.... ...... ma nam ,. Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska The Alliance Hl aituru.1 D 32 Pages 3 Sections OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND NEBRASKA STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY 12. till NUMBER 32 MAY STAGE BIG POTATO SHOW Idea Advanced .f Holding Potato Show In Alliance at Time Pota to (iiimri Convene Here HACK MKKT rAUi FESTIVAL No Fair in Ho Butte County This Kail but Plans Are Maturing for Holding Hig Event It Is stated on pood authority that no county fair will bo held in Box Butte county thin fall, but it is ex pected that an effort will be made to supply the main features of the an nual fall celebration In a slightly dif ferent form. Several propositions have been presented that are receiving the ser ious consideration of the fair board and the Alliance Commercial Club, it Ik said. One of these propositions is to hold a fall race meet in connec tion with a fall festival, at which practically all the events generally expected at a county fair will be found. Another proposed plan is to hold a big potato show. The proposition of holding a big potato show seems to be meeting with instant approval in many quar ters. In view of the fart that the state convention of the Nebraska Po tato Growers' Association is to be held in Alliance this fall, the plan or holding the potato show seems par ticularly commendable. As yet the dates for the state con vention of potato growerR which is to be held hero this fall have not been announced. The general plan for the potato show has not, s yet, been worked out, but there seems to be a disposition to make It a big event, holding much the name rela tion to the annual convention of the potato growers' assciation aw the an nual stockmen's celebration holds to ihe annual meeting of the Nebraska Stock Growers Association. The opinion seems to prevail that when the convention of the potato growers is held here it .will be neces sary to entertain the many visitors from the potato growing regions or Nebraska who will be in attendance. and that this entertainment could well he coupled up with the potato show idea, making Alliance the cen tral point of interest tor me potato growers. While it is yet too early for any definite plan to have been perrootod as to the rorm the fall celebration will take, the fact that Alliance will stage a big show this full seems mow certain. FLAG DEDICATED TO 'BOYS OF CO. G Municipal Flag Dedicated in OKf Hall Park Saturday Noon Hefore Enthusiastic Audience FAMOUS WILL HAVE . THE DRAFT NUMBERS 4IUame Sture H IWted in Win dov O ipb 1- Mox I In tie 1JM with Serial Numbers The famous Clothing store is dis playing in its show windows some in teresting lists of names ana num b,.rs a complete list of those who registered in Box iiutte county on June I, with the serial numbers be fore each name. It is by these ser ial numbers that the selection of men who are drafted will be taken. Marcus Frankle, proprietor of the store, has made arrangements to dis play in the same windows the num bers which are drawn at Washington a soon as thev are available, in terested parties can then ascertain here whether or not they are among those drawn dor service in the United States army under the conscription act. 1 sure enjoy reading '1 e Herald every week," writes Frank Strick land from Mulberry Kans. "It brings buck memories or bygone days spent in Alliance (Jive my re gards to all the boys." Mr. Strick land wus foruivrl bookkeeper lor the Forest Lumber Company branch in Alliance and a prominent member or the Alliance Volunteer Fi e De partment Frank is now manager or the Mulberry yard and doing well. That Alliance citizens are patriot ic has been evidenced time and again by their actions during these trying times. Alliance subscribed well to wards the Liberty Loan; contribu tions to the National Red Cross War rund exceeded the quota asked ror; response to the call to the colors met with almost instant enlistments In Company 0; while th regular army has been meeting with groat success at the Alliance recruiting station. The Burlington railroad employees provided the beautiful flag which each day floats proudly above the I; '-a lis of a patriotic populace at the root o f'inpaved Box Butte avenue in rront or the Burlint.ini depot and of f cos. Satin uay noon tin Star; and B trine were again formally nlujlod to tee tv eeo, this lime how the top of a fi 0 flag s i f erected in city ha'.l rark by the tnei&lMes of the yl liattco Volunteer Fir.- Iepartinent. T!u city officials pr ;vi('.. Hi" hu4 some fun while a local lumber firm grae.oup.ly donated ta comet. t tor th base or the fla.r s:aiT. The tup of the r.taff is Lcty-'.W rwel ubovt inot er oarth. T ie formal dedication of the ig tl tloso stalwart .-ana of Alliance. Box r.utte county iBd western Mw bras': ft, vho so will in.lv vn un iv- il life t answer th call o the coi.iis by joining Company (I, 4th Beglment Infan'ry. Nebraska National (Juarti, look place Saturday noon before an enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Uenresentative Lloyd C. Thomas was master of ceremonies and, in his us ually bright and pleasing manner, introduced the several speakers. Mayor W. K. Kousey. speaking for the city, dedicated the flag to "our boys", the members of Company t. John W. Guthrie, representing lite fire boys, expressed the hope that this flat would ever be unfolded to the breeze over a country peopled by citizens who enjoyed the liberties of a free government. E. (t. Laing, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, expressed the fond hope that some day this flag would fly in the capiiol city of Germany, the seat of the oppressive and brutal German aristocracy Berlin. ( orporai r.a. Keurdon of Company G, stattoneo for the nrosont in Alliance on re cruitiog duty, accepted the flag for the boys of his company and express ed thunkB to those who so thought fully dedicated the Sag to them. He was firm in his conviction that Com- nanv'G would take advantage of ov ery opportunity afforded them to make possible the flying or this ag in Berlin. The music ror the occasion was stinnlied bv members of the Alliance band. While the band plnyod "The Star Spangled Banner." and the au dience stood with uncovered heads. Smith P. Tuttle. a veteran or tn Civil War, slowly raised i e flag to the top or the pole. BELIEVE WATER PROBLEM SOLVEO New Pump HerHved shims by Ex pi frooi l.ochewter, M. Y., to He Woi king lJt4 of Week Mniurinteiwlent J. K Hughes of the municipal light and water de i.anm.nt. states that when the new pump Is in operation the last or this week or Ihe nral of the coming ween, h . Mm i.n to get away rrom the HhortuKM-of-waier trouble. The new pump was received by express Sunday rrom Rochester, N Y. The pump weighed 7,4)4H pounds i ha ,. '. km charges being some ir.OO. The pump is being assembled now at the local plant. Mr. Hughes hones to have it in working ordei and doing business by the end or the week . The new pump is known as a non pulsating pump, two-stroke, single acting. It has a pumping capacity or 18,000 gallon: au hour, or about two and a hair nines the capacity ot COUNCIL MAKES CITY TAX LEVY Estimate That It Will Hequlre Sum or o.-.o ror Operating Rfc snses the Coming Year PI.ACF, I.KVY AT ;6t MILLS Total lievy ror City, County and State Ww lOt Mills last Year City tM Mfttfl Httfici Tuesday night of this week the Al liance city council, sitting in regular monthly session, reached the con clusion that the city would require the sum or 166.060 ror operating ex penses ror the coming year. This sum will be raised by a tax levy or i'i'.j mills, or tVj mills more than the city levy ror last year. Alliance property owners last yenr paid total tax to city, county and state amounting to 104 mills on the assessed valuation of their property. the assessed valuation being about one-Art h or the real or actual valua tion. Iaist 'nr's tax ror the state was 6.1 mills; ror the county. 18.9 mills; ror the city of Alliance, 34 mills; and ror the city so' ools. 4b mills; making a total or 104 mills. The new county levy will not be made until probably the last or Aug ust or the first or September, it is said. The estimate or city expenses to gether with the various levies is em bodied in ordinance No. 233 which was rfassed at the Tuesday evening session or the council. Ordinance No. 233 is published complete else where in this issue or The Herald. GOLDEN RULE JULY CLEARANCE SALE Hig Alliance Store Announce Moor Saving July Clearance Sale Con tinuing t mil Ju! 21 Herald readers will 14 M adver tisement of much interest to them in the center of tins section this week it li the snnouneemenl f ; stupen dous clear Me sale, put on by the Golden Kule store of Alliance pad lasting until July 1 . Saturday even ins The bargains listed in this adver tisement are well worth considering laiok over the list, then attend the ssle and take advantage of the money-saving prices. Go as early in the morning as possible in order to en able the store to gie you beujor al ien! un DAVISON THANKS FOR RED CROSS National Chairman Hod Cross Wnr Council Sends I setter of Thanks ror Excellent Donation HJ4.HLAND i MM CHAIRMAN Well-known Alliance Business Man Makes ftkcelleftf Showing a Chairman Alliance t Impter H. IV Davison, notional chairman or the Red Cross War Council, ap pointed by President Wilson, has written the follow inn letter to L. H. Highland, chairman or the Alliance chapter, regarding the excellent work done in the campaign ror runds June 18 to IS: SWALLOWS POISON IN S0ICI0E ATTEMPT Disciiraged over Failure of Second Matrimonial Venture, tlerk's Wire Takes Poison Discouraged and deapondent be cause ol tier secona matrimonial venture, which went on the rock last Thursday, when, according to her story, her husband. William J. Prittie, who is a mail clerk running from Denver to Alliance, Ml her. Mrs. Prittie, 22, made un unsuoceas- rul attempt to commit suicide by swallowing poison. She took the drug while seated in a tBxicnb. The chauffeur summoned the police who took her to headquarters, where, af ter emetics had been administered, she was placed In the matron's ward ror shelter. Mrs. Priltie is a daughter of A. A. Geisler. an east Denver druggist. Hue and her mother have been promin ent in club and social circles and are widely known. Five years ago she was secretly married to William Kelly, member or a prominent Denver faaaity. The marriage was rrowned upon by her parents, and after a brief time an annulment was procured. Kelly sub sequently died. Later she married William .1. Prittie. a railway mail clerk Prittie is a number of years her senior and it is said the difference in ages caused discord, which culminat ed in his removing his effects rrom their home to a downtown hotel. After recovering from the effects of the poison. Mrs. Prittie declared that it is "foolish to take poison over any man" and intimated that she would institute action for separate maintenance and demand the return of an automobile which her husband gave her as a present and look with him, she says, when he left ker .Mr. Prittie is more or less well known in Alliance, having a mail run on the Burlington rrom Denver to this city. VISITED AGATE FOSSIL QUARRIES One ot Most Interesting Spots In the West in the Famous Agate Springs Bench in Sioux Count v L. II. HIGHLAND Wo had often heard or Captain Cook's Itanch at Agate, Nebr. We had been urged to visit It by friends who had bzeon there, but we had never had the opportunity or doing so until Sunday, July 8th. At ?i: 30 o'clock Sunday morning two auto loads or Alliance people, consisting or Mr. nnd Mrs. George Darling, Mr. und Mrs. F. W. Hicks, Anson Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, "hit th etrnil." ror the fossil beds. At Marsland wo picked up, as n guide and Instructor for the rest of the trip, a young mnn who hiiB made a special study or the fossil beds and who knows practically every root or ground In Dawes. Sioux an northern Box ulltte counties Dayton sullen berger. We round him to be an ex cellent entertainer nnd without him, the trip would have boon made with much loss benefit nnd ploasrue. I'l.'iu Marslnnd the road winds along the Niobrara river westward ror about 31 miles hefore reaching the two buttes in which the beds are now being explored are located. The scenery along the road is beautiful. Fine, large, modern ranch homes, beautirul hay valleys, Irrigation ditch es filled with clear, flowing water, large herds of sleek, rat, contented cattle, and back in the distance the hills and buttes which line the edges or the valley. From the valley bottom the 'Tos sll buttes" stand out plain und, dis tinct about two miles awey. The cuts made in their sides shown out plainly as huge scars. The scient ists ut work in the quarries at that distance look like pygmies. We arrived at the bods at 10 oeloek and spent nearly two hours entranc ed by the things which we saw nnd by the interesting descriptions of Harold Cook, Dayton Sullenberger and the scientists who are there tor the museums and universities. Ly ing in the open, its they had been dug rrom the son rock, wore bones of monstrous size und odd shapes; a queer and interesting collection. The CLUB MUST PAY FULL LIGHT BILL Council Refuse to Allow Itebate to Commercial dob for Light Hop Plied CnnJvaJ Company BPSY HKKSION TTKHDAY NIGHT Park Cars in Middle of Street Fu migation by City Physician tk'cunancy Insurance Mr. Highland Is a prominent Alli ance business man. chairman of the Alliance Chapter of the Hod 4 Yum. "Doar Mr. Highland: At the close of - Hut wonderfully successful cam-! work of digging out the prehistoric jiaign for the Bed Cross War fund 1 bones is slow und tedious nut very Intended, in hehair or the War Coun- interest Ing Just as rast as a bone cil, to send you and your associates, I is uncovered it Is covered with rice a telegram or thanks ana eongratu-1 paper und shrtlsc or varnish in rtvder lation ror your splendidly effective to keep away the air. which causes work )n reflection, however. I de- tho bone to disseniegrate very rapid cided in view ot the nation-wide ex-,ly. tent or our organisation that It would) From the beds we Journeed four he more economical, and eutiully sat- miles rarther to the ranch, whose isractory ,to write to you iusteud of large grove of trees could be plainly telegraphing seen up the valley. ADer u lunch We or Hie Wur Council are deep- eon under the trees and un hour or ly graterul to you. to your colleagues. rest, the party spent a couple or to the devoted men and women of hours viewing the wonderful collec local Bed Cross Chapters und auxill-l'ion tr Indian relics and ressils arles, and to every element and indl- These are explained in this article vlduul in vour community who aided I in the statement by Mr. Sullenber by service and contribution. I Ker. At three o'clock we started on There is no method by which wetthe return trip. leTt Mr. Snllengerger can reach the legion or individuals. 'at Marsland. and arrived in Alliance organisations, churches, newspapers. at nine o'clock, having driven 18 societies, banks, companies and firms (miles. We would suggest that olh whose united effort has provided thls'ers who may be interested in these great fund ror humanity, and If ' wonderful fossil beds make the trip through your press ana by other I to the ranch. Wo assure them that means you can make public ex proa they will receive hospitable treat sion or our gratitude we shall deep- meni by Captain James H. Cook and ly appreciate the oonrtesv. Their ' his sou. Harold and thut they will Joint accomplishment has slirred theinot regret tne time spent in nis wa PHI fill TAKKS 4XNYVNTr4?S Nebraska YolHiiteer rTrwtneu will learn with pleasure that the cHy tf I i tun. mi has derided to beccMae the host to the turn annual Mate vention. The following tHrgrnea was received b The IVeraVd 4kd af ternoon at 4 o'clock juat a. tae tart forms were going to pre: "KrraaoiU till iota convention Tne tet any well now owned by the city. The! egram was signed by Harry Hhiimt. ttv nas lour vnii mm is hoped that in the near ruture an other like pump can be secured and installed, and when that is arrom piished the water department will be equipped to supply the same amount of water M rrom six wells under the old system. There were some who. when the water s.ipply became low. wi re or the opinion that the present wells were inadequate to meet the de iiKiuils upon them and that one or more new wells would ha v.- to be drilled before the water supply would be ample to take rare of tie- Hie matter or a .location for 4he con vention to le held In rlie middle ut Jamiar. IMS. has ben up 'he air sitae York decided the could not entertain. This settles II. Johnny Williams or Alliance, well known volunteer fireman and Bur lington employee, has joined Com pa.) ; and will leave Saturday night with Harley Miller o! Marsland. son of True Miller, for Fort Crook. to "join the boys " .lohnn is a gener al favorite and it i needless to say that he will liven up the ranks of ( i pips ny t; needs of Ihe city Superiiiteuil.ui onA off he other wefts or USlUH parts H ughes stales that the trouble was ,,.,,.,us ,M, .mother like ptltBP nol with the wells, but with t he l0vQir nv ,n,. ( jt pump The old pump, allien is now Th(. i( Vl ,,,,, $j.4:, f being replaced by the new one I- Roehter The original i oi lo reived by express Sunday. was loo ,,.,1,,., t,,, pgpjai elMFCM "' large and too heavy for the wooden (g make the pump cost $2.r,.r. le rods, causing the rods to be eontiii- iver,., j .Miaiu-.. fici tow FM ually breaking. The latest difficult ,,um1 ..nteied it was lea t m il was caused from the working barrel, ,n , ., (.oui.i Hecnred much earlier I coming unscrewed from t drop cus tnan Wils at first expected 'and in I ing. I view ot the water shortag was ur- It is probable that ihe city will dered shipped b express, thus as jkeep ihe old pump, usina It either on wulint. it qi, k arrival pride or every Amerlcun. 1 wish to add my personal thanks to you, and through you. to all who contributed to the splendid result. Very sincerely yours. (Signed) H. P. DAVISON. Chairman Hed Cross War Council. In a nlnterview with Mr. Highland this morning he stated that his lut es! advices on the total amount rais ed in the United States tor the Bed Cross War rund was upproximately $114,000,000. or 114,000,000 more thun waa usked lor. The Alliance district was asked ror $7.00. and raised over $9,000. Meetings or the local chapter are held every two weeks on Monday ev enings at the local permanent head quarters, in the east room on the first floor or the Masonic temple Those whose pledges became due ran p:t them there or at the First State Bank. The ladies are now working on the making of convalescent supplies lor hospitals The making or sur gical bandages by the women has been discouraged by the national or ficers on account of the ruet thai ex perience has show n I hat bandages can be purchased cheaper rrom the big supply houses than they can be made, even though the work is do naleil Blankets, sheets, pillow cas es and other hospital supplies are needed SPECIAL TRAIN FOR CRAWFORD DOINGS Alliance Trait-ling Men Arc Arraug ilia ror a Hig Crowd at Annual I . C. T. and T. P. A. Picnic The traveling men of Alliance, wlih their families and friends will go to Crawford ror their kmpimI pi - ni BOd i el. -oration Saturday Jul l in .( special train which will leuve at 4 : 30 o'clock in the morning The expense for the round trip will he onl If. II ror railroad fare, and a large crowd Is expected to Join the bos In their annual celebration At our request Mr. Sullenberger bus written ror Herald reuders a short description ol the rossll depos its and of the collection or relics at the ranch. (By Daton Sullenberger) tine of the greatest points of in terest in the world today is the Agate Springs runeh owned by Captain James Cook. Not only is this tlie most beautirul spot in the wtuit. and one of the large cattle ranches in this section, but it also is the Mecca tor the scientific researchers or Verte brate Paleontology. The Agate Spring rossil quarries are world - known, among the scientists, hut are very little known among the people at large The history or tnese quar ries is one or long duration With apologies to Harold Cook we quote from his notes in the Nebraska QoolOginl s'urve Vol 7. Part 11. the following The Tertiary Deposits or Nebraska have long been of especial interest to Vertebrate Paleontologists becaus of the variety an exceptional preser vation of the fossils, and the diver sity of formation in this region Al though the region has been explored and studied many wide gaps exist in our knowledge of Ihe geologic rec urd. with correspond ng gaps in tht evolutional) series of Its prehistoric uniniul life These gups are being ratiidlv filled, year by year, through the discover of ne formations and new faunae, as well as b the aldi tioti of data ihrotiu'h the earofttl col lection or specimens in known roriua- t ion. In western Nebraska ami east an Ww.miiiL during the past ten roars some especial) Important dis cover las save bean rmsbV, vUflh have gone far toward completing our knowledge of the geologic record. Parties from various Institutions hae collected in these localities for several years, ami all hav. had ex cellent success The most Htlkli roll actions ware made l the Univer sity of Nebraska under Dr E. H Harbour .in lkl and ensuing years. The Carnegie Museum ol IPtts burg under the late Prof J K (Continued on lasi page) The city council. In regular session Tuesday night, voted down the re quest or the Alliance Commercial Club ror a rebate on the light bill for iignt supplied to the club for the Wortham Brothers Carnival Com pany which showed here on unpaved nox ijuue avenue the ast week in June. The city lis-ht denartmont had agreed with the Commercial Club to furnish lights to the club for use or the carnival company for $165. It seems that the Commer cial Club in turn contracted with the carnival company to supply the light ior sizb. Tne Commercial Club de sired a reduction of 50 in the bill. making the bill $115. It is stated that the former administration un der Ex-mayor Romlg last year made a similar contract with the Commer cial club and allowed them a rebate of 60. The proposition brought out con siderable discussion. The fact waa brought out that the city was requir ed to pay $72 for extra police during carnival week, while at the same time the city did not receive one cent, in revenue, either from the carnival or concessions, other than tho amount or the light bill. Superin tendent J. E. Hughes states that ho is confident the carnival outfit got more than value recoived as to the amount ot electric energy used dur ing the week. City Physician to Fumigate Following a discussion the coun cil voted lo have the city physician do all fumigating in Alliance In the ruture, the city physician to be al lowed the sum of $2.50 for each house fumigated. The mayor an nounced that he had made arrange ments with a local drug firm to se cure the rdrmaldehyde nt wholesale cost. Heretofore the fumigation has been done by various parties and bills rendered covering the cost of the work of fumigating and mater ial totaling from $4.50 to $7. The city can now buy formaldehyde at from $2 to $3 per gallon. The may or asked Dr. George J. Hand, who wus present at the meeting, to state his opinion on the fumigating prop osition. Dr. Hand urged thut the city phy sician be given the sole authority to fumigate, stating thst it would then be done right and nlways in a unl mrm manner. He also brought out the point that some doctors let pa tients out earlier than others and li if the rltv physician was em powered to do the fumigating he could, if ho was or the opinion that the ease was not rrnt'.y to bo re leased, reruse to fumigute until ho was satisfied the case was ready to be released. The mayor stated that more or less complaint had beoir made because of the fact that the niethods of fumigating had not been uniform in the past and in some in stances have not fulfilled the re quirements of the state board of health along this line. To Hoi 1.1 New Crossings That there is a need for certs in new crossings In the city was the ap parently unanimous opinion of the members of Ihe council. The com mittee on streets and alleys (eoni Msod of Johnson, chalrmau. Snyder. Davis and Davidson) was given until the next meeting or the council to investigate the situation and deter mine, as near as possible, where crossings are most needed. Council Bays Insurance At the request ot Mayor Rousey. John W. Guthrie appeared before Ihe council and explained what is known as "Use and Occupancy In surance." Use and Occupancy in surance s a type of insurance writ ten for p otection against lire, storm, etc., but varies rrom the regular fire and tornudo insurance, in that it in jures against loss rrom Inability to use and occupy a given building or plant. Mr. Guthrie explained that while a fire might break out in the city plant and do very little, if any. actual damage, from which recovery could be made under a fire insurance policy, yet the plant could easily be put out ot commission ror several months if water were thrown on the dynamos. I'se and occupancy insur ance would insure the city against this toss, puying to the city the ac tual revenue lost during the time the plant was closed down. It is esti mated that the revenue from the city plant is about $50 per day ,on an av erage The cost of the insurance is ubotll IT. II per thousand per year tor proieetion against inability to use the plunt by reason or fire, light ning, tornado, wind or hail storm. The council authorized the writing ol a policy or this nature ror 118.- , it beioi the idea that the mor " so spent was about the bet a nee investment that coy for the plant The i ( t 'tint i trued