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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
8
Centiatry first class prices reasonable. E W Marlress phone 75. Dual proof letter files for sale by The Telegraph. Small sectional maps of Cheyenne County for sale by The Telegraph. Five cents each. Subscriptions for all magazines and periodicals will be taken at this office. Apply any time.
Notice lists a 160 acre improved farm in Cheyenne County for sale inquiry via box 129 Sidney Nebraska. Also advertised are a six room house with corner lot shade and fruit trees close in via Mrs A Lindberg and a request for a competent housemaid for general work with good wages. WANTED second hand ice box by Jackson Furniture Co.
Mammoth Jack for sale named Jumbo JR. No. 6350, black with white points. Sired by Jumbo No. 4268 dam Black Bess No. 4024. Two years six months old, claimed best bred Jack in western state, over five feet high. For inquiries contact D. R. Jones, Sidney, Nebraska.
A healthy twelve year old seeks a country work placement during school break starting May 29. He is accustomed to rural life and available for employment. inquiries should be directed to this office.
A two year old colt and a yearling filly are missing. Neither has brands. One is almost black, the other a very dark bay. Inform John Doherty of their whereabouts and receive a reward. Postoffice Sidney Nebraska.
Modern furnished rooms for rent inquire of Mrs. B W Frazey phone 79 offering simple living space with contact details for prospective tenants.
Corrected figures show 1,025 of 1,476 aboard the Empress of Ireland unaccounted for after the Storstad collision. Only 452 were saved. Storstad owners file a $50,000 counter claim against Canadian Pacific, alleging Empress negligence. Canadian Pacific had previously arrested Storstad.
George H. Luchsinger, president of Humboldt Savings Bank, a major San Francisco financial institution, is reported to have died by inhaling gas in a suspected self inflicted act. Financial worry was cited as the cause.
The federal court at Trenton New Jersey ordered the dissolution of the so called thread trust organized under the name of the American Thread company.
Premier Gaston Doumergue and cabinet colleagues visit the Elysee and sign collectively for President Poincare.
Washington June 4 the treasury department issued a ruling that losses from the sale of real estate by individuals cannot be deducted from gross income in income tax returns. The issue had been raised in numerous letters to the department.
Oliver typewriter in near new condition offered by F. W. Wolverton of Sidney. Contact phone number 23 for pricing and pickup details.
Two land options within six miles of Sidney Nebraska offer all improved premises. A half section of 180 acres is under cultivation with half crop in the bargain sold before July 1 1914. A quarter section of 90 acres is broken with one third crop in the bargain sold before July 1914. Reasonable prices and good terms. Inquire at this office or address Box No 184 Sidney Neb.
Seed for sale offering flax seed hog millet seed and alfalfa seed. Seller Ollie Camblin of Sidney Nebraska invites inquiries for purchasing and delivery.
DRAY LOAD ONLY kindling wood offered at 40 cents per 100 pounds with Horna Day's contact via Phone 23. Supply limited and available to customers seeking small fuel purchases.
Notice invites attendees to a social gathering at the residence of Mr Gerrett with admission fifteen cents and ten cents extra for talking. Ladies are specially invited and the event is planned for Thursday evening June 11 at 8 o'clock.
The Cheyenne County Board of Equalization will meet at the courthouse on Tuesday June 9 and remain in session for three to twenty days. Tax assessment complaints must be made during the session. H. T. Doran, County Clerk.
Fine half section of land four miles from rail town Cheyenne County offered direct from owner. Cheap price. Interested buyers should write P. O. Box 191 Persia Iowa for details.
J M Smith Kentucky Mam moth Jack will perform at the Gallagher Barn in Peetz Colorado on Thursday Friday and Saturday each week for the balance of the season.
Notice from Jos A Wolf stating new location in Doran and Hadley Building near the post office for watch and jewelry repair engraving and artistic framing. Lost two keys at Kreuger Lake pavilion with reward offered for return to the office.
A cautionary advertisement explains that colds can lead to serious diseases and should be treated promptly. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for loosening a cold, easing the lungs, aiding expectoration, and helping the body expel the illness. Available from all dealers.
Through The Telegraph we thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness after the death of our little son and brother Andreas. Mr and Mrs George Kretz and Children.
Births mention a son for Mr and Mrs John Beyer on May 31 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Tom Bowen on Decoration Day. Residents travel and visit, with Carl Ruttner and William Neick buying Carter cars and Paul Kappler joining Ford owners. Several locals leave for Lincoln, Sterling, Routt County, and Northern Colorado. A rain drenched the soil Monday, with Memorial Day family visits and outings noted.
Geo. K. Jorgenson purchases a 40 horsepower gas tractor and plow from Reeves & Co. representative Geo. Baker and will begin breaking on his north divide farm.
The past year brought a highly successful school athletics program. The basketball team won the Western Nebraska league title for the second straight time and reached Lincoln’s State Tournament as dark horses, finally falling to Lincoln, the state champions. They also claimed Wyoming bragging rights by beating Cheyenne, Laramie, and Rawlins. In the Western Nebraska League, Sidney tied Scottsbluff with 9 wins and 1 loss, then won a playoff at Lincoln. Willis led scorers with 135 field baskets and 69 free throws. Closman had 74 goals. Grabill 68. The team’s strength lay in teamwork, with a robust schedule and notable performances across 23 games, including notable wins over Kimball, Lodgepole, Julesburg, Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Mitchell, Hershey, Culbertson, Arlington, Beatrice, and Lincoln.
Fred Kurth discontinued the Crystal moving picture show and transferred the lease to J A Bent ley, proprietor of the Ideal Theatre. Chas Hoffmeyer returned from Omaha this week with a new Carter car roadster bought through local agents Hahler and Brauer.
Geo. W. Moyer, an attorney based in Kimball during the early 1890s and a well known Western Nebraska figure, died suddenly at his Salt Lake City home recently.
President W W O Allen of Doane College arrived in Crete Neb on June 4 to an enthusiastic reception by citizens and the college community. He was greeted by Acting President Fairchild C B Anderson and Rev C H Rogers of Lincoln as the student body and city band welcomed him from the train.
The Edward Peterson Company has won the Burlington grading contract for the Yutan Chalco cut off. Work starts in ten days and will be finished within a year. The twenty mile line will shorten the Omaha to Sioux City route.
Miss Mable Wallick visits friends in Omaha as J. J. Kinney from Sterling attends the bar association meeting. A large crowd enjoys a ten cent lunch at the Daughters of Holland hall last Tuesday evening. Christy’s Minstrels draw a fair crowd to the opera house last Saturday night and provide music for a post show dance.
Geo Hower came back from Routt County Colorado where he filed on a 320 acre homestead. He plans to move there later to establish his residence. Mrs Geo Thornburg and her daughter have been visiting at the home of Mrs Ed Quinn on the North Divide. Mrs Quinn is Thornburgs daughter.
Ned C. Bates of the Western Theatrical Association visited on Monday to arrange fall attractions at the Tobin opera house with Manager Kruse.
H. G. Hall came back Sunday after a pleasant profitable trip to Denver where he attended a full week at the photographic school sessions.
The June schedule lists Out of the Night a Two Reel Feature and The Moonshiner s Daughter with a third reel to be selected on Tuesday June 9. Friday June 12 features The Widow s Investment American two reel feature and The Strategy of Conductor No 786 with no additional details.
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