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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
1
A large prairie fire south of Alliance spread over about five hundred acres of meadow and pasture driven by high winds. Dozens of Alliance men in automobiles aided in fighting the blaze begun near the Denver line tracks, with losses including 150 tons of hay on the Hall Graham ranch and scattered t on s across several properties.
The Alliance Lions Club held its first annual officer election at a regular noon luncheon. Temporary officers were reelected: W. R. Harper president K. R. Hamilton secretary Charles Brittan treasurer Edwin M. Burr vice president and J. S. Rhein L. H. Highland Frank Abegg and J. W. Guthrie as directors. H. D. Hacker spoke on wages in the crafts, defending the current national agreement. Three Boy Scouts Verne Laing Howard Cogswell Oliver Overman attended as guests. Laing and Cogswell led a mess-call spoof, Laing later gave a cornet solo and Overman a piano piece.
Bunah Commandery No. 26 Knights Templar held its annual officer election Tuesday evening at the asylum in the Masonic Temple. Ira E. Tash was chosen eminent commander with R. A. Reddish generalissimo M. Hargraves captain-general W. Trish recorder and Reuben E. Knight treasurer. Installations planned for May.
Alliance chamber of commerce appeals for room space to host about 500 visiting teachers over three days March 31 to April 2. Only 44 rooms are available to accommodate 88 teachers, while 250 rooms are needed. residents with empty rooms are urged to call the chamber at 74.
A misprint delayed the Alliance Post No. 7 American Legion meeting from this evening to next Friday April 1. Reservations will be requested by post cards and a large turnout is hoped for with plans including entertainment for Civil and Spanish American War veterans on the Sth.
Jack Nation, a Burlington car repair man, narrowly escaped serious injury when a belt broke at the rip track. While repairing it his clothing was caught in a revolving shaft and he hung from a pulley hanger before being extricated. He was severely shaken but uninjured.
Dr. Joseph H. Jeffrey of Casper Wyoming plans to move to Alliance and open his medical practice. A true golf enthusiast he will offer lessons or play at many times when not treating patients and has already sampled the Alliance Country Club course, exciting local friends with his arrival.
Three Alliance students Marion Mote Lester Brittan and Milton Keegan are named among the University of Nebraska Phi Beta Kappa seniors along with fifty three total honorees. The state had no higher represented high school.
Hiram Sturdevant of Sheridan, Wyoming, was released by Box Butte County Judge Tash after a habeas corpus hearing. The case centered on the alleged unlawful detention of nine year old Olive Louise Sturdevant by her brother Lester and his wife Georgia Sturdevant. The court ruled the father was unlawfully deprived of liberty and ordered Sturdevant's release.
Sheriff Miller and deputies found several containers labeled Cherry Wine at the home of James A. Pierce in Missouri during a search warrant Wednesday afternoon. Prohibitory laws allow a reasonable amount of liquor in a dwelling, so a complaint is unlikely.
Lloyd C. Thomas details Tulsa Oklahoma as oil capital, noting 80 000 residents, dense traffic, 400 oil company HQs, Cosden refinery, tank farms, and luxury housing. He recalls Dusty Rhodes now city official, mentions daily dog races, weather quirks, and plans to travel toward Oklahoma City and Houston before Alliance return.
A major sale in Box Butte county at Alliance stock yards starts 10 a.m. Saturday March 26. Col. H. P. Coursey and Col. L. E. Bliss sell about 250 cattle including cows steers yearlings and calves plus 41 mixed horses 240 acres of corn and 400 tons of hay.
One of the largest meetings of Alliance Lodge No. 961 B P O E was held in honor of District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Otto F Walter of Columbus. Over two hundred attended. three candidates were initiated. a wrestling exhibition followed with Pete Sauer and George Barnes performing holds. A rumor of Irene and her troop of dancing wear ies prompted excitement, though a telegram of regrets was read.
George Duncan Box Butte county commissioner was the sole Box Butte delegate to a Chadron meeting of county commissioners clerks and highway commissioners. An organization named the western Nebraska association of these officials was formed with Cherry county’s chairman as president and its secretary as county clerk. The group will meet annually to discuss office issues.
Dr Minor Morris will open a weekly health lecture series for Alliance women at the Salvation Army hall from 4 to 5 p m Tuesday under sponsorship of the chamber of commerce The doctor will discuss Health Principles and future speakers will cover health and hygiene topics with city physicians contributing each week.
Mrs. Howard Reddish arrived Tuesday evening from Lead where she had been with her sick mother.
Grace Shean departed Friday night for Colorado Springs to visit her sister for a few days.
W. F. Thiehoff, Burlington general manager, announced the plan to hire about 1500 maintenance staff on lines west of Omaha starting April 1 to handle spring and summer work. A proposed 8% hourly wage cut faced possible labor board review after failed Chicago talks.
Hubert L. King from Alliance is serving with the US Marines in Guam, arriving after training at Mare Island. He joined last October in Seattle and travels with American interests in the South Pacific island chain, where about 14,000 people live, mostly Chamorros.
William Coppock of Council Bluffs governor of Rotary’s Sixteenth district covering Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota will visit the Alliance Rotary club next Tuesday evening. He will be entertained at a dinner at Alliance hotel Fern Garden at 6 15 p m. This is a special meeting in addition to the regular Wednesday session with ladies night and a special program planned by the committee.
Fire crews rushed to Thiele Drug Store around 6 p m Tuesday after a trash burner attempted to spread fire driven by the wind. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and were returning as bystanders located the blaze, with danger noted for the rear of the building.
Mr and Mrs W E Smith of Antis Och are visiting with their daughter Mrs Dewey Donovan.
Mrs Mewhirter came home Wednesday after spending a week in Omaha visiting relatives and sightseeing.
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