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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
4
Local residents and guests travel for Christmas and New Year. Dr W H Wiker and Jimmie Allen visitants. Ada Gerard returns from Columbus. many families, including Worden, Perry, Hawkins, and Loff, host or travel. Attendees include Sundays, Denver, Lincoln, Omaha, Gothenburg, Sterling, Oberlin, and Dolton. A Ladies club meeting planned for January 7 at the library.
Social items recount dinners hosted by the Chaneys Olson and Walker households with guests including Grigsby Karvanek Hostettler Breternitz Butherus Olson Haworth Flicker Martin Olson and others. A birthday surprise for Mrs Peters and a Christmas day family reunion are noted along with an evening of bridge and card prizes for Ada Gerard and Miss McDaniel.
His wife in Omaha was notified by long distance and arrangements made for the care of his body. The property known as the old George Harms place was rented out. A $500 check on the Bank of Bayard found in his pocket prompted speculation about a possible motive, though the cause remains unknown.
The state and federal division of agricultural statistics reports 3,686,000 acres seeded to winter wheat last fall matching last year’s level and a 10 percent rise in rye planted. Overall U S winter wheat total is 43,690,000 acres with strong moisture and conditions near the ten year averages, while rye stands at 304,000 acres with conditions around 96 percent.
Dan C. Stafford, 60 to 70, Omaha resident and farm owner four miles NW of Bayard, was found dead Friday afternoon on a shortcut between Bayard and the sugar factory. A heart attack is believed to have caused the death. Stafford had left Omaha recently and was in Bayard on business, reportedly leaving the bank and walking toward the factory when he collapsed.
A summary notes that last year saw 3,466,000 acres planted while the current area planted remains substantial. The condition rating is 87.2 percent, up from 84.4 percent a year ago, indicating improved crop health and vigor.
Rotarians were entertained Friday night by readings delivered by Vern Livingston a Wesleyan University student. I L Pindell a Lions Club member spoke briefly on the aims of the Lions group.
Complying with state law, Helen's beauty shop will reopen after the first of the year in room 7 of the Hink building, opposite Dr. Niblack.
William Borcher aged 56 died by suicide amid depression over poor health. The notice lists survivors including Mrs. Andrew Edner of Sidney and Mrs. Walter Braydhoff of Carter, S.D., and others. Funeral services are scheduled at home at 400 16th avenue at 12 noon and 2 pm at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Potter with Rev. G. H. Boehnke officiating. Burial will follow in the church yard cemetery.
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