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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
3
Senator Mallory received a state board of regents agreement on the irrigation test well. The clause requiring county payment within five days was amended for more time and returned for reconsideration. Mallory argues five days is too short to assess water flow and the project should be thoroughly investigated before reporting.
Frisco County Judge Berry departed Tuesday for San Francisco to attend the national irrigation and drainage board convention as a delegate appointed by Governor Morehead. He travels alone at his own expense and plans a four week absence. F M Broome acts as county judge in his absence and spends most time at the courthouse.
Young entrepreneur Blood from Scottsbluff opens a cash grocery in the Wood building on West Third street, former site of Dun can & Son. The venture will offer a full line of groceries and assorted fruits and vegetables, with business conducted strictly on a cash basis.
A false alarm in the Norton block during a Sunday rain led the fire department to search for a blaze at Harper department store. No fire found after Mr. Harper’s arrival. An ad promotes a public sale on October 20, 1915 in Fairview Addition offering 42 lots with $10 down and $5 monthly, open to all bidders.
Nebraska faces a soft corn crop if an early killing frost reduces yields. Farmers warn that thick ears are hard to keep and difficult to market, creating a likely drop in ready supplies across localities.
The Animal Husbandry Department urges hogging down corn to cut labor and boost pork output. Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station finds 158 farmers saved 6.89 cents per bushel. Pigs should enter fields after denting to maximize corn value and gain health through exercise.
County Agent Seidell and local leaders prepare for the Box Butte farmers institute to cover Alliance Hemingford and rural areas in late October. State and county figures promote the event with noted agricultural men attending and a monster turnip on display.
Frank Harte, held in county jail, was chased after allegedly stealing Mrs. W. W. Johnson’s pocketbook from a library table drawer Tuesday. The purse, later found in debris, contained $6 and $142 in deposit slips, prompting questions on grand larceny. Harte, from Chicago, had prior拘time in AIM. He was bound over to district court on $1,000 bond.
The Commercial Club and the local post back the April 21 and 22, 1916 state convention here. A definite date will follow. The post plans to order 50,000 regular business envelopes bearing a bold notice of the convention for local business use.
In a special city election North Platte voters favored a $16 008 bond issue for street intersections, a $12 000 bond for a new amusement park, and a contract with the North Platte Electric Company to light principal streets with modern equipment. The Herald advertises receipt books and legal blanks.
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