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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
15
A Sidney Ladies Luncheon at the Union Pacific hotel gathered seventy women to celebrate golf and outdoor living. Mrs Essig opened with benefits of golf, followed by talks on the Sidney Country Club, attire, and gear. The Village Choir performed, and speakers from Mrs Mantor to Mrs Hodgking shared practical tips for dressing and carrying essentials.
The remark Happy little talk by Mrs McNish announcing adjournment frames outdoor life as an auspicious beginning that will spell health and happiness for many who have not yet tasted its elixir.
Delegates from Sidney and Lincoln attended the fifty-seventh annual Knights of Pythias grand lodge convention in Lincoln. Fred G. Griffith was elected grand vice chancellor and T Porter Bennett grand prelate as Sidney men secured two offices. Griffith noted quiet business in Lincoln and Omaha and observed many unemployed men roaming the streets.
Peter W. Liewer and Edith E. Dwyer were married Tuesday at eight o'clock in a ceremony led by Father A. Link at St Patrick's Church. Attendant Mrs W B Pitman sister of the bride and Ewart Lukens. The couple will reside in Randolph Nebraska after a wedding trip to Denver and side trips. Mrs Liewer has many friends in the community from two years residence and returns to the town where she formerly lived.
A family dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. West in Denver on Sunday to honor the cousins Mr. and Mrs. E. Shepherd of Denver. Attending were the Fr. Vv. Hiett family, Mrs. Alice Hiett, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Marsh. The Shepherds, who had spent a pleasant week with the Wests, left on Monday for their home.
Uni Friend Miss Phyliss Corbett hosted guest Miss Elaine Sutherland during her journey from Laramie to Gillette Wyoming. Both attended Wyoming State University and became friends there.
Mr S Wilnes and his wife departed at noon Monday for a ten day auto trip to the westward visiting Cheyenne Denver Colorado Springs and Los Animas with calls at various other places en route.
Report on Highway Sidney is the seventh station west from Omaha on the Lincoln highway to have a Daily Head report on conditions. This is of great benefit to travelers who will know how to proceed either way from here, and what to expect for hours ahead. This report is placed on a bulletin board about o clock at the Osborn garage, on West Lincoln highway. There may be special reports during the day, as big rains out in the state, and these reports will also be posted. Travelers may copy if they choose.
A new washing machine described in Popular Mechanics for June performs washing wringing and ironing with electric power. The compact ironer, under two feet long, features a roller heated by electricity or gas and is pivoted at the corner of the washing machine beside the wringer.
London Opinion notes a plan to test rubber paving to reduce city noise while motor traffic remains, predicting that only pedestrian shrieks from accidents will be audible amid the ongoing urban soundscape.
Extension News Service reports the state college of agriculture sent White Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds eggs to Crecko Slovakia. The shipment aims to aid a developing European government seeking to improve agriculture and promote American poultry breeds. Nebraska's focus on high egg production over feather quality highlights hens with 200+ eggs per year.
Nebraska experiment station reports show hogs fed with rape pasture plus corn and tankage or corn and semi solid buttermilk yielded larger, more economical gains than dry lot feeding. Those with rape consumed more corn but less tankage, and the corn buttermilk rape mix proved highly profitable.
Nebraska seed potatoes have again pleased Texas growers according to word from the south via the state college of agriculture. About a dozen carloads of certified seed were bought in Nebraska last winter. early Triumph potatoes show fewer disease issues in western Nebraska. Nebraska tests by the U S department of agriculture and other experiment stations show comparable or better yields and less disease than other northern states. The college of agriculture has set up an inspection and certification service to ensure quality for buyers and better prices for growers.
State college of agriculture receives praise for promoting horse breeding to meet farm power needs amid rising spring prices. A farmer questioned local gelding supply, noting few in his county and predicting higher costs for farmers. Also cited is a USDA bulletin on hiding and curing hides to store and market, with guidance for tanning robes and leather.
A writer describes watching swallows hawk through cold air, noting their speed and skill as they catch small insects near the ground. One bird passed within ten feet and snapped up a conspicuous insect in a sudden flash of action.
John Burroughs argues in Harper's Magazine that Kansas birds consume vast insect numbers and crop losses. He cites a Kansas population estimate of 256 million birds and questions figures claiming 570 million pounds of insects are eaten yearly.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a shortage of good draft horses as brood mares age. Demand outstrips supply, and it takes four years to breed a usable horse. many farmers left the business four years ago. A typical farm horse weighs about 1600 pounds. lighter horses cost as much to keep and require more head to do the same work.
The Usual Prospect notes the recently issued crop report and urges reading it. If the current prospects hold, business could stage a grand and glorious comeback once new crop yields are converted into money.
Job Bland nineteen of Arapahoe died after a blank cartridge pistol in his pocket exploded causing hand injuries leading to blood poisoning. Dr M EF Pettibone, dentist, McIntosh block, Room 568, Phone 60.
Farmers in the Hungry Gulch vicinity are busy planting corn. Several locals spent Sundays visiting relatives in Lodgepole Broadwater Sidney and nearby farms. Local No. 750 held a social at Frank Rogers home with ice cream and cake. The next meeting is set for June 3 at Oscar Olson's.
Review focuses on Anderson Hart Parr Special Tractor Oils and cup grease quality and price before purchase. Mentions an Ammeon's electric curler advertised for two years at a reduced price, but details are unclear and require verification.
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