Special sections compiled by Chas J Bangert
Special sections of this edition compiled by Chas J Bangert, whose permanent address is Dubois, Peninsania.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
8
Special sections of this edition compiled by Chas J Bangert, whose permanent address is Dubois, Peninsania.
The J B Byars Company Store in Sidney is one of seventy stores owned by the chain across Colorado, Oklahoma, California, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Established in 1920 with Roy Liggett as manager, the Sidney store offers a full range of men and women’s wear, dry goods, shoes, and notions, buying in large quantities to keep prices low. The store is described as a community institution with local involvement and staff including Roy Liggett, Mrs Kennedy, Edgar Sayre, Clyde Brewer, Mabel Perry, Alice Spearow, Mrs Killam, and the Liggetts themselves.
The U S A Theatre at Sidney offered a free afternoon for children with no charge. Manager E J Stiverson hosted a free-for-all for boys and girls, a frequent event at the popular venue since its 1919 establishment and Stiverson’s arrival two years ago.
The I. S. A. Theatre attracts premier releases and aligns with major cities. It provides ample stage, good heating and ventilation, and hosts high class road companies. Manager E. J. Stiverson plays a key role in civic affairs, dedicating time and resources to Sidney and Cheyenne County.
Mark Martin a veteran of western farm lands and longtime secretary treasurer of Payne Investment Company of Omaha has opened a Sidney Nebraska office to handle general land business and represent large land owning and loan associations. He has chaired the Omaha Real Estate Board and served as secretary of the Nebraska Farm Mortgage Bonkers Association, bringing extensive knowledge of western conditions to investors in land.
Stockdielk, a Sidney resident and owner of several Cheyenne county farms, shows profitable farming using cash-based labor and expenses. A 160 acre Dalton area farm yielded a net profit of 50 dollars per acre in the first three years after costs. Stackdick has 19 years in farmland investment and is secretary treasurer of the Western Nebraska Real Estate Board, regarded for knowledge on agricultural land values.
The Farms Dairy, led by manager and owner A. E. Wright, has established a permanent Sidney presence with modern equipment including a 220 gallon pasteurizer a 20 tuber cooler and a 10 ton ice making machine. Milk output rose from 700 bottles in 1922 to 200 000 in 1926 with 241 602 gallons purchased from Cheyenne County farmers. Sidney stands out as a midwest town with an uptown pasteurizing plant handling wholesale and retail milk butter cheese cottage cheese ice cream sherbets and rice. Golden Sheaf Butter is popular with 52 000 pounds sold in 1926 locally and to nearby towns. Wright is congratulated on the business’s success.
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