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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
5
Local items report Mrs Chas Lotepeich trip to Hemingford and several Hemingford visitors. Sheriff Gillan of Seward sells a quarter section and settles the J W Hanna estate. Various residents travel to Marsland Burlington Chicago and Denver with social visits, business, and property deals noted.
Secretary Lane released a summary of public land activity for December 1912 showing withdrawals totaling about 50 000 acres and restorations exceeding 1 650 000 acres reducing overall withdrawals in public land states by nearly 1 050 000 acres Montana North Dakota Washington Wyoming California and Wyoming saw major reductions in coal and phosphate withdrawals. New reserve areas were created in California and Wyoming and public water reserves totaling 36 000 acres in one state and about 12 000 acres in another were established. The net withdrawn area dropped from about 67 900 000 to roughly 66 270 000 acres, with about 885 000 000 acres classified under minerals and leases. In December around 2 000 000 acres were reclassified as nonirrigable and opened to entry under the enlarged homestead act bringing total nonirrigable lands to about 207 375 000 acres. End-month western classifications reached nearly 295 700 000 acres.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a superior laxative option for bowel troubles. The pills are claimed to work gently on the stomach and liver, stimulate and regulate bowels, and tone the system. Priced 26c and sold at all druggists by H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
In Judge Zurn's court Tuesday forenoon several colored men linked to a shooting and drinking incident received light penalties. James Thomas pled guilty to disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace, fined ten dollars plus costs, and chose to work off the fine. Kornee Bogue and May assisted with funds for release, while James Norwood paid his own fines. County Attorney Burton warned leniency would end for future gambling or concealed weapon offenses. Pent’s case was dismissed after it was found he did not gamble. Sonny Smith admitted gambling and running a gambling house, paying twenty five dollars and costs. George Down faced charges for drunkenness and furnishing whiskey to prisoners. after court delays he ultimately paid a ten dollar fine plus costs.
A special Burlington train arrived Friday at 7 PM from the Guernsey line carrying officials E. G. Koler T. Roup C. D. Peckenpaugh F. B. Kennedy and G. L. Griggs Trainmaster Daily visiting the Thermopolis to Caspar Wyoming inspection project on the new line under construction with focus on motive power and division operations.
The Rushyle Stand ard editor laments the high cost of living and urges price reductions to help common people. A note recounts a cabbage and fat beef purchase for a quarter and fifty cents, cooked and served the next day, illustrating prices in Alliance area sales.
U S civil service announces examinations for railway mail clerk positions at $900 annually in Nebraska cities including Alliance Beatrice Grand Island Lincoln Norfolk North Platte Omaha and for elevator conductor at Cedar Rapids Iowa and Blemark ND with rates $600 and $660. Applicants must be 18 to under 45, 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weigh at least 186 pounds, with opportunities for those who failed a prior clerk exam.
A card from Miss Josephine Hampton of Oakland Oregon asks us to send The Dually Herald. She has been living with friends in Los Angeles and now teaches near Yoncalla about twenty five miles from Oakland. Miss Gladys Lewis, formerly of Alliance, teaches in Oakland area schools.
F C McCormick of The Right Cathline store and Alliance Aeda of Eagles president returned Friday from Philadelphia where he attended his grandmother’s funeral. He visited Sea Girt Sea Isle City and Atlantic City New Jersey seeing storm damage estimated at 2400000. He also visited Pittsburgh Harric ure and Chicago before returning alone.
J W Guthrie of Grey and Guthrie gets from the New York Underwriters Agency a superb volume titled The Comptest of Fire. The history of fire and firefighting is illustrated with colored pictures so life like one might touch the page to see if it is hand painted. The edition was produced at great expense and Guthrie should be proud of a copy.
Market notes list prices for butter fat creamery deliveries and retail butter. Includes buying prices for live spring chickens and hens, cooking apples and Hating apples, and bulk potatoes. Flour and feed prices shown with bran, shorts, salt, patent flour, rock salt, alfalfa products. All figures reflect current market quotes.
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