Oil wildcat gusher reported near Potter and Gen Oil discovery
Five miles north of Potter and three miles south-southeast of Gen Oil's No TI well, a wildcat gusher was reported as part of activity in the Denver Basin. The item notes Cheyenne County oil prospects as a test spot amid regional exploration by Luther G Smoak and associates and mentions related local civic and personal notices from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Denver
Sbucg
Davis Oil Cos
Potter
Threst
Gen Oil
A.avenworth
Kans
Sepvon
Army
William Schulz
Vergal Winn
Chappell
Bob Pe
Sheriff Schulz
National Scout Committee
Harold Shay
Sidney
St Episcopal Church
Neal Rastofer
Finsinda
Robert Bradley
Ruby
Spindler
Wil
Republian
Charles Green
Art Wright
Mystery Road Debuts as Golf Titles Decide Sydney Flight Champs
The issue features the first installment of The Mystery Road by E Phillips Oppenheim and reports finals in the Sydney city golf tournament with H Bauman over R E Witham for the president flight and Nick Ladegard over Dan Campbell for the secretary flight. Chester Krueger, a Sidney high student, is in critical condition after a football practice injury at Athletic Park. A deputy squad under Sheriff McDaniel captured a gang of five Mexicans and two whites marooned on a Burlington freight near Alliance, facing rock-throwing and a gun threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Sydney City
H. Bauman
R. E. Witham
Nick Ladegard
Dan Campbell
Chester Krueger
Dick Krueger
Colton
Sidney High School
Athletic Park
Chester
Sheriff McDaniel
Sidney
Burlington
Alliance
Fresh Purple Plums Shine In Idaho Bake Off
Idaho fresh purple plums appear in a breakfast bake and dessert friendly batter recipe for a plum tuckaway cake. The dish features Italian prunes, orange rind, cinnamon, and a crumb topping, baked at 375 degrees for about 35 minutes, served hot with butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idahol
Idaho
Sidney News Briefs Highlight Local Personalities and Trade
The Tobin opera house pleased a fair-sized audience on Tuesday evening. Miss Lucy Jones and Miss Hattie Radcliff depart for Lincoln State University for the year with Jones graduating next June. Mrs. J J Parks entertains her mother and sister from Salt Lake City. D H Schultz of Dix, a Kimball county cattleman, visits Sidney on business. Uncle Jake Eckert plans weekly dressed beef sales. A Pease and grandson Gladys return from the St Louis fair. Local shippers Gunderson Mitchell, A Cohn, R Krueger, and E V S Pomeroy move stock and horses to South Omaha Denver St Louis and Kansas City. A wedding notice for Joseph Joris of Santa Cruz and Matilda Anderson of Sidney, the bride being the eldest daughter.
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George Amiot
Sidney
Charles D. Green
William Ward
Central
Hickory Street
Ward
E. E. White
Ravenna
Northwestern
L. D. Willey
Gilbert Helfrich
Wesley Berry
W. E. Cunningham
Joan
Ruth Jane Gates
Agnes Filbin
Margaret Cunningham
Virginia Christ
Catherine Jones
Rita
Ira Singer
Evelyn Lanterman
Muriel Riggs
Helen Zalesky
Duane Green
Courthouse
Sterling
Dalton
Father Link
F. W. Vath
H. T. Doran
T. H. Lynch
Ed Brennan
H. P
George Buzza
Robert
State University
Page
Union Pacific
Tobin Opera House
Lucy Jones
Hattie Radcliff
Lincoln
Miss Jones
Hattie
J. J. Parks
Hudson
S. A. Giffin
Salt Lake
Utah
D. H. Schultz
Dix
Kimball County
A. Pease
Gladys
St. Louis Fair
Gunderson and
Mitchell
South Omaha
A. Cohn
St. Louis
R. Krueger
Denver
E.V.S. Pomeroy
Kansas City
Joseph Joris
Santa Cruz
Calif
Matilda Anderson
Sidney, Neb
Daugh
Clarkson
White House Hall
Reed
Lancaster
N. Y
Buffalo
E. E. Corbin
Fannie
Mamie
Corbin
William T. Noel
C. D.essig
William H. Linden
Kate Keowen
Fort Sidney
Linden
Post Saddler
Miss Keowen
Sargeant Smith
John McDonald
Second Street
Mrs Anderson of Branson’s Child Recovers Wishes
A note from Mr and Mrs H Anderson of Branson expresses thanks and warm wishes for their daughter and notes she has many friends who send happiness and good cheer.
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Ter
Park work advances beside new depot as district court opens
The community prepares for a new park adjoining the depot with ground filling underway. Sidney Mills resume flour grinding under proprietor Mr. Oosterhoudt with miller Mrs. L. C. Berry of Fullerton. District court convenes in Sidney on Monday the 24th for naturalization, with a small docket likely short session. Eugene McEvoy leaves for Chapell to aid the Chapell Register in art preservation. Union Pacific officials visit Sidney to inspect permanent improvements and discuss leasing part of the right of way for a county road between Sidney and Lodge Pole.
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Sidney Mills
Oosterhoudt
L. C. Berry
Fullerton
Neb
District Court
Sidney
Frank X. Rihn
Union Valley
A. Lindberg
Eugene McEvoy
Chappell
Chappell Register
Express
Lodge Pole
Fort Sidney Brevities from Thirtieth Year Notes
A local Fort Sidney brief mentions gold lace for non commissioned officers on dress coats, bids from Patrick Walsh for new officers quarters, Chadron post office closure, Brewster postmaster change, and varied town happenings. It covers weather, Sunday school time change, land seekers, wildlife hunting dates, wolf bounty talk, water depth near Ogallala, local land agents, and social items including a wedding, clergyman arrival, travelers, photographers, and a social dance.
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Fort Sidney
Patrick Walsh
North Platte
Chadron
Sioux County
Ladora
Brewster
Geo. W. Brewster
Ogallala
J. B. Dawson
W. C. Philips
Kern & Dille
Vannica
Whiteaker & Co
H M. Woolman
Curtiss Bros
G. B. Blakely
J. J. McIntosh
W. F. Paine
J Neubauer
F. C. Atkins
Jack Wilkins
B. A. Jones
Moore Sells Herd to Sheidley Brothers For 19 Per Head
Charles A Moore sold about 1 400 head of cattle to Sheidley Brothers on Tuesday. The price was 19 per head for calves yearlings and for cows and bulls. Mr E M Day notes Saturday arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A Moore
Sheidley Brothers
E. M. Day
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney Country Club
Clark Grieve
C. B. Dorwart
Jack Dedrick
Nebraska University
Lincan Dedrick
Sol Willis
Ruth Bush
Chicago
F A Bush
Albert Jelinck
Cpl
Louis Johnson
Cheryl Louise
George Puckett
Johnny Peetz
Kingman Field
Kingman
Ariz
John Peetz
George H. Buss
Dutch West Indies
Army Air Base
Pete Buss
Telegraph
The
International Bioscope Co
Jake Eckert
Harold Cave
Crook
Colo
John Deere
Graham-Hoeme
Krause
International
Oliver
Cash Harold A. Cave
Damon Koch
Bud van Berg
Mildred Dillehay
COOP
Manning-Bowman
Farmers Union Co-Op Gas & Oil
Illinois
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