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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1890
Page
1
A local merchant advertises cash terms for flour and feed and lists price quotes for St. Paul Flour Pure Patent Minneapolis Standard Bakers and Grey Eagle. Prices shown include 42.50, 210 and 1.00 per hundred with an invitation to try a sack.
The store states its stock will be larger next year and reiterates a commitment to low prices as a means to profit, signaling plans to distinguish itself from competitors.
1060 pairs of Selz Schrab Co boots and shoes added to stock this past week. We invite close buyers to examine these new items and assess selection and pricing for potential orders.
Especial attention will be given to this Hoe the coming season, and if we have no old stock carried over. The note hints at a hat shop preparing for a fresh collection and potentially clearing remaining inventory.
Deputy Commissioner John Jenkins analyzes Nebraska beet yields by county showing high total solids and purity in L A Gannon’s Lodge Pole plots planted April 27 and harvested October 23. He notes soil, seeding date, and harvest timing influence sucrose, urges local trials, and suggests establishing a beet factory fed by nearby farms to lower delivery costs.
Washington telegraph reports Nebraska lawmakers defend Neeves and Blanchard for Sidney land office posts. Dorsey says presidents appoint nationally but Nebraskans prefer locals. Sidney protests led to cross-district recommendation. The push favors a united Republican stance and national flag presence in schools.
A young sister, Miss Amy Fowler also known as Sister Rose Gertrude, departs by westbound express from Sidney to Malaki Lepers Island to nurse the unfortunates. She leaves parents and friends, vows the Order of St. Dominic, and expects to serve until death with Cardinal Manning approving the call. Also notes a private in A Company, Twenty-first Infantry, Bernhardt, desertion charge, court martial, and post religious services and meeting notices.
A Bee column debates which Nebraska school first unfurled the national flag over its building. It notes Fairbury’s principal John W. Barry once raised the flag, yet argues the main point is a nationwide move to teach reverence for law and government in schools.
A week in Sidney recounts the Sidney Social Club masquerade ball with many elegant and amusing costumes. Notable attendees include Miss Kezan, Mass Bartcemy, Private Slattery, Mephistopheles, and many others as crowds enjoyed music and late dancing. Also covered are a North Platte freight derailment near the roundhouse, Stella Shuman’s ninth birthday party, a new Sidney dancing club, and Lent observances at local churches.
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