Reservoir contract lets council approves ordinances
At a special meeting the council let the reservoir contract to Nebraska Construction Co. for 8715 with Omaha rival bid 10610. pipe line bids rejected. Milk and cemetery ordinances passed and printed in full. Louis Lariverre won cemetery chapel bid at 876. Emyre sprinkler bought for 312.50. Chair chairs bid to George D Darling at 2.56 each. City joins legal defense association over septic tank patent dispute. Council to meet Saturday night.
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City
Nebraska Construction Co
Lincoln
Cales Construction Co
Omaha
Herald
Romig
Alliance
Louis Lariverre
American Seating Co
Chicago
Miller Bros
Geo. D. Darling
Darling
Farmers Club Plans County Wide Potato Improvement
The Farmers Club met Tuesday at Herman Trabert’s east of Alliance with about forty attendees. They discussed organizing multiple clubs across Box Butte county linked by a county organization and elect F. M. Seidell as honorary member and adviser. The next meeting is set for June 20 at Mr Seidel’s home in Alliance.
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Farmers Club
Herman Trabert
Alliance
Box Butte County
F. M. Seidell
Boxing promoter Lyons held on assault charge after street clash
Danny Lyons a bartenier at the Everett Cook sstoon was arrested this morning on a warrant sworn by William King charging him with assault to commit great bodily harm. The incident followed a postponed boxing event and a street confrontation near the Newberry building on Wednesday night. Lyons posted $500 bond to appear at the preliminary hearing Tuesday morning. The dispute is linked to post primary election tensions.
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Danny Lyons
Bartenier
Everett Cook
William King
Aera
Danny
Opera Bhouse
Lyons
Newberry Beilding
King
Twelve Apartments in New $22,000 Structure
Construction began last week on a three story stucco apartment house on Laramie avenue by contractor T. L. Graves of Selma California for conductor John McDonald. The building will cost about $22,000 with home labor and materials. it will have ten five room and two six room units, heated by Moline Vacuum Vapor system, with daily janitorial service, laundry, storage, and porches. Occupancy is slated for September.
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John McDonald
Laramie Avenue
T. L. Graves
Selma
Calif
Western Nebraska Publishers Association Organized in Gering
Publishers from Scotts Bluff Morrill and Box Butte counties met in Gering Nebraska May 18 to form the Western Nebraska Publishers Association. E T Westervelt of Scotts Bluff County Semi Weekly Republican was elected president with Lloyd Thomas of The Alliance Herald as secretary. The group aims to extend its reach into the northern panhandle while avoiding conflict with the state association. A banquet hosted by A B Wood featured remarks by Mayor A N Mathers of Gering. The next meeting will be in Bridgeport on June 17 hosted by Bruce Wilcox and C D Casper.
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Western Nebraska
Scotts Bint
Morrill
Box Butte
Gering
Nebr
Western Nebraska Publishers Association
E. T. Westervelt
Scotts Bluff
Republican
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance Herald
Panhandle
State Association of Newspapers
A. B. Wood
Gering Courier
A. N. Mathers
North Platte Valley
Mathers
Geriie
Bridgeport
Bruce Wilcox
The
News- Blade
C. D. Casper
Bridgeport Herald Ae
Inventor Editor Westervelt Unveils New Wringer Device
Westervelt of the Scottsbluff Republican introduces a novel wringer for newspapers. The device is described as far ahead of recent inventions and will be shown in a model at the Publishers Association meeting on June 17 in Bridgeport, with full details to follow after the event.
Yardman Orange Injured Setting Brakes At Local Yards
Orange, a Burlington railroad yardman, fell from a freight car top while applying brakes Wednesday night. He broke his right arm near the wrist and is under care of Dr. C. K. E. Hershman. expected to be laid up for several weeks.
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Orange
Ann J. B. Orange
Burlington Railroad
C KE Hershman
Baseball club formation planned in Alliance
A meeting will be held at the Alliance Times office next Tuesday evening May 25 to organize a city baseball club for Alliance. Interested parties include Secretary Guthrie of the Commercial Club, P D Gleason, Prof. Crawford, B H Sallows of the Times, C E B Amsberry of The Herald, C O Pugh, W O Barnes, and Leonard Pilkington, fire chief.
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Alliance Times
Alliance
City Hall
Guthrie
Commercial Club
P. D. Gleason
Prof. Crawford
BH. J. Sallows
the Times
C. EB. Amsberry
the Herald
C. O. Pugh
W. 0. Barnes
Leonard Pilkington
Fire Department
Dandelions Contest Attracts Alliance Youths
The Herald announces a dandelion killing contest for Alliance youths with weekly prizes. Week one ends May 19 at 6 pm, entries due at The Herald office. Prizes include a girl’s pair of shoes from George A Molring and a boy’s pocket knife from Rhein Rousey.
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Herald
Alliance
George A. Molring
Rhein-Rousey Company
A. J. Macey
Woman's Club
Guthrie
Alliace Commercial Club
First State Bank
Herald Office
Sirle
A. J. Macy
Alliance Polence
Pioneer Citizen Gilman Dies in Rochester Hospital
B F Gilman longtime Box Butte county public figure and first county superintendent of schools died April 6 at Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester Minnesota after a heart condition. He was born April 24 1865 near Darling ton Wis and lived twenty nine years in Alliance and Mondovi Wis. Survived by wife Mrs Gilman daughter Marjory and son Schuyler and sister Dr Helen Roberts and brothers S G and C W Gilman. Burial planned in Mondovi Wis with family and close friend BE Wills assisting.
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B. F. Gilman
Alliance
Mayo Brothers' Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Madison
Wis
State University
Box Butte County
Republican
Allance Building and Loan Association
Helen Roberts
Great Falls
Mont
8. G
C. W. Gilnan
Mondovi, Wis
Busy session of Club Directors outlines plans and funding
The Commercial Club held a three hour meeting in which budget progress was reported with the year’s budget above $4200. A state convention representative will be chosen for Omaha May 24 to 26. The club aims to host the 1917 Nebraska Funeral Directors convention and plans pamphlets with road maps into Alliance. funds were approved for a new double bass and increased musician stipends to support weekly concerts May through September.
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Omaha
Commercial Clube
Guthrie
George D. Darling
Nebraska Association of Funeral Directors
Hastings
H. J. Young
Young
Acquitted of Charge of Stealing Cattle
Eli Holt of Alliance was found not guilty by a Bridgeport district court jury after a trial before Judge Hobert. Evidence showed Holt traded a cow for the two steers involved, and cattle were recovered via replevin after a Heminegford sale, with local officials and witnesses testifying.
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Eli Holt Pound
Bridgeport
Eli Holt
Alliance
Joe Smith
Bayard
Hobert
Box Butte
Heminegford
Cal Cox
Robert Graham
Nebraska Stockgrowers Asociation
J. W. Miller
Curtis
C. E. Morgan
McDonald
Morrill County
Wm. Mitchell
Wright
Scottabluff
Wm. Ritchie
Holt
J. E. Leemaster
Trobt. Gregg
Pat Maroney
H. C. Long
Clyde Reitnour
A. R. Kugler
W. 8. Hassett
Nile Anderson
E. Greatsard
H. C. Burke
A. Reitnour
John Wheeler
Kibble Sells Large Reed Place Farm East of Alliance
M D Healy of Denver via T Kibble & Co bought the 6564 acre Reed place east of Alliance from D R Bicher of Milford for 40 per acre. He plans an immense alfalfa operation and will relocate to the farm, bringing alfalfa expertise and a history of selling seed to the government.
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M. D. Healy
Denver
T. Kibble & Company
Alliance
Reed Place
Box Butte
Healy
D. R. Bicher
Milford
Colorado
Community thanks for successful state convention effort
Members of Post M. T. 1 A. express gratitude to Alliance business and professional men Alliance Commercial Club city officials and citizens for their cheerful assistance in making the recent Travelers Protective Association state convention a success. The expression of appreciation is published in the newspapers.
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Alliance Commercial Club
Officlala
Alliance 80
Travelers Protective Association
Post M
S W. Thompson
J. K. Hawee
Lloyd Thera
Local Man Adds Van Dyke to Name in Alliance Visit
Reports from Alliance describe Co U Canfield adding the title Van Dyke to his name as friends note the new chin beard. The change appeared during a visit to the city this morning drawing local curiosity.
Afro-American News Aims Higher Education Link
The Afro-American News issue for May expands with more news about colored people. Editor J. Minor reports good progress and encouragement. Professor Crome of Hastings College will deliver the annual address to Alliance High School graduates, a notable Presbyterian college figure visiting for the event.
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J. Minor
Minor
Crome
Hastings College
Alliance High School
Presbyterian College
Decoration Day Ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery
An afternoon Decoration Day program is planned at Greenwood Cemetery on May 34 at 3:00 pm under the auspices of Veterans groups. The event features music by the Alliance Band and the Mens Glee Club, with addresses by notable citizens, and transport by autos from Bos Butte and Third streets for fifty cents round trip.
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Greenwood Ceetery
Alliance Hand
Mens Glee Lab
Bos Butte
Third Streets
May Festival Promised by Alliance Musical Groups
The May Festival at the Presbyterian church near month’s end features the Men’s Glee Club and Women’s Choral Club with songs and drills by physical culture classes. Organizers urge broad support, seeing this as the start of a recurring community musical event in Alliance.
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Alliance
Presbyterian Church
Allance
Burlington surveyors probe new line to Guernsey Wyoming
A Burlington surveying party of eight in three cars arrived at Angora last Tuesday and began lines westward. Officials doubt the purpose, but locals suspect a plan to build a new Algora to Guernsey route, cutting the Northport climb and saving miles on the Alliance to Casper line where through trains start June 4.
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Burlington
Angora
Algora
Guernsey
Wyo
Northport
Wall Road
Alliance
Narrow Escape as Disturbance Fails to Endanger Men
Two Alliance newspapermen chased a disturbance in an early Sunday incident. After searching nearby rooms they found nothing until dawn when a traveling man’s echoing sounds spooked them. Cloudy weather saved them from sunrise observation and forced a daytime escape.
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Alliance
Cering
Bentiebte
Burials Courtesy Tribute to Local Helpers and Family
The family of the late Mrs. Lockwood thanks the Lady Maccabees W T U and the Christian Science society along with friends for their kind help at the burial. Signed by Mr. Lockwood Frances and Guy.
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Lady Maccabees
The
Christian Science Society
Mr. Lockwood
Frances
Guy
Communion Services at Methodist Church Sunday
Communion services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock conducted by the pastor.
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Methodist Church
Weather Report From Govt Observer Hicks
The government weather record kept by F. W. Hicks shows a seven day temperature range of 47 degrees with a high of 74 and a low of 27 and nearly one inch of precipitation. The coldest and warmest readings occurred on May 11 with temperatures and rainfall figures listed for each day.
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F. W. Hicks
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Laramie
Conductor McDonald
Nebraska
Baseball For Alliance
I. F. Gilman
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Mayo Brothers
Hex Butte
J. W. Guthrie
Kibble
Uneder
Vetere of Civil
Sperdoh Woo
People of Alliance
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Platte Valley
Gov't Observer Hicks
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