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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
4
National political notes recall Grover Cleveland’s death at his Princeton home on June 24. The piece praises Taft and Sherman, reflects on Cleveland’s legacy, and endorses H. L. Cook for State Auditor and J. A. Williams for State Railway Commissioner in the Republican primaries.
Guy Shoemaker and Miss Annie Gunderson wed by Rev Gundermar at the Lutheran church on a Saturday afternoon. They depart on No. 7 for Laramie where the groom works on the railroad. Miss Gunderson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Adam Gunderson of Herdon and has taught in Cheyenne and Kimball counties. The groom taught at Herdon school for the past years.
Local updates record visits and greetings among residents, including Chas Voeltz, Carla Kibler, Mrs. Osgood, and E. M. Rose family, plus a note on Ed Anderson leaving for Glendive. A severe storm near the Point of Rocks causes hail damage, broken windows, and crop losses. Bronson beats Potter 14 to 7 in a recent game.
Hail and rain hit the diggings last Monday evening. Dalton hauls pasta from Sidney. Ed and John Quinn on the sick list. Oldershaw and Yeake visited the Hard Times ranch. People cultivate corn and spuds. Mrs Tarkington and Miss Cushing head to North Platte. Pomeroy loses a horse to lightning. Daugherty and Quinn inspect the dipping vat. Boys attend a ball game at Potter and win. Daugherty family and Miss Higgins and Miss Baker visit the Quinn ranch. Socials plan Dalton celebration. Nelson of Sextrap passes through en route to Sidney. Baker receives new well casing. Cunningham begins sod house on his claim. Tom Quinn helps A Matthews break a horse. Cen tre correspondent back after brief absence. Shrear and Stanton visit Potter for a pleasure trip.
Mosquitos are plentiful as residents report weekend activity around Bridgeport. Sam Dunn, Mike Rowlan, Pat Rowlan, Will Austin, A Johnson, and others were seen about town. The Riley’s Grove July Fourth celebration remains on with full program and typical festivities.
Dalton greets visitors and locals for an expected big Fourth with dances, ball games, races, and a dance at Armuth Gaertmeyer hall. Prominent mentions include new hardware store run by Wm Gaetzmeyer, Kivett Land Co. sales, and a large imported Percheron reportedly weighing 1995 pounds.
A train load of cattle sold in Omaha for 20000 dollars at 8 dollars per hundred pounds. Buyers from South Omaha packing houses praised the alfalfa fed cattle as among the finest and fatted them on a corn alfalfa mix. Packers plan exhibits at the National Corn Exposition to prove meat superiority of alfalfa corn fed steers and fund the display. Herman Springer advertises real estate services in English or German.
Chicago held a general cleanup day with school children clearing vacant lots. After 3:30 p.m. they received tools from school janitors and within an hour produced large piles of waste paper tin cans old shoes and other refuse.
Mr and Mrs M Perkins visited at A Perkins last Sunday. Mary Rilen expected home from Scottsbluffs today. Tom Perkins visited at Andy Johnsons last Sunday. Mr Bewley and daughters went to Dalton last Saturday. Raymond Bros enlarging their pasture. Edgar Hedges a pleasant caller at Marlowe last week. Nearly everyone busy dipping cattle. Several installing new telephones to stay in touch. Ernest Ruhter ready to take windmill erection contracts. May Babb visited Columbus Perkins at Ruhter ranch last Sunday evening. Paul Collart says homesteading is tough and he is ready to wed when papers arrive. Several attended the Dalton dance last week. Wn Krei a caller at Hais ton ranch last Monday.
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