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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1887
Page
2
A roster of state officers including governor and attorney general, Nebraska county officers for Vicens and Slonny, village trustees, school district trustees, and railroad and stage lines. Also listed are church and society groups, post office mail times, and local government officials with names and titles.
The subscription price is two dollars per year with due date at expiration. Subscriptions are printed weekly and must be paid in advance. papers are not mailed outside the county except in special cases. Subscribers should settle promptly and notify the office if the paper should be discontinued. authorized agents to receive subscriptions and ads include Lee Burnhard Chappell G S Kingman Bly Springs Auy Thompson Potter BE Vano Lindt Redington.
Tun Teneorarii will be furnished from this time until after the November election to new readers for 75 cents. The county division issue will engage Cheyenne county for six months, and the Ter gunarmi aims to provide the most news on the topic. Communications from all sides are welcome.
Delegates from Cheyenne county towns favor dividing the county into seven parts with specified center lines. The eastern, central, and western sections have varying dimensions. Circulation of petitions will precede any commissioner action and voter approval at November polls depending on petition support and local harmony.
The passage discusses the division of Cheyenne County and the surrounding territory, noting plenty of time for discussion before November and suggesting Sidnee Silney and five center counties would gain territory suitable for economically governed counties.
Land transfers documented include Isaac Lefkowitz to S J Shirley and S D Cox for lots in section 7, township 21, range 3, $1000. Samuel D Cox and S J Shirley to Nebraska and Colorado Townsite Co for the above Minatare tract. multiple transfers involving Sidney, Potter, Lodge Vale, Clarkson additions, and Gering with amounts ranging from $0 to $3200. Notable names include John B Walker, J B Bradford, C D Crittenden, Henry Weatherwax, David Yannayan, Orlando Tefft, Arthur L Hamilton, Catharine Kearney, J T Clarkson, and Fidelis Neumann.
A collection of short notes records names returning from travels and visiting relatives in Missouri and North River, crop conditions in Missouri, and social updates from Julesburg and Wellsville. Names include Mr Adam Ickes, Charley Nelson, Mrs John Myers, Rev E Mount, Postmaster Stover, Miss McCormick, Adolph Bornheimer, Theo Jenkins, Mrs Dr Birney, L D Jones, plus hotel guests at the Metropolitan and other towns with dates and destinations.
A long list of residents, visitors, and locales including Camp Clarke Neb, Minden, Kimball, Cedar Rapids, Cheyenne, Des Moines, and Chicago. Entries cover personal names, towns, and occasional notices or transactions, with scattered dates and events such as pardons and sales. The fragmentary text resembles a social and notices column with names like Potter, Johnson, Donnelly, Kimball, and Denwood.
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