01 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1902
Page
1
A lamp explosion in the Commercial Hotel office sparked a blazing room, injuring Walter Nelson and wrecking the space. J W Harper helped extinguish the fire with fire-extinguishing powder. The blaze caused about 100 dollars in damage but was covered by insurance.
Grant Brady the Potter stockman and several other locals were in Sidney on various days for business and visits. Rancher Edward Francis toured Cheyenne while buying time at Oliveta. A concert by the Schubert Mandolin and Guitar Club was announced for November 18. Transient visitors strained three local hotels as eight guests were turned away. County official F A. Rowan signed county warrants.
Numerous updates from Sidney Nebraska include Jake Cramer building a stone cellar for William Davis in Morrow addition and Mrs. R D Harris visiting North Platte. Community mentions cover traveling salesmen, ranch shipments to Silver City Iowa, Knights of Pythias repairs, and schoolteachers visiting Kimball county. Reverend Whitehouse to arrive as Episcopal rector with a reception planned.
Union Pacific introduces a new 1500 class engine hauling eighty cars. Masons to build a water softener tank. a large 200 horsepower boiler battery planned for shop heating and power. A male brakeman asks a Bidney-area woman for marriage and is told to ask her mother. Burlingon time changes shift freight schedule for Sidney to boost day trips.
B. J. Byrd and wife transfer to Edna J Hill for 12-14-50 valued at 3000 dollars. Lincoln Land Co transfers to F P Koontz, lot 17 block 3 Bridgeport valued at 100 dollars. R H Willis and wife transfer to Amede Te treault, lots 2 and 3 block 5 Riverside addition to Bridgeport valued at 110 dollars. Orlando Tefft transfers to Wm McAdam, parcels nj and sw 27-15-52 valued at 572 dollars.
Inquiry about Oberfelder's Rough Rider stockings and whether a trial encourages further purchases.
John Lansing of Hastings Neb purchases several carloads of hog stock for his farm. He once lived in Hastings in 1880 and worked for the Union Pacific railroad. He is now among Adams county’s wealthier farmers. Sheriff Babb surveys Cheyenne county districts posting election notices and serving juror summons amid busy fall preparations. D. L. Aldridge and Myra Sanders wed quietly at the M E B parsonage with Rev. Gilpin officiating. the bride is the Sanders daughter and the groom is a local stone mason.
About twenty friends gathered at the Commercial Hotel Wednesday night to honor Mrs J W Nelson on her birthday. The visitors, largely members of Rebecca Lodge I O O F, enjoyed a pleasant, celebratory evening with the honoree.
A comprehensive drilling rig was delivered to Jim Zimmerman and will drill to 2500 feet. An experimental artesian water well will be sunk on land owned by Dr. Stewitts and O. D. Lyon, one mile southwest of town. Work starts immediately and the public awaits results with interest.
A compilation of town news includes visits by Bridgeport residents and relatives, a Jackson Illinois move, contractors and witnesses in timber land cases, notes on the telephone coming, Halloween event by the Maccabees, church services, Myrtle Vinton troupe engagement, lists of local businessmen and ranchers, and a long roster of petit jurors for the November district court term.
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