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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
2
Telegraph Want Ads from Knight Campbell Music Co in Scottsbluff Nebraska drive results with quick responses. Local patrons seek sheet music records pianos and instruments and buyers respond rapidly to the classified listings.
Cheyenne county announces its annual fair to showcase local farming, with events from the 27th to the 30th. Farmers are urged to exhibit crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, and crafts to win prizes totaling several hundred dollars and to promote western Nebraska's agricultural strength.
Nebraska figures from the Nebraska Press Association and vocational education Rehabilitation Division show in a two week span ending July 31 that 270 major accidents caused 34 deaths and 286 serious injuries. Autos caused about 50 percent of deaths and 187 injuries, with 1148 of 1847 total casualties from motor vehicles. The piece urges stricter licensing and enforcement to curb reckless driving and protect pedestrians.
Topics of Today from the Omaha World Herald notes that Nebraska faces a likely big year for farm income, with A E Anderson estimating last year’s total at 471 million dollars and 1928 per farm averages exceeding 3700 dollars. The expected rise funds additional debt payments and equipment purchases, boosting merchant activity.
The piece warns of slick salesmen and worthless investments as farm prosperity grows. It argues surplus funds will be saved, loaned, or invested beyond the farm, boosting town prosperity while cautioning against hype. It notes many investments are sound when backed by real industry demand, not mere promises.
Gouvernor Roosevelt smiles and declines champagne offered in Canada linking the stance to respect for law. The Milwaukee Journal notes a trend among officials and public figures toward restraint from transgressing prohibition laws, echoing Hoover’s view on enforcement and citizen complicity.
Frank Pulver's Peetz Gazette reports tributes from a prominent agricultural figure to the Peetz community cooperative system. The Colorado town hosts an elevator, a livestock shipping association, and an oil company under cooperative management, with managers' visits underscoring effective cooperation.
The Peetz community exhibits growing co operation among several firms including a successful co op elevator a livestock shipping association now moving 80 to 90 cars yearly a central oil company operation and a local stockholding Union Oil interest A Peetz Gazette cooperative edition highlights the movement managers Drescher Fehringer and Van Housen emphasize service to members and strict business methods Local boosters urge on site study while game warden O Connell announces pay scales for deputies and ongoing wildlife stocking plans with new import experiments mexicano bob whites and wild turkeys planned
State game warden Frank O Connell announced a conservation survey by the state fish and game commission. The project will map lakes streams water bodies and woodlands in each county to aid future use and preserve reserves. Maps become a permanent state record for fish and game work.
A high grade piano, lightly used, purchased with substantial payment, will be turned over to a new buyer for balance owed. Easy terms available. Must be disposed of at once, if inter rest.
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