THE ALLIANCE HERALD
LLOYD O. TMOMAM, lluslnM Manager
JfOHlf W. THOMAS, Kdllor C. E. MAYNARD, City Editor
E. CATIIKIUNK MOOKE, Editress Horlal Department
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PROPOSING PRIMARY ELECTION REFORMS
Since the primary election for the nominating of candidates was
leld, last month, there have been many suggestions and recommenda
tions for amending the primary laws of Nebraska. Some of these
are good and some preposterous. One proposed change that The
Herald warmly endorses is the adoption of some system by which the
privilege of participating in the primary election will be extended to
farmers and ranchmen, as well as to other voters, who cannot conven
iently go to the polling place on election day.
In discussing this subject editorially, The Omaha Bee recently
published the following under the caption, "Bryan Takes up a Re
form Proposed by The Bee":
In his current Commoner, William J. Bryan takes up a reform
originally proposed by the editor of The Bee, namely, that the voter
should be allowed to prepare and mark his ballot at home and have it
collected by the postman and thus assembled for counting and can
vassing. Mr. Bryan asks for voting by mail only for the primary, but
this merely proves that he has not thought out the subject, for there
is no good reason why it should be extended to the primary, but not
to regular elections. He also bases the demand on alleged disadvan
tage of present polling arrangements to the farmer as compared with
the city dweller, when the true foundation is the need of readjusting
the election machinery to present-day conditions for accommodating
the voter and according absolute equality of opportunity to all voters
regardless of where they live. The editor of The Bee outlined the
plan of voting by mail to members of the last Nebraska legislature,
in his address on the short ballot program, and expressed a personal
conviction that this would be one of the coming developments in elec
tion reform to keep our government fully responsive to the will of
the people. '
THE DANDELION PESTS
In this issue of The Herald the opening gun is fired in a cam
paign for the eradication of dandelions in the city of Alliance. This
"flower", or "pest" as it is called by people who desire handsome
lawns, is just as bothersome in Alliance at this time of the year as in
many other cities which have to contend with the problem. The boys
and girls of Alliance will now have an opportunity to demonstrate
their efliciency as dandelion cradicators and each week the winning
ones will have all the ice cream they can eat (providing they don't
make themselves ill by overeating). Other prizes will be given as
decided upon. The judge of the" contests will be A. J. Macey of the
Alliance postoflice, a man who has always taken an interest in the
boys and girls and in town improvement. In order to be eligible as
a prize winner each week the boys and girls participating must care
fully follow the rules given in The Herald this week. Alliance peo
pie who have lawns which need the services of the "dandelion erad
icating brigade" should notify The Herald office in person or by tele
phone, number i4U. Applications will be taken in the order in which
they come to the office. As citizens of Alliance and interested in the
welfare of the city and its material improvement, The Herald asks
your support and co-operation in this movement to eradicate dande
lions for the year 1916.
THAT MILK ORDINANCE
Through lack of & minriim n lh tiv pnnnoil mnaTinf Tnnolnif
evening it was impossible to take up the proposed ordinances on the
milk supply proposition and on street curbing. After three confer
ences with the milk producers and those who have taken an interest
ni the matter Mayor Romig has the much mooted milk ordinance in
shape to present to the council. This will be done at the meeting on
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wie wiu vi mis moiun. i ne cnarges that the Alliance creamery was
back of the ordinance or that sitinnu nf tho mvlimmxa
lie to the creamery have been disproved by the showing that the
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v'i",,,i'j "-hu"w w wuMcrve me same requirements on milk and
cream to be retailed in the eitv ah th
direct to the consumer. The mayor has given all an opportunity to
pmiu u mo urumance. Alliance is practically the only
city of the first elans in the state which has not adopted an ordinance
of this kind. No sane thinking person will deny that cows which
furnish milk to the consumer should bo inspected for tubercular trou
ble and other disease or that the milk should be pasteurized.
At Fremont a milk ord
lng news dispatch from the daily papers shows the action taken by
the farmers of the county in which Fremont is located :
Fremont, Nebr., May 3. At a meeting that overflowed the
Brugh school house east of Fremont, members of the farmers'
union locals of the county voted to comply with the requirements
of the milk Inspection ordinance passed by the Fremont city coun
cil. They will have their cows tested for tubercular trouble and
other diseases. The farmer union creamery Is located at Fre
mont and practically all milk sold by farmers of the county is
handled at the local plant.
In regard to pasteurization. The following letters were recciv
r V the 'navor 111 ply to inquiries from state and government of
ficials. 1 hey are self-explanatory:
UN1VKILSITY OF NKHUAsKA
leartmeit of Dairy Husbandry
Lincoln, Nebraska. April 17, 1916.
Mayor Penrose E. Homig,
Alliance, Nebr.
My dear sir:
I am very glad to note the agitation for belter quality of
cream and milk la your city, for surely we are all Interested In
anything that will better conserve human life, and after all I am
very sure that the dairy Interests will be very glad to co-operate
In any safe and Bane regulation. Once people realize the health
fulness of dairy products, Just that soon will they be used much
more extensively than is the case at the present time.
Of course, from an Ideal and economic point of view it is de
sirable that every farmer should have his cows tested for tubercu
losis, not only on account of the health situation but beacuse the
unhealthy animal is not economically profitable. Again, the farm
er stands a chance of infecting his whole herd from a few diseased
animals that might possibly be In the herd. From a practical
point of view I believe It would be better to lead up to legislation
f this kind gradually and I doubt that as a first step It would be
wise to Insist on cows hundreds of miles out in the country being
tuberculin tested.
Personally, I feel that If your ordinance provides specifically
for thoro pasteurisation the results would be entirely satisfactory.
I believe it wise that the ordinance should state exactly the tem
perature at which the milk should be pasteurized and the length of
time It should be held at this temperature. A number of experi
ments on hand indicate that a temperature of 145 degrees F. held
for twenty minutes or longer Is sufficient to kill all dangerous
pathogenic germs that might be present In the milk, and yet this
temperature is not high enough to give much of a pasteurised fla
vor or destroy the cream line.
Trusting that this gives you the desired information, I am
Very truly yours,
(Signed) F. II. FRANDSEN,
Head Professor.
TRI-STATE DIRECTORS
Crawford Trl-State Fair Directors
Elected, Including Two
from Alliance
The annual Trl-State fair, held
each year at Crawford for the terri
tory included in northwestern Nebr
aska, eastern Wyoming and south
western South Dakota, will be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 20, 21 and 22, of this
year.
Earl D. Mallery and Lloyd C.
Thomas of Alliance have been elect
ed district directors of the fair asso
ciation. Other district directors are
F. L. Kelso and Dr. Bilger of Ard
more, Chas. Broderick and W. H. Da
vis of Harrison, J. O. Hartwe'l and
M. J. McCormlck of Lusk .Wyoming,
Burt Furman and John Sullenberger
of Marsland, George Lawrence and
C. I Wilson of Whitney, F. A. Rels
dorfer and Will Abbott of Belmont.
Plans are being made for a fair this
fall that will surpass all previous efforts.
TAKING LONG HIKE
Well Known Hastings Men Stop over
Day In Alliance on Trip to
Black Hills
MITCHELL WINS MEET
Result of North Platte Valley II. S.
Athletic Ans'n Field Meet Held
Last Week
In one of the best track meets ev
er held by the North Platte Valley
High School Athletic Association,
which took place at Mitchell last
Friday, the Mitchell High School
was an easy winner. They took 64
points, Scott sblutf 23, and Mlnatare
20.
The Alliance High School did not
participate In the meet this year.
BAKE OVEN FIRE EXPLODES
8. II. Fink, of the Firm of Stephens
& Fink, Sustains Painful and
Serious Burns
Adam Breede, editor and publish
er of The Hastings Dally Tribune,
one of the leading daily papers of
Nebraska, and R. E. Churchill, a
business man of Hastings, stopped
over In Alliance Tuesday afternoon
anJ Wednesday morning for a short
rest on a long "hike" on foot, on
their way to the Black Hills.
The men left Hastings last week
and are not endeavoring to make a
record but are walking for the ex
perience and the novelty of the trip.
They were much pleased with Alli
ance and promised to visit the town
rgaln when opportunity offers.
The men are shipping their camp
ing equipment by express and when
they find a particularly inviting spit,
they "make camp" and enjoy a rest.
They left shortly before noon Wed
nesday, going to Hot Springs via
Hemlngford, Marsland and Crawford.
VANI AD DEPARTMENT
LTADOUND
LOST Bunch of keys. A switch
key and six others on the ring. My
name on tag. Return to Herald of
fice. H. M. Suslck.
17-tf-6827
FOR SALE
FOR SALE Good, paying butch
er shop. Good location and steady
business at good prices. Address box
6406, care Alliance Herald.
9-U-6406
ons and auto truck with the latest
appliance for moving furniture
without marring or scratching or
damage. Up-to-date wagon pads
will be used by us on all moving Jobs.
JOHN R. 8NYDER. Phone 16.
37-tf-660
ANTIOCH CHURCH SESSION
Delegates Attend Meeting of Congre
gational Church at Antioch on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
FOR SALE OR TRADE Power
ful six-cylinder automobile. Will sel
cheap, or trade. Call or write Th
Herald office.
l-tf-6568
S. H. Flrk of the bakery firm of
Stephens & Fink had his right arm
badly burned from the back of the
hand to above the elbow Tuesday
night when an explosion occurred in
the bake oven Just as he was throw
ing in a shovel full of coal. The
flames shot out the door and scorch
ed his clothing, singed his hair and
eyebrows and blistered his arm. The
flesh on the back of the arm was al
most cooked and part of it will come
off. The injury is not only extreme
ly painful but Is a serious one and
will probably take several months to
heal.
Alarge number of delegates from
over western Nebraska attended the
twenty-eighth annual session of
Northwestern Nebraska Association
of Congregational churches at Anti
och on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. The program was inter
esting and included talks by a
number.
Among those on the program were
Dr. Hanford who spoke Tuesday af
ternoon on "Home Missionary
Work;" Mr. Buell, who spoke on
"Sunday School Work;" Miss Zelma
Smith, who spoke on "Christian En
deavor Work;" Rev. William Rich
ards ,who delivered the Association
sermon; and Rev. Walter C. Rundln,
who spoke on "Congregationalism in
Northwestern Nebraska."
FOR SALE 6 room house and
lot. Electric lights and water. Phone
Red 653. 618 Big Horn Ave. Mrs
Dan Betebenner.
21-tf-6889
FOR SALE
The best business in Alliance, Ne
braska. On account of poor health
owner must sell the Atlas rooming
house of 47 rooms at a sacrifice price
Building rent is low.
E. T. KIBBLE, Alliance. Nebr
16-tf-6778
MISCELLANEOUS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for
man with small amount of capital to
get into good, paying business In
western Nebraska. Prefer man with
some experience in farming. Must bo
steady and reliable. Address, with
particulars, Box 6645, care Alliance
Herald.
12-tf-6645
Consy to loaa oa real estat.
tf r. B. RBDDIBsV
MONEY TO LOAN on real estate
Apply to H. M. Bullock, Room 4
Reddish Block, Alliance.
6-tf-6307
MONEY TO LOAN On Box Butt
county land nd ranches In the sanC
hills. No delay In making the loan
we inspect our lands and furnish th
money at once. J. C. McCorkle, Mc
Corkle Building. Alliance, Nebr.
l-tf-6554
RBCOnn FOR TRAIN MBit
Railroad tnn can tur a very us
ful book at Th Hormld office. It Is
lally time book for trainmen and s
clnemra. Tne price Is reasonable.
4-tf-l7M
MOVE FURNITURE SAFELY
We have equipped our dray wap
WANTED To let contract for the
cutting and stacking of about 1,009
tons of bay on our ranch In Morrll
county. Work to begin about July
20, 1916.
HALL & GRAHAM.
22- 4t-6907
Bids Wanted for Laying Sewer
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Bids will be received by the mayor
and city council of Alliance, Nebras
ka, for the laying of sewer In district
number thirty-four. Plans and spec
ifications may be seen at the office of
the city clerk. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids,
which must be in not later than I
o'clock p. m., April 20, 1916.
CARTER CALDER,
23- 2t-6942 City Clerk.
HOUSE FOR SB'lArgi)
eight-room house for sale on easy
terms. Good condition. Southeast
corner of block. . George A. Hills,
phone BlaCk 165.
23-tf-6943
MALLERY IS DELEGATE
Final primary election returns
fro mthe Sixth district show the elec
tion of senator Earl D. Mallery of
Alliance as a delegate to the Repub
lican national convention in Chicago.
RUNDIN VISITS ALLIANCE
Well Known Crawford Minister an4
Secretary of Chamber of Com
merce in This City.
Rer. Walter C. Rundln of Craw
ford .pastor of the Congregational
church at that point and secretary
of the Crawford Chamber of Com
merce visited Alliance the twenty
eighth annual session of the North
western Nebraska Association of
Congregational churches at Antioch,
Rev. Rundln spoke on Wednesday
morning on "Congregationalism la
Northwest Nebraska." He returned
home this noon. His congregation
and the people of Crawford are show
ing their appreciation of his work ia
a substantial manner by the erectloa
of a handsome, modern parsonage,
which Is now being constructed.
Five gallons of oil and twenty gal
lons of gasoline were poured out on
the ground yesterday afternoon by a
couple of boys at the Wm .Davidson
place at the edge of town where men
were at work plowing the land with
a tractor. They had oil and gasoline
In a barrel and a large can on the
field for use in the tractor and sow
the boys in the field but didn't know
till later what had been done. One
of the boys was ten years old and the
other four. Charges may be filed
against the older lad.
e
Two train loads of potatoes from 1
the northwest passed through Alli
ance this week enroute to points in
the south and southeast. One train
had thirty-four cars, and another
twenty-five cars.
Dake Duke and son, of Mason City,
stopped over In Alliance today while
on their way to the Big Horn Basin
of Wyoming, where they will settle
on a homestead.
A man by the name of Ladd, who
came here from Scottsbluff and had
been working a couple of nights as
night waiter at the Burlington Cafe,
skipped out after the midnight trains
last night. He took the evening's re
ceipts, whatever they were, with him.
No money had been put In or taken
out of the cash register during the
night.
MAN'S NOSE NEARLY CUT
OFF BY WAGON WI1EEL
. Ellsworth, Nebr., May 9 The
wheels of a spring wagon loaded with
feed caused the almost complete am
putation the latter part of last week
of the nose of C. J. Borders, a well
known farmer northwest of town.
He was riding on a pile of sacks in
the rear of the wagon when an un
expected lurch of the front wheel
threw him to the ground between the
wheels. His nose was broken at ths '
bridge and from there down it was
nearly severed. He is now resting
very easily and it Is expected his re
covery will be rapid.
EGIAI
for Saturday
At Mollrin
Bargains That You and Your Friends
Should Take Advantage of
These specials, at prices given, until closed. They will not last. No more after these are sold
100 Bungalow Aprons and House QQ
Dresses, to close out at : OJU
1 lot of Children's School Dresses,
to close out at . 00 1
1 lot Ladies' and Misses' Dress Skirts,
to close out at $1.00 CI CA
and plJU
150 pairs of Children's School Shoes will
be closed out, per CI flft
jlVV
200 Bungalow Aprons and Ilouse
Dresses to close out at
100 Ladies' Shirt Waists, sample
line, to close out at
1 lot of Flexo Underskirts in all
colors, to close out at
78c
98c
98c
pair
200 pairs Ladies' Shoes and Oxfords, to
close out, per
pair
$1.45
Quality First at Moll ring's.
OUR REPUTATION ESTABLISHED DUR
ING THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF DEAL
ING IN ALLIANCE STANDS BACK OF OUR
GOODS , . '
GEO.; A. M0LLRING
"The Store of Quality" ;