Historical Issue Honors Pioneers of Western Nebraska
The Telegraph dedicates a Fort Sidney Days edition to men and women who helped shape western Nebraska, with history of Sidney Cheyenne County and frontier days. Frances Lathrop led the research, drawing from old Telegraph files and Nebraska sources. Extra copies are limited due to newsprint shortages. order soon.
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The
Telegraph
Nebraska
Fort Sidney
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Territory
Nebraska Historical Society
Frances Lathrop
the Telegraph
Early Nebraska Memories From Pioneer Family
Matt Treinen recalls frontier life in Western Nebraska with his family from 1887 onward. He recounts homesteading duties milking cows, butter making, growing grain, cattle and hog farming, coal gathering along the Union Pacific line, schooling limits, and community dances. The piece closes noting a military departure from the Pacific coast.
County division debate ends with four new counties formed
Antelope Nebraska April 11 1876 a correspondent reports from Custer City Black Hills after forty days out he praises the Black Hills as a promising agricultural and stock country. He notes gold finds at Spring Creek a four dollar seventy cent nugget and many small pieces but warns of potential danger from unsettled relations with local Indians. He admires timber and foresees returning if safety improves. Nearby rushes north from Custer are tied to rumored discoveries on Dead Wood Castle and Rapid Creeks.
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Custer City
Black Hills
Spring Creek
Custer
Dead Wood
Castle
Rapid
Sidney
Fort Laramie
Coad
Platte
Bosler
Sidney Crossing
Boslers
North Platte River
Bill Houston
Houston
Plains
Little White Clay Creek
William Caugh
Crook
Missouri River
Missouri
Buffalo Country
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Fort Sidney Days Opening With Old Time Dance
Telegraph reporters recount frontier clashes and raids in the Black Hills and nearby agencies as hostile bands, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, threaten settlers. The piece details horse theft, a sharpshooter named Bill Houston, agency relocations, and upcoming expeditions from Fort Fetterman with cavalry, infantry, and mule packs to chase Sioux and Cheyenne forces.
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Fort Fetterman
Tongue
Powder River
Sitting Bull
Union Pacific Railway
Plattes
Providence
Miniature Train In Parades Drives City Toy Iron Horse
The miniature train built by Union Pacific, a 1923 creation never carrying cargo, rides on a concrete roadbed and travels through western cities as a parade feature. It has logged 265000 miles since 1923, excluding war years, and uses a tractor base with engine tender stock car box car coal car tank car and caboose.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Herbert Served At Fort Sidney
One of the prominent Old Timers at Fort Sidney Days is M. M. Herbert the last remaining member of the Fort Sidney contingent. A 84 year old former buck private in Company G 21st Infantry he still bears the straight bearing of his soldier days. Born in Germany he came to America as a boy learned tailoring and joined the army in Philadelphia for $13 a month. He served at Fort Sidney until discharge in May 1891 after fighting at Wounded Knee and traveling 900 miles home. He and his wife later farmed and became leading county farmers.
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Fort Sidney
M. M. Herbert
Herbert
21St Infantry
Mr. Herbert
Sidney
Germany
Philadelphia
Wounded Knee
Fort Randall
South Dakota
Old Cheyenne to Form Western Nebraska Press Association
The newspapermen of Old Cheyenne County met in The Telegraph office on June 3, 1889 to organize the Western Nebraska Press Association.
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Old Cheyenne County
Western Nebraska Press Association
Doc Middleton of Outlaw Fame Roots in Sidney
Sidney's Doc Middleton, famed 1880s outlaw, began his career in town after a self defense killing of a soldier in 1877. He fled north, led a band, claimed misrepresented crimes, and disputed horse theft allegations while near Sidney.
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Sidney
Middleton
the Plaindealer
Doc Middleton
Joe Smith
William Irving
Bull’s Bend
Fort Laramie
Irving
Baker
North Platte
Telegraph
Niobrara
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Frontier Days plans parade and dances weekend
J Fred Thompson announced completion of arrangements for Friday and Saturday events led by the Old Timers. Parades, a bicycle contest, free acts, and multiple dances will run across Legion Park, Band Shell, and the Hahler lot with bands Leo Farrell and Dick Mango in action. Awards include oldest homestead patent and largest family, with gate crowds anticipated.
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J. Fred Thompson
Greenlees
Cheyenne
A. M. Leafdale
Old Timers
City Auditorium
Hahler Garage
Leo Farrell
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Dick Mango
Hahler’s
Overland Cafe
Montgomery Ward
Band Shell
Legion Park
Julesburg Drum & Bugle Corps
Sidney Band
Miss Frontier Days
Lodgepole Valley Association
Harold Connors
17Th
Illinois
Lodgepole Valley
8Th Avenue
Jackson
Sidney Hospital
Union Pacific
F. B. Lewis
H. E. Shumway
Omaha
John Sparks
Potter
Dewey Larson
Forsythe & Dowis
East Ward
J. K. Mahr
John
Elwell Motors
Sidney
Bill Rezac
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West
Matt Treinen
Nickolas Treinen
Marysville
Kansas
Inder
Bushnell
14Th Infantry
Pacific Coast
Vancouver Barracks
Far West
Potter County
Antelope, Nebr
McPherson
First Press Association
Moore
10Th Avenue
Sidney Man
Queen Flash
Lawrence Marrin
Doris Kucera
Marrin
Dalton
Doris
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