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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1877
Page
4
Subscribers who fail to renew must pay 32.09 per year in advance. The Talacaste Will suspend issues once service ends. J. U. Gussare & Co. note expiration and renewal terms for continued delivery.
The Sidney Tatvanira states it will strive to waive errors in paging and telegraphy and to remove objectionable material. It notes it will not hold owners liable for articles in three columns beyond original editorial or legitimate advertismaterial.
A list of agency names and firms from Crook City to Deadwood and Rapid City, including D T Cella and tink, Berihen & Co, Rehimeay & Grinbarg, and others across the Black Hills region. The fragmented OCR reads like an affiliation directory for Telegraph agents and offices in multiple towns.
Notices invite candidates to declare before the county convention in Cheyenne County. The Omaha Independent reports on silver discoveries near the Sioux reservation and gold prospects near Lead City. Nebraska immigration and wool grower movements are discussed, with plans to encourage wool mills and stock associations to attract settlers and boost prosperity.
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud with their chiefs reject relocation to the Missouri River, arguing no soldiers can enforce removal. They condemn the plan, demand their Wounded Knee agency, and insist they cannot move this fall despite government pressure. The exchange foreshadows sustained resistance as council deliberates.
Washington October 1. Final conference with Indian delegations occurred as they dressed in citizen’s attire. Spotted Tail pressed for Wounded Knee agency, immediate provisions, educators, priests, mills, stores and money. They seek written guarantees and overcoats, plus forty dollars per person for women and children, aiming to live like whites while retaining their property and numbers.
Gen Gro B McCnernan the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey is expected to win and take his seat.
The Indian Chief Red Cloud informed Washington he wants his agency at Witte Clay creek near the old Kearney route, while Spotted Tail desires an agency on Wounded Knee creek east of that site. From Switzerland comes word of Francis Blanc’s death, a gaming impresario who built a vast Homburg park, later moving to Monaco after German gaming bans. his fortune is valued around millions, with heirs poised to claim shares.
Election notice lists polling places at Antelope Potter Sidney Lodge Polo Big Springs Court House Rock and other local sites for judges clerks and county officers. Terms expire January 1 1878. Voting opens 8 am to 6 pm per County Commissioners order. Kallen County Clerk.
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