the ALLIANCE HERALD
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MjOYD V. TIIOMAH, Riilne Manager
JOHN W. THOMAS, Editor HAUVEV E. HHODKH, City Editor
Published every Thursday by
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Incorporated
Uoyd C Thorn., Freeldent Carl Tbomas, Vice Pre..
John W. TtiomM, Secretary
SOUTH OMAHA
Honesty
Entered at the post office at Alliance, Nebraika. for transmission through
the mails at second-class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
I Efficiency
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A HQUAKK DEAL TO ADVERTISERS
It la the policy of The Herald to give to all a square deal and the worth
f their money. We do thin to our subscribers thru the news columns by
Siting occurrences and giving Information about matUrs In which they
Ir. nterted7tnru the editorial department by advocating. "In season and
mr l. : - .11 ani anwui privileges for none: and thru
the advertising columns by endeavoring to admit thereto the announcements
of only reliable business and professional men.
We give our advertisers a aquare deal by furnishing the best advertls-
ing medium there Is In us neia; Dy enaeavormg iu mm i
ness to which they are entitled; by charging a fair and reasonable price, and
treating all alike. It Is too bad that It is true, but It is true, that there are
ome newspaper publishers who. while they may not have as many different
,.,.(,. mora ihav An havA A.a manv nrlces as there are fle
Drives mu lur; u.ic vunw.M.w. ... . . .
mands for different prices. Apropos of this subject It will not be amiss here
, ...,.. frnm . narannni letter, which was not written for publl-
w... i. nm.i. in nrint well as In the correspondence. The
CttllUIl UUl TV lilt u an ' e' - -
editor of The Herald, writing from Omaha recently to the business manager,
made the following atatement In referring to tome minor competition that
cad come up:
As a plain matter of fact, It Is worse than useless to cut prices,
and I will not do It. Some times it may be right and aeem best
to make some concessions In some way, owing to quantity taken,
time to run, or something else; but I will not make a price to one
man that I will not make to others under the aame conditions and
' circumstances. To have a certain price, altho It may be a rather
i stiff one. and stick to it. begets confidence and respect from the
1 .class of business men whose patronage Is worth anything. As a
, rule (and I think of no exceptions to It), the man who Is so penur
i lous that he will not order an ad In the paper that he wants It in,
j unless he can beat down the price, Is a man whose patronage
, doesn't amount to a whiff to the printer. This applies the same
whether the man sells merchandise In Alliance or live stock In
, ... fx i t .. .. ...ill tiik tintrAhonti rt that pinna in
ctuuiu vmaua. it ;uu nui iutiuiii. -
Alliance I am glad there are not many of them and keep an
account of the advertising received from them for any considera
ble time, six months o ra year, and will also keep an accurate ac
count of the time occupied In soliciting business from them, get
ting copy, showing proofs, listening to their complaints and mak
ing adjustment of matters complained of. in short keep an account
of all the time taken In getting and handling their business, I am
strongly of the opinion that you will find that all their advertising
amounts to Is eaten up with overhead expenses.
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: NEBRASKA Hit AND LAW
Every Nebraska ranchman should be familiar with the laws of the state
relating to the use of brands and the Importance of having them recorded.
In order to have the exclusive right to and use of their brands, stockmen
must have them recorded In the office or the secretary or btate, except
sheep brands, which are to be recordd In the office of the county clerk of
the county In which the sheep are kept, as will be seen by the following,
Vhlch Is an extract from the laws or the state pertaining to brands:
llraiHls and Ear-Mark Recorded In Office of County Clerk
Every person or persons being the owner of any sheep shall cause such
sheep, and all of them six months old and upwards, to be suitably branded
and ear-marked, which brand and ear-mark snail oe maae oi recora in me
office of the county clerk of the county In which such sheep are kept. Every
person falling to comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon con
viction thereof, be fined In any sum not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars.
a Branding Stock
Any person or persons having cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, mules or
asses, shall have the right to adopt a brand or mark, for the use of which
be shall have the exclusive right In this state, after recording such brand
or mark as hereinafter provided.
Recording Fees
The Secretary of State shall procure a suitable book, or books, in which
11 brands and marks shall be recorded. Each person desiring a brand, or
mark, recorded shall pay into the office of Secretary of State, a fee of 1.50,
(or recording such brand or mark. And every five years thereafter, the
-owner of any recorded brand, or mark, shall pay to the Secretary oi State
the sum of 50 cents, for the re-recordlng of such brand or mark.
Brand Ke-Kecordcd Every Five Years
The Secretary of State shall notify the owner of any recorded brand by
Setter on or before September 1, 1917, and on or before September 1, every
ifive years thereafter of the time for recording his brand and any brand, or
mark, the owner of which falls to have same re-recorded as above provided
becomes cancelled and may be used by another.
Brand Must Not He Duplicated
No person shall have or adopt a brand or mark previously recorded un
der this act to any other person if used on the saaie side; neither shall the
secretary of state record the same brand or mark to more than one person,
unless for opposite side.
Branda in Actual Use Filed with Secretary of State
Any person desiring to use any brand or mark shall make and sign a
certificate setting forth a facsimile and description of the brand and mark
which he desires to use or to which shall be attached a certified copy of the
record of such brand and mark from any county In which the same shall
have been recorded, if so recorded, and showing the date of such record, and
shall file the same for record In the office of the Secretary of State; Provld-
d, That no brand shall be filed or registered unless the same is In actual use.
Decide on Brands Offered for Record
The authority of deciding whether a brand or mark offered for record
does or does not conflict with any previously recorded brand or mark shall
be vested in the Secretary of State. All brands offered for record shall be
submitted before acceptance to aatd Secretary of State; Provided. That no
brand described as being on either side of the animal shall be accepted or
recorded; Provided, further, That a brand described as being on both sides
may be accepted. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to file all
brands offered for record pending the examination, which he shall cause to
be made as promptly as possible; and If the brand is accepted the ownership
nnau date rrom tne date or filing.
If Two Brands Are Similar, taut One Recorded Illegal
The Secretary of State shall examine any evidence of brands or marks
or records thereof, which may heretofore have been made In the office of
any register of deeds of this state, and any other evidence of such marks or
brands wnicn may be presented by the owner, and In any case, where
ortna or mam is louna wnicn conmcts wun one previously recorded, or
which might In Us use endanger the property of the party owning the brand
or mark earliest of record, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to
notify the party owning said brand last of record that the further use of
same shall be Illegal to the same extent as though It had never been record
ed, unless previously agreed upon by owner of such brands or marks and
joint statement be presented to the Secretary of State by such brand own
era. This said notice shall be given by letter. It Is expressly provided that
this enactment shall not In any way effect or Invalidate the ownership of
animals which were branded with said brand then registered previous to
sucn examination and rejection, the object of this act being to make illegal
ana enjoin rrom tne rurtner use or said brand.
Brought In for Uraxiiut. Bear DiMlnKuihhiitK Brand
It shall be the duty or any person who. after the nassaae of this art
brings Into any county or this state and turns loose for crazing- nurnoses inv
herd brand or individual animals already branded, to lay before the Secre
tary of State a statement of the brands of said animals, and If said brands
conflict with any previously recorded it shall be the duty of this owner or
manager of said animals to brand them with a brand that the Secretary of
oiate snau consider a run and distinguished mark rrom all brands the
recorded, but the owner shall be enjoined from further use of the conflict
ing brand. A failure to comply with the provisions or this section shall
render tne party so failing liable for all damagea resulting rrom such rail
ure, which damages may be recovered in a civil suit. It is further provided
that this section ahall apply to all animals now in any county in this state
whose brands are considered by said Secretary of State to Infringe on pre
viously recoraea ones.
Brands to Be Rejected
In deciding as to the conflict of brands, the Secretary of State shall re
ject any tnat, being the same as one previously recorded, has in addition
any of the following, whether placed across, above, below, at either side, or
encircling tne main brand, vli: A straight bar, a quarter, hair or entire clr
tie, a quarter, hair or entire diamond, either upright or Inverted, the same
not constituting a true brand and rendering the owner or same brand liable
to damafes by Its uke, saving only when one or more of these shall be filed
by the owner or the first record or the main brand in which rase it may be
accepted- the becreiary or state shall reject any brand formed by repeti
lion oi any letter, numoer or ngure wnicn snau nave been previously re
corded, if on the same side of the animals, the exclusive rittht or the first
record to the letter, number or figure, aud to repetition or it, being re-af
Byers Bros. & Co.'s
Live Stock Commission busi
ness was established on these
four Corner Stones during
pioneer times
THEY HAVE STOOD THE TEST
of all these years and are better
equipped than ever to render
Satisfactory Service
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Courtesy
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH
Stability
flrmea. He shall also reject all brands, known as solid brands, and all ear
marks which shall remove to exceed one-hair of the ear.. A variation in the
Ize of a letter, number, or figure snau not constitute a new urauu unu
shall be rejected. A combination of letters, numbers, or figures may be
permitted though the same letters, numbers or ngures may nave Deen re
corded, single or together, If in the Judgmnt of the Secretary of State said
combination is bo different rrom any.prevlous record as to constitute a new
brand with no danger or lnrrlngement.
Brand Prima Facie Evidence of Ownership
in all milta at law or In eaultv. or In any criminal proceedings, where
the ownership or any cattle, horses', mules or swine is Involved the brand
linon nv animal, above named, shall be prima racle evidence of ownership
of the person whose brand it may be; Provided, That such brand has been
duly recorded as provided by law. rroviaea, runner, inai any owner r
owners of any brand or brands, mark or marks may sell and transfer the
same by an Instrument in writing which sale and transfer shall not become
effective until said Instrument shall be recorded In the manner required by
law for the recording of marks and brands and for which recording a liite
fee shall be charged which fee ahall be disposed of and accounted for in
the same manner as fees for recording marks and brands.
Penalty for lolatlon
Anv Derson or persons who Bhall violate or fall to obey the provisions
of this act. or shall continue the use of a brand or mark after the same has
been rejected by said Secretary or State or shall continue to use any orana
or mark arter the said Secretary or State shall have decided that the same
conflicts with a previously recorded brand or mark, shall be deemed glulty
or a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereor In any court or competent
Jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand (f 1,-
000) dollars or by Imprisonment In the county Jail lor a term not exceed
ing one year, or by both such fine and Imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.
Doee Not Impair Rights of Owners
Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to in any manner Im
pair the property rights of owners of live stock In the state under the laws
heretofore In force.
Butcher to Record Marks and Brands
Any person now engaged or who may hereafter engage In the business
of a butcher in the state of Nebraska shall keep a record of all branded
beef animals he may slaughter, give age, sex, marks, and brands, of whom
purchased and date of said purchase, which record shall at all times be open
for public inspection at his place or business.
Exhibit tildes
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons who occasionally slaugh
ter cattle or beef to offer for sale said beef without exhibiting the hide or
hides of such beef at the time and place said beef Is offered for sale. And
it is provided, further, that the brands on the bide ao exhibited must not be
changed, mutilated or destroyed.
Keep Hides for at Least Three Days
All persons other than butchers, who occasionally slaughter cattle or
beef, ror home consumption, shall keep the bide or bides of such animals so
slaughtered for a period of not less than three days, subject to Inspection
by any person or persons.
Keep Record of Branded Hides Bought
All purchasers of hides shall keep a record of all hides of neat cattle
purchased by them, which record shall state the name or names of the per
son or persons from whom purchased, their place of residence, the date of
purchase and all marks and brands on said bides, which shall at all times
be open for the inspection of stock growers, their agents, and employes.
Provided, That the provision of this section Bhall only apply to branded
hides.
Penalty
Any person who shall wilfully violate the provisions of this act or wil
ruuy neglect or reruse to do any act herein required shall be guilty or a
misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by Imprisonment In the
county jail ror a period not exceeding three months or pay a fine not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars.
Altering Kar Mark, or Brand
ir any person shall wilfully and maliciously alter or deface any artificial
ear mark or brand, upon any horse, mare, roal, filly, mule or ass, sheep.
goat, or swine, cow, ox, steer, bull, or heifer the property of another, every
person so offending shall be fined In any sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
ana oe name in treble damages to the party Injured.
Hundred Dollars per year, payable
monthly in warrants at par.
Section 2. In lieu of said salary
the Police Judge shall not be entitled
to the Court Costs in any suit brought
in the Police Court or the City or Al
liance, Nebraska, but shall turn over
to the City of Alliance all Costs so
collected in said Court.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
repeal any part of any ordinance in
conflict herewith, and shall be in ef
fect from and after its passage, ap
proval and publication according to
law.
Passed and approved this 25th day
of May, 1915.
Passed 1st reading May 25, 1915.
Passed 2nd reading May 25, 1915.
Passed 3rd reading May 25, 1915.
PENROSE E. ROMIG, Mayor.
Attest:
CARTER CALDER, Clerk.
(SEAL) 25-2t-611-5598
Kncaniinient Elects Officers
Encampment No. 81, I. O. O. F.
elected officers at the regular meet
ing held Friday night. Officers elect
ed were: R. E. Lester, C. P.; C. W.
Jeffers. S. W.; E. B. Krombaugh, H.
P.; F. O. Rowe. J. V.
Told That There Was
No Cure for Him
"After Suffering for over twenty
years with Indigestion and having
some of the best doctors here tell me
there was no cure for me, I think it
only right to tell you for the sake of
other sufftrers as well as your own
satisfaction that a 25 cent bottle of
Chamberlain's Tablets not only re
lieved me but cured me within lw
months although I am a man of 65
years,'
Texas.
writes Jul. Groblen, Houston,
Obtainable everywhere.
Perhaps it Is the too evident rage
of his enemies that keeps Mr. Bryan
cheerful and convinced that he is on
the right track.
ORDINANCE NO. 209
An ordinance fixing and establish
Ing the salary of the Police Judge o'
the City of Alliance, Box uutte uoun
ty. Nebraska, and repealing all for
mer ordinances, or parts thereof, ip
conflict herewith.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and
Council ot Alliance. Nebraska, that:
Seel Ion 1. Tho Pol'.re Judge of
the Cl!y cf Alliance, Nebraska, shall
be e.ntltkd to receive a salary of Six
ORDINANCE NO. 208
An ordinance to annex certain ad
jacent territory to the corporate lim
its of the City of Alliance, Nebraska.
WHEREAS, The Box Butte Fair
Association is the owner and inhabi
tant or the territory hereinafter de
scribed, and has filed their petition
with the City Clerk of Alliance, Box
Butte County, Nebraska, praying that
said territory be annexed to the cor
porate limits of Alliance, Nebraska,
to-wit:
to Twelve, inclusive,
estate that on the 5th day of Janu
ary, A. I)., 1915, the said Daniel J.
Foley was duly adjudicated a Bank
rupt, and on the 29th day of April,
1915, said bankrupt filed his petition
for discharge. It Is hereby ordered
that the 29th day of June, 1915, be,
and the1 same is, hereby fixed as the
date on or before which all creditors
of and all other persons interested In
said estate, and in the discharge In
bankruptcy of said bankrupt,' shall. If
they desire to oppose the same, file
In my office at Chadron, Dawes Coun
ty, Nebraska, in said District, their
appearance in writing In opposition
to the granting of said discharge, and
also within ten days thereafter file in
my said office specifications of the
grounds for said opposition.
WITNESS my hand this 25th day
of May, A. D.. 1915.
FREDERICK A. CRITES.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
25-H-608-5593
to Twelve, inclusive,
Lots One
Block One;
Lots One
Block Two;
Lots Seven to Twelve, inclusive,
Block Three;
Lots Seven to Twelve, Inclusive,
Block Four;
Lots Seven to Twelve, Inclusive,
Block Five, and
Lots Seven to Twelve, inclusive,
Block Six. Falrvlew Addition to Alii
ance, Box Butte County, Nebraska,
and the streets and alleys adjacent
thereto according to the recorded
plat thereof, said land above describ
ed being adjacent and contiguous to
the corporate limits of said City:
THEREFORE, Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Council of Alliance,
Nebraska,
.Section 1. That the above terri
tory be and tne same nereby is an
nexed to and made a part of the cor
porate limits of the City of Alliance,
Nebraska.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force rrom ntid
after its passage, approval and pub
lication.
Passed 1st reading May 25, 1915
Passed 2nd reading May 25, 1915.
Passed 3rd reading May 25, 1915.
Passed and approved this 25th day
of May. 1915.
PENROSE E. ROMIO. Mayor.
Attest:
CARTER CALDER. Clerk.
(SEAL) 25-2t-610-5597
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United States for the District
or Nebraska, ( had run Division
In the Matter of John F. Foley, Bank
rupt. ,
Case No. 33, in Bankruptcy, Volun
tary Petition.
PUBLICATION NOTICE TO CRED
ITORS OF BANKRUPT'S APPLI
CATION FOR DISCHARGE.
At Chadron. Dawes Cnuntv. Nohr-
aska, in said District, oefore Fred
erick A. Crltes, Referee in Bankrupt
cy. May 25th. 1915.
Notice is hereby given to the cred
itors or the above named bankruptcy
estate that on the 6th day or Janu
ary, A. D., 1915, the said John F.
Foley was duly adjudicated a Bank-v
rupt, and on the 29th day of April,
1915. said bankrupt filed his petition
for discharge. It is hereby ordered
that the 29th day of June, 1915. be,
and the same is, hereby fixed as the
date on or before which all creditors
of and all other persons interested In
said estate, and In the discharge in
bankruptcy or said bankrupt, shall,
ir they desire to oppose the same, file
In my office at Chadron, Dawes Coun
ty, Nebraska. In said District, their
appearance In writing in opposition
to the granting or said discharge, and
also within ten days therearter file in
my said office specifications of the
grounds for said opposition.
WITNESS my hand this 25th day
of May, A. D.. 1915.
FREDERICK A. CRITES.
Referee In Bankruptcy.
25-lt-608-5592
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United States for the District
of Nebraska, Chadron Division
In the Matter of Daniel J. Foley.
Bankrupt.
Case No. 32, In Bankruptcy, Volun
tary Petition.
PUBLICATION NOTICE TO CRED
ITORS OF BANKRUPT'S APPLI
CATION FOR DISCHARGE.
At Chadron, Dawes County, Nebr
aska, In aatd District, before Fred
erick A. Crltes. Referee in Bankrupt
cy. May 25tb. 1915.
Notice is hereby given to the cred
itors of the p.bove named bankruptcy
Serial No. 014243.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Alliance, Nebraska.
May 20, 1915.
Notice la hereby given that Earl
Austin Albright, or Luu, Nebraska,
who. on December 14, 1911, made
Homestead Entry, Serial No. 014243,
ror Lots 2. 3. 4; EH NW4; EH
SW4 and the EH or Section 19,
Township 27 North of Range 44 West
of the Sixth Principal Meridian, has
filed notice of intention ta make Fi
nal Three Year Proor, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-'
fore Register and Receiver, United
States Land Office, at Alliance, Nebr
aska, on the 23rd day of July, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: I. 8
Perkins, of Schlll. Nebraska; Frank
Johnson, or Grayson. Nebraska; C.
L. Baggs. or Lakeside, Nebraska;
William Albright, or Lulu. Nebraska.
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