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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1928
Page
2
In a Lincoln Star column, writers argue alimony and the value of a wife are judged by the husband’s fortune. They mock court practices that weigh wives by a bank balance rather than character, noting unfair biases toward married women seeking independence.
The piece argues farming lags in advertising compared to other sectors and urges progressive farmers to adopt publicity to elevate agriculture’s status. It notes 24 years ago Republicans organized a Roosevelt club, mentions Rosebud lottery results, a heavy rain in Lodge Pole causing crop damage, skates and wife traveling, F H Newell promoting a government irrigation project, and a Dal ton land sale offer at $2 per acre with animal trade possible.
The report lists extensive acreage across crops including 4,000 of winter wheat 14,000 of corn 21,000 of wild hay 10,000 of oats 15,000 of corn along with barley flax alfalfa rye and speltz. This summary reflects the tangible agricultural scale cited in the Results Telegraph Want Ads.
A Johns Hopkins obstetrics professor Dr John Whitridge Williams argues that alcohol and cigarettes harm neither mother nor child. Critics, including the author, dispute his view and warn against glorifying flaming youth and its effects on infants.
The Sidney city council moves to revamp and harmonize local ordinances with state laws after weeks of debate. City Attorney R. P. Kepler leads the review, revising laws largely obsolete since the 11 years since the last overhaul.
Committees report strong progress arranging the Cheyenne county annual fair and exposition next month. The premium list is printed and distributed, offering a wider prizes array and greater agricultural interest. Exhibitors are urged to prepare specimens early and keep officers informed of entries as the county anticipates record attendance and boosted community support.
Readers face the truth about rain predictions as June weather damaged some fields yet allowed extensive replanting and strong growth. Forecasters erred on shortages while crops and fruit now promise a bountiful harvest across the country, with conditions unusually favorable in recent weeks.
Van Peterson secretary of the Nebraska Guaranty Fund commission argues against outside criticism of the compulsory bank guaranty. He states unpaid depositors claims total 24 million dollars and is hopeful about future liquidations, while acknowledging a heavy potential loss on that amount.
Plans for the annual Banner county roundup list Olsen grove as the site on Saturday and Sunday August 18 and 19. The event, long held for several years, draws a large crowd after moving from Wrights grove to Olsen grove in previous years.
Andrew McAdam died Thursday night after three days unconscious from injuries when his team ran away and he was thrown from a hay rake. Joe McDonald, Sidney youth, died Monday at St. George ranch from injuries from a bucking horse. E. C. Stockwick reports farmers expect a fair fall wheat crop. Dalton area crops praised. At Chappell auction, Lodge Pole stock sold well with calves at 20.50 and steers at 62.50. Esther Rogers wed Tonie Pierce in Lodge Pole. A K Greenlee’s cow contracted rabies after a mad dog bite that also affected a child. Hans C Anderson and Nettie Connelly wed in Dalton on July 30 1913. Martin Moreford and Sara Lafferty wed in Potter. Catholic congregation debates erecting a new church. Cheyenne county lists 590 farmers farming 213053 acres 63189 acres under cultivation.
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