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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
7
Officials say Germany’s reparations scheme may be rearranged if tangible results come from the Hague bankers conference. A German bond issue in the United States would need attractive security and priority in German revenues to draw American money, or new bonds would struggle to be absorbed.
Lincoln Nebraska Governor McKelvies office reports Congressman C F Reavis resigns effective June 4 to join Attorney General Daughertys staff prosecuting war frauds. Law requires a special election, but leaders may defer until November general election for economy.
Washington reports the State department released Ambassador Geddes note from the British Empire detailing Canada’s choice not to discuss a treaty enabling the St Lawrence waterway project. Officials withheld comment, noting the note speaks for itself but may not close the matter, and that consideration is postponed for a future time.
Lincoln Republican Robert G. Simmons of Scottsbluff, former state American Legion commander and retiring Nebraska Alumni Association president, announces candidacy for Congress in the Sixth District. He and Secretary of State D. M. Annaberry of Broken Bow are the first two hopefuls after Moses P. Kinkaid’s retirement plan.
Findings from the Joint Congressional Commission on Agricultural Inquiry blame rising living costs on an unwieldy marketing and distribution system. They cite inefficient means and uneconomic methods, compounded by wasteful public practices, as core issues in the United States.
Hog cholera cases are rising rapidly in northwestern Iowa southern Minnesota and South Dakota per Sioux City veterinarians. In some localities the outbreak is deemed dangerous by investigators.
Western railroads announce intention to comply with the Interstate Commerce Commission freight rate reduction of 40 million dollars. Eastern railroads had made a similar pledge days earlier. Washington reports a coordinated move to implement the commission’s decision.
Pursuant to a court order Sheriff J. W. McDanie will offer for sale on July 10, 1922 at 10 a.m. at the east outside door of Sidney courthouse the NW quarter section 15 township 16 range 49 west sixth meridian Cheyenne County Nebraska to satisfy a foreclosure decree. Leander Clark College is plaintiff intervenor in the case against Clarence J. Babb and others. The bid is cash with seven percent interest from February 6, 1922 plus costs.
Predatory animals were killed in Colorado during April at a record pace. A Biological Survey hunter tallied 14 wolves, 125 coyote pups, 125 unborn coyotes, 32 coyote females, several males, and several mountain lions. A notorious wolf pair preyed on calves near DeBeque, driving stockmen to abandon ranges. The male wolf was trapped north of Grand Junction after a long chase, the female soon followed, both aging about 15 years.
The Biological Survey of the USDA tallies 683,800 jack rabbits killed this spring across Utah, Oregon, and Washington through campaigns aided by farmers. Oregon accounts for over 278,000, Utah over 250,000 in Boxelder County, and Washington’s six counties total 155,500 between November and February. The counts are conservative, with many more rabbits likely destroyed.
Governor Samuel R. McKelvie proclaims a statewide primary election to be held July 18, 1922. Voter nominations target United States Senator, Nebraskan Supreme Court judges, Congressmen, and various state officers plus university regents and education posts. The order is sealed with the state seal and signed by Secretary of State Darius M. Amsebberry.
State of Nebraska counties notice from Cheyenne County County Court scheduling a hearing for Otto P. Wink's petition to probate and record a purported authenticated copy of Otto Hiink Sr's last will and testament. The hearing is set for June 26, 1922 at 10 a.m. with publication required in The Telegraph for three weeks prior. The judge is C. P. Chambers.
A hunter from the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture killed a wolf famed for widespread destruction over at least six years. The animal roamed Taney and Ozark counties in Missouri and Boone and Marion counties in Arkansas, damaging livestock worth thousands of dollars including cows and steers.
A. K. Greenlee A. E. Phelps W. K. Hodgkin Rev. Samuel Light Dr. M. E. Pettibone Guy V. Doras appear on a local community board roster indicating their roles or affiliations. The list highlights several distinguished figures from education religion and medicine within the town.
Notice sets July 18 1922 as primary election in Cheyenne County to nominate multiple state and local officers including State Auditor U S Senator Supreme Court judges district Congress Superintendent of Public Instruction state senator and representative county officials. Polls open 8 a m to 8 p m with county officials signing May 20 1922 seal affixed.
J. L. McIntosh H. E. Mantor P. L. Martin R. B. E. Roche R. H. Rogers J. A. Bentley M. W. Dimery A. E. Phelpa appear in the country club directory, with names reflecting active club membership. The list suggests a roster of officials or members at a local club setting.
Train schedule from Sidney lists multiple trains with numbers and departure times including mail, fast, local freight, and westbound services. Notable departures include Mail No 6 at 4 30 a m, No 8 at 8 10 a m, No 2 at 8 25 a m, No 18 at 9 10 a m, No 10 at 9 50 a m, No 20 at 3 20 p m, No 4 at 6 20 p m, and Mail No 1 at 7 00 p m, plus local freights No 262 at 6 30 a m and No 261 at 7 30 a m, both except Sunday.
Claim that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. States medicine is a liquid taken internally and acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Mentions distribution by all druggists and free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Eastbound No. 302 departs at 1:08 a.m. No. 304 departs at 8:22 a.m. Westbound No. 301 departs at 8:06 a.m. No. 303 departs at 4:20 p.m. Train No. 302 stops only at Bridgeport and Alliance.
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