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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
1
George Thirwall is in the Union Pacific ward of St. Josephs Hospital in Omaha in very ill health. He was transferred from Cheyenne to Omaha on the 27th of last month. Friends at Potter send wishes for a speedy recovery and cheerful cards.
Potter town basketball squad has two away games scheduled for next week. On Wednesday they travel to Sidney for a return contest expected to be tight after a one point Potter win. Saturday they visit Burns, the season’s unbeaten standout. Fans urged to travel to Sidney for the midweek game.
The paper thanks new and renewing subscribers including P. J. Beckman Potter M. M. McKinney Dix J. R. Quein Potter and J R. Jenkins Denver Colo for their remittances.
Kimball high school teams travel here next Tuesday evening for a Potter doubleheader. Last week's Kimball games suggest competitive matchups. Potter aims to win both games but faces a tough test. attendance urged as worth your time.
Mr Renne an expert erector from Fairbanks Morse and Co arrived in Potter Wednesday noon to assemble and ready the new Fairbanks unit at the light plant. The engine is expected to be in running order some time in the latter part of the week with tests and adjustments as needed.
Farmers Grain and Milling Company announces it will be closed all day next Thursday February 12 for Lincoln's birthday. The notice states no operations or deliveries will occur on that date.
Horse seller R E Merscheim offers horses at Gunderson barn with a few days trial trial period. He will also buy horses if they're good. The notice appears as a simple classified item from a rural listing.
Dean and Lee Hagemeister depart Monday for a week long trip visiting Omaha Lincoln York Benedick and Stockton before returning to Potter.
Mrs George Dickinson was a Chap pell visitor one day last week. Mrs Booth is very ill at this writing. Her many friends hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs Albin Olson visited home folks the first part of last week. Mrs Clyde Wallace has moved from the Taylor hospital to the Junker home and is doing nicely. Mrs Cronk shopped in Sidney Friday. A A Fenske has a new Ford sedan. Mr and Mrs L E Allington visited relatives at Lodge Pole Sunday. Jean Pavlat visited relatives at Julesburg last weekend. Anna Hornicek and George Held were married last week. Congratulations.
Mrs Chas McKee and baby in Sidney for pneumonia treatment. Lucille Lambert back home hoping to return to school soon. Mrs Chris Crowell owns a new Ford coupe. Elsie and Tom Fisher visited district 13 Saturday. Johnson family and Carlson, Reeden, Duncan, Fisher kin visited Dan Duncan home Sunday. Charlie Fisher returns from Dalton as James recovers. Don’t borrow it subscribe.
The Potter and Dix high schools meet on the Potter floor for a boys game tonight with a girls contest on the card. Admission is 15 and 25 cents. The opener begins at 7 30.
County Agent urges listing seed corn for sale to meet a rising demand as farmers seek locally adapted seed. Emphasizes testing seed before planting due to germination failures and notes demand for sudan grass cane seed and millet seed with the agent maintaining an exchange list for buyers and sellers. Include a representative sample when listing.
The Village Board of Trustees of Potter met in regular session at 7 p m in Potter State Bank. Present were Chairman Clarence Johnston and trustees Larsen Goding Arnell MacAdam, engineer Fricke, and clerk treasurer Stevens. Minutes read and approved. The board allowed bills including Christensen & Son hauling 11.75 C M Wright plumbing supply 3.20 Chris Borcher cemetery well 61.20 Herman Fricke labor 42.70.
The Potter high school boys lost two games last week but earned praise for their effort. In a close 13 to 12 setback at Kimball last Thursday the larger Kimball lineup edged Potter in a hard fought contest amid good sportsmanship. The Potter girls defeated Kimball but the score isn’t given. Friday they were routed 20 to 2 at Lorenzo after travel delays.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the church basement next Wednesday at 2 30 PM with Mrs August Mielke Mrs Evan Stines and Mrs Harold Curry as hostesses The event features a dish towel fork and knife shower for the church The agenda lists various payments and salaries including labor supplies and freight with final adjournment and attestations by H Stevens clerk treasurer
A potpourri of Potter items from ten years past including market prices for macaroni wheat oats eggs butter and chicken prices. Alfred Kenoyer back at school, a new high school clock installed, W B Kennedy of Grand Island takes Rome Hotel ownership, and a blizzard halts school for two days. Local social notes and a mass meeting protesting a bill in Congress, plus shipments of horses to Omaha and a large skating gathering.
The Lodge Pole Valley notes mention the Grasmeere ranch threshing barley last Saturday. Several local residents including Mr and Mrs Len White and Clarence Tenyck conducted business in Sidney. Various visits and chores are listed, with plans for a masquerade dance in Dix on February 14 noted among the community events.
The H. H. club met last Thursday with Mrs. Henrietta Thurston and nearly full membership. One new member joined, Mrs. Boyce of Bronson. Mrs. Harold Lyngholm visited. The next meeting is February 12 at Mrs. Lewis Olson’s home. A large family dinner honors Mrs. Anderson’s birthday with the married daughter Lucile home briefly. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. John Connelly and Palmer Thurston with their children.
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