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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1927
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture officials describe wolf and coyote bounties as cost ineffective. Minnesota paid $1,243,927 from 1878 to present, with $99,762 in early 1926 seven months, peak year 1919 at $124,446. Critics cite no wolf decline, farmer fraud, and tactical evasion by hunters.
The Kimball Observer reports a damage suit of about $20 000 by Thomas Campbell against Dr A L Miller of Kimball ended abruptly in district court Monday The trial halted after osteopathic Dr E Moss could not qualify as an expert witness for a medical doctor The judge dismissed the case and released the jury with Dr Miller testifying as witness for the defense Lawyers R V Rodman and Bryan represented Dr Miller Hyde and Less Hyde represented Campbell
Nebraska officials seek land for a wild game preserve in Morrill County. Rep. Bern R. Coulter urges landowners to contact him with maps and descriptions to aid the agricultural department in selecting a suitable site near Wild Sat Hills. Prompt responses needed for county location within Morrill.
A broken axle on a eastbound Union Pacific freight near Chappell caused five cars to derail and ram into the preceding car. The wreck blocked tracks for hours as wrecking crews from North Platte and Sidney cleared lumber and coal cars, finally restoring service by Tuesday morning.
The Nebraska Lincoln Highway Association, at Columbus on October 13, urged a two cent gas tax to fund main state highways. Auto license fees would fund farm to market roads in respective counties, and fees should not be reduced. Attendees praised Roy Cochran’s highway work and urged stop signs on side roads entering state highways.
Fred W. Gilliland, president of Northeastern Colorado Oil, says a stratum of black lime is being drilled at the Willard oil test. The well reached 5054 feet, progress faster recently, near the Dakota sands in the Craig field. Officials focus on Dakota sands to confirm whether the objective lies about a hundred feet below.
A Nebraska notice notes only 1201 Civil War veterans remain alive in the state as of July 1. It recalls the GAR influence, the fading ranks, and the coming end of the last encampment with a plea to honor their deeds and make their final days meaningful.
Lincoln news reports Frank Sharp, convicted of murdering his wife Harriett with a hammer on March 16, 1926, was formally sentenced to death in the electric chair on February 15, 1928 by District Judge Shepard. Sharp maintained innocence and urged life imprisonment to aid justice. The case had a prior death sentence overturned by the state supreme court, leading to a reinstated verdict two weeks ago.
F E Parks of the Anti prohibition society launches a western Nebraska petition drive to repeal sections of the Nebraska constitution and state liquor statutes. The plan aims to place the issue on the 1928 ballot, seeking repeal of Article 15 section 10 and related statutes, with petitions needing broad county and statewide support.
Archie Kirkendall of Chappell was arrested last Wednesday evening and jailed on a wire desertion charge. Officers, while searching for J J Walker wanted in Sidney for auto theft, encountered Kirkendall with a warrant for him and took him into custody. He awaits hearing in county court.
The legislature debated moving state capital from Omaha to a site on the South Platte, with Lincoln as the proposed name though no town existed. A committee picked a location in Saunders Butler Seward or Lancaster counties, and the Lincoln site was chosen in 1867, though the capital building opened in 1869. Nebraska saw a quadruple rise in electrified communities and more telephone subscribers over the past 25 years.
The text notes Nebraska ranking in meat packing, wheat and corn, dairy, beet sugar, alfalfa and hay, with fewer gas plants and streetcar lines. It claims Nebraska placed third in meat packing and wheat, third in corn, and highlights rapid gains in dairy and beet sugar, while the state fair in 1927 welcomed more visitors than the combined totals from 1900 to 1905.
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