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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
6
N G Brewer buys the east lot from J J McIntosh to extend his garage. A new flatter building west of the garage is leased for years to a picture show manager. Construction will speed up with improving weather.
Mrs MacDougal begins as a new clerk in the Sidney Mercantile grocery department. She joins the store as staff to assist customers and manage merchandise.
In the District Court of Nebraska LeRoy Sitz of Sidney Cheyenne County is declared bankrupt with Case No 57. The first meeting of creditors will be held May 3 1917 at 10 o clock A M in the County Court House Sidney Nebraska to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business.
Supt Kilroy of the Municipal Service made a business trip to Denver earlier this week. Wallick brothers returned from Lincoln after attending their brother Wash Wallicks funeral. Union Pacific freight movement remains strong after past interruptions. Mrs J Parks visited friends the MecEldowneys in Chappel for a week. Mrs Davis from Laramie Wyoming visited Mrs Dedrick. Clergy men Ereungel and Heucert attended a conference in Scottsbluff. The Variety store offered a lively Saturday diversion with Professor Lewis and Mr Miskimmins performing. Frances Hart left Sidney Mercantile for Edison Music Shop to assist W LeRoy Larson. The Telegraph seeks rooms for sleeping or light housekeeping. inquiries welcomed. Demand rises as warm accommodations vanish. tents may be needed for visitors.
Businessmen downtown will be approached within days about a sprinkler project led by J. Z. Easterday. Those involved in dust suppression will be asked to subscribe. The city provides the sprinkler and water. citizens pay the man and team. A liberal gift to Easterday could ensure a good job.
London reports the British hospital ship Salta was sunk by a mine in the English Channel on April 10 with fifty two drownings. The Gloucester Castle was torpedoed on March 30 but all wounded aboard were saved. Salta 7,999 tons. Gloucester Castle 7,284 tons.
The Austrian Hungarian minister to Brazil requested his passports in a move signaling support for Germany as tensions with Brazil rise. Brazilian public opinion shows no sign of backing down, with unrest reported in several areas amid delays in declaring war.
Dr. James Stockfeldt, a Fremont dentist, appeared in police court charged with disturbing the peace after allegedly verbally abusing Ralph Johnson, a government supporter in a Knight Templar uniform, as Johnson walked to church. Bond was posted by A B Littlechild, also a Fremont dentist.
The new Central Meat Market opened last Saturday drawing hundreds of visitors. Frank Wahler and nine assistants served customers while Miss Wahler operated an Edison phonograph. The shop featured fifty varieties of meats and a stylish interior with Circassian walnut and French mirrors. The building includes a large cooling room, a sausage room, and its own heating and refrigeration plants. The Sidney Steam Bakery shares the lower floor, with sleeping rooms above. Local praise from out of town visitors and town improvements add to the event. The High School track team began training under coach Liebendorfer with a promising squad.
The Normal Training seniors progress with practice teaching under Mr Pindell and begin class play practice for Engaged by Wednesday. A thorough History of Music course in eighth grade uses master works by Handel to Donizetti, with graphonola aids. All students met at least 80 percent in the recent history exam. Grounds around school buildings are being improved.
John Harvey Bond of Kersey and Christina Edna Bailey of Greeley Colorado were married in this city on April 18 by County Judge Chambers.
Elvin Malcolm Johnson of Potter and Miss Catherine Cyrus of Dix were married in Sidney on Thursday April nineteenth. Judge Chambers officiated. The groom is a prosperous young farmer north of Potter and his bride a capable young lady of the same locality.
Hazel and Leona Oberfelder arrived home Monday to await their mother's return in a week. The sisters enjoyed a lively winter with Hazel spending two months in California and the rest with the family in Denver where the season was gay.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is promoted as a spring tonic that improves the blood cleans the stomach regulates the bowels helps the appetite livens you up and makes you work better feel better look better. Sold by Vath Pharmacy at 385c.
Miss Dean Robinson the stove demonstrator left Cheyenne County Sunday for Scottsbluff to give a week's demonstration. The Jackson store seeks a $700 peanut roasting and corn popping machine and plans to supply the appetites of the country once it arrives.
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