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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1887
Page
4
Rush and Callahan notify readers the TeLZouarn subscription costs two dollars yearly and is due at expiration. Issues mailed only within the county unless prepaid. Subscribers must notify promptly when a subscription expires to discontinue delivery.
The Sidney village board enacts a ten mill occupation tax on local business to fund village needs. Debate centers on equity between resident and nonresident business owners, bonding, and extending additions into corporate limits. The measure follows precedents in Hastings and Grand Island with legal backing and calls for broader participation.
A Crete lawyers day speech by J. M. Tuvnestox denounces press corruption and the perils of paid advocacy. The piece cites Nebraska editors and rail lobbyists, arguing editors must stand free of money influence to retain public trust and genuine influence.
A compilation of editorials and notes critiques from North Platte and Kimball papers. It includes Jim Kay’s jabs at public figures, rebuttals to county division charges against Randal, and voter preference counts from Toledo Blade on the 1888 presidential race. Messages touch political loyalties, irrigation ditch plans, and mail delivery concerns for Kimball observers.
Local residents in Redington face failing mail service with unpaid postmen and government delays. The issue grows as Redington carriers Livingston mail and faces added duties. The Chappell Rustler hints county division as a fix amid tax concerns and shifting regional influence.
Frank Daceys who left Chappell Justler bought the Sterling News and renamed it the Logan County Democrat. The piece notes county poll funds and Sidney funding issues, a 1861 assassination remark about Jerr Davis, and King Kabakaua’s loss of power. It mentions the state agricultural exposition at Lincoln and a herd law vote on the 26th, plus a July 16 letter list for Adams County Nebraska.
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