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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
6
Local notes report social events and weather, with farm chatter about rains and crop prospects. Mentions Miss Irma Struble of Potter, visits from Sidney, and plans for a Bank in Peetz. Also notes hospital visit, exams, a canceled Sunol game, and dance anecdotes.
The Farmer's Union met at Chas Hammond's to plan a township hall. They also discussed an elevator at Lorenzo. Miss Abbie Crusenberry returned home after visiting her sister. Co. S. Chambers sold three fat hogs Tuesday. A dance at John Lingwall's last Saturday drew about forty attendees. The Ladies Improvement Club will meet next at Mrs. Robert Henderson's home.
J B Smith and family hosted by Joel Meyers and others visited in Peetz with Sidney guests in town. The home talent play Timothy Delano's Courtship at Peetz drew a large audience despite lights troubles, featuring cast members Irene Horner and D S Coombs among others. Musical numbers were performed and out of town spectators attended. Daddy Kaifer returned from a homestead project south of Peetz. Growth of new buildings signals regional prosperity as farms expand and plans for homesteading advance with H Aldrup and son C C Aldrup arriving to assist.
Sunol looks to a booming era with a new garage and a forthcoming restaurant. A dance drew large crowds last weekend, and plans flourished for joy rides with a Ford runabout and new hotel business after Ivan Lucas bought the old hotel. A new baby arrived at the Oliver tus home as Mrs Sophia Seda assists with housework.
Heavy rains last week and early this week brought lush green fields and hopeful crop prospects. Community notes record visits by Eckert, Walsh, and Davison families, church attendance, school term end, picnics, box social, and various local transactions and movements around Dalton.
Copious rains hit the divide at the start of the week. Noah Walters hauled hay from Sidney. Jack McGill plans over 100 acres of corn this spring. A B Johnson back living among us and buying seed corn. Otis Dimmick plowed a 100 acre field, two to three days work with engine noise. Farmers report tractors idle due to saturated ground as school closes in District 99 on April 30. The Helping Hand Club gathered at W J Hiett with Mrs. Hiett hosting a lively, well lunch-filled meeting despite showers outside.
J F Whitelock of Peetz Colorado offers various insurance types including fire lightning cyclone hail automobile livestock life health and accident with two established old line companies in North America. He also advertises northwest land bargains emphasizing value and opportunity for buyers seeking solid coverage and property deals.
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