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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
1
Economic analysis notes unprecedented past prosperity and price cuts, yet local dealers expect a slow readjustment. Wheat-market steadiness, retrenchment, and cautious retail pricing mark a shift toward normalcy with confidence in long term stability. Retail sales and automotive demand signal renewed strength as markets settle.
City Councilman J Hellwig reports all house numbering is finished and mail will be delivered free by December first per Postmaster Windell. Civil service exam for letter carriers set for Saturday November 18 at the post office, with applications to Miss Sadie McFadden, secretary to Postmaster Pindell.
Among the townspeople traveling to Omaha for the Masonic meeting on Monday November 15 are Otto Perso Harry Sparks C W Hornaday J Fort Thayer J M Hackett and C Davis They will take the higher Masonic degrees and be accompanied by Leon Fine class director.
Henry Erdwins, living on a farm southwest of here in Peetz, after a Monday night domestic dispute with his wife, shot himself the wound proving fatal Tuesday night. The Erdwins, former Sidney residents, married about 1909. Mrs Erdwin, formerly Miss Viola Cox, was well known here. Mr Cox, her father, once owned a local grocery and later moved to a nearby country home.
A. O. Shunk will take his two Boston Bulls to Denver to compete in the upcoming beach show. The pair have previously entered Denver events and boast a record of never having been defeated for first honors. Subscribe for The Telegraph.
County agents push cost records and diversified farming to cut waste and raise profits. Wheat and corn markets fell to lows, hurting growers who must sell. A new union commission agent may boost member profits, while snow improved prospects for a bumper 1921 crop. City council approved payrolls and fire chief, plus boiler work for new power plant amid delivery delays.
At the recent council meeting on Friday November 5 officials voted to install a culvert at the approach to town. Located just outside the city limits at the west end on the Lincoln Highway near McFadden's corner, it addresses a long standing mudhole and benefits motorists and town improvements.
New boilers arrive for the Sidney Municipal Power House and are being installed. Manager J E Paquette says full operation will take weeks, asking users to conserve after 5 PM as much of the plant capacity is used for lighting. Five hundred additional horsepower will be added, and once the engine and generator arrive and are installed, electrical supply will double. The cold wave increases the burden on the system.
Sidny grid notes describe ongoing undefeated run as the Bayard Alliance clash prompts critics to warn of unsportsmanlike tactics. Calls to bar Alliance from future games surface amid concerns of injurious play and rough conduct. Sidney defeated Alliance 40 to 7 last Friday, with casualty details not yet released.
Alliance plans a game against Kimbal set for November 5 has been cancelled for that date, with no rescheduled site or time provided.
The 8 C H S football team edged Chap pell 52 to 0 last Friday afternoon. Chap pell proved outclassed at all phases. Huxton High prepares to meet S C H 8 in Julesburg this afternoon with a large crowd expected for a spirited contest.
As the 1920 season nears its end Nebraskan fans focus on undefeated squads. Commerce High Omaha leads the east, Westpoint tops the northeast, Cambridge and Sidney contend in the center and west. Sidney aims to clinch western honors by beating Bayard on November 12, then Alliance and Kimball in Sidney, while Cambridge and Commerce may meet to decide their fates. Support your local squad as they finish their remaining games.
Sidney grid fans anticipate the Thanksgiving game at Athletic field against Kimball. Kimball has not met Scottsbluff Alliance Bayard or Sidney this season, making Kimball’s current form uncertain though Sidney is expected to win easily. Kimball’s early season loss to Cheyenne suggests a close contest likely.
A Scottsbluff paper dated Nov 2 notes tension between Scottsbluff and Alliance after a season opening game won by Scottsbluff. It reports spectators loudly protesting Alliance’s class of play while the local team offered no holler. Continued on Col 5.
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