EVENTS August 15,22,29 - Farmers Market, sponsored by Niobrara Chamber of Commerce at Home Town Country, 10:00. All local gardeners are welcome to bring their produce. August 23 - School Starts for all Niobrara County Schools. September 2 thru 4 - Lusk Senior Pro Rodeo. September 9 thru 11 - State DOES Convention, Lusk Elks Lodge. September 17 thru 19 - State Elks Convention, Lusk Elks Lodge.
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Niobrara Birthdays presented by Allbright's True Value August 11 Nicholas Johnson, Terry Griffith, Dusty Crisman, Philip Walduck, Karen Hogan, Dale Myers; August 12 - Diana Tadewald, Casey Tadewald, Daniel Davies, Shannon Bruegger, Carmin Girome; August 13 - Beau Greenough, Larry Brooks, Jessie Walduck; August 14 - Herb Tadewald, Dan Vetter; August 15 - Rex Shoults, Casey Jensen, Karen Krueger; August 16 - CathyBrillhart, Barb Lendman, Dan Pannett, Leroy Modine; August 17 - Kim Walters, Terry Larson, Kayce Bruegger, Paul Swartz; August 18 - Rod Jones, Betty Redfield; August 19 - Randy Rose, Chuck Bruch, Michal West, Pam Hulse; August 20 - Travis Fitswater, Art Manke, Tom Parker; August 21 - Theresa Modine; August 22 - Daryl Manring, Rowdy Sides; August 23 - Tracy Johnson Kindra & Kyle Stallman, Melanie Burke, RJ Matthews; Josh Decker; August 24 - Ramon Jenkins; August 25 - Cody Thompson; August 27 - Wendy Lemons, Chris Norberg, Thomas Byme; August - 28 - Gary Scott, Polly Erlewine, Ashley Christianson; August 29 - Ione Turnbull, Patricia L. Smith; August 30 - Scott Judy, Mike Wieser; August 31 - Amanda Luchsinger Alec Penfield.

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Back by popular demand! Gold in the Black Hills! Large expeditions were being organized in Boston, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Memphis, San Francisco, Brooklyn, New Orleans, New York City, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Lancaster, and in many other places. The outstanding Black Hills promoters at the time were: Colonel C.C. Carpenter, commander of the Jessie Scouts in the "late unpleasantness," who was operating from 1200 Clark avenue, St. Louis; J.S. White of Philadelphia; and Dr. William Wright and D.K. Allen, of the Boston Black ills expedition. Added interest was aroused at the Boston meeting by William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody and Kt Carson Jr., Friends of Allen. It was predicted that fifteen hundred men would leave Kansas City in May for Cheyenne, as special through-trains could be made up there. Some communities, fearing to be tricked by sharpers, raised money and sent fellow townsmen to scout conditions at Sidney and Cheyenne. Rivalry between Cheyenne and other "ports of departure" increased. Sioux City, Iowa held the spotlight of the Missouri valley excitement, because some members of the Gordon party had returned there direct from French creek in Custer park. Along the Union Pacific route, Sidney, Nebraska was not the only aspirant just then to being a gateway to the land of gold. North Platte and Columbus strove to be "rallying points." In Columbus, a large brick building facing the Union Pacific tracks bore a sign printed in black letters on a white ground which read: BLACK HILLS AND COLUMBUS MINING CLUB AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. Cheyenne, fumed, blustered, and fretted over such rivalry and prayed that the Sioux delegation, scheduled to go to Washington, D.C., to discuss treaty terms, would hurry up and get going. But there was considerable delay while the Indians waited for first one chief and than another one to come into the agencies from their various camps...... (Continued next edition)

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