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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1915)
is , f ' Historical ThH" Alliance Herald HEAD IIY EVERY MEMBER NEBRASKA STOCK tiROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL TIIK NEWS OK ALLIANCE AM) WF.aTF.lttf NEHRASKA OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREME.VS ASStKIATlOX. IT REACHES HEADOUARTEHS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN VOLUME XXII ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TllUKSDAY, JULY 8, 1915 NO. 31 MANY VISITED PROSPECT PARK Alliance's Amusement Resort Proved Very Popular Monday Many and Varied Attractions UNRIDABLE BILL WAS RIDDEN Although there Is considerable standing room at Prospect Park, it could be said that it was nearly crowded Monday while the celebra tion was in progress. People knew there would be sports galore, but they had no idea they would be as pretentious as they were. There were amusements for both young and old both on the water and on land. The power boat, "Be delta", proved- a great attraction throughout the afternoon, and it was crowded on every trip ILalng and Cal Cox did not tnaterial ; ize. Yes both of them said they ' were ready at any time, but Just a Uoon as one could be "lined up", the 'other one r' 1 frnr.d mlcaiu. and It was i i .sible to ;et them to gether. Th r.take had been set at the specified distance from the dock 200 yardt and so far as is known it is there now, awaiting the tin.e when, these wo lightweights can be brought tog ther with a couple of wash tubs. i In the evening the dance floors were crowd, j. The music was ex cellent, and veryone seemd to enjoy himself. Ai. .er & Powles are to be congratulate on their foresight in arranging si. a an excellent place of amusement for the Fourth of July celebration, i.nd now that the crowaa have once v.-ited it, it will likely be the busiest ; lace in this part of the state for th. bulance of the summer. YOUNG MAN IS INSANE RAIDED ROOMING ROUSE COLD JCLY WEATHER the rowboats were In use constantly, and they could be seen on all por tions of the large lake. The skating rink also proved very popular, the young folks gliding around on eight wheels all after noon. At one time all the skates were in use, which, by the way, means there were quite a number of rkaters. Frank Palmer's wild west shows proved the leading attraction for the afternoon. There were potato and hat races on horseback, bucking bronchos and steers, and then there was "the" great number on the pro gram the riding of the bucking bull "Bosco". And he was ridden suc cessfully for the first time in bis ex- istence by Ed McLaughlin. Mc-1 Thermometer Registered 51 Degrees at 2 O'clock P. M. Saturday The first few days of July, this year, will go down in history as the coolest ever experienced. A warm Then day has been Bandwlched in now and he could "take them right : Stole Watch from Ctar Store ami a Pair of Cluit from Cow puncher Monday Robert Smith was arrested Mon day evening, charged with stealing a watch from Al Seiffert's cigar store and a pair of "chaps" from a cow puncher at Prospect Park Monday af ternoon while the celebration was in progress. Saiith was seen while making away with the chaps, but the onlook ers did not consider the action signif icant, thinking that they probably belonged to him. However, when they were missed by the owner, a search was instituted and Smith ! was arrested, but not until after be .had hidden the chaps. After bis ar rest he told where he had hidden the stolen goods. He had been seen in the cigar store about the time the watch was taken, and upon being asked if he had taken it be immediately plead guilty and informed the officers that to the WEATHER FORECAST Issued by the II. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, P. C, for the week beginning Wednesday, July 7, 1915: For Plitln States and Upper Millpl Valley; Moderately witnii weather will prevail dur lug the wxt three or four days with widely scattered thunder .bowers. The latter half of the week will Ih fair and cooler. lAiliilrtlpiKa L'lu.wl 1MI fiiwl ftitiiat i1 Fined $V Took Place Early Wednesday Morning An early-morning raid on the rooming house In the Coors build ing, on the corner of Ilox Butte and Second. Wednesday morning, result ed in the arrest of the proprietress, Alice Harbottle, and of Rous Hull, who was charged with being an in mate. They were taken to the po lice station where the proprietress was fined $100 and Hull ISO, which were promptly paid. When sentence was hrnnnicnf ofl rm IT nil h ex Innnlr. ed of the Judge if the fine would be R- J"bamt clothing salesman, remitted if he would marry Mrs. Har-!WR8 ,n the cl,y W ednesday on busl- iieeo. John Snoddy returned Sunday from Moorehead, Montana, where he went on business a week before. Mr. 4 Donald, of Donald & Porter, the Grand Island wholesale grocers, was in Alliance Wednesday visiting ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS was bottle promptly. The question answered in the negative. The raid was conducted at the In stigation of a Mr. Garrett wbo, with his brother, was going through Alli ance with a car load of stock for Wy oming. The brother came up town about noon and after Imbibing freely in liquor, according to the story, ( customers and acquaintances went to me rooming nouse. u is further stated that Mrs. Harbottle phoned for a girl to come up and "en tertain" Garrett, and that after her arrival the crowd indulged in sever al bottles of beer at $1 a bofi-. A then, but tWy were few and far be- place where he hid the watcn , tween. Evuyone who has lived which proved to be under a stairway here for a number of years says that In the Phillips livery barn, thev have never seen the like. I Smith is not sane at all times, and Last Saturday at 2 o clock in the suDject 10 speiis or Kiepiomaniacy, short time auerward, Mrs. UarDottie afternoon, te Herald's big therm- and, being known here, the officers I invited Garrett to have another drink o.iieter regi.iered 51 dgerees in the Immediately notified his father, who saying that she would mix it herself, sun. and the temperature was sever- lives in Morrill county. The elder, and that it would be a gool one. al degrees below that during the Mr. Smith came up from Bridgeport niEht. some savin it was down, to Tuesday, returning there the same uay to asa me couniy auinormes 10 assist in placing the son under prop er care. The young ran was placed In n bottles of the beer by tearing off the southern sanitarium some time ago, and remained there four months, when it was considered he had re covered sufficiently to warrant his re- turn nome. ine improvement was a search later in the afternoon wnen 41. Overcoat? were considerably in evidence all day Saturday, and to adt Insult to injury a cold rain starte I Saturday mcrnlng and literally pour ed down. The temperature started to drop Friday evening, and stayed below normal until the first of this week. Laaghlin stated to a Herald reporter that there were several occaslono when the world went "black" to him and that he was mighty glad when be was allowed to dismount and set on solid ground again. The potato race was very excising while it last ed, but the hat race proved a little difficult for some of the entrants. The broncho riding was good, John Vo gel taking Cm money and Archie Phillips second. Frank Palmer's "crook horse" won rst money as a "bad actor", and he dwerved it. In all there were twenty-seven head of horsec.f.nd cattle used in the events. Trip to the West Mr. and Mrs. George Davis will leave Friday morning for an extend ed western trip. They go first to Seattle to attend the Imperial ses sion of the Shrlners from July 12 to 17. They will then Journey down the coast, visiting Portland, San Francisco and Los AngeleB. They will be Joined at San Francisco by , the parents and sister of Mrs. Davis from Havelock, Nebr., the entire . party visiting the exposition togeth er. They will then go to Los An geles, the Catalina islands, San Die go and other points, returning via Salt Lake City, be entire trip taking race1(aD0Ut five eea. The DaVis child- Garrett accepted, and he stated that as soon as he had taken several swal lows he felt Bleepy. However, he still had presence of mind, and while no one was looking marked several t labels and scratching the caps were later found as be had I sented These Mrs. A. J. Dwyer and Mrs. Robert Drlscoll will go to Hastings today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Trlplett, which takes place at that place tomorrow. August Hornburg was winner of The Right clothing store contest, the prize being awarded to him for writ ing the words "The Right" on an ordinary government postal card 1725 times. The cards are on exhi bition in The Right store window. Mrs. H. A. Johnson left Wednes day evening for Lincoln where she not lasting, however, as is shown in! the foregoing. Young Tornado Near Alliance A "young" tornado swept over J. B. Miller's place, 7 miles southeast of Alliance, Tuesday afternoon, caus ing considerable damage, but no one 1r.1r.nd T. I- .tnhnunn And wife, who repre- e gong Va auto to minols points. rr.r tJ . .v - . a They will visit Galesburg, Rock Is The elder Garrett brother Btarted , .. u, .,' tv,. I Ci i i w nuiuin ca u v a c& f iur ii i' will take about two weeks. T. L. his brother failed to appear, and asked Night Officer Klsh to assist in the search. Together they visited i numerous places in town where It I A. John- Johnson is a brother of H eon. . was thought All ance oday on their return to gone, including the Burlington yards .hfflJ, . ' ....,,-,, .. nn AT. tended visit through the central as they thought it possible that he had wandered down there and had WELCOME NEW PUBLICATION I end I tig Northwest Nebraska News pnHr Gives Cordial (reeling to The Nebraska Rtockman From The Gordon Journal: John W. Thomas, editor of The Alliance Herald, which for two years has been the official paper of the Nebraska Stock Growers Association, and the only paper ever so designat ed, desiring to enlarge his activities, as a live stock editor and believing that there is need In Nebraska of a. Journal devoted exclusively to the live stock Industry, will begin ' tke publicatlon this month of The Nebr-. aska Stockman. Mr. Thomas Is well qualified for the work which be has undertaken. He has been a resident of Nebraska thirty years, the time being divided between the eastern and westerm parts of the state. His extensive knowledge of the state, and his abil ity as a teacher and editor, eminent ly qualify him for the work which he is undertaking. He has made a marked success as. editor of The Alliance Herald, official organ of the Nebraska Stock Grow ers Association, altho hampered to some extent in that respect by it be ing a local county paper. In his new enterprise he will have a broader field, one that will give him more room for the exercise of his talents. As The Nebraska Stockman will be issued from the press of The Alliance Herald, the editor will have the as sistance of the working force that has helped to put that paper in tho front rank of Nebraska newspapers. WRESTLIMG MATCH wa iniured. The roof was torn off .possibly been hurt. They then vis- of the chicken house', outbuildings . itc4 the rooting houses, with the re-( were smashed, and a buggy was d:- 6ults above mentioned," finding the mniuhed. One outbuilding was ! missing brother In a semi-conscious thrown against the corral fence with the result that the building was re duced to splinters and the fence was torn down for several feet. There was a high wind in Alliance during the afternoon. Tornadoes have been frequent In this section for the condition on a bed. His trousers were In one corner of the room, and the contents were scattered In all corners, and $137, which he had wLen he departe-J, was ite:iiK. i. is reported that several strangers In Allut)ce have been "touched" in tin ' states. Mrs. Watson had been visit ing with relatives In northern Min nesota, near the Canadian line, for several weeks, and he had been tak ing treatment at Excelsior Springs McLeod of Alliance Will Wrestle Robinson of Lincoln for Welter weight Chtunplontthlp of West Friday night, July 9. starting at 8:30 o'clock at the Phelan opera house in Alliance, George McLeod of After iravlng the Springs he went I Alliance will wrestle Ross Robinson nair tavernl treelm. several lives De-.rOOUJinK nouse, uui mm w iuc ui inn lost and much property being de- Incident that had furnished the prop- TV eEg race, tnree-ieggea and others, were waicnea whp ni?r-;ren Rre Yl8mng Lincoln est. Jimmie O'Dell . won the . foot JL - race. The ground was a little unev- luuniir at Wet To! en for good foot racing, but all par-j Ppnrose K. Roml. mayor of Alll , atroved. It is probable that the er evldrnre to cause a arrest. Ucip?P.f8 fn,?r?f? !nto the fun ' witlljano0( wag called suddenly Sunday ono tnat visited Mr. Miller's placet Officer Kish deputized the Gafrvlt vigor. - I night to West Point, Nebraska, on was greatly spent In force before It brother, and he guarded the rcir Tbe ''race track" and "show account of the illness of Mrs. Romig, ! re8"hed there, else it would have door while Kith conducted tfi raid. MAnj. enarRted from tha who la visiting relatives there. Mryoraud Oon-ici?rable more damage. iRoss Hull was found itt he same spectators by a four-foot woven wlro Romlg was scheduled to speaa aii Venrp ro that there would not be a Prospect Park Monday afternoon and I : i . v . A i . . j i v. n uA Ajtull i crowd close to tne racers, uu regreueu uecpij mm uj .uum where Mrs. Watson was visiting, and together they returned, visiting on their way at Red Oak, Iowa, Kansas City, St. Joe, and many other towns. They say they had a most delightful trip, but that they are glad to be home once more. of Lincolqn for the welterweight championship of the wett. Both men are confident of victory and have placed a 2f0 sl'lfl bt. A good, fast match is insured froa start to finish. not would be no danger to tb? onlookers keep this engagement. Mr. Romig during the riding of the norBes ana u expected nome aunng me cuimus steers. In the roping contests, sev- week. erni of the steers made their geta-1 "" , way out of one end of the enclosure, T. L. Wynne, of Mercer county and were captured only after an cx- Missouri, was a visitor n Alliance .h... nf several hundred Wednesday. He came up to Be aJke '"tr8, nir.iM vffitft th country For some unaccouniaoie reaEon, wn iuuvm - troom With Mrs. HarboUle, and in an T A UnntAf ftrtrf W. O. Barnes. "e '"V" v.ui-o.- 11VIU M WUVi-a " w . A enrd received by Joe Vnughan who left on June 29 in the Hunter auto for Los Angeles, says that the trip was going through on record time. The card was written from iriv Nevada. The card stated tfeat Other room was foartd Alice Degman, ter. Police Matron snarpe was call ed and she took charge of the daugh ter tontll after the hearings. As there was fco evidence to convict Mrs. Deg man. she was released. An effort CoCItt CONVENES JULY 13 Judge Westover Will Dispose of All but Jury Cases District Judge Westover will come to Alliance Tuesday, July 13, and will probably remain for two days, during which time he will likely dis pose of all but the Jury cases now filed in the district court. ThiB is an adjourned session from the regu lar Anrll term. The docket for this session is well filled, and there are several very tm- - , -riii hft mftd9 bv the authorities to new nags were jiui im mc ." . v. .v, iitti. lrl .CI ;VM.;r Mr Wvnne morning and were "ravelled out tbat " v ."" -"' portant cases awaiting me uec..u mT niMiimt wltfc the country, night". They expected to Keftfa Los the promised boat race between Cy this being bis first Visit here Angeles Wdnsdaey night. The young lady who waB called to tfae judge. wt,ln" riarrott had cnnA limt he- l r 1 (P (-'o i 0 f, ( I " I i t c. w. fore the raid, but the officers know her Identity and it is probable that her arrest will follow soon. Mrs. Har bottle also has a young daughter who is at present boarding in tne country. In the raid there were brougnt to light several bottles of beer a no a small amount of whiskey. Police court went in session about 2:30 a. m., as soon as Officer Kish made tne arrests, and regained in session until 5:30 the same morning, disposing o. the cases. OBITUARY The sad news was spread over town Tuesday afternoon announcing the death of Mrs. Margaret Tripieti I at the hospital. Although she ba been failing In health for several weeks, it was not thought that ner BARNES LA MON Miss Mae Barnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T H. Barnes, and Charles LaMon, son of Mrs. S. C. LaMon, both of Alliance, were married at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of Rev. G. R. Miller, pastor of the Christian church at Sidney, Nebras ka. Rev. Miller is an old friend of the family. Following the wedding ceremony, the young couple left for Lincoln, Nebraska, where the griom bas a re sponsible Dosition with the Burling ton railroad. They will make their I home at Lincoln. Mrs. LaMon Is an accomplished and talented young lady and has a host of friends in Alliance among the younger set. Mr. LaMon is a young man of sterling character and much nhiiitv. He has Just recently been condition was critical, and the news S. Mrs. irip- T1..-1I.. ..iirnad at Lincoln. lett represented the highest type of luc " cai. nu in . - no,.,on at Alliance of her death came asa great shock lh; ... deoartment of !,... anA frlsnria Mn Trln- 7. . . . . womanhood, and in addition to rela-. tives she leaves countless friends to j mourn. Margaret Cecelia Aylward was born In Springfield, 111., December; 23. 1875; died in Alliance. weor.,i July 6. 1915. at the age of 39 years, I 6 months and 13 days, adoui la years ago she was married to James Trlplett, moving from Illinois to Mitchell. Nebr.. where sne maae ner home until about 10 years ago, mov ing from Mitchell to Alliance. Besides her parents she leaves nve sisters and tour brothers to mourn her untimely death. The parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. Aylward, live at Hastings. Nebr. Funeral services were neia irom the Holv Rosary church this morning at 9 o'clock, and the remains will be taken to the old home at Hastings for burial. Rhodes, Dossie tector; Mrs. Jeffers, Chief i. .iIpa.i 1)iaVav n r n p a The above cut show, a run, e , . am Edna Carpenler, Ethel Counsellor: Mrs. Jennie Reed Wor the officers and the drill team or ai cnarlet Wyckoff. Third thy Evangeline; W. E. Edwards, s 1 f M A riUTal iiirM- ' . ... liance iw''; - - ,.- frnm ,eft Thnad' in I 1 1 r. U.l I Ul v i - -' iuuo , Card of Thanks We take this means of expressing our thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their kindly assistance and ministrations during tne'sicx ness of our loving daughter and sis ter. MR. and MRS. P. AYLWARD and Children. ers. to can Rodgers right, are (first row) Agnes Dun Tlt. , tvh.ipv. Rov Burns. A. D daeV. C. A. Whale. Lewis OrlOn .... . ... . . n xr ' r . o.... T 1 1 - nnmai kvid. rumu x uuuin., uvu, ii riri.ir prrv Rolfaon. John Hlchland, Secretary-Treasurer. En Beach Joe Boyden and LeRoy tertalnment Committee. Percy Rolf wnnHa The officers of the Castle mil Lwie Griflin, Agnes Duncan and are: A. D. Rodgers. Illustrious Pro-. Vivian Hoi.oway. Trtb of Hen Hur Meeting There will be a special meeting of the Tribe of Ben Hur at Nations hall, starting at 8 o'clock Friday ev fining Stat Manaeer cassiay o I Lincoln will be present. Odd Fellow and IU-bfka Picnic - The Odd Fellow and Rebekas held a very enjoyable picnic at the Purin ton grove Sunday, and there was a laree crowd present. The feature of the afternoon was a ball game be tween tlit OJd Ftllows aiivl fariut'i-s, in which the farmers too me ioag ers to defeat to the deafening tune of 20 to 5. The home run by'Jim- ny Hicks was a spectacular one, ana will live long in the acnais or Dase ball. During the afternoon ice cream and pop were served at cost. Sever al foot races were staged, ueo. uar- ltng proved the swiftest fat man, ana Mrs. jonn snyaer wuu mc race. MIbs Florence Whaley won the young ladies' race. The Modern Chautauqua There is no better civilizing influ ence for a communny iuu care fully selected Chautauqua program. It brings to all classes equany an nnnortunltv to come In contact with the practical In art, science and re ligion. Today the modern Chautauqua bandied on a "circuit" plan is rec oeniied as the new "national sport". Nine vears ago there were less than 500 towns bolding annual chautau- miaa: today there are more than a, rtftA mwni holding their annual rhautauauas. These will be attend ed by an aggregate of 3.000,000 per sons. t sT sT 1 v m M X V t. tiEORGK McLEOD, of Alliance The program for the evening will start off with a six round prelimin ary boxing match betweea OrvUle Davenport of Alliance and Ray Hard esty of Sidney. This will be follow ed by a thirty minute wrestling con test between Ed Hayes, the colored 165 pound demon of AMVanee. ana George Crocker of Arspahoe, who will weigh in at 165 pounds. A clean entertainment is promisea from start to finish and ladies are particularly invited. .McLeod and Robinson are too wen snow a o nwu any introduction to the sporting pub lic of Nebraska. Tickets for Chautauqua Tickets for the Alliance Chautau qua can be secured from either of the three drug stores, Holsten's. Tbiele's or Brennan's, the Herald office, or at other places In Alliance. Rev. H. J. Young, who bas charge of the work, announces that things are go ing well and prospects are for a very successful Chautauqua. and Vivian Holloway.