Grover Rodman shot and dies after Brule incident
Grover C. Rodman prominent Ogallala real estate man and former Sidney resident died Wednesday night from gunshot wounds received near Brule after an incident with two Michigan tourists. The two youths were arrested and face charges after giving conflicting accounts of the event. Rodman, 45, survived by a widow and two daughters. funeral set for Friday in Ogallala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Rodman
Ogallala
Sidney
Brule
Michigan
Rodman
Keith County
Mr Rodman
Roland Rodman
Kimball
James Rodman
Omaha
Kroh
Dr. Benjamin
Lodge
Telegraph
Dalton
Lodge Pole
Benjamin
Benamin
Troniamin
Trulo
Pbrrie
Rodmen
Todman
Dr Benjamin
Qogallala
Benjjmin
Twenty-Third Operation for Disabled War Veteran
N Ron Wilhelmy left Wednesday morning for Kansas City where he will undergo his twenty third operation. He lost one leg in the war and has struggled with an artificial limb, and doctors hope the surgery will enable him to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Wilhelmy
Kansas City
Wie
Championship Decided as Local Golfers Play Brush Tie
The Colorado Nebraska Golf Association championship will be decided Sunday as local golfers travel to Brush to settle a tie between the two clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado- Nebraska Golf Association
Brush
Postpone Legion Show Delays New Sidney Venue Dates
The Sidner American Legion vaudeville show scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights at the 17 SA theater is postponed to Friday and Saturday, September 28 29. Leon Vine departed this week for New York City on a bovine goods buying trip for his new Sidney store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidner American Legion
17 SA
Leon Vine
New York City
Oa Bovine
Sidney
Plans Form For Sidney Band Trip To Omaha
The Sidney Juvenile band of sixty players and two banner carriers, directed by 3b. W. Bonham, prepare to travel to Omaha Friday night on No. 4. They will stay in Pullmans, parade at Elmwood Park, and attend a city program at the Omaha auditorium with Mayor Cashman and Union Pacific officials. The trip, a major honor for Sidney, places the town on the musical map as they march second in the parade order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Omaha
W. Bonham
Pullman
Kimball Tions Club
Smarler
Elmwood Park
Omaha Auditorium
Cashman
Gray
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
Lttle
Bonham
Seventeenth
U. P. Infantry
Denver U. P. Shop
Western Nebraska Ball Tournament Opens in Sidney
One of the best baseball tournaments in western Nebraska begins Friday in Sidney. Six teams compete after Lodge Pole withdraws. Dalton faces Gurley at 1 30 with Sidney meeting Harrisburg. Winners play Kimball and Chappell Saturday. Sunday crowns the champion. G D Cooper to umpire all three days, bringing fair play and speed. Sidney fans expect a large turnout and strong local interest. Born to Mr and Mrs Bernard Hauck of Sidney, a girl on September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sidney
Harrisburg
Lodge Pole
Kimball and
Chapppell
G. D. Cooper
Union Pacific
Cooper
Cheyenne County Farmers Earn 60000 Yearly From Poultry and Dairying
Cheyenne county farmers realize about $60,000 annually from the Sidney Creamery and Sidney Produce companies. Butterfat, eggs, and poultry shipments generated substantial revenue, with butterfat totaling $36,639.64 in eleven months and eggs bringing $3,653.75. Poultry purchases and other farm by products add to the income as dairying and chicken raising emerge as key county industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney Creamery Company
Sidney Produce Company
H. TL. Gerard
T. A. Amerman
C. R. McDowell
Sidney Produce Company Glady
McDowell
Sidney Creamery
Sidney
No Concert This Week In Sidney By Local Bands
No Sidney Community band concert this week as director B W Bonham borrowed two or three members for Omaha Juvenile band on Saturday. Last Saturday night a crowd of about 1500 attended the municipal open air concert featuring Shrine Saxophone band and Sidney Juvenile band under Bonham. If weather stays fair another concert will be held a week from Saturday by the Sidney Juvenile band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
B W. Bonham
Omaha
Municipal
Shrine Saxophone
Sidney Tuvenile
B. W. Bonham
Shrine Organization
Clement
Mrs Clark Moves To Denver Wines Denver
Mrs M J Clark is reported moving to Denver in connection with a local wine shop or tasting venue. The note mentions her transition and the Denver location as the focal point of the update.
No More Hazing At Sidney High School
Sidney High School to end freshman hazing after two freshmen were injured. Superintendent Liebendorfer ordered a halt, warning of expulsion for hazing during his tenure. The incident involved minor injuries from belts, hair clipping, and a silver nitrate mark during initiation by upperclassmen. two injured freshmen received medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
G. F. Liebendorfer
Siceherdarfer
Achendorfer
Crowley Placed in Plaster Cast En Route Back to Sidney
Red Crowley has been placed in a plaster cast and will be brought back to Sidney from Cheyenne hospital likely Friday or Saturday this week. Dr Roche reports a fractured vertebra confirmed by Cheyenne physician Dr Mantor. He will be immobilized for several weeks before a steel brace is likely applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley
Benk
Sidney
Cheyenne Hospital
Tr. FE. Roche
J Il. Mantor
Cheyenne
DUCK SEASON OPENS SUNDAY
The opening of duck season Sunday brings hunters to Sidney and nearby areas. John Gerke of the Dalton vicinity reports harvesting thirty eight bushels of Marcus wheat per acre, illustrating rural activity alongside preparations for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gerke
Dalton
Plan for Tear Vest Festival School Day in Cheyenne County
Better Cheyenne County association meets to declare October 5 a county school day during the Tear Vest Festival. Schools may close for a parade, games, pageant and pupil activities with exhibits planned at Tobin opera house Tivars building and Cheyenne County Laundry Company venue. Perishable fruits may be stored in Sidney storage plant to stay fresh until the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better
Cheyenne County Association
A. Mangum
M. W. Dunn
WT. Tucke
W. M. Wood
Herbert Stevens
FE. Uptegrove
W. Johnson
Willey
Guy V. Doran
Caroline Coler
Sidney
Whipping High School Football Men In Shape
Coach Merle C Green drills Sidney high school football candidates for the season opener on September 28. Twenty five tryouts with only about six remaining from last year form a nearly new eleven. Captain Lawrence Davis and several veterans are listed among last year’s regulars. New aspirants include Wiram Vowers Hollis Kepler Stewart McMillan Clifford Iverson and others. Zeke Snyder may join but is currently unavailable. The schedule opens with Julesburg here on September 28 and includes Chappell North Platter Alliance Goring Bayard and other towns with possible games against Sterling and Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle C. Green
Sidney
Lawrence Davis
Tester Clark
Roy Chambers
Lloyd Mentken
Curtis Jolliff
Stanley Baker
Morold Griswold
Gerald Thomas
Frederick Ahirens
Wiram Vowers
Hollis Kepler
Stewart McMillan
Clifford Iverson
Donald Lavoni
Ralph Spearow
Paul Vath
Clifford Waite
Prewin Wagner
Robert Philson
Ellie Williams
Will Jones
Milford Brown
Frances Matteson
John Worden
Carman Swatslander
Zeke Snyder
Zeke
Julsburg
Julesburg
Chappell
North Platter
Alliance
Goring
Bayard
Coach Green
Sterling
National lecturer to speak on farm problems in Sidney
W C Lansdon national lecturer of the Farmers Union will discuss farm organization and cooperative marketing at a Sidney meeting this Saturday at 2 pm. Abo Slaughter will also speak. The event is hosted by the Nebraska Wheat Growers' Association. Cooperative marketing gains emphasis nationwide with the one commodity pooling plan now operating in many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C Lansdon
Farmers Union
Cheyenne
Sidney
Lansdon
Abo Slaughter
Nebraska Wheat Growers’ Association
United States
Cotton Growers’ Association
Tobacco Growers’ Association
Various
Fruit Growers’ Associations
American Wheat Growers’s Association
American Wheat Growers’ Associated
Revival of Interest at Sidney Chamber Luncheon
The Sidney chamber of commerce saw heightened enthusiasm as plans advanced for inviting the Nebraska state firemen’s convention to Sidney in January 1925, potentially drawing 600 to 700 delegates. Talks covered a proposed flour mill, a corn palace for the Harvest Festival, and funding efforts. Cheyenne county crops were praised, and E. D. Hutchinson was named chairman for next week’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Johnson
Union Pacific
Cinha
McIntosh
Welner
E McLarnon
Lennon
M. W. Dimers
Arlington
8. D
Dimery
Central Avenue
Second Street
A. J. Jorgenson
Mr. Dimery
C. S. Radcliffe
Grabill
Messrs. Dimery
Hyde
Radcliffe
Miles
Cheyenne County
Mitchell
S. D
Ako
South Dakota
Delehan
Beatrice
Chamber of Commerce
Beatrice Chamber
E. D. Hutchinson
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
Mrs. Shoemaker Attends National WCTU Convention
Mrs. W. J. Shoemaker travels to Columbus Ohio for the national WCTU convention. She formerly led the Sidney union for many years and now serves as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Shoemaker
Columbus
Ohio
Sidney Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grover Rodman
Bernard Hauck
M. J. Clark
M. J. Rk Nt
Tnver Wines Tenver
State Firemen’s Convention
Corn Palace
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