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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1887
Page
2
Subscription notice states two dollars for subscription service. Proprietors Bush & Callahan operate the periodical. The notice indicates mailing status and subscription terms for readers.
Directory style page lists Orricens Governor Jain M. Vhagory Ventansnt and state officers with names. Also includes Cheyenne County officials village trustees school list union pacific rail line schedules and church society notices. The piece discusses county division debates and local newspaper subscription details.
The Gering Courier argues Sidney should remain county seat to boost a larger county, cites trade benefits, better roads, and local schools. It criticizes rivals like Kimball, notes postal route issues, rail rate disputes, and a proposed TriCity Beef Company, urging Nebraska residents to settle for growth in western Nebraska.
Sinilay expands to forty pages and claims largest paper in Omaha and possibly west of Chicago. The Republican grows as the state’s leading party paper, while the Minature Trumpet appears. Sidney post office opening delayed to July. Dog tax ordinance No 9 to be enforced. Dos tax due now. W P Mines, Village Marshal.
Notice describes a settler John Mielis proving residence for land claim in Sidney Nebraska with witnesses Neubauer Couch Lyons and Kells and others. Also public license applications by Jo Urott and A W Moore for spirituous liquors, and a hearing set for estate of William Lee Hemphill with Administrator Spainhaur. Includes notices of cattle branding and timber culture contest in Cheyenne County Nebraska with dates in 1887.
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