The Omaha guide., 1955-08-19
News From Around Nebraska

Jews From Around Nebraska
The Albion News last week recounted the plight of the Albion
School board which has decided to replace a leaky hot water tank
in one of the shower rooms of the gymnasium.
After patching and r~epatching the tank for quite a while the
board concluded that a new one would be best but they then were
faced with the problem of getting the equipment out of the build
ing. 1t was recalled that the tank was put into the building as
the structure was erected and that there were no doors which
would facilitate the movement of the huge equipment.
As the News went to press last week the decision to cut the
tank into pieces had been reached. But this didn't solve the en-
tire problem. How to get the new tank into the building was pos
ing an entirely new, and not so simple a problem.
Final idea being considered was to dig a small basement out
side the building, place the tank there and run the pipes through
the %schoolhouse wall.
Work has begun on the development of an agricultural lime
deposit just north of Winnebago, according to the Pender Times.
The first week Of operation was expected to yield 10000 tons OF
the lime and operations were to be stepped up as soon as perman-
ent mining and crushing equipment could be obtained
At Ord last week a water shortage was experienced when it
was found that pumps could not keep pace with the heavy water
demands. Ord is in a severely stricken drouth area.
To supplement the regular city pumps, one of the fire trucks
was pressed into use to draw water from a supply source and force
it into the ctys mains.
The Ord Quiz pictured the pumper in action.
At Oshkosh, Nebraska the Rotary club is seeking to obtain the
use of an old school building to prepare a place for a city museum.
The club proposes to buy the building, landscape the grounds and
provide a suitable and worthy museum for the community. The
Garden County News commended the idea.
Harrington, a community Of several thousand, is temporarily
without a doctor of any kind, the Cedar County News noted last
week. The News claims it is the first time in 70 years that there
have been no doctors in the city.
Within 10 days, both of Hartingtons doctors were stricken
ILL., One suffered a heart attack while on a Minnesota vacation.
The other is in the hospital at Yankton recovering from a major
operation. There are no other doctors there.
The folks at Harrington are moving about quite cautiously
during the shortage" Of medical assistance.
An Automatic Lawnmower", guaranteed to be something I'M
thoughtof before in the Fairbury community was sold last week
at an auction staged by the Fairbury Optimids' club. 1t was a
White Elephant Sale for the benefit of the Boys club fund.
The entry was carefully boxed and labeled to be handled with
The automatic lawnmower was sold sghtunseen, the same as
all the other white elephant items.
Curiosity got the better Of the purchaser, however, and at the
urging of the crowd he decided to open the box. Out jumped a
lively Billy Goat which looked the part of an automatic lawnmower,
sure enough.
The purchaser eyed his fellow club members carefully and
some thought they could read his scheme to tie the goat out on
somebody eses lawn some night soon.
A bolt Of lightning which struck a pasture fence killed nine
cattle last week near Central City. In an adjoining hay field a
fifeenton stack of hay was also set afre and burned.
One COW, standing near to the nine which were killed, suffered
burns and a paralysis, but was expected to recover, according to
the Central City NonParel which recounted the freak accident
The Ainsworth Garden Club which has held an annual flower
show for the past six years, Cancelled their show this year because
of hot, dry weather. There are no flowers to show, the club re-
ported.
Over 100 Boy Scouts from Boys Town converged on Valentine
last Saturday. set their canoes in the Niobrara river and started
a ~weeklong trip downstream to Meadvile. The Rock County
Leader at Bassett gave details of the trip which included a trip to
the Valentine Game Refuge, a 14mile hike near MeadvlIe and a
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There will be an oldfashioned touch to the county fair at
Seward. The Seward Independent announced last week that one
of the entertainment features will be an oldfashioned tugowar.
There will be a number of teams and these are to be made up of
organized farm groups about the county. The winning team will
receive SIS in cash for his club treasury and every contestant, win
or lose, will be given a slice of icecold watermelon for his efforts.
The Davy Crockett fad has swept the country to such a degree
that Wahoo is staging a special Davy Crockett parade. The affair
is open to any youngster IL years or younger and the kids can
think up anything they want which might fit in with the Davy
Crockett Theme. The parade will be a part of the Saunders
County Fair opening next Thursday, August 18th.
The Chamber of Commerce at Lyons and Oakland joined in a
big free watermelon feed Tuesday of this week. The feed was
held midway between the two towns and the occasion was the a-
ceptance of the new paving on highway " which joins Oakland and
Lyons. Governor Anderson and State Engineer Rees were the
principal speakers and there was music by the Oakland and Lyons
bands.
The Pierce County Commissioners have hired a firm of pro-
fessonal evaluatorS who will 60 over every piece Of real estate
In the county In an effort to place an equal value on all Of them.
The work will take six months to complete and will cost $4,000
but the Commissioners hope to end up with a firm foundation
for all their civilizations after they have been scrutinized by pro-
fessionals. The Pierce County Leader praised the idea highly.
Watson "0ld Timers" had passed