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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1924
Page
10
Moderate cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards South Omaha on July 28 1924 boosted prices for cattle and hogs while sheep and lambs showed softness. Top beeves 10.75. hogs up 28 to 35 cents. spring lambs 13.50 top with feeder lambs around 11.25. various grades listed for cattle sheep and calves.
Omaha July 22 F G Panning Hooper farmer and cattle feeder shipped a mixed load from his Hooper operation Part of the lot were Herefords selling around home The highlight was eleven head of 1100 pound Short horns raised and fed by Panning bringing 10 75 the day’s top price
Gentle hands lift Pat from wreckage after a crash with a fast passenger train at a grade crossing. A friend in the rescue asks how it happened as Pat laments that daylight visibility should have prevented the collision. The account appears in Everybody's Magazine.
One American greets another in Piccadilly on a gray London day. The remarks mock London’s lack of skyscrapers with a quip about scraping away a sky needed by the city skyline. A Bill Booster says.
Grand Prairie community notes celebrate the birth of a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jorgens on Monday July 14. The column details visits and gatherings among local families including the Weltons Johnsons Irwins Tremains Sharmans and Hedrick families with multiple dinners, calls, and farm chores around Sidney and nearby towns.
Sidney prepares for an extension day event on August 20 inviting locals and businesses to explore trade opportunities. Officials urge participation as community commerce benchmarks are discussed and new partnerships are sought.
North Sidney notes show Anna Kinton and Anna Hamer visiting James Sparks home on Friday. Farmers Union met at District 77 with strong attendance. next meeting slated for late September. Multiple visits to Sparks and Kinton households occurred through the week. Several residents traveled to Sidney on business or for races at Bridgeport. A Good Health club gathering featured a dainty ice cream and cake luncheon.
Maple Grove residents including Mr. and Mrs. Nels Johnson hosted and visited with neighbors and relatives through Tuesday to Sunday. Families such as the Johnsons, Miles, Sharman, Goodwin, Ruhter, Bushoom, and Krueger joined in dinners, dances, and gatherings with friends near Sidney Kimball Gurley and Krueger's Lake, noting travel to farms and attendance at a nurses meeting.
Mrs George P Thompson traveled from Wayne Nebraska Monday due to her mother Mrs W Miles being in a sleeping stupor most of the time Andrew Johnson noted it as A G Weavers Sunday evening Oscar Johnson helped his brother F A Johnson a few days this week Ed Miles and daughter Hazel and the hired man visited A G Weavers Monday afternoon
Mrs Henry Bennison returned Tuesday from Audubon Iowa after a three week visit. Arthur McMillen and Alfred Bundy came back Friday from Kansas where they worked in harvest fields. Mr and Mrs John Connelly visited the C S Anderson home Friday. Morley and family from a Bushnell ranch stayed with Mrs A S Kilmer and family and took Leland Kilmer home. A social evening at C B Anderson’s included Ella Davis Ruth McGearvin Charlie Anderson Sidney Vernon Livingston Earl Tolle. Arthur Lewht visited Dalton area with his sister Mrs F J Thurston and family. F J Thurston and children spent Sunday with Clyde Toose. Palmer Thurston drove to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Ruby Talbot visited Kimball. Harvest of fall grain started this week in the community.
Miss Rose Walsh arrives from Graiiton Nebr where she worked in a bank and is on vacation Josephine Walsh has been visiting Graiiton for a month Dennis Walsh and J W Eckert shipped a carload of cattle to Denver Monday They stopped at the Kreader home Monday Mr and Mrs Pat Dalton and family spent Sunday at the Walsh home Miss Josephine Walsh visited the Worth home Monday Several attended the dance at the Weed home Saturday Mr and Mrs Allen Muhr and family of Redington visited the Eckert family over weekend They recently returned from eighteen months in California Les Corcoran returned to Gering Sunday after a week with his very ill wife at the Worth home Mr and Mrs Charles Mayer drove to Sidney Wednesday Rubs Dirks of Holyoke Colo is visiting the Dirks and George Young homes Mr and Mrs S W Eckert spent Monday evening at Worths Mrs Mowrer and Leona drove to Sidney Tuesday The Ladies club will meet with Mrs Bovee Thursday Mrs J C Kreader visited Mrs Hedlund Tuesday Mrs Weed and Mrs Watchburn called on Mrs Guill Tuesday Mrs Southard and Mrs Sullivan called on Mrs Guill Monday
Miss Clara and Bessie Ewing visited Misses Ethel and Ira Guill for several days. Joe Guill and E N. Southard plan to attend Frontier Days in Cheyenne on Thursday. Mr and Mrs John Rathbun are spending the week at Lodge Pole.
The Sidney council, in a bi monthly meeting, unanimously passed a motion instructing Police Judge Guy E. Clark to remit $71.40 to the city by the next regular meeting or face resignation. City Clerk Stephens was ordered to notify the judge. The claim covers money collected by the judge, Clark’s report to the council was unsatisfactory. A second motion granted the Triangle club permission to use Athletic Park for an open air meeting on July 28.
Council members present approve changes to speed limits in Sidney. Residential districts set at fifteen mph, business districts at ten mph, and intersections at eight mph. Library board reports year ending June 1 circulation of 11 000 with 1 203 regular borrowers and 300 to 400 country patrons. Operating costs last year totaled 1741.78 dollars. board requests 1 000 dollars for next year and notes needed repairs. Council includes library request in next year’s budget at 31 500 dollars.
A well known singer All Thera survived a meteor war incident and appeared the next night performing in four pieces. The party scene includes banter about a coxswain not liking dancing and preferring steering eight men over one woman. Boston live aling Transcript.
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