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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
7
Well casings and wag on tanks offered by S A Schmitt Implement Co. Includes 22 gauge 5 inch galvanized steel screw joint well casing at 3434 cents per foot. 250 gallon wagon tank for gas or oil at 68.50. 500 gallon wagon tank for gasoline or oil at 86.50.
Mrs Maurer and Leone visit Bayard for an indefinite stay with her sister. Mr Stark accompanies her. Sunday suppers hosted by Mr and Mrs McNulty Eckert and children. Armuth family, Ed Walsh, and Juelfs celebrate Loyd’s fifteenth birthday. Stoetsel leaves Ross home for Scribner. Alec and Curr Ross travel with J P Eckert to Dalton. Kreader and Ross families visit Sidney. new Reo car arrives. Verna Peterson visits Devilla Mowrer. Will Brothers’ visit with Rose McNulty. Walsh dance attendance by Catherine Dennis Vera. Races and repairs at Dalton as Kreader granary runners installed. Rain delays threshing crews.
Rain continues in Pleasant Valley as residents report visits, illness, and travel. E J Simpson family visited P R Simpson home. Truman Louderback left for Camp after an extended stay. several locals including Mrs. Chas Lee and Mrs. Bhunche Simpson are listed as sick. Families gathered for dinners and the ice cream party despite heavy rain. others traveled to Sterling and Holdredge for minor visits and medical checks.
The Champlain and St. Lawrence railroad's first locomotive nicknamed the Kitten arrived with an engineer who hid it from public view. A moonlit trial failed to showcase success until an American engineer swapped in, tuning the engine to require only fuel and water. After brief practice it reached 20 miles per hour, confirming operability. The piece notes a Sidney Battery Station ad and a Telegraph subscription plug.
Frank V. Evans former mayor of Birmingham Alabama ex State Examiner of Public Accounts and former editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald writes from Birmingham Feb 2 praising Tanlac stating his gastritis and related symptoms improved after one week of use and expressing confidence in full recovery.
Rain aided threshing with strong wheat yields across Cheyenne county. Grage reported about 380 bushels per acre on a large wheat field, while alfalfa second cuttings show heavy yields. Shaw, Fleming, and Manley crews began 1300 acres of winter wheat seeding, with land buyers and renters active. Louis Hajeck leaves for Camp Funston after a farewell party, and Earl Wood plans a Berlin trip via France. The Nebraska State Fair hog exhibit expands with a new 100,000 barn for display.
Prizes over $1000 will be awarded by Omaha wholesalers during Market Week September 9 to 11. Awards are slated for a large outing in Krag Park on Wednesday evening September 11. Jobbers have prepared sizable merchandise stocks for quick shipping to retailers. Get your Dry Cell Batteries at Os born Garage.
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