Dorchester Times: CLASSIFIEDS: February 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

CLASSIFIEDS: February 2010

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13 comments:

Mike CejkaFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Offering everyone a way to cover the unexpected expenses when you have a accident or illness. I am originally from Dorchester and have many clients in the area. Call me if you do or don't think your health insurance will cover all you expenses. Find out what Aflac is before it's to late.
Mike Cejka 525-7836 michael_cejka@us.aflac.com
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AnonymousFebruary 16, 2010 at 9:06 AM
NEW MEN'S JORDAN BASKETBALL SHOES - SIZE 13

Worn once, black and red colors. Model year 2009. $25.

(402) 418-1021
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UnknownFebruary 16, 2010 at 10:51 AM
WANTED: To reconnect with old friends and classmates. Allen Andersen, class of '86. Find me on http://facebook.com/dadandersen or my blog http://thedeeperendofchaos.blogspot.com or email dadandersen@gmail.com
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Phil WardFebruary 16, 2010 at 1:41 PM
I am still looking for a 91 & 92 yearbook in good condition.
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KENWOOD CAR STEREO AMPFebruary 16, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Barely used Kenwood car stereo amplifier. $30.

E-mail huskers_96@inbox.com if interested.
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AnonymousFebruary 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Looking for a cleaning service that cleans homes in the area. If anyone knows anyone that they would recommend please comment
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AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 1:10 PM
I have a red framed toddler bed with side guard will sell for $5, with mattress $10. I will even throw in the sheets if you buy them both.

call 402-418-4840
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AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 8:54 AM
white gloved cleaning service, is in dorchester, give her a call,
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AnonymousFebruary 27, 2010 at 8:10 PM
white glove is booked full
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AnonymousFebruary 27, 2010 at 9:47 PM
WANTED:

Electric Kitchen Stove: newer condition, white, at a reasonable price!!
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AnonymousMarch 1, 2010 at 6:19 PM
toddler bed sold, thank you!!!
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AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 1:35 PM
March is Bud Heavy and Miller Lite month $1.50 @ Ben's Iron Grill. Try our new hand battered chicken fried steak. We now carry Dorchester Legion pickle cards.
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JOEMarch 9, 2010 at 2:52 PM
COME HAVE A MARDI GRAS TIME AT JOES PLACE, FEATURING GARY REDDEN THE ONE MAN BAND,CRAWFISH,RED BEANS AND RICE AND JUMBALAYA. MARCH 17TH ST. PATTYS CELEBRATION CORNEDBEEF AND CABBAGE CHEAP GREEN BEER SPECIALS.
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Dorchester: A Good Little Family Town

Dorchester, Nebraska (est. population 630) is located in northern Saline county. Close in proximity to Interstate 80, Dorchester is only 25 minutes from the state capital of Lincoln (est. population 250,000) and about 55 minutes from Omaha (metro population 725,000).

Dorchester's median resident age is 37 years. In 2005, Dorchester had a median family income of approximately $35,600. The median house value was about $63,000. About 95 percent of Dorchester residents commute to work via Interstate and highways.

The village has a quality public school, which received a $4.1 million expansion and modernization in 2008; it offers a small classrooms and individualized attention. Total enrollment of grades K-12 is around 230-250 students.

Ancestries of the Dorchester area are primarily German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (5.4%), and Dutch (4.9%).

Dorchester Historical Facts

* On July 4, 1871, the railroad reached Dorchester.
* Incorporated in 1881, Dorchester's population grew from 200 to 500 by 1882.
* In 1882, Dorchester had 90 buildings, 35 of which were businesses or public facilities. Brick buildings lined both sides of Washington Avenue for two blocks.
* Dorchester's longest-running newspaper was The Dorchester Star, which was published until the late 1940s.
* By 1889, Dorchester's population is said to have reached 800, while the town housed an opera house, a two-story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower, and four churches.
* By the 1910s, Dorchester had electricity, a water tower and a fire department.
* Dorchester's main arteries, Highways 6 and 33, were graveled in the 1940s.
* Dorchester's first irrigation well was drilled on Chris Weber's farm and rural electrification was finished following WWII.

A Village with History

Dorchester is one of the "alphabet towns" on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad line built west from Lincoln. The town site was selected for its pleasant location in the northern part of Saline County, about eight miles west of Crete. This situation is an attractive one, being on the level prairie land, midway between the West Blue River and Turkey Creek. The first named stream is three miles north, and the latter about the same distance south from the town. Dorchester was platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1881. The name "Dorchester" came from either for a suburb of Boston by that name or a town in England. No one is sure. Two of the very first settlers were James Seely and Edward McIntyre, who both made Dorchester their permanent home.

Dorchester: In The Beginning

Here is a look at Dorchester around 1890, less than a decade after its official incorporation, as documented by Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska:
* POPULATION: "About 300, and is made up of a substantial and progressive class of citizens, who are moral and industrious. ... The town grew but very little until the year 1879, for the reason that Pleasant Hill, on Turkey Creek, a short distance south, was the county seat and naturally drew a trade for quite a large scope of country."
* BUSINESS: "The business and professional interests of the town are represented by three general merchandise stores, two drug, one grocery, one furniture, two hardware, and two millinery stores, one bank, two restaurants, two hotels, three livery stables, a post office, one newspaper office, two elevators, two lumber yards, two coal yards, two blacksmith shops, two lawyers and four physicians."
* SCHOOL: "The schoolhouse is a good one. The schoolhouse was built in 1872, since which time the public schools have been continually kept up. The present schoolhouse is 24' x 40' in size, two stories high. The school is graded and consists of three departments. The house is found too small, and arrangements will soon be made to increase its size."
* CHURCHES: "There are three substantial churches."
* HOMES: "The residence portion of the village is made up of neat houses of different styles of architecture, but none of them very large."
* NEWSPAPER: "The Dorchester Star, which was established August 21, 1881, by H. C. Bittenbender, who edited it until January 19, 1882, when he sold it to Ryerson & Bullock, the present proprietors. The Star is a bright weekly paper, five-column quarto, in size, and is Republican in politics."