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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1914
Page
5
St Patrick’s Catholic Church announces Mass at 8 and 10 each Sunday. Evening service at 7 39. Instruction continues each Saturday at 2 o clock under Pastor Father Link.
Francis H. Gerrett pastor leads Bible school at 10 a m and preaching with Lord's Supper at 11 a m. Christian Endeavor at 7 00 p m. Evening Service 7 45 p m. Choir practice Friday 7 30 p m. Willing Workers meet Thursday afternoons. You will find a cordial welcome at this church.
E. J. Hayes and Trinity Lutheran and Christ Church schedule Sunday services, prayer and league meetings, choir practice, and ladies aides. Dorcas and official board meetings noted. Christ Church cancels two Sundays August 9 and 16. Sunday School Picnic planned for August 25 with details to follow. H. Laschelles, priest in charge.
Trinity Lutheran reports rising attendance and interest in Sunday school. The note credits the superintendent and teachers for faithfulness and consecration driving the program's success.
Rev C Bar man of North Platte conducted the installation of Rev Trygstad at Trinity Lutheran. He preached powerfully in the morning and evening. Regular services are on Sunday August 9 with The Unjust Steward as the morning and evening themes. Bible class discusses The Barren Fig Tree and the Defiled Temple. On Sunday August 16 the pastor will conduct services at Potter and Sextorp.
The Methodist church grants their pastor a two weeks vacation while services continue. Rev. W. A. Hornaday has agreed to oversee church duties in the pastor’s absence.
Arthur Dillinger pastor of the Christian Church Blockton Iowa commends Brother C C Dobbs an evangelist from Scotts Bluff Nebraska. He praises Dobbs as constructive and harmonious with pastors who seeks free will offerings and has been successful in winning souls while leaving churches stronger.
A State Journal subscription offer promises impartial coverage with no political entanglements. Mail orders begin immediately and run through January 1, 1915, including the Sunday issue, for one dollar with Sidney Telegraph handling subscriptions.
Allied and central powers announce moves across Europe as Britain declares war on Germany. Reports say Belgium’s forts slow German advance while Uhlans are destroyed, Belgians inflict casualties near Vise, and Liege defenses hold with German forces checked by fort lines.
Invading forces launched a sharp broadside against the Bartines as forts fell shortly after completion. The attackers crossed the river near Martrich. French troops reportedly entered Hainault, a Belgian frontier province, and joined the Belgian army.
Amid longstanding global hostilities five major powers face war as German telegraph lines and transatlantic cable are cut. Reports detail German advances on multiple fronts while Britain's naval prep accelerates. German ships seized in British waters. Austrian forces shoot down a Russian plane near Lemberg as Emperor Nicholas pledges firm resistance.
The London News of the World received a wireless message claiming heavy firing in the North Sea. The paper presumes German and French fleets are engaged in combat.
A bill was introduced in the German imperial parliament proposing a war appropriation of 1.25 billion dollars to cover ongoing military expenses. The measure reflects heightened fiscal mobilization as the conflict continues across multiple fronts.
At the city courthouse in Omaha a wave of naturalization filings began as 36 men from 11 European nations renounced allegiance to their monarchs and filed to become U S citizens. Eighteen entrants hail from Austria Hungary and one from Luxembourg, nations central to the era’s conflicts.
Omaha August 5 reports a coroner's jury in the murder of Paul W. Allson, a Burlington switchman, naming an unknown negro with a knife as the killer. Police have not proven guilt among suspects. first degree murder is urged if the killer is caught. In Kearney, George S. Dick takes charge of the state normal school as Dean Snodgrass resigns to move to California.
Arapahoe Neb Aug 5 J T Burkholder prominent businessman and lumber yard operator dropped dead in front of the post office. He had suffered fainting spells for years but his death was sudden and unforeseen. Burkholder was among Arapahoe’s early merchants guiding local commerce.
Senator John Sharp Williams resigns from the foreign relations committee over its hesitation to back the administration’s mediation policy and its attitude toward purchasing ships to carry cotton and other goods abroad. The Washington move highlights tensions over foreign policy and maritime funding.
Mrs Amos Parker died recently in an Omaha hospital and the funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in Hartington. She was the mother of President Parker of the First National Bank and a pioneer of Cedar County.
H T Doran, Clerk of the District Court, has appointed judges and clerks for the August 15 primary and November 3 general elections. The three first named in each precinct are judges and the last two are clerks. Precincts listed include Bronson, Colton, Chambers, Sagle, Davison, Lodgepole, Potter, Sidney 1 and 2, Trognitz, Union Valley, with named individuals such as Henry Anderson, James Mitchell, John Draugherty, and others.
The Cheyenne County Teachers Institute begins August 24 in Sidney at the High School Building for one week. All who expect to teach in Cheyenne County next year are urged to attend unless excused by the County Superintendent. Instructors: Prof. E. J. Hoenshel, Sup't EF. M. Cline, and Miss Cecile Lyon.
In Schuyler Nebraska on August 3 Judge Hobart ruled against Colfax county in a tax refund suit filed by the Clarkson State Bank and banking house of Fr Folda of Schuyler. The bank sought refund of taxes paid under protest claiming the county assessor did not deduct real estate mortgages from capital and surplus.
A county subjects only special examination will be held at the court house in Sidney on Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22. Teachers must hold a valid county certificate to teach. check expiration before contracting.
Requests issued for rooms to rent or meals to provide for teachers attending the Institute. Notify promptly with terms as rooms will be needed from Monday to Friday evening.
The District meeting of the federation of Nebraska Retailers will meet in Alliance August 11 and 12. This meeting is of vital interest to all retail merchants in western Nebraska, and an unusually good program has been arranged. The meeting will be held in the City Hall with the Alliance Commercial Club making special arrangements for entertainment.
Reports to the railroads show light scattered rain across the north half of Nebraska, including Custer county, with portions of the territory west experiencing severe hail and windstorms.
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