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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
8
The popular daughter of a Chinese official married a large red vase symbolizing a deceased groom. She vowed lifelong widowhood to the husband’s family, requiring a ceremony to join the family. An arch to commemorate her devotion has been proposed in Hankow.
On October 26 1911 T H Hedburg bought West one half of lot 9 in block 1 original village of Potter from the Cheyenne County Nebraska treasurer for delinquent taxes 1889 to 1909 and for 1910 11 1912. Redemption expires October 26 1913. J A Woten.
Bendley Land Co. announces $50,000 available for real estate first mortgages at Potter State Bank. Apply early for favorable terms. Located at 1014 Sidney, Nebraska.
Fred Nelson installed in new scales on Main Street. Johnson building inviting coat paint. Christensen going to work. Fred McClune planting alfalfa this week. John Clausen returns from Denver auto trip Wednesday. Ray Babcock vacationing and planning visits to land Island Fairfield and Rocky. Murless spending week in Dix with friends. Fred Nelson in Omaha on business since Wednesday returning today. G. M. Nelson family visiting Sweetwater with his sister. Dad McKee left for a visit near North Platte. Mr. Gibbon from Alley Counts inspecting land for purchase. Noted inventor of a device for sorting sold papers praised over Edison or Westinghouse by some. Mrs. Ben Wagner ill at hotel under Dr. Ames care. Lykkee family visiting John Anderson in Grand Island, later Cheyenne and Denver. R. S. Sager from Boone leasing two land sections near town. rain in Iowa noted. Kirk Kimball baseball series at Leafdale with 15 to 18 score. Dana Coates to Hillsdale then Cheyenne to work as street car conductor, return next fall. Biggs back from Indiana to manage the Review. Petersen’s store wired for electric lights. The railroad adds gravel walk from north side to depot. Hendrickson family leaves for Skandia, Kansas. many Kirk folk moved to Kansas years ago. Sidewalk between Petersen’s and Jacobson’s nearly finished. dispute over placement debated.
Crops look fine despite dry weather and a timely rain could bring first class shape. John Heimer helps George Gibbon on a Sterling county homestead. Hicks and Goding continue in insurance. Ivan Stines and family visited Sidney. Mrs. Jerguson and Mrs. Gallup visited Mrs. Courtright and returned to Alliance. Roy MacAdam puts up alfalfa. Ernest Goding visited Will Heimer’s home. Ada Sawers visits Dessie Leimer. Bernie Robinson drills second well for Johnsons and hits quicksand. Dan Heimer helps at Pomeroy ranch. Chas Iennersly buys a white steamer auto in Sidney from Will Tillman. George Reitz and Allen Dykeman finish sowing flax. Will Goding and C. A. Kennersly deliver horses for a Sidney buyer.
Nebraska grown alfalfa will be fed to visiting elephants at the state fair September 1 through 5. Alfalfa is to be supplied in ample quantity with six or seven tons available as an extra date lunch if the animals desire another feeding. Performers vow novel and unique tricks. Miss Myrtle Gunderson and Mr Walter Gunderson returned Saturday from winter school in Laramie Wyoming.
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