Sidney Chautauqua in Full Swing Despite Rain
The Sidney chautauqua enters its peak with Thursday nearly full tents and big Saturday events to come. Marshall Louis Meatins will lecture on Saturday afternoon, Edgar Murray discusses Lincoln before the Lincoln play The Great Commoner, and a pageant by Sidney children precedes a Sorority Singers concert. Josephus Daniels will lecture on The Challenge of Peace and the Kitties Scotch band spreads performances across Friday. The Temple Opera Singers and Chaplain Harry W Jones share evenings, with India topics and animal acts drawing praise.
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Marshall Louis Meatins
Edgar Murray
Lincoln
Mr. Mur
Sidney
Sorority Singers
Josephus Paniels
Navy
Kitties
Temple Opera Singers
Harry W. Jones
S. L. Joshi
India
Pamabasika
Cleveland Symphony Quintette
Quintette
Maude Willis
Picnic of U P Trainmen at Kreuger's August 18
A massive Union Pacific employee picnic is planned for Kreuger's Lake on Saturday August 18. Organizers hope for about 1000 attendees from North Platte Sidney and possibly Cheyenne. The plan was announced by 7 H Manor at a Sidney chamber of commerce meeting after locating Kreuger's grounds.
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Union Pacific
North Platte
Sidney
Cheyenne
Kreuger’s Lake
7. H. Manor
Sidney Population Rises in School Census of 1923
The 1923 school census shows Sidney has 76$ children aged 5 to 21, up from 634 last year, including 380 boys and 384 girls. The total spans 377 families, with J. L. Schriller’s family at eight and Frank Mintken at seven children.
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Sidney
C. P. Chambers
J. L .Schriller
Frank Mint‘ken
Sidney Beats Lorenzo 13 to 1 at Athletic Park
Sidney defeated Lorenzo 13 to 1 after leading 9 2 through five innings. Lorenzo forfeited a late game rescheduled with Peetz. Sidney’s defense was airtight with five double plays and only three balls to the outfield. Mauser hit a four bagger in the final stages as Sidney surged.
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Sidney
Lorenzo
Athletic Park
Peetz
Colorado
Mauser
Take Steps to Get Road Money for Cheyenne County
Cheyenne county seeks $135000 in state and federal road aid. M W Dimery and J W Billiter told Sidney chamber members the county has paid $70000 in road taxes, matched by the federal government, with $51000 received to date. A special committee was named to push county and highway officials toward securing the funds for road construction. An ongoing project from Sidney to the Colorado line is reported half finished. Dimery urged action to obtain the aid and improve county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney Chamber of Ecommerce
M. W. Dimery
J. W. Billiter
Mr. Dimery
Cheyentte Adatity
Bit Liter
Dimery
County Commissioners
Highway Comitilestones
A. E. Phelps
Mr. Dimers
Mrs Corbett and Daughter Plan England Visit
Mrs C Corbett, Sidney Wibraman, and daughter Phyllis depart Monday for New York City to sail on the Cunard Carmania to Liverpool on July 14. It is 26 years since she last saw relatives and 16 years since a vacation. The trip is a gift from her daughter who has saved most of her earnings for two years. Both women receive three months leave. librarian Mrs Corbett is to be replaced by Mrs T L Pindell. Mrs Hammer and her daughter Freda will stay at the Corbett home for three months to care for Rev Ives and Rev Corbett.
Mrs B O Kane Travels to Omaha for Treatment
Mrs B O Kane went to Omaha Thursday night for medical treatment as reported in the local blotter column, with no additional details about diagnosis or facility available.
Marriage License Notice as New Law Takes Effect
A forecasted drop in Cheyenne county marriage licenses follows the August 3 start of a new law requiring ten days notice posted at the courthouse before licenses can be granted. Many couples may travel outside Nebraska to wed. judges may suspend the waiting period. The law also bans marriages for certain disabilities, requires minors to notify guardians, and demands affidavits of freedom from social disease.
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Cheyenne
Colorado
Wyoming
Court House
Nebraska
T Lee
Sidney passes curb parking and new speed limits ordinance
The Sidney city council approved an amended curb parking ordinance for the business district with a Friday vote. Four councilmen supported the measure while one abstained. Mayor Rogers indicated he would have voted yes. The change takes effect Friday with parking space painting and driver adjustment time through Monday. Speed limits shift to fifteen outside the business district and ten within, intersections excluded.
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Sidney
A. J. Jorgensen
Herman Schroeder
Carl Ledbetter
William Breternitz
M. A. Shipman
Lowe
R. H. Rogers
Roger
Central Avenue
Union Pacific
Ford
First Street
First Avenue
Secola Street
R. P. Kepler
Jorgenson
Rogers
Schroeder
Ledbetter
Breternitz
Shipman
Cheyenne county crops see record yields this year
County Agent Willey reports July wheat cutting in Cheyenne county will begin around July with early cuts of rye barley and oats. Alfalfa yields exceed expectations and overall forage crops will be larger than in recent years. Wheat yields expected around 30 bushels per acre, crop quality high, corn showing vigor, and rust risk low with three days of rust possible reducing averages. Harvest labor wages set at 3 dollars a day with a longer harvest period and strong railroad shipping outlook for Nebraska.
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Cheyenne County
Willey
Sudan
Bariy
Mr. Willey
County Extension Board
Nebraska
Knights of Columbus Picnic at Lodgepole Sunday
The Knights of Columbus plan a basket picnic at the grove half a mile east of Lodgepole on Sunday July 15 for K of C members their families and friends from Sidney and nearby. Families bring baskets ice cream and lemonade provided. Wholesome sports include races for all ages a baseball game and a tug of war. Committee members Edward Young Dr L A Donohue Henry Koesters George Kratz and Peter Beyer.
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Knights of Columbus
Lodgepole
K. of C
Sidney
Edward Young
Dr. L. A. Donohue
Henry Koesters
George Kratz
Peter Beyer
May Stage Intertown Band Contest Eyes Sidney Entry
Sidney chamber official read a letter from Omaha requesting interest in entering an Ak-Sar-Ben intertown band contest tied to the Fall Festival. Omaha and Ak-Sar-Ben plan prizes by age class with about four prizes per class. Sidney bands may join, funding discussed, deferral to the chamber amusements committee for next steps.
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J. W. Johnson
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Whicch
Sidney
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Samuel Light
Sidney Communiy
A. Honham
Sidney, Juvénte
Light
Fio
Bonham
Sidney Binds
Cowee
Chamber of Commerce
Special Dairy Train to Visit Sydney Sunday
A special dairy train will arrive in Sydney on Sunday July 15 from 6 to 9 45 a m to interest dairymen in better cattle and to showcase dairy stock quality. The Union Pacific, with the Wisconsin Agricultural College, will run the event, featuring fifteen dairy animals across five breeds and seven educators and dairymen. The train will be near the depot for tours and talks inside the cars.
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Sidney
Tay
Sandy
Union Pacific
Agricultural College of
Winconsin
Sidney School Gets $500 Voucher From State
Cc P Chambers secretary of the Sidney school board has received a voucher for 500 dollars the annual state grant to schools complying with the law on normal training in the high school.
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Cc. P. Chambers
Sidnnes
Stuht Bars Public From Swimming Pool
Fred Stuht closed his southeast Sidney pool to public use after threatening to deter bathers last Friday night and asking city officials to take over the facility. He then opened it briefly with free access, provided bath houses, and later posted no swimming notices while warning of possible injuries for which the city could be liable. The council warned that the city would bear damages if someone was hurt, and Stuht cited legal strictness before locking the gates to protect himself.
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Fred Stuht
Sidney
Stuht
Lable
Mr. Stuht
R. P. Kepler
A. J. Jorgenson
Wr. Studt
Orca
Béther
Studt Pool
Country Club
Atkins Resigns as Night Watchman Balk Appointed
Ben Balk is Sidney's new night watchman succeeding Virgil Atkins who filled a vacancy after Elmer Bowman was discharged a month ago. Atkins resigned last week to take a railroad braking job with higher pay. Mayor Rogers appointed Balk from the street department where he has worked over a year. Balk is young alert and fearless and should be an efficient officer.
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Ben Balk
Sidney
Virgil Atkins
Elmer Bowman
Atkins
Rogers
Balk
City Street Department
First Seed Potatoes Pass First Cheyenne County Check
The twelve Cheyenne county plots growing seed potatoes underwent the first inspection by state officer Reiner Bonde. Ten fields passed and proceed to two more tests, while two rejections were due to disease and pest issues. Jam es Walker of Lorenzo had a wheat field for certified seed inspected by Paul Stewart and it passed.
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Cheyenne County
Reiner Bonde
James Walker
Lorenzo
Paul Stewart
Dr J R Taylor Pursues Special Surgical Study in Chicago
Dr J R Taylor will undertake a specialized surgical study program in Chicago, focusing on advanced techniques and medical research. The move marks a professional development step, with Taylor affiliated with a local hospital and academic partners for the duration of the study.
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J. R. Taylor
Chicago
Heaviest Ever Overland Tourist Traffic Through Sidney
Tourists pour through Sidney in record numbers this summer with twenty to fifty plus cars nightly at the tourist park. Vehicles from nearly every state arrive, campers pitch tents, fires glow, and families share stories while exploring the region. Many travelers head west with others moving east, all cheerful and healthy from the journey.
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Sidney
The
Union
Minnesota
Ohio
New York
Florida
Sidney Camp
Nebras
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Sidney Chautauqua
U. P
Kreuger’s
Sidney School
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