Notable Local Deaths and Cirrus Stopover Reports
Ed Puthoff and wife with child Jeanette visited the circus in town on Tuesday. Mrs. Trognitz returned from Pennsylvania, while Mrs. Dawson learned of her brother-in-law’s death in a message from California. IW Reed drilled wells for local firms, infantile paralysis appeared near Central City, and ranchman Andy Hansen died of blood poisoning in Bridgeport. Aviator J. C. Bud Mars died in Erie, Pennsylvania, prompting calls to limit sensational aviation shows.
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Ed Puthoff
Jeanette
Peetz
Circus
T. B. Dawson
California
Andy Hansen
Morrill County
Bridgeport
Fragmentary 1911 Note Hints At Date And Numbers
A sparse OCR fragment from June 30 1911 shows scattered digits and codes such as 25 05 20 20 and E2450 04, details unclear but indicate a dated record or ledger entry with numeric identifiers.
Commissioner Districts Balances and Fund Totals
A historical financial balance listing for multiple county funds shows figures for County General Fund Irrigation General Fund Irrigation Bond Comr Districts Road Districts School District Bldg Fund Free High School Tuition Sidney Village Fund Electric Light Fund Sidney Int on Water Bonds Sidney Water Bonds Lodgepole Village Dalton Village Fines Fees Redemptions Inheritance Tax with various cents and dollar amounts. Totals include MH 24.725 79 1.300 00 83 43 23u 00 1 304 00 6385 00 161 0v 972 60 200 00 563 00 2,317 TA SA7.721 88.
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County General Fund
Miegreta
Irrigation General Fund
Sidney Village Fund
Electric Light Fund
Sidney Int
Sidney Water Bonds
Lodgepole Village
Dalton Village
Sa. MH
Bridge Fund
Soldiers’ Relief
Cour
Sidney Village
Sidney Electric Light
Sidney Water
Sidney Water Bond Int
Dalton
Lodgepole Village Sete
Collections and Balances for Six Months Ending June 36 1911
The document certifies collections, disbursements, and balances for the first half of 1911. Sidney Nebraska witness W R Wood, County Treasurer, certifies the copy as true and correct as of July 18 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Ickes of Kansas City Visits Joe Hahler Family
Oral Ickes from Kansas City guests the Joe Hahler family as crowds from neighboring towns pour in to see the circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Ickes
Kansas City
Joe Hahler
Circus Clerk Clown Delights City Crowd
Miss Helen Bassett returns from Idaho Springs Colorado visiting relatives. A female clown escorts prominent citizens to reserved seats at the circus. Miss Hiscock from Marquette Nebraska visits brother L G Hiscock a contractor. Albert Johnson heads to Brady Nebraska then to Chicago for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hiscock
Marquette, Nebraska
L. G. Hiscock
Albert Johnson
Brady, Neb
Chicago
Circus Day Attracts Crowd With Balloon Vendor
Local restaurants stayed busy on circus day while a balloon seller in Sidney impressed buyers with strong trade suggesting potential for buying an airplane based on his success.
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Sidney
Nebraska Experiment Station Bulletin on Crop Costs
The Nebraska Experiment Station reports Bulletin No 122 on costs of producing crops including 29.6 cents per bushel for corn 324 cents per bushel for oats 54.9 cents per bushel for wheat 5.37 per ton for clover and 3.10 per ton for alfalfa Two main cost drivers are land price and yield per acre Rotation with clover and alfalfa and manure reduce corn costs Most profitable crops at market price are alfalfa winter cheat and corn Free bulletin available to those on the station mailing list via E A Burnett director Lincoln Nebr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Experiment Station
Nebraka
Nebraska
E. A. Burnett
Agricultural Experiment Station
Lincoln
Nebr
Miss Mary Gates Returns From Country Visit
Miss Mary Gates has returned from a week spent in the country, bringing back reflections on the outing and remarks from local acquaintances who followed her travel.
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Mary Gates
The Dreaming Farmer and the 1800 Bushels
A farmer dreams he sells 1800 bushels to as many dealers as there are accounts, becoming buried in tiny debts. He wakes to find the grain real and plans to collect, then pays the newspaper publisher, realizing the dream warned him to seek payment promptly.
Grasshoppers threaten Nebraska corn crop this year
Humboldt Leader notes farmers battle grasshoppers in south western Nebraska. They use Paris green molasses and bran poison and plow fields to kill eggs. Also mentions souvenir postals from The Telegraph welcome H G Hall and wife to Great Falls Montana en route to Sidney expected by August. Anna Gomall returns from Cheyenne. Circus day witnesses Commissioner Barlow. For summer diarrhoea in children Chamberlain's remedy and castor oil recommended. For sale by all eaters.
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Nebraska
H. G. Hall
Great Falls
Montana
Portland
Spokane
Mr. Hall
Sidney
Chamberlain
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He Telegraph
Sidney and Culvenne County
Khathe
Istapiay
Neb
Sim
Union Pacific
Union Enc
Overland Limited
Colorado Express
California & Oregon
Los Angeles Limited
EAS
Atlantic Express
Mail and Express
Prt
Sno
Sidney, Neb
Sterling
United States
Canada
M. A. Shipman
L. WV. Wakeley
Omaha
Charles Trognitz
Pennsylvania
IW. Reed
Sidney Ice and Cold Storage Company
N. G. Brewer
Central City
J. C
Bud) Mars
Erie
Treasury of
Cheyenne County
Sidney Water Bond Sidney Int. Water Bond Lodge Pole Dalton
County Funds
State General School
University Insane Hospital
General Bridge Soldiers’ Relief High School
Sis UD
Bronson Salton Chambers
Dalton Davison Eagte
Potter Sidne
Vilage Trognitz Union Valley
Court Sbouse Rock Bayard
Jo Ta
Ag Ld Sl
Vay OU
O. Ind
Halanes
Birst
Thine Distriet
Totil
Ted
Free High School Fund
Bo Ry
W. R. Wood
Helen Bassett
Idaho Springs
Colo
Humboldt Leader
Anna Gomall
Cheyenne
Barlow
Variety Store
Edison
Victor
Jackson Furniture
J. J K. Elms
North Platte
Joseph Oberfelder
EF C. Beebe
Gapen Block
E. F. Ward
Cleburne Block
Henry E. Gapen
Cheyenne Co
Court House
Gapen Building
J.$. Hoagland
W. V. Hoagland
Hoagland & Hoagland
Attorneys AT Law
Leroy Martin
First National Bank
Frank L. Doty
1St National Bank
A A. Sharp
Telegraph Office
P. O
Clara, Neb
H. E. Mantor
L F. Demers & Son
LANOL
Livons & Son Q’kane Building
Sidney, Nes
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