4LLIANC
Official Paper of City of
Allianct, County of Box
Butt and United States
Land Office
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RALD
Largest circulation of
any newspaper In West
ern Nebraska.
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION
VOLUME XX
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913
NUMBER 38
SPECIAL SESSION I. 0.
0. F. GRAND LODGE
Big Gathering of Odd Fellow Next
Tuesday Evening with Ban
quet In Gads
by Hall
DELEGATES FROM OTHER TOWNS
A special session of the Grand
iLodgei of Nebraska of the I. O. O.
P. will be held In Alliance next
Tuesday. There will be delegates
from other western Nebraska towns.
Grand Master Bass of Broken Bow,
and Grand Secretary Gage of Fre
mont, will be here. A big banquet
will be held in the Gadsby hall,
at which 175 persona are expected.
Program
The following program has been
prepared for the day:
3:00 p. m. Special session grand
lodge at the ball.
7:30 p. in. Street parade with band
leading.
8:00 p. m. Ceremonies at the hall.
11:00 i. m. Banquet at Pardey
building for Odd Fellows, Re
bekahs and their, families.
Committees
An Informal meeting was held at
the hall Monday evening at which
the members of the committees
were present. The following special
committees were appointed to make
arrangements for the banquet:
Committee on hall, banquet . hall
and lights: T. M. Lawler.
Committee on tables: Brandt and
Coursey. Chairs and silverware:
Kewer and C. C. Rodigers.
Committee on printing of menu:
Lloyd C. Thomas.
Committees on menu: Cake, sal
ads, napkin Rebekahs. Ice cream
Kewer, Coursey, Harper. - Roast
chicken and dressing Lester and
Martin, Jlckles, celery, cheese and
toothpicks Coursey. Potatoes and
cream H. H. Brandt. Tea, coffee,
butter, salt and pepper C. C. Rodg
er. Ice and hiring of cook and as
sistantHoy Lester. Cigars Jef
era and Harper. ' Flowers and dec
orations Kewer, Rodgers. Harper
and Lawler. Decorations of store
vindrwe Brandt, Jeffers and Rodg
ers. Disi2S Kewer.
Committee on finance: Harper.
Coursey, Martin and Jeffers.
From the progiam which has been
"outlined, this will be one ot the big
gest meetings of Its kind ever held
iu Alliance.
The Times' Originality
From ifcbe George, Iowa, New, July
31:
One of the old fashioned editors
who likes to see his subscribers
bringing in the "first mess" of
roasting ears and sich truck lives
right In .your "midst".
From Alliance Times, August 8:
One of the old fashioned editors
who likes to see his subscribers
bringing; In the "first mess" of
roasting ears and sich truck lives
right in .your "midst".
FAIR ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES 1.133.60
The Bar Butte County Fair Asso
ciation received the sum of fJ3.60
as its share of the receipts Xrom
the Capital City Amusement oni
pany'is carnival la Alliance last
week. As this was ten per ceat of
the total receipts, the carnival com
pany received a total of $1,936 dur
ing the week, or an average! of
$322.66 per day. As the receipts
Tuesday evenlmg, the night of the
heavy rain were only 7. the av
erage for the other five day was
$371.40 per day, which was evident
ly a very paying proposition for the
company. They paid the regular
city license of $16 per day, or a
total ot $H0 to the city.
NEW GIRL AT STRASBURGER
Mr. and Mr. Hubert Forney of
Strasburger are -the happy parents
ot a bouncing, seven-pound baby
girl that arrived at their home Sat
urday morning. August 9th. All par
ties concerned are doing fine.
WILL HAVE A TRUCK FARM
Dick O'Bannon has bought the
Hopkins place, consisting of eleven
acre of ground south of the rail
road tracks, adjoining Oscar O'Ban
non's place on the' south. He is
fixing up the house and will make
his home there. He expects to
make a truck farm out of the place
next year and is planning to irri
gate it by means of a well and cen
trifugal pump.
DR. KNIGHT FEELING WELL
' Dr. F. M. Knight, who has been
spending part of the summer at
Sylvan Lake. So. Dak., trying to find
relief from hay fever with which he
has been afflicted for some years,
write Alliance friends that he Is
feeling well. He will return to this
city some time In September.
WANTED SOME FRESH AIR
O. F. O'Bannon of Seward arriv
ed last Saturday morning tor a vis
it with his sons. Dick and Oacar.
and to enjoy the delightful Box Butte
county climate a while. He says he
stayed at home till he could stand
hot weather no longer and then
took the train' for Alliance to get a
breath of fresh air.
CONTRIBUTION APPRECIATED
A well written article on the un
ion service held at the First Pres
byterian church last Sunday night,
making special mention of Rev.
Brown's excellent sermon, was re
ceived at The Herald office after
the account written In this orfice
had been put Into type. We appre
ciate the communication and would
have given It preference had it
been received before the other had
gone through the hands of the lino
type operator.
Warm Weather Weddings
MOFFITT-SMITH
At the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Eldred in Alliance, ut 1 o'clock
p. in., Monday, August 11, 1913. Miss
Maria Moffltt, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank B. Morfitt, and Mr.
Samuel Smith were united tn the
holy bonds of matrimony, Elder
Frank Allan Wo ten, pastor of the
Christian church, officiating. The
brtde is a well known and highly re
spected young lady of Morrill coun
ty, her father being postmaster at
Mofflbt. The groom is a prosperous
ranchman of that neighborhood.
Both bride and groom have recently
made final proof on claims to a
portion of Uncle Sara's domain, and
start out in wedded life well fixed
financially and with 'the congratula
tions and bent wishes of a large
number of friends. After the wed
ding ceremony had been performed
and the congratulations of friends
had been bestowed upon the newly
married couple, they drove out to
Mr. Smith's ranch, where they will
make their home.
HALE-BOWMAN
At ithe Methodist, parsonage in Al
liance, Friday evening, August 8,
1913, Miss Pearl Hale, daughter of
Mrs. Julia Hale, and Mr. Guy Bow
man, Rev. O. S. Baker, pastor of
the M. E. church, officiating. It
affords us pleasure to record the
union for life of these two highly
respected Alliance young people. The
bride had been a resident of this
city from childhood sand has recent
ly been employed as bookkeeper at
the BitkneH Grocery Co. store. The
groom came to Alliance from. Michi
gan about a year ago. He is an - la
dust rlous young man and Is employ
ed by the C B. & Q., work lag at
the freight bouse. In behalf of
their many friends as well as Hself,
The Herald extends congratulations
and wishes for a prosperous and
happy voyage across the sea of
married life.
CONFETTI CASES
ARE CONTINUED
Cases CoVttaued Until August 30th
on Account ot Absence of
Witnesses (or Pro
secution INTERESTING CA&E BROUGHT UP
When the Capital City Amuse
ment Company made their contract
to show in. AlUaace last week, they
placed $100 cash with the city clerk
as a bond thait thejr would leave the
city streets in as clean shape as
when they arrived. Part of the
agreement was that they would not
sell confetti, the ciiy officials agree
ing to use their Influence to prevent
the selling and throwing of confet
ti, as the carnival company claimed
that it made the work of cleaning
up much harder.
The proposition as to whether or
not the city authorities have the
right to prevent the throwing of
confetti and whether the throwing
can be classed as disorderly con
duct, under the city ordinances, will
be decided on August 30th, when
the cases of two Alliance young
men, Myrle Holdrege and Frank
Fox, against whom complaints were
filed Saturday evening, after they
bad thrown confetti, will be tried
before Police Judge Gregory Zurn.
The hearing was to have teen held
.at one o'clock Monday afternoon
but on account of the absence of
witnesses the cases were continued.
This case is in the nature of a
test of ordinances, as the fines
would probably have been reinittel
had the boys decided to plead guilty
to the charge. Tbey are Represent
ed by Attorney Boyd and believe
that the case should be decide! in
their favor. They admit throwing
the confetti but claim that it tun
not be . classed as disorderly con
duet. The city authorities had ak
ed the merchants net to sell con
fetti during the carnival and notified
'hem that anyone caught Ihruulus
H vould be arrested.
EMPLOY LADY CLERK
Increasing business at O'Bannon
Brothers t'o.'s store, northwest cor
ner Third street and Laramie ave
nue, has made addMionai help nec
essary, accordingly they have em
ployed Miss Delia. Watson 'j assist
in that capacity. Besides doin a
large business, wholesale and retail,
In produce and fruits, they have
put in a line of groceries on which
they already have a good trade.
BOX BUTTE AT THE FAIR
This Is the Year to Make a Good
Showing in Opinion of East
ern Nebraska People
LETTER FROM SECY MELLOR
This Is the year of all years for
Box Butte and neighboring counties
to make a good showing at the state
fair. We have the stuff to do it
with, and with the south half of the
state burnt out and crops short In
other places an exhibit such as can
be secured here by proper effort
will show up splendidly. Instead of
slighting the exhibits from this part
of the state this year special ef
forts should be made to specimens
of agricultural products that will
do the country Justice.
George E. Douglas who has .here
tofore taken such an active part in
securing state and county fair ex
hibits from Box Butte county stop
ped off in Alliance a day or two
within the last week on his Teturn
from a trip to Montana and Wyom
ing, working as assistant to Mr.
Deaver, Immigration agent of the
Burlington railroad. He is familiar
with crop conditions sduth and east
of here and is of the opinion that
a good exhibit this year will help
very much to attract attention to
this country. He recently received
the following letter from W. R.
Mellor, secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture:
Letter from Secretary Mellor
Lincoln, Nebr., July 21st, 1913.
George Douglas,
Alliance, Nebr.
Dear Sir: Our new Agricultural
Horticultural Hall Is promising suf
ficient advancement in construction
that we are now strongly hopeful of
occupying same this year. You
have been one of Nebraska's best
exhibitors in the past and we want
you to have the honor of having
one of your usual commendable ex
hibits in Agricultural Hall the first
year it is occupied. Such an honor
will be a monument to the memory
of each exhilbltor this year.
We realize that conditions are
not (strictly speaking) of the best,
but a county that can ehow a cred
itable exhibit under adverse cir
cumstances Is worthy of special at
tention and builds confidence In the
general .public as to the merits of
such : a. uommutUty as a -desirable
place In which to reside. The "pros
pects are good now for a record
breaking fair, and we want Box
Butte county to participate' in its
benefits.
Hoping to receive word from you
that your county will be .with us, I
remain ,
Yours truly,
W. R. MELLOR.
Secretary.
WaVier Williams went to SL Jos
eph tin is noon.
VIEW POTATO FIELDS
D. Clem Deaver and Prof. A. T. Ervvin
of Iowa Agricultural College Pleased
With Box Butte County Crops
WELCOME VISITORS
D. Clean Deaver, well known Im
migration agent of the C. B. & Q.
Railway Co.. and Prof. A. T. Er
wln, of the Iowa Agricultural Col
let at Ames, Iowa, arrived in Al
liance last Saturday morning on a
trip of investigation through Ne
braska and Wyoming. After show
ing them through the Alliance
creamery plant, W. E. Spencer, the
accommodating manager, took them,
C. A. Newberry rnd The Herald ed
itor in his big Imperial automobile
for a trip through the surrounding
country. '
Prof. Erwln, who is an expert cn
plant diseases, inspected the pota
toes in several fields north and oast
of the city, and found none of the
diseases that have ruined the pota
to growing Industry in Weld i-oun-ty,
Colorado, and other places oth
ing worse than a little scab Ws
found, and that, as the professor
says and as is well known here, can
be. cured by treating the seed pota
toes before planting In the spring.
The following potato fWJds were vis
ited and many others passed iu the
trip: I. M. Beal on the Newberry
place north of town, C. L. i'owe.l.
Unk Davis, R. L. Harris and Tru
bert Brothers. The last namel
gentlemen have In about a hundred
and twenty-five or thirty acres of
spuds and if they dun t net tKem a
fine sum of money The IWvld
mlsset. its guess. Potatoes arc sure
to be a good price the coming f ill.
"The best field of potatoes 1 have
seen anywhere this year," Is what
Prof. Erwln Bald about R. L. Ht'rris'
forty-acre patch.
Mr. Deaver believes he can do
this country and the railroad he
represents a better service by help
ing to promote agricultural develop
ment than by merely persuading
HORSE THIEF CAPTURED
Than Simpson, Old Time Horse
Thief, Caught at Hay Springs
Tuesday Night
WAS BROUGHT TO ALLIANCE
.Than Simpson, who Is charged
with stealing sixteen head of horses
from Riley and O'Shea, sixteen miles
northeast of Alliance, was captured
In a hotel at Hay Springs. Tuesday
evening by Sheriff New of Sheridan
county.
Simpson Is said to be an old time
horse thief, having been driven out
ot the county twenty-five years ago
for the same offence. The horses
were stolen August 4th and driven
to "Daddy" Olson'B place In Sheri
dan county. Olson was out looking
for his own horses and Simpson,
thinking that he was discovered,
ran his horse, escaping. In the
chase by Ofson, Simpson's horse
Jumped a wire fence.
Sheriff Cox, of Box Butte county,
sent out the following notices on
August 7th, to all officers in west
ern Nebraska and adjoining terri
tory: Horse Thief Wanted
Than Simpson, alias Charles Sianp
son, Sam Nichols or Cockeyed
Simpson. Age, 45 years. '
As described: Height about 6 ft.;
sandy complexion, rather dark;
blind in left eye, wears glasses;
dark suit on when last seen; rides
tricky horse; claims to ibo a veter
inary; claims to have a homestead
near Gordon, Neb.; rides gray sad
dle horse; last seen near the Joy
ranch. Horses recovered. Last seen
with stolen horses Aug. 4th. War
rant Issued. Ooes by name of Em
ery. Wire at my expense.
Reward of $250 for capture and
conviction. Conviction sure.
- Aug. 7, 1913.
C. M. COX, Sheriff.
Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebr.
Sheriff Cox and Marshall Curtis
of Alliance spent Monday and part
of Tuesday endeavoring to trail
Simpson but returned without sue
cess. A phone message to Sheriff
Cox yesterday morning Informed
him that blue man was caught. The
sheriff went after him In an uuto
yesterday morning and he is now
Iodised Jn the county Jail.
Depart for New Field
After a residence of three years
In Alliance, Rev. and Mrs. James B.
Brown left on Monday of thla week
for their new home at Gordon, Mr.
Brown having accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Presbyterian
church at that place. The Herald
expresses the sentiment of the peo
pie of the community general)- in
saying; that Rev. Brown la "one of
God's noblemen" and his excellent
wife a most worthy helpmeet. Their
people from the east to come and
buy land and bring their famiUe to
make their homes here. For thla
reason he 1j intensely interested in
toe things that make for the .suc
cess of the farmers of western Ne
braska. You will find him In tou.li
with enterprieiug and practical men
in his territory such as Messrs.
Spencer and Newberry and lnterent
ed in such local newspapers as The
Alliance Herald, ft we do say It.
Mr. Deaver 1 doing this country
an excellent service because he ad
vocates the things that are practic
able. The development of western
Nebraska has been retarded by
fcls. Men have been persuaded to
enter visionary schemes enly to
learn to their sorrow that they
were inevitable failures, and there
by have refused1 to take hold of
practicable enterprises that would
have meant much for them and the
prosperity of the country. Among
the things that well informed per
sons no longer class among fads In
'(this country but which may be de
.pended upon to bring rich rewards
I to those who make use of them are
j silos in connection with dairying
(and stock raising, scientific farming
, without irrigation and irrigating by
means of centrifugal pumps where
a sufficient volume of water cun be
reached at a depth of less thun f if
ty feet. With cheap oil for fuel di
rect from the Wyoming oil fields tt
Is very probable that water can be
raised a hundred feet or more
cheaply enough to make a success
of Irrigating with It, but there still
seems to be doubt in the mind of
practical men in regard to that.
Mr. Deaver and Prof. Erwln left,
on the Guernsey train Saturday af
ternoon for North Platte va'Iey
points.
Ldeparture from this city is deeply
regretted by their many friends
whose best wiahes follcFW them to
their new field of labor.
Delightful Union Service
As announced In this paper la-it
week, the last Sunday evening ser
vice at the First Presbyterian church
was a union service, the pastors of
the Methodist, United Prenbyterian,
Baptist and Christian churches with
drawing their evening services In
honor of Rev. Brown, who preached
his final sermon as pastor here. The
church auditorium was filled to ov
erflowing by an Interested audience.
Following the organ voluntary by
Miss Nettle Nation, the finnlll;ir
hymn, "Rock of Ages", was sung by
choir and congregation. Rev. W. 1
Torrence led the invocation. "Goci
Bless My Boy" was sung by Revs.
Barrett, Brown, Woten and Baker
as a "male quartet, and a fine nunr
tet they proved to be In this song
as well as In the following two
which they sang, altho not arrus
tomed to singing togother. Uev. O.
S. Baker, of the First M. II. church,
rend the Scripture lesson, and Elder
Frank A. Woten, pastor of the
Christian church, offered prayer. "I
Am the Shepherd True" by the
mule quartet was followed by the
announcements and the evening of
fering. The duet, "Blessed Hivlor,
Thee I Love," was beautifully ren
dered by Miss NW Aheson and
Miss Bertie Vernon, accompanied by
Miss Beulah Smith on the piano.
The rapt detention of the lirge au
dience was given to Mr. Brown's
sermon. His subject was, "God's
Grace". The beautiful flonl decor
ations which the committee on dec
orating had arranged included these
words back of the pulpit. The ser
mon was concluded with a short but
fervent prayer, the male quartet
sang "Coming Home", the doxology
was sung by the congregation and
the benediction pronounced by Dr.
Barrett, thus closing a service that
will long be remembered by all 'ho
attended.
CAPTURE BIQ TARANTULA
When a case of Sicily leiiloua
was opened Monday morning at the
A. D. Rodgers grocery store, a large
tarantula was discovered. fhee
huge spiders are venomous and dan
gerous. This one was captured and
"pickled" In alcohol. '
TREE MOVED SUCCESSFULLY
A large tree, which stood on the
site of .the. new court house, .. was.
moved successfully on Tuesday, tin
der the efficient and) expert direc
tion of County Clerk Monte Har
(graves. A large amount of soil
wes left around the , roots of the
tree and It was pulled' on klds
from i.s old location to the new
one, near the front of the block, by
a four horse team. '
YOUNG MAN GOES
BACK TO WIFE
Hie Mother Arrives and Return's
Home with Him. Woman
In Case Ordered to
Leave Town
PARTIES NOT PROSECUTED
C. K. Caldwell and Lena Thorn p
son, of Galeeburg, Illinois, who
were arrested Monday morning by
Sheriff Cox and Marshal Curtis,
were confined in the county J art I at
the requert of the young' man's
mother, who arrived in Al nance on
II Wednesday morning and return
ed with him to hla wife and child
on 44 that noon.
According to Caldwell's mother,
the woman In the case Is a notori
ous character and furnished the
money for their flight from Gales
burg to Alliance, three weelts ago.
The woman is blamed and charged
with being responsible for enticing
Caldwell away from his wife and
child. Caldwell is 24 years of age
and was married at the age of 17.
seven years ago. He was In a very
repentant frame of mind Wednes
day morning; and willingly accom
panied his mother back to Gales
burg. Since coming to Alliance the
young man has been working at his
trade, that of a painter. When ar
retted the couple were taken by
surprise, as they thought that they
had thoroughly covered their tracks.
The woman was turned loose yes
terday afternoon with orders to
leave town within twenty-four hours.
Her etory at the affair was decid
edly different from that told by the
young man's mother, she throwing
the til aim e upon him. - The couple
lived as man and wife while here,
attending church and made friendi.
After being released from the
county Jail yesterday afternoon the
woman was taken quite cicit .snd
taken to St. Josephs hiwptuil. She
was better this morning and will
soon be well. The action of tho
man in the case In leaving the wo
man with only a little money and
without any means or carii.g for
herself is meeting with criticism.
There la some talk of bringing the
matter to the 'attention of the feder
al authorities as it la believed thi.t
this Is a violation of the Mann white
slave federal act, the penalty for
violation being a long term In the
federal penitentiary. Kind hearted
people of Alliance are taking steps
to see that the woman is given
help. j
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
COURT HOUSE BEGUN
Commissioner Reck Turns First
Spadeful of Earth. Post
master Tash Plowa '
First Furrow j
WORK WILL BE RUSHED .
"Wal, what" happen in' here" snM
an old Box Butte county resident
Saturday afternoon as be paused on
the walk in front of the court house
block and otwerved Comtrilssloner
RecOt with a spade, vigorously shov
cling earth, and Postmaster Tash
holding a plow, drawn by a husky
team or horses. " "Pears like old
time again," observed the old resi
dent, "to sie them thar boys work-
in."
The Incident was ;the tartlu of
work on the new 105.000 court
house, on which Contractor Mat
thews expects to finish construc
tion and iwve It ready for occupan
cy not later than June of next year.
He states that he expects tt hare
it under roof by January Jst, bar
ring inclement weather.
Excavating Is prugnesBlng rapidly.
The building site h very close to
the alley, so that in case the east
half of the block Is purchased It
will be nearly in the center of the
block.
To Commissioner Reck and Post
master Tash belongs the hotter of
turning the first earth. When th
time comes to lay the conienttone.
It will be done with appropriate
ceremonies and auch relics or rec
ords as desired will be placed In
side the stone.
INVESTIGATE IN KANSAS
County Commissioner In Session
' Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Today "
STATE AND COUNTY LEVY MADE
The petitions sighed by Box Butte
county electors, asking the county
comm'jwioners to Investigate irriga
tion by pumping, were acted upon
by the commission era in session,
this .morning.. It was , de!ded to
make a trip' to Garden City, Kau-;
sas, which iw east of Denver on the
Santa Fe In central western Kansas
In Finney county. The soil and wa
ter conditions there are very simil
ar to that of Box (Butte' county: Ir
rigation by pumping is reported to
be very successful there. Chairman
Reck, of the board, has asked A. S.
Enyeart, of Hemingford, to go in
hla place. Mr. Enyeart Is a farmer
and owns a -large-amount of land
north and west of Hemingford. In
the northwest part of the county.
The party will consist of Commis
sioners Hashman and Wanek, and1
Mr. Enyeart and Lloyd C Thomas,
who will accompany the gentlemen
and give a complete and thorough
report of the Investigation. The par
ty wltll leave the night of Saturday,
August 30th, going via Denver.'
The state and . county tax levy
will be twenty-five mills. Homing-1
ford hats ariked for a thirty mlN le- '
vy, divided as follows: general fund,
10 mills; waiter bond and sinking
fund, 10 mills; city hall fund, 5
mills; street fund,' 3 mills; and to
pay off Indebtedness, 3 mills. It In
stated that the only -way the levy
could be made for the last three
Items listed above would be by a
bond election. In Alliance the total
levy will be 103 mills, divided, state
and county, 25; school 'district, 45:
city, aa. - 4 - 4
The commissioners have decided
to carry the Burlington tax case to
the state supreme court. This 1st
the oase which was decided by Dis
trict Judge West over at the last
special term, of court.
The general contract for the con
struction of the court house . was
signed with General Contractor Mat
thews. Arrangements were com
pleted for the sale of the court
hou3e bond to the state of Nebras
ka. A. S. Enyeart, Fred Mollrlaa; nd
Wm. Rust have been selected to go
with Box Butte county's exhibit to
the etate fair at Lincoln.
NEW CATHOLIC
CHURCH AT BROWNLEE
Father Donnelly left yesterday for
Brownlee, In Cherry county, where
he is arranging to build a new
Catholic church.
MAKING TRIP TO NEW YORK
Horace Bogue left Sunday night
for New York City where he will or
der a stock of autumn and winter
goods. He expected to make sever
al stops en route, including Chicago
to take in the "garment how", and
win probably be gone several weeks.
NEW GARAGE STARTED
The new Kienrtop-HubbeU garage
on Box Butte avenue will be one of
the finest in the west end of the
state when completed. Ground was
broken and work started Tuesday
morning. The building will cost ap
proximately $10,000 and will cover
two city lots. 60x140 feet. It 11111
be fireproof throughout and of the
most modern construction.