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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1926
Page
1
A fierce storm Sunday night hit Lodge Pole Valley causing a lightning strike that destroyed the Catholic church and contents. Loss is about 5000 with 2500 insured. Firefighters confined the blaze to the church as townspeople braved heavy rain. Flooding wrecked railroad sidings, filled cellars, and left silt and debris throughout the district.
Sterling Advocate reports three couples married by Sterling pastors. Frederick B. Sutter of Crook Colorado wed Mildred Martha Patterson of Crook at noon with Miss Gladys Sutter as witness. Parl Holm of Sidney and Clara Oliverius of Lodge Pole wed at 2 pm with R. E. Weasel and Mrs. Henderson as witnesses. LeRoy Clark of Chappell wed Rebecca Keefe r at 1:30 pm with Rev. Charles A. Howard officiating. The couples plan to reside on their farms near their homes.
Joseph B. Gossage, once resident of Sidney and pioneer publisher of the Sidney Telegraph, is in the city renewing old acquaintances. Now based in Rapid City, he has 49 years in the newspaper business and recently retired. He bought The Telegraph in 1875 and ran it during the gold rush era.
Sisters Mary2Anne and Thomasine plan to leave Cumberland on Tuesday and reach this city Friday to prepare for the academy opening on September 7. Additional sisters are expected to arrive from Louisville, Kentucky, this week.
Two cars collided on the bridge east of Lodge Pole Monday night when drivers were blinded by opposing headlights. Mrs. L. E. W. Tracy and Mr. Tracy from Washington Nebraska were injured. Mrs. Tracy taken to Cheyenne hospital. E. W. Schmidt of Chappell drove the second car with several passengers badly shaken and cut by glass. Both drivers report being blinded as they approached the bridge. both autos were wrecked.
The Sidney golfers were defeated 47 to 19 in 20 matches on Scottsbluff course last Sunday, continuing a long tradition of Scottsbluff visitors not winning at Sidney while Scotts bluff ladies beat Sidney ladies at bridge. The Star-Herald notes the visitors were repaid in hospitality and that precedent favors Scottsbluff.
The Methodist Episcopal parsonage at Chappell hosted a Sunday afternoon wedding on August 22. Miss Blanche Deermin and William McVicker exchanged rings in a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev. H. K. Clifton. Witnesses included the bride’s father and several Chappell friends. The couple will reside in Dix, where McVicker works for the Union Pacific railroad.
At a Friday night city council meeting eighty Sidney taxpayers appealed to recall council action in submitting for popular vote the question of selling municipal plants to Western Public Service. The council tabled the request as elections had been ordered.
The Nebraska American Legion convention in Chadron endorsed a Paris 1927 national convention plan after floor opposition. Earl L. Meyer was elected state commander, with C. W. Conklin reappointed state adjutant. Other officers included Wage Martin and C C Frazier as vice commanders, Sam Reynolds and John Lawler as national committeemen. The next convention will be in Lincoln 1927. A Nebraska Auxiliary demand for a 300 bed veterans hospital within a year was approved, with Mrs. La Salle elected state president and other officers chosen. An annual rehabilitation appropriation of $200 was urged.
United Press dispatch from Sidney reports a female bootlegger selling a pint of liquor and a kiss for three dollars. Attributed to operate in Sidney territory, she reportedly drives a fast roadster and eludes local officers. The dispatch says she targets selected friends, with headquarters in Wyoming about 70 miles away, and she shops at night with liquor and kisses for the thirsty.
A new bus line between Sterling and Beotts Bluff, operated by the Platte Valley Transportation Company, inaugurated Wednesday. The service adds morning trips from Beottebluff with stops at Berling via Bidney and afternoon runs from Sterling to Beotts Bluff, supplementing train schedules. Buses depart Scottebluff at 7:00 am and Sterling at 1:50 pm.
Western Nebraska farmers face dockage of 5 to 25 percent as omut smut reduces wheat output. Copper carbonate seed treatment is urged, with experts noting some batches below standard quality and improper mixing. Improved practices and quality control are demanded to curb losses.
Charles Callahan, former Sidney Telegraph publisher and early banker, visited Sidney this week to tend business, reconnect with old friends, and review past ventures. He once operated the electric light plant, started the First National Bank, and sold The Telegraph to Gapen Brothers in 1904. He still owns a ranch near Sidney and lives in Burlington, Washington.
William Virgil Mercer, 18 months old, climbed a wire fence around a stock water tank on his father's Kimball area farm Saturday and fell into three feet of water. His body was found after his mother missed him at mealtime.
A brief item notes Mrs G H Thompsca is visiting, traveling to Lincoln this week.
Cheyenne county harvest yields set new records in both volume and quality. George Young on the north table harvested 17 6000 bushels on one farm with fields yielding 71, 60, 50 and 40 bushels per acre. Other growers near Sunol Potter and Chappell report 30 to 50 bushels per acre across hundreds of acres.
Nebraska farmers explore irrigation by pumping and artesian flow. Charles Green of Sidney advocates a Green idea using underground water from artesian wells in Lodge Pole valley for economical irrigation after canal costs. Buffalo county reports successful pumping irrigation. Kearney region claims abundant water supply and recent practice.
A Chevrolet sedan stolen from in front of 8 P Hunt’s Sidney residence Tuesday morning last week was recovered by Hunt at Scottsbluff Sunday. Abandoned on east Sixteenth Street, it was later taken into custody by officers. Hunt reclaimed the car Sunday evening. The vehicle appeared in good condition with ample oil and gas, indicating it was used only for the trip to Scottsbluff.
Mrs. V. T. R. Babbitt, mother of a Great Western Sugar official at Minatare, died at her son's home two days after a rattlesnake bite while picking berries near LaGrange, Wyo. Medical aid arrived late and poisons from the snake had penetrated her system, causing convulsions.
Sidney public schools will open on Tuesday September 7. Superintendent G F Liebendorfer has named the administrative staff and tentative teacher assignments for the high central north and east schools. Strong names include Mayme White principal central school, Edith Oldershaw principal east school, and Ann Kusy kindergarten on the north side.
Telegraphic report states Joel L. Schad aged 60 drowned in a mineral spring pool at Thermopolis Wyoming after inhaling fumes while alone. Previously a farmer in Peeta district and resident of Zion City, he had connections to Sidney and Lodge Pole. Body sent to Zion City for burial.
Judge Joseph Oberfelder and his brother Robert narrowly escaped serious injury when their car rolled into a water canal along the highway near Northport. A tire blew after striking an iron spike, and they broke free through a side window. Both suffered only a bad shaking and mud on a wet ride.
George Bohman of the Hanson Investment company of Omaha called on J. W. Johnson this week. Bohman reported 480 acres of small grain harvested this year and tim wheat averaged 38 bushels per acre.
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