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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA 8TOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION
AUV ' BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913
VOLUME XX
NUMBER 43
GO TO HYANNIS
Alliance People Will Visit Sister Town
in Special Train if Present Plans
Receive Proper Support
An Alliance ltve wire, Guy Lock
wood, is behind a proposition to get
up a epeclal tr-im load of citizens to
yisit our sister city of Hyannds on
Thursday, October 9th. The Hyannls
people are going to celebrate "Home
Day" on that date and they promise
to do lit right.
The Hyannls people have always
come out In full force to visit our
Stockmen's Conventions, county fairs,
etc., and many Alliance citizens are
of the opinion' that lit Lb but fair to
reciprocate by making up a train load
to go down and visit them. The ex
pense "will be light and a day of fun
and enjoyment in the "hills" would
do some of us "plains" people a lot
of good.
Over fifty Alliance people have
promised to join the crowd and prac
tically all that Mr. Lockwood has
called on have promised to Join. Ev
ery business man and firm in Alli
ance Should be represented on the
excursion. The train can leave Alli
RESERVE OPENS NOV. 17
. .. . ' . .
Entries Begin on Above Date for Land
in Nebraska 380,000 Acres
The bill authorizing the secretary
of te Interior to open the Nebraska
National Forest Reserve under such
special rules and regulations as he
may choose to prescribe has passed
both houses of congress and has
been signed by President Wilson.
The Herald is pleased to announce
that a drawing has been decided up
on as the method by which the
tholce of land will be decided
among the large number of appli
cants there will be, believing that
to be the fairest metiiod. Some
time since the following was pub
lished in these columns: "It Is prob
able that there wHl be a drawing to
decide choice of land."
After a hazardous course, the legal
machinery for opening the reserve
has been perfected. It was the pur
pose of the interior department at
the outset to open the reserve Oc
tober 1. Registration for land In
the reserve, and in the Fort Niobra
ra military reserve, will begin at
North Platte, Broken Bow and Val
entine, October 13. Fifteen days lat-
EAGLES
BANQUET
Members Alliance Eyrie Celebrate
Opening of New Home by Prop
er Ceremonies Tonight
Two hundred members of ttwe lo
cal Eagle lodge are expected to
gather around the festive board at
the new building this evening, when
the building wll be formally opened.
It baa been occupied since the first
of the week but a great deal of
work was necessary to bring the
Interior up to the standard of excel
lence by the officers of the order.
The buiiding makes the local or
der the finest club home in the
western portion of the state. It Is
being remodeled and will be used
entirety for the members of the or
der. The program this evening will be
something out of the ordinary. A
rousing good entertainment is prom
ised by those who have It In charge.
ance Wednesday night, returning
Thursday night. Everyone should
take their families and make it a
genuine Alliance excursion.
The Herald will furnish Alliance
badges free of charge to all who go
on the excursion. They can be se
cured at the Herald office. The Al
liance brass band Is going down to
furnish the music and the Alliance
people are going down to enjoy their
share of the fun.
Start planning today to "take
day off' next Thursday. Have Guy
Lockwood reserve tickets for you on
the train, and join the "Alliance good
fellowship" excursion. Everybody Is
invited to Join. Watch the Dally
for further particulars.
Burlington officials state that a
special train can be secured 'or the
trip for a guarantee of a minimum
of $176. This Is for the round trip.
Seventy-five people can make the
round trip for this amount end prob
ably twice that number should go.
The regular fare is $1.18 each way.
er, October 28, a drawing will be
held at North Platte.
On November 17 entries will be
gin, North Platte and Broken Bow
being designated for this purpose.
The bill .signed by the president
which clears up all questions resist
ing the legality of the drawing sys
tem as applied to the entry of lands
restored from forest reserves, has
had a troubled course.
On Saturday and Monday the house
, empiuytjB were uiutuitt iu miiig ius
bill' Ho the senate in time to have
Vice President Marshall sign it i'i
open session. The Journal records
showed -Monday, when inquiry was
made respecting the status of, the
bill, that it had not been signed. 'It
now appears that the bill was sign
ed, in fact, after open session, of the
senate Monday, and no record was
made in the senate journal.
However, the record was correct
ed to show that the vice president
had signed the measure, which was
stmt immediately afterward to the
White House. The record of the
bill Is now officially straight, how
ever, and one may not go back of
that record in proceedings Investi
gating the legality of acts based up
on bills passed by congress.
The map of the Nebraska National
Forest Reserve and the classified
list of lands being opened for home
stead In Grant and McPberson (now
Arthur) counties, will be published In
due time in supplement form to be
sent to all subscribers to The Alli
ance Herald who are paid a year
ahead. Subscribers who wish this
supplement promptly should immedi
ately see to it that their subscrip
tions are paid ahead as required in
order to get it. The information
omnia! ed in this supplement will
cost a good 'many times the price of
a year's subscription if secured from
other sources. 1
POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE WED
Miss Margaret Schuetz and Mr.
Will J. Pool were married at Holy Ro
sary church this morning by Father
Donnelly. Mr. Pool is a popular
railway postal clerk between Alliance
and Denver. Miss Schuetz has been
a successful school teacher in Mor
rill county near Bridgeport. Mr. and
Mrs. Pool expect to make their home
in Denver. ,
WIFE MURDERER
3?
CITY AND COUNTRY SCOURED WITHOUT RESULT
SEARCH MADE THIS MORNINQ
A thorough search was made of
hotraes occupied by colored people in
the eastern part of town after day
light this morning by a band of dep
uties. The colored queurter was giv
en a fine tooth search but no trace
of the fugitive murderer could be
found. Tracks, which may have
been made by the shoes which he
wore, were found leading east past
the fair grounds. They were then
lost.
MORE OPIUM FOUND
Two more packages of opium were
lound this morning when the house
which was. occupied by the couple
was given a thorough search. An
EARTHQUAKE HITS GATUN LOCKS
Panama Canal Structures Shown in Picture, Valued at Mil
lions, Endangered Houses Forcibly Rocked
(By United Press)
Panama, Oct. 2 An earthquake of
unusual proportions struck the isth
mus last night at 11:20 o'clock. The
quake lasted for a minute and the
entire population was driven Into the
streets. Houses rocked on their
foundations, dishes fell from shelves.
FRESH
SCHEMES
(By United Press)
New York, Oct. 2 George Davis,
who has been sought for more than
two years by federal agents in con
nection with the famous McNamara
dynaruae plots, was arrested last
night by federal detectives. He
made a written confession this morn
ing in which he implicated many
other hitherto unsuspected unlou
men in the plots. He was selected
the head, according to his confes
alon, of fifteen dynamiters who were
to destroy all non-union buildings.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 2 Harry
Jones, international secretary ana
treasurer of the Iroa Worker's Un
ion, was arrested here today charg
ed with conspiring to transport ex
plosives unlawfully. His arrest is a
result of the confession of George
Davis.
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other opium pipe which was cracked
was also found.
SAY EACH FIRED FIVE SHOTS
A number of people who were liv
ing close and who distinctly heard
the shots, say that there were first
five shots from a seemingly small
revolver. Each shot followed the
other in rapid succession, or as one
man described it, "Like the exhaust
of a gasoline engine." Immediately
afterwards and Just as rapidly came
five heavy shots. This was that of
Officer Ben Jordan when, he return
ed the fire after he had been shot
and dropped into the street. Two
colored women who were in the
house immediately south of the one
and another Sain Francisco disaster
was feared.
The first shock was follow wl by a
second 20 minutes biter. The second
was lighter than the first shock. The
disturbance began with a slow,
swaying motion, which gradually be
came more noticeable, like the mo
tion of a ship on the ocean.
GERMAN
PARADE
(By United Press)
Omaha, Nebr., Oct. 2. Twenty
thousand German-Americans from
Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota
were In the mammoth German Day
parade here this afternoon, held in
conjunction with the Ak-Sar-Ben fes
tivities. This was the estimate of
several policemen along the line of
march.
The parade was the commemora
tion of the landing of the first
German colonists in America in
Germantown, N. Y., in 1686. The
celebration also signified the 100th
anniversary of the defeat of Napol
eon at Leipsic, which was followed
by a marked rejuvenation of the
German Kmpire.
The principal speakers of the cel
ebration were Senator Gilbert M.
Hitchcock and Dr. Gustav Donald,
editor of the German Democrat of
Davenport, Iowa. A chorus of 200
Germans sang native folk songs.
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STILL AT LARGE
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occupied by Edwards, say that, they
heard him enter the house after the
shooting, walk around a little while,
and then come out again, closing the
door.
WHO WAS THE WHITE MAN?
Who was the white man who was
with the murdered woman Just a
few moments before she was shot
and who ran east when he saw Of
ficer Jordan approaching? Several
clues are being followed but it Is a
hard proposition to identify him on
account of the fact that Jordan did
not see his face and only had a dim
glimpse of his figure.
Officer Jordan was resting easily
It was definitely learned th'
morning, as far as superficial exam
ination would show, that there was
only slight damage to the great Cut
un locks. It was at first feared that
the work of years, costing million
of dollars, had been destroyed.
BURLESON WANTS TELEGRAPH
Postmaster General Favors Plan
of Hitchcock to Annex All Tele
phone and Telegraph Llnee
(By United Press)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 2 Post
master General Rurleuon today gave
his endorsement to Hitchcock's plan
of government owned telegraph and
telephone lines. Secretary Burle
son will work on definite plans lead
ing to a proposition to be put be
fore congress with the recommenda
tion that the proposition of govern
ment owned utilities be pushed
through.
GRANTS TEN DAYS
Chicago Reduction Company Gives
'City of Chicago Ten Oaye of
Grace for Purchase of Plant
(By United Press)
Chicago, Oct. 2 The threatened
crisis in the removal of the city gar
bage was removed today by the con
sent of the reduction company to
ton day of grace, until the city can
make other arrangements to handle
its refuse.
'fcTSf 18X9
at the hospital this afternoon, al
though he is very anxious to know
if the murderer had been located.
He thinks that IX he were able to
be out he could help greatly in ftp
prchendlng the fugitive.
HAD MANY FRIENDS HERE
Ed wards had a number of friend
among the colored people and sym
pathy is rather divided between: Jor
dan and the fugitive. Because of
the fact that Jordan has been rtgtl-
ant and unrelenting In his efforts to
drive undesirables out of town be
was bated by a oertaln class.
The big Cadillac touring car, which
went out loaded to the guards with
offkers this morning, scoured the
country surrounding Alliance thor
oughly. Every barn, house or build
ing of any kind was searched, but
the . party returned at noon dusty
and discouraged.
WEIGH
PARCELS
Postal Clerks Must Keep Accurate
. Record of Outgoing and Incom-
Ing Parcel Post Packages
Starting Wednesday, October 1st,
the Alliance postofflce force, as well
as those all over the United States,
began weighing and counting all
packages which are sent by parcel
pout. In addition to weighing and
counting, tliey must keep an accur
ate record of the mall received from
the different zones and to what
zones it is sent.
The punjtose of this tet is to as
certain wbethor or not the carriers
and railroads are now hauling more
weight than before. If this should
be the case the amount of compensa-,
tion received by the carriers and .
the railrwuls will be increased in
proportion to the incrense made In
the amount of mail carried.
Although it pecesw 'fates a great
amount of extra work, the Alliance
postofru-e forte will handle it with
out extra help.
KNIGHT'S
OPINION
Alliance Banker Is Opposed to Court
ty Telephone System; Says Pay ,
off Present Indebtedness
F. M. Knight, president of the
Alliance National Bank and a large
realty owner in the county, when
interviewed this morning on the
county telephone proposition, stat
ed: "I do not approve of county tel
ephone systems, for this county es
peciaQly. ,
"I would much prefer to see the
present county indebtedness paid
off than to see the county bonded -for
many more thousands of dollars,
which would mean Increased taxa
tion. "If the gentlemen who are push
ing the county telephone proposition
have a grievance my opinion is that
they should take it before the state
railway oo ui natation and make their
showing there. I did not sign the
contract for the metallic service
phones although I am using them
and believe that the service has
been much Improved. I believe that
the present service Is worth the dif
ference between this and the old
service. But I believe that if there
are those who want the grounded
system they should nave the privil
ege of suing it at the old rate."
