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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
8
A good old fashioned picnic at Adams grove two miles east of Potter on July 4th. Bring your basket dinner and cream. Plenty free ice for ice cream. Good water. Music by the band. A pick up ball game. Come and spend a sane fourth.
A brief fable pits the Dollar against the Nickel in a witty exchange. The Dollar boasts of size and superiority while the Nickel counters by claiming greater religious devotion, sparking a humorous moral about value and humility.
Pine Bluffs defeated Kimball 8 to 3 on the Kimball grounds in a high tempo game. Pine Bluffs is noted as having one of the state's strongest teams outside professional ball, a claim Wyoming also holds in baseball and other fields.
An irate citizen laments favoritism in a small town paper, criticizing sensationalism and lack of local coverage. The letter mocks editors for chasing big stories while ignoring small, real concerns, and includes old-time colloquialisms and a note about a potential submission to a clipping service. The fragment ends with an unrelated small ad for riding cultivators from Nelson & Co.
The document lists liabilities and assets including stock paid in surplus undivided profits and time certificates of deposit. It notes a sworn report to the State Banking Board dated June 1912 with signatures of J A Woten and directors John Johnson and N Jensen. Local notes cover community news from Pleasant View, Sidney and area residents with meetings, farm work, and school bids.
The Interior Department issues guidance on an 1912 act amending homestead statutes. It instructs entrymen to elect proof under the original law within 120 days, via registered mail, or face the act’s provisions. A printed election notice and updated address instructions are enclosed for each affected entryman.
The annual meeting at the school house re elected Petersen and Rabbas to the board. A new school building is planned for completion by August 1 at a cost of 10 000 dollars. They will hire a fourth teacher and aim to have the school second to none. Officers reported satisfaction though a debt of 2400 dollars remains to be canceled before next year. J G Griffin was granted three months schooling and one third the cost of a new school house.
Livoni sells the REO from an estate and announces two new pumping engines for sale by Nelson and Co. The notice highlights available machinery and the dealer’s contact for bidding and inquiries.
Pleasant View items note Eddie Wickhorst of Ash Grove called at the Stone ranch Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Courtright moved onto their homestead north of Herdon. Will Goding drove to Sidney on business Tuesday accompanied by Dan Sheimer and Chas Staunton.
Esther Leafdale returned from Kirk on Saturday with her niece Maurine. Joe Johnson and family visited A. M. Leafdale on Sunday. Leafdale brothers finished breaking for Linderman and worked at A. M. Leafdale's. Rev. Jaim Melin preached at the schoolhouse last Wednesday evening. Miss Ethel Brady visits Miss Leafdale. A barn floor dance at John Strandburg's drew praise. Wedding crowds traveled to Potter for Arvel Hendrick and Miss Anderson. The Jacobsen wedding was held Wednesday evening with local youths present. Mabel Leafdale plans to leave for Alliance for a teachers' institute.
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