School Board Appoints Truant Officers And State Fair Exhibit
Local brief notes the school board appointing truant officers. Cheyenne County plans a small state fair exhibit with samples of grain grasses and crops to show eastern visitors the county’s progress. A horse ownership dispute between W H Kellums and Gus Wellner ended in favor of Kellums. the case may be appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
W. H. Kellums
Gus Wellner
Wellner
Kellams
Tucker
H. E. Gapen
Miles & McIntosh
Albert N Johnson Seeks Republican Nomination for County Assessor
Albert N Johnson announces his candidacy for county assessor on the Republican ticket. He lives twelve miles north of Potter and runs a stock business with his father August N Johnson. Johnson formerly taught school in Cheyenne and Scotts Bluff counties and served as precinct assessor in both counties, claiming full fitness for the new office with fairness to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N. Johnson
Train Assault Leads to Fines for Two Suspects
O D Lyon, a Sidney passenger en route to Lincoln, faced two intoxicated men on the North Platte train who tried to seize seats. Lyon had them arrested and saw them fined before departure. Kenneth Tobin, 21 months, died of cholera infantum. Frank and Mrs Tobin held funeral at the Episcopal church. The school board named Sheriff Babb and Marshal Stadt as truancy officers to enforce seven to fifteen year olds' school attendance and to prosecute noncompliant parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Lyon
Sidney
Lincoln
North Platte
Mr. Lyon
Mies
Rodeene Britton
Lyon
Frank Tobin
Gon
Kenneth
Episcopal Church
Rev. Whitehouse
Babb
Stadt
Local residents and visitors noted in Sidney area notices
John Debranner went to Lodgepole Monday evening. Andy Ladine of Higgins transacting business in town Thursday. Will Russell from North Platte visiting friends in Sidney this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haskell passengers to Bridgeport Thursday morning. Mrs. W. P. Miles and daughters to Bridgeport Thursday. Cars carrying cattle to Omaha market this week. Miss Myrta Cox arrived from Albia Iowa to teach in the public school. Twelve Sidney residents attended the county Sunday school convention at Bridgeport. Tom G. Burk, a North Platte valley stockman, visited Sidney Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, Miss Gertrude Sanders and Ernest Worden spent Sunday at the Lodgepole banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrta Cox
Albia
Iowa
Sidney
Bridgeport
Tom G. Burk
North Platte Valley
Sidney Monday
Mr. Sanders
Gertrude Sanders
Ernest Worden
Sunol
Miss Edna Granneman Visits Home From Columbus
Miss Edna Granneman who has been attending school in Columbus Nebraska is home for a visit with her father August Granneman.
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Edna Granneman
Columbus, Neb
August Granneman
Local Notes and Arrivals Highlight Sidney Life
Minnie Chase and her parents moved into the Oosterhoudt residence where they host friends. Mrs Samuel B Doran of Waddington New York arrives in Sidney to visit sister Mrs Edmund Doran. Bayard Neb hosts Cheyenne County Agricultural Fair Sept 9 to 11 1908 with 550 in premiums. Wallace Wosterhoudt departs for Wyoming plans a year away. Anna Uncapher offers sewing at home via Mrs L F Closman or phone 58. J L B Dawson party leaves for Beaver Falls Penn after two week visit. Mrs Arthur Cohn nee Blanche Oberfelder arrives from Edwardsville Ill to stay with her parents on East Second Street.
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Mise
Minnie Chase
Oosterhoudt
Thureday
J. L. B. Dawson
Beaver Falls
Penn
Col.t B. Dawson
Sidney
Arthur Cohn
Blanche Mr. Oberfelder
Edwardsville, Ill
City
Joseph Oberfelder
Second Street
Fusion forces pressure local aspirant in county race
George Tinsley from Redington met by persistent fusion backers early this week. Fusion leaders regard him as influential in the county. Potter School Board members A. McAdams and J. J. Vandiver visited Sidney seeking a teacher for the primary room. Harvey Stevens was elected but resigned after moving to Fletcher Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tinsley
Redington
George
A. McAdams
J. J. Vandiver
Potter
Sidney
Harvey Stevens
Fletcher
Washington
Sidney couple wed at Weyerta home of stepfather
Albert Frerida and Miss Helen Bauer exchanged vows at the home of the bride's stepfather Geo Folkerts in Weyerta on a Monday afternoon. A large crowd attended the ceremony and a dance followed at the Weyerts school house with many friends present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Frerida
Helen Bauer
Geo. Folkerts
Weyerte
Weyerts
Miss Whitehead Returns to Sidney Anew for School Year
Miss Whitehead arrived yesterday in Sidney from Berkley Iowa where she spent part of the summer with relatives She attended summer school at Drake University Des Moines and attended the annual commencement at the State University Iowa City She will lead the Potter School for the coming year
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Miss Whitehead
Sidney
Berkley
Iowa
Watermelons Shipments and Storm Damages Noted in County
G F Salle shipped a carload of Iowa melons averaging twenty pounds, priced at two cents per pound. A Saturday storm caused extensive damage northwest of town, destroying crops near Fred Schank nine miles out. The Ledger notes local farmers suffered, and hail pounded prairie grain bare. The Telegraph urges readers to subscribe.
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G. F. Salle
Iowa
Fred Schank
Lodgepole Visitors and Local Updates Across Town
Mrs Sharmer and son Joseph visited Lodgepole this week while R Pettys and John Simmons also of Lodgepole were in town Monday. Dr Yarlett and Dr Stewitts led a pension board meeting in Lodgepole, noting only one veteran examined. The smelter shut down due to a mine strike causing John Lancaster to return home, and Misa Wright’s illness postpones a planned opera house concert.
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R. Pettys and
John Simmons
Lodgepole
Yarlett
Stewitts
U.S. Pension Board
John Lancaster
Colorado
Misa Wright
Opera House
Sidney area notes and local movements
Mr and Mrs Hoff and Edna Deerdurf of Goehen Ind visit Sidney relatives. Deerdurf will teach near Dalton this coming year. Local cattle shippers include Isaac Jones Thos Quinn P T Higgins Pat Dalton and W M Wisner. J E Lyons shipped county horses to Kearney. Two baseball games played last Sunday with scores 9 6 and 13 8. Gorham family updates list new Spokane address and health. Gorham yardmaster and son George brakeman with Great Northern. Louis Winkleman works under Mr Gordon. Eddie Griffith also at Spokane.
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Hoff
Edna Deerdurf
Goehen
Ind
C. A. Burton
Sidney
Miss Deerdurf
Dalton
Isaac Jones
Thos, Quinn
P. T. Higgins
Pat Dalton
W. M.wisner
J. E Lyons
Kearney
A. D. Gorham
Jamison Block
Riverside Avenue
Spokane
Wash
Gorhams
Gorham
Great Northern Railroad
George
Louis Winkleman
F. E. Winkleman
Gordan
Eddie Griffith
Reverend Stanley Visits Sidney Preaches Then Leaves
A man in ministerial dress arrived in Sidney on Saturday claiming to be Rev. Stanley a Baptist minister. He preached at the Methodist pulpit on Sunday then behaved oddly Monday and was soon found to be intoxicated. He remained until Monday before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Stanley
Poem On John M. Thurstot Fall At Long Branch
Poet Bixby of the fitate Journal lingers over a drowning mishap at Long Branch. The speaker questions the pool about the peril and lament, mixing nautical imagery with humorous, misspelled lines as a sketched memorial.
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Poet Bixby
Fitate Journal
John M. Thurstot
Long Branch
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Belle of
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A. J. Haskell
W. P. Miles
Tom Freeman
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W. N. Foster
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Waddington
N. Y
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Aister
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Cheyenpa ‘County
Bayard Neb
Wallace
Wosterhoudt
Laramie
Wyo
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Anna Uncapher
L. F. Closman
Cook
F. J. Cook
Cheyenne
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Supreme Court
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J. E. Markel
Union Pacific Eating Houses
Pacific Hotel Company
National Hotel Company
Markel
Union Pacific
Charles Francis Adams
Oregon Short Line
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Green River
Granger
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Rawlins
Topeka
Ellis
Ogden
Kansas City Southern
Denver & Rio Grande
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Oregon
C. R. Austin
Alliance
W. C. Bullock
Brookside Ranch
Ernest Kruse
Ishmael
WM. Stuht
Coal and
Ice Man
Canon City
Maitland
M. J. Sandera
Greenlee & Benson
Yaegle
Owl Saloon
First National Bank of Sidney
Pat’s
Patrick Madden
Prop
Coors’ Golden Beer
Old Crow
McMullan Building
J. P. Lingaard
U. P. Depot
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