SOUTH DIVIDE FARM NOTES AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mr Fulton plowed one hundred acres for Mr Smith near Lorenzo. Earl Hiett couple welcome a daughter born last Monday night. John Bittner plows flax with a steam plow. John Call rents Zeigler farm portion for the year. Simon Fishman sowed his two farms on the divide to wheat. Herman Braver farms the Wacker place this year. Carl Mahr hauled hay from town this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hiett
John Bittner
John Call
Zeigler
Simon Fishman
Herman Braver
Carl Mahr
Weather, seed progress and local visits in Sidney
Good weather prevails and seeding has progressed rapidly the past week. Albert Jeudes was trading in Sidney Saturday. Ray Bayne has returned after an absence of several weeks, County Sup't. Mrs. Stark was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Portrey Saturday night. Mr. Dobrinski was a Sidney visitor Saturday. We understand a brother of J Hi Harrs has traded for the Devine farm. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jeudes visited Mr. and Mrs. Korsmeyer of Pleasant View last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs T. H. Epps were trading in Sidney Tuesday. Joe Rollman was a Sidney visitor on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jeudes
Sidney
Ray Bayne
County Sup
Stark
Frank Portrey
Dobrinski
J Hi. Harrs
Devine Farm
Wm. Jeudes
Korsmeyer
Pleasant View
District 76 Meeting Chooses School House Use
Clara is all right Ray Bayne visited from Sidney. Crebs surveys land diggings Daugherty delivered trees at county seat Selch and children plus Gertrude Atherton visited The Ash Grove ranch. A large crowd attended the District 76 meeting with 27 votes cast to repurpose the school house for entertainment. Yaske heads to Wyoming to improve homestead Higgins reports a fine fall wheat crop Daugherty distributes trees at Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bayne
Sidney
Crebs
Mr. Daugherty
Selch
Gertrude Atherton
Ash Grove Ranch
Fred Yaske
Wyoming
P. T. Higgins
John Daugherty
Potter
Sidney Draw and Community Notes from Juniata County
Ernest Ruhter works for C S Chambers as Hammond Bros begin breaking for him on Tuesday. District 36 closed Friday with an enjoyable program. Small grain: most is in, some corn. Ground fine but a rain is needed. J O Waltz visited Sidney Thursday. A schoolhouse dance is planned for Saturday night. A prairie fire on the north hills Sunday caused concern, but Henderson, Anderson, and Chambers helped avert damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ruhter
C S. Chambers
Hammond Bros
C. S. Chambers
J. O. Waltz
Sidney
North Hills
Messrs Henderson, Anderson and Chambers
Lodgepole Notes and Local Movements in Early Week
LODGEPOLE G G LaSalle attended business affairs from Julesburg Colorado on Monday. Mrs J W Rogers and daughter left Saturday on No 4 for a visit in the eastern part of the state. Simon Fishman of Sidney visited Lodgepole on No 4 Saturday evening and returned on No 17 that night. Clara Pettys has had appendicitis and missed school. Ruby Bates spending the week on her Colorado homestead. Trees planted in the new park with many participants. Park aims to match the south side park. Mrs C W Smith, Miss Zentz and Misses Bertha and Nellie Bates visited Sidney Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G G LaSalle
Julesburg
Colo
J W Rogers
Simon Fishman
Sidney
Lodgepole
Clara Pettys
Ruby Bates
Colorado
South Side
C. W. Smith
Zentz
Bertha
Nellie Bates
Mistaken View in a Dreamlike Tale of a Clever Fish
A fish snags a hook and misreads it as catching a man leading to a curious reversal. The verse reflects vanity and self importance through a fable like misperception.
Greatest Wealth and the False Promise of Wealth
A compact critique argues there is no lasting wealth beyond life itself, warning against materialism and hollow gains while valuing health, time, and human connections as true riches.
Local notes mix romance and town doings in Sidney
Mirthful verse aside, the column details a busy period in Sidney with Jr. Hald returning from Danneberg, cattle passing through en route to Adam’s ranch, and various residents visiting Kimball Bushnell and Danish church gatherings. It notes illnesses, homecomings, travels, a 9 to 8 score for the Potter Cubs versus Sidney Giants, new motor car, garden triumphs, and social visits among families and clubs.
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Lover's Lane
Cupid
Jr. Hald
Danneberg
C. W. Johnson
Adam's Ranch
D. H. Shultz
Kimball
Bushnell
Clarence Johnson
Peterson
H Hansen
Lizzie Morfeld
Sidney
Ernest Wallin
The Monarch of Christmas Wonder in a Child’s Dream
A Baltimore Sun poem celebrates a benevolent king named Riss ruling Christmas joy. It depicts generosity toward all, from toys to homes, with tin swords and wooden muskets, and the belief that the season brings magic into every child’s heart, lasting beyond the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riss
Baltimore Sun
Happiness and true wealth lie beyond rank and riches
A reflective aphorism by Lord Avebury asserts that wealth and power do not guarantee happiness. True happiness requires love charity and peace of mind rather than social status or material success.
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Lord Avebury
Potted Pelissier’s Loud Voice Ends With Canary Loss
H G Pelissier recalls a misadventure caused by his singing to his sister’s two canaries left at home. He says he aimed for an appreciative audience and earned a curious verdict for “killing two birds with one’s tone.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Pelissier
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Marked Sheep Demand Drop
South Omaha May 7 market with 4,400 cattle and 11,000 hogs received. Cattle prices eased about ten to twelve cents, with heavy cattle and cows down a quarter from Monday. veal steady. Sheep and lambs rose about a dime after two prior declines, with Mexicans and western lambs priced between 7.5 and 8.6 dollars, and ewes around 6.25 to 6.5 dollars.
Markets Report From Chicago May 8 Prices and Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Closing prices show Wheat May 884-89 July 1936 live corn May 54 3 4c July 55 4 c oats May 85 t uc July 34 c pork May 319 22% July 1930 lard May 1090 July 10 774 ribs May 11 374 July 10 974 cash No 2 hard wheat 901 92 c No 2 corn 554 55 4 c No 2 white oats 3612 37ec cattle receipts 91 000 weak 10¢ lower beeves 7 2 9 Western steers 6 90 8 10 stockers and feeders 6 00 8 00 cows and heifers 8 390 8 15 calves 6 5 900 hogs receipts 28 000 mostly 5¢ lower bulk 8 85 8 45 light 8 29 8 50 heavy 7 90 8 45 rough 7 9 0 10 plus 6 50 8 40 sheep receipts 22 000 10c lower westerns 5 90 7 N yearlings 6 30 7 70 lambs 6 25 8 45
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraska
Chicago
A Meeting Tale and a Question About School Board
Professor Russ Perry recalls a suffrage meeting where a motion urged women in the town to seek a woman on the school board at the next election. The chairman asked if there were questions, then a voice from the gallery asked how to achieve a smooth effect over the hips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Perry
Hall's Catarrh Cure marketed with $100 reward
An 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises $100 to anyone cured and urges testimonials, noting internal constitutional treatment and a Toledo address for F J Cheney & Co. Also promotes The Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J Cheney & CO
Toledo
United Doctors Offer Free Consultation for Chronic Diseases
Sidney area physicians call themselves United Doctors licensed for deformities and nervous and chronic diseases. They offer free consultation and examination for one day only, requesting only payment for medicines. They claim bloodless surgery, rapid cures, and urge patients to bring urine samples for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Doctors
America
Schoolhouse Dancing Vote Divides School District No 76
A special meeting of School District No 76 approved using the school house for public dancing by sixteen votes to eleven. The decision sparked neighborhood controversy as the school board favored restricting activities to protect the school, while discussion was limited and the vote stood as cast with County Sup t Mrs Stark present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Assassin Shi Nas Ends Life After Greek King Killing
Athens reports Aleko Shin as, the assassin who killed King George of Greece in Saloniki on March 18, died by suicide May 7. He jumped from a police station window while dying of tuberculosis.
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Athens
Greece
Aleko Shinas
George of
Saloniki
Asquith Reintroduces Home Rule Bill in Commons
Premier Asquith reintroduces the home rule for Ireland bill in the House of Commons and it is read a first time under the standing order that bars debate. It is slated for a second reading on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Tax Section Delays Tariff Bill Passage Hinted
Washington May income tax portion of the tariff measure slows in the house prompting Democratic leaders to doubt passage today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Mitchell Named Collector of New York Port
John Purroy Mitchell was chosen as collector of customs for the port of New York and the nomination was announced at the White House on May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Purroy Mitchell
Port of
New York
White House
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Big Springs
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