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VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY J8, 1918
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BOX BUnt BOY IS REPORTED KILLED
WHILE BRAVELY FIGHTING IN FRANCE
RICHARD HAUOH, AGED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, WHO WAS
DRAFTED FROM BOX BUTTE COUNTY, IS REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED
OLDER BROTHER LEFT TOR TRAINING CAMP IN JUNE
Haugh Is the First Box Butte Soldier to Lose Life on Foreign Soil
Worked for a Farmer Northeast of Alliance Claimed No
Exemptions When Called By Draft.
Richard Haugh, aged twenty-five years, who left Alliance in
September, 1917. as a member of the national draft army, is reported
to have lost his life in France last week, according to the news dis
patches. If the report is correct, Haugh is the first Box Butte boy to
lose his life on foreign soil.
Haugh, When Mlled by the draft, was working for Charles Heath,
a Box Butte county farmer, living northeast of Alliance. Haugh
claimed no exemptions and was accepted by the Box Butte board on
August 13, 1917. He was accepted for the army on September 21,
1917, and left for Camp Funston on September 22, 1917.
Haugh was born at Sault St. Marie, Michigan, on August 4, 1892.
His parents are now living near Pontiac, Michigan, and were paid a
visit by the boy before leaving for the training camp. He has an
older brother, Roy Haugh, who is twenty-eight years of age and who
.rau kftT-ii nt DnnnlitHnii Michigan. Rov formerly worked for L. M.
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Beal, of Alliance, and was called in the draft on May 1, 1918, and ac-
cepted on June 5, being sent to Columous BarracKs, unio.
Tt,o follrm vmIiIh-i' is remembered bv his friends in Box ButU
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county as a steady, industrious young man, who gladly responded to
the call of his country when it came. He fell while doing his duty
and ho will be remembered as the first hero from Box Buttec county
who died on foreign soil fighting to free the world from the dastardly
influence ot the nan.
FORDSON TRACTOR
GIVES DEMONSTRATION
Many Box Butte County Farmers
Watched Work of New Ford
Tractor With Much Inter!.
HELD A HARMONIOUS
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Box Butte County Democrats Met at
Court House Saturday Afternoon
Adopted Resolutions.
A POEM OF BY-GONE DAYS
Moving the Old Court House From Heminfford to Alliance by Train.
Many Old Box Butte Settlers Remember This Historic Incident
to Which the Poem Printed Below Was a Forerunner.
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Rli UAIUJ i5 rj V A , onr oi tiio oia tfox tsmie county rohiimk, vih
iteel Alliance a short time apo and noticed the fine, new court
nniix I im mil IV iii' n-v ii n v wa vni r iMviiftiu aswaxsa vw
lim a poem which he had conirioHed, end which was printed in The
llcmiuirford Herald (now The Alliance Herald) when the campaign
was on for the removal of the county eeat to Alliance from Heiuing-
ford Mr. Be van, since returning to his home at Colorado Springs,
has written the following article to The Herald and semis with it the
poem which he had written o.ver twenty-two years ago.
THK KIGHT WH THK COl'NTY KRAT
(By RICHARD BKVAN)
The following poem was composed and published in The Hemlngford
Herald, at the time of the political tight for the county seat of Box Unite
ounty. between the two rival towns Alliance and lleminiiford, the latter or
which won the contest after n territlc struggle, but about tour years later.
Alliance having outgrown liciningtord In population and influence, wrested
again anil won the honor from her. where it has remained since and perma
nently loo, for the county has erected a court house there, at much cost, and
from the time this poem was written, soma twenty-two years ago. the county
has continued to grow and prosper, from a sparsely set tied ranch country
to one of the lending agricultural district In Nebraska. And little wonder.
because here IIcb one of the most beautiful and level prairies in America,
with a dark loamy soil, lit to grow anything. Our experience Is, and many
of the older settlers will bear us out, that the precipitation of moisture has
doubled and trebled since that time, and it would not surplse me. if in the
coming years, we may see this county with a family on every quarter sec
tion. We operated a blacksmith shop in HemingroiM irom isz to it:
It means a debt outstanding
With which they'd hold us
down.
It means ruination to ourselves,
And to our native town.
Though our financial Btanding
Is the best in all the state,
We can't raise grain to puy this
debt,
Not yet at any rate.
And why should these, the Bona of
toll
The farmers of our county,
Work, dig and plant from year to
year.
While Alliance usurps the bounty.
'Twould not help her very much
If she had the county seat,
But she's such a grasping selfish
town,
I feel that she'll get beat.
She has the round house, as
agreed,.
And yet she's not content,
But mow to take the county seat,
She la on mischief bent.
AMERICANS DEFEAT GEknS IN DRIVf
ONWARD TOWARb MY OF PARIS
ALLIES HOLD LINES AND DEFEAT FIFTH GERMAN DRIVE
LOSSES OF GERMANS ENORMOUS AS THEY ENDEAVOR
TO PUSH ON THEIR WAY TO PARIS.
LIEUTENANT QUENTIN ROOSEVELT KILLED BY HUN
Youngest Son of Theodore Roosevelt Loses Life in Battle With Two
German Planes and His Plane Fell to Earth Might
Be German Prisoner.
A good crowd of Box Butte oouniy
farmers attended the Fordeon tractor
demonstration on the Thomas Beal
farm, south of Alliance Saturday alt
ernoon. The doughty little tractor
handled two plows like a veteran and
did other stunts as well, IB order to
ehow those there what the newest
Ford product can do.
Leonard Pilkington, of the Coursey
ft Miller garage, was the iractor "en
gineer" and handled the machine like
an old-timer. The tractor astonished
those watching when it plowed a fur
row nine inches deep in blackroot
soil.
The announcement of Coursey
Miller in this issue of The Herald i sisted of the following
that another carload of these tractors bel, Berry and Caha
Pursuant to the call of William
Mitchell, county chairman, the an
nual Democratic county convention
was held in the district court room at
Alliance Saturday afternoon. A good
representation of delegates vu pres
ent from over the county. On motion
William Mitchell wbb elected chair
man and John W. Guthrie secretary
of the meeting.
A credentials committee was ap
pointed, -consisting of Burlew, Gra
ham and Kinsella. This committee
reported that all precincts were rep
resented at the meeting with the ex
ception of Snake Creek.
The resolutions committee con-
Morrow, Zo
Their report.
can be obtained, providing the orders
are sent in previously, will be read
with interest by those who need trac
tors. The Beal farm, on which the dem
onstration was made Saturday, has
some crops on K which are well worth
making the trip to see. Tom has one
field of potatoes that, from present
appearances, should run not less than
300 bushels per acre. He is practic
ing intensive farming this year and
will make a good success of it.
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George Neuswanger, Boxe Butte
county agricultural agent, goes to
Kimball the last of the weeit to at
tend the potato meeting at trial place.
This meeting will be attencea uy the
agricultural county agents or western
Nebraska and bv J. G. Mliwaro., sec
retary of th eWisconsin Potato Grow
ers' association, and by R. F. How
ard, secretary ofhe Nebraska Potato
Growers' association. They will go
from Kimball to Greeley, Colo., to
visit the potato experiment station.
:o:
Mrs. Glen Hunyan arrived on Wed
nesdav from Broken Bow where she
has been visiting with her husband's!
parents. She will visit witii Her i
ents here before returning noinr. i
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HOIVH F. nUAQ FOn AL-
I.IANCR.
The Herald in thin issue
wishes to make the folnwing
suggestion for Alliance that
a service flag be made ror trie
city and that the flag be hunc
on the welcome sign. East-
ern cities, both large and
small, have made for them-
selves service flags, which are
proudly hung where all may
see.
A service flag could be made
in a short timeand there are
undoubtedly plenty of people
' who would be glad to donate
the time and material neces-
sary for a flag of this nature.
Our brave boys In the army,
both in France and sMll in this
country, would be glad to
know that they are being rem-
membered In this manner.
which was unanimously adopted, was
as follows:
We, the Democrats of Box
Butte county, in convention as
semmbled, renew our belief in
and fealty to the party of Jeffer
son, Jackson and Wilson.
Confronted with difficulties
such as no man has ever faced
who has occupied that exalted
position our president is safely
guiding the ship of state thru
the greatest crisis that has ever
beset our country ana the
world. The whole wortd .s. Took
ing to him for guidance and ad
vice. We pledge to him our un
divided support and we promise
our last dollar, our lives and our
sacred honor for the fulfillment
of the great principles so clearly
and ably enunciated by Wood
row Wilson, the spokesman not
only for the democracy or tlie
I'nited States but of the world.
We condemn in unmeasured
terms unjust criticism of the
government, whether it comes
from pro-Germans, great news
papers or from the spokesman
of a great political party, such
criticism can have but one effect-
the embarrassment of the
administration and hindrance or
the most successful prosecution
of the war.
We heartily commend the rec
cord of Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock and the Democratic mem
bers of congress from this state.
We invite attention to the con
tract in this record and that of
the other senator from this
state.
We take particular pleasure
in calling attention to the anie
and efficient udminist ration of
Governor Neville and the otber
Democratic officers of the state
and we invite comparison of this
and former Republican adminis
trations. To the noble men in the army
and navy we send greetings.
They are fighting against tne as
sassins of liberty and Justice and
are dying that the principle of
"government of the people, for
the people and by tV- people"
(Continued on Editorial page)
Hemlngford is in the field again,
Prepared her foes to meet,
So brighten up your armor,
boys,
We'll light for the county sent.
Alliance has held a war council
Of all her learned sages,
And they determined then and
there
To exterminate us for ages.
There met the big bug Hampton
Alliance's great 'I am,"
And R. C. Nolan as the little duck,
That looks so like a lamb.
The venerable "Sons of Simon,'
Met with that congress bright,
Also O. Clark that likes to bark,
Sat with them near all
night.
That (grand old man) G. Sullivan
On him there Is no files.
How his head holds all the brains
he's got,
To me is a great ourprlse.
There were some other mighty
men.
Among them Mr. Broome. .
Should I tell you all they said and,
did.
I'd sure have little room.
But never was a council held,
Wherein so many asses.
Resolved upon Buch foolish
schemes.
It my description passes.
Resolved we'll bond the county
And build a court house grand.
The beat of which was never
seen
Throughout this western land.
This means that you, my farmer
friends.
Great taxes all must pay.
For lime and mortar, brick and
sand, I
All in a grand array.
Paris, France. The American troops are holding all the gains
made Wednesday by them against the Gehmans on the Marne front
between Chateau Thierry and Dormant; From Chateau Thierry to
Courtemont the enemy has been completely thrown back across the
Marne. Despite violent attacks thrown against them and bloody fight
ing, the American troops have uffered no revrse.
Everywhere the battles nre being stubbornly contested, and
where the l'Yencb and Italians have been compclllcd to give ground it
has ben only after the infliction of extremely heavy casualties on the
invaders.
The Americans nowhere have, been forced to withdraw.
DEATH OF QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
Lbndon. Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, Colonel Roosevelt's young
est son, wbo has been attached to the American line forces on the
Marne front, was killed at Chateau Thierry on July 14, says a dis
patch from Paris Id tbe Exchange Telegraph company. Lieutenant
Roosevelt, the dispatch says, was returning from a patrol flight when
he was attacked bv a German squadron.
Oyster Bay, N. J. A ray of hope that Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt
may not have fallen to his death in a contbat was brot to Col. Roose
velt and his wife in a cable message from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
.Jr., in Paris, in which she says the report was "absolutely unconfirm
ed" there.
POTASH PROSPECTING
CONTINUES UNABATED
Vx9 tDlnkMk
because our town is
That we're all dead wMhIn,
But they'll find out before there
done
We're quite a lively kin.
Alliance in a corner stands,
While we're near the county's
center,
And don't you think thts very
thing
Is as good as legal tender.
They've tried this same trick once
before.
They're at it now again,
But we'll show them a better one.
Also that we're the men.
So when election day comes
round
Don't treat Alliance rough,
Hut all the Bame look to n, noys,
That she gets the good hot stuff.
John 4. Iawletw Horn, steaded i4ind
Ul IWMI Wlikh Sold for f 75,000
Cash Lat Week.
GEORGE WITTENBERGER
RETURNS FROM FRANCE
Young Man, Seventeen Years of Age,
Now Home Again With Father
Mother in Hospital.
And farmers all. fat, great and small,
Both young and old and wise.
Work for our county's interest,
Where 'ere it in you lies.
Recently when on a visit to Alliance we beheld the new court house
with pride, and consider it a credit to the town and well upholds the dignity
of the county, for both the present and the years to come.
"TRANSPLANTING" THK BOX Bl'TTK COl'NTY OOl'RT HOUSE,
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Potash prospecting in the sand hill
district continues unabated and Alli
ance continues to be crowded with
prospectors who come by train and
auto, giving tbe district somewhat
the look of a mining territory where
a gold strike has been made.
John J. Lawless, who sold bis small
aggregation of lakes to Swift & Com
pany last week for $75,000 cash,
homesteaded the quarter-section on
which tbe lakes are located in the
year 1899. He has been making his
home In California for several years
but recently got the Idea that his
lakes might have some potash In
them and came to investigate with
the result that he received probably a
hundred times as much for them as
he would have been glad to nave got
ten a year ago.
The Lawless lakes comprise seven
small bodies of water with a total
acreage of thirty-two and one half
acres. They are located eight and
one-half miles north of Lakeside and
twelve miles northeast or Antioch,
not far from the Ellsworth district.
One interesting feature of tne lakes
is that good potash deposits were
found 150 feet from the lake, under
dry land. Brine taken from the sands
under the dry land ran. according to
reports given to Mr. Lawless, 10 per
cent solids and 29.42 K20. Mr.
lawless '3 of the opinion that the
potash Industry of Nebraska Is still
in Its infancy.
George Wlttenberger, who joined
the army ta December of last year at
the age of 17 years, leaving n:s par
ents at Bayard, is reported to have re-
t timed -from France and to be work
ing with bis father John WHtenber
toamlng at Antioch.
George was the only son and after
he dftcamped in December and joined
he army, although only 17 yecrs of
age, his mother 1b reported o have
become mentally infirm and to be
now confined In the state nospttal at
Norfolk. George returned ten days
ago and visited his mother at Norfolk
before taking up work with his father
teaming at Anntioch.
The friends of the boy say mat his
comparatively short experience in the
army made a new person out of htm
that he is as straight as an arrow
and looks much improved. He, says
that he would be glad to return to
France If be could do so and take
part in the great conflict.
WKKKI.Y
WKATHKK
POUT
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IT, w. Hicks, the Alliance
weather bureau prophet, re
ports that the total rainfall
for June up to date Is 1.91
ut In The Alliance Herald on
(This article was published with the above
Anril H. 1904)
The ftvOVe illustration graphically portrays the moving of the county
court house from Hemlngford to Alliance. This feat of engineering was nuc
cessfully accomplish, d in 1901 After an attempt was made to move the
large buildings overland, n distance ot 20 miles, the railroad company,
through its efficient employes, succeeded 'n hauling it to this city without
dainaae and in a short time. The "house of justice" is 40x',0 feet in ftiw,
'wo full stories, vith a heavy truss roof, constructed with a heavy pine
frame, weighing ten tons. On the road there were two cuts to pass through,
and an effort was made to get the building high enough on four 50 000 ca
pacity trucks to dear the banks. The huildlng was thus "in the dear." and
with several loaded flat carB to balance the engine, No. 185 with W
!. ersat the throitle. moved slowly to its destination, 20 miles away Once
the court house reached Alliance, the building soon rested on its present
site and today the story of its strange adventure can only be verified in the
minds of the astounded hearers by a photographic representation of the
real facts.
John W. Guthrie, the Alliance in
surance man. left the city Tuesday
noon for Hot Springs, Virginia, to at
tend the national convention of the
"Century Club" of insurance men.
This club Is composed or insurance
men employes of the Equitable who
have written a certain amount of bus
iness. T. F. Guthrie, his brother, Is
also a member of the club, these two
men being near the top of the list of
several thousand during the past six
months. A special train takes the
club members from Chicago to Hot
Springs. Mr. Guthrie war accom
panied east by his daughters, who
have been visihjng him here for sev
liil weeks, lie will visit Washing
ton, D. C, before returning.
IOI
Ttiere has ben some misunder
standing about the ten hers institute
which is usually held in Alliance dur
ing the summer This institute will
he held during the last ween in Aug
ust as usual in Alliance and those
who wish to attend will not have to
g oto Chadron. as they supposed. The
definite time will be announced
later on.
Mrs. L. D. Perrin and son. Harold,
returned to Alliance on Saturday
after a very enjoyable month's visit
with Mrs Perrin's mother. Mrs. Carl
Korth, of Ashley, Indiana. They went
to Whitman on Monday, returning
home on Tuesday. Mr. I'errin is ex
trt dispatcher along this line and
they live in Alliance much of tbe
time.
inches,
for the
lows:
Date
The weather report
past week is as fol-
Maz. Mln. Rain-
tern. tem. fall
11 75 56 09
12 88 58
13 89 60 . . . .83
14 86 57 43
15 85 . . . .65
16 71 56 12
17 80 57 .... .07
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With the Sells-I I .to Shows Monday
Afternoon.
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