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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1909)
"i' B 11'Htor'onI Hocloty The Alliance Herald Official Publication of the City and County. Largest Circulation of any Newspaper in Western Nebraska. VOLUME XVI, ALLIANCE, BOX BUtTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA! THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1909 NUMBER 7 'i jf, 4 ,'.' rr- I MANAGEMENT Bank with the OLD R . E L ' r A .' B L . E The First National Bank of Alliance Capital, $50,000 Surplus and Profits, $53,000 Exposition Preparations are Well Advanced Special to tlie Alliance Herald Seattle, January zjt 1909. The con struction of all buildings for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition will ' be com pleted May :st. The work on the United States government buildings, the building for the government of Canada and the New York state build ing are the heaviest construction re maining to be carried out and all of these structures will stand complete by April 20th. At the present time the 1909 fair is farther advanced than some of the ex positions held in the past on opening day. Construction of buildings and grounds was more than ninety per cent complete on January 1st and the work remaining to be done is being rushed with such rapidity that each day witnesses the completion of some neur feature. When the gates of the exposition are formally opened to the public June 1st every building will stand complete, every exhibit will be installed, streets paved and the debris of construction entirely removed from the grounds. There will be nothing to mar the beauty of the completed expo sition and the buildings, grounds and exhibits will be the same from the day the fair opens until it closes. Twelve buildings are completed and numerous others are in various stages of construction. The completed build ings are auditorium, fine arts, machin ery, manufactures, agricultures, mines, fisheries, forestry, Washington, Ore gon, California and hospital. The government has a large force of men at work on its four buildings and pre parations are under way to begin con struction at once on the structures for the government of Canada and the state of New York. The cascades and geyser basin have been finished since early in November and the exposition monumeut was completed several weeks ago. About seven miles of streets and driveways have been paved and the gardens and lawns laid out. The green houses have been in operation for two years and there are nearly two million plants ready to set out in the formal gardens. The various states that will partici pate in the 1909 fair are already -commencing to assemble their exhibits and the state societies are working actively to promote the exposition in different states. The exposition live stock show is receiving attention from all sections of the couutry, particularly the middle west, and already applications have been received for space in the stock yards from some of the best known breeders of blooded stock in the United States. The exposition has appropri ated 1,000,000 for premiums in this department. The success of a . bank and the safety of the funds intrusted to it depend upon a judicious admin istration of its affairs. Every active officer of the First National Bank is a banker of long experience. Its Directors are well known men selected for their business abil ity and financial standing. The strength of this bank lies ndt alone in its large capital, surplus and resources, but in the char acter and financial responsibility of the men who conduct its affairs. The Western Office Supply Company For genuine pluck and push com mend to us the two young men who have organized the above named com pany, first organized under tbe name of the Western Specialty Co. With Alliance as their lieadquarters they have already put two salesmen on the road and will probably add another I soon, covering western Nebraska, east jdner and tp the camel issue gene jetn Wyoming knd the Black'llills dH-fitidgell demanded to know wheth trict of South Dakota, lor the sale of typewriters and office supplies. The work which they are doing will incidentally give Alliance a good ad vertising, and we are pleased to note that the business men of this city ap preciate their efforts. They deserve success and we miss our guess if it does not come their way. Rebeccas Install Thirty Candidates The Odd Fellows and Rebeccas of Alliance gave a banquet at the Odd Fellows hall in this city last Friday evening which was an elaborate affair. The Rebeccas took in thirty applicants for membership in the order that even ing. The following were down from Hemingford: Theo. Colvin, wife and two daughters, Nellie and Sarah; Mrs. Rollo Johnson; E. L. Everett and wife; Geo. Baker and wife; Clark Olds and wife; C. H. Burleigh, wife and daugh ter, Miss Gladys; H. I. Ely and wife; McClusky Bros.; John Hughes; Isaac Rickell; H. L. Bushnell and wife; G. W. Loer; E. Abley and H. Strong. The Crystal Rearranged The popularity of the Crystal theatre came to a point last week when it was found necessary to provide more seat ing room. At every performance the audience was packed like sardines in a can, and the management at once made more room by enlarging the seating ca pacity of the theatre. This was com pleted last Monday and now the Crys tal can comfortable accommodate all its patrons. The vaudeville perform ance each night and display of moving pictures are proving attractions that are decidedly popular to our people. DO It Now! Bring in your harness now and have them repaired and oiled before spring commences. We oil for $1.00. Just around the comer, opposite Palace livery. McKee.n, successor to Hill, 7-1 Yes Sir! We oil your harness aud doit right all for fi.oo at McKeen'aJ harness shop Hills old stand, 7-1 STATE FIREMEN FIGHT OVER "BOOZE" Fremont Hurls Insult at Alliance by Parading Banner with the inscrip tion, "Who Wants to be a Camel?" Which the Alliance Delegates Man fully Resent. The Alliance delegation to the state meeting of firemen ai Norfolk returned home this week empty handed but not until every foot of ground was valiant ly fought once and our competitor, Fremont, won out by n vote of t35 to 105. Four towns Fremont, Alliance, York and Wilbur were pitted against each other in the scramble for the coming convention oi state firemen. On the first ballott the vote stood, Fre mont, 112; Alliance, 92; York, 20; Wil bur, 5. The Fremont delegation resorted to a novel yet unwarranted method by raising the question of a "wet" or dry town in which to hold the coming convention. The fact that Alliance has no saloons was put forth by the Fremont delegation as an objection to holding the meeting in this city and the delegation brazenly flaunted a ban ner with this inscription, "Who Wants to be a Camel?" This aroused the ire of W. S. Ridgell,, who acted as spokes man for the Alliance delegation, and the Norfolk Daily News in its report of his speech has the following: "W. S. Ridgell of Alliance exploded the bomb. Ridgell is a prominent fire man and is a fighter when he gets on the convention floor. He invited the convention to Alliance and started off along the usual lines. Then he hit the dry question. He explained that Al liance was discriminated against be cause the town was "dry." He made caustic reference to the Fremont ban rally. Ridgell demanded to know whether or not the convention would endorse those things. If it did he served notice that if Alliance asked for the firemen's con vention next year it had better ask for the convention of "Nebraska Volun teer Booze Fighters." Then Ridgell told the convention that if any fireman had to have something to drink when he came to Alliance he could get it. "If the town goes dry in the spring and it is very doubtful there will still be something to drink there and if the saloons are not open it will be free. In Alliance, like any other dry town, you can get something to drink." Al liance, he explained, had three clubs. But he didn't consider saloons in any way necessary to a firemen's conven tion, the speaker declared. Alliance, Mr. Ridgell concluded, was a town of 6,000, the best town of its size in the state. It was to tho association's ad vantage to go Mere in order to get in get in R1 II Kidgeil s touch with new territory, words created a stir. J. C. Elliott of West Point took the floor. It was the first time, he said, that the question of booze" had ever ueen mentioned on tlie tloor ot the convention. He depreciated it and moved that all reference to "booze" be stricken from the Alliance man's speech in the official records. A stenographer takes down a report of all convention , transactions and this is published in a nrimnhlt. Th rnntiantmn vnigA in strike from its records all reference to the camel subject in Mr. Ridgell's speech. And then on his suggestion' it rejected the camel sign. After the result was announced good feeling was restored. Alliance was good natured andjwas satisfied with the big vote polled. Ridgell made the vote unanimous. One-sided Game e ry I JL n i.,,uu,lluu "'" accuuwiuuaic twenty norses, OT BaSKet d3 I thus increasing the capacity of the Mid 1 way barn to sixty. J. L. Miller and R, C. Neumann have The game of basket ball at the High arranged to erect a fine double building on School gymnasium last Saturday evening the vacant lots just south of Hotel Bridge between the Alliance aud Crawford teams 1 port. Mr. Neumann needs additional turned out to be a one-sided affair, as is rooms for his hotel business, and is con shown by the score of 86 to 4 in favor of ! sidering putting in a steam laundry in tlie Alliance. The visitors were outclassed ' lower room. Mr. Miller will occupy the from the start, but showed their pluck by staying in the game until it was played out. Next Saturday night the High School I boys are to play the Chadron team at Al- l(ancc . Chadron has a great reputation as players and a good game may bo ex pected. All are invited to come ahd sec it. Word has been received from Lead City, S. D., that they wish to piny Jbo High School team here. Every effort is being made to consummate the arrangements for an encounter with them. Lead has one of the best basket ball teams any where around and in case they pay us a visit it will certainly prove the best game of the season. They have defeated every team they have met thus far and the game will prove a rare treat to all lovers of this sport District Court Grind The district court continues its grind this week with, perhaps, greater celeri ty than usual, but since the report of the grand jury it seems quito doubtful whether an adjournment will be had as soon as had been expected. Following are some of the cases tried: Stale of Nebraska vs. Frank E. Augustine. Jury returned a verdict of Btatutory rape as charged. Attorneys for the prosecution were County At torney Burton and Win. Mitchell; for the defense, Clyde C. Barker, Sen tence deferred. - State vs. Ashtou.' Verdict of jury, guilty as charged. In the caso of the State vs. Wilson, charged with the crime of rape, the jury "hung," or in other words they disa greed, and were discharged without having brought in a verdict. The case is set for re-trial for next Tuesday morning. As we go to press the case of the State vs. Thurber, charged with break ing into and burglarizing a freight car in the C. B. & Q. yards at Alliance last fall, is being tried, the state being represented by Prosecuting Attorney Burton and the defendant by Attorney Mitchell. The cases that are probably creat ing the most general interest, those ,of persons charged with the illegal selling htluor m Alliance during the last year, nave nui yci come 10 inai, 11 is supposed that a large number of in dictments have been made, and it is ..obable that "there'll be something doin evety minute" in district court next week. Farmers1 Institute 1 tie farmers Institute will be held at Alliance Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8th and gth. There will be three speakers here from abroad, and in addition the pro gram contains a good number of interest ing features by local talent. These meetings are held under the aus pices of tbe University of Nebraska and the Alliance Farmers' Institute association and are free to all. A complete program will be published in the next issue of the Herald. Married. At 2 o'clock o. m. on Saturday. Tan. 21. 1 m -- -.. 9 occurrea 'he marriage of Mr. Arthur j Lore tQ Mfs j,ertha Moore Rev j R. Jordan, pastor of the United Presby terian church, performed the ceermony, which took place at the home of Miss Lore t on jjjg Horn avenue, in this city. j The happy pair will make their home on j their homestead 35 miles west of Alliance, in Sioux county. The Herald extends congratulations and wishes them a world of joy and prosperity. Notes from Bridgeport From tlie Newh-Ulade) The siding between Bridgeport and Bayard will be known hereafter as Atkins. A signboard bearing that inscription was received here this week to be erected at that place. C. E. Miller of Eastwood went to Al liance this week as a witness before the grand jury. Funny how those Jayhawk Valley fellows catch on to things, isn't it? Fred R. Reddish is erecting an addition 1 to his livery barn this week. The new I Ar1r),ltj ...Ml . . J A -. .-.! 1 1 store room in his part of the new building with a department of his mercantile busi ness, but has not fully decided as to the upper story. He may, however, decide to supply the demand for an opera house. THE ALLIANCE NA TIONAL BANK of Alliance Solicits your business 13 Ladies' and Misses' Gloalce Norton's That Cough Must Stop This is a bad time of the year to neglect cither a cold or cough, A cough easily leads into other and ofton more ser ious diseases. 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