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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1914
Page
2
Through trains 301 and 302 will not stop locally between Sidney and Bridgeport and Slaney and Steeling. Extra daily service except Sunday includes sleeping dining and reclining chair cars. Tickets to any point in the United States or Canada. For details contact M. A. Shipman Agent or L. Wakeley General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
Partial timetable shows leaving times for West Bound trains and a mail service note. Mentions No. 4 at 6:63 p.m, No. 6 at 6:00 a.m, No. 6 57 p.m, No. 9 10:12 p.m, No. 17 8:48 p.m, No. 19 ds 11:50 a.m, and No. 261 freight carries passengers. Agent W J Shoemaker listed.
Mrs R A Olson of Padroni Col arrived in Sidney to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs Frank E Williams. Mrs H R Fuller left for Fort Dodge Iowa for a visit with her parents and relatives. D R Jones hosted another large group of land seekers from Iowa this week. George Payton and family, after visiting Masterday and Woolsey, plan a longer stay and potential investment here, heading to Tom Freeman ranch for the winter.
Rev Mr Ian from Topeka spoke on Community Interests at a union meeting of all churches in the Edgar opera house. He organized a twelve member city committee to coordinate welfare efforts, supervise playgrounds and youth games, and enforce curfew and sanitary ordinances.
In a Buffalo Express snippet a child asks about antipodes and a wry reply blames the mother for knowing all the neighbors' business, capturing small town gossip tone in a single, humorous exchange.
Crowded out last week Ed Fischer of Peetz was in the city Thursday and many others including W H George of Potter and John Williams from Laura visited Sidney. A girl was born Tuesday to W L Elsasser and wife. Several locals shopped, visited land interests, or moved nearby while births and travels are logged across the county with names like Olaf Pearson, R M Johnson, J R Byrne, and Miss Rodgers.
The Altar Surety group with Mrs Rummel Hart held a lively Thursday session, planning a big bazaar, supper, and dance for Thanksgiving eye. Members anticipate a joyful community event and look forward to the festivities.
Dick Wubblehorst of Dalton and John Borcher journeyed to town Thursday while William Fullerton of Lodgepole transacted business. Ernest Graham also did business in Sidney along with Joseph Oberfelder who returned from Lincoln and Omaha. Sanders and sister Dot of Sex Torp were auto visitors last Saturday. Florence Parks hosted the Kings Daughters for a luncheon and the married peoples dance at the opera house drew good attendance. John Eckert and wife visited from Thursday to Sunday, owning a fine ranch just over the Morrill county line.
The Bridge Club gathered Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Jack Sager in attendance. Miss Eva Stonebarger left today for her home in Gibbon Nebraska after visiting her aunt Mrs. S J Hedges following a summer in California.
Hugh Moore and Will Moore attended the wedding of their niece Miss Ellen Ickes in Fort Collins after traveling via Cheyenne. R A Blake traveled to Julesburg on irrigation district business with his family, returning Thursday. A W Atkins and family from Bridgeport stayed overnight, then proceeded to Fort Collins for Ellen Ickes’s wedding. BE Higgins and wife visited Clara ranch to bring Mrs Higgins’s siblings Ida and Harold Kellerman, who then rode to their home in Duncan Oklahoma after a three week visit.
Cattle receipts about 3,800 head with steady demand for beef and dairy stock. Hogs about 4,000 shown, prices mostly $7.10 to $7.15 with tops to $7.25. Sheep and lambs %500 head, prices up 10 to 15 cents for lambs and mutton, with feeders in strong demand. lambs up to 8.50, yearlings and ewes at varied but steady levels. Feeder trade firm amid quarantine worries and country demand softness.
Closing quotations show Wheat Dec 1175 May 1. Corn Dec 70% May 72% Oats Dec 49 May 53% Pork Jan 19.17 May 19.40 Lard Nov 10.97 Jan 10.17 Rib Jan 10.07 May 10.21. Chicago cash No 2 hard wheat 1144 No 2 corn 75 4c No 2 white oats 49 14. Cattle receipts 20000 steady to lower beeves 6.10 10.85 steers 6 7 cows 3.60 9.25 calves 7 10.25. Hogs receipts 30000 fairly active 5 higher bulk 7.25 7.50 light 7 7.55 mixed 7.10 7.65 heavy 7.05 7.60 rough 7.05 7.20 pigs 3.75 6.25. Sheep receipts 18000 steady sheep 5.45 6.40 yearlings 6.25 7.23 lambs 6.75 8.60.
An advertisement declares a promised cure for catarrh with a claim of one hundred dollars for proof of failure. It touts a constitutional remedy that works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. The notice urges readers to trust the product and send testimonials to Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Halls Family Pills for constipation.
South Omaha reports cattle receipts 3800 with steers 5.65 to 10.50, cows and heifers 4 to 7, stockers 5.80 to 7.85, bulls 1.50 to 6.25, calves 7.50 to 19. hogs 4000 steady to strong with sales 7.05 to 7.15. sheep receipts 9500 up 10 to 15 cents with lambs 6.25 to 8.50, wethers 4.30 to 6.50, ewes 3.25 to 5.65.
New York election news reports Meyer London a longtime labor and socialist activist winning the Twelfth district seat in Congress, defeating Democrat Henry M. Goldfogle the Independence League nominee. This marks the first socialist elected to Congress from New York.
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