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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1907
Page
4
The Telegraph urges approval of a water works plan as Sidney's town wide progress gains momentum. It notes full housing and rising interest from capital while cautioning that a defeat would slow development and increase insurance costs.
The column reports on local figures including A Jankovsky now of Sedgwick Colorado visiting, Edward Bowser and Fred Lehmkuhl returning from Omaha with Bowser nursing a shattered ankle, and Mr Hoffhine of the Lodge Pole Land Co heading east possibly with land buyers. Mrs Wim Kelley of Pine Bluffs Wyoming visits her daughter in town and notes a boom in Bluffs with immigrants arriving.
A mix of moral exhortation and agricultural notes. The piece urges moral consciousness and contrasts fighting evil with doing good. It notes Sedgwick Colorado farmers will plant many potatoes, sourcing seed from Lodgepole, and recommends Bulletin 95 from E. A. Burnet at the Lincoln Agricultural Experiment Station for North Platte Substation results to aid crop raisers.
Three families settle on sections 14 and 26 near Dalton while building homes. Dr. Robinson returns to his homestead north of town after winter teaching in Sidney precinct. Woolsey and Brown unload farm machinery in Dalton. townsite proprietor Handley builds a gasoline engine house for town water. Local teachers attend Bridgeport meeting. Sunday services held at Simla and Dalton schools.
Still kept busy. Even the flies have come. Hugh Ward works at the Dalton ranch and Chas Higgins called at the Poor farm last Sunday. George Shear went to Sidney last Saturday. Ranch life continues with buggy and horseless carriage travel. Cunningham closed a successful Kruse district term. John Quinn visited Shear Ranch. P A Pultz nursed a cold. Mrs Quinn and Miss Baisinger spent Sunday with Mrs Cunningham. Henry Shear nearly finished last year’s corn. Mr and Mrs Witmer visited Quinn ranch. Himer rebuilt the Pleasant View school chimney. A young man seeks marriage but is shrugged off. only one girl said yes with mother’s blessing. Gustaphson visited Quinn last week.
William Armour Bronson of Sterling visits Len Sherwin while T F Voeltz of Parkersburg Iowa visits daughter Mrs R Perso Morrie Rise of Lodgepole takes over the Perso ranch The Bronson base ball team holds its first meeting Sunday John Selang visits Potter and Mr Harrison a Iowa moves into new Christenson ranch Len Sherwin visits Potter Tuesday
A Kansas farmer notes the universal problem of affording a $2,000 preacher for $750 a year across denominations. Other quotes laugh at heredity in sports with a pun about a chronic kicker. Local papers praise prompt debt repayment as a virtue.
A roundup of quips and curiosities from political jests to social anecdotes. Notes on Speaker Cannon, Esch, Harriman, and other figures, plus a missing Buffalo woman, poems, and odd inventions spark a satirical snapshot of public life.
A Cheyenne County Nebraska bank report details assets and liabilities dated 1907 with cash, U S bonds and reserve components and a sworn cashier statement. A notice invites bids to build a Lodge Pole Creek bridge between sections 31 and 38 2 townships 14 range 48 at Sidney with steel and concrete abutments, bid opening on April 22 1907 and county board right to reject all bids.
Mary Langholm contesting Olin C. Wilson for land in section 26 township 14 north range 51 west alleging lack of residence absence and no cultivation. Hearing set for April 1 1907 before U.S. Land Office officials in North Platte with prior appearance and publication ordered for due process.
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