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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
1
A heavy downpour Monday night lasting about an hour and five minutes brought relief to Sidney where water was scarce for twelve days due to motor trouble. The rain soaked the ground, cooled the air, revived vegetation, and allowed the city water works to refill the pig tank, while easing drought fears across the region.
The Sidney ball team will cross bats with Peetz next Sunday on her home diamond. Enthusiasts are making up parties to go over and cheer on the boys for an afternoon game.
Fred Rickey has purchased the W. H. Adams pool hall and will personally operate the business.
A laborer found two checks on a local bank grounds and a search uncovered 1800 in checks from The First National Bank in Sidney remitted from The Fitnat National Bank in Omaha. The envelope was torn open and postmarked June 28. The banks had just received an inquiry and a tracer was sent. The origin of the checks in the weeds remains unknown.
Autos registered for 1916 in the county from January 1 to July 1 total 5472, with earlier 1916 registrations raising the count to 600 cars. It implies one car per ten people or two families. Automobile license cost is 2.00 dollars, with 0.35 dollars allocated to the county road fund.
An old landmark, the Lowery house, was torn down this week. A row of thrifty trees, eight inches in diameter, faces removal next. The trees might have been saved by transit planting if purchased by a householder in season.
Mr Harry Courtright and Miss Dessie Herboldsheimer both of Potter Nebraska were married by Rev A J May at the Methodist parsonage in Sidney last Wednesday The couple, well known in Potter, will reside in a new home northeast of Potter with few sorrows and many joys. Guests included Norval Wilcox Melanie Kayne and others acting as witnesses.
Joseph Olin Dunkin and Mary Elizabeth Hughes of Torrington Wyoming wed July seventh at the Lutheran church, officiated by Reverend Donaldson.
Remedius Stolns Stolns and Ray Ostrum of Boulder Colorado were united in marriage by Judge Chambers at his office.
Mr and Mrs R A Olson and children Charlotta and Arnold visit F E Williams and family with Oscar Olson Mr and Mrs Newman and son Claude traveling from Padro Colorado to stop by Tuesday.
A short note promotes Sidney Cafe promising relief from the blues by offering three square meals daily at the establishment. The item emphasizes regular meals as a remedy and invites patrons to visit.
The City Council in regular session granted conditional saloon licenses to S. G. Aden and Chas. Semerad after bond review and due scrutiny. Voters did not support saloons. Judge Grimes urged keeping town dry. Minutes covered prior meetings, city finances, water relief efforts, and street and utility bids.
Frase stated the matter would be considered at the next meeting set for Friday July 14. The minutes note adjournment followed.
For twelve days Sidney faced severe water shortages due to a broken motor on the only pump. Union Pacific tried to supply water but couldn’t meet irrigation or fire needs. Boggs tractor engine temporarily boosted supply while a new motor arrived, and electricians completed installation. Rain later helped restore full supply. residents praise Boggs men Nicholson Hellwig and teams for relief.
Horst seventeen miles northwest of here and all the agents were lost when a fire Friday destroyed the two story structure. Mrs Horst was indoors with a caller when smoke and flames forced them from the parlor stair door. The entire upper story collapsed and the dog died in the washroom. No cause found. no fire had occurred in the chimneys for weeks. They began building Monday a 30 by 30 foot one story house.
Auto crash near Des Moines kills Miss Justina M. Whitehead a Sidney school teacher and principal. The 68 year old and three women died instantly while driver Ed Whitehead, 70, is in critical condition after failing to heed a warning at a railroad crossing. Surviving family includes a sister and a niece amid the Whitehead clan.
The Farmers' Union has purchased a lot across the street west of the ice plant beside the railroad and ordered materials to build a warehouse. They intend to maintain a stock of bulky articles and staples for direct unloading from cars to consumers.
On July first the county reduced its court house debt by paying twelve bonds of 1000 dollars each. The outstanding bond indebtedness stands at 38,000 dollars, lowering yearly interest for taxpayers. The county's debt is minimal for its resources, and residents note the modern court house was well built with little regret.
Mrs Clyde Fairman formerly Miss Norine Hagerty died after a blood transfusion failed to save her life. She had recently married and lived with Ed Ahrens at Allenward while her husband served as a civil engineer with Union Pacific. Twin sister Mrs J J Riordan of Alliance also became ill from donated blood. Burial took place in Alliance where large attendance included Mrs Frank King of Sidney.
John M. Lynch, longtime editor of the Bridgeport News-Blade, died of heart failure at his Bridgeport home on July fourth. He was fifty six, leaves a wife and three daughters, and had retired briefly because of ill health.
Harvesting got into swing this week with prospect of an average yield of fall wheat except in a few scattering spots. Rain has not been as frequent and general as last year, but the deeply soaked ground and soil's moisture conserving ability kept fields crisp. reports will begin to come in as to probable yield.
Fred Parks of this city defeated Fred Jensen of Bridgeport in a Monday night boxing bout lasting about one minute. Referee Bert Davis from Sedgewick declared Parks the winner. Preliminaries featured Poular vs Lockwood and Hopkins vs Perry.
Cheyenne county received its annual state school money later, calculated from average daily attendance rather than census. The change removes biases favoring counties with large cities and undercounts of under twenty-one married women. Sidney reports 2511 dollars for six months, slightly ahead of Morrill, while Box Butte with Alliance leads by 171 dollars.
A large tree on the courthouse lawn broke in Monday's wind, with half already down from an earlier gust. The two remaining halves were lush with leaves, yet the stump shows the live wood throughout was only as thick as a lead pencil.
New homes to rise in Sidney soon will belong to Peter Peetz and Carl Ruttner west of Reverend W A Hornaday, and to Dr Eikner west of R M Perkin's home, on lots east of McFadden's addition.
An automobile accident at Kearney saw thirty Recreation club students and chaperons plunge into the Platte River from a twelve foot high bridge. Seventeen were injured, some seriously, as a 3000 pound truck driven by an experienced motorman at ten miles per hour lost control after a steering knuckle broke. Miss Minnie Oldershaw, a Recreation club member, stayed home.
The Frances Willard Union hosts an ice cream and cake social on the Methodist church lawn this Friday evening July 4 inviting all. Organizers expect strong attendance and promise a good value for patrons’ time and money.
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