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VOLUME XXIII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1916
NUMBER 19
i
IRRIGATION BY PUMPING TO BE
TRIEO OUT IN BOX BUTTE COUNTY
TO HOLD AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
IN FALL IN WESTERN NEBRASKA
4unty Commissioners Co-operating
with Vnlted States Department
of Agriculture
WORK TO BE COMMENCED
ABOUT FIRST OF JUNK
.afeact Iooatlon for First Well Ha
Not Yet Been Selected Inter
esting Article on Subject
Irrigation by pumping will be tried
at In Box Butte county this spring.
The county commissioners have mtde
an appropriation for this purpose
aad the U. S. agricultural depart
ment, through Its station at Lincoln,
la co-operating with them In the ex
fterlment. This department has made
a standing offer to counties in the
ry farming districts to try our
"pumping for Irrigation" plan and
will appropriate funds for the pur
pose equalling the amount any coun
ty will subscribe.
Cheyenne county Is also working
with the U. S. department of Agri
alture and will experiment with the
plan near Sidney.
The exact location of the first well
tar Box Butte county has not been
r Hox uuite couniy nas noi vmu
a . a a. I
inouncea DUi in a recent it-nt-i iu
tv Plainer of the Commercial
h t. w Thane. TT. S. Aerlcultural I
man U U "I ... . . . - , . . I
-. a I n 1 r . t . n n V, r InoT I
Vu Kl Ilr r r HI. Ldmuiu, nmro iua.i iuvj
will get busy at once and have a man
the grounds not later man me
m rf Tiinp to annervlse the con-
Btructlon of the well and the Instal
lation of the equipment.
In the April 5 Issue of the Nebras
ka Farmer Is an article under the
.tending. "Pumping Water for Crops:
Factors That Govern Successful
Methods." written by I. D. Wood, of
the Department of Agricultural En
aanoerlng, University of Nebraska.
It contains much valuable -Information,
is quite Interesting, and we
print It in full below.
In sections of Nebraska where
rainfall Is lleht the question of -pump
Irrigation will always be considered
farmers. Without doubt in many
aasea it may be made profitable if the
Tight crops are raised, the proper
pamp outfit Is bought and if the own
re will give more study to the care
aad operation of machinery. Nine out
f ten cases of failure of pumping
plants can be traced to one or in-
Vrr It !
. . w .V - " ",oi aniline of the
auses.
la give ui
etbject. '
Too much cannot be said regard-,
lag the preparation of the fields to
be Irrigated, unen me -
1 irrmniru.
i.i tnn far nnart and much
water is wasted by altawlng runs of
ten to twelve hours. In Bulletin No.
1S of the Nebraska Experiment Sta
tion Is the following good advice on
tktft subject: .
"Under ordinary conditions in
western Nebraska a run of one hour
aad thirty minutes to two hours
"ould constitute the distance be
tween laterals. Irrigators on sandy
Zll frequently try to force water
ttrounh rowed crops in rows forty to
rods ion. Often it requires
rht to twelve hours and sometimes
ESei- for water to go 'hrouph such
rawV The waste of water through
.aderground seepape in such case,
nnst be readily apparent to the most
uaobservinp irrigator."
fc Anyone who has studied condi
tions in the lodeenole valley 1"
I?n' 1 m,,Rt hnve been lm-
Tw tb he waste of trrieation
K "that tke place there becau !
waters that taxes piace ;
.f carelessness in .;P-
j JT, a?e planted so tba
,dK?W iTTlvinP h: result
washing snd "1,y,n"Ln rVhlne b-
fro-n Irrigation w aters nv "ninr d
tw
roon row. V'Xier mo- ,
Tall of four Inches per im ree
Hll HI ."'J1 a
about rtrh. Tn smo,in. ... -Quired
vrie, with .T,..
-Ill Ihe ,.i.1lv"on Pnd th
-V.. V-vn..r1er.ce t -heb'
teacher to folio on I hi- nny
nmi
nnrtien'-- ot-non
thi" "nr 1 . . .
t8 given to a pump for raW wat
from a ditch and "Vr' 'f
from
lan'
,4a on a hi-her lvi n-
bank
enroh--"' lec-"ijr
' . Kn v t n
t know whit -i P"" -
w regain " VV .
Tvl faiiwn "iM operated to de
SK inmost water aTthat height
r-..,o'V u-e-1 fer ral-in"
Ur quantities of water for compar
atively -hot lif.
Ir recent inou-v to Tb- r
lue-M-e- "What al- " 1
o Oliver ene ruM- toM of W-
av the C'.e h fro-" which I wish to
general answer ran b
r'.e the ouestlon and may rra
S -w-r other Intjulries of a aim-
'wster la to be raised fifteen
..... w the l.ch and thla dlatane
L r,11 the hydroatatic head. Bu
other things must be considered
; add to this head. There
H i friction loss tn the foot valve
Ind rain"" In the pipe and elbow-
a Tn keening the water flowing. In
" ,. v then Instead of pumping
St fifteen feet of head, we have
?SS id" o friction which requires
inonh actional power to raise wa
Ter wenty-five to twenty-seven fee
A four-Inch centrifugal pump 1
abcut hV rUbt size to deliver one
,-ubic foot or water per second. The
Meed ot the pump probably wuldbp
about 540 revolutions a minute. The
STATE STATISTICS ARE
GATHERED RY ASSESSORS
IniMrtant to Citizens That the Infor
mal ion He Accurate and
Complete
The Nebraska statutes fix the duty
of gathering agricultural statistics on
the assessors. On or before July 1
the collected information must be
summarized and given to the county
clerk, whose duty it is to forward to
W. It. Mellor, secretary of the Nebr
aska state board of agriculture, who,
by the same law, is charged with the
compilation of the statistical inform
ation sent in from the various coun
ties and publish same in his annual
J report to the governor. Early In
Marrn tne ouice oi me siaie Doaru oi
agriculture sent out to the 2,000 as
sessors of Nebraska blank reports
and summaries for use in the 1916
garnering oi mese statistics. L,viier
.a. f . I , 1. a
accompanying Bucn uiuiik. rejiuna iu
the county assessors, among other
matters. contained the clause:
'Tlease urge your township assessors
I
' T1 . ....... ..... InwnaViln o anna art tG
to gather these statistics in a pains
taking, truthful manner, as the good
nitno rt VohrnaVa nnrl vnnr rnnntv
depends on 'heir work. Impress on!
them the necessity for accurate in
formation to protect our farmers
from bucket shop maiipula.o.-c"
The grain dealers in largo citieB re
ceive their Information from their
paid agents. If no other reliable In
formation were gathered, tne temp-1
tation to take greater profits would
be largely Increased, and such profits
come from the pockets of the farm- ,
ers. The facts as received from the
assessors and the people who act as .
crop reporters Is the only check on
these large grain dealers, and the
state board of agriculture gives pub
licity to the facts received which as-'
sists In mlnimlrlng unjust specula
tion. engine must be adapted to the pump
..nth in the matter of horsepower and .
e'vlng the proper speed. Quite ;
frequently a pumping uuu,
running at the proper speea ior me
head and the discharge. It would be
J propo8ition always for every
v i outft leBted
: determine whether it is giving the
to determine whether it is giving the
most ecenomical results.
Power for ieratlii Pumps i
The rollowiDg table shows approx
l ; ately the horsepower required to
lift water against certain total heads: (
Oal.per LIFT IN FEKT j
mlnnlc 1 Of t 2 0ft. 30ft. 40ft. 50ft.
225
1.2
2.2S 3.37 4.50 5.62
3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50
4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00
4.50 6.75 9.00 11.25
7.00 10.5 14.00 17.50
O 00 13.50 18.00 21.5
300
400
450
700
900
1000
1200
1.5
2.0
2.2S
3.50
4.50
fi'oo 11) 01 15.00 20.00 25.00
' 12.00 18.00 24.00 30.00
o..iina ii.r minute can be reduced
to cubic feet per second by dividing
by 450, and from this table it 1b ap
parent that to deliver 4 50 gallons a
ntnu" or one cubic foot a second,
about aix horsepower are required.
Another device which hau been
und to imraH extent for lifting water
l tho elevator. This operates
on the principle of the grain elevator.
. ...tat- l-...at. ... a ullfli'll.
b"UH., Htt.
f two wheels. One
wheel ia stationed in th- water and
the other is at the novation to which
the water ia to be lifted. The buck-
tne m ter
. ,...H t the un-
tnn eicv.... a .. .
o. .v. iMiinn are operated both
in'w-lls and streHms and raise water
as high as seventy feet. One or
. -..... Toiai delivered 700
inette uuiiu. u . . . i
gallons a minute Hi a neinui
. a.1vu.hnruotinV.er dlS-
eni iffi. 1 -' "
li i.tt ir iak furiiiKhed the power
In some sections of the south where
i pumped for IrriKating rice,
the steam engine U used for power
and the entire time of one man is
consumed in caring for the plant
Itifrnal Combustion Engine the IVet
Because of the high cost of labor
and fuel only one type of
i. ,Konu.r.inv In lrrlRatlon
work, and that la the Internal com
bustion motor. Without doubt the
-rU-t. nit kerosene or distillate en
gine can be operated cheaper, and
a uw U to he recommended where
on-t-.tor Is a ood mechanic. Tne
erglnes which use oils heavier than
i Kivhar romnresslon
rne- hence must have piston rings and
valve Iu gooa eonauum.
other hand, a gasoline engine will
run when In a poor atate of repair
One man ahould be made responsible
for the operation or me piaut
should be Just aa particular about ita
. "a he would be of a new auto
mobile. t
Whether or not you are able to
Make pump irrigation pay dfnl
upon these factors: The heigh he
lr must be raised; how well the
enelne and pump are mated, or, In
o?he? word., the efficiency of the out-At-
the kind of crops raised: and tin
amount of rainfall In the region.
Card of Thank
The Beck brothers and familie
wl h to exprean tlieir appreciation fo
the kindnew and sympathy extende-l
to them during the lllnesB and death
of their sister and aunt.
EVERYBODY'S DOING
CLEANING UP
A cleaner, more beautiful and
more healhtful Alliance Is what all
citizens of Alliance are working for
this wek.
A hearty response has been re
ceived to the appeals of the governor,
the mayor, the Commercial Club and
the newspapers, and everybody Is
doing his little share In the program
of clean-up and paint-up as outlined
for this week, April 10 to 15.
The work was undertaken system
atically, several organizations of the
city co-operating with the city offic
ials and the Commercial Club. Sat
urday tlie Boy Scouts were pressed
Into service and with a drum corps
paraded the city bearing the stars
and stripes and clean-up and paint
up banners. Afterwards they made
a tour of the entire city Inspecting
the streets, alleys and personal prem
ises and made suggestions to prop
erty owners and tennants where con
ditions were requiring a little special
attention for this campaign.
After their work was finished the
chairman of the organization report
ed as a result of their inspection 277
places unsanitary or in need of clean
ing up.
This list was itemized aa follows:
stable nuisances. 33: outside vault
nuisances, 30; ashes, old barrels, pa
pers, etc., 184; vacant lots with rub
bish. 36; billboard nuisances with
rubbish in the rear. 4.
The police department has also
taken a hand In the campaign and
nice results are being obtained in all
quarters. In two or three places
parties, who overlooked the fact that
this campaign Is for their benefit as
well hb others, were inclined to be
peeved and were a little sassy about
the matter, but when the police in
formed them that they might have
their choice of complying with the
city ordinance relative to the matter
or taking their chances for violation
thereof, they proceeded to Join the
clean-up brigade and everything was
lovely.
The campaign will have a wonder
ful effect on the fly nuisance, which
it has been proven beyond question
is largely resnomrible for iliness. The
destruction of the breeding places
for the flies will malfa the fly swat
ting season n.uch easier and if all
persons in all communities would
Join heartily In this work the elimin
ation of the fly nuisance might be an
EIGHTY-FOUR CASES ON SPRING
COURT DOCKET PETIT JURY CALLED
Eiphty-four cases are on the dock
et for the spring term of district
.ourt which will convene Monday
April 24. with Judge W. H. WeBtover
of Kushville presiding.
Of these three are Naturalization
cases, four are criminal cases and the
remainder are Included in the Civil
docket. In the Civil docket there
are seventy-seven cases. Including
nine divorce suits, twenty-six fore
closure Buits, four ejertn ent suits in
stituted by the C. B. Q. R. R. Co.,
four damage suits againBt the city of
Alliance, and thirty-four miscellane
ous cases.
There will be no grand jury sum
moned for thia term of. court, and the
petit Jury, twenty-four in number,
were called this week. These Jurors
were summoned by notice aent by
registered mail by County Clerk Har
graves as provided in the new laws.
instead of by personal service a a in
former yeara. - '
.. The PHlt Jury
The Petit Jury is composed of the
following Box Butte county citlzena:
U. L. Harris. George Burke. K. V.
Cramer. II. J. Kills. C. H. Fuller. J.
f. Ulce, A. I Davis. C. A. Dow.
(ieorge H. Clayton Lincoln Iowry,
John Brennan, W. N. Thompson, P.
K. Christensen. Thomas A. Green.
Fn.nk Potmeall, Herman Uehder. W.
F. Walker. Fred Nnson. Kobert Ball,
Henry Carey. W. S. AcheBon. R. M.
Baker, W. B. Youn and H. V. Car
penter. The bar docket for the April term
is being printed this week at the Her
ald office and will be ready for dis
tribution to the me-' bers of the bar
by the county clerk in a few days.
Criminal a.e.
On the criminal docket there are
IT NOW;
AND PAINTING UP
ticipated.
Early In the season several thous
and cocoons were "captured" by the
children and turned In for the boun
ty offered by the Commercial Club,
and Alliance will be practically free
from another nuisance this season.
While the health question is of the
greater Importance the question of
beautifying the city cornea hand In
hand In the campaign and aa a re
sult of the "cleaning up" and the
"painting up" done by community
co-operation this week Alliance will
present a better appearance this
summer than ever before.
ANNUAL IIOLL CALL
Firxt llaptlst Church Holds a Very
IntereKting Meeting
The members of the First Baptist
church of Alliance held their annual
Roll Call last Friday, on the twenty
fourth anniversary of the church or
ganization. One of the moBt interesting fea
tures of the meeting was a history of
the local church by Mrs. Julia T.
Boone-BarkhurBt, the only charter
member of the church present.
The annual report showed a bal
a nee on hand In every department in
amounts sufficient to liquidate a
large portion of the outstanding in
debtedness. Although the church
was without a pastor much of the
time something over $1800 was paid
out during the year.
Letters and responses from abnent
members were read.
Itev. Kay E. York, of Lincoln, was
present and gave a very interesting
address on the "Five Year Program
for Nebraska Baptists." Itev. York
is the new superintendent of missions
for the state of Nebraska and is mak
ing a tour of the western part of the
state.
Scratch pads. They are always a
very convenient thing to have on
your desk In the home, office or store.
We have them for sale. Big pads
and little pads. Tabbed on the end
and on the side. Pencil paper and
ink paper. Pick the kind and size
you want for 20c per pound. They
run three to twelve to a pound. Her
ald office.
Funeral designs made on short no
tice. Alliance Greenhouse.
four cases, aa follows:
Earl Montaigue, rape and seduc
tion. Kay Tompkins and Mike Swayze,
larceny.
Clyde Curry, receiving stolen
goods.
Charles Wallace, assault with In
tent to inflict great bodily injury.
Naturalization Docket
Three foreigners are making appli
cation to be admitted to become cit
izens of the United States. They ar
Johan Gottfrid Carlson. Theresia Ho
vorka and Gustaf KJwin Theodore
Johnson.
Civil Docket
tf the Beventy-aeven cases on the
civil docket there are none that will
attract more than ordinary attention
unleaa It la the four suits brought
against the city of Alliance by Albert
M'iker, Martha Miller, Knoch Boyer
and Anna Worley. These suits are
for damages alleged to haVe been
austalaed when the grade on Box
Butte avenue was changed, and the
cases are continued from a previous
term of court.
Divorce Suit
F.va L. va. Charles F. Wykoff.
Kdith K. vs. Kddle 11. Bateman.
Wm. K. vs. Klsie G. Snyder.
Bertie K. vs. Richard S. Primmer
Goldie va. Charles Fuller.
Beulah va. Gilbert R. Fish.
Maude vs. William Carter.
Florence v. Leo L. Leon.
Mary C. vs. George It. Carter.
KJertineiit !'.
KJectment suits have been insti
tuted by the C. B & Q. It. K. Co
aKainst the following persons: Jos-
(Continued on page 8)
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
AT NORFOLK HOSPITAL
Iteiiiain of J. A. lluiizlcker Brought
Here for Burial Funeral at
M. 10. Church .Monday
J. A. Hunzlcker. a former resident
of Alliance, who died at the state m"nt will begin holding a special ag
hospital at Norfolk last Thursday rlcultural school at some central
morning, was burled here Monday, Point In the western part of the
the funeral services being conducted "late each fall, the session to laBt
at the M. E. church by Itev. J. B. one nd to be known as "Po
Cams, and Interment made at Green-1 tato Week". The location for this
wood cemetery. lin not been definitely fixed, but la
Heart trouble was assigned as the a" probability it will be Alliance.
Immediate cause of death. Mr. and Prominent business men In sever-
Mrs. John M. Schlrk, the latter a ,
daughter, who had been called to I
Lincoln the first of last week by the',olnto clubs and are offering prizes
accidental death of Mr. Schirk's I
brother, stopped in Norfolk on their
way home, and two sons, F. S. and
W. A. Hunzlcker, of Jennings, went
to Norfolk to bring the remains to
Alliance.
Among those from a distance who
were here for the funeral were Mr.
and Mrs. Marquardt, Lawrence Ak
ers and Clyde Patrey, of Goodstreak;
Lee Helling and family of Lakeside;
MrB. 12. Stinett, O. S., W. A. and F.
S. Hunzlcker and Miss Lydia Hun
zlcker, of Jennings.
The deceased was a native of
Switzerland, where he was born, in
1853. He came to America, locat
ing in New York when but a lad nine
years of age. Two years later he
came to Richardson county, Nebras
ka, and from there he moved to Box
Butte county In 1902.
He waa married in 1876 to Miss
Wllhelmlna Luthey, who with seven
children survive him. On daughter
died in Infancy. The surviving child
ren are three sons, W. A., O. S. and
F. S. Hunzlcker of Jennings, and
four daughters, Mrs. John M. Schirk,
of Alliance; Mrs. Win. Marquardt, of
Goodstreak; Mrs. K. Stinett and Miss
Lydia Hunzlcker, of Jenninps.
FISHER NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR CLUB SECRETARYSHIP :
(nve Notice to Hoard of Director at
h Recent Meeting that He Does
Not Want IWtlon
W. t. Fisher, secretary of the Al
liance Commercial Club for the past
two years, gave formal notice to the
Board of Dlri-ctors of that organiza
tion at a recent meeting that he is
not a candidate for the position for
another year. The board took no of
ficial action with regard to the notice
but made It plain that they are very
reluctant to accept the notice as final.
Mr. Fisher has not made known
his plans for the future. That bis
work here has heen a success cannot
be contradicted. He has worked
hard and worked long with the in
terests of Alliance, Box Butte county
and western Nebraska always In
mind; has accomplished results be
yond the expectations or the mem
bers or the organization; results that
few men could expect to accomplish
under the same conditions, and Alli
ance will be benefitted for years to
come rrom the things that have been
done by the club through him.
The secretaryship or a commercial
club carries more "grier" probably
than any other work. There are
hundreds or members with almost as
many different Ideas to please and It
takes lots of work and even n ore pa
tience to obtain results in the face of
all obstacles.
His printed reports of the things
accomplished by the local club and
ihe fact that the entire club regrets
his decision to leave Is evidence
enough of the Kuccess of his work
here and should he continue In the
same line or work tUe city that se
cures his services Is to be congratu
lated. FAIR DATES CONFLICT
Dates Selected Conflict with Trl-stale
Fair Association
The dates recently selected by the
Box Butte County Fair Association
for their fall county fair conflict with
the dates already announced for the
Crawford Tri-State Fair, according
to a letter received from W. C. Run-'
i din. of that association. A
A meeting will be held at an early
date to consider the advisability of
changing the dates.
Scratch pads. They are always a
very convenient thing to have on
your desk in the home, office or store.
VYe have them for sale. Big pads
and little pads. Tabbed on the end
and on the side. Pencil paper and
ink paper. Pick the kind and size
you want ror 20c per pound. They
run three to twelve to a pound. Her
ald office.
SEEDS. SEEDS. SEEDS Alfalfa
.n-ed; sweet clover, cane, millet and
n p seed Kaffir corn, seed corn or
nyihing else in the seed line. Camp-h'-H'a
Red House, Department A,
Seward. Nebr.
14-6130-May I
k's HcmmIoii, to lie Known an ,,Po
tota Week", I for Members .
of the I'otato Cluba
MAV KKL10CT aT.I.MNCE AS
PI-ACK Xll THE SCHOOL
HiiNincK Men offering Prizes to Mem.
hers of Hoys' and filrla' Clubs
in Several Counties
L. W. Skinner, who is in charge of
i ue isoys- ana oirls' Club work of
Nebraska, anonunces that his denart
ai counties that have taken up the
work are showing an Interest In tha
to ,,lB winners. Are there not soma
t-usiness men and organizations In
Alliance that will show as much In
tirest In this work which la being
commenced in Box Butte county by
the county agent and county super
intendent. Mt Skinner's letter of explanation
In regard to th9 club work and the
potato week Is given below:
This boys' Totato Week will be at
tended only by boys who have finish
ed the Job as 1916 "members of th
Potato Growing Club and have made
a satisfactory report of results. It
will be attended mainly by groups of
bo8 from each county who have been
given their transportation and other
expenses for attending this school, as
a reward for their ambition and In
dustry. The county superintendent of
Cherry county has guaranteed a free
trip to the boya' Potato Week," for
the winners of first and second prizes
for the Cherry county Boys' Potato
Club, and expects to provide several
ethers, if the number of boyi tako
part In the contest make I wrrth
while.
In Sheridan county, two banks and
one Individual have each offered a
free trip to the Boys' Potato Week,
to the winners of first, second and
third prizes In Sheridan county Boys'
I'otato Club.
The district from which boys will
attend this meeting includes twenty
ounties. The Extension service of
the agricultural county Is working
the matter up in similar fashion in
each of the counties concerned.
The boys who attend the Potato
Week will be In charge of the state
leaders of the Boys' Agricultural
Clubs. They will make a special
study with potatoes and everything
connected with potato growing, other
branches of agriculture, and will
have a period each day for games and
entertainment. The Box Butte Po
tato Club is opened to any boy who ,
waa ten years old but not eighteen
years old, before the first day of Jan
uary, 1916, and who ran have the
use of one-eighth of an acre or ii ore
of potato ground. On this potato,
plat he will do all the work himself
will ieep a record or all his time and;
expenses.
Each working member will receive
by mail, direct from the agricultural
college, circulars of Information, rec
ord blanks, and Instruction cards up
on which to apply for membership
will be obtained from any teacher In
the county, rrom the county superin
tendent or county agent. No appli
cation will be accepted by the Agri
cultural College after May 1.
DISCO.VnNl'K HKKTAI'IIANT
Stephens & Fink to Hun Lium'Ii Coun
ter Ooly at Nolle Stand
Feeling that the restaurant busi
ness is overdone in Alliance and de
siring to devote their entire time to
the bakery business. S'epheni and
Fink, who purrhaaed the Nohe Bak
ery and Cafe a couple of months ago.
! on Sunday dlsi-ontlnued the restau-
rant end of their business.
Several changes were made In the
store and the lunch counter was mov
ed to the back and center of the
roo '. From now on lunches only,
comprising sandwiches, piea, cake
and such articles aa may be cooked
in their bakery oven, will be served.
MINATAKK WILL SOON UH
LIGHTED FROM KtXXTTSHLl'FP
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: A con
tract has boen entered into between
h" village of Mlnatare and the In
termountaln Railway. Light A Power
Co.. by which the latter, of Scotts
bluff. wilt build a. line and furnish
Mlnatare with electric lights, and
power, giving thenf 24 hour current,
as welt as the same satisfactory serv
ice now furnished Scottsbtvir and
Gering patrons. We understand that
the Intermouutaln people are also
plannins to extend the line to Bay
ard, and are now dickering with the
people there. This company haa the
inonfy to make many investments
and will extend wherever the busi
n ?B is desired and justified. There
is an unconfirmed rumor that these
people are also making overturea to
Mitchell, but as to this we do not
know.
R. A. Douglas, wire chief at the
local telephone exchange, was called
to Spokane, Wash., the latter part ot
last week, on account of the serioua
Illness of hia mother.