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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
4
The Alliance Herald serves Aliance Box Butte County and western Nebraska as a fair news source and advertising medium. It highlights serving homes offices and stores, claiming broad patronage in the job department and pride in Nebraska traits and church mission work.
Great is graft in Norfolk as a city campaign uncovers payments to a local newspaper far above the legal limit for city printing, plus seventy dollars for a judge substitute that cost thirty five dollars.
Governor Carroll of Iowa vetoed a bill to elect U S senators by the Oregon plan, calling the law unconstitutional. The veto may reflect pressure from entrenched politicians who fear direct public votes on senatorial questions.
A local newspaper displays on its stationery the phrase The Official Political Paper of Northwest Nebraska, noted for its pomp and dubious pretentiousness as a critique of its self branding.
The article argues advertising is vital for newspapers and merchants. It credits The Herald Publishing Company for growth in subscriptions advertising patronage and job department through calendars circulars flyers letters and personal solicitation.
A reader argues it is unfair for merchants to charge different prices for the same space and mentions The Herald’s practice of giving all advertisers equal rates. The note emphasizes consistency in advertising charges as essential to fairness and business success.
The newspaper asserts its large western Nebraska circulation and rejects trading ad space for tools or fillers. It values advertisers and pledges to give them standard prices when goods are purchased from them, noting space is scarce and they will not cut tales for advertising.
The board meets at the courthouse this week and yesterday with assessors. The same tax schedule is set for horses and cattle this year with no real estate gasements. Road overseers are approved and Chairman Jensen is praised for his straight, conscientious management. Join PF Colerick left for Nemaha City, Nebraska to work.
The Whitmore Art Exhibit will be placed in the With school gymnasium on March 23 24 and 25. The exhibit promises much interest and patrons are urged to buy a ticket for 25 cents covering all three days. Further details to follow next week.
Across Europe and the Americas a flurry of discordant events unfolds. In Italy a Camorriste trial opens in Viterbo while fleets of visitors descend as the Port Royal blaze rages. In Seattle, former heavyweight Nick Arley lies dead and in Kansas lawmakers fund a state hospital.
The annual declamatory contest to select Alliance High School's representative for the district contest in Bridgeport is set for March 18 at the Phelan Opera House. Admission costs 25 and 35 cents with reserved seats. Tickets go on sale at Holston's March 17 and 18. Contestants include Fred Sweeney, Jay Vance, Dellight Ufford, Evalyn McBurney, Leulah Smith, Grace Johnston, Ira Williams with listed readings.
Della Reed reports on term completions and staff changes in Box Butte County schools. Teachers, visits by training students, and eighth grade exam plans at Hemingford and Alliance are noted along with a box social raising 30.85 for school furnishings.
Revival meetings will commence at the United Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening March 21 and continue about ten days. Rev. J. H. White, synodical superintendent of the Nebraska synod of the U F P church, will conduct. Evening services start at 7 o'clock, with Sunday services at usual hours. all are invited.
W Hughes departed last week for a two to three week journey combining business and pleasure. He began in Youngstown Ohio, his birthplace and longtime residence area, and will travel from there to Box Butte county where he moved twenty five years ago. He may stop in St. Louis on the return.
Otto Vogel and family are moving from Box Butte county with Mrs Vogel and three children, a boy and two girls, heading to Sand Point Idaho to visit relatives after closing up brushes here. Vogel plans to join them in the west, and the family will be missed in the community for being good citizens.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church held a luncheon at Mrs. B. H. Perry's home on Wednesday afternoon. Sixty-five people attended and enjoyed a delightful time.
J. H. House prints notice of a public sale at the Mike Nolan place northwest of Alliance on Tuesday at 10 a.m. A free lunch will be served at noon. Items include work horses milch cows hogs chickens farm implements and household furniture. I. P. Voursey to cry the sale with FLW. Baurris as clerk.
Alfred F. Sandoz rancher near Grayson in Sheridan county traveled to Alliance the first of this week with cousin Felix Sandoz and nephew Emile Sandoz. He earns his living by stock raising and also pursues regional development, noting Pine Creek tule lines burned out last year have given way to fine hay.
The association announces stock available to all buyers with certificates arrived and ready for purchase about the first of April. It frames stock as a good investment and urges immediate action led by manager J. Berry.
Long list of railroad staff changes visits and events around Alliance Nebraska including engineers, conductors, and firemen changes. Mentions lay offs for sickness, travel to Omaha Denver Ravenna and Edgemont, passenger traffic up with two No 4 sections, new class superheater engines on Nos 45 46, marriages and relocations of staff, prairie fire near Reno, and soldier trains moving through town.
George Sutton and his family, living ten miles north of Alliance, left for Plainview Texas last week to establish a temporary home while deciding whether to return to Rex Butte county. Mr Button, one of the first settlers here, is expected to return soon.
The readers are assured that a cure exists for catarrh and that Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive remedy. It claims to act on the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and restore health, with $1000 offered for any uncured case. Testimonials supposedly support its effectiveness.
Rev J B Brown led music at the First Presbyterian church men’s meeting. Rev A L Goldfrey presided over devotional exercises as Warren Warrick led the discussion on organizing a Young Men’s Christian Association in Alliance. A committee from each church and one railroad representative was chosen to study preliminaries and headquarters needs. The group will report at next Sunday’s meeting.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends who offered aid during the illness and death of my beloved wife. The note thanks supporters for kindness and sympathy shown.
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