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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1914
Page
8
Dentistry first class price reason able. E W Munro Ness phone 75. Annual proof letter files for sale by The Telegraph. Small sectional maps of Cheyenne County for sale by The Telegraph. Five cents each. Subscriptions for all magazines and periodicals will be taken at this office. Apply any time.
Advertisement notes Bentley Land Co promotes farm loan service with no delays and the lowest interest. Also mentions an Apperson car agent and a claim of a race winner at Denver and Cheyenne associated with R. M. Perkins.
Community classified notices advertise kindling wood by the load at 40 cents per 100 pounds with limited supply, a modern eight room house on two lots four blocks east of American Bank, Lincoln Highway, furnished room for rent with light bath and heat, both listed under Cc. E. Couch and Cc. Eb. Couch.
The notice describes a land parcel the southeast quarter of section 15 township 16 north range 4S. For price and terms inquire of Herman Reider in Claytonia Nebraska.
22¢ per pound food price from CENTRAL MEAT MARKET and home sewing services by MRS CLYDE JOHNSON. Found items include a bunch of keys in this office. For sale two building lots near the U P Depot on Myrtle street by FRED SEILDOW. Also an eight room modern home with lawn trees barn and chicken house two blocks north of depot.
Classified notice offers a five room modern house for sale with inquiries directed to this office. Also advertises kindling for sale at 30 cents per hundred per dray load by Chris Livoni.
Six room residence with bath and furnace in a desirable location. Improvements noted. Inquire at this office.
Two 5 room cottages in southeast town for sale with large shade trees. Also 148 acres in Logan County Colorado sections 20 12 49 listed. Inquiries to Mrs J Pantenburg Sidney Nebraska and G G Rieders Clatonia Nebraska.
Nice cool living apartments available for rent in the Miles Building on Rose Street. See W. P. Miles for details and contact information.
A public sale of farm stock in Northeast quarter section 4 township 16 range 53 Kimball County Nebraska set for 1 p m on Thursday August 27 1914 offers 19 horses including geldings mares and a two year English Shire stallion plus 10 head of cattle notably cows two year old heifers and yearling stock. Terms: one year on approved notes with 10 percent interest from date and 5 percent discount for cash over 10. All stock must be settled for before leaving the place. JOHN PETERSON owner COL A A SHARP auctioneer J A WOTEN clerk.
Sealed bids for erection of a school house barn and two closets in School District No 8 Cheyenne County Nebraska. Specifications accessible at Sidney Telegraph Sidney Neb Potter Lumber Co Potter Neb and P J Dalton Clara Neb Director. Bids may cover material and labor or labor alone and must be mailed by noon August 12 1914 to P J Dalton Clara Neb. The board may reject any or all bids.
Blanche B. Faber serves as directress at a private school of music offering private or conservatory courses. A studio under Mrs Kruegers' operates as part of the program, inviting students to pursue advanced musical study and performance in a structured setting.
The Council Bluffs home for the friendless appeals to the supreme court from a Douglas county decree over a $1000 bequest in Seth Fo Winch s will. After several gifts to relatives, $30 monthly for his housekeeper Miranda J Winch later Miranda Steen was provided for life. The home claims the $1000 should be paid after other bequests and seeks to overturn the lower court ruling.
Tecumseh Neb Aug 3 Benjamin H King a paroled convict from the Nebraska penitentiary aged about twenty one years escaped from the Johnson county poor farm where he had been paroled to H A Lawrence manager of the farm. He was serving from one to ten years for burglary and had put in ten months time. There is no clue as to his whereabouts.
An illustrated note describes an easily mobile Austrian field gun used by Austrian forces in the Servian invasion. The device is shown in a photograph credited to the American Press Association, highlighting its movability and effectiveness in combat.
J H H Wiker and son Homer and wife of the North Divide were in town Saturday by auto. Wednesday Charles Christensen and Steve Babb journeyed down from Dalton in the latter's car. Miss Edna Harper and Miss Ella Briecksom returned Thursday from Cheyenne where they had visited since Monday. Mrs. George Wood from the eastern part of the state is spending a few weeks with her husband and daughter who are improving and restoring the Slingluff farm which they recently purchased. Mr. John Alyward and two sons of Green River Wyoming stopped off here Thursday to shake hands with friends of some years ago. They went on to Omaha to visit where Mr. Alyward was a policeman a few years since.
Robert A. Barlow announces on the Republican primary ballot for August 18, 1914, his candidacy for Cheyenne County Treasurer. A Nebraska resident for fourteen years and bank cashier since 1904, he promises county funds will be allocated by law among local banks and pledges personal supervision of the office to serve the people.
Bertha Conway Daugherty born May 2 1881 in Rosedale Missouri moved to the county at eight grew to be a beloved nurse at St Luke's Denver After her husband J Caesar Neubauer died in 1906 she pursued nursing and earned a diploma Then in 1914 she died due to cyanide exposure in a fumigation accident at the Joyce apartment house The inquest led to arrests of four people The funeral was held Sunday at two with Episcopal rites and pallbearers W J Shoemaker IL Schroeder T E Quinn J T McIntosh HT Doran H E Gapen The bereaved include her parents several brothers and sisters and many friends with mourners from Denver North Platte Alliance and other towns.
Miss Laura Johnston and the Misses Edith and Minnie Oldershaw have completed the summer term at the state normal school in Chadron and returned home.
The pianist De Pachmann, famed for his irritable temper, refused a summons to Buckingham Palace and fled in a cab. After hours of search by his wife and friends, he wandered London’s streets all night, unable to recall his home, finally describing it as a square with a church, thus looping through innumerable London squares.
A playful note from the era describes Joe Symphemus erecting a bungalow on his lot. The writer jokes about his bachelor status and possible future marriages. Gary Brothers hold the building contract.
Ezra Chambers traveled by car to Minatare to visit his brother Prof. R. O. Chambers. Accompanied by his mother Mrs. C. P. Chambers and sisters Anna and Vera, they left Saturday and returned Tuesday after a pleasant trip despite the heat. Roy Chambers, who had spent the summer in Minatare, accompanied them back.
Floyd Lehmkuhl acted as chauffeur for a Lodgepole party of shoppers Friday. The group included Mesdames Lehmkuhl Bowser and Robinson of Lodgepole and Mrs Sims of Pleasantton Nebraska.
F B Wilson returned Sunday from a visit to relatives in Pottawattamie county Iowa. Mrs Wilson and baby returned the same day from Alliance. Mr and Mrs Clyde Gary came up from Winston Colorado early in the week and will remain for the building season. They have rooms with Mrs Gebhardt.
Ww J Braham instructor at the Junior Normal Alliance returned to Sidney at the normal's close August 1st He left Friday for American Falls Idaho to visit relatives.
On Thursday afternoon Miss Lil lian Barton entertained twelve young friends at high five in honor of her thirteenth birthday. A jolly good time was enjoyed by the young girls.
Mrs. Fred Kurth Mrs. Otto Boettcher and Miss Edith Miller, sisters, departed Tuesday evening for M endota Minnesota called by a telegram announcing the precarious condition of their mother.
Dr Mantor leaves Wednesday for a vacation lasting until late in the month. He will visit several points in California and end his trip in Wanatchee Washington where Mrs Mantor has spent the summer. They will return home together.
George Glidewell disposed of about 300 horses this week, averaging $50 per head. He can now rest and consider how capital, time, and labor have profited him from the sale.
Albert Johnson and his wife traveled from Chica to Sidney to visit relatives Joe Hahler and family. They then proceeded to North Platte to see a brother and sister near Brady. Albert appeared well and seemed not to be affected by Chicago climate.
Mrs. Rena Endsley of Westboro Missouri visited her daughter Mrs. R W Wright and renewed acquaintances. She traveled to Bridgeport for two days to tend property interests and visit friends, returning home Friday after a two day trip.
The Bridge Club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Borton’s home with all members present for the first time this summer. The house looked bright with bowls of sweet peas and golden glow sar dinieres. A delicious luncheon refreshed attendees, and Miss Grace McIntosh won the games.
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