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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1888
Page
2
The notice lists candidates for national and state offices led by Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton. It includes various county and precinct tickets with names such as John M Thayer for governor, George D Meiklejohn for lieutenant governor, Gilbert Laws for secretary of state, and others, plus upcoming events and fairs.
The Nebraska Republican convention nominates a full state ticket led by Geo. D. Meicklejohn for lieutenant governor and Wm. Leese for attorney general. John Steen is named commissioner of public lands and buildings, Geo. B. Lane is renominated for superintendent of public instruction, with Gilbert L. Laws kept for secretary of state and Jon Tum as treasurer. The piece notes public sentiment and praise for the nominees, plus a side paragraph about dog poisoning in town and the emotional value of a dog to its owner.
A Sidney town piece extols the bond between a master and his dog, praising faithful canine devotion and condemning poison baiters as worse than mangy curs. It contrasts human and animal loyalty while noting a three dollar annual dog tax and fear of stray treachery. Also reports on railway travel costs abroad, tariff politics, and a Sidney dispatch from Cheyenne about a Democratic convention.
The report outlines Democratic and Republican state conventions in Nebraska with delegate counts and nominations. It notes McShane as governor candidate for Democrats, Folda as lieutenant governor, Hines as secretary of state, Patterson treasurer, Munger attorney general, Paynter auditor, Jessen building commissioner, Thrasher state superintendent. It mentions Cleveland's fund and broader political tensions with Hartland and Hagland referenced. It details campaign rhetoric and local editor contributions and comments on county finances and retirements.
Miss McClintock, a passenger on No 1 to Salt Lake, is met at the depot by garrison friends. Lieutenants Parke and Murrin, veterans of the war, depart for home from Cheyenne. Weekly Temperature Report lists daily minima and standards for the week ending August 31 at 7:00 AM.
An old explanation links malaria to liver dysfunction and bile buildup causing nervous trouble. It discusses August Flower as a remedy and includes a curious anecdote about baited meat and birds removing poisons, suggesting instinctive knowledge of inedible bait.
Road commission proposes a southern Cheyenne County route from section lines through town 42 to town 15, with objections due by October 1. Also public land notice for Hyul that gold proof will be filed at Sidney for the southeast quarter of section 18, town 4 north, range Beweet, witnessed by Foley, Bunty, Hinman, and Kroeger.
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