Most Chicken I Ever Saw at T P A Picnic
At a Sunday T P A Post M picnic near Purinton grove Alliance over 100 attendees enjoyed a ball game between married and single men, food and prizes. The euchre-like finale included a three-run homer and a spread of ice cream melons cigars and prizes, with thanks to Purinton.
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Post M
Alliance
Purinton Grove
Baker
Nunes
Marrica
Bingle
Mr. Purinton
Omar Khayyam
Sudden Death of W. S. Minor in Hot Springs
W S Minor Alliance traveling man died after an appendicitis operation in Lourdes hospital Hot Springs S Dak on Sunday four days after his July 23 marriage to Edith Dimmitt of Shelbyville Missouri The couple planned a hot springs honeymoon and a home in Tipton Missouri His death followed paralysis of the bowels after surgery. He was 21 years old.
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Minor
Alliance
Lourdes Hospital
Hot Springs
Walker
Shelbyville
Misa Edith Dimmitt
Prince Dimmitt
Tipton
S. Dak
Black Hills
Mr. Appelberg
Drake Hotel
Mr. Minor
Hamilton- Brown Short Company
St. Louis
Strasburger Nominated for Sheridan County Judge
John B. Strasburger, founder of Strasburger town, seeks the Sheridan County judge nomination. A former South Chicago high school principal and a 20 year Chicago lawyer, he homesteaded in Sheridan six years ago and has broad county support. He backs candidates he deems best for office over party lines.
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John B. Strasburger
Strasburger
Sheridan County
Nebraska
Chicago
Ralston University of Washington
D. C
Chas. M. Hardy
Truck Carried 14 People to Hemingford and Back
A White passenger and utility truck operating in Alliance carried 14 people to Hemingford and returned Thursday evening without incident. The crew completed the round trip with no injuries or major delays reported.
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Alliance
Hemingford
Addition to Faculty at Alliance School of Music
Miss Theresa Pearl Hight, graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan School of Expression,will lead the new Expression department at Alliance School of Music for the coming year. She will teach elocution dramatic art aesthetic dancing physical culture and private pupils. Also notes Miss Burnett and Mrs Zediker visited Kenosha Wisconsin giving morning cathedral solos and Friday Saturday recitals with positive reception.
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Theresa Pearl Hight
Nebraska Wesleyan School of Expression
Eugene Knox
Department of Expression
Allance School of Music
Mise
Miss Hight
Miss Burnett
Zediker
Kenosha
Wisconsin
St. Matthews
God
Randegger
Brave Woman Saves Home From Gas Stove Fire
Mrs. Large aged mother of Mrs. John Shea saved their home at 211 East Fourth street by running to a tap, filling a bucket, and dousing a gasoline stove that exploded. She wrapped a towel around her hands, pulled the stove to the floor, and the fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived. Mrs. Large suffered only slight burns while Mrs. Shea sustained burns to hands and head.
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Mrs. Large
John Shea
East Fourth Street
Crystal Theatre to Close. New Auto Firm to Use Building
The Crystal moving picture show and vaudeville theatre on Box Butte avenue will close after August 1. Harry DuBuque holds the lease and has rented to Nicolai and Hedgecock, the new auto firm, for a garage and sales room. He plans to open a new playhouse by September first.
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Harry DuBuque
Nicolai & Hedgecock
Crystal Moving Picture Show
Box Butte Avenue
Messrs
Nicolai
Normal faculty entertained at Acheson home
Miss Della Reed entertained the Normal School faculty last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Acheson. The evening featured music and games with light refreshments served to guests including Mr. and Mrs. Reimund, Mr. and Mrs. Marrs, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Fulton, and Misses Marie White Opal Burkholder Mesers Braham Meyer and Cline.
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Della Reed
Normal School
I. L. Acheson
Reimund
Marrs
Moss
Acheson
Fulton
Marie White
Opal Burkholder
Mesers. Braham
Meyer
Cline
W C T U Meeting At Mrs Keegan Home
Alliance W C T U held a July 23 gathering at Mrs J A Keegan's country house with many members and visitors. Mrs J W Reed led a refined Railroad department program including readings discu ssion and music. Refreshments surprised attendees. A gift to the Christian Home at Council Bluffs Iowa was approved. Next meeting at Mrs C H Hughes August 18 will include officer elections.
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Alliance
J. A. Keegan
J. W. Reed
Railroad Department
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Iowa
C. H. Hughes
Emerson Avenue
Water-holding capacity of soils depends on texture and humus
The amount of water a soil can hold against gravity depends on soil type. Fine clay particles retain more water than coarse sand. Humus content also increases water storage, provided soil particles are similar in size.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Tornado Causes Local Damage in Alliance
A small tornado struck Alliance causing $500 in damage to the old Box Butte county court house and nearby properties. It lifted a machinery shed over the jail, tore walls, shattered windows, and disrupted electric service. Several injuries were reported from shattered glass with restoration completed by Wednesday evening.
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Box Butte County Court House
Court House
Alliance
City Electric Light and Power Service
Cal Cox
Edgar Martin
Monte Hargraves
Hargraves
Lloyd Thomas
Harper Eet
Dow
Cook
Atlas
Bowman
Bejtwood
Holsten Drug Store
Court Horse
Hughes
Lightning Ignites Prairie Fire Near Alliance
A severe storm Tuesday afternoon triggered a lightning strike seven miles southeast of Alliance starting a prairie fire. The blaze burned a strip several hundred yards wide and nearly a mile long before residents stopped it around 5:30 PM using soaked grain sacks. No major damage reported due to quick local action.
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Alliance
Old Timer Visits Alliance From Los Angeles Long
W B Long of Los Angeles California, visiting Alliance and Bar Butte county locals, plans to see his son near Jess then travel to York Nebraska to visit relatives.
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Alliance
W. B. Long
Los Angeles
California
Butte County
Mr. Long
Jess
York, Nebr
Important Meeting Before the Y M B C Club
A matter of vital interest to the Y M B C will be discussed at the regular meeting this evening. All members are urged to attend at 7 30.
Alliance banquet backs Commercial Club building plan
A large Alliance banquet in Gadsby Hall featured R. M. Hampton urging a $25,000 Commercial Club building with ten local leaders contributing $1,000 each. Speakers including Rev. Young and Mrs. A. T. Lunn touted community benefits, while officials and farmers pledged support and stock subscriptions were distributed to fund the project.
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Gadsby Hall
The
Christian Church
R. M Hampton
Alliance
Rev. Young
Commercial Club
A. T. Lunn
Woman's Club of Alliance
Woman's Club
Carnegie Library
Chautauqua
Dole
Guthrie
Post M
W. Thompson
Thompson
F. M. Broome
L. D. Blair
Horace Bogue
Beck
Whisher
Sold lands from Fort Peck Reservation sales reported
By direction of Secretary Lane further sales have been made of lots within the former Fort Peck Indian Reservation. At Wolf Point 324 lots sold for 33678 and at Oswego 163 lots brought 16511. Total from these and other lots is 853 to date for the benefit of civilians under the May 30 1908 act.
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Lane
Fort Peck
Wolfpoint
Montana
Oswego
Former Alliance Attorney Elected Recording Secretary
Charles Clyde Barker, once an Alliance attorney now practicing in Denver, was elected recording secretary of the Commercial Law League at last week’s Chicago convention.
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Alliance
Charles Clyde Barker
Denver
Commercial Law League
Chicago
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Hamilton Copeland
Hull O'Connor
Graham
Olson Hawes
Neweller
Oster Rodgers Highland Baker White Brown Bear
Strong of
Roberts
Wm. King
W. S. Minor
Crystal Theatre
Old Court House
Twister
Gadsby
Commercial
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