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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1911)
I Published every Thursday by The Herald Publishing Company. Incorporated Lloyd C. Thomaa. Pre. -Treat. W. A. Pierson, Vice President. John W. Thomat. Secretary. John W. Thomat. Editor. Lloyd C. Thomat, City Editor. Mrs. I. U. HotMnt. railroad corres pondent. Mitt Agnet Moravek, Hemingford corretpondent. Knitted nt the jiostolflce i"l A 1 1 1 -MM, Nebraska, for transmission through UM malls :ih second class mattci Subscription. $1 50 per FMT In ad vance. The circulation of thit newtpaper It guaranteed to be the largett In western Nebraska. Advertising rates will be furnished on application. Sample copies free for the asking. THIS PAPkrf KtmtboiLU rOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE OCNCRAL OFFICES JEW YORK AND CHICAGC BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES IWI FEBRUARY iW S A T W TFFT 11213 4 14 15 16 1718 19 202 1 Ha23 24 25 TIICKSDAY, FKHRIJARY 13, Ittl CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES Services will bo hold at Hip ora !... Sunday mm i im lit ni'W'ii. nine and t on thirty o'clock - e A BIG BANQUET Ak announced In tho last Ikmiic of Tho Herald. ttM conductors 0 Mil ante were kucMh at MM B If T. hamiuct In Sidney Inst Sunday even ing, when tin' Sugar Mppt Lodge wan organized. The banquet wan attend od by several hundred railroad men and a good tlnio was pnjoypd by ev eryone there TtM Al'lamc boys OOfl all grateful for tbo treat inont accorded them ' e MARRIED .1 D, Ml, of lllngliinn. and Mar gnrct Johnson, of MtnataM), were married last week by Dr. .1 I,. H. Jones. Mr. Hell Is a well known western Nebraska young man who lias Just recently returned from an extended trip to (Iip southern part of South America, where he had been sent by the International Har vester Company, by whom be Ih em ployed. e A DELIGHTFUL PARTY One of the most delightful parties of the year was given by Mr. and Mm. W. K. Sppncpr at thplr home last Thursday evening to a number of their friends. Cards were Indulged tn, after which n delicious luncheon was served, the guests departing at a late hour with the memory of a happy evening. Hakes Homo Baking Easy COMING TO ALLIANCE ASSOCIATED DOCTORS. SPECIALISTS, WILL BE AT THE DRAKE HOTEL POWDER Absolutely Pure The only baking powdor mmdm from Royal Orapo Oromm ot Tartar NO alum.no lime phosphate THE ALLIANCE HERALD is a newspaper dedicated to up building the moral and material in terestt of Aliance, Box Butte coun ty and western Nebratka. Ita pol icy It to deal fairly with all inter eate and men. It prints the news fully and as accurately as possible. It means to be a household office and store necestity and at such con tinuet to enter a rapidly growing number of hornet, officet and ttoret throughout thit end of the state. As a NEWSPAPER and an ADVERTIS INO MEDIUM it stands supreme in its field. The Job department hat the largett patronage of any in weat ern Nebratka and every man on the force it a specialist in his line. POOR PAY POOR PREACH Once upon a time there was an Indian named Hig Smoke, employed aa a missionary to his fellow Smokes. A White Man. encountering Big Smoke, asked him what he did for a living. "Cmph!" said Big Smoke, "me preach! " "That so? What do you get for preaching?" "Me get ten dollar a year." "Well," said the White Man. "that's d - - poor pay." "I'mpli," said Hit? Smoke. 'me d poor preach!" 8o runs the world poor pa. poor preach! Stet Attorney Hunt of Bridgeport was a recent visitor to Alliance on busi ness J. W. Guthrie says that spring must tip Here He lias received a I package of seeds from Congressman Hitchcock. V. K. Crlss and J, C Coster, State agents for the Mutual Heneflt Health St Accident Association of Omaha, were visitors in Alliance last week. They reported a good business. Mrs. It. T. Watson received a tel egram Saturday evening from Selix. Iowa, staling that her father, Mr. Strupper. had been sent to the hos pital at Sioux City for an operation, and nskitiK her to come at once Mrs. Watson left on Hip morning train Sunday to bo with her mother Tht-rr U ninre OstSHS IN tl aecllon of tlw tim'itrr t: . i til ntai iliMutks imi turn-llM". and until (Ur luM f.- r VSala wa atililMM,,! to bt iu, ui .au. lur i ureal m iiy vesrt eattafl pm toum-ed a it i,h :iI dltiraar and prtcrluvd local ruin-ilk-, aud by ronatantlv falUtm to .hit tl kK"d trrattaeiii. pru'iuuarrtt II Itirurabt,' iv-jrirr fa is invpn (Malta to hr rotiatltuttottat dls rw, and thrrrlorr rroAilr,- tiuiAtttutlonat treatment, it ha Oatarrb Curr. nutillfarlumt hv I I fttcnrv 4 Co . TutMo. Ohio. I Ou oiUy rtmHUMttHMl rurr UM tli market. It la taken Internally In rioaca from id dtoiM tj j i, .im It rt directly on th" Mad A I munta anrfat-m of tin xlln t . . fl. r ,,t, h ridr, ! doiun tor any tarn it tetti la nr. BaM tor clrotiMra and testimonial. V.ldrrM K I CIUM A co TaMs. Otdo. Sold li UnKtMa. r Take Hi).' FaaaSy I'.:'- lor roaallpaUtaav Monday and Tuesday, Mach 20 aud 21 and will remain TWO DAYS ONLY WOMAN'S CLUB The Woman's Club will meet Fri day afternoon, February IMth, with Mrs R. M. Hampton. A large at tendance is desired as there will be business of Importance. a i LENTEN TEAS The Ladles Guild will hold LMtOn Teas every Friday during Lent from a lo 7 o'clock. The first Tea will be at Mrs. Holsten's March 3rd. Ev eryone cordially Invited Lunch 25c. ii-a BAND ORGANIZED There werp new band last all started out prshlp of Mr. . we will soon hi tion of its kind Every businpss pvpry musician sixteen pieces In Hip Friday evening and well. Under the lead tones we predict that vp Hip bpst organlza in western Nebraska, man should boost and attend. Remarkable Success of These Tal ented Phyaiciant in the Treat ment of Chronic Diteaaet Dr. Oliver McEuen Physician and Surgeon ht tIM.KIKO, ACHAT. SPKCI ALT1KS liseav-v ot Women and Children and (Jeaito Urinary Organ AN calls auvsfttf arsnattif day tt MM VISIT IN WYOMING The city editor Of The Herald and wife spent Sunday with Mr, ami Mrs Hiram I). Llngln, of IJjagle, vV yotuing, at their home near the little Wyom lng city, which has been named al ter Mr l.lngU Mr. LinKle Ik the K.euileuiaii w no alaried the Inter-State rntual, Onlell takes its water from the North I 'hit t,- river just bilo Q 1101000) After he had put several liuiutred thousaad dollars Into tie' project and built lorty-t wo miles the canal was taken over by the gov, rnincnt and la no uuder gov ernment out ml An eMended l ite up oi tile li t i gation project aud a picture of the Vjaliey View rain U will ha tiiven in at later issue of 'Itte Hetahl. OFFER THEIR SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE The Associated Doctors, licensetl , by the state of Nebraska for the treatment of deforinlt ies anil all; nervous and chronic diseases of men, , women and children, offer to all who: call on this trip, consultation, exam Ination, advice free, making no charge whatever, except the actual cost ot medicine. All that Is taken in re tun for these valuable services is that every person treated will stale the result obtained to their friends and thus prove to Hie sick and af-, flitted in avef city and locality, that at last treatments have been discovered that are absolutely sure and certain in their effect These doctors are considered anions America's lending stomach and nerve specialists ami are experts in the treatment of all chronic dlaenaes and so great and wonderful have bono their cures that in many cases it Is hard indeed to fiud the dlvld- ing line between skill nnd miracle Diseases of the stomach. InteetJJnon, liver, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kid- i nojW, spleen, or bladder, rheumatism. sciatica, diabetes, bed-wetting, leg, ulcers, weak lungl and IhOaO afflict-! ed with long-stantiinK. deep-seated, chronic diseases, that have baffled the skill of the tntntlj phyatelaa, I sliould not fail to call. Many wonderful cures. Accortlinn to their system no more operations for appendicitis, gnll stones, tumors, goiter or cancer. They were among the first In Amer i lea to earn the name of the "Hlood I leas Surgeons " by doing siway with' I knife, with blood and with all pain in the successful treatment aud cure of these dangerous disease If you have kitlney or MaVOOtaT i roubles bring a twotmnce bottle of' ' your urine for chemical analysis and : Microscopic examination Deafness ofieti cured in tlxty days. No matter what your ailment may b , no matter what others may have toM you. tt'i ni:tter what experience I yam anny novo had vttth other lurni- plana, it' you want to get well anain. 1 it will be to your adTnntOge 10 see' them. Co at once IL.e it forever settled in your mind If your case ' is incurable they will give you such advi e as may proloag your life. Do j nvt put off this duty fOO owe your self tr friends or relatives who are; Buffering because of your sickness. 1 eg .1 visit 1 ins time costs you noth lag aud may save your lite this free offer is for iy J8 YiUUHSS The Electric Company Makes a Statement Yours for uni formity. Yours (or great est I e a v e n i n i power. Yours for never tailing results. Yours for purity. Yours for economy . Tours lor every thing that goes ta make up a strictly high grade, ever dependable baking powder. That is Calumet. Try it once and note the im provement in your bak ing. See how much more economic, I over the high pricid trust brands, how nine li better than the cheap and liig-ksn km. Calumet is highest la ')' moderate 111 c-1 Received Higheat Awa-ti World's Pure Food Exposition. it iio-mbf r, ; w o day s On! Married la utiles must come with their huseands and minors with their miners. Diflce at Drake Hotel, Alliance. Ne braska. Hours 10 a ui. to p.m. PUBLIC SALES OttO Vogel's sale which was held last week, as previously advertlaed in The HornM, was attended by a crowd Kenrij ererythlng sold well, the total snl.'s amounting to ov er $2.:kmi The s ile of R D. Iognn ami H N Hottkhunt, advertised last week, is being he'd today A FEAST OF FEASTS The smoker giveu by Hook and Ladder coiiipauv number three at the tiiy hall last 1'iuiay evening was more of u hautiuet than a smok er. The chief item on the bill of fare was a roast pig weighing seventy-five pouuda. The cook who roasted that pig was a top-uotthtr iu his line, us every fireman who was there will vouch, in addition to about sixty regular firemen, there were prteOQl Mayor Harris, councilman Martin. city treasurer George Hurke. and others from out of town It is necessary to attend one of the meetings of this kind to under stand the ! nd that makes our Pre department 1 he leading one in 1 lie slate. Uvety fireman feels a b.jud of fellowship and nmi r the pres. ai leadership they will nnotlOnO to he good fire-fighter ;ind men. To the Citizens of Alliance: So many conflicting and erroneous statements are in circulation in regartl lo Hip nogOtlnttOOl between the city ami Hits company that wp have dpcldpt! to makp a brlpf statptnent to the public. I ntlpr Hip contract between the c-i t y of Alllancp and our company the city had the right to purchase our water ami water and electric light plnnt. In case thp city and the company dltl not agree on the price, then the price at which the purchase should be made was to be "fixed and determlnptl by three disinterested arbitrators The city elected to purchase The company did not then want to sell but the city insisted that 1 lie company live up to the contract Thereupon, niter refusing the price offered by the city, the company pro Meed to Mil and COOVey the plant to the city for $5'.. mm. ou. While It Is true that the company offered to take 156,000.00 for the plant. It will be recalled that in so doing it was expressly stated that the plant was worth much more than Hint and that the company was prepared to demonstrate that fact Furthermore, for the sake of prompt settlement and compromise, tho company was then willing to base Its offer, and did base its offpr, on Investment, and not on the value of the business as a going concprn. or upon the value of the unexpired franchise Hefore going into the at hit rat Ion, the companv told the city that It was fairly en titled to compensation for the value of the unexpired franchise. With this the city did not agree. The city appointed Its appraiser, and required the company to do the same, and the two so appointed selected the third man, and the appraisement was made In compliance with the contract No one questions the ability or the integrity of the board selected Indeed, its efficiency and fairness have been expressly recognized by I'rofessor Morse, the arbitrator selected by the city. This hoard fixed and determined the price of the water plant nnd the electric light plant "together with all rights and privileges therewith connected" at ITS.000.00. Our company has lived up to the contract, We submit that the city should do the same. The purchase has been made; the company is now entitled to the payment of the purchase price. The valuation placed upon the water and electric ' light plant by the board of appraiser , chosen for that purpose was posRlbly more than was expected by those who had not kept themselves fully informed as to the Increased and Increasing equipment, service and contracts of the company. From a plant giv ing night service only to not more than one hundred and fifty consumers, with service which was limited :nl defect ive, the plant has grown under the present ownership until it is giving day and night service of a high qual Ity of efficiency to more than four hundred consumers It Is reported that the company has been for years drawing large dl trident! from thp o- ration of the plant. This is not true. On the contrary almost all of the vpry moderate, oarnlngg of the plant hereto fore, together with much larger Investments of new cnpltal, have gone into enlargements and Improvements to make the service more effective and satisfactory. To be exact, the plant was bought by the present owners from W. D. Rumer of Alliance, a little more than six years ago. During all that time the only dlvl dends that have been paid arp three, of two per cent each $:'.. Ota 1 in all paid during the years of 1909 and 1910--and one of $1. 000- paid in January. 1911. The above statement can be verified by reference to the books of the company, which may bp inspected by a (regularlv appointed or) representative committee of citizens By reason of the increased business and the fact that the earnings have been used to make better montl to the plant, the earning power at present la excellent, and fully justifies the award made by the ar bltrators. But It has taken years of hard work and liberal investments of new capital to bring it up to this point, so that it was only to the period of unexpired franchise that the companv could look for anv reasonable return on its investment. It is claimed that the appraisers should not have included the value of the unexpired franchise in their award. The city elected to buy the water and electric light plant, "together with all rights and priv lieges therewith connected " This certainly includes the franchise. If the city had not elected to pur chase the property, the company would have had the franchise until 1020, So the unexpired franchise was one of the rights and privileges for which the company was entitled to compensation. The appraisers were hound lo value all the property mentioned in the contract. Including the "right and privilege" of the unex pired franchise. It Is also claimed that the award exceeds the statutory limitation of indebtedness for cities of the second class. When it is considered that the property Is a combined water and electric light plant it is ap parent that the award does not exceed the combined indebtedness allowed for both water and electric light plants Furthermore, the contract does not contain any limitations whatever, but clenrlv and explicitly re quires the appraisers to "fix and determine" the price, and further provides that "the sum sti named by said arbitrators, or by a majority thereof, as the price of said plant and property shall be final and bind ing upon each of the parties hereto as that at which said purchase shall he made " The city has attempted to reje.'t the award. This is in effect a repudiation of the contract which the plant has been Operated for ten years. The city of Omaha, in a similar case, attempted jeci an awaru 01 over six minion dollars made by arbitrators chosen under a like ordinance for the water plant OI the city ot tunalia. I he Supreme Court of the United States on May the il... ..., . . I . I 1 1 . 1 a . . in- aaiu ,is ciMicmsnc, am coiupeiieu me city to lane the plant ami pay for it the price 011 rators under to re- :ist. 1910, decided that fixed by the ar- The company understands thnt the city officials have tern, but however that may he, the company feels that it is the repudiation by the city of a contract, which the company proceeded as they were directed in these mat not responsible for litigation growing out of lias kept lo the letter for ten years ALLIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY. e'r"r'r'!"M"r''r t I RAILWAY Mill s AND PERSONAL ? Fireman Sorenson has taken a lay off and gone to Pacific Junction. Brakeman Harry Troupe has been laying off several days. Conductor Lawson is now doing the "heavys" on the east end local. Roadmaster Dan Lynch went west on 4:i Tuesday. I Mrs. Kay Hoag returned Sunday 1 after a ten days' visit in Lincoln. Fireman O'Donnell returcned Tues-; day from a short stay in Kdgemont. j Fireman Trenkle came In Monday 00 No. 4:!. He has been working on j the east entl. Chief dispatcher A. V. Gavin nnd 1 wife went to Scottsbluff Monday with' The Whirl O' Th' Town. Engineer Bd Bishops speni a part 1 of last week in Seneca on the switch 1 engine. Chief clerk Don Wagner aenl to 1 Scottsbluff Monday to help furnish music for the pluy. T 1 I 1 1 I I I I I I I I H I' I' Q'H I I I! Resident Meat Market DRAKE & BARB, Props. 5 1 7 Sweetwater Ave. D. Rider and Rod regular men on the Conductor! 0. Itautlal are now east end local. Fireman Sternberg has taken a 1 thirty day lay off and gone 10 RdgO mom Supt. vVelden burner, who has been attending a meeting of the operating, officers of the Kurlington in t hit-ago is expected home Saturday. Carpenter .1. (!. Beck, of the shops, is laying off this week and spending the time on his ranch south of town. Mrs. W. S. Melz and Master Sid ney arrived from Deadwood on No. j 4J Wednesday night and will spend a few days at the Hoskini home. Beginning Tuesday the shop men 1 are Otti) working seven hours. Their ; hours are now S to It a.m. and I to 4 p. 111 This is not expected tn last long C. A. Wetherell and Wife left Mon- ! dav morning ior a trip lo Dorchester, ' which is his Esther's home They j will visit there this week, returning Saturtlav ! Conductors R, .! Burke Mad Frank 1 O'Connera now nave No. 4 t; on the west end regu'sr. li is expect- ed No l4d east will be put up for bid soon. Assistant Supt. C C lloliori ajfl the high line has gone to Chicago ; to attend a meeting of the Burling- i ton Association of operatinu officials Ig be held there February gO-St. Kxpre s mooseaagOff Bauglumui who. wus so badly hurt in the Arduiorv j wreck about nine months ago is now j just able to be down town on crutch- j es He Is nmkiug his home iulead . wood. C N. Iloskins left Tuesday on No, 4: tor Crawford. From there he willj i OVOV Hie Northwestern to Long I 1'lne, whre he will visit about ten davs Conductor Simmons has Hoa kins' car and tree Brakeman Fred Vaughn aud con ductor Cummiuas returned Saturday from Denver where they had SOOO PHONE 50 ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA Fresh and Cured Meats of all kinds Beef, I'ork. Mutton, Poultry and Fish. Also. Creamery and Country Mutter, Lard, Sauer kraut, Pickles, etc. A Reminder w v. wish tt remind you that when wg opened our Market we furnished better meat than you had been petting and at lower prices than you had been paying. We believe we an entitled to a liberal share o your trade, and respectfully solicit the same. Prompt Delivery Telephone orders delivered prompt!) to any part of the cit . Phone 50. OH "M I I I lil 1 1 I I I H to bn present at i he ngaVafOl O' Riley. They went as ropresontativ es 1 of the of K T. A caaaified advertisement, carry ing a message of any importance, wll amuat always bring the answer. i