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4 mpXHE Allianc Herald 12 Pages RE. MBER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS CT ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OFF1W C iSBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. BRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN VbLUME XXI 1 1 ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916 NUMBER 11 CHANGES MADE IN POLICE FORGE Nkght Marshal Klsh Refuses to ccpt Discharge nt Hands of Chief Chas. Jeffen Ac- IS SUSPENDED FENDING IX- V INSTIGATION BY COUNCIL Charges and Counter Charges Being Made In Official Circles but No Suits Are Filed Abundant protection was given the citizens of Alliance Monday night when Night Marshal L. L. Kish, who refused to accept a discharge at the bands of Chief Jeffers, patrolled one side of Box Butte avenue all night, and Ed Eldred, who had been given a temporary appointment lo succeed Kish, patrolled the other side of the street. Ill feeling has existed between some of the officials in the city police department since the stockmen's con vention last summer when an argu ment arose as to the proper method of handling the crowds. This affair found Its culmination in circumstanc es incident to a number of raids planned by the city officials lately in which some one on the inside "tipped off" those in charge of the places to be raided and in the evidence brought to light in the investigation of the robbery of Robert Maivocht, the German laborer, by Ray Thompkins recently at the Atlas hotel. Monday night when Marshal Kish reported at the city hall for duty. Chief Jeffers told him to turn over bB star and keys to Mr. Eldred. "Who said so?" asked Kish. "I do," replied Jeffers. "Anybody else say so?" asked Kish. "No. not that I know of," answer ed Jeffers. "Then that don't go with me." said Kish. who called up Mayor Ro mig and bad quite a little ennversa tion with him on the telephone. Kish then went on duty without any further parleying with the chief and remained on duty that night while Jeffers supplied Eldred with the proper equipment and he also went on duty. The following morning Mayor Ro nilg served written notice on Mar shal Kish that he was suspended pending an investigation by the city council of the poller- department ant the charges and counter charges which have been made and the evl ' dence reported to be avajlable from the several prisoners and witnesses who are implicated in the robbery of Maivocht. There is no truth in the report cir culated the first of the week 1hat warrants had been issued charging Mayor Romig and Chief Jeffers with accepting bribe money from any of the law breakers of the city, and both of these officials have stated em phatically that their conduct in of Ice is such that they have no fear whatever of any investigation which may arise as a result of the circul ating of reportB. the Issuing of war rants or from any evidence that may be brought to light in a campaign for a clean-up of the alleged rottenness existing in certain quarters and among the members of any gang in the city. Marshal Kish also denies any im plication whatever in any deal in a manner unbecoming an officer of the law. MH- gallon peache tor :t.V, three for Sl.OO. Standard Gnu-cry '. PIONEER RESIDENT DIES Funeral of TrOiu-man F. Brown Held Wednesday Morning r n ui;g at the Residence- Trueman r . Brown, a p'.c-iver ri-s- iHont nf nox Butte county. pnsFed away at his home in this city at 5:30 p in . Surdr.v. following an Illness dating back thirty years to the time he received injuries by being acd Hontnitv struck by a Northwestern train. Heart trouble is assipned as the direct cause of death. -rut. time-. i services uer conduct A hv Rev. II. J. Young, pastor of the Christian churcn. or which -- cer"i a"! een a inen.uM " number of years, and were held Med- inemoer ior a nesday morning ai i --!.. r ..... Laramie avenue. interment made In Green wood ccmeierj. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were two daugh ters Mrs. H. E. Bailey, of Omaha, and' Mrs. M. W. Rowe. of Waterloo. la.Tand one brother. Dr. J. A. Brown of Ames. Nebr. Mr Brown was Dorn in w)ui county, la.. September 17, 1857. He came to Box Butte county about thir ty years ago settling on a farm five miles southeast of Alliance where he lived until be moved in to town about k - Vr tfO. ' He was married September 19, 1878. to MIbs Cora Stone, and to ,. -- rtorn twelve c'liMren. Of thee nine are now living. They are: Mrs C W. Smith and Mrs. M. A. Handel of Alliance; Mrs. Bailey, of Omaha: Mrs. Rowe, of Waterloo, la.: and Ethel. Fred . Frances C. La vern and Clara, all of Alliance. Mr. Brown is h1o survived by two broth era. Dr. n.-ov.n of Ames, Nebr.. and j c. Brown of Chicago. Large can sliced Hawaiian Pi neap- ile. 20c each; - '' ft"4'- I II lll'tll 1 VII u. ii. ..-.'... ELGIN MEN BUY THE NOHE BAKERY F. F. Stephens and S. II. Fink Are New Proprietors of the Nolie Bakery and Cafe After a residence of eight years in Alliance as owner of a local bakery, Philip Nohe has sold the business, and contemplates locating elsewhere. The change in the business was made Saturday, when he sold out to F. F. Stephens and S. II. Fink, of Elgin, Nebr., the new owners taking pos session Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Nohe expect to leave next week for a short business trip to Denver. From there they will go to Colorado Springs, their former home, on business and for a short visit, and then expect to make a visit in Scott8bluff. They have no defi nite plans as to a location for the fu ture. Messrs. Stephens and Fink are ex perienced men In the bakery busi ness. For several years Mr. Stephens had been in the same business at El gin, where he sold out a few days ago. Both gentlemen were in Alliance Saturday but Mr. Stephens returned to Elgin Saturday night to close up some business affairs and will return to Alliance the latter part of this week. He will move bis family here in the near future. T. P. A. SERVICES SUNDAY Members of Ivocal Order T. 1. A. At tend Christ lau Church Service in a llody, Sunday Night Members of Post M of the Travel ers Protective Association- attended the Christian church in a body last Sunday morning. Rev. Young is the chaplain of the local post and the oc casion was the annual memorial serv ice. The church was decorated in the colors of the order, with a large welcome sifcii anu) lue hiiij ui luc .i . . ; . . . i. . . . . 1. n . 1. Mr. Young took for his subject "The Man Ahead". He spoke of the piece which the commercial traveler holds at the head of the progressive commercialism. His ready knowl edge of the business game and his timely suggestions to the local mer chant of every town as to new ines lowlnR tne reKular meeting of the lo of goods as well as new methods of cal ,odge number 168- A lar marketing the same. r cry praise- rnwri attended the lortte meetlnu at worthy mention was made of the re-; gard for honesty and for the real ob- servanee of the square deal in the j dealings of the traveling fraternity as well as the wholesale houses back of them. After a few appropriate ! remarks along these lines Mr. Young ; then spoke of the Man of Galilee as the man ahead of every good thing. I There are some folks, he said, who;'r,H consider that the teachings and the; program or tne i imsi are oeninu i these progressive times but these ( people are mistaken, for the trouble1 has been that we have never been able to catch up with the Christ close j cnouKh to get anything more than a tail-light view of what his teachings! reallv are. There will never be a time this side the Millenium when we will be in advance of the program cf Christ. Then the speaker outlined the teachings of Christ under three heads or points, viz.: The Law of Love; The Law of Liberty, and the Law of Ac tivity. Under the Law of Iove was revealed all the fraternalism of the Brotherhood of Man and the direc tion of the Fatherhood of God. The newer consideration of employees on the part of great industries and by the country in general, all the Indi cations of a kindlier consideration of our fellows are all born of the work ing of the principles of ibe lw of Love as taught by Jems Christ. The Law of Liberty reveals man's right to his own interpretation of the teachings of God to make the appli cation of the same to his own life as he tees he individually needs. Lib ert v. freedom from the bondage of sin and in the use of God's grace -t th- life of the Christian. The Law of Activity is the working out of uie principles of the first two laws. Th positive activity of the follower of the Man of Galilee always leads to positive results. To be busy in the cause of righteousness keeps a man away from crime and evil of all sorts and will always get results of the better sort. With the enactment oi , program ef Christian activity there ...nlli(i np ,10 wttrs. no divorces, no penitentiaries, no houses of correc tion, no children homeless because of the weaknesses of parents, in short, thi re would be u very great cessation of th" things that make for misery an.I woo amoni: the children of men. GROCERIES CONSOLIDATE Cash Grocery and Moore Grocery are Xow Idling liuoiitehh I'niler the Xante of Moore and Blood A deal wa6 consummated the lat ter part of last week whereby R. M Blood, of the Cash Grocery, and Lee Moore of the Moore Grocery consol idated their businesses. Mr. Moore purchased the Interest of George Thorp in the ('ash Grocery company, and the new firm will transact busi ness under the firm name Moore & Blood. ' The stock of groceries fro;-1 th- Moore grocery store was moved the first of this week into tbe room occu j pie by the Cash grocery, on Third (street between Box Uutte and Lara- .... , iuie avenues. I WONDER WHAT LINCOLN WOULD DO? WwW&WM wm I h 1 f C upyrivtit VISITORS FROM VALLEY Members of Executive Committee, North Platte Valley I. O. O. F. . . Ass'n, In Session Here A special meeting of the executive committee of the North Platte Val ley I. O. O. F. District Association was held in Alliance Tuesday after noon and night. Delegates from out side who attended the meeting were: Tom Ishmael, Bridgeport. E. Scott, Bridgeport, W. S. Plckerlntt, Minatare. C. B. Ewing. Mitchell. L. Sawin, Bayard. E. L. Harrison, Scottsbluff. T. F. Watkins, a leading valley Odd Fellow, of Bayard, was among I the visitors. OHicers elected were: John R. Snyder, president. T. O. .Waddell, secretary. E. M. Martin, treasurer. The committee met in the after noon at the court house and in the evening at the Odd Fellows hall, fol whicn the vlsitln- brothers were nr(,8ln The lmnortant work accomplished nt th mwtllie nnsiaterf of num. ber of changes in the constitution and hv f ,h ossiotion Vrrtivrxvti lar ;.-.. standard THE FASHION:SH0P (I. I.HMacMtn Arrives from KaM Where He Hhn Keen ltnying Good for New Store "V A. G. Isaacson, proprietor of "Tb Fashion Shop," the new store which will soon be opened on Box Butte av enue in the building recently vacat ed by the Empress Theatre, arrived in Alliance the latter part of last week to be on hand to superintend the work of remodeling the building and to arrange tbe fixtures and goods as they are arriving daily. This store is to be a complete "La dies' Ready-to-Wear" store, handling everything that might come under that classification and the proprietor states that he will make it a stylo center for the purchasing public of western Nebraska. Mr. Isaacson comes to Alliance from Omaha where he has had a number of years' exper ience in the same business and where he was quite successful. Since be wa here several weeks ago and leased the building Into which he is moving, he has spent three weeks in the Chicago and New York markets purchasing the spring styles for his store here. Regular two for or Advona Roll ed Oat, three fur .V. Standard Grocery Co. Farming Pays V. K. Ivosenhei-Ker, a Box Butte county fanner living- near Heinintffoni, in a letter lo an Alliance lnisincKs man, states tliat last year, 1915, lie raised 9,()(K) bushels of Kcl Triumph, pota toes on 36 acieti of ground, an average of f0 bushels per acre. Mr. KoKcnberger recently sold theKe . potatoes for ski. 10 per bushel for seed in Texas. In other words, $9,900 worth of po tatoes were raised on 36 acres, an average of $275 yield per acre. AVhen crops like this can be raised on land that sells for $15 lo $40 per acre, it is time for the eastern farmer with his $150 land to consider moving west. SELLING DALTON LOTS Owner of Dulton Tow unite Reports Conditions ery Good In our Neighboring City C. W. Handley, one of the prosper ous business men of Dalton and part owner of the townslte there, stopped over In Alliance Wednesday morning on his way home from a trip of a week which covered Central City, Omaha. Lincoln, Hebron and Fair- bury, Nebraska, and points in Kan sas. Mr. Handley reports that Dalton and its surrounding country are in a very prosperous condition and that the town is experiencing a steady growth. 182 cars of grain were ship ped out of the town from August un til February 2. This record Is one to be proud of and is probably not equaled by any other town of its elxe in Nebraska. Mr. Handley called at The Herald office and Bet himself ahead three years on subscription. "If I should happen to shuffle off before the e- p;,ri:ion of my subscription," said ne "you can send The' Herald to some one who cannot afford to subscnoe for It. You publish the best news paper in Nebraska and I enjoy read ing it every week. FILED FOR TREASURER One of Early Ilox Ilutte County Set tlers File for Democratic Nom ination for County Treasurer A. II. Groves, better known as "Art," on Monday filed for the Dem ocratic nomination for the office of county treasurer. Mr. Groves is one of Box Butte county's well known farmers. He came to this part of the country thirty-one years ago and voted at the election which made the new county of Box Butte from the lower half vt Dawes county, and also voted at the first election held In Box Butt county. Mr.Groves ran a store at Grand Lake, which was Alliance when it war started where the fair grounds are now located. After running tho store for five years he began farming and has continued doing so since then. He has a wide acquaintance and will make a good race. This makes two candidates for the Dem ocratic nomination, as Fred Mollrlng has also filed for the place. Sister of Sheriff Cox l)le Mrs. Cal Cox received a message yesterday morning from Mr. Cox con veying the Information of the desth of his sister, Mrs. Ellen Mobley at Fairbury, Nebr. Mr. Cox was called to Fairbury last Satuiday on ac count of the serious Illness of his sis ter. The funeral will oe neia toiii.y and Mr. Cox is expected home Friday or Saturday. mimmmmmmmmm.mmmmmm in Box Butte THOMPKINS PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY Kwatze Plcud Xot Guilty, ami Waives Preliminary Hon of l'juh Are Fined at 9500 Ray Thompkins plead guilty In county court Friday afternoon to the charges of robbing Robert Maivocht nt the Atlas hotel on the night of February 3, and was bound over to the district court by Judge L. A. Ber ry, his bond being fixed at 1500. Mike Swayze, the Chadron lad. against whom County Attorney Lee liasye also preferred charges of rob bery as being Implicated in the af fair, plead not guilty and waived pre liminary hearing. He was also held to the district court under bond of $600. Maivocht, the German laborer who was robbed when he came to Alliance to spend a several weeks' pay from the Potash Works, was put under bond of $250 to appear as witness when the case comes up at the next term of district court which con venes in May. The three were returned to jail that evening, on falling to secure the required bond. A large crowd of interested spec tators gathered at the county court room Friday afternoon expecting to hear some interesting disclosures as a result of the investigation follow ing the robbery. However, the pro ceedings only took but a few minutes nothing being done but the reading of the charges preferred against the men by County Attorney Lee Basye and the fixing of their bonds by the judge, following their pleas in an swer to the charge. NEW PHOTO GALLERY Colorado Man Opening Studio In the Kooins ICeeently m ated by Paul Moore Victor Shuler, of Manzanola, Colo., who arrived in Alliance Saturday, has purchased the photograph gal lery business in the Burner building conducted for the past eight months by Paul Moore who left a short time ago for Oregon. Mr. Shuler, who is a photographer of fifteen years experience, is ship ping new material here which added to the . present equipment v ill give him-a-strictly-modern studio.'; - CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere appreciation to the friends and neigh bors for the kind assistance and sym pathy extended to us in our recent bereavement In the death of our wife and mother. C. L. Hashman and Children. NEDRA, A FIVE REEL SPECIAL, NEXT TUESDAY Adapted from George ll;ur McCutch coii'm Famous Novel of the Same Name, Featuring Geo. Probert Manager Harry DuBuque, of the Imperial Theatre, has Bee u red for next Tuesday night the Pathe pre sentation of "Nedra," a special Gold Rooster play In five parts adapted from George Barr McCutcheon's fa mous play of the same name, featur ing George Probert supported by a splendid cast including Fania Marin off, Margaret Green, and Craufurd Kent. The story is quite interesting and that the play will be well worth see ing may be told from the following synopsis: When two love-Bick young people run off to be married and aren't caught they usually get inarried. It was different with Grace Vernon and Hugh RlJgwpy, though. Worn out by the social affairs given in hoior lof their approaching marriage they ejrpe in the wee F'.:m' hours cf a cer tain sumii'er uor ilng. and. Ii'-mu mistaken fo:' housebreakers, bv ! gardner and othr n: embers of the Household, are pursued. A couple t copa as u l'led starters make tne 'i'h:ise even more Int rilii:a and jthiy don't breath" easily until, a coupte cf houib af -r climbing a rope ladder up the side of an ocean liner, they come out from their hiding place and find themselves at sea. Not nearly so intuh "at a" then, how ever, as liner, when Hugh finds that Crait Is i:uch s.uitten with Henry Veath, uu old time- friend of his. lluuh carei nothing about the fact 'hl La.ly Teimy. another passenger s e ' s to cure :i.oro for his society than' for i-.r.yo-r-.! else. Co.i; s n typhcr.n. the ship Is dash c '1 on Mi.- rocks, and in the ensuing darkner.H anl panic Hugh makes a brave attempt to save one who clings closely to bin!- one he thinks to be Grace. Then blackness, and with re turning consciousness and the light. the realization that he is cast away I on a strange tropical Isle the isle .f VuH ra i f I Vi I uHv Tnnnv Add to this that they are found and worshipped as two t-oJs by tbe savage natives of the isle that their enforced wedding is Interrupted by the landing of a V. S. ship that Hugh goes Lome only to find Grace married to Veath that he finds he doesn't care a particle -that he rush es back to Lady Tenny and you have just a bare conception of the most romantic love story ever filmed. IMPLICATE TWO IN ROBBERY Clyde Curry and Frank Heed Arrett ed Charged with Receiving Mon ey Stolen from Mai vim lit BOTH RELEASED IX GIVING BONDS IN 8l'MS OF ft 1, 000 Preliminary Hearing I lleing Held Tills Afternoon In County Court lief ore Judge L.' A. Berry This afternoon Clyde Curry and Frank Reed, the latter better known as "Shanklln," will be arraigned In County Judge L. A. Berry's court to answer charges of receiving stolen money. Curry and Reed were arrested Sat urday night following lnvestigationa of evidence brought out upon exam ination of Ray Thompkins and Mike Swayze, and are charged with being accessories to the robbery of Mai vocht to the extent of being "in oa the divvy" of the money taken from Maivocht at the Atlas hotel two weeks ago. Following the arrest of these two . men their bonds were fixed at $1,000 and Curry furnished bond immedi ately, signed by his mother, Mrs. A. Curry. Reed was. released the first of the week when James Underwood, a rancher of near Alliance, signed his bond and took him to the ranch. Curry admits being with Thomp kins and Swayze at the Atlas hotel the night of the robbery and admits handling or having In his possession money given him by Thompklna but disclaims all knowledge of tbe rob bery until the information was made public at the time of Thompkins ar rest later. He has retained Joe West over as his attorney and will fight the case at the preliminary and at the higher court if bound over. Remarks made by Curry i Shanklln at the time of their arrest were the origin of the reports cir culated the first of the week that warrants would be sworn out charg ing various city officials with accept ing money to allow certain disrepu table Joints known to be operating In the city to continue their business un molested by the city authorities. Up to dale no evidence has been se cured sufficient lo warrant tbe arrest of any officials on such charges but Mayor Romlg states that a thorough Investigation will be made In order to exonerate any parties unjustly ac cused, and to bring to justice any who are guilty of any offense. BAPTIST BOYS ENTERTAINED The Hitt.pl table Uidtr of tbe Church Entertain Ha-kH Hull Hoys nt a "Swell Feed" The bay.! of tbe Baptist church j were certainly well honored last Thursday evening when the ladies of that church gave a sumptuous ban quet in compliment to them, and the committee who arranged and man aged the procedure are to be congrat ulated. After the elaborate repast had " been served, there were some fine toasts and talks given. The first, gentleman on the program was A. J. Macey of the post ono, who gave an interesting talk on the "Benefit of Athletics". Following him was Ray Butler, who' told "How We Won the Game". W. O. Barnes gave a force ful appeal to every boy taking for tbe subject of his talk, "The Temper ance Side of a Boy's Life". Mr. Ful ler, superintendent of the Sunday school, followed Mr, Barnes with "Playing tbe Glad Game" for his subject, rr "Why They Should Con tinue Their Work". Rev. Lay ton, pastor for the Baptist, church, finish ed the program with a talk on "How the Winning Will Affect the Future". closing by giving a "prophesy on each of the boys. Following is given the same: "Look into the future ten or fifteen years and see Ray Butler cap tain of the U. S. Navy, John Penning an extensive farmer with ten child ren. Kenneth Nelson superintendent of Seattle. Wash., Sunday School. Hessie Ca i pbell president of Great Western Irrigation Company. Wes ley Corp Jolly good fellow yet, La verne Butler butcher in Omaha, Rob ert Macey postmaster general, Wash ington, D. C, Fred Phillips cattle dealer in Texas, John Ozmund U. S. army captain, Mi'o Brennaman C. B. & Q. It. It. superintendent, Carl Pow ell druggist, Lincoln. Nebr., Lewis Powell deacon in Baptist church. Earl Barnes great inventor, Horace Fuller manager of Zt ppelins in Eng land, Kenneth Nelson dealer in box ing gloves, John Donovan lost at sea In U. S. army, Chester Blandon sec ond Billy Sunday, Arthur Wright au to dealer in Chicago, Walter Bobbins dealer In hardware, base ball bats, etc., Arthur Wright teacher, succes sor to J. D. Rockefeller. Roy Hagel missionary to China, Jack Penning captain of basket ball team in Cuba. Gordon Curtis money broker in Al liance, Idel IVderen boot and shoe dealer in Denmark. Walter Williams Jodge of supreme court. Rev Layton drew his lesson from the life of Da vid, telling them how David as a shepherd boy grew up to become king, drawing tbe conclusion that there is nothing to hinder each and every one attaining the high stage in life set for them, if they but have the belief and obedience to the God of Israel. We are sure th-a every boy carried away thots which will not be sooc. forgot ten. I t