Potter Local Business Calls and Family News
Wim Costello and Jos P Schwartz visited Potter and Sidney on business. Ed and Gus Sanders transacted business in Potter. T J Hansen of Omaha made a business call last Saturday. Aug Thies welcomed a baby boy. both parents and child are reported doing nicely. Mrs Envil Nelson left for Kennard to visit relatives. Russell Crosby returned from Omaha after spending the winter. As of Thursday at 3 pm, prospects of rain look encouraging.
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Aug. Thies
Potter Visit Highlights News and Birth Report
J A Woten of Lincoln visited Potter over the weekend to see friends and conduct business. Mr and Mrs Hans Petersen formerly of Potter welcomed a ten pound boy born May 1st in Dannebrog.
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J. A. Woten
Lincoln
Potter
Hans Petersen
Dannebrog
Business trip to Lodge Pole Sedg wick Ovid and Chappell
A business trip by auto conducted last Tuesday covered Lodge Pole Sedg wick Ovid and Chappell, outlining travel between the named locations.
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Lodge Pole
Sedgwick
Ovid and Chappell
Mother's Day Card Sale at The Gift Shop
A wide assortment of Mother's Day cards is offered up to 50 cents each at The Gift Shop on the Corner in Sidney.
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Sidney
Miller couple adopts four-month baby girl in Omaha
Mrs N S Miller returns from Omaha with a four month old girl adopted from a children's home. The child is named Marilyn, joining the Miller household after the Omaha adoption.
Ministerial group meets on dam shores for planning
The Tri County Ministerial Association gathered last Monday by the Kingball Dam where clergy fished while mapping plans Rev. and Mrs. Slocumb attended the event.
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Tri-County
Kimgball Dam
Mrs. Slocumb
Slocumbs Dinner Guests Then Attend Broken Laws Show
Rev and Mrs L V Slocumb were 6 o clock dinner guests of Rev and Mrs Kaith in Sidney Tuesday and later attended the showing of Mrs Wallace Reid's picture Broken Laws.
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L. V. Slocumb
Mrs. Kaith
Sidney
Wallace Reid
Johnsons travel to Hastings for education talk on radio
Mr and Mrs C W Johnson left early Wednesday for Hastings Nebraska where Johnson will deliver a talk on The Value of Education at radio station KFKX. They are joined by J R Quein who will spend a few days at Beatrice.
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C. W. Johnson
Hastings
Nebr
Johnson
KFKX
J. R. Quein
Beatrice
Julius Schwartz leaves for Denver for new employment
Julius Schwartz departed the first of the week for Denver where he has secured a new position. The notice notes his move and employment status as of the report.
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Julius Schwartz
Denver
Local authorities assign road crew leaders in county work
Julius is replaced by Chas. Nelson in the county road squad while Herman Fricke joins Nelson on the project. The note indicates the decision to remain and plans for family join later.
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Chas. Nelson
Julius
Herman Fricke
Royal Neighbors Enjoy Pleasant Meeting at Masonic Hall
The Royal Neighbors held a very pleasant meeting Tuesday evening in the Masonic hall. Attendees included many Neighbors from Dix and Kimball, notably Mrs. Wm. Scheele Mrs. Carrie Peterson Mrs. E. E. Goding Mrs. Glenn Trowbridge Mrs. Ben Sims and Mrs. K. G. Walker.
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Masonic Hall
Dix
Kimball
Wm. Scheele
Carrie Peterson
E. E. Goding
Glenn Trowbridge
Ben Sims
K. G. Walker
Mrs Coulter Attends Events in Loup City Neb
Mrs George Coulter returned Tuesday evening from Loup City Nebraska where she served as a delegate from the Potter club to a Women's Club convention. She also attended a Rebekah convention in Loup City and her visit was three fold.
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George Coulter
Loup City
Nebr
Women’s Club
Potter Club
Rebekah
Seemann Couple Recalled From Missouri Not California
Mr and Mrs Louis Seemann of Dix were in Potter Tuesday forenoon. A previously published wedding notice misstated their origin as California. it should have read Missouri. The item notes they received their wedding gift and Louis got his cigar.
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Louis Seemann
Dix
Potter
California
Missouri
Louis
Missionary talk and large thank offering at local church
Mrs. L. V. Slocumb spoke at morning service of the Methodist church and again at the Corner school in the afternoon. A thank offering was taken totaling 77 dollars, the largest of its kind ever received in Potter.
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L. V. Slocumb
Methodist Church
Corner School
Potter
Fourth Birthday Party for Ernice Seyfang Hosts Young Guests
Ernice Seyfang celebrated her fourth birthday as hostess to many children last Saturday afternoon. After gathering at the Seyfang home the guests were taken to the opera house for an afternoon of fun. A luncheon followed served by her mother. Attending were Byron Johnson Bobbie Lawson Roderick McAdam Patty Johnson Leola Challburg George Allison Keith Hicks Kline Johnson Elgin Hicks Kenneth Hicks Helen Carlson Maynard Stines Bernice Tompkins Vaunita Brady Donald Biggs Mildred Robertson Ray Goding Leota Goding Genevieve Armstrong Mildred Warner Donald Warner Janice Babcock Phyllis Babcock Lavena Sparks Gayland Reetz Keith Schwartz and others including Mrs. C A Lawson Donnie Mrs. Peter Hansen Miss Uncapher Lorraine Tinsley Mrs A F Whitmire.
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Ernice Seyfang
Elmer Seyfang
Seyfang
Byron Johnson
Bobbie Lawson
Roderick McAdam
Patty Johnson
Leola Challburg
George Allison
Keith Hicks
Kline Johnson
Elgin Hicks
Kenneth Hicks
Helen Carlson
Maynard Stines
Bernice Tompkins
Vaunita Brady
Donald Biggs
Mildred Robertson
Ray
Leota Goding
Genevieve Armstrong
Mildred Warner
Donald Warner
Janice Babcock
Phylllis Babcock
Lavenia Sparks
Gayland Reetz
Keith
Mystery Monument Gift to Unknown Soldier in Warsaw
A mystery surrounds a monument in Saxonian Square Warsaw Poland dedicated to The Unknown Soldier. An unknown donor delivered it at dawn and the city found it strewn with flowers and wreaths when it awoke. The source notes it arrived without explanation.
Platinum coins in Russia raise value of early platinum
Between 1828 and 1845 Russia struck a genuine platinum coin age that included about two percent iridium. A three-ruble piece was worth $2.32 in its time, but by today’s platinum value it would fetch about $35.
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Russia
Farmers Union Elevator Hog Shipment Notice
Farmers Union Elevator at Brownson invites farmers to list hogs for shipment at least one week before shipping. The Cheyenne County Farmers Union Co operative Shipping Assn promotes efficient economical and equitable marketing of hogs. 4mare.
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Farmers Union
Brownson
Cheyenne County Farmers Union Co-operative Shipping Assn
Sunday Services Led by Pastor L V Slocumb
The schedule lists Sunday school at 10 AM, preaching at 11 AM, Epworth League at 6 30 PM, and a second sermon at 7 30 PM led by pastor L V Slocumb.
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Epworth League
L. V. Slocumb
Perfect Life Quote Inspires Daily Kindness Record
A Ruskin quote urges starting each day as a new life and ending it with acts of kindness. It emphasizes leaving a record of good deeds and learned strengths from every short life.
Pensions Granted for Early Wars Widows and Veterans
The United States granted pensions to 62,069 survivors of the American Revolution or their widows, 67,048 who served in the War of 1812, 7,619 for the Mexican War, and 1,389 for other early wars.
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United States
Example You Can Help Your Fellow Men Quote
A compact note urges personal improvement as the path to aiding others. It stresses being the noblest and best person one can be, attributed to Phillips Brooks, framed as a motivational reminder.
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Phillips Brooks
Door from Balliol College Found in Ese Sex
A long missing oaken door dating to 1288 and tied to Balliol College Oxford has been found in Ese Sex, the historic item lost since the late 18th century.
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Balliol College
Oxford
England
Be Direct
A terse directive urging plain speech over verbose explanation and self serving rhetoric. It compares wordy talk to a cuttlefish hiding the meat in its ink, urging clarity and directness.
In Praise of Thrift Quote by Lipton
A Thrift motto attributed to Thomas Lipton extols injecting saving quality into every boy to yield more capable men, reflecting early 20th century values on frugality and character formation.
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dSlzr
Thomas Lipton
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Wim. Costello
Jos. P. Schwartz
Gus. Sanders
T. J. Hansen
Omaha
Envil Nelson
Kennard
Russell Crosby
Wm. Hagemeister
Dean Hagemeister
U. S
Miller
Fisk
Willard
The
MacAdam Motor Co
R. L. MacAdam
Prop
Potter’s New Filling Station
Powerine
Front Streets
Morris W. Challburg
Ford
Potter Garage
Sidney Motor Sales CO
Potter Lodge NO
R. A. Babcock
W. M
Potter Volunteer Fire Department
Claude Biggs
Karl Fricke
Potter Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
C. A. Lawson
Woodmen OF the World
Modern Woodmen OF America
Potter Camp No
L. F. Lafferty
W. C. Geo. Gunderson
U.s.a.theatre
Abraham Lincon
AL and
Ray Rockett
Mrs
Dick Carlson
M. E. Church Notes
John Ruskin
McCormick - Deering
P&o
McCormick-Deering P&o
Linn Implement CO
Potter, Nebr
Mobil Oils
Transmission Oil
McCormick-Deering
Linn’s
Buster Keaton
Fox News
Avaway
Potter Cream & Produce Station
Mark Dolan
Home Lumber Co
3C Pr. Ft
Remington
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