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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1877
Page
4
Notice states Sidney Tauagarn will provide reliable information on special events while distance from responsibility for edited or unsigned content. It disclaims liability for any article appearing in the publication beyond original editorial or author statements.
The People's Party of Cheyenne County will hold a county convention at Sidney Court House on October 2, 1877 at 7 PM to nominate a County Judge Clerk Treasurer County Commissioner Coroner Superintendent of Public Instruction and Surveyor. Delegates from Precincts Sidney Antelope Rock Lodge Pole and Cupboard are listed with counts and the meeting adjourns to October 1st 1877 for further arrangement.
The undersigned announces candidacy for Sheriff of Cheyenne County. Voters are asked to consider CLAS. W. SMICEL, a known citizen, running under the People’s Convention. The announcement references the county party proceedings and urges support ahead of the 25th election date.
The editors of the Sidney Fuluigraph are asked to announce Vexny V. Reorxotux as a candidate for treasurer of Cheyenne County. The request is dated October hth 1877 and comes from many voters urging the appointment for the race.
A fragmentary notice from Cheyonase County on October 9 1877 urges voters to support Manz M. Coan for County Commissioner. The piece references Democratic strongholds and comments on political clout, noting shifts in Mississippi River improvement discussions and Saint Louis river interests led by Hon Joseph Brown.
Fragmentary dispatches discuss suppression of an uprising and party realignments. References to Democratic and Republican factions, reform efforts, and loyalty debates hint at broader questions of constitutional order and the legitimacy of secession era politics.
The article laments military promotion policy, arguing soldiers should rise by merit through examinations, not political influence. It praises West Point for training civilians into capable leaders while warning against overreliance on elite schooling and patronage.
An extended discussion covers the discovery claims of Christopher Columbus remains in Santo Domingo and Havana, the Vatican authorities, and Spanish politics. A Omaha correspondent notes freight figures from Silay depot and heralds Sidney’s growing trade role and future impact on Omaha.
An exchange urges selecting the largest brightest ears with full kernels for seed. Henry Ives reports on evergreen sweet corn from Batavia IL noting two ears per stalk, one hill yields ten good ears, and two ear stalks dominate. Emphasizes improving American crop through careful selection.
St Louis reports James Berry, the Pacific Railroad robber, died at one o'clock after wounds suffered Sunday while fleeing Sheriff Flatscock. He confessed to involvement in the Big Springs express car robbery and identified accomplices, saying they traveled two hundred mules in squads before separating. Berry leaves a wife and six children and was well connected in Calaway county.
Bids open October 22 1877 for furnishing oxen wagons yokes and chains to the Government. Specifications call for 80 wagons 800 oxen 200 yokes and 200 chains with delivery to Chicago Omaha Sidney or Cheyenne. Oxen must be well broken ages three to six. Certified check or draft at least 5 of contract amount with bid. Joint and several sureties required.
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