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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1878
Page
3
The region reports cattle shipments to Chicago from Pratt and Ferrie, Indians near the old reservations return to enliven business prospects in Sidney, plus weather extremes and a fatal lightning incident near North Platte. A dam project advances, and a local artist is recommended. The U P railroad arrest ties to the Dan Sullivan murder near Green River.
The Sioux, relocated last fall from Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies to the Missouri, are moving back toward White Clay and Wounded Knee creeks about 60 miles northeast. A government commission failed to gain progress after a $5,000 expense, as Spotted Tail resisted, while traders in Sidney expect a flood of freight and contracts to flow to the new agencies.
A Monday night Omaha storm caused widespread damage from lightning and flooding. Homes, including the Donnelly residence, were struck or burned. water two feet deep flooded streets and extinguished engine fires. Rail lines suffered washouts from Papillion to North Platte delaying westbound trains. one man, L. T. Chase, died when struck and burned in a Woodsworth feed store.
A letter from ADAM BITE of Bidney urges Cheyenne County to form a fire protection plan beyond Sidney. He favors a hook and ladder company with cisterns, water supply, a light truck, and local manufacture to serve all towns in the county. He warns apathy risks a repeat of last December’s house blaze.
An old physician offers a free mailed recipe for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption and other ailments. The message also includes Nebraska Cheyenne county district court notices involving Hedgington and parties in two cases, one seeking dissolution of a contract and the other seeking divorce and custody, with hearings due by September 16, 1878.
P. J. Cohn & Co advertises a full Summer Stock including Worsted coats and vests, pants, Cassimeres, Flannel suits, Alpaca and Linen coats, White vests, and a wide range of hats, boots, and shoes. The firm guarantees all goods and touts itself as the cheapest, best, and largest supplier. Haas' Pereirainger & Co claims daily fresh vegetables, including the finest in the world.
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