THE ALLIANCE IIERALD
Thursday, February 20, 1919
FOUGHT HARD TO LAST
MINUTES WORLD WAR
Jtrbritnk Boy Hnyn All Vcnon
Weir Brought Into I'm Dur
ing ringing Honrs
Before one adequately appreciates
tbe real mean In k of war It Is necen
ary to tee tbe French, KngllBh and
American prisoners coming out of
Germany, writes Sergeant Joseph
W. Ferris, son of Mr. and Mrs. V.
Fertls of Lincoln, and nephew of
Mrs. 11. Simmons of Alliance.
Sergeant Ferris Is with Company
D, of a machine gun battalion 2nd
A. A. lie was graduated from the
University of Nebrtiftka four years
ago and had been practicing law In
New York city prior to his enlist
ment In the army.
Right up to the last minute, the
Tanks kept emptying their revolv
ra, rifles and artillery at the Ger
mans, he aays In his Utter, which
follows:
Ippecourt, France, Dec. 6, 1918.
My dear parents and all: Sever
al of your aweet letters gave me
what little real Joy I desired. I es
pecially enjoyed your description of
the day when you heard that the ar
mistice was signed. Vou perhaps
have not received much mail from
me, but ever since the latter part of
September I haven't had time to
irrite very much since we have been
moving at times (as we participated
In the Verdun offensive and in the
Argonne), we moved daily. Our
lines were advancing continually, so
It meant that we had to keep moving
on.' Tb war at Its close found our
battalion near Mouzon on the Meuse
river, ever so clone to Germany,
That particular morning, Novem
ber 11, tbe bocbe shelled up to the
last minute and let me tell you we
launched it rlgh-t back at him. We
were In a little valley and could see
across the Meuse in tbe valley of
Mouzon which is south of Sedan.
We fired cannons, rifles and even
pistols at him and he did likewise.
After 11 a. m. I walked down to the
river and took a good look at blm
and "he" looked at me, but never a
word was said. I was going to bring
back one of his helmets but carting
' wtth a pack is burdonsome. I went
through one of boche's warehouses
however, and looked at a lot of can
oons, rifles and everything else im
aglnable, which we had taken from
him. He could see us, too, but
couldn't talk back.
Then the prisoners, French, Eng
liah and Americans, began to come
across tbe river on rafta and you
should have seen how they looked
War is terrible. There seems little
' likelihood of my going home this
rear. Still I look forward to seeing
yon before the spring. Love to all
Yours,
SOT. JOSEPH W. FERRIS.
Co. B., 2d A. A, M. Q. En
Neighbors All
Talking About It
ftplvjr Bays Wife Ifciea Work First
Time in 12 Year (2 aim
28 Pounds
MANY
CKI.K.BUATIO.VH IN
1AY PARIS A FT Hit I'HACK
"You ought to hear the way our
neighbor are talking about Taulac
lnco my wlfe'a recovery," said W. A,
fipivey, motorman No. 95, for the
Kansas City Metropolitan street rail
way and a valued employe of the
company for twenty-three years. He
and bis wife and interesting family
of children live in their own home
at 116 Sodth Church St., Olatha,
Kanaa.
"Mra. Splvy has been In poor
health for fourteen years," he con
tinued, "and almost every month
during that time she was under
treatment of some sort, but she nev
er got any relief that we could no
tice. She hud no appetite and there
were mighty few things she could
eat, and what little she did force
down soured on her Btomacti unl
gas would form and muke her so
Miserable that she would have o lie
down for a while. She almost al
ways had an awful pain In the small
of her back and she suffered from
blinding headaches and sometimes
he would be. so dizzy she would
have to put her hand on something
teady like the back of a chair to
keep from falling. She Buffered
from nervousness so that some
nights she could hardly Bleep at all
and she never did know what it was
to get a good night's rest. She kept
growing weaker and weaker and waa
mo bad off that twice In the past six
rears Bhe wus given up to die. We
thought we had tried everything to
help her and didn't know what else
to do when a lady friend of nets told
About Tanlac. I bought the hrst bot
tle about three months ago and al
most at once she began to show her
trength was coming back, but the
wonderful improvement has been in
the past two months.
"She has a good appetite now, and
can eat anything she wants like ap
ples, cabbage, plea and meats of any
kind. Anyone of t' ese things be
fore she began to take Tanlac were
Juat like poison to her. She doesn't
uffer a bit from aour stomach or
gas and Bhe geta so much good from
what she eata that Bhe baa gained
twenty-eight pounds in the past two
months. She ia entirely rid of that
pain in her back and the headaches
are gone, too. Nobody could tell
that anything had been the matter
with her nervea they are so quiet
now, and abe Bleeps about nine houra
every night. She haa gotten so
trong that ahe la doing all the
housework for our family of six and
doesn't mind it a bit, and it is the
first time in twelve years that ahe
haa been able to do any work at all
Bhe la more like Bhe used to be fif
teen years ago than I ever hoped to
ee ber and I feel Just like everybody
else that knows of her improvement
that Tanlac Is the best medicine ev
er made."
Tanlac Is sold in Alliance by F. E.
Holsten and in Hemingford by the
Olds Drug Co.
(Continued from page 10)
RclKlum, but we were nil disappoint
ed a little not to see a bunch of our
soldiers shbw t'-emslvea off, etc., as
we had expected It. Well, the crowds
soon commenced to move, and 1 hik
ed on over to the little railroad sta
tion. v.here they were taking down
the red and white striped awnings.
etc. Already the Btation was closed
but I looked in the windows and saw
that the floor was all carpeted with
dark red velvet; the entrance to the
station was all hung with dark red
lraprles, and the. outside veranda
of tbe station or porch and walks
were nil covered with the same
thing. Everything seemed to be
covered with palms, flowers, etc.,
and the whole way from where he
stepped off the train, up the elevated
stairway, thru the station, and on
out to where he took his place in the
carriage; it was fixed up very pretty
and he must have had a "feelin "
that these folks do things up in
pretty fair style" after all.
After "rubbering" around the sta
tion a few minutes, I followed a
bunch of the blue devila on over Into
the Hols du Boulogne, as I had a hol
iday, and I walked on around the
lake as It was Buch a nice morning;
then took a tram car on my way
down to a retriaurant, after which I
took a walk on up to the Park Mon-
ceau with the Idea of seeing the
president's stopping, place while they
were to Btay in Paris. I couldn't
get near it from any of the streets
on which the place faces, so took a
round-about walk into the pretty lit
tle park and got a rear view of . the
place, but with ita back yard park
ings, etc., it looks much better than
rrom t lie rroirt view. There were
thousands of people all around here
trying to get another look at the
president aa he returned from hav
ing his dinner with the president of
France, but I am sure not bo very
many got to see them, as I stayed
In that neighborhood until it com
menced to get quite dark and they
hadn't arrived yet. I went on down
town again on the boulevard toward
the "Y" and there the people by the
mouaanos upon thousands were eele
brotlng in the same old style as on
tne previous occasions which I have
mentioned in my letter; you can't
imagine what It Is until you have
seen it once, and It Is another day
inai win go down In history Pres
tdent Wilson Day In Tarls.
And a few days later, the king of
naiy was nere and people turned out
annul wnn me same vim as on pre
vious occasions, altho I understand
none of the kings got the rousing re
ceptlon that our president received
i aidn t get to see him either and
win depend on seeing him at the
movies" like you folks over There
win have the opportunity of doine
I suppose you get to see a lot of the
great things happening, over here
in the good old U. S. A., in the pic
tures; me ysureiy are a wonderfu
iUI.. aa -
mm. Always on inese special oc
caslons one can see the U. S. clmeo
graph operators in their little Fords
hiking here and there through the
crowds taking pictures of the appar
ently most interesting things.
And now you have a FEW of the
happenings which have taken place
over in this part of the world in the
past few weeks and as I can almost
call this a "reg'lar" letter, I believe
I will ring off with the idea that I
am going to hear from you folks
soon. If I don't get to wrKe to you
as often as you think you ought to
hear, you must remember I am pret
ty busy all the time and that I think
of you all Just the same, and mighty
often, as I do wHh all of the folks
back home. I am well and happy
as I can be being over here, bo will
close for today.
With best wishes for a nierrv
X m as and a happy New Year.
Lovingly,
ROBERT.
Ijoomis, who purchased tbe Moravek
place, will come out and make his
home thereon; H. II. Mcllenry will
move his family back near Torring-
on In order to farm his own place,
leaving his son here to look after the
attle; Andrew Tsehaeher will movo
onto his place south of Hemingford;
Jake Wlnten will move ont,o the old
Wlnten place; Jack Shank will move
from the Tsehaeher place and will be
succeeded by Conrad Hoffman.
The death last week at Alliance
of Mrs. A. E. Hann has cast a sad
ness over this community, where the
Hann family lived during its early
settlement. Mrs. Hann taught the
lirst and second terms o. school in
this district, fifty-two, and also
taught in the Curly district. The
family has the sympathy of the en
tire community in their hour of sor
row.
The Murphy ant Folden threshing
outfit are finishing up last season 8
threshing this week at Jim Ken
nedy's, Jack Shank's, Frank Stran
Bky's and Km met t Johnson's.
Marshall Sheldon topped the
wheat market at Hemingford the
past week with a load that brought
$1.90.
Grandma Kate.i s spe.'.iit :h.
week with Mrs. J. F. McCart.
The recent edition of the Heming
ford Ledger advertising the resourc
es of Hox Dutte county was very
creditable and we want the good
people to know that the many good
things said about that county apply
equally as well to this section of
Sioux county for this Is an extension
of the Ilox liutte table land. There
are a few choice pieces of land that
can be purchased by prospective Ect-
tlers at very attraeilvo prtos. We
don't particularly need speculators
Any person Interested that will writ.'
or call on M. L. Whltaker will II, id
out something to their benefit if
they are seeking a home.
Carey Johnson made his regulur
trip to Scottsbluff with motor truck
for the Canton store Saturday.
Everett B. Johnson is working on
the ranch of Ben Swanson.
are coming home with theirs. Quite
number of Alliance rootera will
probably attend.
Edward Curtis is back in our
midst, after being confined to his
home a few dnys with mumps. Ed
ward's smiling face haa resumed its
normal proportions, again, and we
are glad to see him back.
Mrs. Allen R. Kresge delighted
the high school Wednesday morning
with a vocal selection. She was ac
companied on the piano by Mr.
Kresge.
CANTON
Miss Nina Whaley of Alliance is
the guest of her Bister, Mrs. J. F.
Keane.
A box social and party given in
school district 28 (Homestead) net
ted something over $40. Mrs. J. C.
Homer's box brought the highest
sum. being $4.75. The money will
be expended for the benefit of the
district.
John .Ryan has purchased a dairy
farm adjoining the town of Mitchell
and will move thereon at once. The
Uyan family have been residents of
ihia vicinity for the past twelve years
und many are the regrets that they
re leaving this vicinity.
That this country Is changing In
the quality of Us live stock is evi
denced in the recent purchase at a
sale of registered hogs near Mitchell
few daya ago by Ray S. Whltaker
of a three-year-old bred bow for
$162.50. Ray is already offered $45
each for two of her pigs eight weeks
old.
We are pleased to know that sev
eral hundred acres of breaking Is to
be done in this immediate vicinity
this spring. This is aa it should bo.
rhe country is too valuable to re
main in grass. This will be echoed
in the better quality of live stock
that will be kept and in a greater
number of hogs that will be raised.
I K. Lewis, for the Wilcox Cattle
Co., has, we understand, purchased
four sections a few miles south of
here, being tbe holdings of Floyd
and Jonathan Simmons and Leopold
luutcni rreuss. The price paid waa
more than twice whrt good lands
sum ior iu lain yi mr . a 1 - over
a year ago. If any our h..s . i. n
tentlon of getting any of good
lands in this vicinity for less than
$18 or $20, he had better be in a
hiirry for they are being picked up
every few daya and every time they
change hands they are worth a little
more.
Many are t e changes that will
take place around March first in this
Ticlnity. Robt. Mitchell, who is liv
ing on the Jo' n Moravek place, will
move about ten miles west and t ne
north of Hemingford: Mrs. Mitchell
his mother, has purchased property
in Scottsbluff and we understand will
111(211 KCIIOOli NOTES
There are Indications lately of the
coming of springtime. How do we
know? To quote from a popular
book: ,
"In the spring a young man's fancy,
Vest and socks, come Into view."
In this case it is fancy collars. What
color? Every color. The combina
tions are snappy and daring, and
greatly admired by all beholders.
Friday night, the 21st, comes our
return game with Kimball, to be
played in Kimball. Those who at
tended our first game with that team
In our gym, will remember that it
was an A No. 1 game. The tension
will be even greater In the coming
game, for Alliance is determined not
to let such a thing happen a second
time, and Kimball, having won every
game played, thus far, will repeat
the victory, if possible. It will sure
ly be a game worth seeing.
Gilman Mollring visited a few
days with his folks In Newcastle
Wyoming.
Last Friday Sidney high school
played Kimball high school at Kim
ball, with Mr. Prince as referee. It
was a fast and furious game, both
sides being determined to win, and
being very evenly matched. At
times it was impossible to tell which
side would win, but at the very last
Kimball, with their traditional good
luck, made the deciding basket and
the score stood 19-17 In favor of
Kimball. Here are two foes worthy
of our mettle.
Marjorie Stephens is still suffering
from scarlet fever, although her
sickness Is far from severe.
Next Friday night, the 21st, the
high school girls will play the Scotts
bluff high school girls, in our gym.
A second game will be played be
tween a boys' light-weight team in
the high school and the eighth grade
boys. A lot of excitement of a gen
tle sort is anticipated.
The N. H. Club was entertained
Monday evening by Miss Lois Wildy,
at the home of W. E. Spencer. A
delicious lunch was served, and the
guests departed at a late hour, re
porting a most enjoyable time.
Week from Friday our basketball
team goes to Sidney to play the re
turn pine with that high school. It
promises to be a very exciting game
as our boys have been working hard,
and the Sidney team Is reported to
have improved 100 per cent since
we last played them, 'the score or
the nrst game was 29 to 6 in our fa
vor. This tune they are determined
to have our scalps, and we know we
POTASH PltOIH t Kits ARB
HEARD AT WASHINGTON
(Continued from page 1)
ruined now," said Mr. Sharp, "they
will never be able to start up again,
and this country will be forced to re
turn to the old conditions under
which Germany was the only source
of supply."
He showed that his company had
not paid any dividends, and that not
an officer had received a salary; that
they were patriotic In their endeavor
to produce potash as a war measure,
but with the belief that the Industry
would survive the war. This they
cannot do without legislation.
Senator Henderson stated that he
intends to do everything he possibly
can to obtain action of the pending
bill at this session. It Is possible
that the congestion of legislation
will block it. Some consideration is
being given to extending the provis
ions of the minerals purchase bill
The Nebraska men prefer the Hen
derson bill, but will welcome any
thing that will tide them over.
GRAY HI BECOMES
DARK MID BEAUTIFUL
Try Grandmother's Old Favorite
Recipe or sage Tea ana
Sulphur.
Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color and lustre
to the hair when laded, streaked or
gray. Years ago the only wav to gvi thla
mixture waa to make it at borne, which
is roussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply aak at any drug
start for "WyetL's' Sage and Sulphur
Compound. You will get a Urge bottla
of tli it old time recipe improved by the
addition of other ingredient for about
50 cents. Everybody usea this prepara
tion now, becauae no one can possibly tell
that you darkened your hairs aa it does
it so naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or aoft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one small
atrand at a time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another appli
cation or two, your hair becomes beauti
fully dark, thick and gloasy and you
look years younger. Wyetha Sage and
Sulphur Compound ia a delightful toilet
yequisite. It ia not intended for the cure,
alligation or prevention, of disease,
HOME OF TUB FORI!
(Continued from page 1)
lowing the announcement by the
Ford Company of the no-profit plan
distribution of a number of Fordson
tractors, they distributed among
western Nebraska farmers seven ma
chines under the plan and anticipate
a big business in this line in the com
ing few years.
Coursey & Miller vave JuBt cause
to be proud of their new business
quarters they may point with prldo
to the splendid growth of their busi
ness and may rest assured that In
the satisfaction, begot of success,
which is theirs, Alliance and west
ern Nebraska takes genuine pleasure.
FOR SALE Hand-picked beans at
10c per pound. Call 640.
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iTNOTYOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
Kidney ninefUMt Is no respecter of per
sons. A majority of the Ills afflicting;
people today can be . traced back to
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most Important
orcans of the body. They are the
niterers, the purifiers, of your blood.
Kidney disease Is usually Indicated by
weariness, sleeplessness, nervousness,
JeBpondrrcy, backache, stomach trou
ble, pain In loins und lower abdomen,
Kali stones, travel, Theumattsm, sciatica
and lumbago. S V
AM these derangements are nature's
signal to wsrn you that the klflneys
nr.l h1o. You should use GOLD
dlately. The soothing, healing oil stim
ulates the kidneys, relieves Innamrna
tlons and destroys tha perms whlcb
have caused It. Do not wait until to
morrow. Go to your druggist today and
Insist on GOLU MEDAX. Haarlem Oil
Capsules. In twenty-four hours yoi
should feel health and vlfror returnlni
and will bleos the day you first hear
of GOLD MKDAJj Haarlem OH.
After you feel that you hava cure
yourself, continue to take one or tw
capsules each day, so as to keep li
flrat-class condition and waTd off tn
danger of other attacks.
Ask for the original Imported GOU
MKDAL brand. Three Mixes. Money re
funded if they do not help you.
MKDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules lmme
The Omaha Bee, speaking with
reference to the discovery of potash
in Nebraska, says that its presence
in the sand bills lakes was first es
tablished by Dr. Herman Reinbold,
who analyzed a sample of "washing
compound" sold in Omaha grocery
stores la 1906 and advertised as
"nature's product," coming from
those lakes.
Deing interested In developing
western mineral resources In gener
al at that time, he and James Hodge,
private secretary to Mr. Holdrege of
the Burlington raiload, at that time
made several trips of. Investigation
through these regions with a view
of establishing the feasibility of mar
keting this material on a large scale.
After a thorough Investigation as to
both the chemical and commercial
aspect, they came to the conclusion '
that under the conditions as they ex-1
isted then, exploitation would be
possible perhaps in twenty-five years '
or more, and consequently the mat- 1
ter was dropped without giving it ,
publicity. It was by, accident- that
at the beginning of the war, Dr.
Reinbold learned of the activity of,
Modesitt and associates and upon the
facts known the first potaBh company
was financed by Stevens, Judge Re
dick, Ostenberg and himself, after
many attempts to raise sufficient cap
ital to establish the new industry.
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WANT TO BUY LAND
We have customers for fifty quarter-sections
of Box Butte County
land. If you have land in Box Butte
county to sell, rail at our office at
once. THOMAS . BALI) INVKST
MENT COMPANY, Alliance National
Bank Building, Alliance.
The high price of loving doesn't
seem to have taken the heart out of
the love game yet. K-B.
H
M E R
ERE
Second Annual Sale
OF
CER'S
FORDS
At Sale Pavillion, Ainsworth, Nebraska
MARCH 18, 1918
76 Head of registered Herefords. 38 Top bulls 1 six-year-old
; 2 coming four. Balance from 16 to 27 months old.
38 Cows and heifers.
21 Cows safe in calf or calf b side.
10 Yearlnig heifers.
7 Calves.
B. F. MERCER
Breeder of Thorobred Hereford Cattle
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