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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1895
Page
2
Advertising rates are listed for display per column inch per month and per insertion for local and business ads plus professional cards and legal notices. The text includes editorial asides on a new Omaha church, Trilby craze, cattlemen’s meeting in Alliance, and praise of H M Grimes for district judge, plus remarks about Col Plavius and rain vows.
A letter from Henry dated May 27 urges area farmers to fund an artesian well on the divide to irrigate dry land. It notes South Dakota already has artesian wells and argues one well could attract settlers, support crops, and spur capital for further wells. The writer asks readers to submit ideas to the editor for publication.
Special correspondence notes farmers working to salvage corn and potatoes after floods and cold weather injuring gardens. It says the season remains unfavourable though hope for better growing weather exists. It also reports heightened anger over the Fawcus murder and warns would be offenders to fall in line with lawful process or face arrest by citizens.
Busy irrigation season continues as Jesse Piercing hauls grain this week. Ander son’s son recovers well from illness. Oscar Meyers jokes about overreaching. Fred and Willie Tramp chew it. Daniel Sprague plants five acres of squash expecting 1000 bushels for the company. A social dance occurred at Mr Clough’s on the 25th with a large, happy crowd. The Tramp brothers and Mr Liner abandon the divide and join the group. L Z Spindler farms two acres in strong form, planning more help. Hattie P offers to race the mule that caused her fall, insisting it was a one-time accident.
The Bayard column reports on irrigation efforts and community life from Eagle to Alliance. Talks of ditch water timing, alfalfa growth, emigrant outfits, freight to Gering, and farmers facing drought plus two water related quarrels ending with non-fatal injuries. It assesses organizing an irrigation company with costs, governance, and engineering needs to attract capital.
The school board assigns staff for the new term. Principal C E Deran leads the grammar department with Miss Whitehead, Miss Julia Blanchard takes Intermediate, Mrs Julia Shelton First Primary, Miss Katia McKee Second Primary, and Miss Mueller Kindergarten. All salaries reduced saving 800 annually. Dettendors succeeds J J Cramer as janitor.
Fragmentary OCR item names Petaska as secretary with a dated note Ridney Net Mayo. readable elements suggest a formal notice or filing but most text is garbled and lacks clear actions or entities.
Complaint filed against Silas G Puller for failure to cultivate and plant seeds or trees on timber culture tract 10409 in Cheyenne county Nebraska. He is alleged to have abandoned the land for over two years with no trees growing. Parties are summoned to appear July 18 at 6 oclock noon to respond and testify.
Notree for publication from Land Office Sidney Nebraska May 15 1905 announces that Melchior Worhert H will file final proof to establish his claim for the 8 3 4 and 3 4 acre sections in township 21 range 42 with witnesses Vaclav Kurera Charles Chambers John Pantenburg Fred Kurth all listed to prove continuous residence and cultivation before the Register or Receiver Sidney Nebraska on June 2 1905.
Land Office Sidney Neb April 25 1894 notice that Joel Schad has filed for inngl proof to support his claim U E No 25 for the sw 2 tp Lin r daw to be made before the Sidney Register June 4 1895 witnesses Fred Kurth James Vucak Jacob Cline all of Sidney Neb and M M Kline of Colton Neb.
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