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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
1
The Telegraph office and many Sidney businesses will close for Christmas. Editors Wolfe and Scoggin visit, ranchers and officials travel, and residents like Lif and Barlow make holiday trips. The day’s notes cover church moves, telephone hours, presses sold, a mental health case, a minstrel show, a cornerstone event, and new street signs for several local firms.
Sidney Lodge No. 122 A O U W welcomed members and guests at the Odd Fellows block after a lodge meeting. A luncheon honored new candidates Durnall and Minnshall with families invited. A vegetables quiz amused attendees. John J. Parks won first prize, George Davis the consolation. New officers to be installed January 1.
Sidney Lodge No 196 Ancient Order of United Workmen reports officers chosen at the last meeting. Master Workman Joseph Oberfelder Foreman Lewis F Cloxman Overseer Patrick J McIntyre and others named. Installation set for January 10 1907 all Workmen invited to attend.
The Porter J White Co presents Goethe’s Faust at Tobin Opera House on Friday December 28. The enduring drama delights audiences with wit sorrow and sympathy and remains a favorite over the book. Harm Poppen and Christ Weyerta represented Eagle precinct at the county seat Wednesday.
A westbound Union Pacific No. 9 passenger train struck four way cars near the depot last Friday night. Three cabooses were wrecked and one slightly damaged. The crew in the cabooses awoke after the crash and escaped without serious injury. The wrecking crew cleared the site and investigators noted the engineer lost control at a critical moment.
Harry Ward announces the advent on the 27th of the season for the Great Ward Minstrels. The white comedians deliver an acclaimed show with superior vocal work by Carl Fletcher from Trinity Church Choir New York. Horne and his dog troupe and Jacobs and Lardel barrel-jumpers are featured. Electric effects and a superb band dominate. Get your seats early.
Judge Kinkaid introduces a bill in Congress to allow homesteaders to claim adjoining lands to reach 640 acres and to let the General Land Office sell 480 acre tracts while restoring rights of those with filings made between April 27 and June 28, 1904.
The Royal Neighbors met on December 18 and elected officers for the year including Nellie Tucker Oracle and Jennie Jackson Vice-Oracle. Dr. G D Wester the dentist will be in Sidney at the Metropolitan Hotel Monday December 24 and remain the balance of the week.
Sidney Nebraska minutes show audit and approval of general fund claims including services for insanity board and witness fees, road district labor, and bridge work. The board rejected a proposed road and adjourned to January 1 1907 with Barrett as clerk.
Prof Patel cautions parents against always taking a child’s side with teachers or neighbors. Miss McFadden’s class showcased a standout program as students earned praise. Several students were absent due to illness or weeklong trips, while others returned to class and won head marks. The first and second primary grades will present a Christmas program and tree.
Small cash sale offered by F J Irwin of Lincoln Nebraska. The listing quotes a coin set with numbers 33 16 48 17 16 47 and mentions a low upfront payment for the collection. The ad is brief and lacks further details or contact information.
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