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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1926
Page
1
Telegraph report recounts twenty three felony cases in three years with guilty verdicts and two acquittals. Offenses include fraud assault to kill forgery burglary larceny rape and related dispositions such as pen or parole and multiple auto thefts. A breakdown lists liquor checks larceny auto and other misdemeanors totaling 202-20 with acquittals for lack of evidence or untried losses.
Ww. L. Miller, a crane operator for Union Pacific, injured his finger Friday while operating heavy machinery. The incident occurred while he was handling a crane setup, and the extent of the injury was not specified.
William Simms aged 62 walked 35 miles through four to five foot drifts after leaving a north east windmill job near Potter. He missed trains, rode in two stranded cars, and arrived in Sidney exhausted to await his brother who could not reach him that night. He plans to return to Potter to finish his work in a few days. Mrs. Mantor attended a district Eastern Star meeting in Lincoln.
Sidney Post No 17 American Legion plans a novel dance on Saturday night January 30. It will be a raffle affair with a candy box awarded to each lucky number draw. Couples pay one dollar, spectators and extra ladies twenty five cents.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Paviat in Sunol on Friday.
The Sidney Country club held its regular annual meeting with a good crowd. A K Greenlee was elected president D R Thomas vice president Earl Kratz secretary and treasurer R P Kepler J A Bentley and Martin Dimery were re elected to the board. All elections were unanimous and committee reports praised the year’s progress including a clubhouse addition and membership growth. Members look forward to a stronger year in 1920.
Andrew J. Thomas, a former irrigation and mining engineer revered by longtime residents, died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital on Monday. He was widely regarded as a foremost engineer and had amassed a substantial fortune in his career.
The Sterling Dramatic club presents The Whole Towns Talking at the U S A theatre Thursday January 21 with about fifteen cast members. A motion picture feature Lovers in Quarantine will also be shown. The one night performance highlights Sterling's best home talent in many moons.
The annual firemen's ball shifts from February 14 to February 12 this year because St Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday. The event, organized by the committee in charge, is expected to attract large attendance and be a major social highlight.
About twenty members of the Sidney Volunteer fire department will attend a state convention of firemen to be held at Alliance on the 19th 20th and 21st of this month. The men will wear white aprons and ribbons to advertise the local department and the city.
A large group of business men and citizens spent days shoveling snow on county highways. Tracks had been impassable since a major storm ten days earlier, preventing farmers from reaching town. The workers opened the most traveled routes and deserve commendation for their enterprise.
The Sixth District Legion officers from western Nebraska will gather in Sidney on February 3 for a convention. State Commander J. H. Kinder confirmed the meeting, with Sidney Post No. 17 having secured the event. About 250 to 300 officers and state officials are expected, a big gain for Sidney as committees organize housing and event logistics.
Sidney Post No 17 expects to entertain about two hundred Legion officers from parts of the sixth district at a future convention. The meeting will bring post commanders and adjutants together, date to be announced later. Routine business filled the recent session as many members stayed in attendance. The post also plans to attend Sterling post’s meeting Thursday evening next week. About ten to fifteen members will participate.
In 1877 Sidney was a rough frontier town of about 500 residents with a roaming transient overflow tied to Black Hills traffic. Records show early court actions, including an assault case naming Mrs Maria V Allengpach, reflecting sparse detail from the era and the challenging climate of Cheyenne County crime history.
Fred Parks trains about fifteen amateur boxers and may add a few more. If negotiations with the University of Wyoming succeed and finances are arranged, Parks expects a bout in Laramie on February 19th or 20th. The team will be composed of young men of character and aims to win its share of bouts.
Sidney opened the season with a 20 to 10 defeat by Lodge Pole in a close contest. Captain Wait led Sidney with 13 of 16 points from five field goals and three free throws, while Lodge Pole’s Crose Short and Carleton stood out on a balanced attack. Coach Horn plans lineup changes for Friday’s Kimball game as Sidney seeks better stability and execution.
The Telegraph printed a small booklet for St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church showing a 1925 financial and statistical report. Growth is noted with over one hundred communicant members and 5900 in attendance last year. Officers include Pastor W F Peters, Elders H P Thomas Louis Rabe Fred Brauer Claus Engelland, Trustees Lews Rabe John D Schlesselmann, Treasurer John J Driever, Secretary W F Peters.
The Degree of Honor lodge at Sidney held installation ceremonies and a social program starting at 7:30 with Mrs. Herman Schroeder presiding. Officers installed include Rose Ellis as president and May Van Aalstyne as first vice president, with a luncheon, songs, and speeches stressing lodge welfare and the juvenile department adaptation.
M A Shipman began railroad work at twenty one with Burtington on construction gangs. He traveled Kansas and Nebraska gaining land knowledge. He became a strong booster for Cheyenne county and invested early in real estate, turning two gains by that age and building a portfolio of farm land after moving west.
Ray Babcock of Potter calls a January 20 meeting at the Union Pacific hotel in Sidney to plan a broad advertising push for Cheyenne county. The event invites all interested residents and each attendee pays their own plate charge. J A Bentley and M W Dimery should be notified to attend by Monday. B L Walker did business in Denver last week.
The story notes Matt and Jeff selling rabbit bologna with horse meat amid a fifty fifty claim, but inspectors find the mix. Cheyenne County reports a massive jackrabbit harvest with a five cent bounty per pair of ears, paying out about $191.60 for 39,392 ears. KF W Krel led the count with 574 ears, equaling roughly 100 rabbits per hunter that day. The pests threaten farms, and eradication seems a distant goal.
Robert Oberfelder recounts a 1879 80 blizzard near Camp Clarke and Fort Sidney in which two Black Hills outfitters perished. A lone survivor trudged to the Platte, aided by a loyal dog whose meat cache guided Jim Dummer to the stricken man, who was rushed to Fort Sidney Hospital.
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