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VOLUME XX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY. APRIL 3. II3
NUMBER 17
ALLIANCE ELECTS A DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
Hon. Allen D. Rodgers, President Box Butte County Wilson and Marshall
Club, Wins Over Three Competitors
I aft I aEsiBassH
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1 iaifli
dred and fifty or luore voters who
did not go to the polls. The candi
dates were not nominated with ref
erence to their political affiliations,
.but, to some extent party politics
entered into the campaign. F. D.
McCormick, who was second in the
race for mayor, is a well known so
cialist, but received many votes from
members of the other parties.
For members of the board of edu
cation W. H. Swan and F. W. Harris
were re-elected without opposition.
HON. A. D. RODGERS
A. D. Kodgers, Mayor-elect, has
botfi in business in Alliance for a
O0d many years, and, as is shown
ly the heavy vote cast for him, is
very popular. He has a thriving
grocery business, is interested in
the Alliance Fruit Company, and is
president of tbe Alliance Commer
cial Club. He is president of the
Box Butte County Wilson & Mar
atttt Club.
FIRST WARD
For Mayor
John R. Snyder 48
Krank D. McCormick 11$
AOen D. Kodgers 178
Joseph H. Vaughan 23
Rodgers' plurality ti2
For City Cterk
J. D. Emerick 249
Leonard E. Pilkington ill
Emerick's majority i'18
For City Treasurer
Percy Cogswell 20J
William T. Schlupp 158
Cogswell's majority .. .. .. 46
For City Engineer
Reuben K. Knight J07
For Councilmen
Richard Waters Wl
Frank E. Reddish 15-'
Arthur T. Lunn Ti
Willis K. Spencer 11
William H. Swan 177
Swan'j plurality, 1st place 25
Keddlsh's plurality, ZSd place lit
SECOND WARD
For Mayor
John R. Snyder 5
Frank D. McCormick 71
fHen I). Rodgers Ill
Joseph H. Vaughan 12
Rodgers' plurality 45
For City Clerk
J, D. Emerick 134
Leonard E. l'ilklngton 95
Emerick's majority 39
For City Treaaurer
Percy Cogswell HI
William T. Schlupp M
Cogswell's majority .. ..45
For City Engineer
Reuben E. Knight 200
For Councilman
Penrose E. Komig H(j
Harry R. Beans 72
Philip Nohe. Sr 74
Romig'a plurality 12
TOTAL VOTE
For Mayor
John R. Snyder 84
Frank I). McCormick 187
Allen D. Rodgers
Joseph H. Vaughan 35
Rodgers' plurality 107
Far City Clerk
i. D. Biaerlck Ml
Leonard E. Pilkingtou 206
Emerick's majority 177
For City Traaaurer
Percy Cogswell 340
William T. Schlupp 250
Cogswell's majority .. ..90
For City Engineer
Reuben E. Knlgbt 507
Light Vote Polled
There seemed to be quite an inn i
est in the city election Tuesday, but
(be above figures show a very light
vote. There were probably a hun
THE RECEPTION
Ab sopn as the result of the elec
tion was definitely known the mem
bers of the fire department, took
possession of Mayor-elect Rodgers
and Councilman-elect Romig. They
were first seated together on the
parade hose cart and slowly drawn
up main street by cheering firemen,
followed by tbe brass band.
At the city hall a speech of intro
duction was made by Lloyd C. Thom
as "and Mayor-elect Rodgers and
Councilman-elect Romig were both
called on in turn for a speech. They
both showed their friendship for the
fire department and its members by
interesting speeches and were loudly
applauded by the big crowd.
After music by the band the lead
ing athletic members of the depart
ment took an hour with interesting
athletic feats, which were highly en
Joyed by the crowd.
K B. KNIGHT
R. E. Knight, city engineer, has
given very satisfactory service and
was re-elected without opposition a
galn. He is thoroughly trained (or
the position and fills the office to
tbe satisfaction of all concerned.
MMHBBBSSfijBSfifijjBEB
the R. R. shops. He had been lay
ing off about three weeks to fix up
his place.
Lnwrence Acker from the Uood
streak country, twenty miles south
weat of Alliance, left on 44 Tuesday
for Columbus. Nebr., to sell a
couple of car loads of potatoes and
to tell friends there about thjs good
country. He will try to persuade
some of them to move out.
F- E. REDDISH
Mr. Reddish is Councilman-elect
for the one-year term in the first
ward. He is noted for his integri
ty and has tihe confidence of the
people who he represents. He has
been interested in Alliance ever since
its birth and is a large property
owner here. He takes a keen in
terest in everything that will build
up Alliance and can be expected to
benefit our city by making use of
his business experience here for so
many years.
W. H. SWAN
The fact that Mr. Swan received
the highest vote cast in the first
ward for councilman shows the high
regard with which he is held by the
voters, lie has always taken a pron:.
inent part in public affairs in Alli
ance Bince coming to the town and
is well fitted fir the important office
of councilman. He Is widely ac
quainted and can be depended upon
to give careful attention to the best
interests of the tt n during tht two
years alii ?h he will si i ve.
J. D. EMERICK
City Clerk. Re-elected for coin
ing year.
J. I). Emerick, who was re-elected
as city clerk for the third time, is
popularly known as "Jay". He has
made a fine record as city clerk
and could be properly termed an
"old" resident of Alliance, locating
here in 1900.
largely to the fact that their stock
waa In exceptionally gead condition
and not weakened, as "'k some
times is in the early sprtTg, by a
hard winter and short feed.
Miss Edna Duncan, who has been
spending the past three months in
Oklahoma, is now on her return
trip. She will arrive at Pacific Junc
tion, Iowa, today for a short Tfsft:
She will also visit at (Omaha and at
Hastings enroute home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. O'Bannon of
Seward, parents of Oscar and Dick
O.Bannon, terminated a pleasant vis
it of three weeks in Alliance yester
day and returned home. Mr. O'
lianuon owns two quarter sections
of Box Butte county's good land and
makes about two visits here a year.
He has a farm just outside the city
of Seward, on which he has a fine
home and, of course, does not wish
to remove from there, but he likes
this part of the state. He and his
wife enjoy their visits Here very
much.
Master Mechanic T. J Raycroft of
Alliance was In Edgemont last Friday
on business for the company. - Mrs.
J. A. Trefney of Alliance Is visiting
her husband who Is firing one of the
Mallets on the lllghllne. Edgemont
Express, March 28.
J. H. Warn, of An ley. Nebraska,
made arrangements this week to run
the farm of Prof. O. M. Burns, of
Alliance, this season. The farm Is
northwest of Alllaac and waa re
cently purchased by Prof. Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Gilbert and
two children arrived from Hot
Springs, 8. D., Tuesday nlgi to be
come residents of Alliance. Their
home will be at 211 Sweetwater ave
nue. The Herald is pleased to wel
come them to this city. Mr. .Oybert
is a stationary engineer and will
work for the railroad company.
C. V. Barnum came in Tussdya
from his homestead in South Dakota
and began work as fire builder at
PERCY COGSWELL
Perry Cogswell, re-elected city
treasurer, is too well ktuwn to need
any introduction. He is a leading
nu mber of the Elks and other fra
ternal societies and holds an import
ant position with The Famous.
ONLY EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
This issue of The I it raid contains
only eight pages. While we have
a large amount of local news items,
we find it necessary to omit some
departmental matter this week, but
that does not mean that the depart
ments have been dropped. Many
people are Interested lr such de
partments as "Who's Who", "Wo
man's Suffrage", etc., and we, ex
pect to make them regular featurse
of the paper, except when crowded
out by local news.
HALL A GRAHAM LOSS SMALL
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Mrs. F. M. Broome returned home
Friday morning from a visit of eight
weeks to friends la Des Moines.
8he stopped over in Omaha on the
way hack and had tbe opportunity of
viewing the ruin left by the tornado.
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Miss Eva Latham of 8pringTield,
Nebr., Is visiting at the home of her
sister. Mrs. D. R. lawrence, at Fair
view. She formerly resided Irt this
county. ,
JUDGE REJECTS REPORT
Judge Waatover Severely Arraigns
Box Butrte County Grand Jury
Recently In Session
ENTERS
NOLLE PROSEQUI
P. E ROMIG
Councilman-elect for Second Ward.
Chief Alliance Ftre Department
Penroae E. Romlg, chief of the
Alliance Fire Department and councilman-elect
from the second ward,
has made his home In Alliance for
a number of years and la well liked.
He holds an important position with
the Burlington and la popular with
his fellow workers. We predict he
will make an enviable record as a
councilman.
IN M E MO R I AM
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lawrence
and family of the Fairview neighbor
hood are now residents of Alliance,
having moved to town the fir of
the week. He has rented his place
of 480 acres, south of the Fairview
church, to Ed. Benjamin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goodenough,
who were among the killed in the I
Omaha tornado, formerly lived at J
Chadron. Me is cousin of Tho. J.
Lawn nee of Fairvh w.
Mr. and Mrs. Din (ireen relumed
from Alliance Wed morning Where
they have been for several weeks
cwing to Mrs. Green's illness. She
was under her brother's Dr. Qeo,
Hand) care and had a siege of pneu
juonlrt, pleurisy and bronchitis.
While she is yet quite weak still we
are glad to report that she is re
gaining health and that her life has
l" i ti spared to her family mdiI Iht
friends. Hay Springs Enterprise.
Man), us.
On Wednesday morning of .March
lvtb the life of little Francis Ger
uldyne Hand, daughter of Doctor and
Mrs. Geo. J. Hand, passed into the
realms of the Great Beyond.
Little Francis would have been 5
years old on the 21th of next Octo
ber. She was an exceptionally bright.
lovable child and at one time voted
mos popular baby In Alliance Her
blight and sunny preaasui will long
le missed by the sorrowii:; parou's,
ut "Let us be patient! These
severe aff.ctions th:u from the
ground arise but oftentimes celestial
benedictions assume this dark dis
guise." After brief services the remains
were borne to their last resting
place In Green wood cemetery ac
companied by the bereaved parents
who have the sympathy of their man
y friends which was manifest d in
the beaut iful floral offerings.
"A precious one fronr us has gone,
A voice we loved Is stilled:
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled."
The Lester sale last Saturday,
which was advertised in The Herald,
was well attended and stuff sold
well. Col. H. P. Coursey did the selling.
Robert Graham was in town Tues
day, looking hale and hearty as usual
and well pleased with his good for
tune. He informed Tbe Herald that
the loss of stock on the Hall
Graham ranch in the big March bliz
zard was small, amounting ' only a
bout one per cent. Mr. Graham at
tributes the smallness of the loss
K. J. STERN
Count ilman Second Ward. Holds
over from last year.
Karl Stern Is the only member of
the old council who holds over. He
lias held the office of councilman
for one year and during that time
has always taken great interest in
the administration of the city's af
fairs. He can always be depended
upon to be looking out for the best
interests of his constituents The
fact that he was urged to run for
the office of mayor shows the high
regard with which be Is held.
Quite a number of Alliance nim
rods were out after ducks and geese
the first of the week. Oscar 0"Ban
non. Dr. Copsey and Bert Laing were
among the number (of nimrods)
August Horaberg returned tne first
of the week from Staplehurst, Bew
ard county, where he had bees en
joying a visit with hit father. Chris.
Horn berg, and other relatives.
Col Fred Beaton. aactJoneer of
Bayard, attended the Lester Bale
last Saturday.
DEATH OF J. E. WHITE
Just as we are closing the forms
for this Issue of Th Herald we learn
o the death of J. E. White, which
occurred about 2 o'clock this after
nooa. Funeral will be held at J p.
m. i4iin.il i ( v. . from the re sidence of
his daughter. Mrs. Merrltt. .HI To
luca avenue Elder F. A. Wo, n
will condui t the runeiai. latenasni
will be In Greinwood cemetery. An
obituary will appear In the next Is
sue of The Hi raid.
Millinery Sale, Friday and Satur.
day. Retail's, Opera House Block.
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BAD WRECK
Two Men Killed. Several Seriously In
jured, in Head-on Collision
Photo by F. G. Rowley, Orlando, Nebr.
Dead Steers being taken from Swa n Lake after the big blizzard,
were driven into this lake by the storm, dying there.
3C.D
Sheridan, Wyo., April 2. lilt, :lo
. u. (Special to Alliance Herald t
Two men were killed aud eight oth
ers injured, some of them fatally,
this afternoon when east and west
bound passenger trains met in s
head on collision at Wakeley, five
miles east of Sheridan. The dead
are iluuip Mobbery. passenger, Ta
cOflaa, Wn.; Walter Taylor, Sheridan
Route Agent for the Adams Express
I Co. The injured: G. A. Hart, freight
auditor, Burllnglou, Sheridan, serious
I Gun llolden, engineer No. 41, leg and
baud crushed, will die. W. J. Stiue.
Sheridan, feet mashed, serious. Steve
I lluppus, Monarch, both legs mashed,
J serious. O. P. Robinson, Denver,
left foot mashed, batk wrenched.
Sam Rocft ntrctci . :i'S East St., New
York, both legs injured, right hand
and wrist mashed. J. C. Page, Walla
Walla, Wn., right foot mashed, left
ankle hurt. J. L Taylor, Owensboro,
Ky.. left knee Injured and h k spraii
ad. S. D. Cos. Hampton. Nebr., legs
hurt, wrist' cut. head gashed.
Responsibility for the arreek is
laid ou tbe Eugiuer of the east
bouud train who failed: to heed his
orders to take a siding at Wake!, v
to let No. 11, the Denver train,
pass. He realized his mistake too
late and made an emergency stop
Just as the west hound train came
in sisai running about fifteen miles
an hour. The engine itch of the
east bouud jumped but Engineer (Jus
Holdeii of the west bound made a
vain attempt to stop hi tralu and
was caught In the crash He will
die frun his iujuries The smoking
car on the east bound train was tel
escopeil aud the fatalities took place
here. O. P Robinson of Deuver who
is amoug the injured is resting easily
tonight and will recover. His Injur
ies are not considered serious A
relief train went trout Sberidau with
nurses and doctors and the injured
were brought to the hospital here
After adjournment of district court
yesterday, Judge W. H. Westover
handed The Herald the following
statement for publication:
Mr. County Attorney:
It appears that the indlctmeut in
this case la an Indictment returned
by the grand jury which was in ses
sion last week. This grand Jury was
Impanelled on Monday and remained
In session until Friday. This jury
had before them cases of importance,
cases where parties were charged .
with felonies. They occupied all the
time they were in session in taking
testimony In these felony cases up
to the morning of the last day they
were In session. I am informed, and
upon Investigation I find, that they
had ample evidence before them, not
only ample evidence, but evidence
which was conclusive of the guilt of
parties, and the crimes with which
the parties were charged were, felo
nies. Upon a final vote in at least
one case where the evidence was
so conclusive that, to disregard it
indicated a total disregard of tlx'
oaths which the grand Jurors took.
and of the public welfare of the citi
zens of Box Butte County, Jhe jury
stood eleven to five to find no in
dictment. This seemed to meat the
time to Indicate, and upon further In
vestigation I have satisfied myself,
that the vote In the grand jury up
on this question was not a matter of
accident, but rather a matter of de
sign. 1 have since found evidence
which convinces me that on account
of the prominence of the accused
person, and ou account of the influ
ence which bs has been able to
bring to bear, that this grand jury
waa packed to return a report of
this kind, and that the packing of
this jury commenced when the sixty
names were furnished to the clerk of
this court by tbe county commission
era of this county, and that R has
been continued from that time at
every atep down to the Impanelling
of the Jnry.
This "Jury took an oath that they
would Indict no person through hatred
or Ill-will, and also that they would
leave unpresented no person, which
means not Indicted, from fear, favor
or affection or reward or hope there
of. 1 am fully convinced that a ma
jority of this grand Jury has deliber
ately and knowingly violated the
oath which they took when they were
impanelled. Had one-tenth of the ev
idence been presented to thts grand
Jury In a case against some man for
stealing n three dollar pig or a calf
worth ten dollars, the party would
have In-ti promptly indicted, and pros
ecuted vigorously. But the accused
person in this case being prominent
socially, profess4onally and otherwise,
the evidence of serious crime on his
part was evidently disregarded, and
as far as this grand jury Is concern
ed he would go unwhipped. I want
to say that in more than seventeen
years on the bench In this district,
I have never witnessed or seen more
. Ideace of corruption and dishon
esty dtsplaed by a grand Jiry. or
any other Jury for that matter, than
I have witnessed during the past
week.
It would bt a violation of my off i-
' lal cat h as Jcuge of this cojrt to
let this matter pass without the
strongest possible condemnation on
my part. The rights of person and
property depend on the hontJty and
Integrity of jurors. They also con
stitute a prominent, important aud
tnqutntly u decisive cog In tbe
wheels eif.o.ir Judl ial system. And
without Irimsty and In'egri'y and
regard for their oaths on the part of
our Jurors, the persons and property
and liberty of the people of this
canity is always in Jeopardy. The
brand of rustics Which would whip
the common man accused of crime
and permit the rich and influential
to ko free, is not the brand which
has been administered by this court,
and I trust that It never will be ad-mlnh-.tml
in this county or in this
district. (
I have no diubt there were some
honest men on this grand Jury, but
I regret that I am unable to aay
that the majority of the grand Jury
were made up of this kind of men.
Their conduct, Mr. County Attorney,
has been, so tainted with dishonesty
and disregard of their official oaths
thai I no deem it unsafe and
wise to Jeopardize any man's inter
ests upon an ludlctment returned by
them. The only fndictmenta returned
by this grand jury are for misdeme
anors, aud were evidently returned
in order to .onvlnce the publi. that
they had made some honest effort
to do their duty when, as a matter
of fact, a majority of them had not.
You are directed to enter a nolle
prosequi to each and every indict
ment returned by this grand Jury
and the defendants therein named
are discharged from custody.
You are further directed by the
ourt, that in all felony eases before
the grand Jury, where the evidence
warrants it. you are to proceed
forthwith without unnecessary delay
to prosecute the party or fiartles bv
information And that you are to
permit uo person, high or low. to go
unwhipped of Justice on account of
friendship ror or the weaMh or the
prominence jr popularity of the par
son who the evidence dhows com
mitted a i rime.