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VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEB HASKE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEtt 7, 1920.
NO. 81
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BIG CELEBRATION
0N1AB0R DAY
. 'Three . Thousand People ' Witness
Athletic Program at The
Fair rounds
Labor day was observed la Alli
ance in due form Monday by a gen
eral suspension of business, a parade
. - and an afternoon sport program at
the fair grounds. The arrangements
for the celebration were made by a
committee from the various railroad
unions. The day's program began
with a parade at 1 o'clock. The meat
cutters' union furnished the only
float In the procession, but the bar
. bers, railway clerks, I. B. B. t. F.
& II., boilermakers and helpers, ma
' chlnlsts and helpers and others were
out in full force.
Three thousand people packed the
grand stands at the Box Butte coun
ty fair grounds Monday afternoon
for the Labor day program, which
proved to be the best ever given at
a similar celebration in . Alliance.
The Alliance band led the parade,
which was participated in by the lab
or unions and merchants of the city.
The program started at 2 o'clocit
with an address by the Hon. G. 0.
Porter of Morrill, prominent western
Nebraska politician, who was atten
tively listened to by the immense
crowd for over half an hour. Mr.
Porter talked in an interesting way
on the current events of the day,
chiefly from the standpoint of the
worker, laboring man and the
farmer. ,
The , contestants in the Shetland
pony race did not break the record
for the track but they showed a lot
of speed. The winners were as fol
lows: First, Ed Barton, pair of
boys' shoes, given by Golden Rule;
second, Ray Stewart, $2.00 in cash
by M. Nolan & Co.; third, Chester
Fenner, grasshopper coaster, by Geo.
D. Darling.
On account of a shortage ofjiur.?
ing bottles the second eveut on the
athletic program, a nursing bottte
contest for -men only, was changed
to a special foot race a 50-yai .
- dash for ball players only. The
winners were: First,' V. C. Lewel
len, $5.00 savings account by First
State Bank; second, Dewey Klftiup-ke-.
box'sllk box by Roy Beck with;
third, B. H. Shellenberg, box clara,
. by Glen Miller.
The fat men's race, f or men over
200 pounds, was one of "the most
noisy events of the afternoon and
provoked a lot of excitement. The
participants were each exam'neu
physically for weak hearts before be
ing allowed to enter and were vigor
ously fanned by excited boy for
half an hour following the race. The
winner of first prize. Dr. E. C. Lcw
ellen, who weighed in at 325 pounds
won the race, as one small boy ex
pressed it, "by a stummick." The
winners were: First, Dr. E. C. Lew
ellen, $5.00 savings account by First
National bank; second, A. J. Hole
ski, $5.00 in trade by Everett Cook;
third, Lloyd Thomas, $2.00 In trade
by Ted's Tailor shop; fourth, Tom
Gray, one year's subscription to tho
Alliance Herald. : s.
The race for lean men over six
feet tall brought out a la.-ge num
ber of entries. The winners were:
First, E. R. Gossey, $5.00 saving
account by Guardian Trust company;
second. J. W. Alspaugh, $5.00 in
merchandise by Palace Meat Mai
ket; third, Carl Hopkins, SI. bit in
trade by Keep-U-Neat; fourth, .
Vickery, one year's subscription to
the Alliance Times.
The ladles' ball-throwins ccnttst
Bhowed that Alliance and JSox Butte
county sould well support a ladies'
baseball team, Judging by the abil
ity displayed. "Tls true that two or
three of the throws "went wil 1" but
then any ball team makes ' errors.
. The winners were: First, Helen
Render, pair of fine shoes by Har
per Department store; second, Ger
trude Hawley, silk waist by Bngue
store; third, Mrs. John Wick man,
silk hose , by HIghland-Holloway
The men's ball-throwing contest,
participated In by ball players only,
established a new world's record
for ball-throwing, the winner of first
prize, V. C. Lewellen, throwing the
sphere a distance of 608 feet,-9 8-4
Inches. The winners were: First,
. V. C. Lewellen. $6.00 by The Fa
mous; second, Ed McNulty, 606 feet
and 7 Inches, sack flour by Mallery
Grocery company; third, Tony Black,
60$ feet, Monitair coffee by Alliance
Grocery company.
Twenty-three girls were entered
In the foot race for girls under
twelve years of age. The winners
were: First, Irene Epler, pair silk
hose by Hlghland-Holloway com
pany; second, Jeanette Henneberry,
Eversharp pencil by H. F. Thlele;
third, Mable Barton, box of candy
twlv r' of age was a regular I
speed ev th a large number of
entries. Miners were: First,
Charles WoivV Main pen by F.J.
Brennan; secdx Frank Hodgkin
son, box of candy by Alliance Drug
Store; third, Willis Nation, box of
candy by, Rayle & Simpson.
It was necessary to send to the
shops for a two-Inch ruanlla cable
for the tug-of-war between the shop
men,' so great was the strain upon
the smaller cable provided for th
purpose. The winners of this event
were: J. B. Irwin, W. M. WcKune,
C. A. Hopkins, Lloyd Grim and Guy
Powers, who were, awarded $10.00
In merchandise by C. A. Newberry,
box cigars by Win. King company,
box cigars by Wm. Kiskls and box
cigars by Joe Smith.
The winners in the boys' bicycle
race were: First, John Badsgard,
bicycle tire by Alliance Tire Works;
second, Donald Ives, phonograph
records by Wiker Music House;
third, Kenneth Ives, phonograph rec
ords by Mann Music & Art Store.
Sheriff Miller left Monday evening
for Denver, following a telephone
call to the Lowry & Henry garage
that a Studebaker car, answering to
the description of the one stolen
from Henry Rust, had been taken
up. He will return this evening.
A NEW THEDA BARA
AT IMPERIAL TONIGHT
After starring in over two hun
dred miles of vampish film, Theda
Bara has taken the role of a sweet
little Irish love story, "Kathleen
Mavourneen," which is showing at
the Imperial tonight. It Is a real
Irish picture, with a wealth of detail
and atmosphere, and is thor
oughly enjoyable from the
beauty of the opening scenes down
toT the big surprise at the close.
Among the more colorful of tne
many interesting episodes are the
Donnybrook fair, the wedding of
Kathleen and the squire, the ball,
the attempt on Kathleen's life and
her rescue by ; Terence, the trial
scene, the near-execution and the
happy termination.
Tom Moore, in "The Great Acci
dent," is scheduled for Wednesday.
The underlying idea in the story is
this: Toiu Moore, a reckless, irre
sponsible ne'er-do-well, is nominated
for mayor as a practical Joke on his
father. The sudden opportunity
thrust yjon the young profligate
acts like a bucket of ice water
soused in his face. He braces up,
squares his Jaw and proceeds to win
the support of his townspeople In
a highly original manner. There is
a beautiful girl, a political buzzard,
a rousing town hall meeting, and an
inspiring climax.
Thursday comes "Thou Art the
Man," with Robert Warwick. The
story deals with. illicit diamond traf
fic In South Africa. The- hero a
soldier of fortune Is in love with n
girl whose brother is ensiiped l.i the
crooked business. The latter uses
his sister's sweetheart, unbeknown
to him, as a means of getting bis
loot to his agent. When the hero Is
apprehended by the law, the stolen
diamonds are found upon him, and
he serves a Jail sentence rather than
betray the girl. But everything turns
out happily eventually.
J. M. WEAVER WILL
SPEAK IN ALLIANCE
A. J. Weaver, president of the
Nebraska constitutional' convention,
which met at Lincoln last winter a nit
framed a number of proposed
amendments to the state's funda
mental law, has been secured for an
address in Alliance. Mr. Weaver is
perhaps the best qualified man in the
state to discuss the work of the con
vention a,nd tell of the effect of the
amendments. There has been a big
demand all over the state for speak
ing dates, and Alliance Is fortunate
in being able to secure him.
Mr. Weaver will speak at the dis
trict court room, on Monday evening,
September 13, at 8 p. m. The meet
ing will be open to the public. The
special election called to vote on
these amendments will be held Sep
tember 21.
Sylvanus Avery, a well-known re
tired cattleman, died yesterday
morning at his home thirty-three
miles southeast of Alliance. Fune
ral services will be held Wednesday
afternoon, September 8, at the St
Matthews Episcopal church. The
deceased was eighty-three years old
and leaves a son, Charles Avery, and
two daughters, Mrs. Belle Brennan
and Mrs. Everett Eldred, living near
Orlando.
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JUDGE BULLOCK
IS FOUND DEAD
Well Known . Hos Butte tVmnty
Citizen Pawned Awny on
Friday Afternoon
Judge H. M. Bullock, sixty-five
years old, was found dead by his
son and others late Friday after
noon In the haymow of what Is
known as the Wilson livery barn,
now conducted by Mr. .Bullock's son
and a partner. From the position
in which the body was found it is
evident that he had laid down for
a short nap from which he did not
awaken. He had, It is saUl, been in
the habit of sleeping there occasion
ally in the afternoon. The body
was taken to the Miller undertaking
parlors, the authorities were noti
fied, who decided that a formal in
quest was unnecessary. Heart fail
ure is assigned as the cause of
death. Mr. Bullock had been in
failing health for some time.
Mr. Bullock had been a famll'ar
figure in this section of western Ne
braska for over tnlrty years. He was
a Black Hills freighter In the days
of Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill, and
he and his partner are said to have
made several thousand dollars
freighting between Sidney and Chey
enne. He was born In New York
state, removed to Whiteside coun
ty, Illinois, and later came with his
family to Dodge county, Nebraska,
in an early day. The family set
tled near Fremont and for a time
Mr. Bullock taught school. Along
about 1878 .he took up freighting,
and later moved back to Fremont.
In 1885, Mr. Bullock again came
to this part of the state. The North
western, railroad was being built
and he had one of the so-called
"mile-contracts." Following the
building of the railroad, he home
steaded near Rushville, where he
was appointed county Judge to fill a
vacancy, later being elected to the
office. He Bpent some time In Bay
ard. He came to Box Butte county
seventeen years ago, and has lived
in Alliance since. He practiced law
for some yearB,served a term as po
lice .Judge, and has been in the real
estate business.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the late rfsi
denee, with Rev. S. J. " Epler in
charge. The deceased . -urvived by
his wife, two sons, C. ue and ElveT,
and three daughters. Miss Edna Bul
lock, Mrs. Ben Pickett, and Mrs.
Nels Peterson.
RECLAIMING LAND
IN HOLT COUNTY
The reclamation of thousands of
acres of fertile wet valleys In south
ern and central Holt -county by t II
lifg, instead of open ditching, will
begin this fall and winter and when
completed it is estimated that more
than 100,000 acres will be available
for corn and small grain that now
are used as hay fiats and meadows,
Says the State Journal. At present
in wet years much of the hay cannot
be" cut. The project is not a promo
tion one, but by the land owners
themselves, and when completed will
add sufficient .corn' and grain lands
to the already large acreages in these
products to make the county a lead
ing producer of corn, wheat and rye.
as it now Is in hay, alfalfa, livestock
and dairy products. The first big
tiling project to be undertaken is
that of A. W. Morrell, prominent
ranchman, on his ranch two miles
east of Atkinson. Contracts already
have been awarded and $5,000 of
tiling ordered for the work.
Much of the land to be reclaimed
lies In the famous flowing well dis
trict of the southern half of the
county and the deep soil of decayed
vegetation is rich enough to. burn
when dried and pressed. The mea
dows along the west line of the
county from Stuart south also are
included in the area proposed to be
drained. Considerable of the land
has been ditched from time to time,
but open ditch drainage has proven
far from satisfactory, because of the
caving and eventual filling of the
ditches. The tiling overcomes these
difficulties and enables every foot of
the land to be farmed.
Lee Strong and Sterling Harris
were chosen by Miss Opal Russell,
county - superintendent, as the two
fortunate ones to attend the state
fair from Box Butte county. The
boys' expenses are paid by the state.
They will live at the boys' school
ing camp, which is conducted on
Boy Scout " principles, attending
classes In the morning and taking la
the state show la the afternoon. The
boys left Sunday afternoon.'
FINDS EVIDENCE
OF ILLICIT STILL
John Weaver Discovers Oum-t Jug
of Homemade If mx-lt Under
Snake Creek llrldge
John Weaver, press-feeder and
printers' devil in, The Herald office
and a freshman in the Alliance high
school, discovered evidences of an
illicit still beneath a bridge over
Snake Creek, three miles south of
Alliance, last Sunday morning. John
was on a hunting excursion, accom
panied by his dog. Some time ago,
John had discovered an automobile
tire under the very bridge, and more
out of curiosity than anything else,
he decided! to have another look
at It.
Beneath the bridge there was a
tone jug, a gasoline stove and other
paraphernalia. There was no coil,
but the stove was in a comparative
state of newness and In good work-
lug order. There ws a supply ol
gasoline in the can, nd seemingly
it was ready for use. The Jug was
standing near the stove, and without
giving the matter much thought.
John raised his rifle and sent bul
let through it. Then the secret was
out. A stream of liquor poured out
on the ground.
The dog thereupon becur.io inter
ested. He approached the jus.
sniffed at It and fell to lapllnj up
lh- liquor. John, says that the ani
mal gave every evldenco of llklig the
sti:ft. And it any further evidence
Is needed as to the contents of the
Jug, the erratic behavior of the d
on the way home should be suQj-
clent. If ever there was a drunken
dog, this one was. He cavorted
gaily about the road, barked in the
wrong key, 'and otherwise made a
fool of himself. He was absolutely
useless as a hunting companion. The
day following ,he slept late and
showed a tendency to walk'fclowly
and to put his paws on top of his
head. He haunted the refrlgorv.tor
and tried to make friends with the
iceman. . -
PCMI'LOYH WAS TOO
FJtKK WITH CKJAIW
Gene Dorman was arrested by
Night Watch Trabert at the William
-ftiskis establishment Sunday , even
ing, on complaint of the proprietor,
who told the police that he had dis
covered some cigars in the pocket of
the employe. -He has since been held
In the city bastile, but no charge has
been filed against him. Dorman is
an ex-soldier, having served In
France with the Rainbow division.
Since his discharge last spring, he
has been working in various parts of
the country, coming to Alliance last
July. Since coming to this city he
has been employed by King's Cor
ner. ALLIANCE BRIKFS
William Fisk, Sam Smith " and
Chase LaDowe paid fines of $10 and
costs each in police court this morn
ing, pleading guilty to a crap-shoot-Ing
charge. The men were arrested
at the Sprague road camp Saturday
night by Chief of Police Reed, and
gave bond for their appearance
Tuesday. Otis Jones, who put up
a $15 cash bond, failed to show up,
and it is Bald that he has left town.
R. O. Harris, who was also arrested,
had no money to put up a cash bond,
but Burlington Special Agent Tom
Smith, who knew him, vouched for
his 'appearance. Harris also left
town and the special officer is hold
ing the sack for the amount of the
cash bond.
Many changes have cpme about
since the day of the old-fashioned
uanaeuon mat peaceruuy went to
seed and never associated with home
made drinks.
Nelson B. Updike of the Omaha
Bee, Joseph Polcar of the Omaha
News. Henry Doorly of the World
Herald, Walter W. Head, of the
Omaha National Bank and Paul F.
Skinuer of the Sklner Packing com
pany are the gentlemen who- will
start the airplanes from Omaha be
tween the hours of eight and nine on
the morning of September 16th la
their race to Crawford. They will
then send a message to the Fair As
sociation at Crawford giving the
hour and the minute of the starting
of each plane. The allowance will
be given on the finish as compared
with the time of starting. Each ma
chine mimf land t Or and Talanri
take on supplies, an! get their clear
ance card from the mayor of Grand
Island. From Grand Island on, there
Is no scheduled stop. The planes
are supposed to commence to arrive
la Crawford la the middle of the
afternoon. Come and join us in see-
Ing these planes arrive. We expect
ten or a dozen entries. It will be
worth your while to' see these
planes come in after their long Jour
ney. Besides the airplane race the
first in the state, and In fact, the
United States, put on by a Fair As
sociation, there will be exellent
horse racing, chariot races, hippo
rldlig and roping, and extra enter
tainment stunts and features and a
general all around carnival of fun.
Come and Join us. You are always
welcome to Crawford. Don't forget
the dates, September 16-17-18. 81
TO CJKT KITTLKMAN
CHILDREN TODAY
Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Mlsklm
men will leave this afternoon for the
Kittleman ranch to bring to Alltance
the six Kittleman cS'ldren, who are
to be sent to the siftite detention
home. In a hearing -in Juvenile
court, held before Judge Tash Bome
weeks ago, the court decided that
the children were dependent and
neglected.
Some trouble is anticipated In get
ting hold of the children, but the
deputy sheriff Is prepared to bring
them back. Mrs. Oswald Kittleman,
the mother of four of them, Is se
riously opposed to parting with
them, and may decide to fight the
court ruling by other than legal
means.
BAYARD WINNER IN
A CLOSE BALL GAME
Bayard won from the Alliance Q
team at the fair grounds Labor day
by a score of 9 to 8. The game,
which lasted until 6 o'clock and re
quired ten Innings to decide the win
ning team, proved a surprise to the
Bayard ball team and to many of the
Alliance fans. After the disastrous
game of Sunday, In which Alliance
was vanquished to the tune of 8 to
1 by the Bayard professionals, many
of the Alliance fans had expected to
see Bayard wipe the earth with us
and most of the early bets- were
placed on a two-to-one basis in favor
of Bayard on the start. However,
before the end of the game the odds
changed about and at the end. of the
fifth inning Alliance was the favor
it .
The game was by all odds the most
exciting and. interesting played , In
Alliance for a number of years and
practically all of the- large- crowd of
fans stayed until the finish.' A high
fly to left field, in the first half of
the ninth, proved the undoing of the
Alliance team, for Butler and Na
tion, who both claimed the ball and
who went after It, came- together
with such force that they were both
knocked out and the ball rolled away
uncaught and forgotten for a shor'
time, while Randall, of Bayard made
three bases and brought in the win
ning score. The game was stopped
a snort time while doctors were
called and revived - the Alliance
players.
The history of the game was as
follows:
Bayard .;..l 011320. 00 19
Alliance .220040000 08
Batteries: Bayard Munger, p.;
Randall, c l.i the sixth Inning
Munger was taken out and Blair fin
ished the g ame.
Alliance reck, -p.; Young, e.
Peck was takeu cut in the sixth and
Kenning finished.
In the last half of the first Inning
Black and Stein of Alliance both
landed two-baggers, scoring players
each time. In the last balfvf the
second, '.Peck for Alliance, sent the
ball .to left field and brought in two
mea. In the third Maxwell of Cay
ard landed a three-bagger and
scored a player. In the fourth Young
of Alliance connected for a two-base
hit and In the fifth Penning brought
la two mea with a high o ne to cen
ter.
v. uyrne, popularly known as
Muggins," umpired until the mid
dle of the sixth, when he "resigned
and the game was finished by Harl-
Ing, who delighted the crowd with
his energetic umpiring. .
ine oesi piay or tne game was
made by Second-BaBeman Chase
Orlffls, who leaped into the air and
brought down a swift one, putting
Bayard to th ebad. The game was
won by Randall of Bayard with a
three-bagger, scoring number nine
for the neighbor?'
BIRTHS
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Walter O
McAllister of Alliance, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Renneau of this city
on Tuesday, August SI, 1920, a
daughter. -Crawford Tribune.
A son waa bora Saturday after
noon to Mr. and Mrs. W. L, O'Keefe
of this city. The parents have not
yet named the youngest member of
the family.
COLORED MEN
STAGE! BATTLE
Clyde Dlllard Receives Pour Ballet
Wounds in a Gun Frajy Karly
Saturday Evening
Clyde Dlllard,, (colored. Is now la
St. Joseph's hospital with four bul
let wounds; Joe Flndley, likewise .
colored, is in the county Jail; and a
third negro, an Innocent bystander.
Is suffering from a bullet wound In
his left leg as a result of a battle
which took place in front of the Pete
Manewal restaurant on Box Butte .
avenue between 7 and 8 o'clock Sat
urday evening. Flndley surrendered'
to the police shortly after, the shoot
ing.
The trouble began, according to
stories told the police, in the Sam
Shelton restaurant, where Flndley
and a fourth man, named Hall, were
In conversation. The conversation
Is said to have been connected with
Flndley'a wire. Dlllard) butted la
and the argument waxed bo strong
that the man .in charge of the res-
taurant ordered them out of the
place. The party adjourned to the
pile of bricks in front of the Mane
wal cafe, and soon reached a pitch .
where Flndley drew a revolver and
fired four shots at Dlllard. One of
these struck a bystander, who with"
drew to the office of Dr. Hershman,
where his wounds were dressed. The
man is not known, and colored mea
say that he arrived in Alliance the.
same day he was injured, ." .
Following the shooting, Flndley ,
ran home, but later returned to the
Shelton restaurant, where he was ad
vised to surrender himself to the po
lice, This he decided to do. He
went over to the city, hall, and
awaited the arrival of Chief Reed,
who was in the railroad yards at the
time of the scrap.
'
A number of conflicting stories
have bee.n told concerning the cause
for the shooting match, but the po
lice say that it is one of those do
mestic triangles, or possibly a se
ries of domestic triangles. It was
plain to bystanders that Flndley did
not particularly desire trouble, but
that Dlllard followed him out on the
Btreet and persisted In arguing with
him. Flndley has lived in Alliance
for the past five or six years, ana '
bears a fine record. He is employed
as a coach cleaner by the Burlington
and la all his residence in Alliance
has never been mixed up with the
police or the courts, according to
Chief Reed. r
Flndley declares that he did not
shoot to sill, and points to the fact
that all four wounds were in the legs
of his victim. He was afraid of strik- ,(
ing bystanders, he said. Bullets
were lodged In both the right arid
left leg and hip of Dlllard.
County Attorney Lee Basye, who
is also In the hospital, following an
operation for the iemoal of his ton
sils, signed a complaint: nd infor
mation Tuosday morning charging
Flndley whh assault to inflict great
bodily Injury. County Judge Tash.
has set the hearing for September
22, and has placed the amount of,
the appearance bond at $1,000.
BOYS INDULGE IN A
BITOT DEVILTRY
Four boys, ranging in age front
eight to eleven years, Indulged in an
orgy of vandalism last Thursday
afternoon, whui they entered a tent
erected by a uuch of landseekers
near the fair grounds and proceeded
to eat supplies, destroy property and
do other damage.
The tent was owned by Ed Lehm-
kuhl of Wahoo, who, in company
with seven or eight other men came
to Alliance last -Thursday. They
erected their tent. and then left with
real estate men to look over farms.
When they returned, they ' found
practically all of .their stock of jellies '
and jams had been eaten; a .16
gauge shotgun had been seriously
damaged, the contents of the tent
had been thrown about and the cota
on which they expected to sleep had
been defiled. In short, it looked aa
though the German army had made
a raid.
Women living in nearby houses
had Been the boys, and when the
matter was reported to Chief of Pol
ice Reed, it took very little time to
find the culprits. Their fathers paid
for the damages, and. It Is to be
hoped, thoroughly dusted their little
trousers for them. .
The world will be glad to learn
that Adam did not wear whiskers
when he took the famous bite, thus
proving that beardless youth fell aft
easy prey to woman's wiles.