Building on Rose Street Set to Rise Between New Theaters
Mrs. Leo Osborn plans a two story forty one by eighty foot structure with basement on Rose street between the Hink and Studt and McIntosh buildings. The lower floor and basement will house the Weeden Furniture Store under long term lease. Second floor layout undecided. The block will gain a modern business frontage. Meanwhile the Boyd B Trousdale Players begin a six night engagement at the Sidney Opera House Monday January 29. The stock company of ten presents Beyond the Law with vaudeville between acts and features violinist Cervenka. A free admission offer applies to one lady per 35 cent ticket bought before 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Osborn
Rose Street
Hink and Studt
McIntosh
Hink
Weeden Furniture
Boyd B. Trousdale
Sidney Opera House
Trousdale
Cervenka
Abstracts by A. King and window glass task with Viggo Nelson
A. King compiles abstracts and perfects titles while Viggo Nelson prepares window glass. The brief notes both tasks as part of a small local project with named individuals coordinating on paper-like duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. King
Mass Meeting Called Saturday at Courthouse
A mass meeting to consider the Federal Farm Loan Association will be held at the courthouse tomorrow at one o clock. The reading matter explains the act its purpose and benefits and who may be interested. It promotes farming by lending money to farmers at low long term rates. Ten farmers must form the association to borrow under the act. Attend to join or to buy Government bonds issued under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Loan Association
Court House
Federal Farm Loan Act
Henry F Barber Invents Beet Topper
Henry F Barber, a noted local machinist, has designed a compact automatic beet topping machine weighing about 200 pounds that can be motor or horse drawn. The topping blade automatically adjusts to beet size and elevation, has been tested with satisfactory results, and a patent application has been filed. Preliminary drawings were by Reverend Miller with collaboration from Hellwig Hugh Faith T J Johnson and Nicholas Rocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Barber
Reverend Miller
Messrs Hellwig
Hugh Faith
T. J. Johnson
Nicholas Rocker
Barber
Sunday Train Trips With Storm Delay At Gurley
Sunday morning Miss Sadie Mc Fadden Miss Henrietta Shoemaker and Miss Hovner rode the north bound train to Gurley to reach their schools but a severe storm forced them back. They returned on the P M train and amused their friends by the idea they had circumnavigated the globe. The trio resumed travel the next day and continued with their week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie McFadden
Henrietta Shoemaker
Hovner
Gurley
Sidney
Charles Chaplin at One A. M. Monday in the IDEA
Charles Chaplin appears in One A. M. on Monday January 29 at the IDEA. F. A. King handles abstracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chaplin
Funeral Rites for Cicero Allen Held in Sidney
The late Cicero Allen’s funeral was held Sunday afternoon at his family home with Bishop George Allen Beecher and Rev Henry Ives officiating. Despite a fierce storm, the crowded service featured hymns, a moving sermon, and interment the next day. Allen, born October 1 1877 near Blair Nebraska, died January 17 near Kimball Nebraska while working as a Union Pacific conductor. He left a wife Rodeene Britton and two children Martha and James Scott, with surviving relatives including his father Joseph Allen and brothers W S Allen and George Allen. Relatives from Blair and Dalton attended. many railroad men joined the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero Allen
George Allen Beecher
Henry Ives
Christ Church
Ren
New York
Ives
Mrs Allen
Sideny
Simodynes
Neubauer
Corbett
Bassett
Parks
Leibendorfer
Wey
Lewis
Devine
Cicero Alien
Blair
Nebraska
Kimball
Union Pacific Railroad
Rodeene Britton
Martha
James Scott Allen
Allen
The
Elks
Joseph Allen
Cicero
W. S. Allen
Sidney
George Allen
Emma Armstrong
Scott
Chester McDaniel
Jack Sager
Crawford Lindsey
N. Sutherland
Will Brown
Charles Griffith
Berniece Kelly
Phyllis Corbett
Helen Bassett
Dorothy Hart
Myrna Swatzlander
Reverend Ives
Cheyenne
Ridgeway
Colorado
Armstrong
J. A. Britton
Chicago
B. E. Reddy
Kearney
John Eckert
Carrie
Ruth
Dalton
Pneumonia Strikes Families Near Omaha and Laramie
Dr. J C Britton rushed to Omaha for funeral of James Howe father in law. The Howes lost wife and grandchild to pneumonia within a nine day span. Walter James Davis and Nellie Dedrick traveled to Laramie and Denver for theater and stock show. the Davis brothers joined the Elks in Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Britton
Omaha
James Howe
Mr. Howe
Walter
James Davis
Nellie Dedrick
Laramie
Weeden Absent in Des Moines. Weir and Jackson Form Partnership
Ww A Weeden was absent to Des Moines Iowa early in the week leaving Saturday night and returning Tuesday. He shipped a modern design auto hearse. It will arrive any day. W R Weir formed a partnership with R EL Jackson this week to keep the business at top efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. A. Weeden
Des Moines
Iowa
W R Weir
R EL. Jackson
Inquest on Thomsons Fails to Solve Poison Mystery
An inquest at Dalton investigated the December 24, 1916 deaths of Frederick Thompson, Edna Thompson, and their son. Dean Cutter's analysis of the three stomachs pointed to carbon monoxide as the poison, but no source or manner of exposure was found. Sixteen witnesses testified, yet the jury could not determine how the gas reached the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Thompsons
C S Radcliff
Sidney
Mr Radcliff
Sheriff Sitton
F W Meinzer
J. M. Swenson
W. P. Miles
Hedlund
Dean Cutter
The
State University
Thompson
Frederick Thompson
Edna Thompson
Frederick Thompson Jr
D. A. Weir
O. E. Andreen
Wm. Foster
E. W. West
A. G. Handley
J. W. Eckert
Death of Edward Lowery in Salt Lake City
Edward Lowery, aged about ninety, died Thursday January 18 in Salt Lake City at his daughter Mrs Thomas Kane's home. Born near Tipperary Ireland he came to Sydney before 1873 and worked as a watchman for the Union Pacific until old age. Survived by daughters Mrs Bessie Brennan Mrs Kane Salt Lake City and Mrs Stone Kansas. Buried Monday in Salt Lake City.
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Edward Lowery
Salt Lake City
Thomas Kane
Tipperary
Ireland
Sidney
Union Pacific
Mr. Lowery
Bessie
Community Leader Ernest Dies Quietly at Dalton
Mr Ernest, living near Dalton, died suddenly Monday at about eight o clock after complaining of rheumatic pain. While seated to take articles to the Thompson sale he stretched his left arm, cried out and collapsed. He, about sixty, was respected and well known in Sidney for his upright character. Survived by wife and ten children. Funeral held today from the Catholic church in Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Dalton
Thompson
Sidney
Judge Chambers Stays With Daughter Before Appendicitis Operation
Judge Chambers traveled to Alliance on Tuesday night to be with his daughter Miss Anna in the hospital where she arranged to undergo an appendicitis operation. Her recurring attacks had seriously interfered with her work as a teacher in Alliance schools and she could no longer delay surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Chambers
Allance
Miss Anna
Alliance Schools
Sidney Lumber Co Strives for Home Building Percent Money
Sidney Lumber Co announces a program offering percent money for home building projects. The company promotes financing options and rebates to assist homeowners in construction and renovation work. Through the initiative, customers may access reduced costs and flexible terms during the current season.
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Sidney Lumber Co
Lodgepole Gets Finely Trimmed On League Opening
Sidney High routed Lodgepole 35 to 13 in the league opener last Saturday night. Lodgepole, coached by Supt. Austin, showed good goal shooting but lacked experience and speed. Sidney’s pace and passing carried the Maroon and Black toward the pennant as Lodgepole prepares for Bridgeport next, with Supt. Sheets arriving Friday to contest Sidney’s first home game at 8 30 p.m. Admission 25 cents. Viggo Nelson is handling painting duties.
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Sidney High
Lodgepole Five
Sidney
Lodgepole
Supt
Austin
Kimball
Sidney Five
Maroon and Black
Debendorfer
Mr. Austin
Liebendorfer
Bridgeport
Husky
Sheets
Weather Weather Weather Storm Howling Then Freezing
The narrative describes a fierce Sunday storm with a sudden cold snap Saturday night and a temperature drop to 26 below by Monday night. It notes windy, loud conditions, a few warm indoor scenes, and jokes about weather and marriage while looking toward spring.
Miss Grace McFadden Hosts S. F. Club Meeting
Miss Grace McFadden entertained the S. F. club at her home on Wednesday evening with all members present except one. Mrs. B. A. Jones substituted and won the prize, a pair of silk hose, for the absent member Miss Helen Woolridge. The luncheon was excellent and the occasion among the club’s pleasant social events.
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Grace McFadden
S. F. Club
B. A. Jones
Helen Woolridge
Lfe
W H Wiker Registered Optometrist at McKean Bros Store
W H Wiker registered as an optometrist at the McKean Brothers store. The event marks his formal listing or appointment within the local business establishment.
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W. H. Wiker
McKean Bros
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American Bank
Cheyenne County
the American Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
LTS
Viggo Nelson
Oberfelder
Courthouse
F. A. King
Livonia Son Mortgage Loan and Insurance Co
Inquest
Thomsons
Paramount Program
Ideal Theatre
Carmen
Geraldine Farrar
Sidney State Bank
JESSE
Menish
H Hostenberse
Medlock
Otto Wilde
C.F Brown
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