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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
1
Mollring Bros. runs closing out sales on ladies and children's outing wear and hats with ten percent off Florsheim shoes. Alliance Art Studio advertises Xmas photos and gifts while Mrs. Regan markets special sale items including waists and Battenberg braid. For rent near the post office and for sale notices appear with piano listings and fur coat repairs offered by C E Marks and A C Bingham.
If you have cow or horse hides or furs to tan, this ad promises careful processing and guaranteed best results by C. E. Marks.
A roundup of visits and duties includes Miss Anna Reck in Crawford and Sheriff Reed on business in Hemingford. Local residents travel to Denver Seattle and Lincoln. Church events, marriages, and political notices fill the week with doll carnival plans and official voting data.
The community eagerly awaits a grand social night at the new Zbinden Miller block ballroom. Decorations, festive punch, and a featured musical program by Moore and Spacht promise an elaborate affair with a large turnout and committee leadership listed.
Freight trains Nos 46 collided on a sleet swept line near Mason. Elderly passengers Kk E H Larkins and Thomas Dye died after being trapped. Other riders suffered injuries from jumping. Engineer Reeder and a fireman escaped. Conductor Conn alerted stockmen as chaos ensued.
Miss Addie Hood and Mr. Eugene Thompson wed at noon in Box Butte precinct at Mrs. M Hood home with Rev C H Burleigh of Hemingford performing the Episcopal ceremony. A small gathering of relatives attended and a bountiful dinner followed. Gifts included gold nugget spoons from Miss Alice Hood of Skagway Alaska.
The church held its first quarterly meeting on December 13 with one member baptized and seven received last Sunday. Sunday morning sermon titled If Have Fought a Good Fight and evening discourse The Secret of Power in a Great Life.
Arthur Chelf who drew crowds in Alliance by marrying twice in two days was sentenced last week in Illinois to one year in the penitentiary and a $700 fine.
The regular meeting Wednesday evening December 9 will hold the election of officers. Full attendance is urged. Paeacy Coaswax, President. G. E. Comwu, Secretary.
William Manchester of Burlington was injured while coupling at Mitchell and had his left arm crushed. He was taken to Chicago for possible salvage but the injury worsened and an amputation below the shoulder was performed in Lincoln. His mother Emma Manchester met him at the depot and local accident insurance offers a few hundred dollars.
Partial month report for Alliance City schools ending Nov 7 1905 lists enrollment, attendance, tardies, and perfect punctuality by grade. Notes holidays Dec 18 to Jan 4 1904, superintendent W H Baers submits. Local ads mix with school figures and notices.
An Alliance notice page promotes a December theater run with six performances by a touring company led by Mark Swain and Mayme Arrington, listing ticket prices and sale at Holston’s. It also advertises real estate, livestock for sale or trade, Xmas goods discounts, a residence for sale, and estrayed cattle with description and contact notes.
Various notices list items for sale and services in Alliance including a permanent dental office move to Sears building, a Kansas City hay baler for sale, Surrey horse, thoroughbred cockrel, chafing dishes and skates at Newberry's, quality apples 1.25 per bushel, stove and carpet setup by B F Lockwood Co, and gift ideas from Newberry and Geo Darling. Christmas shopping urged with framed pictures and art goods on display.
Household goods stored in room formerly occupied by Blackburns grocery for sale cash on bankable paper. Thomas Beck per Geo Darling. Also an auction listing with furniture including Davenport couch rosewood chiffonier oak rocker and oak hall chair. Call at Tam Henato office for details.
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