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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
5
A prominent speaker warns that a general strike could threaten Christian civilization, yet argues intelligent laborers will not jeopardize their livelihoods. He notes unrest and widespread discontent among workers in free institutions, urging recognition of the revolt as a reality Christendom must confront to preserve its civilization.
Broken Bow fast basketball squad coached by G T Stevens travels to Sidney for a Saturday January 27 game. Sid ney hosts and Alliance is favored to win as they prepare for local league matchups and school classroom improvements are noted with new teaching arrangements and a widened curriculum.
The article argues for ornamental street lighting using cast iron or concrete posts with alba glass globes, claiming superior illumination and decorative value over gas and arc lamps. It emphasizes day and night beauty, proper post selection, lamp sizing, and cost efficiency, plus a note on durable asphalt versus creosoted wood block paving on nearby streets.
Cheyenne County’s share of the state apportionment totals 1011.59 based on the school census. With 1518 children of school age, 1509 share in the distribution after two districts did not meet term requirements. The state aid for weak districts amounts to 970 distributed among nine needy districts. The next teachers’ examinations will be at the courthouse on Friday January 19 and Saturday January 20, with no February exam.
Class B of the Domestic Science Department at our High School studied bread making under Mrs. Leroy Martin. The schedule spanned Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning for dough, and Thursday afternoon for baking, with the class enjoying bread and cocoa. Class C will meet with Mrs Trognitz on January 17 for a meat cooking lesson.
No church services at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday except Sunday School at 9 45. Methodist Episcopal Church holds usual services with Rev Hornaday in charge. Rev E J Hayes preaches in Kimball as the pastor there has been ill for weeks.
A fragmentary poem excerpt attributed to Emerson reflects on friendship guiding and comforting through life. It contrasts the sea and fate with the steady, noble presence of a friend who restores hope, joy, and purpose in the speaker.
Excerpt from Thomas Gray's Elegy laments the curfew and fading landscape as the rustic dead rest in ancient hamlets. The poem contrasts rural labor with forgotten ambitions and the simple, enduring lives of the poor, framed by night and nature.
Citizens of Durant Oklahoma now receive filtered water from a newly constructed plant. The project cost about $18,000 and took over a year to complete. Contractor Erickson faced two stoppages due to undammas actions during construction.
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