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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
6
Antioch residents engage in various activities from Red Cross play under Mrs E G Morris to evangelistic meetings starting September 25. Local families travel, return home, and take jobs at Nebraska Potash Works, with teachers and officials arriving for the new school term and church activities underway.
Hoffland Mrs. B C Crist returned home after a week's visit with her parents in Anselmo. Frank Brown returned from Wyoming and will likely move in spring after filing a claim. Mrs J Z Howe is ill with asthma at home. Mrs Jim Jamison came home from Alliance after dental work. Mrs H A Heeckinger visiting her sister Mrs C Conwell who has been ill. Coswell is better now. Mrs J H Show's mother Mrs Marwell not expected to live. Mrs Show with her mother. In Omaha Mrs Hire left to be with her mother. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Chas Brockway's home with refreshments served by Mesdames Brockway and A W Brewer. Five new boilers and three new swingers added to the boiler room. openice of school delayed awaiting new building completion. The new building will be used for the primary.
The new church building nears completion while furnishings have not yet arrived. A larger motorized moving picture machine is being installed in the cinema building. Sam Trovwt becomes head cook at the new house. Harold Jamison born to J. H. Shaw in Peach Nebr. Dan Hoppus learns his brother Monday has died, with parents departing for support.
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A robust week opening at Union Stock Yards South Omaha shows cattle prices steady to higher with beef steers and dairy cows in demand. Feeder lambs command top bids up to 17.50 while hogs run light. lambs and feeders dominate activity as buyers from shippers and packers push prices higher than the prior week.
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