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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1915)
IM ALLIANCE HERALD JOHN V. THOMAS, Editor M-OYI) C. THOMAS, City Editor Published every Thursday by THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Incorporated Uojd C. Thomas, President . J. Curl Thoinan, Vice Pre. John W. Thomas Secretary Entered at tbe pout office at Alliance, Nebraska, for transmission through the mails as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION PKICE, $1.50 TEIl YEAR IN ADVANCE WHY THE HERALD SUPPORTED RICHMOND . This paper has been twitted for the position it took, before the convening of the present Ression of the Nebraska legislature, in sup port of Henry C. Richmond of Omaha for speaker of the house. The criticism comes from persons who do not seem to bo well posted or who do not have a correct view of the situation. e are glad to give our reasons for supporting Mr. Richmond and incidentally state again how wc think certain issues ought to be settled. In the first place, Henry C. Richmond announced before the No vember election that, if elected, he would be a candidate for speaker. Helieving him to be a proper person for the position, The Herald ex pressed a desire to see him elected to the legislature, and then elected speaker of the house. After the election, and before the legislature had convened, other well qualified men were mentioned as candidates for the place, but still we saw no reason for changing our allegiance to Mr. Richmond. One of the other candidates, a democrat whose progressive principles and ability cannot be doubted, was elected as the presiding officer, instead of the Omaha man. In selecting him the house made a good choice, but in so doing they did not necessar ily repudiate other candidates or deny their qualifications. In the criticisms above referred to, the claim was made that Mr. Richmond was "the brewers' candidate," hence should not have re ceived The Herald's support. Our reply is that we take no stock in the claim. He was elected from Douglas county and it is not to be supposed that he is a prohibitionist, but that does not prove that he was a candidate of the brewers or any other special interests. The prime qualifications for an ideal presiding officer of a legis lative body are fairness and parliamentary ability. The Herald be lieves Henry C. Richmond is possessed of both. The time was, before direct legislation came into vogue and when the legislative commit tees were appointed by the speaker, when the speaker wielded great influence in the shaping of legislation ; but since the referendum can be invoked to annul undesirable legislation and the initiative to se cure desirable laws which the legislature refuses to pass, and since the legislative committees are appointed by the members as a whole or by a committee elected by them, the speaker has been largely shorn of the power which he formerly had as presiding officer. There has come to be a strong demand and a timely demand it is, too that the business of the Nebraska legislature be transacted with as much dispatch as possible, and the session adjourn without unnecessary delay. The dispatch w ith which the business of the leg islature is transacted depends in a very great measure upon the pre siding officers, much more than the average person realizes; and the presiding officer's ability to keep the legislative mill grinding steadily and rapidly depends upon the two qualifications above named, fair ness and parliamentary ability. While Mr. Richmond, who possesses these two qualifications in a marked degree, was defeated for the speakership, we are heartily glad that a man was elected who is also well qualified and who has a legislative record as a thoro progressive. We are heartily tired of seeing the "wet" and "dry" question rung in every time a question of public interest comes up in Nebras ka for settlement. The proper way to settle the liquor license ques tion, whether in city, state or nation, is by direct vote of the people. To constantly inject it into other issues hinders or retards progress in other matters that are up for consideration and settlement. A few years ago when the question of county option was becoming acute in Nebraska polities, V. J. Bryan was right in trying to keep it out of party polities thru the adoption of the initiative and referendum. Had his advice in regard to the submission of a direct legislation amendment to the constitution been followed by the legislature of ix years ago, the democratic party of Nebraska would never have been split over county option as it was, and valuable time and energy spent in quibbling over that issue could have been expended to better purpose. THE PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY A man of, quiet demeanor but firm convictions; a man who has dared face and oppose powerful political machines and thereby bring down upon his head the denunciations of one-time powerful bosses; tut a man who because of his sincerity and earnestness of purpose haa grown in favor with the American people until he has become one of the most popular men that this nation has ever seen: such a man is President Woodrow Wilson. At Indianapolis last Friday, President Wilson made his first pol itical speech since the election of 1912. It was an address delivered to an audience of 5,000 people at the Jackson day celebration. Dur ing the course of his remarks, a statement was made that was con strued to mean that he might be a candidate for re-election in 1916. There was a slight pause and then the crowd, which included the members of the Indiana legislature, sprang to their feet and began cheering and shouting. Neither President Wilson nor his popularity are effervescent. His career has been brilliant but not meteoric. He is held in high vh teem by the public, not because of physical prowess, altho he is far from being a mollycoddle or a coward; not because of his rhetoric, altho his mastery of the mother tongue is such that it is proper now for Americans to speak of pure diction as the President's English, rather than the King's English; but rather because of his sincerity of purpose and the firmness with which he stands for what he knows to be right. Such popularity is the kind that will endure, and mark him as one of the really great characters of American history. 1 According to an Illinois exchange, a farmer near Galesburg says his cattle had the foot and mouth disease in 1901. He mixed up a heavy dose of sulphur with salt and in a few days they were well and never showed any after effects. If the farmer's statement is true, how does it happen that veterinarians, including government experts, do not use so simple and effective remedy? The dedication of Box Butte county's fine new court house marks the opening of a new epoch in the development of northwestern Ne braska. This country has passed thru the period of pioneer experi mentation and is entering upon a period of permanent constructive development. True there is, no doubt, much to be learned yet by more thoro investigation and experiments, but it is apparent that the improvements now being made and the enterprises that are being pro jected in agriculture and business possess a permanency that the early improvements did not have. A Few Words to Firemen ' It) I.Uiyd Another year has rolled around and we approach the thirtv third annual convention with expectations of the beat and largest convention ever held. Word comes to us that Nebraska City is pre paring to handle the crowds and that the program there will be the kind the boys like. We expect to see many new faces at the coming convention and will miss others who find it impossible to attend. However, we know from experience that the desire is in the heart of every member of the state association who attends to be present again. It does a fire man good to associate with four or five hnudred other men from all portions of the great slate of Nebraska. It is indeed a great sight to see the monster conventions in session and to note the smoothness of the legislative machinery. During the past year The Herald has been sent to every volun teer fire department in the state. It has carried much of interest to volunteer firemen, and we believe it has aroused some interest, a number of new departments have been organized and other depart ments re-organized into more efficient organizations. We trust that the convention at Nebraska City will see fit to send The Herald dur ing the coming year to the departments belonging to the organiza tion and will endeavor to see that you have something of interest each week. Harry Hansen-, chairman of the board of control and chief of the Fremont Fir - Department, is a live wire. lie is going to Nebraska City at the tnr of t Kitty-five delegates. You can always find "some thing doing" when Harry is around.. And he always springs a new one. Last year it was the pet pig. We wonder what it will be this year. Harry deserves recognition from the association for his good work. Why not re-elect him chairman of the Board of Control? prizes will be Riven. The prizes will be on display n the Darling furni ture store. The business men of Alliance as well as Mr. Dubuque will donate prizes. Mr. Dubuque will Klve a diamond ring to the lucky ba by. Further particulars of the con test will be given in The Herald. VMted Old Friend L. A. Shawner, who Is now located at Shofihonl. Wyoming, In the drug and Jewelry business, was In the city last week on business and visiting old time friends. Mr. Shawner was formerly employed by the F. E. Hol sten store. Crawford is in the race good and strong for the 1916 convention. This bustling little city is just finishing a new city hall and home for its fire department. It lies up close to Pine Ridge, a range of small mountains in the western end of the state, on the Northwestern and the Burlington railroads. Fort Robinson is located at Crawford. We visited the town recently for the purpose of investigating their ability to handle a convention of this size. We found that they have facilities for caring for a convention of this size and that they have an organization that will handle it properly. Good hotels and' room ing houses, with plenty of private homes, are open to visitors. If they are awarded the convention, they will make it one long to be remembered. . It has long been our opinion that the volunteer fire departments should receive financial support from the towns in which they are lo cated. A well organized fire department is an asset to a city and is also of some expense. There is no reason why a small amount of the revenue of the towns should not be devoted to this purpose. We trust that the coming convention will consider this matter and make recommendations. . TEN YEARS AGO From the Files of The Alliance Herald of January 13, 1905 A union meeting was held at the M. E. church Sunday evening, Rev. J. B. Carns, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League being the speaker. A branch league was or ganized with the following officers: President. Rev. G. C. Jeffers; secre tary, H. O. Warrick; treasurer, D. W. Hughes. The I. O. O. F. lodge elected the following officers on Tuesday: T. Pool, N. O.; O. Zurn, V. O.; W. O. iiarnee, secretary; Ii. F. Lock wood, treasurer. At the close of the elec tion the members repaired to Steen's cafe, where an elegant banquet was spread, at which upwards of seventy people participated. Charles Causlet, who was employ ed on the Brennan ranch thirty miles southeast of Alliance, had both bones of his leg broken below I he knee by a horse falling on him Tuesday. Revr C. T. Coerr of the diocese of New York has accepted appointment in charge of the Episcopal church of this city. j H. L. Bushnell of Heniingford shipped a car of hogs to Omaha oni Monday. They were raised in this county and some of the porkers weighed nearly four hundred pounds. C. A. Newberry, F. J. Betzold and R. H. Watklns went to Denver this' week to attend the Btock meeting. The fine new residence of Cal Lammon southeast of town baa been completed and the event was cele-1 brated last Saturday night with an old time housewarniing which was participated In by over one hundred and fifty people. Alliance now haa three feed stores the third one1 having been added to the number last week by F. L. Klser of Lead City, who has placed W. D. Davidson in charge as manager. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cogswell en-' tertalned a number of Mr. Cogswell's ' bachelor friends Wednesday evening ( at an elegant seven course dlnnre. ' Mrs. Cogswell was assisted by Mrs. : Charles St. George, of Colorado Springs, a sister of Mr. Cogswell, j Those present were: Glen Hampton, W. Eubanks, M. O'Connor, Lee Per ry, W. A. McAllister, J. A. Reardon. i Harry Thiele, Ed Reardon, John Wl ker, Dr. Kramer, Monte Hargraves, Geo. Darling, T. J. O'Keefe. ! The county commissioners are in session. On Monday L. F. Smith, commissioner-elect for the third dis-' trlct, was inducted Into office. The Herald was sold by T. J. O'Keefe to W. S. Raker, who as sumes charge at once. I the rapid increase In membership i made It necessary to find more room. (The annual banquet of the Castle i will be held Thursday night, Janu j ary 21, at Gadsby hall. F. B. Davis, state deputy, reports the order In a flourishing condition. v Haby Content at Imperial Harry Dubuque, manager of the Imperial, has planned to hold a prize baby contest. Babies must be enter ed before the night of the contest. The judges will be disinterested men who are not acquainted with the ba bies and who will not know their names. Over a hundred dollars in Advertising Helps linpllst Camimign The first two weeks of the Baptist Sunday school attendance campaign were a decided success. Thanks to the publicity given us by the local press, our attendance was nearly doubled. There Is a big surprise for everybody next Sunday it is not a man nor an animal, although it has a face and hands, and la only a few days old. Come and find out all about it. Classes to suit all the family. Putmexil Move to ltoulder Mr. and Mrs. James Potmesil and family moved last week to Boulder, Colo., where Jim has a prosperous billiard and pool hall business. The little girl that was so badly burned some time ago has not yet recover ed from the injury, the sores made by the burn refusing to heal. Cottage Prayer Meeting The regular weekly cottage prayer meeting for the east side will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bur row, 112 Yellowstone avenue. Condensed Statement Of The Alliance National Bank UNITED STATES- D EPOSITA R Y At the Cfcme- of Itiksinests. December III, lfllt It ESO UUCES IjIAIUIilTlES Loans 269,448.39 Capital Stock; paid in . 50,000.00 Overdrafts 28"T.31 Surplus 50,000.00 United States Bonds ... 75,477.50 Undivided Profits (net). 4,487.27 Stock In Fed. Res. Bank 1.000.00 National Bank Notes ... 50,000.00 Banking House 20.000.00 Deposits 330,806.60 Cash on band & in banks 180,080.67 505,293.87 505.293.87 Interest Paid oi Time Certificates- of Deposit Own Stands Squarely on Its Resources All It.H Officer, Directors and Stockholder Are I lest dent of Alliance M. KNIGHT, Pres. F. W. HARRIS, Cash. R. E. KNIGHT, Ass't Cash. W. H. CORBIN, F. E. HOLSTEN, Vice Pres. IN MEMOltlAM In those still hours when a new day is born Just as the soft breeze blew gently through her room in Long Beach, Calif., it caught up the pure soul of Mrs. James Bellwood and wafted it back to the Father's preface, freeing It from a pained u'j suffering body. Whereas, God in his infinite wis dom has removed from their midst the beloved wife and mother; re solved, that by her death the Wom an's Club of Alliance, Nebr., of which she was a charter member, has loBt a beloved member. Therefore, be It resolved that we extend to the husband and children our heartfelt sympathy and com mend them to the Lord for comfort. Resolved, that a copy of these res olutions be published in the Alliance Herald, one be placed, on the secre tary's booka and a copy be sent to the family in Long Beach, Calif. MRS. M. E. JOHNSON, MRS. J. A. MALLERY, Committee. Iee tiadsbjr Hall Alliance Castle No. 43, Royal Highlanders, have leased Gadsby hall for their meeting nights for tbe year 1915. They have been meeting heretofore in the Nation Hall, but Darling's Furniture Store VOTING CONTEST Double Votes for this Week Only This Means Twice Ha Many Vote Two for One (Jlven Tbbt Week uu the Articles Iielow Brown Jardinieres ASSORTED SHAPES BLAZED FINISH PHETTILY FIA)VEKED AND DECOR ATED 6 Inch tlre 60c 7 Inch aize l.OO 8 Inch filze 1.23 9 Inch aize l.SO Any and all Elian fare at 33 per cent discount from regular pricss Fancy Serving Trays NEAT SHAPES, DIFFER ENT SIZES USED FOIl VARIOUS PURPOSES. Regular prices 00c to One-Third Off Boost for Your Favored Candidate RULES OF CONTEST 1. Any woman or girl above the age of fifteen years, and in no way connected with our store, is eligible to enter this contest by nomination. 2. This Contest opens on January 9th, 1915, and closes February 20th, 1115, at eight o'clock p. m. All nomina tions must be in by eight o'clock p. m. on January 30, 1915. 3. Contestants may be nominated by any member of the family or any friend. Nominating coupons will be given free of charge to any applicant who calls at our store and makes request for same. Nominating coupons when us ed to nominate any woman or girl en tering this contest entitles contestant to one thousand votes. Value of Votes Each one dollar cash purchase entitle spurchaser to one hundred votes for favored candidate, and proportionate to amounts under or over one dollar. (See rule 5). One hundred votes given for each one dol lar paid on book accounts for goods bought prior to Jan. 1, 1915. and pro portionate to amounts under or over one dollar. (See rule 5). No votes Issued nor allowed on Edison or Victor phonographs, records, part or accessories or other contract goods. Votes will be counted and standings posted each week. All votes Issued during each week must be deposited in the ballot box at our store before 8 p. m. on Saturday evenings during the contest. The votes will be counted by three disinterested Judges. GEORGE D. DARLING