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VOLUME XXI
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1914
NUMBER 30
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Who's Who Among Nebraska Stockmen
The Herald's "Getting in Touch" Movement
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One of the Old Timer
Tou cannot tell by each preceding
inane of The Herald what will be
tbe next story In this department.
This week we Introduce to our read
era a gentleman who. while the own
er of a bunch of some three or four
hundred bead of cattle, is best known
to stockmen of the west thru his con
section with mercantile establish
ments. John Morrison lives In the pretty
little town of Mullen, down in the
eand hills, the county seat of Hooker
county. Altho a merchant be Is a
in ember of the Nebraska Stock Grow
ers Association, and enthusiastically
endorses the good work being done
by It. In a recent letter to The
Herald, he said: "It 's my belief
that even the smallest live stock
wner will find the association mem
bership to be a protection and bene
Mt well justifying the small expense
f belonging to it.
While it is only within the last
few years that he has been the own
er of live Btock, his pleasant busl
Bess contact and acquaintance with
cattlemen and cowboys dates back to
the early 70's, when he was a citizen
f the territory, now state, of Wy
oming. It was there that he saw the
rattle business in its greatest boom
days, and afterwards in its gloomi
est depression.
Wyoming was Mr. Morrison's
borne for nearly twenty years, up to
1890, when he moved from Cheyenne
to Omaha. He remained in the lat
ter city up to eight years ago when
lie cloned out his business Interests
tbere and moved to what he terms i
the "blessed sand hills country whose always a warm mutual acquaintance i
Kplendid qualities lie mainly inland friendship between the firm and '
bright healthful air, pure water and
broad mhuloI lwoi.le." Speaking fur- i
ther of this country he says, "Here, I
1 trust, it may be the will of divine
" Bit-in ramii
lite shall terminate."
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Ktwidence of John Morrison
ROLL OF HONOR
FOR N. S. G. A.
iimpalgn for Xew Metubem In Now
Krerybody Invitee to Help
Push It Along
There is not a stockman in Neb
raska but what will admit, after in
vestigating the matter, that the
membership of the Nebraska Stock
rowers Association ought to be sev
eral times as large as it is at the
resent time or ever has been. The
Herald has placed the matter before
kndreds of stockmen who are not
Members, and from what we can
learn we are convinced that many of
hem are willing to Join the associa
Nebraska Stock Growers
Mail to Chas. C Jameson, Secy.,
Ellsworth, Nebr.
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John MitrrlNon, Proprietor
For nearly forty-five years his act
ive business career covered various
points in Nebraska, Wyoming and
Montana. The old saddlery manu
facturing firm of J. S. Collins & Co.,
of which he was the managing part
ner at Cheyenne, Wyo., with its
branches at Miles City and Hillings.
Mont., and of later years the same
firm under the name of Collins &
MorrisonV, Omaha, was bo closely
associated with the cattlemen and
cowboys in the use of their hiRh
graae ana general line or range
equipment . that there seemed to be
the entire range fraternity. i
When Mr. Collins died four venrs '
ago. he and Mr. Morrison had been
business asiociatea for over thirty
years. inose many years of pleas-
i "mi ousiness intercourse wnn cattle-
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11 a AkM iWiSsi, m
MIH3I w i m
tion. We know some who have de
cided to do so; Wit they put the mat
ter oft till a more convenient time.
We are sure that if blank applica
tions for membership were present
ed to such persons by members of
the association with the request that
they fill them out, they would do so
at once. And this is Just what we
want members of the N. S. O. A. to
do as soon as possible. The mem
bership ought to be more than dou
bled this summer and can be if ev
ery member will do his part.
Some will do their duty in the
matter and will deserve to have their
names placed on a "Roll of Honor."
Now is the time to get busy. I'er
Bons who Join during the coming fis
cal year, that is before the next an
nual convention, which will be held
In June, 1915, should do so within
the next month in order to get the
full benefit of a year's membership.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
to
Date
Post Office . .
County Assessed In
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men and their range workers dated
from the time when cuttle were mov
ed on foot from the great Texas
ranges to the ranges of western Ne
braska. Wyoming, South Dakota and
Montana.
The town of Ogalalla on the Union
racine railroad was tn those years
a very prominent distributing nolnt.
It was not always the most quiet and
sedate in its cattle season, during
which time the firm of J. S. Collins
& Co. enjoyed a very active and prof
itable saddle trade with the Texas
camemen ana cowDoys who came
"iln those large herds over the long
summer trails.
In thosn pm-lv Hhvh it u.im that H.o
' great Standard Cattle Co., Itichards
,& Comstock, the Swan, and many of
me other large cattle rnmn.in
maae ineir Btart in Wyoming. tl
ws Mr. Morirson's good fortune to
count all of them as his customers
and friends. Some of those early
founders and active, successful op
erators have passed away. Their
names are to him a fond and respect
ed memory, glad that it was bis
privilege to know such honest, liber
al and sterling characters. Much to
his delight, he has occasionally to
meet some of those who still survive,
and such meetings are always cor
dial and refreshing.
The Herald is sure that Mr. Mor
rison, in common with a host of oth
er readers, will be greatly pleased as
the pictures of some of those pioneer
stockmen, as well as of some who
have entered the business later, ap
pear from time to time in these col
umns. We regret very much that
e cannot at this time give a good
.ized cut of him, owing to Inability
o secure the necessary photograph
n time for this issue, but we are
lelighted to present views of his
itore and residence in Mullen. Mr.
VIorrison and his daughter are seen
n the porch of the dwelling house.
Take the blank application printed
below, show it to some stockman who
is not a member, and get him to fill
it out and give you a check for the
amount of a year's dues, payable to
Chas. C. Jameson, secretary. The
application and check should then be
sent to the secretary at Ellsworth,
Nebr.. who will report the new mem
ber and the person Bending in the
name to The Herald; or the applica
tion and check may be handed to
The Herald and they will be for
warded to the secretary. Addition
al application blanks will be furnish
ed free of charge by writing to the
Herald Publishing Co.. Alliance. Ne-
We wish to state here that wom
en stock growers are entitled to
membership In the association and
no doubt can help jn securing new
memberB.
Annual Due S) . and Jc ,
Hed Aucumenl on Cattle.
Association
DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS' NOTICE
Important Matter to Which llox
Untte County IteniocratM Should
(live Immediate Attention
for a number of years past less
tin
an two dozen men have run the
mt
achinery of t' e democratic party
In
Box Dutte county, choosing dele
gates to the state conventions and
electing members of the count? cen
tral committee. As there are proba
bly upwards ot a thousand democrat
ic voters in the county, it is easy to
De seen jnat tne countv nrifnlr.ntlnn
does not necessarily represent the
rank and file of the party.
If all of the tlemnrrutlr vntora nr
even a majority of them, in each
precinct in nox lsutte county will at
tend the nreolnrt mnrim tn hn hv
within the next few tiays and elect
delegates to the county convention
l narmonv witn thnir vui than
e niRV etcnrt n npw rcnlrul irtni-
niiuee. including rnn rm.n that iit
be representative of the party. Hut
if fifteen or twenty men are permit
ted to SPt till the tnarhlna nnA vim It
then we may expect that Box Butte
county win continue to have the un-
enviame aistinction or being the one
reactionary county of northwestern
Nebraska in the State rntindla nf ha
democratic party, and will continue
to nave a cnairman utterly out of
harmony With the m-nin-PRalva .oinr.
cratic candidates that will be nomin
ated at the August primaries.
The Herald has pointed the way;
it's up to the democratic voters of
the county to do their dutv. nt An
it quickly. Find out . IMMEDIATE
LY when and where your precinct
convention or caucus is to be held.
De sure to attend It, and help to elect
delegates to the countv rnnvuntlnn
who will not vote for William Mit
chell for county chairman, unless
you Want nnc nf the mnul nnKilnn.
ary democrats in the state of Nebras
ka io act in mat rapacity.
We have no one selected for the
position of chairman nf th Hunm.
cratic county central committee. Any
fair minded man will suit The Her-
aiu. u is not a question of "wet"
or "dry" as the opponents of fair
play are Irvine to mk it a nnou r in
order to obtain an unfair advantage.
o matter now wet or how dry a man
may be. if he is fnlr ha win ha ac
ceptable to us as chairman or com
mitteeman. We consider It an out
rage for less than two per cent of the
democrats of the county to place In
charge of the county organization a
man Who with hln nnlltlnul unon.l.ito.
two years ago knifed the' democratic
canumaie ror congress In this dis
trict and Who fltxnH ronilv in An h
same thing again this year with any
candidate they think they cannot
control.
Notices of some at the nwinxi
conventions (or caucuses) appear In
this paper. Democrats In any pre
cinct having no notice in this paper
should find out at once where and
when their precinct caucus is to be
neia, ana be sure to attend.
The rank and file nf the H.mniirat.
1c party of Box Butte county would
prefer to be classed with the progres
sive democrats of the neighboring
counties, but they will not If thev
permit the clique, known as the "Lit
tle Tammany" of Allia nee. tn rnntln.
ue running the party machine. The
strength of this "combination" does
not consist In their number hut in
their ability to work under cover. In
oruer mat jieraia readers may know
wno are me main spokes in this
wheel within a wheel." and thua he
on their guard, we will refer to three
of them. First Is William Mitchell,
whose reputation as the rankest
standpat democrat in western Ne
braska needs no further comment
here. Then comes a certain reac
tionary republican who has made
himself obnoxious to the nrnirrnflfl v.
democrats of Box Butte county by
uis uniair tnrusts at Secretary Bry
an and President Wilson, as well as
by butting into affairs that do not be
long to him. In order to drive pro
gressive democracy in th will in
this county. Business men of Alli
ance will know without being told
that the third member nf this trtn in
T. J. O'Keefe, the pussy-foot politic
ian, wnom uen Brewster of the Cbad
ron Chronicle aptly calls a "milk and
water democrat." Down in Lincoln.
Tom claims to be "Droerenalvn" .nd
to prove it points back to a time
when, as a delegate, he voted for Mr.
Bryan's candidate alfhrk it him
nothing financially or in political
yitrawga io ao bo at tnat time. But
for years In Alliance, he h. rt.i
Into the hand of William Mitchell
and his little clique of Bryan-haters.
The Herald will admit Mr nva.
talent as a gay deceiver, but we sur
mise he will hereafter find It more
difficult to "hold with the hura . A
run with the hounds" in Nebraska
than it has been in the past.
KDITOHIAL
Paxe four nf
Herald ordinnrii fnni.u.
orlal discussion of current subjects,
but this week some matter Intended
for that page was omitted in the
makeuo. hence la inurii v,, t
Tilt: TIU'TII ABOUT Mil. I1KYAN
Why do not some of the leading
papers of Nebraska that find it ex
pedient to throw bouquets Mr. Bry
an's way, go further and give editor
ial explanations of facts that will set
at rest some, of the falsehoods that
are so Industriously peddled by dis
gruntled politicians. Calling Mr.
Bryan "Nebraska's distinguished clt
lien," "The great commoner," etc.,
is nice, very nice, Indeed, but it
would serve a better purpose if some
of the newspaper space so used were
occupied with refutations of the lies
about him that are bo persistently
repeated prior to each democratic
state convention. We beg to make
the above suggestion to the demo
cratic press of Nebraska, including
the two democratic dailies. The
World-Herald and The L'ncnln Star,
as well as the country papers.
In order to Btart the ball rolling
The Herald Is going to nail one of
those misrepresentations right here
and now:
It has been stated so often in Alli
ance as to become hackneyed that
Bryan split the democratic party in
Nebraska over the county option
question. That will do In a way to
tell the marines and the latest ar
rival from Italy, but It's like wasting
fragrance on the desert air to try to
cram it down the thro:.t of a man
who has watched Mr. Bryan's course
for the last twenty years. The state
ment Is not only false but the very
opposite of It Is the truth. What are
the facts In the case?
Mr. Bryan was farsighted enough
to know several years prior to the
lamented campaign of 1910 that the
county option question was destined
to come up in Nebraska, and that un
less disposed of thru the adoption of
the Initiative and referendum It
would get into party politics and
that, in that event, it would prove
disastrous to the democratic party of
the state. Mr. Bryan requested and
urged the legislature preceding that
campaign to submit a direct legisla
tion amendment to a vote of the peo
ple. That would have taken the
county option question out of party
politics and, without doubt, would
have meant the renominatlon and re
election of the democratic governor.
But deaf ears were turned to Mr.
Bryan's entreaties. The democrats
had a majority In both branches of
the legislature, but thru a coalition
of reactionary democrats and repub
licans the proposition was turned
down, with the result that the demo
cratic party of Nebraska went on the
rocks that year.
When it came to the state conven
tion at Grand Island It was one of
two things for Mr. Bryan, either sur
render to the reactionary crowd that
had temporarily defeated the demo
cratic measure of direct legislation,
or fight. He chose to fight. In com
mon with thousands of other loyal
Nebraskans, we honor him for the
light he made before the legislature
of 1910 for the submission of the in
itiative and referendum amendment
and also for the fight he made In the
state convention against those who
had defeated his cherished measure,
which has since been adopted by an
almost unanimous vote.
This little editorial is a starter for
a number that will appear In these
columns to shed light on Nebraska
politics. We do not Intend to quar
rel with reactionary democrats or
anybody else. We have neither time
to spare nor disposition to do that,
but we intend to tell the truth about
some things while we have a chance.
These editorials are not copyright
ed. Other Nebraska editors have
our consent to make such use of
them as they choose, provided they
do not choose to garble them, and
will remember to give tbe customary
credit.
"No such thi
democrat." Fudge. Jud ue. do von
think we were all born yesterday?
Entire finite h
v UDV itviu u i in i u re
for sale at 704 Toluca avenue.
DARLING IS
If you did not hear Darling at Chautauqua you will be
Klad to know that you are to hear him ia theHe columns. If
you did hear him speak you will he doubly glad to know that
he ih to furnish a scries of articles for Th Herald.
We have made special arrangement lor these community
talks and business discussions. Darling writes as he makes
upeeches. He uses the short arm jab. 1U rings the bell every
time he takes a shot.
We will publish several articles by Mr. Darling on com
munity building and a number on advertising. Darling knows
how to write the pulling, . get-the-businew newspaper adver
tisement. He knows how and he knows kow to tell then
how. He is recognized as an authority newspaper adver
tising for the retail merchant.
Darling says that the merchant who would hold his own
gainst the big mail order and department rtore of the city must
learn to use the columns of the paper to tell real store news, to
bring to the buying public his wares ami prices and so meet
with real advertising the clever, enticing aad often misleading
blandishments of the catalogue house.
Watch for these heart to
tor.
WARE WEDDING
LAST WEDNESDAY
Popular AllUuce Young Woman anal
Well Known Wyoming Mpl. .
eepaJ Clergyman Married
On Wednesday morning, June 24,
the marriage ot Miss Esther Angela
War and Dean Edward Meklng
Cross, of Bheridan, Wyo., was sol
emnised at St. Matthew's Episcopal
church by Right Ilev. Nathaniel
Thomas, D. D., bishop of Wyoming.
Miss Angela Is the fourth and
youngest danghter of Dean an dMrs.
Ware of Alliance. She Is accom
plished and charming and very popu
lar in Alliance society. She is a
graduate of All Saints school, Sioux
Falls. Deaa Cross, who Is a Phlla
delpblan, Is rector of St. Peters Epis
copal church at Sheridan, Wyo., a
young man of singular gifts and a
great future Is prophesied for him.
St. Matthews church was beauti
fully decorated with arches and
wreathes of klnniklnlc and ground
pine a great quantity of which was
a gift from friends in the Black
Hills of Soath Dakota. Outside the
church two arches were erected, on
over the church porch with the mot
to, "God Bless Them," and one over
the entrance to the rectory with tbe
motto, "Ix)ng Life and Happiness".
These arches were covered with as
paragus ferns.
An aisle of white satin ribbon
marked the pathway of the bride
from the rear of the church to the
altar.
At five minutes of ten o'clock the
bridegroom, accompanied by tbe best
man, Henry Mosher of Sheridan, for
merly of Alliance, entered the
church. They stood at the right,
waiting as tbe procession came from
the rear of the church. The ushers
who led the procession were Bernard
Holsten, Mugene Ford, Harry Oantx,
C. F. Oruenlg. They were followed
by the flower girl, Miss Louise Cogs
well, who was dressed in white and
pink, carrying a garland of rosea.
She was followed by tbe matrons of
honor, sisters of the bride, Mrs.
Francis U. Armstrong and Mrs. Law
rence W. Ing, who "were gowned in
white satin with picture hata and
who carried baskets of Cecil Bruno
roses. Next came the maid of honor.
Miss Huth Beecher, daughter of the
Ulght Uev. Oeorge Allen Beecher, D.
I)., bishop of western Nebraska. Miss
Beecher wore an exquisite white
gown and carried a basket of pink
and white roses.
The bride, reticent and beautiful,
followed on the arm of her father, In
a white satin gown with a bodice of
white tulle embroidered in pearls.
Her veil, of rare old'llonlton lace,
worn by her mother, swept her train
of shimmering satin.
After the Impressive reading ot
the service by Bishop Thomas, the
wedding party was followed to tbe
rectory by many friends of the bride
and groom. Miss Virginia Broome
presided at the wedding cake table,
and Mrs. Oruenlg served punch,
from oppoalte ends of the veranda.
Dean and Mrs. Cross left on. the
noon train for Sheridan. They were
accompanied to the train by many
friends and were showered with rose
petal confetti. They will be at
home after October 1 at tbe rectory
in Sheridan, Wyo.
Out-of-town guests were Bishop
Thomas of Cheyenne, Miss Helen
Peabody, principal of All SaintB,
Sioux Falls, Mrs. Louise Howard
SloBBom,' of Laramie, Miss Ruth
Beecher of Hastings, Mr. Henry
Mosher of Sheridan, Mrs. Robert H.
Ogden, Mr. Lardner Ogden of Dead
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Morrison of Mul
len, Mr. and Mrs. John Dorrance of
Lead. Mr. and Mrs. F, J. Armstrong
of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs, L. W. King
of Minneapolis, and Mr. Taylor of
Springfield. Mass.
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