IEXCfflA
ATL . !
th Walter
of! by retorting 'Potatoes' Hah Too
huh h work." tlcctr.' laughed and
sale' they did not talk that wnjr now.
'IF THE SHOE FITH YOC
THEN WEAR IT"
trial nt once, but the Judge said he
was too busy and suggested a con
tinuance. It is more than likely
that the o-.irt (being a Just Judge)
will ohev the mandates of the law
city had one of the heaviest losses of and R,ve hlmiM,f tn. tremP penal
ty; but as he is Inclined to be lenient
IjOST TV ENTY-N1 N K t
HEAD IN HAIL STORM
Custer County Republican:
W. A. Crisp, from north of this
ight
Cheyenne wi
cattle for spring tnat has Deen re
ported for some time. He lost twenty-nine
head in the hail and rain
Saturday evening. He was in town
at the time. The cattle got into a
point where the two creeks Join near
the house and were covered with the
hail which in places was five feet
deep, due to the wash of the water.
Those of the cattle able to get out
of the deep hall got into the creek
and could not swim out because of
the floating hail on the water. The
hall In that section covered the
ground to the depth of eight inches
it is reported by those who saw it
during the storm's worst. In the
gullies along the creek, Tuesday saw
several feet of hail piled up yet.
The stock lost were partly year
lings and some older ones. At the
present prices this is a very serious
loss. The stock was all in good
shape but the storm was too severe.
in cases of first offense he will prob
ably suspend sentence pending good
behavior. Anyhow, the officials are
hoping that his honor will assess to
himself enough costs to buy the ci
gars and a few malted milks.
' Lawyers a member of the horse thief i
gang which nas been doing a "lann 1
office" business for several years In
Western Nebraska and Wyoming In
the way of taking possession of horse
flesh that belonged not to them. Of
the eight thieves who have been ar
rested Mx have been convicted and
g'ven i penitentiary sentence.
TWENTY FlTirBATSHKI .S OF
spuds mil no m
sol i. ii i; HOY AT TVNNKL
LINKS UP CAIU'F.NTFHS
Crawford Courier:
An interesting lltle scene transpir
ed at the eBlmont Tunnel a few days
ago, showing the guards there are
taking no chances regarding orders.
A soldier boy on guard seeing a num
ber of men about to go Into the tun
nel ordered them to 'Halt. They
Drotesetd. but he ordered them to
line up, which they grumblingly
obeyed. Lieut. Sturdevant was soon
on the scene, to find out the trouble,
when they complained to him. insist
ing the guard knew who they were
and of their right to go thru. They
were quietly informed by the officer
that the guard was obeying orders,
flushvllle Recorder: !,.. ttt thnt no one
Last Friday morning about three cmld thru wlthout con.
sent of the officer in command of the
guards, who then gave them the ne-
FARM HOME RURNED
(lushville Recorder:
George Hush brought a bottom boi
of potatoes to town Friday, contain
ing a little over 25 bushels, for which
he received the nice little sum of $57
He said he had lived a long time In
Sheridan county and cannot remem
ber the time when he got more than
$1.00 a bushel for potatoes, but this
time he got something like $2. 2ft a
bushel. We reminded him of the
good old times when we first came to
Rushville when we used to urge the
farmers at Institute to put in pota
toes, and they used to snap our head
TO THE GROUND
o'clock Henry Abold awoke and
found the house on his farm full of
smoke. He got up and investigated
and found the Bmoke proceeded from
between the Btudding but away f rom j
the stove or chimney. He got an ax t
and cut away Bome of the plaster and
getting some water apparently
quenched the flames, but his wife
happened to go out a little later and
found the flames had broken out
again on the east side of the house
under the stoup. Henry continued
to fight the fire till the wind came up
when he began to think of removing
cessary permission, with the advice
that hereafter they should proceed in
proper compliance with military law
laid down. It will evidently take
some time for civilians to understand
the new order of things along mili
tary safety lines.
TOOK 14 YKAR OLD TO
THEDFORD. MARRIED
Custer County Chief:
Hershel Gier. who took little Vel
things from the house, but the wind . ma Slssel. a 14 year old girl of near
wir )),.,. co mnidlv that he could , Berwyn. to Thedford last wee ana
hardly save a thing and practically
everything was consumed In the
flames. He is at a loss to under
stand how the fire could h ave orig
inated, as it was not near the usual
onurrog of flames: and he does not
married her. has been allowed to go
without any charge being preferred
against him. It was impossible to
press a charge of abduction against
the young man in this state as he had
not attempted to make a get away
By
ADAM LIAR
I attended, the picture show last
week- the night "The Life of Our
Savior" was shown. A couple of
gum-chewing girls sat Immediately
behind me. They were the kind
that keep explaining the picture to
each other and anticipating what is
to come. It was very quiet. The or
chestra had stopped playing for an
interval. The Savior Himself ap
peared in the Bcene. "Oh! look!
Kdna," one of them snld, "There's
Jesus Christ, ain't he Just swell?"
o
You wouldn't naturally expect a
man who runs an undertaking estab
lishment to be continually "pulling"
the bright stuff, but take it from me,
Alllunce has one that is there and
over. Monday night the regular
luncheon that Is held by the direct
ors of the Commercial Club every
two weeks was staged at the Alliance
hotel. The subject of amusements
for the Stockmen's Reunion to be
held here In June was up for discus
sion. Someone suggested that a
hunt h of Indians might be secured
for the occasion. Our 'ateencd
comped then and there snid, "They'd
have about a dozen squaws with
them and when they got out on the
track there'd only he a couple of
them." To which the sober under
taker replied. "Hardly enough to go
'round, eh?" The smokes were on
our comped.
- o
ll would be a good time now to
write to the "folks" living In Nebras
ka and tell them that the Stockmen's
Reunion will be held In Alliance the
last week in June. Invite them here
for a visit with you. They'll enjoy
the visit. You'll enjoy the visit.
You both will have one whooping
time during the Stockmen's Reun
ion. Big carnival .old time wild
west stunts, etc., will make a week
you all will remember for a long
time to come.
o
I see the latest propaganda for the
reduction of the high cost of living
is to eat horseflesh. But who would
n't prefer the h. c. o. 1.
o
One telephone corporation han
dled 29,4 20,000 calls a day last year.
That explains why the line waa busy
when you called.
Organisations such as the Boy
Scouts are a fine thing. There should
be troops In every community. Some
thing must be done to keep the boya
going and the organisation of Sir
Baden-rowell's ll
thing I know of.
about the
Whenever you think anybody I
bluffing In the game of life, call th
bluff by raising the bid.
o
Steve Jackson and hla "nag" were
In attendance at thhorse Inspection
held at the atockyarda Tuesday.
Steve offered to sell the animal for
use In the French arm, but the In
apectors decided he needed the horse
In hla buaineaa.
n
Do your bit: Buy a Liberty bond.
Join the Red Cross.
DAUGHTER OF wfl NGERFORD
DIWH AT CRAWFORD MONDAY
Crawford Courier:
The Courier regrets to chronicle
the death of Selma Elsie Hungerford,
11-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arah L Hungerford of this
city, which occurred on Monday f
ternoon of this week, the 21st, of
typhoid pneumonia. The little girl
had been III for a number of weoka.
hovering between life and death,
with hope and despair alternating In
the mlnda of the loving parenta, sis
ters and brothers ; but the death an
gel loves a shining mark and claim
ed the little Innocent child and leaven
the home filled with Borrow. Tho
funeral la to be held this afternoon
from the home, Rev. M. C. 8mith of
the Methodlat church conducting the
services The Courier Joins our on
tire community In sympathy for the
bereaved family.
HERALD ad bring home the ba-
con.
P
The
"White" Progressive
Club
believe it was caused by lightning. ! with the child bride, but on tne con-
a two-story log build- trary had brought her back nome ar-
ter the ceremony Both parties as
sured County Attoreny Kelly they
had never lived together as man and
wife and having satisfied himself
they were telling the truth the pros
ecutor allowed the young couple to
depart. It is possible that the girl's
mother and stepfather will take steps
toward having the marriage annulled
The house was
ing, finished with weather boarding
on the outside and lathed and plas
tered. He carried some insurance.
SOLDIER ROYS STILL
SOJOURN AT HOME
Gering Courier:
The members of Co. G from Scott s
Ki.,r ..,,.( r:..i-i ii r who went into Al-
.... i-B .k. wiK the 'at the next term of dlstricvt court
ILiinCr 1UOI 9M I uiuuj ...... - - "
presumption that they were off for
war duty, found on reaching Alliance
they were merely accepted Into the
government service and excused for
a short time. Indefinite aB to date.
FARMERS UNION COUNTY"
CONVENTION AT HAY SPOS.
Hay Springs News:
Farmers Educational and Co-op
convention will
Ii
lost scienti-economical
in the bank.
is being organized on the
fie, most elastic, most
purchasing plan ever offered.
One of the famous "WHITE" Rotary
Sewing Machines put into your home
on this plan is just like putting money
It is a splendid investment.
Moat of the local members are Daia erauve union coumy
strain at home patiently waiting such , be held in Rushville. June 7 the bus
time !t tTnrle Sam shall finally make'iness meeting to convene at 10 a
up his mind he is ready for them.
COURT CARRIED A
CONCEALED WEAPON
Cuater County Chief:
You aee. Judge Ford has been a
very busy man this week, because he
la moving to his new residence on
the north side of town. Most of the
time he has taken his meals on the.
Installment plan and slept whenever
he could find a comfortable place on
the draV between the cook stove and
dresser. During Monday he picked
up a few minor articles In the old
house Intending to carry them across
town. Among the articles was a
double-action revolver, which the
judge slipped in his back pocket. He
showed the weapon to Beveral peo
ple, Including Marshal Towsley and
the court house officials. After the
Judge had departed with another
load of furniture, the marshal went
to County Attorney Kelly and told
him about the gun, whereupon the
prosecutor filed a complaint against
his honor charging him with carry
ing a concealed and deadly weapon.
They then went to the county court
room where Miss Emma Scott, clerk
of the court, filled out a blank war
rant that had been aigned by the
Judge and the same was delivered in
the hands of Sheriff Joe Wilson to
aerve. The opportunity did not ar
rive until Tuesday forenoon, when
the Judge took a breathing apell
from hla household carea and visited
the court house. Joe was waiting
for him and aerved the warrant at
once. The court recognised hla own
signature and realised that every
thing had been done according to
Hoyle. Prosecutor Kelly came in
and insisted upon the case going to
m.
Kach local lodge is entitled to one
delegate for each 10 members or
fraction thereof (only delegates are
entitled to vote.)
The afternoon to be taken up with
discussions, speaking, and various
amusements. H. A. Gustfson. presi
dent of the Union will talk on rural
schools and marketing of potatoes.
TWO SUSPECTS HALTED
PROVED TO HE TRAMPS
Crawfor dCourier :
A litle excitement happened at
Fort Robinson Tuesday evening of
this week, which might have proven
diaastrous to a couple of "Weary
WillieB," If they hadn't taken serious
ly the command to "Halt." P rivate
Mitchell of Co. I, who had been de
tailed to gurad a small Lridge Just
east of the fort, noticed a couple of
suspicious characters neat the bridge,
and without hesitation drew a bead
on them and ordered 'Hands up.'
They complied, protesting they were
doing no harm, but the soldier boy
taking no chances ordered them to
proceed ahead of him to the fort with
the warning that any suspicious
movement on their part would cause
him to shoot to kill. They willingly
obeyed, and upon later investigation
were found to be two tramsp who
had been ejected from a passing train
by the employes. However, the
nervy soldier boy, was up to snuff,
and was raised to the rank of "High
Private" for his pluck, which means
also a raise in his pay very material
Ijr.
25c Is All You Need
SHI HIOAN COUNTY SHERIFF
CAPTURES HORSE THIEVES
Rushville Standard:
Sheriff Bruce returned
Tuesday
You cannot afford not to own a "WHITE." No mat
ter what your income is, you can meet the easy pay
ment plan offered to club members.
This offer may never be repeated.
Choice of many different models.
Opening Date Will Be Announced Next Week.
George D. Darling
115-117 West Third Street
Alliance, Nebraska