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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
6
A historical piece argues silos are now essential on average stock farms due to higher land values, rising feed costs, and labor efficiency. It stresses corn ensilage with alfalfa hay as the cheapest, best carbohydrate source, promotes winter dairying profits, and cites labor savings and reduced waste as key benefits.
Prof A L Haecker of Nebraska State University addresses the Iowa Dairymen and Buttermakers Convention, arguing silos reduce feeding costs. He compares ensilage to hay, notes coopering silage sharing cuts expenses, and states a silo can nearly double the value of the corn crop while offering substantial storage efficiency.
Holidrege Nebraska December 27 A O How ard a resident of this city has spent three years developing a telephone improvement and secured a patent for a device to prevent rubbering on party lines. The small clock sized instrument equips all phones on a line with indicators revealing which receiver is in use and signals when a line is tapped. The invention also shows how long a line is in use.
Omaha and South Omaha police plan to file intervening claims to a portion of the $25,000 reward offered by Union Pacific and the post office department for capturing the Overland Limited mail robbers. Officers named include Captain Mostyn Detective Patullo Davis Heil Captain Briggs Turngqulat Mawhinney Elsfelder and McCrea. Suit decisions will be made by the U S circuit court with the $5,000 government reward also contingent on that outcome.
Lincoln December 27 The Nebraska Supreme Court overruled the motion for a rehearing in the state against Dinuzzo ending efforts to reopen the 8 oclock closing case. Similar action was taken in the Haskovee case against the Omaha Street Railway Co where a $12000 judgment was secured. Everett Edwards serving a ten year term for a criminal operation causing a young woman s death in Kearney sought executive clemency accompanied by attorney Flansburg and Lincoln society women who applauded Warden Smith as Edwards was praised as a model prisoner.
Word arrives of the death of M E B Shultz formerly of Beatrice at the home of his son in Newark West Virginia. He served Beatrice as mayor twice and was once grand master workman of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of America.
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