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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA 8TOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION
VOLUME XXI
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1914
5?
NUMBER 5
PASSES AWAY
V AT RIPE AGE
Well Known Box Butte County Pio
neer Die at Home of Hi
Daughter in Illinois)
A telegram from Joliet, 111., brot
the Information that George Gadsby,
Sr., passed 'away early this morning
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Utter. All of his children except
Mtes Sylvia Gadsby were present at
the time, of his death.
Mr. Gadsby was one of the first
settlers of this country. Twenty-seven
years ago he homesteaded near
the present site of the Marple post
office, northeast of Alliance. When
Alliance was started he came to
town and began work an a contract
or and builder. Assisted by his son,
George G. Gad&by, he constructed
saany of the oldest houses In the
city. The first permanent residence
was built by him. ,
Since the death of bis wife a few
years ago 'he bas made hla home
Boost of the time with his eon
George and daughter, Mrs. Nettle
Culver, northeast of this city.
Last fall when hla daughter, Mrs.
Utter, ended her visit in Alliance,
be returned with her to her home
la Joliet. After that time until his
death he visited there and at the
borne of hie son, Charley Gadsby,
about sixty miles from Joliet. Mr.
Gadsby was Hearing his eighty-second
birthday, and bad been in fail
ing health for some time. On Sat
urday, December 27, Geo. G. Gadsby
received a telegram informing him
of the serious illnes of hi father,
and left that day for Illinois.
The remains will be brought back
to Alliance, arriving Saturday noon,
or interment In Greenwood ceme
tery by the Bide of his life compan
ion. The funeral will be held at
2:30 p. m., Sunday, from the home
ot Geo. O. Gadsby.
REPORTS OF
CITY OFFICERS
Monthly Report of Police Magistrate
and City Treasurer for the
Month of December
Following is a copy of the reports
of the city police magistrate and
treasurer for the month of Decem
ber, as rendered to' the city council
Tuesday evening:
Police Magistrate
Pines $37 00
Marshal fees .. . 16 80
Total $53 80
Scale Receipts ...$10 65
Treasurer
Balance, Dec. 1 1 184 .59
Interest on Deposits 11 27
Marshal Fees .... '.. 16 80
City Scale Receipt 10 63
Total $223 21
Disbursements, None
Balance on band $223 21
Registered Warrants not Paid
for want of Funds $7,518 30
AUTOGENOUS
WELDING OUTFIT
Up-to-Date Alliance Blacksmith Shop
Haa Latest Method of Doing
Difficult Work
Some readers of The Herald will
remember an account given last win
ter of an autogenous welding outfit
which was Installed by W. F. Rosen
krani in bis shop, an outfit by means
of which a class of welding can be
executed that cannot be don by
any other method. As this la the
only machine ot the kind in this
'part of the state. It has been quite
a convenience to people wbo could
not well wait to have work sent a
way to orae city at a great dis
tance and returned.
When Mr. Roeenkrani sold his
shop to A. Renswold the autogenous
welding outfit was Included In the
sale. Mr. Rensrwold will soon be
better prepared to operate the ma
chine than Mr. Rosenkranz was, as
he will soon put In a gasoline furn
ace which la sometimes needed to
heat machinery that 1 to be re
paired by the autogenous welding
process.
THE WEATHER
Herald ubscribers will find a daily
weather report each day In the up
per right hand corner of page one.
This Is the government report, re
ceived by telegraph.
NEGRO FOUND
ON THE PRAIRIE
Body of Colored Man Who Left Al
liance Two Weeks Ago la
Found Near Hyannis
(By Herald Correspondent.)
HYANNIS, Nebr., Jan. 8. The bo
dy of a negro waj9' found on the
prairie two miles north of Hyannis
Tuesday afternoon by a homestead
er who wa. coming to town. He not
ified Sheriff Metettlfe who went to
the scene and brought the body to
Hyannis.
In the dead man' pockets was
found a letter addressed to Fred
Brooks, Alliance. Sheriff Metcalfe
sent a telegram to Sheriff Cox ut
Alliance' notifying him of the "rind
ing of the body.
The body had two scars about an
Inch long across the right temple.
It was dressed in a brown suit and
overalls and jumper. It is slightly
bald with stubby, gray beard. The
man's age was about 50. There was
no evidence of foul play. It is tht
that death was caused by un attack
of henrt disease. The body will
be held until instructions are re
ceived from the Alliance authorities.
Sheriff Cal Cox received two tele
grams from the Hyannis sheriff re
garding the body of llrooks. lie
spent Wednesday afternoon looking
up the dead man's Alliance record.
The man came to Alliance only a
short tiuie ago, leaving here two
weeks ago. He has two children in
Grand Island and two brothers in
Chicago. It Is probable that the
6ody will be buried by the Grant
county authorities at Hyannis unless
tine relatives claim it.
BAPTIST LADIES
ELECT OFFICERS
Splendid Meeting Held by Baptist
Church Ladies Wednesday
Officers Elected
The annual election of officers of
the ladies of the Haptlst church, was
hold at the church Wednesday even
ing. A splendid meeting was held.
Officers elected- were: .Mrs. Moses
Wright, president; re-elected by un
animous vote; Mrs. Ackerman, rice
president; Cecel Donovan, secretary,
Mrs. A. II. Robbins, treasurer.
The officers of the missionary de
partment elected were: Mrs. A. J.
Macy, vice president; Mrs. W. M.
Young, secretary; Mrs. H. U. Car
penter, treasurer. The next meet
ing on Wednesday will be held at
the home of Mrs. E. G. Laing.
BOYS BETTER LOOK OUT
The boys who have been having
fun by making a noise outside of
churches wheti meetings were being
held inside had butter put a stop to
that kind of poit or they will find
themselves in trouble. Their names
were taken lat evening, and if
there is any further disturbance
they will be given a lesson that
they will not soon forget.
FEDERAL GENERAL
DESERTS MEXICO
General -Jose Mancilla Deserts Mex
ican Federal Troopa and
Crosses River
PRES1DO, Texas, Jan. 8. The on
ly and first federal general to des
ert his troops, Gen. Jose Mancilla,
left the Mexican side Wednesday
afternoon and crossed over to the
American side from OJInaga, sad
was held by the United States bor
der patrol. Accompanied by his son,
a captain. General Mancilla gave a
fictitious name to the immigration
orridnls, but on being taken before
Major McNamee, commanding the
United States troops, he admitted
his Identity and asked for asylum In
this country.
lie discarded his sword on the
Mexican" side. Pending orders from
Brigadier General Bliss at 8an An
tonio, he was placed under custody.
Although General Mancilla Is the
first officer of rank of the Huerta
troops: to desert his iost for foreign
territory, three or four hundred of
the regular troops had pevlously de-j,
Stilted to this Bid
CLAIMS ALLOWED
TUESDAY NIGHT
List of Claims Allowed by Council
at Regular Meeting Tuea-
.... day Evening -i
Alliance Herald publishing ..$ 8 11(1
Percy Cogswell, salary , 25 00
Dr. L. W. Howman, salary .. 10 00
City Light IK-pt., street and
city lighting 2K7 88
City Light mpt., street light
lamps 18 02
C. A. Newberry, nulse ' , 35
F. J. Brennan, medicine .... 1 25
Steve Jackson, killing dos .. 8 W
O. A. Grannum, labor 52 20
Geo. Simpson, labor 4 50
J. II. Carlson, salary 75 00
J. W. Miller, labor 38 ;
Geo. Simpson, lalwr .... .... 4 !I5
A. I. Rodgers, salary 16 67
A. I). ItiMlgers, ktoc. to pxr 4 30
J. D. Bmerick, salary 25 oojtlio
Joe L. Westover, salary I'O 83
C. V. Jeffers, salary 85 00
L. V. Curtis, salary 80 00
W. . M. Wilson, 2nd hand stove 2 is)
SEA BRIGHT
. lit 'J
A view f the ocean front at 8
was lashed Into a fury by a 98 mile
Enormous damage was caused by th
complet destruction of the bombs,
ff ' ai ysc-JZ rt -" 1 rr-
rC wfe )
tfff ft Pln - " 4 I
fewr" vy i VI si
Rowan & Wright, coal to poor 7 50
Alliance Fire Department, ex
penses to convention ...... 75 00
John Coyle, board prisoner.. 10 00
C. A. Lalng, board prsnrs. .. 54 15
Alliance Times, publishing .... 2 90
Charles Hill, guarding prsnrs. 2 00
C. A. Dow, meals to laborers 2 50
Gregory Zurn, weigh master.. 26 00
II. M. Anderson, labor 4 CO
Win. Manner, reeling fire hose 1 00
Win. Mauner, scavenger work
Dan Moran, reeling fire hose
G. R. Dell, reeling fire hose..
John Liggett, reeling fire how
John Wallace, hauling hose crt
L. E. Hlklngton, hauling fire
hose cart
9 50
1 00
1 00
1 50
2 00
2 00
Dwlght Zedlker, hauling fire
hose cart 2 00
J. R. Snyder, hauling fire hose
cart 2 00
SALVATION IS
CERTAIN THING
Evangelist Whlston Spoke on "New
Man" at Christian Church
Wednesday Evening
"Salvation from sin is no gamble
I nor e-ame it ehan " AaonraA Vv
angellst Robert . Whtoton at the re
vival last nteht. His theme was
the "New Man" and It was a mes
sage on the requisites of Christian
ity. He said, "Knowledge of one's
salvation is based upon facts and
not upon gues. 'Hereby know we,
we are the children of God, when
wo keep his commandments.' Doubts
have their roots In sin. Stop sinning,
trot square with God and the world
and all doubts will fly!' Salvation Is
nt a hope so, or guess so, but a
know so. Proof of conversion is In
doinj? the will of Got!."
The evangelist's unconscious hum
or is one of the unique features of
tils sermons, and last nlgbt was no
exception. As a preacher he Is dif
ferent from any heard lu Alliance.
His Irish-Knglish makeup combine
to make the evangelist a most in
terewtinK speaker. Tonight his
theme will be "Fitting One's Rec
ord." He announced that his serm
on was of unusual character and ap
pealed to thinking .men. The chorus
will sing some of Hie special chor
uses, and a ,duet and solo will be
I rendered. The firs chart will be
used tonight. This will be one of
big meetings of the week. Thus
fur the building has bet-n filled,
and the evangelist requests 4 hat all
com an near the opening hour as
I possible, 7:30.
WRECKED BY FIERCE
B (iffiSa v in il
Bright. N. J., showing the wreckage left la th wak of the angry sea, which
hurrlcan that almost destroyed tbia summer reeort on the . Jersey coast
undermining of the foundation, of reaideoc, which resulted ta th almost
lending hundreds fleeing into th treat, poorly clad to withstand th biting
LADIES' AID
HOLDS JUBILEE
Successful Termination of Campaign
to Rait Fund to Apply on
the Church Debt
The meeting of the Methodist Lad
les' Aid yesterday at the parsonage
was a time of Jubilation, on amount
of the BucceRaful termination of a
three weeks' campaign to raise funds
to apply on the church debt. There
was a large attendance and the re
joicing of the ladies knew no bounds.
The ladles bad assumed the task
of raising $475 cf the church debt
of 11,475. Dy Industry for which lad
ies' aids are proverbial they had
sufficient money on hand to form
a nucleus for the ' whole amount
which bad been pledged, but funds
were coming too slowly In the ordin
ary course of their work to suit
them, hence the campaign was or
ganized. The amount raised was
$413, which with, the money in the
treasury was sufficient to clear up
the obligation which they had as
sumed. The meeting yesterday resolved it
self Into a thanksgiving service,
when it was decided to bold a thanks
giving banquet, to which all mem
bers and friends of the church are
Invited. The date for the banquet
has not yet been decided upon.
Watch this paper for further an
nouncement. EUGENICS LAW
STOPS WEDDINGS
Doctors Refuae to Make Necessary
'Medical Examination for Fee
Prescribed by New Law
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 8. The
first week of the new engenlcs mar
riaKe law which weut into effect on
January 1 ended Wednesday ntKUt.
Instead of the average number of
licenses IhsiuhI dally, most county
clerks n polled tluit no requests for
licenses had been made, others had
refused requests when the appli
cant had not presented the requis
ite physician's certificate that the
man was freo from distfise.
The Ashland County Medical so
ciety today Joined ' with, the physi
cians of Milwaukee and other coun
ties in agreeing not to make the re-
HURRICANE
1 (Li
quired examination for the $3 fee
provided by the statute. The phy
slcians asserted the law is clear la
demanding a specific blood test,
which, they said, could not b mads
M $3.
Publicity given statements by at
torneys that the Wisconsin Supreme
court has recognised as a legal mar
riage any agreement between th
contracting parties, resulted la an
announcement by Julius G. Kroken,
register of deeds of Dane county,'
that he would record common law
marriage contracts for 10 cent
each.
"No $1 fee is necessary," be said,
"only 10 cent each to register th
contract. No marriage certificate,
no doctor, no pastor is required.
The registration of th contract i
necessary to obtain recognition la th
court." ,
WILL ASK FOR
VOTE ON ENGINE
Fir Department Will Ask Council
to Allow Cltlzena to Vot
, for New Equipment
In bis report to the city council
Tuesday evening for the year ending
December 31, Fire Chief Romlg
states that the fire department will
ask tbe council to allow the propo
sition of purchasing an auto chem
ical hose cart to be voted on at
the r egular spring election.
The report, given below, shows the
damage to buildings and contents by
renison of fires during the year to
be very sanall and is a credit to the
department for its work during the
year. -
The Report
Alikimce, Nebr.. Jan. 6, 1914.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Alliance, Nebraska:
Gentlemen:
1 heretjy submit to you the report
of the Alliance Fire Department for
the yeir ending December 31, 1913.
Number active members 60
Apparatus. Hook and Ladder
wapons 1
Howe carts , 2
Ami. serviceable hose, feet .,..2600
Number of Akirins 37
Amt. of d;umi0 to buildings by
reason of fire $4 547
Insurance ou buildings 10400
Amt. or rt.'unatre to contents by
. reason of fire ..J20?3
Insurance on content ....... .36300
For several years the department
Jvw leen handicapped1 by reason of
poor eomlpment, and hasten the daV
when the citizens of Alliance will
feel that the present equipment is
inadequate to the growth of the
city. The-department will this spring
ask of the iy that the citizens be
permitted to vote ujxm a bond Issue
for the puretuuiH of new fire equlp
tikent, I. B, RO.MTG, Chief.
SMALfBLAZE
EARLY MORNING
Department Called Out at 2 O'clock
This Morning to Quell Blaz
In O'Keef Home '
The fire department was called
out at 2 o'clock this morning to the
residence of T. J. O'Keefe at 708
Dox Butte avenue. A pita of coal,
(placed too a ear the furnace la the
basement, cavght fire and filled the
nous) with auioke. Mob, hose carts
went to the ttcene but the fire was
stopped with water carried from th
kitchen in buckets.
The boys feel very kindly toward
Mr. O'Keef for the treat ot sand
wiches, coffee and cigar furnished!
them tUter the fire. .
LITERARY TREAT COMING
. A literary entertainment will b
given at th Falrview church, Fri
day night, January 18. Cak ana
coffee will be served. Everybody I
cordially Invited to come.
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