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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
16
A letter describes the inauguration day visit to the Senate gallery with Mrs. Coolidge and family in attendance. Foreign dignitaries wore court uniforms, the vice president's entrance sparked laughter, and Dawes delivered a pointed address signaling a strong start to the 66th Congress. Administration details and ceremony sequence are noted with vivid observer commentary.
Nebraska pupils will collect small contributions March 26 and 27 to fund a National Maritime Memorial in Washington. Governor McMullen and Superintendent Matzon support the effort led by the Navy and Marine Memorial Fund committee. The project features a bronze wave crest statue and extensive platforms, with ceremonies coordinated through Banksers Trust Company of New York. Congress approved the plan, and the memorial will be erected at the U.S. Capitol. Garence Lange, westbound mail pilot, forced to land near Kimball due to weather. plane unharmed and mail transferred.
Farmers using the agricultural extension service saved about one extra pig per sow compared to the state average last year and raised them to 200 pounds by six months. Hog lot sanitation keeps pigs away from eggs and disease germs, with clean sows, soap and water, and new ground housing reducing worm or disease risks. Old houses can be cleaned with scalding water to become as safe as new.
The Royal Neighbors station convention met in Sterling on Tuesday starting at 10 AM. Delegates registered at the Odd Fellows hall, with a reception at Hotel Graham. The convention gathered at the Elks home, a luncheon was served by Christian church women, and state officers attended the one day session.
The Potter Review celebrates its 13th year and looks ahead to a new year with hope for easier days. The local school board met Monday evening and hired four instructors for the coming year. Superintendent C B Toof was reelected along with Mantle Laing and Carrie Green. Several applications for open positions were received. The board aims to finalize the staff shortly.
Vincent Shea badly crushed three toes at work in a local sugar factory when a beet basket weighing seven to eight hundred pounds fell from four or five feet. He was helping two men adjust the basket when the chain slipped or broke. The incident left him lucky to keep his foot.
The state versus E D L Griffith for first degree murder began with juror examination by Judge J Tu Tewell. County Attorney E E Torgeson and James Keefe of North Platte represent the state while Beatty Halligan Fred Wright defend Griffith. Opening statements were made after impaneling a jury of twelve with three alternates. the first witness set to testify at 9:00 this morning per the Western Nebraska Observer.
Mr. and Mrs. H Kano spent a day or two in North Vlatte the first of the week. Mr Kano is a Japanese worker employed under the direct supervision of Bishop Beecher to look after the welfare of the Japanese residents of western Nebraska. He will visit the settlements of Japanese over the district and assist in building a religious and civic life aligned with the church traditions.
Preparations by the hospital board mark the first anniversary of the new building in April with a banquet and talks by Bishop Keeney and other prominent state figures. February’s monthly report notes new features including an anesthetist, X ray department, and a laundry, with 116 patients treated, five as free, 53 operations, ten births, and one death.
A basket used to carry ashes at the Beatrice Cream station on M street Friday evening caused a small blaze that was extinguished with little damage. The fire burned a hole in the floor and scorched a coral bin. Joe Winslow, cream company agent, said ashes dumped Tuesday morning caused the fire and he did not suspect any fire remained.
Ola McQueen seventeen year old son of Mrs Brant of Brule died Saturday evening after his horse at the mail box half a mile north of his home stumbled and fell breaking his neck. He was a nephew of Mrs James Mitchell of Big Springs. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved relatives.
Advice for handling nursery stock specifies unpacking and covering with moist soil in a cool cellar or outdoors. Water cellar storage often and store outdoors in a well drained trench two feet deep, placing trees inclined, with roots and half the tops buried under moist dirt.
Byron Applegate and his son Lohren, father and brother of Dr I M Applegate of Ogallala, died when their closed car was struck by a westbound passenger train No 1 at a crossing near Paxton. The accident happened about 4 pm as they were returning from the Meyers place to feed cattle. The bodies were taken to Paxton, identified, then returned to Sutherland. Mr Applegate Sr. had lived in Lincoln county 35 years and was a longtime farmer and cattle feeder. He leaves a wife, two daughters and two sons. Mr Applegate Jr leaves a wife and four small children.
Archaeologists excavating dunes near St. Thomas Nevada report the Lost City uncovering four horse shoe shaped adobe houses with ten or more rooms around a central court. Finds include carved rock mortars, skeletons averaging five feet in height, dogs buried with a child, ancient dice, squash seeds, and a fine woven blanket while bones reveal refined features.
Paul Bryan a Scottsbluff business man and World War I veteran was buried with full American Legion honors in Scottsbluff after noon Monday He served in Company A 365th Infantry 89th Division and fought in the St Mihiel drive and other actions in France in May 1918 Keith McGee of Scottsbluff served as pallbearer Died from effects of gas poisoning per Bridgeport News Blade
Wangs for the first annual Deuel county fair in Chappell were chosen at a meeting of stockholders and directors last week. The fair runs September 14 to 16 with plans for buildings and a ready premium list featuring eighteen stock classes and twenty agricultural product classes. Lights and water to be installed and buildings erected. Three thousand dollars in prizes for race horses are included in the premiums.
A Washington observer notes a crowded six week period with a Nebraska governor's wife luncheon at the White House, detailing Mrs. Howell's account of a dinner with President Coolidge, Senator Howell, and family. It recounts Nebraska reception for Gov Mullen and the opening congressional week with remarks on Speaker Gillett and general Senate mood.
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