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YOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1919.
NUMBER 37
M.YY MflMMK Al
LOCAL BRANCH
JONESCOMPAnY
KAK8AH MAN ASSUMES CHAItfiK
OF REO DISTRIBUTING '
AGHNOT.
ABfcsnee Agency and Sen tee Station
VrOl be Hstablished for Benefit
ol Iteo Owners.
Mr. Calvin D. Walker, of Logan.
Kansas, la the man In charge of the
A. B. Jonea Company business in
HkiM lty since the latter part of the
week, having succeeded Mr. I. L.
Keith, who was at the head of this
ranch since its establishment here
tost year.
The A. H. Jones Company is one
I U8 large avunuuuue, u u uv
tractor distributors of the state and
JU' territory Is far-reaching and In
eiidea not only northwestern Ne
braska, but a considerable part of
astern Wyoming. The business of
the eompany has made a splendid
growth during the tew months it has
wen a part of the commercial life of
Alliance and has already , exceeded
he anticipations of those interested.
The lines carried the Reo cars and
arasks, the Stewart trucks and the
Cleveland tractors have proven to be
very popular ones among the people
X the territory and according to the
bw manager, Mr. Walker when the
mv models are ready for display
they will be more so than ever.
Mr. Walker has had years of ex
perience In the automobile game; he
W$ also an old newspaper man, having
m namber of years ago published a
Uva eountry weekly in a good Kan
sas town and so marked was bis suc
earn that he Is still often mentioned
sr brother member of the fraternity
t that section of the state, most or
whom are old-time friends of the
rty editor of The , Herald. Hli
family Mrs. Walker, son and
aaghter, will arrive In Alliance
sfcertly to make their home and the
eeildren will enter the schools here.
. One of the new features to be ln
sagaratcd by Mr. Walker will be the
establishment of an Alliance agency
tsc the line and the installation of a
tawielass servlcr station-l that" Ro
wwnersmay bo accorded the best of
service. Other changes tending to
sake more pleasant the relations as
between the owners and the dealers
wUI be made as soon as 1 practic
able and the A. H. Jones Company
will be pushed to the front rank of
western Nebraska distributors as
apWly as Is consistent with good
ysciness.
Mr. &enu( ius .
j . i mail m lnt of warm
Ufl WUU Uu .w- t
friends in this city during his resi
dence here wui go io "
,.iiMtifiii fnr a short time after
which he will engage In business at
another point.
CHADRON COMING FOB
BALL GAME SUNDAY
The Chadron base ball team, with
the old-time ball players who clean
ed p through this section about
feMa vaara m la booked for a nine-
frame go with the Alliance team at
the fair grounds on Sunday after
noon. The game will be a good one
and arrangements are also being
wtMA tar a band concert on the
and Murine the contest. PI en
tf of eara will transport you to the
vwtanria free. Get out and help the
home boys put across a victory; give
them the support that tney aeserve
nffliRHtH SHLJjS SUGAR, BOWL
TO STEINMAN THIS WEEK
. Joe Bobbins, cashier at the Bur-
llatrtnn frelrht offices this Week Bold
The Sugar Bowl, a popular confec
tionery establishment ownea ana con
tacted by him for the past year, to
m w Rtelnman. who has already
taken charge. Mr. Steinman who Is
employed in the shops here as Doner
kr ni rnntlnue to work for the
railroad company and the newly ac-
e-ulred business will be conauciea y
Mrs. Steinman.
ISISLL BUYS INTEREST OF
SAMPSON IN BARBER SHOP
WUHam Ezell, who for the past
several mont s. has been associated
with Rom Samoaon in the tonsorial
aarior business at the - corner of
Second street and Box Butte avenue,
today purchased the Interest of his
eo-partner and will in tne zuiure con
4 set the business for mmseu.
TRAVELERS WILL PICNIC AT
NASON GROVE NEXT WE IK
At the regular monthly meeting of
the T. P. A., Post M, held Saturday
urnMin In the Community Club
rooms it was decided to hold the big
picnic, of which the members and
their families have been waiting
the announcement, at
the NaBon grove about twenty miles
northeast of Alliance on Saturday,
August tJrd. The full day will be
gtven over to the affair and a good
im la asaured those who will at
tend. Arrangements are being made
for the transportation to tne scene
tnoi-T-v-miklnr and the committee
promises a "feed' that you will read
aftoat, . I
ONES WILL BID ON
NEW CITY PAVING
1). II . W. Jonee, Construction 111-
glneer, Favors Brick l'aving for
Alliance City Streets.
D. E. W. Jones, construction en
gineer, who superintended the con
struction of the Alliance federal
building and the Alliance potash
plant at Antioch, is in the city for
the purpose of bidding on the fifteen
blocks of city paving, the olds on
which are to be opened at the meet
ing of the city council to be held
Friday night.
Mr. Jones is associated with the
Kats Construction Company of Oma
ha. He says that. his company cna
handle all the city Improvement
needed at the present time Includ
ing the contract for storm sewer,
urbing, guttering, paving, water
extensions, etc. The Kats oCnstruc
tlon Company is the same company
which installed the Aliance munici
pal water system. -
Brick, on a concrete foundation,
with asphalt surfacing and filler, Is
the ideal paving, according to Mr.
Jones. - ,
SINCLAIR REFINING CO.
WILL OPENJIG BRANCH
Alliance to Be Distributing Center
for Large Western Nebraska
Territory.
The Sinclair Refining Company,
one or the largest inaepenaent on
refining companies of the country,
will soon establish In Alliance a dis
tributing branch, according to Mr. I.
W. Hauptman, a representative of
the firm and who will be in charge
of the branch here upon its installa
tion. .
"Increased demands for the pro
ducts of the Sinclair company have
made it necessary for additional fa
cilities to handle the business," said
Mr. Hauptman, .while In the city Sat
urday afternoon. "Pur ing the past
five weeks in the nine counties of
Western Nebraska which comprise
my territory I have sold a million
dollar's worth of oil products", ne
continued, "and with tho assistance
of the several local representatives J
which will sooij: -XCWjertta jmi
amount can and. will be greatly, Increased."--
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Mr. Hauptman intends to come to
Alliance, with his family,. Just as
oon as suitable living quarters can
be obtained.' He is greatly impress
ed with the city and expressed his
belief that he would find it an ideal
ninre for a home. .
The site for tne lanas 10 d ku
for the storage of the gasoline and
. . . . . j
kerosene ' has ' been arrangea ror
ThdT will be located west of the
Vsugban & Son tanas aiong me om
automobile track. At a later date It
is planned to Install an up-to-aaie
filling station and to make the
branch conform in every way xo
those of the larger cities.
"SCOTT" THOMAS WRITrJ A
SERIES OF WAR Lraruis
Harold S. Thomas, familiarly
known as "Scott", has promised The j
Herald that he will pen some 01 me i
experiences he had while a member j
of Uncle Sara's fighting forces in
Europe, that they may be puMisnea i
in this paper. The first of the ser
ies, which will include about twenty
installments appear in this issue
under the caption: "We're Going
Over." The stories will be told Just
as "Scott" saw them and will prove
very Interesting to the many friends
here. Watch the paper each week
that you miss none of the numbers
as they will to an extent be a contin
uation of each previous one.
ALLIANCE MEN ARE
IN NEW ORGANIZATION
Society of the 35.1th Infantry lias
Capt. Karl M. Mine, Former
Alliance, Man, at Its Head.
The "Society of the 355th Infan
try", an organisation former by the
active members who remainea wun
the regiment during its stay in the
army of occupation, while stationed
at Saarburg, Germany, has opened
headquarters In Lincoln, Nebraska,
preparatory to opening the member
ship campaign for men who belong
ed at one time or another but who
left the regiment before they had the
opportunity of becoming a member
of the permanent organisation.
Every man who servea nonorsDiy
at any time with the. 355th Infantry
is eligible to membership and ia in
vited to get in touch wtih the head
quarters. More than a thousand
members were enrolled at the first
series of meetings in Germany after
which work had to bo delayed on
account of the movement home of
the Eighty-ninth division.
The Society is preparing now to
publish for its members a complete
roster of all men who were with the
regiment at any time as well as list
of casualties and the reprinted his
tory of the Division and regiment as
published In Germany. It is intend
ed to hold the first convention this
fall probably in Lincoln, Omaha,
or Kansas City on or about Novem
ber 11, the exact place and date to
be made publlo later, and it Is hoped
and expected that a large majority of
the five thousand men enrolled
(Continued on Page 9, Section 1)
PACKING
PLANT FORM 1
COMMUNIT
CORPORATION WITH CAPITAL OF $1,500,000 TO BE ORGANIZ
ED FOB FINANCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LARGE
LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE AND PACKING HOUSE.
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Unlimited Territory and Splendid Railroad Facilities Recognized by
Experts as Factors Which Assure the Success of Boca
a Proposition for Western Nebraska.
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Alliance in to have a hig packing plant and commercial yard in the
near future. v . ..,-;.'.. . , j
At lent the primary stop In this iniortant consummation seem to have
been taken today,. when the board of director of the (Vmmunlty Club In
doraed the project submitted by Messrs. R, H rianibe and D. F. Sweet, of
Chicago.
Readers of The Herald will recall
that about three months ago the di
rectors of the Community Club de
clined to indorse a packing house
proposition submitted by . two pro
moters. Their reason, in that in
stance, was that the two individuals
were promoters who had no practi
cal knowledge of the packing house
business whatsoever. In the pre
sent Instance the gentlemen who are
at the head of the project are prac
tical packing house men first, last
and all the time, and are promoters
only incidentally. They propose,
after the promotional work has been
brought to a successful conclusion,
to remain o the Job. making their
homes In Alliance, Investing their
own money in the enterprise and aid
ing to the best of their experience
and ability in the conduct of the
business. '
Following Is the 'endorsement of
the local commercial organisation:
'To Whom It May Concern:
"The board of directors of . the
Alliance Community Club, having
heard the proposition of Mr.' R. E.
Plumbe as to the organisation of a
corporation cpltallsed at $1,600,000,
for the purpose of operating a public
live stock exchange and an open
market, together with a packing
house, has, at a session, of the board
U DISTRIBUTING- DEPOT IN CITY
Coursey & Miller, Well Known 'Auto Dealers, are Made Distributors
; ; for Large Territory on Firestone Products two
- Traveling Men on Road.
One of the largest wholesale
branches in northwestern Nebraska
is now located ' in , Alliance, aince
Coursey & Miller have taken on the
distributing agency for the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company. - Aside
from having the largest ' and best
equipped garage In this part of the
atate, this company will now carry
the largest stock of tires of any
company between Denver and Oma
ha, and can make prompt deliveries
in this part of the country at all
times, saving time and transporta
tion charges to dealers. .
It is difficult to estimate the ad
vantage to . Alliance of having this
city as a distributing point for the
Frestone company, said Mr. Cour
sey of Coursey & Miller. "Alliance
is on the main line of the Burlington
from Omaha to the Black Hills and
Wyoming, and also on the line from
Denver and Casper, making the
handling of tires from this ctly a
logical step In the growth of this
part of the country. . The Firestone
company, are manufacturers of
tires on a constantly Increasing
scale; in fact their production plants
are now being enlarged to sucn an
extent that by the first of the year
they will be the largest producers of
tires of all kinds of any company in
the United States. They have seen
the possibilities of Alliance as a dis
tributing point for their product, in
fact they say that Aliance Is the best
point in western Nebraska for the
distributing of any product; ana,
since the automobile has ceased to be
luxury In this great farming and
ranching district, the need for tires
has increased by leaps and bounds.
"By being ablo to make prompt
deliveries of all sizes and styles of
tires, from the Ford sixes to the
giant cords, now used on so many
trucks, this company will have at Al
liance a depot which will do much
more business than many of the
eastern branches In fact a stock of
135,000 Is "now on hand and a larger
stock will doubtless be necessary
soon.
"We will have two traveling sales
men from this point. We have only
started in this business and. have
been in position to handle orders
only two months, yet the business Is
very gratifying and is constantly in
creasing. The potato growers of this
district, which is one of the largest
In the country, are now realising the
value to them In time and money
saved by the use of motor trucks.
This Industry will use a large num
ber of trucks, particularly those
equipped with giant pneumatle
cords, which have shown such won
derful possibilities the past year.
The Firestone Company are the larg
est manufacturers of track tires of
all kinds in existence and a very In
teresting feature is the fast that they
rMRSESPLAN
on August 14, Ills, by unanimous
vote gone on record as follows:
' , "1. That this board, from evi
dence laid before it, believes that the
proposed (reject 1 thoroughly and
entirely legitimate.
"2. That the board believes this
project will inure to the benefit of
Alliance, vox Butte oounty, wsetern
Nebraska and this entire section,
providing for the stock growers and
farmers of this territory market fa
cilities far superior ot those they at
present onjoy.
"3. That so fsr as this board Is
able to. discern, if the business re
ferred to Is properly conducted, there
is no logical reason why It should not
prove a profitable Investment"
Mr. Plumbe, who came to Alliance
two or three weeks ago and was
later Joined by Mr. Sweet, brought
wKh him an array of Indisputable
evidence as to his standing In the
world of business In general, and In
packing circles in particular.; Those
with whom he has come la contact
have been favorably Impressed with
his expert kaowledrs of the Impor
tant line which he is . offering for
consideration, and they have . found
themselves believing that .the Alli
ance Packing Company Is destined to
be far and awsy the premier, Indus
try of western Nebraska. J
also manufacture the demountable
rims used with giant tires. ';
"A new feature added this year Is
the maintenance of a 'Ship by truck'
bureau service In all the principal
cities throughout the country. This
bureau is for the convenience of
shippers and companies making a
business of truck hauling. Routes
and schedules have been worked out.
warehouses have been opened for
convenience in securing return
loads, and the convenience of ship
pers has been taken into consider
atlon in many waya. This practi
cablllty ot this kind of transport
tlon Is dally becoming more evident
and is shown by ' the government's
sending truck convoys from coast to
coast for the purpose of securing ad
ditional information in this connec
tion; .'';..-'....
"Alliance offers immense possibil
ities in this direction In fact 900
trucks are now in use in this part of
the state and 7.000 autos. We con
sider this the biggest step in the
growth of Alliance and in fact In the
growth of the whole western terri
tory. The fact that Alliance is such
a distribution point will give it ad
vertising throughout the entire
territory. We cordially Invite visit
ors at our headquarters at any time
and will be pleased to show them the
Immense stocks of tires carried by
us."
f.RE AT HltfiHFS! HOME.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
The Alliance fire department had a
hurry-up call to the Jas. 11. Hughes
home on north Laramie avenue
Wedneaday afternoon when an elec
tric Iron and some quilts got togeth
er and started to make things hap
pen. Mrs. Hughes was away from
the house at the time and had been
for a couple of hours. It is thought
that some of the children at play
around the yard ventured Into the
summer kitchen at the rear of the
house and In ' tampering ' with the
switch of the iron had left it with
the current turned on. No damage
to speak of, other than a house fill
ed with smoke was sustained. Neigh
bors discovering the trouble bad ex
tinguished the biaxe before the ar
rival of the department.
A coincident in case is that Just
recently Mr. Hughes sold the prop
erty to City Attorney W. R. Mets and
that since the deal was completed
lightning struck dangerously close
and then occurred this blase which
might have proven disastrous.
Attend the Lawn Social Friday
evening; at lit Tolnoa, Benefit M.
B. easreh. Also mssisal program.
ODD FELLOWS WILL HAVE
FINE MODERN BUILDING
Purchad City HiiKineee DnlldlnsM
from Mr W. W. Wood Ut Week
Will Have Fine Assembly Hall.
The Odd Fellows Building Asso
ciation of Alliance on Wednesday ot
last week purchased from Mrs. W.
W. Wood the two-story brick build
ing on Third street and the west
one-half of ths onestory brick occu
pied by the Darling furniture store
adjoining. The two-story brick Is
occupied on the first floor by the
Moore Grocery Company and the
second floor Is the Odd Fellows Hall.
The consideration was $20,000.
The Odd Fellows plan to soon
erect an additional story on the
Darling building and to have one of
the finest lodge assembly halls In the
city. The Darling building was
erected with the Idea of exteadlag
the same to two stories.
The local I. O. O. P. lodges are all
In a very prosperous condition.
Subordinate No. 164 now has 194
members; the Encampment has 110
members; the Canton has 42 mem
bers and the Rebekahs have 101
members.
OTTO ZAMZOW BUYS
HORACE BOGUE STORE
Managed DoelneM for Owner Two
Years and Built Splendid Pat
. ronase in That Time.
The deal was consummated today
which transfers the ownership of the
Horace Bogue store In this city to
Mr. Otto Zamsow. who for the past
couple of years has been In charge of
the business. -
The Horace Bogue store was es
tablished by Mr. Horace Bogue about
twenty years ago and it has been for
many years one of the leading mer
cantile establishments of toe city. A
couple of years ago Mr. Bogus found
K necessary to move, to another
climate for the benefit of the health
of his family and located at Seattle,
Washington. ? Since that time the
store has been in ths hands ot Mr
Zamzew and ha msd a very re-
markabl Kwlcg. - A wonderful
patr6U&C has . been tullded on the
4i6vbifeo;,whHhwtscIu.'a every
thing, in dry goods and read y-to;
wear. - '" U- " - r. .; . . :'
' J ust . wna i t he tIW O f ; M fV Zln.
cow are for ths future of the busi
ness end whether or not he will
make any changes at this time we
were unable . to ascertain, but H is
safe to say that in any event Otto
Zamzow will enjoy the splendid
patronage that his business policies
merit and that the many Alliance
friends of he and Mrs. Zamzow will
be glad to learn they are to remain
as residents of our town.
FREIGHT SHIPMENTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Last Saturday was a record break
er in the way of fregiht shipments
handled through the Burlington
yards at this place. ' During the
twenty-four hours a total of r 1388
cars were handled. V
This record Is significant In that
the shipments for the past month
have been unusually heavy and have
exceeded those of October, last year
despite the fact that at this season of
the year there Is to be expected or
dinarily a slump. - Every available
employee has been kept busy and
there has been at times an acute
shortage of help. This week, how
ever, and due to the tie-up of the
freight train facilities because of the
strike of railway employees, severs
train crews have been laid off at this
point. Freight shipment are very
light. '
WILL STOCK BRONCHO
LAKE WITH GAME FISI
Ixtcal Men Have A&ked Ktate to Fw
iiifth Fiith for Mtot-king Large
Lake Near Thin City.
Bronco lake, which is located two
miles west ot Alliance and which
covers a section ot land, is to be
stocked with game fish it the state
officials agree with the plan of local
men who are Interested in the sport
and who desire to see the supply of
fish for food increased in this section
of the state.
F. E. Holsten, Lloyd Thomas and
others are taking an active part In
the securing of fish tor Bronco lake
the waters of which are now prac
tlcally fresh and which are being
constantly freshened by the artesian
water which flows through the bot
tom of the lake. A pipe put through
the bottom of the lake laat summer
flowed fresh water several Inches
over the top.
The state fish car is expected
through Alliance the latter part of
this month and the state officials
have been asked to leave a supply of
the little fellows tor "planting" In
the lake.
The Alliance Brokerage Company
has moved Its offices to the Mathles
building on Box Butte avenue and
south ot Everett Cook's soft drink
emporium and pool halL This new
location gives the brokers a much
better quarter and patrons of the
business will find It a great deal
more convenient.
MRSBENEDICT
EARLY SETTLER
DIED WEDNESDAY
CAMU TO NICllIlASKA iv
18W
AND 1IOMESTEADED
NEAIl BERKA.
Husband Culled by Angel of Death, .
k" jwn Axosiu-vived by .
Two Daughters.
Died, at her home at ast Ha
Butte avenue in this city, Mrs. Laura
A. Benedict, early, Wednesday morn
ing, after but a short Illness.
in tne death of Mrs. Benedict the
seatmonlty la suffered another aad
aiowj In her passing the county and '
western Nebraska has lost another
of those sturdy pioneers who hare
Riven their lives in the makina- of
good homes and Pleasant Drosner
ena surroundings for those who hare
come to a country transformed by
their hands from a barren prairie to
a rich and luxurious garden spot. It
in live that this rreatlv belov.
d woman came to western Nebras
ka, with her family, and settled on
a eium near tne present site of
Berea and for fifteen years this was
their home. Here she shared the
labors and hardships of ths pioneer
life and through it all builded an un
questioned reputation as .a "good
wife and kind and loving mother.'
among her neighbors who knew and
learned to love her so well. In 1101
ins family moved to the city of Alli
ance and since that time this has
been their home. Six years ago Mr.
Benedict answered ths final sum
mons of He, Who Doeth All Things,
Well, and was laid to hls'last resting
place in the Alliance cemetery.
Laura A., danchter of nanioi
Mahals. Jackson, was born in Dundee.
aucmaan, Marco ' z&tn. 1JB1. and
died at her home in this city Wed
nesday, August 12. lsia a-t tha m
of years, 4 months and 19 dara.
in March 1875 she was united In the
boly bonds of matrimony to Mr. J. to.
ien-aici at Angeio, Indiana, and to
this onion two deurhters were bom;
Pearl M, Mnr. Harry Lcomlai an
Miss Fkina, J., who wtth ta tmtt,r
: . uanaer, Mich and B.
it. jaexson, Napoleon, Ohio. survive
the beloved mother and sister. In :
liJS the sCMated with the Kethoiist
chorta an4 ttaee that time has fce
an eQcient, faithful and consIaUit
worker in church work and th rv.
Ices of Which ahe attended the last
ctaooam morning before she was
stricken with her last illness.
Impressive funeral ' aerlr"
held this afternoon at the Mthndi
church In this city ' conducted h
Rev. it, E. Wright, the
assisted by - Rev. Stephen. Epler
of the Christian church. " In
terment was made in, Greenwood
cemetery. The floral offeritiKB were
beautiful and the services were at
tended by a host of sorrowing friends
wno garnered to pay last respect to a
trus friend and kind neighbor.
IXHVJUOTIVKN SAID TO HAVE)
IIKKX CACHE Or' BLAZES
The fire department haa been
twice called to the west end of the
cHy this week to extinguish biases
believed to have had their origin in
sparks from railroad locomotives.
The first blsze was at 806 West Sec
ond Street and damage to the ex
tent of about $350 was done when
the roof of the residence, which Is
occupied by W. E. Henderson and
family was burned and other loss
sustained by the water
The second call came from the
extreme west end where some out
building were afire. The loss In this
case was very small.
IMPERIAL WILL BH READY ,
FOR OPEBilNU NEXT WEEK
The Imperial theatre will be ready
for the big opening the latter part -of
next week. As the work proceeds
the beauty of the new house is re
vealed and the common verdict is
that it is by far the best in the state
for a town of Alliance's population.
Mr. Dubuque has arranged for some
of the best of New York attractions
for his theatre during hte next few
months, many of which are ot such
class that they are rarely if ever seen
in cities of less than 16,000 popula
tion. Alliance theatre-goers, who
are anxiously awaiting the opening
will V - . If
Miuviiunuicui, UI UC 1U11J in l uz iu-
ed of these attractions through the
columns of Tne Herald.
1MALJ11TJRTISISJND
SHOW WRESTLER BATTLING
Charlie Johnson, wrestler with the
Al O. Story shows playing In Alli
ance this week, and some of the
local mat artists are furnishing no
little entertainment for the fans of
the mat games. Last night "Dutch"
Maunler was defeated In the handi
cap match with the showman, but on
Saturday night the two will put on a
finish match. Tonight Wheeler,
who beat the circus wrestler, la to
go twenty minutes with the grappler
and tomorrow night Cannon, another
local man who seems to "know his
stuff will stage a finish go with Mr.
Johnson.
Hoyt Yowell, of Gordon, was
the city oa his way to Denver.
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