West Coast Storm Turns Deadly and Destructive
In San Francisco area and across California a vast Pacific Storm caused widespread death and destruction. At least 24 people are dead with many injured and extensive property damage. California reports extreme rainfall, landslides, and flooding with towns isolated and preparations for emergency coastwise mail and rail modifications.
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San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Coast
California
San Diego
Hollywood
Mission Valley
San Pedro
Santa Fe
San Diego ‘River
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Fresno
Southern California Edison Company
Big Creek
Escondino
South Beach
Venice
Jury List Chosen for Cheyenne County by County Commissioners
At the county commissioners meeting held Tuesday at the county courthouse, the following jurors were selected for the March term. The list includes multiple jurors from towns such as Bronson, Colton, Lodge Pole, Bunker Hill, Pleasant View, Davison, Potter, Huntsman, Eagle, Trognitz, Sidney No. 1, Union Valley, Chambers, Gurley, Sidney No. 2, and Sidney No. 3, with names like Lorenzo McGee, Joe HorNicek Jr, John Hornicek, George Caldwell, Harry Courtright, and many others.
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County Court House
Bronson
Ben Couch
Lorenzo
Robert McGee
Colton
Joe Bi Ruttner
Joe Hornicek, Jr
James Vacik
Lodge Pole
John Hornicek
R.O. Bond
W. D. Russell
Harry Kreider
George M. Booth
C. O. Bilis
Claude Moorhead
Bunker Hill
George Caldwell
Pleasant View
Harry Courtright
Davison
R. R. Bovee
J. ©. Guill
John Davison
Potter
C. A. Larsen
Joseph, Johnson
Stanley Davis
Wm. M. Goding
W. E. Cunningham
Homer Light
Huntsman
Herbert F.klug
R. W. Johnson
Eagle
John Friede
Trognitz
C. C.crowell
Sidney No
E. L. Aptegrove
Fred Haworth
Albin Olsen
George Moore
Blaine Grabill
E. S. Sherrerd
Leo E. Osborn
Wm. Bretternitz
Louis Mann
A. E. Wright
E. J. Leonard
A. S. Hardy
Thomas O’connell
Fred Stuht
J. A. Bentley
L. Y. Greenwood
E. C G. Stockdick
North Platte Thief Ring Broken Up by Arrests
Eight North Platte men are jailed after confessions link them to hog stealing and butchering, chicken thefts, and robberies. Names include Millard Shaffer Gerald Wayman Alfred Wayman Robert Logan Al Blankeman Carl Bartlebaugh Lee Antrim and Arthur Spencer. Additional arrests are expected as more implicate others.
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North Platte
Millard Shaffer
Gerald Wayman
Alfred Wayman
Robert Logan
al Blankeman
Carl Bartlebaugh
Lee Antrim
Arthur Spencer
Lewellen
Hershey
Sidney Drops Bayard Tilt In Quin Tet Game
Sidney high school basketball lost to Bayard 26 to 13 on Tuesday night, offering a rough showing as they travel to Chadron for the tournament. The Bayard gym gave the locals trouble, and Sidney faced an off night offensively. Final details from Chadron were not yet available as press time approached.
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Sidney
Bayard High Quintet
Bayard
Maroon and Black
Chadron
Telegraph publisher heads to Lincoln for editorial meeting
Guy V. Doran publisher of The Telegraph leaves on No. 4 for Lincoln to attend Nebraska Editorial association sessions Thursday through Saturday. He chairs the western Nebraska publicity committee and will help plan entertainment for the National Editorial association convention in 1927 with headquarters at Omaha.
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Guy V. Doran
The
Telegraph
Lincoln
Nebraska Editorial Association
National Editorial Association
Omaha
Doran
Nebraska
Black Hills
Dawson County Farmer Dies in Hay Baiting Accident
John Williams a prominent Dawson county farmer died at Gene Young farm south of Cozad when his clothing became entangled in main gears while oiling a hay baler. His arms were torn from his body and he died within an hour at age sixty seven.
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John Williams
Dawson County
Gene Young
Cozad
Williams
Star car dealers attend Denver auto show from Kimball
Ray Berry and Vernon Scott of R. R. Berry & Co. in Kimball join the western Nebraska delegation at the Denver automobile show. They are accompanied by Curtis Scott.
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Ray Berry Cash
Vernon Scott
Star Car
Kimball
R. R. Berry & Co
Nebraska
Star Car Dealers
Denver
Curtis Scott
Body in Sand Hills Linked to Family Murder Confession
After 138 years silence Minnie Boyer of Kearney confesses that her husband Frank Boyer, missing since 1914, was killed by a nephew who is now dead. Henry Boyer aided in burying the body near a Garden County barn. The couple, in custody, recounts a fatal hunting night and a plan to tell neighbors the husband had pulled out.
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Minnie Boyer
Kearney
Frank Boyer
Henry Boyer
Boyer
Garden County
Oshkosh
Thomas
Henry
Frank
Relic of Pioneer Days Steam Through Sidney Tour
An early locomotive and four wooden cars representing the first passenger train to traverse Lodge Pole Alley arrive in Sidney. More than two thousand greet the oldtimers as the train departs for Cheyenne and Omaha with Union Pacific artifacts and Lincoln relics on display.
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Lodge Polealley
Sidney
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Missouri
Robert Louis
Stevenson
Plains
Union Pacific Historical Museum
Missouri River
Omaha
Denver
Aged Gurley District Woman Died On Birthday
Mrs. Mary Green wife of Henry Green prominent Gurley district farmer died Tuesday February 15 after a lingering illness She was sixty two years old and died on her birthday Born in Russia she came to the United States years ago The family lived in Scotts Bluff district before moving five years ago to Cheyenne county The funeral was held yesterday afternoon in Bayard with neighbors driving from the Green farm to attend Burial was by Howard's funeral chapel.
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Mary Green
Henry Green
Gurley
Green
Russia
United States
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Bayard
Howard
Nelson Victorious In Low-Scoring High School Game
Nelson Nebraska high school defeated Superior 2 to 1 in a basketball game, a remarkably low score believed to be the lowest ever recorded in the sport. The result sparked considerable comment across the community.
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Nelson
Nebraska
Superior
Motorist Fined for Speeding on Highway
Dewey Dirks, a Dalton youth, was found guilty of speeding on the public highway before Judge Rabhi and fined twenty five dollars plus costs. Dirks was arrested after a crash near Dalton in which Ted Farr was seriously injured and is recovering in Dalton hospital. The defense attorney W P Miles said the case would be appealed to the District court.
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Dewey Dirks
Dalton
Rabhi
Dirks
Ted Farr
Farr
W. P. Miles
District Court
Sherrerds Visit Lincoln withiling Relative for Care
Mr and Mrs Earl Sherrerd drove to Lincoln on Tuesday taking Mrs Christina Christ the mother of Mrs Sherrerd to be placed under specialist care due to long standing health decline.
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Earl Sherrerd
Lincoln
Mrs. Sherrerds
Mrs. Christ
Sidney Hornaday Prominent in Denver Production
Sidney Hornaday, Sidney native and rising tenor, stars as Faust in a Denver theater prologue for Sorrows of Satan at the Victory. Critics foresee a brilliant future for the young performer after recent concert and motion picture presentation engagements. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hornaday.
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Denver News
Siy
Franklin W. Hornaday
Sidney Young Man
Victory Theatre
Faust
Marguerite Mephistopheles
Franklin Hornaday
Hornaday
C. W. Hornaday
Sidney
Sidney Cage Team Wins at Chadron Tournament
Sidney defeated Mitchell 25 to 16 in the Chadron tournament first round, showing skill on the big floor. The telegram to Superintendent Liebendorfer offered no further details on Sidney’s next opponent or class, though they are thought to be in the top bracket. Potter beat Kimball 22 to 16 in overtime in another first round game.
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Sidney
Mitchell Cagers
Chadron
Liebendorfer
Weymouth
Telegraph
Sidney Sport
Potter
Kimball
Marriage License Market Takes Sport This Week
The county judge issued four marriage licenses this week. Timothy Davis and Blanche Wolfe of Chappell were married the same day at the Presbyterian church. Harry Martin and Virginia Panabraker of Dalton wed Monday. Joseph J. Singleton and Rosa Lie Beard of Kimball married the same day. Anders Johannsen and Darlie Robison of Scottsbluff were also granted licenses and married by Judge Kahl.
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Elmer Kahl
Timothy Davis
Blanche Wolfe
Chappell
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Light
Harry Martin
Virginia Panabraker
Dalton
Hardin
Joseph J. Singleton
Rosalie Beard
Kimball
Kahl
Anders Johannsen
Darlie, Robison
Scottsbluff
Sidney High School Band Concert at USA Theatre
The Sidney high school band will perform Sunday at 3 p.m. at the USA theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. Conductor Professor Havlovicc leads the group through Harold Bennett compositions. The band is praised as one of the finest in local schools with skilled musicians.
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Sidney High School
U. S.A
Harold Bennett
Havlovicc
Sidney
Farmers Inspect Train Trial in City Visit
Dalton farmers gathered in the city to attend the trial of Dewey Dirks accused of speeding on a public highway. Dirks faces a speeding charge as proceedings unfold in court with local farmers observing the case.
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Dalton
City
Dewey Dirks
County Commissioners Set Speed Law on County Roads
The Cheyenne county board met with full attendance and approved measures including posting speed limit signs and sheriff enforcement on main roads. They allocated excess county fees to Drug funds, approved purchase of a McCormick Deering tractor and a Holt maintainer, and authorized fund deposits with banks under capital limits. An Adams leaning wheel grader was approved for road maintenance while the road between sections 9 and 10 was closed due to repair costs. The next meeting is March 1 unless urgent business requires a special gathering.
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Board of County Commissioners
Cheyenne County
McCormick Deering
Holt
P. C. Collart
Local Committee Hopes Lincoln Hearing For Cheyenne County Experiment Farm
Sidney and Cheyenne county businessmen and citizens visited Lincoln to lobby the Finance Ways and Means committee for a 25 000 state aid bill to fund a joint state and federal agricultural experiment station. Attendees from Sidney included Roy Thomas C P Chambers J L MacIntosh M W Osborn F N Slawson L E Busenbark and Dan Campbell plus J H Foster of Dalton and the outcome awaited several days. The committee reportedly showed strong interest and a favorable report was anticipated.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Finance
House
George Ernst
Senate
Roy Thomas
C. P. Chambers
J. L. MacIntosh
M. W. Osborn
F. N. Slawson
L. E. Busenbark
Dan Campbell
J. H. Foster
Dalton
American Legion to Host Snowball Dance Saturday
The local American Legion post will hold a "snowball" dance at Hardy's hall this Saturday night February 19. The event, part of the entertainment program overseen by Chairman Slayter and committee, promises a genuine Legion good time.
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American Legion
Hardy’s Hall
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Sidney Cage
Mitchell
State House
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