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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
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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
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Prompt and Courteous Service.
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U lb. box.... 25c
210 Box Butte ll
itiiiuutttiuiniiiiiu 3ftnttt
29c
83c
29c it
83c 3
; 32c :
23c ll
13 bars for 50c If
BRING PEST RESULTS
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