Lincoln Co Judge and Mrs Tewell Return From North Platte
Judge from Lincoln County and his wife returned Wednesday from North Platte where the judge had been presiding over district court for a week.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
19
Judge from Lincoln County and his wife returned Wednesday from North Platte where the judge had been presiding over district court for a week.
Mrs H G Law arrived last Saturday night to visit her parents Mr and Mrs H Schroeder for several weeks in La Junta Colorado Her home town is Sidney and she is remembered as Florence Schroeder whose singing voice delights her current community
Dr and Mrs Huntling and daughter Ruth of Dalton with Glenn Miles spent a Sidney stop Thursday on their way to Kreuger's lake where they picnicked and swam, joined by Mr and Mrs J C Edwards of Bunker Hill precinct.
Miss Phyllis Corbett departed for Omaha to be met by Mr and Mrs Gordon Folsom Bryant. They will drive her to their Tekamah home where she will spend a two week vacation from duties at the Radcliff and Hyde law office.
Eunice Brown leaves her stenographic duties at Warren and Hodgkin for a three week motor trip with friends through Yellowstone Park with stops planned at Cheyenne and Casper.
Far east tourists paused at the north table ranch of J. O. Edwards, relatives of the host. The party, including Dr. and Mrs. Williams and other relatives from Ashland Kentucky and Kansas City, planned two days with Edwards before continuing to Yellowstone Park.
A social gathering occurred Friday night as M Rebeccas visited the Peetz lodge for initiation of a class and installation of officers. Sidney participants joined two carloads, shared a hearty luncheon after the meeting, and then visited the Ayle home for a cordial call with the recently moved couple.
Mr and Mrs Leo Bartholomew returned Friday of last week from Hot Springs South Dakota where they spent a week on vacation The trip yielded mixed feelings as they mourn the loss of W W Chowlns a friend of both and co worker of Mrs Bartholomew in the treasurer s office
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kratz returned Friday from Omaha where he underwent an operation for an abscess between the rib and pleura. He is improving but still has a long recovery ahead before reaching his prior vigor. He plans to seek cooler climes in August. Kratz faced double pneumonia last February and the lingering pus cavity worsened with heat, yet he always prevails.
A baby named Harold Schroeder arrived Sunday weighing seven pounds. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroeder, have five children growing to adulthood, with three married and in homes of their own and one granddaughter. The family welcomed the youngster as the town celebrated this latest arrival and the household’s milestone.
Eighteen children notice a lack in their home and summon Master Harold to fill all wants of the unusual baby. Grown siblings and lodges rush to shower attention, while neighbors plan to start the good work and use all the baby items presented. Patricia Schroeder, the 3 year old niece, pleads to take the live dolly home. Mrs. Harold Law of La Junta Colorado tags her husband’s name onto the baby brother, and Harold is born.
Mrs. Eugene D. McAllister and her son Eugene D. Jr. depart Sunday for Bay View Michigan to spend the heated term with her parents at their summer cottage. Mr. McAllister will join for two weeks in August.
Mrs. Charles Couch and her daughters Elizabeth and Esther returned Wednesday to their Medicine Row home in Wyoming. They live on a homestead and are in the final months of their term. They express pleasure from the life and expect to profit from their efforts.
Woolridge and daughter Mari bell returned Sunday from Cheyenne where Miss Helen Woolridge remains safely recovering from an appendicitis operation performed the prior Friday evening. She did not notice a recurring side pain until it worsened, then left at once with her mother accompanying her, and the outcome was favorable.
Reviewing The Past Mrs. Edmund Chowins of Kansas City stayed several days with Mrs. Leo Bartholomew and her mother Mrs. Dan Kelly. Mrs. Chowins had visited as a bride when her husband supervised the Chowins Block project for his brother. The late Dani Kelly was a friend and coworker on the project. The account recalls Sidney in those days as a city of excitement military splendor Indian adventures and open western friendliness.
A. S. Hardy and family left last Friday with camping equipment in a big car bound for the mountains to escape hay fever. He departs each season two jumps ahead of the nuisance, planning to return when frost hits and fodder is stacked. Sidney misses them yet looks forward to their return.
Mr and Mrs John Quinn of Redington were in the city last Saturday led by John's father Thomas J Quinn who had been in Sidney for treatment The Quinns are well known in the county for their fine farms on the north table in earlier years
W. J. Braham and family left Thursday with an attractive camping array for a restful summer trip. They will visit Yellowstone Park and other points between, then stop at places in Idaho where Mr Braham's parents reside. The journey reflects a growing appeal of nature as the world moves on.
Mrs Ed Ahrens and her children Edward Frederick and Joan left for the homestead at Medicine Row Wyoming today. They had stayed briefly for several affairs in which Mrs Ahrens participated.
The Order of the Eastern Star held a Wednesday evening meeting last week under new officers led by Grace Simodynes as Worthy Matron and Leon Fine as Worthy Patron. Five visitors from across the state joined the event, which featured a well performed ritual. The ritual was repeated this Wednesday with similar excellence.
Mrs Shoemaker and her sister Mrs FE McLernon of Portland shared a congenial Saturday evening on the airy porch. The old time visit featured refreshments.
Mrs Edward McLernon of Portland Oregon visits her sister Mrs W J Shoemaker and joins old friends in a lively meeting. She notes her husband and son John are well and happy, sharing scores of acquaintances.
Mr and Mrs Carter Dunaway relax in the Bentley cottage at Evergreen with the Sidney colony. Mr and Mrs J A Bentley visit later in the week after handling Burlington business and intend to join their daughter in the mountains.
Sidney Eudora Lodge Degree of Honor held a pleasant meeting at their hall on Friday night. Chief of Honor Mrs Frances Knox and Past Chief of Honor Miss Mabel Wallick served refreshments during the social hour after the formal gathering.
The members of the Degree of Honor Sidney Eudora No. 257 are asked to pay dues and assessments to Miss Jessie Huff, financier pro tem, at The Fashion Shop, until August 12. Frances E. Knox, C. of H., Mrs. W. G. Tinney and two children of Denver were guests last week of Mrs. Fletcher Mann.
Miss Lena Jessen becomes an efficient clerk at The Liberty State Bank, starting her duties on the ath. She is an expert office worker and accountant boosting the bank’s office strength.
Mr and Mrs E V Metz entertained a Chicago sightseeing party this week including Brewer M Hadley and his wife and daughter Itosat ing. The Hadleys and Metz are cousins and traveled leisurely across the west in a well appointed camping car.
One Sidney party of ex cursionists returned last Saturday, glad to be home to quiet after two weeks of happy travel. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Metz and daughter Juanita joined by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heavrin, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Watson, and Mrs. Watson's brother Bob Sellers, who traveled with them through Cheyenne Laramie Arlington and Sand Point. They rented mountain cabins for part of the trip and enjoyed every foot and minute of the outing.
Dr EF Sherrerd and wife came home Thursday night from Wood River Nebraska after a short visit. They were joined by his sister Miss Rachel Sherrerd who is already making headway with the younger set. Miss Sherrerd will remain until August 1.
Miss Marjorie Shipman left Monday for Lincoln to visit Miss Cultra and other friends. She will probably stay about three weeks and take some side trips during the trip.
Otto Hink and Guy Dedrich were wheeled away Wednesday to Saratoga Wyoming to pursue celebrated trout. They head for the famed fishing waters as part of a local expedition seeking prized catches and outdoor sport.
The Circle will meet Thursday June 28 at the church. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Wrights arrived in Sidney thirty years ago and have since built a large, respected family. Four sons served in World War I and attained high business positions. Ethel Stuht is their lone daughter abroad. Dorothy shines as a pianist. The couple are active in town, lodges, and community life, emblematic of stable civic faith.
Mrs. Roscoe Zimmer entertained visiting ladies from Lincoln and Pittsburg on Monday with companions Miss Kime Miss Johnson and Miss Means. They enjoyed social time with 500 and concluded the event with a luncheon.
Last Sunday a birthday feast celebrated Gladys Phillson's eighteenth, marking graduation joys. Guests included Grace Hornaday Thelma Davis Harold Ells Archie Kirkpatrick David Els and Harry and Gladys, with long drives and a full day of chicken, good eats, and gifts.
A Indiana party from Terre Haute visiting Judge and Mrs. Chamber and G B K Chambers travel to Alliance Nebraska to visit Mr and Mrs J D Emerick. R O Chambers travels from Mina ture for a weekend with his parents and relatives. A weiner roast in Olson grove Sunday with Nels Olson and Albin Olson concludes the visit.
Reverend Anton Link of St Patrick's Catholic church plans a trip to Europe. He will depart Monday or Tuesday for New York aboard the Orundo sailing to Cherbourg, then Paris and Cologne before Coblenz to visit relatives unseen in ten years. He expects to be away until late September with his pulpit filled during his absence.
An 260 strong Boy Scout caravan from Clinton Iowa spent a night in Sidney after a 3000 mile trek. The party included ministers surgeons nurses and an undertaker among 62 support vehicles provided by local business men. They faced a minor accident a hold up and several hardships but received generous hospitality and planned to continue to Lodgepole with pilot car guidance.
Mrs Paul Parrish came home Tuesday afternoon from a lengthy trip visiting relatives at Cozad and other Nebraska points including Salem with her husband’s family. She was royally entertained, but her husband and brother Warren Cunningham were glad when the three weeks ended and she returned to cheer their bachelor loneliness.
Charles C. Anderson of Concordia Kansas and Orphie M Sparks of Deadwood South Dakota were married in the city on July 14 by Judge Chambers. Mantle E Sparks and Ella B Campbell served as witnesses.
Reverend Fathers Murray and Peters from Clinton Iowa stayed overnight with Reverend Father Link at the parsonage. The visitors praised the caravan expedition for its educational value and enjoyed real beds and bathrooms on the trip.
Adolph Herman Krueger of Gurley and Hazel Beatrice Igon of Wahoo married in Sidney by County Judge Chambers on July 21. Miss Mabel Halston and Miss Blanche Childers served as witnesses.
The Presbyterian picnic held at Swatzlander's grove last Friday was well attended and well managed, bringing great pleasure to all who could participate. The congregation is noted for its congenial gatherings and steady growth in interest.
Mrs Flossie Belle Kreuger plans a 30 day leave from the county clerk's office including time at home cooking for harvest workers and a later trip to Colorado for rest and cooling.
Gordon Davis railway postal clerk on the Omaha to Chicago run loses his fifteen months old son after a careless exposure to strychnine tablets left on the ground outside the house. The child awakened from a nap and wandered out, mistaking the pellets for candy and swallowing them. He died within ninety minutes despite efforts to revive him.
Mr Wright received a warm birthday tribute at his home last Monday evening as twenty relatives and close friends gathered. Dr M Wright was the honoree and was offered merry greetings though a confession remained elusive.
Walter Palmer of Big Creek Nebraska married Lena Folkerts of Gurley in a ceremony conducted by Reverend Henry Kahl on July 19. Kate G Scott and Ethel Pierce Scott served as witnesses.
A compilation of Sunday and weekday services for Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and other churches around Sidney and nearby towns. Details include mass times, rosary and benediction, Sunday school, church schools, and upcoming changes in service times with notes on pastors and temporary arrangements.
The heat reduced worshippers last Sabbath as Pastor Samuel Light urged personal spiritual effort. The sermon stressed using body mind emotions and will to act for Christ with doers finding happiness. A church picnic on the 16th drew many families for ice cream cake and fried chicken followed by next Sunday's 11 am service and 10 am Sunday school.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock with the sermon theme Our Examples. Evening worship at 8 p m. Growing church interest noted. All are invited to worship led by Rev Wm T Kahse Pastor.
Christian Church Louis L. Homes minister. Methodist Episcopal Church The Church of the Friendly Greeting. T Porter Bennett pastor. Lorenzo Methodist Church A Community Church.
A penitent bootlegger seeks confession from a parish priest who debates setting a precedent. The priest calls the archbishop for guidance and receives a blunt directive: do not pay him more than eight dollars a quart.
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