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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
5
A fragment notes postage paid options and rates, mentioning Sidney and second class mail. Indicates a rate of $1.50 for nine months and 73 Mingle copies shipped, with an at post office designation for distribution.
Six special trains transporting Elks passed through Sidney en route to the Portland Oregon convention. Cheyenne county records heavy rain and snow in April June 1912 with 1.66 and 5.90 inches of precipitation in April, 1.70 inches in May, and 3.50 inches in June. A Cheyenne county storm brought rain and hail Tuesday night. Joseph Moore and Bessie Hoover wed in Lodge Vale as County Judge Gapen officiated. A Fourth of July program was shortened by bad weather but drew a large crowd. FP Kucera returned from California. Two carloads of malted barley were taken to Lodge Pole for the Old Settlers picnic.
Dr and Mrs A D Stewitts hosted about fifty guests with high five as the main amusement. Dalton anticipates a new store and post office soon. Walter Park of Denver, visiting his uncle, G T Salle, shot himself by accident while handling a revolver. doctors Stewitts and Harris operated. he will recover. Union Pacific roundhouse reopened and crews recruited. No Fourth of July in Sidney as residents attended external programs. J G Gyger of Hershey Ins leased Sidney separator station to operate it.
E McLernon urged citizens to close the rainbow contract with Prof Melbourne as seven hundred dollars were raised as initial security. The rain committee, including Mark Neeves and G B Cook, would decide on success. Postmaster Lyon buried the old Daisy the post office cat after fifteen years. Sidney celebrated Independence Day with a parade led by the G A R and a Kickapoo Indian band. The Cheyenne county and school district funds report dominated the front page. Gibgon wore a Cleveland button returning from Chicago. Sidney beat Sadge Pole 14 to 6 in baseball.
Forty three years ago the Telegraph reports rapid Deadwood stage progress and references suppression of two colored sisters from Mrs. Octave's place after loud depot antics. It notes a wave of home thieves across the region with sheriffs seeking to capture them and mentions 8. P. Deems arriving from Colorado.
A general court martial is appointed to meet at Fort Sidney on August 6, 1883, for the trial of Privates Frank Bush and David Hender, and other prisoners. BR. F. Ashmere, Ogallala, visits Sidney. Cattle prices at Dodge City: ones 15 to 17.50, twos 10 to 20.50, threes and beevers 23. Mollie Barnes Myrtle Clark and Pearl Clark face Judge Newbiuer on vagrancy and receive 40 days in jail.
A satirical column lampoons motorists, law, and small town figures from Sidneys hills to Colorado coyotes. It mocks pay demands, bootleggers, public affairs, and vanity while weaving quips about garages, politics, and daily foibles into a breezy moralizing verse.
A collection of loose aphorisms and musings contrasts wary behavior with wealth, notes the old grocer and garden chores, and mocks 1920s vanity. It recalls fear’s corrosive effect on judgment, the lure of antiques, and ancient Mesopotamian carvings of wavehaired women as today’s beauty trends echo into the past.
John J. Treinen, a well known farmer from six miles south of Sidney, announces his Republican bid for Cheyenne County commissioner in the Second district. The Telegraph notes his prior candidacy and growing local support, promising an honest and conscientious administration of county affairs. Taxi Call 161.
Hog lice and mange mites distress hogs and reduce growth. Home remedies use discarded motor oil with creosote or crude petroleum diluted with kerosene as surface dips in vats or barrels. Oils help but must reach all hog surfaces. Clean, dry bedding also aids prevention.
A quirky notice invites individuals to have a portrait session at Phelps Studio. The prompt uses playful wording suggesting a birthday or milestone era event. No other details or dates are provided.
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