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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1917)
" iimmnrnnn nrnnr H7uw,li,rwwTw rr, ntuinurunu ucr i. rr i v- ire ipnBsajl I 4 ?Bert Lanftford and Bid" pound business In A I Untie "Yuesday. 1 R. Mar was QMlto in the first of 4k week but fit t'uia writing be la "9rj much better. Hobert Anderson of the Lawn lo cality bun biibliif'sa In Alliance the latter part of the week. Mrs. Pearl Ijoitnson and Mrs. D. JJ. Shepherd were la Alliance tbo lat- Mr part of the ww k. Mary Kuhn came up from Alliance the first of the eek from a visit with friends and borne folks. Jess Melirk sot back from Missou ri Saturday, where he bad visited ov- . me the holidays with bis parents. Bud Kinsley and John Kuhn went I Jlreh, Wyo., last Thursday where W bear Bud filed on a homestead. Mrs. Emma Mitchell camo over .'from Scottsbluff and paid a short vla- 'A to ber mother, Mrs. Belle Brown. I Copeland returned Tuesday from a week's visit with his daugh ter, Mrs. Rolla Johnson of Park City, Atom. Gene Kennedy returned to his me at Ellsworth last Friday after week's visit with Ms young friends hare. Mrs. K. S. IKnsloy was an Incom ing passenger on 4 3 Tuesday for a few days' stay with her brother, Browne Church. Mrs. Clyde Watuon returned to ber aome at Cbadron the first of the week, having visited relatives here for a few days. Frank Nagelschneider and Bud Kinsley returned from Wyoming wunday, where each secured a home stead near Jlreh. Ben Curtis returned to his home pear Bingham the latter part of the week after a week's visit with' his Mother, Mrs. Alice Curtis. Russell Miller, Charles Moser and .Emerald Adair win westbound pas sengers Sunday, tolng to Lost Springs, Wyo., where, they Intend to jftie on homesteads. School reopened Monday after the Aoliday vacation und closed again Tuesday on account of scarlet fever -In town. A strict Quarantine la bc- 'lag enforced and all public meetings dosed. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Orabam auto--d to Alliance Saturday taking Mr. .And Mrs. Philip Michael, Jr., and Ut ile daughter, who took the night train from that place for Denver and --other Colorado points. They will at tend the lumbermen's convention ..while in Colorado. From there they will go to Auburn to visit Mrs. Michael's parent-., in. I where Mr. .JHlchne v i .iiCiii' he state Volun teer Fin . en's A. .-.elation which will be b 11;;! i.V vn I his year. kkowli uhh hard at speci l mff.tings Rev. Harry Know li s, who la con ducting a series of evangelistic meet ings at the Alliance Christian church, ''assisted by il. J. '.on, in, the local pastor. Is creating considerable tir with his seriiioiis which in many ways savor of a "liilly Sunday" fla vor with many of the "inters knock ed off. The mi el I huh have been ' largely attended and seem to be growing in point of numbers. -Rev. Knowleg, according to many who -feave heard him, Is sai l to be one of '.tbe very bet talkers heard In Alli ance in some time. He has a clean cut personality and reaches out and JBolds bis audience wlili a combina tion of logic, hu . or ur. I pathos. Il lustrate dHonga und talks are sched ;led for each evening during the time Uev. Knowles 1-. here, which .will be for the balance of the month. He is giving a provres ive series of chart .sermons on the l'iblo r.s well the origin and progress of the . CbriHiian religion. 1AI.K "PANFfll R V ' MAi.LS KT MIX ING ACT IL-nvy IiH,.ig. w li until Friday BiornliiK vli-he p-ii I his $15 tine, was enjoying a "'l : ul" rest at th liuiic or ! c.:i! rtabl apart ments iiiai;:aicel by i Ill-tit floor i( I lie ir regular i.i'ii'.'Mt . u : city on the ill. pulled a ,t starvation 'ien lie refun ded for !il m th;t he was pig p'-n" nr. 1 - hi? rc-leuao, l. a ".r lin. lium Tl.;. .! r to eat. til . I'tii 5 by i 'h city. I! f.:: . not i t .i -.Oi l" f'i A' no! ' ir 1 w h it o i -.-. for a ha.'ti shop. IH i M.1. ' ' OlllHHlll tui a fel I i Ing his ttr-'i i-'i'.'nse. ' by i'i - 1. c:l . , le I;.: 'H'-if a tbi.-i not be K cer.tly be al tempted t -i-iv fit - ime weuteru how by pii;t:!is a u:i one of the liM'al burs. lie was. i . 1 eved of tlie gun b.'fu.e b- goi l.u th his exhi bition. JOHNSON 111 YS T1IK MIA i:il CI'JI.I, CAFF. L. E. Johnunn htm pun hased the Silver Grill Cafe at 14 Box Butte avenue of C A. I-ai.itr The deal was mado by Cuthrie & Wright and possession given the fust of tho week. Mr. Johnson is owner of the Alliance Cleaning Works and until recently was owner of the Burling- ton Hotel cafe, selling Baiue to Pete Manewal. Mr. Lalng has enjoyed an excellent patronage during the time he has conducted the Silver Grill cafe, and there is every reason to balieve that the same excellent patronage will be 1 -Civen Mr. Johnson and that he wllliry continue to conduct' the place In a high-class and pleasing manner. Mr. Lalng has stated that it is his ' IntenUon to take up a ho nestead in the near future. pn Will i'rexent "As You I.Ike It" l'helan 0Kra House Friday KvenliiR Class l'lay at The Junior class of the Alliance high school will present thrlT rlasa Play at the l'helan opera hoa&e Frl day evening of this week. The play to be presented Is Shakespeare's "As You Like It", and while It Is goner ally considered a rather heavy (ilay to be attempted by amateur talent, yet every Indication points to the fact that the Junior players will give a clear and pleasing Interpretation of this well-known classic. Mrs. Ray Staniibury, of the Alliance School of Music, has been coaching the stud ents and under her direction they have made rapid progress. The Wl ker Orchestra under the direction of Mrs. J. T. Wiker has been secured to supply the music for the occasion Special costumes for the play have been ordered from Omaha, which Is assurance that the play will be pre sented In as near a professional man ner as possible. Those who delight In Shakespeare wll lhave an opportunity Friday night of witnessing again one of his productions and all are promised an evening of real entertainment. The following is the cast of char acters: Orlando Howard Bennett Rosalind Edith Reddish Audrey Ethel Clary Phoebe Laveta Boyden Touchstone ...... Ralph Watteyne Duke Frederick .... Boyd Hamilton The Duke Ralph Joder Oliver Philip Grove Adam James Burns Corin Charles Slsley Silvius and Charles. George Fenning Williams Leo Snyder Amleus Hugh O'Connor Jaques Homer Barnes jaques ae uois tpiayea as a giro Jessie Johnson Le Beau Walter Anderson GFOIUJE DARLING HOME KKOH BUYING TRIP George D. Darling returned Sun day from a trip to Chicago where he went to buy a quantity of furniture for his spring trade, lie was excep tionally fortunate in securing two car loads of furniture which he bought at May, 1916, quotations. While he was successful In making advantageous purchases he received the information at the wholesale fur nlture houses he visited that furnl ture was steadily advancing In price. The new merchandise will ho arrlv Ing Boon and when they come Mr. Darling will have some real bargains to offer his patrons. ASKI.I) FOR DIVORCE Alleging desertion and non-sup port, Mrs. Anna llazelton has filed a pMlllon In the district court ask Ing for a decree of divorce from her huBband, Eugene O. Haselton. Wll L l.STAltl.lSII A NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT A petition is being circulated and liberally signed In and about Alli ance which calls for a new school district to be formed bounding the Alliance district on the north. About 8"H signatures are required and al ready between 500 and 600 have hern secured. The plan set forth Is to set off sec tions 13 and 14 from district No. 6, and rectlons 1, 3, 10, 11, 12 and 21 fiein district No. 38 and form the ii"w district out of these sections. It H claimed that under the pres ent arrangement some students have to walk from three to four and a half miles to school, that they are small children and that It is also necessary for them to cross the railroad track twice each day going to and from (school. FEW HAW TOTAL MOON ECLIPSE SUNDAY NIGHT A total eclipse of the moon visible In Alllnnce passed almost without no tice Sunday night. The eclipse started about 1 o'clock and lasted about one hour. While the eclipse was a total one, the moon was at no time com pletely concealed, there be ing a bright streak of light surround ing it when the eclipse was at Its best. JITNEY AND RFO STAGE STREET FIGHT A Koo a,nd a .litnry met down town Tlui'pd.iy night. The Jitney said to the IIco, "You get out of my way." nu! the lleo cald, "You get off the earth." It was an Interesting argu Mt iit l.i ;!.e gasoline language and when tli" battle wan over Mr. Jitney had but throe wheels. In view of the t; "t Hnl the Jitney was the dnm aced one. the owner of tho Ueo paid the danvYi'i's, each owner believing that the o-Mior of the other car was at fault. LOST HIS "WAD" AT DEPOT When C. W. Johnson was arrested for being intoxituted lie was minus a mie ber of travelers' checks made of the American Hankers Association varifty. lie hud one lono check on his person -i picked up. John son Is of il; . : win that ho lost the cheeks at t'.i' ilurtington depot. Whether he lo. I th in froM his pock et or whether someone "lifted" them from htm be does not pretend to know. ALLIANCE BUILDING ANT) LOAN ASSN. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Alliance Building and Loan Association was held Tuesday night. Improvements as pertained to the association were discussed and a new board of directors elected as follows: R. M. Hampton. John McDonald, F. M. Harris, George Da vis. Charles Willis. F. W. Irish, W. C. Mounts, M. S. Hargraves and Jer- Rowan. On Wednesday the board of directors met and elected the fol lowing officials: president, R. M. Hampton; vice president, Jerry Ro- wan; secretary, M. S. Hargraves; treasurer, F. W. Harris. m iu UY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE Philadelphia, Pa., January n, Harry K. Thaw in dieted in New York City on assaulting 19-year-old Fred Missouri, attempted to commit were at the door with papers adout to arrest him. Thaw has been removed to the hospital. Doctors say the possi bilities of his recovery is doubtful. Thaw evaded the officers both before and after the indictment was returned against him. As You Like It FRIDAY The schools of Alliance opened Monday following the two weeks' Christmas vacation. Conley Miller was taken to the hospital Monday night and Tuesday morning was operated upon for ap pendicitis. He is considerably Im proved at this time. Tom Morris, a Burlington em- polyee, fell in frone of the Holsten drug store about 1:45 o'clock Sun day afternoon. He was taken Into the store and a physician called. He was unconscious until shortly after 2 o'clock, when he wns taken to his home. It Is believed a weak heart was the cause. W. M. Robinson was In the city several days the first of the week looking after his farm Interests near here. Mr. Robinson nt one time owned the National Music House here. He purchased his farm some eight years ago and has made a re markable success with It. The farm Is located twenty miles northwest of Alliance. The place Is highly Im proved, being entirely and consists of 480 acres. The 110-ton silo Is filled and there Is corn enough on the place to feed unti ltho middle of March. He has 175 acres of the total under cultivation. The Important Point. Last sunnier, while visiting, my lit tle niece, four years old, hud done a naughty little deed. Her mother see ing ber said: "Catherine, what did you do?" She replied: "You didn't see me do It." ller mother then told her that God raw everything she did. The child thought n little and then said: "Well, mamma, will he come and tell you?" Exchange. Success at Last. "A penny for your thoughts," i;h. said. "I'll take it! Hurrah! 1 knev till along that this moving picture set. nario would sell sooner or later, In spil of the fact thai every director to wbon it was submitted (let lured It worth ! less." Judo. CJ Hunt the buyer who wants to buy and the r!!;; who wants to sell through these columns, then vour deal is two- thirds closed. QNo salesmanship is required under these circumstances and salesmanship costs money many times the cost of a want ad. IGet that? MSSMMSlSaMiMIMMMH iMt By-( f WEEK I Tflir mo num i irr jHic mo imu Lire a charge of kidnaj pinp and Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, suicide here. The officers in their possession and were slashed his own throat. He both in New York and here NIGHT The Lady Macabees are scheduled to hold a meeting at Hamilton Hall tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The Ladies' Aid society of the M it., church will meet with Mrs. A . wregory, otieyenne avenue, next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Tate 1 superintendent. Subject, Training the Child. Early Religious Training or the Child, Mrs. Cams. Early 1 raining in Courtesy. Mrs. Norton irutnruiness and Imagination In .Children. Mrs. Hunter. How to Train Children to Help with Home I Work Willingly, Mrs. Lunn. How Much of Our Time is Due Our Fan ilies, Mrs. A. P. Brown. Discussion Birthday offering. Please phone Mrs. fate tr you have a birthday this month. All ladies are cordially in vited. DIED IN ROOM AT DENVER William M. Hill, Weil-known Ranch man, Died Following Long II. iea fn.a Anemia William M. Hill, one of the well known ranchers of this section, died In his room at a hotel In Denver on Thursday afternoon. He had been a sufferer from anemia for a number of years, and had always had hopes or recovery. Mr. Hill had made a number of trips to the southland and spent the last few winters In Florida. While naturally a hardy man. his illness drnined his strength and finally the end came suddenly. Mr. Hill has a host of friends In Box Butte county and this section He came to this county In 1892, coming here from Wyoming. He purchased the Margeson ranch situ ated twenty-five miles south of this city and owned this property at the time of his death. He is survived by a brother, Alvln. who lives south of Alliance on a ranch. Mr. Hill was sixty-one years old at the tl.i:e of his death. The remains wt-re ship ped to Galleon, Ohio, tho old home, and burial made beside the wife, who departed this lift; twelve years ago. My Friend. My friend Is constant, like that litgn star, and thouth distance find days come between us, its tlo clouds between It and me, I know my friend Is still there, shining with the siime clear, etendy light, and when the distance und i lay are melted nwny, I Miall find It ho. Leigh Mitchell Hodges. TIIK WKATilLR RF.PORT F. W. Hicks; local weather observ er for the United States weather bureau, reports the following for the first ten days of January: UP! a I Q S -2 j . T3 1 40 8 2ii W 2 42 9 35 W 3 42 16 28 W 4 38 16 27 NW 5 SO 10 40 W 6 44 20 30 W 7 42 10 27 W 8 42 12 36 W 8 47 27 40 ' W 10 45 20 30 NW 'Reading of maximum thermom eter immediately after setting. Viol I o ALLIAnut 1 n u Cavalry Captain Here Monday Many Men Recruited Pnst Month at Alliance Depot Captain James F. McKinley of the United States General Service caval ry, was In the city Monday on busi ness connected with the Alliance re cruiting depot. Captain McKinley makes his headquarters at Omaha, and 13 in charge of the recruiting de pots of Nebraska and Iowa. The name "McKinley" has a familiar ring and Is just as familiar as it sounds, for Captain McKinley Is a nephew of the late William McKinley, who was killed while president of the United States. The captain wili make fre quent visits to Alliance on official business. Four recruits are reported from the local recruiting depot so far this month. Clifford R. Miller who has been employed as an electrician by the Dow Electrical Company of Al liance has Joined the army. It Is his desire to become a master elec trician in the army service and so will take a course In electricity at the United States Army school locat ed at Fortress Monroe, Va. He will be assigned to the coast artillery. Sherman S. Chapman of Bridge port, an auto mechanic, has Joined at the local depot and has been as signed to the coast artillery. Ruben Dunbar and Edward P. Ingram who have Joined the army this month have been asisgned to the quarter master corps and the field artillery. The following who gave their ad dresses ns Alliance were recruited here in December: John B. Fltzger aids, Jack E. Wilson, Joe E. Mahon ey. Harry Pugh, Walter A. G. Han- nlng and Edward A. Jackson. They have been assigned to various branches of the service. Marlon F. Edmonds of Benton, Nebr., an elec trician, has been assigned to the In fantry. Others who Joined here In December were Ollie R. Cheney of Dalton. N. br.; William J. Kohl, Om aha; John J. ITerbst, Billings, and John E. Lowell, Plankenton, S. D. ESTRAYED Two 3-year-old colts. 1 roan with bald face and four white feet; 1 bay with stripe in face. Had rope and halter on when they left my place in Alllnnce, Sunday night, Jan. 7 Reward for return or Information leading to same. S. O. CARR. Retribution. There was a youth lu our town who posed es quite it wit; anil when a question he was asked, he always an swered, "Nit." One day he met hU Waterloo In a maiden dressed In pink ; he asked If she would marry him she answered, "I don't think." PAT KING TO IDAHO Sells His 4HQ Acre Ranch to Wayne Man Mill Hold Closing-out ' Sale on January 16 ' Pat KlnK has koI.I his mt Improved ranch lot ntf'il fiuir Ail I east and a mile south of Alliance, nuuwu as me oia ueorge Douglas place, to Clarence Liveringhouse of Wayne, Nebr., a brother of Mrs. Lloyd Thomas of thin ritv Mr t ., erlnghouse and his family will move here this spring and locate on the ranch. Mr. King has announced it as his intention to where he owns considerable land and in tnis issue or the Herald announces his Closine-OUt Bale tn hu hnlH n, iua farm, Tuesday of next week, Janu ary 16. Two hundred fortv air nt the was new out The The 480 are under cuUivaLinn n only about a year ago that a house, barn and a number nt buildings were constructed. place is in first-claHH rnnriitlnn selling price was $37.50 an acre or i lumi Ol 10,y3U. The sale to be helil Tn . - J "J I'll. King is a large one. ihnr total of 78 head of live stock listed, besides an abundance of fann ma chinery, oats, potatoes, household goods, etc. Two automobiles, a Hu:'. son super-six seven-passenger- car and a four-passenger Cadillac, are also listed and will be sold to the highest bidder. The machinery and couinment is all nnariv now inn-im? been in use but oue season and af- (crwarus stored in sheds for the win ter. Auctioneer Coursev will rv the sale. y'We do not cidiir that the mere me o: want ode viil r-io.-j prosperity. SjBut it seems i, y than a coincidence -l. most prosperous pecpi are quick to recognu: he value of class i Get. advertising. CJLet us supply youi wants through this page. (Continued from pair 1) miles from up in South Dakota to bsT present at this convention. Grand Master Hoagland again took the floor and made a fewr re marks the gist of which might be summed up in the words, "It pay to advertise." He stated that mo tion pictures had been taken of the Odd Fellows orphans' home at York,. Nebr., which pictures are to be shown over the state generally, and suggested that when this picture came to the home of the various del egates assembled that they niak It their business to get behind the pro position and see that it was well ad vertised and that a large audience was out to see the work of the order In this direction. The Grand Secretary, I. P. Page, was excused from speaking because he was not feeling well. Confer Degree on Two The program for the evening end ed with the beautiful and Impressive ceremony of the conferring of the Degree of Chivalry by the Canton branch of the order upon Mrs. F. A. Trabert and T. M. Lawler. The cer emony is an elaborate one and one that will long be remembered by all who witnessed it. Tho district meeting of the North Platte 'district was held at the opera house this morning starting at o'clock. This afternoon the com petitive Initiatory degree was held,, with representatives from the Scotts bluff, Gering and Hemlngford lodges putting on the work. It is expected that fully 400 per sons will be served at the banquet to be held this evening. The follow ing is the menu for this banquet: Parker House Rolls Butter Coffee Cabbage Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing Roast Chicken - Sage Dressing Whipped Cream Potatoes with Chicken Gravy June ePas Cranberry Jelly Vermont Cream Cheese ' Pascal Celery Tips Sweet Pickles Sliced Peaches Whipped Cream Assorted Cake After Dinner Mints TO FORWARD FORMAL APPLICATIONS SATURDAY (Continued from page 1) adjacent territory. State of Nebras ka. "The amount of stock subscribed and the amount of loan desired by each of us Is set opposite oiir respect ive names. "In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands this day of 191. ." (Here follows tho names of the subscribers, the amount of stock subscribed and the amount of the loan desired.) ALL ABOARD FOR LINCOLN (Continued from page 1) ten by C. W. Punsley, secretary of Organized Agriculture. It state clearly what will b e doing and what effect a big delegation from Box Butte county will have. A state us- Boclation of potato growers will be formed and Box Butte the banner potato county of Nebraska will be well represented. Sheridan County Doelgation Sheridan county will be there, too. County Agent A. C. North has been on the Job and so re thirty-five have already signed cards stating that they expect to attend. It is bellev ed a sufficient number will go to warrant the chartering of a special train. If thl3 Is accomplished this will be the first time In the history of the state of Nebraska that a spec ial train has been chartered to carry farmers who are to attend the annual week of Organized Agriculture. Badges for All County Agent Seidell has had a supply of ribbon badges printed to be worn by all from Box Butte who attend the meetings. Those desir ing ribbons may have them by call ing at the office of the county agent ljocnl Men on Program Thursday, January 18. will b -roiaio uay as wen as - uox uuu . . Day." Two Box Butte county menrf are on the program during the week.;7 County Agent Seidell will preseatf the opening paper on "Potato Dayjf his subject to be "The Importance oti the Nebraska Potato Industry." A.' S. Enycart of Hemlngford is on the proursim Tuesday, when the Nebraa-,. ka Corn Growers Association hoIds- forth. They will know Box ButteJ county Is represented that 1b cerO tain. BRING SULPHUR HOT SPRINGS TO ALLIANCK C. E. Roberts and J. R. Calder now located at the Alliance Hotel are giving sulphur steam ba.ths. They have been in Alliance but a week and have already got all they enn tlo, having signed up a nun, ber tt AltinncA nponle frir a course of baths and nias.taces. The sulphur bath cabinet wnicu iney use is me in- vention of Dr. Wright of Denver. By " means of this cabinet it is possible lO in reilllljr Uliub mo liui ri-inifor, j Alliance. This system of baths Is i i . . i i . . i nr... 1. ( r. K v'. Buperior vo m uiu eijio iuiw, bath and Is replacing that form inl mqnv pities. As is true with the-. Turkish bath, the bath relieves tabU tired feeling and has been found to be of great benefit to those ailing,, with rheumatism in its many forms. t KXAMINATIONH FOR AD- V, MITTANCK TO WEST POINT F. W. Hicks, secretary of the Al HnncA Civil KenncH board, held m not it ive examinations here Wedi Aw IIia fontiaot ft ffTt PrOBBTTl il I. KlUKaid lO aeieriuiuu luo ijuaiiuia tlnns of three aDPlicants for admit tance to the United States mill' academy at West PolnL Two tt Alliance and one from Ashby U the examinations. 1