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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
5
A humorous Thanksgiving of random notes and vignettes from a small town. Jokes about Christmas spirit, candy, hair nets, and local misadventures unfold with playful anecdotes and scattered observations.
Senator Kinkaid urges a bill authorizing the interior secretary to extend construction charge payments on reclamation projects up to three years. He cites low farm prices and high freight rates harming Nebraska irrigation lands in Scotts Bluff and Morrill counties. He aims for a favorable Interior Department report and swift passage after recess.
John Cavanaugh, a South Alliance resident and East End section boss, was found with four pistols a knife a box of shells a bottle of hooch and two dozen empty bottles after neighbors reported shooting and public intoxication. He pled guilty to intoxication was fined fifty dollars and his firearms were returned with conditions to dispose of them.
A bootlegger calmly responds to his bride during a raid, noting only a couple of shots were taken. He adjusts his gold rimmed glasses and strokes the cat as a Federal interruption unfolds.
Mr Mann called at the Elsea home. Nela Peterson drove to Alliance. Anna Hall and children visited the Christensen home. Hurlburt delivered a dressed hog to Hemingford butcher. Local schools joined for a Christmas program with strong attendance. Miss Murray in Moravek district travels home to Wyoming for Christmas dinner. Alice Roberts plans Mitchell Christmas vacation. Jasper Colvin fetched coal from Hemingford Gateway. The Bayard Crawford road project renews local interest. Einar Christensen and Her Thompson visited the Peterson home. Clarence Kilpatrick shopped in Alliance. The Manns plan to leave the Blackroot ranch next spring. Banks and Ferguson are among Alliance visitors. Mrs. Colvin to visit Missouri, weather permitting. West‑ern Buyers salesman Hamlin stayed at the Crawford home. Harry Thiele wishes all a Merry Christmas.
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