Potter Officials Discuss Drainage and Crossings with UP Experts
Union Pacific officials Wolcott and Lauther visited Potter with the town board to review drainage and railroad crossing issues. They suggested a large culvert east of the Continental Oil plant to push floodwaters to the south and creek bed, likely to be installed soon. They also examined possibilities to close the stockyards crossing and reroute to Chestnut street, with further action planned.
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W. C. Wolcott
Union Pacific Railway
W. H. Lauther
Cheyenne
Potter
North Territory
Lauther
Continental Oil Company
Methodist Church Notes Announces Memorial Service
Pastor Chas. O. Troy invites I O O F and Rebekah lodge members to attend the Odd Fellow memorial service next Sunday morning. Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11 with the sermon The Tragedy of the Neglected Task. Evening service at 5 in Johnson's Grove, weather permitting. if bad will be in the church at 8. Vehicular attendance urged.
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Oddfellow
Rebekah
Oddfellow Memorial
Johnson’s Grove
Marriage of Local Interest in Dannebrog Nebraska
A marriage took place in Dannebrog Nebraska last Wednesday afternoon uniting George Rasmussen and Miss Rosamond Petersen. Rasmussen manages the Farmers Union elevator in Dannebrog. The couple will honeymoon in Yellowstone National Park and visit the Hansen home in Potter today.
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Dannebrog
Nebr
George Rasmussen
Rosamond Petersen
Rasmussen
Hans Petersen
Potter
Farmers Union
Yellowstone National Park
Peter Hansen
Chautauqua Opens Here Next Tuesday June 18
Potter's 1929 chautauqua begins next Tuesday evening with Smilin' Bob Briggs billed as America's greatest humorist. Daytime programs are canceled first day. season tickets are on sale for 1.75 adults and 1.00 children, transferable within the family for all events. single admissions are 50c adults and 25c children.
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Potter
Hansen Family Return From Eastern State Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hansen and Mrs. K. Hansen returned the first of the week from their visit at points in the eastern part of the state.
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Peter Hansen
K. Hansen
Men Take Material to Potter Alpine Mine Site
Wm Hagemeister Bill Beekman and Clarence Rogers left Tuesday for the Potter Alpine Mining Company site near Idaho Springs Colorado with a truck load of miscellaneous material to prepare for machinery installation. They expect to return in a few days.
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Wm. Hagemeister
Bill Beekman
Clarence Rogers
Potter Alpine Mining Company
Idaho Springs
Colo
County Farmers Union Picnic Next Wednesday
The annual Farmers Union picnic will be held at the fair grounds in Sidney on Wednesday June 19 starting at 11 a m. A complete varied program has been arranged with J J O Shea national secretary of the Farmers Union as speaker. A sports program and other features are included for the day.
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Farmers Union County
Fair Grounds
Sidney
J. J. O’shea
Farmers Union
I. O. O. F Members to Meet for Memorial Services
Members of the local I O O F are requested to meet at the hall next Sunday morning at 10 30 to prepare for a march to the M E church for memorial services at 11 o clock. By order of the Noble Grand Potter Lodge No 399 I O O F.
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M. E. Church
Grand Potter Lodge
New Mail Schedule Announced for Local Trains
The local post office updates train mail times after the week start. Parcel Post only routes depart No 1 at 7 52 arrive 8 22 a m and No 5 at 5 50 depart arrive 6 21 p m. No 3 mail 5 50 p m arrives next morning 6 39. Eastbound No 10 mail leaves first class but carries parcel post and papers arriving 7 53 a m. No 2 mail 10 39 arrives 11 09. No 4 mail 4 20 arrives 4 49 p m. Sundays same as before with a mail clerk handling local first class mail.
Bear Cats to Host Game Next Sunday at Home
The Bear Cats will play at home next Sunday with no confirmed opponent yet, likely Dix or Bushnell. After slow starts the local team shows promise with new players and renewed interest, inviting the public to attend for 25 cents and free admission for children.
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Bear Cats
Dix
Bushnell
Vail Award at Public Presentation Here June 21st
Northwestern Bell will present the Vail medals and a 250 cash award to Mrs. Mable Hite for aiding a distressed air mailman during a severe blizzard. The ceremony follows the afternoon chautauqua program on June 21 in the chautauqua tent with public admission.
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Harmony Quartette
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Hite
Crusty
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Vail
Mable Hite
United States
Chautauqua Company
Chautauqua
Paul Bunce
W. F. Cozad
Nebr
C. W. Johnson
L. G. Whalen
O. W. Johnson
C. S. Copps
T. E. Adams
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Harrisburg
Mr and Mrs Homer Light enjoyed a large quiet party on June 6 with many relatives and friends delivering lunch baskets and gifts. The gathering included the honored couple and was described as a very pleasant time by attendees. Harrisburg Nebr June 9 A ranch field incident saw Stacy Britten chase a den of rattlesnakes with Rupert Bigsby Harvey Crow and Paul Shafto aiding, killing 40 snakes in minutes. The den lay on Willow Creek the largest snake bore ten rattles and a button.
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Homer Light
Harrisburg
Nebr
Stacy Britt
Rupert Bigsby
Harvey Crow
Paul Shafto
Willow Creek
Bear Cats Fall Again to Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill continues its league chase after beating the local Bear Cats at the Diamond. Through seven innings the tally was 1 to 1 before a disastrous seventh inning allowed Bunker Hill to pull away. The visitors boast one of the region’s fastest baseball programs and clockwork teamwork, while the Bear Cats vow a stronger showing in upcoming games.
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Bunker Hill
McGowan
Evening Church Services in Grove for Summer Months
The M. E. church will hold evening services in Johnson Grove during the summer, starting next Sunday at 5:00 PM. Many residents spend afternoons there, and all are welcome. Rev. Troy will deliver a message worth hearing.
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M. E
Johnson Grove
The
Grove
Troy
Omaha and Lincoln Dailies Arrive in Morning
Union Pacific train time changes shift the Omaha and Lincoln dailies to arrive at 8:22 a m on No 1 starting this week. Readers in Omaha and Lincoln gain access to eastern dailies several hours earlier in the day.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Lincoln
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U. BP
Methodist Church
Chas. O. Troy
Nature
State Bank
Co. W. Johnson
F. C. Harris Cashier
United Chautauquas
Bob” Briggs
America
Chicago Players
Jeannette Kling
Musical Moore’s Orchestra
J. Franklin Babb
County Farmers Union
Oddfellows
Hyay
Oe Musical Moores Orchestras
Aes Agt
Sony
Feany
Smilin
Bob Briggs
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