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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1922)
tour Till: ALLIANCE HERALD. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1022. LIVESTOCK LOSS EXCEEDS THAT OF PREVIOUS YEAR MAY 12 CROP It KIM MIT IKATl'RLS LIVESTOCK MORTALITY. I SprinR Plowing and Pl.inl injr Not As Fur Advanced An It Was At This Time Last Year. The abandonment of w'nter wheat Is approximately three times the usual find very s-evcre in a few counties. The condition is 82 per rent. The con dition of rye is Ml j.er cent. Spring plowing and planting is not ns far advanced ns it was u year ;iso this latc. losses of live stock, particularly "-ncwlprablv neater than ist year. These are the leading points l.. ..... ....... iiiioii released by A. 1 Anderson of the bureau of markets nd crop estimates and Leo Stuhr, :tc retary, Nebraska department of agri culture. About 1 1.r per cent of the winter vheat cn) is abandoned as compared to 4.2 jht cent, tlie average for the period l.l.' to r.22, excluding 1!I17 the year of extreme loss. This leases ip proximately 3,49!t,(H)0 acres for bur vest as compared to 3,4."7,00U acres, the aerage harvested area of ihe past four jears. The condition of winter wheat j- i2 Ier cent as compared to !2 per cent :i year ago and the ten year average of WJ per cent. The present conditon forecasts a production of o l,.MJ.000 bushels last year. bushels us compared to 37,")5!,000 bushels last year. With a few exceptions the abandon ment is very light in the counties east of Merrick, Hamilton, Clay and Nuck olls counties. West of these counties, the losses range from average io very severe. The reported losses of impor tant counties having the heaviest aban donment are as follows. Kearney 70 percent; Adams, i0 per cent; Dutfalo, 85 per cent; Lincoln, 35 per cent; Keith, 33 per cent; Deuel, 35 per cent; Cheyenne, 32 per cent; Kimball 30 per cent. The remainder of the important heat counties in central and western Nebiasku usually report losses up to 10 per cent, a few reporting from 10 to 20 abandonment. It is possible that in Rome cases the final abandonment will even exceed the above estimates. The cause of the abandonment was .se vere drouth last autumn, winter and during the early spring. Livestock Mortality IIih. The mortality of live stock during the iiast year is reported considerably higher than usual. The total losses out of each one thousand head of stock this year and last year are reported as follows; horses, 18 and 13; cattle, 87 and 25; sheep, 9!) and 74; swine, ft J) and 44. The maiority of the counties report a severe loss of pigs. If the loses of pigs are as large as generally reported, the swine crop may even be less than last year in spite of the in creased number of brood sows. It is hoped that the ret urn a from the pig survey will give accurate information on the swine crop. Some winter-kill of alfalfa is le ported from central counties, due largely to drouth. The reserve supply of old hay is somewhat larger than the average but le.s than that of last year. The supply oh 'farms is rejiorted as being 13.7 per cent as compared to i.2 per cent a year ago. The winter wheat abandonment for the United States is ,44(i,000 acres. The acreage remaining for harvest is SS.131.0U0 acres as compared to 42, 702,000 acres harvested last year. The present condition of S3. 5 per cent in dicates a crop of 584,7!3,Oi0 bushels as compared to 587,032,000 bushels last year. The condition oi rye is SU.7 per cent which forecasts u crop of ',!, 152,000 bushels as compared t3 yix.000 bushels last year. The acreage of wild hay is slightly larger than last year. The acreage of tame hay is nearly the same as that of a year ngo. Farm reserves of old hay are ; 0,7ii2, 000 tons as compared to 19,140,000 to its a year ago. Total losses of live stock in the United States for the year ending May 1, 1922 and May 1, 1921 are as follows: Horses and mules, 386,000 and 309,000 head; cattle, 2,016,000 and 1,742,000 head; sheep, 1.293,000 and 1,223,000 head; swine, 3,082,000 and 2,946,000 head, respectively. The state and federal bureau of crop estimates has released the fol lowing detailed report of crop condi tions in all districts of the. state, the first of its kind for the year, prepared alter an exhaustive survey In each dis trict and compiled from reports of the bureau's own correspondents: Box Butte Some pigs lost; 25 per cent dying. Cherry Plenty rain, everything fine; abundance of hay bad pasture; supply of cattle low. Dawes Plenty of moisture; loss of early pigs. Sheridan Plenty of feed for stock; soil in good condition: no loss in wheat but increase in acreage on new sod; alfalfa promises big yield. BUSINESS MEN DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE FOURTH (Continued from Tage 1) other towns nearby could be induced to participate in the athletic contests. Financing Up to Merchants. R. M. Hampton thought that many Alliance people would prefer to go to , au n .... l.a.. A .in, I k.. n.r.... vjic uuiuijr I'll wui i, aim inui uuin or uie country communities would make plans for celebrations. He thought that if Alliance started any thing, the financing should be done by the merchants. He favored some plan to give away tickets with merchandise and arouse interest thereby. N. A. Kemmish declared that the people of the surrounding territory look to Alliance for their celebration. Kd Burr favored making the occasion one big day only, with no admission charges to entertainments. Floyd Lu cas thought that perhaps the com munity celebrations had been planned in "self defense" because Alliance has not le-n furnishing this kind of en tertainment in recent year.;, lie lu ored July 4, as did V. i;. Sim liter, Ui didn t c.Me whether the celebia t.on was ft.igeil lor ( ne or two days. J. II. Melville oi' liiorten liow was of the opinion tlir.t the bu.-ire.--s men should stand the e .petise oi the en tertainment. Cu tor county lecenUy raised a 49, (M l) budget, be said, to vase caie of puld.c entei pi i.-es. 1 1 - thouubt the celebration in his city this jcar vould cost Irian fl.HIO to' JfLot'O. J. S. Rhein advocated a one-day celebration with eerlli;njr free, he thought that it iioie than one day weiv planned, some other date than July 4 should be .selected, lie thought the small towns and communities would co-oKrale with Alliance il it is decided to ccitbrate the Fourth here. '1 1 ue Miller .-poke in laor oi' a one day celebration, and Secretary Llojd C. "Thomas said that he had inter viewed a number of merchants, and the majority of them lavor one big day's celebration, with all amusements free to the crowd and a barbecue and broncho races for amusements. I.r. A. C. Sohoch endorsed the idea of an old-fashioned Fourth. C. A. Newberry pointed out that Alliance has not nut on a free entertainment for a number of years, and spoke enthusiastically for this plan. The one-day celebration, with a free program and and obi-fashioned lineup of events was endorsed by the com mittee, which will present its plans to the chamber r.et Monday. At that time, if the idea is endorsed, arrange ments will probably be made for finan cing the celebrat'on and securing the co-operation of nearby towns and communities. mo AT THE RIALTO. "The Hills of Missing Men," will be the feature at the Kialto tonight. It is a swift-moving tense-act ioned rtory of the lawless borderland, where a ricn and cultured man dreamed a mad dream of empire. He thought himself a second Napoleon. But the yellow hair of a lovely woman fascinated him and wrought his downfall. "Hurricane Hutch." n startline ser ial feature, will be shown at the Kilato Friday matinee and night and Saturday matinee. The first chapter will be held over a day on account of the high school play tonight and at :30 Saturday a special Hurricane matinee will be given. Children under twelve will be admitted at a special rale of 5 cent. It is the regular .natinee in addition to Hurricant Hutch ami the complete program will be shown. "Two Kinds of Women," with Paul ine Frederick, will be shown Saturday, it is a swiltly moving drama that makes one want to seen surcease from the noise and, bustle of the city in the beauty and grandeur of the California Sierras, where much of the picture was filmed. The majesty of the mountains and sheltered valleys, the wholesomeness- of this outdoor story, is like a breath of fresh air in a stifling room. To the average city dweller the picture will open up a vista of the idlyic land in which "he hopes to spend his declining days. There is not a dull moment in the entire pro duction. Sunday and Monday, the Kialto will feature "The Man of the Forest." a Zane Grey story. Carl Uantvoort plays "Milt Kale," the man of the 1'ore. t; Claire Adams starts out as a oung Missouri school teacher, but is soon whisked out to Arizona to u ranch, where an old admirer plots pain t her and her uncle. Beaslev. the hotclkeepr, lleasley's (laughter and others are among the interesting char acters in the exceptional photoplay. LETTING HIM I)OWNrEASY A rich man. lvini? on hiu Aernth I.1 called his chaull'eur who had been in his service for years, and said: "Ah, Sykes. I am going on a long and nigged journey, worse than ever you drove me." "Well, sir." consoled the rftfltiffoiir. "There's one comfort. It's all down hill." ALL CLEAR NOW "Money is the root of all evil" That is the reason that we are all trvinsr to dig it up Columbia Jester. Goin' Fishin? Fix up your tackle box and be prepared for the big ones. See your complete line of rods, reels, bass lures, trout flies, creels and tackle of all discription. Holsten's COURT DECISION 0 AND BROADWATER MORRILL COUNTY TOWNS AL MOST FLAT FINANCIALLY. County Hoard's Jn;:lii'g of Property Value IWn'sn't Find For ith Court. As a result of the recent decision by Judge R. W. Hohait holding invalid the entire tax eiiua'i.atlon made last j ear in Morrill county, the town of Bayard is leit flat on its back, financial ly tweaking w ith ?2(.'0,000 of registered warrants extant and no funds in si'ht , to pay them, while the Baynid school dUrbt with $21,0..() of "bonded in- debtedne s, is also short of revenue, according to the Lincoln Star, j The town of Broadwater is similarly nlfected by the. court ruling, but not to the same extent. I These facts were reported to the slate legal department Tuesday after noon by County Attorney K. W. Mc I'onald and Mrs. Mabel J. Thompson, tieasuier of Morrill county, who con I suited Assistant Attorney General ' Mason Wheeler as to how the county ; and its various subdivisions could law fully proceed with the collection of taxes, the time haing gone by in which the county board could act. The conclusion was reached with the only thing to do, under the circum stances is to let assessments for 1921 stand as they were originally returned by precinct assessors, and to collect ta.xes on that basis. Had Made Wholesale Changes. In equalizing the property of Mor rill county for taxation last year, the county board changed real estate valu ations in all but five precincts, raising some and lowering others. Personal property was boosted ad over the county, from 5 to 40 per cent over the assessors' figures. Bayard and Croadwater were two places where the largest raise applied, ihe municipal authorities there had requested the increase because rev enues were badly needed to keep things going. The court holding will lower valuation and scale the tax re ceipts very materially. Bridgeport, on the other hand, got a 20 per cent cut from the county board on its real estate. The Hobart decision restores the original assess ment and taxpayers will have to foot the difference. Failure by the county board to make its equalization on or before July 10, 1921, was responsible for the annul ment of us action. The board did not order changes in the assessments until July IS. laxpayers at Bayard and Broad water brought suit to prevent collec tion of taxes based on the increased valuations. What the two towns lose in revenues through the decision will be gained by taxpayers individually. County Does Not Suffer... Morrill county as a whole will not lose much of its revenue from the overturning of the equalization, due to the fact that real estate changes practically offset each other. Personal taxes became delinquent last December 1, and have generally been paid in to the county and vhe var'ous villages and school districts. Under the state law, the excess col lected cannot be refunded. On the other hand, where personal taxcs re main unpaid at this time and are in creased by the Hobart decision, the increase will be charged and col lected. The state of Nebraska owns $.",n.?00 of Bayard municipal bonds and $19,500 of its school bonds, as investments of Charter No. 5637 REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE ALLIANCE NATIONAL BANK At Alliance, in the State of Nebraska, at the close of business on May 5, 1922 RESOURCES Loans and discounts $372,322.80 $ Total loans , 372,322.80 Overdrafts, unsecured 709.92 V.. S. Government securities deposited to secure circulation 50,000.00 All other United State? Government securities 38,000.00 88,000.00 Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc 7,195,94 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 1 21,000.00 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 24,000.36 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks. 142,410.91 Amount due from State banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United States 3,103.37 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank 7,333.03 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due rora U. S. Treasurer 2,505.00 179,352.67 Total , $668,572.33 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses, interest and taxes paid v 6.C93.97 Circulating notes outstanding . 50,000.00 Amount due to State banks, bankers, and trust com panies 8,790.60 Cashier's checks outstanding 36,317.32 Individual deposits subject to check 168,647.77 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 28,6G8,9i Cert:ficates of deposit 220,489.25 Other time deposits 45,084.18 Postal savinirs deposits 2.831.88 United States deposits 1,048.44 511,878.86 Total . - . . . - $668,572,33 State of Nebraska, County of Box Butte, ss: I I, F. V. Harris, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. W. HARRIS, Cashier. Correct Attest: F. E. HOLSTEN, F. E. KNIGHT, F. M. KNIGHT, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 day of May, 1922. M. S. HARGRAVES, Notary Fublic. the permanent school fund. Whether the e ran be p:-.id at maturity is doubt ful. So tar, the interest payments have been met u they became du". The .-late id -o holds ?'7()() of Lro.ul w.der municipt'l bonds. POINT OK Kntii CKKKK Mr. Stewart of Valcr, Mas., is vis iting his son, 11. S.cwart. l"-'er H- Vi: n, whi'o drivim c;;t lle, got his hr.r.d hr.it. He will bo laid iiji lor a few days. Jiis' Anna Schwaderer v'.-ited with Mr.--. Frank Jones over Sunday. Sn.'lce Crci.c played the Bed Sox last Sir, lay. OmiI Ilahinan nnd family were Surday ' j.jtors at Bill Ilashman's. Jim Wimmer was up from AlFance hunting horses in this vicinity Tues day. He al.-o called r.t Lore's. A!e Underwood was a Taesday cal ler at Bill Yogel's. Peter Hearst motored Miss Burns to Alliance Friday evening. li'ina Nichols is home after helping Fr; nk Jon's for a few dajs. Mr. Nilan took dinner with C. Moore's Tr.e-day. Cecil Heal and Cert Wilson win Suit and Overcoat Cecil Beal won the suit sold Tor 1.9" by the Fanou for the first man to en ter the io i;h door. :.nd Be: t Wil.-on of Holston s v on the ovorco; t -or bo ini the fir-l to enter ti e n rth door. Bo h were on the '.nound at 5:30, both cairyinir bo-p to sit o.i. A larirc crowd was waitincr in frort of the sto'-e for the openin?, evidently with the forlorn hope that ore of the hold ers of t'.'.e vantae;? ;-eints wo.:ld leave. Had either dor.e so, the-e nvp-ht lune been a young battle to decide who had I the place. Fortunately this did not' happen. two for 11c ooc Peroxide F?ce Cream, two for 36c 33c Iloque Rarr.ee' Tal cum Powder, two for 36c 25c tube of Klenzo Tooth Paste, two for 26c , 35c Tooth Brushes, ' two for .36c Regular $1.00 Sorbo Rublier Sponges 49c SATURDAY, AT Reserve District No. 10 10e bar of Ivory Soap, For the Sweetest Woman Ever Yen will want to rcmeirber y o u r mother on this day of Jill days. MOTHERS' DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 1 ith We have scir.e fancy box candy on which we are making a special price lor -Saturday. 1 lb. box, ..80c Lawrence Candy Store E. L. LAWRENCE, Proprietor Phone 27 Economy- RECOMMENDS THESE PRICES ON STAPLE GROCERIES. food stuffs. We have this in mind when we jl offer you the following1 specials for Saturday: !l No. 2Vi Rartlett Tears, can 3 cans for No. 2' (j rated Pineapple, can 3 cans for We still have a small selection of Del Monte Fruits left at per can Standard Corn, 3 cans for Swift's White Laundry Soap, ee r HERALD WANT ADS :amta;::t;:::tt::tm:Ksm;s::sutta Here's Why YOU SHOULD BUY THE ANKER-HOLTH CREAM SEPARATOR We are personally convinced that the Anker-Holth Separator is the most profitable machine for you to buy. And we want you to know why we believe it is. READ THESE REASONS CAREFULLY: 1. Bowl is guaranteed to balance for the life of the sep arator. 3. Every bearing is self-oiling. 3. No unsanitary cast iron bowl pit. 4. 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