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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
2
Advertisements tout Adlerika as a powerful bowel cleanser from buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. It promises rapid relief from constipation and gas within one minute, claiming success even in appendicitis cases, by The Western Drug Co.
A reader is urged to contact Findings Tand Transfer Co in Sidney to inquire about a binder praised as the best constructed ever made by John Deere. The note promotes contacting the firm for details and purchasing options.
The final day in Omaha featured continuous ovation as Billy Sunday closed a seven week revival. Attendance topped 43,000 for the last meetings with overall seven weeks totaling 722,900. The Omaha offering reached about 20,500 and 13,022 total trail hitters were counted, including 8,854 on Sunday and 4,164 children in youth meetings led by Miss Gamlin.
Secretary Bernecker of the state board of equalization has arranged district meetings for the assessors of Nebraska's ninety three counties. He will work with county treasurers to gather data on actual real estate sale values, focusing on farm land values for tax purposes. Meetings run Oct 26 to Nov 5 with 10 to 15 counties per district in Norfolk, Fremont, Lincoln, Nance, Grand Island, North Platte, Hastings and McCook.
Within an hour of release from Fremont jail after a three day hold a message from the Armenian prelate at Worcester Mass to Congressman Stephens stated that the man naming himself Rev Michael Daniels arrested for soliciting funds for an Armenian orphanage had no credentials from the Armenian society and appeared to be securing money fraudulently Chief of Police Peterson released the prisoner for lack of evidence and Daniels immediately fled Fremont.
The Dundy county jail at Benkle man was severely condemned in a report on the condition of three jails and two poor farms in Nebraska filed by Secretary Shahan of the board of charities and correction. The jail, a ten by twelve foot room on the second floor of a building that is not fireproof, has no sewer connections, no water, and no toilets, making it unsafe and unsanitary for housing prisoners.
Welfare League and Parent-Teachers' association with the chief of police rounded up twentyfive Falls City youths who admit tobacco use. They named merchants from whom they bought and will push state law enforcement against cigarette sales to minors.
Governor Morehead issues a proclamation for Fire Prevention Day on November 5. Fire Commissioner Ridgell’s bulletin urges schools and civic groups to stage a cleanup day and to conduct fire drills and programs that impress children with ore prevention propaganda.
Former Senator Allen of Madison received a telegram summoning him to Washington to appear before the Supreme Court this week. The case concerns substantial land in Dakota county and questions the constitutionality of the 1905 drainage act, claimed to violate the fourteenth amendment.
A large fire at the Tt. A. Templetor ranch near Tekamah burned the barn and several outbuildings. Losses included 3000 bushels oats 400 bushels corn 100 bushels barley and two fine horses, totaling more than 19000 dollars.
George Pembleton, Omaha manager for the Canton Bridge Company, committed suicide by placing a rifle muzzle between his eyes and pulling the trigger with his toe, dying within minutes.
One thousand county agricultural agents serve 48 states with eight in Nebraska in Gage, Seward, Madison, Thurston, Dawes, Dakota, Kimball, and Box Butte counties. Four more counties in Nebraska seek agents in January, while reports praise agents for farm progress and local engagement.
The College of Agriculture says the best use for rain damaged alfalfa hay is livestock feed though profitability drops with poorer hay. Experiments show lambs fed poor alfalfa earned about half the price per ton of lambs fed good alfalfa.
An old fog asks about wasteful spending and the grouch jokes that sending a woman to an elocution school is the worst. The exchange appears in the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Experiments in cooking alfalfa hay for chess at the North Platte Sup station suggest slight feeding value increases from cooking but not enough to offset higher costs. The report notes no clear economic benefit and questions the practice's viability for feed efficiency.
Lincoln county may be sued by the state to recover $5,000 from the old insane tax fund while Lincoln county prepares a counterclaim of $1,900 for payments made decades ago to cover a bank failure shortfall. County Treasurer Albert Durbin discussed the matter with Secretary of State Pool at the capitol. Durbin noted Lancaster recovered $10,000 in similar circumstances and plans to pursue the same for Lincoln county.
Mrs Nell Heelan wife of a rancher at Arabia Nebraska and neighbor Mrs Anna Layport were found murdered at the Heelan ranch house near Arabia. A 17 year old employee known as Willy Criderman was captured near Wood Lake by Sheriff Rossiter after the crime. He confessed to the double murder and arson after pouring kerosene and setting the house ablaze.
A commission tasked with photographing Nebraska schools for display in eastern states and abroad could not complete most shots. Flooded and muddy routes delayed travel, causing late arrivals and few usable views. Only a handful of rural school photos were captured.
The board of control awarded contracts totaling 4038 dollars to three firms for supplying additional materials for enlarging the power plant at the state penitentiary. The plant will provide current to all state institutions near Lincoln.
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