Guilty of Two Charges Impersonation and Robbery Plot
Sergeant Scott at the U S A recruiting station exposed an impersonation scheme by Private Earl Moore and William Pinfold involving a Denver hold up. Moore attempted to pass as Walter Knight to secure transport from Alliance to Fort Logan, was arrested after clues about initials and records, and confessed after questioning. Pinfold was captured by Denver detectives and handed to Fort Logan authorities. Moore is jailed in Alliance awaiting federal action on desertion and accomplice to robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Earl Moore
Fort Logan
Denver
Wm. Pinfold
Moore
Walter H. Knight
Knight
Omaha
Walter WG. Knight
Kansas
Howe
Alliance
Pinfold
Strand Hotel
Post
Jalnt
Serjeant
Couard
Mayor Rousey Attends Nebraska League Meeting at Fremont
Mayor Rousey reports a well attended Nebraska League of Cities and Towns gathering in Fremont last Friday. She says the session was productive with good results and ongoing city concerns discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rousey
Nebraska
Fremont
Judge Tash's Weddings and a Bootlegger Case
Judge Tash performed two wedding ceremonies on Wednesday afternoon and issued a license for a third. Chas C Hoefer and Maude Metcalfe of Hay Springs plus Morton Snedeker and Loretta Collins of Alliance were married. Arthur L Carter and Ina F Hoocke of Hemingford were also wed. A bootlegger named Dave Jenkins of Bingham was found guilty of liquor possession and transport. fined $200 and costs and released after payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
C. Hoefer
Maude Metcalfe
Hay Springs
Morton B. Snedeker
Loretta Collins
Alliance
Arthur L. Carter
Mise Ina F. Hoocke
Hemmgford
Hemingford
Dave Jenkins
Bingham
Tasn
Jenkins
Home Guards Renew Efforts to Revive Interest
Box Buttee Home Guards officers threaten resignations unless drill participation improves. A Friday meeting at city hall drew a large crowd despite wartime duties. Members pledged fines for absence and a five member committee was formed to draft new by laws. The group aims to secure uniforms and rifles with donations from Hamilton County and Aurora. The next drill meeting is scheduled for Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Buttee
Wer
Ryan
Maunier
Heilman
Hawes
Gribbie
Hamilton
Shields
Driscoll
Buechenstein
Wadum
Baker
Looney
Nichols
Morgan
Noleon
Hopkins
Covert
Rosso
Helms
Pilkington
Strong
Thomas
Rhien
Dutton
Coursey
Stephens
Thompson
Hamilton County
Aurora
Alliance
Box Butter County
George Hollman
Pilkingeton
Rhein
Buechsenstein
District Court Transfers and Land Case Updates
Case from Sioux County involves Selby and Richardson over a land contract with Richardson selling to a third party. Decision held over. Moravia land transfer from Sioux County not decided. Snook versus Beach trial on deed dispute. Snook claims mortgage and seeks title to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Selby
Richardson
Snook
Beach
Morris to Speak to Fraternal Lodge at Methodist Church
Mr Morris will address Fraternal Lodge members next Sunday evening at the Methodist church on the topic The Brotherhood of Men. All lodge members are invited. Last Sunday’s Sunday school set a record with the largest attendance since fall and more men present than in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Men
O'Bannon Brothers Cleared in Potato Shipment Probe
The complaint against O'Bannon Brothers of Alliance with the food administration over potato shipments has been dropped after a thorough investigation. It showed the firm acted in good faith and that charges were not made in good faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Bannon Brothers
the Food Administration
Mysterious lights tale mocks North Platte sky mystery
A long, satirical retort questions a North Platte light story, tracing the balloon rumor from Alliance to Fort Russell and Cheyenne. The piece cites the Chadron Chronicle on Venus causing the Western Nebraska spectacle and mocks local press over a hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
North Platte Valley
Scottsbluf Republican
Fort Russell
Oines
Scottabluff Star-Herald
Cheyenne
Mike
Alliance
Guernsey
Nothime
Wyoming Plains
Morrill County News
Missouri
Bayard
Jupiter
Venus
Chadron Chronicle
Fort Robinson
Rerlly
Norfolk
Nebraska
Death of Mrs Carrie Canfield in Lincoln
Mrs Carrie Canfield, known to Alliance residents, died in Lincoln last Tuesday after an operation. She had been living at Van Tasee Wyoming. Funeral services will be held at Memingford next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Canfield
Alliance
Lincoln
van Tasee
Wyo
Memingford
Patriotic Address Sparks Crowded Alliance Church Service
Rev J W Morsis attacked pacifist sentiment and praised Lincoln as Prophet of Freedom during a stirring sermon at Alliance Methodist Church. Twenty five members lined the platform as flag details honored local boys. church funds for a new edifice move forward with plans and architect review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
William Randolph
Germany
J. W. Morsis
Methodist Church
Alliance Methodist Church
A. T. Lunn
Atara
Floyd Donovan
W. H. Clemmons
Paul, Thomas
Bruce Mallory
Ralph Johnson
Robert Ralls
Lloyd Smith
Milton Keegan
Henry Reade
Orville Devenport
Otto Snyder
Rex Truman
Charles Wilters
Leon Edwards
William Edwards
Frank Gaddis
Paul Bride
Henry Ryder
Ralph Harry
George Ormaby
Miles Williams
Horace Sharp
Elza J. Barger
F. D. Shannon
Charles Brower
Rev
Morris
Abraham Lincoln
Prophet of
Freedom
Lincoln
Abraham
Moses
Joshus
Webster
Franklin
Cicero
Pilgrim’s Progress
Washington
Churen
Piens
Fortner Divorce Granted on Cruelty and Non support
Mrs. Alva B. Fortner was granted a divorce last Tuesday after her witnesses testified to cruelty and non support by the former husband. The panel included Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Tomkins J. W. Dickinson and others. The husband was ordered to pay all court expenses and alimony totaling 500 in installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva B. Fortner
Nellie Sego
Fortner
Mayor Rousey Attends Regional Meetings and Local Party
Mayor Rousey returned Tuesday morning from a state trip visiting Lincoln Fremont and Omaha. He attended the Hardware News Convention in Lincoln and the State Municipal Officers Convention in Fremont. He arrived in time to join a party staged by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Rousey
Lincoln
State Municipal Officers
Fremont
Omaha
Guthrie Brother of John Guthrie Visits Alliance
T F Guthrie, brother of Alliance agent John W Guthrie, arrived in the city Wednesday for the first time in eleven years since directing the operetta Pinafore. He is a special agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Society and is seriously considering permanently locating in Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Guthrie
John W. Guthrie
Alliance
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Guthrie
Peramently
Mises Russel Attends County Superintendents Convention
Mises Russel attends the County Superintendents Convention in Lincoln this week as part of the official gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mises Russel
Lincoln
Highway to Alliance Through Broken Bow Approved
The federal government approves a Grand Island to Alliance via Broken Bow route to the National Park shortening the trip about 250 miles. Secretary Fisher calls a meeting of all towns between here and Mason City for the 25th to discuss the county route. Road expected to be finished by 1920. Ralph Beal travels east on a bunbeca trip Wednesday night visiting Oklahoma and other southern points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Grand Island
Broken How
Alliance
The
National Park
LI Country
Fisher
Here
Mason City
Ralph Beal
East
Oklahoma
South
Food Conservation Rules Issued for 1918 in Nebraska
Nebraska residents receive the 1918 food conservation program as proclaimed by President Wilson and the U S Food Administrator. Rules cover purchases of wheat flour with equal weight of substitutes, hoarding limits, Victory Bread rules, wheatless days and meals, meatless days, and meatless meals applicable to homes and public eateries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
U. S
Nebraska
Gordon W. Wattles
Ely
Towrm
Eny
Brenaa Meade
Cerema
New Machinery Needed for City Water Light Plant
City council discussed upgrading equipment amid reports the pumping and generating capacity is strained. They considered issuing bonds for a peptic tank rebuild, water light plant improvements, and replacing pumps dynamos and boilers to prevent outages. Officials warned breakdowns could cut service during summer and drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. McDonald
William Trigiser
Board of Equalization
Rousey
Central
Academy
Emerson
Alliance
Allianes
Death of 11 year old George Feagins in Bridgeport
George Bernard Feagins 11, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Feagins of Bridgeport, formerly Alliance, died Friday after an acute appendicitis. Drs Slagle and Hershman operated Wednesday. funeral held in Alliance Sunday with many local mourners. Community offers sympathy to the Feagins family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Feagins
George Bernard Feagins
Arthur Feagins
Bridgeport
Allance
Slagle and Hershman
Alliance
Fencina
Lumber Rush Expands as Burlington Ships 17 Trains East
Nearly one thousand carloads of lumber in seventeen trains are being shipped eastward by Burlington this week. Officials anticipate a much larger rush of business in the coming months, exceeding last fall's pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Alliance Fireman Maunier Seeks Final Citizenship Papers
Wigand Maunier a noted Alliance volunteer fireman has campaigned for final citizenship papers. His efforts come amid hopes for a satisfactory settlement after his prior failed enlistment. His father and three brothers died serving in the French army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Friends
Wigand Maunier
Alliance
Maunier
Curtailment of Food Consumption Discussed
The article notes that curtailment of food consumption will rely mainly on voluntary actions, with force to be used where permitted under the federal control act.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sergeant Scott
Alliance Recruiting Station
Judge Tash
Scottsbluff
Tony
Dprath
Broken Bow
United States Food Administration
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