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VOLUME XXI
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914
NUMBER 40
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MONSTER CROWD
AHENDED PICNIC
Alliance's First City Picnic Held at the Fair
Grounds Enjoyed by More Than
3,500 People
- Alliance's first city picnic was a
decided success. Two fast and furi
eus baseball games, plenty of con
tests of all kinds, with many thrill
ers, furnished an afternoon of enter
tainment that will be long remem
bered by those who attended. The
big grandstands were well filled with
people from Alliance, Hemlngford
and other parts of Box Butte county.
The lineup and score In the game
between Alliance and Hemlngford
was as follows:
Alliance
Abbeg, ss 1 0 0
.Nolan, lb 0 0 0
iicNulty, c 0 0 1
Kills, 2b ...... 0 0 0
.Nation, cf 0 0 1
Guthrie, rf ' ... . .0 0 1
-Mania, 3b ..... 0 1 1
Pfennig. II., if .0 0 0
Pfennig, O., p .0 0 0
Hemlngford
Michael, cf ... .0 0 0
Best, ss 0 0 0
Uarig, 3b 0 0 0
Walker, 2b ...0 0 0
Seiner, lb ... .0 0 0
JLddy, p ......000
tier. If 0 0 0
Walker, c .... .0 0 0
Jtayder, rf ... .0 0 0
Score by. Innings:
Alliance . 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 2
NemingfordO 0 0 2 0 3 0 3
10
0 8
Pfenning, pitcher for, Alliance, re
tired great credit - for his good
-work. He is a comer and will make
his mark in the baseball world.
Only three innings were played In
the game between the merchants and
farmers, the latter winning strong.
The score and lineup was as follows:
Merchant
Hamilton, c 0
Br. Copsey, p 0
Hughes, lb 0
Cy Lalng, 2 b. 0
Read, 3b 0
Rodgers, ss 0
L. Moore, cf 0
W. It. Harper, If 0
Bert Laing, rf 0
Farmers
W. Vogel. If 1
W. Patterson, lb 0
H. Drapper, rf 0
S. Mundt. c 0
A. Drapper, 2b 0
K. Pierce, 3b 0
B. Vogel, cf 0
B. Mundt, p ' 0
A. Bert, ss 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Score by Innings:
Merchants 0 0 4 4
Farmers 1 6 4 11
The program, with winners, was
as follows:
1. Boys sack race, 50 yds, age 12
-to 16. 1st prize, pocket knife. C. A.
Newberry; 2nd prize, baseball glove,
F. JJ. Brennan. First, Homer Barnes
second, Chester Hagan.
2. Boys sack race, 25 yds, age 6
o 12. 1st prize, pound of candy,
Sugar Bowl; 2nd prise, box of cook
ies, Duncan's Grocery. First, John
Pritchard; second. Royal Irwin.
3. Girls foot race, 50 yds, age 12
1o 16. 1st prize, one pound of Doug
las chocolates, Alliance Grocery; 2d
prize, box of stationery. Alliance
Grocery. First, Bertha Ray; second,
Lucile Dunlap,
4. Girls foot race, 25 yds, age 8 to
12. 1st prize, 3 pounds of Watson's
special coffee, Watson & Watson; 2d
rlze. two fancy nananercmeis, z.
.Essay. First, Lucile Dunlap; second
.Bertha Ray.
6. Girls potato race, 25 yds, 12 to
16. 1st prize, one pair of shoes,
Horace Bogue store; 2nd prize, one
air of scissors, C. A. Newberry,
First. Bertha Ray; second, Paulina
Robuch
6. Boys foot race, 50 yds. age 12
to 16. 1st prize, one pound of can-
.y, Sugar Bowl; 2nd prize, one id.
,f nrlze coffee. Hamilton Grocery.
; First, Clarence Epperson; second,
Frank Laravie
Rovs foot race. 25 yds, age 6 to
i. 1st crlze. one pair of gauntlet
gloves, E. G. Laing; 2nd prize, poc
ket knife. F. E. Holsten. First. Con
rad Pfennlne: second. Lloyd Irvln.
8. Boys foot race, 25 yds, age 9 to
12. 1st prize, 11.50 picture, George
Darline: 2nd prize, baseoan Dai, xt
F. Thiele. First. Vern Butler; sec-
ni J ark Pfenning.
ft. Baseball Kame. Farmers vs Al
liance Merchants, 3 innings, one box
f clears. A. D. Rodgers. Won by
the Farmers.
io. Rovs shoe race. 25 yds. 1st
rlze. 1 Dair of shoes. Famous Cloth
tng Store; 2nd prize, baseball glove,
H. F. Thiele. First, itusseu uay
second, Royal Irvln.
11. Foot race, 100 yds. 1st prize
.15 Stetson hat. Harper's Dept. store
2nd prize, one box cigars. Bud Bet
sold. First, W. D. Fisher; second,
J. A. Nolan.
12. Single wheelbarrow race, 100
yds. 1st prize, Jersey sweater, Roy
Beck with; 2nd prize, one box Queen
Alliance cigars, Jack Riordan; 3rd
prize, one box of cigars, Geo., Flem
ing. First, W. D. Fisher; second, J.
A. Nolan; third. F. E. Hedglin.
13. Double wheelbarrow race. 100
yds. 1st prize, two boxes cigars, Ev
erett Cook and F. W. Rehder; 2nd
prize, one box cigars. King & Wil
son. First, W. D. Fisher and W. E.
Hagan; second, J. A.. Nolan and
Chas. Weaver.
14. Married ladies nail driving
contest. 1st prize, 1 5 prize on alum
inum ware, Hamilton Grocery; 2nd
prize, one year's subscription to the
Alliance Herald; 3rd prize, Jar of
Victor Cream, Alliance Groc. First,
Mrs. Curry; second, Mrs. E. W. Ray;
third, Mrs. E. J. Whaley.
15. Single ladles nail driving con
test. ; 1st prize, one pair silk gloves,
Mary Regan; 2nd prize, two pounds
Morning Cup coffee, Moore Grocery.
First, Ella Wadkins; second, Tona
Blair.
16. Married men's wheelbarrow
race. 25 yds and back, wife to ride.
1st prize, one sack Puritan flour, A.
D. Rodgers; 2nd prise, one year's
subscription to Alliance Times. First,
Q., F. Hippe;, second, . L. D. Blair.
17. Married ladles .wheelbarrow
race, 25 yds and back, nusoana to
ride. 1st prize, aluminum kettle,
Acheson Hardware; 2nd prize, 5.00
on aluminum ware, Hamilton Groc
ery. First, Mrs. L. D. Blair; second,
Mrs. J. F. Richards.
18. Fat men's race, 50 yds, 1st
prize, one box of guaranteed hose.
E. G. Laing; 2nd prize, one box ci
gars, Robert Campbell. First, C. A.
Lalng; second, M. F. Nolan.
19. Married ladies race, 40 yds, 1st
prize, one sack Occident flour, Mal
lery Grocery; 2nd prize, tea kettle,
C. A. Newberry; 3rd prize, one year
subscription to Alliance News. First,
Mrs. J. L. Jacks; second, Mrs. J. B.
Irwin; third, Mrs. Ruby Bauer.
20. Single ladies race, 40 yds. 1st
prize, J 5 Gage Pattern hat, your
choice, Harper's Dept. Store; 2nd
prize, all Bilk jersey petticoat, Hor
ace Bogue Store. Fir3t, Ruby Bau
er: second, Florence Whaley.
21. Ladies baseball throwing con
test. 1st prize, one pair of shoes.
Geo. Mollrlng; 2nd prize, fancy dish.
Miller Bros. First, Henrietta John
son; second. Ruby Bauer.
22. Baseball game, Alliance vs.
Hemlngford, $25 In cash, 40 and 60,
Alliance Commercial Club. Won by
Alliance.
23. . Greasy pig chase, value 85
prize, the pig. Alliance Commercial
Club. Won by Frank Laravte.
24. Boys bicycle race, age 12 to
16. One mile race. One pair of bi
cycle tires. Alliance Auto Supply Co
Won by George Fleming.
25. Greasy poLs contest, SI in
gold. Alliance Commercial Club
Won by Chester Blandln.
Tug of War Burlington car dept
vs. Locomotive dept., 1st prize, $10;
2nd prize, box Buds, Al Seiffert
First, Rip Track; second. Car dept.
The greased pig had the most ex
citing experiences of the day. First,
he was "copped" by some hungry
men who took him down town, be
ing found by Secretary Fisher, Sher
Iff Cox and A. P. Brown, after a long
hunt in the Brown auto. Then at
ter it had been thoroughly greased
and turned loose, the twenty-odd
youngsters al fell on it in a heap be
fore it had a chance to hike, wnen
the pile of scrambling youngsters
was finally pulled apart ana tne pig
was found grasped tightly in the
arms of Frank Laravie it looked like
this:
Music was provided by the Alii
ance band. The boys furnished plen
ty of it and did their part in the en
tertainment. And after the program
the basket lunches were opened and
everyone finished up the day's event
by filling up on the good things that
the home folks had provided.
Somewhere in the vast silent belt
one Vlctorlano Huerta is wondering
and worrying about the money he
deposited in European bank.
INCREASE IN
FARM PRICES
Prices Paid to Producer of Meat
Animals Advanced Three per
Cent In Thirty Days
The prices paid to producers of
meat animals in the United States
advanced 3 per cent during the
month from July 15 to August 15.
This compares with an average ad
vance from July 15 to August 15 in
the past four years of 0.8 per cent.
On August 15 the price to produc
ers of the United States for meat an
imals beef cattle, calves, hogs.
sheep, lambs and chickens averag
ed $7.63, which compares with $7.20
the average on August 15 a year
ago, $6.56 two years ago, $5.87 three
years ago, and $6.67 four years ago.
The averages for the United States
of prices paid to producers of live
stock on dates indicated were as
follows:
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.
July
15
1914
$7.72
6.38
15
15 IS 15
1913 1912 1911
HOGS, 100 pounds
$7.79 $7.11 $6.54
1914
$8.11
BEEF CATTLE, 100 lbs.
6.47 5.91 5.37 4.39
VEAL CALVES. 100 lbs.
8.08 7.53 6.62 5.93
7.i0
SHEEP, 100 lbs.
4.32 4.26 3.98
LAMBS, 100 lbs.
5.50 5.60 5.25
4.87
6.23
13.10
18.70
' 4.75
6.55
13.40
18.50
CHICKENS, 100 lbs.
12,80
WOOL, 100 lbs.
15.80 18.80 16.00
HORSES, each
135.20 140.70 142.00 140.80 137.00
MILCH COWS, each
60.70 54.80 46.10 42.30 59.70
It will be observed that during the
past fuor years there has been a
steady advance In price of each class
of meat animals and of milch cows.
Horses, on the other hand, have been
declining moderately in prices.
FUNERAL OF :
MRS. V. SCHOTT
Mother of Alliance Traveling Man
Hurled Friday Morning of Lattt
Week at Council Bluffs, la.
The following account of the death
and funeral of Mrs. Veronica Schott,
mother of P. F. Schott of Alliance,
is taken from the Council Bluffs, la.,
Nonpar'el:
The funeral of Mrs. Veronica
Schott, who died Tuesday morning
from heart trouble after an illness of
several months, will be held Friday
morning at 9 o'clock at St. Francis
Xavler church. Rev. Father F. P.
McManus officiating. Burial will
take place at St. Joseph's cemetery.
Mrs. Schott was 75 years of age
and had been a resident of this city
for nearly fifty years. She was born
in Germany, and bid been a widow
for about nineteen years. She is
survived by three sons and one
daughter, P. Henry Schott, of North
Platte, Neb.; P. F. Schott, of Alli
ance, Neb.; Charles Schott and Mrs
Fred Gelse, both of Council Bluffs
She also leaves a brother, Ferdinand
Dauber, of Peoria, 111., and two sis
ters, Mrs. S. Winter, and Mrs. Peter
Fries, both of Rock Island.
The body of Mrs. Schott has baen
taken from the home of her daugh
ter where she passed away to the
old home at 614 Sveenth Avenue,
where it will lie in state until Fri
day morning when it will be taken
to the church for the funeral serv
ices.
BEGKWITH OFFERS
FREE AUTOMOBILE
Prog revive Alliance Merchant An-
aouiu'UH Plan to (Jive Ford Au
to Free to Lucky Coiiteotaut
Page eight of this Issue of The
Herald contains an announcement of
the starting of a contest by "The
Right" clothing store, of which Roy
Beckwith Is proprietor, by which
new Ford roadster is to be given
away to the contestant who secures
the most votes between September
15, 1914, and March 20, 1914.
The votes will be counted by two
disinterested judges once every
week. No one connected in any way
with the store or any relative of any
employee of the store will be allow
ed to participate. The automobile
will be purchased from the Keeler
Coursey Company of Alliance. If
the winner prefers a five-passenger
car he can have it by paying the
difference in cost, which Is fifty dol
lars.
This contest for such a valuable
and desirable premium promises to
be full of Interest from start to fin'
lsh. Full particulars can be found
in the announcement.
VISIT DAUGHTER
IN MONTANA
Mr. and Mrs. XV. W. Wood Visit
Daughter on Her Homestead
Near Grass Ilange, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wood left
Tuesday noon for Grass Range, Mon
tana, to visit their daughter, who
has a homestead nine miles from
that point. Judge Wood took along
plenty of fishing tackle, guns, etc.,
and expects to thoroughly enjoy him
self. They expect to be absent for
two or three weeks.
ATTEND SCHOOL
AT LINCOLN
Alliance High School Graduates Con
tinue Their Educational Work
at State Capital
As usual a number of graduates
from the Alliance High school will
attend school at Lincoln the coming
year. Lincoln may be termed the
educational center of the state. With
the Nebraska State University, two
good business colleges, a number of
first class denominational schools.
including . the Nebraska Wesleyan
University, Bethany College, Cotner
University, and other good schools,
there Is ample provision for young
men and women of Nebraska to com
plete a thoro education at the state
capital. .
Mrs. E. J. Young and son Richard
left on the early train this morning
for Lincoln. Mrs. Young expects to
'keep house" for a number of Alli
ance young people, and goes in time
to secure apartments before the
'crowd" arrives. Richard will enter
the law department of the State Uni
versity. Others from Alliance who
will attend the same institution are
Milton Keegan, Max Wilcox, Lloyd
Tnily,. and Miss Lenna Basye .Paul
Thomas will attend the Wesleyan
Conservatory of Music.
Mr. Young will remain at the
ranch until about the first of Nov
ember, when he will go to Lincoln
to spend the winter.
HARPER HAD
BIG OPENING
Department Store Was Crowded Sat
urday Arternoon and Jhveitlng
with Many Shoppers
The W. R. Harper Department
Store was crowded to the doors Sat
urday afternoon and evening, the
occasion being the annual fall open
ing of this big store. Many people
from out of town came to the open'
lng as well as hundreds of Alliance
people, who were entertained throu
out the opening with music by the
Alliance orchestra.
Beautiful floral souvenirs were
distributed among the visitors, who
congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Harper
on their big showing of fall and wnl-
ter goods. These people have made
a conspicuous success of their busi
ness since coming to Alliance. They
carry a large ana vairea line oi
goods, carefully selected. Their
large force of clerks and big floor
space makes buying easy.
16 PAGES IN
TWO SECTIONS
Demand for Advertising Space and
Iarge Amount of Heading Mat
ter Necessitate lUg Paper
Readers of The Herald will note
that this Issue consists of sixteen
pages, printed in two sections. The
heavy demand for advertising space
and the large amount of reading
matter make this size necessary. Ev
ery page, whether devoted to adver
tising or straight reading, contains
not all. readers. Even the page of
legal notices is not an exception. The
notices of proposed amendments to
the constitution appear on that page
and will Interest Nebraska voters.
- Time was when eight pages fur
nlshed ample space for all matter In
tended for publication, and even at
that stereotype plates were some
times used as "fillers"; but that time
Is past. Last week's issue was not
a "special edition," but required
twelve pages, and then about a doz
en columns ot reading matter that
bad been put into type were crowd
ed out.
In this connection we wish to re
quest advertisers to give their orders
as early as possible, at least let us
know the amount of space they de
sire, so that we may know how many
pages will be needed In time to make
our calculations accordingly and not
HOLDS THE
D wight Zediker, of Alliance, Wins Over All
at Relay Races, Larmier County,
Colorado, Fair
Dwlght Zediker, of Alliance, who
won the world's relay riding cham
pionship at Alliance last June at the
Stockmen's Convention, defeating
Bob Lee, championship claimant,
demonstrated that he Is Justly entit
led to these laurels at the Frontier
Days in Cheyenne, August 18, 19, 20
and again last week at Loveland,
Colorado, at the Larimer county fair,
when he won two out of three.
Dwlght returned from Loveland
Sunday noon. The men's relay races
were held on September 1, 3 and 4.
The string of horses which he rode
were owned by Gus Anderson of Eat
on, Colorado, and although a very
fast string, they were not . as fast as
a string entered by Denver parties.
Dwlght made bis winning by his
quick changes, making one change
In two seconds.
A relay race is the most Interest
ing of any race. The horses are
whipped to within twenty feet of
4
if iM3 :,!!
Zediker and Ills string of horses used In Alliance ml Stockmen's annoal
Convention in June, this year
the wire, when the riders stop,
change horses and saddles and keep
on around the track. In the Chey
enne races Dwlght rode a splendid
string of horses for Eastman and
Stembler of Douglas, Wyoming. Gale
Downing rode a fast string for Mc
carty and Clifford. Downing la a
rider from California and claimed he
had never been defeated until
Dwight defeated him at Cheyenne.
Dwlght won over seven riders at
Cheyenne and lowered the world's
record on a one and one-half mile
relay race.
At Loveland there were six en
tries. The fastest horses in the race
were a string of thoroughbreds own
ed by Pratt Brothers of Denver.
However, they only won third mon
ey on account of their rider being
too slow in making changes. Tbe
only man hard to beat was Gale
Downing with the McCarty string.
The last day of the Loveland races
was full of excitement. Both Down
ing and Zediker had won first money
on one of the two preceding days.
On the first half-mile Zediker came
in seventy-five feet behind but he
made his flying leap from one horse
to the other, buckled on the saddle
and mounted in two seconds, the
fastest change on record, getting an
cut short tbe reading matter which
we wish to publish.
Ileinlngford People Here
Brown Church and .Tony Kuhn,
editors and proprietors of the Hem
lngford Journal, attended the Labor
Day celebration in Alliance, com
ing down on 44 Monday. Three
were others here from the north
part ot tbe county that day.
(jrandma Joder Iteturu
Grandma Joder returned Monday
from a month's visit with friends at
Hemlngford and vicinity. She has
a large number of friends in the
north part .of the county and it is
needless to say that her visit there
was very pleasant to all.
Hall Graham Ship Cattle
Notwithstanding the uncertain
condition of tbe market, ranchmen
whose stuff Is in prime condition are
shipping It out. Hall & Graham
were among the shippers the first of
the week, loadign fifteen cars of
cattle for South Omaba on Sunday.
Mr. Hall followed the shipment Mon
day on 44.
WORLD
UI
even start with his opponent Bath
men made the second change la
three seconds, Zediker getting away
ten feet ahead of Downing. . Zediker
won the race by a margin of oalj
five feet, holding the championship
of the United States. Three atop
watches were held on the race th
last day. The running time of the
horses was two minutes and thirty
eight seconds. Time for the chaaf"
ea was six seconds.
Dwlght might have won the eee
ond relay race had It not been that
he took part in a "bundle" race oafi?
half , an hour before the relay raae
started. Twenty men end twenty
horses were lined up In a row la
front or the grand stand, la vhkfc
were 17,000 people. One-eighth ot
a mile away were placed twenty
bundles, one for each man. Wbea
the signal was given the men reeVe
to the bundles, dismounted, opaad
the bundles, which contained cleth-
- r r f-tZZ
-b , ). ; ...
lng of all descriptions, mostly la
dies' wearing apparel. Each man
had to adorn himself with tbe cloth"
lng found In bis bundle, remount,
ride around the track, stop within
one hundred feet of the judges'
stand, dismount, take off the saddle
and carry It to the wire.
Dwlght found in his package a
latest model hobble skirt, a straight
front corset, a pair of old-fashioned
bustles, a set of false hair and hair
pins, and a pair of ladles' number
four shoes. Not being conversant
with the bustles, he made the mis
take of putting
them on In front.
with the result
that tbe straight
front corset wouldn't fit. After get
ting the corset adjusted, he had a
hard time getting in the bobble
skirt it wouldn't go over his head.
He finally got it on. adjusted the
false hair, forgot about the hobble
part of the skirt, started to run, tria
ped and fell. He couldn't ride
astraddle of the horse with the heb
ble skirt on, so he rode sideways,
with the result that he won onlr
third place in the "bundle" race. 3fee
Immense amount of exertion repair
ed winded him, leaving him in peer
shape for the relay race which fal
lowed half an hour afterwards.
IT MUST BE
SOME HORSE
The Semi Invites its Little Friends)
to Work Like the Deuce for a
Uonte Worth Ten Dollars
Here's your chance, little one.
Work like the dickens during Sep
tember and you might get "Roxy".
Listen to what the siren voiced writ
er on the Semi-Weekly Times has to
say about the valuable (T) pony
which they are going to give (?)
away on October 1st. The following
Is taken from their issue of Septem
ber 4:
"Tbe horse is 'plumb sound' as the
horse traders say, gentle as a hit
ten, slick as a mole aud worth $10."
Japanese statesmen should consid
er whether Japan is being sed as a
cat's paw to rake any nation's shea'
nuts oat of tbe Mrs.