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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
9
A historical note emphasizes that nine times out of ten fires are avoidable. It argues a warning ignored is as culpable as arson, stressing caution to protect oneself and neighbors from destructive blazes.
Nebraska mobilizes for a vast 1918 wheat planting effort led by the state council of defense. George Coupland promotes seed allocation and public displays in post offices banks and railroad offices to boost winter wheat farming and nationwide food conservation. The campaign urges bankers and farmers to join a coordinated drive yielding a strong harvest despite weather risks.
The State Fire Commissioner warns that alien incendiaries and careless behavior by campers and motorists threaten forests and watersheds. He urges farmers and grain dealers to protect grain in fields and elevators, with threshing crews told to stop smoking and reduce sparks. War conditions heighten responsibility to conserve grain and enforce stricter fire rules for food storage buildings.
Commissioner Mayfield orders flag poles at state institutions with schools including Beatrice Institute, Nebraska City School for the Blind, Omaha School for the Deaf, Milford Woman’s Industrial Home, and Kearney Boys Industrial School. Greeks in Lincoln raise $100 to buy an American flag for the Fifth Nebraska. flags join allied banners as soldiers head to training camps.
The piece argues that modern warfare hinges on scientific method and that the United States must match German innovation and expand its war effort. It stresses careful, coordinated preparation across departments, avoiding piecemeal budgets, and pursuing continuous improvement to outpace the central powers with unlimited resources if needed.
Government measures mirroring England cut bread costs by twenty five percent and meat by thirty percent. Producers’ profits fixed prewar. all flour mills under state control. Bakers must adhere to fixed loaf prices. Cattle prices set per hundredweight by month. Communal kitchens will be established across the kingdom.
The article discusses new food control measures including the Lever Act, praising administration courage and urging continued public resolve. War gardens are generating a potential 360 million dollars in value, with surplus produce to be canned and dried for winter. Railcar reallocation and rising thrift are seen as signs of easing food price fears for families.
The piece discusses President Woodrow Wilson facing wartime strain and tough decisions. It notes Goethals and Denman resignations, food control bills, a proposed war expenditures committee, and accusations against the advisory council of national defense. It highlights cabinet tensions over coal pricing and the public support for the president's overarching mission.
A reflective column remarks on the phrase stand up and be counted as a citizen in wartime. It notes the extreme weather records of June and July and contrasts city and rural life, urging unity with the government and criticizing domestic failures and vice with vivid examples and moral tone.
A voice describes a disheveled woman and a neglected child in a bare yard, painting a bleak domestic image. It condemns poverty and unkempt surroundings, questions marital reform, and mocks harsh fates and wartime hardship, ending with a bleak note on future transport and temper.
A fireman climbs toward a woman on the third floor as flames sweep the second level. The crew cheers as the boy rescues the woman and brings her to safety. The piece urges readers to lift up the troops and support those going to fight Uncle Sam, urging steadfast patriotism and courage. It shares reflections on duty, sacrifice, and uplifting the fighters. An anecdote about a late night wedding in Sidney adds a human note to the call for resilience.
In Sidney residents learned of a secret wedding as couples lined up at the courthouse. Clerks hurriedly carried blank forms to issue licenses, perform the ceremony, and collect fees during the early morning hours.
Milford mourns Cicero Bristol a Nebraska Territory pioneer who arrived in 1856, helped found the town of Qlatha near present Roca, later held Omaha city offices, and died after a life spanning multiple states with his family at the end.
The village board estimates expenditures for the fiscal year starting May 1 1917 in Gurley for general fund salaries supplies street work and miscellaneous 500.00 fire apparatus 160.00 street lighting 150.00 cemetery needs 125.00 total to be raised by taxation as resolved by the chairman and board of trustees.
The State of Nebraska Cheyenne County in the County Court informs creditors of the estate of John Peetz deceased. A claims examination session will occur at the County Court Room in Sidney on August 13 1917 and January 14 1918 for claim review. Claims must be filed within six months from July 13 1917. payment within one year from July 13 1917. Witnessed by the county court seal on July 10 1917.
The County Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska has set a hearing for August 18 1917 at 2 PM in Sidney Nebraska regarding the estates of James Corbett who died in 1893 in Wisconsin and George W Corbett who died in 1905 in Wisconsin. The proceeding seeks a decree barring claims confirming heirs at law and identifying Nebraska real estate owned by the decedents with J J C Carter named as current owner by conveyance. The petition asks for administrator absence and other relief consistent with intestacy determinations.
The Sidney Mercantile Co. files a suit against non resident defendant William Clothier seeking $40.31 plus costs for groceries and clothing on his promise to pay. A writ of garnishment attaches $40.31 in the hands of Union Pacific Railroad. case continued to September 3, 1917, unless defendant pleads. Paul L. Martin, attorney for the plaintiff.
The State of Nebraska Cheyenne County. Joseph F. Pancake deceased. Petition by Ella T. Pancake to grant administration to J. M. Swenson. Hearing set August 28, 1917 at 10 a.m. in County Court. Notice to interested parties by three weekly Telegraph newspaper publications before hearing.
County Court to hear Emma Engle request to appoint W D Engle as administrator of Lewis B Agard estate. Hearing set August 28, 1917 at 2 PM. notice to interested parties by three weekly newspaper publications. court seal Chambers.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska estate of John L Holmes. Minnie L Holmes filed July 24 1917 seeking heirship decree for real estate SE1/4 section 13 16N 63W in Cheyenne county 160 acres with Bay State Live Stock Co deed to heirs. Heirs listed Anna J Holmes Minnie L Holmes Jennie O Holmes Edna M Holmes John S Holmes, hearing set July 26 1917 at 10 AM in Sidney Nebraska.
Times with Screen Doors from Cheyenne County Lumber Company indicate perfect cleanliness observed in inspection.
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