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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
1
News reports the Crown Prince's army boxed in by Allied troops in a sweeping action. Allied forces, led by American and French units, push the enemy back with cheering crowds in Sidney. The narrative praises persistent Yankee discipline and vows no retreat while the war continues.
Rev John Pearson National Public Welfare League Financial Secretary will address two mass meetings in Cheyenne next Sunday July 28 The forenoon session at 11 in the M F charity and the 830 evening service at the Christian church invite all interested in community welfare The day is part of a state wide organizing program Raymond Miller has been transferred as Government Employment Agent with C M Tipton replacing him.
Candidates filed with County Clerk Slawson to be on the August 20 primary ballot. Republican contenders include Myrtle Lancaster and C. F. Brown for Treasurer, Elmer Bowman for Sheriff, L. H Bordwell for Surveyor, C. O Hade Carl J. Klellwig and J. B. Huiston for County Commissioner District 2, and Tsola B. Wasson for Clerk of the District Court. Democratic candidates include F. N. Slawson for Clerk, Louis Wasem for Treasurer, J. W. McDaniel and Clarence S. Chambers for Sheriff, Clayton S. Radcliffe for Attorney, and Goding and Wm. M. Goding for Commissioner District 38. Non-Partisan entries list C. P. Chambers for County Judge, Anna McFadden for Superintendent, and John McCleneghan and C. Durnell for Sidney Police Judge.
The old Municipal Light Building on First Street is being remodeled to house the Sidney Light Plant’s new office. Move-in is planned for the first of next week, with the current office space cleared for engines and equipment. Mrs. W. E. Myers, formerly of Sidney, currently with a sister in the eastern part of the state, was in town on business at the week’s start. Maurice Babrick, former S. H. Snyder employee, now with the boys in brown in San Francisco, is spending a fifteen-day furlough here with friends and remains a devoted soldier.
An advertisement highlights E. L. Montgomery an Optician with Virgil Marsh a Jeweler offering specialized eye fittings and lenses from expert factory men. It also promotes Dry Cell Batteries available at Osborn Garage.
A Telegraph tour reports widespread green fields after rains in Cheyenne County. Wheat and corn show thick stands with some advised field cleanups. roads rough from rains and heat threaten harvest transport. The sixty mile survey notes rising acreage and a likely strong yield in Cheyenne County this year.
City Council met in regular session with Mayor and six councilmen. They reviewed the old electric light plant for remodeling into temporary offices for the Sidney Municipal Service Company and set a 10 percent profit contract with Sam Sweet. Streets are reserved for parking. bids invited by August 2 for extending coal bunkers. Sidewalks on the west side of Lot 7, Block 14 Clarkson's Addition were ordered. Douglas C. Rhodes reported finances, and Lincoln Highway signs are being posted from San Francisco to Omaha by the Los Angeles Automobile Club force led by Captain J W Lewis.
About 230 pounds of 10 point type in cases offered by The Telegraph for sale at a bargain. Printers seeking all or part of this type should notify The Telegraph within a few days or it will be junked as old metal.
Contractor Van Ness, hired by Farmers Co operative Milling, says delays on mills and elevators stem from iron and steel shortages as government priorities favor shipbuilding and war needs. He notes such projects are next in line after war materials and promises iron and steel will arrive for the Stiney project when due.
An unclear fragment suggests structures could not be in place for this season s crop but may arrive in the near future. The text references binding to come and mentions season and crop without clear context.
A heavy rainstorm hit the town on a Wednesday for about thirty minutes marking the biggest rainfall in twenty years. Many roofs failed to shed water and some minor damage occurred though details are scarce. A washout on the Union Pacific near Sunol was repaired by daylight and traffic resumed. Miss Frances Burgess offers piano lessons via phone 220 or Box 372, Sidney. Subscribe for The Telegraph.
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