Soon after the outbreak of hostilities of the World War a chapter of the American Red Cross was established in Cheyenne county and did valiant service throughout the war, and is now engaged in splendid work of relief at home. Mrs. C. W. West was head of the Sidney organization and proved an excellent executive. Leon Fine, the retiring treasurer of the Sidney Red Cross Society turned over to successor ten thousand, two hundred and seventy-seven dollars, which testifies to the growth and stability of the organization at the present time.

Conclusion

In all the history of the Panhandle, Cheyenne county and Sidney will hold their places in the progress and development of the section. From Sidney has radiated that civilization and progressive spirit that has changed the Panhandle from a wilderness to the homes of a rich farming and agricultural community, today a wide reach of land that is rich and fertile. The start was made by the building of the Union Pacific railroad ; the building of the Burlington has given Cheyenne county a stragetic position, as it has also Sidney, which will become a distributing center for the two lines of railroad. Though Cheyenne county is much reduced in size from the "old Cheyenne" county, it has retained rich land of great fertility. A large proportion of the county is suitable for cultivation. There is little waste land and only a small part is rough. Cheyenne bids well to become one of the richest counties in the Panhandle.