Local Notes From Sidney: Deaths Wins and New Projects
Frank McMahon, a former Sidney ball player, was killed at Blackfoot Idaho when struck on the head by a ball. The new hospital opens as St Andrews hospital. A steam laundry began operations earlier this week. Eight will graduate from the local high school this year. Elmer Nelson won first place in the State oratorical contest at Aurora with The Orient and the Occident. A son was born May 12 to Mr and Mrs N E Witters. Ten steam plows work on the divides north and south of town. Cheyenne county rises in agricultural rank as a new trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McMahon
Blackfoot
Idaho
St. Andrews Hospital
Elmer Nelson
Aurora
Elmer
N. E. Witters
Cheyenne County
A. J. Englert
Lodge Pole
Mr. Webb
Miss Beecher
Beatrice
Miss Hunter
Miss Norton
Miss Kahl
Sidney
Midland College
Frank Pavlat
Colby
Kansas
Two Decades Earlier Potter Runaway Injuries and Local News
Twenty four years ago Mrs August Johnson and Mrs Houghlan of Potter suffered broken ankles and a broken wrist after leaping from a runaway wagon when the horse ran away. A new telephone link between U P and B and M offices simplifies interchange. A small fire at J W Harper barn was quickly put out by the fire department. Sidney schools will close May 21 with no graduating class this year. May Harper hosted about twenty five friends for a crokinole party. Light showers Monday improved vegetation conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Johnson
Houghlan
Potter
U.P
B. and
J. W. Harper
Sidney
Miss May Harper
Homestead Proof and Local News From Sidney
Bert J T Bater of Lodge Pole filed final proof in his homestead entry on Wednesday. Jimmie MacIntosh resumes his desk at the clerk’s office. Pomeroy Stannard was brought from the north and turned over to the sheriff, bound over for District court on $200 bond for assault with a deadly weapon. H M Coulter of Midway, secretary of the County Alliance, visited Sidney Monday and reassured friends he is not dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert JT. Bater
Lodge Pole
Jimmie MacIntosh
Pomeroy Stannard
H. M. Coulter
Midway
County Alliance
Sidney
Forty-Six Years Ago in The Telegraph Fortnightly News
The Black Hills Stages run daily northbound with passengers. Dill the one-armed Culbertson keeper shot a cowboy and was sentenced by Judge Gaslin to life in the penitentiary. Sidney endured a heavy rain in midweek. about fifteen inches fell. Two confidence men were captured by the sheriff and jailed. they were fined by the County Judge. Government surveyor Putman bought groceries from J. Sutherland and company. John Pantenburg hauled fifty thousand pounds of government freight and forty thousand pounds of his bull outfit toward Custar City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Dill
Culbertson
Gaslin
Sidney
Cc. F. Putman
J. Sutherland and Company
John Pantenburg
Custer City
Rural Life Notes and Local Happenings
Route A West Gurley Mr and Mrs F G Griffith and Mrs F B Tobin visited the Knox home Tuesday afternoon. Early plantings were hurt by frost but recent rain and showers improved fields. Fordson drag improved highways. Adolph Fastenau bought a car. School examinations return. many attended the Sidney circus. Confirmation brought a large church gathering. A dance followed with a chicken sandwiches lunch. Miss Mary returned to Lara mie Wyoming after the eventful week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Griffith
F. B. Tobin
Sidney
Knox
Curt Scott
Adolph Fastenau
Paul
G. van Valkerberg
Fordsons
Sidney Motor Sales Mechanical Department
John Groshans
Local Happenings in Sidney Area This Week
Mr and Mrs Billeter welcome a baby girl born last Monday though unnamed in time for last week’s listing. Community members attend dinners, lunch at schools, and various gatherings across Sidney including teachers’ meals, Eastern Star events, and a farewell for Mary Oliverius. Notable visits include Demers and Newton, with road work south of town and a successful school year closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billeter
Miss Beecher
Hunter
John Demers
Sidney
Esther Booth
Mesdames E. Bluhm
B. Allington
J. B. Ruttner
M. Pavlat
Mary Ellen Brown
J. C. Newton
Mrs. Proctor
Aaron Wilt’s
Community Notes from Potter County Area
Local school term ends with Mrs. Lyngholm returning home with daughter Alice. R C Jackson departs with goods for Los Angeles to join Swats lander family. Ed Cortney assists in Jackson store during absence. Wind damages Walter Meyer’s roof but no injuries. Multiple visits and social events reported in Bushnell Sidney Kimball and surrounding areas. Farmers Union meeting planning Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Lyngholm
Potter
Alice
R. C. Jackson
Swatslander
Los Angeles
Calif
Swatzlander
Mr. Jackson
Walter Meyer
Bunker Hill Residents Attend May Festival and Local Visits
A flurry of local activity and visits as Bunker Hill residents join a May festival at St. Patrick's auditorium while several neighbors travel to nearby towns. Social calls occur among Gross, Beyer, Rohde, and Grose families, with Sunday dinners, and a baseball score of 6 to 7 favoring Bunker Hill at Sidney. The Busy Bee sewing club held its annual organizing meeting at Paul Meyer home with officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson
Paul Meyer
Clara Beyer
Adelaide Meyer
Helen Meyer
Wm. Kohde
Henry
Frank Beyer
Local Social Roundup From West Sidney Visits And News
West Sidney residents share visits with neighbors and relatives including the Sinks Anderson Kragel and Lingwall families. Several sick list notes and weekend shopping trips are recorded along with church services and local travels to Sterling and Sidney. A pair of milk cows were lost recently, marking a somber note amid community activity.
Hog misfortune and social notes in Sidney area
Christian Gross lost a valuable hog on Saturday. Carl Schmidt owns a Ford touring car. Mrs. August Gross Frances and Elizabeth Gross attended church in Sidney Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGrane visited Fred Beyer Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hille celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary last Thursday at Mrs. Hille's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Klug. A large crowd attended and all reported a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Gross
Carl Schmidt
August Gross
Frances
Elizabeth Gross
Sidney
Jack McGrane
Fred Beyer’s
Ernest Hille
Which Do You Prefer Happy Or Sad Endings
European critics attack American films for always ending happily while life often ends otherwise. They argue American audiences seek sweet endings, but mature viewers know life is not all love. Norma Talmadge counters, saying audiences go to theaters to be entertained and leave with a pleasant memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Talmadge
Norma Stars In The Only Woman At U S A Theatre
Norma will be seen at the U S A theatre next Monday and Tuesday in her latest picture The Only Woman. Eugene O'Brien is her leading man this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma
Eugene O’brien
Creamery Ad Calls Selling Foods a Tender Love Art
A vintage style ad from David Cole Creamery promotes selling cream eggs and poultry with a striking comparison to loving a widow, urging customers that you can’t overdo it. The message leverages bold language to emphasize generous product intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cole Creamery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guy V. Doran
Bideey
Sebr
Themmraran Press
Telegraph
THE
West Gurley
Fordson Drag
Bert Walker
Misa Hilda Ewert
Rev
Peters
Yeonz
John Whitmire
James Shimka
James Skrolle
Albert
Frank Hornicek
Rose
Ernest
Bil Stimka
Charles
Adolph Seda
Bertha
Eddie
Randolph Namath
Samuel Irwin
Miss Mary
Laramie
Wyo
Guy Gilbert
Wayne
Millard Pavlat
Henry Pavlat
Eastern Star
Angela Ruttner
Peetz
Dorothy Wilt
Charles Seda
Clayton Lindley
Billy Allington
Terry
Olson
Womans Club
Ruttner
Richard Pavlat
Frank
Mary Oliverius
Frank Oliverius
Velma
Sterling Glassborn
Dorothy, Tallian
Edward
Jack
Richard Walters
Blanche
Jennie
Emil Zalesky
John
Ed Cortney
Jackson
A. S. Kilmer
Bushnell
Earl Mathewson
H. Mathewson
Family
Farmers Union
Do. J. Odeker
Youxam
Bunker Hill
Chris
George Rhode
Iliff
Colo
John Borcher
Esther
H. B. Wittrock
St. Patrick’s Auditorium
Henry Schmidt
Frances Gross
Fred Beyer
Wm. Rohde
Dalton and Gurley
Gerhard Grose
Clarkson
Nebr
George Rohde
Wm. Sachs
Ed Sheldon
Frank Grose
Walter Happell
Deshler, Neb
Mr. Happel
John Peetz
John McGrave
Charles Overman
Fred Beyer's
Pete Beyer
Mike Schwartz
Henry Ehmke
George Harm’s
Sidney Diamond
John Engel
Eugene Weed
West Sidney
L. G. Sinks
A. M. Anderson
H. Kragel
L. Scheer
Wilber Glassburn
Charlye Peterson
F. H. Kragel
C. A. Glassburn
C. Peterson
Katherine
Albert Aden
W. C. Knight
Jack Benedict
Ed Wilson
Sidmney
J. A. Lingwall
John Christensen
John Lingwall
Charley Anderson
Charles Sprenger
Christina Sprenger
Helen Sinks
Anna Lingwall
Alfred Sprenger
Theodore Lingwall
Sterling
Martha Hammond
Edna Hammond
H. J. Hammond
Charley Sprenger
George Shaw
John Lingwall and
C. L. Walters
Keith
C. T. Walters
Nels Christensen
J. Scheer
Frank Klentz
Ethel
M.rs. Walters
America
Studebaker
Mann Motor CO
Milo Sheen
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