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Experimental Farming
in Box Butte County
Ab stilted in Tim Herald last week,
Prof. E. W. Hunt finished Ills work of
agricultural experimentation in Box
Dutta county for this year and left on
Tuesday, tlio 19th inst., for his homo
near Syracuse, in Otoo county. It is
not possible at this time, and may
never be, to determine accurately the
amount of benefit this country will do
rive from the six months ho spent
here; but it is our opinion that his com
inc will bo of great value in two wava:
first, by the direct instruction which he
gave to farmere who co-operated with
him; and, in tho Bccond place, a much
greater bonefit will probably bo derived
from tho interest in scientific farming
which his public lectures and private
instruction have created. In order to
make substantial progress in improved
methods of farming, ao well as in other
occupations, every person must make
use of his capacity for thinking for
himself. Tho principal advantage,
perhaps, of instruction from others is
to shorten tho timo necessary to learn
underlying principles and to hasten tho
application of those principles to prac
tical work.
In conversation with Prof- Hunt be
fore his departure, we learned from
him to somo extent in what respects
his work hero produced results which
he considered satisfactory and what
did not produce the desired results. It
should bo borne in mind in considering
this matter that to n considerable ex
tent this work was experimentation,
particularly iu regard to diseases of po
tatoes. Where conditions are definite
ly known, known principles may be ap
plied to thoso conditions that will
produce desired results, and the fact
that those results will be produced is
kuown beforehand just as well as after
the work has been done; but where
conditions aro unknown, experimental
work muBt bo done to ascertain tho
facts necessary to apply scientific
principles that will produco the desired
results.
In regard to fumigating seed pota
toes, it did not have the desired effect
on scab, but it did have the effect
of holding back and hindering the de
velopment of stem-end disease. Fur
ther experiments along this. line, with
elimination of tho planting of culls,
will without doubt result in tho im
provement of tho quality of potatoes
grown in this country.
Fall plowing is one of the very im
portant things advocated by Prof. Hunt
and which will be engaged in more ex
tensively than ever before. Two prin
cipal benefits are to be derived from
fall plowing in this country, the hold
ing of moisture, and lengthening tho
season. It is a demonstrated fact that
fall plowed ground absorbs the warmth
of spring earlier than gtound not fall
plowed. Every day added 10 the
spring end of the season is a benefit to
crops, as nllltobserving farmers aro
well aware
Alfalfa will within a few years be
come one of the principal crops of Box
Butte county, and no argument is
necessary to convince any Nebraskan
of the value of thisjerop. A few years
ago when strangers asked about alfalfa
growing inlthisl part, of the state they
were informed that it was an "ex peri
meut," but it is now being successfully
grown by a number of farmers and the
number is constantly increasing. Two
of the mistakes that have been made in
trying to grow alfalfa have been in re
gard to seed and the time of sowing.
Prof, Hunt and those who have co
operated with him have shown con
clusively that alfalfa culture here will
be a graud success if tho right kind of
seed is sown, at the right time, in the
right way, and in proper quantities.
Since he left We are told of a farmer
who was wishing for his return another
season in order that ho might follow
bis instruction. This farmor said that
Prof. Hunt last spring gave him and
his" neighbor instruction in regard to
sowing their alfalfa. His neighbor
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your footwear
Shoo Sore
followed the instruction while ho re
fused to do so. Now his neighbor has
n good stand of alfalfa, while his was
almost or quite a failure.
Iu tho opinion of Prof. Hunt, and
we heartily concur in his opinion, win
ter wheat is destined to bo a most
profitable crop here. In conversation
with Tho Herald editor on this subject
boforo his departure for his home last
week, ho said: "The industry will
eventually provo to bo ono of the most
remunerative agricultural industries in
this part of tho state. There is no
moro question about winter wheat hero
than in any other country in tho world,
if the right seed is bowii at tho right
timo and in the right manner."
Telephone Improvement
With commendable enterprise tho
Alliance Telephone Co. have been im
proving their scrvico by discarding the
old "ringing up" and "ringing off"
system, and putting in an automatic
call and disconnect, signal. The old
system is called tho Magneto system
and tho new tho Common Battery, tho
electric current necessary to operate
being furnished to the entire exchange
from a storage battery instead of dry
cell batteries. In order to make the
change it was necessary to install a
now switch board as well as tho stor
ago battery and other apparatus.
It is not practical for us to givo a
detailed description of the plant and
its operation, but will givo a little in
formation that will be useful to pa
trons. To call central simply lift the
receiver from tho hook; this turns on a
tiny electric light "pilot light" in
front of the operator and exposes on
tho switchboard the number of the
telephone from which tho call is made.
Whoa through talking, hang the re
ceiver on the hook and the operator is
signalled to disconnect-' In this con
nection it is impoitant to say that if
for any reason it is necessary to leave
your phono for a few moments before
finishing your conversation, do not
hang up, for if you do you will bo dis
connected. This applies to the person
called, as well as to the person calling,
although for the former to hang up
would not necessarily mean a discon
nection. When tho conversation, has been
finished, if the person who made the
call wishes to immediately call another
number, he need not hang up and wait
for a disconnection, hut can attract
tho attention of central by simply mov
ing up and down the hook on which the
receiver hangs, depressing it till it
strikes below. Do tho same thing if
you do not receive an answer to your
call and you wish central to ring the
same number the second time.
There is another matter of consider
able importance to the telephone peo
ple, and to which wo wish to call at
tentioti, especially in view of the fact
that they aro endeavoring to furnish
the best possible service and should
have the co-operation of their patrons.
Sometitnes a lady, wishing to take an
afternoon nap, or for some other rea
son, does not wish to be disturbed by
a telephone call, consequently removes
the receiver from the hook, thus pre
venting the bell from ringing; but in so
doing she turns on the pilot light at
tho central office, and as the operator
can receive no answer to her call for
tho number desired, a repair man is
sent to the house to see if the telephone
is out of order and make the necessary
repairs. If it is desired to prevent
your bell from ringing, you should
muffle the hell which you can easily do
by placing a bit of cloth or cottou be
tween the gengs and the clapper.
lxual notici:
V. W. Norton, Plaintiff,
vs.
O. ll.Colmrii, ilrst mime unknown,
Dcfemlutit.
C. . ttiburo. first nuino unknown, will tufco
v?1Lc1m Vv ?iu tll. ,?.U uof September, loon,
W.S. ItlitKoll. u justice of tho oaeo or Alll
unco. Box llutle county, Nebraska, iuel an
onlorof uttnclimont for tho hum of ftii 90 In
uniiutloupuiulluirhoforelilui, uhorelii V.v.
Norton is pUlutlir, una O. II. Ooburn. tint
iisiiio unUiown. Is Uurondunt. tho iroi-rty of
tho defendant qonshtliiii of nionoy on durioMt
ulih tho CIiIcuro, llurlliiRtiin & Quiiiry
allHolitMl uudur siild ordor Siitd ouuu wus
contlnuo.1 to tho Vth day of November, 1W9. uu
1 V V,K& ,!-m-, NV- w- NOHTON.'
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Burlington Extension
On October 22nd the Burlington
railroad officially announced their in
tention of adding an additional exten
sion to their line now tindor construc
tion south irom Klrby, Wyo., through
Thcrmopolis, to run as far east as
Powder river, forming a connection
with tho C. & N. W which will em
brace over 100 miles bf now line to bo
completed next year.
The decision to construct this now
Hue is tho result of the rapid settlement
of lands In tho Big Horn Basin country
where there is, within a radius of 300
miles, 1,412,000 acres now open for
irrigation, controlled by the govern
ment and private enterprise.
The principal purpose of this lino is
to give a through southeastern connec
tion of freight and passenger service,
affording competitive markets for the
heavy increase in the farm products
which will come as the result of the
completion of tho ' Shoshono dam,
which is scheduled to bo completed in
December igog. Besides, it will af
ford through travel to and from Big
Horn Hot Springs at Thcrmopolis,
said to be equal to Hot Springs ot Ar
kansas or French Lick of Indiana.
The Shoshone dam is the highest in
the world and will have cost 6,750,000
when completed. It will back the flood
water up one branch of the Shoshone
river five and one-half miles and up
another branch seven miles and form
an artificial lake ten miles square at an
average depth of seventy feet, re
claiming 150,000 acres of tho total now
being settled and opened for settlement
in the Big Horn Basin; When the
Burlington extension is completed they
will have investcdover 10,000,000 in the
Big Horn Basin country and the gov
eminent nearly $7,000,000, making a
total expenditure between tho govern
ment and the railroad of nearly $17,
000,000 largely in the intercut of new
irrigating projects.
Close of Sub-Laboratory
Miss Venus W. Pool of Lincoln,
who has been in Alliance several
months as assistant to Dr. E. Mead
Wilcox, state botanist, finished her
work here last week and left on Thurs
day, the 21st inst., for her home. By
request she furnished Tho Herald with
the following brief statement -of work
done by her under direction of Dr.
Wilcox:
The sub-laboratory established in Al
liance last spring by Dr. Wilcox, head of
the agricultural botany department of the
experiment station at Lincoln, is closed
for this year,
Miss Ethel Field, who was here during
July and August studying the flora of this
region, Is now in Washington D. C, act
ing as our assistant In the pathological
work of the U. S. department.
Our work, with the study of potato di
seases in and around Alliance this sum
mer, has been purely of a preliminary
nature. That an exact study might be
made of the diseases as they occur in the
field it was necessary that this work be
supplemented by laboratory technique.
For this purpose the sub-laboratory in the
city hall was established last spring by
Dr. Wilcox. Specimens of potato plants
and tubers, which have been brought
from the various potato fields to the labor
atory, have been carefully examined.
Although any definite statement as to the
results of the work would be premature at
the present time, yet the data and cul
tures, which have been obtained, will
furnish a thorough working basis for
exact positive results in the future.
All true Investagttion work is slow, and
actual results are only obtained after
much patient endeavor.
To those who expected great discoveries
in the potato disease linq tins' summer,
there will be disappointment in several
ways. To those who realize that nature
gives up her secrets very slowly, there
will only be a feeling of hearty co-operation.
We are intensely interested in the
potato troubles prevalent in this region,
not because they are worse here than in
other places but because this northwest
country is the home of the large old spud,
the noble old spud, the toothsome old spud
that grows in the ground.
We extend our grateful thanks to Mr.
Newberry and Prof. Hunt, who have made
so much of the summer's work possible,
to the many other people who have kindly
co-operated and made our stay both pleas
ant aud profitable. We hope to return it
all in a way which will be both beneficial
and practical. We take away with us
fond memories of kind words and good
will given us in the hospitable homes in
Box Butte county.
To all our friends we say goodbye for
this year, and good luck to the "spuds."
Duck Supper at Cafe Alliance
T. J. Foley aud M. L. Hcaly of
Omaha, and E. E. Loug, F. T. Morri
son and A. Wickham of Mullen com-
posed a jolly party of nimrods who
went nfter ducks iu the sandhill lakes
last Saturday, and bagged seventy-five
of the festive birds which they brought
to this city and ordered cooked for a
feast with some of their friends at the
Cafe Alliance. In addition to the
above named gentlemen, tho following
were present nt the feast: Elmer
Soder, J. Nf. Diiieon, oo Young, F. J.
Hetzold and Joe Andrews of Alliance,
and Simon Spry of Los Angeles, Cnlif.
Supper began at 9:30 p.m. Our re
porter did not loam at what hour it
ended, but we suppose not till late if
all of the seventy-ftvo water fowl were
properly disposed of.
Hospital Notes.
Dr. Allison, tho noted surgeon from
Omaha, is expected to arrive Sunday.
His visits are always the occasion of
many new patients for us.
Mrs. Whetstone, who had both
ankles broken some two months since
iu n runaway accident, is recovering
nicely and has been removed to the
residence of Mrs. Spencer. Her phy
sician expects she will ere long have
the use of both her feet
Nick Velthulcus, a railroader, is laid
off with n broken rib.
Mrs. Reiiuau, from four miles north
east of town, is the mother of a baby
boy.
Mrs. Chester Rodgers, who under
went an operation last week, is rapidly
recovering.
Mr. Dustin of Lakeside is a patient
with us, suffering from a badly sprained
arm.
Albert Peters of Grand Island is be
ing treated for a sprained ankle.
Colonel Merrick, who. had a limb
fractured by being thrown from a
horse, is with us.
Word come3 to us that Mrs- W. G.
Wilson of Reno, Nev., who was a pa
tient here during the summer, was
very low after returning to her home
at Reno, but is again improving.
Coming Attractions
"Texas"
Playgoers of Alliance welcome the
announcement of the engagement at
the Phelan opera house Saturday night,
Oct. 30, of that famous drama, Texas,
which is without doubt the greatest
portrayal of ranch life ever introduced
on the American stage. The company
is composed of twenty high-grade
players capable of putting the play on
in a proper and acceptable manner.
Tlibso failing to attend this play wil
certainly miss a rare theatrical treat.
"House of a Thousand Candles"
Never before has there been to Al
liance such an array of famous pro
ductions in the theatrical Hue as theie
has been the present season, and one
of the best will be "Tho House of a
Thousand Candles" at the opera house
next Mouday night, Nov. j. Those
who do not care for musical comedies
can attend this play with the assurance
and guarantee that "The House of a
Thousand Candles" will be the strong
est and best actual drama ever pre
sented in the house along the line of
legitimate dramas.
W. fTTootes
The union met Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Lotspeich. After the trans
action of the regular business, Mrs.
Jennie Reed, delegate to the state con
vention, read an interesting report of
the same. The Alliance union enjoyed
the distinction ol having distributed
more wholesome literature than any
other union in the state. We also en
joved the honor of our president, Mrs.
I. E. Tash, being chosen as one of the
delegates to the National.
We meet in two weeks with Mrs.
Zehrung when it is expected an inter
esting program on Domestic Science,
prepared by Mrs McCorkle, superin
tendent of that department, will be
rendered. Everyone cordially invited.
Small Checks Valid
The revised statutes of the United
States as codified by the last congress con
tains a section which says that it shall be
illegal, with a penalty of a $500 fine, to
issue checks for any sum less than one
dollar. The newspapers have been call
ing attention" to this provision and warning
people not to issue bank checks for less
than one dollar. To get an authoritive
construction of the law, Congressman
Graff of Peoria wrote to the comptroller
of the Treasury. The comptroller's reply
states mat wiu la v was passed in looi so
as to place postage stamps in general cir
culation as money to assist raising funds
for war purposes. It was important that
device should not be interfered with by in
dividuals issuing notes or checks to be
used as fractional currency. Hence the
clause prohibiting the issuing of checks
for less than 0110 dollar. The comptroller
further explains that a bank check is an
order on a banker to pay a particular sum
of money, is not designed to be put in cir
culation as a substitute for money, and
there is therefore no conflict with this an
cient law. Bank checks, no matter how
small, are valid.
Carter, Cartoonist
The first number of the Lyceum En
tertainment Course,' which will be given
under the auspices of the Baptist
church of Alliance, is Perry Carter,
Cnrtoouist, nud will bo given nt the
Phelan opera house Friday evening ol
this week, Mr. Carter is one of the
most celebrated cartoonists of the pres
ent day, and his entertainments seem
to meet with universal commendation.
His wife, Mario Carter, is a soprana
soloist of extraordinary talent, and
adds a musical feature to the enter
tainment that helps to delight their
audiences.
Following are a few brief extracts
from press comments:
CHILDREN'S COATS
We have a lot of children's coats that we are anxious to close out and
to do so we are putting on prices that will move them. NOW
is the time to get a new coat just when it is needed at BARGAIN Prices
$7.00 Brown Kersey, size 8 - - - $3.50
3.25 Green Novelty, sizes 8 to 14 - - 2.65
4. 50 Green Novelty, size 12 , - - 3.25
6.75 Brown Kersey, size 12 - - - 5.65
7.50 Worsted, sizes 12 to 16 - .. - ,5.85
S. 00 Gibson Novelty, size :2 - - 6.25
8.00 Tan Kersey ---.. 2.50
10.00 Wide Wail Worsted, size 14 - 8.35
2.50 Novelty, size 10 .... 1.89
Baby Coats at attractive prices '
CHILDREN'S SHOES
An odd lot of children's shoes, all sizes, 98c to $1.69
Outing" Special, 27 in
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HORACE BOGVE Store
I Phelan Opera House
VAOIN., NOV. 1
W. T. QASKELL OFFERS
George Middleton's Dramatization of Meredith Nicholson's Novel
"The House of a
Thousand Candles' '
As produced for one year at Daly's and the Hackett
Theatres, New York, and Garrick Theatre, Chicago
"The audience at the Garrick liked the play, and many, many, aud
iences will go wild over it." Amy Leslie in Chicago Daily News
iPrices for this engagement!
:$1 and S 1.50 Gallery '50c:
"If a Minneapolis inhabitant is asked
what are the best known products of
that city the answer is 'flour, lumber
and Cnrter's cartoons,' which reply
indicates the extent to which that pop
ular artist's work is known and ad
mired in bis home city-" N. F- Lux
ton, editor Crag and Canyon, Banff,
Alberta, .Canada.
"Carter is one of the 'leading car
toonists of the country. Ho is a won
der with tho chalk." Oberlin (O-)
Tribune.
"Marie Carter's beautiful vocal se
lections add a pleasing variety to the
program."
"Carter's drawing is full of life-"
St. Paul Globe.
Cottage for Sale
A four-room cottage, pantry, bath,
city water, good barn; located conven
ient to business section nud the Central
school. Will sell on easy terms- In
quire at The Herald office.
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Goods IXfV
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Palace Livery Barn
H. P. COURSEY. Prop.
(Successor to C. C. Smith)
Good turnouts. Courteous treatment to all.
Give us a trial; we will treat you right.
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