Irrigation and sugar beets in Lodgepole valley plan
Sidney urged to develop irrigation and a sugar beet industry in Cheyenne and Banner counties. The piece recalls early beet sugar efforts led by Jos Oberfelder and Chas Callahan, notes historical experiments, and touts water sources such as Lodgepole creek underflow and Point of Rocks canyon as key to building storage and irrigation capacity.
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Lodgepole Valley
Sidney
Cheyenne
United States
Jos. Oberfelder
Chas. Callahan
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Fremont
Nebraska
Grand Island
Banner
Washington
Lincoln
Lodgepole Creek
Point of Rocks
Black Hills
Town
Samuel
Lodgepole
Red Sea
Sam
Tragic Horse Accident Claims Lodgepole Teen
In Lodgepole 17 year old Katie Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs John Fwinz was killed when a horse belonging to R E Pettis ran away and crashed into a fence near the post office. The girl died instantly most likely from a broken neck. Funeral services were held on Wednesday with a large crowd in attendance.
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Lodgepole
Katie Ewing
John Fwinz
R. E. Pettis
Union Pacific to shift Sidney shop work as North Platte cuts staff
The Union Pacific plans to move two lathes a planer and a drill press from North Platte to Grand Island and Sidney. Machinist force at North Platte will drop from about forty to ten to fourteen as round house repairs remain. Additional machinery may move, and overall staffing will shrink by 50 to 75 percent before Omaha shops open.
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North Platte Tribune
Union Pacific
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Grand Island
Mecuanic Barauin
Tribune
Barnum
North Platte
Union Pacific suspends Nebraska ballast work and discharges crew
The Union Pacific halted all grade and ballast work in Nebraska and discharged the crew, reportedly due to exhaustion of gravel at Sherman pit. Work west to the Wyoming line is finished. The North Platte Tribune says a pension system may soon start for employees aged 55 with ten or more years of service, based on 25 percent of current wages.
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Nebraska
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Sherman
Wyoming Line
North Platte Tribune
Death of Joseph Kelly Gover nor remembered in Sidney
Joseph Kelly known as Governor died at his daughter Mrs J J McIntosh home in Sidney on Sunday August 3 after a long illness and decline. Born March 1 1820 in Ireland he emigrated to America at 19 then moved to Nebraska in 1865 and helped build early Cheyenne county. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 pm at the McIntosh home with Rev Pather Flood officiating and Catholic cemetery burial.
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Kelly
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County Down
Ireland
America
Virginia
Nebraska
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Missouri River
Union Pacific
Cheyenne County
McIntosh
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John M. Adams
Mac Radcliff
H. V. Redington
A. W. Atkins
Dan McAleexs
Henry Neumann
Sidney News Notes Local Visitors and School Board Actions
The Sidney column reports Mrs. Bickel and Miss Laura Breisch visiting from Kimball and Laramie, with various residents traveling or hosting. It notes the school board electing Frances Knox as assistant principal at $55 a month and Bishop Graves confirming Rev. Bell’s move to Montana. It also covers theater upgrades at the Opera House and an Aug 26 sale of the stock station lease and other local business and civic items.
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Frances Knox
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