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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1915)
TUT 2 Sections 16 Pages Regular 11 HCKALU Edition READ BT EVERY MEMBER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS OP AI1J A NCR AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OFFICIAL ORUAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACH KS II KADO. DARTERS FOB 18,000 FIREMEN VOLUME XXIII ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915 NO. I The Allianc FARM BUSINESS IN BOX BUTTE COUNTY Very Encouragtnjr Is tha First Report on Farming Bnalnees In This County RESULTS OF" FAJIM SURVEY NOTE Made through the County Farmers' Association cooperating with the Extension service, Nebraska College of Agriculture, and U. S. Department of Agriculture. The report covers the rather un favorable crop season of 1914, and cannot be taken as an average of con ditions prevailing in Box Butte coun ty. However, this fitct does not nake the report any the less valua ble, as a study of factors affecting farm profits. In spite of an adverse Reason, a number of farms made good labor incomes, that is, after paying aJl farm expense and allowing live per cent interest on capital Involved, there was a fair sum left as pay for the operator's labor. In addition to labor incomes the operator had a borne In which to live and whatever the farm furnished toward the fam ily living. In the corn belt it has been found that what the faim furn ishes toward the family living a asounts to about 1 400 per year. In this area the figure might be slight ly less. With tbeBe facts in mind it Is readily seen that though labor ln oemes Is a good measure of the prof itableness of a farm business It is not directly comparable with city sal aries. In making a farm management survey, farms are not selected, but taken Just as they come. In this area, out of 56 farms which entered lato the averages, 15 made minus la bor incomes averaging $595. A ml ma labor income means that after paying expenses they fell $595 short or paying five per cent interest on their capital. The average labor income of all records (55 farms) was $30. The fifteen best paying farms In this uroup of fifty-five made an average labor income of $763. The question then arises, how did the organization of business on poor paying farms differ from the organ isation of business on good pay in g r arias 7 Wherever the labor income of In dividual records varies from a minus 91700 to a plus $2200 there must be Heme cause. Of a large number of faetom having an effect on farm prof Iks, two, which fall largely within the control of the operator, are out standing. These are (1) the size of business; (2) the quality of business The discussion which follows will be ceo fined to size of business. Quality ef business will be discussed in a lat er Issue. The best measures of size of busi ness in this type of farming are farm area, crop area, amount of live stock kept (expressed by the number of an lnal units), total receipts, total ex penses, and capital. Size of farm in this survey ranged from 160 acres io over 4,000 acres. Few if any larnii uader a half section were found to be profitable while a large number ol farms ranging in size from one to two sections gave good returns. The fifty-five farms studied average 96 asres (waste land, pasture and crops), 185 acres of crops, 34 animal units, $1,840 receipts, $757 expenses asd $21,055 capital. Averaging fif teen of the poorest paying farms feu nd among the fifty-five gave 1,143 tetal acreage, 160 acreB of crops. 28 animal units, $1,304 receipts. $76? expends, and $22,628 capital. i); tnese farms tne principal measures-" indicating a business emailcr than the average are crop acreage, num ber of animal units, ami receipts. Fif teen of the bet paying farms out w $5 nrerai'ed 1C'. tot::l .. : . ;ti.e. 2' acres of crops, 51 animal uni.s, 50 receipts, and 1,14 0 expenses, and $24,912 capital. In any type of farming where ex tensive grazing of cattle and horse is combined with the raising of rough feeds and cash crops such as pota toes, and wheal it is impossible for small farms to return a good labo income. The best size of farm for this locality appears to be close to a section and a half. It is the size most easily cared for by the averagt funnily. Stated in another way, it if the size which makes the most ef ncient use of labor and average equipment. In the article to follow on "Qual ity of Farm Business", it will be seen that a close relation exists be tween size of business and the ef fielency of labor: also that size o business may limit the profitableness of live stock and crop enterprise.. APPRECIATED We like you!" Bald the Cannibal King. In greeting to the missionary. "In fact, you seem the very thing Take this from me, you're welcome very! You ask me what of Father Tim? Oh, we were very fond of him We liked him to the very last. Till down the trail at length he pass ed. You ask me where he went, alack! From where he s gone there's no comeback. He went into the interior We'll ne'er find his superior!" FRANK B. THOMAS. FOR KENT Beven-room furnish el house, modern. Phone 287. l-2t-6C66 MUST PAY WARRANTS Supreme Court Orders Stat Treasur- fT Hall to Pay rlrr Commif sioner lUdgell Wararnta (By Herald Correspondent) Lincoln, Nebr., Dec. 8 Secretary of State Pool filed his semi-annual report with Governor Morehead as provided by law on December 1st. This report shows the secretary of state's office to have transacted a large volume of business during the past six months, the period covered being from June 1 Inclusive. A to tal of $107,243.43 was received by he secretary, showing a gain over 914 for the same months of $12.- 023.04, or more than two thousand dollars each month. 1914 1915 Total coll. $95,220.39 $107,243.43 Net Increase In 6 mo. . . . $12,023.04 Besides the above the office of secretary of state shows in the auto mobile department the following: Coll. on hand May 31, '15 $1,096.17 Coll. from County Treas. . 14.968.72 Coll. sale of auto, lists . . . 742.92 $16,808.61 The last item, $742.92. is net mon ey collected by the secretary of Btate, Charles W. Pool, and this is the first line that It has been placed where It belongs. In the state treasury. Wayne Normal School From a report made to State Aud itor Wm. II. Smith by the state nc- nuntant it appenra that in the little over live years existence or tne Wayne state normal school, some what more than fifty-one thousand lollars has been colected In fees of various kinds frolm the students. At present there are 439 in attendance. of which 154 are former students. 160 newly matriculated and 125 raining school students. Total ma riculanta. 2329. The cash collections from Septem ber 17, 1910, to November 23. 1915, nclusive, are as follows: $51,539.59. These collections have been dispos ed of as follows: Remitted to state treasurer. $41,914.77: refunded to students. $5,886.51 ; vouchers paid by check, $2,997.14 ; balance on hand $741.17. Of the balance on hand November 23. 1915. the Bum of $187.69 will b' remitted to the state treasurer soon and the remaining $553.48 will be retained to cover textbook refunds to students. The popularity of Governor John II. Morehead as Nebraska's chief ex ecutlve, and as a citizen, was clearly defined last Thursday evening at the banquet given in his honor at the Lincoln hotel, and in commemorating the completion of the Holdrege street paving connecting Lincoln with Uni versity Place, on which inmates of the penitentiary were almost exclus ively employed. The building of this road was an experiment which more than vindicated Governor Morehead's Judgment as to the feasibility of working prison inmates on the public roads and highways. About 2 00 ban Queters were present, a goodly num ber from our town, and a number of routing good speeches were niadf co'nmeudlng Governor Morehead as leading good roads enthusiast who does things, and as Nebraska e greatest business governor. The Supreme Court handed down Its decision in the mandamus suit, in stituted by Fire Commissioner Uld- gell to compel State Treasurer Hall to nay fire commissioner warrants. last Friday morning. Mr. Kid gel! wins, the court taking the position that fire commission fees are trust funds, and as such State Treasurer Hall cannot legally refuse to honor warrants where these warrants arp properly audited by the state audit or, it is assumed ny state nouse or f.cials that this will settle the con troversy over the payment of food and oil commission warrants, as well as those of other departments. SUPT. PATE RETAINED Action of School Hoard Wiu. l iutni- iikuih iu Retaining Mr. Pate Met Monday Night A unanimous vote was cast by the s hooi board for the retention of W. It. Pate as superintendent of the Al ii mce Pity schools at the meeting of thai body Monday night, the renewal ot the contract being for three years. This not only met with the approv al of the school board, but with every patron of the schools as well. Mr. Pate's work has been far above the average, and In a great measure thru his efforts the Alliance schools have come to be regarded as among the very best In the state the best pub lic schools in western Nebraska. Not only Is there the complete grade roure, but In addition there are the domestic science, manual training, agricultural and the business courses tliat have beer, recently adde. There are few, 'if any, complaints on the manner In which the schools are con ducted, and this is something that, alone, the management can feel proud cf. The Alliance schools c an well be termed the frictionless schools, not only with the teachers, but with the teachers and the patrons. Parents know that when they Bend their children to school here they will re ceive the best of instruction and re ceive It under the proper conditions. CALL FOR CONVENTION President and Secretary of American National Live Stock Ass'n Issue Gall for J an nary Meeting Denver, Colo., Dec. 8 To all mem bers and all live-stock associations and live-stock producers: Call Is hereby made for the Nine teenth Annual Convention of the American National Live Stock Asso ciation, to be held at El Paso, Texas, January 25, 26 and 27, 1916; con vening at 10 o'clock a. m., on Tues day. January 2 5; morning sessions only. Among the many subjects for con sideration are: Federal control of public grazing lands; the 640-acre grazing home stead bill; administration of forest reserves; eradication of poisonous plants; marketing of live stock and its products; delays at terminals; stock-yard facilities; financing live stock loans; valuations In railroad live-stock contract; charge for clean ing and disinfecting of cars; rail road rates and services; recent rate enses before ,tlie interstate t om- merce Commission; suppression of the foot-and-ir.otith and other infec tious diseases; sanitary regulations f different states: prohibition of the importation of live stock and animal products from countries where con tagious diseases exist; inspection of meats and hides from Mexico; pro tection of American live stock own ers and ranchmen in Mexico; live stock conditions in foreign countries: destruction of predatory animals; ex ports and imports of live stock and meats; meat-inspection law; prohibl tlve tax on oleomargarine; needed legislation; reports of officers and standing committees. These and other questions will be discussed by men prominent in thei live-stock world. An upusually in teresting program is being arranged. Officers of the Bureau of Animal In dustry and the Forest Service will be present at our meeting. The annual convention of the Nat-1 ional Wool Growers' Association will be held In Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan- nary 13, 14 and 15, 1916. i The National Western Stock Show ! will be held in Denver, Colorado, on January 17 to 22, 1916. The railroads have agreed to grant I reduced rates to our convention, of which due notice will be sent out lat er. El Paso has promised us a royal welcome. All Btockmen are invited to attend. DW1GHT B. HEARD. Pres. T. V. TOMLINSON. Sec. BAND CONCERT SUNDAY Alliance Organization Will Give First of a Series of Free Concert at the lniM-rial At the Imperial theatre next Sun day afternoon at 2:30, the Alliance band will give a free concert. The boys have been putting In some hani licks getting the program ready for rendition, and their program will no doubt be well received. The num bers are varied freely. Admission Is free, and all who care to come arc welcome. Following is the proM'uin: Howard March Will lluf: "Chums" Polka (Cornet Duet . . . L. P. Laurendeuu "The Cavalier" overture T. H. Rollinsou "Blue Jackets" march. C. C. Bennett INTERMISSION Gippsland March .... A. F. Lithgo "Evening Shadows" Serenade . . . K. I- King "Nightfall" Serenade ... K. L. Kin Regimental Review . . F. A. I'hihU.i PRISONERS TO PEN Sheriff Cox Took Quartet fo lmiast- er to Begin Serving ThHr Terms Three Forgi-r Sheriff Cox went to Lancaster Sat unlay night, taking with him Charles Vaughan, Jack Kendall, A. A. McCoy. alias Verdle Lewis, and George Wat- kins, colored, all of whom were given terms ranging from one to twenty years at the beginning of the last ses sion of the district court. Vaughan, Kendall and McCoy were sent up for forgery, and Watklns for stealing a suit of clothes from Jimmy Washing ton a few weeks aeo. Watklns went to Crawford immediately after the theft, but was caught there the next day after he arrived. William Dunbar, sentenced to the reform school for being implicated in the robbery of the Newberry ware house, In which several boxes of shells were stolen, was taken to Kearney Tuesday night by Sheriff Cox. Dunbar would have fared fair ly well had he not tried to skip the country after he had plead guilty. With his first sentence he might have been out of the reformatory in a year or less, depending on his behavior, but after his attempt to escape, Judge Westover changed the sentence, and Dunbar will now be Incarcerated un til he Is twenty years old. He is sow nearly eighteen. To the Iublic: The Burlington Hotel now serves dining room meals for 35 cents. W. S. Barrett, Proprietor. l-tf-6548 WHY SMITH LEFT HOME Junior Clan Play to be Presented at the Phelaa Opera House Frt- , day, December 10 The Junior class play entitled "Why Smith Left Home" will be giv en at the Phelan opera house tomor row (Friday) evening, December 10. The class has been working on this play for the past several weeks, and some splendid talent has been found in the Junior ranks. Everything In dicates that It will be one of the best plays ever given by the high school. SynopNls: Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been mar ried for six months, but because of Important business matters they could not go on a honeymoon and because of unwelcome guests and rela'lves, cannot enjoy themselves at home. When Juliette, Mr. Smith's sister of 42, agrees to give the Count her hand In marriage, Mr. Smith then thinks they will surely get a few days of peace and comfort in their home. Hut news Is received from Mrs. Smith's foster mother. Aunt Mary, that she and her husband, the gener al, are coming for a nice long visit. Mr. Smith Is much enraged about this and he decides to bribe the cook into doing "good bad" cooking while Aunt Mary stays, to which Lnvlna, the cook, agrees. Defore Aunt Mary ar rives. Hob, Mrs. Smith's brother, and his wife, come unexpectedly. As Mr. Smith has never seen Bob, Mrs. Smith passes them as an Italian mu sic teacher and his sister. Numerous misunderstandings arise and Mr. Smith decides to leave home, altho he still loves and trusts his wife. Why Smith left home will be reveal ed at the opera house Friday night. Cast of Characters John Smith, who loves his wife and lives In New York Oral Harvey General Bllletdoux, his wife's sec ond husband . . . Hugh Davenport Count von Guggenheim, who made them twisted Otto Snyder Major Duncombe, with memories of last night Lester Harvey Robert Walton Mrs. Smith's broth er Vernon Hamilton Mrs. John Smith, who loves her husband, no matter where he lives Neva Howe Miss Smith, a lady in waiting . . . Thelma Fitzpntrtr Mrs. Bllletdoux, Mrs. Smith's aunt Rose Carlson Rose Walton, Robert's bride of a day Mabel Grassman Julia, touchlngly clever Jeanette Haney Klsle, a maid Clara Osborne Lavlnla Daly, who Is a lady and who knows it. Tressa Vandervoort PIONEER WOMAN DEAD Mr. Carrie Price Was Former dent of Box Butte ICesl- Mrs. Carrie Price, aged 61 years, died at the home o f her son, John Rissel. in Hosklns, Nebr., on Friday. November 26, after a gradual failing of years. Mrs. Price was born in Morra, Sweden, September 8, 1851. In 1871 she was married to her first husband, Hans Kissel, movinK to America in 18S9 and settling in Box Butte county. Mi: Kissel died in 1893, and In 1900 she married John Price. Mr. and Mrs. Price moved to Bega in 1903, where they made their home until 1908, when Mr. Price de parted this life. Since that time Mrs. Price had been making her home with her children, spending most of her time with her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Crocker. She leaves two sons, Andrew Rissel, of Cambridge. Minn., and John Rissel, of Hosklns and one daughter, Mrs. Oliver Crock er, of Stanton. ELECTED NEW OFFICERS RrotlicrtKMMl of Ixieiwnotive Firemen ami EngiiM'inen ITIert F. W. IIUI.s Grand loli;e IMegute At the regular election of Allium- Ixid ge 623 of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Englnemen, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. A Phelan; vice president, O. C. Ruth; recording and financial secretary, F W. Hicks; local chairman, J. A. Wit owack; local board, O. C. Ruth, W. J. Mahoney; trustee for three years N. T. Shawver; delegate to grand lodge, F. W. Hicks; alternate dele gate, J. A. Wltowack. The grand lodge meets once every three years and is a big event In the history of the Brotherhood. Itnd Restored to Entry Under a recent departmental order the lands herein described are res tor ed to the public domain and released from a former withdrawal under the Reclamation. These lands will be subject to set tlement on January 25, 1916, at S o'clock a. m., and not before, and will be subject to filing or entry Feb ruary 24, 191$, at 9 o'clock a. m. The lands referred to are as fol folws: SUNWK. NttSW4 of Sec tion 27, In Township 24 North of Range 56 West ot 6th P. M. ; and NWNE"4 and SE H NK 4 of Sec tion 24 In Township 25 North of Range 56 West of 6th P. M BAPTISTS TAKE GAMES Took Double-Header front Methodist Ilemlngford Took Two from Oirtntiann The Baptists won both games from the Methodists In the basket ball games at the high school gymnasium Saturday night. In the Intermediate gamo the Baptists were easily the victors by reason of their superior team work. The final score was ? to 13. Following was the list of players: Methodists: Lunn, W. Lotspeich, F. Lotspeich, Edwards, Vandervoort, and Rider. Baptists: Fennlng, 11. Butler, Powell, Nelson and Wright. While the Junior game was a little closer than the other, the Baptist boys got away with a good majority, the score being 1 2 to 6 In their fsvor. Folowlng is the list of boys that played in that gunie: Baptists, L. Butler, Fennlng. Wright, Fuller, Blcknell. Methoista: Calder, Ed wards, Grassma i, Martin and Os borne. llemlngfoi I Took Twit In the games played at Ilemlng ford on the same night between the Ilemlngford Metl odists and the Al liance Christians, the Hemlngfordltes captured both prises. The score In the Intermediate game was 23 to 13, and in the Junior game 12 to 3. The Christians lay their defeat to the fact that the floor was as slick as glass, having been danced on the night be fore, and as the Ilemlngford boys had been accustomed to play on It they were not handlcapepd so much as the Alliance players. One party stated that the boys played as though they were on roller skates. Ilemlngford plays a return game with the Chris tians on the AIManco floor in Janu ary. The next game scheduled la be tween the Alliance Methodists and the Ilemlngford Methodists at the high school gymnasium next Satur day night. This will be one of the fastest games that has been played this season and all those interested should arrange to attend. Two games, as usual, will be played, be ginning at 7:30. An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged to pay for the use of the gymnasium. STANDI S(l OF TEAMS Intermediate I A Years or under Team P W L Pet Alliance Baptist 2 2 0 1000 Alliance Christian 2 11 600 Ilemlngford Method. 2 11 500 Alliance Methodlcf 2 0 2 onn Junior Not over 10 years weight tot over HO Alliance Baptist 2 2 Alliance Methodist 2 1 Ilemlngford Meth. 2 1 Alliance Christian 2 0 1000 500 500 000 WILL SELL EMPRESS theatre Closed Monday Night anil Will Be Sold at Public Auction In Short Time Harry Sohns, who recently pur chased the Empress theatre, closed it Monday night, and the fixtures wil! be Bold at public auction soon. This is being done to satisfy a first mort gage held by Harry DuBuque, and : second mortgage held by E. V. Cra mer, wno ran tue snow Defore selling to Mr. Sohns. Since the theatre was opened by Mr. Sohns it had enjoyed a nice bus iness, and the announcement of ttv foreclosure and sale came as a sur prise. Mr. and Mrs. Sohns departed Monday night and will return to th stage. Before coming here Mr. Sohnr was manager for one of the Hlllniiir stock company's shows. UNION TEMPERANCE RALLY Allium e Cliun lie to liiile In Mvt hiK at Christian Church, Next Sunday Night Sunday, December 12, has been designated as National Constitutional Amendment Day. Thruout Nebraska temperance people will not only cele brate the day as such, but will mak use of the opportunity to stir up ex tra enthusiasm for the coming dry campaign in this state. A union service will be held In th Christian church of Alliance, Sunday evening, commencing at 7:30 o'clock Ab it is desired to begin the service promptly on time, other churches that will have young people's meet ings that evening are requested to close them a few minutes earlier than usual, in order that all may be on time at the union meeting. It 1b Intended by those who have . . . . . I- ! cnarge oi me program io iuae mm a rousing meeting for the opening in Alliance of the campaign for the adoption next year of statewide pro hibition in Nebraska. An Interesting program has been prepared, which will include music, several short ad dresses and other appropriate fea tures. Of course, everybody is cordially invited to attend. CITY WINS THE FIRST OF THE DAMAGE SUITS rook F1rt Hound from I'moMtt Owners Along Box Butte Ave nue Who Asked Damages NEXT CASK TO BE TRIED JAN. II The Jury returned a verdict In fav or of the defendant in the case of William and Alice Blgnell vs. the City of Alliance, which was tried last Friday. The Jury deliberated fifteen hours. Immediately after the verdict was received, Judge Westover ad journed court until January, at which time (he next suit of the same kind III be beard. The Jury held that the Blgnell property had not been damaged In the least by the raising: of the sidewalk. At the next trial a new jury will be? empaneled, as the Jury In the Blgnell case Is disqualified owing to their having formed opinions from the ev idence and from their verdict in this case. The cam of Al. Wlker vs. the City of Alltaace is the same as tha Blgnell rase, as both properties were put below the street level by the es tablishment of the new grade, and It will require considerable filling to bring them Bp to the street level. The city claimed that the new grades disposed of the surplus water from the north and west parts of town. Witnesses were of the opin ion that the value of the property would be enhanced several hundred dollars when It, was raised to the street level, la Mr. Blgnell's case. It was estimated that when his prop erty was raised It would be worth $4,500, whereas he paid only $2,500 for It, and this ha dconslderable bear ing on the verdict. The defense also sought to show that with only medi um rainfall la former years the wat er had run Into the Blgnell cellar, and that last year, with more than normal rainfall, the surplus water was easily cared for by the new grades. It was the plaintiff's claim that the only way in which the value of the property could be increased was to make the necoaeary fill, at a large expense. FARMERS MEET HERE Meeting Will be Held at the City Hall to II-unh Farm Survey Work for (he Put Year There will be a meeting of the farmers of Box Butte county at the Ity hall next Saturday afternoon at ::30, at which lime the county farm purvey work will bo discussed In de- ail by County Agent Seidell, and by R. R. Spu front, assistant leader la farm demonstration work In Nebras ka. The principal purpose of this meeting is to actually show the farm ers that farming Is pur'!" . hu"l::r:s: proposition, and fhi-.t It Is the largest single line of business In the United States. At the meeting Saturday- there will be presented the figures from the fifteen best paying farms rnd from the fifteen poorest paying farms in tbo county, and while no personal records will be discussed. ny farmer that wishes may get the figures from his owu farm and from his neighbor's farms for comparison. S'ucb a comparison will easily show the owner of a poor paying farm '. here he has overlooked some bets. m l where he can profit next year. There will be no theoretical facts explained at the meeting only actu al figures will count, so that there will be no guesswork. While most farmers figure their homes a part of the farm and do not include the house rent factor, they will be shown that this item should be figured sep arately with them, the same as with the city business man. That these figures are going to be of Inestimable value goes without saying. When (be merchant knows which departiaents of his store are paying and which are not, and on which items he makes the most prof it, then he can coaduct bis business intelligently and nake money. It is the same with the farmer. The farm demonstrator is endeavoring to show him which departments pay divi dends, and bow much, and which de partments are conducted at a loss. Under such conditions, the farmer can farm intelligently and come out at the end of the year with a good la bor income and with a good profit on his crops.