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Official Paper of Box Butt County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920.
No. 98
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SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE IS NOW ON
Box Butte County Advlwry lfcmnl
Plans to Italse 92,500 By the
Flmt of Xext Week
The drive for the Salvation army
quota for Box Butte county, which
"was to have been held two weeks
ago, but was postponed until after
Tuesday's elm Ion, is now on in
earnest. At a meeting of the Box
Butte county advisory board, which
was held in the office of County
Judge Tash Thursday afternoon,
twenty-five business men decided to
get behind the drive and put it
acroBs in record time. To show they
meant business, every man present
not only put his name on the sub.
Kcription list, but agreed to canvass
his block of the downtown section.
Alliance's qupta for the Salvation
army Is about 1,000, but the advis
ory board members, who had agreed
to get behind the drive provided the
Salvation army installed a post in
this city, have determined, if possi
ble, to double. If not triple this
amount. The reason for this is that
they hold the belief that this city
bould support the post, Inasmuch as
it was installed here at their invi.
tation.
This city has no organized chari
ty, and situated as we are, some
agency for the relief of the unfortu
nate and needy is imperative. For a
time the city mission operated, but
it was forced to give up the struggle
for lack of funds. Realizing that a
need for some such organization ex
isted, representatives of the local
churches, fraternal orders, labor
unions and other civic bodies under
took to get behind the mission some
months ago, but it was realized that,
as then conducted, the mission was
not able to handle the situation. An
effort was made at that time to se.
. cure a Salvation army post here, but
the army had no funds.
A few. weeks ago, when Judge
Tash was In Omaha, he attended the
stale convention of advisory boards,
and made a personal investigation
of the work of the army in its rescue
and maternity homes. Following
this, he urged an appropriation to
enlarge the scope of this depart
ment. At that time, he received as
surances that a post would be estab
lished in Alliance if it could or
done. The advisory board promised
the quota from this county U ii
were established, and a week or two
ago two workers from Hastings ar
rived in Alliance. The building re.
cently vacated by the Brennan drus
store has been leased and furnished.
The Army having carried out its
part of the agreement, the board is
pushing the drive.
Present plans Include the canvass
ing of the business district only.
Committees will call upon every
business man in the city and it Is
believed that very few will refuse to
contribute. The need for the Salva
tion Army here is undisputed, and
by making it the headquarters for
all the charities of the city, in addi
tion to its regular relief and rescue
work, it will be worth much more
than it will cost. There is no other
charitable organization where so
much of the money donated goes to
those who need it. Few cities of the
size of Alliance have a greater need
for Its ministrations. When the
canvassers arrive, have your check
book handy. No large subscriptions
will be asked, and this is an added
reason why evety man approached
should need no encouraging.
CARSOX-MOHTEXSOX
BOUT A HEAL IttSSLE
"wrestling fans are unanimous in
saying that the wrestling match at
the roof garden Thursday evening
between Jimmy Carson of Omaha
and Fred Mortensen, known as the
Terrible Dane, of Alliance, is the
first and only bout in Alliance
where it was all action from start to
finish. The opinion is general that
If all matches were staged as was
this one, the sport would be more
popular than it is at present.
Mortenson won the tout, taking
the first fall in 45 minutes and the
second in 27 H. Mortenson weighed
in at 172 pounds and Carson at 169.
The two men were well matched and
fought hard, but the Alliance boiler-
maker has Just a trifle more speed.
jt THE WEATHER.
Anions Keh.. November 5. Rain
tonight and Saturday, turning to
snow and colder weBt portion Satur
day; increasing east to northeast;
winds becoming strong. NotlTy
stockmen west portion.
it p Hoursev went to Hot Springs
and Edgemont Thursday on a busi
ness trip.
The RESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT ELECT
WAR KEN G.
HARDING AND
COM WIN
(. O. I. ScoreH the Greatest Victory
In Us History In Nation.
Stt niul County.
Tuesday's republican landslide
was the greatest In the history of the
party. It swept Into office not only
Harding and Coolidge, but assured
an increased majority in both houses
of congress. In Nebraska the Hard
ing vote was strong enough to carry
through Governor McKelvie and the
entire list of republican state officers,
although' for a time the- governor
ship appeared' In doubt. McKelvie
ran far below the head of the ticket,
and narrowly missed defeat. The
straight republican ballots, however
were of sufficient number to pull him
through.
Late tabulations indicate that
Harding not only carried all the nor.
mally republican states, but some in
roads were made in the solid south
In some southern states, where Cox
secured a majority, republican con
gressmen and senators were selected
Unprecedented pluralities were piled
up in all states, the Nebraska major
ity for Harding being estimated at
135,000. The woman's vote helped
swell the totals.
Among winners in the state con
tests may be listed P. A. Barrows for
lieutenant governor; D. M. Amsberry
for secretary of state; G. W. Mash,
auditor of public accounts; DPr
Swanson, land commissioner; D. I).
Cropsey, treasurer; C. A. Davis, at.
torney general; Thome Browne anrt
II. L. Cook, railway commissioners.
A. M. Morrlssey has a safe lead for
chief justice of the supreme court,
and George A. Day for associate
justice. William H. Westover was
re-elected district Judge for the Six
teenth district. Moses P. KinkaiJ
will receive an increased majority
over two years ago. State Senator
Good is re-elected and Dwlght Grls-
wold will represent this district in
the legislature.
Heavy Vote In Box Butte.
Box Butte county cast a record
vote, the unofficial figures placing it
at 2,320. The women were a dig.
tlnct factor in the republican victory,
casting many of the straight ballots
that helped to pull McKelvie
through. The voting began early in
the morning and continued until the
polls closed, and in Alliance there
were lines of voters waiting to cast
their ballots. Although four times
the required number of ballots bad
been printed, it was necessary to
have more In every ward in the city.
On page 2 of The Herald will be
found the unofficial tabulation of the
vote In Box Butte county. Theses
figures show about a two to one ma
jority for all the republican candi
dates. For president the majority
was even larger. On the governor
ship, McKelvie ran behind the head
of the ticket nearly four hundred
votes in the county. Wray's vote
was larger than bad been expected,
the York man receiving 274 in the
county.
W. C. Mounts received the record
vote for the county, 1800 voters
HAHDIXO
placing their approval on his candi.
dacy. He ran fully 300 votes ahead
of Harding. He was without opposi
tion for clerk of the district court
and many democrats voted for hlin.
County Judge Tash ran him a close
second, receiving over 1500 rotes, ac
cording to the unofficial returns.
Both the democratic and republi
can local organizations were busy
election day getting out the voters.
Up until the count of the ballots be.
pan, there was some doubt as to how
the city would go, and a number of
bets were made, that the city would
go democratic, or that the republi
can majority in the county would be
small.
The democratic campaign was in
charge of the Cox-Roosevelt club,
which made a vigorous campaign in
the county. The Wilson handicap,
coupled with the general desire for a
change, was too much to overcome.
W. R. Harper, republican county
chairman, made a whirlwind finish of
the campaign, which has been under
his personal direction. The cam
paign in Box Butte county this year
was hard fought In the closing days,
but was clean, and while two sue.
cessive victories have not made It
any too easy for democrats to accept
defeat. Harper has received a num
ber of pleasant words from demo
cratseven from some who made un
wise bets.
ROAD BUREAU CHIEF
INSPECTS ANTI0CH ROAD
E. II. Morey oj Lincoln, chief of
the stiae bureau of roads, arrived In
Alliance Wednesday morning and
met with President Glen Miller and
Secretary J. W. Guthrie of the Alli
ance chamber of commerce. - Division
Engineer J. C. McLean of Scotts
bluff, II M. Roberts of the Robert
Construction company of Denver and
Mr. Powell, owner of the Bridgeport
sandpits. These men made an in
spection of the Antloch road Wed
nesday morning.
The visit of Mr. Morey was occa.
sioned by a protest sent in by the
Alliance chamber of commerce to the
effect that the contractor on the An
tloch road was not using the surfac
ing material called for by the spe
cifications. Division Engineer Mc
Lean, Mr. Powell and the contractor
explained that the material used,
while containing more than was de.
sirable, is the best sand obtain,
able. Mr. Morey took samples of the
material back with him for analysis.
The surfacing material at present j
used runs not to exceed 10 per cent
under the specifications. Mr. Powell
explained that with his present
equipment, he could not tunr out
gravel that would be exactly suitable
for the requirements of western
roads, although it is better than any
other available material. He said,
however, that if the demand were
sufficjent, he would be willing to put
in new equipment at the gravel pits
which would sift out all of the sand.
The meeting developed into a
friendly discussion of good roads.
Among the points of interest in the
discussion was an agreement reached
between Commissioner C. L. Hash
man and Engineer McLean on some
kind of a road out of Alliance to
connect up with roads from the
south.
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mm CALVIN XKLIDGE
HKMIX(iKOICI) MAN "
BUYS AEROPLANE
Ora Kj Phillips, well known Hem
ingford real estate man, is the first
citizen of Box Butte county to In-J
terest himself in the aircraft game j
sufficiently to purchase a machine, j
He returned from Lincoln Tuesday
afternoon with a new Standard ma
chine, accompanied by a pilot, and
for a considerable time the citizens
of Alliance were entertained with an
exhibition. He arrived at Heniing
ford at 9 a. m. Wednesday.
According to The Herald's Hem.
lugford correspondent, Mr. Phillips
has engaged two aviators to teaei
him the flying game, and they will
stay with - him until he is able .to
handle the craft himself. Following
his arrival in Hemingford, a number
of passengers took flights, and there
has been no dearths of requests from
those who desire a birdseye view or
the county. Wednesday afternoon
the Hemingford schools were dis
missed In honor of the occasion, and
people from farms and ranches
within a radius, of several miles came
to that city to view the attraction.
Citizens there are extremely proud
of the new acquisition, saying there
are mighty few towns of a thousand
population which can boast of a
home aeroplane.
WHO SAYH THIKTEEX
AX I'XLl'CKY NI MHEH
Thirteen may be the grandaddy
of all the jinxesbut somebody'U
have to prove ! to The Herald.
November the thirteenth month
its owners have been In business
here was the record-breaker,
not only in volume of business,
but in every other way that helps
to convince a publisher that he's
making good.
Despite a poor location, despite
bitter opposition, despite crowded
conditions The Herald has made
a consistent growth In business.
The first month of the second year
finds the receipts more than dou
ble those of the same month a
year ago.
The thirteenth month finds The
Herald still maintaining Its lead
In circulation and gaining In
popularity with every Issue.
The thirteenth month finds The
Herald still setting the pace for
printing live home news, written
in an Interesting way.
The thirteenth month shows
the greatest number of renewals
and unsolicited new subscribtions
and no other kind is as valuable
In Its history.
The thirteenth month shows a
steadily increasing advertising
patronage. Look over our adver
tising columns and you'll find
every worth while merchant In
Alliance uses them regularly and
liberally.
The thirteenth month finds The
Herald moving into newer and
larger quarters, with new equip
ment the best made, with sutfi
cient room for present needs and
future expansion.
The thirteenth month is our
lucky month.
Watch us grow!
TARIFF MAY SAVE
POTASJMNDUSTRY
It. M. Hampton lloM-ful That Wet
Nebraska Plants Can Com '
ete With (JeiniAiiy
An Interview with R. M. Hampton
of this city was published In the
Omaha World-Herald Thursday
corning. In , which the Alliance
banker Is quoted as expressing his
belief that the new republican ad.
ministration, by establishing a tariff
on potash, would aave the industry
from extinction In. Nebraska. 'The
World-Herald says:
"K. M. Hampton. president 'xt the
First National bank of Alliance,
stated today that he believed the new
republican administration, after Its
Installation, would establish a tariff
m potash Imported front Germany,
thereby saving tho Nebraska potash
Industry from extinction, due to the
fact that German potash can now
be delivered in Atlanta, Ga., at an
averase of 75 cents per unit, which
s equivalent to 115 per ton, cheaper
than the Nebraska potash can be
manufactured and delivered at At
lanta, t
"Mr. Hampton is one of the heav
iest stockholders in the Alliance
Potash Co., operating one of the five
large Antloch plants. He stated
that the Nebraska po'ash industry,
in which over 910,000,000 has been
invisted, mostly by Nebraska peo.
pie, cannot survive unless it Is pro
jected by a tariff on German potash,
lie states that on November 1 the
eastern fertilizer manufacturers who
have been purchasing potash from
western Nebraska plants cancelled
their contracts with the two Lake
aide plants and the Alliance plant at
Antioch, and that the latter plant
will close down as soon as the pres
ent supplies of coal and oil are ex.
hausted unless new orders are se
cured. ,
"Although the present outlook for
the Nebraska Industry is bad, Mr.
Hampton is confident that one of the
first acts of the newly elected con
gress will be to establish the tariff
on potash, as well as on beef and
wool, all of which are more or less
in the dumps.
"Inasmuch as Mr. Hampton is one
of the old time Nebraska stockmen
and former president of the Nebras
ka Stockgrowers' association, the
stockmen of this end of the state are
hopeful that his predictions will
come true and that an era of better
prices on beef, wool and potash will
result."
Dll. ANNIE 11. JEFFREY
TO LEAVE ALLIANCE
Announcement was made Thurs
day that Dr. Annie G. Jeffrey will
leave Alliance. She has made ar.
rangements to go to Casper, and will
have offices with her husband, Dr.
Joe Jeffrey. A partnership has been
formed between Drs. Jeffrey and Dr,
A. L. V. Smith of Portland, Ore,
Under the new arrangement. Dr.
Smith will take over the Alliance
practice Immediately. Mrs. Jeffrey
expects to leave for Casper within
the next week.
NEW MANAGER FOR
POTATO EXCHANGE
A. J. Iitiwrpttce of Nebraska Unit
Ity College of Agriculture
la Now In Charge
A. J. Lawrence of Lincoln, for the
past three years connected with the
University of Nebraska college of
agriculture, -where he has been In
charge of county agents In western
Nebraska, arrived In Alliance
Wednesday morning and Is serving
as acting general manager of the
Nebraska potato growers' coopera
tive exchange. A. J. Sawyer of
Rushvllle, chosen general manager
at the Inception of the exchange,
was unable to continue with th
work, due to the Illness of his wife.
Mr. Lawrence is well acquainted
with conditions In western Nebraska,
having been engaged In business at
Chadron for some twelve or fifteen
years prior to his residence In Lin
coln. His work the past three years
makes him an especially valuable
man to be at the head of the ex
change's activities, which are much
greater than the average Alliance
resident realizes.
Judging from present Indications,
the potato exchange-will operate In
Alliance the year around. It Is es
timated that this year's crop of po
tatoes In this district will run close
to 3,000 cars, which, compared with
1,800 cars last year, shows better
than anything else the importance
of the exchange.
The cooperative plan of market
ing the spud crop Is proving Its
worth every day. Sales are brisk.
The exchange is selling all cars they
can get hold of, at prices ranging
from 20 to 25 cents per hundred
higher than those offered by some of
the speculators. The demand Is
constantly growing, and the put
week or two has exceeded the sup
ply by a comfortable margin At
present, the average number ot cars
sold is about twenty-five a day, but
It is expected, when the real move-'
nient begins, that this will reach fif
ty or better.
Mr. Lawrence's work will consist
largely of getting the spuds to ship.
The selling end is under the-direr,
tlon of George E. Walker, the rep
resentative, .of the North American
Fruit. Exchange of New York City.
Growers in this section started the
Belling this year with a decided ad
vantage In price, 10 to 15 cents per
hundred, over offerings from Minne
sota. Due to the placitu by a few
shippers of inferior stuff In .such
markets as Omaha, the Minnesota
growers have had a 10 to 15 cent
advantage of late. The Nebraska
exchange hopes, by such means as
Improved grading and uniform pack
ing, to get their product i cognised
on the leading markets. This Is the
chief problem confronting snippers
from western Nebraska at present.
It will take time to overcome the
handicap but the men in charge are
confident that it can be done, and
Nebraska potatoes will be able to
compete with those frowu in Mich.
Igau, Wisconsin and Miunebota.
The Neoiattaa exchange is no v fn
dally touch with over three llieiManc
buyers of high financial stunting.
and there are almost uuimhel pos
sibilities of increasing ihj buviiess.
All concerns from whom orders ai-e
accepted are carefully Investigated.
From the short time in which it has
been in operation, there is ample
proof that in the exchange, the mar
keting problem has been satisfac
torily solved.
AXGOUA MAX MAKE
Ll'CKY OIL STRIKE
All of the budding oil millionaires
are not confined to Alliance. Word
comes from Angora that Mr. and
Mrs. R. K. Maybell are planning to
remove from that place to KansaB,
where Mr Maybell has made a lucky
strike in oil. Some two years ago,
on a visit with relatives at Flor
ence Kas., Mr. Maybell was Invited
to Joiu a syndicate of twenty-nine
men which purchased a forty-acr
lease. The land was not far front
producing wells, and Mr Maybell
took a chance. '
Last spring the Marigold Oil and
Refining company made the syndL
cate a proposition, and has since
drilled four wells on the property.
The first well came in the first of
April, and the fourth only a short
time ago. The largest one produces
1,200 barrels per day, and the small
est 600, and the two others 1,000
and 800, and there Is a ready market
for it at $3.75 per barrel. The lease
cost the syndicate only $1.25 per
acre. The profits are sufficiently
large to make it Interesting for a
man who receives one twenty-ninth
of the royalties.
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