Railroad Crew Notes From Alliance Local
Brakeman Merk is seriously ill with typhoid fever and Conductor W W Johnson has a badly mashed finger. Various staff moves include Conductor A N Hoskins out sick and Tom Griffeth in charge of car and crew. There are local travels, hospital updates, a near death accident on engine 2018, and a hobo incident. The McCorkle block office in Alliance opens with J C Wakeman as manager and H C Hurt as assistant.
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A. N. Hoskins
Tom Griffeth
Carter
Haggaman
Reno
St Agnes Academy Class Play Caecilia At May 19
The Seniors of St. Agnes Academy present the class play Caecilia on Friday May 19 at the Phe lan Opera House. Tickets 50 cents at Holsten's. The drama follows Caecilia a wealthy Roman lady who becomes Valerian’s wife and faces Septimus Egeria and Decius amid Christian persecution ending with Caecilia’s martyrdom and adoption of Agnes by Emperor Alexander.
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St. Agnes Academy
Caecilia
Phelan Opera House
Holsten’s
Quintitian
Valedeon
Septimus
Villany
Decius
Pope Urban
Decian
Egeria
Everia
Alexander
Rome
Real Estate Transfers and Property Tracts Noted
Transfers include Campbell to Grece Copperwell for 6400 dollars in Section 18 Township 26 Range 47. Westley to Brow for Duncan additions on North Side Residence Tracts priced at 500 dollars. Cannon to Olds for NE Section 25 Township 27 Range 50 at 1 dollar. Pederson to Warren for Sheridan and Wyoming Additions totaling 2750 dollars. Olds to Pierce for NEW Section 26 Township 27 Range 50 at 4800 dollars.
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Campbell
C. P. Campbell
Grece Copperwell
Nettle F. Westley
David N. Brow
Duncan
T. C. Cannon
Harold R. Olds
John Pederson
Warren VY
Sheridan
Wyoming
Alliance
Keith L. Pierce
Committee Meeting on Alliance Telephone System Change
The committee appointed to study replacing the ground circuit telephone system at Alliance with a metallic circuit will meet at eight o clock Friday evening May 12. Members listed include H M J Ellis J W Thomas E T Kibble T J Beal J A Mallory S K Warrick B F Gilman. They will be notified of the meeting place. Mrs Pettingill leaves for Hot Springs where her husband runs a summer soft drink parlor.
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Alliance
HM. J. Ellis
John W. Thomas
E. T. Kibble
T. J. Beal
J. A. Mallory
K. Warrick
B. F. Gilman
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Cora Lewis
Around thirty women gathered at Mrs Willis’s home last Thursday evening for a surprise party honoring Mrs Cora Lewis. The group played 600 with prizes won by Mrs Jas Keeler, Mrs A N Hoskins, and Mrs Dick Waters, and Mrs Waters drew an ace. Mrs Lewis received second prize and was presented with a set of silver knives and forks. Mrs Willis and Mrs Robert Birney served lunch as the gathering wished Mrs Lewis many happy returns.
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Willis
Cora Lewis
Jas. Keeler
A. N. Hoskins
Dick Waters
Mrs. Lewis
New Haney Supply Co. branch opens in Alliance
The Haney Supply Co. a branch of Central Supply Co. of Kansas expands its presence in Alliance with a new business outlet offering building materials and hardware.
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The
Haney Supply Co
Central Supply Co. of
Kansas
Central Lumber Co
Hemingford
Coal
Nebraska
Alliance contestant vies for World-Herald prize
Miss Blanche Macdonald registers as a candidate in the Omaha World-Herald voting contest for a Europe trip. The district covers northwest Nebraska, the Black Hills region, and parts of Wyoming, with votes earned by coupons and subscriptions.
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Blanche Macdonald
Omaha World-Herald
Europe
the World-Herald
Nebraska
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
The
World-Herald
Miss Macdonald
Macdonald
B. F. Gilman
Alliance National Bank
New Store Getting Good Trade at Local Co-Operative
The Railroad Men's Co-Operative store at 204 Box Butte Avenue, near the First National Bank, shows strong early sales and rising trade. Manager J. C. Berry, salesmen Lee Moore and bookkeeper Ethel Miller, with delivery service, report brisk groceries for Alliance and surrounding country.
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Box Butte Avenue
First National Bank
Herald
J. C. Berry
Alliance
Jack
Lee Moore
Ethel Miller
the Herald
Local Correspondence Notes Various Community Moves
Elton Spain works for Frank Johnson. Edwin Owen lost a valuable horse last week. Mrs. Joseph Farley is recovering from illness. A Bjordand was in Alliance on business. Essig operates a Reno to Hewitt mall and passenger service twice weekly.
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Edwin Owen
Reno
Hewitt
Essig
Kilpatrick's men move from Big Dam to Kimball
Kilpatrick's unit finished at the Big Dam and pulled stakes for Kimball. Geo Severson and Ed Douker traveled to Angora on Wednesday. Jon Burna made a business trip to Alliance on Tuesday. Henry Derr paloused his mare to Minatare on Wednesday, Cal Derr went to Minatare Saturday and returned Monday morning after the storm.
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Kilpatrick
Kimball
Geo. Severson
Ed Douker
Angora
Jon Burna
Alliance Tues
Henry Derr
Minatare
Cal Derr
Minatare Sat
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Snow Fall Delivers Deep Ground Good for Crops
Dani McLean reports Gov. Ditch remains inaccessible as heavy snow falls. The winter blanket will moisture the soil and end prolonged dry spell concerns for farmers.
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Dani McLean
Gov. Ditch
Alliance Telephone Operators Handle Thousands of Calls
The central exchange at Alliance processes a huge volume of calls daily. In a 24 hour period 6,972 calls were handled, 6,725 of them in a 15 hour span averaging 448 per hour. Head operator Mrs. Chaffey oversees the smooth, quiet workflow.
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Alliance
the Herald
Alliance Telephone Exchange
Chaffey
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W. W. Johnson
Ault
Lincoln
Clyde Laing
Gilbert Kays
Litchfield
Carl Rockey
Broken Bow
Harry Johnson
Virginia
Iowa Points
A. N. Hosking
Grand Island
R. E. Spencer
Denver
Ward Miller
Co-Operative
John Leidtka
Harrisburg, Penn
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Ray Deteline
Crawford
Mrs. Deteline
Wm. Morris
T. F. Brantley
Litchfield, Minn
Toliser
Jesse Toliser
Helen Short
Slater
Tigpatcher Mosher
Ohio
Mosher
West Switch
Agnes
World-Herald Prize
Werald
Mise Macdonald
Quaker Valley
Elton Spain
Frank Johnson
Joseph Farley
A. Bjordand
Malinda Squibbs
W. V. Beal & Sons
Pederson
Rowan
Babbitt, Deuel & CO
Rumner Block
John Snoddy
Showers
May Snoddy
Treas
Nelson Fletcher
Fire Insurance Agency
Nebraska State Building and Loan Association
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