The Alliance Herald
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2 Sections
16 Pages
Firemen's
Edition
VOLUMB XXII
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THUIISDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915
NO. 52
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NO SCORES IN ALLIANCE
SGOTTSBLUFF GAME
local Hoys Came Back and Held Vis
itors Completely A Well
Flayed Game
TOUCHDOWN WAS CONTESTED
Completely different than the foot
ball game played at Scottsbluff three
weeks ago waa the game between Al
liance and the Bluffs on the local
grounds Friday. During the Inter
im between the two games Alliance
had been putting in some strenuous
practice, and Scoitsbluff's every move
and play waa counteracted. In addi
tion, the locals had learned some new
plays that stood them in good use at
TWELFTH ANNUAL BALL
Alliance oVluntecr Ft re I Apartment
Will (Jive Grand Hall at Opera
House on January 1st
On January 1st, 1916, in the Phe
lan Opera House, will be given the
Twelfth Annual Dall of the Alliance
Fire Department. . .This promises to
be the best dance the Are boys have
ever given, and one of the best ever
hell in Alliance, as nothing Is being
nparcd which would tend to make it
better. The committee appointed to,
give this dance, composed of T. P.
Kolfson, W. L. Myers and A. Schleb.
are doing all In their power to make
it the greatest social dance of the
season.
The programs on the outside cov
er will have a picture of an automo-
PREPARE FOR BANQUET
Commercial Club to Give Banquet for
Traveling Men at Drake Hotel
on Friday Evening
last Thursday's game.
Back and forth, across the field the fl d tn bo,
teama played, neither gaining any th,s cQV(,r w,u have ..Twp,fth
appreciable aavaniage. ocuu.u.u Annual Ball. Alliance Fire Dept..
forward passes an end runs seemed phelan 0era ToU8e( January 1st,
always to be thwarted by the wide 1916 .. 0n tne lnaide of lhe pro.
awake Alliance eleven. grams will be given the names of the
But a contested toucnaown B danceB ln the turn in which they will
the cause of much excitement, jubi . that nIeh, aa aUo wil.
three minutes before the end of the appear the namea of au members of
Same, with the oval In the possession th? Flnj Department. active members
of Alliance. Fennlng took the snap ag we ag mi,t members. The
for a line buck. He made a short prograniB wll, be printed with red
gain, but just as ne wem uowu ink &nd the progratus themselves
fambled the ball. Both the referee wU, whUe wUich are th color8 of
and the umpire touched the ball, but the depaTtmnt pencii8 on the
Davis, of Scottsbluff, graDDea u ana progrttnia wil, also be red and wuite
maae an easy ruu iu. The dances will be a three-step, a
the goal. By au ngnis lOB flVe-Btep, a Leap Year danre, a moon-
should have been deciarea aeaa. aim ,i(,M and two stpes and waltis
It was over this point tnai mere i The na wl be decorated with
much argument. Frank, of Scotts- d whUe ei-tric lights and
bluff, the rereree, nnany can trepe paper, the tickets admitting
came a draw, but later decided to . . ... . . d
Mbmlt the play to a committee. How- whU and mem5enj of the flre de
ever, the commute was aa unable to partment wl wear rd and white
agree aa were the two teams, and the bow ne;ktIe Red ana white rarna-
game still standa 0 to 0. All bets tlon wm Riyen tQ rU women
were called off pending the decision preBent( and a aouvenlr badge will be
f the committee. rlvnn to AAch man nreaent.
Both goals were crowded closely Tfae fln department l8 a seif-Bup-oa
several occasions, but each time porUng orKanltatlon, organized for
ko nfTonalvn aggregation WB umu
Preparations are completed for
the banquet at the Drake Hotel Fri
day evening, when the Alliance Com
mercial Club will entertain the trav
eling men of the city as guests. Out-of-town
visitors will be C. 8. Morey,
president of the Great Western Sug
ar Company, of Denver, and T. P.
PlnkertO", president of Post K, T. P. (
A., Kearney.
Tickets will be one dollar per plate
and all business men are urged to at
tend. Tickets can be secured from
the committee or at the Commercial
Club oflice. Banquet starts at 7:30
o'clock.
The program outlined will be as
follows:
Lloyd C. Thomas, Toast master
P. K. Homlg, mayor of Alliance
"What Alliance Owes to Its
Traveling Men."
C. S. Morey, president (Jreat
Western Sugar Co., Denver.
H. M. Hampton, director Alli
ance Commercial Club "The
Alliance Commercial Club."
T. P. Plnkerton, president Post
K, T. P. A., Kearney, Nebraska.
L. H. Highland, president Alli
ance Retailer's federation "The
Traveling Man The Merchant;
Why Each Needs the Other."
John H. Hawes, secretary 1916
T. P. A. convention committee
"The 1916 T. P. A. Convention."
S. W. Thompson, chairman good
roads committee. Alliance Com
mercial Club "Good Roads In
Western Nebraska."
R. C. Strong, vice president Ne
braska division. T. P. A. "Ex
periences of a Traveling Man."
APPOINTS DELEGATES
Oov. Morehend Name Men to Attend
(Vrnimerrlal Congre! -Fisher
and Guthrie from Alliance
the protection of personal and public
property from flre, and It is the duty
of every citizen of Alliance to pur
chase one or more tickets for this an
nual ball. Come on business men
and others, let us help the lire boys
along.
LODGE OF SORROW
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2.
3.
7.
MANEWAL ACQUITTED
State's Wltnee Had Too Wrong a
Imputation for Prcvaoatlon
Was the Cause
POSTMASTER WANTED
until they lost the ball on downs.
Once when It looked as though
Scottsbluff would surely get across
the line they lost the ball, and Alli
ance kicked it to the center of tne
Held, where the playing remained
until the contested touchdown was
made.
Considering the poor showing Al
liance made at Scottsbluff It is even
more than remarkable how the boys iM)CJii ixnlge of Elks Will Hold An
"came out of the kinks" Friday and I UHi Memorial Services Sunday
nave such a good game. Coach I at the Imperial Theatre
f!rwford decided that Alliance could Alliance Lodge 961, B. P. O. E.,
and would show better form, and toUl add the annual lodge of sorrow
aid In this end added a number of I Sunday afternoon at the Imperial
--nit. with a satisfactory result. I theatre, the services .beginning at
Frlday'a game was a good one 2:30 o'clock. The memorial ad
there can be no doubt of this. The drea9 wm t,e delivered by Dean Wm
fans were excitedly Interested from I Carson Shaw and the services will be
..rt n nninh. and at times their ae- lmnresslve and interesting. A mu-
ulre to get up close to the playing and I eloal program will be rendered by the
root for the locals nearly led to a for- Alliance Orchestra as follows:
felture of the game. All the games Voluntary, "One Fleeting Hour,"
this season have been well patroniz- Dorothy Lee. Evening Pearl Seren
ed and the season has been financial- ade," by W. M. Humphrey. Idyl.
ly successful. Considering the fact j "Hose Leaves," by Glenn Ashley. So
tha an ntirelv "creen" team start- h0 by J. C. Havllk. Miss Leone Mal-
ed In at the first of the season, theyieiT WU read the poem "Thanatop
have made a remarkable showing, 1 3i8," by Bryant.
h.tncr vnn tun imd lost two in pd- This service is held by the Elks
dition to getting a tied score. leach year in memory of the departed
Several of the fans (?) decided to members.' The ritualistic services
Mttio the eume between themselves, I will be short. The Keneral public is
and a number of disgusting mlxupa cordially Invited
occurred. These were the only un
nleasant features of the game, and
A i,rmiil-fnr. The
1' ' . .tionllT Prepared the plan, for the new Bur
,omu5. " ' llngton hotel In Alliance, are in the
clean one. both sides playing for tne "
Clen ' . ,,,,. city and Guy Lockwood announces
snort and the tea ma were at all times " '
"np and going".
Civil Service Examination Will lie
Held at Alliance to Select Pot
Master for Bingham
Fifty delegates to represent Nebr
aska nt the southern commercial
congress In Charleston, 8. C, Decem
ber 13 to 17, have been apiolnted by
Governor Morehead. While they will
have accredited authority to act on
behalf of this state, they will have to
pay their own expenses, or go at the
expense of commercial organizations,
as the state haa no funds for that
purpose. The list follows:
John Donald, Grand Island; Bert
Conners, Grand Island; C. E. Blln-
ert, Wymore; Herman Stein. Hast
ings; N. C. Rogers, Mlnden; J. N.
Clarke, Hastings; Frank Johnson,
Holdrege; R. F. Patterson. Platts
mouth; R. O. Marnell, Nebraska Ci
ty; C. W. McConaughy, Holdrege;
George Titus, Holdrege; Chas. B.
Finch. Kearney; D. W. Cook, eBat
rlce; O. J. McDougal, Tecumseh; A.
B. Edee, Pawnee City; Lafe Hlgglns,
Auburn; Edw. J. McVann, Omaha;
A. J. Weaver, Falls City; W. W. Jen
ne. Falls City; W. E. Haray, Lincoln;
Chas. B. Towle, Lincoln; J. H. Harley
Lincoln; Dr. J. M. Talcott, Crofton;
E. E. Placek, Wahoo; Ed. Soufel, Da
vid City; Edwin Wlggenhorn. Ah
land; Dr. Albert K. Buchanan, Fre
mont; W. O. Phillips. Columbus; Jos
eph Einstein, Arapahoe; J. C. Calrk,
Ravenna; Stanton Gould, Almn; oJs
eph Oberfelder, Sidney; John Her
rod. North Platte; John E. Nelson,
Gothenberg; Dr. A. V. Robinson, Be
atrice; John Stelnhart, Nebraska Ci
ty; M. C. Miller, Seward; Ed Wood,
York; Emil Folda, Clarkson; Chas
E. Samuelson, Hlldreth; U. H. Mai-
Ick, Bloomlngton; Geo. Marshall, Ri-
verton; Frank Cowden, Red Cloud;
W. D. Flhej, Alliance; W. C. Run-
din, Crawford; Jas. C. Qulggley, Val
entine; Walter Hopewell, Tekemah
EuKene Huse. Norfolk; J. W. Guth
rie, Alliance; Dave Keaterson, Fair
bury.
BASYE AT HEMIKGFORD
Oounty Attorney Acted for VllliMre In
Prosecution of Several Would
be Fighters
A civil service examination will be
held in Alliance on January 8, 1916,
for the purpose of securing a post
master for Bingham. The salary of
that office last year was $358. The
age limit for applicants Is 21 years
or over on the date of examination, j County Attorney Lee Basyo went
and the examination is open to all to lleinlngford Monday where ho act
cltlzens of the United States who can led np attorney for the Village of
comply with the requirements. Ap- j Hemlngford in the prosecution of a
plication forms and full information number of rowdies who bad been In-
can be secured from the postmaster dulglng In fist fights. Thero worn
at Bingham or from the U. S. Civil i.even defendants In all, part of these
Service Commission, Washington, D. ' having entered the ring at a dance
George Manewal was acquitted on
the charge of burglary Saturday af
ter three hours (it-liberation by the
Jury. Manewal, together with Wil
liam Dunbar, waa charged with
breaking into the Newberry ware
house on the night of October 14 and
taking several rases of shotgun
shells, which were later sold at
greatly reduced prlcea.
Dunbar plead guilty and waa sen
tenced to the reform school, from
which he was r leased only a few
weeks ago. On u pretext of going
home, to get his lothea and bid his
parents goodbye, he mado his geta
way and was arrested at Ravenna
and returned.
The empty shell cases were found
In the Musser plumbing shop, the
greater part of thr shells having been
sold to Clyde Curry, who said the
boys told him they were disposing of
the sheila for some hunters who had
no further use f or them. No expla
nation was made as to how the boxes
came to be in the plumbing shop.
Manewal worked at the Imperial
theatre at the time of the theft, and
an effort was made to show that he
was not working there cm that night.
However, witnesses at the theatre
testified that he was there during the
show. If he was Implicated, he
would necessarily have done the
work either before or after the show.
On the stand Chler Jeffers waa
asked If he had not had considerable
experience with Dunbar, the state's
witness. He replied that he had, and
he also gave an affirmative answer
when asked if Dunbar waa not "about
the most efficient little liar he ever
saw." The constant Inability of Dun
bar to tell the (ruth was the direct
reason for Manewal'a acquittal.
The Jury in thl.-i case was compos
ed of A. 8. Enyeart, Bert Hopkins
Joe Skala, Wm. D. Johnson. E. G
Englehorn, S. R. Uurkholder, Simon
Spry, W. I. Ixraiue, Arthur Feaglns,
Fred Crawford, Wm. Curry and Jos
eph Andrews.
MRS. ZEHRUNG GETS
NOTHING, IS VERDICT
ury llenriereri Verdict In Favor of
llarkhnrst After One Hour's
Deliberation
COl'ltTHOOM WAS CHOWDEO
Architects Here for Burlington
The Omaha architects who have
lineup:
SCOTTSBLUFF
Wright fh
Hnghe c
Beyer rg
ffhumway lg
MeCaffree rt
Movill U
McCubbln re
Jackson le
Cassell rh
Davis lh
Burnham qb
I.Kot rvluna ura nru ft Ifa 1 1 V all rnni.
Following was the "
pictea tor me new uunuiim. m
men are expert hotel men and are
orenarinR for a hotel that will be
second to none.
ALLIANCE
Davenport
Snyder
Hamilton
Donovan
Wright
I. O. O. F. Inst. Meeting Here
At the district inoetln; of the Odd
Fallows lodges, held at Bridgeport
Harvey Tuesday 0( ittst week It was decided
Edwards to hold thft neJtt diHtrlot meeting In
Dickenson I , !,.. whirh will be durinK the
Fenning ,att,.r p(trt Df n.xt year. Those who
Lotspeich attended the meeting from Alliance
O'Keefe
Alliance auba, Thomas and Burns.
wore Mr. ana Mrs. jonn njarr,
James Hicks. Perry Malley. F. A
Trabert, and Dr. H. H. Bellwood.
There were about one hundred dele-
eatea In attendance, and with the
Burlington Changea Management
W. B. Barnett, formerly manager
ai.a Tt.iA VaIaI vh hum hMkn In
" , V . ' . w present growth of the lodge a larger
the hotel business at Sundance. Wy-I " .
mnar since selling out here, has
C.
W. C. T. U. NOTES
The state organization has utked the defendants
each local union to contribute $.r jht ! puilty, and he '
in nl n a sin m rtal un f 11 n il lilil li '
uc&'iia kJi a, vain i Ft ii t niiu u y
mace Nebraska dry In 1916. Alli
ance union has already sent $100 of
their amount, which is $346, and the
local treasurer holds subscriptions
amounting to $200. Some of the Al
liance business men have given liber
ally to this fund.
Committees have been appointed
who will have charge of the miHBlon
rooms, as follows: cash and subscrip
tions. Mrs. Bignell; coal and stoves.
Mrs. McCorkle; lights and water,
Mrs. Thomas; floor, finishing and
euro. Mrs. w. K. ijOtspcic!!, .Mi us Mi-
bel Young; partitions and curtains,
Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Dole; tables and
chairs, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Gregg;
decorations and literature, Mrs. Reed
and Mrs. L. E. Mark; superintend
ent's apartments, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs.
Acheson. Anyone having donations
of cash or furnishings, or for the ex
change, may confer with the proper
committees.
Thru the generosity of friends,
Mrs. Betty N. Sharp of the City Mis
sion waf enabled to provide forty
poreons with an abundance of good
things for a Thanksgiving dinnti.
Those who realized "It is more blets
ed to give than it la to receive ", were
the Daughters of Isabella; the Lake
side Union League, Hamilton groc
ery, Watson grocery, Mr. and Mrs.
Corp, Mrs. Newberry, and the Misses
Violet Osborn and Emma James
on November 20, and the others pull
ing off the same stunt in the lobby of
the hotel on November 21. All of
except one plead
as later found guilty
and fined. It will be remembered
that Jerry Wells had some trouble
with a Hemingford man about two
months ago, and this fellow was also
nmong "those present." The follow
that plead not guilty evidently decid
ed to skip out, and accordingly cam.
to Alliance on 4 4 Moniay, but he ex
perienced a change of heart, for h
returned on 43 to stand trial.
ANOTHER FORGER
John, AliiiM Jack, Kendall ArrcMvl at
lletniiiKford for Forging Check
on Potash Company
ProteMn I'.qwr's Inutility
Chas. K. Baswett. owner and ub
liHher of th. Hynnntc Tribune and
thr AFtby Argus, was here Mi. uday . tnM , wft- not r)OB8ible at thai
Jack Kendall is in the county Jail
uwaltlng trial as the result of his
carefully planned attempt to pasa i
worthless check on the potash com
pany at Hoffiand to Everett Cook last
Wednesday. Kendall had been work
Ing at the potash plant, and on Sal
urday received a check for the
amount due him. The first of the
week he made a duplicate of the
check with the exception of the
amount, which be made 30. It was
evident that he figured on the bunk
being closed Thursday, Thanksglv
Ing, and that before the check wa
presented for payment he woul
have put plenty of distance bet wee
himself and the officers.
Wednesday evening he started for
Hemlngford, stopping at the L. I).
Blair ranch on the way. He asked
Mr. Blair to take him on to Hemlng
ford in his automobile, and when
crowd is expected next year.
Mrs. C. J. Mackle ' left Saturday
night for the east, to stay until after
the holidays.
ptjrchaaed the furniture and fixtures
of the Burlington hotel in Alliance,
and leased the building. He will
conduct a high claas hotel and will
undoubtedly receive a good business, I Second-band Ford touring car for
hr he has a good reputation among Kale at a bargain. In first class con-
the traveling public in this part ofjdltlon. having been run only a short
the state. He baa taken possession I time. Inquire at Reo Garage
and is now operating the hotel. 52-tf-6531
Miss Adelalne Soper returned to
her home at Broken Bow Wednesday
after a few days' visit here with her
sister. Miss Glea Soper, who la teach
ing in the Alliance acboola.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gunderson
returned to their home at Ellsworth
Wednesday. They were married here
Tuesday by Judge Berry, and spent
a day visiting with friends
for the pin (one of protesting the h
gallty of the Braden News, a dinky
sheet published in the sand hills for
the sole purpose of getting the land
office notices. There la nothing about
that publication that would suggest
ita being a newspaper It la more
like a grimy hand bill. It la lusued
by a homesteader, and when the land
office notices are alack In one place
he immediately loads his outfit onto
hie back and moves to a more con
venient location, where there la more
proving np going on. Recently he
made a move to the county adjoining
Arthur county, In which his paper
was located, and thla waa too much
for Mr. Baasett, who Immediately en
tered a protect. Mr. Bassett has the
only two real papers In that section
of the country, and la entitled to the
land office notices, which he will get
hereafter.
Old papers for sale at The Herald
office 5 centa a bunch.
Day work wanted by colored girl
Phone 889.
61-11-1171
Urs. ZL A. Caldwell returned Sun
day to her home at Edgar, Nebr., af
ter spending Thanksgiving with her
Mrn. C. Brookley, and her
brotbar, W. E. Rouaey, and families
time, phoned to Hemingiorrt tor a
ar to come and get him.
In the meantime, Mr. Cook went
to the bank to make his daily depos
it, arriving Just a few minutes before
losing time, something that Kendall
had not figured on. As soon as the
'-heck was seen the forgery was de
tected and the alarm spread. Im
mediately alter Kendall left bis
house Mr. Blair phoned to the officer
hat a man had been to his house
who was in a great hurry to get to
lliemingford. From his description
the officers identified him as Kendall,
and the pursuit was started. Arriv
ing at Hemingford the sheriff had
little difficulty in finding the man
and returning him to Alliance,
where he Is now waiting until Judge
Westover pronounces sentence. Judg
ing from the other forgery cases dls
posed of this term. It la likely that
Kendall will be given a long enough
term in the penitentiary for him to
-eallze the crookedness of his ways,
uid for him to start mending them
In the district court news: "In the
case of the State vs. Auguet Jahnke,
charged with murder, the court bus
talned a motion for a change of ven
ue. and same will be tried in Sheri
dan county."
After one hoar's deliberation
Tuesday evening the jury In the
Barkhurst-Zehrung case rendered a
verdict In favor of the plaintiff, there
being Involved ft note for $3100 and
the breach of promise cross suit of
Mr". Zehrung.
According to the testimony, Bark-
urst came to Alliance from hia farm
near town about August 1, 1914, on
account of a near nervous break
down. At that time Mrs. Zehrung;
waa conducting a private hospital
nd a rooming house, and he waa
recommended to her place. During
the first week In September he came
into the kitchen where Mrs. Zehrung
waa washing dVibes, according to the
testimony, and asked her If ahe
thought he waa too old to become
her husband. He did not ask her to
give an answer at that time, but said
he would return later. Mr. Bark
hurst Is 81 and-Mrs. Zehrung la 40
years old.
When the plaintiff returned for hla
answer Mrs. Zehrung said she had
leclded to accept, but she said that
there was nothing aentlr. mtal in the
matter that she waa simply marry-
ng for a home. She regarded Mr.'
Barkhurst aa a straightforward old
man who would ace that she waa well
cared for. At the time of giving the
answer, Mrs. Zehrung Bald, no data
was fixed upon.
The note for 3100, which was giv
en to 8. K. Warrick, of Scottsbluff.
was lgned by both Mrs. Zehrung and
Mr. BarkburaL Fhe said ahe eid
not ask his assistance In making the
purchase, but that she would have
had to give np the house otherwise.
and that with her cleaning shop, and
with her nursing she thought s'.e
would he able to liquidate the great
er part of the Indebtedness by the
time the note was due In 1917. On
her promise of marriage, tho testi
mony exhibits, he waa to turn the
property over to her as a wedding
present, but. there was no written
agreement to thla effect. On the 14th
day of April .Mr. Barkhurst left his
rooming house and was married to
Mrs. Boone, without giving notice to
Mrs. Zehning of his Intentions.
According to Mrs. Zehrung'a testi
mony, Barkhurst ordered a grey wed
ding suit and she ordered a suit of
the same color. Much interest cen
tered. around the suit, but Barkhurst
claimed that he had not ordered a
s'lit of that Color. He stated further
that he had onlercd a suit, but that
it was not a grey one, and that he
had ordered it not as a wedding suit
but simply to help out Mra. Zehrung.
One of tho plaintiff's exhibits was
a statement of Mr. Barkhurst'a ac
count for board, Raid statem ent be
ing Itemized on the back of an adver
tising calendar. This statement waa
balanced to April 1, 1915, but there
waa a balance of $35.75 coming to
Mrs. Zehrung. Asked by the attor
ney what the 75 cents represented.
Mrs. Zehrung saWl it was for theatre
tickets which she had purchased
when she and Mr. Barkhurst went to
a show, and that he had not remun
erated her yet. On one occasion Mr.
Barkhurst loaned her $26 to pay for
shipment of raincoats. She later
paid back $5 of this amount. As Mr. '
Barkhurst stopped boarding at the
Zehrung home on the 14th, there
were thirteen days that were not ac
counted for on the statement. Mrs.
Zehrung claimed the plaintiff had
never made settlement for the bal
ance, while Mr. "Barkhurst stated ve
hemently that he had paid his board
to the 12th.
The defendant was asked If she
had ever Inserted an advertisement
in a matrimonial paper. She replied
that she never had. Asked if she
had inserted aa advertisement of any
kind in an out-of-town paper, she
said she advertised her cleaning shop
for sale, and that she received many
replies.
On cross examination Mrs. Zeh
rung was asked if she had "kept
company" with any other man dur
ing her alleged engagement to Mr.
Barkhurst. This question was ob
jected to, and the Judge sustained
the objection, claiming that the mat
ter of her keeping company with any
other man had nothing to do with
the existence of a marriage contract
between the plaintiff and the defend
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