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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
4
A 1912 brief notes mail subscription at 1.50 per year and advertising rates for the Western Nebraska newspaper. The issue remarks a cold northwest wind after Christmas and a rare winter ice crop shortage worry, with sample copies offered.
In Cambridge Nebraska W J Bryan addressed over fifteen hundred people and said he would rather die with the knowledge he did right for the country than become president. He stated he would do all in his power to give the nation the best possible form of government.
Reed Smoot the Utah senator praised the tariff board’s Schedule K report while critics say his endorsement does not improve the board’s standing. The press notes Smoot’s alignment with tariff findings but questions the impact on public opinion given his background.
Doctors Hershman and Cunt en tertained twelve friends at a dinner party Saturday evening. The M. KE Ladies Aid Society will meet at Mrs. R. M. Hampton's home next Wednesday at 2 30 p m. Mrs. Flora Roberts Morrison left for Butte Montana. Mrs. Geo A Witte spent time with Scottsbluff friends, note illness. City clerk J D Emerick reports Otto Ruhifa letter from Happy Texas. Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church met at Mrs William Mitchell. Knights Templar will attend evening service at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday.
A coming event notice from the home of Mr and Mrs J G Back announces Miss Ines Beck as a prospective bride. Details such as the event date are not yet secured and the announcement notes changes in affiliation with the Spokane YWCA.
Readable fragment notes a sale of old newspaper papers at the Herald office priced five cents per bunch. The item appears as a brief notice without additional details.
A large Alliance audience enjoyed the Nebraska Wesleyan Glee Club at the Phelan opera house. Host families and a social afterglow at the Alliance Hotel followed a polished program with encores and lively numbers, including The Bottleies and Crossing the Bar.
A Papnt master earns official kudos from the department, adding another feather to his cap. The recognition highlights his skill and contributions, reinforcing his standing at the General Depository.
Alliance earns recognition as a regional financial hub as its Postal Savings Depository becomes a general depository for northwest Nebraska. Postmasters from Bridgeport Crawford Amitehell Merrill and Harrison remit deposits to J E Tash who deposits them in Alliance National Bank. Deposits total 2261 dollars with growth since May 1 1911 amid strong local bank confidence.
City council opened seven bids for a chemical fire engine with prices from 2080 to 5500 dollars. A committee of Councilman Snyder and Fire Chief Keeler will study merits of the engines and report a preferred make at a future meeting. The Herald also notes stock conditions reported by agents northwest of Alliance including Newcastle Upton Moorcroft Worland and Sheridan with feed shortages and bad weather.
The Herald notes a house party at Mr and Mrs Grunig Wt Mullen attended by a cheerful gathering. An unusual surprise planned for Rev and Mrs Ware, who are close friends of the hosts, was a neat pleasant moment amid the festivities.
Alliance Grocery Co advertises Fresh Ranch Eggs for 35 cents a dozen. Weather spell over past three weeks caused the water wagon to be out of service.
A Sabbath school of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Alliance is reorganized with officers including superintendent Mrs. John Pilkington and secretary treasurer Miss Maybelle Pilkington. G M Burns leads Bible class and junior division. Rev Geo A Witte from Liberty Missouri named permanent pastor after supplying at the First Baptist church.
Idaho Jonathon apples priced at $2.00 per box are offered by Alliance Grocery Co. in a local grocery listing. The notice highlights the fruit as a select produce item available for shoppers.
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