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 Banner County, Nebraska, boasts of a newborn baby who weighs 20 ¼ pounds.

 

 

 

Sun - September 22, 1892

 

 

 

 

Cash Account Is Short   

 

Special Dispatch to the World Herald

 

Harrisburg, Nebraska, July 26. --  According to the report of Examiner Fodrea, on examination of the books of Henderson L. Graves, republican county treasurer of Banner County, Nebraska, just completed, he finds cash short $1,026.98

 

Sun - September 22, 1892

 

 

 

 

Republican Party   

 

The Banner County News rubs salt into the sore places by telling the republican party of Nebraska, that if it will turn down some of the old leaders and give fresh blood a chance it may hope for success in the future.

 

Omaha World Herald - November 18, 1896

 

 

 

 

 

Snow In Nebraska Sunday   

 

Falls to Depth of Three Inches in Banner County.

 

Special Dispatch to the World Herald

 

Harrisburg, Nebraska, September 15.  --  Snow fell her Sunday night to a depth of three inches, accompanied by a freeze.

 

Corn and all green stuff is frozen.

 

About one-half of the corn in the county was matured, while the rest will be soft.  

 

The range is quite green, but is covered with snow, and is safe for the present.  

 

 

 

Omaha World Herald - September 16, 1903

 

 

 

 

News of Harrisburg   

 

Harrisburg, Neb., Oct. 4 – The populists of Banner county held their convention inHarrisburg Saturday, September 31, and nominated for county attorney the present county superintendent, A. S. Alexander; for sheriff, John R. Kelly; for county commissioner, E. M. White.

 

Sheriff Kelly lost his barn together with his entire crop by fire Friday of last week.

 

Judge Grimes ofNorth Platte will deliver a lecture here in interest of the A.O.U.W. lodge on Friday evening, October 7.

 

 

Omaha World Herald –5 Oct. 1898

Transcribed and contributed by: Dan Zwakman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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