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Trifc AixiANC He Official Paper of City of Alliance, County of Box Butt and United States Land Office RALD TWO SECTIONS Pa", 'b 1-8 OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION VOLUME XX ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1913 NUMBER 33 SECRETARY LANE HERE Secretary of the Inte 'vith D. Clem Deaver and Party in Private Car, in Alliance Yesterday Making Inspection Trip Secretary of the Interior, Frank lia K. Lane, accompanied by D. Clein I leaver, the well known Bur linglon immigration agent, Assistant Secretary Miller, Herbert A. Mey er, private secretary to the secre tary of the Interior; and a newspa per correspondent, passed through Alliance yesterdtiy noon on 43, in a private car. Secretary Lane was suffering from a cold and did not leave the car, but the other gentlemen, during the thirty miinute stop, made a short trip around the business part of SPORTING AFFAIRS Edited by "DOC COPELAKD The writer and wife were treated to an auto trip to the Platte valley last Sunday by the Overland man, James Keeler, and Mrs. Keeler, the nature of the trip being a call from the sunny brook or sand bans of tire Platte river. Our first experience in the way of sport was a mink chase out near Malinda where we sighted one near the road. Keeler nnd I gave him a good run but were all in when Percy Cogswell and George Duncan arrived on the scene and joined the chase. But to no avail, for if there is anything that keeps all cylinders ' working all the time it's a mink. We might have caught him had we had Judge Wat ers there with his hounds but" oth erwise no chance. After getting our breath again we bid Mr. Mink gocd day and headed for Bayard, the Cogswell party takiug another road headed for Cheyenne and Ida ho. We encountered fairly good roads' until after reaching Bayard, where we learned our fishing trip was of no avail as there had been a cloud burst up the valley and had broken the main dttch causing the river to rise and making it too muddy for fishing. "Weil," t?ays Keeler, "we'll not be cheated altogether. We'll Just drive over to Geo. Million's ranch. That will be worth the trip." And I assure you it was. But the roads along the Platte river! You have often seen the automobile ad vertisements reading, "No hill too eteep, no sand too deep." Well the roads we encountered call for a tribute to the Overland car. "No reads too rough, and water It goes through with a puff; and mud vow, MASS MEETING CALL County Commissioners Call Meeting of Box Butte County Citizens to Consider Purchasing of Additional Half Block for Site for New Court House Next Thursday Night at 7:30 The county commissioners, desir ing t3 know the wish of the people of Box Butte county in the matter of purchasing the east half of the block on which the old building stands, in order to give a whole blcck as a site for the new court house, have called a mass meeting, to convene Thursday night, July 31, at the court room in the court house, at 7:30. A great many protests have been made as:iimst the ereotion of a fine $05,000 court house on a site occupy ing only one half of a city block. The sentiment in favor of purchas ing the eastern half of the blcck, to ad 1 to the half block now owned by the ounty and which is the loca tion cf the old court house, is prac tically unanimous. This is a mut ter which concerns every tax payer and voter of the county, and it is believed that a large crowd will at tend tonvffht. It Is thought that the sum or $S. 000 will purchase the east one-half town and made The Herald office a ehort call. Mr. Lane and his party came through direct from Washington and are on a tour of inspection of the wostern irrigation projects. Prom Alliance they go to the Crow Agency, then to the Huntley, Bill ings, Powell and Cody irrigtition projects. A trip will then be taken through Yellowstone Park, coming ouit at Gardner. Mr. Deaver, ' who is one of the best posited men in the west, will accompany the party throughout the trip. sticky as grease, it goes through with ease." That Overland oar has sure got the power. We encounter ed stretches from fifty to e hundred yards covered with water and mud, but that didn't make any difference to Keeler. He pulled right through it all arriving at Milligan's ranch in Horse Shoe Park about eight a. m., wheire we found George under his cair a puffing and sweating. "What's the matter, George," shouted Keel er. "V. sir," said George, "on my way over last night I rounded a curve running about fifty-five or sixty mules an hour, and that Over land car 'Working fine, when I saw a bright light ahead and wondered if I had run a meet order with 42, nnd 1 sloughed on the air or some thing else. I don't know whether 1 pulled out a draw-bar or flooded the carburetor or stripped the gears. Anyhow, something went wrong." O yes, I got in all right. We spent about two hours at the ranch and he has a dandy, too nice large ce ment house, good " build Lnigs, lots of stock, crops looking fine. Then we turned back to the river, picked a nice shady nook and made the big picnic dinner, prepared by Mrs. Keeler and Copclond. Eat! I guess we did. After dinner and a rest in the shade we Journeyed down the river and took a look at the new cement bridpe they are building across the Platte. It is about half completed and is an tmmensa Af fair. We left there driving bwk to Bayard where we found Ward Hail nnd party ail seated arounl a table loaded with ice cream and all kinds of good mixtures. We waite-d there fur Milligan, he and Hall making the trip back from there with us. Hall and party stopped at the lake with us where we pitched can.p for supper. While the women, fo'.ici were preparing supper we hooked a nice string of flrli and had a swell fish supper. And fine, I guess so. After supper, back to the lake, where we found the cat lKing and we made a nice catch. Did the women fish? Yes, and hooked 'em, too. Pretty good luck and a nice drive on in of the block with the buildings thereon. This sum is not large, when compared with the cost of the new building. The county owns lota 22 and 23 eounty addition to the City of Alli ance. These make the half-block on which the old court house stands. Tile other half-block consists of lots 1. 2, 3, 4. 5 and 6, block 3. original town cf Alliance. Lot 1, which Is tht1 vie ant let on the north earner, already bc-!o:ies ti the comity. Lot 2, the next south, belongs to Wat son & Wa'scn, of AlllntKo. It has a r sick nee on it. Let 3, next srijth, bclcngs to Ar h E. Ju;!in, of Den vcr. It IimS a residence on it. Lot t, next south, hi'ioniM to .1. M. Mc- I.ain, living in the country ne:ir Al .ktr.":-'. It has a residence on It. Let 5, next south, belongs to Char ley and Florence Tilled, cf Ei;;e- mont. It has a residence on it. Lot G, the one em the south corner, be lon'8 to Mina Peterson, living ea-st of Alliance in Sheridan county. It has a house on it. home. Now don't forget that If In the market for a car, Keeler is the man of the hour. The Los Angeles fans will have the privilege of seeing Just how good Leach Cross, the fighting den tist, is. He acquitted himself very nobly in his bout with "Bud" Ander son July 4th. lie now meets Matty Baldwin of Boston in a 20 round go at Vernon arena next Tuesday night, the 21Hh. Cross and Baldwin have met twice before, Cross winning the first on a foul, the last go, twelve rounds, going to a draw. Johnny King was very unfortun ate in his last game against Lin coln, losing by a score of 1-0 and losing on a fluke, a base runner bet ing hit by a thrown bull and a run ner from third was allowed to score. This makes his third game kv-t and seven '"n. FUNK ORCHESTRA AT PHOENIX The following clipping, taken from the Phoenix Republican, of Phoenix, Arizona, is intere-KIng to Alliance people who became acquainted with Freddie Funk, the talented musician, while ho was here some time ngo. This clipping shows that he Is suc ceeding very well, as the Golf club is the meet exclusive dub In Phoe nix, which is a city of about 20,000 people. The clipping Is as follows: The entertainment committee of COURT BEGINS MONDAY Adjourned Term of Box Butte County County Con venes on Monday, July 28th, Judge Westover Presiding Many Cases The adjourned term of District Court for Box Butte county will con vene in Alliance next Monday, July 28th. A large number of cases have been set for hearing. District Judge Wertover will preside. Following are the cases on the docket: Naturalization Cases Applications cf the following to be admitteei to become citizens of the United States. August Drews. Phillip Will. Joseph Prochaska. John Havranak. Criminal Docket J 20SG, State of Nebraska vs The Central Lumber, discriminating the prices of lumber. J 2186, State of Nebraska vs Jas. Donovan, peace bond. Civil Docket I 17!5. Chas. P. Bresee vs A. nil Maid, ouster. I 1818, Charles P. Brejise vs James Hunter, equity. I PJ41, W. F. Patterson, Admin. Annie Kohrman, deceased, petition for leave to sell. I 1084, Howard L. Bushnell vs Herman Schultalbers, et al, equity. I 2027, E. Marrlam Dutcher vs Jehn Henderson and wife, quiet tit le. I 2035. Elizabeth W. Herbert vs Paul P. Herbert, divorce. I 2041. John Wallis vs C. A. An derson, appeal. J 2108, Cora B. Wynian et al vs Enierretta D. Smiles, et al. J 2103, George Hall vs Gertie Hall, divorce. J 2104, Lizzie Scott vs Chas. Pos var, et al, ejection. J 2105, Effie M. Simpson, et al, vs Fred W. Render, et al, damages. J 2109. Henry Klatt, Jr., petition to sell real estate. J 2117, Anton DleboVt vs Lyman B. Cornell, tt al, foreclosure. J 2132. Irwin U. Hager et al vs Helen Ridgell, equity. J 2136. Theodore Peterson, et al, vs Thomas M. Iawler, et al. J 2137, Geo. A. Underwood vs Showalter Mortgage Co., equity. J 2140, Alois SImek, et al, vs The Royal Highlanders. J 2153, Arthur Wolker vs Chas. C. Jamescn, appeal. J 2156, CecO C. Smith vs City of Alliance, injunction. J 2171, Hat tie E. Sherwood vs Benjamin H. Craig, et al, quiet tit le. J. 2179, J. S. Snethens vs John C. McCorkle, tt al, foreclosure. J 21M, C I. l Q Ry. Co. vs Box Butte county, appeal. J 2182. George Williams vs J. F. Spilser, et al, foreclosure. J 2184, City of Alliance vs School District of Mliance et al. Injunction. J 2!!o, Ora E. Phillips vs Ira Ho ward, attachment. J 211)8, Anna H. Bruno vs Thomas M. Lawkr. madify elecree. J 22UO, Forest Lumber Co. vs Tam inie Leldy, et al, foreclosure. J 2204, Elsie Wilvert vs Samuel A. Wilvert, divorce. the Gcir club, Mr. W. F. Richards, chairman, Mr. II. C. Harmon and announcements of the weekly dances Mr. Charles J. Wright, has sent out at the club house which will be held hereafter on Friday evenings thru out the season. Funk's orchestra will ptey for the dances and an at tractive table d'hote dinner will be served early In the evening. "BABE' REARDON MARRIED H. J. Reanlon, or ns he U famil ial ly known to his many Alliance rriends, "Babe", who lived 1n Alli ance for a TiumbfT of years, and whose mother and brother Ed re side here now, was married Wed nesday morning of last week at, 6:"0 a. m. to Miss Mae Hasburgh, of Om aha, nt St. Johns cathedral. The ceremcny was performed by Father Whalen, who wn chaplain of Cretehton University in Omaha while Babe was a student. Babe wan greatly Interested in at niellos and was a great friend of Chaplain Whalen. Mlta Hasburgh Is a sister of the wife of Baibe's brother, Joe Bear don, of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Rear don have gone to Idnho Falls, Idaho, wlieie he has a good pop'tU.n in a drug store and where they will make their home nt 374 Baisalt St. Cal Simpson lost a valuable horse hist week, which was taken sick and died soon after. District Court for on the Docket J' 2210. Ernest A. Herbert vs Clarence Herbert, nctlon-at-Iaw. .1 2212, Thomas K. Gllshannon vs Frank 11. RamadeU, action-ut law. J 2214, Fred T. Herbert vs Clar ciice Herbert, uetinn-at law. J 2216. Arimlda Caven vs John H. Iangfcrd et al, partition and equita !! re!!!. J 2218, McClusky Bros. Company vs First National Bank, Hemiiirfford, action at law. J 2220, Louie Larhiere vs C B & Q Ry. Co., damages. J 2224, V aiie-B E. Kncenborger vs Loru A. Rosen berger, divorce. J 2226, Thomas M. Lawler ct al vs Theodore Peterson ct al, petition in ericr. J 2227, G. II. Clayton. aim. es tate Michael J. Connors, petition to sell real estate. J 2232, State of Neurotica vs Clarence Zurn. J 2230, Isaac N. Parson vs Made line Brennan, suit to quiet title. J 2233, Geo. D. Gaddis, Dec., vs unknown heirs' of Chas. P. Porter, Den., suit to quiet title. .1 2231. John Weinel vs Am. Loan & Trut Co., suit to quiet title. J 234, Clins. L. Drake vs Joe W Fargo", attachment. J 2236, Katz-Cralg Construction Co. vs Village of Hemingford. J 2237, Alice R. Jesse vs Jaceb Jesse and Powell Jesse, damages. J 2238, Alice R. Jesse vs Sarah Jesse nnd Powell Jesse, damages. J 2239, Paxton & Vierling v L. E. McCluckey and James McCluskey. J 2240. Rob O. Reddish vs Chas. J. Benjamin, ct al. J 2241, Mary L. Shrarum vs Geo Shrarum, divorce. J 2242, James C. Bennett vs A L. Hungerford et al, foreclosure. J 2243. Chas. E. Ford vs H. C. L. Vance et al, foreclosure. J 2244, Grace Bruckner vs Carl Bruckner, divorce. J 2245, Jennie Herbert vs Clarence Herbert, divorce. J 2240. petition for leave to sell estate of Marie Mall. J 2247, Win. E. Bye vs Henry Wellman et al. J 2248, Sophia Weinel vs Peter Weinel, divorce. J 2249. Estate of W. W. Hall, pe tition to sell. J 2250. C. L. Hashman vs Herb Versaw et al, foreclosure. J 2255, Nettle L. Barton vs Henry M. Bartem, divorce. J 2256, Clips. E. WiVtsey vs Isaac Rockey. J 2267, Ernest Gua Marewal vs Minnie Marewal, divorce. J 2258, Nancy Spiers vs Dakota I-oan and Trust Co., suit to quiet title. J 2259, Win. J. Colvin vs Carrie Colvln, divorce. J 2260, C. Kleiiike vs H. H. Ver Mehren, quiit title. J 2261, Constantiu Kleinke vs G. N. Williftcn, quiet title. J 2262, C B & Q Ry. Co. vs Box Butte County, appeal. J 226.1, C B is Q vs Box Butte County, appHil. J 2264, Nebr. Cen. Bldg. fc Loan Assn. vs Iouls Buechsenstein, foreclosure. SIX DAYS OP HILARITY City Council, in Special Session, Lets Concession for Carnival of Shows Starting August 4th. Percent age to Fair Association TAX LEVY The city council met ln special session Tuesday evening at the city hall. Mayor Rodgcrs and Council men Swan, Sterns nnd Reddish were present, Councilmnn Romig be- Itif; out of the city. Tax Levy Made The city tax levy for the year 1913 was rnisvd to 33 mills, as om- pam! with 27. mills last yoar, or a ratae of 6 mills. The rebsons mnk- in this neceuswary ore, first, that the assessed valuation this year Is only 1482,000 as compared with the sum of $491,000 last year. Also the fact that last year levy did not cover Interest on, some bonds and the mal nteuance of istreet lighting. The total receipts from taxes this year would bo $15,939 if all taxes were pakl in promptly. It happen every year that the full amount can not be collected, cutting this down to a certain extent. It Is believed that the earoful way In which the city officials are running the busi ness will result in a big saving nnd will place the oity llnano.es in fine shape by the end of the present year. Want Light The Alliance iiostoffk'e desires a light placed ln the alley near the rear entrance to the pos'of'lc.j. Ap-plk-atlon was made for this. The proposition of placing the street lights on a moonlight schedule was discussed. Big Carnival Coming J. Ram Houston, who is virtually the organizer of the big Sells-Floto ELMER WI'FALL ARRESTED Scottsbluff Man, Thought to Have Been Drowned April 29th, Arrested in Omaha Tuesday Night With Woman Companion Identified by Under the name of Jim Stevens, Elmer A. McFall, who Ms widely known In western Nebraska, 'was ar retted Tuesday evening at Ontiha in cemipany with a wc:nan' gi.ns the name of Ellen WrKht, of Sid ney, but who is believed to be un other wcinan whe was supleioiud with being the cause of his disap pearance. On April 23th McFa! drove his Ford au'omcbile onto an Island in the Nor'h Platte river near Scottsbluff ind disappe-arcd. The liver wr.s thoroughly searchti nnd even dynamited in an effort to loe-ate the .body, without eucces. Rumors were rife regarding his dis appearance. .McFall and his woman coutianion were arrested at the in a nee cf a private defective at 2416 Capitol Av enue, in Omaha. Sheriff Fred O. Aaron, of Scttubluff county, had been on hU trail ever since his dis appearance, with the above result. I'ueisday night McFall steadfas ly insisted his name was Stevens. But he hanged his tune rapidly, whtn confionted by Mrs. McFall in the morning. McFall be-gged to be al lowed to go home with his wife and Mrs. McFall at one time aareed to take, him back. But police officers advised her that under the eircum stancts an Immediate reconefllljitlcn might not be for the best. McFall RICE BUYS MULLOY RANCH Largest Ranch Deal Made in West ern Nebraska Since Sale of Hampton Ranch 5E33 ACRES BRING $3 PER ACRE Jim Rice, the well knuwn stock man, has purchased the Frank Mul loy ninth, bih contains. 5)0 ac res and runs Irm twenty miles south of Alllanie to the North Platte river. The consideration in the deal wan $S.00 per acre, the same r'iee for whlti: the big R. M. IS 33 MILLS shows, and who Is one of the best known amusement iikmi In the west, was present tuid represented the Capital 'City Amusement Company of St. Paul. These people carry eleven cars In n special train and are one of the biwrst enterprises of their kind. They have a big animal show, an owtjich farm, and eight other shews that go to make up good carnival. Mr. Houston pre sented the proposition to the coun cil of putting on their show here for one week. After some diwus sdon the council acceded a proposi tion by which the show Is to . pay the city a license fee of $15 per day for six days, cleniii up tlie (trc-cta when leaving, and conduct a high clatw carnival. In addition to paying the ltense fee they are to pay Into the treasury of the Box Butte County Fair Association the mm of ten per cent of their total gross receijis. This will nrobably give the fair association the sum of $300 or $4(Ml as their bonus. The carnival will begin, in Alliance Aug ust 4th ami last elx days. This show is greater than a circus and plays only the big cities. On ac count of the fact that Alllnace is located et the railroad Junction poiint, tt was necessary to atop here. Harry S. White, general aent for the Capital City Amusement Com jany, arrived yesterday and Is in the city at this time., The Fair As sociation conunittefcB will meet this evnnlBg at the eity hall. This in cludes the exe-eutlve, finance and en tertainment committees. Deserted Wife is held to face a warrant from the sheriff cf-Cering nnd will probably be pra-ccuted for abandonment. About two weeks afteT McFa'.l's e':s::.p:iCHii'ntc PeTe Schott, an Alli ance traveling man, said that ho taw McFall in Couueil Bluffs, Iowa, but that McFall refused to recog nize him. M;Fall conducted a store a: Rno, eavt or Alliance, for sev eral ytais. Link Lowry, of Alliance, -aw McFa'l in Grand Island on Sat urday, July at nocn, tit tu.e Burlington !.-jct. Iwry did not j.et lo spt: k to McFall, who, ua ejen as Ik taw Lowry. ran from !ght. lit wi k dr(ed in an old zu.l and had smoked glasses over his eyes. It is believed that he was U the depi-t to meet the woman companion with whom he was ar rest ed. Although the woman arrested with McFall gave her name as Ellen Wn:ht. of Sidney, it in believed that she is a woman with whom Me Fall was very friendly before h; disappearance, and whose home Is near Alliance. This woman recent ly drew a large sum of money from an Alliame bank in the form of dralts a total of $3,000 being taken out in this form. She had been un der susieicn and has been watched i-uice that time. Her baggage was fo'.lcwed whtr she left, going east. Hamilton ranch sold some time ago. This N me of the largest deals cf Its kind made ine-e the sale of the llamiton ranch. It gives Mr. Rice some of the most extensive hcliiini-s in the wtet end of the state. It was net many years ago that a price tj $S per acre for ranch or grazing hind would have been laugh d at as being clear out of sight. Western Nebraska lands are stead ily incnatlng in value and useful- Chus. Cul.tv. til, of Lincoln, state agent for the Uverpiwl, Ixmdon & Globe insurauce eompany, was in the city today.