Ads in The Sutton Register & The Sutton News - January 1920

These are ads that appeared in The Sutton Register and The Sutton News in January 1920. Note the Lincoln ads from department stores and a hotel that were in the News.

A.W. Clark Retires as Manager of the Sutton Opera House 1922

The Sutton Opera House was the social and entertainment center of the community for decades. The July 21, 1922 issue of The Sutton News disclosed the Albert W. Clark was stepping down as manager of the Opera House after more than 30 years of bringing countless programs to Sutton as well as providing a venue for local events.

Albert Clark was the son of Isaac Newton Clark and the nephew of Dr. Martin Van Buren Clark, among the earliest pioneers in Sutton.

Sutton's Early Cottage School

 

The Cottage School was located north of School Creek and west of Saunders Avenue. The school served elementary pupils who lived in the north portion of town.

1922 Citizenship Applications for 20 County Men

The Clay County Sun newspaper of November 30, 1922 listed these gentlemen as candidates for citizenship in Clay County.

Sutton's 1922 Aid Reaches Russia

Germans from Russia in Sutton organized relief efforts for people in Russia who were facing starvation conditions after World War I. Many residents of Northeast Clay County were immigrants from, or one generation removed from the villages of Rohrbach, Worms, and Johannesthal in South Russia.

This area of 1920's South Russia is now in the nation of Ukraine and in the area near Odessa that has been in contention this year from the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territory.

This article appeared on Page 1 of The Sutton News on November 17, 1922.

1922 Sutton Golf Club Tournament

100 Years Ago - The Sutton Golf Club held their second golf tournament.

Notice that the winning lady receives a box of bon-bons for a prize while all the other prizes are golf balls. Question: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

This item appeared in The Sutton News on November 3, 1922.

Australian Hiking Family Visited Sutton - 1922

This news item in The Sutton News of 6 October 1922 caught our eye while researching our column this week. Seems to need sharing:

 

 

Harvard Banker Visited Inflation-Plagued Germany in 1922

Herman Wellensiek, Harvard banker, visited relatives in Germany in 1922 and observed the economic climate in the early months of Germany's inflation crisis. About a year after this article appeared in The Harvard Courier, the U.S. dollar was worth more than 4 trillion marks. Prices were doubling in less than every four days.

This article was in The Harvard Courier on August 10, 1922.

State Newspapers Described Nebraska's New Capitol in May 1922

This article about Nebraska's new capitol building appeared in The Edgar Sun on May 12, 1922 as well as papers across the county and the state, likely nationally.

Sutton Relief to South Russia - 1922

The Sutton News carried several stories about the work of Rev. R. Birk as he organized relief for people living in South Russia in 1922. Rev. Birk concentrated on the villages of Worms and Rohrbach, the former home of numerous Sutton area families.

 

Camp Fire Girls Mark French Dugout - 1922

Sutton Camp Fire girls celebrated the 50th anniversary of Arbor Day by planting a tree on the site of Luther French's dugout on the banks of School Creek.

The story appeared on Page 1 of the April 28, 1922 issue of The Sutton News.

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A couple of things:

Marking the anniversary of the founding of Arbor Day offers some choices. J. Sterling Morton suggested such a thing in January 1872. The day was first celebrated later in the year - a couple of dates show up in accounts. The day was officially named a Nebraska holiday in 1874.

Secondly, this account places the French dugout on the south bank of School Creek. I've had seen references that it was on the north bank. Several of my contemporaries, town kids, tell of working their way through tall weeds to visit, and play in the dugout. Us farm kids were spending our time on tractor seats so weren't involved. Anyhow, I've had fellows tell me the dugout was on the north side, others say the south, not a few can't remember. 

The article begins by referring to "April Day." I'm guessing the editor meant Arbor Day and used that reference in my account of the article for the column in the April 27 issue of The Clay County News. I wonder if that was accurate.

Dr. Martin V. Clark, Sutton Pioneer, Died March 22, 1922

The Sutton News carried this story of Dr. Martin Clark in their March 31, 1922 issue. Dr. Clark and his brother Isaac Clark came to Sutton in 1871 in the first months of the settlement. They were on the short list of early movers & shakers in the founding and development of our town.

Sutton Won the Class A State Championship 100 Years Ago This Week

The Sutton High basketball team won the Class "A" championship in 1922 beating Crete in the finals after disposing of Fremont, Omaha Commerce, and Grand Island in the tourney.

This account of the games appeared in The Sutton News on March 17, 1922. 

Visit here for The Rest of the Story.

1922 Clay Co. Basketball Tournament

In a result which later seemed a bit ironic, Clay Center defeated Sutton for the 1922 Clay County Championship. 

The irony is found in this post from several years ago:  1922 Sutton BB Story

1922 Clay Co Homes and Mini-Bios

The Clay County Sun newspaper in Clay Center sent one of their fellows out to visit the good people of the county 1922 and to report their stories to the readers. 

These first two clippings were from the Sun on February 9, 1922 and the next two were published two weeks later on the 23rd of February.

The first article by Mr. Hall went over so well that the Sun did it again publishing this article on February 23, 1922.

1922 Volga Russian Relief

In the early 1920's Sutton individuals and much of the community contributed to relief programs to aid starving people in areas of Russia, especially in the Volga River area around the city of Saratov. Numerous Germans from Russia living in and around Sutton had come from the villages of Norka and Balzar near Saratov a few decades earlier.

This letter from Mr. George Repp describes his experiences in supporting those relief areas during his trip to Saratov, Russia. The letter was published in The Sutton News newspaper on February 10, 1922

Professionals in 1922 Sutton - Doctors, Dentists, Vets, Auctioneers, Chiropractors

This panel listing of professionals in Sutton, and Hastings appeared in The Sutton News on February 10, 1922. Not an exhaustive list.

Sutton Teacher Salaries in 1922

The Sutton News quoted its competitor, The Sutton Register in this February 10, 1922 story about school expenses and teacher salaries in Hastings and Sutton during the 1921-1922 school year.

For comparison, this article appeared in The Clay County News on February 13, 1947.