The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, July 28, 1910, Image 2
3.lJWM.MLtXULMJlfiAM 3 . m . I I I , MHHA A ? Watermelons, Canteloupes, DUNCAN'S GROCERY M Fresh Fruit of all Kinds Second door west of P. 0. Phone ?niv"viwix? irrMTOwvJrwTTrraw wrtii?ttrsrt-irirtt rvTCrcrervrrrrrrrrrrars??? rs?vw?vrrrvr8vTyi 32 i 1 mm ' Reliable Qrocefy arid Meat Market Interesting Facts about the Salt River Valley Phoenix is Ferging to the Front. G-roceries, Fresh and Cured Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Candies, and every thing else good to eat Phone SO JAS. GRAHAM M 1 I. L. ACHESdN Hardware Farm Wagons Buggies Everything in Harvesting Machinery Harness and Saddlery 319 Box Butte Ave. Phelan Opera House Block t'Jkl rl I JHabSDs ill AT Wallaces Transfer Line OFFICE rfTjil. EafcgptoVffjflgiti PHILLIPS' 0JOCeiJY Household goods moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone 4 Frank Wallace, Prop'r. E. I. Gregg & Son's Big Premium Offer We will give a special premium of Ten Dollars ($10.00) to the winner of first premium on best loaf of bread at the Box Butte county fair this year, if the bread was made from flour bought of us. To the winner of second premium on loaf of bread we will give a special premium of Five Dollars ($5.00) on the same conditions. Now is the time to commence practicing with this flour. We handle the CURTIS HIGH PATENT Harry Welch, Secretary of the Phoenix Board of Trade, has an inter, estlng article in National Finance. His article, in part, is as follows: An average of a house and a half a da.y for the last 400 days Is the con struction record of Phoenix, Arizona. The population, over 18,000, is growing very rapidly, Phoenix is essentially a home city, it has the resources of the eptire Salt Hlver valley to support it and it is naturally very prosperous as a community. The most beautiful square in the southwest is accredited to Capitol square at Phoenix. Public buildings in Arizona have cost to date over 81,250,000, of which the capltol cost $250,000. The building could not not now be duplicated for almost twice the amount. The real estate transfers for 1008-0 were over $7,000,000, an Increase of 82, 000,000 over the previous year. Build ing permits are going up at great rate; the figures for 1008-0, $402,705, will nave an enormous increase in the year ending 1009-10. Post-oflice receipts for the year ending June 30th, 1010 will to tal about $06,000, against $55,000 for the previous year. The assebed value of the property in the county, Marico pa, in 1000, is given at $16,007,520.53; this is about one-third of the market value. In the recorder's ofllce at Phoe nix the fees for the month of May, 1010 reached 82,455, an increase of 25 per cent over the foes for the same month a year ago. A bond issue of 8400.COO of 4 per cent bonds for sewer work has just been carried by the voters, and an issue of $172,300 of 5 per cent twenty-year scnooi oonus sola at a good premium a week or two ago. The .National Hank of Arizona is just completing its new building, which cpst over $150,000, and the Phoenix National Hank is expend ing a large amount in alterations and extensions to their building. The new Y, M. C. A building, representing an investment oi over $1:25,000 will open in a few months. Plans for a federal building are under way. This struc ture will cost in the neighborhood of 8170,000. The Water Users' association will erect a water tempje at a cost of 830,000. Plans have been drawn for a building for the Hoard of Trade work. This will be commenced at once. Hail road activity is evidenced in all direc tions. A new line to California, the Arizona vfc California, giving Phoenix and the Salt River valley fifteen-hour connection with Los Angeles, opened the 1st of July. Interurban electric lines are being carried the length and throughout the valley in all directions from Phoenix. Alliance will Buy Plant From The Omaha. Bee. Alliance, Nebr., July .24. (Special.) Friday at a special meeting of the citv council it was finally decided to buy the electric light plant from the present owneis. When the franchise was given by the city in November, 1902, to the Electric Light company an agreement was made whereiu the city held the right to purchase the plant any time during July, 1910. It was also at that time agreed that if the owners did not care to accept the price offered by the city a hoard of ar bitration consisting of three members were to render a decision. This board would be selected as follows: One member by the owners of the plant, and one member bv the city couucil, and the third member to be chosen bv the two appointed members. The decision of this bonrd will be final. The city has made a formal offer of f14.841.21 for the plant. Whether the offer was accepted or rejected can not be stated yet, but it is a settled fact that the city will in the near future own and operate its own power plant. Personal Items from Broken Bow who have not paid the subscription in advance. Editor Faye, of Lyons, Iowa, has been summoned to Washington to ex plain why he is sending papers through the mails contrary to the postal laws; that is, sending papers to persons who have not paid their subscription in ad advance. An inspector had visited him two months previously and examined his subscription list, which was said to be pretty thoroughly paid up, but evidently it was not satisfactory to the postal authorties. The Tribune editor has no desire to be called on in a-similar manner and in order to prevent it has decided to re-' move from its subscription book all names where the subscription is not paid up. We have only a few, but from Editor Faye's experience it would appear that a few are just as bad as a large number, in the eves of the government. This is not because we desire to discontinue sending the Tri bune to you, but because we are com pelled by the postal laws to do so or else be denied the privilege of the mails at second class rates. Those who want the Tribune and know themselves to be behind on subscription should not delay in making payment. Hv annis Tribune. E. I.Gregg dc Son Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forney of Mer na came to Bioken Bow Friday Morn ing to take the west-bound train for Al liance, where they went to make a short visit. Monday afternoon, at the M. E. par sonage, Rev. Thompson uuited in mar- raige Chas. DeBruler of Alliance and Miss Attie B. Carney ot Seneca. Mr. DeBruler is a traveling salesmau for a Lineoln cut glass house and makes Broken Bow frequently- Thev will live in Alliance. Mr, and Mrs. Jas Mullen, who were uaiiieu in Alliance several weeks ago and departed for an extended through Calforuia and the northwest country, arrived iju Broken Bow last week and will sbon make their home in one of the Leonard houses. Mr. and Mrs. Mullen enjoyed their trip very much, and the friends of Mr. Mullen will wel come his bride to this city. Custer County Chief, Broken Bow, Nebr. They're After Them The postoffice. department of the government has commenced its investi gation of newspaper publishers who are sendiug their papers to persons Can Trees be Successfully Grown in Box Butte County? By J. P. Barger. Before I answer the above question I expect it will be necessary for me to introduce myself to the people of this county- 1 am an Iowa nurseryman and haye had twenty-five years' ex perience in this line of business. I am going into the nursery business near Alliance and establishing a nurs ery here to make a success of it. In regard to the question of growing trees without irrigation. I have been in Alliance about six weeks and while here have made a great many obser vations ot the way trees are now being cared for and the way they grow with the care and under the present methods of caring for them here. I have noticed that the people who plant and care for their trees properly and do not irrigate them have far bet ter trees than those who do irrigate. There are only a few in Alliance and Box Butte county who have trees who do not irrigate but they are the ones who have the best. Of course, if the trees are improperly planted and not cared for in the right way it will re quire irrigation to keep them alive. A tree properly taken care of must be cultivated. However, it is not as much work to cultivate a tree as it is to ir rigate one. The last of April and fore part of May of this year I planted fifteen thousand grafts and forest tree seed lings near Alliance. I have been told on good authority that the month of. June was the drvest that has been seen here in 20 years. However, these grafts and seedlings went through this dry period in much better condition than thev would have had thev been in Iowa with the same conditions I have a good stand of nice growing trees out of these and they have had absolutely no irrigation. This is the best evidence that I know of that tiees can be grown successfully in Box Butte county with out irrigation. There are other things in Box Butte county that are against growing more than the lack of moist ure. One of these is the hrowntail moth. I will in a future article take up this pest fully and will give the best known methods of exterminating them. My opinion is that thev are the worst drawback to trees that BoxButte count ty has. Special Rates to Phoenix For the benefit of all who are expect ing to take a trip to the Salt River Val ley of Arizona this fall or winter it will be of interest to know that there will be special rates between August 25th and September 9th, inclusive, and be tween October 1st and 15th, inclusive. The rate from Chicago to Phoenix will be $33; rom Missouri river points, $25; and from southern points on the Mis sissippi, H32. There will be very low round trip rates also, with the usual nine months' stop-over privilege. This This gives a person the opportunity to stay in the valley through the winter. McCLUER'S . Ladies' White and Black 1 r 1 I1 Silk Gloves, short lengths, size 6 and 6, at 35c Long Black and White Mousquetaire, $1.25 grade for 75c to close '? McCLUER'S OTIS c& BUSH CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS CEHENT WORK A SPECIALTY Twelve Years' Experience All Work Guaranteed 307 Tbluca Ave. Phbhe 613 ALLIANCE, NEBR. - f - Mi Wash Machines SUITS YOU If you are short If you are tall If you wish to stand up If you wish to sit down Card of Thanks COME IN AND SEE IT K&WvA. Co. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness during the last sickness of beloved husband, father and brother, Richard H. Watkins; also, to the business men ot Alliance for the respect shown by closing their places of business during the funeral; and to the M. W. A. and B. P.0. E. lodges for their floral offerings and other acts of kindness. We shall ever remember with gratitude all these tokens of love and esteem. Mrs. R. H. Watkins and Family and Brothers. We would be glad to have you join our excursions and inspect our lands in the Texas Gulf Coast country. When you once see it we know you will be come the owner of a tract. The Al-I'son-Richey Company. 33-it R0D6EBS ID. Groceries and Provisions A full line of fresh goods to order from Our prices are right Telephone orders filled promptly Phone 54 S. W. Cor. Box Butte Ave. and Dakota St. ; one block north of Burlington station, on west side of street A