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The Alliance He RALD OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY ' r. OFFICIAL ORGAN NEDRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT IlKACIIKfl IIKAIKJITAHT I! 111 I I HI III HI ' ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915 VOLUME XXII NO. 7 A GREAT MAN PASSES AWAY Western Xehruska Mourn the De mise of Ctiit. W. R. Alters, PI oneer and leading Citizen In the death of Capt. W. R. Akers, which oc- -yl currea in a uni- j H'.'Jl - v .u.i '. ..! V n K U UUBUILBl Tr.-51 mornlnsr. west- ' ! ern Nebraska loses a leading citizen, a man who was great because of his strength of char acter and his in tellectual quali fications. H e was a man whose inteexitv y shone resplend- in every walk of life, whether in business affairs, in the practice' of his profession as a lawyer, or in politics. The remains were brought from Chicago to Alliance for interment, arriving on the early morning train, Tuesday of this week. The funeral was held that afternoon, from the M. E. church, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. Rev. O. S. Bak er, pastor of the church, had charge of the service and delivered a touch ing Gospel serrron, full of comfort to the sorrowing friends. Rev. E. L. Baker, pastor of the M. E. church at ScottBbluff, where the deceased made his home at the time of his death, and Rev. A. R. Haislup, dist rict superintendent, assisted in the service, the former offering prayer, and the latter reading the Scripture. Interment was in Greenwood ceme tery. William R. Akers was born at New Athens, Ohio. October 18, 1838; died at Oak Park hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Junuary 15, 1915. Age 76 j years, t momns, 29 aays. I When a boy of ten years, he re- moved with his parents to Iowa, f There he grew to manhood. It was in that state that he heard the call of his country and offered his life upon her altars during the great Civil war between the north and the south, enlisting as a private in Co. -G,' -7th Iowa Infantry; in 1861. He eerved with distinction In that capac ity until honorably discharged in 1864. He participated in the bat tles of Bull Run, Shilo, Donaldson, Vicksburg, and many others. At the close of the war he return ed to Iowa and entered college at Mt. Vernon. His college work was fol lowed by teaching school and serv ing two terms as county superintend ent. In April. 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Karns of Ohio, whose life was taken in the awful tornado that destroyed Grin nell, Iowa, June 17, 1882, while the husband was absent from his home seeking a new location in Colorado. Five children were born to this un 'ton: Mrs. R. G. Walsh of Morrill, Nebr.; Mrs. E. A. Weeks of Denver. Colo.; Mrs. O. H. Raymond of Scotts bluff, Nebr.; and Mrs. F. L. Logan and John E. Akers, both deceased. After the death of his wife he moved to Ft. Collins, Colo., continu ing the practice of law and assisting his brother In the real estate busi , ness. While in Colorado he was elected as a representative to the state legislature. In 1884, be was married to Miss Francis Hayes of Vorkville, 111., and the following year settled on a ranch Bear Ft. Laramie. Wyo. In 1887, they located on a claim in Nebraska, a part of which is now the town of Morrill. While living here he was elected state senator, in 1893. At the close of his term of office as state senator, he was appointed state engineer, serving in that capacity two years. In 1897, he was appoint ed receiver of the United States land office at Alliance, Nebr., holding the position for eight years. While living in Alliance be was again bereaved by the loss of his wife in November, 1902. In 1906. he moved to Scottsbluff, Nebr., where' he made his home un til the time of his death. December 10, 1914, in good health he went to Chicago to visit a brother and sister. While there he contracted pneumon ia. His illness was brief. The best f'-in'- ri ton m . . Bagley's Error A LESSON ON Of man llagley, he got his'n. Cause he failed t' stop an look an' lis'n! When he got t' whar th' R. It. cross Is, He paid no 'tention t' bis bosses, Hut let 'em lope rite on th' track From whar he's went, thar's no cum back. Kf an elefunt tramples you, 'taint no fun Rut an enjun'a a regler son of a gun! Sed the sexyun foreman, Patrick Deck, When he rum to the rrossln' t' pick up th' reck: "Jist thry t' be safe it pays, be gorry, And tldn not a soul wull nude t' be sorry!" FRANK U. THOMAS. 1 C li of Judge Hollcnlleck Word received from Lincoln conveys the sad new of the death of Judge Conrad llollen- beck, who was elected Justice of tlie supreme court of Nebraska at the last election. At the time of going to press. The Herald has not received particular of hia death, hut it In evident that It was sudden, aa there have been no press reMrts of his ill- ness. nedlcal skill could avail nothing. Friday evening, January 15, his war fare ended, and the spirit of the good man entered the Haven of rest. Beside the children mentioned, there remain to mourn, two broth ers, John W. Akers of Chicago and Albert E. Akers of Morrill. Nebr.; two Bisters, Mrs. Rebecca A. Shorkey of Chicago and Mrs. Mattii M. Hut chinson of Hastings, Nebr.; fourteen grandchildren, as well as a host of friends wherever he was known. Mr. Akers was a member of the Masonic order for many yean, which order he held in high esteem. Early in life he united with the Methodist Episcopal church and ever aHer was one of its most faithful members, of ten its main support when on the frontier. He served the church as Bible class teacher, Sunday school superintendent, official member, member of almost every church com mittee, and a regular attendant upon all of the services of the house of God. He was always the pastor's friend. With him the church of Je sus Christ was supreme, every other I organization was secondary, and most generously did he give of his substance for its support.. He never wearied of the services or the work of his church. To the Inst he was an official member and an active worker in the church, and all his life long a consistent Christian. Mr. Aker's life was practically all spent on the frontier. He was a splendid financier and accumulated a good competency, notwithstanding warfare, misfortunes, sorrows, and much changing about that made bis life a checkered one. But wherever he was, or whatever came, his faith In God faltered not. His loyalty to his church was first and unwavering; his heart and hand ever ready to help the needy. And when the end came it was full of peace. "Mark the perfect man, and be hold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." "Servant of God, well done. Thy glorious warfare's past. - "; The battle's fought, the race is won, 1 And thou art crowned at last." ESTABLISHMENT CHANGES HANDS O'Leary's Atlas Hotel Tailor Shop Is Purchased by New Firm of Iloyd & Simmons Hugh Boyd and Clyde Simmons, operating under the firm name of Boyd & Simmons, purchased the At las Hotel Tailor Shop of Jack O'Lea ry last week, taking charge Satur day. They will do repairing, clean ing and pressing, and make new suits for ladies and gentlemen. ' Mr. Boyd, who will have charge of the work in the shop, is a tailor of twenty-three years' experience.1 He came to Alliance from Seattle last February, working for W. H. toat thles until last week. He informs The Herald that he will give special attention to the making of ladies' suits. Mr. Simmons is well known in Al liance as a successful barber. He will attend to the outside work and assist in the shop, giving special at tention to the cleaning and pressing. SORROW COMES TO HOME Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Hill Died Last Thursday On Thursday, January 14. 1915. the death angel eame to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hill, taking their darling little boy. Kenneth Edwin. He was taken ill on Monday with asthma of the heart and died Thurs day night. The funeral was held In the First Presbyterian church, at 2:30 p. m., Saturday, and was conducted by Rev. H. J. Young, pastor of the Christian church. Interment was in Green wood cemetery. "SAFETY FIRST" CONTINUATION OF RAILROAD HEARING W. Jett Irftuck, Statistical Expert of Engineer' and Firemen's Hro thcrhood (iives Figure Chicago. Jan. 21 Millions of dol lars have been dissipated in watered stocks and the purses of a few crafty manipulators lined with gold during the reorganization period among western railroads, according to state ments made on the witness stand last week by W. Jett Lauck, statistical expert of the engineers' and fire men's brotherhoods. The current of the western wage hearing was moving along smoothly when Mr. Lauck, under direct exam ination by Warren S. Stone, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, threw a fright into the ranks of the railroads' representa tives and brought spectators in the federal building courtroom to the tip-toe of excitement. The surface of the western railroad financial scandals was only scratched, howev er. It was intimated that more is forthcoming at a later date. The Rock Island, Great Western, Frisco, and Southern Pacific lines were men tioned specifically by Mr. Lauck as having odorous histories. Another feature of the week was the statement by Mr. Lauck in an exhibit that forty-three of the prin cipal western railroads during the last five years have sequestered out of increased earnings a sum of over $50,000,000, which quite properly could be devoted to compensating en gineers adn firemen for their greater efficiency, and for reserves. The com mittee of western railroad managers a few months ago in a statement is sued to the public said that the de mands of the engineers and firemen would mean an expenditure of $33, 000,000 by their companies, the inti mation being that such an outlay would be impossible to meet. Ac cording to Mr. Lauck, however, western railroads, despite their wild cat financiering, have been able to make vast Bums and hide them away in reserves, and in other bookkeep ing accounts, to prevent the men of the locomotive cab aud other em ployes from receiving their just wage aues. . f Comparatively small lveads upon the exchequers of western railroad com-panles will result from the wage increases requested y the employ es, according to Mr. Lauck's Exhibit 4 0. Based on data from the annual reports of eighty-one companies, con sidered as one system, a 25 per cent life In compensation to engineers and firemen would mean an outlay of ! $19,442,000, or something over half1 of the sum mentioned by the manag- era' committee. A 15 per cent in crease would require - $11,665,200, and a raise of only 5 per cent would involve an expenditure of $3,888, 400. An epoch making set of exhibits dealing with the increased product ive efficiency of engineers and fire men on western railroads had been prepared by Lauck and were offered in evidence. Observers who watch ed these developments declared that Mr. Lauck and the two brotherhoods were establishing a precedent upon which virtually all future wage movements in other. lines probably would be based. The Idea Is, accord ing to Mr. Lauck, that inasmuch as the employer increases his profits year by year. Just so far should the employe be given a proportionate monetary reward. Mr. Lauck claim ed that the high wall that is set forbiddingly between capital and la bor will be broken down when this humanitarian principal is recogniz ed by capital. The intimation was that the day of profit sharing is at hand. FARMERS' MEET INGMONDAY Matters of Importance for Rox Rutte County Farmers to Take Ac tion on Without Delay A special meeting for all Box Butte county farmers who are inter ested in securing a farm demonstra tor will be held in the court house at Alliance, Monday, January 25, 1915, at 1 p. m. It is important that there be a large attendance. Notice has been given that unless we raise the balance of the funds by February 1, we will lose the $1,200 offered by the government, as other counties want it and will meet the conditions. In losing this, we will also lose the $300 offered by the Burlington railroad. We made ap plication ahead of the other counties and can get the $1,200 of govern ment money, if we meet the condi tions in time. LET THERE BE A FULL AT TENDANCE AT THE FARMERS' MEETING NEXT MONDAY. L. J. SCH ILL. President. ART GROVE, Secretary. DOUGHNUT DAY The Episcopal guild are having Saturday as doughnut day. Anyone wishing home made doughnuts can phone Mrs. F. W. Harris, and the doughnuts will be delivered at your hone. TEN MINUTE SCHOOL TALKS Good Work llelng Done Among Ris ing Generation by 1ecturcr for Railroad Company A very large part of the accidents that cause suffering and often death are caused by carelessness and are avoidable. Early impressions re garding the importance of safety are lasting. For this reason, as well as others, the work being done by the safety department of the Burlington railroad is of great importance. They are now reaching the boys and girls, as well as men and women, with their wholesome instructions and warnings. F. B. Thomas, lecturer on "Safety First" for the C. B. & Q. Railroad Company, gave ten minute talks to the schools of Alliance, including the St. Agnes Academy, yesterday. He interested them In bow to save themselves while around the railroad tracks. Mr. Thomas had perfect at tention during the whole ten min utes. He was accompanied by A. V. Gavin, chief dispatcher, also a mem ber of the division of the safety com mittee. ! WILL ORGANIZE SHERIDAN POST Vice President Strong and 1ocal Members Will Organize T. P. A. Post In Wyoming R. C. Strong of Alliance, vice pres ident of the Nebraska division of the Travelers' Protective Association; John Hawes, secretary of Post M, Alliance, and Harry Czarnosky, a member of the local post, will or ganize a new post in Sheridan, Wyo., January 30. The new post will be under the Jurisdiction of the Nebras ka division and will be called Post N. The local post Is one of the strong est In the state, although not the largest In membership. It has made a gJod crd and has approximate ly eighty live members. " Selling Thorohred Hulls L. M. Moore of Omaha Is In Alli ance with two car loads of thorobred Hereford and Shorthorn bulls, which he is selling for Geo. D. Harrah, the! noted breeder of Newton, Iowa. He has recently bee nat Hyannts, where he sold several car loads of bulls to ranchmen of Grant and Cherry coun ties. As will be seen by the adver tisement In The Herald, the bulls that are tor sale here are at the stock yards. When not at the stock yards, Mr. Moore may be seen at the Alliance Hotel. A Ixt of God Publicity Secretary Fisher's report In the Alliance Herald of what the Com mercial Club has done there the past two months shows that organization to have been mighty active and to have accomplished much worth while. Fisher is a doer and no mis take. He has secured thousands and thousands of lines of publicity in the bets magazines and newspa pers for Alliance without a cent of coat to them. Norfolk Press. .'Special Potato Day A special potato session will be held January 22, at 2 p. m., at the Lindell hotel. Lincoln, under the auspices of the Nebraska State Hor ticultural Society. This is one of the features planned for the week of Organized Agriculture January 18- 23. Better methods of production, the distribution of the crop and the elimination of the potato diseases will be discussed by experts. Return from Eastern Trip Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Appleburg re turned from Omaha and other east ern points Saturday. Mr. Appelburg Is traveling representative for the M. E. Smith Company of Omaha. Mrs. Appelburg will remain in Alli ance for a week or ten days as the guest of Mrs. Win. Mitchell and Mrs. L. Z. Holloway, until Mr. Appelburg makes his territory in this section, when they will go back to Hot Springs, So. Dak. Colonel Here Again "Colonel" Willard M. Evans, re tired army officer, now living near Marsland, who visits Alliance often, spent last week In the city. The col onel loves to talk politics, and al though he Is a staunch republican, be has many friends among the dem ocrats. He always loves to hear a good political argument and can eas ily bold his end of the controversy, occasionally coming out the winner, and never the loser. Will Enter Homestead Claim Miss Mary Barry of the Harper store, who was ill last week, had re covered sufficiently Sunday to go to Ellsworth for a visit at the home of her parents. She expected to select a homestead claim in the sand hills before returning to Alliance. lUrth and Death of Habe A sweet little boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Hale at Lakeside. Saturday, January 16, 1915; but News from Nebraska Cltr A wire fnun Nebraska City gives the information that five hundred delegates are In at tendance at the annual enliven Hon of the Nebraska State Vol- unteer Firemen's Association. The Alliance Herald has been again made the oftlclal organ of the association. The delegation from Alliance will visit Omaha and Lincoln before returning. like a beautiful flower plucked for a brighter world, It remained but a short time to gladden the hearts of its parents on earth. The little one died Tuesday morning of this week. On Wednesday a short funeral serv ice was held at Lakeside, conducted by Rev. J. E. Kendall, pastor of the M. E. church at that place. The re mains were brought by automobile to Alliance and interred in Green wood cemetery, at 2:30 u. m., Rev. O. S. Baker of this city offering pray er at the grave. HENDLK-HRENNAN Popular Traveling Salesman Marries Alliance Young Woman A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunsaker, at 8 o'clock Saturday ev ening, January 16, 1915, when Mrs. Elsie Brennan and Mr. George F. Rendle were united in marriage in the presence of a few Intimate friends, by the Rev. Olln S. Baker, pastor of the. First M. E. church of Alliance. Mrs. Brennan Is well and favora bly known, having lived in Alliance the past six years, where she has many friends. Mr. Rendle Is a trav eling representative for the Stand ard Oil Company, with headquarters In Alllflnce, where the young couple will make their home after a short trip to Denver and other Colorado points. Colored People's Concert The Alliance A. M. E. church will give a concert Friday evening In the hall over Duncan Son's store, com mencing at 8 o'clock. Preceding the concert, supper will be served, com mencing at 5 p. m. Tickets for con cert, including supper without extra charge, 35 cents. White friends of the church are invited, as well as the colored people, and will be treated fine and well entertained. NURSERYMAN'S BIG BUSINESS Many Good Orders Ileing Taken for Trees and Shrubbery for De livery in the Spring It is a pleasure to note that J. P. Barger, Alliance nurseryman, is do ing a larger business than ever be fore In taking orders for spring de livery of nursery stock, and also for his work In dynamiting the ground for tree planting. The Herald has given a good deal of publicity with in the last few years to Mr. Barger's work, because we believed him to be a straightforward business man. and that he had the right principle for successful tree culture lo this country. Last week Mr. Barger was In the vicinity of the Lynn post office In Morrill county, taking orders for nursery stock. Trees do well In that locality and he believes the soil there especially adapted to fruit raising. A few persons in northwestern Ne braska have grown exceptionally fine fruit for several years past, proving that It Is possible for this part of the state to become a fruit country in time. The Herald desires very much to see the fruit and tree growing possi bilities of this country developed ex tensively, but we do not want to see money wasted in so doing. Money has been wasted to some extent in trying to grow trees because of one of the following reasons, or thru a combination of them, namely, poor stock, Improper planting, failure to take care of trees after planting. A dollar properly expended in trying to grow trees and fruit will accom plish more than a good many doMars spent for the same purpose without proper attention to the three items above mentioned. Herald subscribers who would like to plant some trees or shrubbery the coming spring, but have not yet com pleted arrangements therefor, are invited to read Mr. Barger's half page advertisement in this issue. New Inter types REPIACE MEKGENTIIALFH LINOTYPES From State Journal, Sunday, January 17: Freight cars are now standutg on the side track by the side of The Journal building ready to unload ten new type-setting machines. Two have already been placed In the romtosing room. In a short time a round dose 11 new Intel-type machines will be in ofteration, replacing Mergen tlialers, some of which have been in continuous service since the first type-casting device waa brought to Lincoln twenty years ago the coming September. The new ma chines contain many improvements aud refinements. They are not able to talk yet, but if the Inventors keep at work, there seems to be no limit to what they will eventually do. ASK STATE AID FOR JRRIGATION Fanners' Meeting at Residence of Mr. and Mrs, Keegan Take Ac tlon on Important Matter The Box Butte County Farmers' Club met at the home of J. A. Kee gan, Tuesday afternoon. Seventy farmers and their wives were pres ent at this meeting, being the larg est gathering since its organization some two months ago. After the regular business waa transacted, Mrs. O. A. Davig told of her trip to Texas and explained that hundreds of alios had been erected there In the last two or three years and the farmers said It was the best Investment they had ever made. They never raise Ipbs than two crops of forage a year and give the silo credit for the money they are making. She explained that when on her trip she didn't see any cattle that looked as well as the cattle of Box Butte county. The stockmen are erecting silos and are feeding the silage to their cattle, claiming that It Is the best feed that they can get. Rev. Morphy made a short talk congratulating the farmers on the co-operative spirit which they were showing, and offered words of en couragement. Secretary Fisher of the Commer cial Club explained that he had re ceived word from the government that we would lose the. $1200 from the government and the $300 from the Burlington if we didn't complete the organization for a farm demon strator by February 1. Several new subscriptions were secured. The farmers will hold a mass meeting at the court house, Monday afternoon, January 25, to devise ways and means to secure the required sub scriptions. Several spoke in favor of the farm demonstrator and thought that Box. Butte county should employ one at once. Louis Powell of the State Agricul tural College was present and ex plained the different departments of the University, and what they were doing for the farmer's boys. Secretary Fisher suggested that we ask the state for an appropria tion for pump Irrigation experiment ing In western Nebraska, and a mo tion was made by J. A. Keegan and seconded by,Wm. Lorance that the following resolution be-presented to the chairman of the irrigation de partment at Lincoln and also Senat or Mallery and Representative Broome: Whereas, We, the farmers of the Box Butte County Farmers Club, at a meeting held Janu- -ary 19. 1915. at the J. A. Kee- , gan home, realize the necessity of pump irrigation for western Nebraska, do hereby ask the state to appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15, 000) for experimental purpose for pump irrigation in western Nebraska, and do pledge our hearty support in every way possible in assisting you in thlt undertaking. A vote of thanks was given Mr. and Mrs. Keegan for their generous hospitality, and at an invitation glv ten by Wm. Rust, Jr., It was decided !to hold the next meeting at his home, ! February 16. Sixteen new mem ' bers were secured. The membership now totals nearly one hundred. I C. L. Powell suggested that the Commercial Club look Into the mat ter of securing a starch factory for Alliance as the State University peo . pie and others had made the state ment that the Box Butte county po tatoes were far superior to others for making starch. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH Sunday January 24 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion. 10:00 a. m. Sunday School. 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon. Solo by Mrs. Dr. Hersh man. 4:30 p. m. Special Picture Serv ice for children In the Parish House. Colored slides on Biblical subjects, and simple talks by the Rector. Let us all be children Sunday af ternoon and renew our acquaintance with the Bible. Come and bring the little folks. Anybody and everybody welcome. Solo by Mrs. Vernon C. Bennett. CHURCH NOTICE English Lutheran services at Im- ! manuel's Lutheran church. Sunday I afternoon at 2:30. ' REV. TITUS LANG, Pastor. V