Chautauqua Opens With Full Concert Week Schedule
The chautauqua opened with a Thespians concert and lecture by Harold Morton Kramer. This afternoon the Cheney Concert Company will perform and tonight a lecture by M T Yamamoto. Saturday features the Saxophone Singing Band plus Miss Gooding. Sunday offers the Waverly Concert Company with marimbas and a Dr Elmer Lynn Williams lecture. The final day showcases the Hollywood Players with The Importance of Being Tarnest and Bought and Paid For. The Junior chautauqua also starts, children enjoying activities overall.
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Chautauqua
Harold Morton Kramer
fLaughter
Cheney
White House
M. T. Yamamoto
Miss Gooding
Waverly Concert Company
Elmer Lynn Williams
Hollywood Players
Marshal Louis Martins
Mrs John Nichols Died In Wyoming Burial In Omaha Church
The body of Mrs John Nichols arrived in Omaha and was buried after a funeral at the Methodist church. Formerly Ruth Martin, she was born to President Geo Martin of Kearney Teachers College and taught in Potter Public Schools. She married about a year ago.
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Omaha
John Nichols
Potter church to host Dr Elmer Williams on Sunday
Chautauqua program guest Dr Elmer Lynn Williams will preach at 11 oclock Sunday in the Potter church tent. The service is free and open to all. No evening services due to the chautauqua schedule.
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Potter
Elmer Lynn Williams
Chicago
Williams
World's Tallest Man Dies at Eight Feet One Inch
Anthon Iowa Herald reports Bernard Coyne, claimed tallest man, died at 23. He stood eight feet one inch tall and weighed about 300 pounds before illness. An extra large coffin and enlarged hearse were required for burial, per Potter resident Lester Bowen who knew Coyne.
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Anthon
Iowa
Bernard Coyne
Lester Bowen
Potter
Coyne
Larson James Wedding Ties Springfield Couple
A. G Larson of Springfield Minnesota and Miss Inez James of Potter were married in Minnesota on June 1. The couple settled in Springfield where Larson runs an ice cream parlor and Mrs. Larson assists him. Mrs. Larson is Henry James of Sidney’s daughter and formerly resided in Potter. She was well known there and highly respected.
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Minnesota
A. G Larson
Springfield
Inez James
Potter
Larson
Henry James
Sidney
Surprise party marks largest Rogers gathering noted
North of town Mr and Mrs GC L Rogers hosted a surprise party last Sunday as 86 neighbors and friends filled their yard during church. The event featured a bountiful dinner ice cream and cake with multiple families listed among attendees.
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GC. L. Rogers
Elmer Jacobson
Sam Wikstrom
Emil Tank
Chas. Smith
Smith
John Nelson
Jesse Lambert
W. Mathewson
Edd. Mathewson and Daugter
Jesse Ellsworth
Albert Nelson
Fred Reetz
Albert Jacobson
Eric Anderson
Library card system to begin July first
The library will issue membership cards starting July 1 enabling book loans to card holders with no reading fees. Ecards cost 1.50 and cover the last half of this year and all of 1922, payable in installments if desired. Those paying now avoid reading fees for the remainder of this month on new books. Donated books include Homestead on the Hillside, Jess, A Woman's Soul, His Own People by Mrs John Pavlat.
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John Pavlat
Jess
The Man for the Ages new serial debut
This week the current serial The Wreckers ends and next week the famous novel The Man for the Ages by Edgar R. Burroughs debuts. It portrays Abraham Lincoln in absorbing fiction woven from historical facts. Readers are promised six full columns weekly, more than other papers, and urged to follow from start to finish.
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Edgar R. Burroughs
Abraham Lincoln
America
Real Estate Transfers Referee Deeds Involving Beyer Family
Referee I W Portrey transfers 96A parcels in NE half of section 29 15 50 to Frank A Beyer for $1.00 and to Lawrence H Beyer 96A SE half 5 14 50 for $1.00. Iva Beyers et al receive 96A NE quarter 32 15 50 for $1.00. Peter J Beyer et al acquire 32A in SW of NE 32 15 50 and 64A in WY of SEA Section 5 15 50 for $1.00. Fred J Beyer et al transfer 64A WY of NEY 29 15 59 for $1.00. Fred J Beyer et al to Frank A Beyer 32A SEA 5 14 50 for $1.00. Peter J Beyer et al to Lawrence
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I’. W. Portrey
Frank A. Beyer
Same
Lawrence H. Beyer
Sey See
Iva Beyers
Sea
Fred J. Beyer
Ney
Hy Beyer
Lawrence H. Beyers
Als
Va Beyer
Peter J. Beyer
Fred J. Beyers
Iva Beyer
Beyer property transfers and small land sales noted
A series of property transfers and small land transactions are listed, detailing assignments between Beyer and related parties across multiple sections, with nominal sums of $1.00 each. Other entries include Lot 20 in Carow's addition to Dalton for $200, a $10,000 sale at Lizzie Fisher's, and cemetery lot transfer in Greenwood.
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Iva Beyer
Als
Peter J. Beyer Nie
W. R. Boggs
Eva Hill
Carow
Dalton
Nebr
Mamie Farr
Lizzie Fisher
City of
Sidney
al Beish
Greenwood Cemetery
Isaac A. Johnson
Hannah E. Johnson
Edward W. Meier
W. C. Sheets
Meiers
Lorenzo
John Seytang
Harold J. Finnegan
Seytang
Bear Cats Clinch Polished Victory at Lodge Pole
The Bear Cats returned from Lodge Pole in high spirits after an 8 to 0 victory. Schellenberg led with a homer and Biggs cleared two bases to drive in three in the eighth. Potter pitchers limited Lodge Pole to two hits as Arnell and the outfielders shone. Next Sunday Julesburg visits Potter for a 1:30 game tied to the chautauqua.
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Bear Cats
Lodge Pole
Schellenberg
Biges
Pritchard
Arnell
Anderson
Biggs
Potter
Lode Pole
Manly
Potter Boys
Julesburg
Chappell
Sidney
Kimball
Ehlers
Beaver
Beavers
Munson
Miller
Moyer
Hager
Grisham
Chautauqua
Julesboro
Bear
Ehlers Schellenberg
Shuck
Pr Johnson
Seyfang
R. Johnson
Wheeler
Whitstine
Coulter
Farmers Union Trading Company stockholders meeting notice
Notice of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers Union Trading Company. The meeting was held Wednesday June 22 at the Seyfang Theater at 9:00 AM local time.
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Farmers Union Trading Company
Wif
Seyfang Theater
Local court fines for 1920 license violations
Mac Johnson was fined $10 after being hauled into court for operating a car with a 1920 license. On Friday H. E. Armitage and J. L. McCarthy of Sidney appeared before Judge Ames for similar violations, the vehicle owned by the McNish Land Company.
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Mac Johnson
H. E. Armitage
J. L. McCarthy
Sidney
Ames
McNish Land Company
Heavy rain floods Bronson rail line and delays trains
A major rainstorm hit Bronson, 10 miles east of here, washing out sections of the rail line and flooding a quarter mile of track. Water reportedly reached 18 inches over the rails. No. 4 and two freights were held in Potter until about 7 p.m., then moved on under slow orders as tracks were weakened. Bucklington trains rerouted after Sterling dam breached.
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Bronson
Here
Potter
Bucklington
Sterling
For Sale 100 Gallon Kerosene Tank With Wood Case
100 gallon kerosene tank in wood case for sale. Does not leak but pump is in bad condition. Suitable for tractor or car use. can be used for gasoline. Thornburg and Hager news item. 7.
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Thornburg & Hager
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James
Rogers
Man For the Ages
Lawrence
Joseph Jenik
Cyril Kvipil
Oberfelder
W. T. Tate
R. 0. Jackson
Paul E. Modd
J. A. Bentley
Wellner
Stella Hunnicutt
Husband
Ida M. Ogden
Q. C. D. Ina Burt
Henry Hohlfeld
Pearl L. Latimer
Seyfang Theatre
Potter, Nebr
Nebraska
USS
Mickie
By Charles Sughroe
Western Newspaper Union
Pete
Pete Wampus
Pim
MR. Wampus
Lodge Pole Valley League
I. Barlow
Haverin
G. Barlow
Bacus
Emanuelson
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