24 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
4
Newspaper devoted to the development of Cheyenne County's resources, and to the welfare of her citizens. Rates of Subscription One year postage paid six months postage paid. Display advertising rates listed. Reading Locals and Business Locals charges per line. Legal notice copy not at statute rates. Staney Nebraska post office entry.
Charles Dick recounts a petty confrontation with Cheyenne county clerk C J Osborn over a manuscript at The Sidney Telegraph. The piece includes local editorials on reform, politics, and Sidney’s future, noting railroad speeds and upcoming county events while warning of graft and a cleansing needed in Sidney.
Community editorial condemns piety with hypocrisy in Sidney while praising agricultural growth and rising postal receipts. It urges laws to curb disruptive outsiders and calls for local spendings to stay within town to boost merchants and overall prosperity.
A New York man fined 4 and costs for selling a collar button on Sunday faces questions about what would occur if a shirt had been sold. The mock-essay portrays Sidney, Australia like strict Sabbath laws, contrasting it with U.S. towns and urging readers to consider the limits of morality policing.
A Nashville American excerpt explores why Chinese buyers crave ginseng, noting prices from 3 to 5 dollars per pound and rising demand as wild roots become scarcer. Report on cultivation limits, digger deception, and heavy lead-filled roots used to inflate weight.
In Stony Brook New York Oak Hall cemetery a large Italian marble tombstone shows a natural portrait formed by clouded veins and spots. The face appears at 35 to 60 feet distance with eyes looking down on the grave, a feature long known across Long Island as the miracle face.
By order of the Cheyenne County District Court Judge William Neville a sale is set for September 16 1895 in Sidney Nebraska. Sheriff Joan Pavloucrty will sell at 10 oclock in front of the courthouse the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter section 11 township 15 range 52 and other tracts to satisfy a judgment of 794 dollars 50 cents plus 34 dollars costs against James N Browns and others.
By order of sale issued in Cheyenne County Nebraska the court directs foreclosure of a mortgage against Samuel Fowler and others. The property to be sold September 16 1905 at 10:00 AM in front of the Sidney Court House includes parts of sections 1 and 18 township 14 north range 69 west. Notice given by John Davenport.
Notice from the Land Office at Sidney Nebraska dated August 7 185 lists Melrose Benjamin F Carroll deceased represented by Frank W Carroll filing for final proof at Sidney on September 21 1805 before Register or Receiver. Witnesses Butler A Jones Jacob S Cine John W Brakhage Michael M Kline. Also describes property including a mare a white leg white forehead a bard pony and branding PW Bon left chip. Owner JOHN SLEFER to be contacted for proof of ownership and expenses.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas M Ruby has filed for final proof to support his claim. The proof will be made before the Register or Receiver at Sidney Neb on September 7, 1905. He furnishes description and residence details with witnesses Eric Lif Charles Lowe and Dan Nichols of Lisca Neb and John Slefer of Weverly Neb.
A fragment shows a witty exchange where Mrs De Ruffe asks for proof of any good deed and Mr De Ruffe boasts he saved her from becoming an old maid. The lines reveal a sharp domestic banter and imply a historical social context.
Lan d Office Sidney Nebraska July 19 Adela de Cominge formerly Adelauide A Cundiff filed notice of intention to make final proof for her claim with the Register or Receiver at Pitaway Nebraska on September 16 135 she names witnesses William N Eaton Frank Royer John Thompson Henry Wellenman all of Sidney Nebraska to prove continuous residence and cultivation of the land Joan M Adams Register
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