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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
12
One year postage paid one fifty, nine months postage paid seven five, single copies. Entered at the post office in Sidney Nebraska as second class matter. Foreign Advertising Representative The American Press Association.
A sunburned Texas cowboy loses a pedro game in a Sidney saloon and wagers his two chestnut ponies. After repeated bets and alleged card rigging, Sidney wins again, but the Texan seizes the horses with a knife and bolts away, yelling Yip Yip Yip as he vanishes.
Horace Moore of Camp Clarke with a band of horses stops at the stage station Saturday night. The Sidney land office reports for the year ending June 30, 1888 show timber culture entries 628, homestead entries 1023, pre-emptions 628, per Chief Clerk Gapen.
A severe storm in the county on Saturday afternoon June 30 1888 damaged structures and killed livestock. William Peck's house near Sidney Draw was demolished, the Taplin ranch lost sheds, Thomas Kane’s large barn was unroofed, and E. V. B. Pomeroy reported 11 valuable horses killed by a lightning bolt.
The Washburn barn on the north side was burned to the ground and noted as once serving as the Sidney and Blick Hills stage line headquarters. The item recalls its storied past and calls it a historical landmark in local memory.
A miscellany column mocks social pretensions and public fuss with pithy quips. It riffs on funerals days off hair fashion rough talk about marriage and birth control while profiling a judgmental street voice and a Kentucky man boasting of many children.
W. Wi. Moffit of Arnold Nebraska aged 50 is cutting his third set of teeth and has received his second eyesight. Thirty three years ago he came to this country in very poor health. He not only regained his health and eyesight but is living to a ripe old age.
June work focused on hygiene and care of the sick in schools. Three classes were organized in Sidney Lodgepole and Potter with 16, 12, and 12 members respectively. Classes run through July into early August, then a vacation before resuming in September. Follow up inspections identified serious defects in children.
Meadow Lawn residents and neighboring families are marked by frequent visits and social gatherings. Mrs. Jim Davison and Miss Francis Foster visit Geo Worth home. numerous calls to Ed Morrow, Sam Eckert, Willard Morrow, and others occur through the week. A 4th of July picnic at Sundlin, a ride to see Way Down East, and a large Dalton audience mark community festivities and churchly activities.
The text notes Indian cotton cloth circulated widely, mentions Herodotus and Arabian use in the seventh century, Spain grows and manufactures cotton in the tenth century, and that manufacture spread to other regions only after several centuries.
A report notes that tourists and salesmen are driving Chevrolet cars, highlighting a trend in vehicle choice among these groups. No further details provided.
Laura Phelps and Albert Brauer announced before pre-nuptials at local church in Sidney. They plan to marry Thursday evening in Sidney and reside on the groom’s father’s farm nearby. Immediate relatives attended a six o'clock dinner at the groom’s home.
VY. W. Simpson traveled back from parts of Kansas on Sunday afternoon after making the drive that day.
The charm of English place names lies in their Indigenous roots more than their foreign borrowings. Latin and Danish names have softened through centuries, while Norman input is slight. French remains a tender exotic. Beaulieu in Hampshire seems out of place, yet mastering cross language horticulture is a notable achievement.
A clipped quotation from the Acchison Globe notes that the boastful man tends to retreat toward danger as he moves toward a precipice, conveying caution about vanity and risk.
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