Land Drawings and Winners Recorded in State Sandhill Lottery
Ex servicemen three dozen plus drew numbers for six hundred farm entries from ten states in a Sandhill land lottery. Draw held at 2 pm with a churn and sealed cards. Doris Mallery drew numbers and results show multiple first and second place allocations across sections in Nebraska counties.
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Sandhill
Everett Eldred Ranch
Doris Mallery
J. A. Mallery
Alliance
Antioch
Bec
See
West
P. M
N. R
Township
Record breaking stock sale at Bock Furnishing company
The Bock Furnishing stock sale, ongoing since Wednesday, nears a record pace says F. W. Bell of Western Sales Auction. First day turnover reached about one tenth of goods with crowds seeking bargains. Remaining stock includes two outstanding high-grade items offered near wholesale prices as the sale continues for several days.
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Bock Furnishing Company
F. W. Bell
Western Sales & Auction Company
Victory medal officers receive Major Morris and team
Major Morris of the Victory medal department arrived this afternoon to join his men in issuing Victory medals.
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Major Morris
Victory Medal Department
Weather forecast for Alliance area tonight and Saturday
For Alliance and vicinity ra tonight and Saturday some will be cooler in east and central portions tonight warmer in extreme portions Saturday.
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Alliance and Vicinity
Bert Two Moons Robbed Near Burlington Yards
Bert Two Moons, an Indian from the Crow reservation in Montana, was held up Wednesday morning in the Burlington yards. Two men robbed him of $30 in cash while he supervised a carload of nurses bound for Longdale, Oklahoma. No trace of the assailants was found.
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Bert Two Moons
Burlington Yards
Reed
Bert
Longdale
Oklo
Crow Reservation
Montana
Wage increase dispute unsettles railway unions
Alliance members of the railway brotherhoods say the pay rise awarded by the labor board in Chicago last Tuesday is not what they expected and may not be enough. Union leaders at Chierro weigh whether to accept with reservations or reject and call a strike ballot. Denver reports 22 Burlington switchmen from the outlaw union are taking vacations, protesting the award while others criticize their action.
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Alliance
Railway Brotherhoods
Labor Board
Chicago
Chierro
Denver
Burlington Switchmen
Aged Woman Burns Self to Death in Alliance Area
Mrs. William Sherlock fifty five living on a farm eight miles southwest of Alliance committed suicide by pouring kerosene on her clothing and igniting it about 11 15 Tuesday morning. She survived about three hours with her mind affected for some time. She had been committed to the state hospital for the insane after a serious illness and later returned home. The daughter Kate heard screams, found her mother in flames, and was told I did it I was tired of living. Survived by husband five sons and many relatives. Funeral held Thursday with Rev Father Manning in charge. Interment in Catholic cemetery.
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William Sherlock
Alliance
Charlotte Mailey
Kate
Father Manning
Margaret
Childr
Ilarry Gantz
Kittlowmnans
Basye
Kittleman Farm
Emima
Basaye
Not a Candidate for Secretaryship
Rufus Jones says he is not a candidate for permanent secretary of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce or for a temporary hold. He came to Alliance for vacation and then led the chamber during Guthrie’s absence after a relative’s death. He will stay only until Guthrie resumes, having prior plans elsewhere.
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Rufus Jones
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Jones
The
Herald
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Guthrie
Mr. Jones
Rufus
Alliance
Guthrie
Chorge Mintzer Buys Dow Battery Service
George Be Mintzer of the Alliance Tire Works purchases C A Dow battery service and announces battery service will be a feature of his establishment. W N UC Mc Grath, with years of battery repair experience, will head the department.
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George BE
Mintzer
Alliance Tire Works
C. A. Dow Battery Service
Allinaken
WN UC. McGrath
Mexican Fined $50 for House Breaking
Ramor Mareno a Mexican was fined $50 and costs totaling $65 in police court by Judge Roberts for breaking into a West Second Street house. Residents had reported multiple break ins. Mareno was among suspects and was arrested Tuesday evening on West Second between Toluca and Platt. He was identified in court by Mesdames Harvey, Purdy and Baird.
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Ramor Mareno
Roberts
West Second Street
Mareno
al Roland
Ray Trabert
West Second
Toluca
Platt
Mesdames Harvey
Purdy
Baird
Heat records drift as Alliance sees variable temperatures
Local chatter reports temperatures in Alliance during the past week ranging unofficially from 98 to 106 degrees with noticeable variation across places. Residents note that heat records seem to grow as rumors spread through the community.
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Alliance
Burglary at Mrs Williams West Second Home
A burglar entered the home of Mrs Williams on West Second Tuesday evening and stole a suitcase with shirts collars a sweater and photographs. The items have not been recovered.
Cattle Shipping Season Expected to Open Soon
Cattle shipping season is expected to open about the fret of August with merchants preparing markets and handlers lining up stock for transport. The timing hints at late summer movement of cattle to regional stockyards and rail routes.
Westbound sightseers Bert Moore and Donavan visit Alliance
Mrs Bert Moore and E Donavan of Wilsonville stopped in Alliance on a sightseeing tour of the west. They plan to visit the coast before returning home.
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Bert Moore
E. Donavan
Wilsonville
Alliance
Judge orders Kittleman children sent to state homes
County Judge Tash ruled that the best interests of the community and the Kittleman children require committing them to state institutions. Eleven youths from Mrs. Elizabeth Kittleman will be placed in Lincoln detention and later Nebraska Home for the Friendless, with two oldest Emma and Augusta exempted due to juvenile age. The decision, effective September 1, followed testimony about neglect, misbehavior, and conditions at the Kittleman farm, and the judge noted the children had not had a fair chance.
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Tash
Juvenile Co
Kittleman
Reform School
Lincoln
Ebraska
Elizabeth Kittleman
Emma
Augusta
Emima Kittleman
Emma Kittleman
Joan S
Judge Tash
Brass ‘Ncks
Jude An Soutien
Robert Graham
Inspector Wetherell
Margaret Kittleman
Graham
Miskiman
Mr. Graham
Kittlemaw
Census work in progress at Chamber office figures rise hoped
Acting Secretary Rufus Jones and Mrs. McKenzie supervise census tallying at the Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers misplace territory and misrecord house numbers, slowing progress. Officials believe current figures hint at an increase over the official 4,591 with a possible push toward 6,000, though final results remain uncertain.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rufus Jones
McKengle
Mr. Jones
the Herald
Jones
McKenzie
Watches for Cops Brother Robs Safe
Clyde Scott, fourteen, robbed the Nichols & Covert safe while his brother watched outside the police station. About $12 in cash taken. the younger boy received six quarter dollars as a reward. Clyde, recently paroled from Alliance reform school, faces parole violation and will be returned there.
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Roy
Clyde Scott
Nichols & Covert
Hin
Refrom
Alliance
H. Banjoff
Reform School
Covert
Clyde
Warrant Found From Box Butte County For $2.50
Perry Mailey discovered a ten year old Box Butte county warrant for $2.50 among his late mother’s effects. He had tried to cash it when funds were unavailable, then passed it to his mother who also forgot it. The warrant, signed by W. C. Mounts, remains valid.
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Perry Mailey
Butte County
W. C. Mounts
Dean Dizon Heads Off for August Vacation
Dean Dizon will depart this week for an August vacation. He plans to visit locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota and expects to be away for the month.
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Dean Dizon
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Victory Medals For Ex Soldiers At Alliance Recruiting Office
Army clerks at the Alliance recruiting office 101 Box Butte avenue will assist ex soldiers sailors and marines in applying for Victory medals Friday and Saturday. Any service member of over thirty days overseas or at home is eligible. About 4.5 million Americans are set to receive medals. The article explains medal design and ribbon symbolism and how battle clasps and stars indicate specific citations.
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Army
Alliance
Box Butte Avenue
Paris
Elaspe
Tin Pan Alley at the Imperial Tonight and More
The Imperial bills Tin Pan Alley as a musical duet in pictures and a romance drama with Albert Ray and Elinor Fair. Bert Lytell stars in Alias Jimmy Valentine and Snub Pollard shows Cracked Wedding Bells. Also on the bill are Paperhangers, Young Mrs Winthrop, The Hand of Vengeance serial, Sahara with Louise Glaum, and Excess Baggage comedy.
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Tin Pan Alley
Imperial
Albert Ray
Elinor Fair
Bert Lytell
Jimmy Valentine
O. Henry
Paris
Cairo
Paving Crew Advances Cement Foundation in Heat
The hot weather speeds the paving crew as they pour cement foundations at a rate of at least a half-block daily. If sunny days persist, brick laying will begin soon.
Mr and Mrs John Hawkins Visit Their Son in Rochester
Mr and Mrs John Hawkins left Friday for a visit with their son in Rochester Wyoming.
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John Hawkins
Rochester
Wyo
Bates Returns to Davenport After Business Trip
Deal Bates of Davenport Iowa was back home Friday after completing a business trip in this city. He resumed his usual activities upon his return.
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Deal Bates
Davenport
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Fred Josias Wurtle
North Platte
Charles C. Tash
Omaha
Ira D. Beynon
Gust M. Peterson
Carl E. Kaschke
Oshkosh
Charlies J. Mashek
Ulysses
James C. Applegate
Arthur L. Hudson
Charles F. Titus
Exeter
Ralph L. Fish
Scottsbluff
Ronnie KR. Spears
Broadwater
J. Miles Robinson
North Bend
Everett O'Keefe
Eden K. Drake
Bridgeport
Clyde J. Oskins
BOCK
the Weath
Chorge Mintzer
DOW Battery Service
Kittlemans
Coty
Amy
the Imperial
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