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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
5
All attendees report good time despite bad weather. Seven Legionnaires and three non-members from Potter attended the convention in Omaha.
Mrs. Wm Gustafson and her two boys returned Wednesday from Arkansas where they visited relatives for a few weeks. Mr Gustafson had been sick this week but is much improved at present.
Last Tuesday in Potter the W I M S festivities drew large crowds with Kimball contributing 19 points and others from Sidney joining in. All meetings of the day were reported very profitable and interesting.
Several Eastern Star ladies from Potter attended the large gathering of the order in Sidney Saturday night. Chapters from Kimball, Lodge Pole and Chappell were present, with the Grand Worthy Matron in attendance.
Rev and Mrs Charles J Bukoutz of Scottsbluff visited the Peter Hansen home in Potter while en route to Lincoln. They were old friends of Mr and Mrs L M Petersen who were visiting the Hansen home this week.
Mrs. Grant Brady hosted a girls party Friday evening October 9 in honor of Madonna Brady sixteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed six o'clock music dinner and a playful gum animal card activity. Madonna received pretty gifts before the group moved at seven thirty to the theatre.
The gathering featured Mrs Brady hosting a festive occasion with Madonna in attendance. Present were Leola Rogers Lor raine Tinsley Helen Juelfs Phyllis Kayne Ardith Bartlett Vera Carlson Jessie Coding Blanche Stanton Lucille Higgins Alice Gunderson Edna Seyfang Miriam Bartlett Edna Goding and Ada Brady.
A 50 cent hand whitening recipe ad offers instructions to soak hands three times daily in dishwater while the mother rests. The note from Railroad Telegraphy suggests readers try the method, claiming it improves skin softness.
Work on the new high school dormitory is advancing rapidly this week according to the Banner County News. Much of the building’s framing has been erected since Monday morning, with concrete and brick work already completed.
The Herald reports Bridgeport will secure a new post office building. Contractors have received official notice to commence construction. The facility will be fire proof with a modern design and work will begin soon, aiming for rapid completion.
C A Cook who lives north of Peetz says Hubbard squash can yield five tons per acre in non irrigated country. He notes a two acre patch should produce about ten tons given the favorable season and natural conditions.
The Dalton Delegate notes a festival story held over from last week. Otho Campbell asked if a ribbon would be pinned on him but was told no reason existed for it. He claimed to be the biggest Campbell on the ground and showed indifference to desert horse comparisons. Sheridan Electric Railway announces Wyoming’s push to statehood with no streetcar service as the last line operates.
Classified brief lists 480 acres for sale near Dewey and two Potter Lot parcels offered for trade or partial payment. Readers may respond via box references to Box 15 Dewey 8 D 1m JF and Box 486 Hastings Nebr to pursue vehicle or land exchange.
For sale purebred single comb buff orpington cockerels at 75 cents each when bought in lots of three or more, otherwise one dollar each. Contact Mrs Pete Nelson in Potter Nebraska.
A car company plans to abandon its rail lines that serve Sheridan and nearby coal camps and a small agricultural area. The owners say automobiles have pulled away passengers, causing years of revenue losses.
During the Kimball county fair the American Legion distributed a Ford touring car as a prize. The drawing drew much interest and many tickets were sold. George Bennett, a local resident, won the car after purchasing two tickets. The paper notes Bennett is a good friend of the editors and well deserving of the good fortune. Banner County News.
Jack Dolan died at his home in Pine Bluffs on Friday evening October 2 after a severe stroke. Funeral services were at St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 10 o’clock Monday morning, conducted by Rev. James McBride. He was 52 and survived by his wife and two children.
W R R Shannon U P agent at Pine Bluffs lost the first joint of the second finger on his right hand Sunday when the starter button on his Reo car drew the finger into the gears. He was oiling the car for Mrs Liden funeral in Albin and attended despite the injury. The finger is mending rapidly.
The 1926 Ford car donated by the American Legion of Kimball was awarded to George N. Bennet of the Heith neighborhood. The Bennet couple, elderly and twenty miles from Kimball, could not previously own a car and will now have comfortable transportation amid their friends.
Sidney residents see the city establish a proper police station after leasing the Radcliffe basement under the Griswold pool hall. The facility has separate front and rear entrances, is roomy and clean, with cells in back and the police court in front. The makeshift setup continues until a city hall is built.
An accident report describes a collision involving a car driven by Nels Ericksen and an accompanying occupant. Details on injuries, location, and cause are sparse in the readable fragment.
A car carrying a wife and child, Mr and Mrs Joe Weinegar, and Guy Weinegar slid to the right side of the road and plunged twelve feet into a embankment on a Sunday near Scottsbluff while returning to Gurley. The other vehicle fled, license unknown. All occupants escaped with minor injuries. car driven home.
Gurley Flour Milling Co promotes Wheat Hearts as the most delicious breakfast dish in a brief ad style note.
Hoke Semking & Refining Co of Otsego Michigan offers cash for false teeth dental gold platinum and discarded jewelry as part of their refining services.
Paper rolls for adding machines priced at ten cents each are listed for review in the office.
An advertisement announces ready made and custom men’s wear with latest styles and winter samples on hand. Claude Le. Biggs promotes guaranteed tailoring and prompt service at 10a.
Dr Caldwell a noted Nebraska physician visits Boston Block Minneapolis offering free professional medical services for one day from 10 am to 4 pm. He cures stomach liver kidney and heart ailments among others and asks patients to inform neighbors. Married women must be accompanied by husbands. Medicines charged only for accepted cases.
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