Cozad Precinct Early News Articles

Cozad Tribune July 1, 1892:

The school census of Cozad foots up tp 225 as follows: Male, 110; Female 115.

News Reporter
March 1892-W.H. Force disposed of his residence property in East Cozad this week to L. Burdeay. O.O. Carnohan has leased this property and will move his family from North Platte and take possession April 1.

January 2, 1892-Married-at the home of J.T. Burns, nine miles south of Lexington, Charles T. Mc Grew and Ruth Wallace, on December 27, 1891.

March 1892-Married- on Sunday, March 27,1892, by Rev. S. hartley, Mr. Frank Sheilds and Miss Ada Clark.

March 7, 1891-The new residences of Dr. Fochtman and J.B. Hogarth are nearing completion and are ornaments to the streets on which they are situated.

November 14-Work was begun on the ditch one-half mile north of Willow Island on Tuesday. It is the intention of the contractors to put 200 teams to work as soon as they can secure the men.


Cozad Tribune July 2, 1892:
The following advertisements were noted:
J.H. Bassett, Real Estate
J.H. Fochtman M.D.
J.S. Good, Loans and Collections
George C. Gillin, Attorney at Law
E.F. Hart,Pumps and Windmills
Cozad Meat Market
James Wallace and Co.



Cozad Citizen September 24, 1892-Advertisers
Claypool and Phelps, Wagons, Buggies, Mowers, hayrakes etc.
Palace Meat Market
O'Brien and Dune, proprs
Brown and Bleakman, the old reliable Store
R.A. Claypool, contractor and Builder
D.W. Scott, Physician and Surgeon.


Cozad Messenger -1887-Advertisers
Brown and Landen, General Merchandise
Martin Gering, Farm implements
Walker and Locke, General Merchandise
Darner and Thwing, Hardware
Elkhorn Barn, A.J. Arnold Proprietor
E.D. Owens, Pumps and Windmills
Chas. Wake, General Merchandise
Claypool Brothers, Farm implements
Phelps and Transue, Harness
Robert Hanna, Livery Stable
P.W. O'Brien, choice Wines and Liquors
Dr. J.H. Fochtman, Physician and Surgeon
Josia Riggs, Furniture and Undertaking


Cozad 1938
Sisters are Reunited
After sixteen years of separations the Derickson sisters met and enjoyed each other's company. The sisters, Mrs. J.W. Nichols of Gothenburg, Mrs. Frank Sarrow of Gothenburg, Mrs. Frank Westfall of Lexington, and Mrs J.B. Hand of Ponca City, Okla. met with their families and a few old neighbors at Lafayette park, where they spent the day visiting and taking pictures. A dandy lunch was served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Hand and daughter, Mrs. DuRoy, of Ponca Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Westfall and family of Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sarrow, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Nichols and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Newman and two daughters of Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs W.J. Shaffer and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Orva H. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Nichols and Billie and Bobby Bay of North Platte, James L. Nichols and son, Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Adle, Dana, George and Althen of Cozad, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nichols, and two grandsons, Mrs. Ana Derickson and Harry Dorram all of Cozad. Mr. and Mrs. John Derickson and two children of Lexington, mr. and Mrs. George Derickson and little son, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Zook and family of Cozad, Mrs. Edith Knight and daughter Anna of Phillipsburg, Kas., Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Knight, also of Phillipsburg Kas., Mrs. Ida Jones of Cozad, Mrs. Cora Dressler of Odessa, Texas, Earl Westfall of Fort Warren Wyo., Jack Delap, Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Gibson, Cozad, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wedge and family, Cozad.
There were seventy four in the party .

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