The Alliance Herald
VOLUME XXII
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Box Butte County-Potatoes and Alfalfa Win the Blue Ribbons in
With Irrigated Crops at the State Fair.
KIBBLE BRINGS
HOME PRIZES
VIHtnra to State Fair at Lincoln Kt
fclenced Much Internet tn Ptk1-
KXnnilTH TO JO TO DENVER
Councilman E. T. Kibble, of Alli
ance, who was sent to Lincoln last
week in charge of the agricultural
exhibit at the state fair, brought
home the "bacon" when he received
three first prizes for the district com
prising twenty-one counties in west
ern Nebraska. Alfalfa, potatoes and
table beets won the blue ribbons. Rye
received second. Had there been
more time to prepare the exhibit it is
very probable that more firsts would
hate been awarded the county.
County Commissioners Hashman
and Wanek also attended the fair and
assisted in caring for the exhibit.
They were enthusiastic over the pro
position and promised their hearty
support for next year. Mr. Kibble
will start at once to prepare the 1916
exhibit and will go down to Lincoln
then with the best exhibit ever taken
from the county.
Bojc Butte county received some
very good advertising from the ex
hibit and interest In this section of
the state, which takes firsts In com
petition with the irrigated districts
of the North Platte valley, is rapidly
growing.
A part of the exhibit sent to the
tale fair will probably be sent to
Denver to the International Dry
Farming Congress, to be held there
September 27 to October 9. Secre
tary Fisher of the Alliance Commer
cial Club will be there and look after
be exhibit. ' '
AUTO RAN OFF
NARROW BRIDGE
Philip Nolie and Uttie Daughter aiid
Mrs. J. A. Waldron All Hurt
in an Accident
AOCTDEXT WAS NEAR KIMBALL
When fifteen miles out of Kinball.
Nobr., Saturday morning, enroute to
Alliance, the Nobe automobile driv
en by Philip None and occupied by
his little daughter, Luclle, and als-ter-in-lawfi,
Mrs. J.' A. Waldron, went
off of a narrow bridge, turned turtle
and pinned the three occupants on
erneath. The outcries of the little
girl were heard by a passing laborer
who secured help and succeeded in
removing the machine nearly in the
proverbial nick of time.
The party were on their way to
Alliance from Colorado, where Mr.
Nobe and daughter had gone in the
ear for & visit with relatives and
friends. On their return they were
accompanied by Mrs. J. A. Waldron,
who decided to come here and visit
her sister, Mrs. None. It seems that
the party were traveling early in. the
morning, before sunrise. The bridge
appeared rather narrow for passage,
according to Mr. Nohe, who is able
to talk of the affair, and he says he
used great care in making the cross
ing. But when about half way
across one front wheel went over the
aide, the machine following and turn
ing completely over, pinning the
three occupants down. There they
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Vp to Uie anupiU in wheat. I'hoto taken Just before cutting last
week on the MrCorkle farm adjoining Alliance on the northeast. This
Held yielded 35 bushels per acre. ltioto by Paul Moore.
READ HY EVERY MLMlllK NEBRASKA STIK'K GROWERS ASSOCIATION. Af.L THE NKWM OF ALL? ANCE AM) WESTER NEBRASKA
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, fr REACHES II RA IKJI AHTER3 FOH Ill.OOO FIREMEN
ALLIANCE,
remained for four hours, until a pass
ing farm laborer rendered assistance.
A doetor was called from Kimball
and the Injured were taken to that
town where they were safely en
soonsed in a hotel and a trained
nurse secured. Mrs. Nohe was se
enred by long distance Saturday and
left the same night for Kimball. The
four returned come, on the train
Itaeeday noon. Mr. Nohe has a
sprained ankle and many bruises ov
er his body; the daughter has one
broken an done sprained ankle, and
Mrs. Waldron has a broken arm and
her face is badly burned from the ef
fects of gasoline. Her colthing was
nnrlvaM burned.
A curious co-incidf nee is that in
two places the upholstering of the
car is burned, yet there was no blaze
so far as anyone knows. Mr. Nohe
said upon his return that he believed
he would have "been a goner" had
not help arrived when It did, as he
was nearly unconscious when rescu
ed. The machine rested on his chest
and for four hours he had to content
himself with "half-breaths", which
were only secured with much difficul
ty on account of the terrific outside
pressure on his lungs.
All members of the party are rest
ing nicely and are recovering rapidly
from their bruises, and will be able
to be about shortly.-'
CALVERT RECOVERING
Chief Engineer of lturlingtoii Rail
road, Injured in Railroad Ac
udonf, Taken to Lincoln
T. E. Calvert, chief engineer of the
Burllngion railroad system, was tak
en through Alliance Sunday evening
on a special train, on the way to his
home at Lincoln. He was accom
panied by his wife, Dr. A. B. Mitch
ell of Lincoln and Dr. O'Donnell of
Casper.
Mr. Calvert was thrown from a
track speeder when the machine
struck a stone on the rails near
Douglas, Wyoming, last Friday. The
Bpeeder went Into the ditch. Mr.
Calvert suffered two broken ribs and
was badly cut and bruised. Koad
master Conroy, who was driving the
machine, was also cut and bruised.
Mr. Calvert was "game". After
recovering consciousness, he dictated
a teW'grani to his wife at Lincoln,
suiting that he had a sprained ankle
and would not be home until Sunday.
Mrs. Calvert was noli tied by the rail
road officials of the accident, and left
immediately for DouglaB. Superin
tendent Young of Alliance gave the
use of his private car to her from Al
liance to Douglas. It was also used
on the return trip with Mr. Calvert,
who was taken back to Lincoln on ac
count of the danger of pneumonia in
the high altitude.
Mr. Calvert has one of the finest
homes in Lincoln. It is one of the
show places of the city. He has
been connected with the Burlington
syEtei. ever since he was graduated
from Yale, in 1870. He joined the
engineering deprluteitt and made
such rapid progress In his profession
that w'thin four ;carr he wan pro
moted to be superintendent of the
company's lines west of the Missouri
river. At that time the Burlington
system was just beginning to expand
and in the development which fol
lowed, including the construction of
the main line Into Denver, the exten
sion into Billings, Mont., and latterly
the building of the Big Horn basin
branch, with its recently completed
link thru central Wyoming, Calvert
was one of the most prominent fac
tors. Only five blocks from the Court
House, four blocks to the City Hall,
and five blocks to the Bank corner
you can't ask for a more convenient
location and, where can you find a
more sightly and pleasant one.
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Box Itutte county potntoew, tvlmita of lirst prlie nt Nebraska state
fair, held In Lincoln last week. ,
INVESTIGATING
HEATING
Iieadinjr CititeiiM Reroituuenl Instal
lation of Municipal lleutiiig
Plant to Investigate
LOTS PIMCKI) AT CKMF1'MIY
When Mayor Komig called the
council to order Tuesday evening,
prospects were for a busy session and
a tong one both were true, for the
hands of the clock were near the
midnight hour when the session clos
ed. Councilmen Snyder, Davidson,
Welch, Fleming, Kibble, Kowan and
Davis were present.
Reports of Ollicers and Departments
The report of the city treasurer
showed receipts in the general fund
of 15338.07, and disbursements of
15290.12, leaving a balance of
147.95, with registereo warrants un
paid amounting to $7841.30. Water
fund receipts were $793.19, with dis
bursements, of $2793. 18, leaving a
balance on hand of $1048.92. The
light fund showed receipts of $19t0.
96, disbursements of $4401.30, leav
ing a balance on hond of $5367.58.
The report pf the police magistrate
showed receipts for the month from
flrteB of $48; frou: judge's fit;:, flS.
20; from marshal fees. $15.40; a to
tal or $86.60.
The electric light and power de
partment, for the month ending Aug
ust 15, made a showing as follows:
Gross earnings. $2553.43; discount
allowed, $156.68; operating expenses
$1211.97; construction expense,
$104.91; with net earnings of $1,
079.87. The net earnings for last
month were $718.53 and for the
same month last year were $1284.31.
The showing for this month com
pares very favorably with a year ago,
in spite of the fact that the rates
were reduced one-third. There are
now 588 consumers of current, an In
crease of 6 over last month.
The water department collected
$1440.81, with a balance uncollected
for the quarter of $748.45. There
are now 686 consumers of city water.
Mayor Romig stated to the coun
cil that at the next regular meeting
he would render a full report for the
first one-half of the municipal year,
giving a detailed statement by each
officer and department and showing
Improvements made, etc. Recom
mendations will also be made as to
future improvements.
Bills and claims were allowed. The
claim of Sam Sheldon for $30 for
street cleaning was rejected, the
council not believing that he had liv
ed up to his contract. The bill of
John Wallace for $63.25 paid for la
bor at the cemetery prior to its being
taken over by the city was referred
back to Mr. Wallace to be approved
by a member of the former board.
The application of Frank Frazer
for a plumber's license was granted,
C. L. Drake giving bond for him.
The application of Mrs. James Gra
ham, asking that her property north
east of the city park be taken into
the city limits, providing that city
water was extended thereto, was re
jected, as the cost of extending the
city mains to this point would be ap
proximately $400.
A petition from residents on Miss
issippi avenue, asking that the city
water mains be extended from 2nd
to 7th streets, was referred to the
water and light committee. The ap
plication of residents on Piatt ave
nue for the extension of the water
mains for a distance of two blocks
was granted and the city attorney in
structed to draw up an ordinance
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creating a new water district for this
territory.
C. L. Drake, proprietor of the
Drake hotel, stated that the city had
been using his land east of town for
about five years as a right-of-way for
electric light poles and asked that he
be paid a reasonable sum for the ubo
of the land. Ills request was refer
red to the committee on city proper
ty. A committee of W. C. T. U. ladles,
accompanied by the police matron,
were present and asked that the
proposition of a curfew ordinance or
the enforcement of the present ord
inance be enforced. The sentiment
of a majority of the council was
against the enforcement of the pres
ent ordinance, which provides jail
penalties and fines, or the passing of
a new ordinance..
Secretary W. D. Fisher of the
Commercial Club stated that the
Commercial Club would furnish the
material and Install a large electric
light on top of the Newberry tanki
tower if the city would furnish the
electric current. His proposition
was accepted. The Newberry tank
tower is the highest structure in the
business part of town and a large
light can be seen for many miles
fro.u this point.
Mr. Fisher stated that he had a pe
tition signed by the owners of 270
feet of property abutting on the al
ley buck of the First National Bank
building, asking that the alley be
paved. A total of 600 feet of prop
erty abuts this aley. The city attor
ney was Instructed to draw up an
oi din Aine aud present the sauie for
consideration at the next regular
meeting.
Municipal Heating Plant
A. D. Rodgers, J. W. Guthrie, F.
E. Reddish, W. D. Rnmer and R. M.
Hampton were present to present the
proposition of the Installation of a
municipal heating plant, the waste
steam from the city light plant to be
used for heating the business portion
of the city. Mr. Rodgers explained
the purpose of the visit. Mr. Guth
rie told of other towns which have
successful heating plants. Mr. Red
dish told of visits to Cheyenne and
Lincoln and of the results of his In
vestigation of the subject, finding no
failures at any place. Mr. Reddish
stated that be would be glad to use
the heat for his property. Mr. Rum
er told of his visit to aCsper, where
the plant pays a profit of 33 1-3 per
cent, and of his visit to Therraopolis.
He was strongly In favor and stated
he would use the heat in his build
ing. Mr. Rodgers told of the plant
at Brookings. S. D.. and at Sidney,
Nebr. He estimated the cost at ap
proximately $10,000. Mr. Hampton
stated that he believed the proposi
tion a good one to thoroughly invest
igate. Mayor Romig stated that the prop
osition looked good to him and that
he was In favor of it if the cost of in
stallation was not too high. Super
intendent Hughes of the electric
light department expressed himself
as strongly In favor. Mayor Romig
appointed a committee to Investigate
the proposition, consisting of Rodg
tig, Hampton. Reddish. Kibble,
Welch and Davidson.
IUNrt of Cemetery Committee
The report of the cemetery com
mittee was received. It recommend
ed that the following prices be charg
ed for lots, these prices to include
perpetual care by the city:
Lots
1-2-5-26
1-21
1- 2-3-4
17-18
1
1
2- 3-4
1
1-19
1-17-22-23
Block
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Section
1
2
3
3
4
5 ,
6
1
2
3
Amt.
$75
75
75
70
70
70
70
70
70
60
16, 1915
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till t 4 36
2-10 I C 36
All lota la It (0
1 7 50
1 40
1 I 30
10 1 70
" II 3 SO
10 4 40
11 1 70
n a 60
11 S , 40
11 4 4 30
"12 1 16
13 2 10
12 3 10
12 4 10
All unsold lots, 13 8
1 4 5 70
16 6 1 6 76
8 7 1 100
1-2-3-6 7 8 80
All loU in 8 1 to 6 75
9 1 to 6 65
10 3-4-6-6-7-8 60
10 1 60
Next spring the bodies In the pot
ter's field will be removed to the
northeast corner of the cemetery.
The lots at present occupied by the
potter's field will be made the same
sixe as in block 4 and sold at $75
each. There are now 31 bodies In
the potter's field. People who at
present have lots will be asked to
contribute towards the rare of the
cemetery.
The prices charged for digging
graves will be $3 for an infant, $6
for an adult and $10 for a vault.
Chief of Police Jeffers asked that
corrugated iron coverings be placed
over the Jail windows, In order to
prevent the handing In of liquors
and weapons to prisoners. This was
ordered done. .
Superintendent Hughes recom
mended that a flat rate of four cents
per kilowatt be made to electrical
contractors for power to be used for
demonstrating electrical devices, .as
all devices of this nature sold in
crease the consumption of current.
GUTTERING IS WANTED
Petitions Are llclng Circulated
Proerty Owners Along lVtx
liutte Avenue
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Many of the property owners along
Box Butte want guttering along the
street, and petitions to this effect are
now being circulated. Thus far the
proposition has met with much en
couragement, and it appears that the
guttering will be a reality. Those
who have already signed are the
FirBt National Bank, W. W. Norton,
W. H. Swan. Syndicate Block, W. D.
Rumer, I. W. Herman, Y). A. Hall, J.
B. Denton, C. A. Newberry, Everett
Cook, Wm. King, F. E. Reddish, A.
D. Rodgers, and the Burlington, and
many more will be added to the list
this week.
The present plan Is for the gutter
ing to extend from First to Fifth
street, and to be thirty inches wide
on both sides of the street. The
present drainage plan is entirely in"
adequate for the needs, and will be
more so in cold weather. It is claim
ed that the thirty inch gutter on both
sides of the street will fill the bill at
all times of the year and be much
more convenient and less trouble
some and expensive than the present
system,
246 Hunting Licence
County Clerk Hargraves has issu
ed 246 hunting and fishing licenses
to date. Naturally the greater part
of iliij amount has been Issued to
residents of Box Butte county, but
Mr. Hargraves says that many non
residents have taken advantage of
the abundance of game in this sec
tion and have procured licenses here.
Both hunting and fishing have been
unusually good thus far, and the
hunters are getting the worth of
their license money.-
After the grain was flunked.
rye went 32 buhela per acre and
l'aul Moore.
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ARE HARVESTING
OVER COUNTY
Farmers Well lleaned with Immense
Yield ot Ofops This Year
ThrcMhtng Going On
Recent visitors to Box Butte coun
ty during the last few weeks have
been astounded at the immense crops
being harvested by the farmers.
Threshing of small grain is now go
ing on rapidly and figures show that
the yields are much higher on our
low priced land than on the high
priced farms of the east.
J. C. McCorkle, Alliance real es
tate man, .who has several farms
throughout the county, has a quarter-section
adjoining Alliance on the
northeast, all of whlch was farmed
this year. Pictures are shown on
this page of scenes on this quarter.
Eighty acres of wheat, threshed last
week, went thirty-five bushela per
acre. Forty acres of rye went thirty-two
bushels per acre. Twenty-six
acres of potatoes, not yet harvested,
are estin.aled by potato experts to
yield not less than two hundred
bushels per acre.
E. T. Kibble, another Alliance real
estate man, has a farm ten miles
northeast of town. He has Beventy
bve acres of corn which will make
not less than thirty bushels per acre.
His potatoes will go around two hun
dred bushels. He also has fine crops
of rye, cane, millet and alfalfa. Mr,
Kibble attended the state fair thl
year for the sixth consecutive time.
An auto ride, taken any direction
from Alliance, will convince the most
skeptical that Box Butte county is a
land of plenty. An Ideal climate,
combined with plenty of rainfall and ,
good soil, makes the combination
that pays the farmer and landowner.
J. F. Dlneen, a wealthy Columbus,
Nebr., farmer, Is In the city. He has
land In Box Butte county and Is seri
ously considering moving here, in-,
stead of staying In the muddy and
Loverflooded region of eastern Nebr
aska.
A SPECIAL
SILO TRAIN
Burlington HnJImad and Interna tion-'
al Harvester i. YI1I Have I lec
ture Traiii Vlnlt Alliance
In ortter to encourage Interest in
more silos, foaage crops and live
stock, the agricultural department of
the Burlington railroad company, in
connection' witvi the agricultural ex
tension divinlon of the International
Harvester Company, will operate a
special tuftn throughout western Ne
braska. Long stops are planned on,
so that the people of each community
will have time to see all the exhibits
and ask questions of the lecturers.
The train will probably run during
the first two weeks of October. It
will consist of a lecture coach for
lectures, an exhibit car containing
good types of cows of leading dairy
breeds and hogs, and an exhibit of
silos, silage machinery and appli
ances pertaining t,o the dairy busi
ness, including educational charts,
bulletins and other matters of Inter
est to the farmer.
President Guthrie of the Alliance
Commercial Club has appointed W.
E. Spencer as chairman of the'eom
mlttee for Alliance, to arrange for
the stop here. The train will proba
bly stop here for an entire day in or
der that the farmers may have an op
portunity to spend the afternoon
with the exhibits.
Rye field adjoining Alliance. This
was in perfect condition. Photo- by
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