Omaha Chairman Infests Sidney and Vicinity
An all night posse hunts for Fred Brown after Sheriff McDaniel shooting. Deputies chase Brown from a Wellner pasture where he hid in a Dodge with a stolen auto and gun. Brown overcomes two deputies, ties four men, robs Waite and Bowman, then escapes west as the posse spreads out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDaniel
Fred Brown
Wellner
Britton
Bentley Pasture
Waite
Rowan
North Platte
Bowman
Ifrom
Brown
Britton Place
Richard Brooks
Eius Robbins
Cheyenne
Wellner’s Pasture
Fair Grounds
A Lad Recalls Hold-up and Escape Narrative
Richard Orin Brooks recounts a hold-up with Brown in which he and others confronted a man at Wellner pasture. After the assailant tied the captives and examined a car, the group freed themselves and pushed the car out of a sand draw before driving into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brooks
Brown
Fins Robbing
Richard
Robbins
Bowman
Waite
Ellis
Britton
Watte
Richard Orin Brooks
Who Is The Oldest Telegraph Subscriber
The Telegraph thanks Presley Newby of Sheridan Indiana for advancing his subscription and sending greetings. He has been a steady subscriber since September 1885 with only a few numbers missed. The paper invites other long-time readers to weigh in on who is the oldest subscriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Presley Newby
Sheridan
Indiana
Newby
Sidney Defeats Sterling In 14 To 7 Baseball Battle
Sidney traveled to Sterling last Sunday and won 14 to 7 as Kopeck collected four hits and a walk in five plate appearances. Crowley and Daugherty starred for the Sidney battery. It was the first game under new manager Andy Anderson as the team adjusts and locals urge fans to attend Sunday at 3 p.m. to show support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sterling
Kopeck
Sidney Battery
Crowley
Daugherty
Andy Anderson
Tocal
Close Call for Art Wardy Boy Saved by Quick Driver
A one year old son of Mr and Mrs A S Wardy narrowly escaped being struck when a car approaching his streetward child crossed his path. The driver reacted with split second judgment, skidding onto the curb to avoid tragedy. Neighbors praise the quick thinking and seek to identify the driver for thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Hardy
A. S. Wardy
Tin Auto
Artie
Mrs Breternitz Injured In Sudden Move
Mrs Breternitz sustained a sprained back after a misstep and sudden move Sunday evening. She has been bedridden, suffered greatly early on, and remains unable to be about. She is under doctor care with Mrs Gibson tending to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Breternitz
Gibson
Court Adjourns Until June 20 In Quiet City Terms
A court session saw little public attention as out of town lawyers and litigants filled the docket only for hearings prepared. Adjournment set to June 20 to clear remaining cases with multiple judgments and foreclosures across matters involving Farmers State Bank of Dalton, Nebraska State Bank of Sidney, Standard Oil Co. of Omaha, Peters Trust Co., and others, plus divorces, quiet title suits, and real estate sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank of Dalton
Thomas I. Scott
Mary Vath
Ralph. Paul
Frederick Vath
A. J. Jorgenson
Nebraska State Bank of Sidney
J. S. Topolski
Standard Oil Co
Omaha
Peter F. Panabaker
Frank Foster
Thelma Foster
Lottie Johnson
Edd
Johnson
Roy I. McAdam
Jesse R. Schreck
Elizabeth McAdam
Julius Voges
Mary Couch
Mary
Glassburn
James Hughes
Nebraska Central Building & Loan Association
Clayton S. Radcliffe
Nebraska Central Building & Toan Association
William JR. Denan
This Looks Inviting Travel from Radcliffe party to iconic western sights
Mr and Mrs S Radcliffe and Mr and Mrs GC W West started a long road trip from here to Bayard Crawford Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and the Black and Yellow Trail to the Custer Battlefield and beyond planning about 18 days at roughly 200 miles a day They chase a continuous loop of points of interest tied to western plains youth and cattle country lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S) Radcliffe
GC. W. West
Radcliffe
Bayard
Crawford
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead
Custer Battlefield
Mr. Radcliffe
Pioneer Returns After Two-Year Absence
Hugh McFadden returned Saturday from San Francisco where he spent the past two years between that city and Seattle. His daughter Mrs. Kate Cameron Ives lives in San Francisco and in Seattle Mrs. Julia Johnston. Accompanied by his daughter Miss Grace McFadden they traveled by Denver and are now back home for a warm reunion at the McFadden residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McFadden
San Francisco
Seattle
Kate Cameron
Ives
Julia Johnston
McFadden
Denver
Grace McFadden
Boulevard Project Near Sidney Gurley At Perfection
Motorists praise the Federal-State road work between Sidney and Gurley as it reaches boulevard perfection. Drivers who have tested the route express enthusiasm about the mapping and progress of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gurley
Farm Organization Officers Plan Annual Picnic
A meeting of officers from farm organizations last Saturday drew good attendance and set plans for the annual picnic. Nine locals were represented. A follow up session Wednesday perfected the plans and now preparations are complete for the big event. See the notice elsewhere in this issue.
County Farmers Annual Picnic at Kruegens
The County Farmers Union hosts the annual picnic at Kruegens on Tuesday June 20 with no business agenda but a full day of fun. Glenn Bales and C J Osborn will speak as crowds expected, with children races tug of war horseshoes a Center versus Bunker Talk game and a Bunker Hill band performance culminating in a bowery dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farmers’ Picnic
Emanuelson
County Farmers’ Union
Glenn Bales
C. J. Osborn
Bunker Hill
Five Trains Load Touring Shriners Reach San Francisco
Train after train of Shriners passed through Sidney on Friday night and Saturday en route to the national convention in San Francisco. From New York their numbers swelled to thousands with many Sidney locals cheering and greeting old friends. Dr. J. E. Watt of Gurley boarded the lone Sidney leg. The five trains featured bands orchestras dancing rooms billiards and shipboard style amenities with plans to stop Honolulu on the journey. The excursion spanned five days out and five days back plus five days at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriners
Sidney
New York
San Francisco
Sidney Shriners
J. E. Watt
Gurley
Honolulu
Sheriff McDaniel Shot Last Monday Evening
A man at the Claus Engelland farm east of Huntsman shot Sheriff McDaniel in the right shoulder after arming his gun to resist arrest. Deputy Waite returned fire, the suspect surrendered, and both officers brought him to jail. The incident occurred Monday night. the shooter, Jim Price, a 50 year old Mississippi native, was later labeled sane by the insanity board and held for a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff McDaniel
Claus Engelland
Suntsman
Mr. McDaniel
Huntsman
Sidney
Engelland
McDaniel
Joe Waite
Deputy Waite
Waite
Ray Frame
Glenn Bales
Frame
Wayfarer
Corpus Christi Procession at St. Patrick's Church
Great Parish Event of Annual Observance takes place next Sunday June 18 with High Mass at 9 am. A procession forms indoors with children acolytes flower girls canopy bearers and Knights of Columbus followed by a four station outdoor benediction around the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Church
Knights of Columbus
Altar Society
Academy
Catherine D Peetz
F. Portrey
J. Peetz
E. Boydston
H. Cortney
Splendid Lecture By Famous Speaker Dr Louis Banks
Dr Louis Albert Banks renowned chautauqua lecturer and author presents a lecture on Law Enforcement at a Sidney Methodist church mass meeting on Monday June 19 at 8 pm. Banks, a longtime moral reform leader and temperance advocate, has spoken nationwide and edited the first temperance paper west of the Rockies. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Albert Banks
Sidney
Banks
GT Books
America
New York City
Portland
Oregon
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Man Dies En Route to Home in East
Edward J. Riley aged 39 died during a rail journey from Berkeley California to Niagara Falls New York. He expired of endocarditis aboard a Union Pacific train near Pine Bluffs while traveling with his wife and 13 year old son. The body was prepared in Sidney by Mr Bonham and the family continued to their home on train No 20. Locals offered condolences at the Commercial hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Riley
Union Pacific
Berkeley
California
Niagara Falls
New York
Bert Death
Mr. Riley
Pine Bluffs
Sidney
Mr. Bonham
Dalton lawyer seeks county attorney nomination
Attorney A J Kinnersley of Dalton transacting Friday as part of campaign for nomination to the office of county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Kinnersley
Dalton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney and Vicinity
North Country
Hyers
Breternitz
Pioneer Returns
Krueger’s Lake
East
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