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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
13
Jas A Rodman of Kimball Nebraska declares his run for State Representative district 76 on the Republican ticket subject to voters at the August primary. He seeks the party nomination and will appear on the primary ballot pending voter will.
Nebraska backs the national war effort with conviction as Governor Neville urges coal stockpiling and Kennedy touts summer coal readiness. Vanderlip lauds Nebraska’s war stamp support while 30 exemption boards operate in the state. Prof. Lugsley joins Washington discussions on agricultural wartime needs and readers are urged to contribute ideas for wartime production.
The Nebraska bureau projects a banner wheat year with winter wheat at 82 percent and a forecast of 47.9 million bushels versus 7.16 million last year, while U S mills are urged to allocate output to war needs as per Gordon W Wattles. The Food Administration notes the milling division can accept full mill output with government approval.
The piece notes increased sheep farming and wool sales in Nebraska and national measures under Hoover and Wilson. It highlights sheep pasturage, planned county wool sales, price fixing by the War Industries Board, and contracts for 3.5 million pairs of field shoes for troops. It cites St. Louis auctions and abundant furs, beavers, wolves, and muskrats as part of conservation turning into money for war effort.
The speaker urges seeking flour abroad to secure life necessities and notes widespread dependence on other nations for wheat. He contrasts foreign vulnerability with the United States readiness and confidence in victory, insisting on self sufficiency for wartime success.
A reflective column muses on temptations and the afterlife, contrasting a young man’s barter with cambish and a pianist’s pursuits with warnings about “the broad way.” It considers friendships, death, and solitude on the journey every person faces, concluding the living face their own reckoning.
Fragments reflect on ethics and remorse as a man nears death, noting drugs, bad habits, and ruined lives. The piece Soma muses on regretful deeds, then moves to a travelogue like aside about barberry bushes and a nostalgic country verse.
The Nebraska Junior Farmers Week will be held at the University Farm in Lincoln from May 20 to 24, 1918. Attendance is limited to boys and girls in three eligibility classes connected to club projects and Junior Home or Red Cross agricultural work. Written applications signed by the child and a parent must be sent to the County Superintendent. Frederick Kretz leads a list of awardees for Corn Growing, Potatoes, and Pig Growing with Sidney and other district names.
In a call to citizens, the piece argues that democracy obligates service to government and endorses universal military training and service. It warns selective draft may fail if war is declared with no allies, urging lawmakers to speed plans and enact universal training to guard against future attacks. Also notes local services: eye glasses in an hour at Betts Jewelry Tobin Corner and free battery checks at Sidney Battery Station.
The Vienna Cafe under Charles Kemming has undergone a beneficial change to boost patron comfort. A half partition between lunch counter and dining room, a new office at the end of the counter, light colored wainscoting, and several details improve the space. A new kitchen was built and re arranged for convenience, service, ventilation, and odor dissipation.
Three service members James W. McDaniel Jr Russell Detrick and Lieutenant Walter Davis were initially omitted from the Lutheran service flag dedicated last week. The stars were later placed on the banner bringing the total to thirteen stars commemorating the local war dead and service members.
Across China about 440 newspapers exist with roughly fifty achieving strong circulation. The average issue runs around 3,000 copies, while a Shanghai paper claims a daily reach near 30,000.
Legal advertisement reports the financial condition of The Nebraska State Bank of Sidney Nebraska as of May 10 1918. The notice lists assets liabilities and capital in accordance with state banking requirements.
J F M Wooldridge president swears the attached financial report is a correct copy to the State Banking Board. It lists assets including Liberty Bonds, checks, currency, coins, banking house, and deposits. It shows capital stock paid in 25 shares, undivided profits, and various deposits with guaranty fund and state banks. County Clerk F N Slawson certifies the oath and seal.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the County Court will hear on June 17 1918 a petition by E H Mason to determine heirs of Robert H McClure deceased who died February 2 1890 at Benedict York County Nebraska. The land NW section 10 12 51 W is involved and a patent was issued to his heirs. Notice to interested parties via She Telegraph for three weeks.
Mary E Jones guardian of Harriet Ann Jones petitions for license to sell an undivided 2 15 of the NW quarter section 2 16 47 in Cheyenne County Nebraska to raise funds for the minor's education and maintenance. The court ordered heirs to appear June 22 at nine in the morning in North Platte to show cause and directed publication in The Telegraph for three weeks prior to the hearing.
The State of Nebraska Cheyenne County in the County Court notices creditors of the estate of Alice Dr Beecher Deceased to present their claims by September 7 1918 at ten o clock a.m. and to file debts within one year from that date Three months for presenting claims from June 7 1918 The court will sit in Sid ney to examine and adjust claims May 15 1918 seals and signatures as required
The county warns the listed individuals and their successors that Cheyenne County Nebraska bought at sheriff sale on July 25 1916 tax certificates purchased July 29 1915. The notice details parcel descriptions owners taxed years and the Chidester addition blocks in Sidney with multiple lot ranges and affected dates.
After September 10 1918 a deed will be applied for for numerous parcels in Sidney Nebraska Cheyenne County under Chidester's Addition. Names include Mears Woodmuan Woodmansee Ac worth Metcalf Hurt Mc Savoy and others with lots and blocks described, notice served by County Attorney OC S Radcliffe.
Notice to interested parties that Anna F Ramsdell filed a petition for determination of heirship in Cheyenne County Nebraska Estate No 184 for Charles F Ramsdell who died about January 1910. It seeks a decree that he died testate no administration has occurred and heirs Anna Harriette Ramsdell James W Ramsdell and Lincoln Ramsdell would own a one half undivided interest in Lot 46 Morrow Addition Sidney Neb. Hearing set May 29, 1918 at 10 am before County Judge Co VP Chambers at Sidney Neb.
State of Nebraska Cheyenne County. Albert M Houge estate petition by Louis P Houge for final settlement and heirship decree filed May 8 1918. Court sets June 3 1918 10 a m to show cause and directs notice by publication in The Telegraph weekly for three weeks prior to hearing. County Judge Chambers seals this order May Sunday 1918.
Sam Fine writes from Camp Fremont California to the Telegraph with a greeting and his address for the pauper He says it is some life and that he feels fine He is with Company B Ammunition Train Camp Fremont California
Notice inviting efficient service at the office for prompt work completion. Emphasizes neatness and timely execution of tasks performed by staff within the office. Encourages customers to engage with the office for reliable results and orderly handling of requests.
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