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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
4
The Herald collects reader straw votes with fields for address political affiliation and presidential choices. To date Champ Clark leads with 19 votes, Woodrow Wilson and others trail, and several names show single tallies as the contest proceeds.
W H Zehrung has recovered his health and will work with his employees on spring contracts. Rev 0 B Baker returns from Omaha where he visited his wife who has been in a hospital. Mrs Baker’s daughter Mrs Buck from Chicago accompanied her on the trip and will visit in Chicago.
The Alliance city schools board met in the High School, reelecting Superintendent W R Pate for next year with a $100 salary increase. Bonds for school improvements await issuance due to a constitutional question being tested in a University Place case before the supreme court. Bids for Emerson building addition will be opened after the legal issue is settled.
The Lowry Moody evangelical campaign in Alliance opens with a temporary tabernacle to be erected near the Prake Hotel. Rev. Oscar Lowry arrivers late next week and the event features a large chorus and orchestra under Mr Moody with Beatrice conversion reports and strong support from local clergy.
The council met in regular session March 1912 with Mayor Harris and five councilmen presiding. Minutes were read. officers’ reports including Police Magistrate fines, marshal and water and light bond disbursements, and balances were summarized. water and light departments posted revenues, expenses, and customer counts. several claims were approved and others not allowed. the clerk was instructed to bill property owners for thawed water service pipes and note city non liability for frozen pipes.
Earl D. Mallory has filed as a Republican candidate for state representative for the district including Box Butte and Sheridan counties. He lacks legislative experience but brings education and observer insights from the state university and is popular locally. He signs Statement No. 1 pledging to support the candidate receiving the largest preferential vote for U.S. senator.
The State Board of Irrigation gives notice to all interested parties to appear at the State House Lincoln Nebraska on April 3 1912 to submit evidence regarding the Kearney Water and Electric Power Company claim to divert 400 cubic feet per second from the Platte river. Dr Kunz and Mr Froid visited Denver on Sunday.
10:00 a m Sunday School and 11:00 a m preaching service on Sunday with a 7:30 p m preaching service announced by A L Godfrey pastor.
Services occur on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays at 11:00 a m and 7 30 p m First Sunday service is at 11:00 a m Sunday School meets every Sunday at 10 00 a m Junior Auxiliary Chapter A gathers Tuesdays at 7 30 p m Junior Auxiliary Chapter B meets Sundays at 2 30 p m GEO G WARE Missionary
Drake Building at 519 Sweetwater Ave hosts Sunday services at 10 30 and Sunday School at 9 30 each week. Parochial German-English Lutheran school operates weekdays 9 am to 4 pm, excluding weekends. Pastor Titus Lang at 623 Cheyenne Ave, phone 359.
First Presbyterian Church announces 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m Public Worship with the sermon Evangelization the supreme work of the church 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor topic Christian testimony that counts leader Mr Bundy 7 30 p m Public Worship What God will do for the sinner All invited strangers welcome
Olin S. Baker pastor leads 10:00 a m Sunday School and graded Bible classes. Public worship at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m. Young People’s Epworth League at 6:20 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:50 p m with union services at the church.
Sabbath school meets each Saturday at 2 o clock at the residence of Prof G M Burns. The next lesson topic is The Millennium. Mrs John Pilkington serves as Superintendent.
Meetings held in Marka hall on the northeast corner of Laramie avenue and Third street. Sunday school starts at 10 30 a m and preaching at 7 30 p m All are welcome to attend.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning Service at 11. B Y P U at 6 30 p m. Evening Service at 7 30. Mid week service Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Union service at First Presbyterian. You are welcome. GEO A WITTE Pastor.
The family thanks neighbors friends and the Royal Highlanders Lodge for acts of sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs. R A Tull. Special gratitude to nurse Mrs Knight and thanks for floral offerings especially from Alliance friends. Names of Cox family Armstrong Wind noted. Next week a reprint obituary will appear in the Wymorean. A waffle supper is planned at the Mounts home next Tuesday evening.
Miss Hazel Stuckey came back from Bingham last Monday after spending a few days visiting friends.
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