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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1913

Page

5

How They Do It Lincoln July State Board Tests Teas And Coffees

Members of the state board of control conducted a hands on tasting exercise to compare teas and coffees. Chairman Hotcomb and Judge Kennedy led the tests with assistance from the Food Commissioner Wiener Harman and State Chemist Redverp. Six brands were prepared without sugar or cream and sampled slowly to judge flavor and aroma for eventual testing at state institutions.

Lincoln State Board of Control Thetic Hotcomb Kennedy Wiener Harman Redverp Bridget The Food Commission

County School Notes and Institute Plans in Sidney

Regular teachers examination set for July 24 and 25 at the County Superintendent office. Reading circle test available. those who missed spring work may complete it. Cheyenne County Teachers Institute to be held at Sidney High School for one week starting August 18 with instructors from Kearney Normal and Omaha schools. The program includes two picture study periods daily and a public lecture by Miss Frances M. Richardson titled The Growth and Triumphs of the American Flag at Tobin opera house. Tickets offered at a reasonable price to cover expenses. seats reserved on request.

Cheyenne County Teachers’ ‘Institute Sidney O. W. Neale Kearney State Normal Jane Chappell Omaha W. S. Bostder Lodgepole Neale Institute Frances M. Richardson Tobin Opera House Miss Richardson W. A. McCune Utica Lodi Cal Mokelumme River J. P. Morgan New York State John Nicholson Vandalia William D. Bilingsley Kent Island Chesapeake Bay Thomas Nelson Page Italy United States Dunne Illinois Kweihwachong Mongolia J. W. Benning Gregory Theodore Pogue Pogue West Quincy James John Chandler Government Lock Keokuk Geneva Woodrow Wilson Eleanor Wilson Cornish N. H Harlakenden House Toledo Museum of Art Ensign Lowry Annapolis Secretary of the Navy Daniels Commodore Perry Fulton Ind Julius Brand Denver Anna Dell Spencer Brand Buffalo Union Pacific Pacific Roads McReynolds Southern Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Washington Seattle George Riggs Riggs

Advice to Young Men by Noah Porter

A compact admonition urging self reliance and industry for young men. It counsels honesty, restraint, and personal responsibility, advises avoiding excessive advice, and emphasizes pursuing work with energy and a moral compass. It ends claiming adherence would bring a millennium.

Noah Porter

Milk and cream available at St George Ranch by phone

Residents are invited to contact the St George Ranch to order milk or cream at any time. The notice emphasizes convenient availability and a simple ordering process via phone.

St. George Ranch

Probe of Lobbying Charges Sparks House Inquiry

The House authorized an investigation into Mulhall charges and all lobbying allegations, forming a seven member committee chaired by Garrett of Tennessee. Democrats Cline Russell and Rodenberry join, with Stafford and Willis, plus Nolan, to probe the influence of lobbyists and related assertions about former leaders and associations.

Washington Mulhall Henry House Levy New York Clark Garrett Tenn Cline Ind Russell Rodenberry Stafford Wis Watson Pearce Mann Vreeland Judiciary Committee Bannon Congress Pearre Cannon Manufacturers’ Association

Real Estate Laws and Trespass on Sky Right

A discussion notes that real estate rights extend downward and upward but enforces trespass only when property is enclosed. It argues no jury would convict for a shortcut across an unbounded corner and that owning air space would require enclosure, limiting claims against aviators.

United States

Union Pacific Loses Case In Colorado Supreme Court

In Colorado the supreme court reversed a Weld county district ruling and held the Union Pacific Railroad cannot hold 200 feet of trackside right of way for its own use unless used for railroad purposes. Similar Nebraska and federal cases have favored the railroad on land claims from original government grants.

Omaha Colorado Supreme Court Weld County District Court Union Pacific Railroad Company Nebraska

Compare Levies School Funds in Lincoln Greater Per Capita Than in Omaha

Lincoln reports a 27 mill school levy now, 12 mills above Omaha, rising to 35 mills in 1913 figures. Lincoln with 40 percent of Omaha enrollment paid 70 percent of the metro district tax collected, per state superintendent data.

Lincoln Omaha Metropolitan

Another Tax Appeal Reaches State Supreme Court

Annie Kuykendall and Minnie B. Cook appeal a Douglas county tax valuation ruling. They contest raising a lot and house valuation from 176000 to 412000 after lower court denial. Commissioners valued the lot at 400000, with previous assessment at 264000.

Lincoln Douglas County State Supreme Court Annie Kuykendall Minnie B. Cook Douglas

Tramp in Fairbury Fires Shot at Bathers After Poker Dispute

A July incident along the Little Bine river in Fairbury Nebraska involved a wandering man who claimed he was robbed during a poker game. He seized a shotgun and fired at bathers, injuring no one due to a poor aim. Police intervened, a fight ensued, and he was disarmed and jailed.

Fairbury Neb Little Bine

Wealthy Cass County farmer killed in Greenwood crash

Lincoln July 10 W D Conn a Greenwood Neb farmer was killed in his own auto here He stood on the running board trying to stop the car when it struck a post and crushed him between a steel fire alarm box and the vehicle Conn was among the wealthiest farmers of Cass county.

Lincoln W. D. Conn Greenwood Neb Conn Cass County

Frank Howard Ends Life in Home Shooting

Ord Neb July 9 Frank Howard aged 32 shot himself in the temple at his home and died within minutes. He had been waiting on customers at a restaurant shortly before. He leaves a wife and three children and his mind is believed to have been deranged.

Girl dies after train hits auto at Walthill crossing

In Omaha on July 9 Miss Hazel Bensaoff eighteen of Lake Park died at Presbyterian hospital Walthill Neb from a Burlington passenger train colliding with a motor car near the crossing. The incident marks the third fatality at that crossing. Ralph Craigs body recovered from Lake Kearney after a daylong search. the eight year old was pulled from the lake.

Omaha Hazel Bensaoff Lake Park Presbyterian Hospital Walthill Neb Burlington Ralph Craig Lake Kearney

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