130 Years Ago
November 1, 1895
Poor Mr. Paradis is the victim of a horrible conspiracy. In some manner he has been hypnotized since coming to Alliance and the hallucination is such that he persists in dogging the footsteps of the bankers and begging for loans. Then these Shylocks take advantage of his helpless condition and try to close him out.
125 Years Ago
November 2, 1900
The excellent telegraph service which Alliance has heretofore enjoyed has been increased by the placing of another wire between Lincoln and Alliance, this latter being an exclusive W. N. U. wire used for no other purpose.
120 Years Ago
November 3, 1905
Mrs. Manchester, who has been in a nervous and overworked condition from the incessant care incident to attendance of her husband, collapsed Wednesday evening and had three attacks of lockjaw, her life being saved only by the constant attendance of a physician all night. In the afternoon she has three nerves removed from teeth, which is believed to have contributed to the collapse.
115 Years Ago
November 1, 1910
T. J. O’Keefe, Miss O’Keefe and William Dempsey paid Hemingford a visit yesterday, making the trip in Tom’s automibile.
110 Years Ago
November 2, 1915
Fire was discovered between the smoker and chair car on No. 43 Saturday, when the train was about five miles east of Whitman. The chair car was the fifth from the engine and the smoker the fourth and the fire was between the two coming up thru the vestibules but seemingly having emanated from the chair car.
105 Years Ago
November 2, 1920
A brand new scheme of fraud has come to light here, with the result that two local men are minus a perfectly good suit of clothes each, an innocent boy is two bits the richer and a mysterious stranger’s wardrobe is two suits to the good.
100 Years Ago
November 6, 1925
“The Alliance bunch” of girls at the state school at Geneva are making good in their lessons, deportment and work according to Sheriff George P. Jones, who has just returned from a trip there. “The superintendent referred to them as “’the Alliance bunch’ and they are making good,” said Sheriff Jones. “They lead in their classes, in their deportment and in their general work.”
95 Years Ago
November 4, 1930
Judging from the number of eggs received and distributed from the Alliance Creamery, people are eating a lot more eggs this season than ever before. To date the local institution has received 7,200,000 eggs which means a lot of cackling by the hens.
90 Years Ago
November 1, 1935
Burton A., 39, Erickson, Neb., laborer who was arrested last weekend for check forgery, pleaded guilty to that charge Wednesday afternoon in district court and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by Judge Earl L. Meyer. Burton wrote two checks totaling $10 and passed them at the J. C. Penney Co., signing the name of “Straus.”
85 Years Ago
November 1, 1940
Citizens of Alliance must cooperate with each other and with the city if radio interference is to be eliminated, city officials declared today. A report submitted to the council Thursday night by Adrian Clark, hired by the city to handle the interference campaign, revealed that much has been accomplished, but that there is much more to do.
80 Years Ago
November 2, 1945
Harry S. of Hemingford was found guilty in county court this morning of bootlegging liquor and was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to jail for 30 days by Judge P. E. Romig.
75 Years Ago
November 3, 1950
Slick trick: Boy at Fourth and Box Butte using drinking fountain as stationary squirt gun with which to water passing autos. Deft application of finger to head of fountain does the work. Good manipulation puts stream of water smack-dab on windshield, no doubt improving visibility for driver.
70 Years Ago
November 4, 1955
The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department was called out at 12:30 this afternoon to extinguish a minor blaze at the city warehouse. Employees at the warehouse were welding and apparently a spark started the blaze. The extent of the damage was not yet known.
65 Years Ago
November 4, 1960
Highways running through Alliance were filled today with hunters looking for accommodations during the Western Nebraska deer season which opens Saturday and runs through Nov. 9. Snow in Alliance and Chadron, coupled with forecasts of additional snow, promised a good hunting day Saturday.
60 Years Ago
November 1, 1965
Police Chief Verlin Hutton complimented Alliance parents and children today for exemplary cooperation during Halloween. “The result was probably a record minimum so far as vandalism and property damage is concerned,” Chief Hutton summed up.
55 Years Ago
November 2, 1970
The Arvilla Redfern Nebraska Boys Ranch received another boost from the Eagles here Saturday with a presentation of a $11,863.70 check to its board of directors.
50 Years Ago
October 31, 1975
Concern over “low cost” rental housing comes to the spotlight again today with the announcement by Electric Hose and Rubber Co. that an additional 50-60 production workers are needed to meet demands by manufacturers on products produced by EHR.
45 Years Ago
November 5, 1980
Student group activities were the main subjects of interest during the Alliance Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Election eve. The most debated topic was a proposed fundraising project by Dave MacDonald, voc ag instructor and FFA sponsor.
40 Years Ago
November 2, 1985
An anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a man suspected in the kidnapping of an Alliance 7-Eleven clerk on the morning of Oct. 20. A spokesperson for the Alliance Police Department told the Times-Herald late Friday night that a white male in his late 20s was placed into custody around noon Friday and is being held in the Box Butte County Regional Law Enforcement Center.
35 Years Ago
November 2, 1990
The recent creation of a no parking zone around the perimeter of St. Agnes Academy has residents in the area upset with the city. Richard Schommer told the council Thursday evening that last Friday he noticed that parking on the St. Agnes side of the street was no longer allowed since the curb had beebn painted yellow.
30 Years Ago
November 3, 1995
Last night’s city council meeting threatened to turn raucous over discussion of a lot sale. The council considered second reading of the ordinance concerning sale of a corner lot at Hammond Lane and Buchfinck Ave. to Margaret Reynolds. Nearby home owners are concerned the type of home Ms. Reynolds plans to place there will diminish value of their property.
25 Years Ago
November 3, 2000
In last evening’s 45-minute meeting, the Alliance City Council voted unanimously to defeat a Municipal Code amendment that would have established the City Council as the Board of Appeals concerning decisions made by Alliance building officials.
20 Years Ago
November 3, 2005
The Northwest Community Action Partnership Head Start and Early Head Start program has been found as an agency with deficiencies. A letter that was sent on July 28 by the Department of Health and Human Services to Vernon Platt, Grantee Governing Body President, stated that this agency is “a Grantee with Deficiencies.”
15 Years Ago
November 4, 2010
Saturday, Nov. 6, Jazz and Show Choirs from around the area, including Alliance High School and Alliance Middle School will be coming to Scottsbluff High School auditorium to compete at the 28th annual Old West Choir Festival.
10 Years Ago
November 5, 2015
Wednesday in Box Butte District Court, 25-year-old Richard T. of Gering received an additional 5-10 years with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for the March 30 robbery of the Alliance ShopKo pharmacy.
5 Years Ago
November 4, 2020
When confronted with the spread of COVID-19, Millie Butler, a Hemingford Public Schools Art Teacher, took action, issuing a mask wearing challenge by asking people who they were masking for.
*Compiled from The Alliance Times-Herald Archives by Christine Melcher