Western rail workers win 6 1/2 percent wage increase
Conductors and trainmen on western railways accepted a 6½ percent raise retroactive to May 1 1928 affecting 42 000 employees on five lines. The deal, approved by the federal fact finding commission, preserves working rules including the double header, and runs to May 2 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railways
Railways
J. W. Higgins
Conference Committee of Managers of
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of
Chicago
Federal Fact Finding Commission
Higgins
E. C. Curtis
A. ¥. Whitney
Order of Railway Conductors
Federal Commission
Western Roads
Rotary Club Meets in Sidney Adds Two New Members
The Sidney Rotary club held a splendid Friday meeting with two new members welcomed. Judge Tewell, William Winders, Marius Christense, and B L Walker gave short talks while Mrs Blaine Grabill performed two songs with accompaniment by Mrs J W Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Youths Who Stole Deputy Sheriff Car Get Four Year Terms
James White and Roy Webb, both in their twenties from St. Louis, were sentenced by Judge J. L. Tewell in district court to four years at hard labor in the Nebraska state penitentiary. They confessed to stealing Deputy Sheriff John McCleneghan’s car near Chappell after fleeing from a wreck, and to other robberies in Cheyenne and Deuel counties during a westward trip. They were arrested at a Ogallala campground while healing injuries from the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James White
Roy Webb
St. Louis
Ogallala
Cheyenne
Deuel
J. L. Tewell
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Lincoln
White
Webb
Yakima
Wash
John McCleneghan
Lincoln Highway
Chappell
McCleneghan
West Coast
Sidney Completes 70 New Street Lights On White Way Extension
The Sidney city council completed a lighting program adding 70 heavy candlepower street lights on the White Way extension. The project includes parkway layouts in center blocks on South Tenth Avenue and East Illinois Street, connecting with side lighting in the business district, improving night visibility for residents and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way
West Illinois Steret
Sidney
South Tenth Avenue
Linden
Newton Streets
East Illinois Street
Seventh Avenues
Fourteenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Union Thanksgiving Service Planned at Sidney Christian Church
Plans for a union Thanksgiving service at Sidney Christian Church Wednesday night have been finalized. The event starts at 7 30 and aims for larger attendance than Thanksgiving morning. Rev W T Kahse will preside, with musical readings by Rev Schenck and Rev J J Crawford, concluding with the president's Thanksgiving proclamation read by Rev J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Christian Church
Sidney Christian Church
W. T. Kahse
United Lutheran Church
Jesus
Schenck
Methodist Church
J. J. Crawford
Christ Episcopal Church
United States
Rev. J
Teachers Examinations Held Here Saturday
County Superintendent Gertrude Nelson supervised state teachers certificates tests at the courthouse on Saturday November 24. Readable list shows Misses Hazel Bales Adelaide Meyer Elizabeth Bryant Vera Driever Genevieve Dyke Gladys Ellsworth Genestia Foster Lillie Gade Muriel Grace Riggs Frances Filbin Lucille Waddell Mona Livoni Lucille Hiett Helen Mohatt Edna Hammond Evelyn Zuhike Bessie Meenan Sidney. Adele Hennig Louise Hennig Velma Hughes Lodge Pole Alma Collart Bertha Jensen Gurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Nelson
Court House
Hazel Bales
Adelaide Meyer
Elizabeth Bryant
Vera Driever
Genevieve Dyke
Gladys Ellsworth
Genestia Foster
Lillie Gade
Muriel Grace Riggs
Frances Filbin
Lucille Waddell
Mona Livoni
Lucille Hiett
Helen Mohatt
Edna Hammond
Evelyn Zuhike
Bessie Meenan
Sidney
Josephine Jordan Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Josephine Jordan age 13, daughter of Mrs Lucy Jordan, was operated on for appendicitis early Monday at Taylor hospital after a Sunday acute attack. Hospital reports Monday said she was progressing nicely, a note welcomed by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Jordan
Lucy Jordan
Taylor Hospital
Josephine
Chanksgiving Prayer for Harvest and Thanksgiving
A reflective verse celebrates the harvest season and Thanksgiving, urging people to gather at home by hearth to offer grateful prayers for the Living Love that sustains growth from a single grain to many seeds and elevates humanity and divinity.
Sidney Implement House Becomes Peoria Line Distributor
The Sidney Tractor & Machinery company, a major western distributor, closed a direct contract with Peoria Ir manufacturers to become official distributors for the Peoria line including caterpillar tractors Holt combines and the Russell road machinery across western Nebraska northeastern Colorado and eastern Wyoming. Sidney hosts a full display and parts line while continuing Oliver implements and leverages local expertise. the change broadens local business and follows a three year history in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Tractor & Machinery Company
West
Sidney
Peoria
Holt Combines
Russell
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
William and
Thomas O’connell
C. C. Rush
Omaha
Western
Oliver Implements
Greenlees Grocery Department Serves Holiday Trade
The Telegraph notes Greenlees store grocer department offers special Thanksgiving shopping advantages with extra fruits confections and delicacies to help housewives round out the menu. Manager Albert Greenlee aims for faultless service and features tips in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenlees
Albert Greenlee
The
Telegraph
Lutheran Church Bazaar a Successful Community Event
The Dorcas society hosted a supper and bazaar at the Lutheran church on Thursday evening. Proceeds were a neat sum for the ladies. Mrs G A Johnston and Mrs Fred Griffith ran the fancy work booth while Mrs Henry Hargens supervised the candy table. The 25 cent package sale run by Misses Ferne and Helen Riggs and Freda Thompson added to the money raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Dorcas Society
G. A. Johnston
Fred Griffith
Henry Hargens
Misses Ferne
Helen Riggs
Freda Thompson
Hand Injured Hunter Shot in Left Hand
Ed Erickson of north of Potter was accidentally shot in the left hand while hunting last week. The first finger was severely injured but amputation will not be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Erickson
North of Potter
Burleigh Flower Store Sold to Wyoming Florist
W E Kilgore of Wheatland Wyoming becomes owner of the Burleigh Flower shop located near the post office. He plans improvements and will handle first class plants and decorations and offer special designing. Kilgore is accompanied by his mother Mrs Eliza Kilgore and his two daughters who will live with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kilgore
Wheatland
Wyo
Burleigh
Leading markets of city report heavy poultry sale
Frank Schwasnick owner of the Star market says demand for turkeys ducks geese and choice meats for Thanksgiving is unusually high and advance orders suggest the largest Thanksgiving volume yet with turkeys in greatest demand and stock likely to sell out by Wednesday night Carl Olson manager of the Central market also notes strong demand for Thanksgiving entree supplies led by turkeys with elk meat a close second
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schwasnick
Star Market
Schwasnick
Carl Olson
Man Pleads Guilty On Insufficient Funds Check
John Folkers was fined $25 and costs in county court on November 21 after pleading guilty to issuing a check for 22.29 from a Dalton bank with insufficient funds to cover the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Folkers
Dalton
Nurse from Chappell Uses Fake Checks for Dope
Mrs. E. Davis, a graduate nurse from Chappell, passed two worthless $50 checks on Sidney stores to raise funds for narcotics. Suspected after purchases were mailed to her address, her North Platte bank account was found fictitious. She admitted cashing the checks to refill her dope supply and was sent to Lincoln for observation. She has a son in the army and another in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Davis
Chappell
Senator Johnson Fights Freight Rate Increase
Senator C. W. Johnson of Potter opposes railroad demands for higher freight rates on farm products. He notes a petition to modify tariffs could boost annual transportation revenue, citing 1927 returns and Nebraska lines. He plans to protest to I C C secretary George B. McGinty, arguing no Nebraska emergency justifies higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Johnson
Potter
E. B. Boyd
The
Western Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interestate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
George B. McGinty
Washington
Pump irrigation in eastern Wyoming proves successful
The Pine Bluffs Post details pump irrigation experiments in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. Brick Gross tested 32 acres of beets, 25 acres of beans, and 80 acres of alfalfa from a single electric well, yielding strong profits. Beets produced 600 tons, beans 33,000 pounds, and alfalfa three tons per acre, with total electricity costs about $580 for 137 acres. Net returns exceed $100 per acre after expenses, encouraging a new well west of the creek near the Lincoln highway to come online by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lodge Pole
Pine Bluffs
Brick Gross
Gross
the Post
Injured in Fall at Broadwater Windmill Scene
Antone Policky of Broadwater suffered a broken left arm and leg after a 15 foot fall from a windmill on his home place south of Broadwater Sunday. He is getting along as well as can be expected. He is father of Anthony Policky and Mrs. George Thompson of Peetz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Policky
Broadwater
Anthony Policky
George Thompson
Peetz
Cheyenne County Citizen Dead After Illness Long Duration
Crowds gathered at J B Byars store over a weekend for a 98 cent sale. Unusual turnout left some unable to buy anticipated items. Manager Liggett said the sale would continue Tuesday and Wednesday with expanded 98 cent offerings to improve selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Byars
Liggett
Telegraph
Well Known Couple Married by County Judge
John Whitmire, 23, an employee of the J I Case Tractor and Plow company of Sidney, and Miss Mary Oliverius, 24, of Sunol and a school instructor northwest of Lodgepole, were united in marriage Sunday November 25 by County Judge Elmer Kahl. Mr and Mrs Harry Miller were witnesses. The newlyweds are well known in Cheyenne county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whitmire
J. I. Case Tractor and Plow Company
Sidney
Mary Oliverius
Sunol
Lodge Pole
Elmer Kahl
Harry Miller
Cheyenne County
Frederick J Harr Dies at 66 in Cheyenne County Home
Frederick J Harr longtime Cheyenne County resident and prominent citizen died at his home 1722 Maple Street Friday November 23 at 10 10 pm after a long illness from complications of afflictions He was in his 67th year and leaves a widow and daughters with community sympathy extending to the bereaved family. Harr was an early settler who helped pioneer ranching in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Harr
Maple Street
Mr. Hart
Frederick Hart
Cheyenne County
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Rotary Club
Sidney Streets
Sidney Implement House
Sidney Tractor & Machinery Co
Great Peoria
Illinois
Greenlees’ Grocery
Burleigh Flower
Wyoming Florist
Senator Johnson
J. B. Byars CO
Frederick Harr
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