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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916
NUMBER 17
VOLUME XXIII
S. S. BASEBALL
LAND DRAWING
HELD FRIDAY
SGHEEULE 1918
r 1
Thirty Farms Allotted to Anxious Ap
plicant at Drawing Held in
Alliance IjiikI Ofllce
KIXK TRACTS aim; still vacant
Two Alliance People Lucky ami tet
Winning Numbers on Finn
Piece of Land
See Pnges Four
and Five of this Section of the Herald To-day
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
IS TO BE PERMANENT
Edley J. Kegley of Kearney, Ne
braska. was the lucky winner of the
choicest tract of irrigable land in the
drawing held at the Alliance land of
fice Friday afternoon of last week
There were a total of eighty-two ap
plications for this tract. John Bern
iird Thelan. son of J. It. Fhelan of
Alliance, was the third name drawn
from the box for this tract. Other
Alliance people who had filed on the
same tract were Percy H. Cogswell,
who received number thirteen; John
W. Burke, who drew number six
teen; Howard Reddish, number thir
tv-one: Dr. Geo. J. Hand, number
thirty-eight; Lee aBsye, number flf
ty-elght; Roy McCluskey, number
sixty-two: B. C. Anderson, npmber
sixty-five; F. J. Was, number eighty
one. The legal description of this
tract was Unit B. 17-22-53, with 85
irrigable acres.
Unit C, 33-22-52. with 80 irrigable
acres, went to Simon J. Bollinger of
Lucerne. Colorado. Alliance people
who had filed on this tract drew num
bers as follows: Fred T. Helpbringer
number four; Clarence Schafer, num
ber six; II. J. Ellis, number eighteen.
Unit J. 3-22-53, went to Mary A.
McDermott of Alliance. There were
thirty-five applications for this tract.
Dr. H. H. Bellwood drew number
twelve. It has 72 irrigable acres and
is a very choice tract.
Unit (J. 4-21-51. went to Carl G.
Anderson of Stromsburg, Nebr. Mr.
Anderson, who came to this country
from Sweden nine years ago and
whose family is still there, went into
spasms of delight when he called at
the Herald office after the drawing
and found that he was the lucky man.
He has been renting a farm at
Stromsburg for several years but ex
pects to return to his new place in
two weeks and start farming this sea
son. He will send for his family in
Sweden and they will make their
home in western .Nebraska. This
tract contains 55 Irrigable acres. Al
liance people who filed on this tract
were Frank Abbegg, number five; M.
H. Reardon, number four; Lena Bas
ye, number five.
Unit A, 1-21-52, with 23 IrrigabN
acres, went to Ernet George Johnson
of Alliance.
Other Alliance peoplewho tiled but
who were not lucky enough to get
winning numbers were Iiura E.
Mounts. Charles Schafer. Harold II.
Judd and W. R. Fate.
Over three hundred applications
had been filed on the various tracts
of land. The land office was crowd
ed at 2 o'clock, at the time of open
ing, and there were many disappoint
ed ones in the crowd, while a few
were well pleased. Register O'Keefv
presided and was assisted by Mrs.
Dorothy Hershman and Mrs. Charles
Hill. Keceiver Morrow and Judge
Hewitt passed up dinner in orler to
have things ready as the filings mv
eesarily required an immerse amount
of clerical work. Those who filed
and ade their deposit at the Mitch
ell office and who di-J rot draw claims
will have their deposits returned to
them by the government.
A complete list of 'he winners a
the drawing, with the legal descrip
tions of t!i-- land, in the order in
which th-y were drawn, is given be
low. This liHt, used in connection
with l he map of the district publish
ed it- this issue of The Herald, shows
the location of the different farm
tracts drawn.
.lt of tlie Winners
No. 1 Il-17-"i-i3. 85 acre iriigi
ble K I ley .1. Kegley. Kearney, Nebr.
No. 2. ('-33-22-52, 80 Irrigable. Si
mon J. Bollinger. Lucerne, Colo.
No. 3. .1-3-22-53. 72 inlgab'e
Mary A. McDermott. Alliance. Nebr-
No. 4. (1.4-21-51. 55 irrigable
C rl ;. Anderson, Stromsburg, N b".
No. 5. P-7-22-52. 12-22-53. 80 ir-
risible Chas. V. Foser. Merna, Neb.
No. 6. K-26-23-53. 35-23-53. 82 irrigable-
Claude J. Hall. Merna, Neb.
No. 7. R-7-22-52. 88 Irrigable. El
mer S. .Miller. Merna. Nebr.
No. 8. D-25-22-52. 82 irrigable
Fdward L. Goll. Blue Hill. Nebr.
No. P. B-5-21-&1. 32-22-51. 88 ir
rigable Wiu. F. Peterson. Bayard.
Nebr.
No. Id. A-3-22-63. 75 Irrlrsble---
Olllcers Fleeted Will Provide Super
visor for Children's Pla ground
During Vocation Season
AWAKENING OF BASEBALL FAN
ALLIANCE DEBATERS
WIN AT CRAWFORD
(let I'lianimoii lei ivloii of the Three
.Fudges Will M.vt Winner of
SidiMy-(galalla Hebnte
County S. S. Athletic Association
M ikes Plaits for National (iaine
for the Coming Season
PALMI.lt KliKTTIO PKI'.slHENT
ScIonIiiIo of Thirty (lames llcglna
June II with a Ihtuble lleal
er at Alliance
Supervision of the children's play
ground at the city park during the
vacation season is one of the first
steps taken by the ' Child's Protect
ive Association," of Alliance, organ
ized Sunday at a special meeting of
those who have for several weeks
been interesting themselves in the
welfare of the children and young
people of the city.
The organliation was made per
manent at the Sunday meeting, held
in Judge L. A. Berry'B office in the
court house, when the Judge was
elected president of the association,
and Mrs. A. T. Lunn was elected sec
retary. The members of the association
feel that it will be money well ex
pended if a properly qualified person
can be employed at a fair salary to
devote his or her entire time to the
supervision of the children and their
play ground during the summer
months. A committee of five, com
posed of Prof. W. R. Pate, Prof. G.
M. Burns. Miss Wilson, Mrs. Lunn j t
and J. W. Miller was appointed to J v
take the matter before the Commer- j Defeats Frank Moran, of Pittsburg, in Ten-Round Bout at Madison
HivriKlit
WILLARD RETAINS TITLE OF
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF WORLD
By a unanimous wte of the three
Judges the debating team of the Alli
ance hlghwhool, comprised of Hom
er tySind Misses Charlotte Moll-
Ming and Hannah Cotnnt, were
awarded the decision In the debate
held at Crawford last Friday night.
The subject debated was "Prepared
ness," and the Alliance team had the
negative side of the question.
The team was accompanied to
Crawford by Oral Harvey, alternate,
Prof. Stockdale and Mrs. Cotant.
As a result of their victory at
Crawford the Alliance team will meet
the winners of the Sldney-Ogalalla
debate. Sidney and Ogalalla were to
have debated the same night that Al
liance and Crawford met but owing
to an epidemic of scarlet fever at
Sidney, thlB match has been post
poned.
TWICE FOR DRUNKENNESS
cial Club and other Alliance organiz
ations to see what can be done to-j
wards raisine a fund for this pur-1
Square Garden Crowd Said to Be Biggest Ever As
sembled There Receipts over $150,000
i Charles Kroll, Aged Resident, in
1 Court Twice in One Week for lle
SuK Drunk nud Disorderly
pose.
The association will take an active
interest in the welfare of the young
er people of the community, will try
to provide and regulate suitable
Amusement for them and improve
conditions generally along thia line.
It is a commendable movement, one
that will renult in changing the en
tire career of many children who are
and have been .allowed to run "loose"
and the parties who are taking upon
themselves this responsibility should
have the encouragement and hearty
support of the entire community.
I
B. K. Nicola. Minatare. Nebr.
No. 11. B-l-22-53. t 0 irrigabh
Har Id I). Marshall. Weeping Water,
Nebr.
No. 12. B-3 1-22-51. 33 irrigable
Warren J. Snyder. Fort Collins. Colo.
No. 13. A-33-22-T..2. 79 irrigable
Horace G. Edwards, Bayard. Nebr.
No. 14. H-2-22-53. 9 irrigable
Henry IJierks. Jr.. S ribner. Nebr.
No. 15. K-l 1-22-53.. 32 irrigable
rhuriov Kattbart. Minatare. Nebr.
1i K-24-22-.r3. f irngame
No.
Jess Willard is still the heavy
weight pugilistic champion of the
world. In ten rounds of fast fight
ing he defeated Frank Moran of
Pittsburgh on points, at New York,
Saturday night.
A crowd of about 13,000 people
paid approximately $150,000 to see
the fight and went away apparently
satisfied with the result. It was the
greatest gathering Madison Square
Ourden had ever seen. Many women
were in the throng.
Willard broke his right hand in
the third round, but little blows from
his fighting left kept Moran at a dist
ance. Moran's best round was the
third and his worBt probably wa the
seventh. He was bleeding after the
fifth round, and his left eye was al
moBt closed at the end.
Willard was rushed to the ropes in
'the third and received blow after
blow on the face. The crowd sensed
;a knockout, but the nnishing punch
wan lacking.
! IHd ot Try for K. O.
Moran put up a gan.e fight. Most
I $25 and costs Thursday, and $100
'and costs Saturday, was the result of
' two sprees last week for Charles
Several times Moran was dazed by j Kro Rn n,(, (,.rilian re8ident of
the champion's smashes, but Willard, Alance bo w.3 ,ukpn in - 1wlu.e
lighting with his usual lack of ag- , Maf:i8f ra. Io,M.rt8. court twice last
S essiveness. did not appear t try j wmk by nty MarHhn, Wheeler.
particularly for a knockout. j When drink,n(j Klo becomes ex-
The champion never was in danger ,.,., nll!lrrH(.(,nl Iin,i .im
position is usually manifested more
freely and more violently about his
home than elsewhere. He has been
from Moran's blows, although a num-1
ber landed with crashing force on his j
Jaw and body. Most of them, how
ever, either were blocked or avoided
by the Kansas cowboy, who took full
advantage of his great height and ex
traordinary reach.
t Moran IjumIs Uiw
Referee Charley White said after
the bout that it was one of the clean
est at which be ever officiated, and
that he had to caution the boxers on
ly once. Moran landed dangerously
low on Willard at one time in in
fighting but the blow was uninten
tional and did not appear to distress
Willard seriously.
Willard. whose weight was an
nounced as 25 h pounds In ring cos
tume, towered over Moran, who
weighed only 201 Vi when the pair
shook hands a few minutes before
brought into court several times on
similar charges and has been dealt
with leniently on various other occas
ions. Thursday he tore up things In gen
eral about the home, smashing the
dishes and threatening his wife, who
is aln.ost a helpless Invalid. He was
lined twenty-live and costs and In
formed b the Judge that the next
time he mould get the limit. The
next time was Saturday, and the limit
was imposed.
John Scott, St-oitsblu.fr. Nebr.
2-S3 84 irrigable
; of the time he crouched and forced the match.
the fichtlng. Willard seemed slower;
Decision All Hut l ivnnrraous
on his feet than the challenger and i The awarding of the bout to Wil
anoeared to have an unlimited capac-; lard on points was virtually unani-
ity to take puvitihment. Moran scowl- mous among the exeprts about
the
No. 17 K-l 3
.lames E. JIi.ni. S -ettsoluft'. Nebr.
No. 18- J-28-22-'2. 3J irrigable-
I iii1n Vorir
19 A-2-"i-r.l 7 irrigable ) "d as he fought, !but Willard smiled. ringside, although all gave Moran
a t lje P tcitic Juattion. Ia. The chief feature of Moran's bat- credit for his gameness and continual
66 irrigable - "e was nts ganwness. aiuiiiuhu in-i en oris in ibii u rum u mm
could make no impression. on willard ! bring down his gigantic, opponent.
IN BUSINESS AGAIN
W. . Ilarnet. Opens MecliitiiicHl lt
pair tleHdiltnrtci-s with the
Putfii Electrical Co.
No. 2. n-3-21-.r.l.
. -. u i nn..hu:.r 'u iii tittell Neb
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. . r.i in irri.-nhle- - wiin nis naraesi twines, ne louxni i-roinoier i in-ani ounwui... v.
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Falls City. Sebr
No
LucIwh O. Stont
No. 22. D-22
21-S1, 43 irrigable- -
ntv nnrler a that fh i?;ite rereints amounted to
hail of left Jabs and hooks which bat- $1 51.25 1. Of this amount, the state
LeRoy Lambert. Hutchinson. Kans.
No. 23. B-23-22-fi3. 69 Irrigable
F. E. Hurqulst. Omaha, Nebr.
No. 24. A-1-21-R2. 23 irrlgabt
Krnest Oeo. Johnson. Alliance. Nebr. j
No 25. A-24-21-51. 55 irrigable
Fred Ballweg. Spaulding. Nebr.
No. 26. Cr-17-22-53. 68 Irrigable
S. I). Younans, Minatare, Nebr.
No. 2". B-ll-22-.ri3, .7 trngaoie
Maybelle V. Hamilton. Lincoln. Nebr. I
No. 28. B-35-22-51. 90 Irrigable--)
Mark King. Angora, Nebr.
No. 29. D-34-22-r.l, 66 irrigaoie
Emll A. Walberg. Minatare, Nebr.
No. 30. U-27-21-51, 21 Irrigable
Bonnie F. Bltiningha ii. Columbus.;
Nebr.
Installs New Mill Machinery
A. M. Miller, proprietor of the
Hemingford Roller Mills, was an Al
liance visitor last week. Mr. Miller
is putting out several brands of high
grade flour hat is being used very
satisfactorily by western .Nebraska
housewives and bakers. He has com
pleted the installation of a new "plan
sifter" at an expense of several hun
dred dollars, making this mill strict
ly modern and up-to-date. Mr. Mil
ler uses wester a Nebraska wheat et-cloarrely.
tered his face and almost closed his , received 7 per cent of the gross re
left eye toward the end of the bout, i ceipts, which amounted to $11,-
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W. ). Barnes, who recently sold
his interest in the Thiele-Barnea Jew
elry Company, has engaged in the
"expert mechanical repair" business
with headquarters with the I'ugl.
i Electrical Company which opened for
MmsintKS last week, in the II. J. Ellis
I garage buildinn opposite the Drake
! hotel.
For some time past Mr. Barnes hits
been called upon frequently for re
pair work on typewriters, sewing ma-
j chines, cash registers, adding ina
' chines and for other work of a sim
ilar character where efficiency was es
pecially required or desired and t hi.-
has led him to believe that there is
sufhcieiii demand for such a business
to warrant his engaging in it.
He Is still in the race for the Re
publican nomination for sheriff arn!
will not make an) elaborate prepitrn-
i lions in the way of equipu.ent until
:ifter the April primaries.
Thirty games, seven to be played
at lleiiiincforil and twetity-lhree in
Alliance, comprise the schedule of
he Junior Baseball League of the
Box Butte County Sunday School
Athletic Association, the first organ
ization of Alliance to make or an
nounce any plana for the national
game for the season of 1916.
This schedule wan arranged at a
meeting held last week at which ReT.
Palmer, pastor of the Methodist
church of Hemingford, was elected
president; C. H. Fuller, of Alliance,
vice president, and Prof. T. R. Craw
ford, of the Alliance high school fac
ulty, secretary and treasurer.
The season opens with a double-
header at Alliance, the Alliance and
Hemingford Methodists, and the
PresbyterlanB and Baptists of Alli
ance, on Saturday June 3. The sea
son schedule closes September 9.
The schedule aB arranged Is as fol
lows:
June 3, double header: At Alliance
Alliance M. K. tb. Hemingford M.
E. ; Alliance Presbyterians vs. Alli
ance Baptists.
June 7: At Alliance Alliance
Presbyterians vs. Alliance Baptists.
June 10: At Hemingford Alliance
Methodists vs. Hemingford Method
ists. June 17, double header: At Alll
an,.p Hemingford Methodists vs. Al
lliince Presbyterians: Alliance Meth
odists vs. Alliance Baptists.
June 19: At Alliance Alliance
Baptists vs. Alliance Presbyterians.
June 21: At Alliance Alliance
Baptists vs. Alliance Methodists.
June 24: At Hemingford Alliance
Presbyterians vs. Hemingford Meth
odists.
July 1. double header: At Alliance
Hemingford Methodists vs. Alli
ance Baptists: Alliance Methodist
vs. Alliance Presbyterians.
July 5: At Alliance Alliance
Presbyterians vs. Alliance Method
ists. July 8: A Hemingford Alliance
Baptists vs. Hemingford Methodists.
July 15. double header at Alliance
Hemingford Methodists vs. Alli
ance Methodists; Alliance Presbyter
ians vs. Alliance Baptists.
July 22: At Hemingford Alliance
Methodists vs. Hemingford Method
ists. July 29. double header: U Alli
ance -Alliance Methodists vs. Alli
ance Baptists: Hemingford Method
ists vs. Alliance Presbyterians.
August 2: At Alliance Alliance
Baptists vs. Alliance Methodists.
August 5: At ileiiiiugtord Hem
ingford Methodists s. Alliance Pres
byterians. August 12, double header: At Alli
ance Hemingford Methodists vs. Al
liance Baptists; Alliance Methodists
vs. Alliance Presbyterians.
August 16: At Alliance--Alliance
Presbyterians vs. Alliance Method
ists.
August 19: At Hemingford Hem
ingford Methodists vs. Alliance Bap
tists. August 26, double header: At Alli
aiicM Alliance Methodists vs. Hem
ingford Methodists: Alliance Presby
terians vs. Alliance Baptists.
August 30: At Alliance Alliance
Baptists vs. Alliance Methodists.
September 2: At Hemingford
ilemingford Methodists vs. Alliance
Presbyterians.
September 9, double header: At
Alliance Hemingford Methodists vs
Alliance Baptists; Alliance Meth
odists vs. Alliance Presbyterians.
3 4 4.05. Willard'a share was $4 7.
500, and Moran's. $23.75u. Com-
I b'med with the percentau" taken b
the slate and the $7,500 paid for the
rental of the garden, the expenses to
taled $90,094.05.
To this must be added o'her ex
penses hich probably will bring thi
total up to about $100,000. so that
Tex Hickard and his partner in the
enterprise. Sam McCracken. will
clear dose to $50,000 profit on ih
bout.
Joseph Dennis, of Golden, Colo.,
sheriff of Jefferson county, Colorado,
wa an Alliance visitor last week.
Use NONSPl. Throw away your
tress shields. Mrs. Christina Fox.
1 4-51-6709$
A. D. llodgers. the groceryman.
left Sunday for a business trip to
Douglas. Wyouiiug. He is expected
:ick the last of the week.
The Alliance Shoe Store for toe
i i repair work.
t-tf-6510
The attendance at the Methodiat
Sunday School last Sunday passed
any previous record, there being a to
tal of 291 present, with a collection
of over fit.