Hemingford New Year's raid nets eight arrests and hooch
Hemingford authorities led by County Attorney Lee Basye raided three buildings including the Bert Garrison tailor shop. Eight men were arrested after officers found liquor flowing from a keg and bottles on site. Prisoners include Clay ton Erskine Jim Wilson and Lloyd Chapman, with some youth up to sixteen.
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Gus Hyers
Omaha
Hemingford
Box Butte
Lee Basye
Lockwood
Bert Garrison
City
Burlington
Lane
Clayton Erskine
Jeffers
Jim Wilson
Christ
Lloyd Chapman
Chage
Denver
Chapman
A Erskine
Fredmann
Sanford
Jim Potts
Will Ervine
Dave Christ
Alliance
Court House
Basye
Erskine Boy
Barber
H. C. Drewery
Alex Olds
Waj
George Wilson
Heminford
Scottsbluff
Few War Taxes Pass Out With The Dying Year
Tax changes end a string of small levies affecting luxury and stamp duties as the year closes. Measures largely relieve some expenses while maintaining core wartime revenues. The reforms reduce administrative burdens for taxpayers and simplify compliance amid ongoing wartime context.
State Agencies Allow Phone Surcharge and Tax Rollbacks
The Nebraska state railway commission orders Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph to keep current rates indefinite and Northwestern Bell to keep a 10 percent surcharge until permanent rates are set. A refund fund is required for the Bell case. Final hearings are planned for February with protestant committees preparing evidence, amid protests from over a dozen communities. Changes from federal tax law cut many taxes effective January 1 1922 affecting travel freight medicine and consumer goods while income tax relief targets dependents and lower brackets. luxury and combat taxes are repealed or reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell Company
Commission
Browne
Railway Commission
Omaha
Congress
Alliance
Box Butte County
State Commission
Platte
Officers Capture Still and Moonshine Near Sioux County Line
Sheriff George W. Hill Deputy T. W. Miskimen and a special deputy raided the Emmett Johnson farm twenty four miles south and west of Hemingford just over the Sioux county line. They found a fifteen gallon washboiler style still with forty feet of coil buried in the yard and thirty gallons of mash. A pint of the product was in the house. Jack C. Woods was arrested and jailed in Alliance then taken to Harrison for arraignment by Sheriff Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hill
Sioux County
T. W. Miskimen
Alliance
Emmett Johnson
Hemingford
Jack C. Woods
Woods
Harrison
Four Ways to Get Money and Tire Advice
The piece outlines four routes to money inheritance discovery earning or frisking a mail car. It also argues non skid tires are desirable and non skid brakes are essential for drivers.
Burlington Pension Plan Established for Long Service Employees
The Burlington railroad announces a voluntary pension system for staff with twenty years of service or who retire by age sixty five. The plan, explained by President Hale Holten, offers income after fifty years of service or permanent incapacity, with retirement compulsory at seventy unless the employee opts to remain. Eligibility includes those serving the company or in joint employment with others, with board-determined allowances to avoid duplicate pensions. Temporary absences are allowed, and leaving or discharge forfeits most benefits aside from rule 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Hale Holten
Auys
Pension Board
Board of Pensions
Sheriff Miller Brings Two Prisoners From St Paul
Sheriff J W Miller returned from St Paul Minnesota with Harold Watkins and Pete Schleve arrested for the theft of the J F Spatman entrance in the city. They pleaded guilty before County Judge Tash and are held to trial in district court on $1000 bonds. They will be taken to Rushville for sentencing after the current jail and docket congestion clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Miller
St. Paul
Minn
Harold Watkins
Pete Schleve
J. F. Spatman
Tash
Basye
Rushville
Salina Womans Brother Honored as City Manager Candidate
J Layton brother of Mrs Ed Bishop of Salina is praised by city residents and officials as a top lawyer and capable leader. Reports say Layton did not seek the post but was offered after the retiring manager’s resignation and is set to take charge next Monday to unite factions and advance progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Layton
Ed Bishop
Layton
Mas. Dyar
Salina
Mryton
The
Daily Union
Cou
City Manager Reports Wind Damage and Finances
City Manager notes wind damage to street lighting and a broken derrick at the power plant No. 2 well. A storage building was destroyed during the storm. He reports bond and warrant obligations with about 22 000 available and a need to raise 6 000 more before July 1 to cover interest. School bond money totaling 56 000 was received including 6 070 premium and interest on 125 000 to come later for the high school building.
Weather Forecast for Nebraska Snow Tonight and Wednesday
Nebraska's forecast calls for probable snow tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures will be colder in eastern and central portions tonight, with varying accumulation and conditions likely across the state.
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Nebraska
Alliance Chamber Reports on Northwestern Bell Hearing
At the Alliance chamber of commerce luncheon Attorney P. E. Romig summarized the state railway commission hearing on Northwestern Bell Telephone’s rate request. The group debated ways to challenge higher rates, including dissolving the franchise or forming a county system, and urged action by City Manager Kemmish and Romig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
P. E. Romig
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Guthrie
True Miller
Kemmish
Romig
Railway Commission
Alliance
Pratt
Ng Company
Morsman
Commiementas
Rumor of Kearney Bridgeport Rail Line Reemerges
The Bridgeport News-Blade reprints an old rumor that a Burlington line from Kearney to Bridgeport may be built within the coming year. The piece notes hiring of crews, potential grading near PeGraw dump, and low unskilled wages as factors fueling speculation about a coastal shortcut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burling
Kearney
Bridgeport
Aps
News-Blade
Fred Bentley
PeGraw Beet
Greast
Bridgewort
Bentley
Jim” Hills
Funeral Services for Mrs William Morris Held Thursday
Mrs Morris aged seventy three resided at 714 Cheyenne for 23 years died of heart failure. Funeral will be Thursday at 9 am from the Catholic church. Survived by husband William Morris four daughters Ruth Mrs John Wi Mia A J Nelson Alliance and Mrs E Swanson of Duluth Minn three sons Tom Alliance John Chadron and D H Morris Lead. All children expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morris
Cheyenne
Births and deaths in Box Butte county in 1921
Local registrar Mrs. Cora Lewis reports 209 births registered in 1921 with 185 county parents. There were 6 deaths in the county and 78 residents of Box Butte county.
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Cora Lewis
Box Butte County
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Yon
Holden
Alliance Woman’s
Salina, Kansas
N. A. Kemmish
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