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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1915)
The Allianc RALP) OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASStXIATION. BEACHES EVERY MEMRElt OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES IlEAlKjUAllTEHS FOR 15,000 Fl-' VOLUME XXII ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AFRIL 22, 1915 NO. 20 ALLIANCE GETS 1916 CONVENTION Special Train Will Carry 800 Dele gate and Wives to State T. P. A. Convention Her POST M MEMBERS MADE GOOD The Alliance delegation of T. P. A.'s, representing Post M, returned "with the goods" the first ot the week, bringing the good news with them that Alliance had been selected for the annual convention to be held In 1916. The boys all enjoyed them selves thoroughly. Plans are being made to run a special train from Omaha for the next convention, the train starting out with the Omaha delegation and picking up the differ ent delegations from the posts on the way out. , i Each and every member of the post, including President Outhrle of the Alliance Commercial Club, who was elected an honorary member be fore going down, deserves credit for the good work done In securing the 1916 convention. The Alliance bus iness men and Secretary Fisher of the club all deserve credit for assist ing the post in securing the conven tion by sending telegrams to the con vention. Walter G. White of Fremont was elected state president without op position, and the Rev. A. A. Brooks of Hastings was the unanimous choice for national chaplain candi date. A. V. White, state chaplain from Lincoln, and the Rev. Brooks both paid tribute to the late Homer T. Wilson, national chaplain, in stir ring addresses. The following officers were elect ed without opposition: W. R. Gil chriBt, Grand Island, first vice presi dent; Roy Jackson, Lincoln, second vice president; H. A. Webbert, Kear ney, third vice president; W. D. Eck, Omaha, fourth vice president; A. A. Kofer, York, fifth vice president; Charles L. Hopper, Omaha, secretary and treasurer; Walter Snapp, Lin coln, chairman of railroad commit tee; George F. Wolz, Fremont, chairman of legislative committee; R. E. Gilmore, Omaha, chairman of press committee; W. C. Alexander, Hastings, caatrinao of hotel commit tee; H. G. Hoel, Omaha, chairman of employment committee; Robert Newman, chairman of good roads and public utilities. Roy Strong of Alliance was elect ed a member of the board of direct ors, and S. W. Thompson and Roy Strong were chosen as delegates to the national convention at Omaha. DEBATE FRIDAY NIGHT Alliance and Ogallala Teams Will Participate Resolved, that the government should own and operate the rail roads". This is the question that will be debated by the Alliance and Ogallala teams tomorrow night in the assem bly room of the high school, and is the question being debated by the high schools all over the state. It Is the last of the series of debates in this section, and the winner in this contest will send a representative to the state debate which will be held In Lincoln May 14. Both sides have made extensive preparations for to morrow night s event, and the spec tators are assured something worth while. The admission is 25 cents. The Judges are Supt. Marrs, of Bridgeport; Dean Stockdale, of Cbadron Normal, and Supt. Matheny, of Scottsbluff. Music will be fur nished during the Intermission by the high school orchestra. GET READY TO CLEANUP Next Week Is When Alliance Will Be Made the "City Beautiful" The week of April 26 to May 1 is the time, and Alliance is the place. Will you do your share? Next week is annual "Cleanup and Paintup Week", and it is then that, with the co-operation of the citizens, Alliance will be made one of the cleanest little cities in the state. This is not a matter that will stand going at half-heartedly you can't clean fifteen or twenty square feet of your back yard and then say you have done your part. You have not done your part until you have cleaned your front yard, your back yard, your house, your outbuildings, your basements, and every other place where trash has accumulated for months. Just think of the bottles, cans, old lumber, and other trash on your premises taht you have been threat ening to remove for the past year, and which is still there! Don't put it off do it next week. Or, if It is more convenient, do it now. It is not necessary that you wait until then. But for your own sake, and the town's sake, do it next week any way. Summer is coming on the run, and with it will come the usual number f Insects unless something Is done to prevent it now. A pile of tin cans or other rubbish is the finest place in the world for several mil lion files and other Insects to find their way into this world, and natur ally Into Alliance, where they are cussed generally. Think of the mil lions of these flies that could be elim inated if proper precautions were taken right at the start. Fever epidemics are often started from a pile of rubbish containing de cayed matter which has been allow ed to stand In the summer sun until it Is rotten. If you haven't enough civic pride to want to see the town clean, then think of the lives and health of yourselves and children. If only a few persons would ob serve "cleanup week", it would have about the same effect as sticking your finger into a rain barrel, pull ing it out, and then looking for the hole. Every citizen who owns prop erty, even though It be vacant, should be right down to business next Monday morning early, and he should stay with the job until not a particle of rubbish remains. If ev eryone will do this, Saturday night will find Alliance clean from one end to the other. Get the habit; clean up. PRESS CONVENTION COMING Special Train, Carrying Members of Nebraska State Press Ashoc la th in, to Visit Alliance 1016 Word received from Lloyd Thom as, now In Omaha attending the an nual Nebraska Press Association con vention, states that on Tuesday af ternoon the association voted to have the convention in 1916 held on board a special train which will visit the western part of Nebraska, the busi ness sessions to be held on the train and the entertainment to be provid ed by the larger towns enroute. The train will probably start from Grand Island over the Union Pacific, visit ing North Platte, Sidney, Bridgeport, Scottsbluff and Gering, returning with stops at Alliance and Grand Is land. The convention which was held In Omaha this week was attended by 200 delegates, many of whom were accompanied by their wives. Fea tures of the entertainment provided were special musical programs, ban quets at the Fontenelle, Rome and Paxton hotels, a banquet at South Omaha, and a theatre party at the Brandels. Horace M. Davis of the Ord Journal was elected president; Clark Perkins of the Aurora Repub lican was elected vice president; C. C. Johns of Grand Island was re elected secretary-treasurer; Eunice Haskias of the, Stella Press, was elected corresponding secretary. The trip to be made next year will be something new and will give west ern Nebraska an opportunity to show itself in its true light. This will be the best advertising feature the west ern part of the state ever had. Alli ance will do her share in providing suitable entertainment while the ed itors and their families are the guests of the city. PLANS FOR RESORVOIR Special Meeting of Council Held Monday Night -Committee to Study Details A special meeting of the city coun cil was held Monday evening to con sider the erection of a city reservoir, with a capacity of 500,000 gallons. This would be of concrete and would be built on the city property near the light plant. Several plans were advanced, and Mayor Romig appointed Councllmen Kibble and Davis as a committee to go to Lin coin and Grand Island at once to get the details. They will start Sunday and upon their return definite plans will be made. It has been seen for some time that a reservoir is necessary in order to keep a supply of water in the summer time. The pressure was very good last year, but for several years before there was nothing to boast of. The lawns over town are In fine shape, and It will take a great amount of water to keep them in shape, and In addition to this is the fact that hundreds of trees will be planted over town this year, which will bring the demand up considera bly. SPECIAL FOR LADIES See Mrs. Zebrung for cleaning and pressing Lace Curtains, Sofa Pillows and Fancy Work. Alliance Cleaning Works, phone 58. Residence phone 2S7. 19-tf-5420 Will Make Alliance Headquarters J. L. Williams, real estate agent of Broken Bow, arrived in Alliance last Thursday, and will make this city his headquarters this spring and the coming summer. He makes a spec ialty of Wheatland irrigated lands, His proposition seems to be a good one, and already Is creating some In terest bere. TANGO DYEING Pave that Tango Suit or Coat re dyed and made to look like new by Mrs. Zehrung. Alliance Cleaning Works, phone 58. Residence phone 287. 19-tf-5420 Sold Car to Bayard Man W. W. Norton drove over to Bay ard, Tuesday, in a new automobile that he sold to L. F. Flower, a young business man of that town. Mr. Norton returned on the train today. PROCLAMATION Realizing that our City to keep pace with our aiRler cities must be in a Ranitary condition I, Renrose E. Romig, Mayor of Alliance, this 21st day of April, 1915, do hereby set aside April 26th to May 1st as the official "CLEAN UP and PAINT UP Days" in the City of Alliance, Box Butte County, State of Nebraska, and ask the hearty co-operation of every citizen of our progressive city. A town or city is as dirty or as attractive as its citizens make it. It cannot rise above the level of its citizens. When traveling you realize that a dirty city is made up of dirty households, inefficient citizenry. Alliance is noted for its wide awake co-operative spirit. We have the record of being the livest City in the West for our size, and let us as citizens work together in making our city the most talked of town in the West in the line of clean streets, clean alleys, clean back yards and a healthy city in which to live. Now therefore I earnest ly request that all garbage be placed in cans, all trash hauled away, the tin cans and unsightly piles of rubbish and trash be" cleaned up, buildings be repainted and when it is over I hope that every citizen will make it a point to do his part every day in giving Alliance the name she deserves, "The Cleanest and Best City in the West." PENROSE E. ROM IQ, Mayor. UNDESIRABLES ROUNDED UP House and Box Car Broken Into and Bobbed Officers Got Seventeen After the report had been turned in that both a house and a box car had been broken Into and robbed Sunday evening. Sheriff Cox, Crlef Jeffers, Night Marshal Klsh, Burling ton Special Agent Phillips, and Cbas. Hill started a systematic search for "undesirables", and by five o'clock Monday morning seventeen hoboes had been boused in the city and county jails. The city was searched from one end to the other, and after the other places had been examined, the offic ers confined their efforts to the Bur lington yards, where they were more than successful. They had secured several common "bo's", and had hunted the yaras for some time wltb - out locating the box car robbers. when Chief Jeffers and Sheriff Cox accidentally stumbled onto three seedy looking individuals examining the contents of a box just below the embankment on which they were walking. Both men jumped dowa the bank at about the' same time," and as they did so the box car . rob bers, for such they were, started to run. At that moment Special Of ficer Phillips jumped up from some where and fired a "friendly" shot ov er their heads, and at that tbey were perfectly docile. The box they were examining proved to be one from the box car, and contained ladies' and gentlemen's wearables, towels, sil verware, sheets and other articles. These three men were taken to the county jail where they are now rest ing, and It Is probable that tbey will soon be confined in the state peniten tiary, as they were caught "with the goods". Of the seventeen who were round ed up, three are confined In the county jail, three in the city jail, and the other eleven were quietly but forcibly ejected from town by the of ficers Monday morning, via the Bur lington tracks, after they had drawn the "get out of town" sentence. Among the bunch were three Mexi cans and several other foreigners. Those taken to the city jail are now assisting in the completion of the natatorium. The city authorities have declared war on the vags, and hereafter that class will find it both pleasant and profitable to fight shy of Alliance. They have become so numerous here of late that this decision has been made necessary, as they not only make it compulsory to keep houses locked tight when the occupants are away if only for a few minutes, be sides the discomfort of having sever al at the back doors about breakfast time. And the majority of them are "sick" when they are asked to work for their meals. EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS Itev. "Billy" Nlckerson, Famous Ne gro Evangelist, Holding Iteviv al Meetings in Alliance "Billy" Nlckerson, the famous ne gro evangelist and president of the Nlckerson Evangelistic Company, who has held successful meetings thruout the United States and Cana da, is in this city conducting a series of meetings for the A. M. E. church. Several of the Sunday school pupils "hit the sawdust trail" Sunday morn ing, and others are manifesting the deepest concern in their souls' wel fare. Owing to the small congregation and limited resources, the citizens of Alliance and vicinity, to whom bene fits are accruln galong moral, spirit ual and intellectual lines, are re quested to give moral, spiritual and financial support to this movement. No man 11 vet h to himself; we live or die unto the Lord. The evangelist is undenomination al. The public is invited. Street meetings will be held in the after noon. A. M. E. CHURCH. If you want to beautify your lawn with No. 1 trees, at from 18 to 28 rents, now is the time to do so. We have a few left at these prices. Phone 74. A SPLENDID CONCERT School of Music Furnished a Treat Friday NlRht, With Two Part Concert The people of Alliance had the pleasure last Friday night of listen ing to one of the best musical pro grama that has ever been given in the city, when the members of the Alliance School of MubIc and other local talent gave a two-part concert at the Phelan opera house. The first part consisted of the "Breton Folk Songs", rendered by a mixed quartette composed of Miss Burnett, Mrs. Hershman, Harry Zlckert and Camille Nohe. To give any member of the quartette special mention would be out of the ques tion, as all performed equally well fl 1 1 vora nnarlat lv VvArvnna In -n v, t.tBrtin. - nf th nrnrr.m th.t ih.,. starting of the program that there had been some tedious training be fore the desired result was obtained. The singers made an excellent ap pearance in their old fashioned cos tumes, which lent the proper air to their songs. Mr. Hershman's . . solo was well suited to her voice, and she gave It the correct itnerpretation through out. Few people In the audience realized the difficulty In giving the song the proper expression, nor how much training was necessary to give it the somberness necessary. While new In Alliance musical cir cles, Camille Nohe won an enviable rmnltinn therein In hi. Friday night's I appearance. His rendition of "The Kuby Necklace" was something that the audience will remember for some time, owing to its dramatic flavor, and his correct manner of expres sion. Miss Burnett's work was perform ed In the usual satisfactory manner. Her strong, clear voice was given a hard test but she proved herself more than equal to the occasion. Like the others, her songs were full of dramatic effect, which required special pains to bring out the har mony, and this Miss Burnett surely did. Alliance Is fortunate In possessing a "basso" such as Mr. Zlckert. 111b voice is deep and resonant, yet clear and strong. Both his singing and acting in the little skit, "The Night ingale", were perfect, and received hearty praise from the audience. The quartette numbers, with all voices blended together, exhibited a smoothness not generally found out side of the highly paid companies who specialize on this work, and with the costumes and settings, the numbers were all the more apprecia ble, especially the "Spinning Song", In which all members were given the opportunity to display their talents. Miss Hight was unable to be pres ent, and her place was occupied by Mrs. Zediker, who gave a brief syn opsis of the several songs and acted as accompanist. She showed mark ed talent in telling the stories of the songs In few words, which made them perfectly understandable to the audience, and her accompaniments were perfect. The work of the orchestra, as the second part of the program, proved equally as enjoyable as the "Folk Songs", the audience sitting in rapt attention throughout' each number. The program was composed of the newest numbers, which made tbem all the more interesting, and Direct or Ralph R. Uniacke has a superb style of getting the greatest amount of harmony with the instruments. Like the first part, every member and participant proved himself an artist. It is to be regretted that Alliance people will not be able to hear an other concert of this nature for some time, but Friday night's entertain ment proved that the people appreci ate such high grade numbers and the School of Music will play to a crowded bouse when they again ap pear in public MAItKIED AT SIDNEY Alliance Couple Spring a Surprise on Friends The many friends of Mr. George Breckner and Miss Catherine Frel muth will be surprised to learn of their marriage, which took place in St. Patrick'! Catholic church in Sid ney, Nebr., Thursday, April 16. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Frelmuth and the groom la the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Breckner, all of Alliance. The young couple will make their home in Cheyenne, Wyo. Sedan Is a Dandy The Keeler-Coursey Co. received another carload of Fords Tuesday, which makes two carloads for them In less than a week, having received a car last Thursday. In the car re ceived this week is a Ford "Sedan" car, and it is about the classiest arti cle that has ever been in Alliance. Mr. Coursey says he will "put It up against anything in Alliance that runs on four wheels", and it would seem that he is perfectly safe in do ing so. It is the first Sedan that has ever been here, and it la interesting to anyone who is interested in auto mobiles, and that includes every body. RECK GETS JUDGEMENT Sued School District for 92,500 Verdict Rendered In Ilia Favor for Sl.OOO The case of Sang C. Reck vs. the School District of Alliance terminat ed last Friday when the jury brought in a verdict awarding the plaintiff $1,000 in his suit for $2,500. He was allowed $960 on his petition for $1,900, for the first cause, and in the second cause $70.47, the petition be ing for $170. Mr. Reck sued to recover $1,900 in the first cause of action, which he claimed was the difference in price between Denver and Edgemont brick. It was claimed that the con tract called for Edgemont brick, but that be was later ordered to change to the Denver product by A. S. Mote, construction superintendent on the Central school building, the Edge mont brick having proven unsatis factory for the building. According to the testimony, the brick was or dered changed on July 8, 1913, and letters were produced by the defense to show that the change in brick had been made prior to the time when It was ordered, Mr. Reck ordering the Denver brick before the Edgemont product bad been condemned. The plaintiff claimed that he had ordered the brick before his dispute with Mr. Mote, but that It was not received and a later order was neces sary, it being made some time after his conversation - - with . any of the school board or the construction sup erintendent. The amount of $1,900 Mr. Reck claimed to be what he was compelled to pay for the Denver brick, more than the price of the product of his own kiln. The sec ond cause amounting to $170 was the amount withheld from settlement for unfinished work on the contract. It was claimed by the school board that there is still a little unfinished work, and that tbey completed parts of it after Mr. Reck quit the job. A. S. Mote, W. R. Pate, C. A. New berry, F. W. Harris, W. E. Spencer. and others testified for the defense. Mr. Reck was his own witness on his side. The plaintiff was represented by Wm. Mitchell, and the defendant by Boyd & Metz, assisted by Attorn7 Connell, of Omaha. "A RATTLING GOOD AD" Up-to-date Store Uses Up-to-date Method of AdvertUing Splen did Stock of Merchandise "A rattling good ad," is what The Herald's foreman remarked after be read the copy for George A. Moll- ring's full page advertisement which appears on page seven of this Issue. It's not only a rattling good adver tisement, but there are a number of rattling good things about It to which the attention of The Herald's many readers is specially called: The Mollrlng store Is a rattling good place to trade. It Is stocked with dependable goods, a thing nec essary to building up a good perman ent trade. The management and sales force of this store are rattling nice people to do business with. Tbey are cour teous, accommodating and under stand the wants of customers and their line of goods from A to Z. The sale which is being advertised this week is a rattling good money saver, as any one who 1b a judge of goods will see by visiting the store and making a little investigation. There Is nothing fakey about it, as this bouse doesn't put on fake sales. It's a genuine offer of big bargains on first-class, stylish goods. Entertained at School of MukIc The faculty of the Alliance School of Music entertained last evening in honor of those who participated in the two-part concert last Friday ev ening. The evening was a musical one, the members of the faculty ren dering several selections, after which delicious refreshments were served. There were about twenty present, and all reported an excellent time. BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. J. D. Collins, of Lincoln, Sunday school man for the Baptists of Nebraska, will be present next Sunday and speak at the Baptist church morning and evening. A cor dial invitation to attend the services of this church is extended to the pub lic. GEORGE E. MORPHV, Pastor. GETTING READY TO PUSH WORK Local Connell of Boy Scout Organiz ation Preparing for Spring and Summer Campaign MOVEMENT BIX1INS TO MOVE With the coming of spring activi ties, the Boys' Scout movement in Alliance is beginning to move again. A meeting of the local council of the Alliance branch of the Boy Scout Movement of America was held at a 6 o'clock dinner at the Alliance Cafe last evening. There ' were present: Rev, O. S. Baker, rice president, who acted as 'chairman; C. E. Lamon, secretary; ' E. 'G. Lalng, treasurer; Rev. H. J.' Young, scout commission er; Prof. W. O. Lewis, scout execu tive; Rev. Mclntyre, Charlea Spacht, A. V. Gavin, Supt. W. R. Pate, Prof. S. L. Clements, Jhon W. Thomas. The council being without a presi dent, owing to the removal from Al liance of Rev. W. M". Seel, Rev. O. 8. Baker ' was elected to that posi tion. A. V. Gavin was chosen vice pres ident to fill vacancy caused by the election of Rev. Baker to the presi dency. Eight scout masters were elected. as follows: E. G. Lalng, S. L. Clem ents, C. A. Dow, G. A. Cross, T. J. Nelson, Charles Walters, F. J. Spon, A. W. Gavin. Scout Commissioner II. J, Young called a meeting of scout masters to be held at a noon luncheon today. the first of a series of meetings for Instruction. Others who wish to know more of tbe work of the boy scouts will be welcomed to these meetings. BOY'S LEG TORN OFF Foot Caught in Wheel of Buggy when He Tried to Catch a Hide One of the most deplorable acci dents, not to be fatal, that has ever happened In this section, occurred last Sunday afternoon, when Vern on, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Scott, living In Belmont' addition, suffered. the loss of the greater part of his left leg' when It' was caught In tbe wheel of a buggy and twisted off clean. The boy had been playing with some chums a short distance from his home,, and when J. C. Markbam, together with two ladles, passed in bis buggy, he remarked to his com panions that he was going to catch a ride home, and at that ran to the buggy from tbe rear. The accident occurred in front of Earl Reed's home, and Mr. Reed had been un concernedly watching tbe children. He stated that as the boy took hold of the rear end of the buggy, hia left foot caught between the spokes of the wheel, going on over the axle. Mr. Markbam and the other occu pants knew nothing of the boy being behind until they heard him scream. He then stopped the buggy, but it was too late, and when the little fel low was picked up, tbe lower part of his leg dropped to the ground. Neighbors rushed to the scene at once, and no time was lost in getting him to the hospital, where shortly afterward the leg was amputated above the knee by Dr. Copsey, who stated that it was the first case of its exact nature be bad ever seen. Mr. Markbam had been to tbe cemetery to see about his wife's grave and was on his return home at the time of tbe accident, and the fact that he was an innocent accessory has caused him great grief. Mr. Scott is a driver at Newberry's hard ware store. He Is a bard working, Industrious man, and the blow comes terribly hard to the family. The injured lad is getting along nicely, last reports stating that the wound is healing nicely, and owing to his youth and hardiness he will soon be able to be removed from the hospital, altho he will be a cripple for the remainder of his life. The sincere sympathy of Alliance people is extended to the family in this their time of misfortune. HOUSE ROBBED SUNDAY Thieve Steal Money and Jewelry to Amount of $IOO . Tbe borne of Mrs. Richard Wat kins was broken Into Sunday even ing between 7:30 and 8:30, while the members of the family were out automobile riding, and money and goods to tbe amount of $100 were taken. When tbe family returned from their ride, tbey found the entire house in a topsy-turvy condition. At first they could not understand what was the matter, but when an investi gation was begun they missed some old coins, a large amount of silver ware, rings, watches and other jew elry which was worth about $100. The matter was Immediately re ported to the police, and several ar rests were made, but the missing ar ticles were not recovered. Make Trip to Broadwater F. J. Was and J. E. Rice made a trip by automobile to Broadwater. Morrill county, Tuesday, going in tbe forenoon and returning in the after noon of the same day.