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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
17
Churches schedule weekly services led by Rev. Anton Link and Rev. Corbett with Holy Communion and Vacation Bible School at Episcopal Church. Methodist services to be held at usual hours with Rev. Gans of Chappell conducting both morning and evening worship as supply pastor.
Sidney Holy Trinity Church holds Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Church of the Gospel. Potter Firee Church offers a 2 30 p m sermon. Gurley Grace Church has Sunday school at 10 and an 8 p m worship service with the pastor preaching. Public is cordially invited by Pastor W T Kahse D D.
Mrs R Jackson visited Denver last week and returned with her two daughters who had been staying with relatives. Vincent Vertrees of Wilsonville Nebraska works at the C. & Anderson farm and may move to Cheyenne County. Mr and Mrs Herman Baumbach and Carrol visited at the C. S. Anderson home Sunday. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Tolle at Taylor hospital. Lloyd Mathewson stopped at his Bronson home Sunday. Archie Bradstreet and family from Grand Island called at the C. S. Anderson home en route to Green River Wyoming. Mrs Braidstreet, Mr Anderson, and Mrs Joris plus Ada visited Lyngholm home Thursday afternoon.
Local residents in Maple Grove share visits and gatherings across the week. Merle Houge buys a Buick roadster, R. W. Johnsons celebrate a Buick sedan, and multiple families visit Otto Davis, R. W. Johnson, Ed Miles, and others. C C club met at F A Johnson s. Wayne's Mr Fortner plans grain china on his land.
Nels Johnson's and Charles Swithh helped thresh at Jim Irwin's on Monday and Tuesday. Art Roberts is threshing. Earl Holm called at Ed Miles' Sunday forenoon. Mr and Mrs Ray Miles and daughter Lois and Thelma Neick visited Ed Miles' Monday afternoon. Ed Miles called at Frank Goodwin's Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Jim Irwin and family spent Monday evening at W T Sharman's. Tray Tremain is combining grain for John Olson this week.
Hart stars as Don Carver in Tumbleweeds a United Artists release set amid 1880 land rushes in the Cherokee land strip between Kansas and Oklahoma. Hal Evarts wrote the story adapted by C Gardner Sullivan director King Baggot balances action romance and humor to capture the spirit of the west and home. The film opens in U S A theatres Friday and Saturday August 13 and 14.
The Lincoln extension service in Cheyenne County opens in September a clothing work course titled Lets Dress the Family Becomingly for organized women groups. Groups with five or more regular members may enroll. two project leaders will train monthly with Miss Theresa Judge to learn demonstrations for home groups. Judge visits once monthly for eight months, starting in September, with planning meetings for the year. Interested groups should appoint leaders and notify the county extension agent in Sidney with leader names and addresses.
Storm rains flood outlet ditch at North Sterling reservoir causing breaks and torrents. Burlington trains delayed six hours by a washout on the Republican River between McCook and Oxford as waters rise across the basin.
Tuesday night rainfall caused the stream to rise washing out a section of track east of McCook. The rains, while disruptive, were beneficial to local farmers by alleviating a prolonged drought that had damaged crops.
The Methodist Episcopal church ladies will hold a bake sale on Saturday August 14 starting at 11 a m at Hafer's grocery. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
Notice to members of Sid ney Post No. 17 informs that August meetings are reduced to one on Tuesday evening August 17 at the regular hour. Delegates to the Chadron American Legion convention will be selected and a full attendance is requested. Commander Nick Wilhemly signed the notice.
A detailed comparison shows electric light, heat, power and water rates under current city ownership versus the Western Public Service Company proposal. Home lighting would save 12 cents monthly, store lighting would rise 88 cents, power charges would nearly double, and new installations fall under the higher Western rate. Steam heat would be slightly lower for heavy users, about three dollars in monthly savings, while water charges remain the same.
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