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Official
Paper of Both
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VOLUME XII.
NEBRASKA! THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1905.
NUMBER 25
Wgv ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, j ,
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PIANOS
AND
ORGANS
We are Agents for
the
Marshall & Wendell
Habart M. Cable
Emerson
Steger
Schultz and
Kingsbury Pianos.
These are all high-grade
pianos and known to every
.one in Alliance. Call and
see our late shipment of
pianos. Terms and prices
reasonable.
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ockjooo&s
THE HOUSEFURNISHERS
who sell Furniture and all
House Furnishings
CHEAP.
Local Market Report.
Eggs 15c
Butter 25c
Potatoes 25c
The Steam Laundry
wants a good girl at
good wages - right
away.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Another car of Puritan
flour, the best flour in
the city, at A. D. Rodg
ers 0999 (?) hats, 25c, Norton's.
Buy feed and flour at Pilkington's.
House Cleaning.
Can supply ,the services of a thorough
and experienced man for general house
k cleaning. Phone 139. Geo. Darling.
For Sale or Trade.
A desirable acre of land adjoining
the city of Alliance. See Win. James
the coal man. 24-4.
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
E. E. Barr, Physician and Sur
geon. Calls answered promptly day
or night. Phones: Office 201. Resi
dence 151. I2-tf
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
Go to the Alliance National Bank to
deposit your money. Oct. 7-tf.
Dr. Koons, dentist. Office over Norton's.
Wanted A woman cook. Apply at
Hila Grand hotel. 24-tf t
Buy your sheet music at Miller Bros,
and hear it sung on the talking
machine. . 3-tf.
For Sale: House and two lots, two
blocks east of First National bank.
Enquire at the house or saloon W.
N. Corneal.,wwwwwJww 6-tf
Buy ."America patent" flour at I'il
kington's. 25tf
If you want bargains, look at Miller
Bros'. 5, io, 15 and 25c counters. 23-tf
9999 (?) 'iatsi 25c, Norton's.
Lost A bunch of keys. Three, flat
keys and two door keys. Heart shaped
'key ring. Finder return to Mike Shay,
city marshal, and get teward. 24-1
Miss Mabel Lanktou Carter, whose
reading of "If I Were King," Monday
night won such warm praise, has con
sented to teach classes in expression
while in Alliance. If a large enough
class was secured Miss Carter will
probably stage a play. Those wishing
to take instruction can meet Miss Car
ter Friday evening at 7 o'clock at Mrs.
Regan's store. 25-1
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KRAUSE LAND CASE
Sensational Testimony in Cnso Now
in FederaiCourt in
Omaha.
The government closed its testimony in
the laud fencing case Monday afternoon
with the testimony of Mrs. Bessie Osborn,
who was recalled for re-direct examination.
She corroborated in every respect the tes
timony given bv her husband, Theodore
Osborn, last Friday, relative to his trou
bles with the Krauses, culminating in the
a$satlt upon him by John Krause in July,
1907H dfijia1 the 'subsequent offer that John
Krauze had made to him to make a filing
undet the Kinkaid law for Krause, the
latter to pay him $50 for it, and which
offer Mr. Osborn refused as unbusiness
like. The most interesting bit of testimony
yet given during the hearing was Mrs. Os
born's recital of the shooting episode,
briefly referred to in District Attorney
Baxter's opening statement to the jury.
The incident happened in the latter part
of September, 4903. Mrs. Osborn told
the story as follows:
"One night In the latter part of Septem
ber, 1903, while my husband apd our son
were away, only a crippled child who had
come west with us being at the house with
me, I was awakened by the barking of our
dog. I got up and heard some men out
side, and recognized; John Krause's voice
and that of BobLittick. I overheard them
talking to the, .effect that Osborn and the
boy had goneotway and now they would
drive me away. We lived in a sort of a
barn, as our "residence had not been com
pleted. The dobs were built iu twfi sec
tions, an uppcrand a lower half. I went
to the door and listened, They came to
ward tho door with what I thought to be a
purpose of forcing it open. I got down
the shot gun and sprang two shells into it,
I think they were No 6 shot, and went to
the door, got up on a chair and let go with
both barrels. One of the men said:
ONU Ol THKM IS SHOT.
"'I'm a j,if, 1 ain't shot,' and then
they went away. I think lie might have
been probably eighteen inches away when
I shot. There was blood outside the door
next morning and some blood about the
post where they had tied their horses. I
did not see John. Krause until a week or
two afterwards and did not see the other,
Bob Littick, until six weeks or two months
afterwards He then had a bad scar at
the back of hit. neck and it looked as if it
had been made only a month or two be
fore. I did not know Littick until after
the shooting, but when I saw him two
months afterwards I recognized his face
as that of the man who .was with John
Krause that night."
On her cross-examination, which was
very brief, Mrs. Osborn was asked if she
ever talked with Bob Littick after the
shooting?
" "No, I never talked with Bob about it,"
she replied, "for if he was satisfied, I
was."
Mrs. Osborn's testimony was not shaken
in the slightest by her cross-examination,
and with the conclusion of her examina
tion at 5 o'clock the attorneys for the gov
ernment, announced that the state rested.
The testimony for the defense will be
started this morning.
WHETSTONE ON STAND.
The next witness was Edward Whet
stone, a small stock owner whose home
stead is inside the Krause enclosure.
Whetstone testified as to the existence of
the Krause brothers fence and that he was
familiar with its general course, and that
it enclosed numerous tracts of public
lands. There was some feeling between
him and the Krause brothers over certain
hay valley rights. He said the Krauses
hat), on several occasions, taken up some
of his cattle, alleging thev were tresspass
ing upon their-range and hay preserves
and on one occasion had required him to
pay $72 damages and at another time $15
damages before they would release his
cattle. He told further of occasional
quarrels between himself and John Krause.
Whetstone's cross-examination was be
gun shortly before noon. "He admitted
there had been some trouble betwten him
self and the Krauses growing out of the
hay meadows and that the Krauses had
charged him with willfully driving his
cattle into their hay meadows. He denied
that he had cut any hay on Krauses.' gov
ernment land for himself, but admitted
that he had ut times cut hay for the
Krauses. The only hay that he cut for
himself was on his own land or lands that
he had leased.
The prosecution completed, the defense
put Robert Littick on the stand. He tes
tified that he lived on the Krause lands,
employed by Krause on the ranch. He
denied being with John Krause at the
Osborn ranch the latter part of September i
of that year, or that he had been shot in
the back of the neck by Mrs. Osborn or
any one else, and testified that he had
never heard of the shooting until he heard
it in Omaha.
James Potmesil testified that the so
called Krause range looked like public
land to him. especially the south range
and he had seen different brands of cattle
ranging there. The range he thought wa9
used by different ranchmen.
John Krause went on the stand in his
Own behalf and denied having fenced the
public domain and of having interferred
with settlement on the public land. The
trouble he had had with the Osborns grew
out of a contest they had filed on the
"Reservoir tract." "j told Osborn when
he first came that I had a filing on part of
his claim for reservoir purposes.
County Clerk Smyser and Dr. II. H.
Bellwood were summoned as witnesses in
the Krause case by telegram and are both
in Omaha now.
In a letter from Bruce Wilcox Tuesday
he stated that the case would occupy the
court for most of tho week.
The testimony was all in and the argu
ments for the defeuse were made by At
torneys Barker and Noleman of Alliance
yesterday, This morning District Attor
ney Baxter closed for the state and tho
case woat to the jury this afternoon.
RaptisTCrujTrXTiiild.
At the Sunday morning service at
the Baptist church, the trustees were
instructed to proceed with the work ot
enlarging and remodeling the meeting
house, according to plans approVed by
tho board of trustees. W. B. Young
was appointed to superintend tlie work
of construction. S. M. Smyser, Frank
McFarlnnd and W. B. Young were
appointed n finance committee on the
enterprise.
At the same service, Mrs. D. C.
Mclntyre resigned her position as clerk
and treasurer of tho church, a position
she has hold sinco tho organization of
the church. S. M. Smyser was elect
ed clqrk, nmlL. R,jro,vnerwa6 elected
treasurer. Resolutions 'were adopted
expressive of the church's appreciation
of Mrs. Mclntyrc's long and faithful
services.
Mrs. T. B. Itotlgers Dead.
Last Saturday afternoon all that was
mortal of Mrs. T. B. Rodgers, was laid
to rest iu Greenwood cemetery. The
impressive funeral sermon was deliv
ered by Rev. G. C. Jcffers, of the
Baptist church. Deceased was ill but
.1 few days. She was about 50 years
of age and leaves besides her husband
three sons ond two daughters, all
grown. She was born in Segourney,
la. , but has, with her famrly, been a
resident of this, vicinity foi the past
three years. Death was caused by
stomach trouble.
Jury Disagrees.
County Attorney Mitchell went up to
Chadron last week to defend Ed Mc
Farland, charged with stealing eigh
teen head of cattle. After nearly a
week's trial the jury disagreed and a
new trial has been granted bv Judge
Harrington, who will try the case
again this week. The jury was said to
stand ten to two for acquital.
Potato Growers' Picnic.
There will be a Potato Grower's pic
nic, on the 4th of July, at the Harve
West school house, ten miles north
east of Alliance. Every body cordially
invited to come and bring their baskets
well filled. There will be a big pro
gram, all kinds of fun, base ball game,
horse racing, shooting matches, big
bowey dance at night, refreshments on
the grounds.
Didn't Like The Russian War.
Prof. Henry Rosenfeldt, a musician,
is in the city, arriving here Monday.
Ho is master of the violin and a Rus
sian. When the war began he left
Russia to avoid being conscripted into
the Russian army, and was as much
delighted at Togo's victory as any oue.
He describes conditions in Russia as
most despotic, and says if the reigning
mouarchs could bo deposed and a new
republic result from the war, he would
go back and live in his native country
where he says, the strenuous life that
Americans lead, is not necessary to
gain a livlihood in that country.
Mrs. and Miss Baldridge, mother
and sister of A. L. Baldridge, from
Modesto, Cal., are here on a visit for
the summer.
STOCKMEN ADJOURN
After One of the Largest anil Most
Interesting Sessions
Cer Held.
Fridav night the stockmen's annual
meeting concluded with n grand ball at
the opera house. Spacht's orchestra
furnished the music and the citizen's
committee tho refreshments.
The meeting had been intensely in
teresting throughout ns "matters of vi
tal interest to stockmen wore dis
cussed and disp6sed of in rapid succes
sion. The secretary-treasurer's teport vas
made shawittg 350 members and re
ceipts lngt-year amounting to $4420.56.
After paying S3050 for inspection,
state and Interstate, 325.84 for print
ing, booka and postage, S500 for secre
tary's sultry and some incidental ex
penses there was on hand $480.04 ns
against $154.65 a year ago and the
association was outbf debt.
Sam Smyscr's address of welcome
was a masterpiece of wit and eloquence
and when the genial Smyser said the
keys of tho, city would be turned over,
if they had any, and in the absence of
keys ho would turn over the only
instrument necessary, a cotkscrcw, he
brought down the house.
The response of President Adnijis
was a mnsterpicce but it fell to the lot
of Bruce McCollough to carry off the
honors as the best off hand entertainer
the association had.
Drs. Thomas and I'ctcis gave an
exhibition of denial surgery and
stock examination uud inspection that
was good to hear and did mora to as
sure the stockmen thnt inspection was
necessary than any thing that had
been said.
Hon. M P. Kinkaid, addressing the
mccthig,fe?iB3ured the stockmen that, so
far ffiTlicrwaB nble, legislation friendlyv.
to their interests would bo looked after
at the coming session of congress.
Both Senatois Millard and Burnett
were expected but neither was present.
Over 50 members of the So. Omahn
Stock exchange camo in on two special
Puhnan cars, and with them came a
quartette of musical entertainers who
gave an entertainment at the opera
house Thursday evening, that was nev
er excelled in this city. "The MaTlrigal
Quartette," as they are known in Oma
ha, with Miss Barr, soprano; Miss
Porterfield, contralto: ). M. Guild,
tenor; C. S. Hnverstock, basso; J. H.
Simms, accompanist.
The So. Omaha delegation present
were:
W. G. Baker Wilson W. Buchanan
James Burns II, L. Carpenter
W. B. Cheek J. F. Coad, Jr.
H. D. Allee W. H. Dudley
W. L. Etches W. C. Fletiry
T. II. Fonda. Jr. J. T. Frederick
J. C. French G. W. Greene
J. M. Guild J. A". Hake
Mose Howard T. A. Jackson
G. J. Ingwersen J. L. Paxton
F. S. Larken D. O. McPhail
W. J. Perry F. H. Reddington
Al Powell George W. Segrist
A. F.. Rogers C. W. .Sparger
Draper Smith W. B. Tagg
H. E. Tagg F. E. Wolcott
C, L. Talbot Ellis J. Wright
W. H. Wood Frank J, Burns
At the business meeting the officers
elected for the ensuing year are ns fol
lows: President John M. Adams, Potter
Vice Pres. E. E. Lowe, Hyannis
Sec'y-Treas. E. M. Searle, Jr.
Executive Committee.
John Brennan, Alliance
A. B Persinger, Lodge Pole
D. P. Meyers, Lena
Frank Currie, Whitney
J. II. Cook, Agate
R. M. Hampton, Alliance
Al. Metinzger, King
J. II. Monaban, Uyannis
K. C, Harris, Chadron
E. M. Eldred, Orlando
A. K. Modisette, Rushville
A.S. Reed Alliance
R. R. Kinkaid, Bingham
Wm. Fleischman, Bailey
Saturday morning, the entire delega
tion, accompanied by the same num
ber of resident stockmen and business
men left for Guernsey, making stops
at all the towns enroute, returning
here at 10 p. in, and leaving for their
homes on 42 at 3 a, 111., well pleased
with .the hospitality of 'Allianco and
tho good Ihoy had scon and done while
here.
Among prominent ranchmen here
from all over tho country, Mr. and Mrs.
H. P. Larson of Autioch, J. S. Gerder
of Box Butte, Ex-State Auditor Chas.
Weston and wife of Hay Springs, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Johnson of Hem
ingford, Dick Brennan and Chas.
Avery of Oilandd, J, II. Bierson of
Harrison, Will and John O'Mnra of
Moomaw, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 11.
Tully of Lakosido, Ex-Representative
Chns. Coffee of Chndron, Cnpt. Cook
of Agate, -A. R. Modisctto of Rushville,
Charlie Tagg and T. L. Crono were
hero loo, as no such gathering would
be complete without them. As Bide
attractions, W. C. Thompson took a
bunch of cnttlemen out to his rftnch to
witness an exhibition of roping and
branding, and C. II. Tully rode tho
Elk's goat Fiiday night, by way of
variety. The whole meeting has to
thank R. M. Hampton, Chas. Tagg
and F, L. Ciouc, who were masters of
ceremony nnd entertainment committee.
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'k THE CHURCHES. &
Children's Day exercises will be held
in tho First Presbyterian church, Sun
day morning. Peaching service in the
evening at eight o'clock! Y. P. S. C.
E. at 7:15.
All the usual services at tho U. P.
church next sabbath, excepting the sub
stitution of children's day exetcises
and the pastors address to the Sabbath
school. The subject of the p. 111. dis
course is on the marvellous leader,
"Moses." Y. P. C, U., 7 p. hi. The
L. M. S. will meet Wednesday at 2
p. m. at tho noma of Miss Bell. Mid
week prayer meeting at the church
Thursday, 8 p. in. Everybody wel
come. "" " KroLClltiY0rili.
Last Saturday morning the store of
Richards and Comstock was struck by
lightning and before the fire could be
extinguished it had eaten a hole into
the building and stock, causing a loss
of more thnn $200. Tho entire place
would have been destroyed, causing n
loss of thousands of dollars, had it not
been equipped with little hand fire ex
tinguishers. Best Water In The State.
Boiler Inspector W. S. Stark, whose
business it is to examine nil the boilers
and engines on which the Hartford
Fire Insurance Co. carry policies, was
in town this week nnd on inspecting
the boilers here, made tho astonishing
statement that Alliance had tho t best
water for steam or boilers in the state.
G. A. R. Meeting.
Attention, Comrades; Arrange
ments ate being made to reorganize
General Dayton post, G. A. R. All
veterans interested, whether members
of the post or not will meet nt tho office
of Comrade S. P. Tuttle, Saturday af
ternoon, June 17th, 1 p. 111.
Al. Wikek, Adj.
Simmons & Essay is the name of
the new firm that has opened an "Ori
ental store" at 115 Box Butte Ave., and
arc stocking it with fancy laces, silks,
oriental goods, drawn work, notions
and dry goods. Tho firm came here
from Lincoln, Nebr., and propose to
cater to the trade that demands that
class of goods. Wants that have nut
"been supplied heretofore.
It will pay you to see Prof. Bartz
and get season tickets to the lecture
course, if you want good entertain
ment cheap; $1.50 for .1 season ticket.
First entertainment Tuesday night.
Edmund Vance Cook, the world fa
mous entertainer, will lecture on "Pot
Luck with a Poet."
A small boy and a match started a
fire in the hay in tho stable of B. F
Gilhnan that called out the fire depart
ment, but Claude Lester and Fred
Nye happened along and turned a gar
den hose on and had the fire under con
trol when the department arrived.
John K. Spacht, brother of Judge
Spacht, a Mr. Marsh and a Mr. Long
accompanied him on an overland trip
from Custer county to Box. Butte to
visit the judge.
of these
with von
ROMADKA
READY ACCESS TRUNK
"DAISING the cover brings every
AV corner within reach without re
moving trays. Saves X the time of
au 'ordinary trunk to pack or un
pack. Easy to operate. Nothing to
get out of order. Will stand all the
knocks and hard usage of traveling.
Costs no more than a common trunk,
" 55.OO and up.
suites0 lT. $2.00 to $15.00
Traveling Bags, Satchels, Telescopes
andothor btyles 25C to $3.00
Trunks $2.60 to $20.00
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Save Doctor Bills
BY EATING
FRESH FRUIT
EVERY DAY
At GLEASON &
FRANKLIN'S
!ce Cream Parlors
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ICE CREAM
BULK OR BRICKssnm
XE are now ready to
v furnish Urn pub
lic with Ice Cream
iu all colsrs and flavors.
We have the latest eipiip
ments for manufactili iug
and our prices arc light,
Let us bid on your wants.
Delivdrcd to all part of
the city.
Golden Hod Bottling Works
HOVER & IIARRISOX, Props.
'I'llUNK 35G.
Resolutions of Respect.
Ai.lia.ncb, Neb., Juju 8, '05.
Whereas, It has pleased God iu His
all wise providouce to icmove trom our
midst our pastor's belovi-d wife, Mrs.
C. W. Ray, therefore In- it
Resolved, That while we bowv in
humble submission to the will of our
all wise Father, we none the loss
mourn for cur sister who has been
called from her labors to rest.
Resolved, That we, as membars ot
the Ladies' Aid Society extend to the
boreaved husband our huattfolt sympa
thy and commend him to the Father
who doeth all things well,
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be given our pastor and pub
lished in the citv papers and spread
upon the minutes of the society,
Mrs. V. V. No.kton,
V Mrs. Jas. Kbllbwood,
Mrs. W. W. Johnson,
Coimiyttee.
Wanted, a place tor a good boy to
work for board and attend Normal.
Apply to Mrs. Rustin. 55-1
"America patenfflour is the best in
town at Pilkington's. 25th
TAKE ONE
to Portland.