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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1914)
HP A I i lAMrn Hno a f irv OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY MEMRER OFFICIAL OIUJAN NEBRASKA VO LUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES EVERY DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN VOLUME XXI ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, HK1TKMBEK 3, 1914 NUMBER 71 Next Saturday Is Dollar Bay WORLEY HORSE BROUGHT HIGHEST Home Raised In Rox Hutte Count): Weighed 1600 Pound and Hold for $165 First Day of Hale A horse raised in Box Butte coun ty by R. C. Worley, which weighed 1(00 pounds, brought the top figure at the horse sale on Wednesday. The rice paid to Mr. Worley was $165. It was a grand specimen an-1 is a credit to Mr. Worley's success as a horse raiser. The sale continues today. The success of this and other horse sales held during the present season at Alliance is giving Alliance pronun ence as a horse market. Quarterly Conference Fourth Quarterly Conference at the Methodist church, 7:30 Friday evening. Official members please be present. This is the closing session of the year's business. Next week Annual Conference. Autumn's newest styles in beauti ful tailored models new sloping crown oblong turbans, high crown, Monte Carlo sailors and many ec centric large shapes in velvet and plush, as well as many other fetch ing styles for Immediate wear. Please call and see them. MRS. ZEHRUNG. PICNIC ON MONDAY . Big Comerclal Club Labor Day Picnic Will be Celebrated at Fair ; rounds Next Monday Afternoon Ifauteball Gam en, Good Things to Eat and Lots of Fun 1. 3. S. Alliance's big Labor Day picnic will be celebrated next Monday after aoon at the Fair Grounds. Th eentertalnment committee has made ar rangements to haul the lunch baskets free of charge, from 1:30 to 2 o'clock, leaving Brennan's drug store. It wouldn't be fair to tell everything that Is going to happen, for there are so many good things in store for those who attend that we couldn't tell it all. Let us say that there will be a ball game that is better than any ever seen west of Chicago, between the farm ers and the business men. Te program, given below, will give an Idea of the good things to come. Get your lunch ready, dress up the kids, make dad take the after noon off, and everybody go to the picnic. The stores will be closed during the afternoon. Prize offered at Labor Day Picnic. Program begins promptly at 2 o'clock Stores will be closed from 12:80 to 0:0O YOU ARE WELCOME, NO ADMISSION CHARGED Boys' sack race. 50 yds. Age 12 to 16. -1st prise, pocket knife, C. A. Newberry. 2nd prize, base ball glove, F. J. Brennan. Boys' sack race, 25 yds., age 6 to 12. . 1st prize, pound of candy, Sugar Bowl. 2nd prize, box of cookies, Duncan's Grocery. Girls' foot race, 50 yds., age 12 to 16. . w'.. . . V . 1st prize, one pound of .Douglass chocolates, Alliance Grocery. - 2nd prize, box of stationery, -Alliance Grocery. Girls' foot race, 25 yds., age to 12. ' 1st prize, 3 pounds of Watson's special coffee, Watson & Watson. 2nd prize, Two fancy handkerchiefs, E. Essay. Girls' potato race. 25 yds., 12 to 16 years. 1st prize, one pair of shoes, Horace Bogue store. 2nd prize, one pair of scissors, C. A. Newberry. Boys' foot race, 50 yds., age 12 to 16. 1st-prize, one pound of candy, Sugar Bowl. 2nd prize, one pound of prize coffee, Hamilton Grcoery. Boys' foot race, 25 yds., age 6 to 9. 1st prize, one pair of gauntlet gloves, E. G. Laing. 2nd prize, pocket knife, F. E. Holsten. Boys'. foot race, 25 yds., age 9 to 12. . lBt prize. $1.50 picture, Geo. Darling. , 2nd prize, base ball bat, H. F. Thlele. Base ball game, farmers vs. Alliance merchants, 3 innings. One box of cigars, A. D. Rodgers. Boys' shoe race, 25 yds. 1st prize, one pair of shoes. Famous Clothing Store. 2nd prize, base ball glove, H. F. Thiele. Foot race, 100 yds. 1st prize, $5.00 Stetson hat, Harper's Dept. store. 2nd prize, one box of cigars, Bud Betzold. 3rd prize, one box of cigars, Fleming's Cigar Store. Single wheel barrow race, 100 yds. 1st prize, Jersey Sweater, Roy Beckwith. 2nd prize, one box of Queen Alliance cigars, Jack Rlordan. . Double wheel barrow race, 100 yds. 1st prize, two boxes cigars, Everett Cook and F. W. Rehder. 2nd prize, one box cigars, King &. Wilson. Married IadieB' nail driving contest. 1st prize, $5.00 prize, on aluminum ware, Hamilton Grocery. I 2nd prize, one year's subscription to The Alliance Herald. 3rd prize, Jar of Victor cream, Alliance Grocery. Single ladies' .nail driving contest. 1st prize, one pair of silk gloves, Mary Regan. 2nd prize, two pounds of Morning Cup coffee, Moore Grocery. Married men's wheel barrow race, 25 yds and back, wife to ride. 1st prize, one sack of Puritan flour, A. D. Rodgers. 2nd prize, one year's subscription to Alliance Times. Married ladles' wheel barrow race, 25 yds and back, husband to ride. 1st prize, aluminum kettle, Acheson Hardware. 2nd prize, $5.00 prize, on aluminum ware, Hamilton Grocery. Fat men's race, 50 yds. 1st prize; one box of guaranteed hose, E. G. Laing. 2nd prize, one box cigars, Robert Campbell. Married ladies' race, 40 yds. 1st prize, one sack of Occident flour, Mallery Grocery Co. 2nd prize, tea kettle, C. A. Newberry. 3rd prize, one year's- subscription to the Alliance News. Single ladles' race, 40 yds. 1st prize, $5.00 Gage pattern hat, your choice, Harper's Dept. store. 2nd prize, all silk jersey petticoat, Horace Bogue store. Ladles' base ball throwing contest. 1st prize, one pair of shoes, Geo. Mollrlng. 2nd prize, fancy dish. Miller Bros. Base ball game. Alliance vs. Hemlngford, ' $25 In cash, 40 and 90, Alliance Commercial Clab. Greasy pig chase, value $5.00. Prize, the pig, Alliance Commercial Club. 34. Boys' bicycle race, age 12 to 16. One mile race. One pair of bicycle tires, Alliance Auto Supply Ce. Greasy pole contest. $1 in gold, Alliance Commercial Club. Tug of war, Burlington Car Dept. vs Locomotive Dept. 1st prize, $10, Alliance Commercial Club. 2nd prize, 1 box Buds, Al Selffert. The fire boys will give a bowery dance in the evening at Gadsby's Hall. It 11 12 13 14. 15 II. 17. 1$. 19 3t 21 33 33. 3i 21 COUNCIL DOES QUICK BUSINESS i ity iad Did a Lot of Work In a Short Time Tuewday Evening Plana for Improvement The city of Alliance will adver Use for bids for construction of sew er laterals In district number thirty four. The estimated expense of this work Is $426. A petition, under the new curb ordinances, for the construction of curbing along Laramie Avenue, north of Sixth street, was presented to the council. The council will proceed with the work In accordance with the ordinance. The recommendation of the fire department that Leonard Pilkington be appointed driver for the new auto truck was referred to the ordinance committee with instructions that an ordinance be drafted covering the new conditions. Permission was given to Cal Cllne to install the E. W. Ray flower wag on as a lunch wagon on the west side of Box Butte Avenue, on a vacant lot between' Second and Third streets provided he covers the wagon with sheet Iron for fire protection. The proposition of Darnell and Shelton, city scavengers, to keep the city streets clean, empty waste paper cans, etc., for one dollar per day was accepted for a trial of thirty days. The superintendent of the city light department was ordered to pur chase the necessary supplies for the installation and extension of the cluster light system as far north as the Drake hotel and Times office.' The city scavengers were given the exclusive right to bury dead animals and refuse in the city duniDine ground. Steve Jackson, city dog catcher, was instructed to allow the scavengers to bury the dogs which he kills instead of burying them him self. A new concrete gutter was order ed constructed, on Fourth street ad joining the new Newberry building and the Mallery block. .,' BOWDEN SHOWS RESERVOIR PLAN Superintendent of Construction at Court House Presents Plan for New (Tity Reservoir D. E. Bowden, superintendent of construction of the new Box Butte county court house, presented blue prints and a detailed plan for the new city storage reservoir to the city council Tuesday night.. The plans are for a 500,000 gal lon reservoir, built of reinforced con crete, size 36x104 feet, covered with reinforced concrete slab, over which would be three feet of dirt, allowing it to be parked. The walls and floor, according to the plans, are to be made Impervious to moisture, the roof slab to be supported by beams and columns. The outer walls are supported by pilasters sufficient to withstand the resistance of the wat er when full, also the resistance of the banks when empty. ft This reservoir Is for the purpose of acting as an auxiliary storage system for the standplpe. The ca pacity of the stand pipe is said not to be sufficient to care for the needs of the city. The reservoir would al ways keep a sufficient supply of wat er on hand for fires or unusual drain. It would be located on the city's property at the electric light and pumping plant. The reservoir would be sub-drained. Seepage, vibration of railroad trains, engines In the plant, etc., are all considered In the plans, so as to make the reservoir when completed a permanent fixture of the city. The cost of the reservoir, accord ing to the proposed plans, would be approximately $15,000. The coun cil is giving serious consideration to the proposition. KRIDELBAUGH FLOWER-GARDEN Alliance Man Deserve Credit for lieautiful Flower Harden Raid ed at Home in the City J. K. Krldelbaugh. Burlington agent at Alliance, better known to his hundreds of friends and acquaint ances as "Uncle Jake", has a flower garden at his home at 610 Big Horn Avenue in Alliance that is second to none and for which be deserves great credit. It is the result of many hours of care and painstaking effort during the spring and summer months and anyone who doesn't be lieve that flowers will grow In west ern Nebraska should quickly dis prove that belief by visiting this beautiful garden. At the front of the house there Is a row of beautiful, large pink glad- onas ana some Iraense dahlias. One of the dahlias Is of a very rare col or, shading from the outer edge of the flower from a medium lavender to an almose white In the center. Along the side of the house there are some big white dahlias. One that Is both peculiar and rare is the cactus dahlia. Decorating the back yard In the foreground are massive clusters of pink and white cosmos. In the rear of which can be seen the varied colors of the dahlias, from the snowy white and golden yellow ones to the deep, velvety red ones. These flowers are set In front of a beautiful rich background of golden glow, back of which towers the mon ster giant sunflowers, attractive in their way and which In their wild form are the pride of many a farm er's heart. To Uncle Jake belongs the credit for showing western Nebraskaners what can be done with an artistic mind, good seed, and plenty of hard work. Uncle Jake delights in spend ing his spare time before and after office hours with his flowers. He is always glad to show them to visitors and the visitor who gets away with out a boquet is rare, while the tired and weary traveler from the plains often stops to feast his eyes on the little touch of paradise that adorns the home of one of Alliance's es teemed citizens. WILL IMPROVE ALLIANCE PARK City Council and Comerclal Club Take Active Steps to Make Alli anre Park Ornamental At the meting of the city council Tuesday evening, a committee from the Alliance Commercial Club, con sisting of F. W. Harris, chairman of the Civic Improvement Committee, Win, Mitchell, Wm. Davidson and Secretary Fisher, presented to the cuUpcil a plan for. making the six acres of land purchased some time ago for a city park, Into a useful and ornamental asset of the city. Secretary Fisher of the Commer cial Club has been corresponding with fourteen landscape architects regarding the plans for developing the park. Their prices for service were quoted at from $25 per day and expenses down to $10 per day and expenses, for the purpose of coming to Alliunce, Inspecting the ground and drawing working plans. P. Ed lnborough, who has had charge of the Lincoln city parks for seven years and who Is considered one of the best landscape architects and park experts in the United States, and whose charges were the most reasonable, was selected by the coun cil to come to Alliance and prepare plans. Mr. Edlnborougb recently laid out sixty-six acres for a park at Ord and has laid out numerous oth er parks in Nebraska. He is ac quainted with western Nebraska con ditions and will be assisted by Prof. Edwin Barbour of the state univer sity, who Is interested in the devel opment of the state. Plans for laying out the park can now be seen at the Commercial Club office. It Is expected that Mr. Ed lnborough will be here within a week, at which time he will meet with the city officials and the Com mercial Club committee. The propo sition of appointing a city park com mission to handle the work for the city was discussed. The work of the council and Commercial Club is ap preciated by progressive Alliance citizens. METHODIST CONFERENCE PROGRAM IS OUTLINED The Northwest Nebraska confer ence convenes next Wednesday at the Methodist church in this city. The afternoon will be devoted to confer ence examinations. In the evening a welcome will be extended to the ministers and their wives. The wel come address in behalf of the city by the Hon. Earl Mallery, in behalf of the city churches by Rev. Seel of the Presbyterian church, and in behalf of Methodism by Rev. J. W. Thomas of The Alliance Herald. Tuhrsday morning Bishop Henderson will op en the conference at 8:30 o'clock with the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Each forenoon is devoted to a business session. Afternoon and evenings will be given over to the different anniversaries. Able speak ers will be present at all these serv ices. The public is invited to all services. Drs. Bovard of Philadel phia. Rader of the Philippine Is lands, Docking, Sheridan and Blake of Chicago, Wolfe of Butte. Mont., Schrachengast of Lincoln and others will be present and speak. Bishop Henderson will preach on Sunday morning, conference closing Sunday evening with reading of the appointments. A feast of good things Is at hand and the public should avail themselves of the opportunity as far as possible. Next issue of the Herald will give announcements for next week's meetings. Subscribe for The Alliance Her ald. $1.60 per year. DINNER PARTY AT RENSWOLD HOME MImm Rattle Ilenswold Proven to lie Entertaining Hostews at Dinner on Tuesday Evening Twenty-two young people gather ed at the home of MIbs Hattle Rens wold Tuesday evening In response to invitations for dinner that had been issued. Partners were secured In a unique way. A dosen long rib bons, at the ends of which were tied peanuts, were thrown over a chand elier, the ladles taking the ends on one side and the gentlemen taking the others. The parties holding the same ribbon were chosen as part ners. Places ,at the tables were found by place cards containing ap propriate verses. The dinner was served in six courses. Small chochet ed baskets were given to the guests as favors. After the dinner the evening was spent in games and music, both vo cal and instrumental. In the game of "Musical Terms," there were sev eral who tied for first place, so the two lowest, Messrs.' Lamon and Lynn, drew for the prize, the latter win ning. The prize awarded was the book "In the Eyes of the World." The guests present were: Misses Laura Mounts, Anna 8enner, May Nation, May Barnes, Ruth Rice, Eva Duncan, Alta Young, Nell Shrews berry, Avis Joder, Mable Worley, May Graham; Messrs. Laud, Lynn, Carl Thomas, Paul Thomas, Chaffee, Charles LaMon. William LaMon, Spacht, Klonvall, Clements, McCor-kle. HOLSTEN BACK FROM LONDON Alliance People Return Safely Home After Exciting Experience" In War Zone In Euroie Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Holsten and daughter, Miss Delia, are back In Alliance again, safe at home after exciting experiences in Paris and London, after the war had started In Europe. They arlrved in Alliance Sunday, stopping over in New York City, Chicago and Omaha on the re turn trip. The Herald recently published a letter from Mrs. Holsten, written in London while they were compelled to wait for a ship to bring them across the Atlantic. They spent three weeks in London waiting for a ship. They were booked for passage on the Oceanic but this ship was requisitioned by the British govern ment for use as a warship. They then secured passage on the Baltic, although they were not sure of staterooms, as they were not assign ed to staterooms until ready to sail. The only harbor open at the time they sailed was Liverpool, where they waited for three days. They had expected to sail from South Hampton. They left Liverpool on August 13. The ship went south several hundred miles out of the regular passenger boat line of travel in order to avoid coming in contact with any German warships. No lights were allowed on board ship after 11 o'clock at night. All port holes and windows were covered with canvas each even ing at dark. The wireless appara tus on board the ship was not con nected up and put in running order until after they had been out on the ocean for three days, in order to avoid giving their position to any one. Although the Battle was only planned to carry 1,500 passengers, there were 3,000 people on board. The Baltic also carried 6,000 bags of delayed mail. It required a day and a half to unload this mail after reaching New York City. Many of the passengers suffered discomforts of many kinds but all seemed glad to find a way to get back to America. There were five millionaires la the steerage their money was no good in securing better passage. Many of the passengers were compelled to sleep on deck, it being so bot and crowded in their cabins. On the morning of August 21, about 8 o'clock, there was great ex citement on board the Baltic. A bat tleship came within a mile of the Baltic and all were anxious to know whether the cruiser was a friend or enemy. The battleship was the Es sex, a Red CroBS British cruiser. Af ter exchanging signals it steamed away. The ship reached New York on August 22. There were hund reds on the dock to meet the ship. In going through the custom house the officials were very lenient, spending but little time in examin ing baggage. The passengers who had trunks were lucky, many com ing across with all their possessions In a paper bag. The Holstens are receiving con gratulations from their many friends on their safe arrival home. PURCHASED THE . RESTAURANT Former tloone, Iowa, IleeUonua Man Purchased Coyle Oafe frosa John Coyle this Week D. L. Shull, formerly of Boon, la., purchased the Coyle Cafe fresa John Covle the first of the week. Mr. Shull formerly was proprietor of tfce Northwestern hotel at Boone aa4 has had experience In the hotel and restaurant business for the past Uw years. Mr. Shull has great oont dence In the future of Alliance aad will continue to run the business at the same place. PALMER RANCH SHOW SUCCESS Nearly Five Hundred People Atteid ' ed KihiMUon at Palmer Ranch on Sunday Afternoon The wild west show given by Frank Palmer at his ranch Sunday afternoon was a decided success. Nearly five hundred people attended, many coming from a long distant to view Mr. Palmer's exhlbltlou which have been attracting so muea attention and favorable comment. Thirty-five head of pitching hors es and steers were ridden. First prize in the pitching contest was won by Ed. Hareon. Alliance we a the tug of war. McLaughlin won the potato race. Walter Vogle rode the pitching bull. Several of the horse and steers were such outlaws that it was Impossible to get the saddles on them. One three-year-old steer wore out eight men trying to saddle him. COMMERCIAL CLUD AT STATE FAIR m aaa Vm. Tr... l,... pblets to be Distributed at toe State Fair by County It has been decided by the mer- chants belonging to the Commercial Club to give with every DOLLAR purchase on DOLLAR DAY. Satur day the 5th, a ticket to teh big mat inee at the Imperial and Manager DuBuque promises an interesting program. With the additional redac tion offered by the Alliance merch ants and the big dollar bargains f fered and this feature. It Is expected that the sales this time will even surpass that of a few weeks as. When you make your purchase ask for a free ticket. They are good a ly for the matinee and It must be a cash purchase. Chairman Kibble of the Advertis ing committee will distribute 4,M of the new pamphlets at the state fair and C. E. Rosenberger will dis tribute 2,000 furnished by the coaa ty commissioners. With what ta Commercial Club is now sending cat it will make a total of over 10,0av that have been distributed wltnfta the two weeks. These paniphlats are now being handed to every per son on the trains that come throaab-- bere besides a large number of ear citizens are mailing them out te their friends. . V V .ii. . u I v. - ; ' i. ,f ' MUa Alta Young Miss Alta Young Is the new t bath er in the piano department of th Alliance School of Music. She la a pupil of Mrs. Zedlker and a gradu ate of the University School t Music at Lincoln, under the emlneat artist, J. Frank Fryslnger, in Ua piano and teacher's training depart ment, (she is proving a very saw- fcssful teacher.