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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
4
Potter observers note possible cottage construction boosting activity. Local weddings, visits, and church events reflect a tight knit town. Mrs Struble hosts Lutherans guild. Miss Adams returns from Sidney Institute and plans teaching near Lodge Pole. Mortensen farewell at Lutheran church.
B N Henderson and crew put up hay at Rocky Ridge Farm. Miss Katherine Rihn begins as District 156 teacher next year. M W Osborn painted the District 156 schoolhouse Monday. G C Chambers left Sunday for a few days in the eastern part of the state. Mr Kurz and Mr Meyers of Snyder Nebraska visit Hugo Kurz at home. County Surveyor Bordwell staking off public road in the west end. Threshing begins in the Draw this week. Ben Barron and C G Lawerenre were Sidney visitors Monday.
Clara will thresh soon as Mr Harrs begins a barn. Mrs Campbell and Helen leave for Norfolk after summer at The Montauk Ranch. Gertrude Atherton and George Selch join Thelma Selch to attend school there. Pleasant View team lost 13 to1 at Potter. Daughertys visit Hard Times Ranch. Selch trades car for horses. Daughertys and Cushings visit Sidney. Dances reported at Bronson and Potter tonight. West End folks attend Potter sale. Sauer family heads to Pennsylvania due to ill mother. T Epps returns from Sidney with household goods. School starts Monday nearby. Thurston of Sidney hosts Montauk Ranch farewell dance music.
C E Higgins and Thomas Bowen completed final homestead proof last Monday. Violet Higgins joined the Higgins couple on a trip to Sidney last Monday. Frank Portrey and Joe Rollman planned a Cheyenne trip then returned Saturday. John Beyer and Mrs Beyer visited Sidney Saturday. Mrs Thilges of Kansas visited her daughter Mrs Frank Portrey. A petition circulated locally to move the Marlow switch two miles north for grain market access.
Mr and Mrs Fred Beyer and children traded in Sidney Saturday. Guests at the Bowen home last Sunday were Mr and Mrs CE Higgins and Mr and Mrs Leslie Cunningham. Wm Jeudes and family visited the Limbeck household Sunday. WN Eaton was in town on business Monday. Representatives from the North Divide including Mr and Mrs A Ladine Mr and Mrs Stimke and son Charles and Mr and Mrs SC Scott drove to Sidney Saturday.
Miss Jeanette Alden returned home Tuesday after a two week visit in North Platte. Mr. and Mrs. Cole of Peru Neb hosted Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Metty on Sunday. Miss Lena Smith attends the Teachers Institute in Kimball this week. Geo. Sine visited Sidney on Wednesday. John Storer’s son from Denver visits his father. The Bostder family and children spend the week in Peru Neb. Claude Morehead and son return from a pleasant week near Overton Neb. Mrs. Jewett returns home Wednesday. Mr. Watson and son were Sidney visitors Saturday. School resumes Monday September 1. Nellie Bates visits Julesburg friends. Rogers ships two carloads of cattle from Kansas City. A large crowd from Lodgepole attends the Chautauqua in Chappell Sunday. G. G. LaSalle of Julesburg visits Roy Isenberger Thursday. Bertha Bates attends Teachers Institute at Oshkosh. Mrs. Lindley and Emma Englert return Friday from Cheyenne Wyoming.
Mabel Closman of Sidney visited her sister Mrs Planck the past week. Mr and Mrs Albin Johnson of Colorado are visiting Mrs Johnsons parents. Leslie Johnson visited Cheyenne and Kimball last Friday and Saturday. Holtman and Davis Bros thresh grain for farmers. Chas Harper and Ed Puthoff greeted friends in G P Tuesday. An agent from Sedgwick Colo with Jim Vacik promoted the Hupmobile last Friday. Wm Frerichs bought a Ford from E C Stockdick of Sidney and drove it home. Mrs R K Jorgenson of Sundl visited the Frerich home last Monday. Miss Ethel Wright and Fred Stuht of Sidney called at Harmony Plancks last Monday. Mr Kent Childers and family plan California trip next Monday by auto. Mr and Mrs Potter Howard visited Mons Johnson last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Isaac Olson visited friends near Silverthorn from Saturday to Monday.
Aug 28 Tancoln information from Secretary Mellor shows S C Bassett, once in charge of newspaper men at the state fair, cannot return due to recent apple tree fall injuries at his Gibbon home. He will be replaced. J H Taylor of Gretna also injured and unavailable. G W Potts likely to fill Taylor’s duties.
A Boston Globe snippet questions whether the inventor of the invisible aeroplane was also the pest who imposed an elusive keyhole on a sociable society. The remark blends satire with a sharp jab at modern invention and secrecy.
The Aug. 27 South Omaha market notes vigorous demand and price gains across cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Cattle receipts about 4000 today totaling 19246 over three days with se result prices varying from 3.00 to 9.00 for beeves and 4.75 to 7.75 for cows and yearlings. Hog prices opened steady and closed higher with typical ranges around 7.80 to 7.90 and best lights up to 8.55 while sheep and lambs saw 15 to 20 cent gains with Idaho lambs around 8.10 and feeding lambs around 6.85.
Chicago Aug 28 closing quotes show wheat gains with Sept at 86 1/4 cents and Dec 90 1/4. Corn also firm Sept 73 1/2 and Dec 68 1/2 to 69. Oats mixed Sept 40 1/2 cents, Dec 43 1/2. Pork Sept 20.95, Jan 19.40. lard Sept 11.10, Jan 10.80. Cattle receipts 10,000 with beef $9.00-$9.10, western steers $6.10-$8.00, hogs $7.85-$8.65, sheep firm to higher.
Senate adopts amendment placing wheat on the free list and striking the 10 cent per bushel tariff. The 37 to 32 vote abandons the House Democrats fixed rate. Gronna’s motion for a 6 cent duty on wheat and an eighth of a cent per pound on flour fails. Simmons’ push to vote Aug. 25 is blocked by Gallinger.
William Mason found dead along the railroad track about a mile north of Rosalie with a fractured skull. Coroner's jury declares accidental death though locals suspect companions threw him from a freight car. Mason was a stranger to Rosalie. brother resides at Walthill.
A Wisconsin study shows shredded stover adds about 24 percent feed value for mild cows and field stand reduces value by 25 to 50 percent. The piece details nutrient content per acre, feed needs for a 1000 pound steer, and compares costs of husking and shredding versus hand methods, noting benefits like reduced storage, less waste, and soil humus formation plus fertilizer value around 7 dollars per acre.
The men who have achieved success are those who have worked read thought more than necessary, not content with knowledge for present need, but seeking additional knowledge and storing it for emergencies. It is the superfluous labor that equips a man for everything that life may contain.
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