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Sarah Martin and Joe Cook

By nppladmin Posted in North Platte History, People , Ada Kelly, Berean Fundamental Church, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Clara Cook, County Poor House, Emma Pulver, Evil Obsession, Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Joe Martin, Joseph Martin Cook, Potter's Field, Sarah Martin, Union Pacific Railroad - North Platte, World War II | Comments Off

Originally published on Facebook October 29, 2021. All during the month of October, North Platte History Fridays featured the people who were impacted by Annie Cook. Our last story this month will be Sarah Martin and Joe Cook. Thank you for reading our Facebook Friday History Posts. Consider borrowing the book “Evil Obsession” by Nellie […]

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William R. Maloney

By nppladmin Posted in Businesses, North Platte History, People , Annie Cook, C. A. Howe, City Councilman, Clara Cook, County Poor Farm, Erma Vincent Dye, Furniture, Hardware, Knights of Columbus, Lake Maloney, Lincoln County Coroner, Maureen Mildred Maloney, North Platte Cemetery Association, Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District, Undertaking, William and Hannah (Barrow) Maloney, William R. Maloney | Comments Off

Originally published on Facebook October 22, 2021. All during the month of October, North Platte History Fridays are going to feature the people who were impacted by Annie Cook. Today, we are looking at someone who was definitely knew and worked with Annie Cook when she needed him; and that person is: William R. Maloney, […]

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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Petske

By nppladmin Posted in North Platte History, People , Ada Kelly, Annie Cook, Clara Cook, Elizabeth Petske, Evil Obsession, Joe Knox, Lizzie Petske, Louis Cauffman, Mary Cauffman, Mary Knox, Nellie Snyder Yost, Sheriff Art Salisbury, Sheriff Lyman Berthe | Comments Off

All during the month of October, the North Platte History Friday posts are going to feature the people who were impacted the most by Annie Cook. Last week we started with Annie Cook and this week, we are looking at the life of her sister, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Knox. If you want to know more about […]

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Annie Cook

By nppladmin Posted in North Platte History, People , Albert Petzke, Anne "Anna or Annie" Maria Petzke, Annie Cook, Celia Petzke, Charles Petzke, Clara Cook, Elizabeth "Eliza or Lizzie" Petske, Evil Obsession, Frank Cook, John William and Amelia (Ike) Petzke, Joseph Petzke, Margaret "Bertha" Petzke, Matie "Maggie" Petzke, Nellie Snyder Yost | Comments Off

Originally published on Facebook October 1, 2021. This week’s North Platte History features a woman who was featured in a fictional book, called “Evil Obsession,” by Nellie Snyder Yost. And that woman is Annie Cook. While Yost changed the name and location of the people in the book, local readers quickly identified the real people. […]

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Sarah Martin and Joe Cook

William R. Maloney

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Petske

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