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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1914)
IE Alliance Herald OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACH KM EVERT MEMBER OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES EVERT DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 10,000 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN VOLUME XXI ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914 NUMBER 41 $30,000 FIRE LOSS STEERS TOP THE MARKET ENJOYED THEIR . VACATION TRIP CRAWFOI US IS Fire, Starting from Unknown Cause at Four O'clock Sunday Horning, Burns Three Business Build ings and Does Damage Estimated at $30,000 in Memingford. Nine Autos Destroyed. Cattle Raised by Hall Graham of Alliance and Sold Thru Tagg Hros. In South Omaha On Sunday morning at about 3:30 a blaie waa discovered In the Mabin garage, on the corner south of the 'Commercial Hotel, and in less than ten minutes all three buildings In that part of the block were in flames. The three buildings burned were the arage, the Cory Confectionery store -and The Journal Printing Plant. The entire loss is estimated at 'be tween 25,000 and 130,000. The Mabin Oarage was probably the heaviest loss of the three. Ed Mabin, the owner, lost four autos, worth about $6,000, on which he bad a Insurance. The building and equipment were insured for about ae-half their actual value. In ad dition to Mabin's four cars, five oth er cars were detsroyed in the flames. The owners are Best Langford, of Canton, Ford car, not insured; Wm, Billing, Studebaker car, not insured; John Snyder, of Alliance, dray truck; X.. Jj. Pierce, Ford runabout, insur ed; D. Radford, an Insurance writer, Ford roadster, insured. Besides the ine cars lost, was a Bull Gas Trac ter, jointly owned by Mabin and K. L. Pierce. This engine was new, and was being ' kept at the garage for sale. The second building was the con fectionery store of Wm. Cory.- This store was partially insured, but the toss was heavy. This is the second time within five years that Mr. Cory has been burned out on the same let. The third building was that occu pied by the Journal, and the loss was heavy, the property being less than two-thirds covered by lnsur aace. It will probably be some time before as good a printing plant will again be installed in Ilemingford. Browne Church, editor of the Journal, arrived on the scene of the ire in time to save the books and papers from the safe, but nothing whatever was removed from the oth er buildings. The origin of the fire is unknown, and will no doubt remain an unsolv ed mystery. The conflagration was irst discovered by a horse buyer, Tim Anspaw, who was staying at the Commercial Hotel. He arose at about 3:15 a. m., Intending to depart westward on No. 36, at 3:50 a. m. He discovered smoke coming from the front of the garage, and gave the alarm to the inmates of the hotel,' and the alarm was turned in imme diately. Mabin and one or two others forc ed an entrance to the garage, but were driven back by the smoke and flames, which burst out all over the building as soon as the doors were opened. In less than ten minutes all three buildings were burning. The volunteer fire department arriv ed promptly, but there was little water pressure, owing to the fact that the settling tank at the pump house had been emptied and cleaned on the previous day, and had not been refilled. The pump was started and this pressure tank was soon fill ed, and the fire boys did their best, but to no avail. However, in the opinion of all who witnessed the fire, nothing could have been saved either of the build ings or contents, for . the flames spread so rapidly that a dozen streams of water could not have checked them. The heat of the fire was Intense, and buildings across the street were saved only by the bard work of the fire boys. The windows in the front of the Burlington hotel were all broken by the heat, and the front was almost in flames several times in spite of a stream of water that was played on it, constantly. The Commercial, hotel across the street north was also kept from burning by the same method. . . , I . ' . Not only is this fire a" heavy blow to the men directly concerned, but it is a loss to the town that will be felt for many a day. These build ings were all practically new. The Mabin Garage was built a year ago, and the other two were built during the summer of 1910, following the big fire in February of that year, in which an entire block was destroy ed. Cory's mife was opened the day following the fire, and the contents were found intact. Up to this time, Mabin's safe has not been opened, and it is feared that the contents did not withstand the heat, as the com bination lock seems to be burned and refuses to work. It has not yet been determined whether either of the buildings will be rebuilt. Cattle shipped by Hall & Graham of Alliance to the South Omaha mar ket have been reaching the top. On Monday they sold 88 head of feed ers that averaged 1354 pounds and sold at 88.30. On Tuesday they sold 36 head of feeders that averaged 1467 pounds and brought 88.35; 20 head of steers that averaged 1366 pounds and brought $8.25; and 31 head of feeders that averaged 1278 pounds at 88.25. The cattle were sold by Tagg Brothers, live stock commission agents. TOWNLY IN BANKRUPTCY Former Alliance Hoy Takes up Vol untary liaukruptry at urana Inland Men Iose Here Harry Frederick Townly, a former Alliance young man, who was mar ried a short time ago and moved to Ravenna, has gone Into voluntary bankruptcy before Bayard II. Paine, referee in bankruptcy, at Grand Is land. First meeting of his creditors will be held at the office of the ref eree. First National Bank at Grand iBland. September 25. A number of Alliance business men stand to lose on accounts due them from Townly. He is being severely criticized in Alliance be cause of his action. Some of his creditors, who have good authority for their statements, say that Town ly drew a large pay check from the railroad company only a day or two before ho filed his petition and that they are not receiving square treat ment by his action. MRS. BEGKWiTH ENTERTAINED 'Uoetesa at 1 o'clock Luncheon Last Thursday Delicious Five Course Luncheon Mrs. Roy Beckwlth entertained at her home last Thursday afternoon at a 1 o'clock luncheon. After the guests arrived they were seated at tables by hand painted wild duck place cards. The house and tables were decorated with sweet peas and cut flowers. Mrs. Beckwlth holds the high es teem as a hostess that her husband does as a sportsman and hunter. A delicious five-course luncheon was served, the menu including wild duck. Following the luncheon the guests were entertained at five hundred Mrs. Tillett won first prize, a beau tiful crocheted yoke. The free-for- all prize was won by Mrs. Krldel baugh, a wicker basket. The guests were Mesdames Hoi- sten, Hreshman, Gantz, Armour, Til lett, A. E. Nelson, Rowan, Mitchell, Krldelbaugh, Wilcox, Thomas, Drake, Peckenpaugh of Sterling, John Kllgore of Kenton, Ohio, and Miss O'Mally of Omaha. Kensington Friday Afternoon Aloyah Chapter No. 185, O. E. S., will entertain its members at a ken- slngton at the Masonic Hall Friday at 2:30 o clock in the afternoon. x ft V STUDENT AT CONSERVATORY Paul W. Thomas left Monday night for Lincoln, to enter Ne braska WeBleyan Conservatory of Music as a student in the vio lin department. He will work his way trhu by giving lessons to beginners on the violin. Paul began taking lessons on the violin in Omaha, when small boy. After removing from that city to Alliance, some years ago, he continued the study of music, the while attending High school, from which be graduat ed last June. .Besides keeping up his school work and pursuing his own musical studies, he gave lessons to violin students, acted as conductor of the High school orchestra, leader of the Alliance band and organist at the First M. E. church. His interest in music was so great as to attract general at tention. His many friends in Alliance will watch bis progress with much interest, and will re joice at the success which they feel sure will crown bis efforts in his chosen profession as a musician. OPENING FOR SATURDAY Postmaster Tah and Family Made Trip to Douglan, yo and Rack in Ford Auto Postmaster I. E. Taah, accompan ied by Mrs. Tash and daughter, Nell, left on Wednesday, September 2. for Douglas, Wyo., where their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ax el Johnson, are living. Mr. Johnson is manager of the creamery at that point. Oh the trip going over a stop was made at Agate, Nebr., where Capt. Cook, who has a fine exhibit of fos sils and Indian relics, was visited. The famous Agate fossil beds are near the postoffice. They reached Lusk the first night and stayed there going on to Douglas the next noon, where they spent nearly a week. The 181 miles on the trip was made in twelve hours running time, an aver age of 15 miles per hour. The return trip was made via Crawford and Belmont, arriving in Alliance last Thursday. PICNIC SUPPER WEST OF TOWN Twenty Member of V. M. II. C Take Hike Wewt of Alliance and Have Good "Feed" Gaston Music Comany Announces j Opening of New Branch Store in Imperial Building Elsewhere in The Herald will be found an announcement of the open ing of the Gaston Music Company branch store in Alliance and the flower store of E. W. Ray in the new Imperial Theatre building on Satur day. The aGston Music Company, "The firm that makes piano buying easy," are wholesale and retail deal ers, having stores at Hastings, Kear ney and Grand Island, Nebr. Frank W. Pitts, representative for the territory from Broken Bow to Billings, Mont., is In charge of the new branch, which is at 408 Box Butte Avenue, the street number of the new building. This firm han dles the following makes of pianos: A. B. Chase, Willard. McPbail, Price & Teeple, Packard, Smith & Barnes, Kimball, Holland, BrinkerhofT, R. S. Howard, Wilson, Schaeffer, Crown, Gaston, H. P. Nelson, Raddlson, Marshall & Wendell. In player pi anos they hrndltt the Appollo. A. B. Chase Ai tlstino, Price & Teeple, Schaeffer Harmonola, Crown Combl nola and Hoffman. Readers of The Herald should vis- It the new store and inspect the dif ferent makes of high grade pianos. About twenty young men met at the McCorkle building Monday even ing, and started from there on a "hike" to the old grade west of Al liance. The commissary was sent ahead to prepare food for the others before their arrival at camp. Rev. Torrence of the United Presbyterian church. In whose honor the affair was given, was accompanied by sev eral of the members, who informed him on the way to camp of the sur prise they had prepared. A fine camp fire was built, and coffee, no tatoes, beans, weinies, etc., were cooked, which were served ' with sandwiches and cookies. The "feed" was in the, nature of a farewell for Kev. ' Torrence, who has worked very faithfully With the Young Men's Bi ble Club for several months, and who leaves this week for a new home. The young men are having some interesting sessions in the club room In the McCorkle building. The reg ular weekly study will be held this evening, after which some form of athletic entertainment has been pro vided. During the last week a new wrestling mat has been Installed and will be made use of by the club mem bers. Other pieces of apparatus will be installed soon. Twenty-Two Automobiles Filled With Enthusiastic Crawfordites Arrived in Alliance Tuesday Eve ning, Stayed Over-Night, and Continued Trip to Chadron Wednesday Morning. They came. They stayed. They have gone, leaving Alliance only memories of the llvest 'flying wedge' that ever struck the town. Craw ford's "Boosting Roosters" pulled off the best advertising stunt that Alliance has seen in a long time. Twenty-two auto loads of live wires arrived in Alliance at 6 o'clock Tues day evening, accompanied by an es cort of nearly fifty Alliance auto loads which met them just south of Berea. Arah L. Hungerford, president of the Crawford Trl-State Fair and Race Meet, to be held on September 24, 25 and 26, was captain of the party. The Crawford Fire Depart ment, with a special decorated car, boosted all along the way for Craw ford for the 1916 State Volunteer Firemen's Convention. Friday, September 26, has. been selected as Alliance Day at the Crawford fat" Alllanceltes are planning to attend In large numbers. After eating supper Tuesday even ing and taking a little rest, the vlslt- gerford, real estate; Geo. SwiniM, ranchman; J. R. Seaton, plumber; Lewis Andreanr; R. D. Stltser, irtf gist; Pat Pomettl, barber; C. P. JLat Ilk, Jeweler; II. T. Bootger; H. B. Foerster, city meat market; Caaa. A. Mlnnick, Jr.; O. H. E. EsUer, Gate City hotel; Robt. Moehle, tali or; Otto Lange, farmer; F. H. Mar ritt, Umber; N. B. Jones, W. U. Tal egraph Co.; W. F. Schmidt, clothing; A. P. Howe, furs; Lee Spencer, gre cer; Ferd Wendt, Belmont; - C. B. Hale, ranchman; W. L. Purdy, Pa ton-Gallagher; R. H. Moss, assistant postmaster; Geo. J. Scott, jeweler; A. C. McLaln, mayor; Geo. Uhl, ami' oon; R. G. Smith, coanty slerk; Wm. Abrahamson, Chas. Donovan Cigar Co.; Dwlght Beckwlth, fire chief; . W. Wright, C. A N. W. at Ft. Rob son; Chas. E. Price, real estate; W, E. Barnum, grain and fuel; Carls' tenBen Jansen, farmer; Wm. Staic, electrician; Ben Mercer, automobile J. W. Ball, brakeman; Doc Spragae, veterinary; Peter Gugen, Internat ional Harvester Co.; L. L. Iaae( -r t' - , , ' "'V. i : - , . - r" ' r. ' ' ' '4 ' : V.. X A .'. -i '-!'-.'.' - ' '' N .1 Ijf Arah I,. Hungerford, president of Crawford Trl-State Fair and Me-t, mptniti of the "Crawford Boosting ltooKtr" and a :S,00O vols Mvv wire. ENTERTAIN FOR MISS O'MALLY Alliance Ladies Meet Mis O'Mally, of Omaha, Guet of Mr. C. K. Heriihmau, Tuesday Mrs. C. E. Hershman entertained Tuesday afternoon at her home in honor of her friend, Miss O Mally of Omaha, who has been visiting her here. Cards furnished the amuse ment for the afternoon. An excel lent three-course luncheon was serv ed at 5 o'clock. The guests were Mesdames Help bringer, Broome, Mitchell, Gantz, Wilcox, Thomas, and Misses Spacbt and Burmood. SCHOOL NOTICE By regulation of the Board of Ed ucation, beginners five year old children will be admitted only dur ing the first six weeks of school. Children who will become five years of age during this time should be started now. Signed, W. R. PATE, Supt. City Schools. 41-tf-4023 At the Ikigue Store Mr. and Mrs. Owen T. Mulkey ar rived the first of the week and en tered the employ of the Horace Bogue store. They come from Springfield, Ills., and are experienc ed salespeople. Both are highly rec esamended. H.S. ORCHESTRA ELECTS OFFICERS High School Orchestra Meet Ijist Monday Evening to Organize for Coming Year The Alliance High school orches tra met Monday evening at the High school building for organization and practice. About fifteen people were present with instruments, and more are expected to join later. After practice of about an hour the elec tion of officers took place, Prof. S. L. Clements acting as chairman. Miss Hattie Renswold was elected president of the organization; Chas. Spacht, secretarytreasurer; George Vandervoort, librarian; Charles La Mon, business manager. Mr. Clem ents will act as orchestra director. The orchestra has already planned to give a concert, about Christmas time. The concert given by the High school orchestra last year made a great hit, and the one planned for this year promises to be equally as good. ors were taken in hand by the Com mercial Club and first taken to the new Imperial theatre for the first performance of the evening. Fol lowing this a band concert was given on the street by the Crawford band and then all wended their way to the city hall and packed the council chamber to overflowing with the vis itors and home people. A smoker was then held In which speakers from Alliance participated Joe Smith Moved Monday Joe Smith, who has been conduct ing a soda fountain and chill parlor at the Diamond Front on Box Butte Avenue, has moved to a new location several doors north, in the building in which is located Vaughan & Son's office and which was formerly oc cupied by the Bicknell Grocery Com pany stock. Joe plans to install a steam table and other improvements. manager I. H. C; H. W. Corrin, al vertlsing manager I. H. C; S. M. Moxham, shipping dept. I. 11. C.l W. T. Gregg, Marsland; Lloyd Bennett, Marsland; Dayton Sullenbergwr, Marsland; W. M. Shumway, maaag er Foster Lumber Co.; J. E. Porter, attorney; John Milne, ranchman; J. O. Bergman, tailor; Percy Schick, pool hall; F. A. Diehl. Carwfc-rd Supply Co.; Andrew Diebl: D. Whip- and Crawford both pie. dray; R. S. Q. Hamaker, Ever- i green stock farm. Belmont; Frank Sneakers for Alliance were Meesrs J. Thorp, G. L. Thorp & Sou. Hampton, Hodgers, Tash, Broome, The buttons which were dlsirlbat Fisher and Guthrie. Speakers for ed in Alliance each have numbers. Crawford were Messrs Porter, Hun- Ten of these have duplicates. If tk gerford, McLaln, Mlnnick, Leese, persons who have duplicates locate Runden, Moss, Habbeger, Adams erch other and go to the secretary la and Cooper. A feeling of fellowship Crawford, when attending tha fair, and good spirit was very evident. At tbey will receive free tickets. the close of the speechmaking thej After seeing the long line of dec visitors were taken to the fire de- orated cars leave for the north Wed partment club rooms where they wit-'neaday morning, a local poet lamre nessed a spirited wrestling match ate composed ; nd handed the between two local athletes. At 8 o'clock Wednesday morning the vlBlting autos were lined up on Box Butte avenue and pictures tak en. A list of visitors taken by The 14 iu 1H ah svttrl nC f Via f rt 1 lmrl w tr Rev. W. C. Rundln, pastor Congre- It'!. tne country that I love best gatlonal church; George Thomas.' "7" oluer P""-. hriwar- a k Ahrhmnn. rie- But they're not like our happy SMt. arc. C. J. Abrahamson, lunibei, B. K. Welling, shoes; Claire lowing to The Herald, with a request that it be published: Ode to Crawford I believe in western Nebraska. Our interests are in commoa. Hall, We like each other well Alliance on the plains bank; Wm. Bauer, saloon; C. A. Mlnnick. First National bank; Frank 'And Crawford in the dell. Tulloss, Hay Springs; W. B. Morri-'. .... . . .w sen. lumber; John Bauer, saloon; a V'"1-0 tohM: To get more people out to see Our lovely, prosperous land. I A. Oliver, capitalist: J. A. Habegger, i Forst Robinson; Edmond Habegger; ;J. W. Pipher. tailor; K. U. Kennedy, I butcher; J. T. Mann, band leader; jUeo. Adams, real estate; Burt Thom pson, electrician; J. P. Irvin, restau rant; J. A. Macomber; A. L. Hun- APPOI NTEI COMM ITT EES Commercial Club Committees Ap toiiited for Auto Trip to be to Crawford and llyannls We're for you always, Crawford. We'll help you all we can. We'll all be at your fair, Every child, woman and man. The following committees have been appointed by the Commercial Club for the trips to be made by au to to Crawford and Hyannis. Crawford Trip, Sept. 25 E. G. Laing, chairman, F. M. Broome, W. O. Barnes. E. M. Mart in, C. E. Marks, Percy Cogswell, A. D. Rodgers, E. C. Drake. Hyaiuils Trip. Oct. 2 H. J. Young, chairman, P. E. Ro mlg, A. T. Lunn, H. A. DuBuque, Bruce Mallery, J. E. Hughes, W. J. Hamilton, A. A. Ralls. Made Quick Auto Trip I A. C. McDonald drove the Regal auto demonstrator for Ward Norton.! ! local agent, to Hay Springs on Mon-, day with a load of six people, five; suitcases and one baby. On the re-i turn trip Mr. McDonald made every hill on high gear. He left at 11 o'clock and was back in Alliance at twenty minutes after four, stopping over in Hay Springs forty minutes. The round trip is approximately 110 miles. Ed Henry, of the firm of Lowry L Henry, has been in Omaha and Lincoln on a business trip. Enjoyed Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller and family returned last Thursday from a week's vacation trip spent in Pine Ridge. They made the trip in Miller's Pearc-Aro automobile everyone thoroughly enjoyed thn selves. Mr. Miller states that on ac count of the high clearance of tae car they encountered no trouble wlta high centers on the roads in taa hills. They camped at the head ef Chadron creek. NOTICE IX) PARENTS The law requires all children tween the ages of seven and sixtc years to attend the full time schoal is in session in the district. Parana of children between seven and six teen years of age who are not naw in school should make arrangenset for them to enter at once. Signed. W. R. PATH, r Sept. City 8heta. 41-tf-423