SOLUMBUS CONVENTION
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
)elcgatcft Who A tended Convention
at Columbus Satisfied Meet at
Nebraska City Next Year
Continued from page two)
Herald, proposed that the associa
tion designate Borne paper as the of
toeial publiiatlon of the X. S. V. F.
A. and pay the subscription price
-) have a ropy of it pent every week
to every volunteer lire department
?! the state. Ills proposition was
later approved by the committee and
the convention adopted the Alliance
Jlerald as the official organ.
An interesting feature of the ses
sion was the explanation of an auto
matic telephone fire alarm by Dele
gate Tracey. At his request Presi
iiiit Ridgell appointed a committee
to Inspect the device and report up-
n it. Members of the committee
were V. S. Kidgell, president; Fred
Alexander, of Scottsbluff; Mike
Saunders, of Norfolk; Jacob (ioeh
ing, of Seward; .1. li. Parker, of
Columbus.
With the routine business dispos-
J of President Rldgell called upon
h number of the prominent members
f the association for short talks.
Those who responded were Romig,
-f Alliauce; Hague, of Mindeu;
fierce, of Fullerton; Temple, of
North Platte; Graff, of Seward;
Howe, of Fremont; Frazier, of Goth
enburg; Saunders, of Norfolk; Dil
lon, of Grand Island, and Miller, of
Vork.
Fire Prevention
At the Wednesday afternoon meet
ing the firemen listened to an elo
quent plea for the putting forth of
very effort to prevent fires. The
address was made by Mr. Stubbs, of
St. Joseph, Mo., a representative of
the Underwriters' association and a
member of the national association
nr the prevention of fires. Mr.
Stubbs declared that five people lose
their lives every day in fires in the
United States, while an average of
fifteen a day receive Injuries that
mark them for life. To this terrible
toll of human life is added a prop
erty loss averaging $1,000 a minute.
Mr. Stubbs contended that a great
Majority of these disastrous fires
would never occur if proper preven
tive measures were taken. He urg
d that the volunteer firemen of Ne
braska were the ones who should la
bor to this end.
That the association is in healthy
condition both in respect to the num
ber of members and the finances was
hhown by the annual reports of Sec
retary K. A. Miller, of Kearney, and
Treasurer Fred Alexander, of Scotts
l luff, which were read by the secre
tary. The total membership has
reached a new high-water mark,
with 512 named on the roll. Receipts
for the year totaled $2,136.83. The
expenditures were only $710.30,
having a snug balance of $1,426.50
in the exchequer of the association.
Five Hundred in Parade
Citizens of Columbus were given
fcn Idea of the attendance at the con
vention Wednesday afternoon when
rally 500 volunteer firemen fell into
line for a parade through the busi
ness section of the city. Officers of
the association and the Columbus
City band led the column. Mem
bers of the Columbus department,
delegates and visiting firemen made
P the rest of the line. Bands
from Humphrey, Norfolk and Madi
son, and drum corps from Ord and
Fremont loaned a marshal air to the
-vent with their lively tunes.
Moving pictures of the parade
were taken by a representative of
the "Nebraska Weekly".
Wednesday evening the firemen
torned out en masse to witness the
production of "The Firefly" at the
Korth theatre. Manager llensley
was fortunate In securing one of the
best musical comedies on the road
J
At . - V. I " ' I
liny Frost
Member Hoard of Control
this season to en'rrtaln them, and
was rewarded by a packed house.
Firemen Want Their flights
Of Importance to all the volunteer
firemen of the state was the action
taken Thursday morning mi the re
port of Chairman H:igue, of the leg
islative committee. Mr. Hague re
ported that in some counties of the
state firemen were bein:-; required to
pay poll tax, whereas the state laws
granted active firemen exemption
from paying such a tax. exemption
from jury duty and also from mili
tary service.
By a vote of the convention the
committee was authorized to make
a test case of the matter In the
courts, with a view to securing prop
er recognition for the firemen and
their rights. The expense of any
such litigation will be borne by the
association.
Credit t Colombo Men
The unequaled success of the thirty-sec
ond annual convention was
due largely to the untiring efforts of
Fire Chief Bert Galley, the members
of the board of control of the Col
umbus fire department, and their
corps of willing assistants. All ar
rangements for the convention were
under the charge of the board of
control compoHed of the following
members: Chief Bert Galley, chair-.
man, Asst. Chief A. C. Boone, A. J
Mason, President Guy Matson, W
C. Hector, Nels Nelson and Secreta
ry C. E. Shaw.
The board was ubly assisted by a
reception committee of eighteen
members who met the visitors at the
depots, found them rooms and look
ed after their wants generally. On
the committee were: Past President
J. H. Parker, chairman; Will Plag
gemann, A. Kassmussen, O. C. Pen
nington, Arthur Schack. I!. J. Brian,
B. L. Parker, Herman Kaufman, L.
F. Gottschalk, Henry Albers, Harry
Williams. V.. r.ranigan, Emll Kumpf,
Louis Meyer, jr., Eilert Mohlman,
Sam Gass, Jr., Clifford Galley and
Frank Schram.
a Annual Ituiiquet
The spirit of goodfellowship reign
ed supreme Thursday evening when
the annual banquet was held at the
Maennerchor hall.,' Fully 4t0 lire
men and guests of the association
gathered around the feBtive board
to partake of the delicious viands
served by the ladies of the German
Reformed church, and to catch the
jewels of thought that dropped from
the lips of the speakers. Retiring
President W. S. Rldgell presided,
and Edgar Howard served in the ca
pacity of toastmaster. Mayor Jim
Dahlman of Omaha and Governor
Morebead found it impossible to be
present, but the governor sent bis
private secretary, A. M. Morrissey,
as his personal representative.
Speakers of the evening and their
topics were: G. W. Phillips, "Our
Guests"; Doc Tanner, South Omaha,
'.'Good Cheer"; Rev. W. H. Xanders,
"Our Volunteer Firemen"; C. A.
Randall, Lincoln, Organization";
Carl Kramer, "After 27 Years"; A.
M. Morrissey, Lincoln, address.
One feature of the many good
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things said about the hosts and
quests by the visiting speakers of
the evening was Doc Tanner's im
promptu toast of "The home of, good
'beer." Mr. Tanner's toast was as
follows:
"Here's to the city that greets you!
Columbus the borne of good cheer!
Here's to your wives and your
sweethearts;
Without them our lives would be
drear!
Here's to Nebraska's brave firemen.
Volunteers, who serve without pay.
May your Joys and your comforts be
many ;
M.iy you thrive till the great Judg
ment Day."
While Mr. Phillips was speaking,
the hall was thrown Into a comino-
ti.in by the advent of three young
ladles, who marched down to the
tqeukeis' table aud loudly demand
ed that the convention go on record
in favor of woman's suffrage. Cries
n "put them out," "away with the,
women," were heard on all hands, j
but. the suffragists were not to bej
swerved from their purpose. Finally
rr . t II- -.1 11. ..I ., 1. '
luiisuiiasii i iiuniuu i Biirn muni ni" i
men to give the women a vote, and
referred the matter to President Rid-
gell. A request that all in favor ofjneBsi.l by only the Immediate family
granting women of Nebraska the j and relatives. There w ere no at
ballot make it known, brought forth tendnnts.
a few weak "ayes." When the nog-1
alive of the question Was put a deaf
ening roar of "NO" drowned all oth
er Hounds in the convention hall.
The leader of the trio of suffragiBts
raised her arm and threw a bomb at
President Kidgell exclaiming, "If we
can't get our rights peaceably, we
can fight for them." An examina
tion revealed the fact that the dead
ly bomb was constructed of rubber.
The suffragists were Misses Eileen
Kavanaugh, Mary Howard and Irene
Xanders, and after awhile It began
to dawn on the banqueters that the
scene was a cleverly executed frame
up. Fire Near Lyon
The home of Sherm Philips, on
the Tranmer farm near Lyons,
caught fire on Friday, February 6.
It was stopped by a bucket brigade.
The temperature was below zero at
the time.
Siren Wiiistle at Winslow
The fire department at Winslow
has installed a siren whistle. It is
connected with an air pressure tank
l.at a garage.
Fire in lOlectrie Plant j
Considerable damage waB done to
the electric light plant at Gibbon on!
the 20th. I
Will Bring liHiul Seeker
J. C. McCorkle has a letter from
S. B. Howard of Omaha, assistant
immigration agent of the Burling
ton railroad, in which he promises
co-operation In the matter of bring
ing land seekers to this country. Jn
view of latent resources of this coun-i
try and the great possibilities of de
velopment, it Is fair to expect home
assistance from the Burlington's im
migration bureau in bringing these
facts to the attention of the people I
i
in the east.
Mother KiiHrlor Kecovcrliig
The friends of St. Agnes Academy,
of whom there are many who read
The Herald, will be glad to learn
that Mother Henrietta is recovering
from her severe illness. She was
taken sick about six weeks ago. She
is improving slowly but steadily and
is now able to be up and around.
Accident to Itoy McFall
Roy McFall, thirty-five miles
southeast of Alliance, was brought
to the city in an automobile yester
day to have bis hand dressed. He
had been cutting the putty out of a
window sash, when the knife slip
ped and struck the other hand, cut
ting an artery. It was with consid
erable difficulty that the flow of
blood was stopped. Dr. Bowman
dressed the Injured member
bpv.i 'I up :ie wound.
and
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HONEYMOON IN T1IK EAHT
Alliance Attorney and Ilrid Are on
Extended Intern Wedding Trip
Hero After April 1st
The wedding of Attorney E. II
Iloyd of Alliance and Mrs. Mary Re
glna Moores, of Omaha, was announ
ced in The Herald Monday. The
Sunday Omaha World-Herald lias
the following to say regarding the
marriage of the popular couple:
Mrs. Mary lteglna Moores. widow
of the late Mayor Frank E. Moores,
was married to Elba H. Boyd of Al
liance, Neb., yesterday. The wed
ding came as a surprlao to friends
of Mrs. Moores. whose former !ius-
band died some eight years ago.
Mrs. Moores was formerly Miss
Mary Malono, and previous to her
marriage to the mayor, she was hir
secretnry. Her sister. Miss Nel! Ma
lone, Is secretary to Mayor Dahlman
at present
I'M ward J. Malone is a
brother.
The ceremony took place at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Jamos K.
t nt - , . ... .
.niliilir. 1 lie Itev. I . I". liaiTliiglOn
of St. Cecilia's pro-cathedral per
formed the ceremony, which was wit-
The bride wore a
Docet gown, a
three-piece suit of dark blue chiffon
vehrt. with black velvet hat to
match, and a corsage bouquet of lav
ender orchids and lavender swqet
peas.
The rooms were bright with spring
ilowers and roses, the living room
had a decoration of Killarney roses,
and the dining room of jonquils.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd have gone on
an extended eastern wedding trip,
and will be at home after April 1 at
Alliance, Neb., where Mr. Boyd Is a
prominent lawyer.
KlrkuMH Worm Killer Exh-1 Worms
The cause of your child's ills
the foul, fetid, offensive breath the
starting up with terror and grinding
of teeth while asleep the sallow
complexion the dark circles under
the eyes are all indications of
worms. Klckapoo Worm Killer Is
what your child needs; It expels the
worms, the cause of the child's un
healthy condition. For the removal
of seat, stomach and pin worms,
Klckapoo Worm Killer gives sure re
lief. Its laxative effect adds tone to
the general system. Supplied as a
candy confection children like it.
Safe and sure relief. Guaranteed.
Buy a box today. Price 25c. All
druggists or by mall.
I Kick a poo Indian Med. Co., Philadel
! phia or St. Louis.
Nail inflict Injury
. Mrs. L. L. Dunbar, 104 .MUj'iutI
avenue, received u painful and dan
gerous injury by stepping on a board
thro which a nail was sticking. The
nail entered the bottom of her foot
and rtn almost thr olt, inflicting a
wouiiii that causes danger of Mood
poitioniiiu or lockjaw.
Obtain Judgment
E. I. Gregg & Son of Alliance have
obtained Judgment against VV. L.
Calkins of Hemingford for $847.50
for a car of corn shipped to him
some time ago.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I have
given my son Wencel C. Iickey his
time with full power to collect all
moneys due him, and that I will not
be responsible for debts of any kind
or description hereafter incurred or
contracted by him.
MARY T. 8CH R AUTEMI ER.
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AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM
Machine Demonstrated at Convention by
O. H.Tracy Approved by Special Com-,
mittec Ready For Market Soon
The most interesting dem
onstration made at the con
vention was the Automatic
Fire Alarm shown by O. H.
Tracy of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. Tracy Is one of the char
ter members of the associa
tion, formerly living at Grand
Island. Since the machine
was shown at Columbus It
has been improved upon un
til today they have a com
plete machine that will ring
a ward alarm and It is so ar
ranged that the operator In
the telephone exchange cau
hnswer all the telephones at
once after the machine has operated.
The ward alarm will require extra
equipment attached to the machine.
It is also arranged so that the ma
chine will trip a bell or whistle at
the time the machine Is set in mo
tion for the alarm of the telephones.
The alarm is adaptable to towns
which wish to have it connected
with 20, 30, 40 or more telephones.
It rings the phone In the home of
the fireman as soon as a button Is
pressed by the telephone operator,
giving the fireman almost Instant
notice of the fire. The machine Is
Installed in the telephone exchange.
This alarm will be sold by a new
corporation capitalized at $50,000,
111a I r Moves onto I lames Place
The T. H. Barnes place two miles
northwest of Alliance is one of the
best farms in this country, consider
ing Improvements, soil and the lay
of the land. The house contains
hot and cold water, toilet and other
modern conveniences. Water is pip
ed to the barn, which with the silo
and fences, makes the place very
convenient for the dairy business of
L. 1. Blair who purchased the farm
thro the E. T. Kibble real estate
agency. Mr. and Mrs. Blair and
family are now at home on this
farm, having moved into the house
u few days ago.
ALLIANCE CLEANING WORKS
l'boue 58
For your cleaning and pressing.
We clean suits, dresseu, curtains,
rugs, all kinds of fancy work. Ail
kinds of dyeing done as satisfactory
as in any shop. We will do your
according, plpating, mending and al
tering. A shop you can phone to for any
kind of work. Work called for and
delivered. MRS. ZEHRUNO. Prop.
adv-mch5, 31-3280
Kreuek Farm Sold
The neighborhood east of Alliance
will soo'i lose an old and respected
citizen In the person of Frank Kren
ek, who has fold bis 160 acre farm
live miles from town to Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Barnes of Seward, who willar
rlve soon an dtake up their residence
on the place. The Herald is always
glad to welcome Seward county peo
ple to this country and in behalf of
the people of Box Butte county ex
tends a cordial greeting to Mr. and
Mrs. Barnes. They purchased the
Krenek place thro the Kibble real
estate agency.
tell the typewriter tale
They prove that the
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known as the Volunteer Firemen
Signal Company, located in Minneap
olis. The alarm will be known a
the Tracy-Meyers Automatic Flri
Alarm. A special committee con
slfitlng of experienced telephone men
was appointed at the Columbus con
vention to thoroughly Investigate
the proposition. Their report hlgi
ly recommended the machine. Tho
machines are now being manufactur
ed and will be ready to ship withta
a very few days.
Departments wishing more Infor
mation on the machine should write
to O. II. Tracy, c-o Rogers Hotel,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Itenta Hood IUuich
Harvey Myers has leaseu' for thre
years Mrs. Hood's place, consisting
of seven quarter sections, tblrteea
miles north of Alliance. Mr. Myers
has a buncb of horses which he has
not had convenient pasture for, but
as the Hood place is mostly fenced,
it will be quite bandy for biro t
hold them there and engage ta
farming at the same tln.e.
NOTICE
This is to certify that I the undei
aigned have retlgced as being pres
ident of The Mid-West Development
Company, of Hemingford, Nebr., on
the 23 day of Feb., 1914.
Signed C. O. ROSENBERG EB.
12-3t-3275
Doing Well at Scottsbluff
M. E. Grebe, the photographer,
has a letter from his brother, A. SL
Grebe, who Is In the same line of
business at Scottsbluff, conveying
the Information that he is doing well
having work sufficient to keep hlaa
busy. Ills mother who resides wltfe
him at Scottsbluff is enjoying goo4
health.
Ilettt Family Laxative
Beware of constipation. Use Dr.
King's New Life Pills and keep well.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of W. Frank
lln. Me., calls them "Our family lax
ative." Nothing better for adults or
aged. Get them today, 25c. Ail
Druggists or by mall.
II. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia
or St. Louis.
LAND TO TKADE
I have 160 acres, 3 miles front
Bayard, nnder the Tri-State canal,
to trade for Box Butte county land.
J. C. McCORKLE. Alliance. Nebr.
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