10 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
1
The text argues that depositing money and paying with checks removes bother and temptation, and that a bank account improves a man’s standing. It invites the reader to call for explanation of the advantages and how to obtain them.
A Sidney taxpayer writes supporting electric street lighting and opposing an occupation tax on saloons to fund it. He argues the best light is worth the cost, favors contracting city lighting like a private home, and notes public demand for water works and sewers alongside the forthcoming electric plant.
Citizens gathered at the land office to plan a Sidney Farmers Institute on December 23. B A Jones chaired, Dan Bergman secretaried, with E McLernon J L McIntosh M H Tobin C D Essig A J Haskell and L Martin as arrangements committee. Three sessions are planned with lectures by Professor Hinman, Dr A Bostrom, BE Hall, plus likely Besse Burnett and H W Campbell. Topics include stock judging diseases of annuals dairy herd alfalfa forage. Free admission.
The Ladies of the Lutheran Society organize a sale during Easter week to raise funds for church activities and community projects. Various items are expected for donation and sale, with proceeds supporting church outreach efforts.
Chas. Callahan reviews plans for an electric light plant and stresses thorough prework before starting. Trustees will settle preliminary details, including a five year street light contract to secure revenue, ensuring clarity for Callahan and the public.
C D Essig visited the north Lodge Pole precinct home of L T Rice to prepare for burial of Mrs Hubbard, wife of a Grand Rapids man. The 60 plus year old suffered brain trouble and died Sunday December 4 after trying climate and care without relief. Her husband took the body back to Grand Rapids for burial Tuesday.
Everett Ellis, a ranchman near Alden and Mes, and Nellie Meglemere of Bridgeport traveled to Sidney for a quiet marriage after a visit with Judge Tucker. Reverend Hageman united them in the Methodist Parsonage, and The Telegraph extends congratulations and best wishes.
Deputy Sheriff Washburn arrested M A Douthett on Monday for forging checks on local merchants. Deputy Snow returned him to Cheyenne to face victims on Tuesday. Douthett admitted guilt claiming drunken spree. He faces costly consequences.
Dr. R B Benoa and Mrs Brenna advertise a sanitarium for distant patients offering osteopathy and massage plus living instructions. They claim cures for nervous diseases rheumatism kidney and bladder issues stomach trouble female disorders and early appendicitis with painless treatment. Weekly price 12 dollars includes treatment room and board.
A financial or personal notice mentions Dr. R. B. Benda and Mrs. Eulalia Benda P associated with Box 182 in Sidney Nebraska. The brief item references contact or address details likely for correspondence or a legal matter. No further context or events are provided in the readable text.
A string of visits and relocations from Denver Redington and Palisades to Lodgepole Potter and Bayard. Pension board notes and school closure from December 16 to January 2 1905. Sidney events include preacher Jones meetings, and entertainer Sidney Landon described for his unique character makeups and dialects.
Mr and Mrs J J McIntosh and Grace left Tuesday for Omaha and Chicago for a short visit. Chas C McKee, father of Dan McKee and Mrs Roy M Brown, is seriously ill at Willow Island. Mrs F H King hosted a Friday luncheon honoring Mrs H Giegerich with red and white carnations, music, games, and a six course meal. Royal Neighbors visited Mrs M Sanders with good wishes. Sanders plans to move to Omaha soon. Government plans for a large Pathfinder irrigating canal progress, with bids called and 250000 acres to be added to Western Nebraska irrigable land.
E A Yaegle, veteran restaurateur, reopens in Sidney in the former Rosemont building. After illness forced a temporary shutdown at the Commercial House, he and his wife have recovered and plan to offer regular meals, a lunch counter, and a short order department open day and night. The duo aims for strong patronage and notes Yaegle’s reputation as a top local restaurant man.
New time cards went into effect Sunday on the Union Pacific and the Burlington and Missouri lines, altering train times. Trains 9 and 10 replace Nos 101 and 102. The Baldwin Locomotive Works will deliver 100 new locomotives next spring, likely for mountain divisions in Wyoming and Colorado. The UP retrenchment cuts many workers, replacing some with Japanese labor, increasing total discharges.
Mrs. Burrows wife of Thos Burrows died at her Sidney home after years of illness chiefly rheumatism. She had lived in Sidney over twenty years and leaves no children, only her husband as survivor. Land office blanks for sale by THE TELEGRAPH.
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