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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
9
The Majestic Range unit is advertised as a versatile missionary stove that cooks, bakes and boils water simultaneously. It claims light expense, improved meals, lower coal bills, and a single guaranteed grade of range from The Majestic Co with no sale unless guaranteed.
Local items list pasture rental through Western Realty Co and dentistry pricing. Also advertised dust proof letter files by The Telegraph and cement contractor H H Bockstadter with estimator services. Hay carload for sale by bale ton or carload. Krueger ranch trespass warning to hunters on premises.
For sale or trade a complete threshing outfit. It has a 16 horsepower engine and a 32 by 54 separator. Nearly new and in good condition. Contact C. F. Livoni in Sidney, Nebraska.
Classified items advertise land bargains with section and lot numbers, a Chicago owner listing, and terms. Also wanted help for housework in Sidney Nebraska, sales of a four room house, a lost purse in Cheyenne, a rental of two furnished rooms, and a resident contact for rewards.
Advertisement invites readers to send 5 cents in stamps for four issues of Pacific Monthly. The magazines feature descriptive articles on dairying, fruit growing, poultry raising, and farming conditions in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, published in Portland, Oregon.
The undersigned will sell at the public gate in Dalton on Saturday October 17 starting at 10 oclock a m. Items include eight head of horses mixed cattle farm implements and general merchandise with terms of cash on small sums and twelve months on larger notes at ten percent interest five percent cash discount. Auctioneers H S Miller and Woolsery sign off.
Cheyenne county Nebraska invites sealed proposals for a pile and stringer bridge over the North Platte River near Irving. Bid packets due by 11 am October 10, 1908, in Sidney. Requires certified check 50 percent of bid and a $2000 performance bond.
Maynard Osborn agreed to fit new window lights for the homeowner. The arrangement involves installing decorative lighting to enhance the property's exterior ambiance.
A complete horse power well drill set will drill a 300 foot well. Includes over 300 feet of main rope two bits sand buckets and slush buckets and over 300 feet of sand bucket rope. To be sold to the highest bidder for cash Saturday Oct 10 1908 on the lot north of the new Masonic building. V F Kecera Auctioneer.
Sidney listeners will hear Mrs May W Harris Armour discuss How Georgia Went Dry. Armour, nationally known as a temperance speaker and president of the Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance Union, is praised by Governor Hoke Smith for her vigor and conviction.
Sidney Nebraska October 9 1908 postmark lists unclaimed letters including Mrs J A Feltz Hi McNeal Arthur Stephens Frank Stewart and E McLernon postmaster. The Wilkinson horse sale at Kimball advertises rare horse purchase opportunity with bills available.
A 10 acre tract joining the townsite of Dalton is for sale at 50 dollars per acre cash. Contact EMIL ANDREEN, Dalton, Nebraska.
McDaniel's Livery Barn hosts a roundup of railway news as George Fast resumes work after a ten day layoff and Frank Stewart returns after a month with relatives in Oklahoma. A Rockefeller rumor passes unsighted. Joe Schweiger and Jas Koubik report runs and equipment moves while crews clear weeds between Cheyenne and North Platte and cars head to Southern Pacific for service. Union Pacific tests reveal 140 pounds vs 75 on the new main, prompting a plea to reduce irrigation to allow proper pressure testing.
A roundup of social notes lists residents and visitors in Sidney and surrounding towns. Names include John Siefer Frank X Rilen Otto Perso A B Beard and wives R N LaFollette Milo Webster Jimmie McDaniel John Tucker Guy Dedrick and others with movements to Omaha Bayard Bayard and Council Bluffs. Concurrent items mention potato digging and tent-meeting pastors.
Rev. A. W. Jamea returns from Gothenburg conference and receives Curtis Nebraska assignment. Others named include Rev. W. F. Garper to Bayard Minatare and Rev. J. F. Hageman to Bartley. Mrs. Halley and her son visit Miss Lucy Jones.
Students place a silent alarm on a professor's desk to ring at noon during a lecture. The clock crashes into the hour, prompting applause. The professor reveals it was his birthday and thanks them, noting his wife needs such a clock for their servant. He continues the demonstration after the interruption.
A New York Times anecdote recounts a Valdes resident known as Stop Jake who ran a dog boarding house for prospectors and their teams. He fell ill once, prompting a humorous newspaper note that misnamed him as 8. Jake and wished him a speedy recovery.
The article argues Republicans outrun Democrats in labor laws across states. It cites counts of labor bureaus, factory inspectors, eight hour laws, child labor restrictions, weekly wages, and union labels. The piece frames these findings as proof of GOP leadership and future labor security through Republican governance.
The speaker states that unlawful trusts should be restrained by injunctive process and punished with criminal prosecution, asserting that aggregated capital seeks to suppress competition. The quote is attributed to Hon. W. H. Taft in Columbus, Ohio.
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