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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jack Nolan
Jose Valdez
Plum Creek
Nolan
John T. Nolan
Jack
Olive
James
Hastings
OPS Base Date Pricing Charts Form Availability
The Telegraph publishes official forms needed to meet government requirements for base date pricing charts.
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