Big fight promised over Osage gusher near Newcastle
The Osage field gusher, drilled by the Carroll Oil company, boosts excitement as Alliance investors and local names line up to protect holdings. Major oil firms bid for adjacent leases while prices soar. initial flow estimates range from 6500 to 1500 barrels daily, with potential surge to 2600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Copsey
J. O. Walker
Chas, Brittan
Oscar
Richard O'Bannon
Delos Barber
William King
Arthur Eastburn
Chase Feagins
George A. Molring
Jack Hawes
Howard Reddish
H. H. Bellwood
Carroll Oil Company
Wyoming
Newcastle
Midwest Oil Company
Producers & Refiners Corporation
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Union Oil Company of California
Alliance
John & Adame
Osage Creek
Newcastle Assuc
Beld
Weather Forecast for Alliance and Vicinity
Unsettled weather expected tonight and Wednesday with possible local rain. Cooler conditions forecast for Wednesday with northeast and north winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance and Vicinity
Por‘lon
Osage Field Discovery Sparks Oil Boom in Weston County
The Osage field in Weston county northwest of Newcastle yields high grade oil from deep sand at about 1,465 feet drilled by Alliance Oil. The discovery triggers drilling rushes, express-rig shipments, and jumps in lease prices and stock values as estimates of initial output range from 300 to 1,200 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Me Gp
Express
Rocky Mountain News of Denver
Wyoming
Osage
Weston County
Newcastle
Alliance Oil Company
Judge Tash Decides for Clayton Worley in Hog Carcass Case
In Nebras ka State v Worley Judge Tash ruled for defendant Clayton Worley on charges of failing to burn hog carcasses after a cholera outbreak that killed about forty hogs. The judge noted December conditions made compliant disposal impossible and assigned costs to Box Butte county.
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Nebraska
Clayton Worley
Tash
Box Butte
William Mitchell
T. J. Lawrence
J. W. Frazier
Mr. Worley
Worley
Lawrence
Frazier
City council filings update with multiple ward candidates
Several new filings were made for Saturday for city courts seats. Gavin announced retirement while Harv Hfacker filed in ward two. Yarrows and Moo r from second ward along with Wright and Tenry from third ward. Highland unopposed. For sale a five room house in Bee Nebraska Lake Company area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavin
Harv Facker
Lyr Yarrows
Council to consider franchise for Nebraska Telephone
Mayor Rodgers announces a fifty citizen conference on granting a city franchise to Nebraska Telephone Co. Proposals and counter proposals have followed the old franchise expiration last summer. The meeting is planned after the upcoming city election to allow the new council to weigh the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodgers
Nebraska Telephone Company
Rodgera
Insurance Delegates Arrive For Nebraska Agents Meet
Seventy five local insurance agents registered by 1 p m at Alliance hotel convention HQ with attendance expected to surpass one hundred for tomorrows business session. Today features entertainment and at 2 pm about fifteen auto loads of delegates toured the Antioch potash plants. They return for an informal welcome and smoker at the Elks club with brief speeches by Mayor Rodgers and Glen Miller.
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Nebraska Association of Local Insurance Agents
Alliance Hotel
Antioch
Elks Club
Rodgers
Glen Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Election of officers of Post M T P A
Post M T P A met in a special session at the chamber of commerce to elect officers after a postponed meeting due to quorum issues. Officers named include President R M Baker and Vice President George Reed with Roy Strong as secretary treasurer while Roy was quarantined with smallpox.
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Post M. T. P. A
Chamber of Commerce
Rufus Jones
Roy Strong
R. M. Baker
George Reed
S. W. Thompson
Jack Hawes
George Snyder
James Burlington, Jr
W. G. Neiman
Japler
Dentist Dr. Mahaffy to Leave Alliance for Cattle Business
Dr. W. J. Mahaffy plans to leave Alliance to join his brother in a cattle venture near Mullen. He intends to keep his residence and may return to dentistry in the future, not selling his home if possible. He will not take new patients but will finish current cases and make visitations before leaving around April, with family possibly moving by July.
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W. J. Mahaffy
Mullen
Alliance Ters
Orarchy
BE. B. O'Keefe
Mahaffy
Alliance
Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Everehe
Dr. Mahaffy
Herald Campaign Shifts as Votes Rise in Contest
The Herald reports rapid movement among campaign contestants led by B M Kelly who passes Miss Margaret Barry for first place as subscriptions push totals higher. Miss Sarabel Newman sits third and Miss Lyda Gasseling aims for top by April 24 with later counts shaping the field.
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Reo
B. M. Kelly
Margaret Barry
Miss Barry
Kelly
Angora
Sarabel Newman
Mies Newman
Enterprising campaign contestant Miss Sarabel Newman
Miss Sarabel Newman of 222 Toluca Avenue has won a leading position in The Herald campaign. Born in Trenton Missouri, she moved to Nebraska after his father’s death, taught school near Mulion, worked for the Burlington in Alliance during the war period, and later at the Alliance Laundry. She now lives with sister Miss Martha Newman and has made many friends.
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Herald
Sarabel Newman
Toluca Avenue
Miss Newman
Mra. C. EB. Newman
Trenton
Sad
Nebraska
Mulion
Allience
Euriington
Alliance Laundry
Martha Newman
Alliance
Reed Misreads a Burglar in Alley Night
Chief Oscar Reed, on patrol near Newberry Hardware, spots a shadowy figure and tails it through dim streets. He encounters a basement full of young men whistling by a furnace, denies a crime after they explain they were rushing home for coal, and lets them go due to lack of evidence.
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Oscar Reed
Newberry Hardware Company
Nick Carter
Bossa
Two Automobiles Collide Near Viaduct Injuring Drivers
A Buick driven by the son of R. 8 S. Smith collided head on with a Chevrolet roadster driven by Harry Brittan south of the viaduct near sunset Sunday. Both vehicles were badly damaged. the Buick escaped with its driver able to reach town, while the Chevrolet was beyond repair.
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Buick
S. Smith
Chevrolet
Harry Brittan
For Sale Nine Room House In Yest Town Portion
For sale a nine room modern house in the west part of town with good terms. Nebraska and Company handles details. See Nebraska and Company for pricing and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska and Company
New Filings For County Offices In Busy Deadline
Saturday marked the last day for county office filings with a rush of precinct committeeman and county convention delegate petitions. Notable entries include County Judge Ira B. Tash seeking the non partisan post with no opposition, Joseph Duhon for County Commissioner District Two, and Anton Uhrig opting out. Republican filings listed John Pilkington for county assessor, W C Mounts for district court clerk, and George Carrell for County Commissioner Dorsey precinct. Twelve Democrats filed to join the county convention with names listed for precinct positions and delegates.
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Ira B. Tash
Joseph Duhon
Court House
Anton Uhrig
John Pilkington
William Mitchell
John O'Keefe
Margaret Morrow
Laramie
Katherine E. Foley
Margaret A. Brennan
Pearl M. Gants
Philip H. Zobel
Harry E. Gantz
Charles Brittan
Robert Graham
T. J. Lawrence
Hearing Set Over Big Claim Against Krause Estate
March 26 is fixed for the county court hearing on John W. Light of Omaha vs the John Krause estate. Light alleges a pre death agreement to form a potash company and claims damages up to $350,000. Lee Basye represents the estate and Boughn & Walker the plaintiff.
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John W. Light
Omaha
John Krause
Light
Mr. Krause
Krause
Lee Basye
Boughn & Walker
Scottsbluff Man Applies for City Water and Light Superintendent
J. R. Murphy of Scottsbluff Nebraska has filed with Mayor Rodgers for the post of superintendent of the water and light departments. He lists many credentials and places he has held, and states that five thousand dollars per year is the least he will consider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Murphy
Scottsbluff
Neb
Rodgers
Tle
Recruiting Circus To Arrive Saturday In Alllanes
A party of regular army recruiters known as the recruiting circus will arrive in Alllanes Saturday evening from North Platte. Major Ben W. Sawbridge from Camp Dodge Iowa leads the two officers and sixteen enlisted men with a display of arms and equipment and Browning machine gun demonstrations at show windows. The campaign runs through March 31 as part of a national government effort.
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Alllanes
North Platte
Ben W. Sawbridge
Camp Dodge
Lee R. G. Ward
U. S. Infantry
Twentieth Infantry
Ft. Crook, Neb
U. S
Sargeant Snyder
Mathews
Snyder
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Good Roads
Lloyd Thomas
Press
James P. Burlington, Jr
Joe O'Connor
C. M. Looney
DR. W. J. Mahaffy
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Tralph Cox
Ralph Cox
Mr. Cox
Dilafs
Healing Mission
Lyda Gasseling
Hemingford
Miss Gasseling
Miss Johnston
Grace Johnston
Rikehi
Contestanta
Saraniol Newman
Reed
Krause Estate
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