The Alliance
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VOLUME XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, .THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915
NO. 15
LETTER FROM
JUDGE BERRY
County Judge Makes Another State
ment Regarding Report Publish
ed in Recent Issue of Herald
To The Alliance Herald:
Pardon roe for asking for a little
more of your valuable space, for the
purpose of setting straight the mat
ter of Mr. Mounts' report of the con
dition of affairs in my office.
There Is one matter which calls
for an explanation and without
which it might appear that I was at
tempting to cover up the matter of
the Henry Shimek fine, and convert
the same to my own use.
Now the truth is that immediately
after the case was decided I dictated
the judgment entry to Miss Woods,
stenographer, all but the final part
of It, and wishing to satisfy myself
Just how that part should be worded
the matter was laid aside till morn
ing, as the facta were different from
anything I have ever had. In the
morning it was overlooked and I put
Miss Woods at work recording pro
bate matters; I did not know Mr.
Mounts was looking this matter up
at all, but Just after he completed
his investigation, and several days
'before I knew that he had made a
report I discovered that this matter
was not of record, and immediately
finished dictating the Judgment, and
bad it placed of record; all this was
one some days before I knew that
Mr. Mounts bad even looked the Shi
mek matter up. Certainly had Mr.
Mounts wanted to know the truth he
could have made some Inquiry, and
learned the truth, but I am satisfied
he was employed for a far different
purpose, and that It was necessary
that he find something which appear
ed to be off color.
Certainly I believe that had I
wished to steal from the school fund,
I would have taken the $100 which
came into my hands about fifteen
days before, and in which there was
practically no chance of detection.
rather than to appropriate 10 in a
case which attracted bo much atten
tion as the Henry Shimek, Jr., mat
ter, where I would be certain to be
found out. L. A. BERRY.
STARTING IS RIGHT WAY
Alliance's New Mercantile Establish,
ment. The Golden Rule Store,
Almost Ready to Ojien
It looks like the manager of the
Golden Rule Store, which is an
nounced to open at 9 o'clock Satur
day morning, means business right
from the start. According to The
Herald's notion, he is starting out
right.
In the first place, the room at 304
Box Butte avenue has been p'l into
the best shape for mercantile pur
poses that it has ever een Jn, and
one of the best arranged to be found
anywhere. A balcony, counters and
helving have been put In to display
goods to the best advantage and so
arranged as to economise very foot
of space.
The goods are not yet all unpack
ed, but so far as this part of the
work has gone it indicates that a
splendid stock will be ready for the
inspection of customers when open
htg time arrives.
Not the least or last of the ar
rangements preliminary to the open
Jng of the Golden Rule Store Is the
fine advertisement in this Issue of
The Herald, to which readers are re
ferred for further information.
SPRING AT MOLLRING'S
Interesting Announcement Found In
This Issue of The Herald by
the Mollrlng Store
George A. Mollrlng, proprietor of
"Alliance's Most Pleasant Store." an
nounces his complete line of spring
goods in this issue of The Herald.
It will pay our readers to read the
advertising of this well known store
and to visit the store and become ac
quainted with the many kinds of
goods in the immense stock carried
there.
ANNUAL MEETING
Board of Director and Officers Re
Elected for Coming Year Will
Plat and Sell Lota '
The adjourned annual stockhold
ers' meeting of the Box Butte Coun
ty Fair Association was held Friday
evening at the city hall. Those pres
ent were E. I. Gregg, J. H. Vaugban,
Philip Nohe, F. W. Haargarten. W.
W. Wood. Geo. A. Mollrlng, Robert
Campbell. Lloyd C. Thomas. James
Hunter, W. E. Spencer, W. W. Nor
ton, Soules, Jack Riordan, E. T.
Kibble.
The board of directors, which con
sists of John O'Keefe, F. E. Reddish,
A. D. Rodgers. Y. W. Norton. C. A.
Newberry. W. E. Spencer, E. I.
Gregg, F. H. Mollrlng, W. O. Barnes,
J. A. Hunter. J. A. Keegan, Wm.
Rust. Sr., W. W. Wood. E. T. Kibble
and Ssm Graham, was re-elected. At
the meeting of the board of directors,
held following the stockholders'
meeting, the officers were re-elected.
They are as follows: president, W.
W. Norton; secretary, W. E. Spenc
er; vice president, John O'Keefe;
treasurer, F. H. Mollrlng.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer were for a term of two
years. They showed receipts of $7,
090.35 and disbursements of $7,085.
95, leaving a balance in the treasury
of $4.40. The present indebtedness
of the association is $4,300 for loan
on real estate, $2,400 for money bor
rowed on notes, and $153.78 for
taxes, a total of $6,853.78. The sum
of $168.45 was received from the
Alliance Commercial Club in 1914
for the use of the grounds during
the Btockmen's convention.
The proposition of platting and
selling four blocks of land, lying on
the west side' of the grounds, adjoin
ing the city of Alliance, was taken
up and voted on favorably. One
block of this land will be offered to
the school board of Alliance for
$1,000, as a site for a public school
building in the east part of town
when needed. The balance of the
ground will be platted and placed on
the market.
ELECT OFFICERS
AND DELEGATES
Traveling Men Will Send Twelve Del
egate to Annual Convention
at Hastings in April
At the regular meeting of Post M,
T. P. A., held at the Burlington ho
tel Saturday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve dur
ing the coming year: President,
Harry Czarnosky; vice president. L.
H. Highland; secretary-treasurer. S.
W. Thompson; board of directors, R.
C. Strong, Fred Hitchcock. R. M.
Baker. H. W. Hull and Clint Ewing.
Committeemen appointed by the
president were: Hotel. Jack Hawes;
legislative, A. D. Rodgers; employ
ment, Geo. Reed; railroad, C. M.
Looney; good roads, S. W. Thomp
son; press, Lloyd C. Thomas; sick,
Joe O'Connor, chaplain. Rev. O. S.
Baker; entertainment, L. H. High
land, Robert Ludington, R. C.
Strong.
Delegates elected to attend the an
nual state convention to be beld In
Hastings on Ar-riL 16 and 17 are A.
D. Rodgers, Lloyd C. Thomas, Clint
Ewing, C. M. Looney, H. C. Redin-
baugh, George Snyder, Roy Strong,
Lincoln Lowry, Charlie Rice, I H.
Highland, S. W. Thompson. Harry
Czarnosky.
The next meeting of the post will
be held at .he Hotel Alliance on the
second Saturday in April, the 10th
The post voted the sum of ten dol
lars with which to purchase books
for the Alliance public library. Mes-
dames Thompson, Highland and Ba
ker were selected as a committee to
confer with the librarian in selecting
the books.
HARPER'S SPRING OPENING
W. R. Harper Department Store Will
Hold Spring Opening on Next
Saturday, .March 20th
The annual spring opening of the
W. R. Harper department store will
be held next Saturday, March 20. ex
hibiting the latest creations de luxe
in Palmer spring coats and suits,
Gage millinery and tailored bats, the
new dress goods, Krippendorf shoes,
spring dresses. Miss Nora Lane of
Gage Brothers, Chicago, will be in
charge of the millinery department.
Souvenirs will be given from 2 to 5
o'clock. Music will be furnished by
an orchestra.
Telephone Company Items
J. B. Kelley, division plant super
visor, of Omaha, and W. J. Brazell,
district plant chief, of Grand Inland,
were in Alliance on business with
the telephone company this week.
Miss Kate O'Brien and Miss Jen
nie Hocklns, employees of the tele
phone company at Denver, were vis
itors at the Alliance exchange Wed
nesday. Herald Want Ads Pay
That Herald want ads pay was
proven Wednesday of this week
when one man came in seventeen
miles through the snow and mud to
answer the following advertisement:
FOR EXCHANGE for west
ern Nebraska land: 320 acre
improved farm in Nance coun
ty, Nebraska, five miles from
Palmer and seventeen miles
from Fullerton. Address Box
5764, care Alliance Herald,
with full description of land
which you wish to exchange,
and price of same.
People who are using Herald want
ads find them to be a mighty good in
vestment. These ads are read by
thousands each week and are result
bringers. The next time you have
something to sell or want to buy
something, or rent a house, try a
Herald want ad. The price is only
one cent per word. You can phone
340 and give the ad.
Miss Duncan Improving
Miss Eva Duncan, who was operat
ed on for appendicitis Tuesday morn
ing at St. Joseph's hospital, is rapid
ly improving, and will no doubt be
Hble to leuve the fcuiu.l bffo'-e
lauuy days.
Activities Along the' Right of Way
Department of the Alliance Commercial Club
W. D. FUlier, Sec'y. Phone 74.
The Crestline, Ohio, Commercial
Club Is given credit for activity of a
rather unusual nature. Instead of
condemning the club for not secur
ing many new factories, the citizens
of Crestline have expressed their
thanks to the organization for turn
ing down three of four "fake" fac
tories that might have settled in
Crestline, had it not been for the op
position of the commercial organiza
tion. Public playgrounds in La Crosse,
Wis., are said to have decreased Juv
enile delinquencies at least fifty per
cent, during the three years that
they have been in operation.
The Commercial Club of Alliance,
Nebr., has raised $1,700 to pay a
farm demonstrator in Box Butte
county. Added to the $1,700 will be
$1,200 which the state of Nebraska
gives to each county that undertakes
farm demonstration work. "Town
Development."
Rock Hill, S. C, is the second city
in South Carolina to adopt the city
manager form of government, the
first city being Sumter, which was
the first city of the United States to
adopt this plan. The local chamber
of commerce has endorsed the com
mission form and stands firmly be
hind it. Under this plan the new
mayor, James C. Hardin, will receive
a salary of $300 a year, while the
two commissioners, W. G. Stevens
and F. A. Dunlap, will receive about
$200 a year. These three officials
will appoint a city manager, who will
receive about $2,400 a year salary.
The Woman's Club of Sterling,
111., has raised more than $200 for
the support of a municipal rest
room.
Over one thousand boys and girls
who have recently won distortion In
the state of Ohio by raising record
crops of corn and by pie and cake
baking, have Just completed a tour
of several eastern cities, Including
Washington, Philadelphia and New
York. At Washington they were in
troduced to the president of the
United Statea, and in New York they
were received by the mayor. Seth
Low, president of the New York
chamber of commerce, and many
other city officials were met. A ferry
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTS
Hunting Associate of City Clerk
George F. Snyder Surprised Itirn
with Party Sunday Evening
George F. Snyder, city clerk and
popular business man, was given a
very pleasant surprise Sunday even
ing by a number of his friends who
have accompanied him many times
on hunting trips during the hunting
season. Mrs. George Snyder, Sr.,
his mother, was hostess and did her
share well in providing a bounteous
feast for the jolly gathering at the
Snyder home.
E. O. Laing, W. O. Barnes. Burt
Duncan, James Keeler and Herman
Lund quietly gathered in George's
FRIDAY NIGHT
THE ROYAL GWENT SINGERS
Pbelan Opera House
program
PART I
1 Chorus: The Destruction of Gaza De Rille
Ensemble
2 Solo: . Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind .... Sargent
G. B. Lane
3 Duett: Tenore and Baritone Lane Wilson
Georginne Jones, Talfa Jones
4 ' Selection: Medley of Southern Airs . . Arr. by Pike
Ensemble
5 Solo: An Evening Song Blumenthal
Gwynn Jones
Quartette: Pussy's in the Well Macey
D. Michael. R. Williams, G. Jones, T. Hopkins
7 Chorus: The Italian Salad Genee
Ensemble
INTERMISSION 10 MINUTES
PART II
1 Chorus: Sextette from Lucia De Lam mer moor. .
Donnezetii
2 Solo: Asleep in the Deep Pietrie
Talfa Jones
3 Duett: Love and War Cooke
Ben Davis, Taranlals Hopkins
4 Welsh Air: Y-Delyn-Aur Pugh Evans
Ensemble
5 Solo: Good Bye Tostl
Ben Davis
6 Trio: A Little Farm Well Tilled Hook
J. L. Bebb, G. Price, Talfa Jones
7 Chorus: Hallelujah Handel
Ensemble
America
boat trip through the harbor and a
tour up the Hudson were features of
the entertaining.
The Alliance Com. club col
lected In dues in 1914 . .$5,492.95
The Grand Island club col
lected in dues in 1914 . . 3,597.00
Difference in favor of Alli
ance 1,895.00
Grand Island paid out for
salaries 3,002.50
Alliance paid out for salar
ies 2,416.00
Population of Grand Island.. 12,000
Population of Alliance 5,100
"The Knocker's Prayer"
Lord, please don't let this town
grow. I've been here for thirty
years, and during all that time I've
fought every public Improvement;
I've knocked everything and every
body; no firm or Individual has es
tablished a business here without my
doing all I could to put them out of
business. I've lied about them, and
would have stolen from them If I
had the courage. I've done all I
could to keep the town from grow
ing and never spoken a good word
for it. I've knocked hard and often.
I've put ashes on the children's slide
and have made the marshal stop the
boys playing ball on my vacant lot.
Whenever I saw anyone prospering
or enjoying themselves I've started
a reform to kill the business or spoil
the fun. I don't want the young
folks to stay in thiB town, and I will
do all I can by law, rule and ordin
ance to drive them away. It pains
me, O Lord, to see that in spite of
my knocking it Is beginning to
grow. Some day I fear I will be
called Upon to put down sidewalks
in front of my property, and who
knows but what I may have to keep
op the streets that run by my prem
ises? This, Lord, would be more
than I could bear. It would cost me
money, though all I have was made
right here in this town. Then, too,
more people might come If the town
begins to grow, which would cause
me to lose some of my pull. I ask,
therefore, to keep this town at a
standstill, that I may continue to be
chief. Amen. (From the Edlnburg
Courier, Edinburg, Indiana.)
clg;.r store Just before supper time
SnJiy evening -and as he started
home for supper they dropped in
line and went along. He was entire
ly unconscious of the surprise in
Store for him until the bunch turned
east from Box Butte avenue with
him and started for the house.
George looked around at bis com
panions and said, "Well, by gum, I
believe I've been Jobbed." After the
birthday supper the boys spent the
evening telling hunting experiences
and assuring George that although
he was passing his twenty-ninth mile
stone, he didn't look a day older than
he did years ago.
Renvoated Church Building
Immanuel's Lutheran church
boildjng has been entirely renovated
inside during the last few weeks.
The walla and ceiling have been tint
ed In attractive colors and the wood
work and chairs revarnlshed, which
makes a very pleasing appearance.
There will be German services every
Sunday morning at 10:80 o'clock,
and English services once each
month. Everyone is welcome and
Invited to come and visit the church.
Alliance People Not Interested
Prof. W. J. McCauley was an
nounced to deliver a lecture in Fbe
lan opera house, Monday night of
this week, but owing to the small
number who came out to hear it, It
was not given. Only seven tickets
were received at the door. Of these
one was one of the eleven compll
mentarles given out by the advance
agent, so that the lecture would not
have been a financial success had it
been delivered. Prof. McCauley'a
subject, "The Failure of Christianity
in the Light of Modern Events," was
probably the cause of the lack of in
terest on the part of Alliance people.
Here from Wyoming
Arthur Wilson came down the
first of the week from Oldrlcks, Wy
oming, where he has been working.
He will remain several days visiting
friends and attending to some busi
ness matters.
DANCERS WON
PRIZE CUPS
GadKby Hall Crowded to Limit Wed
nesday Evening at Dance Given
by Royal Highlanders
A large crowd attended the end of
the first series of prise waltzes Wed
nesday evening at Gadsby Hall, to
attend the dance given by the Royal
Highlanders. The winners of the
grand prize for Individual dancing
were Mrs. Agnes E. Duncan and Will
Edwards, who were each presented
with a beautiful loving cup. The
registered attendance at the dance
was eighty-five couples, which was
the largest attendance recorded dur
ing the series.
Winners of the first prizes during
the series, who competed for the
grand prizes were as follows:
George Nation and Mrs. Agnes E
Duncan.
Will Edwards and Miss Ethel Na
tion. '
. M, I Maxos and Mrs. Irene IfalL
Bert Duncan and Mrs. Guy Allen.
C. R. HerbiBon and MIbs Mary
Berry.
STANDING OF CANDIDATES
Contest for Ford Automobile, Given
Away by Roy Iteckwlth, Grows
Exciting Near the Finish
Much interest is being manifested
in the Ford automobile contest at the
Roy Bec'kwlth store. This contest
I closer at midnight Saturday. The
standing of the leading contestants
at the close of business Saturday
.night was as follows:
I Ed Tbomason 113630
W. J. Mahoney 107685
'Otto Snyder 107180
F. D. Campbell 90465
Rev. H. J. Young 81220
B. Copeland 26875
C. D. Reed 23720
T. P. Rolf son 10010
J. T. Burke 9075
Commercial Club Committees
President Guthrie announces the
chairmen for the coming year:
Membership, Lloyd C. Thomas.
Publicity, E. T. Kibble.
Civic improvements, F, W. Harris.
Auditing, F. J. Was.
Entertainment, G. D. Darling.
Good Roads, S. W. Thomspon.
Health, Dr. H. A. Copsey.
Legislation, R. M. Hampton.
Public Buildings. A. D. Rodgers.
Dry Irrigated Farming, C. A.
Newberry.
Manufacturers, B. J. Sallows.
Cost of Attending Meetings
Any member of the North Platte
Valley Teacher's Association may at
tend the meetings to be beld here
next week without charge, providing
they enroll here. All who are in
, terested in educational work may
join, the cost being one dollar. Those
;who are not enrolled may attend any
lone meeting by paying the admission
IrhftrffA if fiftv jtAntli
Maternity Dresses at Rogue's
An interesting advertisement for
those who expect to become mothers
is found in The Herald this week by
the Horace Bogue store. This ad
calls attention to their line of "ma
ternity dresses". This store handles
a complete Lne of dry goods and la
dies' furnishings, as well as millin
ery and other nes.
Record-Hreaklng Sale
The sale of made to measure cloth
ing by E. G. Laing, proprietor of
Modern Clothes for Men. on Wednes
day, when the experienced cutter
from the City Tailors was in the
store, was a record breaker. Mr.
Laing expressed himself this morn
ing as being very well pleased with
the large business.
Between the Americans who
bought some bales of cotton and
Kurope that is buying a good many
bales the south ought to feel cheer
ful soon.
SELECTED THE
WARD OFFICERS
City Council Met In Adjourned Ses
sion Monday Night and Trans
acted Election IluMliiess
A special adjourned session of the
city council was held at the city hall
Monday evening. Election officers
for the city election to be held April
6 were appointed as follows:
First Ward Officials
Herbert Butler and Rev. II. J.
Young, clerks; A. 8. Mote, Moses
Wright and J. A. Hunter, Judges.
Second Ward Officials
Harold Snyder and Camllle Nohe,
clerks; T. M. Lawler, Tom D. Rob
erts and R. E. McCool, Judges.
Third Ward Officials
Lou Suprlse and Howard Reddish,
clerks; John Brennan, J. A. Mallery
and Geo. G. Gadsby, judges.
Fourth Ward Officials
Percy Cogswell and T. P. Rolfson,
clerks; E. G. Laing, Tom Deal and
T. H. Barnes, Judges.
Ordinance No. 206, changing the
regular meetings of the city council
to the second Tuesday of each month
was passed. Ordinance No. 205 fix
ing the light rates as lowered was
passed. A resolution designating
the places of election, etc., was pass
ed. These will be found elsewhere
In The Herald.
Messrs. Nets Worley and Glen Mil
ler appeared In behalf of the proper
ty owners on Box Butte avenue on
the west side of the street and across
from the Btandplpn, regarding the
lowering of the preeent sidewalks in
front of their properties to the street
grade. After soma discussion a mo
tion was passed directing the mayor
to enter into a contract with the
property owners In the 800 block,
the city agreeing to do the work of
lowering the grade and putting in a
retaining wall and steps, the proper
ty owners agreeing to waive all
claims for damages against the city
on account of the necessity of steps
and lowering of the grade.
SEVERAL NEW CANDIDATES
City Meet Ion Warms up as Time for
Filing Petitions Nears Two
More out for Oouncilmen
New additions to the list of candi
dates for city offices during the past
week are E. T. Kibble, who is a can
didate for councilman in the First
ward, and W. B. Young, who is can
didate for councilman in the Fourth
ward. This makes the following can
didates now in the field: For mayor,
P. E. Rcmlg and F. M. Broome; for
clerk, Carter E. Calder; for treasur
er, Archie Gregory and Emery Cor
nu; for councilman First ward, E. T.
Kibble and B. J. Sallows; for coun
cilman Second ward, H. D. Hacker,
Ed Shields and F. J. Was; for coun
cilman Third ward, A. T. Lunn, Geo.
Davis. Robert Drlscoll and Jerry Ro
wan; for councilman Fourth ward,
A. J. Welch, Wm. Davidson and W.
B. Young.
Only a few days remain for the
filing of petitions.
STUDENTS' RECITAL
Students of Alliance School of Muslo
Will Appear Neat Monday at
lladdorff Music House
The students of the Alliance
School of Music are to appear in a
students' recital to be given next
Monday evening, March 22. at the
Haddorff Music House. The public
Us invited. The program or the ev
ening will be announced later. Tibs
entertainment will undoubtedly be a
drawing card among the local people
who appreciate the good work done
by this popular institution. Those
I who believe in encouraging home en-
nrloa frit. .1,1 .nobo I, - - -.
kmv suuuiu iubic iv m Luiut IU ill-
tend and enjoy the evenings pro
gram. AT THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH
There will be communion service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. Regular service at night.
A. M. E. Church Dinner
The A. M. E. church of Alliance
will give a twenty-five cent dinner in
South Alliance next Saturday to help
along In their church work.
There will be German services at
Immanuel's Lutheran church next
Sunday at 10:30 o'clock.
TITUS LANG, Pastor.
Nice, juicy steaks and pork loins.
You will always Und them at A. D.
Rodger' Grocery Store.
May Mitchell of New York saya
that dancing eases the soul. But
sometimes it is awfully severe on
one's partner's toes.
There will come a time when the
I nation that goes to war will be ar
rested for disorderly conduct by the
international police.