Commissioners tour Nebraska counties inspecting courthouses
County commissioners returned from a two week eastern Nebraska and Missouri trip visiting Alliance Broken Bow Grand Island Central City Omaha St Joseph Princeton Trenton Kansas City and Parkville. They studied courthouse costs conditions and structural details noting the Omaha courthouse would cost over 1 million dollars and that well built structures fared better in the tornado path. The journey covered about 2000 miles with detailed reviews of vaults waterlines wages and bonds. They concluded the trip would aid in contracting and bond decisions for Box Butte county.
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Nebraska
Court House
Central City
Omaha
Mone
Omaha Court House
Dr. Joseph
St. Joe
Princeton
Trenton
Kansas City
Parle
Waver
Alliance
Box Butte
Sweet Clover Forage Boosts Sand Hill Ranches
The Hooker County Tribune reports sweet clover as a winter forage improving stock feed in sand hill country. Agriculture bulletins note its nitrogen fixing roots and soil-building value, with trials in Norton County showing promising yields and guidance on sowing in fall or spring for pasture and hay production.
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Tau
Ornia
Wand Fille
Aree
Sand Hill
Hooker County Tribune
Sand Hills
Home
Noker
Ceffers
Mellow
Eva
Blenetal
Crowe
Bey
Reward notices link Shoffner to a string of arson cases
The article catalogs rewards offered by the National Board for the arrest and conviction of R. C. Shoffner alias Dennacher and associates in fires from 1901 to 1909 across Indiana Illinois Missouri Utah and Nebraska with losses at Greensburg Greensburg Farmington Pendleton Alliance and Brigham City.
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R. C. Shoffner
Star
Alliance
Collier's
Shoffner
Gray & Guthrie
National Board
East Main Street
Greensburg
Ind
RR. C. Schoffner
Farmington
Brigham Ciy
Utah
Dennia Dannacher
Lebanon
W. R. Walsh
New York
W. N. Shoffner
Nebr
William N. Shoffner
RK. C. Shoffner
Prigham City
D. D
Dennis) Dennacher
RK. C. Shoffnner
N. M. Havens
Poultry Fancier Wayne Wilson Receives Plymouth Rock Chicks
Wayne Wilson, an Up to date farmer and poultry fancier, received by express from Waco Nebraska thirteen full blood Plymouth Rock chickens including twelve hens and one cockrel. The cockrel is a full brother to the cock rel that won first prize at the Nebraska show and to a pullet that won at the Chicago show.
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Wayne Wilson
Cxpress
Waco
Nebra
Plymouth Rock
Nebraska
Chicago
Blizzard photo postcards arrive for sale by local dealers
A thousand blizzard photograph postcards arrived this week and are available from local dealers. Orders can be for single cards or the complete set of ten cards. Dealers include A Powles, Geo Fleming, J Bresnen, FF BE Wolecen, Mary Thiele, Crew, and Spyder.
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Blizzard
Glid
A. Powles
Geo Fleming
J. Bresnen
Wolecen
Thiele
Crew
Spyder
Supper at Burlington Hotel for Hemingford Youth
Hemingford young people shared supper at the Burlington Hotel on Friday evening. Attendees included DOr Boland, WwW Boland, MC Agdy, Alex O.de, Ste wert Walker, Jo Kuba, Brown Church, Stella Withurn, Iva Ghuscow, Lee Lieyd, Mayme Miller, Harney Shepherd, Hien Walker, John Kuhn, Frank Uhrig and Karl Rockey.
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Burlington Hotel
Hemingford
Burtigneton
Dor
Boland, MC. Agdy
Alex O.de
Stewert Walker
Jo Kuba
Brown Church
Stella Withurn
Iva Ghuscow
Lee Lieyd
Mayme Miller
Harney Shepherd
Hien Walker
John Kuhn
Frank Uhrig
Karl Rockey
Alliance leaders urge unity amid city rivalry
The Alliance Nebraska notice urges business leaders and newspapers to set aside quarrels for the city’s upbuilding and Burlington railroad development. It defends The Herald against Times tactics, calls for cross-paper cooperation, and outlines disputes over public printing and advance subscriptions while urging mutual support.
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Alliance
Nebraska
Alliance First
Burlington
Times
Herald
the Herald
The
Bucknets
Morris to Return to Homestead in Sioux County
Mrs. K. H. Morris will leave tomorrow for a homestead in Sioux county about fifty miles north west of Alliance. She will take the train to Mitchell and then travel by team to her claim twenty miles north. A five months leave of absence was granted November 12. During the absence the family have stayed in Alliance and prefer winter there to the claim due to lack of work in the cold season.
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Mra
K. H. Morris
Sioux County
Alliance
Mitchell
Anti-suffragist argues voting folly and misrule
The piece notes anti-suffragists dismiss voting as folly while Democrats tout prosperity. It references Sing Sing’s needed enlargement and a Chicago View Commission remark about morality. The flood crime comment, waterproofing lessons, and Senator Sherman’s appearance as Lincoln are also mentioned.
Sixteen birthday party and local musical scenes in Alliance
Friends honor Miss Ethel Whetstone turning sixteen with a Friday luncheon and prizes at the Kridelbaugh home. Other items note a piano recital by Sidney Silber in Alliance, Hemingford home talent production What Happened to Jones, and crowd responses at the Phelan Opera House.
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Ethel Whetstone
J. Kridelbaugh
Bernice
Kridelbaugh
Percy Cogawell
Mesdaimes
Wood
Weldenhamer
Welch
D. J. Nelson
Young
John Brennan
Marvin
Knight
Tully
Gilman
Andrews
Schlupp
Broome
Cogswell
Lorent
Frankie
James Gaddis
Gavin
Hall
Hamilton
Harris Holsten
M. E. Johnson
C. L. Lester
Marks
McCluer
Mitchell
Gants
Helpbringer
Peeckenpaugh
Raycroft
Slagle
Ware
Bogue
Fellwood
Miss Broome
Alliance
Sidney Silber
University of Nebraska School of Music
Wayne D. Zediker
Opera House
Webber
Hemingford
Jones
Phelan Opera House
F. W. Boland
N. G. Palm
Prof. Goodley
Mia
WN. G
Palmer
Alvina Starlight
Minx Berg Wagner
Helma
Milas
Stella Withurn
Ciser the Herald
Hemingford Badanaey
Crowded House
Big Prices at Tournament Draw Large Attendance
Commitees from the commercial club and fire department plan a June 25 1913 town tournament and convention with 1900 dollars in prizes. The program lists band concerts firemen parade hose races ladder and water events with prizes and schedules across June 25 26 and 27.
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Commercial Club and Fire Department
Romig
Maviery
Laing
Spacht
Rodgers
Jill
Peasooe Pomshedn
Mipany
Sat Prive
Chan A
Isd
Ieee
PRSG
Eoetesdal
Ist
Prise
Tate
Des Dasseeees
Claes
Prine
Ussebeenene
Alen Buty Epee Abies
Agt PeisGs
Hatevaseenebene
Sivece Givevetaskane
Prise Veiacancos Vessa
Gaust
Seles Vitesse
ATS Laa Cec
New Store Opens in Alliance by Longtime Local Merchant
A well known Alliance merchant moves to a large new store in the fourth building south of The Herald office at 114 Box Butte avenue. The owner, Essay, plans a fresh up to date stock with extensive advertising and a newly papered and painted store room. He aims to keep the shop clean attractive and up to date.
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Essay
Alliance
Herald
Box Butte Avenue
The
Entertainments at M E church by W C T U group
A musical program presented by Mrs Geo E Tobey and Mrs Gerhart Morrison of Lincoln will be held at the M E church next Monday evening under W C T U auspices. Admission is 15 and 26 cents.
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W. CT. U
M. E. Church
Geo. E. Tobey
Gerhart Morrison
Lincoln
Seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Gaines Chapman HK last week
The seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Gaines Chapman was HK last week with pneumonia. He is better at this time.
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Gaines Chapman
Tim
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Sand Hilla Country
MR. Rodgers
Northwestern
Society News
Woodrow Wilson
Peru
Brothers’ Club
Elgemont
Lloyd's
Washington
U. S. Land Office
City Hall
Oshkosh
Denver
T. P. A. Department
Cleman
Carpenter
Ohio
W. H. Thomas
Bowen
Wilson
Congress
Rainbow
A. J. Pickert
Vudge Bullock
Ravenna
Peterson
Agul
Sing Sing
Chicago View Commission
Sherman
Ilinois
Gluck- “Beambatl
Et Melodie
Chopin
Fiat Bercensessi
Raoul Pugno
Claude Debussy
Paul Juan
Theodore Leschetizky
Heargin
Silber
Asia
Harper's Ladies
Cr. W. Bloomfield
A. J. Godfrey
T. J. Lawrence
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