Official Taper of Dox Butte County TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Taper of the City of AIHanct VOLUME XXVIII. 'ages) ALLIANCE, DOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1921 ' NO. C3 HEAVY DEATH . TOLL TAKEN BY ' PUEBLO FLOOD ESTIMATES PLACE LOSS OF LIFE AT FIVE HUNDRED Property Damage Will Run Into the Millions Government Is Asked to Send Aid r , Announcement was made by Bur lington officials in Alliance Mon day that the Burlington and Colo rado & Southern railroads are pre pared to transport fret of charge any supplies or materials donated for the sufferers in the flood-stricken district in Colorado. Where necessary, all emergency foodstuffs will be taken in baggage cars at tached to passenger trains. No call has reached Red Cross officials in Alliance' for aid. The Red Cross has a relief fund, which is intended to be devoted to relieve disasters in this district. The Col orado Red Cross, under ordinary conditions, will take care of that state, and if the situation is beyond their control, central division head quarters at Chicago and the state headquarters at Omaha may order further assistance from Nebraska. As set, no effort has been made in Alliance to organize relief of any kind for the Colorado sufferers, but it is expected this will be done if the call comes. Some cities and towns in the Btate have volunteered assistance, and the railroads are co-operating with those who wish to make contributions of food or clothing. " Pueblo, the second, largest city in Colorado, with a population of over 60,000, is a scene of utter desolation, following the greatest catastrophe evtT recorded in the "annals of, the iEocky Mountain: region. Unprece dented floods that swept over the city between 6 o'clock and midnight Friday took a toll of life that is estimated to be nearly five hundred. The estimates of the number of dead have been con siderably at variance, but the loss of, "Jife is known to bevery great . A second cloudburst tfanfe upon the stricken city at 3 o clock Saturday af- " lernoon, following the breaking of the Skagway reservoir. Water rose five feet within an hour. A third cloud burst came at 9 o'clock in the evening. The Union station is reported to have been surrounded by nineteen feet of M-ater. Two-thirds of the city was inun ' tated by the first floods, and the en tire business section destroyed by fire. Martial law was proclaimed almost immediately, and the military, in charge of the situation, ordered to nhoot looters on sight. A food admin istrator has been named and all food distribution has been placed under his control. Thousands are still marooned on high points about the city. The Jled Cross is in charge of relief oper ations, and-trains bearing supplies are beinb rushed from Denver and Colo rado Springs. The city is lightles3, heatless and without drinking water, nd pestilence is threatening. Streets Filled With Wreckage The National guardsmen and the ittna who escarped with their lives put forth heroic efforts to remove the hundreds of other bodies mat were swirling on the flotsam and jetsam tossed about by the swift currents that ran through the downtown business section. . .. First estimates after communication was established over a wobbly tele graph wire were that the dead would Fiumber over 2,000, but latr reports reduced this total and if is now said that probably less than 500 lives have been lost. . ,. . The greatest loss of life occurred in that section of the city inhabited mostly by foreigners. , . . . . Despite warnings sounded late I ri tlay afternoon thousands of persons failed to heed them and remained in the most seriously affected section, which lies in a hollow and was swept away by the rushing waters of the 'Arkansas and Fountain rivers. The city was isolated from Friday midnight until shortly af.ter 1 o clock Saturday afternoon, when a telegraph company succeeded in getting into communication with an operator lo cated at Mineral, a suburb of Pueblo. The first message from the stricken city was: , ' . "We need iooa, waier quick' $10,000,000 Property Lost The property loss will exceed $10, 000,000, dozens of large business es tablishments and public buildings be ing razed by fires that started from bolts of lightning. Thousands of persons in the city . fcurried about the water-soaked streets during the day unable to help " themselves or others, o complete was the devastation wrought by the floods and flames. , The streets were covered with water to a depth of from four to eighteen feet; hundreds of houses floated hrnusrh the main' streets, in many cases with whole families clinging to the refuse in the hope that they u aiiUI t rpsrucd. - Cattle, sheep and hogs were tossed about in the currents and those not were struck f q. 'aieiy senseless K iron o-ir.lara fi-nm . tuildings tru V ePn torn asunder irom their fouvcfc ' N, Pueblo s bescfc, ry for assist ance was promprN6 -porded to by cities ell over Colorado, but succor did not reach the overwhelmed steel center for many hours. BridTes con necting the city with several railroads have been swept away and n.ilroad tracks are inundated for miles in ev ery direction. It was late Sunday be fore the relief trains could make their way into the city. ' Food by Airplane In the meantime airplanes with food f.nd other necessities left Colorado Springs and Denver. Mayor Bailey of Denver received word late Saturday afternoon from J. , G. Lovern, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Pueblo, that the condi tions there were indescribable. "There is no way of estimating how many are dead, but we are in a bone less .state, the message reud. 'Send all help possible in the way of food stuffs and shelter." The city is without gas, electricity and drinking water. Practically all of the food supplies have been destrojed. I A special train bearing Amenc -n legion volunteers, including fifty w d war veterans who served with the engineer forces, was made up at the un.on depot at Denver' at 6 o clock Saturday, ready to depart for thi Jev-a-stated area. f The train carried, tents and food supplies from the Colorado National guard stores. It went as far as Colo rado springs wnere an eitort was made to get the necessities into the stricken city by auto trucks. The American Red Cross also-tsent food, nurses and doctors. . At Colorado Springs a huge mass meeting was held late Saturday after noon and a committee appointed to drrange for rescue work in the nearby I city. Airplanes are being sent over the forty-five miles stretch to- Pueblo and every effort made to carry in pro visions. The menace of the rising wa'ers failed to alarm the people during Fri day evening and when the flood in creased to its height it found hundreds of citizens separated from their homes by several feet of water. Western Nebraska to Have Red Cross j Meet at Alliance Representatives from twenty-five Red Cross chapters in western Ne braska will attend a conference in Alliance on June 9. Walter Davidson, of Chicago, manager of the central division, American Red Cross and Miss Minnie Ahrens, director of nursing service, will be present. ' The importance of social work in rural (communities will be one of the phases of Red Cross work presented by delegates. Other discussions - in which they will participate are: Public health nursing, post war activities and Jdnior Red Cross work. The need for organizing volunteer service in chap ters so that the work of garment pro duction for European relief may begin at once will be outlined. Following the opening session which commences at 10 a. m., in the ball room of the Alliance hotel a luncheon will be served at noon. Mr. Davidson will present the peace time program of the Red Cross at thi3 noontime gather ing. The conference will close with the afternoon session so that delegates may take the evening trains for their homes. The following are among the county chapters which have been asked to send delegates to the conference: Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux. Cus ter, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, McPherson, Lincoln, Arthur, Morrill, Banner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel and Keith. Among the city chapters rep resented will be: Stapleton, Lewellen, Oshkosh, Bayard, Scottsbluff, Gering and Alliance. ' Miss Edna Rincker, superintendent of schools in Dawes county has been invited to speak on Junior Red Cross work and Mrs. C. H. England of Cus tar county chapter at Broken Bow will present post war- activities and com munity service. Twelfth District of Christian Endeavor Meets in Alliance One of the most successful Christian endeavor conventions ever held in Dis trict 12 closed Sunday evening. Dele gates were here from the Christian and Presbyterian churches of Scotts bluff, the Christian church of Gering and toe Congregational church of An tioch. Rev. C. C. Dobbs of Aurora. Neb., the state president of Christian En deavor, was a great inspiration to ev eryone, tie conducted some very in teresting conferences as well as eiv ing some splendid addresses. Rev. S. J. Epler had charge of several inter esting conferences and was ready to help wherever he could. Rev. A. J. Reams' address on "Dedi cation of Service," was much enjoyed by all The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Niel Anderson, Scottsbluff, president; Dorothy Wis ner, Scottbluff, vice president: Leah Weaver, Alliance, secretary: Mabel Ericson, Bridgeport, treasurer, drowned EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR THE RACE MEET MANY GOOD HORSES ENTERED FOR VARIOUS EVENTS Music by Chadron Boy Scout Band- Special Exhibtions of Fire works Each Evening The next big event in western Ne- a i t i id a. orasKa win oe me Alliance race meet, which is scheduled for June 15, '16 and 17. During the past two or thuee weeks, the race horses have been ar riving in bunches, and before long the running horses will be showing up at the fair grounds, where training for the harness events is already going on. The committee in charge of the race meet has arranged a splendid program for the entertainment of the city a vis itor3 during the three days. Music will be furnished by the Chadron Boy Srout br.nd. There will be $6,000 in purges hung up for the various racing events, and the purses are large enoueh to attract a number of the good horses that make this part oi the country. There will be no carnivals or amuse ments of that kind this year. Instead, the committee has arranged for fire works exhibitions each evening during the meet, and this is expected to be one of the big attractions on the pro p-ram. The wrestlmsr fans will also hr.ve the opportunity to see three good Joe Stecher against the winner of that match. It will be a big drawing card for the three days. Following are the entries in tne various harness events as they appear to c'-ite on the rccorda of Secretary Ed. fjishop: . ' 2:12 Trot. Ruby H., b. m.; William Aldrlch, Sheridan. Wvo. Bonn e Tolus. b. s.: Clay Haley, Hempas, Col., owner and driver. Colonel Chittenden, s. g.l .jack Lewis. . . .. 2:15 Trot, . All win Tatch, h. g.i owner, L. O. Johnston, North Platte; driver, J. P. Larimore. . Idolf Mix, g.' g.; Clyde D. Larimore, North Platte, owner and driver. Bonnie Tolus. b. e.: Clay Haley, Temas, Col., owner and driver. Belle Donna, s. m.: Jack Lewis, owner and driver. . 2:17 Trot. Arinado, br.'g.: Jack Lewis, owner and driver. Idolf Mix, g, g.; Clyde Larimore. Empire Bond, Roney Campbell, Ger- 2:21 Trot. Tolus Boy, b. s.; Clay Haley. Allwin Patch, b. g.: J. P. Larimore, driver. Ruby H., b. m.: William Aldrich Athol Direct, br. g.t Jack Lewis, owner and driver. Free-for-all Trot or Pace. Feter Native, 8. g.; Jack Lewis, own er and driver. Whitefoot, b. a.', Frank Shreve of Alliance, owner and driver. Harry R., b. sr.: J. P. Larimore of North Platte, owner and driver. Columbia rire, b. g.; J. P. Larimore. Idolf Mix, g. g.; Clyde D. Larimor,e. 2:23 Pace. Blue Jay, g. g.; Clay Haley, owner and driver. Litton, Jr., e. g.: Frank Shreve, owner and driver. Lucille Foster, s. m.: J. P. Larimore, owner and driver. See Emley. g. m.: J. I Cordwell of Padroni, Coi., owner and driver, 2:22 Pace. Blue' Jay, g. g.; Clay Haley. Utton, Jr., s. g.; Frank Shreve. Oam Jay, br. h.; Roney Campbell. See Emley, g. m,; J. L. Cord well. 2:17 Pace. Peter Native, s. g.J Jack Lewis. Litton, Jr. s. g.; Frank Shreve. Hazel Hamilton, b. m.; J. P. Lari more. 2:13 Pace. Whitefoot, b. g.; Frank Shreve. Harry R., s. g.; J. P. Larimore, Elks Benefit Dance For Campfire Girls Adds $450 to Funds The Alliance bands of Campfire girls are assure of their camping trip to Hot fcprings. 1 he benent dance given by the Elks lodge realized a net profit of from $450 to $500. Complete figures are not at hand, as there are a few of the ticket sellers to be heard from. The Elks home was crowded with the guest3. Mrs. Wiker furnished the music for the occasion, and there was dancing in both the ball room and the gymnasium. The Campfire girls had a candy booth. The crowd rather fan cied the dance as entertainment, and the program was cut somewhat short. Mayor R. M. Hampton gave a short talk; Mrs. Cross' Campfire girls staged a drill and sang one or two songs, the little Nelson girl gave an exhibition of toe dancing, but Al Gavin sacrificed his speech. MANY CASES UP FIRST DAY OF DISTRICT COURT SIX DIVORCES ARE GRANTED BY JUDGE W. If. WESTOVER Four Booze Cases on Criminal Docket Will Be Heard Today and Wednesday Monday, the first day of the June icim oi uimrict couit, witnessed an unusually brisk session. Judge W. H. wesiover, presiding, granted six di vorces, tried several cases unnn uhirh jury trial had been waived, and decided a numoer or motions. The jury was called for Tuesday morning, ami a case was waiting for it, the State of Nebraska vs. Edward Balfe. The case comes on appenl from county court, where Balfe was fined on a charge of illegal possession of intoxication liquor. The defendant at the time of his arrest was rooming at the Rodgers rooming house, and a booze party apparently took place there. When the Alliance police ar rived, a bottle of home-made hooch was found in Balfe's room. He de nied ownership, but the countv court held that its presence in his room was sufficient proof. Three other booze cases, all on bd. peal from county court, are scheduled for trial Wednesday. These are: The State of Nebraska vs. Kermit Wolfe. state v. John Walker and state vs. Burton Brown. The latter two men live in Hemingford and were arrested some time ago by Sheriff Miller and his deputies at Berea, where they had attended a dance. Walker was fined in county court on a charcre of hav ing liquor in his possession in a place other than his dwelling, and Brown was found guilty on an intoxication charge. The cases were both ap pealed. . lhe state vs. Kermit Wolfe, ex pected to be bne of the most inter esting cases of the seion, was set for trial Wednesday, after Judge Westover ',iad overiulcd a motion for a continuance, on the ground that two witnesses were absent. i The Srate of Nebraska vs. Dell DaJ rls, another booze cape, appeal from district court, was dismissed by Judge Westover, who sustained a motion to quash tthe charges, Davis' attorneys, Burton & Reddish, argued that the complaint as made out did not set forth a crime charged illegal pos,ighted t0 know the correct an8weri ls session of intoxicating liquor, but did not set forth the place where the crime was charged. Six Divorces Granted. The court disposed of a number of civil cases in record time Monday aft ernoon. Exactly half a dozen plaintiffs were given absolute divorces from the same number of defendants. Nina G. Schreiber was given a de cree of absolute divorce from George A. bcnreiber, and her maiden name restored. Dorothy' Wine was given a decree of absolute divorce from George J. Wine. Jennie M. Niquist was given an ab solute divorce from Gust Niuuist, with custody of the minor children. Hattic A. Queale. vs. Homer F. Queale. Decree granted. Keinhold Kittlemann vs. Anna M. Kittlemann. .Court finds for plaintiff. Decree of absolute divorce, with cus tody of minor children. Lsther Isabell Parker vs. Benjamin Harrison Barker. Court finds for plaintiff. Decree of absolute divorce. Paul r. Vantjraven vs. Llsie Van Graven. Decree. Don Brenaman vs. Bess Brenaman. Court fmds for plaintiff. Decree of ab solute divorce as prayed. In addition to these, the following disposition was made of other divorce cases on the docket. Emma Virginia Phillips vs. Luke Phillips. Set for trial. Charlotte L. Huntley vs. Albert H. Huntley. Passed. ertrude M. Fogland v. Myron W. Fojrland. Trial. Minnie Rosetta vs. Harry Rosetta. Trial. Ethel D. McLennan vs. Claude Mc I.ennan. Settled. Lelia E. Cornforth vs. Abraham L. Cornforth. Passed. Elizabeth Kittlemann vs, Oswald Kittlemann. Motion. Jennie J. Rawlins vs. James C, Raw Una. Passed. Wins Suits Against County. Trie A. H. Jones company was ariven judgment for $278.69, money advanced to pay the expense of sending Sheriff Miller to Portland, Ore., to bring witn him a prisoner against whom a com Dlaint had been sworn. The Oregon governor, folio wins: a hearing, refused to grant extradition papers, and the county refused to pay the money ad vanced by the company. In this case a jury was waived, and trial was to the court. The following action has been taken in the various cases: , . Granville M. Burns vs. Eliza Hoisington et al. Decree for plaintiff for $75o.70. Interest at 10 per cent. Foreclosure. The T. G, Northwall Co. vs. Fred erick W. Melick. Default allowed. Jury waived. Court finds for plaintiff $1,671.18. with interest at 8 per cent Nebraska Moline Plow Co. vs. F. W. Melick. Court finds for plaintiff THE WEATHER Partly cloudy and somewhat settled tonight and Wednesday, much change in temperature. un- Not amount due $."3,119.45, interest at 8 per cent First State Bank of Hemingford vs. W. M. Dickson. Default allowed. Court finds for plaintiff in the amount of $1,020.50, with interest at 10 per cent. Order for sale of attached property. Alvin M. Miller vs. I. W. Caldwell et al. Court flnda for plaintiff. De cree of strict foreclosure, as prayed. Charles Brittan vs. Frank H. Palmer et al. Court finds for plaintiff in the amount of $2,654.24, with interest at 10 per cent. James Irven vs. Emil G. Herman. Motion for same judgment as in jus tice court sustained. ' , The National Rubber Supply Co. vs. Frank W. Miller. Judgment for plain tiff of $1,185.50. Mrs. F. E. Reddfrsh has been ill for the past few days. ' Wife of a Soldier In Alliance Hospital Wants Work in City The Alliance chapter of the Red Cross has received a letter from a wo man in Chadrdh, who is desirous of securing a place to work in Alliance. Her husband is in St. Joseoh's hosDital and indications are that he will be here for some time. She writes that he is getting lonely and she would like to be near him. If possible, she would like a place where she can keen tffeir four-months-old baby, but if absolute ly necessary will leave the child with relatives at Chadron. She has had considerable experience in housework, and is willing to work for almost liv ing wages in order to be near her husband. Those who can give em ployment to this Soulier's wife for the next few months are requested to call The Heruld office, phone 840, Minatarc Man Visits Alliance Then Drops Off Face of the Earth - - White Is Robert Curry tasks'. the!S""k5 -r--'--- Minatare Free Press. This question has been asked in Minatare a good many times during the last few days. Among others who Un..A n.-.trn.l I . nTCl T .J l.V .) - his wife. His little six-year-old girl would also be glad to know the pres ent whereabouts of her father. Questioned by The Free Press Wed nesday afternoon, Mrs. Curry said she had heard no word of her . husband since the moment he disappeared from home without a word of expla nation as to why he was leaving or wnere ne was going. . ' Mrs. Curry was very much distress ed at the moment she talked to The Free Press. She was in tears. t She voluntarily expressed the opinion that domestic infelicities may have led something to do with Mr. Curry's de cision, although, if such were the case, she said, the fault certainly was not entirely hers. Mr. Curry left Minatare with w. u. Snyder, proprietor of the r ord gar age. The two went to Alyance, Mr. Curry having promised to procure in Alliance some money wun wnicn io make a payment on a truck which he had purchased from Mr. Snyder and on which only $100 had been paid. Mr. Snyder was wgth Mr. Curry for some time in Alliance, but after Mr. Curry entered the front door of a barber fchop there Mr. Snyder never saw him again. Returning to Mina tare, Mr. Snyder took charge of the truck and it is now in his garage. Mr. Snyder has rot the migntesi idea as to what became of Mr. Curry after his disappeared through tne front door of the barher shop in Al liance, nor, so far a The Free Press is able to ascertain, has anybody else Th Knhprt Currv referred to should not be confused in identity with Rob ert H. Curry, aprinter formerly in th emolov of The Free Press, and who left a short time ago to accept a position in Golden, Colo. Sunday School Pupils Will Have Chfldren's Day Parade June 12 Kchools will Darticipate In th Children's day narade to be held June 12. viz: the Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, rresbytenan anu nrniuau, Princ of the Pregby- Knndav school will be marshal of the day. The schools are to assemble at -3f in the mormnir ai ineir re spective churches and form in line on Box Butte at the point nearest to them. They will march from the postoffice corner to Laramie and thence to the depotand proceed up nr.ir KnttA ta the end of the paving. Then to. the court house lawn where Judge Tash will address them. After the address, tney win aispers ouu iv turn to the churches. Mrs. Andrew Iverson of Dunlay. en .i tYim &t Jrsnh hosoital last Mon riflv on account of a severe case of heart trouble. CO. ASSESSOR GIVES FIGURES ii ON ASSESSMENT! TAXABLE PROPERTY ASSESS A 1 f 13,805,154 , Tersonal Property Amount to Aboqt One-third of the Total Given County Assessor John Pilklngton. In order that Box Butte county citin may know something of the amount of taxable property in the county, hat furnished a tabulation of the totals for both personal property and real estate assessments to date. The grand total reaches over the $15,000,000 mark. , In both of the tables, the Second ward figure sincludes the railroad city tax, corporations, telephone and in surance companies, etc. The ThJrJ ward figures Include lumber yards and everything wer.t of Laramie avenue la Third ward. In the real estate figures, the total for Borea h incomplete, and tm? rrdU read county tax is estimated from the , Following are the figures: Personal. First ward, Alliance 67,603 Second ward 1,658,106 ' Third ward.- " Fourth ward a Lake ...'.111 Dorsey (Hemingford)I HZ Box Butte Lawn " Liberty .1111111 Snake Creek l."l Wright . HI! Nonpareil - Boyd . I" Runninor Water " 217,131 70,150 185,10 696,873 312,790 220,834 103,880 104,681 236,69!) 228,733 172.S45 83,709 33,045 Specials to date-i Total personal to date-j$4,391,533 Real Estate. , J, . - First ward ' " . co Second ward J" Third ward.., " Til "wivu warn . .11. . f . -y,ww 3C3.163 4.03O 000,7 iO 2,r.C3.7t:0 740,740 875,610 ' 673,500 243.375 319,845 418,32 699,690 637,145 723,160 4,392,619 rtemlncford vi " K. R county tax-. Box Butte Dorsey ,. Lawn Running Water 3 Liberty Hoyd " Wright : r. Lake Nonpareil Personal to date 1 Totaf $15,803,15; Advance Man for the Alliance Chautauqua Meets the Guarantors ' E. K. Potter, advance man for the. Standard Chautauqua system, which, ii to pull off a chautauqua in Alliance ia July of this year, met with the guar-. amors at tne chamber oi commerc luncheon Monday. It was decided ta apply the c:ty manager idea, and Ed win M. Burr was selected as general chairman, and - empowered to appoint his assistants. Jhese have not bsen announced as ytt. The chautauqua system leaves to the local backers fcuch matters as advertising, selection o grounds, etc. A vice president, secre tary-treasurer and other apf ointment will be made. 1 Mr. Potter paid Alliance a hicrh com pliment in the shoit address he made to the business men. "This is the first place I have struck in three months,'4 he said, "where they realize the war over. Just from window displays, can Fee that prices have come down. in Alliance. It's one of the most en couraging things I've come across in. weeks." Mr. Potter explained th ideals of the chautauqua, and gave hi opinion of the sort of a local organize tion that is needed to put it over. Tom Gee Receives v. Injury When Caught Between Two Autos Tom Gee. salesman for the Lowry Henry garage, is using crutches due t, being caught between two cars yester day morning. He had a new Dodg that he was preparing to demonstrate to a prospective customer, and naq stopped at the filling station. Whil he was unscrewing- the cap to the gas. line tank, Link Lowry backed another car in his direction. Gee s right kne, was caught between the rear springy of the two car3, and seriously crushed. He was taken to the Slagle clinic, where the wounds were dressed. Relatives of Mrs. . Paul Bock; oft this city, who has been visiting at Pueblo, Colo., were much relieved thU morning to hear of her safety through a letter from her sister, Mrs. M. Kee-. ran of Denver, who states that Mr. Bock escaped harm from the rece'it. catastrophe. ' Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hall have move Into their borne oa Cheyenne avenu