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EDITION
VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBHASIvA.TUUHSDAY, JANUARY 16 1!)lti
NUMIlBK 7
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NATIONAL
NEBRASKA LAST STATE NEEDED TO
DRIVE BOOZE FROM UNITED STATES
NEBRASKA WON RACE WITH MISSOURI
AND MINNESOTA FOR RATIFICATION
BY LEGISLATURE
AMENDMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE IN ONE YEAR
Ratification Completed Wednesday by Legisla
tures of Five States Iowa, Colorado, Oregon,
New Hampshire and Utah
Lincoln, Nebraska, January 10 Tlie legislature of Nebraska early this
morning, by a practically unanimous vote, completed the rati Ileal ion of the
national prohibition amendment, making Nebraska the thirty-sixth state to
ratify and completing the necessary two-thirds. At the seclal session one
year ago a resolution wan introduced by representatives Thomas, Norton,
Wait and Hostetler and passed the house almost unanimously but was
turned down when It reached the senate.
The legislatures of Missouri, New Mexico and Minnesota oukkly follow,
ed Nebraska during the day, making a total of thirty-nine voting for ratifi
cation. Up to Wednesday night the legls
latures of thirty-five states one less rain unnnmiTiAii
tijj. nr-h" FAIR ASSOCIATION
stitutional amendment. The ruce this
morning was between Nebraska, Mis- i
sourl and Minnesota for the honor of
being the thirty-sixth and last neces
sary one, with Nebraska winning.
On Wednesday ratification was 1
completed by the legislatures of Col- '
rado, Iowa, Oregon, New Hampshire,
and Utah, making a total of twelve
In two days. The amendment, under
Its provisions, becomes effective one
year from the date of its final ratl
, ttcatlopi ..' Additional .'legislation -by -congress
is necessary to make it od-
erauve and ground work for jthto has
aireaay Deen laid.
Many officials in Washi net on ho
lieve the country will become pernia-'
nently "dry" on July 1st. the date on
wnich the special war-time nrnhlhl.
tlon recently enacted by "congress were L. II. Highland, presidents C.
goes Into effect. Court actitfn to pre-! A. Newberry, vice-president; W. E.
ent the amendment becoming effec- Spencer, secretary, and F. H. Moll
tive has been started in California. I ring, treasurer. These officers were
It has been intimated that similar H re-elected with the exception of
action may be taken in other states Mr. Mollrlng who was succeeded by
In Which, it is claimed. stAto lour . . W. C. Mnunta.
uire mat an federal constitutional
amendments must be'submitted to a
referndum.
Sheridan T. P. A. Post
Added To Alliance
Addition of about Tlilrty Members
Mow in Sheridan Post Will make
Post M One of the leaders
At the regular meeting of PostM,
T P A, held in the community club
rooms Saturday afternoon, January
11th, it was announced that Post N
of Sheridan, Wyoming, will probably
be discontinued soon and the mem
bers there added to Post M of this
city.
The Christmas committee reported
that they found four families in need
and that delicious and substantial
Christmas dinners were provided for
them at the expense of Post M
An entertainment will be given in
the near future and a committee, con
sisting of Spencer, Strong and llawes
appointed to make arrangements.
The matter of a wholesale grocery
house for the city was discussed, it
being rumored that Simon Brothers
of Omaha might be the firm interest
ed. S. W. Thompson was appointed
a committee to look into the matter J
The next regular meeting will be
held on February 8th.
J. F. Tiller, former state food in
spector for this district, on January
10th tooK prxtsrssiot; of tlio pct.ire
house lease J by hn.i at McCook The
rfouse sea'..-; one thousand people and
is one of he finest moving picture
establishments in the state. It has nn
exce'Viit iim-ss and Mr. Till' r
starts cut with cv. y i rom'M- or
making rood.
Land owners should head the road
improvement crusade. Good roads
mean more dollars in their pockets,
and more pleasures for their families.
NOTICE
All Business men of Alliance
and their wives are invited to an
0ien House to be held in the
Armory at 8:00 p. nr.. Monday
January SOth, 1010, as well as
all Firemen and wives or lady
friend. The Alliance Hand and
Alliance Fire Department dele
gates will leave on 42 that night
for the Firemen's Convention.
Listen for the Iland on the
street at 7:80 p. m.
W. II. Buoch sen stein, see.
PROHB
ITION
MADEJOOD RECORD
Stockholders Elect New Itourd of
Directors Consisting Mostly of
the Old Members
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
Box Butte County Fair association,
held at the community club office
Saturday evening, there were present
Art Grove, George NeuBwanger, L. J.
Schlll, V. A. Bald, It. M. Hampton.
W. D. Fisher. 1 H. Highland, F. E.
Reddish, C. A. Newberry, C. E.
Cough, H. P. Coursey, E. T., Kibble,
! E. I. Gregg, W. E. Spencer Lloyd C.
Thomas and W. C. Mounts. The last
meeting had been held on
evening, January 6, 1917.
Friday
The officers for the nast two vmm
The report of the secretary wa3
from March 15. 1918, at which time
there was a balance on hand of $22
99. Receipts totaled $1,249.09. Dis
bursements totaled $1084.91, leav
ing a balance on hand of $164.18.
the assets of the association consists
of the fair grounds and seventeen
unsold lots In Fair view addition. The
liabilities consist of Indebteness to
R. M. Hampton of $3,278. 75 and old
notes to individuals of $760.00, a
total of 54,038. 75. The report was
accepted and made a part of the re
cords. The old board of directors was
re-elected with the exception of, three
members, the personnel of the new
boards beltig: John O'Keefe, H. P.
Coursey. W. C. Mounts, C. E. Clough
F. E. Reddish, A. D. Dodgers, C. A.
Newberry, W. E. Spencer, E. I.
Gregg, E. T. Kibble, J. A. Hunter, J.
A. Keegan, L. H. Highland, L. J.
Schlll and Art Grove.
F. A. Bald, in behalf of a commit
tee from the community club consist
ing of Bald, Newberry and Brittan,
presented the plan of the erection of
a permanent agricultural hall on the
fair grounds us a memorial for the
soldiers who took part in the war.
The plan tirst suggested was that the
association deed their property to
Box Butte county and that the coun
ty and that the county, by taxation
or otherwise furnish the funds for
the erection of the building. The
board did not look with favor on the
proposition of deeding the property
to the county but are in favor of
deeding a site for the building to the
county if a suitable memorial build
ing was erected thereon.
It was voted to re-elect the
fair
i grounds to the Alliance community
jilub, starting April 1st, for the por
I iod of a year on the same terms as
i for the year ending that date.
There are now 220 shares of stock
outstanding and prospects for the
future of the association are excel
lent. Bert Walters of the Miler Brothers
news .stand left this afternoon for
Sutherland, Nebraska, where Mrs.
Walters has been visiting for a short
I time. They will visit there a few
jdays before returning to Alliance,
j The Golden Rule Store is calling
iyour attention to Its big sale in this
issue of The Herald. Mr. Barnett is
offering some real bargains and they
are being taken In liberal quantities
by the many patrons of this growing
store.
"A man may, if he knows not how
to save as he gets, keep his nose all
his life to the grindstone, and die
cot worth a groat at last."
LAW RATIFI
fll Or January Thaw If
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Unpaved Box Butte
Will Change Name
Pmcrty Owners along Main llusl
ness Street Favor Iayiug of Pave
ment During Coming Summer
Secretary Fisher of the Communi
ty club announced Tuesday evening
at the council meeting that the pro
ject paving for the first four blocks
on Box Butte avenue, from the depot
north, was daily growing In favor
and that the necessary majority of
property owners are apparently In
favor of going ahead this summer. ,
The first proposition to be settled
will be the installation of lead ser
vice piper on all taps from the water
main to the consumer's meter in the
territory to be paved. A city ordin
ance compels the installation of led
service when any of the old Iron
pipes spring a leak but there is at t
The proposition is to first pave un
paved Box Butte avenue from the
depot to Fifth street and Third
street from Niobrara to Laramie. The
property owners will have the right
to designate the kind of pavlns ; des-
rrea concrete, uric., aspuan or
wood blocks. A bond election would
have to be held the purpose of rais
ig the funds for paving the street in
tersections. Scottsbluff intends to
pave seven blocks this summer and
Sidney is considering that much or
more.
The council committee on streets
and alleys Johnson, Moore, Davis
and Davidson, were instructed by
acting mayor Highland to investigate
the lead water service proposition.
The city charge for making the in
stallation of lead pipe is $32.00 for
the narrw streets and $54 for the
wide streets.
nresent no way to compel the taking" juiy p rueaprr maenmw i ....... "... V" . oi
out of the Iron pipes in good condl- will carry two people and the higher 'aauouwiu geeaangea so tai ine
tion. However, all who are posted pncea ones four. . r V " " "t
feel that it would be very unwise to Frank Burner, son of W. D. Rumer V acea unoer tne jur.stuet.on or
lay paving until lead service have een in the aeroplane division , ' w '?
k' i.ii o on .- of the army in France for months. an interview with the officials
Alliance Creamery Has
Very Successful Year
The Alliance Creamery, started
eleven years ago owned and financed
by local business men and farmers,
has just closed a big business year.
The annual meeting of the directors
was held last Saturday and in the re
port rendered by secretary and gener
al manager, W. E. Spencer, we find
the story of a wonderful growth of
an interprise that has meant much
to Alliance and entire western Ne
braska; of the transformation of a
small, but determined, concern of a
few short years hence to a progres
sive aiid prosperous institution such
as it is today.
Confining our analysis to a com
parison of the production of this
manufacturing establishment for the
two ears last, past, we find that it
! has like many other concerns, adjust
ed itself to the war-time demand for
the utmost in efficiency and that its
record is one that is the source of
much real pride. During the yAr
just closed, 1918, the plant turned
out almost 1,800 tons of artificial ice
or an increase of nearly 170 tons
over the production during the pre
ceding year. Even with this increase
it was impossible to at all times meet
the growing demand and additional
l equipment that will enable a pro
duction 600 tons greater will bo In-
stalled In the near future. The Ice
j cream business also shows a healthy
; growth. In the twelve months about
30,000 gallons aggregating a selling
value of more than $30,000 and an
i Increase of 40 per cent for the year
Is the production record. That this
department may care for the demand
placed upon It by the trade a new
freezer, of the latest improved type
will be added and which will Increase
the capacity of the department to a
total of two gallons per minute or
120 gallons per hour and which will
tU IUUAY
Aeroplane Agency
Taken in Alliance
Itimier Motor ComHiiiy will Receive
Sunk of Flying Machines Before
Fiiwt of July
Alliance Is to bo the center of an
aeroplane distributing agency, ac
cording to an announcement made
this week by tle Burner Motor Co
of which W. D. Burner, well known
automobile distributor, is the head.
Mr. Uumer has placed an initial or
der for six machines which will sell
from $600 to $1500. The are manu
factured by a company which made
government machines during the war
nd will have speeds from 75 to 90
miles per hour.
The machines of this make are of
light construction, weighing around
500 pounds. Deliveries are being
made In the east. Mr. Rumer expects
to receive his first consignment be-
The practical experience which he
gained there will ue much value to
him when he returns to take charge
(of the new branch of the local busi -
ness.
IUM)X,n,:u OP MlK KIMMONH
IS VICTIM OF INFLl'KNZA
.
Mrs. N. Simmons, of the Oriental
store. Saturday received the Bad
news of the death of her oldest
Dromer at. rnniuaa, uoioraao, iasi
ween rouowtng a Beige or innuenza.
The deceased, Ellas Ferris, was at
the time of bis death about fifty
eight years of age and leaves a wife,
three brothers and four sisters to
morn his loss. The funeral services
were held from the home at that
place January 7th.
The many friends of Mrs. Simmons
in this city will learn with deep re
gret of her bereavement.
entail an outlay of $1,000, to say
nothing of a large ice cream mixer
which is also a part of the Improve
ment program and the dry harden-
- i i mi i it iffi nnunon in f n A .inn narv ft rut rrtn. 1
ing room that will be built. This drylka; Vm s. Marshal A. M. Wright of
hardening room will do away with
the less economical method of hard
ening the cream and keeping it in
condition after its coming from the
freezers in that it will eliminate the
large brine tanks and will have a
much greater capacity. The room Is
built along the same lines as the
large refrigeration plants in the
large packing houses, with thick
walls of cork and is kept at zero
temparature at all times. Here all
the Ice cream will be stored and kept
in perfect condition from the time
it leaves the freezer until its delivery
to the customer.
In no one department, no doubt, is
there to be found any more interest
ing information to the people of the
country than in the cream and butter
department. It will no doubt sur
prise you and agreeably so, to learn
that during the past year this firm
has paid to the farmers of this sec
tion of the cauntry the snug sum of
$180,000 for their cream and that it
has manufactured almost a half mil
lion pounds of butter and placed the
same on the markets. Here we find
a gain in production of 100,000
pounds of butter, lacking 101 pound
over that of last v, ir; and also that
It has now been lound necessary to
add another 100-pound churn and a
300-galIon pasteurizer to care for the
trade that has been built on this
product. ,
At the meeting on Saturday a divi
dend of five per cent was declared
and arrangements made for the car
ing for the financing of the improve-
(Continued on Page 4.)
Citv Light Department
Earned Nearly $3,000
Itotlt Light and Water Department
Mado Excellent Showings for
letter Port of IIIIN
The city light and power depart
ment made the best showing in its
history under municipal ownership
for the month ending December 10th
1918, according to the report render
ed to the city council Tuesday even
ing. The report of Superintendent
Campbell showed, that in spite of the
serious shortage of help, the depart
ment made net earning of $2,926.97
for the month.
The report showed gross earnings
for the month of $5,733.04, dis
counts allowed $381.38. operutlng
expenses $4,203.37, construction ex
penses $208.40 and net earnings of
$164.77. The same mouth a year ago
showed gross earnings of $4,284.08,
discounts allowed $279.39, operating
expenses $2320. 36, construction ex
penses $209.67 and net earnings' of
$1,474.66.
The department had on hand
November 10th ensh in the amount
of $5,883.62. Keeclpts from the light
department for the month ending
December 10th were $5,180.14 and
from the water department for the
same period were $582.74, making
a total of $11,646.50. Expenditures
iu the light department amounted to
$2,639.51 and In the water depart
ment lo $719.14.
Receipts from the water depart
ment for the quarter were 4,416.01
as against $3,871.68 for the same
quarter a year ago. Expenses were
$2,748.76 for the quarter as against
$2,607.33 for the same period the
year before. The light department
now has 822 consumers and the
water department 764.
RE-ARRANGEMENT FOR
LAND OFFICE LINES
OfTii iul of Alliance Ijind Office Con
lident that Change In Territory
will be Made Soon
It is now confidently expected by
those in touch with the proposition
that the United States land office
i territory tn isemasRa win soon re-
arrange and that the boundaries es-
of the local land office yesterday we
learned that the order attaching the
Valentine and North Platte districts
;' ,he Broken Bow office was made
with the knowledge of Senator Hitch
'cock and Congressman Kinkald
'Senator Hitchcock was not respon
"iD,e fo rthe rediculous arrangement.
,He did not recommend the change as
made and as soon as he learned whit
bad been dono he at once protested
and hopes to have a different arrange
j mem or termor? at. an eariy oaie in
oruer inai me injustice aone me Ber-
tlers and homesteaders corrected
The senator is a very busy man
and It was not strange that the mat
ter escaped his attention until It was
too late to rectify It before the North
Platte and Valentine offices were dis
continued and their territory added
to that of Broken Bow.
The "nigger in the wood pile In
tins matter is seeping very quiet and
has not been located in spite of the
efforts of the Republican leaders to
fasten the blame to Senator Hitch
cock, In the opinion of local Demo
craticleaders. The senator is credit
ed with having entirely too much
judgement to be responsible for an
injustice of this kind to the people
of western Nebraska.
U. S. OFFICFJtS IN TOWN
Russell Eberstein, of Omaha, head
of the U. S. Secret Service in Nebras-
Chadron; and a state dry law officer
are in Alliance today on government
business. While no statement was
givn out as to thir reason for being
here, it is presumed that it is in con
nection with violations of the liquor
law's.
ALLIANCE FIHKMEN
liOLVJ TO FREMONT
The Alliance Volunteer Fire De
partment brass band, with the dele
gates, will leave at midnight next
Monday for the annual state con
vention to be held at Fremont on
January 21st. 22nd and 23rd. The
Alliance delegation, including the
band will bo thirty strong and they
are planning to wake up eastern
Nebraska on this trip.
Tuesday at noon the delegation
will be entertained at luncheon at
Lincoln commercial club. A commit
tee will meet the train and escort
them to the club, where a special
table will be arranged for them and
such entertainment provide das can
be given in a short time.
On Monday evening a fat goose
smoker is to be given at the city hall
by the firemen and all will be given
an opportunity to fill up on fat goose
before boarding the train, on the
theory that full stomachs Induce
sleep. Frank Merritt says that there
are ten large fat geese ready for
picking and that the flreboys are In
vited over to help do the Job. He re
quests that In coming In for this
work they line up single file ad that
there be no pushing, shoving or
crowding.
COUNCIL MEETING
FIRST ONE HELD
IN MANYMONTHS
1TY DADS WADE TIIHOUUII A
BUNCH OK BUSINESS LIKE
VETERANS, OA TV 1 1 IP WORK
WAGK G1VEN A RAISE
Mayor Itousey tVillcd from City
Tuesday noon to Bedside of
Mother Highland acting Mayor
The first city council meeting for
many weeks wat held Tuesday even-.
ii g. Sickness, the influenta epidemlo
and other unavoidable circumstances
have prevented a meeting for a long
time, although attempts were made
several times to hold a session.
Mayor Rouaey was called to the bed
side of his mother at Kearney Tues
day noon and in his absence council
man L. 11. Highland is acting mayor.
Councllmen Highland, Gavin,
Moore, Henry,' Davis, Davidson and
Hills were present when the gavel
fell and started the ball rolling With
out delay. Bills were allowed.
Increased, pay was allowed four
city employees Chief of police Geo.
Stafford an Increase of $25 per
month, night police O. W. Reed $25
per month, police magistrate Roberts
$25 per month and superintendent
Campbell $25 per month. The la
crease dated back to Novembor 1st.
Stafford has been drawing 1100,
Reed $100, Roberts $50 and Camp
bell $150. All the councllmen were
in favor of the Increases. I fact the
meeting was harmonious all turough
and all motions passed unanlmonsly.
Lloyd Thomas,. heading a commit
tee from the fire department, re
quested the council for an appropria
tion of $300 to pay, the expenses of
delegates to the convention at Fre
mont next week. It was granted will
ingly and gladly. The business men
have already . donated $1,000 to pay
the expense of the department band
and a total delegation of thirty men
will leave MomUv night. The city
dads felt that the excellent record
the past' year only 13 fires with
ots LlQSti nf $8Q0, wti worth, rece-eni
ion. '
Councilman Hills brought up the
proposition of furnishing the Ore de
partment sleeping rooms, which he
had been authorized to do a yenr ago
at an expenditure of $200. Acting
mayor Highland stated that the pro
position of a new Are house was
looming up for the near future. The
committee on fire and water, consist
ing of Hills, Johnson, Highland and
Henry was ordered to Investigate
purchase the needed furniture, and
to report on the new fire house.
Superintendent Campbell of the
ugnt plant stated that the new'unit
for (he plant was on the road and ex
pected soon. He s'ated that a new
pre-heater for the boilers was needed
that he expected the same would
save $200 per month In coal. A new .
pre-heater would heat the water
going into the boilers to 212 degrees
instead of the 110 degrees now
reached by the ' present inefficient
heater. Also that the condensor
would use most of the
steam now
going to waste. The new heater
would cost arounu $84 5. It would
save 20 to 25 per cent of the fuel ex
pense. Coal formerly cost 70c per
ton; it now costs $1.70 at the mine.
freight was formerly $1.90 per ton;
it is now $2.50. A committee consist
ing or Campbell. Davis, Henry,
Knight and Plble was ordered to In
vestigate and report.
Other matters considered and act
ed on were the raising of deposits on
light meters, pay for home guards
during the influenza . epidemic, pav
ing Box Butte avenue, new sewer'
district, installing lead pipe water
connections on Box Butte, installa
tion of sidewalks and auditing of the
city books. These are reported else
where in The Herald this Issue.
The councilmen and city officials
will attend the smoker Monday even
ing at the fire department club rooms
and Join in wishing the delegation
farewell on their trip through east
ern Nebraska.
District deputy grand nrnter T.
W. Hicks and his officers of the I. O.
O. F. lodge went to Antioch Monday
night and ies'alled the i ew of; cf rs
of lodge No. 386. Mrs. Bessie Snyder
for the Rebekahs, with her officers,
Installed the new officers of nt!och
Rehekah lodge No. 333 the same
evening. On Wednesday evening Mr.
Hicks and his officers went to Hera
ingfor and instiled the new officers
of Hemlngford 1. O. O. F. lodge No.
306.
THE IIEKALD TO HE 2.0O
Submitting to the Inevitable,
The Herald will, on and after
March 1st, 1010, be 2.00 per
year and aable In advance.
We havo exerted evedy possible
Mwer to prevent the Increase,
but the time has now corne
w hen it must be done. Until that
date you may pay for as many
years In advance aa you wish at
the old rate, $1.50. We will not
deviate from this policy after
March 1st. Detter do it now