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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1925

Page

5

Subscription Rates and Postal Designation at Sidney Gebr

Rates of subscription by year and six months with postage paid. Post office designation in Sidney Gebr is used as second class matter.

Sidney, Gebr

Moline Charged in Union Pacific Rails Sabotage Case

Fourteen years ago William L. Moline was arrested Thursday on malicious obstruction charges for removing bolts from rails and signaling gear at Potter. He pleaded guilty before County Judge Gapen and is held for sentence in district court. Sidney reports its first hail storm of the season with heavy rain, large stones, and injuries to a boy named Scott Schawl. Roscoe Tate of Lodge Pole was bitten by a rattlesnake but is believed out of danger. The cattle roundup has begun, with 75,000 head contracted for delivery next month, and a Fort Laramie Cavalry band arriving for guard-mount and weekly indoor concerts. Sidney notes sixteen licensed saloons paying $150 annually each under county agreement, with some residents opposing prohibition while others drift away from bars.

Wm. L. Moline Union Pacific Railroad Potter Gapen Sidney Scott Schawl Roscoe Tate Lodge Pole Fort Laramie Fort Sidney Chicago Rubel and Company

Drowning of Rosy Kurth and Local Deaths Reported

Rosy Kurth, nineteen months, drowned after falling into a water tank near Sidney. Christian Otteman, 65, dies at home east of town after a stroke, a Cheyenne County pioneer dating from 1860. Also noted are high school repairs bid to J W White for 475 dollars, rail worker Winkleman hurt in Union Pacific yards, and a stock auction at the stock yards selling nearly a hundred head for 15 to 41 dollars.

Rosy Fred Kurth Sidney Christian Frederick Otteman Cheyenne County J. W. White Bridgeport Frank Winkleman Union Pacific Winkleman Mesers Reynolds and Gamblin

Death on freight ends Potter man’s life

George Menefee of Potter was riding on top of freight cars between Sidney and Cheyenne when he was thrown and killed instantly. Also noted are final proofs by John Fischer after seven years of cropping, John Snyder of Sidney Draw as region rustler champion, Witters of Colton posting a tall oat sample, and Banner County settling debt to Cheyenne County with a warrant for 509.41 dollars. Cheyenne County claims the season’s best grain west of the Missouri.

George Menefee Potter Sidney Cheyenne George John Fischer South Divide John Snyder Sidney Draw Banner County Cheyenne County Banner Missouri

Wool trade growth in Lodge Pole drives profits

The Telegraph notes strong wool market activity forty six years ago with rising profits. MeLber Bheen reports lodges and bands expanding as flock sizes grow, signaling a thriving industry at the time.

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Community notes from South Colton and nearby areas

Sunday visits scatter among the Deaver Cortney Koester and Mieck families. Miss Margarite Cortney marks her fifth birthday with relatives. Threshing aided by Wm Moeller and J Cortney, with harvests rising as rain halts and frost threatening. Prospective settlers from Dennison and Sidney examine local land options as corn crops promise yields in fall.

Charles Deaver John Cortney Margarite Cortney Margaret Koester Deaver Ruth Ruby Deaver Koester Tony Mieck I. Mieck Moeller J. H. Wendte Sidney Grabill Frank Schroeder Dennison Iowa Bertha Dale M. J. Hulslander

Local Gossip And Visits At Lodge Pole

A baby boy named James 8 arrives at Prof. and Mrs. Lydiatt’s home. Numerous local residents travel or visit, including K. J. Dykman and George Folkerts returning to Amherst, Mrs. A. C. Peterson hosting a 500 club gathering, and various relatives visiting from Council Bluffs Lincoln Omaha Exeter Sterling Peetz Los Angeles and Beatrice.

Lydiatt James K. J. Dykman George Folkerts Amherst Colorado Rho. Slawson Charles Council Bluffs Frank Lehmkuhl Wahoo A. C. Peterson Mesdames Rowan Barlow Libby Mary A. Libby Searcy A. B. Persinger Sterling J. W. Rogers Lincoln Omaha Winston Barbara Collier Winston Kruzan Exeter Keith Grand Colman Kreader, Jr Maynard Mayer Harold Bovee Vernon Peterson Bartling Ranch Clyde Carter Kreader Primm Los Angeles California Chas Harry Scott James Sullivan Carl Toliver Alliance Ernest Myers Jim Sullivan

Local social notes recap from Sidney and nearby towns

A long chain of family visits and travels is recorded with numerous names and towns. Accompanied trips include Fred Funk of Wallace and others, while dinners and weekend visits unfold among Slawsons, Lehmkuhls, Paviats, Hein, Costello, and Bolt families across Sidney, Bartley, Plainview, Elwood, Purdue and Holyoke.

Dalton Festival set for September twenty second

Dalton prepares for the annual Dalton Festival with committees named and plans underway. Local families visit, business trips to Lincoln, and rail and gravel work spread across western counties. Guild events include a grandma party hosted by Mrs. J F Hill as residents note church activities and station changes.

Community Outings and Helpers Across Local Wednesday to Sunday

Center ladies gathered at the church Tuesday to varnish neats. Numerous families like the Roses, Bowmans, Campbells and Dickeses traveled to Sidney and Gurley for visits, meals, or threshing support. The circle included picnics at Redington, shopping in Dalton, and harvest duties with many taking meals at homes across the area.

Family Returns Home After Brief North Bend Visit

A family left Tuesday for their North Bend home after visiting Mrs. Peterson’s brothers Guy and Ray Berry and families. The area saw a light rain Monday that halted threshing, which had been in full swing.

A. D. Rose Sidney Wm. Bowman Otho Campbell Frank Dickes Gurley Fred Bartells John Groshans Zeb Gustin Ted Kalthoff Guy Berry Wesley Ray Berry Clifton Maurice Peterson Carter Goldie Arapahoe Joe Ladine North Bend

Meadow Lawn Notes Of Visits And Neighborly Calls

Meadow Lawn community activity centers on visitors and calls as H Mann of Oregon travels with cousins Alvin and Paul Mann to Wayne Nebraska and Missouri to visit relatives. Numerous residents including Kreaders Morrow Julion and others host and visit in Dalton Sidney Denver Alliance and Tobias with Ed Morrow Chas Scott and Bartling ranches referenced.

H. Mann Oregon Alvin Paul Mann Wayne Nebraska Missouri J. C. Kreader Donald L. R. Kreader R. R. Force Willard Mower James McNulty Loretta Bernice McGrath Kreader Mike Julion James Sullivan Ed Morrow A. E. Hedlund Dalton Lou Fred Slama Sidney Bovee Ed Zorn Alvin Mann Sam Eckert Grant Johnson Emily Mann Newman Grove Peter Nelson Homer Fisher James Smith Tobias F. Morrow Carl Tolliver W. R. Johnson Bismark North

Westinghouse Farm Light Battery Offered by J. H. Borland

Plate gines for Windshields and Se dam doors indaled at Hindler Garage J. H. Borland sells the famous West inghouse Farm Light Battery. He will make you a liberal allowance for your old battery.

Hindler Garage J. H. Borland Westinghouse Farm

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Guy V. Doran Telegraph H. L. Mantor Leona Snyder F. L. Crawford Papillion Wm. Goettsche Robert Peetz Earl Mantor Geo. E. Minshall W. E. Minshall Fred Funk Wallace Fred Slawson Hugh Slawson Maude Ganson A. E. Slawson Fred F. Lehmkuch Fred Lehmkuhl J. L. MclIntosh Henry Paviat John Paviat Ted Hein Purdue Louie Englert W. M. Costello W.D. Brwseell Holyoke Haxtun Prof. Lydiatt Archie Grosbart Elwood Paul E. Smith A. B. Book Bartley, Nebr Laramie R. J. Bolt Plainview W. N. Foster Everett Wood Spencer R. H. Wood J. L. Reel Reel J. F. Hill Lillian Reed Rozett Wyoming Reed Charles Hardin Ernest Blome Messrs. Goodrich and McConnell E. F. Grassinger Henry Mellier Northport Dalton Presbyterian Church Western Electric Service Co H. E. Netherland L. 8 Bancroft Fort Collins Marie Tank Ed Miniken Harvesters Cash Scott Jas. Sullivan Chas. Scott's P. R. Bovee Vicker KU Klux Klan Ste Paris Nebraska State Fair Propene United States Betty Compson Fox News Hughes-Dunbar Ruben Eden Ess Vit Thos. H. Ince Kathleen. Norris Florence Victor Clive Brook
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