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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1885
Page
2
A set of voter notices announcing candidacy for Cheyenne county sheriff. Charles Theognite Norman C Stone Jon A Carly and Grocx H. Laxra state they seek the sheriff’s office and pledge fair impartial service if elected or nominated by the Republican county convention.
The Republicans of Cheyenne county are called to meet in Sidney at the court house on Saturday October 10 1885 at oclock P M to elect three delegates to the state convention in Lincoln October 34 1885 and to nominate a county ticket. Precinct representation is listed and new precincts get one delegate. proxies require resident Republican voters. Precinct primaries are to meet October 6 1885 to elect delegates. By order of the Republican county central committee Neubauer Geo W Hearst Chairman Secretary.
The republicans of Sidney precinct are called to meet in mass convention at the court house Tuesday October 8 at 8 oclock p m to select fifteen delegates to the republican county convention at Sidney October 1dth and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting J C Busn A Pease GW Host
Miss Saunders urged temperance at the Methodist church, arguing saloons are morally wrong but warning against impractical prohibition. She noted Sidney has eight saloons paying 500 dollars annually to the school fund and urged enforcement of the liquor laws rather than repeal. The republican county convention vote is set for October 10 in Sidney with thirty seven to forty delegates apportioned by precincts.
Local readers vent at railroad practices charging higher coal and freight costs to Nebraska towns near Missouri River while cheaper routes reach Chicago. The letter questions coal quality, foreign miner demographics, and alleged coercion of workers. A Reynolds case in the Reynolds county docket is urged for fall. W. C. Betty taunts Mr. Curtiss and a reply from Curtiss is anticipated next week.
Eastbound travelers are urged to use the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul short line via Omaha and Council Bluffs for fast service to Chicago and eastern cities. Agents in San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver Omaha and other points offer tickets and schedules plus a booklet titled A Tale of Nine Cities.
A midwestern newspaper advertisement touts Dr Flagg's family ointments to remove blackheads pimples and eruptions. It promises clear soft skin and features a solo by Dr L F Shelt on Sidney Neb.
A heated dialogue questions liquor sales at Fort Sidney and accuses a local agent of improper reporting. Letters defend home liquor trading, urge fair taxes, and criticize Fort Sidney’s post setup while urging support for local merchants and “patronize home institutions.”
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