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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBHASKA.M AKC1I 1, 1917
NUMBER 13
WOULD REPAIR
OLDCAPITOL
(tialrman of Finance (lommitteo of
Opinion thai C0,000 Would
I'll t Capitol in Shaite.
RKNATK STANDS IIY HOWARD
Senator ALuiih' Building and Iammi
Association Hill Passes Senate
Will Make Tliem Cartful
Lincoln, Feb. 28 Chairman Reis
ehick of the House finance commit
tee, popularly known as "Economy
Reischick", does not favor the erec
tion of a new capitol building for
Nebraska at this time but would
rather see an appropriation of $50.
00 for the purpose of repairing the
old east wing of the present state
house. House Roll 1, introduced by
Richmond of Omaha, would raise the
money for a new building by yearly
levies.
Most of the Omaha delegation are
backing a new capitol at Lincoln, and
there is considerable sentiment
among the members in favor of it.
H the Richmond bill succeeds in
getting thru, it will be because the
expense is to be distributed thru a
stories of yearly levies that will make
it easy to raise the $3,000,000 de
sired. The difficulty of guessing
which will happen, a new building
r a repaired one, lies in the fact that
sentiment is not crystalized in eith
er bouse on the proposition, and
some powerful arguments for a new
building may sway the sentiment
that way.
Aside from the natural disinclina
tion of members to order so large an
expenditure as a new capitol will re
quire, there stands the fact that it
would cost about a million more
right now than in ordinary times.
This is used us an argument to post
pone the building by some of the
members and meet the present exi
gency by a lot of repairs. The floor
en the south side of representative
hall takes a big slant that gives a
perBon a tipped-over sensation when
he walks along there, and this is
sufficient hint that something must
be done.
The question of whether to build
an ornate capitol costing a million or
so In which only the governor and
the supreme court and law library
shall be housed and supply the other
officers with room in a big million
dollar ten or fourteen-story business
building in an outside block nearby
is not much debated. The general
'feeling Is that before anything is
done a commission should take a lot
of time getting architects to submit
designs and ideas, and for this rea
son the repair scheme Is likely to go
thru this legislature. Some contend
that any money spent on repairs is
Just that much wasted.
Although the House has been
working thirty-nine diiys, and eight
weeks of the session are passed, only
four bills have reached the governor
for signature.
Some of the more experienced
members of the house are beginning
to get a little worried about the fate
of some of their measures. The com
mittee have been doing faithful
work, but with nearly 800 bills to
pass upon, this is a gigantic task.
The last two house of the afternoon
and some evenings are put in by
most of the committees. The gen
eral file, however, -is already choked,
and bills that are reported out a
week or two hence will have a dubi
ous future. At least two weeks'
work is already listed for the house
on its calendar, and in that time a
hundred or more other bills will be
coming out. In the meantime bills
that have passed the senate will be
clamoring for committee considera
tion, and this will take time. The
same condition exists in the senate,
as each body is devoting its attention
to getting its own bills out and pass
ed first. The fact that half of the
bills will be killed hi one house or
the other and only about one in six
of the total will get thru the mill
makes the appointment of a sifting
committee a necessity in the near fu
ture, in the house at least, where the
bills number twice those of the sen
ate. A. T. Lunn of Alliance was a wel
come visitor at the capitol building
Friday. He was in Lincoln for the
hearing on freight rates. During his
spare time he paid Fire Commission
er Ridgell a visit and also visited the
House while in session . Jack Mann
of Bridgeport was another visitor
from the western end of the state,
being in Lincoln over Sunday.
Senate File 112 by Adams of
Dawes has passed the Senate. This
hill, according to Senator Adams,
will make building and loan associa
tions more careful in the future in
making promises or contracts which
they afterwards repudiate. He says
It will give patrons the right to sue
in the county in which they live or in
which the cause of action arose. At
the present time the patron must go
to Lincoln or Omaha or siine other
city where the company has its
headquarters, in order to get justice.
(Continued on page 3)
-wx.-'weg arsmtiw
RECEIVES TWO OFFERS
TO PLAY BALL
John King Expects to Remain in Al
liance aiul Open up Rig Mi
llard Parlor, Sew l'laco
John King has received a contract
from the Denver team of the West
ern League, offering him a Job with
the team for this season. The terms
are for six months, at $2.r0 a month.
If he could bo released from the Den
ver club he has an offer from the
Oakland, Calif., club of the Pacific
coast league.
However, Mr. King expects to stay
In Alliance. He is considering build
ing on the site of his present billiard
parlor and opening up a first-class,
fourteen-table billiard parlor. While
he is not certain yet just what ho
will do, if he decides to build, the
work will start early this spring and
will be rushed to completion.
Mr. King is a classy twirler and
if he remains in Alliance will play
with the Alliance nine.
Jack Pendleton will also play with
Alliance this year. In 1913 he
played a part of the season with the
South Bend, Ind., team of the Cen
tral League and in 1914 played with
the Omaha club of the Western
League.
Beatrice wins basket- ,
hall game from a, a. a. a
At the high school gymnasium last
night the Beatrice Busineua College
basketball team won from the four
As of Alliance by a Bcore of 35 to 10
The game in the first half was all in
favor of the Beatrice boys, Alliance
making only one point. In the sec
ond half, however, the local team
held their opponents to nearly at
even score. It is stated that the
Beatrice boys are clean and fast, and
are all stars.
PIONEER MOTHER
GALLEO BEYOND
Funeral of Mrs. Klixa Hicks, Who
Died Monday .Night, to He Held
at lluptlxt Churcli Friday
Mrs. Eliza J. Hicks, one of the'
pioneers of this section of Nebraska,
died at her home in this city, 407
Laramie avenue, Monday night fol
lowing an extended illness from
pneumonia. She was about 7 4 years
of age. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow, Friday, March 2, at 1
o'clock, at the Baptist church, and
burial will be made in tin family lot
in the cemetery here.
Eliza J. Hicks wus born in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1833, and came to Amer
ica with her parents at the age of 11,
locating at Quebec, Canada. A few
years later she moved to the state of
New York, returning somewhat later
to Ontario, Canada, where she was
united in marriage to Norman 11.
Hicks.
Mrs. Hicks was tin- mother of
eight children, three boys and five
girls, all born in Canada and all liv
ing with the exception of one daugh
ter. The children are: Mrs. W. J.
Marsh of Yorbalinda, Calif.; Allen
Hicks of Thermopolis, Wyo.; George
Hicks of Havenna. Nebr.; Mrs. W. J.
Snyder of Uickmond. III.; Mrs. Lulu
Bayless of Kansas City, Mo.; and
Mrs. Edith L. Turcott and John K.
Hicks of Alliance.
Deceased came to Nebraska thirty
six years ago from Canada, locating
in Harlan county at Hold -ege near
Sweetwater. Her people. the Elli
otts, came from New York state a
few years before, and she followed,
coining from her home in Canada.
She was actively associated with the
early history of Nebraska, her home
always being the center of the com
munity activities, the church and
Sunday school meeting being held at
her home. About twenty years ago
she came to Box Butte county and
has niade'this her home ever since.
While she owned the esidence prop
erty in Alliance and reserved a por
tion of the home for her own use,
much of her time during the past ten
years was spent on the ranch eight
een miles southeast of Alliance,
which was operated by her son and
dauKhler, Mrs. Turcott and John
Hicks.
All the children will be here for
the funeral Friday with the excep
tion of Mrs. Snyder. Mrs. Hicks is
also survived by one brother, Allen
Elliott, who is postmaster at Began,
Nebr. Mrs. Hicks retained her fac
ulties almost to the last, and was
very much interested in all the live
questions of the day.
TIIE OFFICIAL
WEEKLY W EAT II EH REPORT
The metrologlcal record or report
of F. W. Hicks. Alliance official ob
server for the Weather Bureau, Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture,
for the week ending Wednesday,
February 28. is a follow.
Feb Max Min Snow Wind Day
22 60 26 N Clear
23 41 , 11 NW Clear
24 55 17 W Clear
2 5 59 37 W Clear
26 53 10 W Clear
27 41 11 W Clear
25 32 15 5 NW It (Tdy
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REORGANIZE
ASSOCIATION
Meeting of Hox Unite Fanners' As
portation Held Saturday at Hox
Butte Court Houso
XOW CALLER FA KM RtRHAU
Meeting Called by Commercial Club
Secretary Results In Sub-coin-mi
t tee of Farm Bureau
At a meeting of the Box Butte
Farmers Association held at the
court house Saturday It was voted to
change the name of the organization
from the Box Butte Farmers' Asso
ciation to the Box Butte Farm Bur
eau. Membership In the Bureau Is
limited to bona tide farmers of Box
Butte county, who sign the constitu
tion and by-laws of the Bureau. The
same constitution and by-laws will
bo followed with the exception that
the word "Bureau" will be substitut
ed for the word "Association." In
addition to this change tho member
ship fee or $5 Is eliminated entirely.
Meet lU'iiiiireiiitMit
The Box Butte County Farm Bur
eau as organized out of the old
Fanners' Association at tho meeting
held Saturday will fulfill all tho re
quirements for continuing the coun
ty agent work as provided in House
Uoll 550 introduced into the state
legislature by Representatives Dal
by of Page county und Thomas of
Box Butte and Sheridan counties.
This bill provides that in counties
where a farm bureau is organized
which has a membership of twenty
five per cent of the farmers of the
county or a total of 250 fanners, the
board of commissioners or supervis
ors of the county shall make an ap
propriation for the local support of
the county agent work. This was
partly provided for in sections 70,
71. 72 of the 1913 revised statutes of
Nebraska, but this did not make it
compulsory with the board. As the
law was it was possible for a county
board, if they wanted to hold out, to
do away entirely with the county
I agent work by refusing to make an
appropriation in compliance with the
' requirements mado by the federal
and state laws as to the giving of
state aid.
Besides taking up tho work of re
organizing at the meeting Saturday,
the regular monthly business was
taken up and attended to.
I Fiinncrs at Dinner
I Several farmers met with tho sec
retary of the Alliance Commercial
Club yesterday noon at the Alliance
hotel at tiie dinner house. A din
ner was served the farmers, who
were in attendance at the invitation
of the Commercial Club. The meet
ing was called to discuss some mat
ters along publicity lines that would
work to the best interests of Box
Butte county. Methods of advert is
j ing that would eventually work a
hardship on the county and be a
roarbuck in fact were condemned.
Seidell at Meeting
There was a general discussion at
'which the various farmers present
gave their opinions. County Agent
F. M. Seidell was in attendance. Af
ter discussing the proposition thor
oughly it was decided that no new
organization was needed, but that
more meetings might be held In the
future, meeting as a sub-committee
of the Box Butte County Farm Bur
eau, the reorganization of the Farm
ers' Association.
The special object of the meeting
was to devise legitimate, upright and
honest means of advertising this
county with the idea of bringing
farmers here who will build perman
ent homes and become substantial
citizens of the community. The
whole subject might be summed up
in the expression, "Good Develop
ment with No Reaction."
Investment in Box Butte County
Doubly Inviting
Farm Management in Hox Butte Co.
Article No. 2
(By F. M. Seidell, County Agent)
Every line of business realizes that
it is dependent upon capital, as well
as labor. - There are many who while
they fully appreciate tho value of la
bor to farming as a business, have
not appreciated the relation of capi
tal to the same busines.
One has but to make an inventory
of the average farm of the torn belt
and he will find In many cases that
it is more than the capital stock of
the bank of the community.
It is true that where farmers are
not provided with working capital in
sufficient amounts and at satisfactory
rates that the industry suffers and as
a result all lines of business are ef
fected. Farm management records
show that farmers on all regions op
erated on limited capital fail to make
the best returns.
At the present land values and at
the prices of food products commonly
marketed from the farms, farm man
KAISER PLOTS
WARjON U, S,
Would I'nlto Mexico and JaMin
against Tills Country Plans
Made to Split Nation
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS PAPERS
Const Port War Plots by Gennaiis
I Ueo vcred W I relews St a tlon
OiK-ratlng Is Found
A German plot to unite Japan and
Mexico in war on the United States
is said by the Associated Press to be
proved by papers In the hands of
1'resldenl Wilson. It Is elated the
kaiser has promised Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico to General Carran
za and that the provisional president
has been told to ask the mikado of
Japan to betray his allies and Join
with Germany and Mexico. It Is
stated that the plan is to split the
nation by invasion. The situation
as foreseen by naval and military ex
perts point to a complete submarine
blockade of the eastern coast, a
blockade of the western coast by the
Japanese ileet, permitting transports
to land millions of JapancBO soldiers
on Mexican soil and transport them
over tho Kansas City, Mexico & Ori
ent railroad to tho United Slates
border. German plans conceive of
them fighting their way against Un
cle Sam's 185,000 men, up through
the Mississippi valley and cutting tho
nation in two. Submarine bases in
Magdalena bay and Mexican gulf, al
ready mentioned in diplomatic nego
tiations, would cut ofT the Panama
canal. The American fleet, compell
ed to guard both coasts, would have
its strength split in two.
The authorities learned yesterday
that a powerful wireless station, the
operators of which transmitted mes
sages in the slow, methodical man
ner typical of the German naval ra
dio service, has been in service at a
point several miles south of Turtle
bay, Lower California.
A copy of Zimmerman's instruc
tions to Von Eckhardy, sent through
Von Bernstorff, is In possession of
the United States government. This
document dated at Berlin January
19, 1917, has been in the hands of
this government since President Wll
son broke oft diplomatic relations
with Germany. Of itself, if there
was no other, It Is considered a suf
ficient answer to the German chan
cellor's plaint that the United States
"brusquely" broke on" relations with
out giving "authentic" reasons for
its actions.
SAYS SI ITS A It 10
j POPULAR THIS YEAH
I For the benefit of tho ladies of Al
liance I wish to state that suits will
be exceedingly popular this spring
and this information is backed by all
of the leading style designators of
the east and the leading market sen
jters of the country. 1 make this
statement because one merchant has
said that suits will not be correct for
spring wear, but it is very evident
jthat the remark was occasioned by
I his shortage of these garments rath
er than by fashion's dictate. Suits
will be more popular tnan ever re
gardless of this misleading informa
tion. A. G. ISAACSON, TIIE FASH
ION SHOP.
STOLE FROM ROOM
MATE I U) l'M OYEK
William White after a hearing be
fore Police Judge Roberts was bound
!over to the district court. He Is
charged with stealing a watch, chain
and money, totaling $73, from Louis
! Ambrose at .the Western hotel during
Tuesday night. The two men were
'occupying the same room.
agement surveys conducted in east
ern and western Nebraska show
that the average farmer in Box Butte
county makes as much for a labor in
come as the eastern Nebraska farmer
and does it in 25 percent less capital.
In time the price of land will Increase
in this county so that this advantage
will not exist. Until that time in
vestment in land in this county is
doubly inviting.
The following table showing the
relation of capital pcrfarni to labor
income, based on the 1914-1915 crop
years and taken from 110 Box Butte
county farme records, will prove most
Interesting to those interested in
farm management work.
Capital No. of Average Itbor
Invested Farms Capital Income
$2,000 to
$12,000 ...30 S.071 $455
$12,001 to
$20,000 . . .35 $ 18.004. . . $601
$20,001 to
$30,000 ...2:...$ 24.098... 761
$30,001 to
$ 17 $ 42.024... 944
FOUR IMPLIlAfEO IN;S
RObBERY OF, INDIAN
Accused Men Out on IVnd Hear
ing to He Held Friday Morn
ing Info re Judge Tush
W. II. Volt, Ed Brennan, Clarence
Morgan and Ed Dillon are tinder ai
rest charged with being mixed up in
a peculiar affair that happened Mon
day night. They are out on $1,000
bonds. Their hearing was to have
been held this morning before Judge
Tash in county court, but a postpone
ment was secured until Friday morn
ing. Ignacio Ribberro, a Banner coun
ty Indian of reputed wealth, claims
to have been robbed of $100 Monday
night, while his companion, Isher by
name, wan robbed of $30. It is
claimed that the men came to Alli
ance with considerable money. In
the afternoon they drank some. Rib
berro alleges that when the saloons
closed they went Into a pool hall and
that when they started out the back
door some one proceeded to beat up
the Indian while another robbed him.
Isher made himself scarce Immedi
ately. He went down the street, to
the bowling alley and ente ed. While
he was standing there Volt, so it is
claimed, and his gang entered and
proceeded to give Isher a beating.
Isher beat it up the srteet when the
door, which had been locked, was fin
ally opened. Ribberro Identified
Volt as the roan who hit him.
ISAACSON CANDIDATE
FOK COUNCILMAN
A. G. Isaacson, owner of Tho
Fashion Shop, haB announced his
candidacy for tho position of coun
cilman from the Third ward and
asks that the voters of that ward
consider his name when they vote at
the coming city election.
"Abe." as his many friends call
him, Is a man well qualified to ban
die the duties of a councilman and
since his residence In the city has al
ways taken a great interest In muni
cipal affairs. He Is a member of the
Alliance fire department, and a gen
uine booster for Alliance, first, last
and all the time.
MARSLAND PEOPLE
V WERE PLEASED
Mid-Winter Chautauqua, Conducted
by Methodist Preacher,
a Success
The inid-wlnter Chautauqua, held
in the M. E. church at Marslaud,
from Sunday, February 18, to Sun
day, February 2 5, was declared by
the people of that town and the sur
rounding country to be a pronounced
success. The program was put on
entirely by western Nebraska talent.
Prior to the last day, Sunday, Feb
ruary 2 5, subjects of a general na
ture were presented as well as some
of a religious character. In addition
to those that were mentioned in The
Herald last week, Rev. Smith of
Crawford spoke Monday evening.
Rev. Calauie of Whitney on Tuesday
evening, and A. S. Enyeart of Box
Butte county Thursday evening.
Differing from the usual Chautau
qua program, the last day was de
voted to the subject of religion and
was designated as a day of spiritual
uplift. Owing to sickness in Alli
ance the "Gospel Team" from this
city was not as large as had been ex
pected. In addition to John W.
Thomas, who had charge of the Sun
day services, I'rof. Rex Truman of
the Alliance high school and John il.
Carroll were there.
The evening service in particular
will long be remembered by those
who were present. The musical part
of the service was conducted by Mr.
Truman in a very pleasing manner.
He also gave an address on "The
Value of An Ideal." Mr. Carroll by
request related his religious experi
ence, giving an uccount of his con
version and telling of his life prior
and subsequent to that event. Fol
lowing his talk, an invitation was
given und seven persons came tor
ward to signify their intention of be
ginning the Christian life.
A. II. S. WON TWO
GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT
The Alliance high school basket
ball teams won two games Friday
night from the Sidney teams. The
boys' team won by a score of 25 to
10, while the girls won by a score of
39 to 0.
I'll. I. EH STORK IS
IN CONSOLIDATION
On Tuesday J. F. Tiller closed a
deal whereby he consolidates his 5.
10 and 25 cent store in Alliance with
th national 5 and ten cent stores,
operating a chain of ten rent ttores.
Mr. Tiller will continue to manage
the store. The national stores have
a greater buying power than one in
dividual store and for that reason
are enabled to buy cheaper and sell
the same way.
The Woman's Choral Club and
the Imperial Orchestra gave the sec
ond of the aeries of municipal con
certs with community singing at the
Imperial theatre Sunday afternoon.
There was a good attendance present.
HeLD MEETING
AT BRIDGEPORT
Associated Commercial Clubs of
Western Nebraska Re-orgnn-lae
on Tuesday
BUNHNKLI. IS NO WPRESIDKNTJ
Will Attempt to Get Desirable and
Free Publicity for This Sec
tlon of Country
A meeting of tho Associated Com-
merclal Clubs of Western Nebraska
was held at Bridgeport Tuesday of
this week, which was attended br
some sixteen representatives from
various commercial clubs. A num
ber of more or less Important mat
ters affecting the welfare and prog
reus or the I'anhandle country wer
gone Into. Tho meeting was char
acterized by enthusiasm and the
dominate spirit of co-operation
among the communities and clubs of.
this district was prevalent. Presi
dent VV. C. Rundln of Crawford call- '
ed the meeting to order, outlining
the purposes of tho meeting and
thanking the delegates for their at
tendance. 11. M. Bushnell, Jr., of
Alliance acted in the capacity of as
sistant secretary.
Organization upon a comprehens
ive and strong financial status was
the first matter taken up. It was a
revelation to all those in attendance
to realize the spirit of self aid that
permeated the talks and sentiments
of the meeting. President Rundln.
called upon various delegates to re
spond to a brief talk on what their
organizations had accomplished.
ItiiNlinell Talks
Secretary Bushnell of the Alliance
Commercial Club spoke for Alliance
and outlined the plans and accom
plishments of the club for the past
year. He laid special emphasis up
on the publicity side for this western
country and advanced the plan of
procuring free but desirable adver
tising In the various publications
that go to Interested people. The
work for roads was touched upon aa
was the matter of conventions, of
which Alliance has . had a number
during the past year.
For Bridgeport Mr. Marsh, th4
community organizer who has been
doing considerable work In western
Nebraska, spoke of the community-
club idea which embodied m its
membership every class and clan
within the trade district of a town.
George C. Gorton, speaking In be-
! half of Crawford, narrated their ac
complishments and activity and told,
of their success in getting rate ad-
jutsnieiits. He laid special empha
sis upon the matter for the people as
ill whole to become llltercHt"d in this
: country. He advanced the spirit of
1 co-operation and the idea of mutual
'benefit and stated "that the interest
I of the town and community of west
! ern Nebraska were not Independent
but rather interdependent." W. C.
i Rundin also spoke for Crawford, told
i of their road work, the activity
among the rurulists.
i Keith Pierce There
j Keith Pierce reporting the Hem
iugford club , told first of their re
organization and the new lease of
life that llemingford was having. He
quoted as an example of inutusl ben
efit the work of the Alliance Com-
I mercial Club which he stated was
j making meat strides for Box Butte
county and us an example of their
I work told of how llemingford and
the whole country was reaping tho
benefit growing out of the activity
'of the Alliance Commercial Club,
j Mr. Pierce advanced one of the tin
jest thoughts in road bin Mini: that
'the meeting had. It was his Idea
'and the Idea of the 1 len.ingford
J Commercial Club to concentrate on
main trunk line roads, on the theory
that a main trunk line road in ex
cellent condition every six miles both
east and west would enable the coun
try with its meager road money to
build substantial roads that would
serve every part, whereas to attempt
to build sectional roads with our
handicap of funds would mean no
good roads at all.
A. B. Wood of Gering spoke for
Gerlng, told of their reorganization
as a community league, the plan of
their weekly dinners and the reor
ganization of Gering and the elimin
ation of the sectional fight between
portions or that city. He was fol
lowed by Dr. Young of tiering, who
spoke briefly on good roads, on the
hospital mallei, laying special em
phasing and drawing a parallel de
tailing the accomplishments that
southern California had gained
through unit co-operation and stat
ing that the Panhandle country of
western Nebraska could do the same,
and expressed his belief that the
proper organization to accomplish
that was the Associated Commercial
Clubs of Western Nebraska.
Mr. Marks spoke for Mitchell and
explained their manner of accom
plishing things. Mitchell has an
unique community club in that it 13
without officers qr dues. They mere
ly work in unison and have accom
plished a great deal by that plan.
They hold weekly luncheons at
which they have an average attend
ance of about sixty. After the re
port from the various towns, the
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