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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1927
Page
4
Local residents and visitors frequent Sidney and nearby towns with trips to Denver for stock shows and shopping. Dalton and Potter figures travel, with many attending dances, meetings, or business in Sidney, Chappell, Sterling, and Lincoln.
Mrs C Radcliffe hosted the Kings Daughters Monday evening while Mrs J T Macintosh entertained the P E O society Monday afternoon. Knights of Columbus dance at St Patrick’s auditorium drew a large crowd with Grabill’s Merrymakers. Dutch Treat Club lunch at the Country Club Saturday. Mrs LeRoy Larson won bridge after the luncheon. Mrs Joe Simodynes hosted East End Bridge Club last Thursday evening. first prize to Mrs M E Pettibone, second to Mrs Fred Stuht. Carrie Cook gave a turkey dinner Monday for son Foster’s birthday with family and friends. American Legion Auxiliary Kensington met Wednesday at Mrs Charles Gardner’s home for tea towel hemming and future plans. Mesdames J Mie and J H O’Neill hosted a Country Club dinner with house guests Mr and Mrs Ed Young of Kansas City. Decorations in yellow and white with crystal candy toppers. Five Hundred played at the O’Neill home, L A Bartholomew and wife won high score.
Miss Ruby Baker twelve daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Baker is hospitalized in Denver with infantile paralysis after a cold on December 24. She was unable to move her legs and was taken to Denver where doctors confirmed the diagnosis. Her left leg is about an inch shorter but recovery is noted as she regains limb use and toe movement.
Potter High's basketball team, once dominant, dropped two games underscoring free throw woes. Kimball beat Potter 18 to 165, while Chappell edged Potter 19 to 18 after a late Bower basket. Potter converted only 2 of 12 free throws. Chappell made 5 of 8. Lodge Pole teams visit Potter later in the week.
Amos the pet bear of the Ancient Order of Samaritans will reign supreme in the city on February 7 as tamers with a carload of paraphernalia establish headquarters at the armory to initiate new victims into the order and satisfy his honey craving. Bear meat is coming in and Amos strains on his leash to go. The state degree team of Kolo Sanctorum No. 32 will lead the work, promising local members that victims will get their money’s worth.
Frank 8 Perkins a longtime Colorado and Denver resident visited Sidney and Peetz this week, staying with his niece Mrs Frank J Pulver. He came from Fort Frankfort Kansas after a holiday trip and planned to spend a day with friends Louis Mann in Sidney before heading to Denver via Cheyenne.
Word reaches The Gazette of the marriage on Monday January 3 at Walt Hill Nebraska of Miss Mary Connerley to Charlies Montgomery. The young couple were childhood friends in Oklahoma. The bride was a former Peetz High student and beloved in the neighborhood as a worthy young girl. The Gazette and many friends extend all well wishes.
Farmer JACOBSON of the Lorenzo district bought one hundred Hereford cows from E C McKay Bidney in Sidney. He plans to keep the cattle and raise a Thoroughbred Hereford herd, noting he aims to profit by handling top livestock.
A notice for readers to receive The Telegraph twice weekly, detailing subscription cadence and delivery expectations. The item emphasizes consistent weekly access and familiar local reporting cadence for loyal subscribers.
Sidney dispatches report Cheyenne County Nebraska officers led by County Attorney W K Hodgkin and Sheriff J M Nelson launching a moral scrubbing up to rid the county of bootlegging gambling and other law violations. The effort includes an undercover squad from state prohibition and aims to make Sidney dry and curb youth immorality with possible jail for bootleg yeast and hops.
Miss Vera Barger, United States missionary to the Orient and sister of Dr. F. A. Barger, was a passenger on the Star Steamer of the China coast, the Levnshing, destroyed on Amherst Rocks December 12. She and other foreign passengers were saved after heroic efforts by Chinese crew and passengers. several crew members aided the rescue.
Miss Barger writes of the ordeal aboard the doomed ship as passengers were forced to lower and row the lifeboats for safety. Survivors were rescued by Lingkong, Colorado, and Haintung crews, with first aid given and all in good condition. She reflects on fear and the faith she clung to during the crisis.
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