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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1877
Page
5
Orrerat Pargn of Cunyenne Coasts will be charged at 460 cents per line under the head Spectal Locale. All Black Lines will be charged double. the notice appears in the Sidney Telegraph with details for Bidney, Neb., Saturday, November 17.
Various town notices report shipping activity freighting rising and a busy county legislature adjournment on Monday The railroad company sells coal to city consumers while Thanksgiving turkeys arrive by wagon and merchants tout thriving clothing trade In local chatter trains move to Deadwood and West Second Street is noted for new residence activity Ducks are plentiful along Lodge Pole ponds barracks undergo wire trimming soldiers nearby and potatos prices shift as wagons and barbers report moves Read Governor’s Thanksgiving proclamation and check Slaney wedding news and fountain engineers laid off for a pause
Deadwood letters recount a chaotic week with market overflows, county sessions, festival whispers, and a sprawling mine dispute at Keets. The note notes Sidney politics, freight activity, and local fuss over governance, cattle arrivals, and town pride amid a shifting frontier scene.
The notice describes a forthcoming marriage between Miss Robinson and a Western Nebraska man. It invites friends and family to attend a wedding procession and drive, mentioning supporters from Central BiL and a printing office writer in Lily. It notes local newspaper industry concerns and calls for aid amid illness and market pressures.
The Cheyenne County Nebraska Board of County Commissioners met on October 31 and November 12, 1877, with Kinney Walrath Van Tassel and others present. Bills from the General Fund were approved including poll books, medicines, printing, justice duties, and sheriff services. The minutes note funds borrowed and reconfirmed allocations, then adjourned.
A fragment describes Carlyisms and Curly dealing with a domesticated skunk causing trouble near a stream of telegraph lines and embankments, with four jocks and seven cotton tail rabbits involved in a clash. It notes Carly’s steady domestic routine and a county judge election, plus general local happenings and a display of cereals at the Board of Trade.
Freight receipts show totals for week ending Nov 16 including merchandise and various goods totaling 85 cars and 711,613 pounds. Notices report Mr James Mudd of Birmingham searching for health, a Birmingham telegram, and a Boilers excursion through the Denver & Rio Grande. Ab Powell leaves for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on a monthlong trip. Singing school plans are proposed for Sidney winter. Rapidly extending borders of Rapod, its population and newspaper plans are noted with local reflections and speculation on forthcoming arrivals and shipping. Sprague suspends burning lace at $2,000 per yard.
Clig declares that it has purchased the land of carte known as the JO bread and warns that no party is authorized to handle or dispose of cattle bearing this branding. The notice serves to alert all concerned parties to the transfer and restrict any actions on the cattle under the brand.
A mule is taken up by the undersigned with owner claiming possession by proving property and paying charges. The partnership Loomis & organs dissolved August 16 1877 by mutual consent. Henry Loomis assumes all debts and is authorized to collect them.
The copartnership between Comings and Simpenn is dissolved by mutual consent. All debts and property are to be settled by the partners' attorney, with final actions to be completed as per the agreement dated October 1877.
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