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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1896
Page
1
A compact recap of county items from Riverside and Redington including the Lat ter Point reunion, farmers readying for winter, weather turning cold with frost and ice, town visits by locals, a successful dance, and political notes about the Popocrats enjoying a brief time of majority before upcoming mercy.
In the Camp Clarke precinct Republican primary held Saturday October 3 a unanimous resolution rejects forming a club. It urges individual voters to back McKinley and Hobert and act as a unit for Republican victory. Copies go to The Sidney Telegraph and Bayard Transcript for publication.
The calendar traces nations adopting gold standards and suspending silver coinage from 1871 to 1896. It notes Germany Belgium Holland Denmark Norway Sweden the United States Italy France Finland Russia Austria Hungary Egypt Tunis Costa Rica Chile and the Latin Union. The Philadelphia Bulletin comments on a global shift toward the gold standard and a decline in silver values.
Arrangements completed for a Pullman Tourist Sleeper from Minneapolis and St Paul to Los Angeles via Sioux City and Columbus with no change. Depart Minneapolis Thursdays 7 40 p m St Paul 8 15 p m Returning Los Angeles Thursdays 2 00 p m. Sleeper space available through Union Pacific agents.
Free Pills sample box promotion by H E Bucklea Co Chicago claims Dr King s New Life Pills cure constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles. Pills described as easy in action purely vegetable non weakening and invigorating to stomach and bowels. Regular size 25c per box sold by W F Bassett Druggist. Wanted clean rags in exchange for old papers call at this office.
Della Ragan is absent from the Second Primary while James Cunningham moves to the Eighth Grade. Kindergarten marks Annie Radcliff birthday with a party. Alice McCombs misses First Primary due to illness. Ribbons for spelling awarded to Fannie Bergman Myrtle Ackerman Ina Kenworthy and Della Ragan. Intermediate plans mineral and mounted leaf collections. Tardiness better this year due to stricter rules. parents urged to ensure on time arrivals. Grammar department enjoyed two half holidays as most pupils attended in morning sessions.
The fourth annual convention of the Nebraska State Irrigation Association is moved from October 7–9 in Lexington to November 19–21. The change aims for maximal attendance and success with emphasis on arid area development. Officers serve without pay and invite public cooperation. details and program are to be announced.
Board met in Sidney Nebraska proceeding under Section 2137 of the 1895 Nebraska Statutes. All members were present and no business was reported. The board adjourned to meet Tuesday October 13, 1896 at 9 o clock a.m. Attest County Clerk W G Bullock.
W F Bassett urges prompt use of One Minute Cough Cure to avert pneumonia bronchitis and even consumption caused by neglect. The ad emphasizes rapid relief from common cold related illnesses and advocates timely treatment.
The tenth Cheyenne County Agricultural Association fair ended with no agricultural exhibits, focus on three days of horse races. Attendance varied from cold windy Tuesday to bright midweek, with numerous regional horsemen and solid racing results across trotting, running, pony, double team, and free-for-all events.
The New York Herald reports Jones of the Popocratic National Committee travels East to discuss the Bryan campaign amid a treasury deficit near 150000. Senators Gorman Teller and Caumpau are cited. bankers and businessmen are said to be unwilling to contribute without bright prospects for success.
The Union Pacific offered a four dollar round trip fare from Sidney to Denver for the Mountain and Plain Festival this week. Citizens taking the low rate included H. J. Snyder, Miss Maggie Snyder, A. Ragan and family, Sammy Boggs, Mrs John Holden, Mrs L. L. Anderson, Mrs O. Detter, Mamie McFadden, C. T. Howard, Colin Camblin, M. M. Herbert, W. H. Hale, H. Tipton, Mrs Hale, Pierre Sanders, W. F. Bassett, Oosterhoudt family, Mrs Chase, Mrs R. Simms, Robert Simms, Scherer family, Miss Scherer, Joe Trinnier, Miss Zimmerman, the Oberfelders and W. C. Rawdin.
At the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Ogalalla last week, North Platte district assignments were announced. James Leonard presides. ministers listed include James M. Eggers at Big Spring, John Madley at Elwood, R. S. Moore at Farnam and Moorefield, Oren F. Cheesebro at Gandy, James E. McKenny at Lewellen, Otto A. Trabue at North Platte, Alonzo Coslet at Ogalalla, Frank T. Hoon at Stockville, and others, with several positions to be supplied.
There is nothing new under the sun. Yet the new composite Buffet Smoking and Library cars run daily via The Overland Limited on the Chicago to Salt Lake City Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. These cars are fully equipped with writing materials, leading papers, illustrated periodicals, magazines, and modern conveniences. The Union Pacific inaugurates this service west of Chicago. Tickets should read via The Overland Route.
District Court adjourned due to little jury business. The October term is postponed from October 19 to November 16, 1896. Judge H. M. Grimes of the 13th Judicial District will preside on the rescheduled dates in North Platte Nebraska.
A clipped page assembles political barbs and polemics from multiple papers. It cites St. Louis Stur on free silver, St. Paul Republican on Greene and Sidney, Fremont Tribune on tariff, and voices from Alliance Grip and Kearney Hub warning voters. The items skew toward crossfire between Bryan and McKinley era rhetoric.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, to be held at North Platte Nebraska on October 9 16 1896 will be a great event in the history of this state. Union Pacific to sell round trip tickets from Nebraska line points and Cheyenne Wyoming. For ticket limits and sale dates contact agent E R Breisch.
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