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Hamilton County Husking Contest Special to The Star
Aurora, Nebraska, October 25 – Hamilton County is staging a corn picking contest for October 23.
It will take place in the field of George Akerson, located three miles north and nemilt west of Aurora. The same rules will apply as in that of a state contest, and the Hamilton County winner will represent the county in the state championship mattle.
The entrants are:
Raymond Parpert, Hampton Johannes Kliewer, Stockham Dave Danielson, Aurora Walter Leymaster, Aurora Lennart Wadell, Marquette ‘Earl Green, Aurora Leo McGuire, Hampton Myrle Kissel, Hampton Chris Schaffert, Aurora Manker Main, Phillips
The Aurora Business Men’s Club is sponsoring the contest and there will be a number of prizes.
The Lincoln Sunday Star – Sunday, October 26, 1930
Famous Case Decided - Downey vs Coykendall
Special Dispatch to the World Herald
Aurora, Nebraska, January 27. -- The famous case of Downey vs Coykendall, which has been on trial in the district court in Aurora this week, was closed this noon when acting under the instructions of Judge Corcoran, the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, which provided that Coykendall should pay a penalty of $50, return all overcharges, amounting to $14.40, and pay the costs of the case.
Coykendall will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
The case began three years ago, when forty members of the Aurora Commercial Club were arrested for maintaining a place in which intoxicating liquors were sold. They were tried in police court and fined. Mr. Coykendall was at that time police judge. The club members then started a suit against Coykendall charging him with overcharging in his fees. The district court then found for the plaintiff, upon the instructions of Judge Evans. The forty different cases were then, consolidated and taken to Supreme Court. That court decided that such a consolidation could not stand and remanded the case to the district court.
In the district court only one case was tried. Downey, the present street commissioner of Aurora and one of the club members that was fined bringing suit against Coykendall. This is the suit that has jut been settled.
Morning World Herald: Omaha, Thursday, January 28, 1909
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