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Official neWFpai.fr of th City of
Alliance; oilli'ial tirHnpaper of Box
Vutte County.
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C. U A R A NTKEI NU (HA UTA UQUAS
When all is said and done, it's really
.nothing in our young li Ce if sixty or
more Alliance people decide to guar
antee minimum receipt for a Chau
tauqua. The Herald believes in free
ilom of conscience in these matters.
It is but fair to point out, however,
that there is a growing sentiment
-against this guarantee business in Ne
braska, and that from other cities and
towns comes word that the citizesn
ill no longer be the financial backers.
A recent issue of the Haitington
..News tells how the people of one Cedar
county town have learned to look on
this unbusinesslike proposition. The
Norfo'k Press, always original, sug
yests that Nebraska towns organize a
chautauqua association to use Nebras
ka talent solely and heaven knows
there is plenty of it, of just as good
tiuality as can be secured from the
outside. These editors say:
Randolph citizens will not have an
opportunity to enjoy the galaxy of
Ftars which usually show there every
a ear during chautauqua week because
the business men refuse to bind them
.pelves to make good the financial loss,
f-hould any occur, of the company
-which gets all of the profits, if the
venture proves a success, lhe busi
ness men simply got tired of doing
most of the work and guaranteeing the
financial success of the enterprise as
-well, says J. P. O'Furey of the Hart-
mgton News. "
All over the country-local bu.-.iness
men are taking a stand against these
concerns which ask them to back these
A-entures with their money and with
their effort. No matter what question
cornea up or where money is needed
Xhe business men are always solicited,
occause, perchance, they have been
-given a little bit of business. Each
-donation may be small, but the aggre
-gate amount they give to various en
terprises is at the end of the year a
staggering amount and everywhere
they are beginning to feel, as they do
at Randolph, that if they are expected
to guarantee anything it should be i
local rather than an outside institu
lion.
Chautauquas are primarily business
institutions organized for the purpose
of making money for the promoters
and there is no good reason why the
rumess methods of other successful
t-nterprises should not apply with equal
force to them and enable the com
panies engaged in conducting them to
make money.
The Randolph TimeEnterprise, in
announcing that there would be no
chautauqua held there this year gives
"2 he following review on the subject:
"Randolph has been and still is,
we think, a good chautauqua town,
but the propositions do not pay
out any big figure here. The Mid
land people have worn down a
pencil point or two with the re
sult that the contract made last
year will be ignored and Randolph
can listen to its own band, a thing
that the people are perfectly will
ing to do."
There is no reason why Randolph or
.Norfolk or any other town should not
make money out of its chautauqua in
ftead of losing it if some one in the
Ttown (individually or as an organic
tion) would sponsor the program. Nor
folk has mighty fine talent some of it
better than the best of that on the
chautauqua circuit. Nebraska has la
tent as good as that of Kansas, Colo
rado or Ohio. Why not a week of
Nebraska speakers, singers and entar
tainers? Why not recognize our own
folks first? Chautauquas like every
thing else have been commercialized
to the point of nauseating the public,
Propaganda for this, that and the
other is put over by the chautauqua
companies until the American public
has lost faith.
ith public service eorporatiois. Mr.
Kemmish has formulated a section fcr
the franchise ordinance which will give
the city adequate protection, not only
n the event that unreasonable incrcas-
s in rates are asked by the company j
but in the event that improvements
hould bo planned whoso excessive
costs will tend to make an increase in
ates inevitable.
If the company is disposed to lo
fair and its officers have always ap
peared in that light it will agree to
the new conditions. This done, and the
ity being adequately protected, the
franchise may be granted and the end
written to a rather tiresome piece of
municipal history. Once the squabble
s over, let us hope that the company
will proceed to install needed exten
sions and proceed to give the best pos
sible service. They're doing well un-
ler the circumstances, but there is
room for improvement.
The proposed section means, in
hort, that both sides to the contro
versy will place their cards on the
table, face up. The city wants good
telephone service, and is willing to pay
a reasonable price therefor. The com
pany wants to furnish good service,
and secure an adequate return on its
investment Two heads are better
than, especially when both are inter
ested in the problem, and there is no
question that the council can be of as
sistance to the company, just as there
is no question that the council should
have a voice in saying what sort of
service should be given in the city, and
that the investment should not be al
lowed to grow to such proportions that
returns can be secured only through
charging exorbitant rates. The pro
posed section in the ordinance furnish
es a needed check.
THE FRANCHISE
A majority of Alliance citizens, it
must be confessed, are growing weary
of the whole telephone franchise prob
lem. It may have been this weariness,
accumulating over a period of couple
of years, that was responsible for
some of the voters casting their ballot
against any franchise, in the hope that
it would end a seemingly interminable
discussion that wasn t getting any
place.
The telephone company cannot be
blamed for wanting to get a franchise,
It's the usual thing to do, and they
are entitled to protection in their in
vestment in the city. They ure not
ntitled to any special privileges, and
the proposed franchise grants no rpe
cial privilege. The company has taken
the stand that it cannot increase its
investment here to any great extent
until it is given a franchise. It shoul
have the legal right to do business,
It's foolishness to withold a franchise
the company can go ahead and do
business without it. It's better for
all concerned, however, to have some
sort of a working agreement so that
both sides will know exactly how to
proceed under al circumstances.
In this connection, it's fortunate for
the citv of Alliance that it has as a
city manager a man who is acquainted
3 R1IMER MOTOR CO.
RUMER MOTOR CO.
LOVE AT SIGHT
By HELEN F. MACDONALO.
I by MoClure N.w.pap.r ayndlaate.)
"Of all the sickening bromides,
'Lore at First Sight' Is the worst
It's an Illogical platitude, nerer has
meant anything, and never will. Pro
pinquity, mutuul Interest, loneliness,
with the element of time, will all
prompt love, but this Immediate rap
ture that seizes people all of a sud
denoh, It's dt'llclously humorous."
Judith Barnes puused, a little breath
less, and looked challenging around
the group of her dearest friends
Anne Rogers, Nuncy Staples and Hot
Blulr, all of whom were apparently
taking the popular side of the argu
ment, "love at tlrst sight vs. love
after a series of sights."
"But Judy," said Anne, "look Rt
Dick nnd me; you know how terribly
undecided I was about things before
I took that trip last summer and met
him why, I loved him from the first
moment I saw hliu, I'm sure of that"
and gentle Anne putted the shining
solitaire on her left band as If to
protect It from Judith's verbose on
slaught. "Take -Polly's case" Nancy jumped
up for emphasis "didn't she marry
Ned after knowing him only three
weeks, and didn't be go to wur and
come home and aren't they two of the
happiest people you know. Doesn't
that prove thut people are sometimes
predestined to love Immediately upon
meeting?"
Nancy's velvet brown eyes Hushed
storm signals of Indignation at Judith's
disregard of such tried and true tradi
tion. "Well, girls." broke in Dorothy, the
ever-ready diplomat of the quit Met. "I
move we adjourn. If we're going to the
dance tonight. Judy has evidently got
to. have much stronger evidence pre
sented that citing exuniples of the
lives and loves of mere people. Let's
wait until she falls In love herself,
and then make her tell us accurately
the moment the 'grand passion
claimed our Judith." and Hot dramat
ically appealed to heaven to witness
the pact.
But Judy, the lmnge-breaker. threw
a pillow at the actress, and the girls
dispersed for the day.
It had been an unusually gay winter.
The annual charity bull had started
the season auspiciously early In Nov
ember, and now April had come with
Its Easter weddings to prepare for.
Four happily excited girls, sitting
around Judith Barnes' boudoir, were
eagerly discussing color groupings, 1
bouquets, and all highly important
Items which would render them worthy
to attend on their royal highness,
Judy, a the occasion of tier murrluge
to the prince of her heart at high
noon, the following Saturday.
"Anil to think, Judy." Dot's excited
treble broke In on the general con
versation, "you haven't seen Don since
Christmas, just before he sailed for
Japan ; and then you hud met hlin
uch a very short time before It must
have taken you almost a week to fall
In love with that highly attractive
naval oflicer, h'm. dear?" Dot paused
and diabolically winked at Anne and
Nancy. "And, Judy, apropos of being
In love, do you reniejnber our little
discussion of a few months ago on the
subject ?"
"Oh. yes." demure little Judy hap
pily smiled on the hridesmaids to be
"wasn't It something about love at first
sight, and haven't Don and I proved
to your entire sutUfuction that such a
things exists?"
And then Judy got the first taste of
her bridal tou.fcl.ti,
-A. V JJL JlL
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Worth of
actor
d
les
Auntomobi
Will Be Sold at Less Than Pre-war Prices
Investigate and be Convinced
Case 15-27 tractors, all new, that sold last season for
$1885.00, our price today $1475.00. The factory price
on this tractor at present is $1680.00 and in the regular
way would have to sell for $1780.00.
i We have some Case 15-27 second hand tractors in
first class condition that were sold last season; our price
$850.00. .
Case 10-20 tractor, all new, $750.00.
Second hand 10-20 Case tractors, $400.00 to $500.00.
Fordson second hand tractor, in first class condition,
$350.00.
Case G-cylindcr automobiles that sold last season for
$2850.00 and the factory price has not been changed, our
pricenoday $2350.00.
Elcar Automobiles that sold last season for $1645.00,
our price today $1175.00.
Jackson 8-cylinder cars that sold last season for
$1750.00, our price today $1375.00.
All new one-ton Nash trucks, fully equipped, regu
lar price $23000.00rour price $1600.00. f
We have a lot of second hand cars, including most
all makes, which we will sell regardless of price.
Ford cars $100 to $200; Dodge cars $125 to $300;
Oakland cars $200 to $350; Chevrolet cars $100 to $250;
Reo cars $200 to "$300; New Era cars $200 to $350.
Write us for anything you want in the car or tractor
line.
We Sell for Cash or on Time
Rimer Motor Co
ALLIANCE
NEBRASKA
Farm Land Valuations
Over the State to be
Reduced 15 Per Cent
Farm land valuations in all the
counties of Nebraska will be reduced
uniformly for taxation thii year to an
amount equaling the average reduction
allowed by assessors and county
boards in the ninety-three counties of
the state.
The reduction is expected to average
15 per cent, but whatever it is it will
be apolied t j all counties alike.
Fi;Ti;?es from thirty-eight counties
were b-jfre the state boiH of e;Lnl
ization at a special meeting held in
Tax Commi.'Moner Oabovnj! office en
Monday forenoon, with all members
present except Governor McKelvie.
These showed an average decrease of
1 1.96 per cent on farm lands.
Some counties came in with only 6
or 7 per cent decrease, while others re
duced their farm lands 20 or 25 per
cent. The state board will equalize
and see that all are cut down in the
same ratio. The total valuation of
lands in the state will not be changed
in this process from the aggregate of
assessors' reports, but it will be about
15 per cent below last year's.
No policy has been agreed upon by
the board, as yet, in regard to what
rute of reduction will be allowed on
real estate in cities or villages. Lin
coln Star.
CHOfcHES
A woman's face used to be her for
tune. Now it's the druggist's. New
York American.
The goose-step got the world in bad
ami the side-step is keeping it there.
Columbia (S. C.) Record.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Next Lord's day, while the minister
is preaching for the church at Edge
mont, liro. B. Ll Kline will preach at
the morning hour. This good man is a
member of this congregation and is
known to many of the Alliance people.
The Junior orchestra will also play
at the morning hour. The table of
the Lord Is Fpread with the emblems
in memory of Him who said, "Do this
in remembrance of me." None are de
tind a welcome at the door and will be
ushered to a class where you will en
joy the fellowship.
The C. 11 meetings at 7 o'clock in
the evening will afford a place where
you can take part in prayer and testi- .
mony.
Come to the church with a messaga
barred who think themselves worthv
to commune with their Lord.
The Bible school superintendent
says, "250 in Bible School." You will
and a welcome.
STEPHEN J. EPLER, Minister, f
EPISCOPAL CHURCH '
Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Morn
ing prayer at 11. Sunday school at X0.
Bishop Beecher will hold a meeting
of the parishoners and vestry on next
Monday evening, July 18. at 8 o'clock.
REV. H. J. JOHNSON.
It is a pity that so many men get
a college training without getting an,
education. Washington Post.
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