Growth of Trees in Western Nebraska Called Possible
Nurseryman J P Burger of Alliance Nursery urges careful planting and proper care to grow trees in western Nebraska. He argues against wasteful spending on stock, cites root depth and soil conditions, and notes efficient methods like using a dynamite or cheese for loosening soil. He contrasts regional efforts on education and endowment to support higher learning with the tree planting campaign.
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Herald
J. P. Burger
Alliance Nursery
Mr. Barger
Nebraska
Towa
Nebraska Methodists Launch $500000 Wesleyan Endowment Drive
The Methodists of Nebraska aim to raise the Nebraska Wesleyan University endowment from $100000 to about $500000. A statewide eight day subscription campaign will follow a preparatory educational effort to inform Nebraskans about the Wesleyan and its near thousand student enrollment.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Methodists of
Nebraska
Nebraska Wasleyan UN
Obituary Tribute for Mrs. R. A. Tull in Wymore News
Mrs. Edythe Estella Cox Tull died at her parents home following the birth of twins that did not survive. Funeral at the Baptist church in Wymore with Rev. Huston officiating. Interment in Wymore Cemetery. Survived by husband Rennie A. Tull and three sisters and three brothers.
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Wymorean
Wymore
Nebr
R. A. Tull
West Third Street
Cox
Baptist Church
J. M. Huston
Edythe Estella Cox
Sarah Cox
West Elkton
Ohio
Trimble
Greek coffee house opens at 119 Box Butte Avenue
The Ath ens Greek coffee house fruit stand and barber shop move into the former Henry Hopkins apple store at 119 Box Butte Avenue. Guat Kostopulos runs the barber shop with one chair in use. Will Milles and John Karos will operate the coffee house and fruit stand launching within days.
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Box Butte Avenue
Herald Office
Henry Hopkins
Guat Kostopulos
Will Milles
John Karos
Colossal February Birthday Puzzle From The Herald
A Columbus Nebraska reader asks for birth year of a boy born February 2 who had his 15th birthday on February 29. The proposed answer claims the boy was born in 1852 and is 60, noting the February 29 birthday in 1912. Verification requested from other readers.
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Herald
Columbus
Nebraska
The
Dunning
Strasburger Inventor Granted Patent for Churn
Charles L. Wall of Strasburger Sheridan County has been granted a patent by the U S Patent Office for a churn he invented.
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Washington, D. C
Charles L. Wall
Strasburger
Sheridan County
Workaloomining and painting notice
Notice refers to E. C. Whisman and lists activities including workaloo mining painting and paper hanging. Details are sparse but indicate a local employment or contract notice involving Whisman.
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E. C. Whisman
Alliance Herald Introduces Monthly Local Directory
The Alliance Herald announces a new monthly feature publishing a city directory of lodges and societies. Beginning this issue a monthly directory will run with a revised final proof notices list guiding readers to the first Thursday in the calendar.
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Herald
Allance
Alliance
the Herald
Local Officials Named in City Posts List
Coroner C. E. Slagle Superintendent of Schools Della M. Reed Assessor E. P. Sweeney Surveyor F. E. Hamblin are listed in the current slate of city posts.
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C. E. Slagle
Della M. Reed
E. P. Sweeney
F. E. Hamblin
District Court Judge Westover in Rushville Office
Clerk Monte Hargraves records proceedings in Rushville District Court with Judge Westover presiding as court actions proceed.
United States Pension Examiners and Hospital Listings
The records list officials including President Dr H H Bellwood Secretary Dr C E Slagle and Treasurer Dr C H Churchill. Also named are Land Office Nos 6-8 McCorkle Elk with Register W W Wood and Receiver H J Ellis. St Josephs Hospital located at Emerson avenue and 11th street appears in the same entry.
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H. H. Bellwood
C. E. Slagle
C. H. Churchill
United States Land Office
McCorkle Elk
Register
W. W. Wood
H. J. Ellis
St. Joseph's Hospital
Emerson Avenue and
11Th Street
Local Officials List Names for City Council Seats
The document lists President of Council C A Newberry and First Ward C A Newberry, J Li Vavian, Second Ward B M Martin, John Snyder as assigned officials for city governance roles.
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C. A. Newberry
First Ward
Ian
B. M. Martin
John Snyder
Health Board Meets Bellwood Officials Mention Mayor and Dr H
City authorities including the mayor and city attorney hold a session with Dr H in Bellwood to discuss health matters affecting the community. The meeting centers on public health concerns and potential policy actions.
City Light Water and Sewerage Dept Office City Hall
Commissioner J H Carlson and Manager N A Kemumish lead City Light Water and Sewerage Department office at City Hall in a concise report on municipal utilities administration.
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City Light, Water and Sewerage Department
City Hall
J. H. Carlson
N. A. Kemumish
Police Officials and Chief of Police Announced
Police Department Headquarters City Hall lists Police Judge G W Zurn Chief of Police John Hunsaker and Night Marshal Floyd Donavan with duties and titles for city law enforcement leadership.
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Police Department
City Hall
Alliance Fire Department Names Leaders and Rooms
City Hall hosts Headquarters and Club Rooms for the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department with Chief W. O. Barnes Assistant Chief Lewis Laraven and Secretary C. W. Spacht. Hose Co. No 1 and No 2 occupy City Hall with foremen L. E. Pilkington and Cal Cox and assistants Moran and Klau. Hook and Ladder No 1 lists foreman G. A. Hills and assistant Buchmen at City Hall.
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City Hall
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
W. O. Barnes
Lewis Laraven
C. W. Spacht
Hose Co
L. E. Pilkington
D. J. . Moran
Cal Cox
J. H. Klau
G. A. Hills
W. F. Buchmen
Alliance W C T U Meeting Schedule and Officers
The Alliance Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at members' homes. Fres, Mrs. I E Tash, Sec, Mrs. R C Strong, Treas, Mrs. I M Fernald.
Alliance Harbour No. 254 Meeting Schedule
Alliance Harbour No 254 meets the first and third Fridays each month at the I O O F Hall. N S A Shephard secretary treasurer G E L Leidy.
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Alliance Harbour No
Hall. N
S. A. Shephard
Sec
Treas
G. EL. Leidy
Ancient Order of United Workmen Lodge Meeting Schedule
Alliance Lodge No. 202 meets second and fourth Mondays at 1 O F Hall. M W R E Driscoll recorder and F W Irish treas with Geo Darling listed. Degree of Honor Latky Lodge No. 162 meets first and third Thursdays at I O O F Hall. C H Mrs W W Johnson recorder and Mrs A T Lunn secretary listed.
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Alliance Lodge
O. O. F. Hall
M. W
R. E. Driscoll
F. W. Irish
Treas
Geo. Darling
Latky Lodge No
I. O. O. F. Hall
C. H
W. W. Johnson
A. T. Lunn
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge Members Named
Alliance Lodge No 961 announces club rooms at Reddish Elk with officers E B R H E Gantz BK L K and W H Butler serving as secretary Percy Cogswell listed among signatories.
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Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Alliance
Reddish Elk
E. BR
H. E. Gantz
L. K
W. H. Butler
Percy Cogswell
Fraternal Order of Eagles Alliance Aerie Meet Weekly
Fraternal Order of Eagles Alliance Aerie No 186 club rooms Mallory Hidg open day and night. Meets every Thursday with W P L A Suprise serving as secretary and C E Calder as treasurer. Car Spacht listed in the notice.
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Fraternal
Order of Eagles Alliance Aerie No
Mallory Hidg
W. P
L. A. Suprise
Sec
C. E. Calder
Treas
Car Spacht
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Meeting Notes
Alliance Lodge 168 meets every Tuesday in I O O F Hall with N G J R Snyder V G Link Low ery Sec A J Macey Also Alliance Rebekah Lodge 104 meets second and fourth Fridays in I O O F Hall with N G Mrs W R Drake V G Mrs J R Snyder Sec Mrs Moses Wright Treas Mrs C M Cox
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Alliance Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
N. G
J. R. Snyder
V. G
Link Lowery
A. J. Macey
Alliance Rebekah Lodge
W. R. Drake
Moses Wright
Trens
C. M. Cox
County Officials Named for Local Court House Listing
County Court House at 510 Box Hutte Ave lists Clerk Monte Hargraves Treasurer Edgar M. Martin County Judge L A Berry Attorney E Eugene Burton Sheriff C M Cox.
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Box Hutte Ave
Monte Hargraves
Tressurer
Edgar M. Martin
Jude
L. A. Berry
E Eugene Burton
C. M. Cox
Knights of Columbus Council No S75 Meeting Notes
Alliance council meets every Sunday night in the club room of Holy Rosary church. Officers listed include G. K. and D. E. Lynch as D. G. K. with W. H. McCoy as Secretary and c W. Hyland.
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Knights of Columbus Alliance Council
Holy Rosary Church
G. K
D. E. Lynch
W. H. McCoy
C. W. Hyland
Alliance Lodge Meeting Notice at Masonic Hall
Alliance Lodge No 183 A F and A M Regular meetings Thursday before the full moon of each month at Masonic Hall W M J H H Hewitt Sec L H Mosher
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Lodge No
Earch
Masonic Hall
J. H. H. Hewitt
L. H. Mosher
Masonic and fraternal lodge schedules listed
Allegan Chapter No 185 C E S meets first and third Tuesdays at Masonic Hall. Brish Commandry No 26 Knights Templar meets second and fourth Tuesdays at Masonic Mall. Sheba Chapter No 54 R A M meets first and third Mondays at Masonic Hall. Pioneer Lodge No T58 Modern Brotherhood of America meets second and fourth Wednesdays at M B A Hall. Modern Woodmen of America Box Butte Camp No 733 meets first and third Wednesdays at K G Hall.
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Brish
Knights Templar
Masonic Mall
E. C
Henry Renneau
W. Irish
Sheba
Masonic Hall
H. P
C. McCluer
L. H. Mosher
Modern Brotherhood of America Pioneer Lodge No
M. B. A. Hall
LL R Wilcox
F. J. Brennan
Modern Woodmen of America
Box Butte
K. G. Hall
V. C
George Davis
Clk
F. W. Irish
Alliance Castle Meets on First and Third Fridays in IL
Alliance Castle No 4 percent meets on the first and third Fridays each month in K C Hall in Illinois. Secretary Treasurer Mrs Jennie Reed and A D Rodgers are listed contacts for the organization.
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Alliance Castle
K. C. Hall
IL. P
Jennie Reed
Treas
A. D. Rodgers
Crescent Camp No 180 meets on Saturdays in M B A Hall
Royal Neighbors of America Crescent Camp No 180 holds meetings on the first and third Saturday afternoons each month in the M. B. A. Hall. Officers listed include O Mrs. E R Morrison receiver Mrs C Q Davenport recorder and Mrs L H Highland.
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Royal Neighbors of America
Crescent Camp No
M. B. A. Hall. O
E. R. Morrison
C. QO. Davenport
L. H. Highland
Maple Camp 165 Meets on Second and Last Wednesdays
Maple Camp 165 meets on the second and last Wednesdays of each month. In 1. O. QO. FP. Hail, CC, CC, A. D. Rodgers, Sec., M. E. Grebe.
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Maple Camp No
A. D. Rodgers
M. E. Grebe
Yeomen Alliance Homestead Meeting Notice
Brotherhood of American Yeomen Alliance Homestead No 832 meets first Friday of each month at 1 at Co. O. F. Hall. Foreman Philip Nole Sr. Cor. Mrs. Cora Lewis.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen Alliance
Co. O. F. Hall
Philip Nole
Cora Lewis
Brickmason's Union Meets Twice Monthly at President's Home
Trades and Labor Organizations report the Brickmason's International Union Alliance Union No. 4 holds meetings on the first and third Mondays each month at the home of President T. F. Akerman and Financial Secretary Mr. Brost.
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Brickmason
International Union Alliance Union No. 4
Pres
T. F. Akerman
Mr. Brost
Locomotive Engineers Alliance Division Meets Regularly
Locomotive Engineers Alliance Division No 622 holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursday afternoons each month at the M B A Hall. C B Co B Gibson BSac Treas H Renneau.
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Locomotive Engineers Alliance Division No
M. B. A. Hall
C. B
Co. B. Gibson
Bsac
Treas
H. Renneau
Auxiliary meets in M B A Hall on Thursdays
The Alpha Division No 399 meets the first and third Thursdays of each month in the M B A Hall. President is Mrs C O Davenport and secretary is Mrs Guy Miller.
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B. L. E. Alpha Division
M. B.A. Hall
C. O
Davenport
Guy Miller
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Lodge Meeting Notes
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Alliance Lodge No. 625 meets every Sunday at the M B A Hall with President J A Phelan as secretary Joseph Dogan. Ladies Auxiliary Box Butte Lodge No 132 meets second and fourth Fridays monthly at the M B A Hall led by President Mrs Rk Witham and Secretary Mrs J Bogan.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers Alliance Lodge No
J. A. Phelan
Joseph Dogan
Ladies’ Auxiliary
B. L. F. Box Butte
M. B. A. Hall
Rk. C. Witham
J. Bogan
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Struggle Lodge Report
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen lodge 642 details struggle and activities in local labor movement. Union organization notes leadership, meetings, and community outreach within the railway workers group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Lard
Meetings Held On First And Third Mondays At M B A Hall
Meetings occur on the first and third Monday afternoons each month at the M. B. A. Hall. President R. Be. McKenzie serves as president with A. J. Ward as treasurer and Monte Hargraves as secretary.
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M. B. A. Hall
R. BE. McKenzie
A. J. Ward
Treas
Monte Hargraves
Machinists Lodge Meets Twice Monthly at K C Hall
Point of Rocks Lodge No. 602 holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at the K C Hall. President Geo D McGill and Secretary Theo Wad Dell preside.
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Point of Rocks
K. C. Hall
D. McGill
Theo. Waddell
Order of Railway Conductors Meeting Notice
Box Butte Division No. 427 meets each Tuesday afternoon at the I. O. O. F. Hall. C. C. James Gaddis serves as secretary treasurer, with John S. Ward also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Railway Conductors
Box Butte Division No
I. O. Co
F. Hall
C. C
James Gaddis
Sec
Treas
Johns. Ward
Nebraska boy’s acre corn contest announced with prizes
The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture invites youths under eighteen to grow the largest corn yield on one acre in 1912. Prizes range from 25 dollars to 3 dollars, with separate awards for a western county contest. Entries must be filed by May 20 in Lincoln and measured in the county of cultivation. Winners must report production costs and methods, and may be required to submit ten ears of corn.
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Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Boyd, Holt, Wheeler
Greeley
Howard
Hall
Adams
Webster
Lincoln Weekly Star
W. R. Mellor
Lincoln
State Board of Agriculture
Sec
Nebr
Colburn Stores Announces Closing Out Sale
J. P. Colburn conducts a closing out sale as he retires from the dry goods business. The Herald notes the sale is progressing nicely and expresses regret at his departure from the trade.
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J. P. Colburn
The
Herald
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