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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1886
Page
3
A patchwork of notes from Sidney and surrounding areas recounts births and community events, business moves, real estate sales, and transportation delays. Local figures include E splinging’s newborn, Power & Whitney’s goods, and Fairfield & Co relocation. Daniel Wight’s washout delays trains, while new ventures and cattle shipments surface from Sterling, Camp Clarke, and neighboring towns.
Reports include Bracken importing a Cleveland bay stallion and a red Duroc Jersey arrival, a fire alarm drawing 100 workers, a bagging attack on Charley Peterson, and the coroner ruling Caroly’s death accidental. Community events mention a Episcopal guild bazar, theatre meetings, and improvements at the Arcade. Local commerce covers cattle shipments, a new partnership for general store and bank plans, and postmaster petition efforts. Notables note visits and local incidents as jurors are summoned for May term.
Rectors in the Compass Cattle company siting on the North Platte river and A B Persinger's Washington trip anchor city notes. Depositions take place in a Feefeven case in Sidney this month while Morris Davis prepares for a ten day layoff in the car department. Ogden visitors Mr Isaac Rubel and wife stop in Sidney. Mr and Mrs W E Goode plan a trip to Coldwater Michigan due to Rev A E Ricker’s illness. A bank venture in Kimball with S J Shirley and A Bickel is slated as Mr F M Shirley passes through town. Lee and Fitzgerald pursue a canyon ranch across the river opposite Tabor. U P railway issues freight train policy changes affecting tickets and passes. Chief the stallion suffers bladder inflammation near Brownson but recovers with Dr Griswold care. Rev Johnaback may join Nidway mission with rectory plans and renewed parish activity.
A dense list of business briefs notes offerings from Essig's on wallpaper window shades carpets and furniture to bread from Corner Bakery and fresh meat at Fitch's market. It also lists farm equipment mowing machinery about Wells and Frank Hyde, trucking and irrigation land for lease, a truck garden near Sidney, and a stray sale for two loaded mules with Liberal reward.
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