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The attitude or the I'nlon Pacific
rHllwny towards Northiort augurs
well for the future of the town
The company hns already done sev
erl thousand dollars' worth free
for Hi benefit of the town, hcatdem
making It a division station and put
ting In a round house, etc. Keep
your eye on Northport. It Is des
tined to become one of the leading
cities of western Nebraska.
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THURSDAY. FKHKCAHY 2!. 1912
Br HL?f3f1 3k - ;
WM. Q. 8TAMM
Democratic candidate for
; RAILWAY COMMISSIONER
Primary, April 1, 1912
Reached Nebraska In 1887. firat
located at Mlnden, later at Orasham,
a resident of Lincoln for 22 years
Has been In business during this
time, now conducting both wholesale
and retail in toys and notions.
Possesses practical knowledge as
a shipper, n it affiliated or controlled
by any special interest, educated In
both English and German.
Asks for your support at the April
liMh primary
11-21074
Leading Citizen of Sheridan County
File for Democratic and
Populist Nomination
The Herald Is In receipt of a let
ter from H. F. Wasniund, Sr., of
RuBlivllle, who requests us to an
nounce to our many readers in Box
Butte and Sheridan OOBBtlW, which
compose tlw 73rd representative dis
trict, that he has flhd for the dem
ocratic and populist nominations for
state representative.
We believe that tills end of the
district Is entitled to the represent
ative tills year and think that It is
but fair that a candidate either
from Box Butte or the south end of
Sheridan county he nominated and
elected; but if we must have a
i -preventative from the north end
of Sheridan county, we know of no
one whom we would prefer to see
nominated and elected than Mr.
Wasniund. He Is a highly respect
ed citizen of northwest Nebraska,
and Is Interested In the development
of Mils country. He has been hon
ored by bis own county by being e-
lected county commissioner once
for a term of three years, and coun
ty treasurer for two terms of two
years each. At present he Is a
miser and shipper of potatoes.
The following is a clipping from
the Hay Springs Enterprise of Feb
ruary 16:
"The Enterprise takes much pleas
ure in announcing the candidacy of
H. F. Wasniund, Sr., for state rep
resentative of the 73rd district,
wfhich consists of Sheridan and Box
llutte counties. Mr. Wasniund has
a good clean record to be proud of,
for he has saved the people of our
county much money while he was
county treasurer. He is one of the
old guards' having an eagle eye
that never tires in protecting the
right of the people."
We are temporarily out of the popular
selling flour, ' 'Morning Glory,' for the
reason that, for the first time in years, a
car which was not up to standard was
sh i pped .
When it was discovered that it was not
up to its usual high standard we were im
mediately advised to return the car, and
that a car was being shipped that was known
to be as good as ''Morning Glory'' usually
is--second to no Nebraska flour.
on
We solicit
its arrival
your continued flour business
Mallery Grocery Co.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Three Examinations to Be Held
Alliance in the Near Future
in
The otlilcw of the profusion, so it
1b claimed, does' not penult physi
clans and dentists to advertise ex
tensively, that Is, we might say, the
unwritten law recognized by the two
professions. A dentist at Gordon
has evidently thrown protVsnioti.il
uthilcs to Hie bats, much to the de
light rtf the publisher of the QCtJ pa
per. The entire firs; page, seven
columns- In all, excepting the new-,
paper head, of a recent Issue was
occupied by the dentist's advertise
uient. If hie work ids as good M
claimed in his advertisement he
ought to be rewarded with an en h
inous business. u uo'iM like in
tee some of the professional imn
whonc business should 1 given
gieat publicity break ov the anti
u.uUed conventionalities a .d dip into
printers' ink a little de r. regard
lose of wjint might be i id by sonic
who are bound by 1 rolesstonal eth
ics ."
MR. AND MRS. KNOX.
Secretary of State, Wife
And Section of Washington.
On Which He Starts Trip.
While in Alliance recently Prof.
Campbell favored The Herald office
with a very pleasant call. He kindly
urn pi led with our request to give
its his opinion on some of the arti
cles that have recently been pub
liahed in thl paper on the agricul
Jural development of this country. In
the article entitled. "Beets on Dry
and ". In The Herald of January IK,
a mistake was made In the subhead
to the article. The letter which was
Included In this article from Prof.
Alviu Koyser of the Colorado Agri
cultural College udocattd summer
tillage. In the Mubheau to the arti
le this was referred to us summer
t.t'.lo a .ug, which is quite u different
thing trom summer tillage Summer
fallowing, strictly speaking, means
simply letting the l.md lie idle, while
summer tillage means lotting the
land lie without a crop but at the
same tune cultivating it.
f- K
The following data concerning Civ
il Service examinations has been
handed us by Mr. J. N. Johnston,
secretary of the civil Bervlce board
at Alliance:
No request will be granted to
take any examination at any place
or on any date for which it Is not
scheduled. An applicant may take
only one kind of examination at one
time or place. An applicant for ap
pointment in the apportioned de
partmental service at Washington,
I). C, must be examined In the
state in wihlch he resides and must
show that he has been actually dom
iciled in such state for at leaist one
year previous to the date of exam
ination. fJxamiuations will be held in Alli
ance on March Kith, April "rd and
April loth. 1 ! I IT. beginning at 9 o'
clock a. m. Persons who wish to
take either of the examinations
must make application considerably
in advance of the time of the ex
amination which they wish to ttike.
and should make no delay in sc
curing all necewsary information and
application forms, wtiieh may be Ob
taincd by applying to J. N'. John
Bton. tit the Alliance post office.
Following are some of Hie sub
lets for March loth examinations:
A-ssistart inspector of boilers; book
keeper, Philippine service: civil
engineer, Philippine service; indus
trial Uaihcr (men onlyi, Philippine
servue; kiudei carton teacher, Indi
an service; local inspector of boil
ers; postal clerk. Isthmian Canal
serice; teacher, Philippine service;
viterlnary inspector, veterinarian,
IMiilippine service. A partial list
for April "rd are press feeder, -ov
eminent printing office; stenograph
er, stenograph! r and typewriter.
Some of the courses to be taken on
April I Oth are bookkeeper. Depart'
BOttta B I vice civil engineer, De
partment;' I Service; farmer, Indian
Service: iunior engineer (civil);.
lanclfl . trlstant, department of
Agricul li e; teacher, Indian Ser ice:
tr:tined ; .1 rse for Indian, Isthmian
("anal and IMiilippine service
Applicants for Stenography and
typewriting are requested, there be
ing a shortage in tliese depart ments.
The railway mail clerk .examina
tion will be held May 4th.
ty-flve dollars or more, they will be
credited the price of the paper on
their advertising account. We be
lieve that this ystem will commend
Itself to all fair minded people and
enable us to stop a leakage in ex
penses that we cannot well afford
and that Is of no great benefit to
any one else.
RETURNS FROM TEXAS TRIP
Real Estate Man Well Pleased witfi
What He Saw in Southland
WAY THE WIND BLOWS
The Breeze Begins to Blow; Get In
with Your Straw and Express
Your Preference
HERALD'S STRAW VOTE BEGINS
The .North port Towusite Company,
for whom H. H. Harper, a rustling
and brilliunt young attorney, is a
gent, takes advantage of The Her
aid's large circulation to let the
public know that Northpoit Is on
I be map and destiued to become
one of the future great titles of
this part of the state. Persons
who have observed the growth of
Nebraska towns during the last quar
ter of a century are well aware that
the attitude of a railroad towards a
town, eape ially during the first
tew years of its existence, has much
to do in deciding whether the town
shall be of any important . or not
COLOMBIA INVITES Mii. KNOX
Action of Ospina Repudiated in Cor.
dill Official Ncte.
The republic of Colombia has vir
lua'ly repudiate J the action of its
minister general, Ospina. by sending
through American Minister llubols, at
Hogota, a coriiul in iiaiion to Set re
lur or Stat Knox to visit Colombian
shores on his pit sent trip to the re
iu lilies on the Caribbean sea
The invitation was lorwurded
iromptly to Secretary Knox, who is
auo.iid the cruiser Washington on b
way south. Vith him rests the de
;mi n whether he will change his
itinerary to include a call at the port
of Cartagena This, it is said here
I undoubtedly will do.
Tne action ol the Colombian for
eign office was received with satlsfae
lion It close a disagreeable int ident
Mini.-tt i Ospina. who Is declared to
hae L:'en re ailed because of his let
tei to the state department, protesting
a,;t!nsi tli!' proposed visit of Secret a r
Knox "i i ii ise of the teciihg in Colom
ida against the Culled Slates, said tc
he attributed to the acquisition by ihi-
(fiiintiv of tlte I'niiji,.- ihuI iitim
NOTICE TO OUR ADVERTISERS
E. T. Kibble returned last week
from an extensive trip through Tex
as and Mexico, where he was in
vestigating the possibilities and re
sources of that country. He states
there 1s very good land from Dallas
to Houston, Texas, and from Hous
ton to Galveston It is a nice laying
country but rather low for farming
purposes. From Houston to Corpus
Chrlstl they have sufficient rainfall
to produce good crops and he thinks
there is a great future for this lo
cality. The garden spot of Texas, in
his opinion, lies between llarlingen
and Mission, as this is in the irriga
tion district, (tilled the ltio Grande
Valley. This is a fine level coun
try with a remarkable soil, ami. the
Kio Grande river furnishes an abund
iince of water for all irrigable land.
He was not there long enough
himself to state definitely in regard
to the climate, but from what he
learned from others who have lived
there for a number of years, it is
most ideal. One of the many ad
vantages, of this country is that they
can farm any time of the year and
can raise from one to three crops
They can produce staple crops ol
any kind but the principle money
makers are sugar cane, cotton, corn,
onions, cabbage, grapes and other
small fruit. To show what this coun
try can do, he states there was a
man from Minden, Nebr., who bOUghJl
'M acres by San Juan in July, 1911,
for $150 per acre. While Mr. Kib
ble was there he was offered $1,500
for his one-third of the hhage
grown on this It) acres and ri u-tKl
to take it, be: lg told by exper: 'ne
ed cabbage raisers that it would
bring him 8,000. This is onfy one
of the many instances he could re
late regarding this wonderful coun
try. During this excursion The
Standard Land Company of Lincoln,
Nebr., sold $265,000 worth , of iatnl
While Mr. Kibble thinks this is a
remarkable country he still has
great faith in the future of llox
llutte.
Next week we will publish the re
sult of The Herald's straw vote up
to the time of going to press. So
far about all there ts to it is for
Ch-imp Clark, with a sprinkling for
Woodrow Wilson. Headers of The
Herald are Invited to fill out the
blank below and send or bring it to
The Herald office at once.
Name of Person Voting
T. R. WILLACCEPT
Will Take Nomination for Presi
dent It it is Tendered.
WILL ADHERE TO DECISION.
Address
Political Affiliation
First Choice for President
Choice for president, whether
candidate or not:
For Democratic Nomination
Explanation of a System that Will
Suit Fair Minded People
First Choice
Second Choice
For Republican Nomination
l "n st Choice
Second Choice
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j THE MARKETS j
Chicago, l"eb. 2(i. Closing prices:
Wheat May, 1.0H4-i Jlll'- MWH
Corn May, MVfc-e; July. t8c
oats Key. S24e; July.. il' -:c.
Pork -May. $UMi July, $13.55.
Lard--May. $9.07'..; July, $9.25.
Kilts -Mav, fs. V,; July, $S.6(i.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. K I. 2.- Cattle -Receipts,
I 24.000: strong: 'jeeves, $LSo8.50;
western steel - . $L907 (; stockcrs
! and feed in, $::.906.25: OOWt and
i heifers. $2 0fiji.50; calves. M0fl
' 7 2". i log -Receipts. :.7.'too active
rt oc up; light, $5.9 l(Q IfJM : heavy
$6.0.WS3S: rough, fJttH5; pig-'
$4.:Wy li.00; bulk, i.M.S0 Sheep- -Receipts
16.000; stcad . natives, $3.j50
C&1.8U; westerns, $3.75Q4.K.'i: year
lings 4Jit.Tt; ItIn. 4.4T4I
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Feb. 26--Cattle He
celpts. 2,3mi: steady to strong; beel
steers, $.". in ft 7.00; cows and heifers
$1. tell 5 to. stock! .tnd feeders, $4.5(
7 . onilj. $4.2565.10, calves, $4.0C
yT.ln. QS Re'-.dptu. 2,0U; K.c
hlgu r: Heavy, $. l')5 22'-..; butchers
$o.0 'i ril l: liht. $5 :l ti.'lti. Sli"e
Keceipls. MOti lOtfi L'c higher;
weth :. J3.85t 4.10; ew s. $3 00410;
Ikmb. $4 .7".'fi I M
Lus-t Saturdiiy and Sunday, Feb. 24
and 25, the people of Keno, with
(the help of Supt. of Home Mission
ary Society Rev. S. I. Hanlord and
Supt. I'ublishing Society Rev. J. D.
Stowart, with the aid or other min
isters and delegates from the
chun lies around about, dedicated
the first Congregational church of
that place.
The services wire very improwlve
throughout. These people have
held their meetings in different
homes or the school house for more
tluin twenty-one years, during which
time they have never disbanded, al
ways keeping up the Sunday school.
The Rev. llrown of Cleinau, pion
eer missionary of the sand hills and
Hie founder of the church organiza
tion, addetl no little interest to the
occasion in bringing back the remi
niscences of the conditions' of wor
ship in those earlier days.
Rev. Hanford preached the dedi
cation sermon, in which he trieil to
imprets the thought of the value of
true citizenship to a community and
w-ini a church stands for.
1 be 'allies ct Keno served a
bountiful diuuer and supper Kvery
one seemed to be in the true spirit
and rejoicing because from now on
they coulel have a beautiful little
chapel to worship in.
There was a deficit of HM which
was quickly raised h donations and
the building was dedicated free from
deht to our Heavenly Father and
His Son. the Lord Jesus Ohri.-t
Reply to Governors Is Given Out by
Secretary In New York Colonel
Hopes for Direct Primaries Third
Party Plan Impossible.
"I will accept the nomination for
president if it is tendered me and I will
adheie to (his decision until the con
vention has expressed its preference,"
Is Theodore Roosevelt's reply to the let
ter of seven Republican governors
asking him to stand for the nomiua
lion.
The reply was given out at Colonel
Roosevelt's offices in New York during
his absence on a trip to Uoston. It fol
lows: "I deeply appreciate our letter
and I rMllte to the full the "heavy re
sponsibility it puts upon me, express
ing as it does the can ;ull i nsidored
convictions of the men elevated by pop
ular vote to stand as the heads of gov
ernment In their several states.
"I absolutely agree With you that
this matter is not one to bo ilotlJed
with any reference to the pcrsonp.!
preferences or interests of OH) man.
but purely from the otOlldpoiOt Of t. e
interest.-: of the people as a Whole. I
will accept the nominttii n for prssl
dent If it is tendered to me ; nd I wil
adhere to this decision until the con
rention has expressed Its preference
One of the chief principles lor whicb
I have stood' and for which l now
stand and which I have always en
deavored and always shall -ndeavor
to reduce to action Is the genuine ruin
of the people; and therefore I hope
that so far as possible the people may
be given the chance, through eirect
primaries, to express their preference
as to who shall be the nominee of
the Republican presidential conven
tion. Very truly yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Effono of Colonel Roosevelt's
friends to induce him to make an ear
lier declaration of his attitude on the
presidential question had been un
availing. His laconic remark to a
friend In Cleveland that "My hat 18 in
the ring you will have my answer
Monday," was the first real indication
that he had in mind an affirmative an
swer to the governors' letter.
Secretary Frank Harper said he
U in no position to comment, and.
fn view of the author's absence in Bos
ton. where ho will spend several days.
It was impossible to get an elabora
tion of tiie statements made In the let
ter.
Will Not Form Third Party.
At the national Roosevelt commit
tee headqiuii tors in Washington, of
vhit-h Medil' MoCormlck is a director,
the following statement was given out:
"Colonel Itoosevelt has no intention
Whatsoever Of forming a third or 'peo
ple's party' in the event the Chicago
convention fails to nam him as the
candidate of the Republican party
Itatementl recently made that the
former president would take such ac
tion are declared to be without founds
tion. That such a proposition lias beer,
Blade to Colonel Roosevelt is not de
l.'ed It Is stated that the activity of
the administration nomination cam
paign managers in making use of the
'steam roller' caused several admirers
of Colonel Koosevelt to fear the Chi
MgO Convention would bo packed' and
I hat the popular will of the people
would find no expression there. In
this event it wis asserted it would Ik
veil to give the people a chance at
express their sentiments at the polls,
an independent party being formed to
place Colonel Roosevelt's name before
them From an authoritative source it
was earned that Colonel Roosevelt
d'd not look ujion the proposition with
favor and in affect stated that such a
proceeding was out of the question."
PROTEST FROM STATESMAN
Senator Borah Says Action of Massa
chusetts Tioops Unconstitutional.
Senator Borah of Idaho, author of the
children's bureau bill and re.ognizod
as one of the greatest (onstitittioual
authorities in congress, asset ted his
belief that the action of the author
itles at La'vrence in forcibly prevent
ing strikers from sending their chil
dien out of the Massachusetts city was
ii. invasion of constitutional privileges
"I do not know of any authority of
law,'' he Mida "to justlty city officials
in preventing; the children from leav
ing the city with the onsent of theii
parents, except in cases where it
would lead to spread of infectious dis
eases. I know of no authority of law
that would prevent perOBtf finni send
ing their youngsters out of reach of
tlike disturbances."
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POISONS EIGHT BABIES
Kitchen Woman Says She Wanted to
"Get Square With Nurses."
The mystery of eight deaths of ba
bies in the Brooklyn Infants' hos
pital was solved, the police say, by the
Confession n Winifred Ankers, a
kitchen woman at the hospital, admit
ting that she placed oxalic acid in the
babies' milk bottles.
"On Sutiirdax night after the bottlec
hud been prepared for the babies," the
polhe version of the (oiifessiou run
' put two or three drops of oxalb
acid into the b.-ittles. I did not do H
with intent to kill the h.ihics, but I
w; ntt 'I to -;et square with the nurses
wi o were my enemies."