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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1911)
NEBRASKA NEWS Many Youths Under Eighteen Years of Age Enter Race. CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET Entire Work Must Be Done by Con testant and Mutt Be Husked and Weighed Before Witnesses Names Must Be in by May 20. Lincoln, June IS To the Nebraska . boy under eighteen years of age grow- i log the largest yield of corn rrom one i ere of Nebraska land in 1911, $50; the second, iS third, $20; fourth, $15; fifth, $10, and to the sixth, sev-1 nth, eighth, ninth, tenth and elev- , nth, $5 each. These are the prizes to be given in the boys' acre corn growing contest uy the state board of Agriculture. The entire labor of preparing the ground, planting, cultivating and har vesting of this acre of corn is to be riArfnrninH tiv tho r-nnf pt fl n t vhn en ter by recording their names in the of- j flee of W. R. Mel'.or, secretary, Lin coln, not later than May 20. The acre ia to be measured, husked and weighed in the presence of two disinterested freeholders, residents of the county in which the acre of corn is located. The committee is to forward atP davits as to the weight and requirement of specifications in this contest to the secretary of the state board of agriculture not later than Dec. 1. The contestant shall file with the secretary a full and detailed account Of hla method of performing the work, fertilizers used, if any; whether bot tom, hill or table land, and the char acter or kind of soil on which the crop was grown; with an accurate ac count of the cost of production, rent Of ground, cost of plowing, harrowing, discing, planting, cultivation, husking nd every feature of expense in labor, eed, fertilizer, etc., based on the act ual time that entered into the produc tion of this acre of corn. On request prize winners must for ward a sample of ten ears of corn grown to W. R. Mellor, secretary, Lin coln. FIRES GUN IN CROWDED ROOM Supervisor Foley D'charged Revolver by Accident. Broken Bow, Neb., June 19 Super visor Edward Foley of Merna acci dentally discharged the court house watchman's revolver and the bullet narrowly missed Supervisor Woodruff and plowed through the side of the building. Mr. Foley was in the. offices of the temporary court house, located In the Temple theater build ing. The room was filled with a num ber of employes of the county at the time Mr. Foley knew It was loaded, but the trigger action was light and the first thing he knew the cartridge exploded. Broken Bow has been Infested with hohoes for the last two weeks and street beggars are also more numerous than usual hlfty hoboes were In the city In one day last week and were ordered out of town. Burlington trainmen have trouble In keeping them off the freights In the local yards and the more daring tramps are riding the passenger cars, on top. beneath and any place which affords a holding place. BURT COUNTY VALUES LOWER Slight Drop in Figures Given State Equalizing Board. Lincoln, June 19. Burt county, the first county In the state to file Its as sessment roll with the state loard of assessment, instead of showing an ex pected Increase in values, shows a marked decrease. The equalization of values between counties will come up before the state hoard of equalization July 17. when the reports of all the counties in the state will have been received. The Burt county report has been passed upon by the hoard of equalization of that county and is sent in by Frank Hanson, the county assessor. lASt year the total assessed valua tion reported by Burt was $5,719,319. This year the report shows $5,712,889, a decrease of S6.240 Old Settler Gone. Craig, Neb., June 19. P S. Olbbs, the oldest man In Craig, died here after a short Illness. He was eighty two years old. He was one of the California "49erB," and came here through Montana and Idaho in 1869. He whs the first homesteader in Bell ereek valley, locating first between this place and Tekamah. and had been an important factor in the develop ment of the country. He leaves an aged wife and three sons. Many Dogs Assessed. Auburn, Neb, June 19. Assessor Schellenberg assessed 360 dogs for Washington precinct In the west end of this county and yet feels sure that all were not. listed. One man had ton dogs. The dogs are listed at $5 each, making their value $1,830. Lincoln Man Gets Hospital Contract. Lincoln, June 16. Ernest Rokahr of Llnroln was awarded the contract to erect the new hospital building at the soldiers' and sailors' home at Grand Island. The price is $12,313, exclusive of plumbing and heating. The appropriation for the work was $17,000. If you like The Herald subscribe. July 4, 5, 6-Big Celebration Of course you are coming. Why not leave your order lor your supply of Grooeries at mm mil and you will save enough money to pay your expenses. L-lst of IPxices C3SL BREAKFAST FOODS 1 large pkg. Sunflower Oats.. 15 1 pkg. Puffed Wheat lOO 1 pkg. Puffed Rice 15 1 pkg. Poatum 22? COFFEE AND TEAS Take a package of our Post Boy Coffee home with you and be con vinced that it Is the beat Coffee on the market at 25? a pound Try our Waldorf Tea at 25 package. . DRIED FRUIT Peaches 13? lb. Prunes 18? lb. Apples 19 lb. Apricots 18? lb. Raisins, Bleached Sultana. . 14? lb. si f-w of ta.e MISCELLANEOUS K. C. Baking Powder, 5 lb. can 75 Drled Lima Beana 10 lb. Navy Beana & lb. Red Kidney Beans 8 lb- Diamond "C" Soap, 6 bars for 25? White Ruaalan Soap, 6 for 25 FRUIT IN ONE GALLON CANS 1 gal. Apples 35? 1 gal. Plume 35? 1 gal. Peaches 45 1 gal. Apricots 45? 1 gal. Blackberries GO? 1 gal. Red Raspberries 70? SYRUPS 1 gal. Corn Syrup 40 Vz gal. Waldorf White Syrup 25 articles sold. "b3r -clo STANDARD CANNED GOODS Banner Brand Peaches 15 Maryland Chief Pears 14 Live Oak Aprlcota 16 Live Oak White Cherrlee. . .. 22 Brinkley White Wax Cherries 15 Logan Berries, In heavy Syrup 20 Early June Peas.. .. 10 and 13 Standard Corn 10 Twin Peak Tomatoea 12 Old Crimea Pumpkin 10 Crescent Hominy 10 Lazarre Sour Kraut 10 Thomaa Pork and Beana. . . . 10 And don't forget, we guarantee every article you buy We also carry a full line of all kinds of FRESH, SALTED AND SMOKED MEATS AT LOWEST PRICES W. H. JONES, President S. R. COX, Vice President and Treasurer C. H. VAN ALSTINE, Secretary COXJONES COMMISSION CO. So. Omaha W. H. JONES Consign Your Stock to Us BflBaW' mm S. R. COX We Guarantee the Best there is C. H. VAN Al SUM Denver Colo. W. T. COX H. M. COYTE 1M0S. OOHAN One of the Oldest, Largest and Most Reliable Firms at So. Omaha and Denver. Better consult US before shipping When you want full market prices, good fills and first class service in every way, CON8IGN your stock to COX-JONES COMMISSION COMPANY. Our cattle salesmen of South Omaha are W. H. Jones and W. T. Cox, both members of the firm, and both give their peraonal attention to each and every shipment, whether large or small. DON'T FORGET a one car shipment will receive our best at tention the same as a train load. We take extra care in sorting your stock so they will sell to the best advantage, also do all we possibly can to get good fills, which is very important to the shipper. While we have expert salesmen, we also have competent yard help at all times, men who have been with ua for years and thoroughly understand the handling of live stock. We make an extra effort to please you, both in the selling and the handling of your shipments. WHEN IN TOWN CALL ON U8, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHIP CONSIGN THEM TO US, WHILE WE ARE BU8Y, WE ALWAY8 HAVE TIME TO TALK WITH OUR CUSTOMERS COME AND GET ACQUAINTED. Let us know what you have to ahip. We will be glad to keep you posted on the market. Want to call your attention to our DENVER HOU8E. Mr. J. C. Mann ia at the head of our cattle department, assisted by Mr. J. D. Mallon. Mr. W. G. Boyd tenda to the feeder buying, and Mr. R. M. Coyte, aolicitor and assistant cat tle salesman. The above cattlemen we know to be TRUE BLUE, and we do not hesitate to recommend these expert aal.esmen to YOU. Mr. 8. R. Cox, for over fifteen years on the Omaha Market, Is our financial manager, and while "8herm" understanda his business in that line, he ia also at the head of the hog depart ment, assisted by Milton M. Mann. The DENVER HOUSE is in position at all times to furnish stock cattle at the lowest possible prices. We do one of the largest businesses at that point, and make a specialty of furnishing atock cattle of all descriptions to the Sandhill Ranchmen. When in Denver, make your head quarters with COX-JONES COMMISSION COMPANY, you will find each and every one anxious to accomodate you. Denver haa an excellent hog market and beef cat tie tributary to that market sell at very good advantage. J. C. MANN J. D. MALLON W. G. BOYD