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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
11
Melbourne Wells of Gainaville bought a 348 pound registered Aberdeen Angusr calf for 108 dollars with bank help. The calf won first prize at the county fair calf club and junior champion title, then second at the state fair. Melbourne declined a 500 dollar bid, saying the animal would grow herd value at home.
A film by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Public Roads shows all stages of concrete road work from grading to completion. The documentary includes a scene of a car stuck on a muddy road and ends with a high speed race between a train and a motor truck on a concrete highway. Interested schools, colleges, and engineer groups may apply to borrow the film for good roads meetings and lectures.
A discussion outlines how rapid transit of freight traffic can move goods efficiently on paved routes without promoting higher speeds. It emphasizes safety, road wear, and compliance with traffic laws while seeking better routing, scheduling, and vehicle utilization.
Engineers of the Division of Rural Engineering advise rural households to study fuels and heat regulation for efficient coal use. Key steps include appropriate chimney size, straight up flue, regulated dampers, testing coal blends, avoiding excess poker use, removing ashes after shaking, insulating pipes and warm ducts, and maintaining humidity around 40 to 50 percent. Music store endorsement appears as a minor aside.
Legal notice to named heirs and interested parties in Cheyenne County Nebraska. Pursuant to a September 28 1920 district court order in a partition action Vern R McManes as plaintiff directs the referee to sell the described real estate on specified terms. The notice names Stella Hunnicutt Jessie Hunnicutt Ida Ogden George E Ogden Inez Sodergren Carl Sodergren Elsie McManes Maud McManes Vern R McManes and others as required by law. The sale action proceeds under court supervision and is open to all interested parties.
The sale covers ant portions of Cots One and Two in Section 30 Township 14 North Range 49 West Nebraska. Land north and east of Haskall Hill Road is included with 60 acres on the extreme east side excluded. Also part of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter north and east of Haskall Hill Road is included.
At the East front door of the Court House in Sidney Nebraska the sale will begin January 4 1921 at ten o clock A M. Bids may be cash or half cash with balance due in three years at 6 percent interest secured by a First Mortgage. Referee J W McDaniel invites all to bid.
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