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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1903
Page
4
Otto Perso noted at Redington Saturday as a baby girl was born last Monday at the Planet ranch to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morrow. Mother and baby are reported well and the doctor says Albert should recover with good care.
Auction at Ollie Camblin's ranch on Wednesday November 25 1903 starting 10 o clock. 47 head of horses including Percheron stallion draft mares and geldings range 1000 to 1400 pounds 9 two year olds 3 suckling colts plus harnesses saddles and household items. Terms cash under 500, over 500 won years time at 10 percent with security 6 percent discount for cash. Lunch provided. Foster Camblin B A Jones Clerk. Wm Gites Auctioneer.
The Fremont Tribune editor argues papers should stay cosmopolitan and cover many topics beyond politics. He cautions against overemphasizing constitutional questions in revenue law cases and criticizes Bayard Transcript editor Wisner for partisan political posturing, suggesting journalism should not seek personal power.
A sales pitch touts Round Oak Heaters as the key to a happy wife, healthy children, and contented households. C D Essig claims steady shipments this season and urges customers to buy before stock runs out.
Bridgeport reports from Scottsbluff to Bayard include a theater advance for Ten Nights in a Bar Room and a merged local paper The Blaze and The News. Local business activity covers shed expansion, hay baling, construction on the Blade building, and a new dray. A wedding in Sidney joins Mr. and Mrs. W. Simn with Myrtle Irving. Rev. Ashpole officiates.
Noan Wilson left for Minden Nebraska to reside again. Mr and Mrs L M Meyer visited from the south side. Patrick Rowlan went to Bridgeport to see the 10th Cavalry and returned with building material. Ralph Oliver visited M C Ranch and is Pat Rowlans foreman. John Bowersock was in the area on business and pleasure. Mrs Pat Rowlan and children and May Ryan went to Bridgeport to see the 10th Cavalry. The band played a rare treat. Johnson is building a large machinery shed to protect farm gear. Marie Johnson and siblings visited Bridgeport and Uncle Sam's colored troops. Ches Wright delivered portraits nearby. Fred Sisco and Anthony Johnson traveled to Bridgeport on business. Tuesday was a disagreeable day for those outdoors.
Union Valley reports husking corn and grain hauling as main work while several new houses wait for plaster to dry. Harm Frerichs visits eastern state. H A Fecht purchases a new range and furniture for a forthcoming move to his new home. Henry Weisenman contemplates California real estate. A class exercise leads to a joke about heathen versus Christian. Freddie Johnson’s seventeenth birthday ends with dancing and a late mint filled night.
The ad promotes $26.95 round trip to Chicago for the International Live Stock Exposition from November 28 to December 5. Tickets go on sale November 28, 29, and 30 with limited return options through December 7. Contact the agent for details.
Mr and Mrs James Birdwell visited Sunday. Center M E Church sewing society met at Otto Perse s last Wednesday. Ed Mayer and Rudolph Reinmuth traveled to Sidney for work. Mrs Tomson Mrs Davis and two daughters visited Mrs Albert Morrow Sunday.
Low rates offered to Portland Seattle Tacoma San Francisco Los Angeles and Spokane with $20 to Salt Lake City Butte and Helena. Proportionate fares to hundreds more from Big Horn Basin to British Columbia. Tours daily until November 30 with personally conducted excursions three times weekly. Inquire nearest Burlington Route agent.
The Sidney Telegraph advertises annual clubbing rates with Prairie Farmer, Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean, New York Weekly Tribune Farmer, and The Nebraska State Journal. Old subscribers who settle arrears and pay a year in advance receive these reduced prices. The Telegraph promises county news and local items to keep readers informed.
Two girls seek a future husband by a ritual involving an egg from a hen that has never been boiled and cut with an unusual knife. They split the egg, each eats a half and saves the remainder, then return to bed in silence to sleep and dream.
The Kansas City Journal reports a hostile audience remark during a talk. A speaker asserts eternal vigilance as the price of liberty while a voice from the crowd accuses the speaker of wasting time and mocks the proceedings.
A Chicago Tribune fragment notes a hairdresser’s hurried work on a young person’s hair. The mirror reveals uneven results and a punchline about “real shampoo.” The line captures a casual urban scene and humor in everyday grooming.
Local theater presents A Model Farm directed by Alexander Rimini with the author acting on stage. The company promises a faithful production without cuts and highlights a farm scene described as a show in itself. Rimini and troupe are billed as a season’s treat for Monday, November 23.
By order of sale from the Cheyenne County District Court Clerk a judgment in favor of GC Bittre against Otis D. Lye et al for 739 dollars 30 cents plus costs. The property consists of the west half of the northeast quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 31 Township 20 North Range 50 West, Cheyenne County Nebraska. Sale to highest bidder in Sidney in front of the courthouse at 9 a.m. on November day. Sheriff D Hendricks.
Public auction announced to satisfy two mortgages dated September and March in Cheyenne County Nebraska. Debtors Peter Nestund and Winna Nestund owe Henry Bartling $700 and $1,500 respectively. Property includes cattle and horses. Auction to be held at the Oly yard in Sidney on December red at 10 o clock a m. November , 1900. Henry Barnburn G Morty.
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