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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1877
Page
5
The Sidney Telegraph local column will be charged at twenty five cents per line under the heading Special Locals. If centa per ling appears, Black Lines will be charged double price.
Lincoln prices ten cents a dozen and stamps soon lickable. Jim Roswell of Nebraska visits the city. Postmaster nomination for Omaha. Lt Charles Smith of Fourth Cavalry passes through to Ked Cloud. Chicago Times man J A Sive en route to Black Hills. Cooper Wagon Manufactory guest of Mr Kearnug. Deadwood corn ten cents. vats eight. beans eight. potatoes twenty. Sidney Mardi Gras masque praised by Omaha Republican. Thomas Short dies in Omaha from brain congestion. W H Lewellyn in city. Reeves moving to Moore's Hotel bar. Lyons to Black Hills. views Sidney growth. Judge Robinson of Evanston Wyoming plans Sidney stay. A R Mount showcases Telegr aph block signs. UP railroad decision on Black Hills路线 due March 5–15. Sidney expects favorable. Exelhorn hires new assistant. Baby weighs ten pounds. parents doing well. Petrified oak from Hear Butte Creek shown by B G Turner. Julius Thiele honored by Omaha City band at Thiele's Hall. Anderson & Williams inaugurate Capitol Billiard Hall. West towns tout shortcuts to Black Hills. Sidney path promoted as the longer established route.
Mr C N Emery of Beatrice Nebraska transfers Pioneer Livery to Sidney joining a raft of local business updates. The Sidney scene features new hotels, grocery and liquor stores, clothing and hardware shops, and arrivals of wagons beer and provisions. Numerous ads note stocking, prices and services for freighters ranchers miners and travelers, with Greenwood Ranch touted as best on the route and McDonald’s offering eggs and hats.
Notice to stock growers announces Cheyenne County Stock Association meeting at Sidney courthouse on March 6 1877 new members admitted only at regular meetings and round up plans set. Also local ads promote Capitol billiard hall Capitol Club Room Red Gun sign Ayers shop American base bar fixtures Theo Capitol dining quiet smoke sausage maker August Aust arrival and hospitality notices for Salomonson Gilt Edge Black Hills Hotel meals.
A crowded ads page notes both real estate for sale on the north side of the railroad in Sidney with prices and terms through H Snyder and O F Davis, plus numerous local trades. It lists Ayers for general blacksmithing, a Capitol Billiard Hall, liquor dealers, wagon and blacksmith shops, groceries, clothing, and various services. The notice includes a nurse request, photo studio, and market items like eggs, canned goods, and stoves.
Stephenson and Marsh announce six Concord coaches arrive, creating a ripple of interest due to their beauty and symmetry. Four more coaches expected next week as fifty new horses arrive, promising faster Sidney to Deadwood trips in about forty eight hours on the Sidney Short Cut.
A wide array of local notices promotes eateries, saloons, barber services, hotels, livery, hardware, lumber, meat markets, and various trades. Entries advertise Jerry Mahoney’s restaurant, Long Branch Saloon, Loomis & Jorgans hauling, Adams Redington Hans meat market, Kearney lumber, and J. W. Gary gun shop, with references to dancing.
For sale an old established retail confectionery business located next to the U S Post Office and Court House building. Last year's business was $18,000 with good wholesale potential. Price $3,000. Address H L Larry 114 Omaha Neb.
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