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VOLUME XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915
NO. 22
TO BE UNDER
GITY CONTROL
Arrangement Being Made to Trans
fer Greenwood Cemetery to
City of Alliance
For many years past Greenwood
cemetery has been under control of
the Alliance Cemetery Association,
composed of leading business men of
Alliance. As the work done in be
half of this association by the board
of directors has been entirely grat
uitous, It is not surprising that those
who for a time donated their time
and service "for the good of the
cause" became tired or neglectful of
the matter, end desired to have the
honors passed around.
S. A. Miller, who has acted in the
capacity of secretary and manager,
has received many compliments for
the tenacity with which he has stuck
to the proposition, but the amount of
time and work necessary to keep the
affairs in proper shape were too
much for one man to donate, and as
a result the cemetery has been ne
glected until those who have friends
burled there, and other citizens, also,
have been casting about to devise a
plan by which the matter will be
given the attention that it deserves.
A meeting was held In the assem
bly room of the court house Tuesday
evening of this week, which was
practically an adjourned sitting of a
former meeting. Ex-Mayor A. D.
Rodgers was chosen chairman and
S. A. Miller acted as secretary. By
request Attorney Walter Metz stated
the Nebraska law relative to ceme
teries in this state. The law pro
vides for the holding of such proper
ty by incorporated cities. It was
voted to request the Alliance Ceme
tery Association to transfer Green
wood cemetery and the cash on hand
that has been realized from the sale
of lots therein to the city of Alliance.
and also request the mayor and city
council to take charge of the same
as provided for oy tne statutes.
On motion a committee, consisting tne Lowry & Henry garage, and the
of A. D. Rodgers, Dr. Geo. I. Hand, finishing touches will be given the
Rev. O. S. Baker and John W. Thorn-, fir8t of next week B0 tnat lt wm be
as, was appointed to present the mat- r.a(jy for use by Tuesday or Wednes
ter to the Alliance Cemetery Assocl- day, xne WOrk is being done by A.
ation and the mayor and city coun-, Ai Moore, M. Ellsworth and A. B.
cil. . A meeting was held at the of- carr, who have spent considerable
flee of E. T. Kibble yesterday after- tjme wltn tne hand roller, and the
noon, attended by the members of ' cjty idler will be used at the last to
the committee, Mayor Romig and get tne ground in good shape. It
several ol tne councnmen, JNO or-
ficial action was asked at that time,
but plans were discussed that will
lead to something definite. The mat
ter will be presented for official ac
tion at the regular meeting of the
city council next Tuesday evening.
By request or tne committee, a meet- court. All who play tennis are in
ing of the cemetery association has Vitei to j0in not 0iy for this privil
been called by the president, as will I egCi but for the many others offered
be seen by the notice in this issue of
The Herald.
Definite plans for taking care of
Greenwood cemetery will be worked
out by the city officials who will have
charge. The concensus of opinion
among interested parties is that a
man should be employed as sexton,
who shall devote his entire time to
the burying ground, at least during
spring, summer and autumn.
eiijoyedeTmoker
Ex-Mayor Rodgers, Mayor Romig, F.
M. Broome and City Council
Guests of Fire Dept.
One of the most interesting smok
ers ever held by the Alliance Volun
teer Fire Department was given at
the city ball Wednesday evening
with former mayor Rodgers, Mayor
Romig, the city council adn Repre
sentative Broome as guests. Prac
tically the entire membership of the
department was present, and the pro
gram, Including the eats, lasted from
8:30 until 11:30 o'clock.
The eatables were prepared by the
committee in fine shape and every
one had plenty. Even the late com
ers were provided for and the ath
letes who appeared at the rear end
of the program were with difficulty
persuaded from stuffing themselves.
In fact, some of those who were
worsted in the athletic contests
claimed that they bad eaten too
much.
Following the serving of the re
freshments, a special session of the
kangaroo kourt was kalled, with
Judge Leonard Kllpington in the
chair. He proceeded to do his duty,
ably assisted by the baliffs and as
the secretary heard the merry klink
of the koins in the big coffee cup a
big smile spread from ear to ear un
til the turn of the secretary came.
When court adjourned Toastmas
ter Lloyd Thomas read several tele
grains from some of the invited
guests from out-of-town who were
unable to be present. Messages
were also read from other depart
ments in the state. . It is impossible
to tell, in our limited amount of
space, all the good things that were
said by the speakers, but each and
every one responded ably and the
feeling of good will shown towards
the fire department was appreciated
by everyone there.
Among those who spoke on differ
ent subjects were former mayor A.
D. Rodgers; Mayor P. E. Romig, who
is vice president of t e fire depart
ment; Representative F. M. Broome;
Former President John W. Guthrie;
Councilmen Kibble, Rowan, Davis
and Davidson: Treasurer Dr. Geo. J.
Hand, Chief Charles L. Hill and oth
ers. A letter of regret was read
from Secretary V. D. Fisher of the
Commercial Club, who had been in
vited but who could not be present
on account of being at the state
convention of commercial clubs at
Lincoln.
Following the speechmaking all
adjourned to the club rooms where
they were entertained by the korus
of sixteen voices who sang all the
popular songs and several others. An
interesting athletic exhibition was
given, features being wrestling con
tests between Loessner ana Trabert,
Thomas and Schafer, Kish and Mau
nier. The evening's enjoyment clos
ed with a three round bout between
A. D. Rodgers and Link Lowry. The
amount of punishment (T) each man
sustained was astonishing to those
present who had understood that the
men were not in training. The ref
eree was knocked unconscious for
three minutes by being struck a
glancing blow by one of the men. The
boxers were so eager (T) to go after
each other that lt was necessary to
have four men at the door to keep
them from getting away and two
men at each window to keep them
from jumping out. Lowry claimed
that he was fouled by being hit be
low the belt and Rodgers demanded
to know whether or not Lowry
shouldn't lean over so that he could
be hit above the belt. After wear
ing out (?) two pairs of sixteen
ounce gloves the contest was halted
and the referee called a draw, see
ing that the men were so evenly
matched that they would have boxed
all night without visible effect on
each other.
During the evening attention was
called to the good work being done
on the swimming pool. The walls
are partly laid and the work Ib pro
ceeding aa rapid rate.
WILL BE COMPLETED SOON
Commercial Club Tennis Court Can
Be Used Next Week All In-
"yited to Join the nub
More than twenty loads of mag
nesia have been put on the Commer
Ci Club's tennis court lust north of
wni i, several weeks before there
has been enough use to get th court
in the best shape.
The club is installing this court es
pecially for the benefit of the young
er members, and all members of the
club will be accorded free use of the
by the club.
junior-senior banquet
Held in the High School Gymnasium
Saturday Night Large Attend-
nee and Enjoyable Time
The Junior-Senior banquet opened
the graduation festivities for this
season at the high school gymnasium
last Saturday night, and was a most
enjoyable occasion.
The room was decorated to repre
sent a latticed garden, the plan being
carried out with heliotrope and white
paper which was interlaced from the
floor to the celling on all walls. The
orchestra platform was enclosed in
the same manner. Tinted butter
flies and flowers in profusion cover
ed the vines which were interlaced
in the lattice work. Most of the
floral decorations were wild flowers
which had been presented to the
Junior class by friends in other parts
of the state.
The tables and settings showed ev
idence of class colors wherever possi
ble, and the tables were arranged in
the shape of a letter T, one large ta
ble In the cneter being supplement
ed by two at either end. Miss Geor
gia Canfleld had charge of the dec
orations, and the music was furnish'
ed by Miss Hattie Renswold and
Paul Thomas, with piano and cornet.
Following are the toasts that were
responded to:
Queen of the Garden . . Marian Mote
Lavender Donald Spencer
Pinks Orvllle Davenport
Brown-Eyed Susans, Everett O'Keefe
Daisies Eltlng Bennett
Sweet Williams . . . Hannah Cotant
Johnny Jump-ups . . Dorothy Smith
Poppies Nell Tash
Morning Glories . . Janet Grassman
Forget-Me-Nots . . Miss Sherdeman
The Wandering Jew ... W. R. Pate
' Changes in Burlington Force
R. H. Arrison has been transfer
red from chief clerk to night yard
master. A. C. McDonald has been
transferred from night yardmaster
here to the same position at Sheri
dan. A. V. Arnold, who bad been
in B. V. Greer's office at Omaha.
comes here as chief clerk. These
changes are effective Friday.
METHODIST CHURCH
"Mothers' Day" will be appropri
ately observed at the Methodist
church next Sunday. The morning
sermon topic will be "The World's
Fortress", or "Home and Mother".
Regular services in the evening. Ev
erybody is invited to come and to
wear a flower for mother's sake.
REV. OLIN S. BAKER. Pastor.
Mother's Day Proclamation
Governor Morehead has issued ths following proclamation des
ignating the second Sunday in May as Mother's day:
Gratitude is one of the cardinal virtues; to remember grateful
ly, acts of kindness bestowed, Is an evidence of true nobility. To
exemplify this by word or deed is commendable In all.
One day of the year has been selected In which this may be
shown in a manner bat mustte nd to make ourselves and others
better. It Is the day wherein we show by some outward token, how
dearly we esteem the one who gave us birth, and watched over us
In our Infancy and youth, and who has at all times been our best
friend. That friend is mother.
In keeping with the custom of the past several years In this
state, and In many others, I take pleasure in naming the second
Sunday in May Mother's day, and would suggest that everyone wear
a flower of some description during that day as an ind'catlon of the
special recollection of mother. It is a beautiful custom and wor
thy the attention of everyone. The day is intended to start in the
mind splendid recollections of the past and will make that Sunday
more sacred than it otherwise would be. It would be well if spec
ial mention of the day be made in all the churches throughout the
Btate.
I therefore recommend that Sunday, the 9th day of May, be ob
served as Mothers' day and trust it will be recognized as generally
as circumstances will permit.
JOHN H. MOREHEAD.
Executive Office, .yi
Lincoln, Nebraska.
April 24th, 1915.
ALUMNI BANQUET
Large A tendance Present at Occas
ion Pleading Program
Rendered
The annual alumni banquet of the
Alliance high school was held in the
gymnasium of the high school build
ing Tuesday evening, the attendance
being one of the largest In the his
tory of the association.
The same decorations were used as
for the Junior-Senior banquet, as
they were also appropriate for the
alumni festivities. About sixty-five
were present, and all Joined in de
claring this an event long to be re
membered. Earl D. Mallery acted as toastmas
ter, a place which he filled admira
bly. County Attorney Lee Basye re
sponded to the toast "Climb", with a
short talk that was full of vim. W.
R. Pate was assigned "Rocks", to
which be made an excellent response,
and Orvllle Davenport responded to
"Going Up", handling - bis subject
like a master.
An exceptionally pleasing program
was rendered. A piano solo by Miss
Grace Spacht was followed by a read
ing by Miss Hannah Cotant. Miss
Lura Hawkins also gave a splendid
reading, and a piano and melophone
duet was rendered by Miss Hattie
Renswold and Paul T'omas.
A feature of the evening was the
appearance of the Rubinoffs, who
were playing at the Imperial, and
who gave several grand opera and
other classic selections.
The menu consisted of fruit cock
tail, rolls and butter, mashed pota
toes, veal pie, radishes, macaroni
loaf with tomato dressing, wafers,
perfection salad, olives, cake, cherry
ice, coffee.
Lee Basye was elected president;
Cecil Smith, vice president, and Miss
Opal Russell, secretary-treasurer of
the association, to take the places of
the retiring officers, Charles Lamon,
Miss Leone Mallery and Miss Nellie
O'Donnell.
ANOTHER ATTRACTION
Great Wortham Shows Will Proba
bly Be Here During Week of
June 14 to 19
An attraction that will greatly en
hance the Stockmen's Convention to
be held here in June, and which will
furnish the amusement and lots of it,
is the Great C. A. Wortham Shows.
This is at least tbe present status of
matters. This excellent company
was booked for Dead wood, S. D-,
during the week of tbe convention,
but as soon as their advance man
learned of the occasion he set about
to postpone their engagement at
Deadwood, and the last report was
that he had succeeded in msklng the
change. The commercial club Is
making the arrangements, and J. W.
Guthrie, the president, received the
following from the advance man this
morning:
Mr. J. W. Guthrie.
Dear Sir: I find I have to go to
Chicago to arrange with the Burling
ton railroad before I can say posi
tively whether date is o. k. or not;
still I think you can safely bank on
all arrangements being o. k.
Respectfully,
STEVEN A. WOODS.
Mr. Guthrie inferred from the let
ter that the postponement bad been
effected at Deadwood, and all that
remains now is the arrangement for
transportation.
The Wortham . Shows travel in
twenty-five cars of 60-foot length.
They carry 300 people, and 47 hors
es among which is "Chesterfield" tbe
horse that is claimed to be tbe most
Intelligent of his species in the
world. In addition there are many
wild animals, part of which were
with the Ringling circus. There are
15 shows in all, and a 28-plece band
of the highest type.
A ferrls wheel and a merry-go-
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round are part of the equipment for
the amusement of the younger peo
ple, and there are a number of aerial
shows wblcb are balr-ralslng and
breath-taking. These shows are re
ported to be the cleanest on the road.
The management bears an excellent
reputation, and they carry none of
the "side shows" usually found with
an attraction of this nature. They
will show at Grand Island the week
before coming here. The shows
will be located on Third and Box
Butte, extending Into the four inter
sections. MET WITH BAD ACCIDENT
. C. Johnson Thrown from Buggy
' and Seriously Injured, Lant
Friday, at Niaugua, Mo.
. Mrs. Harvey Hacker received a
letter a few days ago informing her
of an accident that befell her father,
A. C. Johnson, at Niaugua, Missouri.
Hv was thrown from a buggy in
'which he was riding, resulting in
tbe fracture of several ribs and in
ternal injuries. The accident hap-
word has been received since the let
ter above referred to, Mrs. Hacker Is
in hopes that her father Is getting
along all right.
Mr. Johnson was a resident of
northwestern Nebraska, for many
years and Is well and favorably
known in this section. He resided
at Angora, but has property interests
In Alliance. His many friends in
this city will hope for bis speedy re
covery. Booster Club Campaign
The Right Clothing Store, Roy
Beckwith, Proprietor, announces in
this issue of The Herald a Booster
Club Campaign, to be organized by
the Practical Advertising company
of Springfield, Illinois. This com
pany comes with a reputation as a
community helper. Through tbe in-
Simple Logic
Troves
It.
By MOSS.
A wants to sell some
thing. B wants to buy
it. X is the advertise
ment that brings them
together.
X costs money. It's
the bring together price.
A makes more money
by yelling to many B's
and can therefore pay
for X. A benefits. B
benefits.
That's advertising in
a nutshell.
It has been tried out
in every conceivable way,
and it works.
It wcik$ especially
well in this home news
paper, as many of our
merchants and all of our
readers know.
terchange of ideas, enrh booster
town gains something from other
booster towns. Besides the business
training received, the members of
the Booster Club are going to have
social amusement. There will be en
tertainment not only for the boosters
but for their friends as well.
NEW YORK MAYOR
John 1. Mitchell Stopped off for Few
Minutes Tuenday Visited
Mayor Romig
John Puroy Mitchell, mayor of
New York City, passed through Alli
ance Tuesday noon in his private
car, accompanied by his family, and
made good use of bis time here by
viewing as much of the city at possi
ble. Mayor Mitchell Introduced him
self to Mayor Romig. of Alliance,
who happened to be at the station,
and who was greatly surprised, but
be arose to the occasion and tender
ed tbe visitor a warm welcome to the
city, and the two, together with Mr.
Mitchell's family, posed for a photo
graph. Although the New Yorker did not
get to see much of Alliance, he saw
enough to convince him of her sub
stantialness, and he expressed him
self with, "This is the finest looking
little city I have seen since leaving
New York, and I only wish I could
stay here and make you a good vis
it." Mayor Mitchell and family were
enroute to Cody, Wyoming, where
they will visit with relatives and
friends for a short time, and from
there they will go to San Francisco
and San Diego to attend the exposi
tions. CHANGES HANDS
J. 8. Rheln and W. E. Rousey Pur
t-hae Acheson Stock First
of This Week
Tbe deal was consummated the
first of this week whereby J. S
Rhein and W. E. Rousey became
owners of the Acbeson hardware
store, purchasing It from I. L. Ache-
son.
Mr. Rhein recently moved to Alli
ance from Rockford, 111., purchasing
a farm near town. Mr. Rousey for!Bonie
I the past several years has been trav
eling for one of the Important imp
lenient houses,
with headauarters ,
here. Both have bad many years
experience In selling, and with their
knowledge of that end, the new firm
will doubtless enjoy the same pros-
perous patronage in the future as it
has In the past. Both are pleasant
gentlemen, and know how to please
the public in every way. Tbe new
firm name will be Rheln & Rousey.
The retiring proprietor, Mr. Ache
son, has not yet decided on his fu
ture plans, but It Is probable that be
will remain in Alliance and engage
In some other line of business.
NURSERY STOCK SPECIAL
Alliance Nurseryman Has a Nice Lot
of Flrst-Claa Stock for Im
mediate Delivery
Persons in and near Alliance who
failed to order all the nursery stock
that they needed for this spring may
be supplied yet, If they act at once.
J. P. Ilartor th nnrurvmin hi.
nice lot of stock on hand yet, but it ' A game between the school boys, um
ls going like hot cakes and those who ' Pir by w- R- Harper, attracted
want some of it should apply for it ' much attention and lasted until near-
without further delay.
Tbls stock consists of fruit, orna
mental and shaoe trees and shrub
bery, and includes, at the time this
notice is written, the followim:
1 Apples, several choice varieties
well adapted to this country.
Cherries, several varieties.
Plums.
Norway Poplar.
Cotonwood.
Elm.
Box Elder.
Hackberry.
Russian Olive.
Silver Poplar.
Silver Maple.
Roses, Crimson Rambler, Prairie
Queen, Dorothy Perkins.
Gooseberries.
Blackberries.
Black Hills Raspberries.
A few Evergreens, several varie
ties. May is a good month in which to
set out nursery stock In this country,
and those who have not done so yet
this spring should attend to It at
once.
Orders for any of the above stock
may be left at tbe Moore Grocery
Co. store, corner Laramie avenue
and Third street. Phone 9.
22-lt-5533
Will put Addition
A meeting of the Box Butte Coun
ty Fair Association executive board
was held Wednesday evening at tbe
office of Snoddy A Mollring. The
matter of platting the acreage ad
joining the city on the east was tak
en up and it was decided to go ahead,
naming tbe new addition Fairview,
as suggested by The Herald two
weeks ago when the land was sur
veyed. The executive board will
meet with tbe city council next
Tuesday evening and ask that tbe
land be included In the city limits.
A campaign will be put on soon
for the sale of the lots, which are de
sirable and which will be sold at low
prices on easy terms.
NEW CITY PARK
OPENEDTUESDAY
Estimated Crowd of 2.AO0 Present
on the Opening Day Bane
Ilall Game Feature
It is estimated that 2,600 people
witnessed the opening of the city
park and children's playground
Tuesday afternoon. Everyone was
there from the little tots hardly
able to walk, to tbe oldest Inhabi
tants and all enjoyed the occasion
to the fullest extent. Few people
had visited the park grounds since
the improvement work was started
early In the spring, and exclamations
of surprise came from all sides.
Hundreds of trees have been
planted; several swings have been
erected for tbe children, and tbe
ground has been leveled and dragged
In fine shape. In addition, the ball
park has been put in excellent condi
tion, and with a little use will be
one of tbe best in this part of tbe
state.
The members of the committee
were greatly disappointed when they
received word at the last minute that
the balloon had been lost In transit,
and that the ascension could not be
made on the opening day. Howev
er, tbe balloon will positively be here
next Tuesday, and the ascension will
be made from tbe park grounds on
that day, at 3:30 o'clock. The prize
offer of $1.00 to tbe boy who gets
the flag dropped from the balloon
will be good Tuesday.
The feature of the afternoon was
the ball game between the east and
west side business men. The score
was a little one sided, being nine to
one In favor of tbe east slders, but
the west side men are not yet con
vinced, that, with a fair show, they
could not wallop their opponents to
a standstill. Cy Lalng, the Irish
heavyweight, and "Bill" Tragessor,
formerly with the New York Giants,
twirled for the west siders. The
men in the box on the east side team
were George Nation and Guy Lock
wood, and to these men the west
siders lay the blame for their down
fall. Lalng and Tragessor showed
good speed, but the opposing
team acquired a habit of "hitting
them" too often. Taking Into con
sideration the purpose for which the
game was Intended, that of causing
ome amusement among the specta-
tors, the game was a decided suc-
cess, and it is hoped that the busi-
men will make" these a Tegular
occurrence. There is some talk of
organizing a "Twilight League" here
for this summer, the two home teams
playing a game each week or often
er, after business hours.
Tbe lineup was as follows:
WEST EAST
Hughes c Rockey
Lalng p Nation
Tragessor lb Lock wood
Barnes 2b Schafer
Mallery 3 b Hughes
Moore cf Regestet
Hamilton rf Griffin
Baker If Hand
Beal sa Fisber
Mayor P. E. Romig, who acted as
umpire, was attacked (?) several
times by furious (?) ball players,
who objected (?) to his decisions.
but the game finally ended in peace,
'although some of tbe players are
today nursing sore arms and hands.
M7 dark, fourteen innings being piay-
ed before someone Informed the um
pire that lt was past time for sup
per. On account of a leak being sprung
in one of the boats, the promised
boat race between "Billy" King and
"Cy" Lalng was pulled off the pro
gram. We understand that it will
take place soon at Bronco lake.
It Is expected that a large crowd
will attend the balloon ascension at
3:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon
at the park. A numher of applica
tions were received from ambitious
youngsters, anxious to make the as
cension in one of the parachutes, but
that matter bad already been arrang
ed and it was necessary to refuse
them.
NORTH PLATTE TRACK MEET
A Number of Good Events on Pro
gram Bae Ball Game Between
Alliance and HcotUbluff
All arrangements have been made
for the North Platte Valley Track
Meet and Declamatory Contest which
will be held at Scottsbluff Friday and
Saturday, May 7 an. S. Tbe schools
participating are Torrington, Morrill,
Mitchell, Gertng. Minatare. Bayard,
Bridgeport, Alliance and Scottsbluff.
Following are tbe events: Standing
broad Jump, running broad Jump,
high Jump, pole vault, shot put 12
pound hammer throw 12 pound
discus throw, Olympic, 60 yard dash,
100 yard dash, high and low hurdle,
220 yard dash, 440 yard run, and
half-mile relay run. In addition
there will be a ball game between
the Alliance and Scottsbluff high
school teams, which promises to be a
fast one.
When actual war Is on any discus
sion of close distinction as to the
rights of man and the rights of prop
erty has to be abandoned.