Hayes Indian killed by Sammy Lucky in Alliance tragedy
Ed Hayes a full blood Choctaw Oklahoma Indian living as a colored man in Alliance was shot and killed early Wednesday by Sammy Lucky a colored youth at the Third street and Laramie avenue corner. Lucky fired twice first hitting Hayes in the shoulder then in the head. The motive involved Mrs Hester Clemmons a colored woman from Lead South Dakota. Hayes and Clemmons had left a dance when Lucky followed and shot. Lucky surrendered and was jailed with witnesses naming Clemmons and Norwood involved in the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hayes
Alliance
Sammy Lucky
Third Street
Laramie Avenue
Lucky
Hayes
Hester Clemmons
Lead
South Dakota
Duluth
Minn
West Superior Street
Marks Hall
Hamilton
Co, EB. Hershman
Darling Undertaking Establishment
McCorkle
South Alliance
Landord
Gertrude Jackson
Burlington Tracks
Newberry Warehouse
Hhis
Iver-Johnson
Norwood
Burlington
Clemmons
Tiat
Knowles
Mex
Clem
Thes
Labor Day Celebration Draws 2000 at Alliance Fairgrounds
Labor Day events at the Alliance fairgrounds drew an estimated 2,000 attendees. The day featured races, a horse race, ball games between Burlington machinists and Hemingford, and prize contests for youths including sack races and foot races with multiple winners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Fair Grounds
Bushnell
Mallory
Commercial Club
Jack
C. L. Lester & Company
Bullock
Benjamin Harrison
Zediker
Burlington Railroad
Boiler Makers
MACH
Boiler
Carlson
Rockey McNulty
Whaley Wright
Pilkington Commond
Price Ruck
Butter Miller
Mart Nolan Field
Dickinson Homan
Edwards Huneleker
Machinists
Boilermakers
Hopkins and
Rolfson
Hemingford
Copsey and Pilkington
Amsberry
Whaley Brougt
B. Walker
Sanford
Alliance Hemingford Prolen
Sanford Fenning
Leon Alter
Homer Barnes
Chester Yount
James Cusick
Lucile Butler
Gladys McCool
Pearl Campbell
Ghatys McCool
Frances Wormwood
Boye
Ray Butler
Vern Butler
Donald Katen
Charlee Crones Hoye
Wee
Weeley Katet
Lest Price
Lambert Rotest
Victor Martin
James Cusiek
Bryan Plans Chicken Hunt Tour Through Southwest
William Jennings Bryan Charley Bryan and Edgar Howard arrived by train 41 for a two day chicken hunt on Hall & Graham ranch south of Alliance. They stayed at the O Keefe home before heading to the ranch and will travel to Albuquerque Prescott and Tuscon to speak about prohibition and Nebraska issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Charley
Edgar Howard
Graham Ranch
Alliance
Charley Bryan
Lincoln
Big Hall & Graham Ranch
Mirty
Robert Graham
T. J. O'Keefe
Jenee
Hernin
Mr. Bryan
Tuncon
Art
Hox Hutte Avenue
Bryan
Denver
South
Alberquerque
New Mexico
Herald
Prescott
Ariz
Phoenix
Tuscon
Car of Lumber Burns on Track Near Crawford
A car of shingles under Conductor W R Cunningham burned on the track east of Crawford Tuesday evening. Nearby a tank car of gasoline was moved to safety as crews cleared debris. The derick from Alliance arrived after delays. the burned car and its steel frame were warped and ruined by heat. The shingles were destined for a Forest City lumber firm and No 42 was held four and a half hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Cunningham
Crawford
Alliance
Forest City
No. 42
Indians Invade Alliance in Show Tour Stop
A Sioux band traveling with Charlie Irwin's wild west show arrived in Alliance on their way to Pine Ridge South Dakota. They paused to train transfers and shopped in stores but spent little money. Some will rejoin the troupe, others head home to the Dakota reservation after this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Imkota
Charlie Irwin
Kansas City
Cheyenne
Dakota
Sidney
Dlack Hills
Wild Wert Concern
Allinee
Stephens buys Bon Ton cafe and sells fixtures
F F Stephens proprietor of Stephens Bakery purchased the Bon Ton cafe early this week and sold the fixtures to J M Miller of the Alliance Cafe and Cy Laing of the Silver Grill. They plan to use the fixtures. Stephens expects to move the bakery soon to the former Onion cafe location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Stephens
Stephens
Bon Ton Cafe
J. M Miller
Alliance Cafe
Cy Laing
The
Silver Grill
Lowry Opens Exclusive Shoe Store at 206 Box Butte
G W Lowry announces the opening of his exclusive shoe stock at 206 Box Butte avenue on Friday. The store offers men’s ladies’ and children’s shoes in popular styles from an experienced showman with twenty five years in the business. High quality goods expected to attract strong patronage.
Alliance Schools Opened With Record Enrollment
The Alliance Schools opened on Tuesday with a record enrollment of 824 names on the rolls. Emerson School reported 260 pupils and Central 390. last year’s first month total was 789. New staff include Prof. R. B. Holch as director of manual training and mathematics and Miss Mary Wilson guiding German and Latin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Schools
Pate
Emerson School
Central
R. B. Holch
Gilman, Ill
Department of
Manual Training
Holch
University of Mllinois
University of Louisiana
Mary Wilson
Rushville
Mise Wilson
Sherdeman
Salt Lake City
Wilson
Laurel
Neligh
Germany
Misa Lucado
Fairfield
Nebr
Chambers
Sidney
Peru State Normal
Mabel Walter
North Platte
Walter
Kearney
Alliance
Banquet Honors Alliance Firefighters After Café Blaze
Alliance fire department earned praise after dousing a gasoline heater blaze at the Alliance Café. Owner J. M. Miller hosted a multi course banquet for the crew, with attendees including Romig Moffeon Atwell Cole Pilkington Nicolas Gladson Harold Snyder Lloyd Thomas Schafer, and Mr Miller. Miss Martha Lux, lauded as a heroine, was toasted and Miller was made an honorary member before the crew returned to city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Fire Department
Alliance Cafe
J. M. Miller
Romig
Molfeon
Atwell
Cole
Pilkington
Nicolas
Death of Miss Hampton
The funeral for Miss Josephine Hampton who died Wednesday afternoon will be held at her home 606 Cheyenne avenue at 2 o clock Friday. Born October 1892 she was twenty four at death after years of nervous illness and melancholia. Interment Greenwood Cemetery with Rev J B Carna officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Hampton
Hampton
Cheyenne Avenue
Alliance Public Schools
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Allance
Greenwood Cemetery
J. B. Carna
Methodist Church
Gordon Dutch Hiwnitt and Rey Trabert Wrestle at Fair
About 3 000 to 3 500 fans watched Alliance middleweight wrestlers Dutch Hiwnitt and Rey Trabert wrestle twenty three minutes as a prelude to Joe Stecher and his brother Anton. Major the pacing horse won all three heats in the free for all trot, earning 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiwnitt
Rey Trabert
Alliance
Maunier
Trabert
W. R. Harper
Beckwith
Box Butte
Aviation fair to proceed with no fly no pay rule
The American Aviation Association will replace Captain McMillen at the Box Butte county fair with expert aviator W. E. Bowers. A new contract requires flight activity for payment, citing fickle air currents and public interest, aiming to honor McMillen’s dates and prevent protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Aviation Association
McMillen
Box Butte County
Aviation Association
W. E. Bowers
Box Butte County Fair
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Laramie
Call Boy
Billings
Curtis
J. A. Dolan
Wm Pullman
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald
Rational Committee
William Jennings ‘Bryan
Irwin
F. Stephen
Laing and Miller
Wellerware
Rhein & Rousey’s
Wild
U. S. Senate
Ashurst and
Penrose
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Owen
Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Ashurst
Smoot
Utah
Ashurat
Pensylvania
M. Miller
Miss Hampton
Gordon
Sheridan County Fair
Allanece
Bowers
Cap. McMillen
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