Sidney Echoes of Buffalo Bill in Dakota and Local Happenings
Chronicle of a westward stop by Buffalo Bill Cody en route to Ogallala to source cattle with Maj. Frank North, notes on Deadwood’s Dakota shadow, local crime and tavern life, horses thieves, circuses, banking, and a roundup of Sidney events from baseball to street life, plus August plans and frontier tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Sidney
Ogallala
Frank North
Texas
Mr. Cody
Jack
Bowery Theatre
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Deadwood
Dakota
Wyoming
Messrs
Kennard & Simpson
Black Hills
Growlers
Nebraska
Hades
Kansas
Big Horn
Cheyenne
West Second Street
Royal English Circus
Queen’s California Circus
Signor Sebastia
North River
Lodgepole
W. S. Rodman
Potter
Wyo
Union Pacific
W. H. Hornaday
M. E. Church
C. W. Hornaday
A. A. Clark & Co
Bass Island
Dix News Fireman Auxiliary To Repair Street Signs
The Dix News notes the Fireman Auxiliary will meet Tuesday to discuss repairing and ordering new street signs. The column then lists numerous social visits and travels of local residents, including extended family gatherings, trips to camps, and travels to Denver, Cheyenne, Scottsbluff, and other regional towns with mentions of Vietnam and Europe relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Limestone Company
Sidney
Capitol
S. C. Morgan
John M. Adams
Louis Cohn
W. F. Paine
U. S. Land Office
Fort Sidney
Nebraska
Gen
Morrow
Crete
Cheyenne
Lodge Pole
Sidney Club
Marshall Miles
Henry Doran
Miss Goodrich
Calhoun
Rogers
E. O. Lee
Copp
Moore Hotel
Cincinnati House
Union Pacific
Julesburg
Dr. Keltner
Burger
Bob Steele
Rick
Ski Ranch
Fort Collins
Mervin Gunderson
Walla Walla
Wash
Olaf Gunderson
Ernest Schrienert
Richard
Yoder
Carol
Gail Southard
Andy
Susan
Ogallala
Sally
Jim Johnson
Carl Johnson
St. George
Utah
Bureau of Land Management
Cora Jerritsina
Peetz
Greeley
Colo
Laura James
John
Greece
Yugoslavia
Peetz Project Pushers Picnic and Farewell Event
The Peetz Project Pushers held a picnic July 2 in American Legion Park Sidney with swimming after supper and a town team baseball game. Attendees included Chuck McReas Ivan Gilliams Delmar Nelsons Bob Carters Francis Roelles Frank Fehringers Bill Roelles Don Thompson and Mel Nelsons. On July 10 they sponsored a farewell for Everett Green and family with skits musical numbers and a Hokey Pokey Pollies dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Sidney
Chuck McReas
Ivan Gilliams
Delmar Nelsons
Bob Carters
Francis Roelles
Frank Fehringers
Bill Roelles
Don Thompson
Mel Nelsons
Everett Green
Jet career sign at Qantas plant prompts job ad
An AP report notes a sign outside a Qantas plant near Sydney airport that advertises jet age careers with a vacancy for an office cleaner, female, highlighting dated recruitment wording and gendered position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Qantas Airline
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney Telegraph
U. P
Bob Oberfelder
McLernon’s
Fred Gapem
Geological
Chappell
Ed. Doran
American Bank
Bergman’s
Essig
Studebaker
U. S. Geological
Gus Wellner
Hod Moore
Hod
Wellner
Eddie Griffith
Stafford Boys
Greenlee & Benson
Henry
Sidney Silver Cornet
Laughlin
J. W. Harper
Yellowstone Park
Big Horn Country
W. E. Swatzlander
William Farnum
William Fox
Ideal Theatre
Fort Logan
James G. Wolfe
Curtis H. Brown
Roy C, Newman
Guy V. Doran
Kansas City
Gapen
F. A. Gapen
G. V. Doran
Otto Hink
Earl Kratz
Fred King
Alliance
Jose Mendez
Detroit Tigers
Havana
Cuba
Fanning
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
All Nations
Farmers Elevator
Dalton
Attorney Radcliff
Red Cross
Douglas Fairbanks
William S. Hart
Tulliver
Bessie Love
Mme. Petrova
Cheyenne County
J. J. Norcross
Sterling, Colo
Potter Drug Company
Jensen and
Mary Astor
Richard Dix
A. D. Greenlee
Roy Greenlee
Bishop G. A. Beecher
Hastings
T. C. Spiker
Dave McDaniels
Birmingham
Alabama
Fair Board
Nebraska Line
Panhandle
Kimball
John Livoni
Chamber of Commerce
Presbyterian Circle
Donna Doran
G. H. Doran
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Ethel dePont
A.A
Leon Lafler
A. Benish
Fox City
Carolyn McGirr
Dix News
V. P. Cargill
James Buchanan
Robert Rosenthal
Mr. Cargill
Arsla Stander
Paul Gibbons
Marks
Teddy Anderson
Easton
Fred Miller
Teddy
Terry Wheeler
Lois Wheeler
Ronnie Harms
E. J. Harms
Jim Maxwell
Srl Maxwell
Camp Rock Bible Conference
Reddington
Nebr
Gettman
Duane Madden
Madden
Ruth
Nevada
Milo Shimerda
Swanton
Esther Horrum
Scottsbluff
Shimerda
Horrum
Mary
Gram
Everett
Evelyn Fehringer
Lady Buxton
Lockwood
S&h
10Th Ave
FDIC
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