. R. McKelvie of Lincoln echoed the sentiment.
Augusta Chronicle notes the push for sumptuary laws and personal prerogatives, warning that halting at a familiar rock limits discovery of what lies beyond and how much more may be on the other side in the ongoing national prohibition stance.
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt condemns sensuality waste and the modern drift away from personal rights. It argues society now tolerates less indulgence from drinkers and liquor makers, contrasting with a generation of earlier champions of personal rights.
An 1880s Ohio mill ad proclaims clear policy against any drinking among workers. It states sober men are safer and better, and that total abstainers are preferable to those who drink even moderately, reflecting harsh temperance sentiments of the era.
A speaker asserts every licensed saloon keeper in the state admits exposure to prosecution multiple times daily. The claim frames ongoing legal risk for licensed establishments, highlighting public call for accountability and adherence to laws governing saloons.
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