Team Work Spells Success In Cheyenne County
Leslie IF Cunningham and wife settled in Sidney Draw Nebraska in 1887 and built a thriving farm on the North Divide with 24 horses and 95 cattle. The couple fostered education and music for their children while hosting community literary societies. Their story contrasts persistent effort with naysayers as a lesson in farming resilience.
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Leslie IF. Cunningham
Nebraska
Sidney Draw
Ile
Draw
St. George Cattle Company
North Divide
Cunningham
Warren
Mattie
Sidney An Ideal Home Town
Sidney offers every advantage for home seekers with unsurpassed schools churches and diverse denominations. Friendly social circles protect families and refined professionals adorn the town while accommodating tradesmen foster a businesslike, comfortable environment.
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Sidney
Where Hope Was Justified In Cheyenne County
Jerome Dr Haiston recalls arriving in Cheyenne County on September 17 1885 and documenting a transition from speculation to agricultural success. He notes repeated crops since 1891 and describes local advancement, farm papers influence, and a lasting community of landowners with houses stock autos and bank accounts, expressing hope to remain another twenty eight years.
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Jerome DR. Haiston
Cheyenne County
J. W
H. F. Jacobs
Adams County
Illinois
Denver
Two Railroads Through Sidney and Local Farm Life
The U P employs 350 men in the county and the Burlington railroad curves south of town. John Daugherty has led county life for 27 years, with a thriving farm yielding up to 60 bushels per acre oats and strong corn, wheat, and potatoes. He notes steady profits despite early sickness and travel costs, while conservation and crop rotation boost yields. Local real estate firms with the Alliance Denver branch employ about 20 in the county, aiding transport. Markets in Cheyenne, Denver, and Alliance compete for dairy, poultry, eggs, with livestock and grain sent mainly to Omaha.
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Ife
John Daugherty
Daugherty
Alliance
Denver
Burlington
Cheyenne
Omaha
Town boasts new courthouse and schoolhouse in fine buildings
Those Already Here. Among the town’s fine buildings stand a $50,000 courthouse and a $30,000 schoolhouse. Numerous residences would grace a city, with miles of cement sidewalks and well kept streets. Paved streets stay usable after rain due to gravel top dressing, keeping autos moving year round.
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Western
U. P
Sidney Business Houses
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