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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
5
Rev. and Mrs. B H Murten drove to Sterling on Saturday to observe the rising floodwaters and assess the situation along the riverfront and streets.
Agent C. C. Kaderli and his family departed this week for Los Angeles California to spend their vacation.
Estray sheep found near Potter Nebraska is awaiting owner pickup. Owner must pay for the ad and feed to recover the animal. Local authorities list Lewis Hougen as the contact for the notice.
Mr and Mrs D C Shea were business callers in Sidney Tuesday evening.
Mrs. R. B. Slocumb spent Monday with relatives at Madrid. She accompanied Rev. and Mrs. L. V. Slocumb of Kimball.
John Quein has been named judge advocate of the newly organized Veterans of Foreign War post at Sydney.
Mr and Mrs Wm Hagemeister and Mrs Wm Helsing left yesterday in the new Hagemeister Plymouth sedan for a visit in California.
Lee Hagemeister and family returned Monday from a trip that included Grand Island and other eastern Nebraska points.
Rev. H. E. Sorter and three children from Chappell were hosted in Potter on Friday. Marilyn Miller joined the group and stayed until Sunday.
Potter golf club entertained Players from Jimball and Dixon Memorial day. The weather was cold for spray ing, but a good time was reported by air.
D F Enevoldsen and family and Mrs Catherine Wickhorst leave for a week’s trip to the eastern part of the state visiting Boelus and Scribner while Mr B Enevoldsen attends Masonic grand lodge.
Miss Nora Hansen returns Sunday to Denver after spending a few weeks with her mother Mrs. Kate Hansen. Mrs. Hansen is greatly improved in health and is now able to get about.
Mr and Mrs J L Fowler and their son departed last Saturday for Battle Creek Iowa to visit for a few weeks. Afterward Mr Fowler will attend summer school at Nebraska State University, outlining their travel and educational plans.
Wm. Goding, Lester Stecher and B. J. Slack made a business trip to Cheyenne on Thursday of last week. They report being caught in torrential rains between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs, water standing inches deep all over the level prairie.
The Busy Neighbors club gathered at Mrs. Geo. Coulter's home with Mrs. Joe Johnson as assistant hostess. After the meeting a delicious lunch was served. The club plans a picnic with the North Divide Farmers Union on June 27.
Potter firemen expect to travel by bus to the tri county convention in Chappell today. Peter Hansen, president of the local department, officially represents Potter. Joe P Schwartz of Potter serves as president of the tri county organization.
Enquire C. P. Herblocks Heimer offers money to loan on real estate.
Sale notice from Potter Review office invites inquiries about a tandem disc and a Case go-dig, both in good condition, with contact at the Potter Review office.
Seed corn for sale thin graded yellow dent from A B Rapp Potter Nebraska 4c tf.
The advertisement touts a “best windmill made” from W C Sheets of Potter Nebraska. It promises reliable service for mills cylinders well drilling house moving and similar needs and invites customers to seek him out when in the market.
By HEC The Great Western Sugar Company states the Mitchell Nebraska Wheatland Wyoming and Ft Lupton Colorado factories will not operate this year. A prize petty thief arrived in Broadwater where he dug up a 30 foot row of horse radish and rhubarb behind the post office.
A cloudburst struck Bayard flooding the south part of town and filling the government ditch with sand. No lives were lost and property damage was light.
Blinded by fog and sleet, 35 year old pilot Al Lucas was killed when his mail plane crashed into a hillside near Greybull while flying from Cheyenne to Billings.
Jessie Snider Post of the American Legion marked the grave of Rev. James Smartwood, a Civil War veteran who died in 1918 while visiting his son near Broadwater. The ceremony at the Broadwater area grave site honored the veteran’s service.
An attempt to break into the Graff Implement Company at Dalton was reported. The Dalton elevator was broken into and ransacked with nothing taken. The Farmers Union bulk station suffered a break‑in the same night with goods stolen.
Edith Westervelt 56 died at her home in Gering. She was the daughter of Rev and Mrs IE H Sayer, who came to the valley in 1897. She married James Westervelt in 1898. She is survived by four sisters and two brothers.
The Kimball fire department recently held a banquet to mark 15 years of recognition. When they began operations they had a fire bell, a small hose, and a two wheeled cart requiring manpower to propel it.
Mr and Mrs F R Woolington of Egbert wrecked their car after driving into a moving freight train. They received broken bones while observing trains from both directions and failing to notice one ahead. A fire at Ogallala Mills shed amid last weeks flood hampered crews as water rose around the mill. Damage was slight and insured. John Johnson aged 78 died at his daughter Mrs L R Nelsons home.
Born in Sweden, he arrived in America in 1879 and settled in Iowa. He married Christine Anderson of Odebolt in 1882. The family moved to Chappell in 1885 to homestead. Mrs. Johnson died in 1922.
Dave Leonhardt once in Bayard's butchery scene went into stocks but luck failed. He vanished with several thousand dollars in bad checks, later being arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada.
W A Olinger aged 61 died at his Lodge Pole area home. A renowned panhandle road builder born in Ashler Arkansas he came to the region years ago. Survived by three sons three daughters and his wife interment in Pleasant View cemetery south of Lodge Pole.
A man giving the name Harry Webb alias Webber alias Schleiger was jailed 15 days in Sidney for intoxication. He claimed to be a former Colorado state pen escapee from a 1927 mutiny. He was also wanted at Chappell Lincoln and in California for check forgery.
Mrs. Sarah Chambers 59 died at her home near Bayard after residing in the Goodstreak neighborhood for 48 years. Born in Dunbar Nebraska she moved to the Bayard area in 1898 with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Wright. She was married to John Chambers who died in 1925. She is survived by her parents three daughters and two sons.
Violet Chessman a 14 year old Kimball high pupil fell from the bluff top but landed on a ledge 20 feet below. She suffered five fractures of the right arm as well as cuts and bruises. Boy Scout helpers aided and transported her to hospital.
Cheyenne County Commissioners announce June 11 12 and 13 sessions in the courthouse to hear tax complaints and adjust assessments. County Clerk I L Pindell urges taxpayers to review schedules and file during sessions as no adjustments after the roll is compiled. Public notice appears in late May and early June.
Johnny Rodgers son of Mr and Mrs Bird Rodgers of Oshkosh was thrown from his horse while driving cattle. When not found his mother searched and located him unconscious with his head in water. His hand under his head may have saved him from drowning. Dr Morris treated him but he stayed unconscious all night. He suffered a severe concussion but appeared to recover.
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