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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1923
Page
11
The Telegraph outlines a comprehensive program including paving Central Avenue and Second Street, a Subway under U P tracks, a new Burlington depot, permanent Fair Grounds buildings, Lodgepole Valley irrigation, and expanded diversified farming, dairying, and stock raising with growth where justified and possible.
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners designated The Telegraph as the official newspaper for the year and awarded a $999 bid, amid objections to the bidding process. The Telegraph argues the method was unfair and penny wise, stressing that newspapers serve the public and deserve fair compensation for their services.
Mr and Mrs John Jurgens of east Gurley spent Thursday shopping in Sidney. He notes winter wheat has greatly improved in three weeks and seems favorable. J M Swenson, once a Sidney figure now in Burlington Colorado, visited Sidney Monday with J S Ware, a newspaper feature writer curious about this section of the world.
Mrs O C Jones declared no one could surprise her yet a lodge meeting drew her to friends. After a business session she announced a fresh cake and invited them to a party, turning the night into a cheerful gathering despite the stealthy setup.
A New York Sun item reflects on how old songs resurface in cabarets stirring nostalgia for moonlit nights and past romances. The piece cites a couple recalling favorites from Maritana and a humorous bathroom association with The Heart Bowed Down, hinting at generational gaps in operatic exposure.
A historical note claims 17 bullion carriers were sunk by British and Dutch navies off Vigo bay in Spain during the late Seventeenth century. The treasure valued at about 100 million dollars supposedly remains on the sea floor, awaiting recovery.
A husband pleads with his wife visiting relatives and schemes a cruel mix up of wallpaper after she leaves. He writes daily, feigns illness, but she refuses to return. He directs a paperhanger to mismatch wallpaper between dining and front rooms, triggering her return in surprise.
A guest at an upstate hotel observed a cigar stand clerk place a bill on the cash register keys before ringing up a sale. The clerk pressed the button, gave the change, then slid the bill into the drawer to avoid disputes and miscounts.
Dr Harold Sellerg Colton told the American Society of Ecologists in Boston that most cliff dwellers in Arizona lived on flat ground, not in cliffs. He cited four kinds of pottery found in the San Francisco mountains, noting they may reflect different times or parallel cultures. The distribution appears horizontal, with each pottery type occupying a distinct region.
The article reports on scientists refuting the claim that survivors of great dangers encounter a rapid life-review. It states truthful individuals focus solely on the danger, with no recollection of their past, unless something directly visible prompts reflection.
J R Brown went to Denver on business Wednesday. John F Shuler of Dalton was busy in this city Tuesday. A P Kripal came up from Lodge Pole last Wednesday. F W West of Dalton was a Wednesday shopper in the city. W C Knight, a Lorenzo citizen, was in this city on Tuesday. Dr I G Simon of Denver was a Wednesday visitor in Sidney. Born to Mr and Mrs Walter Co Meyers of Bronson on March 24 a son. Francis Chapman receiver of the First National Bank spent Tuesday in North Platte. Ed M Johnson of Potter was attending to business matters in Sidney on Wednesday. Glen Bales of Bunker Hill took care of business matters for the farm bureau on Tuesday in Sidney. B W Bonham went to Omaha on Tuesday evening to attend the consistory of the Masonic Order. Mrs Henry Null of North Platte has been visiting for a few days with her many friends in Sidney. Fred Zimmer and Gerald Pitman returned Thursday from Denver where they are students at Regis College. Miss Edna Granneman is enjoying this week in Grand Island where she is attending grand lodge of the Lady Maccabees. The little son of Theodore Matthew son of Bronson had his tonsils removed Saturday with hopes of improving his health. Mrs D R Campbell returned last night from Omaha greatly improved in health and materially gaining in avoirdupois. A & Hardy is greatly improving his residence property. He is causing a stone coping to be placed and a gorgeous flower garden is to be outlined. BE C Warden of Kansas City Missouri a welding expert from the SeneCa Electric Welding Co has been in Sidney for three days instructing Joseph Hahler in the art of electric welding.
Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Tight hosted as a guest this week their son Samuel, a medical student at the University in Omaha. He is a welcome Eastertide visitor.
Charlie Trognitz reports ill health and contemplates visiting his former home in Pennsylvania where he has found water beneficial. Eva Miles returned from Medicine Row Wyoming after visiting Mr and Mrs B J Edgerton who host a Harper coal mine operation. Eva traveled with Helen Wooldridge in Cheyenne. Alaska lumber draw from national forests tallies around 86 percent per Forest Service.
Throughout South America French is almost universally read with editions of the classics in most homes and book stores filled with modern French writers of prose or verse, both in translation and original.
This excerpt defines cousin terminology. It explains that children of brothers or sisters are first cousins, their children are second cousins, and a child of a first cousin is a first cousin once removed to the cousin in question.
A local high school declamatory contest is scheduled for 7 30 P M at M E Church on Friday April 6 with participants from area schools performing various readings and orations.
A compact classified item advertising expert watch and jewelry repair services. It highlights diamond setting as a specialty and names E. J. Marcotte of Siiney’s Jeweler along with W. N. Wiker, an optometrist, as associates or endorsements.
The Woman's Club hosts a bake sale at The Hahler Meat Market on Saturday April 21. White Daisy Flour from Gurley made with Cheyenne County wheat will be sold, with Leonard's Cash Grocery carrying the product.
If your clock needs repairing Phone 119 and we will call for, repair and deliver it. E. J. Marcotte, Sidney’s Jeweler, W. H. Wiker, Optometrist.
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