Sidney grows with new houses and busy builders
The city sees multiple two story buildings under construction near the Telegraph Office and along Rose and Second streets. Contractors including Ward, Obbs, Griffin, Hobbs, Lane, Cumming, Randall, Allenspach, Smith, Wagner, Thiele, and others push ahead on hotels, restaurants, and stores as Sidney reports a springtime building boom and expanding streets.
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Joe Lane
Telegraph Office
Randall
Mersis Wagner & Thiele
Aloc
Music Hall
C. B. Randall
Sidney
Crop Outlook and spring prospects in the plains
The season shows variable fruit and nut development across the region. Peach orchards nearby are largely uninjured, apples and plums blossom well, and strawberries appear but pale. Texas through cattle face severe wintering, raising concerns of profitability amid overstocked ranges. A smallpox case is reported in Cheyenne, while a lecturer’s western credibility is questioned. A brakeman, Isaac N. Deitrick, suffered a minor injury when a train car icy fall.
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Lodge Pole
South Platte
Texas
Laura lode and Lead City mining plans in Early Lead
From the Black Hills Pioneer: prospectus outlines Laura lode near Hidden Treasure as potential site for Racine Gold Mining Company under Dan Castello. Castello to locate at Lead City, purchasing Orleans Morn ing Glory Grand Duke lodes. mill expected by January 25 with engine leaving Chicago January 1. Local mining reports show active operations at No. 2 Magers No. 3 No. 12 No. 21 and Floorman claims with steady gains despite winter snow.
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Black Hills
Laura
Lead City
Orleans
Morning Glory
Grand Duke Lodes
Castello
Chicago
Sidney
David Lorning
A. H. Holmes
Dad Castello
Apitit
Barnim Hippodrome
Hiag
Messrs
Pierce & Pierson
Magers, Morrow, Dennis & Carpenter
McKay Brothers
Mesers
McCarter
Ransom & Murray
Hustieton mining district organized in Battle Creek gulch
The Hustieton district formed January 2, 1877 in a gulch on the west side of Battle Creek opposite Wayward city. A 17 foot vein of quartz with free gold was found along with a rich silver lead in the same neighborhood. Foster & Co create Foster District on Branch of Rattle Creek near Hayward, about fifty claims taken. quartz leads found. Anderson company washed out 12.5 to 40 cents per pan. Smith Bros shipped nearly $1,400 via C. & B. H. T. Co. Our ailed school moved to Chas Hayward’s former building. Bock & Co charter steam mill boiler for 30 days at $600 to pump Rapid Creek, then saw lumber to meet rising demand.
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Battle Creek
Wayward City
Llustieton
Foster & Co
Rattle Creek
Hayward
Foster
Anderson Company
Smith Bros
Chas
Carpenter
Maillard
Messrs. Bock & Co
Rapid Creek
Westward Builders Seek Land and Buildings to Rent
Strangers arrive hourly seeking rental buildings or vacant lots to construct homes. They travel from all U S regions, are skilled and prosperous, and often restless with routine duties, drawn westward to improve their situation.
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U. S
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Didney
B. Gombaga
Pmo
Darrow
Joseph B. Gossage
Sidney and
G. W. Dunney
Union Pacific Railroad
Tralna
Seton Bee
Fiheigists
H. Savakd
Banking House
Ae Il. Raynolds, Ki
Wallace
Omaha
Nat’! Bank
Raynolds & Wallace, Bankers
Sidney, Neb
Go.p
V. Bierbower
Nebraska
Geo. I. Ballou
Geo. I. Iteist
Aig
Rtp
CHA4
M. Brown
Jonn M. Thummton
Brown & Thurston
Attorneys 47
LAW
L. Hobbs
J. G. Ivy
T. Murphy
Main and
Walnut Street
J. Mahoney
Surles & Crant
Front Street
D. A. Moore
Mer
Joan Carrie
Carrigan’s
Isaac Axe & Co, Plasterers
James K. Ish
Wholesale
Druccist
Farnfiam St
Nemmaska
Owaifa
Jeremias Mafioney
Rapid City Hotel
WM. Johnston
Hille
D. T
F. Dickison
Ward Hjias
Telegrant
Obbs
Hobbs
Anderson & Williams
Rose and
Second Streets
J. A Cumming
McPherson
Moore's Hotel
Kline & Stokes
Loomis & Jorgung
Messrs. Allenspach & Smith
Germania
Keseline
Bartolette
Bohn
City Personals
Fred Nick
Taylor
Go. L. 2Nd Cavalry
John Cameron
Heath
Thos, Lonegan
North Platte
George Allen
A. Corwin
Maj
Alfred Morton
Sergt. H. Meerholz
J.J. Roach
The
New York Herald
Gen. Crook
Mr Gantt
Deadwood
Mr. Whithbeck
New York Sun
Chicago Times
Sidney TeLveoram
Harney
Chas. L. Hammond
C Co. 8Rd Cavalry
Maj. Morton
Sidney Barracks
Hay
Wessels
Whitman
Srimmond
Co. H
8Rd Cavalry
Sidney Mast
Pettinger
Thaus & Pettinger
Grand Island
Meyer
City
Washington
Yankton
Eugene A. Cronin
Oregon
P. W. Reece
Missouri
Cochran
A. Moore
Freeport
Ill
Moore
Mr. Brown
M. Hellman & Co
W. L. Sackett
George Beemer
Racine Mining Company
Hobt. Strahhorn
Chicago Tribune
Chicagoines
Gibbons
Newson
Black Brills
Minnesota
Isaac N. Deitrick
Deitrick
Dr. Boggs
O. K
Herald
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