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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
12
Rates of subscription and postage terms are listed including six months prepaid. The notice notes foreign advertising representation by THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION and that items are entered at the Sidney Nebraska post office as second class matter.
Local and personal notes recount births, visits, and travels around Sidney Nebraska with names such as Livont Davis Kincaid and Persinger. The items describe family events, visits from residents of Lorenzo Gurley and Kimball counties, and daily errands noted among local residents and travelers.
A Lincoln woman, Mrs. Leonard, sues for divorce citing her husband’s lack of religion. If successful, the action could prompt many local separations as thousands of Sidney women reportedly have grounds for divorce.
Mrs J W McDaniel Jr and her mother Mrs Pettis spent several days last week in Lodge Pole with the George Minshall family. Minshall is described as a sister and daughter of the visitors, highlighting family ties and a short sojourn in the town.
Miss Lena Jessen of The First National bank is taking a vacation from her desk and will spend time in and around Denver. She will visit at times with Miss Nannie Anderson.
A farm blaze near Pawnee City destroyed a barn, a team of horses, seventeen tons of hay and four hundred bushels of corn. The origin is a mystery. Much harness and other equipment were burned.
Frank Hammond of Aurora toured in his Olds Eight and stayed a few days before heading to Bayard to tend ranch interests. He credits luck for unloading his cattle prior to the decline in prices.
Mr and Mrs Jack Benedict and daughter entertained Mr and Mrs John Scheurman and son and Miss Anna Lingwall at a dinner Sunday. Later Mr Benedict entertained with music and then the entire party drove to the country where the pleasant weather added to the enjoyment.
Mrs. Hammer arrived Monday from Tekamah Nebraska where she had been in the home of Mr and Mrs Gordon Bryan for several weeks. She will take charge of her daughter's children Mrs Ed Ahrens until school ends while Mr and Mrs Ahrens work on their homestead near Medicine Bow Wyoming.
Grand Prairie residents enjoyed a Sunday together with Christine Flesner while others hosted or visited relatives in Dalton Chappell and Gurley. The list includes Mr and Mrs A G Weaver, Mr and Mrs B A Johnson and family, Bernice Shrader returning from Alliance, Frank Flesner with the Charles family, and Will Frenchs cattle shipment. Additional gatherings feature Mrs Holm and children, Walter Moernblooms visitors, Lillie and Carl Holmes with the Meyer boys at Ed Miles, and Johnson Bros, Lundgrens families moving into a new home.
Lodge Pole notes record Sidney visitor Mrs. R A Peterson and Mrs EB Fitzlaff on county seat business. R H Fitzlaff, ex-bookkeeper for Foster Lumber, resigns April 1 to pursue agency work. School board reelects all teachers but trims high school salaries while raising some grade salaries. aim to economize next year. Infant of Mr and Mrs Irvin Saunders died suddenly. family sorrow. Mass meeting planned to organize a baseball team. battery funding tight but enthusiasm remains. Mrs John Moyer and Mrs Floyd Carter hosted forty friends at the Moyer home. Five hundred dollars in prizes awarded to several attendees. Election Tuesday drew more interest than expected. names of C D ...
Morehead and R. Peterson led the ticket with little opposition. Fenske and Barlow also drew strong showings. Final tally shows Morehead 68 votes, Fenske 47, Barlow 35, Englert 2. Mayor Morehead thanks supporters. a new baby girl arrived as returns came in, adding a personal celebration to the night. Claude notes the expense of cigars for the double event.
North Divide Mr Tooker of Huntsman looked after business interests at Sidney on Wednesday of last week. The warm weather Thursday gave way to a north wind and freezing temperatures by Wednesday morning. Miss Chick visited Hans Busbaum’s home over Sunday. Many locals plowed in preparation for oats, some already sown. Mrs Frank Kinton is convalescent. Mr Fred Wetzel traveled to Sidney Thursday to swap produce for groceries. Mr John Plane spent a few days with friends at Sidney. Miss Opal Spiker joined Mrs Henry Branshon from Sidney Saturday and stayed until Sunday when her father drove to Sidney to bring her home. Messrs H Doran and Chas Hadley drove from Sidney on Saturday to tend land nearby. Mr Clarence Ely and family dinner guests at Henry Busbaum’s Sunday. Mr T C Spiker drove daily from Sidney to help Harold with farm work. A party was hosted last Friday at the new home of Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson with about eighty guests, enjoying Victrola music, games, dancing and refreshments late into the night.
The text discusses employment prospects for Americans in South America. It notes easy job access for straightforward young men in mining and construction, with good pay but potential moral and social pitfalls. Wealth, it says, favors large corporations. small entrepreneurs may find opportunities but require searching.
A village woman, years in business, comments she would value others more if not for dealing with them. The piece notes Robert Lansing’s account of the Paris talks shows human nature remains constant across leaders and professions, including bankers merchants farmers and Gompers.
Officials of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals report cattle experience mental distress when they witness others being slaughtered at abattoirs, a concern tied to the humane treatment debate and animal welfare standards.
A society aims to sponsor legislation restricting animal slaughter practices. It urges banning the casting of animals before slaughter where hind legs are tied and the animal is suspended. It argues current methods cause suffering and supports stunning with a sledgehammer between the eyes for immediate insensibility.
Robert Lansing offers a candid, dispassionate assessment of Woodrow Wilson’s handling of the Paris peace conference. He cites inexperience, closed-door bargaining, and neglect of smaller nations as key faults, arguing Wilson failed to seize the opportunity despite diligence and idealism. The piece echoes Minneapolis Journal conclusions urging quicker peace treaties with later detailed negotiations.
Allies through the reparations commission demand enforcement of Versailles indemnities. Germany promised 20 billion gold marks by May 1, 1921, but only 8 billion had been paid, leaving 12 billion in arrears. Berlin protests methods and results while nationalist forces call for resistance as public opinion hardens.
A Boston Transcript summary notes that German adherence to the Versailles treaty payment is in doubt with calls for passive resistance. If Germany fails to pay 12 billion gold marks by May 1 the Allies may impose new coercive measures, including occupying territory and seizing Bremen and Hamburg to fund reconstruction in Belgium and Northern France.
An infant reputedly raised by a leopard in northwest India and later recaptured by road mender Stewart Baker was observed by a villager in Cachari. The tale, attributed to The Times, recounts a boy with many scars and a father wary of the jungle. A sportsman’s involvement follows.
A hunter killed a leopard in the jungle and claimed the creature had two cubs. Villagers searched the jungle, located the cubs and the missing child, who moved on all fours with agility, dodging and hiding, while the cubs killed and ate village fowl with swift ferocity.
White bearded old man with palsied limbs enters a Manhattan bound trolley car. A man and a woman immediately offer him seats and steadying help. Other passengers smile and make space for both to sit. The act sparks a warmer mood, brighter sun, and lighter work ahead, all from a small kindness.
William Brach a prominent Hastings businessman died suddenly of heart disease on a golf course at Excelsior Springs. He collapsed on the course as the death notice reached his son Waldorf by telegraph. Mayor Stiner proclaimed a city hour of mourning closing businesses from 3 to 4 pm Thursday for the funeral.
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