09 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1906
Page
1
A group presents its selection of items and asks for a chance to demonstrate value. They emphasize quality, variety, and customer opportunity. The initiative aims to establish trust and invite favorable consideration from potential buyers.
Plans for a 100000 gallon Galion Reservoir on a hill 90 to 100 feet high near Sidney center aim to supply ample pressure. Hydraulic engineer J M Brangle believes a 12 foot diameter well 35 to 40 feet deep can serve water needs, with a 15 horsepower motor pumping to the reservoir. Bond issue of 13000 proposed to fund mains and hydrants for citywide fire protection and self supporting operation in a few years.
Sidney High School Alumni hosted a Friday June 1 reception at the Radcliff home from 8 to 10 before moving to the Pacific House for a banquet. Jeneatta Clark welcomed the class of 1906, Paul Martin replied, and a short musical program preceded a five course supper. Landlord Dunham provided elegant catering and toastmaster E Hiett led toasts including Our Loved and Lost, Mimmers, Ranch Life, Going Abroad, and a speech mimicking Chauncey Depew.
The Sells Floto circus will arrive in Sidney Sunday after performances in Grand Island today. A large influx of visitors is expected in town tomorrow and Monday for shows. Sidney is the sole stop between Grand Island and Cheyenne.
The Sidney Nebraska Board of Village Trustees met June 1 1906 and ordered concrete sidewalks on Rose Street between Front Street and B and M right of way and on Second Street from Myrtle to Chestnut. Sidewalks will be 12 feet wide on Rose and 12 feet on Second with 4 feet width sections south of Front to First. Committees named for Streets and Alleys Finance Fines and Licenses Cemetery Fire and the marshal appointed street commissioner.
A Greek worker, John Yates wigs, was slain during a Tuesday night dispute among Union Pacific laborers at Smeed Nebraska. Two countrymen Jim Tures and Geo Leventes fled but were captured near Bronson with a revolver. They await trial in Kimball County for murder, amid long standing feuds with Yares.
Lincoln State Journal notes Sidney area interest as Midshipman Robert A Burg of Annapolis, Nebraska boy and Grand Island High School alum, posts a 21 feet 14 inches broad jump, aims to graduate from the Naval Academy in 1908, with strong athletic and academic performance.
The Christian Endeavor society of the Lutheran church will serve refreshments in the Callahan block on circus day Monday. Coffee and sandwiches ten cents coffee and doughnuts ten cents ice cream and cake fifteen cents.
The Los Angeles Limited, a west bound Union Pacific fast train, derailed at Smeed Neb fifty five miles west of Sidney at about 1 o clock Thursday night. The engine baggage dining and tourist sleeper left the track. No serious injuries. Engineer C Thompson Fireman Willson slight scalp cut. Wrecker trains from Cheyenne and North Platte built a temporary track and resumed traffic after about seven hours.
The Burlington railway engages many Greeks near Sidney and Union Pacific plans new passenger engines for the Wyoming division. Agent Shipman takes two weeks vacation. F A Blades of Cheyenne acts as extra agent. John B. Baker, Sidney native and UP inspector at Cheyenne, visits town. UP examiners work in North Platte and will visit Sidney to test rules and signals. Brakeman Joe Downey quells a box car tramp near Dix after a pistol threat, taking the gun from the man. Rev. B K E Thompson speaks on True Americanism urging Sunday rest for moral and civic reasons.
The Sherwin Williams prepared paint has forty years of market presence and wide North American distribution. It claims to be a genuine lead zinc and linseed oil paint with growing sales and durable finish. The ad urges avoidance of cheap mixtures and guarantees superior coverage and lasting look when properly used.
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