Home-Coming Celebration at Tobin Opera House
A soldiers home coming reception transformed Tobin Opera House into a patriotic ballroom with red white and blue drapery and staged drawing room setting. Veterans and guests enjoyed a banquet service by Japanese caterers, a short program led by W L Miles, songs, readings, and dancing to Sid ney’s orchestra with a full corps of volunteers ensuring service. The event honored returned soldiers with festive displays, menus, and keepsakes while Red Cross instructions noted for states and counties.
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Tobin Opera House
Pershing
Haig
Foch Wilson Washington
Tancoln
Mrs Warren
W.L. Miles
J W Johnson
Zelka Owens
Mrs. Johnson
Com
Sidney
National Red Cross
States Red Cross
Cheyenne County Honors Returned Men in Unique Way
The region embraced a remarkable tribute for returning servicemen, described as the happiest imaginable. The method chosen by Cheyenne County stands out as perhaps unsurpassed anywhere.
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Cheyenne County
Mrs Essig Plans Fine Brick Structure For Hardware Store
Mrs Essig plans a permanent brick building replacing the frame hardware store between Lincoln and Front to improve the block sightlines. After a period of illness she resumes plans to rebuild, continuing a store run by her husband for 35 years. she remains the state’s only active woman in the hardware trade.
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Lincoln
Front Street
Rose
Telegraph
Sidney
Essig
Red Cross Sale At Cash Grocery Store January 30 31
The Wass and Mens committee of the Red Cross will hold a sale at Cash Grocery Store on January 30 31 and February st. Proceeds offer leftovers from Red Cross Rooms including serge, outing flannel, sateen and fancy work not sold at auctions plus crockery and dishes. Come see items you may need.
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Wass and Mens Committee
The
Red Cross
Cash
Federal Land Bank Meeting Elects Directors in Sidney
The annual meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association was held at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Fifteen stockholders exist with several applicants for positions. Five directors were elected for the ensuing year including Dr. W. M. Kimpston of Sidney, Nebr. The notice mentions BE Republic and Good Year tires at Osborn Garage and Mann's Battery Service Station for expert battery work at Brewer Building.
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Federal Land Bank Association
Court House
Sidney Association
W. M. Kimpston
Neubauer
Mann's Battery
Brewer Building
Grandest Good Roads Meeting Draws Delegates
In Sidney the largest gathering yet for good roads convened with Mayor Uptegrove presiding. Delegates from county precincts arrived by train and autos. A 1:30 pm program featured speeches by Captain Jack Miller, C. H. Roper, W. D. Fisher, and J. J. Rees. A resolution committee drafted and unanimously adopted a platform endorsing state and federal road plans, with attendees urged to support the Smoot bill and the State University engineering program. The day closed with a banquet at Union Pacific Hotel catering to 120 guests.
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Uptegrove
Fisher
WD Wisher
Gordon
Crawford
Ass Merritt
Sidney Cornet
Whaley
Ives
Osborn
Anne Radelif
Chautauqua
Sidney
Warriett Radelif
Mothers of Men
Jack Miller
Alliance
C. H. Roper
Nebraska Good Roads Association
A B E. Warren
J. W Johnson
Tla Winship
State Motor Transport Company
Charles Mann
Marriet
Lincoln
W. D. Fisher
Lie
J. J. McIntosh
A. J. Warren
P. J. Martin
St. A. Riley
Cheyenne County
Rodman
W. D. Adkins
Kimball
Fudge Baird
Dawes
Joel Miller
Box Butte
R C
Bassett
Morrill
Joe C. Carroll
State Association
Nebraska
Smoot
State University
Good Roads
Cormmention
Motor Transport Service
State Bureau
Congress
Union
Eith
Union V Pacific
Wo Braham
Enrollment Large On Good Roads Day
Enrollees gathered at Sidney as a record crowd filled the district court room. The turnout listed numerous officials and local leaders from Bridgeport to Brule, with accompanying names across towns including North Platte, Lincoln, Ogallala, Bayard, Kimball, Stapleton, and Sidney, all attending the Good Roads Day enrollment event.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
SSS
Gaurway
R. Willis
UO. A
Y A Robbins
William Chaulk
Fog
Meheeters
Lincoln
Bower
See Olson
J M Brownell
Ogallala- RO
Goodell
L. FT
Local News Snippets From Sidney and Nearby
Personal notes record Mrs. George Thornburg and Georgia visiting from Lotter, Mrs. Alice Kett staying with her sister, and Mrs. Virgil Marsh planning to remain longer. Hobbs adds drag line upgrades with two new trucks, Shipman returned from Philadelphia as his father improves, and Good Rounds Convention decorates shops. Leroy Scott creates sample rooms for patrons at the Gapen Building. Joe McIntosh and Mrs Chambers face several critical cases, with RC Chambers and Mrs Anni Emerick traveling from Alliance to Sidney for their mother C. V. Chambers who remains seriously ill.
Doctor Witham Joins Lincoln City Directory
Doctor E. Witham of Lincoln adds his name to the city directory. His wife will join him in about two weeks and they will establish their home here. Dr Witham succeeds Dr Zwink.
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E. , Witham
Lincoln
Witham
Zwink
Sanderson brothers gather as sister Mrs Chambers lies gravely ill
John Sanderson of Lebanon Kansas Louis Sanderson of Fairbury Nebraska Alex Sanderson of Norton Kansas and Will Sanderson of Steamboat Springs Colorado are all in the city at the home of Judge Chambers as their sister Mrs Chambers remains in grave condition.
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John Sanderson
Lebanon
Kansas
Louis Sanderson
Fairbury
Nebraska
Alex Sanderson
Norton
Will Sanderson
Steamboat Springs
Colorado
Judge Chambers
Chambers
Builders See Bright Outlook for Sidney Growth
Carpenters and plasterers report more building projects than in the past eighteen months with new residences and other structures planned. The outlook for a growing Sidney appears very bright.
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Sidney
Osborn Battery Station Offers Rented Spare Cells
The station announces rental batteries while customers repair or recharge their own units. Osborn Battery Station promotes prepared power options for quick swaps and uninterrupted service.
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Osborn Battery Station
Property Very Desirable in Sidney
Snyder the tailor secured a prime residence lot at the 4 Cramer lot cornering his current site for 1725 dollars. He later sold the small house on it for 150 dollars, netting 167 dollars toward the lot. The corner site on the Lincoln Highway and Black Hills trail is valued for business use, with a reported oil station offer of about 10,000 dollars, and other bids received. Snyder has not yet committed, keeping a slow approach to the deal.
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Snyder
Smindl
Tincoln Highway
Bhick Hills
Tractor School Planned for Cheyenne County February
Plans set for a tractor school to be held February 24 to March 1 under the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau and the State College of Agriculture.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
The
State College of Agriculture
Announcement of Practice Sale and New Physician
Dr Ray KE Will am of Lincoln takes charge of the practice sold by Dr WA Zwink. The former owner highly recommends Dr Ray WW William as a capable operator and gentleman of high moral character, seeking continued good will and patronage.
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Ray KE. Willam
Lincoln
Ray WW. Witliam
WA. Zwink
For Sale Cheyenne County Wheat Land with Fall Wheat
Several pieces of Cheyenne County's best wheat land offered for sale improved or unimproved. Fall wheat now growing can be included for quick possession on March 1st, 1919. Contact W Hornaday by phone at 267 Go.
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Cheyenne County
W. Hornaday
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County
Federal Bank
the American Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Jesse C. McNish
Geo. R. Buckner
C. H. McNish
Geo. E. Taylor
J. W. Johnson
L. C. Opper
C. F. Brown
Fromoa
Lodgepole V
J. J. Jones
C. Collins
O. F. Chesebro
F. A. Hand
JL. C. Emerson
W. E. Spearman
Yu. P. Houge
John Stull
Fricks
Gurley
G. BE. Burke
Sundl
Peter Stevens
Bronson
Art Lyngholm
Fr. W. Livingston
Wuntsman
Tenry Bransch
Kimpston
Hoa Feeht
Dalton
George Thornburg
Georgia
Alice [Kett
Virgil Marsh
IS Hobbs
Shipman
Philadelphia
Leroy Scott
Gapen
Joe McIntosh
RC Chambers
Minature
Anni Emerick
C. V. Chambers
Oberfelder
ING CO
Vath’s Pharmacy
L. W. Vath
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