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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1898
Page
8
A fragmentary railroad timetable shows past mail and freight schedules with several misread entries. It lists No 8 past mail at 6:50 p m No 4 express and No 18 fast freight at 7:00 a m and references to freight and freight agents with partial notes likely from a local station.
January 1 statements will be mailed or presented to all subscribers in arrears for THE TELEGRAPH. It is hoped those receiving them will give prompt attention. Some accounts have run long. unless settled promptly they will be placed with an attorney for collection.
A Christmas season roundup notes a grippe outbreak in town and a flurry of visits from residents and travelers. Geo Haxby and Jas Harris of Lodgepole. Dr Harris's short trip to Paxton. Dr Murlless dentist in Sidney. John Liston becomes night clerk at Pacific Hotel. many locals and visitors, including J J Young and Mrs Lincoln G Simon, frequent town and nearby areas. The Snohomish-style notices mention school vacation, pay car for Christmas shopping, timber claim proof, surveying tracks, and community updates from Potter to North Platte and Omaha.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Wilson of Kearney, covering the Sixth district, visited the city on Wednesday. He stated he had received from J E Antz, district of Nebraska collector, a communication urging newspapers to contradict reports that checks payable to depositors or to cash are exempt from taxation.
Grain shipments average three to four cars weekly consigned to New York buyers. Potatoes show strong demand with Greenlee and Benson shipping a car load to Cheyenne on Monday.
A collage of quips and notices from early newspapers includes jokes about birds and measles, advice on not kissing during illness, and various local ads. Items reference McMullan's meats, Elgin wind mills, Doran ties and mittens, shoes, furniture at Essig, and a humorous kitchen anecdote from the Chicago News.
Local readers report an outbreak in Gering 18 with measles affecting twenty families ranging from one to six members each. The morning solution humorously asks Have you measied yet as a light note amid the health concern.
Two cars of hogs were shipped Wednesday by Lt Cary to Fullerton Nebraska. This brings eight cars of Cheyenne county stock hogs shipped to this point and reflects a strong regional demand due to cholera in eastern herds. Swine raised in this altitude are noted as cholera proof and fetch higher prices, signaling growing industry importance.
Victoria Lynch appeared before Judge Neubauer on a complaint by her grandfather James Flynn accusing her of being incorrigible. The 15 year old was committed to the reform school at Kearney.
Bert Davison and Miss Belle Britton will marry at the bride’s parents residence on Sunday December 25 at 2 pm. Only a small circle of relatives and friends invited.
County Superintendent Lyon received notice that Cheyenne county’s state school apportionment totals 10853 for 404 scholars. Of these, 3821 share in the apportionment as some districts have not met required school term. June apportionment was 1634.55. decrease partly due to an eighty percent drop in interest on state school land leases.
Chas Trognitz operates a week long ice cutting and hauling force for the railroad ice house while Wm Stuht holds the North Platte contract. He cuts at Krueger's lake and ships about 106 cars totaling nearly 2000 tons during the week.
A humorous set of Sidney postoffice rules suggests delays in letter delivery. If mail is missing, check all boxes and the cellar, and if the postmaster says no mail, pretend disappointment and urge another search. The piece mocks residents who blame the postmaster and implies mail may be hidden for attention.
Sidney Camp No. 1001 Modern Woodman of America elected W C P Miles W A C M Wright Banker O D Lyon Clerk M J Sanders Escort W S Clery Watchman S C Bixby Sentry A J Davison Physician A A D Stewitts Manager Fred Price Delegates C P Chambers and Jas McMullan were chosen for the county convention to be held in Sidney in January with the state convention at Lincoln in February.
The Christmas service list includes processional Awake the Song of Gladness, Hymn Shout the Glad Tidings and Hark What Means Those Holy Voices, Kyries and a solo Christmas Song by Mattie Griffith, with references to Jubilate and Glory in Excelsis part of the reverent program.
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