24 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1900
Page
1
Tickets sold December 35 to 37 inclusive for return waits and including December 98 1900. Continuous passage each direction. E B Breisch agent.
Land office opens hearings on the LaMore vs Iddings case over a reservoir filing with fences claimed on the tract. Other contestants and cases are noted, including Boyer vs White and Bartling vs Mackie, with trials scheduled through January 1901. The Ft Sidney wood and timber reserve opens to private sale at $1.35 per acre as Homestead filings rise. Nebby neckwear and holiday accessories advertised at Oberfelder's.
The Kearney Military Academy reorganizes after staff and students briefly left. Dr E P Chittenden resigns. Prof H N Russell remains as head master while St Luke s Military Academy is formed with a local board of trustees led by Bishop Graves. The school is renamed and the old teachers stay on.
Mr Moore reports limited success finding yellow metal near Nome but warns of ongoing litigation over a major claim. Weather turns harsh on October 26 as freight costs rise to 65 dollars per ton while meat remains cheap. He plans to leave after next summer unless a rich strike tempts him to stay.
We thank friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during the services and death of Mrs. Louisa Vinton. Mr. and Mrs. Price, Ira Vinton.
Advertising copy touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day with a no cure no pay promise. Priced at 25 cents, the claim targets quick relief from cold symptoms.
A new stock of lumber and building material has just arrived at J. W. Harper & Son, promising fresh options for local projects and contractors.
A local shop showcases the latest collars for men and a broad line of boys clothing at Oberfelders attracting shoppers. The display highlights fashion items and new arrivals for the season.
Mrs Louisa Vinton died Thursday at 10 am at her son in law Fred Price’s home in Bronson Nebraska. Born 1831 in South Windsor Connecticut she married Seth J. Vinton in 1854 and lived in Polk county before moving to Cheyenne county. Funeral at the Price home Saturday at 1 pm with burial in the city cemetery.
Village Board of Trustees met in the Village Clerk office with J. J. McIntosh as chairman and members Gus Runge C. M. Wright A. D. Gorham W. Studt present. Salaries for Marshal Washburn Clerk Gapen and Treasurer Neubauer were ordered paid. Oscar Brandt's night watch petition was laid on the table. An informal discussion of granting a franchise to a Denver electric light company ended without a conclusion.
Weedmen from Woodman camp traveled to Potter Saturday evening for initiation of five new members into the organization. W. W. Hamilton of Ogalagua deputy head counts attended with others. Midnight recess included a banquet as visitors from the local camp were entertained by Potter boys. Attendees from here included C. W. ree, M. J. Sanders, Bert Davison, ES Washburn, Frank Ackerman, O. Christomson, W. J. Davis and Ienac Ware of Henry.
George RB Young of Kirk Nebraska and Miss Bertha Stonehocker of Milo Nebraska wed at the County Judge Sanders courthouse office on Saturday November 17. The ceremony was at six o clock with only the bride's mother and sister present. The couple departed on the Burlington train for Hastings and will settle in Kirk where the groom is a telegraph operator.
Helen Daugherty celebrated her eleventh birthday on a Wednesday with a party for about twenty schoolmates. The event ran from four to nine o'clock in the evening and featured recitations cake walks and refreshments. Mrs Stowites and Miss McCoy helped Mrs Dougherty supervise the children.
The Logan County Pioneer notes the Callaway and Loup Valley railway company was organized November by R. Hoagland J.B. Morrison E. R. Smith A. P. Kibble W. H. McLeay Lew Williams and W. Q. Mahan with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars. Officers listed: R. Hoagland president J. E. Morrison vice president W. H. McLeay secretary E. R. Smith treasurer. The aim is to push to bring a railroad to Logan county seat. Oberfelder & Co. directs the business.
The First primary reports Little Jack Frost remains strong despite friends staying home. Henrietta Shoemaker earns a chat mark for good work. Blaine Lyon misses school sick. several others absent this week. Room 1 studies bugle calls and plans a Thanksgiving program Wednesday from 1:30 to 2:30. Remarks on exams avoided. Elmer Troyer joins Eighth grade. town boys urged to follow his study example. Dont miss the children's play at the Opera House Friday evening November 30.
An old motto proclaims we do not keep anything we store but sell everything we possess. The phrase suggests a brisk clearance mindset during a sales event or household liquidation.
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