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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1896
Page
8
A jumbled roundup reports Reinhardt jewelers improvements, local shop ads at McLernons and McMullans, multiple residents in town and county actions. It notes a regular Village Board meeting, adjourned county sessions, and a special train trip by U. P. officials. It mentions assays on a Wyoming gold mine, weather, and ongoing sales.
Governor McConnell in Bure City sent a handsome photograph to Jo Oberfelder featuring the Governor and his superintendents Nichols and Park along with Roadmaster Connor who spent Tuesday in the city examining Sidney gravel for lasting road use. Dr A D Stewitts attended Ascension Day observances in North Platte with the Episcopal Church and Masonic Lodge. De Witts products advertise cures for Kezema and piles while urging De Witts Little Early Risers and Sarsaparilla for health. Fishermen receive a list of planters and cattle buyers scan Pueblo for five hundred head of cattle. Weather brings a damaging hail storm with stock losses and crop damage. Decoration Day plans are set by the G A R and auxillaries for May 30 with Rev Kenworthy and FP H Strout as speakers. More local notices promote Chamberlains remedies for ailments and rheumatism.
The government has approved 200000 for the Exposition building and exhibits in Omaha. The Omaha Bee urges nationwide publicity and offers a 25 cent subscription to The Weekly Bee mailed to any address in the country through January 1, 1897 to boost awareness and support for the event.
Legal notices from Land Office Sidney Nebraska dated May 9 1896 and May 2 1898 announce that settlers Oscar Kerkufft and Peter Smith will file final proofs to support their land claims. Proceedings occur before the register or receiver in Sidney on June 24 1896 and June 13 1898. Witnesses named include John Thompaonteney Raymond Benjamin Chase Frank A Ribnall John Lehman Wolfie Williams William Thompsett James O Kane and others.
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