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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
5
A year end editorial urges readers to measure progress, adopt tolerance, and foster generosity. It calls for belief in others until proven otherwise, shuns cynicism, and encourages broad minded, optimistic conduct to increase wealth of mind and community morale by year end 1925.
Social visits, meetings, and a holiday program fill the week. Family gatherings include Elmer and Mrs Larson, with a January 7 meetup planned. local officers were elected at the Farmers Union meeting, and a play The Dust of the Earth followed the business session. A birth is noted and residents travel to Sidney and Gurley for shopping and visits.
Theo Borcher called at Glen Bales residence on Monday while Henry Schmidt motored to Sidney, detailing a brief local movement and travel activity near those names and places.
Snowy weather did not dampen the district program Friday evening as children enjoy a two week vacation. Miss Gertrude Fullerton left Saturday for relatives in the eastern state. Miss Anderson visits with parents at Broadwater. Mrs. Z H McNew visited friends in Sidney. Alvin Mann and Charles Primm called on Ed Morrow Saturday night. Alvin Mann and Mike Jillson hauled hogs to Dalton Saturday. A Christmas program at district 147 Thursday evening was enjoyed by all. Miss Hagemeister vacationing with home folks at Potter.
Severe weather kept the Wo mans club from meeting as temperatures stayed 25 to 30 degrees below zero. Miss Leah Booth spent Christmas at home and John Kucera hosted a school program with a Christmas tree before a week long vacation. Lunal school closed Friday afternoon for a week. Miss Corn Norton left for Elgin to visit relatives. Miss Cecil Boggs visits Omaha with her niece and nephew. Gladys Winton goes to Omaha then Plattsmouth for visits before a two week school vacation. Avis Hunter visits Aurora during vacation.
Large attendance expected as the Womans club schedules an officer election. Edgar Proctor spent several days last week with Kenneth Demers. Alta Bahr enjoyed Christmas vacation with her family back home.
Center Mr and Mrs John Groshans called at the I S Bancroft home Monday Mrs George Vogler and babe spent the past week at the Ben Carter home. Mr and Mrs 8 W Scott took supper at the Curt Scott home Monday. L 8 Bancroft motored to Dalton on Tuesday. Mrs Hr S Netherland and daughter Doris took dinner at the S W Scott home Monday. A few from this vicinity were shopping in Dalton Saturday. Mr and Mrs H E Netherland and daughter Doris took supper at the John Groshans home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Groshans and August Horst took supper at the S W Scott home Friday. A few from this vicinity attended the play put on by the Farmers Union at Bunker Hill Friday night. Miss Retzlaff Miss Marshall and Miss Scott Center teachers left Friday for the eastern part of the state to spend a two weeks holiday vacation with home folks. Ervine Campbell Clifford Webster and Odessy Edwards arrived home on Saturday from Lincoln where they have been attending the agricultural college to spend a two weeks vacation Jimmie infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Dickes has been quite sick with double pneumonia but is better at this writing. August Hart left Saturday for Deshler for a visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Leo Messner and babe called at the Joe Reiners home Thursday afternoon. Mrs Ted Kallhoff and babe spent Saturday night at the Frank Dickes
Harold Jobe began using a Ford touring car on his mail route after his coupe burned in the Crook garage. Neighbors like George and Ora Rogers moved straw, the Rawleigh man visited, and many locals, including the Gross and Meyerholz families, made errands and visits. A cold week with temperatures dropping below zero was noted, with several residents ill and social gatherings reported.
Thomas Howerter, a farmer ten miles south of town, lost his Ford sedan and two touring cars along with his garage and blacksmith shop in a Wednesday night fire. He stored his Buick at 9 45 pm and woke at 2 45 am to find only ashes remaining.
A roundup of town happenings includes travel to Silverton for a golden wedding anniversary, a cafe stock sale to Mrs. Waller, school assemblies with Christmas trees, and local visits. Tarley Simpkins buys the J J Payton home, Lydiatt and Vaughan families shop in town, and sports see a Lodge Pole vs Ogallala game postponed by weather. Temperatures drop to 82 below zero, prompting two weeks of Lodge Pole school vacation and disrupted trains.
Frank Locke a 42 year old dairyman of Ire mont was overcome by carbon monoxide gas in his garage Friday morning. His four year old daughter Phylis found him and raised the alarm. Locke had shut the garage and started the car to warm up before delivering this milk route. Physicians revived him.
The Colfax county board has ordered a big rotary snow plow to clear roads between Leigh Clarkson and Howells. A Caterpillar tractor will power the unit at a cost of 3500 dollars. Taxi Call 161.
Property owners are invited to borrow two thousand five hundred dollars on good North Table farm land at eight percent interest. W P Miles asks interested parties to call on him for details and arrangements.
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