Kimball and Antelopeville split by town plats and names
The Bay State company laid out Kimball on the north side of the track while south side plats name Antelopeville. The station and post office stay Kimball, and a local voting precinct is Antelope precinct. Elmer and Pomery report a deep water well north of Brownson with a five foot sandstone deposit. Snow cycles continue with a midweek melt then a fresh storm. temperatures drop. A maple sugar festival and concert at Masonic hall features the Ft Sidney orchestra, with sugar served. Trognitz builds rapidly, and a broken ashlar wall is replaced with a dressed stone step. Sidney Lodge 198 members visit Big Springs Lodge 405 to initiate fifteen new members. Attorney Swenson seeks mandamus to declare Sidney a city of the second class and to empower warding, mayoral and council election. School dismissals enable teachers to attend Alliance district association. Andy Ladine reports exceptional snow and cold. grass is buried four months, hay is scarce and stock thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State Company
Kimball
Antelopeville
Antelope
Elmer & Pomery
Brownson
Masonic Hall
1.C.G.T
Prof
de Gray
Orchestra String Band
Ft. Sidney
Trognitz
Sidney Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Big Springs
Joseph M. Swenson
Sidney
District ’Court
Board of Trustees
Alliance
Andy Ladine
Clara
Snowbound Nebraska and Local Life Across Decades
Thirty five to sixty five years of local notes recount heavy snow from Lodge Pole to Omaha, banking and rancher chatter, and community memories. The item spans floods of snow, weddings in Sidney and Kimball, land deals, a failed high school fundraiser, sleigh rides, spring snow melt, and a Crook accident with injuries.
Cheyenne County circulars to promote settlement mailed
The Telegraph printers will start producing 30 000 circulars Friday to advertise Cheyenne County to eastern settlers. Six Sidney golfers set a course record with Jay Closman posting 63 total, 33 on the outside and 30 on the inside. U S A Theatre plans a real old time fiddlers contest on March 30. Plans approved for a parish hall 40 by 32 feet between the rectory and church. Fire at Post Row house occupied by Guy Clark and Rev Coroell drew crowd and smoke from a flue. little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Jay Closman
Closman
Ed Stiverson
U.S.A
Cheyenne Cunty
Sidney Hosts Highway Meeting and Museum Plan
Logan county citizens attended an Akron highway conference backing Route 113 between Storting and Peetz as part of the Black Hills-Denver corridor. The Sidney chamber of commerce launched a public museum project, preserving local relics and records. Kenosha Auto Transport named Sidney as its only cross country distributing point with a local headquarters lease. Sidney music students will compete in 16 events at the western Nebraska music contest in Mitchell on April 3 and 4, with 84 students representing Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan County
Akron
Storting
Peetz
Black Hills
Denver
Chamber of Commerce
P. E. Spehr
Episcopal Church
Sidney
Kenosha Auto Transport Company
Doran to Retire as Toppenish Bank President After Forty Years
W S Doran a Sidney native and brother of Guy V Doran and Mrs Rebecca Baker will retire April 1 as president of the Toppenish Washington branch of Seattle First National Bank after forty years with the institution. Housing strain grows as tourist traffic forecasts rise and a house to house campaign is planned to list available sleeping rooms. Edward Colone enters county sheriff race as Democrat challenging incumbent W W Schulz. Eight girls from Sidney lodge named DeMolay Sweethearts. Franklin Hornaday a famed tenor will give a Sidney High School concert next Monday with summer engagements listed including The Student Prince and Blossom Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Doran
Sidney
Guy V. Doran
Rebecca Baker
Toppenish, Washington
Seattle First National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Edward Colone
W. W. Schulz
Sidney News Highlights Tax Bill Vote And Local Incidents
Population figures place Sidney-8,122 and SOD-1,378 in a census released by Roger Epley. The City Auditorium kitchen upgrades were discussed, and Sidney officers reported six youths stealing 90 candy bars with three found in a chicken coop. no charges filed. In Lincoln, LB421 LB422 LB423 sales income tax bill failed in committee 5 to 4. plans to revive the measure were noted despite postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney-Ordville
Sidney Community Improvement Project
Roger Epley
Sidney
City Auditorium
City of City
Sidney Department
Howard
Bud) Portz
Sidney BP
Charles Lafler
Robert Wolfe
Harold Lessig
Robert Michelson
Tiler
Plains Drive-In
Lincoln
Theegislature
H. L. Gerhart
Newman Grove
Balance of
Gerhart
Hans O. Jensen
Aurora
Willard H. Waldo
DeWitt
Fern Orme
Theodore H. McCosh
Gering
Witnesses to Hold Assembly for Bible Education in New Castle
Jehovah's Witnesses plan a three day circuit assembly in New Castle Wyoming from April 28 to 30 1961 announced by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Fred Frederski says the event focuses on Christian Bible education with talks ministerial discussions and a baptism of new ministers on Saturday afternoon. The Sunday main address debates the 20th Century in Bible Prophecy. Cub Scouts note included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses
Newcastle
Wyo
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Sidney
Fred Frederski
Lincoln Nebra ska School Conservation Day Program
Nebraska counties implement school conservation day programs for rural and urban elementary students every two years. Extension conservationist Harold Gilman notes mornings target 7th and 8th graders with afternoon field observations of conservation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Extension
Harold Gilman
Planning and Conducting Your School Conservation Day
Programs may obtain Nebraska Circular E C 57 119 at county Extension offices for guidance on organizing and running a conservation day.
Telegraph Want Ad Line
Classified telegraph style notice invites readers to place ads by phone at 5883.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Benkelman
Omaha
State Journal
Lodge Pole
Redington
George H. Davis
Mamie A. Bartholomew
Tucker
J.S. Leamer
Caroline Schuler
William L. Ravert
Mancourt
M. E
Frank Winkelman
Jacob
Henry Mayer
Ickes
Mayers
Cheyenne County
Pate
Miss Chase
Jas. Birdwell
Higgins
Edgar E. Bull
Mabel Peterson
Commercial Hotel
Roy Gregory
Charles Eddleman
Crook
Metz
Town
Mr. Gregory
Eddleman
Dr. Mantor
Telegraph
Mitchell
J. W. Cochran
James J. O'Reilly
Hughes Aircraft Co
Holloman Air Force Base
N. M
Luxembourg
Den
North Platte Monument Co
Frank Longan
Linden Sidney
Nebr
Meadow
Bunny
Lie
Black Patent
Life
Youthcraft
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