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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1915
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IRRIGATION FOR
THIS COUNTY
Wealthy CapitaliM Forming Comp
any to Cm Waters of Bronco
Lake for Irrigation
fiOXSTRUCTION TO START SOON
T. A. Meeker ot Leweilen, Nebr.,
and associates, with The Nebraska
Land ft Development Company, of
Alliance, of which J. C. McCorkle Is
manager, are forming a company for
the purpose of irrigating fertile farm
lag lands with the waters ot Bronco
Lake,- lying about two miles south
west of Alliance, In the Snake Creek
valley. The proposition has already
passed the experimental stage, the
plana hare been approved, a large
ount of capital is ready to handle
the work, more than a dozen quarter
ftnctlons of land have been purchased
aad options secured on much more
land. There is no stock for sale in
the company, which will have ample
capital to put the project through
without delay.
Mr. Meeker is an irrigation expert
aad is working with competent en
glneers who will construct the pump
ing plant, canals and laterals. About
a aionth ago Mr. McCorkle made an
extended trip to Colorado .for the
purpose of thoroughly investigating
Irrigation by pumping. He realized
that Bronco Lake was a vast reser
voir with plenty of water to Irrigate
thousands of acres if properly han
dled. After his return he met Mr.
Meeker, who Immediately sawMhe
feasibility of the proposition and who
arranged to furnish the required cap
ital and put the project tnrougn.
Two test wells were dug at the
lake, one at each end. Samples of
the water and soil were sent to ex
wrtH for analysis. The reports of
their findings were very encouraging.
A state engineer can. up und looked
over the entire proposition, pro
nounced it feasible. He pave the
elevation to which it will be neces
sary to raise the water and the
amount of land which can be irrigat
ed. The secretary of the state board
of irrigation also investigated the
.-.proposition, as well as an irrigation
expert from Greeley, Colo. All pro
nounced It an ideal natural irrigation
project and gave it their encourage
ment. Mr. Meeker and associates immedi
ately got busy and purchased . Irriga
ble land through the Nebraska Land
Company. Mr. McCorkle has just
returned from a trip east In the in
terest of the new company, getting
options on lands and attending to
other business for the company. Five
quarter-sectionB of land, taking in
the major part of Bronco Lake, were
purchased in order to give a perman
ent water supply.
The lake will be used as a natural
reservoir for irrigation waters. The
natural pressure of the waters which
feed the lake will serve to keep it at
standard level. The test wells show
ed that the water in them when sunk
to a depth of thirty-nine feet, rises
two and one-half feet above the pres
ent surface of the lake. Either elec
tricpower or gasoline engine will be
used to pump the water from the
lake to the necessary levels. It is
planned to use a fifty horse-powf-r
electric motor or gasoline engine of
the same power on the start, addi
tional power being added as needed,
to operate the pumps. If electric
power can be furnished by the city
plant at a rate low enough to make
it a paying proposition, .electricity
will be used for the power.
A state surveyor is expected this
noon for the purpose of doing the
preliminary work, such as laying the
lines for the construction of canals
and laterals, etc. It is expected that
the work of installing the plant will
begin within two weeks, and that ev
erything will be ready for starting
Irrigation in the spring.
Pump Irrigation in Box Butte
county, which has been discussed for
years, will soon be an established
fact, according to the plans of the
men who are behind the project.
Many other land owners, not so fav
orably situated, will await the trial
of this project with Interest and will
fall into line upon being shown what
can be done.
Mr. Meeker will make his home in
Alliance, having rented a house in
the 800 block on Big Horn avenue.
His family and household goods are
on the way here from Michigan.
HORSE SHOWJREMIUMS
Itring Your Horse to Alliance (KUc
twr 2th aiul Khart In W inning
Premium for Market Week
1'remlums offered for the horse
and colt show to b held Thursday,
Oetober 28. during Market Week, are
as follows:
Class A horses open to all breeds.
in, (i. L. Carlson. Norfolk. Nebr.
nroft staiiion. 3 years or more. 1st,
$2.50 rash; 2nd, II cash.
Draft stallion. 2 years. 1st, $2.50;
Draft stallion. 1 year.' 1st. $2.0;
tl
Tiraft stallion foal. 1st, $2.50; 2nd,
i
praft mare. 3 years or over. 1st. $2-
Draft mare, 2 yearn. 1st, $2. CO;
2nd. $1.
Draft mare, 1 year. 1st, $2.50; 2nd,
II.
Draft luare foal. 1st. $2.50; 2nd $1.
Beet hitched farm team. 1st, $2.50;
2nd, $2.
Best hitched driving horse. 1st, $2;
2nd, $1.
N The C. A. Newberry Hardware Co.
will give a halter free for every foal
exhibited whether It wins a prize or
not. Make all entries at the Alli
ance Commercial Club office. Entries
close Wednesday, October 27. Horse
show Is October 28.
Chicken show. Judje, F. M. Sei
dell In crates, one male and two fe
male: 1st 2nd
Plymouth Rocks $1 .60
Buff Orpington $1 ..90
Rhode Island Red' $1 .50
White Leghorn $1 .50
Black Langshan tl .50
Light Brahmas fl .50
Brown Leghorn ; $1 .50
White Wyandotte $1 .50
Entries close Wednesday, October
27, 6 p. m. Show continues balance
of Market Week.
Each exhibitor Is to furnish
enough feed for the four days exhi
bition. No entrance fees. Make en
tries at the Commercial Club office.
COLUMBUS DAY
Daughters of Isabella and Knights of
Columbus Jollied in Making
Tuesday Eve Enjoyable
The Columbus Day program at the
opera house Tuesday evening by the
Daughters of Isabella and the K. of
C. was an event that will long be re
membered by those who attended.
The opera house was well filled dur
ing the program. A light lunch con
sisting of sandwiches, coffee and cake
was served, and afterwards the floor
was cleared and there was dancing.
During the first part of the dance the
floor was literally crowded with dan-
I cera. The music was excellent ana
Went far toward increasing the en
joyment for the evening. Following
is the program that was rendered:
Chorus, "Star Spangled Banner"
Academy Girls. Accompanist
Miss Dorothy Hanley.
"Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg"
Miss Madge Applegate.
Vocal sole Katherine Kniest.
Piano solo, "BaUle of Manassas"
Miss. Evelyn Kerr.
Analysis. Miss Frances Katen.
Vocal solo, "Song of the Flag"
Miss Lola Abbott. Accompanist
Miss Madge Applegate. '
Address, "The Day We Celebrate"
Wm. Morrow, of Scottsbluff.
Duet. "Tick-Tack" Jlelen Newberry
and Margaret Brennan.
Recitation, "Trying the Rose Act"
Miss Evelyn Kerr.
Chorus, "America" Accompanist
Miss Dorothy Hanley.
After the program J. W. Tynan,
retiring Grand Knight, was presented
with a gold ring bearing the emblem
of the fourth degree. Mr. Tynan
had been Grand Knight for the past
two years. Walter Buechsenstein,
past grand knight, and retiring chan
cellor, was presented with a gold
handled umbrella. Among those who
attended from out of town were Fa
ther Keyser, mother and sister, of
Hemingford. and Father Burns, of
Scottsbluff.
Took Extended Northern Trip
Frank Spoil returned Monday noon
from a trip of two weeks in the
northwest country. Among other
fplaces. he visited the Gillette and
Bitter Creek country in Wyoming
and Miles City and Billings in Mon
tana. He covered a lot of country
by automobile, and met many former
Alliance and western Nebraska peo
ple with whom he is acquainted. He
brought back with him samples of
the potatoes and corn grown In the
country visited. Frank may select
himself a government homestead in
the spring.
Fisher Hack from Two Week Trip
V. D. Fisher, secretary of the Al
liance Commercial Club, returned
Wednesday afternoon from a trip of
two weeks' which covered visits to
Douglas and Cheyenne, Wyoming,
and Greeley, Denver and Sterling,
Colo. He visited the Interactional
Dry Farming Exposition at Denver,
and saw that the Box Butte county
exhibit got its share of publicity. He
has an uncle at Denver, and one at
Sterling, with whom he visited on the
trip. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Fisher. The trip was made In their
Ford car.
lug Laud Deal
On Wednesday of this week Geo.
D. Workman Bold bis four quarter
sections of land, 20 miles south of
Alliance, to Fred Turner, of Union,
Oregon, the Consideration being $34,
000 $12.50 an acre. This is a
good piece of land, and is well im
proved. Mr. Turner will move his
family here shortly and take posses
sion. Mr. Workman has not yet de
cided on his future course, but says
it is probable that he will invest some
money in Box Butte county land.
Supporter of "Dre l"" Canimign
The Harper Department Store Is
one of the strong champions for the
dress-up campaign now being waged
over the entire United States. Their
advertisements, and especially the
one In this issue, are chock full of
good cheer and suggestions for those
who would look their best.
Dress Up and You'll Feel Better
Why? Because fompany is coming! Drew Up!
Because those are "piping times of prosperity" with its.
Dress tip!
Two billions of gold in the banks suffocating to get out in
to many times this amount of credit to buy things. Billions of
bushels of corn, wheat and other crops turning iuto more dol
lars, which w ill be spent to DrtKH Upl
What is the big asset of this country, anyway f
One Hundred Millions of people, unafraid, who can afford
toI)rts8Upt Every American is a Sovereign. Dress Up and
prove it. You are a sovereign whether you believe it or not.
"Start Something". Dress Up and soon every neighbor
on your block will follow- suit. The most remarkable thing in
th'a world is the law of suggestion. Stop on a crowded street,
. look up at the sky, and instantly everybody in sight looks up.
Dress Up! Whistle a cheerful tune, and everybody within
hearing distance will hum it.
Let everybody dress up. Talk it to everybody until we
all get the habit. Dressing in a fine habit.
Don 't be a sloven Dress Up ! .
The wife who meets her husband neatly dressed holds him
safe. Dress Up! The drummer who is untidy in habit may as
well stay at home. It is the dressed up man that forges ahead
and makes the right kind of an impression.
The "dress up" movement is national it's being agitated
all over the United States, just as was the "Buy a Bale of Cot
ton" movement in the South a year ago. It's a great move
ment, and one that should be joined by every man who retains
his self-respect. Who likes tb see a man walking down the
street looking slovenly, and as though he didn't, care how he
looked T Nobody!
Any man of the one hundred millions in the United States
can afford at least one good suit, overcoat and pair of shoes
and hat. And it's an investment that never flies back you'll
never regret it. It not only improves your appearance several
hundred per cent, but it gives you more self confidence and you
can walk right with the rest of 'em any old time.
All businesses are running ahead of last year. Right here
in Box Butte county the value of this year's crop is estimated
as worth 'nearly a half a million dollasr. Think of it! And a
good share of this money will go to Dress Up! And think1 of
the other sources of revenue bringing in thousands of dollars
every month. Dress Up!
Let us all with great enthusiasm DRESS UP NOW I
MUCH BUSINESS
TRANSACTED
Busy Session of Council ' Held Tues
day Evening DejuirtiueiitH Con
tinue to Make Good Knowing
MAYOR BENDERS HIS HEJORT
The regular meeting of the city
council for the month of October was
held at the city hall Tuesday even
ing. It was a long session and much
business was transacted. AH of the
councllmen were present. Claims
were audited and allowed and reports
of the city departments for the pre
ceding month accepted.
The report of T. D. Roberts, police
magistrate, for tho month of Septem
ber showed collections from tines,
$45; from Judge's fees, $23.45; from
marshal's fees, $"0; a total of $88.-
4 5.
The report of the electric light de
partment showed gross earnings for
the month ending September 15, of
$2773.33; discounts allowed of
$164.54; Operating expenses amount
ing to $1807.13, with net earnings of
$801.66, as against net earnings for
the previous month of $1079.87 and
Farmer's
Alliance, Nebraska, October 13, 1915.
Mr. Lloyd Thomas,
Alliance, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Thomas:
The Farmers' Institute season is again at haud. This year we
have planned to have eight rural institutes and a day at each Hem
ingford and Alliance. The dates for the Institute in Box Butte
county are October 25th to 30th, inclusive. The Institute In Hem
ingford will be on Wednesday, October 27th. and the Institute in Al
liance, on Saturday, October 30th.
The Nebraska Legislature, University of Nebraska, County
Commissioners, Department of Public Instruction. Box Butte County
Farmers Association, and the local institute organization are back
of this movement. The County Commissioners will give the allow
ment made by a legislative act for this work. The Box Butte Coun
ty Farmers' Association will look after the advertising and transpor
tation of-the speakers and Institute workers. Local committees are
appointed to look after the arrangements for the rural institutes,
while the institute organizations are expected at each Hemingford
and Alliance to provide the hall, and prizes, if these are offered, and
the general preparations for the meetings.
The officers of the Farmers' Institute at Hemingford ate: Anton
Unrig, president; and Paul Armstrong, secretary. The officers of
the Alliance Farmers' Institute organizations are: L. J. Schill. pres
ident; and W. E. Spencer, secretary. The committees of farmers
for the Farmers' Institute at Alliance are: W. F. Patterson. D. E.
Purlnton, J. A. Keegan, D. W. Reiman, Brown Griffith, Cal Hashman.
L. D. Blair, A. H. Grove. F. Seldler, and F. A. Trabert. The Alliance
business men on the committee are: Lloyd Thomas, W. W. Norton,
II. P. Coursey, George Darling. Ben Sallows, George Heilman. C. A.
Newberry, W. E. Spencer, and Earl Mallery.
The Institute program for the entire county wit IT list of speak
ers will follow later. Speakers on the program this year are unusu
ally strong, and everyone that attends the Institute Is guaranteed
satisfaction. Kindly do your part toward making the local Institute
a success. Invite everyone that can possibly rome, for it is the co
operation of all that makes the Farmers' Institute a success.
Thanking you for same, I am.
Vo'.irs very truly,
F. M. SEIDELL.
County Agricultural Agent, United States De
partment of Agriculture.
for the month a year before of $969.
82. The decrease of net earnings
for the month was caused by an ex
penditure of $283.17 for a carload of
poles, $162.54 for extra supplies and
$62.50 for extra labor. The report
showed 59 5 customers on the books.
The report for the water depart-
r.ent showed receipts railhe de
partment for the quarter ending Sep
tember 15 of $1951.16. There are
686 customers on the books as a
gainst 671 for the same quarter a
year before.
The report of the city treasurer
vhowed receipts in the general fund
of $1189.16, with a balance on hand
of $1237.11. Total amount of reg
istered warrants unpaid, $11,289.41.
Receipts in the water fund during
the month were $140.46, with dis
bursements of $661.21. leaving a
balance on hand of $528.17. The re
ceipts in the light fund for the month
were $3428.49, with disbursements
of $2043.04, leaving a balance on
hand of $6743.03. Disbursements in
the cemetery fund were $56.35, leav
ing a balance on hand of $166.39.
In presenting a report of city af
fairs to the council covering the first
six months of the present municipal
year Mayor Romig made an Intro
ductory speech that showed his in
tense interest in the welfare of the
city administration. He thanked
the members of the council for the
splendid showing and for their sup
port and encouragement, staling that
they had passed on city issues in ac
cordance with their Judgment, that
their duties are at times hard and
Institutes
distasteful. He stated that Alliance
can now boast of more permanent
and extensive improvements than
were ever made in the same length
of tirae In the city before. He stated
that he was very well satisfied with
each and every employee of the city
and that he believed they were ren
dering good service. He presented
the report "with malice toward none
and equal rights to all." This re
port is printed In full elsewhere in
The Herald this week.
The mayor recommended that the
books of the city be audited. The
recommendation was accepted with
the report and placed on file.
Sam Shelton, the colored gentle
man who holds the city scavenger
contract, presented a letter regarding
the scavenger work being done by
people who are not licensed. He re
quested that the city ordinance be
enforced or that be be allowed to re
sign as he was under bond to observe
the ordinance. He spoke regarding
the matter, mentioning the 11000
bond which he had to give, and re
quested the council to go easy on It
as you can and take ohly what you
have to from that bond." It was de
cided that he would be given a key
to the city dump grounds.
A petition signed by residents In
the outskirts of town was received
asking that a Ford "or other cheap
auto" be purchased for the use of the
police force as a patrol wagon. Chief
effers was Called on and explained
that some of the residents in the dis
tant parts of town did not feel fully
protected when the chief or other of
ficers had to answer calls on foot.
Last Saturday someone seemed to
want to shoot down the academy and
by the time he arrived on foot the
ulprit had made his getaway. He ex
plained that at the present time the
delivery carts belonging to Nohe's
bakery, The Herald office and the
Budweiser saloon were often requisi
tioned for hauling drunks to the po
lice staltno. The matter was referred
to the council as a committee of the
whole for investigation.
Bills were received from the hos
pital for medical attention rendered
to patients who were sent In. They
were referred to the county authori
ties for payment.
The dairy ordinance, number Z14,
was read, discussed and passed first,
second and third reading. This or
dinance is printed elsewhere In this
issue of the Herald. The mayor ex
plained that this ordinance was re
quested by the state board or- neuitn
who took the matter up six montiiB
ago, and by the city dairymen.
The petition asking for the exten
slon of the mains on Mississippi ve
nue was received and the- mains- or
dered extended at the earliest oppor
tunlty.
. The application-of A. Nactr, a
Persian, "born In Turkey", who
speaks Arabic, Greek, Italian, French
Montenegrin, Turkish, Persian. fc,n
glish and SpaniBh, besides a few oth
er languages, for a position as spec
ial city detective, was received and
placed on file for future attention In
case he should be needed.
D. D. Hayward, the steam heating
expert representing the American
District Steam Company, or Chicago,
was present and on request spoke re
garding the municipal steam heating
plant proposition. A. D. Rodgers
and F. E. Reddish also spoke regard
ing the matter. The mayor stated
that he had gone over the proposi
tion thoroughly with the city attor
neys and other attorneys in confer
ence and that there seemed to be no
way In which the money could be le-
gallv appropriated fpr the construc
tion of the mains without an election
being held for voting bonds. This
would require at least thirty days
and it would require thirty days
more after that before the contract
could be "lat. Inasmuch i.s this
would nut the work in the dead of
winter it is deemed advisable to let
the matter rest .i.lil the spring elec
tion, when bonds can be voted to fur
nish the necessary funds. v
The Btreet commissioner was ord
ered to prepare the street fronting on
St. Agnes Academy so that they
could Install the curbing petitioned
for.
Councilman Kibble and A. D. Rod
gers spoke for the Box Butte County
Fair Association, asking that Missis
siDnl avenue be leveled up from
Third to Seventh streets. This street
adjoins the new Falrview Addition,
which la to be opened for public sale
on Wednesday, Octobtfr 20. The
street commissioner was Instructed
to nut the street In good shape. .
Rev. II. J. Young spoke In behalf
of the City Mission, who desire a
room in which to accommodate the
constantly growing night school for
foreigners. He told of the good
work which has been done by Mrs
Sharp, police matron, and the local
W. C. T. V. organization, which Is as
sisting her. His statements were
seconded by the mayor and chief of
police. The board voted to donate
$100 to assist in paying the rental on
a suitable room, and promised to do
nate more If results achieved Justi
fied the expenditure. Alliance is
distinguished by having an institu
tlon of this kind and Is well repaid
by the good accomplished.
The matter of the paving of the
alley between Box Butte and Laramie
avenues between Third ana rourin
streets was brought up but as the pe
tition was not on file and the remon-
stiatce was not there (which rumor
ii.t would be there) nothing was
done regarding the matter.
Bids were opened for the excava
tion and removal of dirt on Last
Third street to the sidewalk grade
in order to allow the construction of
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BOSTON WINS
WORLDS SERIES
lMt Game Wednesday When oBstou
Defeated Philadelphia with a
Score of Five to Four
WEDNESDAY'S 41 AMI? WAS LAST
With a final score of 6 to 4, the
Boston Red Sox Wednesday after
noon carried off the honors in the
world's championship series. Five
games were played, and Boston took
four of them.
When Alexander, the Nebraska
boy, pitched. the Phillies to victory
In the first game it was thought by
some that they had the series In a
walkaway, but when Shore, for Bos
ton, came back the next day and took
the second game for his team, pros
pects did not look so bright. After
that Boston got down to business and
took the four games In succession.
The score for Wednesday's game was
four and four up to the ninth Inning,
but a lucky toss rtsulted In victory
for the "beaners".
More tbaa the ordinary amount ot
enthusiasm was displayed In Alli
ance. Shortly after noon each day
the fans lined up at their respective
"receiving stations" and waited for
the messages to arrive. At each an
nouncement there was a series of
demonstrations of two kinds, depend
ing on how the announcement read.
A considerable amount of "shek
els" changed hands here during the
week, most of this occurring after
the final game. .
CONVEIITIOII AT CRAWFORD
Neighboring City Getting Heady for
Big Volunteer Firemen Conven
tion to lie Held in January
Lloyd C. Thomas, state publicity
chairman for the Nebraska State
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
went to Crawford last Friday as the
guest of the Crawford fire depart
ment. A public mass meeting was
held at the city hall In the evening,
followed by genuine delicious ."Dutch
Lu.nch". for which the Crawford de
partment is famous. '
Mayor Hungerford presided at the
mass meeting in the evening. He
called on "Lloyd", who spoke regard
ing the statu association and told
those present something of the work
which would have to bu uout iu pre
paring for and caring for the big
convention. George L'bl, who was a
barter member of the Crawford vol
unteer fire department when organ
ized twenty-seven years afco. spoke.
Earl McDowell, well known attorney.
r.poke and urged the cd'-operatlon of
all. C. A. Minulck, banker, gave a
stirring talk. Judge Gooch, police
udge, rtafed that h would be one
of the boys during the convention..
John N. Bruer promised to appear on
the program with a song. Mr.
Leighton, hotel proprietor, rromlsed.
that the delegates would be taken
rare of. Ray Moss, fireman and as
sistant postmaster, gave an intereot-
ing talk and praised Alliance for
Ibelp. Homer F. Slierrill, council
man anu n reman, pieugeu ma i-udji-
eratiou. Councilman J. D. Hey wood
proved his ability as an orator of the
tirst water. Will Sherrlll, sheriff,'
promised his good will, as did A. P.
Howe. Presiaenl Shumay of the
Crawford Chamber of Commerce
pledged support and made an en
thusiastic talk. Mr. Burleigh, of
The Courier, pledged his co-operation.
Frank Lewis, Mr. Knapp, Mr.
Smith, Mr. Anderson of the North
western and Mr. Davis of the Bur
lington, made good talks. Mr. Rain
ey, a fireman, told of the reason for
few fires In Crawford. Clyde J.
Hornsby in his quiet but effective
way promised support aud Mayor
Hungerford dosed the meeting with
a dash of verbtil "ginger".
Crawford will see that the dele
gates who attend next January have
the entertainment of their lives and
that nothing is wanting.
RETURNS FROM CHICAGO
Alliance Clothing Men hunt iu Chica
go ImsI Week Attending Nat
ional Clothier Convention
Marcus Frankle, proprietor of Tho
Famous clothing store, returned
Monday morning from Chicago,
where he spent last week attending
the semi-annual buying convention
of the United National Clothiers,
which lasted a full week. The con
vention was held at the Hotel Sher
man and the Insurance Exchange
building.
The markets of the world are prac
tically brought to the members of
the organization, which is based on
co-operative purchasing and Is the
largest in the United States for men
and boys clothing. The program at
the convention was educational in
character, and Mr. Frankle considers
the time well spent. It will pay
Herald readers to watch The Fam
ous' announcements.
TRAINMEN'S dally time books for
ale at The Herald office for twenty
cents each. Ask to see them,
$0; 2nd. $1.
