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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
4
Auction notice for a sale at Cheyenne county Nebraska on Friday June 20 1902 at 10 am. Thirty head of horses mostly mares aged 2 to 7 years with some foals or cost by side. Terms late cash or bankable paper on six months at ten percent from date with five percent cash discount. Sale starts at 10 sharp lunch served at noon. Oloff Schwartz Sextorp Neb and Y F Kucera Auctioneer.
The Republicans of Nebraska invite members to convene in Lincoln on Wednesday June 1 for a state convention. Officers to be nominated include Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Superintendent of Public Instruction Attorney General and Commissioner of Public Lands. Representation bases on votes cast for Samuel H Sedgwick in 1901. Delegates from each county assigned per 100 votes or major fraction. Proxies discouraged. county votes determine full representation. Also notices odd numbered senatorial districts to elect one state committee member for two years. By order of the state committee. C Linspay, Chairman. John T Mallalix, Secretary. Ores Et.
County assessors compiled farm data for Cheyenne County at the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics request. Excluding Haynes and Court House Rock precincts, the report lists 189,863 acres of farm land, 23,031 cultivated, 19,800 wild hay acres, 2,742 alfalfa, 10 Timothy, and 21,233 acres cut for hay in 1901. It records 490 bushels winter wheat and 24,772 bushels spring wheat in 1901, plus 37,107 corn, 5,505 oats, 1,291 barley, 13,903 rye, 14,852 potatoes. stock totals of 33,688 cattle, 1,542 hogs, 8,292 sheep, 4,990 horses and mares, with disease deaths across species.
County notes record a busy stretch with Gust Larson ill a few days last week and Rev Bergquist making a tying trip. Visitors include Ed Root, J J Vandiver, and Andrew Nelson. Hail damage reports from John Nelson and C. E. Anderson, while Charley Erickson sells aluminum kettles and Dalton gains new store plans. Community updates cover church repairs, cattle dipping efforts, horse trading, and upcoming Dalton business expansion. Local figures like P J Dalton, Bayard Morris, and August Erickson appear among many neighborly moves and social calls.
Bayard Transcript reports the Bayard cornet band gave its first pub performance on Memorial Day, surprising audiences. The group, organized a few months ago, shows notable proficiency under Prof Maison’s leadership. They plan to acquire instruments and become fully equipped, promising skilled performances in the Plutte Valley. The article notes local praise and anticipation for future concerts.
Notice of sale by the Comptroller of the Currency and county authorities for the First National Bank of Winey in Sidney. The property, Northwest quarter of section four, township ship range, is to be sold for cash on the first day of July at the courthouse steps in Sidney Neb. Proceeds to pay judgment and costs taxed at 4 1/8 percent.
Public notice from the Land Office in Sidney Nebraska announces a public sale of a land tract under section 2455 U.S. Revised Statutes. The sale is set for May 16 at 10 p.m. at the land office, describing the northeast quarter and other portions of section nineteen in township and range, with instructions for those claiming the lands to file claims by the date to avoid forfeiture.
Chas Brothers visits A W Welton. Welton drills for John Peterson on the South divide. Commissioner Lindberg flies to Sidney to meet the county board. Robt Burns acts as head cook at Fred Lindberg ranch. Lewis Wilson plans breaking teams for own use. Miss Hattie Kemp leaves for Fremont for summer normal. Rain is badly needed. grasshoppers threaten crops. Ed Judd buys a fine match team, cautioned by girls admiring the team. Nettie and Myrtle Akerman visit Chantal Kemp. Prof Boyer moves household goods from Potter to Bayard. he remains the charming center of attention for the local ladies.
Pleasant View residents report Mrs. Heimer improving slowly while Ed Nelson travels to Sidney and Ed Sanders plans a move to Colorado for work. A Wednesday rain and hail storm hit the area. John Gustafson plows on Will Gustafson’s homestead this week as Will visits the Stone ranch. A. Paltz drills a well for Chatman who plans to start a ranch here. Charley Heimer and youths were seen out coyoting. Miss R Shrear planted all her corn and will cultivate soon. Miss Clara Gustafson works at the Pomeroy ranch while Anna visits home. Peter Nelson of Sextorp visited Tuesday seeking prospects for a dipping plant.
Local item highlights include Byron Gilman’s county fest trip and Will Johnson’s town visit from Bayard. Mia and Mrs Gilman visited Sherman Gilman at Crigler ranch. Bayard residents R H Walford and Mrs Kettle with Judge Beasley’s daughter travel for family ties. Redington promotes a grand Fourth of July with a fine grove prep and bustling activity by Chas Willard with railroad outfits.
Riverside observers note Mrs J Johnson called at Smith Bros ranch near Irving. Ed Smith was a pleasant caller at Johnson's ranch recently. Garfield McCoy of Waxtoner's ranch was gathering cattle in the locality. Pat Rowlan Co finished fencing last Saturday. Regular rains keep grass and vegetation thriving as land buyers visit daily. no changes foreseen as owners hold land at solid figures for eventual realization.
Mrs. A M Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania recounts severe six month illness from Hay Fever and Asthma. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a complete recovery and calls it the safest cure for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free at all druggists.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay and a price of 25 cents. The advertisement emphasizes fast relief and a simple remedy for colds and coughs.
Two four year old short horn bulls and one white faced sire bull aged two are offered for sale or trade. Further information is available from the undersigned or they can be viewed at the ranch eight miles east of Sidney Nebraska on the Borequist property in Sidney.
Campbell's Boy Culture manual offers 112 pages of illustrated guidance on storing moisture effectively, preventing evaporation, and increasing yields. Mailed free to any addressee by J Francia, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha Nebraska, on receipt of two cent stamp.
A Democratic delegate convention for the Sixth Nebraska district is called to meet in Kearney Buffalo County on Wednesday July 9 to nominate a candidate for Congress and conduct other business. Representation is based on county votes for Hon W Oldham for attorney general with one delegate per 100 votes or fraction, plus one delegate at large per county. Cheyenne County allotted six delegates. no proxies admitted. delegates cast full county votes. Chairman B McNaget.
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