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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
10
Local briefs report residents visiting Alliance Scottsbluff and Jireh Wyoming homesteads with several returns from Missour i and Ellsworth. A quarantine for scarlet fever affects town events while a party travels to Denver and Auburn for family visits and a lumbermen's convention involvement.
Rev Harry Knowles conducts evangelistic meetings at Alliance Christian Church assisted by Pastor Hi J Young. Sermons draw large audiences with a “Milly Sunday” flavor, highlighted by illustrated songs and talks each evening through the month as he delivers progressive short sermons on the Bible and early Christian origins.
Henry Dilhhag faced a Friday morning hearing after a theft attempt at a shop. He claimed confinement influenced his actions while a court noted the offense’s seriousness and his release conditions.
L. BK Jotecon bought the Silver Grill Café at 214 Box Butte Avenue from L. Laing with Guthrie & Wright handling the purchase and possession passing the first of the week. Mr. Johnson now owns Alliance Cleaning Works and formerly Burling ton Hotel cafe, sold to Pete Manewal. Laing plans to homestead soon.
The Junior class presents As You Like It at Phelan Opera House this Friday night with Mrs. Ray Stansbury guiding rehearsals and the Wiker Orchestra providing music. Cast includes Orlando Howard Bennett Rosalind Edith Reddish Touchstone Ralph Watteyne Duke Frederick Boyd Hamilton Jaques de Boire Jessie Johnson Le Beau Walter Anderson.
Harry K Thaw was indicted in New York City on kidnapping and assault charges involving 19 year old Fred Gump Jr of Kansas City Mo He attempted suicide in Philadelphia slashing his throat before arrest officers had papers Thaw was taken to hospital with doubtful chances of recovery He dodged officers before and after the indictment.
George D. Darling came home Sunday from a buying trip to Chicago where he purchased a large stock of spring furniture. He secured two car loads at May 1916 quotations and learned wholesale houses expect prices to rise. New merchandise will arrive soon and Darling plans real bargains for patrons.
Mrs. Anna Hazelton alleges desertion and lack of support in a district court petition seeking a decree of divorce from her husband Eugene G. Haselton.
Alliance schools resumed Monday after two weeks of Christmas vacation. Conley Miller was taken to the hospital Monday night and underwent appendicitis surgery Tuesday morning, showing good improvement. Burlington employee Tom Morris fell before Holsten drug store Sunday afternoon, was unconscious briefly, then taken home, with suspected heart weakness. W M Robinson visited from his farm near Alliance, once owner of National Music House, now managing a 480 acre farm twenty miles northwest with a 110 ton silo and plenty of corn feed through March, with 175 acres under cultivation.
The Lady Macabees schedule a meeting at Hamilton Hall tonight at 7 30 o clock. The Ladies Aid of the M E church meets next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs A Gregory Cheyenne avenue led by Mrs Pate superintendent Training the Child Early Religious Training Mrs Carns Early Training In Courtesy Mrs Norton Truthfulness and Imagination in Children Mrs Hunter How to Train Children to Help with Home Work Willingly Mrs Lunn Our Time Is Due Our Families led by Mrs A P Brown Birthday offering All ladies invited and asked to phone if you have a birthday this month
Captain James F. McKinley of the U S Cavalry visited Alliance on recruiting business. Four local recruits were reported this month: Clifford R. Miller an electrician who will study electricity at Fortress Monroe and join coast artillery. Sherman S Chapman of Bridgeport assigned to coast artillery. Ruben Dunbar and Edward P Ingram assigned to quartermaster corps and field artillery. December recruits from Alliance include John B. Natenat Alds Jack BE Wilson Joe E Jay Harry Pugh Walter King Edward A Jac, Edmonds Benton Nebr. and others like Ollie R Dalton William Z etc.
A petition to create a new school district in Alliance circulates with 500 to 600 signatures collected toward an 890-signature goal. The proposal would carve sections 12 and 14 from district 6 and sections 1, 3, 10, 11, 12 and 21 from district 28 to form the new district, citing long walks and railroad crossings for students as justification.
A total lunar eclipse was visible in Alliance Sunday night though the Moon never fully vanished. The event began around 1:00 and lasted about an hour with a bright rim visible as the eclipse peaked.
A visiting aunt recalls a four year old with a naughty act. When asked by her mother what she did, the child says you didn’t see me do it. The mother explains God sees all, prompting the child to wonder if he will tell her mother.
A treo and a Jitney clashed downtown Thursday night in a heated exchange over the road. The Jitney demanded the Reo move, the Reo driver retorted, and the argument escalated into a crash. The Jitney was damaged. the Reo owner paid damages, each blaming the other for the accident.
A quirky note praises a director and a subtitled film once deemed undervalued. The speaker asserts the project ultimately proved its worth despite initial doubts.
C W Johnson was arrested for intoxication and found missing many travelers' checks for the American Bankers Association. He claimed one check remained on him when picked up. He did not know if he lost them from his pocket or if someone took them at Burnington depot.
The Alliance Building and Loan Association held its stockholders meeting Tuesday night to discuss improvements and elect a new board: R. M. Hampton, John McDonald, F. M. Harris, George Davis, Charles Willis, F. W. Irish, W. C. Mounts, M. S. Hargraves, and Jerry Rowan. The following day the board elected officers: president R. M. Hampton, vice president Jerry Rowan, secretary M. S. Hargraves, and treasurer F. W. Harris.
A buyer seeks prospective sellers via local columns, aiming to complete a transaction through this page. The ad notes intent to haggle and finalize a deal soon.
William M. Hill, a prominent local rancher since 1882, died in a Denver hotel room after years of anemia. He owned the Margeson ranch south of Alliance and is survived by brother Alvin. Burial will be beside his wife in Galleon, Ohio, where his longtime home stood.
A reflective note of enduring friendship across time and space. The speaker recalls a steadfast companion whose steady presence remains constant despite distance and days. When miles fade, the bond is pledged to endure with renewed closeness and clarity.
F W Hicks reports the first ten days of January under the U S Weather Bureau show daily data across periods. Observations note variable temperatures and atmospheric conditions, with trends indicating fluctuating highs and lows for the period recorded.
Grand Master Woagland urges statewide promotion of the York Nebraska orphans home film. The North Platte district holds a morning meeting at the opera house and a competitive initiatory degree in the afternoon. A banquet for about 400 follows with a Parker House rolls menu including roast chicken and cranberry jelly.
Fragmentary OCR shows a formal stock application notice dated or set for Saturday. It lists stock subscribed and loan amounts per applicant with spaces for names and signatures. Contains placeholders where subscriber names and figures should appear.
Box Butte county leads a push to form a state association of potato growers at the Organized Agriculture week. A chartered special train may carry farmers, with about thirty five already signed to attend, and Sheridan County also sending a delegation. County Agent Seidell prints badges, and Box Butte Day features two local men on the program with A S Enyeart of Hemingford presenting on potato industry importance.
EB Roberts and J R Calder, now at the Alliance Hotel, offer sulphur baths and massages to Alliance residents. They showcase a cabinet from Dr Wright of Denver that brings hot springs to town, touting relief for rheumatism and fatigue as the Turkish bath declines in popularity.
Secretary VY W Hicks of the Alliance Civil Service board conducted competitive exams at the request of Congressman Kinkaid to assess three applicants seeking admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Two hailed from Alliance and one from Ashby.
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