Magnet 1893 to 1976
prepared by
Magnet's American Bi-Centennial Committee
Table of Contents
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cover
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Terrritory of Nebraska admitted as 37th state,
state capitol, nickname, motto, flower, bird, and tree;
Cedar County: organized, county seats, agriculture, and commerce.
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Tradeau
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| 02 | Lewis and Clark, native americans, massacre, settlement of the territory, the Elkhorn/Butterfield Ranch, the need for schools and supplies, Magnet, est. 1893, named by B. E. Smith, early businesses, shovel houses
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Lewis, Clark, Wiseman, Smith, Adkins, Blinkeron
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grain elevators, stores, bank, cafe & rooming house, Co-op, post office, blacksmith etc., items from the newspaper
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Andrews, Snygg, Swanson, Vickery, Carlson, Woolston, Gillian, Samuelson, Williams, Hanson, Hammond, Birch, Larson, Johnson
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more items from the local newspapers
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Bloomquist, Dwyer, Baggstrom, Broline, Hanson, Kelly
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more items from the local newspapers, saloons and bootlegging
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Furness, Swanson, Peterson, "L. G."
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telephone office, school, and school reunions
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Henrickson, Chrisman, Sandberg, Termulhlen,
Manzer, Slagle, Koehler, Westadt, Boyle
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graduates of the eleven grade school 1920-1923
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graduates of the twelve grade school 1928-1938
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graduates of the twelve grade school 1938-1949
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graduates of the twelve grade school 1949-1956
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churchs, businesses from 1914 on, the fire of 1925
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fire of 1930, fire of 1931, tornado(?) of 1937,
doctors, buildings torn down,
first gasoline filling station
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Gus, Peterson, Rohlfs, Kraemier, Strathman,
Dr. Bowden, Jones, Dr. Walton, Greeno,
Dr. Loder, Burmell, Dawson
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transportation and hauling, business from 1955 on,
buildings torn down, the Opera House, the Magnet Depot
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Tilton, Thierolf, McFarland. Leckler, Marsh, Delozier,
Weber, VonRentzell, Long, Nelson, Dawson, Lackas,
Johnson, Lindell, Dennis, Bloomquist, Snygg, Person,
O'Brian
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Saunders-Westrand fire of 1967, early farms,
"corn cakes", celebrations, free shows,
blizzards of 1915 and 1936
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Johnson, Bloomquist, Black, Winget, Dawson
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blizzards of 1948-49, Kelly Ryan and a blizzard of 1966
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May 6, 1975 tornado
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Greeno, Miller
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map of the village
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"A tornado can do many strange things",
present day businesses:
Dennis Elevator and Fertilizer
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Miller, Bloomquist, Yunker, Becker, Dennis
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present day businesses:
Keith Lackas Trucking,
White Eagle Antique Shop
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Dennis, Lackas, Gillilan, Tilton, Long,
Nelson, Dawson
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present day businesses:
Yunker's Tavern,
Magnet Market and Variety,
Post Office,
McFarland Service & Repair
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Kessler, Yunker, Theriolf, Dewey,
Bangs, Chrisman, O'Brian, Wintz,
Rohde, Vickery, McFarland
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present day businesses:
Tilton Oil Co.,
Dawson Transport Co.
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Tilton, McFarland, Thierolf,
Dawson, Loberg, Greeno
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present day businesses:
Johnston Lumber,
J & L Hardware,
organizations,
residents:
Mr. & Mrs. John Claussen,
Anna Nelson
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Crabtree, Bloomquist, McLain,
Johnston, Henrickson, Goodman,
Bergman, Claussen, Nelson
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present day residents:
Clara Tilton,
Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Long,
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bergman and Jake,
Jalmer Nelson,
Maxine Thierolf,
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Rohde
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Dawson, Chrisman, Yunker
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present day residents:
Mr. & Mrs. George Crabtree and sons Joe and Gene,
Vivian Erickson,
Mr. & Mrs. Clark White and Hazel,
Mr. & Mrs. Albin Carlson,
Mr. & Mrs. John Bowling,
Mr. & Mrs. Gussie Yunker,
Laura Jones
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Dawson, Gurneys, Suckstorf, Christianson,
Anderson, Theison, Dawson
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present day residents:
Nell Person,
Mrs. Elsie Goodman,
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Wintz, Mike and Michelle,
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lackas,
Mr. & Mrs. Eldon McFarland,
Katherine Bloomquist
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Chrisman, Snygg, O'Brians, Yunker,
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present day residents:
Millie Johnson,
Mr. & Mrs. Jess Dennis,
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Beaudett
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Emil, Albert and Mathilda Dibbert,
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Becker
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Peterson, O'Conners, Nelson
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present day residents:
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Tilton,
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Dawson
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Young, Burmel, Foreman, Dennis, Bloomquist, Young
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present day residents:
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Lackas,
Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Christenson,
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Millers,
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Bloomquist
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McClure, Dawson, Tilton, Squire, Soost
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present day residents:
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Albrecht,
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Greeno,
Ella Halleen (Ma)
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Beaudette, Kirby, Dawson, Dennis, Chrisman,
Bloomquist
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present day residents:
Eva Henrickson,
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Koppelman,
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Nabor,
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ridenour
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present day residents:
Delwyn Norman
servicemen buried in the Magnet Cemetery,
improvements
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Dennis
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television, civic pride, tornado relief appreciation,
retrospective, a town "too tough to die"
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Long, Swanson, Henrickson, Dawson
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