The Alliance Herald
OFFICIAL OROAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY MEMBER
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915
VOLUME XXII
NO. 10
DEMONSTRATOR
BY MARCH 1
Ilox Butte County Farm Manage
inent Ass'n Have Received Ap
plication for Demonstrator
President Schill of the Box Butte
county farm management association
has been in communication with
several experienced agriculturists,
hut up to this time the man for the
Job in this county has not been sel
ected. Mr. Culver, the farm demon
strator in Merrick county, was asked
to make a proposition but he has
purchased a large dairy farm in
Minnesota and refused to consider
the position. Mr. ValKusks, one of
the best posted men in the state and
farm demonstrator for Madison
county, was offered the position, but
as a wealthy land owner near Lin
coln has ottered him more than the
board can pay for the first year, he
cannot be considered.
The two most promising prospects
at this time are II. S. Moles of Gree
ley, Colorado, and F. M. Seidell of
Dawes county. Mr. Moles was rais
ed on a farm and is a graduate of
the Colorado School of Agriculture.
He was agriculturist for the Colora
do state reformatory farms for some
time, having charge of farm equip
ment valued at $75,000. He. is the
owner of a valuable herd of pure
bred Duroc Jersey hogs and won the
western national stock show cup for
being the best all around student
judge of live stock in the west. He
is teaching agriculture in the high
school at Greeley and also holds
farmers' institutes throughout the
state.
Mr. Seidell is a graduate of the
Chadron high school and of the ag
ricultural college of Iowa. He is
now farming on a farm owned by his
brother near Chadron. He was born
on a farm and has lived there all his
life, except the years he spent away
from home when in college. He is
very hiehly recommended by the
Iowa college and the state university
of Nebraska, as well as the United
States government.
President Schill urges every dir
ector to meet him at the Commercial
Club office in Alliance on Saturday
at 1 o'clock. These men will prob
ably be present. The officers of the
association desire to get a man here
by the first, of March.
New members joining the associa
tion from Hemingford are: Geo. P.
Jones. Peter Anderson, Dr. C. E. Te
ter, Karl Forstrom, John L. Wiltsey,
Anton Unrig, Rockey & Son.
MARRIAGES
Diles Howell, aged 28. of Bing
ham, Nebraska, and Mrs. Eula Lew
is, aged 23, of Bingham, were mar
ried Saturday by Judge L. A. Berry.
Clyde L. Gillam, aged 34, of Cas
per, Wyoming, and Sybil Wagner,
aged 3 4, of Casper, were married on
Sunday by L. A. Berry.
' Lynn C. Reed, aged 24, of Pawlett,
Nebraska, and Bertha Hassenstab,
aged 18, of Mumper, Nebraska, were
married Tuesday by Judge L. A. Berry.
Plans for Swimming Pool
On this page are shown the plans
for the swimming pool (natatoriu'ii)
to be built bythe Alliance Volunteer
Fire Department, work on which was
started by the boys on Wednesday
morning. The natatorium will
be located in the rear of the city hall
on Third street. The fire boys have
their club rooms in the city hall, on
the third floor, and the fire depart
ment auto truck and equipment are
housed on the ground Uoor.
As will be seen by the plans, the
pool is to be 2 5x50 feet. The build
ing will be 37x70 feet, heated by hot
water circulation, independent of the
building heater. The natatorium
will contain 27 dressing rooms, each
a tM't im-heR bv 4 feet. There will
. be a big shower which must be used ', I
before entering the pool. Two toi
lets will be located in the west end
of the building. There will be a
constant overflow from the pool to '
insure fresh and clean water at all
times.
The pool proper is to be 8 feet j
deep at the west end and 4 feet deep ',
at the east. The water level will be ,
about three or four inches below the ;
rim of the pool. ,
The fire department wishes to,
thank the people of Alliance for their i
willingness to co-operate with them'
in the erection of the plunge. A large
number have expressed a desire to
help financially and by donations of
labor on the project. The depart
ment deserves credit for making this ,
new Alliance project possible, know
ing that the recreation and benefits ,
to be derived have not Deen possioie
without going outside of the city i
this has been done each year by a
large number of people. The de-
.tartment wants the good will of the
iple of Alliance.
The firemen propose to purchase a
sufiiclent number of suits, towels,
etc., to accommodate the patrons of
the natatorium who do not have suits
of their own.
If the building and pool were
erected by contract or day work it
would cost from $1800 to $2100.
There are plasterers, masons, car-
- penters and good willing laborers
with teams among the members who
BRIIMiEPORT VS. ALLIANCE
Bridge-tort Basketball Team to Play
' Alliance Friday Night First
Team to Flay Alumni
On Friday evening of this week
at the High school gymnasium
will occur a battle between the team
from Bridgeport and the second team
of the Alliance High school. The
Alliance second team recently de
feated Gering, which is the strongest
team in the North Platte valley, ex
clusive of the Scottsbluff warriers.
The game tomorrow night will un
doubtedly be one worth seeing, and
if the Bridgeport boys put up as
good a fight as did the Gering team,
the basketball fans of Alliance will
certainly get their money's worth.
The alumni team will also play
the Alliance first team, as a side at
traction. These will be the last
games of the season for the boys'
teams.
Y. M, B. C, HAD
SOME BANQUET
More Than Twenty Members Enjoy,
ed Banquet l-aM Thursday Night
at the Silver (Jrtll Cafe
Interest in the work of the Young
Men's Bible Club is on the increase.
More than twenty members of the
club and their guests gathered round
the festive board at the Silver Grill
last Thursday evening for good
things to eat, followed by interest
ing talks by different ones. The pur
pose of the banquet and meeting was
to discuss plans for the advancement
of the club and its interests.
Prof. Lewis acted as toast mastor,
a place which he filled admirably. A.
T. Lunn spoke on "Value of Com
munity Y. M. C. A. to the Business
man." C. A. Dow spoke on "Value
of Community Y. M. C. A. to Work
ing Men, from Recreational Stand
point." Ray Stansberry spoke on
"Value of Clean Athletics." Rev. Ba
ker's Bubject was "Value of Bible
Study to a Young Man." W. D.
Fisher spoke on "Relation between
ReligiouB Work and Religious Play."
Rev. Mclntyre's subject was "Hold
ing Young Men from Drifting away
from Religious Work." Charley
Spacht's subject was "Value of Com
munity Y. M. C. A, to the High
School Boy."' Prof. Clements spoke
on "Value of Community Y. M. C. A.
to the Boy in Graded Schools."
Charles Walters spoke on "What Y.
M. B. C. Stands for. Its Object."
Rev. Young spoke on "How We May
Obtain a Community Y. M. C. A."
Prof. Clements' subject was "Value
of Community Y. M. C. A. to All
Young Men."
C. A. Dow was elected president
to succeed Prof. Lewis. Chas. Wal
ters is secretary of the organization.
Attending Omaha Convention
Lloyd Johnson, of the Newberry
Hardware Company, left Monday
noon for Omaha to attend the annu
al hardware dealer's convention. He
will be gone the balance of the week.
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have declared themselves willing to
do the work without charge, which
will bring the cost of the plunge to
the actual material cost. The mater
ial is to be purchased from Alliance
dealers. The work on the proposi
tion ia to be pushed rapidly and It
will not be long until it will be ready
for use after construction is started.
The department appreciates the
kindness of the city council in giv
ing them the use of the site.
The officers of the department are:
Lloyd C. Thomas, president; P. E.
Romig, vice president; P. Rolfson,
secretary; Geo. J. Hand, treasurer;
Chas. L. Hill, chief; Leonard Pilk-
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FOUND GUILTY;
ARSON CHARGE
First of Phillips Brother Tried at
Chadron for Fire at Marsland,
Found Guilty by Jury
Ira Phillips, youngest of the two
Phillips brothers, arrested on the
charge of setting fire to their store
at Marsland on September 24, 1914,
was found guilty of the charge by a
jury in the district court at Chadron,
the verdict being returned In sealed
form at 9 o'clock Sunday night. The
verdict was not opened by District
Judge Westover until Monday morn
ing. Phillips and his friends had been
confident of acquittal, it being re
ported that the jurors stood eleven
to one for that verdict. The verdict
of guilty was a great surprise. Forty-five
witnesses were called by both
sides and the case was one of the
hardest fought in the history of
Dawes county.
The trial of Ora rhlllips, charged
with the same crime, will begin next
Monday. Ora was arrested In Fort
Worth, Texas, late in the year, after
the last fire. A new trial will be
asked for Ira Phillips, and if not
granted, the case will be carried to
the supreme court.
PROGRAM AT IMPERIAL
1. E. O. Society Will Present Pro
gram of Unusual Interest for
Alliance l'eonle Monday ""
The P. E. O. Society will give a
program at the Imperial Theatre on
Monday night. The pictures will be
furnished by Mr. Dubuque and they
will be of unusual Interest. The fol
lowing program will be given be
tween the reels of pictures:
Vocal solo, "Mammy's Lullaby,"
Miss Cornell.
Night Gown Drill, by pupils of
Miss Erb.
Vocal solo, "May Morning," Miss
Mabel Weidenhamer.
Vocal duet, "Hark to the Mando
lin," Misses Nelle Acheson and Eva
Duncan.
Vocal solo, -"Who Knows," Mrs. C.
E. Hershman.
Fleming Rack at Work
George Fleming, city councilman,
who has been confined to his borne
for several weeks with a severe at
tack of sciatic rheumatism, is back
at his place of 'business. His many
friends are glad to see him out again.
DOLLAR DAY COMING
Ooe neli from Saturday will be
Dollar Day
FEBRUARY 20TH
Watch for announcements in
The Herald next Thursday. Al
liance merchants are preparing
to oflTer a large and varied as
sortment of 'bargains and the
purchasing jtower of a dollar
will be larger than ever. Plan
to take advantage of the bar
gains to be given by these mer-
chants.
to be Built by
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SCALE -'r'-"
ington, assistant chief. The mem
bers of the different companies are:
Hose Company No. 1
W. W. Hall, foreman
G. R. Nation, assistant foreman
P. E. Romig L. Lowry
L. E. Pilkington A. A. Duncan
C. H. Zehrung
F. D. McCormlck
T. P. Rolfson
C. C. Rogers
T. G. Waddel!
R. E. Lester
R. C. Gladson
Louis Griffin
C. H. Nohe
A. Schieb
P. M. Thomas
George Watson
C. L. Hill
R. Trabert
C. A. Stockwell
C. C. Smith
George Fleming
ODD FELLOWS
BUY BUILDING
Gadsby Building Purchased by Asso
ciation Now lleing Formed to
Control the Building
Members of the Odd Fellows fra
ternal organixatlon are incorporating
an association which has purchased
the Gadsby building, located at the
southeast corner of Third street and
Laramie avenues, the building to be
used as a home for the I. O. O. F.
lodges in Alliance.' The ' building
was purchased at a reasonable price
and stock In the new association,
which will own and control the
building, is being taken by members
of the Odd Fellows lodges in Alli
ance.
Gadsby Hall, which occupies the
top floor of the building, is one of
the most popular lodge halls In Alli
ance, as well as one of the largest in
the city. It Is being used by a num
ber of organizations for a meeting
place, as well as being a popular
place for dances and other entertain
ments. The building Is well con
structed and with a few repairs will
make a valuable and permanent
home for the Odd Fellows lodges in
the city.
The lower floor and the basement
of the building will be rented to bus
iness firms and a steady Income de
rived from that source which will
eventually pay for the building, as
well as paying the expenses of keep
ing it In good shape, paying taxes,
etc.
Officers of the association are A.
D. Rodgers, president; T. M. Law-
ler, vice president; Lloyd C. Thorn
as, secretary; John R. Snyder, treas
urer.
SALES EVERY TWO WEEKS
Proserous Condition of Horse Mar
ket Will Promote Sales Dur
ing Coming Season
Horse sales are to be held In Alii
ance every two weeks during the
coming season, starting on or before
the first of June, according to Oscar
Braman, who was one of the proniot
ers of the sales during 1914. The
prosperous condition of the horse
market, caused by the European
war, makes a big demand and the
MWance men propose to get their
inare'. " ' - ' - -
Fine Department Meeting
The retrular semi-monthly meeting
of the Alliance Volunteer Fire De
partment was held Wednesday even
ing at the club rooms. The boys ex
press great satisfaction at the start
ing of work on the swimming pool
Protests against the passage of ob
noxious bills to fire departments at
the state cepltol were sent to Senator
Mallery, Representative Broome and
W. S. Ridgell, state fire commission
er.
FIRST M. E. ( III lU'll
Rev. Dr. High of Omaha will oc
cupy the pulpit in the Methodist
church Sunday morning and even
Ing. Everyone cordially invited.
Alliance Fire
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1 1 os Company No. 2
r. L. Merritt, fo
reman
assistant foreman
W. H. Zehrung.
John Wallace
P. D. Fraker
J. W. Llggitt
B. 3. Rowland
L. C. Thomas
D. Cunningham
Clarence Schafer
W. O. Barnes
O. J. Hand
W. J. Tragesser
Chas. Schafer
F. J. Carter
E. Bullock
L. I. Glarium
J. Herman
C. M. Cox
B. Mallery
D. Waters
C. H. Rockey
J. E. Hughs
R. C. White
H. T. Lund
Hook and ladder
II. R. Snyder, foreman
Jl MOIl MlKlCAL CLU11
Organization of Club Completed Sat
unlay -Ofllcers Elected, Plan
Made for the Future
The Junior Musical Club met Sat
urday at the School of Music. Or
ganization was completed and offic
ers were elected as follows: Presi
dent, Francis Tynan; vice president,
Dorothy Hampton; secretary, Evan
geline Acheson. A board of seven
whs also chosen to prepare for the
special meetings to be held once
each month.
Musical numbers will be rendered
at the beginning of each meeting fol
lowed by musical study conducted by
Miss Alta Young.
A large number have already be
come members and much enthusi
asm has been shown. New mem
bers, whether or not students of the
School of Music, will be heartily wel
comed to the club.
TRAVELING MAN
DIED FRIDAY
Fred W. Jahn, Well Known Member
of Traveling Fraternity, Died
at the Drake Hotel
Fred W. Jahn, traveling repre
sentative for the Morris Cash Regis
ter and Adjusting Company of Oma
ha, died at the Drake hotel last Fri
day evening from asthma. He came
to the hotel Thursday noon and stat
ed that he was' not feeling well and
would rest up for a short time. He
ate supper and at 8 o'clock called
Dr. Slagle, who gave him treatment.
At 8:30 o'clock Friday morning a
chambermaid heard gasping in the
room. Dr. Slagle was again called
and the room was entered. Jahn
lay on the bed, gasping for breath.
Drs. Hershman and Slagle worked
over him for several hours and he
was better at noon. He did not re
cover consciousness and died at 8:45
In the evening. The nurse, Jack
Hawes and Tom Spencer were in the
room at the time of death.
The Alliance traveling men took
charge of the remains and while he
was still living did everything they
could. His wife, Mrs. Olga Jahn, at
1901 Dodge street, Omaha, was noti
fied and the body was shipped to
Omaha Saturday night. He was sur
vlved by a Bihall son, besides his
wife, ;
Mr. Jahn had traveled for many
years and had a wide acquaintance.
He has a brother-in-law, Mr. Morris
on, at Mullen.
Oyster Kuper and Bazaar
The G. I. ladies will give an oy
ster supper and bazaar In the M. B
A. Hall, over the Duncan grocery
Thursday afternoon, February 18
The bazaar and candy booth will he
open during the afternoon and the
supper will be served from five until
eight o'clock In the evening. The
menu will be: Oyster stew, crackers
pickles, celery, pumpkin pie, coffee
Price for adults will be 3 5 cents, and
children 25 cents.
Department
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mr iir$
D. F. Zedlker,
W. S. Ridgell
E. C. Whisman
George Kelser
H. P. Large
Win. Maunier
W. F. Hart
B. Copeland
C. E. Loessner
G. C. Atwell
J. A. Shane
assistant foreman
W. E. Edwards
F. L. Strickland
F. H. Schafer
Leo Nlcolal
H. Keiser
V. E. Byrne
J. Williams
W. L. Myers
R. E. Spencer
J. C. Thomas
M. D. Nolan
Not Yet Assigned t'ouijwuile
Tobe Gastinau Joe Bacon
Al Snediker A. W. Brost
Vern Musser
250 ATTEND
MUSIC RECITAL
'rogram Rendered by Pupil of HU
Agnes Academy Wednesday Ev
ening Thoroughly Enjoyed
Over two hundred and fifty people
attended the dramatic and musical
recital given at St. Agnes Academy
Wednesday evening by the pupils of
that institution. There was not a
dull moment from the start and the
program was excellent to the last.
The following pregram was ren
dered:
Piano Duet, "Les Myrtes" Missel
Lola and Grace Wright.
Reading, "Introducing Jimmy" Or-
leane Smith. I
Piano Solo, "Rhapsodt Mlgnonne"
Evelyn Kerr.
Reading, "The Perfect Tribute"
Madge Applegate.
Dance, "Dancing Doll" Vira Bark
er. Accompanist, Mary E. Comer.
Reading. "Billy Brad and the Apple"
Katie Kuester.
Vocal Solo, "A Winter Lullaby"
Lela Abbott. Accompanist, Grace
Wright.
Reading, "Chariot Race "from Ben
Hur" Josephine Kerns.
Violin Solo, "FrelschuU" Francis
O Conner. Accompanist, Mary E.
Comer.
Reading, "The Forty Nine Cent
Store" Corlnne Mollrlng.
Chorus, "The Nights" Accompan
ist, Margaret Kuester.
Reading, "The Man of Sorrows"
Mable Bye.
Piano Solo, "Mazurka Caprice" -
Margaret Kuester.
Reading, "Through Fire and Water"
Evelyn Kerr.
Dance, "Plzzlcotl Polka" Misses
Catherine Buechsensteln, Margar
et Dwyer, Corlnne Mollrlng.
Reading Belle M. Mulllns.
Piano Duet "ValBe Elegante" Miss
es Gladys and Maude Crouse.
CLUR SMOKER MOXLAY
Last Regular Meeting of Commercial
Club for Present Fiscal Year to
Re Held Monday Evening
The last regular meeting of the
Alliance Commercial Club for the
present fiscal year will be held at the
city ball Monday evening, February
15. At this meeting the paving sub- .
ject will be discussed by C. H. Dra-
ney, the Denver expert of the Den
ver Asphalt Paving Company. The
gas proposition will be brought up
and discussed. Other important pub
lic matters are to come before the
members of the club. The election
of officers is to take place March 1,
and a big banquet is being planned
for that evening. An urgent invita
tion is extended to all members to
be present at the smoker.
Few Cattle lxt
Valentine, Nebr., Feb. 11 By
Herald Correspondent. Reports re
ceived here from Kennedy, Thedford,
Seneca and Wood Lake indicate that
the loss of cattle In the big blizzard
was very Blight. The .storm raged
on Thursday and Friday. The main
damage appears to be the difficulty
of communication, between these
daces, because of the da:nage done
to the telegraph and telephone wires
and of the enormous snow drifts,
which are slowly melting in the
warmer weather.
Must Clean I'p Basement
Fire Chief Charles Hill is issuing
notices to a number of owners and
tenants of property who have base
ments and back yards in bad condi
tion. Chief Hill will make an in
spection of all buildings and yards
In the business district within a
short time and those who have not
complied with the laws will be dealt
with according to the condition of
their property.
All the Comforts of Home
"This surely Includes all the com
forts of home," said an Alliance
transfer man Tuesday, as he assist
ed a lady to carry a large parrot and
a poodle dog to the dray. The dog
had been brought in a special box,
and the parrot was well cared for in
a large cage. The man and his wife
had their hands full. They were go
ing to a large ranch near Alliance to
act as cook and man of all work.
Took Out Ijoad of Corn
Perry Mailey, western Box Butte
county ranchman, hauled a load of
corn to his ranch on Tuesday. He
went to Trenton, Missouri, a week
ago last Thursday, to see his broth
er who was very sick. His brother
died while he was there, the funeral
being held last Friday. Mr. Mailey
and bis wife, who went with him, re
turned to Alliance Saturday.
Will Present Play
"All of a Sudden Peggy", with a
cast of eleven people, is to b pro
duced soon by the Alliance Dramatic
Club, the recently organized dramat
ic association. The date of the play
will be announced later. Rehearsals
have been started.
Checking Over Records
The county commissioners are
checking up the records of the dif
ferent officers. W. C. Mounts has
been hired to assist Judge L. A. Ber
ry, who has been In poor health for
some time.