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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
1
Penrose E. Romig presents arguments for a municipal heating plant in Alliance. He cites financial viability, steam supply, and required funding, outlining cost, installation, and tax implications while stressing voter decision and council duty to act if approved.
The local land office rejected filings on three tracts in a Friday drawing with appeals to Washington. Winners named include Edsey J. Kerley, Stone J. Bollinger, Horace G. Edwards, and Mary A. McDermott. others like Charles Walters contested Peterson’s land award claiming prior settlement. A hearing is set for April 24 in Alliance Nebraska.
Penrose E. Romig mayor of Alliance Nebraska proclaims the week of April 10 as clean-up and paint-up week to improve streets alleys and private premises. He urges cooperation from businesses clubs welfare groups schools and residents to make Alliance a cleanest healthiest city in Nebraska citing recent big fires and property loss. Dated March 24 1916.
A Tuesday gathering at president W L Griffith’s home drew record attendance for Box Butte Farmers Club. County agent F M Seidell spoke on seed treatment and a potato growers group, while W D Fisher praised club cooperation with the Alliance Commercial Club for road work and irrigation plans. A proposal set up joint committees to seek state funding for deep well irrigation, and a discussion touched on drag road costs, public rest rooms, and city dumping concerns affecting farms.
Luther Brumley and wife and baby were taken toward the country by Ed Miller to avoid authorities. Miller faces a contempt hearing in Judge Berry's court as child welfare workers seek to place the three week old infant in state care after evidence of unsafe home conditions. Miss Stephens prepared to take the child to Lincoln for placement in the State Home for Dependent Children.
Mrs Wm Bignell completed a long east and south journey starting in Alliance then visiting St Louis Belleville Jeffersonville New Albany Louisville and across the Ohio into Indiana Kentucky and Alabama praising Birmingham for its lack of saloons. She notes Birmingham as the best place she struck on the trip.
John Wiker manager of a branch of Music Supply Company plans a new store in Alliance within a short time. It will occupy part of the Haddor ane House space in the First Nazi Bank building and serve as a distributing point and sales agency for phonographs and records. Wiker is in Omaha selecting stock while W. M. Robinson of Box Butte county finances the venture. Robinson opened a piano store in Alliance nine years ago and still operates it. he farms 150 acres nearby and spoke positively about current business conditions.
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