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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
8
Cost-proof letter files for sale and small sectional Cheyenne County maps offered by The Telegraph. Five cents each. Subscriptions for all magazines and periodicals available at this office. Apply any time.
Real estate loan offer of 500000 with no delays and reasonable terms. Inquiries directed to Bentley Land Co. Also notices firewood supply by dray load only at 40 cents per 100 pounds from Horna Day’s, phone 23. Supply limited.
Small classified notice announcing available front basement rental space in the Gapen building with inquiry instructions to contact this office for details.
FOR SALE One four room house, also a new eight room modern house and ten acres of land. Both on the north side in Sidney. Also 640 acres of land lying one mile north of Sidney. Five hundred planted to fall wheat. Good terms given. W. H. Boggs, Sidney, Neb.
Eight room house available for rent in Morrow addition. Inquiries welcome to Mrs. Ollie Camblin.
One quarter block in the best residential district of Sidney located one block from the schoolhouse. Cement walk and trees. Inquire with Fundingsland Investment Co Sidney Nebraska.
A square 640 acre Thayer County farm well improved with about 280 acres under cultivation. Rich stock and grain operations offered. Exchange for Cheyenne County land or other nearby lands. Contact C Casselman Lodgepole Neb for details. Also west half of section 15 township 15 range 51 Cheyenne County Neb for price and terms via Postoffice Box 26 Cornlea Neb. Stray gelding: black about 1400 pounds white left hind foot star on forehead. Notify Review Potter for reward.
For sale in Cheyenne County Nebraska the northwest quarter section 30 north part of range 48 west at eighteen dollars per acre. Asking five hundred dollars cash with the balance financed at six percent interest. Address owner W I Proudfit Lincoln Nebraska.
Hornaday's advertises for a customer to spend the dollar in the Wonder Basement with phone contact 23 for details.
A high grade piano is on hand in Sidney and offered for sale at very low payments to a responsible buyer. Interested parties should write THE DENVER MUSIC COMPANY at Denver Colorado for details.
Repair work offered for buildings chimneys and furniture by H H Bockstadter contact via telephone 148 Warrant of service includes all kinds of repairs with prompt reliable service and local availability.
For sale two fresh cows listed by F X RIHN of Gurley and A B KNOX. Market pressure stated with honest weight and test offered. Conducted at creamy station opposite the Brown Palace Livery barn, north. Highest market price paid.
Louis Kurilla a farmer near Solon Springs Wisconsin killed Fred Dickinson blacksmith with a shotgun after a dispute over a one dollar debt He tried to flee in a farm wagon but was captured and fatally shot himself just as deputies prepared to arrest him.
Great Britain informs the United States of a new list of absolute and conditional contraband. The prior conditional list remains, but sulfur and glycerin are moved to the absolute contraband category.
Twenty one modern battleships will follow the Oregon through the Panama canal as the Atlantic fleet heads to participate in the opening ceremonies of the Panama Pacific Exposition. The display underscores the navy’s operational reach and ceremonial role in the event.
Arrangements are made to hold an international Socialist peace conference in London on January 17 with four delegates from each neutral country attending.
Canadians Off to Front Princess Patricia's regiment, part of the Canadian contingent, with honorary colonel the governor general's daughter, has departed for the front.
Ed win T Swade former president Walter W Heagland and Gould Dietz sue National Fidelity and Casualty company and directors to halt a disputed stock transfer. District Judge Sears issues a temporary restraining order after a Dec 15 special meeting with ten days notice, not the required thirty, voting to cut capital stock and then to add about 1 492 shares, impacting plaintiffs by half their holdings.
District Judge Sears requires the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway to provide a fair physical valuation of all its property and a breakdown of its components. The decision relates to the seven fares for a quarter ordinance, which was enjoined while the court considers whether the rate yields a fair profit on invested capital.
Birth announced for a daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Braham on December 26 1914. Travel and visits noted include Ruhter in town en route to Hastings Nebraska Millett traveling to Hudson SC to visit relatives, and Essig with Miss Neubauer enjoying Denver theatres. Clara Klein returned for holidays with family, Oberfelder and relatives on several trips, and multiple residents improving or ill. Jewelry and social visits described include Miss Naomi Cover visiting from Lexington and Anne Radcliffe hosting a young ladies gathering with readings, dancing, and refreshments.
The Ideal Theatre will be closed on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The notice provides no reason for the shutdown and no information about show schedules or refunds.
The schedule lists film showings from Sunday January 3 to Friday January 7 with titles such as Neath the Lion's Paw and Perils of Pauline. The lineup includes additional reels for several features and a false pride theme noted with a missing letter.
A brief cinema listing notes Mongrel and Master in three reels and one extra reel playing Saturday January 0th. The notice provides show format details and a compact schedule cue for patrons.
General H L Scott, U S Army chief of staff, says his talks with General Benjamin Hill, defender of Naco Sonora, were very satisfactory as steps toward peace on the border. A conference with Mastorena is being arranged, while Hill notes 126 Yaqui Indians surrendered and crossed into the United States.
French statistician Yves Guyot estimates total belligerents in Europe at about 18.506 million when reserves and new troops are counted. He puts daily per man costs near $256, translating to roughly $11 million per day and about $4 trillion for a year, suggesting a single war year may match combined fifty years of prior conflicts.
Lincoln reported that Nebraska’s population grew in the year ending December 1 1914. Dr W H Wilson states 26781 births and 10785 deaths. 12157 marriages and 1577 divorces granted. Cruelty and desertion led to most divorces. drunkenness and nonsupport caused many cases.
A Detroit Free press item notes a clever shoeman using tricks to persuade customers. He avoids calling a six a six and instead tells the lady it is a two, highlighting sly salesmanship in retail.
Fairbury Nebraska December 28 reports corn stalk disease reaching Jefferson county. Farmers in Richland precinct north of Fairbury six miles seen heavy losses. Henry Robinson, a prominent neighbor, four valuable horses died suddenly. Showalter also lost four horses. Additional farmers report losses.
Omaha dispatch says bonds of public officials will not require tax stamps under the new emergency revenue law, a war time reversal of a prior ruling. W North, acting collector of internal revenue, received the revocation by letter from Commissioner W H Osborn of Washington. Bonds given by banks to guarantee state deposits are also not taxable.
A distressing accident at Frank Hobbs’s farm north of Trarvard Nebraska left his wife seriously wounded when Hobbs discharged a gun while climbing over a partition near the hog house. The discharged contents struck the wife in the back and the injury is feared fatal.
Central City Neb smoke and flames leveled the opera house block owned by Dr H B Glatfelter. The three story brick building with merchandise and equipment losses, plus adjacent firms, led to an estimated 50 000 dollar total loss in the heaviest blaze in the city’s history.
Omaha December 28 Bartholomew Julian files suit in district court against the Metropolitan Water District seeking 50000 damages for injuries from a fall into a manhole.
In Kearney Nebraska on December 29 Terrsa Moran twenty two died after she attempted to start a fire with gasoline believing it was kerosene. The accident occurred at her residence and authorities reported it as a fatal ignition caused by misidentified fuel.
The Methodist congregation and friends held a New Year's Eve watch party at the church and enjoyed a musical and recitative program. At midnight the church bells rang out as whistles discordantly sounded for about half an hour, but everyone survived to greet 1915.
The Rinaldo Players offer a three night run and matinee starting Thursday January 7 at the opera house. Led by Walter Hawkins A 8 Allen Bruce Rinaldo Lilian Hampton and Helen del Mar the troupe promises a premier theatrical treat with reserved seats 35c general 25c and children 5c.
General Huerta, ex dictator of Mexico, lives modestly in a Barcelona dwelling with his eight children. He frequents a prominent cafe with loyal aides, avoids the spotlight, and would only return to Mexico if the country needed him as a soldier. He defies doctors urging a move to America, citing Barcelona’s climate and his wish to stay.
A brief quoted exchange from Stray Stories features a man who refuses marriage due to disdain for women’s society and a devotion to his literary labor. He reveals he writes love stories, highlighting a humorous take on priorities and artistic focus.
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment notes a character question about the captain. The exchange implies tension or distrust. no further context is provided to identify people, places, or events beyond the dialogue fragment.
A Minneapolis firm announces a dressmaking school in Sidney Nebraska starting January 4 taught by Mrs M L Easter day. Terry promotes the course as a life study with over 18 courses offered. Students learn dressmaking, sewing and garment construction and may join as apprentices. enrollment invites young women to apply.
Valnt Lodge 98 Knights of Pythias elected officers Tuesday evening with J. McIntosh as C C and B A Jones as C L BE. Osborn P Lloyd Mann M W Leslie Neubauer M E K S Agnew M F ard K R Leo Mann M A A A Clark GC F Livoni C G B A Jones G Griffith L E Osborn Tistees Lewis Min and L A Osborn were appointed to audit the books of the M F and B.
Eve Doe and society members attended a series of bridge gatherings this week. On Tuesday J McIntosh hosted ten players in honor of Anne Radcliffe from Chicago University. Mrs Ernest Worden won first prize and Radcliffe received the guest prize. Wednesday saw the regular Bridge Club meet with Mrs Miles, followed by Thursday when Mrs Lowe hosted for Miss Radcliffe with three tables. Refreshments complemented each event.
Advertised week ending June 2, 1915 lists Mrs F Feray ROL Henderson Walter W Colson Miller Remember the January Std Company date Monday Sanford Dodge and at the Opera House.
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