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TOLUME XXIII
ALLIANCE, BOX liUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1!MG
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350 FILINGS ON NORTH PLa I
PROJECT REPORTED OP TO TO-NIGHT
Fifty Filings on One Piece First
Sale of Hie land Auction Is
on Tills Afternoon
Andrew Weiss, an official in the
Vnited States reclamation office at
Mitchell, reported to the Herald by
telephone today that there have been
Ter 300 filings on the land in the
North Platte Valley project up to
oon today and that the number will
la all probability be Increased by fif-
this afternoon.
Fifty filings were made on one of
tie choicest units of the project.
In Alliance the local land office has
had all the business they could take
are of and will put on extra help to
morrow when the drawing takes
place.
Although the number of Tisitors in
Alliance the past few days has not
teen so large as was expected, there
are been several hundred people
Mere Investigating both the land
drawing and the auction sale propo
sitions. Investigations made by parties in
terested and information received
from points east of Omaha lead the
Iscal land men to anticipate several
tmndred more visitors in the next
two days who are not interested in
the drawing but are coming for the
auction sale which lasts till the 29 th.
For several days visitors have been
driven out in autos over Box Butte
eeunty and shown the land which is
t be sold at the auction. The sale
was to have started yesterday but in
der that late comers might see the
land and have an opportunity to bid
with the rest, both morning and af
ternoon were taken up in trips out
rough the country and the Bale be
gan this afternoon.
Shortly after dinner the Alliance
Band gave a concert at the corner of
Box Butte and Third and the sale be
fpm at 2 o'clock, Col. Paschel. of Des
Moines. Ia., being in charge and be
Img assisted by H. P. Coursey and
Jack Miller.
Knockers from" nearby towns
prompted by an insane jealousy of
Alliance, the biggest little city in the
esuntry, have been here for several
days doing their, "dirtiest" but it is
t believed their work will have
ch influence. Box Butte county
Mas the goods at the price and is in a
pmitlon to show and prove the state
ments made in behalf of the land for
sale. . The buyers have been shown
ffre land, and have had an opportun
ity to talk to .farmers who came here
with nothing, from supposedly good
farming communities and who have
made more here in a few years than
they could have hoped to have made
Is a lifetime where they came from.
Facts like these are hard to get
away from and the knockers are hav
iag a hard time to go up against the
facts available here.
FIRE TOURNAMENT
Virr Demrtnient and Commercial
Club to Co-operate in Kntertaiw
ment l'niue and Interesting
As a part of the entertainment to
be given during the stockman's an
aual convention, the we'' of June
29, the .Commercial Clu. .iliance.
ee-operating with the .iance oVl
untcer Fire Department, is planning
to. provide a volunteer fire depart
ment tournament, to be participated
ia by departments from western Ne
braska and iiil over the state, if de
sired. "
The matter of securina the sanc
tion of the state association has been
takin up by John W. Guthrie, second
vice president, and there if no doubt
that the official sanction will be giv
en. The Alliance boare mate champ
ions, having won the belt at the last
state tournament. The program
would include athletic contests of
various VJnds among the picked
teams from different departments.
The contest would prove a his draw
ing card.
WEATHER REPORT
By Gov't Observer Hicks
March
16
IT
18
19
20
21
22
Maximum
75
76
65
75
80
72
65
Minimum
30
36
27
40
39
45
24
NTF.CKFU MAY IlK FFATl'ltK
During llig Convention
As a special feature for the
celebration to be held in connec-
tion with the annual convention
of the Nebraska Stock Growers'
Association in. June it is quite
probable that an exhibition will
be Btaged by Joe Stecher, of
Dodge, Nebr., the world's cham-
plon heavyweight wrestler.
Negotiations are now under
way between the Alliance Com-
mercial Club and Stecher for
this event, but signed contracts
which have been mailed to
Stecher have not yet been re-
turned.
The convention dates are June
20 and 21, and the celebration
will be staged the three follow-
ing days. If Stecher comes he
will be here the 22d, the first
day of the celebration.
The exhibition wil be put on
by the champion and his broth-
er.
FIREWORKS PARADE FOR
ELECTRIC WELCOME SIGN
rarade Saturday Night Will eB Fol
lowed ty Addresses and Con
ctrrt at Sox Butte and 8d
Alliance's electric welcome sign is
being hung this week and will be
ready for the celebration planned in
itB honor. This celebration will take
place Saturday night and will con
sist of a parade starting at 7:55, at
Flint and Box Butte. This will be a
fireworks parade and in it will "bo
members or committees from the or
ganizations contributing to the eoBt
of the sign, headed by flag bearers
and the Alliance $3500 auto fire
truck. The organisations referred to
are the Fire Department, Alliance
Band, T. P. A.'s, Boy Scouts, Com
mercial Club, Royal Highlanders,
Odd Fellows, O. R. C. and Eagles.
The line of mardh will be from
First to Fifth stareets and return to
Third street, where short addresses
will be made by Mayor P. E. Romlg
in behalf of the city and R. M. Hamp
ton in behalf of the Commercial Club,
after which an open air concert will
be eiven by the Alliance Concert
Band, under the direction of Prof
Jobs Havllk.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS
New OfDcer Fleeted Wednesday
Niwht for Knsuiug Yewr.for Al
liance Volunteer Dept.
At the regular meeting of the Al
liance fire department, held Wednes
day evening at the club rooms, of
ficer were elected for the ensuing
year as follows: F. D. McCormick,
president: Ward Hall, vice president;
Percy Rolf son, secretary; R. C. Glad
son. ttvstwirr; George Kelser, true-J
tee; Leonard Pilkipgton, chier; Ward
Hall, foreman company number 1;
Art Schieb. .assistant; Frank Merrill,
foreman company number 2; Carl
Rockey, assistant; foreman hook and
ladder, Frank Strickland; Harold
Snyder, assistant. The new officers
will take their obligations and be in
stalled at the first meeting in April.
ltereeiitafive Naylor Here
Charles Naylor f Chadron. repre
sentative in the state legislature from
the district comprised of Dawes and
Sioux counties, one oi the most popu
lar mtu in western Nebraska politics,
stopped over in Alliance Tuesday on
his way home from California in re
sponse to a telegram stating that his
brother was very ill. Mr. Xaylur was
in Mexico last week and reports that
the border is quiet along lower Cal
ifornia. Koth Make Correction
I'aul Koth. who was mentioned in
the Herald last week in connection
with the write-up of the attempt to
re-open the bawdy houses in Alli
ance, has asked the Herald to state
that he believed he was treated un
duly hard in the report of the arrests.
Mr. Roth states that while he plead
guilty in police court to a disorderly
charge he did not act in the capacity
of an outside solicitor for the house.
The Herald is pleased to publish the
statement for Mr. Roth, for his gen
eral reputation has always been good
and believes that the experience will
prove a lesson to him.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
W. J. BRYAN TO SPEAK IN ALLIANCE
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
NEBRASKA, WILL VISIT SEVERAL CITIES IN THE
WESTERN PART OF STATE
TO BE IN ALLIANCE,
'In malting his campaign tour
election, ex-fcccretary of State W.
ka the fore part of April. PoNtinajttvr Robert Graham has received
word from Mr. Bryan that he will be in Scottsblnff, Monday, April 3,
and will t op in Alliance between
to Broken Bow.
In order that Mr. Bryan may
address, Mr. Graham will -fro to Ncotlsbluff by automobile on Monday,
and return that night or the next
country. We cannot announce at
Mr. Bryan will deliver an address in this city, but we can definitely
announce that he will be here on Tuesday, April 4, and speak.
This will give the people of
try an opportunity to hear the issues of the day -discussed by Amer
ica's "foremost orator, and no doubt
take advantage of the opportunity
Tlefinite announcement of the
le made m The Herald next week.
LARGE CROWD AT
Ttoat the public In general is in
terested in the work of "Safety
First" was amply demonstrated Sun
day night when the Fhelan opera
house waB tilled to overflowing sev
eral minutes before the time for the
special "Safety First" meeting, plan
ned by local members of tbe Burling
ton Safety First committee, to begin.
A large number were turned away.
The attendance was greater than
those who had planned the meeting
had dared anticipate.
Good special music was a feature
of the program and splendid address
es were made by K. M. Switzer. of
Chicago, superintendent of tbe Bur
lington Safety First department, and
by Rev. 11. .3. Young, pastor of The lo
cal Christian church.
Mayor Rnmig presided at the wet.
ing announcing the various numbers
on the program.
The tirst number was the rendition
of the "Star Spangled Banner" by an
orchestra under the leadership f
I'aul Thomas. The next was a son
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
The verses were sung by a male quai
tet composed of Prof. John Havlik.
Rev. H. J. Young. II. V. Reeves and
J. H. Irwin, and the audience joined
in the chorus with tbe orchestra ac
companiment. A proyer was then of
fered by Rev. Layton. pastor of the
Baptist church, followed by another
selection by the quartet smd a vocal
solo by Mrs. J. S. Itheiu.
Mr. Switzer was then lntorduced.
and lie made a short address explain
ing the Safety First movement of the
Burlington system and telling of th
results attained.
Mr. Switzer explained that there
are four parties directly interested in
the Safety First: the government, the
manufacturer or employer, the em
IN MAKING CAMPAIGN THRU
TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH
of the state, prior to the primary
J. Bryau will b in western Nebras
trains on Tuewlay, April 4, enroute
have ample time in Alliance for an
morning with Mr. Bryan across
this writing at what hour or where
Alliaiic.p and the surrounding coun
thousands of people will want to
to hear him.
hour and place of the address will
SAFETY MEETING
ploye and the general public. He
said that the Hirst two have for sev
St "IT. W. M. YKIIi:MIAMI-:it
Mr. Wetdenhamer is superintend
ent of the Alliance division of the
Hnrliugton nil I road. He is an ard
ent advocate of "Safety Firm" and
twos, an active part in carrying out
the Hans which made a huge success
of the meeting.
eral years recognized their responsi
bility in the matter and have made
much progress in working out plans
for Safety First. The third party,
the employe, is beginning to realize
his responsibility as a result of the
special work being done by the vari
ous Safety First departments of the
bit: railroads and other industries,
(Continued on page 4)
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SYSTEM IN THE MARKETING OF
SPUDS MEANS BETTER PRICES
ClilIAXI I' l AINT.I I'
April 10th in i.ith
These are the dates, Monday
to Saturday, April 10 to 15, set
aside by the City of Alliance and
the Alliance Commercial Club
for "Clean-up and rulnt-up"
week. These are the official
dates for the whole state and It
is expected Governor Morehead
will iBsue a proclamation to that
effect in a few days.
rian your spring outside
cleaning for this week and If you
plan more improvements than
you can make In one week, at
least start the work during this
week and when spring really
gets here and the grass is green,
the trees have leaved and the
flowers are In bloom we may
well be proud of the appearance,
of the biggest little, city In the
country.
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
GARDENING IN SCHOOLS
Credit Will Ho Allowed for Work In
This Department Will Have
Dowa Town Market
Gardening Is to be a regular part
of the school work in the grades and
high school of the Alliance public
schools from this on. At least the
plans for taking up the work at once
are about completed and If the man
agement considers the first year's
work a success It will be made a per
manent part of tbe school work.
The work will be In charge of Pro
fessor E. Q. Perry, who Is the instruc
tor in the agricultural department of
the school, and the local manage
raent will have the co-operation of
the United States government
through the University of Nebraska.
Tha local school board had decided
definitely to take up thhj work and
were lust beginning to lay out the
plans when they received word that
Alliance Is one of twelve schools In
the state w'hich had been selected by
the government as schools in which
they would like to see the work tak
en up and which they would extend
every assistance possible.
No financial assistance will be ex
tended by the government but ex
perts in this line of work will be sent
out from time to time to give special
lectures and instruction with regard
to the work and to offer suggestions
The work Is not compulsory, being
purely optional with the students,
bnt credits will be allowed on the
regular school grades to thoBe stud
ents participating in the gardening
project. In the grade schools a cred
it of three percent will be added to
the arithmetic and also on the lan
guage grades of those students grow
ing a garden of 100 square feet, and
five per rent for those growing 200
square Teet or more providing the
work is done properly and according
to the instructions. In the high
school a credit of one point will be
allowed if the work is done according
to the Instructions of the supervisor
The gardening will be done at the
homes, and each student will be n
quired to keep accurnte records and
submit reports with a written hi
count of how the work was done and
the results obtained.
Prizes will be offered by the Com
mercial Club, school board and Wom
an's Club for the student making the
most money, for the one vlio writes
the bent account of his ork. for tli
one raising the most and best of spec-
lilied vegetables. This list has not
yet been con pleted.
Mr. Perry, who will be in charge
of the work', will be in Alliance all
summer. The work in this depart
ment begins with the spring planting,
runs through the entire summer and
ends with the fall harvest. Students
will be required to keep their ground
working. That is. to engage in "in
tensive farming" as it is termed in
the thickly settled regions of the
east and in the old country, and as
fast as one crop or a part of it is har
vested another will be started.
As soon 8 the garden truck is
ready for the market proper arrange
ments will be made in the business
district for the students to dispose of
their products at a fair price. The
details of these plans are also yet to
be worked out.
Full line of potted plants at
Alliance Greenhouse.
the
(Jllcslimi Will lie I1hcuncI by (JoT
eminent i:terl at Meet
lug March lit
Marketing of western Nebraska'
main crop, the spud, a question of
vital importance to every citizen of
tills section of tho ceuntry and espec
ially to the farmers, will be discussed
at a special meeting to be held in the
district court room at 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon, March 31.
That western Nebraska has beem
made the "goat" for commission mer
chants, potato buyers and speculators
for years is tho opinion of many wh
are in touch with those things and aa
effort is going to be made to change
the conditions. It In said that la
many of the big markets Box Butte
county and western Nebraska are
given credit for any poor batch of
spuds shipped in from any direction.
east, north or west, and that we are
not given the credit due us for the
fine specimens that comprise a large
oportlon of the shipments sent out
from here. This procedure It Is
thought Is largely responsible for the
unreasonably low prices frequently
prevailing.
Parties who have made investiga
tions, who have made a study of the
matter and are in a position to know,
state that western Nebraska spuds
average, car for car, better thaa
those shipped from any other section.
They also state that this average ia
rapidly being improved and it Is hop
ed that plans may be formulated at
this meeting which will eventually
result In much greater demands and
correspondingly higher market prices
on our spuds.
It has been suggested that if the
potaoto growers will organize that
the first step in this direction will be
taken. It is also suggested that if in
the event of such organization the
members will adopt the plan of sort
ing their product and disposing of the
culls by feeding or In unlabeled ship
ments, while the cream of the pro4
uct bears the label "Sorted, Graded
and Inspected by the Northwest Ne
braska Potato Growers Association,"
that it will be only a short time till
buyers everywhere will begin to de
mand our potatoes, and local grow
ers will begin to reap a reasonable
reward for their hard work.
At this meeting, the 31st, C. E.
Bassett, of the United Slates Depart
ment of Markets and Rural Organiza
tion, will be present and make an ad
dress on the subject. The govern
ment has made an exhaustive study
of similar conditions with various
crops all over the country and Mr.
BaBsett is one of the best Informed
men In the country. ' He comes here
enroute back east from California,
where he has spent two months In his
official capacity In the interest of the
fruit growers' associations of that re
gion. This questlou is of direct interest
to every farmer and land owner, of
equal importance to the business men
and indirectly a mutter in which ev
ery citizen is concerned. A small ad
vance per bushel in the price of spuds
to the local growers means in the ag
gregate, thousands of dollars to this
community each year.
TO DEBATE AT CRAWFORD
W inner of Crawford Meet Will
bate with Winner of Sidney
OgiilaJli Content
De-
The three local winners of the high
school contest hied a few weeks ago
are to go to Crawford tomorrow and
enter into a debate with three from
the Crawford school. The students
to go from Alliance are Misses Char
lotte Mollring and Hannah Cotant.
and Homer Barnes, with Oral Harvey
as alternate if one of the three ar
unable to go.
Prof. A. P. Stock dale, who has had
the team in charge, will also go to
Crawford, and Mrs. W. E. Cotant will
go as chaperone. The winners of
this debate will meet the winners of
the Sidney-Ogalalla contest, and the
team that carries off the laurels of
this contest will represent this dist
rict at Lincoln in May, when they will
compete for the state championship.
We will be glad to see the young
people carry off the honors and ex
pect that they will not stop until they
bring home the state prize. It is la
them to accomplish such a feat, an4
nothing but tbe "best" should be
their aim. As much credit is dae
their director as tbe efforts of these
students.