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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
6
An 1840s tale recalls the Cherryvale Bender family on the edge of Indian Territory. Neighbors pursued a brutal murder spree, uncovered graves in a dark orchard, and the Benders vanished with their deeds unsolved for years.
Our town lost a leading citizen last week when he moved away unexpectedly. For twenty years he kept a low profile, and many only realized his prominence after his departure. The change leaves a notable gap in local affairs and memory.
Sidney resident Mrs. P. P. Etherton reports backache and neuralgic pain from kidney trouble eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes relief after using the remedy priced at 60 cents and recommended by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, N.Y.
An old advertisement urges patrons to visit Electric Shop one block east of the American Bank and notes the dairy products from Scottsbluff Creamery Co. are suitable for taxis, with a playful line about milk and cream and a contact number 16L.
In Town Topics a fashionably social worker misreads a courtroom scene saying prisoners must be disposed of. The judge corrects with a dry retort that the “lot” actually contains lawyers, turning a grim line into a joke about courtroom roles.
Sidney Lumber Co advertises its services while announcing Dr B Charles Pease, an eye ear nose and throat specialist, has moved to the Osborne Building, inviting locals in the best town on earth to see him.
A terse note reads SEND IT TO THE LAUNDRY followed by a taxi contact instruction CALL 161. The fragment suggests a service instruction or internal memo, with no clear date or location attached.
Executions issued by Isola B. Wasson clerk of Cheyenne County Nebraska court in favor of Louis Jabanek and William Turner against Thomas J. Johnson authorize sale of Johnsons property. Real estate described as south half of Section Eight Township Thirteen Range Forty eight west of the 6th P M Cheyenne County Nebraska. sale set for August 15 1921 at 10 AM at the front door of Cheyenne County Courthouse.
In Sidney Nebraska the property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the executions. The aggregate due is 312.70 plus 10 percent interest from March 1 1921 and 35.80 costs plus accruing costs. J W McDaniel Sheriff Cheyenne County Nebraska dated July 16 1921.
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