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Official Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Paper of the City of Alliance
VOLUME XXIX (Eight Pages)
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NET3KASKA, TUESDAY, FEBIIUAUY 21, 1922.
No. 23
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STATE ENGINEER
MAKES REPLY TO
GEORGE CABELL
SAYS HEMINGFORD
SIONER MISQUOTED V.
Denies Accuracy of Fi cures on
tenance Costs Says State Buil.
the Chadron Road.
In a letter to the editor of The Her
ald, State Engineer George E. Johnson
takes exception to certain points in a
statement from County Commissioner
ieorge Carrell of Heminford, recently
published in this newspaper. Mr. Car
rell attacked the state highway de
partment for its wastef ul expendi
ture of money in Box Butte county
find told of the excessive cost of main
tenance on the Potash highway and
the Chadron road, as well as the ex
-ceedingiy high construction cost
on the former. Mr. Carrell
declared that money expended
amder county supervision goes many
times as far as when the state authori
ties do the spending.
Mr. Johnson takes issue with Mr.
Carrell. He declares that the figures
.jgiven out for maintenance on the
even miles of Potash highway include
the services of a patrolman for part
time- on "the road north, of Alliance."
This is, presumably, the Chadron road,
although Mr. Carrell gives figures for
maintenance cost, on the full twenty-j-ix
mile3 of this road, amounting to
$4,914.31. Mr. Johnson intimates that
this maintenance charge is duplicated
in order to make the case for the state
as bad as possible.
According to the state engineer, the
Chadron road was constructed by "a
trained crew of men and equipment"
from the state.
The state engineer also reminds Mr.
Carrell that there is to be a statewide
hearing on the camparative cost of
building roads and bridges under state
and county supervision, and that the
Box Butte commissioners should take
their complaints direct to the investi
gating committee. If an investigation
is desired, Mr. Johnson says, it can be
secured. "The matter cannot be set
tled by misquoting facts through the
newspapers," is the parting shot from
, the state engineer. , , . . ; ,.,J, 11 '
Mr. Johiusm's letter follows: '"
i No Roads Till State Acted. :
LINCOLN, February 16, 1922. To
the Editor of The Herald, Alliance,
2eb. A clipping was sent me from
a recent issue of your paper, contain
ing an article written by George Car
tell, county commissioner.
"In answer to this article, I wish to
state that it is useless to discuss all
of the. different paragraphs of Mr.
Carrell's article, for the reason the
majority of people in Box Butte county
know that, regardless of the amount
of money expended for roads and
bridges since the county was organized
they did not have any roads in that
county until after this department be
gan constructing roads for them.
"However, some of the flguVes that
Mr. Carrell quoted might be taken as
facts and for this reason I wish to
state that in the comparison of costs of
maintenance, where Mr. Carrell states
that it cost $2,279.40 to maintain the
t-even miles of state and federal aid
road, our records show that a portion
of this amount was spent on the road
running north from Alliance, the exact
-amount spent on the road east being
$1,928.89.
"In discussing the Chadron road, Mr.
Can-ell states that 'The Chadon road
us a state highway was maintained
during 1921 under the direction of the
Department of Public works;' also
stating that "the county records show
.this road was constructed by the
-county during the same period the Pot
ash highway was being constructed
.and was practically the same soil and
surface characteristics, at a construc
tion cost of $104 per mile.'
I am at a loss to know what
the county did in the way of con
structing this highway, for the reason
that records of this department show
that we sent in a trained crew of men
and equipment and constructed this
roaJ for the county. None of this road
was surfaced or gravelled as the .Pot
ash highway.
County Did the Maintenance.
"These state highways have all been
maintained under the law by the
ocunty, according to rules and regu
lations laid down by this department;
however, the employing of men and
handling of work has been entirely un
. ler the jurisdiction of the county board
and they have been free to do as they
fjlease in regard to maintenance, the
only restrictions being they maintain
a proper surface on the road.
"The speciul session of the legisla
ture appointed a state board of in
tiuirv. to hear all complaints in re
gard to road and bridge construction
and maintenance, and make compari
sons a3 to the cost of building roads
bv the state and the counties. Mr.
Can-ell and other members of the coun-
iv board of Box-Butte county have
ibeen notified by this state board that
;a hearing would start February 21,
and any complaints they have to make
-vou'd be considered at that time.
"If the county board care3 to have
an investigation made in Box Butte
.county and a comparison made as to
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Alliance ami Virinil v
Rain tonight, probably turning to sno'w
Wednesday. Colder Wednesday, strong
shifting winds. Notify Ftockmen.
the cost of handling work by the state
n county, mere Is nothing to prevent
inem irom naving an investigation
maiie and this , department will be
pleased to assist them in every way
possible. This is a matter that cannot
I le settled by misquoting facts through
V'he newspapers. Very truly yours,
j "partmfimt np mmi in wmvw
ur-UKtj ti. JUHNSON
Secretary.
County Attorney
Hears From Friends
of Hooch Venders
Charles Peltz, fined three weeks ago
uy vouniy juuge rasa on two viola
tions of the liquor laws, and who was
committed to the county jail when he
was unable to pay fines and costs
amounting to $220, was Saturday re
leased after seventeen days of dur
ance vile when he paid one of the $100
fines and costs of $22.50. He was
paroled to his cousin, Joe Pelti, and
the remaining $100 fines was sua
pended during srood behavior.
County Attorney Basye has received
anonymous letters apparently from
friends of Peltz, and at least friends
of the hooch vending" fraternity. These
letters contain threats against John
Watson and Thomas R. Manion, the
two men whose testimony was largely
responsible lor reitz conviction. The
letters say that there will be a tar and
feather party if there is a eood od-
portunity, as well as a number of other
things.
Mr. Basye announces that if anv at
tempts are made to carry out these
threats, the offenders will be vigorous
ly prosecuted.
C. OF C. MAKING
PLANS FOR THE
ANNUAL DINNER
DATE IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR
y -...-for MARCO Aw.s.i
Committees Appointed by President
Miller Monday New M. E.
Church Probable Location 1
At the Monday dinner of the Alli
ance chamber of commerce plans were
made for the annual meeting, which
will include a dinner, to which the pub
lic will be admitted, be followed by an
nual reports of officers and. election of
officers and election of officers. Presi
dent Glen Miller announced the ap
pointment or the following committees
in connection with the event:
Entertainment Earl D. Mallery. J.
S. Rhein and Charles Brittan.
Tickets E. T. Kibble, general chair
man; with three sub-chairmen, who
will appoint their own committees:
Howard Reddish, rloyd Lucas and H.
P. Coursey.
Banquet and location John W.
Guthrie, chairman. .
The date for the annual meeting
falls on the first Monday in March,
which will be March 6 this year. The
location has not yet been selected, but
it is probable that the gymnasium of
the new Methodist church will be used,
provided it is in shape to be used by
that time. It is possible that the
meeting may be postponed a few days
if the building can be made ready for
the dinner with only slight delay.
Ed Wegner of Central City, Ed Pat
terson of Central City and R. W.
DeVoe of Lincoln were guests at the
Monday luncheon, and each of the vis
itors made brief talks. It was brought
out that Alliance is receiving valuable
publicity in state publications and is
better known over Nebraska than
many cities of considerably larger size.
Efforts of Expert
Railway Operator
Not Appreciated
James Bums, an employe on the
Burlington brick gang here, furnished
a little variety to the usual routine
at the Burlington offices Saturday
when he made the rounds of the en
tire station endeavoring to explain
how a railroad should be run. His
efforts did not seem to be appreciat
ed, however, as Chief Jeffers wa3
called and took the erstwhile operat
ing expert in charge and escorted him
to the city bastile, where he was re
leased on a $30 cash bond with his
hearing set for Monday morning.
Monday morning arrived, but James
did not, to Judge L. A. Berry decided
that the $30 was the property of the
city. Nothing has been seen of Mr,
Burns since his arrest, and the sup
position is that he has departed from
our fair city to seek other fields
where his efforts to save the railroad
system will be more appreciated.
Raymond Mundt. son of Sam Mundt.
had his arm broken while attempting
to ride a calf on their farm ten miles
west of Alliance.
(OFFICIALS FOR
G-P-C ARE HERE
FOR MEETING
BOOSTERS FROM BROADWATER
ARRIVED THIS NOON.
Hope to Stir Up Sentiment So Tha
Highway Can Be Completed Thru
Nebraska This Year.
Another road meeting is being held
in Alliance today, following the ar
rival of three automobile loads of G-P-
C highway Ixjosters from Broadwater,
Oshkosli and other points between thia
city and the Colorado line. The dele
gation came for the purpose of com
pleting the organization of the hioh
way and to stir up sentiment that will
result in the completion of this route
as soon as possible. .
there has been little dome: in high
way matters since last fall, but the
Oshkosh boosters recently stirred up
tnings a bit. A meeting was held at
Broadwater last Wednesday, at which
the enthusiasm was more than revived.
Alliance and Chadron had no delegates
at the meeting, and it was decided to
make a special trip here to awaken the
local road boosters to the need for ac
tion.
Heretofore the G-P-C bunch has
been pretty strong for Alliance, and
local business men have reciprocated
to the best of their ability. Of course
it is but natural that with two roads
in prospect, and Alliance road boosters
rooting or Loth of them, there should
be an attempt to maintain neutrality
until Morrill county should settle its
own problem in its own way. The
fact that the Alliance chamber - of
commerce refused to violently clian
pion either the North Star road cr
the G-P-C as an organization, hys
had a tendency to vex parti sans of
Doth highways. Individual business
men have rooted for the North Star,
and other individuals in Alliance have
contributed to a fund to buy gasoline
to help build the Broadwuter-Alhsnce
road. An evidence that there is a ten
dency to doubt Alliance's support is
shown by some of the discussions wt
the Broadwater meeting.. It was sug
gested there that the road could be
routed up the valley and miss Alliance
and Chadron; and in another place
there i mention of a suspected laca
oi inieru nere.A' thmFTefweaee
had toxlo with demanding the resigna
tion of county vice presidents and a J-
visory board members who are sup
posedly lukewarm in their loyalty to
the G-P-C. Of course, all this ill feel
ing should be ironed out at tod.iy's
meeting.
Report of Broadwater Meeting.
The Garden County News in its last
issue had the following reflort of ;he
Broadwater meeting:
'Having read the complaints of in
action that were registered by this pa
per some tiem ago and also the com
plaints of some of the organizations
north for the same reason, several
communications were read which tend
ed to show that the president and sec
retary had not been inactive, amons'
the letters were those which were pub
lished through the News and the Alli
ance Herald. This has been our im
pression at all times but nothing could
be learned of the work and as the h.c-
cessful putting across of the. highvay
seemed to us to depend upon the or
ganized efforts rather than individual
efforts, we made our so-called icick. It
was also shown that about $.00 or
$800 worth of work had been done
through popular subscription and do
nated work on the road north cf
Broadwater, and that the road was in
good passable condition right now. The
work will be continued as soon as the
weather is favorabe and the frost is
out of the ground, arrangements l.-iv-
ng already been mad.
Much Work Already Done.
"The first gentleman called upon
was H. J. Curtis, president of the Ooh
kosh Public Service club, who had gone
up on the trip that he might look ovtr
the road situation before the meeting.
He told of having been driven over
the road to the Box Butte county line
and said that there wasn't over a
quarter mile of the road that it was
necessary to grade up to make a pass
able road that hadn't already been
done. He said that he was much sur
prised to see how much real work had
been accomplished on the route and
that the same amount of work done
under the state aid system (he had
figured it out closely) would have tost
in the neighborhood of $48,000.
"Commissioner Draper was called
upon to tell of the road problems of
Morrill county and he assured the
gathering that the big road grading
outfit of the county would be pul'ed
into his district early in the spring
and the east end of Morrill county
would sure get their good rads, so
long promised, ami that every dollar
of his district's money would bo put
into the roads in his district. This
news brought out considerable ap
plause, for it sure seemed to full on
welcome ears. Mr. Draier also stated
that Mr. Gaddis, who has always
seemed intent on passimr iudirment on
the Broadwater-AUiance road without
viewing it, had met with the commis
sioners a few days asro and iu.st as
ston as the weather is right he has
agreed to come up the valley and go
continued on Page H)
NEW DOPE ON
TROUBLES OF
NORTH STAR
MORRILL COMMISSIONERS TAKF
ADDITIONAL STEPS.
Ask Hall & Graham to File Petition
for DamagCN Resulting From the
"Missing Link" Route.
The Bayard Transcript, which has
never taken any side heretofore in the
matter of the North Star route, sched
uled to connect Sidney, Bridgeport and
Alliance, is authority for the statement
that the Morrill county commissioners
nrp cminir K.iJ with ,1m.'.. . .
- v-' . i in 1 1 n. 1 1 iian iu run
the road straight north from Bonner
and leave it alone in the middle of the
sandhills, despite the fact that the Box
Butte commissioners have indicated
that thev will llcrht mih o wmi T -
- - - - . ' fS . Jll
letter, which has never been favored
with a reply, the Box Butte commis
sioners InfArmAil itA Mst.ill
rulers that the roal had been planned
w ioiiow me uuninjrton track from
Ancrnna in A 1 1 inn a fkat if K
route were changed as contemplated
L it . . . . . .
mev woum auempi 10 nave ine state
. . . .
iK"wuy Huuionues intervene.
Anrilllnr nf Into Havolnnmnnta in
... - ......v ..V ,i, traiu
to this route, and comes out openly in
support of the road desired by Alli
ance. The article says:
"Hall & Graham, owners of a large
waci oi lann in Wis county, have been
ftei"Vpl with a nntiiA hv IIia .mmfir
commissioners asking them to file a
peeuuon seuing out ineir probable
damage which would he caused by
building the proposed "Missing Link"
roau wnicn is laid oui nonn irom
Bonner, through their pastures.
"It ia nnWfit.rrwl tknt jP. f.r..
hum ofl'ered to donate the rifcht-of-way
ulnnf? tha trulr tint cind (!ia iilrw.j1
cuts their ranch in two and the road
wouiu niLice another division, they do
the road north from Bonner.
' "Men who are familiar with the ait-
both routes many time, claim that
iL.. 1 I i r . i
mo irucK roau can oe uuui wun less
their belief that ' the commissioners
would be exercising better judgment
than to 'start proceedings tocondemn
ii i i i . a at. t '
ine iana ana go 10 an me expense and
delay of having it appraised through
the courts, especially so when it would
impose a big expense on the ranch
owners without giving a better road
than the one along the track would
oe.
Police and Merchants
Warned to Look Out
for Charles S. Scott
The chamber of commerce has re
ceived a circular letter warning police
ana merchants to look out tor one
Charles S. Scott, who, it is said, is
working in this territory soliciting ad
vertising from the merchants for a so-
called railroad time and seniority
book. Mr. Scott, it is charged, repre
sents that he is connectert with the
railroad brotherhoods and the Big 4
Railroad Record, an independent rail
road publication. All authorized repre
sentatives of that organization carry
up-to-date credentials bearing the sig
nature of E. J. Elbury.
Mr. Scott, the letter states, as tor-
merly employed as a representative,
but left after misappropriating several
hundred dollars. He is in possession
of credentials and literature, for the
return of which a reward of $100 is of
fered. Scott is described as aged 36, welgnt
dark complexion, mole on left cheek,
two upper front teeth gold crowned,
fast talker, bow-legged, inveterate
cigaret smoker, claims to be a mem
ber of brotherhoods of railway clerks.
He usually has his wife with him.
Alliance merchants should not con
fuse this bird, whoever he may be with
T. J. Flynn, who has just completed a
canvass of the city for a railway men's
time book. Mr. rlynn has been in Al
liance before, and has been strictly
honorable in all his dealings here. The
Herald is printing the time books, has
been paid for the work and will see
tha they go to the railroad men for
whom they are intended.
Colonel L. E. Bliss
Plans Public Sale at
the Benjamin Barn
Colonel L. E. Bliss has arranged for
a series of Saturday afternoon auc
tion to be held at the Charles Ben
jamin barn in this city, the first of
the series being scheduled for next
Saturday at 2 p. m. Anyone wishing
to list stuff for the sale, in any quan
tity, is asked to communicate with
Mr. Bliss.
The United States Civil Service com
mission annonuces an examination for
clerk-carried positions for Alliance,
to be held March 18, 1922. All who
desire to take the examinations notify
F. W. Hicks, chairman local board, Al
liance, Neb.
A Last Chance to
Vote on Location
of New High School
A number of votes have been cast
on the mutter
high school building in Alliance, but
the returns flit nnt chmu n .i:.i.i
preference for either locat ion. To date,
nil- ..uj.-ciors seem 10 be about hold
ing their own. fripnU nt id. i
site in the center of Box Butte avenue
apparently nnvlng the idea that there
i no neeu or expressing their senti
ments, as it will trn thronirh
' , ' ----- mijnu,
ihe school board and the city coun
cil have renrhe.1 in ncmwmn i.
- men, ij iiifinr
the change, provided public sentiment
..i.um llr, hiui ii mere are no serious
objections. If you haven't cast a vole
yet, and art at all interested in the
proposition look up the coupon on this
j page and bring" or mail it to The
Herald office. A digest of the replies
1 km. . 1 I 1. . Lit 1. I f .a m . . .
wui w puDiisneu in tne f rulay issue.
Rush your vote in if you want it to
tuunu.
Miller vs. Baker
Is Being Heard
in District Court
The lawsuit of Millet v. Baker, et
al, in which Miller in nim?
n note of $15,000 from Baker and six-
wn ewer icicnlants, was decided by
Judge Westover in district court in
favor Of the ripfomlnnt. tttrlat.
The defense which closed at noon to
day, alleges fraud in the delivery of
.. . lw lfie American State bank
oi nemingiord by the plafntiir and as
sociate, Fred Melick, of that city.
Boyd, Met and Meyer of Alliance
and Fred Wright of Omaha, are ap
pearing for the plaintiir. The defen
dants are represented by Peterson and
Devoe of Lincoln, Patterson and Pat
terson of Central City and Mitchell
and Gantz of Alliance.
A RADIOPHONE
DEMONSTRATION
AND CONCERT
BOY SCOUTS TO STAGE TWO PUB-
Lie exhibitions;
Roof -Garden Donated for Wednesday
and Thursday Nights for .
Benefit for Scouts. v
i.
v The people of Alliance and Bur
rounding territory will have the oppor
tunity, 'on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of this week, to see and hear
a demonstration of the wonders of the
wireless telephone. The Alliance Boy
bcouts, under the leadership of Scout
master B. W. Keach, installed a radio
phone some weeks ago and have been
having good success in receiving mes
sages and hearing concerts from the
air. 1 They have recently secured some
new appartus, and have arranged for
two public demonstrations at the Roof
Garden this week, to which the public
will be admitted at a slight admission
fee.
The obiect of these domnnu
aside from introducing the public to
the wonders of wireless, is to build up
a fund for the Scouts. The money
realized from the demonstration will
lie devoted to improvements at the
Broncho lake club house, the financing
of the Boy Scout band and other wor-
it
my enterprises.
The first program, on Wednesday
evening, will start at 8:15. It will in
clude news reports from the Denver
Post service, weather reports, mar
kets, etc., and a musical entertain
ment will follow, which will be played
by Denver performers at some place
in the Colorado capital. There will be
a bowery dance following the radio
phone demonstration, for the benefit of
the Scouts. The Roof Garden manage
ment has donated the hall for the two
evenings.
Thursday evening the program will
be a little more elaborate. There will
be a comnlete demonstration of tunH.
ing and receiving by wireless, two in
struments being placed at opposite
ends of the hall. There will abo be a
concert and news and market reports
similar to the Wednesday evening pro
gram.
It is announced that the two enter
tainments will be given subject to
v.eather conditions, which, if too un
favorable, will make the demonstra
tion impracticable. The public is also
warned not to expect too much. The
radiophone is not yet in as perfected
a condition as the telephone or the
Chonograph, and it is likely there will
e some delays during the program. It
is necessary that the machine be "put
In tune" with the sendinir instrument
in Denver, and there will probably,
during the evening, be some waits of
five or ten minutes, or even longer if
things do not go just right. There
may also be interruptions of one sort
and another, caused by crossed wire
less currents, but the entertainment
will .be a marvel to all who hear it
and will be well worth taking in,
despite this sort of thing. The ad
mission fee has been placed at 25
cents, and the Scouts should have
crowded houses at both demonstra
tions.
8-YEAR-OLD BOY
IS ACCIDENTALLY
SHOTJJYFATHER
RODGER WILFORD LARK IN AL
MOST INSTANTLY KILLED.
Cleaning Friend's-Pitol, Which Still
Contained a Shell Lad
Buried Monday.
Roger Wilford Larkin, egiht-yw-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Larkia,
Svcond and Platt streets, wan almost
Instantly killed about 9 o'clock Satur
day night when a .45 caliber (Mfm
automatic revolver, which the father
was cleaning for Harve ShepartL a
neighbor, was accidentally discharged.
Mrs. ljtrkln had . I- i
-uc. 1 t Ell wiv
his bath, and had told him to ait en
me coi ana looic over the comic papers
until she had made his bed ready ftr
him. After looking over the papers,
the bov moved to th tat.u t i.T.
with his ton. He was playing with th
tov and talkino ih M. fail... V
. , ' , - , -r .. ... inwici KIHIt
the fatal accident happened.
Air. xarxin had picked up the gua
and was looking it over. He waa
seated a few feet A WAV fmm Vila
j want,
in some manner, the weapon waa acci
dentally flisrharcmrl nnrl 1ia
caliber bullet
child's heart, kohis- entirely through
the body, entering between the fourth
und fifth ribs on the ric-ht ri'Ia nl
Dussintr out on th loft, m'.u .rt
going through the heart. The bullet
shattered a rung of the chair on which
the child wus seated, went through
double wall and into a work ba&ket
that Was Diaced on ton nf n rlracj
across another room. .
The father did not realize, for ft
time, that his son was injured, until
he noticed t.h lnl fllllino- fmrrt ki
chair and heard him crying, in a feeble
voice, -rapa, papa." ihe child waa
dead before aid could be summoned.
Dr. Charles K. Slagle and another phy
sician were in the neighborhood and
were at once called to the scene of thm
tragedy. The physicians said that in
their opinion the boy was killed almost
immediately when the bullet tnu-k HI
heart. Rev. B. J. Minort was called
and arrived a few seconds later, to flad
that nothing could be done, as the lad
had passed away.
for a time it was feared that the
father, who was crated with grief ovtr
the .tragedy, would lose his -mtad.
Roger waa his Idol and the two were
I a. X II. .. i - a
annua, lupcptmiuie, xoui mmner mom
father are overcome with grief.
Fnnaral fiarvinaa aeM hulsl HfMiilew
at 2:30 from the First Baptist church.
uev. u. j. Minort otridating. Inter
ment was made in Greenwood ceme
tery.
According to Sheriff Miller, the
fnttlAV uhn la n lnilwin1 krfelrMM.n
several years ago accidentally shot and
killed his brother while handling a re
volver.
Dr. J. P. Weyrens Is
Chosen Burlington
Surgeon at Alliance
Word was received yesterday from
Chicago that Dr. J. P. Weyrens of the ,
r. i i 1 1 r i , i
sMdgie-weyrens vunic nau oeen ap
pointed railroad surgeon at Alliance.
For years there had been two author
ized surgeons at this point ro that at
all times the sen-ices of a duly author
ized surgeon might be available. How
ever, since Dr. Bellwood left for Cali
fornia and the death of Dr. Hershro&n
there had been but one appointment
made, that of Dr. Charles E. Slagle,
who represented the railroad company
and it was not until yesterday that
the second appointment was made.
Alliance Elks to . .'
Entertain Inspector
on Friday Evening
r a no
ilpnuty era ml oynltAH nilpr Vine n
nounced his official visit to AlUanoej
lodge No. yoj, is. P. o. fciks, for Fri-
rlotr Vhiia tr A TriAra u.'ill Ka
effort made to get an extra large num
ber oi tne antierea brethren out for
the meeting. The initiatory ceremony
will be exemplified, and other feature
are planned for the occasion.
Farmers and Union
Men to Hold a
Political Meeting
A general meeting of union men and
farmers will be held at the Baptist
church next Wednesday afternoon, at
which a permanent organization will
be formed to keep the voters informed
aij, to the political lineup in the com
ing campaign. It is desired that the
people of Alliance and Box Butte
county know that this is not an effort
to shut out any. All who are In for
letter government and who want to
throw their influence upon the side of
right in o trice are asked to come.
Farmers who are members of unions,
and those who are not members ot
unions, are wanted in these meetings.
Business and professional men are.
welcome.
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