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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
8
Centratry first class prices reason able. E W MuRroness phone 75. Dust proof letter files for sale. Small sectional maps of Cheyenne County for sale. Five cents each. Subscriptions for all magazines and periodicals. Old papers for sale. Spring house cleaning. Quantity of old papers suitable for shelves and carpet linings. Call early.
The Eastern Star announces a cance and lunch set for January 16. Prize details and exact start time to be announced locally. Proceeds support chapter activities and community service projects.
Land tributary to Dalton sought in a quarter or half section suitable for two crop seasons. Applicant J L Roush of Dalton Nebraska requests use or purchase of farming ground and is seeking a willing seller or lessee arrangement.
Two steer strays branded on the right side with wattles were reported. A reward is offered for information. Contact Leafdale Bros at Leafdale, Nebraska.
For sale several full blood Duroc male hogs now old enough for service. Call on or address C. S. Chambers, Sidney, Nebraska.
A two year old bay horse mule with no brands is advertised with a five dollar reward. Potential finders are asked to notify E. G. Ruether in Sidney Nebraska.
D M Atchison of Los Angeles advertises the sale of the north half of section 27 township 13 range 52, offering a cash bid for the 320 acres. Also notes a lost black velvet child’s hat near the Lutheran church and asks Mrs J W McDaniel to contact.
The Sidney Bakery advertises home made bread pies cakes cream puffs angel food and cocoanut kisses available Saturday. THE SIDNEY BAKERY Wm Breternitz Proprietor Harper Building.
Adolph Swenson offers first class repairing cleaning and pressing at the Gapen Building. He also makes ladies and mens suits to order.
A Sidney market summary lists loose hay butter fat and various grains with per bushel prices for Macaroni Wheat Rye oats and potatoes priced between 8 and 10 dollars per 100 pounds and 1.10 to 1.65 for eggs and butter per pound.
A public sale of farm property set for Tuesday January 6 1914 at 10 o'clock a m two miles west and one mile north of Sunol Neb and near Colton. Items include six head of horses and a wide range of farming equipment plus household goods and tools. Terms require cash on sums under ten dollars and twelve months on bankable notes bearing 10 percent interest. Readiness for sale with lunch provided. Owner Mrs Minnie Vollstadt. Auctioneer Col V F Kucera Clerk A K Greenlee.
Advertisement seeks a good competent girl for general housework in Sidney Nebraska. Address Box 477 to respond.
Omaha January 1 The Woodmen of the World appoint W A Fraser former sovereign adviser as the new sovereign commander succeeding Joseph Cullen Root. He outlines future policy and vows to follow Root’s example while the executive council meets ahead of the 1915 sovereign camp. Also announced are January extension meeting dates for the college of agriculture with twenty eight institutes listed across Nebraska towns.
The Orpheum presented Kidnapped for a Million as the opera house offering on January 10 with a thriller play between acts. The vaudeville highlight was a skilled trick pianist. The cast included a strong young female lead and a notable Swede character. Perry played the heavy to unanimous approval. The Perrys were urged to return next Sunday for a second engagement. The Tobin Opera House also advertised the same date with popular prices and reserved seats at Sidney Drug Store. In Cheyenne County court, the Rodman versus Ballard case was heard and dismissed by Judge Gapen amid witness corruption allegations. Deposed testimonies were taken in Potter. Future steps remain undecided. Paul Martin returned to the university. Miss Hazelle King and Don Ahrens returned. Edward Shoemaker and Al Greenlee planned to go tomorrow.
Lincoln January 1. A heated clash between Secretary of State Wait and Adjutant General Hall of the national guard occurred in the secretary’s office. Wait urged giving condemned blankets to the poor, while Hall said they were obeying war department orders to destroy unfit property. General Trall charged Wait with trying to run the guard.
Kearney Neb Jan 1 President Felt notified President Kibler of the Kearney team that the annual meeting for the state league will be held the afternoon of Jan 7 at Kearney. Felt says he is not a candidate for re election and hopes Kibler, who intends to run, will be chosen.
G W Miller of Weyerts visited Sidney on Tuesday. Martin Cape from Dalton was seen on streets Tuesday. George Hare arrived from the north divide Tuesday. N Jacobson of Potter was in town Wednesday. Ed Mayer from the North Table was in town Tuesday. E T Bard of Sunol spent part of Tuesday here. Lee Howard from the Sunol ranch visited Wednesday. Jay Saalli of Dalton spent hours Monday in Sidney. Paul Collart of the North divide was busy here Tuesday. Co Co Jones left Tuesday evening for Hastings to visit his parents. Mrs C W Simons spends the week in Denver en route to Kansas City. Born Saturday morning December 27 1913 to Mr and Mrs Carl Livoni a twelve pound boy four miles south of Sidney. Mrs John Mills and two children from Arnold Nebraska visited the Brown family last week. Mrs W E McCord of Boulder arrived Christmas to spend ten days with her daughter and son in law the Wilsons.
Clayton Radcliffe Don Ahrens and Edward Shoemaker spent several days with their college mate Verne Bates on his ranch near Lodgepole.
Mrs. M. G. Payton and her son Charles returned Friday to their Des Moines home after several weeks visiting their daughter and sister, Mrs. IE. Z. Easterday.
Mrs S M Dungan and two young daughters from Kearney Nebraska visited this week with Mr and Mrs Reider. They spent two days in Bayard during the trip.
A recent column note on assessing the County Fair Association stockholders and cleaning up its indebtedness gains favorable mention. Officers report plans are being made to pursue this objective.
S. Fishman spent Wednesday in Denver on business. Albert Jeudes and Mr. Groshaus of the north divided were overnight sojourners in Sidney Tuesday. Mrs. George Davis was summoned Thursday to Kimball where her mother lies seriously ill. Adolph Swenson returned Friday from Oakland Nebraska. Charles Burkhardt went Wednesday to an eastern point in Missouri after learning of his brother’s death. Frances Willard Union will meet January 9 at 3 p.m. in the Hornaday home. Louise Rankin of Lincoln, state organizer for the Child Saving Society, visited town this week and will report next week.
Maynard Osborn and wife hosted a sumptuous New Year’s dinner for relatives. Mrs. Osborn, notable among local matrons for her culinary skill, showcased her talents, with guests including Dr. J. Osborn and wife Viola, plus Jesse and Leo Osborn and their families.
E. Z. Easterday came home early this week after a five week trip to the East. Much of the visit was with his son, the superintendent at the Ford Auto Plant in Kansas City, and he enjoyed time with his son’s pleasant family. He halted briefly with friends in Lincoln on his return.
Fred W. Johnston of Dalton was in the city Wednesday and tripped a few measures in the evening at the dance. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Frazey and daughter are visiting in Cheyenne and other Wyoming points and may return today.
Mrs W F Bassett and three children traveled to Denver on Tuesday for shopping and visits then proceeded to Idaho Springs for the wedding of Miss Carrie Berg, Bassett’s aunt. The bride was born locally and more details are expected next week.
Sidney readers urged to buy from Knight Campbell Music Co for a big 1913 set of bargains in slightly used pianos and player pianos. The ad promises illustrations and descriptions of over 106 standard makes, deep discounts from $58 to $75 on pianos and $75 to $156 on player pianos, split regular terms, freight prepaid, money back satisfaction, and four decades of reputation. The dealer is West’s Largest and Oldest Music House at 1625 31 California Street Denver.
A newspaper advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offering a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urging readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Out of town man offers life or fire insurance through Savoni and Sons. Stranger claims no local tax responsibility and urges readers to let them figure with you.
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