Fall Festival Draws Immense Crowds Across Cheyenne County
Immense crowds filled the Cheyenne County Fall Festival with record attendance over Thursday to Saturday. Farmers, merchants, and residents praised the cooperative effort, noting quiet opening day, a countywide school parade on Friday, and packed evenings at Hardy hall. Machinery and automobile displays drew strong interest, with jams along the streets and numerous booths from local businesses and clubs.
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Tobin Opera House
Cheyenne County
Farmers Union
Weyerts
Sidney Town
Bunker Hill
Sidney
Kruise Wins From Mellberg On Points In Sidney Fight
Sidney boxing fans packed the venue Saturday for a charity show. Kruise, 156, edged Mellberg, 161, by points with rounds 3,4,5,7,8 and 10 to Kruise and rounds 1,6,9 even. round 2 favored Mellberg. Referee Parks ruled Kruise the winner to the crowd’s approval.
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Sidney
Kid Daugherty
Hemingford
Shorty Harwood
Buddy Portz
Sid Poole
Young Portz
Bob Murrs
Bill Robbins
Robbins
Murray
Kruise
Mellberg
Weferee Parks
Child Health Clinic a Decided Success at Fall Festival
The Fall Festival featured a baby clinic run by the Womans club in Sidney. Over ninety children were examined with 70 percent found defective in some way. Fifty-one were boys and thirty-nine girls. 137 total defects were identified. Nurse Miss Maxfield aided each mother in addressing defects and related health concerns.
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Womans Club
Womans Club of
Sidney
Region convention in Omaha draws Audge Tewell
Audge Tewell attends the regional convention in Omaha gathering with attendees from nearby communities. The event focuses on regional issues, networking, and presentations.
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Audge Tewell
Omaha
Sidney Juvenile Band Heads to Omaha Convention
The Sidney Juvenile band left for Omaha Monday evening on No. 4 in a special car. They marched in the parade and played impromptu at various city locations. They expect to return Friday morning, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bonham, Rev. Kaub, and Howard Swain.
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Sidney
Omaha
B. W. Bonham
Rev. Kaub
Howard Swain
Doctor Sets Collar Bone For Local Football Player
Dr. Harry Mantor was called to Lodge Polo last week to set the collar bone of Adrian Short, a member of the local high school football team. Short was injured in a game against Haxtun, Colo.
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Harry Mantor
Adrian Short
Short
Haxtun
Chio
Sidney Country Club News Notes Warms Up Golf Results
Results from the Sidney Country Club golf tournament show leaders advancing through rounds in multiple flights. Championship flight leaders Bauman Hy de and McIntosh lead, with Doran Closman and others following as rounds progress toward finals. Pioneer flight features Marsh Sid Poole and Tewell Hodgin in early pairings.
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Sidney Country Club
Bauman
McIintosh Doran
Closman
President’s Flight
Robineau—Coler
J. L. McIntosh
Phelps Grimminger
Borland
Heinlein—Dresback
Patrowsky—Rochel Hardy
Dunaway
Ischroeder—Theile EB. Grabill
Pettibone
Robineau—McIntosh
Grimminger
Heinlein
Hardy
Patrowsky
Schroeder—Grabill
Secretary's Flight
Horn
Thayer G. Doran
Fine Wilson
Thomas D. Campbell
Bonham
Mantor
Worden
Clarkson—Golding
Martin
D. Bassett
Jewett—Uptegrove
Doran
Wilson
Campbell
Clarkson Jewett—Martin
Pioneer Flight
Marsh
Sid Poole
Tewell—Hodgkin
Death by own action of Sven Carlholm in Omaha
A 40 year old tailor Sven Carlholm killed himself by gas in his bed at 3178 17th St Omaha last Saturday Oct 3. Friends say sore feet forced his resignation from Barker Clothes shop and landlord Magnus Morgensen notes he had no known relatives and was despondent over constant foot pain. The body was taken to Moore funeral home.
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Omaha Daily News
Sven Carlholm
Carlholm
Barker Clothes
17Th St
Magnus Morgensen
Morgensen
Moore Funeral Home
Bridgeport at Sidney Football Showdown Friday
Bridgeport brings strong western Nebraska squad to Sidney for a Friday football clash after shutting out Bayard and Ger ing in prior wins. A large crowd is expected as the game kicks off at 3 p.m.
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Bridgeport
Sidney
Nebraska
Bayard
Gering
Mrs Jiggs the monkey leaves for Scottsbluff visit
Mrs Jiggs the monkey entertainer who stayed with Kenneth and Donald Bassett departed Monday for Scottsbluff. There she will spend a few days with druggists.
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Mrs. Jiggs
Kenneth
Donald Bassett
Scottsbluff
Three County Bankers Meet in Sidney Dinner
The Cheyenne Kimball and Banner county bankers association met in Sidney at the Union Pacific hotel for a dinner Thursday evening. About twenty to twenty five bankers attended from the three counties, with a brief business session after. An account will appear in next week's Telegraph.
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Cheyenne, Kimball and Banner County Bankers Association
Sidneyhursday
Union Pacific
Monkey used to advertise Monkey Bars at festival
A live monkey entertained children near Bassett Drugstore during the festival to promote Brecht Candy’s Monkey Bar. Spectators crowded the sidewalk as the animal performed. Rumor suggested the street fair offered the Bassett family a hundred dollars to ship the monkey back, though this cannot be verified.
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Bassett
Brecht Candy Company
Street Fair
Bassetts
Festival Horse Races At Cheyenne County Fair
Several horse racing events were staged during the Cheyenne County Fall Festival after organizers failed to provide a racing card. Racers from nearby fairs formed unofficial contests and divided gate receipts among winners. The events drew large crowds, with the roman races on the final two days noted as particularly attractive.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Rotary Club Holds Regular Weekly Meeting
The Rotarians met at the Union Pacific hotel Friday evening with nearly all members present. A new program allows each member a few minutes to talk shop. Dr. Light spoke on Christianity and Rotary, and this week Dr. Barger discussed Osteopathy, with both talks enjoyed.
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Union Pacific
Light
Christianity
Rotary
Barger
City Council Holds Regular Session
The city council met in regular session at the city offices Friday night to handle routine business. A letter from Herman Schroeder, hospitalized in Cheyenne, was read and members donated to send him cigars and flowers. Schroeder, a popular council member, expressed he missed being present with the group.
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Herman Schroeder
Cheyenne
Schroeder
Patrick Henry Barber Dies at 76 on Dalton Farm
Patrick Henry Barber, farming near Dalton for three months, died at his farm home Wednesday at age seventy six. Funeral services will be held in Dalton with burial Friday morning.
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Patrick ‘Henry Barber
Dalton
Barber
Sophia Ann Iverson Dies at 69 Near Dalton
Mrs Sophia Ann Iverson died at her son J M Iversons home near Dalton on Friday after a brief illness due to old age. Funeral arrangements call for her body to be sent to Wahoo Nebraska for interment. She was sixty nine years old at the time of death.
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Sophia Ann Iverson
J. M. Iverson
Dalton
Jordan and Hine Visit Kimball on Business
W. W. Jordan and B. B. Hine spent Tuesday in Kimball on business.
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W. W. Jordan
B. B. Hine
Kimball
District Court Set to Open October Term with Judge Tewell
The October term of the District Court opens October 26 with Judge Tewell presiding. Three liquor cases will be tried with the state as plaintiff, along with an assault case. A 4 sale of mortgaged property case ends an appeal. Jury selection will be drawn from a commissioners list published in this issue.
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Tewell
Lincoln Highway May Be Changed Slightly
The Lincoln highway may be rerouted to enter town from the east, pass between two cemeteries, go under the railroad, and rejoin the present path. The change would remove a railroad crossing and two dangerous curves. Cheyenne officials and county commissioners discussed the proposal. acceptance is not definite but favorable.
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Cheyenne
Hiett Wins Prize in Guessing Contest at Sidney
E E Hiett won a prize in a guessing contest held during a Union Pacific calf train visit to Sidney. Participants tried to guess the annual butterfat output of the purebred Holstein cow Miss Secrecy, which yielded 21 064.2 pounds. Hiett’s guess of 21 000 pounds won a Chatillon milk scale donated by Kennedy Parsons Co of Omaha.
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EE. E. Hiett
Union Pacific
Sidney
Mr. Hiett
Kennedy-Parsons Co
Omaha
Ed O Leary Joins Sales Force at Brewer s Garage
Popular Sidney young man Ed O Leary, formerly at the rap track, has become a salesman for Brewer s garage. He began his new job on October 1 and is expected to add value to the team given his wide local popularity. The garage sells Overland and Willys Knight cars.
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Fdr O'Leary
Brewer Garage
Sidney
Overland
Willys-Knight
Achievement Day Set for October 13 in Sidney
The county wide Achievement Day for conventive kitchen workers from this summer is planned for Tuesday October 13 in the basement of the Methodist church in Sidney. Lunch will precede a program with reports plays songs and readings by local groups. Miss Smith the visiting specialist will meet members during the day with the aim of showcasing the work and inviting public attendance. County Agent
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Sidney
Miss Smith
Charles Wagner Pioneer Resident Dies in Potter Home
Charles Wagner longtime Potter resident and brother of Amos and Ben Wagner died at his home Tuesday after a bout with typhoid fever. He had shown signs of improvement before the end. The bereaved family and entire community extend sympathy in this hour of sadness.
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Charles Wagner
Potter
Amos
Ben Wagner
Bassett and McCormick Spend Sunday in Khniall
Donald Bassett and Harry McCormick were in Khniall on Sunday. the visit is noted in local columns without further context or outcomes.
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Donald Bassett
Harry McCormick
Khniall
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Hardy Hall
Grablll
Convenient Kitchen Club
Calf Club
Pig Club
American Legion
Court House
Hart Parr
Case
M. W. Burr
Gurley
Porter Oil Company
Holt
Dix
Chevrolet
M. W. Ostern Motor Co
Dodge
Stockdick Motors
Nash
EB C. Stockdick
Blahas Garage
Chrysler
Sidney Motor Sales Company
Ford
Bentley Motor Company
Hudson
Louis Mann
Studebaker
Hahler
Buick
Oldsmobile
Sidney Transfer Company
McMormick-Deering
Brewer’s
Willys- Knight
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
Sidney Juvenile
Omae
Bauman—Barger
Hyde
Ladegard
J. T. McIntosh
Bentley Barker—B. Grabill
B. Doran—McCleneghan
Closman—Kepler Hazzard—Hunt ‘Simodynes
Haworth
Bauman—Hyde
McIntosh—Hazzard Doran—Simodynes
Closman—Barker
Trestate Bankers Association
Sidney Rotary Club
City Council
Patrick Henry Barber
District Court
Lincoln Highway
E. E. Hiett
ED O'Leary
Brewer's Garage
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