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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
1
Chautauqua days set for August 10 to 14 in Sidney. Cheyenne County Teachers Institute runs August 5 to 9. Cheyenne County Fair and Race Meeting scheduled September 18 to 21 in Sidney.
Village Board met July 19 with all members present. Bills audited include Dana Aldrige Oscar Harris and R.R. James for cement crossings and repairs. A plan to grade street crossings and enforce rail crossing laws was approved along with limits on cement crossing costs. A new pump house floor and sewer survey were ordered. engineer Grant to meet with the board.
Mr. Kennedy representing the Central Electric Company interviewed Village Board members on Wednesday and plans to ship a hexagonal lamp-post for inspection. Rev. F A. Joseph has been ill this week.
A compact advert proclaims PURE ICE as essential drinking water for health. It urges health officers to order and provides telephone contact 64 for inquiries.
A roundup of tidbits from Sidney and nearby areas. A B Chase was ill last week but improving. Elizabeth Morfeld vacationing near Potter. Mrs Ralph Ribble visiting home near Peetz. P M Hamilton of Jerseyville IA in Sidney for business. Mrs A Lindberg and daughters at Thurston ranch. Mr and Mrs D R Snyder from Curryville PA visiting South Divide friends. Simon Fishman and family visited Peetz area. Rudy Kruse reports irrigation beats other methods. Hay fever club readies midsummer convention with delegates appointed.
Milton Wright Vance Doty John Witters and Mr Millett camp in southern Colorado exploring the fruit producing belt and picking fruit in the region.
Myrtle Lancaster takes a vacation at her Peetz area homestead. Miss Jessen covers duties in County Treasurer Fishman’s office during her absence.
Special agent H. H. Miller for the Queen Insurance Company called on local agent Leslie Neubauer on Tuesday. Miller commented very favorably on Sidney's improvements.
The county was misinformed about selling the Rest Room house. The property has not yet been advertised for sale but will probably be on the market soon.
The Commercial Club committee is refining the street lighting proposal and expects to have plans specifications and prices ready so action can be taken in the near future.
Mr. Glenn oversees street grading on the north side as cement walks are laid from the livery barn and blacksmith shop to the city well. By next winter, children are expected to have an easier road to travel to school.
A continuous cement walk from the Sidney Ice and Cold Storage Co. to the school house makes a great improvement in that part of town and insures the school children dry feet next winter. The paving is along the properties of A. S. Hardy, J. F. Mohrman, Gus Wellner, R. Krueger, C. Allen and F. B. Tobin.
Charles Erickson and his son Algot, from Potter precinct, visited Sidney Monday and said crop prospects are excellent. They estimate fall wheat averaging 25 to 30 bushels per acre, with several fields possibly reaching 35 bushels.
Mrs Phillips died in Chicago with her daughter Mrs Daisy Phillips Smith at her side. The cause given is typhoid pneumonia. A baby was left behind, but its birth is not cited as a cause of death. Multiple physicians and trained nurses attended her but could not prolong life.
R A Blake in charge asks Cheyenne County farmers to cooperate and gather a carload of prize winning exhibits to showcase Nebraska what Cheyenne County can do at the state fair.
County Republicans met at the courthouse to elect delegates to the state convention in Lincoln. July 30 selections: P. R. Borgquist, F. A. Gapen and J. C. Wolfe. Alternates: Dr. L. G. Simon, Leslie Neubauer, L. R. Barlow. Precincts: Bronson Colton Chambers Eagle Lodgepole Sidney Union Valley. Caucuses called for Sept 20 to nominate precinct candidates for assessor and road overseer and justices of the peace and constables where vacancies exist. Chairman Borgquist to lead county central committee. Gapen secretary.
The grading crew works on the north side with an expected 150 to 200 dollars of work. A T B Dawson line will run west to the fair grounds. 800 loads of gravel hauled for village streets. 150 more loads may be needed. Rose Street improvements ongoing as property owners prepare for street upgrades. A sidewalk line from town south end to the ice plant is complete and will extend north to join other walks for school access. J L McIntosh weeds scraped from curbing. premises look neat. Leslie Neubauer has William Null weed-work at two rented houses.
Miss Loi Savage of Aurora Nebraska is the guest of Bernice Kelly during her stay, sharing hospitality and conversation at the Kelly residence.
The county Democrats met at the courthouse selecting a delegation to attend the state convention at Grand Island on July 30. Delegates include Poe ees Ray Joseph Oberfelder F X Rihn P Chambers Fred Lehmkuhl J S Thomas Gus Wellner and L R Brott. Oberfelder re-elected chairman Rihn secretary and central committee members reappointed. Lehmkuhl of Lodgepole chosen custodian of the campaign fund to aid Wilson and Marshall candidates.
The following letters remain unclaimed at the Sidney office and are advised as advertised. W L Van Meter Miss Josie Waginie George Vrooman Miss Ruth Spittler John Sanders Leo Better Miss Will Rofine Owen Canfield Mrs Jennie Page Jay Loftus Frankie Hall Cc E Landis Pit Ramey Ralph Hillham Newry Elrich Lena Bailey Gordon Travis Orval Fisher Cc R meee M Mickelson JOHN McINTOSH SH Postmaster.
Ww A Borton named dispatcher and F M Kelley on lay-off with Harry Runge taking days off. W J Shoemaker plans a two trip east early August. Double track from Sidney to Margate to open soon. bridges west to Margate and east to Colton nearly finished. Union Pacific crews build a stone bridge east of Lodgepole. Julesburg to Pine Bluffs second track under review. Burlington reports Nebraska wheat yield 55 million bushels at 72 percent condition with 740 thousand more acres. national crop about 358 million. Sam Bogg assumes Sidney switchman post. W L Brayton oversees bridge work. Tom Scott tours with Cahill and wife.
Mrs J J McIntosh hosted a Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs Arthur D Stowitts of Omaha at her well appointed home decorated with garden flowers. About fifty guests enjoyed a witty fish quiz game for two hours, mint punch, a three course luncheon, and cordial greeting from Mr McIntosh. The gathering, featuring his return to good health, was hailed as the season’s most enjoyable function.
Notices for five amendments will be printed in state newspapers designated by the governor for thirteen weeks. Amendments Nos. 1 3 4 and 5 appear in The Sidney Telegraph while No. 2 runs in the Lodge Pole Express. Copy was received Thursday from Addison Wait Secretary of State.
Aleck Struthers, 62, longtime railroad man and former North Platte resident, died in Douglas Wyoming last Friday. He was brother to Andy Struthers of Sidney. Struthers once served as master mechanic for the D. and R. G. railroad. Remains to be interred in Denver. Mrs Dave Struthers and children travel to Denver for the funeral.
Joseph Oberfelder traveled to Cheyenne on Wednesday to meet his new grandson and share in the family welcome.
A brisk sales pitch urges readers to purchase Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now. It warns the summer may bring emergencies and notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
County talent to provide thrilling Wild West entertainment at the Cheyenne County annual fair to be run by Len Sherwin as general manager with Walter Nelson as secretary. A preliminary meeting at the Commercial Club room drew about twenty ranchmen and stockmen. a second session is planned to finalize plans. The fair runs September 18 19 20 and 21 with airship flights a strong racing program worth 1400 in purses and the county’s rich agricultural display.
Maynard Osborn and Winnie Osborn, long-divorced, were remarried in a carriage ceremony Friday evening July 19 at the residence of Mr and Mrs Leo Osborn, with County Judge Gapen officiating.
Mrs. Fred Letts hosted an indoor picnic at her pleasant home with red roses and green foliage. Paper plates and napkins created a regular picnic feel while the dinner, prepared by the famed cook, was delightful. Guests included grandson Wayne Carter of Laramie and families Shirly Wilson and Emil of Omaha, Schaff and Henry of Grand Island, Pfeifer and Zeibert families.
The Methodist sunday school held a picnic on Wednesday last week at the Borquist place. Hay racks carried most children to the grounds, while autos provided for older attendees at various times. A picnic dinner was served and all enjoyed a fine time despite a cloudy cool day.
Judge Grimes held a special term of district court last Saturday afternoon and sentenced Robert Day to one to ten years in the penitentiary for burglary. Day, a transient, boarded a freight train here last week and burglarized an Italian section house. He pled guilty after capture by Sheriff McDaniel and was delivered to the state penitentiary at the start of the week.
Adam Shimpka of Colton Precinct was in town Thursday buying binder twine in preparation for a bumper crop of small grain, signaling farmers brace for a strong harvest season with local demand keen.
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