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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1913)
vsc 0 Gives all the newt of Box Butte County ed City of Alliance. The Alliance Herald VOLUME XX ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, IUI3 Largest circulation of any newapaper in West ern Nebraska. NUMBER 5 MARSLAND HAS BLAZE Fire, Starting at 3 O'Clock Wednesday Morning, Consumes Half of Town. Burned Three Hours MAN BADLY INJURED Fire, the origin -of which is not of Mn helper engines whidl work wjertatn, started at Mwee o'clock on omwford lilll, wars strurk and Wednesday morning in the hotel of- inire by the header a new axe. "Xvhlch flew eff the handle while being used by .another man la r; ... . .. y...l.mil A It )w..i. .K i!,,, i is e ill .nturmuu. -in Fnin.mi uiv Mursbind ciMaens worked herolcly they were unable to stop the fire until It had burned itslf out The lieat was ae Intense that It set fire chopping down par) of of the bussing buildings. The axe fcend a luunoer of times to bulldhngnj cut through the sihoe on Townley's across the ntreet and attention was left foot, cutting off the end of Ike devoted to anwing thssn. ankle bone. He wns brought to A1U- The fire presumably started from anee on No. 43 Wednesday nooa and either the stove or lamp in the j taken to the hospital for treatnueuK hotel office. The building was ex- i ,1,000 bushel of pott too. brnrg pensive abd large, and about twenty- lag to a Chicago eon. Mission bouse five persons were asleep in the laud stored in sue of Hie buikdUiKs. building. A number of them aere 'were destroyed. compelled to jump from the second This is the anost destructive Hire story anil most of them escaped Ji the history of Jr.trsland. The iwith only their night clothes on. owners of the 'burned store and The hotel building was the first property were not able to wate , to burn. Then came the Matthews this morning wheUier or not they general merchandise store, the Ken-' Intended to rebuild. Charier Maf- dricks hardware. the Keaarick thews, owntr of toe general moti blacksmith shop and I vaeanl build- which burned, whs formerly a Bur- in ar. The total loss is about $40,- lington condnctor. living at Alliance. 000. 2lfW) tot the hotel: $S.So Un He will have the eymiKithy of aaanj ' i. twumferiMi i . . . VUiatiee friends i, bis liiisforrinse CHANGE OF TEACHERS Weskynation of Several Teachers Makes Changes Necessary In Teaching gone of City Schools The fire burned itself out a.l tlx 1 enrol SCHOOL WORK NEW QUARTERS The Alliance city schools opened Monday, the teachers and pnpila of Central school being housed tat the other buiKUags as announced In The HeraU last week. AUheegh tb new (juartens are not as convenient as anight be desired, the work if Ihe schools Is progressing nlcity. Several changes have been made In the leaching force. Jtiss Carrie Nlederineyer, who has been a teach er here three years, resigned her position. First grade Owbral, an ac gggl a poBltkm in the Ltncedi city Reboots. She will be missed very muoh. but ber place is be! nit ably rilled by Miss Alice Achesoa. who ha leen connected with the schools as supply teacher, and recently as assistant primary at JOmerhoa. -Miss Maud Iarsor, Second grade Canitrn), begun her fourth near as an Alliance teacher, but resigned to pn?pare -for her canning sealing, so we are add. Her place has not yet ihcen filled, but it is expected that a teacher will be 'Secured soon. Miss Margaret Shecklwr, Fifth grade Central, being offered a posi tion in MoWing. resigned during the iioliday vacation Miss Millie Smal ley of Broken iimv Is fDling the place .made vacant by liin Shock ler a rrftslgnatiaa. but wip probablf to Seie, grade' when another bencher ban been - (Matthews' store; $8,000 for the h a driek liaidwure store, $2,000 for Ul hlaiksmith shop and $2,000 for tli- o'clock Wednesday morning. Xearh j Mis Frances K-olan fill Uie nliiti vaomi Dunning, me uiiuriun i-.n uu m muuxii m ito mr uiuin ; 0j- assistant primary testier fillet tried acnumaiH to abort $20,000. street of Marsbuid were oracijtl am. bv jj-s Achesot before b-r tran HfeOaty Towniey, n fireman c-e cw broken by tke iiiinge lieet. fer i First ktjuj.' CentraJ BIG POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS SMu:r OF NEBRASKA CEREALS Postmaster Tas has forae! -in. Wmntg a1tlgrJraMBl fl hi quarterly report for tbe '-it burn, d .BoH. tin X.o ISl.gfl quarter during Mb 12. The tnpport 1 " 'r,nu" :)f N''l-ank:. Cersl." tit shows receipts t SM.M. te xu ar- M" !" A 1 '"' various sMicta lv $4,000 for the .piartcr. " :i" " "' "f Nbra.K. . Mr. Task received a request onon;- " 'he life-UU. .!:-v of v.ona. win re they will spend tke aVi (Tuesday for a epertal report ;sa the 9,1111 ,s K'v n r ance of thf winter. Mr. Joy kaejj buinesa transacted for tke first ,,i4' ,ttr "',,hc conrtj vr prc teea in Fhoenix sereral tinier be- w eek in -Jliaaia VemHoR This bilketin may he had it .()' by e-id tits of K l-ias ki i i.ot aDnliontiaa to the Agricul tural Kskperimrnt Static-:, t&keuht, GO TO PHOENIX Cold Wee trier Causes Alliance as to Co to Sunny South C (('. ..1q and llernian Kransf leti en the nooa miin fast tarda J for Hen ver, ion their way it) Phoenix. Ari BOX BUTTE CHICKENS Grandma Boone Gives Herald Par ticulars of ber Experience During Year 1912 COST AND (DETAILED FIGURES fore and sa;s that ie likes th counts y better every time he goes there. Thi is the firsi trip for Mr Knuaxe. I! BIG EXPREbS SHIPMEMTT WILT. GIVE UB- Thc biggest piffe of expres mat- ter tbnt has nggned tkrpttgS Alliance :for a lung time sas transferred from! POOR TfME FOR DOG CATCHER LIC INSTALLATION 4:: , ::; lit Frtt'a.v. It was a ioisl bag apoot. aogntating of one paxes. Jaoson. official Alliance Jfefl Odd Fellows Will Have Public hvjjujd w.-:ghed mort than 2, too ponads. j stallation of Officer, Tues day, January 14th Th TocaJ lodge of I, O. O. F. will give a public n.stallatkin of tlie in comtuK effloarn at the haii Tuaaataj evening. Janunrj 14th. Ai Inter eat inix program hue been preju.red and all grautanra of Citp I. O. v. F. and 4heit families ami rebitives ,nv in vited bp ke prese'it. BAKERY BUSINESS GROWINC The rrting business of thr Nohe Bakery and Cafe makes 1 new b.-ke oven necessary. ona"ii 111 ly Mr. and Mrs. Nohe 'save defjded to batild a new and cuiumclions hake shop. Their present biiilling exieiuls Jrom the street tt the alby, s- there will be no rei'in tt build tin the awnc lot, but as they own two lots, across the alley they will bugd the ne-w bake shop on oae or botfc of them. It was being sent from bouk' eust ;i -i iioint to MinaJare. The etpwss Charges were $1X4 Kxpress lAgint Tinkcom and his helpers found it '.do heavy to kuiidle on e-xpr-ss rngrka as they do ordinary expresa muttr, so the two express cars Catchrr, Gives 'Herald Re porter Inside of Dog Catchirrp J- St-ve .Ifliksrjn, ofi i ll !( -mteh fj for J he city f AJUntoeg, was wnlkipg , down the street the other inorninK 1 with a fine, htt, juicy hen tucked uu awe ula.ed on nmrallei tnveks near , ,,"r ia " ; n"ki,i ir l,r enough for skids tp be plactMl fpnag Mllf in ' '" '""'" 1 h'' one to the o'ker, and the transfer made In that way. When they set 1 to sending parkngts like that by paTOBlt post, Dtmle Sam will kave to emph only s;roni! .men for mail clerks and carriers CRAZY MAN CREATES A RUMPUS A demented man Hit brought to repiiea in tne nirirmative, and mi being questlosfd reiiariiiJis what use he intended o make of the chicken, replied that he bad six 1 Mag la ihe ( i y pagMi a;iU thai tbey had to be eell red. We are ut the opinion, however, thai Sieve 1 will have bis turn at the chicken be ! fore the dugs. Steve anys that dog-catching at ! RETURNS FROM SYRIA Alliance Man Returns from Extend ed Visit to Native Land K. Hsaay, who wax formerly en-j;a-ed in mereantiit- buuiness :n Vlli tuire, a 1 riied on 41 ?eterday inorn inf aCtef an absence of more Jliau a Ppggi luritig wliic h time he visintl his aative land, Syria, where kis pintber and a brother, wtill rslde. WhltS in thai country he was mar lie. I. so that now he has a helpmeet for tke balance of life's Journey. Mr. and Mrs. Kasay crossed the At Ian ti- n :he eamshlj) t' t'edric, one of the White Star line's ntSg Bit i cent vessels. Tggf were eii;lil days in crossing The usual time la seven days, but a severe storm lengthened out the lime of th trip a day. Mr. Kseay is planning to go into business here again. Mrs. Kseay la visiting in l.inioln at present but xpt(tb to be In Alliance wltli'n a few days. the Jaii Monday afternoon and lock- hi time of the year is luted work, ed up. We had $157 la cash on his'1" HW fir' place there are so many person nnd seemed to be under the;1"" dogs, young oaes, chasinu delusion iba't someone was following around that he has pity on them and him. AfUx being In Jai for a cou- OrgtW to let them grow up before )le of hours he begat cry out ! suariug them and frag too. thes -liat he tih dying and askwl for nfW days make it bad for a njgg ' priest and a doctor, both of ggoatiW ou, f -doors. hUling behind cor were called ",ls H,,1 aTgathij for the elusive cur They soon ascertained that he was j 10 0 his lu'ches Ami every gegBented and out of his minO at the;'ld dog has ti( b? burtetl three time, lie seemed to recover from 'd the cold, cold ground. Steve his spell in the evening and was u. I says that the ground is frozen than lowed i go to one of the hotels. I det'P t Nnstt, About uiidniglit he awoke the cntir.-l 'cve gets one dollar for every bote) by breaking down the door to capturtd. On b'ing asked It any his room and running down to thet,v,,r Rot wy he said that one did hotel office. The polit e were ggttgn j one u"u ,,,Hl n cstagbl him and he was brought IghaS to tbe Jail. ssaSaS. not knowing, however, thai sic aict that s ghost was lu his I ll ""' Him dog until gg nggga room at the hotel. to bury " ,n " 8ave, when he saw j that It was the gages dog cap'ttred nine before. It was the only two ! dollur dog be eve had. On lieing aktd if he had ever (irnatiiM lloone, one of Tke Jler nld's subscribers, at the request of a tin in t.e.r ef her friends, kept track of the cost of keeping her chickens during the year 1912 nnd of the revenue 'derived t herefrom. The following article written by ber on (the wubject will be read with Inter est by many people who wbsii to know whether or tit chicken raising can be indulged in here profitably. It must be remembered that the Jflrst pnrt of the yenr 1912 had some vers laid weather, much ere 4hnn usual. "Does poultry pay when one hits to bey everything," has nft 11 been asked, ami in order to find out for my own satisfaction as well as for general enlightenment en the sub ject. 1 kept a strict account of ev erything from the first to Hag last day of the year iiti'. IFWmI of all Uiials lias been higher t.hi last year than for several years previous while eggs and poultry have remain el about the same as htretofore Kg.es ranged from lu to 40 cents. young chicken from ::o to ."n cents, hens averaged about in ce.it s per pound. Following hi the statement rOt ie year: IV'gan the year with 'CX fowls (15 hens. All had to be fed, however. First four months had t!5 hens, sob! 8g, ao the Inst eight montliH had .15. rVvgrgge for the jrear. 4a. Number tf egps laid tlurhtg the year. ItfS, V'ahM at market pxhs of each month in whx-h tke eggniwcre li' l, fStJBtti Set 1C bems aatrktg the sejuwn, which, of course, cut down the egg supply, galsert on ri' y 1 hickt-ns betanse- .it a wetrsel the boys tailed to trap These Bfl chick ns north at least !"t.li.no.. junking a total f SMXfMH Keed aaul expenses Xi.'lu Leaving a profit of MMafU Avenigt per hen 1.31 Not eotintiii:; trw Htul son Feetl used was the coinin n Turin grains, knunht of Mr. Sowan, except $-.'70 sent to St. Louis for Vurlna Poultry Fd, a-h!h is the 'brt ever need. By the say. 1 have found gel nil l 11 to be the very best thing to rid the lions? anif poultrj of pi'Mrs and He, ulng It plentifully In tJi" nests, on the poultry and riiosjs, usinj; a little In swft fe'(l oii'i-e a montti. and fumigate r,ot ly with it OSgg or twl-e a motitli. at ti il pciiltry raisers will not be troub ltd whh these iieets. GETS TEN DAYh IN COUNTY JAIL Fiank .Mosrison, gngghgl several ;.ims for grife hmtlgg. was arrested I i:e i!.i al:i rnoon, cbargul with as sault on a warrant sworn out by his wife. He was sentenced to ten days In the county Jail by PoMce Judge QrgJPOtg Zurn. Morrison bef ged and pleaded with his wife for two horns, crying ami making all kinds of promises to reform, but her previous gggerlogafn had tauub her that he deserved some punishment for the last offence. i ... REWARD OFFERED FOR APPREHENSION OF BOYS A week ago last Saturday -..inl windows in the First I'rebyierian church arena broken out by boys, alio threw stones at them. A reward of $lu hts bei 1 offered for the appre l. n-ion of the culprits. r- - ' - '- DID NOT SEE HIS GRANDSON OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Delegates will go to Convention at North Platte in Private Car on January 21st f ENTERTAINMENT 17th The following report of the reg ular meeting of the Alliance Volun teer Fire Department last evening ut headquarters In the oily hall con tains much of Interett to our read era: Regular meeting, Jan. 8, 1 913 : Cormtch, 31, elected, L. Pllklngton 11; secretary, h. I'ilklngtnn 27, elect hd, Roy Wells 1, Hates Copelnnd 6; treusurer, W. C. Mounts 26, elected. Roy Welig I. Oea J. Hand 6; trus tees, Oeo. U. ttadnby 4, W. C Mounts 7, Cal (kJX It. elected three Meeting called to order by Chief 'years, P. K. Hobilg 11, elected one year, L. Pllklngton 9, R. U. Fleming 7, Oeo. Keaser II, elected 2 years. J I iirold Snyder 10, Carl Behrung 5, F. I). McCortnick 5, Witt. Buchman I, James Keeler 7. As Reiser and Komlg each re el II votes, they flippetl a coin anil P. K. Komig. Roll call. Minutes of the two previous meetings rets) and approved as read. The following reports of coinin ' tees were read: January S, 1913. To the Alliance Fire Dept.: Com mittee on constitution and byJfhwa Kelser was put in for two years, MM) report no progress and ask further Romlg for one year. For chief, I' extension of time, being unable get a meeting. L. K PiLKINUTOX LLOYD C. THOMAS V. ft. ROM IC. to F Komlg 26, elected; aaat. chief, 11 J. Large 14, elected. T. M. Tulley 7, W. F. Kelntop I, Wm. Huchmai I, Hi R Snyder 0. Moved and seconded that a vote Moved and secondel thai we give of thanks be extended to the old of- onuaittee' further time. Carried. 'fleers for their faithful service and January S, 191:!. extend a glad welcome to the new To the Alliance Fire Dept.. Com laittee on ibletic Kxhibitlon report progress and expint to hold exhlbl ijon xmi the 2tMb Inst. L. E l'ILKLOTtN G. C. ATWKLL li. I. LA ill ! K int. llaJWD V. RKtiKSTER. Jdo'ed and swonded we give com in j J tee further lime. Carried. January x, I vis. To the Alliance Fire !ept..; We your committee appointed to rai e fUndj to send a delegation to North I'laite, report thai went Insfore the Hty council antl they donated $..i io the tlnugl llgWIH1 to send a aish ga.1 ion. C. W. SI AC1IT F. D. M 'COHMICK W. S. UIDtlKLL. Moved and seconded re.rt be flc- epud and a vole of thanks be giv j committee. Carried. January . l!H .:. Alliance Volunteer Fire Dept.: Qentistncu: We, the undersigned, , j your cumnii.ue appoluied to audit the npokn of your secretary and treasurer, beg to repor; that we have done so and find as follows. Jiiicivel by sec $ 761.20 I'ald to treasuret . . . .$75!). 70 I'd. to oUngr sources 4.5o 7C4JW Cash on hand 182.23 Rtcelved from sec.. 75H.70 941.9'! Vouchers, 79-i:!l inc. 916.81 Cash on hand 26.12 HIM Voucht r 12.S, for $4. In, issued K Ceo. A. Mollrjng, stlJJ out. Ilespt ctfully s.ibmitted, LLOVfJ C THOMAS R. C WKLLS W. C. MOl'NTS. MovkI and MOOOdnd report be ac- of fleers. Carried. Moved and swonded that a com mittee of three be apjiolnted to look into the i-.eige proposition and r--port at next pieetiug, and each nun buy his own badge. Carried. Mc Cormlck, Pllklngton and Inrge ap polnted. Moved and seconded that; an order be drawn on the treasurer da favor C. W. Spacht for $110. to pay for car to North Platte Carried The following bill was presented; Oeo. U. Darling $6.75 Moved and ssonded bill be al lowed. Carried. Moved and seconded that a rising vott be taken as to who will take badges. Carried. Vote taken and found to be unanimous. Secretary read letter from C. A. Newberry Inclosing check for $26, for fnod service rendered at fire. Jan. 1st. S i tar rej oris thin A. I Itad tfers donated $5 to Dept. Movd and seconded that the sec retary write letters to mayor and 1 .. a a a . ooani, . .ewneriv and A ) Redeem thanking them for their (donations C.uri"d. Moved and seconded applications be received and committee appoint ed Cgrrled. M Ccrmi k, Hand and C.nrter ap poiii'cd. c w. si' cn r, S.v. The committee on en: eriulnnient I have arranged for a b'? aIt1t!e i bout and exhibition to bo glvou at the Phelan op.-ra house Frdnj et a lag, January I7ih TVcketa wi'l sell for -." for balcony and 50c for main rioor seats Bvery minute of the entertainment will be packed with inti resting doiJigs. The most im (-resting event of the v iiiiw w j t,e cepted anJ commitl... disdiarKed. .,, k. . ..., , v " inu ri .niK a r- 1 r, who at out time was classed ivj Carried. Moved and se oudtJ we give th new niembtis including the thief 111.10 and the okl members 8.00 as cxcns s to the convention. Motion lost. Moved and oi.tltd tliat the M uu Dpnonant for Jeffarisa bsfora ic was knocked out by Jack Johnscgj. Carter stands very high in his pro f:slon and will ko to iK-nver in a lew days t participate in the Ihjn- or .Milieu, ( iub tournament, which 'a!' ' :,"!'' '!l ' ' ' '"' ": i' raws lea I ng athletes from all ever loweii an expenses ami the old dele ja t lu alluwtd cur fare, and then f Hi :rt is any ! ft. It be applied on Uu old d'. ;ate. Carrii d RETURNS TO LINCOLN J J. Keegan. Jr.. son of J. J. Keo gaa of Alliance, spent the holidays wiib his parents on their farm near Alliance lb' is attetidiug the L'nl vcrsliy at Lincoln and returned Fri day. - Mbs lena M. Jacks;n has re iiiiaed from hi r home ut ahk Pine, in re slie has been during her Vmiis vacation heard of the Ouuiha dog-caiche-r who tells dih by (heir bark without cwn seeing them. Steve did not express Ills opinion but haM another party, "I won't say that that there man is lyin but he sullenly is Juggllu'"suni with the truf when he says that." Although he ililiiks dog-catching is nu cinch, Steve nays It is still more profitable than poker playing Mir Jay t'arr visited in liroken llcw mer Sunday. There is a Joke TO her i i'hir. J O. I'ailller. of Bri V en Hew, connected Willi her visit i liat city. It seems tliat Mr. I'ainter wanted very much to see his four yar o)d grandson, and resort d to a li'lle rust- to gratify his desire. lie wired Mrs. Carr to come at once, pri -umably on account of sickness, and supposing of course that she would take the little boy ith In r This she failed to do. leaving him at home until her return. - m i i , CARD OF THANKS We wish io ihunk our man: Friends who so kindly assisted us in our recer.it bereavement by their glgd words tin 1 fkortl offeringg, M US. A. C. THOMAS mil and m us j it msriov Moved aud s. undid that all vis i lag d! ;iates to the Caagaggssggj be Kluu a five ticket to the e inert aim maaw. Carried. Movi d and seconded that the or d NT of hggineas be suspended aud we voie on the application for rein statemt ii'' . Curried. Applcaiion of Ighjl King, F. J Cat lr ajul W F. Uoseiiburg were, presented. Moved and seconded to vole b a lunation. Carried Vote taken and found unanimous Chi,:r annouu es election of offi cers lu order As there, were no uw gggsJng 4 ions a vote was taken on I be noin illations made at last meet Inn. Win King, Lloyd Thomas and Ceo. Snyder were appointed us tellers Vote taken and resulted as fol lows: For presldeut, C. W Spucht. 27, (deeli-d; vice pres., F. I. Mc- '. ie coun'ry. Carter's opponent. Juk Klnuteen, is a coming white Stone, He will make a champion and is will match. d wi h Carter. Dther interesting features on llw program will be boxing ami wrestling by lie peerless athletes of the fire department, chair and barrel jump in aud diving and other athletic feats and specialties. Kvery Alli ance ciliiten siiould take pride lu the Alliance Volun'ecr Fire Hepartiuent, which stands head and shouklers above every other volunteer fire de partment in the state. Contests between Messrs. Guthrie, and Itidgcll. and I'ilkiuatou and j larg have uten unaned for. They will be ver interesting, lirlag your family and see the most interesting and the highest class athletic enter tainment ever given in Alliance. The delegates from Alliance will leave for North Platte in a special car on Tuesday , January 21st Thev will In a eoiup.iniid b 24 rtelegiites from other western Nebraska towns.