County Wheat Crop Hurt by Dry Weather
Cheyenne County faces a weak wheat outlook for 1921 due to persistent drought. While warmth aids growth, low soil moisture limits germination and yields. Farmers shift toward diversified farming with cattle hogs and chickens, aided by a strong corn crop but facing low prices without adequate livestock. Several local agriculturists report profitability in mixed farming and purebred stock as an alternative to wheat.
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Cheyenne County
F. A. Hand
D. P. Elis
Nels, Olsen
C. J. Osborn
Frank Goodwin
W. E. Swatzlander
Nebraska
Trail sports dominate Sidney high school December issue
The December number of The Trail, the official organ of Sidney high school, is a live publication improved this month. It features substantial athletics coverage written in a clean, sportsmanlike style and includes a commendable review of the Thanksgiving football game. The athletic editor sticks to facts, avoiding flamboyant boasts, showing Sidney boys as thorough, clean athletes.
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the Trail
Sidney High School
Hve
Sidney
Shriners Form County Group in Cheyenne County
At a December Monday meeting in Sidney Cheyenne County Shriners organized a new unit to promote sociability fellowship and community spirit. M W Dimery W K Hodgkin and A J Jorgensen named president vice president and secretary treasurer with committees on finance bylaws membership and entertainment. Membership open to Shriner residents of Cheyenne County and tributaries.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Ony
Shriners
Aftermath of Sterling National Bank Failure
Directors on the board of the First Bank of Iliff ordered the institution closed and requested the state examiner to take charge. This follows the Farmers' National Bank of Sterling failing its doors weeks earlier. J. P. Dillon, vice president of the Sterling bank, is president of the Iliff bank. The Iliff bank has capital of 30000 and a surplus of 6150. Depositors are believed safe and the bank may resume operations soon. Mrs William Tann and her daughter Mrs Roy Thompson of Peets drove to Sidney on Tuesday for a shopping expedition.
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First Bank of Iliff
Farmers’ National Bank of Sterling
J. P. Dillon
Sterling Bank
Iliff Bank
Iliff
William Tann
Roy Thompson of
Peets
Sidney
Mistletoe and Christmas Spirit Lift City Trade
Merchants foresee a strong holiday season despite tight finances and weather woes. Schools close for two weeks with Santa themes evident in rooms. Mistletoe is described as sacred in Druids and Romans, a symbol of joy, and a love charm tied to the legend of the unkissed maid at Christmas, now a popular Christmas green with broad cultural resonance.
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Proserpine
Aeneas
Holstein
England
York
York Cathedral
Four Quarters of
Heaven
Sterling Elks to Stage an Interesting Bout
The Sterling Elks host a boxing card on Wednesday December 22 featuring Harry Williams against Bob Clancy a Denver middleweight in the main event refereed by Cal Chairs. Promoter Frank Whitelock organized the smoker with Elks members and Sidney fight fans expected in large numbers supporting Williams who is popular in Nebraska and Sidney.
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Elks Club
Sterling
Harry Williams
Bob Clancy
Clancy
Denver
Williams
Cal
Frank Whitelock
Lodge of Elks
Fght
Overwork Triggers Mind Loss for Union Pacific Hotel Operator
Miss Hilda Skogerson, a young telephone operator at the Union Pacific Hotel, suffered a temporary mental breakdown attributed to overwork. She collapsed while out with a friend, received medical help, and was taken to her mother in Laramie, Wyoming. An operation to remove a brain blood clot was reported as planned.
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Hilda Skogerson
Union Pacific Hotel
Skogerson
Vanta
Laramie
Wyo
Sidney
Blaze ignites Wooldridge home boiler room incident
Last Friday the F. M. Wooldridge family dealt with a brief blaze caused by sofe rubbish down a clothes chute. The fire was detected immediately and extinguished by the family with no major damage.
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F. M. Wooldridge
Arrest Nurse in Dalton for Death of Infants
Mrs. William A. Schultz was arrested in Dalton Nebraska and jailed in Cheyenne Wyoming on a charge of murdering two infants after she had been subsequently held for questioning in the case.
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Dalton
William A. Schultz
Nebr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hospital nurse linked to deaths of two infants
County Attorney C B E Lee reports that a nurse Mrs Schultz was discharged from a private city hospital in November and that on November 13 the infant daughters of John Zoranovich and Wesley J Law died. Tests by chemists in Laramie and Denver produced conflicting results with Denver finding poison. A coroner's jury ruled unlawful deaths with criminal agency by Mrs Schultz.
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Schultz
C. BE. Lee
John Zoranovich
Wesley J. Law
Laramie
Denver
Osborn Motor Co Opens New Fireproof Garage Building
The Telegraph reports Osborn Motor Co has opened a modern fireproof garage on West Lincoln Highway. The 100 by 132 foot two story concrete building offers extensive facilities as Osborn, with years in the local auto trade, expands to meet growing patronage across Sidney and Cheyenne counties.
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Telegraph
M. W. Osborn Motor Company
West Jincoln Highway
Osborn
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Bargains On Player Pianos At Burgess Music Store
Burgess Music Store advertises Player Pianos in standard makes from 185 to 600 dollars. Buyers can pay 50 dollars down and 15 dollars a month. Offer valid until January 1st.
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Burgess Music Store
Farmers Told to Avoid Dumping Products
W P G Harding governor of the federal reserve board told the Farm Bureau Federation in Indianapolis that dumping farm products on the market invites speculation and higher prices for consumers. He urged gradual orderly marketing and noted farming must be remunerated to avoid languishing production. Eugene Davenport of the University of Illinois warned steady prices are essential to protect farmers from disastrous losses and discussed middlemen and farm co operatives as a path to freer markets.
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W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Bureau Federation
Indianapolis
Reserve Banks
Eugene Davenport
College’ of ‘Agriculture
University of Illinois
Congress
Brunswick Phonograph Put Side by Side at Burgess Music
A fragment notes a Brunswick phonograph placed beside another phonograph in a home, mentioning Burgess Music Store. The wording implies a sale or display context without clear outcome or date.
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Brunswick Phonograph
Burgess Music
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Shriners Perfect
Sterling National Bank
Gidney Lumber Co
Sterling Elks
Wooldridge Home
Wilson Brothers
Pness
M. E. Pettibens
the American Bank
American Bank
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