31 Jul 1880
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1880
Page
1
The western region including Missouri Kansas and Iowa shows strong harvest potential. Observers report fat shocks of wheat hay stacks ripe flax and heavy corn heads promising a bountiful crop and favorable market prospects across the area.
Brick foundations rise for the main building 120 by 120 feet, speed horse stables 386 by 120 feet, and Machinery Hall 44 by 150 feet on the State Fair grounds. A crew of 85 to 40 carpenters will start Monday. Telegraph lines and offices will be set up, with telephone service expected. Major Haalings of Lincoln visited the grounds Friday and praised the progress and building arrangements.
A St Louis editor has written Life and Adventures of Frank and Jovsé James for N D Thompson Co. The work draws on James Boys family details and boasts two years of preparation. It chronicles robberies raids murders across 20 years in multiple states, notes rewards totaling 75000, and claims 21000 copies sold in four months.
Two Indiana signers urge Mary Trimmer of Hill City South Dakota to report abuse, lost property, and pay claims to lawyers in Rapid City. The note follows a separate account of Private Cavanaugh being blacklisted for cheering Gen Hancock, with a dubious flag incident and a general reprimand at Abbott’s post.
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