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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
1
Lincoln Nebraska October 24 1913 Governor John H Morehead proclaims November 7 1913 as State Fire Day urging school observances and public cooperation in fire prevention. He recommends town inspections of business districts and residences to remove dangers and rubbish, with annual or quarterly checks funded by municipalities.
Fire prevention campaign urged by W S Ridgell Chief Deputy. Mayors and village boards urged to issue proclamations making Fire Day a success. County superintendents asked to observe the day in schools statewide, following the text book Lessons on Fire Prevention. Let State Fire Day be a real Clean Up Day in Nebraska.
Ellen Mary McCormick born in 1862 in Durham County England to Irish parents came to America as a child. She married Thomas J Quinn in 1881 and moved to Nebraska in 1884 where they established a ranch family. Survived by husband three sons a grandson an adopted daughter Mildred and four brothers. Funeral mass at St Patrick's Sidney with burial in Sidney Catholic cemetery.
Birth notices report a boy born October 26 to Mr and Mrs W M Couch and a boy born October 24 to Mr and Mrs Charles Herboldsheimer. H C Nicholson, cashier of Packers National Bank of South Omaha, visited Sidney bankers after serving as a national bank examiner. Don Ahrens and Walter Weiss returned from the Delta Upsilon convention in Rochester after stops in New York and Washington.
A casket moved Tuesday from Union Pacific to Burlington Road holding the body of Steve Babb’s mother. The funeral occurred in Dalton, but details are not yet available.
Alfred Shipman, cashier at the Burlington depot, arrived back Sunday after a fortnight’s visit to Sheridan Wyoming and Billings Montana with travel plans noted and a prompt return.
Ex County Commissioner Frank X. Rihn warns the hog cholera like disease spreading in the north division may worsen yearly losses. He urges burning and burying carcasses to stop contagion as neighbors report fatalities and careless disposal. Senator Bushee attends irrigation talks in Kimball. A Wyoming girl, Lucile Phillips, is found safe after a days long disappearance following an alleged threat from a Greek.
The Sidney school has found Miss Lena Starrett to teach in the Dunkard church quarters. She brings Kirksville Normal credentials and years of experience in Nebraska and Missouri. Industrial and manual training programs expand as fifth graders move to the new room. Gym activities include basketball squads for high and grade levels, with enthusiasm high amid a crowded seventh grade.
Local report notes the new telephone directory released this week is the best yet with excellent advertisements and overall arrangement. The Methodist Ladies Aid raising about $60 from a well attended Thursday chicken pie supper adds to the town’s social record.
G A Hutchison of Toledo Ohio spent several days in town and vicinity. He sold land north of town at a good advance, bought another piece, then departed for Colorado Springs to visit a daughter.
Attorney Bruce Wilcox and family visited Frazey home while Mrs. Wilcox returned from Fresno to her mother Mrs. Sam Oliver. Persinger from Lodgepole praised the Lincoln Highway and planned to celebrate the official dedication with markers between Lodgepole and Chappell. Lodgepole placed markers west of the town.
The Tuesday sale proceeded as planned in raw weather with a limited crowd. Auctioneer A A Sharp and Clerk A K Greenlee oversaw bidding as Mrs Ward provided a large lunch. A team of four year old black mare Percherons sold for 450 dollars while cattle fetched strong prices despite expectations.
A pretty Sunday wedding in Sidney joined William F. Kreuger and Miss Flossie Belle Hastings in marriage at the home of the groom’s parents. Rev Utesch officiated with lace backdrops and roses. After a dinner and merriment, the couple left for Denver then Sterling. The article also notes the marriages of Asa Martin to Rosa Schimka and George Chapman to Milas Foley, all celebrated in late October. The Kreuger wedding will be at home in Sidney after December 1.
Mrs Bess Gearhart Morrison to present a stereopticon lecture recital with humorous readings under Lutheran Church auspices on Saturday November 1 at Tobin Opera House Department of State Washington September 16 1913 letter from W J Bryan endorses the reader praising her Lincoln Gettysburg speech rendition and public appeal The note questions Bryan endorsement norms yet signals strong endorsement for the entertainer
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