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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
15
Fred Reets of Potter and ert Allington of Sunol were in Sidney. Several births announced with July dates and new daughters and sons for multiple local families. Locals travel to Denver, Cheyenne, and Alliance for visits, harvest prep, and business. Regulars include Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Kratz of Omaha, and many News contributors.
Judge Hoagland of North Platte and the Riis family tarried in Sidney Tuesday for a few hours on their way to Estes Park. They were leisurely motor ing. Mrs. Charles Mann entertained this week with her sister and niece Miss Ruby McMichael from North Platte as guests.
Mr and Mrs James McNulty returned Tuesday to Denver after a pleasant visit here with relatives. They were accompanied home by Miss Margaret Dalton who will visit relatives there.
Mr and Mrs George Melvin of Oshkosh together with Mrs Melvin’s nieces Miss Frances Smith of Bridgeport and Miss Dorothy Hutton of Denver were among visiting bankers here last Wednesday.
Mrs Clark Fuller and her young son spent the weekend in Sidney with her parents Mr and Mrs D R Jones. Clark and Halsey drove over from the Broadwater home Monday to bring them back.
Mr and Mrs John T Meintoss and daughter Jean returned Wednesday from Denver and other points where they had spent a week They visited Eldorado Springs with Miss Grace McFadden and the three went there together.
A Sidney matron was stopped at the gate by a Black ticket taker at a Boosters game versus a colored team. After a stunned moment she corrected herself, saying a ball player is her husband, then added another phrasing. She then entered the grandstand as the ticket taker reeled.
Leon Fine proprietor of the Fashion Shop departs Thursday evening for a three week market trip mainly to New York City with stops in other large cities on the return. Mrs Fine and their young son stay in Oklahoma with Mrs Fine's ailing mother who may not travel to join him.
After months of layoff since February the Union Pacific bridge gang of ten under Foreman 8. C. Bixby was ordered to resume work on Monday. They went west and were glad to feel the harness again.
The Campbell-Van Gorder undertaking firm has hired a registered embalmer, Ned Brown from Denver, to join its staff after securing his services. He arrived on Wednesday to begin duties.
The first round results of the ladies tournament include Spurrier, Mantor, Van Gorder and Hardy advancing. Rexuil Thayer event winners include Larger, Buckover, Hodgkin, Lane, Warren, Moehnert, Hansen, and Thayer with Buckner finalizing wins. A new golf committee chaired by Roach and Pear son issued rules on qualifying rounds, match play tie breaks, score card submissions, and handicap updates tied to a re measured course. MORAL: turn in all scores and be safe.
Rexall Thayer tournament round one extended a week due to rules confusion. Warren and McIntosh staged a lengthy 43-hole duel while Lane and Pettibone posted No 5 in one stroke. Scottsbluff invites players next Sunday to golf, breakfast, and a cross event with Sterling, with names to be left with Mr Hansen.
Tr Brunnemer a Monte Vista Colorado resident visited our city Monday recalling his Cheyenne county years in the early 70s. He worked for A F Wilder Company with a North Platte ranch contract to supply beef to the Sioux Indians and shared thrilling tales of life around Sidney, noting few reminders of that frontier era.
Telephone service in the Klopeck neighborhood was out of commission after a Sunday night fire. Twenty seven phones remained out of order until Wednesday. Hine splicer Mr. Atwood from Grand Island repaired the damage.
Ohio youths King Edwards and Henry Studie from Troy visit for summer with I. O. Edwards and his wife on the north divide. King Edwards recently graduated from the State University of Ohio and his western motor trip forms part of the vacation.
Mr Sanders a special telephone agent based in Omaha spent the past week here. His visits bring satisfaction and reflect his former citizenship and role in pine works. We also visited his slaughter, Mrs Ernest Wor den and family.
Merit rewarded Miss Emma Gould has begun work in the treasurer's office to fill the vacancy caused by Mr Chowins' death. Miss Emily, honor student in this year’s high school graduation class, has made a marvelous record in all branches. Miss Lancaster selects wisely.
State auditor's office personnel Messrs Robinson and Anthes spent Monday and Tuesday with County Treasurer Myrtle Lanewater to check her accounts. They departed and returned their official OK on Thursday.
A car load of fine Buicks arrived for Joe Hahler and A E Phelps wasted no time selecting a beautiful coupe while Mrs Phelps begins using it.
Small brave patient Earl Ayle came back Friday from Savannah Missouri with his young son Leon after submitting to an operation for a small blood tumor. The boy displayed courage and philosophy unusual for his age as the pair were away a week.
J T Morley Pearson closed his surveying work at Medicine Row Wyoming where he was grading for Harper Coal Company and returned home Monday.
The Nebraska Republican censures editors who express sympathy for rival nations. It argues no prudent businessman should keep assistants who sympathize with rivals of the United States, urging patience with such editorial sentiment.
A People s Magazine profile quotes a business leader who urges fellow executives to commit death by their own action at intervals. He laments individual uselessness, praises the We spirit, and claims steady profits while advising honest self-sabotage to create a heaven on earth.
An OCR fragment states New Guinea the world’s largest island near Australia. It notes about 215000 square miles of area with roughly 1,000,000 natives. By 1914, portions were Australian, German, and Dutch possessions later allocated to Australia increasing British controlled territory to about 160000 square miles and 820000 natives.
A Lucy Larcom quotation explores friendship as the test of loyalty, showing how true love endures despite absence and separation. It emphasizes choosing sacrifice over companionship, with a moral of conquering through a cross given to the holiest friendship.
Physicists report a refined measurement of light speed using Fitzean toothed wheel experiments in Nice. The beam traveled a round trip of fifty seven miles, far beyond prior distances, with 1109 observations yielding a velocity of 186,225% miles per second.
The guide instructs marking worn linoleum with chalk, cutting a replacement shape in square circular or triangular form, placing it as a template on a new piece, and gluing around the edge to fix it. Hot glue secures the patch and prevents dust from entering the joint without nails. a matched design minimizes visibility.
An elderly Striped Ground-Squirrel tells young kits to stay still when danger nears, practice warning calls, and act safely to survive. The tale covers camouflage, curiosity risks, burrow living, and delaying exploration until threats pass. Granddaddy shares life lessons and protective habits for long life.
A five year old asks how big a giant is and if his head would touch the sky. The uncle explains a giant's reach is so long that many could slip away beneath it, illustrating a fable about scale and escape.
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