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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
4
W S Baker postal notice and public announcement outline publication details for Gavin Herneo newspaper in Hox Butte county Alliance Nebraska. It lists advertising rates per single column inch and per line for first and subsequent insertions and notes subscription price of 1.50 per year in advance.
The letter outlines a proposed platform for Alliance mayoral candidates advocating sewerage reform, permanent sidewalks, payroll scrutiny, end to certain city salaries, water and street duties consolidated, crackdown on gambling and saloons, oppose private utility franchises, annex suburbs into a single city, extend fire and water limits, and strict law enforcement. It invites suggestions and notes primaries are imminent.
Senxarok Buxhkert visited the sixth district to acquire supplies for his official staff for the next six years Burkett knows where the best grows.
The ALD columns invite aspirants to declare their positions for mayor of Alliance. Candidates are urged to present clear stances so voters understand who stands for which policies.
The speaker asks about migration of tin horn gamblers following last week's mayoral order and asserts Alliance lacks tin horne and citizens without visible means of support, asserting no evidence of movement or poverty-triggered migration.
With the Elks lodge established, demand for hotel rooms will rise as every elk within two miles will Sunday in Alliance and attend the weekly meeting. Better prepare for it now.
The city says the screen atop the stand pipe, installed to keep birds out, was broken last week by the electric light company contracted to pump city water. The pipe had been pumped full and the ice within damaged the screen. The city urges the electric company to repair the damage.
The note outlines planting a large acreage of potatoes with cheap lead and a feast or famine price trend. It cites 450 bushels per acre at 50 cents a bushel totaling 225 dollars, and suggests possible doubling yields per acre to boost profit.
Alliance offers water works electric lights a three story city hall and fire house two schools with twenty teachers seven churches banks and modern blocks. Located on the Burlington main line it serves as western division HQs for Nebraska Wyoming South Dakota and Montana inviting investors with a twenty four page illustrated industrial edition. Letters of inquiry to Alliance Horatio receive prompt detailed replies.
A bold claim urges turning to large scale potato planting for greater earnings than a salary. The text compares farming profitability with regular work and advocates agricultural labor as a more lucrative option.
A traveler was taxed $4.00 per day license in Mayou city last week for plying palmistry. He could have avoided the fee by refusing the license and telling the faker to move on.
Cattlemen ask the Department of Agriculture to modify dipping requirements for cattle off the ranges. Senator Millard pressed the request after Washington talks with Secretary Wilson, citing inspector shortages and hardship for feeders.
Cedar rust control with Bordeaux mixture and straw mulches boost yields in garden crops. Milk fever treated by udder inflation shows near zero loss. Alfalfa hay with corn proves most economical for fattening steers, profits of eight dollars per head. Hogs benefit similarly from alfalfa with grain. 18 000 hand separators sold. dairy cows up 200 000. Free bulletins available from the Lincoln Nebraska station director.
The Crawford Tribune reports a wave of newspaper buyouts and party shifts across northwest Nebraska. Alliance, Harrison, Cody, Rushville, Chadron, and Crawford papers move toward Republican or independent stances, leaving the region with few populist outlets.
L. A. Berry declares himself a candidate for Police Judge of Alliance for the coming term after one previous term. With thirty years in law, he pledges to continue careful service and dedication to the city, dated Alliance March 2, 1905.
Jesse Wright father of Val and Mose Wright and a pioneer settler in the county died last week at his Indian Territory home. Remains arrived today on the 41 and were taken to Val Wright’s home. Funeral tomorrow at Carpenter cemetery. He was 81, a long time Mason member of 53 years, survived by his widow three sons and four daughters. Wright moved to Indian Territory four years ago.
The eighteenth annual Nebraska Experiment Station report cites a 10 million bushel rise in winter wheat production due to station work and notes Kherson cats from Russia outperform local varieties by ten bushels per acre in central Nebraska. Corn yields gain 10 to 20 million bushels from improved varieties, with alfalfa seedings boosting corn per acre by 10 to 25 bushels, and apple scab control improved by Bordeaux spraying.
A beginners class for first primary students will be organized next Monday March 6. Parents are asked to ensure their children attend the school house on that date. By expers or Superintendent.
Resolutions extend sympathy to Mrs. Randall and Mrs. John O Keefe as members note grief. Copies of these resolutions will be sent to the sisters and brothers and recorded in minutes while published in papers. Committee members listed include Mrs F S Fielding and Dr J V Frey with agents B E Johnson Hemingford and W E Spencer Alliance.
A noisy OCR shows a historic homestead entry notice from Hemingford Nebr and nearby towns. It lists Andrew LL and Hine Hates among claimants, with witnesses including Weilter Hollinmale and Wilnewes toe pier his ent lots residence and vigivation. The notice names Allianee in Nebraska and Temingford Nebr as locales with details on filing dates and a register office.
A contest notice filed in the Land Office at Alliance Nebraska concerns a land claim involving contestant Bevan and others. The document specifies a hearing date and calls for responses by a stated deadline with the registrar and official duties noted.
Notice is given that petitions were filed in Box Butte Nebraska district court by C C Stevens on behalf of plaintiffs challenging tax liens on parcels in Box Butte. Foreclosure seeks to satisfy delinquent taxes and costs with a first lien on described lands. Defendants include Alexander H Hicks wife Rosa, Rufus M Neff and wife, and trustees W H Lanning. publications and deadlines are stated for answer by March 20 and March 31 respectively.
Legal notices from Box Butte County Nebraska. Foreclosure petitions against multiple defendants on properties in the county. Non-resident defendants are notified to answer by specified dates. notices include tax lien actions and mortgage foreclosures with named plaintiffs, lenders, and heirs.
A long OCR style directory lists state and county officials including governor secretary of state attorney general and treasurer. It names county officers sheriff clerk recorder superintendent of public instruction and city officials such as mayor clerk and police judge with church and fraternal society entries and meeting nights.
By order of the district court of Kus Horie County Nebraska sheriff sale is announced for April at clock to sell at the courthouse front door the northeast quarter of the section described in the order. The sale proceeds to satisfy the debt of 240 dollars plus costs. includes legal costs and sheriff fees. property details and exact lot lines are listed in the court order.
The Alliance Herald and Nebraska State Journal advertise a weekly subscription deal offering both papers for one year at a price of $1.50. The offer targets readers seeking a combined local and state coverage package.
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