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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
1
Sidney residents raise over $300 as they extend the glad hand to aid San Francisco earthquake victims. Mayor A K Greenlee urged donations, recalling past national disasters and urging continued sympathy for sufferers regardless of creed or color.
Messrs. Jones and West sold part of the Pou Kane Ranch seven miles west of Sidney for 15000. Buyer E C Huff from near Wilcox Neb plans stocking with white face cattle next season. Eastern manufacturers sought prairie land contracts at two dollars per acre to break four inches deep. Hay shipments to Denver rise with alfalfa prices. Local visits by Mrs Worden Miss Sanders J W Harper and H B Eaton discuss lands and commerce.
The Village Board of Sidney Nebraska meets April 20 1906 to organize and elect officers for the year. H Schroeder is unanimously chosen as chairman after Greenlee declines. New offices named include Clerk H E Gapen Treasurer Leroy Martin Marshal L F Closman Sexton H A Brockway and Special marshal Aug Granneman. The board discusses saloon taxation and occupation taxes but defers action until next meeting. A special session on April 21 1905 notes Schroeder resigns as chairman and Greenlee serves as chairman pro tem.
Treasurer Martin reports the village finances for the year ending April 20, 1906, are in satisfactory condition. Receipts and pay outs are listed across funds, with no outstanding warrants except in the electric light fund, which has 466 unpaid warrants.
A train of eight coaches carrying San Francisco earthquake refugees arrived at 1 30 PM. Sidney volunteers arranged a substantial dinner for 374 passengers at local hotels and a restaurant. The evacuees expressed gratitude amid tears and cheers, while local citizens bid them farewell at the depot.
A letter from M. Good on behalf of San Francisco refugees expresses heartfelt gratitude to the people of Sidney and to Union Pacific officials for free transportation home after the April 1906 earthquake and fires.
A. J. Haakell sold a house and twenty five acres north of Sidney to Mrs. Mary E. Van Zandt. She plans to establish a hospital and sanitarium on the property. Mrs. Van Zandt is a trained nurse and holds a physician's diploma, suggesting a strong start for the project.
Miss Edith Harris of Lodgepole daughter of J W Harris won first honors at the humorous recital contest in Ogualalla last Friday. Five contestants competed and Edith is to be congratulated on her victory. Other notes mention several absences in grades and students earning head marks for the month, plus school flower bed planting by fifth to sixth grades and by intermediate and primary grades.
Pacific express auditor R S Towne and Pacific hotel auditor Fred Dawson were in town Tuesday. Union Pacific officials Stuart Peter Beck and J B Clabaugh visited, while the Harriman Special passed en route to San Francisco. Bridges chief Geo Hawkins and farm party from Villisca dropped by. new brakemen O Kane and Ickes joined Burlington between Alliance and Guernsey. Union Pacific refinishes poles between North Platte and Sidney. many San Francisco refugees moved east with free freight. Burlington activity rumors rise as 900 teams and 1000 men are sought. a Bridgeport bid hints at moving trains before UP opens its new line. Sidney pair Maurice Tinawan and Thelma Pearson received a marriage license from County Judge Tucker.
In this era of adulteration consumers are urged to seek reputable brands when buying color oils. Manufacturers who protect their name ensure purity and reliability, making strict brand loyalty essential for quality.
The Sherwin-Williams Co advertises manufacturing pure paint and encourages buyers to choose wisely. It touts a large assortment of paint and brushes at various prices and notes it serves as a headquarters for alabastine wall finish.
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