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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1904
Page
8
Sleeping dining and reclining chair cars with seats free on through trains. Tickets sold and baggage checked to any point in the United States or Canada. For information maps time tables and tickets contact M. A. Smirmax Agent or J. Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
Sidney Web shows Eastbound trains schedules for Union Pacific including No 2 Overland Limited No 4 Atlantic Express No 6 Mail and Express No 102 Fast Mail No 1 Overland Limited No 10 Fast Mail No 3 Pacific Express No 5 Mail and Express and notes Nos 101 102 do not carry passengers All freight trains carry passengers to stops W D Civrom Agent.
Reivons ae Roadmaster T. M. Patton of Burlington travels from Bridgeport. A burned bridge near Maxwell delayed Union Pacific trains 3 and 5 about eight hours. Wages for section men cut to 1.25 per day. Erastus Young, general auditor, guest at Union Pacific hotel. Supt Perry Sitton oversees furniture repairs at the hotel system. 8. J. Joslyn, former paymaster, rode No. 4 and dined with Mine Host Dawson. Special car 01 hosted officials including W. R. Mc Keen, J. H. Stafford, W. R. Langford, D. H. Brees. tour of shops and yards. Cheyenne dispatch notes a branch from near Rawlins to Elkhead, Colo., with 800,000 ties contracted. Laramie pickling plant to prepare more ties for repair work. Branch would pass Elk Head coal deposits and copper districts in Southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado.
On February 18 Burlington will run a personally conducted excursion from Lincoln to Old Mexico and return. This rare opportunity to see the Egypt of the Western Hemisphere is offered at minimum cost. For full information write to G W Bonnell City Passenger Agent Burlington Route Lincoln Neb.
Numerous local items advertise Oberfelders clothing and furniture deals including linen collars, ulster overcoats, and a general sale. Other notices list rentals, dentistry, paints, hardware, saloon relocations, social events, a valentine social, weather, and travel notes from Sidney.
Daniel McAleese transfers parcel ge 21-18-51 to Henry Bartling for 200 dollars. C E Weyerta and wife sell lots 6 and 7, 6-15-48 to Christian Jurgens Jr. for 75 dollars. W W Miller and wife convey nw 13-12-48 to C C Roberts and F E Roberta for 2500 dollars.
All parties indebted to the under signed must settle their accounts on or before February 15 1904. Cc E HARreEn.
Omaha dispatches report a booster push for western Nebraska beet sugar with a potential route via the Guernsey district in Wyoming. Nebraska officials note irrigation and alkali land could unlock vast beet production, with figures like Leavitt linked to the effort and court cases over North Platte water rights shaping the policy.
Lands bought by Cheyenne county at sheriff's sale are available for private purchase. Tracts will be sold for costs and taxes charged against them. The descriptions include several parcel codes and directions such as nw ne, ney, sey, eswk&w si4 ne, sh nk& sw.
The Burlington offers one-way tickets from March late to April 80th 1904 to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria and Vancouver for 25.00 Spokane 22.50 Salt Lake Ogden Butte Helena Anaconda Missoula 20.00 Billings and intermediate police 17.00 M A SHIPMAN Agent.
A London barrister recalls a Welsh jury scene where jurors stopped a counsel, whispered, and the foreman told the judge they would vote for Mr Garnons of Rhiwgoch, claiming a prior agreement at the Blue Lion.
A brief exchange unfolds with Mrs Softly and Kippax discussing authors and a surprised reaction to discovering a spouse as a writer. The playful dialogue hints at domestic humor and literary curiosity in Town and Country.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, Tess confirms That she has fallen for an English nobleman and Jess learns of the engagement but not the groom’s name.
A light dialogue from the Philadelphia North American shows Martha insisting a delicate table will bear her weight. She stands on one foot to prove it, while her mother cautions against the risky action.
A mix of names and roles appears including church services at CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL and community lodge notices. Groups such as Frank Welch Lodge No 765 A F and A M and Kidney Lodge No 10 A O U W list meeting dates and officers.
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