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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
4
Rates listed for subscription display advertising legal notices and professional cards with per month and per line charges. A column of telegraph dots and dashes comments on current events from Washington and global affairs with patriotic notes and reminders about Decoration Day observances.
The Potter school held its first commencement on Thursday evening the 25th with a polished program. Three graduates Ina MacAdam Ruth Hornaday and Fred Nelson delivered orations on The Man with the Hoe Our Nation's Crisis and Jaline Cueear showing reading and thinking skill. QR MacAdam presented the diplomas in the name of the Board of Education.
Mies Whitehead, in charge for three years, graded Potter Schools from an ungraded state. She compiled a compliant course of study in her first year, approved and adopted by the Board. Whitehead will return for another year and will be joined by Miss Uncapher, formerly of Chimney Rock.
The Telegraph notes Riverside was absorbed by Irving in a consolidation. It mentions local figures like Pat Rowlan and Miss Norine Hagerty visiting and Pat Ryan from Omaha visiting Mrs. Pi Rowlan. The piece reports a recent rain and dam damage at Brown's Creek Canal and the Rueh Creek Co. man Elzer Rodgers visiting Walsh's ranch.
Dr Field showcases a new buckboard while Ed Fitch opens a livery stable in the old Moore barn. A census of Sidney and county is led by M J Sanders. Mormon recruits pass through Sidney by a special train. Five Omaha convicts arrive for Fort Sidney work. Governor Dawes appoints Gro W Barnhart to a three member livestock commission. Memorial Day parade by G A R K of L and I O F. Captain Ebstein addresses attendees. Gen Reece visits Sidney and lectures to garrison officers. Frank Welch lodge 75 elects officers with J J McIntosh as W M and Peter Smith as secretary.
An editorial argues for serious adoption of dry farming in the West to supplement costly irrigation. It praises expert methods, questions large reclamation schemes, and urges openness to new ideas that could hasten agricultural expansion and national progress.
The Cheyenne Tribune urges Wyoming residents to experiment with dry farming, proposing a one acre trial and asking readers to seek expert advice and report back. The note emphasizes statewide potential and a push to advance settlers and agriculture.
Travel notices tout June to September low fares for a Monida to Moerida stage route to Yellowstone National Park. Agent W. W. Aldridge offers information as passengers follow Concord Coaches through scenic land. The piece also notes a major naval clash between Japan and Russia with heavy losses for Russia and lighter Japanese casualties.
A Paris letter details a woman's extreme beauty regime. She endured months lying on the floor then on a stool daily to shape her figure. A spring bandage corrected her nose while paraffin injections filled out cheeks and ears were elongated with weights.
An eccentric English nobleman kept a team of red deer stags pulling a light coach from London to Brighton. A pack of hounds chased the team to Newmarket and rammed the Ramian yard, destroying the coach and injuring the driver, forcing Lord Orford to switch to horses.
British artist William Simpson recalls accompanying the army in the Crimean War and how Lord Cardigan harshly judged his Balaklava sketches with a vacant stare saying it is all wrong. Simpson persevered and eventually earned Cardigan's highest admiration for his final work.
Trotter questions Basilaw about a visit and money owed. Basilaw admits fear of a reminder but says he had forgotten and apologizes for troubling him. The exchange reveals a casual, evasive tone about repayment.
Excerpts show quick exchanges about literature and character from papers like the Boston Transcript and Cleveland Leader. Snippets include remarks on a son’s reading habits, a judgeing tone on poetry, and a line about crime and happiness attributed to a quote from Alfert.
Creditors of Charles A Alguins deceased must present claims to the Cheyenne County Nebraska County Judge at the County Court Room by June 19 1905 for examination and allowance. Six months to file claims and nine months to settle from May 2 1905. Publication in Sidney Telegraph for four weeks before June 1 1905. Janes Tucker County Judge.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the court orders a guardian hearing for Jim D. Taylor Myrtle P. Taylor and Alice B. Taylor minors. Elizabeth T. Sager Gray requests guardianship. hearing set for June 6 1905 at 2 PM, with notice by three weekly Sidney Telegraph publications. Signed by Judge James Tucker May 16 1965.
An order of sale directed by the District Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska enforces a judgment for Farm Land Company against John Crawford Mary A Kittering heirs of William H Kittering George Morris Phillips executor and heirs of William Kyle. Real estate NW quarter section 10 township 16 north range 49 west valued at 1012.58 dollars plus costs. Sale set for June 7 AD 1905 at 4 16 p m in Sidney Nebraska courthouse. Auction to highest bidder cash.
John Sullivan is notified of an attachment order issued April 2 1905 by James Tucker County Judge Cheyenne County Nebraska for 8 00 in wages in the Neslund v Sullivan case. The case was continued to June 9 1905 at 11 00 AM before the court. Sidney Nebraska May 1905.
The notice promotes clubbing discounts for subscriptions to The Telegraphs and connected papers, listing The Sidney Telegraph and other publications with their prices. It urges advance payment, notes eligibility for old subscribers with arrears, and encourages wide audience interest in local county news.
A lively description extols The Chicago Record Herald Sunday Comic Colored Supplement. Four color pages and four black and white pages deliver jokes and vivid illustrations for weary readers seeking hearty laughs. The piece praises the printing quality and artistic color harmony, calling it a modern weekly humor paper.
The Union Pacific Line follows the Forty Niners path known as The Overland Route the shortest and best road to San Francisco. Crossing the continent in a tourist sleeper offers a pleasant trip and potential savings. For full particulars inquire of W. W. Aldridge.
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