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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
8
Ancient practice placed burials outside city walls. Before Christianity burial inside limits was unlawful. At century’s end St Augustine gained a king’s consent to convert a pagan temple site into a burial ground. St Cuthbert later secured papal approval to create church yards for the dead.
A bright boy named Barber overhears his father talking about neighbors Mr Wood and his children the little splinters and Mr Stone and the little pebbles. He quips that if they met papa they would greet him with good morning Mr Barber how are all the little shavers.
A boy in spectacles teases another about spelling long words while the other boy, reading a dog by a rope, answers with a boast about not needing to spell them. The exchange highlights playful banter and a moment of humor.
A courtroom quip has the judge asking what the man says to the charge of marrying four women. The respondent replies simply that having four of a kind isn’t what it is cracked up to be.
Dalton residents and visitors share weekly happenings including travel by Geo Willis and Ed Ewing, visits by A E Kivett and J S Thomas plans, school opening September 7, and harvest activity with plowing for fall wheat. Several town figures, such as Mrs G M Babb, Miss Ella Iverson, and Mrs W J Getzmeyer, are mentioned with moves and health updates.
Community diary items include cattle drives to town by Dalton and Higgine, the Sanders family with a new threshing machine from Sidney, a Bronson nine pickup game, a planned return game at Roger's ranch, grain cracking help for Mr Cunningham, coal haul by Tom Quinn, a dance tonight south of town, threshing trips by Gilbert Nelson, a house move for L Cunningham, and school to start next Monday with Ed Quinn visiting the Stone ranch.
Glenn Birdwell works at the Haiston farm while Frank Byers visits the Ehmke ranch. Mr and Mrs Foster enjoyed a carnival outing. Haiston completes a new house and earns praise for a fine locality home. Residents watch for threshing season as Hedges Bros finish stacking and prepare to cut a bumper corn crop. B F Krei hauled a wheat load to Sidney last Wednesday.
Governor Sheldon, speaking at the Taft Club in Lincoln, Maine, on July 2, recalls 1906 remarks by William Jennings Bryan and asserts that the other candidate would make a better president, while thanking Bryan as a good fellow.
President Roosevelt lauds the Taft nomination as best suited to the presidency, expressing confidence that no finer candidate exists nationwide. He highlights Taft’s fitness and readiness to lead the country.
A strong local commerce appeal argues against mail order houses. It warns patronizing distant dealers harms local merchants, lowers town growth and land values, and deprives communities of jobs and quality goods. Buy locally, cash and prompt delivery save time and support local enterprises.
The article advises planting a secondary set of trees for quick effect in parks. Eucalyptus, if well watered, provides shade by the second summer for picnics, then forms a young forest by year three. By year five to ten, most trees should be removed to leave lasting landscape effects and sustained shade.
A giant elm in front of the Elmhurst grounds in Kansas City was saved when a brick areaway and iron grate were built around its base during street grading. The tree, dating to primeval forest days, remains at its original level though surrounded by changed surroundings.
A Missouri civic group promotes tree planting by the Civic Improvement league. Beginning in 1901 a man planted nursery seeds, gave seedlings to schoolchildren with care instructions, and named them century trees. Two to three trees per child were given, many varieties survived, and public spaces now feature labeled century trees marking local effort and growth.
Local merchants launched an advertising campaign that revived home trade, driving mail order houses out of business in western regions. Newspapers highlighted merchant enterprise while residents report better deals and stronger community support by shopping at home.
The passage praises residents who strengthen a town by speaking kindly of it, well presented residents, and a Rooseveltian large family. It lauds a merchant who supports local trade, tidy sidewalks, neat back yards near the railroad, and a farmer who buys locally. It notes many more unnamed town improvers.
The Los Angeles Times notes split street trees in many towns and criticizes wire wrapping and banding as poor methods. It recommends pulling the parts together with a bolt and large countersunk head and washer, allowing bark to cover the hardware for a safe, effective repair.
Burk's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co presents a grand road production with palace cars and a large cast including Eliza Little Eva and Marks. Spectacular scenery and a transformation finale headline a tour stop at Sidney on Tuesday September 15. J W Reinmuth reports strong state fair crowds and notable hog exhibit honors. Local visitors James McIntosh and J J McIntosh traveled east from Beanlean Minnesota.
Republicans claim full compliance with a publicity law while Democrats ignore it via nicknamed supporters. Treasurer Sheldon vows to publish campaign contributions per New York law, signaling a partisan divide. Guernsey Dray for trunks appears as a closing line.
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