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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1891
Page
1
Boots and Shoes advertises a specialty in Indica and misses and children's footwear across all grades. It invites customers to call, compare our prices, and obtain pricing before purchasing.
Our stock for the coming season is large and complete and prices are set to fit the times. Do not buy headwear until you see our stock and get prices.
A fragmented note discusses eggs and a shattered item, mentions exchange, and questions what the deal will net in Omaha or Denver, with Marketa referenced as a stand in place. The readable text centers on trade value and regional mentions.
The Sidney celebration promises full, well organized proceedings with speakers, a parade, a $50 ball game between Cheyenne and Sidney players, fast horse races, a grand free dance, and music by the 21st Territorial Band. Crop prospects look bright as locals and visitors, including the Drury party, anticipate a gala turnout.
A reflective verse on a fireside scene as rain falls and shadows lengthen. The speaker recalls bright faces from the past and envisions a loved one with blue eyes, a golden hair memory, near the old hearth. The poem closes with a tranquil line of light from the distant shore.
A portrait of Sidney social life from settlement days through 1890s highlights. It notes circles like Chanteauqua and High School Literary, a 1882 rink, dramatic clubs, and a thriving women’s benevolent orders led by the King. It covers churches Catholic, M 5, Lutheran and Episcopal, Baptist lacks a church building, and a Dunkard society two miles out. It lists dog tax payments, stock-at-large rules, tax receipts, and a 2:00 p.m. Monday school board election in Sidney.
Special correspondence from Camp Clarke June 23 1891 notes heavy rains irrigating crops and sod shanties, with a bright outlook for a bountiful year. Mentions Henry Hunt on sick list, new homesteader, talk of a local school, irrigation enthusiasm, and locals such as C E Logan and L E Dabold.
June 25 1801 Ludwick Thompson completes last field plowing in garden like fashion Ife diligent farmers till ground well Mr Nar per leads Water Side property remodeling house near finish Family plans to move in soon Mr Mogeberg sick with rheumatism Sard buildings failing from rains Crops look good abundant new potatoes Miss Belle Brooks visiting May Harper Sunday School at sod church all invited Kruse horses and colts injured by fence Philo Brooks loses cow Gardens look fine charities in focus
June 23 1891 Grand Prairie Nes special correspondence reports steady rains and improving crops. Farmers discuss corn and potatoes while visitors fill Garmentman’s home and a school meeting nears. A party at Ta Smith’s and sheep shearing progress span a busy rural scene with weather shaping the harvest.
Miss Ela Lantz of Lincoln visits the post while Dr. Brook of Portland stays with Lieut. Brook. Captain J W Duncan is the post’s first sharpshooter. Several soldiers reenlist, promotions occur, and routine post life details fill the Sidney Neb fragment. Enlisted men desertions noted, officers attend exams at Fort Leavenworth, and local entertainments raise funds for the parsonage debt.
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