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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
((0 " Are You BuyingYour Groceries Right ? If you want anything in fancy or staple Groceries, ,, ; t Fresh Fruits, Vegetables remember that we have the largest stock in the city and our prices are always right Yours for fair dealing A. D. RODGERS S it m m m mm-m NOTICE Owing to the fact that our patronage has increased .nearly .one-third in the last 30 days, we would kindly ask patrons to give us their orders as early as pos sible. Phones 13 la and 131b. Palace Meat Market S. H. DESCH, Prop. dV.O.fS HHHfW'HWapP o-vn. vm ii..rtWg.tlli'(iUo'.uryii-.o"4 ISTISLSOIV FLETCHER ' f FIRE INSURANCE A G-ENOY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hartford Fire Insurance Company. North American of Philadelphia, Phoenix of Ulooklyn. Now York, Continental of New York City. Niagara Fire Insurance Company. Connectlcutt Fire Commercial Union Assurance Co . Lortdon Germiiuia Fire In. Co vtntoof Omaha Palace Xj I c ONE Bl wCK WEST OP TUE SETV ZB1NDEN BUILDING. 'Phone mm I J Lift, ""BBBHBBBIHH5jMKBfihl3l flMIHttHHhT ' Dfii vwwmm&&tMj , 1 .. . . Rradiaaatr,Hnodmea.nd. Base Burners For Hard Coal. t Round Oak and Cole's Hot BIst For Soft Coal. AU Sizes, $11.00 up. Newberry's Hardware Co. ' mm m 'mm fa "irv4 Liverpool. London and Globe Ins. Co. German American Ins. Co., New York. New Hampshire Columbia Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix Ins. a.. Hartford. Conn Ftremaus Fund Insurance Co. Koche.Mer (German Ins. Co. Office llD-Stnlrs.rictcher Mack. tt e z 37- Bam C. SSIITH, Pa-op. (Successor to S. II. Dcsch) Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, and courteous treatment to ail has won for us the excellent patronage we enjoy. Try us. Wallace's Transfer Line Household goods , moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone 1 Frank Wallace, PropV. n 1 ij5I, Boards of ail descriptions for any part of a house or barn. Dierks Lumticr SCoal Co. Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr. " . DAVIS NOT GUILTY. Acquitted on Charge of Murdering Dr. Ruttln at Omaha. Omaha, Dec. 11. By returning ft verdict of not guilty after thirteen hours of deliberation the Jury In the Charles E. Davis case freed Davis from the charge of murdering Dr. Frederick Rtlstln on the morning of Sept. 2 and left the death of Dr Uus tm Imolved In hb deep a myster) as it was the morning he was found dying on his front porch. Davis, the defendant, apparently was the least concerned of those In the court room. Loss than two hours after he had been acquitted of n cap ral offense he was at work uncon cernedly at his place In the ladles' department at the Flrat National bank. While the veidlct leaves the hiyB tery unsolved, Juiors who discussed the trend of the debate In the Jury room declared it was not the opinion of the Jurors that Abble Rico could have committed the crime The prim clpal theory nmong the Jurors was that Dr. Rustln committed suicide The absence of evidence tha. Davis was In the neighborhood of the Rustln home at the time tho shooting was done was a weighty fact In the minds of some of the Jurors. Ho was last seen at 11 o'clock, according to the evidence, a block and a half from the Rustln place, four hours before the shooting. 8TATE NEARLY OUT OF DEBT. Treasurer Brian Recommends Change In Taxation System, Lincoln, Dec. 12. A revolution In tho taxation system in Nebraska Is recommended by State Treasurer Brian in his annual report He believes the corporations should pay all the run nlng expenses of the stnte government and that the taxation In counties should be sufficient only to support the county government. Treasurer Brian says that the state debt has been reduced $1,198,000 dur ing the past two years, leaving the debt only $718,750. The treasurer flg Ures that on thlB basis the state will be entirely out of debt July 2-1, 1009. Lincoln Lawyer In Trouble. Holdrege, Neb., Dec. 14. Lufe Bur nett, a Lincoln lawyer, and Mrs. Wil son, wife of tho sheriff, are under ar rest hero. The man was sent to jail and the 'woman taken to a hospital. Mrs. Wilson was recently discharged from the stnte Insane asylum, and with Burnett had been settling up an estate she received from a former hus band. Wilson came here and will file a complaint against the lawyer, who, Wilson declares, undertook to secure a large part of the fortune his wife received after the death or her liret husband Lion .Hunt in Nebraska. ' Callaway, Neb., Dec. 11. A moun tain lion which has been carrying away calves and other live stock in this vicinity lfl to be rounded up by a body of hunters which will oegln op erations tomorrow. The animal has caused great depredations and hns been seen by a number of farmers, but none of them has been close nough to It to tell whether It Is a big wolf or n mountain Hon It was first seen near Lexington, twenty-five mlls oouth of here and Is bellovpd to hae moved Us lair to this vicinity Causes for Insanity. Lincoln, Dec 11j Dr. B W Kern, superintendent of the state hospital for insane, has giTen some Interest ing data regarding inmates who have been brought to that institution dur ing Ihe past year. Thirteen of them lost their minds because of plain wor ry, while Dan Cupid was responsible for eight others going wrong. Of these eight who were disappointed In love, five were women. Domestic troubles claimed sixteen, but hered itary Insanity explains why fcixty-seven are there. Three Complaint! Against Congdon. Wilcox, Neb., Dec 14. Henry Cong- don, who has had three wives, is the object of three complaints which have Just been filed against him One is filed by wife No, 1, living In Michigan, who seeks to secure possession of their two-year-old child, which she says he is keeping In custody without warrant of law The second com plaint Is died by his second wife who charges adultery To make Congdon's cup of woe deeper, a complaint for Il legal liquor selling has Just been filed against bim Nebraska Orator Win. Lincoln, Dec 12 Nebraska's three debaters J E. Bednar, R. W. Bates and Dean Driecoll were awarded the decision over S. M Thompson, R B Frlzzell and J C Herbstman, repre senting Illinois university, in the ora torical contest held at Memorial ball of the University of Nebraska Ne braska bad the affirmative of the ques tion favoring a commission form of municipal government. Governor Sheldon acted as presiding officer. Adams Mad Dog Scare. Adams, Neb., Dec 12 A dog with a pronounced case of rabies ran ram pant in the streets, and In consequence the city marshal has killed from five to nine dogs and still the slaughter goes on. There were some very nar row escapes George Southard put an end to the dog, and a conservative es timate Is that twenty people were bitten. Kills Without Felonious Intent. Tekamah, Neb, Dec. 12. At the In quest held at Decatur over the body of Lester Ball, who was killed in a row there, the Jury returned the ver dict that Ball came to his death by blows Inflicted, without felonious in. I tent, by Nicholas N Farrens, NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Bryan Says Legislature Must Keep Platform Pledges, Declares They Must Be Carried Out as Contracts Made With Voters Dem. - ocrattc Legislators Will Be Wel comed at Falrvlew. Lincoln, Dec. 15. That Willlom J. Brynn will not attempt to dictate the action of the Nebraska legisla ture this winter, but will act only In an advisory capacity, Is indlcnted by tho following statement: "I have only ono interest In tho legislature," said Mr Bryan, "and that Is to see every pledge of our platform carried out, and this applies to the pledges made In our state platform and to such pledges In our nntlonul platform as can he carried out by the state leglslatuie. 1 need hardly add that I shall take no part In contests for offices to be filled by tho governor. My one Interest Is to sco the promises kept. This I nm Interested in because platform pledges arc a contract made with tho otcr and also because 1 be lieve that the keeping of such prom ises is necessary if tho Democratic party is to maintain Its position In tho slate " Mr. Bryan said that he would spend his winters In Texas hereafter, hut he had no Intention of changing his resi dence from Nebraska. Named as the logical candidate for senator from Ne braska Mr Bryan explained his posi tion b saying merely that the election did not occur for fwo years and that no one could' tell what might happen. The greater part of the winter will be spent by Mr. Bryan at Fairvlew, where Democratic legislators will bo welcomed. AWARDS AT THE CORN SHOW. Nebraska Boy Wins Junior First Prize at Omaha Exposition. Omaha, Dec. 11. Some of the high est award ba on Nebraska corn were made publlp by the Judges of the Na tional Corn exposition and Lee Smith and sou of De Soto, Aye brothers of Blair, Milo Blnsall of Falrbury, Neb.; Harry Seltz of De Sota, W. W. Bell of Auburn and Miss Anna Martin oi Du Bols were among those who won the principal prizes on Nebraska corn so far as the lists had been completed. As the result of years of Instruc tion under the tutelage of his father and his grandfather, the famous "Corn" Smith, Leo Smith, Jr., of De Soto, has swept the stnte, country and woild in the, ten-ear junior compe titions. Young Smhli Is but thirteen years old and yet his ten ears were so won deiful that most of the Judges agree had he been an adult his exhibit would have avou first prize under L, B. Clare's, first. As it Is, he captures over $500 in premiums and prizes. Another feature of the clean sweep made by the Nebraska lad Is that his father, Lee Smith,. wins second prize for ten ears in Uie grand sweepstakes, second to Clore of Indiana The Iowa student team won tho $1,000 trophy offered by the National Grain Dealers' association for Judging competition, with Kansas second Mexican Trophy Admitted Free. Omaha, Dec 15. Following an ex tensive telegraphic correspondence be tween tho local enstoms officials and the authorities at Washington, the $1, 500 trophy offered by Senor Dorain guez of the Mexican government to the best qualified team of student Judges at the National Com exposi tion, has been admitted duty free. Colonel Barrows, the local collec'or of the port, was enabled to deliver It to the corn exposition after receiving permjsslon from the treasury depart ment at Washington. It already has been awarded t the Ames (la.) Agri cultural college judging team Report of State Auditor. Lincoln. Dec 1C The biennial re port of the sta'e auditor has just been issued. It shows that bonds to the value of $2,301,686 were recorded dur ing the year Of this amount $75,000 was Issued by counties, and $886,500 by cities, villages and towns The re malnder of $1,331,000 was Issued by school districts Much of the aggre gate amount Is In refunding bonds and In a majority of cases does not in dicate an Increased Indebtedness A large majority of the bonds Issued by school districts was for the construc tion of new buildings Brilliant Function at Omaha. Omaha. lc 15 Seldom has Oma ha seen a more brilliant affair than the ball given last night by the offi cers of Fort Omaha and Fort Crook, In honor of Generals Carter and Mor ton The affair was not only brilliant because of the dazzling array of gold lace and buttons, but by reason of the very exclushe character of the guesta who were invited to be present The ball was held at a local hotel, ana the arrangements were most elaborate. Five Burglaries at Holdrege, Holdrege, Neb, Dec. 15 Five burg laries in one night Is the record for this town. The reward the burglars received was small, the aggregate be ing less than $25, and officers followed them to Mlnden the following day, where thoy lost the trail Money for Public Schools, Lincoln, Dec H The semiannual school apportionment to be sent out this week amounts to $207,132.01 The apportionment is made on a basis of .72198 per pupil, there being 3G9.99C children of school age In ihe state. FARM PRODUCT, $7,778,000,000. Twelfth Annual Report of Secretary of Agriculture. Tho secretary of agriculture In his twelfth mutual report to tho presi dent rendcrB n comprehensive ac count of his stewardship and present arevlowof tho progress of agriculture in the United States during this pe riod. Concerning the farm production or" 1008, ho says that tho farmer litis cieatod wealth by tho billions Pro ductlon has been atxno fho nverngo of recent years with few oxc options, and, whllo some prices have fallen, others hnvo risen. Tim farm nluo of all farm products of 1908 renches tho most extraordinary total In the tint Ion's hlstorj $7,778, 000,000. Greatest of nil crops Is In dtan corn, whoso production this joar Is 2.643,000,000 hushols. Tho value of this crop is $1,615,000,000. This wealth, grown out of tho soil In fout mouths, rain, sunshine and some drought, Is enough to cancel tho inter est bearing debt or tho United States nnd to pay for tho Pnnnma cannl and fifty battleships. This crop is worth this year nearly as much as tho great crops of cotton, hny and wheat com bined. Compared with tho averages of tho preceding flvo yenrs tho quan tity Is 2 per cent higher and tho valuo 43 per cent higher. Tho greatest hay crop In history has been gathered this year, 68,000,000 tons, or 12 per cent abovo tho average of the preceding flvo years. Wheat Js 1 per cent abovo tho five year average In production nnd 23 per cent ahoyo tho total value. Tho 660, 000,000 bushels of this crop are esti mated to be worth $620,000,000 to the farmers, or $66,000,000 moro thnn the most valunble wheat crop heretofore produced. Although the oat crop suffered from drought, tho valuo Is $321,000,000 for 789.000,000 buBhels, or 10 per cent above tho flve-yenr avcrago value and 9 per cent below tho average product Tho barloy crop, 167,000,000 bushels, is 13 per cent above tho five-year av erage and its value, $86,000,000, is 23 per cent below, Both have been ex ceeded only once. Rye remains in tho notch that it has occupied In production In recent yenrs, but Its valuo, $22,000,000' Is 17 per cent above the average. - All cereals aggregate 4,329,000,000 bushels, a total that has been exceed ed three times, but the vnluo reaches $2,094,000,000. or moro thnn $30Q,000, 000 above that of 1907, and exceeds still more the tolBls of former years. FAVORS WATERWAY BONDS. Rivers and Harbors Congress at Wash ington Adopts Resolution. With great enthusiasm ihe national rivers and harbors congress nt its con cluding sessions In Washington plnced Itself on lecoitl -Hi favor of the insu rance of government bonds for the Im provement of tne groat waterways projects. The congress declared for an author ized Issue by congress nt Its present session of $500,000,000 worth of bonds, the proceeds to he used In tho pay ment exclusively for such Ivor nnd harbor woik as may be authorized by congress, provision for iv Issue to be similar to the Panama canal bonds. A committee presented to Vlco President Fairbanks and Speakm Can non tho bond resolution. Mr. Fair bunks expressed a favorable opinion of the proposition, but Mr. Cannon merely asBined the committee that the resolution would he referred foi con slderation. A movement was inaugurated for the establishment of permanent head quarters for the congress In Washing ton, Northcote Praises American Fleet. Words of praise for the American battleship fleet and lis officers and men were uttered by Lord North cole, retiring governor general of Aus tralia, at a luncheon In his honor at the Lawyers' club In New Yoi k Lord Northcote said the vessels gave Aus tralians a broader conception of the importance and power of the nation across the Pacific ft am them thnn they had before the visit Of greater consequence, however, he regarded the fact that the appearance and con duct of their officers and men created an Impression to their rredlt that" he believed would ho everlasting President Hegeman Freed. John R Hegeman, president of the Metiopolltan Life Insurance com pany, was freed by the New York supreme couit In a decision that, If It stands, will serve to quash all indict mats now outstanding against Insur ance officials This Is according to a statement by Dlsttlct Attorney Je rome, who, however, expects to take the case to the court of appeals Mr Hegeman was charged with perjury In the verification of a repoit made by the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany to the superintendent of insur ance In January, 1905. Stevens' Slayer on Trial. Presentation of evidence against Whang Cba'ng, the )oung Korean who shot and mortally wounded Durham White Stevens, adviser to the Japan ese government In Korean matters, was begun at San Francisco, Monday A partial description oi tho shooting at the ferry building on the morning of March 23 last was given by K B Ffnloy, a hotel runne., who failed to see the actual attempt at nssabslna tlon but who witnessed the striking of Mr Stevens by Chung, another Koiean Ruef's Sentence Delayed. The pionounclng of sentence on Abraham Ruof. former political .boss of San Francisco, convicted of brib ery, was postponed by Superior Judge Lawlor until next Saturday, Doc. 19. "Box HAz uwflta "Sot boWvKtcuAcaV GVjsUIvvc& a S-ocrAaVt-fl ' Hates, $o o Jteo i&t ntjcV. Bttwa&t Z CVuuc, Sw. GEO. T, HAND, M. D. EYE, EA& NOSE AND THROAT Eyes Tested and Glasses fitted. DR. G. W. MITCHELL, I'liyslclan nno Surgeon I)y and night cr lis Office over Uoruo Store. Phono ISO. H. A. COPSEY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 300 Cull answered promptly day and night from oflllco. OlUress Alliance National Dank llnlltllnB over the Post onico. DR. CHAS. E. SLAQLE WITH DR. BELLWOOD Special Attention . Paid to Eye Work GEO. J. HAND, .; II O .M E O P A T 11 1 C PHYSICIAN ASD'SUROEON Formerly Intcrno Homeopathic Hos pital University of Iowa. Phono 51. Ofllce ovor Alltancu Shoo Btora Ilosldencu Phono 251. - DR. C. H. CHURCHILL PHYSICIAN AND SUItOHON (Buconssor to Dr. J. B. Mihjw) OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK OBI co hours 11-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7(30-9 p.m. . Office Phone C2 Res. Phone, 85 Drs. Bowman & Weber PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS??,- First National Bank BIdg. Rooms 4-5-6, ' Office hours, 10 to 13 a. m.f J n mo to 4, 7 to 8 p. m, j 2, Office Phone 65 Res. Phone IG & 164 jV T, J. tHRELKELD, Undertaker and Embalmer OFHCK PHONE 207 RES. PHONE 498 ALLIANCE, NEBR. A. II. THORNTON,. Physician ani SuroeOn Office Phone, No. 4 Res. Phone, No. 187. OFFICE IN NORTON BLOCK J Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen osTLOpAi me iin sicia.ns (Mi-ivM)rx to Drn Vrty X. Haife) 17 and 18 Rumer Block Office Phone .43, Residence 20 AUG. F. HORNBURQ Private Nurse Phone 402 WILLIAM MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT tW. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, EUGENE BURTON Attorney at Law Office in rooms formerly occupied by R, C. Noleman, First Nali Bank bik 'Phone j8o. ALLIANCE, NEB, H. M. BULLOCK. Attorney at Law, A.-LLlTNrCIQ. N1SB, SMITH P. TCTTI.K. JHA . T8H TUTTLE & TASH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. REAL ESTATE. . ALLIANCE, NKB ' North MalnSt , WILCOX & BROOME LAW AND LAND ATTORNEYS. Look experience in state and federal courts and as Register and Receiver U. 8; Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and efficient service. Office (n Land Office UuHJins. ALLIANCE - NEBRASKA. 1 1 il