New Officers Elected at Box Butte Farm Bureau Meeting
The Box Butte County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Central school in Alliance despite severe weather. Leaders praised wartime farm goals, praised cooperation between farmers and business men, and heard talks on hog production, pork prices, and county agent work to boost food supply and community development.
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Box Butte County Farm Bureau
Alliance
L. J. Schill
Art Groves
F. M. Seidell
Federal Land Bank
Box Butte County Bureau
Seidell
W. D. Fisher
Allance Community Club
Box Butte County
Farm Association
Club
T Alliance
Co. S&s Hawk
Chadron
Dawes County
Nebraska
United States
Hawk
Lionyd Thomas
The
Herald
Fred Seidell
George Neuswanger
C. E. Gunnels
Mr. Gunness
Department of Agriculture
Gunnels
Devil Abdicates for the Kaiser
The Herald prints a poem about the German Kaiser written by Louis Syberkrop. A reader provides a long letter claiming Hell itself shaped Wilhelm II with demonic influence and detailing his destiny and flaws.
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The
Herald
Louis Syberkrop
Creston
Iowa
City Light Plant Posts Lower December Net Earnings
The light and power plant report by J E Hughes shows December 15 results with net earnings of 1474.66 compared to 2353.58 last year and 1277.26 the prior month. Detailed figures show gross earnings 4284.08, discounts 279.39, expenses 2320.36, and construction 209.67. water department receipts 293.50. treasurer notes overdraft, warrants unpaid, and fund balances across fire, cemetery, and park funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hughes
City Light and Power Plant
Water Department
Frank Abegg
Alliance and Morrill Basketball Night Canceled Friday
Friday night games between Alliance and Morrill high schools are canceled. Junior girls face freshmen girls and senior boys face sophomore boys at 8 15 pm. Admission is 10 cents with proceeds to the Red Cross.
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Alliance High School
Morrill High School
Red Cross
Spy Suspect Arrested in Alliance With German Ties
Rudolph Strong, accused spy, was captured at the Burlington roundhouse on January 8 after authorities found government sensitive photographs in his possession. Judge Berry questioned his claims of Kaiser Wilhelm affiliation and noted his intelligence and disguise as a laborer prior to arrest.
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Alliance
United States Court
Berry
New York Harbor
Rudolph Strong
Burlington Round House
Strong
Elso
Cox
New York
Niagara River
Niagara
Burlington
Judge Berry
Omaha Trade Territory Boomed in 1917 Purchases
Omaha's trade territory covering Nebraska and parts of six states bought over 236 million dollars worth of goods from Omaha in 1917, a rise of nearly 30 percent from 1916. The figures, from the local Bureau of Publicity, reflect wholesale value and exclude purchases at other points.
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Omaha
United States
Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Bureau of Publicity
Doctor Hand Marries Nellie Luton in Alliance
Dr George J Hand a leading Alliance physician and longtime Alliance Volunteer Fire Department member wed Nellie Luton of Emerick Nebraska on Monday December 21 after a short honeymoon in Omaha and eastern Nebraska. The couple will establish residence in Alliance as he resumes his large medical practice while Nellie visits friends before joining him there.
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George J. Hand
Alliance
Allance
Nellie Luton
Emerick
Nebr
Omaha
Nebraska
Council Lacks Quorum as Firemen Request Travel Funds
At a sparsely attended council meeting Mayor Rousey warned of gambling in Alliance pool halls and promised license suspensions. Fire Department delegates asked the council for $100 to cover Fremont convention expenses. four councilmen were absent, delaying action.
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W. E. Rousey
Alliance
Johnson
Burlington
John W. Guthrie
Leonard Pilkington
George J. Hand
Chas. L. H'll
Ray Trabert
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Dr. Hand
Welch
Snyder
Hills
Spencer
Moore
Davis
Davidson
Mitchell Boy Sent to Fort Leavenworth for AWOL
Rollie Miller of Mitchell who belongs to a company stationed at Fort Russell Wyoming called at the recruiting station last Saturday seeking transport back to his station. He had left his post without leave and was absent over twenty days. He was ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kansas to report this morning. Miller is not a deserter but must answer for the absence and will pay the penalty.
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Rollie Miller
Mitchell
Fort Russell
Wyo
Hesort
Hepler
Young Miller
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Miler
Birth of Three Calves Named at Kenner Farm
Herald staff spent Christmas week at Farmer Dick Kenner's Hemingford area farm. Three calves were born named Dick Lloyd and Rupert. A later announce says Frits was born in the west pasture around noon in January 1918 with mother and child doing well.
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The
Herald
Dick" Kenner
Hemingford
Lloyd
Rupert
Potash Beds to Be Developed in Gordon Area
Northern Sheridan county may host potash deposits richer than Antioch with plans for development and a large refining plant next spring. Leases have been signed on Hathorne Carson Mille and Berryman Carey ranches as Promoters promise a Niobrara river power plant to supply electricity, signaling major regional impact.
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Gordon Journal
Sheridan County
Antioch
Gordon and
Irwin
Hathorne Ranch
Carson Ranch
Mille Ranch
Berryman-Carey
Mills
Niobrara
Nebraska Prohibition Enforcement Yields $29909 Share
Governor Keith Neville reports eight months of liquor law enforcement in Nebraska have brought in 29909.20 in fines. Omaha contributed 9822.50 and Douglas county outside the city added 800, about one third of the state total. Administration costs run under a sixth of fines. expenditures from a 50000 appropriation total 3831.86 through November 1. Cheyenne county leads in collections in the panhandle while many counties reported no cases.
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Nebraska
Keith Neville
Omaha
Douglas County
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Heavy Snow and Record Cold Hit Western Nebraska
Weekly weather report by F. W. Hicks shows a heavy snow cover in Western Nebraska with temperatures below zero. Snowfall 2.12 inches and precipitation .25 inches on January 9, with a week of mostly clear nights and daytime highs in the 60s but cold and cloudy days. Forecast calls for continued cold weather for several days.
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Nebraska
F. W. Hicks
War and Germany address by Dr Laugher dominates Lyceum course
The next Redpath Lyceum program will feature a major lecture on War and Germany by Dr Laugher, war chaplain, with the Ladies' Course including a national band selection and an address by General Pershing on Landing Soldiers in France.
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Redpath Lyceum
Germany
Laugher
General Pershing
France
Potatoes Flood Markets as 1917 Harvest Grows
Tinots Food Administrator accuses hoarding while demand in the middle west remains steady. The Packer notes the 450 000 000 bushel crop risks waste without increased consumption and urges wholesalers and retailers to push sales before the season ends.
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Packer
Food Administration
Steady Chicago Potato Market Faces Transport Bottlenecks
Chicago market reports light receipts and steady to higher demand as cold weather slows car loading. Forecasts expect increased shipments if enough reefers and cars are available, with Triumphs in seed demand around 3.35 per cwt. Weekly totals show three-day car counts around 43 to 96 on track.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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