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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
10
Receipts of cattle at Union Stock Yards South Omaha were 8 000 head, buyers' appetite strong with prices 10 to 20 cents higher on Tuesday. Top beeves 11.50, hogs steady to higher, and sheep and lambs saw demand with best wooled lambs at 17.20, clipped lambs 15.00, outfits mixed but generally firmer.
Stocker and feeder business showed a seasonal setup last week with Omaha shipments at 113 loads and 3,825 heads, down from 163 loads and 5,880 heads the prior week. Feeder sheep and lambs were restricted with 161 heads sent to local feed lots, fewer than the 2,500 head shipped the previous week and this week last year.
Algol is a bright star in Perseus that dims at regular intervals due to an orbiting dark companion. The pair consists of a bright star and a dark one about a million miles across and two million miles apart. Eclipsing events reveal invisible dark stars and hint at unseen companions in the heavens.
Mrs. Burton Kingsland describes early visiting cards as ornate tokens echoing valentines from childhood. She notes cards ranged from paper and lace bordered imitations to silk and enamel styles with scrollwork, where the owner’s name was less important than the decorative frame and artistry.
A dialogue reveals doubt about Harris being a fraud. Chandler asserts Harris showed compassion when passing a beggar, while Fuller dismisses it as a show of diminished humanity through adulterated milk of human kindness.
Lake View residents enjoy mild spring weather as families visit relatives in Sunol and Sidney. Local farm activity picks up with corn planting and hay hauling, while Koester and Messing families travel for visits and events. Property assessment continues and residents hope for rain and a strong crop.
Maple Grove residents and guests are active with neighbors making calls at homes in the area. Visits include Mrs. Will Frerichs with her daughter, various Sharman, Johnson, Miles, and Ruhter households, neighbor Tommy trips to Sidney, and a few funerals and journeys to Fremont and Hooper.
Potter residents share weekend visits with family in Denver and Boulder. Mrs. Curry wins bridge prize at a parting courtesy for the Francis family. Seventh and eighth grades host patrons day with ice cream. Local shoppers, dental work, and band concert reports. School term ends with Class Night and commencement. Rev Slocumb delivers the baccalaureate. community picnic planned. graduates listed.
Charles Scott and daughter Sadie spent Sunday at James Sullivan's. Mrs. Joel L McNew visited her cousin Mrs. Bert Gibbons Monday. Ed Morrow’s wife is in Sterling hospital. Cole visited the Bert Davin home in Dalton Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Albers called on Ed Zorn Sunday evening.
Spring Canyon Jim Bates visits Croak for a new sister. Dan Beebe loses a good horse. Ray Sheffield tours Proctor on business. Dr Patterson of Sterling works nearby. Ruth and Glen McCall visit Mrs Beebe. George Bussig family shop at county seat. Arthur McKelvey business trip to Crook. Ollie Wilson calls on John T Wellbusch. Musical numbers in Sidney please audiences while a Crook medicine show draws crowds. Jesse Moon ships cattle to Denver. Mrs Ellis Dunn visits. Wilting Workers meet with Mrs Lewis. Weather dampens attendance. hopes for a calmer week ahead. Jim Bates and Mrs Bates aid Mrs Guy Sylvester. Gus Sutter sells hogs to Elmer Henry.
Hillard traveled to Proctor on Thursday for business. Mrs. Gus Sutter and Fda Troth, both of Sidney, shopped in Sterling on Saturday. Rev Drmetg ate dinner at the John Hell based home on Saturday. Dan Beebe and family shopped at the county seat on Saturday. I. W. Williams spent Sunday at Ray Sheffield's. Mrs. Dan Beebe and her children had Sunday dinner at the P. R. Bell home.
Money to loan on Western land. See Radcliffe Hodgkin and Hyde agents Sidney Nebraska.
The Metz family and relatives thank those who helped during illness and death. Also notes E. J. Marcotte offers watch and jewelry repair services with guaranteed work, sent to Winders Hardware.
A long list of Meadow Lawn residents and guests enjoyed Sunday and weekend gatherings at various homes in Sidney. Names mentioned include Bovee Wilson Shinker Morrow Eckert Fullerton Anderson Zorn McNew Woolsey Donaghy Walsh and Lutcavish with multiple visits to Frank White Cecil James and Ed Morrow homes and several motor outings.
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