fiMflrtMi Two Sections TWCLVC PAIES The Alliance Herald Section One PAGES 1 TO 8 VOLUME XX ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NFBRASKAl THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1913 NUMBER 18 COMMISSIONERS RETURN Hturn Free Two Weeha Trip In peeling Court Houses AN INTtftttTINO TRIP fount) tommlnsloiiar Hwk, Hash man and Wanek returned Tuesday Mmmc fnni a iu weeks trip tb rough aautteru Nebraska and Muv ...tni p..l, ilur UK which lime lh. an "petted a lame number of court bOUa and oHor public building. Tht left Alliance Tuesday. Munh The fire atop wh at Broken Nf, Nahraaka. where a court hnuw wu recently erected at h root nf 158.000 , in ,,,-xt was ui Urand Island, .Nrl.iMi.krt. where Mi.' court house coat $160.inhi Th neit atop win rniiml City, Nebraaka. whre the nau of the court houw wan IKM.000 From vmml "It y they went to Omaha, arriving there on Thursday, tour daye aHer the tornado They wrnl all through the devastated dls t rki In company with a gentleman who was thoroughly actjualntcd with It, and found some Intereatlng sight. Toe taet was plainly shown nil through the path of the tornado that i fee buildings which had been proper ly built kn moat case withstood the torn- of the wind much better Ihun ihi icii: x .in. i i.(orl built, many of the properly built structures auf fvrlna -r little Injury The Otn aha rourt house k a gigantic struc ture, coating over $1.noo,000. M Joaeph wim the next atopping point Krom St. Joe to Princeton. Mo . where they have a court house coating IIU.immi linn 1'ronton, Mo. here the . itirt liouae coat $65,(Hin. Then to Kansas City. Mo., and to Carta. Mo. where the court house . ntall. l an expenditure of 191,000. taanver was the laat point visited txifore returning to Alliance. At each point vlaltel the com missioners epent plenty of time to go thoroughly over the buildings r-orn cellar to garrets. The sizes of the vaulta were Investigated; the iiiatertata uaed In building and those 'in. h were ttatlnfactory na well aa nuaatlafartory ; the coat of const rue l on of the different buildings; the idana and specification were thoro ughly gone over and examined; the ale of bote were investigated ; SjpoUUl of interest paid ascertained, etr In addition to the court houses, other akmllar public buildings were examined and lav eat igated. The trip wan an Intereatlng. although llreaotiie. ;'.iMHi mile journey. We be lleve Hint the f :m or $400 exp nded will reaull In a saving of many times that amount In the construction of he new court house for Box Hutte county The Information obtained could hae been secured In no other way and will be of great value in Ixttlux contracta. sale nf bonds, etc. SWEET CLOVER AS FORAGE Already Being Grown Extensively lit ems Part of the Sapd Hills Country. RAIhED V MANY RANCHMEN. Alllancw la not altuated in the sand hill, but it Is the principal loan of a large sand hill territory, and flie Herald bus a large circula tion in the sand hill country. We ft very much Interested in any proposition to Increase the produc tivity of the aand hill country For tfei reason are pleaaed to note be fat or able reporta from ranchmen bo have tried sweet clover as a forage plant The Hooker County Tribune of Krtday. April 4. had the following m two lluea of large black type serosa flral page Sweet clovt r aaa him to aotve winter forage acnage In nMnd lulls will hratlly Increased tliia year." The ane paper contained the fol toalng. whlrh we are aure will In terest mill) Herald readers: Tbere ia no longer doubt in the tiiin. I. of those who have Inveatigated he growth nf awet clover In the nan Sills. that It la the most aluable of all later forsge to the stock man. Its etperiaseuial growth aa first carried forward la Hotter county on a small rale by sellers la the south Dismal ssiBirr ola-e which t me li has grad ally i mm Into prominence. During the past two yssirs the de as rt ase a l of agriculture lias laaued 'aaay beltetlas anting forth In detail ' l 'l" " I Sl.'. l -Oils, Its . ,il era sad food alue, the following ar tists being furnlaheit the Tribune this a a P'reoeeai louutrtea emus to the easts lhatrd of Agriculture com ernin 'be value of awee clover a a forage a I hay r and f.w the restoration mt Ilea, sntls Much Interest hsa keen aroused la this plant slate it has beau discovered if.at It carries la its 'a aodalea tbe cbaraeterlf i lc bac erfcs ebsrb live on thv root of al 'la aad It i being ajaj exttnsively la th- saad hill reaion Me. ret an allow kaa rereatly Issued the follow na the hard hull of the seed usually ixiulrna the nctlon of frost to iwaiat In germination There nie lwt varieties of the yel low sweet clover, nown kas the M officinal!, which Is a biennial like Hie white mill the M Indlon. which is Hi. anuusl plant of oriental origin, growing profusely In California The annual sweet clover (M. lndlca) We cannot recomniond for any purpose, as It produces very little foliage and ow ing to ltd creeping habit of growth Is likely to become a troublesome end The biennial yellow- M. officinalis) is a low growing variety which does not bear as much foliage as the white though II possesses the saime proper ties ss a host for bacteria which stor nitrogen in the soil. The chief vnlue attaching to the biennial yellow lies In the fact that It blooms two or three wsrk ahead of the white, and for this reason is much prized by bee keepers ns a source of honey. Another Important element of value which attaches to swtjet clover iR In the nature of the bacteria which live upon Its roots, these being the same as the bacteria which are found upon the roots of alfalfa. Sweet clover grows readily upon almost any soil and provides in abundance the Inocu lation which is necessary for the suc cussful growing of alfalfa. Because of this fact It la being used in many localities as a forerunner for alfalfa. If you contamplate buying sweet clover for forage purposes or for ad ding to the fertility of the soil, we would recommend the white variety, and think you will find dt economical even at the higher price. Sow at the rate of 15 lbs. of the seed to the acre In a well prepared seed bed which should be lightly rolled or dragged with a plank dMa after seeding. Sweet clover may be profitably sown in ravines or other waste place where It will occupy the soil and dt!e out obnoxious weeds. For the hitler purpose it is also a valuable plant to sow by the road side." PULLTOGETHERPOLICY Mayor-elect Rodgers Favors United Action Among Business Men for the Good of the City. ALLIANCEINTHE LEAD Reward for Shoffner IHlea of I 1 he pr Her It ('. Shoffner, who was at one nine proprietor of the Star Store in Alliance, which is located where the Hee Hive now Is, was mention ed In the last edition of Collier's in the articles now running in ithat w. ekly on "The Arson Trust." Shof fner Imus a vt ry bad record and a number of rewards are out for him, as Is shown by the following article from the Western Underwriters, of March 17, IHtti, which we reprint by kindness of (Jray & Guthrie: The National Board has offered $"iOii reward for the nrrest and con viction of the persoji who set fire ito premises at 115 Eat Main street, Creensburg, Ind., on Feb. 24, 1909, by which the merchandise stock of R. C. Schoffner was partially des troyed; $500 reward in connection with the R. C. Shoffner's fire ait FartiUngton. Mo., Jan. 29, 1907, and $1,000 reward In connection with the fire ut Rrlgham City, Utah. Sept. 1, 1909, when the merchandise etock or Dennis Danna'lur, Greeneburg, Ind.. was destroyed. Adjusters have subm.ted the fol lowing synopsis or placed and daies where rirea occurred: Fire at libation, Ind., February Ittlj stock owned by W. R. Walsh of New York and managed by W. N. Shoffner. amoun. of insurance and loss pi d no: known. (ireensburg, Ind., February IMS; -tok ownd by H. S. P.nson & Co. in which R. C. Shorrner was a part h i ; insurance $14,000. Farmlngton, Mo.. Jan. 29, 1907; stock owned by K. C. Shoffner ;md under he mauagt iiient of J. Klm.-i Hill Mild son. R. K. Hill; insurance paid $4,500. Cendletiti, Ind., Se't. 7. 19(17; stock claim, d to be ow ned by Wm.f N Shorrner and R. C. Shorrner; amount or iMBMaot paid rot known. Alliance, Nrbr.. January, 1908; took i wnd by R. C. Shoffner and ma'inged by William N. Shorrner. loss $1,000 Greeimburg. Ind.. February 24. 1909 stock owned by R. C. Shorrner; to ' al Insurance $1 1 ,000. Biigham City, Utah. Sept. I. 1909; stock claimed to be owned bv D. D. (I).nni-i Dannacher, who Is known us R C. Shorrner. and doing buBi- ntus under the rinn name or N. M. Havens and others. a FULL BLOOD CHICKENS A. Wayne Wilson, besides being an up-todate farmer. la a poult r runcier. Yevterday he r elved by txpreaa rrtm Waco, Nebr.. thirteen rull hi. . m Cly mouth Rock chickens. twelve hens and one cookrel. The I ockrel Ik full brother to the co k- rel that took first prize at the N't braaka state show this year and a'so of a pullet that look a pii;'e at i the Chicago ahow. MOUE BLIZZARD POST CARDS nolher thousand or bllxicard pho tograph poat cards arrlvtd this week and are now for sale by the follow In ; dealer, who will be glint to fill ".in order for single .ards or the it tuplett t. which ontain's ten card The fo'lowing dealer have hem: A. Cow lea, Geo Chilling, V J Bremen. F K Hols .n. Harry Thlel,-. Go. Hnydof eonaul SURPER AT BURLINGTON HOTEL y roots The fallow lag ilemliigford young i h add . pit u.ck aupper ut tin Burling to 'he i if ii I!.... Friday cwniiif; r K W ' d. n It.. 'and M (' Atid) . Al. () I,.. Ru IB Ihelptrt Walker. Jc.h Kuhu, Brown 'lag lhnlt liur. il. Stella Wtthurn. Iva Glaagow . crop ofjl.ee l.ioyd. Mayme MllUr. Barney UtBUii - lird, li en Walk, i, John Kuhu. the fall. Frank Uhrlg and hrl Hockey STATEMENT BY MR RODGERS Alliance, Nebraska, April 10, 1913. I am anxious to see the business men of Alliance pull together for the good of the city. 1 wish to see strife between competitors In business cut out. Competition is all right aa long as competitors are willing to follow a "live and let live" policy, but 1 do not believe in uny one try ing to drive his competitor out of t uslness. And I think thle policy should apply to the newspapers of the city as well as to others. I was elected mayor not as a party candidate and not on a party platform, but as the candidate or republicans as well as democrats and on the platrorm of Alliance first. When a man is a candidate for a City office it makes no difference to me what hiB politics may be, but I want to know that he to for the unbuilding of this city and the devel opment of the Burlington railroad territory. I wish to see the two Alliance papers, as well as other business In terests, pull together for the best Interests of the city, and do not want to say or do anything to create discord between the papers. The last issue of the Semi-weekly Times had a statement under the head, "Mayor-elect Says no Colitics in the City Election." 1 endorse what was said in the article, except that 1 did not say what was attributed to me in the two paragraphs in regard to The Herald. 1 have no criticism to tr rer on The Herald's course in regard to city, politics during the cam paign or since election. The reason The Herald has declin ed to enter inio a needless contro versy with its Alliance competitor Is not because or renr of being worsted In the controversy. We are oppos ed to competitors quarreling, espec ially in public. Outside of all moral considerations, which, however, we do not wish to Ignore, it is detrl- mental to the interests of the city. As we have saW before, there's nothing in It. It Is to be expected that the policies or the two papers will dirrer, as well as the opinions of men engaged in other lines of ! business, but In our humble opinion tbd proper way to settle those dif- , Terences is not by lining up the peo ple or the city and country into two hostile factions. One reason why The Herald has been so strongly in favor of voting directly on publ.e questions Is that by that means dif ferences of opinion can be settled with less friction than when Ijeft M tirely to public officials. We believe that some times it is the proper policy to leave well enough alone. Business Is coming The Herald's way very satisfactorily and we are willing to let It continue coming and do not propose to be led into a course to stop it. For a while tills paper was discriminated against in the matter of public printing, the Times receiving the benefit of the dlscrimlnatou. For merly that paper had an absolute monopoly on final proof notices com ing; to Alliance and ror a time on city and county printing. Now that a change or admlnwtrat ion has brought a division or final proof no tices, and The Herald having been designated as an official publication or both c It y and county, toe new proprietors or the Times are resort -'iig to various expedients in a vain effort to -stop the tide of public ap- proval coming this way. It is not . iur intention to even mention all 'he expedients to which they have resorted, but will refer to one, which to us looks very much like a sub terfuge: They claim that thty re quire subscribers to pay in advance n order to receive their paper; if we remember correctly, they recent ly published a statement that ninety- i;ht per cent, of their subscribers were paid in advance. While The Herald prefers that subscriptions be paid in advance, we do not require U, provided that they do not become more than one year In arrears. An examination of our subscription Looks will probably show that less than sixty per cent, or oour sub scribers are paid aheud. Now tomes the Times editor with a great nour ish and deposits fifty dollars In one of .he city banks which he proposes la lorfeit If his paper has not u rfcrBM number or paid In advance feubscrlbera than The Herald. But thoro are tricks In all trades. ir In- staNiuent published by the Times in 'egard to the per cent, of its suhs-rlbers wiio are paid In advunce is true. It would be necessary ror The Herald to have almost twice as muny actual subscribers in order to not lose by accepting the dial i ;e which was made with an air I or good raiih. We might ttay something in re BBN to the unjust insinuation made i by thut paper regarding a truthrul I statement, made under oath of the huo'.ncsa manager or The Herald, giv hafl the average circulation ror the y.ar up to the lime the statement a made; we might mentioon scv ml other things or which mm might romplaJu, But B our readers will forgive ua this m e fcr referring to what aeema lo 1 be their unfair tactics, we promise I -o not d i it agaio soon "With malice toward none and I charily for all" we shall 1m- alad to cooperate with our competitors, as well aa with other business men, ror the upbuilding or Alliance and the development of northwestern Nebraska. WHAT'S IN THIS PAPER GOES BACK TO HOMESTEAD Mrs bV H. .Morris will leave to morrow for the homestead In Sioux county, fliiy miles a little north ot west of Alliance. She will go M the train ,o .Mitchell from whfeh place she will go by team to the claim twenty mMes north. A five months' I, rive ,f absence was ob tallied Nov, tuber 12th. During the leave of absence the family have been residing in Alliance and enjoy ing the winter much better then they would on the claim, aa (here was no particular work there to be done during the cold weather. OVER $1900 IN PRIZES Big Prize Will Draw Large At tendance at Tournament and Convention COMMITTEE DOINO GOOD WORK OLD HICKORY CHIPS. An ami suffragist apeak I tig agalngl equal sufrrage, says that there are too many fools voting already. Oultch! Something Is evidently wrong when Democrats decline good Jobs with large salaries attached. New York continues ito lend In prosperity. A commission now finds that Sln Sing will have to be en larged. "Make the men good and the girl will be." seys a witness before the Chicago Viee Commission. Of course! or vice versa! Among the chief criminals were those who In the flood district rais ed the price of food to the poor suf rorere. Another morel or the rioods Is that dams must be watertight and flood proof. But, of course, Senator Shcrmiiii, the new Illinois senator, has other accomplishments besides that of "looklrux like Lincoln." Page One Rodgers refutes Times' statement. Tournament program announced. Society news. Commissioners return. Reward for Shoffner. Sweet clover as forage. Page Two Life of Woodrow Wilson. Another banquet. I'eru News. School bulletin. Page Three n-Brothers' Club nd. Page Four Snappy, interesting editorials. City council proceedings. Valuable bllzard pictures Page Five -Money-making want ad department. First National statement. Church announcements. Page Six I -i.t notices. Land office notices. Commissioners' Minutes. Arteaian well at K lgenunt. Page Stven Brofessional directory. Lloyd's Column. . How to rigure pronta. Page Eight Local paragraphs. Picture carload ot pianos. Page Nine Washington notes. U. S. Land Office notes. City Hall notes. Oshko8h Items, latter from Deaver. T. C. A. Department. Stop stealing freight. ( leman items. Carpenter items Page Ten Cictures Ohio rioods. Lost relatives in flood. W. H. Tnomns In flood. Page Eleven Cictures of Omaha tornado. Bowen was in Omaha. Freak of Tornado. Wilson's Message to Congress. Page Twelve Washington Letter. For farm success. Our Lincoln Letter. Looking for rainbow. Mm. A. J. Cickett is in Alliance, keeping house ror her mother. Mrs. Uudge Bullock, while the latter Is In Ravenna caring tor her daughter flrs. Beterson, who Is seriously ill. New Store in Alliance K Ksaay, who was formerly In business in Alliance ami is well and fuvorably known here, is opfenlng a large atock of new goods In the .fourth building south or Tin- Herald ofrice, at ll.i Box Butte avenue. He is a . ,m ful business man, a good Judge or goods and understands the wants or the people. He sturts out right by putting in a large stock or up-to-date goods and a big advertise ment in this issue or The Herald, which we Invite our readers to no tice. We should add that the store room has been newly papered and painted. Mr. K.-say Intends to ke a his place clean and attractive and up in .la!.- in every respect. ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY What promises to be one oT the moat interesting entertainments of the season will be given under the auspices or the W C T U. al 'be M. K church next Monday evening. It is not a tempt ranee lecture, but will consist of a musical urogram and readings by Mrs Ueo. K. Tobey ami Mrs II. ss li.iliari Morrison ot Lincoln Admission la ami JO cent SO CMETY Friends of Mia Kthel Whetstone, who lias been III for four months with rheumatism and wbo la now improving, gave her a birthday post card shower Tuesday In honor of her sixteenth birthday. Mrs. J. K ridel ha ugh and daughter. Bernlce, entertained at 500 Friday afternoon at the Krldelbaugh home. First prize, a hammered brass tray, was won by Mrs. Percy Cogswell. The free ror all jirUe, a silver neck, chain, was won by Mrs. W. ft. Rum er. A rive course luncheon was served. The guests were Mesdames iWood, Weldenhamer, Welch, D. J Nelson, Young, John Brennan, Mar vln. Knight, Tully, Oilman, An drews, Schlupp, Broome, Cogswell. Sotaiit, Frankle, James Uaddts, Gav in, Hall, Hamilton, Harris Holsten, M. K. Johnson, C. L. Leaier, Marks, McCluer, Mitchell. Oantz, Helpbrlng tr. Ccckenpaugh, Raycroft, Slagle. O.'are, Bogue, I -el I wood and Miss Broome. A good sized crowd or Alliance mu sic lovers attended the piano recital or Sidney Silber, director or the piano department or the University ol Nebraska school ot music, present ed by Mrs. Wayne D. Zediker at the opera house Mcnday evening. A Web ber grand piano was used and the program was interesting rrom start to rinlsh. The program was as rol lows: CrtOORAM. 1. Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. .1 Crcsto Largo e mesto Menuetto Rondo Glut k-Sgauibatl - Melodic Mczart Pastorale Varie II. Chopin - - Colonalse Op. No. 1 Nocturne D Flat - Berceuse - Scherzo Op. AH 111 .Raoul Cugno - - rinteinents de Clochettes Claude Debussy - Nocturne Caul Juon - Klude Op. IK No. 1 Theodore Leschetlzky Barcarolle Liszt - Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody Alliance music lovers, because of the fact that his own la so fur from the big musical coolers, seldom have the opportunity of heargin as lalentcd a musician aa Mr. Silber, who will always be welcome here. The lleiuingford home talent play, "Wluu Happened to Jones," drew a large crowd to the Chelan Opera House Frielay evening. This com pany li composed or thirteen people. They earri.il their own scent ry and orclitstra For a home taltnt pro duction this play made the hit or the season. The leading character was Jon:-a, played by Dr. F. W. Boland, who rornit rly resided in Alliance and has many friends here. Doctor Boland has missed his calling, for we ure of the earnest opinion that he should have t host n the stage Instead of the medical profession. The work of the entire company showed much train in- and plenty of practice. Tin- dav was a c iiilcal one, and tbe house was in an uproar at times when an excruciatingly runny situa tion tame up. Oilier players who took prominent parts in the play were N. U Calm r, us Cror Goodley; Mrs. N. (', Calnnr. as Ahlna Starlight; Miss Beryl Wagner, aa Helma: Miss St. I la Withurn. as Cissy. The Herald believes that these young people deserve great com inendation tor their high class work The play was repealed at Heining rord Saturday night to a crowded house The Joint committee, appointed by the commercial club and the riro de partment, ror the purpose or adver tising the . niiiing tournament nml convention, met Tuesday evening and outlined the program for the tournament. Those present at the meeting were Rotnig, Mallery, l.ainc Spacht and Hodgers. Following Is the program ami prizes to be awarded: Program Wednesday, June 25th, 1913 mi A. M . Band Concert. 10:00 A. M. Firemen's Carade. Largest delegation attending Tournament with team: let Crize $26.00 2nd Crize 16.00 Beet appearing Company In attendance with Team: 1st Crize 16.00 2nd Crize 10.00 Team entering that came the longest distance, distance to be counted by shortest route by rail: 1st Crize 26.00 1:00 C. M Band Concert. 2:00 C. M. Program. 250 yard straight away hose race, Class A : 1st Crize . . 76.00 2nd Crlzo 46.00 .Ird Crize 30.00 250 yard straight away Hook and Ladder race: 1st. Crize ! 76.00 2nd Prize 46. 00 250 yard Firemen's race: 1st Crize 16.00 2nd Crize 10.00 Ird Prize 6.00 250 yard straight away Hose race, Class B: 1st Crize 60.00 2nd Crlae 36.00 3rd Crize 24.00 Thursday, June 26th, 1913 9:00 A. M. Band Concert. 10:00 A. M. 100 yard wet hose race. 1st Crize 26.00 2nd Crize 16.00 1:00 P. M. Band Concert. 2:00 P. M. Program. 250 yard Regulation Hose race. Class A 1st Crize 2nd Crize .Ird Crize . . . Regulation 260 yard Hook and I. a. 1. 1. i race: 1st Prize 2nd Prize 100 yard Chief's race: 1st Prize, Fireman's coat, val. 2nd Crize, Fireman's coat 50 foot Coupling Conteat: IbI Crize 2nd Crize 250 yard Regulation Hose Race. Claea B: Mr Crize 2nd Crize .Ird Crlze 7:30 C. M. Water Fight: 1st Crize 2nd Crlze Friday, June 27th, 1913 li:00 A. M. Band Concert. 10:00 A. M 100 yard Wet Hose race: 1st Crlze 2nd CrUe 1 :00 C. M. Band Concert. 1:30 P. M. Prortm. 250 yard state championship regulation hose race, Class 4: 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Crize .! fc.l Slate Championship CcupllOg Contest 1st Crize 2nd Crize 2.10 ynrd St ite Championship 'lo k in J Ladder regulation rnrc : 1st Crizs 2nd Crlze State Championship I, adder C mblng Conttit: 1st Crlze 2nd Crize 250 yard S:a.e Championship itgulatlon hose race. Class B: 1st Crize 2nd Crize 3rd Crlze 250 yard straight away hose race, open to the World: 1st Crize 2nd Crize 3rd Crtee 75.00 on ..! III! 75.00 46 00 25.00 15.00 26.00 15.00 60.00 36.00 24.00 I a. HO 10.00 25.00 15.00 100.00 60.00 III III! 35.00 21.00 I MM il) Oil 25.00-15.00 75.00 45.00 .III .Ml- 126.00 100.00 76.00 After 600 years In a strange land, the Turks ought ;o be glad to get back home in Asia. Saturday of this week Harper' Uidi.s Toggery will have a gradu ates' millinery opening which will be or spe .al Interest lo many Herald readers. This is what is known as a mid-summer while millinery open ing, and is ror the convenience of sweet girl graduate who wish to buy hats before commencement time. C. W. Bloomfleld. father or Mrs. A. L liudfrey, with family, arrived for a visit Saturday He returns home tomorrow. His family will re main for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs T J. Lawrence and family came to Alliance Tuesday .v. poet lag to return the next day. wniie here their rourteen year old daughter was taken sick with pneu inonia She U at the horfie of Mrs. Law rent e's parents. Mr. and Mrs T M. Burrow. Tin seven year-old son of Mr and Mrs Oaines Chapman was seriously ill last week with pneumonia He la better at this time.