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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
4
The piece notes 1912 may bring a good crop year despite storms. It records Alfred Tennyson Dickens’s death in New York, signals possible party conventions on Waterloo and Custer massacre anniversaries, and mentions unusual celestial displays and recent earthquakes. It cites Nebraska 1911 wealth rising despite poor weather.
Reports from many states describe heavy snow depths from six to fifteen inches while temperatures stay very cold. No stock losses reported and feed remains ample in the area. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, famed as Fighting Bob, has died and been buried with full naval honors at Arlington National Cemetery after fifty years in the U S Navy and service in the Spanish American War.
A county farmer argues merchants should set reasonable profits and inform farmers of available goods and prices through their home paper ads. He recounts a trip to town where merchants claimed they could source similar goods cheaper and would buy produce where it is cheapest, just like farmers do.
Without revealing details of their wedding schedule Mr J C Frandsen and Nora Iverson were wed in Denver on January 3 and returned to Dalton to begin housekeeping The Herald congratulates the couple and notes their large circle of acquaintances and plans to reside in Dalton
Poem fragment attributed to Walter Malone, urging the subject to rise and fight. The speaker declares persistence, standing daily at the door to awaken and spur effort and victory.
Nebraska architects have formed a professional association. The summary notes a statewide rail mileage total of 7,879.19 miles and mentions 1911 anti tuberculosis funding of 14 500 000 dollars. Ogalalla reports a fire loss near 10 000 dollars.
A Bayard Taylor poem contemplates a landscape of cold hills and barren fields. The speaker asks if beauty and renewal ever truly return, wondering about the fate of past loves and memories in a long winter. Yet he finds faith that after many Aprils the germinating warmth of future summers waits beneath snow.
Mrs Short will take orders for cut flowers and potted plants, offering timely selection for home decor and gifts.
Tuesday night special meeting elects officers for 1912 including Commander Mrs Iowa Griffith and Lieutenant Commander Mrs Isephenia Null. Installation set for January 18 at the hall with full attendance urged. note departure of Mrs Nellie Tucker and joint Modern Woodmen of America Royal Neighbors install with oyster supper January 17 led by B A Jones and Mrs Jennie Jackson.
Farmers will continue to come into town on runners for some time, according to current indications.
Civic agitation in Beaumont Texas spurred park acquisitions and road works. Captain W A Fletcher donated thirty acres for a city park, plans seek a hundred acres on the riverfront with forested land for a public playground and fairground. A seventy thousand dollar bond funded land and improvements. The chamber and city council push coordinated progress, inspiring pride and visible upgrades in homes and streets. Beaumont visitors like Mrs Martin W Littleton praise changes, with local papers promoting steady civic growth.
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