Nebraska Blue Book

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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1930

TAX-SUPPORTED LIBRARIES

No. Place	Population	Year Est	Income	Volumes	Librarian
1 Adams	535	1922	$ 250	1526	Florence Disher
2 Ainsworth	1,378	1912	730	4,336	Mrs. F. R. Galbraith
3 Albion	2,172	1900	1,500	5,300	Mrs. Jennie Gradon
4 Alliance	6,669	1909	4,243	13,817	Mrs. Blanche E. Prettyman
5 Alma*	1,235†	1010	1,558	3,764	Jennie R. Egelston
6 Ansley*	1,323†	1916	850	3,561	Mrs. F. L. Dewey
7 Arapahos	1,017	1920	900	3,200	Mrs. L. Stevens
8 Arcadia*	1,137†	1917	1,501	4,330	Mrs. Sue Tucker
9 Arlington	622	1918	250	1,012	Mrs. M. E. Winset
10 Arnold	1,676†	1920	2,131	3,223	Laura C. Peterson
11 Ashland	1,786				Mrs. Margaret Parrish
12 Atkinson	1,144†	1922	1,000	3,000	Mrs. Sylvia Richards
13 Auburn	3,068	1914	2.475	8,133	Mrs. Lillian Martin
14 Aurora	2,715	1908	2,500	6,622	Lillian Moore
15 Axtell*	891†	1925	400	853	Mrs. C. B. Dossett
16 Bayard	1,559	1919	1,259	2,645	Mrs. A. H. Butler
17 Beatrice	10,297	1893	7,000	19,657	Beatrice Paddock
18 Blair	2,791	1917	1,970	5,363	May McQuarrie
19 Bloomfield	1,435	1908	1,252	2,937	Mrs. E. L. Durbin
20 Bridgeport	1,421	1922	1,200	3,300	Louise Estell
21 Broken Bow	2,715	1910	2,030	5,901	Mrs. Zuie Thompson
22 Burwell	1,156	1912	1,120	3,671	Maude Fuller
23 Carroll	401	1904	300	1,560	Mrs. C. E. Jones
24 Cedar Rapids	741	1914	453	3,600	Mrs. E. L. Melvin
25 Central City	2,474	1899	2,500	8,194	Mrs. Eva Hord
26 Chadron	4,606	1908	3,710	8,125	Mrs. Loie Skiles
27 Chappell	1,061	1920	1,000	2,566	Mrs. D. E. O'Connor
28 Clarks*	1,484†	1919	1,500	2,572	Cleo Schank
29 Clay Center.	933	1910	1,584	2,961	Bertha F. Jessup
30 Columbus	6,898	1901	4,988	11,035	Rose Riddell
31 Comstock	730†	1925	650	1,550	Mrs. Enola Strunk
32 Cozad	1,813	1917	1,500	8,500	Edith Allen
33 Crawford .. '	1,703	1912	661	3,688	Mrs. Maude Smeak
34 Creighton	1,388	1913	877	2,522	Mrs. Adela Horn
35 Crete	2,865	1878	1,500	8,920	Mrs. C. F. Baker
36 Crofton*	1,330†	1926	500	1,200	Mrs. Emil Eliasson
37 Dakota City	417	1922	421	1,368	Mrs. E. L. H. Nieswanger
38 David City	2,333	1891	2,600	8,451	Mrs. Laura V. Paul
39 DeWitt	534	1902	358	2,727	Mrs. Bessie Burger
40 Fairbury	6,102	1900	5,500	11,171	Mrs. Naomi W. Elisworth
41 Fairfield	757	1913	1,047	8,000	Mrs. Alma B. Ewing
42 Falls City	5,787	1902	4,242	15,531	Mary Hutchings
43 Franklin	1,103	1915	857	7,862	Josephine Peck
44 Fremont	11,407	1901	8,000	14,846	Mildred J. Palmer
45 Friend	1,214	1909	1,000	2,478	Rotha Doner
46 Fullerton	1,680	1914	1,258	5,000	Mrs. P. M. Jorgensen
47 Geneva	1,662	1906	1,985	6,000	Mrs. Isabel Bixby
48 Genoa	1,089	1902	342	1,836	Ella Munson
40 Gering	2,531	1910	1,575	3,977	Mrs. Nellie M. Perrine
50 Gibbon*	1,363†	1910	1,200	3,625	Mrs. Evelyn S. DeWolf
51 Gordon	1,958	1922	1,200	3,100	Mrs. Frank Hummel
52 Gothenburg	2,322	1916	2,000	3,500	S. Frances Botkin
53 Grand island	18,041	1844	7,800	14,588	Daisy Houck
54 Guide Rock	690	1918	622	2,671	E. Katherine Guy
55 Hartington	1,558	1914	1,800	6,500	Kate S. Bryant
56 Harvard	865	1916	1,500	2,707	Mrs. C. F. Kightlinger
57 Hastings	15,490	1904	8,644	14,342	Nellie M. Carey
58 Hebron	1,804	1910	1,748	4,022	Mrs. May McBeth
59 Holdrege	3,268	1895	3,353	7,720	Mrs. Eva L. Stanley
60 Hooper	985	1913	350	2,000	Mrs.. I. E. Grandy
61 Humboldt	1,415	1890	1,680	4,000	Mrs. J. K. Liggett
62 Imperial	946	1927	1.500	1,977
63 Kearney	8,575	1890	5,000	15,000	Mrs. Mary Earley O'Brian
64 Kimball	1,711	1919	1,375	1,711	Alice G. Irvin
65 Laurel	864	1009	480	3,500	Roy L. Lathrop
66 Lexington	2,962	1919	2,500	4,538	Mary Kelley
67 Lincoln	75,933	1875	38,900	72,580	Lulu Horne
68 Long Pine	937	1921	206	850	Mrs. M. J. Potter
69 Louisville	969	1901	325	1,803	Edith F. Shryock
70 Loup City*	2,054†	1911	2,149	4,490	Mrs. Dan McDonald

* Township library.
† Including township population.

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No. Place	Population	Year Est	Income	Volumes	Librarian
71 Lyons	985	1921	625	2,100	Frankie L. Smith
72 McCook	6,688	1902	2500	5,600	Mrs. Besse M. Wright
73 Madison	1,012	1907	3,695	6,340	Mrs. Anna D. Johnson
74 Merna*	430	1916	1,800	9,250	Mrs. James L. Ridenour
75 Serriman	362	1927	175	440	Mrs. Sylva Roos
76 Minden '	1,716	1907	1,000	5,253	Mrs. Helen Slusser
77 Mitchell	2,058	1914	1.060	4,200
78 Morrill	756	1917	639	3,150	Mrs. Ethel Wilson
70 Nebraska City	7,230	1896	3,550	11,200	Anne Stevens
80 Neligh	1,649	1904	2,000	5,700	Mrs. Carrie M. Jones
81 Nelson	903	1896	1,462	2,500	Alice E. Ruddell
82 Newman Grove	1,146	1923	1,425	2,397	Mrs. Margaret Dillman
83 Norfolk	10,717	1908	5,628	11,120	Laura Durland
84 North Bend	1,108	1908	1,100	2,283	Laura Roump
85 North Platte	12,061	1911	4,667	12,943	Eleanor M. Wheeler
86 Oakland	1.433	1916	1,291	3,850	Lydia Hill
87 Omaha	214,006	1877	107,475	193,649	Edith Tobitt
88 O'Neill*	2,746†	1912	2,200	4,192	Mary McLaughlin
89 Ord*	2,664†	1922	751	2,960	Grayce E. Pullen
90 Orleans*	1,439†	1917	2,265	5,308	Dorothy M. Mahn
91 Osceola	1,054	1901	400	1,048	Mrs. Jessie C. Marquis
92 Oshkosh	843	1921	427	1,850	Mrs. W. A. Overman
93 Pawnee City.	1,573	1900	1,100	2,000	Mr. Flora M. Fullerton
94 Trader	1,006	1904	130	5,000	Aleda Bentz
95 Pierce	1,271	1907	800	6,000	Mrs. J. A. Andrew
96 Plainview '	1,216	1900	1,500	2,370	Mrs. Geo. W. Kirk
97 Plattsmouth	3,793	1893	4,149	17,634	C. Olive Jones
98 Ponca	920	1910	450	5,700	Mrs. Mary Lipe
99 Ralston	809
100 Randolph	1,145	1918	900	4,500	Mrs. C. A. Kerr
101 Ravenna*	1,978†	1918	1,131	5,121	Nellie V. Clark
102 Red Cloud	1,519	1918	1,400	5,612	Yola Swartz
103 Rushville	1,006	1921	500	3,157	Mrs. M. L. Wood
104 St. Edward	1,010	1925	556	2,234	Gertie A. Anderson
105 Sargent*	1,644†	1928	1,100	1,558	Flora A. Cropper
106 Schuyler	2,588	1909	1,900	6,836	Mrs. Alice G. Carl
207 Scotia	474	1927	250	750	Dolores Miller
108 Scottsbluff	8,465	1917	4,539	12,181	Mrs. Nellie Wilson
109 Scribner	1,066	1900	650	3,123	Lucille Wapelhorst
110 Seward	2,737	1890	1,900	6,215	Mrs. Emma Bredekamp
111 Shelton*	1,434†	1912	2,037	5,149	Mrs. C. S. Burkerd
112 Sidney	3,306	1917	2,000	14,421	Mrs. Constance Corbett
113 Silver Creek	908†	1918	1,020	2,172	Mrs. Mary Cobel
114 Spalding	839	1911	780	1,931	Mrs. Frank Dunning
115 Spencer*	1,254†	1916	866	3,000
116 Springfield	419	1926	250	750	Mrs. Rose Davis
117 Stanton	1,479	1915	1,300	4.369	Mrs. J. D. Elmore
118 Sterling	702	1904	400	2,350	Mrs. Mary E. Hollenback
119 Stromsburg	1,320	1917	1,138	3,474	Peggie Halden
120 Superior	3,044	1884	2.148	10,790	Mrs. Lucy Conn
121 Sutton	1,540	1908	1,200	3,660	Sibyl B. Jarrett
123 Syracuse	917	1901	600	3,254	Mrs. Laura Mason
123 Table Rock	673	1917	243	1,091	Mrs.Allie Wood
124 Talmage	474	1904	420	1,463	Sophia Moller
125 Tecumseh	3,829	1892	1,100	8,800	Mrs. R. W. Campbell
126 Tekamah	1,804	1916	1,553	6,000	Mrs. J. A. Clark
127 Tilden	1,106	1922	1,500	1,894	Mrs. Mattie Cunningham
128 Ulysses*	1,005†	1916	650	2,900	Mrs. M. F. Withers
529 Wahoo	2,689	1924	5,500	5,000	Grace E. Oldham
110 Wakefield	1,112	1902	639	5,280	E. Ruth Collins
135 Walthill	1,162
112 Wausa*	1,209†	1920	1,500	2,990	Rose Banks
533 Wayne	2,385	1903	2,618	5,868	Mrs. E. S. Blair
134 Weeping Water	1,029	1917	1,110	5,959	Mildred Hart
115 West Point	2,225	1916	1,100	4,300	Minnie L Frahm
136 Winside	481	1911	734	2,250	Mrs. Etta Perrin
137 Wisner	1,327	1903	1 400	2,260	Jessie B. Kay
138 Wood River,	751	1906	500	4,410	Sabra J. Abbott
139 Wymore	2,680	1917	2,663	6,080	Gladys Pirie
140 York	5,712	1894	6,000	?4,962	Ada Haggard