History Items of Interest From Old Telegraph Files
J E Barling faced charges including removing mortgaged property after taking a wagon to Julesburg. Other cases involved wife desertion and horse stealing. Reports note livestock gains nationwide and a blizzard impact in Sidney with heavy snow and widespread travel disruption.
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J E Barling
Crawford
Krueger
Julesburg
Darling
John Doe
C. F. Marty
Lodge Pole
North Platte
Mystery box key test at Jordan Electric Shoppe
Notice invites the public to bring in keys and try them in a mystery box with a prize of a $41.50 percolator set offered by Jordan Electric Shoppe. The promotion hints someone will win.
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Jordan Electric Shoppe
Timber Increase in Farm Income Says Forest Service
Farm woodlands occupy a large share of farms, rivaling cereal crops in value. Proper management can boost income through saw logs, poles, pulpwood, and more. Forest Service urges fire protection, planed cutting, windbreaks, and selling surplus timber. bulletin No. 1117-F available free from USDA.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
W. R. Mattoon
The
Washington
Railroad Notes Fuel Supervisors Visit Sidney
Fuel Supervisors G A Hamilton and H L Ferguson visited Sidney last Thursday while caller dispatcher Guy Tipton takes extended leave for Chicago. Thomas Crosbie returned from Ogden where he had been under doctor care since December. Mrs L S Price and daughter Ethel visited North Platte. R A Walker roadmaster accompanied the pay car from North Platte to Bushnell. Sidney local safety first meeting drew a good crowd and a fuel meeting followed. Suggestions were made and action taken or referred to the division safety committee. Herman Schroeder attended and gave an instructive talk.
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G. A. Hamilton
H. L. Ferguson
Sidney
Guy Tipton
Chicago
Thomas Crosbie
Ogden
Division Safety Committee
Herman Schroeder
Schroeder
West Sidney Notes On Local Meetings And Visits
The M I club met with Mrs. L. A. Scriber on February 7. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Arvin Livingston’s February 21. A district 27 box social and program are planned for February 22 at eight o clock. Residents Hazel and Vera Anderson, visiting Miss Anderson, attend school as siege of cold weather continues. Several local residents, including Sprenger and Scheer families, visited in Sidney and nearby homes during the week.
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George Allen Beecher
Trinity Cathedral
Worthington
Devel
Keith
Stewitts
Piné Bluffs
William Humphreys
Frank Hand
Charles Callahan
Sidney
John M. Adams
Augusta
Kilpatrick Brothers
Alcora
North Platte
Guernsey
Hazel
Vera Anderson
M I
L. A. Scriber
Arvin Livingston
District
Charles Sprenger
John Lingwall
Louis Scheer
Baby
C. L Walters
Missouri
Livestock Report for 1928 Details State and Federal Findings
The 1928 livestock report shows 9,574,000 head on Nebraskan farms valued at 381.5 million dollars, down from 10,061,000 head and 270.6 million a year earlier. Cattle hold steady at 2.766 million. sheep reach 1.05 million, aided by feed, while hogs drop to 4.888 million. Market receipts rise for cattle and hogs. milk cows number 613,000 with total value around 33.6 million.
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State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
U S
Nebraska
Livestock Values and Herd Sizes Decline Slightly
The report shows cattle and horse figures with declines in headcount and value from the previous year. Cattle total value around 46.0 million versus 46.9 million last year, while headcount near 913 thousand. Mule numbers drop to 106 thousand from 110 thousand, with value about 8.1 million compared to 8.2 million previously.
Cheyenne County Pig Contest Offers New Prize
Cheyenne County will hold the pig crop contest with a new prize for the farmer producing the greatest pounds of pork per litter from all sows on the farm. A 60 bushel self feeder from Cheyenne County Lumber Company will crown the county champion, with the Nebraska extension service granting a recognition document for each producer over 1200 pounds.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
Nebraska Extension Service
Willey
Nebraska school boards not required to publish minutes
The McGuffin bill H R 108 died on third reading in the Nebraska House, 37 voting yes and 51 no. The measure would have let boards avoid official minutes publication in newspapers, with payment for publication set at the same rate as that.
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Nebraska
McGuffin
House
For Sale Office Ties and Adding Machine Paper
Office notices indicate items for sale including ties and adding machine paper. The brief inscription notes charging by statute for count and ward proceedings referenced in the local notice.
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Chappell
Joe Smith
James W. Harris
Rosebaum Brothers
Oberfelder Brothers
E. McLernon
Board of Commissioners
Jenner
Fred C. Mancourt
Edward
Wil
Merchants Bank
Terre Haute
Ind
State Livestock Commission
Adam Krueger
W. F. Moore
Bedford
Penn
Mr. Moore
West Sidney
Sidney Produce Co
Radcliffe Building
Court House
International Sugar Feed Company
Sidney Produce Company
Sidney Hatchery C. G
Pete) Olson
Prop
Telegraph
Durham
Star Market
Frank Schwasnick
IKC
Leslie Neubauer
Hartford and Queen Insurance Companies
Oakland
Arent
Beckmann Motor
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