Crunching the numbers

Auditors Julie Bauman (left) and Lydia Bauman are in the city office working on the annual Pawnee city audit

50 Years Ago – November 27, 1975

Lincoln — Five students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been named recipients of $500 Frank and Grace Thomann Scholarships. The recipients are William Latza, Kelly Brown, Bruce Dalluge, Beth Kerl, Pawnee City and Donald Shinn, DuBois.

25 Years Ago – November 23, 2000

‘Round the Square – Hunting season is in full swing. Even if you didn’t hear gunshots from every direction, you could tell by the pickups cruising the back roads from dawn till dusk. Everywhere you go tales are being told of the one I got, or the one that got away.

100 Years Ago – November 26, 1925

M. S. Brady, editor of the Tecumseh Chieftain, came down Friday to take in the big football game. This was Mr. Brady’s first visit to Pawnee City, although he has been in Tecumseh for a number of years.

From Our Files

We went out last week and asked people all over the county what they were thankful for this year. Here is what they said. Roxann Buman - New granddaughter, my first, Keegan Skuban. Natasha Rogers - My kids, ages 6, 12, 14, and 15. Life in general. Being alive and what I have.

The Docket

The following are ongoing cases in the Pawnee County Court. The Pawnee Republican will report on them as they develop. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Pawnee County Court was held October 16 in the Pawnee County Courthouse. Judge Richard Smith presided.

Rev. Zenas Turman, Part 1

Preface Rev. Zenas Turman and his wife Catherine came to Table Rock only after he retired. He came here the year of the first train, 1871. He had been a pioneer Methodist minister, a circuit rider who is said to have preached the first sermon where Lincoln now stands. Rev.

Pawnee City School Spirit Crochet Along

Welcome to Section 8 of the Pawnee City School Spirit Crochet Along! Let’s grab our hooks and begin! Row 1: Ch 2. Dc in the next 44 stitches. Change to black and dc in the next 36 stitches. Change to red and dc in remaining stitches. Turn (204) Row 2: Ch 2. Dc in the next 124 stitches.

Silent Movie Night is This Saturday at the Du Bois ZCBJ Czech Hall

Don’t say you didn’t know it was happening! I’m here to tell you that there will be silent movies at the ZCBJ Czech Hall on Saturday, November 15 at 7 pm . It will be super special because Marty Mincer, acclaimed ragtime pianist, will be playing with them. If you haven’t heard him, he’s terrific.

Thanksgiving moved up a week in 1939, outrage followed

In August 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt triggered the wrath of many by moving it to the third Thursday of the month. He said it was better for business because it would allow more shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.