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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1917)
ALLIANCE HERALD. FEItRCARY 22, 1017 ! 2 1 1 4 t I News of the Railroads and of Railroad Men SWK IN HANDLING IM-LAMMAI1LE SHIPMENTS The Ilurlington has suffered jber of losses recently on their timtt in thin state, anions which was tAm recent loss of a ear load of shln jj In the Alliance yards, the cur itMTlnr ratuht Are, resulting: In a tal loss as to the shingles and al- total loss an to the car. A bluff on Monday and 110 loads are to leave that place tomorrow. I'K KKII t r IN PASSING Carl and his wife and sister, Mrs. II. C. Wehrs, accompanying the body, panned through here Saturday night for Friend, Neb., near where Mrs. Wens was laid to rest besldo the grave of her husband. The entire community extends sympathy to the bereaved In their hour of trouble. Jack Gllmore'a smiling face Is again seen at this end of the division ss he Is roadmaster both ways out of Alliance while the Alliance division Prof. F. C. Smith has recently is one of the great musical events of furnace has been installed to glT been appointed a member of a com- eastern Nebraska. .better heat. This week an addition mlttee to outline a state course of The boys' basketball team In out ' is started on the front to make a bet study in manual training. This on its last tour of the state this sea- ter entrance to this house of wor commlttee Is working under the en- son. They will play sin Karnes ship. Chadron Chronicle. dorsement of the state superintend- while on this trip, ent. ; Doctor WinshlD. editor of the 11 LACK MAUI A Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Johnson and Dr. Coppernoll left for Kirksvillo, Mo., on Sunday, where Mrs. Johnson will undergo an operation. K. 8. VanHusklrk, operator at Ruthland, has notified the company of cotton was -discovered to be on .from Minneapolis that he does not ex- everal miles out of Crawford, 1 pect to return to Nebraska. He left Journal of Education, Boston, Mass., borne years ago a writer in the will deliver the principal address at ngnsn jxoies ana wuenes, writing tly dedication of the new training about the name "Black Maria" as building. Saturday. June 2. It Is applied to prison vans, quoted from 'nrni,uuo that iwinr u'in.hin h a a a periodical, nresumaoir k n p i re n roadmaster. J. E. Emerson, is taking !V,, , . i. uumoH th Mininn n fniinu-a- ........... .., ............ ... ., ... uiuiruw es than any other mun In the United lu ",u o"' kiuIpb ria Lee, a Degress, kept a sailors The state Normal will be iolned boarding house in Boston, uy me Jinminir ioukh oi l eru ill av - - . . a vacation. "We WOUld as BOOQ semi-centennial celebration next ou nBlJenth. "d f. ,eaTe our baggage as go on a Taca- June. this being the fiftieth annlver- tance to the authorities in keep- llQn or Cftm without Sloan'a la two weks luy off. Are department was called on the arrival of the train in Crawford and fire quenched, but not before the 0arf had been reduced to a total jjr i These losses and others are jsdntrl to as showing one reason mWf some classes of freight should Jbfiaf a high rate. A car load of station, that far away from the fields 4rfcre it is grown, is a valuable lot r40t merchandise. Shingles aro also ,mkt great value. It would require the Cright charges on a great many cars M coal, perhaps a train load of that . atrlal, to pay these losses. ' VsPjirJng the past winter, which has Jktui very dry, the Burlington has Jaat a large number of cars of hay through fire. A spark from the en iae, a blaze from a burning jour gtl. or a fire started by a tramp have Mn the causes. In almost every - whero a fire has started the Iohs of the car and the shipment has fol lowed. In a fire on the Union Pa cific two trnlns met at a station, one lth ft blazing car of lumber and the wither with a blazing enr of hay. Part of the lumber was saved, but all the Juy was lost. A car of coal can be wrecked and tae salvage Is rainy large. A car Joad of lumber may he scattered ov- some two weeks ago for Minneapolis on a business and pleasure trip. J. M. Calllender, operator at Mars- land, enjoyed a visit at Scnecu with relatives and friends. Brakeman Dick Stone, who has been taking treatment at Chicago for injuries received on the Sheridan di vision several months ago, passed through here Tuesday enroute home. Dick says he is now a well man. Adam Baumgard made a buslnes trip to Harrison this week. Car Inspector, B. H. Newell has should Sloan's Liniment Jo Along? Of course it should! For after a strenuous day when your muscles nave been exercised tT the limit an applUntion of Sloan's Liniment will take the soreness and still hcbs away land gel you in tine shape for the You should also use It for a sudden attack of toothache, stiff I nawlr hanltunlia atlnoa Kltn. n nil , Vi n OI1C , ..,I. It..., . I .. .!..... I , i n n u j a v i memo tuav Riv iui;iucumi lu sary for both these organizations. A committee of Masons has Just com pleted a program to be given June 5. Invitations will be extended to every Masonic lodge In the state. The Girls' Glee Club gave one of been oH on the sick list most or tne tnpr U8uai Br.rendid concerts last past wee. Wednesday evening. The Musical A. V. Gavin. O. D. Williams. A. V Arnold, D. W. Kenner. and It. Mark . returning to her were at Council Bluffs last week as sunnay evening, witnesses for the Darlington In a damage suit. They returned to Alli ance on Friday. AAA Mrs. Frank Wilson visited Mrs. M. Huff the latter part of last week, home In Alliance Louis Brenisholz was called to . . . , . , j ...,. HUIl VI I,UU1I VUt ffllUUUl iiik iiifr irrm vt nn lur runic lanma . l VVrltA ... wooti element of that locality stood In awe , " fVT r"w,w Z,Z ' ' ,;Z of her. Whenever an unusually ' -nA8" . "(hf?LeT.t "i.'? troublesome person was to be taken "araPfr l lJ ?othhAa Cnh '' "1 "i to the station house the services of ?"r0,baaK' be PrePare1 Black Maria, as she was called, were ArtJ2 likely to be required. It Is said that Aa she once took at one time and with- I out assistance three riotous sailors 1 IlKJ SALE I'llICES Provo Sunday by the serious Illness leaders In community music work In M nn i i r rt PfiKrnarv rnntalni ntr tures of the Girls' Glee Club, the . tne lf"up. so rrequentiy was- Robert E. Steele sold thirty-alx Men's Glee Club and Doctor House. e en required that theexpresslon Duroc BOW8 and bred g.,t8 at the un. the director. The following Is a i en. Jf , J . . Tn" in aale pavilion at Falls City, Nefc. part of the nMlce printed by theie tne aisoraeny person io ja.i. Monday for $2,651.50. or an aver- Monitor: "One of the most efficient,11 ,n BV" .V5 i ""."T " ue r 73.65 per head. The top came fixed to the prison van." Homer C. I. Krldelbaueh will visit on the coast ond in the south. He has asked luK- for a sixty-day lay-off and leaves this week. Trainmaster Johnson was at Lin 1. 1 ... ,., tkii Triw cvio ko. i eastern NenrasKA is Ur ui inn nuui lino, inn. hi.tj w.i- - - - - - - . . , i.ii.nnv rlif'nr'll In? hottor hn rot nrnpd the Msmn even- House or tne I'eru wtate isormai ' scnooi, rem. ir. iioust; urmuii- strates by means of his splendid glee l'inil! NORMAL NOTES I clubs (among the finest In the west) .- iand his chorus, which annually as- Misfl Susan Harmon, who teaches j munlty music' Is not a fad, but animal was sold to F. G. Brown, Wa- verly. Neb., for $215. Podlgreed an : imals sell well this winter at sales OF CHRIST (iltmVINO and even grade sows at country farm sales have brought as much as $50. During these winter months the arm sales are numerous and live- coin last week as a witness in a suit 'n the English department, received , slats in the May Festival, that "com-, brought agiiluHt the company. ber A. B. degree from the University (very helpful and pleasant addition to' of Nebraska last week. , the life of any city. Peru's festival General Superintendent E. E. Young accompanied by Assistant General Manager W. F. Thiehoff were at Casper on business last week. They went to Capper on returning from Omaha. Charles W. Stewart, foreman, has resigned from the service. M. F. Nolan Is enjoying a thirty building of the Christian church haB stock has been selling at exceptlon- a ; been out of commission and in the ally high prices. One hundred dol- hands of the builders. The build- lars Is not an unusual price for cow Infc has been raised and a basement and $200 to $250 ia paid frequently put under the whole building. A 'or a good young work horse. .lnv lavrtff I ti flnrliln uttil thn anlltli !.... ...... i .... I . . .... TV1"? "i"1 " Wttjr ,u ."" ",-"uc"1' He left Alliance the middle of thi out the loss is not great, un groc-!., rles, dry goods and furniture, how r, the loss Is usuall yheavy when 4ver a fire starts in the car. DEMAND l IOX FACILITIES ritOYIXO A GREAT STRAIN Quite as Important a source of de lay aa the car shortage, especially in 'astern territory. Is the shortage of otlve power. The sustained de ,and upon the country's transpor , lation facilities has been a great ufltraln on the supply of locomotives, ,ffiany of those In operation in the aat becoming completely worn out . ad incapable of further service TbU has Intensified the shortage of oars by delaying their use. Natur ..lly this Interference with transpor--Nation is Increasing on an active ocale the operating expenditures Car shortage appears particularly eute In the west and central west .Advices from Minneapolis state that .millers there hope to obtain relief from the congestion of cars which ..s compelled several flour mills and , craln elevators to shut down for sev oral days. The interstate commerce oommlsslnn has arranged through its . oar rv ..i iti-e with large eastern .rail k m I whereby the latter will fur ztUb emi ties to Chuauo and the . roads wi" t will take loaded trains of heat, tit . ti r and feed to Chicago -There the lo.uled trains will be ex changed for empties. They agree to tuove eight tralnloads of our reek, each train containing fifty ars, and seven train loads of grain Mod feed for points in the east, es socially New England. The big west orn roads are expected to provide 1.000 cars each for Initial handling of this output. The western roads -lve been unwilling to permit the! cars to leave their own lines, but auw that they will receive empty ..cars back for loaded cars, the oltua tion is expected to bo Improved. eek. V. L. Reddlugton, brakeman, i: urslng an injured hip and has beei ff duty a number of days. H. E. Dunn, brakeman, who had been visiting relatives ut Fort Mor an, returned to Alliance Sunday. J.' B. Render went to Fort Morgai. Sunday for a visit with relatives. James Kerns, company live stocl- hipment solicitor, was in the city on business for the company the first ol he week. W. V. TruitV brakeman, underwent in operation for tho removal of his tonsilus Monday morning. Charles Myers is back on the Job. He had been off on account of a laniw back. Mrs. S. A. Dlllard of Kansas City. is to wake her home in the future at Lakeside with L. B. Dlllard. the op erator there. Mrs. 11. P. Tooohey is enjoying a weeks visit from her duties at the dispatchers office and also a visit from her father. U'KIl OF II1SIXESS rovrixiEs to keep it Right now is the time that bus! -ness is usually dull on the Burling ton. but the road has been experieue log one of the heaviest runs ever Hn in the history of the road, the tonnage during the past three week being within about five per cent o being the record three weeks perlo -of the road. HIGH Al.TITI DE TOO MICH FOR Sl'PT. SADLER Superintendent W. P. Sadler Hie Casper division of the Burling ton was transferred Thursday to th Creston division of the lines east Superintendent N. C. Allen wen from Creston to Casper. Supurl UMtdent Sadler could not stand tli high altitude a I'd it was underlain inc his health . so the two wer transferred. FIGHT ADDED TO KIP- TRACK FORCE AT EDGEMONT The rip-track force at Edgeniont his been Inc reared by eight men, f. ur be!, k fun-ierred tioui yiaore ami fcur from Lincoln. The force ras strengthened because of the ex ceptionally larpe number of bar-or der cars in the Edgcmont yards. I A 1ST HIS BALANCE FELL NINE FEET Sam Davis, employed at Edge- oiont, is recovering from the result of an accident in which both bones of the left wrist were fractured and he sustained a number of bruises He was w orklng on an engine when he in soiu e manner lost his balance and fell. In his fall he grabbed what he supposed was the hand rail, but It proved to be a loose piece of lpe. Te then jumped clear of the engine and landed against the brick wall from which he fell to the brick floor, a distance of about nine feet. SHIPPING 102 LOADS OF CATTLE THIS WEEK 11. C. Walter, conductor, arrived liiHt week from Uavenna and Is now working out of here. Bay Mark, conductorr. was in Om aha on business last week. J. M. Johnson, conductor, is home from Michigan where he visited his parents and other relatives. G. C. Iluth. englneeer. who has been off duty on account of trouble with rheumatism has reported back to work. He was confined to his home for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Buckles are now enjoying a weddin trip to Chica go. Milwaukee and other points. He is employed In the office of the Gen eral superintendent. The couple were married recently at Sheridan. James Walker of the claims de partment was at Sterling on business a part of last week. O. It. Hale, switchman, was at Bil lings on business last week. S. Bales, engineer, has been off duty owing th the very serious con dition of his mother. It. C. McKensie conductor, has been having the lagrippe, as have also conductors Fred Ueeder, It. II. Mark and C. D. Rider. L. E. Igan Is car inspector at Edgeniont. W. B. Wagner has resigned as ag eiit at Seneca and his place will be 'Allied by the operator. J. L. Hughes, temporarily. 11. S. Milton now at Ellsworth goes to Seneca to take the place made vacant by Hughes. J. M. Cullender will relieve 11. S. Mil ton at Elllsworth. F. H. Bronkhurst Is now holding 'down the dispatchers position her. j The agent at Cui-i, i. v. ros, is acting as dim",htlr r.t 13. ...' ol ioi the time being. T. It. Bertram!, operator at Bel mont, lft the last of the week on a I business an 1 pleasure trip. II. II. Stephenson is working in his place during his absence. P. S. Abar returned tUe middle of the week from Brookfleld, Mo., where he bad been visiting with relatives for about two weeks. He is a brake- man. One hundred and sixty-two loads of cattle and sheep are being shipped ot of Scottebluff tbla week for South Omaha. This stock has been fatten ed on beet pulp. Fifty-two can. RAILROAD NOTES FROM EDGEMONT ENTERPRISE Engineer II. J. Teters and family have spent considerable time the past week at the bedside of Mrs. Peter's father, S. Borky of Ard- more, who became paralyzed after being kicked by a horse. At this writing he Is conslderabley bettter. : Carl Wens was called to Newcastle last Friday by the death of his moth- i Hi t i ;8 Buy this Chalmers Six-30 Now Save $160 To those who expect to buy cars in March, April, May or June: If you place your order now for the 5-passenger 6-30 Chalmers you will save $160. March 1, the price ad vances from $1090 to $1250. Ample recompense for hastening your purchase. You get great value in this Chalmers, with its smart looking body; its distinctive radiator; its large, high power lamps; broad, deep, soft seats; roomy front and rear compartment and cosily outlay of instruments. Not to mention the reliable and powerful motor velvet in action and a giant for pulling. And the saving on the 2-passenger roadster, if you put your order in now, is $180. Five-passenger Touring Two " Roadster Seven " Touring Present Prices $1030 Seven-passenger Sedan 1070 Seven 1350 Seven (A!l U.b. DetroiO Limousine Town-car $1850 2550 2550 LOWRY & HENRY, Distributers ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA Hi if it km Wn ick for a long time.