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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
7
Five new hand made spring wagons available for immediate delivery. They are described as better made and more durable than machine made wagons and priced reasonably. Interested buyers should call now as stock is limited and the shop is opposite Palace Livery Barn.
Wayne suffers the worst storm in history at about 1030 p m lasting nearly an hour with heavy hail and rain. Damage tops 30000 including flooded basements broken glass wrecked buildings and destroyed gardens and trees. Surrounding farms report killed stock and badly hurt corn as glass shatters in schoolhouse shops and homes.
John Wilson Jr of Houston Texas travels to Tecumseh to prove his claim to the estate of the late Judge and Mrs Wilson valued around thirty thousand dollars. The estate would pass to their son if he appears before July 1 1910 and answers specific questions left by the dying judge.
O W Palmer died from injuries after a car driven by a party of friends left a Petersburg-bound trip and went over a twenty foot embankment. The vehicle landed on him as the steering wheel struck his chest. Two men and a woman escaped serious injuries.
Jame C Frank M Tyrrell announces his run for county attorney as a Republican. He is currently engaged in key litigation against Lincoln corporations including the Lincoln Traction Company, with support from prominent citizens to complete the case.
Beatrice Nebraska June 20. George Smullin a collector for Metropolit an Life Insurance company has disappeared and A E B Kah assistant superintendent says he checked books and found him short about 100 dollars and unpaid bills. Smullin has been here for several years and was active in church work.
Seward Nebraska June 20 three sudden deaths occurred near German town. A man named Appenseller died from a kick from the family horse. Mrs Nobleman also died, followed by John Ohlchler a longtime township resident.
Omaha June 21 Governor Shallenberger presided at a Commercial Club meeting of the Nebraska council of the National Civic Federation. John Mitchell former president of the United Mine Workers attended. Over 100 business and professional men were present.
Cherry county homesteaders urge Governor Bichallenberger to stop destruction by range cattle. They say wild herds ruin crops and threaten winter food. county attorney suggests fencing or legal action, but settlers cannot afford it. Signed by J. W. McCloud Wesley McPherson C. E. Havens I. H. White and Mrs Laura Wilson.
Lincoln reports the Wayne normal school likely to open with state funds at the September term. President Conn and Treasurer Brian discussed the appropriation with Auditor Barton who indicated the law may allow spending the remaining maintenance balance. The legislature allotted $690.01 for purchase and use, with $20,000 earmarked for maintenance in the board’s view.
In Norfolk Nebraska on June 21 a sun heated blast set Fourth of July explosives inside the Kelsau drug store ablaze. A calm clerk removed burning bundles while a Norfolk plumber, M Williams, was badly burned when matches in his pocket ignited trousers.
Fire in Grand Island Nebraska gutted the four story brick building owned by Richard Goehring and used by the Nebraska Mercantile Company. The blaze started from faulty wiring, with about 50000 dollars in stock and half insured. Goehring’s loss is around 20000 dollars, insured for 12000. Principal Mercantile owners are C. C. Hanson and A. E. Cady of St Paul.
In Fairbury Nebraska on June 20 two brothers aged eleven and thirteen the sons of Mr and Mrs Steve Baldwin living northwest of town drowned while swimming in the Little Blue River about a mile north of Fairbury A large posse searched the river but no trace of the youths was found.
Lincoln reports its grain exchange opened one and a half hours earlier on May 20 than Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Omaha. The defense in the Gooch company injunction case aims to show stolen quotation allegations are unfounded.
Lincoln dispatch reports district court judges will not receive state travel or hotel reimbursements until a new appropriation is approved. The late legislature allotted 3000 dollars, now exhausted, with about 350 dollars in claims filed as deficiencies.
Taylor Nebraska reports the last quarantine in the county is raised after nine months since smallpox began. Nearly every nonimmune family in town has had the disease and officials believe the outbreak is stamped out.
Lincoln June 21 The attorney general's suit to stop liquor sales on Burlington and Union Pacific trains was submitted to the supreme court on briefs. The railroads challenge the court's jurisdiction.
Judge John Smith Stull died at his Auburn home. He moved to Browneville in 1871 and was a little over sixty eight years old at death.
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