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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1912
Page
1
Washington dispatches report the Borah bill reduces homestead residence to three years after Senate action. The Senate fixed eighteen months and Kinkaid's amendment in the House raises to twenty months. Nebraska settlers stand to prove up immediately, cutting wait times under prior law.
Evangelist Parvin and assistant Prof. Miles who leads the song service arrived yesterday and held the first revival meeting at the Methodist Church last night. They will conduct services throughout the coming week inviting all to attend.
L. F. Closman began repairs yesterday on the vacant Callahan Building room formerly used by the Central meat shop and plans to open a modern billiard hall.
The Shirleys offered an enjoyable musical entertainment Thursday night followed by a dance. The crowd was not large yet proved very appreciative of the performance.
Edgar Dedrick just returned from Omaha and T Beson of Nebraska Telephone in Sidney yesterday. The First National Bank reports an excellent financial showing. H A Fecht from Dalton reports heavy snowfall blockading the country. Band concert last Tuesday night drew a well attended crowd despite bad weather. Commissioners in session next Monday.
A. B. Jackson plans to remove his stock around March 5 into the room in the Cleburne building vacated by S. Fishman’s men’s clothing department. The attorney general rules new judges and clerks must be appointed for the upcoming primary and general elections, and the County Clerk asks political committees to recommend parties for precinct appointments.
Nomination of candidates from north west and south sections is in order. J. J. McIntosh and BE. W. Ziebert will remain in office for the coming year. Roy Price, a local resident, was brought to county court for language that provoked disturbance and fined ten dollars plus costs and ordered to leave town.
Western seed corn specials largely skipped by weather as North Platte nearest stop. Few farmers met trains, limiting usefulness. W F Bassett improves after hospital care in Omaha as family stays nearby. Ed Puthoff suffered a serious cave-in injury in Nevada and is hospitalized in San Francisco with a fractured thigh.
Litigation over the corner property occupied by the Sidney Mercantile Co. ended with a settlement. FE McLernon sold to B A Jones and J W Harper for 8200, and Jones and Harper transferred their interests to the Mercantile Co. at an increased price.
Mrs J A Bentley led a Thursday afternoon session with her Domestic Science class to study desserts. The group sampled grape nut pudding and sherbet and noted the recipes in their notebooks. Mrs Callahan assisted and supported the course throughout the event.
Mrs. Phillips departed Wednesday morning for Toledo Iowa after a delightful visit with her daughter Mrs J A Bentley and family. She will visit another daughter in Iowa on her way home. While in Sidney she was guest of honor at several social functions and made many warm friends and admirers.
Mrs H C Johnson and her two children leave Friday morning for Portland Oregon to visit Mrs Johnson's mother.
Sidney won the first debate in the championship series at Alliance. The event includes eight district schools with Sidney facing the Alliance winner and next meeting set with the Scottsbluff Minatare winner. Sidney was represented by Llewellyn Martin John Witters and Vance Doty.
Prof Sid ney Smith from Lincoln Nebraska will oversee crop profitability trials at the St George ranch aided by Charles Williams and a corps of Advent School graduates. An additional manager Jewell and Carl Jones will handle dairy work and overall property management respectively.
R. A. Grim district plant chief of the Nebraska Telephone Co. paid a business visit to Sidney this week to review local operations and network needs.
Manager Peer reports a fine time at the Shriners celebration. Jamie Stokes is off duty with tonsil litis. M. A. Shipman travels to New York to visit his father. Wedge plow 987 ran Sidney to Cheyenne on Wednesday to clear snow. Gus Buckingham, longtime U.P. conductor, is reinstated and will start work immediately. Double tracking work to begin when weather allows. could run Julesburg to Sidney this season. Ties distributed, rails on ground since fall.
Harry Bixby entertained the boys' junior basketball team Sunday evening for his sixteenth birthday. Guests included Al Bentley H P Loft Goldwin Doran Lowell Fuller Clayton Parks and Jay Closman. They started with a theater party at Crystal Theater then to the Bixby home for luncheon. The evening was enjoyed by all and left fond memories.
Martha Herbert four-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert died Wednesday after a year long illness eleven miles southeast of Sidney Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm at the Catholic church with interment in Sidney cemetery.
The six month old baby boy of Mr and Mrs R H McCarty of the Sidney Draw died Wednesday from spinal meningitis after whooping cough and pneumonia as a complication. The body was shipped in a sealed casket to Central City Nebraska for burial.
John Keenan aged about 25 died Thursday morning at two o'clock in Dalton of consumption. Funeral services were held in the Catholic Church at Dalton Friday at 10 with Father Kampmann of Sidney officiating. Interment followed in the Catholic Cemetery.
Mrs. Margaret Hicks and her son Leonard left the Whisler ranch near Sidney for Long Pine Nebraska on Thursday. They will be missed by many friends with Minnie remaining at school in Sidney for the year.
Dr. Pace of Chicago from the legal and medical departments of the Modern Woodmen of America visited Thursday to interview camp clerk Robert A. Barlow. New books arrive at Jackson’s Furniture Co.
Frank J. Wiegand and Miss Frances E. Poppen exchanged vows at Dalton Catholic church on February 24. A second Protestant ceremony followed February 25 at the bride’s home with Rev. J A Bohnsen officiating. The couple will reside eight miles west of Dalton on a 640 acre tract.
C. O. Berling and Miss Lorene Muir were recently married in St. Louis. The groom, formerly of Sidney, has lived in St. Louis for about a year where he works as a barber. The bride is described as an estimable St. Louis woman. Cheyenne County friends send belated congratulations.
The article notes a snowstorm arriving overnight on Thursday and suggests March may end gently after a harsh start. It expresses hope for a favorable harvest in summer despite current days of discomfort.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shatto welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday February 27. The birth adds a new member to the family.
The Dorcas Society hosts an Exchange at the Essig store on Saturday afternoon March 2. Home cooked items will be offered including cakes bread pies and rolls ensuring plenty of tasty choices.
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