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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
4
A quirky local strange piece recalls a shopkeeper named Slick tied to long bygone business lore. It notes seventy years in trade and a playful claim of never being arrested for sugar in sand. It blends memory, rumor, and rural character without clear events or dates.
Pumpkin county grocer Slick Adbeat updates can labels this week as weathered cans grow unrecognizable to shoppers. He claims unique labeling every thirty years keeps customers from rushing the shelves. A longtime polisher, he spends about every five years on can ins and prunes, joking a beam polisher could spare the beans from shrinking.
The Pumpkin Hill postmaster’s stump sale drew only the auctioneer and a neighbor’s cat. The event failed to meet expectations as the lowest bidder would receive stamps. The postmaster, ailing with gout, is advised to travel for health, and stamps are hauled back to the post office. After next Sunday, stamp buyers can receive free hen house whitening or a share in Bill Spook’s peanut roaster.
LeRoy D. Wilson age 21 son of A W Wilson of Kimball county, employed by Emil Carlson of Sextrop, killed himself with strychnine Wednesday. He bought poison in Potter, then stopped near Charley Smiths as the car broke down, and died before medical aid could reach him. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 in Kimball.
The Home calls guards to drills Thursday evenings at 7 30 and Sunday evenings at 6 30, urging prompt attendance and frequent participation. Absence for three consecutive drills requires a stated reason before return, per Captain A M Leafdale.
The Board of Equalization adjourned until Tuesday June 18 1918 and will be in session for at least three days and not more than twenty. All claims for adjustments must be presented at that time to the County Board of Equalization.
Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church southwest of Potter offers services on the first, third, and fourth Sundays at a.m. Sunday school and Bible class begin at 10 30 a.m. Young peoples society and family meetings occur after services. Ladies Aid Society meets every second Wednesday afternoon.
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