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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1920)
TSavicc a Mechftucsbav anb ifrtfcav VOLUME XXVII. ALLIANCE, BOX BU1TE COUNTY, NHBHASK9, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920. NUMBER 60 h REAL CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN IS ON City llijslrlan Hand and Chairman of the Hoard of Health Hack of Hie Movement PROCLAMATION The City Council hereby, pro claims the week beginning May 24 for Clean-Up Week. Tou are ordered to make a general clean up of all manure, cans, ashes and rubbish of all kinds from your lots and alleys. A. D. RODGERS, Mayor. Now that spring Is officially here, as evidenced by the presence of the paving gang and the disappearance of snow, a real clean-up campaign will be staged in Alliance. Mayor Rodgers has issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens to clear their premises of rubbish of all kinds during the next week. Alliance had, nominally, a clean-up campaign a few weeks ago, when an ambitious newspaper put on a per formance for the purpose of aug menting its advertising patronage. At that time there was a proclama tion issued in the name of the mayor, and columns of good advice offered the citizens, all of which, due to about a foot of snow on the ground, were practically thrown away. This time, however, the clean-up campaign is a real thing. The coun cil has turned over the matter to City Physician Hand and the board of health, of which Councilman O. C. Moore is chairman. These men mean business and they do not propose to have a half-hearted clean-up of the city which will be over within a week and forgotten in two weeks. This is to be a lasting clean-up. Next week Is only the beginning, and they pro pose to follow it up throughout the year. ' Everything that constitutes a men ace to the health of the community will have to go. This includes rub- blshof all kinds. It has especial erence to the outdoor toilet. The following statement has been issued; "During the week set apart for a clean-up, an Inspection will be made - of all outdoor toilets within the sani tary sewer districts, the object be ing to locate every one of these lo cated within the districts alreday cre ated. A plat will be made and placed on file at the city hall show ing the definite location of every out door toilet, and with this informa tion at hand, property owners will be notified that all of these must be cleaned and removed with a reason able length of time and connections with the sanitary sewer made. It is our aim to be able to Bay at the close of this summer that there is not a single outdoor toilet in the city of Alliance within the district served by the sanitary sewer. O. C. MOORE, Chairman Board of Health. G. J. HAND, City Physician. This cleanup campaign is in the nature of a warning. If conditions are not improved, and kept improved, prosecution will follow. The city of Alliance has outgrown the, village class, the authorities say, and they expect to make it a real city from a sanitary point of view. SAYS STOLEN CLOTHING WAS ONLY OLD RAGS Leo Sperling, of the Alliance Hide & Fur Company, was In Canton, O., the past week, where he was present ed by the City of Canton with a Vic tory Honor medal for service in Franco from 1917 to 1919. Mr. Sperling enlisted from the city of Canton and engaged in business here a short time after his discharge. On his return Wednesday, Mr. Sperling was informed that during his absence the man left In charge bad purchased rags vaiuea at uo cents from some boy. This was after ward shown to have been stolen. An Alliance newspaper, in reporting the incident, spoke of "1 30 worth of clothing" that had been recovered from Mr. Sperling's establishment, and he takes exceptions to being pub lished to the world in the light of a receiver of stolen goods. He wants it distinctly understood that the rags were not recognized as clothing, that their value waa overstated a good many times, and that no effort was made to find out the facts in the case before the story waa printed. His letter follows: ALLIANCE, Neb., May 20, 1920. THE WEATHER ALLIANCE, Neb.. May 21, 1920. rartly cloudy and Saturday some what warmer tonight; cooler extreme west portion Saturday. The Alliance Herald, Alliance, Neb., Gentlemen: Returning from a trip east I noticed in the Alliance Semi-Weekly Times a statement where a quantity of clothing valued at more than $30, stolen, was recov ered at the Alliance Hide & Fur Co. Knowing that the Alliance Hide & Ft.l Co. never was In the clothing clothing business, and the aim of the tfusU.-':ts to give a square and hon est, dealo.our customers In the line of goods tkey, purchase. I have made an Inquiry In regard to the tbov statement of the Alliance Semi-Weekly Times and find that the man left in charge of the place in time of my absence purchased from a boy common rags valued at 55c, which were picked up by him in some of the Alliance back yards. I am very sorry that the Alliance Semi-Weekly Times is so hard up for news that they will print most any thing to fill out the paper, and I won der what occupies the time of the reporters from the Alliance Semi Weekly Times, that they can't find out the truth of the reports received in their office before giving it space in the paper. - Trusting you will print this letter in the next paper. Yours very truly, ALLIANCE HIDE & FUR CO., Leo Sperling, Mgr. EIGHTH GRADERS GIVENJIPLOMAS City, County, Ilemingford and St. Agnes Academy Hold Joint Exercises One hundred and fifty-three eighth grade students received diplomas at the eighth grade graduuatlng ex ercises held at the high school auai torium last night. The names of the graduates appear on another column on this page. Rev. Walter C. Rundin of Mitchell ref-(WMcQ Wftg crammed mi of Ben8ible advice to the- young people. Mr. Rundin's address made a deep im pression, not "only on the graduates, but on the audience . , The following program was given: Chorus, "Gypsy Song,"- "Welcome to Spring;" City Eighth Grade. Invocation, Rev. A. J. Kearns. Chorus: "Mammy's Voice;" voices selected from City Eighth grade. Address, Rev. W. C. Rundin, Mitchell, Neb. Girls' chorus, "Welcome Pretty Primrose." Presentation of diplomas, Supt. W. R. Pate. Chorus: "The Garden by the Sea;" CUy Eighth Grades. Benediction, Rev.. J. Orrln Gould. The lliance high school commence ment will be held in the auditorium this evening. TO ORGANIZE A UNI ALUMNIJSSOCIATION Dean Philo M. Buck of the uni versity of Nebraska and MIbs Anuls M. Chaikln, secretary of the alumni association, will be in Alliance next Monday for the purpose of eorganiz ing a local association of university graduates and ex-students. A num ber of these associations have been formed in different parts' of the state, and it is expected that every one eligible in the county will make an effort to be present. Arrangements for the meeting have been made by Earl D. Mallery. There will be a dinner at the Alll anc hotel at C:30 p m., at which Dean Buck will be the principal speaker. Mr. Buck Is one of the most popular of the university officials and makes a little better speech than most of them. This is probably due to army experience. He was among the first to volunteer for service, and made a captaincy in the intelligence division. Always interesteing, it is firmly believed that the dean will make a special effort to outdo all past performances. All ellgibles are urged to make their arrangements to attend this banquet. Call at The Herald office or phone No. 340 and make reserva tions. Remember the hours spent on the library steps, the benches, in Dean Engberg's presence and come out and get some ehrdlu amfwypoln It's a chance in a lifetime. Mrs. John Brennan la quite 111 with the quinsy. ALLIANCE MEN STRIIOORE OIL Another Well liroiiglit In on Syndi cate'" Osage PropertyIt Is a lUg Producer The Alliance syndicate, compris ing eight business men of this city, is having nil kinds of good fortune in the oil fame. A few weeks ago they brought in a gusher that proved the Osag efieU, disposing of their Inter ests for $200,000 and a 20 per cent royalty. Last week the first well was given a test and found to pro duce 1,728 barrels per day, nearly double what the lr.ost optimistic of them expected. This f the gr.atst well in the world for quantity and quality of production at a depth of 1,335 feet. When uncappod, the well Sowed 72 barrels an hour. In asmuch as the present price of crude oil at Omaha is $3.25 per barrel, some idea of the magnitude of the strike can be gained. The second well was brought In on section 19, about five-eighths of a mile southwest of the first. The drill broke through .the rock at 4 p. m. Tuesday, and at the first signs of escaping gas the well was capped. No reliable estimate of the production can be given, but experienced oil men belie a thai it will be fully as good as the first, which was a record breaker. There was less gas, but the well is believed to be a better pro ducer. Charles Brlttan, Jay Walksr, Dr. H. A. Copsey, William King,' Dave and Oscar O'Bannon, DeLos Barber, C. M. Carroll and A. G. Eastburn are the members of the syndicate. They control the whole of section 19, and but two wells have been put down to date. One well can be sunk on every five acres, and if they all turn out as well as the first two, there are going to be a raft of oil multi-mil lionaires in Alliance. W. F. Schramm of Columbus, who has been in th ecity for the past few days considering the establishment of a wholesale grocery in Alliance, has returned to Columbus, after having definitely decided to make this place a distributing point. He expects to return In about ten days and start operations. t ' ' Eighth Grade Graduates. City Schools Hubert Adams - Frances Fletcher Juanlta Lang Iola Allen Ethel Fuller Nellie Lawrence Mark Anderson Lilla Graham Eugenia Lalng Ruth Ayle - Mabel Gould Julia Mart . Lyle Alexander Esther Hahn Orley McFarland Eva Beal Katherine Harris Mildred Pate Neva Beal Helen Herbaugh Delia Peterson Geraldine Brenaman Edna Hiles Wayne Ralls William Blcknell Cecil Henry Maude Reeves Garland Baker Dorothy Hurst King Robbins Esther Boone Miriam Harris Gladys Sturgeon Margaret Bradley Helen Hawes Phyllis Thompson Helen Coker Floyd Irwin Wayne Threlkeld Charles Cross Alice Jesse Esther Vanderlas Vivian Corbet Anna Kelser Earl Vanderlas Mardell. Drake Victor King Vincent Wheeler Doris Downing ' Forest Keethler John Weaver Caroline Drewell Valentine Lawrence Leota Whistman Harold Dickinson Verne Lyon Hemlngford Schools Bessie Baldwin Laura Scott Irene Nolan Guy Elder , Owen Stewart Agnes O'Neil Madge Hardy Harold Warn Helen O'Connel Helen Haynes , Ethel Jones Lucile O'Connel . Irene Haynes Maren Forsstrom Lucy Werner Ronald Hopkins Catherine Kenney Mabel Wilson Evelyn Hilliker . Martin Morris Ruby Waddell Esther Kllness Elizabeth McCoy Chester Yount Francis McCoy St. Agnes Academy Romona Allen . Clara Caha William Drlscoll Anna Burke Clara Gates Daniel Foley Ruth Barlow Alice Dodds Paul Freimuth Martin Brennan Mary Doran Catherine Hoban Louis Buechsensteln Donald Dot son Thelma Keisel Emily Craven Bernard Daugherty Donald Katen County Schools Gladys Adams Leon Ditsch La Verne Nason Forrest Adams Gurney Gregg Mildred Newman Cecil Bird Opal Griffith Nellie Playmate Rudolph Becker Miriam Harris Anna Panwiti ' Helen Becker Edward Himea Herbert Purington Dorothy Bacon Neva Hawley Thelma Palmer Geneva Barrows Fern Hawley Hall Wood Rust Carl Bergfield Agnes Kennedy Estella Rowland Clifford Bergfield Ernest Koester Thelma Robbins John Blanchard Louis Kris Carl Rehder George Byrd Josephine Kris Floyd Rodgers Ellis Bowser Cecil Lauer Naomi Squibb Bethel Cass Laura Leia Evelyn Swanson Ruth Cox Claude Miller Alice L. Shimek ' Stella Clark - Erie Milstrey Carl Von Bargen Leonard Corcoran Velora Moore Glen WUUs Nellie Corcoran Marcla McCoy Ruth Walt Dorrls Downing Esther Nason Frankle Walt OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY Plans Completed by Chnmtter of Com mtrce, It. A. It. and Other War Veterans Memorial day, Sunday, May 30, will be observed In due form In Alli ance. The Chamber of Commerce, G. A. It., Spanish-American and World war veterans have joined to gether in formulating a program. The program begins with a parade at t p. in. The line of march will be from the depot to th efalr grounds, where a program will be given at 2. '30. Following this event, there will be exercises and the decorating of graves at the cemetery. The parade will start promptly at 2 p. m. J. B,. Miller will be mar shal of the day, with Dr. Minor Mor ris as aide. The procession will be led by the band, followed In order by the civil war veterans, the Spanish-American war veterans, the world war veterans, the varolus or ganizations, lodges and societies. The fat grounds will be decorated by; a committee consisting of D. C Bradbury, Edwin M. Burr, Paul Back and Messrs. Johansen and Har ris The following program will be given at the grounds, with Dr. Minor Morris presiding: . Invocation, Dean J. J. Dixon. Music, Mann male quartet. Recitation, "The Blue and the Gray." M Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. 4 Address, Rev. J. Orrln Gould. . ; MubIc, Mann male quartet. Benediction, Rev. A. J. Kearns. At the cemetery, Rev. Stephen J. Epler will be In charge of the cere monies. The following will be the program: Address: Chairman Epler. Music, Mann male quartet. .Decoration of graves. Remarks, County Judge Ira E. Tash. ..Taps. Salute by firing squad. Benediction, Rev. Mearl C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mete enter tained a few friends at dinner last evnlng la honor of H. E. Cans' blsthday. ' ' ... SWITCHMAN I.OSF.M I.Ktl IX YARD AtX'IDF.XT Harold Hurst, switchman In the locnl yards, lost a leg ns a result of an accldeu tat 4 a. m. Thursday. Mr. Hurst was hanging on the side of a car, and the engineer stopped sud lei v and startc dthe same way, thiowl.-.g him under the moving train. Three car lengths passed over him, severing his limb from the body. Dr. H. H. Bellwood was called and the Injured man taken to the St. Jo seph hospital. J. C. Morrow, E. F. Shields, B. G. Bnuninn and J. W. Guthrie will leav the first of next week for Norfe; where they will attend the r Knights of Columbus council. ' 104 CLEANERS MOVE TO' A NEW liOCATIOX The 164 Cleaners, which means Ted Fielding and his efficient gang, will move this week to their new lo cation in their new location in the building at present occupied by the Manhattan restaurant. The restau rant will als omove to another loca tion in the same block. It will take about a week, Mr. Fielding says, before the removal and remodeling necessary will be accom plished, but once it is through, the 164 Cleaners will have a lot better quarters, with more room and con sequently better facilities to serve an increasing line of customers. CHANCE TO SEE HORSESJN ACTION Olivers Will Stage Sample lUu.es at the Fair Grounds Sunday Afternoon Sunday afternoon, May 23, there will be an opportunity tor Alliance and Box Butte county citizens to see race horses in action. There are now a good many of them at the fair grounds, in training for the race meet next month, and in order to exercise the horses and work up a little Interest in the meet, arrange ments have been made to run a few races next Sunday. The Sunday fol lowing is Memorial day, but the third Sunday another impromptu program will be put on. Lovers of the most fascinating sport on earth will ba out in droves, and you had better come early if you want a Beat. A number of new horses hare ar rived at the grounds. C. B. Irwin of Cheyenne had written asking that sixteen stalls be reserved tor him Other requests have com eln and the prospects are that there will be over a hundred horses in attendance. The start was made today on the con struction of twenty additional stalls. There are already forty-nine, ana i Is probable that at least forty mora will be required. The track is in the finest of condi tion, and Ed Bishop says that it will be th etastest track nl the state. The track has been drained and fixer that the water cannot stand on It In any place. Improvements and repairs are being made in the grandstand. No charge will be made during the race meet for admitting cars to tnj grounds, but a charge will be made for parking spaces adjacent t- the grandstand. The first ten will be sold at 2, the n.-xt ten at fl.'oo, ai.u the balance at $1. There will be no charge made except for spaces next to thetrack. It has now been decided that both carnivals will be given a place on the fair grounds, the committee discov ering that it was impossible to ac commodate them on Fifth street, as had been planned. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD DOY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED Dan Mandevllle, a boy fifteen years old, was seriously injured last eve ning in the railroad yards. A pair of iron truck wheels rolled over his an kles, breaking three bones In each ankle. He has taken to the St. Jo seph's hospital this morning after re ceiving treatment from Dr. Slagle. His mother will arrive from Omaha tomorrow. For some months the boy has been employed at the yards and boarded with W. II. Dacy of this city. He is a nephew ot John Dougherty. The cemetery is being put In shape for Memorial day services, and there are a few spades, shovels and rakes out there at the disposal of lot own ers who desire to improve the ap pearance of graves. They will be left there during the next few weeks, in order to accommodate the citizens, Councilman Hills announces. 7. ALLIANCE POST TO VOTEON BONUS Special Meeting Called for Monday Kvenlng, May 80, at City Hall Homo Discussion Likely. Members Ann ri" mee'i Region's plan ui uiBcuttiKeu BerTlcar a vote win be taken as to - ieU'?-ihe four-fold plan will be accep ed If congress desides to offer" lW'is is one of the most Important ' I questions that has been put up to the ex-service men, ana a tun attendance is desired so that the actual senti ment of the majority ca nbe ascer tained. There will be plenty of dis cussion, and all of 11 will be inter esting, r There is some difference of opin ion among legion members as to whether a bonus should be granted. Frlenda of the bonus plan point out that everybody, else who worked for the government during the war got paid the highest sort of wages; and that nearly everyone who stayed at home built up a good business and otherwise got a head start in the race for success. They say, also. that other countries have made lib eral provision for their soldiers and that the United States, the richest Off the lot, baa been most niggardly. On the other hand, the ex-soldier , who are opposed to the bonus plan say that it savors a little too mucb of holding up the public. They pro test that the country is now stagger ing under a load of debt, and that the bonus would increase tbla bur den, which must be paid by addition al taxation and that taxes are al ready unreasonably high. They in sist that congress doesn't want to do anything of this kind, and that it U oeing forced through by fear of the loss of the soldier vote. They sars' lot o foiher things, and tue legion members who turn out Monday nignt will have a chance to weigh the argu ments and vote as they Uesae. The result will be interesting, no matter which way it goes. The legion's bonus plau. is sum marized as follows: 1. Land settlement, wkhereby ex- service men will b assisted in pur- . chaaiug a farm in any state, reim bursing the government tor funds advanced by easy payments extend ing over a period of ten years or more. 2. Home aid, whereby ex-serlce . ma will get government assistance in purchasing a home. 3. Vocational iruiu;ug, whereby, an tx-eivite u.an Uiiy iemu a uaae or vocation w.iu in asbibin.e . ot vne government. . 4. Adjusted financial compensa tion. This would ko HUiuuiUiitwi.y to the beueticianc. vi iuu ui.-d in service, to all disabled men, anl to those ex-stiv.ce u.u uo uu tot elect to avail theiiiSeives-ot one of the forgoing piov.e.ous. The legion has asked that con griBo, iji meeting me nation's obli gation to the tx-beivice umu.ii. be as libtral as is consistent with the w. 1 laro of the country. It has rtcou inenued that the extent to which as sistance is given the individual tx Htivice man be based upon his length of service. Final arrangements for Memorial day observance will also be made at this meeting. ALLIANCE EAGLES ELECT NEW OFFICERS The regular election of officers was held by the Alliance aerie Thurs day evening, and the following were chosen to serve for the coming year: Worthy president, George A. Hills; vice president, Carl Welnzle trustee, F. E. Holsten; chaplain, Jay Dun can, secretary, F. W. Hicks, inese officers will assume their duties the third Thursday in June. At the coming installation o offi cers, the Eagles are planning for a smoker and general good time fol lowing the business session. The Eagles will do something dur ing the next few months toward buildiug or buying a permanent home. They have already purchased lors, and will decide whether to go ahead and make a start on a new building or whether to purchase a building and remodel it for their needs, . Jerry Robinson as placed his order for a new Ford car, which will make a remarkably convenient means of locomotion these hot days. And it's not so poor on the cold days. I - .J .J -mkW sir 4