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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
6
A Baltimore American clipping notes a sharp rise in Jones trades amid a shift of leadership from Jones to his wife. The commentary implies the spouse’s management boosted performance during the last month.
The Courier Journal notes a tension between two speakers over leadership and individuality. The line suggests one party desires a guiding force while the other asserts strong independence and insistence on leading.
Congress returns after an eight week pause with a packed agenda aimed at accelerating wartime action. Major items include war tax amendments, new bond authorizations, a massive 1918 1919 budget, army and navy expansion, foreign loans, universal military training, and a broadened draft program. Estimated yearly government outlay runs around 12.7 billion dollars with daily spending near 3.5 million.
Local residents shared visits at Fleming and Kremer homes while sending members to nearby towns for business and errands. Families from Lorenzo and Peetz gathered for meals, tea, and socializing as neighbors urged a stronger community paper, The Telegraph, to stay lively and informative.
Washington reports the fuel administration issued a preferred list to coal producers to prioritize government orders railway fuel household use public utilities steel plants coke ovens and munition works. Garfield said the plan aims to fulfill essential wartime needs amid a 50 million ton nationwide coal shortage and to prevent disruption of critical industries and public services.
A list of real estate transfers and deeds including warranty deeds and quit claim notices. Transactions cover multiple Nebraskan parcels with buyers and sellers named and prices such as 8960 dollars 5000 dollars 3000 dollars 500 dollars 400 dollars 5600 dollars 2800 dollars 1275 dollars and 3600 dollars. US government patent noted for a parcel and a quit claim from Julia Saner to Arthur Saner for SE 3-14-50.
Mr. Fred Hazzard sold his ranch sixteen miles southwest of Sidney to Mr. Chris Wolf. Part of the payment includes property in Blair Nebraska where he will reside. Mr. Wolf bought fifty nine head of cattle from Hazzard. Louis Hajek returns from Camp Funston on a ten day furlough with stories of camp life. Adolphe Hajek joins from Dakota, completing the family circle. The Payzants and their son spend Thanksgiving in Schuyler with Mr Payzant's parents. Mrs. Carl Livoni plans a hospital stay in Denver starting December 4. Anne Kelly heads to Detroit for winter with her sons. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hand celebrated Thanksgiving with their Bayard daughter.
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