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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
4
The piece mocks the Democratic convention in Denver amid a Republican ticket note. It questions the cost and purpose of the Democratic VP selection while noting the Denver venue’s emergency hospital and the lively scene. It mentions Bryan and the odds against Democratic success and wonders if Bryan should pick his running mate.
The Fourth of July 1908 passed in North Colton with visits to Lodgepole and Calton. Residents enjoyed a grove gathering at N P Johnson’s, ice cream, lemonade, and a tie in a foot race between John Junker and Johnnie Witters. Miss Mabel Poole visited, families shared an old fashioned picnic dinner under the stars and stripes. Rev Larson moved his family to Minden and will preach at Planck church next Sunday. Small grain recovers from hail damage.
The Dalton community hosted a successful celebration with strong turnout and festive spirit. Byrne Handley traveled to Bayard to help the Bayard ball team play Guernsey and other valley towns. Emil Andreen and J. Ernest were business visitors in Sidney, while work on the new Catholic church continues.
A long list of community updates notes land deals, visits, and business trips across Dalton, Sidney, Alliance, and surrounding areas. Mentions include Wm Gatzemeyer, Rivers Land Co., J H Ernest, and a marriage of Artha Handley to Elezora Fegley with plans to reside on a ranch southwest of town.
Clara mentions lingering matters as Ed and John Quinn visited Sidney last Sunday. Ernest Suimka is building a stone hen house. Mr. Matthews stopped by the Hard Times ranch. Cunninghaw sr. nears completion of a big house with Beyers Bros. doing the carpentry. Water tanks ran dry due to calm weather. Mrs. Matthews to return from Grand Island today. Thompson Bros. moved their well drill to the Epps homestead. Walsh and Mise Fecht from Montauk ranch traveled to Dalton and back.
Celebrations in Lodgepole teem with music speeches and sports as residents toast the Fourth. A. B. Persinger heads to Denver for the National Democratic convention while locals visit relatives in Denver and Cheyenne. Eugene Sine builds a new dwelling. a scare from a loaded gun leaves a contusion near the eye. J. W. Harper allegedly sows bills on Main Street during festivities.
Knoxville notes mock the liquor revenue claims while detailing city finances after Prohibition. The piece cites a drop in liquor income, changed debt status, and shifts in city spending from $65 000 on schools to $106 000 this year, plus a lament for old clothes trade and saloon-era spending. It ends with an advertisement for A A Clark & Co offering savings on flour.
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