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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1877
Page
7
A damaged OCR notice outlines subscription terms, including a two capro lapse and expiration rules. It mentions a 2.00 annual price, payment status, and that no paper continues after paid-for line, with a reference to GUSSAUE & CO.
A publication notes its aim to provide timely information on passing events while excluding objectionable material. It pledges readers that all content will be screened to avoid party or locality bias and to reserve certain sections for editorial integrity.
The Cheyenne County People's Party calls a county convention at Sidney Court House on the gth day of Ustebor A.W. 87 at 2 oclock, to nominate County Judge and other county officers and handle related business. Delegates allotted by precinct, primaries recommended for October 20, 1877 at key depots and stores, convention adjourned to October 31, 1877 at 2 P.M.
The Peoples Party of Sidney Precinct calls a meeting at Maes Convention Hall in Sidney on Saturday October 4, 1817 at 2 PM to elect 15 delegates to the People’s County Convention in Sidney on Wednesday October 3, 1877 at 2 PM by order of Precinct Committee.
An aspirant declares his run for the office of Sheriff of Cheyenne County. He asserts years of known upright citizenship and submits his name for the People’s Convention process in October.
Sipsay Nebraska October 1877 letter to editors states Henry V Redington remains a candidate for Cheyenne County Treasurer after initial withdrawal. Voters urged to support him. Mention of another candidate Meptsoton for Treasurer and Broad support from many voters.
A 1877 notice proclaims Manz SM Coop of Court House Rock Precinct as a suitable candidate for county commissioner. The article weaves in brief commentary on political issues and local incidents, including distant references to economic troubles and a large fire in Maine.
A dramatic attack on Wyoming's suffrage era depicts women voting under age, using a lurid fiction of secret ballots and maternal plots to claim the franchise. The piece mocks male resistance and the perils of a parity that supposedly births unlawful sway by young brides and nursing mothers.
A Washington telegram reports rumors of a potential U S Mexican clash are unfounded and Mexico may accept a ten mile buffer along the Rio Grande. In Madrid and London reports on US tariffs prompt mercantile alarm while a Fort Walsh encounter with Sitting Bull ends without agreement.
In the Mexico Missouri Leader account detective Leach details tracking Berry and Collins with a gang after a Robbery at Black Hills. Leach pursued 200 miles through Nebraska to a camp where money was hidden and witnessed the gang swear an oath against betraying each other. He describes trailing Berry to Callaway County near Berry’s home when finally ready for arrest.
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