12 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
1
Local business column lists rates for ads and highlights several services. Dentists Dr Allen and Dr Koons are noted, plus Norton Klsek's lumber firm and J C Wilson A Co. Items mention old papers for sale, picture framing, furniture repair, cropping and sale of household goods, and a red cow for sale with a $5 reward.
Five hundred acres of irrigated hay land four miles east of Bridgeport. For particulars see M. H. Hagerty Alliance or John Hagerty Bridgeport.
A white faced cow branded 1X on the right hip and Keystone on the side has strayed from Alliance. Report missing to M. A. Standen in Alliance. Reference 2g-tl.
All persons contesting lands may publish notices in any newspaper they desire in the county where the land lies, ensuring access to public information about land disputes and filings.
Two year old Hereford steer branded V1 was found at a ranch near Lawn. Owner may claim by paying all expenses. Note reads Sec gi ze s1 Lotis Homainiousen.
The note requests payment for a leather purchase and asks the debtor to call and settle the account. The fragment mentions a possible seller or creditor and an instruction to contact for settlement.
T J O Keefe United States Commissioner for the District of Nebraska Alliance resumes handling homestead filings final proofs and contests locally without a trip to the land office He will visit points between Broken Bow and Crawford on request and guarantees prompt attention to any land law irregularities or violations reported to him.
Miss Barbara Melonyre returns from a visit to Omaha and Chicago. Numerous Alliance and Dawes county residents transact business, plan social events, and note train delays. Community members travel, attend fairs, and report health updates while local officials prepare for the Junior Normal institute and social gatherings.
Mrs John Weele and children with Grandpa O Keefe visit Point of Korks ranch to keep company with John and plan a family outing before fall term. An order for 2000 dollars was delivered to Mrs Alice Freeland by Louis Oechsenstein and T Lunn of the A A W. The Misses Fay Young and Laura M ik en host a lawn and house party with a large crowd. Mrs Minnie Williams of Norfolk visits her sister Mrs W E Spencer. Cabbage and potatoes arrive from the sand hill district with some crop concerns. A letter from Mrs Fernald reports her husband in Washington state employed by the Baker and Shuksan mining company anticipating ore crushing at the Baker district mine.
J W Baumgardner, an Ea-County superintendent, writes from Mactan to Alliance titled as a missionary educator. He describes teaching native teachers, supervising village schools, securing funds, and the challenges of a Cebu province town with 20 000 residents. He notes homesickness, health, and the distance from home while detailing local conditions and future letters. An unsigned postscript references local life including ministers and postal location debates and upcoming shows in Alliance.
Walter L. Main presents an all youth oriented circus featuring a miniature menagerie. Includes tiny ponies, baby camels, little monkeys, and a Shetland pony ride on two large horses. Emphasizes safety with hot water and sun protection and encourages parents to bring children for a joyful day at the show on Monday August 22.
A brief life court entry discusses a son and father with unclear claims and tensions. The dialogue hints at embarrassment and worry while noting one party gained a surprising amount of luck amid the dispute.
Fragments describe a puzzled exchange with odd phrases and a cryptic reaction. The readable bits imply a scene in Chicago with unclear dialogue and a tangle of invented words.
The passage details beliefs in serpents over sixty feet long and harmlessly shadowing elephants, eight-legged fox spirits, four-eyed monks, and multi-headed beings. It also mentions a crane that after living for many years requires only water for sustenance.
The passage notes Siael publishing her celebrated novel Delphine and attempting to portray herself as a hero while M Tylor assumes an elderly lady as a principal character. Tylor remarks on their shared discussion and origins.
A playful exchange defines climate as the long term state of a locality and weather as its short term conditions. The dialogue, attributed to Puck, contrasts buying a home with changing local climate and immediate weather.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript contrasts debts of honor with debts incurred in dishonorable ways citing Johnny and Pa. The note frames honor as a moral debt rather than a financial one, reflecting a sharp social wit.
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a quip about going into the soap business to clean up money. The brief exchanges imply a humorous take on money and reform.
A reflective line notes that a man who feigns cheer while hiding sorrow acts as a strange benefactor by preserving his inner grief. The quote contrasts happiness with enduring unhappiness and claims a moral edge to private sorrow.
The Junior Normal reports an enrollment of 187 with Rev Ray lad chapel and a lecture on reading circle work by Mr Snoflguss. Examinations run Friday to next Saturday afternoon while Judge Berry spoke on surveying. Notable enrollees include Di May fiald Laura Norman Thomas Griffith Maud Griffith William Fitzgerald and the Lotus Glee Club of New York City gave a concert and matinée at the opera house for Normal students.
Frayer meeting and Sunday school teachers meeting at Mrs Roop’s home next Wednesday. Epworth League prayer gathering at Mrs Whowennen’s Friday. Coastal services at the church Sunday with morning and evening sermons. Bosworth League to meet at 7 p.m. All invited.
The school board elected a full corps of teachers for the new year and set plans for the September term. Appointments include Superintendent W Harte, Principal Hays, and several grade teachers. the central seventh grade was left for later. A rail crash on the Denver Rio Grande near Dey Creek caused multiple fatalities, with Pueblo residents heavily affected. the wooden trestle is blamed. Also listed are rental notices, wholesale pricing on Crex matting, and local ads.
A one yearling steer strayed sixteen miles north of Alliance by Clayton Wooley. The animal bears brand C W on the left hip or shoulder and was last seen in the central area of the county. No further description of color included.
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