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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1915
Page
3
Edward B. McCall of New York a former justice of the supreme court was removed from office as chairman of the downstate public service commission by Governor Whitman who sustained charges against the commissioner by the Thompson investigating committee The governor said McCall owned stock in a corporation supervised by his commission and named William Hayward of New York as temporary chairman
Deferred to the King. During the latter years of George II trade performances of Shakespeare King Lear were forbidden due to the king's madness. Honest work and repeated visits have earned Dr. Bison eye specialist community confidence. He will be at Hotel National Saturday and Sunday December 18 and 19.
Mrs. Herman Schroeder of Washington Ave Sidney confirms earlier praise for Dean's Kidney Pills saying pains in the back and dizzy spells disappeared after using one box and the cure has been permanent. The advertise endorsement urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills at 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist and author, resigns as chief scout of the Boy Scouts of America. He cites a shift toward militarism and woodcraft as opposed to the movement’s original purpose, announcing the formation of the Woodcrafts League and inviting Boy Scouts to join.
An unconfirmed report from Amsterdam via Frankfurt claims 300 Bulgarian mutineers were shot after refusing orders to move to Gallipoli. The piece details ongoing Allied diplomatic delays over King Constantine and Roumania plus European worry over strategy and fronts. London expects Russia and France to shape the next moves as Austro German and Bulgarian forces press Servia and Montenegro.
The Great Northern freight er Minnesota is crippled about twenty five miles southwest of the Coronado islands while awaiting wrecking tugs Taqua and Dauntless. No word on the reported prisoners in the ship's brig amid an alleged attempt to disable the freighter. The Minnesota was bound from Seattle to London loaded with 16000 tons of foodstuffs, largest cargo of its kind from a Pacific coast port.
James Henry Thom as labor member of parliament spoke to railway workers in London saying the Earl of Derby, head of recruiting, had not achieved expected success. The Earl of Derby agreed the supreme effort must come in the next few days from those who value freedom and oppose conscription.
Albert Thomas, under secretary of war, declares France will not seek peace until Alsace and Lorraine are won Belgium and Servia are restored and German militarism is laid beyond revival. The statement draws wide attention as a key official stance on government peace policy.
Extension bulletin outlines a Christmas chicken fattening plan using 60 percent corn meal, 40 percent low grade flour, 20 percent wheat middlings mixed with skim milk, fed morning and night. Advises 12 hour prefeed starvation, two weeks in a small pen, careful slaughter tips, and cord removal methods. Reports Nebraska experiments favoring corn and alfalfa for steer fattening. cottonseed cake with alfalfa hay and silage increases costs and lowers profit. Bulletin 151 available from the Experiment Station in Lincoln, Nebraska.
An inter scholastic stock judging contest will be held early in April at the College of Agriculture in Lincoln Nebraska. Open to all high schools in the state, teams of agricultural instructors are invited to send three men. Fifteen classes of livestock will be judged including beef cattle sheep horses and hogs. A practice day before the contest will be arranged and the Animal Husbandry Department offers special work for participants. For more information contact the Animal Husbandry Department College of Agriculture Lincoln Nebraska.
In serving hot lunches in the country school the College of Agriculture outlines four rules: maintain scrupulous cleanliness, avoid waste, limit serving a favorite fish to once per week unless baked potatoes count as a staple, and prepare only enough for each pupil to have one portion.
The College of Agriculture warns proper ventilation for hogs is vital, especially when sheds are tightly closed to avoid heat, impure air, and disease. It also advises clearing grass, weeds, and litter at tree bases to deter mice and rabbits, with secure cornstalks around young trees to prevent bark gnawing, removed in spring.
Captain von Papen and Captain Boyed with Count von Bernstorff held a long conference in Washington after a request for their immediate withdrawal due to objectionable activities. Officials expect withdrawals will occur in due time but at present the attaches will stay several days. The State Department plans to spend this week examining evidence and suspicions about Teutonic diplomatic and consular officials.
The Chaoho mutinied firing on two warships and Shanghai arsenal causing a one hour engagement. Several shots landed in foreign concessions. The outbreak appears confined to the Chaoho. Authorities plan to shell and sink the vessel. Mutineers abandoned ship after bombardment. three killed and five wounded.
An experimental school for officers and men of the United States navy has been opened at Orange New Jersey by Thomas A. Edison, acting with Secretary Daniels. Submarine flotilla personnel will receive training first on complex electrical equipment.
A Baltimore meeting of the Maryland Peace Party and the American League to Limit Armament adopted a resolution urging government production of weapons in government owned factories. The resolution argues the present moment is opportune for such a move.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO SIDNEY FOLKS. We announce we are exclusive Sidney agents for Adler-i-ka, a simple mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine. Promoted as a thorough bowel cleanser, claiming one spoonful can relieve most constipation and reduce bloating without gripping. Safe to use with instant action, sold by THE WESTERN DRUG at 69.
Rail schedule fragment lists heading Going North with passenger trains No. 02 and No. 04 Daly numbers, No. 000 freight 12345 at 8:25 am Typ. tm.
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