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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
5
This week closes the forty third year of The Sidney Telegraph as it reflects on pioneer hardships and past politics. The paper pledges service to the community in the new year and thanks readers and advertisers for strong patronage and support.
Hon Elihu Root told the American Bar Association opening that after the European war nations will return to peaceful production and trade with greater power to compete. He warned the United States must prepare for intensified inter national competition or face factory closures and unemployment under the current tariff. The remedy lies with voters backing Republicans and protective policy.
In a speech Huynes argues that right in the country can be settled rightly and champions the reign of reason over tyranny. He endorses fair impartial arbitration, opposes dictation by any power, and calls for governance ruled by informed majority will rather than force.
A fragment cites a call for orderly ascertainment of facts to sustain equitable governance and protect free institutions, underscoring the need for informed action.
The piece attacks southern democratic intolerance shown when Charles E. Hughes spoke in Nashville. It claims Republicans cannot win southern support, condemns bourbonism, and urges northern voters to reject a Washington majority under southern control in the upcoming election. It urges an end to boasting of southern courtesy after the incident.
Nebraska voters hear endorsements for John L. Kennedy for U S Senate and Judge Sutton for governor, praising experience and efficiency. The columns urge informed voting, noting Devoe as a strong attorney general candidate and criticizing Wilson era war rhetoric and Democratic internal influences.
The Thedford Herald endorses Judge Sutton as a capable and efficient jurist and businessman. It argues he is free from political influence and would govern Nebraska impartially, not controlled by any faction.
A quirky local column recalls three brides viewed by a caller, each in different home setups. It contrasts naive, evolving marriages with sharp glimpses of future, ending with a humorous long view on affection, fidelity, and the home.
The piece portrays a Sidney couple who will share jokes attend plays and discuss literature, insisting their home is theirs alone not the rug's or pillow's. The husband is cheerful about chores, fixes worn items smilingly, and avoids rebuke. It notes social critique on juries and a satire about a law restricting a woman from loving a dog.
Lucetta Anna Christensen, wife, filed for divorce from Peter C Christensen in Cheyenne County District Court Nebraska on grounds of cruelty and neglect. Publication authorized. response required by October 30, 1916, or allegations deemed true and judgment entered in favor of the petitioner.
Public sale of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter Section Five Town Twelve Range Forty-nine Cheyenne County Nebraska will be held October 31, 1916 at 2 PM at the east door of the Cheyenne County Courthouse Sidney Nebraska. Referee McDantel will sell the undivided interests of several defendants in fee simple subject to the first lien for taxes with proceeds to be distributed among entitled parties. Berge and McCarty Attorneys for the plaintiff.
The American Bank Sidney Nebraska will sell at public auction at the Cheyenne County Court House front door in Sidney on September 30 1916 at 1 PM the property described a bays named mares and a brown gelding listed as security for a debt of 72.50 to 73.50. The sale follows a August 31 1916 chattel mortgage default.
A petition filed Septem ber 1916 by Ivan Stinds and twenty one others requests establishment of Road 292A begin at the southwest corner of Section 18 Township 15 Range 51, run two miles along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 17, then one mile south to the southwest corner of Section 21 and terminate. Objections or claims for damages must be filed in the County Clerk's office before noon November 22, 1936, else the road will be established without reference. Dated September 20, 1916. H NT. DO v t LaNey County Clerk
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the county court sets October 21 1916 at 10 a.m. for the hearing on Louis P Houge petition to appoint Louis Longe as administrator of the Albert AL Houge estate. Notice requires publication in The Telegraph Weekly three weeks prior. Dated September 24 1916.
In the County Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska the estate of Nancy J Scherer deceased. Creditors are notified a claims hearing will be held in the Sidney county court room on the Sunday of November 1916 and May 10 1917 to examine and adjust claims. Claims must be presented within six months from October 21 1916 and debts paid within one year from October 27 1916. Witnessed by the county court seal.
A 1916 petition by J H Foster and eighteen others asks to establish a section line road from the northeast corner of Section 2, Township 16, Range 51 east to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 17, Range 50. Objections or damage claims must be filed with the County Clerk by noon October 20, 1916 or the road will be established without further reference. Dated August 29, 1916.
Potter State Bank will sell the mortgaged property, an auto, at public auction at the courthouse front in Sidne on October 7 at 2 PM. The sale is due to default and the bank holds the mortgage assigned from M W Osborn. The vehicle is a new six cylinder Saxon five passenger, serial 12931 engine S2 13753.
Probate notice to creditors of Edward G. Krebs in Cheyenne County Nebraska. Administratrix to meet at Cheyenne County Court on November 6 1916 and March 5 1917 at 10 AM to present claims. Six months to file, one year to settle from September 22 1916. Publication in The Telegraph for four weeks preceding November 6 1916. Witness and seal dated September 21 1916. Copy C P Chambers.
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