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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
