The Omaha guide., 1955-07-15
News From Around Nebraska

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News From Around Nebraska
The Koterman Ben Franklin Store at Seward celebrated its
4Oth anniversary last week with a special sales event and a re
view OF the growth of the business in that community. The
proprietor, Mr.. Fred Kolterman, is a brother of Blairs Carl
Kolterman who has operated a similar business for many years.
There are other Koltermans in the Ben Franklin business,
the Seward Independent revealed in its review. They are locat.
cd at Red Oak and Malvern, Iowa and at Trinidad, Colorado.
An attempt is to be made to bring parimutuel racing to
Chadron, the Chadron Record revealed last week. Races would
be held at the county fair grounds track and the profits would
go to improve the grounds and facilities, the Record has stated.
Chadron had parimutuel racing for two years a number of years
ago and found the venture quite popular.
Voters at Central City placed an emphatic OK n the voting
of bonds for a new swimming pool last week. With the weather
pushing the high COS the election was planned just right to get
a record response. Central City will spend $4,000 on the pool.
There's been a different twist OF the news at Schuyler, the
Sun revealed last week. The Park Department is losing its trees to
beaver which have gotten into the park lagoon. The little ami
mals are cutting down the parks uees-sometnmg Wmcn is IN
objectionable sin, and as a result the park board has gotten a
special dispensaton from the game commission to get rid of the
beaver. Three have already been shot and official "hunters"
for the park are watching for still more.
Ainsworth stores have announced that they will remain
open until 1000 PM. on Saturday nights. This is an hour later
than usual, according to the StarJournal.
While the Central City voters OKd the swimming pool, an
even larger issue is facing the voters at Aurora. This week they
will vote on the building of a new school which will cost nearly
a half million dollars-$49OO 900 to be exact. It will be one of
the most ambitious school building programs going on in the
state at this time. The Aurora NewsRegister is urging voters to
accept the new building.
A week ago a special type of parade was held at Aurora
which has become one of the states centers of pumr irrigation.
With more than 600 irrigation wells in that community, everyone
is very mindful of its benefits so a special irrigation parade and
irrigation day was held.
which was very appropriate for such an occasion. The float had
a banner which read: "They used to dance or hope and wait
but nowadays we irrigate"
The entire state is jub1ant over the outcome Of the wheat
harvest. Here are some Of the headlines which appeared in the
papers over the state: Curtis Enterprise: "Wheat Harvest Under
way; Crop best in Years" The TimesTribune at Beaver City:
damp Weather has halted Wheat Harvest; Crop better than Elk
pected." Pawnee City Republican: wheat Harvest Nears End;
Big Yields Reported" The Crete News: "Ideal Weather Brings
Bumper Wheat Harvest to Saline County" The Ord Quiz: Wheat
Combining Starts. Some yields high, some barren" Ord reported
one yield of 40 bushels per acre. The Osceola Record: Harvest
Turned Out better than thought. Quality Good" The Public
Mirror at Arapahoe: "Good Wheat Yields Continue. Storage
problem acute" Keith County News: initial Reports on Yields
range from 20 to 35 bushels"
The City offices at Neigh are looking for a safe cracker
one who can open the citys stronghold without making too much
fuss and muss.
According to the Leader, the City Clerk went on vacation
but before going he made out the payroll checks and other i'm
portant papers and placed them in the safe until needed. Then
you guessed it-nobody could get the thing unlocked.
A checkup revealed that something had gone wrong with
the lock mechanism so Neigh is wondering just which safe
cracker to call in for the job.
Meanwhile, the city employees got their money via new
checks which were made out as duplicates Of the ones locked in
the safe.
An irrigation well has been drilled near Madison which pro-
duces more than 1900 gallons per minute. 1t is believed that the
big well can handle irrigation on 300 acres of land which will be
considerably more than the usual amount of land handled by a
single well. Sprinkler type irrigation will be used.
Most irrigation wells are of the 500 to 300 gallon per minute
class.
The City Council at Fairbury has set aside 4 of a mill in
the annual levy to provide money to operate a historical museum.
Old time keepsakes of the city will be preserved where all who
are interested might see them.
Hastings famous House of Yesterday" has been the inspira-
ton to the movement
In Sherman County, near Loup City, four rural school dis
tricts are being dissolved. The County Superintendent is making
use of a law which states that if a district does not hold school
for one term and does not contract with any other district the
Superintendent may dissolve the district and attach the land to
adjoining districts.
A gardener at West Point has produced a 1855 potato which
measures 12inches in circumference, according to the Republi-
can. That's a lot Of potato.