FIRST CHAUTAUQUA
A 6REAT SUCCESS
Members of Alliance Woman' Club
Receive Congratulations up
on Success of Enterprise
WILL HAVE CHAUTAUQUA 1913
Ins. forward to the Mm when runn
ers will commoner to move market
ward in Inrs: numbers. More new
ish cattle prices were obtained this
week, with prime rorn-fed natives at
$ 1 0.4o Monday Hnd our sale of rang
ers at $!i.of today. The high spots
In the market for ranger Is yet to
be touched this season.
If your cattle are In hajd flesh
and good condition for the killer,
put them over the wheels. Howev
er, do not ship them at this time If
they are not In desirable marketable
condition.
ALLIANCE CITY SCHOOLS
Interesting Information Contained
Superintendent's Report to
Board of Education
LADIE8' AID ELECTION
The Dun bHi-
day afternoon
the audiences
they furnished
Here's to the Alliance Woman"
Club to whom credit is due for the
splendid five-day Chautauqua, which i
closed last Sunday night. It was
J success from start to finish and
gave the people of this city a series
of entertainments that could not
have been secured without heavy fi
nancial cost except under the Red
path Horner system.
In our last Issue we mentioned
the entertainment given on the first
day by the Nashville Screnadera and
the lecture by Dr. Frank L. lxve
land, both of which were so well re
ceived. On Thursday afternoon Rev. J.
Rverist Cathell gave his celebrated
lecture on Abraham Lincoln Which
was not only entertaining but ver
Instructive, and for that reason was
a splendid help to the young people
who heard It. The evening concert
; tne Riner Sisters and Mis- Lath
rop, and the character delineations
by Halwood ftoboft Mftnlove were
well received.
singing orchestra Frl-
and evening satisfied
with th; music which
and would be Welcom
ed if they should reClrn to this dry.
The lecture by Hon James (5. Whit
lnt on "Graft and drafters " was
co'iunendcd by those who heard it.
The Itirperial Guards Hand furnish
ed some good music Saturday after
noon, but It was at the grand con
cert Saturday evc.i'iu that that
Uius.c was most npiireclated. It was
ji treat to Alliance music lovers
which they do not often have the
privilege of enjoying and could not
have hud at this time except tinder
the Chautauqua crcnit as above men
tioned. Dr. Alva M. Beitel's lee
taN on Saturday afternoon on "Tb
Measure of a .Man" will long be re
membered by those who heard It
and it will no doubt have a whole
some influence.
Sunday was the closing day of tlx
Chautauqua. The Litchfield Trio's
prelude and the reading by Miss
Buckley were well received as was
also the evening entertainment, the
sacred concert. The people of this
city were especially interested in
the Litchfield Trio because one of
them, the cellist, Herbert Nelson
was formerly an Alliance hoy, having
graduated from the High school here
A large audience as
tent to hear the ser
Chancel lor Geo. li
of those who attend
before learned that
here as announced
At the meeting of the Indies' Aid
society of the First Presbyterian
church, neid at ine cnurcn yesier-
day afternoon, the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. J. J.
Vance; 1st vice pres., Mrs. D. W.
Montgomery; i!nd vice pres., Mrs.
W. K. Spencer; secretary, Mrs. Win,
Rignell; treasurer, Mrs. F. Ruben-
tell.
EMANCIPATION DAY
Colored People of Chadron Celebrate
the Day with Program in
. Grove Meeting
class of lit 10.
sembled at the
mon-lecturc by
Mindford, many
ed not having
he could not be
Of course there was a. feeling of dis
appointment when it was learned
that Dr. Bradford could not be pree
ent. it was 41 particular disappoint
men: to the editor of this paper be
cause of old time acquaintance. Dr
P. E. Gordon, pastor cf the First
Methodist church of Black well, Ok
lahoma, filled the place on the pro
gram ami gave a most eloquent ad
dress on "The Fruitage of Ideals"
He had not spoken long until the
disappointment of the audience in
not having the pleasure of hearing
JDr. Bradford was forgotten under the
eloquent sentences as they fell from
the Hps of Dr Gordon. All of the
lectures and addresses during the
Chautauqua were good, but it is no
disparagement to the others to say
that Dr. Gordon's was one of the
very best of the series and one of
th best ever delivered in this city.
-Ws thoughts and suggestions were
helpful and wire presented with an
eloquence that made them
more inspiring and ton-iul
We are glad to inform
readers that the Chautauqua
permanent in Alliance, under
pices of the Woman's Club,
enough season tickets have
ANNUAL COST OP THE SCHOOLS
The report, of the superintendent
of the Alliance city schools to the
honrd of education, made at (he meet
ing of the board on Monday, August
6, contains so much Information that
will interest many Herald readers,
We me v lad to publish it . a- toMows .
ALLIANCE MAY FOLLOW SUIT
ll Hu
ll era Id
is to be
the aus-Already
been or-
dertd to Insure it a financial success
next year and, with the Influence
that the first Chautanqus will have,
there is no doubt but that the In
terest next year will be greater and
the attendance much larger. In this
connec tion we wish to say that ajsxt
year's Chautauqua will be furnished
lay the same bureau, but there will
be an entire change of talent.
THE CHICAGO MARKETS
We learn from last week's Chad
ron Chronicle that tne coioreu peo
pie of that city, assisleu by a num
uer of their white friends, celebrated
Kmaiicipation Oay on .Mondav, Aug
usi , with an appropriate program
in a move meeting. i tie celebration
was held in John diodes grove oast
of Chadron. riarly in the . morning
loads of eatables, chairs, tables, etc
were taken to the grounds where ai
an early hour everything was placed
in readiness for the big celebration
A large platform had been erected
for the speakers, which was well cov
ered with bunting, and flags and bunt
Ing were seen in many places ovei
the grounds, which denoted the pat
rlotic spirit of the colored people.
At about 1 o'clock the cnjwd be
nan to arrive from the city, and at
ISiO all who were present were seal
ed at the long tables which were
spread and heavily laden with eats
blee and were in charge of .Mrs. K
W. W right, who acted as hostess of
the occasion and performed her du
ties well, and no one left the table
hungry.
At a O'clock the meeting was call
ed to order by Chairman B, W
Wright, and after the readlrig ot the
thirteenth and fourteenth constltu
tional amendments of the United
States, the program was opened with
a prayer by Mr. Wright.
1'rofessor K. P. Wilson was the
principal speaker of the day and
gave a good history of the colored
race and what has been accomplish
ed by them since they have becotnt
(NO American citizens.
L. J. F. laeger also made a short
and Interesting talk on the question
of slavery, and paid a high tribute
to the colored people as a whole, ami
showed conclusively that they are
true and patriotic people.
Mayor Benjajiiin I ioweul hal, on
the part of the city oi Chadron, p ud
a high tribute to the colored people
living in Chadron.
After a short address by K. W
Wright, who gave a short history of
his race of people and the exercises
of Hie day were closed.
During the afternoon music was
furnished by the young men's quartet
of the city and a mandolin club which
Mr. Wright had organized.
Manv people were at the grounds
during the da.v going out in automo
biles and all spoke very highly of
the manner in which the program was
carried out.
There are probably as many col
ored people in Alliance as there are
in Chadron. The Herald suggests
that they follow the example set by
those of Chadron and other plates,
by hereafter observing Kmaiicipation
Day with appropriate exorcises. This
paper will be pleased to give l hem
any assistance it can in mantel's ot
this kind.
in
To
to sub-
following annual report rela
matters of Bchool Interest:
Alliance, Nebr., Aug.
the Hoard of Kdu.atlon,
Alliance. Nebr.
Gentlemen: I beg leave
111 It Mo
lve to
Enrollment
IMfcdO 1010-11
"80
148
Daily
l!i0!i-lO
54(1
111
Col
Expenditures
The total amount of
rants Issued for
ll-l!tl2, itemized
.
191:
Grades 1 s
High School
Total
Average
tirades 1-8
High School
Total
191112
7!5 782
117 1412
922 874
Attendance
1910-11 1911-12
hlnes. and two will probably lie a
sufficient number.
It may be of interest to note the
effect of the introduction of the man
ual training and domestic science
courses. The boys, in the ninth and
tenth grades, are permitted to elect
manual training or Latin; while the
girls, in the ninth grade only this
year (ninth and tenth next year)
were permitted to elect domestic
science or Iatln. The student Is
not entirely free to choose but must
consult parent before making the de
cision. In the year just closed, 1911
1912, 14 boys elected Latin and 16
elected manual training; 15 girls
elected Uitln and 18 elected domes
tic science. Thus, a total of -'!4 elec
ted manual training and domestic
science and 29 elected Iatin. It is
still too early to draw conclusive de
ductions upon the effects of the in
troduction of the manual training
and domestic science co irses, but
the figures are interesting.
Respect fully submitted,
W. R. PATH, Sunt.
MAKE AN OFFICIAL TRIP
670
98
M8
629
121
050
school war
the school year 19
to show the prinoi
County Attorney and County Com
missioners Before State Board
of Equalization
OPPOSE INCREASED VALUATION
pal sources of expense, is as fol-
lows:
Paid Women teachers $14419. 0i
Paid men teachers 15 i . no
Paid substitute teachers 808.65
Paid building and repairs S30.CU
Paid for coal and wood 2343.44
Paid for text books 864 51
Paid for pupil's supplies Ml.08
Paid for lights 128.98
Paid architect and attorney FIS.no
Paid Janitors 1723.36
Paid for furniture 827.46
.Miscellaneous expense 1047. 86
Total amount of warrants hjnucd
for the year 626327.01
Total receipts for year (as per
Secretary's report) $24455.77
Deficit 1871.24
The levy for 191 2-1 :i was increased
r mills above that for 1911-12 and
receipts for next year should be suf
ficient to take care of the running
expenses of the school and give a
balance to apply cm the outstanding
Indebtedness ,
Miscellaneous, which skills to be
a large item, includes everything
that could not be listed elsewhere,
as follows: phone, janitor's supplies,
scavenger, dray, freight, secretary's
salary, express, advertising, station
ery, commencement exercises, labor
other than janitor, etc
Cost per pupil on enrollment
per year $30.12
Cost per pupil on average daily
attendance per year 40.50
Cost of books per pupil nor
County Commissioners J. M. Wan
ek and Cal Hashman and County At
torney Eugene Burton are in Lin
coln this week appearing before the
stats board of equalisation to of)posc
the proposed ten per cent increuse
in the assessed valuation of Box
llutte county real estate. The two
commissioners left Alliance on 44
Monday and Mr. Burton went on 42
that night.
Monte Hargraves,
had been notified by
of the state board of
the proposed Increase
hearing in the matter
It was In pursuance
county clerk,
the secretary
equalization of
, and when a
would be had.
to this notice
that
vent
the
to
Box Blltte
Lincoln.
county officials
MUST CLEAN UP YARDS
New Ordinance Provides for
proved Sanitation by the
Removal of Garbage
Im-
HERALD PUBLISHES ORDINANCE
year
Cost ol
year
OOSt of
per
.979
supplies per pupil per
iKioks and supplies
NEW PRODUCE AND
POULTRY HOUSE
Cal
Simpson & Company Begin Pro
duce. Vegetable and Poultry
Business with Good Trade
pupil per yeat 1.701
Manual Training
The manual training department
which was installed in the fall of
1911 was carried this year at a cost
of 6100.68 for supplie s and $95.00 for
additional equipment.. Fifty-four hoys
from grades six and seven carried
this work one hour per week and
twenty-five boys from the High school
carried it eighty minutes per day.
five days in the week. N'o attempt
was made to keep the expense of
the grade boys separate from that of
the High school POjre, The fifty four
boys one hour per week would be
equivalent to eleven hoys working
one hour per day each clay of the
school week, so we had the squivai
Win of ;i0 boys in the slf fronj
in to 80 minutes daily during the
entire- year for a cost of 100.68 or
62.78 per boy per year. The COS) j
a boy working only one period pes
week would be. a pproximut ely , one
fifth of tills amount, or 50 cents per
rear. This amount, then, represents
approximately the cost per pupil iter
vear for the manual training in tlie
grades.
The total amount of money Invest
ed in equipping the shop lu I916
PHI was $197.00; the additional
equipment purchased in 191.1-12 w.is
$H.r) 00. This makes the total codf
of the equipment for 18 boys for a
full year's work in the shop $29:;. 20.
Additional equipment will need "
A city ordinance of unusual Im
portance to the people of Alliance
is published in this issue of The Her
ald. This ordinance was printed last
week, also, but as it came under
tlis- head of a legal notice, and as
legal notices are not generally sup
posed to be of general interest, we
are printing ii again this week and
wish to call particular attention to
it.
This oridnance is No. ist, and re
lates to the disposition of garbage
and ashes in the city of Alliance. It
will be found on page1 two of this
issue of The Herald. It Is not nec essary
for us to repeat the provis
ions of this ordinance in this article,
but we wish to call the attention of
our city readers to it and impress
upon them the importance of com
plying with its provisions without un
necessary delay.
Weekly Weather Report
Good Weather Past Week Improved
in Making Hay
We want to sell you the best FLOUR in town
per seek
Puritan, in 48 lb. sacks, SI. 60
Peerless, 1.60
Tip Top, 1.50
Red Moon, 1.40
Delight, m 1.30
Santos Coffee, in ten lb. lots, 22 lie per lb.
Salt, in 300 lb. barrels, $2 per barrel
Premium Bacon, 26c per lb. Premium Ham, 22c per lb'
Empire Bacon, 24c per lb. Empire Ham, 20c per lb'
Acorn Bacon, 20c per lb.
FRESH FRUITS ALL THE TIME
Apples
Oranges
Peaches
Grapes
Bananas
Pears
Red Raspberries
Gooseberries
Lemons
Blackberries
Currants
Apricots
Cherries
Crabs
VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS
Watermelons
Cabbies
Cailiflower
Cantaloupes
Cucumbers
Beets
Turnips
Onions
Carrots
Radishes
Potatoes
Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Ripe Temattes
Roasting Ears
In fact, everything
good to eat :
A. D. RODGERS
Extract from Regular Market Letter
of Clay, Robinson & Co.,
Live Stock Commission
REPORT OF CATTLE MARKET
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Chicago. HliuoU, Tuesday , Auk tt
At the start of thin week there
were about 1,500 ranger here,, about
half the uumher expected, anil com
paring with ::.f(o one year SCO. hulk
arrivals were beef steers from South
Dakota SBd Montana, -on- largely
ai IT.U ' 18.36, it h a few load a
landing at $.N0 to .uo The gen
eral market was con -udered strong.
Arrivals to ouy were around I. mm
as against L',500 one year ago. Trices
were strong 10 In,- higher than last
week. Our sale of IT horned Short
horn Montana beeves of 1,451 lbs.
average at the record price Of 9.t
was the feuture of the market to
day. und compared with a top of $7
one year ago for the extra choice
North ( heyenne Indian Agency beeves
from Montana. They were of a good
fat class.
There is plenty of evidence, both
present and prospective, t hat west
ern range tattle will continue to meet
with high favor at the bauds of buy
ers, both killers and feeders. The
run of natives in sight foi - veral
months to come is the smallest in
years, and buyers are eagerly look
Last Friday morning Cal. Simpson
& Co., dealers In produce, vegeta
bles and poultry, opened up for busi
ness in the room formerly occupied
by Jerry Kowau's feed store, north
west corner of Third street and Lar
amie avenue. Cal. Simpson is man
uger and Ills experience in business
of this kind Mill enable him to meet
the wants of the puhli.- and BO doubt
a good trade. They run
delivers and will give the
a good sen Ice in that re
well as otherwise.
They art making a special!) of
watermelons this week. That 'hoy
have some good melons. The Herald
force cau testify because of having
sampled a whopper which was seut
to our office hk a present
Commencing next w.-ek.
make us of the paper's
columns to let the public
be purchased for the second
work to be done in tftkVltlS.
Domestic Science
This year, domestic science
given to the girls of the nintli
who elected this work iQifead
Latin. Kighteen girls entered
ear
was
grade
of
the
build up
their own
city trade
spot, as
I eetefdejr
they will
ad ert isihg
know more
about their business, which we are
pleased to learn is sturiiug out wi ll
Their telephone number la b.
Last evening at I: SO the Misses
how man entertained at a delicious
four course luncheon in honor of
Miss tirace llillia of Aurora, the
Misses Maude and Winnie Ipscht,
Ethei James and Alta Young.
Miss Amy Jordan of S-ottsbluff
spent the first of tbe week visiting
Miss Alta Young.
class and worked in the kitchen mi
minutes per day, five days in the
week, thruout the entire year. The
department was carried on at an ex
pense of $io.'5 for additional equity
nuut and S7.4 for supplies. In
the grades below the High school,
sewing was given to the iris of the
th, 7th and 8th grades one hour
per week. The students imrchased
their needles, thread and scissors,
the school furnishing the cloth nec
essary to carry on the work, such
as the pupils could uot bring from
home Not over $7.00 was paid by
the school dUtric-t for this material
as stoekings to be darned, cloui to
be darned, cloth to le patched, et
could le secured from home by the
pupil, without cost. The amount ex
pendtd for the kitchen was $So.4J. i
j Since IS girls tarried this work the
I cost w as $4.46 per pupil per (reap,
The cost for the grades was slight,
i about 10 cents per pupil per year.
I he cost of the Domestic Science
High school equipment for I910-1V1
was $ ."n The amount expend-d
for additional equipment in i l!M2
i was $tio.J5; thus, our kitchen, equip
ped tor IK girls tor a rull years
work in cookery cost us $45 75. Tins
amount does not include !he cost of
fitting up te room formerly the at
tic in the High school building, which
was SJSS.00.
Some additional equipment will
Used to be purchased for the tenth
grade work -sewing. The principal
item of expense will be sewing ina-
"Make hay while the sun shines,"
is a maxim that farmers ami ranch
men of this country have been acl
Ing upon the last few days. The
weather during the past week has
been almost Ideal. Last week wi
mentioned that a spell of dry weath
er would be very acceptable 00 ac
count of having. We have had a
little of it. For nearly a week there
has been very little rain, and good
use has been made of the short dry
spell in cutting and stacking t lie fine
hay crop, although there is much
of it to be done yet.
There are indications of rain to
day, and it has been raining; slight
ly. hut WO do not expect it to con
tinue long. A month now with little
or no rain would be quite acceptame
to most people in this country. The
ground is so well saturated that an
occasional shower from now on will
be BUfflch nt for all crops, while
some crops will be better if there is
not another drop of rain this sum
nier and fall.
MOVING GROCERY STORE
COALfl
Commencing Sept. 1. 1 will sell
$8.00
7.50
5.00
Canon Lump
Canon Nut
Lignite Lump
V
This to be weighed on City Scales
Orders taken at Hamilton's Fair Store
m. VAUGHN
IN UNION IS STRENGTH
(Continued from Page 7.)
PREVENT CAR SHORTAGE
I
a very wondrous voice, very quiei,
inn strangel! fuH of deepest feeling.
And do thoy all know about it?"
Oh no, only a few In Palestine
know about it so far." "Well, Mas
ter, what is your plan? What have
You done about tellfas, them that
you died tor them. wen, ine
Master answers, "I have asked Pet
er and .lames and ,101111 and some
others down there to make it t he
business of their lives to tell others,
others and others and still others
until the last man In the farthest
circle has heard the story and lias
felt the thrilling and the thralling
IMjvver of it."
And Cahriel answers reluctantly.
for he knows people on earth, "es,
yes, but suppose PetST tails; suppose
after awhile John simply does not
tell others; suppose their descend
ants away off in the first edge of
t lie twentieth century get so busy
about other things they IbOuld for
get, what then?" And his eyes are
big with the intenseness of his tliot.
for he is thinking of the su! Coring,
thinking, too, of the difference to
the man who hasn't been told.
"What then?" And back comes thai
QUiet, wondrous voice of Jesus. "Gab
riel, 1 haven't made any other plan;
I AM COUNTING ON TIIKM."
As individuals, as societies, as a
union, we must grow and develop in
work, enthusiasm and interest;
socially, we must become liberal
minded and sympathetic; spiritually,
we must work as one. follow as one,
serve as one the Greatest Leader of
all times. Then will we fully realize
that in "union there is strength"
wonderful, increasing strength.
BLOCKADED
Chairman of Association of Western
Railways Requests the Co-operation
of Shippers
BIG CROP OF GRAIN TO MOVE
Every Household in Alliance
Know How to Resist
Should
It
The chairman of the Association of
Western Railways has addressed a
circular letter to industrial traffic
managers, and commercial organiza
tions calling attention to the probabil
ity of a shortage of cars the coming
fall and requests their co-operation
to prevent it as much as possible.
The circular, which is too long to
publish, gives figures showing the
probability of a serious shortage in,
cars within the next few months and
makes some suggestions relative to
the same.
They suggest as a remedy three
things in particular.
First, that all lumber, coal, cement
and other freight possible be moved
within the next few week instead
of delaying and throwing it on the
railways when they are staggering
under the load of the crop move
ment .
Second, shippers anil consignees
can greatly help themselves, the
railways and all other shippers by
loading and unloading all c.ts deliv
ered to them as expeditiously as.
practicable.
Third, shippers can help them
selves by loading all cars as near
their capacity as practicable.
We suggest that those of our read
ers who wish the above mentioned
circular letter, to write to W. A. Gar
rett, Chairman the Association of
Western Railways.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Watson A Watson have leased
their building at northeast corner of
Second street and Box llire avenue
to Mrs. Walbridge and Miss Nin i
Moysen, the milliners, an are iim
ing their grocery Into the room next
door north, recently vacated by W.
M. Wilson's second-hand store. Be
fore moving into their new location.
W. & W had the room Hi trough ly
renovated, painted,
is larger than the
will make them a
business.
etc., and as it
room vacated,
belter place of
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week the frvstal theatre showed
the film entitled, "Twenty ears In
Sing-Sing " This is the first pic
ture that was ever taken of the in
terior of this famous prison. A large
crowd attended the theatre both ev
ealaga and all were well pleased
with the picture, which was in three
nsels Mr DuBuque. who recently
pun based the Crystal, w ishes The
lleiald to say that lie will put on
only first class pic.ur.M
Claude Vaughan left in his auto
mobile at six o'clock yesterday morn
lug for Cheyenne to attend the Fron
tier lavs celebration.
The back aches because the kidneys
are blockaded.
Help the kidneys with their work.
The back will ache no more.
Lots of proof that Doan's Kidney
Fills do this.
It's the best, proof, for it conns
from this vicinity.
John J. Lingle, Wayside, near
Chadron, Nebr., says: "I rirst used
Doan's Kidney Fills while living in
4owa sever, il veals ago. At that
time 1 was having a great deal of
trouble from backache and an almo-t
constant soreness across my kidneys.
If I caught cold the complaint was
aggravated and I was unable to work.
I took several remedies but was not .
benefitted until a friend advised mei
to try Doan's Kiduev ptils ami I
did so. They cured me and I had ;
no trouble until 1 came lure about!
a yeiir ago. ioan s iMqney rius oen
ei'itted me as before and it was uot
long before 1 was well."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Miiburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
J. C. McCorkle lett on 41 this
morning for a business trip to the
northwest.
Rev. James B. Brown, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, writes
The Herald from Hastings, Nebr.,
requesting us to announce that there
will be regular services at the First
Presbyterian church next Sunday.
The Kev I). W. Montgomery will
preach both morning and evening.
All are invited.
DAINTY BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Recently The Herald Job depart
ment printed some dainty, pink and
white birth cards on which was print
ed the following announcement with
its world of meaning to the happy
parents:
Clark Hollow ay Hamilton
July s:. I91S
Weight, N pounds
Mr. and Mrs. (J. F. Hamilton
BROWN SKINS' BALL
Mills have been priuted announcing
a "Brown Skins' Ball" in the M. B.
A. Hall, next Monday night, August
19. There will be a cake walk con
test, in which there will be three
prizes, as follows: First prize, $3;
sec ond prize, i: : third prize, $1 Jas.
Turner and Walker Smith are managers.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
