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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1921)
THE ALLIANCE HERALD. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921 Guernsey Power Project Would Supply Irrigation for Box Kulte County 'The recent announcement of An drew Weiss, Fiipoi intrnr ri of . the. North I'latto reclamation 'ro.fr'ct of the federal povernment, that the rJuernpry, Wye, power lniit' will noon lw started, means much to l!ox Cutte mA adjoining counties,- for; it is e jKfted that the monster dam t lie erected ir, the canyon of the North Platte a couple of mile. aljove (iuern-M-y vill provide irrigation water to the biff plains on which Alliance and it nurroundinn territory i located. . The government already has two liuVe iet of irrigation ditcher in the North I'latte valley, one on the north and one on the south side, which take their water from diversion dams helow Guernsey. The supply of .water for irrigation through these canals la xtored in the Pathfinder dam south of Ca.per and many miles above Guern sey. This water, when needed for ir rigation, in released from the Path finder and goes down the river bed un til diverted into the canals. ThePath fimier dam stores sufficient water to irrigate thousands of acre of addi tional lands and there should be. suffi cient to cover Hox Butte county with plenty of water during the irrigating season. The Guernsey l:im will be a nigh one and will act as a storage, power nnd diversion clam, three in one. The elevation of its site is over 5,000 feet, which is at least 1,000 feet higher than that of Alliance and Box Butte county, making the problem of canals a comparatively easy one because of the heavy fall in the distance of ap proximately ninety miles to be tra versed. A meeting of the governors of a number of western states is to be held in Salt Lake City on July 8, for the purpose of conferring with govern ment representatives on federal irri gation projects for which fuhds are to be supplied by the government. Among those who will attend are Governor S. R. McKclvie of Nebraska. The Al liiance chamber of commerce, through Secretary George M. Carey, ia calling the attention of the governor to the fact that the prompt construction of th Guernsey dam will undoubtedly mean much to western Nebraska, both in electric power and in irrigation for riew territory, and asking him to place the matter strongly before the meet ing. Box Butte county has some of the most fertile soil in the world, far better than most of the irrigation projects in the west. Tlcnty of water for this soil would increase the value of lands enormously, provide homes for many thousands of eager farmers, and make of Alliance a metropolis, a city of great importance. Mr3. Whitehead of Mitchell, who has been visiting at the Fred Harris home left today for Mission, S. D. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Harris. I ( III'IK H OF CHKIST ! The union evening service will be held at the M. K. church with A. J. Reams of the Presbyterian church as j preacher. This is the time to show your loyalty to the Lord nnd your in terest in th" church. During the sum ' mer rconths make it a point to at j tend services and fill the house at every service. Our subject for the morning hour is, "Five Steps in Character Building." This Is a study of what is commonly called the "Lord's Prayer." It is our eirort to make each service spiritual and helpful. Your help will be ap preciated and it will be beneficial to you. The Bible school service each Lord's day morning will welcome you to the class for your age. The Junior orchestra plays each ies sion and the other sfwcial numbers tre given to add to the interest. The Christian Endeavor meetings are growing in efficiency. You are cordially invited to attend any one f t the three. The midweek meeting on Wednesday evening except Chautauqua week. Come to the church with a message and a welcome. STEPHEN J. EPLER, Minister. BAPTIST CHURCH. The evidence of folks taking their vacations are already at hand, how ever we who must stand by the stuff must bear an added burden of the work. Sunday School as usual, come out and try to fill in the places of those who are away. We have classes for all ages, and teachers for all. The B. Y. P. U. under the leader ship of Miss Spacht was one of the best we have had for some time. Next Sunday Miss Coker will lead and we are looking for another good meeting. The topic next Sunday morning will he, "When They Were But Few in Numliers". Let us all bring our offer ing for the local work in the morning so that the work will not suffer by the union meetings. Remember that next Sunday evening we worship at the Methodist church Willi ii uiiitr Acai nn an ji r-til iit-i . Intermediate and senior B. Y. P. U. will hold their regular meetings how ever at the usual time. Let us all turn out to all of these meetings. We can make the union meetings a help hindrance, as we wish. Let us by our attendance and money make them an uplift. METHODIST CHURCH As next Sunday is but a day off from Independence day, our morning service will be in the nature of a patri otic one and the sermon topic will be "A Righteous Nation." In the evening the first of the union services will be held in the Methodist church at H o'clock and sermon will le given by Rev. A. J. Kearns, pastor of the Presbyterian church. MEARL C. SMITH, Pastor. PR ES BYTER I A N CH U R( II Sunday school at 9:4." . m. Morn ing worship and Communion service at 11 o'clock. All communicants urged to le present and all who desire the sa cred benefit of the Lord's supper are invited to sit with us at His Uifyle. Evening services at 8 o'clock. This will be the first of a serie sof Sunday evening union services during July and August. The service will be held at the Methodist church. Your pastoi will preach. The young people's society meets at 7 p. m. at the church. All are cordially invited to atterii! these services. A. J. KEARNS, Pastor. Water is Found in Oil Well at Ardmorc According to the Ardmorc American the people of that city were disap pointed to learn on Wednesday that the oil well, which has been drilling there "on and off" for several years had penetrated the Lakota sandstone, in which they hoped to find oil, and found water instead. It is stated that the well may be made into a good water supply well for the town, which will be beneficial, as Ardmore has al ways been short on good water. The American also said: , "The Dubuque Petroleum company, while they were also disappointed in not finding oil, have derived some ben efit from this test. It has proven to them that there undoubtedly is soil somewhere in this section of the coun try. They have a mighty well equipped rig and a full set of fine tools which they will remove in the near future to another part of the structure. "This means the culmination of a test which was stalled in 1913. It means that the stock holders of the Ardmore Oil company have had a run for their money even if no oil has been found in this well. The test is now complete. "Several things have been found out about the Ardmore oil structure that could not have been found out without the putting down of a test well some where and we are hoping that the in formation thus gained will lead to the Dubuque Petroleum company and all those interested in the finding of oil in this section of the country to ulti mate success within the next few months." CITY MANAGER'S CORNER Our men have been working faith fully trying to get our pumping equip ment in good order. The cleaning of the resorvoir has been a larger job than anticipated. We hope however to finish cleaning it this afternoon and will be ready for service again this evening. In order to give it a good rinsing it will be necessary for us to draw water from the standpipe in order to flush it out. We also have No. 5 well ready to put into commis sion sometime during the night and by morning we ought to be in shape to pump considerable water. This after noon and evening however we are go ing to be very snort of water due to the fact that we are having to use some ourselres in the reservoir and the Burlington has run short and for a part of the day are unable to help us so we will ask everyone to conserve ! as much as possible this evening in j their ue of water for sprinkling pur- ' poses so that we will have the water to use in our homes. Tomorrow, if all croes well, wa should be (n fairlv rood f F - shape to give you what needed. water ( is Mr. Keach organist at the Imperial, will leave Sunday morning for Bella Fourche, South Dakota, to enjoy a short vacation and attend the wild west entertainment there early in the week. He will return about Thursday. Box Lunches prepared to your order at Thiele's. 62-63 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Metlin returned Thursday from a two weeks' visit at Marsland, whre they have been visit ing their daughter, Mrs. Clark Hickey. Clay Harry, manager of the Alliance telephone exchange, made a business trip to Scottsbluff Wednesday. " The Cash Store Special Delivery-Quality First Low Prices Always HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS V YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER at MORGAN'S Morgan Grocery Co. Phone 589 218 Box Butte boiuirtJJi aturday Only July 2nd oi: If n ti I -r II II II f i w True to our police of always giving more dollar for Dollar value than any store in the city, our Saturday specials are eager ly welcomed by every shopper in Alliance. Shop around and com pare that is the real test of value and we are sure you will say these Bargains are unpre cedented. Those who come reap the benefit. pecia atnrday Only July 2nd NOW IS THE TIME TO SUPPLY YOUR WANTS FOR THE FOURTH! LADIES TRIMMED HATS - GINGHAM SALE BOYS' OVERALLS cihldrens (GAGE MAKE) ON NEW CLASSY PATTERNS FANCY PARASOLS $2.98 18c Yard 89cPair ogc A big selection to choose from $7.00, 18.00 Saturday Only. All Sizes $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Values and $10.00 Values. This is 25c and 35c Values The Best Grade. 220 Denim Saturday'only. These are Regular $1.50 Values. CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S MEN'S LADIES CANVAS SLIPPERS HIGH CANVAS SHOES BATHING SUITS SM USIERY SALE WITH RUBBER SOLES LEATHER SOLES Saturday Only iw ci qq $2.48 5!-00 v1"0 These are $1.50 Values in Brown and Black. Regular $2.25 Values. Regular $2.98 to $3.50 Values Saturday only A Good Selection to Choose From. Wonderful Values. WE SELL FOR CASH AND WE SELL FOR LESS WE SELL FOR CASH AND WE SELL FOR LEgg