Federal Building Plans Outlined for Al-Bence Site
Postmaster Robert Graham cites plans for a new federal building in Al-Bence. The two story structure with a one story annex faces Box Butte and Fourth streets, features steel and concrete construction, terra cotta trim, art style to harmonize with local landmarks, and extensive lobby and vault facilities. Open house details and June 23 deadline for officials to review are noted along with Baptist church services listed for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Graham
al- Bence
Federal
Herald
Washington
Box Butte
Fourth Streets
Elks’ Temple
Claa
Elka’ Club
Court House
Newberry
Panama Canal Model Demonstrates Working Locks
A new working model of the Panama Canal on exhibit with G A Wortham shows a detailed topography replica from Pacific to Atlantic. Visitors learn how ships are raised and lowered through lock systems and hear a lecture explaining the engineering feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Panama Canal
G. A. Wortham
Pacific
Atlantic
New Brothers Visit Alliance From Hay Springs
News Visited Alliance A D New of Rushville and M D New of Hay Springs were visitors in Alliance the first of this week. M D New, a former Alliance businessman, is now in business at Hay Springs and came to close a property deal selling his Alliance house to Prof G M Burns. A D New, formerly Sheridan County sheriff, is well known locally. The men returned by auto on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
GC A. Wortham
San Antonio
Texas
Austin
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kans
Salina
Shriners
Grand Island
Nebr
Cofamercelal Club
Wortham
Herald
Martel City
Goodress
Pikes Peak
Notice to heirs and executors in estate case
Mrs Hamilton Hall and unknown heirs and all interested parties are notified that on June 6 1916 John C McCorkle and Flora A McCorkle filed a petition as plaintiffs in a case concerning the estate of Hamilton Hall deceased and seeks relief through the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notiocr
Hamilton Hall
John C. McCorkle
Flora A. McCorkle
Quieting Mortgage and Account Action in Ben Butte
In Cox Butte County Nebraska plaintiffs seek an accounting of a $600 note from Hamilton Hall dated March 1 1910 with 7 percent interest and a mortgage on NW24 NEY ? NW? and other subparts to secure payment. The petition asks court to cancel the note and mortgage upon payment and to quiet title of Lyde Kriebauch against the mortgage. Respondents to answer by July 17 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Butte
Nebraska
Hamilton Hall
Box Butte
Cox Butte County
Lyde Kriciebauch
John C. McCorkle
Flora A. McCorkle
E. H. Boyd
W. R. Metz
Peanuts Suggested as Sleep Aid and Digestive Helper
A reader touts peanuts as a sleep aid by quieting stomach nerves and as a post meal aid to digestion. The note praises fresh roasted nuts and homemade cures, claiming many people miss this simple remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Boy outsmarts father to save mother from tears
A three year old boy dodged punishment by wit saying to his father, You'd better not whip me, papa, you'll make mamma cry. The father refrained and the boy escaped punishment, a tale reported by the Tiller and Toiler via the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ani
Kansas City Star
Local railroad crew movements and travel notes
Sheridan were in Alliance Wednesday on business. Geo Eckhardt left for Deadwood to relieve Dispatcher Bronkhornt. Conductor J W Waddis returned to work after a month off. Conductor Fred Vaught made a business trip to Denver. ogw deMzau H.Heaq.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Alliance
Geo. Eckhardt
Deadwood
Bronkhornt
J. W. Waddis
Fred Vaught
Denver
Ogw deMzau H.heaq
Card Sharps in Jail after Striking Stranger for Twenty
Henry Smith and Henry Harmon, both in jail on $500 bonds, pleaded guilty to gambling in a public place after taking $22.60 from ranchman John O Shigley in a box car near the railroad yards. Smith, a professional card sharp, had recent travel in Wyoming and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
West Forth Street
Grand Island
Henry H. Harmon
Lee Basye
Smith
Harmon
John O'Shigley
Ashby
Nebraska
O'Shigley
Marshall Wheeler
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Walsenburg
Colo
Two men tied to their sons in rugged times
A fragmentary report notes two men connected to their sons in difficult circumstances. The text also mentions hardship and a distant setting that hints at survival, endurance, and risk. Names and places are unclear due to OCR damage but imply a dramatic family struggle and a bleak environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eavin
Aaron
Calif
Christian
Mallery Named to Credentials Committee for GOP Convention
Earl D. Mallery of Alliance was named a member of the credentials committee for the Republican national convention in Chicago this week. No action by noon today indicated the probable Republican presidential nominee. Roosevelt was expected to be the Progressive nominee, likely on Friday.
Nebraska Tops Kansas In Farm Value Per Farm
Secretary W R Mellor of the Nebraska state board of agriculture cites a bulletin showing Nebraska average productive value per farm at 4505 versus 3660 per farm in Kansas. He notes confusion over earlier per capita readings and emphasizes Nebraska’s consistent agricultural standing with detailed figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Mellor
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
Nebraska farm census figures show large totals and per capita
The document cites 25,839,930 total value and 222,361,282 annual value for 1915 crop production, with 684,245,778 total figures. It lists 129,678 Nebraska farms from the U.S. census, yielding a farm per capita of 4,505 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Hearing on Estate of Frank Wiltson in Box Butte County
Box Butte County Nebraska estate hearing set for July 6 1916 at 2 PM in the County Court House to examine final account and consider distribution of residue. Administrator Eugene Burton d b n to publish notice in Alliance Herald for three weeks prior. heirs and interested persons must appear and show cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
Nebraska
Frank Wiltson
Eugene Burton
Box Butte County
Frank Willson
D. B
Alliance Herald
Alliance
Said
L. A. Berry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal Building Plans
Ee Graham
Baptist Church
A. A. Layton
Bridgeport
Broken Bow
Scottsbluff and
Excelsior
Alliance Fair Grounds
Big Wortham
St. Matthews Episcopal
Acheson Bros
West Third St
Darling
State Board of Agriculture
Balans
Lincoln
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!