Local
Edition
The Alliance Herald
12
fcttt, Pages
VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
NUMBER 46.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IS UNDER
CONTROL IN CITY Of ALLIANCE
Only Two Cases of Pneumonia Have Developed
From Spanish Influenza so Far About
Forty Cases Here
ROOSEVELT FLAYS CON
SCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
Delivered TOilrtjr Minute Address to
Large lathering in Thin City
Friday Afternoon
City Physician Says People Taking Proper Care
of Themselves Will Prevent Much
Further Spread
City Physician Bellwood reported
morning that the enfltienza
epidemic In Alliance is apparently
under control and that, allho MV
cases may be expected, the spread
wMl not be as bad as on the start
on account of the fact that people
are careful not to expose themselves.
Tuesday morning an order was ls
seed by the city apthorities closing
the picture show, the city schools,
pad all public gathering's of every
kind indoors. This prohibits lodge
meetings, council meeting, church
services, etc.
Up to date only one death has
been reported from Influenza
that of Carl C, Tracy '
Tne body was Slipped to St. Joseph,
Missouri, on 44 today, accompanied
by his brother, O. F. Tracy.
W. F. Carroll, Alliance blacksmith,
has been seriously ill with pneumon
ia following influenza, but is report
ed as improving today.
According to the reports of physi
cians there are now about forty cases
ia the city. Ten cases were reported
from the box car residence near the
Berlington shops.
A simple cure for influenza is re-
Former President Theodore Roose
velt delivered a thirty minute ad
dress to several t lousand people who
had gathered at the Burlington depot
to hear (his noted orator last Friday
afternoon on the Fourth Liberty
Loan. The local Liberty Loan com
mittee had been making every effort
for several days to get him to make
a short address during his thirty
minute sjay in this city but were
LAING APPOINTED
RESERVE CHAIRMAN
Prominent Alliance Man Appointed
County IMrector of United Htatea
Boys Working Reserve
K G. Laing, prominent Alliance
business man, has been notified of
Jk) appointment as County Director
for Box Butte county of the United
States Boys' Working Reserve, a de
scription of which was given in Tffe
Herald reeently.
November ha been designated as
Iter 1st rat ion Day, at which time
every boy who has mLilned the age
or ru icon years and six months, tip
$380,000 SUBSCRIBED TO DATE
FOR LIBERTY BONDS IN COUNTY
Those Who Have Not Yet Signed Up in Accord
ance With Pledges Should Get Busy
No Time For Delay
SCOOL TEACHERS NEED
A RAISE IN WAGES
4
All Alliance Public School Teachers
Ask for Hai.se of sir, oo Per
Month in Salaries
turned down hy the higicr-ups In 1 to HnJ lnclud,nR tho8e h(ns who are
l.' ......... f'l.. In . I . . . C ...!.. ,
Kansas City in charge of Roosevelt's
eighteen year of age wb have not
tour until they got into communion- j te;tBtcred for .elective service, will
The high cost of living has be
come such a problem to the school
teachers of Alliance public so tools,
that all of the twenty-seven tochers
have signed a petition -to the school
board, requesting a raise of $15 per
month in the salaty of each teachei.
The petition was presented on
Monday night to the school board.
The principals of the three schools
Emerson, Central and High, were
asked by the teacaers to present
them at the board meeting. The pe
tition presented to the board read
as follows:
"Inasmuch as the salaries of
Alliance teachers are not on a par
parted by Dean Charles Fordyce of I with the wages of persons In other
tie state university at Lincoln. Dr. j lines of employment, such as wait
Charles E. Baker, the private physi- resses, clerks, stenographers, shop
clan of ex-President Taft during his men, etc., and since high school grad
yce. At Dr. Baker's suggestion he j uates w.io have taken Normal train
went wit iout food for thirty-six : ing and who go out without profess
haurs. in that time drinking all the ' ional training required by city
water he could and drinking a pint j teachers can command as large a
and a half of lemonade before retir- j salary as the city teachers, and inas
ing. He said that Dr. Barker declar- j much as the living expenses have
e this starvation cure had never Increased TB per cent over last year,
failed in the thousands of times he and that the cost of clpthing has In
had prescribed it. creased at least 65 per cent, and
there has been an increase of 50 per
cent in railroad rates ana all incid-! IngS, Mont., where he was scheduled
' r-ntal expenses, and the government j to deliver hi next address,
la continually calling upon us as
rnn Tn 111 lim PA miDO v''"a "Pon others for financial aid,
lUK I KAImllU LAM id j anu disiro to (, our Rhare. and at
I the present time in the Fourth Lib
erty Loan the teachers have been
i notified that they are expected to
I buy at least one bond, we, the under
signed, do respectfully poliilon for
an increase of $15 per month for the
tion direct with the former president
on board his train late Thursday eve
ning and were assured he would
make a short address while in Al
liance. Some of Roosevelt's hoi shOti
were: "Cut out the hot air, I don't
care how much you shout about
what you do unless you make good.
Germany has suggested peac terms
she need not worry about t io peace
terms, we" will make the kin 1 of
peace terms we want. We Blast make
an example of this war so no n. tion
will look cross-eyed at us again, that
is the surest way to preserve peace.
During his speech he remarked
that he did not favor a bully, but
that if you are forced to fight to
Save your honor never "strik" soft,
hit him hard, put him to sleep." He
liked the man who would strike hard
when forced to fig.it.
Roosevelt indirectly mentions his
own tiersonal loss, but oald that al
though his loss was had it would
have been much worse If his boys
had stayed at horn-?.
He alsb made a strong appeal for
straight-out Americnnls u and fired
some hot shots at the pacifists and
conscientious objectors. "If the paci
fist is afraid to fire a gun," he con
tinued, "let him be a stretcher he n
er or give him a pick and spade and
send hiiv out to dig Lie first lln"
trenches. The conscientious objector
who willingly does that has a right
to his belief and I would like to
shake Ins hand."
The Colonel left at 2:30 for Bill-
be expected register in the reserve.
After registration they will be giv
en a physical examination as fast as
possible. Any remedial defects will
be immediately reported to their
parents or guartian The boys w.io
are physically fit should be urged as
some agricultural work during the
coming year.
The boys who are physically fit
will be placed on farmB where they
art- needed and under such condi
tions and with such salaries to be
later decided upon.
Director Laing is now preparing
his machinery for registration day
This registration will be conducted
In a manner similar to the selective
service, although it will be borne in
mind that the boy will not be com
pellcd to go on t ie farm or engage
in industrial work If there is any
strong objections on the part of his
parents or guardian. It is the desire
of the state officials to establish a
traning camp in Nebraska. They hope
that each boy who qualfies and Is
able to attend, will to no expense
whatever and that clothing and tran
ports tion will be furnished.
The registration will include not
only boys In school but all boys of
the proper ages.
(II, OF DKFFNSF. I'l TH
T TO RKYIVAL MF.KTINGS
$100,000 in Pledges Not Yet Made Good by Sub
scriptionsGo to Your Bank and Sign
Up for Bonds
ELECTION OE DIRECTORS
f OR COUNTY RED CROSS
llranclt Chapter Will Beat Directors
on October County Chapter
on October Wrtl
42 MEN CALLED
Box Butte Men Will Ieave for Cali
fornia and Texas Camps From
October 21 to 25
The Box Butte countv board re- . .
. . ... present school year.
ceived an order this morning to en
train forty-two men from Class One
for Camp Kearney in California and
('amp Bowie in Texas, between Oct.
21st and 2.rt.i. The men will be se
lected from the following list:
C. W. Sharp Phill W. Fraker
Wdward Brost Lee Basye
Royce L. Nichols J, O. Walker
Hoy B. Burns
John C. Thomas
Geo. A. Heilman
Dean W. Ray
Albert D. Hunt
Keiinet.i Morhman
Carl E. Amsberry Glen D, Sehrader.
Allen C. Mclnnis Adam Goetzig
Arthur R. Reynold Lyle Morris
Fred Vogle H. C. Hennings
The committee which appeared be
fore the board consisted of Prof.
Stockdale. Miss Bruce and Miss Mc
Hugh. They were asked by the other
teachers to appear in t.ieir behalf.
The teachers state that they con
sider their contracts binding upon
them but that they simply cannot
make both ends meet at the present
scale of salaries. They cite tie case
of one teacher who is receiving $65
per month and who, in order to keep
her contract, turned down an offer
of $108 per month. They show that
the average annual salary of a. grade
teacher without principal's salary is
Die. H. A. copsv is NOTIFIED
OF AI'lOTNTM liT AS CAITA1N
Fred Schwaderer Theron R. Lvman
Samuel E. MorriscLvmi C. IveB ,"$693: with the principal's salary it
Julius Reinders Gilbert Sehwasing ! is $732- Thp average annual salary
Dr. H. A. Copsy of Alliance, who
volunteered his services to the
: n ersi.ient some time ago. was noti
fied by wire on October 1st of his
appointment se captain in the signal
corps. He will leave on the 16th for
Fort Riley, Kansas, where he will '
take a course of instruction in the
medical officers training camp. Dr.
Copsey , w.io is one of the leading
physicians and surgeons of western
Nebraska, is receiving congratulat
ions from his friends over his ap
pointment and over his fine appear
ance in officer's uniform.
The union revival has been calle
off. tlie Council of Defen living re
fused to grant a permit to build the
tabernacle which would lie necessary
for such meetings here.
The Dr. Buh-.ln party express the
hope t ia.t they may be permitted to
come to Alliance at some future
time.
John V. T.iomas, associate editor
of the Alliance Herald and deputy
land commissioner spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Alliance, attend-
; ing to property interests which he
lias here Mr. Thomas was much
pleased With the progress Which Al
liance has ahoWfl during the last
few months.
WILL MAUPIM is Pt BLISHF.H
OF NKW PAPKB AT GKBINL
The first number of the Gerinu
Miclwest arrived at our office this
week, it is published by Will Man
pin, the peerless wielder of tie pen
who is probably the most widely
wr.
It. HICKS ON AN EXTENDED
TOUR OF I N V FSTI i A T I O N
Burton S. RowlandHenry O. Baird
.las. L. Sherloc k Wm. M. Coupons
Sterling G, Meade Lloyd C. Thomas
Kmil J, Winton Daniel L. Ha::. mo
Joseph S. Bobbins Thomas A. Dillon
Ben J. Sallows Howard E. Reddls
Clyde C. Curry Jacob H. Herman
Will H. Robinson Walter Buechsenst
Frank Nevitt Harold D. Wells
Adam Wic kman Joseph Dunvvoody
Arthur Bauersarb" Geo. H. Taylor
of a high school
principal's salary
teacher without j known newspaper man In the state
is $904.95; wit l
The first issue consists of twentv
the principal's salrry it is $1169.30. I,aes- an(1 lne business -men of ,.-r-The
grade teacher most have two I navp shown their spirit by in
years training above a high school 8ert,nB 8ixtepn pane of ads. indud
education; the high school teacher j inp ,ne Liberty Loan ads. The
must have four years trainlne above 1 HpraM joins in welcoming Will
Walter Wilson
Jas. D. Bignell
Jesse Watson
M L. Koester
Hph J. Shapiro
Wm H. Elder
Albert B. Davis
Wm. F. Traubert
Mai Shimek
Chsa P. Wcinell
Walter C. William
1 1 m met t Mathers
Sheridau Hines
("has C. Chestnut
Walter W. Fodnesjesse J. Little
Geo. D. Ditsch Henry Paulmeyer
Henry .1. Render Joe Root
a high school education.
The school board will meet tonight
to consider the proposition. They
realize tae needs of the teachers for
higher wag ' S but are up against the
feel that the limit has been reached
ifl le vying taxes for expenses. It is
pected that an offer of a monthly
raise will be made to the teachers,
these raises to continue each month
, until they are paid enough so that
they can live and dress comfortably
and buy Liberty Bonds and Thrift
Mamps. i ne teacnor spend muci
Maupin to the editoral field of west
ern Nebraska.
Dr. W B, Hicks, of the Chemical
Division of the United States Geo
logical Survey, has arrived in the
potash district on an extended tour
of invest Ivat ion for the department
which he represents. He is a geolog
ist of high standing and the fact that
1 he has been sent to western Nebras
ka shows that the government is be
ginning to rcdize the importance of
the potash business in Nebraska
Hicks will spend the next two mont is
i in western Nebraska and t the- office
in Lincoln of Dr. (i. K. t'ondra.
bead of the Nebraska Soil & Conser
vation Survey. Dr. Condra h regard
ed as the best man on Nebraska pot
ash and is rendering Dr. Hicks h
assistance.
DALD AND ZAMZOW j FEDERAL ROAD TO BE
ARE NEW DIRECTORS pushed TO COMPLETION
Arthur L. Carroll. James W. Stouffe 1 time and effort in impre -ing the
Rex C. White otto W. Sprotle
Herbert K. Fibher H.m,,d D Foeie
Rule Mahaffy , .
" , . ('has. V. ancle r
Kdwarel K. ogel
Gale A. Price Michael Geiling
Joe Ruben John Friemuth
Ileal Estate Man and Merc hant Take
Places of Others cm c iwiiiiiiiii
It) Hub Board
retarj Flatter Tal.es PjedeeaJ
Goad .Matter up With Kinkaid
and Hitchcock
F. A. Bald of the- Thotnas-Ilald In
vestment Company and Otto ZamtOW
Tlie plan.; for t ie federal
habits of saving and thrift upon the ! of the Hogue Store wen- elected di-'lr"!" ,h'3 ri,y ' Au l ,( n haV(
c hildren under their care and they
, themselves ooaire to do their share
in buying bonds and stamps.
Prof. A. P. Stoc kdale ia doing tem
porary work in the office of county
elerl W. C. Mounts duriiiv the en-
forced vacation this week on account
, the influenza quarantine stockdale
has been notified that the new state j will return to his duties as principal
fish car will snive in Alliance on of the higi school as soon as the
forty-three Friday afternoon of this i quarantin is lifted.
eek. The car will contain fish for
STATK FISH CAB TO ARRIVE
IN A M if A N 'K ON 48 FRIDAY
1 ,.J., T I . J rrl. ....... .. I 1 . .
iieprebemauve iwoyci i num. is nun me mrilienza ci i;a rant i lie
rectors of the Alliance Communitv
dub at the regular meeting held on
Monday of this week to fill t ie plac es
vacated by Geo. A. 1J ilman and W
R Harper.
Geo. Heieman resiened to go to t he
training camp and W. R Harper le
signed on c.ccount of the pre;ss of oth
er business.
I i i iir i c M r 'i 11 j r o n . ri Ln
my Beckwith and other local ang-
in the Kilpatrlck lake.
Nebraska has raised larger corn
crops than that of 118, but never
one worth as much in dollars and
cents.
Lyle Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs
L A. Barry of Alliance, arrived in
Alliance Sunday for a short visit
with his parents. Lyle will leave on
Thursday for Texas, where he enters
government service as an inspector
of aeroplai
road
tie, n
approved by S ate Engineer Johnson
Mi l it ti e consent of Washington will
be uiven bids will be asked for at
cure. This is to be a sand and clay
toad, sixteen or eighteen feet Wide.
The local Commercial Club lias
I een working on .he proposition over
I ar but for some unknown reason
II has bee-n bald up at Baahiaatoi
Mr. Fisher Wired Ser tor Hit hcock
at Washington, receiv'ng Hie follow
ing reply:
"W. D Fish MP, Alliance. Neb.
' Will take up federal road matter
today and will keep you advised on
developments.
"G. If. Hitchcock."
The branch ch.ip'.ers of the Bud
Cross throughout Box Butte county
will hold their annual election of
directors on Wednesday, October 16,
the meetings to be held at the regu
lar meeting places for the chapters.
The election of directors for the
county chapter will take place at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Oct.
23rd, at the Box Butte county court
house in Alliance.
The directors will In turn elect t ie
officers for the ensuing year. Th
following have been nominated as
candidates for directors:
J. W. Morrow.
Mrs. E. G. Laing. N
Mrs. M. G. Johnson.
Mrs. S. W. Thompson.
Mrs. W. D. Rumer.
Mrs. W. E. Coutant.
Mrs. Keesan.
Mrs. Simpson.
Chss. Brittsin.
Harry E. Gantx.
Miss Mary O'Keefe.
Mrs. C. C. Smith
Mrs. H. E. Gantr..
Mrs Wm. Wltehell.
Mrs. Hunter.
Mrs. Marvin. ,
Mrs. J. W. Morrow.
Mrs. Tony Nelson.
Mrs. Jerry Rowan.
Mrs. M. J. Doran,
MBS ANNA KAISFB
Mrs. Anna Kaiser, wife of Nicholas
.1. Kaiser died Monday morning Sep
tember 30th at the family home. In
the' e-ast part of town. Her death was
clue to cancer of the stomach, from
which affliction she had been a
long sufferer. The funeral was held
in the Holy Trinity church, Wednes
day and interment was made at t ie
Catholic Cemetary, Miss Anna Lack
ey was born in Seneca, Nemaha coun
ty. Kansas. October 9th. 1872, and
died in Poala aged 4 4 years 11 mon
ths and 21 clays. She spent her early
life in Seneca and was married April
22, 1890 to Nicholas J. Kaiser. In
March 1907 they moved to Miami
county and settled on a large farm,
east of town. They remained there
until last spring, when they moved
to Paota. Her husband and five child
ren, all of whom were with her at
; ie time of her death, are left fo
mourn her loss. The? children are
George W. . who resides in Paola
township; Edward W.. who livee on
the home place. JJohn Henry who is
in the U. S. Navy and is stationed at
Hamilton Roads, Virginia, and Ida
and Adeliaide. who are at home.
She is also survived by three sisters,
nine brothers and her mother, Mrs.
Chauncey Lackey, who was with ict
when death occurred And Mrs. Lack
ey is a grandinot her of 64 years,
who has 61 Grandchildren.
Mrs. Kaiser set a wholesome ex
ample to the world as a wire and
mother, whose industry, mora) char
acter, and deeds of charity lighted
the pathway for others. Stalwart sons
rose np to bless her name, and ex
cellent daughters ever obedient
w lis pared hat name in thetr vespei
devotions.
She bore her 0Bg sickness In pat
ience ami cheerfully velcootsd the
pale messenger when the hour of
dissolution came. In her death, Kan
sas lost a noble daughter, this com
munity a dutiful woman, and the fam
ily. the- dearest and fairest of tha
Hearthstone circle.
Frank and Lawrence Lackey, bro
thers of the de act woman, live her.
in Alliance. Also her mot ler, Mrs
Box Butte county will go "orer the
top" In the Fourth Liberty Bond
drive when those w.io have made
pledges but who have not yet gone
to their banks nnd signed up, with
the Initial payment, gel buBy. Ap
proximately $380,000 In subscript
ions has been reported td date and
there are additional pledges of $100.
00 net yet in.
Tlie eouncll of defense proposes
that each and every one shall bear
his share of the loan and although
reasonable time will be given for
everyone to subscribe, those who do
not do so before the close of lie
campagn will be given an opportunity
to come before the council andi ex
plain their reasons for not doing
their duty.
rtm LAW in : i: IS VICTIM
OF I'NIOI'F KXPHRISMOB
Torn Lawrence, prosperous farmer
living aert.i of Alliance a few miles,
was the victim of a unique experience
last week. Tom had planted a large
acreage of potatoes early in the sea
son and had worked early and late
to care for them properly. He plant
ed deep in the ground and was ex
pecting an Immense yield. However,
when he started digging during the
week with the machine digger em
ployed by most potatoe growers he
was amazed to find that the spuds
were yielding only about forty bush
els per acre and they were rat o r
mall. A sympathising ( neighbor
noticed his distress and came over
to Investigate. "Dig down about six
Inches deeper" said he to Tom. Tom
followed his advice and was amazed
to find that he had been diguing 'the
"second crop" and that the main
crop deeper In the ground, is yleald
Ing from 1C0 to 200 bushels per acre
j
HOME liUARDS VISIT
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
Box Butte Home Gards Receive En
thuauNtUu' G . e pi too at Anlluch
and lloffland
IO I
The Box Butte Homo Gards, in full
uniform with aniib, accompanied by
the buglerB and drum corps of four
pieces, journeyed to Antioch and
Hofriand Sunday. Althoug i their vis
its to I hi tow ns were unannounced,
they met with emhusnstiac recept
ions at bo'.h places and were invited
to con e again.
A number of the Guards were ac
compained by their familiep. On ar
rival at Antioch the Guards paraded
the town, led by the flag and the
drum corps. The women folks, assis
ted by a kind hearted Antioch fam
ily, the head of t ie house being a
veteran of the Spanish-American war
furnished a meal which wan eugerly
devoured by the hungry Guards on
their re, urn from the paradie
Follow mi. the dinner, a large crowd
gathered and the boys were put
through drills which won for them
appaluase. W. G. Wilson of Antioch
t.ien acted as chairman for a short
Liberty Ixjan meeting. Captain
lack" Miller of Alliance- stirred the
audience by a short but stirring
i b .nd al the edose be was ap
atavdjaJ for several minutes. .
On invitation of Superintendent
Dunbar, the Guards and families paid
a visit to the American Potam plant
where they were given a practical
demonstration of the operation of a
big potash plant. F. M Broome of
The Antioch News, took Hn active
part in entertaining the guards and
drilled with tin- boys durin-' their
maneuvers.
After leaving Antioch t ie Guards
Stepped over at lloffland for an hour
and were entertained. They were
provided with cooling refreshments
by Danny Lyons and Ora Phi)lip6 and
With hieh grade ci 11 li IS hv (ho M ;l 1 -
ClMMMl Lackey reside at 12th and ery
a a i i a. I
On arrival at Alliance the Guards
Missouri Street.
The Box Butte county poor farm
belied Its name on Wednesday of
this week. The farmers who are dig
ging the bounteous rop of potatoes
raised on the farm were offering
five dollars per day with board for
hired hands to help pick potatoes.
marched In military form to the
court house. They plan to visit
Hemingford a week from neat Sun
day. Their thanks are duo to the
drum corps and buglers.
You are a capitalist when you own
a Uhssty bond.