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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
8
Ed Stockdick copies an epitaph in Katy Texas. A flood of local quips covers bonds rumors Kansas nostalgia churchgoing optimism and small town life in Sidney Nebraska. The column blends humor with civic notes about music week and community effort.
Lee Sudderth of Bayard is jailed after a Friday district court hearing before Judge Harry M. Marquis on a conspiracy to defraud an insurance company. He allegedly planned theft to cash a $1000 policy with Jack Kirby and Ed Twist, who helped hide and dispose of the seven passenger Buick near Gurley before it was dismantled. Bail set at 1500. Twist and relatives face related charges. local social notes follow.
Maple Grove locals and visitors share a week of calls and visits. W. Y. Miles and Henry James hosts appear frequently with Ed Miles Nels Johnson and others hosting gatherings and Sunday meals. Families Ruhter Olson Miles Jorgensen Siders Law and Kilburn are repeatedly mentioned with tractor repairs fishing and a Sidney trip noted.
Potter The Home Lumber company has purchased the Potter Grain elevator and will take possession May 1. Wm Hagemeister will lead the operation. Other items note community events including Easter services at the M E church and a Bonham band concert in Kimball. News mentions deaths, births, and local visits.
A series of local social notes lists visits and dinners among families in Lincoln and Sidney. Elchberg, Crosby, Robertson, Hiett, and related households are mentioned with several Sunday gatherings and a marriage of Nora Hand to Glen Ayres, who plan to move to Oregon. Sick lists and upcoming meetings at the H. H.C. are noted.
Citizens of a nearby town vote overwhelming support for bonds two to one while a political encounter with Big Springs visitors triggers name calling and insults. Proponents say harmony and mutual respect will prevail when Big Springs comes to town, as in prior friendly exchanges.
In Devel county a primary vote on county fair bonds divided Big Spring and Chappell. Big Spring expected support for the fair in the county seat but encountered stiff opposition. visiting Big Spring activists faced a rough reception as they sought to distribute literature.
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