Urban Zediker Arrested in Jewelry Burglary Case
Urban R. Zediker was arrested after a complaint charging burglary and grand larceny in the Isaacson home robbery. Jewelry valued at $1,392.50, including a platinum setting and diamond pins, was seized. Zediker pleaded not guilty, bond set at $2,500, preliminary hearing August 14.
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Urban R. Zediker
Lee Basye
A. G. Isaacson
Laramie
Zediker
Tash
Eugene Burton
Isaacson
Tom Gray
Alliance
Oscar Reed
Gray
Benefit Dance Supports Alliance Baseball Team
A benefit dance at the Lorny and Henry roof garden Thursday raised over 60 for the Alliance baseball team. Initially six teams formed the league, but most have ceased playing. the current team is a combination of all. Lowry and Henry donated the venue and Andy's orchestra provided music free of charge.
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Lorny & Henry
Alliance
Lowry & Henry
Andy
Better Farming Car Visits Alliance August 19
The Better Farming exposition and car on the Burlington and Colorado & Southern lines will stop in Alliance at 4 a.m. on Thursday August 19 and depart at 1 45 p.m. the same day. The exhibit promises novel features including a model farm with crop rotation for the dry farm and economical farmstead planning.
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Burlington and Colorado & Southern
Alliance
Community picnic planned by Alliance chamber leaders
The Alliance chamber directors invite the city to a Thursday evening picnic and basket supper at the city park. Senator Paddy Miles of Sidney will speak and an Alliance band may perform during and after the remarks. The event aims to involve all residents and recruit new chamber members, with five new members added that week.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Miles
Sidney
Paddy” Miles
Alliance Band
Alliance
Miles
Lab
Guthrie
Miller Eads American Legion elects new officers
J B Miller chosen commander of post No. 7 by unanimous vote at city hall. EB V Black named vice commander J A Joansen treasurer and James P Burlington E Reardon D C Bradbury and George L Burr named executive committee members. Post to send three delegates to Hastings state convention. New officers take charge at the September meeting.
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J. Ib. Miller
American Legion
Eb.v. Black
J. A. Joaansen
James P. Burlington
E. Reardon
D. C. Bradbury
George L. Burr
Jurant
Hastings
Earl Meyer
J. B. Miller
Hd Reardon
Legion
McVicker Millinery to Open in Kimball
McVicker Millinery announces a new store in Kimball occupying Dr Mocketts recently erected building east of the new post office. The decor is being updated and the firm operates several western Nebraska shops. Opening dates will be announced soon.
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McVicker Millinery
Kimball
Dr. Mockett
P. O
Nebraska
Kimball Observer
Navy recruiting party secures recruits in Alliance
A navy recruiting party from Omaha led by P. H. House R. C. Perry and Martin Johnson arrived in Alliance Wednesday afternoon. They spent a day and a half securing new sailors and enlisted about six men.
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Navy
P. H. House
R. C. Perry
Martin Johnson
Omaha
Alliance
Potato Growers Meet to Organize Exchange
About 100 potato growers from western Nebraska gathered at the county courthouse to finalize the Nebraska Potato Growers' Exchange. A cooperative capital stock plan with shares of 10 to 25 dollars was outlined, aiming to secure better prices and marketing by year end. Delegates from Broadwater and Alliance were noted, with university and state agriculture officials forming the organizing committee.
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Hall O
Court House
Nebraska Potato Growers’ Exchange
G. R. Boomer
The
State University
Leo Stuhr
Broadwater News
Broadwater
Frank Hanway
Alliance
Denver Post riot over streetcar strike rocks city
Rioters wrecked the Denver Post building amid streetcar strike unrest. About five hundred sympathizers clashed with authorities as strikebreakers faced attacks. Mayor Bailey called for two thousand volunteers to restore order. two people were killed and many injured as service collapsed.
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Denver
Colorado Capitol
Tramway Company
Denver Post
Dewey C. Bailey
Morphine Stolen From Doctor's Office in Night Break In
A dope fiend entered Dr. C. E. Hershman's office Tuesday night and took all the morphine on hand. Entrance used by removing a window screen. No trace except burnt matches and an empty storage box. A second attempt at Dr. Morris's office same night failed.
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C. E. Hershman
Nor Morris
Sunday Schools in Convention at Box Butte County
The Box Butte county Sunday school association meets in annual convention at the First Baptist church. Delegates from county Sunday schools attend, with nationalities represented, and will select delegates to state and national conventions. Margaret Ellen Brown, who attended the world convention, plans to sail September 16 for China and India. A Friday session heard reports and speeches on Sunday school work, and an accident at a local farm left a worker badly injured as binders cut a leg. he received first aid and was taken to Dalton for treatment.
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Box Butte County
Et Baptist Church
P. m
ESC
Barker
Cox
Kimberly ‘Lincoln
Hemingford
World Organization
Ise
Margaret Ellen Brown
Uibeol
Is Ounce
Francisco
China
Japan
Oven
India
Palestine
Jim County
Mrs Widenhowamer Returns to Chicago After Visit
Mrs Widenhowamer spent the past few weeks visiting friends and relatives in Alliance and returned to her home in Chicago, Illinois, Thursday.
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W. A. Widdenhowamer
Posr
Alliance
Citcago
Burial delays for Reese after Dalton accident
The body of Childs A. Reese, 23, died at St. Joseph’s hospital Alliance and is held at Darling undertaking pending word from his sister Mrs. Howard Story of Altoona Pa. Reese, a Casper Wyoming native and harvest hand, was injured in an accident at the Shannon place eleven miles west of Dalton when three binders connected to an engine stopped. a nurse left him to tend the wound and blood poisoning developed.
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Childs A. Reese
St. Joseph's Hospital
Alliance
Darling Undertaking
Howard Story
Altoona
Story
Reese
Alliance Hospital
Dalton
Casper
Wyo
Dick Shannon
Shannon Place
Protest Over Valuation Increase by Box Butte County Officials
County commissioners C. L. Hashman and George Duncan traveled to Lincoln to contest before the state board of equalization why Box Butte real estate assessments should not rise 30 percent. They argue the rise is based on countywide land transfer averages, unfairly weighing improved farms and neglecting vast low valued range land. The protest also targets nearby counties with similar concerns.
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C. L. Hashman
George Duncan
Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Bog Butte County
Box Butte County
Little girl kicked by Shetland pony in play
Five year old daughter of W. A. Hoke was severely injured when a Shetland pony kicked her in the face. The child suffered a broken nose a large gash in the forehead and needed several stitches. Rev J O Gould returns Friday from Estes Park where he attended a YMCA conference.
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W. A. Hoke
J. O. Gould
Poon
Estes Park
Maclaine Traverse at Imperial Tonight
A dramatic photo play titled What Would You Do starring Marlajee Traverse opens at Imperial tonight with tense scenes including a woman selling a man to death to spare him pain. A current events reel and the comedy Poor Fish close the bill.
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Marlajee ‘Traverse
Aiong
Antioch Road Surfacing Reaches Settlement After Delays
After months of stalled surfacing work on six miles of Antioch road in Box Butte county, a settlement was reached. Attorney Eugene Burton Highway Commissioner Reuben Knight and county commissioners met with Jesse Wilson who owns a meadow with clay suitable for surfacing. Wilson will be paid 600 dollars for rights to extract clay, with half the cost borne by the county and the chamber of commerce covering the remainder. The agreement ends a lengthy dispute among county officials the state highway department and the contractor.
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Antioch
Box Butte
State Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Burton
Reuben Knight
Hashman
Duncan
Jesse Wilson
Wilson
Sweeney
Suite
Wilson Knewelt
Dial OH
State Department
Department
Anteo
Lee Chamber of Commerce
Sli
Hall
Hox Butte
Auto top shop to locate in Alliance
Secretary J. W. Guthrie of the Alliance chamber reports a proposal from O. M. Boyce of Rawlins Wyoming to establish a plant for making and repairing automobile bodies and tops in Alliance. Dealers voice good prospects and Boyce will visit to secure a location.
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J. W. Guthrie
Alliancce Chamber of Commerce
O. M. Boyce
Rawlins
Wyo
Boyce
Chamber of Commerce
Guthrie Go
Wyoming
Miss Vera Spenser Heads to Boulder for Visit
Miss Vera Spenser departed Thursday for Boulder Colorado to spend a short visit with Miss Lois Wildy in that city.
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Vera Spenser
Boulder, Col
Lois Wildy
That City
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Potato Growers Meeting
Box Butte County Association
Baptist Church
Gould
Plang
Rev Mays
Usday School
Rev. Epler
Mia
Pres Leavitt
Yumemitte
A. P. Grown
Presbyterian Sunday School
Mias Brown
Reeve
Dre. Hedlund Larson
West Residence
State Board
Shetland
Maclaine Traverse
Imperial
May Allison
Harold Lloyd
Dorothy Gish
Mary Ellen
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Fox
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