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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows a farmer near Akron Colorado with bean prices and a price range from $20 to $35. Details are unclear but indicate farm sales and regional pricing information.
A loader on Frank McCarter’s farm found stolen Keimer Dry Goods hidden atop a hay stack. Sheriff Dyson and McCarter recovered the undamaged items, tied to a Mexican thief linked to a prior summer shooting in Laramie. The case hinges on evidence. the thief faces potential long detention.
The Broken Bow county board meeting marks the final participation for Supervisor F. W. Hayes. He plans to resign after moving to Alliance to take a bank position there, starting duties around the first of the year.
Bassett in Rock County northern Nebraska sees a new oil and gas venture as the Bassett Oil & Gas company, led by substantial local citizens with fortunes from £17,000 to $95,000, files an application with the state railway commission for action.
A rock county venture seeks permission to organize under blue sky law. Professor Schram or an assistant will survey Bassett area within days. A $55 expense check is sent. capital stock totals 35000 with 17000 bonds. Leases on 4000 acres secured. hundreds of stockholders named. measures aim to attract funds while testing the field. Meanwhile six violators of the anti-cigarette law were fined 50 each, plus costs, benefiting school funds.
The Waterloo Boy Tractor Company chooses Sidney as its distributing and retail hub with plans to handle sales, repairs, and transfer work from Sidney and to operate in Chappell and Kimball. Noble M. Anderson and J. I. ONeill from Gothenburg will relocate to Sidney, with other officers including J. W. Goodale of Hastings as president and J. I. Scofield of Wayne as secretary.
Nearly every town institution mourns as Mullen faces a series of outages blamed on the weather man. Water mains leak, kerosene混 enters, mains water unusable, pump fails, electric plant shuts down. After a chaotic night, normal service resumes and domestic tranquility returns.
A reader notes opposition to Red Cross work and questions why able individuals avoid even small donations. The piece emphasizes the national scope and humanitarian aim of relief efforts and urges generosity to ease suffering.
Miss Katie Cross walked home with Mr and Mrs A B Klemke and daughter Enid when a man followed her after she parted near Flower's store. She screamed as he grabbed at her, tore free, and alerted her mother. Bloodhounds traced the trail to the town before losing scent. no culprit identified. Miss Gross escaped with nose bleeding but no serious injuries and the assailant remains at large.
In a tolerant town residents rally for a moral cleanup as leaders urge stricter standards and local authorities weigh new rules amid community pushback and public discussions about conduct and values.
Three men jailed for bootlegging in county court by Judge Dorr were fined. two paid, one remained in jail. The inmate asked the sheriff to release him to return to Antioch and beat up the constable responsible for his arrest. The sheriff declined, noting it is not customary to modify sentences for such reasons.
Rushville Standard reports Professor Findley resigned from Rushville public schools and left Saturday for Omaha. Students showed admiration with gifts a shaving outfit from seniors, military brushes from juniors, and a fine ring from freshmen.
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