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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA.PKUKUAUY 15, 1917
NUMBER 11
CARNEGIE MEDAL
MAN1N ALLIANCE
II. J. C. IUker, 23 Year Old Young
Mail Saved Man's Life in
Blizzard
TO JOIN THM RIX1ULAK ARMY
Was Sergeant-Major in 2nd Montana
Volunteers Returned from
Border In December
H. J. C. Baker, twenty-ehree years
old, and the owner of a Carnegie hero
medal has been in the city this week.
He arrived Monday from Chadron
where he bad been employed for
some nine weeks for O. A. Birdsall.
Mr. Baker was on the Mexican bor
der as a sergeant major in the sec
ond Montana regiment. The regi
ment was returned to Billings, Mon
tana on December 3rd. Immediate
ly upon arriving in Alliance Mr. Ba
ker asked to be directed to the re
cruiting station for the regular army,
and on being directed to the station,
located at the Burlington hotel, Im
mediately went there and expressed
his intention to Corporal Booth, In
charge, of joining the regular army,
(iiven 2,000 Additional
It was shortly after his return to
Billings that the incident occurred in
which Mr. Baker proved himself a
hero and a man of unusual endur
ance. For the saving of a man's life
in a blizzard. Mr. Baker has received
$2,000 in addition to the Carnegie
hero medal.
The story of the rescue appeared
In a Sheridan paper and Is as fol
lows: L. C. Reno, a resident of Lemons,
South Dakota, who is employed by
the Boyd Needle company of Chicago
as a traveling salesman. Is In a seri
ous condition in a hotel In Buffalo, as
a result of having both hands and
feet frozen when he became lost In
a blinding blizzard while traveling
from Buffalo to Gillette Friday in
company with H. C. J. Baker of
Lexington, Kentucky. Baker escap
ed with the freezing of the tips of
his fingers. Reno has a good chance
to recover according to the statement
of his physician. Dr. W. B. Lewis, of
Buffalo. "
Traveling in Auto
The two men were enroute from
Billings to Reno's home in South
Dakota in an automobile. They left
Buffalo Thursday afternoon and
spent the night at Kingsberry-Todd
ranch on Powder river. They left
that ranch the next morning and hud
gone about seven miles when the car
broke down and they decided to
leave it and return to the ranch on
foot. There was u blinding blizzard
raging and they became lost. They
wandered all day and toward evening
Reno became exhausted and Baker
carried him for a distance of two
miles when he became nearly ex
hausted and was forced to abandon
his companion.
Urging Reno, who was then deliri
ous to remain where he was. Baker
continued to travel In an effort to
Ond help. Finally he became so be
numbed with the cold that he was
unable to walk. It was then dark and
the storm bad ceased to some extent
and he saw a light in the distance. He
crawled for half a mile and came to
the borne of Miss Heath, a homestead
er. After he had revived sufficiently
to travel, they hitched up a team and
started out to find Reno.
Searched Several Hours
When they reached the place where
he had been, they found that ho hnd
disappeared and after searching for
several hours were finally forced to
abandon the search until the next
morning. At daylight they again be
gan hunting for the lost man and at
10 o'clock they found hlni in an un
conscious condition nearly a mile
from the spot where he had been left
by Baker. ,
He was taken to Miss Heath's
home wliere he was kept until the ar
rival of Dr. Lewis. Both Baker and
Miss Heath are trained nurses and for
that reason they were able to give
the man excellent Ursa aid attention
to which probably owes his life. He
did not regain consciousness until
Sunday morning.
Dr. Lewi stated that unless pneu
monia resulted from exposure. Reno
would recover.
Baker met Reno in Billings and de
cided to make the trip overland with
him to his home In South Dak.
Mr. Baker informs us that Mr.
Reno hna recovered and is at his
home In Lemons, So. Dak.
Till: OFFICIAL
WF.F.KLY . WF.ATIIFU RFJ'OItT
The meteorological record or re
port of F. W. Hicks. Alliance official
observer for the weather bureau,
I'nlted States Department of Agri
culture, for the week ending Wed
nesday, February 14, is as follows:
Set
Feb. Max. Min. Max. Wind Day
8 4fi - 26 - 29 NW Clear
9 52 22 36 NW Clear
10 39 22 26 NE Clear
11 46 18 35 SE Clear
12 54 19 46 N Clear
13 46 24 34 NE Clear
14 44 11 31 W Clear
All Alliance Asked
to Join Patriotic
Chorus Febr. 25th
Wanta know how to sing "The
Star Spangled Banner," "Columbia,
the Gem ot the Ocean" and other of
your country s tougs? This is the
time to sing 'em, and here is your
chance to learu 'em.
Every man, woman and child in
Alliance Is Invited to attend the con
cert to be given under the auspices
of the Alliance band on the after
noon of Sunday, February 25, and
to Join the community chorus in the
singing of patriotic songB. The Wo
man's Choral Club of Alliance will
make its first appearance at this pro
gram. The concert and community sing
ing Sunday afternoon made such a
hit that the idea la to bo continued.
The commuuity chorus is trying to
encourage community singing and
Judging from the way community
singing was received here Sunday it
is going to develop into a big thing.
The day is coming when everyone
will be able to stand up and sing
"The Star Spangled Banner" and
"America." You wouldn't want to
be the only one who couldn't do it,
would you?
The conceit given by the Alliauco
Band Sunday afternoon at the Im
perial theatre was attended by a
crowd that filled the theatre. The
program was excellent. The. selec
tion "11 Trovatore" wus rendered in
an exceptionally pleasing manner by
the band. Miss Burnett pleased all
with her singing and Prof. Uniacke
was compelled to respond with en
cores, his violin selections being ex
ceptionally well received. Chorus
choirs from the various churches
were scattered about the theatre to
aid in the community singing. Miss
Burnett Is responsible in a large
measure for Jho success of the com
munity Binging, having made prac
tically all arrangements for it.
WILL INSTALL 'MUCH
NEW GABLE HERE
Telephone ComMui) to ;k.ii1 Con
siderable Sum Improving Serv
ice iu and Out of Alliance
The Nebraska Telephone Company
contemplates the spending of consid
erable money for improvements in
Alliance this coming year, according
to information received from P. D.
Gleason, manager of the Alliance ex
change for that company.
It is planned to install 5,100 feet
or more of new cable for the service
In Alliance. These cables will range
in size from those containing twenty
five pairs of wires to those contain
ing fifty and 100 pairs. Each pair
of wires will accomodate one private
line or a patty line with two sub
scribers. The plan to be followed Is
in keeping with the plan of a year
ago when the coirpany put In a con
siderable amount of new cable.
Rebuild Toll Liue
In addition to the work to be done
here in Alliance the company will
rebuild the toll line from Alliance to
Sidney. This will give them a new
circuit and this with that now in
operation will make it possible for
three people to talk out of Alliance
at one time one to Denver, one to
Omaha, and one to Cheyenne. The
line to Sidney connects with the
North Platte line. Alliance will
then have two lines to Sidney and
two to Crawford.
Talk Anywhere
Manager Gleason states that when
the line to Sidney is rebuilt Alliance
will have a toll service second to
none, and patrons may talk any
where in the United States. Recent
ly Mr. Whaley of the Imperial or
chestra had occasion to talk with his
wife, who was at Pl.iindeaiinz, La.
He states that he could hear his wife
as plainly as though she were here
In Alliance talking.
The Improvements will Met a doz
en or more men here all summer,
with the result that Alliance will be
additionally benefitted to the degree
that they spend their money here.
IMtOl'T IS NOW AT
TIIFJIt CASPKH STORK
B. T. Prout, a representative of
the Alliance store of the Haddorff
Music House, has been sent to Cas
per, Wyo., to take charge of the
store there for a few weeks. He will
probably remain in Casper Borne six
weeks. T. M. Hampe, manager of
the Alliance store as well as other
llnririnrfT stores In the west, return
ed from Casper this morning, having
accompanied Mr. rroui mere. turs.
Prout and the children will remain
in Alliance, unless Mr. Prout Is sta
tioned there permanently. Mr. Prout
has been, with the local store Blnre
July.
OPI.N'S I I COM)RI.I
IIAKHKK SHOP HERE
J. O. Minor has opened a colored
barber shop on Box Butte avenue
next d oor to the Simmons Oriental
Store. Rev. T. J. B. Barclay is the
barber. The opening of this barber
shop provides a means whereby the
colored gentlemen of Alliance may
get a shave and haircut whenever
they choose.
MUST INSPECT
DAIRY COWS
Mayor Sets February 21 a limit of
Time for Insetloik of All
Dairy Herds
WILL ARKKST ALL VIOIiATOHH
To AiHlnt Veterinary to Inspect
Stable and Barns- Must
Keep Cows Clean
After Wednesday, February 21, all
individuals or concerns selling milk
within the city limits of Alliance who
cannot produce a license will be ar
rested and prosecuted under the city
ordinance requiring milk dealers to
have licenses. A license cannot be
secured unless the cows producing the
milk have been Inspected and found
healthy.
Must Have License
At the meeting of the city council
held Tuesday night Dairyman Powell
appeared and asked concerning the
ordinance and usked when It would
bo In force. The mayor set Feb. 21,
as the date ond ordered the police de
partment to arrest all dealers, no
matter who they are or what excuse
they might offer, if they could not
produce a license by that time. It
was stated that some dealers had
laughed at the ordinance and the ma
yor proposes to show them that they
will "get" what Is coming to them
unless they comply with the ordin
ance. More than that the police are
Instructed to follow up all arrests
and If they do not comply with the
ordinance then, to arrest them and
continue it until they do as request
ed. Choice of Two Things
The result of this action means
that dairymen are going to either
have to supply puro milk or get out
of the busines. The people have a
right to know the milk they buy
comes from healthy cows kept In a
sanitary stable, and the mayor pro
poses to see that this Is the condition.
At the next meeting of the council a
veternary wilt be appointed to lrvs
tlente conditions and examine the
cows. As It Is now veternnrles nviy
exnmlne the cows but there Is ro one
to investigate the conditions or the
places where the cows aro kept. Clean
sanitary stables go a long way to
keep cows healthy the same fd
tary homes and envlrement reduces
the amount of aleknes.
And the Boy Cried, "Wolf, Wolf"
(By Lloyd Thomas)
The Honorable B. S. Sallows, in tlic editorial columns of
the Alliance Times of February 9th, printed what was intend
ed to be a denunciation of the writer because of tho introduc
tion of House Koll No. 22G in the Nebraska legislature. Ordin
arily we do not feel like paying attention to the frothy out
pourings of the gentleman from Hot Springs for he has en
deavored to fool the people of western Nebraska so long that
his editorials are harmless and usually help the person whom
he endeavors to hurt witness the last election.
The B. H. gentleman goes at great length in endeavoring to
make it appear that the writer has introduced a bill which will
lilch much money from the pockets of the people and which
will put it into my pockets. For the information of those in
terested I wish to state that House Koll No. 226 was drawn up
by the legislative committee of the Nebraska Press Association,
whose circulation statement (undated) the gentleman recently
printed in the Times, and that it was introduced by the writer
at the request of this committee. If this can be called "one
man" legislation then 1 am glad to be found guilty. This leg
islative committee represents a large majority of the newspa
pers over the state of Nebraska. If the Times editor, with his
undated circulation statements, false ownership affidavits, and
blackmailing tendencies, wishes to put himself and his judg
ment up against that of the boys over the state, he is welcome
to go to it as hard as his unlimited gall and nerve will permit.
I am of the opinion that the gentleman picked the wrong bunch
of sour grapes this trip.
House lloll No. 22G was introduced in the House ami read
the lirst time on January 22, 1!I17. It proposes to amend the
section of the Nebraska statutes relating to newspaper sub
scriptions. The bill reads as follows: (The blackface words
ate the ones which would be stricken out if the bill becomes a
law)
"Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska:
"Section 1. That Section 5514, He vised Statutes for 1913,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 5514. No person in this state shall be compelled to
pay for any newspaper, magazine or other publication which
shall be mailed or sent to him without his having subscribed
for, or ordered, the same, or which shall be mailed or sent to
him after the time of his subscription or order therefor has ex
pired, notwithstanding that he may have received the same.
"Sec. 2. That section 5514, Revised Statutes for 1913, is
hereby repealed."
1 am indeed glad to be able to say that I am not answera
ble to the editor of the Allii.nce Times for my actions during
the present s-ssion of the legislature and that' 1 am at Lincoln
to represent the citizens of Box Butte and Sheridan counties. I
am not ashamed of my record and feel that so far I have
"made good" and will continue to do so during the balance of
the session. LLOYD V, THOMAS.
ALLIANCE TO
PAVESTREETS
Council Grant Request of Commer
cial Club a to Preliminary
Step Necessary
CONFER WITH CITY ATTORNEY
To Determine What Streets Should
He Paved before (bring Ahead
with the lYoM(dtion
The preliminary move necessary
for the putting in of pavement in
Alliance has been maae. Secretary
BushnMI of the Commercial Club ap
peared before the city council in ses
sion Tuesday night and on behalf of
the Commercial Club asked the coun
cil to Instruct the city attorney to
confer with the secretary of the
Commercial Club and the board of
directors of the club with the view
of determining Just what territory
should bo included In a paving dis
trict. This was granted.
New Pining District
When It Is determined Just what
streets should he paved the council
will be asked to pass a resolution
forming paving district No. 2. It
will be ninety days at the least be
fore any actual work could be start
ed as the law requires certain pro
cedures that will take that long to be
completed.
Favor Asphaltlc Concrete
Secretary Bushnell has been con
ducting an extensive Investigation
and appeared before the council
Tuesday evening with almoHt unlim
ited information. He has letters
from practically every city or town
in Nebraska that has paving, includ
ing towns larger and smaller than
Alliance. These letters are from
persons In authority and contain
much Information that will prove of
value. He also has Information per
taining to the different kinds of
pavement and also as to their cost.
It Is stated that asphaltlc concrete
seems to be the most desirable for
the paving -to be Installed in Alli
ance. Business Section First
The present plan Is to pave the
n.Mn streets of the business section
Insofar as sdvlsable. There are
many owners of property on resident
Ftropt who would like to see the
ptreets on which they live paved.
However, there Is no Intention of
fnrcine paving on anyone. If own
ers of residence properties desire
(Continued on page 12)
Paraded the Depot
Platform with Legs
Wrapped in $20 Bills
Wow, but it was some sight. The
men the horrid things Just looked
and looked. And the women, well,
they would look the other way if
they could but they couldn't. Just
imagine this if you can:
No. 43 came steaming and puffing
Into the station Sunday afternoon
about 1:35. The station platform
was filled with people. A lady a
neat little lady tho exemplification of
comeliness came down the steps
from one of the coaches. Oh, yes,
she was attractive. Her dress was a
pretty oue as far 88 It went, but It
only came Just a wee, tiny bit below
her knees. Those on the platform
noticed two beautifully-shaped lower
limbs. The ankle was uiobI dainty,
the foot wus small, and those afore
mentioned limbs were covered from
the gaze of the outside world by a
pair of the sheerest of Bheer silk
hosiery. Nothing out of the ordin
ary in that, you say. Huh, but lis
ten: The lady proceeded to parade the
depot platform. As she cume near
er there appeared to be something
strange about those limbs. Yes, it
wus true there- were Utile gold col
ored specks combining themselves
into a polka-dot effect. A closer In
spection showed that the specks were
twenty-dollar bills folded once. Oh,
yes, It was some show.
Chief of Police J offers was there.
When asked about it he said: "Yes,
and all we could do wus look."
When it became time for No. 43 to
start on its Journey up Billings way,
the little lady with the sheer silk
hoBe and the original First National
Bank hoped up the steps, turned her
baby stare onto the gazing throng,
and after sizing up the crowd once
more, tripped lightly Into the coach
to go somewhere.
POTATO GROWERS
MAY MEET HERE
State Potato O rowers' Association to
lie Formed In April under Aus
pice of the 1'iiiversity
The University of Nebraska 1b
making un effort to organize a state
potato growers association. The or
ganization is expected to be perfect
ed in the near future. Preliminary
plans nre said to have been made and
the preliminary work, necessary to
the work of organization, has been
started. It Is probable that the
meeting will be held some time in
April. '
Secretary Bushnell of the Alli
ance Commercial Club, Immediately
on learning that such an association
was contemplated, started to work to
secure this meeting for Alliance. The
club has taken the mutter up with
some of those very much Interested
In the movement and It Is believed
Alliance stands a very good chance
of getting the meeting.
Should be Held Here
There is every reason why such a
meeting should be held In this city.
Alliance Is in the very heart of the
most opulent potato growing region
of Nebraska. Box Butte county, of
which Alliance is the county seat, is
recognized by the Nebraska State
Board of Agriculture as the banner
potato county of the state. Other
counties near Box Butte find potato
raising one of the big fuctors in
farming. Sheridan county is a close
second to Box Butte.
If the meeting at which the organ
ization Is perfected Is held here it
will be possible for large numbers of
real potato growers to attend. If
the meeting Is held nt Lincoln or
some other point In eastern Nebras
ka, It will work a hardship on the
great majority of potato growers in
this section, anl many will not be
able to attend. In view of the fact
that the organization Is to be com
posed of potato growers and conduct
ed for their benefit. It would seem
that the more actual big potato
growers who could be In attendance,
the preater would be the efficiency
of the organization. While nothing
definite Is known at this time Sec
retary Bushnell states that he feels
that those In charge will give Alli
ance much consideration.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Htggins (Miss
Lillian Wilkinson), who were re
cently married In Alliance, returned
Thursday from their honeymoon
tour In California. They left Thurs
day noon for their home near Beat
rice. NAUillTV, NAltiHTV
YOU TOOK Till: HOOK
The Herald wouldn't mention it
only for the fact that our esteemed
cor-ip down the street Is always yelp
ing that oilglnal stuff. Last week
the Herald on Thursday said the
score of the basketball game between
the 4A's of Aliancle and the Sidney
team was 36 to 42 In favor of Sid
ney. The Herald was in error it
should have been 36 to 24 In favor
of Sidney. And the Times of Fri
day copied It and said the score was
36 to 4 2. People that live In glass
houses shouldn't take a bath.
DENTISTS IN
SESSION HERE
Western Branch of Nebraska Stat
Dental Association Organized
in Alliance Yesterday
111(1 IIANOUKX II KM) LAST NIGHT
Two Ijocal Dentist Elected as Offlc
era Well-known Authorities
Attended Meetings
A western branch of the Nebraska
State Dental Association was organ
ized and the organization perfected
at meetings held in this city yester
day. There were some twenty of
the most prominent dentists of this
section of the country in attendance.
The dentists came from all over
western Nebraska and it is stated
that yesterday's meetings saw one of
the most representative bunches of
dentists from this section that has
ever been gathered together.
All I'liithusiastlc
Dr. King, secretary vt the state as
sociation, who lives at Omaha, as
In attendance and wns in charge of
the work of organizing the western
branch. AH present were very en
thusiastic over the proposition and
all stated it as their opinion that the
association would be a great factor
In welfare work for the dentists and
in bringing about a closer fellowship
between the members of tho profes
sion practicing In this section. The
meetings were held in the district
court room at the Box Butte county
court house.
To Benefit Profession
Dr. King stated that there were
better than four hundred Nebraska
dentists who are members of the
state association. It Is considered
one of the llvest professional organ
izations of its kind In the state. The
object of the association is to pro
mote high-class practice and afford
the members tho opportunity of
holding and attending clinics and of
gathering information from their fel
low members by meeting with them
and talking over matters of interest
to the profession.
Three local dentists. Dr. D. W.
Tyler, Dr. J. M. Kennedy and Dr.
W. J. Mahaffy, Joined the association
when It was organized here yester
day. Oilioers n.'cted
The association elected officers as
follows: President, Dr. O. K. Ivlns.
Crawford; vice president, Dr. J. M.
Kennedy, Alliance; secretary. Dr. C.
II. Blackburn, Mitchell; treasurer,
Dr. W. J. Mahaffy, Alliance.
Banquet at Alliance Hotel
Iast night the Alliance Commer
cial Club tendered the members of
the dental profession here for the
meeting a banquet which was held In
the Grill Boom of Hotel Alliance.
There was an abundance of good
food, and an excellent program. Dr.
O. U. Ivans, the newly-elected presi
dent, presided as toast master, it. M.
Hampton delivered the address of
welcome on behalf of the Commer
cial Club, the city of Alliance, and
the local dentists. Dr. Ivans gave
the response. Dr. King of Crelgh
ton Medical College, Omaha, spoke
on "Organization," and Prof. Can
ning of Denver gave an excellent and
instructive talk on "Dental Surgery."
Dr. Shock of Spade. Nebr., spoke on
the relationship of the dental profes
sion to that of the' medical profes
sion. IWn Stai-buck Here
The speaker of the evening ' was
Dr. A. W. Starbuck, dean of Colo
rado Dental College, Denver, Colo
He Ip rated f one of tlu foremost
men in his profession and the oppor
tunity to hear him was welcomed by
nil dentists In attendance. Dr. Star
buck, who is an authority, gave an
illustrated lecture on the very latest
thing in dentistry, known as "dental
radiography."
Vaudeville Program
Miis KnMierlne Kniest pleased
with severs vocal selections. She
w.is accompanied on the piano by
IMios Hannah Kniest. The DeWof
Trio, a vaudeville team appearing at
th Imperial, appeared following
their performance at the local thea
tre, and rave n splendid vaudeville
and musical entertainment.
Oeiteral Discussion
Following the formal program the
meeting was thrown open for a gen
eral discussion of dental matters and
the dentists availed themselves of
the opportunity afforded to ask ques
tions of the other dentists and the
professors, and to give their own
Ideas and experience.
IleooliitioiiJi of Thanks
Before adjourning the meeting
last night the association passed a
resolution thanking the local den
tists, tho Alliance Commercial Club
and all who took part, or their ef
forts and work, which all went to
make the meeting or convention such
a great success. The next meeting
is to be held at Crawford at a time
to be Bet later. There were thirty
one in attendance at the banquet
held last night at Hotel Alliance.
Another feature of the meeting
and one which "took" with the den
tists was the four extension exhibits
provided by four dental supply hous
es and which were on display at th
afternoon meeting.