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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1888
Page
2
The piece argues Christmas should spur year round charity not just on one day. It emphasizes universal goodwill, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and guiding the weak, urging constant charitable deeds to uplift society and make every day a Christmas.
A column discusses enduring interest in marriage despite jokes about courtship. It also reports on proposed changes to Nebraska land office districts drafted by Senator Paddock, with new offices to be created at Broken Bow and other counties for increased frontiersmen access.
The bill is introduced in the house by Congressman Dorsey and pushed toward a conclusion this session with every hope of success.
The Froid Gazette claims Chap pell is owned by Dawes Foss and Hoffman a foreign company. If Chappell wins the county seat Devel County would gain no benefit and the owners would sell property and leave the country. Big Springs faces a similar risk if it gains the seat. The piece portrays a triangular fight where motives of self interest overshadow community welfare.
The reform plan by Senator Paddock would add two new land office districts with headquarters at Alliance in Box Butte county and Broken Bow in Custer county. Proponents claim the unsettled terrain nearby warrants shorter travel for land office business amid strong local opposition from towns left out of the list.
The Potter Pross defends Sidney leadership, claiming the city prospers and meetings include all classes. it denounces an unfounded claim that unprincipled men run things for lawyers and deadheats, urging readers to doubt such accusations.
The writer argues that nearly all kinds of fruit could be grown in Cheyenne county and urges action toward this goal. They note exceptionally fine weather this fall with Italian skies not surpassing the region’s summer and early winter days, and they greet the persistent pleasant spell despite the saying about a green Christmas implying trouble.
The fragment discusses Boston speech and pronunciation, noting mispronunciations of long words like gaseous, obsolete, luxurious, and allopathy. It argues this does not imply Bostonians lack knowledge of simple words such as beans.
On Thursday January 3 1889 at 1 pm a republican county convention will be held in the village of Chappell. Primaries are recommended for Monday December 30 in each precinct with one delegate per 15 votes cast for Harrison at the last general election and one delegate for unorganized territory.
A debate over county seat location tests Deuel City in the east third, opposite Julesburg. Observers note residents can live in Julesburg while working at the county seat, with no new towns expected soon. Reverend C We San Savage, once of Omaha and now linked to Grand Island, sent the Republican a discourse titled Fifteen Years in Mel, though the text yields only fragments.
The passage notes that many friends will be pleased to learn he is prospering in his new field and casts doubt on the reverend gentleman's exact location. The wording implies uncertainty about where he currently resides or works.
The piece notes Susan B Antony does not plan marriage in spring. It quotes her saying she is young enough to wait and humorously adds she was not a guest of Noah during the Ark voyage.
A. B. Prusincen tells residents of Chappell and surrounding areas that he never proposed Chappell as county seat. He accuses those spreading the report of lying and acting as poltroons. Persinger is mentioned in the statement.
A note indicates Doctor Black's suggestions will be read by all and receive village board attention this week though his remarks must be deferred to the coming week.
Chappell officials resist a full slate of offices should the town win county seat status. Residents believe a courthouse will be built there, while rival towns in the new county press their claims.
North Platte residents challenge criticism over a reported night in which eleven girls were born in the town. They argue that births are natural events and, regardless of gender, each child represents progress for the community.
A new newspaper named Tue Front Guseffe appears on Saturdays list as a neat, newsy street paper aiming to boost Deuel county seat status. Sapp and McBride publish the edition.
The Valentine Blade is sold again and will become a republian paper. A note urges readers to seek information on county seat and post office removals by applying at once to the New county of Banner.
As the holiday season arrives, readers seek unique literature featuring the letter XN. Publishers note a surge in unconventional wordplay and festive editions that play on Christmas motifs and rare lettering touches.
The report states that Buffalo Bill Col Cody of North Platte has been appointed a general in the Nebraska militia. This marks a notable honor for the famed scout and showman within the state's defense forces.
Ex Colorado politician H A W Tabor intensifies efforts to return to the U S Senate amid a Colorado legislature session and renewed publicity. He claims he will participate in the campaign while promising to address funding disputes like the Mille bill if elected.
A North Platte Democrat reports frenzied chatter about Judge Helst and W. Co Helly from Sidney circulating tales of trying to secure a territorial judge ship or government post. The line hints at political plots and a search for offices in Lincoln County’s center, North Platte.
A torn note describes the removal of a building housing a post office from Harrisburg to Centropoll, causing unrest in Banner county. A constable seized the structure, expelled occupants and stock, and sent the venture back to Harrisburg while the porting ter bondszman takes charge awaiting Washington advice. The text asserts Centropolle was claimed to be “busted” with nothing left in town.
SMOUL NOTES describes school officials and honored visitors, with a long list of names and remarks about a two week vacation. It mentions mumps and measles, bilious symptoms, and a Green's August blower remedy. It also advertises The Finest Train in the World the Overland Route and a judge’s marriage offer, plus excursions, cures for skin and liver issues, and various local notices and ads.
The Nebraska county court, in separate cases for the estates of Nowk M. Kline and Walt Peek, schedules hearings in December on petitions for administration. Notices require publishing in the Sidney Telegraph for four weeks prior to hearing and involve all interested parties.
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