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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
4
Democratic and People's Independent candidate announces for Box Butte County Clerk Nebraska. Seeks inquiries into qualifications and asks for voters support.
Jd P JENSEN a Democratic Party nominee for County Commission invites voters in Box Hutte county to examine his citizen and official record and asks for their support based on that evaluation.
The 1912 Box Butte County Fair promises a bustling event with various exhibits and entertainment. Local plans emphasize livestock shows, horticultural displays, and community competitions, appealing to residents and visitors alike.
Report notes bets placed on Hacken Schmidt in a recent championship wrestling bout but Gotch won the money. The source cautions the text may not be original.
Dawes county fair runs in Chadron amid county events while Custer county fair is in Broken Bow and Thomas county fair in Thedford. Garden county fair schedules three days next week at Lewellen with shows and exhibitions.
A local notice urges readers to prepare for the Box Butte county fair of 1912 with confidence it will be the biggest and best event in western Nebraska. The piece emphasizes advance promotion and public support as essential to success.
In discussing Nebraska’s next year senatorial race the average citizen must avoid mixing two Norris figures. Congressman George W. Norris led the progressive Republican bid while Senator Norris Brown opposed for reelection.
Voters often seek independence from party lines, believing a shift away from machine politics would empower the common people. If voters decide by judgment rather than party pressure, laws may better protect citizens' rights, though the speaker notes limited current hope.
The Columbus Telegram notes the statewide primary is theoretically valid but practically weak. Judge Howard cautions against early judgments or overexpectation about primary results as voters prepare to head to the polls.
The speaker urges collective responsibility to fix faults from the primary by attending the next primary and encouraging others to participate. The message emphasizes civic engagement and voter turnout as essential steps.
H. T. Merriman of the Scorsbluff Star exonerates editor Mr. Barron from blame for items raised in The Herald two weeks earlier about union labor and a Taft veto in relation to Arizona and New Mexico statehood. The Starrettort letters were printed on the editorial page but not read by the editor before publication.
At a San Francisco banquet on the 4th, Senator Clapp of Minnesota, a Republican, denounced President Taft's action on the Arizona statehood bill and the recall issue. He condemned forcing electors to abandon convictions for Union admission, calling it a dark age tactic and a bribe to the people. He argued the recall fight is a last stand of special interests.
A Republican exchange mocks Governor Harmon of Ohio for clashing with President Taft. The Herald remains neutral on Harmon's candidacy, but suggests that if Harmon and other Republicans differ little, progressives and rank and file may prefer another nominee for president.
The Herald expects Governor Aldrich to stay a La Follette aligned insurgent, while Custer County Heacon notes many Democrats and progressives doubt his resolve yet say he will face tough sledding inside his party but has broad backing from Nebraskan voters who supported him last fall.
The article cites William Jennings Bryan criticizing President Taft for distrust of the people, centralized tendencies, and veto choices. It notes Bryan’s view that Taft hides policy in secrecy, fears majority rule, and uses patronage to control nominations while Arizona’s statehood framing is cited as an example of overreach.
The text argues that predatory interests coerce voters to back a presidential candidate and threaten panic if not elected. It condemns a judge who supposedly profits from office for corporate bosses and criticizes the president for focusing on recall fear rather than on judges influenced by long ties to privileged groups.
The Gerling Courier editor A B Wood admits the paper, a longtime Republican voice, opposes Judge Francia G Hamer for the state ticket nomination. The editorial notes the paper’s historic stance and signals a rare GOP split in Nebraska politics.
Harry W. Kirby of Thomas County Nebraska failed to win the Republican nomination for county judge by a few votes in the primaries but secured the Populist nomination and announced he will run on that ticket. He declared truth crushed to earth will rise again and vowed to refute reports before the primaries. Go to it, Mr. Kirby, and let the best man win.
The Herald reports Geo A Hills has filed a patent for a buggy and wagon tongue cap to stop the tongue from dropping if tugs are unhitched or accidents occur. It aims to prevent neck yoke slips and related injuries, promising to be a lucrative, safety oriented invention.
The Scouts met last Friday with nearly all present. After roll call the Scoutmaster’s address, a committee was appointed to arrange a social. The meeting featured an emergency drill teaching proper responses to accidents. Next Friday night plans include organizing a Scout basketball team.
Trade excursion planned by North Platte business men to run September 71th and 28th over Union Pacific from North Platte up the South and North Platte rivers. A similar excursion for Alliance along the Burlington lines of northwestern Nebraska and eastern Wyoming is urged, with hopes for next year.
The officers and stockholders of the Co-Operative Store thank customers for past patronage. We shall endeavor to merit a continuance and increase of the same. Tid Co-Operative Store, J. C. Berry, Manager.
Wm A Bartlett of International Correspondence Schools tours Alliance planning a October 16 banquet to mark the 20th anniversary of I C S. The event attracts students from the Platte Valley to Sheridan and will feature talks on practical education and success stories from I C S graduates. Bartlett promises a social plus intellectual program with possible Scranton officials attending.
Local paragraphs report Miss Frances Nolan and Miss Josephine Hampton moving to Lincoln for State University studies, Bruce Mallory and Howard Reddish to Lincoln for school, and J C Ridgell visiting from Anadarko. Others include changes at Barnes Jewelry, roller rink contest standings, a Mary Harris Armor speech, Woman’s Home Missionary Society event, Sheridan county visitors, and area travel updates with local shippings, sales, and clergy movements.
Crowded Emerson school transfers sixth grade to Central, fourth grade moved to Central, first, fifth and sixth grades crowded. Emerson now houses only first, second, third and fifth grades totaling 181. Central hauls 13 teachers. space strained across buildings. Census for 1911 shows 1110 pupils, 100 higher than any prior year. Indoor toilets blocked by space needs. Alliance sorely needs more classrooms.
Charles W. Nation sold his interest in the barber shop to W. C. Mounts who becomes sole proprietor and departs Saturday to seek a new location. Nation has many friends in Alliance and will relocate with his family after settling with creditors. Mrs Nation and four children visit Waterloo Iowa. Charley will invite them to join when a new site is chosen. Several local items include visitors, court notes, and social news from Alliance and nearby towns.
Civil service examination will be held in the courthouse at Alliance on Thursday September 25. J M Shoemaker secretary of the 8th Civil Service district will be present and conduct the examination. Further information may be obtained by applying to J N Johnston local secretary at the post office.
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