Cheyenne County Offers Western Homes and Land
Cheyenne county in Nebraska markets vast Unopened land near Oklahoma Territory as a future wheat and corn area. It highlights abundant rainfall, improving rail access via Union Pacific, and growing settlements with schools and churches, urging homesteaders to settle now.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska County
Oklahoma Territory
U P
Ieyenne County
Cheyenne County
West- Nebraska
Canta
Treudy
Muha
Union Pacific
Nols
A Source of Wealth in Cheyenne County Stone Deposits
The article argues Cheyenne County has rich limestone quarries that could anchor a major industry. It notes near Sidney small operations exist, with a potential for wider development, capital influx, and local employment as quarries expand and supply building stone across Nebraska and northern Kansas.
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Cheyenne County
Lodge Pele
Lima
Sidney
Judge Neubauer
Marshal’s Dismissal Fanned by City Tensions
A fragmentary remark from a historical account hints at tension between a marshal and his men. The speaker muses that if the marshal expelled the men as swiftly as they attacked the town, he would greatly oblige. The reader gains a glimpse of unrest and possible city-wide conflict during the period.
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Touy
A Democrat's Views and Cheyenne County Politics
A defunct Democrat editorial mocks the paper’s honesty and accuses its editors of lies and corruption. It previews a future upheaval by honest voters, blaming market schemers and “the barbarous” racetrack of political thieves in Cheyenne County. Key names include J F Wellington and the editor.
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Democrat
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
J F Wellington
Trials of a Fisherman and the Westward Trek
A'TELEGRAAPH reports on Station Agent Borie a day earlier with a comical chase. The reporter weapons a clothesline lasso, wraps it around a box car, and questions consequences while Borie collapses. The incident ends with the reporter being hanged by a telegraph pole as mock justice.
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Borie
West
Cattle Thieves Captured Near Harrisburg
Sheriff Kent frow of Bunner county brought two men to Sidney last Saturday and jailed them. Borch wingle and Hake, long-time residents near Harrisburg with eastern Wyoming operations, are alleged cattle thieves. They eluded a Wyoming tracker last week and, after refusing Cheyenne, agreed to Shiney. Requisition papers were protested by Wyoming officials before the prisoners were handed to Sheriff Eubank, with Deputy Millthorpe accompanying to the state line.
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Kentfrow
Bunner County
Sidney
Borchwingle
Hake
Harrisburg
Wyoming
Banner County
Cheyenne
Shiney
Eubank
Millthorpe
State Line
Remark by county surveyor on Lumpkin Creek crops
County Surveyor Paine praised Lumpkin Creek area farmers for first rate fields in Pumpkin creek country. He cited a corn field near 200 acres and predicted a yield of several thousand bushels, urging skeptics in Cheyenne county to visit and reconsider agriculture prospects.
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Lumpkin Creek
Paine
Pumpkin Creek
Cheyenne County
Cutting Affray Sparks Crowds At Oberfelders Store
A cutting affray drew large crowds at Oberfelders store as shoppers noted prices slashed on all goods. Witnesses said shop staff contested crowding while promotions claimed broad discounts across items and departments.
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Oberfelder
Renovating the Fort Sidney Repairs Under Way
Work at Fort Sidney shifts to repairs and renovations as Pat Walsh contractors begin laying new foundations roofs and wall work. Major upgrades target company quarters with 12000 dollars spent and plans to adjust use of buildings including band and subsistence quarters. Gen Morrow predicts Fort Sidney will remain a military post for years and urges a 50000 dollar congression al appropriation to boost western Nebraska prosperity.
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McIntosh
Congress
Victory
Nebraska
Vostal
Walenstein
Denver
Stone
Bailey
Bond issue argument sparks county debate in TeLeguara
A TeLeguara man challenged County Treasurer Ickes on criticisms of county bonds. He asked for clarification, arguing some opponents say the bonds would help offset State bank failures. The exchange touched on local finance and public perception.
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Hensien
Mr. Ickes
Cheyenne County
Ickes
Week's Happenings on State Bank Assets
J J McIntosh administrator of S C Morgan estate reports a close review of the bank's affairs. Assets are unlikely to exceed earlier estimates and creditors may receive about 60 cents on the dollar unless additional property is found. The schoolhouse is undergoing cleaning and repair.
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J.J. McIntosh
S. C. Morgan
Johnson
Schoolhouse repairs prep for fall opening at Sidney
The public school building undergoes plastering painting and repairs to be ready for September 3. Blackboards woodwork walls are cleaned painted and oiled. Cheyenne county teachers begin institute work in nearby western Nebraska. Sterling organ purchased by pupils arrived this week.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Sterling
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