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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
3
Hem ingford residents record a busy week with visits from postmaster W F Walker and others, a Pelte sale, and multiple movements including trips to Alliance and Sioux County. The Marsland literary society, dramatic club, and local improvements are noted along with health updates and shop openings.
Emmet Johnson expects threshing this week while residents report new wells, cattle work and homestead plans. Warren neighbors welcome A M Leathers and wife from Missouri and Marsland forms a telephone line to the river. Local repairs clash with line tension as W Shelton’s trip and a digger’s unload mark spring activity.
Fireman Raver on sick list and laid off. Engineer Byrne visits Alli ance. Woods also visits Alliance. Engine 603 repaired from drop pit. 602 in shops for complete overhaul. Marsh back from illness to regular run. Nicolai visits Alliance. Mrs. Fearing to Heming ford. Ed O'Donnell new machinist from Deadwood. Black Engine 2903 now on Edgemont line. George Redfern on Black Hills narrow gauge. Engine 592 in shops for cylinder patching. Strand moves from narrow gauge to Alliance run. Peterson on sick leave. Kitheart replaces him on Edgemont Gillette run. 603 road tested and commissioned on High Line. 607 returned to Burlington and Alliance shops. Engines 703, 4157, 3184 pass Edgemont en route to Havelock shops from Sheridan division. Berryhill and Brown visit. Allen and Birdsell depart for Alliance. Hickox arrives and installs a weir to measure well water flow.
Dr. Allen of Alliance visited Marsland on Sunday. T. E. Hunsaker’s moved into a new house south of the river. J. M. Sullenberger and wife returned to Cheyenne at week’s start. Henry Hollinrake hauls stone for Dr. Willis’ new house. Irving McCoy’s family took fence wire from town Monday. Will Wittewack, Crawford worker, visited Marsland Sunday. Henry Shimek attended an Alliance horse sale and returned Sunday. Marsland Lumber Co fences lots around their lumber shed. C. A. McGogy, recently poorly, left for Shenandoah Wednesday.
A society dance in honor of Miss Mary Davison’s marriage to Fred Davison at John Hicky’s was a highly admired event. Neighbors from Alliance Marsland Hemingford Canton and other areas attended, staying until morning and leaving by singing Jesus Lover of My Soul.
Total enrollment 15 with 52 days lost by absence. No. tardies not listed. Days attended 248. Average daily attendance of pupils neither absent nor tardy. Names include Magnus Christensen John Henning Henry Henning Emer Christensen Carl Henning George Henning Grace Hansen Clara Christensen Marie Hansen. Teacher listed.
The Coors building on the Burlington line has leased the restaurant to T H Barnes who runs the North West Hotel on the upper story and will control the entire lower floor by April first. The barber shop and saloon stay with the current managers while Barnes expands the eating house.
On the night of March 20 a saddle was stolen from the Dave Briggs barn about twenty miles northeast of Alliance. The saddle was tracked to a point south of Lakeside where it was found with the suspected thief. After arrest and a Lakeside hearing the man was bound over to district court on $800 bond. The Briggs brothers receive praise for quick action against a noted idle laborer class.
Wartur KR. Kent reports six horses shot on his Alliance area hay meadow on Saturday March 14. A mare bled from shoulder wounds while his stallion died from shots to the head and brain. Four hunters camped on his land deny firing. others claim no involvement. Loss estimated up to $600. Kent warns offenders will be made an example of.
The Star restaurant stove exploded Sunday morning damaging the kitchen and forcing closure until Monday while insurers repair the fire damage. Monday afternoon a boy lit a match near Mrs Moran's hay stack, igniting a barn fire that the fire department quickly controlled to prevent further destruction.
Eighteen applicants for city mail delivery took a postal service examination last Saturday at the high school under A. J. Bauman of Grand Island. Three carriers will be appointed with salaries from 600 to 1000 dollars a year. Results depend on postal district officials in St Paul and will be forwarded to Washington and Postmaster Task by May first.
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