CAN BE MADE TO GROW
Iverslty
.lakota. with a-
Enperienced Nurnrymin Give Val
uable Advice In Regard to
the Planting of Trees
TREES IN WESTERN NEBRASKA
!n line wHh The Herald's tree
planting campaign, J. P. Barger.
proprietor of the Alliance Nursery,
furnishes us an article for publica
tion that Is filled with valuable ad
vice on the subject. He wrltea In
a conservative tone, but with confi
dence t hat tree growing may be made
a aueoess In this country. While
practically advising against the reck
less expenditure or money for nurs
ery stock, he atrongly urges proper
a' 'en t Ion to the planting and care of
trees. Following la Mr. Barger's
article:
Will M pay to plant, trees In west
ern Nebraska? In answering this
question 1 will say that it would not
pay if we take the experience of the
majority of tree planters in the
west Into consideration, for a large
p,r cent of them sny that they have
ii id out large sums of money for
trees and they have all died for
them and they don't feel like wast
ing any more money trying to get
them to grow.
We all know that nothing enhan
ces the value of a home here as much
as a few nice trees. When we look
over these broad prairies and aee
not even a riding switch, It makes
the country look very lonely.
don't think God meant for a country
that Is as beautiful as this country
Is to be barren of tree. I think he
has provided a wny for us to make
them grow, if we go after it In the
right way. About forty years ago
on the prairies of western Iowa they
thought no trees would succeed but
the cottonwood; now they are cut
ting them down and planting more
valuable trees. In fact, they have
long since found out that they can
grow almost any kind of a tree Hint
they can in the eastern states. Hut
so many tell me tlist it wont pay
to set trees here In can i alter n
few years they will die on account
of something in the soil that kills
the roots; they seem to think it Is
nrignesla and yet they claim theli
best yield of potatoes Ik where the
magnesia Is the most plentiful.
Now I am ol' the opinion that it
these persons would examine t lie
roots of the trees that died they
would find that they were all hud
died up in the small holt they niaili
with the spade when they set then)
out, instead of spreading out through
the ground In every direction, thus
receiving nourishment from as much
ground as the size of tha tree would
require. So they conclude that trees
are a failure here and think it won't
pay in this part of the world. I will
admit that a tree Improperly set
does not pay for the expense, but I
do say thut anything that, is worth
doing is worth doing right, and
where there is a will there is
way to do it In the rulit way
One tree set right is worth a hun
dred set wrong. If it t;-kes a whole
day to set a tree right, you are well
paid for your trouble; but there Is
no need of that much time being
used. By using a lr ft. of dyna
nute where you set tna tree you
can do as much eft.vtive work in
ten or fifteen minute as you can do
in three of four hours of the hardest
kind of work, then the ground will
be loosened up sufficiently to allow
them to feed on the nvisture a fa
as ten feet below the surface. Now
this can be done in ii cheaper way
than with the spade or old fashioned
way; if that be the case will It not
pay to plant trees here where they
would be one of the greatest bless
lugs that we can think of?
bout one fourth the number of Meth
odists there are In Nebraska, they
raised an endowment fund of $1150,
000 for their college at Huron There
re more Methodists In lows than In
Nebraska, but they have already in
ested 13.000,000 In their colleges
In that one state and are Just now
entering upon a cnmpalgn to secure
as much more for the same work. In
lew of these facts It would seem
that the present campaign for the
Nebraska Wesleyan should be a
omplete success.
OBITUARY (
The Weekly Wymorean Pays Tri
bute to Memory of Former
Alliance Lady
AN ALLIANCE DIRECTORY
Regular Monthly Feature Commenc
ing With This Issue for Con
venlsnoe of Readers
PUBLISHED ONCE EACH MONTH
The weekly Wymorean of Febru
ary 29. published at Wyniore. Nehr ,
paid u kindly tribute to the memory
of Mrs. R. A. Tull, who with her
usband formerly resided on West
'hlrd street In this city, and was
stopping at the home of her parents
Wymorc at the time of her death.
As promised In last week's Herald,
we publish the obituary from The
Wyiuoreun as follows:
Mrs. R. A. Tull died at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Cox, Thursday about midnight, fol
lowing the birth of twins, which did
not survive the mother.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30, at the Baptist
hurch. Rev. J. M. Huston officiating.
Interment was In the Wyniore cem
etery.
Kdythe Kstella Cox, daughter of 8.
and Sarah Cox, was born at West
Klkton, Ohio, February 26, 1882, be
ing aged 29 years, 11 months and 26
days at the lime of her death. When
about two years old the family mov
ed to Emporia, Kan. When twenty
years of age, the family moved to
Keil, Okla.. residing there four
years. The family then moved to
Kansas City, Kas.
On November !, 1904, occurred the
marriage to Renuie A. Tull. Mr. and
Mrs. Tull moved at Once to Trimble,
1. nn., Mr. Tull's home. They lived
n Trimble one year, then came to
Wvn
eyenr ago, when they mov
is
d to Alliance, where Mr. Tull
employed by the Hurlington
Heside the parents and husband
there survive three sisters and
three brothers. They are Mrs. Wm
Armstrong, Kansas City, Kan.; Mrs
Adolph Wind. Bm porta, Kan.; Mrs
Frank Cronkhlte, Watonga. Okla.
C. C. Cox. Nevada. Mo.: (). C. and
u. ii. i ox or wyniore. All were
present at the funeral except Mrs
Cronkhlte, who was unable to come
on account of Illness at home
Three cousins were present at the
funeral from out of town. They are
Mrs. Hannah Carter and Mrs. Mabel
I Mi both of Ulltner, Nehr., and Mrs
Susan Adney, of Kansas City, Kan
Oilier out of town friends who were
here were Mrs. B. W. Bearden and
son Harold and daughter Cleantha
of Alliance, Nehr., and Mrs. Mary
Bacon of Bnrnestou.
For some time past we have been
thinking of publishing in The Her
ald a directory of the city of Alli-
nce, giving a list of lodges, socie
ties, etc., but we lme not found It
convenient to spare the space to
publish such a directory each week.
oca i papers that have difficulty in
finding news and other matter to fill
up their columns find it quite a con
venience to have a few columns of
standing matter that can be publish
ed in every issue, but the demands
upon The Herald for space for news
and advertising are such that we
find it necessary to condense as
much as practicable Instead of In
setting "dead" matter. We have,
however, hit upon a plan by which
we can give our readers the bene
fit of a good deal of such matter
without Infringing greatly upon our
news apace.
Iast week we published a list of
notices of final proof to be made
during the ensuing six weeks, cover
Ing a large scope of country sur
rounding Alliance. That list will be
revised and published In the first
issue or tne paper eacn month so
tihat hereafter persons who are in
terested In It may know In what is
sue It may be found by consulting
the calendar and finding out the day
of the month that the first Thursday
Is on. Commencing with this issue
we will publish monthly, in the sec
ond Issue, a directory as above men
tioned. We think our readers will
not find it difficult to lay The Her
aid aside for a few weeks where it
can be easily referred to and by so
doing this departmental matter can
be easily found. At the same time
we will be able under this method
to give our readers a good deal of
matter that would otherwise be
crowded out.
The following does not include
church directory, as notices are pub
IIsIhmI tor all the churches each
week, if desired.
The Herald requests Hie cooper
at ion of Its readers in keeping the
following list corrected and up-to
date. Especially do we desire tin
assistance of the officers of the or
GREEK COFFEE HOUSE
The building at lit Box liutte avi
nue, first door south of The Herald
office, formerly occupied by Henry
Hopkins as an apple store, has been
fixed up, t lie front painted blue, and
preparations made to qpen the At h
ens (.reek coffee house, fruit stand
and barb? shop The barber shop
has been iti operation the past week
with (lust Kostopulos in charge as
barber, He has two chairs but for
the present will op Sfte only one o
them, The coffee house and frul
stand will he in full blast within a
day or two. The fruit stand will be
in the small room between Nos. 117
and 119. It will be fitted up in
city style with a stand in front for
I lie display of fruit. littl .Millos and
John Kuros will have charge of the
coffee house and fruit stand.
Shade Trees, Fruit Trees
and Shrubbery
The Kind that will Grow and Thrive in This Country
Ask me for any information you may want in regard to the best
kinds of trees and how to plant and care for them
CATALOG AND PRICE LIST
ON APPLICATION
Alliance Nursery
J. P. BARGER, Prop.
I will contract to set out and care for the first year a limited
number of trees in Alliance and guarantee the same to grow.
PHONE 504
Coroner C. E. Single.
Superintendent of Schools Delia
M. Reed.
Assessor K. P. Sweeney.
Surveyor- F. E. Hnmblin.
District Court
Judge W. 11. Westover.
ville.
Clerk Monte Hargraves.
Rush-
UNITED STATES
United States Board of Pension,
Examiners
President-Or. H. II. Bellwood.
Secretary Dr. C. E. Single.
Treasurer Dr. C. H. Churchill.
United States Land Office
Nos. 6-8 McOorkle Blk.
Register W. W. Wood.
Receiver --H. J. Kills
Asylums, Hospitals and Homes
Alloyan Chapter No. 185, O. K. S.
Meets first and third Tuesdays of
each month in Masonic Hall. W. M.,
Mrs. L, A. Berry; Sec, Mrs. Anna
Davis.
Bunnh Oommandry No. 26, Knights
Templar Meets second and fourth
Tii sdays of each month in Masonic
Hall. K. C, Henry Renneau: Rex-..
K. W. Irish.
Sheba Chapter No. .VI, R. A. M .
Meets firs! and third Mondays of
each month at Masonic Hall. H. P.,
B. C. McCluer; Sec, I,. H. Mosher.
Modern Brotherhood of America
Pioneer Iodge No. 758 Meets sec
ond and fourth Wednesdays of each
month at M . B. A. Hall. Pres., 1.
ft-. Wilcox; Sec, F. J. Brennan;
Trees., H. B. Boone.
Meets first and third Monday after
noons of each month at the M. B.
A. Hall. Pres., R. E. McKenzle;
Sec, A. J. Ward; Treas., Monte
Hargraves.
International Associa
tion of Machinists
Point of Rocks Lodge No. 602
Meets second and fourth Mondays of
each month at the K. C. Hall. Pres..
(ieo. D. McGill; Sec. Theo. Wad-dell.
Order of Railway Conductors
Box Butte Division No. 427 -Meets
each Tuesday afternoon at the I, O.
O. F. Hall. C. C, James Gaddis;
Sec-Treas.. John S. Ward.
BOYS ACRE CORN CONTEST
Modern Woodmen of America
Box Butte Camp No. 7:i:i Meets j Nebraska State Board of Agricul-
ders named who are in a positioffio
notify us of any changes that may
be made.
Municipa; Officers
Mayor P. W. Harris.
Clerk-Jay D. Enierick.
Tn HSUrtT O. J. Burke.
Police Judge (Jregory Zurn.
City Attorney C. C. Barker.
Strtet and Water Commission. -r
J. ii. Carlson.
City Engineer--F. K. Hamblln.
Chief of Police John Hunsaker.
v'hltf of Fire Department W. O.
BarneB.
City Physician- H. H. Bellwood.
City Scavenger C. W. Jeffs I a
St. Joseph's Hospital Emerson 1 first and third Wednesdays of each
avenue and 11th street.
Presic
berry.
First
II. Van
Beeou
Snyder.
at
Councilmen
of Council C.
New-
ard C. A. Newberry. J.
an.
Ward E. M. Martin. John
Board of Health
Mayor, City Attorney and Or II
II. Bellwood.
HALF MILLION ENDOWMENT
Nebraska Wesleyan University Will
Increase Endowment
The Methodists Of Nebraska are
now engaged in a h'ghly laudable
undertaking to boost the endowment
fund of the Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
versity from a hundred thousand to
a round half million dollars. The
plan of campaign is unique, in that
effort will be made to secure the
entire amount iu a statewide whirl
wind campaign of subscription tak
ing, to be accomplished in the brief
period of eight days. Preliminary
to this an educational campaign is
being conducted that all Nebraskans
may ham more of the Wesleyan
which stands tu the front rank of
Nebraska's several denominational
schools of higher learning with an
enroduient of marly one thousand
students.
It appears, from comparison with
adjoining states, that Hie Methodists
of Nebraska will uot be s.-tting a
pace after all in rajslaf, a four bun
dred thousaud dollar endowment
fund tor i iie Nebraska Wssleyan i'u
IS THIS ANSWER CORRECT?
Last week The Herald mentioned
tiiat a boy at Columbus, Nebraska,
who was born on the 29th day of
February saw his fifteenth birthday
anniverEary on the 291 h ot February
this year, and asked the boys and
girls who read The Herald to tell
us in what year he was born and
how old he was on his last birthday.
We have the follow ing answ f and
would like to ask other readers to
tell us whether It is com MM ! "Your
white haired boy whose 15th birth
day was February L'9. P.ML. was born
I Ml, Age is sixty years. ONE OF
THK BOYS, Duutiiug, Nebraska."
STRASBURGER INVENTOR
According to information resolved
from the patent office at Washing
ton. D. C. Charles I, Wall ot Stras
burger. Sheridan county, has been
granted a patent OS a ! hum whhh
he invented.
City Light, Water
and Sewerage Department
Office-City Hall.
Commissioner J. H. Carlson.
Manager N. A. Kemmish.
Police Department
Headquarters- City Hall.
Police Jude Q, w. Zurn.
Chief of Police John Hunsaker.
Night Marshal Floyd Doiiavan.
Fire Department
Headquarters and Club Rooms
tity Hull, Alliance Volunteer Fire
I eiar! ment.
Chief W. O. Barnes.
Assistant Chier Lewis Laravea
Secretary- C. W. Spucht.
Hose Co. No. I City Hall.
Foreman I E. Pllkington.
Assistant Foreman- D. J. Moran
Hose Co No City Hall
Foreman- Oal Cox.
Assistant Foreman J.
san.
Hook and ladder No. 1
Foreman O. A. Hills.
Assistant Foreman W.
man.
II Klau
City Hall
F. Buch
Per l.alsoiiiinilig, painting or paper
banning see E C. Whl.suiau
I I .MU4
County
Court House 5I1 Box Butte
Clerk Monte Hargraves
Treasurer Edgar M. M-.rt:n
County Jui';e L. A. Berry
Attorney -Eugene Burion.
Sheriff C. M. Cox..
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SOCIETIES
Miscellaneous
Alliance Women's Christian Tem
perance Union Meets second and
fourth Thursdays of euck month at
homes of members. Pres., Mrs. I.
E. Tash: Sec, Mrs. R. C. Strong;
Trees., Mrs. I. M. FernaUi.
American Nobles
Alliance Harbour No. -54 Meets
first and third Fridays of each
month at . O. O. F. Hull. N., S. A
Shephard; Sec-Treas., G. E. Leidy.
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Alliance Lodge No. 202 Meets
second and fourth .Mondays f each
month at I, O. O. F. Hall. M. W.,
R. E. Dri.-coll; Recorder, F. V. Ir
ish: Treas., Geo. Darling.
Decrsa of Honor, Latky Lodge No.
152 Meets the first and third Thurs
days of each month at the I. O. O.
Hall. C. II., Mrs. W. W. John
son; Rec. Sec, Mrs. A. T. Lunn.
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Alliance Lodge No. 961 Club
rooms Reddish Blk E. K, H. E.
Gant.; K. L. K., W. H. Butler; Sec,
Percy Cogswell.
month at K. G. Hall. V. C, George
Davis; Oik., F. W. Irish.
Royal Highlanders
Alliance Castle No. 4:i Meets first
and third Fridays of each month In
K. C. Hall. I. P., Mrs. Jennie Reed;
Sex. -Treas., A. I). Rodgera.
Royal Neighbors of America
Crescent Camp No. K!80 Meets
first and third Saturday afternoons
of each month in M. B. A. Hall. O.,
Mrs. E. R. .Morrison: Receiver, .Mrs
C. O. Davenport; Recorder, Mrs. L.
H. Highland.
Woodmen of the World
Maple Camp No. 165 Meets sec
ond and last Wednesdays of each
month In I. O. O. F. Hall. C. C, A.
D. Rodgers; Sec, M. B. Grebe.
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Alliance Homestead No. I8:!2
Meets Bret Friday of each month at
I. O. O. F. Hall. Foreman, Philip
Nohe, Sr.; Cor.. Mrs. Cora lewis.
TRADES AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Alliance Aerie No. IM Club rooms
Mallery Bldg., open day and night.
Meets every Thursday. W, P., L.
A. Suprise; Sec, C. E. Calder;
Treas., Carl Spacbt.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Alliance Lodge No. 168 Meets ev
ery Tuesday in L O. O. F. Hall. N.
G.. J. R. Snyder; V. G., Link lxw
ery; Sec-., A. J. Matey.
Alliance Rebekah Lodge No. lot
Meets second and fourth Fridays of
each month In I. O. O. F. Hall. N.
G .. Mrs W. R. Drake: V. G., Mrs
J R. Snyder; Sec, Mrs. Moses
Wright; Treas.. Mrs C. M. Cox.
Knights of Columbus
Alliance Council No. 975 Meets
every Sunday night in club room of
Holy Rosary church. G. K.. D. K.
Lynch; D. G. K., W, H. McCoy; Sec ,
C. W. Hyland.
Brickmason's International Union
Alliance Union No. 4 Meets first
and third Mondays of each month
at home of the president. Pres., T.
F. Akerman; Fin. Bee., Mr. Brost.
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Alliance Division No. 622 Meets
second and fourth Thursday after
noons of each month in M B A
HaUl C. B., C B. Gibson; Sec
Treas., ii. Renneau.
Grand International
Auxiliary, B. L. E.
Alpha Division No. IH Mooti first
and third Thursdays of each month
in M B A Hall. Pres., Mrs. C. O.
Davenport; See, Mrs Guy Miller.
Masonic
Alliance Lodge No. 18a, A. F. A.
M. Regular meetings Thursday be
fore full moon 01 each month at
Masonic Hall W. M. J H H.
Hewitt; Sec, L. H. Mosher.
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineers
Alliance Lodge No. 62:i Meets ev
ery Sunday at the M. B. A. Hall
Pres . J. A. Phelan; Sec., Joseph
Bogan.
Ladies' Auxiliary, B. L. F.
Box Butte lodge No. U2 Meets
second and fourth Fridays of each
month. In M. B. A. Hall. Pres.,
Mrs. R. C. Witham; Sec., Mrs. J.
Bogan
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Hard Struggle Lodge No. 642
ture Makes Offer to Boys
a t 4
The Nebraska Stnte Board or Ag
riculture offer to the Nebraska boy
under eighteen years of age, grow
ing the largest yield of corn from
one acre of Nebraska land during the
year 1912, $25.00; the second $20.00;
third $15.00; fourth $10.00; firth to
eighth, $5.00 each; ninth to twelfth,
$4.00 each; thirteenth to sixteenth.
$3.00 each; and to the boy growing
the largest yield on an acre of land
west of the east line of Boyd, Holt.
Wheeler, Greeley, Howard. Hall, Ad
ams and Webster ounties, $25.00;
second, $ 1 5.00 ; third and fourth, $5
each; rifth and sixth, $4 each; sev
enth to tenth, $o each, and twelfth
to sixteenth, $2 each.
The Lincoln Weekly Star dupli
cates the above awards, and an en
try in one is good tor an entry to
both offerings.
The entire labor of preparing the
ground, planting, cultivating and har
vesting of this acre of corn to be
performed by the contestants who
enter contest by recording his naim
in the office of W. R. Mellor, Sec
retary, Lincoln, not later than May
20, 1912.
Said acre to be measured, husked
and weighed in the presence of two
disinterested free-holders, residents
of said county In which the acre of
corn Is located. Said committee to
forward affidavit as to weight and
requirement of specifications in this
contest to the secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture, not later
than December 1, 1912.
The contestant shall file with the
secretury a full and detailed ac
count of his method of performing
the work, fertilizers used, if any;
whether bottom, hill or table land,
and the character or kind of soil on
which the crop was grown; with an
accurate account or the cost of pro
duction, rent of ground, cost of plow
ing, harrowing, discing, planting, cul
tivation, husking and every feature
or expense in labor, seed, rertilizer,
et( , based on the actual time that
entered into the production r this
acre cf corn.
ir requested, prize winners must
rorward a sample or ten ears of
corn grown to . R Mellor, Sec,
Lincoln, Nebr.
J. P. Colburn is conducting a clos
ing out sale, having decided to re
tire from the dry goods business.
The Herald regrets to see him go
out of business but is pleused to
note that the sale is progressing
nicely.
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