located in the Cleburne Block and enjoys a large patronage. More than four hundred subscribers are served and have connections with about any place in the world. Four girls are busy throughout the twenty- four hours.

Sidney has more than sixteen miles of cement sidewalks, much of it twelve feet wide. These lead to all the better portions of the town town and take the pedestrian past houses that are a credit to any city.

Fire protection is as yet quite adequate with two volunteer fire companies, the Citizens and

the Railroad Boys. Fire plugs are placed at frequent intervals over the town, the water supply is unlimited and the pressure great. The town has been remarkably free from fires and to the rare cases the firemen have given the highest degree of service. They are without a suitable home and in conjunction with the Village Board are planning to build a city hall with a fire department. They already have a considerable fund toward that end.

Railroad Importance

As has been stated Sidney has railroads, the Burlington lying north and south and the Union Pacific traversing her length east and west. The; Burlington has four passenger trains a day and two local freight carrying passengers. The U. P. has a division at this point and employs upward of three hundred men. The payroll for the current months has amounted monthly to $15,000. The round house, car department and coal heavers received $5,800, monthly, while the roadmaster's office and the five sections within the county total $2,0^7.07. There are thirteen passenger trains on this road each day and at this point two local freights carrying passengers. An attractive depot of stone, steam-heated and with every convenience for travelers, is so exquisitely kept that strangers are often heard to remark