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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
4
The alliance24 paper reports Alliance voters rejected half measures and chose Buechsenstein in a direct primary upsetting the prior reform effort. Voters backed a wide open administration promising revenue to fund city expenses and rejecting conciliatory governance.
Democrats hail wins in Chicago Lincoln and Alliance with Edward F Dunn, F W Brown and Buechsenstein elected Mayors. Other results suggest voters chose individuals over party politics with credit-seeking politicians noting party affiliation despite election outcomes.
Railroad workers and officials frequent Alliance this week with moves including Dunning leaving for Sherinda, Holtorf and Crone in town, Beach visiting Denver, and payrolls completed. Siding Nye between Marsland and Girard finished, transfers between Marsland Terry and Ogden noted, and cattle movements reported east and west bound with a spring shipment outlook.
Alliance Nebraska promotes its growing prospects as a bustling regional hub with water works electric lights a city hall fire house two national banks schools and churches. It sits on the Burlington main line with division offices shops and 600 railroad workers and invites inquiries and a 24 page illustrated industrial edition.
The report notes personnel changes and project starts in Lincoln and Alliance. A pile driver begins work at Sweetwater with two weeks to re drive bridges on the Alliance division. Rooney’s extra gang adds fifty men to expand yards with a mile and a half of new track.
Mr Estes plans to move his family to Ellsworth soon while Mr Down replaces John Kester as section foreman on the Bo and M West. Kester left weeks ago to ranch south of town and Frank Nelson leads temporarily. Rev Lyons and family are booked for an Ellsworth concert next Thursday April 17 with admission for all ages. proceeds benefit the local class and Lakeside repairs.
Box Butte County records show March 1905 board actions including a 6.03 refund to L R Johnson for tax overassessment, a contract with Austin Western for a western reversible road grader at 250, and multiple daily sessions approving claims and managing courthouse improvements. The notices also list liquor license petition by Ed J Barry and an official directory of state and county officials.
J Thompson made a business trip to Alliance on Monday amid varying weather. Frank Nelson summoned to Alliance by KR officials. Ezra Harris lost a valuable horse last week. J D Pattison returned from Alliance after several days on business. Mrs Mary and Maud Foster visited Reno over the weekend. E M Harris to plant potatoes this week as Lakeside gears to spring. John Adams returned from Denver noting persistent rain there and at Lakeside. Epworth League planning a Lakeside social soon. Barrett, ex hotel man of Mullen, now in charge of Ellsworth hotel after Crowther moved to Lakeside. Wesley Dennis and wife left for Alliance by buggy route Friday afternoon. Ed Estes, La France Cattle Co carpenter, came to Lakeside Saturday.
Two newspapers offered together at one year for 1.50 dollars. The promotion features the Alliance Herald and the Nebraska State Journal as a combined subscription deal.
Public land notice declaring intention to prove residence and cultivation for homestead entries in Alliance and Hemingford Nebraska. Mary Cllss of Hemingford and ROwe Ww Watch of Hemingford appear as claimants with witnesses Ally Mabin Robert Curry Lieut Wo Leer and William K Walker. The notices specify dates and locations for filings before the register and receiver in Alliance.
William King filed a petition with the city clerk to obtain a liquor license to sell malt and vinous liquors at the building on lot 7 block 22 fronting Box Bowe avenue in Alliance Nebraska for the year ending May 1905. He will request the license be issued on May 2 1905. Dated Alliance Nebraska April 6 1905.
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