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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
4
The Alliance Herald is published on Thursdays in Alliance Nebraska as the Official Publication of Bow Butte County. It announces postal status and circulation claims, advertising rates for display and business locals, and legal notice rates. Subscriptions run $1.50 per year in advance.
Scottebluffs promotes Senator Burkett as the main attraction for this year’s ath celebration in town, with his appearance scheduled for the evening. The notice highlights the prominent guest and a festive program planned around the event.
A reminiscence recalls a spring in 1855 with plentiful rain and excellent crops, urging patience about current wet conditions and suggesting history favors good harvests despite wet spells.
Hexey Ravenen sells Gordon Journal to C. Stanhope and welcomes Raubach’s successor with a gesture of fellowship. The note acknowledges the editor’s departure and signals continuity under new leadership.
A telegram to the office announced that Koyesvensky went to meet McGinty, marking the first decisive word on the Russian fleet's defeat.
The message urges sending a shopping list and money to any advertiser who will duplicate the order at a lower cost and keep the funds locally. It promotes paying upfront and trusting the ad merchants to reproduce the items.
The Omaha commercial club will tour the West by U P routes to the Portland exposition starting June ret and return in ten days by Northern Pacific and Burlington. Over eighty members will travel and be entertained enroute by multiple cities. local business men urged to prepare to host them.
A local storekeeper claimed advertising is useless in front of a Herato representative saying people do not read it or trust it. He admits to being a patron of a catalogue house but is not an advertiser in this or any other paper in town.
Inarnccror Campnect and Prof Bes sie of the state university approve lime and sulphur dip as effective against the ox warble, cattle’s top foe. The pest caused over $3,000,000 in cattle value losses on the Chicago market from January to June.
Peerars to accompany the stock men's special to Guernsey next Saturday with stops in each town en route. The territory tributary to Alliance is described as beautiful and fertile. Local business men are urged to solicit trade and advertise to the visiting merchants from South Omaha.
A Holt County Independent note tells of Preston a wealthy Iowa farmer buying Brockman ranch in Keya Paha County for his son. The brothers fatten steers on alfalfa and corn respectively, Nebraska alfalfa cattle selling for higher prices than Iowa fed cattle. The piece ends urging continued alfalfa sowing as the season remains open.
The piece lauds Admiral Togo as a peerless naval commander akin to Napoleon, noting Japan’s victory against a larger Russian squadron. It describes Rear Admiral Nebogatoff’s capture and Admiral Rojestvensky’s escape, declaring the battle a glorious American-spirited victory and a turning point for Russia.
Memorial Day honors the dead with muffled drums and silent tributes. Flowers rest on graves of heroes who died for the nation as Nebraskans applaud recent laws preventing games and amusements on the day. Flags fly at half mast as the country mourns its honored dead.
Holy Rosary church near Alliance ended its week with high mass and benediction by Father Lambert after Father Devos led services. The closing sermon praised Father Lambert as a strong church worker. He urged support for a parochial school and a church bell to aid Holy Rosary, stressing immediate need for a fall term start.
The Elks Club opens its new quarters to members and visitors. Furnishings complete in most rooms including two elegant mission style parlors, a furnished lodge room, and a fine library reading and writing room. Membership rises to 72 with 25 new members joining the original 47. J Emerick engaged as custodian to welcome guests and members.
Funeral for Mrs. Thomas Christensen, 71, a well known county resident born in Germany, was led by Rev. Otto Rochrig. She was interred at Libby cemetery. She leaves three children including Mrs. Otto Vogel of Wisner Nebraska and a son in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
James Mekiney and Misa Bes sie Collins were married at 6 p.m. last night in a private ceremony at the Mekiney home with Judge Spacht officiating. Only immediate relatives attended, and the couple are noted as popular local young people. Community congratulations are extended.
Railroad news notes Holdredge heads to Portland for a show while Kennedy resigns at Halsey. Phelan inspects Newcastle and Sheridan after visiting Newcastle. A fire in Newcastle depot costs about thirty dollars to repair. Edgemont operator swap with Newcastle night operator Gregory. Rice travels east for a family trip. Westervelt heads to Wyotting basin country. Burlington agent Sage widowed briefly. Griggs and Boyd visit Chadron on Burlington business. Conductor Gordon, who lost a foot, advances in recovery. Hog shipments pass through en route to Seattle for Japanese markets. Rosewater addresses Sheridan on sewer bonds. Ed Burris leaves Guernsey position due to unhealthy mountain climate. Fitt plans boiler expansion at shops. Dan Burke advances Guernsey extension with new street work. Burlington executives inspect Big Horn route. potential Thermopolis extension likely. Party returns from the east in about ten days.
The Portland exposition opened with a blaze of glory as the president touched the opening button in Washington. The event drew district officials including Beech Higby of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance and District Agent John Westberg. The fair runs until Oct 15 with Nebraska reproducing its St. Louis exhibit. Mr Mathews and Miss Hester Bernice Young, both Lincoln natives, married in Omaha May 25 at the First M. E. Church parsonage.
The groom, eldest son of E R Mathews of Lincoln, is piano tuner for Mathews Piano Co. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Young formerly of the area. John Barnstead visited Hemingford to discuss dipping certs with Stock Inspector Campbell. The year demands cattle be dipped for disease control as wheat beading suggests a strong yield with doubled acreage in crops.
All services will be at the U P church next Sabbath. Morning discourse titled Be Ye of Good Courage. Afternoon message A Marvelous Ruler Moses. L M S meets Wednesday at 2 pm at Mrs. J N Johnston's home. Mid week prayer Thursday at 8 pm. Quarterly conference with Rev Burleigh Saturday 8 pm. Sunday services with Rev Burleigh preaching morning and evening. Communion at morning service. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday 2 pm at Mrs John Hicks.
The Sunday school convention scheduled for May 26 and 27 has been postponed to tomorrow night and Saturday. A revised program includes various orations, readings, a musical chorus, and accompanying performances led by faculty and students with Miss Minnie Morris and Miss Nite McCorkle among accompanists.
Fragmentary OCR shows a legal notice listing witnesses to prove residence for a case in MH town range Ww with names such as George W. Loer and Clifford Curry. The document references Emory F. and July dates, unclear locality, and several garbled names.
The late Charles Dudley Warner praised the Great Salt Lake bathing as unmatched in his travels. Salt Lake City offers temperate climate with sunny days and cool nights. Tours to nearby mountains are available in one three and seven day options from Salt Lake City. Tourist rates are in effect via the Denver and Rio Grande and the Rio Grande Western lines for The Scenic line of the World and The Great Salt Lake Route. Pamphlets available from K Hooper G P and T A Denver Cole.
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