THE ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1U21
FIVTT
G, V, NATION SAYS
PIPE LINE IS SURE
TO CAUSE TROUBLE
Declare There Is a Possibility of
RiRht-of-Way Dispute Favors
the Septic Syotent
Alliance, Nehr., Jan. 19. To tlie
Editor of The Herald. Dear Sir: That
,the taxpayers of Alliance may know
where they will probably alight before
they jump into the proposition of vot
ing bond;; of some $20,000 or $30,000
to extend a pipe line to carry the citv
sewage three and one-half miles to i
the W. W. Norton farm, it will be in
order to get a correct understanding
of what the proba-ble results will be.
First, it will probably cost about as
much above the estimate given as the
city paving has cost and 1 am told
that it is almost double the estimate
given.
To illustrate, I need to give but one
example. The council is starting into
this proposition with the expectation
that they are going to get something
for nothing. In other words, they ex
pect or intend to appropriate for sewer
purposes public and private property
without giving any compensation.
It is a question, whether the county
commissioners have any right to give
to any individual, corporation or
municipality a permit to use any pub
lic highway or part thereof for a pur
pose other than that for which it was
surrendered from the owner to the
public, namely, for use as a public
highway. It is only reasonable, and
the courts have so decided, that the
only right the owners of the land sur
rendered when the land was taken for
highway purposes was the right of
passage and the right to make the
highway passable.
When lands are taken for highways,
the owners of the lands so taken do
not; give any deed or title to either
the county or state, but the land is
subjected to taxes the same as if a
highway had never been established.
Therefore, the owners of land that
have been taken for highways retain
all rights to the use of land to any
crops, hay or pasture that grow upon
said land, provided they do not in any
way interfere with the building, main
tenance or passing of the public upon
the highway.
Even if we admit the county com
missioners can legally grant a permit
to place a sewer pipe line in or on any
public highway, it will be absolutely
- necessary to also get a permit from
the property owners adjoining the
highway.
As to the feasibility of piping along
the highway, there would be about
eighty rods where the pipe line would
have to be on piers, or in the center
of the road bed, which is somevhat
narrow and was built at several thou
sand dollars' expense and some twelve
years' time in getting it to its present
fair condition. I am sure the people
would not stand for allowing that
grade to be dug up for the placing of
Bewer pipe that would in all probabil
ity clog after a few months use, neces
sitating the tearing up of the road bed
for repairs of pipe line.
If the line is carried on piers and not
covered, it would freeze and put the
sewage system out of commission un
til spring. A gravity system could
not be used as the outlet of the pipe
would be at or near the same level as
the present septic tank. A pump
would have to be used to force the
sewage contents for the total distance
of three and one-half miles. It would
work as long as there was volume of
water large enough and force rapid
enough to keep the sediment from
settling. If the pump be used as now,
intermittently, the pipe would soon fill
with sediment so it would need extra
force to move the water, and when
that extra force was applied the setfi
jnent would be shoved up in cake and
the quantities of those cakes would in
crease to such an extent that before
the outlet of the pipe was reached it
would be hopelessly clogged.
It is true that if the present septic
tanks were used as settling tanks
there would not be any trouble about
pipes clogging. It would also be true
that conditions would remain the same
as they are now at the septic tanks.
Scarcely a particle of the putrefying
vegetable or animal matter from
which the sulphuretted hydrogen gas
that causes the abnominable stench
the arises therefrom, would be carried
away.
I think a pipe line three and one-half
miles would be too expensive just to
carry the water and leave what causes
the nuisance remain. It seems the
wise course will be to abate what
causes the nuisance and water can
then be allowed to run or be used most
anywhere.
The septic process of purifying sew
age is the most perfect process now
known, and it fails only where the de
signers of septic tnks do not under
stand that process. What they do not
understand is that, it is primary a
problem in bacteria, secondarily, a
problem in chemistry and only thirdly,
it is a problem in engineering.
I think Dr. Morris' suggestion in
Tuesday's Herald is good that is, not
to jump from one mistake into an
. other. My own opinion is that it is
time to quit making mistakes about
city affairs in general and the sewage
in particular.
With this object in view I wish to
cay to all the citizens of Alliance, if
they will give to me one hour of their
time and furnish a place for an audi
ence and be there to make one of the
audience, I will undertake to give a
thorough description of the funda
mental principles of the purification of
sewage by the septic process.
I will tell you why septic tanks do
not function properly, how they should
be built and why they should be so
built; tell you what the bacteria are,
show you illustrations of them and
explain the chemical process necessary
to eliminate the sulphuretted hydro
gen gas. In fact, I will tell you things
that you will have difficulty in find
ing out from any other source,
If the above offer is accepted, please
give me at least a week's notice. Yours
respectfully, G. W. NATION.
RANDOM SHOTS
Our furnace room, presided over by
John, is bring used as a smoking com
partment, although John doesn't
smoke. Two or three times the fur
nace door has been found open, and
the supposition is that one of the three
men who quit on a $50 bet is pufTing
smoke into the furnace to avoid sus
picion. We's heard of a new angle to the
bootlegging game. The Norfolk News
says: "Unemployment in Norfolk to
day is perhaps back of much violation
of the prohibition laws. If a mun is
reduced to idleness and his family
faces hunger and cold, can you blame
him much for engaging in bootlegging
to help keep that family from want?"
If a man must break the law to
keep his family from want, why
shouldn't he steal? It's much more
genteel and refined than peddling
home brew or cheap whisky at high
way robbery prices.
A number of influential citizens of
Pittsburgh, Pa., have inaugurated a
huge advertising campaign to create a
sentiment for rigid enforcement of the
eighteenth amendment. We have never
heard of a case where a thirsty man
was talked out of the notion, but we
pass the suggestion along for what
it may be worth.
Today's Second Best.
They had just pulled the cork when
a lantern entered the room, followed
by a lengthy individual with whiskers.
"By gum, I've ketched ye," shouted i
Whiskers, flashing the star attached to
his galluses. "What are you two
a-doin' here?"
"N-nothing," stammered Jones, cov
etously glancing at the bottle on the
table.
"N-nothing," echoed Smith, cov
etously glacing at the bottle on the
table.
"Well, what are ye two aimin' to
lo?" persisted Whiskers.
"N-nothing," said Jones.
"N-nothing," said Smith.
"Whee:!!" said Whiskers. "Then
hold this lantern."
According to a report that reaches
us from fairly authentic sources, the
bootleggers in ScottsbluflF have formed
a union and have adopted a badge. It
seems they were getting so thick there
that they got to selling hooch to each
other.
An extremely bow-legged Alliance
man explains that he got that way by
looking into cellars.
Official announcement is made that
the standardized golf ball Is required
only for certain international matches.
The standardized golf ball is consid
erably smaller than the ones we are
accustomed to use, and this announce
ment brings a whole lot of relief to
us. In order to improve our play, the
ball should be about the size of a
canteloupe--then we wouldn't swat the
air so often or so hard.
It was down in Texas in those
other days. A man was introducing
his brother to the group of gentlemen
in the saloon. He said, "This-s my
brother my brother. An' h-he's not
only my brother, ye un'stand, but he's
my p-personal friend."
SOCIETY
U'XqriST DYE
Mi-AHa--Pye of Alliance and Ed
win C. l.unquist of Cepar Rapids, la.,
were married nt high noon Wednesday
by Hev. Mr. M inert at the Baptist
church. The bride wore a deep cream
colored organdie with a picture hat
to match. Her corsage was of roses
and narcissus. Miss Thel ma Wesley
was maid of honor and wore a pale
green organdie with hat to match. Her
corsage was of pink tea-roses. Homer
Lotspiech acted as best man. Miss
Alta Young played the wedding march
and Elsie Simpson sang. The ushers
were Verne Laing and King Robbins.
After the ceremony a reception was
given at the home of the bride. Cov
ers were laid for thirty guests. Mr.
and Mrs. l.unquist left on 42 Wednes
day night for their home in Cedar .
Rapids, Iowa. They will make a num- :
ber of stoys on their way to visit j
friends.
Mr. nnd Mrs. T .M'.Uyrn left on
Wednesday for a rhort vis.t in Den
ver. Tommy (liillin left this morning for
Kansas City where he will visit n few
days.
Machinist B. F. Hill resigned and
leaves the latter part of the week for
Chicago.
Bob Atz leaves tonight for Denver
where he expects to spend a couple
of months.
Mrs. C. W. Corp left this week for
Ranchester, Wyo., where she will visit
for a short time.
Mrs. A. W. Newberg and Mrs. W. A".
Bennett leave today with Mrs. Oscar
O'Bannon for Seward.
Engineer llouser has bumped En
gineer Houston olf the 44 turn between
Alliance nnd Ravenna.
Mr. Koseri. business agent of the
I. A. A. M., was in Alliance this week
ton business for the onlnr.
Engineer J. O. Pardons Is on the sick
! list and Engineer Baschky is taking
his run until he recovers.
George Werner is out of the hofpital
now after an operation on his leg be
cause of a gunshot wound.
Fireman H. K. Ishum and wife left
this week for a month's visit in To
peka, Kansas, and other points.
Engineer Bales left Wednesday for
McCook to visit a brother whom he
has not seen for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Colling of
I Senecn. were In .Vian" wee'- for
the wedding of Mrs. Col ling's sister,
Alta Dye. !
j a. t. Johnson, stock yard uperin--'
J tendent. returned from St. Paul, Minn.. . j
today, where he has been on a busi- -1
nesB trip.
l.ngmeer C J.i oung hurt his back . ,
Thursday when his cab cushion slidU;
off the chair ami he fell on hlft back. . j
He will be off for a few flays. '
John Pahlow was struck in the-eye t;
with a piece of coal while working otui i
the coal shed Monday. He will b&i
unable to work for a few days.
P E A R SON K R 1 E
William Pearson and Tena Krie,
both of Sidney, were married by Judge
Tash, Tuesday.
Mrs. J. O. Parsons and Mrs. H. F. '
Nelson entertained the ladies of tl
G. I. A. at a luncheon Thursday after
noon at the I. O. O. F. hall, after the
regular division meeting. Those pres-!
ent were Mesdames Guy Miller, J. H.
Klassinn, T. J. Y'oung, A. H. Robbins,
J. W. Edwards, W. H. White, A. J.
Cole, J. Pattalochi, Chas. Meyers, G.
W. Johnson, L. A. Baschky, G. W. Wil
son, Carl Witham, E. McGuire, C. B.
Gibson. Ada B. Allen, G. H. Rathburn,
J. A. Bacon, C. W. Miller and R. L.
Warborough.
Miss Wanda Adams delightfully en
tertained about sixteen guests Satur
day evening at cards and dancing.
Guests present were Misses Helen
Newberry, Marie Howe, Dorothy Rey
nolds, Irma Ellis and Margaret Dwyer,
and Mrs. Shepherd, and Messrs. Ivan
Acheson, Ed. McNulty, Scott Lee,
Harold Gavin, John Shrlner, Lester
Beal, Jack Freeland and Shepherd.
Members of the Kintmka Campfire
met at the home of their guardian,
Miss Josephine Ganson, last Wednes
day evening for a business session.
Mrs. George Mintzer entertained at
dinner Sunday. The guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Highland, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Nieman and daughter.
Conklin's Crescent -Fountain
Pens. Scotten & Hershman, 214
Box Butte, Alliance Drug CO.
RAILROAD NOTES
J. J. Ryan leaves tonight for Kan
sas City.
Miss Ethel Trabert leaves today for
Minatare.
Engineer John Wolverton Is on the
sick list this week.
Sam Norbeck leaves today for his
ranch near Joilette, Wyo.
Master Mechanic J. B. Irwin left to
day for Edgemont on business.
Fireman Witowack is laying off this
week because of business matters.
Mrs. Newberg and son Donald are
spending a few days in Marsland.
Miss Frances Grassman left Wednes
dav night for a short visit to Lincoln
Troy Sanders has returned from
Omaha where he spent the past week.
Saturday Specials
AT THE
Palace Market
PORK
Pork Shoulder Roast, OA
per pound &UC
Pork Side, Oft
per pound .... LuC
' BEEF
Beef Boil, 1A
per pound 1UC
Rolled Rib Roast, 991
per pound . . LLS
Cudahy Sugar Cured Ham, 9Q
per pound ...... L3Z
Cudahy Sugar Cured Bacon, A
per pound - . LjC
Pure Home Rendered Lard, ( OA
10 pounds for pl0U
Liver, -in
per pound ; 1UI
Fresh Dressed Hens and Springers.
Full Line Fresh Vegetables.
We Deliver Any Size Order. Phone Orders
Given Special Attention.
PHONE 131
Palace Market
GUY SMITH, Proprietor
DOLLAR-SAVING
PRICES ON
MEN'S WATCHES
The man who is looking for
lig value in a watch gets
it here.
To begin with, every watch
we have is a standard
make, known for its de
pendability as a time
keeper. Cases are the best
on the market, properly
fitted, and the new styles.
Our prices are values that
make your dollars sit up
straight with self-respect
they buy for you watch
worth that keeps money
in your poket on the pur
chase, and saves you
money every year of a
long period of service.
' You honor your purchas
ing judgment, and your
pride, when you buy a
watch here.
$7.00 to $73.00
Zitches-Dius
l)runswickJfiono6fJphs
tchlnspectof&Q.
Every Day Prices
OUR MEAT DEPARTMENT OFFERS
THESE SPECIAL LOW PRICES
FOR EVERY DAY ,
Whole or Half Hogs, 10
per pound )
per pound -lv TO
Mutton Stew, IV
per pound . 1J
Hamburger Fit-to-Eat, 1Q
per pound A
Pure Home-made Sausage, O Cd
per pound.. v
Fresh Side Pork, Oft
per pound
Swift's Empire Hams, 0(M
per pound .
Swift's Premium Hams, 9Q
per pound JJ
Swift's Winchester Bacon,
per pound. .
Try Our Home-made Pan Scrapple, 1 Ct
per pound - -
Smoked Kippered Salmon, 00
per pound -vd
Full Line Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
Always in Stock.
Mallery Grocery Co.
Quality Grocers
s
Plan Now to - -
'Bull.
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i mis
Spring
With the resumption of business activity this
spring, which is forecasted by many and born
out by events in the east, building operations
will be brisk and they should be:
Developing business of all sorts
w will need new structures
: r LUMBER PRICES ARE DOWN LOW
Labor costs are even now lower
' " and may go down yet in keeping
with lowered costs of other com
modities. m ...
This is the logical time to do your planning.
Come in and let us help you. Get figures that
may surprise you for their smallness.
Forest Lumber Co
WM. BEVINGTON, Mgr. .
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