Th Alliance Herald READ BY ' P MEMBER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS AS SOCIATION ALL THE NEWS OP ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OrKy ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15.000 FIREME N Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska 12 Pages 1 Section VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 15, 1917 NUMBER 15 SIFTING NOW . ORDER OF DAY emmittee Will Take Charge of General File in House and Hen ate to Hurry Legislation WILL SIjASH RIGHT AND LEFT Several AHuuvre People Visited Cap itol City During the Pst Week Lincoln, March 13 Unless the House should by a majority vote re Tssrse its action the general file in that body will on Wednesday pass In to the hands of a committee of eleven seven Democrats and four Republi cans, to be named by the committee a committees. The motion was presented by Tay lor at the Saturday morning session and adopted without any objection. This means that the eleven men thus selected will dictate the order of bus iness for the committee of the whole. It will take from the calendar only those bills which it desires and put ttem up to the committee of the whole. Its decisions not to bring forward bills may be overridden by the house if the members interested in them can secure enough votes to Hft their bills. It is rare that this is one unless the sitting committee acts arbitrarily. Under the motion adopted ut the beginning of the session no member f the committee on committees shall be a member of the sifting com mittee, but this does not bar them from having friends thereon. This fears the following from membership a the sifting committee: Taylor, Thomas, Trumble, Anderson, Swan sen, Norton, Fuller, Dau, Osterman, Kadke, Sass, Shannon, Bulla, Dafoe Rleschick. Five Irish members of the house introduced a resolution expressing the sympathy of the legislature with the struggle of Ireland to secure the application of the home rule to the end that the Irish nation shall be come a sovereign state. It went over snder the rules. Peterson said ho favored the senti ment of the resolution, but rather objected to the declaration therein that all members of the legislature were bound by tics of blood to Irish men. Jloff melster said he could see o objection as he had an Irish son-in-law and Irish grandchildren. Relsner, whose propensity to talk was made the subject of a recent ewspaper article, rose to a question of personal privilege, lie spoke of it as a curious and strange r.rtlcle. lie had no fuss with the newspapers, and he felt kindly disposed to the splen did gentlemen who represented them in the house. It was all right to kid him. but as a member or the house he has his privileges and intended to have his say regardless of the news papers. They cannot bully him out of ! speaking when he felt that his duty demanded, and he will talk us often as he can secure consent. If the gov ernor can come on the floor and lob by for bills in which he is interested, he proposed to have his say. The articles to which Mr. Keisner Kd reference appeared In the Thurs day paperc. The articles read as fol lows, in part: Rev. . A. Uelsner, the oratorical representative from Thomas county, whose exhortations delivered in pul pit style are a frequent occurrence in the lower branch of the legislature, eclipsed all his pas performances on Thursday forenoon by securing recog nition and speaking no fewer than seventeen times within a period of two hours and forty-five minutes. It was "Relsner day" for fr.ir, and the member from Thomas county got a good early start. He bgan at 9:43 and at 12:15 he broke into the de bate with an average frequency of once every nine minutes. Kach time he took from one to three minutes and altogether he consumed some thing like three quarters of an hour. Here is a record of the parliamen tary activities of the gentleman from Thomas county on Thursday morn ing: 9:43 Spoke on county commission government bill, and offeder amendment. 10:13 Spoke against the bill. 10:33 Offered atnendmeut to an other bill, which was defeat ed. -Inquired about the salary of 10:49 deputy hotel inspector, in connection with a pending bill. 10:55 Talked on same matter. 11:07 Spoke again on same bill. 11:25 Spoke on bill to limit inter est and commission on loans. 11:30 Proposed that the bill go over. 11:34 Moved that it be laid over. Motion not considered. 11:36 Answered a question from Mr. Fries, aa to why he want ed it to go over. 11:42 Spoke In favor of Oreeen walt's amendment. 11:51 Called down Mr. Fultz. who had spoken for the bill,- be cause the latter does not live in western Nebraska. 11:56 Renewed discussion of bill. 12:09 Spoke against bill. 12:12 Replied to objection from (Continued on page 10) REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUES. Officials and Employee Made Regu lar Monthly Reports Spec ial Meeting 22nd The regular monthly meeting of the city council was held Tuesday evening at the council chamber. A special meeting will be held March 22 to clean up -unfinished business. The meeting held Tuesday"nlght was the last regular meeting of the pres ent administration and the last reg ular meeting before the city election to be held April 3. Reports of the various city officers and employees were received, ac cepted and placed on flle. The re port of J. E. Hughes, superintendent, and Orace II. Kennedy, cashier, of the electric light and water depart ment of the city, shows that the net earning of the light department for the month ending February 15 was $1,154.49. The gross earnings were $3,747.25. Discounts to the amount of $254.28 were allowed. The oper ating expenses amounted to $2064.- 95. Construction work cost $273.50. The receipts from the water de partment for the month ending Feb ruary 15 amounted to $1,554.58. The receipts for the same period last year were $1,274.54. The number of consumers is given as 700, as com pared to 687 the same period last year. The report of T. D. Roberts, po lice magistrate, shows fines to the amount of $28 collected during the month. Judge's fees amounted to $37.70. Marshal's fees totaled $27. 3 0. The total amount collected waB $93. The report of A. Gregory, city treasurer, showed a balance of $959.69 In the general fund. War rants to the amount of $74.95 and Interest amounting to $3.77 were paid from this fund, leaving a bal ance In the fund of $880.97. Reg istered warrants amounted to $27, 044.34. The balance in the water fund amounted to $1,309.01 the first of February. A total of $1,079.20 was paid out, leaving a balance in this fund of $229.81. The balance in the light fund the first of Febru ary was $6,682.12 which with $4. 141.62 received during the month, made a total of $10,823.74. A to tal of $2767.94 was paid out of this fund leaving a balance on hand of $8055.80. The cemetery balance was $435.33 with $1156.20 in reg istered warrants. ALLIANCE NOW A POSTAL DIVISION Mail Clerks Will Make Runs out Here lirlng Eighteen Men to Alliance of Alliance the past week has been made a division point for postal clerks on the Burlington. This will bring to Alliance some eighteen clerks, and if they are married, it will mean that many extra families. The change takes the division away from Kdpeniont, and also affects Omaha. Heretofore the railway postal clerks have had their runs from Om aha or Lincoln to Edgemont, and from Edgemont to Hillings. The change makes the divisions at Oma ha or Lincoln, Alliance, Gillette and Billings. The clerks will ko each way out of Alliance. The clerks are expected to arrive In Alliance within a few days. When it was known that the chaug" was contemplated the Omaha Commercial Club immediately got busy and brought pressure upon Sen ator Hitchcock and Congressman Lo beck. of the Second district, in an effort to keep the change from going into effect. Then the Alliance Com mercial Club got busy and took the matter up with Senator Hitchcock and Congressman Kinkaid. The or der has gone into effect an the men will be In Alliance in a few days. LEASED MOKE OIL LAND F. M. Allen, manager of the Ger man-Wyoming Oil Company, in which a number of leading Alliance men are interested, returned to this city yesterday, after adding to the holdings of the company a lease on 160 acres of land in the heart of the Muddy Oil district. In the carrying out or present plans, ir developments turn out according to present pros pects, me uerman-American Oil Company will be strictly in it with in a year or two. as a producer and money maker. MORE SEAVARD COINTY PEOPLE Mr. and Mrs. Joe Names and two children, Esther and Harold, who ar rived last month from Beaver Cross ing, Nebr., have taken up their resi dence on their farm, four and one- half miles east of Alliance. Seward county people are becoming numer ous in this part of the state, but a cordial welcome awaits more of them who want to come, as no' doubt manv more will. Geo. E. Davis filed his petition with the city clerk Monday as coun cilman from the Third ward. Mrs. Swigert. grand matron of the Eastern Star, is expected Sunday for a short visit before returning to her borne at Gordon. COMMUNITIES AREREPORTING Woman County Agent Can Meet with but Five Communities in llox llutte This Hummer FIRST MEETINO IS SCHEDULED Mrs. J. A. Keegan Secured Names of Twenty-five Women Who Will Meet at Keegan Home There seems to be a growing Inter est over the county In the woman county agent work. Mrs. J. A. Kee gan has secured the names of twenty-five "women of her community who will meet for the first mooting In Box Butte county at the Keegan home. The plan of the woman county agent work is to conduct it only in those communities where the women are willing to meet regularly each month at a different home each time and where at least twenty farm wom en wish to take up the work. Larg er groups of women than thirty make the work rather confusing and the individual attention can not be giv en. Of Peculiar Interest The work will be Buch that It will be of peculiar Interest to the women on the farms of this county. Some communities are In mind for begin ning the work, but It Is hoped that communities will bid for the work In this county the same as they have in Dawes and Sheridan counties. Com munities should not be too large or the distance to the meetings would be prohibitive. It is not planned to affiliate the woman county agent work with any organized clubs. The work Is to be conducted on a purely democratic basis, where all the women of the community are Invited to the meet ings. The first meetings will be during the early part of April. Suggested Communities Suggested communities are: southwest of Hemlngford, northwest and west of Hemlngford, east and northeast of Hemlngford, north, northeast and northwest of Alliance, and the community already asking for the work east and south of Al liance. Work cannot be extended under the arrangement to more than five regular communities in the coun ty this year. So it is up to the peo ple of the different communities for the time being to apply for the work and to secure the enrollment of wo men and girls. Miss Rokhar's salary Is paid by the state, and the expenses will be paid by the Box Butte County Farm Bureau. County Agent Seidell says. If your community does not get the work without your applying for it. do not feel slighted. Those com - munities who desire the work should! get busy and let the county agent know at once. Some one is expected to offer her home for the first meet ing In each community." ORDINANCE CREATING NEW PAVING DISTRICT Ordinance No. 231 Parsed 1st Read ing Tuesday Night Mean Mocks of Paving At the meeting of the city council held Tuesday evening ordinance No. 231 was placed on first reading. That is, an ordinance creating a paving district was drawn up by the city at torney after the secretary of the Commercial Club had appeared be fore the council and asked that the city attorney be instructed to confer with the club with the idea of deter mining what streets should bo paved. The ordinance will have two more readings. The ordinance creates paving dis trict No. 2 which includes all of Box Butte avenue from First to Sixth Btreets and First street for a half block each way from Box Butte, Second street a half block each way from Box Butte, Third street from Laramie to Niobrara avenue, and Fourth street a half block each way from Box Putte, making in all about ten blocks. DIG NOISE! The stock-judging class in the high school is very anxious to send a judging team to the state tourna ment which takes place in Lincoln the last of this month. To do this it is necessary to raise seventy-five dollars, so they are getting up a minstrel show, with the help of their friends, which they will present Fri day evening, March 23, at the high school. A good male quartet has been organized to furnish most of the singing, while the merry puns and minstrel stunts will be well ren dered by the high school boys. Watch ror their posters, and prepare to at tend a good show on Friday, the 23rd. Mrs. Geo. McGlll went to Bridge port Sunday noon for a short stay, returning Monday noon. Cream Puffs on Fridays and Tues- I170-15-tf WILL APPEAL POTASH CASE Instructed Verdict lave Ownership of IjuhI to Nebraska Potash Works Company 4 ir It Y 1 A V E CHIT1CI8 M Potali Products ComMHiy Sued for $200,000 Damages Hut Are to Pay Nothing A suit for $200,000 damages is considerable of a novelty In this sec tion. Tho suit of the Nebraska Pot ash Works Company brought against the Potash Products Company asking damages in the sum of $200,000 for alleged trespass on the plaintiff's pro perty was tried the past week before tho federal court In session at Cbad- ron. The plaintiff company alleged damages i.nd unlawful possession by the Potash Products Company of cer tain lands situated In Sheridan and Box Butte counties, more commonly known of late years in connection with the potash Industry near Lake side, Antioch and Horhand on tho Burlington railroad. Jurors and Verdict The twelve Jurors chosen to decide the case were W. R. Crothcr of Lake side, Dugal McMillan of Crawford, Chas. J. Norton of Andrews, Wm. E. Haley of Valentine, Chas. Shlndler of Hemlngford, Clarence S. Marcy of Hay Springs, Edgar Allon of Merrl- man, Wilbur F. Shepherd of Harri son, Wm. A. Heaton of Hay Sprnlgs, Louis II. Baumann of Valentine, Mil lard Thayer of Harrison, r.nd Chas. E. Rcecc of Valentine; but they were saved much criticism by the court or dering an instructed verdict under teh law, as follows: "We, tho Jury in the above entitled cause, And In fav or of tho plaintiff therein and against the defen lent; that the plaintiff is the owner and entitled to the posses sion of the land described In the pe tition, we assess no damages." W. E. Haley was foreman of the jury. Exceptions Allowed Exceptions to both sides were al lowed, and superseades fixed to $100,000 with cost bond at $1,000. The presumption Is that no matter how the case might have been de cided either party would have ap pealed. - The Land alluded to in the verdict as "the Ian described In the petition" is as follows: NEV4 NW4 E SEV1 NW'4, EM NEVi SW4. NE4 SE SW4; Sft SE4 SWV4. and SV4 SW14 8WK. nil In section Twenty-five (2 5) Township Twenty nve (25) North of Range Forty-six (46) West of the 6th Principal Meri dian, In Sheridan County, Nebraska. Many lawyers On Cane Thirteen witnesses were sworn for the plaintiff and ten for the defen- 1 dent nlalntlfr. ,.nrunnn.ri hv Messrs. M. V. Hodges, L. J. Williams of Denver. Colorado: R. O. Reddish of Alliance, Nebraska; J. 11. Edmunds of Rushvllle, Nebraska; While the de fendants were championed by Messrs McGilton, Gaines and Smith of Oma ha, and Boyd & Mctz of Alliance. Hon. J. W. Woodrough was the presiding Judge. Other court officers present were: Thomas J. Flynn. U. S. Marshal; E. J. Qulnley, deputy U. S. Marshal and clerk to Marshal; A. M. Wright, deputy U. S. Marshal; R. C. Hoyt. clerk; I J. F. Iaegcr. dep uty clerk; Chas. W. Pearsall. special reporter. TRYING FOR A BUICK Sheridan County Reader of The Her ald leading Candidate iu Auto mobile Subscription Content A. L. Warren of Kllsworth, one of The Herald's constant subscribers of south Sheridan county, is working hard to win a Buick automobile which The Rural Weekly is offering as a prize in a subscription contest. He thinks that he stands a good show of securing the big prize, which we hope he will Tl, IJ 1 ll'.LI I. nl.ttl,..l In ',' 'been discussed and what was saiu re Omaha. The subscription price is ., , ,. h Ht.iA i,.t 25 cents per year; three years for 50 j "ul"T ' V'your production above the averane nope inat reaoers oi ii ne iieru.u no , wish to subscribe for The "ural.. weemy. ami inose who are resay BUUIKIluriB a 11 t mail irnrn, " ' i hand or send their subscriptions to Mr. Warren. THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY WKATIIKIl REPORT The metrological record or report of F. W. Hicks. Alliance official ob server for ths Weather Bureau, Unit ed States Department of Agriculture, for the week ending Wednesday, March 14 is as follows: Mar. Max. Min. Snow Wind Day g 40 -1 S Clear 9 4 5 15 S Clear 10 36 20 N Clear 11 30 C N Pt. Cloudy 12 34 II NE Cloudy 13 36 -6 2 N Clear 14 35 -2 W Clear The precipitation on March IS in cluding rain, hall, sleet snd melted snow was .07 inches. T. P, A'S HELD THEIR ANNUAL ELECTION SAT. Delegate Selected to Attend the State Convention to bo Held at Grand IsIaihI Tost M. Nebraska Division T. P. A. held their monthly meeting and an nual election In their room at the Commercial Club rooms Saturday, March 10th. The regular routine of business was taken up at first which Included discussion of several bills that are now before the State Legisla ture. One in particular was the Good Roads bill which interests the traveling man as much as anything. The following officers were elect ed for the coming year: President C. M. Looney Vice president Geo. D. Read Sec-treas.' Roy C. Strong Directors S. W. Thompson Chairman J. H. Hawes A. D. Rodgers II.'W. Hull W. O. Nelman Railroad Committee J. II. Hawes Chairman. Legislative Committee L. H. Highland, Charlman. Prtss Committee B. J. Sallows, Chairman. Hotel Committee R. M. Baker, Chairman. Employment Committee 8. A. Beeson, Chairman. Good Roads Committee S, w. F. Thompson, Chairman. Sick, Relief Committee J. O'Connor, Chairman. Chaplain Rev. H. J. Young. Tho annual State Convention will be held In Grand Island, April 20-21. The dolcgatcs from Post M., will be J. II. Hawes, S. W. Thompson, R. M. Daker, C. M. Looney, Geo. D. Rend and R. C. Strong. COUNTY AGENTS TO. MEET IN ALLIANCE Western Nebraska County Agents to Meet Hero Three Days This Coming Week The annual conference of the Western Nebraska County Agents will be held In Alliance, beginning March 19 and ending with the state potato growers' committee meeting Wednesday, March 21. v This Is the second conference of this kind since county agent woik was established In western Nebraska and Is held for the purpose of as sembling the best methods and most up-to-date knowledge secured by the growers and scientific research, for the improvement of the western Ne braska potato. Disease control, po tato improvement and standardiza tion, marketing and organization will be considered at this meeting. As a result of the conference last year and the county agents becoming familiar ... . . - ... i m v. with tne general conaiuono ui iu? potato section the Market News Ser vice was secured, which resulted in a great good to the potato Interests of western Nebraska. Methods of improvement which were conducted as practical field demons rat Ions in Sheridan, Dawes, Kimball and Box Butte counties by the county agents gave an average increase over the ordinary methods of more than four teen bushels per acre, to say nothing about the quality and the increased price received. Specialists from the College of Agriculture on cultural methods and diseases will be present. Wedneti day the committee consisting of rep resentative growers and the county agents will discuss the need for a State Potato Growers' Association from the standpoint of conditions within their counties and western Nebraska potato section. While here the committee will be entertained by the Box Butte Farm Bureau and the Alliance Commercial Club. I ILLATION mriWKEN IX- CKEAsE IN' LIVE STOCK AND UIU)K INCOME Farm Management in IVn Unite Co. Article No. ii (By F. M. Seidell, County Agent) fhe relation between the crop " ftvwllok. that ,t ttlwuy, prtja to have -, QO one who 8im.ert.,y bt!. fa t.urtttiPd production of Uve8tock and t.ropa 8 tne best for all vear in and year out. Of course if the crop production Is limited under certain conditions then necessarily must the livestock be limited. Al most all unprofitable livestock is such because of unproductivity. No matter how well fed and what prices secured for the livestock the margin of profit is cut in tha livestock busi ness when the increase in the breed ers' herd is not looked after. Poorest Farms Labor income 1-324 Site of farm 912 Avg. number pigs per sow 3 Avg. number calves per cow ... .7 lieHt 8.1 Farms Labor income $1833 Size of farm 967 Avg. number pigs per sow 5 Avg. number calves per cow 9 Average of All Farms Labor Income 1625 831 . . . 4 .. .8 Size of farm Avg. number pigs per sow Avg. number calves per cow THREE WANT TO BE MAYOR NOW Triangular Scrap Seems Certain bat Small Possibility that Any Will Withdraw IIOMIO ROU8EY CALDKK Edgar Martiu Refuses to Make Rao Alliance Commercial Club not In Politics Last week it looked like thers would be but one candidate in ths field for the offlcs of mover a coming city election to be held Ap ril 8, but now there are three candi dates.. Ilotnlg for Re-election . Mavor Romlir wm date to announce himself. Ths may or Is a candidate for re-election. Hs ia sow serving his first term. Ilousey Enters I lace W. E. Rousev la the date to announce himself. Mr Rousey Is a member of the firm o Rheln-Rousey Co., and has been Is business In this city for soma two years. He has been a resident of Alliance for a number of years and prior to entering business hero was a commercial traveler. He entered the race only after he felt there would he no nthi iimi.'.i save Mayor Romlg. However, after be had entered the rare nnnthnr fan. dldate announced himself. Calder's Petition Out Carter Calder. ni'PAfint rlfv 4 lark and manager of the Alliance steam laundry, is a 'candidate for mayor. Mr. Calder has been a resident of Alliance for a number of years and has been city clerk for the past two years. Martin Not in Race An effort Was nutria tn rut VAoa Martin into the race for mayor, but mr. aiariin nas rerused to allow a petition to be circulated for him. Hs Stated to a Herald renortar vaatar. day that there were enough candi dates in the field and that It was not his Idea to enter th ratn md in an way attempt to create a bad feellna WW- a a. a a . . . r tie saia ne am not believe In dealing In personalities. The last two can didates to announce themselves ars both business men of Alliance, said Mr. Martin, and shat Is enough. Two-ln-One Mr. Martin when approached was not enthusiast Ir from iha ato u feels that the office should receive a man's full attention and he is not ia a position to give up his present pos ition to do it. Then those who de sired most to see him enter the race suggested that if he were elected hs could appoint himself street commis sioner and with the pay from both Jobs could devote his entire time to the work. JiihI Street Rumor The n.an on the street can hear all sorts of rumors these days. The early part of the week there was street talk that there was a move ment on foot to combine the office of mayor with that of secretary of the Commercial Club and put the sec retary of the Commercial Club Into the running. However, this Idea was killed at a meeting of the direct' ors held Monday night. President Mallery of the Commercial Club stat ed that such a plan v. as not fostered by the club and that It whc not th desire or intention of the club to mix up in political, affairs. While the ConiiiM'irial Club is interested in civic affairs it is a nun-partisan body aid Mr. Mallery. There have been one or two called meetings the past week at which city politics have been discussed and ef forts made to chanpe the situation but to date the efforts of the poli ticians have been without avail. II.ICKACIIE IS A WARMNt; Alliance P.ople Should Not Neirhvt Their Kidneys Backache is often nature's most frequent signal of weakened kidneys. t uiH me pains anil aches, to re move the lameness when it arises from weakened kidneys, you must reach the cause the kidneys. If you have pain through the small of jour back, urinary disorders, head aches, dizzy spells, or are nervous and depressed, start treating the kid neys with a tested kidney remedy. Doan'a Kidney Pills have been proved good and are especially for weak kidneys. Doan's have been used in kidney trouble for over 50 years. Read Alliance testimony. Mrs. J. T. Austlce, 614 Mississippi avenue. AUiame. says: "I have rec ommended Doan'a Kiriniw pmi i many because I have found them so gooa. I bad been having backache and bladder trouble as well. The aching was steady and wearing and I was about used up. Doan's Kid ney Pills drOVe awav thoia avmn- toms. so I know thev UFA n flrtA m ori Iclne." Price 50c. at all simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kldnev Pill- tha aam that Mrs. Austlce had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.. Props., Buffalo. N. Y. Adv mar Typewriter ribbons of all ktnri. The Herald carries ths largest stock in Alliance st all times. Phone 341.