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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
9
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the County Court to hear Susan Saali petition for final settlement and allowance of her account as administratrix of Lorenz Saali deceased. Hearing set for February 5 1918 at 10 a.m. notice to all interested by publication in The Telegraph for three weeks prior to hearing.
The Cheyenne County Teachers Association presents a program featuring music Singing America supervised by Miss McKenzie and a literature focus by Mrs. Kenneth Agnew. It includes piano duet by Mrs. Robinson and Miss Schreifer, recitation by Miss Petteys, and talks on educational influences and patriotism. Multiple speakers include Miss Grace McFadden and Mr. Doyle Cunningham with addresses by Supt W J Braham and Supt Ren Robinson. All county teachers are urged to attend. The note also provides travel tip: best train to Sidney is Union Pacific no. 18 departing 8 20 A M. Anna McFadden, County Superintendent.
Mrs Agnew Miss Wood and Miss Corey at Central School complete Palmer method correspondence course and submit exams for certificates. Total Palmer certified teachers rise to five. North Side pupils meet a new teacher Monday as Miss Mae K Marshall replaces Mrs Bryan who plans homesteading in Wyoming. Marshall a Kearney High School and Kearney State Normal graduate has one year teaching experience.
Sidney High School opened its league schedule by defeating Bayard 43 to 16. The story notes Bayard’s lack of practice facilities, praises Harold Elis and the Roettger lineup, and mentions a double program with the girls and a next game against Liebendorfer’s five on the road.
The report lists Bayard Klemke R F 4 Gibbs etc with Sidney Roach scoring 8, Runge 5, Ells center 7. Weeden’s dog interrupted play, Little Bear Roach saved from injury by his own pass, receipts under fifty one dollars due to poor weather and low attendance. School pupils yelled with enthusiasm despite the cold as the motto Beat Kimball twice tonight.
Raymond Clinton arrives Saturday from Fort Winfield Scott California after honorable discharge from the U S service. He enlisted with Sidney high school mates April 24 and served on the Pacific coast. An early scarlet fever attack led to discharge. He plans to reenter Sidney high school next week and graduate in May with enough credits for another half year.
A compact historical anecdote in Scots dialect portrays MacDonough, addressed to his fourth wife, defying a minister’s disapproval of a new marriage and lamenting endless burying. The speaker insists he cannot keep burying forever, signaling a humorous, defiant stance on remarriage.
If you need a new range in your home Hardy Hardware Co advertises a 15 percent discount from regular prices. The brief notice promotes immediate purchase at Hardy Hardware Co for appliance upgrades.
Will Brothers traded in town as Hoffmeyer, Neinheiser and Anderson with families and friends visited Monday. Ray Swift of Lodgepole, J Hi Birdwell and wife, Otto Perso and others from the north division were seen in the city. Several residents and travelers from Scottsbluff to Brush, Idaho Springs and Omaha frequented the county seat, with farm people and aviation personnel departing for service or travel. The Helping Hand society met postponed due to weather. Francis Herbert of the Aviation Corps, now in San Antonio, heads to France with orders. Carrick recovers from blood poisoning in Reno hospital. Lloyd Mann returns to manage a new battery service station for M. W. Osborn Garage & Machine Co.
Herbert Zick son of Dr Harry Zick enters Dr Ketehan medical school Los Angeles California for a two year optical course. He has completed four years apprenticeship in surface and edge grinding. W H Weeden has been home several days this week with chicken pox and recalls delayed childhood exposure from past generations.
Last Sunday the Presbyterian church extended a call to Rev. Light of eastern Nebraska to serve as minister for the ensuing year. He leads the congregation now and was chosen unanimously. He will respond in the near future. W LeRoy Larson and wife returned Sunday from Potter where they spent the prior week at his drug store during a manager’s vacation. Larson runs multiple business ventures and stays involved in each to stay connected with workers and customers.
L. O. Deal, manager of the Nebraska Telephone Company at Overton, Nebra ska, previously employed here, fell from a forty foot pole on December 21. He was unconscious two days, taken to an Omaha hospital, and word from there says he is improving very slowly.
Kapok fiber remains buoyant and will not sink regardless of length in water. Introduced to the U S government by Lieutenant Edmonds, it has spread widely as life preserver material. A recent kapok invention is a duck hunting coat lined with the fiber to aid flotation if the wearer falls overboard.
Henry T. Doran, administrator, asks final settlement, allowance of account filed January 9, 1918, for decree of heirship and discharge. To Emma A Engle, Kattie Agard, Rena M Agard, and all interested in Lewis B. Agard estate. Cause to show why prayers should not be granted. Noted January 9, 1918.
Henry T. Doran as administrator seeks court approval of his account in the Joseph F. Pancake estate. The petition, filed in the Sun 1918 proceeding, asks for a final settlement and allowance of the administrator's account at 2 o'clock P. M. on the reading date.
A county judge orders that notice of the pendency of a petition and the hearing be given to all interested by publishing a copy of the order in The Telegraph weekly newspaper for three successive weeks prior to the hearing. Dated January 9, 1915, C. P. Chambers, County Judge.
A quotation from the Florida Times Union appears in an item promoting the Telegraph subscription. It reflects on luck versus wealth and personal influence, with a concise aphorism about birth luck enabling handling of life’s balance.
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