Sutton Odd Fellows Lodge Celebrated 75th Anniversary in 1949

Among the many lodges in Sutton, the Odd Fellows lasted much longer than most. 

Research is underway to determine the date the lodge closed down.

From The Sutton News on December 1, 1949.

The Second Sutton High School Building - 1886-1911

The second Sutton High School building was built in 1886 after the first building burned.

The school cost $20,000 in 1886 and served for 26 years. It was located at the same site as its successor, where the Nolde Center is now located. 

The school district chose to replace this building in 1911 after a study determined repairs would exceed the cost of a new structure. The next school building was the three-story brick building in use from 1912 until 1979.

The Sutton High School Alumni Directory opens with details of about this and the other buildings in use since District #2 was formed in 1872.

Sutton High's First Homecoming - 1949

The first Sutton High Homecoming was held with the Armistice Day football game with Harvard on November 11, 1949.

This article appeared in The Clay County News on November 10, 1949.

 

City and County Officers - 1899

 These were the Clay County and Sutton city officers at the beginning of 1899.

Yost Motors Introduces the 1950 Ford

The Yost Motor Co. ad in the November 17, 1949 issue of The Clay County News introduced the new 1950 Ford car.

Arnold Ochsner, Sutton Cobbler - 1945-1974...

This article about Sutton cobbler, Arnold Ochsner appeared in The Clay County News on July 11, 1974.

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.

Emil Ochsner's Incubators and Brooders, 1914

 

Sutton in Review - 1898

This brief snapshop of Sutton appeared in this 1898 newspaper.

J.M. Gray added a second story to his residence in 1892?

This excerpt from the Sutton newspapaer The Advertiser-News in 1892 indicates that J.W. Gray added a second story to his residence. Gray owned the house on North Way Avenue that houses part of the Sutton Historical Society. This is evidence that the house began as a one-story building. A surprise to us.

1997 SNC All-Conference Football & Volleyball Selections

The 1997 Southern Nebraska Conference All-Conference selections in football and volleyball were:

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.

1997 Sandy Creek Volleyball Champs

The Sandy Creek Lady Cougars won the Class C-2 State Volleyball Championship in November 1997.

This article appeared in the Clay County News on November 20, 1997, page B2.

 

1947 Black Face Minstrel Show in Fairfield

Sign of the times, 1947.

The folks of Fairfield performed a black face minstrel show at the Fairfield Auditorium in 1947. Such performances were common and seen as a form of comedy. 

My country school, District #16, did a black face minstrel show as a Christmas program when I was in kindergarten. The youngest of us in the school sang "Mammy's Little Baby Loves Shortin' Bread"

That was 1948. It was a sign of the times, and the place. It is one of my few memories from being five years old. I like to think it was the awkwardness of the situation, at least, that imbedded the memory.

1897 History of Clay County from The Harvard Courier Newspaper

This major history of Harvard and Clay County was published by The Harvard Courier newspaper on November 20, 1897.