The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915
V
NO. 19
CLUB SMOKER
GREAT SUCCESS
Commercial Club Entertained
Honor of Firemen at last
Meeting of Season
In
ATTENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER
After a brief prelude of music on
the street by the Alliance Band, the
members of the Commercial Club,
the band and other citizens adjourn
ed to the Phelan opera house Mon
day evening In accordance with the
notice given by Secretary Fisher that
the last meeting of the club would be
held on that night.
Nearly all the members of the club
were present, and the membership of
the fire department arrived in a body
shortly after the band and club had
retired to the opera house. A fine
program had been arranged, which
was carried out In fine shape, every
one present enjoying the occasion.
The band rendered a few choice
selections, followed by the Alliance
Male Quartette, both musical organ
izations being well received and ren
dering excellent music.
President Guthrie then made a
few remarks concerning the purpose
of the meeting and briefly outlining
Its purpose, and he was succeeded by
Secretary Fisher, who made a report
of his trip a short time ago to Chey
enne, Wyoming, and Sterling, Colo
rado. During his trip Mr. Fisher
picked up a great many good point
ers regarding paving and other mat
ters, and imparted them to the club.
During the course of his remarks he
exhibited three different models of
trash containers, the same as are
used in Sterling, and which have
proven very effective in cutting down
tire risks. They are constructed of
concrete and brick; are 4x4 feet,
and will hold a wagon load of trash.
After it has been filled the contents
can be burned and the remains re
moved with a shovel and hauled
away. Mr. Fisher has already talk
ed with several of the business men
regarding this improvement, and the
majority are in favor of their instal
lation. Briefly outlined, the follow
ing Is the result of Secretary Fish
er's observations while on bis trip:
The gun club at Sidney -will pull
for Alliance for the 1916 shoot. Sid
ney has two light plants, one private
and the other municipal, the city in
stalling theirs because they thought
the rate too high. The private own
ed plant had direct current, and the
municipal plant alternating current,
thus those who make a change will
have to change their equipment, and
it is thought the result will be that
neither one will more than make ex
penses. Cheyenne county's commer
cial club is dead, and as a result they
have lost out on several good propo
sltions. The club is now reorganiz
ing. with the budget system, the
same as Alliance.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, has three
parks one with 22 acres, another
with 8 acres, and the other with 740
acres. The first two parks were do
nated to the city by the Union Pa
cific railroad, and the total value of
the three parks is $140,000. The
city spends $15,000 each year for
their maintenance and care, and the
services of a caretaker cost for the
past year $ 1,9 s 5. s 3. The commer
cial club at Cheyenne own their
building which is valued at $20,000
On account of the paving agitation
in Alliance at the present time, Mr.
Fisher secured some interesting data
on this matter at Cheyenne. The
Btreets are paved with Sherman gra
vel, secured from Sherman, Wyo
ming. They have eleven blocks of
this material the last nine of which
were put down about six months ago,
and they were installed only after
the first two blocks had been given
a two years tryout. The nine blocks
cost the property owners $7,584.67,
and the ten intersections cost the
city $7,201. This includes the re
setting of the curb, new gutters, etc.,
and the gravel is four inches thick.
Their streets are narrower than
those in Alliance, their's being 4 5
feet, and Alliance's 72, but this pav
ing would cost Alliance people $75 a
lot, againBt $200 for asphalt.
At Sterling, Colorado, they have
4 00 concrete and brick trash and ash
vaults, as they have an ordinance
which compels their installation.
They have a $100,000 industrial
high school, in which is given a six
weeks short course for farmers, the
course Including both agriculture
and blacksmithing. The business
men of that town bought $4,000
worth of seed for the farmers last
year on account of the poor crops.
Logan county has had a farm dem
onstrator for the past three years,
and the people there would not be
without one now. Secretary Fisher
observed that there were 15 silos in
that county, while Box Butte has 26.
They have no active commercial club
at present.
Following Secretary Fisher, R. M.
' Hampton made a few remarks in re
gard to the proposed gas plant, stat
ing that it would cost about $35,600,
and that the rate would be $1.75 at
the start, but that this would be ma
terially reduced after the first year's
operation. Mr. Hampton expressed
himself as being unfavorable to let
ting a franchise to some outside com
pany, and thought it would be advis
able for the city to install it, as they
were now in position to do so with
out, the issuance of bonds.
Mayor-elect Romlg was called up
on to express himself on the gas
plant question, and he stated that he
was opposed to putting a $35,000
debt upon the city at this time, and
thought it would be best to let the
matter rest until next year.
Short talks were made by Council-
men-elect Frank J. Was and E. T.
Kibble, and by Jhon Synder, council
man.
An address was to have been made
by Edgar Howard, of Columbus, who
was here visiting, but he was called
away at the eleventh hour and his
place was ably filled by W. J. Con
nell, Omaha attorney, who was here
defending the city in a damage suit.
Mr. Connell paid many compliments
to Alliance during bis talk. Among
other things he said, "I am not only
surprised, but delighted, with Alli
ance. You surely have the lead over
all the other towns in western Nebr
aska, and you certainly are entitled
to occupy the place you do. I have
been along Broadway, in New York,
several times, but I must admit that
their Great White Way has nothing
on Alliance's."
H. E. Vasye, potato expert, who Is
conducting a series of potato meet
ings in this county this week, made
a snort talk, congratulating Alliance
on her splendid. Commercial Club,
fire department and band, and add
ing that it was natural that this
should be the leading city of this
part of the state, with such strong
organizations behind it, pushing all
the time.
Talks were made by President
Lloyd Thomas, .Chief Charles Hill,
Secretary P. Rolfson, E. G. Laing,
Dr. Geo. J. Hand and other members
of the fire department. Those pres
ent then were served to a delicious
lunch.
The athletic entertainment fur
nished by the members of the fire
department was a novelty and well
enjoyed. There were wrestling
matches between Thomas and Schaf-
er, Maunler and Trabert; high kick
ing by Nation and last but not least
a two round boxing match between
Young and Hand. The last was the
most exciting event of the evening
and resulted in a draw. Hand being
knocked out in the first round, and
Young In the second, but both com
ing back strong. Their footwork
was excellent and both showed evi
dence of careful training.
CITY WON SUIT
Damage Suit Brought Against City
of Alliance by Walter Hopkins
Derided iu Favor of City
The damage suit brought by Wal
ter Hopkins, a minor, by his next
friend, Henry Hopkins, his father,
against the city of Alliance, in dist
rict court this week, occupied the at
tentlon of the court on Monday and
Tuesday. City Attorney W. R. Metz
of Alliance, and W. J. Connell, of
Omaha, represented the city, and
Attorney William Mitchell represent
ed the plaintiff.
The case had gone to the close of
the evidence for the plaintiff when
me attorneys tor me. city made a
motion to direct a verdict for the de
fendant on several grounds, the most
important of which was that nothing
had been put in evidence to show
that the plaintiff was entitled to re
cover damages. Cases decided by
the Nebraska supreme court were
brought up to show that f one is a
trespasser or licensee on land, the
owner owes no duty as to the condi
tion of the premises. The facts in
the case showed that the boy when
he was injured by touching the live
electric wire which had fallen was a
trespasser. The arguments started
at :302 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and lasted until nearly 6 o'clock,
when District Judge Westover called
the jury in and instructed them to
bring a verdict for the city.
The facts brought out in the trial
were that on the night of Saturday,
May 23, 1914, a very heavy wind
broke off four electric power wire
poles south of Alliance. These poles
were used to carry wires to the Reck
brick yards suoth of town. Two of
the poles fell inside of an enclosure
used by the Burlington as a sheep
pen. Two other poles fell outside
of the sheep pen. The four poles
fell towards the east. Between 8
and 9 o'clock the next morning, Sun
day, the small boy climbed over the
barbed wire and netting and entered
the enclosure, that he either grasped
or touched the live electric wire at a
point about seventeen feet inside of
the enclosure, that he was badly in
jured and that some of his injuries
still remain. The only witness of
the accident was Mrs. William Dun
bar, who lived close by. She saw
the boy straddle the fence and then
throw up his hands as he touched the
live wire, and was thrown back.
Attorneys Metz and Mitchell of
Alliance, who participated in -the tri
al of the case, are both well known
here. Attorney Connell of Omaha,
who assisted Mr. Metz In the defense
of the case, is a former congressman.
Union Techer Training Club
The regular weekly meeting of
the Alliance Union Teacher Training
Club will be held at the Baptist
church, next Sunday, at 3:30 p. m.
Rev. Geo. E. Morphy will have
charge as teacher. A full attend
ance of members is desired. Visit
ors are always welcomed at theee
meetings.
Elected Chairman of Board
SUPERINTENDENT W. M. WEIDEXII AMER OF ALLIANCE
DIVISION, C. 11. A Q., CHAIRMAN OF OPERATING
HOARD FOR THE (X)MIXG YEAR
NEW ADDITION TO ALLIANCE
Falrview Platted Into Lot First
of
This Week Sale Will Start
at Once
The first of this week a party com
posed of Mayor Rodgers, W. W. Nor
ton. E. T. Kibble, Fred Mollring,
Surveyor Reuben Knight, Lloyd C.
Thomas and H. E. Rhodes went out
to the fair grounds where they atir-
veyed and platted into lots what will
be known as Falrview addition.
This land is the property of the
fair association, but as it is not nec
essary to uce It in the grounds, it
was decided some time ago to make
an addition of it. and in this manner
make up the deficit In the funds of
the fair association and enable tbeu
to pay off their Indebtedness from
the sale of the lots.
There are 48 lots,-most of which
are In a fine position, overlooking
the town and high and dry. The
school district has already "signified
its intention of purchasing a block
in the new addition for future school
purposes, and this gives it a fine
start. Definite plans for the sale of
the lots have not been made yet, but
action will be taken on the matter
soon.
The cutting off of this addition
from the original fair grounds is not
noticed, as there is yet plenty of
room, and these lots will make a
fine residence district In one of the
best parts of town.
T. P. A.'s Go to Hasting
The delegates to the T. P. A. con
vention from Alliance departed today
for Hastings. . They were well stock
ed with badges and with reports of
Alliance as an entertaining city, and
they expect to bring back word that
they have landed the next convention
for Alliance. The bunch was com
posed of Harry Czarnosky, C. L.
Huff, Roy Strong, S. W. Thompson,
George Snyder, A. D. Rodgers, L. H.
Highland, Hugh Beal, Lloyd C.
Thomas, and John Guthrie accom
panied them as representative of the
Commercial Club, which body is of
fering many inducements toward
bringing the next convention here.
Another Car Ixwd of Fords
The Keeler-Coursey Co. this morn
ing received another car load of
bright, new Fords, and are busy to
day unloading and transferring them
to their salesroom. Since weather
conditions opened this week, their
business has been rushing, three new
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP IN ALLIANCE
The week beginning April 26 and ending May 1 has been
named "Clean up and paint up week" in our city.
A week's schedule with specific things to be done on each
day has been arranged.
The days will be known as follows:
Monday, April 26 "Front Yard Day" Rake lawns,
plant flowers, clean walks and gutters, swat the fly and erect
a concrete or brick ask vault.
Tuesday, April 27 "Fire Prevention Day" Clean base
ments, attics, remove rubbish, greasy rags, waste paper, re
move all rubbish from back of stores and remove all fire haz
ards. Install a concrete refuse box to burn the papers in.
Swat the fly under the rubbish. This is also "Tin Can Day".
Wednesday, April 28 "Paint up Day" Paint up inside
and out, porches, fences, chairs, woodwork, out buildings, etc.
Paint the store fronts on Box Butte avenue, remove old awn
ings, clean the windows, and take down the bill boards on our
main street. Repaper the office or room at home, screen the
windows and doors and swat the fly.
Thursday, April 29 "Repair Day" Remove dilapidated
buildings and wooden sidewalks, repair the fences, fix the lat
tice work and haul away the trash.
Friday, April 30 "Back Yard Day" Clean the alleys,
remove the rubbish and garbage, haul away the rfeuge and re
move the tin cans. RESOLVE on this day that hereafter ev
ery day in the year will be clean up day at your place.
Saturday, May 1 "Vacant Lot Day" Clean the lota ad
joining homes.
7 At the annual meeting of the
board of operating and mech
anical officers of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
held in Chicago April 5, 6 and
7, Superintendent W. M. Weld
enhamer, of the Alliance divis
ion, was elected as chairman of
the board for the coming year.
The election of Mr. Welden
hamer Is a tribute to his ster
ling qualities as a railroad man
and shows the high standing
with which he Is regarded by
his fellow officials on the Bur
lington. Mr. Weidenhamer has
been superintendent of the Al
liance division for - several
years, and no one among the
railroad men has more friends
than be, both among the em
ployes of the railroad and the
business and professional men
with whom he associates. He
is a firm booster for Alliance
and western Nebraska, and Is a
member of the Alliance Com
mercial Club.
cars having Deen soia so rar mis
week one to Ben .Johnson, of Hem-
lngford, and one each to Fred Craw
ford and Fred Hoover of Alliance.
The carload received today -will not
last long Judging from the rate they
have been going lately. Keeler and
Coursey are very optimistic over the
prospects this year, and expect to do
more than their share in helping sell
the 300,000 which the factory hopes
to dispose of before August. The
reports In regard to the factory sales
are very encouraging and at the pres
ent time it appears as though the
buyers were going to share in the re
bates. DEPARTMENT (JETTING BUSY
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Will Have Plenty to do In
the Coming Weeks
There was a big attendance at the
regular meeting of the Alliance Vol
unteer Fire Department Wednesday
evening. Plans were made for sev
w.l big things to be done within the
ttixt few" "weeks- by -4he- departments
Among the plans made are those for
an annual dance, to be given at the
opera house Wednesday, April 21,
the proceeds therefrom to be used
for the benefit of the new swimming
pool. Music will be furnished by
the Whaley orchestra, and the price
of tickets will be one dollar.
A smoker for the retiring mayor,
A. D. Rodgers, with the new city
officials in attendance, is to be given
soon. Tne committee is maaing ar
rangements for a big meeting.
A committee will complete ar
rangements for the proper observ
ance of memorial day. All of the
firemen are expected to attend at
that time.
Work on the new swimming pool
is going forward at a rapid rate.
Well Equipped Shoe Shop
Charles Watteyne has been .instal
ling machinery in his shoe shop un
til he now has one of the best equip
ped establishments of the kind in
this part of Nebraska. This week be
received a new stitcher, with which
he can sew on a pair of soles in a
few minutes, instead of two or three
hours, the time required to do the
same by hand. The new machine
will be run by the same electric mo
tor that furnishes power for the fin
ishing machine that was Installed
some months ago.
New of Sudden Death
Tuesday afternoon. H. U. Carpen
ter received a telegram from Pot
latch, Idaho, conveying information
of the death of Clair E. Carpenter,
which occurred on the morning of
that day. The deceased attended
the funeral at Alliance of Jessie Car
penter last January. He was one of
the three children, mentioned In her
obituary, that she had charge of.
When here he was In poor health but
no word had been received' that be
was seriously 111 since until the news
of his death came. The funeral will
be held at the old home town of
Plalnview, Nebr., for which place
Charley Carpenter left after receiv
ing the news contained In the tele
gram.
Suit Against School DIM riot
The suit of S. C. Reck against the
Alliance school district is being tried
in district court today. Attorneys
Metz and Connell are representing
the school district, and Attorney
Mitchell the plaintiff. According to
the plaintiff, he had the contract for
furnishing the brick for the Central
school building. Edgemont shale
brick was to have been used as fac
ing, samples of which were furnish
ed. Alliance brick being refused.
When time came for the brick work
to be done, the committee rejected
the Edgemont product and insisted
that brick from Denver be used. Mr.
Reek's suit is based on the difference
in the price of the local and the for
eign products, which he claims Is
$2,500. The Jury will probably re
turn a verdict this evening.
Lincoln Doetm't Waut Her Either
Word comes from Lincoln to the
effect that the authorities at that
place are going to return "Trlxie
Sing" to Alliance. It will be remem
bered that "Trlxie" Is the woman
dope fiend who was confined in the
Jail here for making herself gener
ally disagreeable In the depot last
week, and who said she was on her
way to Newport, Kentucky, to visit
with a sister. The city authorities
thought they were doing her a good
turn by sending her as far as Lin
coln on her Journey, but from the In
formation received, It would appear
as though they had a "white ele
phant" on their hands. The officials
here are in a quandary as to what to
do with her In case she Is sent back.
IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED
C. H. TuJly Wins Suit Against Bur
lingtoii for Damage by De
layed Shipment
The case of Charles Tully vs. the
C. B. & Q. railroad which was tried
last Saturday resulted in a verdict
for the plaintiff In the sum of $720,
the Jury -belngf instructed to find In
favor of Tully by Judge Westover. .
The suit was made for damages to
stock which bad been shipped . by
Tully, and which had been delayed,
In violation of the law. Eight other
suits of a like nature were held back
pending the decision In this one, the
total value of which are $12,000, be
ing held in order to save court costs.
The Burlington has signified its
intention of carrying this case to the
Nebraska supreme court, and from
there to the United States supreme
court if necessary. Boyd & Metz, of
Alliance, represented the plaintiff,
and the defendant was represented
by Jesse L. Root and J. W. Welngar
ten, of Omaha, and F. A. Wright, of
Scottsbluff. The final outcome of
the case will be awaited with much
Interest.
HOLDING IOTATO MEETINGS
Expert on Spud DlHeases. Here from
Nebranka Eerlmeiit Station
Prof. H. S. Vasey, expert on pota
to diseases, from the Nebraska Ex
periment Station, is In Box Butte
county this week extending assist
ance to the farmers in helping stamp
out the ravages on that vegetable
Meetings are being held at all points,
and great interest is being manifest
ed by all who have attended. This
might seem a srivial subject at first
glance, but it means thousands of
dollars to this county each year.
The meeting was held Monday at
the Vogel school bouse, on Tuesday
at Berea school house, and at Arthur
Bomgardner's residence, on Wednes
day at the Nonpareil school house
and the Liberty school bouse. Meet
ings scheduled for today are at the
Enyeart school house at 9:30 a. m.
and at the Hemlngford I. O. O. F.
Hall; tomorrow (Friday) at the
Runningwater school house and Sat
urday at the assembly room of the
court house In Alliance.
These meetings are held for the
benefit of everyone interested, and
all the farmers, and others, who
have suffered financial loss from the
ravages of diseases on their potato
crop should by all means attend.
Like Iowa ltet
It is hard to convince an elderly
man who has resided in Iowa all his
life that there is any place else on
earth quite as good as the Hawkeye
state. H. C. Morgan of Ringgold
county, Iowa, was visiting old ac
quaintances in Alliance this week.
He had been visiting bis brother.
George E. Morgan, twelve miles
south of Lakeside. While admitting
that his brother had been prosperous
In the cattle business, plowing corn
In Iowa looked better to him than
running a ranch In Nebraska.
MEETING OF CEMETERY ASSN.
There will be a meeting of the
Cemetery Association in the assem
bly room of the court houBe Wednes
day, April 21. at 7:30 p. m. Every
body is urgently requested to be
present. By order of the Board of
Trustees.
NEW OFFICIALS
TAKE OFFICE
Mayor and Member of CMty Council
Installed In Office at Meeting
Held Tuesday Evening
RETIRING OFFICIALS PRAISED
Alliance's new mayor, Penrose E.
Romlg, and the new board of coun
cilmen were duly Installed Tuesday
evening at the regular meeting of
the council. The old board met first
and held the regular routine of bust
ness. Reports of the different offic
ers and departments were received
and approved. A letter of thanks
from the library board for the dona
tion of water and lights was read.
The bonds of the incoming officers)
were approved. Retiring Mayor A.
D. Rodgers made an interesting talk,
showing thea work accomplished
during his term as mayor of the city
for the past two years. The finan
cial condition of the city Is a matter
of much satisfaction and the Incom
ing administration takes charge of
the city with Its affairs In good
shape.
At 8:45 o'clock the new mayor
and council were sworn by Judge
Roberts. All councllmen were pres
ent excepting A. J. Welch, who was
absent in the east on account of the
sickness of his wife. Those seated
around the large table In the coun
cil chamber were Mayor Penrose E.
Romlg and Councllmen Davis, David
son, Rowan, Fleming, Snyder, Was
and Kibble.
Mayor Romlg made a stirring
speech to the large crowd which fill
ed the council chamber. He con
gratulated the retiring administra
tion on their good work and stated
that the new administration stands
for honesty, economy and efficiency.
The first business before the new
council was the election of president
of the board. Councilman Was nom
inated Jerry Rowan, Councilman Ro
wan nominated E. T. Kibble, and
Councilman Fleming nominated
John Snyder. Councilman Snyder
was elected, he receiving three votes.
Rowan two, and Kibble two.
Mayor Romlg then announced his
appointments. The entire council
voted to confirm the appointment of
James E. Hughes as superintendent
of the electric light department. All
voted In favor of the appointment of
John Carlson as street commissioner.
All voted in favor of the appoiutment
nf Phurli K JefTera am rhlff of no-
lice. On the appointment of Robert
O. Reddish for city attorney, Davis
voted yes, Davidson voted no, and af
terwards changed his vote to yes.
Rowan voted yes, Fleming voted no,
Snyder passed, Was passed, and Kib
ble voted yes, confirming the ap
pointment. The appointment of Dr. George J.
Hand not. being confirmed by the
council for the office of city physi
cian, the matter was deferred. Grace
11. Kennedy was appointed cashier
of the water and light department.
The selection of a night marshal was
left to the chief of pclice, who ap
pointed L. L. Kish, formerly a spec
ial agent for the Burlington railroad.
Chief Jeffers made the stipulation
that the man accepting the position
as night marshal must observe three
rules that be must be courteous,
must not Indulge in Intoxicating li
quors while on duty, and must not
accept 'tip's".
Mayor Romlg appointed the fol
lowing committees: Streets and Al
leys Kibble, Snyder, Davis and Da
vidson; Finance, Purchasing and In
surance Was, Rowan, Fleming, Da
vidBon; Health and Pewer David
son, Rowan, Was, Fleming; Ordin
ances Kowan, was, Davidson,
Fleming; Fire, Water and Light
Snyder, Kibble, Welch, Rowan; Li
censes Welch, Fleming. Was, Dav
is; Printing Davis. Kibble, Snyder,
Welch; Claims Kibble, Snyder, Da
vis, Davidson.
Applications for the position of
street sprinkler were referred to the
street and alley committee. Two ap
plications were received for city sca
venger. Mark Linear and Sheldon
& Darnell were the bidders, the con
tract being awarded to Sheldon &
Darnell for one dollar per day.
Steve Jackson, the colored dog
catcher, was appointed official dog
catcher for the coming year. Steve
made a speech that brought down the
house. He bad the badge of office
in his pocket, and when he received
the appointment promptly donned it.
The request of the Commercial
Club for the use of the city streets
during the coming stockmen's con
vention was granted. A letter from
the Commercial Club regarding
"clean-up and paint-up week" was
read.
Attorney E. 11. Boyd, of the park
board, spoke of the need of a water
main being extended to the city park,
so that water may be had for the
trees now being set out.
The Herald and Times were ap
pointed official newspapers for the
coming year, on motion of Council
man Was.
Following the closing of the ses
sion of the council, the members of
the board were the guests of Mayor
Romlg at the Silver Grill. An, ad
journed meeting of the board Is to bs
held April 30.
Count von Bernstorff "believes"
Berlin will pay for slnktng the Wil
liam P. Frye. The count might ev
en have made it stronger.