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VOLUME XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915
NO. 38
ALL TEACHERS
HOW EMPLOYED
Afwdgnmentft for All tirade in
afire 1ty Schools Have
Keen Made
Alii.
IUCKLLKNT LIST OF TEACHERS
Tie list of teachers for the Alli
ance f Ity schools for next term is
now oniplete, and the assignments
to thi different buildings and grades
have been made by Superintendent
Tat.
This year's corps of teachers rep
resents the highest standard that
could be reached, and it will doubt
less be one of the most successful, If
not the most successful in the
schools' history. The demsnd for
members of the teaching profession
seems to be more exacting each year,
and at no place is this more the case
than in the Alliance city schools.
'While the Alliance schools have al
ways compared with any other, no
matter how large or how small, In
the state, and the teachers have al
ways been the most efllcient that
could,'be procured, It is probable that
ho other town of twice this size, un
less It be a college town, can boast of
better equippea or more modern
buildings, or a more learned and dis
tinguished corps of Instructors. And
even the college towns cannot claim
renovated and repaired where neces
sary bo there may be no delays in
starting on schedule. More of this
work has been done at the Emerson
school than at any other. The en
tire building has been Inspected and
repairs have been made wherever
they were needed, including replas
terlng In many places. In addition,
concrete walks have been built,
which in Itself was a much needed
Improvement and one which will be
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sausraciory. 10 an me pupus. me
present Indications are that the en
rollment this year will exceed that
of any previous year, and the ar
rangements have all been made for
this anticipated contingency.
Although the term opens officially
on Monday, September 6, there will
be no Instruction on that day. School
will be called at the regular hour,
and the grades and books will be as
signed, after which school will be
dismissed for the day s othat all the
children may participate in the La
bor Day celebration which will be
held at the fair grounds in the after
noon. " -
Prof. Ray Crawford, the new prin
cipal of the high school, comes here
from Edgar, Nebr., where he has
been principal of the high school tot
the past two years. He Is a gradu
ate of the Bluo Hill, Nebr., high
school class of 1909, and immediate
ly after his graduation he entered
the Hastings college, graduating
from that Institution with honors.
He is an ardent devotee of athletic
activities, and will use his influence
in promoting the sports In the Alli
ance school. The school board was
indeed fortunate in securing such a
SCHOOLS OPEN MOND AY, SEPTEMBER OTH
Alliance's three bis; school ready for another year of study,
school. In west part of town: Cent ml school In eaat part of
high school, In north part of town.
Elneinton
town; and
the distinction of having a better i competent young man as Prof. Craw-
corps or teacners, even inougn ioej .ford.
might claim a greater number of, or
larger, buildings, and such occasions
as these are few.
All the teachers will be In Alliance
on Saturday, September 4, and a
teachers' meeting will be held at the
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NEW CENTRAL SCHOOL III IL1HNG
WEIDENHAMER-ANDRESS
COUNCIL MET TUESDAY
TJn prnrieil nrhool in Nebraska canihlirh uplrnnl Sitiird.iv nflornnnn at 2
lay claim to turning out a better fin-j o'clock so that all may become ac
Ished product boys and girls who qualnted with each other and with
are ready to go out into tne woriu.the coming school work.
prepared to fight life s battles. Ana.
by the way, most of the graduates of
the Alliance high school can now be
found occupying responsible posi
tions over the United States, with no
more education than they received
right here at home. While this is
not meant that they would not have
teen better prepared had they at
tended college a few years, it does
mean that no graded Bchool, any
where, gives a more thorough course
of study, nor has instructors who are
more nainstaklng. instructors who
Sidewalks Ordered In so Work Can
lie Done Before Cold Weather
Stops Cement Construction
An adjourned session of the city
council was held Tuesday evening at
the city hall. A number of side
walks were ordered put in, in differ
are more careful, nor who are more Vnt parts of town. The notices to
thnrniieh or tealous with their work property owners .,.111 be published
than has the Alliance schols. " Every
teacher takes a pride both Individ
ually and collectively In the work,
and this harmonious working togeth
er of all the teachers is what has giv
en our schools the reputation they
now bear everywhere.
Many new teachers will greet the
pupils this year, vacancies being
eaased by cupld. by some of the
soon and ff the property owners do
not put the walks In it will be done
by the city before cold weather stops
outside work of this kind.
Another meeting of the council is
to be held Friday evening, when a
petition will be presented from the
owners of property abutting on the
alley between Box Butte and Lara
mie avenues, between Third and
Two Popular Alliance Young People
Married at Home of Bride's
Parents liRst Friday
At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Weldenhamer,
last Friday night. Miss Mabel Marie
Weldenhamer became the bride of
Ralph Vernon Andress, Uev. Olin 8.
Baker, of .the Methodist church, of
ficiating. ,
The marriage occurred at 8 o'clock
in the evening, and the house was
elegantly decorated wjth pink and
white sweet peas, carnations and
glndlolas. The bride wore a beauti
ful white crepe de chine gown trim
med with all-over lace, and the brid
al veil was held in place with lilies of
the valley. She carried a boquet of
bridal roses and lilies of the valley.
The groom was dressed In conven
tional black. The bridesmaid was
Miss Tillie Frankle, who was dressed
in white, and carried a boquet or
pink roses.
The flower girls were uecn weia-
enhamer, Nell Gavin, Jane Dogue,
Catherine Harris, Louise Cogswell
and Dorothy Barnes, who were also
dressed In white, and carried baskets
loaded with sweet peaB.
The bride and groom came
WILL RECOVER
luriuirt tAkinir hieher work, and by i Fourth streets. This alley Is back
some of them retiring from active, of the First National Bank and ad
work. But every vacancy has been
filled by an instructor of proven abil-!
My and character, and the work this I
year promises to reach the pinnacle.
Here are given the teachers for
each school, and the grades they will
teach:
High School
W. R. Pate Superintendent City
Schools.
Ray Crawford Principal.
lsabelle Oabus English.
Ceorgia Canfleld Domestic Sci
ence. ,
Kva Sherdeman Language.
Bertha Wilson Business Depart
ment. John Branigan Agricultural Department.
W. B. Johnson science ana msiu
ea&aUcs. Emerson School
Miss Terry Beginners.
Miss Fink, First Grade.
Miss Soper Second Grade.
Miss Robertson Third Grade.
Miss Hledik Fourth Grade.
Miss Cutossky Fifth Grade.
Miss Smith Sixth Grade.
Hiss McIIugh Seventh Grade..
Miss Taylor, Principal Eighth
Grade.
Central School
Miss Terry Beginners.
Miss Scott First Grade.
Miss Crocker Second Grade.
Miss Conley Second and Third
fades.
Mies Brown Third Grade.
Miss Hogartli Fourth Grade.
Miss Abbott Fifth ?rade.
Miss Walker Sixth Grade.
Miss Anderson Seventh Grade.
Mian Rherldan Seventh Grade.
Mr. Burns, Principal Eighth
!&de
All the buildings are now being
Joining buildings. It has been hard
to drain and has' been very muddy
this season. The property owners
will petition the council to pave the
alley, the expense being paid by the
owners of the abutting property
down
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Rx llutte C-ouuty Farmer, Who Suf
fered Fractured Skull Friday, WU1
. Iiose the Sight of Ills Left Eye
J Peter Klcken, the well known
farmer living about ten miles north
of Alliance, who suffered a fractured
fckull Friday morning of last week,
when making adjustments to a head
er in one of his grain fields, will re
cover but will lose the sight of his
left eye. Mr. IKcken is now in a
conscious condition and resting eas
ily, according to report received this
morning by The -Herald from the
hospital, whero he was taken the day
after the accident. '
3 Mr. IKcken has a large farm and
was at work in one of the fields. No
one was with him at the time of ta
accident but It is believed that he
was trying to change the tension of
the balance lever, which is held by
two Immense springs several feet
long, made of heavy steel. The lev
er probably became losened while he
was working on It, one end striking
him wlth terlrfic force. Mr. Klcken'B
head Is still badly swollen and It has
been hard to examine the fracture.
Good Hearted People Cut Grain
Practically all of the grain on Mr.
Kicken's farm, and he has over four
hundred acres, was ready to cut and
Kind hearted people, under
dhnck
the stairs into the living room to the tQe guidance of the (neighboring
strains of Mendelssohn s Wedding farmers and the Commercial Club, to
March.' which was played by; Miss the number of more than seventy-
Julia Frankle. Preceding their ar- nve wet t0 the farm Sunday after
rival, Mrs. Y. H. Brankhurst; a sis- noon and worked like beavers. About
ter of the bride, rendered a soio en-inalr e grain was cut and shock
titled "I Love You Truly". The role ed during the afternoon.
of best man was. filled by Fred I Neighbors who furnished and op-
Sweeney. erated binders and headers were ret
The Impressive ring ceremony was er Belruim. William Rust, W. F.
observed, and after congratulations Patterson, D. E. Purinton, Mrs. Col
had been showered upon the newly- llnB( Charley Benjamin, Alex Lee,
weds all repaired upstairs where a Pnu Qrove and P. H. Dillon,
beautiful and varied collection of Alliance people who furnished au
weddlng gifts were on display, and tOB to taKe out the workers were J.
there all the guests entered their c McCorkle.'J. W. Guthrie, Ralph
names upon the gin dooe. wnicn was Baker, Dr. D. E. Tyler, Frank Abegg. Hem. M. E. 2
presided over by Mrs. m. u. Anjai, f m Seidell, Robert Campbell, is. lAlll. M. E. 0
which Is the better road from there
Into Srottsbluff. Mr. Tash says
there Is no "best" road, but that
there Is a "better-' road, and It will
be found and marked In the near fu
ture. The road as far as it Is mark
ed Is In fair shape, but needs consid
erable attention before It can be
classed as a good road. A decent
road to Scottsbluff has been needed
for many years on account of the
heavy automobile traffic between the
towns In that direction and Alliance,
and as the aid of the county commis
sioners In both counties has been se
cured, It promises to become a real
ity In the near future. There are
several different roads, but it has
been a difficult matter to determine
which route Is the raoBt practicable
the one that has no gates and that
ca"n be put In shape at the least out
lay on the part of all concerned.
TEACHERS'
INSTITUTE
Fifty-five Teachers from Orer thO
Connty Are aOthered In Al
. Mauce This Week ,
FIRST INSTITUTE IN 11 YEA1U
Pictures Very Popular
Alliance Is receiving a great deal
of advertising through the moving
pictures taken early this spring by
Prof. Condra of the state university.
Secretary Fisher of the Commercial
Club recently wrote Prof. Condra.
asking when the pictures could be
secured to be shown here. Trof. Con
dra replied that they had been book
ed at all the fairs In the state and
could not be secured for Alliance un
til October.
Clerk Wanted for Post Office
An examination will be held in Al
liance on September 11 for a clerk-
carrier for the local postofflce. The
salary to begin is $800. The exam
ination will Include tests in spelling,
arithmetic, letter writing, penman
ship, copying from plain copy and
reading addresses. Full Information
and blanks can be obtained from J.
N. Johnston, local secretary at the
Alliance poslofilce.
HEMINGFORD TEAM GAINS
liabor Day (Jame Will Probably De
ride County Sunday School
tliunipioiihhip
Hemlngford took three big strides
toward that pennant this week by
winning, that many gfemes from the
Alliance 'Methodist Sunday school.
There is how only one game differ
ence between Hemingford and the
Alliance Christians, both having won
ten games, while Hemingford has
lost three games and the Christians
only two. Hemingford has two games
to play yet while the Christians have
three and as one of these is between
the Hemingford and Christian teams
it will take the last game to decide
the race.
Last Saturday Hemingford beat
the Alliance Methodist team on the
local grounds 20 to 12. Most of the
scores, however, were the result of
errors by the Methodists, as Edwards
pitched good ball throughout the
nine Innings allowing few bits and
keeping them well scattered.- He
struck out five men. The only home
run was by Ralls, for the locals. ,
Score by Innings
3 5 5 2 2 1 0 020
2 2 0 0 3 1 2 212
Grain Urings Top Prices ' ,
1200 bushels of Box Butte county
rye, shipped to Omaha by J. C. Mc
Corkle last week, brought a recc-d
price and grade. The rye brought
ninety-eight cents, five cents higher
than number two grade. Most of the
rye shipped to market this year from
the eastern part of the state and sur-
! rounding territory, has a bard time
to get in the number three grade.
i Box Butte county crops, when the
gram nas Dee a piacea on me marnei
this fall, will draw the eyes or tne
agricultural world this way, for the
crops will grade near the top.
Brought Quick Results
Mrs. Amy I. Brown called The
Herald office Monday over the phono,
stating that she was very much
pleased with the results of the want
ad which she had placed in The Her
ald. Both buggies were sold as a
result of the ad. which was as fol
lows:
FOR SALE One good top buffry and
ona good low buggy. One bath chair.
Reasonable price for caah or bankable
note. If sold at once. - Mrs. Amy L
Brown, phone Black 148.
New Revenue Collector Here .
R. P. Scott, the new Internal reve
nue collector for the district, to suc
ceed J. B. Orange, arrived In Alli
ance this week from Bridgeport on
his first visit, and has already estab
lished his headquarter here. His
family will remain In Bridgeport for
the present.
sister of the bride. Gregg, W. D. Fisher, R. M. Hampton, Batteries: Cox and Johnson; Ed-
The party. were men snown io me g w Thompson, R. C. Strong. Jacs wards and Pfenning. Home run
dining room where piaies naa Riordan, Peter Becker , and u. K. I Ralls,
spreaQ for forty-one and wnere " Newberry. Last Monday the local Baptist
sumptuous five-course banquet The Herald reporter estimated team beat the Methodists 11 to 4.
served. ' ' . that there were seventy-five men atTbe game was loosely played and
The happy couple departea on no. work tn the fields during the after- many errors were piled up. Camp
41 Friday night for Sheridan. Wyo., noon, Big Dan" Watson was sel- hell struck out thirteen men for the
where they will visit unui me laiier igted as overseer and be handled tne Baptists, and Edwards for the Meth
part or mis wee wim u uutw ,OD weit There were no long ueups odists atruck out nine,
the bride, after which they win re- or waits, and whenever a machine Yesterday the Alliance Methodist
turn and start housekeeping In the WM compelled to stop for more team went to Hemingford and lost
roms the groom nas preparea ai "' twine or for repairs, "Big Dan" was uh ends of a double header to the
Big Horn. . Irizht on the lob. Secretary Flsner notvhhnrinir itv. The score for the
Both these young people are ac- waB water boy" and kept the work- nrst game was 15 to 0, and the sec
ond 3 to 0. The last game was call
led in the lore pari oi me game on
account of the storm.
Standing of the Teams
P W L
Alliance Christian
This week the men and women'
who will control the different schools
In Box Butte county for the coming;
term are gathered in Alliance, re
ceiving Institute work. The insti
tute 1b being held In the high school
building under the supervision of
Miss Opal Russell, county superin
tendent. The classes in pedagogy,
physiology and arithmetic are la
charge of W. R. Pate, superintendent
of the Alliance city schools; the pri
mary rending, music, primary num
bers, primary language, busy work
and games classes are in charge of
Miss Abble Roebrtson, who has
taught In the Alliance schools for the
past three years, and Mrs. Edna An
derson, of -York, has charge of tho
classes In penmanship and drawing.
Mrs. Anderson la a graduate of tho
Palmer school of business writing at
Cedar RAplds.
This is the first teachers' institute)
to be held In Box Butte county for
about thirteen years. It has always
been the custom heretofore to hold -the
Institute in connection with the
Junior Normal, which was held in
June of each year. The action oC
the recent legislature in abolishing: ,
the summer normal has made it nrc
esflary to hold the institute separate
ly. The Institute is in no wise &
teachers' examination, it merely be
ing desired to Instruct the teachers
In the different lines of work as they
are handled in this county so that
there may be no delay In starting off
right. Attendance at the institute Is .
compulsory to those teachers that ex
pect to teach In the Box Butte county
schools, and the registration fee Is
$1.
The Institute started off and is .,
running smolhly under the guiding
hand of Miss Russell, and she is to ha
congratulated on her efficiency in
getting together such a competent
force of Instructors and causing the .
interest that is being shown by all In
attendance. ...
-At.no time has Box Butte countyf
possessed a better force of Instruct-
ors than win ' occupy me scnooi-
rooms this coming term. The qual
ifications of every teacher has been
examined minutely, so that no school
will have any advantage and that an
school children will receive the only
kind of Instruction that Is worth
while thevbest. .
Following Is. the list of names of
the' teachers registered with the
county superintendent Monday:
V Ella Moravek, Grayce Cherry. Re-
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na Moscnpi. uienn vounu, ow
Kelster, Louquessa Nye, Delia
Strong, Mjs. Bess Hobbs Rice.
Charles Bdson . Hannan, Beulah
Reeves. Iietta Renswold, Ellzabetn
Calkins. May Nation, Mattie Work
man. Mary Becker, Clara Becker.
Grace Johnston, Irma Pyle, Mrs.
Fred M. Nason, Esther Kinsley, fcin-,
ma Krish. Dorothy Smith, Josephine
Hoffland, Birdene Woods, Edith Row
ley, Ruth Sturgeon, Florence Ralls.
Lydla Hunslker, Violet Osborn. Jes
sie Taylor, Lena- Shreve, Opal Burk
holder, Marie Gilleran, Virginia Wat
son, J. P. Haiard, Anna Carter. Irvln
Peters, Carey H. Johnson, aKtherlne
Schill. Mona Loomis, Haxel Sheldon.
Ray Phillips. Nola Elsea, uutn Jones.
Lillian King, Lura Hawkins, Ha?el
Curry, Ethel Graham, Olive Taylor,
Bernice Herion, Genevieve Ford, An
na Heath, -Oscar .Miller, and Lee P.
Walker,
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comnllshed and are members of Al-ftP- .nnlled liberally with the .cool-
llance's most popular younger set. lng fresh from the big well on
Mrs. AndresB nas ii-'ea nere biuch thn frm.
her father took up his duties as dlv- Bankers. , merchants, traveling
ision superintendent for the uurnng- men . clerks, telegraphers, saloon
ton. Mr. Andress has been In the men( doctors and machinists were all
amniw Af tna Burlington for the I a .ivapIi If en who hadn't
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past three years. Tney sian on me done thla kind of work for years "f'u,UK1"u
,iniai the most ausnlclous v.rtn am thnuarh Alliance Baptist
skies, and the congratulations and u WM an eVeryday affair. The dox- Alliance Methodist
Dest wisnes oi iuer uuuuic. en8 or wnite snina scauerea over iue i mkthodist CHL'KCH
i a- nitt, iham nil the lour- I .... i .w. In. I jir.inwui.Ti
incuua e " I ueiuB. lOliawiua -i " - I . . . ,v
ney. deed a nevelty. Many of the work- B r ..V'"mTJ 1
. m a I - .... Wnw XA 11 AI FlAn ISI nil " M 11 KV I V - ' w
ers were "caught In the act" oy xne ' --""" " " hn, the congregation to receive the
Conference conne. al1 Pastor's report of the proceeding, of
InrauuiuelV Lutheran Church
Rundav. August 29: V
384 English Sunday school and Bible
071 ; servire ai .v m. m. v
uerman services wuu
10 a. m.
Immediately after the service
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iv rii w . suu j ... k n en r- a vi i na h iifi-i la i uuBiucgMS ui - v
trm nnt of town who at- I" i k. m h The year for the Metnoaisi cnurcn. iteg-, ""-
V Urdus' www - " .1 tflW WriD VAItfeUI as "1. 1 I
" Herald photographer and their pic- V
sermon at
convention
Rnlo.: Mr. and Mrs. F.- II. Brona-
h u rat. of Dead wood. 8. D.J C. J.
Clark, of McCook, and A. E. Welden
hamer, of Denver.
WHEN THE ALLIANCE BUSINESS MEN MADE GOOD ROADS
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CAUGHT EC TH2 ACT
tanAA the weddlnz were Mr,
vvuv . uvietu av-W o - - I
Mrs. Anjal. of ScottsDiun; Mr. ana tUres can be seen In Alliance store , Vh. Tw.a. :the Lutheran eynodlcal conv
Mrs. F. E. Weldenhamer. or oieninB. Ulndowi. uoru" . ?"ST ' 'Z l. ' at De.hler. Nebr.. from which meet
ba returned, and to consiaer
namei ot all wno were won io m -""" -" ,-;';... i call received by the pastor trona
fields but we noticed a few whose op '"",. Trinity Lutheran eongregation at
names were familiar, among mem ... , rhevenne. Wvo,
being W. O. Barnes, Dr. D. E. Tyler, cum e. . Every meP,Der of the congregation
HALE AND HEARTY
Box Butte Connty Man Guest ai liirth
Day Party In Honor of Hie Rtgh
ty-Flfth Birthday
Mrs. Laura B. Shaw was hostess
at a dinner party last Bunaay given
at their ranch home sixteen miles
W. D. Fisher. Dan Watklns, u.
HuKhes. Mr. Beal. Sr.. J. B. Orange,
Daniel Lyons. Ed Shields. B. fcssay,
Robert Campbell. Peter scnoii. k. m.
Hamnton. George Duncan, Frank Ab-
eKK. J. C. McCorkle. John uumne,
Jerry Rowan. Percy Rolfson, F. M,
Seidell. J. w. Burns. K. I. uregg, r.
W. Haargarten. R. C. Strong, H. w
Thompson. H. W. Hull. Walter and
George Buecbsensteln. C. A. New-
Old papers for sale at The Herat 1 1 is urgently Invited to be present. Ev-
offlce. Five cents per bundle. erybooy is welcome.
WHEN THE ALLIANCE HCSlNrXS MEN MADE GOOD ROADS
lt . ,!.- t,nnn. nt lh DCrry. lOm 1UI1Y, VV . Ml. lavVf, 1 nu
norm ui a'""""' . I t, oi- l.h.
eighty-fifth birthday of her
Mr Hiram Wilson. The house was
beautifully decorated with cut flow
ers. An elaborate diner was served
by the hostess.
Those Dresent were Air. ana Mrs.
Will Rust and son. .Mrs. Mable Bren
aman.
and son. Miss Eva Latham, Mr. and
Mra John Lawrence. Sr.. Mr. ana
Mrs. Ermle Purinton, Mr. and Mrs
Clay and daughter. Harvey Meyer,
Herbert Owen, Mr. and Mrs. August
Korhman, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, Mrs.
II. W. Beach.
After having spent a most enjoya
and AI Schaffer.
Three of Mr. Kicken's brothers
came up Saturday irom cuswonu,
where they have farms, and will look
after the work on the farm until he
can be out again. Every Individual
Mr. and MitT Dan Lawrence wno...to?k Pt ?. "
credit for showing the true western
spirit of helpfulness.
Marked 27 Mile of Road
Secretary Fisher and I. E.
Tash
went to Scottsbluff In the auto last
Friday, marking twenty-seven miles
of the route on their trip. This is
ble afternoon the guests returned to Must half the distance between Alli-
their homes wlahinc Grand Da wu-'ance ana hooubdiuh. dui n win r-
An man mora hTv birthdays. quire another trip to determine
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