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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1919

Page

18

Local Social And School News From SEXTORP

SEXTORP residents Mr. and Mrs. Lambert hosted a Friday evening gathering with Miss G Carpenter and Miss Madge Fitzgerald. Kate Heimer visits family Mrs. Peter Nelson this week. Flossie Fisher returns to Sid ney after a home stay. Herman Schubard traveled to Potter on Monday. Pete Nelson went to Dalton for business. Mrs. John Nelson visited the Lambert home last week. Mrs. Jess Lambert called on the Nelsons Tuesday morning. Tom Fisher is missing school this week due to illness.

Lambert

Chadren State Normal School Short Courses Registration

Registration at Chadren State Normal School runs Nov 10 to Dec 2 for would‑be entrants to the special short courses. Offered are Domestic Science, Manual Training, Bookkeeping, English, Common Branches, Music, Athletics, and more. Eligibility requires completion of eighth grade and at least sixteen years old. Write President R. I. Elliott for details.

Chadren State Normal School R. I. Elliott

Tempting Grocery Deals Undercuts High Prices

A notice highlights tempting grocery offers that promise savings despite the tempting prices elsewhere. Shoppers are steered toward affordable options without sacrificing value at the counter.

Local Residents Active in Sidney and Nearby Areas

J W Wiegers of Lodgepole visited Sidney Monday to attend to district school matters. I J Zwiebel of Gurley was in the city Monday for business and to visit friends. C M Andrews bought a Sidney home and will move his family there while continuing the dairy. A K Warren toured Potter and Dix Wednesday afternoon noting rapid growth in both towns. Otto Hink of the Hink Boot Shop supplied three ducks as a gesture of thanks for a hearty meal.

J. W. Wiegers Lodgepole Sidney I. J. Zwiebel of Gurley C. M. Andrews City Mr. Andrews A. KE Warren Potter Dix Otto Hink The Hink Boot Shop Mr. Hink

Sidney Visitors and Teachers Converge for State Meeting

Messrs J A Rodman and Arthur Torgerson spent Tuesday in Sidney en route to Kimball after visiting counties in the district. I D Wood of Lincoln Engineering presented irrigation plans for County Fair buildings, but no action was taken. Superintendent W J Braham left for the State Teachers Association meeting in Omaha, touted as the greatest in the state's history.

Messrs J. A. Rodman Arthur Torgerson Sidney Kimball I. D. Wood Lincoln W. J. Braham State Teachers’ Association Omaha

County Officials Attend Nebraska Teachers Meeting

County Superintendent Anna McFadden and Miss Valeska Neubauer departed Tuesday for Omaha to attend the Nebraska State Teachers Association. They expect to return Sunday or Monday. Commissioner J. L. Reel has recovered from a severe influenza attack and is back at work, regaining strength after a near-fatal illness.

Anna McFaddan Valeska Neubauer Omaha Nebraska State Teachers Association J. L. Reel Reel

Red Cross Starts Service for American Visitors in France

The American Red Cross announces a new overseas bureau named Service for American Relatives Visiting Cemeteries to assist Americans visiting graves in France. The program operates in cooperation with the YWCA and aims to facilitate travel and related arrangements for relatives and friends.

American Red Cross France Washington Service The Red Cross

Markets Report Wide Price Ranges Across Grain and Livestock

Grain and provisions quotations list per bin flour at various grades, hay, butter, eggs, and storage terms. Livestock prices include prime heavy cattle, steers, yearlings, hogs by weight, and sheep. Notable figures cover corn, soft and hard winters, high and low butter scores, pouching by storage, and regional livestock ranges.

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All. 5 ot: Brand-new graduate and College of Hard Knocks wisdom

A Boston Transcript line notes that a fresh graduate comparing notes with veterans of long post-graduate courses in the College of Hard Knocks will be told there is still much to learn. The piece emphasizes ongoing pursuit of wisdom beyond formal schooling.

College of Hard Knocks Boston Transcript

Sidney Nebr School District Bonds Proposal Election Notice

Notice of election for Sidney City School District Cheyenne Neb on Nov 29 1919 to issue 75000 in negotiable bonds for site and construction of a public school building. Ballot options For Bonds and Tax or Against Bonds and Tax. Tax levy to pay interest and principal. proceeds to be deposited with the district treasurer for warrants drawn by the district.

Sidney Cheyenne Nebraska Board of Education State of Lincoln

School District Bonds Voted in Sidney Nebraska

Officials of the School District of Sidney City in Cheyenne County Nebraska sign the bond resolution dated Sunday November 1919 detailing purposes for which bonds are issued. President Joan Daugherty and Secretary Chambers witness and seal the document.

Suhday Sidney Cheyenne Nebraska Joan Daugherty Board of Education

Order of hearing on petition for appointment of administrator

The State of Nebraska Cheyenne county Ss In the County Court In the matter of the estate of James Henry Spicknall Deceased On reading and filing the petition of Cynthia C Spicknall praying that Administration of said Estate may be granted to Thomas A Spicknail as Administrator ORDERED That December 1st A D 1919 at 10 o'clock a m is assigned for hearing said petition when all persons interested in said matter may appear at a County Court to be held in

State of Nebraska Cheyenne County James Henry Spicknall Cynthia C. Spicknall Thomas A. Spicknail

Notice to show cause in county petition hearing

The order directs all interested parties to show cause why the petition should not be granted and to publish a copy of the order in The Telegraph for three consecutive weeks before the hearing. Dated November 4, 1919. Co. P. Chambers, County Judge.

the Telegraph Co. P. Chambers

Sense in superstition the mine mice and luck

The piece argues there is common sense behind superstition. It notes that colorers once believed a mine with many mice was lucky. Modern science explains mice gather where foul gases are minimal, so their presence signals safety rather than danger, making the luck claim unfounded.

Money Not Everything Phrase Signals Broader Values

A columnist warns that money alone cannot define worth noting thousands of things beyond dollars and cents, urging readers to value non monetary gains and broader life aspects beyond financial measures.

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Sextorp Winifred Chadren State RED Peps Philosophy Furers Grocery, Co U. S Chicago Chambers Aurora Mardiganian U.S.A. Theatre Sidney, Nebr Armenia Aurora Mardiganian Viscount Bryce Henry Morganthau American Board of Foreign Missions
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