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VOLUME XXI
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914
NUMBER 3G
THROUGH TRAIN
KILLED THREE
SPACHT-MEYER
MARRIAGE
LAIR MOTHER
DIED MONDAY
BUY GARAGE
YESTERDAY
LUNCHEON FOR
AT ANTIOCH
CIRCUS DAY
RETAIL DEALERS
Men Instantly Killed and An
other Injured by Train No. 42
Tuesday Night at Hemlngford
Three men were Instantly killed
and another seriously injured by
train No. 42 Tuesday night at Hem
lngford. The men were supposed to
.he asleep on a pile of warm cinders
ear the water tank and did not
know of the approaching train. The
train was in charge of Engineer Tll-
lett and Conductor Andrews and no
ne knew of the accident until they
reached Alliance, where Engineer
"RUett discovered parts of clothing,
a hat and pieces of the bodies on the
allot. It seems that there is always
a pile of cinders near the water tank
at Hemlngford left by the engine
while taking water. Engineer Til
lelt Btates that the next engine pass
tag oTer them usually strikes them
and to svold having them fly into
' Hie cab he closes his window until
hey have passed, which was the
ease with him on this occasion. He
states that he saw the pile on cin
ders but did not suppose that any
one was on the track. The station
agent was aroused by the injured
saan who had crawled to the depot
and called for help, and the officials
, at Alliance were notified at once.
Coroner Slagle was taken to Hem
tagford in the morning on the in
apection engine to make an Investi
gation and from the Injured man,
who is James Trainer from Medicine
at, Canada, obtained information
relative to the three men killed and
too circumstances surrounding the
accident The names of the - men
killed were ,Orlon Straudman, Nev
ada, Missouri, who Bad his neck
and arm broken and was found Just
east of the water tank an the north
slde of the track. William Peters of
. oehner, Nebraska, whose body was
scattered along the track for nearly
a quarter of a mile, and Ous A.
Stelnbring, of Scotland. South Dako
ta, whose neck and both arms - were
broken and whose body "was found
west of the water tank and on the
oath side of. the track. The body
of William Peters was mangled be
yond recognition but the other two
bowed very, few marks. upon them.
Trainer stated that so far as he
knew Peters was lying between the
rails while all the others were Just
-estalde. being attracted there by the
pile of warm cinders. He stated that
bey hafi all been traveling together
since leaving Broken Bow and were
going to Billings where they had sent
their suit cases by express. No blame
whatever can be attacked to the
company as every indication points
to the men as being trespassers. Sec
tion Foreman Elliott told them early
tn the evening that they had better
not hang around the water tank as
none of the trains stopped there and
all passed through at a high rate of
peed. They expressed the . state
ment that they could take care of
themselves.
Information later In the day led to
the fact that Orion Straudman was
member of the W. O. W. in good
standing and his remains were car
ed for by the local lodge. No infor
mation could be obtained regarding
, William Peters and on account of
the mangled condition of the body,
was ordered burled at once, by Cor
oner Slagle. No communication has
been received from the parents of
us Stelnbring at this time, and no
Usp sltlon has been made of his bo
dy as yet.
James Trainer was brought to St.
Joseph hospital on No. 44 Wednes
day noon, where he is being cared
for, his principal injury being a brak
es arm.
LOCAL ITEMS
E. T. Enyeart of Marsland was in
Alliance attending the retailer's con
vention.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Loursen of
twenty-five miles west of Alliance
are parents of a baby girl born Sun-
day morning.
Mrs. Hawkins entertained a few
girls Sunday afternoon in honor of
Miss Gray of St. Joe, Mo. The fol
lowing young ladles were present:
Misses Mounts. Young, Graham,
uncan, Rice, Shrewsberry. Worley,
aad Jordon, of Scottsbluff.
The little son of Guy WorieyTUv
tag twelve miles west of Alliance
was badly burned Wednesday morn
tag with hot water. He is getting
along real well and no permanent
injury is expected.
H. C. Stephenson, of Superior, Ne
sr., brother of R. J. Stephenson of
Alliance, stopped over for four days
last week for a visit with his broth
er, while on his return home from a
vacation of three weeks in Denver,
Colorado Springs, and other moun
tain points.
Miss' Alta Young entertained a
few of her girl friends Tuesday ev
ening In honor of the Misses Jordon
f Scottsbluff, who are visiting at
ker home. Those present were the
Misses Rice. Senner, Duncan, Wor
ley Shrewsberry, Graham, Mounts,
and Gray of St. Joseph, who is vis
iting In Alliance at tbe home of Miss
Ada Hawkins.
Don't forget the ice cream social
en the Baptist church lawn next
Tuesday evening.
Miss Winnifred Spacht and Mr. Karl
L. Meyer Married at 8(atht
Home Wednesday Morning
Miss Winnifred Spacht of Alliance
and Mr. Earl L. Meyer of Peru were
married at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home of the mother
of the bride, Mrs. D. K. Spacht,, 802
Missouri Avenue, Rev. F. C. Barrett
of the Baptist church officiating. The
bride was dressed In a dark blue
traveling suit.
Following the wedding a break
fast of four courses was served at the
Spacht home. Those present at the
wedding and the breakfast were Mrs.
D. K. Spacht, Misses Maude and
Grace Spacht, sisters of the bride,
Carl W. and Charles Spacht, broth
ers of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Iodence, uncle and aunt of the bride,
Mary and Gladstone Iodence, cous
ins of the bride, and M. F. Deets of
Hastings.
The bride and groom left at noon
on train No. 44 for Peru, Nebr., the
home of the groom. They were bid
Godspeed by a large crowd ot
friends. After a short visit at Pern
they will go to Lake Minnetonka,
Minnesota, to spend their honey
moon. They will make their home
at Randolph, Nebr., after October 1.
.. The bride was born at Hemlngford
and has lived all her life in Box
Butte county. She has lived In Alli
ance for twelve years. She Is a grad
uate of the Alliance schools and has
always been very popular In Alliance
social circles. Mr. Meyer was prin
cipal of the Alliance high school dur
ing the years 1911-12 and has a nost
of friends here. He attended the
University of Nebraska and studied
law. He will be superintendent of
schools at Randolph, where they win
make their home.
FIREMEN WILL
GIVE THE DANCE
Fire Roys Decide to Accept Offer -of
Commercial Cub to Give .a
Dance Labor Day
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the fire department was held In
the club rooms at the city hall Wed
nesday evening. The department
voted to accept the offer of tbe Oom-
merclal Club to hold a dance on the
evening of Labor Day, when the big
Commercial Club picnic Is to be aeld
At the next meeting, August 2ff,
the department will make their sel
ection of a chauffeur for the new
motor truck, and will recommend to
the city council that their chcloe be
appointed to this place. ,
Accidentally Ahot In Foot
Wayne McDonald, son of Conduct
or McDonald, while playing at the
fair grounds with several other soys,
was shot through the foot last Satur
day morning with a .32 caliber re
volver. He was attended by Dr,
Hershman.
Don't forget the Ice cream .social
on the Baptist chare a lawn next
Tuesday evening.
STRASBURGER
SPOKE HERE
Former Chicago iaHat. and Candi
date for Judge of Sheridan
County Cornea Again
John B. Strasburger, of Strasbur
ger, Nebr., who is a candidate for
nomination for county Judge of Sher
idan county, was in Alliance Tues
day and Wednesday, calling on
friends and attending to business
matters. He also attended tbe per
formance of the Sells-Kioto shows
while here.
Mr. Strasburger was present at
the Commercial Club banquet for
tbe retailers Tuesday evening at the
Baptist church and was one of the
speakers. He Is a good speaker and
mado a strong Impression on the au
dience. Selling Camper Property
W. G. Hadlock, sales manager for
the Casper Townslte Company, to
gether with E. C. Merrick and John
Iiuros, have opened an office at 403
Box Butte Avenue. They are hand
ling Casper lots. Mr. Hadlock and
his co-workers aro enthusiastic over
the outlook for tbe Wyoming town.
Visiting Borther Here
Miss eo Currie, of Pocatello, Ida
ho, arrived Wednesday for a visit of
ten days with Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Currie of Alliance. Miss Currie Is a
sister of Mr. Currie.
Candidate Here Today
F. emp Heath, of Cody, Nebr., can
didate for the republican nomination
for state senator in the 28th senator.
jUl district, is In the city today.
Mother of Alliance Ilnnls. Man
Died at Jericho Spring, Mo.,
First of the Week
Mrs. R. C. Laing, mother of E. G.
Laing of Alliance, died at her home
in Jericho Springs, Mo., Monday
night after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Laing had visited Mr.
Laing and his family In Alliance and
was acquainted here.
Mr. Laing was at her bedside when
she died, having been called there
several days ago by the serious turn
of her Illness. The Laing clothing
store in Alliance was closed on Tues
day and Wednesday.
RECEIVED WORD
FATHER DIED
Father of Mrs. George Fleming Died
at Home in MUnoarl Valley,
Iowa, Last Monday
Mrs. George Fleming, wife ot
Councilman Fleming, received word
Tuesday morning that her father, C.
N. Tucker, died Monday at his home
in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Mrs. Flem
ing was unable to go to the funeral
on account of the sickness of her ba
by. .
Mr. Tucker was sixty-five years of
age and had been employed by the
Northwestern railroad for over twen
ty-flve years. He leaves two daugh
ters snd two sons to mourn his loss.
EDITOR FOR STATE SENATOR
Two years ra Ben. A. Brewster.
editor of the Cbadron Chronicle, was
the democratic nominee for state
senator In the district composed f
Box Butte, Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan,
Rock and Brown counties. He ran
considerably ahead of his ticket, but
failed of election on account of " the
big party majority that he had to ov
ercome. ..- w-v- , r-r; ' '.
This year another editor. " CjlL.
Mayes of the JUuhvllle Standard, as
pires to the same office, being a can
didate for the democratic nomina
tion. As a rule The Herald favors
the candidacy trf editors for several
reasons:
First, thru a spirit of fraternity.
Any man worthy the name of an ed
itor in these times is pleased with
the success of bis brother editors.
There are other reasons. The
newspaper men in the small cities
and villages aro everlastingly work
ing, and often making sacrifices that
they cannot well afford, for the good
of their communities. In return.
they deserve some substatnlal recog
nition from the public.
There Is stiH another reason why
The Herald is pleased to commend
Mr. Mayes, and that Is because as an
editor he has acquired a fund of In
formation that will be valuable to
him and his constituents In the event
of his nomination and election.
SPECIAL EDITION
COMING THURSDAY
Special Stockmea's Edition of The
Herald to be Iseaed next Thurs
day Special News and Ads
The first of The Herald's fall
stockmen's editions will be issued on
next Thursday. This paper will be
sent to every stockman in the state
and will contain much of special in
terest to them. Not less than 6,000
copies will be printed. Special ad
vertisements as well as special arti
cles will be carried in this edition.
This will be the first ot a series of
special editions to be Issued by The
Herald, official paper ot the Stock
Growers Association, daring the fall,
for the benefit ot stockmen trbougb
out the state.
HARPER GOES
TO CHICAGO
Alliance Merchant to Leave Friday
Noon for Metropolis to Purchase
Fall and Winter Stocks
W. R. Harper, proprietor of the
Harper department store, will leave
Friday noon for Chicago for the pur
pose of selecting his fall and winter
stocks ot goods. Mr. Harper hand
les an immense business snd will
take two weeks on this trip, giving
careful attention to selection of the
goods that Alliance and western Ne
braska people require.
Miss Elisabeth Wick, of the Gage
Brothers Company, manufacturers
of millinery, will again have charge
of the millinery department at Har
per's during the coming season. She
made many friends while here, who
will be pleased to see her come
again.
Two Well Known Young Men Enter
Business at A ntloch Handle
Empire and White Lines
Taylor & Roe is the firm name of
two well known young men who have
purchased the garage at Antloch and
who will move Into the same the last
ot this week. They are both experi
enced and will be ready to handle
all business that comes to Antloch.
They will handle the well known
Empire and White lines of automo
biles. Auto owners visiting Antloch
should visit this garage.
FIRST ANNUAL
CONVENTION
Many Delegates from Alliance Dist
rict Attend Kpworth League
s Convention In Alliance
The first annual convention of the
Alliance District Epworth League
was held In Alliance Thursday and
Friday of last week. The program
was varied and Interesting. The pro
gram Thursday aftrenoon was as fol
lows: Devotional, Chas. A. Spacht.
Vocal solo, Miss Marian Grebe. Or
ganization. C. A. Dow was chairman
pro tem and Winnifred Fisher sec
retary. The nominating committee
appointed consisted of Rev. A. K.
Haislujp, chairman, Rev. O. 8. Baker,
Chaa A. Spacht, Frank C. Lewis snd
Ford C. Harner. The committee on
resolution was Misses Grace Fran
els. Fare Hanks and Bertha McCue
The welcome address was given by
Prof. S. L. Clements, and the re
sponse by Dora Agrabrlght of Cbad
ron. Mrs. Palmer ot Hemlngford
spoke on "How to Operate snd Main
tain a Successful League." Miss
Faye Hanks of Gering spoke on
"How the League May Show Loyalty
4he Church." . Special music by
the Crawford gins- qaam. tvwusi-
inc on Misses Ruth Forbes, Edith
Jones, Lela Pittes and Helen Forbes,
was excellent. The round table was
conducted by C. X. Dow.
the Methodist parsonage lawn.
. Thursday evening a devotional
service was held at 7:30 o'clock by
Ford C. Harper of Scottsbluff, fol
lowed by a selection by the orches
tra, reading by Janet Grassman
special music by the Alliance choir,
violin solo by Paul Thomas, cornet
duet by Harper and Hunter of Scotts
bluff. vocal solo by Bertie Vernon,
duet by the Misses Acheson and
Duncan, selection by the Crawford
Girls' Quartet, and selection by tbe
orchestra. . -
Friday morning a sunrise prayer
meeting was held at 5 o'clock, led by
Frank C. Lewis. At 8:80 a praise
service was led Vy Kev. A. R. Hais-
lup. Officers elected st the business
meeting, which started at 9 o clock
were: President, Clare A. Dow, Alll
ance; first vice president, Miss Fsye
Hanks, Gering; second vice prest
dent. Miss Ooldlo MoOus, Mel beta;
third vice president. Miss Estella
Schenck, Scottsblnff; fourth vice
president,- Miss Winnifred Fisher,
Chadron; Junior League superin
tendent. Mrs. Palmer, Hemlngford;
secretary. Frank C. Lewis, Crawford ;
treasurer, Henry Spaulding, Hap
Springs; district chorister, Ford C.
Harper, Scottsbluff.
Special music was rendered by
Miss Bertie eVrnon. Paper by the
first vice president department
RiushvlUe; paper by Fred T. Nich
ols. Bayard, topic, "The Bible in the
Pmbllc Scnools." Selection by tbe
Crawford Girls' Quartet. Paper by
the fourth vice president depart
ment, Bayard. Cornet quartet by
Messrs. Harper, Clements, Hunter
and Thomas, followed by the closing
service.
The following delegates attended
the convention: Bayard: Grace Ed
gertoa, Grace Jackson, John Jack
son, Fred T. Nichols; Chadron, Dora
Agrabrlght, Winnifred Fisher, Ester
Mote; Crawford, Frank C. Lewis,
Graee Francis, Ruth Forbes. Lela
Pittes. Edith Jones, Helen Forbes;
Gering, Janet Thornton. Vivian
Smith, Max Gentry, Douglas Thorn
ton, Sybil Smith, Faye Hanks; Hem
lngford, Dessa Grimes, Ins Hucke,
Etta Enyeart, Irene Miller, Mrs. Pal
mer; Melbeta, Bertha McCue, Anna
Nelson; Rushvllle, Florence Melch
er, Nina Freese, Vera Cooper, Leon a
Mohr. Rev. O. W. Gregory, Mrs. G.
W. Gregory; Scottsbluff, Muriel Wes
tervelt, Alice Sylvester, Mary Eat
well, Estella Schenck, Floyd Hunter,
Ford C. Harper.
Invitations for the next convention
were received from Crawford. Scotts
bluff, Rushvllle. Scottsbluff was
selected for the It 16 convention.
An auto ride, by courtesy ot tbe
Alliance Commercial Club, follwoed
the afternoon session. At 6:30
o'clock a picnic supper was held on
SPECIAL TEACHERS' EXAMINA
TION A special teachers' examination
will be held on Friday snd Saturday,
August 21st and 22nd, st the court
house.
DELLA REED,
County Superintendent.
3-2t-3S8S
Alliance Wan Tacked with Visitors to
See Buffalo Hill and Famous
Hells Floto Shows
It was all here yesterday, the vis
itors, the show snd the red lemon
ade, to sa ynothlng of the squakers,
the sandwich man, the big parade
snd Buffalo Bill. Only one perform
ance of the show was given, that be
ing In the afternoon. . The big tent
was crowded and the show manage
ment report a very successful per
formance.
One of the oddest sights of show
day was Grant Dlshman and wife ot
Marsland. Grant is the village black
smith at Marsland. In company with
his wife he arrived Tuesday noon,
prepared to spend show day In ab
solute enjoyment. Dressed In well
worn overalls, with a full beard snd
long hair, six feet tall, he and his
wife, who is only four feet tall and
weighs 215 pounds, were one of the
sights not on the program. They
brought their belongings tn flour
sacks and appeared to enjoy them
selves to the limit while here. Grant
said that he was willing to go back
to Marsland and stay another year,
until the next big circus comes to Al
ll;;nce. '
Man of the visiting merchants
from out of town, who attended the
retailers' convention, stayed over
during the afternoon and visited the
show.
Visited Friends Here
H. H. Wheeler, of "Lincoln, con
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the Burlington, stopped ov
er In Alliance Tuesday for a short
visit with C. A. Currie, manager of
the Alliance telephone exchange. Mr.
Wheeler has been working st Guern
sey for several weeks.
IIOLSTENS CANNOT
-LEAVE LONDON
Trace at Last Secured of Prominent
- Alliance Business Man and Fam
ily Who Aro in Europe
The Chicago Dally Tribune of
Wednesday contained a list ot Am
erlcaa refugees In London who bad
registered with tbe American Relief
Committee. On this list were the
names of Mr. snd Mrs. F. E. Holsten
and daughter. This Is the first trace
secured of them by their relatives in
Alliance since the war started. Tbe
last word received from them was a
letter dated July 29 from London
stating that they were planning to go
to Paris. The war broke out Imme
diately afterwards and although
cablegram was sent to them at their
London address a week ago Tuesday
no answer has been received to the
same.
Mr. Holsten was ' plentifully sup
plied witn tunas in the form of bank
drafts snd other securities but has
undoubtedly experienced difficulty
as nave mousanas or others in Lon
don and on the continent, in eecur
ing cash on this paper. .
ShlDS leavlnr London are rarrvtn
Americans to New York by the
thousands snd friends snd relatives
of the Holstens In Alliance are earn
estly hoping that they mar be luckv
enough to secure passage across
wunin a rew days.
HYANNIS WILL
CELEBRATE
Alliance People invited to Hyannls
to Celebrate Annual Fall Fes
tival There This Year
The citizens ot Hyannls are plan
nlng to give their annual "Home
Day" celebration this year on Fri
day, the 2nd of October. They prom
ise that the program this year will
be better than ever and that it will
be worth going many miles to see. A
special train Is planned to go from
Alliance, leaving here In the morn
ing snd returning that night.
The program will be a genuine
Wild West show. A prize of 100
for the best rider and $100 for the
beet roper will be offered, as well as
other good prises, which will attract
many of the best In the west. Capt.
Hardy, the famous crack shot, will
be there with two others.
Alliance people should plan to go
to Hyannls on this day.
Don't forget the ice cream social
on the Baptist church lawn next
Tuesday evening.
The Mexican crisis has been a bsd
thing In many ways, snd especially
on the Chautauqua season.
Mr. Mellen's disclosures sre, bow
ever, not s part of the railroads' ap
peal for high freight rates.
Paris may like an opera without
words, but It will never stand for a
chorus without girls.
Visitors Entertained at the ItapUsC
Church Tuesday Evening -Interesting
Speeches Given .
A luncheon was given tbe Retail
Dealers by the Commercial Club
Tuesday evening at the Baptist
church, tbe Baptist ladles serving
the meal, which was delightful. J.
W. Guthrie acte das toastmaster, an
honor he said that had been thrust
upon him. Mr.. Guthrie Introduced
R. M. Hampton. A. T. Lunn, ,F. W.
Harris, Mayor A. D. Rodgers of Al
liance, G. C. McClean of Chadron, J.
Frank Barr, state secretary of Oma
ha, W. M. Alden of Hyannls, John B.
Strasburger of Strasburger, W. L.
Mills ot Gordon, M. A. Hostetler,
state treasurer of Shelton, W. D.
Cocke of Bridgeport.
Many ot the visitors were accom
panied by their wives and a number
of Alliance ladies were present. The
whole affair was carried off with the
"get together spirit." which the Com
mercial Club and such organizations
as the Retail Dealers Association U
aimed to develop.
Shower Given Minn Spacht
A 7 o'clock dinner snd kitchen
shower was given to Miss Winnifred
Spacht Saturday evening by Miss Ola
Burmood at tbe home of her sister.
Mrs. W. M. Weldenhamer, 804 Chey
enne Avenue. Tbe color scheme was
lavender and white. A canopy ot
lavender snd white was formed by
suspending decorations from the
chandeliers to the corners of the
rooms. Miss Spacht's chair was cov
ered with lavender ribbons. .
Tbe guests were tbe Misses Ethel
Johnston, Josephine Hampton, Has-
el snd Frances Bowman, Nell and
Alice Acbsswn, Blanche Kibble, Ma
bel Duncan, Ruth Moore. Jeanette
Tschlrgi, lftvlan Hollowsy, Dorrta
Young, Ida Ogden, Mary Iodence, Al
ice Carlson, Bess Kibble, Beulah and!
Dorothy Smith, Anna' Stern, Ola
Burmood and Winnie and Maud
Spacht and Mesdames Ray Mark, I.
H. Arrison, Frank Bronkhorst. H. P.
Toohey, C. K. Hershman. L.Z. Hoi-
loway. & G. Tillett and L. L. Smith.
SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION
Members of Federation of NebraaL
Iletaller W bio Attended District
Convention Are Ha tinned
The second annual district conven
tion of the Federation of Nebraska
Retailers was held in Alliance Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
Among those who sttended the eon
vention sessions were M. A. Hostet
ler, state treasurer, Shelton; J. F.
Barr, state secretary, Omaha; A. A
Ralls, Frank W. Petts. Lee Moore,
A. D. Rodgers of the executive board,
Wm. Hamilton. W. R. Harper, E. L
Gregg, George W. Duncan. E. Essay,
Glen Miller, Percy Cogswell, L. H
Highland, A. T. Lunn, Alliance; W
M. Alden, Hyannls; W. D. Cocke.
Bridgeport; W. L. Marcy, LakeMde;'
Newton S. Gates, W. L. Mills, J.' H.
B. Thompson, J. C. Jordan, Gordon;)
O. C. McLean, F. W. Grantham; T.
R. Randall, Chadron; E. T. Enyeart,
Marsland; S. M. Knapp, Crawford;
L. L. MUlre. Gering; W. L. Parsons,
Hsy Springs; J. M. Rentfra, R. R.
Klncald. Blncham: Bvron K. Ynii.r
Melbeta; M. B. Qulvey, Mitchell.
The first session was held Tuesday
afternoon at tbe city ball. In the
absence of State ' President C. E. :
Belnert, of Wymore, who was una
ble to attend,' W. D. Cocke of Bridge
port acted as chairman. Mayor Rod
gers of Alliance gave the address of
welcome, which was responded to by
M. A. Hostetler of Shelton. Mr. Mc
Clean of Chadron gave an extended
talk. In which he emphasized tbe
need of organization in credit . giv
ing. Secretary W. D. Fisher of the
Alliance Commercial Club read an
Interesting paper on "Retail Mer-
cnanis- Local Associations and their
Value when Properly Conducted."
S. M. napp of Crawford in dis
cussing the question of whether lo
cal or district organization is the
wsi state inai ne oeueved district
organization more desirable for
towns toe size of Crawford and
neighboring towns. Secretary aBrr
ninu luiri re Li lift IS.JSB woita
were well received and which con
tained much of interest. W. L.
Mills ot Bering was another speak
er. He said, "it a man has the means
of finding est the financial standing
of a stranger who applies for credit
and does not ase it he may be a hea
vy loser." W. L. Parsons of Hay,
Springs saM that the merchants
should be more careful of their mu
tual interests, that sociability Is
quite helpful In a movement of this
kind snd urged that meetings of this
kind be held more often.
W. M. Alden of Hyannls said that
he Is from a town whero ha "Vnnn
nobody and nobody knows" him. lie
makes It s ssstom to look up
stranger no matter If he has been In
the store oaly two or three times.
A. T. Lunn ot Alliance said that ev
ery community should have sn or
ganization wnere Dusiness can cen
ter. "Get alive at home nl than
let It spread," aald Mr. Luna, .