Lincoln Highway Harmony Meeting in Denver Denver Delegations Debate Highway Split
Representatives from Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado Lincoln Highway Associations met with the Denver Chamber of Commerce to harmonize conflicts between the Big Springs Denver loop and the main Lincoln Highway from Big Springs to Cheyenne. Discussions focused on misleading Colorado literature and the need to clearly show the main line with the Denver route as a tributary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Wyoming
Nebraska
Lincoln Highway Association
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Big Springs
Lincoln Highway
Cheyenne
Harmony
Savoy Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
John T. Vallery
Alex Hastie
Cheyenne Leader
C. L.newcomb
N. E. Colora Association
J. L. McIntosh
Sidney
Cheyenne County
McIntoh
Lincoln Memorial Highway Association
Wilson
Washington D. C
Linecoln Association
Denver Road
Knox family moves into Oldershaw cottage. Hamilton heads to Kelly house
A. B. Knox and family moved into the recently finished Oldershaw cottage on the north side. Charlie Hamilton will move into the Kelly house vacated by the Knox family.
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A. B. Knox
Oldershaw
Charlie Hamilton
Kelly
Knox
John Deere Binder Guaranteed By Fundingsland Transfer Co
The John Deere Binder is described as the very best material and guaranteed in every way. Call Fundingsland Transfer Co. for prices and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Fundingsland Transfer Co
Abstract of Cheyenne County 1915 Real Estate Assessment
The county assessor Wasem furnishes the 1915 abstract of real estate and personal property values. The figures show a total increase of over one hundred thousand dollars from last year’s assessment, reflecting growth in property values within Cheyenne County.
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Cheyenne County
Wasem
Pullman Car Co
Purity Sunday Proclaimed by Governor Morehead in 1915
Governor John H. Morehead proclaims July 18, 1915 as Purity Sunday in Kentucky. The proclamation urges moral welfare, enforcement of law, and civic effort to raise literacy and religious life while safeguarding future generations from vice. The document emphasizes social and moral uplift across churches and societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purity Federation
Sidney Beats Potter 9 to 1 in Local Baseball Game
Sidney nine thrashed Potter 9 to 1 last Sunday, giving players a rest after a hard week. Sidney lineup featured Willis Closman Mann Dedrich Symodynes Darnell Fine Doran Grabill. They plan games at Sterling on July 4 and 5 and host Kimball July 11, with strong local support urged.
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Potter
Sidney
Willis
Closman
Mann
Dedrich
Symodynes
Darnell
Fine
Doran
Grabill
Sterling
Coorado
Kimball
unsigned contributions request signed letters to Telegraph
The Telegraph urges readers to sign all submitted articles and letters. While valuing timely ideas, the paper cannot publish unsigned work and will respect requests not to publish names. Writers are asked to send in their name so the source of each piece is identifiable.
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Telegraph
A Day to Remember Browns Visit in Colorado
A Brown family party with Beryl and Ina Wooden visited Ackron Colorado last Sunday to attend church and dine with Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. Rev J K Simpson led Pleasant Valley church services which were enjoyed, followed by a meal at the Simpson home. The Browns returned Monday evening after most of the group had gone back earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Brown
Beryl
Ina Wooden
Ackron
Colorado
O. R. Owens
W. J. Shoemaker
P. R. Simpson
Pleasant Valley
J. K. Simpson
Property Purchase By Mrs Lindberg At Corner Lot
This week Miss Minnie Sutht pur chased of Mrs. Andrew Lindberg the corner property belonging to the estate and will at once improve and remodel it. This is a desirable location.
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Minnie Sutht
Andrew Lindberg
Town Titled Social Snippet From Fort Morgan Trip
Miss Mabel Brewer returned home Saturday after a two week vacation with friends in Fort Morgan and other Colorado locations. Oscar Harris and Dick Kreuger joined the Ford family last week buying each a five passenger automobile. Mr and Mrs Hazard and Mr and Mrs Guy Ramsey, residents sixteen miles south of here, were seen on errands Thursday.
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Mabel Brewer
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Oscar Harris
Dick Kreuger
Ford
Hazard
Guy Ramsey
Here
Walcott Named Temporary Pacific Hotel Manager
M. O. Walcott of Omaha serves as temporary manager of the Pacific Hotel while Charles McQueen is in Kansas City due to his wife’s illness.
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M. O. Walcott
Omaha
Pacific Hotel
Chas. McQueen
Kansas City
Local residents attend Chautauqua event
Mrs Bates and daughters along with Mrs Barlow Mr Lehmkuhl and Mrs Lehmkuhl Dr Scott and Floyd Lehmkuhl attended a Chautauqua gathering of Lodgepole people observing the event.
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Bates
Barlow
Lehmkuhl
Scott
Floyd Lehmkuhl
Chautauqua
Mrs Edens Family Guests At Local Chautauqua
Mrs Bess Edens and her two children from the Radcliff ranch were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Roth this week to attend the Chautauqua event.
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Bess Edens
Radcliff Ranch
Chautauqua
Charles Roth
Owens couple settle in Hellwig home after honeymoon
Mr and Mrs John Owens arrived Tuesday evening from their honeymoon and are now located in the Hellwig home until their own is complete in every detail.
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John Owens
Hellwig
Editor R D Wilson Visits City From Kimball
R D Wilson of Kimball former editor and proprietor of the Kimball Observer was in the city on Monday. Wilson still has a keen liking for the smell of printer's ink.
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R. D Wilson
Kimball
The
Monkey bite by blind beggar leads to cauterization
Little Ralph Osborn was bitten on the arm Wednesday by a monkey led by a strolling blind beggar. The wound was at once cauterized and dressed by a physician and no further trouble is anticipated.
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Ralph Osborn
Mulkey Takes Helm of Hornaday Men’s Department
Owen T. Mulkey arrives from Alliance to lead the Hornaday store men’s department and oversee the shoe counters. He and his wife are currently settled at Frazey's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen T. Mulkey
Alliance
Hornaday Store
Mr. Mulkey
Frazey’s
Sidney Memory Quilt Blocks Due July Fifteenth
Mrs Stowe president of the Willing Workers asks all blocks of the Sidney Memory Quilt to be turned in by July 15, the regular meeting day of the Workers, to be held at Mrs Hellwig’s.
Town Properties See Porch Improvements and Curbing Work
Improvements include an enclosed porch at the Gates home and remodeled porches at the Leo Osborn residence. Lincoln Highway area property owners are installing cement curbing along their lots.
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Gates
Leo Osborn
Lincoln Highway
J Lipske's ranch trip yields timothy experiment
J. J. Lipske bicycle trip twelve miles southwest to his ranch and back on Thursday. He brought a sheaf of ripe timothy from a small field he sowed for an experiment to show timothy is well adapted to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Lipske
Timothy
Kreuger Host Couple Honor Mrs Chase McKissick
Last week a card party hosted by Mr and Mrs W F Kreuger celebrated their sister Mrs Chase McKissick of Hamburg Iowa. Three tables were filled with prayers and guests enjoyed a delightful time with delicious refreshments.
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W. F. Kreuger
Chase McKissick
Hamburg
Iowa
Miss Phyllis Corbett Named Book Keeper at LeSeuer Lumber
Miss Phyllis Corbett has accepted the position of book keeper for the LeSeuer Lumber and Coal office to fill the vacancy left by Miss Florence Parks who has resigned.
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Phyllis Corbett
LeSeuer Lumber and Coal Office
Florence Parks
Mrs Clyde VanGorder Visits Ohio Relatives Then Returns Home
Mrs Clyde VanGorder and her daughter Ruth arrived Tuesday evening and visited until Thursday with F L VanGorder and G D Van Gorder and family in Ohio. They then proceeded to Portland Oregon, where she plans to resume residence. She had spent two months in Ohio with relatives.
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Clyde VanGorder
Ruth
F L. VanGorder
G. D. VanGorder
Portland
Oregon
Ohio
Bent ley flats couple seeks housekeeper in ad space
Frank Hehler and Sam Fine occupy a three room modern flat in the Bent ley building and advertise for a nice good looking little housekeeper though their wants must be inferred from the available advertising space.
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Frank Hehler
Sam Fine
Bentley
Baby Bobby Born With Early Bank Plan Mention
A Friday night birth to Mr and Mrs G D Van Gorder is noted amid a quirky tale. The newborn is said to exceed regulation weight and fineness, and the father supposedly overcharged customers on Saturday to fund a bank account for Bobby.
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G. D. van Gorder
Bobby
Reverend Gardner Miller Describes Mud Difficulty on Lincoln Highway
Reverend Gardner Miller returned Sunday from Bartley Nebraska in a calm manner. He left his car stuck in mud near Chappell Nebraska while driving from Bartley. He offered no remarks on the Lincoln Highway or the mud during his Sunday sermon.
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Gardner Miller
Bartley
Neb
Chappell
Lincoln Highway
Local men attend barn dance then breakfast at Jack’s ranch
Messrs Radcliff Tewell Kratz and Shoemaker toured land near Dalton Saturday then returned to John Seifer’s to attend a barn dance. At four a m they went to Fred Jack’s ranch for breakfast, then drove to Sidney to dress for a six o’clock dinner, illustrating their shift from overalls to full dress.
Farmer Len Sherwin Sells Heifers and Steers for Profit
Len Sherwin of Winston Colorado visited town on Thursday after selling 214 yearling heifers from his ranch the previous day. He recently sold two steers shipped to St Joe weighing 1880 and 2230 pounds respectively. The cash from the two steers totaled 345.35 dollars. A few small profits like this help popularize farming.
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Len Sherwin
Winston
Colorado
St. Joe
Landmark a store building sold to A D Morrow
The old landmark east of the American Bank, owned by the bank, was sold Wednesday to A D Morrow of Sidney. Wrecking began Thursday and Morrow will take the lumber to his ranch for farm building construction. The timber from the building is noted for its durability compared with present-day stock.
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American Bank
A. D. Morrow
Sidney
Survivors Likely From White Mule Train After Armenian Sinking
The Armenian freighter carrying 1422 mules was sunk by a German submarine off Trevose Head Cornwall England on June 30. Among the 106 Americans assigned to care for the mules were 19 white men including Jesse Osborn of Sidney Nebraska and H. H. Brenik of Des Moines Iowa who are believed to have escaped unharmed.
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Jesse Osborn
H. H. Brenik
Des Moines
Iowa
Jesse Osborne
Sidney
Nebraska
Newport News
Virginia
Avodnale
Ingland
Trevose Head
Cornwall
England
Erickson Sanders Wedding at J. E. Sanders Ranch
Miss Sadie Elizabeth Sanders and Edwin G. Erickson wed at the J. E. Sanders ranch thirty miles northwest of Sidney in a June 30, 1915 ceremony performed by Reverend Kerr of Potter. The couple, joined by forty relatives, celebrated with a formal reception and a flower-decked room, as Lohengrin’s march played. Relatives George Moore, Dan Aldridge attended. the Telegraph extends best wishes for their happiness and prosperity.
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J. E. Sanders
Sidney
Sadie Elizabeth Sanders
J. B. Sanders
Edwin G. Erickson
Kerr of
Potter
Ida
Leslie Sanders
Myrtle Walsh
Erickson
Telegraph
George Moore
Dan Aldridge
Sidney White and Nellie Todd Wed at Local Place
Sidney White of this place and Nellie Todd of Bridgeport were married there on June 17. They reside in apartments in the McCann home and receive congratulations.
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White—Todd Sidney White
Nellie Todd
Bridgeport
McCann
Chicago pair wed by Cheyenne County Judge
Mose Robinson and Hattie B. Scott, both of Chicago, were united in wedlock by the Cheyenne County Judge on July 1 in a dignified ceremony. The bride weighed about 325 pounds and the groom about 150, with both described in colorful terms from the observer.
Blame and Smith Tie The Knot In Denver Ceremony
Frank J. Blame of Denver and Winifred Smith of Denver were married here June 30 by County Judge Chambers.
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Frank J. Blame
Denver
Winifred Smith
Chambers
June precipitation totals in South Divide records
Observer John P. Fischer records 3.65 inches of rainfall in June with fourteen clear days, thirteen part cloudy and three cloudy days. The six month total ending June 30 is 26.21 inches.
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John P. Fischer
South Divide
Cheyenne County Boy Top Notcher at State Exam
Potter P. Howard formerly of Cheyenne County and now in College View Nebraska scored the highest general average of 85.4 percent in the May 1915 Nebraska State Board of Pharmacy examination. He is now a registered pharmacist ready to assume responsibility. He is the son of Mrs. C. T. Howard of Sunol and brother of Lee Howard and Mrs. C. C. Jones.
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Cheyenne Co
Nebraska State Board of Pharmacy
Potter P. Howard
College View
Nebraska
C. T. Howard
Sunol
Lee Howard
C. C. Jones
Birthday gathering at Hower home surprises couple
Older families held a belated birthday party for Charlie Hower on a Friday night at the George Hower home. A large crowd marched to the pater family citadel and forced entry, surprising the couple. The guests did not bring any presents or a silver wedding gift.
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Charlie Hower
George Hower
Pater
Sidney Chautauqua Happily Closes Five Day Run
Five day Chautauqua sessions drew a well attended crowd on the Sidney school campus. Miss Rosabelle Reimer directed the children's department while George T. Bonner, superintendent, helped wrap up a wholesome program with music, lectures, dramatic impersonations, and an operetta. Horner's Chautauqua is noted as a summer pleasure mainstay.
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Sidney
Rosabelle Reimer
George T. Bonner
Horner
Good Number in Contest
Fifty seven Cheyenne County school children have enrolled in the State Demonstration work. Twentyseven have entered the sewing con test, eleven the cooking, five the corn, nine potato and five the pig growing contest. We hope to pub lish their names at some time. They should be given every aid and en couragement by parents and friends, and most certainly the county super intendent is eager to help them. Sy T. Skinner, Agent in U. S. depart ment of Agriculture is making a cir cuit by motorcycle and will visit this county during the summer.
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Cheyenne County
Sy T. Skinner
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Railroad Notes Highlight New Hire and Repairs
Harry Bixby joins the passenger depot with helper Harley improving messenger service. The big turntable was down for repairs, engines used the Y. Firemen Carl Elk and Roscoe Hill joined the fourth district, and J W Ellis enjoys a Atlantic City vacation amid news of seven drownings June 18. Lammert Tompsett returns to shop work July 1 after nearly two years away in the Navy.
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Carl Elk
Bridgeport
Roscoe R. Hill
Cheyenne
J. W. Ellis
Atlantic City
N. J
Lammert Tompsett
U. S. Navy
New Electrical Supply Store Opens in Ga Pen Building
D. BH Reider and J. C. Parks have rented the front basement of the Ga Pen building to launch an Electrical Supply Store. They aim to be outfitted by July 10 and plan to supply every electrical need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. BH
Reider
J. C. Parks
Gapen
Fundingland Transfer Co Mower Line Highlighted
In town, the Fundingland Transfer Co promotes a spectrum of mowers hay rakes and cultivators praised for fair pricing solid quality and sturdy construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fundingsland Transfer CO
Electrical Supply Store Planned By Reider and Parks
Notice states D. E. Reider and J. C. Parks plan to open an electrical supply store by July 10 offering electric irons washing machines motors fans fixtures vacuum cleaners lamps and telephone supplies. They will perform electric light wiring and repairs per Underwriters rules with all work and materials guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Reider
J. C. Parks
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Livoni & Son
John H. Morehead
C. W. Hornaday Mose. & Grain CO
Palm Beach
Sidney Lad
Sanders
Blame—Smith
Railroad Notes
Harry Bixby
Wlarry
Cyiider Harley
New Business Firm
Oberfelder
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