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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1898
Page
4
The piece lists local offices with names including M L Hayward and G A Murphy along with other state and county posts. It criticizes current politics, cites the Spanish American War, Bryan, and tariff issues, and comments on the Texas Democratic platform and Dingley tariff.
The government faces demand pressures while the Wilson bill fails to raise sufficient revenue. Dun's Review notes ongoing business failures during wartime, with July failures lower in number and liabilities than most prior years except 1897. Manufacturing and trading sectors show mixed recent results, signaling broad economic strain.
The Courier favors electing capable vote getters and notes Wilcox of North Platte could canvass the lower house while Cary of Citvyenne would likely seek the senate. The piece predicts two congressional candidates in the big Sixth, with Greene and Brown contending, and reports attempts to align Democrats with Republicans to back Greene.
The item mocks populist leaders and their policies with satire, claiming great are the high priests of populism. It asserts Nebraska should fund the governor and envisions a silver paved city, ending with a mock religious proclamation praising Bryan as a prophet.
A sensational claim asserts that doctors cannot cure a contagious blood disease and that standard mercurial remedies fail. The text promotes a single remedy, labeled 8, as the direct cure that removes the disease from the system.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska a county court session grants letters testamentary to Katie Sharmer as executrix of Joseph Sharmer deceased. Six months for creditors to present claims and one year to settle. Court orders publication of notice on specified dates in the Stoney Telegraph for claims.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska county court August 1 1898 John M Adams petitions for administration of Andrew Heckman estate. Hearing set August 6 1898 at 10am. Notice to interested parties by publication in The Siney Telegraph for three weeks. J Neubauer county judge. 46 dt true copy.
Creditors of the estate of Aaron Hendrickson deceased must present claims for examination adjustment and allowance. They meet the administrator before the County Judge of Cheyenne County Nebraska on October 1 December 1 1808 February 1 1809 at 9 oclock a m each day. Six months to present claims and one year to settle from August 1. Publication to run four weeks before February 1. County Judge signals official notice.
Huston H. Bandy filed a notice of intention to make final proof before the register at Sidney Nebraska on August 31, 1898. The timber culture application No 121 covers section 22 in township and range as stated. Witnesses named are Henry Weisenman Fred W Thompson Albert Thompson and Oliver T Bewley all of Sidney Nebraska. Registered by Grace W. Heist.
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