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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1915)
I r Fhe Alliance' Herald ItKAU II V ICVI RY MKMIlKIt XKIll! AKT(H K GROWER ASSOCIATION. ALL THK NEWS OF All J AM K AND WKHTFKN NUIKAnKA OFFICIAL OIU1AN NEBRASKA VOLCNTKKR Fin KM K.N 8 ASSOCIATION. IT IlKACHEA IIFADQt AUTKU8 FOR 15.000 FIREMEN ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTK COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY,. AUGUST 12, 1915 NO. 36 4 REJECT CLAIMS " FORJAMAGES City Council Doe Not Relieve That Claims fur Parnate Amounting to $5,64M (Should Be Allowed ALLIANCE ACCEPTS CEIETKHY The city council, at the regular monthly meeting held Tuesday even ing, rejected the claims of owners of property on Box Butte avenue for "damages by reason of grading, ex m cavatlng and lowering streets, lower ing BiaewaiKB. damages 10 BiuewaiKB, damages to trees, raising buildings, retaining walls, etc." This means that suits will undoubtedly be filed very shortly by Attorney W'ni. Mitch 4 ell. who has been retained by the property owners, but the mayor ami council do not believe that a court 'Will award damages for the work done on Box Butte avenue in bring ing the street to grade. - ,The owners of property and the amount of their claims are as fol lows: Anne Worley Wiker Enoch Boyer $1,200 1,500 : l.soo . 1,500 1,200 Wm. Bignell, Alice B. BIgnell Martha Miller ....... - Those present at the council wet-jthat they had admitted that some ar ing were Councilmen Snyder, Rowan ' HUment and trouble occurred during Davidsont Welch, Davis, Kibble, and i,he afternoon of the fight, but did not Fleming, ana Mayor Komig. v,ouii - mIImmm tlf .i a In aao kla uoa t Inn oilman Was 1b east on his vacation After considerable discosBion, l he council, by a vote of six to one, voted to transfer the sum of $2,000 from the water fund and $3,000 from the light fund to the general fund In or der, to pay outstanding warrants which are drawing seven per cent in terest. ' - i A resolution was passed asking the county clerk to place on the tax list as a special assessment sewer fund assessments which are delinquent. Mayor Romig appointed E. G. Laing as a member of th epublic li brary board to OH the vacancy caus ed by the death of W. W. Wood. The term expires . June - 1, 19Ij. iueled after the testimony had been in council confirmed the appointment jtroduced that the men would be held Alliance will present a greatly irj- Wjthout baiL Reports from the hos proved appearance at the end of thePitai ia8t evening stated that the in- present municipal year. re mu - vjjns realise th extensive lmpiove--' nents that ht being made. Sixteen '-Vatreev tioiags' atid ' twelve alley ' . crossings have been, Installed and 13,000 worth of cement guttering bas been done. Licenses to do electric wiring were granted to Charles Schafer and C.A. Dow. Bonds were furnished In .ac cordance wth . the city ordinances. All Jobs of electric wiring are in spected by the light department be fore "Juice" is turned on. Rev. H. J. Young, business manag er of the city band, spoke for the or ganization, stating . that they were well organized and desired to contin ue their practice throughout ., the year, asking that the council appro priate the sum of $26 per month for the purpose of paying their leader. The council voted to grant the re Quest. Former Mayor A., u. noagers poke regarding the transfer of tbelrnese reports are now in, and will be " cemetery to the city and asked At torney W. R. MeU to explain me matter to the . council. Mr. Metz stated that the county records and the records of S. A. Miller, secretary of the cemetery association, bad been thoroughly searched and a card rec ord made giving the present status of each cemetery lot That an ab stract bad been prepared with a deed conveying the property to the city. On motion, the council voted to ac cept the deed and take over the prop erty. Charles Hill, chief of the volunteer fire department, spoke of the need of additional furniture In the room oc cupied by the driver of the fire truck and other firemen at the city hall. Jrhe council voted to make an appro priation of twenty dollars for this purpose. Lloyd Thomas, president of the fire department, spoke regarding the plunge and in behalf of the depart ment thanked the city council for the work done by them and the assist ance given. As a token of the ap preciation by the tire department of .favors shown, each city official Vas presented with a pass to the plunge and invited to make frequent use of the same. , , Ordinance number 213, printed In this edition of The Herald, was pass ed A special meeting of .the coun cil' will be held Tuesday evening of next week to take up Important wat- ters. HOBOS ARE HELD Men Charged with Murderous A MMilt on Dan Wilson Otven Pre liminaryInjured Man Worws -. A plea of "not guilty" was entered by the four men who were held in connection with the assault on Dan Wilson at their preliminary hearing ..which was held before County Judge Berry Tuesday afternoon. As Wll- son's condition is no better, and as the evidence was sufficient to war rant it. the quartet were remanded to the county Jail until there is a de ltoid change, either for the better or r th worse, in the Injured man s cendittos. The men gave their name us John Howard. Frank Small, Joe Miller and Elmer Stevens. Jndpe Bullo'h acted as attorney for Miller and Stevens. Night Marshal Klsh was (be first witness called by the state. His ac count of the affair was the same In substance as that which appeared in last week's Herald.' He Identified the state's exhibits A and B as the hat and shoes which Howard wore on the night of the crime. The hat was of black felt, and the brim con talncd a knife slash. The shoes still bore blood stains, the supposition be ing that Howard stamped Wilson's head with the heel. Dr. Hershnian, city physician, was called next, and described the Injur ed man bruises and cuts. When ask ed by Judge Berry if "Wilson was out or danger, ne replied tnat be was not, and that on account of the depth of the wounds there was serious dan ger of complications. Carl Sward, the young boy who, with bis grandfather, witnessed the fight from a distance, was next on the stand, and told that after Wilson had been disposed of, several men came out of the old house nearby at frequent Intervals and walked over to look at blm. When asked If be could identify any of the defendants as participants In the fight he said they all looked similar to those who had been seen where the fight occur red. Although not present when the ar rets were made, Chief of Police Jef fers testified that he, together with Sheriff Cox, had had several conver sations with the defendants. ' He said ,say now it Btarted or between whom ' t 1 It occurred. Howard and Small sat on one siae or tne room, and Miner ana Stevens sat near their lawyer, and frequent significant glances ' passed between the four. While it Is known that all know about the affair, suspicion has fastened itself on Howard and Small. The four are about at hard a looking bunch as one could find, and one re marked after the trial that if he was going to meet them in a lonely place at night he would want to be armed with a gun In each hand and a knife in his teeth. Owing to the uncertainty of Wil son's recovery, Judge Berry ennounc- jurwi man was slightly worse. MA0r0BSERVATI0WrT0llH Junior Agricultural Observation Tour Was Held Monday Boys Are Very Enthusiastic The Junior Observation Tour of Box Butte county was held Monday, the trip being made on schedule. The purpose of the trip was to foster the get-together movement In agricultur al work on the part of the boys, and to give them Instruction on some of the phases of agricultural work In the county. - Twelve boys made the trip, starting at 1:30 and the Interest they showed was very evident. The only requirement of the trip was that each boy should make a written report of his observations judged Saturday afternoon at the of flee of County Agent Seidell. There are two divisions in the Judging the boys living in districts Nob. 6 and 18 will represent the town schools and the boys living In all the other dis tricts will represent the country schools. Two of these boys will rep resent Box Butte county at the Ne braska State Fair Boys' School En campment which will be held Sep tember 4 to 10. One boy will go from the country and one from town, and the boys will be named after the papers have been Judged Saturday afternoon. It is a Batis(action U know that these young men are tak ing an Interest In the work, as they are the agricultural men of the fu ture, and with such an early start they will be capable men In that line. IteiiHMleling Building . This week the Slmonson building on Box Huue avenue is unaergoinK son.e remodeling, which Includes the installation of a new front and In creasing the width of the building about four feet which will join it to the pool hall building on the south side. The work Is well under way, the material Is on the ground, and the work will probably be completed next week. This building Is occu pied by E. T. Kibble's real estate of fice and the Narrow Oauge barber shop. The increase in the width of the building will be used by the bar ber shop, and will give them consid erably more room. The change, though, will be beneficial to both oc cupants, as it will give them a brick and plate glass front instead of the small windows now in the building. The old front was moved back two feet to remain while the remodeling is in progress. Attended Mother's Funeral Rev. O. 8. Baker, pastor of the Methodist church, received word Sunday of the death of his mother, Mrs. B. J. Garrett, at Fort Collins, Colorado, lie left Monday noon for Fort Collins. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Baker and wife recently spent five weeks at the home of kis mother, during her serious illness. Rev. Bak er is expected to return to Alliance today. MARKING THE ROADS Secretary Fther Went to Kiriiiey Finlxh Thin Work from Sid-' ney to Hot Springs to Secretary Fisher went to Sidney Wednesday, and will start from that town to Hot Springs to finish mark Ing the connecting road. This is the road that diverges from the Lincoln Highway at Sidney, goes through the Black Hills, loop, and rejoins the Lincoln road. The telephoneipolea along the route are marked with red and white, which distinguishes this road from any other In this part of the state. . The road men along the route have been giving It careful attention, and it Is now in good shape. Its benefits to Alliance can hardly be estimated now, but it is well known that It will bring much additional tourist busi ness. While this new business will be confined mostly to the hottlB and restaurants it will nevertheless bring something to all other lines of busi ness. The garages, hardware stores and grocery stores will all be benefit ted to some extent. Just the other day Secretary Fisher received several letters from people who are touring this part of the continent, asking the route through this part of the coun try. These people of course knew of the Lincoln Highway, but wanted to know of a route whereby they could get through here and return to the highway Inter on. Two automobiles loaded with tourists passed through here laBt Sunday over the route, and said they were well pleased with the way they bad found the roads as far as Alliance. Signboards are being erected that wlu Bnow the distance from one town to another, no matter bow small theron for this year shows a two per town may be, and the distance to Al-cent increase In assessed valuation, liance will be given from all the but the levy Is nearly thirteen per towns along the line. . 'cent lower than in 1914 with the cot In about two more months all the roads In this section will be properly marked. Already the work on the Bridgeport, Osbkosh and Broadwater roaa is well under way, under the supervision or Kobert Graham, and'are Interested in havtna an efficient mis roaa win not oe encumDerea ! with gates. This Tact will meet with) the hearty approval of all motorists, as there is nothing quite so irritating as to be compelled to open a gate about every half-mile. The Bridge- port roaa is one max nas neeuea ai- tentlon for some time. The marking of the Srottsbluff road bas been delayed on account of ahe county commissioners having ta ken no action. However, it is thought probable that . they will soon get the matter settled and that the route will be marked in another month. Of late Mr. Fisher has been giving most of his attention to the road proposition, and his efforts are meet ing with the approval of everyone. The co-operation of the county of ficials In the neighboring counties has been secured, which means that they will do all in their power to carry out his plans. Besides, every official in this part of the state real- ices the necessity of a through road that can be traveled with safety nd with pleasure, not only to tourists, , but to the business men in all the towns who are making cross-country trips all the time. Another factor that enters, and which is the most important to Alli ance, is the sure increase in business from the country ' people, and the great extension of her trade terri tory, which can only be made possi ble through the better roads medium. While a farmer may have a closer market, if the roads to another town are in better shape and the market is as good or better, it stands to reason that he will take his goods to that market, and for this reason Alliance is going to benefit greatly from' the improvements that are being made. It lliiliia KverHh-rv Some people in Alliance think this part of the country has been drench ed more than most others during the past month, but Horace Bogue. who la now in the east on a buying expedi tion, thinks the entire United States has received a share. On his' way to New York he stopped off at several cities, and at each one he was greet ed with wet weather. He felt sure that it could not continue and that the weather would be ideal in such an ideal place as New York. But when he arrived at the first city he found the same conditions, viz., it was raining there. In a recent let ter to Alliance, Mr. Bogue N wrote, "And I didn't think I would need an umbrella." However, be added that he had since purchased a "shade" and didn't care any more how much it rained. . Not Ho Terribly Hot Other states have been complain ing during the past, month of the op pressively hot weather. Reports from most all of them adjoining Ne braska state that the thermometer baa been standing over the hundred mark. A Herald reporter glanced at our Forest Lumber company tbrem ometer Monday afternoon, which, by the way, was about as warm as we have experienced, . and the mercury was only at 93. and this was In the sun, toou. Just another Instance of how this part of the state la favored. The sun gets a little warm during the middle of the afternoon, but it is not felt when one Is under a light shade. Where Do the &mJl- Come From? Those spontaneous, contagious smiles you see are not mere signs of mirth, they are signs of satisfaction, and the one who wears the smile is carrying a bundle and both came from Mollring's Reduction Sale. CAPITAL CITY NEWS Saving in 1015 of Stale Taxes More Thau IMOO.OOO Ivy Is 18 Per ' Cnt Lower Than 1014 , Lincoln. Nebr., August 11 John W. MclKssick, of Beatrice, has been appointed Inspector of weights and measures and has entered upon his duties. "Mac" was a member of the house In 191$ and was one of the daddies of House Boll 346, over which arose the University removal problem which was solved by the vot ers UBt fall. The twelve trust companies report ing to Auditor Wm. 11. Smith for the year ended June 30, 1916, show a prosperous condition of their affairs. They, combined, 'have capital and surplus as follows: Capital . .. $1,606,412. E0 Surplus 231,838.40 Total $1,837,260.90 Collectively these twelve compan ies hold various trusts In the sum of $2,210,386.63, and owe $249,046.52 on bills payable. On the other hand these companies have resources, the principal items of which are as fol lows: Bonds . .$ 97,494.00 Mortgages 1.730,418.64 Stock 341.819.20 Collateral Loans ...... 107,070.44 Real Estate 77.930.08 Warrants ...... 88,169.19 Cash in banks ......... 217,595.23 A $400,000 Having Except for adjustment of the lev ies against Douglas, Lancaster and Burt counties, the state board of equalization and assessment has completed its work of making the 1916 lew. The erand . assessment result that the state taxes for 1915 (Wm be more than, four hundred thousand dollars smaller than la.st 'year. , ; r-rtmarllv the neonle of Nebraska government an administration by men who do things, and do them well:: but In addition to this, thev prefer o l.se no more money spent, (n Btate tusiueso than Is necessary to keep tne ,ervlce at Its best. Accordingly, Governor Morehead, I Auditor Smith and Secretary of State needs of the state in supplying funds to .coyer the 1915 appropriations to be ui-d this year, and acting as . a quorum of the board of equalization and assessment, found It possible to cut down' the total state levy one mill as compared with 1914. And they cut it down to 6.8 mills, in the fact of considerable opposition. The tables following show In graphic form the main facts regarding the two levies: 1915 grand assessment roll $481,376,092 1914 grand assessment roll 471.933,972 ;IIcrMM over lagt yeir $9.442.120 A two per cent increase. 1914 total state taxes levied $3,681,086.03 1915 total state taxes levied ... ... 3.270,621.12 Decrease below last year $410,463.91 A 12.8 per cent decrease. There are liferent metho Is of showing a saving in running the state government, but all will con cede that every dollar cut off a tax levy is a dollar surely saved. It can not be spent if it is not taken out of the people's pockets. And this one act of the board shows better than many speeches where they stand on the questions of efficiency and econ omy. The levy will raise every dol lar really necessary and no more That Is surely enough! CHARLES Q. DEFRANCE. - HUGH L. COOPER, State House, Lincoln LABOR DAY CELEBRATION (fry and Country People WiU All He Here to Help with the Fetttlvl " tlew Everything Free Dl RUCTION COMMERCIAL CLUH Under the auspices of the Commer cial Club, with Secretary Fisher as manager, publicity agent, official starter, in charge of arrangements and a few other offices, Alliance 1 going to pull off a Labor Day cele bration that will eclipse anything ev er before held here on that particular day. . v There will be sports of all kinds, and the one great feature of the en tire affair is that you don't need to bring your pocket book everything's free as the air you breathe, and this is an innovation that has never be fore prevailed here. Most of the events will take place at the fair grounds, and there will be no gate keepers there to separate you from your money. During the evening on the streets the firemen will entertain the crowd for some time with water fights, wa ter throwing, an exhibition run, and some otner interesting stunts. An other feature will be a base ball game between the business men and the farmers. The farmers are confident that they can show the city men a thing or two, and the business men are equally as confident that thev can whitewash the farmer boys. ( It is possible that a game may be ar ranged between the Alliance "regu lars" and some neighboring team. At the meetlna- of the hoard of fit rectors of the Commercial Club Tues day noon, sufficient money was ap propriated to make the day one that will be remembered a long time. Peo ple have about arrived at the con clusion that they can get nothing nowadays without Bavins a stiff nrlro for It. but the Commercial Club de cided to give them a pleasant sur prise. And youll Ket tha nme kind of a show that would cost you 50 cents at any other place and at any other time. AUGUST CROP REPORT Kstiinate of Tutted States Iejart- ment of Agriculture for Crops, ('4nipared with 1014 Nebraska Corn Aug. 1 forecast buH. 171.000,000 173,950,000 Final, 1914 Winter Wheat Preliminary estimate 69,600.000 Ffnal, 1914 64,172,000 Spring Wheat August 1 forecast 5.660,000 3,944,000 67.800,000 69,600,000 2.980,000 2,656,000 2,110,000 1.952,000 11,700,000 9,440,000 2,760,000 2,535.000 3,490,000 1.200,000 Final, 1914 Oats August 1 forecast Final, 1914 Barley , August 1 forecast . . . . . Final, 1914 Hye Preliminary estimate . . Final, 1914 Potatoes August 1 forecast .... Final, 1914 .' Hay (all tame) . August 1 forecast tons Final. 1914 Apples August 1 forecast bus. Final, 1914 . . . , Alfalfa Condition August 1, 1916 99 Cond. Aug. 1, 9-yr. average...., 83 Pasture Condition August 1, 1915 ......104 Cond. Aug. 1, 10-yr. average .... 77 New Dentist Here t W. J. Mahaffy arrived in Alliance laat week, and Is now comfortably lo cated jn a suite of rooms over the Al liance-National Bank. Mr. Mahaffy comes to Alliance from Chicago, but has been visiting In incoln and Oma ha for the past month. His family accompanied htm. He was graduat ed from the Western University at Chicago in 1905, and had been in continuous practice In that city until coming here. A short visit to Alli ance Bome time ago convinced Mr. Mahaffy that it was the llvest town In the Btate. He is now a full-fledged Alliance citizen and business man, and invites those who are suffering with tooth trouble to call at any time. AH his work Is guaranteed. , Return from Trip Councilman George E. Davis and wife returned Tuesday morning from their extended western trip. They left Alliance on July 9 and went first to Spokane, where they visited Sam Davis, a brother of Mr. Davis. Se attle .was visited next, where they at tended the imperial session of the Shriners. Portland was visited and five days were spent at the fair at San Francisco. At Fresno, Califor nia, they tlslted with former Alli ance people, Mr. and Mrs. Ollle Car ter and family. Some time was spent visiting other points, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, the Cata- Una Islands, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs. Denver and back to Alliance. The children, who have been visit ing at Lincoln with their grandmoth er, are expected home today. Change In New Theatre Ownership The deal was made Monday morn Ing whereby E. V. Cramer became sole owner of the New theatre, buy ing J. R. WUUs' interest In the en terprise. Mr. Willis had been con nected with the theatre about three months, but his love of art wsa so strong that he decided to go where be would have more opportunity In that line. He has not yet fully de cided on his new location, but says It will be either New York or Los Angeles. Mr. Willis Is an artist of very rare ability and will be missed by Alliance people. He does not expect to leave for a couple of weeks. Mr. Cramer Intends to keep the show up to the same high standard on which It has been run, and will make necessary Improvements from time to time as they are needed. WiU Attend Synod Rev. Titus ang expects to leave on the 16th for Deshler, Nebr., to attend the convention of the District Synod which will be held there from the 18th to the 24th. The district Is comprised of Nebraska and Wyom ing, and there will be about 400 dele gates. Rev. H. C. Becker, of Sew ard, is president of the organisation. Insurance Man Here C. H. Thomas, or Scottsbluff, dist rict manager of the Midwest Life In surance Company, Is In the city for a short time. Mr. Thomas makes many farm loans for his company In west ern Nebraska and Is In close touch with land values. He la enthusiastic over the crop outlook for this end of the state. DEATH OF J. A JMLERY Died from Heart Failure While He and Son Unite Were F.n route to Exposition In Anto , I'l-"I14I. TV III.' III.'i n t'litmv . ... f i iiurAl It was Indeed a shock to Alliance people when a telegram was received from Bruce Mallery Monday evening by his brother, Earl Mallery, stating that their father had died from heart failure while on the road to the ex position at San Francisco. The death occurred while they were between Pocatello and rturUv. Idaho, the nearest point being Bur- ley, 40 miles away. The full details of the sad event are not yet obtaina ble. The two sons got Into commun ication over long distance telephone Tuesday morning and It was learned that the father had not been feeling well for two days prior to bis death. but on Monday he said he felt great-, ly Improved. Bruce was driving at medium speed when he sudenly felt his father's head lying on his shoul der. . He quickly stopped to Inquire if Mr. Mallerv was sick when ha din. covered that death bad stepped In. It seems that some people passed . them soon afterward, and by them Bruce sent a telegram to be deliver ed at Burley for transmission to Al liance. Later he drove into Burley and a night letter was received from htm Tuesday evening. The message slated that he would start on the re turn trip with the remains Wednes day evening, and would arrive in Al liance on mo. su toaay. The event Is made even sadder be-. cause of the wife, son and two daugh ters here being compelled to be con-, tent with such meager details as could be transmitted over the wires. But it Is known that the remains are. in charge of loving hands and that all the details will be obtainable today. Mr. Mallery and Bruce left AUU ance on the 3d of this month on their trip. ' From here they went to Den-, ver and from Denver to Salt Lake bs J B va v T v- w v u v a a . Ing from Salt Lake stated that they were making good progress on their Journey, and that they were both en joying the best of health.' This was the last news from them until the message announcing the father's. death arrived Tuesday evening. Burley is a small town in Cassia. county, Idaho, wbtcb county Is in the southern tier and Is bordered on the kouth by Nevada and Utah. They were headed northwest, as near 'as can be ascertained, when the fatality occurred, and were to meet a near relative. in a small Montana town Wednesday. Mr. Mallery was born In Canada, and was 65 years old on May 26 of this year. He was the youngest of a large family of children, the death of all the others preceding bis. He was an Alliance pioneer, coming here with the Burlington railroad In 1888. He worked as a passenger conductor until 1898, when .he resigned and went into the grocery business here. He conducted this business until a short time ago when be retired and turned it over to bis two sons, Earl and Bruce. He bad been a railroad man for twenty-five years, formerly working in Canada, and later - run ning out of Lincoln as a passenger conductor xor years. Announcement has been made that the funeral services will be conduct-! ed from the bouse tomorrow (Fri day) afternoon at 2 o'clock, and In terment will be made In Greenwood cemetery Immediately afterward. The blow is surely a sad one to the community, and hundreds of friends Join in extending sympathy to tho family in their bereavement. Mrs. Mallery was at a meeting of the school board when the news was announced. She immediately col lapsed, and her condition has been critical since then. The son Earl went to Sidney this morning to meet Bruce with the remains. GROCERY BARGAINS CloMlng Out Sale of Watson A Wat- mm uiuuwm mm Auuuunceu, Started August 5th The closing out sale of groceries of Watson & Watson, grocers, began August 5, and will continue as an nounced until the stock Is closed out. The ad In this issue of The Herald shows a few of the bargains in gro ceries which are offered at this sale. The large bills which were distrib uted contained lists of other bargains which are going fast. . An extra dis count of two per cent Is offered on orders amounting to fifty dollars or more. Practical Suggestion Don't you know it would be of great Interest to the stock men of this community to know that they bad some stock In their herds that would win money at a good fair, thereby advertising their herds In a practical way by placing the stock on exhibition. Think this over and bring your stock to the Second An nual Tri-State Fair and Race Meet at Crawford. Nebr., September 9, 19 and 11. f I