Commissioners
Proceedings
Minute of First Session of County
Board for MM Year 1912
N1XT MEETING. FEBRUARY 2
Alllanco. Nebr. Jan !Hh, l12.
i tin! of Cmmly CnmmlanlonerH
ii, .1 in regular sewslon pursuant to
an i juroment Officer present. Sang
jb Rerk and C. I llaxbmam.
On motion by Rook, ecanled by
H .finnan, that J. M. Wanek, be
ii ade chairman for the ensuing year
i: 1912, Rock, yes; Ha-lima n yen.
The application of Dr. H. II Hell
wood for County Physician on same
term for 1912 as In 1911 wa .mi
Kldored and approved, and contract
entered tnto between Hox Hut.te
County and Dr. H. H. Wellwood for
ttoe year 1912.
The rest of the day watt spent In
preparing (ion oral Kstimatea for the
year 1912.
Whereupon the board adjourned
until Wednesday morning, Jan. 10th
at 9 o'clock.
M. 8. HARORAVKS, Clerk.
Alliance, Nebr., Jan. 10, Lilt.
Board of County CommUmloners
met pumuant to adjournment. Offi
cer" present, J. M. Wanek, Sang C.
Heck and C. I.. Hashman.
The following estimates
drawn for the year 1912:
were
General Fund
County offloers, $6000
l'r' inct officers, 4500
Hooks and Htartlonery. 1500
Klectlon. 1500
Fuel. 800
Incidental ami criminal ex-
peneo 3000
liurtitute f-tnd, 200
Pauper fund. 1500
Bridge and road fund, 7000
Total. 126000
The following official bonds were
approved:
Plrst National Hank.
Alliance Nathanl Hank.
H. K. McCluskcy. Justice of Peace
M. F. Donovan, Constable.
J. C. Hawkins, Road Overseer
lit No. 9.
A letter from the Attorney Uoner
al. under date of August 25. 1911, le
as follows: "No bank which has com
plied In full wHh all of the provis
ions of this aot shall be required to
give ny "further security or bond
tor the purpose of becoming the de
pository of any public fund, but de
pository funds 'shall be secured hi
the same manner that private funds
are secured."
As ithere wre no bids for burial of
county paupers, the coroner to In
strutted by the board, If burial is
ordered by him, to tonfine burial
charges to $28.00, except where un
dertaker Is tailed on to make long
trips; then such additional expeiisi
to be subject to apprcval by the
board and coroner.
Whereupon the IhkipI adojurned
until Thursday morning, Jan. 11. M
I o'clock.
M. S. IIARGKAVKS. Clerk.
John Wallace, Inquest. 1.00
Jim Ijawler. Inquest, 1.00
C M. Cox, Inquest. 1 on
ftf, Carey, expense. 5.00
C. W. liockwood Co.. poor. 20.00
8. C. Reck, com., 16.10
C. L. Hashman. com , 22.00
J. M Wnnek. com.. 19.20
The following claims were examin
ed and allowed, and the Clerk or
dered to draw warrants on the Road
Fund for the same
O. A. Dwvlg, road. $5 00
Frank lloglan, road. 12.00
W. H. alienor, road. 10.00
The following claim was examined
and reject od:
lejfdr- Mills, damage, $125.00
Hy order of the board the treasur
er was Instructed to transfer the
following funds:
County Oenernl. $2778.75
County Hridge, Mft.M
County Road. 8R
Hy order of the board each com
miwsioner shall view and look after
the poor In his own district
Whereupon the board adjourned
until Friday morning, Jan. 12, at 9
o'clock.
M. 8. HARORAVE8, Clerk.
AlUaace, Nebr., Jon. 12, 1912
The Board of County Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment.
county com proceed gal 2
Officers present same as yesterday.
By order of the board J. M. Wan
ek and 8. C. Reck were ordered to
be. present at the assessors' meeting
at Lincoln Jan. 17. 1912.
The application of the county sup
erintendent to attend the state sup
erintendents' meeting at Lincoln
granted.
Whereupon the board adjourned
vntH February 2, 1912.
M. 8. HARORAVKS. Clerk.
A HUMANE BILL
Proposition Before Congress to Pro
hibit Use of Deadly Poison
in Manufacture of .
Matches
Alliance. Nebr., Jan. 11, 1912.
The Board of County Comisslon
r. niwt pursuant to adjournment.
Same officers present as yesterday.
The following claims were exam
hied and allowed and the C'.c-k or
dered to draw warrants on the Oen
eral Fund for the same:
Parties For What Amt.
W. B. Harker. poor. Tax $1.00
Klopp & Hartlet.t Co., supplies, 6.00
Jerry Rowan, iov. 8.00
J. H. Vaughn & Son. poor. 14.75
W. 8. Rldgell, premium treas.
bond,
W C. Mounts, expense
C M. Cox, drayage.
239.76
I0.t0
2.35
C. M. Cox. sheriff, Crillej and
Younkin. 106.75
C. M. Cox, Schafer. 15.00
C. M. Cox. Criliey and Vcun.. 35. 2S
C. M. Cox. board prisoners, 18.75
I'ny of Alliance, light and wa' 14.00
Dr. C. E. Had, coroner, I on
Nebr. Tel. Co.. phoms. 8.20
Mallery Gro Co.. pour.
Mallerv (ii a Oo . poor.
SNOW IN THE 8UNNY SOUTH
Beautiful Snow Nearly a Foot Deep
at Happy, Texas
Following is the letter mentioned
in lastt wook s Herald written the
4th of this month from Happy. Texac,
by Otto Rah I fa to City Clerk J. D.
Kmerick :
Hear friend: Well, we i rrived In
this aunny souih cn Dec. lth, all
OK, making a little over four days
enroiii e. When wo get here there
was from seven to ten inches of
snow on the ground and it has boon
cold ever since. We have been un
able ito work out on our plnce at all,
though the well men are going to
commence on the well In a couple of
days. Think we wHl have to start
on the house and barn in spite of
the snow. This is the heaviest snow
they have had here for a long time,
but it Is one of the greatest things
for this country thwt could have hap
pened, for It Just about insures a
good small grain crop for next year.
They had quite a good crop around
here, and there Is lots of grain and
baled millet coming to town every
day They are nearly always lead
ing a couple of cars of some-th ing
here every day. They cut the lipids
off of the milo maize and kaffir ccin
and sell it that way at so much per
ton. it bringing $12 now. Cttiini;
liny for our horst s is iho wrr.-1
thing, for so far they have been un
able to raise i ny native hay, and
tin Featons have been loo dry for
clover and alfalfa to s art. They
can raise U !s of millet for ths cat
tle, and kaffir ( t n cut with the
corn bSndtr and bornd makes t..io
toddex tion If It gets no heads. The
callle men generally rent a section
ot land ( rt Quits a distance from
town and then let tieir cattle ma.'
on all of the vaci nt land ami pay no
rait. Quite a paying business as
lone as it Lis: s, but whenever the
ctt'tis li in to 0QBM that plavs
out. Lots of cattle die win n ii gelB
cold here, for they arc not used to
It, ar.d then they have no hay and
if they do net have .ume
roughue.-K tiny simply have to
starve to diath, for ever since we
have been dcw:i litre the sncw has
lie n too dt ip fir stock to feed
from the native grass.
How has the weather been around
Alliance? Suppose it has been pret
ty cool at times. Anything new
since I left? Wonder how Fra.ik !j
making it in t'.ie ticket office? Have
n't 1.. aril a
DESERVES PROMPT ATTENTION
The Herald to in receipt of tli
following communication from M. L
Pharos of Hridgeport, which gives in
formation on a subject that wll; in
terest every humane person. Fol
lowing the letter Is a form of peti
tlon which Mr. Pharos suggests be
used In securing signatures, nnd
forwarded to congressmen. We In
sert in this petition the name of
Hon. M. P. Kinkaid. congressman
from the Sixth Nebraska district
Herald readers residing outside of
this district should insert the name
of their congressman instead of Mr.
Klukaid's name. We have a petition
In The Herald office for signatures.
an i wish to request as many of our
readers as find it convenient to do
so to call soon and sign this peti
tion. We will forward it to Mr.
Kinkaid about the last of next week.
Letter from Mr. Phares
Bridgeport, Nebr.. Jan. 13, 1912.
Kdltor Alliance Herald:
The use of white phosphorous in
the making of matches exposes
workers to a deadly disease known
as phossy Jaw. Persons infected by
the malady first lose their teeth.
then the Jaw is affected by necros
is and is oaten away. The jaw
must be cut out ; sometimes the vic
tim loses not only the lower Jaw.
bu the upper jaw, also. The power
of speech Is lost, the only food that
can be taken is In liquid form, the
face assumes a hideous shape, there
is a constant odor that Is extremely
offensive, Infinity sometimes re
ulis, and, mercifully, death soon fol
lows. A young widow with two children
to support w nt to work In a match
factory in Ohio. She took the dis
ease. She continued to work, how
ever her children must not starve.
The t!.iy oUmet wh.n she had to go
to a hospital, what was left of her
Jaw had to be removed, $400 was
paid to her by the employing com
pany for hospital and other expens
es In consideration of her signing a
paper relieving the match company
from further obligation, and she
wenrt out on the street at the age of
thlrty-islx a hideous caricature of a
human being, unable, of course, to
secure and hold employment.
There to a non-poisonous process
of match manufacture. Until within
recent years this harmless process
was controlled in this country by the
Diamond Match trust. The trust,
however, has voluntarily annulled the
right (o the exclusive use of its
proCMS, and all manufacturers are
now at liberty to abandon the use
of white phosphorous without finan
cial harm to themselves.
However, the poisonous process of
ma.iufat ture is scniiwhat less ex
pensive; n.atclns made by the sion
poisonous procc would, it is esti
mated, ore" ; h match user about
one cent more a year. Even If all
. i i ' la e ! a a. ,..esent engaged In
making Hatches were to quit tile .use
of whit, phosphorous, other couipan-
,.,i i1 be organized anil use the
pm ui. I 3d the killing of in; n, wo
men aii I children would go on.
For forty years the governments
of- the world have been prohibiting
the use of white phosphorous in
match making. Among the coun
tries that have stopped the use are
Glial Britain, inland, France, the
Ni i fu-rlands, Finland, Italy, Madagas
car, Spain, countries in Africa, and
the Fiy.i Islands the "effete'' gov
ernments of the Old World, and some
that are looked upon by Ameri.ans
as semi-civilized. What is the mat
ter with the Cnited States?
for years cengress has been urge!
lo put a prohibitive special tax on
wir.je rhcvpboroiM matttttr So far
all efforts have been vain. What
is known as the Kseii bill, drawn to
secure the prohibition, was b.'fore
very Man WI
Shirt
And it should be a
BRIGHTON.
Why? Because it will give
him more satisfaction and
for a longer time. It has
three essentials
STYLE, MAKE & MATERIAL
BRIGHTON
SHIRTS
are made for Men and Boys of all ages
and for all kinds of wear from juveniles
to men's extra sizes from a work shirt
to three dollar ones.
They are cut to tit, no binding over the shoulders, around the
neck or under the arms. They are long and wide.
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This bill is ni w again before oou-
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Wm. Miller, printing
The Wjwell Mfg. Co
Insecticide,
Dr H. It Hell wood
work. 1911.
Hdulngtoid Jtmi Ml.
W. V, Noi on, pcor,
W W. Ncr'f.n, order,
8 C. Reck, tnqutfrt,
K E. McC-ot. inqceai.
H He I n, iiuiut Nt,
I. A Pullins, mif rl.
K. D. Henry, iuqut:,
Mian Hopkins, inquot.1.
J. H Hunsaker, inquest
V W. Jefferti. inquevt,
Steve Hell, lB'iutt,
1 left
How are you and (Maude Vaughn gr-ss, in charge i I the Ways and
"" making if X'.-ely, I hope. Means remittee. rsona I it 11 rift Ml
" !'0 t is certainlv different here th in in saving n.-edle.ss suffering, shame,
uppJis, :;0 50' :.j u town like Alliance, for thtre deprivation and premature death a
Mipph. s, :M fo tll jovld go up town aid buy al- ' moug laboring people, ean do a hu-
l.iquid
pauper
print ing
II' - nit si anything, but here you can't mane service by writing to t'.ieir
I get aome of the common things at
20.00 tinus. for they don't have them.
congressmen ard by sending peti
tions to Washington, urging the en
actment of the BMk bill whleh pro
vides far the prohibition of whit?
phosphorous in Che manufacture cf
nii.uhe.
M L. HH.VKKS.
Ks( Ii Bill from the Committee of
Ways and Means, which bill pro
vides for a prohibitive special tax on
white phouphorous matches.
So terrible are the effects of the
dread disease known as "I'hoasy
Jaw,'' to the perils of which mal
ady Hie use of white phosphorous In
match manufacture exposes laborers,
that this deadly process has been
prohibited by the governments of j
nearly all civilized countries of the
world, except our own.
We proteM against further delay i
of legislation safe-guard! If w ark r
MMM the men, women an.l c'nihlr. l
of the I'nited States against white
, phosphorous poisoning in match making.
(Signatures)
Well, must quit Tor this time, wop
220.00 ' im to htar from you before long, I
42. 5 urn u fver,
II 20 ' Yor.r friend.
I r, oo OTTO UAHI.K8
2.00
Mf) M 1. Kimball reports a nl?e bus
2.00 Jt.-ss In the Alliance Cafe since he
2.00
2 00 tn.-t of this mcnth
I no buore stated ir this paper, they
in tltis line f "oniuy, .eurasaa. re.-pn-i iuiij urgr
ycu to do all in your power
Wearing a favorable report
CATTLE FROZEN ON TRAIN
a.id Mis. Kimball took charge again
As has bet n
I it..
have had experietu e
I ."0 business and ere taxable of making
I Oo a suticb's of it.
Petition to Congressman
To Hon. II. P. Kinkaid. M C, Wash
lngton, D, C.
The undersigutd citucns of
toward
of the
Kightetn car loads of cattle were
frozen to death while in transit be
'tween Necla. Iowa, and Council
j Hluffs. The train had been delayed
fitly .six hours by the snow and when
arrived at Council Hluffs it was
dlM overed that the cattle, numbering
between aOO and 400 head, were all
frozen to death
lr Coland. phone 5
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PHONES 434 and 679
CHADRON WANTS A CREAMERY
When the good people of I'iiadrou
went after the State Normal school
they fouud it necessary to raise a
considerable fund to secure the loca
tion at that plate, but it did not
take all the luonyy that was rained
for that purpose The Chad run pa
pers inform us that something like
IStStO was left over from thai fund
and they want it used as the nu
cleus of a fuud to establish a creamery.
Kred'k Alexander, mayor of Scotts
bluff and vice president of Scotts
bluif National Hank, was in Alliance
Mt nduy on his way to the firemen's
ma vent it n w hich is being held at
Kt r.rney this week