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VOLUME XII.
NEBRASKA! FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1905,
NUMBER 5
VS ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, j(
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FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
Interesting Discussion by Prominent
.Members of I'nlvcrlty Stnff on lo-
tutocsi Calves nnd Corn.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 Phelan's
Opera house was well filled with farm
ers and business men from all parts of
the county attending the Farmers' In
stitute. C. S. Reed presided and the
meeting was opened by a well rendered
vocal solo by Miss Wilhemine Bohn.
T. C. Furgeson then delivered an ex
haustive lecture on potato culture.
Mr. Furgeson has had years of pract-
cal experience in the business in manyl
parts of the United States, and made
many suggestions that should add to
the yield and value of Box Butte's
potato croj).
He said among other things thhat
"the soil should be prcpaired in the
fall by medium or deep plowing.
Planting should be done as early in
spring as possible with drill four inches
deep, 12 inches apart and well selected
seed used cut to one eye to the piece,
cover seed slightly ridged to prevent
beating rains packing soil over seed.
As soon as sprouts appear harrow well
and level ground and continue shallow
cultivation not more than zH inches at
sufficiently frequent intcvals to pre
vent evaporation and never under any
circumstances to cultivate deeper than
2K inches; continue cultivation until
crop matures."
"To keep potatoes well, they should
be dug and allowed to dry under -cover
and then bury in long trench 3 feet
wide at base. Cover with 9 inches of
straw or bur3 them when first frost
comes, cover with six inches soil.
When that has frozen down to the
straw add another layer of straw and
another of dirt same as before. Then
cover all with straw or hay to prevent
the mound getting wet. In this manner
potatoes may'be kept perfectly sound
until June and command the highest
market price."
D. I Ashburn followed with an in
teresting talk on Dairying and Raising
calves on skim milk. His theory is
that regularity, kindness aud a bal
anced ration are essential to success in
Dairying, and his method of feeding
is unique and practical. He begins by
never allowing the calf to suck but
gives it all of its own mother's milk
until the milk is good, then gradually
reduces the amount of whole milk one
pint a day until the calf is getting all
skim milk, and for each pint of whole
milk taken trom the calf, adds a pint of
skimmed mill: aud one teaspoouful of
flax seed jelly, made by scalding whole
flax seed a quantity of which, can be
made at once as it will keep a week in
hot weather and a month in cold
weather. For feeding he also has a
row of stanchions built in the pasture
xfence and each is fed and fastened in
his stanchion and kept there until 20
minutes after feeding. Over feeding
he says is more injurious than under-
REPORT OK Til K CONDITION OK
The Alliance National Bank,
CHAKTEH NO. 5657.
At Alliance, In tin) Statu of Nebraska, at
thu closo of buslnessjfinimry 11, 11U3.
hesoubces:
Loans owl discounts Sl"0. 3t).25
Overdrafts, secured aud unsecured 1,748 1
U.S. lKmds to secure-circulation,... l2,5uo.ou
Premiums on U.S. llouds 5.00
Hanklns house, furniture nnd fix
tures , 7.000.00
Due from Nnt'l Hanks (not reserve
im-outs) 0,127.10
Due from Stute Hanks and Hankers K!9.53
Duo from approved reserve agents.. j,'.'31.0S
Chocks and othur cash Items... 483.73
fractional paper currency, nickels
aud cunts IB. 15
t,AWrUI. MOSKY HBSKltVIJ I.N UANK--VIZ:
Specie 14.730.00
LetfaUondcr notes -500.00 7,230.00
Itedemptlon fund with IT. S. Tious-
urertSporcontof circulation).... 023.00
Total K03,2til5
LIABILITIES: v
Capital stock paid (u i W.OOO.OO
Surplus fund 0,000.00
Undivided prollts less uxpensus and
taxes paid., 503.40
National back notes out.stuudln;?. . . 12.500.ou
Duo to State Hanks and Hankers. . . 2.0U2.M)
Individual deposits sulijeettoclieek 71,744.37
Demandceitlheatosof deposit 1,850.4'.)
Timo certificates of deposit 53,'jlo.uo
Total S2i.242.15
STATE OP NEUltA8KA,?ss.
Court or Hox Hi ,n:, 1 "
I, U. II. Comiea, cashier of the aliovti
named uank, do solemnly swear that tho
ubovo statement Is true to tho boot of uiy
knowledge ami belief.
C. II. Connltt, Cashier.
ConnKCT-Attest!
P. M. Kniout J
K. K. JIoustkn -Directors.
V, V. lUnuis J
Subscribed nd sworn to before mo this $th
day of Jauaui, 1003.
EAbT T.J.O'Keek. ,
U.8, Commissioner, Dtst. of Nebraska.
feeding while the calf is young.
' Misa Ethel Nolan then entertaind
the audience with a pleasing rendition
of "Fishing." Miss Nolan is a natural
elocutionist. The session closed with
a piano solo by Miss McDcrmott.
The evening session found more city
people and less farmers present, and
another solo was tendered by Miss
Bohn tor the opening. Mr. Furgeson
discussed the subject of "Poultry
Raising," or poultry for profit. The
gist of his address was what every
farmer knows but few practice. Keep
the hens warm. Keep busy and well
fed with proper ration. He illustrat
ed his talk with a model hen house
that provides for comfort and cleanli
ness. The session closed with a piano solo
by Miss McDcrmott, who responded to
a. hearty, encore.
At the afternoon session a perma
nent organization was effected with E.
C. Reed, Pres., J. R. VanBoskirk, V.
P., V. E. Spencer. Sec.-Treas., and
with V. F. Patterson, the officers con
stitute the executive committee.
Opera Company Secured
The success of the Comedy Opera
Co., booked for Monday and Tuesday
nights, Jan., 30 and 31 is assured be
yond doubt. The list for sale of cupon
books will be open at Holsten's until
to-morrow night, Saturday, when it
will be withdrawn aud shortly there
after each subscriber will receive a
nostal card notifying him and her ofT
the time when seats may be reserved
in advance of the general sale and
after that the board will be placed on
sale to the general public. Price for
single admission will be Si, gallery 50
cents. Cupon books of four tickets
can be used in any way desired and
are sold at S3 each. . - - .
Notices given this opera company
by tho press and opera house manai
gers every place the company has per
formed are of the very highest order
and so confident is the management
of the company of its ability to please
that a guarantee is given to refund
money to every person not pleased
with the performances. Such an at
traction has. never before been offered
playgoers in Alliance and it is expect
ed that a proper appreciation of efforts
to secure it will be shown by the pub
lic generally.
Old Resident Gone.
Died: at his home in Newcastle on
Saturday Jan. 14th 1905, Mr. A. F.
Mollring, aged 72, of acute stomach
trouble. Deceased was one of the
pioneer merchants of Nebraska, and
was well and favorably known here.
He was water commissioner of this city
until a year ago when he removed to
Newcastle. The funeral occurred at
Nebraska City, the old home of deceas
ed. He leaves an. aged and invalid
wife and four sons, Fred and Ed Moll
ringof this city, George of Newcastle,
and Harry of Nebraska City.
The Anti-Saloon league held its first
meeting Monday evening nearly all the
members being present. The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises
led by Rev. Ray, Rev. Jeffers, presi
dent of the league, gave a talk discrib
ing the duties of the different com
mittees and calling for a response from
each one. Two motions came before
the league; the first was that a petition
be presented to the Mayor and city
council that they stop gambling and
compel the saloons to obey the law.
Second piovided for the soliciting for
new members.
County Judge Specht is authority
for the story that a young couple were
late to dinner last week owing to the
fact that while talking on the street
Friday morning their shadows froze
fast to a brick building and they were
only released by the aid of city Mar
shal Boon. We gave the story 110
credence until it was verified bv Coun
ty Clerk Smyser.
Mayor Bowman issued an order
Wednesday for the removal of all
roulette wheels and gambling devices
of whatever nature. Marshall Card
well served the order and owners of
gaming devices promptly complied
with the order.
IRRIGATION PROJECT GOES.
KllpnotricU llros., and Collins got Mr
Contract for NntlounI Irrigation Pro
Jcct Southwest of Alliance.
Washington dispatches stale that
a conference between the government
engineers and the Nebraska delegation
to congress and the senate relating
to thcPathfinder proposition was held
there Thursday.
Senator Dietrich, Congressmen Nor
ris, McCarthy, Hitchcock. Hiushaw
and B, A. Fowler of Arizonia and ex
Senator Maudcrson participated in the
discussion.
Work is expected to start in a few
weeks. Bids for a potlion of the work
were opened yesterday. Kilpatrick
Brothers and Collins of Beatrice, Neb.,
received the award, Government En
gineer Field will leave shortly to take
up the work and is expected to make
his home at Mitchell in Scott's Bluff
county.
The object contemplated by the
Pathfinder project is the storing of the
flood and surplus waters pi the North
Platte rjver for irrigation purposes.
The water is to be stored fifty miles
above Casper, Wyo., in a canyon which
will be converted into a reservoir by
the construction of a dam.
In the irrigation season the water
will be allowed to run down the chan
nel to the stream and thence diverted
into canals and irrigating ditches. The
arid land to be thus reclaimed will ap
proximate 300,000 acres.
Prior right for the building of the
project is claimed by H. B. Leavitt,
who has asked the gdvernment to re
lease to him a large acreage so that he
can commence work. General Man
derson. Lcavitt's attorney, said if the
matter was a question between the
private wishes of Mr. Leavitt and the
pubhoJie was with -the pubhc.-cvuryA ,---,.,, J '.
). ' JiJDoTlald, Etitcl Nolan, DannioCrillyv
tilric.
'Twos Will's Birthday.
On Thursday evening of last week
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zch
rung on the east side, was the scene of
much merriment the occasion being in
commemoration of Mr. Zehrung's birth,
forty 3'ears ago, and to say that he
was surprised does not do the case jus
tice as he had not givcu any thought
as to what the day was to him, out
after his surprise having cooled down
at seeing his home invaded by tho
thirty or forty friends, he soon became
as interested in the amuements of the
evening as any one present. A supper
was served to which tho guests did
ample justice. Will received a num
ber of presents among which was a
fine oak rocker wich he thinks will
afford him much comfort.
A Superb Attraction.
No lover of genuine and high class
entertainment can afford to miss the
attraction to be presented in the Phe
Ian Opera House. Saturday night,
January 28, by the Neistersingers male
quartette, being the third and last of
the series of entertainments given in
Alliance by the Midland Bureau of
Des Moines, Iowa. From the circu
lars sent out over tho city to people
MILLER BROS.
China and Notions
SATURDAY SALE
Best English ware; 100
piece dinner sets; both plain
and decorated at
$8.95, $15, $17.50
Wil sell any portion cor
respondingly cheap.
Don't confuse this with
cheap American ware.
Ay'AAyyv'y
likclv to appreciate such high class
entertainment may be obsorved testi
monials of 'the worth and character
of the entertainment aud the enter
tainers. The entertainment is given
for the benefit of no institution and is
givou solely for the benefit of people
enjoying high class musical attractions,
There will be no soliciting foi tho
sale of tickets and the price has been
reduced to 50 cents that nil may bo
able to attend. Reserved seats on
sale at Holsten's after Monday of nu.xf
week.
New Lnnil Opens far Entry.
On February 14, 1905, tho United
States government will throw open to
entry under the one Section Home
stead Law, known an tho Kiukaid act,
400,800 acres of land located in Lin
coln, Keith and McPherson counties.
Tho strip in which this land is located
is sixty-six miles long and from seven
to twenty-four miles wide, and located
between eight and eighty miles from
North Platte. It is all on the north
side of the North Platte, and between
three and thirty miles of the river.
There are 482 whole sections, besides
many subdivisions of sections.
The entries will bo on the same plan
and conditions that prevailed on form
er opening of lands to settlement un
der the Kinkaid act.
Royal Highlanders' Social.
The Roal Highlanders gave a liter
ary program and dance at their hall
Tuesday evening which was a very en
joyable affair. The program was
rendered by the young people and was
much appreciated by the large au
dience present. The following per
sons participated: Gladye leffers,
Bertha Kulper, Ruth Reed, Murle
Holdridge, Tenna Woods, Ruth Hager,
D Ml llfnA.lrt 7 A4 In I l M I n t J
Amanda Fullerton, Alice Carlson,
Edith Reed. Reada McOellan, Charley
Karchberger and Claude McClellau.
Rev. C. T. Coerr arrived from New
York Saturday and immediately as
sumed his duties as pastor of the
Episcopal church here. He is an able
and earnest worker. Those who heard
his eloquent address at both services
Sunday feel that the city is to be con
gratulated on having secured so able
a man.
G. D. Woods, of Thk IIrrai.d force
of printers received the sad intelligence
from Indiana last week of the death of
a brother, and again this week the
death of his mother. News of both
reached him too late for his attendance
at the funeral.
Peter Wolf, an old employee of the
B. & M. here, who has been laid up
for the past seven months with an in
jured knee, was taken to an Omaha
hospital Tuesday for an operation that
is deemed necessary before he can
completely recover.
Miss Hattie Englehorn has entered
the office of A, F. Baldridge as steno
grapher. Mr. Baldridge expects to de
vote more of his time in perfecting
his abstract books.
Any article in our
north window
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U. S. SENATOR MJRKETT.
Klcctcd on Joint llnllot. AVcdncsdny, by
, Almost i.'mintinous Vote. I'iiMou
Vote for .Mctculf.
Congressman Elinor J. Burkctt was
elected on joint ballot Wednesday, to
succeed Chas. II. Dietrich. Every
republican voting for him but tvo, Tho
nine fusion votes went to R. L. Met
calf, editor of tho World-Herald.
Buikett immediately tendered his
resignation as congressman for the
First district and the scramble for that
place pi onuses to bo interesting.
Mr. Burket is but 37 years of age
and tho youngest member Lr the United
States senate.
A Pleasant Surprise Party.
A very pleasant surprise was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moultou
Wednesday evening in honor of tho
birthday of Mr. Moulton. Through'
the kindness of a friend Mr. Moulton
was kept out in town on business im
til the forty guests had taken posses
sion of the home, when in he walks,
and to him it was a complete surprise
is true for he just stood nnd looked at
the crowd. The cheers were deafen
ing. Ho was the recipient of several
beautiful presents among them being a
cushion presented by his wife, which
caused much merriment. It had on it
a hen and chickens worked in yarn, to
represent the wife and family. In
serving lunch the hostess was assisted
by Mcsdames Owen aud Cunningham.
Hero's wishing for Billy many more
happy birthdays.
Were Made One.
A very plasant wedding took place
Thursday at 1 o'clock, at tho home of
Valentine Wright, 12 miles west of
town, whin Rev. C. W. Ray joined in
hpjy wedlock, Ralph M. Worley ntid
Miss' Edith E. Wright, in the presence
ot about fifty guests with Miss Eva
Gregg as brides-maid and W. L. Davis
as bridegiooni. Many beautiful and
valuable presents were given. The
guests were served a sumptuous wed
ding feast. The young people will be
at home on the L. N. Worley ranch.
The Jolly Sixteen.
The Jolly Sixteen club held another
of their popular gatherings Monday
evening of this week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs- D. C. Taylor. Cards
and rcfrehments occupied the attention
of the guests. Whenever this jolly
crowd gather on "Dad's" premises it
is sufficient to say that a large atten
dance is the result, as Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor arc noted for their hospitality.
Report reaches us that the evening
was a most enjoyable one.
Real Estate Transfers.
Charles E. Phillips has bought lot 3
block 5 West Lawn of Eugene Reeves.
James Daugherty has bought the
west half of the r W. quarter of Sec.
25 Town 48 lying east of R. R. trac ad
joining West Lawn.
John P. Elmore returned to Missouri
Tuesday morning after spending sev
eral days looking after his brother
ranch interests. Ho moved some of
the cattle from the Snake Creek ranch
to a ranch south of Alliance to winter.
Mr. Elmore's multitudinous duties keep
him pretty much on the move.
E. E. Mabin of Hemingford was in
tho city Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Mabin is still suffering much with
his arm that was amputated some
time ago on account of blood poison.
He expects to have to undergo an
other operation soon.
Wc pay 4 per cent on money left for
six months and 5 five per cent on money
left a year. 55.00 will open a savings
account. Begin 1905 right by opening
an account with us and saving some
money. 1 ho First Nat'l. Bankgirf'
Mr. H. T. Roesler, formerly a Bur
lington engineer here, but who has
been at St. Joseph Mo, the last six
months has returned.
P. A. Williams, editor of the River,
ton, Neb., Review, was in town a short
time last Saturday enroute to the Pa
cific coast.
L. M. Whitehead of Omaha, travel
ing passenger agent of the Burlington
was in town Tuesday with tho state
university members of the Farmers
Iustituto Party. Ho paid this office n
pleasant visit and complimented Tun
II kimm) on its enterprise in tho publish'
ing of its special edition, and informed
us that the passenger department were
using It aft a means of answering in
quiries of persons about Northwestern
Nebraska
The society columns of the Chicago
Record-Herald of Jan. 18th contained
tho following: "Mrs. William Penn
Powers, of 1925 Arlington place will
give an "At Homo" Saturday afternoon
to meet Mrs. John Robert Phelan of
Alliance, Neb.
Tho "Happy Hour" club of this
city look advantage of tho big snow
last Saturday and enjoyed a big sleigh
ride in a largo trap "broupht out for
tho occasion by Stephen Dash. No
thing but pleasure was thu result of
thu jaunt.
Uncle Zed Goodwin was greeting
his friends on tho streets Monday for
the first time in two weeks, having had
a tusslo with La Grippe, but U,cl
Zed won out and everybody is glad to
sec him about again.
The now livery barn of S. H. Desh
is completed and ready for business
and 1b one of tho finest equipped 'sta
bles in the west. Built entirely of
brick and concrete ho hopci tc avoid a
firo in the future.
A movement is again on foot to or
ganize an Elks lodge here, and more
than a hundred signatures of promi
nent business men already appear as
applicants for charter membership.
E. S. Wildy came down frqrrt 1lcm
iugford Monday and left Thursday for
the Platte, valley where he?. expects to
ntiPtiif BPvnrnl flnvs." - l-4.
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Parties knowing themselves indebt
ed to mo on account are requested to
call and settle before February 1.
Geo. W. Voting.
Mrs.. R. W. Spcrry and little son,
who recently arrived from Auburn,
Ncbr. arc under the doctor's care. .
C. C. Hucke and wife of Hemingford
ffe in Alliance to day visiting tho
dentist.
If You Wish to
Buy or Sell
ranch properties, or irrigated farms,
anywhere in Nebraska or Wyoming,
communicate with us. We quickly
dispose ot good properties where a
reasonable price, is asked. We nego
tiate western investments of all kinds.
Manage local properties for non-resident
owners. Write insurance and
fidelity bonds.
German Investment Co.
J. W. GERMAN, Manager
Alliance . . Nebraska
REPORT OK TUB CONDITION OF
The First National Bank,
CIIAUTEIt NO. JZM,
At AUIutii'o, In tho state of NcbrJ-ska. at tjie
cIu-.o of ImsliiL'ss .lan.ll , liKOf "
ltKSOUKCEM. v'
Ij.'iiim ami discounts .'f&ldttl.iu
Owrilnift, Mscuml untl nnsocureU., iHVl
II. H.Hk)ui1s to wenro rlrrulHtlon..,. 1;'J00 00
IUiiMiik house, furnlturu nnd ttx-
turtw .. 8,500 00
Dm; from national dunk (nut r-
Mtvo HKfnts) , 7,7T0.3U
Due from stato banks nnd liunkurx.. . ss5 70
Duti from approved reserve uKents n,om.50
riiocks iiud other cnsli Items 34754
Notes ot other nutlunal bunlis, ..... KT0 00
Fractional paper enrrency, nickels
nnd cents 101 IW
TiAwruh Money Ukseiivk in Hank,
viz:
Specie ,...$10,045 25
U'Kul tender uotus JJ.000 00 12.045 -"5
Redemption fund with U. M. treasur
er (5 per cent of circulation) e5 00
Duo from U.H. troumirer, other than
5 per cent redemption fund....,.., 3 00
Total , ...$2ttl,23 33
LIA1I1UTIE4.
Capital block paid In 50.000 00
Surplus fund t 10,000 W)
Undivided prollu, less expenses and
taxiwiJiild. ,... i07l 83
National uanknotesouutjuullii!,-.... l'i,500 00
Due to Htuto hanks and bankers ... Statu
Individual deiioslHbcibJeot to check 119,117 77
Demand ccrtlllcntOH of deposit ,. ly.Wti IXl
Time eerUUeatos of deposit i7,'J07 47
Total SSittVsasJ
State nf Nebraska, county of Box Itutte, &s,
I, S. K. Warrick, cashier of the abovo
numiHl bank, do solemnly swear that tho
above statement Is true to tho best ot my
knowledge and belief.
S. K. Wauiiick, Cashier,
C'MtnEcr Attebt:
A. B. Heed, 1
It. M. Hamiton, f Directors.
II, U, Waiuuck, I
Subscribed and sworn to In my presence tills
loth day of Jan,, A, V, UW5.
U. C. NOLEMAN,
Iseai, ' -.Notary Public.