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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
7
Prairie Hay receipts show good demand and higher prices for better grades in Omaha. Upland prairie and Midland prairie hay vary by grade with No 1 prices around 11 to 12 dollars, alfalfa demand is nominal, and straw receipts limited with mixed bids across lowland and standard grades.
Potatoes weaker with 47 car receipts reported in Chicago on August 17. Minnesota Early Chicago and bulked stock priced around 3.00 per cwt. Nebraska 3.45 to 3.45. Colorado Idaho and Washington White sacked around 4.70 to 4.75 per cwt. Kansas Barley Chips listed at 23.00 per cwt.
A modestly liberal wheat market today with 150 cars, up from last week and last year’s 134. Corn arrivals totaled 44 cars, with mixed oat and rye shifts. Wheat prices mostly steady to slightly lower, corn down modestly, oats near unchanged, rye easing, and barley lower with varied grades and feeds listed.
Cattle receipts about 6 800 at Omaha with mixed demand for corn fed and western cattle. Hogs sharply lower with 1 200 head sold and packers buyers limited. Sheep and lambs steady with fat lambs to 10 25 and feeding lambs near 7 75. Kansas City reports cattle and hogs mixed with lower steer values and steady calves.
Community news items record several visits and travels around Point of Rock Creek and nearby towns. Dillon made a business trip to Seneca, J A Dillon plans a motor trip to Northport and Central City, and Mrs. Langford motored to Alliance. Various residents share social visits with Lore and Williams families. A dance is announced at Lee Morrisey’s home Saturday. Glen Lore assists Cal Hashman for a period.
A garbled humorous dialogue from American Legion Weekly quotes a butcher boasting beef tenderness like a woman's heart. The text also drifts into unrelated coastal imagery about indolent locals and a morning scene, with stray lines about cooking beefsteak and a stubborn omen.
The article notes strong community interest in baseball at Alliance with two strong teams and many players. It mentions plans for events, supervision of crowds at games, and local figures like C. J. Drake considering hotel ventures and new construction. Também lists local social notes and upcoming threshing activities.
The Barnes family announces the marriage of Loveta Barnes to George D Darling on August 16 at the bride’s home. The couple will honeymoon in Denver and Colorado points. Also notes a cyclone photo offer at Hosten's Drug Store and a Lost coat notice at Mallory Store.
Oswald Kittleman, inmate in Nebraska state penitentiary, criticizes the city for housing his children in state care. A petition seeks a second night policeman to curb robberies and larcenies over the past two weeks. Paving work slows as they struggle to hire and retain workers amid local tensions. A Alliance youth reports distress as a note to a Denver-bound bread bucket and a love letter arrive from an unhappy intended.
The Liberty area farmers held a Monday evening gathering forming a Farmers Union with fifteen members. Plans were outlined by Click of Hemmnegeford. Messages from FR Mitchell and Mrs. Cock Dyer indicate family news and travel plans.
A garbled text passage discusses neighbors banding together for lower prices and claimed health improvements. It also contains unclear assertions about individuals harming bones, a nation avoiding unjust attention to controversial activity, and a misrepresented Purdue figure with government actions described as resolved.
In the County Court of Box Butte Nebraska a hearing is scheduled in the matter of the estate of Letitia Cole deceased. All persons interested are notified that the hearing will address estate issues and related proceedings.
Charter No 1229 details a Nebraska business entity closing daily operations on August 4 1021. It notes financial figures and resources tied to the charter and indicates administrative actions or status at the close of business. The text preserves the charter’s identifier and date as core facts.
County Court in Alliance sail county will hear the petition of H W Cole for Letters of Administration for the estate of Letitia Cole deceased. Dated July 27 1921. County Judge seal.
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