Irwin Brothers Wild West Show to Visit Sidney June 16
Irwin Brothers Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show launches in Cheyenne then tours Sidney on Monday June 16 with about 300 performers and thirty rail cars. Nearly 100 Indians Russian Cossacks and Mexican vaqueros join the outfit featuring riding wild horses by American cowboys and a large extended tour across the United States and Canada ending in San Francisco.
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Irwin Brothers
Cheyenne
Sidney
North Platte
St. Paul
Winnipeg
Grand Forks
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Omaha
United States
Canada
San Francisco
What One Farmer Has Done
Louis P. Houge ranks as a top county farmer for the season by plowing packing drilling 350 acres of Spring wheat and 350 more, 110 acres of oats, 220 acres of flax, 25 acres of corn plus 15 acres of millet. He works all land himself with a gas tractor, among Cheyenne County’s first to use one, and has broken 50 acres on contract with 350 more to break.
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Louis P. Houge
Cheyenne County
Houge
Old Soldiers Extend Thanks For Memorial Day
The E V Sumner Post No 12 thanks Reverends Hayes and Utesch the band singers the high school quartet Miss Mann the pianist opera house proprietors who donate the use of it each year those who recited and Mr Devoe whose address pleased all F A Gapen editor of The Telegraph for generous notices and printing programs The message underlines veterans gratitude and quiet reflection on aging soldiers and fading numbers.
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Hayes and
Utesch
Telegraph
E. V. Sumner Post
S. S. Sheffer
Telegraph June edition copies available at five cents each
The Telegraph announces a special June edition, with copies sold by the business office at five cents each. Real estate men have ordered hundreds, one taking five hundred and another three hundred, while many orders remain in two hundred and one hundred lot quantities for distribution back east.
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Telegraph
Our Cigar Department Now Fully Stocked at Rexall
Sidney Drug Co Rexall Store emphasizes a complete cigar department with all leading brands now available. The notice highlights breadth of selection and availability at the Rexall outlet.
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Sidney Drug CO
Local and Personal Visit Notes in Bertrand Area
Mr and Mrs Miller of Bertrand Nebraska visit daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Guy Ferry. Arthur Gay of Camp Point HL, a prominent banker and capitalist, spends a few days in town and county visiting his nephew Ernest Hiett.
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Mrs. Miller
Bertrand, Neb
Guy Ferry
Arthur Gay
Camp Point
Ernest Hiett
Buckingham Family Visit Near Cheyenne
Mrs. Gus Buckingham and her son Floyd of Cheyenne visited at the home of Mrs. Annie Hart and planned to return home on Thursday.
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Gus Buckingham
Floyd
Cheyenne
Harper Family Heads to California for Ten Week Visit
J. W. Harper and son C E Harper travel to California for a ten weeks visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Harper remains on the coast and will accompany them home later.
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J. W. Harper
C. E
California
Mrs. Harper
Acquittal in Bridgeport Shooting Trial
Guy Whitman, tried Tuesday for the shooting of Jas Brennan near Bridgeport last fall, was acquitted in district court at Bridgeport. Whitman was defended by J L McIntosh and W P Miles of Sidney.
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Guy Whitman
Jas. Brennan
Bridgeport
Messrs
J. L. McIntosh
W. P. Miles
Sidney
Sister of Mrs Breckenridge Buried in Tama Family Lot
J. A. Bentley returned from Tama Iowa after the burial of his sister Mrs W W Breckenridge in the family lot. Mrs Breckenridge lived in Des Moines Iowa and died Sunday night. Her daughter had visited here several times before her marriage.
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J. A. Bentley
Tama
Iowa
W. W. Breckenridge
Mrs Knox to Resume Telegraph Duties Soon
Frances Knox from Afton Iowa reports her mother's health has improved and she will be able to resume duties as a Telegraph news reporter in about a week. Sidney friends and readers are urged to share in the good news.
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Frances &. Knox
Afton
Iowa
Sidney
Mrs. Knox
Telegraph
Engineering student to spend summer with Burlington party
E. K. Nelson, a civil engineering student at the state university, returned for summer vacation. He will leave early this week for Thermopolis, Wyoming, to join a Burlington surveying party and resume his studies in the fall.
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E. K. Nelson
The
State University
Thermopolis
Wyo
Burlington
Cheyenne County Receives State School Funds
State apportionment grants Cheyenne County 1363.32 dollars, about one dollar per student for 1623 school aged children. Funds come from rentals of state school lands and aid schools across the state.
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Cheyenne County
Potter harness and saddlery shop opens with new staff
Wm Bundy of Potter recently opened a harness and saddlery shop at Potter. He announces the store’s offerings in this issue. W G Gallop of North Bend Nebraska, with fourteen years of harness experience, has joined as staff in the new store.
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Wm. Bundy
Potter
Plattsmouth Lawyers Visit City With Bank Official
Hon. Matt Gering a top Plattsmouth lawyer visited town Monday accompanied by Frank Stater vice president of the First National Bank. Stater made a fortune in cattle in western Nebraska and still owns extensive interests here in this region.
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Matt Gering
Plattsmouth
Frank Stater
First National Bank
Strater
Nebraska
Bishop Beecher Injured in Omaha Auto Incident
Bishop George A. Beecher of the Kearney Nebraska diocese suffered facial cuts when a windshield was smashed by a rope stretched across a street by men felling a large shade tree in Omaha. He was taken to a hospital with injuries not expected to be serious.
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George A. Beecher
Kearney
Neb
Episcopal Church
Omaha
Peetz Travels to Sidney for Sunday Baseball Clash
Peetz ball club visited Sidney last Sunday for a hard fought game. The contest ended in the last half of the sixth inning with Peetz ahead six to five. Both teams showed limited practice with no notable features. Sidney batteries were Ferry and Bartholomew. Peetz pitchers were Frazier and Whitelock. Chas Burkhart umpired.
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Peetz
Sidney
Ferry
Bartholomew
Frazier
Whitelock
Chas. Burkhart
Heavy Thursday Rain Washes County Amid Hail Lull
A heavy rain Thursday evening mixed with a touch of hail swept across the county. The week saw widespread rainfall with copious totals across the area, soaking fields and roads.
Electric light bonds pass by small margin in special election
In a Tuesday special election voters approved bonds totaling 22 500 for a municipal lighting and heating plant by a narrow 23 vote margin. One hundred fifteen opposed the bond while one hundred thirty eight favored it. The text notes that non taxpayers voted most enthusiastically.
Portland man sues Southern Pacific over sheep damage in transit
Co. G. Adams of Portland Oregon traveled to Sidney Thursday to present de positions for a Portland hearing. He and partners sue the Southern Pacific Company for damages to sheep shipped to Chicago.
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Co. G. Adams
Portland
Oregon
Sidney
Southern Pacific Company
Chicago
Rodebaugh Family Visits City En Route to Bertrand Neb
Co L Rodebaugh and family of Potter were in the city yesterday driving overland toward Bertrand Nebraska. Rodebaugh has leased his 320 acre farm south of Potter for the season and plans to return to Cheyenne County.
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L. Rodebaugh
Potter
Bertrand
Neb
Plainsfield man travels to Brookings for Cheyenne county investments
J. P. May of Plainsfield Illinois, visited the city on Thursday and left for Brookings South Dakota. He carries investments in Cheyenne county and plans to review opportunities there.
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J. P. May
Plainsfield, Ill
Brookings
Witters couple set month long Midwest visit
Mr and Mrs S P Witters left Friday for a month long visit visiting Kansas City Kansas and Kingfisher Oklahoma.
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S. P. Witters
Arkansas City
Kansas
Kingfisher
Okla
Potter man D H Schultz in city enroute home
D H Schultz of Potter was in the city Wednesday enroute home from an eastern trip.
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D. H. Schultz
Potter
Blaine and Fischer Wed in Sidney Ceremony
Raymond V. L. Blaine and Ida M. Fischer, both of Sidney, were married by County Judge Gapen at his office on June 2. Blaine is a well known local man and Fischer is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John P. Fischer of the South Divide. The Telegraph offers congratulations and best wishes.
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Raymond V. L. Blaine
Ida M. Fischer
Sidney
Gapen
John P. Fischer
South Divide
Randall and Childs marriage at bride’s home
George FE Randall of Redington and Nell F Childs of Bridgeport wed at the bride’s parents home at high noon. Rev. E J Hayes officiated. Randall is a ranchman. CAZENAVE-SKILAS Andrew V Cazenave of Denver and Marie G Skilas of Englewood Colo were married May 30 by Rev. Hayes at the Methodist parsonage. KELSO-NELSON James E Kelso of Cheyenne Wyoming and Fae Nelson of Omaha Neb were married by County Judge Gapen at his office June 2.
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George FE. Randall
Redington
Nell F. Childs
Bridgeport
G. B. Childs
E. J. Hayes
Sidney
Randall
Cazenave—Skilas
Andrew V. Cazenave
Denver
Marie G. Skilas
Englewood
Colo
Methodist
Kelso
Nelson James E. Kelso
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Fae Nelson
Omaha
Nebraska
Gapen
Kithos Hartstook Tie The Knot In Cheyenne Ceremony
Andrew Kithos and Ila Hartstook of Cheyenne Wyoming were united in marriage by County Judge Gapen at his office on June 3rd.
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Andrew Kithos
Ila Hartstook
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Gapen
Albert Greenlee Resigns Post Office to Lead Sugar Shop
Albert Greenlee resigns from the post office and succeeds Blaine Grabill as head of the Sugar Shop. The change outlines leadership shift within the local business and civic services. Greenlee takes over management duties while Grabill steps aside.
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Albert Greenlee
Blaine Grabill
Tough talking and hot weather spark local reflections
Under a blazing mercury residents ponder how to cope with a perpetual torrid atmosphere. The writer laments a forgetfulness of national duties under a democratic administration, while noting one sister town adopts Slow down as its motto posted at city entrances and lived up to by inhabitants.
Bond Battle in Sidney electrifies voters and tactics emerge
A pre election assurance that light and steam heating bonds would not issue if Sidney Electric Service Company conceded price prompts wavering supporters to back the bonds. An early defeat gave way to a rally led by a seasoned advocate who tacked the opposition. A Monday meeting featured conservative input on rate reductions and reforms while a loud insulter, once horsewhipped for slander, drew attention for coarse remarks.
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Sidney Electric Service Company
Hardy
The Other Fellow's Lord and Local Notices
Opinion on coping with hardship contrasts small irritations with major trials and urges gratitude. The Eastern Star Chapter will hold its annual installation of officers next Wednesday evening. Miss Jennie Cushing of North Platte is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Jennie Cushing
North Platte
John Daugherty
Blaine couple to establish home in Sioux City
Raymond Blaine and his bride departed for Sioux City on Wednesday to begin their life together there as a married couple.
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Raymond Blaine
Bride
Sioux City
Mrs Pfeifer Visits Milwaukee and Omehe Friends
Mrs Pfeifer left Monday for Milwaukee stopping a few days in Omehe to visit friends. Miss Helen Bassett is visiting friends at Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Helen Bassett
Cheyenne, Wyo
Union Pacific bracing for record grain movement this season
Rail notes report heavy storms slowed eastbound links from North Platte while Union Pacific accelerates gear. Double track from Kimball to Herdon boosts Omaha to Kimball capacity. 100 engines and box cars prepared for wheat season. new time card and potential end of trains 5 and 6. High wheat prospects cited by Omaha Bee.
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Sup
T. W. R. Cahill
Omaha
Sidney
Kimball
Herdon
J. J. McConaughy
Colorado and Southern
Nebraska
Central West
Union Pacific
Omaha Bee
Kansas
Doings of the Live Wire Club Council Night
The Live Wire Club meets at the Frazey home with Ella Erickson and Mrs. F B Wilson as chiefs. Braves arrive for progressive 500, prizes go to Gladys Erickson and John Culkins, followed by a Harper home raid luncheon and music. Out of town guests Miss Osterberg and Miss Erickson attend. the hatchet is buried until next call.
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Ella Erickson
F. B. Wilson
Dr. Frazey
Frazey
Edna Harper
Mary McIntosh
Gladys Erickson
Ella
John Culkins
Harper
Chas
Miss Osterberg
Galespurg
Erickson
Battle Creek
Michigan
H H Bockstadter Visits Kim Ball on Business
H H Bockstadter traveled to Kim ball on Thursday for business purposes.
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H. H. Bockstadter
Kimball
Swatzlander Leaves Tuesday for Minden Nebraska
W. E. Swatzlander departed Tuesday on a business trip to Minden Nebraska. He is expected to return within the week and will visit client sites along the route. The trip underscores ongoing company expansion efforts in the region.
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W. E. Swatzlander
Minden
Neb
We Sell Security Preparations for Stock and Poultry
We offer a guarantee on Security Worm Powder for horses poultry powder gall salve antiseptic healing powder carbolized disinfectant stock powder lice powder rheumatic liniment roup and cold remedy poultry cholera remedy listed here for animal care and farm health products.
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Sidney Drug CO
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