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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
8
Property notices announce sale of residential lots in Wellner's addition Sidney Blocks priced 320 dollars each. Prospective buyers urged to inquire with Gus Wellner. Also listed are dust proof and ore proof notes for sale through The Telegraph with inquiries to Chas Callahan.
Small map for sale by The Telegraph and assorted ads from Potter and Omaha. Listings include land for sale or exchange in Nebraska, horse breaking services, furniture rooms for Mrs Hudson, carpet weaving, a shuttle machine inquiry, and tobacco products from Mre Short. References offered.
St Marys Guild schedules a homemade candy sale for Saturday January 13 1912 at Sidney Drug Store at 2:30 pm. Inquiries for dressed hogs directed to C A Foster or E J Sweet.
Public sale of a farm 94 miles northwest of Sidney and 3 miles north of Brongon on January 9 1912 at 10 o clock. Items include 11 horses 16 head of cattle and farming implements with household goods. Terms: cash under 10 and notes with security for over 100 at 10 percent interest. cash discount 3 percent on over 10. Fred Yeske owner A Greenlee clerk J R Devine Auctioneer.
Two stacks prairie hay for sale at 9.00 per ton with additional choice alfalfa hay offered. Bentley Land Co advertises hay while a drug testimonial praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cold cure from a long time dealer.
A notice offers a $20 reward for two four year old cattle missing from a ranch near Brady Nebraska. One is dark iron gray and the other blue gray with branding G on the right jaw and A on the left shoulder. The undersigned promises $10 for each animal. Also listed is a for sale or rent ad for a seven room house with modern conveniences, inquire Mrs J C Hudson.
Shorter invites readers for hot drinks downtown. State railway commission settles a transit dispute between millers and the Burlington in a stipulation. Interstate rules will bind interstate business with carload weight rules for mixed shipments. State Banking Board assigns a quarter of one percent on average deposits totaling 72,809,632.96 to raise 182,024.21, held in banks as guaranty funds. Brig Gen Storch reports the Nebraska National Guard encampment at Bellevue criticizing civilian latrines and poor cleanliness and the garbage disposal per inspectors.
John Englert a prominent stock buyer of Lodgepole was in the city Wednesday Joseph LeFors a Wyoming detective was in town last Wednesday Marie LeDoyt of North Platte spent New Years with her cousins Mr and Mrs Roscoe Zimmer The Sidney Drug Store introduced an electric mixer enhancing fountain facilities Commissioner L R Barlow returned from a New York trip for a County Board meeting Mrs Blaine was taken to St Andrews Hospital for better care Mrs Joseph Oberfelder and daughter Clara Belle planned a shopping trip to Omaha and Chicago Mrs W S Hiett and daughter Estelle travel this week to Omaha Galesburg and other eastern places Lilla M English lectured on Prison Life a follow up will appear next issue
Claude Ones, a tenuver at an auxiliary gas station in Lincoln, was burned to death when he fell unconscious over an open gas pipe. The blaze consumed his body from chest to thighs, leaving only the head, one arm, and legs. He had been burning for nearly five hours when found, likely overcome by fumes and fallen onto the pipe.
The past two weeks have been intensely cold with near zero temperatures. A 12 degree below reading on Tuesday night and ongoing heavy snow cover mark persistent winter weather, despite reports from Sterling at 14 below and forecasts of six weeks more.
The January 15 term jury panel includes S. P. Witters H. D. Moore William Juedes Frank Verba W. J. Barret A Greenlee Bert J. Bates M. M. Herbert W. Pulver R. A. Blake William Goering M. A. Shipman Joseph Hahler Henry Laaker Gus Erickson C. W. Hornaday F. J. Poll Ben L. Glenn C. L. Ivey T. F. Thornburg C. M. Wrights George Miller D. R. Jones Andy Ladine.
Henry Veeder testified in the Chicago packers trial about penalties of forty cents per hundred for overshipments into any territory. The penalties were distributed among discriminated members and paid by weekly checks after packers reviewed prior shipments during meetings. The remarks relate to practices between 1893 and 1896 before Judge Carpenter.
Indianapolis report recalls Charles Bookwalter as mayor and secret inquiry into John J. McNamara directing a series of dynamite explosions. The disclosure follows a broader government probe into the four blasts aimed at Albert von Spreckelen, a general contractor, amid labor troubles.
Lee Essig his wife and daughter from Chicago arrived in Sidney on Thursday to attend the funeral of C. D. Essig.
The Oregonian passenger train of the Great Northern railway wrecked four miles west of Finley due to a broken rail. Six are dead including cooks Albert Lodge and Joseph Mosher, brakeman M Mahoney, Mrs. Martha Keeton, Kalispal Montman, an unidentified passenger, and a two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. J Bailey Bottineau North Dakota. Injured total thirteen.
Chicago commodity prices show May wheat at 99 4 c and July 94 c, with corn at 49 K and oats around 43 c. Live stock receipts tally 23 000 cattle in Chicago with beef steers mostly 4 30 to 8 50, hogs 34 000 with prices around 5 85 to 6 29, and sheep 25 000 between 2 75 and 4 50. South Omaha reports cattle at Be 7 50 and hogs around 5 80 to 6 00, lambs 4 25 to 6 50.
Tekamah Nebraska January 4 Dr A D Nesbit president of the Nebraska State Medical Association with councilors approval appoints Dr J M Aiken of Omaha as secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr A D Wilkinson of Lincoln.
H C Richmond of Omaha a Democrat filed as a candidate for state auditor marking the first filing for the office on either ticket though several other prospects are expected to file soon as the race opens.
J. Ferris of Lincoln is named the official stenographer for Judge Hamer who takes his seat on the supreme bench this week. Ferris has served in legislative sessions and helped manage Judge Hamer's campaign.
Kaspar Wolf from Santa Rosa California sends a subscription payment and includes a bouquet of red white and blue flowers to plant in the snow. He is observed watching birdmen prepare for a coastal flight from Santa Rosa to Napa and seems to enjoy life in the sunlit California scenery.
C F Liebhart writes from Salt City that he is settled in a five room brick house and ready to greet Sidney visitors. Salt Lake City endures a severe winter with about three inches of snow on the ground. The Liebharts send New Year greetings. The Kings Daughters spread Christmas cheer delivering candies and nuts to children flowers to the sick and coal to the needy. They honored their leader Mrs Simon with a bouquet for devoted service.
A reporter notes most say there is nothing special in the current papers but many foresee a surprising tidbit. J. W. Stepczuk relocates his meat market to the room beside Jansky's shoe repair on Rose Street. The restaurant stays on Front Street. Mrs. Short accepts orders for cut flowers and potted plants.
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