History Of Interest We of Interest to Sidney and Vicinity
From the files of The Telegraph 14 years ago Mrs. Milton Dodds of Omaha visits with her sister Mrs. W D Harte and family Ella Burke of Pasadena leaves for Kansas for a visit then home Mrs T E Kokjer and children visited Alliance with Mr and Mrs Robert Cobb O D Slayter and sons Abbott and Christy leave for a pleasure trip to Sheridan Great Falls Bamff Canada to visit relatives and winter sports Dr George Condra geologist at the state university and wife visited Sidney Friday C W Green hosted them C W Bonham visited Scottsbluff over the weekend and attended to affairs of Miles S Boyer estate praising Judge DeCastro for handling it John O Grady received 144 back pension last week James O Hare of Eagle proved timber claim Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Dodds
Omaha
W. D. Harte
Ella Burke
Pasadena
California
Sidney
Kansas
T. E. Kokjer
Alliance
Robert Cobb
O. D. Slayter
Abbott and
Christy
Scottsbluff
Miles S. Boyer
DeCastro
John O. Grady
James O'Hare
Eagle
Bayard and Sidney Visitors Signal Busy Week
Mrs. Thomas Osborn of Bayard spent a few days in Sidney visiting brother Carl Jones and his family. Mrs. Frankberger left for Des Moines to visit friends. sister Dora Shippy keeps house. Dr. G. W. Woolm of Gordon visited former classmate Dr. Pettibone. Henry Emke Jr broke both bones in his right ankle on the farm. Arthur Knurke broke his left arm playing basketball at St. Patrick's Academy. F. B. Tobin returned from Scottsbluff trip. Mrs. Charles Perry returned from Cheyenne after a week with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Osborn
Bayard
Sidney
Carl Jones
Frankberger
Des Moines
Iowa
Dora Shippy
G. W. Woolm
Gordon
Dr. Pettibone
Henry Emke, Jr
Arthur Knurke
St. Patrick's Academy
F. B. Tobin
Scottsbluff
Charles Perry
Cheyenne
Unclear local notes mix indated items and visits
Fragmentary notes mention John Doe and others amid social, church and travel items. Mrs Huff returns from York Nebraska. Ernest Hiett family heads to Chicago. T C Spiker travels east. Some lines reference horoscopes and cornerstone ceremonies with little concrete detail.
Local Notes from Sidney and Surrounding Areas
Leslie Neubauer of a Cheyenne drug firm was in the city early this week. N P Nelson, who sold his Sexterp ranch to his brother, was in Sidney Wednesday and plans to depart for Sweden soon. Mrs W W Cumming returned Thursday from Boone Iowa. J W Shay Box 1 general manager, with his wife, visited Sidney Monday to buy ranch supplies. Rev Richard Whitehouse left Monday for western towns in Kimball and Banner counties. John Seifer of Eagle precinct hauled fence posts Monday. M Larson from Potter visited Wednesday and renewed allegiance to the county paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Neubauer
Cheyenne
N. P
Nelson
Sidney
Sweden
W. W. Cumming
Boone
Iowa
J. W. Shay
Box 1
Richard Whitehouse
West
Kimball
Banner
John Seifer
Eagle Precinct
M. Larson
Potter
Mitchell barbecue draws season’s stars and locals
The Mitchell barbecue labeled the event of the season with Col Trognitz cooking to please the crowd. Mr and Mrs Mitchell, aided by E W Lester, welcomed guests warmly. Also noted is the birth of a boy to Mr and Mrs Burger, with D W White of Camp Clarke mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Col. Trognitz
Mrs. Mitchell
E. W.lester
Vagrant Held While Prints Are Checked
Lawrence J. Revezzo, 19, of Lackawanna, N. Y., is serving a 15 day jail sentence after pleading guilty to vagrancy in a hearing before Judge Robert A. Barlow. Police said he acted suspiciously Monday night and was arrested by Chief Harvey S. Vizina, carrying a .32 caliber double action pistol with a three inch barrel and an imitation private detective badge. He had no money and carried a good condition suitcase. Previously questioned, he claimed to be a publishing company representative and said the badge showed he was trailing someone for personal reasons. Fingerprints were sent for an ink print report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Revezzo
Lackawanna
N. Y
Robert A. Barlow
Revezzo
Harvey S. Vizina
Cost of Accidents Burden Shared by U.S. Families
The National Safety Council estimates last year’s accident cost divided among all U.S. families would be about 144 dollars per family. Home accident deaths reached 34,000, the highest among accident types, while total accident deaths were 100,000, up 4 percent from the prior year. Injuries numbered 10.4 million with an estimated economic loss of 5.6 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Safety Council
It Takes All Kinds Of Things To Keep County Assessor Happy
Cheyenne county records show total taxable wealth at 25 235 397 with tangible and intangible property. Details list cattle, chickens, lands, crops, livestock, machinery, vehicles, household goods and per sonal items valued across farms and urban lots, reflecting broad asset categories and county acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Herbert Foster
Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Roche Hospital Admits and Births Summary
Hospital notices list multiple admissions and discharges by last names and days. Mr and Mrs Swenson, Mrs Dalton, Mrs Ackerman, Mrs Grimes, and Mrs Wentz appear among admitted patients. Births reported include a son to Mr and Mrs Dalton and a son to Mr and Mrs Grimes. Discharges include Herman Myre and son, plus Mrs Bauer and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Swenson
William George
Gertrude Bullock
Larry Berges
Ordville
Charles Dalton
W. P. Ackerman
Wiliam Grimes
William Grimes
Myre
Herman Batt
Froy Bauer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney and Vicinity
John Doe
la Fitzsimmons
David Huff
York
Neb
Dave
Mesdames McNulty
Ward
Ickes
Ernest Hiett
Chicago
Sheriff's Office
Atractive
the Telegraph
Frances Lathrop
Farmers Union Co-op Gas & O11 Co
Sidney, Nebraska
Adu
Lockwood
Beauty Studio
Hazel’s Bus Depot
Maytag Vogel
9Th Ave
Loveland
Great Western
THE
Wards Toyland
Jeep
Rudolph
Rudolph the Red Nosed Rendeeri
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