Meat Production Cheap in Nebraska
The Nebraska Experiment Station seeks publicizing their meat production findings to boost state wealth. Drilling into cost effective beef, the program outlines cattle feeding rations and the potential for Nebraska to outpace most regions in beef cost. Ten years of experimental results will be summarized at the meeting with cattle fed last winter on exhibit.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Nebraska
United States
Kansas
Alfalfa Crop Damaged by Hail Across 120 Acre Tract
Hail last week struck Lewis Brott’s 120 acre alfalfa field, reducing yield by about 1.5 tons per acre and stunting growth from eighteen inches to nine inches. Last year Brott sold 12,000 pounds of alfalfa seed to the government at 22 cents per pound and has an 8,000 pound fall delivery contract. Mrs. H F McKee and children of Midvale Idaho visit Representative Brott’s home.
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Lewis Brett
Brott
H. F. McKee
Midvale
Ida
Lewis Brott
Packed House applauds high school play Bundle of Matches
Seven to one odds faced Frank Brady in a high school playlet last night as he played the rejected suitor in A Bundle of Matches. The audience sympathized with his repeated failures in the Proposal line, while the cast including Misses Osborne and Me offered smooth action and noted duet moments. Fred Nelson criticized the lovers while the critic praised the overall performance and craft of the author.
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Frank Brady
Fred Nelson
Osborne
Local Schools Close A Good Year s Work Potter district
Potter schools close today after one of the district s most successful years. Principal W L Stevens leads the staff including Mae Stewart Violo Osborne Grace McFadden Myrtle Taylor. Osborne and McFadden reside in Sidney, Taylor in Sunol, Stewart in Blair. Pupils and patrons wish teachers a pleasant vacation and a warm welcome back in September.
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Potter
W. L. Stevens
Mae Stewart
Viola Osborne
Grace McFadden
Myrtle Taylor
Miss Stewart
Blair
Skeleton Rag Wows Crowd At Concert Finale
Elrick Trostrom, wife and mother of Kirk, was in town Saturday as Fadden and Miss Irma Struble delivered a well received program. The spooky Skeleton Rag featuring skeletons was the program’s closing number and drew strong applause.
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Fadden
Irma Struble
Anthony Comstocked
Elrick Trostrom
Kirk
Grades' Entertainment Pleases a Packed House
A full auditorium plus about fifty more in the corridor delighted Tuesday night as public school grades presented an expanded program. Recitations in Scotch and Hoosier dialect impressed, scenes in the Union Depot drew laughter, and the newsboy shone. Teachers and performers earned hearty applause and promising notes for future events.
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Union Depot
Potter
Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises in Sidney May 26
County Superintendent Epit. M Stark invites all to the Tobin opera house in Sidney for the eighth grade graduation on Monday evening May 26 beginning at 8 30. Sixty boys and girls have completed the eighth grade work and will proceed to high school. No admission is charged.
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Cheyenne County
Tobin Opera House
Sidney
Epit
M. Stark
Farmer Lights House Barn With Electricity
KE L Hougen, a farmer twelve miles north of town, powers his house and barn with electricity drawn by a 2-hp kerosene engine and a storage battery charged twice weekly. The system costs 50 dollars to install, supplies twenty 15-cp lights, and runs about 1.15 monthly, in operation three months. Hougen, with 480 acres on his home place and 400 more planted, expects a strong crop barring hail, while noting high hail insurance costs and distrust of several companies. A recent five-inch rainfall 15 miles northeast caused hail that damaged alfalfa.
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Potter
KE. L. Hougen
Hougen
Sextorp
Hougens
Kafir Corn Suited To This Region
F D Coburn compares Kafir and Milo to Indian corn, noting Kafir’s dry weather resilience and suitability in light rainfall areas. Milo thrives at high altitudes with short seasons. both crops offer insurance against uncertain rainfall and can yield higher under favorable conditions. Kansas trials show Kafir outperforming Indian corn on some plots, signaling growing adoption and agricultural value.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansas
Missouri
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas Agricultural College
Colorado Enacts Minimum Wage Commission for Women
Colorado’s governor signed a law creating a three member wage commission to set minimum wages for women and minors in mercantile and manufacturing sectors. The panel, to be appointed by the governor, will include two employers and a woman, serve unpaid with a paid secretary, and begin work in ninety days. It may set industry and community specific scales after hearings and report.
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Colorado
Denver Post
Durango
Cubs Sidney Tomorrow Grizzlies Peetz Sunday
The Sidney nine secured a postponed game with the Cubs to be played tomorrow at Sidney after last week's issue. The first meeting ended 89 in Sidney's favor. Next Sunday Peetz faces the Grizzlies at Peetz with locals aiming to even the score against the Colorado visitors. The Grizzlies recently practiced, following a 21 to 3 loss to Peetz.
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Sidney
Cubs
Peetz
Grizzlies
Colorado
Peets
Commission to set higher minimum wage in Durango than Denver
The commission will hold hearings and must fix minimum wages for any industry upon request. The action aims to ensure higher wage levels in Durango compared to Denver where applicable.
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Denver
Durango
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