DECISION FROM LAND OFFICE
The following important -Joc.sion
fans Just been received by the local
land office from the Commissioner of
the General Land Office at W.isVng
ton which reversos a former1 OoclsioYi
of the Secretary of the Interior and
sustains the decision of the local of
fice. June 28, 1904, Hlghlan N. Rale
made homestead entry No. 011837
for the NE4 section 22, and N
and SWH acetion 23, T. 30, R. 55
W., and died July 29. 1904. August
15, 1910, entryman's heirs submitted
final proof, showing cultivation of
the land during 1905, 1906, 1907.
1908 and 1910; that the improve
ments consisted of a house, barn,
fencing, out house, corrals, at an ex
pense of $1500. During June 18,
1910, Allen O. Fisher filled his con
test against the entry, charging that
the entryman died without establish
ing his residence on the land.
A hearing was had, and decision
rendered holding the heirs had earn
ed title to the land, which decision
on appeal was affirmed by this office,
but on appeal to the Secretary, the
decisions were reversed February 28
1913, the Department holding that
the entryman having died before es
tablishing residence, terminated the
entry, and that his heirs succeeded
to no right to the land. That a mo
tion for rehearing be denied, the en
try be canceled and case close by
letter "H" of May 2, 1913. After Bev
eral applications for exercise of sup
ervisory authority were denied, the
case was carried to the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
which decided that the heirs had
earned title to the land: Whereupon
February 7, 1914, the Department
directed that Fisher be allowed ten
days to show cause why his contest
should not be dismissed and the en
try of Rule reinstated and passed to
patent. Fisher responded, and upon
consideration of the same the depart
ment by dec'sion of April 4, 1914,
held that its former action cancell
ing the entry as erroneous,' recalled
and vacated the same, dismissed the
contest of Fisher, rejected all con
flicting applications and reinstated
the entry of Rule and returned the
record for appropriate action.
The decision approves the final
proof and a final certificate will be
issued promptly.
LADIF.H IN A VNION MEETING
The union meeting of the ladles'
societies of the Alliance churches
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
United Presbyterian church at 2:3"
o'clock. This la a quarterly inert
.ng and will be one of a great deal
of interest. Tnc- program tomorrow
will be along the line of community
betterment. The following program
has been arranged:
2:30 Devotional Service, led by Mrs.
W. L. Torrence
P.wjer, Rev. Barrett
Vocal oolo, Miss Burnett
3:00 "Church Statistics Compared
with Alliance Population, Mrs.
A. J. Mesa.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Ponath
3:15 "la the Liquor Question a Live
Issue In Alliance?" Mrs. J. W.
Reed.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Burrls
3:30 "The Tobacco Evil in Its Gen
eral and Local Consideration,"
Mrs. George Gaddis.
Reading, Miss Rachael Barrett
Music, Ladles' Quartet
3: SO "Mormonism" Mrs. Ella Young
Vocal Solo, Miss Mae Barnes
4:00 "How Effect Reforms," Mrs.
G. L. Fernald.
Instrumental Duet, Misses
Ruth Nation, Vera Spencer
4:15 Social Hour and Light Refresh
ments.
Vocal Solo, Miss Jennie Sugden
Instrumental Solo, Miss
Beatrice Pate
All women are cordially invited.
of Christian workers.
The funeral will be held from the
United Preabyterian church Wednes
day, April 29, at 10:30 a. ra. In
terment will be made In Greenwood
cemetery.
ANNIVERSARY OI1SEHVED
The ninety-seventh anniversary of
the founding of the Indep ndent Or
der of Odd Fellows was observed by
the members of the local lodge yes
terday at a special service held at I
the Christian church. About one
hundred and fifty members were In
attendance. Rev. Frank A. Woten
delivered a short address on the
principles of true Odd Fellowship.
He pointed out that the principles of I
the order were founded on the scrip
tures. There was special music by
the choir and a vocal solo by Miss
Sugden.
SERVIAN DIES ON TRAIN
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Elsie Haxen, wife of Robert
Hazen. died at her home at 5 o'clock
this morning following an illness of
three days.
Mrs. Hazen was 21 years of age.
! She is survived by the husband, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Boone,
ant three sisters and two brothers.
The burial will be made in Green
wood cemetery. Definite funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
The death of Mrs. Hazen comes
as a double bereavement to the
young husband In that they buried
their year old son only a few weeks
ago.
Aged Man Suffers Stroke
C. C. Stone, age ninety years, suf
fered a stroke of apoplexy Saturday
evening and la lying a critical con
dition at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Trumen Brown. On account of
his great age, there is but little hope
of his recovery.
NEWBERRY
HARDWARE
ROBBED
The Newberry hardware store was:
burglarized early last evening. The
store was entered thru a large plate
glass window in the rear. The glass
was broken with a brick. After en
tering the Btore the robbers put out
the electric light which is always
kept burning in the store. This en
abled them to work without being
observed. About 9 o'clock an em
ploye of the store waa passing and
observed that the light waa not burn
ing and entered and turned it on.
However he robbery was not dis
covered until this morning. Some
merchandise waa taken but it is not
known Just what.
AGED RESIDENT DIES
C. C. Stone, who was stricken on
Saturday evening with apoplexy,
died at 1:30 this morning without
hav'ng regained consciousness.
Death came at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Trumen Brown, 720
Big Horn avenue.
Cyrus Clark Stone waa born in
Blunt county, Tenn., March 5, 1S24.
He moved to Alnaworth, Washington
county, Iowa, about 1852. He was
united in marriage there to Nancy
Sands, in 1861. There were two
children, Cora A., who Is now Mrs,
Trumen Brown of Alliance, and Rose
who died in Infancy. Mrs. Stone
died in February, 1875. Mr. Stone
settled in this part of Nebraska in
1886, taking up a claim four miles
east of Alliance. Since 1890 he has
divided his place of residence be
tween Alliance and Alnaworth, Iowa.
His home waa with his daughter,
Mrs. Brown, during the last year,
His ninety years were full of kind
ness and friendliness, energy, and
industry. Religion was
In his life. He was a great student
of the Bible, having read it through
twenty-five times. He was identified
. with the United Presbyterian church
and was active in the brotherhood
Vuko Zulcvlsh, a Servian miner
from Monarch, Wyo., died on train
No. 42 last night Just out of Alli
ance. The body was taken off here
and turned over to George D. Dar
ling, the local undertaker. Dr. C. E.
Slagle, the coroner, was notified and
took charge of the dead man's effects.
The Identity of the man was es
tablished by means of letters In his
pockets. One was signed by Dr. C.
Dana Carter of Thermopolls, Wyo.,
in which it was sta'.ed that the man
was suffering from Bright's disease,
the outcome of whiih was uncertain.
Another letter written in the Servian
language by the man himself to the
Servian Federation in New York
City was translated by an interpre
ter. In this letter Zulcvlsh stated
that he was very ill and would like
ly die. He expressed a fear that he
would die on the train. His ticket
read from Sheridan, Wyo., to Minne
apolis. Other papers would indicate
that he desired to return to the old
country. He was about thirty-five
years of age and very poorly clad.
A small amount of money was found
on the body.
A letter found with his effects in
dicated that he had a brother living
In Monarch. An effort is be'ng made
to locate this brother thru the Wy
oming Coal Mining Company of Mon
arch.
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PREPARE FOR CLt'B DINNER
Nearly all arrangements have
been completed for the commercial
club d'nner which will be held the
evening of May 6. W. D. Fisher,
the new secretary, will be here by
that time and the dinner is planned
in the nature of welcome to him and
also as a get-together meeting of all
Interested in the work of the club.
Members of the club are to be not
ified and are to be asked to bring
a rnena wttn tnem. ine committee
has also extended a general invita
tion to all interested in the welfare
of the city.
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bers of commercial organizations of
other towns in the northwestern
part of the state. It is expected
that there will be a number of out-
of-town visitors at the dinner. The
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Fisher go. We need more men like
him here." J. W. Morley, Y. M. C.
A. secretary.
'I think the club Is making a
great mistake in letting Mr. Fisher
leave Norfolk. He is a live wire, a
rare asset and should be worth $2,-
000 to this town. His cordial wel
come to myself and wife almost the
first day we were in the city made
us feel at home." L. A. Setchell,
traveling salesman.
'I consider Mr. Fisher has made
prominent p,an ,g to ,aunch a co-operative cam- good here and I have only words of
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Two Alliance boys, about fourteen
lyearr of age, were arrested tnir
morning and later confessed that
they broke into the Newberry Hard
ware store Sunday night. The boys
took a number of knives and three
automatic revolvers. They attempt
ed to sell the revolvers to another
boy who Informed his parents and
the officers were notified. The boys
are now being held at the city jail
and will probably be given a hearing
either this evening or tomorrow
morning.
P. Parish
'Mr. Fisher has done wonderful
things here during the last year. He
Is a hard worker and you can say
for me that I think bis resignation
is a blow to this city." C. W. Lan
ders. U. P. Agent. ,
den must be dug. Come Into the
garden, do, and you'll know what
labor means; we'll toil the summer
thru, and harvest a pint of beans.
The winter's and also ran, spring's
here, with its wrens and doves; so
come with your sprinkling can, and
come with your leather gloves. The
call of the soil is heard, the call
that old Adam knew, and, though
it's a thing absurd, we'll toll as our
neighbors do; our labor is all in
vain, we know, ere we do a stroke,
all useles the stress and strain, and
the garden Is a joke. For cutworms
will take the corn, and chlnchbugs
destroy the peas, as sure as that we
were born to fool with such tasks
as these. The hall will destroy the
beats, and also the succotash, and
when we desire green eats, we'll buy
them and pay the cash. But come
to the garden, Maud, regardless of
things like these, get close to the
fertile sod, and crawl on your bands
and knees. Come forth to this ver
dant scene, away from your Persian
rugs! Oh, come with your Paris
green, to kill the potato bugs!
WALT MASON.
Copyright 1914 by the Adams News
paper Service.
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Tilford Moots, a charter member
o th' Elite Suit Club, has taken oat
a demit an' joined th' Gasoline Ex
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Klordan Return
Jack Riordan returned last night
from Lincoln where he attended the
reunion of the United Spanish War
Veterans. The meeting was largely
I attended and all enjoyed a good
time. Mr. Riordan will address the
members of the local camp tonight
on Ihe reunion.
Passenger train No. 44 was de
layed about forty-five minutes at
Newcastle this morning on account
of the derailment of some freight
cars near that place.
T EST IM O N I A I i FOR FISHER
The Norfolk Press prints uum-
I l--r of very flattering testimonial of
the work accomplished during th
past year by W. D. Fisher who has
beei secretary of the commercial
c'ub at Norfolk during that time
but who has resigned and will come
I to Alliance about May 1. A few or
them are reprinted here:
"I am very sorry to hear that Mr
Fisher Is to go. He is a clean
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The great, fine men are oft ob
scure; they nave no wjae, resound
ing fame tlut experts warrant to
endure until the finish of the game.
Old Clinkeiiheard is inch a man, and
though he has no store of yen, he's
always doing what he can to help
along his fellowrnen. He has no
millions to disburse, but when he
meets a hungry guy, he digs a iur.r
ter from his purse, which buys the
sinkers and the pie. The gifts of
bloated millionaires mean nothing
of a sacrifice; they sit around In
easy chairs and count the scads
they have on ice; if Croesus fives
ten thousand bucks to help . some
college off the rocks, be att'l can
have his wine and ducks he has
ten million In bis box. The widow's
mite, I do not doubt, in hven
made a bigger splash than shoVe1ti
Pharisees shelled out from their
large wads of Ill-gained cash. And
so the poor man, when he breaks
the only William in his pants, to buy
some widow tea and cakes, ' mak
ing angels sing and dance. In fei
tile soil he's sowing seeds, and he
shall reap a rich, reward; for ua
who gives the coin he needs, is sure
ly lending to the Lord.
WALT MA SOX
Copyrlpht 1914 by the Adams News
paper Service.
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