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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
9
Lloyd Thomas holds the role of President with J. Carl Thomas as Vice President and Ioth W. Thomas serving as Secretary in the listed leadership roster.
Henry Thiele of Portland Oregon claims to have invented synthetic potatoes using water flour potatoes split peas and lard forming forms that resemble real potatoes in boiled mashed or baked forms. He asserts the substitute cannot be detected from the real article.
Cincinnati Enquirer editor condemns a pending federal law prohibiting liquor advertisements in newspapers traded through the mails in dry states. The editor spoke at the Associated Ohio Dailies meeting, noting reactionary resistance to reform while Ohio edges toward dry status.
Lt. Governor Edgar Howard, editor of The Columbus Telegram, lauds Nebraska's current legislature as the strongest in state history and pledges to uphold Governor Neville's aims. He argues lawmakers will pass laws enforcing the state constitutional amendment and resist efforts to distort it into a Maine monstrosity or Omaha joke.
Assistant General Manager W F Thiehoff of the Burlington, Omaha, joins a Alliance meeting with several senior officials to map spring operations. He reports reduced coal demand, lumber congestion eased, car shortages improving, and effort to circulate clean stock cars. a worker rotation follows winter strain and a sick engineer is replaced. Edgemont Enterprise notes Conductor Cantlin shifts to a new Alliance passenger run.
Marion Langston formerly a machinist at the roundhouse has resigned from the service and departed Thursday morning for Portland.
Conductor W. E. Zollinger left Tuesday night on No 42 for Chicago. F L Vaughn departed Monday night for Chicago on business. Brakeman Harry Patrick went to Dunning Monday to stay with relatives. Due to reduced business nine train crews have been cut.
A patrol of staff movements includes Conductor D W Kenner staying at Hemingford and Mrs A J Ward visiting Grand Island. Many personnel: W W Johnson fills in at Hot Springs run for sickness. M E Lander out ill. Carl Witham and wife to visit Kansas. M V Andress vacation trip to Chicago Peoria Galesburg. Archie Gregory returns from East including Washington D C and Wilson inaugural. Laveta Boyden supplies stenography. L K Smith arrives to assume chief clerk role. George Keough fills Buckles vacancy. A V Arnold and wife visit mother. Weidenhamer to Dunning for derailment. C C Dye to Hyannis. C M Gerard to Phoenix. F W Hedengren to Omaha then Guard duty. Prettyman to Kansas City. W A Hack re-employed to Seneca. Mabel Sward off sick. F M Simonds leaves Alliance Storehouse for Chicago. J Kindelbaugh travels California and South. A Jones acts as Alliance agent during Kridmabuch absence.
About fifteen contestants from Alliance and surrounding schools will compete in a local declamatory contest at the Phelan opera house Monday evening. Seniors discuss choosing a class play for the commencement season and a minstrel show is planned for next week under Mr Truman.
In these times of high cost, readers urged to save worn-out material and sell to Alliance Junk Co. Now owned by H Kulakofsky, a rustier, who aims to build a reliable waste-salvage market. Call 222 if you have material to sell. Kulakofsky pronounced Kul a kol a ky with accent on first syllable.
Mrs. R M Gammon living 28 miles northeast of Alliance was stricken with pneumonia Tuesday night. Dr Bowman of Alliance who attended the case will make a second trip this afternoon.
The First M. E. church of Alliance hosts a quarterly conference next Sunday with Rev. Olin S. Baker presiding. The meeting begins Saturday at 8 p.m. and includes sermons Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Lord's Supper will be observed during the morning service.
Mr and Mrs 8 A Senk of Muller traveled to Alliance to remain several days to obtain medical treatment for Mrs Senk who is in poor health. Mr Senk formerly a traveling salesman now manages the general merchandise store of J L Roseberry Son Mull en a large mercantile house in northwest Nebraska ranch country.
Afflicted owner CHAS BE ROSENBERGER of Hemingford Nebraska offers Genuine Marquis Seed Wheat at market price with a weight loss due to Black Rust and generous allowances on wagon loads. Also offering 17 bushels of flax seed at reasonable price.
A wealthy New York woman failed to stop her daughter's marriage to a poor suitor. Her efforts to prevent the match were hindered when her heavy car could not negotiate a steep hill, leaving the plan in ruins.
A three year old, warned by wit, escapes punishment after telling his father not to whip him or make mamma cry. The incident, reported by the Tiller and Toiler and reprinted in the Kangas City Star, notes the mother weeps at punishments.
A compact note on different groups observing sabbath in rotation with Monday through Sunday and a brief, humorous aside about a hen and an incubator scene.
In a Topeka Capital piece, a remark notes men make more mistakes in choosing second wives than in any other endeavor, highlighting how the topic draws their attention.
A sharp exchange features Miss Cayenne commenting on a man who prides himself on conversation and delights in delaying others as he monopolizes the information bureau. The dialogue hints at public annoyance with his talkative wit.
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