U ERALD The Leading Paper of Western Nebraska 3,000 Copies 12 Pages One Section READ BY EVERY MEMBER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS OF ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN VOLUME XXIII ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916 NUMBER 24 HE AlXIANC CONTRACT LET FOR RESERVOIR Nebraska Construction Company Gets Contract for New City Hewer voir on IMd of 98,715 THE COUNCIL PASSES MILK AND CEMETEHV ORDINANCES New Sprinkler Is Purchased Con tract for Chael at Cemetery is Let to IaiiiIh La river re At a special meeting of the coun cil Tuesday night the contract for the construction of the city reservoir was let to the Nebraska Construc tion Co., of Lincoln, whose bid was $8,715. Only one other bid was submitted, and it was from the Cates Construction Co.. of Omaha. Their bid was $10,510. The bids of both of these companies for the rpe line construction were rejected. Two busy sessions were held by the council this week on Monday and Tuesday nights and a large amount of miscellaneous business was dispos ed of. The milk ordinance with but a few Blight changes as published sev eral weeks ago In The Herald was passed. This ordluance is printed in full In another part of this issue of The Herald. A cemetery ordinance was present ed by Mayor Roinlg and was adopted by the council. This ordinance also appears In full In today's Issue of The Herald. It is complete with rules and regulations governing the cemetery and should be read by all citizens. These two ordinances will be printed in pamphlet form and dis tributed to the people of Alliance. Louis Lariverre was awarded the contract for the erection of a chapel at the cemetery. HIb bid of $875 was the lowest of three bids submit ted. An Etnyre sprinkler was purchas ed at a cost of $312.50. Bids of the American Seating Co.. of Chicago; Miller Bros, and Geo. D. Darling of this city were received on ifty-four opera chairs for the coun cil chambers and the contract was let to Mr. Darling at $2. 56 each, de livered at the hall. Upon information that the city of Alliance is liable to be sued by an eastern firm who claims that the sep tic tank in use here In an infringe ment on. their patent, the council voted to Join n association of cities effected for the purpose of securing adequate legal defense this ana any similar cases. The councM will meet again Sat urday night.' FARMERS MET TUESDAY Herman Trabert Home Was Scene of Well Attended Meeting Enjoyed by All The Farmers Club met Tuesday at the home of Herman Trabert. east of Alliance. About forty attended and enjoyed an excellent dinner. Following the dinner, while the ladles enjoyed a social visit, the men held a meeting at which plans were diBCUSKed for the improvement of Box Butte county potatoes. At the regular business meeting County Farm Demonstrator F. M. Seidell was elected an honorary member and club adviser. He was instructed to prepare a Bet of by-lawB and a con stitution to be suitable for the orsan izatlon of other clubs of this natuie throughout the county. The plan la to organize several clubs of this nature in the county, all of the clubs to be joined together by a county organisation. The so cial features will be an important part of the clubs. A vote of thanks was given to Mr. and Mrs. Trabert for their hospital ity. The next meeting will be held June 20 at the home of Mr. Seidell In Alliance. CAUSED A MIXUP Danny Lyons Arrested on Warrant Sworn Out by Wm. King Thai-King Atetnpt to Commit Injury Danny Lyons, bartenler at the Everett Cook saloon, was arrested "IhU morning on a warrant sworn nw by William King, charinc him "with assault to co .'mit great bodily in jury." D:trny has t' n irot oting th boxin match which was to have bi'en staged tonight at the open house and which was postponed on order of the authorities. Lyons laid the blame for the flop-! pi:ig of the mutch on King, and when the two men with their friends p i isod on the street Wednesday night about 9 o'clock, near the Newberry hi ilding. they became et t;.Md in an afercation in which it is charged tint Lyons drew a gun and threaten ed King. Following the trouble on the street King went to the office of Ihe county Judge and attorney and swore out a warrant charging Lyons with the at sault. Lyons appeared at the coun ty court this morning and was placed under bonds of $500, feigned by Ever ett Cook, to appear at the prelimin ary hearing Tuesday morning. The trouble Is said to be the after math of the recent primary election, when ill feeling started between the parties. TWELVE APARTMENTS III NEW $20,000 STRUCTURE Work Progrenslnfj on Modem Build ing lleing Erected on Ijaranile by Conductor McDonald Work was commenced last week and the excavation work completed Wednesday for the fine large apart ment house being erected by Con ductor John McDonald on Laramie avenue. Today the workmen com menced laying the foundation, and Contractor T. L. Graves, of Selma, Calif., expects to have the building completed and ready for occupancy in September. This apartment house Is to contain ten five-room apartments and two six-room apartments, the former to rent for $35, and the latter for $40 per month. They will be modern In every respect having heat, lights, hot and cold water, garbage receptacle to be cared for dally by a Janitor, large laundry room and a large stor age room. The heating system will be the Moline Vacuum Vapor heating sys tem. This building will be erected at a cost of approximately $22,000, and home labor and material Is being used Insofar as practical. There will be three Btories above the basement. the basement of concrete, the build ing of stucco finish, and there will be two large porches. ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION Western Nebraska PubllKhers .Met at tiering Saturday and Organ ized An Association For the purpose of advancing the Interests of the publishers of western Nebraska and their patrons, the pub lishers of the newspapers of Scotts Blnff, Morrill and Box Butte counties met at Gerlng, Nebr., Saturday, May 13, and organized the Western Ne braska Publishers Association, with E. T. Westervelt of the Scotts Bluff County Semi-Weekly Republican as president, and Lloyd Thomas of The Alliance Herald as secretary. It is the purpose of the association to extend their borders and include the panhandle of the state eleven counties. The new organization will in no way conflict with the state as sociation of newspapers but will de vote Its atentlon to the Interests of the western portion of the states soon to be visited by the publishers from over the entire state, in annual con vention. Saturday evening A. B. Wood, ed itor of the Gerlng Courier, who was the host to the visiting newspaper men. entertained them at a banquet at which A. N. Mathers, mayor of Gerlng and one of the leading busi ness men in the North Platte valley, was present. Follow log the banquet the visitors were welcomed In warm terms by Mayor aMtbers, who was roundly applauded for his remarks. Mr. Mathers touched on the facts that every country needs publicity, that the publishers are aB a rule re ceiving less remuneration for their work than other lines of business, that the meeting of publishers must result In good which comes when all cood men uet together, and that Ger lng felt honored in having been the place of the Brut meeting of the asso ciation. The next meeting of the associn Hon is to be held at Bridgeport June 17. with Bru -e Wilcox of tne News- Blade and C. D. Casper of th Bridge port Herald ;ib hosts. Weolervelt an Inventor Editor E. T. Westervelt of the Scottsbluff Republican has Invented an invention that is far ahead of all inventioning done for some time he has evolved a ringer, wringer, ring her. that will be in demand among newspapermen In particular, It is predicted. Full particulars of this new machine and the date it will be Dlaced on the market will be an nounced after the meeting of the publishers association on June 17 at Bridgeport, when a small working model of the wringer will be placed on exhibition. Orange Breaks Arm J. B. Orange, yardman employed by the Burlington railroad, while writing the brakes on a freight car Wednesday night In the local yards fell from the top of the car to the mound, breaking his right arm Just tbove the wrist. He was attended bv Dr. C. E. Hershman, company physician. Mr. Orange will probably be laid up for a couple of months. BASEBALL FOR ALLIANCE Movement Mailed lo OrnanUe llae b;il flub for (tamea to He Played During Summer A meeting is to be held at the Al liance Times oftVe next Tuesday ev ening, May 23. for the purpose of or ganizing a base ball club for Alliance. It has been a number of years since there was a city ball club. Among those who are Interested and who will assist in the organiza tion of the club are Secretary Guthrie of the Commercial Club. P. D. Glea- son. Prof. Crawford. B. J. Sallows of the Times, and C. E. Amsberry of The Herald. C. O. Pugh. W. O Barnes, and Leonard Pilkiugton, chief of the fire department. PIONEER CITIZEN DIES IN HOSPITAL 11. K. Oilman, Prominent Profession al Man and Pioneer Citizen, to He Hurled at Former Home DEATH, DI E TO LEAKAGE OF IIEAKT, AT MAYO HltOTHEHS Was First County Siiterlittendeiit of llox Hutte, Former County At tomey Otherwise. Prominent B. F. Oilman, a prominent citizen and pioneer resident of alliance, died Wednesday morning at the Mayo Brothers' Hospital at Rochester, Minn., where he was taken for treat ment, on April 5. Mrs. Gilman ac companied him to the hospital and was with him during his last illness. Mr. Gilman had been In poor health for some time, and leakage of the heart is attributed as the cause of his death. The children; a daughter, Miss Marjory Gilman, age twenty-one, and a son, Schuyler, age nineteen, ac companied by Mrs. C. E. Wills, a close friend of the family, left Wed nesday noon for Rachester and from there will accompany Mrs. Gilman and the remains to Mondovl, Wis., the old family home, where the fun eral and burial will take place. Mr. Gilman was born near Darl ington, Wis., April 24, 1855, and was sixty-one years and twenty-three days old at the time of his death. He secured his early education at Madi son, Wis., where he graduated from the Btate university in 1878. After teaching school for three years he re-entered the university and gradu ated from the law department In 1883. He came to Box Butte county In 1887 and edited the Box Butte Coun ty Republican till January, 1888, when he Bold out and took up the practice of law. He held various positions of pub ic trust during bis twenty-nine years residence here. He was the first county superintendent of schools of Box Butte county and was county at torney from 1893 to 1897. He was one of the first presidents of the Al liance Building and Loan Associa tion and was secretary of that organ ization at the time of his death. Besides the members of the family already mentioned, the deceased is surVlred by one sister, Dr. Helen Roberts, of Great Falls, Mont., who ls quite well known here, and by twoTllons xor me series oi weeny ton- brothers, S. G. and C. W. Gilman of Mondovl, Wis., both of whom were at i his bedside when death came. DANDELIONS ARE GOING FAST Alliance I (ova and Girls Are Taking by The The dandelion killing contest, announced by The Herald last week, has attracted much attention and excited eirls of Alliance. Th'j first week of day evening, May 19, and all the boys who have entered the contest should Drtng tneirs to ine neraiu omce ue fore 6 o'clock. As will be noticed by rule 9, Friday evening are a pair of school to the girl winning, and a fine pocket to the boy winning. A. J. Macey will be the Judge of the contest and he will he assisted! Friday evening by two ladies representing the Woman's Club ami by Sec-' retary Guthrie of the Alliace Commercial Club. The dandelions will b j weighed promptly at 6 o'clock and the certificates of prizes awarded at once, i More than thirty boys and girls have been working early and late during the past week, in spite of the cold and rainy weather. It is expected that the number who will enter for the next week will be much larger. There are plenty of yards to work on In the city. Remember, boys and girls, that all who take part and make an effort will participate in the big ice cream supper at the close of the con test, no matter whether they win a prise or not. The Prizes for Next Week's Contest The contest for next week begins Saturday morning, May 20, and closes at 6 o'clock Friday evening, May 26. All boys and girls already entered can go right ahead for the coming week for this week will be given by. the First State Bank and will be a brand new savings account, with two dollars deposited to the credit of the girl who wins, and two dollars deposited to the credit of the boy who wins. This is your chance, boys and girls, to start out a nice savings account of two dol lars to your credit, donated by the First Stale Bank to each of those who win for the week. Two dollars is pretty good pay for a week's work out side of school hours. The bank wishes to encourage you in your work of killing dandelins and will help you start a savings account. HULLS OF THE CONTEST 1. Each boy and girl desiring to enter the contest must come to The Herald office and leave bis or her name so that we will know who are after the prizes. 2. The contest for the coming week opens Saturday morning. May 20. The second week closes at 6 o'clock Friday evening. May 26. Each con test lasts one week and the contests will close when the dandelions are gone. 3. Boys and girls over sixteen years of age uie not allowed to take part In the contests. 4. Dandelions will be Judged by weight. Dirt, sticks, stones or other rub bish will not count and the dandel ons must be Tree from these things. v uen you leave your name ai i nw it rniu c.p.ce. you will he given a list of the places on which you are ;o kill ihe dandelions. In turn ing in the dandelions you must tell u, win ;e you pu ked them We do not want you to pick dandeliois on yarda where the people do not want the boys and girla to go mid who are t,ot sensible enouj.ii to realize that the dandelions 6. You can Join the contest at any should get In early while the dandelions i.'e pl.uilul. 7. Dandelions must be brought to The Herald office in sacks, .where they will be weighed by the Judges. They must be in before ti o'clock Friday evening In order to be counted. 8. The chief Judge of the contest will be A. J. Mai y of Hie Alliance poi office. He may appoint other Judges to help if lie herds them. 9. The girl bringing in the mo.st dandelions for this week will be gien a savings account by the First Stale Bank with two dollars deposited to her credit, and another prize Just like this one will ? to the boy bringing in the most.' 10. New prizes will be given each week by Alliance merchants as loru a the contest lasts, so that if you don't win out ihe firm week you may the next, or the next. 11. At the close of the contests every boy end girl who takes part and who (Continued BUSY SESSION OF CLUB DIRECTORS Alliance to He Itepmtented at State Convention of Commercial Clubs at Omaha May 21 and SM VOTE IX) EXTEND FINANCIAL AID TO THE ALLIANCE HAND Will Issue Painphelt Showing I loads Lending Into City Will Try for 1017 Funeral Convention Ono of the busiest sessions of the Commercial Club directors ever held was the throe-hour meeting held the first of the week. Much mlscelane ous business was taken up Bind dis posed of. The club work has born progress ing nicely under the secretaryship of J. W. Guthrie and he reports the budget for the new year already past the $4 200 mark as compared with the total budget of $4600 raised last year. The directors decided to send a representative to the state conven tion of commercial clubs to be held at Omaha, May 24 and 25, the rep resentative to be Secretary Guthrie, if he can spare the time to attend. A number of applications had been received for the position of secretary and Mr. Guthrie was Instructed to notify all applicants that no change will be made until after July 1st. The club and George D. Darling will co-operate In an effort to secure for Alliance the 1917 convention of the Nebraska Assoc'atlon of Funeral Directors, who will hold their 1916 convention at Hastings, June 6, 7 and 8. ' The club is planning to Issue a pamphlet containing a map of the various roads leading Into Alliance from all directions. Rev. H. J. Young, business man ager of the band, appeared before the directors and asked for assistance In purchasing new instruments, new uniforms and other equipment. The directors Toted that the secretary take up the matter of the purchase of a new double bass with Mr. Young and that the club pay for this instru ment. They also agreed to go before the council with Mr. Young and ask that the present allowance of $25 per month be raised to $50 and that $300 of the money be put at the im mediate disposal of the boys to en able them to make proper prepara- certs to be given at the para rroro the last we or May 10 me nrsy week of September. . Much Interest in the Contest Started Herald much interest among the boys and the contest will close at 0 o clock r ri- and girls who have dandelions ancr givt n below, Ihe prizes to be awarded shoes hy the c.eorge A. Mollrlng store knife by the Khein-Rousey Company have already entered the contest and without entering again. The prizes are penis and should be killed time rnd for anv week. Hut von uu page t) ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF STEALING CATTLE Ell Holt Found Not Guilty by Jury in District Court Wednesday at llrldgeMirt Ell Holt, the Alliance man who was arrested the latter part of Janu ary on complaint of Joe Smith of Bayard charging him with stealing cattle, was acquitted Wednesday by a Jury in district court at Bridgeport before Judge Hobert. The cattle In question were recov ered by replevin suit In the Box Butte county court after they had been sold at a public sale at llemlng ford and a number of witnesses were called to the trial from Alliance, among them being Sheriff Cat Cox, rost master Robert Graham, who is president of the Nebraska Stock growers Asoclatlon, Deputy Sheriff J. W. Miller, Dr. Curtis and C. E. Morgan. County Attorney McDonald of Morrill county was assisted In the prosecution by Wm. Mitchell, and Attorneys Wright of Scottsbluff and Wm. Ritchie, of Bridgeport, repre sented the defendant. The defense brought In evidence showing that Holt had traded a cow to a mover for the two steers which he was charged with stealing. The Jury was composed of the fol lowing: J. E. Leemaster, Robt. Gregg. Tat Maloney, H. C. Long, Clyde Reitnour. A. R. Kugler, W. S. Hansen, Nils Anderson, F. E. Gros sard, H. C. Burke, A. Reitnour, and John Wheeler. KIBBLE SOLD FARM Colorado Man Purchase 56 1-Ac re Farm iear Town at lrice of $10 per Acre M. D. Healy of Denver, through the local agency of E. T. Kibble & Company, on Wednesday purchased the 564 acre farm east of Alliance known as the Reed place, the con sideration being $40 per acre. This is one of the largest real estate deals consummated In Box Butte county for some time. Mr. Healy purchased the farm from D. R. Elcher of Mllford, who has owned it for several years. Mr. Healy's Intention Is to make an Im mense alfalfa farm out of the place. In Colorado two years ago on a farm owned there by hlra. he planted 100 acres In alfalfa and the second year sold $6,000 worth of seed to the gov ernment. He Is an alfalfa expert and will be a valuable addition to the county. He will make his home on the farm. HESOLITIONS OF THANKS WHEREAS the business men. lh? professional men, the Alliance Com mercial Club, the city officials and the citizens of Alliance so cheerfully assisted us in making the recent state convention of the Travelers Protective Association a success In ( every way, bo it ' RESOLVED that we, the members I of Tost M. T. I'. A., extend our sin- cere and hearty thanks to them for their assistance and that this expres sion of our appreciation be published in the newspapers. S. W. Thompsf-n. 1 J. 11. Hawes, I Lloyd Thomas. COMMITTEE. Cmifi.M Via a V. D. C. U. Canlield, insurance man, i now adding the title V. D. to his name, or at least bis friends have added the title for htm. The V. D. stands for the new Van Dyke which graces his chin and which was seen by his friends in Alliance for the fiiBt time when he visited the city this morning. Afro-American New for Mav The second number of the Afro- American News, published by J. O Minor, comes out the first of this week in enlarged form with plenty of news about colored people. Mr. Minor Is making good progress with his new newspaper and has met with much encouragement. Prof. Crome, president of Hast ings college, will give the annual ad dress to the graduating class of Alli ance high school. Prof. Crome Is a strong factor in this Presbyterian college, and his appearance here promises a rare treat. DECORATION DAY Afternoon Program at Otneierv !" ler Ihe Auspices of etornii. of iil and SiKUilsb Wi.rs Plans are under way for a fitting c legation of Decoration Day. Tues !;. Ma 3"'. to tie held at the Green wood ce ef ry, at 3 o'clock In t to afternoon, 'i lie afalr will be mini aued under the auspices of the Spah I h War veterans and Civil War vet erans, and the program will include music by the Alliance Band and the MenV Glee Club, and addresses hy :'.M-al prominent citizens. Those wlshtni: to attend are re niested lo meet that afternoon at he corner of Box Butte and Third ktreeta. where automobiles may be ia.l for ihe trio to Ihe cemetery, at fitly cents for the round trip. MAY FESTIVAL COMING SOON Choruses of Song hy Men and Worn en's Voices Also Young Girls to Entertain at This Time Wll HE GREETED HY LAIU1E ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE Tlie Musical Festival liOng Iooked Forward to by Music liovlng People of Alliance An entertainment which has been much anticipated by the music-loving and appreciative peoplo of Alli ance will at last be given, near the close of this month, which. date has been set for the 23rd. The Presby terian church has been secured for the May Festival which wll lbe pre sented thru the untiring efforts of in terested persons, and we trust and know that the people of Alliance will be glad to attend such a program of song, nnd give their hearty support1 to the promoters. The Men's -Glee Club will have an Important part in the festival, and the Women's Chor al Club wll render some pleasing sel ections. There will be interspersed thru the program, fancy drills, and sonns by physical culture classes.' The Idea of a May Festival should be welcomed on all sides and we feel that this is only a beginning of what can be done In this line in the future, and we hope to see each year this kind of entertainment growing la popularity, and no one can foretell the bounds to which earnest endeav or may rise. MAY BUILD NEW LINE Burlington Surveyors Laying New Linos Westward from Angora up North Platte Valley A Burlington surveying party of eight, occupying three cars, arrived at Angora Tuesday of laat week and shortly afterwards began surveying lines westward from that town. The surveyors are working oa three different lines. While local of ficials are In Ignorance of the pur pose of the party It is believed that the railroad is investigating the prop osition of running a new line of rail road from Aigora to Guernsey, Wyo., thereby saving the long haul Via North port The new line of railroad would eliminate the long climb over th heavy grade from North port to An gora and would save a number of miles on the Alliance to Casper lino of road, on which through traina will start June 4, as previously announc ed. Dai I. Day Haled Ilia life. A case of plain, outright murder was avoided by the margin of a hair last Sunday morning when two Alli ance newspapermen, after . fcearchlnsj IJerinu nnd (Jot ?;r n p'aee to li-y their wear) brain containers Fomet lines il!"il "cotj'b" and "nuts" ' tor c li'Me :st. filial!) i'Urtl up in Minan.ie ni t pit d in together at :i o'clock. All ; ili van) n:an had ,-;:ini layte i,.i.. couple of fillies an. I they w,i j.i t h.-pitining to dream o( a l iad v lieic newspapers are isMii ' , ; i t -ini tially, they w'l-o ii ,.iv I. i ,i fo;it k to earth by 1 i Ui I ID I. ! 'i IlienlS of a h ,j i i- . ; Moiiri mule, a N -i 'i !; i .r :-: am bout, a cyl 1 -.' ; ,:.) subscriber, all in one. (iraspint each other in terror they lisfem I for its echo, which proved it to le on! a weary traveling man enor.ng in the next room. As the err t i s of sound continued throughout the balance of the night they plan .) -hoot the disturber of their i hitle rs at sun rise his life wbb .! w.ved by the fact that the cloudy weather prevent ed them seeing the ,i:i iise and that they had to run to catch the morn ing train. CAKD OF THANKS We wish to exp ess our sincere thanks and gratitude lo the Lady Maccabees, W. C. T. U. and the Christian Science t-.ciety. and the many friends who to kindly assisted us at the burial of i at dear wire ana mot her. Mr. Lockwood, Frames and Guy. Communion Service. There will be coi..munion services at the Methodist cLurcn ssunaay morning, at 11 o'elo-k, conducted by the pastor. WEATHER EEPORT By Gov't Observer Hicks The official ovei nment woather record of temperature and rain fall for the past seven days as kept by F. W. Hicks shows a variation in tem perature of 47 degree during the week, the maximum for the week being 74, and the minimum, .,27, with almost one inch of precipitation. The lowest and highest temperature was on the same day. May 11. The fig ures are as follows. May Max. Min. 11 74 27 12 65 34 13 51 40 14 47 32 15 51 31 16 61 3ft 17 60 33 Precptn. .75 .20 .0!