Nebraska Primaries Slow to Count as Returns Arrive
Returns from Tuesday's Nebraska primaries trickle in as officials delay the statewide tally to Friday. R B Howell leads the Republican governor race. Morehead renominated with large pluralities. Many state races show multiple candidates with leaders listed in early returns.
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Nebraska
R. B. Howell
Omaha
Morehead
George W. Berge
Richard L. Metcalfe
Walter V. Hoagland
North Platte
George W. Potts
Pearson
Snavely
Addison Wait
Clyde H. Barnard
Charles W. Pool
Frank P. Shilda
George E. Hall
F. C. Hamer
Robert I. Elliott
A. O. Thomas
E. E. Hays
Earl Cline
Althe P. M. Whitehead
Arthur B. Walker
E. F. Monroe
Charles W. Sears
Willis E. Reed
Wm. H. Smith
Seward
W. L. Minor
J. M. O'Neal
Fred Beckmann
W. B. Eastham
Broken Bow
McKissick
Marti
R. W. Ralston
Will M. Maupin
J. A. Ollis
M. B. Lehr
Thomas L. Hall
John E. Miller
Charles M. Skiles
G. W. Noble
George Coupland
Peter Jansen
Edward P. Brown
Brown
Coupland
Maguire
Lobeck
Stephens
C. F. Reavis
Falls City
T. W
Gasoline Fire Hurts Baby in East Town
Six year old Helen Potmeasil suffered severe burns after playing with a gasoline can Saturday afternoon. A match touched off flames that enveloped her body from head to foot. Mrs. Potmeau used a garden hose to extinguish the blaze before Dr. Copsey treated the burns. prognosis is grim with extensive grafting likely if she survives.
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James Potmeasil
Helen
Patmeau
Local Notes on Visits and Real Estate Near Alliance
Mrs H P Large visits relatives near Scottsbluff and Grandma Joder extends her stay with Mr and Mrs Sam Graham northwest of town. Miss Irma Lotspeich returns from Chadron vacation while Miss Mable Sword heads to Portland for two months. D T Dunn of Denver joins Alliance Steam Laundry. Miss Grace Burkholder leaves for two weeks in Samantha, while Mr and Mrs Armour and Vanscourt travel to the Black Hills. D W Montgomery sells his northwest bungalow to C E Bennett in a closed August deal.
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H. P. Large
Scottsbluff
Grandma Joder
Sam Graham
Irma Lotspeich
Chadron
D. T. Dunn
Denver
Aliance Steam Laundry
Mable Sword
Portland
Oregon
Grace Burkholder
Samaha
J. A. Armour
Apsil Vancourt
Black Hills
South Dakota
D. W. Montgomery
C. E. Bennett
Brick Building for Rent Downtown Garage Space
Brick building for rent suitable as a garage or blacksmith shop in a downtown location. Inquiries to Anderson at 316 Box Butte Vir 37-1t$2899.
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Anderson
Box Butte
Palmer Ranch Show Promises Wild West Actions
Frank Palmer with a ranch near Alliance presents the wild show on August 30 featuring thirty head of wild pitching horses and steers including a famed bull. The event includes a tug of war Alliance vs Bonner, potato race, horse races, and music by the Alliance band. Lunch, refreshments, and prizes for best riders and pitching animals. Start time 1 PM with an auto bus from Alliance to the ranch and a 25 cent adult admission. children under 12 free.
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Frank Palmer
Alliance
Wild West
Bonner
Alliance Cafe Sold to Miller in Alliance
The Alliance Cafe in the Alliance Hotel building was sold by Cy Laing to Jesse M. Miller a former Crawford restaurateur now planning to run a popular price restaurant in Alliance Miller has long been connected in Crawford and is well known there.
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Alliance Cafe
Alliance Hotel
Cy Laing
Jesse M. Miller
Crawford
Miller
Alliance
Rain Douses Alliance After Hot Spell Wednesday
A brisk shower drenched Alliance and nearby areas Wednesday afternoon, delivering over half an inch of rain in minutes. The timely downpour followed a severe heat spell, bringing welcome relief to residents and hot spell survivors.
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Alliance
Reverend Freebern Oversees Alliance Diocese Finances
Rev. George L. Freebern of Mc Cook serves as secretary of finance for the diocese and is in Alliance handling Alliance church finances. He was present for the St. Matthews church consecration in May and discussions on a successor for Dean Ware are under consideration.
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Freebern
George L. Freebern
McCook
Episcopal Church
Alliance Church
St. Matthews Church
Dean Ware
Pope Pius X Dies After Illness in Rome
Rome reports Pope Pius X died today after a relapse in the afternoon. Doctors used oxygen as sacraments were prepared and Vatican prayers were sent to all Roman Catholic churches as cardinals gathered at St Peter's. His brother Angelo was summoned from Venice.
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Rome
Italy
Pius X
Vatican
Angelo
Venice
St. Peter's
Northwest Nebraska Methodist Conference Session in Alliance
The Northwest Nebraska conference of the M E church will hold its 22nd annual session in Alliance from September to 14, 1914 with about eighty delegates expected. The event promises spiritual and intellectual uplift and invites attendance, with evenings featuring notable speakers. Ladies Aid will arrange entertainment for delegates at the request of the official board.
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Northwest Nebraska
Alliance
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Aid
Dis Gates
Luncheon Honors Miss Caroline Shattuck in Chicago Visitor
Miss Doris Young hosted a delightful four course afternoon luncheon at E. E. Young's home for her friend Miss Caroline Shattuck of Chicago. Sewing followed the meal with guests including Mesdames Mitchell, Gants, Hershman, Tillett, Broome, Night, Wilson and Miss Burmood.
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Doris Young
Caroline Shattuck
Chicago
E. E. Young
Mesdames Mitchell
Gants
Hershman
Tillett
Broome
Night
Wilson
Shriner to Move to Largo Florida with Family
Ike M Shriner a long time western Nebraska resident will move from Ellsworth to Largo Florida around September 10 He has bought land there and plans to make his home with his family His departure will be a loss felt by many in Alliance where he was located and he visited Alliance on business earlier this week
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Ike M. Shriner
Nebraska
Alliance
Elleworth
Largo
Florida
Shriner
Mr. Shriner
Local social notes from Alliance and area gatherings
Mrs. William Mitchell hosted a dinner party Saturday with guests including C J ern G J Appelberg Dr C E Hershman and Mrs J A Montgomery who returned to Loveland Colorado. Ada Reed arrived for a visit with cousin Delle Reed from Boone Iowa via Denver. Lizzie Harkins left Friday for three weeks with her mother in Burchard Nebraska. Beulah and Lloyd Smith arrived from Omaha for vacation and musical work. L C Waylin and C B Endicott of Dorchester Nebraska visited Alliance with friends. Bruce Mallery and Louis Griffin plan a vacation trip across Frontier Days in Cheyenne and Sheridan Wyoming by Mallory auto M E B Grebe family drove to Joy ranch and noted new farm homes and thriving crops.
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Ada Reed
Delle
Miss Beulah
L. C. Waylin
C. B. Endicott
Dorchester
Nebr
Nebraska
Bruce Mallery
Louis Griffin
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Wyoming
Mallory
Grebe
Joy Ranch
Box Butte County Dominates State Senate Nomination Battle
In Box Butte and surrounding counties, Mallory leads Republican senate race with large margins across Box Butte Dawes Sheridan Sioux. Ball trails in Brown Rock Cherry. Adams leads Mayes for Democratic Senate nomination. County offices show mix of re-nominees and write ins with local figures like Hargraves Slagle Hashman Waters Basye and Beck re elected or victorious in contests.
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Box Butte County
Senate
M. P. Kinkaid
F. J. Taylor
M. Broome
Alliance
Ray O. Lyon
Gordon
Baril Mallory
Box Butte
Brown
Cherry
Dawes
Rock
Sheridan
Sioux
Mallory
Woodruff Ball
Dawes County
Geo. M. Adams
Crawford
C. L. Mayes
Rushville
E. M. Martin
M. Cox
Eugene Burton
Srm. Rust, Sr
Hargraves
Charles E. Slagle
Cal Hashman
Dick Waters
Lee Basye
Lang C. Beck
George W. Duncan
Frank W. Irish
C. E. Marks
Mame J. White
Prof
G. M. Burns
Man killed by lightning at Lakeside farm
George DeBord living on J. Adams farm six miles south of Lakeside was fatally struck when a bolt hit a wire fence as he opened a gate. His two Adams daughters witnessed the strike. Dr. George Hand of Alliance failed to revive him. Funeral services were held at Lakeside Cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
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George DeBord
J. Adams
Lakeside
D Bord
Alliance
DeBord
Mr. Adams
George Hand
Alliance Team Wins Victory Over Hemingford
Alliance's nights of Columbus baseball team defeated Hemingford 19 to 7 Sunday afternoon. Guthrie and Morgan led the offense with key hits as the team showed strong practice and teamwork. Hemingford lineup included Vining Canela Pattis Uhrig and Butler among others.
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Knights of Columbus
Hemingford
Alliance
Dancing Party Honors Miss Mildred Whitehead and Joe Parklan
Miss Margaret Harris hosted a dancing party Monday at her Avenue home in honor of her cousin Miss Mildred Whitehead of Mitchell Nebraska and Joe Parklan of Oneas City. Following dancing, light lunch was served to guests Edith Reddish Helen Rice Grace Carlson Regina Cramer Dora Bicknell Hannah Cotant Ma Young Messia Norman Newberry Vivian Hall Huth Davenport Morris Nelson Blaine Beckwith Donald Spencer Leo Vaughan Aubry Young Frank Buechsenstein.
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Margaret Harris
Mildred Whitehead
Mitchell
Nebraska
Joe Parklan
Oneas City
Harris
Avenue
Mise Ea Edith Reddish
Helen Rice
Grace Carlson
Regina Cramer
Dora Bicknell
Hannah Cotant
Ma Young
Messia
Norman Newberry
Vivian Hall
Huth Davenport
Morris Nelson
Blaine Beckwith
Donald Spencer
Leo Vaughan
Aubry Young
Frank Buechsenstein
Invitations and visits noted in local social items
Miss Laura Mounts issues ba' vitations for a luncheon at the Mounts home Saturday evening. Mrs J R Barb of Dearborn Me arrives for a visit with Mr and Mrs W R Drake. Miss Ruth Moore, a six months clerk at the H Bogue store, leaves Wednesday for Man Kangas to join a department store ready to wear department. Her parents at that place.
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Laura Mounts
Mounts Home
J. R. Barb
Dearborn, Me
W. R. Drake
Ruth Moore
H Bogue
Man Kangas
Nurse Florence Hart Recovering After Surgery
Florence Hart of Platte underwent surgery for cicitis at St J hospital Monday morning performed by Dr Slagle. She is one of the trained nurses at the hospital and is reported along all right.
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Florence Hart
Platte
St. J Hospital
Cicitis
Slagle
Miss Hart
Agricultural Picnic Draws Dawes and Box Butte Visitors
The boys' and girls' agricultural club of Dawes County held a picnic at Pine Ridge Belmont. Many Box Butte residents traveled from Alliance and Ford, with Sioux County also represented. The program included music by the Sioux County band. County superintendent Miss Della Reed was invited to read a paper, though her name was left off the program along with Ada Reed and Mrs. I. L. Acheson and family attending.
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Agricult Club
Dawes County
Pine Ridge
Belmont
Box Butte
Ford
Alliance
Sioux County
Della _ Reed
Butte County
Ada Reed
Mra. I. L. Acheson
Family Cliance
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Palmer Ranch
Palmer
Crawford Restaurant
Hoffman Brothers
South
Pope Pius
Knd
Methodist Conference
William Mitchell
C. J. Ern
G. J. Appelberg
C. E. Hershman
J. A. Montgomery
M. E. Grebe
Loveland
Colo
Ola Burmood
Black Hille
W. M. Weidenhamer
Earl D. Mallory
Bolt
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