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Official Paper of City of
Alliance, County of Box
Butte and United States
Lnd Office
VOLUME XX
BACK TO ASYLUM
FOR HARRY THAW;
TO BE DEPORTED
Move of Jerome May Place Fugitive in
Mattewan Before Midnight Greeley
Potato Crop Reported Failure
(By the United Press)
CoaticooK, (ue., Sept. 4
By midnight tonight it is be
lieved Harry K. Thaw will
be back in Mattewan asylum
from which he escaped Sun
day, August 17th. Taken
from Sherbrooke jail yester
day on a writ of habeas cor
pus, Thaw was at liberty for
three minutes and was again
arrested. This morning a
special board of inquiry met
ALLIANCE HORSE TO
ENTER FAIR CIRCUIT
Dan Brown, Owned by W. N. Hill
and Trained by Dr. Lester, to
Make First Race at Chadron
on September 10th
Alliance will be represented on the
rack at Chadron Sept. 10 by Dan
Brown, 2:16 1-4 pacer," property of
W. N. Hill and trained by Dr. C. L.
Lester. This Alliance horse has
been entered in the 2:15 pace and
in the free-for-all. Lester will han
dle the pony on the track leaving
the latter part of the week for
Chadron in his Overland car.
It is expected that the horse will
be taken to several other fairs this
month and wHl probably be brought
back to Box Butte for the fair here
The mark of 2:16 1-4 was made by
Dan Brown about two yoars ago.
GIVING SONS A CHANCE
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NEBRASKA
"I think I made one great mis
take about 22 years ago, when I did
not then decide to 'grow up' with
western Nebraska," remarked V. Ii
Hutchinson of Iowa at the Herald of
fice this morning.
Hutchinson is the gutt of Ells
worth Ash at Lakeside, Nebr., am
is spending a few days in Alliance,
this b&ng his first visit in 21'
years. He has come to Nebraska tc
Feed Shortage
Now W orries
Local Stockmen
With oats selling at $1.60 from
the wagon and the probability
that hay will go to $10,. $12 or
even $15 per ton, horse owners
of western Nebraska already
are beginning to acquire thought
ful wrinkles in anticipation of a
shortage of feed during the win
ter. A member of the firm of
the Alliance Horse and Mule
company predicts that for many
horse owners it will be a bad
winter, for he believes that hay
prices will go far above those of
last year. Conditions are said
to be worse In the extreme
western portion of the state, and
it Id believed that Box Butte
county will be In better shape
for feeding and the majority of
other Nebraska counties.
The Allianc
and decided that Thaw was
an undesirable alien. It is
believed he will be deported
late this afternoon.
If Rent across the border to New
York territory he will be at once
arrested and taken to Mattewan. It
all looks like a coup planned by
William Travers Jerome.
Residents of sewer district No. 19
are particularly anxious to have the
work In that district completed. A
reminder has been sent to the city
council.
DUCK SHOOTING GOOD
IN SOUTHEAST HILLS
Alliance Party Reports Butterbatls,
Mallard and Teal on Sandhill
Lakes Near Ellsworth
Get Many Chickens
None need go duck hungry this
fall is the word given out by Frank
Hedges, Jim Hansen, deputy state
game warden; John Lucas, Elbert
Roberts and Sam Powell, whj pass
ed Monday and Tuesday in the sand
hill region about 15 miles southeast
of Alliance. They report plenty ot
hutterballs, mallard, and teal on the
lakes In the hills, although they de
voted their time mostly to prairie
chickens bringing in about 100.
The best hunting place at present
Is near the Peterson, ranch to the
southeast. Hedges and the others
found the grouse shooting good on
the Roberts place northeast of Ells
worth. LAND COAL
take advantage, on behalf of him
self and three sons, of the reserv
land opening to take place som
time alter October 1. He says he
has decided there is no better coun
try In whiich to locate and expressed
himself as wonderfully surprised at
the changes that have takeu place
to Alliance and Box Butte couuty
since his first visit.
"Why," he ssuid "when I first saw
Alliance it was hardly more than a
group of shacks and here It Is well
on Its way to beeomemg a real
metropolis in western Nebraska. It
seems to me there is great oppor
tunity here for young men and 1
am going to give my sons the ad
vantages that I myself neglected in
thoee days.
"I expect to settle two or three
of the hcmestead claim with my
sous and if there is a possibility of
obtaining water at reasonable
depths, I want to try out the pump
Ins Irrinatlou system. It seem to
me it ought to prove a success with
the recent development 'n modern
in t him ry."
Hutchinson ordered The Weekly
Herald for one year, saying he be
lieved he could obtain the most ac
curate and reliable information con
cerning land settlement from V.i
pages, lie totok advantage of the
yearly subscription offer whUh wil
brins him the supplement and map
containing all Information necessary
concerning the new territory. He
expects to depend absolutely on Tl
Herald to aid him in making a sei
tlm of the land opening arrives.
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1913
WIFE AND BABE
MURDERED
A MAD MAN
Mother Makes Desperate Fight to Save
Child; Bloodhounds and 200 Men
Trail Husband Slayer Near Tremont,
Nebraska Negro Suspect Is Arrested
(By the Unitfed Presa)
Fremont, Neur., Sept. 4 Bloodhounds today are trail
ing1 Rasmus Peterson, a laborer, who last night choked his
wife to death and brained his two-year-old son with an axe.
Neighbors, alarmed at the non
this morning, broke into the
ies. Mrs. Peterson had left her husband several weeks ago
and at that time he threatened to kill her.
There was evidence of a desperate struggle in the room
where the bodies were found,
her babe with the back of a broken chair and it was found
tightly clutched in her hands. There were marks of blood
on it, which leads to the belief that the murderer had been
struck before he finally succeeded in clutching the woman
by the throat. One of the mother's arms was lying across
the child.
Peterson was seen to enter
is believed the bloodhounds
this morning. The whole countryside is aroused and more
than two hundred armed men
NEGRO;sUSPECT
Omaha, Sept. 4 Caught
session, a negro, Joe Waters,
near the railroad tracks in South Omaha today. Waters
was arrested. The baby's bank is believed to be that taken
from the Peterson home at Fremont and it is thought that
Waters may have been with
LIGHT REVENUE GAIN
jfc 4 4
MONTHLY SHOW GOOD
With the report of the water and
light department for the month tnd
hig August 15, 1913, it is shown that
revenues gained over expenditures
$270.01, which i Indeed a creditable
showing for Manager C. A. Dow.
Taken In detail there Is rigid econo
my shown In the operating expens
es, the report being made out in
full showing where every cent of
outlay is recorded.
Law Framed to Abolish Wooden Car
' on All Railroads
Washington, Sept. 4. Abolition
of every wooden passenger
coach on all railroads in the
United States within five year
is demanded by a bill drafted by
Representative Stephens of New
Hampshire, chairman of the
committee on public safety appli
ances. Influences are at work
to have the bill passed.
Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 4. Presi
dent Mohler of the Union Pacif-
Public Library Plans
Schools in
Making the public library a vidua
b'e adjuuet of the public school js
if in, the library board at iu meet
ir.g lawt night decided to order books
which would be of especial value to
the pupils of the high school. An
order for $j0 worth of hooks was
decided, the majority to ho of such
a character as to give the school
STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION
BY
- Appearance of Mrs. Peterson
house and discovered the bod
i The mother had defended
the home late last night and it
struck his trail towards Omaha
have formed searching posses.
iiAS HABY'S BANK- , ...
with a baby's bank in his pos
was found desperately injured
Peterson.
Among the other items is $1,000
paid out on an old debt for the plant
equipment.
In the disbursements for the wat
er department it Us shown that
$S27.5l was the amount overdrawn
July 15, 11)13, this having been taken
up.
Totals as shown are m follows:
(Continued on page five)
in the United States
if today announced that he be
lieved the government would
pass the law requiring all rail
roads to use steel Pullman
coaches.
Chicago, Sept. 4. It is announc
ed by the Pullman company here
that no steel coaches will be
constructed until the wooden
coaches are worn out. The law
would compel the company to
discard all wooden cars.
to Assist
New Order of Books
children valuable In formation and
.he remainder popular fidioit
Following tills action the usual
routine business was transacted.
J. H. H. Ilewett, president, acted
as chairman; Mrs. W. VY. Johnson,
secretary; Mrs. C. C. Smith Mrs.
Rowan, Mrs. McCluer, Mr. Wood
and Mr. Pate.
RALD
BLOODY MEXICAN
READY TO CRAWL
ON U. S. DEMAND
Huerta Will Accede
Says Dr. Hale Americans Fleeing
King Manuel Weds Princess
' . (Dy the United Press)
Washington, Sept. 4
President Huerta of Mexico
is ready to accede to the de
mands of President Wilson.
Today it was intimated that
he was casting about for the
most graceful means of acced
ing to Wilson's orders and it
was made known that he will
not be a presidential candi
date in October.
These facts were revealed
CITY PHYSICIAN ACTS
AS COUNCIL ADVISOR
Duties Are Defined in Connection,
with Bill for "Extras" Care
of Sick Not Included in List
of Regular Activities .
What are the duties of the city
physician? .
They were defined in connect ton
with a bill for "extra" Dresentet
- . .. .... ...
before the city council thl week by
Dr. II. A. Copsey, the bill being for
medicine and attention given an un
fortunate family at the direction of
the city. As defined, the duties of
the city physician are much similar
to those of the city attorney, mere
ly to act an an advisor to the may
or and councitinen on the question
of disease In the city. This does
not Include any actual work.
It waa agreed by the council that
the bill for "extras" should be paid.
LIKE DAYS OF OX-TEAM
J& J& J&
DAKOTAS TO KANSAS
One old Alliance settler paused at
Hex Ilutte and Third yesterday ev
ening and rubbed his eyes. He Ic
ed cautiously about and rubbed hi
eyes again. No. ' lie had not be'
imbibing, neither had ha overate;
but there pasfc.iig . ..h vhe slow
"trek" of tho earlier plains days
was a pair of typical prairie school
er drawn by mules. A layer of al
kalal lay over the topped canvas and
a weary woman occupied the front
seat of the "lead wagon."
It was so typical of the days of
tho 49'rs, that more than one of the
older Alliance residents paused t
rcmaik it and several entered Intj
conversation with the driver. Tl
"b : hc(ners" contained Charles M'Coy
and his family, a wife and sewr.il
children, moving with all their world
iy possessions to southern Kcnaf,
coining from no; r Kodsfo-1, in the
limestone country of South Dakota.
"No," said McCoy. "I giie,i ill
kind of a tiip nowadays is not like
it would have been in the old days
when walerhotea and settlement
were far between. Hut yon em
take it from me, this kind ot a trip
Is no joke at tiiat. The western
Nebraska ranges are rather warm
and there are times when one can
ht very thirty.
"Hut, and I would advise this as a
remedy for moat ills that 'ho city
dwellers are heir to, if your average
city man could take his fai.iily in
just this way and rough It down
across country from the iKikotas
through Nebraska and across most
of Kansas, I think he and the fam
Largest circulation of
any newspaper In West
ern Nebraska.
NUMBER 39
to Wilson's Orders
this morning by Dr. Wliliam
Hale, who has just returned
from Mexico and delivered
the information to the presi
dent. AMERICANS FLEEING
Vera Cruz, Sejt. 4. The Esper
anza, sailing for New York today,
wag crowdeil with American refug
ees. There, were more foreign pan
Kengers than ever befor carried by
tho line. They bring tales of atroc
ities from tho interior of Mexl o
and tell of terrible suffering of Am
ericana. BRAKEMAN IS SHOT
ON HUNTING JAUNT
J. F. Case of Ravenna Receives
Charge in Hip and It Rushed
to This City Will Recov
er la Belief
While hunting prairie chickens
near Ualsey, J. F. Case, a brake
nian for the Burlington out of Ra
venna, received a charge of afoot la
tho left Itlp. The accident occurred
cut noon yesterday," a "companion be
ing responsible. Tho wound wbito
painful mnd serious in not necessar
ily fatal and after being treaited at
tho St. Jowevpa'a hospital hero late
yesterday afternoon, it Is believed
that Gu so will recover In record
time.
The victim was brought to Seneca
on a to4t train and ctune Into Alli
ance on 44. Tho wfle and mother of
the patient arrived during the even
ing and are at the young man's bed
side. Oiwe i about 27 years old.
ily would return homo with a n- v
Zw-st la Jfo au ptntct health.
, "It may eem like a rough 'route
for a woman to trvaol, bat the wife
hau gained several pounds in weivhc
and declare she never fe!t better
In her lire."
McCoy i an enthusiast fcr pump
ing irrigation and expects to try that
method of agriculture in hi new
home in Kansas.
Everybody Happy!
Smiling Welcome
Given New Daily
Everybody smiled when tho
firft edition of Thhe Dally Her
ald came like a breath of optim
ism to thy homes of Alliance
yesterday aftrnonn. It was a
gleam of newsy sunshine to ev
ery mau, woman and child In
the city. Eery Item was de
voured with interest and tho
force of Tho Dally Herald waa
complimented for this first effort
in the daily field of western Ne
braska. At 11 o'clock last night
several housewives of the city
were to be seen under the read
ing lamp, and they read the first
daily from -cover to cover, thea
back a;ain. Even the land no
tices were perused. Not a sin
gle advertisement la tho first is
sue was overlooked.
