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rl rl 4 CFMTIcial Taper of IJox Butte VOLUME XXVIII. TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AM) FRIDAY Official Paper of the City of Atllane ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NE1UIASKA, JULY 5, 1921 NO. C3 FIRST PROGRAM OF CHAUTAUQUA ON WEDNESDAY '.KOXDOLIERS A MUSICAL IN AFTERNOON BILL 'i-Fay Standard Circuit Will Be Pre tented in Alliance Good Ad vance Sale of Tickets TIip 1021 Alliance chautaoua will fj-en Wednesday afternoon with a Rex Thompson made a hit every jr.usieal concert by the Rondoliers, a time up to bat. Robert Lain)? made a saxophone quintet The performances home run. B. Eplr pitched very Rood iluring the six days will be staged in ' ball but poorly supported. The -u tct at trtiithpast corner of the Christians errors made the 'score so Central school block, the same grounds used last year. Indications are that tiji year's chautauqua will be a suc cess, not alone because oi me nign ouality of the progvam which the . Standard system has assigned this -city, but because of the activity of the local committees, which have taken a considerable interest in reviving the .VioiitmiMiiri mnvomnt fnr Allinnpf And .have been working hard for the past weeka in preparation for the event. The advance sale of tickets, while not. overwhelming-, has been comfort- .ably large. There are a number of busi- ( . ness houses which have the tickets on sale: W. E. Cutts at the Fairmont -creamery, Life siumcs uiuvl-ij, me Alliance National, the First National ixnd the First State banks, the Nation- . al variety store, Keep-U-Ncst, the Times ami The Herald offices, as well . as Tom Gee at Lowry & Henry's ga rage, and A. V. Gavin at the Burling ton station. In addition, Miss Lilla i Graham. Stephen Epler and Bruce 1 '.. Ihn hpler, who are paid a commission on their sales, are rounding up prospec- tive purchasers. j The 1921 programs runs pretty tong.y to musical attractions, out there is a great variety in the oner- ings. The Rondoliers, who open the j Chautauqua Wednesday afternoon, is a saxophone quintet, piaying every-. thing from the latest popular num bers to the extreme highbrow stuff. 'There is a brass ensemble, singing o-.iartet and mixed tiuartet, instru mental and vocal solos and duets, and ti.eir readings, stunts and novelties -combined with their musical features, provide an exceptionally interesting program. - Wodnpsdnv eveninir the Rondoliers -will give a second performance fol- lowed by C. L. Burgderfer, imperson- ator-one of the headline on the , -chautauqua platform. Mr. Burgderfer ly heralded as a master nl character lelmeator, and the xewspapers in the cities where he ha3 appeared have spoken most favorably of his performances. The Thursday programs include, in oth afternoon and evening, a joint recital by Alice Phillips, dramatic so prano, and William Phillips, baritone, two of Chicago's leading artists. In the evening, an additional attraction -will be Dr. F. E. Gordon in a phiio - jcophical, humorous lecture. Shooting the Abraham Lincoln of the chautau uuoi. ui. uuiu y..-v..v.. vua, both in stature, intellect and ora tory. The program for the six days fol lows : First Day. Afternoon Introduction of superin tendent by local people. Full program br Rondoliers. Evening Concert by Rondoliers. Impersonator, C. L. Burgderfer. Second Day. Afternoon Joint recital by Alice Phillips, dramatic soprano and William Phillips, baritone. Special engage jYient of Chicago artists. Evening-Joint recital by Alice Phillips, dramatic soprano and William Phillips, baritone. Lecture by Dr. Frank Elwood Gordon. Third Day. Afternoon Full program by Metro politan Trio, playing organ chimes. Evening Concert by Metropolitan Trio. Lecture by Judge Fred G. Bale. Fourth Day. Afternoon Full program by United Symphony Orchestra. Evening Full program by United Symphony Orchestra. Fifth Day. Afternoon Full program by New England Male Quartette, real singing quartette. Evening Concert by New England Male Quartette. Lecture by Ex-Governor Edward W. Hoch. Sixth Day. Afternoon Lecture, "Chords and IMscords," by Dr. Henry B. Burns. Evening Play, "Too Much Busi xess," by Wales Chautauqua Players, Ranch Hand Suffers Broken Collarbones When Horse Stumbles Pete Thomas, ranch hand, had both collarbones broken Friday afternoon, when the horse he was riding Ftepped in a gopher hole. His injuries were attendoJ to by Dr. Minor Morris. TmE weather Forecast for Alliance and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Wedns lay except probably showers in the east portion. Presbyterians Take the First Game in the City Sunday School League The Presbyterian Sunday School team won the first game of the sched ule of the Sunday School baseball lea gue by a one-sided score of 23-4 against the Christians. one-sided. Epler struck out 3, walked 5. Eberly fanned 4, walked 1. The summary; Christians ab po .5 2 Hacker, lb G. Williams, 2b 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 8 0 D. Yount, 3b 4 F. Williams, ss 4 C. Lackey, rf 4 ij-j, n. pP.ler' c r cirev lbP 1 Presbyterians p , ' nw 9h ab po o 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 -" --- E. Ewing, 3b R. Thompson, ss-p . C. Shreve, i f. A. Miller, If. P. Thompson, c W. Eberly, p-ss. The score by innings: r h - 4 1 -23 5 christians 0 0 3 1 pr(,sb yterians 4 2 h 12 0-x- The next game will be played Thurs- day afternoon at 5 p. m. at the Fair Grounds between the Uaptist and Methodist teams, Practice will be held Wednesday at 4:30 at the high school grounds. Attention Called to New Provisions in the Law Iff-.i.i:-rffn..l.,Tl(f Saturday carried the blaze to the rtiieuuiiuiAJiuay idAca. j In a recent circular to the county clerks of Nebraska. State Tax Com-i . ..... . attention to the new jawa Hmiting t t t follows: 8 i "S?1 J ai"t"J BwJS nf missioner w. ri. usuorne directs tneir house Ro), No' m and 130 respective I v and vour attention s directed to the provisions of these bills with reference to the prescribed limitations therein. H " :ll 4Ln. T11 XT IUU will l.uie Liiat iiuuac ibvu a-w. . . . W1 . , 127 provides that the rate of tax for three months the American Potash county purposes shall not exceed 35c company's half million dollar plant per $100, actual valuation except for, having been burned in a fire of similar the payment of indebtedness existing ," 'th loot over three hun' at the time of adoption of the present I drel thousand dollars. : th one miU shal be jevieti in COnSLIlUtiUll, 1UI Y11li.ll pui (June ii'J, . any one vear unies8 authorized by a vote of t"he peopie and for ordinary .oountv revenue, tne couniv Doartis win be permitted to direct a levy not ex ceeding the following based upon the actual valuation: 3 mills for general fund. I 1 7-10 of a mill for road fund. 1 6-10 of a mill for bridge fund. 1 mill for county sinking fund. 1-10 of a mill for mothers' pension fund. 1-10 of a mill for soldier's relief fund, "In addition to the ubove, your at- j tention is directed to House Roll 130, jy tw0 Mexicans, one of whom disap which makes provision for the county- peare(j w;th the booty while the other board to make a levy upon the prop- mauc,j njm with a revolver. The vic erty within the county for the aid of j tim.3 Iosses amounted to $40 in cash, agricultural societies, of one quarter . an, jlis suitcase anj baggage. of a mill, all or which must not exceed The police immediately searched the the provision of Senate File fi.i, article ranr0ad yards, but were unable to lo XII, Section 1, on page 722 of the cate any 'Mexicans who could not give printed bill heretofore sent to you a ptl.jct account 0f themselves. The which limits the powers of the county vjct;m js rPp0Ttcd to have lated dis board to levy upon the actual value of jcoveml lhat lljs assanant made his the tangible property in excess or 20 j Retaway on a passing freight, but the per cent of the maximum rate of levy victim himself has not since appeared authorized by statutes in force on the dhte this act becomes effective. In asmuch a3 the act will be in force and effect ninety days after its approval, the ninety days will have expired prior to the time the boards make their levy in August, and as a consequence there of, the computations will be made unon the actual value in lieu of one-fifth value heretofore taken. Express Company Given Orders to Reduce Rate on Ice Cream to Hills The interstate commerce commission has issued an order, effective June 27, to the American Railway Express company ordering it to reduce its rate on ice cream trom finance io noi Springs from $2.15 to $1.01, and the new rates are now in effect. Under the oi l schedule, it was impossible for the Alliance ice cream manufacturers to compete with those in South Dakota as with the big difference in Fhipping corts, competition was out ot the ques lion. It required a lormai oruur uy the interstate commission to turn the trirk. The matter was supposed to i - i i have been settled two weeks ago, but there wa3 nothing doing until the order arrived. POTASH WORKS DAMAGED BY A FIREATANT10CH WAREHOUSE AT THE NEBRASKA PLANT DESTROYED Saturday Afternoon Blaze Also Bums Catholic Chrurh and Two Empty Dwellings Just before the soaking rain Sat urday afternoon, the Nebraska Potash plant of Antioch, Neb., caught fire and burned th drier room of the main building, and half of their four hundred-foot warehouse, which stands to the south. Simultaneously the Catho lic church and two small dwelling houses, both empty, burned to the ground. The fire was discovered at 12:15 p. m., about a half h our after Burling ton passenger No. 44 had passed through. The fire lasted about one ; hour and a half and was extinguished by the co-operation of the fire fighting equipment of the potash plant and the city department. The most expensive part of the ma chinery was not injured due to its loca tion in the steel and concrete portion of the building. Only the drier room on the west end, a frame stucco struc ture, was consumed. To the south of it a four hundred-foot warehouse was burned to the ground. This building contained the principal part of the potash in storge, which was left ex posed to the heavy rain in the late afternoon, which will undoubtedly ruin their entire supplv. The Nebraska Potash plant of An tioch was built in 1916 by L. F. Hulen with Denver capital at a cost of five hundred thousand dollars. The com nanv carried one hundred twentv-three thousand dollars insurance on the plant. The caue of the fire is not definitely established, but the, general idea is that sparks from the trains which pass within one hundred feet of the main plant readily caught fire to the dried grass which grows around the build ings and the strong southeast wind buildings. While the firemen were battling with t"" 'covered .J onH rum email emntv riWfMlintr hnilSPS T " , jL:. were on fire. These three buildings were total losses. The general belief is that the latter fires were caused by sparks from the potash plant I Insurance Agent J. W. Guthrie after inspecting the ruins said insurance .loss would not exceed $30,000. This I was the second big fii'e at Antioch Jn , m m . - , I Mexican uooner ana Slugged in Railroad Yards Friday Evening An unidentified Mexican met Chief Jeffers on the street about 9 o clock Fridav evenine with a tale of robbery and exhibited a badly smashed head, the result, he claimed, of injuries in Acted bv a compatriot in the Burling ton yards earlier in the evening. Ac- m-ilinr tn h'ta ttnrv hf Wm hopn U'alk- at the police station. He admitted to Civet Jeffers that among the things stolen from him was a revolver. The chief asked him if he didn't know this was against the law. The Mexican said he knew it was, but it was such a good gun that he hated to give it up. Dancing Instructor Formerly in Alliance In Bad at Chadron According to the Chadron Chronicle, B. G. Evans, dancing instructor, is a resident of the county jail in that city, due to failing to get away with some diamonds that he wanted. The details are meager, but such as they are, they nrp S)nnrndpd! "B. Q. Evans, who came here a few weeks ago as a dancing instructor, got in bad by trying to get away with a Chadron lady a diamonds. Judge West over pronounced an indeterminate sen tence of one to seven years when he u".ic Itmiiirlit lifiirA Viim Tiipsdni' Our. - jj to the fact that the htilte poni tentiary is crowded he will reside at the county jail for awhile." Charles Brittan and Attorneys Red dish and Gantz went to Bridgeport this noon on legal business. HAIL DAMAGED GROWING CROPS LAST SATURDAY SIXTEEN SQUARE MILES OF TER- RITORY COVERED Wheat and Oat Hardest Hit In the Section of County Affected Spud and Corn Not Hurt Hail accompanying a rainstorm nt about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon Aid considerable damage to wheat and oati in a strip of land a little over a mile in width just north of Alliance. While in several instances the damage was heavy to individuals, they have what small comfort there is in knowing that the rain, which was general over the county, will benefit growing crops to an extent much greater than their loss will aggregate. The hailstorm was confined to this narrow strip of country' the total area damaged being about sixteen square miles, which compared with the l.OSO sections in the county, does not show up so very large. Some of the in dividual losses, however, were heavy. A. L. Davis reports the total loss of twenty acres of oats and twenty-five acres of wheat. At the Davis place, there seemed to be considerable wind accompanying the rain, and some dam age resulted from this feature of the storm. " Every window in the north side of the house was shattered, a windmill went the way of the wicked and a large barn door, blown away during the big breeze, was carried far enough so that Mr. Davis has been un able to locate it, although hC has searched for over a mile in every di rection. Seventy-five chickens, were lost at the Guy Rust place, as well as con siderable amount of small grain. County Attorney Lee Basye was n heavy loser. At his ranch, four and a half mile. straight north from Alli ance, on the Chadron road, one hun dred acres of fall Kanred wheat was ruined. Tins was only half insured. E. W. Purinton. C. L. Powell and the Judevine farm also suffered losses of small Brain. The hail did little damage or no )ampge to potatoes and corn, these crops having not yet at tained sufficient growth to ie cut Dy the falling ice. The greatest damage was done to the trlp of land a mile wide, straight north of Alliance, and in the half-mile on eithV fid ' the r"81" "torm area he damage was only partial. In Alliance, the wind did some dam age to trees in the northern part of the city. At the Judge 1 ash residence, a fine elm tree lost ahout ten leet or its top, and at other places damage to trees was reported The rain was eeneral over the coun tv. and extended to the north nnd northwest for over a hundred miles, To the south, there was no precipita tion, the Platte valley being missed. Governor McKelvie to Attend Conference in Alliance on Saturday Word has been received by Secre tarv Carev of the chamber of com mpice that Governor S. R. McKelvie will be in Alliance Saturday, in at tomhince at the meeting of State sliMitT Gus Hvers anil the peace of ficers of several western Nebraska countir s, who have leen called to meet here to attend a fingerprint confer ence. The state sheriff's office has, during the past several weeks, staged a series of tho-se conferences in various parts of the state. The intention is to famil iarize peace officers with the fingor print system and enable them to be cf assistance in rounding up criminals that are wanted, as- well as to add to their store of information on subjects that are of interest to them. Sheriff Miller will be in charge of rounding up the various police officers for the conference, which will be held at 1 p. m., probably at the court house. Governor Mcheivie win ne tne guesv of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Mallery during his stay in the city. Alliance People Spend Fourth at Hemingford, Fairview and Angora Hemingford entertained a big crowd of visitors on the Fourth, a number of Alliance people going to that city to spend the holiday. The threatening weather caused several changes in the plans that had been made, a number of the athletic contests had to be calleJ off and the fireworks exhibition wai postponed, but there was a fine pro gram of speeches in the morning and ulentv of entertainment for the visit ors. A number of people attended the celebration at the Fairview church, where there was a full program and basket dinner as entertainment for the guest k. Anrora also entertained a number of Fourth of July visitors from Alli ance, and made their stay very interesting. City Manager's Corner (By N. A. kKMMISH) Last week was a very strenuous week for all of us. We certainly ap preciate the way our men worked day and niirht on the reservoir and well. They worked during the storm Friday night and got the well working about midnight. As we stated last week we "had a motor ami centrifugal Tump out fit of our own but it failed to work and we had to borrow equipment to do the work wth. We appreciate the hearty co-operation and wish to thank Mr. Bevington of the Forest Lumber com pany who so kindly let us use their 10 h.-p. motor while his men were help up in their work. We also want to thank Mr. Newberry and his men who helped us night and day in every way they could and especially for letting us ue the new centrifugal pump out of stock. We have been trying for some time to get a line on this nrw Kelly well. Everyone we have asked about it shook their heads and said "It is no good." We can't afford to throw such an in vestment away and notwithstanding these adverse comments regarding the well" we hare beerr working on it en deavoring to make it a real well. When the pump started on Friday night it would have done your hearts good to see the water pour into the reservoir. We filled it full in less than eighteen hours pumping. At this rate this well will furnish more water than all the other wells combined and will more than supply the needs of our entire city for water. There is no question in our minds about there being plenty of water in the well. We pumped con siderable sand out but that was what we wanted to-do and we will replace it with coarse sand and gravel which in time ought to keep aut the line sand. . . , , Last week we also had a break down with the grader with which the men were working on the streets and we were unable to do anything more with the grading but it has been repaired in the meantime and the men are startinn- acain today on grading the ftreets in the southwest part of town in order to pt rid of the water mere. Hobo Gets Sympathy From Passersby With Wails About Hunger A member of the genus hobo, l-egls- tered later at the police station as plain John Doe, strolled out of the Narrow Gauge restaurant Hhortly after 9 o'clock last Friday evening. It was Aiittl with fond and he RAuled pleas antly.' A rancher approached.' Th.bo put on a long face and began a pan Vinn.llintr whine. "Ain't hal nothin' to eat for three days, mister," he pleaded. The rancher replied by offering him a job. "How much you pay?" asked the "Thirty-five a month and board," he was told. "I wouldn't work on no farm, mister, for less than $05 and board," remarked th hobo, with ritrhteous indignation. He proceeded to strike other ranchers for money to buy a meal. He was having pretty good luck, but he ran into rhift Jpffers. who took him to the police station. Although it had only hiwn t.-piitv minutes since he had dined, the hobo told the chief he was starving. The chief fed him. Satur day morning t,he hobo was given a light breakfast, and at noon a dinner. About three o'clock be began crabbing. "I'll sue the city," he promised. "You ain't got no right to coop me up in ...!il ws. rm mo I'm JftrnPfl I'm darned jail WHHUUI irruiH nail tt.'rVP(l. I Am." Then Chief Jeffers told him the city's invariable rule, when they found a man who wouldn't work for less than Sf. a mnth, was to keep him in jail a week without feeding him at all. Ten minutes later the prisoner got hold of Officer Stilwell, who, moved to compassion by the pangs of hunger, fed the hobo again. Later the two of ficers compared notes, and decided that Mr. Hobo would wan unm icguiat hours for his next meal. Saturday niirht the hobo began to yell loudly. "I'm being starved," he wailed out loudly. Passersby stopped at the jail windows and began to talk in low tones of the cruelty of the police. "I want the whole world to know that I'm being starved," contin ued the chorus. The cops stood it ior ten minutes and then held a conversa . ... ...... ; ...t.:l. V. Cw tion with tne prisoner injjiuw. hose '.' nunger smiuciny m.-iprr"i morning the iail doors were opened and the hobo left. He's not working Alliance any more. He says so him self. Police Seeking Man From Missouri Wanted by His Sick Mother The police department yesterday re vived a telegram from the mother of V,'.. i,...' in,icn m . whn :'.' .. In .i un enn her. Chapman is supposed to be em nloved in or near Alliance at least this is the last address his letters came j from. Friend of Mr. Chapman are asked to forward news of his present location. Mr. and Mrs. Austin went to Den ver Friduy to visit. OPENING OF THE , COUNTRY CLUB ON THE FOURTH COOL WEATHER PUTS CRIMP IH SPORTS PROGRAM Golf Link Crowded During the Day-w Dance and Fireworks Feature of Evening Program The clubhouse at the Alliance Coun. try club was formally opened to th members on the Fourth of July with a program of snorts aid entertainment that was scheduled to cover the eatlr day and evening. The cool weather and threatening rain put something of a crimp in the program, however, and numoer or the events were postponed until a later date. A series of athletic events had been arranged, including foot race for th boys and girls and their parents, and a nig card of water Fports, such as swimming contests, tub races, barrel races, diving contests, under-watcr swimming and the like. The bathini beach has been one of the most popu lar features of the club for the past two or three weeks, but the weathM was chilly enough on the Fourth to discourage even the hardened ewim- mers. According to present nlans. these various contests will be held nexi sunday. , The club house, which is nracticatlv complete, was filled during the after noon. It has been screened in and nro vided with rustic furniture for th large veranda and the big ball room, which was used as a dining hall on the opening day. One feature of th furnishings is a fairly complete equip ment of children's furniture. The golf links were the chief at traction during a largo part of th lay. The golfers arrived shortly after the time the sun was due to show up, and thpy crowded the Jinks the entir day. The women golfers were special ly in evidence. In the evening, dinner was Ferved . in the ball room, which was cleared for a dance at 9 o'clock. Later in th evening u fireworks exhibition, in, charge of J. W. Guthrie and W. B. Burnett, was given from a float in th lake. The golf tournament, which was in progress Sunday ana Monday, sim mered down to Frank Abegg and Dr H. A. Copsey, who played as partners throughout the tournament and will contest in thf singlet next .Sunday for , championship honors. The two met. J have a score of 47. The ladies' driy ing and putting contest was also post, poned untif Sunday, as was the men'a driving contest. Friday evening of this week a din ner dance for members and their faro ilies will be held. Police Will Stage Drive to Rid City of Some Undesirables The city police are on the war path. The -miniature crime wave, which broke out a few days ago after several weeks of peace and quiet, has stimu lated the cops' ambition, and they tvr announcing freely that from now on, questionable characters, both men and women, will do well to seek another location. The going is comparatively (good just now, the police say, and those who are living without visible means of support will do well took up outgoing trains. Sunday evening, a tire was stolen from a car owned by Charles Benja min. The automobile was in Mr. Ben jamin's garage, and the door had been locked. There is no clue to the theft. Alliance Ball Team Will Play the Sidney ; Aggregation Sunday The Alliance baseball team will meet the fast Sidney aggregation at the fair grounds Sunday, and one of the fast est eames of the seaon is expected to develop. Sidney hasw one of th best teams in its history, the pill wal- ! he . . ... u havi recentiv itnWl the ScotUbluff team of th Midwest league by a comfortable mar gin. The game is called at o p. m. Country Club House Damaged When Struck ' by Lightning Friday The club house at the Alliance coun try club was struck by lightning dur ing the storm Friday evening. Tha flash struck the chimney to the hug fire nl ace. tearincr some of the brick u-ithldown and ripping a hole in the roof. The loss was covered by insurance, it is reported. Repairs have been com pleted. The Misses Margaret and Helen Salisbury of Holdrege, Neb., arrived Saturday noon for a visit with their hmihpr II. It. Salisbury and family on East Sixth street.