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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
16
Collections totals report shows amounts totaling 176.25 with 1.25 and 17 as figures and a 1L75 notation. Details are sparse but indicate financial tallies for defense council activities. No names or dates clearly identified.
Disbursements dated 1918 to 1919 list several order transactions with amounts and dates plus a balance on hand. The report concludes with M Lancaster as Treasurer and a brief note about Grandma Robbins traveling from Peru to Sidney for better weather, ending with an ad for Sidney Lumber Co.
O R Owens and family are in their farm newer Dalton this week harvesting. Joe Borler of Dalton was in Sidney Saturday attending to business matters. Levis Mann of the Mann Motor Co. wis in Denver the first of the week on business. SOA Schmidt was in Potter Tuesday looking after business in connection with his implement house. Mrs LG Lowe and children of Denver are visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. J A Bentley and family. Supt W Z Braham and family are back after spending a few days vacation in Colorado Springs and vicinity. Misses Nellie Armstrong and Effie Larrson attended the Chautauqua in Peetsz Sunday. They report an enjoyable trip. Harry Witters of VPeetz was in Sidney Tuesday looking after business. He reports the usual scarcity of help in the harvest fields about Peets and vicinity. Mrs Blanche Mawrevuce returned to Denver Sunday after no visit of several weeks with her father, Judge Joseph Oberfelder, sister Leona, and Uncle Robert G Buckner and family drove to Sterling Monday. Mr Huckner reports that the wheat rather short between Poets and Sterling, due to the dry weather. Miss Valaningham returned to her home at Bushnell on Thursday after a pleasant visit here at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Foren Pierson and wife.
J M Gillan of the Indus trial Bureau Omaha Chamber visited Sidney on Saturday and met G R Buckner to review his wheat crop. W L Holden's son wired from overseas that he would be discharged at Camp Dodge soon, returning home. F L G Thoyworth and family visited Mic o and Mrs J A Bentley, while Firy worth and family live in Toledo and traveled here by car.
Mrs M M Kime and her daughter Miss Almaoa are visiting Mr and Mrs BK L Uptegrove. Mrs Kime and Miss Kime reside in Lincoln and are the mother and sister of Mrs Uptegrove respectively.
Raymond Clinton returns to Sidney for a brief visit with home folks after several months working for Nebraska Telephone Co. of Holdridge. Mr and Mrs John Noll visit Mrs Noll's parents NG Brewer. the Nolls are settling into a new theatre in Chappell and like the city.
Mr and Mrs Martin Oliver left town for Sterling on Wednesday. Oliver has a grading contract with the Burlington railroad and will begin work as soon as possible. Mrs Oliver was formerly Miss Helen Lancaster.
Mr and Mrs Frank Vortrey and their two children arrived back last Friday after an overland visit to Richardson county where they spent two pleasant weeks with parents and many other relatives.
Cheyenne County supports Boys and Girls Club expansion with Standard clubs urged by the Junior Extension Service at Lincoln. Five clubs exist in the county with two standard clubs in Potter, Dalton, Sidney, and districts 460 and 156 uniting. The aim is to train youths in meeting public speaking and parliamentary practice, measure club achievement, and expand enrollments despite scattered enrollments and long travel. Regular meeting noted for July 22 in Sidney.
The club girls meeting at the Misses Mohutt home elected Vivian Gilmore as President Edna Weissman as Vice President Irene Dendinger as Secretary They adopted the name Clover Club and scheduled the next gathering at Matilda Aden's home at 2 30 p m Thursday July 10 G Folie Bendoreer Cheyenne County Boys and Girls Club Leader
Fire started by a Burlington Railroad engine burned about thirty five to forty acres of wheat in the Gurley area on Saturday. Neighbors quickly assembled to save the remaining two hundred and fifty acres, with Mr. Riha grateful for their prompt aid. Rev DE BR Lewis returned from Columbus after attending the Methodist World Centennial with large daily crowds and a pageant named The Wayfarer concluding the conference.
Mr and Mrs A J Bracken of Chap pell brought their two children to Sidney Saturday for Dr Mantor to remove their tonsils. The Brackens visited with Mr and Mrs W kt Weeden while in Sidney. Mr Bracken works in the furniture business in Chap pell. They returned Monday with both children, who are reported doing well.
Mr and Mrs A Simones and their children returned Saturday from a short vacation in Dubuque Iowa to visit Mr Simones mother and relatives. He reports crops look solid though corn is late and may bring some disappointment.
Clyde Omin traveled from Dalton on Monday for a short business trip. He visited local contacts and returned the same day, reporting productive discussions and potential future engagements.
Mrs Lillian Paxton once Miss Lillian Danielson of Sidney died at the hospital in Freemont on July 11 after twenty five years residence there She is survived by a sister and Jess Danielson of Orexton and by Mr and Mrs Hoo Freytag of the loen branel Trans Miss grain Co returned from a three week vacation reporting wheat crops in western Kansas fine but eastern Nebraska turnout disappointing labor shortages evident and harvest plans etc
Four year old Mary Irene Talbot, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Talbot, accidentally fell into an open water tank while playing on the Uptegrove ranch. Dr Roehbe arrived too late to perform restorative tests. the family is deeply bereaved.
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