Letter to Herald criticizes Times and praises weekly paper
A former Alliance businessman now owning property writes to The Herald. He recalls subscribing to The Times for a year but switched to The Herald due to its smaller footprint. He argues The Times attacks The Herald and Lloyd, calling it monotonous and harmful to town image, and encourages The Herald as a once weekly paper.
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Many Pupils Leave for Holidays from Academy
Many pupils depart for homes for the holidays and will stay until spring term opens. Those leaving include Hazel Abbot Crawford Alice Quint Crawford Agnes Colgan Edgemont Wilen Gorgan Marsland Mary Con er Rushville Katherine Cody Wyo Nell Dunn Crawford Dorothy Alb laney Lead 8S Dak Ella Harmp ton Sheridan Wyo Ada Harris Marsland Helen Hughes Maryland Helen Huff Edgment Ruth Johna hom Marsland Barbara Willie King Angora May Lavigon Crawford Agnes Katherine Welch Bingham Grace Waggerly Linco Orlean Smith Hot Springs Evelyn Kerr Edgemont Myrtle Todd Crawford Hattie Leikhoff Crawford Jno Marran Casper Geo Higgins Brown fee Elen Moravek Canton John McCulloch Ellsworth Sidney Manning Hyannis Violett Calla Norman Bridgeport Dorothy Thelma Niver Wyola Mont Ruth Phillips Crawford Teresa Francis Beals Cheyenne
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Academy
Hazel Abbot
Crawford
Alice Quint
Agnes Colgan
Edgemont
Wilen Gorgan
Marsland
Mary Coner
Rushville
Katherine
Cody
Wyo
Nell Dunn
Dorothy Alblaney
Ella Harmpton
Sheridan
Ada Harris
Helen Hughes
Maryland
Helen Huff
Edgment
Hyannis
Violett
Calla Norman
Bridgeport
Dorothy
Thelma Niver
Wyola
Mont
Ruth Phillips
Teresa
Francis Beals
Cheyenne
Jack Rabbit at Bronco Lake
A Sunday scene at Bronco Lake drew hundreds of skaters on a clear day with thick ice. Frank Wilson drove a powerful Apperson Jack Rabbit with chains on the wheels and fashioned a long rope to the rear axle for others to grab and ride around the lake for more than an hour.
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Bronco Lake
Frank Wilson
Jack Rabbit
Frank
Christmas Program At Box Butte County School No 38
Milas Ethel Graham led the 4th Christmas program at Box Butte County School No 38 three and a quarter miles northwest of Alliance. A large crowd of friends and relatives attended as all the children took part in the program.
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Box Butte County
Alliance
Milas Ethel Graham
Emerson School Staff Share Christmas Turkeys With Janitor
The teachers remember J. S. Corp the building janitor with a fat turkey and a Christmas cake as thanks for his good work.
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Emerson Echoe
J. S. Corp
Virgil Stout Heads to Whitman for Grandparents Visit
Virgil Stout known as the Herald office boy and the printers nickname the devil left for Whitman Nebraska to spend a holiday with his grandparents.
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Virgil Stout
Herald
Whitman
Nebr
Wm Hamilton Installs Modern Fixtures at Grocery Store
New candy case cheese holder and counter replace old fixtures to give Wm Hamilton's grocery a more modern look and boost its attractiveness to shoppers.
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Wm. Hamilton
Winners Named In Universal Club Contest
Judges report the final tally for The Alliance Herald Universal Club contest with Mae Brandt winning first prize a Ford touring car. Second prize went to Mrs G M Burns and Bertha Parkyn took third.
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Universal Club
Mae Grandt
G. M. Burns
Bertha Parkyn
Mamie Whitaker
G. M. Burne
H. D. Hacker
Margaret Manion
Bertie Vernon
Lulu Colgan
Eva Duncan
Neva Grenaman
May Graham
W. J. Tragessor
Anna Zehrung
H. A. Carpenter
Thanking Friends for Car Prize in The Herald Universal Club
A resident of Alliance Nebraska on December 22 2013 thanks The Herald for awarding a Ford car as first prize in the Universal Club. The note expresses gratitude to the many friends who helped in the contest and to the paper for fair treatment.
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Miss Brandt
Altho
Worther
Biggest voting contest in Western Nebraska ends in close count
The Western Nebraska electoral drama centered on the First National Bank president and John W Guthrie as top contenders. With final tallies unresolved at press time, four candidates remained in strong contention for first place, leaving editors uncertain who would prevail.
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Welton and Huston United in Alliance Nuptials
On December 21 1918 at the Baptist parsonage in Alliance Rev Frank C Barrett joined Ross H Welton of Mullen Nebraska and Viola Huston of Leadville Colorado in marriage The couple connected through family and friends with local ties to The Herald and the Spooker County Tribune Welton works with the Mullen Real Estate Co and is noted as a bright young man and wife from the start The bride who has lived with her parents in Leadville Colorado is a Nebraska native and a talented young woman. Their families include connections to Engineer I L Huston and Rev Darrett the former pastor of Miss Huston The Herald extends congratulations and best wishes for a long prosperous life together.
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Frank C. Barrett
Ross H. Welton
Mullen
Nebr
Mies Viola
Herald
Welton
Mullen Real Estate Co
Leadville
Colo
Nebraska
Seneca
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Ravenna
Rev
Darrett
Miss Huston
Ansley
Mrs. Welton
Parcel Post Rates Change Next Year Across Zones
The article outlines parcel post rate reductions effective January 1 across zones three to six, with weight limits rising to fifty pounds in zones one and two. It also notes a new eight ounce cap for four cents and March 16 as the date books join parcel post.
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Parcel Post
Waldren Family Returns to Colorado Springs
Mr and Mrs John Waldren and their daughter Pauline returned home Monday morning to Colorado Springs accompanied by their niece Lucile Nohe who will visit for two weeks. They had been staying with Mr and Mrs Philip Nohe whose sister Mrs Nohe is Mr Waldagan’s sister.
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John Waldren
Pauline
Colorado Springs
Lucile Nohe
Philip Nohe
Nohe
Waldagan
Hampton Visits Friends During Alliance Stop
G. G. Hampton former assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Alliance and now cashier of the Gothenburg National Bank called on friends and relatives in Alliance on Saturday. He is related to R. M. Hampton and resided here for years, leaving a wide acquaintance.
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F. W. Harris
Alliance National Bank
R. M. Hampton
G. G. Hampton
First National Bank of Alliance
Gothenburg National Bank
Alliance
Hampton
Allance
House Party at Graham's Near Hemingford
An over Sunday social event at Mr. and Mrs. Sam Graham’s home ten miles northeast of Hemingford drew Eu gene Burton Misa Ethel Nolan Mise Della Reed and Gary Price Chas Price of Dowagh Mich to Hemingford on 43. They were joined by Miss Stella Kiester and were taken to the Graham ranch by Mr. Graham in a bob sled as the Alliance group returned home on 23 Monday.
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Sam Graham
Hemingford
Eugene Burton
Misa Ethel Nolan
Mise Della Reed
Gary Price
Chas
Price
Dowagh
Mich
Stella Kiester
Graham
Bob
Alliance
William Miller Heads to Alliance for Gay Shopping
William Miller of Minature Nebraska travels to Alliance to shop. The report notes his destination and purpose in a brief local item with modest details.
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William Miller
Minature
Nebraska
Alliance To Gay
Post Office Sets Record with Stamp Sales in Alliance
Monday's postal business at the Alliance office reached a new high as Postmaster Tash tallies show stamp sales totaling 164 dollars 85 cents. The growing Christmas rush tests staff but under Tash’s guidance the office handles the workload efficiently.
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Al-lanee Post Office
Tash
Alliance Post Office
Subscriptions Grow for Northwestern Nebraska News
W. J. Earl of Lake City Iowa returned home after months in Box Butte county and Wright precinct near Alliance. He reports prairie dogs claimed land during his absence and he waged a extermination campaign. He subscribed to The Herald on Saturday night to stay informed about Alliance Box Butte county and northwestern Nebraska, his paper’s first post contest subscriber.
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Lake City
Iowa
Box Butte
Wright Precinct
Alliance
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Box Butte County
DINEEN DOING BIG BUSINESS IN MADISON LAND DEALS
J M Dineen the Madison area real estate man continues to move land after returning to Madison Nebraska. A December Madison Star Mail item notes $173000 in transfers on Monday including Bartman farm quarter at 15720 Schwab eighty two miles away at 11320 Scheer Green Garden quarter at 18000 Maher quarter north of Madison at 25600 Dineen dwelling in Madison at 4500 and Hyland retaining two farms. It marks the county’s largest set of land deals to date.
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J. M. Dineen
Nebraska
Box Butte
Alliance
Madison
Nebr
Madison Star- Mail
W. H. Fyland
Stanton
Carter
Hyland
Mr. Dinee
William Bart- Man
Fairview
Gus Schwab
Otto V. Scheer
Green Garden
Edward Maher
W. H. Hyland
Elect Officers and Supper for Daughters of Isabella
The Daughters of Isabella held a regular officer election on Thursday. Elected for the term were Mrs. W. J. Hamilton grand regent, Mrs. J. Feildand vice grand regent, Mrs. T. Katen financial secretary, Mrs. Margaret Triplett treasurer, Mrs. J. Dwyer prophetess, Mrs. P. 3. Yount historian, Mame O'Keefe manager, Mrs. P. Shott organist, Mrs. R. Driscoll sentinel, and Mrs. F. W. Hargarten and Mrs. Hutchkinson as trustees. After the lodge session, twenty five ladies adjourned to Brennan's for an eleven o'clock supper.
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W. J. Hamilton
J. Feildand
T. Katen
Margaret Triplett
J. Dwyer
P. 3. Yount
Mame O'Keefe
P. Shott
R. Driscoll
Sentinel
Dow installs meters on city lights and pumps
Superintendent Dow of the electric light department finishes placing meters on street lights, the sewer pump, and water pumps to measure exact electricity usage. The move aims to calculate the true cost of running the department and justify business expenses.
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Supt. Dow
Dow
Electric Light Department
Electric Light
SIDES CONTEST FOR A VICTORY AT METHODIST CHURCH
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church organizes a race to raise funds to pay off the parsonage debt. Two teams led by Mrs Watson and Mrs Lee Acheson compete intensely to finish before January first.
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Lee Acheson
Trojans
Thieves Take Costly Dress from Harper's Ladies' Toggery
An expensive ladies dress valued at 25 dollars was stolen from Harper's Ladies' Toggery before Monday evening. A thorough search failed to locate it and Mr. Harper has no clue to the thief. Other merchants are cautioned to watch for the same suspects.
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Harper
In the Cause of Suffrage Leading Thinkers Urge Equal Vote
Excerpts from Ada E. Shaf er’s In the Cause of Suffrage in The Omaha Nebraskan feature voices from Ben B Lindsey Louisa Brandeis Henry George Luther Burbank and Lady Holder arguing for women’s suffrage. They frame voting as a right and duty tying home and public life to equal participation in governance. The piece cites Colorado’s laws and emphasizes the home maker role for women in a republic.
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Ada E. Shafer
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Ben B. Lindsey
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