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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1914
Page
6
Located twenty miles north of Sidney on the Burlington railroad. In ten years it grew from wild prairie to a bustling town with diverse businesses. A center of a large grain area with two major grain elevators running at capacity. A key shipping point for potatoes and hogs.
Legal advertisements state Herman Armuth filed May 15 1914 with the Dalton Village Trustees for a license to sell malt spirituous and vinous liquors on Lot 12 Block 3 original town of Dalton from June 1 1914 to April 30 1915 Objections remonstrances or protests must be filed within two weeks from May 18 1914 to stop the license grant.
One second hand 15 45 Case Steam Tractor and one 20 H P International Gasoline Tractor for sale. Both in good shape and offered cheap by Dalton Lumber Co.
Jim McNulty and family attended church in Dalton on Sunday. A baby boy was born after a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loebe on Saturday evening. J. M. Kreader took a business trip to Sidney and back. Jacob Eckert of Sidney visited Mrs. Jas. Davison on Monday. Neighbors helped Mr. Shinker with a new windmill this week. Mrs. Herbert Foster and daughter spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. James Davison. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eckert visited Hi Eckert on Sunday. Mamie Madden accepted a job with Sidney Mercantile Company. Orville Dugger and crew began breaking in the community. Curtis Dugger and family visited the Ickes Post Office on Sunday. Robby Davison, daughter of J. E. Davison, fell into a water tank but was rescued by her mother before drowning.
Grand Prairie reports a quiet period with limited items to report as the town remains busy, leaving few news details to summarize.
Local notices recount farming activity and social events in the Paris area. Fred Frahm’s ill son improves after doctor visit. Pearl Wagner finishes teaching in Dist 17 and heads to Omaha. Lesie Johnson saw the class play Bess Goes to Europe in Lodgepole. Fred Plorin Sr returns from Omaha hospital. Emory Planck pursues alfalfa planting. William Sharman recovers from illness. R W Johnson family conduct county business. Walter Wassum visits, friends greet him. Mrs George Hart’s sister staying with Pete Stevens. G P youths attend Ingwerson box supper. Lillie Minser teaches there. Herman Theil and Fred Plorin Jr visit Sidney. Lee Howard drives via G P to Dalton. Alice Taylor visits Mons Johnson. Adam Schimka works as Dalton Precinct Assessor. Farmers welcome a log rain Wednesday afternoon.
The piece urges supporting mothers overwhelmed by care with Scott's Emulsion, described as a pure nourishing oil food tonic. It claims the product strengthens blood, nerves, and appetite, aiding overworked women, and notes physicians widely prescribe it for tired, nervous women.
Last week brought heavy rainfall and further farm activity. Mr. Plorin recovering after an Omaha hospital operation reported as progressing well. Mrs. Gertrude Busacker visited relatives in G. P. Ira Paup sustained injuries from a horse fall last Saturday. Fritz Plorin Jr. remains in Omaha tending matters at home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stevens welcomed a baby girl born last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Boggs of Sidney attended Sunday school at the Swedish church, while Mr. and Mrs. Will Petitt visited Sidney on Wednesday.
Clara remains on deck as community updates flow from Dist. 76 teacher Miss Armstrong at The Boy Ranch. Farmers sowed small grain and plant corn and spuds. Pultz and Sauer report activity. Socials at The Boy Ranch with cards and lunch. Beyers Bros break up new land. Montauk Ranch ball drew a 24 to 9 home win over Bronson.
The children of Mr and Mrs Karl Ruttner planned a surprise for their parents thirty seventh anniversary. Albert stayed home claiming a headache to enable preparations. Guests arrived, tables dressed with pink carnations and a cake marked 37. The party hid in the parlor as the couple came in for a celebratory dinner.
A group from Peetz Colorado gathers to share happiness with members including Mr and Mrs H Kraxberger A Kraxberger Mr and Mrs Peter Peetz and daughter Helen Clifford VanValkenburg Celia Hietz Levi Dean Grace VanValkenburg Mrs Scanlon Mr and Mrs Treinen daughter Catherine John Trein en and John Treinen Jr Mrs Catherine Peetz and family Contributed.
Lincoln May 14 The Knights of Pythias grand lodge elected officers with Paul Jones of Benkleman as grand chancellor J M Curtis of Fort Calhoun as vice chancellor and George L Wilcox of Scottsbluff as prelate C E Hartford of Norfolk as master at arms C L Harris of Genoa inner guard F J Diddock of Decatur outer guard and Dr Roy Dodge of Omaha as grand trustee Will H Love and John B Wright retained roles as grand keeper of records and seals and grand master of the exchequer The Pythian Sisters elected Eva Allen Schuyler grand chief Nellie Helwig Lincoln senior vice Lizzie Calkins Fremont junior vice Della Ges Omaha manager Lilla L Ritchie McCook mistress of records and correspondence Mary Stoddard Auburn mistress of finance Nona L Lantz Hastings protector
A severe fire swept the commercial section of Valparaiso Chile inflicting more than fifty deaths and destroying several buildings as firefighters struggled to control the blaze and rescue trapped victims.
The House of Lords defeated the women's suffrage bill by a vote of 104 to 60. The setback blocks passage and signals renewed debate on gender voting rights in the legislature.
A historic listing advertises 486 acres with 175 cultivated and 360 arable acres near Peetz Colorado. It details three improvements including houses barns sheds wells and stock, plus listed assets such as horses cattle wagon plows and harness. Priced at 12000 with 6000 cash and the balance on easy terms at 8 percent, offered by J. F. Whitlock of Peetz.
The Kentucky Mammoth Jack Denver will begin the 1914 season at my place one-half mile east of Lorenzo Nebraska. We expect to show as good costs as any in the county. Terms ten dollars. J M Smith Haskell Hill on high with Maxwell.
Promoter offers 160 acre prairie lands 300 to 400 miles west of Omaha at 15 to 40 dollars per acre with easy terms for dairy farmers. Ads claim silos and feed crops solve the dairy problem, and suggest adding hogs and poultry to boost profits on lands in Nebraska or Eastern Colorado or a 320 acre Mandell tract in Wyoming.
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