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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
7
A Willys Overland motion report highlights March activity with 2358 railroad cars moved at the Overland plants, averaging over 90 cars daily. Incoming freight exceeded by 43 percent. outbound cars suggest well over 6000 Overlands produced in 26 days, with E. C. Stockwick promoting demonstrations of the popular auto.
St Patrick's Catholic Church lists Father Link as pastor. Masses at 8 and 10 on Sundays with an evening service at 7 30. Saturday instruction begins at 2 o'clock each week.
Pastor Francis H. Gerrett invites a cordial welcome with a full day of worship. Bible school at 10 a.m. preaching and Lord's Supper at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Evening Service at 7:45 p.m. Choir practice Friday at 7:30 p.m. Willing Workers meet Thursday afternoons.
Christ Episcopal Church announces Whitsunday services at 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 10 a.m. Matins and Sermon by H. Lascelles. Methodist Church lists Pastor E. J. Hayes with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. League service 7:15 p.m. Prayer Thursday 8 p.m. Choir Friday 8 p.m. Ladies' Aid Wednesday 2 p.m. Official Board meets last Tuesday monthly at 8 p.m.
United States district attorney on motion of the attorney general and at the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission accuses Rock Island of employing telegraph operators beyond legal hours. The 30 counts allege extended shifts in Nebraska Lewiston Murdock Beatrice and other Kansas towns. Government seeks a $2000 penalty for failure to report these acts.
Omaha reports three additional defendants tied to the federal grand jury indictment in the Arizona wild horse scheme were arrested by Deputy Marshal G L Mallory. Dr A Gray of Litt le Rock Arkansas and Robert Lindsey and R K Garners of Hardy Arkansas are jailed in Douglas County awaiting bonds. They allegedly traded farms or contracts for sale of wild horse contracts and later sold them to minister Richey, a government witness, claiming no knowledge of the contracts' worthlessness.
Omaha farmers and sheep men rush to feed markets as lambs on the South Omaha market sell at higher prices than packers want to pay. Packers say they cannot outbid farmers and feeders while keeping wholesale meat prices low, causing several dollar increases in lambs on the wholesale market in recent weeks.
William Wallace of Detroit died at Swed ish hospital after a street car struck the rig he rode in with his brother-in-law Thomas Moran who was killed instantly. The accident occurred when a street car hit the rear of their one horse conveyance. The second item notes a trial against Norfolk saloon keepers over alleged drowning linked to intoxication and a separate dispatch on Asia corn competing with Nebraska Platte valley crops with a Manchuria cargo ground into meal in Seattle.
Lincoln May 26 Gov Morehead asks Missouri's governor to return Frank Pickard to Omaha on alleged bribery charges a Douglas county case. Pickard is held in Kansas City by the city police chief awaiting action.
Beatrice Nebraska May 27 Mrs B Riley wife of Rev J B Riley pastor of the Methodist church at Burchard died from injuries received when a Burlington train struck the automobile she was riding in near Burchard.
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