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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
2
Dust proof letter files offered by The Telegraph with farm loan plans at 7 percent and Osborn Jorgenson Building and Loan proposal. Ads seek WANTED stores and ranges, horses and cattle purchases, trucks and bags from Jackson & Sons, and well drilling and tractor outfit needs near Colton. Also plats, maps, and farm loan notices from Potter Realty Co and local agencies.
A brief OCR fragment shows grain and pasta items with a price notation reading 3.00 and figures like 42 a 05, indicating a shopping price list or sale entry from a period newspaper page.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at 50 cents per setting or 300 dollars per 100. Mrs. C A Ely, Sidney Nebraska.
Sweet clover seed hulled and cleaned offered at 9.00 per bushel. Unhulled seed available at 4.00 per bushel. Samples furnished. Contact Richard Krueger in Colton with postoffice Sidney.
The undersigned offers his hardware and furniture store for cash or trade for town property. The business is described as a money maker. Also advertised is a 30 acre farm land for rent adjoining town, available on shares. Contact I. McFadden.
Five room house with two lots for sale on the north side, some shade and fruit trees. Inquiries should be directed to Frank Stafford at The Telegraph Office. Also offering to drill two wells north of the U P stockyards. Col V F Kucera represents a piano manufacturer selling a slightly used piano reposed due to missed payments. Cash or terms available. Write A B O Connor care of Piano Co 23 S Wabash Ave Chicago IL.
AH persons are notified not to allow stock to run on Sec. 18-15-32. Trespassers will be prosecuted. D A Hurd wanted to trade a well improved 160 farm in corn belt for western Nebraska unimproved land. Write owner H E Wood Meadow Grove Neb. Wanted board and room by a lady and child in private family about May 1st. G W Posthmus General Delivery Sidney Neb For sale houses. Inquire of B W Frazey. Phone 79. For sale pool hall and barber shop at Padroni Colo. Bargain is sold before May 1st. For information write or see W M Norman Padroni Colo.
Mrs Knox of The Telegraph is the local contact for news items at Black 222 while office number remains 17. The column lists residents and visitors including Clayt Parks in Chappel, Mrs E V Metz in Denver, R D Wilson in Rimball, Otto Wildy in Denver, Otto Brauer ill near Sidney, J A Bentley traveling east for land business, Henrietta Shoemaker on home vacation, R P Scott from Bridgeport in official duty, Mrs Nicholson and Mrs Geottsche visiting North Platte, Jay Matthews of Peetz Gazette calling, L C Grant visiting Lodgepole, Mrs One Garey and two children from Peetz visiting, David Jones busy on the Jones ranch, Chester Saunders and James Zorn from Oshkosh visiting, Mrs Saunders related to N G Brewer, E M Rose and daughter Alberta of Potter on dental visit, Albino Hahler from Los Angeles visiting relatives, Freda Hammer back at Union Pacific office after Omaha trip and Comlin Dixon wedding attendance.
Ten lots on the north side and three in the Southeast part of Sidney will be sold on easy terms. Inquire M. W. Osborn, Owner.
Notice to farmers seeks buyers for threshing machine via district agent H A Palmer at the National Hotel. milch cow for sale described as 5 years old and fresh. phone 229 F6 for Ray Wellner. Offers requested for 160 acres in Nebraska near Potter with liberal terms to Mrs P W Peterson in Milwaukee. for sale registered Hereford bull eight years old, price 1800 from W Olson.
A job advertisement seeks a Sidney based salesman to represent an insurance company founded in 1880. No experience required. Full or part time work on commission with good pay and a future. Applicants should furnish bank references and send full information in the first letter to J E Sebastian State Manager Drawer 587 North Platte Nebraska.
House on corner lot with seven rooms offered for sale. Inquire at this office for details and arrangements.
Henry Feyershern sells land in section 17 township 12 range 48 Cheyenne County Nebraska. The action records the transfer of property ownership in the county land records.
A lost suitcase with clothing calls for return to Ford Garage in Sidney offering a reward to E R Morton. Two keys in a coin purse to be returned to S H Snyder. Sale notice for five good horses two wagons one gang plow and one sulky plow at North Side Livery Barn. A whiteface heifer calf about three months old is taken up near Sidney and owner to call, pay for advertising, and claim. John Kuper.
At Tobin Opera House this Friday evening music by Dedrick's Orchestra. Everyone invited. Omaha's Will Woodring Thomas Jones and Jack Griffen and Lincoln's W A Laine were gracious helpers at the Central Meat Market opening last Saturday. The host Frank Hahler and his regular staff provided graceful service.
The war department plans to raise 2,000,000 troops via draft but will pause for six months due to House opposition. A compromise on the army general staff bill will test a volunteer system for six months. If it fails, conscription will be used at the end of the period.
More than 5,000 Norfolkans joined a recent patriotic meeting in the business district. For three hours the crowd blocked streets as the audience sang patriotic songs led by the firemen's band directed by J. S. Helgren. In a separate incident Thomas Webster, a Winnebago Indian from near Walthill, shot and killed his wife and her father before escaping.
A Brott runs a shop specializing in Ford overhaul work, highlighting expertise in engine and drivetrain repairs with emphasis on efficiency and customer service.
Adolph Swenson has purchased a tractor and will break ground for others on his half section north of Dalton since he cannot seed until fall. Gardner R. Miller spent last week in Lincoln for a Christian church conference, visited Overton to preach, then returned to his family.
The William Fullerton family of Lodgepole, who endured a diphtheria siege and lost one daughter, face a renewed outbreak after being released from quarantine. The incident highlights ongoing risk to the household and surrounding community.
O G Bradbury traveled by auto to a homestead near New Raynor Colorado on Tuesday. His parents accompanied him to stay through the farm season. Orville has a sizable crop and plans to plant more.
Mr and Mrs C A Pipher and their young sons drove from Bayard to visit Harry Selch and Mrs Ather ton. Mr Pipher returned Friday while Mrs Pipher and the children stayed for a week long visit.
Mr and Mrs F A Bush of the Sidney Steam Laundry travel to Omaha on Wednesday to attend the State Laundry Association. They plan to purchase additional machinery and apparatus for their plant while away.
H C Casselman spent the week in Lincoln pursuing several business projects after returning from there. His real estate firm remains in active operation with multiple fronts ongoing.
The Sidney State Bank offers to start a Pig Club and twenty boys have already applied for pigs. The project is seen as unique and may launch a thoroughbred pig industry in the country, boosting wealth and national importance.
Traveling circus Eschman World United Shows will exhibit in Sidney for one day only on Monday May 0H. The advance car promises thrilling acts, equestrian displays, acrobatic feats, wild beasts, and a famous elephant entourage. Don’t miss this varied program in the Hippodrome and on the track.
Early county resident Lorenz Saali died Saturday at his Dalton area home after paralysis. Born October 2, 1858, he passed April 14, 1917, and was buried from the Dalton Catholic church Monday with neighbors paying final respects. Funeral directed by W. R. Weeden of Sidney.
Mayor J. L. McIntosh has generously donated a sum to the public library to buy a standard International dictionary and a stand. The dictionary is secured and the stand is on the way, a boon to patrons and students alike.
A local advertisement invites customers to bring broken casting to J J Treinen for repairs that restore items to new condition and cut costs.
Mrs Goforth and her daughter from Scotts Clurts were in our city Tuesday and Wednesday as guests in the N G Brewer home. Miss Goforth solicited subscriptions for the Lincoln Journal as a contestant in an automobile race. T S Eastman of Hastings and local agents Livant and Son settled with Ignatz Merck for a fire loss March 9. Loss totaled 1200 dollars, covering pantry, grain, barn, implements, one horse, harness and smaller items. Cause unknown while family was away. Merck was fully insured. Three years ago a similar house fire occurred, heightening dread of such disasters.
Mrs L G Simon stays at the John Hopkins sanitarium in Baltimore where friends report she is comfortable and encouraged by her treatment. Doctor Simon visited briefly to ensure her happiness before returning home to manage affairs.
J. B. Halston becomes deputy assessor for the county section of Sidney precinct while Harry Runge serves the city. The elected man resigned due to heavy farm duties, prompting H. Bettendorf, County Assessor, with county board approval, to divide the precinct labor.
J J Treinen offers repair services for traction engines promising cost savings. He advertises expertise and affordable maintenance for vintage track conductors and stationary engines.
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