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T. A. BLAKESLEE, PRESIDENT
Cor. 0 and 14th Sis.,
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
COLONEL HAYWARD DIES
U.S. CROP REPORT
Founder of Nebraska Military A end
em y, at Lincoln, Died Monday
Afler a Itiief Hinct
Colonel B. D.- Hayward. founder
of the Nebraska military academy,
succumbed to a week's Illness at St.
Elizabeth's hospital at Lincoln at
4:15 p. m. Monday. He was taken
ill while returning from an eastern
trip and last Wednesday night was
taken to the hospital. An operation
was performed Thursday In the hope
of saving his life. Colonel Hayward
formerly was superintendent of the
state industrial school at Kearney.
Eight years ago he founded the mil
itary academy in Lincoln. Funeral
arrangement bare net been com
pleted. Benjamin Dover Hayward was
born at Letart Falls, O., September
II, ISfl, and graduated from the
Letart public schools. He was also
a graduate of Carlton college at Syr
acuse, O., the teachers' training nor
mal school at Lea non. O., and of the
law department of the University' of
Nebraska, 1894. He was married
April 25, 1886, to Mary Scanlln of
Syracuse, O.
In Ohio he was made superintend
ent of the Letart Falls schools at the
g of twenty-one and became prin
deal or the Pomeroy schools when
only twenty-three. In August, 1888,
he came to St. Paul, Nebr., and was
superintendent of the St. Paul school
for five years. Following he was
county superintendent of public
schools of Howard county for two
years. Later he engaged in the
practice of law and handled real es
tate. Under Governor Mickey's ad
ministration he was appointed sup
erintendent of the boys' industrial
school at Kearney where he served
for nearly five years.
After leaving the industrial school
he frequently said he would never
be happy until be could have a home
for the betterment of boys, physical
ly, mentally and morally. This in
terested him to come to Lincoln In
October, 1907, to found the Nebras
ka military academy, which be op
ened In the fall of 1108.
Being a man of fine physique, of
magnetic personality, firm In decis
ion, fair In Judgment and unselfish,
. kla work with boys was Terr success
ful. Many a boy who could not oth
erwise have received an education
was helped by Colonel Hayward to
a better life.
Neltriiska Corn Crop Will He Short
:tM00,(MM Itiihhels of the
1015 Crop
WiishTnKton, D. C, August 16 A
summary of the August crop report
of the state of Nebraska and for the
United States, as compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates (and
transmitted through the Weather
Bureau) U. S. Department of Agri
culture, is as follows:
Corn
STATE August 1 forecast, 180.
000,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), zi3,uvu,uuu
bushels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 2,780,000,000 bushels; produc
tion last year (final estimate), 3,
054,536,00.0 bushels.
W inter Wheat
STATE Preliminary estimate 61-
600,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 66,618,000
bushels.
UNITED STATES Preliminary
estimate, 455.000,000 bushels; pro
duction last year (final estimate),
655,045,000 bushels.
Spring Wlteat
STATE August 1 forecast, 4,
560,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), b.bdb.uuu
bushels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 199.000.000 bushels; produc
tion last year (final estimate), 356,-
460,000 bushels.
Oats
STATE-- August 1 forecast, 75,
100,000 bushels: production last
year (nuai estimate), u,vu,vvu
bushels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 1,270,000.000 busliejs; produc
tion last year (final estimate), 1,
540,362,000 bushels.
Ilarley
STATE August 1 forecast, 2,
590,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 3,255,000
bushels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 195,000,000 bushels; produc
tion last year (final estimate), 237,
009,000 bushels.
lte
STATE Preliminary estimate, 3,
070,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 3,500,000
bushels.
UNITED STATES Preliminary
estimate, 41.900,000 bushels; pro
duction last year (final estimate),
49,190,000 bushels.
Potatoes -
STATE August 1 forecast, 9.-
210,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 11,560,000
bushels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast. 364,000,000 bushels; produc
tion last year (final estimate), 359,-
103,000 bushels.
Hay
STATED August 1 forecast, 3,
030.000 tons; production last year
(final estimate) 4.290.000 tons.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 84,600.000 tons; production
lust year (final estimate), 85,225.
000 tons.
Pasture
STATE August 1 condition 76.
compared with the ten-year average
of. 78.
UNITED STATES August 1 con
dition 86.9, compared with the ten
year average of 81.6.
Applet
STATE August 1 forecast, 938,-
000 barrels; production last year
(final estimate). 1.267,000 barrels.
UNITED STATES August 1 fore
cast, 71,600,000 barrels; production
last year (final estimate), 76.670,-
000 barrels.
Price
The first price given below is the
average on August 1 this year, and
the second the average on August 1,
last year.
STATE Wheat. 103 and 101
cents per bushel. Corn. 70 and 68.
Oats, 35 and 41. Potatoes, 96 and
82. Hay, 5.80 and $6.50 per ton.
Eggs. 17 and 13 cents per dozen.
UNITED STATES Wheat, 107.0
and 106.5 cents per bushel. Corn,
79.4 and 78.9 cents. Oats, 40.1 and
45.4 cents. Potatoes, 95.4 and 56.3
cents. Hay, $10.70 and $11.02 per
ton. Cotton, 12.6 and 8.1 cents per
pound. . Eggs, 20.7 and 17.0 cents
per dozen.
XEW TELEPHONE DIHKCTOKY .
To assure the entry of your name
in the next telt'phone directory
which will b out October 1st, you
should order a telephone not later
than September 10th. If not con
venient to come to the telephone of
fice, drop me a postal, or telephone.
P. I). GLEASON.
Com'l Manager.
37-2t-7497
I lie all claims against said Estate,
with a view to their adjustment and
allowance. The time limited for the
presentation of claims against said
Kstate is six months from the sev
enth day of September, A. 1). 1916.
and the time limited for payment of
debts is One Year from said seventh
da of September, 1916.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court, this 11th day of
August, 1916.
L. A. BEUHY.
(SEAL) County Judge.
67-41-764-7557
1 LEtiAL NOTICE
In the Matter of the Estate of Pat
rick Collins, deceased, in the
County Court of Hox Butte Coun
ty, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, ss.
Creditors of said estate will take
notice that the time limited for pre
sentation and filing of claims against
said estate is March 30, 1917, and
the payment of debts is AugUBt 4th,
1917; that I will sit at the County
Court room in said County on Sep
tember 21st, 1916, at 2 P. M. and on
March 30, 1917, at 2 P. M. to re
ceive, examine, hear, allow, or ad
just all claims and objections duly
filed.
Dated August 15. 1916.
L. A. BERRY,
(SEAL) County Judge.
Burton & Reddish, Attorneys.
37-5t-763-7558
OKIHNANCK NO. 221
An Ordinance creating Improvement
DUtrict No. , within the City of
Alliance, llox Itutte County, Nebr-
BE IT0 IIDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OK THE CITY OK
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUN
TY, NEBRASKA;.
Section 1. That the following
street improvement District be, and
the same is, hereby created within
the City of Alliance, Box Butte coun
ty, Nebraska:
.street Improvement District No. 0
Lota 1 to 6, Inclusive, in each of
the following blocks, to-wit: Blocks
4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 13, and 16.
and lots 7 to 12 Inclusive, in Block
14. all in Wyoming Addition to Alli
ance, Box Butte county, Nebraska.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
be in effect from and after its pass
age, approval and publication, ac
cording to law.
Passed and approved this 11th
day of August, 1916. '
Passed first reading August 11,
191$.
Passed second reading August 11,
1916.
Passed third reading August 11,
1916.
PENROSE E. ROMIO, Mayor.
Attest: Carter Calder, Clerk.
(SEAL) 37-2t-756-7656
Writes Dry Workers
Krank A. Harrison of Lincoln, well
known publicity and newspaper man,
has addressed teh following com
munication to the dry workers of the
state:
Lincoln. August 14, 1916.
To Nebraska Dry Workers:
I believe that the campaign for
the amendment must be pushed for
ward at once by the people of the
counties, without waiting on commit
tees. It Is everybody's Job.
One effect Ive way is to get displny
space In your local newspapers, and
answer therein every argument ad
vanced by the so-called "Prosperity
league." Do this at once. The ex
pense will be light, and you can
raise the amount In flvo minutes In
any community.
This plan has been adopted In
Platte, Boone and some other coun
ties already. Do not complain about
paying local newspapers for space. It
will be money well expended, and
they will do their full share of the
work of the cnmpalgn, aside from
this, anyway.
Push the fight In the papers. Push
it out into your local towns and
country districts by meant of auto
parties, music and speakers. Don't
wait on anybody. It is less than
three months until election.
FRANK A. HARRISON.
OPENED DININO HOOM
Well Known Itastaurant Man Takes
Charge of Drake Dining Jtoora
F. D. McCormlck, well known Al
liance restaurant man and proprietor
of the Manhattan Cafe, on Thursday
of last week opened up the dining
room at the Drake hotel and will op
erate It on the European plan with
the Drake, of which C. L. Drake la
owner and manager.
Mr. McCormlck will serve regular
meals with table de hote dinners and
a la carte breakfast! and suppers.
ISAACSON UKTUItNS HOME
DELICIOUS
CHEW IS
"OLD KENTUCKY"
Made of the Choicest Selected
Burley Grown World's
Best Tobacco
Proprietor of Fawn ion Shop Return
from Buying Trip In Bast
A. O. Isaacson, proprietor of The
Fashion Shop of Alliance, returned
Monday noon from a buying trip
through the east which took a month
of time. Mr. Isaacson visited Chi
cago, New York and other points and
reports that he purchased a fine line
of fall goods.
Mr. Isaacson was gtad to be back
in Alliance again and enjoy the cool
er weather which we have in this
section of the country.
Take your Sunday dinner at the
Drake. ' llrt ter Service.
RICH, MELLOW, LUSCIOUS
Nothing like a chew of first-class
flug tobacco to put an edge on yoar
appetite and give you all the rich, juicy
satisfaction that nature puts into Ike
tobacco leaf.
Old Kentucky lias the fruity-iwst?
flavor of the choicest selected Burl
leaf.
That leaf is the flawless product t
modern tobacco-growing, selected, ft
selected, examined leaf by leaf. Thtn
it's band-stemmed and made into fas-
cious plugs, with the mellow flavor per
fectly1 retained. And it's made with
pure food exactness in one ofSfk
world's greatest plug factories.
When you're reveling in the rkh,
sweet, flavor of Old Kentucky, yovVsv
chewing the luscious result of the asost
modern methods of high-grade fto
tobacco making.
Is it any wonder that Old Kentadq
is the most delicious chew on earth f
Try a 10c plug to-day. You're boua--to
like it.
Old Kentucky No. 4
Smoker Held Tonight
Alliance Aerie No. 16. F. O. K.,
will hold a smoker at the hall tbi
evening for members. A meeting
will be held preceding the smoker at
which a number of new members
will be Initiated.
NOTICE TO CKKD1TOKK
The State of Nebraska,
Box Butte County, ss.
IN THE COUNTY COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of B. F,
Oilman, deceased.
To the Creditors of said Estate:
You are hereby notified that I will
sit at the County Court Room In the
city of Alliance, in said County, on
the 8th day of April. 1917. at 10
o clock A. M., to receive and exam
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Prohibition is a Success!
A startling array of testimony of public men, giving conclusive evidence of the prac
ticability of a prohibitory law. These statements are based upon actual experience, not
theory; and are worthy of careful study on the part of voters.
Mayor H. C. Gill, of Seattle "Under license I had at least a half dozen appeals every day
from men and women chiefly women who were in distress of some kind because of
booze. I have had only one such case since the first of the year."
Spokane Chronicle "There are no applications for county charity now from any family
which has an able-bodied man at its head. It cost the county 20 percent less to take
care of the needy this month than during April of last year. Fuel orders were fewer,
and there was a marked decrease in the number of requests for groceries."
Governor Rye, of Tennessee "While we cannot save a man who is already a sot, we can save
his children from becoming acquainted with the stuff that ruined their father, and that
we propose to do, by the enforcement of the present liquor laws."
Governor Carlson, of Colorado "A laundry manager of Denver reported that his firm se-
cured 401 new customers in January alone, a fact which meant several hundred wom
en removed from work at the washtub in their homes. So far as I have been able to
learn, the pawnshops and jails are the only institutions which have suffered a falling
off of patronage since the advent of the State's prohibitory law."
Governor Capper, of Kansas "Every Kansas governor for twenty-two years has said over
his signature that prohibition is a success ; every supreme court member and every of
ficial of our state now says so ; 700 of 780 Kansas editors in convention unanimously
endorsed it; every political party favors the law; the mothers, ministers, teachers and
president of the Kansas Retailers' association have declared faith in prohibition."
The Liquor Traffic MUST Go.
It Causes Poverty, Misery and Crime.
Vote Nebraska Dry
Box Butte County Dry Federation
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