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
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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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