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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1897
Page
8
Partial timetable from U P, Kr. Rb East showing Fast Mail at 4:20 a.m. and 4:80 a.m. No. 23 Way Freight 130 p.m. West No.1 Limited 1:25 p.m. and Fast Mail 3:80 a.m. with passenger services noted. Agent signature appears as Rk. Rueisen.
Local briefs describe Oberfelder advertisements and weather signals, plus visits from John Keith and Lee Lloyd Remsburg. Many items mention hotels, shops like McLernon’s and Bergman’s, court and county business, school and parish notices, and upcoming Washington birthday holiday.
The Degree of Honor lodge plans a future musical dance at the home of Mr and Mrs BR Bressed. The Methodist church musicale at that home on Wednesday evening was a success. Delinquent personal taxes since December 1 total over 4000, with Judge Pease praised for decisive collection effort. Mort Smith ships cattle from Oregon to South Omaha. Whitney visits to arrange farm rents and discuss Washington prospects.
Arrangements completed for a through Pullman Tourist Sleeper from Minneapolis and St Paul to Los Angeles via Sioux City and Columbus Nebraska without change. Train leaves Minneapolis Thursdays 7 40 p m and St Paul 8 15 p m. return from Los Angeles Thursdays 2 00 p m. Also notices on remedies and lectures follow on local ads and town notices.
The Paris Cigar Stump exchange operates on Place Mabert steps with paper box wares and no futures. Wholesalers buy stumps for a franc a pound, repackage with smuggled tobacco, while retailers buy small amounts for personal use. Prices rise in winter. summer brings more supply and lower gains. Also noted: Nature discusses inoculations from tropical blood in temperate zones, and a claim on blood brotherhood practices in Africa associated with Stanley. Electric Bitters promoted as a non alcoholic tonic for digestion and strength, sold by W F Bassett’s Drug Store.
Person offers top cash for butchers stock dressed chickens and related poultry products. Seeks contact for hiring any related line and mentions Lres it NEUBAUER.
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending February 20, 1897 at Sidney Nebraska. Names include Gents Bruwn N A Stewart Alex. Persons calling for these letters please say advertised. Pierre Sanders F P M.
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