Ray Wilson slain by barber and killer still at large
Ray Wilson aged thirty six was shot three times and died minutes later near Second street and Lorraine avenue while in Alliance for auto races. A former Burlington employee said a colored barber urged robbery minutes before the murder. Police lack a solid suspect. a torn twenty dollar bill fragment may help trace the barber, known to locals as Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Wilson
Second Street
Laramie Avenue
Wilson
Alliance
Simon Pitts
Burlington
John Stark
Rob Wilson
Lisco
Bridgeport
Allany Burroughs
Ruth McKinney
Lyle Burroughs
Doc” Clawges
Phillips Rooming House
Clifford Sward
John Brennan
Ed Henry
W. A. McLain
R. J. Hill
Jerry Rowan
W. H. Swan
Alleny Burrough
John Doe
Charley Wykoff Reports From France Near the Mediterranean
Charley F. Wykoff a Alliance volunteer fireman and railroad man writes from a barracks eight miles from the Mediterranean. He notes fine but cool nights, YMCA baseball outfits, a base line game between boiler makers and rip trackers, and a hoped-for letter from Alliance friends. He adds a light wish to swim with them and mentions Army rules on news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Wykoff
Alliance
Mediterranean Sea
The
Herald
Charley
France
Mother
Bob Ralls
Lloyd
Army overseas will receive one Christmas package per man
War department announces each soldier overseas may receive one gift. To ensure delivery on Christmas day, packages must be mailed by November 15 in standard containers supplied through local Red Cross chapters. A coupon with the soldier’s name and address will be sent by General Pershing to authorize mailing the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Red Cross
France
Pershing
Dinner party honors Mrs. Axel Johnson in Alliance
Miss Laura Mounte hosted a dinner for friends including Mabel Worley Alta Young and Mrs. Axel Johnson of Sioux Falls. Also noted is the death of Delbert Sutan found in an automobile and visits by Mrs. Axel Johnson to Alliance from South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mounte
Axel Johnson
Alliance
Sioux Falls
S. C
Mabel Worley
Alta Young
Nell Shrewsbury
Fred Feagins
Ruth Rice
Avis Joder
Alva Hamilton
Delbert Sutan
Mitchell, Nebr
Darling Undertaking
South Dakota
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Dedicate New Hall at Antioch
A group of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs traveled to Antioch Monday evening for a dedication of the new hall. The gathering included social games and a fine supper, with praise for the hospitality and culinary skills of Antioch residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Antioch
Republican Candidate For Governor Visits Alliance
8S. R. McKelvie Republican candidate for governor spoke to an audience at the Phelan opera house Wednesday evening after a dinner at the Alliance Cafe where he and State Railway Commissioner H. G. Taylor were guests of honor. Taylor, seeking re election, also spoke at the dinner and opera house. The men were praised as able orators and received good audience attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McKelvie
Phelan Opera House
Alliance Cafe
McKelvie
H. G. Taylor
Taylor
National Potash Plant at Antioch Destroyed by Fire
A fire at 1 AM Monday destroyed the National Potash plant at Antioch, tearing through a frame roof and burning away the building while leaving intact the brick walls. The plant housed two potash reduction units and cost about 300 dollars to erect. Local volunteers fought the blaze but could not stop the fire. rebuilding will start promptly with new machinery ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Potash Plant
Antioch
National
United States
Beck Reach
Eldred Ranch
Sheridan Potash Company Organized Local capital and permit details
The Sheridan Potash Company with 50 000 capital stock received a permit from the State Railway Commission to sell 36 000 worth of stock to erect a ten ton plant on a lake northeast of Antioch. E T Kibble of Alliance is president J D Walker vice president and B Kibble secretary treasurer. The lake of about eight acres reportedly holds 350 000 worth of potash per state expert G E Condra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Potash Company
State Railway Commission
Antioch
E. T. Kibble
Alliance
J. D. Walker
B. Kibble
G. E. Condra
Sheridan County Divides Over County Split Amid Potash Boom
Custer county long debated county division and Sheridan county shows similar signs as potash towns Antioch Lakeside and Hoffland rise in the south. Rail lines split the county with poor roads between. South side seeks division. north side fears losing bridges. Petitions circulated for a vote while A J Pickerell of Dierks lumber at Antioch visited for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer County
Sheridan County
Antioch
Lakeside
Hoffland
Burlington
A. J. Pickerell
Dierks
Doctor B. L. J. Bulgin to Visit Alliance
A joint church committee formed by Baptist Disciples Methodist and Presbyterian groups met at the Presbyterian church to organize a campaign. Reverend A. A. Layton was chair, Prof. W. R. Pate secretary, with named chairs for prayer, personal work, music, ushers, entertainment, school, sunshine choir, building, relegation, advertising and finance. Meetings set to begin about November 1 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Disciples
Methodist
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
A. A. Layton
Baptist Church
W. R. Pate
Frayer
J. Ep
Mr. Mann
W. D. Fisher
J. L. Nicolas
W Kt Fate
Sunshine Chorus
Miza
J. Epler
Nulding
Filles
Rhein Advertising Committee
F. A. Hold
A. T. Lunn
Railroad Carmen Aid Red Cross Donation Report
The Brotherhood of Railway Car Men with members in Alliance Seneca Edgemont and Deadwood contributed one hundred dollars to the Alliance Red Cross chapter. The donation was presented by P S Yount H D Hacker James Dobry and Geo Hrasky and will be used for relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Alliance
Seneca
Edgemont
Deadwood
Allance
The
Red Cross
P. 8. Yount
H. D. Hacker
James Dobry
Geo. Hrasky
Supreme court sets Oct 11 hearing in potash case
Lincoln Neb Sept 26 The state Supreme court fixed Friday Oct 11 for hearing the Potter potash test case in which T L Briggs of Antioch running for state legislature seeks to stop the state board of Educational Lands and Funds from leasing Sheridan county school land to another party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
State Supreme Court
T. L. Briggs
Antioch
State Board of Educational Lands
Sheridan County
Potash Company Plans Small Plant Network in Nebraska
Announcement in eastern Nebraska dailies details formation of Associated Potash Plants with capital stock of 500 000 to build several small potash plants on lakes in the potash district. Lloyd C. Thomas and F A Bald of Alliance head the venture with experienced potash men. The Nebraska corporation, approved by the Blue Sky department, has stock sale permits and holds over 4000 acres of lakes. Testing has been ongoing since spring and substantial stock is already subscribed. erection of plants expected soon.
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Maade
Nebraska
Lloyd C. Thomas
F. A. Bald
Alliance
Te Blue Sky Department
State Railway Commission
Te Company
Army draft rules bar exemptions for married men 18 to 45
General Crowder issues regulations Saturday stating men aged 18 to 45 who marry after August 5 cannot claim exemption from military service. Jerry Bowen purchased the Worley residence at 408 Cheyenne Ave to build a modern bungalow. F. M. Broome of the Valentine land office visited the area this week. Sai A. A. Law of Duncan Grocery traveled east due to his mother's critical illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
Jerry Bowen
Worley
Cheyenne Ave
Sai A. A. Law
Duncan Grocery
East
Federal inspection to standardize Nebraska potatoes
Federal Food Administration will stamp Nebraska potatoes with official inspection at shipping points. Inspectors named by Gordon W. Watles will grade car lot shipments, issue grade certificates, and collect fees. Officials expect improved reputation, higher producer earnings, and lower consumer costs.
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Nebraska
Federal Food Administration
Doslera
Gordon W. Watles
R. F. Howard
Food Administration
Long Pine
Gordon
Hay Springs
Rushville
Chadron Marshland
Belmont
Hemingford
Aliance
Scottabluffs
Morrill
Minatare
Baird
Kimball
Sidney
Kearney
Life of E O Lukehardt Remains in Alliance
E O Lukehardt born December 20 1888 in Kearney Nebraska died September 19 1918 in Bridgeport. He worked for the Burlington railroad at Alliance before moving to Casper Wyoming then Rexburg Idaho Portland and San Francisco where illness worsened. Typhoid fever caused his death and burial was in Greenwood cemetery Alliance. He leaves a wife a son and his mother Mrs Tim Maloney of Alliance with community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Lukehardt
Kearney
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Lukehardt
Alliance
Hastings
Burlington Railroad
Casper
Wyoming
Rexburg
Idaho
Portland
San Francisco
Greenwood Cemetery
Tim Maloney
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Opens September 28
The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign will open on Saturday September 28. The following week will focus on education publicity and preparation. October 6 is Liberty Loan Sunday. Subscriptions begin Monday October 7 and run through Saturday October 12. The week of October 14-19 will cover finishing unfinished work and addressing any slackers.
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Liberty Loan
Social notes from a local club and visits
Mrs T A Cross entertained the B Y P at her home last Friday night. Miss Dora Coker held a birthday party last Saturday evening with friends. Mrs Cross and Wesley Corp plan a short visit in Missouri. Mr and Mrs P 8 Abar visit their son at Camp Funston Kansas. J B Denton was called to Kansas City on business last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Cross
Dora Coker
Wesley Corp
Missouri
Mrs. Corp
Camp Funston, Kansas
J. B. Denton
Kansas City
Governor Neville Appears in Nebraska Campaign Talk
Governor Keith Neville spoke to a sizable crowd at the Phelan opera house Tuesday evening. He outlined seed corn embargo effects and Iowa prices, plus Nebraska cattle feeder relief after a Washington commission action. Charley Pool touted state office gains, then a tour by Box Butte Home Guards at the armory featured remarks by Guthrie Thomas and Gantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Neville
Nebraska
Phelan Opera House
Charles W. Pool
Sixzth
Mr. Smith
Omaha World-Herald
Iowa
Washington
Charley Pool
Opera House
Box Butte
Governor Neville
John W. Guthrie
Lloyd C. Thomas
H. E. Gantz
Rain fixes ground for winter wheat in county
Weather observer F. W. Hicks reports 2.20 inches of rain since Monday night. Heavy rain delays haying but warm weather today gives time to dig county potatoes and finish haying. potato digging proceeds with strong pace and western Nebraska leads in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hicks
Nebraska
Mrs N T Shawver Dies After Illness At Hastings
Mrs N T Shawver born near Melbeta Iowa October 21 1881 died in Hastings September 23 1918 after a short illness. She came to Alliance in 1905 with her husband and was a Christian church member and active in Highlander and G I A lodges. Burial at Greenwood. pallbearers named. survived by husband two daughters four brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Shawver
Melbeta
Iowa
Hastings
Alliance
Christian Church
E. I Greeg
H. Johnson
L. M. Beal
A. D. Rodgers
Orville Stevens
Robert Lawrence
Greenwood Cemetery
John Clare
Margaret
Thelma
Marcus Frankle to Attend United National Clothiers Convention
Marcus Frankle of Famous Clothing leaves midweek for Chicago to attend the United National Clothiers convention with about five hundred members from twenty three states. The meetings will be on the auditorium's top floor where he will select spring stock and some late fall and winter ties. Herb Webb arrived in Alliance from Bridgeport on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Frankle
Chicago
United National Clothiers
Frankie
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Negro Barber
Wqnor
Clawges
Burroughs
Barber
Box Butte Avenue
Ber
Charley Wykoff
Alliance Railroad
Cpl. Chas, F. Wykoff
Company N
36Th Engineers
Cure A. P. O
8. D
Mrs
I. E. Tash
H. A. Gribble
Mallory Grocery Co
Lena Jamisson
ODD Fellows and
Governor Visits Alliance
National Potash
EF. T. Kibble
B.lj. Bulgin
Ler
Carmen
RED Cros
Alliance Chapter
F. M. Broome
Valentine Land Office
Federal Inspection OF
O. Lukehardt
Neville
Box Butte County
Ler Herb Webn
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