Street Fair Struggles With Poor Weather In Sidney
The Sidney Street Fair drew a smaller crowd as rain over the weekend wrecked plans. Attractions failed to materialize, booths were canceled, and merchants lost booth income. The balloon ascent by Prof Chas Broadwick faced rain and wind but drew a crowd when successful. Local musicians and performers supplied nightly concerts and dances despite financial and attendance challenges.
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Sidney
Electric Theatre
Chas. Broadwick
Prof
Broadwick
Church
North Platte
Opera House
Rink
Sidney Dancing Club
Prof. Klein
Kimball
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promoting a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims all druggists refund money if it fails to cure and bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Cheyenne County Teachers Session at Bridgeport rules
The program for the Cheyenne County Teachers Association session at Bridgeport on October 4 includes talks by Arthur North on Current Events, Roy Walford on Hodge's Nature Study, Prof Thompson on Individual Instruction, Essie Stevens on readings from Jean Mitchell's School, and topics on home and school influence with discussion. An auction sale follows on October 7 at Ernst Kruse's ranch featuring cattle, farm implements, and household goods with 12 months credit, 10 percent cash discount, lunch provided.
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County Teachers’ Association
Bridgeport
Arthur North
Miss Clyne
Hodge
Roy Walford
Auction At Swan Dedrick Ranch Near Sidney And Lodgepole
On Thursday October 9 1902 at 10 o clock a m an auction will start at Swan Dedrick ranch 4 miles east of Sidney or 8 miles west of Lodgepole. The sale includes 00 head of cattle 10 milch cows 10 cows with calves 15 yearling heifers 15 two to three year olds. 14 head of horses 3 work teams 1 team 2 year olds 5 saddle horses 1 suckling colt 5 hogs. Implements include hay stacker 2 hay rakes lumber wagon hay rack pump with 50 feet of gallon pipe cultivator mower sweep spring wagon windmill and tower tank 2 plows harrow set light harness 2 saddles 2 sets work harness 1 stack of 8 loads hay and about 300 old ties. Other articles too numerous to mention. Free lunch at noon. Security notes bearing 8 percent interest from date 19 percent Swan Deeperick owner V EF Kuerra auctioneer Fred Lenmikutiy clerk.
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Swan Dedrick
Sidney
Lodgepole
Prize Contest Closes Soon for Nebraska Photos
The Burlington Route offers a prize contest for Nebraska scene photographs and the deadline is October 1. Submit images of orchards crops harvesting cattle sheep horses or poultry or contact a Burlington Route agent or write J Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha for full details.
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Burlington
Nebraska
J. Francis
General Pars
Ag T. Omaha
National Convention Fare Deal and Stray Mares Notice
National Convention of the Christian Church Omaha Nebraska October 15 23 One fare round trip tickets on site October 15 16 17 for full information call W D Clifton Agent Strayed from my place two mares buckskin with stripe on forehead bar brand left shoulder bull ring right hip black with Indian brands small colt unbranded Liberal reward for their return Gus Wellner Sidney Nebraska Oberfelder carries the best overalls and work shirts in the city boy school suit clothes at Oberfelders the best dressers in town are liberal patrons of Oberfelder.
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Union Pacific
W. D. Clifton
Gus Wellner
Sidney
Neb
Sidney to Get New Telephone System Franchise Granted
B A Lathrop of Prescott Iowa secured a twenty year exclusive franchise for Sidney’s new telephone system at the last Friday’s Village Board meeting. The plant should be completed within ninety days with lines to Lodgepole Potter Kimball and Bridgeport and connections to Alliance North Platte Cheyenne and Denver. Monthly charges will be 2.00 for business houses and 1.25 for residences. Lathrop plans to personally oversee work and operate the central office with either himself or Mrs Lathrop after completion.
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Sidney
B. A. Lathrop
Precott
Iowa
Lathrop
Lodgepole
Potter
Kimball
Bridgeport
Alliance
North Platte
Cheyenne
Denver
Obituary: James W. Grosvenor Dies at Home
James W. Grosvenor died at his Sidney, Nebraska home after a two week typhoid fever illness and a fatal stomach hemorrhage soon after his brother Will visited him. Born in Polk County he moved to this county in 1892 and married Dessie Davison on August 20, 1899. He was a Sidney M W of A member and left $2,000 insurance. funeral at the M E church Sunday at 2 PM with large attendance anticipated.
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James W. Grosvenor
Will
Polk County
Nebraska
Sidney
Dessie Davison
Ickes
Neb
Sidney Camp No. 1091
M. W
Low Rates on Union Pacific Settler Tickets 1902
During September and October 1902 Union Pacific will sell one-way settlers tickets at reduced rates from Missouri River to Ogden Salt Lake Butte Spokane Portland Seattle Tacoma San Francisco Los Angeles and other intermediate points. For full details contact nearest agent or W D Cutron Agent.
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Union Pacific
Missouri River
Ogden
Salt Lake
Butte
Tlelenn
Spokane
Portland
Ashfindeee
Tacomin
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
W. D. Cutrron
Avent
Card of Thanks from Fred Geiss and Family
We sincerely thank the kind friends and neighbors who assisted and sympathized during our affliction. We especially include C. M. Wright and family and the Royal Neighbors whose acts we shall never forget.
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C. M. Wright
Fred Geiss
Bulls For Sale or Trade Near Sidney Nebraska
For sale or trade two short horn bulls four year olds one white face trade bull two years old. Further information available from P R Borgquist or at the ranch three miles east of Sidney Nebraska.
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My Ranch
Sidney
P. R. Borgquist
Sidney, Neb
For Sale at a Bargain in Cheyenne County Virginia
Land sale notice for the southwest quarter of section 8 township 15 range 49 west Cheyenne County Virginia. Contact J. L. Richarp Elise Frederick County. Also listed purebred Durham Hereford and Red Polled cattle for sale twelve miles northwest of Sidney. Also an ad for Rough Rider stockings by Oberfelder inviting trials.
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Township
Cheyenne County
J. L. RicHarp
Elise
Frederick Co
Virginia
Durham
Hereford
My Place
Sidney
E. V
Pomeroyy
Burlington hires boost and rail figures signalled
Beaurou Cressir OS reports wage raises for Burlington agents and telegraph operators. Union Pacific officials visit bridges between Cheyenne and North Platte to inspect. A washout near Brush, Colorado damages about half a mile of road bed. Volume covers retirements, promotions, rent complaints, Dunkard settlement plans, irrigation reservoir costs, local visits and social notes from Sterling, Sidney, and surrounding towns. Equity on tenancy flagged as a concern for railroad towns. Notables include Mort Smith, N. P. Nelson, Q. R. McAdam, J. J. Halligan, and Rev. W. E. Austin among numerous visitors and residents.
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Burlington
Schermerborn
Bridges Howe
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
North Platte
Brush
Colo
Sterling
Denver
W. W. Doran
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J. R. Merifield
Granneman
James Tucker
Cutler
M. J. Sanders
Callahan
D. J. Scanlan
Rose Street
Fred Busby
Agenta
Naberdashers
Cheyenne County Teachers‘ Association
Thomp
Jean Mitchell
Essie Stevens
Chambers
Harvey Stephens
Valeska Neubauer
Ernst Kruse
Ernsto Kruse
V. F Kucera
A. K. Greenlee
Swan Deeprick
V. EF. Kuerra
Fred LenMikutiy
National Convention of the Christian Church
Omaha, Neb
Oberfelder
Oberfelders
Central
Beaurou Cressir
Omaha Bee
South Platte
United States Land Office
Mort Smith
N. P. Nelson
Sextorp
Q. R. McAdam
J. ©. Neubauer
Wife
F. O. Wisner
Bayard
S. M. Nevies
City
John J. Halligan
Merman Miller
Union Valley
James Klein
Charlie Wright
Joe Taylor
Grimes
Miles
Charlie Hadley
Democrats
Efe
W. E. Austin
Austin
Ogalaba
Wilber
Gilpin
George Bates
R. Peattyn
George Sine
Casper Ellison
Rho Slawnon
Frank Lehmkohl
V. Klein
L. DeBruner
James Wolf Jr
Friend Dickinson
James Glenn
Harry Barrett
Dr. Yarlett
Hamilton Brown
McLernon's
City Meat Market
Astrude
Charles Tropenitz
Jofin Cox
Ner
Bicycle and Tin Shop
Peninsular Stores and Ranges
Toodmanse
Call and Vee Wright
O. D. Lyon
Union Pacific Land
Post Office
Jore M. O. Sager, Proprietor
Carlson’s Ice Cream
C. D. Essig
Commercial
J. W. Nelson
Harper Block
J. Osborn
Alfred Peats & Co
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