Supreme Court Denies Jurisdiction in Sidney Dry Vote Case
The Nebraska Supreme Court declines to intervene in a writ asking Sidney to declare the city dry by one vote, noting the relator has not exhausted district court remedies. The court suggests the district court review and a further writ if needed, with appeals to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Supreme Court
QO. R. Owens
H. C. Lindsay
District Court
Election Board
Nebraska State Journal
Slumber Party Hosts High City Fun For Ten Ladies
Misses Loraine and Mabel Wallick hosted a Saturday night slumber party for ten young ladies. Music and chatter provided ample amusement with an alarm clock hourly urging a turn of the pillow. Neighbors say such gatherings could help lower rents in that locality. An eight oclock three course breakfast concluded the event before church time.
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Loraine
Mabel
Wallick
Sidney Chautauqua Opens June 24 in Sidney
The Sidney Chautauqua begins June 24 with a strong lineup and affordable season tickets. Adult tickets cost 2 dollars and children 1 dollar, aiming to ease participation for local residents. Forty town business men guarantors support the event, with C. W. Hornaday handling ticket sales and gate options available to help fund the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
C. W. Hornaday
Sidney School District Annual Report Summary 1916
The auditor notes June 12 1916 disbursements totaling 26 474 90 dollars. A K Greenlee serves as treasurer. The report records fund activity and redemption details for the Sidney School District.
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A. K. Greenlee
Sidney Mercantile Building to Feature Hotel Floors and Exhibit
The Sidney Mercantile building, pictured in an unveiling exhibit, will be one of Sidney’s largest structures. The lower floor will house the grocery, dry goods, and store rooms, while the upper floor will be converted into a modern hotel with baths, hot and cold water, and telephones, operated by an experienced first rate manager. The design emphasizes simplicity, solidity, and quiet elegance, promising a major local improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Mercantiles
Sidney
Sidney Mercantile Business
Miss Anne Radcliffe Graduates From Northwestern Dramatic School
Miss Anne Radcliffe graduates Wednesday night at Northwestern University Chicago from the Dramatic School of Arts. The class, large in size, honors six seniors with prizes and awards Miss Radcliffe as the most popular member, a prized distinction. Miss Harriett Radcliffe, visiting, starts home with planned Iowa visits. both sisters plan Davenport and return within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Radcliff
Northwestern University
Chicago
Dramatic School of Arts
Radcliffe
Harriett Radcliffe
Iowa
Ann Radcliffe
Davenport
Sidney Sterling Fast and Fine in Narrow Ball Clash
The Sidney Ball Team opened the season with a 3 to 2 loss to Sterling in a fast, error filled game before about six hundred spectators. Mann arrived late and contributed two timely RBIs for Sterling while Sidney borrowed players to fill tardy spots. Final line shows Sterling with 3 runs on 8 hits while Sidney managed 2 runs on 8 hits. numerous errors and base on balls marked a lively, tense contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sterling
Fair
B. Mann
B. Grabill
Blaine Grabill
Frances
Hart
Mann
Sidnywy
EB Daniels
Doran
Wyatt
Symodynus
Closman
Schroder
Grabill
Barnes
Sterling Abrho
Fine
Davis
Wingo
Spencer
Giles
Gill
Smith
Maxie
Weir
Johnson
Untimely death of former Sidney Lady Mrs Cora M Harper
News of the death reaches from El Centro California Imperial Valley. Mrs Cora M Hornaday Harper daughter of Reverend W Hornaday and wife of J W Harper died Wednesday afternoon. Sister Mrs Fred Dresser hurried to her side but died before reaching Salt Lake City. Remains with relatives depart for Sidney Friday evening and arrival expected Monday morning for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora M Hornaday
Harper
el Centro
California
Imperial Valley
Ane
W. Hornaday
J. W. Harper
Fred Dresser
Flag Day Observed At Christian Church Union Meeting
Flag Day was observed on the 14th at the Christian church as a union meeting with pastors singers and members from different churches. A good program pleased the audience as the town displayed flags and bunting from showy vantage points.
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Christian Church
Carpenter Halstander Injured in Country Barn Fall
Halstander a carpenter working with George Moore in the south part of town was badly injured Saturday when he fell from a ladder while repairing a barn in the country. He is confined to bed but expected to fully recover.
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Halstander
George Moore
Hving
6 percent money for home building SIDNEY LUMBER Co.
Sidney Lumber Co announces funds offering six percent financing for home building. The item notes available loans, eligibility, and terms for prospective borrowers seeking residence construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lumber Co
Annual Meeting for District One
The annual school meeting of district No 1 was held at the high school on Monday with better attendance than in years. Voters elected Joseph Oberfelder and C P Chambers to three-year school board terms. A committee of Jones Oberfelder and Chambers was named to audit books and publish a report. A motion fixed current year expenses at 13000 dollars after amendment to 16000. Minutes read, adjournment moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. MclIntosh
Board of Education
Order of Business
Joseph Oberfelder
Charlies P. Chambers
B. A. Jones
C. P. Chambers
Sidney Telegraph
A. K. Greenlee
Rocky Road to the Plains of Peace at Radcliffe Ranch
A Sunday trip carried auto loads of pleasure seekers to Clayton Radcliffe’s Radcliffe ranch thirty five miles north east. The party praised en route and at the ranch for hospitality and scenic danger avoided. The return trip was smooth and filled with plans to repeat the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliffe Ranch
Clayton Radcliffe
Rocky Canon
Buffalo Wallow
Butte
Clayt
D R. Campbell
Dawson
Merna Swatzander
Elmer Grabill
Shower
Cavalier
Radcliffe
C. S. Radcliffe
Merna
Expert Bookman Finishes Labor in Sidney
Charles E. Stenicka, expert accountant, finished his work on Sidney city books and departed Tuesday for Omaha. It will take about a week to arrange findings, then transmit under bond to the Sidney City Council and publish the results in the Sidney Telegraph per the council’s publicity policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles, E. Stenicka
Sidney
Omaha
Board of Equalization Sets June 20 Session
The Board of Equalization met three days this week and then adjourned to June 20 for a single day session.
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Board of Equalization
Sidney Potter Game At Fair Ground Next Sunday
Sidney will play Potter on the fair ground next Sunday in a highly anticipated home debut. Potter fields two strong teams and recent meetings have been fast and close, inviting fans from Potter to attend and cheer for a Sidney victory.
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Sidney
Potter
Fair Ground
Casselman Brief Eastern Neb travel for real estate business
H. C. Casselman made a quick trip to eastern Nebraska starting Wednesday morning and returning Thursday night. His heavy real estate dealings this season require frequent travel and substantial assistance.
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H. C. Casselman
Nebraska
Miss Henrietta Shoemaker Buoys Home from Chicago Northwestern
Miss Henrietta Shoemaker returns home from Chicago Northwestern University where she studies expression in the Dramatic Arts Department. She will enjoy a long, happy summer to recuperate before resuming her work next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Shoemaker
Chicago Northwestern University
Vath Couple Finds Summer Home With Mrs Jack
Mr and Mrs L W Vath settle into the furnished house of Mrs Elvira Jack during her summer absence. Housing scarcity here delayed their prior relocation and they plan to build once they secure a suitable site and funds.
Miss Gertrude O Kane Departs After Night Shift
The article notes Miss Gertrude O Kane stopped work Saturday night in the Won der Basement of the Cheyenne Trading Company store and began a well earned vacation. It hints she and other young ladies may be drawn to a hope chest, with time to reveal outcomes.
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Gertrude O'Kane
Cheyenne Trading Company
Sydney Base Ball Club Dance Ends Summer Social
A dance held last Saturday night by the Sydney Base Ball Club drew a large crowd. The six piece Slechta orchestra provided the music. The event raised a healthy fund to promote the national game.
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Sydney
Dalton Family Returns from Denver for Rest
P. J. Dalton and his wife Clara recently returned from Denver. Mrs. Dalton is ill with heart and nerve trouble and has been prescribed a summer of complete rest under a trained nurse’s care. The nurse accompanied them back home.
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P. J. Dalton
Clara
Denver
County court fines two citizens in 1915 license and drunkenness cases
W E Swatzlander appeared for using an 1915 auto license and was fined two dollars and fifty cents. J L Cook was fined twenty five dollars or twenty days for being plainly drunk. He chose the days and is now cutting dandelions in the dandelion park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Swatzlander
Deal Closed Secures North Lot for Owen and Hornaday
A deal this week grants O. R. Owens the north lot measuring 66 by 122 feet on the Mancourt estate opposite LeSeuer lumber yards. Owens and Hornaday will immediately start building independently except for a shared division wall. The garages will be designed harmoniously and used for storage.
Mrs Elvira Jack Departs for Three Months in Maine
Mrs Elvira Jack left Tuesday for a long journey to her childhood home in Pappena Maine. She will visit her mother a brother and two sisters and many early friends. She has not been there in nine years and her family plans a series of rest and social diversions for her three months away. She will be greatly missed in the local social circles.
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Elvira Jack
Pappena
Maine
Jack
Madden Injured by Enraged Bull in Valley
J H Madden, from the valley, faced a close call Monday morning when a bull charged him. He suffered bruises and a severely dislocated ankle with torn ligaments, requiring urgent surgical care in town. He likely owes his life to the animal being polled.
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J. H. Madden
Wedding Bells Shapeey and Bellington Tie The Knot
Jesse Anthony Shapey and Eva Alta Bellington of Wheatland wed in a ceremony conducted by County Judge Chambers on June 10. Each couple acted as witnesses for the other in a double wedding arrangement.
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Jesse Anthony Shapey
Eva Alta Bellington
Wheatland
Chambers
Wheatland Couple Wed in Double Ceremony
Matthew Berry and Alice Edna Webster from Wheatland Wyoming wed June 10 by County Judge Chambers. They were the second couple in a double wedding noted in the report.
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Matthew Berry
Alice Edna Webster
Wheatland
Wyoming
Chambers
Proctor Groom and Lodgepole Bride Wed at Court House
Lloyd Henry Lehmkuhl of Proctor Colorado and Lillian Fay Wafer of Lodgepole were married by County Judge Chambers on June 14 at the court house. The groom is a State University agriculture graduate and owns a Colorado homestead. he is nephew of Fred Lehmkuhl of Lodgepole. The bride is described as Lodgepole’s pretty and winning daughter. Telegraph wishes them happiness in their new venture.
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Lloyd Henry Lehmkuhl
Proctor
Colorado
Lillian Fay Wafer
Lodgepole
Chambers
Court House
State University Department of Agriculture
Fred Lehm
Kuhl
Telegraph
Metcalf-Larson wed in Sidney by Judge Chambers
Theo F Metcalf of Laramie and Delila C Metcalf of Ft Collins were married in Sidney on Wednesday June 14 by Judge Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo F. Metcalf
Laramie
Delila C. Metcalf
Ft. Collins
Sidney
Chambers
Williams Frederick wedding in Sidney May thirteenth
Russ B Williams and Florence W Frederick both of Chappell announce their marriage in Sidney on May 13 performed by Judge Chambers with L M Hazle witnessing. The couple kept the union secret until their Chappell home was completed.
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Russ B.“Williams
Florence W. Frederick
Chappell
Sidney
Judge Chambers
L. M. Hazle
Mrs. Williams
Rudd Elves Rudd and Oakie May Wetzel wed in June
Robert Elves Rudd and Oakie May Wetzel, both of Denver, were married in this town on June 9 by Reverend A. J. May.
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Rudd—Elves
Robert Elves
Rudd and
Oakie May Wetzel
Denver
A. J. May
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Ney
the American Bank
Sdney
F. A. King
Acc
Sidney State Bank
McHigh
W. H. Ostenberg
Medlock
L. G. Opper
Sidney Chautauqua
Sidney School District
Er Ee High School Building Fund
American Bank
Plains OF Peace
Livoni&Son Mortgage Loan and Insurance Co
Buick
Abbott
Detroit
Ford
Bentley Auto Company
Sidney—Potter
Shapey
Bellington
Berry—Webster
Lehmkuhl—Ha Cer
Larson—Metcalf
Williams
Frederick
Union
Oberfelder
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