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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1929
Page
4
A collection of short notes lists visits, travel, and events around Sidney Nebraska. People include Arthur Adams of Scottsbluff, Rev H C Welker and family moving to Osage Street, Merlyn Talbott and George Talbott on a Oshkosh trip, and numerous Dalton Potter and Dalton area residents shopping, visiting, or attending dances and holidays.
ALTA COBB Society Editor reports a week of social events. Jorgenson and family dined with Guill in Dalton. Treinen hosted ten dinner guests with dancing later. Seaman entertained for Elaine Hiett and Delilah Erwin, with bridge. Luncheon hosted by Mrs Couch with sewing and visiting. Zimmerleen hosted a seven o clock dinner with Whitman and Zlomke, then bridge. Beyers northwest of Sidney entertained sixty for dinner, prizes awarded for pitch. Teachers training class surprised Judge Elmer Kahl with a Holy Bible edition and games, luncheon served. A. A. Clark hosted guests George Lee of Salt Lake City and others for cards. Harrs held a 500 party for 28 friends. high scores won by Esther Borcher, Henry Rohde, with other prizes.
Pearl Nicholls of Dalton was taken to Kimball hospital Saturday morning after a flu relapse worsened into pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Grabill left for Oklahoma City to visit relatives and travel through Texas toward old Mexico for about two weeks.
A delicious lunch was served after the games honoring Mrs C W Zike and W M Gehrig, with attendees enjoying a communal meal and friendly conversation following the event.
Miss Ida Portrey hosted a Saturday dancing party at her home honoring her sister Miss Clara Portrey visiting from Omaha. Guests included Miss Ethel Reisdorff Mrs Herman Treinen Miss Mable Raniere Zeke Snyder Lawrence Reisdorff Elmer Francis and Foster Cook.
The Willing Workers society of a Christian church held their semi monthly gathering in the church basement on Thursday afternoon. After the business session a social hour followed with a Christmas program and a Santa Claus visit delivering gifts, then refreshments were served.
Mrs McKinley McIntosh entertained 16 guests Saturday for a bridge party in Sidney. Decorations featured poinsettias and Christmas colors. Prizes went to Mrs G H Doran and Miss Charlotte Goodale. Miss Pitman received a guest prize. Hostess served a delightful lunch.
E R Blome left Saturday for Fremont to spend holidays with his mother and relatives. He was joined by Mrs Herman Zarbaugh and grandson Gene Kane, who visited Lincoln, and Miss Eloise Conner and Mrs Lloyd Mosier with Redington’s son who traveled to Onawa Iowa. Ernie Blome will not return soon, having accepted a salesman role for a machinery firm with headquarters in Regina Saskatchewan Canada.
More than 100 members of the Order of DeMolay gathered in Alliance for their western Nebraska district meeting. Delegations came from Scottsbluff Chadron Bridgeport Bayard Kimball Sidney Hyannis Hemingford Mitchell and Gering for sessions led by Master Councillor Clifford Lester. Topics of interest and a Friday dinner highlighted the gathering.
Henry Hates of Bloomfield and Miss Doris Alice Scheele of Dix were united in marriage Saturday December 22 by Rev W T Kahse at the Lutheran parsonage in Sidney. Only immediate relatives attended including the bride's parents. The double ring ceremony featured a blue silk gown and a bouquet of carnations and American Beauty roses. The couple plan to reside in Bloomfield after a short wedding trip.
Sidney stores report a fine holiday business and no great overplus of stocks. Merchants finish annual inventory with employees tallying merchandise to gauge year progress. Home businesses close the year optimistic that 1929 may see a solid record.
Lemuel J. Wyman, one of Scotts Bluff county's earliest settlers and a longtime cattle foreman, died in Denver after influenza. He came west in 1881 and helped shape the early Rocky Mountain cattle industry, earning a reputation as a rider versed in its lore. Dalton Delegate notes his prominent role in western Nebraska's ranching era.
Fred Lockwood a Kimball area farmer witnessed a dramatic prairie chase when a hawk pursued a prairie chicken. The chicken crashed into an open window but survived. Lockwood then shot the hawk as it tried to fly away. The chicken was unharmed and released.
Dr Frank A Barger acting as Santa Claus delivered the holiday cheer at Carlson hospital as Dr and Mrs D E O Connor of Chappell welcomed an eight pound baby boy on December 28. The newborn named for the family brings a Christmas and New Year gift to the town.
In Julesburg a store tale notes a customer who pays monthly bills expecting a cigar as a reward. The column argues cash buyers get no reward, while those granted credit effectively owe cigars to their creditors. The piece questions merchants rewarding credit use.
An advertisement notes remedies for lingering after effects of the flu offered at Dr Niblacks Drugless Health Parlors in Sidney Nebraska with contact via phone 86.
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