Successful Conference of Western Nebraska WCTU
Delegates from ten counties attended a two day regional WCTU conference in Alliance, featuring state and national speakers on organization, social welfare, Americanization, and temperance education. Key talks covered child welfare, women in industry, and youth work, with a focus on expanding membership and student outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Nebraska
Miss Spalding
Harriet Sylvester
Scotts Bluff County
Mary Lee Herbert
J. A. Keenan
Keegan
Weather forecast for Alaska region hints colder tomorrow
Fragments indicate a forecast for the night and east areas with stronger northern influence. Snow is possible Wednesday with colder conditions tonight and into the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nody
Political Pot Boils In Box Butte County Elections
The article notes an upcoming November election with county officer speculation. Likely candidates include Miss Ethel Clary Mrs Cora Lewis and Frank W Irish with Miss Avis Joder not seeking re election. Potential successor Nellie Wilson is seen as Irishs logical successor. The piece also lists mortgage filings and satisfactions processed by the county clerk in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Joder
Ethel Clary
Cora Lewis
Frank W. Irish
Postponed Feb 3 Hearing On Three-Cornered Alliance
The three cornered hearing between Northwestern Bell representatives, the commission, and objecting communities is moved from January 27 to February 2 in Omaha. Invites Omaha corporation counsel W C Lambert and representatives from McCook and Alliance. The inquiry focuses on accounting methods and proper allocation of expenses and returns on property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bell Company
Chambers of Commerce
Commission
Nebraska
G. H. Pratt
E. M. Morsman
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
Browne
Bell
Minnesota
South Sheridan debates division of Sheridan County
South half of Sheridan County considers forming a separate county with 80 and 160 acre farms to attract settlers and colonization. Local papers note rail and land issues, plus proposals from Governor McKelvie for ten topics at an extra legislative session starting January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch News
Hay Springs
Sheridan County
Keridan
Aba
Burlington
McKelvie
24 Hours in Jail Was Enough for Colored Porter
After an auction on Box Butte avenue Frank Weaver a colored porter was fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge L A Berry. Weaver pleaded guilty to fighting a man of color and initially refused to pay the fine. He later accepted liberty on payment terms and was released. Jim Jones and the Good Kid also colored are held on vagrancy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
Frank Weaker
L. A. Berry
Weaver
Porter
Jim Jones
the Good Kid
Experience at the Imperial Tonight
The Imperial shows Experience for a second night, a photoplay famed from major cities and nine months in New York. The allegorical tale follows a country youth in the city and drew strong crowds last night with expectations for another large turnout. Carl Adams, formerly of the Golden Rule Store, left Sunday night for St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Carl Adams
Golden Rule
St. Louis
Box Butte County 1922 Budget Higher by Six Thousand
The Box Butte county board of commissioners met last week and estimated 1922 expenses at about $6,000 more than the previous year. The rise is mainly attributed to the costs of two elections this year and other reasons. The following is the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Box Butte County
Saturday Breaks County Auto License Record
County Treasurer F. W. Irish reports a record Auto license take after a coordinated crackdown with County Attorney Busye and police. Ninety-two licenses were issued on Saturday bringing in 1180 dollars, a peak for the county though two trucks at different times led to a 20 dollar adjustment. No arrests were made and 656 licenses have been issued to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Irish
Busye
Inet
Alliance
Cara
Wee
Business leaders seek equal livestock freight rates in Nebraska
Grand Island attorney Dale P. Stough presented a plan at a noon luncheon to back state wide efforts for Burlington intra state livestock shipments to match Union Pacific and Northwestern rates. Chamber members discussed costs of state roads and plans for a December 1922 Alliance convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aca
Western
Nebraska
Luann
Dale P. Stough
Grand Island
Stough
Burlington
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Grand Islind Man
Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
Lunn
Omaha
Henry
Wyoming
R.lf Knight
Board of Commissioners
Delegates to Firemen's Meet Have an Escort
A group of Alliance delegates to the Nebraska state firemen convention bound for Norfolk faced a luggage search on the midnight train. Officers from Burlington and Alliance examined bags for hooch but found only a few bottles of perfume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Nebraska State Firemen's Convention
Norfolk
The
Law
Burlington Special Agents
Tash
Burlington
Verda
Ping Say
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.C.T.U
Alliance Churches
Harriet Vance
Union Worker
Amy Spalding
National
Rose B. Wilkinson
Bethany
America
China
Specia
South Sheridan
Solons
Capitol
Nebraska Staet Reformatory
Staet
Court House
Werner
Seneca
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!