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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
12
The notice states the item is entered at the Sidney Nebraska post office as second class matter, indicating mailing status and processing category for publication or distribution.
Local and personal items include visits and travels: Mrs E Doran from Lusk Wyoming visiting son H 2 Doran. Gordon Folsom Bryant a Tekamah guest at the Radcliffe home. Mrs Fred Stevens and children in Peets. Mrs Dan Jewett and children in Lodge Pole. Attendance at Elks lodge in Sterling. Armistice Day preparations underway in Nebraska sister cities. A whiskey seizure near Norfolk. land sale near Jensen sets local records. Snow and cold bring shoveling duties as towns clear streets.
Twenty five members of Mrs. Adams Sunday school class gathered Monday evening at her home for a Halloween frolic. The group, many in musical costumes, enjoyed the host's unique entertainment.
A Sommer, state accountant, is preparing a summarized statement for the state legislature on unpaid state taxes charged against counties. Many of the unsettled amounts date back twenty years or more on the books of the state auditor.
The thriving shopping center in Thor Sidney draws many out of town visitors. Among them on a recent Friday were Miss Schultz of Dalton and Mrs T R Barlow, Mrs B J Bates, and Mrs Fleger of Lodge Pole.
Prices for fat sheep and lambs rose about 50 cents as cattle receipts stayed light at 2,400 head. Beef prices strengthened with top beeves around 15.25, while hogs sold mainly 12.75 to 13.00, best lights at 13.24. Sheep and lambs advanced about 50 cents with fat lambs to 13.24 and ewes up to 7. Fat cattle, hogs, and sheep markets show modest gains amid light demand.
The Telegraph reports from Detroit and Chicago that the November returns from 275 towns show Hayes with an 11 562 majority in Michigan and a Democratic gain of 9 037 since 1872, with Crosswell the Republican candidate for Cover. In Detroit 78 townships yield Hayes a net Republican majority of 2 660 and a Democratic gain of 3 652. Illinois results from 20 towns give Hayes 4 339 and Tilden 3 484 with Cooper 840, a Republican gain of 1 234 and a Democratic gain of 1 328, signaling a net Democratic gain of MH.
The Sidney Cheyenne county election drew earnest yet peaceful activity with voters and candidates at the polls until dusk. Results show Hinman 159 and Harrison 129 for senator, while local precinct races for commissioners assessors justices of the peace and clerks are listed, alongside presidential electors and state offices.
The Telegraph notes election day weather influenced candidate energy as morning air was cool and frigid enough to energize zeal and invigorate their supporters. By midday conditions remained a factor in the day's proceedings.
Ralph Parlette, Lyceum Magazine editor and famed speaker, presents The Big Business of Life as part of the local lecture series. Known as the Orator of Good Cheer, he draws wide audiences with accessible topics and his University of Hard Knocks writings. Special ad notes and stray items round out the column.
Northern Nebraska farmers plan to burn hundreds of thousands of bushels of corn this winter to heat farms. Rising coal prices and ample new corn push farmers to substitute fuel, a practice once common in the state. Officials note corn as fuel is cheaper than coal, with unshelled corn at about 0.75 cents per pound and coal at $15 per ton. The method is not new, dating back to Nebraska's early history, though it has not been common since around 1900 when the yield was enormous.
The fourth annual convention and show of the Nebraska Potato Improvement Association will be held in Kimball Nebraska on November 10 11 and 12. Topics include marketing gardening seed potato production with speakers from USDA University of Idaho Nebr Experiment Station and several regional stations. Cheyenne County will display potato specimens collected by County Agricultural Agent H D Gould.
Dr Howard Russell founder of the American Anti-Saloon League told Scottsbluff audiences that prohibition certainty will not arrive for years. He warned the fight against lax liquor laws has just begun and urged pursuing a dry Congress in this year’s elections while defending the Volstead Act.
From O'Neill Nebraska reports State Fish Commissioner Will O'Brien and Chief Game Warden Kos ter supervise stocking trout and bass in north Nebraska streams. The fish car tours the Northwestern area this week with another trip planned next week as farmers and sportsmen collect fish for planting in Niobrara Elkhorn tributaries and southern county lakes.
A major mail order firm's stock, which traded at 243 last April, now hovers just above 100. The piece argues investors overvalued the stock, ignoring an inevitable price decline as rising costs and inventories priced during a boom would depress values.
A Hand Social will be held at Sunol High School Friday evening, November 5, starting at 7 30. The event promises a pleasant evening and invites everyone's attendance.
Turkey shoot will be held at Claus Engelland's place one mile east of Huntsman and five miles north of Sidney on November 14 starting at 1 pm. Plenty of turkeys geese and ducks offered. Everyone invited.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership of Jacobson and Newt is dissolved and no accounts by that name will be honored. Signed Albert Jacobson.
A fragment notes a trend toward jazzy versions of familiar quotes and classics. It cites a line about a girl straining at a goat and smoking a Camel, illustrating playful rewordings reshaping well known sayings into contemporary slang.
The text notes production and consumption improving, with a million freight cars loaded weekly signaling a shift toward higher activity. It implies a move toward normalizing coal supply after prior disruption and hints at ongoing demand pressures.
A fragment from the Yale Record recalls ancestors arriving on the Mayflower and contrasts that with today’s stricter immigration laws. The taunt hints at shifting views on eligibility and heritage in a brief archival quip.
A fragment references a jagged rabbit recipe and notes it may avoid drawing attention from prohibition law enforcers, hinting at historical curbs on certain ingredients or methods. The line suggests a playful or coded culinary item within a stricter regulatory environment.
State examinations for teachers certificates will be given on one day only Saturday November 20 1920. Tests will be held at Lodge Pole High School and at the Court House in Sidney Nebraska. Anna McFadden, County Superintendent.
Notice from Richard Krueger William Krueger and Jesse Krueger asserting exclusive land rights and banning all hunting. Includes a directive to respect property boundaries and warnings of enforcement. Also references promotional lines for a Gulbransen Player piano and a sales pitch for A. Hospe Co Scottsbluff with a chocolate sale teaser.
A brief business note asserts that customers deserve the best goods and service, emphasizing commitment to earning patronage through quality.
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