Western Public Service Deal Discussed by Sidney Council
Sam MacFadden of Western Public Service met with Sidney officials and business leaders to review a proposal to buy the city’s light power and heat plants. The panel aimed for a $400,000 offer, guarantees against rate hikes, and first year street lighting free, with pumping rates reduced about $900 annually and potential meter reading transfer to the company. The deal excludes real estate beyond Hickory Street plant sites, with further details to be presented at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam MacFadden
Western Public Service Co
Schroeder
Grabill
Barger
Winders
Thomas
Schulz
Breternitz
Tom Poole
A. K. Greenlee
Martin Dimery
A. H. Dilley
Guy V. Doran
Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Kepler
J. E. Paquette
Western Public Service Company
Panhandle
Nebraska
Sidney
MacFadden
Mack Fadden
Hickory Street
County Agent Willey Faces Eye Injury Mystery
County Extension Agent Leroy D Willey has worn a heavy bandage over his left eye for several days drawing jokes and sympathy. A severe eye infection has caused swelling a sore inflamed lids and resisted treatments yet has not stopped him from performing office duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension
Leroy D. ‘Willey
Mr. Willey
Sidney Thermometers Register 18 Below Zero
The Telegraph reports Sidney downtown thermometers fell to 18 degrees below zero as Thursday night press time arrived. Early evening readings showed a steady drop toward 20 to 28 degrees below zero, marking the coldest spell of the winter so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Telegraph
Mercury
Dalton Pool Hall Robbery Hits Dalton Wednesday Night
Thieves believed to be a gang active in the region looted Carl Lessig’s Dalton pool hall Wednesday night. Cigarettes tobacco firearms ammunition and other merchandise valued at about 250 dollars were stolen. Entry was by breaking a rear door glass. No clues or tire marks found. a motor vehicle is suspected to have been used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lessig
Dalton
Lessig
James Nelson
Sheriff Nelson
Womans Club Meeting Highlights Hull House Paper
Members of the Womans club of Sidney met Tuesday at the club rooms with a large turnout and invited guests. Mrs El mer Kahl presided as the roll call elicited responses on famous social service workers. Mrs Archie Kirkpatrick read a paper on History of Hull House, detailing its influence. Mrs John McCleneghan gave a health talk stressing state health bureau work and mothers pension needs to prevent family separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club of
Sidney
Elmer Kahl
Kahl
Hull House
Archie Kirkpatrick
John McCleneghan
State Health Bureau
Sidney Boy Scouts Plan Anniversary Activities
Sidney three troops sponsored by Union Pacific Modern Woodmen and the American Legion announce a week of daily activities through February 14 to mark the 19th anniversary of Boy Scout movement. Scouts will redraw dedication at a Father and Son banquet at the Methodist church and elect municipal officers for a day, with church services and ceremonies to follow. Window displays at Greenlees J B Byars and Atmar stores spotlight the three Sidney troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
United States
Union Pacific
Modern Woodmen
American Legion Post
Sidney Scouts
Methodist Church
Greenlees
J. B. Byars
Atmar
Salesmen Injured As Car Crashes Into Bridge Near Lodge Pole
J. J. O'Leary of Omaha and C. D. Krepps of Chicago, traveling in a Hupmobile, were injured Monday night when their car struck a bridge two miles east of Lodge Pole. O Leary sustained a knee cut needing five stitches and left hospital after a short stay. Krepps had a fractured kneecap requiring an operation with wires. he remained at Taylor hospital with improving condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. O'Leary
Omaha
C. D. Krepps
Chicago
Lodge Pole
Taylor Hospital
O'Leary
Krepps
Sidney man tells California of western Nebraska
Col Robert Oberfelder of Sidney on his annual San Francisco visit recounts western Nebraska’s growth from cow country to world renowned wheat region. He credits Cheyenne County as the nation’s top wheat producer and notes the panhandle’s transformation from cattle land to farming. Oberfelder lists Sidney as the leading city of the panhandle and is bound for Los Angeles on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Oberfelder
Sidney
West Coast
San Francisco
Cheyenne County
United States
Colonel Oberfelder
Nebraska
Panhandle
Banner Wheat
America
Oberfelder
Los Angeles
American Legion to Hold Meeting in Alliance February 14
Western Nebraska Legionnaires gather in Alliance for the fourth district convention on February 13 with officers from the Nebraska Department delivering talks. Delegates from 19 posts in eight counties attend, with Wade R. Martin Sam Reynolds and E. J. Wieland slated to speak. Registration 10 to noon, meeting at 1 30, banquet and social events follow.
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Nebraska
Fourth District
American Legion
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Kimball
Morrill
Cheyenne
Garden
Deuel
Box Butte
C. W. Conklin
FR. R. Reutlinger
Alliance
State Fund Relief Committee
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Department
Wade R. Martin
Sam Reynolds
E. J. Wieland
Legion
Anl
Bayard
Big Springs
Bridgeport
Broadwater
Chappell
Dix
Gering
Lewellen
Lisco
Lodge Pole
Lyman
Minatare
Mitchell
Oshkosh
Potter
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Farmers Union Co op Oil and Gas elects two new directors
At a Wednesday annual meeting in the district court room Cheyenne county Farmers Union Cooperative Oil and Gas elected T. G. Waddell and Ferdinand Welkhorst as new directors to fill expiring terms. The group, numbered 140 to 170 members, declared a patronage dividend and praised the board's service. Officers to be chosen at the first regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union Co-operative Oil & Gas Company
Court House
T. G. Waddell
Ferdinand Welkhorst
Board of Directors
Cheyenne County
Gurley Man Dies After Brief Illness at 35
Seth Johnson died at his parents home seven miles west of Gurley after a two day illness from influenza. He was 35 years six months and 15 days old and had lived in Gurley for 12 years after moving from eastern Nebraska. Burial followed in Oakland where services were held, with his parents accompanying the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Johnson
John August Johnson
Gurley
Mr. Johnson
Oakland
Nebr
Daggett Attends Frigidaire Dealers Convention in Kansas City
Daggett, a local Frigidaire dealer, traveled by Frigidaire special train from Denver to Kansas City for the national dealers convention. The meeting will outline the spring and summer sales campaign for all Frigidaire dealers in the United States, promising vigorous, extensive efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Daggett
Kansas City
Mystery Lingers In Frahm Murder Box Search Nears
Long black box bolted to John Frahm’s Dodge remains missing as investigators believe locating it could reveal Frahm’s fate. Authorities, led by State Sheriff Condit, suspect murder tied to inheritance and are widening questioning, with Fred Frahm under restraint and linked to key clues including forged checks and a life insurance beneficiary note. A Sidney woman faced questioning over trips with Fred in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
John Frahm
Arizona
Wahoo
Nebra
Frahm
Sidney
North Platte
Julesburg
Colo
Condit
Lincoln
Fred Frahm
John
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Oshkosh
Fred
Sidney Night Marshal
Worth Platte
Heavy Snowfall Benefits Wheat Regions Across Nebraska Panhandle
A winter storm dropped about six inches of snow across western Nebraska panhandle counties including Sidney. High winds caused drifting on table lands and road blockages while temperatures plunged to eight to ten degrees below zero. Thursday brought more snow and rising temperatures, with moisture expected to improve soil conditions in the wheat belt.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Reports Membership Drive Progress
About 25 members attended the regular February meeting at the Odd Fellows hall despite bad weather. The president announced a bake sale at Leonard's grocery on Saturday at 11 am and urged larger poppypie orders to support a Nebraska veterans hospital and welfare fund. The membership committee reported 105 members for 1929 and the president praised the group, inviting them to an informal party at her home. Two chairmen led splits in the committee to boost interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Odd Fellows Hall
Alice Hamilton
Leonard’s
C. E. McGlasson
Nebraska
A. D. Greenlee
H L. Slawson
Greenlee
Sidney Men Develop Effective Hog Remedy
Dr. C. W. Zike and C. M. Andrews announce the Liquid Life Saver company to manufacture and sell a liquid hog remedy. Lab and salesrooms will be in the Hink building basement under Bassett’s drug store. The treatment, years in development, aims to prevent or cure flu worm pneumonia bronchitis and other local hog ailments and promote healthy stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Zike
C. M. Andrews
Cheyenne County
Hink
Bassetts Drug Store
Zike
Andrews
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Western Public Service
S. P. MacFadden
Sidney Municipal Electric
Lodge Pole Valley
Willey
Dalton Pool Hall
Bungie Bea
Womans Club
Sidney Boy Scouts
Sidney Man
California
Sidney Post
Farmers Union Concern
Gurley Man
K. C
Black Box
Legion Auxiliary
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