Passenger Trains Skip Stops Between Sidney and Bridgeport
Local extra daily except Sunday will carry passengers in sleeping dining and reclining chair cars on through trains. Tickets and baggage checked to any point in the United States or Canada. For maps timetables and tickets contact M A Shipman Agent or W Wakeley General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
Sterling
United States
Canada
M. A. Shipman
W Wakeley
Omaha
Nebraska
Local visits and travels noted around town
William Kilgore of Lodgepole visited the city on Monday. Leon Fine left Thursday for a week's stay at his Denver parental home. J J Parks and wife visited the McEldowneys in Chappell over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stratmire of Dalton spent last Sunday with their daughter Mrs Seiger. Miss Rose McFadden of Denver visited her uncle's family the McFaddens. Mrs Catherine Ward of Ickes brought her granddaughter Monday to institute. Miss Dorothy Lindberg returned from a week with friends in North Platte. St C Merrick of Denver was in town for his real estate business Thursday and Friday. Miss Mabel Wallick is in the telephone exchange. Miss Ethel Wright is under quarantine with her family. Mrs Anne Bird and baby of Colorado arrived Wednesday to visit the Bangert parental home. W T Shissler of the Chappell Register spent Wednesday evening here returning from a vacation west.
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Anne Bird
Baby
Greeley, Colorado
Bangert
Henderson files final homestead proof before County Judge Gapen
Robert R. Henderson completed his final homestead proof before County Judge Gapen on August 21 with Ed Root and John Lingwall as witnesses.
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Robert R. Henderson
Gapen
Ed Root
John Lingwall
Local Tidbits from Sidney and Nearby Areas
Mrs Geo Davis and children visit Kimball with her parents, leaving Tuesday. Zeibert's Yellowstone trip praised over tourist guides. T H Epps buys houses from Mrs Hudson, plans improvements. S Simonson of Omaha visits Sidney en route to Colorado with J M Swenson. A P Kelly and son Louis travel to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Kelly publishes North Platte Telegraph. Mrs LaFevre visits Sidney to recover from eastern heat. Bank case First National Bank vs John Meyers heard. jury undecided, retrial set for September 3.
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A. P Kelly
Louis
Cheyenne
Mr Kelly
North Platte
First National Bank
John Meyers
Gapen
Mrs Frank Morgan Visits Sidney After Texas Funeral
Mrs Frank Morgan from New York City arrives in Sidney returning from San Antonio where she attended the obsequies of her mother Mrs Schoenberg. She is visiting cousin Mrs Riggs. S. V. Jewell of Lincoln arrives to visit his daughter Mrs Wallick and family and comments on the climate, saying he could sleep to compensate for sultry nights back east.
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Frank Morgan
New York City
Sidney
San Antonio
Texas
Schoenberg
Morgan
Riggs
S. V. Jewell
Lincoln
Albany Pharmacy Sold to Dawson and Johnson in Laramie
J Fred Dawson of this city and Melvin Johnson of Cheyenne bought the Albany pharmacy in the Converse building on Laramie Street. The store will close three days then reopen with new stock. Dawson resigns from the Union Pacific hotel to run the shop full time. Johnson will join him.
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J Fred Dawson
Melvin Johnson
Cheyenne
J W. Johnson
Omaha
Laramie
Windmill Fall Ends Life of Seward Farmer John Silvers
Seward Neb Aug 20 John Silvers a retired farmer aged sixty fell from a windmill on his farm and broke his neck He leaves a widow one son and three daughters
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Seward, Neb
John Silvers
Farmers Erect Silos Near Tobias Nebraska
Farmers around Tobias Nebraska begin silage preparations by building silos as they anticipate cutting corn this season. Local farmers in Ohiowa report activity as August progresses.
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Ohiowa
Neb
Tobias
Phelps County Eyes Platte River Irrigation Plan
Lincoln reports Phelps county will pursue irrigation by diverting Platte River water. Mayor C W McConnaughey of Holdrege and NEB Chairman Erickson outlined plans to store water in a reservoir after a spring diversion. A Holdrege meeting of citizens is set for Thursday to advance a definite plan.
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Lincoln
Phelps County
Platte River
C. W. McConnaughey
Holdrege
Neb. Erickson
Lightning Strikes Pierce Woman to Death
Mrs. Frank Eberhard living two and a half miles east of Pierce was frightened to death when a bolt of lightning struck her house. She was overcome and, aside from a few gasps, showed no signs of life. Husband alerted Rev H A Hilpert nearby, but returned to find her dead.
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Pieree
Neb
Frank Eberhard
Pierce
Protests Over Phone Rents In O Neill Nebraska
O NEILL Neb Aug 12 On behalf of the O Neill Commercial club S J Weekes vice president addressed a letter to the state railway commission protesting the proposed raise for business phones from 2 to 259 and for residence phones from 125 to 150 per month and requesting a hearing at O Neill to give the commission a correct view of the matter.
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O'Neil Neb
O’neil Commercial Club
S J. Weekes
State Railway Commission
O’neil
Greek jumper escapes after Abilene murder arrest
George Paulus a Greek arrested at Abilene Kan charged with the murder of two persons in his native country jumped from a passenger train near Clark Mo and escaped the sensational dash ends the pursuit leaving investigators puzzled by the sudden escape and lack of clues
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George Paulus
Abilene
Kan
Clark
Oklahoma Reverend Uncapher Visits Relatives
Reverend W. E. Uncapher of Oklahoma visits with relatives for a reunion. The remaining family members include two brothers and two sisters. They spend time at Harry Uncapher’s St. George ranch and with Miss Anna Uncapher of Bridgeport and Mrs. A. Nelson of Potter.
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W. E. Uncapher
Oklahoma
Harry Uncapher
St. George Ranch
Anna Uncapher
Bridgeport
A. Nelson
Potter
Reverend Uncapher
Sheldon Will Talk Taxation At Buffalo Meeting
A. E. B. Sheldon Nebraska legislative bureau director now in Canada to study taxation and revenue developments has been asked by the National Tax association to present a formal report at its Buffalo N Y national meeting in October. Officials of the Royal Highlanders have withdrawn 1 125 000 in securities from the state insurance department citing control by force of arms. Nicaragua Development company seeks permission to issue 1 shares stock under blue sky law intent to operate as a holding company. Governor Morehead addressed a First district voters picnic at Brock hinting at possible Washington bid after finishing current duties. Union Match company of Duluth Minn paid 250 corporate tax on 670 000 capitalization. saving 159 if paid earlier.
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Lincoln
A. E B. Sheldon
Nebraska Legislative Bureau
Canada
National Tax Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Adams
Association
Royal Highlanders
State Insurance Department
Hainer
Brian
Insurance Department
Blue Sky
Nicaragua Development Company
State Railway Commission
Morehead
Brock
Washington
Union Match Company
Duluth
Gasoline stove explosion kills Pitman children in Nebraska
Hemingford Neb Aug 21 a gasoline stove explosion killed three Pitman children aged two five and eight at their north of town home. Mrs Pitman badly burned not expected to live. Mr Pitman unable to reach the farther room baby saved but overwhelmed by smoke. Scottsbluff Neb Aug 21 five hundred water users request legislation for government project detailing payment policy including no charge for two years then 1 50 per acre and rising to 3 per acre over years until project ownership transfers.
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Hemingford, Neb
J. S. Pitman
Here
Pitman
Scottsbluff
Neb
Beatrice Crop Failures Hit Lang Canning Output
Beatrice Nebraska reports a complete sweet corn crop failure, the Lang Canning Company will not can corn this year, a first in fourteen years. The pumpkin crop also fails and the factory will only process beans and apples. Most fruit will be shipped from Nemaha County.
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Beatrice, Neh
Lang Canning Company
Nemaha County
Notice to Contractors for Cheyenne County Road Dirt Work
Cheyenne County Nebraska invites sealed bids for moving 13030 cubic yards of dirt along public road No 210. Parcels listed with township range and yard totals. bids may cover entire or individual parcels. Bids due by noon September 2, 1913. bond required. work to finish within forty days after letting. district stakes to guide work.
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Township
Wicht
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
H. T. Doran
Mrs Burke and daughter Helen Return From Kansas Visit
Mrs Carl Burke and her daughter Helen came back Wednesday morning after a three weeks tour of Kansas border areas near Hastings Nebraska. Mrs Burke’s mother has lived there twenty seven years and she notes the summer is exceptionally hot and dry with six inch dust on roads. Sidney felt cool to the travelers though they found it hot at home.
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Carl Burke
Helen
Points
Kansas
Hastings
Nebraska
Best Medicine in the World praised in testimonial
Mrs William Orvis of Clare Michigan declares that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her little girl when dysentery was severe. The advertisement notes the product is for sale by all dealers and claims it is the best medicine in the world.
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Chamberlain
William Orvis
Clare, Mich
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Abstrac
C. M Hadley
H. T Doran
Cheyenne County Abstract Co
American Surety Co
Sidney and
Advanle
Nebr
New York
Chicago
UNION
Pacific
Union Neale
Sidney, Neb
West Bound
al. Pn
OSC Nc
Lloyd Mann
C. E. Harper
C. M. Wright
William Kilgore of
Lodgepole
Leon Fine
Denver
J. J. Parks and Wife
McEldowney
Chappell
Mrs. Stratmire of
Dalton
Seiger
Rose McFadden
the McFaddens
Catherin Ward of
Ickes
Dorothy Lindberg
St. C Merrick
Mabel Wallick
Ethel Wright
W. T. Shissler
The
Chappell Register Force
Mrs. Zeibert
Yellowstone
T. H. Epps
S. Simonson
Douglas County
J. M. Swenson
Colorado
Standard Oil Company
Phelps
Platte
Chemical House
Parke, Davis & CO
Detroit
Lauiie’s Prakmacy
Sidney, Nebraska
Standard Oil
GOM Pany
Sheldon
Governor
Vienna
Everly Bros
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