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VOLUME XXIII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916
NUMBER 3S
IDS. JAMES FEE
BADLY BURNED
GOOD FOR THE CROI&
JIMMIE WASHINGTON
FIREBOYS CHALLENGE
MADE SOME HAULS
THE TRAVELING MEIt
V$. r
All
IANCE
ProprietrMM of Alliance Candy Kit
chen Burned about Arm and
Bide by Gasoline Fire
Mrs. James Fee, proprietress of
the Alliance Candy Kitchen, wm bad
ly burned by a gasoline explosion in
the candy store at 7 o'clock Wednes
day evening. A can of gasoline
eamght on fire and exploded when
the started to carry it outside
through a screen door, which was
locked. The blaxlng gasoline was
thrown over her body. She broke
through, the screen door and threw
herself on the ground, endeavoring
to stop the flames.
Jake Herman, who was in the
rear of the Palace Maet Market, ad
joining, heard her screams and prov
ed himself a hero by kicking out s
acreen over a window and Jumping
through the window with a blanket,
which he wrapped about Mrs. Fee,
extinguishing the flames. She was
taken to Dr. Copsey'a office, where
ker burns were dressed. She is bad
ly burned about her right arm and
aide and on her left hand. There
was no damage to the store.
BOUGHT MANY HORSES
Italian Inspectors Very Liberal at
Bale onv Tuesday and
Wednesday
The C. I Lester & Company horse
lBsoection for war horses Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week was one
ef the most successful of the season.
The Italian Inspectors were very lib
eral and purchased a fine bunch.
The next inspection will be held
.r.iv Aueust 31. All horses
xaust be well halter broke and sad
dle and harness. Most oi iue ui
ee shown at this week's Inspection
were gentle enough, although a few
were green horses, which are not
suitable. .
DEPORTEDTO RUSSIA
Woman and Two Rubles Cared for In
Alliance In Penniless Condi
tion Oo to Lincoln"
ur, Mrr Hill, a Russian woman
with two small children, stopepd off
In Alliance Tuesday anernoon on un
way to Lincoln from Billings. Mon
tana, and was cared for while in the
eitv by friends. Through an inter
preter she told The Herald's reporter
that her husband was in the county
Jail at Billings, waiting to be deport
ed to his home country, Russia, Jie
was suffering from an incurable af
fection of the eyes and is to be de
ported on this account.
Mrs. Hill has a ticket to Lincoln
and left on the night train Tuesday
for that point. While in the city
he sent a telegram to her husband,
asking him te huvo their household
goods packed and to bring their oth
er baby with him. The telegram
was sent to the sheriff at Billings.
The reporter wrote It out for Mrs.
Hill and Judge Roberts, the kind
hearted police magistrate, paid the
telegraph tolls. Mr. Hill is expect
ed to pass through Alliance today.
He will not be allowed to stop at Lin
coln but will be Joined there by hi
wife and babies, who will accompany
kim back to the old country.
Mrs. Hill took their misfortunes
stolidly, although she stated that she
regretted to be compelled to lesve
the land of "the free and the brave."
" W. C. T. U. SERVICES
Union Meeting of Chun-lie to In
Held at Methodic tlinrch
Hunday Evening
The program for the union meet
ing, to be held Sunday evening, at 8
o'clock, under the auspices of the W.
C. T. U., will be as follows:
Song, by union choir.
. Song by congregation.
Scripture reading, Mis. J. W
'teed.
Opening prayer. Mrs. H. J. Yrung.
Paper. "The Erring Vision." Misi
MaMe Young.
Song, male yol-fc.
Addret-s. Rev. Lewis Mclntyre.
Address, Rev. II. J. Young.
Add rest. Rev. J. b. Cams.
Song, by congregation. "Dry Clean
Nebraska Where You Are." -
Collection.
Closing prayer, Mrs. Lewis Mc
IntvrA.
Closing by Mlxpah benediction, by
( congregation.
- Mn.Iji.Tton Will Sneak Sunday
v Mrs. A. A. Layton will speak at
:k Riintist church Sunday morning
;in the absence of Rev. Layton, who
. hnlilini successful meeiinpa in
n.Mr.nnrt Her subject will be
"Mission of Adversity."
Rmrtlna- New llullding
n r Anderson, who owns the cor
ner lot on the northeast corner of
Second street ana tramie avenue
across from the Palace Livery Barn
i... .tartad construction of a one
.nrv r.iripnt-block building on thk
w La KO bv 87 feet. The building
will be equipped for garage and ma
chine shop work.
GASOLINE FIRE
DAMAGES CAFE
Several Hundred iMIliirw Damage
Done Wednesday Morning by ex
plosion at AlllAiice Cafe
Fire, caused by the explosion of a
gasoline coffee heater, caused dam
age of several hundred dollars at the
Alliance Cafe at 7 o'clock Wednes
day morning. The damage was con
fined to the cafe, although the upper
rooms of the hotel were filled with
smoke.
Miss Martha Lux was the heroine
of the fire. When It appeared that
It might get out of control, she
roused the guests in the hotel and
carried a child down the stairs in
her arms. The fire department ar
rived promptly and put the fire out
with chemicals.
The damage was covered fully by
Insurance.
LABOR DAY PROGRAM
Preparations lleing Otinpleted
Dig Time for KverylxMly at
Fair (Jrouml
for
The Alliance Commercial Club ir
completing arrangements for a bi?
celebration, on l,,borHay t the JLo
Butte county fair grounds. The pro
gram will be similar to last year. It
will include music by the Alliance
band, wrestling and boxing bouts be
tween members of the Alliance fir;
department, plenty of races for the
hoys and girls and other contests for
older people, plenty of ice water, on
he grounds and concessions for re
freshments. Lunches will be hauled
free of charge to the grounds by the
Commercial Club from the office.
The firemen's ball at the opera bouse
in the evening will complete the pro-
era m.
Potash t'4niMMi)' Officer Here
It. II. Sulder, Viet- president, and
i. I). Millon. a heHvy stockholder in
he Nebraska Potash Company, both
f Denver, came up Friday night
rom that city for a visit at the plant
if the company and to attend to bus
ni'KS it atters here. They returned
nine Sunday morning.
HiiHlinell Ha a Serious Job
H. M. Bushnell, Jr., secretary of
he Alliance Commercial Club, has
received a request from the manag
ers of Ak-Sar-Ben. Omaha, for the
name of the most popular young la
dy in Alliance, in order that she may
visit the big city this fall in com-
mny with dozens of other young la
ties from different cities over the
-tale. Being a new man in the city
Mr. Bushnell feels that he is not
ompetent to Judge and is now look
ing about for a method of choosing.
If he would leave it to the newspa
pers the matter could undoubtedly
be settled shortly, although there is
a chance that their choices might dif
fer.
Kibble Goes to Ktate Fair
The county commissioners have
arranged to send E. T. Kibble to the
state fair next month at Lincoln, in
charge of the exhibits for Box Butte
county. Mr. Kibble has had chargt
of this work for several years past
and is preparing an exhibit this year
hat will make a good ahowlng.
Mexican Ktmck by Car
Felipe Dreyfus, a Mexican employ
ed on the section, was struck by a
box car being switched In the yards
late Tuesday evening. He was tak
en to the hospital by Dr. Bell wood
who was called, where his Injuiien
were found to consist of a badly
bruised right shoulder and leg and
a cut In his forehead.
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WESTERN HOTEL
RENOVATES
Proprietor Wheeler IiiNtaJIs New
Furniture, New Heating Plant
and Other Equipment
A. B. Wheeler, proprietor of the
Western hotel, at 116 Box Butte ave
nue, Is making radical changes In
the equipment and in the building,
of which W. W. Norton is owner. A !
new heating plant Is being Installed
at a cost of 12,000, the building is
being painted thoroughly and other !
Important changes are being made. I
Mr. Wheeler is installing newiretson, Lee, Carter and Stone of the
mattresses and springs on all beds
in the forty-five rooms In the build-.
Ing, together with new furniture and
other equipment. The building,
when the changes are completed, will
present an entirely different appear
ance than formerly.
SMASHED TOURING CAR
Hole in Itoad ("nine Near Causing a
Serloiia Injur)' to Men Who
Were Hiding at Night
A hole five feet deep in the coun
ty road seventeen miles eut of Alli
ance, Just east of the W. G. Wilson
ranch, caused the wrecking tif a
Ford touring car and came bear
causing serious injury to Ora K.
Phillips, owner of the car, and to L.
I. Glarum of Alliance and Mr. Miller
of Ant loch, who were riding with
him.
Mr. Phillips reports that no warn
ing sign was in the road and that the
bole had been dug at ono side. This
tipped the car over when it struck
the excavation. He afterwards plac
ed railroad ties over the road to pre
vent similar accidents to other auto
1st s.
KcientJxt Visits Alliance
William C. B. Kemp, a scientist
connected with Columbia Unlversit
at Washington. D. C, stopped over
In Alliance Sunday to visit the pot
ash plants near here. Mr. Kemp had
been visiting Glacier and Yelowstone
naltlonal parks with a party.
IU-Mrta on All County Roads
In order that the roads of Box
Butte county may be kept In better
shape and carefully watched, the
Commercial Club has bad printed
post cards for the use of people who
are interested. These cards contain
blanks to be filled out giving the date
reported, location, of the road, d
scription of difficulty and the sug
gested remedy. The cards are to be
mailed to the secretary and be will
see that action ia taken either by the
county commissioners or by Individ
uals wno are Interested. These
cards can be secured at the Commer
cial Club office by autolsts.
Appoint Kxerutlve Committee
Aurora. Nebr., Aug. 23 President
Clark Perkins of the Nebraska edit
orial association, has announced the
following aa hla xcwutiva rnmmlltM
for the ensuinK rear: Will C,
Israel
of the Hayelock Post. C. C. Rosewat-
er of the Omaha Bee, A. W. Ladd of
the Albion News. C. F. Clark of the
David City Press, Adam Breede of
the Hastings Tribune and E. R. Pur
cell of the Broken Bow Chief. A
meeting of this committee will be
held during the atate fair to make
arrangements for the adjourned bus
iness meeting of the association.
Lincoln Daily Star.
Will FlniKh Na"tlon Well
The state officials have decided to
give pump Irrigation a thorough try
out on the G. W. Nation farm, south
east of Alliance. A test well was
sunk last week. The well for Irri
gation will be sunk without further
delay.
(vVH
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.'ttrk Kvi-iuim Mews)
DEMAND PROMPT REPLY
OR STRIKE GOMES NOW
Railroad Hrotherhooda Demand that
Kxeeutive of Railroad give re
ply In Twenty-four Hours
(Special to The Herald)
Washington. August 24 Unless
the railroad' executives who are con-
ferring with President Wilson on the
elght:hour day and other differences
give reply to the demands of the
brotherhoods there is danger of e.
strike being precipitated within
twenty-four hours. Presidents Oar-
brotherhoods sent word to President
Wilson last night that they would
have difficulty In restraining the 64 0
district chairmen from calling the
strike unless a prompt reply was re
ceived from the railroad executives.
President Wilson had agreed to al
low, the railroad executives two or
three days longer in which to pre
pare their formal reply to his de
mands for the establishment of the
eight-hour day and a commission in
ve8tigetlon of the pay for overtime
and other differences.
Hale Holden, president of the
Burlington; R. S. Lovett, chairman
of the Union Pacific, and Daniel Wll-
lard, president of the Baltimore &
Ohio, conferred with President Wil
son until a late hour last night. They
desired to learn what the president
had to say regarding gome definite
assurance that the railroads would
be given an advance in freight rates
The president advised them that he
would do everything possible to aid
he reads If Buch an increase In their
revenues should be found necessary
In order to reimburse them for the
higher wages involved in a change
to the eight-hour day.
On June 20 there was born to Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Hooper of Angora a
baby girl. An error was made In
publishing the initials of Mr. and
Mrs. Hooper as J. L. This item is
published to correct the error.
SUED POTASH PRODUCTS GO
Xehraftka Hotah Company Sue for
Pofcxehhlon of IjuiJ and for
f 200,000 Damages
Suit haa been brought by the Ne
braska Potash Company against the
Potash Products Company for pos
session of a tract of land covering a
portion of Jesse lake on which
pun. ping plant of the latter company
Is located snd for damages in the
amount of $200,000 for potash alleg
td to have been taken from thi
land.
The suit was brought In the fed
era! court at Chadron. The Nebras
ka company allege that they are en
titled to this amount of damages for
water taken from the land which
they have secured from William lio
ness, former owner, which includes
a part of Jesse lake, which is the lake
on which the Potash Producta Com
pany la operating.
rhe Nebraska company ia repre-
Mntd by Judge Williams of Denver
and associate counael. and the Pot
ash Products company ia represented
by Boyd A Mets of Alliance.
WKKKLY WEATHER REPORT
Alliance came near having a froat
on August 22. as will be seen by the
following weekly weather report,
rendered by F. W. Hicks, official
weather observer:
Auaust Max. Mln. Rainfall
IT tl 64
18 88 64
18 84 51 .01
20 T 65 .01
21 T8 60
22 IB 40
21 tl 41
Well Known Alliance Colored I Ad
Admits Lint of Crimea that would
Make Home Hlush
Jlmmle Washington, well known
Alliance colored lad, whose mother
doea odd Jobs and takes In washing
for her support, and whose wife and
child are now In Denver, was arrest
ed Tuesday morning by Marshal
Wheeler and later admitted a list of
crimes committed in the last two
months which will undoubtedly land
him in the penitentiary for a good,
long term.
Howard Latemura, a private in
the quartermaster's department,
Twelfth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Robinson, took a months furlough
Monday and started out to aee the
chountry. He landed first In Alliance
and proceeded to tank up on red
eye. He had checked his baggage
through to Alliance and claims that
he Intended to get a position here
working in a garage, aa be ia an au
tomobile mechanic.
Latemura had a gold watch and
24 in money on hla person, in addi
tion to hla baggage check. He went
to sleep In an alley and when he
awoke was short the watch, cash and
check. Washington had been seen
n his v'clnlty and suspicion centered
on him at once. When the poltce
searched his home they found the
gold watch but no sign of coin or
check. He waa locked up and fur
ther investigation made.
Washington had been employed at
the Alliance hotel for some time,
during which time several raincoats,
suitcases and some hotel linen was
missed. Further search of the house
revealed two of the missing suitcases
which were packed full Of the stolen
goods. The two . suitcases were
worth about $25 and the linen re
covered was worth about $40. Washi
ngton admitted taking the linen but
said that when he found the hotel
marks on it he had intended to re
turn it.
A quantity of liquor had also been
missed from the Homer Wilson sa
loon. Washington had been observ
ed "bootlegging" and confessed to
helping the Lane colored boy and
Sammy Lucky, another colored boy,
get rid of It. At one time they bad
disposed of two gallons of whiskey
and at another time nineteen quart
Itottles of beer. Lucky is now lock
ed - up pending the disposition of
these charges.
Washington appealed for sytnpa
thy in his behalf, in order that he
"might straighten up and rare for
his wife and baby." This appeal fell
on deaf ears, however, when the fol
lowing letter, written to him by 11
quarter-breed Indian girl, named Mi-
netta Nelson, who formerly worked
in the lion-Ton cafe In Alliance, and
who Is now In Rapid City, S. I)., was
found. The letter read as follows:
"Rapid City. S. D.. August 21,
1916. Dear Jimmy: Got your letter
saying you wish I was coming back
to the city of Alliance. 1 sure would
come back if 1 had a Job there. You
get me a Job Waiting tables. -
Baby, do you think you always
would love me like you say you do
now 7 Say, that rellow that ring be
longs to Is here in Rapid raising
about that ring. Please send it as
quick as possible. Please don't go
away. If 11 wants to go let hira
go but you come to Rapid City.
I got a letter from Kvn
T . She wants me to eoine back to
Alliance. Say, Jim, have you seen
Fred W any place in town? Don't
let him know we wrote about hl .
S. W. A. K. (Signed) Mlnetta Nel
son." MAKING LONG AUTO TRIP
Alliance tliiropractir Will VUlt lav
eiitort, Iowa, and Stop Off In
Omaha for (Jolf
Dr. J. Jeffrey, the Alliance chiro
practor, left Wednesday afternoon In
his big Reo Six roadster for Daven
port, Iowa, accompanied by Harvey
Worley of Alliance. Dr. Jeffrey wilt
attend the chiropractic lyceum of the
Palmer School at Davenport. While
in that city he will represent the Ne
braska Stockgrowers Association,
decorating the car with the associa
tion colors, green and gold, and
dressing in western style. His car,
while on the trip, carries a large
placard advertising Alliance.
On his way home Dr. Jeffrey will
stop off In Omaha to play golf for a
couple of days. This will be his
third game since coming to the Unit-
led States nine years ago. He Is an
enthusiastic golfer, and The Herald
will, if it can obtain them, publish
his scores made while at Omaha.
During the doctor's absence Mrs.
Jeffrey will handle their practice at
their offices In the Rumer block. The
doctor expects to be on the trip about
two weeka.
Uuder 92,000 Bonds
Orville Lewis and Willie Dunvar
arrested last week on robbery charg
es. Including the rovblng of rsilroad
vok cars and the Holsten Jewelry
store, were arraigned for their pre
liminary hearing Saturday afternoon
before County Judge L. A Berry
The boys plead guilty to the charges
and were bound over to the district
court under bonds of $2,000 each
They will remain In the county Jail
until the next term of court.
Moat Interesting Game of Tear Will
Take riaee Hunday Afternoon
at the Fair Grounds
The Alliance volunteer fire depart
ment haa Issued the following chal
lenge to the T. P. A. baseball team:
Alliance. Nebr.. August 22. 1111.
Baseball Team,
Post M, T. P. A.
We, the members of the Alliance-
fire department baaeball team, chal
lenge you to a game of baseball on
the diamond at the fair grounds oa
Sunday afternoon, August 27th."
The T. P. A. a have accented the
challenge. There will be no charge
for admittance to the game and all
who attend are promised the time of
their lives.
The fire department lineup la aa
follows:
Catchers James Keeler, I BL
Pllklngton, C. II. Rockey.
Pitchers R. C. White. Lloyd
Thomas, F. D. McCormlck (south
paw), T. P. Rolf son, W. F. Hart, W.
w. nan. Kay Trabert, W. Maunler
(south paw), and Clarence Schafer.
First base O. R. Nation.
Second base Are Schleb.
Shortstop George Ellis.
Third base Verne Regester.
Left field V. E. Hall.
Center G. C. Atwell.
Right field H. R. Snyder.
Substitutes Chas. Schafer, O. A.
Ilellman, Roy Cole, E. Bullock, II.
Keiser, W. K. Edwsrds, George Kels
er, O. J. Hand, J. J. Jeffrey, Lee
Basye, Tobe Gastineau, M. E. Rear
don, L. A. Suprlse, George Flemnig,
Jake Herman, Guy Smith.
Umpires: Mayor P. E. Romlg for
fire department; Jack Hawea for T.
P. A.'s.
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Wewtern Nebraska Htockmen Killed
In Crnwli with Hui-llngtoa
Train
Telegraphic reports to The Herald1
from Greenwood, Nebr., state that
E. F. Sweeney, a prosperous stock
man of King, Nebr.; Dell Mercure,
an auto dealer of Mullen, and anoth
er man, believed to be a brother of
Sweeney, were killed Wednesday
night when, an mto which they were
driving from Omaha collided with
Burlington train No. 3 near Green
wood, which Is midway between Lin
coln -and Omaha.
The men had taken stock to the
South Omaha market and were driv
ing (he car home when the accident
happened.
GORDON BOOSTERS HERE
Oue Hundred Mve Wire from
Neighboring City Will Arrive In
Autos at 5:80 O'clock ,
Alliance will be host this evening
to one hundred citizens of Gordon,
who are coming in autos for the
purpose of boosting for their county
fair to be held from September 5 to
8. They will stay in Alliance over
night, leaving Friday morniug early
for Crawford. They will be accom
panied by a brass band.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for them while In the city.
They will be met by a delegation of
Alliance cars at Yale and at the city
limits will form In parade behind the
big fire truck. The Alliance braaa
band will give them a reception when
they arrive in the business district.
The fire department swimming
pool will be turned over to them
from 7 until H o'clock. At 8 o'clock
a smoker will be tendered them at
the city hall, to which all Alliance
citieens will be invited. Mayor Ro
mig will deliver an address of wel
come, to be responded to by the Gor
don delegation.
"Dutch" Maunler and Ray Tra
bert will stage a wrestling match at
the fire department following the
smoker.
State Engineer in Alliance
State Engineer Geo. J. Johnson
came in Wednesdsy to look over the
good-roads proposition. Mr. John
son is covering the state in the In
terests of the building of roads with
federal aid for which several mil
lion dollars were recently appropri
ated. The present plans are for the
waiting until 1917 in Nebraska, un
til the state legislature meets, and
using the appropriations for both
191$ and 1917 in one year. Mag
nesia would probably be used to
make roads in Box Butte and ad-
Joining counties. .
New South Waiea a Carjnn.
New chiutb Wles ta aaiO, to have
more varieties o: flowernyt plaatv
than ail K;rope.
im-uIm-Ii uum Itearbee Germany
Berlin, August 22 by wireless.
The merchant submarine Deutsch
land arrived at the mouth of the
Weser today, according to the Over
seas News agency. The agency says
that the subamrine arrived la the
afternoon and anchored before the
mouth of the river. All on board
are well. The boat left Baltimore
on her return Journey on August 1
with a cargo of rubber and metal.