The Omaha guide., 1956-10-19

of David City for "a years The showed the veteran
hardware holding his gold plated hammer mounted on
board
The Keith County News published ogaaa showed pictures
last week of the of which has Just receny
by the reedng waters Of Lake Mcconaug Inc
town was flooded fourteen years when the gates the dam
first closed
Folks who were acquainted with the finding msy
things Of interest They located Of the street signs
the foundations familiar business buildings and few sun
things as old plates bed spring. hood from Model
and the scale pit lumber yard Most remarkable OF all has
been the find Of an old pump which still brings water
up from the bed now lake The drouh has made the
water behind the dam at a record low.
rsncher near Bassett who own private herd of
buffalo, furnished the meat for stockereeder banquet tnee
last week. according to the Rock County Leader The ranners
bnfao fed 1000 persons who attended the affair Members
of theBase the prime in the barbecung
of themeat.
The ranchers enjoyed the buffalo meat despite that
the dinner was being sponsored by the sandhs caemens
association being participated in by men who raise cattle
rather than buffalo
Plans are going build rest home at Alliance
the first of its kind Nebraska The home which will
provide housing for thirty aged and will be built and
owned newyformed corporation under the name Of Rest
Inc Plans on the drawing boards to build similar
other towns is reported chadron IS one Of the
towns under consideration
An unusual development at Albion kept City Council
scratching their heads last week
1t seems that two men bought city lot each anticipating
using half of it. Then it was discovered haf there
recorded the water going through the faucet
Each man wanted faucet the city decreed that each
therefore must have meter Ihe eaten 70 an was as mere
$35 charge the department for installing the extra
Who should pay The with the faucet SAID the meter
belonged his faucet The with the meter claimed owner
ship because it his half Of the lot
After quite hassel finally agreed that the city would
install an extra each should half Thus the
city won, but neither man won nor lost
The Albion High part the Grand Island
Harvest Of Harmony last week. competing with bands from
dozen other schools in the Grand Island area
Aurora voters went to the polls Tuesday
bond proposal to build school The proposed building
replace which burned down several months ago.
The building viii cost s2sSoO there having been 100000
worth Of insurance.
The Aurora voters little choice the matter They
have no school building and must provide one
Betting at the new Atoad race track Dakota City pass
ed the one million mark County Star has reveal
ed season. which the first for the track ended last saur
day night and termed successful BY the management
2Oday racing program brought Of nearly $65O0O
betting money Salaries paid out during the amounted to
nearly $4,000
At scribner the scrbner Rr-er seeking Nebraskas
largest The Ruser has found nearby
farm which has trunk circumference Of y feet inches and
call for larger cottonwood If there Is
around here have cottonwood Of such dmension7
farmer at Pawnee City shot possum last week
had glass collar around its neck The
Republican smsed that At me the had
gotten caught glass jar and had managed to break off the jar
but could rid Of the glass rn around its neck Wear on
the glass indicated that the pOssn had carried for quite time
boys home at DIIer known there as THE closed
institution and viii be given to other the FaibuS
Journal week Unknown the home for
boys had been in operation for is as part Of grant IN the
will Of the late Coleman who at one time was one OF the
richest men county The Coleman Foundation which
was created at his DEATH m holds Of rich farm
from which has been supporting the boys home
Abandonment of the plan continue the Boys Home has
prompted BY the Of carrying on and lack Of funds
with, which to do the work