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TheAlliance Herald Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska 12 1 S ii'n READ BY EVr . NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS OF ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OFFICIAL NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSO CIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEDRASICA.KKDKUAKY 15, 1917 NUMBER 11 CARNEGIE MEDAL MAN IN 'ALLIANCE II. J. C. Maker, 2M Year Old Young Man Saved Mini's Life in Blizzard TO JOIN Til 10 IMOUULAll AKMY Was Sergeant-Major In 2nd Montana Volunteers Returned from Border In December H. J. C. Baker, twenty-ehree years old, and the owner of a Carnegie hero medal has been In the city this week. He arrived Monday from Chadron where he had been employed for some nine weeks for Q. A. Dirdsall. Mr. Baker was on the Mexican bor der as a sergeant major in the sec ond Montana regiment. The regi ment was returned to Billings, Mon tana on December 3rd. Immediate ly upon arriving In Alliance Mr. Ba ker asked to bo directed to the re cruiting station for the regular army, and on being directed to the station, located at the Burlington hotel, im mediately went there and expressed his intention to Corporal Booth, in charge, of joining the regular army, tiiven $2,oW Additional It was shortly after his return to Billings that the incident occurred in which Mr. Baker proved himself a hero and a man of unusual endur ance. For the saving of a man's life In a blizzard. Mr. Baker has received $2,000 in addition to the Carnegie hero medal. Thfc story of the rescue appeared In a Sheridan paper and is as fol lows: Li. C. Reno, a resident of Lemons, South Dakota, who is employed by the Boyd Needle company of Chicago as a traveling salesman, is In a seri ous condition in a hotel In Buffalo, as a result of having both hands and feet frozen when he became lost in a blinding blizzard while traveling from Buffalo to Gillette Friday in company with II. C. J. Baker of Lexington, Kentucky. Baker escap ed with the freezing of the tips of his fingers. Reno has a good chance, to recover according to the statement of his physician. Dr. W. B. Lewis, of Buffalo.' Traveling in Auto The two men were enroute from Billings to Ueno's home in South Dakota in an automobile. They left Buffalo Thursday afternoon and spent the night at Kingsberry-Todd ranch on Powder river. They left that ranch the next morning and had gone about seven miles wheu the car broke down and they decided to leave it and return to the ranch on foot. There was a blinding blizzard raging and they became lost. They wandered all day and toward evening Reno became exhausted and Baker carried him for a distance of two mllea when he became nearly ex hausted and was forced to abandon his companion. Urging Reno, who was then deliri ous to remain where he was. Baker continued to travel In an effort to And help. Finally he became so be numbed with the cold that he was unable to walk. It was then dark and the storm had ceased to some extent and he saw a light in the distance. He crawled for half a mile and came to the home of Miss Heath, a homestead er. After he had revived sufficiently to travel, they hitched up a team and started out to find Reno. Searched Several Hours When they reached the place where he had been, they found that ho had disappeared and after searching for several hours were finally forced to abandon the search until the next morning. At daylight they again be gan hunting for the lost man and at 10 o'clock they found him in an un conscious condition nearly a mile from the spot where ho had been left by Baker. , He was taken to Miss Heath's home where he was kept until the ar rival of Dr. Lewi. Both Baker and Miss Heath are trained nurses and for that reason they were able to give the man excellent firsa aid attention to which probably owes his life. He did not regain consciousness until Sunday morning. Dr. Lewis stated that unless pneu monia resulted from exposure, Reno would recover. Baker met Reno in Billings and de cided to make the trip overland with him to his Lome in South Dak. Mr. Baker informs us that Mr. Reno has recovered and is at his home in Lemons, So. Dak. THK OFFICIAL WF.F.KLY . WF.ATIIKU lUJ'OKT The meteorological record or re port of F. W. Hicks, Alliance official observer for the weather bureau. United States Department of Agri culture, for the week ending Wed nesday, February 14, is as follows: Set Feb. Max. Mln. Max. Wind Day 8 45 26 - 29 NW Clear 9 52 22 36 NW Clear 10 39 22 26 NK Clear 11 46 18 35 SR Clear 12 54 19 46 N Clear 13 46 24 34 NK Clear 14 44 11 31 W Clear AH Alliance Asked to Join Patriotic Chorus Febr. 25th Wanta know how to sing "The Star Spangled Banner," "Columbia, the Ueiu ot the Ocean" and other of your country u bougs? This is the time to sing 'em, and here is your chance to learu 'em. Every man, woman and child in Alliance is invited to attend the con cert to bo given under the auspices of the Alliance band on the after noon of Sunday, February 25, and to Join the community chorus in the singing of patriotic songs. The Wo man's Choral Club of Alliance will make its first appearance at this pro gram. The concert and community sing ing Sunday afternoon made such a hit that the idea is to bo continued. The community chorus is trying to encourage community singing and Judging from the way community singing was received here Sunday It is going to develop into a big thing. The day is coming when everyone will be able to stand up and sing "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America." You wouldn't want to be the only one who couldn't do it, would you? The concert given by the Alllanco Band Sunday afternoon at the Im perial theatre was attended by a crowd that filled the theatre. Tho program was excellent. The .ueloc tlon "II Trovatore" was rendered in an exceptionally pleasing manner by the band. Miss Burnett pleased all with her singing and Prof. Uniacke was compelled to respond with en cores, his violin selections being ex ceptionally well received. Chorus choirs from the various churches were scattered about the theatre to aid in the community singing. Miss Burnett is responsible in a large measure for Jho success of the com munity singing, having made prac tically all arrangements for it. WILL INSTALL 'MUCH NEW GABLE HERE Tvlchoiie loinnany to SH.iid Con siderable bum Improving Serv ice lu and Out of Allianco The Nebraska Telephone Company contemplates the spending of consid erable money for improvements in Alliance this coming year, according to information received from P. D. Gleason, manager of the Alliance ex chante for that company. It is planned to install 5,100 feet or more of new cable for the service In Alliance. These cables will range in size from those containing twenty five pairs of wires to those contain ing fifty and 100 pairs. Each pair of wires will accomodate one private line or a party line with two sub scribers. The plan to be followed is in keeping with the plan of a year ago when the cotrpany put in a con siderable amount of new cable. Itebulld Toll Line In addition to the work to be done here in Alliance the company will rebuild the toll Hue from Alliance to Sidney. This will give them a new circuit and this with that now in operation will make it possible for three people to talk out or Alliance at one time one to Denver, one to Omaha, and one to Cheyenne. The line to Sidney connects with the North Platte line. Alliance will then have two lines to Sidney and I wo to Crawford. Talk Anywhere Manager (Jlenson states that when the line to Sidney 1b rebuilt Alliance will have a toll service second to none, and patrons may talk any where In the United States. Recent ly Mr. Whaley of the Imperial or chestra had occasion to talk with his wife, who was at Plaindealing. La. He statfH that he could hear his wife as plainly as though she were here In Alliance talking. The improvements will ;et a doz en or more men here all summer, with the result that Alliance will be additionally benefitted to the degree that they spend their money here. IMtOl'T IS NOW AT TIIFJU CASPKH STORE B. T. Prout. a representative of the Alliance store of the Haddorff Music House, has been sent to Cas per, Wyo., to take charge of the store there for a few weeks. He will probably remain In Casper some six weeks. T. M. Hampe, manager of the Alliance store as well as other Haddorff stores In the west, return ed from Casper this morning, having accompanied Mr. Prout there. Mrs. Prout and the children will remain In Alliance, unless Mr. Prout Is sta tioned there permanently. Mr. Prout has been with the local store since July. OPENS ri'ToliOKF.D HA Kill :il SHOP HERE J. O. Minor has opened a colored barber shop on Box Buite avenue next d oor to the Simmons Oriental Store. Rev. T. J. B. Barclay Is the barber. The opening of this barber chop provides a means whereby the colored gentlemen of Alliance may get a shave and haircut whenever they choose. MUST INSPECT DAIRY COWS Mayor Sots February 21 as limit of Time for Iiihh lion of All Dairy Herds WILL AlUtDST ALL VIOLATOR To Appoint Veterinary to Inspect Stables and Hams - Must Keep Cows Clean After Wednesday, February 21, all individuals or concerns selling milk within the city limits of Alliance who cannot produce a license will be ar rested and prosecuted under the city ordinance requiring milk dealers to have licenses. A license cannot be secured unless the cows producing the milk have been inspected and found healthy. Must Have License At the meeting of the city council held Tuesday night Dairyman Powell appeared and asked concerning the ordinance and asked when it would be In force. The mayor set Feb. 21, as the date ond ordered the police de partment to arrest all dealers, no matter who they are or what excuse they might offer, if they could not produce a license by that time. It was stated that some dealers had laughed at the ordinance and the ma yor proposes to show them that they will "get" what is coming to them unless they comply with the ordin ance. More than that the police are Instructed to follow up all arrests and If they do not comply with the ordinance then, to arrest them and continue It until they do as request ed. Choice of Two Things The result of this action means that dairymen aro going to either have to supply pure milk or get out of the busines. The people have a right to know the milk they buy comes from healthy cows kept In a sanitary stable, and the mayor pro poses to see that this is the condition. At the next meeting of the council a veternary will be appointed to levs tleate conditions and examine the cows. As It Is now veternarles rtviy examine the cows but there Is ro one to Investigate the conditions o' the places where the cows aro kept. Clean sanitary stables go a long way to keep cows healthy the same nn ron tary home and envlrement reduces the amount of slcknes. And the Boy Cried, "Wolf, Wolf" (By Lloyd Thomas) The Honorable B. S. Sallows, in llic editorial columns of the Alliance Times of February 9th, printed what was intend ed to be a denunciation of tho writer because of the introduc tion of House lioll No. 226 in the Nebraska legislature. Ordin arily we do not feel like paying attention to the frothy out pourings of the gentleman from Hot Springs for he has en deavored to fool the people of western Nebraska so long that his editorials are harmless and usually help the person whom he endeavors to hurt witness the last election. The B. S. gentleman goes at great length in endeavoring to make it appear that the writer has introduced a bill which will lilch much money from the pockets of the people and which will put it into my pockets. For the information of those in terested 1 wish to state that House Koll No. 226 was drawn up by the legislative committee of the Nebraska Press Association, whose circulation statement (undated) the gentleman recently printed in the Times, and that it was introduced by the writer at the request of this committee. If this can be called "one man" legislation then 1 am glad to be found guilty. This leg islative committee represents n large majority of the newspa pers over the state of Nebraska. If the Times editor, with his undated circulation statements, false ownership affidavits, and blackmailing tendencies, wishes to put himself and his judg ment up against that of the boys over the state, he is welcome to go to it as hard as his unlimited gall and nerve will permit. I am of the opinion that the gentleman picked lire wrong bunch of sour grapes this trip. House JIoll No. 226 was introduced in the House and read the lirst time on January 22, 1917. It proposes to amend the section of the Nebraska statutes relating to newspaper sub scriptions. The bill reads as follows: (The blackface words are the ones which would be stricken out if the bill becomes a law) "lie it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska: "Section 1. That Section 5514, Ke vised Statutes for 1913. is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 5514. No person in this state shall be compelled to pay for any newspaper, magazine or other publication which shall be mailed or sent to him without his having subscribed for, or ordered, the same, or which shall be mailed or sent to him after the time of his subscription or order therefor has ex pired, notwithstanding that he may have received the same. "Sec. 2. That section 5514, Revised Statutes for 1913, is hereby repealed." I am indeed glad to be able to say that 1 am not answera ble to the editor of the Alliance Times for m-y actions during the present s ssion of the legislature and that 1 am at Lincoln to represent the citizens of Box Butte and Sheridan counties. I am not ashamed of my record and feel that ho far I have "made good" and will continue to do so during the balance of the session. LLOYD C. THOMAS. ALLIANCE TO PAVESTREETS Council Grants Iteqtipst of Commer rial Club as to Preliminary Steps Necessary CONKKK WITH CITY ATTORNEY To lHMcrmlne What Streets Should He Paved before Going Ahead with the Proposition The preliminary move necessary for the putting In of pavement in Alliance has been made. Secretary Bushn 'Ml of the Commercial Club ap peared before the city council In ses sion Tuesday night and on behalf of tho Commercial Club asked the coun cil to Instruct the city attorney to confer with the secretary of the Commercial Club and the board of directors of the club with the view of determining Just what territory should be Included In a paving dis trict. This was granted. New raving District When It Is determined Just what streets should be paved tho council will be asked to pass a resolution forming paving district No. 2. It will be ninety days at the least be fore any actual work could be start ed as the law requires certain pro cedures that will take that long to be completed. Favor Asphaltlc Concrete Secretary Bushnell has been con ducting an extensive investigation and appeared before the council Tuesday evening with almost unlim ited information. He has letters from practically every city or town in Nebraska that has paving, Includ ing towns larger and smaller than Alliance. These letters are from persons In authority and contain much information that will prove of value. He also has Information per taining to the different kinds of pavement and also as to their cost. It is stated that asphaltlc concrete seems to be the most desirable for the paving -to be Installed in Alli ance. liusinens Section Flrttt The present plan Is to pave the re.Mn streets of the business section Insofar as advisable. There are many owners of property on resident Ftree? who would like to see the streets on which they live paved. However, there is no Intention of forcing paving on anyone. If own ers of residence properties desire (Continued on page 12) Paraded the Depot Platform with Legs Wrapped in $20 Bills Wow, but It was some sight. The men the horrid things Just looked and looked. And the women, well, they would look the other way If they could but they couldn't. Just Imagine this If you can: No. 43 came Bteaming and puffing Into the station Sunday afternoon about 1:35. The station platform was filled with people. A lady a neat little lady tho exemplification of coiuelineBs came down the steps from one of the coaches. Oh, yes, she was attractive. Her dress was a pretty one as far as It went, but It only came Just a wee, tiny bit below her knees. Those on the platform noticed two beautifully-shaped lower limbs. The ankle was most dainty, the foot was small, and those afore mentioned limbs were covered from the gaze ot the outside world by a pair of the sheerest of sheer silk hosiery. Nothing out of tho ordin ary in that, you Bay. Huh, but lis ten: The lady proceeded to parade the depot plat form. As she came near er there appeared to be something strange about those limbs. Yes, it was true tliero wore little gold col ored specks combining themselves into a polka-dot effect. A closer In specliou showed that tho specks were twenty-dollar bills folded once. Oh, yes, it was some show. Chief of Police JefTers was there. When asked about it he said: "Yes, and all we could do was look." When It became time for No. 43 to Ftart on its Journey up Billings way, the little lady with the sheer Bilk hose and the original First National Bank hoped up the steps, turned her baby stare onto the gazing thronr;, and after sizing up the crowd once more, tripped lightly into the coach to go Bomewhere. POTATO GROWERS MAY MEET HERE State Potato Grower' Association to He Formed in April under Aus pice of the University The University of Nebraska is making an effort to organize a state potato growers association. The or ganization is expected to be perfect ed In the near future. Preliminary plans are said to hnve been made and the preliminary work, necessary to the work of organization, has been started. It is probable that the meeting will be held some time in April. Secretary Bushnell of the -Alliance Commercial Club, immediately on learning that such an association was contemplated, Btarted to work to secure this meeting for Alliance. The club has taken the matter up with some of those very much interested In the movement and It is believed Alliance stands a very good chance of getting the meeting. Should be Held Here There is every reason why such a meeting should be held In this city. Alliance Is In the very heart of the moat opulent potato growing region of Nebraska. Box Butte county, of which Alliance Is the county seat, is recognized by the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture as the banner potato county of the state. Other counties near Box Butte find potato raising one of the big factors in farming. Sheridan county is a close second to Box Butte. If the meeting at which the organ ization is perfected is held here It will be possible for large numbers of real potato grewers to attend. If the meeting Is held at Lincoln or some other point In eastern Nebras ka, It will work a hardship on the great majority of potato growers in this section, and many will not be able to attend. In view of the fact that the organization Is to be com posed of potato growers and conduct ed for their benefit. It would seem that the more actual big potato growers who could be In attendance, the greater would be the efficiency of the organization. While nothing definite Is known at this time Sec retary Bushnell states that he feels that those In charge will give Alli ance much consideration. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Higgins (Miss Lillian Wilkinson), who were re cently married In Alliance, returned Thursday from their honeymoon tour In California. They left Thurs day noon for their home near Beat rice. NAUGHTY. NAUGHTY YOU TOOK Tin: HOOK The Herald wouldn't mention it only for the fact that our esteemed romp down the street la always yelp ing that original stuff. Last week tho Herald ou Thursday said the sore of the basketball game between tha 4A's of Aliancie and the Sidney team was 36 to 4 2 in favor of Sid ney. The Herald was In error it should have been 36 to 24 In favor of Sidney. And the Times of Fri day copied It and said the score was 36 to 42. Peotde that live In glass houses shouldn't take a bath. DENTISTS IN SESSIbM HERE Western Branch of Nebraska Stat Dental Association Organized In Alllanco Yesterday IIK1 IIANQUI7T IIFJJ LAST NIGHT Two Local ItonUsta F.lected as Offic ers -Well-known Authorities Attended Meetings A western branch of the Nebraska State Dental Association was organ Ized and tho organization perfected at meetings held in this city yester day. There were some twenty of the most prominent dentists of this section of the country in attendance. The dentists came from all over western Nebraska and it is stated that yesterday's meetings saw one of the most representative bunches of dentists from this section that has ever been gathered together. All F.nthtislastlc Dr. King, secretary xt the state as sociation, who lives at Omaha, was In attendance and was In charge of the work of organizing the western branch. All present were very en thusiastic over the proposition and all stated it as their opinion that the association would be a great factor In welfare work for the dentists and In bringing about a closer fellowship between the members of tho profes sion practicing in this section. The meetings were held in tho district court room at the Box Butte county court house. To Benefit Profession Dr. Kintr stattwl flint thorn U'cm belter than four hundred Nebraska dentists who are members of the state association. It is considered one of the Uvest professional organ izations of its kind in the state. The object of the association Is to pro mote high-class practice and afford the members tlin nnnnrtiinitv nf holding and attending clinics and of gathering information from their fel low members by meeting with them and talking over matters of interest to the profession. Three local dent lata, Dr. D. W. Tvler. Dr. J. M. Kenno.lv nnd Dr W. J. Mahaffy, Joined the association wnen It was organized here yester day. Ottlc rH Elected The association elected officers as follows: President, Dr. O. II. Ivlns. Crawford; vice president, Dr. J. M. Kennedy, Alliance; secretary, Dr. C. H. Blackburn, Mitchell; treasurer, Dr. W. J. Mahaffy. Alliance. Banquet at Alliance Hotel Last night the Alliance Commer cial Club tendered the members of the dental profession here for the meeting a banquet which was held In the Grill Boom of Hotel Alliance. There was ait abundance of good food, and an excellent program. Dr. O. 11. Ivans, the newly-elected presi dent, presided as toast master. U. M. . Hampton delivered the address of welcome on b half of the Commer cial Club, the city of Alliance, and the local dentlHts. Dr. Ivans gave the response. Dr. King of Crelgh ton Medical College, Omaha, spoke on '"Organization," and Prof. Can ning of Denver gave an excellent and instructive talk on "Dental Surgery." Dr. Shock of Spade, Nebr.. spoke on the relationship of the dental profes sion to that of the' medical profes sion. I Van Stjirbiick Here The speaker of the evening ' was Dr. A. W. Starbuck, dean of Colo rado Dental College, Denver, Colo. He is rated ih one of the foremost men in his profession and the oppor tunity to hear him was welcomed by all dentists in attendance. Dr. Star huck. who is an authority, gave an illustrated lecture on tbe very latest thing in dentistry, known as "dental radioeniphy." Vaudeville Program Ml-xs K:i'lierine Kniest pleased with several vocal selections. She Wiis uceumpunli'd on the piano by Miss Hannah Kniest. Th DeWof Trio, a vaudeville team appearing at tho lninnrlnl nrtnnnroil following their performance at the local thea tre, and rave a splendid vaudeville and musical entertainment. General Discussion Following the formal program-the meeting was thrown open for a gen eral discussion of dental matters and the dentists availed themselves of the opportunity afforded to ask ques tions of the other dentists and the professors, and to give their own ideas and experience. 1 evolutions of Thanks Before adjourning the meeting last nU'bt the association passed a resolution thanking the local den tists, the Alliance Commercial Club and all who took part, .for their ef forts and work, which all went to make the meeting or convention such a great success. The next meeting is to be held at Crawford at a time to be set later. There were thirty one in attendance at the banquet held last night at Hotel Alliance. Another feature of the meeting and one which "took" with the den tists was the four extension exhibits provided by four dental supply hous es and which were on display at th afternoon meeting.