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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
12
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Grand Prairie residents record visitors and daily life events. Mr and Mrs Elmer Larson and sons join the Meyer boys for a Sunday visit to Frank Holmes. Walter Hernbloom and children spent Sunday at the Johnson home. Mrs Albert Frerichs returned from Dalton after an appendectomy and is recovering with Christina Flessner assisting. Frank Lundgrens new house ready for next week move. E A Johnson and son called on Walter Hornbroom Tuesday afternoon. Schoolhouse gathering for practice Monday evening. Mrs Holm and Mrs Lundgren shopped in Sidney Friday. Frank Heinzman returned from Burlington Colorado where he and Mrs Heinzman spent the winter. she will stay another month while he starts spring seeding.
Maple Grove residents share daily errands and visits with Ray Miles helping his brother harvest corn. Ed Miles hosts a comforting Monday afternoon gathering with several neighbors, while many drive to Sidney for shopping or visit relatives. Judy, Grace, and Gladys Holter travel to Sidney, and Will Johnson area families attend varied social outings. A flurry of motor trips, meals, and neighborly gatherings mark the week as families Miss Johnsons and Sharmans remain central in neighborhood life.
In Bunker Hill area farmers work the fields and attend a Farmers Union meeting. Nearby families, including the Bales Borcher Meyers and Sheridan households, enjoy gatherings, dinners, and dances at local homes and centers. Several outings to Gurley Sidney Center and Bronson are noted with many attendees.
Leonard dined at Theo Borcher’s Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Klugand and their daughter visited with family for Sunday dinner. Ernest Hille and family joined. Wm Rhode and sons traveled to Gur ley on Monday. Mrs John Engel and family spent Tuesday afternoon at Wm Rhode’s. John Engel drove to Sidney Monday.
Discussion explains why old consolidation law was repealed in favor of redistricting. Rural schools suffer from small districts forcing one teacher to cover many grades, hindering efficiency. Law aims to form larger, viable districts while preserving some one room schools where geography or roads prevent consolidation. The decision rests with local school electors. redistricting creates potential districts not mandatory.
Cheyenne county school boards should dismiss classes to let teachers attend the Nebraska State Teachers Association initial meeting for District No Six. A strong program includes Dr Hugh S Magill from Washington D C and Dr Charles Fordyce from the University of Nebraska with sessions led by state leaders and educators.
The article notes the woodcock as a prime example of protective coloring. It mentions its bright eyes, the female being larger than the male with weights from eight to twenty seven ounces, its great appetite, and its varying pace from sluggish to swift.
Dalton-Sidney transmission project moves forward with a $21000 bond issue set for April 12. The line would connect Potter Dix and Gurley, delivering power to Cheyenne county farms and expanding service to Pine Bluffs Bushnell Ovid and Julesburg Big Springs areas. Veterans groups push a Seward summer camp and a series of American Legion events with state and federal officials attending.
The American Legion reports swindlers seeking five dollars from ex service men for clothing the government provides by law. The Adjutant General urges Legion aid to thwart these extortion attempts. Veterans should contact the nearest Quartermaster depot or the Quartermaster General in Washington. A rule allows keeping the U S flag covering a casket. relatives may retain it or give it to a Legion post. Graves Registration Service instructs attendants to be courteous and punctual and to notify relatives of delays. The Legion advises flag purchases are unnecessary. Resolutions urge Indianapolis officials to bar Donald O Callaghan Lord Mayor of Cork from speaking. the city returns his convention hall fee and Mayor Jewett weighs banning him from further speaking. An Irish Board of Works member notes Irish groups oppose meetings. A National Press Club Post Legion conference with 100 officials and veteran reps seeks to resolve hospital, training, and compensation delays for disabled veterans.
William F. Piller and wife transfer Lot 12 Block 3 Dalton to Reinhold E. Piller for 2500 dollars. Oberfelder sells Lot 21 Block 1 Oberfelder's Addison Lodgepole to Cyril Kripal. Babcock and wife deed NWY of Section 14 15 02 0 6 to Herbert M. Bassinger and Charles W. Everett. Osborn et al to Wuettmann Lots 5 6 Block 27 Clarkson's Add Sidney 0 dollars 1000.00. L A pkg deeds Lot 11 Block 2 Original Dalton to M. T. Sims for 2 000.60. Mary Alice Grant and husband to Leo E. Osborn et al Lots 4 5 1 Block 18 Sidney 1800.00. Fred If Yost and wife to George C. Foster SW 1 4, W-WPAS. C W Hornaday and wife to Martha Ann Vowell E of NE Sec 14 13 50 6000.00 Warren F. Piper and wife to Harry R. Pittam 2.55 acres in SW of SW Sec 31 1200.00 D R Jones and wife to Ed O Hamilton W of Sec 15 14 iraf 12000.00 Quit-Claim Deed 200 1.00 J Plagman and wife to Charity M Flagg et al S 14 Sec 13 15 W 1.
A Dawson Co Pioneer note recalls a New York banquet where five hundred prominent people paid 2100 a plate, raising questions about publicity and true charity. It contrasts visible generosity with quieter, unseen acts of good, arguing lasting Irish freedom demands substance beyond lavish events.
In a January contest at Port Quirins and during harsh conditions, the Sidney Country Club squad shot 249 of 250 to set a world record for trap shooting. Members Scheurman Tooker Kepler Stansbury Mantor contributed 50s, with Ray Stansbury scoring the season high. a silver belt buckle honors were issued by Essig Hardware.
Readers weigh in on how the new administration should accelerate nationwide business revival. Many argue the new views are known and delays stem from mosseyed interests unsure how far to proceed.
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