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VOLUME XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915
NO. 42
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ROBBERS DRAW
; LONG SENTENCE
Cluu-ley llrt-nklcy and Frank Harte
Draw Sentence In District
Court Monday
OTHMR DISTRICT (XH KT NEWS
For Metering the residence of Ern
est Dwker on August 22, last, and
taking therefrom Jewelry to tbe
amount of nearly $50 and a few dol
lars In money, Charley Brenkley was
sentenced In the district court Mon
day by Judge Weetover to a term of
from one to ten years In tbe peniten
tiary. Brenkley was apprehended in
St. Louis, whither he had gone
shortly after the robbery. Requlsl-
Jut a Few of the Alliance
' t!ion papers were immediately Issued
' and the young man was shortly after
' ward in the clutches of the law and
was brought back to his old Btomp
; l'ng grounds in the custody of Sheriff
! Cox. Brenkley showed little emotion
jwhen sentence was pronounced upon
' him, .but with his head between his
hands he did some very strenuous
thinking. Just before he plead guil
ty Monday morning, he told County
I Attorney aBsye where he had pawn
ed the stolen goods In Lincoln while
on his. way to St. Louis. .
; Had ' Frank Harte been a better
jfoot racer, he might have outdistanc
ed bis pursuers and made his gets
j way last week when he stole Mrs. W.
'W. JohrmoV pocketbook, frcra the
public library.. The pocketbook con
tained goods and . chattels to the
am6unt of $147, and after due con
sideration Judge-. Westover. decided ,
Harte needed one to seven years in
the state institution for derelicts of
his character.. When Harte appear
ed at the library he very carefully
picked out ' the best literature be
could find, some of which was of
such a' high literary character that
it would require a Philadelphia law
yer to, digest.
Judge Westover entered some
Judgments and default decrees, and
heard arguments of counsel on sever
al preliminary motions and demur
rers. Several important matters
were not ready for consideration ow
ing to the fact that attorneys did not
expfc.t Judge Westover to arrive be
fore the first of next week, it being
announced last week that this term
would be adjourned. Among these
matters was tbe confirmation of the
sale of the WilBon estate a short
time ago.
A divorce was granted to Nellie
Peterson from her husband, Peter
Peterson. The plaintiff's maiden
name, Nellie Elmore, was restored.
In the case of Lizzie Scott vs.
Chas. 8. Posvar, Judge Westover re
turned a verdict In favor of the de
fendant for $236.
The next term of district court will
convene here November 22, Judge
Westover said at the close of the ad
Journed term Tuesday noon. This
will be a Jury term, and the cases re
quiring twelve men to settle them
will be disposed of then.
NEW HOMESTEADS OPEN
6O0 New Homestead Will Be Open'
ed to Settlement in Territory
South wett of Alliance
The government land office at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, has issued in
structions covering tbe tiling of the
government lands opened to home
stead in Goshen county, Wyoming.
It is expected that there will be
quite a rush for these lands, which
are desirable and well located near
the North Platte river valley. The
Instructions are as follows:
First Settlers may establish set
tlement on September 25, 1915, at 9
a. m. on leu acres oi iana oui), anu
have three months from October 25,
1915. In which to file their applica
tions In the United States land office.
Settlement rights cannot be obtained
on 320-acre entries, prior to the des
ignation of the lands.
Second Applicants may file their
applications either for 160 or 320
acres twenty days prior to October
25, 1915. If applications are made
for 320 acres under this rule, they
must be accompanied by petitions
for designation. All applications un
der this rule, whether for 160 or 320
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acres, will be held until October 26,
1916. . and treated as simultaneous
with any applications filed in person
at the United States Land Office at 9
a. m. of said date, and disposed of
under the rules relating to simultan
eous applications as set forth In cir
cular 324.
Third Applicants may file appli
cations October 25, 1915, at 9 a. m.
for either 160 or 320 acres under the
land laws of the United States appli
cable to the lands opened. If for
320 aires under (he Act of February
19, 1909, then such applications
must be accompanied with petitions
for the designation of the lands ap
plied for.
Officers Officers before whom ap
plications may be n.ade and sworn to
are nrged to exercise great care to
avoid the presentation of conflicting
claims, and settlers are urged to
make careful - examination of lands
and to In every manner avoid the
possibility of their claims conflicting
with other applications, as contest
suits not only engender bad feeling
Citizen Helping Cut the Rye and
in communities, but are very expens
ive, often costing more than the ac
tual value of the land involved.
Settlers Settlers are particularly
cautioned that their papers must be
complete when they present them at
the United States land office at 9 a.
m., October 25, as there will be no
time for the office force to prepare
blanks on that date. If their appli
cations on that date is for 320 acres,
they must be careful to have peti
tions for designation in duplicate ac
companying their applications. In
each case the correct amount of mon
ey should accompany applications.
REBEKAHS ENTERTAIN
lAi-ire Crowd Filled I. O. O. F. Hall
. Monday Evening a (iuestM of Al
liance It4ekah Ixxlge No. 104
The members of Alliance Rebekah
Lodge No. 104 were the hop t esses to
a large crowd of Odd Fellows and
their families Monday evening. Fol
lowing an Interesting program a big
roast chicken supper was served,
with delicious "trimmings".
Tbe officers of the lodge are: Mrs.
Minnie Sward, N. G. ; Mrs. James
Scott, V. O.; Mrs. John Snyder, sec
retary; Mrs. Wm. Buchman, treasur
er. Mrs. Moses Wright had charge
of the program, which began with a
talk by Lloyd Thomas on the subject,
"The Rebekah Lodge." He told of
the purpose of the lodge and of some
of the good things accomplished by
it. He spoke of the organization of
the local lodge, which was granted a
charter on January 29, 1896, signed
by H. L. HotchkisB, grand master,
and I. P. Gage, grand secretary. The
only charter member of the lodge
present was T. M. Lawler. whose
good work was complimented.
Charter members of this lodge
were Mrs. D. C. Whitehead, Miss Liz
zie Shetler. Miss Minnie Shetler, Mrs.
M. E. Johnson, Mrs. D. R. Houston,
Mrs. M. J. Brann, Mrs. Clara Bushey,
Mrs. F. W. Adams. Mrs. L. M. Chil
Bon. Mrs. Eleanor Clark, Mrs. R. E.
Beach. Miss Orpha Reynolds. Broth
er charter members were Gregory
Zurn. Wm. Shambaugh, S. C. Reck,
T. M. Lawler, O. W. Young. E. F.
Preston. H. F. Mclntyre, oJhn Pilk
Ington, C. C. Shetler, Thomas Beck,
Joseph Barkhurst, R. H. McCrosson
and H. C. Smith.
Mrs. W. D. Fisher rendered a song
and encore, both of which were well
liked. Miss Mae Brandt rendered a
recitation which ended with a laugh
and caused much merriment. Mr.
and Mrs. T. Waddell entertained with
an Instrumental duet and encore and
Mrs. Emma Brown, although called
on without preparation, gave a reci
tation that evoked much applause
and laughter.
Following the serving of tbe sup
per, of which there was plenty and
which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
short talks were made by Odd Fel
lows and Rebekahs. The evening
waa an event that will be long re
membered by those who attended.
Issued by the U. 8. Weather
Bureau, Washington, D. C, for
the week beginning Wednesday,
September 22, 1915.
For Ilaiiitt State and Cper
Mihlsslpt Valley:
Fair weather and moderate
temperature the first half of the
week, although frosts are proba
ble Wednesday In the upper Mis
sissippi valley. The weather
will become warmer and unset
tled by the middle of the week,
with scattered showers. The lat
ter part of the week will be gen
erally fair.
PRODUCTS SENT TO
FARMING CONGRESS
Practically the Same Exhibit That
Were Sent to the Bute Fair
at Lincoln
I .ox Butte county's exhibit for the
International Dry Farming Exposi
tion, which will be held, at Denver
Sept. 26 to October 10, inclusive, left
Wednesday for that city. '
The exhibit will be In charge, of
Secretary W. D. Fisher, who will
leave next Monday for Denver, going
by way of Douglas, Wyo. The ex
hibit is the same in most respects as
whs shown at the state fair at Lin
coln the first of this month, with the
addition of a small amount of thresh
ed grain wheat, oats and barley.
The space allotted the Box Butte
exhibit is 8x15 feet, and while It Is
Oat on Mr. Kl ken's Farm
not expected that this exhibit will
take very many first prizes, it will
make a good showing for this section
and will be viewed by thousands of
people daily. The fact that it was
grown on unirrlgated land, out
where most people think there is
nothing but barren Band hills, will
have considerable weight and will no
doubt be the means of bringing many
prospective investors to this part of
the state. The exhibit will compare
favorably with crops raised anywhere
in the world this year, and Secretary
Fisher will see that most of tbe spec
tators are informed . that It didn't
Alliance Btuiluena Moo
take $150-an-acre land to raise the
atiifr Tha itlfTerunca in tho nnulitv t
of the crops will not be a circum
stance to the difference In tbe price
of land on which all the exhibits were
raised.
Denver is prepared to royally en
tertain the estimated 300,000 visit
ors dally, and the premium list Is one
of the best that has ever been pub
lished in the history of , the Dry
Farming association.
RIZE TO NEBRASKA S LUPTOIl
National Retail Monument Dealers
Award Prize to Kimball BroM.
Kimball Brothers of Lincoln, Ne
braska, were awarded first prize for
advertising exhibit at the big conven
tion of the National Retail Monument
Dealers' Association, held at Denver,
August 17 to 22, of this year. The
winning exhibit consisted of engrav
ed and embossed stationery, the de
sign for which was made by F. L
Kimball, the sculptor.
The Monumental News for Septem
ber has the following to Bay regard
ing this exhibit:
The Advertising Exhibit
A most Interesting and valua
ble feature of the exhibits was
an exposition of specimens of
advertising matter from retail
firms thruout tbe country, con
ducted by the local committee
that offered a prize of $10 for
the best piece of advertising lit
erature submitted.
Tbe following committee was
appointed to consider the speci
mens and award the prize: E.
Q. Quesnel, Huntington. W. Va.;
Mrs. Thorne, El Pado. Tex., and
C. F. Aldrlch, Colorado Springs.
The prize was awarded to
Kimball Brothers of Lincoln,
Nebr., for a beautiful exhibit of
their business stationery. The
style, good taste and elegance
displayed in designing tbe beau
tiful embossed typographic and
decorative effects were unani
mously commended by the com
mittee as a striking example of
how stationery could be made
effective In suggesting quality
and artistic character in a firm's
business.
Herald want ads bring results. Try
them. Phone 340.
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WESTERN NEBRASKA
LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS
Number of Cattle Mon iu Thi Sec
tion Had Stock on South (iiih
ha Market Monday
Western Nebraska cattlemen who
had shipments on the South Omaha
market Monday were as follows: C.
M. Davis, Oshkosh; L. F. Fairchlld,
Lemoyne; Smith Bros., Lemoyne; J.
II. S&muelson, Brulll; Teater & Gra
ham, Afhby; Alva Ash, Lakeside;
Charles Debesh, Ansley; L. B. Trew,
Ansley; L. C. Keyser, Litchfield; A.
O. Finch, Gordon; A. M. Qustafson,
Hyannis; F. A. White, Hyannis; J.
M. Gentry. Whitman: O. H. Clayton,
Alliance; L. E. Hood. Alliance; W.
H. Flncher, Alliance; W. T. Toung,
Kimball; H. D. Walker, Whitman;
L. C. Shaw, A. M. Wood, Wood Lake;
T. E. Searson, Alda; J. II. Minlhan,
F. Crothers, Beem Bros., J. W. Han
ey, Joe Pau, and E. Wright, Hyan
nis; B. N. Bennett, Ansley; J. C. Mc
Coy, Lewellen; E. E. French, Hay
Springs; Pat King, Angora; oJhn
Diemers, Hyannis; C. W. Smith,
Gordon; A. T. Davis. Hyannis; Wm.
A E. Hudson, Hyannis; W. E. Rent
fro, Hyannis; W. II. Broadbent, Cha
pelt; L. A. Cunningham, Lodgepole;
H. H. Coble. Whitman; M. L. Keuter,
W. H. Rothwell, Lark Doyle, O. A.
Vinton, T. O'Neill, Whitman; J. L.
Stansbury, Mullen; Geo. Gregg,
Mareland; W. E. Hill, Gordon; Kil
patrlck Bros., Alliance; Charles
Blakely, Wood Lake; J. F. Stott,
Wood Lake; Roy Hull, Wood Lake;
Sam Itlchardson, Wood Lake; A. E.
Cole, Broken Bow.
T. P. A. HAPPENINGS
News of lntereft to Local Traveling
Men, Clipped from National T.
I. A. Magazine for September
The following items are taken
from the T. P. A. magasine, national
organ for the Travelers' Protective
Association, and were printed under
Nebraska notes:
I'oHt M," Alliance
The convention (1916 state con
vention) committee met Sunday ev
ening, August 22, with the Board of
Directors of the Alliance Commercial
Club to outline and prepare plans for
caring for the big convention to be
and Farmer on Kilo Trip
held here next April. The T. P. A.
committee consists of members High
land, Hawes, Strong, Hull and
Thompson. The boys are live ones
and have gotten right down to busi
ness. We have no doubt that they
will keep things humming and have
everything shipshape for the big do
ings next year.
I The Commercial Club will lend ev-
ery means of assistance to make the
convention a success. Beginning with
September, the directors of tbe Com
merclal Club, Guthrie, Newberry,
Thomas, Kibble, Sallows, Spencer,
Hampton, Harris, Fisher and Rodg
ers. w'i meet at luncheon tie n
Town Oirls and
the second' Saturday of each month
with the committee of the Post, In
order that the Commercial Club can
keep in touch with and assist it tbe
wok for the convention.
In order to assist In raising tbe
necessary "wherewithal" to pay ex
penses for tbe convention, a 1916
model six-cylinder automobile will be
given away by the Post. Tickets are
being sold to a big ChriBtmas dinner,
the price of the tickets being twenty
five cents. Each ticket will entitle
T" 1
the holder to a
free of charge.
chance on tbe car,
Good Roads days. July 29 and 30.
were apropriately observed In Alli
ance. Governor Morehead of Nebr
aska, an honorary member of 1'ost
M, designated these two days as Good
Roads days, and the boys felt that It
was up to them to show their spirit
by turning out in full force, which
they did. Alt of the Alliance busi
ness houses closed up the afternoon
of the flrvt day and doxens of the
business men and their employes
worked on the roada throughout the
county. About thirty autos were
provided to take the workers out.
There was no shirking, and the T. P.
A. boys worked with a will. A great
Improvement In the county roads was
noticed. "SI" Thompson, chairman
of our good roads committee, had his
hands full, working In conjunction
with the Commercial Club.
Our friend Davis, the Morris A
Company traveler, Is evidently pre
paring to buy himself a new car. We
noticed him out recently In a big
Bulck six. We were told that he had
taken an option on it. '
Baker's Ford Is still on four
wheels. "Bake" can now drive into
a garage without taking part of the
wall with him.
"Dad" Ewing, old genial dad, Is
one of our best post boosters. He al
ways carries three or four applica
tion blanks in his pocket, and when
he pulls one out you would think It
was a six-shooter the prospect usu
ally signs on the dotted line to keep
from annihilation.
Roy Strong took a history-making
trip to Hot Springs a week or so ago.
He struck some bad roads with his
car and came back minus two fend
ers, tbe top and part of his engine.
He said that he didn't miss the miss
ing parts and could have lobt the
whole engine, for that matter, as his
car would run that far on Its reputa
tion -or perhaps It was Roy's repu
tation. Your scribe isn't sure. A
tramp whom he kindly gave a lift got
away with his Ingersoll, and another
one of the boys borrowed his Stetson
and forgot to return It. Verily, ver
lly, the ' Wolutr ' does have some
luck.
Rumor says that our populur
"Duke" Lozier has purchased a mil
Unery shop at Scottsbluff. We odn't
know yet whether he will quit the
road or hire an assistant to run the
shop. He will undoubtedly make a
success of his new line, though, Judg
ing from his long experience in such
matters.
If "the boys" will take it upon
themselves to drop In occasionally at
our headquarters with some breezy
newslets about themselves or the
other fellow, when they are In town,
and If they don't look too much like
a creditor, we will apreclate the call
and make use of the newslets, pro
viding the T. P. A. Magazine editor
doesn't see fit to blue pencil them.
Ask for Lloyd, smile at the office girl
and give the password. Items re
garding the boys are appreciated, ev
en though not of world-wide import
ance. You've got to give It to our boys
for being live ones. Pardon us for
patting our Post on the back, but
we're proud of them. On Sunday,
August 22, nearly a hundred Alliance
citizens, many of whom were mem
bers of the post, went out twelve
miles in the country and shocked
grain for a farmer who had been er
iously injured a couple of days be
fore, and whose grain waa in danger
of being ruined unless cv M rh'-k-ed.
It was a curious sight to se
bore ol tar si.ck -id .4 A. :n i J ceptsble animals. .
traveling men following u binder, bui I During 1914 15,000 horses and
they did it. The farmer's grain waa mules, with an average value of $125
saved, the boyp had a good time, and : a head were handled at the stock
no one regretted the deed of kind- ! yards.
uesB, Your scribe took his camera During the eight months of 1915
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Country (ilrU iu a lalMtr Day Race
along and "snapped" some of the
boys in the field.
LLOYD C. THOMAS.
Press Chairman.
R. M. Tincom, Adams Express
( ok puny aent, has taken a layoff
f i' i viuation and will spend two or
three weka in hunting, short trips
i.uJ otUfi- vacation features. His
place Is being filled by D. L. Bantock,
traveling agent, who comes here from
Scottsbluff.
MARSLAND MAN
NEARLY KILLED
Became Tangled In Ciatollne Engine
NhaftliiK Flopped I mil CIolU- .
log Tore Ixmxm
BROUfillT TO HOSPITAL HERE
John Oromniett Is In a very crit
ical condition at the hospital as the
result of being caught in a gasoline
engine wheel and flopped against the
floor until his clothing tore loose.
The accident occurred at the Burl
ington coal shute and pumping sta
tion at Mainland, where the injured
man Is employed.
Mr. Grommett was not able to give
a coherent account of the accident
until Tuesday morning. He waa
starting the engine, with his foot be
tween the spokes, when the engine
took an explosion, and In some un
accountable manner his clothing
caught In the clutch that connects
the engine to the other machinery.
He was whirled around many times
before his clothing finally tore loose,
and was then thrown violently to the
floor, ri. T.. Bnyeart heard the un
conscious moaning of Grommett, hut
paid no attention to it for several
minutes, thinking the sound waa
caused by some children playing near
tbe tracks. After awhile he conclud
ed he must be mistaken, and brief In
vestigation revealed the Injured man.
Dr. Teter, of Hemlngford, and Dr.
McEuen, were called Immediately
and cared for tbe injured man until
he was brought to Alliance on 42
Monday night and placed In the hos
pital, . Grommett's left le gis broken
between the ankle and the knee, and
between the . knee and the thigh; his
head and trunk are a mass of bruis
es, and he received other injuries
that, if they do not prove fatal, -will
disable blm for life. He has a small
family.
LEFT A WILL
Mainland Mm. Who Died Here Had
Named AdmlnlHtrator, but No
One Knew Until this Week
When David McLellan, of Mars
land, died at the hospital here' the
first of , this, month, it was thought he
had not left any will disposing, of his
property: .Last week, in examining
his effects', i; will properly made out
and attested was found in the Mars
land bank where he had put It. . John
C. Herline was named as executor
Ilerllne worked for McLellan . some
time. ago, ,an'd this (c why he wu, un
pointed to; execute the estate. Her
line is how" living at Crawford, hav
ing moVed, there, some time ago, and
before working for McLellan lived la
Box Butte 'county. The McLellan
estate la valued at about $2.000r
Probate proceedings were started in
the county court Wednesday by, At
torney B. Fi Gilman.
Buy Miuiy !lore and Mulee
Horses and mules valued at mora
than $7,500,000 have been sold at
the Denver union stockyards during
the eight months of 1915. Indica
tions are that the total for the year
will reach $9,500,000. or more than,
four Otaed the amount received for
horses and mules during 1914.
The European war is held to be
the real cause of the increased busl
lness in horse and mule flesh, and
at Alliance
ended September 7 last. 46.670 head,
at an average value of $165, were
handled. This is a total value of
$7,865,550, as against $1,875.00
for the entire year of 1914.
Miss Virginia- Deitrich departed
Tuesday for Kansas City, where she
will attend school this winter, after
a two months' visit here with her sla
ter, Mrs. M. S. Hargraves. After
the school term Miss Deitrich will go
to her home at Los Angeles, CaL
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