Over the Top the First Day in Cheyenne County War Drive
The article lauds volunteers and workers on Monday as the nation awoke to the war effort. It highlights county committees, especially women's groups, sifting applicants and ensuring bonds are bought. Cheyenne County surpasses its $536,750 quota with early totals over $600,000, naming captains and precinct workers and praising diligent election boards and craftsmen like jeweler Virgil Marsh.
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Council of Defense
Cheyenne County
F M Wooldridge
Woman's Committee
Bronson
William Robson
Bunker Hill
Walter
Wassum
Minnie Sprenger
Colton
Bert Swatzlander
Davison
Fred Jo Hare
Eaghe
George Rabe
Gurley
Bey
Lodgepole
Vern Bates
Potter
A. Woten
Pleasant View
George Hicks
Trognitz
Joseph Johnson
Union Vidley
Hedlund
Sidney
Precinct
A A Ahlman
M. Andrews
J. Meier
Sidney City
J.w.fohnger
W. Bassett
Sidney Ward
J. Ju McIntosh
R. A. Barlow
B. A. Jones
W. PL. Miles
W. BE. Swatzhander
Barlow
W. FE. Swatzhunder
A. J Jorgenson
Old Cheyenne County
Western Nebraska teachers to meet in Alliance
The Nebraska Education Association western section hosts a November 7 meeting in Alliance on Educating for Democracy. Speakers will include Dr. Mt Englemardt, Miss Florence Fox, Dr. T S Louden, Miss Emily Griffith, and Supt JT Wilson.
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Nebraska Education Association
Alliance
AlHance
Omaha
Mt. Englemardt
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Florence (. Fox
Bureau of Education
T. S. Louden
Alfance
Sidney Truck and Motor Company Forms to Trade
The Sidney Truck and Motor Company has formed to wholesale trucks motors plows discs and drills. President BA Jones secretary-treasurer JW Harper and manager Mr Dendinger lead the venture with ample capital and a strong opening outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Truck and Motor Company
B A. Jones
J W Harper
Dendinger
Fighting McDonald to speak of war lives in Sidney
Fighting McDonald of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles will recount battlefield and prison experiences in Germany from the Court House steps in Sidney on Sunday, October 1 at 3 o clock. Miss Clare Denninger received a tester Monday from Miss Huldah Lindberg of Portland noting her mother, Mrs Lindberg, is improving rapidly after influenza and typhoid.
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Frank McDonald
1St Canadian Mounted Rifles
Germany
Court House
Sidney
Clare Denninger
Huldah Lindberg
Tortland
Lindberg
Mrs. Lindberg
Louis Wasem Seeks County Treasurer Post in Cheyenne
Louis Wasem, a Democrat, announces his candidacy for County Treasurer. He serves as bookkeeper for Cheyenne County Trading Company and has previously held the office of assessor and other vital positions requiring careful accounting. He has many supporters and hopes for strong November votes.
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Louis Wasem
Wasem
Cheyenne County Trading Company
Attorner RB
A. Jones
Cheyenne County
Jones
Dr W A Zwink Dentist X Ray Diagnosis
Dr. W. A. Zwink operates as a dentist in the Stowitts Building, offering X ray diagnosis services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Zwink
Stowitts Building
Union Pacific Special Arrives For Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
The Union Pacific Special train reached the depot on time with a large crowd present. The engine bore Vershing and Wilson portraits amid Allied flags, while the Court House area hosted speeches urging full support for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Speakers included Dr Titus Lowe, Lt Stevens, and Sgt Himes, detailing war efforts and hospital relief work, with calls to defeat bond slackers.
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Union Pacific
Vershing
Wilson
Liberty Loan
Court House
Uptegrove
B.D. White
Union Pacific Publicity Committee
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Titus Lowe
Ouiaba
Himes
St. Mihiel
Stevens
White
Lowe
Roral
Red Cross
United States
Tle
Union Vacitie Band Special
Itus Lowe
Lieutenant Stevens
Times
Senator Brown
Mamer
W. PF
Health Precaution Endorsed in City Ordinance Enforcement
The city urges residents not to spit on sidewalks or doors and warns the ordinance will be strictly enforced. Notes on local health concerns follow, including updates on a child’s pneumonia complication and recent operations. The piece also mentions stray items about court reporting omissions and social visits, finishing with local business notices from Marsh’s The Jeweler and Virg il Marsh.
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Sidney Board OF Stealte
Sidney shuts down for influenza scare week
On Monday morning Sidney closed all public spaces including pool halls picture shows and schools to curb a rapidly spreading influenza outbreak. The Board of Health ordered the precaution hoping to halt the disorder before it widens, aiming for safety and health in a short time.
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Sidney
Board of Health
Autos in same space cause minor collision in crowd
Saturday in a crowded town street an auto swung into a gutter and another car, not signaled, struck the leading vehicle. Both autos sustained damage and the rear driver compensated the leading driver. The Liberty Loan sign near The American Bank was torn down during the mishap.
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Liberty Loan
Phe American Bank
Regular Monday Home Guards Drill at Central School
The Home Guards held their regular Monday meeting at the Central School campus with rifles available. Captain Liebendorfer and Lieutenants Gould and Daniels attended as the drill proceeded with enhanced interest. Controls were appointed for each evening to disperse forbidden gatherings and assist the Board of Health in quarantine measures.
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Home Guards
Liebendorfer
Gould
Daniels
Board of Health
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES FROM SIDNEY AREA
Local residents share travels health updates and family news. F D James of Potter and Mrs Butte of York visit Sidney. births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs John Treinen on October 6. several residents report improved health after stays in Denver Medicine Bow or Rochester hospital. nursing hopeful Miss Blanche Kulp reports to Camp McClellan Alabama for army duty. various travelers return from Bitter Creek Lodgepole and Omaha to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Kulp
War Department
Camp McClellan
Alabama
Noble Response Of Our People In Belgian Aid Drive
The local Red Cross chapter reports five large boxes weighing 1260 pounds sent to Belgian refugees. They include 44 pieces of underwear, 16 new shirts, 18 woolen socks, 18 caps, 42 pairs of shoes, new dress goods, and tied comforts. Special thanks are given to Mr David Ery for help at the shipping room and to other helpers. The committee asks donors to keep outgrown clothing for the next call likely in the curly spring.
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The
Red Cross
Jo L. McIntosh
Clack Fuller
Burgess
David Ery
Postponed Grand Lodge Meeting Due to Influenza
Telegrams informed Chief of Honor Frances Knox and Lizzie Burkhart of Sidney Co I that the Grand Lodge meeting set for Hastings on October 6 was indefinitely postponed because of influenza. Delegates were Frances Knox with Julia Scandon for 257 and Mayme Davis with Joseph Oberfelder for No 122.
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Frances Knox
Sidney D
HE 257
Lizzie Burkhart
Sidney Co
I. No. 122
Grand Lodge
Hastings
Frances’ Knox
Julia Scandon
Mayme Davis
Joseph Oberfelder
Call for 72 men to Camp Kearny California
Cheyenne County issues call for 72 men to General Service and entrainment to Camp Kearny California. Remaining in Class One Group A of ID1T and registrants from August 15 will be drafted, with volunteers from MIS September. Deferred 1917 and 1918 class members may also be called after fitness exam.
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Cheyenne County
Camp Kearney
California
Jime
United States
Inter
Nebraska Health Dept Urges Reporting Spanish Influenza
The Nebraska State Department of Health directs local boards to report all Spanish influenza cases promptly and urges notices in papers. It states Nebraska law requires disease reporting by every person, warns of prosecution for nonreporting, and outlines fines from fifteen to one hundred dollars.
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State of Nebraska
Department of Health
Lincoln
HE. Mantor
Sidney
Nebr
Public Health Service
Nebraska
Board of Health
State of
Country Calls For Volunteers For Nebraska study program
A call seeks volunteers to travel to the University of Nebraska to study mechanics. Only registrants from 1917 and from June and August 2018 may volunteer. The effort aims to begin around October 1 at LHS. County Commissioner candidate J. ed. Reel appeared in the city Tuesday, a pleasant and progressive figure who will campaign once rival J. 4 U Waiston recovers from illness. Dr W M Kimpston is mentioned as a dentist in Sidney Nebr with local garage ads for tires and tubes at Osborn Garage.
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University of Nebraska
LHS
J. Ed. Reel
Reel
J. 4 U Waiston
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Morrison
Virgil Marsh
Teachers of Western Nebraska
At Alliance
New Company
Fighting McDonald
the American Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
American Bank
J. C. McNish
Co. H. McNish
Robert A
J.W. Johnson
Geo. FE. Taylor
Union Pacific Railroad
John White
Phelps
Opal Spiker
Mrs. T. C. Spiker
Denver
Marsh's
KE. J. Montgomery
F. D. James
Sidney Sunday
Mrs. Butte
York
Mrs
11. Huaiston
John Treinen
Ed Stowe
Fred Stowe
John Livoni
Bitter Creek
Wyoming
B. W. Frazey
Medicine Bow
Mesdames Wolfe, Libby
Tehmkuht
W. L. McKiernan
Adair
Council Blut’s
Fred Heavrin
Bloomfield
Jack Heavrin
Roy Tarslor
Sidney Mercantile
Carl Livoni
Fred Nelsen
Effie Larson
Mack Radcliffe
Rochester
Minnesota
C. Hammsen
North Table
Livouis
H. E. Mantor
H. A. Mantor
Hearken
Call of Need
Belgium
State Department of Health
W. M. Kimpston
Neubauer Brig
Sidney, Nebr
Osborn’ Garage
Oberfelder
ING CO
Kodaks
Watc’s Pharmacy
L. W. Vath
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