13137. Homer State Bank (Homer, NE)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
January 8, 1925
Location
Homer, Nebraska (42.322, -96.489)

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Description

Multiple newspapers (Jan 8–9, 1925) report the Homer State Bank (Nebraska) as one of eight failed banks in the state whose receivers succeeded in converting some assets to cash and turning funds into the state guarantee fund. No run is described in these items; a receivership/suspension and permanent closure is indicated.

Events (2)
1. January 8, 1925 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash ... being turned into the state guarantee fund.
Source
newspapers
2. January 8, 1925 Suspension
Cause Details
Article simply lists Homer State Bank among eight failed banks; no specific trigger (rumor, correspondent failure, local shock, etc.) is provided.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash so that money amounting to nearly quarter of million of dollars is being turned into the state guarantee fund.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (12)
1. January 8, 1925 Chester Herald Chester, NE
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News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Thruout Nebraska The $60,000 ing McCook is being rapid'y subscribed. John Peaccek, Burchard's last civil veteran, dead his home that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas day. Fire, believed have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burlingdepot Hoag. Most of the contents of the building were con sumed. ounds Value of building constructed and rabbits sent from dik Creek storted in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, express to firm in New York City. 268,858. This has been exceeded Nearly 800 rabbits were the lot, one year only, according to city which represented collection of records. dealer local for the The $5,000 home of Ledehoff week. Fremont was entirely destroyed The bond issue election in school fire, the nine member. of the family district No. 12, in which York being forced to flee in their night cated, aroused but little interest, clothing. owing extremely cold weather. Farmers in the vicinity of Otoe Less than 200 votes were cast and have completed the organization of there were but thirteen votes against graveling district near that village. the proposition. Preliminary grading has already comFarmers along the rural routes menced. served by the Kearney postoffice The board of directors of the Thurshot dinners to the mail ton county farm bureau have mapped riers appreciation of their efforts. out tree planting campaign which Service some routes has been calls for the planting of trees terrupted because tremendous snow drifts and the severely Omaha wound up her busiest concold weather. vention year during the holidays by The outstanding feature of Decementertaining the teachers of Nebraska ber receipts at South Omaha the the meeting the State heavy run of hogs, the total the Teachers month standing 435,000 head, Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't increase of head, as compared missed Husker football game with year ago. Total for receipts years. He has seen every 1924 have been head, the contest home and has accompanied largest year's receipts record the squad on every trip market. by drilling, the safe Col. McClay, for years clerk John Conley, deceased, of Broken of the Lincoln division of the federal Bow, Judge Ford, found court, dead at his home that in money and $500 Liberty place. Colonel McClay member bonds. Conley died 30. the legislature, county official and Paul Jessen, banker, and was for well years Nebraska City was elected presiknown figure Nebraska politics. dent of the Nebraska State Bar He the father of McClay, sociation at the closing Lession at the annual convention Omaha. Omaha has more telephones per The Cozad Commercial club pledged capita than any other city in the Its quota of $370 toward Inc mainworld, according to statistics tenance of farm bureau agent in celved the bureau of publicity county, to carry on activities the Chamber Commerce from the Among the county durAmerican Télephone and Telegraph ing 1925. company. That city has teleWest, 17, was probably phones, 284 for each 1,000 popufatally injured while skating the lation: Blue river Beatrice when McKelvie, livestock breeder, tempted to jump and grab hold of the farmer, editor, and forn.er iron rods under bridge. He fell on one the speakers at the meethis head, fracturing his skull. ing of the Nebraska Donna Bell, daughter clation in connection with organized Mr. and Mrs. Harry near agriculture week Lincoln. Mr. Daykin, in critical condition McKelvie's topic was "What Place Lincoln sanitarium result Has the Dairy Cow on Nebraska half peanut which she swallowed Farms." lodging the windpipe. The peanut Judgments aggregating removed physicians. aside from the interest thereon, were For the second time within three entered by the supreme court against months Charles Hurley, the state bank deposit fund inent cattle feeder of Dixon county, number of cases where district topped cattle market courts had given decrees for the received hundred guaranty fund. all but of pounds for recent shipment of fat these cases the district court decrees and finely finished Hereford steers. overturned. Ice dealers of Hebron have began The fact that Fecretary E. R. storing ice which cut from the Danielson of the state fair board has Little Blue river and said be gone into member the best ever put up there. runs an company supposed from 11 to inches thick and be the basis rumors that he clear crystal. large force will be candidate for re-election employed and the storage to his present position when the state 3,000 tons Hebron will soon be com- board agriculture holds its annual pleted. meeting late in January. Colonel and Mrs. John H. McClay, dairy judging contest and aged couple who lived together for stock judging contest will be years, were buried side side Organized Agriculture double Scottish rite funeral meetings the Agricultural College, Lincoln New Year's Mrs. McLincoln. Both contests Clay, 79, died December 30, and the managed college students have colonel, the day before. both after represented Nebraska in national long illness. Had they lived till the judging and will be open date their funeral they woul farmers and students been married exactly 58 years. been college teams. School teachers Fairbury will Five hundred and thirty rabbits read the bible daily in their classwere killed by 60 hunters the Chapcomment -teacher pel district community pupils will be permitted view ridding the country trip to Scotland the surprise animals that are doing much damage Christmas gift the and trees Miller, popular pastor Eva airbury county Cedar Bluffs, from his flock 250 elected president the Christmas tree exercises the Nebraska State Teachers' Miller native sociation the closing session its According to local weather officials. vention Omaha She 1924, one the Masters, coldest Decembers principal the Central High school, years on record in the Disaha, elected vice president, state Twelve sub-zero days and John of Grand Island recorded the present month. re-elected Chief Game Warden George Koster Among the other things that the has issued an appeal to farmers Nebraska good roads little grain feeding from the next legislature the snow the ground. highway markers conform Otherwise, he there be few scheme left the state dairy cattle judging contest and The first cheese factory the fat stock judging contest be located miles east held the Organized Agriculture what rapidly becoming the meetings the College, most of the state, began Lincoln according operations October and the first gram. Both contests be day's produced pounds students college quantity produced has increased resented Nebraska national the rate about 100 pounds per week, and until the daily farmers and students who have bounds. been Sixteen clubs Scotts Robert early bluff country have signified their county settler, tentions joining the extension and his course projects of the farmer's union burned about the head and breast this year and boys sides sustaining and broken club are also enrolled. when carbide lighting plant The Newcastle State bank and the the basement their farm home, Homer State northeast raska, of the eight failed special rate fare and half banks throughout the state which have has again been secured for round failed whose succeeded tickets Lincoln and return turning some the assets into during Organized Agriculture week. cash that money amounting Beginning January all depot agents nearly quarter of million dolNebraska sell these tickets lars being turned the state which will be good for the return guarantee fund January Workmen at Lincoln are getting the senate and representative halls order for the coming of the legislators, open in the old capitol at noon January The State Soda Water Manufacturassociation recently held two days session in Omaha,, in lively discussion of problems pertaining to their trade. Congressman C. Shellenberger the Fifth district seriously Washington, C., hospital. He has been in bed for week attack of gall stones. The big auto bus running between Deatrice and Lincoln went into the near Hckrel and turned over its side Five passengers were car at the time but aside from shaking up they escaped injury. shipment 3,900

2. January 8, 1925 DeWitt Times-News DeWitt, NE
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All Kinds Gathered Various Points Thru- Nebraska $60,000 McCook being rapid'y seribed Burchard's last dead his home place. He fell and broke his hip Christmas day. Fire, believed have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burling ton depot at Hoag. Most of contents of the building were sumed. Value of building constructed and in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, This has been exceeded year only, according to records. The $5,000 home of Ledehoff Fremont entirely destroyed by lire, the nine member. of the family being forced flee in their night Farmers in the vicinity of Otoe have completed the organization graveling district near that village. Preliminary grading has already menced. The board of directors of the Thurs ton county farm bureau mapped out tree planting campaign which calls for the planting of 25,000 trees by Arbor day Omaha wound up her busiest vention year during the holidays by entertaining the teachers of Nebraska the meeting of the State Teachers Association. Dr. Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football game years. He has seen every contest home and has accompanied the squad on every trip the safe of John Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found in money and $500 Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, forme. district judge Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebrazka State Bar sociation at the closing cession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of $370 toward the maintenance farm bureau agent in Drwson county, to carry on activities among the county dur ing 1925. West, 17. was probably fatally injured while skating on the Blue river Beatrice when he attempted jump and grab hold of the rods under bridge. He fell on his head, fracturing his skull. Donna Bell, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs, near Daykin, is critical Lincoln sanitarium result of half peanut which she swallowed lodging in the windpipe. The peanut by physicians. For the second time within three months Charles Hurley, prominent cattle feeder of Dixon county, topped the Chicago cattle market when he received $12 hundred pounds for recent shipment of fat and finely finished Hereford steers. Ice dealers Hebron have began storing ice which is cut from the Little Blue river and is said be the best ever put up there. runs from 11 inches thick and clear as crystal. large force of men employed and the storage tons Hebron will soon be completed. Colonel and Mrs. John H. McClay, aged couple who together for years, were buried side by side at double Scottish rite funeral Lincoln New Year's day. Mrs. McClay, 79, died December 30, and the colonel, the day before, both after long illness. Had they lived till the date their funeral they have been married exactly 58 years. School teachers Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classrooms. No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift the Rev. Miller, popular Presbyterian pastor Cedar Bluffs, from his flock 250 the Christmas tree exercises. Mr. Miller native of Scotland. According local weather officials, December, 1924, was one the coldest Decembers the years in the state. Twelve sub-zero days recorded the present month. Chief Game Warden George Koster issued an appeal to farmers to use little grain feeding the snow the ground. Otherwise, he there will be few quall in the state. The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff. what rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section the state, began operations October and first produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased the 100 pounds per week, until the daily output now 700 Sixteen women's clubs of bluff country have signified their tentions joining extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are enrolled. State bank and the Homer State bank, raska, are the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose have succeeded turning some of the assets cash that money amounting quarter of million of dolnearly being turned into the state Workmen at getting the and representative halls order for the coming of the legislators, open the capitol January The State Suda Water Manufacturassociation recently held two session in Omaha., in lively discussion of problems pertaining their trade. Congressman the Fifth district seriously Washington, hospital. He has been bed for week attack of gall stones. The big auto bus Deatrice and Lincoin went into the near and turned its side Five passenge car the time but aside from shaking up they escaped shipment 3,900 ounds rabbits sent from Creek by express to firm in New York Nearly 800 rabbits were which represented of local for the The bond in school district No. 12, which York cated, aroused little interest, to extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes were cast and there but thirteen votes against the proposition. Farmers along the rural served the Kearney postoffice hot dinners the mail riers appreciation of their efforts. Service some routes has been interrupted because tremendous snow drifts encountered, and the severely cold weather. The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha the heavy run of Logs, the total the month standing head. an increase 134,000 compared year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been largest year's receipts on record this market. Col. McClay, for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, dead his home that place. Colonel McClay was member the legislature, county official and banker, and was for years well known figure Nebraska politics. He is the father of McClay, postm. ster at Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city in the world, according to statistics ceived by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. R. McKelvie, livestock breeder, farmer, editor, and forn.er governor was one of the speakers at the meeting of the Nebraska assoclation in connection with organized agriculture week at Lincoln. Mr. McKelvie's topic was "What Place Has the Dairy Cow on Nebraska Farms.' Judgments aggregating aside from the interest thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit fund number cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. In all but of these cases the district court decrees overturned. The fact that E. Danielson of the state fair board has gone into business as member of company supposed to be the basis of rumors that he will not be candidate for re-election present position when the state board of agriculture holds its annual meeting late in January. dairy cattle judging contest and fat stock judging contest be held the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Both contests will managed college students have represented Nebraska in national judging contests, and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams. Five hundred and thirty rabbits killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district bunt, view ridding the country animals that doing much damage crops and trees. Eva Shuman, airbury county superintendent elected president the Nebraska State Teachers' association at the closing session vention Omaha. She succeeds True McCook. Masters, principal of the Central High school, Disaha, was elected vice president, Mattaews of Grand Island re-elected Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters from next legislature be highway markers conform with the national marking scheme. dairy cattle judging contest and stock judging contest be held the Organized Agriculture meetings the Agricultural College, according the official gram. Both contests will be managed college students who represented Nebraska national ing and will be open farmers and students who have not been on college teams Robert Cox, an early neaster county settler, was killed and his wife, severely burned about the head and breast besustaining bad cuts and broken when carbide plant the basement their farm home, Lincoln, special rate fare and half has again been secured for round trip railway tickets to Lincoln return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January all depot agents Nebraska will sell these tickets good for the return trip January

3. January 8, 1925 The Hershey Times Hershey, NE
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES IN BRIEF Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given in Brief Items For Busy Readers The new $60,000 build. ing at McCook is being rapidly subSuffering stroke of paralysis while in a dentist's chair, Ruch, fifty. six, resident of York county for fiftytwo years. is dead. John Peacock, Burchard's last civil war veteran, dead at his home in that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas day School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classrooms. No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burling ton depot at Hong. Most of the contents of the building were consumed. Value of building constructed and started in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, 268,858. This has been exceeded in one year only, according to city records. The $5,000 home of in Ledehoff at Fremont was entirely destroyed by fire, the nine member. of the family being forced to flee in their night clothing. E. Sparrow of Sidney, crashed thru a larget plate glass window when the brakes on the car he was driving failed to work and he crashed over the curb into a window Mss Carrie Hesseltine. formerly teacher in the Broken Bow High school, but for we past seven years engaged in missionary work in India, is home on fürlough. Dr. Oliver Everett. Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football game in nineteen years. He has seen every contest at home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Knox county board of supervisors has bought a large snow plow to be used in clearing the main roads. The machine clears a path 21 feet wide and requires a powerful tractor. Opening, by drilling, the safe of John W. Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, former district judge of Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebraska State Bar association at the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged Its quota of $370 toward the maintenance of a farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities among of the county durIng 1925. Five hundred and thirty rabbits were killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district in a community hunt, with a view to ridding the country of animals that are doing much damage to crops and trees. A trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift of the Rev. D. K. Miller, popular Presbyterian pastor at Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 at the Christmas tree exercises. Mr. Miller is a native of Scotland. According to local weather officials, December, 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded in the fifty-two years on record in the state. Twelve sub-zero days were recorded in the present month. Omaha is the third corn market in America. It is the first primary grain market, receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any other city. As market for all grains Omaha ranks sixth in the nation. The amount of grain received in that market exceeded 67,000,000 bushels in 1923. Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their intentions of joining the extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash 80 that money amounting to nearly quarter of million of dollars is being turned into the state guarantee fund. Morris Steinke, 40, escaped inmate of the state hospital at Hastings, walked miles to his home at Shelton. His feet were 80 badly frozen that it may be necessary to amputate them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful August Reinking at Papillion. The home and contents were valued at $38,000. It was one of the show places of Papillion and the surrounding country. two stories high, finished in black walnut, and had thirty-two rooms. Constructed in 1880, it had long been a landmark.

4. January 8, 1925 Polk County Democrat Osceola, NE
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All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Thru- Nebraska The McCook is being rapid'y scribed John Burchard's last civil home and broke his hip day believed have started from flue. Burling depot Most of contents the building were sumed constructed and building 1924 Omaha totals This has been according city year only, records The home Ledehoff entirely destroyed the nine the family being forced night the Otoe the district that village grading has already comThe board of directors Thurs county bureau planting campaign which calls for planting trees Arbor Omaha wound buslest vention year during the holidave the teachers Nebraska meeting the State Oliver hasn't missed Husker contest home and accompanied the squad trip the safe deceased Broken Bow, Judge Ford. found money and $500 Liberty bonds Conley died July 30. Jessen. forme. district judge Nebraska City elected president the Nebrazka State sociation the closing the convention Omaha The Cozad Commercial pledged quota $370 tenance farm bureau agent among county dur ing probably fatally injured while skating the Blue river Beatrice when tempted jump and hold of rods under bridge He fell his head. fracturing his skull. Donna Bell, daughter and Harry near critical sanitarium result half which lodging the windpipe The peanut by For within three months Charles Hurley, prominent feeder Dixon county, topped Chicago cattle market when received $12 hundred pounds for recent shipment of fat and finely finished Hereford steers Ice dealers Hebron have began ice from the Little river and be the up from 11 thick and clear large force men storage Hebron will be com pleted. Colonel and John couple lived together for years, buried side by side double Scottish rite funeral Lincoln Year's day. Mrs. Clay, died December 30, and colonel. 81, the day before. both after long illness. Had they lived till the their funeral they woul exactly years. School Fairbury will read the bible daily in their class rooms comment teacher pupils permitted. trip Scotland the surprise Christmas the Rev. Miller, popular Presbyterian pastor Cedar Bluffs, from flock the Christmas exercises. Mr. Miller of Scotland. According local weather officials, December. 1924. one the five coldest in the years record in the recorded the present month. Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued appeal farmers to feeding quall while the snow the ground. says. few left the The first cheese factory in the state located miles of in what foremost dairy section of the state, began operations October the first day's produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased the about 100 pounds per week, until the daily output now pounds. women's clubs of Scotts bluff have signified their in tentions joining the course projects the this year and boys and girls' State bank and the Homer State bank, raska, the eight failed the state which whose receivers succeeded turning the assets cash money amounting nearly quarter million being turned the state guarantee fund. Morris the state hospital Hastings, walked to His feet badly frozen that may be necessary Fire shortly before noon Christmas the home August Reinking The home contents were valued the show places of Papillion and the surround. country, stories high, finished in black walnut, and had Constructed is 1880, landmark. Workmen at Lincoln are getting the senate and representative halls in order for coming the open in the old capitol at noon January The State Soda Water Manufacturassociation recently held two session Onraha., lively discussion problems pertaining to their trade. Congressman Shellenberger the Fifth district seriously ill Washington, hospital. He has been bed week of gall stones The big between Lincoin went into the near urned over its side Five passengers car time but aside from shaking they escaped shipment 3,900 ounds rabbits Creek by express New York City Nearly rabbits were which represented dealer local for the The bond Issue election in school district which cated, aroused little interest, extremely cold Less than 200 votes were and there were but votes against Farmers along rural routes served Kearney postoffice bot dinners carappreciation their efforts. Service some has been because snow drifts encountered. and the severely outstanding feature of DecemSouth Omaha the Logs, the total the month an increase year ago Total for 1924 head. the largest receipts record market for clerk the Lincoln division the federal court, dead home that place. Colonel McClay member county official and and was years well figure Nebraska He the father of McClay, postmaster Lincoln Omaha has per capital than other city according statistics celved by the of publicity Chamber Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company That city has telephones, 284 for each 1,000 McKelvie, livestock breeder, farmer. editor, the Nebraska organized agriculture Lincoln Mr. topic was Place Has the Dairy Cow on Nebraska Judgments aggregating aside from the interes. thereon. were entered the supreme court against the state bank deposit fund number where district courts given decrees the guaranty fund all but one cases the district decrees overturned The fact Secretary Danielson the state fair board gone member the basis that candidate for his the state board its annual meeting late dairy judging contest and stock judging contest held the Agriculture meetings College, Lincoln. Both contests will managed college represented Nebraska national judging and be open to farmers and have not college teams. hundred thirty rabbits killed by 60 hunters the Chapdistrict view ridding the country animals that are doing much damage crops trees. Shuman, airbury county elected president the Nebraska State sociation the closing session vention Omaha. She succeeds True principal the Central High school, John Mattaews Grand Island Among the other things that the Nebraska roads will ask from the next will be markers conform the marking dairy cattle judging contest and fat stock. judging contest will be held Organized Agriculture meetings the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according contests will managed college students Nebraska judg. ing and will be open larmers and students who not college Robert an early neaster county settler, killed wife, the and breast sides bad cuts and when carbide lighting plant basement their farm home, Lincoln, special and half again secured for round trip railway tickets Lincoln return during Organized Agriculture week, January all depot agents Nebraska will sell these tickers which will be good for the return trip January The Farmers Family Fun Feed will again the frolic Organized Agriculture that to be held the Agricultural College, annual will be held evening following the the market in erica. the first primary grain market, receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any market for all grains Omaranks sixth in the nation. The amount grain received that exceeded bushels

5. January 8, 1925 The Valley Enterprise Valley, NE
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Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given Brief Items For Busy Readers The new $60,000 buildMcCook being rapidly scribed. Suffering stroke of paralysis while dentist's chair, Ruch, six, resident of York county for years, dead. John Peacock, Burchard's last civil veteran, dead at his home that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classrooms No comment by teacher pupils will be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burling ton depot Most of the contents of the building were con- of building started 1924 in Omaha totals 268,858 This has been exceeded year only. according records The $5,000 home of Fremont entirely destroyed the nine of the being forced to flee in their night clothing Sparrow of Sidney. crashed thru larget plate glass window when the brakes the he car driving work and crashed the curb window Miss Carrie Hesseltine, formerly teacher the Broken Bow High school, but for past seven years engaged missionary work in India, home furlough. Dr. Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football game nineteen years. He has seen every contest home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Knox county board supervisors has bought large snow plow to be used the main roads. The clears path feet wide and requires tractor. by drilling. the safe of John Conley. deceased. of Broken Judge Ford, administrator, found in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen. former district judge of Nebraska City elected president of the Nebraska State Bar sociation at the closing Lession of the annual convention Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged quota of $370 toward the maintenance farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities among of the county dur1925. Five hundred and thirty rabbits killed by 60 hunters of the pel district community with view to ridding the country animals that doing much damage crops and trees trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift the Rev. Miller, popular pastor Cedar Bluffs, from his flock 250 the Christmas tree exercises. Mr. Miller native of Scotland. According to local weather officials, was one of the five coldest Décembers recorded the years on record in the Twelve sub-zero days recorded the present month. Omaha the third corn market America. the first primary grain market, more grain shipped directly from the farm than other any city. market for all grains Omaha ranks sixth in The amount of grain received that market exceeded bushels Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their tentions joining extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded turning some the assets cash 80 that money to amounting nearly quarter of million lars being turned the fund Morris 40, escaped hospital at Hastings, walked miles his home His feet badly that It may necessary them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful home August Reinking Papillion. The home and contents were valued $38,000. was one of the show places of Papillion and two stories high, finished black walnut, and had rooms. Constructed 1880, had been landmark. Clarence Freye, farmer, instanCy home when the tank lighting plant The cause been The metropolitan utilities district, to Omaha and announced its greetings substantial the price gas to householders. Bowen of Keyston- and younger were wife and daughter serious condition from the effects from the heating stove in the Workmen at Lincoln are getting the senate and representative halls in for the coming of the legislators, open Congressman the Fifth district is seriously III Washington, hospital. He been in bed week with attack of stones. The big auto bus running between Beatrice Lincoln into went the near Fickrel turned over on its side. passengers in car the time but aside from shaking up they escaped shipment of ounds rabbits was sent from Elk Creek by express to firm in New York City. Nearly 800 rabbits were in the lot, which represented collections of dealer local hunters for the last week. bond issue election in school district No. 12, which York aroused little interest, extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes cast there were but thirteen votes against the Fifty-seven head of pure bred shorthorn and polled shorthorn bulls. COWS and brought average $104 per head, when they were sold at the Columbus stock sales pavilion in the eighth annual pure bred cattle that place. the years that Emory Arrison, carrier of mall Nebraska City route, has been on the job, he has walked on an average more than twelve miles each day. 312 miles every month, miles or total of miles since he began work in 1898. Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice are serving hot dinners the mail carriers appreciation of their efforts. Service some routes has been terrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered, and the severely cold The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha was the heavy of hogs, the total for the month standing 435,000 head, increase head, compared with year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been head, the largest year's receipts record this Robert Cox, an early neaster county settler, killed and his fifty-eight, severely burned about the head and breast sides sustaining bad cuts and broken when carbide lighting plant the basement their farm home, near Col. McClay, for clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, dead his home in that place. Colonel McClay member the legislature, county official and and was for well years known figure Nebraska politics. He the father of McClay, postmaster Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city the world. according statistics celved by the bureau of publicity the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. Judgments aggregating aside from the interest thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. In all but of one these cases the district decrees court Eva Shuman, airbury county elected president the Nebraska State Teachers' sociation the closing session its vention in Omaha. She succeeds True of McCook Masters, principal of the Central High school, Omaha, was elected vice president, and John Mattnews of Grand Island re-elected Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued an appeal farmers use little grain in feeding quall while the snow on the ground. he says, there will be few left the state. The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff, what rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section of the state, operations October drst pounds. week, the daily output 700 pounds. Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters from the next will be new markers to conform the marking scheme. dairy cattle judging contest and stock judging contest be the Organized Agriculture meetings the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according the official Both contests be managed by college students resented Nebraska national farmers and students who have not been on college teams. Paxton of Sargent, years tips steel 635 neck, inches; reach, inches; waist, 72½ inches; thigh, calf, inches; and inches and he wears shoe. special of fare and half has again been secured for round trip tickets to Lincoln return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January all depot agents Nebraska will sell these which will be good for the return until January

6. January 8, 1925 The Ulysses Dispatch Ulysses, NE
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CORNHUSKER NEWS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Thru- out Nebraska The new $60,000 Y. M. C. A. building at McCook is being rapidly subscribed. John Peacock, Burchard's last civil war veteran, 18 dead at his home in that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas day. Fire, believed to have started from a defective flue, destroyed the Burling. ton depot at Hoag. Most of the contents of the building were cónsumed. Value of building constructed and started in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, 268,858. This has been exceeded in one year only, according to city records. The $5,000 home of J. in Ledehoff at Fremont was entirely destroyed by fire, the nine member. of the family being clothing Farmers in the vicinity of Otoe have completed the organization of a graveling district near that village. Preliminary grading has already commenced. The board of directors of the Thurston county farm bureau have mapped out a tree planting campaign which calls for the planting of 25,000 trees by Arbor day. Omaha wound up her busiest con vention year during the holidays by entertaining the teachers of Nebraska at the mid- winter meeting of the State Teachers Association. Dr. Oliver Everett, Lincoin, hasn't missed a Husker football game in nineteen years. He has seen every contest at home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Opening, by drilling, the safe of John W. Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, forme. district judge of Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebraska State Bar association at the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of $370 toward the maintenance of a farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities Among women-fo of the county during 1925. "Jack" West, 17. was probably fatally injured while skating on the Blue river at Beatrice when he attempted to jump and grab hold of the iron rods under a bridge. He fell on his head, fracturing his skull. Donna Bell, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs, near Daykin, is in a critical condition at a Lincoln sanitarium as a result of half a peanut which she swallowed lodging in the windpipe. The peanut was removed by physicians. For the second time within three months Charles W. Hurley, a prominent cattle feeder of Dixon county, topped the Chicago cattle market when he received $12 hundred pounds for recent shipment of fat and finely finished Hereford steers. Ice dealers of Hebron have began storing ice which is cut from the Little Blue river and is said to be the best ever put up there. It runs from 11 to 13 inches thick and is clear as crystal. A large force of men is employed and the storage of 3,000 tons at Hebron will soon be completed. Colonel and Mrs. John H. McClay, aged couple who lived together for 58 years, were buried side by side at a double Scottish rite funeral at Lincoln New Year's day. Mrs. McClay, 79, died December 30, and the colonel, 81, the day before, both after a long fllness. Had they lived till the date of their funeral they woul have been married exactly 58 years. School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classrooms. No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. A trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift of the Rev. D. K. Miller, popular P'esbyterian pastor at Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 at the Christmas tree exercises Mr. Miller is a native of Scotland. According to local weather officials, December, 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded in the fifty-two years on record in the state. Twelve sub-zero days were recorded in the present month. Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued an appeal to farmers to use a little grain in feeding quail while the snow is on the ground. Otherwise, he says, there will be few quail left in the state. The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff. fn what is rapidly becoming the fore most dairy section of the state, began operations October 6, and the first day's run produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased at the rate of about 100 pounds per week, until the daily output is now 700 bounds. Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their intentions of joining the extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash 80 that money amounting to nearly a quarter of million of dollars is being turned into the state guarantee fund. Workmen at Lincoln are getting the senate and representative halls in order for the coming of the legislators, whe open in the old capitol at noon January 6. The State Soda Water Manufacturers association recently held a two days session in Omaha,, in a lively discussion of problems pertaining to their trade. Congressman A. C. Shellenberger of the Fifth district is seriously ill in a Washington, D. C., hospital. He has been in bed for a week with a bad attack of gall stones. The big auto bus running between Deatrice and Lincoln went into the Etch near ickrel and urned over on its side Five passengers were in car at the time but aside from a severe shaking up they escaped injury. A shipment 01 3,900 ounds of rabbits was sent from dik Creek by express to firm in New York City Nearly 800 rabbits were in the lot, which represented the collection of a dealer cm local hun'ers for the last The bond issue election in school district No. 12, in which York is 10cated, aroused but little Interest, owing to extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes were cast and there were but thirteen votes against the proposition. Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice are serving hot dinners to the mail carriers in appreciation of their efforts. Service on some routes has been interrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered. and the severely cold weather. The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha was the heavy run of hogs, the total for the month standing at 435,000 head, an increase of 134,000 head, as compared with a year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been 3,977,000 head, the largest year's receipts on record at this market. Col. J. H. McClay, for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, is dead at his home in that place. Colonel McClay was member of the legislature, county official and banker. and was for years a well known figure in Nebraska politics. He is the father of W. L. McClay, postm.ster at Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city in the world, according to statistics received by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 popuS. R. McKelvie, livestock breeder, farmer, editor, and forn.er governor was one of the speakers at the meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen's assoclation in connection with organized agriculture week at Lincoln. Mr. McKelvie's topic was "What Place Has the Dairy Cow on Nebraska Farms." Judgments aggregating $64,100 aside from the interes: thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund in a number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. In all but one of these cases the district court decrees are overturned. The fact that Secretary E. R. Danielson of the state fair board has gone into business as a member of an amusement company is supposed to be the basis of rumors that he will not be candidate for re-election to his present position when the state board of agriculture holds its annual meeting late in January. A dairy cattle judging contest and a fat stock judging contest will be held at the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln. Both contests will he managed by college students who have represented Nebraska in national judging contests, and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams. Five hundred and thirty rabbits were killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district in a community hunt, with a view to ridding the country of animals that are doing much damage to crops and trees. Eva B. Shuman, airbury county superintendent was elected president of the Nebraska State Teachers' association at the closing session of its CO vention in Omaha. She succeeds J. A. True of McCook J G Masters, principal of the Central High school, Disaha, was elected vice president, and John F. Mattnews of Grand Island was re-elected treasu er Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will ask from the next legislature will be new highway markers to conform with the national marking scheme A dairy cattle judging contest and a fat stock judging contest will be held at the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according to the official program Both contests will be managed by college students who have rep. resented Nebraska in national judging contests, and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams. Robert G. Cox, sixty-six, an early neaster county settler, was killed and his wife, fifty-eight, severely burned about the head and breast besides sustaining bad cuts and a broken arm, when a carbide lighting plant in the basement their farm home, near Lincoln, exploded. A special rate of fare and a half has again been secured for round trip railway tickets to Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week, Beginning January 3, all depot agents of Nebraska will sell these tickets which will be good for the return trip until January 10.

7. January 9, 1925 Harlan County Journal Alma, NE
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of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Thru- Nebraska $60,000 McCook being rapidly scribed. John Burchard's last civil veteran, dead at his home that He and broke his hip Christmas day Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burling ton depot Most the contents of the building were sumed. Value of building constructed started in 1924 in Omaha totals 268,858. This has been exceeded one year only, according to records. The $5,000 home of Fremont was entirely destroyed the nine of the family. being flee in their night Farmers the of Otoe have completed the organization graveling district near that village. Preliminary grading has already The board of directors of the Thurston county farm bureau have mapped out tree which calls for the planting of 25,000 trees by Arbor day Omaha wound her busiest ctn. vention year during the bolidays entertaining the teachers of Nebraska at the meeting of the State Teachers Association. Dr. Oliver Everett. Lincoin, hasn't missed Husker football game years. He has seen ecntest home and has accompanied squad on trip Opening. by the safe John Conley, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found in money and $500 Liberty bonds. Conley died July Paul Jessen, district judge of Nebraska City elected president of the Nebraska State Bar sociation at the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad pledged its quota of maintenance farm bureau agent Drwson to activities carry Among the county ing 1925. West, 17, probably fatally injured while skating on the Blue river at Beatrice when he tempted to jump and grab hold of the iron rods under bridge. his head. fracturing his skull. Donna Bell, daughter Mr. and Harry Jacobs, Daykin, in critical Lincoln sanitarium result half peanut which she swallowed lodging the The peanut physicians. For the second time within three months Hurley, inent cattle feeder of Dixon county, topped the Chicago cattle market when he received hundred pounds for recent shipment of fat and finely finished Hereford steers. Ice dealers Hebron have began storing ice which cut from the Little Blue river and is said to be the best ever put up there. from 13 inches thick and clear crystal. A large force men employed and the storage 3,000 Hebron will be pleted. Colonel and Mrs. John McClay, aged couple who lived together for 58 years, were buried side by side double Scottish rite funeral Lincoln New Year's day Mrs. McClay, 79, died December and the colonel, the day before, both after illness. Had they lived the date their funeral they have been married exactly 58 years. School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classNo comment teacher pupils will be permitted. trip to Scotland the surprise Christmas gift the Rev. Itiller, popular pastor Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 the Christmas tree exercises. Miller native of Scotland. According to local weather December, 1924, was one the coldest Decembers the years record the state. Twelve days recorded in the present month. Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued an appeal to farmers use little grain feeding quall while the snow the ground. Otherwise, he there will be left the state, The cheese factory the six miles east what rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section of the state, began operations October and the first pounds The quantity produced has increased the about pounds per until the daily output Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their tentions joining the extension course projects the farmer's union this year and seventeen girls' club are enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer bank, Nebraska, are two the eight failed banks throughout the state have failed receivers have succeeded turning some the assets into cash that money amounting nearly quarter being turned into the fund. Workmen Lincoln are senate and representative halls for the coming of the legislators, open in the old capitol at January The State Soda Water Manufacturassociation recently beld session in lively discussion of problems pertaining trade. the district seriously III Washington, C., hospital. He has been bed for week attack of stones The big bus running Lincoln went the near Hckrel and urned over its side passengers the time but aside from shaking up they escaped shipment ounds of rabbits was sent from dik Creek firm in New York City Nearly rabbits were in the lot, which represented the collection of dealer local The bond issue election In school district No. which York aroused but little interest, to extremely cold Less than 200 votes cast and there but votes against proposition. Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice hot dinners the mall riers appreciation of their efforts. Service on some routes has been interrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered, and severely cold weather. The outstanding feature of Decemreceipts at South Omaha the heavy Logs, the total or the month standing 435,000 increase compared year Total receipts for 1924 have been head, the largest year's receipts record market. Col. McClay. for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, dead at his home Colonel McClay member the official and banker. and years well known figure Nebraska politics. the father of McClay, postm. Omaha has more: telephones per capita than any other city according to statistics ceived by the bureau publicity of Chamber Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has 58,826 phones, or for each popu- livestock breeder, farmer, editor, and forn.er one of the speakers the of the Nebraska assoin connection with organized agriculture week Lincoln. Mr. McKelvie's topic was "What Place Has Dairy Cow on Nebraska Judgments aggregating aside from the interes. thereon, entered by the court supreme against the bank deposit fund number where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. all but of these cases the district court decrees overturned. The fact that Secretary Danielson the state fair board has gone into business member company supposed be the basis of rumors that will not be candidate for re-election present position when the state board of agriculture holds its annual meeting late January. dairy cattle judging contest and fat stock judging contest be held the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln. Both contests will managed by college students who have represented Nebraska national judging contests, and will farmers and students have not been on teams. Five hundred and thirty rabbits killed by hunters the Chappel district community view ridding the country animals that are doing much damage crops and trees. Eva Shuman, county superintendent elected president the State sociation at the closing session vention Omaha. She succeeds True Masters, principal of the Central High school, was elected vice president, and John Grand Island re-elected Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will ask from the next legislature will markers to conform the national scheme. dairy judging contest and judging contest be Organized Agriculture meetings the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according to the official gram. Both contests be managed by college students who resented Nebraska national judgcontests, and will open farmers and students who have not been on college teams. Robert Cox, an early county settler, killed wife, severely burned about the head and breast besides sustaining bad and broken when carbide lighting plant the basement their farm home, Lincoln, special of fare been secured for round railway tickets Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January all depot agents Nebraska will sell these tickets which good for the return January

8. January 9, 1925 The Elmcreek Beacon Elm Creek, NE
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NOTES IN Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given Brief Items For Busy Readers The McCook being scribed Suffering paralysis dentist's chair, Ruch, fifty resident of York county for fifty dead John Peaccek, Burchard last civil veteran, at his home that place. He fell and broke his hip Christmas day School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their class rooms No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burling depot at Hoag Most of the contents of the building were con sumed Value of building constructed and started in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, 268,858. This has been exceeded in only, according to city records The $5,000 home of Ledehoff Fremont entirely destroyed by Dre, the nine member., of the family being forced to flee in their night W E. Sparrow of Sidney, crashed thru larget plate glass window when the brakes the car be was driving failed work and he crashed over the curb into window Miss Carrie Hesseltine, formerly eacher in the Broken Bow High school, but for past seven years engaged in missionary work in India, is home on furlough. Dr Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football game in ninetean years. He has seen every ontest at home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Knox county board of supervisors hought large snow plow to be 1800 to the main roads. The machine clears path feet wide and requires tractor. Opening. by drilling, the safe of John W. Conley, deceased, of Broken How Judge Ford, administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, former district judge Nabraska City was elected president of the Nebraska State Bar asat the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of $370 toward the maintenance of farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities among women-fo'k the county durIng 1925. Five hundred and thirty rabbits were killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district in community hunt, view to ridding the country of animals that are doing much damage crops and trees. A trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift the Rev. D. K. Miller, popular pastor at Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 the Christmas tree exercises Mr. Miller is native of Scotland. According to local weather officials, December. 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded in the years on record in the state Twelve days were recorded in the present month. Omaha is the third corn market in America. the first primary grain market. receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any other city. As market for all grains Omaha ranks sixth in the nation. The amount of grain received in that market exceeded 67,000,000 bushels in Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their tentions joining the extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, two the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded turning some of the assets into cash 80 that money amounting to nearly quarter of million of dollars is being turned into the state guarantee fund Morris Steinke, 40, escaped inmate the state hospital Hastings, walked miles to his home at Shelton. His feet were badly frozen that may be necessary imputate them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful home of August Reinking at Papillion. The ome and contents were valued at $38,000. was one the show places of Papillion and the surrounding country, two sto les high, finished in black walnut, and had rooms. Constructed in 1880, it had long been landmark. Clarence L. Freye, thirty-six, Elk City farmer, was instantly killed at his home when the gas tank of his ghting plant exploded The cause of has not been determined The metropolitan utilities district. supplying gas to Omaha and suburbs, announced its Christmas greetings in the form of substantial reduction the price of gas to householders Keyston- and his younger were asphyxiated and his and elde daughter serious condition from the effects gas from the heating in the Bowen home Workmen at Lincoln are senate and representative balls in for the coming of the legislators. open in the old capitol at January Congressman A. C. Shellenberger the Fifth district is seriously ill Washington. D. C., hospital. He been in bed for week with attack of gall stones big auto bus running and Lincoln went into the near Fickrel urned passengers were the time but aside from shaking up they escaped injury shipment ounds rabbits from Creek by express firm in New York City Nearly 800 rabbits were in represented the of local the week The bond issue election district 12. in which York cated, aroused but little interest, extremely cold weather Less than votes cast and there but thirteen votes against the head of pure bred shorthorn and polled shorthorn bulls COWS and beifers, brought average $104 per head, they were sold the Columbus stock sales pavilion the eighth annual pure bred cattle that place In the twenty years that Emory Arrison, local carrier mail Nebraska City route, has been on the job, he has walked on an average of more than twelve miles each day. 312 miles every month, miles year, total miles since he be gan work in 1898 Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice are serving hot dinners to the mail riers in appreciation of their efforts. Service on some routes has been interrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered, and the severely cold weather The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha was the heavy run of hogs, the total the month standing at 435,000 head, an increase of 134,000 head. as compared with year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been head, the largest year's receipts on record at this market Robert Cox, an early neaster county settler. was killed and his wife, fifty-eight, severely burned about the head and breast besides sustaining bad cuts and broken arm, when carbide lighting plant in the basement their farm home, near Lincoln, exploded. Col H. McClay. for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, is dead at his home in that place. Colonel McClay was member of the legislature, county official and banker, and was for years well known figure in Nebraska politics. He is the father of L. McClay, postmaster at Lincoln. Omaha has, more telephones per capita than any other city in the world. according to statistics ceived by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. Judgments aggregating aside from the interes: thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund in number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund In all but one of these cases the district court decrees are Eva B. Shuman, airbury county superintendent elected president of the Nebraska State sociation at the closing session of its vention in Omaha She succeeds True of McCook Masters, principal of the Central High school, Omaha, was elected vice president, and John of Grand Island Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued appeal to farmers use little grain in feeding quall while the snow on the ground. Otherwise, he says, there will be few quall left in the state The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff, in what is rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section of the state, began operations October and the first run produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased at the rate about 100 pounds per week, until the daily output is now 700 pounds. Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will ask from the next legislature will be highway markers to conform with the national marking scheme A dairy cattle judging contest and fat stock judging contest be held at the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according to the official gram. Both contests will be managed by college students who have represented Nebraska In national judg. ing contests, and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams, Paxton of Sargent, 37 years of age. tips the steel yards at 635 pounds; height, feet, inches; neck, 22 inches; reach, 76 inches; biceps, 23 inches; waist, 72½ inches; thigh, 38 inches: calf. 27 inches; and forearm, 10% inches and he wears No 12 special fare and half has again been secured for round railway tickets to Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January all degot of Nebraska will sell these which good for the January

9. January 9, 1925 The Elgin Review Elgin, NE
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES IN BRIEF Recent Happenings in Nebraska Given in Brief Items For Busy Readers The new $60,000 Y. M. C. A. build Ing at McCook is being rapidly subscribed Suffering stroke of paralysis while in a dentist's chair, E. F. Ruch, fifty. six, resident of York county for fifty. two years, is dead. John Peacock, Burchard's last civil war veteran. is dead at his home in that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas day. School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their class rooms. No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from a defective flue, destroyed the Burling ton depot at Hoag. Most of the contents of the building were can sumed. Value of building constructed and started in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, 268,858. This has been exceeded in one year only, according to city records. The $5,000 home of J. in Ledeboft at Fremont was entirely destroyed by fire, the nine members of the family being forced to flee in their night clothing. W. E. Sparrow of Sidney, crashed thru larget plate glass window when the brakes on the car he was driving failed to work and he crashed over the curb into a window Miss Carrie Hesseltine, formerly a teacher in the Broken Bow High school, but for Le past seven years engaged in missionary work in India, is home on furlough. Dr. Oliver Everett, Lincoin, hasn't missed a Husker football game in nineteen years. He has seen every contest at home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Knox county board of supervisors has bought a large snow plow to be used in clearing the main roads. The machine clears a path 21 feed wide and requires powerful tractor. Opening, by drilling, the safe of John W. Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, former district judge of Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebraska State Bar as sociation at the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of $370 toward the main tenance of a farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities among women-fo'k of the county dur ing 1925. Five hundred and thirty rabbits were killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district in a community hunt, with view to ridding the country of animals that are doing much damage to crops and trees. A trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift of the Rev. D. K Miller, popular Presbyterian pastor at Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 at the Christmas tree exercises. Mr. Miller is a native of Scotland. According to local weather officials December, 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded in the fifty-two years on record in the state. Twelve sub-zero days were recorded in the present month. Omaha is the third corn market in America. It is the first primary grain market, receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any other city. As a market for all grains Omaha ranks sixth in the nation. The amount of grain received in that market exceeded bushels in 1923. Sixteen women's clubs of Scotts bluff country have signified their in tentions of joining the extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Neb raska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash so that money amounting to nearly a quarter of million of dollars is being turned into the state guarantee fund. Morris Steinke, 40, escaped inmate of the state hospital at Hastings, walked twenty four miles to his home at Shelton. His feet were so badly frozen that it may be necessary to amputate them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful home of August Reinking at Papillion. The home and contents were valued at $38,000. It was one of the show places of Papillion and the surrounding country, two stories high, finished in black walnut, and had thirty-two rooms Constructed in 1880, it had long been landmark. Clarence L. Freye, thirty-six, Elk City farmer, was Instant's killed at his home when the gas tank of his lighting plant exploded The cause of the explosion has not been determined The metropolitan utilities district, supplying gas to Omaha and suburbs, announced its Christmas greetings in the form of a substantial reduction in the price of gas to householders M W. Bowen of Keyston- and his younger da 18 were asphyxiated and his wife and elde daughter are in serious condition from the effects of gas from the heating stove in the Bowen bome. Workmen at Lincoln are gettins the senate and representative halls in order for the coming of the legislators, who open in the old capitol at noon January d. Congressman- A. C. Shellenberger of the Fifth district is seriously III in a Washington, D. C., hospital. He has been in bed for a week with bad attack of gall stones. The big auto bus running between Leatrice and Lincoln went into the ditch near Hickrel and turned over on its side Five passengers were In car at the time but aside from a severe shaking up they escaped A shipment of 8,900 ounds of rabbits was sent from Elk Creek by express to a firm in New York City Nearly 800 rabbits were in the which represented the collections of dealer f cm local hunters for the last week. The bond issue election in school district No. 12, in which York is located, aroused but little interest, owing to extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes were cast and there were but thirteen votes against the proposition. Fifty-seven head of pure bred shorthorn and polled shorthorn bulls. COWS and heifers, brought an average of $104 per head, when they were sold at the Columbus stock sales pavilion in the eighth annual pure bred cattle sale at that place. In the twenty-six years that Emory Arrison, local carrier of mail on Nebraska City route, has been on the job, he has walked on an average of more than twelve miles each day. 312 miles every month, 3,744 miles year, or a total of 97,344 miles since he began work in 1898. Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice are serving hot dinners to the mail carriers in appreciation of their efforts. Service on some routes has been interrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered, and the severely cold weather. The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha was the heavy run of hogs, the total for the month standing at 435,000 head, an increase of 134,000 head, as compared with a year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been 3,977,000 head, the largest year's receipts on record at this market. Robert G. Cox, sixty-six, an early ncaster county settler, was killed and his wife, fifty-eight, severely burned about the head and breast besides sustaining bad cuts and a broken arm, when a carbide lighting plant in the basement of their farm home, near Lincoln, exploded. Col. J. H. McClay, for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, is dead at his home in that place. Colonel McClay was member of the legislature, county official and banker, and was for years a well known figure in Nebraska politics. He is the father of W. L. McClay, postmaster at Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city in the world, according to statistics recelved by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. Judgments aggregating $64,100 aside from the interest thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund in a number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. In all but one of these cases the district court decrees are overturned. Eva B. Shuman, airbury county superintendent was elected president of the Nebraska State Teachers' association at the closing session of its CO vention in Omaha. She succeeds J. A. True of McCook. J. G. Masters, principal of the Central High school, Omaha, was elected vice president, and John F. Mattnews of Grand Island was re-elected treasurer. Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued an appeal to farmers to use a little grain in feeding quail while the snow is on the ground. Otherwise, he says, there will be few quail left in the state. The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff, in what is rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section of the state, began operations October 6, and the first day's run produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased at the rate of about 100 pounds per week, until the daily output is now 700 pounds. Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will ask from the next legislature will be new highway markers to conform with the national marking scheme. A dairy cattle judging contest and a fat stock judging contest will be held at the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according to the official program. Both contests will be managed by college students who have represented Nebraska in national judging contests, and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams. J. E. Paxton of, Sargent, 37 years of age, tips the steel yards at 635 pounds; height, 6 feet, 6 inches; neck, 22 inches; reach, 76 inches; biceps, 23. inches; waist, 72½ inches; thigh, 38 inches; calf, 27 inches; and forearm, 161/4 inches and he wears a No 12 shoe. A special rate of fare and a half has again been secured for round trip railway tickets to Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January 3, all depot agents of Nebraska will sell these tickets which will be good for the return trip until January 10.

10. January 9, 1925 The North Loup Loyalist North Loup, NE
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The new $60,000 M. C. building at McCook is being rapidly subSuffering a stroke of paralysis while in a dentist's chair, E. F. Ruch, fiftysix, resident of York county for fiftytwo years. is dead. John Peacock, Burchard's last civil war veteran, is dead at his home in that place. He fell and broke his hip on Christmas day. School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily in their classrooms. No comment by teacher or pupils will be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burlington depot at Hoag. Most of the contents of the building were consumed. Value of building constructed and started in 1924 in Omaha totals $12, 268,858. This has been exceeded in one year only, according to city records. The $5,000 home of J in Ledehoff at Fremont was entirely destroyed by tire, the nine member. of the family being forced to flee in their night clothing. W. E. Sparrow of Sidney, crashed thru a larget plate glass window when the brakes on the car he was driving failed to work and he crashed over the curb into a window Miss Carrie Hesseltine, formerly a teacher in the Broken Bow High school, but for Le past seven years engaged in missionary work in India. is home on furlough. Dr. Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football game in nineteen years. He has seen every contest at home and has accompanied the squad on every trip Knox county board of supervisors has bought a large snow plow to be used in clearing the main roads. The machine clears path 21 feet wide and requires a powerful tractor. Opening, by drilling, the safe of John W. Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, former district judge of Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebraska State Bar association at the closing session of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged Its quota of $370 toward the maintenance of a farm bureau agent in Dawson county, to carry on activities among of the county durIng 1925. Five hundred and thirty rabbits were killed by 60 hunters of the Chappel district in a community hunt, with a view to ridding the country of animals that are doing much damage to crops and trees. A trip to Scotland was the surprise Christmas gift of the Rev. D. K. Miller, popular Presbyterian pastor at Cedar Bluffs, from his flock of 250 at the Christmas tree exercises. Mr. Miller is a native of Scotland. According to local weather officials, December, 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded -in the fifty-two years record in the state. Twelve sub-zero days were recorded in the present month. Omaha is the third corn market in America. It is the first primary grain market, receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any other city. As a market for all grains Omaha ranks sixth in the nation. The amount that market exceeded 67,000,000 bushels in 1923. Sixteen women's clubs of Scottsbluff country have signified their intentions of joining the extension course projects of the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and girls' club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two of the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers have succeeded in turning some of the assets into cash so that money amounting to nearly a quarter of a million of dollars is being turned into the state fund. guarantee Morris Steinke, 40, escaped inmate of the state hospital at Hastings, walked miles to his home at Shelton. His feet were so badly frozen that it may be necessary to amputate them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful home of August Reinking at Papillion. The home and contents were valued at $38,000. It was one of the show places of Papillion and the surrounding country. two stories high, finished in black walnut, and had thirty-two rooms. Constructed in 1880, it had long been landmark. Workmen at Lincoln are getting the senate and representative halls in order for the coming of the legislators, who open in the old capitol at noon January 6. Congressman A. C. Shellenberger of the Fifth district is seriously ill in a Washington, D. C., hospital. He has been in bed for a week with bad attack of gall stones. The big auto bus running between Leatrice and Lincoln went into the ditch near Hickrel and turned over on its side Five passengers were in car at the time but aside from a severe shaking up they escaped injury. A shipment of 3,900 ounds of rabbits was sent from Elk Creek by express to a firm in New York City. Nearly 800 rabbits were in the lot, which represented the collections of dealer cm local hunters for the last week. The bond issue election in school district No. 12, in which York is located, aroused but little interest, owing to extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes were cast and there were but thirteen votes against the proposition. Fifty-seven head of pure bred shorthorn and polled shorthorn bulls. COWS and heifers, brought an average of $104 per head, when they were sold the Columbus stock sales pavilion in the eighth annual pure bred cattle sale at that place. In the years that Emory Arrison, local carrier of mail on a Nebraska City route, has been on the job, he has walked on an average of more than twelve miles each day, 312 miles every month, 3,744 miles a year, or a total of miles since he began work in 1898. Farmers along the rural routes served by the Kearney postoffice are serving hot dinners to the mail carriers in appreciation of their efforts. Service on some routes has been interrupted because of tremendous snow drifts encountered. and the severely cold weather. The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha was the heavy run of hogs, the total for the month standing at 435,000 head, an Increase of 134,000 head, as compared with a year ago. Total receipts for 1924 have been head, the largest year's receipts on record at this market. Robert G. Cox, an early neaster county settler. was killed and his wife, fifty-eight, severely burned about the head and breast be. sides sustaining bad cuts and a broken arm, when a carbide lighting plant in the basement of their farm home, near Lincoln, exploded. Col. J. H. McClay, for years clerk of the Lincoln division of the federal court, is dead at his home in that place. Colonel McClay was member of the legislature, county official and banker, and was for years a well known figure in Nebraska politics. He is the father of W. L. McClay, postmaster at Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city in the world, according to statistics received by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. Judgments aggregating $64,100 aside from the interest thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund in a number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty fund. In all but one of these cases the district court decrees are overturned. Eva B. Shuman, airbury county superintendent was elected president of the Nebraska State Teachers' association at the closing session of its CO vention in Omaha. She succeeds A. True of McCook. J. Masters, principal of the Central High school, Omaha, was elected vice president, and John F. Mattnews of Grand Island was re-elected treasurer. Chief Game Warden George Koster has issued an appeal to farmers to use a little grain in feeding quail while the snow is on the ground. Otherwise, he says, there will be few quail left in the state. The first cheese factory in the state located six miles east of Scottsbluff, in what is rapidly becoming the foremost dairy section of the state, began operations October 6, and the first day's run produced 60 pounds. The quantity produced has increased at the rate of about 100 pounds per week, until the daily output is now 700 pounds. Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will ask from the next legislature will be new highway markers to conform with the national marking scheme. A dairy cattle judging contest and fat stock judging contest will be held at the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln. according to the official program. Both contests will be managed by college students who have represented Nebraska in national judging contests. and will be open to farmers and students who have not been on college teams.

11. January 9, 1925 The Pender Times Pender, NE
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Recent Happenings Nebraska Given Brief Items Busy Readers $60,000 McCook being rapidly scribed Suffering stroke paralysis while dentist's chair, Ruch, fifty. resident York county for years, dead John Peacock, Burchard's last veteran, dead his home that place. He fell and broke his hip Christmas day. School teachers at Fairbury will read the bible daily their classrooms. comment by teacher pupils be permitted. Fire, believed to have started from defective flue, destroyed the Burlingdepot Hoag. Most of the contents the building were sumed. Value building constructed and started 1924 Omaha totals This has been exceeded in one year only, according city records. The $5,000 home of Ledehoff Fremont entirely members the family being forced flee their Sparrow crashed larget plate glass window when the brakes the car failed he crashed window Carrie Hesseltine, formerly the Broken Bow High but for past years engaged missionary work home furlough Oliver Everett, Lincoln, hasn't missed Husker football nineteen years. He has seen every contest home and has accompanied the squad every trip Knox county board supervisors has bought large plow clearing the roads The clears and requires tractor Opening, by drilling, the safe John Conley, deceased, of Broken Bow, Judge Ford, found money and $500 In Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, former district judge Nebraska City elected president of Nebraska State Bar sociation the session the annual convention Omaha The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of $370 toward the maintenance farm bureau agent in county, to carry on activities among of the county dur ing 1925 Five hundred and thirty rabbits killed by hunters of the Chappel district hunt, to ridding the country animals that doing much damage crops and trip Scotland the surprise Christmas gift the Miller. pastor Cedar Bluffs, from his flock the Christmas Mr. Miller native Scotland. According local weather officials, December, 1924, one the coldest Decembers recorded the years record the state Twelve sub-zero days recorded the present month Omaha the third corn market America. the first primary grain market, receiving more grain shipped directly from the farm than any other city. market for all grains ha ranks sixth the nation. amount grain received that market exceeded bushels Sixteen women's clubs bluff country have signified their tentions joining the extension projects of the farmer's union this year and boys and club are also enrolled. The Newcastle State bank and the Homer State bank, in northeast Nebraska, are two the eight failed banks throughout the state which have failed whose receivers turning some the assets cash that money amounting to nearly quarter million lars being turned the state guarantee fund. Morris Steinke, 40, escaped inmate the state hospital Hastings, miles to his home His feet badly frozen that may necessary amputate them. Fire shortly before noon Christmas day, destroyed the beautiful home August Reinking at The home and contents valued at $38,000. was the show places of Papillion and the surrounding two stories high, finished black walnut, and had rooms. Constructed 1880, long been landmark. Clarence Freye, City farmer, killed home when the gas tank of his lighting plant explored The cause the has been metropolitan utilities district, supplying gas Omaha and suburbs, Christmas greetings the form substantial reduction price gas to householders. Bowen of and younger his and elde: daughter serious from the effects from the home Lincoln senate and halls in open in the old capitol January Congressman Shellenberger district seriously Washington, hospital. He been bed week attack of gall stones. The big auto bus running between Beatrice and Lincoln went into the near Fickrel and turned over its side passengers the time but aside from severe shaking they escaped injury. shipment ounds rabbits was sent from Elk Creek express firm New York Nearly 800 rabbits were in the lot, which represented the collections dealer local hunters for week. The bond issue election school district No. which York cated, aroused little interest, owing to cold weather 200 votes cast and there were but thirteen votes against the proposition. Fifty-seven head of pure bred shortand polled shorthorn bulls. COWS and helfers, brought average $104 per head, when they were sold the Columbus stock sales the eighth annual bred that place che years that Emory Arrison, local carrier of mail Nebraska route, has been the walked on than twelve miles each day. every miles since he Farmers along the rural routes the Kearney dinners the mail riers appreciation of their efforts. Service some routes has been terrupted because of tremendous snow and the weather outstanding feature Decemreceipts at South Omaha hogs, the total for the standing 435,000 head. an increase head. compared Total for the largest receipts record Robert Cox, an early neaster county killed his burned about the head and breast sides sustaining and broken when carbide lighting plant the basement their farm home, Col. for clerk years the Lincoln division of the federal his home that place. Colonel McClay member the legislature, county official and banker, and was for years well known figure in Nebraska politics. the father of McClay, postmaster Lincoln. Omaha has more telephones capita than any other city the world, according statistics celved the bureau of publicity the Chamber Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph company. That city has 58,826 telephones, 284 for each population. Judgments aggregating aside from the interest entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund number where district courts had given decrees for guaranty fund In all but of the district Eva Shuman, Fairbury county elected president the Nebraska State Teachers' sociation at the closing session of its vention She succeeds True of McCook Masters, principal of the Central High school, Omaha, elected vice president, John of Grand Island re-elected treasurer Chief Game Warden George Koster issued an appeal farmers little grain in feeding the snow the ground. he there will be few left the state. The first cheese factory in located miles east of is rapidly the foremost dairy section of the state, began October and the first day's produced pounds. The quantity produced has increased the rate about pounds per week, until the daily output now 700 pounds. Among the other things that the Nebraska good roads boosters will from the next legislature will be markers to conform the national scheme dairy cattle judging contest stock judging contest be the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln, according the official proBoth contests will be managed college students who have represented Nebraska national judgcontests, and will be farmers and students who have not on college teams. Paxton of Sargent, 37 tips the steel yards 635 pounds; height, feet, inches; neck, inches; reach, 76 biceps, inches; waist, inches; thigh, inches and be wears No. shoe. special rate of fare and half again been secured for round trip railway tickets to Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week. January all depot agents Nebraska will sell these tickets which be good for the return

12. January 9, 1925 The Republican Leader Trenton, NE
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of All Kinds Gathered Various Points Thru- Nebraska $60,000 McCook being scribed John Burchard's veteran, dead at home that place. He fell and his hip Christmas day Fire, believed have started from flue, destroyed the Burling depot Hoag Most the contents the building con of building constructed and 1924 Omaha totals $12, This been according records. $5,000 home of Ledehoff Fremont was entirely destroyed the nine of the family being forced flee in their night Farmers in the vicirity of completed the organization graveling district near that village. Preliminary grading has already The board of directors of the Thurs county farm bureau have mapped tree planting campaign which calls for the planting of 25,000 trees Arbor day Omaha wound up her busiest vention year during the holidays by the teachers of Nebraska the mid-winter meeting of the State Teachers Association. Dr. Oliver Everett, hasn't missed Husker football game nineteen years. He has seen every contest at home and has accompanied the squad on every Opening, by drilling, the safe John W. Conley, deceased. of Broken Bow, Judge Ford. administrator, found $6,800 in money and $500 in Liberty bonds. Conley died July 30. Paul Jessen, forme. district judge of Nebraska City elected president of the Nebraska State Bar sociation at the closing Lession of the annual convention at Omaha. The Cozad Commercial club pledged its quota of toward the maintenance of farm bureau agent Dawson county, to on activities carry among the county dur1925. 'Jack" West. 17. was probably fatally injured while skating on the Blue river Beatrice when he tempted to jump and grab hold the rods under bridge. He fell on his head, fracturing his skull. Donna Bell. daughter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs. near Daykin, in critical condition Lincoln sanitarium as result half peanut which swallowed lodging in the windpipe. The peanut by physicians. For the second time within three months Charles Hurley, prominent cattle feeder of Dixon county, topped the Chicago cattle market when he received $12 hundred pounds for recent shipment of fat and finely finished Hereford steers. Ice dealers of Hebron have began storing ice, which is cut from the Little Blue river and is said be the best ever put up there. runs from to 13 Inches thick and clear as crystal. large force men is employed and the storage 3,000 tons Hebron will Loon be completed. Colonel and Mrs. John H. McClay, aged couple who lived together years. were buried side by side double Scottish rite funeral Lincoln New Year's day Mrs. McClay. died December 30, and the colonel, 81, the day before, both after long illness. Had they lived fill the date their funeral they been married exactly years. School teachers \Fairbury will read the bible daily their classrooms No comment by teacher pupils be permitted to Scotland the surprise Christmas the Rev. popular pastor Cedar from his flock 250 Christmas exercises Scotland. local December was one coldest Decembers years record in state Twelve sub-zero days recorded the present month Chief Came Warden George Koster has issued appeal farmers grain feeding snow ground he there be left state first cheese factory the located six cast of rapidly the fore most dairy of the state, began operations October and first day's produced The quantity produced the about pounds per until the daily output is pounds. Sixteen women's clubs bluff country signified their tentions joining extension projects the farmer's union this year and seventeen boys' and club are also enrolled, The State bank and the Homer State northeast Neb are two the failed throughout the state which failed succeeded turning some the assets into cash that amounting to nearly quarter million of dolbeing turned state fund. Workmen are the and bails order for the coming of the open in the old capitol noon January The State Soda association recently held session in Omaha,, in lively discussion problems pertaining Congressman Shellenberger the district seriously Washington, hospital. He has been bed for bad attack of gall The big auto bus between Lincoln went into the near its side passengers were car the time but aside from severe shaking up they shipment 3,900 ounds rabbits sent from Creek by in New York Nearly rabbits were the lot, which represented collection of dealer local for the week The bond issue election in school district No. which York cated, aroused but little interest, to extremely cold weather. Less than 200 votes cast and there but thirteen votes against the proposition Farmers along the rural routes served by Kearney postoffice serving hot dinners the mail carriers in appreciation their efforts. Service on some routes bas been terrupted because of drifts encountered, and the severely cold The outstanding feature of December receipts at South Omaha the heavy run of Logs, the total or the month 435,000 head, an increase of head. compared year Total receipts for have been head. the largest year's receipts OC record market. Col. for clerk years the Lincoln division the federal court, dead at his home that place. Colonel McClay member the legislature, county official and banker. and for well years known figure Nebraska politics. He the father of McClay, postmaster Omaha has more telephones per capita than any other city in the world, according to statistics ceived by the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce from the American Telephone and Telegraph That city has 58,826 telephones, or 284 for each 1,000 population. McKelvie. livestock breeder, farmer. editor. and former governor one of the speakers at the meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen's assoclation in connection with organized agriculture week Lincoln. Mr. McKelvie's topic was "What Place Has the Dairy Cow on Nebraska Farms." Judgments aggregating aside from the interest thereon, were entered by the supreme court against the state bank deposit guarantly fund in number of cases where district courts had given decrees for the guaranty In all but one these cases the district court decrees overturned The fact that Secretary E. Danielson of the state fair board has gone as member amusement company is supposed be the basis rumors that will not candidate for re-election to his present position when the state board of agriculture holds its annual meeting late in January. dairy cattle judging contest and stock judging contest will be the Organized Agriculture meetings at the Agricultural College, Lincoln. Both contests will managed college students who have represented Nebraska in national judging and will be farmers and students who have not on college Five hundred and thirty rabbits killed by hunters of the Chapdistrict community hunt, ridding the country animals that are doing much damage and trees. Eva airbury county elected Nebraska State at the closing session its vention Omaha. She succeeds True McCook Masters, the Central High school, elected vice president, of Grand Island Among the other things that the Nebraska roads boosters ask the legislature will markers conform national scheme dairy cattle judging contest and stock judging contest at the Organized Agriculture meetings the Agricultural College, according the official gram Both contests managed college students have represented Nebraska national judgcontests. and will be open farmers and students who have not been Robert an early county killed his wife, severely burned about the head and breast sustaining bad and broken when carbide lighting plant the basement their farm home, Lincoln, exploded. special rate of fare and half has again been secured for round trip raflway tickets to Lincoln and return during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January depot agents Nebraska will sell these tickets which will good for the return trip January 10.