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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
10
In Sidney Nebraska under Dr Lewis the school music program presented Betsey Ross to a crowded house. The pupils performed with a highly educated musical director paid a good salary to oversee music in grades and high school. Subscribe for The Telegraph.
A local column lists various Sidney area residents engaged in daily tasks. J R Reed and Hammond transact business. Klentz elected treasurer and H R Reed moderator at a district meeting. a measles welcome visit. dances and social calls. birthday cake celebration. hospital visit planned for a Crissman family member.
A belated roll of articles given for the Red Cross Auction shows many items donated by individuals and firms, with total bids around 4585 dollars. The list, crowded out of last week’s columns, tallies shoes, fruit, eggs, spuds, hay, livestock, furniture, and miscellaneous goods, and asks donors to verify any missing entries.
A Thursday noon crowd gathered at the TooP depot to view and hear celebrit ies headlined by Douglas Mairbanks Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. Patchbanks urged support for the Third Liberty Soum. Pickford quipped she had just risen from bed to greet the fans while Chaplin joked, shaking his hat in acknowledgment.
The column records a week of visits and activities in the Dalton area. Families like Walsh Kreader McNulty Weigands and Ross host meals and gatherings, while Alec and Carr Ross build a windmill tower for the new mill. Catherine Walsh returns from Chadron for a visit and weather delays seed sowing.
John Siefer a German born county patriot leads Sagle precinct Council of Defense with the largest membership roll yet, each name paying fifty cents. He helped haul flour when the edict arrived. Burl V Metz and family return from Indiana trip. Earl takes over a tailoring shop, working days for joy. Gus Edens and wife of Gurley shop in town.
It will soon be time to clean house and redecorate and a phone number is provided for contact. The message urges local businesses to advertise in The Telegraph to avoid mutual financial loss.
Mrs A H McElhinney of Kansas City visits friend Mrs Otto Hink at the Hardy Hardware Store where New Presto lite Batteries are offered for any car by Sidney Battery Station.
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