County's Wheat Crop to Break All Records
Cheyenne County expects a world leading wheat output surpassing four million bushels with average yields over twenty bushels per acre. Reports cite 25 to 35 bushels in several crops, some above fifty bushels, while transport limitations threaten slow liquidation and stall county commerce. Rail capacity and car shortages loom as farmers await steady market flow and funding for next planting season.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
L. P. Houge
W. F. Chamberlain
Hana
A. Maley
Cheyenne
State Railway Commission
M. A. Shipman
The
Burlington
Airplanes Pass Over Opening Mail Route
Two of three planes from New York under J M Larson passed Cheyenne Wednesday evening arriving between 6 and 7. The third plane wrecked while attempting to leave Omaha field. Walter Nelson, acting postmaster, reports Sidney will join the route and seeks a landing field and markers to guide pilots, requesting public cooperation.
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New York
J. M. Larson
Cheyenne
Omaha
Walter Nelson
Sidney
Little Girl Hit by Car at Central and Second
At noon yesterday the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kreinbring was struck by Oral Griswold driving an Overland at the Central Avenue and Second Street crossing in Sidney. Eyewitnesses say the child turned back toward her mother who called, and Griswold was not speeding unusually. No blame was found on Griswold.
Boosters Slump and Roosters Fight Back in Ball Games
Local sports notes recount the Boosters losing two straight after facing Julesburg and a 6 to 5 extra innings win by the home team. Sidney’s Roosters travel to Laramie for two losses, face umpire disputes, then plan a home stand against Alliance. The piece credits team spirit and urges public support amid a busy schedule through July and August 1920 alongside a financial report from the Sidney Baseball Association.
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Julesburg
Smith
Sidney
Laramie
Hunt
Roosters
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Julesburg Boya
Athletic Park
Sidney Baseball Association
Knights of Columbus Delightful Picnic at Kru Ger's Lake
Sidney Council 1861 of Dalton Lodge Pole Chappell Kimball Knights of Columbus and Sidney parishes held a picnic after Mass at St. Patrick's church. Heavy rain earlier made roads poor yet a large turnout joined picnickers for baskets ice cream swimming baseball and other amusements. The crowd size was limited by rain damaged roads.
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Sidney Council
Dalton
Lodge Pole
Chappell
Kimball Knights of Columbus
Sidney
Kruger's Lake
St. Patrick’s Church
Knights
Red Sox Invincible at Chappell Sunday
Red Crawley pitched a shutout as the Red Sox dominated Sunday at Chappell. He received strong support from the defense and offense to seal a convincing victory.
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Red Sox
Chappell
Wednesday Band Concert Shows Growing Popularity
More people attended this week's Wednesday evening band concert than last week, filling the square on two sides and the lawn. Children especially enjoyed the event, and Director Grabill promises a refined program next week including a saxophone quartet and a vocal solo.
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Grabill
Perry Kearney Faces Ben Guida in Sidny Wrestling Match
Farmer Burns trains Perry Kearney and Ben Guida for a three fall match at the Tobin Opera House in Sidney next Wednesday evening. Guida, Burns pupil, has built a strong mat reputation. Kearney, Riverton Wyoming, is the state 100 pound champion. Burns will lecture on physical culture and demonstrate wrestling holds.
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Farmer Burns
Perry Kearney
Den
Guida
Sidney
Tobin Opera House
Ben Guida
Riverton
Wyo
Miss Anne Radcliffe Delights Aspen In Chautauqua Series
The Aspen audience praised Miss Anne Radcliffe for a superb chautauqua performance with strong impersonations and moving readings. Her rendition of Black Rock about a miner’s life drew tears, and locals noted mining as a new prominent theme in the program.
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Sidney
Democrat Times
Aspen
Colo
Anne Radcliffe
Miss Radcliffe
Local and Personal Notes From Town and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs W E Swatzlander and daughters Dorothy and Jean and Mrs J C Swatzlander visit Toledo Iowa this week Theodore Griess and George H Thomas of Harvard Neb were kidney visitors in town earlier in the week in banking business at Harvard R Zimmer returns from Thermopolis Wyo not fully well yet but slightly improved See Victor and Brunswick Phonographs at The Victor Shop F C Burgess Prop Dr M E Fettibone dentist Mclntosh block Room 5-68 Phone 64
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W. E. Swatzlander
Dorothy
Jean
J. C. Swatzlander
Toledo
Iowa
Theodore Griess
George H. ‘Thomas
Harvard
Nebr
R. Zimmer
Thermopolia
Wyo
Mr. Zimmer
M. E. Fettibone
Mclntosh Block
Sidney debt study argues bond issue is affordable
A Nebraskan city urges voters to study its financial status before approving bonds. The city lists current bonded indebtedness at 149 500, notes on water, sewer, city hall, and electric bonds, and compares to local valuations. It argues debt remains modest versus real and personal property values and cites similar towns with higher burdens.
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Sidney
S-Eeee-Ee
Hull
Ord
Nebraska
Holdrege
Schuyler
Kimball
Mr. Herman Brauer Suffers Broken Limb
Mr. Herman Brauer is confined to his home after an accident last Friday that fractured his leg between the knee and ankle while repairs were being made to his automobile. The injury is painful and likely to keep him bed-bound for two to three months though he is resting well and the condition is satisfactory. A. T. Nelson of Ellis, Nebraska, assists with the wheat harvest this week, estimating yields of part of the crop at 35 bushels per acre.
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Herman Brauer
Brauer
Mr. Brauer
A. T. Nelson
Ellis, Nebr
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Farmers’ Union
Albert Kreinbring
Violet Chick
Lincoln
Victor Records
Victor
F. O. Burgess
Taxl
Routt County
Sidney Lumber Co
Rose Street
U.P. Dept
Victory
Bank Saecees
Joe Simodynes
Cr. L. Mann
D. R. Gampbull
F. I. Whitelock
Seve’y
F. A. Barger
Chappellites
Crawley
Dusty Rhodes
Sox
K. Rf
Ball Park Gate
R. R
Ball Park
Knights of Columbus
Red Crawley
Mit
Victor and Brunewick
Victor Shop
F. C. Burgess
Sidney Telegraph
American Bank
Old State Bank
American Bank OF Sidney
Ward
Natural Resources of
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Oberfelder & CO
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