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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1899
Page
3
A fragmented report describes a vast construction plan including stables for about 270 horses with lodgings for grooms and families, two riding and racing courses, and a modern vehicle precinct. The document also mentions other unrelated items about patents and a chess-playing note, with miscellaneous historical details.
Commissioner Jacob Wolfe visited land offers in Chappell Nebraska where 32 000 of 35 000 acres were leased. The August 21 to 26 reunion in Wymore Hastings Nebraska promises a major regional event with thousands expected and substantial local entertainment spending.
County commissioners ordered calling in 22000 of the 50000 refunding bonds issued April 1 1889. The move lowers the county’s bonded indebtedness to 463000 dollars.
Gan Was Loaded. TILDEN Neb Aug 14 George Whitney returned from a four week outing on foot and with a shotgun attached to the saddle the gun discharged through the foot necessitating amputation. Sutton Neb Aug 1 1 a freight train rear car jumped rails and rolled down a twelve foot embankment scattering wheat but no injuries were reported.
A man who gave the name Earl Crigler from 200 Champa Street Denver was arrested in Hastings for stealing a bicycle belonging to A Roberts. The wheel was recovered in Leroy after a sale for $859. He pleaded guilty before County Judge Owen and was sent to the reform school.
A new depot project by Bo and M begins soon in the city, promising the finest avenue route between Etreotn and Kearhey. The 97 by 26 foot building features brick and tile exterior, brick platfings and approaches, and a brick front with metal railing details. Construction starts with powerated lat flats and black work components, according to early plans.
Reports describe injuries to veterans and the death of Lanaretta Newton in Alamosa Colorado. Obituaries note Bert Stone of Company TH Plast Nebraska and communities in Lincoln and Lyons Nebraska. Court and school bond rulings surface alongside camp meeting attendance and Missouri Pacific corn movements.
In Sutton Nebraska on August 11 John Nicholai Sr. was using a large circle saw in Jake Snider's wagon shop when a crank on the shaft struck his elbow and threw his right hand into the blade, resulting in the loss of three fingers. He is described as an old citizen.
York Neb Aug 11 reception committee announces Company A will visit Wednesday Sept 6 for a county wide reception. The committee is coordinating plans to ensure a successful entertainment in every respect.
A Lincoln committee invited Gov. Poynter to deliver the welcome address for the First regiment's September reception. He promptly accepted. In Wymore a warrant was sworn for Frank Von Cleave on charges of assaulting his mother in law Mrs DeFine. neighbor William Laffery swore out the warrant after the prior beating incident. Von Cleave was arrested last year for assaulting his stepmother.
Carleton Nebraska August 11 reporters note wet weather in newspapers but Campton area has had no rain in seventeen days. The sun has dried the corn and fields beyond redemption within twenty five miles of this locality.
Grand Island citizens organize a welcome for the First Nebraska regiment as it passes through on the way home around August 26. Mayor Platt will chair, City Clerk Hopper secretary, with a prominent business committee arranging events. Some units may stop to connect with the B and M and be royally entertained.
Bert James, held for horse stealing in Hall County, was found with counterfeiting tools. He tried to break jail but was stopped by the sheriff. James was arraigned before U S Commissioner Bode and bound over to the district court in Omaha for trial, then escorted there in handcuffs.
In Williamport a $3,000 house long tied to Andrew McCabe now has no identifiable owner as his housekeeper who held a life interest went to a New York home. Tax efforts seek exoneration for assessments on the vacant property. Governor Sayers plans to present the first Confederate flag to the State Historical Society.
A collage of short ads and quips includes a starch recommendation Faultless Starch ten cents a package. railway ticket broker P H Philbin Omaha ad. a health claim for Piro's Cure. piano offer from Schmol ler Mueller Omaha. Coo's Cough Balsam promoted as fastest remedy. and sentimental lines about home and happiness.
Ellen M Henrotin, president of the Federation of Women's Clubs and wife of a Chicago broker, has learned his business and keeps a full history of stock movements. The Newark dairy range claims a world scale with at least 1000 cows, sourced from an Iowa ranch run by the proprietor to supply milch cows.
A letter from Mrs Enia Remicker of Rensselaer praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing pains and fatigue after multiple bottles. The note urges other women to seek free health advice from Mrs Pinkham and warns against ignoring early symptoms.
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