Official Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association
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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, VKMBKH 8, 1917
NUMBER 49
THE DEMAND
WILL SET THE
PRICES OF BEEF
PRESIDENT ROBT. GRAHAM RE
TURNER THIS MORNING FROM
OMAHA MEETING
WAS A PRIVATE SESSION
Price of $ I ."..") per Hundred Pounds
Minimum on Pork Packing Bus
iness on Percentage Basis
ROAD ROOSTERS TO
INSPECT HIGHWAYS
County Officers to Do Work on Roads
trending to South and the Lincoln
Highway This Fall
Robert Graham, president of the
Nebraska Stock Growers' Association
and member of the Nebraska Live
Stock Committee, returned thiB
morning from Omaha, where be at
tended a meeting of the committee
held for the purpose of considering
ways and means of stabilising the
meat proposition getting a fair
profit for the grower and getting the
meat to the consumer at a reasonable
price.
It was conceded by all in attend
ance at the meeting that the produc
tion of meats must be encouraged.
The minimum price of $15.50 per
hundred pounds for hogs was based
on thirteen to one thirteen bushels
of corn to make one hundred pounds
of pork. Figures of experts in the
government service show that it takes
11.67 bushels of corn for each 100
pounds of pork. The farmer muBt
be given a profit on the feeding of
his corn or he will sell the corn and
not feed it.
That the packing business will be
operated on a percentage basis is the
opinion of men close to the Wash
ington authorities. The committee
was assured that the packers will be
restricted to a small percentage of
profit on the stock butchered.
The committee recommended that
so maximum or minimum price be
established on beef or mutton, but
that demand govern the prices of
these products.
The men who attended the com
mittee meeting were:
E. L. Burke, chairman, Omaha.
Charles Graff, president Nebraska
Live Stock Breeders' Association,
Bancroft.
Homer McKelvie, Fairfield.
Robt. Graham, president Nebraska
Stock Growers' Association, Alliance.
Heber Hord, Central City.
W. B. Tagg, Live Stock Exchange,
South Omaha.
B. Z. Russell, editor Twentieth
Century Farmer, Omnha.
Jess Whitmore, Grand Island.
O. G. Smith, president Nebraska
Farmers' Congress, Kearney.
A. W. Lamb, Albion.
G. D. Butterfleld, Norfolk.
E. M. Searle Jr., Ogallala.
Frank G. Kellogg, stock yards.
South Omaha.
John Bachelder, Valentine.
Robert Faddis, Omaha.
Thomas Mertimer, Leigh.
E. W. Cosgrove, Farnam.
Z. T. Leftwtch. St. Paul.
Prof. C. W. Pugsley, director of
extension service, Lincoln.
A. F. Stryker, secretary Live Stock
Exchange, South Omaha.
WERE MARRIED HERE
IN THIRTY MINUTES
Colored Man Did the Doiible-Quick
for the Court House After Being
Warned by Chief of Police
On Saturday, Secretary Fisher of
the Alliance Community Club, S. W.
Thompson, chairman of the good
roads committee, and County Road
Superintendent Joe M. Wanek, made
a trip by auto over the roads west
ml south of Alliance. They covered
the Broadwater road, the Bridgeport
road and the Scottsbluff road. Super
intendent Wanek was very much sur
prised to find these roads in bad
shape.
The road to Broadwater, which
gives us an outlet to the Lincoln
Highway, both through Oshkosh and
Sidney, shows signs of wear where
the limestone was placed as a sur
face covering. The committee wan
assured that from now on this road
will be given more attention. The
drainage work will be started at once,
after which the road will be repaired
and additional limestone used.
If the weather permits this fall.
the Scottsbluff road will receive some
working out. If. the weather does
not permit and the present spell of
pleasant weather should stop, work
will be done on this road next spring.
The county teams will start work on
the Broadwater road this week.
Superintendent Wanek has Just
completed a fine piece of road work
near Hemingford. The road men
feel that he will give constant and
expert attention to the county road
work during the coming months and
that a new era in roads is before the
county.
SMOKE DAMAGES THE
DRAKE HOTEL THIS A.M.
Fire at 11 O'clock In Can of Tar
Caused Damage to Hotel from
Heavy Smoke
IN THE G0UN1Y COURT
WEDNESDAY M0RNIN6
State vs. Manewal Thrashed Out by
Judge Tash Defendant Fined
SlO.OCt and C osts
A very small audience, composed
mostly of the parties to the case and
witnesses, gathered at the office of
the County Court on Wednesday
morning of this week to close up the
little mutter of the trouble between
Mrs. Anna Stmmpns and E. G. Mane
wal, who were SttgBged In a little
argument over the small matter of
a chicken or two last Friday.
Mrs. Simmons, complainant for the
state, charged that Mr. Manewal did
"maliciously and unlawfully" make
an assault upon her last Friday eve
ning when she was in his back yard
in the act of rescuing one of her
chickens that had by chance gone to
bed in the wrong place. The com
plaint as read by County Attorney
Bayse alleged that he did strike and
abuse the before-mentioned Mrs.
Simmons, and the defendant posi
tively plead "not guilty."
Witnesses were introduced, of
which Mrs. Simmons was the first.
She stated that she was the main
tainor of a Novelty Store on unpaved
Box Butte avenue, next door to
where the defendant operated a bak
ery and restaurant, and that on the
evening mentioned she noticed that
one of her chickens was safely housed
in the coop of the defendant. She
avers that she called three times to
Mr. Manewal that she was going to
enter the coop and rescue the bird,
and then proceeded as quietly as pos
sible to carry her threat into action.
Just as she had gathered the fowl
safely In her arm I nd was about to
leave the premise i according to her
testimony, defendant Manewal ap
peared on the scene with loud talk
an 1 many gesticulations and took the
chuken from her and abused her
rather roughly, "Jerking her around"
etc. She stated ti it in the encoun
ter she was throw 'i against a door
in Buch a manner as to cause her
great bodily injury and to cause her
to lose a good night's sleep from the
suffering therefrom. She introduced
Several hundred dollars' worth of several witnesses who substantiated
damage was caused at the Drake ner statements and testified that she
ROX BUTTE WAS IN
GOOD POSITION
Excellent Work of Patriotic Citizens
Placed Count) in Good Posi
tion on I 1st
Hotel at 11 o'clock this morning
when a can of tar, being heated on
the kitchen r: nge, eaught fire and
tilled the entire building with beavv
sinoke. The department arrived
quickly and extinguished the fire,
which was small.
The heavy smoke from the burn
ing tar drove all guests from the
building and did much damage to
fixtures, walls, etc. C. L. Drake,
proprietor, assisted the department
materially by his knowledge of the
building and his experience in past
years as a veteran fireman. Mr.
Drake cannot at this time estimate
the damage don until the hotel is
rhoruoghly cleaned of tmokc. The
damage from fire itself was small.
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At Our Churches
John W. Guthrie of Alliance was
chairman of the committee which
took charge Of the campaign for the
sale of the second issue of Liberty
Bonds in Be - Dt tte county. Under
his direction and with his capacity
for organisation the camp: iun in Box
Butte count., was saved from failure
and this coun.y put in pood position
on the list.
BURLING i ON HOTEL
UNDER QUARANTINE
Wyoming I ail n nnd Children am.
In Sattirdny Children III
With Diphtheria
Emzy Green, a laborer at the Al
liance freight house, and Mandy
Welch, a colored lady who is said
to have accompanied Green here from
Kansas City, and who had been liv
ing together in a marital sort of way
in the box car apartment near the
hops, were married within fhiity
minutes Monday after Chief of Police
George Snyder hud advised Green
that their relations were the subject
of concern to the police department.
Green beat Mandy up Sunday
morning, according to the police, and
when she was interviewed by the offi
cers she told them thut they had
come from Kansas City together, but
that although living together they
were not married.
"I'm shore going' a get that li
cense," said Green, when he was in
formed that the officers were cogni
sant of conditions. "There's naw
budy sittin' on my tail and I'm gwine
a find that jedge right now." Within
thirty minutes he and Mandy were
united and made one. Then the ex
citement was over and everything as
before quiet and peaceful on the
Potomac.
Lutheran Church
There will be German service next
Sunday. Rev. A. Walter from Sheri
dan, Wyo., will occupy the pulpit.
The world of today is swamped with
reading material. People arc sub
scribing to magazines and periodi
cals in order to educate and guide
them both in the literary and busi
ness world. But how few have sub
scribed to the Book of all books! On
our way through this life to the life
beyond the grave we are sorely in
need of a dependable guide. If vou
tre one who looks upon the Bible
with disdain, come to the Lutherun
church next Sunday and hear of what
paramount importance the Bible 1b
to you.
Holy Communion will also he cel
ebrated next Sunday. Confessional
service begins at 10 a. m. and Ger
man service at 10:30 a. m.
F. Worthmann, Pastor.
First BaiHist Church
Bible Scnool at 10:00 a. m.
Worship and Lords' Supper at 11
m.
B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p. m.
Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Mid-week service Thursdp.v of next
w?ek on account of second number
of Redpath Lyceum Course coming
Wednesday at Opera House. This
course being under the auspices of
tne women and young people of the
church.
Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Baker, District Superin
tendent, will preach at the Methodist
church next Sunday morning, and
hold the First Quarterly Conference
on Monday night at 7:30. Mr. Mor
ris will talk to young men Sunday
evening. Everybody Is Invited. Men
especially are welcome. Why Is It
that some men do not wake up until
the procession has gone by?
The Methodist men's banquet Fri
day evening promises to be a big
thing. The tables will be spread and
ready at 6: SO p. as.
did not strike Mr. Manewal as he
stated at the time of his afrest lust
week. Among the witnesses for the
state was a colored lady who very
shudderlngly remarked that defend
ant used some "terrible slang" while
in the act of rescuing the chicken
from the sheltering arms of Mrs.
Simmons. She said that she had
"neva hea'd such slang befo' " and
that she didn't remain to hear the
balance of the argument.
Mr. Manewal, the defendant, had
obetalned the service of no lawyer
and stated to the court that be would
take charge of his own case. The
first witness that be put on the stand
in his defense was Miss Poullna Roe
buck, who stated that defendant did
not use any "terrible slang" and that
neither did he do any "Jerking
around." In fact she denied all
statements that had been made by
Mrs. Simmons and her witnesses.
She bees nip rather confused in her
i evidence, however, when cross-exam
ined by Mr. Bayse. She even finally
admitted that defendant had tenta
tively agreed to pay her for offering
her evidence. Mr. Manewal in the
role of an attorney, could very cor
rectly be dubbed a failure. He was
repeatedly rebuked by his Honor for
endeavoring to do all the talking
himself instead of permitting his
witness to do so. He took the stand
in his own behalf and stated that
the charge that he used any "terrible
slang" or Jerked anybody around
"was the biggest lie ever was."
The court, after considering all of
the evidence, Imposed a fine of $10
and costs upon the defendant with
the statement that in this country
it was a serious offense to mistreat
a woman and that some care should
be taken in the way in which a
woman was handled. Defendant
said he would put up the necessary
bond of $400 to appeul the case to
the district court.
JOHN W. GUTHRIE,
The "Liberty Bonder"
The following additional list of
Liberty Loan subscriptions contains
names which were omitted from the
published list last week:
Becker, E $200.00
llagamun, Geo. H 100.00
Haguman, Otto E 50.00
Haynes, Newton M 100.00
Highlanders 100.00
Hall, Mtb. E. A 200.00
Hall, E. A 500.00
Hamilton, W. J 50.00
Hamilton, Mrs. W. J 50.00
Hopkins, Henry 50.00
H lsti ad. Frank 50 00
Hazelton, W. C. & I. J 50 00
Hill. Mrs. C. F 50.00
Holsten, F. E 100.00
Holsten, J. B 50 00
Hawes, Jack 50. 00
Hawes, Ruth and Hel,n..., 50 00
"uP,d' 0 J 100.00
Holloway, Orval 100 00
Hledlk, Miss E 50 00
Hilman, Geo. A 10o!oO
S vlfiy' J- s-oo
Highland, L A 50.00
Howe. C. E 50.00
Johnston, CM 50 00
Johnston, Melvin 50 00
Johnston P ; 50;00
Ji'ueri, W.
Jeffe-n N 7
ST"? "ry 100.00
uaviason, wm r,00 nft
Heach, E. J iMM
Coppernall & Peterson. innnn
.....
v-uiiurs, j. L,.
coierick. John P
When Mrs. B. Misters and her two
little children, from Casper, Wyo..
came Into Alliance Saturday, they
did not anticipate any inconvenience
at the hands of Alliance. Likewise,
when the clerk at the Burlington
Hotel allowed them to register and
very graciously showed them to a
room, little did he anticipate the re
sults therefrom. But a little later,
when a physician was called to at
tend one of the children who was
somewhat ill and the said physician
calmly but emphatically pronounced
the case diphtheria, and Just as calm
ly Informed all concerned that the
family should be removed to the
City Hospital for some time, and that
the hotel must be closed for the pres
ent, both parties were aware of the
fact that they were the victims of
bad but Inevitable luck.
Mrs. MiBters and her two children
were removed to the City Hospital by
Dr. Bellwood. city physician, where
they are at this time under his care,
and doing as well as could be ex
pected. The Burlington Hotel has
been temporarily closed up and will
undergo a thorough fumigation be
fore it is again opened for business
Those who were in the building at
the time were all thoroughly fumi
gated before being allowed to leave
and only the hotel family were caused
to remain in quarantine. According
to Dr. Bellwood, the hotel building
can be safely opened up for business
after being very thoroughly fumigated.
DEATH COMES
AS RESULT OF
EXPLOSION
ADELBKRT WILSON, AGED 44,
SKHIOI'SLY III BNED WHEN
STARTING FIHE
60.00
50.00
50.00
FOOT OALL GAME
AT FAIR GROUNDS
Alliance and North Platte Will Meet
on Gridiron on Friday After
noon, November 16lh
What promises to bo th best foot
ball game of the season will be staged
ui me rair urounds on Friday after
noon, November 16th, between the
Alliance High School team and that
of North Platte. The latter organi
zation is a very strong one, having
made a very good record this season.
The Alliance team has been re-organised
to meet this strength, and
without doubt a bitter contest will
be the result.
An admission fee of 50c will be
charged, or of course, admlBSion will
be allowed on the season tickets that
were sold earlier in the season.
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PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY
Body to be Taken to Merita or An
sehno Tonight for Burial
Near Relatives
Chllson J-Be 50.00
Corey, Mildred
Covert, J. M.
Corp, John 8. . . . . rlf)
Lurl18' J-Ai 100:!
50.00
50.00
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Exrltins Itunaunv
Elliott Beaumont, son of Mr. and
lrs. M C. Beaumont of Girard, was
seriously injured Saturday while
aking a loHd of potatoes to Heming
ford. He left the team standing
dose to a gate. They became fright
ened and started to run. Elliott was
still weak from a recent serious Reel
dent and was unable to hold the team
being thrown under the wheels one
of which passed over his arm above
the elbow, breaking the bone and
tearing the flesh. He is doing well at
tniB time, considering the accidents
from which he has suffered during
recent weeks.
Hemingford News
tmmnmmtmmtmt
Church of Christ
Rally Day services are postponed
another week. On the morning of
November 18th will be the Rally Day
program and the Uniform service.
On next Lord's Day the minister
will preach the sermons, using the
following subjects: "God First" for
the morning and "The Two Cove
nants" for the evening. The evening
sermon is Illustrated by a chart.
The Christian Endeavor prayer
meeting at 6:30 p. m.
The mid-week meeting of the
church is held each Wednesday eve
ning at 7:80 p. m You are invited
to attend these services.
tuiue 10 me (.nurcn wttn a
sage and a welcome.
Stephen J. Epler. Minister.
mes-
That Saxophonist and Violinist and
expert Reader catch me for the 14th
at Opera House. Only 60c. Season
tickets $1 10 and 75c.
Ieases Hotel in tiering
F. D. McCormie. proprietor of the
Manhattan Cafe in Alliance, will as
sume charge on December 1st of the
fine new Gering Hotel, at Gering.
Nebraska. Mr. McCormlck is now
preparing the new building for the
opening at that time. He will have
thirty-five large guest rooms in the
hotel building, which is strictly mod
ern and well built. "Mac" says the
only difference between the Gering
Hotel and the Waldorf-Astoria and
the St. Regis In New York City is in
size. His friends, who know of bis
ability as a hotel man. feel sure that
the service he will furnish cannot be
beaten. His Alliance friends wish
him the best of success In his new
venture.
Much Work Planned
At a meeting of the Alliance Com
munity Club last night plans In re
gard to the successful prosecution of
a great deal of work on Good Road's
Day, tomorrow, November 9th, were
discussed and perfected. Secretary
Fisher departed for Anttoch early
this morning, in order to see that the
work is organised at that end for the
road building between that point and
Alliance. From all indications Good
Roads Day will be a great success, as
business men and others are la co
operation.
Tobacco Barrel Filled
The World-Herald tobacc o barrel
at King's Corner has been completely
tilled with tobacco for th s,,i,n..r
boys In Europe. Johnny Hodgkin-
son, the manager, will r,,,,. th
barrel to Omaha as soon as instruc
tions are received. Much credit for
the filling of the barrel Is due tn
John Pilkington, who spent much
time and labor in seeing: that suffi
cient donations of money and tobacco
were received to finish filllnir th
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uurrei.
Girl Taken Home
Mr. Cook of Crawford came down
Friday night and returned home with
n daughter the next dav. The
daughter. Miss Verna Cook, had been
neia tn the county Jail on a charge
in connection with Ralph Chaplain,
who Is still confined to the bast lie
The father came down as soon as he
heard of the affair in which his
daughter was concerned. She will
ingly accompanied him home.
.Mrs. H. it. Olds wub an Alliance
viBitor last Thursday.
George Mattison returned to Sid
ney the latter part of the week,
sea
Mrs. Pearl Lorenson wr-.s an Alli
ance visitor Tuesday.
tuny Hickneii's grading outfit
stopped in town a few minutes Sat
urday.
Mr. Melick. father of the Mellck
boys, is visiting with his sons here
at present.
John O'KeHfo'of Alliance paid our
town a short visit one day the first
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sampy were vis
iting relatives In our town Monday
and Tuesday.
Walter Lyon returned from Basset,
Nebr., Sunday, where he visited for
a couple of weeks with friends.
Adelbert Wilson, aged 44 years,
was so seriously burned about the
head and body Saturday tuomlng at
Lakeside that death resulted In the
Alliance hospital at 5:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
According to the statement made
by the widow this morning, Mr. Wll
son had gotten up at 5:30 o'clock
Saturday morning at their home at
Lakeside and gone Into the kitchen
In his nightgown to start the kitchen
fire. He had a lighted lamp with
him. He opened the can which he
supposed contained kerosene, but,
which she states contained gasoline.
The gasoline fumes from the opened
can reached the lighted lamp and
there was an immediate explosion
which wrecked the kitchen and threw
the burning fluid over Mr. Wilson'
body, burning his gown off in an In
stant. He ran to the yard with hie
entire body covered with blazing oil.
Mrs. Wilson states that she grab
in din d a comforter from the bed and
threw it over his head, bringing it
down over his shoulders and smoth
ering the flames. He was so badly
burned that there was very little
skin left on his body.
The Hord Alkali Products Com
pany officials Immediately ordered a
special train from Alliance, which
came down in record time and
brought the sufferer to St. Joseph's
hospital, The doctors at first enter
tained hopes for his recovery, but the
intense suffering from the burns,
which were deeper than supposed,
brought his life to an end Wednes
day afternoon.
The oil can was practically blown
to pieces. Two thirteen-year-old twin
brothers, sons of Mrs. Wilson and
step-sons of the deceased, saved the
home from destruction by the Are
by heroically dashing Into th burn
ing kitchen and throwing out the
burning furniture, clothing, etc. One
of the twins was seriont'y burned
while doing this.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife,
two twin daughters tour years old,
and seven! Btep-children. A brother,
W. P. Wilson of Anselmo, came up
this morning and will return wlta
the body and the widow. Burial will
take place either at Merna or An
selmo. The mother of the deceased
resides at Merna. When interviewed
at the Darling undertaking parlors
this morning the widow stated that
they came from Broken Bow, their
former home, to Lakeside on July
6th, where Mr. Wilson took employ
ment us an engineer and boilerniaker
at the Hord plant.
Born - To Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Saling, a son, on Thursday. Novem-
Mother and baby doing nice
Charles is still on the oil
ber 1.
ly and
wagon.
Some little excitement was caused
down in the vicinity of the "Spud
House" on Wednesday when one of
the teams became frightened and
started to leave unceremoniously
with a load of potatoes. They ran
around town a little before they
they stopped with no more damage
than to create a disturbance.
eGt reserve seats at Holsten's for
Opera House. November 14th.
Mrs. Clark Olds returned from a
visit with her daughter near Jireh,
Wyo., the latter part of the week.
She was accompanied home by her
little grand-daughter, Helena Kuhn.
Ross Enyeart departon on No. 42
Tuesday night for OmaLa. taking his
father to consult a specialist In re
gard to bis health, which has been
failing since his injury about a year
ago.
Mrs. I. R. Walker Las taken pos
session of the millinery and dress
making parlors recently purchased
of Pearl Lorenson. Mrs. Walker
til continue business at the old
stand, whero sho will be pleased to
meet all her old customers
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Frohnaofel
and dsughter, Anna, returned from
North Platte, Nebr.. Sunday, where
they had been called on account of
the death of Mrs. Frohnapfels' moth
er, which occurred very suddenly.
To the sorrowing family we extend
our sympathies. Mrs. Frohnapfel
brought her sged father home with
her to care for him.
Elliott Beaumont had the misfor
tune to get his right arm brokea
above the elbow last Friday. The
WORKERS NEEDED
FORJNTIOGK ROAO
l,alor of Patriotic Citizens Needed
for Work n the Anti'tch
1 i mi Friday
Friday, November 9th. is Good
Roads Day. The Antioch road com
mittee, heeded by Dr. George J.
Hand, has been doing exci Hem work
n preparing material and laying
pluns, but the committee is expe
riencing a shortage in offers of labor
for Friday.
Subscription of funds hr.vc been
liberal, but labor is also needed.
Bran loyal citizen who has the inter
est of the city at heart should volun
teer today to should' r a pick, shovel
or pitchfork tomorrow and help put
the Antioch road in shape. Phone
the Community Club office 74, and
tell Secretary Fisher what you will
do to help put the road in shape.
MOHBIS FIELDING AND
ELLA MOORE MARRIED
Morris Fielding, well known young
man of this city, returned to his home
here yesterday with his bride, who
was Miss Ella Moore of Lincoln.
They were quietly married in her
home city on Tuesday of this week,
and immediately returned to Alliance
where they will make their home and
where Mr. Fielding is engaged la
business.
team he was driving became fright
encd and ran away with the above
results. Elliott is having his full
share of bad lurk, having lust maw.
eredTrom a serious injury.
Mies Alice Enyeart visited for a
couple of days with her sister, Mrs.
Ira Phillips, the latter part of the
week. Mlas Enyeart was taking her
two weeks' vacation and had been
was oa her way tol -oDtstD.
visiting friends at Scottsbluff and
was on her way to Marsland, where
she will resume her duties as cashier
la the Marsland Bank.