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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
5
A health advice notice urges housekeepers to choose pure cream of tartar Royal baking powder over inferior substitutes. It explains labeling laws allow distinction and cautions against changing a health decision due to ads or canvassers. Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
The state railway commission will host a conference with railway officials and shippers on selling from cars. Rules, adopted with commission approval, are disputed as unclear and misapplied. The gathering aims to clarify concepts and may lead to orders or new rules to curb from car peddling. Commissioner Hall cites danger to women and children inspecting fruit during car movements.
A young man visiting a girl for the evening could not summon words. After an hour he was given pencil and paper with directions to draw nine cyphers and to connect them with a line from the right of the first to the fourth, then down from the right of the fifth and up from the right of the sixth cypher.
A dialect dialogue describes a Kentucky tasting test where a rabbit is injected with whiskey and its performance against a bulldog determines quality. The Colonel explains the method and its blunt equity in judging whiskey grade with a humorous if racy warning tone.
J. J. Brown of Dalton visited the city on Thursday and praised this season’s crops on his farm though he notes one more good harvest is needed to afford the automobile he has in view.
A daughter was born November 18 to Mr Paul Borgquist and Mrs Borgquist. The birth is announced by the family with best wishes for health and happiness.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the County Court orders a hearing on December 14 1915 at 10:00 a m to determine heirs kinship and rights of descent for the estate of Hilka Bauer Folkerts who died intestate July 16 1910. The petition by Frederick G Bauer requests time of death heirs and their ages and shares in real estate including sections 32 31 30 township 16 range 47 and a one third interest in the homestead. publication to follow for three weeks in Sidney Telegraph.
The church holds Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Prayer at 11 am. A Ladies Guild bazaar and bake bean supper are planned at the Rectory on Friday December 3. Advent services begin December 7 to 10 at 7 30 pm with Rev Shaw formerly of St Peters Chicago preaching at all services.
St Patrick's Catholic Church schedules Mass at 9 each Sunday Evening service at 7 30 Instruction class every Saturday at 2 o clock.
Bible school starts at 10 a m with preaching and communion at 11 a m Junior Endeavor at 3 30 p m Senior Endeavor at 6 45 p m and preaching again at 7 45 p m Everyone is welcome to attend the services.
Bible class and Sunday school at 10 30. Services at 11 the first three Sundays in each month. Young People’s Society the first Sunday afternoon. Family meeting second Sunday afternoon. Ladies’ Society meets second Sunday. All Scandinavians welcome. Chr F Folck pastor.
The Church of Christ in this city will hold Thanksgiving services on Thursday November 25 at 10 36 a m in the church building. A noon dinner follows in the church basement with dinner baskets. An afternoon program and social time will be offered followed by lunch at supper time and evening services continuing.
The Methodist church invites all to Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The sermon topics are The Lifting Hand and Sowing and Reaping with special music directed by Prof. Strain. Communion is on the first Sunday in December. Sunday school meets at 10:00 a.m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. each Sunday.
Thanksgiving morning service begins at 10 30 with a public invitation. A noon dinner is served in the church basement. All friends and those without a dinner are welcome to come and join in the program and fellowship.
At 530 lunch will be served and all are invited to remain for the evening church services. All the ministers of the city are invited to the services. Bring plates knives and forks and cups. Everyone welcome.
Two very interesting services were held at Gurley last Sunday with a large attendance.
Reverend L. Chamberlain will preach at Peniel Lutheran Church Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m November 21 and at Dalton November 28 morning and evening.
December 5 at the Christian church features a missionary sermon in the morning and a night program titled Americas Expenditures presented by twelve young ladies of the Triangle Club. Everyone is warmly invited to attend and bring a guest.
Church services are scheduled at the regular hour at the Lutheran church next Sunday November 20 with morning and evening sessions Rev Harmon of North Platte will preach A good congregation is desired.
The club will meet Friday Dec 3 at the Couch home with Mrs Wm Couch and Miss Carrie Hartway in attendance. Every member urged to be present and every lady invited to attend at the Couch residence.
Sunday at 3 30 p m children are urged to attend a Junior Endeavor program held each week at the Christian church. The event invites boys and girls to join activities after the Sunday afternoon service.
The Christian church hosts ongoing meetings with daily services each night except Saturday. Special music is planned for each evening and attendees are invited to join in and engage in discussion.
Management promises the best pictures at regular price with weekly Friday feature films. Every paid ticket grants a free pass to the Ideal Picture Show on opening night Tuesday November 2.
The schedule lists two reel comedies Busted but Benevolent and The Little Teacher with Arthur Cunningham and Claude Cooper, Buck's Lady Friend in an eight reel package with Sylvia Ashton and Arthur Acord, plus Conscience of Juror No. 10 with leads Wayne Arey and Howard, Shocking Stockings with Fay Tincher, and a Big Metro Feature. Friday shows 10 and 20 cents. Saturday features Blood of Our Brothers with Crane Wilbur. Sunday features The White King of the Zaras with Bostock animals and A Change in Luck.
The ladies guild invites the public to a social and bazaar at the Rectory on Friday December 3 from 2 p.m. to 10 30 p.m. A bake bean supper will be served from 5 30 to 8 p.m. A fine line of fancy articles includes select imports from a San Francisco house and locally made items for Christmas gifts at reasonable prices.
The Rev William Carson Shaw formerly of St Peters Chicago will conduct Advent services at Christ Church for four evenings starting Tuesday December 7 at 730 pm. Known as a leading preacher, he invites all to attend.
Christ Church choir guild will travel to Kimball to present an entertainment at Fraternity Hall this evening in aid of St. Hilda's church. Proceeds support the building fund for the new church currently under construction there.
Nebraska History Seminar at the State University issues a pamphlet by Prof. C N Anderson of Kearney State Normal on Local and Nebraska History in Nebraska Public Schools The plan aims to engage grade and high school students in Nebraska history and local regional history It has been successfully tested at Kearney Normal and will interest teachers and history lovers statewide.
State board of agriculture reports Nebraska harvested 72,751,284 bushels of oats from 2,077,803 acres at 34.9 bushels per acre. Knox county led with 3,152,170 bushels on 94,580 acres, while Arthur county produced 4,730 bushels on 220 acres. Dawes county had the highest per acre average at 59.14 bushels, with several counties above 50 bushels per acre. Boyd county did not report.
The state normal board has received the resignation of Professor H H Gibson of the biology and agriculture department at Kearney Normal School. He resigns to take a position at Ames Agricultural College in Iowa with a salary about one third higher than his current pay.
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