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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
4
A witty couplet-like note quotes Ben Franklin urging that time be cherished, not wasted, highlighting prudence and the value of life. The aphorism emphasizes act now and avoid squandering precious minutes.
The capital faces another scandal linked to recently installed nude statues. A witty suggestion proposes dressing them in trouserettes to restore modesty. The note adds regional quips about Kansas grasshoppers and a fence rider for the state line, with a Fremont hunting incident referenced in a juggler vein.
A Monday afternoon bill proposes medical inspection of public school pupils in Omaha. The measure directs the city to provide routine health checks for students and outlines responsibilities for local authorities in implementing the program.
A plan is underway to purchase the Fremont Normal School for state use as an additional normal school. The proposal aims to expand teacher training facilities and consolidate state education efforts in Fremont.
A proposed seven thousand dollar yearly program for medical inspection of schoolchildren under health department direction is praised as a dangerous diseases prevention measure. The article notes incidents from Syracuse and Beatrice including eye injury, smallpox in a prison, a kerosene-related near tragedy, and a disappearance suggesting possible foul play.
Cheyenne County commissioners meet in adjourned session on February 17 1911. They approve a $200 bond for Gua Wellner and appoint H L Mantor H E Mantor and J W McDaniel to the Board of Health. A public highway from the southeast corner of Sec 24 to the northeast corner of Sec 13 is declared opened and 66 feet wide as Road No 197. Audited claims listed for the general fund including Sid nev y water supplies additions and payrolls. board adjourns to March 4 1911.
C. H. Painter aged about sixty, living five miles west of Schuyler Nebraska, died by hanging in a hayloft. Believed to have acted in temporary insanity over small troubles. Survived by a wife and four grown children. he was in good financial circumstances.
A Fort Morgan party promised a swimming match between two girls but guests discovered the feature was a staged display with a bowl of water and a floating watch, leaving men feeling cheated. The Holdrege news notes a cooperative grocery delivery plan by local grocers and two market men to run shared deliveries four times daily, aiming to cut costs and benefit the community if successful.
Four occupants in a car two miles south of Macon were thrown out when the vehicle overturned. Three women were seriously injured and one is expected to die from crushed bones protruding through the skin. Mr Brown escaped without injury and the car was wrecked.
A partial ledger fragment shows liabilities with figures 141 3 2 1,622 00 25 00 321 01. The text lacks context or accompanying assets, making full interpretation difficult.
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