Negro pleads guilty in 1918 Alliance murder case
Alfred Sheffield, a colored barber, pleaded guilty to murder in the district court and was sentenced to life in the state pen at Lincoln. He had been charged with shooting Ray Wilson on September 20, 1918, in Alliance. Pitts, already sentenced to life, had testified Sheffield used the gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sheffield
Lincoln
Sheffield
Ray Wilson
Garden County
Alliance
Wilson
West Second Street
Pitts
Lancaster
Illinois
Basye
Charles Jeffers
Jeffers
Baumgardner Dies in Arizona After Illness
John W Baumgardner, early Box Butte County settler and former superintendent of public instruction, died in Phoenix Arizona after a short illness. He leaves his wife two sisters Mrs W H M Spencer of Alliance and Mrs George Williams of Norfolk. Funeral planned in Phoenix Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Spencer
Alliance
Phoenix
Arizona
Ofohn W. Baumgardner
Masonic
Box Butte County
W. HM. Spencer
Mrns
George Williams
Norfolk
Burlington Train 43 Ditches Carry Hyannis Wreck
A Burlington passenger train number 43 derailed at Hyannis yards delaying traffic for hours. The steel baggage car left the track burying its fore trucks and injuring only the baggageman, as a wrecker finally cleared the scene after twelve hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Hyannis
Warmer January Drops Potato Prices Across Markets
The warm weather in January sparked a price slump in potatoes across major markets. however a weekend cold snap steadied prices. About 150000 bushels in Box Butte County are seed graded, representing roughly 12 percent of the 1918 crop. Kansas City, Chicago markets report heavy loading, nominal price drops of 15 to 20 cents per cwt, and a generally weak tone. Weekly stock figures show large cold storage and warehouse holdings compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte County
Packer
Kansas City
Kansas
Ohio
Red River
U. S
Onanuary 1
Chicago
Triumph
Idaho
Russell
Elks Seek WWI Photos for Box Butte County
Alliance Elks pledge to collect photographs of all Box Butte county men who served in the world war. Photographer Van Graven will make portraits for each man and a large composite picture will bear names, ranks, and units. The collection will be archived at the county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Pledge of Elks
Box Butte County
van Graven
County Court House
Lodge
Ats
Elks Lodge
Young forger lands in the pen quick
Wilbur Wright, a young colored laborer, signed contractor Charles Fuller’s name to a $14.25 check and tried to pass it at an Alliance merchant. He was captured, bound over to district court, pleaded guilty, and received a sentence of one to twenty years at hard labor plus $100 and costs. Wright, raised at Chadron, had reached tenth grade in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
Charles Fuller
Alliance
Wright
Tush
Westover
Jeffers
Lincoln
Chadron
District Court Grinds Out Cases in Box Butte
The February term opened with Judge Westover presiding. Guilty pleas included Charles Brown for assault and battery with a $100 fine and a country departure, and Donald Kittelman for rape with a suspended life sentence. Several cases were dismissed or postponed. multiple divorces granted. A remark on Nebraska's 1895 house references political balance, ending with a proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte County
W. H Westover
Charles Brown
Brown
M. C. Woodley
Hemingford
State
Harry Anderson
Simon Spry
A. B. Wheeler
Hannah Simmons
Rajah Simmons
Minerva A. Brown
Thomas A. Brown
Nels P. Nelson
Bessie D. Nelson
Katherine Nelson
Harry
Box Butte Home Guards Continue Service in 1915
The Box Butte Home Guards meet January 1 1915 to discuss continuing under governor McKelvies directive while awaiting Colonel Paul. They address pay disputes for policing Alliance during the influenza epidemic and plan a February 12 meeting with county commissioners to settle funding. A Roosevelt memorial service and a Feb 13 banquet are announced. The Alliance Express Company campaign on better packing and marking of shipments is outlined with emphasis on eliminating claims through proper preparation and clear identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
Home Guard
Home Guards
Pauli
France
Genh Hig
Tate Andyeet
Paul
Alliance
Robert Graham
County Council of Defense
Graham Ana
Rousey
Hamilton
Thomas, Rhein
Covert
Pilkington
Roosevelt
Imperial Theatre
Rodgers and Burrows
J. H. Vance
American Railway Express Company
Allance Community Club
Express
Vance
Vane
Express Company
Consignee
Percy Cogswell Seriously Injured After Porch Fall
Percy Cogswell prominent Alli ance businessman and Elks member was severely hurt when he slipped from his porch roof at his home on 802 Cheyenne Avenue. Dr C E Slagle attended him and found a broken hind leg with possible internal injuries feared from the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Cogswell
Alliance
The
Elks
Cheyenne Avenue
C. E. Slagle
Cogswell
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Simon Pitts
Barber
John W. Baumgardner
Ox Butte County
Nebraska House of Representatives
Edgar Howard
Ford
Mazda
City OF Alliance
Alliance Community Club
Governmor Meck
Kelvie
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