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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
8
Jetter files and small Cheyenne County maps offered by THE TELEGRAPH. Five cents each. Subscriptions to magazines and periodicals accepted at this office. Old papers for sale suitable for shelves and carpet linings. Spring cleaning items available. quantities of old papers for sale at small price. Call early.
A few choice Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels offered for sale at reasonable prices if taken at once. Address Mrs. Peter Nelson, Sextorp, Nebraska.
Wanted a quarter or half section of land to break for two stops. Land tributary to Dalton. J. L. Roush, Dalton, Neb.
Strayed steers branded J-J on the right side and wattled. A reward is offered for information. Return via Leafdale Bros. Leafdale Nebraska.
Several full blood Duroc-blood Duroc males now old enough for service. Call on or address C. S. Clambers, Sidney, Nebraska.
A bay horse mule two years old with no brands is found. A five dollar reward is offered. Notify E G Ruhter in Sidney Nebraska. A fur muff is found and the owner may claim it by paying advertising charges at this office.
Adolph Swenson offers first class repairing cleaning and pressing services at the Gapen Building. He makes ladies and gents suits to order providing custom tailoring in a local business card style notice.
Market watch from Sidney lists hay and butter fat values with loose figures for grain and oats. Red wheat and macaroni wheat show per bushel prices, rye and oats cited with ranges, while butter fat and hay-ton prices appear in uncertain fragments.
The Crystal shows three reels of new films nightly and adds two to three reels as extra features on Wednesdays, totaling five or six reels on those nights. Admission is 16 cents on all nights except Wednesdays, when it is 15 cents.
An auction by Mrs Minnie Vollstadt lists 6 horses 6 wagons and various farm gear to be sold Tuesday January 6 1914 at 10 am two miles west and north of Sunol Neb and near Colton with free lunch at noon cash on small sums and notes due over ten dollars at ten percent interest, items include implements yokes harnesses tools and machines with auctioneers Col V F Kucera and A K Greenlee clerk.
Madison Neb Dec 22 The jury returned a 9000 verdict against Martin F H Sporn and Tra tle Guaranty and Surety company in favor of Mrs Bergman. Her husband was killed by a Northwestern Passenger train at Norfolk Junction after being served liquor by the saloonkeepers and their bond company.
The basket five lost twice last week arm across a sour note for Sidney. Fatigue from an early start and travel left the team unsettled on a small Brady Island court with nine foot goals and no side lines. Julensburg seized a 32 15 game advantage while Bobby Buzza sprained an elbow chasing a goal and a girl.
C W Johnson joined his family for Christmas in Egbert Wyoming and Everette Foster missed Friday shifts due to illness. Roscoe Zimmer returned to duty after Christmas meals with relatives in North Platte. Sage has received a promotion with headquarters in Omaha while G R Smith of North Platte remains a noted presence. A J Branscom, formerly Potter, now auditor and traffic manager for Crystal River and San Juan RR at Marble Colorado, is brother in law to T F Thornburg.
The independent telephone companies in the United States welcome the agreement between the telephone trust and the department of justice. Attorney General Mc Reynolds says independents can use thousands of miles of Bell trunk lines, enabling access nationwide and avoiding costly long distance builds. There are over 20,000 independent الهاتف firms, with Bell lines opening to all under an inexpensive plan.
Governor Morehead issued commissions to Nebraska national guard officers. Named are James I. Sweaney first lieutenant company E Fifth regiment Davenport Arthur C Voigt second lieutenant company E Fifth regiment Davenport Elinor Blair first lieutenant medical corps Alma Lorin F Trasnugger man first lieutenant Fourth infantry Norfolk William Paul De Bord second lieutenant company M Fourth infantry York
A night hearing at the federal building before special examiner E B Henderson of the Interstate Commerce Commission heard the Nebraska Monument Association allege discriminatory freight rates from Vermont points to Nebraska. Railroads offered 21 cents for building granite and 31 cents for the same granite used for monuments, the two gravitating on the same pernose.
Hr J Mayer was down from Dalton on Saturday. Peter Koepp from Clara on business here Thursday. Robert Duncan and wife spent holidays with relatives in Denver. J M Buress of Iliff visiting sister Fannie Tobin. Nels Nelson and wife of Potter traded in Sidney last Saturday. Jesse Ewing and wife of Dalton in the city Thursday overnight. J J Ernest of Dalton a sojourner in town on Christmas day. Mr and Mrs Bates and daughter Ruby guests in Klein home Wednesday. Mrs C W Simons spent Christmas with her parents at Ogalalla returning Friday. Miss Johnson of city schools vacationing with parents at Kearney. Frank Kucera came up from Lodgepole to spend Christmas with father V F Kucera. Miss Catherine Greenlee home Sunday from Riverton for vacation. Mrs D Kelly had Christmas guests Mrs Gilson and daughter Stella from Aurora and Leo Bartholomew. Mr and Mrs A S Ayle holiday guests Earl Ayle and John T Ayle of Primrose. they remain here. O W Busacker, Wm Schuler, Wm Speakman and J C Hurnte were Christmas callers from Dalton remaining till day after.
Dr. I. M. Renfrow of Omaha will manage Dr. Webster's dental practice in Sidney during a ten day vacation in Denver.
Ced Webster traveled from Bridgeport on Wednesday to his father’s home to collect his automobile that had been shipped from Kansas City.
Miss Faye Scherer, a graduate nurse, spent Wednesday at the home of her uncle V. Klein while en route from Denver to Simla.
Frank Stafford of the Telegraph spent a week with his relatives at David City Nebraska. He returned Friday.
Mrs. Gilson and her young daughter Stella from Aurora Nebraska visited Tuesday and stayed with relatives Mrs Dan Kelly and her daughter through today.
Hotels report a bright Christmas trade as travelers converge for the holidays. Families visit fathers and mothers, while orphans find a season of care, lifting occupancy and patronage in the festive period.
Mr James Worden and Mrs Worden joined E P Swan and his wife for a Christmas dinner. The meal was ample enough for a crowd and the hosts and guests all contributed with cheer and good spirits.
William H. Speakman made final proof on his homestead December 26 before County Judge Gape. Witnesses were William Schuler and John C. Hunter, all from east of Dalton.
Cc E Harper and his wife hosted an elaborate Christmas day dinner with Reverend Hayes and family, Mr and Mrs J W Harper, Mr and Mrs Jacob Eckert, Mr Doty, Mr Millett, and Mr Glass as guests.
Leo Osborn and wife hosted a family dinner for Lloyd Mann and family Ernest Stuht and family and Fritz Stuht. A Christmas tree party the night before included Maynard Osborn and family and the real Santa Claus.
Two peddlers selling dress goods from a wagon Saturday were briefly shown the exit to the city. The vintage board does not propose to encourage street selling to the loss of our merchants who have helped to build and maintain the town.
John Null, a teacher in the Mina tare schools, returned home last Saturday and planned to visit his mother during a uncertain vacation. The schools are closed for smallpox and upon arrival he learned his boarding place had been placed under quarantine.
John Sorrel of Sund visited the city on Thursday while Elmer Walker from Kearney enjoyed holidays with sister Mrs. D. E. Reider. Mrs. Joseph Kelly and daughter Miss Anna visited with son William Riggs as Fine's orchestra provided a popular Christmas night dance for about 450 people.
Christmas guests at the King home in Bridgeport included Mr. and Mrs. Harry King, Miss Hazel King from the state university, and J. T. M. Pierson of Clifton Arizona. They joined local family in a festive gathering that extended into the week, described as one of the town’s greatest follifications.
A humorous voice dismisses cluttered early shopping and surplus presents. The speaker urges discarding pricey or useless items and sharing better deeds, suggesting repurposing a patent bread mixer and lavender waist as thoughtful alternatives.
John F Deitz known as Cameron dam hero asks Wisconsin to free him via a habeas corpus writ in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Attorney General Owen was served as proceedings set for December 27 in Milwaukee before Judge John Geiger to hear arguments on why the writ should not issue. Deitz began his life sentence at Waupun on May 13 1911.
A report from the insurance departments of Illinois Nebraska and Wisconsin reveals a plan by the Independent Order of Foresters of Toronto to terminate contracts. The society has been investing over 5 million through Union Trust in Toronto at 4 percent while other assets of about 32 million yield more than 4 percent.
Columbus Neb Dec 22 One thousand dollars has been raised to defray expenses of the thirty second annual convention of the Nebraska State Firemen's association to be held in Columbus next January. The firemen's committee is at work on the program.
In Garrison Nebraska on December 22 the Schaaf Grain company elevator burned to the ground. It held about 10,000 bushels of grain with ownership partly from nearby farmers. The loss is estimated at $12,000.
The Gropper farm near Wausa Nebraska sold for 16250 per acre at public auction. Purchaser was Hon A H Banks. The property lies about a mile and a half southwest of Wausa and is well improved.
Hugh Hammond of Sidney Draw worked in the town Tuesday. Mrs. R. F. Glass left Friday for a Christmas holiday with relatives at Fairfield. Ed Litty and S. W. Scott were among North division traders Tuesday. James Davison of Ickes visits his daughter Mrs. Anton Rudd for Christmas. L. F. Cunningham of Clara loads up Tuesday for a festive home. Leopold Rezanina and two daughters travel Wednesday to Cheyenne for Christmas with kin. C. A. Bancroft and son west of Dalton shop Tuesday, arriving by sled. A. A. Sharp and wife head Tuesday for Pilger Nebraska to visit relatives, with Master Ray Birdwell accompanying for two weeks with brother Glenn.
James Birdwell and his wife spent Tuesday in town meeting their sister Miss Florence Birdwell of Louisville Kentucky who will stay for several weeks.
Paul Martin resumes his familiar stunt of walking twenty miles daily between boxes and windows at the post office. He is actively assisting in handling the enormous Christmas mail flow and duties.
Sidney readers urged to buy from Knight Campbell Music Co. for over 100 piano and player piano models newly printed with illustrations and descriptions. The ad promises savings of 50 to 75 dollars on pianos and 75 to 150 dollars on player pianos, along with cut regular terms, prepaid freight, and a money back guarantee from Denver's oldest music house.
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It promises $100 for any unsolved case, notes testimonials, lists Toledo as address, and markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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