County Fair Displays Draw Crowds At Nebraska Event
Crowds flocked to the county fair grounds Friday and Saturday to view grain and garden exhibits, domestic arts, and a busy slate of races and entertainment. Notable acts included Billy Pearson's relay win, a lively bucking contest, and the Wild West Show stage hold up. Local vendors such as A A Clark and C D Exsig displayed marblework and hardware, while students enjoyed a holiday to attend.
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Nebraska
Billy” Pearson
Sidney
Cuba Crutchfield
Alfalfa Seed Lecture by Lewis Brett Inspires Farmers
Lewis Brett spoke on Growing alfalfa for seed on the table lands. He described fourteen years of toil and faith from virgin soil to banked proceeds, and praised persistence over sneers as he urged farmers to imitate his success. His talk energized the audience and boosted farming efforts nationwide.
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Lewis Brett
Scientific Farming Address Draws Cheyenne County Audience
H W Campbell editor of The Scientific Farmer Lincoln delivered an address at the Court House on Friday morning on Scientific Farming. He spoke on dry farming soil culture intensive cultivation and good tillage as keys to better returns than past farming. He urged adoption of conservation of moisture and illustrated the Campbell system with pictures, praising its potential to transform desert land into productive soil.
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H. W. Campbell
Scientfic Farmer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Court House
Campbell
Cheyenne County
Friday's Races and Relay Results From Local Meet
One mile foot race finished with Verne Bates of Lodgepole first and Adolph Swenson of Sidney in second. In the short sprint and repeat event Red, owned by Herman Frahm, took first ahead of Gray Mac owned by C. J. DeBerard and Dexter also owned by C. J. DeBerard. A two mile field relay placed Anna Pearson on Trix and Monte for the top position.
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Verne Bates
Lodgepole
Adolph Swenson
Sidney
Red
Herman Frahm
Gray Mac
C. J. DeBerard
Dexter
Anna Pearson
Trix
Monte
Pony race results list for owners and riders
Shorty and Billy with Earl Dye second and Ethel weer on Polo and Arrival owned by Clayton Radcliffe take positions. Gold Nugget owned by Deprist Bros wins Five Eighths Mile Dash with Montauk Maid of E V S Pomeroy third. One Quarter Mile and Repeat feature cow ponies with Little Kid and Snip showing placings. Eschel Bowser wins Three Eighths Mile Dash for girls on Shorty with Anna Pearson second on Billy and Mrs FFE Bentley third on Flash.
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Earl Dye
Ethel + weer
Shorty and
Billy
Verre Bates
Fred Bentley
Clayton Radcliffe
Deprist Bros
E. V. S. Pomeroy
Deprist Bron
Ist
Little Kid
F E Bentley
Snip
Walter Muir
Red
Clarence Chambers
Eschel Bowser
Shorty
W. C. Kilgore
Anna Pearson
Herman Feabus
Bentley
Flash
F E. Bentley
Horse Race Results From Cheyenne County Meet
Readable results list horses and owners across multiple events including One Quarter Mile and Repeat, Dash, Half Mile and Repeat, 350-Yards Girls Cow Pony Race, Two-Mile Relay and Bucking Broncho. Notable winners include Red owned by Herman Frahm Axhandle owned by B E Robinson Gold Nugget by DePrieat Bros and F. E. Bentley riding his own horse.
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Red
Herman Frahm
Kiddo
A. J. DeBerard
Dexter
C. J. DeBerard
Cheyenne County
Axhandle
B E. Robinson
Shorty
W C Kilgore
Banjo
Verne Bates
Qone
DePrieat
Bryan to Speak Jiere Next Month at Tobin Opera House
Joseph Oberfelder, head of the democratic county committee, says state chairman Byrnes announced William Jennings Bryan will address Sidney and surrounding area on state and national issues at the Tobin Opera House in mid October with the exact date to be announced in The Telegraph.
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Joseph Oberfelder
Democratic County Central Committee
Byrnes
William Jennings Bryan
Sidney
Tobin Opera House
Telegraph
Postal Savings Bank to Open in Sidney Nebraska
Washington dispatches announce a Postal Savings Bank will be established in Sidney on October 18 with other Nebraska towns Crawford Gothenburg Cozad Elm Creek Gordon Louisville and Valparaiso also receiving banks. Lincoln papers cite rail officials saying Union Pacific retrenchment will not halt Nebraska extension work including double tracking west of North Platte and Gandy line aims for completion before the Panama exhibition in 1915. Messrs Stockwick and Livoni return from an auto land trip through Nebraska.
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Washington Dispatches
Postals Savings
Nebraska
Crawford
Gothenburg
Cozad
Elm Creek
Gordon
Louisville
Valparaiso
T Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Union Pacific
North Platte
Gandy
U. P
San Francisco
Paniama
Fitzgerald Beats Smith In Fifteen Round Omaha Bout
A large Tobin opera house crowd watched Jack Fitzgerald of South Omaha dominate Tommy Smith across fifteen rounds. Smith fought gamely but failed to peak before the bout ended with Fitzgerald clearly ahead. The card opened with a three round prelim featuring Ray Hardesty and Roy Price.
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Tobin Opera House
Jack Fitzgerald
South Omaha
Tommy Smith
Fitzgerald
Smith
Fitz
Ray Hardesty
Roy Price
Railroad Notes From Sidney on Local Changes and Travel
Everette Foster spent a several days vacation at the Foster Ranch. Wm Jones, now Cheyenne bound after a Sidney wrecking foreman post, transfers noted. Schroeder has full charge of Sidney wrecker. Donald E. Ahrens leaves for Lincoln University to resume studies. He served sixteen months as night engine dispatcher. Karl Trognitz will take the vacancy. John McFadden progresses well as store clerk. Asst. Supt. B. E. O'Neil and Wim. Niland were in Sidney on company business. Four special trains to the west coast this week boost travel. No. 3 crowded. Cheyenne passengers wait for second section. Fifteen cars of rails arrived for double tracking. Stockyards average twenty‑five carloads daily. Telegraph gang lays new poles between Pine Bluffs and Julesburg. U. P. pay-day brings ducats to local merchants. Pay car arrival changed program Tuesday evening. Cullen and McKeown in charge. Seventy‑eight Lodgepole visitors on No. 5 for the fair. Chappell well represented. W. OD. Clifton, traveling freight agent, was in Sidney Thursday.
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Wm Jones
Sidney
Cheyenne
Mr. Schroeder
Donald E. Ahrens
Lincoln University
Don
Roundhouse
Karl Trognitz
John McFadden
Wim. Niland
West Coast
Telegraph
Pine Bluffs
Julesburg
U. P
Secretary Blake Notes Delay in Premium Calculations
Secretary Blake states he will calculate and mail the fair premium as soon as possible but due to many entries it may take two to three weeks to finish.
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Blake
Birthday Party for Donald Bassett Takes Place
Donald Bassett turned twelve on September twelfth and hosted fourteen friends, seven boys and seven girls, with a six oclock dinner before a theater party and a movie outing.
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Donald Bassett
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A. A Clark
Sidney Marble Works
Harrison
C.D
Exsig
C. E. Harper
Ner
Abe
Taylor
Los Angeles Times
Bryan
Jiere
Postal Savings Bank For
Messrs. Stockwick and
Livoni
Baldwin
Haldswin
Railroad ‘Notes
Everette Foster
Foster Ranch
B. E. O'Neil
Messrs Cullen and
McKeown
No. 5
Chappell
W. OD. Clifton
John Shankman
Alliance
Shankman
Alliance Times
Joan Shankman
Neb
Snyder’s
Conway
Oberfelder Clothing Company
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