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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1913)
FIRST BIRTHDAY OF ALLIANCE Account of Sale of Lot and Other Interesting Event, from Old Newspaper TWENTY -FIVE YEARS AGO UOVtt Ilucclisenstein, who has been with the town of Alliance ever since It started, who lifts been major of the town and who has held ratiOM other promt in n public positions, has in hW ptiRst i .1 n ;i copy of "The North-Western Times" published on Thursday, Marh 1. 1888. That issue was the .17tli number of the paper, which was published by II. 11. Keti and w. 1, Hitchcock, The paper contains articles which will be very interesting at this time. Advertisements of mr-ichant who were in business at that time fill a large portion of the paper, showing that the founders of Alliance were believers in advertising. An official directory of the state, county and precinct, for Alliance was not yet incorporated, is interesting. It. reads as follows: Official Directory 1 - altB9SBKLDfSaPHM 'J jrCBKgLPftr jcltaT ' lLvIaKXSSV LeT-TH "C T JJ r . -fflB AL.LIa.NCE IN 1904. VIEW LOOKING NORTH FROM SHOPS. CONGRKSSIONAL V. S. Senator Chas. F. Manderson, Omaha U. S. Senator A. S. Paddock, Beatrice Congressman . . Jas. laird, Hastings Congressman, G. W. IJorsey. Frem'nt Congressman, J. A. McShane. Omaha STATE Governor .... John If, Thayer, Grand island Lieut. -Gov 11. 11. Shedd. Saunders Secretary of State G. L. Laws, Orleans Auditor, II. A. Baboock, Calley Co. Treasurer . . C. H. Willard, Thayer Atty. General, Wm. Leese, Seward Supt. Public Instruction Geo. B. i. .in. Omaha Land Commissioner Jos. Scott, Buffalo Co. Warden Penitentiary R. W. Hayes, Lincoln Supt. Insane Hospital Dr. Knapp. York Regents University, C. H. Gere, Lin coln: L. Imrnhain. Omaha; J. Hi- ;rtt. Alma. Senator 48th Hist., .McNamava. Burt Represent., W. 11. McCann, Chatlron lI'lHCIAItY Chief Justice . Amuaa Ci.bb, Lincoln Associate. Samuel Maxwell. Fremont Associate .... If. I!. Reese, Wahoo Clerk Guy A. Brown, Lincoln Hist. Judge. II. P. Klnkaitl. O'Neill COUNT Clerk 0. A. Hurlew Treasurer loan o'Keetc Judge A. L. Field Attorney lami H. Uanskin Shi riff Fred A. Shonqulst Deputy Sheriff .... R. If, Hampton Supt. Publir 1 11st r lohn Leith Surveyor H. H. Uurnett Coroner Dr. W. H. Smith Commissioner 1st Dist . Thos. Irvine Commissioner I'nd Dist., R. R. Ralls Commissioner .!rd Dist., A. S. Reed LAX! PRKCINCT Justice of the Peace .. T. W. Brown Constables, 8. A. Smith, S. H. Char low. Av-esfcor Jno. N. Johnston Road Over-ecr .... G. W. Duncan CHURCH 'sERVICKS METHODIST. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. C. K. Campbell. Pastor. I ' 1 1 K S B Y r K R I A N . Services ev ery Sabbath at 11 o'clock a. m. Rev. Dr. Brown, Pastor. MAIL AND STAGE LINE Leaves Grand lake every Tues day. Thursday and Saturday morning. Returning leaves Hay Springs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morr Lags, The leading article of the paper 'ells of the lot sale on Saturday. Feb ruary 26, 1888. It reads as follows: Send a copy of this edition to your friend in the east. $35,000.00 The Amount of Real Estate Sold in, One Day Everybody Anxious to Get Hold of Some Box Butte Dirt Although Friday was a cold, rough and windy day and it was storming in Hie east, it did not keep people at home. TIk v came from all parts cf t hi stale and met the excursion at the differing points nlong the route, and when they reached Alli ance the long train was loaded down with men hungry for Box Hutte real estate both town lots and farms. The train pullt d up to lite depot ebout A a. in. Saturday, and it wns in i Inn g until Alliance was alive with nun of all class and nationality. (It might be said with a great deal of! truth that the people of Alliance, as ; wide awake as they are, were up earlier Saturday morning than at any time since the town has been known) The excursionists were not met at the depot by a brass band nor the c'.y council, but nevertheless, they found their way over town and all sue ( . ( (led in netting I good square meal and a good warm bed to sleep la, for which they no doubt are thankful, and the hotel men deserve praise for the manner In which they i took care of the guests. The stars and stripes floated in I breeze, and the Hemlngford band ! was on hand and treated the people of Alliance, as well as her visitors, with seme excellent music, and had It not been for the heavy northwest wind, snow and dust the day would surely have passed pleasantly to all. Mr. Weston had his exhibit or farm produce on the south side of DrelM't feed store, and the corn, a heat, oats and potatoes there ex lili.it l caused mere than cue to op . i tlit ir eyes wide and atlmtre the prod ttCta of Box Unites rich soil. The sale of lots began at I o'clock p. m.. In Nob man's office, ami for a White it aaa crowded so It was impossible to get In. Everyone was anxtooi to learn the prices for which ilic lots would he sold, and when the ui(s were finally made known, although pretty high, It did not re ti id the sale of them In the least. Che four corners of llox Butte and Wyoming avenues were put on the market first, anil all sold above $1,000 and one for $1,400. About forty-five Were sold before night, amounting to iii srly $;10,000. anil they are still go ItiK. The sale was larger than nny ont anticipated and shows conclusive ly that people have great faith 1n the future of Alliance or they would nev er pay from $600 to $1,400 for a piece of ground 25x1.10 feet. From ;he course pursued by the company, it shows that they have unbounded faith In the future of Alliance. lx)ts alcng Box Butte avenue sold readily for $750, yet the company would sell only every other one. They Intend to hold on to them and they know that in a year or t wot hey will be ab le to get double that sum. Another fact as to their faith in the town Is thai! they are buying all the land ad jt.lning the townsite that they can g i. and at prices that seem beyond all reason. A number of buildings are already under course of construction good substantial buildings, too, afd every day two or three new ones are be gun. A street parade was niven on the day of the sale Following Is the ar I tide telling of M: Grand Street Parade The prtK-esslon last Saturday wits fornutl at prompt i;tt), with the tin lit wing resting on the section cor ner anil tin-. left on tin' test bank of Front o lake, and marched as follows: Starting from Drake's corner on flour, marched down Drake avenue to the corner of Hotline street, and thence wert to the Palace hotel, where It halted anil lUrtened to a j speech by Deacon Drake. The fol- lowing Is the order in which they j tr.nrrhed : 1st. City council In full regalia and carriages. -ml. The youps and downups. .!rd. Democrats hunting for the l !'a nee post office. III. IIiipii.i v t i u I ,i .. V . .... , Li .... ..... i , iniwi r iiiiiiiriip, I VI -"in. thing to eat. 5th, Land agents, lawyers and ov ' r-worked editors on a vacation. tith. Grain merchants hunting for .icap lots. 7th, Physicians and surgeons look ing up a ease. The whole was commanded by Gen eral Debility in person, and lent by Prof. Thomas Cat's band of twenty pieces, in full uniform The running at the nose race, which was for boys over 35 and un der 45, was won by Strouse. The slow race was run between Glucose and Sorghum, and won by ! the former. Hodlne'H exhibition or painting took the cake, and knocked all competlt- j ors entirely out of the box. The fire works were the grandest ivir witnessed In Alliance, and the bail wan a decided uccess. An Interesting editorial reads as follows: N- man liu wants m do business in Alliance has either ci t a bit of real estate to do bust hpss on, or cn get It, It will soos be time to Incorporate and work to make our town attrat live mid induce tin beM class of citizens to locate In uur midst. Contention antl strif I t-: ween different parts of town We hope will be avoided and all work together to make Alliance THE towe of the North-west. The men that have been doing business here far tiny length of time are rustlers, wide nwake, energetic and enterprising, and from the appearance of the new ones coming In they are the same Parties are already figuring for lots ta build two churches on Presbyter Inn and Methodist, n three months I. i in or school will be held thai spring, and ancletlee will be organised in soon as a hnll can be seured. There are now about fifteen mew hers of the Knights or Pythias lodge n business in Alliance, and they are making preparations to organize as ston as a hall can be secured. There Ls also talk or organising a Masonic lodge, there being a rew members now la town. The K. P.'s talk of organizing a unirorm rank, nnd they will no doubt accomplish it. With two churches, a good school, and the different secret societies represent ed, besides the many other attrae tlons offered, Alliance Is surely to the front for a town five or six months old. But for energy and push a western town always takes the lead. HOGS BY THE TRAIN LOAD Western Nebraska Shows Prosperity, "Garden county, Nebraska." Do you know off hand where It Is? 'War i.t on the north fork or the I'la'te river, where prairie dogs mod Rus sian thistle are popularly supposed to be the principal crops. According to tho Lewellen Ga2ette, they raise something else in Garden county, for on hc 27th of November nine Gar den county farmers shipped a tratn load of hogs, consisting of sixteen cans, to the Denver market. Of this shipment the Lewellen Gazette says: "These hogs were all raised on the fitrinE of the shippers, with the sin gle exception of the car that 1e ehip pod by Roy Brown, and were grown on alfalfa and finished on native t rown corn, most of which was pro duced on the farms with the hogs. "This shipment represenhs a cash value of $25,000 or $30,000, and tbe best or all Is that it was not prear ranged and represents only a very small part of the hogs raised here." Every Bell Telephone is a Business Builder Bell Telephone Lines Reach ISearh Everywhere The Bell Telephone an Aid to City Growth LIKE THOSE DELICATE FILAMENTS OF THE HUMAN NERVE SYSTEM BY WHICH SENSATIONS OR IMPULSES ARE TRANSMITTED TO AND FROM THE BRAIN TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY. THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM OF ALLIANCE PERMITS THE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES TO AND FROM THE CENTRAL EXCHANGE TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. AND TO THIS CITY, THE NEW MODERN AND EFFICIENT TEL EPHONE SYSTEM MEANS AS MUCH AS A STRONG AND HEALTHY NERVE SYSTEM DOES TO THE HUMAN BODY AIDING IN THE GROWTH. DEVELOPMENT. PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY OF ALLI ANCE. TO AID THE PRESENT WELFARE OF ALLIANCE AND WITH THE UTMOST FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. WE HAVE GlV EN ALLIANCE THE MOST UP TO DATE AND SERVICEABLE TELE PHONE EQUIPMENT THAT ENGINEERING SKILL HAS DEVISED. Your "Long Distance" Horizon is Extended BY THE RECENT CONSTRUCTION OF LONG DISTANCE LINES ALLIANCE HAS BEEN MADE THE CENTER OF A VAST SPIDER-WET, OF TELEPHONE LINES REACHING OUT IN EVERY DIRECTION. X TENDING TO EVERY TOWN YOU ARE LIKELY TO WANT TO REACH. THE COMPLETION OF THESE NEW LINES MAKES NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING AND COLORADO NEAR NEIGHBORS UNITED BY A NETWORK OF LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CIR CUITS. OVER THESE LINES YOU MAY TALK FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES WITH THE UTMOST EASE. BY USING "LONG DISTANCE" YOU MAY TALK OUT OF TOWN AND SAVE THOSE TIRESOME AND EXPENSIVE TRIPS. MOST SO CIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS MAY BE TRANSACTED BY TELE PHONE. A LONG DISTANCE CALL COMMANDS ATTENTION IT MEANS YOUR BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT. IT IS THE RIGHT-TO-THE POINT AND EFFICIENT WAY TO REACH AN OUT-OF-TOWN PARTY. 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