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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
8
Local residents including Jas A Hanter and R H Holden travel and visit relatives in Hemingford Alliance Sterling Enid and Denver. Sheriff officers and merchants attend events while church groups plan gatherings and a banquet at the B of L E E hall. Families travel, illnesses reported and a dam project nears completion in the area.
Program lists readings and musical numbers for Monday April 6 at 4 o'clock. Miss Swan conducts with Irene Roup vocal solo and Miss Smalley reading The Drunkard's Dying. Ethel Johnston Reftiding performs The College Ou Can. Hampton Music and Miss Swan's Orchestra accompany.
Conductor McDonald is taking a layoff for several trips. Engineer W L Austine transferred to Seneca. Thus Shay of Lincoln is a new line man. Mrs E A Strand visiting relatives in New Castle. Mrs I N Hurst and children visiting relatives in Denver. Brakeman J P Watson made a brief trip to Sheridan. Watson quips about April 1. Brakeman E E Smith has left the service to seek fortune westward. Engineer J N Hurst and family visiting Central City for thirty days. Brakeman C L Wymore in Denver arranging to move to Alliance. Engineer C B Hancock and family left for Spearfish. Assistant Sup't Telegraph W T Kissinger en route to Sheridan. Brakeman Hoffman injured foot at Bridgeport. sent home to Sterling. Engineers Nicolai, White, Byrne, Cole laid off to fireman duties on east end runs. J R Hickox named Roadmaster between Holdrege and Curtis. former MO&W head. State Journal notes railway labor group advancing cooperative stores in Lincoln Wy more Alliance McCook Omaha. details not public yet. Three Burlington general chairmen working with local committee. Past experiences show eastern towns faced merchant resistance. promoters optimistic about stores at division points. Other roads reportedly weighing similar plans.
Everett Eldred of Orlando was in town Friday of last week on his way home from Chappell where he had been on important business Oshkosh Herald.
A sequence of real estate transfers listing buyers and sellers including Ira J. Lawrence to Nettie Wicks for lots in Wye add to Alliance, Adolph Coors to Louis Coors Kugler for multiple lots in Alliance, Charley Staeler to Harm Post near 29 25-47, and other deeds. Transactions involve Kilpatrick Lynch exchange, Hedgecock Grass lots in Hemingford, Ostrather Leistritz parcels, Goodenough Stadt to Linstadt, and Reed Coors lots in Alliance.
Following entries show new homesteads and locations across several towns. Names include Benjamin Miller Belmont Anna Hack Martha Duskin James Randolph Frank Waugh Jotu Dann Lois Fluent Lloyd Barghmay Dick Haukins Henry Clayton Harry Baker William Wynecoop Niels Pederson Morton Thomas Tiller Robert Baird August Kicks Frank Feidler Elmer Olson Frederick Bante Edward Reynolds Mary Garton Charles Brown Rhoda Weaver Glyde Johnson and others with sections ranges and towns such as Alliance Gering Mitchell Morrill Hemingford Rootschluff Angora North Loup and more.
A donations summary lists payments to the Sisters Academy with total and partial subscription amounts. The record shows contributions from individuals including W. Buechsenstein and G. W. Betebenner, totaling about 6410.00 after partial payments are accounted, with weekly publication planned.
Alliance property owners are warned to clean alleys, vacant places, and adjoining streets of waste papers refuse and manure without delay. Prompt compliance will save costs. Signed by Mayor Smith and City Clerk Barnes.
Sealed bids due May 1 1908 for a lumber 42 by 20 foot school house with concrete foundation in district No 12 Box Butte county. Separate bids for building and foundation. Plans available at county clerk. Alliance officials may reject any bid. For details contact Peter Kickeo Peter Belgum P H Zobel or C J Benjamin.
Alliance businessmen report many able bodied men asking for meals. City authorities are urged to explain rising requests with little or no justification.
A fresh conspiracy against the government has been found in Port au Prince. Leader General Larrague, former cavalry chief, sought refuge in the French legation with two officers. Police guard legations to intercept more conspirators.
In St Paul on March 30 William W. Trainor shot and killed actress Mrs William Pryor in a Clarendon hotel apartment and then killed himself. The case involves a traveling vaudeville act.
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