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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
8
The Telegraph offers small sectional cups and subscriptions to magazines for sale. Also advertised are old papers for spring cleaning and shelves suitable chess items. An estrayed black mare, three years old with a star and GE brand on the neck, is missing from Potter with a $10 reward for return. Contact ED ERICKSON.
Mrs Easterday is recovering from a severe attack of illness as reported in local notes. Health updates indicate she is receiving care and showing gradual improvement days after the incident.
Three reels of latest motion pictures each night, nightly shows. Tuesday and Friday add extra features of two to three reels, totaling five or six reels on those nights. Prices run ten cents on all nights except Tuesday and Friday, when admission is fifteen cents.
Building committee will receive bids to complete the M. E. church at Potter Nebraska. Bids open January 2 1914 at 2 pm. Committee may reject any or all bids. Plans and specs at Wm McAdams Potter Neb. Co W Johnson
For sale 160 acres of good level land seven miles northwest of Sidney, leasing the southeast quarter of section 27 township 15 range 50. Immediate price is 29 dollars per acre. Contact T B Bowman, Boone Iowa.
A few choice Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels offered for sale at reasonable prices if taken promptly. Address Mrs Peter Nelson, Sextorp, Nebraska.
Miss Clara Klein returns from Denver to stay at home for a month. F L VanGorder came back Sunday from Omaha and eastern towns. Mrs Pearl Johnson and Mrs John Finnegan of Lodgepole visited the shopping center on Tuesday. Miss Ethel Klein resigns from S BE S Co. Miss Esther Lindberg succeeds her. Miss Muenstermann visits her brother Father Muenstermann at Kearney. Ex County Commissioner Emanuelson of Lodgepole and Mr Kilgore visit county seat Thursday. E P Swan returns from Lincoln where he spent a week with his seriously ill father. Warm Fecht of Dalton gave Sidney residents some coin to share. Pp J Dalton visited Wednesday. from fifteen miles northwest, he remains in the county for years.
Fred Baker, back in town Monday, traveled from Sterling Colorado where he served as a witness to a final proof. He notes far less snow there than in this area, suggesting a notable weather contrast between the two localities.
Mrs H. S. Phillips returned home from Gering after a delightful week with friend Mrs Beck. She speaks highly of the town and its surrounding territory.
Robert Hoffman of Lafayette Indiana visited from Friday until Tuesday with his boyhood friend S P Witters. The men had not met for twenty eight years and they had a good deal of reviewing to do in the short time allowed them.
An Episcopal supper held on the third at Mrs Corbett's was not reported due to omission but drew a large crowd and earned substantial funds. The event was well managed and ladies of the church thank supporters for generous donations and patronage aiding a good cause.
A citizen notes only about three of four residents clear snow from sidewalks. He shovels his own path but says three neighbors neglect theirs, making pedestrians struggle off the business district. He urges a method to compel households to fulfill this duty.
Dr Murlless traveled to Bridgeport Tuesday to aid drafting the constitution and by laws of the newly organized Western Nebraska Dental Association. Committee members include Dr Blackburn Mitchell and officers Dr Scoggin Bridgeport President Dr Murlless Sidney Vice Dr Stannard Morrill Secretary Dr Clifford Mitchell Treasurer. They arranged the first annual meeting for Bridgeport in February, expected to benefit western Nebraska dentistry.
Millard Pavlat of Sundl and William McAdams of Potter visited Monday while Leslie Sanders and Andrew Englert plus Andrew Brown represented Lodgepole here. Mrs Alexander shopped from Lodgepole Tuesday and Miss Emma Hand along with Miss Hartway were hired as new clerks at Hornaday store. Hotel National wiring completed bringing electric bell system to all rooms. Society focuses on early Christmas shopping while frivoly pursuits recede.
William Breternitz becomes proprietor of the bake shop which has moved from the rear of the post office to the front of the Harper store. The delivery service and hours remain unchanged.
Hugh M. Simms twenty confesses to Boone county sheriff that he robbed the Primrose bank last Thursday. Arrested while husking corn on Michael Lamb’s ranch. Identified by cashier W Weeks. Simms implicates Paul Parson in planning the raid. Authorities discover 3700 of the stolen 10000 at Carston farm. Parson admits planning raid but denies taking part in holding up the cashier.
President Wilson told a delegation from National American Woman Suffrage Association he favored a standing women's suffrage committee in the house but refused their request for a special message to Congress urging reform.
ND Coburn, secretary of the Kansas state board of agriculture, announced Kansas sown wheat totals 6 580 000 acres the largest in state history. He noted the condition of this wheat at 976 percent the highest since 1900.
Residents inquire about a free doll promotion at Jaumne Pharmacy drawing attention from families and local shoppers. Officials confirm no purchases required, but details and eligibility remain unclear as customers await further information.
Pocketbook containing a check for 720 dollars and about two dollars in silver is lost. Please return to Henderson & Davis Livery Barn in Sidney Nebraska.
The ladies of the Lutheran church invite friends to a chicken supper on Wednesday evening December 17 at Mrs Essig's home opposite the post office. Service begins at 5 o'clock to suit business people. A bazaar will accompany the supper, a chance to buy Christmas presents.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that reaches blood and mucous surfaces. It offers 500 dollars to any case it cannot cure and invites readers to send for testimonials. Also promotes Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio and daily Pills for constipation.
A stranger from out of town approaches residents offering life or fire insurance. He claims to help and urges cooperation, noting he does not pay local taxes. Caution advised as the scheme appears unsolicited and unverified.
R P Scott completed four Oregon trail markers in the county on Wednesday. One near town funded by Scott, another by the cemetery, a third near old Camp Clarke where the Sidney Black Hills trail crossed the Oregon trail 35 years ago, and a last marker at Mrs Jamins grave on Fred Linberg’s farm nine miles downstream.
Will Breternitz departed North Platte today to take ownership of a Sidney bakery. An eighteen year veteran baker with experience in several cities, he is described as industrious, honest, and conscientious. The community wishes him well as he becomes a valued Sidney citizen.
H. R. Clough favored Sidney with his presence on Monday. J. L. Willis and wife of Dalton were in the city, Tuesday.
William Schuler J W Reinmutich Tony Stikker and J C Hunter were northern county residents in the county seat Tuesday Stikker completed final proof on his homestead in the day observance of claim settlement and transfer of title
Church notice states German Lutheran services will be held Sunday December 14 at 3 p.m. at the Dunkard church.
Local notice urges families to ask about a free doll available at Laune's Pharmacy. The brief highlights a child friendly promotion aimed at encouraging young customers to inquire in store. Aimed at parents and guardians in the area.
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