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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1887

Page

2

Shiney precinct convention and county delegates

Shiney precinct Republicans meet at city hall to elect seven delegates to the Despone county convention at Sidney on September 2. A second session on October 13 at 3 pm selects seven delegates to the Cheyenne county Republican convention at Sidney. Sheriff candidate statement notes the race is subject to county convention decisions.

Shiney Shiney Precinct Despone Sidney Jon

County costs spark talk of public improvements

Warrants are valued at seventy five cents on the dollar. Logan county Colorado spent $15000 in its first year and has no courthouse or public improvements to show for it. Yet plans propose funding Menges and Brashears counties at 2000 dollars each.

Logan County Colorado Menges and Brashears

Nelson Seeks Sheriff Nomination at Republican Convention

C C Nelson announces his candidacy for sheriff pending county convention decisions. A Kedington precinct resident, he runs the Tusler horse ranch and operates a Sidney livery. The piece discusses precinct framing amid Cheyenne Union counties and the lack of authority to form regular precincts without petitions.

C. C. Nelson Nelson Kedington Tusler Horse Ranch Sidney Cheyenne County Reclington Union Valley Loraine Brownsea Ford Kiowa Rush Creek Myx Board Clai Board O County Commissioners

County politics and debt cheer the town in debate

Local letters discuss sheriff race candidates, county offices, and the scale of county debt. Observers question expenditures on buildings and sidewalks while debating road and bridge projects and a proposed Platte river bonding scheme.

Village Trasteen Meeting Sets Fence and Firehouse Purchases

Village Trasteen board met Thursday with Pres ent McIntosh Oberfelder Borey and Trognitz. They agreed pending consultation with surveyors and engineers that more grade fences are needed and a special committee of Tobin Borey Oberfelder and Wrognitz will buy 1000 feet of hose for the fire department. Bills audited include Geo Rosenfeld 3600 Dan Kelley 98587 Ben Moffet etc Peter Drymiller 500.

Trasteen McIntosh Oberfelder Borey Trognitz Moe Fire Department Tobin Wrognitz Geo. Rosenfeld Dan Kelley Ben Moffet Peter Drymiller

A Sixteen Years Struggle Over Cheyenne County’s Division

The Telegraph opines on Cheyenne County history and warns against splitting from the Union division, arguing premature creation burdens debt and taxes. It cites Cheyenne, Dawes, Box Butte, and Sheridan counties, urging voters to invest in bridges and roads before any division.

County division debate and local graft allegations

The article argues division would harm Cheyenne county and cites alleged bribery around petitions. It quotes Grant Suvwary praising settlers and warning against Sidney bond schemes while criticizing Menges and the Observer for misrepresentation. A late note reports the marriage of Robert J. Ahura and Mary McCormick at Brownson with Judge Shuman officiating.

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