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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1909)
r (WE$BW , Published Kvery Thursday by The Herald Publishing Company. V, A. 1'iEiiMw. 1'r . Lt.orn TnoMA, Sec. John V. Thomas. Mftr. JOHN W. THOMAS Editor . B. KNIEST ..... Associate Editor Entered at the postofilce at Alliance, Nebraska, for transmission through the mails, as second-class matter. Subscription, $1.50 per year In advance. THURSDAY, JUNE 74, 1909. 09 JUNE 1809 m jwryWEDimi m m I 3 4 5 fi 8 12 13 14115 16 17 1819 2021 2223242526 271282930 And now thoy arc calling it tlio "Aldrich graft bill." Laws passed at the last session of tlio legislature, without an emergency clause, become operative tomorrow. Spring fever microbes were late in hatching thin year, but they .haven't needed an incubator the last few days to bring them out. In the eastern part of the state they call this spring's rains "soil soakers and gully washers." In this part of tlio state they were anil soakers with out being gully washers to any great extent. Chancellor Avery of the Nebraska State University is expected in Alliance this week, drawn here by his interest v in the agricultural experimentation work being done under the supervision of Prof. E. W. Hunt. State gunrnuty of bntik dppo'its cnn. H tinucs to give every tviJcnce uf being ; n'livo Mmo. Tho Florida hnun of re preseututives is the Intent legislative body to enact this k'n.il uf a measure, diffcring,but little f rom the OUahuiua law, A dajly paper gives the following in cident: "A citjzen desiring to put an end to tho local newspaper, in fact to kill it, approached a lawyer on the subject. Tho lawyer advised him to buy it for himself and run it six mom!" nnd the deed would be done, (nil charged him five dollars for the in formation." "Give us the initiative and referen dum," says an exchange that makes no pretention to being democratic, "and the power of trust-owned senators and representatives will be broken." We venture to suggest to the esteemed contemporary that tho way to get the initiative and referendum is to vote for candidates for legislative offices who may be depended upon to favor the same. In tho tariff debate in the U. S- sen ate Sanator Gallinger (rep.) asked Gore (dem.,) tho blind senator from Oklahoma, if he would vote for a high er tariff on corn. The reply was char, acteristic of the Oklahoma patriot and statesman. "I will not," replied Sena tor Gore, "I will not betfay the farm ers of the United States with the Judas kissthe duty on corn is such a sham nnd humbug that uo man who believed iu it ought to be allowed to run at large outside of the United States Sen ate." Another of the "old school'' of jour nalists has passed away in the death of Colonel Alexander K. McClure. For 26 years Colonel McClure was editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia Times aud he wielded a vigorous pen. He was a contemporary of Dana, Greeley, Raymond and other "tall sycamores" of a generation ago. About the only one - of the old-timers of note remaining is Marse Henry Watterson, of the Louis ville Courier Journal, May he long remain as a landmark of the days that are gone. This rel hot roast comes not from a demour-tic newspaper but from a re publican journal of great influence and circulation, the Oes Moines (Iowa) Register and Leader: "It is a strange situatiou. surely, when a fight to re tain the Dingley schedules can be heralded as a fight for free trade, and foreign domination. It is a strange situation when the president, after himself making the demand for a re duction from the Dingley .schedules, will sit back and allow tho senate com mittee increases to be voted by as bloodleas a combination as ever pool ed to steal n railroad or loot a bank, without raising a finger to sustain the men who arc standing by his personal pledges and by the pledges made by him for the administration." Republican exchanges note editorially a growing tendency on the part of western states to adopt the system of guarantee of bank deposits. But a few months since our esteemed contempor aries were filled with horror at the bare thought of the government under taking any such radical innovation, Time flics and the world moves on. The wild theory and the reckless agita tor of yesterday are the accepted poli cy and able statesman of tomorrow. It would bo no cause for wonder if, three years hence, we should find these papers advocating tho government guarantee of bank deposits, especially if the western progressives should force a platform declaration to that effect on the next republican national conven tion. A United States meat inspector in East St. Louis packing bouses has re signed from the service and iu a letter to the secretary of agriculture demands an investigation of the meat inspection system. If a quarter of what this man says is true, the government inspec tion of packiug establishments is a farco and the slogan "United States inspected aud passed," required to be stamped upon packing house products, is a very ghastly joke. The truth or falsity of this inspector's charges should be demonstrated by a rigid in vestigation. His allegations are as sickening as the revelations in "The Jungle." If they are founded on truth the American public have been the victims of a gigantic fraud iu the en forcement of the national pure food laws. True Democrats That those democratic senators', who abandoned party principles at the behest of private interests iu the con sideration of the Aldrich tariff bill', do not faithfully reflect the views of their constituencies is apparent to all. Hap pily the democratic party has many able, courageous, uncompromising re piescutatives in both branches of con gress, whose presence there offsets in a measure the delinquency of others. Senator Gore of Oklahoma is one of the democratic- seuutors of whom the patty can be proud. His speech on the woolen schedule was brilliant, keen, forceful, aud a perfect exposition of the democratic viewpoint. A new member of the house of representatives, Mr. Dent of Alabama, also made a speech the other day that rang true, In it he scored those of his fellow mem bers who are known to have a direct personal iuterest in the tariff upon cer tain articles in the pending bill. He declared that for such members to vote on the passage of the bill is no better than it would be for a judge to sit, hear and determine his own case. Mr. Dent is right, and sometime the people will rise up and endorse his logic by retiring from public life those members of congress who use their official power to aggrandize and enrich themselves. Words of Encouragement The Herald has frequent callers who encourage us in our efforts to get out a paper that is a benefit to its constitu ency and worthy of their patronage, aud occasionally we receive a commun ication by mail that answers the same purpose. Under date of June 6th. C. A. Posvar, a former resideut of this county, writes from Crabttee, Ore., as follows: 'Inclosed find money order for Si. 50, subscription to The Herald from March 22, '69. I have been read ing the paper ever since it started out, aud have always been glad to see it come to the door. As I have moved from old Box Butte to the land where the sun sets, aud don't get the paper till five days after it is published, we can hardly get nlong without it till it comes. Best regards to all my friends in Box Butte county, Nebr." As the Twig Bends Kendall had a son who was the pride of his heart. One day he found one of his favorite cherry trees cut down. "Jack," he said, "did you do that?" With quivering lip Jack replied: "Father, I can't decoive you; I did uot cut the tree down; Billy Brown did it, but I bossed the job." Toars of joy sprang iuto the father's eyes. "Bless you, my boy," he said: "Billy will be president of the United States, but you will be chairman of the national committee." Success Maga- ziue. A Feast of Reason and Flow of Soul At the democratic banquet at Kear ney Inst Saturday night there was a "feast of reason and flow of soul." Governor Shallcnberger declared for regulation of the liquor traffic as op posed to prohibition; said that demo cracy and decency had joined hands and defied the forces of hell to put them asunder. Ex-Mayor F. W. Brown of Lincoln declared for early closing of saloons, and fair treatment of saloon men. While admitting that ho is a convert to early closing he gave it his heartiest endorsement. Mayor Dahhnan of Omaha spoke against the 8 o'clock closing law and iu favor of Sunday base ball. The following resolutions were pass ed during the banquet: Resolved, That we reiterate our alle giance to that peerless leader and emanci pator of the masses as against the classes, W. J. Bryan. And wq pledge our most loyal support to our distinguished and great commoner, We regard him as the greatest living statesman of the time, and we herald to this nation and Its people our loyal support and affection. We are proud to have in our midst such a worthy citizen. We congratulate the democratic party for having as its leader a man so unselfish and always battling for the com mon people, never sacrificing any princi ple for selfish motives. And we see in him a Jefferson, Jackson and a Lincoln of the present time. Resolved, That the democratic party takes pride in having within its folds for our next United States senator such men as W. H. Thompson, W. V. Allen, Rich ard Metcalfe, M. F, Harrington, C. A. Smythe, R. D. Sutherland, G. M. Hitch cock and many others who would be a credit to Nebraska in the United States senate and believe when the time comes the party will have plenty of candidates to select from, many of whom will be a cred it to our great growing state. Resolved, That we congratulate the people of the state, regardless of their party affiliations, for the election of Gov ernor Shallenberger. His executive abili ty and honest conviction has been demon strated. We see in him construction, statesmanship and disposition tending upward and onward. We venture to ma'ic the prediction that at the expiration of his present term of office the people of Ne braska will again call on him as their executive-for a second term of office. Resolved, That as Omaha is the metropolis of Nebraska the party takes pride in having for its mayora demo crat, co'miug, as he did, from the rural districts to be the mayor of a great city and whose re-election is a great endorse ment of his piior administration and of the ability he exercises over the municipal affairs of that city. James E. Dahlman has proven himself a capable mayor. Best Advertisement Yet Some pretty good advertising matter has been put out by the real estate men of Box Butte county, but the best yet is a pamphlet just issued by the enter prising firm of Diueen, Rubendall & Young, It consists of eighteen pages, with a beautiful cover of Princess An tique, in Sylvan green, printed in gold, and tied with silk cords. It gives a description of this country, sets forth some strong reasons for investing in land here now, aud presents quite a number of half-tone cuts of Box Butte county farm and ranch scenes and views of Alliance city buildings. With out doubt it will be an important factor in advertising this county iu the eastern part of the state and other places where it may be distributed. Messrs. D. R. & V. showed their loyalty to this city and county by hav ing the printing doue at home, and the fact that this pamphlet bears the im print of an Alliance print shop will have a wholesome influence. We have seen some advertisements of places that were being boomed in Texas and elsewhere; glowing accounts in finely ptinted literature were given of the country and magic cities, etc., etc, but we notice that the printing was doue in Kansas City or other places hundreds of miles distant from the country ad vertised, the wonderful cities that had sprung up as if by magic (on paper) not having yet arrived at a stage where they could afford printing offices to turn out their advertisements. Will Accompany the Governor Since Crawford's invitation to Al liance to attend the 4th qf July cele bration there this year has been ac cepted by the Alliance Commercial club in behalf of the city, it is expect- od that a big crowd will go from this place, the plan being to accompany Governor Shallenberger. We suppose there will be a special train from Alliance, but have uo offi cial information yet iu regard to the matter. , Neighboring Notes Harry Kctchum is contemplating a trip west. A queer feeling has come over him lately. Everybody has a guess coming. Crawford Tribune. Mr. George P. Ehrhardt of Alliance and Miss Clara L. Smith of Ravenna were united in the bonds of wedlock yesterday morning by Judge Mullen. Grand Island Independent, June 19. Judge WestoVer returned Saturday from O'Neill, where ho had been hold ing a term of court. One case was tried in that court which is of interest to Sheridan county people. Frank Hoffman, administrator for the estate of George V. Glover, brought suit against the Chicago and North-Western railroad for $30,000 and the jury brought in a verdict for $20,000. Glov er. was a resident of this county and died at Chadrou on November 12, 10,07 from injuries received while in the em ploy of the railroad. M. F. Harring ton prosecuted the case. Rushville Standard, June 18. Now soon we boys will rise at four and make the cannon crackers roar. From early dawn to set of sun we'll all remember Lexington, and Bunker Hill and Brandywinc, and all the Conti nental line. We'll fill the land with smoke and noise, because we're pa triotic boys. And while we boys do thus engage you'll hear a lot of grouch es rage, and get off strings of words insane about a Fourth that's safe and sane." These have forgotten '76, and with bones full of rheumatics, they'd have us boys sit idly by tho glorious Fourth Day of July. Avaunt, you men who dare to say that on our nation's natal day we boys can't have our noise and fun and whoop it up for Washing ton. We'll shoot the daylight full of holes, and as each crashing echo rolls we'll light anew sweet Freedom's fires and honor memory of our sires. We'll fill our skins with powder stains and never flinch at stinging pains. We'll wage the fogies with our shouts and burn holes in our runabouts. It is our day the greatest day aud we will celebrate our way I Will Maupin, in The Commoner. Mayor Pete's Bunch Visits Alliance ' Thursday morning a special train was made up on the B. & M. to take the Crawford boosters to the Alliance convention of stockmen. The Sth cavalry band had been engaged for the occasion and at an early hour were on the streets of Crawford playing cheer ful selections for the benefit of the busy ones who were compelled to remain here. At :o a.m. the train left the de pot with 12G Crawfordites aboard, in cluding the band, arriving at Alliance at high noon, where they were given a welcome that made each one think that Jthere were new lessons to be learned in hospitality, and Alliance knows how to set the example. The day was an en joyable one for our bunch, visiting with our neighbors aud taking in as much of the day's program as the time would permit. The entire bunch speaks very highly of W. O. Barnes, master of ceremonies and general manager of the occasion. His work Thursday clearly depicted that the citizens of Alliance knew whom they were choosing to look after their interests and make a success of the affair. Barnes is not only a booster and a hard conscientious worker, but is a master of men aud a ruler of ciowds, such as thronged the streets and avenues on this second day of their convention. To him and his associates our bunch is indebted for a loyal gopd time. At 10 p.m. the spe cial 'arrived home with the happy crowd. Crawford Courier, June 19, An Outsider's View of the Stockmen's Convention We are glad to give space to the fol lowing expression of appreciation of the Stockmen's convention, which was given by a stranger in Box Butte coun ty who happened to be in attendance during the three days of ranch festivi ty. If we had said these things our selves we might have been accused of blowing our own horn, which, although not rare in this vicinity, is already re garded as not in the best taste. Of course, no one can withhold from the public such generous praise as follows: "Alliance has done itself proud. It's entertainment to the stockmen during the last three days is without a paral lel in the history of Nebraska, and has made a warm place for Alliance in the heart of every visitor who enjoyed the hospitality afforded to the visiting stockmen. Of course, it would, be natural for the commission men of South Omaha to'praise it up because a good share of their business is drawn from this viciuity. But I am not a commission man, own uo stock, and Agricultural Experimentation in Box Butte County Slit Moisture Hiw to Get It an. How to Hold It This whole problem may be briefly set forth as comprised in two separate and distinct methods of handling the soil at two separate and distinct seasons of the year. First, in the fall of the year create as deep a water holding reservoir in the soil as possible, and in the spring use light surface cultivation to save what water has been received. This means in the first place deep fall plowing. Fall plowing has been but little practiced here, but if the best results are to be achieved it must be begun and made a part of every year's operations. We must devise some means for retaining in the soil the moisture that falls upon it, either as snow or rain. I am told that the principal reason why it has not been prac ticed is, that after a crop of small grain has been removed the ground bakes so hard that it becomes impossible to plow it. If the farmers will adopt my simple sug gestion they will have no difficulty from this source. I speak about It this early in order that they may be laying their plans and getting ready to do the necessary work when the proper time comes. When they begin their harvest, let them put a good sharp disc immediately behind the binder, discing the ground as fast as the binder covers it. The bundle carrier will then drop the bundles on ground that has al ready been disced. The discing wITl stop the evaporation from the surface, the sub surface water will rise and soften the ground so that a week or ten days after the discing has been done the ground will plow as nicely as at any other season of the year. This may seem Incredible, but any farmer can prove it by trying it. This fall plowing is necessary for three reasons: First. It will loosen the surface so as to prevent water running off, enabling the soil to hold what water it gets. For this purpose if the ground is left rough it will prevent water running off even when the ground is frozen. Even in hard land, if the plowed ground is left smooth it will drift with the wind, but if left rough this danger is also obviated. Secondly. This throwing out of the soil to the action of the air and of the frost is necessary In order to oxidize the miner al salts that arc in the soil and convert them into plant food. There is plenty of plant food in the soil if it is put in a con dition that makes it available to the plants. This is accomplished by fall plowing. Thirdly. One of the greatest troubles with which our farmers have to contend is the fact that all of their work has to be done in the spring and they have so much of it to do that they cannot do any of it as well as it should be done. Even then by the time he has his crops planted it is generally so late that some of it will am not interested in real estate; so what I say is straight, and I mean .every word of it. The hospitality was generous, openhanded aud without stint. Nothing was spared, everything moved off smoothly. The people were entertained free of expense, and the opinion was generated that Alliance is friendly, and it will take a great deal of adverse experience to obliterate this notion in the minds of those who were here. Most border shows in Nebraska have been multitudinously attended by side shows and catch penny fakers who have carried away from the town most of the ready cash in the community aud have created the impression that the show was gotten up principally for the purpose ot robbiug the people. They have done the merchauts no good because they have taken away the money that should have gone into the merchants' tills. Iu Alliance it I was totally different. No one was asked to speud a cent; they were asked simply to take and enjoy without ex pense. It was generous, it was great, it showed Alliance in the role of public benefactors, and that is what she is." Scottsbluff Scintillations Miss Jessie Sutton went to Alliance yesterday to visit friends for a few days. Several Scottsbluff people are attend ing the stockmen's meeting in Alliance this week. Mrs. Frank Meader spent Sunday in Alliance with her daughter, Madge, who is attending school there. The Union Pacific graders are at work north of Bridgeport and the steel gang is only three or four miles behind them. It is said that the Union Pacific has let the contract for 1,000 feet of grade due west of the Burlington Y between that road and the river. The city of Morrill is making great preparations for the celebration of the 4th, As it will be the only celebration held in the county a large crowd will be in at tendance. The 4th happening to fall on Sunday this year, Morrill will celebrate on Saturday. Pr. Geo. W. Andrews of Scottsbluff and PROF. E. W. HUNT, DIRECTOR not mature as it should. If he will do his plowing in the fall he wilt not only create a reservoir -for water in his soil, a reser voir that is imperatively demanded in every locality in this part of the state, and convert the plant food in the soil so that it will become available for the plants, but he will also get a large share of his spring work done the fall before, leaving him much better opportunity for proper work in the spring. I regard this matter of fall plowing as one of the most necessary operations in this part of the state. It is imperatively demanded if the best results are to be achieved. Let every farmer lay his plans so as to do this without fail. The above advice should be modified when applied to land on which the wind causes the soil to drift. On light soil that blows I recommend that instead of plow ing, the land be double listed deep, with the rows running across the direction of the prevailing winds. Soil so treated will sutler but little from drift and if the job is t wetl done will afford almost as good a reservoir for water as if the land were plowed. One thing is certain, we must have in the fall as deep as possible a reservoir for water in the soil if we are to get the full use of the land, and either of the above methods will accomplish this. Box Butte Enterprise Among the most interesting of the events connected with the late Stockmen's con vention was the meeting held in the Phelan opera house Wednesday afternoon. Among the speakers of that day were Geo. Cope land of Elgin, Nebr., one of the regents of the State University, and Dean E. A. Burnett, head of the experiment station at Lincoln, Nebr. In the course of their remarks each of these gentlemen paid a high compliment to, and expressed keen appreciation of the enterprise of Box Butte county in undertaking agricultural experi mentation. It was stated that the move ment undertaken here is the first of its kind to be tried in the state and they ex pressed the belief that great good would be accomplished by the work undertaken. They especially commended the selection of Prof. Hunt to direct this work and stated that they regarded him as amply qualified for the work undertaken. Such words coming from such a source should commend the Professor and his work to every agriculturist In northwestern Ne braska. It is only just to say that all of the praise thus accorded to Box Butte enter prise of right belongs to Mr. C. A. New berry alone, for he is the man that started the movement of which he bears the en tire expense. If such enterprise and pub lic spirit in a county are to be commended what shall be said of the one man who undertakes and carries forward the work alone. Miss Anna True of Bridgeport were mar ried in that city Saturday, June 12th, 1909 and after spending Sunday in Alliance, came Monday to Scottsbluff, where they will make their home. Dr. Andrews is a popular young business man of this city while his bride has been principal of the Bridgeport high school for the past year. The congratulations of their friends are in order. Notes from Bridgeport (From the Nevrs-niado) Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Scoggin attended the Baptist meeting at Alliance last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Putmau and daughter, Hazel, returned on Monday from a few days' visit at Alliance. Miss Edith Walford, county super intendent, went to Alliance Tuesday morning to attend the Junior Normal. The Burlington depot now boasts of a real, live colored porter, who, if not quite so officious as the factotum at Alliance, is a shade or two blacker. Senator L. L. Raymond of Scotts bluff passed through towu Weduesday on his way to Alliance. Mr. Raymond has recently been appointed United States Commissioner. Nebraska cherries at Mal lery's, $2.25 per twenty-four quart case. Delivery Friday. NOTICi: TO CUKOITOHS State of Nebraska, 1 a Hox Hutto fouuty. ( b '" on"ul" o.seaf tl10 Utef Adtlle E-T1,f""P- 1. L. A. Merry. County Judge of Hoxnmtn comity, Nebraska, hereby iiotliy all ,Vroiw o? Wu'l.S'p1"" d ,feaTOfMtii,J "Sale of And el. Thompson that I have set 11 ml Q,. o clock ill t.u forenoon, at the County Court rZlMlM.co;'or ll, anl-Mloii if a" claims against the ostate of said decedent with u view to their allowance and Ym, Sent. All itfi-sons Interested as creditors of th sa d e.tute will present ilwlrplnlm" t? we Vt wtld time, or t. .or euu-e for not ,.0 doing, ami i?inSti Sv,'M "1 ?" ?ru "0l t P"ttiU by bad i""" they hhnll be forever barred. .i..J roUc bl'u" ,MS rved by publication uVEJliT ,hir!;o roii.ecmlve weeks In tho All unco lluruld. a newspaper published in At lUntw. prior to the day of hearlnir mrt.hi-,-liSs h?1a "ml '1'BWUlofMid court this SJnd duyof Juue.iWtt. U-..-I L. A. Huiev. IpSwH&Mr C0Un,' JudB V -mtpvmr j. WHi . a IS -x.rl -