The Dawson Herald from Dawson, Nebraska • 24

THE DAWSON HERALD DAWSON NEBRASKA HISTORICAL EDiTiON DAWSON WILL NOT SOON FORGET BUSY DAYS AT THE DEPOT When Don airplane burned on the street in front of the Dawson Oil Co station When the Emory Watton team hitched to a farm wagon in which the Pat jr and Watton children were playing ran away down the main street and the horses not halted until they had turned onto the road leading east from the Burlington depot Bill Babcock riding his pony finally stopped them and the children escaped unhurt Our thrill of pride when the new school' building was ready for occupancy in the fall of 1925 and the first kindergarten in the new school with Miss Gladys McKenney Witt-weri the teacher When the Nemaha bridge went out in September 1926 When the new Highway 75 was finally opened for traffic in June 1932 The drouth of the summer of 1934 which was broken August 15 by a two and half inch rain The hail and torrential storm of May 29 1935 The winter months of January and February 1936 when the temperature hovered for weeks around 16 to 25 below zero 'And what a contrast now! As we are printing the finishing pages of this edition the thermometer outside The Herald office door is running from 106 to 114 ABOVE) people used the trains for passenger traffic too Eight passenger trains and numerous freights stopped here daily and there were three shifts of operators This was later cut to two and for the past few years one operator has been able to handle all the business This picture was taken about 1915 when the depot was about the busiest place in Dawson It was no special occasion just the person taking the picture happened to have a kodak along and snapped it Note the pile of egg cases on the platform in those days practically all produce was shipped by train and A Team That Made History in Recent Years for Dawson High School Dawson Has Good Electric Service Riley vice president Dan Riley sec -treasurer Since the acquisition of the local lines and business by the Iowa-Nebraska the lines have all been rebuilt and many other improvements have been made Residents of the community now enjoy almost uninterrupted service of the finest kind The improved service which the larger company is able to give resulted in a large increase in electrical equipment and a corresponding increase in the amount of power used Since 1929 Dawson has received electric current lights and power from the Iowa-Nebraska Light Power Co over its lines from Humboldt In July of that year the local light company winch had supplied the community for several years sold its interests to the larger concern the transfer of ownership being made August 15 The local company was organized in 1915 and put into operation in January 1916 Officers-of the company at the time they sold out were John Smith president school after the burning of their school The opera house is converted into a school room while the primary is being instructed in the city fire house Our sister town will no doubt do herself proud when they erect a new building this season as their improvements are always up-to-date Humboldt Enterprise The six inches of wet snow that fell Sunday night and Monday was a great boon to fall wheat at which the farmers are expressing satisfaction i The reporter was so mixed up in electric light telephone and school we regret that such an important gathering must pass unnoticed Pat Clancy is making preparations to move to town and advertises a public sale Tuesday Jan 23 Col Harding will be the auctioneer Thei revival meetings at the new Evangelical church are still in progress and much interest is manifested Thus far 65 converts have been received into the church Rev Mr Maze is assisted this week by Rev Mr McVicker of Verdon Gurley new bathroom is the most tastefully equipped of its kind in a country town and the community will be lacking in appreciation of a good thing if it is rot liberally patronized Standing: Wittwer coach Hickey Lyons Shaw Clark Funk Sitting Cummins Greene The above picture is of the Daw- They were placed in Class in the High school team of 1928-29 the state tournament and lost out in team that won 18 out of 20 games the quarter finals to a much larger played going up against such teams school They won the Peru touma-as Falls City Sabetha and Powhat- ment and also the county tourna-tan Kansas Auburn Peru Prep and ment bringing home two beautiful Swanton and others of like calibre cups FROM THE DAWSON NEWSBOY N- Judd had his usual consign- OF JANUARY 24 1902 ment of horses on the Kansas City market Monday night Mrs Honstedt of Hiawa- tha spent a few days this week witl The good people of Dawson lost Mrs Buser no time in finding a to open Cobblers Convention last night and meetings that he lost track of the A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dawson Nebr Aug 18 1936 It is so hot all I can do is sit around in the shade and sweat and sweat I just think of old times mostly and articles like Mr Page's of the chilly July of 1882 brings that year to mind One other time 1 recall was in 1857 It was so hot in the wheat field the folks decided not to woric in the ajterao'v So I took my gun and went hunting Down in the wheat field on a shock was a big turkey gobbler I shot him and took him by the head and slung him over my shoulder and carried him home He was so large his tail dragged in the snow on the ground IRA DRAPER I THE MANUAL TRAINING BUILDING OF DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL.