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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHE8 EVERY MEMBER
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'8 ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES EVERY DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, .IUNK 11, 1914
NUMBER 27
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Some Things You Will See Besides People
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Alliance and the Big Convention
We can't tell yon all about it
here only a small part you'll have
te come and see for yourself: and
when you come to Alliance to attend
he nineteenth annual convention of
the Nebraska Stock Growers Associ
ativa and the Great Cheyenne Fron
tier Days Show, June 18.U9 and 20,
yen. will see people, according to
present indications more people
than were ever before in this city in
three consecutive days.
But you' will see something besides
people. The Herald Is happy to say
yen will see one of. th .finest little
Hies in Nebraska, the state noted
fair Its wide-awake towns and famous
fds; progressive ranchmen and enter
prising farmers. It makes one glad
tef say complimentary things about
Nebraska, the biggest state of Its
else and population in the Union, be
cause they are deserved.
The Nebraska Stock Growers As
sociation helped to put Alliance on
the map; we don't say it put Alliance
there, but helped to make it good
aad plain after it was already there,
very body who knows about the N.
ft G. A. has at least .heard about Al
liance, "The Metropolis of the Nebr
aska Panhandle."
By the same token, this city has
dene a whole lot to further the good
werk of the Nebraska Stock Grow
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To Be Been in Alliance
Ton will find Alliance an interest
lag little city, if you take the time
t look around. The Burlington
railroad has a large round house
aad shops here, residences and offic
es of general superintendent and div
ision superintendent and a large
farce of train and shop men. We
not know where you can find a
stare accommodating or more friend
lj( bunch of railroad men than right
here in Allianse, and they always
bate a glad kaad for the stockmen.
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ers Association. By furnishing a
three days' entertainment each year
on the occasion of the association's
annual convention, attention has
been called to It, and much greater
publicity given, than it would have
otherwise received.
This year's convention is bound to
be a hummer. More interest hns
been manifested in the N. S. G. A.
than for a long while past, that is a
larger number of persons have shown
interest. It is evident that there
will be a substantial Increase In the
number of members for the coming
year; and as to the entertainment
feature of the convention, there is no
question that it will be by far the
biggest thing of the kind ever pulled
off.
Read carefully all of tie three
sections of this issue of The Herald
and you will have some Idea what to
expect. Tae it from us, too, that
It Is the intention of all connected
with the affair to deliver the goods.
Look on the Map
Where is Alliance? Well, to be
gin -with, it is in Nebraska, and we
have already told you that this is the
best state in the Union. Then it is
the hub of the "Nebraska panhan
dle' in many respects the best part
of the state. Yes, we know we are
making these statements pretty
strong, but for all that we might
take a handful of superlative adjec-
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0. B. & Q. Station, at Alliance
Going up the street thru the busi
ness section four blocks, you come
to the courthouse square, where you
will see Box Butte county's new $65
000 court house nearing completion,
no doubt the beet court house for
the money In the west. It is a cred
it to the county and city In which lo
cated and an honor to the county
commissioners, by whose careful
handling of the publio business the
magnificent structure has been se
cured at a comparatively small cost.
If you care to go over the city a
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ti5S ana tnrow tnem in Here any
ptece and they would fit wherever
they fell.
How do you get here? Most any
way. - Saddle up the bronco or crank
up your auto; If you haven't any bet
ter way of coming, you might take
the railroad train. Alliance is on the
great C. B. & Q. system. All Bur
lington trains pass thru Alliance
or connect with others that do. When
you arrive at the station shown in
the cut on this page, you are here.
Get off the train, please. If you
don't, they'll carry you jast the
town and you'll miss the time of
your, life. 1 '.
If the hotels are all lull every
thing here is liable to be -full except
the people call oa Mr. Fisher, the
accommodating secretary -of the Al
liance Commercial Club, -and he will
inform you where you can get a good
room at a reasonable price. If you
don't know where to find Mr. Fisher,
call at The Herald office, in the first
block north of tie station on east
side of the street, and we will tell
you where to find him or give you
any other information we can, free
of charge. Call at this office any
way. Mr. Fisher will charge you
nothing for his service. Nobody In
Alliance will be permitted to charge
anything during the convention for
telling what he knows, except the
doctors and lawyers.
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little you will see the buildings that
accommodate the schools which have
already given Alliance an excellent
reputation as an educational center.
A cut of St. Agnes Academy is given
on this page. This is the largest
and beet known Catholic school In
the west end of the state. Besides
the resident students, a large num
ber attend from other Nebraska
points and neighboring states. The
publio schools are housed In three
commodious, up-to-date school build
ings. The Alliance State Junior
Normal is now in session In the High
school buildinr. I
Many other things we might tell
you about If apace permitted: the
Alliance Creamery, turning out a
half million pounds of butter per
year, besides manufacturing Ice and
ice cream in wholesale quantities,
running a cold storage plant, etc.;
the Newberry sheet Iron works and
wholesale hardware; stores, banks,
hotels, public library, churches, etc.;
and last, but not leaBt on occasions
like the stockmen's annual conven
tlon, the fine grounds, Including race
track, of the Dox Butte County Fair
Association, so that It Is not neces
sary to have the races on the main
street with beer barrels and two-Inch
planks for a grand stand, as In for
mer years.
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CANDIDATE NOW:
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Four 'amliriotr for IVmorratic
N4uniiuitloii for (Joverntir and
Talk of More to VUow
From World-Herald. Jane 8:
After having pondered over
proposition for a w4c, when
petitions were filed, Richard I,
the
the
Met-
Chlfe '.has finally decided to be a can
didate for the democrat!" nomina
tion lor governor cf Nebraska. The
following statement, fiigned by him
self, explains his attitude and out
line his platform.
I have forwarded to the secretary
of state at Lincoln my acceptance of
the petitions filed In mjr behalf and
shall become a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
of Nebraska. If nominated I shall
go upon the stump and uphold the
administration of Woodrow Wilson.
If elected I shall strive to give to
the .people good state government on
economical lines. I shall not be the
candidate of any faction, but shall
try through my administration to
win for the democratic party the re
spect and confidence of men of all
parties.
The office of governor is tko moat
important office within the gift of the
people of tho state. Its opportunity j
for service Is not to be measured by
the powers conferred by law. A '
larger service is possible in the
broader opportunity for leadership
in the efforts to establish better re-1
latlons between rural Nebraska and
the cities of Omaha, Lincoln and'
other trade centers, and In the en-:
deavor to advance the name and re
sources of Nebraska to a more and
more commanding position In the at
tention of the world.
Broader Fields of Endeavor
Efforts toward Improved state
government have generally related
to reforms with respect to the meth
od of voting, and while this has been
Important, there are broader fields
of endeavor which have been ne
glected. There are many details
of state government where general
Improvement may be made. The
cost of administrations should be re
duced through businesslike econo
my. Some of the relief required by
the ovsr-bsrdened taxpayer may be
THE COW
When summer comes the poor old
cow finds sledding hard and comforts
few; deep lines of trouble crease her
brow, for grief Is hers, the season
through. Ten million flies light on
her back, ten million more are on
her legs, and every place the hide is
slack, they build their nests and lay
their eggs. All day she wields her
weary tall, and swears In husky bov
lne tones; what wonder If she kicks
the pail, or tries to break the milk
er'a bones? Alas, the milker pond
ers not upon the woes that gave her
bats; he reaches for a wet elm knot
and plays a solo on her slats. We
should be patient with the cows
when fly-time drives the beasts In
sane, for every minute, while they
browse, they suffer many kinds of
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obtained through retrenchment ! in
the expense" of conducting public
business. Real relief is to be brought
about through official efforts and In
fluence on the governor's part fori
the prevention of needless and ex
travagant appropriations. If elect-
ed I shall not hesitate to use the veto party. He should be chosen after
power for the purpose of frustrating ' the mOBl careful consideration, fifst.
personal or "pork barrel" legiala- . ... ... .LJI.
tlon. Improvement may be lnstltut-ln capaclty for the dl8ch"
ed In various state departments'0' the duties of the office and next
where the governor has a controll- with consideration for his ability to
Ing voice or the privilege of recom
mendation. Men whose character
and capacity will command the re
spect of good citizens generally may
be appointed to office.
I should say, however, that the
opportunities in the broader field
would relate particularly to improv
ed taxation laws, to the solution of
the irrigation problem In the sec -
tlons which while now non-productive
await only Insurance from
drouth to become the garden spots
of the state, and in the development
of Nebraska's exceptional water pow
er and the control of that power for
the general welfare. These three
great problems provide opportunities
for genuine service and the admin's-
tratlon that even lays the foundation
for their solution would win for it-
self and its party a high place in the
history of the state.
As Hacred Itespoiwibiliiy
No one man can tell just what
ought to be done In the way of bring
ing about these or other essential
improvements; but all that any man
may reasonably promise, I promise,
and that Is that if this honor should
coioe to me I would accept it as a
sacred responsibility.
Although I would rather be gover
nor of Nebraska than hold any other
office, I have hesitated to submit my
name to the primaries. I know that
Nebraska is not normally a demo
cratic state and that the greatest
care must be exercised by the rank
and file in selecting the candidate
who will serve as the leader in the
coming campaign. However attract
ive the office may be to me personal
ly, the task which the successful can
didate must assume is not an Invit
ing one. The campaign to follow
will demand the hardest sort of
work. It is important, however,
that Nebraska shall register its ap
proval of Woodrow Wilson next Nov
ember. I do not mean to say that I
would measure up to the require
ments for leadership In this cam-
pain. II Dossy kicks you on Vm
chin, or pats her trilby In the paiU
or tries to drive your whiskers In bfi
blows repeated with her tall, don't
let your angry passions rise, or foe
a largo spiked bludgeon reach, but
gently brush away the flies, and tell
the critter she's a peach. Then put
your mangled face in splints, anal
write a screed, serene and wise, in
sisting that the publio prints should
call on folks to swat the flies.
WALT MASON.
ABB MARTIN
Hon. Wesley Fugh, long mourned
as dead, has announced himself aa
unequivocally In favor o' tolls exemp
tion. Ther'a gittln t be too many;
folks who sing all winter an dance
fer liver In th' summer.
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palgn. , Some members of my party;
think I would and I have decided to
submit the question to the primaries.
This Is the time when, more than
at any other time, the leader should
be rhonen by the rank and file of th
win votes from other political par'
ties at the general election.
No Vun-rrel During I'rimarieK
I shall not preBS my candidacy up
on the party, but I shall gratefully,
accept the support of those who have
grown weary of factional strife and
who believe that I mean what I say
!wnen 1 Promise that if this honor
shall come to me I will do what I
can to devote the party leadership)
in Nebraska to constructive effort
a,onB tDe "nwl ot iht Public welfare
rather than to the cultivation of per
sonal hatred. v
So far as I am concerned there
will bo no quarrel during the primar
ies. We have had enough harsh
words ami bitterness. I shall re-
Pt tho laudable ambition of my.
opponents and shall strive to so con-
duct myself that I shall, in the event
of my nomination, be in a position
to claim sspport in the general elec
tion which it is my purpose to give
to another should the rank and file
of the party decide that I am not the
m0st available man.
Tho primary contest will not be a
long one, aad the question should be
considered and decided without heat
or anger, aad with the sole view of
doing the best for our state and our
party. I shall ask my friends to do
nothing during the primary that will
leave a scar upon the heart of any,
man, or that will prevent, during the
ensuing campaign, a united effort In
support of n national administration,
of whose record our party may well
be proud.
HMWARD L. M ETC ALTS. ,
Intereetfcag and Useful Booklet
The Alliance Auto Supply Cornp
any and the Empress and Crystal
theatres have had printed. In . Ton)
Herald's Job department, an eight
page booklet giving the new autome
bile ordinance. This is given, free)
ot charge, to auto owners. It proven
very useful to those who operate an
tomobllea la Alliance. J
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