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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
1
Cheyenne County begins extensive wheat harvest with 400 harvesters in ripened fields. Rain slowed work briefly but elevators are overwhelmed by steady yellow grain flow. Trucks and rail loadings scramble to clear congestion as fields yield 30 to 40 bushels. Labor is available but many men depart due to combine use increasing.
W A Gehrig and C M Wright announced the sale of the Gehrig Wright funeral home to I W Wright of Shubert Nebraska. The new owner plans to arrive at the first of the month, implement improvements, and personally oversee operations. Wright brings 22 years of funeral experience to the business.
Prof Arthur Harlovie director of the Municipal band says many members are leaving August first for training camps so the band will be discontinued for the rest of the summer after the concert Friday night.
Burglars broke into the Gurley Lumber Company office at Gurley Sunday night and looted the safe, taking about $50 in cash. Authorities believe professionals conducted the job and left no clues behind.
Miss Bertha Flo of Sidney is the winner in a merchants voting contest. Final tally shows Flo with 7144449 votes, far ahead of rivals. Presentation at T. S. A. theatre by Attorney F. T. Hyde with an ovation and thanks from the winner.
The Wyoming crop and livestock reporting service estimates 1,513,000 lambs docked in Wyoming this year, below the counts of the last two years but above 1924. April and May blizzards caused heavy losses, with an estimated 186,000 head lost excluding lambs. Other states report smaller lamb crops, while Wyoming sheep men praise excellent summer range and strong condition of lambs and sheep.
The ladies of the Christian church host a full day contest bake sale at Central Meat Market next Saturday to raise funds for the new church building. Each participant gets two pounds of flour and must not exceed it as they compete to earn the most money. About twenty five women compete.
Beckmann Chevrolet, Inc., relocates to a new commodious corner location at West Second Street and Lincoln Highway. The Neubauer Building, now home to the Chevrolet agency, is a modern facility with conveniences aimed at boosting business volume.
Mr and Mrs A K Greenlee and guests Mr and Mrs B L Greenlee of Fostoria Ohio depart by car for Cheyenne to attend the Frontier celebration and then proceed to the Colorado mountains for about two weeks leaving Thursday.
The Sidney Loan and Building Association held its regular meeting on July 26 to elect officers and review the six months ending June 30 1927. Officers were re elected: C P Chambers president Marius Christensen vice president Tessie Neubauer secretary Ernest Worden treasurer. Directors include Herman Schroeder EE S Stokes Leon Fine N W Ladegard and Henry Doran new, with G I Kratz and C S Radcliffe as attorneys. Earnings yielded a 4 percent dividend this period and 3 14 percent previously for a total annual 7 1 2 percent, signaling strong growth and optimism.
The tri weekly credit report published by the Cheyenne County Credit Rating association is valued by local merchants for listing bad debts, new arrivals, and credit ratings from previous towns. It highlights outstanding mortgages and other details merchants need before extending credit, created by E L Ayde and Curtis Jolliff and published under Mary Harr.
Sidney’s Tes Kruse appeared at Sterling on the Elk’s Smoker bill and lasted two rounds with Billy Reitz. Kruse absorbed many blows, showed grit and fighting spirit before being counted out. He had not fought recently and was not in peak condition.
Manager O G Maley of the Maley Motor company reports strong demand for Hudson and Essex Super Six cars with several models already booked awaiting factory delivery. A carload of coaches and sedans arrived yesterday and another is due next week, signaling a heavy fall business ahead.
Wheat receipts at the terminal markets in Nebraska counties fuel a record run of grain. Omaha handles the majority of western Nebraska wheat with 425 cars Tuesday, versus 254 a year ago, while prices hold firm from 1.29 to 1.40. Black rust reports from northwest districts boost Chicago and Omaha futures, and high protein wheat from the west commands premium money at terminals. The Burlington railroad challenges up.
Mrs. Biess Gearhart Morrison of Lincoln, famed Treader and entertainer, spent several days in Sidney as guest of the Griffith family. Her state song Nebraska, with music by Mrs. Ferl Griffith of Tulsa, Okla., has drawn wide praise, won first prize at the Nebraska Women’s club meeting and second at the National Women’s club convention. Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Concord club adopted the composition as the state song.
Jacob Olk of Cornela, Cheyenne county, reports a wheat crop on the Dalton table northwest of here yielding 40 bushels per acre from a quarter section. He notes crops in Cheyenne county look well above average this year and renewed his Telegraph subscription saying he likes the paper.
A 14 month old Milford child of Mr and Mrs John Brauer living eleven miles southeast of Sidney ingested fly paper containing arsenic. The child was rushed to Sidney and treated by Dr Roche with antidotes and is believed to have recovered sufficiently from the effects.
Telephone rate hearing draws extended sessions at the county court house as Garden County News reports a Benson dispute over an Oshkosh win at Sidney. Sidney claims the ruling is not authentic, since no Sidney representative attended, and demands a local decision before the league acts further.
Miss Mabel Baker has returned to Dalton after a two month visit with relatives in Denver. Her sister, Miss Ruby, who has been a patient at the Children’s Hospital in Denver for three months, is much improved and using a brace and crutches after an infantile paralysis attack last December. Friends in Cheyenne county are glad she is home.
Sterling's crack golfers travel to Sidney for a tough season contest aimed at defending their role as rivals in the association. The match will impact Sidney's championship bid as the Sterling team seeks revenge for a prior defeat on their own course.
Mrs. Bicknell led her Sunday school class of boys on a pleasant picnic at St George's ranch last Monday afternoon. The group enjoyed games and swimming followed by a hearty lunch around six o'clock, with the boys clearly eager and satisfied.
Mrs. Julia Scanlon was pleasantly surprised Sunday by a visit from her nephew John Davoren of Kansas City Missouri. Davoren is employed by the John Deere Plow company in Kansas City and was sent to Sterling on temporary company business. He has not been in Sidney for fifteen years and notes many changes and improvements.
Opponents call for more time to prepare protests as the Northwestern Bell hearing on converting magneto to common battery and authorizing a higher rate schedule ends. Only one commissioner attended. full board will review evidence before a decision. Company seeks near $100,000 investment and 7.55 percent earnings, while challengers dispute including a going business in valuation and past earnings deductions.
The Cheyenne County Trading Company relocates its furniture department from the upper floors to the street level. The display room showcases new furniture and home fixings, with Manager Grabill arranging an attractive layout for convenient patron access.
General Motors corporation earned $129,250,207 in the first half of 1927, including undivided profits of subsidiaries. The latest official statement from New York shows a gain of $27,500,252 over the same period in 1926.
Allison O. Johnson of Sidney and Anna Ludwig of Amherst Nebraska wed by County Judge Kahl on Tuesday this week. Lena J. Johnson and Ward Johnson, both of Sidney, served as witnesses to the ceremony.
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