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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1891
Page
1
Oucine of Dry Goods has been selected with especial care and comprises some of the best goods from the leading show sale houses in Chicago New York and St Louis.
Boots and Shoes advertises a wide stock of lids and miss tsami children s shoes in all grades plus erased competition prices. Call to view stock and get prees before buying.
A faded update notes a hat shop display with questions about prices and selections. The readable text mentions stock and price hints, inviting readers to view catalogued goods and compare value.
A partial OCR read shows a market items list including flour sacks soap coffee tea dust salt and butter with per unit prices and exchanges. Several items and values are garbled, obscuring definitive destinations or dates.
Special correspondence from Cheyenne County reports multiple neighbors and arrivals. Barnet Stevens proves up on homestead near town. Ed Lo Bracken travels from Orange to Denver. various locals engaged in farming, ditch work, and ranching while editors Cary & Lyon visit the Valley. Describes Cheyenne's growth, upcoming ditch meetings, and remarks on Sidne y and local improvements.
The article extols a modest retiree as a strong man of character and a staunch Republican admirer of Blaine and Gladstone. It notes he served in the 1882 legislature and on Wyoming’s capital commissioners, highlighting his role in securing a state capital building. Also mentions MEC Church ladies grateful for service and a thirty three dollar program surplus to the pastor’s salary. It lists clothing merchants Oberfelder's, and notices about debt, votes, a dwelling for rent, and contact reminders.
Cheyenne County Nebraska officials met April 23 1801 and directed the clerk to advertise for bids by May 13 1801 to build a 60 foot Lodge Pole Creek bridge between Robins and Jink's place. Actions include Lawrence Fork bridge work on the Sidney Redington road, a $7500 limit for additional bridges, resignation and staffing changes on the Soldiers Relief Commission, and adjournment to May 13. Meanwhile a Whitney residence social event drew Sidney’s elite with music and fine dining hosted by Mrs Whitney and guests from multiple denominations.
An evening program featured Miss Allen and Prof McCoy in a duet to cheers, Essig drew applause as he played a piano solo, and other acts including Mr Fred Dawson’s “Bombastic Description of a Midnight Murder” complemented a varied program. The piece ends with a soothing finale by Essig and friends. Also included are notices about trespass penalties at Colton Lake, local business ads, a biographical obituary of John Francis Dye, and public notices on road work bids and county clerk announcements.
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