Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
men's Association
President, J. P. Hoffman, Ord.
First Vice President, Harry Hausor, Fremont.
Second Vice President, John W. Guthrie, Alliance.
Secretary, E. A. Miller, Kearney.
Treasurer, H. A. Webbert, Kearney.
Board of Control: Jacob Goehring, Seward, chairman; William F..
Mote, Chadron; F. B. Tobln, Sidney; O. A. Rhoades, Scottsbluff;
Bert J. Galley, Columbus.
A department devoted to the Interests of the Volunteer Firemen
of the state of Nebraska.
Edited by Lloyd C. Thomas, state publicity chairman.
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II, S. BOYS TAKE GAME
FROM ALUMNI TEAM
The Spirit of the Nebraska Firemen
Once you have attended an annual convention of the Nebraska
Toluntccr Firemen's Association you would not miss the next one for
any consideration, for it is the bright spot in the year, the time that
food fellows meet each other and extend the feeling of brotherly love
that good firemen have for their fellows. The success of the 34th an
mual convention at Crawford clearly demonstrated the fact to all who
attended that Nebraska firemen work together and play together. At
Crawford you did not sec the spirit of contest and antagonism, but
Bather the spirit of helpfulness and the feeling that the association
an accomplish more by co-operation and a feeling of unity. We feel
from the bottom of our heart that we can say (and mean it) to every
ireman who attended the convention:
"I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me,
I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be,
14 like to mean as much to you each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.
I'd like to do the big things and the splendid things for you.
To brush the gray from out your skies and leave them only blue;
I'd like to Bay the kindly things that I so oft have heard
Aad feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you've Btirred.
t I'd like to give you back the Joy that you have given me,
Tt that were wishing you a need I hope will never be;
Fd like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on
Vadaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.
I'm wishing at this New Year time that I could but repay
portion of the gladness that you've strewn along my way.
And could I have one wish this year, this only would It be; '
ld like to be the Bort of friend that you have been to me."
l.nM llnskHlmll (initio of Season Is
Closely CoMcsWhI, Hermit
Ing In Score of SiO-I
With only one srore to the good.
j the Alliance high school boys' bask-
fioau ieam were victorious in ineir
lust game of the season, played Fri
day night at the high school gymnas
ium with a team composed largely of
members of the high school alumni.
This was a benefit game for tti'f?
High School Athletic Association,
and the receipts amounted to about
$4f,.
The playing was fast and furious
and the game is said to have been
one of the roughest played in the lo
cal gym during the season. At the
end of the tlrst half the alumni boys
were in the lead by a score of 12-10,
but they had set a pace that they
were unable to carry and the high
school boys, who had been playing
all season and were perhaps In little
better form for a hard game, forged
ahead In the second half, closing the
game with one point in the lead.
Tuny Black refereed the game.
The respective line-ups were as fol
lows: High School: right forwards, Don
ald Spencer and Floyd Lotspeich;
left forward, Everett O'Keefe; cen
ter, Lester Harvey; right guard,
George Fenning, left guard, Ira
Wright.
Alumni: right forward, Orville
Davenport; left forward, Itlchard
Young and Martin Nolan; center,
Bud Darnell; right guard, Jay Vance
and Ralph Johnson; left guard, Rex
Coryell.
PROCLAMATION
Again, as Governor of the State, I feel impelled to call the atten
tion of the people of Nebraska to the necessity of guarding against
the destruction of property by fire. Destructive fires have been prev
alent throughout the different states during the past few months, and
at this writing, a conflagration, destroying millions of dollars worth
f property, is raging in Paris, Texas; homes and business houses are
Being wiped out and over $7,000,000 damage sustained, by a popula
tion of 20,000. Five thousand people are without food or shelter, and
will be dependent upon others for immediate help. During the w in
tar months, rubbish and all kinds of inflammable substance has been
accumulating, and the dry winds of March will prepare this for the
Ighted match or stub of cigar and other means of ignition. The lime
to clean awav everything that makes it easv for a fire to start is at
kand.
I therefore urge that the week beginning April 10 be observed as
"Clean Up Week," during which time let there be united action in
regard to this business, each individual joining his neighbor in the
food work. Don't wait, begin now, "SAFETY FIRST."
JOHN II. MORE1IEAD,
Governor of Nebraska.
Office of
STATE FIUK COMMISSIONEH
Lincoln, Nebraska
Governor Morehead has issued a
proclamation naming the week of
Iril 10 as "Clean Up Week" thru
Wat the state. This "Clean Up
Week" should Interest every citizen
tm the state. The mayors of every
rty and village should issue local
proclamations asking their citizens
t co-operate in cleaning up and re
moving all fire dangers. The city or
-rtllage should furnish men and
teams free of charge to haul away
waste and rubbish; this would cost
mly a few dollars, and would proba
tty save the city thousands of dollars
trora fire waste.
During "Clean Up Week," all fire
kiefs should make a special inspec
tion of their territory and compel
Ae change of any conditions which
wuld tend to eliminate the possibil
iT of a fire.
Every commercial club in the state
ufcould have a fire prevention coin
Mittee. The committee should send
at a call, asking all citizens to co
derate in making "Clean Up Week"
a success.
Woman's dubs should take an In
terest in the day and ask every mem
ber to look into theird home condi
tions with a view of abolishing every
possible lire danger.
Never allow old rubbish, waste pa
Mr, excelsior, paints, oils, or greasy
rags to accumulate In kitchens, at
irfos, closets, cellars, barns, sheds,
yards, or alleyways. All old rubbish
cAould be gathered together now dur
mg "Clean Up Week" and hauled
way and disposed of.
Gasoline, naphtha, and other vol
atile oils should not be kept in build
tags. Open flue holeB should be covered
d protected with metal caps.
Electricity, when improperly In
stalled. Is a dangerous fire hazard.
Iamp cords should not be hung on
nails or wrapped around any piping;
confer with your city electrician
when changes are contemplated. Do
not allow employes or Inexperienced
persons to tamper with electrical in
stallations. Never make a bonfire or a fire to
burn rubbish within twenty feet of
any building or near a wooden fence
or shed. Never make a fire to burn
rubbish on a windy day. Great con
flagrations have been caused by
"sparks" from bonfires and from
"burning rubbish."
On March 22, the city of Paris,
Texas, was almost wiped out of ex
istence by a conflagration which de
stroyed property worth over $7,000,
000. We have no assurance that Ne
braska will never be visited by a like
calamity.
The Fire Commission Department
of Nebraska is interested in making
Nebraska have the lowest lire loss
possible, and every citizen of the
state should be interested in assist
ing us in this worthy purpose. Sev-enty-flve
per cent of our lire loss is
due to carelessness and neglect and
can be materially reduced.
The lire in Nebraska for the
last six years show the following
amounts:
1910 $2,181,058.00
Serious Prairie Fire at Sidney
From the Sidney Telegraph of
March 24:
A most disastrous prairie fire
southwest of Sidney Tuesday burned
a strip a half mile in width and elev
en miles In length, being stopped by
the Rurlington grade. The high
wind prevented the efforts of men
from having any results and only
the railroad saved a much larger ter
ritory from loss. On the previous day
a straw stack had been burned on
the field of Mr. Jorgenson on 14-12-52,
and this seemingly appeared to
be a mass of cold ashes. The wind
of Wednesday picked up a mass In
the heart of these ashes, whirled It
in the air and dropped It aflame Into
the heavy dry grass a short distance
away. Its work was swift and de
structive. Mr. Schraeder, a new-comer, lost
a horse and six sets of harness; Billy
Williams, barn, granary and 1400
bushels of grain; Mr. McCormlck and
Mr. Smith, all buildings except the
houses. These three live on the
same section, 17-12-51. The fire
swept through Mr. Oberg's door yard
but hurt nothing.
So terrific was the wind and such
volumes of dust In the air, that
neighbors only a mile away did not
know of their friends' misfortunes
until the next day in town, so there
were few to tight the fire even If
fighting could have saved the prop
erty. Never has a pruirie fire caused
such a heavy loss in this county as
that of Tuesday, aud it, has been
years since fires of any particular
size in territory has visited this coun
try. This has made people careless,
and especially those who have come
here of recent years and have never
experienced a tire. This is the sec
ond fire from a straw stack within a
week in this county and we hope this
will be a warning not to burn straw
stacks. The only time to burn them
is in winter when snow is on the
ground, and if you miss that season
you should let the stacks stand. The
inconvenience of having a straw
stack rotting In the way is nothing
to what any one of these victims lost
In that brief hour of conflagration.
Don't burn your straw stacks.
Ojh'ii Tinning lliislnesn
W. K. Ilagan, nn expert tinner and
metal worker, who has been employ
ed by the Newberry Hardware Com
pany for four years, has gone into
business In this line In Alliance, op
ening up this week with the Rhein
Kousey Company. Mr. Ilagan Is an
expert workman ami has many
friends in Alliance who will wish him
success in his business venture. His
business phone number is 9.H, and
hid residence phone, 695.
C. J. Wlldy of llcmlngford was in
Alliance on business Monday.
Mrs. P. 11. Donahue, of Ellsworth,
was an Alliance visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Canflcld of Van Tas
sel, Wyoming. Is visiting In Alliance
with .Mrs. D. W. Kenner.
R. M. Hampton returned Friday
night from a trip to Rushville, where
he was on business before the district
court.
W. V. Ileal Is back home from Red
Cloud, Nebraska, where he spent the
last three months. He will bo In
Alliance for a few days only.
PRIKTIKG
Good Printin
Is the Dress
of Business.
That Is the
Kind We Do.
Let Us Show You
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Mrs. O. E. Williams returned Wed
nesday morning from her visit at
Pacific Junction, Iowa.
F. W. U click came down Tucmt?
from HemlhKfonl with his wife, wfta
went on to lleimett. Nebr.. for a vlW
with relatives.
Recent visitors in Alliance fr"
easlern Nebraska wcte John Murk
nnd .1. F. Dineen of Columbus and J.
C. Dineen of Madison.
W. J. Zlmmcrer and family ban
located In Alliance. Mr. Zitnmnr
I is a traveling salesman for Hubhart.
Spencer, liartlett CompanyJ of I'M
capo. Percy Cogswell Is attending tap
buying convention of the United Na
ioual Clothiers In Chicago this we
in the Interest of The Famous clotl
Ing store.
Use NONSPI. Throw away yoar
dress shields. Mrs. Christina Fox.
14-51-6709$
John G. lx'wls, district in a nnd
for the Security Mutual Life lnsuf
ance Company of Lincoln, In In ta
city on business. Mr. Lewis In mat
Ing his headquarters In Alliance now.
Fire Destroys Hebron Darn
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1912
1913
1914
1915
Almost
1,788.123.00
2.251.774 33
1,715.676 10
1.873.071.25
1,789,269.00
$10,000,000 consumed by
fire and relegated to ashes in a short
period of six years. This is surely
an appalling situation and should
make every citizen feel the necessity
of curtailing this terrific drain upon
the wealth and progress of our state.
We hope "Clean Up Week" will re
ceive the Interest of the citizens of
the state that it deserves.
W. S. RIDGELL.
Chief Deputy Fire Commissioner.
From the Hebron Register Champ
ion of March 24 :
Fire of unknow n origin Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30 destroyed the barn.
! Iiuggy shed and coal house at the
i rear of the W. L. Whitney residence
! in thlB city.
Mr. Whitney stated Monday that
his loss would probably reach $300.
Insurance on the property was about
$260.
At H hi it was tliou-ht that some
i one h !'i i' " ' ' ic e( into the
barn U lit ' ;i ,e or i:.'ar. Later
i in'it-Mioi f. I th.'it liii'ln 'i In I
!j. n ;-eii playinu around trie mi I i
ing, and it wad tti .unht possible 1 h.i t
they had match
Smoke from i he burning building
drifted toward the Whitney house
and first called the attention of the
family. The buggy was the only
property in the barn that was saved
Among the burned property were a
saddle and bri lie, two sets of single
harness, garden tools and a number
of books that had been stored there.
No animals were burned.
Because of the inadequacy of the
fire alarm at that hour the depart
ment was not summoned until the
building was wrapped In flames.
The department worked valiantly
to save adjoining property. Several
times the Whitney residence and the
barn owned by Mrs. Orendorff were
Ignited. The flames Were prevented
from spreading, however.
The Better
the Printing
of your stationery the better
the impression it will create.
Moral: Have your print
ing done here.
DON'T FORGET
US-
When you need any
thing in the line of
neat and attractive
Printing.
Announcement Creates Interest
The announcement by Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx, the clothing manufac
turers, through The Herald last
week, stating that they would fur
nish fast colors and dyes in their
clothing, in spite of the fact that the
National Cloth'ers Association an
nounced to the public that the aver
age manufacturer could not do it,
has created much interest. The Hart,
Schaffner & Mark line of clothing is
handled by The Famous In Alliance,
and Marcus Frankle, the proprietor,
is much gratified with the fact that
he has a line of clothing which can
be guaranteed to the customer with
fast colors.
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REAL ESTATE
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Saturday, April 15,
At Golden, Colorado
Starting at 1 P. M. Sharp
Come to (JOLDHN, COLORADO, and build yon a home in one of the
most beautiful cities in the mountain country, within thirteen mile of a city
of 350,000 population, connected by two street railways, with a thirty minute
car service.
.100,000 tourists passed through this beautiful city in 1!Mfi.
Macadamized road and a street railway pass through this tract.
A six-room resilience will be given away to the purchasers of the lots,
after the lots are all sold.
Buy you a place for a home in a school town where advantages are many.
This tract is on the Lincoln Highway through Colorado, in one of the most
scenic parts of the state.
220 or More Beautiful Resi
dence Lots in a County Seat
Town in the Foothills of jthe
RockiestobeSold at Auction
on the Above Date
TERMS OF SALE:
These beautiful lots will bo sold on the following terms: One-third
cash, balance in monthly payments of $10 per month, without interest.
Warranty deed will be given purchasers when lots are settled for in
full. -
Sale will take place on the premises at I 1. M. sharp.
LADIKS AUK US HOC f ALLY INVITKD.
You should not miss this opportunity to see this wonderful country and
to purchase desirable property at auction. 1
D. A. Barthalow, Sales Manager
Col. D. R. Paschal, RAeai ee?