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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1902
Page
4
In trailing editorials, the Alliance Grip cites post election dynamics in Michigan and Nebraska. It argues Democrats face inevitable ties to populists, notes W H Thompson’s alleged rail passes, and criticizes populist influence and Republican opening to former populists.
Myria B. Cowdin and husband transfer lots T and 8 in block 15 Ober felder’s 1st addition Lodgepole for 149 dollars. F. E. Phillips sells sw 9 23 48 to J. A. McDonald for 200 dollars. Deborah H. Houghton transfers enw and lots 1 2 31 20 52 to S. Samuel son for 300 dollars. L Flower and wife convey all of block 11 except lot 9 Bayard to C. H. Flower for 500 dollars.
Theodore Roosevelt wrote for the Youths Companion about The Presidency before his Vice Presidential nomination. The article for the November 6 1902 issue will attract readers across political views and is excerpted in a free offer with subscription. A 1903 volume prospectus and free samples are offered. Oberfelder’s promotes boys school suits at 144 Berkeley Street Boston.
Bridgeport residents and visitors fill the week with commerce and movement. Names like Scott, Davis, Odell, Duggy, and Essig appear among shoppers, travelers, and tradespeople. The town anchors rail and business expansion as banks and stores add goods and services, while Dan Cartwright recovers from typhoid and a new night operator arrives.
Potter residents and visitors are listed: G Maier Potter resident, D H Shultz from Bethel, John Nelson in Kimball after a lumber run, Myrtle Vandiver visiting Bethel, Chas Stanton on his homestead, local cattle shipments by John Adams James Mitchell and others, Grant Brady receiving a carload of posts from Kimball, John Anderson selling Elmwood ranch property, A C Goodell moving into the old hotel ready for boarders, John Gustafson returning from Potter after hauling poles, D K Atkins and family passing through Potter from Sidney, Fred and Geo Thornburgs visiting Pumpkin Creek to help relatives move, Chas Erickson changing trades to bricklaying and finishing Lutheran church chimney.
Clara reports Lewis Brott built a new mill on the John Burk property this week. Election day brought dry weather and some folks stayed home to cut hay while others attended polls. John Burk, long a neighbor, sold his ranch to John Cloud of Gering Nebraska who plans to move in soon with his family.
Cattle owners Otto Perso Milo Webster and Fred Hart visited the Dalton region Tuesday while Andy Greenlee buys wheat this week and has bought three cars. Roadmaster Bowen arrives from Bridgeport to assess prairie fire damage. Local events include cattle branding digging a new house cellar and a trial in Sidney. A freight train fire south of Canton affected a wide prairie area with no injuries reported. Freeman and Morrow’s horses injured Freeman unharmed while Morrow suffers knee dislocation and leg gash. both receive care.
The king snake, a nonvenomous constrictor, hatches in batches of eggs and preys on other snakes. It is common across the southern regions, resists rattlesnakes with ease, and often allows humans to handle it without effort to escape.
The Washington Post notes that the postal service spends nearly a quarter of a million dollars yearly to transport letter carriers by streetcar in free delivery cities. It cites 275 carriers in Washington and annual car fare allowances varying by city, with Washington at 4000 and Chicago at 26000.
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