FIRST MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT
JBatehualaMlc Hunch of lliilnnft Men
Attends! First Hmokrr at Hly
Hall lt Wwk
Although the attenrlanre wad rath
r mall, the. bunch of boosters who
tot at the Commercial Club amoker
at the city hall Friday evening was
enthusiastic and every one present
Mrreaaed himself aa belnK glad be
Handed. The meeting waa of a
"fret together" nature and was pre
idod over by President Guthrie. A
letter waa read from Attorney J. L.
Mcintosh, of Sidney, expressing bis
ragret at not being able to be pres-
GOt.
Secretary Fisher presented hla re
pert for the montha of Auguat and
September. Defore making the re
port he told of the enoouragementa
aad dlacotiragementa. He atated
that dues amounting to 13,024.30
bad been collected elnce May 1. He
told of the large amount of publicity
being aecured for Alliance, of the co
operation given by the Burlington
railroad officials, of the fact that the
Club is now starting on Its second lap
Ml that the course pursued and re
cults accomplished in the next few
months depends upon the members.
Mr. Fisher's report was as fol
lows: Report for AugMit and September
Secured the District Luthern con
tention which will be held in Alll
abcs in November.
Secured the County Sunday School
convention for next year.
Furnished autos to entertain the
delegates attending the District Ep-.
worth League Convention.
Was Instrumental in securing the
new curb ordinance and since Its
paosage by the Council over twenty
Mocks have been signed to Install
4ble uniform curbing.
The cluster lights will be extended
one block north' on Box Butte, the
secretary securing the required sign
Otnrei for same.
Gave $160 towards paying the ex
pense of the Agriculture exhibit for
Bos Butte County at the State Fair.
Issued twenty thousand pamphlets
advertising Box Butte county at a
foot of $371, and no subscriptions
papers were passed around.
The council has received estimates
a 500,000 gallon reservoir. This
proposition was indorsed by the dir
ectors and a petition was circulated
Pf the secretary.
Entertained the District Ketallera
Convention, it being one of the most
WCcessful meetings ever held In this
district.
. Held the drat free Labor Day plc
sjte ever held In Alliance. 3,500 peo
ple enjoyed this entertainment and
we have received numerous complt
snents regarding this picnic both
from our citizens and farmer friends'.
The Commercial Club paid from the
ffftaaury the entire expenses, except
'TfilTl'Vt tbe prizes which were donat
ed ty 6Ur businessmen.
Have made a request (if Poatnlast'
or Tash to install & mall box in front
of the post office or elBe keep the
pelt office open in the evenings, and
Sir. Tash promised the Committee to
remedy this matter at once.
Entertained President Miller and
Vice President Holden of the Bur
llngton when they stopped off for a
few hours In our city, and we exjthm 8howw,j nuhscriptlons from one1 M- Broome of Alliance, demo
press our sympathy to Mr. Miller's !of our neighboring towns amounting cratic candidate for state represent
famlly and to the Burlington for the to OVpr j40 ami np lpft Alliance "ve. was Introduced and .he in turn
loss of such a splendid man as Mr. wltn jU8t 7' 80 an1 np gPCUr.d ihis introduced Ray Lyons, of Gordon,
Jtflller. (from people outside of the club. This republican candidate for Btate repre-
For the first time in the history of ! one CR8P shoW8 WBS R BaVing to sentatlve. Mr. Lyons made a good
wr city a large sign telling of the our merchants of not less than $50. talk and was followed by Mr. Broome
Advantages of Alliance to the bun- At the suggestion of the civic com- who urged that the work of the Com
4reds of people who pass through mU(pe (np cty t.ouncn has hired a mprcial Club officers receive the sup
nr city has been placed on the vla-nian at a 0O8t of u 00 ppr day to port of the members,
tfoct by the consent of Supt. Young, Katnpr Vp the loose papers on our Rev- spf' of Alliance made a talk
aad already we have received num-!maIn BtrpPt ani t0 Pmpty the waste on ,he Bubject of the "get-together"
rous inquiries from strangers re- meeting. He urged that business
yarding the possibilities of our city. During these two months the dlr- m(n cultivate this spirit of good Tel
We are now working on a wholesale ' prtor8 have met nine times and there low8b'P- He spoke of church work
grocery ana me ooosung Bpiru woicn havp bppn pPven committee meet
oar citizens have shown was the ,n)f8 (0 con8ider tne different lines
aeana of attracting this concern s at- of Mor)i
tentlon to Alliance. The sign was! pu August and September the
reciea ai a cost 01 ja.uw. ami n
0BDScnpuon papers
nH8Bed
Around.
Held one of the most successful
Dollar Day sales ever given. the!tlme 735 ,inP8 or 3515 wor,is mo8t u beln done by the city council,
merchants furnishing free matinee' wnich waa furnished from our of- Suggestions and short talks were
tickets with each dollar purchase. ' fl(tp j made by J. P. Hazard, George Dar-
Have arranged for a big dairy! The Alliance News printed during JnK' E- T- Kibble. A. T. Lunn. Lloyd
meeting with the State Agriculture j 8ame period of time 988 lines or Thomas emphasized the need of bet
College to be held this month. a totaj 0 5 49s words of the work ter attendance at Commercial Club
Held the first Postal Card Day ev- 0, our club' Tnp nera)ai 1,782 mtings and told a short story to
er held in the western part of Ne- llnpg or a total of 1 0 93 words and bring out the point that evoked
braska and over three thousand pos- Ulp Tmpg 3 og5 linpg a ,otai of much laughter.
tal card and Box Butte county pum-j jg 390 worrtg AU of this has been Secretary Fisher stated that the
pblels were mailed by our citizens. R0(i artVertising for our city and the Kovernment has provided funds for
Distributed 3000 pamphlets at the flub Rn(j papprg not oniy our farm demonstrators for only a cer
State Fair, thuB putting land seekers Btatp but throughout the weHt have ! tain number of counties in the state
la direct touch with our country. 'Conled articles which have anneured Bnd how tnat ,lox Butte county
We have arranged with aome or.,, ,hp abovp pappr8.
oar lanu owners 10 lur.uaii u.r
periOQ or inree years lariuu iree pro
Tiding the people accepting this pro-'
position pay the taxes and make
their own improvementa. Already
we nave receiveu numerous leiiers;
from farmers who are looking for1
just auch a proposition and next
hotffttn IA A hue. a
' 12-16-20 Gauge
tu sjT Brwfc l.jim "',s Hammerlc$
X LfZrll2. Xn shout
mt oDIeetiooable hnni. or bum; no ho)r on top tor can to Mow out through or wer to rt Int
thorouglily yinn etncal im w.uiot.i wirr;, ring itrcngth or safety; U t U Ic hrrrtMcitin
-""7 (xinca cost, i (H) txitt on other cun-Prm b.ittoa CutnJir MelM-tto
! DUll J lril nandalj Crad A ' 12-sa.uaa sum. 12 SO. la tu
Srnd t stamp puotace dr hits catalog rlr-rritiina all
IuiM ryjwitint liot; uns (hammer and hammer
!"' H agaTi6mreteating riitet. etc. I o it now I
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it vnu snoot Z. " 1 i""" "T
... . , oaofc ii.o uirt uf u-i ful infonnaiiim tor ho..ttr. It tell
manaiM h - ? ril'",din '"' for all Mandard lifle. pistol am
ar.ul ihrn . . . ".."rr ""'. i's ixx'K i tree io any HlOiltrr WHO Wl
arud three t..nM po.tage u 1 lie Marliu J-irearms Co.. Willow St., Sew Haven. Co.i
month a large number of people will
be here from Missouri expecting to
make their homes here.
Have opened a Traffic Bureau and
already we have saved our shippers
money and we have presented claims
to the railroad company which when
adjusted will he a big saving to our
merchanta. We have the latest tar
iffs and classifications and urge ev
ery member to make use of this de
partment. ,
The city council endorsed our pro
position of hiring an experienced
landscape artist to draw the proper
working plans for our park grounds
which have been lying idle for three
years and already work has been
started to make these grounds fit for
the purpose bought for.
Alliance had the pleasure of en
tertaining the Northwest Conference
of the Methodist church, It being the
most successful convention ever held
In this part of the country.
Entertained the Crawford boosters
when they made a visit to our city,
and they were more than pleased
with the reception given them by
our cltlxens. President Hungerford
sAld: "Alliance treated us royally;
they are the live wires of western
Nebraska, and Alliance gave us the
most cordial reception on our trip."
Box Butte County secured first
prize at the state fair on Manitoba
millet from western Nebraska, sec
ond on collective exhibit on alfalfa,
and third on flax, and we had to
compete against the Irrigation dist
rict In this contest.
Alliance merchants had the first
co-operative style show ever given
In Nebraska, and already several
magazines of note have written arti
cles on this novel affair. It shows
that Alliance merchants have awek
ened to the fact that "In Union there
is strength."
A ".poclai committee appointe-1 by
the dirci-t-iis met with the county
tiinilMioner to consider the Irngi
tlon proJict and as a result th1? coun
ty has agreed to help In this work
and to furnish part, of the money.
Mr. Newberry has very kindly con
sented to furnish all the material
free for the experiments.
At the expense of nearly eighty
dollars the
advertising committee
'J
has placed
an exhibit case In the,BIon on ncptemDer 6, from Omaha to
Burlington depot and over one tbous-!
and people view this agriculture dis-
play every day. This Is the first ex-
niDit ever piacea in our aepoi ana
Shows one of the little things that
can be done by organization.
. Ararnged for a farmers' institute
October 29. It -has been four years
since Alliance has had a farmers' In
stitute which shows that Box Butte i
county needs Just such an organtza-
tlnn ai tior Pnmmprrlnl ftilh to Innfa I
after the interests of all concerned.) 0. A. Gregory, Inspector for nor
Sent an agriculture display to Chl- ,nal training schools in Nebraska,
cago which has been placed on exhl-'a8A Introduced and made a speech
tin.. h tv. n.iUoin in ov. that brought aDDlaUse. He stated
hlblt room across the street from the
Union depot. This Is the flrat exhlb-:
It ever sent to Chicago from our
county, and it goes to show that our
Commerc al -C ub is recottn zed by,".1'" i,JUl ninie nag one
the best people on earth.
AxvnncTAsi Trw o mnnTn V III frrl 1 II H 1
wx Ka nilv Via 11 tnr iha nhiV.nia
thus giving them an opportunity to
make suggestions and to offer their
nejn ,
Found employment fof seventy
people In August And thirty-eight in
September, a total of one hundred
and eight Tor the two months.
Three bf the so-called grafters
ho r.n, iir f on.w.rBo-
mani ,i.irin.r ihc two nmntlm rII
of u.hrb naVe been refused
finp of
()maha Tradp Exhibit published 830
i lines or 4130 words telling what our,
i.iuK ! rfninr anri th Lincoln Tmri
nvl,,w nKiihot rinrini? th -.n.
rlh rrpatt,s lter.Nst
T'refiirtnt r.nthrin r.t nnnihpr
ptter8 showing the work being I
done an(j interest created by the'
cjut
Prof. Clements on "Agriculture"
Prof s l. Clements, of the Alll-
. ft am ttinrla a utit;.a
7Z272arJsttceanm3 Co.',
42 Willow S treat. Now Hwaa. Coon.
. ... . - ..
. ycu Miuum nave a copy ot tne ideal
td.al HanJ
It teil all aliuui
d shotgun
mmtinitioii
y khootrr wuo will
Wlii Elaf
- r W V.
ance High school. Instructor In the
agricultural course department,
made a talk that was both interest
ing and Instructive. , His subject
was, "Agriculture In Our High
Schools." He told of the work be
ing done In the Alliance High school,
of the agricultural course establish
ed under the Shumway act last year.
"The course Is not to make farm
ers out of the boys," said Prof. Clem
ents. "It Is to arouse Interest in
the things on the farm. He told of
the location of the five acres of
ground used by the Alliance school,
one-quarter mile north of the High
school building, leased from Fred
Mollring. He said, "Kach boy has a
small plot oi' ground for his own use.
I would like to keep the class busy
all summer." Prof. Clements said
that Milo maize was green and grow
ing this year after' the other crops
were dry. He stated that they want
samples of seed for next spring. The
class will test seed corn, wheat, rye,
etc., In the laboratory free of charge
for the farmers. A special study is
to be made of potatoes next venr
There are sixty boys and girls In this
department this term. The course
Is not compulsory.
A. T. Limn on "Freight Rate"
A. T. Lunn, of the Newberry Hard
ware Company, spoke on "Freight
Rates." Messrs. A. T. Lunn, L. H.
Highland and Glen Miller are th.
Commercial Club committee on this'
question. Mr. Lunn told what the
recent reductlnos In Nebraska freight
rates, mane oy tne Nebraska State
Railway Commission, had done buH
the difference It made In the nrirea
of certain commodities. He read a
letter from the Burlington regarding;
a change in certain rates to Alliance.
The following figures, given by him.
are interesting:
Old and new rates, from Chicago
to Crawford, per 100 pounds:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Kth
Old
New
New
ance:
1st
2.00 1.72 1.37 1.09 -.9o'
1.83 1.51 1.13 .84 .68
rates from Chicago to Alll-
2nd
1.58
3rd
1.25
4th
5th
1.81
.97
81
The following rates, established hv
.... T , . . "
,ue eorassa htaie uauway Commls-
A11'8""' aro a follows
1st 2nd 3rd
4th 5th
Old
1.01 .93 .80 .65 .54
New .95 .81 .65 .49 .39
Mr. Lunn stated that the Commer
cial clubs of Sioux City, Iowa, St.
Joseph and Kansas City, Mo., had
protested to the interstate commerce
commission against the new rates.
Other Speakers
.lt he ,lked Alliance, that he liked
heu et together spirit here. That,
he had BPe" the exhibit of Box Butte ,
f ou",y at ,he s,ate Fttlr and thought;
jof the finest school systems In the
.state and its corps of teachers the'
C)Sft
. State Representative Kurl D. Mai-(
lerV to,d of the work in securing the
appropriation for agricultural cours-
PS " ,,h Nebraska schools; of the
"ork ne by Prof. Condra In taking,
fl,lm" of Nebraska scenes to be used,
at the Panama-Paciflc exposition
net year. Mr. Mallery will use his
influence in getting Mr. Condra to
take pictures of Alliance and sur-
rounding territory
in Alliance ana urgea mat. Dusiness
men make it their business to attend
church and take an interest in see
ing that the churches succeed as well
as other lines of endeavor in the
citv;
Mayor A. D. Rodgers made a short
and Interesting talk, telling of what
would have to get busy at once to
get in. He told of the cost of a
uemoiiairaior ana or me Denents
that would come to the county
The meeting voted to hold a I
farm
er's banquet on the night of October
29. at 6 o'clock. This is the date of
the Farmers' Institute. President
Guthrie was instructed to appoint a
committee to make proper arrange
ments for the banquet.
The question of a Junior Commer
cial Club waa talked over. A boys'
banquet will be given about Novem
ber 15. and the boys' club organised
at that time.
If you ahould find a farm without
some chickens you would think that
there waa something wrong with the
farmer. Yet most of us have never
thought when we have seen a Farm
era' Institute without poultry lectur
ers that there was something the
matter with the Institute. There
are probably few subjects that inter
est all the farmers more than the
subject of poultry. Not only does
it interest the farmers but the town
people as well. The State Depart
ment of Agriculture Extension has
secured the services of V. E. Shirely
of Central City. Nebraska, and he
will be present at the Farmers' In
stitute to be held in this city. All
the people in the community should
take advantage of this opportunity
of learning something new about this
subject.
THE SECOND
STREET GARAGE
New Garage Opened at
1 1 4 West Second Street
I kave had nine years' experience In this
line of work have been employed for the
past six months ia a local garage and the ma
jority of the an to owners of 'Alliance and Box
Butte eonnty are acquainted with the charac
ter of my work
ALL WORK GUARANTEED ENTIRELY
SATISFACTORY
CHARGES REASONABLE
At your service at all hours use the tele
phone or watch for the big racing car.
Phone
TheSecond Street Garage
OTIS MARTin, Proprietor
DO YOU
KNOW ?
THAT WEDNESDAY,
IS GETTING TO' UK
Some of your neighbors know because our wagons now gather it from
every part of tills city. The only reason we keep on getting It is because
people are well
Pleased With Our Work
We can do the hard disagreeable part of your laundry work better than
you ran, of course, but do you know that, taking everything into considera
tion, we can do it even cheaper than you can have it done at home? ONLY
6c PER POUND.
Surprises you, doesn't it? Don't stop' there make us prove it. Wag
ons call for this work on Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 160 and tell as
which day to stop.
Alliance Steam Laundry
nil
Reference: Live Stock National BaiA of South
Omaha, Nebraska
Market Reports Free on Application. Correspond
ence Solicited
W. J. PERRY, Manager
The Best of Salesmen and Caretakers In Every Do
partment and the Best of Service Guaranteed
W. J. PERRY & CO.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION
MERCHANTS
UNION STOCK YARDS
154-156 Exchange Building. Telephone Soath 7S1
SOUTH OMAHA : : NEBRASKA
161
"HOUGH DRY" DAY,
OUR UUSIEST DAY?
Stock Yards Saddlery Co.
J. G. BLESSING, Proprietor
Wholesale and Retail
Harness and Saddles
Fly Nets and Lap Dusters
Cheapest on Earth, Quality Considered
Everything ttaod Mad
Factory, 314 North 25 St. S. Omaha, Neb.
Scavenger
Do you want trash, ref
use and rubbish hauled f
Vaults cleaned T We do
this work quickly at rea
sonable prices. Special
rates for business and res
idence property.
Phone 575
Pegg and
Darnell
Get Your Rig
AT THE
Checkered Front
,Livery Barn
Auto Livery in Connection
Best of service given.
Clean and comfortable
feeding stable
Phone 64
Opposite City Hall
ANDY LANG FORD
J. H. Fredinberg
and Co.
ASHBY, NEBRASKA
General Merchandise, Hard
ware and Lumber, a Com
plete Line of Building Ma
terial, Tanks and Windimlls,
Coal and Supplies.
THE FREDINBURG
HOTEL
First Class Meals, Clean
Comfortable Rooms
Modest Rates the Place
Where They AU Stop
HOUSES TO RENT
or lease. Land
to rent or lease.
Land or city
property for
sale. Phone 36.
C, VV. JEFFERS
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