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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
2
P D Weiner has lived in the county 35 years and operates 560 acres owned by his father. He paid income tax on 4500 dollars with 2800 net as a renter. He reports 70 acres wheat 25 oats 35 forage and 55 alfalfa. Weiner has traveled through several states but finds land prices high elsewhere while noting the productive American countryside.
James Butler, a Platte County native who moved here thirty five years ago, retired from labor after selling his Dawes County ranch and stock to live on interest. He now farms twenty acres of wheat fifteen of corn and fifteen of other crops, urging proper mixed farming and stock for success. He plans to let others handle hard labor while he continues farming.
N. M. Peterson arrived seventeen years ago and owns 1440 acres around twenty five miles northwest of Alliance where the Fowling post office stands with Mrs. Peterson as postmistress. He praises cheap land enabling larger yields and lists 20 acres wheat 6 oats 20 corn 12 alfalfa 6 cane 6 spuds and 30 cattle. N. E. Hulbert, homesteader for five years, owns 640 acres and favors mixed farming with 25 acres wheat 10 oats 6 spuds 8 alfalfa 10 spelts 15 millet 38 cattle and 12 horses.
W Kennedy, long-time resident, praises rural living and outlines his profitable mix of crops and livestock. He states corn and alfalfa on twenty-five and fifty acres respectively, plus cattle, hogs, and oats, showcasing a diversified farm as a steady income source.
L. E. Hood, who moved from Iowa years ago, owns about 1800 acres on the western line. He says he prefers this country and believes one can profit more here with the same capital than anywhere he has seen.
GC L Hall arrived from Sherman County thirty five years ago and owns seventeen hundred acres spanning Sioux Box Butte. He keeps three hundred head of cattle and seventy five horses with twenty acres of corn and twenty of alfalfa on his Sioux County home.
N. W. McCart has lived in the region for fourteen years, settling near Sioux City just west of Henderson's line. The family owns 1280 acres with 30 wheat, 75 corn, 30 rye, and 30 of other crops, praising the country as the best they have lived in.
A visitor details Scotty Henderson owner of 30 000 deeded acres and 80 000 leased with 2000 cattle and 150 horses in Cheyenne County. He employs seven men, plans to expand to nine mowing machines for prairie hay, and cites a life of cowpunching as ideal. Henderson, born in Scotland, moved here 37 years ago and remains active daily.
The account reports farmers William Rose and Joseph Cahn detailing Box Butte County life. It notes 480 and 3580 acres, diverse crops including oats corn alfalfa spelt and spuds, stock totals, satisfaction with local conditions, and favorable land prices. The writers praise the region, its climate water, and hospitality.
The Rev. B. J. Minort jokes about Jonah and local preachers who went fishing, noting temptations to lie about catches. He quips that few can keep quiet after a trip, hints at humorous mishaps, and praises restraint while urging readers to enjoy fish without embellishment.
The Alliance Country Club at Broncho Lake declares its grounds and lake property are private and for members and their families only. The club house pier and north forty acres are off limits to the public, including children, with immediate enforcement and trespass penalties.
A special meeting is set for July 11 at 8 o clock to vote on a law amendment. Director D. E. Purinton presides. Miss Mildred Osborne travels to Scottsbluff with Mr. and Mrs. Drake and daughter Mardell. Mrs. Fell from Cincinnati visits sister near town and plans a multiweek stay.
Robert Graham and family visited Hemingford on Monday for the Fourth of July celebration while Lowell Beans traveled to Hot Springs that same day to spend the holiday.
Tanlac, the celebrated medicine, has sold over twenty million bottles in six years across the United States and Canada and beyond. The medicine is claimed to have restored health to millions with stomach liver and kidney disorders and even those with indigestion headaches shortness of breath and fatigue report renewed vitality.
Reports to the Bureau of Biological Survey indicate a sharp decline in unlawful spring slaughter of migratory waterfowl. Public support for bird protection grows as federal migratory bird laws are better observed, allowing geese to breed in areas previously disturbed by spring shooters. Eastern South Dakota records an unprecedented spring flight with thousands of geese filling lakes and fields.
Mrs. G. B. Huckabee of Casper Wyoming returns home from a two week visit to friends and relatives as Thiele's Box Lunches remain ready to serve orders.
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