Town and County News of Local Happenings
Clayton Radcliff leaves for Denver on Monday night. Sheriff McDaniel recovering from a recent accident. Local residents head to Denver for the Dry Farming Congress. Ed Starr attends Union Pacific business. J. W. Reinmuth handles probate in county court. Attorney J. J Kinney greets Sidney friends. Young group visits theater from Potter. The old electric powerhouse dismantled for Fairbanks Morse warehouse. Quast and Luningheimer buy land in eastern Nebraska. Will Ritter of Union Pacific coal dept. in city. Jake Newman visits from Omaha. F. C. Bates surveys business in town. Knox County Superintendent spends week in Dalton. Sleighing reported on the divide. J. E. Cooper invests in Cheyenne county land. Miles J. Welsh reviews recent land purchases. Easterday family mourning the death of a four-year-old daughter. Osgood family welcomes a baby boy. Mr and Mrs Mick relocate to Cheyenne county. Le Grand Hotel gains steam heating. Darnell buys Harper lots near Burlington line. Steele and Fisher invest in Cheyenne county land. Mrs A. S. Holmes travels to Seymour, Iowa, by telegram for ill daughter. Potter’s growth requires more attention. County teachers association to meet February 23, 1907. Dick Kane visits grandparents in Sidney. home is Salt Lake City.
Burkett grazing bill sets districts on public lands
Washington reports a Burkett measure to control grazing on public lands. It allows grazing districts established by the Secretary of Agriculture, with permits and fees, while lands remain subject to homestead entry and other laws. It details permit terms, improvements payments, and条件 for settlers, prospectors, and mineral development within districts.
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Washington
Burkett
Secretary of Agriculture
Installation of Woodmen and Royal Neighbors Officers in Sidney
The public installation of Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen officers occurred Friday at the Woodmen Temple in Sidney. Joseph Oberfelder spoke on the Order’s scope, noting nearly one million MWA members nationwide and 50,000 in Nebraska, and praised lodge contributions to families in need.
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Ben
America
Sidney
Mrs. Wright
Chas
M. Wright
J. W. Harper
Miss Tucker
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
M. W.A
Nebraska
Clyde
Glenn van Gorder
William Ottoman
Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Railroad Tax Cases
Nebraska asks back state assessments from Burlington and Union Pacific in a Monday hearing. Charles N. Greene and John N Baldwin argued for the railroads while Attorney General Thompson represented the state. Judges asked about property valuation and mileage, signaling a favorable view for Nebraska.
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Washington Dispatches
Burlington
Union ‘Pacific
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Charles N. Greene
John N Baldwin
Union Pacific
Thompson
Will Make Cement Building Blocks
Herman Bockstadter plans to manufacture cement blocks and cement walks in the upcoming season. He has contracted a modern machine unique to the county. The finished blocks are frost and moisture proof with continuous air space in horizontal and perpendicular directions. Blocks use cross tied X connections for added strength, a method claimed to be superior. Concrete blocks gain strength with age and popularity grows.
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Herman Bockstadter
Wolf County Stands In Fight Over Wolf Bounty Law
Lincoln novices from western Nebraska counties rallied in the House on Monday afternoon and voted to support the judiciary committee’s move to kill a bill that would repeal the $1.25 to $8 bounty on wolves. The clash pitted east against west, with the west prevailing.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Valentines Arrive At Ten Cent Store For Early Display
A large stack of valentines has been received at the Ten Cent Store and will be displayed about the start of the month, promising seasonal cheer for customers and collectors.
School Attendance and Activity Report Summary
Alfred Woitishek enters third grade. Kenneth Bassett absent sixth grade Wednesday. Frank McManus and Earl Gates absent sixth grade Monday. Selina Pearson leaves Friday heading to North Platte to study. Kein Erickson returns Monday after chickenpox two weeks absent. Grace Foster Dorothy Hart Oral Ickea Bernice Kelley receive headmarks this week. Maude Barrett Nellie Dedruck absent second primary due to illness. Minoru Kawabata and Frank Yamauchi new Japanese students enrolled in second grade. Mabel and Harold Yeagle return to grade two after visit to eastern state. Dick Kane of Salt Lake and Ed Brennan visit in high school Wednesday afternoon. Some seventh and eighth graders work to improve unanswered exam questions. Rev Sumner Redington has held services at the Dunkard church this week.
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Frank McManus
Earl Gates
Selina Pearson
North Platte
Kein Erickson
Grace Foster
Dorothy Hart
Oral Ickea
Bernice Kelley
Maude Barrett
Nellie Dedruck
Minoru Kawabata J
Frank Yamauchi
Mabel
Harold Yeagle
Dick Kane
Salt Lake
Ed Brennan
Union Pacific Makes a Record Run Across Nebraska
General Superintendent W. L. Park of Union Pacific sped from Cheyenne to Omaha to catch the Milwaukee Express and head to New York and Washington to meet President E. H. Harriman. The trip, described as one of the fastest on the road, saw 102 miles Cheyenne to Sidney completed in 104 minutes actual running time with speeds of 65 to 75 mph in places.
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W. L. Park
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Milwaukee
Omaha
New York
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Park
Eastern Express
Sidney
Union Pacific raises pay in motive power department
The Union Pacific overhauls wages effective January 1 with a complex new classification to reward experience and length of service. Laborers gain about one cent per hour while other classes see two to three cent increases. The Cheyenne Tribune notes the system aims to boost the payroll in the mechanical division and encourage employees to remain with the company.
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Motive Power Department
Union Pacific
Cheyenne Tribune
Mechanicl
New Electric Plant in Operation in Sidney
The new electric plant began operation after transferring the switchboard and wiring from the old site. It features two large boilers and two engine sets with modern equipment. Increased local demand and future Union Pacific needs justify expanded lighting facilities, and Manager Callahan has nearly doubled his investment, giving Sidney one of the finest plants in the region.
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Taseday
Callahan
Sidney
Maccabee Installation at Mrs Stevenson Home
The Lady Maccabees installed their officers for the coming year at Mrs Mary Stevenson’s home. Mrs Tucker acted as installing officer and the ceremony was impressive. A fine luncheon followed and guests enjoyed the hospitality late into the evening.
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Lady Maccabees
Mary Stevenson
Tucker
Veteran Railroad Men Discharged After Collision
Union Pacific dismisses Conductor Fred Rinocker Engineer C E Norton and Brakeman Guillaume for partial responsibility in the January 2 Brule collision involving trains Nos 8 and 2. Norton and Rincker long trusted workers praised by officials. Senator Burkett opposed increasing congressmen pay to 7500 dollars while Millard and Nebraska House members favored it.
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Fred Rinocker
C. E. ‘Norton
Guilliame
Union ‘Pacific
Brule
Messrs
Norton and
Rincker
Burkett
Millard
Nebraska
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Cc. W. Hornaday Neubauer Building
Sidney, Neb
Fred W. Vath
First National Bank
Clean Kitchen
E. R.yaegle
Get.wilison
Frank ‘Pierson
Doo Renows
Sounwe
Neb
Telegraph
Barkett
Clayton Radcliff
Denver
Sheriff McDaniel
Ed. Starr
Union Pacific Right of Way
J. W. Reinmuth
Davison
J. J Kinney
Kimball
Potter
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
P. N. Quast
H. Luningheimer
Will Ritter
Union Pacific Coal Department
Jake Newman
Cheyenne County
F. C
Knox
Dalton
J. E. Cooper
Oakdale
Miles J. Welsh
South Oniaria
J. Z. Easterday
Bordwell Ranch
N. Mick
Mick
Buzza
LeGrand
C.C. Darnell
Harper
Burlington Railroad
Will
F. P. Steele
Tobias National Bank
Tobias, Nebr
Charles Fisher
Thoreday
A. S. Holmes
Teachers’ County Association
Ed. Lowery
Salt Lake City
Nas
Wolf County
Alfred Woitishek
Kenneth Bassett
Sumner of
Redington
Christian Church
Dunkard Church
Superintendent Park
D. J. Scanlon
E. J. Sweet
Vsalsa
Sidney, Reb
Te Keystone
Gothenburg
O'Kane Building
A. A. Clarke & Co
Sidney, Meb
Harper & Wright
C. M. Wright
Swan Dedrick
Metropolitan Hotel
E. E. Rumsey
Nes
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