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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1916

Page

10

Quiet title suit over Cheyenne County Nebraska estate

Ernest Stuht and Otto Hink filed a petition in Cheyenne County District Court to quiet and confirm their title to a Sidney Nebraska real estate parcel. The action names Adelinde Cessna and others, plus The City of Sidney as defendants, asserting adverse possession by William Stuht and the plaintiffs or their grantors. Respondents must answer by December 25, 1916.

Adelinde Cessna Joseph Sharmer James Sutherland Ida Sutherland James H. Pratt Louisa F. Pratt Cornelius Ferris Ermina P. Ferris A. D Ernest Stuht Otto Hink Cheyenne Nebraska Adeliade Ceasna Henri Bartling Ida Sutherlland City of Sidney Cheyenne County William Stuht Weet

Probate Notice to Creditors in Cheyenne County Neb

Probate notice announces creditors of Clarice L Heath estate must present claims to County Judge Chambers at Cheyenne County Court on December 27 1916 and April 27 1917 at 10 AM, with six months to file from October 26 1916. The Telegraph will publish this four weeks before December 27 1916.

Cheyenne County Nebraska Clarice L. Heath Cheyenne ‘County Said Telegraph

Cheyenne County Nebraska Estate Case for Anna Witt Heirship

In the County Court at Cheyenne, John Jelinek petitions for administration of Anna Witt who died intestate on March 18 1889. The estate comprises fee title to SE quarter of SW quarter and Lot 4 in Section 6, Township 12, Range 49. Her sole heir at law is father Henry Witt of Adams County. Hearing set for December 19 1916 at 10 a.m. The petition requests a determination of heirship.

Cheyenne County Nebraska Anna Witt John Jelinek Henry Witt Adams County Co. P. Chambers

Notice of Hearing in Estate of James S Smith

Notice is given that on December Nth 1916 at 10 AM in the County Court Room Sidney Nebraska the petition of Barbarba Wiker lr for probate of the Will of James S Smith late of Muscatine County Iowa admitted to probate there as a foreign Will affecting lands in Cheyenne County Nebraska and for Letters of Administration with the Will annexed. Dated Sidney Nebraska November 16 1916. (Seal) c P Chambers braska.

Cheyenne County Nebraska James S. Smith Sidney Barbarba Wiker Lr James 8 C. P. Chambers

Clip Young Alfalfa Plants For Better Growth

Clipping the young alfalfa crop reduces weeds and promotes stocky growth with stronger roots. Raise the sickle bar high and mow the field several times in summer. Do not remove hay in the first year unless early seeding on rich soil. leave a good growth as cover for winter. Late summer seeding needs no action. Do not graze the entire growth in winter.

Control of Apple Diseases Branched Study On Bitter-Rot

The bureau of plant industry reports extensive spraying for apple blotch and bitter-rot control. A key finding shows the bitter-rot fungus overwinters on cankers and wounds from other causes, and removing these sources enables full control of bitter-rot.

Bureau of Plant Industry Bureau of’ Plant Industry

The Scrap Book Emotions and Public Stir

Emotions stir and cause disturbance from forgotten notes to sudden loves and mischiefs. The text notes emotions cannot be seen yet shape actions and large consequences, citing a New York policeman and a stray dog as examples of emotional expression.

Cali New York

Time to Be a Friend by Edgar Guest

A short poem about friendship and support for someone down on their luck. It describes moments when a person is tired discouraged and facing hardship and emphasizes that a friend should be there offering help and reassurance. The verses portray care and loyalty as a response to struggle and fatigue.

Seeing Is Believing in Kentucky’s Cottage Builder

A self made Kentucky builder, called Uncle Mike, has built and rented many small cottages. He personally oversees most work and dismisses concerns about painting or germs behind wallpaper, claiming long experience and skepticism about germ theory at age seventy five.

Kentucky Mike Saturday Evening Post

Change and Rest In Bermuda

The late William Travers cherished Bermuda and visited often. After a trip a friend praised his improved appearance and suggested the island as a grand place for change and rest. Travers replied sadly that it was magnificent for both, noting servants look for change and hotel keepers take the rest.

Bermuda William MR. Travers Mr. Travers

His Bait and His Catch in a Potato Trap

A New York Globe tale recounts a placid angler baiting a stream with a potato to mock a keeper. The keeper suspects madness, shuns a denunciation, then learns at the tavern the angler’s line actually caught the keeper, not fish. The joke hinges on misdirection and a clever punchline.

New York Globe

Mrs Mandy's Voice in Georgia Town

A traveling man spent Sunday in a quiet Georgia town where a single sharp voice from a black church choir drew attention. After services, the congregation passed the hotel veranda as a group of sisters yelled that Mandy Culpeppa had the most selfish voice, a remark noted by observers and reported with local color.

Mandy Georgia Declan Mandy Culpeppab Saturday Evening Post

Local and Personal News From the Region

Mrs Swaine took ten days vacation from her Bentley Land Company desk and with little Billie visited her parents in Greeley Colorado, returning Wednesday. T F Bowen and family left for Youngstown Ohio for a months visit with friends and relatives, selling their Clara ranch but may return. J McIntosh, president of the American Bank, is recovering from a threatened pneumonia attack and expects to be back at work soon.

Swaine Bentley Land Company Billie Greeley Colorado T F Bowen Youngstown Ohio Clara J. McIntosh American Bank

Mrs L and Lewis Host Kensington Tea at Methodist Church

Mrs L and Lewis and Mrs L A Lewis entertained at a Kensington Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church parlors. A large number of guests enjoyed their hospitality and a permanent society was formed.

L. & Lewis L. A. Lewis Kensington

Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys Practice Basketball

Under D. J. Lewis, physical director, the 7th and 8th grade boys practice basketball and will select a first team from the best in both grades from try outs. They expect to entertain in preliminaries during the great matches of the older grades. every player is an enthusiastic fan whether or not he wins a coveted place.

D. J. Lewis

Mrs. Ferry Returns From Bertrand After Father's Death

Mrs. Guy Ferry came home Wednesday from Bertrand Nebraska where a week earlier a message warned of her father's precarious health. He died before her arrival as pneumonia claimed him after a summer of illness. Her brothers Sherm Miller and Me Miller of Scottsbluff and Charles Miller of Bridgeport traveled through Sidney to Bertrand. Their widow mother accompanied them to make her home with her children.

Guy Ferry Bertrand Nebraska

Nine Die as Car Stage Sinks in Fraser River Trip

Nine persons including two women drowned when an automobile stage from Jadner plunged through an open bridge draw into the Fraser River near Vancouver B C Divers recovered eight bodies three survivors were saved by a river boat Officials feared the death toll might rise to twelve The driver George Smith was among the drowned

Frazer River Vancouver B. C Jadner George Smith

British Offensive Opens on Ancre Front in Somme Area

British forces strike on both sides of the Ancre river in the northern Somme front. The London war office reports the capture of a considerable number of prisoners.

Ancre River Somme Front London War Office

Deutschland Prepares to Depart from New London

The German commercial submarine Deutschland is ready to depart New London but the exact time is uncertain as the customs house reports the manifest has not yet been filed. Officials expect the formality to take only a short time.

New London Customs House

Nebraska Christian Delegates Elect Hastings Officers Unanimously

Nebraska Christian delegates pick Hastings for the 1917 convention with most officers re elected at a business meeting in Omaha. The changes list Rev Patterson of Teatrice as vice president and Rev Farley of Fullerton as superintendent of Christian citizenship replacing Shively and Evans.

Nebraska Hastings Omaha P. Patterson Teatrice B A Shively UW. C Farley Fullerton T. M. Evans

Freight car shortage blamed on low demurrage charges

J. W. Shorthill, appearing at a state railway commission hearing for the grain elevator association, said the car shortage stems from too low demurrage charges and that a material increase would remedy the situation.

J. W. Shorthill State Railway Commission Grain Elevator Association

Beet Sugar Production Sets U S Record

The season's beet sugar output in the United States hits a new peak with 918,300 tons produced. Beet sugar acreage reaches 680,000 acres and 6,671,000 tons of beets processed. Overall production surpasses the previous record by 44,600 tons.

United States

Bravery Challenge Echoes in Romantic Banter

In a playful exchange a suitor asks for a grand act of bravery to prove love while the other vows loyalty through a humorous claim of having eaten the Welsh rarebit last night. The lighthearted dialogue centers on affection and wit.

Ethel Edward

Selecting Good Seed Look Over Field Parts for Seed

C P Bull from University Farm explains selecting seed from best field parts. Separate seed grain from other grain, store in distinct stacks, and set cap sheaves apart. Proper drying, threshing, and careful shock setup protect seed for future sowing and improve variety yield over time.

C. P. Bull

Effect of Early Breeding on Growth in Pigs

PF Trowbridge of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station reports tests showing young gilts’ growth not impeded by breeding, with no initial compositional difference in curasses versus nonbred animals. Gestation is not retarding but lactation increases feed mineral needs, especially in sows with large litters during suckling.

Trowbridge Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station

Indians Predict Mild Winter Proves A Local Jest

A humorous town column mocks Indian weather signs predicting a mild winter while detailing coal shortages and fuel hardships. The piece notes little activity in stores, cold snaps with railroads failing to deliver coal, and residents improvising with household fuel as shortages anger locals.

Rabbit Mr. Winter Little Mercury Hec Sidney

Sheehan Concert Impresses Small Audience

The Theresa Sheehan Concert Company entertained a modest crowd Monday evening, with Miss Sheehan receiving heavy applause after every number. The program ran from 8 30 to 10 00 and featured a planned lecture by Dr. Euclid B. Rogers on December 18 from New York. An advisory warns against viewing THE QUITTER at the IDEAL THEATRE Friday night as repairs resume after cold weather.

Lyceum Theresa Sheehan Miss Sheehan Euclid B. Rogers Rogers New York

At the Churches Methodist Church Preaching Next Sabbath

Dr Isham the District Superintendent will preach at the morning service next Sabbath. The pastor will preach at the night service. All members and friends are urged to attend. Regular services will be held at Center Church next Sabbath.

Methodist Church Isham Center Church

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