The Leigh World publishes a weekly column entitled Looking Back at the World, which is comprised of articles taken from earlier Leigh World files. A special thank you to the Leigh World for allowing me to reprint those articles. The following are selections from that column:

April 2, 1931 - reprinted February 6, 2002

Sorrow has found its way into many hearts when it was announced that Mrs. Peter Christ, one of our pioneer residents has passed away in death at her home north of town following a brief illness.
    The deceased, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lange, was born in Germany, on March 8, 1858, and she has made her home in this section of Nebraska for nearly a half century. When a young lady in her teens she arrived in Dodge, and a few years later she was married to Peter Christ. There they resided only a short time when they moved into Stanton County, north of Howells, and made their permanent home in this community.
    She was one of those sturdy pioneer women who suffered much privations in the early days when hard efforts were put forth in transforming the sunkissed prairies into fertile farms. She always held a kindly attitude toward life and met its joys with an appreciative heart, its vicissitudes with cheerful optimism and saw good in all God's people.
    Her death is mourned by eight children, namely, Mrs. Anna Wahl of near Leigh; Augusta, wife ofEmil Blecha; Fredericka, wife of Ben Remm; Lena, wife of Henry Thalken of near Clarkson; Dorothy, wife of Arthur Borgstahl of Circle, Montana; Emma Christ and August Christ, and two step-children. Henry Christ and Lizzie, wife of John H. Meyers.
    She also leaves twenty-eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, Mr. Lange at Dodge, and several sisters residing in Germany.
    Her husband preceded her in death about four years ago.
    The funeral is to be held from the family home. Services will be conducted by Rev. Norden and interment will be made in the Lutheran Cemetery in Stanton County.

A farmer in the vicinity of Aurora, Nebraska, paid quite dearly for killing a pheasant. He was arrested a few days ago by State Warden George March on a charge of killing a pheasant and hunting without a license. He was fined $41.20 and his gun confiscated. According to the above figures, pheasant meat must be quite rare and expensive.

Mrs. Ernest Mlnarik moved her household furnishing from her home to the farm home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Malena, northwest of Leigh, where she will reside for the present.

Leo Zelenda reports the sale of a new 2-ton Studebaker truck to Emil Sindelar which was delivered.

The Jos. Karnik family has leased the Louis Severa residential property in the extreme southwest part of town. The former Bukacek property vacated by the Karnik family will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Castka, who purchased the same some time ago.

CLARKSON MARKET
Wheat...........................$ .62
Corn.............................. .44
Oats............................... .32
Hogs............................. 7.00
Butterfat......................... .25
Eggs.............................. .14
Hens............................... .15

Roy Whalen, sheriff of Stanton County, offered for sale the Henry Mauer, 240 acre farm, about nine miles southwest of Stanton, but no one made a bid, and the farm was taken over by Frank Vlach of South Omaha, who holds an $18,000.00 mortgage against the place.
    The other farm offered by the Sheriff, was the Louis Armbuster one-half section pasture land, 4 1/2 miles southeast of Stanton, and an 80-acre tract crossed by the Elkhorn River. This tract of 400 acres was bid in by Jos. Rozmarin of Stanton at $11,200. Mr. Rozmarin has been holding a mortgage against the land for this amount.

It was truly a jolly gathering that assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Severa, of this city. The attraction was a pre-nuptial shower in honor of Miss Lillian Severa, who is to become a bride of Frank Tomes. The evening was devoted to various amusement and frolic, the feature of which was mock wedding.
    The event was a scream from start to finish. Miss Elinor Fillipi impersonated the bride and the groom was ably characterized by Miss Lillian Wacha. Attendants were Miss Erma Karnik, bride's maid, and Miss Lillian Knapp, best man.
    The characterization of the marrying parson was performed by Miss Helen Jirsak, while Mrs. Robert Novotny acted as the bride's mother and Mrs. Charles Podany as the bride's father. Miss Alma Karel officiated at the piano and played the wedding march.
    Following the mock wedding the remainder of the evening was devoted to various games. The prospective bride was showered with humorous beautiful and useful gifts for which she had shown great appreciation. The hilarious event terminated with the serving of a fine luncheon which was highly enjoyed by all.
    Those attending the shower were: Misses Rose Budin, Anna Budin, Alma Karel, Lillian Knapp, Erma Karnik, Adeline Novotny, Rose Prazak, Lillian Brabec, Evelyn Moore, Marjorie Faiman, Lillian Filipi, Helen Jirsak, Libbie Bukacek, Emilie Zelenda, Ardyth Dudek, Martha Bukacek, Elinor Filipi, Elsie Tomes, Libbie Zak, Ida Zastera, Lillian Wacha, Ann Karel and Anne Severa, Mrs. Frank Vidlak, Mrs. Stanley Novotny and Mrs. Joe Kutin.