Episcopal Fair Brings In Nearly 250 At Sidney Opera House
The Episcopal Ladies Guild held a three event fair at the Sidney Opera House creating a lively trade mart with booth decor, a supper, and charity drives. Receipts topped 250 dollars with nominal expenses as community support and church improvements drew praise. Notable features included a elaborate dining room, doll and handkerchief booth, country store with 10 cent items, and a Japanese rest room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild
Episcopal Church
Opera House
Sidney
Geo. A. Beecher
Trinity Cathedral
Wryo
Corbett
East
A. K. Greenlee
J W. Nelson
Tobin
F. B. Tobin
E. Krase Jr
D. V. Dick
C. C. Callahan
A. D. Stowitta
Alabama
Grace Kruse
Bertha Neubauer
McLernon
Beebe
Booth
Rudolph Kruse
Local Property Transfers and School Notes Featured
Land transactions include Rosecrans to Smith and Lincoln Land Co. to Miller with values listed, plus several other transfers and a Bridgeport sale. School notes report absences, honors in spelling, head marks, and preparations for Christmas exercises in Sidney schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Land Co
J. BL. Miller
Lota
Bridgeport
E. Nelson
H G. Tilton
Powell Ranch Sold in Logan County to Foreign Investors
The old Powell and Blair ranch in the South Platte valley, about five thousand acres, owned by Henderson Powell and Blair, was sold last week to a syndicate of Jewish capitalists. The deal, planned since September, closed Tuesday with the third payment. said to be the largest transfer in Logan county. Purchasers aim to subdivide the tract into smaller farms. Mrs Rumsey’s mother and brother are visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Platte Valley
Rail taxes due prompt court injunction blocks collection
Cheyenne county treasurer Greenlee faces federal writs restraining tax collection on Union Pacific and Burlington taxes for 1906. Totals show Union Pacific 26458.39 and Burlington 15614.06. partial payments offered and refused. Combined three year totals reach 65229.33 with interest. funds could wipe county debt but business remains cash based and warrants paid as presented.
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Greenlee
Union Pacific
Burlington
Cheyenne County
Ge County
Greek pedestarian Nicholas George walks world tour reaches Sidney
Nicholas George, the Greek pedestrian, halted in Sidney on his world trek. He started in Cairo on Nov 17 1904 and has covered 13174 miles of a planned 30000. He carries a register with signatures from officials including Wyoming Governor Brooks. After Chicago he heads to Montreal New York Washington then Europe finishing at Perth. He averages about thirty miles daily.
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Nicholas George
Sidney
George
Cairo
Egypt
Gov. Brooks
Wyoming
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Washington
British Isles
Europe
Bads Perth
Large suit filed in district court over two thousand defendants
Lincoln Journal report states a suit filed in district court involves more than two thousand defendants, policy holders of the old Lincoln Mutual Fire Insurance Co. A. L. Chase, former Sidney resident and receiver, is the plaintiff. The petition says several thousand dollars remain due from the company, for which policy holders are liable, and seeks to recover assessments to pay the company’s debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lincoln Journal
A. L. Chase
Sidney
Old
Lincoln Mutual Fire Insurance Company
The Endless Prayer Chain In Circulation
A mailed chain letter claims nine copies must be written to receive joy and avert calamity. It cites Bishop Lawrence as origin but claims are unfounded and warned as a dangerous prank. The author labels it the work of an unbalanced mind and urges disposal in the waste basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Lawrence
The
Apostolic Church
Episcopal
Corbett, Prieat
Local Trader Buys New Shipment of Fine Horses
Ben Moffitt of Binghamton New York has shipped thousands of dollars worth of Cheyenne county horses and mules and spent the week in Sidney purchasing another lot to be sent to his home town. Dr Beebe returned Wednesday from a visit to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Moffitt
Binghamton
N. Y
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Notable visitors and local updates in Sidney Nebraska week
Sidney reports a busy week with visits from Judge C. C. McNish and J M Kruder of Fremont. William F. Porter of Lincoln. Omaha figures J A Fuller F A Lieberling and J H Norrick. Local industry notes include J J Cramer becoming Standard Oil agent and plans for Western Realty Co. headquarters in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
C. C. McNish
J M Kruder
J A. Fuller
F. A. Lieberling
J. H. Norrick
Western Realty Co
Nebraska
Sidney
W.E. Swatzlander
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C.W. Hornaday Meubauer
Sidney, Neb
Krug’s
Fred-W. Vath
First National Bank
E. R. Yaegle
Frank Pierson
ODD Fellows
Neb
the Episcopal Fair
W. P. Miles
W. F. Bassett
Valenka Neubauer
B. C. Rosecrans
G. L. Smith
A. Liden
Same
J W.harpertor
E. Kolpke
R. A. Barlow
H. L. Kottwitz
St. George Cattle Co
W. W. Dempster
P. A. Ambuhl
G. M. Bewley
L. G. Simor
L. G. Siwon
G M. Bewley
J. W. Harper
J. A. E. Zimmerman
Willie Ulery
Solomon Judd
Mrs. Martin
Hines
Oru Ickes
Dorothy Hart
Bernice Kelly
Maude Barrett
Helen Cook
Nellie Dedrick
Harold Yaegle
Phils Corbett
Dorothy Stewitts
Aletts Foster
Kenneth Bassett
Ralph Hanson
Powell
Mrs. Rumsey
Oferfelcer Clothing Company
SELZ
Dr. Beebe
Omaha
Dan M. Atchinson
Kearney
William F. Porter
Lincoln
WE. Swartzlander
Tama
Iowa
Morrow Addition
P. A. Beck
W. Pagett
G. Maitland
A. J. Wharf
Cheyenne
H. M. Grimes
W. T. Wilcox
North Platte
C. W. Edwards
St. Louis
Pacific Hotel
State Teachers Association
J C. Hammond
Pine Bluff
Wyo
E. H Stevens
Cokeville
J. J. Cramer
Fred Griffith
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Griffith
J. J. McIntosh
Grace
Clifton
Laramie
A. R. Scott
Electric Light Company
Cripple Creek
Colo
Agaume
F. J. Inwin
Lincoln, Neb
D. J. Scanlon
E. J. Sweet
Saler
Court House
Swan Dedrick
Metropolitan Hotel
Harper & Wright
W. E. Swatzlander
Oberfelder
U. S. Land Office
Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel and
Kieth Counties
Wisner
J. C. McNish
Omaha, Neb
Jas, Norrick
Illinois
South Dakota
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