Sheridan Democrats Hold Mass Meeting in Rushville
Sheridan county Democrats gathered in Rushville for a mass meeting led by J. D. Scott who declined the chairmanship. C. M. Rebbeck was elected state central committee chairman with C. L. Meyers as secretary as delegates were chosen for Hastings state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Sheridan County
E. C. Drake
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance
Gordon Democrat
J. D. Scott
Court House
Scott
C. M. Rebbeck
Gordon
Mate Central Committee
C. L. Mayes
Nashville Standard
Hastings
F. C. Hill
John M. McGraw
Fred Graeber
John Donahan
Fred Johansen
Hay Springs
John T. Edmunds
Gillespie
B. S. Gillespie
Democratic County Committee
C. L. Meyers
Local notes from Alliance and surrounding towns
A summary of social visits, travel, and events around Alliance Nebraska including Sheriff Cox, A. M. Miller, Dr Franklin, and many others. Water tank work advances at Burlington. Visitors from Hecla, Hyannis, Johnstown, and Den exchange visits. M E Sunday school ball game results. weddings of Carl Spach and Miss Sadie Hopkins. injuries from a Dan Curly game. heavy rain and crop damage. local boxing and travel notes across multiple days.
Nebraska Leads In Automobiles Per Capita, Bulletin Claims
A government bulletin states Nebraska tops per capita auto ownership, with 140000 autos for 2250000 residents. Secretary of State records show 1260000 people own more than 84000 autos, roughly one vehicle for every fifteen residents or one per three households.
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Lowe
Malton
Eiven
Smone
Secretary of State
Nebraska
Special Stock Train to Run Weekly Starting August Fifth
Beginning in August the Burlington will inaugurate a special stock train running weekly to ship stock from western Nebraska to eastern markets. The schedule will be practically the same as the train run last year.
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Burlington
Nebraska
Isolated land tracts sold by U S land office at Alliance
Eleven tracts of land were sold this week by the United States land office at Alliance. July 17 and 18, 1916 sales. Purchasers include Kerman Krause, Ole Olson, Alvin W. Nicholson, Martin Wittig, William Robb, Gertrude M. Webster, Fred Beruin, James E Rice, Victor E Cowalt, and Charles B Clough. Prices range from 2.50 to 10.05 per acre for parcels of 40 to 281.20 acres across townships 21 to 29 north and ranges 42 to 47 west.
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United States Land Office
Alliance
Kerman Krause
Ole Olson
Alvin W. Nicholson
Martin Wittig
Fred Beruin
James E. Rice
James BE. Rice
Victor E. Cowalt
Charles BE. Clough
Garden prizes awarded by Alliance club judges
Alliance Commercial Club judges awarded garden prizes on July 17 for city gardens. High School winners: Leon Alter first, Ray Edwards second, Corrine Moliring third. honorable mentions Ralph Watteyne, George Vandervoort, John Donovan. Grade School: Lester Beal first, Gladstone Spencer second, Verne Gribble third, Dorothy Hampton fourth, Carl Buechsenstein fifth. honorable mentions Hernard Schirk, Chester Yount, Walter Yount. Prizes were certificates of deposit with a cash equal match required before withdrawal.
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Mesdames
E.G. Laing
C. C. Smith
Jerry Rowan
Alliance Commercial Club
Leon Alter
Ray Edwards
Corrine Moliring
Ralph Watteyne
George Vandervoort
John Donovan
Lester Beal
Gladstone Spencer
Verne Gribble
Dorothy Hampton
Carl Buechsenstein
Hernard
Committee to draft memorial resolutions in court death notice
In diatriet court Judge Berry appoints a committee to draft sessions on BF Gurnan to report at 2 o clock at the next session on Novwentes SSth. Resolutions to be entered into the court record after a memorial service. The committee members are W M Jodénn Po Tuttle Wm Htehell Bo HH Boyd and Judge Berry.
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Judse Berry
Gurnan
W. M. Jodénn
Po Tuttle
Wm, Htehell
Bo HH. Boyd
Judge Berry
Jona
Marriage notice for Camille Nohe and Lola Chambers in Colorado Springs
Former Alliance youth Camille Nohe and Miss Lola R K Chambers announced their marriage on Thursday July 13 in Colorado Springs. The couple will reside with friends in Dougas, Wyoming, after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Nohe
Alliance
Neo
Coloradoa Springs
Lola RK. Chambers
Colorado Springs
Dourtas
Wyo
Mrs Zudja Brown Visits Nebr Kin En Route To Chadron
Mrs Zudja Brown nee Shepherd of hettamouth Nebraska arrived Friday for a brief visit with her Uncle and Aunt Mr and Mrs B Shepherd. She departed Tuesday for Chadron to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C Shepherd.
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Zudja Brown
Shepherd
Farm Contributes More to Owner Than Tenant in Nebraska
A College of Agriculture survey in eastern Nebraska shows tenant farmers net about 418 dollars from the farm, while owner operators net 525 dollars. The owner gains from higher house value and increased supplies of fruit wood and honey, with western Nebraska showing a similar pattern but slightly lower figures.
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Aurvey
College of Agriulture
Nebraska
Hhe
Mrs KR V Cox Returns From Visit to Deadwood Relatives
Mrs KR V Cox returned Sunday from Deadwood where she had been visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Swanson
Mra. KR
Eclipse Moon Draws Crowds As Sky Clears
Large crowds watched a moon eclipse Friday as a clear sky allowed a plain view. People gathered on streets and sidewalks to observe the event beginning around dusk.
Alliance Men Dominate Scottsbluff Gun Show Scores
Alliance Gun Club members excel at the Rivgevelde Gun Club shoot in Scottsbluff last week. Thade led with strong results and trophies, while Burt, a Letera Shells salesman, posted the best overall single record though excluded from money. Alliance shooters claimed many singles and most doubles winnings.
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Alliance
Rivgevelde
Scottsbluff
Thade
Burt
Letera Shells
Fort Worth Talk Highlights Ad Costs
Frank Stockdale, national lecturer for the Associated Ad Clubs, compared direct advertising with newspaper ads in Fort Worth Texas. He noted direct methods cost about 3 cents per recipient for booklets while newspaper ads average 0.04 cents per person reached.
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Frank Stockdale
Associated Ad. Clubs of the World
Fort Worth
Texas
City to trim vacant lot and street weeds by July 26
Alliance property owners are notified that weeds on vacant lots parking areas streets and alleys must be cut before July 26. If not cut the city of Alliance will do the work and assess the cost against the property by order of City Council. 63-11-7448
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Sells-Floto
Alliance
Tent City
Buffalo Bill
City of
Democratic National Committers List 1916 Officials
A long roster of Democratic National Committee members with names and locations across the United States including Edward D. Smith of Birmingham and Isadore B. Dockweiler of Los Angeles, with several mentions of senators representatives and club officials in various states and territories. The document catalogs party figures from Alabama to Hawaii and the Philippines with offices or roles in interiors departments and governorships.
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Edward D. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Fred T. Colter
Colter
Ariz
Wallace Davis
Little Rock
Ark
Isadore B. Dockweiler
Los Angeles
Cal
John T. Burnett
Denver
Colo
Homer
Idaho
Hoeschenstein
Edwardsville
Til
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Iowa
W. F. Sapp
Galena
Kans
Wm. B. Haldeman
Louisville
Robert Ewing
New Orleans
F. Johnson
Waterville
U. S. Senate
J. Fred C. Talbott
Lutherville
House of Representatives
W. Coughlin
Fall River
Mass
Omaha
Nebrus
L. McCarthy
Goldfield
Nev
St. Murehhie
Concord
N. H Robert
Hudspeth
Jersey City
N. J
A. Jones
Las Vegas
N. M
Interior Department
Norman EE
Mack
Buffalo
A. W. McLean
Lumberton
N. C
H. H. Perry
Elendale
N. Cp
WH. Moore
Yountstown
Ohio
Thoums Wade
Marlow
Oklah
Bkaterly
Portland
Ore
A. Mitchell Palmer
Stroudsburg
Matrick Ht. Quinn
Weet Warwick
Jack Sullivan to Join Wood Bros Cattle Sales Team
Jack T. Sullivan known as a popular young veteran cattle salesman will join Wood Bros. starting July 1 to handle shippers with BE. N. Munson and Ben Roth. He leaves Clay Robinson & Co. after nearly 28 years and will work with Albert Noe and the Wood Bros. cattle sales force in South Omaha. From Omaha Bee, July 1, 1916.
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John T
Jack) Sullivan
Wood Bros
Jack
BE. N. Munson
Ben Roth
Clay, Robinson & Co
Albert Noe
South Omaha
Omaha Bee
Auto Races at Alliance Fairgrounds Next Wednesday
The Alliance fairgrounds host a speed carnival on July 26 with top drivers like Barney Oldfield, Bob Burton, Capt. Harvey Kennedy, King Kelly, Jerry Wonderlick, Benny Gatos and others. Races range two to twenty miles on a fast half mile track, with 2:20 PM start and safety improvements to reduce risk.
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Alliance Fairgrounds
Leon Friedman
Panama-Pacific Auto Racing Association of
San Francisco
Barney Oldfield
Christie
Chicago Speedway
Bob Burton
Heaton
Ted Jennings
Harvey Kennedy
Edwards
King Kelly
Mercer
Jerry Wonderlick
Minneapolis Speedway
Benny Gatos
Alliance Fair Grounds
Nebraska
Two Siblings Die, Funeral Held for Dann Family
Iirother and Sister Died L Blair of Alliance received a telegram Sunday noon announcing the deaths of Mia Emma Dann on July 10 and Joe on July 16. Both were to be buried at their Newcastle Pennsylvania home, with the funeral held on July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iirother
L. Dr Blair
Alliance
Onal
Mia
Emma Dann
Joe
Newcastle
Fishermen Camp Near Henry Nebraska Win Fishing Prize
Avery Land FPisherman Mr and Mrs W C Mounts and son Frank Robert Reddish and family Ray Reddish James Keeler and wife Chester Aldrich and wife Ed Bishop and wife spent several days last week camping along the North Platte valley near Henry Nebraska Bishop and Keeler won the prize for catching the most fish. Hill Mounts could have joined but stayed on dry land earning the sobriquet the dry land fisherman.Bill was deemed the expert of the party.
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Avery Land
W. CC
Mounts
Frank
Robert Reddish
Ray Reddish
James Keeler
Chester Aldrich
Ed Bishop
Henry
Nebr
North Platte Valley
Bishop
Keeler
Hill Mounts
Palm Beach
Bill
Card of Thanks for Infant Funeral
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown us and for the beautiful flowers sent at the death and funeral of our infant child. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Witham.
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Carl Witham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheridan Democrats
J. Scott
Westover
Nhce
J. Moore
Wolfe Creek
A. Rolke
Bruce Moore
White Clay
George Humphries Beaver
Jay Martin Milan
Dan P. Phelps
A. Hawkins
Democratic Party
Fie
W. H. Westover
Ted Westover
Lincoln
A. B. Clark
M. Rebbeck
Abraham Tincoln
Woodrow Witton
Atue
Tard
Aerthine
Wilson
Hemingford
Dept
Sherif Cal Cox
A. M. Miller
Dr. Franklin
Harry Munger
Sid Grimes
John Smith
Prof. Burns
Mildred Zurn
Elsie Green
George Baker
Lydia Herncall
Hecla
John Kinsella
Mary
Kenneth Sorenson
Johnstown
P. M. Sorenson
M. E
Lillie
Daisy Caba
F. W. Melick
L. Canfeld
Dome
Mrs
Kern Canfeld
B. U. Shepherd
A -P Hoynoes
Kilpatrick Dam
Clarence Anderson
Alliance 4
Clarence
W. M. Cory
George
Sunches
Hot Springs
Dak
Were
Rheirmiahe
Carl Spach
Sadie Hopkins
Dener
Christensen
Prof. Rugan
Curly
Dath
Urly Bell
Eclone
Boye
Monlay
Commercial Club
Awands
Laing, Nicolai
Helzer
Mendenhall and
Stansberry
A. Bray
Stall
Nicolai
Holzer
Laing
Mendenhall
Jones
Tie Nicolai
Stieeseeae
Stull
Evan
Seneee Eeeen
Sete Teee
Paris Stansberry
Eee Nicolai
See
Sete
Helger
Tillman
Trenton
Ft. &. Renate
James Mee
Centerville
Oak
Cordell Hall
Carthage
Tenn
Wm. Poindexter
Cleburne
MH. Moyle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jos
FE. Kennedy
Williston
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Hugh C. Wallace
Washington Senate
Washington
D. C
Clarence Watson
Parkersburg
W Va
Jon Martin
Green Bay
Wis
John EB
Osborne
Rawlins
State Department
John F. Costello
Riggs
T. J. Donohoe
Seattle
Wash
Valdez
Alaska
John Hi
Honolulu
Hawaii
Rober. Manley
Naga
Ambos Camarines
P. I
New Board of Trade
Indianapolia
Maanes
Crosas
Guayama
Porto Oo
Jack Sullivan
Wood Brothers
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