the ALLIANCE HERALD
liMYI) C. THOMAS,
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JOHN , THOMAN, URHfAMl HAKTMAN,
ABnorlnte mid Livestock MNM Cttj MHN
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TO THE PROMT
Alliance's sister city in BOl Hutte
county Heniingford, is rapidly com
ing to the front In mo.ro ways than
one. The surrounding agricultural
country is being rapidly settled up
-with newcomers from the eaBtern
farming districts, no less than seventy-five
new families having moved in
this winter and spring. In order that
the newcomers should be made to feel
at home and get acquainted with
their neighbors and the town people,
the Hemlngford Community club ten
dered a "Cet-Acquainted Social" at
the opera house In that city on Sat
urday evening. April 13. To the out
sider who was present the feeling of
neighhorliness and good fellowship
evidenced indicates that the people of
Hemlngford and vicinity are united
as one for the advancement of their
town and community.
The Herald editor had been invit
ed to be present hut at the last mo
ment found it impossible to be there
and sent the following telegram:
"Impossible to reach Hemlngford
tonight In time for the get-acquainted
social, which I had planned on attend
ing. Please express my sincere re
grets to those present. The people
of Heniingford and vicinity have my
highest regards. I expect to see your
population double in the next ver.r
Make the Third Liberty Loan your
main theme tonight and boost the
cause of freedom by an avalanche of
subscriptions. Wish you an enjoy
able evening mid trust that I may be
with you at the next one.'
In reply to the above we wetv
pleased to receive the following
reply :
"Heniingford, April l.r, 1918
' Lloyd C. Thomas,
Alliance, Nebraska
"Dear Sir:
"The Hemlngford Commuulty club
and the new comers acknowledge re
ceipt of your telegram, which was
read at the new comers' reception.
"You have done everything you
could for Heniingford the last year or
two, co-operating with the best in
strument we have to work Tor the In
terests of the north end of the coun
ty, our Community club.
"It is difficult for a representative
to work with the people as units, but
It is very advantageous and profitable
to work with a Community club, rep
resenting the people.
"We appreciate especially your
splendid stand on prohibition and the
enforcing of liquor laws, and are
proud to know that you are not num
bered with the branch of your party
that refuses to submit the national
prohibition amendment to the legisla
ture, nor with the element that is do
ing all it can to nullify the decision of
the people that this state be dry.
"Yours truly,
(Signed) R. L. PIERCE."
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" HKIEF COMMENT
One editor pointedly describes him
as "Herr La Follette. member of the
reichstag from Wisconsin."
New York. City now payg an income
tax of about $900,000,000. It coats to
be the richest city, especially inthese
times when the whole world groans
under the incalculable tax indirectly
levied upon it by Billy Hohenxollern.
The popular German view is that
the great drive was halted by bad
weather, and, as the dead lie on the
battlefields and the wounded are hid
den in Belgium, it is not necessary to
try to convince the German masses
that mere thunderbolts out of the sky
caused the vast losses.
Col. George Harvey pronounces Mr.
Daniels the best secretary of the navy
since Whitney's day, but is far from
satisfied with President Wilson, com
plaining that this country needs "a
leader" more than the world needs
"a Judge." Possibly the colonel Btill
remembers a Democratic conference
In which he and Mr. Wilson failed to
agree.
The first subscription to the Third
Liberty loan in New York was made
by a Mohawk Indian chief by the
name of Manaboxho, but the Ger
mans had better not conclude from
this that our country la chiefly Inhab
ited by Indians clothed in mere blank
eta and able to handle only & tomo-
hawk
Many of even Col. Roosevelt's warm
admirers would regret to see him the
Republican candidate In 1920, for
that would give the Democrats an ex
cuse also to disregard the unwritten
law against a third term and Insist
on running" President Wilson, a
shock to conservative minds in both
parties being thus inevitable.
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A recent casualty list recorded an
American soldier dying of nostalgia.
Though all our boys are eager to ar
rivethere, plenty of homesickness in
otir army in far-away France Is likely
and in some Instances It will develop
into serious disease. The best cure Is
to be found in frequent letters from
home, as the home folks should bear
in mind.
A German professor in one of our
colleges explains that Germans "con
sider the state above morals." While
this may in part account for savage
atrocities, It leaves the Germans in
the unevlable position of devoted
servitors of an evil master which
tjjey call "the State," but which is
in reality an ambitious and unscrupu
lous military clique that aims to sub
jugate the world at any cost in blood,
dishonor, and the barter of the souls
of Its slaves.
Aceording to Sir John Fraser, M.
IV, now in this country, in neither
England nor France is there any crit
icism of American preparation and
participation in the war. He says
he had to cross the Atlantic to hear
UOta criticism, adding: "You are al
together too jumpy in regard to the
war." Presumably to be "jumpy" is
to leap at conclusions without knowl
edge and betray the earmarks of a
constitutional kicker.
Locals
Railroad Notes
Engine 1464, Ellis in charge, col
lided with engine 5104, Howard in
charge, last night, S4B4 was standing
at the water tank the lantern went
out and the engineer went after the
another, the fireman had Just step
ped from the cab after fixing the
fires when 1464 hit it. Engine 146 1
was practicaly demolished, but as for
tune would have it nobody was hurt.
Men Just in from the east end re
port that the weather is fine with not
a cloud in the sky.
The snow storm drove A. P. Gor
don and W. H. White back to town.
They are letting the farm rest at
present and going out on their runs.
Guy A. Miller Is laying off at pres
ent to help his wife do the house
cleaning stunt.
Engineer H. Nelson and wife are
in Hot Springs for a few days' va
cation. Labor Foreman A. Ferguson and
wife are making a two weeks' visit
in Bucklin. Mo.
Mrs. H. H. Urbach left today for
a few days' visit in Denver.
Night Engine Dispatcher Fred
Dickman was called for draft His
place will be temporarily filled by
Fireman W. D. Johnson.
Machinist Ben Mullane and wife
left for their claim in Wyoming this
week.
Engineer H .F. Townley returned
from Kansas City Tuesday.
Engineer Allen is laying off this
week. Engineer Wolverton is on his
run during his absence.
Hostler Tom Morris, father and
mother have gone to Casper for a few
days' vacation .
Fireman E. R. McKinson has gone
to Cassa, Wyo . where his wife is
holding down a claim.
Two more trips were put in the
pool this week because of the in
crease in busineaa.
The missionary department if the
ladles' Auxiliary of the Baptist
church will meet next Wednesday af-
i noon with Mrs. M. F. Donovan.
Everybody is cordially Invited.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Bap
tist church entertained the cradle
class of the Sunday school at their
regular meetlne Wednesday last. An)
excellent proiitaiii was given and'
linht refreshments served. The meet
ing was held in the church parlors.'
The cradle dass is under the super-'
vision of Mrs. Wltowack.
' Slim" Herion Is home from CamBi
K ii mm on on a via;;. He looks In he
pink of condition and say he Uko
army life tine.
"
G. K. 'end ra , Of the Itlto univer
sity, was in the city last Wednesday
on state business.
Geologist A. C. Whltford arrived
in Alliance from a prospecting trip
in Montana and Wyoming.
Miss Charlotte Mollring reports the
completion of her fifth sweater for
the boys over there.
Bert Laing Is a strict observer of
the Hooverized breakfast. Ask him
about It.
Alliance lodge No. 168. I. O. O. F..
will have Its first annual roll call on
Wednesday, April 24. A one hundred
per ceht attendance is looked for. The'
entertainment committee has prepar-
ea a tine program for the meeting, in
cluding refreshments for the in nor
man. All members are urged to be'
present and participate.
i no box uutte Home Guards, on
orders of Captain R. C. Strong, will
meet In the future on Wednesday
evenings at the armory in the rear'
of the city hall. Members who are'
unable to attend must be excused be
fore the hour of meeting by the cap-'
tain or one of the lieutenants. The
drill begins at 7 o'clock sharp. A
good number was present for drill
last evening.
Bootleggers find the potash town
of Hoftland a poor place in which to I
do business. A young chan with more
ambition than sense dropped into
Hoftland Wednesday with a suit case
full of bottles of whiskey. Sheriff
Bob Bruce, of Sheridan county, hap
pened to be at Hoftland at the time. !
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ic nuum-iji' uuuui'KKrr was naooeii
before he had time to start disposing
of much of his wares. He was taken
to Rushville by the sheriff Wednesday
night and lodgd in the county jail.
W. 0, Barnes, of Crawford, was in
the citv Wednesday nn ln n,... . Mr
Barnes occasionally visits the city and
meets his old friends. He now has a
successful business in our sister ity.
. .
Charles Brittan. cashier of the
First State bank, returned Tuesday
morning from a short visit with his
parents at Callaway .
The Sunday picture show for
Seottsbluff failed to materialize. A1
number of the business men who be-!
lieved that Sunday should be devoted
to the churches lent their opposition
to the project, which soon fell thru.'
...
George Keogh, traveling freight
agent for the Burlington, In the Wy-'
oming district, who is well known in
Alliance, has joined the army and left
Wednesday night for Camp Funston,
going via Omaba.
. .
Edgar Schiller, of entral City, Is
in the city, stopping at the Alliance
hotel. Mr. Schiller is interested in
the potash business.
...
H. L. Ormsby and Faneta Brown,
both of Alliance, were married on
Monday at Hot Springs, South Da
kota. The ceremony was solemnized
by Rev. Olson, pastor of the Method
ist church, at Hot Springs, in the par-'
lor of the Evans hotel. Mr. and Mrs.
Ormsby will make their home at Al
liance. . . .
Walter Overton is giving a horse
at his public sale today, the price re
ceived for the horse to be given to the
Alliance Red Cross. It is expected
that the horse will bring a mighty
price, as similar donations at other!
sales have brought much more than
the market value of the animal or ar
ticle donated.
. . .
E. Rousey. of the Rhein-Rousey
company left last Saturday for Grand
Island to attend to city business
ProM there he went to Kearney to'
visit with Ins mother.
Misses Nona O'Neill and Pauline
Dowd, of Hemingford. spent the last
week-end visiting with Miss Devona
Dickinson
. . .
Don't forget the home flent mus-
Wale at the M. E. church Friday even
ing at 8:15.
...
Mrs Bernard Phelan entertained
the T. A. A club Tuesday afternoon
a three-course luncheon was served.
Shafer Bros, received in a ton of
new Presto-lite batteriea the tlrst of
the week They also have ad'.d a
complete demonstrating outfit of
farm Hint ng systems. This In mount
ed on a Ford truck and con be tried
out on any farm.
...
Perry Mailey, the real estate and
insurance man. who has been confin
ed to his home on East Third street,
for two weeks by a severe attack of
the mumps, is reeling much better
and expects to be out again by the
last of the week. Perry says that he
thought he had his Beige of the youth
ful malady in his younger days, but
that he apparently was mistaken.
...
Miss Marjorie Chambers of Omaha,
stopped over In Alliance Monday and
Tuesday, visiting with Miss Teresa
ODoMOtl, Miss Chambers was on her
iray to visit with her parents at
Scott8bluffs.
George Keogh visited In Alliance
Wednesday. George was taken in
last draft and is on his way from Wy
oming to Omaha to enter the service.
...
Miss Maude Spacht returned this
week from Rochester, Minn. She has
been in the east for some time witn
her mother, who has been attended
by the famous Mayo brothers.
...
H. A. Kreutzer was in the city
Wednesday. He has Just returned
from a prospecting trip and reports
that from all indications he has the
biggest find yet discovered in the pot
ash field.
The potash plant of the Hoftland
Reduction company at Hoftland, thir
teen miles east of Alliance, was tied
up from Saturday evening until Sun
day afternoon by a strike of about GO
laborers employed at the plant. Carl
Modisett. Victor Jeep and Clark Den
ny, three of the owners of the big
plant, were here at the time the
strike was declared. They, with Its
capable manager Charles F. Roon,
ey, Immediately took action and had
the plant running Sunday afternoon,
after a shutdown of only a few hours
New workers were Bent out from
Omaha to take the place of those who
struck and the plant is now operat
ing full blast. The company pays a
wage of $3. HO per day and room for
a ten-hour shift. The strikers asked
$4.50 per day and room. They were
sent to Alliance on the Sunday after
noon train and their fares were paid
to the point to which they wished to
go. Messrs. Rooney, Modisett, Jeen
and Denny, by the use of good judg
ment and quick action prevented seri
ous trouble at the plant, which is now
carefully guarded to prevent damage
being done by agitators and those of
the I. W. W. stripe.
Evangelist W. T. Sherrod and chorus choir leader, who will conduct
a BerieB of revival meetings at the First Baptist church, starting Thurs
day evening, April 18. Mr. Sherrod conies direct from a series of meet
ings held at Chadron and Gering. At Chadron 125 new members were
taken into the church and at Gering fifty. Don't fail to hear some of
these lectures.
ALLIANCE DIVISION
LEADS ALL OTHERS
ALLIANCE ORATORS
WIN THREE PLACE
1125 Burlington Employes Purchase ! Jordan K1"' "rinne Mollring
Liberty Hoods Amounting to
Total of 974,250
The Alliance division of the Burl
ington railroad, George L. Griggs, su
perintendent, stands as the high di
vision on all lines west in the rail
road liberty bond campaign. One
thousand and twenty-five employes
out of 1,200 on the division have pur
chased Third liberty bonds amount
ing to $74,250 in addition to approxi
mately $15,000 worth at the banks in
division towns.
One hundred per cent of the em
ployes in all departments at Aliance
and all departments from Edgemont
to Aliance are subscribers.
At one station on the Hot Springs
line of the Alliance division, one crew
consisting of conductor, brakeman,
engine crew and the agent, agent's
helper and the section foreman, pur
chased a total of $2,300 worth of the
bonds.
Superintendent Griggs and his loy
al, patriotic employes, have every
reason to feel elated over the results
of the campaign.
and Wilma Mote Win Places
In District Contest.
The Alliance representatives made
an excellent showing in the district
contest at Seottsbluff. This contest
was to decide the orators to be repre
sented in the state meet.
Jordan Robinson was awarded the
first prize in he oratorical contest,
this giving him the district champion
ship. Jordan will represent this dis
trict in the state meet at Lincoln and
can be relied upon to make an excel
lent showing.
Corinne Mollring won second place
in the dramatic work. The Sidney
representative winning first in this.
Wilma Mote was awarded third
place in the humorous sketch. Bridge
port getting first and Seottsbluff sec
ond. Eight towns were represented in
the contest at the Bluffs, so that the
showing made by Alliance speaks
well to the credit of her three representatives.
A GILT EDGE INVESTMENT
SALE OF
ANTIOCH LOTS
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Thompson's Addition to Antioch.
The Worlds Most
Successful Men
Have placed placed their confidonce In
land as a staple investment. Many large
fortunes have been founded from a simple
start. A bank of land In one of the sound
est banks in the world. Do not hesitate to
take advantage of this opportunity it may
be the starting point to which you can look
back in after years and say: "There is
where the foundation of my fortune was
laid " Don't delay for it is the men who
delay that live to repent. Many a man can
truthfully say that he missed a fortune by
not taking advantage of potash investments
two years ago. Opportunity is knocking at
your door don't wait, don't hesitate, but
take advantage of these exceptional ad
vantages NOW.
The future of Antioch is determined; its
growth during the next few years will ex
ceed in every particular the growth of the
past two. The experimental stag. is past
and the town is established on the rock of
certainty.
A few months ago when the first lots were
offered for sale a few people ventured timid
ly to buy them. They have already realized
a big profit and this is suit' to grow in the
next few years. In some instances the men
have more than doubled their money and the
standard of value has not been reached.
The lots now offered for sale are on the
north side of the track where the soil is fer
tile and rich, where the terrain is level and
no extra expense is needed for grading.
Within a block of the depot, close to the
Nebraska, the National and the Western
Potash companies, where big. refineries are
planned. Trees and grass will grow rapid
ly and within a short time this will be the
most beautiful residential spot in the city.
Many have been waiting for the opening of
this part of town before going to any great
expense for the erection of a home. The
time has come, for the good of the town, to
place these beautiful lots on the market and
for that reason they are now offered for sale.
The number of lots is limited, therefore,
we would advise you to take immediate ad
vantage of this investment opportunity and
build a home or resell the lot to those who
will later build.
Don't Hesitate
Because of the War
You often hear men say that its war time
and they are afraid to invest ; but you never
hear a successful man s: y that. There are
billions of dollars to be spent for war ma
terials and a great many millions will find
their way to Antioch each year. Share in
this prosperity now While it is here for you.
YOU WILL NEVER GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY LOTS IN ANTIOCH IN SUCH
AN IDEAL LOCATION DIRECT FROM THE OWNER OF THE TRACT AFTER
THESE LOTS ARE GONE YOU WILL PAY THE INVESTMENT PRICE AND THE
OTHER MAN'S PROFIT.
THESE LOTS ARE NOW ON SALE AT FICKE S REAL ESTATE OFFICE
EUGENE THOMPSON. Owner.
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