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VOLUME XXI
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Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Associa
tion Takes Advanced Ground by Start
ing a Department of Publicity
The Alliance Herald is Made the Official Paper of
the Organization, Representing Thirty
Thousand Volunteer Firemen
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Just how much it means for the
puod of Nebraska cannot be estimat
ed, but certain it is that the work
being done by the convention of the
Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's
Association how in session at Col
umbus is the most important of ny
ever performed at any similar as
sembly in this state.
For year the officers and mem
bers of the N. S. V. F. A. have en
deavored to Mir up pubMc interest
la the very important master of fire
protection, heartily seconding the
STOCK SHOW IS
BIGGEST EVER
Many Northwest Nebraska People
Attending the Exhibition at
Denver This Week
The Herald has a letter from Hoy
Beckwith, proprietor of "The Right"
Caothing Store, giving some news
about the great national live stock
aitow at Denver. , It Is pronounced
by judges to be the "best ever," and
he attendance is large.
Many ere there from this part of
the west, among the number Mr.
Beckwitk mention the following
tutmed gentlemen: Jim Kearn-s 1
erett Eldred, Chase Feagins and C.
A. Newberry, all of Alliance; W. G.
Comstock and Chas. C. Jameson of
Bltoworth; Geo. Adams, Crawford;
Loute Schmidt, Gordon; Chas. Nines
and I Lank Simmons, Pine Ridge; Ot
to Boland and Dick I?ver, Douglas,
Wyo.; John Kendrick, Sheridan, Wy
oming; and many others.
Incidentally Jtoy renvarks in clos
aug his letter to The Herald: "I
have bought the finest line of Mack
inaw coats and sweaters K has ev
tr been my pleasure to look at.
There are some great lines repre
sented here."
A NEIGHBORLY SURPRISE PARTY
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
BrirjQt of Sheridan County
Give Them Surprise
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Briggs. living
twenty miles from Alliance were de
lightfully surprised, Saturday, Janu
ary 17, when their friends to the
cumber of eighty, after gathering at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira John
son, ' drove in a body to the Briggs
home, taking with them a goodly
supply of viands for the midnight
feast. It was the occasion of Mrs
Briggs birthday.
Dancing was Indulged in from 8:3
until the wee small hours, when the
crowd dispersed, each and all wishing
Mrs. Briggs many mors happy birth
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efforts of the state fire warden. By
so doing they have done great good,
but still they were not satisfied.
People generally did not take hMt
the Interest in the matter they
should until they had Buffered fire
losses; and that was like locking
the stable door after the horse had
been stolen.
After careful and earnest consid
eration, they decided to establish h
department of publicity and appoint
an official organ thru which tin
hirty thousand members may keep
In touch with the officers of the
association and with each other. In
making The Alliance Herald that o'
ticial organ, they chose a ne,.
per that for some years past ha
endavored earnestly to serve the
l-ublic by promoting those measures
tba' are circulated for the pubMc
g'od. To be made the official organ
of thirty thousand men such as coin;
pose the rank and file of the volun
teer firemen of the state the very
cienn of Nebraska's urban, manhood
is no email matter. The responsi
bility will be taken up and discharg
ed with the same earnestness that
has marked the work of the paper
in other departnrewta.
DRAWS TRADE
FROM DISTANCE
Proof that Herald Advertisements
Bring Trade to Merchants from
a Large Territory
A a result of liberal and Judic
ious advertising, coupled with a
big store full of bargains, the Bee
Hive has been having a very large
tiade this week and gttting buai
liens from a distance as well as
right here in Alliance.
Mr. Kewer, the proprietor, in
forms us that he received a nice
c,-der by mail yesterday from
Whitman,, Nebr., as a result of ad
vertisang in The Herald. Whitman
is more than seventy miles from Al
liance. Our books show twenty sub
scribers at that place, not as many
as at nearby towns, but a pretty
good list for a small town that
far away.
BROTHERHOOD RESOLUTIONS
Alliance Brotherhood of Christian
Workers Passes Resolutions
on Death of Member
Wh,eas, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst our
esteemed brother, Frank Orly Mi
Farland, be It
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Alliance Brotherhood, hereby
express our sorrow in the loss of a
faithful and earnest fellow-laborer.
Ws recall his earnest words of ex
hortation to a consecrated Christian
life and the interest he took in the
study of the Word of Uod.
Resolved, That we hereby extend
to the bereaved wife and children and
to the other relatives our sincere
sympathy in the loss of one so true
and noble, and with them cherish
the memory of an amkible and beau
tiful cfia raeter.
FRANK C. BARRETT,
FRANK A. WOT EN,
W. L. TORRENCE,
Committee.
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914
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MORE WANT
FORGER KING
Man Who Spent Thirty Days In Box
Butte County Jail, Now In
Sheridan Is Wanted
Sheriff Cox receives more inquir
ies for the forger King who was
sent to Sheridan, Wyoming, after
serving 30 days in Jail here. They
show different parts of the country
where he has operated:
Fremont, Nebr., Jan.. 4, 1914.
C. M. Cox, Sheriff Box Butte Co.,
Alliance, Nebraska.
Dear Sir: -I am enclosing herewith a
letter which was written) to
your postmaster by the Fidelity
Trust company of this city. In this
letter they made inquiry as to wheth
er Andrew Rogers had called for h
letter which had ben written by
the Fidelity Trust company to Art-
drew Rogers, Alliance. Nebr., and
the reply given by your postmaster
was that a forwarding order had
been given by Rogers for his mail
to be forwarded to Wlnslow, Nebr.
To make this matter plain to you,
will say that I arrested this man
Rogers Saturday as he wns calling
for a letter which had ieen for
warded from Scribner, Nebr., to Win-
Blow, Nebr., and which contained . e
mortgage end notes. The mortgage
was supiiosed to cover a piece of
land in the northwest, cornor of
this county which he, Rogers, pro
fessed to own, but which was own
ed by the real Andrew Rogers, and
the party who professed to own
same was a fraud, and he panned
out to be a man by the name of Jno.
Trueblood, who formerly lived in
your city or county.
Now, what I want to ask you to
!o Is to take the enclosed letter to
your postmaster and secure for me
the forwarding order left at Alliance
so that 1 ciui compare the hand
writing, also ascertain! whether same
was recehed by mail' or not, if so,
try and get the envelope and order
and forward to me by first mail.
we want to use same for evidence.
Kindly return papers. and give me
all the dope passible us to how the
forward-tag order was secured or re
ceived. I have the forward orders from
the post offices down here aixl want
the one given there.
Yours very truly,
W. C. CONDIT, Sheriff.
MAKE ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
Sheridan County Officials Plan
Running County on $38,700
During Year 1914
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(By Herald Correspondent.)
UUSHVILLE, Nebr., Jan. 19. The
eimate of the expenses of running
Sheridan county for the yer 1314
amounts to the sum of $'I8,70, ac
cording to the plans of the county
eoinmlNio!M'ra The money will be
required us follows:
Poor fund, $2,000; care of insane
$500; court expense, $7,000; Fuel
and supplies, $2,500; Jail expwiwe.
11.0(H); road, J.I.OOO; elections. $i,
000; assessment, $1,000; salaries, $4,
600; justice court, $l,O00; bridne,
$7,000; Koldlers' relkf, $600; feeble
minded youths, $.!O0; county fair,
$300.
J. F. McFarland was eleted ihe
chairman of the board of county
commissioners for the year 1914.
RETURN TO MONTANA
There's never a visit so pleasant
but it must have an end, and the
more pleasant the visit the shorter
it seems to be. It was only a short
time ago that Mr. Frank Dunning
and little son arrived from Hyvham,
Mont., for an "extended" visit at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. McCorkls. Altho the vis
it was not half long enough to suit
either Mrs. Dunning or her Alliance
friends, she bid them adieu today
and with the boy left oa 43 for her
home.
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STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION
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MEETINGS STILL
ATTRACT CROWDS
Big Revival Continues Indefinitely,
Evangelist Whiston Preach
ing Better Each Night
Splendid crowds greet the preach
er at every service at the Christian
church revival. There have been
several additions to the church. Spe
cial music and. short but powerful
sermons make up the program.
The evangelist will preach Friday
might on "The Drama of Life," or
"Popular Amusements." In the op
ening of this service there will be
an exercise entitled, "Wandering
Boy." Saturday night subject "Fate
ful DeciiHiiou." Sunday will be a big
clay, with a Bible school rally at 10
a. in. at which Mr. Whiston will
give an illustrated lecture. At 11
o'clock his subject will be "Vision
and Service."
At 3 p. m., Sunday, the evangelist
will give his big lecture to men on
"Christian Citizenship." While this
wiili be a special serves for men,
the women are invited, altho the
main auditorium will be reserved
tier the men
Subject for Sunday night will lie
"A Startling Question. " When all
seats ure filled the ushers are in
strueted to close the doors. Come
early follow the ushers.
LEGAL MILLS
BEGIN TO GRIND
National Anti-Trust Law Will Be
Enforced Against Officials
of Big Corporations
CHICARO, .Ian. 22. It is reported
that the federal grand Jury now in
sevslon, after investigating alleged
violations of the Sherman anti-trust
law, is plangnin wholesale indict
ments. High officials of Swift and
Company and a half dozen other cor
Rrations and railroads are among
t.hoae that will be called upon the
carpet. The anti-trust criminal stat
utes and anti rebating laws will be
enforced ngainwt the officials of cor
porations as individuals, as recom
mended in President Wilson's last
message to congress.
The investigators have evidence of
rebates by various companies a-
mountndg to a half million dollars.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Jan. 22. Suit has
been filed In the district court a-
galnst elevenit present and former
directors of the Frisco ntilrooad for
the restitution of fourteen and one-
half millions, the price paid for the
Brownviile feeder, plus the losses
Incurred by the operation of the
feeder line.
BIG ATTENDANCE
AT CONVENTION
A Big Attendance and a Big Time
at the Annual Convention of
the N. S. V. F. A.
COLUMBUS, Nebr.. Jan. 21. The
annual convention of the Nebraska
State Volunteer Firemen's Assoc! a-
tion will K down upon the anna's of
the asaociation as one of its most no'
able conventions and as one of Ne
braska's historical events. Four bun
dred and twenty -five delegates arc
already in attendance.
Moving picture men are oa the
ground making films to use after he
convention is over, and thousands of
Nebraskans who never attended
firemen's state convention will know
within the next year what it la like
to be at one. The weather Is floe.
The people of Columbus ars doing
everything pot ibis to show the fie
boys the time of their lives.
Governor John H. Morehead and
Mayor James C. Da him an of Omaha
will epeak at the banquet Thursday
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MAKES GREAT ADDRESS
Chief of the Alliance Fire Department Spoke
Today to Packed House Before Annual
Convention at Columbus, Nebr.
(Special to The Daily Herald.)
COLUMBUS, Nobr., Jan. 22.
Chief Romig made a stirring speech
today before the convention. The hall
was packed and be was given close
attention. Ills subject was, "The
Relations of the Fire Chief toward
the Volunteer Firemen, the Citizens,
and His Duties."
He said, "Mr. President We
have again assembled upon an oc
casion that l have been looking for
ward to with a great degree of an
ticipation of the pleasures that it
affords us to meet with one anoth
er. To discuss and learn the im
portant questions that organizations
of this kind have to deal with. 1
know of no organisation, Mr. Presi
dent, whose work and deliberation
means so much to tho welfare of
the town that you represent.
The subject that has been assign
ed to me by our worthy president
P. E.
Alliance
ROMIG
Fire Department
Chief
is so broad that It Is hard to do
JuM.ii'e to by the ordinary niiin. The
relations of the fire hU toward
the volunteer firemen, the citizen.
end his duties. It Is my intention
rtrt, H.o diweuss in my own humble
terms the forepart of tlw topic The
reliitions of fire chief toward tliv
volunteer firemen and the citiwii.
Undw ihis head would come the ne
lection of the fire chief. I might
trutlifully say th;it the selection of
the fire chief is of little concern to
a number of volunteer departments.
The greatest care should be exer
cised in the selection or the chivf
tiJt only for the interests of tho de
partment itself, but the citizens art
larKe. The su5cess or failure of
the department lies to a great ex
tent upon the chief as he stands
guardian of the welfitre of the en
tire coinnmn.it y in which he lives.
The citizens and tax payers have
a ri:ht to demand that the dart
nwnt soLt'ct for chief a man worthy
of responsibilities, one in who.e
hantls they can safely place their
proprty. In the city of Alrianec the
fire hin;f must receive the ratifica
tion of tlie city council before he h
placed In that responsible poHiUon
His actions are the actions of the
city, who la turn are reepomsbte
for his good or wrong doings at a
fire.
In order to be successful the chief
must have the full confidence and
respect of" the entire department
(Applause.) Ills relationship with
the uutmbers must be such as will
merit their confidence. Their should
be that intimate feeling of duty be
tween the chief and the members
that Is one and Inseparable. To
speak words of good cheer to your
men. to pat them oa the back sad
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say well done is worth its weigh
In gold.
I recall a disaeterous tiro that the
city of Alliance had some time ago,
when the weather was bitter cold
and h seemed that the atmosphere
Itself was cracking on account of
the cold. Our boya had worked hard
and faithfully; when it seemed that
they were getting discouraged t
went from man to man, .tapped each
one on the back and gave a word of
cheer. 1 could see by the looks (a
tlwir eyes that they felt that their
work was being appreciated, and
from that mairwnt n reaction seem
ed to take place and they went '
forth with thut determination that
goi to thow that the word quit is
not In the vocabulary of the All'.
anoe fire department.
Tlie reki.tiunsh.1p of the chief to
wards tlie litAAn is practically tho
sanve as VkiHi the member of, hhi
di;artmnt. There is mrvthiiug that
places more confidence iiv the chief
and tie enitire ilepsirtment than the
hearty co-operation of the citizens
at large. To hear words of "good
che-r from the ciizeais in times whim
you are laboring under disadvantages
and you and your men are flghtlug
agnail odds, a word of cheer sots
yw to work with that spirit and de
termination th-it the volunteer fire
man of today Is made of. (Applau.)
The duti of the fire chief cover
iawlei a bnxul territory. When your
council or department seliKted a
hief, they did It with the utnwwt
consideration of his ability and Ms
judgment. Tlie success of the chief
lien wholly with his ability to mas
ter the situation.
The chief should know the dan
gerous parts of every building, ev
ery entrance from the collar to the
atttc I ciMUhO too Ktroiigly advo
cate upon the chief the inspentiioa
of every buWding in the bushu
portico of your Hty. I would rcc-
ommenl that when you go home
that jkku Uik ui the ordinance of
your ty aisl hh It there Is a
provision pnuvldlug fnr the inspec
tion of idl buildings. If there is
none 1 believe that your board
would gi.'Miiy .us one so that your
departmemt may have the authority
not only to imoect but to enforce a
remdy fy airy defects thut may
kiitcr prove dfctastrouti, and at the
same tune to familiarize yourselves
ft'th the loc-itJcn and the condition,
cf the buildings.
Above all, Mr. Chief, see thiit
xur eouivmeut is at all times ready
have a p&ace for everything and
i'vertbijig in Its place.
Some time ago I was visiting in a
certain city fci -this state when at
midnight the alarm of fire was
sounded. Being somewhat natural
for me to respond to such alarms I
dreseed and went to the scene of
the fire. The fire boys responded
in elegant fhape but when It came
to turnHig on the water no wrench
could be found and by the time
that one of the boys went to the
cart house flor a wrench the fire
l.ad gnrfnert considerable headway.
Everybody seemed to be chief nt
I ha fire but the chief himself.
Finally, my brethern, boost your
department, boost youf city, boost
on every occasion, but donH knock.
Make your meeting a success fey
your attendance. Show your cati
aens that you are a dtlaeg of that
town and that you are ready to
back up any legitimate public Im
provement thai nrlll benefit your
city, county and state and by so do
ing you prove to tha edty that the
department theft you belong to is
worthy of their consideration. I
thank you. (Applause.)