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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
4
Advertising rates listed for Cheyenne County appear to outline pricing details for print space. The fragment suggests a local notice or directory item, emphasizing cost structure for advertisements within the county publication.
Republican electors of Cheyenne County are urged to send delegates to a convention at the Court House in Sidney on September 3 at 8 o clock p m for nominations including state officers and county posts. Delegates are allotted by precincts and primaries are advised for delegate selection. The district convention for county commissioner is set for Lodge Pole on September 15 with primaries to be held September 11. M H Toair, C N Coates, Chairmen.
A. Pease announces candidacy for re election as Cheyenne County treasurer. expressing gratitude for past election and seeking general and Republican support with respectful tone.
W C Bullock announces candidacy for County Clerk of Cheyenne County pending Republican County Convention in Sidney on Saturday September 25 1897. He states the bid will be decided at the convention and urges support.
Rout Winats announces to Cheyenne County electors his candidacy for County Surveyor, pending the Republican County Convention decision. He presents himself as a contender and asks for party support.
W F Bassett announces his candidacy for re election to the office of Coroner of Cheyenne County. He notes the decision rests with the Republican County Convention.
Republican County Convention in Cheyenne signals action on the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Details pending on candidate selection and formal nomination by party delegates. Local party activists anticipate a decisive vote aligning with county education policy goals.
Frank If Kina announces the Cheyenne County Nebraska County Convention for the sheriff race. Details on date location and voting process are forthcoming from the party.
O D Lyon announces candidacy for the Cheyenne County Superintendent of Public Instruction subject to the Republican County Convention decision.
In the Washington office of the money order system evidence shows strong demand in the west for a government savings facility. The system, created to aid those without bank accounts by offering low cost money transfers, also serves to protect savings for people far from banks or hesitant to trust private institutions. Money orders are often used to safeguard hard earned dollars.
The article details how the money order system often double as a savings tool with orders kept as long as years, renewed by the Washington superintendent, and funded by uncalled money. It cites miners and farmers using voided orders to store cash and notes a miner in Leadville paid for five years. It reports hundreds of cases and mentions the practice continuing today, with renewals common. It also references political commentary about speeches and the Sound Money Democrats convention in Omaha nominating state officials and endorsing McKinley administration, plus Bryan explaining famine impacts on wheat prices amid other farm price notes.
The exchange criticizes strife and notes the fusion candidate for supreme judge, praised for defeating Van Wyck in Platte county while recalling Populist roots. The piece contrasts gloomy fusionists with hopeful national mood as business advances and mortgages fade away.
An ackage of kidney health advice explains urine tests for kidney trouble and promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims relief for back pain frequent urination and bladder issues, promising sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
Editorials celebrate growing national wealth and rail commerce while warning on silver prices and Bryan’s policy. A Fremont Tribune line questions if a 380 cent dollar is feasible, with Beattie Express noting mint director Preston’s forecast. Also promotes Ballard’s Snow Liniment for pain relief.
G D SharP of Screven County Ga endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only sure relief for bilious colic after years of attacks. One dose provides relief when other remedies fail. For sale by Druggists.
William H. Wright trustee files in Cheyenne County Nebraska a foreclosure petition against Julius H. Davis and unnamed wife on a mortgage for 160 acres and a note of 225.00 dated April 3 1883 with 8 percent interest. The suit seeks payment or sale of the property to satisfy 225 plus interest and 250 attorneys fees. Defendants must answer by November 8 1897.
Settlers Elen Hughes and Granrae W. Heist file final proof notices to be heard October 8 1807 before the Sidney Register. Witnesses named include Charles C. Nelson and others. County Clerk W G Bullock announces sealed bids for election supplies due October 8 with bonds required and rights reserved to reject bids.
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