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Nebraska State
men's Association
President. George. Howe. Fremont.
J:rst Vice Trepidant, II. A. Graff. Seward,
flocond Vice President, Jacob r. Hoffman. Ord.
Secretary, K. A. Miller. Kearney.
lYeasurer, Fred Alexander, Scotlsbluff.
Board of Control: Harrjr Houser, Fremont, chairman; Jacob Goeh
rln. Seward: K. W. Parkburat, Lexington: Rar Frost, Stan
ton; Thomaa Jeffrey, North Platte.
A department devoted to the Interests of the volunteer firemen
f the elate of Nebrasak.
Edited by Lloyd C. Thomas, state publicity chairman.
Well, boy, we're off. The special edition of The Herald last
ir$ck aroused a wave of entliusiaHin tliat should continue to hold
tliroughout the year and result in the biggest convention ever, nt
Nebraska City, in January, 1915. I
wiragetiient are coming in on every
fjkd not already elected a publicity man are getting busy. We be
More that by the: time our next, paper i published every department
in the state will have a publicity man. ,
Just a little word of advice to publicity men. S5end in news
ftbout your department which will be of general interest. If your
department plans to odd new equipment, buy a m'otor truck, build a
ktme, increase its membership, re-organize, or hold a smoker or ban
Qtft't tell Us about it. Make your articles short and to the point.
Tfc'rc glad to publish them. And last, but not least, see (hat the
members of your department read the paper. Send in pictures when
u have one of particular interest. Wc charge nothing for printing
It. The only expense to your department is for the cut, which is
Jtur property for future use. And send in something every week
' you can.
Pllll.U ITV COM M I TT K KM K .V
Rwoiusburg Al Westenlus.
Kearney K. F. Winn,
fknuyler F. W. Shonka. Jr.
Franklin Alvln Bloedorn.
owells Frank Luxa.
Bertrand C. 11. Frakes.
fNyder Geo. W. Meyers,
verton James M. Pullen.
Neltgh Jny Ames.
Hoom field Harry Henatsch.
Departments are requested to for
ward names as fast as publicity man
Is appointed.
Itioomflelil News
At the twelfth annual election of
officers of the Dlooinfleld Volunteer
jTire Department, held on tho 25th
f February, 1914, the following of
ftrers were elected for the ensuing
wr: K. H. Uerryman, chief; 11. 11.
Hassiman, assistant chief; Henry W.
Wagner, president; N. N. Haker.
vice president; H. F. Cunningham,
secretary-treasurer; A. F. llelres, N.
B. Muetlng, W. K. (iraves, directors;
Harry llenatsrh, correspondent Alli
ance Herald.
The delegates' report of the An
aoal State Convention held at Col
wnbua was read by Chief Iterryniun.
usual Interest was taken in the
IVrene Fire Kxtlngnlsher and upon
otlon it was agreed to Rive one of
th,e unique extinguishers a trial, one
f which Mr. Uerryman has pur
chased. Iater the meeting was converted
tato a smoker and a fine oytser sup
per was served to all present.
Rumor has It that we are about
t have a new city hall and fire
barn, something which we are badly
rn need of.
Hrokeu How Kbit Oiliccrs
The ilroken l!iv lire depart ment
hoi 1 their annual election on March
2d. Following are the new ottlcers:
1 t' Cole, president; H. It. Joyner,
Vice president; A. W. llolcomb, sec
retary; .1. (J. Leonard, treasurer; W.
R. Uruce, lire chief; Joseph Uaisch,
assistant chief. The retiring treas
fr, J. (1. Haeberle, has held the
fflce sitme the organization of the
canipiny twenty-eight years ago and
refused to allow his name to Hand
far re-election. Hy his retirement
Hi company loses one o the inofct
efllcient oll'.cers It ever hud. Presi
dent 1 K, Cole, the present execut
ive, has been a member twenty-two j
vents, while Chief Jirwe Joined thei
! SHtllmlotl e'elnwu years ago. J
! NEW OIIDINAXCE
Vao S'tgciit dep'irlMent is having
th' town hoird pas.i an ordinance to
allww th' r.i to collect Mveg from the
la u ranee companies. They are al-i
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t.l'.v;:-. AT SMdlvlH OIYEN HY ALLIANCE I IUE DKI'AH I'M EXT IX I I IIIU'AHY 2:1HI.
This aai-lili'ht photo : ! o.vi t.iemen am' business men gathere.l i- di&i uss the proposition of a rio:..i
truck for the Allium" dep.trl ment. In the picture can be seen Ihe Bpeakers (rear row): E. U. laing, W. E.
Kpencer. Eugene Burton, W. S. Bidgell, Louia Suprlse, Mayor Kodgers. Lloyd C. Thomas. J. W. Guthrie,
I'hlff Ki tnlg. In the front low at the rivht Is D. L. Cubberly of Denver.
Volunteer Fire-
jet tern or congratulation ami en
mail. The departments which
MA I, MO IHiPArn'MKNT NOTKS
The Malmo department had
their first meeting after the great
convention on February 6th. This
was the first year as a member of
the state association and the boys
all seemed well pleased with the re
port brought back by Chief Olson
They at once placed an order for two
respirators which are a necessity to
a small department with limited
means.
Malmo had Its first fire of the year
on February 26h. It was In a hard
ware store filled with oil all around,
but the boys worked like heroes and
soon had the lire out. Chemicals
did most of the work.
If any department in the state has
collected the Insurance tax from an
elevator Insurance, company called
the Grain Dealers Insurance Com
pany, the Malmo department wishes
they would advise them through
these eolumna. .
KKAKNKY DKPAHTMKNT NOTKS
The Kearney Fire Department met
on March 5, for our regular monthly
meeting. Pres. Shafts was In the
chair, with 30 members present.
The committee on seeing about a
new whistle reported slow progress,
so Chief Pard Porter was added to
the committee to see what he could
do.
Foreman August Fredrlcks was
reported very sick after an operation
but Is Improving somewhat.
E. F. Winn was elected as public
ity man for the Kearney Fire Dept.
New Oilicer
At the annual election of olllcers
at Beatrice on March 4th the follow
ing were elected: Assistant chief,
W. (. Hall: president, H. C. Lech;
vice president, Theodore Horn; sec
ond view president, Gus Dreap; sec
retary, E. A. Gamble; treasurer, C.
l. (ludtner.
convention Piun i:i:iin(;s
Several departments have written
uh asking regarding the proceedings
of the convention at Columbus; The
secretary Informs us that the work
of publishing the proceedings is be
ing pushed as fast as possible and
they should be in the hands of the
different members of the state asso
ciation before very long.
Klre al ltentrlce
Fire which rtarted on the iloor at
the foot of a bed burned part of the
home of D. C. Dempster at Beatrice
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the lire department s.ived the entire'
houue from being burned. I
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(Uy Herald Correspondent)
Klnkald, Nebr., March 11 Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Roth were callers at
Mr. Stafford's Sunday.
Mrs. Rodgers Is spending a few
days on the ranch this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sutton were
shopping I nAlllance one day this
week.
Mrs. Stafford who has recently set
her Incubator is looking forward for
some early fries this spring.
The McLaughlin boys were callers
at Herman Smith's Sunday.
Everybody In this vicinity is get-
Ing the spring fever and expect to
be out gardening before long If this
fine weather continues.
Iester Hodgers was in Bridgeport
on business a couple of days lust
week.
Mr. Kice was a Sunday caller at
Itirkel's.
There is to be a social and dance
given at Goo. Workman's residence
Saturday night, March 21. Every
body la Invited. The funds raised
from the social are to be given to
the school. W'e have chosen Mr.
Workman's house in preference to
the school, its it. Is larger and all
partitions wil be removed giving
plenty of room to dance. Hoys, be
sure to bring your girls and as many
others as you can find, and encour
age them to bring the prettiest box
they can find, as it will be sold to
the highest bider. Good music has
been engaged and a good time Is ex
pected. Mr. Workman's place is
about ten miles south and two and
one-half miles east of Alliance. There
are plenty of barns on the place to
Shelter all horses and cars that
may be brought that night.
A HE MAKTIX
We never respect our own gray
hairs. When we watch some folks
eat we can't help thinkin' what
great brick masons they'd make
'specially if thr's some apple butter
on th' table.
Th' reason some folks don't under
stand th' Income tax Is becuuse. they
don't want to. hem Ansley, who
passed away yisterday with nicotine
on th' heart, left a wife, seven child
ren an' one thnusan' three hundred
an' fifty-three coupons.
Th' half frozen look now bein
worn by th' girls is about th most
unbecomin fad they ve adopted so
fer. When a speaker begins his re
marks by promisin not t take up
any valuable time you kin git ready
t' be bored.
Next t' a yeller buggy whip with a
blue ribbon tied C it ther halnt noth
in. that lookB as good C a country
boy as a street car conductor. A po
lite feller has got about as much
chance these days as a backward
look in' Democrat.
Lafe Bud says marriage would n'
be so bad if it wuzn' fer certain sea
sons o' th' year when it's too cool t'
Bend your wife C Michigan an' too
warm C send her t' Floridy. I don't
believe baked beans have an' enemy
In th' world.
Th' ole time father who used t' go
home at noon an' eat a hearty din
ner now has a married son who re
fuses t' take any chances. Some
folks are too polite t' be up C any
good.
SEWING MACHINES
SLIGHTLY USED
Hare Opor! u.lty t Secure a IJikmI
Miuhiiie at Mere I'rnction if
lite l; giilar Trice
Slt'.:htly 'tsed ?ewtng machines at
u t reat re.lu.'tio:!. I'm i' $s.0il np.
Vist be tmbl at once. Si e i!;em nt
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MORNING NOISES
By Walt Mason
At early morn one's sleep seems
best, and man would get all kinds
of rest, If silence would obtain; but
at the first faint peep of day the
world wakes np and gets too gay,
and beds are all In vain. In town
the milkman come along and makes
a racket with his gong, while drow
sy people swear; and wagons rattle
through the streets, and newsboys
shriek the morning sheets, and noise
is everywhere. And so the roan who
fain would sleep just bands out
curses large and deep, and sighs:
"I'll leave the town; I'll seek the
quiet countryside, where man. when
tired and heavy-eyed, can hold some
slumber down." So to some bosky
dell he speeds, convinced 'twill an
swer all his needs, and with a farm
er boards; and in the morn, when
dawn is gray, he hears the hoot and
grunt and bray of all the barnyard
hordes. The cows are bawling pass
Ing well, the frisky mules rear up
and yell, the porkers voice their woe
the routs, the guinea hens, the
geese get busy and disturb the peace
the bughouse roosters crow. And
in the dawning, cold and bleak, the
victim swears in French and Creek
in Gaelic anil low Dutch; he swears
in dead and living tongues, and.
though lie wears out both his luiircs,
it doesn't help him much.
WALT MASON.
DELAY
Hy Walt Mnii
"Delays." said Dad. "are danger
ous, and apt to work nnn ti harm.
'Twas In the days v. hen, grangerous,
we lived upon the farm. So we
were always hurrying to get things
done eftsoons, the jdowing and the
currying, the harvesting of prunes.
We did our work kerwhoopingly.
and gained the silver buck, while
other farmers droopingly complain
ed of evil luck. When storms came
up a-tnunctermg we dui not care a
darn: they never caught us blunder
ingour hay was in the barn; when
rivers rose amazin'ly, o'ertlowing
batiks and bed, we viewed the blam
ed things brazenly our wood was
in the shed. The elements might
clammily spread snow throughout
the land, they could not catch our
family without some coal on hand.
The lessons learned thus youthfully
have served me all my days, and I
can tell you truthfully that "l"p and
Do It" pays. Delays are surely ruin
ous; let's do things on the Jump, or
Fate will soon be shooin' us toward
the blawsted dump.
WALT MASON.
Copyright, 1914, by
The Adams Newspaper Service
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We clean suits, dresses, curtains,
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given my son Wencel C. Iackey his
time with full power to collect all
moneys due him, and that I will not
be responsible for debts of any kind
or description hereafter incurred or
contracted by hlin.
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NOTICE TO ASSESSOHS
Precinct asessors are requested to
be present at the court house In Al
liance on Thursday. March 26th. at
4 p. in.
JOHN JELINEK.
County Assessor
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MORE DAYS
Allmiice Merclmni to Continue Clns
htii Out Sale of (iixiiU Only
a Short Time
lle.t (irade Flour II.
t;ood Flour 1.
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P.ifa tomatoes, case 2
Fresh Packed Salmon
Dried Peaches and Kaibins. per
pound
Huking Powder. 2r,c size can..
Kite, lti pounds 1
Jo pound Sugar, with f f order 1
Macaroni
S bars Diamond C soap
Navy Beans, 5 pounds
Potatoes, per bushel ........
Boys' Shirts and Blouses ....
Misses' I'nion Suits
Boys' Suspenders. 15 and 20c.
now
Men's Shirts. 3 2c to
Men's Women's and Children's
Shoes priced to move them.
Cranlteware at cost.
Hundreds of other things priced
move them.
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Live and Prosperous Department Located at
Bustling City of Seward Article by H.
A. Graff, Secy, of the Department
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HOME OF SEWAKD
The .lepnrtnieii! bus (be entire
use a club rooms. Kitted out in Ibe
The above building is the fruition
of a hope launched nearly twenty
ears r.go. About that time we had
very little if anything in our treas
ury. We had but few sourci-s of
revenue. We had no dues, nor fines,
hut we would occasionally give
dances and solicit the business men
and other friends of the fire depart
ment, for the sale of the tickets. In
this manner we would create a little
fund and then spend it all in a "big
feed" or "blow out". In 189 5 we
began to collect the occupation tax
from the insurance companies and
our fund grew larger and faster. As
the fund grew the need of raising
money through solicitation vanished
and the boys were counselled to
onserve this fund toward the day.
which might not he long In the fu
ture, when we might have a home or
our own worthy the name, in which
we would delight to meet and Invite
our friends. J tiey were counselled
to have less "feeds" and "blow outs"
and conserve their funds, looking to!
that, future time when they could
have all those pleasures, and more,
in a home of their own. At first
this was hard to instill into their
minds and met with much opposition
but as the fund grew and the re
ports came In from Interest returned
from some of the money invested,
the opposition seemed to die out and
one and all were eager to hear the
next report to see how much the
fund had grown. This saving spirit
Speak Distinctly
When You Telephone
Tho majority of "wrong;
numbers" are due to in
tlistinct enunciation and
to tlic confusion of lijr
ures that sound much
nlike.
If one does not talk
slowly and speak clearly,
the operator is likely to
confuse such numbers as,
I'ihty-three and thirty
three, twenty-two and
thirtv-two.
Separate Telephone Figures
Enunciate very clearly when you talk over
the telephone, with your lips about one inch
from the mouthpiece. Always separate the
figures of a number. As for 1:U0, say "0110-three-four-oh,"
and be careful to correct the
operator if she repeats the number in error.
The Smiling Voice Is the Winning Way.
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nine outlet).. The water pressure causes the nozzle to revolve
automatically, and Ibe stream are discharged in ever) direction.
Trice, I5.
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second tloor of the building; for their
finest style.
on the part of the boys had its ef
fect on the citizens also. They said
if the boys were showing this Inclin
ation to save their money toward
owning a home of their own they
would see to it that they would Re'
it and a good one. The result you
see above. When the time was rip
and a proposition was put up to vote
110,000 bonds for a city hall, th"
fire boys had better than $2,000 in
their treasury and they proposed to
do all the plumbing for the buildintr
and the wiring for electricity, out oi
their funds, provided they would be
given exclusive use of rooms on the
second floor designed and arranged
for their convenience as club roonu
and a place to hold their meetings
The proposition carried by a rousina
majority and on the second floor ot
the above building we have a billiard
room approximately 25 by 2a feet,
in which we placed a billiard and
pool table;. a large assembly room
ubout 50 by 35 which we fitted ut
with heavy oak tables and chairs and
large specially made rugs: a kitchen.
a large cloak room; two bath rooms,
and a toilet. We now collect a smalt
amount. 3 per year, as dues ami
have our own janitor, have steam
heat and hot and cold water. We
have better than 500 in our treas
ury as we stil lcollect the occupation
tax and have acquired a saving hab
it. Believe me, we have some fin;
quarters. Come down and see us
We'll be glad to see you any time.
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