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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
1
The article outlines the no-fund check statute enacted by the last legislature. It states penalties for writing checks with insufficient funds, including fines up to 100 dollars or 90 days in jail for checks up to 35 dollars, and fines up to 5000 dollars or up to seven years in prison for checks over 35 dollars. Senator C. W. Johnson of the 31st District signatures the notice.
W. E. Gehrig of Sidney announces the opening of a new and beautiful funeral home in Sidney with chapel connections. He recently established the business in Sidney and aims for success in the funeral field. His display ad appears in this issue and his card will run regularly.
A chilling prophecy by a gypsy in the serial novel Oliver October predict the fate of a newborn. The Review previews the upcoming weekly installment by George Barr McCutcheon and hints at the dramatic consequences to unfold.
Chris Campen presents another Ben Wilson western romance tale titled Regenade Holmes for Friday night. The feature promises wonderful entertainment from start to finish. Also on the program are a two-reel comedy Why Not Now and the educational Arizona's Grand Canyon.
Final report lists Potter prizes across divisions including Free hand cutting, Constructive design, Free hand alphabet, Pencil drawing, Canon work, Patriotic poster, Health poster, Safety poster, Geography booklet, Water color work, Better English posters, Civics illustrated booklet, cooking, sewing, composition, herbarium, map, county history booklet, native grasses, and a county fall fest poster. Totals show multiple firsts and seconds with prize values of 25 to 75 cents.
A new serial story titled Oliver October by George Barr McCutcheon debuts next week following a discovery in an old swamp where a skeleton was found by a searching party.
An offer promoting The Review emphasizes affordability with a price of one dollar and fifty cents. It urges readers not to be without the publication, highlighting value and accessibility.
The first real snow last Friday yielded 0.32 inches of moisture. It fell warm without wind and nearly melted on the way down. Through Wednesday October precipitation reached 1.14 inches, while 1925 up to October 21 had 14.25 inches, well above the October average.
Antelope Davide Allen and Morse Nelson hunted at the reservoir last Sunday and returned with six ducks. Charley Heimer is listed as sick this week. Lena Larson Dewey Larson and Mrs Charley Heimer helped celebrate Mrs Mads Larson’s sixty fifth birthday in town Friday.
Ten years ago in Potter the community praised Banker Woten and Postmaster Nelson for bank and post office upgrades. Notes on a new jail, street paving, Harvest Home Festival plans, and local travel, with brief gossip about residents and visitors, fill a nostalgic look at town life.
The Agricultural College at Lincoln reviews dry meal feeders for egg production impact. Feeders can be a hopper holding one to two bushels of dry mash or a trough with one to two days’ supply, with a nearby two to three bushel supply box for the mixed feed. The trough type aids owners in watching mash to scratch feed ratios.
Miss A Badziong announces a box social at the district No 10 schoolhouse on Thursday October 29 at 8 o clock. Ladies are asked to bring boxes and participate in the event.
About a third of the mile markers to Potter were placed between here and Scottsbluff by C. W. Johnson Clarence Johnson and Fred Johnson. One hundred signs, arrow shaped in yellow and black, list the miles to Potter on each sign. They are highly noticeable.
Pleasant View residents recount a social evening at the Otto Lorenz home for Mrs. Lorenz birthday and share small town visits. A wedding unites Miss Edna Mangels and Walter Borcher at the Evangelical Lutheran church followed by a dinner for about a hundred relatives and friends. The community offers sympathy on the passing of Leo Mangels, with funeral services held and interment at the Lutheran cemetery.
Two thoroughbred Poland China boars offered for sale. One is a two year old with papers, the other a spring boar. Seller listed as Edgar Anderson. Asking price ten to eleven cents per pound.
The club championship sits between Peter Hansen and Rev. V Slocumb after an eighteen hole tie in last Friday’s snow storm. The remaining eighteen holes are expected to be played today if weather allows with bettors backing Pittsburg.
The first real cold snap arrives Sunday and Sunday evening with temperatures near freezing enough to threaten auto radiators. By Monday morning warmth moderates, and by Tuesday conditions return to the region's typical mild spell for the time of year.
The local fire department fought a hot blaze Saturday night in the exhaust pit outside the light plant. Soot and waste oil ignited, sending a white hot exhaust flu that shattered plant windows. Firemen kept the oil underground supply from heating too much and doused the fire to prevent further danger.
The Scarlet West a First National film will play at the U S A Theatre in Sidney Nebraska on Monday and Tuesday next week. Produced by Frank J. Carroll and directed by John Adolphi it is praised as an epic of westward civilization toward the Pacific. Shot in Colorado the film showcases majestic mountains and sweeping scenery.
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