The Alliance- HeiId
Official Drum Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Official Paper of City of
Alliance, County of Box
Butte and United States
Land Office
TWO SECTIONS
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VOLUME XX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA! THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913
NUMBER 32
HOUSE BURGLARIZED
Officers Catch Colored Man Burglar
izing House on East Third Street
Tuesday Evening. Another
Escapes
BELIEVED WERE
THREE MEN
At nine-thirty o'clock Tuesday ev
ening, people living on east Third
ttreet, across from the house re
cently vacated by colored people toy
the name of Taylor, saw men Inside
of the house and upstairs, where
foods were stored by the Taylor
family when they left. A number
of children' had been carrying out
clothing and other things during the
afternoon and one of the netghbor
ladies, who had seen them, had
gone over and locked the doors, to
prevent further pillaging.
After dark, at nine thirty o'clock,
a light was seen both down and up
stairs by people living across the
street. Two men could be plainly
seen inside ami a third was heard
to whistle at intervals. He was ev
idently the lookout. The police
were phoned for, Chief Jeffers and
Sheriff Cox arriving on the jump.
They entered the house and captur
ed one of the men, J. C. Thompson,
who is now in Jail. He is a color
ed man and has been working for
the railroad lately. Before that, he
was employed as porter in a barber
fhop. The lookout, who was posted
outide, escaped. The second man,
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
Certain Kinds of Dancing Condemn
ed in Strong Terms
AT HEMINGFORD NEXT YEAR
The Box Butte " County . Sunday
school convention was held in Alli
ance on Saturday and Sunday of
last week. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Archie Gregory. Alli
ance. Vice president, Mrs. H. U. Car
peniter, Alliance.
Secretary and treasurer. Miss Lu
ra Vance, Alliance.
Supt. Elementary Division., Mrs.
Moses Wright, Alliance.
Supt. Secondary division, Mrs. Rol
lo Johnson, Hemingford.
Supt. Adult division, Mrs. W. R.
Pate, Alliance.
Supt. Home and Visitation, Mrs.
Chas. Bauer, Fairvie-w.
Supt. Teachers' Training, Mrs. K.
L. Ilerce, Hemingford.
Supt. of Pastors, Rev. Frank Wot
en. Alliance. .
Missionary Supt., Miss Grace
Johnston, Alliance.
Temperance Supt., Mrs. J. J.
Vance, Alliance.
Several interesting cessions were
held, Sunday afternoon and even
ing being the most interesting and
best attended. It was decided to
hold the next annual county con
vention at Hemingford. W. H. Kim
bertey, state financial secretary,
was present during the convention
and gave a very interesting talk
Sunday evening to a crowded house
at the MethoeMst church.
Sunday evening, the musical pro
gram, rendered under the direction
of A. J. Welch, musicaJ director,
was very good. Miss Nelle Ache
son's solo brought forth a burnt of
applause. She has' talent and her
singing la well liked.
The following resolutions were
adopted Sunday evening:
WHEREAS the custom seems to
be growing in Alliance and else
where of dancing certain popular
dances which are in Ill-repute the
country over and which cannot but
Load of bargain arriving for the Bee Hive's big 9 cent tale, advertised
in this issue. W, S. Kewer a nd the Bee Hive monkey beside the
dray. (Photo by Alliance Art Studio).
who was upstairs, tore the screen
from a window, jumped cnto the
porch and from there to the ground,
escaping that way. The officers
landed their man in just seven min
utes after the call.
Thompson, who has a family, is a
colored man. He came to Alliance
a year ago this month. When
caught, he told the officers that he
had been sent there by Mrs. Riffey
to get some bedclothes, that she
had asked him to do it several days
before, but that it had been too hot
before that time to do it, that on
account of the rain it was cooler
Tuesday evening and that he went
after them, finding a lamnv down
stairs and a railroad lantern up
stairs, both of which he lit. . He
claimed that he was alone.
After taking Tlionvpson to the city
jail, the officers immediatel" went
to see Mrs. Riffey, who is a color
ed woman, and tusked her i.f she
had anything stored in the Tayr
house. She stated that she had not
but had diKiosed of her goods. They
then asked her if she had sent any
one to the Taylor house, to which
she replied in the negative.
lower the morals of our young peo
ple; RESOLVED, that we. the Box
Butte County Sunday School Associ
ation, In convention, assembled, Chu-s
express our Btrong disapproval of
such dancing and that we appeal to
all Sunday School officers, teachers
and pupils to throw their influence
against such baneful worldly amuse
ments; and further ' ,
RESOLVED, thai ' we ; urge the
civil authorities in our cities and
towns and country districts to put
a stop to all such dances in Box
Butte county.
RESOLVED, that this Association
extends it hearty thanks and appre
ciation to the churches of Alliance
for the hospitality extended during
the County Sunday School Conven
tion, to the state worker Mr. Klm
berley, to the officers cf the Asso
ciation, and to all who have taken
part or in any way given their time
and effort to make thin convention
a success.
RESOLVED, that such organiza
tions and such gatherings as tto'js,
are of very special value to the
church of God and to the world at
large, inasmuch, as they tend to pro
mote a spirit of Christian brother
hood and cooperation end to em
phasize the unity of the body of
Christ.
Mrs.. F. M. Phelps was seriously
injured Tuesday morning by a fall
on a wet board, breaking her left
limb below the knee. She is res-ting
easily at this time.
A woman going through on 4.1 to
day became ill before the train
reached EhUworth and Dr. Bellwood
was wired from that place to meet
the train upon its arrival in Alli
ance. He did eo and found the wo
man suffering with nervous trouble,
probably caused by the excitement
of travel and worry over family
troubles. After being attended by
the physician she was able to con
tinue her Journey to Crawford.
Dr. Jesse Rowe, on Friday even
ing, entertained at his stock farm
between Avon and Ellisvllle, Dr. C.
E. Slagle of Alliance. Nebr., Orion
Latimer and H. L. Haynes. Abing
don, 111., Kodak, July 15.
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Odd Fellows Have Contest
I. O. O. F. lodge No. 168 Is en
gaged in a spirited contest for new
members. Brothers Roy lister and
M. K. Grebe head opposing teams.
The contest closes Seit ember 15th,
whfn the losing side will be com-
.pelled to serve a roast pig, with
trimmings, to the winning side. Fol
lowing is the lineup:
Letter's Team
John Snyder, Chas. Jeffers, H. II.
Brandt, C. C. Rodgers. Link Lowry,
A. J. Mary, J. S. Wallace.. IVrry
Brandt, Monte Hargraves, Edgar
Martin, Tom Lawler, Bob Fox, F. A.
Woten, J. L. Overman, Herman Tra
bert, Ed llenr, W. H. Zehrung,
Henry Beach, E. W. Ray, Elmer
Krombaugh, F. Wlnderboldt, J. B.
Denton, Eugene Burton, M. E. John
son, Bart Young, lou Skala. Frank
Vaughn, Uw Dye, A. F. Hulm, Fer
ry Matley, JUn Kennedy, Chas. Wil
liams, Dr. Petersen, Barkhurst,
Tom Lawler Jr., Jack Berry, W. R.
Drake, Tom Tully.
Grebe's Team
W. R. Harper, J. M. Scott, Lloyd
C. Thomas, Moses Wright, Harry
Beans, Gregory Zurn, Win. Buch
man, W. 11. Kewer, L. H. Brandt,
Cal Cox, E. C. Whisman, Peter Wei
nell, B. V. Reeves,, O. C. Mc-re.
Her!) WoodB, F.el Trabert, A !)
Rodgers, Earl Hulm, J. G. Beck, J.
A. Hoplngardner, A. D. Roberts, J.
S. Corp, Geo. D. Daiilkng, W. O.
Barnes, H. H. Bellwood, Joe Skala,
Cal Hashman, A. S. Mote, 11. P.
Coursey, Wm. Davison, Burr Ken
nedy, Wm. Aspden, Geo. J. Hand,
E. I. Gregg, G. L. Fernald, Harry
Smith, Herman Stllle, W. C. Mounts.
Grebe announces that he will give
$10 worth cf portraits from the Al
liance Art Studio to the member
who gets the largest number cf ap
plications. The lodge now has 118
members and this campaign will un
doubtedly add a large number addi
tional.
A Good Entertainment
The first entertainment under th
auspices cf the Alliance Equal Suf
frage Club was given in the operii
house last night It consisted of
readings and songs by Miss Joe 11.
Lyman, soloist, and Miss Julia New
comb, reader. Owing to the rain
the attendance was small but the
audience was certainly appreciative,
as was shown, by the repeated en
cores. Because the entertainment
wa given by the E. S. Club, some
persons supposed it to be a suffrage
The big crowd at the horse sale of
June 21st. Another big sale
by The Herald photographer).
lecture or something of that kind,
but that was not the case.
While In Alliance the Misses Ly
man and Newcomb were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Clough, being friends of Miss ElsK
with whom they became acquainted
when he attended school in Omtiha.
Death of Little Girl
The home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hilton has been made sad by the
death of their bright little daughter,
Margaret, who passed away today
forenoon at St. Josephs Hospital,
following an operation for appendi
citis which was made last evening
The Wtle girl was three years old
lat January. She was taken ill
Sunday morning and taken to the
hospital yesterday.
The funeral will probably be held
same time tomorrow, but definite
arrangements have not yet been
made this afternoon. The remain
may be shipped to York, Nebr., for
interment but that Ls yet undecided.
If the funeral is held in Alliance, it
will be conducted by Elder F. A
Woten, pastor of the Christian
Mrs. Estill, of Bridgeport, who
has many friends in Alliance, went
east for the summer the first of the
week. She goes to vtait a sister in
New Jersey. While east she will
attend the general convention in
October of the Women's Missionary
Conference of the Episcopal church.
ALLIANCE HERALD, $1.50 YEAR.
Chase Feaglns is on a trip to Chi
cago on business for Feaglns & Son.
cattle dealers.
Count ilman Karl Sterns Is on a
business tnp to Lincoln. He will
probably return tomorrow.
J. C. McCorkle, the land man, is
on a busintif-s trip to Holdrege.
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Frank Wolverton Slugged
Frank Wolverton, a well known
AlMance young man. was assaulted
at nine-thirty o'clock Monday even
big while pausing the alley back of
the barn on Dr. Hand's property, on
Siixth street, between Laramie and
Cheyenne avenues. He was struck
on the right temple, presumably
with a brick. He had no opportun
ity to see his assailant. He recov
ered consciousness In about half an
hour, after being carried to Dr.
Hand's porch and attended by the
riuxitor.
The attempt to make the cane
sensational by bringing in a young
lady and another young man has
very little foundation, although there
was talk of it. Several parties are
unilier suspicion.
Statement Not True
Alliance. Nebr., July 1", 1913.
TO THE PUBLIC:
I wish to state that the statement
made in the Alliance Times of
Tuesday, July l&th, stating that
some other young man and myself
were rivals and that a demand was
made on me for letters. Is entirely
untrue. 1 have no knowledge of
who wrote the letters in question.
F. W. WOLVERTON.
Yellow Journalism
Knowing In detail the affair of the
Frank Wolverton assault. 1 wish to
say that the Times article on the
same ought to bring a blush to any
editor who naught to give a truth
ftrt account of it. The comparison
of this case with that of the. rotten
HenwoodiSpringer-Von Puhl affa'r
is beyond any sane man s honest
opinion. The character of Wolver
ton and the girl speak for them
selves to any one knowing the:n
GEO. J. HAND.
Attorney Bruce Wilcox, lawyer
and land attorney, spent three dayB
in Rushville last week on legal busl
ness.
W. C. English, of Chndron, spec
ial agent for the Guarantee Fund
Life Association, of Omaha, '.i in
the city on business.
E. D. Lee, the Flntroof repiiror,
fc. In Alliance repairing roofs and
mi. king his nephew. Dr. W. M.
Lee, a visit.
The Alliance Horse &. Mule Co., on
coming July 31st-Aug. 1st. (Photo
Successful Chautauqua
Another One Will Be Given Next
Year Under Auspices of
Woman's Club
The success of the Chautauqua,
which closed on Friday of last week,
led the Woman's Club to o'eoide to
have another one next year and a
contract was closed' accordingly.
The Club does not go into It with
the Idea of making money, but
feels that this form of entertainment
and instruction is so good that they
are well repaid for their labor. The
receipts just about paid expenses
tikis year. If the severe wind which
wrecked the tent had not been ex
perienced, a small amount of profit
would, have been undoubtedly made.
The breaking of the seats, etc., en
tailed some unexpected expense. The
Woman's dub deserves great com
mendation for their good work".
Mrs. Sadie Saffcrd and her two
sons left Thursday noon of last
week for a trip to Illinois points.
If the party who carried away the
hoe this morning from the Mounts
alley will return to 619 Big Horn no
questions will be asked.
il-'-lt-l'tifcO
John R. Lawrence was quite sev
erely injured last Friday. He and
Canper Worm were sawing wood
with a circular saw at J. II. Vau
ghan & Son's wood yard when a
timber stuck in the saw and flew
back, striking him In such a way as
to dislocate his shoulder and in
flict other Injury.
The latest form of entertainment
Ln Alliance ls climbing telephone
poles and throwing baseballs from
crossing to crossing.
USE HERALD WANT ADS. -THEY
BRING RESULTS.
AUTO CRASHES BUGGY
Wm. J. Hill, Alliance Young Man,
Dangerously Injured in Accident
Early Sunday Morning; Un
conscious Many Hours
MAY RECOVER
An Overland two-passenger auto
mobile, driven by Bruce Mallery of
Alliance, crashed Into a buggy In
which were three Alliance young
men, about one o'clock Sunday morn
ing, wrecking the buggy and seri
ously injuring Wm. J. II Ml, who is
now at St. Josephs hospital, where
It was reported this morning that
his chance for recovery are good.
Returning from Dance
Iloth the occupants of the auto
and the buggy were returning from
a dance which had been held in a
sod house, about four miles north
of Alliance, near the William Rust
farm house. Most of the young peo
ple at the dance were from Alli
ance, several auto and buggy loads
having been taken out. In the
buggy, which belonged to the Phil
lips livery barn, of Alliance, were
Wm. J. Hill, B. Underwood and W.
J. Sherlock. In, the auto were Bruce
Mallery and Ben Trenkle. Standing
on the running boards of the auto
were lion Shrewsbury and L. 8.
Morrison.
Location of the Acccldent
The ' accident happened at the
foot of a long sloe, about 'two miles
north of Alliance. At the foot of
the slope Is a fill, about twenty
feet in length, a cut having been,
made on each side of the fill. The
buggy, when atruck, had just reach
ed the south slide of the fill, which
was only wide enough for one ve
hicle. The buggy had hardly time
to turn out, even though a warning
Uad been- sounded. The statement
thut- the lights were .-not . Lighted
seems without foundation, at they
were tested Monday morning and
found to be in working order.
Picture of Scene of Accident
The accompanying picture of the
scene of the accident was taken by
The Herald photographer early
Monday morning. It shews the auto
on the right side of the road, where
It wai moved after the accident.
When things settled down, it was
standing cross-ways tn the center of
ihe road. The front axle was twist
ed entirely out of shape, the steer
ing gear disabled, and the radiator
Jammed. The rear left wheel of the
buggy, which can be seen in the pic
ture standing against the auto, vis
not damaged. The buggy axl-j i"as
sheared off as tlioj?h -ut with a
knife, the end of the axle remaining
In the wheel. The right front wheel
of the auto, which was bent under,
had a number of blood stains on it.
Blood stains were on the ground
where the auto cushion is -standing.
This U undoubtedly the place where
placed in the auto which brought
NORMAN M'CORKLE RETURN3
Norman McCoikle returned this
morning fixm Omaha, where he has
been for some time past and where
he recently completed a course in
shorthand at Boyle 3 B-tsines-s C.l
lef. Norman Is la love wj'.h the
state metropolis, but teemed hapy
io get back to Alliance, and is re
celving the glad hand of his manr
friends who are glad to meet him
again.
Barney Shepard, the Heiiiingford
auto livery man, brought II. L. Bush
nell clown to the county seat on bus
IneFS yesterday. Mr. Bushnell In
formed The Herald that they have
been getting plenty of rain at Hem
ingt.Did lately, but that there is a
dry E'rlp between that town and
Alliance that !s needing some mois
ture badly.
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Scene of the auto accident early
in article. (Photo by
FROM INJURY
the injured boy lay before being;
him to the hospital.
Speed of the Auto
The sipeedomefer of the auto was
not in work big order and there la
no way of est1ma1jnig the speed of
the auto, except by the results of
the aociMent. That it was goring at
a fast raite of speed 1s very evident,
as .Is shown by the fact that the;
buggy axle was sheared off. one of
the boys, in the buggy thrown com
pletely over the auto, and accord
ing to statements of those In the
accident, another one of the boye,
who was standing on the auto run
ning hoard, was thiown over a barb
wire fence, which sounds aluout twenty-five
feet from the road.. It was
stated that the auto horn, was not
working and a warning (except the
noise made by the auto engine)
could not be given.
Reason for the Accident
Ahead of the Mallery auto were
two other autos, a wagon and a
buggy, Juht what was the cause of
the accident cannot be started. The
boys Who were participants in It
say it happened so quickly that hard
ly anyone knew what was going on
until lit was all over with. Whether
or not a warning should have been
given, whether the boys In the
buggy saw the auto's lights, whether
the buggy did not turn out when
It should have, or whether the bug
gy had time to turn out, whether
the auto was being driven- at a
epeed far in excess of safety, art,
questions that are yet to be deter
mined. A few minutes behind the
MaMery auto , was the Holdreg au
to, driven by Merle, whs unloaded,
)i people and took the injured boy
to the hospital.
Condition of Hill
it was reported at the hospital
this morning that Hfrl was resting:
easily and that hopes are entertain
ed for hU ultimat? recovery. He
lct a great deal of blood before
reaching the hospital. (Joncu'sslDn.
of the brain resulted from either
Hrfiiklng the ground on bis head or
being struck by parts of tha buggy
or auto. He was unconscious until
Monday morning. It will take some
time before it can be definitely stat
ed whether or net he will recover.
Great Interest In Accident
The character of the ucclOitt and
the prominence of the par. is ia
volved caused great dntertft In th
accident. All who werj concerned
haw exprc&sed deep reap, arrd h3i
for the speedy recovery of Hill.
! without serious results. That mora
' were not Onjured is a reason for be
1ns thankfjl.
MRS. ZEH RUNG VISITS OMAHA
Mrs. W, H. Zehrung vL'V.ed the
national convention of tha Oiaaners
and Dyers' Association in Omaha
lant week. Over 250 delegates at
tended, four tf them being women.
She was the only wo.nan d-legcte
prescrv. who owned and managed
her own establishment. An enjoya
ble t'l.ne was had, the Omaha com
mercial club helping to make the
convention of interert. The big Om
aha and Council Bluffs establish
ments were visited.
B. F. Gilniaa, the attorney, went
to Bridgeport Monlay moialng.
wheiti he lucl a law sui. in county
couit of Morrill county. The cas
was a replevin suit, llpth vs. Mc
Coikle. Mr. Oilman, who represent
ed the defendant, won the case.
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