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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1911
Page
4
A selection of quirky reflections mentions Sack Johnson and a bay window, with 1912 predicted as a disaster year. Real estate activity in Sidney shows cemetery lots as the cheapest, while Denver courts target changes to prayers. A Parisian recall and a daughter's marriage raise commentary, and a man dies of a heart issue linked to a landlord’s Christmas gift.
The referendum applies to liquor questions in multiple towns. The note adds that domestic use of alcohol has existed since biblical times, citing Adam in Paradise.
Will Maupin extols Nebraska as the favored state praising its fertile soil and abundant wealth per capita. He lauds its crops corn wheat oats and its strong schools and home ownership while claiming it offers fewer illiterates and slums. He urges the star of Nebraska to guide the nation westward toward greater prosperity.
A Nebraska Dairy commission live campaign for clean milk. Denver Mint to coin nickels in January replacing Philadelphia sources. Theater fire in New York ends calmly as audience exits. a New Hampshire woman fends off a burglar with calm refusal and police call. Nebraska apples for 1911 total 9,925,889 bushels with 8,420,124 bearing trees and $860,058 cherry value across 68,725 planted acres.
Sheriff Clark visits Alliance as two men, Al Blain and John Connley, are transported to Lincoln to begin sentences of two to ten years for horse theft. They were captured at Oshkosh and stockmen applaud their capture amid widespread depredations. A Nebraska alfalfa pest threatens crops. experts suggest using vacuum cleaners to prevent spread and call for action by state authorities.
Closing prices for grains and livestock on December 27 show Wheat at 947 cents for December and 99 for May, Corn 65 and 64.5, Oats 46.5 and 47, Pork 1555 and 1600 for June and May respectively, with Lard 9.15 to 9.14 and Ribs 8.62 to 8.65. Cash bids list No 2 hard wheat at 97 to 101, No 2 yellow corn old at 72, No 2 white oats at 48 48. Livestock receipts total 18 500 cattle with varying values, 31 000 hogs with steady to higher quotes, and 25 000 sheep with mixed prices across natives westerns yearlings and lambs.
South Omaha stock market notes for December 27 show cattle receipts at 1,600 with beef steers around 5.00, cows and heifers 4.75 to 5.25, stockers 4.00, bulls 4.25, calves 4.00. Hogs receipts 6,400 with best heavies 6.15, butchers 5.95 to 6.00, night 5.65 to 5.90. Sheep receipts 7,100 with wethers 3.50, ewes 2.25 to 3.65, lambs 5.35 to 6.50.
A brief exchange hints at a deceased woman’s troubled past with two divorces before a later marriage. The widow questions the wisdom of praise while the widower jokes about faithfulness as a final accolade.
Nina and Fred discuss an old dining set while joking about a spoon chest versus a settee. The exchange reveals a family history of courtships tied to the furniture and a playful misunderstanding.
A brisk exchange notes a high batting average above 400 and hints at a Stanford student heading toward the Yalu front while passing exams. The terse dialogue blends sports pride with wartime duty and academic achievement.
Department of the Interior notice dated Nov 2 1932 announces Carl Mahr of Slaneey Nebr intends to file a final five year proof to establish a land claim in section 4 township 15 north range 49 west, with witnesses named. It also details a court-ordered sale of real estate in Cheyenne County to satisfy a 1918 judgment against multiple defendants, with sale set for Jan 31 1912 at 10 am in Sidney Court House.
County Court in Cheyenne County Nebraska schedules January 5, 1912, 10:00 a.m. for hearing on William H. Gates's petition for final settlement and discharge as executor of the estate of Guo Kelsarker. Notice to interested parties via The Sidney Telegraph for three weeks. County Judge Henry E. Gapen signs the order.
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