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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
1
In Sidney a notice for a special election on issuing Sixty Thousand Dollars in district bonds is published. The Board explains bonds will refinance outstanding warrants bearing 7 percent interest at lower 6 percent costs, reducing indebtedness over ten to twenty years, with emphasis on saving taxpayers money.
Bishop and Mrs Beecher will arrive in Sidney Friday to stay several days as guests of Christ Church Parish at the Commercial Hotel. A Friday night service at 7 45 will feature the Bishop preaching followed by a reception at Mrs J J Parks home. He will officiate at Sunday services at 8 am and 11 am with public invited.
Early Monday morning a mangled body was found about ten feet from a closed crossing near the Swatslander ranches on the westbound track. Freight crew alerted officials after leaving a lookout, with Sheriff McDaniel and others recovering the remains and beginning a search along the right of way for belongings. The body showed facial bruising and signs of dragging, with entrails reported along the track.
The Alliance school superintendent, the only visitor, praised the Lidney Chamber of Commerce as W. P. Mills, its president, defied motions by appointing the next luncheon chairman himself. Each future chair would appoint a successor, aiming to inject varied interests and share duties, ending after a focused talk on local matters.
John Harshman, famous shooter from Sidney, and his father were in the city Saturday. Harshman, Nebraska’s representative, won a medal for shotgun expertise at Camp Perry Ohio. He also earned an efficiency certificate and even competed after emerging from a sick bed.
Sidney defeats Sterling 7 to 6 in a hard fought football opener. Sidney used speed over Ster lings weight advantage as Clark connected with Campbell for a second quarter score after an early Sterling punt blocked for a goal line recovery. The teams traded momentum with Sidney holding Sterling in the second half while maintaining the lead.
Additional workers were assigned to the Union Pacific round-house on Wednesday, increasing the force to about fifty men, roughly a third more than before. The update notes a Camber rise and an expanded crew as part of routine maintenance and operations.
The Union Pacific railroad reports the heaviest fruit shipments it has ever seen with freight picking up across several lines. Officials say conditions are improving steadily and rapidly, lifting market optimism.
Sidney braces for a 3:00 pm kickoff against Chappell as Coach Green tests new plays. The Maroon and Black squad, in peak condition, aims to topple the 180 pound line and 160 pound back field visitors. Admission is 25 cents for high school students and 50 cents for adults.
Lena Randall resumed duties as a graduate nurse in Seattle after a seven week restful vacation spent with her mother Mrs. W. A. Navinger. Leaves West Miss on Thursday to begin homeward journey.
Mrs Crusen departed last Friday for Detroit Michigan to undergo an operation. The doctor will join her if the operation is not a minor one.
Thirty thousand fans watched the New York Americans beat the New York Nationals 3–0 at the Polo Grounds, with Ruth delivering key singles and scoring in both games. Mays and Douglas pitched well in the opener, Hoyt and Nehf in the second, as Frisch starred with four hits in Wednesday’s game and notable fielding on Thursday.
Miller pitched the first ball of the second game as Mays and Schang caught for the Americans and Douglas and Snyder worked the Nationals batteries. In Thursday’s game Hoyt and Schang started for the Americans while Nehl and Smith caught for the Nationals.
Leon Fine of the Fashion Shop features a double page advertisement promising a winter wardrobe appeal. The piece urges Sidney ladies to act now to catch Mr Fine's annual October sale and avoid missing a key opportunity in fashion.
A young man from Lawrence Nebraska visited here Thursday seeking information on the body found on the tracks. The body had already been buried and he returned home to consult his father. Five inquiries have been made regarding the body.
The county commissioners and clerk of the board F. N. Slawson spent Whureday reviewing more Federal project work planned to speed up highway jobs for the unemployed under the government program.
A scrambled excerpt notes mixed reactions to a local meeting. It hints at benefits gained by attendees while suggesting nonattendees would need a lengthy article to cover the full details. The readable fragment focuses on participation and perceived value.
Southern Methodist churches across the denomination will toll a requiem for Bishop Walter B. Lambath, a noted missionary leader, at the time of his funeral in Shanghai. The funeral rites will honor his decades of service and global outreach with church dignitaries in attendance.
Mike returns home as a callout orders a taxi with the instruction to call 161. The fragmentary item suggests a quick urgent transport request likely tied to a local incident or routine pickup. No further context or entities are identifiable.
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