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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1896
Page
7
The Telegraph reports February dates including Lincoln, St Valentine, and Washington birthdays. It notes Canada politics edging toward US annexation sentiment, Cuban horse prices under General Campos, and local figures like Congressman Kem retiring to his Broken Bow farm. It mentions Sheffield exports rising under tariff policy.
The article urges precincts in Cheyenne county to form a Republican League and organize for the coming campaign. E McLernon pursues a farmer's institute in the city during court term to maximize attendance. Commissioners Harper and Atkins receive praise for making The Telegraph the official county paper and for a tax provision aiding county finances while supporting local press.
A Nebraska Farmer editorial notes irrigation land sales depend on companies and big projects. It urges concrete details to attract settlers and warns that promoters must advertise clearly before land can be taken up. The piece cites broad promises and calls for tangible information to spur rural progress.
Charles Thomas Wickham files in Cheyenne County Nebraska a foreclosure suit on a mortgage to Pierce Weight and Company. The petition alleges default on interest coupons and taxes, seeks payment of 43347.10 plus ten percent interest and costs, and requests sale of the mortgaged land in 1897 to satisfy the claim. Defendants must answer by February 10, 1896.
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