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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
7
The speaker, identified as Commissioner in the Third District, announces candidacy for county commissioner in Box Butte Nebraska subject to Democratic primaries on July 18. He touts road improvements and a business-like administration with a platform of equality and justice for all guided by the masons on road location.
A fragment notes the play Clarence by Booth Tarkington, with a stated royalty of 25 dollars. The text laments the fate of Willie and warns against questioning commands or arguing, framing a moral about labor and worth.
Lakeside residents and visitors fill a week with shopping trips to Alliance and nearby towns. Frank DeFrance and Anna Tyler wed in Alliance, with comments on the groom’s service and the bride’s family roots. Local and ranch folks, from the Star ranch to the Lakeside area, travel for business, gatherings, and social events while Miles, DeBord, Lindley, and Roe families are cited in various town activities.
Hemingford residents and visitors are cited in a string of short notes. Mr and Mrs Williams and children drove to Alliance for the weekend. Stella Hall is ill with smallpox. Hemingford residents report several travelers through town and a well attended dance at Wilkins.
Wheat prices show varied declines with some gains on spot bids across classes. Corn and oats hold near steady with mixed futures. rye and yellow varieties fluctuate. Hog receipts large with slow trading. prices mostly steady to lower for lambs and sheep. cattle values range with several classes shown. Tanlac noted as a popular remedy in want ads.
The May 8 cattle sale at Omaha shows 5,300 head and a range of prices with choice to prime steers at 8.25 to 8.65, good to choice steers 7.70 to 8.15, and fair to good steers 7.55 to 7.75, reflecting strong demand across grades.
The Chamber of Commerce reports many calls for farm hands at the free employment office. Plans consider importing experienced workers for Box Butte County and the northern territory. One man from Hay Springs sought employment Saturday. several placements were made that day.
Mr George Jenkins transacted business in Chadron Thursday. Miss Vera Miller and Miss Marjorie Pollard spent the weekend in Chadron visiting Miss Helen Andrew and Miss Edith Pennington at the normal. Helen Andrew cut the end off a finger on a bread cutter. Mr Andrew and someone hauled potatoes in from the ranch last week. Tanlac advertised by F B Holsten promises good appetite digestion and sleep.
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