03 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1904
Page
1
An old notice explains the advantages of banking by depositing money and paying with checks. It emphasizes convenience, safety, and better standing, inviting readers to call for full details on opening or using a bank account.
The School Board to replace wooden schoolhouse steps with iron, bids from local dealers. W T McKelvey of Chimney Rock region sick with typhoid fever in Mooresville AL. D J Scanlon plans store improvements including raising the building, new cement walk. Duggan & Gates in charge. R S VanTassel of Cheyenne on route to Omaha with arm in a sling from broncho mishap. Dr and Mrs Ben a buy Harris residence to fit as a sanitarium. Harper Wright move to new building near Dan Bergman’s. Redington pool hall to occupy vacated room. Schlesinger Saloon to take old Oberfelder corner. many Sidney relocations ongoing.
Village authorities pass an ordinance requiring liquor dealers to pay two hundred dollars yearly as a special occupation tax to fund street lighting. The expected revenue aims to light the town for business and residents alike. Also reports a fatal horse accident near Lodgepole and the Rosemont restaurant closing as proprietor relocates to Omaha.
The world renowned juggler Garnell will appear before a Sidney audience for the first time on December 7 at the Tobin Opera House.
Geo Richardson a prosperous ranchman from the county's north part and Miss Sarah J Kelley now living in Sidney wed in Denver on Monday last. Kelley formerly served as deputy county treasurer and deputy county clerk, a post she still holds with Clerk Barrett. The Telegraph extends congratulations and best wishes for a long, happy married life.
The U P and B M railroads have filed petitions in the United States Court at Omaha and obtained orders from Judge Munger restraining county treasurers from forcing tax payments. The case will be heard in Omaha around December 26. Notice of the order and hearing was served on Treasurer Greenlee by telegraph.
The Sidney land office received notice of lands opened and usable under the Kinkaid law for filing on March 1 1905. Areas include Township 19 ranges 46 47 and other blocks near the river. Several defendants in a robbery case were discharged for insufficient evidence while Hugh Ward was fined 50 dollars and costs for assault.
Dr R B Benda and Mrs Benda operate a sanitarium promising personal attention and natural methods for nervous diseases rheumatism kidney and bladder disorders stomach trouble constipation and women's ailments. They claim osteopathy can treat appendicitis early and urge writing ahead for bed and board priced at 12 dollars weekly.
Dr. R Benda or Mrs Eulalia Benda listed for a local address BOX 182 Sidney Nebraska in a notice.
Owaba papers report efforts in Congress to amend the Kinkaid homestead act to redraw land from entry into arable irrigation and grazing zones. Proposals include selling unclaimed lands to settlers at 10 to 25 cents an acre and allow homeseekers to commute land after a period. Supporters argue larger holdings aid farming and cattle interests while fencing by cattle barons has boxed in government lands.
The government plans a large cement dam at the North Platte and Sweetwater junction about fifty miles above Casper Wyoming. It will store mountain snowmelt and feed the Platte in summer with a 22 000 acre reservoir, 60 feet deep, and two tunnels to prevent overflow. Five irrigation canals will distribute water to Casper Douglas Goshen Fort Laramie and Interstate areas with costs ranging up to 4 000 000 dollars and serving Nebraska. Construction will start soon and maps will show irrigated lands and side ditches.
Anna Arnold headlines a serpentine dance at the Tobin Opera House on December 7 showcasing a 150 yard silk costume.
The Chicago Record-Herald’s insurance column With Insurance Men provides the latest doings in the insurance world. It emphasizes first hand reports from managers, agents, companies, telegraph, and aboard dispatches, claiming unmatched daily coverage of major events for the West and beyond.
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