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Newspaper

Alliance Herald

Location

Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1917

Page

17

Alliance council approves taxing district for curb and paving bonds

City of Alliance Nebraska enacts taxes to fund curb work in Improvement District No 8 and paving work in District No 1. Special assessments based on frontage levy 7 percent interest on delinquent installments with a 10 percent penalty after delinquency. Bonding plan to refund outdated debt includes twelve thousand dollars in five percent refunding bonds payable at Lincoln Nebraska.

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VADINANCE No 227 Levy for paving district in Alliance

An ordinance levies a special tax on specific lots and real estate in paving district No 1 to cover the cost of paving the alley. The Alliance city council declares the measure and authorizes the assessment as part of district improvements.

Aaid Alliance Nebraska City of City of Alliance Box Butte County Sud Gouneh Guy Altimuer Paris Neural

Bond Refunding Ordinance Adopted by Alliance City Council

The 1916 Alliance City Council approves a refunding bond ordinance with Sections detailing sale at par, use of proceeds, and creation of a sinking fund. Taxes levied 1917 1920 fund interest and principal, withCity credit pledged and general fund fallback. Ordinance becomes effective upon publication, signed by Mayor Penrose Romig.

Tox Hutte County Nebraskan Whee Enid Alliance City of Alliance Crete

Solons Down to Business

Lieutenant Governor Edgar Howard assumed the reins of his office Tuesday afternoon and wielded the gravel in the senate with calmness and seriousness. In his opening speech he said the presiding officer should not rule with an iron hand but be the medium through which the senate governs itself.

Ten Neabit Lovely Jellen Sindelar Mills Lieget Reed Axtell Norton Thomas Wail Flansburg Hoatetler Railroad Regan Saas Bulla Lehdigh Schwab Scudder Moseley Relaner Meare Osterman Ainlay Anderson Peterson Sass Auton Todd Harris Hunt Stuhr Stearn Dalbey Fults Rules Jackson LeBounty Auten Rickard Soldiers’ Homes Fuller Greenwalt Mills Foulon Lampert Edgar Howard Senate Edgar

Northeast Nebraska House Debates Rail Freight Shortage Resolutions

Rep Marty of Cass and Rep Jacobson of Polk push information requests on freight car and motive power shortages. Gov Keith Neville names Lee Metcalfe private secretary. Taylor of Custer wields influence. Dawes Sioux head engrossed and enrolled bills. Lloyd Thomas leads constitutional amendments efforts.

Marty Cass State Railway Commission Jacobson Kearney Lee Metcalfe R. L. Metcalfe Omaha Keith Neville House Hoffmeister Day and Reischick Norton Polk County Committee On Committees Taylor Custer County Custer Dawes and Sioux Counties Naylor Lloyd Thomas Alliance

Mome-Made Gas Ties Spanish Brown to Cork Refuse

A description explains how home made gas from cork refuse yields a volatile gas during burning and leaves a carbonized residue known as Spanish brown. The process uses large cork tiles and white bark heated over a fire, releasing gas in the evenings.

Consiera

Card printing at The Herald offers prompt service

Calling cards for the tables are printed promptly and neatly at The Herald once. The prices are reasonable. Phone 340 for samples and prices, or call at the office.

Herald

Luck versus preparation in personal success

The piece argues that belief in luck undercuts self effort. It contrasts unlucky self-worship with the steady energy, concentration, courage, and patience that prepare individuals to seize opportunity. It cites William George Jordan as the voice explaining how readiness meets chance.

William George Jordan

Men and Women Snarl in Argument Over Who Has the Last Word

The exchange shows irritation as a husband demands the last word while his wife responds with calm defiance. She notes men exhaust their arguments, leaving women with the final say in recurring disputes.

Hub Wife Heaton

Improbable Stranger Sparks Sympathy in Passing Show

In a theatrical vignette a bemused stranger questions an apparent sweat, while another character feigns anger and sarcasm, producing a brief clash that underscores the era’s stage irony and public display.

Mulle Angier

Couldn't Corner Him In Orchard Tale

A father finds his son Jack on the prize apple tree in the family orchard. The boy gives a casual reply about climbing up to cool off, revealing his temptation to steal a special fruit. The scene captures a quiet childhood moment and the lure of forbidden fruit.

Jack Ming

Umbrella Urged as Weather Turns

Vaele Chen quips that rain will come but suggests acting rather than waiting for a perfect sign. He advises carrying an umbrella when clouds threaten. The remark appears in a Washington Star column remarking on practical weather wisdom.

Vaele Chen Washington Star

Clean cotton rags wanted by The Herald office

The Herald seeks clean cotton rags and will pay three cents per pound. Woolen rags are not accepted.

Herald

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