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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
9
Senator Arthur Capper argues against universal military training citing rising taxes, national debt, and the need to boost production. He contends a large pool of trained veterans exists and warns the Wadsworth bill would tax the economy further while failing to address urgent farm labor shortages.
Alliance and surrounding area scenes with visits from residents, moves to Denver, and local injuries. Prairie ranch and farm activity includes sale at William Rust farm, cattle and horses sold by Otto Becker, and locals moving to Chicago, Bloomington, and Douglas. Households, hospital visit, and spring tailoring ads appear among routine notices.
Otto Matz and family visited Bb. Garrett's home while Mrs. Hadly returned from town. Elmer Shanks came back to town to work as a carpenter. Brown Griffith and family visited F. M. Nason. Ross DeWester Vergel Weasel and kin spent Sunday at T. J. Lawrence's. John Lawrence came out for his car. Ed F Zochol and family moved.
The narrative points to Herbert A. Copsey of Alliance as a key figure and Palmer emerging as a leaseholder alongside the Nebraska Potash works which runs a plant at Antioch. Palmer gave orders to Clay.
Wyoming Drilling Trust, about twenty Scotts Bluff men, struck oil in the Poison Spider Field near Casper. The wall yields 560 barrels daily and they aim to reach gas with a 14 inch casing. They own three rigs and have a gas main into Casper nearing completion by May first.
The Supreme Court spent about three hours Monday hearing a Sheridan County potash case. Plaintiffs won a lower court judgment against the Nebraska Potash company and other defendants.
In Sheridan County four men Frank H. Palmer Lemuel M. Clay Lee Owen and Helmer Haglund formed Palmer Potash Products after failing mining work. They leased Ashburger lake land claiming title to potash rich waters but later discovered Palmer held only a contract to buy the land. Settlement seeks damages and judgment for about 191 086 dollars with disagreements over profits.
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