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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
4
A collection of candidate declarations for Cheyenne county offices including sheriff and county clerk. Also endorsements from the Republican state convention backing John L. Webster for vice president, and praise for Judge Grimes as the district’s nominated assistant judge.
The Lincoln gathering nominated Judge John B. Barnes of Norfolk by acclamation for supreme judge. W. G. Whitmore of Douglas and C. B. Allen of Lancaster named for state regents. Webster for vice president endorsed. Platform backs protective policy, anti monopoly stance, Philippines retention, and Roosevelt second term. Lindsay re elected state chairman. May and White named committee members for the thirtieth senator.
H L Scoggin spent part of the week in Lincoln and Omaha returning Wednesday. A M Capron is building a large residence near the river. Mrs J G Porter traveled to Payard and back. Fritz Smith back from a week in the valley and Denver trip delayed by a 14 hour NP connection. A L Davis heads home to Ravenna Ohio. R P Scott visited the county seat. J E Trinnier and family to Sidney with Mrs Trinnier’s mother, returning Monday. Prof A A Miller and family moved preparations from Gering. F A Gapen of Sidney seen in town. J W Lee hauled hay to the Wagoner ranch. Dr Anderson’s practice grows in the county. W E Kilby of South Omaha visits for commission merchants. Miss Hart of Sidney at the Blade office. W R Elliott of Lead visits the Eillotts. Mrs Moe returns home from Bayard. Mrs A B Burkett of Simla shops in town. Burlington employees cheered by car announcement. John Cartwright visits from New Castle. Arthur North moves to North Platte as Union Pacific clerk. E H Farmer sells his residence to Harry Beebe. Bridgeport steam laundry adds staff for first class work. J C Grim spends week at the ranch with Red Light left in charge.
Mrs Willson hosted a farewell reception Saturday night for Myrtle Willson who departed for an extended school visit in Illinois. The family, praised as fine hosts, shared a pleasant evening with guests before her departure for the coming year.
Frontier days events in Cheyenne Wyoming August 25 26 and 29 feature bucking and roping contests as horses and cow ponies whirl through a crowded track. Union Pacific offers a round trip fare under one fare with agent W D Clifton for details and legal blanks in the office.
Mrs. Quinn and her sons visited D Heimer on Wednesday. Miss R A Shrear was badly hurt when thrown by a horse earlier this week. Several locals traveled to Sidney for a show while others fixed wells and houses. Buyers search for cattle as prices rise and a Potter preacher passed through en route to Center. Jimmie Baker survived a bronco incident though his record was said to be broken. Rattlesnakes appear after the cold snap.
A factor in rising bad spelling is the modern Roman method of pronouncing Latin, which lacks cues to English derivative pronunciation and thus misses indirect spelling guidance that English words once gained from Latin.
In a fragment from the Philadelphia Record, Eve curses a familiar insult at Adah and bursts into tears after a bitter exchange about nature and being sent home to mamma, highlighting a dramatic domestic moment.
An Irish man visits a dentist for a tooth extraction and balks at paying half a crown. He recalls a comic home-dentist tale where gravity and a dramatic pull sent a tooth flying through the room. A London Times mention then notes dollars and two dollars as a wary comparison.
Nebraska State Fair special fares from Omaha to Lincoln advertised by Burlington Route. September 7 to 11 round trip tickets include fair admission with five cent fares each way. Burlington will run stub trains between Lincoln and the fair grounds for quick service.
Burlington offers round trip fares at one third rate for trips starting September 1 8 15 and October 6 to many points in Indiana and Ohio. Tickets are valid thirty days. An excellent chance to visit old friends in the east. Ask the ticket agent for further particulars.
An iron bedstead and mattress in good condition offered for sale. Inquiries about price at Wright & Park's store. Also note Omaha Daily News subscription price changes after September 1. Old price $1.00 per year available through August, new rate $1.30 per year starting September.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day. It notes a money back refund if it fails and bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box with the price of 25 cents.
The Cheyenne County Sunday School Convention will be held in Bridgeport on September 2 and 3. The program lists praise services,Welcome addresses, lectures, and sessions on Sunday school management, work, records, and lessons led by Rev. J. W. Carter Prof. H. M. Steidley Miss Mamie Haines and others with a business meeting and officer elections.
A contest affidavit by Clyde Spriogle contests Homestead Entry No. 4271 filed May 3 1901 by James W White for lots 1 2 section 90 township 19 north range 48 west. White allegedly abandoned for six months. Hearing set for August 28 1903 at 10 am before the U S Land Office Register and Receiver Sidney Neb. Publication ordered due to due diligence in service. Rosier D Warnais Receiver.
Sydney Smith on courage and use of talent argues that fear and excessive caution waste people who could achieve fame if they started now. He laments endless risk calculation and family consultation delaying action, noting modern times shrink the window for opportunity.
A nervous disease specialist recounts a case of a woman with a weak heart who died in bed after a nightmare. He notes nightmare can be fatal and advises patients with heart weakness to avoid sleeping on the back, lie on the right side, and extend the right arm to wake if turning over.
The Telegraph lists officials, trustees, and school staff for the Sidney area, including names such as W. E. Giffin, J. C. McAllister, and J. L. McIntosh. It also details church services for Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic, and Episcopal congregations, plus fraternal lodge schedules and civic groups with meeting dates and officers.
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