Emily S Butler 1835 Pioneer Consigned to Greenwood
An obituary records Emily S Schooley Butler born 1825 near Salem Ohio. married Moses Butler 1845. lived in Cedar County Iowa then Alliance Iowa. died at daughter Emma Norton’s home aged 83. She leaves four children, honored at funeral. simple Christian life praised. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. A separate item notes Jack Kennedy’s surprise at a council gift: a solid gold hunting case watch valued at $90 crafted by Barnes.
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Emily S. Butler
Alliance
W.W. Norton
Emily Schooley
Salem
D. W. Butler
Emma B. Norton
D. M. Butler
Lincoln
Mary B. Cross
White Lake
S. D
Grandma Butler
Noday
Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Alliance Council
Knights of Columbus
Barnes
Will Organize a Militia Company in Alliance
A group of young men in Alliance are gathering names to form a state militia company. They have over thirty eligible recruits and plan to use the city hall as their meeting and headquarters. The organizers expect drills marches and state encampments to be a feature of local military progress and urge more youth to join.
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Alliance
Johnny
Ex Grand Knight Honored by Knights of Columbus Members
J B Kennedy longtime grand knight of Alliance council No 975 Knights of Columbus received a gold watch as a surprise honor at the council chamber after regular business. Father McNamara delivered the presentation jesting about Kennedy’s timepiece and punctuality before the group.
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J. B. Kennedy
Alliance Council No
Knights of Columbus
Kennedy
Father McNamara
Brother Kennedy
Alliance lodge vows to oppose saloon maintenance in city
At a special meeting of Alliance lodge No. 623 B of L F and E in Alliance Nebraska on March 21 1908 the committee on resolutions records opposition to saloons and states it will use influence to abolish them General Chairman N C Allen and committee members A F Brantner C S Snavely W J Grabbert signed the resolution
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Alliance Lodge
L. F
Alliance
Nebraska
N. C. Allen
A. F. Brantner
C. S. Snavely
W. J. Grabbert
Reeves Plow Outfits Sell Across Western States
Reeves company sales show steam plow outfits in high demand in western states. T. P. Kelsey of Morehead Montana Aman ten Bensel of Cambridge Nebraska visited Alliance to inspect Carr & Lotspeich plowing with a Reeves unit and purchased two outfits for shipment. Carr & Lotspeich expect heavy seasonal work and note a second or third plow could be needed. Market demand rides on expanding cultivation across the region.
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Reeves Company
Messrs
T. P. Kelsey
Morehead
Mont
Aman
Ten Bensel
Cambridge
Furnas County
Neb
Alliance
Carr & Lotspeich
Reeves
F. Herber
B. KR. Bonney
Mesars
Mrs. J. M. Kuhn Passes Away at Hemingford
Mrs. Mary Kuhn wife of John M. Kuhn died yesterday of liver cancer at her Hemingford home after a hospital operation in Council Bluffs last fall. About fifty she was a pioneer in the county having settled near Hemingford over twenty years ago. Funeral is set for Friday and condolences are extended to the bereaved family.
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Mary Kuhn
John M. Kuhn
Hemingford
Koho
Council Bluffs
Richards
Maggie Killeen
Alliance
D. C. Regan
Lead
Thos
Regan
Kleeman
Hough
Dawes County
L. Bueschsenstein
Carl Holst
Chicago
Girard Fire Insurance Company
Luke Phillips
A. S. Enyeart
Luther Neeland
Temperance Meeting Speakers Schedule Listed
Alliance hosts a series of temperance talks inviting all to attend. Speakers include Dr Samuel Z Batten of Lincoln on March 29 J L McBrien Nebraska Public Schools on March 30 Rev Father Murphy of Seward on April 1 Elmer E Thomas of Omaha on April 2 and Judge H M Sullivan of Broken Bow on April 4.
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Samuel Z, Batten
Lincoln
J. L. McBrien
Nebraska Public Schools
Mon
Father Murphy
Seward
Elmer E. Thomas
Omaha
H. M. Sullivan
Broken Bow
Haley Vaudeville Company Plays Hemingford This Week
The Haley Vaudeville company, which has performed at the Phelan opera house for several nights, travels to Hemingford today to continue the rest of the week. The group is described as good clean entertainment that has pleased audiences nightly and is expected to attract strong local patronage.
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Haley
Phelan Opera House
Hemingford
Simall
Alliance Notes Read Like Local Gossip Page
Alliance locals record social visits and travels from Hemingford and nearby towns. Residents such as Mrs. W C Taylor, C A Newberry and Co, and many others are mentioned with trips to Denver, Lincoln, and Des Moines. a bank facelift, a vaudeville rumor, and railroad figures highlight community life.
City Teachers Take Vacation For Conference
The Board of Education grants city teachers a day off Friday to attend the Western Nebraska Teachers' association meeting in Bridgeport on Friday and Saturday this week.
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McBrien
City
Teachers' Association
Bridgeport
Alliance
Board of Education
Western Nebraska Teachers’ Association
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J. M. Kuhn
Good Vaudeville Company
Geo, Hedgecock
Chas
Tully
Frank Nagelschneider
Patrick Kinsley
C. A. Newberry and Co
Aspenwall
Platte Valley
W. C. Taylor
Davidson
Denver
Ira
Lee Roland
Anna Beaumont
Mrs. Thomas
Aurora
J. O. Thomas
Scotty Henderson
A. J. Faulk
Anna Glensdale
Mitchell Index
Joseph McNamara
Beemer
R. J. Lawrence
John A. Love
Ed Sweezey
Arthur Hubbell
The
Herald
Oshkosh
Dr. S. 2
Batten
Nebr
Baptist Church
Union Temperance
Charles Mitchell
West
Reno
Nevada
Bertha Mohr
Rushville
Mayme McCawley
Carrie Johnson
Custer, S. D
Business
C. F. Dutton
Grand Island
H. G. Tyler
Reddick
L. Sampy
Nonpieil
B. A. Shepherd
Mr. Tyler
Stanley & Eaton
G. L. McDowell
Sheridan County
Mesdames Stanley and
Eaton
Gene Hall
Excelsior Springs
Knight
Dr. Knight
Johnny Carey
Nellie Hillier
Cooper
Sheridan
J. C. Jordon
Harry Jordon
Gordon
Hay Springs
Barnett
First National Bank
Fort Dodge
Iowa
C. W. Ackerman
Nate Hart
Hart
Cal Vinsel
Russell
Roy Beckwith
Roy
Mr. Beck
F. W. Feidler
David City
Feidler
David
E. H. Scott
Baldwin Piano Works
Sidney
Mr. Scott
G. D. Carrington, Jr
Auburn
Carrington
Chas. Wetherall
Ralph Beal
Belmont
Beal Brothers
Box Butte
Ole Gilbert
Stephen Holt
Gilbert
John J. Fay
Downs
Kansas
Ralph Worley
Mr. Worley
Mr. Fay
Val Wright
Vol
Solomon River
Herman Peters
Pacific Coast
George Burke
J. C. Ferrell
Rock Island
M. Vaughan
O'Neill
B. H. Freeman
Deadwood
J. L. Berryhill
Black Hills
W. L. Austin
Seneca
A. F. Hendergren
Havelock
J. J. Sam
Wife
Liberty
Mrs. W. J. Connors
J. W. Dickinson
Engineer
A. H. Robbins
H. H. Adams
Ethel Nolan
W. H. Allgeier
Stanley Krajicek
Irma Hancock
Spearfish
C. B. Hancock
W. A. Miller
Crawford
Inez Hunt
E. W. Fitt
C. A. Wetheral
G. L. Milliken
Geo. D. Darling
Regan’s
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