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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1951

Page

7

Banks shape history of Cheyenne County Nebraska

The county’s banking history traces a shift from a single 1870 Cheyenne County Bank in Sidney to four current lenders: The American National Bank in Sidney The First State Bank of Lodgepole The Dalton State Bank and The Potter State Bank The narrative covers founders mergers and crises, including the 1889 collapse leading to county losses and reforms, with figures such as A H Raynolds Wm Wallace J J McIntosh and J A Woten.

American National Bank Sidney First State Bank of Lodgepole Dalton State Bank Potter State Bank Nebraska Panhandle Cheyenne County Bank A. H. Raynolds Canton Ohio McKinley Wm. Wallace Omaha National Bank Saxton Brothers Exchange Bank Morgan and Johnson Morgan Adam Ickes Shumway Nebraska American Bank J. J. MciIntosh Exchange Edwin M. Mancourts Terre Haute Ind Merchants Bank Detroit Mich Milton Ahrens First National Bank Sidney State Bank A. S.raymond J. J. McIntosh George E. Taylor B. A. Jones J. W. Harper Chas. Callahan J. A. Woten Potter Bank Citizens State Dalton State W. J. Ewing Farmers State J. H. Foster Gurley State Bank C. E. Weyerts Farmers State Bank of Gurley

Christ Church Sidney Legacy and Parish Transition

A historical account of Christ Church Sidney detailing its frontier setting its early role amid post life and military presence. It traces Episcopal leadership in Western Nebraska from 1890 to 1943 noting multiple clergy changes parish status shifts from mission to parish and the 1943 reunion with Nebraska diocese. The piece highlights key events including baptisms confirmations and rector appointments culminating in the 1935 and 1951 milestones of parish status and official institute of rector Johnson.

Christ Church Father Johnson Brinker Fr. Johnson

Sidney Bank Forms After Cheyenne County Collapse

The Sidney Bank was formed on January 1 1878 by John M. Saxton who purchased the bank’s books and rights after Cheyenne County Bank failed under former manager Reynolds. Saxton, seen as a gentleman, has started banking with Cash for gold dust and dealings with Cheyenne County leaders. Fred Metz of Metz Bros Brewing Company visits Sidney promoting his beer to local dealers, a notable business presence in the west.

Sidney Cheyenne County Sidney Bank Cheyenne County Bank Reynolds John M. Saxton Saxton Treasury Black Hills Fred Metz Metz Bros. Brewing Company Omaha City Metz West Milwaukee St. Louis Friend Metz

Early Cheyenne County Churches Shaped Sidney Faith

The history traces the rise of Cheyenne county churches from 1869 onward, detailing the first Methodist church founded in 1879 on the former dance hall site, the Episcopalian and Catholic foundations, and the growth of parishes across Sidney and surrounding towns. It notes the 1918 Methodist edifice cost and dedication in 1919, the 1914 stone Catholic church, and the Lodgepole Methodist church built on the depot site in 1893, plus later additions like schools and youth centers, highlighting a shift from sod huts to established congregations.

Cheyenne County Union Pacific Sidney Grant Shumway Western Nebraska T. B. Lemon Methodist Episcopal Church Turner Leslie Stevens Benjamin F. Schwartz Walter Jewett Matt S. Hughes William Page Chase Clarkson John H. Babcock North Platte Father Conway Cheyenne Conway M. J. Barrett Paxton Ogallala Oshkosh Lisco Bridgeport Scottsbluff Dalton Waldron St. Lawrence J. R. McGrath J. F. McCarthy J. J. Flood Sidney Catholic Cemetery J. P. DeVane Father Flood T. D. Sullivan James Dobson Omaha Diocese of Kearney James A. Duffie Wyo Father Dobson East Campmann Father Anton Link Chappell Lodgepole Kimball Angora Father Link Link Protonotary Apostolic the Ursuline Order Louisville Kentucky St. Patrick’s Church King Street Light Memorial Presbyterian Church the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church St. Paul’s Lutheran Church First Christian Church Church of Christ Church of the Nazarene Assembly of God Church of the Latter Day Saints Four Square Gospel A. Ganson Charles N. Coates John F. Ganson Joseph B. Fradenburg Masonic Order of

Gurley and Nearby Towns in Cheyenne County History

Gurley, like Dalton nearby, rose with the Burlington railroad around 1900 and became an elevator town serving rich wheat country. By 1950 it had 217 residents and now expands especially in schools with a new high school and grade school funded in the 1950s.

Gurley Dalton Buffalo Grass Burlington

Bishop Beecher Dead. Long Nebr. Cleric Remembered

The Rt. Rev. George Allen Beecher, former Bishop of Western Nebraska, died at Mount Pleasant Iowa at age 83. Born February 3 1868 in Monmouth Illinois he served Fort Sidney and Platte Valley. later headed Christ Church at North Platte Kearney and Omaha and was bishop from 1919 to 1943. Funeral in Hastings Nebraska with burial in Kearney follows a state career spanning fifty one years.

Episcopal Church General Convention Nebraska the Platte Laramie Anson Rogers Graves George Allen Beecher Bishop Beecher Howard Rasmus Brinker Omaha George A. Beecher Christ Church Church of Our Savior North Platte Beecher Thomas Bakes Isabel Anna Struthers David and Alice Struthers E. R. Earle William H. Frost A. Corbett Richard Whitehouse Sidney Frank Alexander Joseph Charles Chapman H. Lascalles Henry Ives Thomas L. Melrose James J. Crawford E. C. van Hise James B. Rae Peter E. Spehr George W. Higgins Chaplains Corps U. S. Army Thom A. B. Ditton Wright R. Johnson Protestant Episcopal Church Mt. Pleasant Iowa Christ Episcopal Church Old Fort Sidney Wright Johnson Monmouth Iinois Kearney University of Nebraska Philadelphia Divinity School Anson R. Graves Florence Idella George Fort Sidney Platte Valley St. Luke’s Church Trinity Cathedral Western Mount Pleasant St. Mark’s Pro-Cathedral Hastings F. A. McNeil St. Michael’s Church Winfield E. Post Deam Brinker St. Mark’s Pro- Cathedral Clyde Whitney Scottsbluff H. H. Kane Mitchell Luther W. Gramley Holdrege Col F. Cody Buffalo Bill Willa Cather Rev

Jailed outlaw Nolan escapes Plum Creek jail nightly breakout

On January 7 1879 jack Nolan later John T Nolan shot Mexican Jose Valdez in the city and was taken to Plum Creek for safe keeping. He sauntered out on the night of the 12th while the jailor was away and rode off with Olive's rider. Sheriff James at Hastings offered a $250 reward for Nolan's capture.

Jack Nolan Jose Valdez Plum Creek Nolan John T. Nolan Jack Olive James Hastings

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