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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
16
Nebraska crop updates show corn progress. late corn hurt by heat and drought. Yields forecast for all wheat, oats, barley and potatoes shown with year over year comparisons. Apples and sugar beets improve. pastures suffer from continued drought across western Nebraska.
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Vandiver of the south divide ate a small amount of Paris green Monday morning while playing in an out building where the poison was kept for safe keeping. It took hours before the cause of illness was suspected.
Mrs Fisher of Scottsbluff was sent to the pen for three years for highway robbery. J N Norton candidate for governor will speak at the county fare in Mitchell on Thursday September 18. Street sprinkler failure in Scottsbluff required water from a fire hose. Dean Henry Ives pastor of St Andrews Episcopal Church recovering after illness in Bayard. Frank P Land reported his horse Kinney L won at Edgemont in straight heats. Carl Knuppel of State Line and Colorado section injured in a runaway near Pine Bluffs with no bones broken.
The Gering sugar factory will open first and receive its first beets on September 17 with slicing starting September 22. Other valley plants will begin soon after. John McNett, aged bachelor from the hills southeast of Gering and longtime Scotts Bluff County resident, died in a Bayard hospital after pneumonia.
Scotts Bluff county schedules its third annual beet tour under farm bureau auspices with authorities delivering beet addresses after a detailed program. The Dalton Fall Festival date shifts to September 28 to avoid conflicting with Bridgeport fair and to host Speaker A N Mathers of Gerling. the Sidney Juvenile Band will perform at Dalton in the evening. District Judge Barron law actions: he tried and sentenced a Mexican guilty of carrying concealed weapons within two hours after sheriff custody, with a history of beating his wife.
Agent Atwell's monthly report lists 81 total cars shipped in August including 64 wheat 6 barley 1 corn 1 oats 7 hogs and 2 cattle. revenue from shipments and other sources totaled 18 507 58. An accident near Gurley injured a man and caused a horse to be killed after a collision with a car driven by F B Dickes.
Two boys at Bushnell capture a large porcupine and display it at the Bushnell drug store. Kimball shipped 105 cars of wheat and 28 cars of other goods last month, totaling 183 cars.
H C Haas of Scottsbluff reported catching a 444 pound trout in Winter Creek between Scotts Bluff and Minatare last week using an ordinary hook and angleworm bait.
Mrs Shu Kubata, aged 44, a Japanese resident of Mitchell valley, and wife of her husband, died by taking Paris green on Sunday August 31. Despondent over ill health, she ended her life.
H A Martin travels to Sidney Sun day with his mother Mrs A G Weaver who has been ill for some time and will stay at his home. Dalton Delegate reports the move as a family care decision.
District Judge P J Barron of Scotts Bluff sentenced Montolla a Mexican man to one year in the penitentiary for stabbing Jose Montolla a fellow countryman with intent to do great bodily harm.
Chief Kilby led a roundup of law violators last week arresting about six individuals in Bridgeport. Among those taken was Mayor Dr. Pal mer who, after paying his fine, told the chief he was fired. The doctor criticized the officer instead of praising law enforcement.
Nebraska farmers sent a record cash volume through the Omaha grain exchange with August receipts totaling 9,960,400 bushels. For July and August combined the exchange reported 12,338,800 bushels, more than half of last fall’s total 22,821,400 bushels.
A. H. Reed Construction of Omaha operates at the Burlington right of way east of Bridgeport loading sand for shipment to Cheyenne Wyoming. The local sand is uniform with superior paving qualities, needing less asphalt. About 100 cars have been shipped for paving work in Cheyenne.
P. M. Cramer solicited funds from local businesses this week for the grain relief association and received a favorable response. The collected cash will go into the general fund with a year end accounting planned. Donors who promised wheat are urged to deliver promptly as planting season arrives and seed is distributed to growers in the hail district.
A Mexican man in Scottsbluff assaulted his wife and, found armed with a six shooter and a nearby shotgun, was sentenced to three years in the state pen by District Judge Barron. The Star-Herald notes a mistaken sense of location caused his trouble.
The Western Public Service plans another extension by taking over the entire power plant at Lingle Wyoming. The Scottsbluff plant will soon supply all valley electricity from Lingle to Broadwater Nebraska. Eli Livey aged 72 was killed at his Proctor Colorado ranch last Monday. His daughter May Hatcher claims accidental discharge amid a family dispute. murder charges filed. May and her son were jailed in Sterling. A jailbreak suspect with several aliases was captured near Julesburg after escaping Devel county jail. He resisted a posse with an iron pipe. fire department helped. John Frame of Lisco lost vision in one eye while shoeing a horse. he’s hospitalized in Salt Lake City. He and his brother Elgin had planned a summer park trip via Salt Lake City.
Fred Stanfield says an inspector judged his 3 acre Triumphs field as 18 acres of beet in Nebraska. Sand hill country shows seab in season while other fields suffer from spindle tuber. Mosaics are scarce in Kimball county this season and other diseases are minimal.
Hundreds of ducks are dying in lake regions near Antioch as investigators probe causes. Potash exposure is suspected, with a possible cholera epidemic noted. Hunters are advised to inspect each bird thoroughly before consumption to prevent danger.
Wm. Helsing, while fixing a grain spout on a car loaded with wheat for Home Lumber company elevator, suffered severe burns to his hand after a flying switch and a moving car struck the car he was in. He was on a step-ladder when the incident occurred and the burns came from a rope he tried to hold.
Kenneth W. McDonald of Bridgeport and family relocate to Casper Wyoming for legal work. Former Morrill County attorney for eight years, he previously vied for attorney general and for U.S. Senate, losing narrowly to Spillman and Judge Thomas respectively, and then ran closely behind Norton for the governor ballot after Bryan resigned.
The Garden County Commission urged the state engineer to notify Western Bridge and Construction to begin immediately on the new state aid bridge across the Platte at Oshkosh. The contract requires completion by year end, but no work has started yet. The old bridge is in poor condition and delaying now would force large repairs to keep traffic moving.
The Northwest Nebraska M. E. district closed its annual conference at Scottsbluff with a vote to merge with the western district, pending Nebraska conference ratification next week. Minor ministerial location changes are listed for the coming year, with E. C. Finatel of Scottsbluff as district superintendent and assignments spanning Alliance to Whitney, including Scottbluff’s A. H. Hanscom.
Burlington announces the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad will ballast 400 miles of right of way with gold ore slag from Colorado mines. Each ton contains at least $2 of gold, but current smelting yields are unprofitable. Large slag piles around Denver will be used as ballast and later extend across the system.
Charles Benjamin of Box Butte county plans to drive a hundred head of horses to market by wagon train, traveling through towns to offer sales en route. The old method, dating back forty years, may spark a flurry along the route as cowboys appear. The trip aims for Kansas City, though youngsters may want trailers at each stop due to the untamed brands.
Little Richard Cooney son of Mr and Mrs Frank Cooney at the north divide north of Pine Bluffs was badly burned Monday evening when a gasoline lamp exploded. The mother a teacher attended a teachers reception in Pine Bluffs, leaving the boy at home with a hired man.
Bridgeport residents may soon see petitions circulated by the Lions Club and the Womans Club seeking approval and funding for the construction of a new school gymnasium. The joint effort aims to gather community support and advance local educational facilities.
Kimball county led western district exhibits at the state fair earning the top premium. Despite lower total points 480 this year versus 600 last year, gains in corn surpassed prior results while wheat and potatoes fell short due to sampling and timing. Officials note climatic conditions and hard luck affected the display yet second place in threshed wheat and wintry sheaf wheat show relative success.
A broncho riding contest will be held at Wrights grove on September 21 with ten of the county’s hardest bucking horses. Peter Pan, the popular horse, will be present and several skilled riders plan to compete.
Grasshoppers die in large numbers as they lay eggs to hatch next year. Rain moistens ground allowing fall plowing which disturbs eggs and helps winter killing. Opinions split on fall plowing, but wet ground now enables plowing County wide, aiming to reduce future crop harm.
A noon Friday smut explosion at the W. W. Adams farm north of Peetz burned the separator and six wheat stacks, wasting 550 to 600 bushels of grain. The machine, owned by Adolph Groeger and John Fehringer, was insured. losses total about 900 dollars for the unins1ured stake. The fire stayed localized around the grain setting.
An economy reminder from Geneva Nebraska promotes saving on paint bills with a 1-3 to 4 percent discount and invites readers to request a price list and free paint book, promising value from the offer.
A local studio offers to photograph residents on their birthday at Phelps Studio. The program invites participants to schedule a session during the birthday month and capture a keepsake portrait with professional lighting and backdrop options.
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