Ranchers Protest Protection for American Property
Washington May 12 protest against lack of protection to American property was voiced to Secretary Bryan by Representative Hamilton for large ranch interests. Ranchers claim two years without protection, horses and cattle stolen, constant hold ups by Mexicans, and extortion paid in gold to brand cattle. Salazar, a rebel chief, is said to control $800,000 in American banks through ransom and pillage.
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Washington
Bryan
Hamilton
Michigan
Mexico
Salazar
Pinchot blamed for tying up Alaska, trails aid urged
James F. Galbreath of the American Mining congress told the senate territories committee that Gifford Pinchot was chiefly responsible for delaying Alaska. He said Roosevelt 1906 order withdrawing coal lands sparked a revolution and supported the bill for government aid to build the Alaskan Trailways.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Alaska
James F. Galbreath
American Mining Congress
Senate Territories Committee
Roosevelt
Committee For
Beatrice Fraternal Eagles Convention Faces Scramble
Beatrice Nebraska May 14 The local committee in charge of the state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles plans to cancel the meeting if delegates cannot secure hotel accommodations. Efforts are underway to keep the Paddock hotel beer service open after the meeting.
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Beatrice
Eagles
Neb
Order of Eagles
First Big Fair Held in State in 1850s Nebraska
Lincoln May 12. The report recounts the first territorial Nebraska City fair described by Robert Furnas. It notes harsh travel limits, political distraction, and modest exhibits yet highlights J Sterling Morton’s address and the rise and fall of early banking bubbles that shaped Nebraska’s development.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Robert Furnas
Nebraska City
J. Sterling Morton
Morton
John Thompson
Ohio Life and Trust Company
Closing school year notes and honors in Nebraska
The past week brought exhibit preparations and final exams as the eighth grade under Miss Johnson held a preliminary declamatory contest with Vera Foster first and Melvin Simpson second. Donations from Frances Willard Union and Belle M Stoutenborough Club funded new pictures for the school. Sidney teams dominated Western Nebraska titles, with banners and medals highlighted, while staff hope for even better work next year.
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Nebraska
Miss Johnson
South Assembly
Mildred James
Esther Lyons
Melvin Simpson
Vera Foster
Miss Wehrs
Belle M. Stoutenborough Club
Stoutenborough
Sidney
Stairway Proposed to Devil's Tower Peak
Washington officials advocate iron stairway up Devil's Tower Wyoming a national monument famed for its 1300 foot ascent and sheer final 500 feet that resist climbers The plan would allow tourists to ascend and view the surrounding Wyoming landscape from the summit, a rare public vantage point.
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Devil's Tower
Washington
National Parks and Monuments
Wyoming
Devil’s Tower
Philadelphia
But I will not enlarge, cried the preacher
An old Scotch lady was told ministers used notes. She doubted it and sent herself to the gallery to see the written sermon. After the final page the luckless preacher ended with I will not enlarge and the woman called out that the paper is out.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease requiring internal treatment. It offers $1000 reward for a failing case, urges readers to mail for testimonials, and notes availability from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with distribution through all druggists.
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Hall
Addrem
Eeee &Co
Tuteda
All Drucgteta
All
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited By Nebr. Sufferer
Delay dangerous in kidney danger. Mrs Benedict of Alliance Nebraska praises Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for years. She notes winter kidney disorder relieved by the remedy and recommends it to others. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sale agents for the U.S. Remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
I. A. Benedict
Sweetwater St. Alliance
Neb
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Eighth Grade Graduation in Sidney at Tobin Opera House
Edith M. Stark announces Cheyenne County Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises at the Tobin Opera House in Sidney on Monday evening May 26 at 8 30. The program features recitations and music as sixty pupils complete eight grades below high school. admission is free.
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Cheyenne County
Tobin Opera House
Sidney
Edith M. Stark
Sterling Greenhouses and Gardens Catalog Ad
Thousands and thousands of two mato cabbage sweet potato and all vegetable plants. Write for prices on any quantity from Sterling Greenhouses and Gardens in Sterling Colorado.
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Sterling
Sterling, Colo
Adlerika Claim Attracts Local Interest
Sidney residents hear that a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients in Adlerika, a German appendix remedy, relieves gas and constipation immediately. Laune's Pharmacy promotes the product locally.
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Sidney
Adlerika
Laune
Fresh bottled milk delivery from St George Ranch
Fresh bottled milk is available every morning with delivery to any part of the city. Customers may contact the St George Ranch by phone to arrange service.
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St. George Ranch
Bordwell Buys County Safe For Home Office Use
L. H. Bordwell has purchased the county's large safe from the old clerk's office and plans to install it in his private office at home.
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L. H. Bordwell
Try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for Colds
Straight talk promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a worldwide praised expectorant for coughs and colds. The advertisement notes it is for sale by all dealers and urges immediate use at the first sign of illness.
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Jos. Hahler
Sidney, Neb
West Second Streat
Louis
Mann Wee
Mr. Morton
Legislative Assembly
Fontanelle
Nemaha Valley
Western Exchange
Izard
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
Jackson’s Bee’ Hive Store
Frost and Isles Carbor
Hosney
Bus and Drag Line
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Cash Meaat
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