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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
4
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Month advertising rates per single column inch as billed by Amnon Uae awee 8 weeks on Business Socials. First insertion per line. Each additional insertion per line. Professional cards per month. Legal notices at statute rates. Entered at Sidney Nebraska post office as second class mail matter. Charles Callahan editor proprietor. Fred A. Gapen local editor.
The Republican State convention meets in Lincoln on May 2 at 2:00 PM to pick four delegates and four alternates to the national convention in Philadelphia June 19 1900. It also nominates eight presidential electors and state officers. An apportionment by county is listed with totals and no proxies allowed. J T Mallalieul and Orlando Tefft sign as secretary pro tem and chairman.
The Sixth District Republicans invite electors to a convention in Kearney on April 26 at 4 p m to nominate a congressional candidate and to select two delegates and two alternates to the Philadelphia national convention June 16 1960. Each county gets one at large delegate and one per hundred votes or major fraction for Judge Reese as split.
The Republican County Convention is called for Sidney on April 21 1900 at 2 pm to select six delegates for the State Convention in Lincoln on May 2 1900 and six delegates for the Congressional convention in Kearney on April 2 1900. Precincts receive specified delegate quotas and proxies are not allowed. primaries are set for April 34 1900. Secretaries A Prage and H E Garex sign.
Sidney notes emphasize the Bank of Nebraska as a key local institution. Established in 1880, it reports 10000 capital stock, 4000 surplus, and 15000 in depositor credits. Leroy Martin serves as assistant cashier, four years with the bank, a public spirited citizen aiding Sidney’s interests.
From a farmer’s viewpoint the hardware and implement house is vital. Mr A Pease is praised as a reliable dealer with a large stock of farm implements lumber coal cement and more. He has run his business twenty one years and recently completed a four year term as county treasurer.
A biographical sketch extols H. E. Gapen as a capable lawyer and trusted public figure. It notes his admission to the bar in 1888, service as chief clerk in the land office, and his election as prosecuting attorney in 1896 and re-election in 1898, highlighting his Republican affiliation and respected character.
Mr Jas A Wolf opens a new watchmaking and jewelry business in Sidney after two months of operation. He carries a fine stock, offers engraving and repairs, and provides first class work at reasonable charges. A longtime Sidney resident of sixteen years, he is praised as a skilled young entrepreneur.
For seven years this gentleman has run a blacksmith and wagon shop in this city. He is known as an honest workman and one of the best amitha that ever struck this section. He does general blacksmith and repair work, specializing in horse shoeing and plow work, plus wagon and carriage tasks and never lets a poor job leave his shop. Mr Mc Combs is a representative citizen who stands well.
Hon R D Harris Register of the U S Land Office at Sidney born in Ohio moved to Nebraska in 1866. He practiced medicine for thirty years and traveled widely including four Pacific crossings and visits to oriental countries. Based in Keith county he served as coroner and as a member of Nebraska's 24th general assembly. Two years ago he was appointed Register of the U S Land Office at Sidney.
Mr. C Girmann, past grand master in butchery, opened the Sidney meat market about three months ago and now dominates the trade. He offers fresh, salt and smoked meats, poultry, fish, oysters, game, fruits, and vegetables and is described as a courteous gentleman trusted by the public.
James Burns, a native of Illinois, has entered his first term as county clerk and district court clerk in Cheyenne County. A Democrat, he homesteaded land in 1886, owns three quarters of irrigated land in Camp Clark, and is married with two children.
The city acknowledges Dan Bergman for eight years of business leadership driven by the golden rule. His large general merchandise stocks include dry goods, furnishings, boots and shoes with low, honest prices. Bergman is a shrewd buyer and public spirited Sidney businessman.
W H Adams is a premier barber in town, known for quick, attentive service and clean, up-to-date shop. He operates two chairs offering superior shave shampoo and hair cuts.
Among Sidney’s inviting establishments the City Restaurant run by Casebolt and Phares enters with new, neat and clean premises. They offer beer, moderate prices, confections, soft drinks and ice cream and promise attentive service for a square meal.
The Harper family business, J. W. Harper & Son, is noted for fair dealing and a large stock of lumber, building materials, coal, wagons, farm implements, windmills, and oil. they have expanded by purchasing Front street properties to build a 30 room hotel, 500 seat opera house, and new cottages. The firm operates multiple ranches totaling 400 acres near Redington with hundreds of cattle, plus another ranch 14 miles north with water works and 250 head, and 160 acres at Bayard. they own diverse county real estate and are praised as enterprising.
Hon M A Daugherty is described as a prominent Nebraska figure associated with Crete and Sidney. He served as U S Land Office receiver at Sidney, edited the Crete Standard, owned ranch land in Keith county, and held local offices in Saline County. A Republican, he ran for Congress in 1884, achieving the strongest GOP vote in the district since a populist wave. He belongs to the National Livestock association executive committee and is praised as capable and influential.
The article praises the profession of medicine and profiles Dr Lincoln G Simon. It notes his Jefferson Medical College degree in 1895, his three decades in Sidney building a large practice, and a B S from the University of Michigan in 1891. It lauds his vigor, learning, and modern methods.
The pioneer blacksmith of Sidney is Mr. P. Lunny. He has worked here for twenty two years and runs a general blacksmith and repair business with all kinds of wood work. He is a splendid smith and all work is warranted. Lunny offers horseshoeing and is a capable workman, well known as a model citizen in the county. Continued on Page 5.
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