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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
13
The Dalton team defeated Sidney as crowds watched a lively game featuring solid plays and a notable double play by the visitors. Batteries were Dalton J Closman and Brennan with Sidney A Closman and Williams, the match showcasing improving form for both sides.
Salvation Army representative Mr Fanning met in Sidney to form a local Cheyenne County home service advisory board led by W. K. Hodgkin as president and J. I. McIntosh as vice president. The group aims to study local social and moral conditions and coordinate with Salvation Army headquarters in Des Moines to address needs and improve community well being. The plan seeks broad citizen cooperation to empower the county community to judge and resolve issues.
The Wyoming University team canceled a Friday game and arranged a replacement with Peetz Colorado. The boosters dominated as the locals improve with every practice and show promise for the season.
Western Nebraska is invited to join the auto caravan to the fifty third annual Nebraska Sunday School Convention in Scottsbluff from June 18 to 20 1021. The caravan departs Lincoln at 10 20 a m Monday June 14 arriving in Grand Island that night then proceeds through Cheyenne and Kimball counties with stops at Largepole Sidney Potter Dix Kimball Harrisburg Gering Scottsbluff and ends in Scottsbluff for the convention.
Potter salaried baseball players prepare on the Potter field for a weekend series against Casper Wyoming. Casper, last fall's Post tournament victor in Denver, has played together two years. Lotter's group, though newer, carries veterans from strong clubs and aims to win the opener and challenge Casper. Sidney fans plan to travel to Potter to preview Casper’s lineup before their return Monday.
An Exchange quotation argues that true character is shown in everyday talk across family and friends. It emphasizes spoken manner over polished sermons, revealing a person as he actually is, not as he wishes to appear.
The Eastern Star held a Wednesday evening installation in the Judge room with Miss Vaileska Neubauer as installing officer and Mrs. Amanda Grabill as marshal. Officers installed included Mrs. Olive Agnew, Mrs. Alice Grant, Mrs. Grace Simmlynes, Mrs. Bertha Saxon, Mrs. Julian Mann, Mrs. Anna Osborn, Geo. Taylor, Miss Esther Devine, Mrs. Margaret Worden, Mrs. Mayne Mann, Mrs. Grace King, Mrs. Ida Ahrens, Mrs. Lucy Jones, and Mrs. Catherine Greenlee. The event featured addresses by Rev. H. Uptegrov and Rev. T. Porter Bennett, piano duets, solos, and a luncheon. The lodge celebrates growth and invites Eastern Star and Masovic members to services for John the Baptist's birthday.
With delightful weather the influx of tourists to Sidney increases daily in both east and westbound directions. Many inquire about camping sites, proving the need for a site near the city. Garage owners favor the proposal, but securing a suitable, affordable location remains difficult. If not this year, a strong push is urged to establish one next year.
F. O. Burgésd has taken the agency for the Brunswick phonograph marking a complete line in his musical instruments shop. Limited by small store space he hopes for larger quarters soon to better serve patrons. Hear the Master Voices and Musicians at the Victor Shop with a large assortment of records on hand.
An old Japanese custom is described where a man tosses a shoe into a girl's yard to signal his intent. If the shoe is retrieved and brought inside, he hopes for a favorable outcome. if it is cast out, he leaves heartbroken.
The Old Fashioned Girls rise to instant popularity with Chautauqua patrons. Their three circuits over three years showcase hoop skirts, bells, violins, cello, trombone, piano, readings and singing. Their afternoon program on the second day features songs and stories of the 1860s.
The Blue Bird method lasts five to ten times longer for garments by avoiding rub-board friction that wears fabrics. Clothes are dipped into warm soapy water, rinsed quickly, and soil is flushed away in ten to twelve minutes. Operation costs are just a few cents weekly.
Fragmentary ad snippet lists The Barker Shop and The Stoggy Shop with phone numbers Jov and 120 J respectively, indicating local business contact details in a brief commercial notice. The readable items show two shop names and contact numbers without further context or services.
Parks Bros Electric Co and Doran and Hadley Building list office and residence addresses while The Electric Shop markets props. Sellars and Bor land and phone contact Ash 21 9 are also noted in the advertisements.
Jones Furniture and Undertaking Co. lists business phone 272 and residence 278 and 186. Essig Hardware Co. lists phone 1277. LeSueur also provides phone 46.
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