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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1878
Page
5
Local items report court trial for Le Grand over Wright at Clarke's bridge, upcoming Lyceum meetings, a church social at the McDonalds residence, a Fireman Ball at White Moon, and preparations for the Bidney Fire Department. Also mentions pumpkin sociables, ad notes for holiday promotions, and community events including a debate on Indian affairs transfer and attire items at Oberfelder & Co.
A fragmented page includes a false political claim about Jack Lanmay Aliot Matt Coates near Camp Clarke. It also promotes Mint Mrs Laoman at the Sldary Post Hospital and catalogues jewelry at Unazeu's Drug Store. Curren & Johnson plan remodeling of the Lirsters building, purchased by the Masonic Fraternity. The piece contains xenophobic and anti Chinese rhetoric, urging white-women workers to support against Chinese labor.
A report from Sidney notes Luther Maetell and Whi Ketcham, accused of killing Sheriff Stevens in Custer County, were seized by armed men near the South Loup and hanged. Mitchell and Ketcham bodies were burned, prompting calls for swift justice to preserve Nebraska’s honor amid ongoing upheaval. Also mentioned is J. C. Woothies moving into Sidney’s butter, egg and produce trade.
Mrs. R. J. Walruth visits the city as Hon Beach Hinman discusses District Court matters. Numerous figures arrive or are present in Sidney for court, government and business, including postmaster Geo. W. Tanner at Ogallala and U.S. agents in Deadwood.
The District Court met in Oum on Thursday December 12 with Judge William Gue lin Jr presiding. Grand and petit jurors were drawn including C Lackwood J L Kuese Lambert Jenkins John Zobel J A Dolson Lute Fitch J W Slms Fred Qlaver John Anderson Thomas Evers Lige Tusler Morriz Urbach C D Ale Evoy D Carrigan and many others listed.
The day included motions and rulings in cases such as T C Bowers vs D C Lockwood and Annie Kinney vs John Kinney. Decrees of divorce were granted in Franklin McVeigh & Co vs W J McDonald and Turner & Lutst vs Board of County Commissioners. Judgment for plaintiff awarded in Gantz Co vs H Gantz Co with costs. Leave granted 80 days to answer and plead in certain actions. Hall Safe and Lock Co sued J W Pratt with 20 days for F C Gear to file answer.
A vivid断描述 of Nellie Grant’s husband declining youth, his wooden leg and an oversized vest likened to the famed speaker Robert Loger SSL.
December 13 price list shows staples with varied cents per pound and per unit. Butter at 2 cents. sugar near 5 to 13 cents per pound. bacon and shoulders around 3 to 10 cents. coffee, tea, and molasses priced by the pound or pound equivalents. Cranes berries and potatoes also listed with quart and pound rates.
The notice lists diverse offers at Dunia Old Post Office Building and McDonald’s including brown coats millinery and wines at McIntosh’s, with sales at Grand Rawle Anderson Williams and White House Saloon. It mentions church Mass at Catholic Church, New York Store novelties, and Crandall’s masquerade show for holidays.
A jumble of ads from Me’s Place, McDonald’s, and McDonald street selling cash only goods Ivory oysters at Lankie’s Gilassware and various wares. T V Redington Co Excelsior Meat Market offers sausages beef and mutton while Livingston’s hardware stocks hunters goods. Old Post Office Building lot raffled, Comfort at Capitol corner, American Nense Sour Mash whiskies. Christmas items Urbach’s ornaments Demorest patterns and a New Year’s Eve party by Williams Kunse at American House inviting.
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