Sidney Fires Department Born in 1878 Sidney Telegraph chronicles early fire protection
The Sidney Telegraph recounts the city’s absence of fire protection until November 16 1878 when a large citizen meeting at the Courthouse formed a fire department. By late November subscriptions climbed from 74550 to 74550 and officers were elected. Equipment purchases included a truck ropes hose and ladders for 275 and a second purchase for 505 with collaboration from UPRR. The Hook and Ladder Company No 1 of Sidney began with drill and uniforms issued in 1879. The force later split into two companies the John Zobel Hook and Ladder and the H V Redington Hose Company with leaders named and rivalry praised. By 1920 two volunteer groups remained with fire plugs and strong water pressure. The department now lists 50 active and many inactive or retired members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
A. M. Stevenson
C. W. Smith
Telegraph
Sidneyites
John Zobel
W. H. Anderson
John Zweifel
H. V. Redington
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
Rose Street
Uprr Co
W. H. Jordan
W. J. McDonald
D. J. Mcintosh
C. McCarty
T. Ryan
M. H. Tobin
A. E. Annis
H. Deprezin
A. Harris
J. Mahoney
J. A. Cumming
J. McNulty
D. M. Smith
F. E. Clary
N. A. Iverson
D. E. Lander
J. Glickauf
M. Cohn
F. M. Grinnell
J. F. Gantz
G. Sliter
M. Bierhower
C. A. Moore
Chestnut Street
Chicago
Hose Company
Metropolis
H. V. Redington Hose Company
Jerry Mahoney
A. S. Baldry
James Berry
I. Rubel
I. Solomonson
H. C. Fullinwider
W. J. Myers
James McNulty
W. M. Mackey
The
City
Police Department
Sidney Fire Department Keeps Equipment Up To Date
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department operates two engines for city and rural blazes. A 1924 LaFrance remains in excellent condition, described as as good as new, alongside a 1940s Dodge. The Sidney Rural Fire District runs a 1942 Chevrolet truck manned by local firemen, with Richard Brauer as chairman and Edwin Blanke as treasurer. Arnold Braasch serves as chief. The area hosts ongoing modern fire fighting instruction and supports well equipped departments across Cheyenne County including Gurley, Lodgepole, Dalton and Potter, plus the Union Pacific facilities.
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Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Sidney Rural Fire District
Sidney
Rural Fire District
Richard Brauer
Chaiman
Edwin Blanke
Arnold Braasch
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
Union Pacific
First Firemen Ball a Masquerade in Sidney City
The Sidney firemen held their first social event, a masquerade ball at White House Hall on January 24, 1879, raising 188 dollars to ease department finances. The night featured elaborate costumes, rowdy revelry, and a long dance session with supper by Hugh McFadden, while the Sidney Quadrille Band provided music into the early hours.
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Sidney Firemen
Telegraph
Sidney
White House Hall
Grave
H. Snyder
J. Cal Barnhart
Ed Countryman
Ella Lowry
Robert C. Howard
Barney Silverman
Lillie Danielson
C. E. Saxton
Andrew Berg
Lemon
Zweifel
Sidney Telegraph
Allenspach
A. Newman
Maude Kunse
Mrs. Day
Sue Powell
J. P. Smith
Parrott
J. Williams
Maggie Britton
Carne
Joe Oberfelder
Lizzie Powell
Connie Kendofer
Mary Carey
James McNulty
Hamlet
E. J. Walters
North Platte
F. J. Kahn
Nf. Leutzen
F. M. Guinnell
Granger
W. H. Jorden
M. C. Barrow
Laramie
Geo. Cunningham
Con. J. Maher
L. H. Livingston
Knights
Sam Noel
H. Kahn
W. J. McDonald
S. Rouse
Jack West
M. Sanders
N. A. Iverson
Turk
W. T. Whitney
Cowboys
Frohm
M. Cohn
Hugh McFadden
Sidney Quadrille Band
Buffalo Bill’s Daughter Arta Cody Weds H S Boal
December 26, 1889 at the mother’s North Platte home Miss Arta Cody daughter of Buffalo Bill married H S Boal. The ceremony followed by many valuable bridal gifts.
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Arta Cody
Buffalo Bill
North Platte
H. S. Boal
Famous firsts mark Cheyenne County history in Sidney
Read about Cheyenne County's early pioneers in Sidney from 1869 births to the first cemetery, log hut store moved with the railroad, early hotels and saloons, the first postmaster Thomas Kane, the first newspaper The Telegraph, and the county’s 60 years of wheat oil and gas production marking a long record of community development and enterprise.
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Cheyenne County
Fanny Fisher
Joseph Fisher
Sidney
French Louis
Charles Moore
Thomas Kane
Kane
Chamber of Commerce
Bronson
Cattle Association of
Western Nebraska
Western
Nebraska
Grant L. Shumway
Scottsbluff
Dennis Carrigan
Carrigan
William France
Henry Gantz & Son
Oberfelder Bothers
Star Clothing House
P. J. Cohn & Co
W. J. McDonald
G. W. Dudley
H. T. Clarke
Co. A. Morian
Stevens and Wilcox
A. S. Brown
Dewey & Stone Furniture
Kelley
Lockwood House
Germania
Gilt Edge
Southern
Delmonico
Miners
American
Bierkower
A. M. Stevenson
Guy Barnum
Tom Kane
Nebraska Panhandle
The
Telegraph
L. Connell
Joseph R. Gossage
Henry Neuman
Miss McMurray
Irene Sherwood
Suffragist Suffragist Gave Talk In Sidney In 1877
Miss Susan B. Anthony, famed suffragist, spoke in Sidney October 1877 under the Sidney Lyceum Association. The Telegraph said an appreciative audience greeted her at White House Hall as she delivered a witty, eloquent, and logical appeal for woman suffrage despite some contested points.
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Susan B. Anthony
Sidney
Miss Anthony
Sidney Lyceum Association
Telegraph
White House Hall
Anthony
Dalton Center of Wheat Empire and Prairie Heritage
Dalton is described as the center of rich wheat soil and a historic prairie hub. From early trails and buffalo grass routes to the Burlington railroad line in the early 1900s, Dalton grew with stores, a post office, livery, lumber yard, and various shops. By 1950 the census listed 410 residents. the town remains an active center with one bank and flourishing local firms.
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Dalton
Pony Express
Overland Stage
Sidney
Union Pacific
Alliance-Denver
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Woolsey
J. A. Walford
C. B. Shanks
Bridgeport Lumber Company
Jesse Ewing
A. E. Hedlund
H. C. Anderson
Herman Martin
Charles Veith
H. C. Christensen
C. W. Handley
J. B. Hire
A. P. Gustin
Ben Carter
Dalton State Bank
Reddish Egrets Persist on Texas Islands Under Protection
Reddish egrets, though rapidly declining, continue to inhabit remote Texas islands under government protection. The birds survive in limited areas, with conservation measures aimed at preventing further losses and supporting their fragile populations.
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Texas
Potter, Cheyenne County Town: Rise and Resilience Through Times
Potter grew around a Union Pacific station built in 1870, with early leaders like Rev. Charles Anderson and the Bretts shaping commerce. By 1890 grain crops and storage expanded, yet droughts 1893 to 1895 spurred decline. Recovery followed with a bank in 1907, new hotels, grain elevator, flour mill, and a thriving trade area. Today population 418, farm town with strong elevators, bank, and diverse businesses.
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Potter
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Omaha
Potter Station
Charles Anderson
Sidney
Andrew
Lewis Bretts
William
Andrew McAdam
McAdams
School House
School House Hill
Main Street
Fred Nelson
Frank Hyde
O. L. Erickson
The
Potter Press
Potter Incorporated
Potter State Bank
Diamond Industry Born From Boer Farm Lad in 1866
The South African diamond industry began when a Boer farm boy found a diamond near Kimberley in 1866. It has since produced more than a billion dollars worth of diamonds.
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Veld
Kimberley
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Dobbin
Sten
Fort Sidney
Gunderson
Koszow Office Supply & Equipment CO
Illinois St. Sidney, Nebr
Grandpa
Grandma
Bob
Mary Miles
Mom
Dad
Farmers Union
Illinois
Co-Op Gas & Oil
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