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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
4
Local notices reveal J W McDaniel P H Barrett and Clyde Lancaster filing for Cheyenne County Sheriff on August 17 1909. Mixed in are satirical remarks on Cheyenne weather and local civic humor about dandelions and debts with regional quips.
Local notes report Gov. Shalenberger signs the day-light bill and plans for cement walks to keep dry. W. W. Young and family spend summer in Seattle. Mrs B B Bates visits Kewanee to bring daughter Ruby home. F LaSelle family in Gage county. Allen Lough and son visit Courtland. Fred Lehmkuhl family travels Ozark regions.
The column lists visits by Roy Isenberger and family to Bigsprings and a Lodgepole ball game against Bigspring. It notes residents returning home for vacation from state universities, moves and new businesses, construction projects, telephone upgrades, and upcoming local games. It mentions Fort Sheridan assignments, barber shop openings, remodeling, and weather outlook with improved rain prospects.
Rain dominates the valley with wet soil delaying plowing and challenging crops. Hay sellers race to move stock before a projected bumper crop while corn and small grains show strength despite floods. Land seekers proliferate as prices rise and a potential court case is dropped. Residents eye a Seattle trip and county candidates emerge.
D H Potter notes land seekers as J W Harper of Sidney buys Hastings ranch and joins as a neighbor. Bixby and Oldershaw to return next year. Ina and Mable McAdam graduate Cheyenne High. Ina McAdams seeks Potter School teacher role. Ernest Wallis shifts engine work to Sidney with brother Prince for summer. Chas Johnson buys an automobile.
Preparations are under way for a children's day program at Center church on June 27. Alvah Birdwell has been seriously ill with measles but is now slowly recovering. Mr. Thiele plans real estate investment after visiting Cheyenne County. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Myers visited Bennett's last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ruhter visited Chesnut ranch last Saturday evening. The district Sunday School convention will be held at Dalton this Sunday. Misa Webster and her niece arrived Saturday and are visiting M. E. Webster. The North Divide beat Dalton 4 to 1.
The verse describes a woman moving into a roomy house shaded with roses and blooming colors. A kitchen garden fills the slope, an orchard appears beyond, and a barnyard chanticleer voices from within. A mortgage hangs over the roof though. her spouse attests to that.
A girl abroad asks about a young man who pursued marriage with her band leader. The homebound woman replies that she controls the situation, leaving him under her thumb.
A roan at the circus asks why the band performs Old Hundred. The neighbor replies that it is likely a reverential tribute to ancient clown jokes, citing the St. Louis Republic.
A playful exchange unfolds as a joker asks if the whistle annoys the pleasant man. The man denies annoyance, prompting the joker to suggest trying something else, per a Philadelphia Ledger item.
The North Divide ball team defeated Dalton 4 to 1 last Sunday in Sidney with a well attended game. A next match is scheduled between Royal Highlanders and North Divide at Beyers Ranch on June 13, promising a fresh test for the undefeated side.
Citizens who urged quick tariff changes now regret not listening to the quiet advice. The piece contrasts hurried zeal with measured consideration, suggesting prudence in policy debates and warning against rash decisions driven by emotion.
Legal advertisement notes a contest notice identified by serial number 03485 AOE 2518. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate a formal filing requiring official action or response within a specified period.
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