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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1889
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph notes a Brazil revolution rumor and Dom Pedro’s reforms praised as modernizing. It questions dethronement claims, highlighting railways telegraphs abolition of slavery and Brazil’s international standing, while chewing over Brazilian politics and the news from Chicago and other distant events.
The item critiques Sidney's mail service praising the mill project and $2,500 bonus that remains unpaid by some subscribers. It urges delinquents to pay to maintain town credit and attract further investment, warning against reputational harm from unpaid obligations. It also reports on Helen Gougar’s provocative political actions at Tekamah, attacking her as a fraud and urging Republicans to drop her engagements.
Residents argue the current ground used as a cemetery is private property not owned by Sidney, with gates posted to refuse further interments. The site is cramped and improvised, lacking permanence or proper ornamentation, prompting calls for a municipal cemetery and a cemetery association to secure a suitable resting place.
A letter urges converting a tract into burial lots with deeds for purchasers. Funds would improve and ornament grounds to create a permanent, respectable resting place. The Trueclar urges Sidney residents to form a cemetery association and asks for community input.
Rev E Lee Fleck’s two week series at Trinity Lutheran Church ends last night. The talks, aimed at practical faith, drew tears and laughs, avoiding dry theology. An answering format with questions kept sessions lively. attendance was strong despite free admission.
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