Chadron State Normal School Robert I. Elliott, President Miss Naomi Good, ono of our grad uates, has been elected president of the Nebraska Students' Club In Northwestern University. The library has added the follow ing periodicals this year: Forecast, New Republic, School and Society and Science. The class In Collcgo rhyslca have been studying the phenomenon of un der cooling. They were able to low er the temperature of Bomo oubstanco thirty degrees below the normal tem perature of solidification and yet have the substance remain in the liquid satte. However, upon the ad dition of a cryctal of the same sub stance the whole mass solidified and the temperature Immediately rose to the normal freezing point. The German X class Is studying Goethe this semester. "Iphlgenlo auf Tauris," "Hermann und Doro thea," "Faust" and some of his obort er poemB will be read in class. This work will be supplemented by tho reading of other works outside of class and by library readings and re ports. Tho propagation of plants, how they feed and grow are being studied Introductory to further subjects by the class in general agriculture. The Hereford, Us origin, develop ments. and comparative characteris tics with other beef breeds, is of much interest to tho class in agricul ture III. The eighth grado class in arithme tic are now working In that part of the arithmetic which teaches busi ness forma. A school bank has boon startc 1 with cashiers and bookkeep ers who relieve each oth?r at stated periods. Tho class began with pay ing bills in cash, receipting them, followed by use of chocks, different methods of sending money and are now ready to begin work in borrow ing, waking notes and working in tereHt and discount. Miss Nina Turechcck has tho work in charge. A reception was given after the game Friday night to tho basket ball boys from Hot Springs high school. All who wore present had a vey en joyable time. Games were played and ite was served late In the evening The young people enjoyed tho recep tion very much. Mrs. Elliott and Miss Pctrtson are assisting in coaching the plr.y to bo given by tho Junior cliiss Friday evening, Feb. 9. Tho play is hum orous from start to finish and is re cognized as ono of the best of its kind. Tho title is "What Happened to Jones." Tho typewriting classes are get ting very large in fact so large it will be necessary to have more type writers in a short time, in order that Profersor llargia may have all the beginners In class at tho samo time and give more Individual help. Mrs. Englist talked to the Y. W. C. A. on "Courage and Rleht Living" on Thursday morning. Tho talk was very helpful and enjoyed by all. Mr. Thomas played a violin solo, "Trati merei," which was very much appre ciated by those present. Miss Sovol read a paper before the Culture Club this week, on public school music. Some of tho grade children, whom Miss Sovcl has been teaching sang on the same pro We I "11 The success of this Company, we are confident, depends upon our operating along lines that meet with the approval of the public. We endeavor to use the best equipment made and to render to the public the most efficient and dependable service that modern science and engineering skill can produce. We sell this service at the lowest rates at which such serv ice can be furnished and yet pay good wages to our employees and a reasonable return to our investors. gram. The senior clans Is observed in Miss Frailer's room last week. Miss Dtcivwnu is teaching tenth grade English In the model high school. Miss Beckwlth Is ono of tho new seniors having recently come from Thermopolls, Wyo., where she was one of the high school teachers. LATE NEWS FHUM OUH LbblSLAlURE Alliance Citizen Visit Capitol City During Vast Week Meaker Jacksou Writes lottry Lincoln, Feb. 6 J. A. Keegan, Joo Blgnell and Fred Mollring were vls- l ltors In this city from Alliance dur ing the past week. Tho two former were In the city early lii the week 'and the latter on Saturday, Sunday 'and Monday. Mr. Keegan attended the Htafo convention of county asses sors while here. A few days ago tlio discussion of a bill regarding the operation of i branch railroad lines. Introduced by George Greonwalt, created a turmoil jnnd t "tn pest in the houno. During ' the heated arguments, which lasted , for a couple of hours, lfkmy things , were said by membo-3 which reflect ed on others. Following tho discus ! slon several of the members who had trtken part felt moved to rice and apologize. Speaker Jackson was moved to write tho following poem on the Incident: I did eay I wouldn't write another I line, j But I am astride my pen and tho water s fine. I'll write about things In my posses sion. Or anything I'll see in the 33th session. I laughej nnd laughed and I'm lauihing still About things that were said on that railroad bill. Trumblo rose up, all foam and blus ter And set down on tho pent from the state of Custer. Ills voice was loud and ho cnlled them fools, In language never used In Sunday schools. . The house was all turmoil nnd In a d 1 of a fix; Once we thought . Reisner nnd Trumble would mix. Hoffmelpter rose up, In his broken German, To help his friend out from the county of Sherman. Cronln rose up nnd pot t he floor, liy his actions you could see he was awful sore. After a while they quit their cavort In' And a dove of peace lit by the seat of Norton. So Reisner rose up and said he had abused His dearest friend and wanted to be excused. Trumblo was the next to get on his Ssek Public Confidene We strive for full publicity regarding our work. Ve believe the people have a right to know what we are doing and why we are doing it to know how much money we take in and how w spend it. Every cent we pay for taxes, wages, materials or other expenses, comes out of the revenue received from the people, and we think they should know the truth about our business. Our accounts are kept according to the best known methods, so the public at any time may know, through their governing bodies, how we are conducting our business. We atpire to continue t merit reputation for Integrity, courtesy and absolute fairness In all our dealing. Constructive criticism of our policies or practices I welcomed. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE to beat. Cronln mi one and with tears In his e es Did all he rould to apologise. lioiiitKintt i sat there and combed his beard. While the rest of the members muiied and sneered. Greenwuu aqua tied uown In his seat like a clam; ilia cuuiueuaiicu showed be didn't give a d n. So, my uotir friends, catch your tem per in time; If you don't want your home folks to read It lu rhyme. For I'm rig m up iu trout where npih lu' gets by. I'll tell ail tne truth and never will lie. - Charles Durrows, Gage county's new representative, was recemiy handed ine following bouquet by iuo Beatrice Sun: Gage couaty'B new representative, Charles Wesley burrows, while luu youngest member of tho lower biaucu of the Nebraska legislature and a democrat, Is doing pretty nsc.i. I uenrialiy the kid i. .embers are sub ject to a great deal of kidding tiuai 'tne older members who have seiveu time in the legislature, but burrow to lur has steered clear of this and bids fair to be one of the live wins buioro tho session is over. ui course Mr. burrows has not the commanding appearance, the How oi oratory or I ho gift of song which charactei ized the man who two ye. us . ago UiRil tuo ciiair now tilled by Mr. in.rott, but there is yet time tor ! him to develop aim thero Is every in dication that Gage county will have a good representative iu the "Gcntie- i m.fti lrom Gage." I Mr. buriows would like to have 1 the railroads shove a few cars ontu ; t he sidetrack in his homo town of Adams. With that end In view-he ! today introduced a bill which If It ' becomes a law, will force tho roads I to pay $1 u day lor the first day, $2 in day for the second day, $3 a day i for tho third day, 5 a day for the t'ourtu and cacti succeeding day uf I ter cars have been ordered und after 24 hours have elapsed, and the cars do not bhow up. Nebraska women will be allowed j to vote at all elections except for I state constitutional ollicers, if Rep ' resentative Norton's limited suffrage 'bill passes the Senate. It passed the j House the last of tho week with scarcely a dissenting vote. If the bill becomes a law it will allow wo.u en to vote for president, for county and municipal ollicers. It would re quire a constitutional amendment to allow them to vote for state ollicers. The Lincoln Daily Star of Febru ary 3 had the following to say re garding Representative Lloyd Thom as of Alliance: Representative Lloyd Thomas of box untie county, who never misses an opportunity to boost for his sec tion of Nebraska, has gone Messrs. Taylor, Stuhr and Dorsey one betier in their capital removal project, by proposing that the seat of govern ment be located at Alliance. Tin better to advertise the advantages of that city, Mr. Thomas had posted up in the rear of the house chamber a his; map of the state, with a heavy blue circle around Alliance and the following Inscription pasted in one corner: An Ideal liocation for tho State Cap itol "On this map you will And indi cated Alliance, the biggest little cily in Nebraska, located at an altitude COMPANY mill oiiiii.imIhU" i -Ing could be erected In ihe i i l.lle the broad plain whirl. ilt t i city. Nearby are the potash lakes--Nebrsska's newe t .' leen -try. The state could crea".- a mon opoly on those mt I tuoriby derive tho Income which u li !. . care for future expenses If Doc lloffmelster Is allowed to continue to head the employment committee and to care for new hog birns ami other appropriations Hex Butte and Sheridan county poin'009 could be set-red t all three mcala each day 1 roc i,f chui lt ' .1 " legislators, thereby reducing their expenses. The nights there in the summertime are Always cool as they are In Lincoln at the present time (s are tho days also), by holding the sessions of the legislature In the aummer time the members could rest their feet on their polished oaken desks and al low the cooling breer.eB from off Tlno Kid go and over the short grasB coun try to play through their golden locks, a la George Greenwnlt. The t trh string Is always handy for tho visitor at Alliance; Welcome, strang er, welcome. LLOYD C. THOMAS. REAL ESfATE TRANS i Itccord of (lia .es in lnul Titles in llox ll.itte County as Made by J. D. limerick J.D. Enierick of this city, bonded abstracter, In his report of real es tate transfers for the past two and a hail months made this week for the iieiulo, records a totnl of 84 trans lers. The largest transaction re corded In point of dollars as shown w.m the mile ol tho east half of the went half of section 31 and the south half of section 33, township 26, range IS, by Robert It. Logan to D. K. 1. idler, the consideration being given as 1 10,000. Thero aro many languid fn.ni $l,oo0 to $0,000, while the price paid in a number of In ula nccs is set forth as $1. Following lJ tho report of recent real estate transfers as made by J. 1). Kitierick, bonded abstracter, for the Herald: Clarence Jennison to Frank Ab ogg, NE'.i 35-28-17 $900 Kohl. II. dimmer to O. O. Buck, SEi 2 9-25-11 4000 Alvin M. Miller to Bert Mart, Mi'.i 1-2i-5u t . . . 1 Lewis II. Highland to Joo Beg an, Lot 4, block 2, .First addi tion to Alliance 3150 John Anderson to Harry II. Fierce, Lots 7, 8. 9, 10, 11 nnd 12, block 17, and lots 8 an I !', block 8, ll'iiiiilglold, 1750 A. W. Porter to Carl I. Hueke, iNIi'i 35-27-51 . ." 1 D.inil Fitzpntrick to Nettie M. Campbell, Lot 5, block 6, or iginal "town, now city, AIM- -mice 3150 J oh it W. DomildHon et al to Jos eph Nerud, SH'i 31-21-52 .. N. 1'. I led L'e, Jr., to Mabel Young, lot 118, Belmont, ad dition to A 1 1 1 .1 lie i N. 1'. Dodge, Jr.. to R. C. Young, lots 11 'J and 150, Belmont ad dition to Alliance 800 3 0.-, Paul uKse to Guslave Lefller, SV2 or SWVi and S',4 of SE',4 23-27-52 1500 Lesley 10. SUufl'cr to Hoy O. llo ycr, sill c. 2. 1-2. 5-51 5500 Charles E. tlershman to George A. Reid, loi 5, block L, Sher idan addition to Alliance 1 i Mary A. Zobel to John Ditsch, ! NKVi nnd SIC 14 of 31-26-48, 6400 ' Joseph Miller to Vlncenc Sokel, NVi S !:. 23, and N i SEVi and N'i SWVi 24-27-52 ... 1440 Archie Gregory to Susie H. Hughes, lot 3, block 6, Wy oming addition to Alliance ... 1 V. S. Uidge.ll 10 Hello M. Thom as, lot 7, block L, Nebraska addition to Alliance 2600 The Methodist Episcopal ChuTch of llemingford to George Walker, lot 13, block 27, town of llemingford 600 Mary E. Dilling to James C. Al exander, tract 8, Duncan's North Side residence tracts... 500 I uiin J imiiiUJii t'l ui iu v-ursier C imams, ft w ' zu-i'b-s, luoo Juinata M. Wilson to Harold D. Judd, lot 16, block 19. orig inal town, now city. Alliance, 700 Harold U. Judd to Wm. James and Homer Wilson, lot 16, block 1!, original town, now cily, of Alliance 110" Frank Abegg to James Watson, NE',i- 3 5-2 8-17 100o Margaret Curry to W. II. Rol and, NE4 23-26-50 2200 William L. Clark to David E. Rost, NWV4 9-27-49 5600 C. M. Cox, sheriff, to W. W. Norton, E NW4 und lots 1 and 2 31-24-48, Sheriff's Deed. Frank J. King to Franklin A. Hlark, NEVi 26-28-50 1200 L. M. Kennedy to Lewis II. Highiaud, lot 10, block L. Ne braska addition, Alliance. 462.50 Henry liroich to Ellert Freese, sou ill 32 feet lot 15, block 9. original town 2375 Ellen R. Dane to Howard E. Reddish, lots 8 and 9, block 25, original town, Alliance . 1000 Clyde Wbelan to William Holl Inrake, lots 7, 8, 9 and 10, In block 7, original town llem ingford, Nebraska 2300 s . a 3 i s 5 mm .mmi U 5 0f S " I t 'i iV a E g. o is o l-U 10UU iv li.lti to Lous P. Lb Riv iere, lot 3, block "O", Sherl Oiin addition to Alliance .... 300 llattlo E. Sherwood to Mr. No ra Gelger, lot 3 and of . .v unit h i'i, oilglnal town of llemingford 1 Henry Von Uargcn to Matilda Ar strong, lots 10, 11 and 12 In block 34, original town of llemingford, Nebraska 240 Sylvester F. Wilson to James l'lanansky, lota 3 and 4 and KM SWU 7-27-51 1200 N. V. Dodge, Jr., to O. E. Mor rison, lota 94, 95, 96 and 97 in Uelmont addition to Alli ance 370 Mark Graves to Joseph A. Rel ntan, SEV4 15-27-4 8 10 Mrs. Nora Gelger to Russell C. Miller, N Mi lot 3 and SV4 lot 2, block 33, original town of llemingford 150 William Wllken to W. L. Clark, NWVi 9-27-49 6600 W. W. Norton to E. L. Ilurr, lots 1, 2, 3, 4 nnd 5 In tract 39, In Duncan's second addi tion to Duncan's north ride residence tracts 3000 Laiuile J. Itrown to J. S. Dan iels. SW"4 25-25-50 1 Harvey J. Ellis to S. II. Wright, lot G, subdivision of lot 2, County addition to Alliance, llox Ilutto county, Nebr. ... 1600 nernnrd I'uetz.e to Phillip Pitts, NMt ,SWi sec. 3, NE Vi and . . "4 SEU 4-28-49 2500 Patrick II. Dillon to Thomas A. Dillon et al. SW'U sec. 11 and SEU 10-26-48 3200 Sarah J. Neeland to Zella Mor anville, lot 10, south 25 ft. lot 11, block 25, town of llem ingford 12C Occidental - Iluilding and Loan Association to Fred Helling, lot 2 nnd 3, In block 9 In first addition to Alliance 1 R. U. Ilannister to C. L. Wal dow. WVi SE'i 30-25-50 ... 10 Isaac Rockey to H. '. Johnson, lots 8 and 9. block 19, orig inal town llemingford . . . . v. . , 1 Rolle M. Enyenrt to the Method ist Episcopal church, lleming ford. a part of lots 13. 14 and 15, block 18. llemingford ... 110 N. P. Dodge, Jr., to Viola M. Hacker, lots 56 and 5,7, Uel mont addition to Alliance .. '290 Matilda Armstrong to tho Meth o.st Episcopal Church, llem ingford, a part of lots 13, 14 15, block 18, llemingford ... 110 Frank E. Reddish to Charles A. Whaley, north half of lot 3, block 12, Second County ad dition to Alliance C50 Henry Sloan to Edward Doyle, ' lot 5, In block 8, First addi tion to Alliance 25 Myron E. Cob man to Alta M. Ilasye, lot 3, block 3, Second News of rue Railroads and of Railroad Men Vlcevpresldent II. E. Hrynn, Gener al Manager Holdredgo and Mr. Roope, IJurlingloii railroad olliclals were in the city last week. They planned on leaving here ti complete their ten days tour on the lines wotd, going to Billings over the Sheridan route and returning over tho central Wyoming lines through the oil country, and go ing from Guernsey to Denver. How ever, the weather became so severe and lt looks like the special would be delayed and many Inconveniences ex perienced, so the special train was abandoned here. Vice-president Ilry ani went to Denver, General Manager 11 old red L'e to Sheridan and Mr. Koope to Lincoln. Tho tour as planned was a regular Inspection trip, during which inspec tion of thiitcondition of the proiperty, new work under way and work to be done was planned. The party in spected terminal properties at Oma ha, looked over the site at Gibson which lies Just been purchased for ft new million dolltr elevator, and In spected the terminal yards Bt Lincoln wher some double track is expected to be laid this coming year, before reaching Allinace. No great amount of Improvement work is expected to be done on thV Alliance division this year. This di vision, according to Superintendent William Weldenhamer of this cily, is in very good shape at this time. R. C. Hoad, conductor, and Mrs. Iloag went to Omaha Sunday for a short vbilt. 'J. W. Burke, conductor, and R. E. Mathres, brakeman, were slightly in jured Friday night. Iu the upper end of the yards the train broke, the way car being Jammed Into tho front end. Both Burke und Mathers were In the rupilo, Mathres being thrown through the window. The Burlington here has received a new 150 ton wrecker. The old wrecker was taken to Havelock by James Dorby. The old wrecker will be remodeled and repaired and will when finished bo used on tho Sheri dan division. The wrecker from the Sheridan division will be used out of Casper. Trainmaster Johnson has received word that hla son-in-law, D. I. Bag nell of Creator;. Iowa, was Injured while -on his way to the wreck near Cromwell, Iowa, Saturday. It la un derstood Mr. Bagnell's stands a good chance for recovery. J. R. Brady, brakeman, is back from his visit to Omaha. G. W. Emery, brakeman, has been on the sick list the past week. A. J. Welch, dispatcher, for the past two weeks has been off duty on account of 111 health. He is thinking seriously of going south to spend the remainder of the winter. II. E. Dunn, brakeman, is enjoying t'l, O 4 O WW John II. Cunningham to W. W. Norton, NE4 31-24-48 ... lSOfr Newman O. Wells to Clarence O. Rosenberger, all SE4 13-27-60 2100 Froda 8. Ray to Edward Tatro, part of block 10, Second co. addition to Alliance .... 3080.7S II. A. Lawrence to S. 11. Wright, lot 6, block 3, Hitchcock, Hills and Snedeker's addition to Alliance 60S) Henry W. Ilahrs to Win. Depen dehner, NW 19-25-47 ... 4809 Emma Rumbaugh to Charles F. Sulzbnck, SW4 35-28-47 .. 120O W. C. Fisher to Fred Brown. NE14 25-26-61 2819 William Rust, Sr., to Edw. E. Lawrence, lot 37, County ad dition to Alliance 1669 Math J. Puraye to Martin J). Healy, NE4 sec. 11-24-51 . 1600 Ralph V. Cox to Iloyd P. Gam bill, lot 2, block 5, Wyoming addition to AlHance 230 William II. Rust. Sr.. to E. W. Purlnton, 8W4 6-25-47 ... 480ft Allle J. Mnrlatt to Carl L. Mod Isett, SW4 30-27-47 2000 Edward W. Uonsull to Edward M. Llebleln, NW!i 24,25-51, 730.3T Edward C. Wltham to Arab L. Hung.) ford, lots 3 nnd 4 of see. 7, lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, and E'4j NW4 sec. 18. and lota 1 and 2 of sec. 19, 26-4 8 ... 6009 Fred Crawford to John Lenzen, SE',i 28-2 5-51 800 Thomas J. O'Keefe to A. C. Mullock, Wi NEU 12-26-60 . 1 Dan VV. Hughes to Frank A. Clark, Nty trHCt 17 nnd N',i tract 18, In Duncan's north side residence tracts ...... 2000 Pearl M. Loomls to Edna J. Benedict , lot 9, block L, in Nebraska addition to Alliance- . 1 Robert IJ. Logan to D. R. Eich er, Eft W3 34, S'i 33-26-48 10000 William W. Norton to Orion F. Herbaugh, lot 4, block W, Sheridan addition 1 Fllzna Sutton to Wllliajn J. Sit ton, lot 10, block 8, First ad dition . . l L. C. Reed to Amy H. Work man, . S',4 3-21-19 1550 Lena Ilauer, guardian, to James 11. Johnston, lots 3 and 4, S',i NWi and SWVi 4-25-47 .. 3520 Lena Ilauer to Jntmvi IJ. John ston, lots 3 nnd 4, and S'i NW'4 and RWi of 4-25-17 ... 1 N. P. Dodge, Jr., to Mary May oue, lot 21 In lielinont addi tion to Alliance Ho A. Diebolt. Jr., to A. C. Mullock, NWV4 4-26-49 2S0O George J. Hand to Annio E. Duncan, lot 6, block 2, first' addition to Alllanco 5,000 Mel v in C. Davis to Orvnl Case t al, EV, NW',i 11-26-51.-. 725 a two weeks visit with relatives at Qulncy, 111. v -... O. E. Williams, yardmnster, Is en joying a two rpenl n couple" of weeks at St. Joseph, Mo., returned hut week. F. Ihmnn and R. D. Cookofsy, brakemen, returned to their homes at Lincoln flu May, having resigned their positions here. S. E. Gearheart, switchman, has re signed and gone to his homo. W. B. Landers, brakeman. Is again on duty nfter a layoff on occount of Illness. O. B. Adklns, brakeman, left Thursday for Grand Island for a vis it with relatives. SAYS GKI1MANV WILL NOT HACK DOWN Copenhagen, Feb. 7 (Via LondonJ It in nftlelallv ntntrxl Ih-.t 1 . mr,n xr Gerard, the Amtrl.nn n mtu. uu.j. Germany, will not be allowr I (J. leave Berlin until in Cerman inrcrntnnt Is satisfied- off to the trn:i Impnl .At. -"v tint von "Betnirtorff; tho rotirinr' . (linittJl AnLfraxsatior bv the A?i: rW ; goVrry . ; v-' a'L Berlin. In fctj. interview frbtL- - Norwegian i TtIiiIi id. ar. 7x out here lib th l)vnr, cy. Dr. Karl Helfierleu. ntTfi the Interior, said: "Wp consitf . V marine warfare to bo an juTam vi duui Hl Wilr aflU f . - breaking oner and for all Dritlnh tyT wn n . .. . , 1, Y 1 I . . . a. V iai.ii uii vim Ht'Mti. ii in irue mai y' neutmis will havo to suffer In some respects from the submarine war, but do not they suffer already? You can be Bute that the difficulties caused to your country by our sub marine war will be little compared with those caused by Great Brit ain. "There is no wny back for us. We shall go on the way which we have chosen to the end and we are con vinced that later neutrals will b thankful to ua.'i "IMPEItlLH LIYKS OF BRAZILIANS" Rio Janeiro. Brazil has sent, or is ready to send Germany, a formal note, protesting her violation of the International conrentlons. in her sub marining policy, declaring that such action "imperils tho livw. of Brazil ians and Is a blow to Brazilian inter ests." MXKIC NEW YORK SPITFIV- I NO TO 4VAK ZONK New York. The liner New York Is speeding toward the war zone. The liners Baltic and Asiatic are danger ously near the war zono. Many smaller ships are enroute toward the danger tone, carrying contraband suppltea. V r