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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JUNK 21, 1917
NUMBER 29
HAIL INSURANCE
FOR FARMERS
NUte of Nebraska Will (Jo into Bus
iness of Insuring Crops Again!
Hull, In Month of July
COPY OK HILL SIGNED BY GOV.
Hates Fixed by l,.-tiviiur.- ill He
About Half That charge, i by
Private Companies
HOLD CANNING
SCHOOL NOW
Opens Friday of Tills Week-
slons iMst for 2 Days A large
Knrollment
at thk central scnooc
Practical Education Under Supervis
ion of Experts Furnished Hy
State Fa tension Hoard
Your Dollars and My Boy RAISING FUNDS
I w.i in to (hunk you, friend.
You must know the heartfelt grat
iiule of a father with an only boy
He went with he troops, and I
was proud.
But I've had many a heartache
since.
They say he'll pull through now
all right because they found him
just intime.
President Vi!ton. himself, in Prrsi
fit nt of the Hed Cross ana askr. that
one million men nnd women enroll
their names as subscribers to the Rod
Cross at II. $2. $5, $10 $100. 1.
000, $10,000, or $100,000.
He does not ask that you do any
thing else, but pay your subscription
and then If you wish to secure 10,21V
or 100 new subscribers, do so if you
wish. No further service In the field
On July 26 the state of Nebraska
will go Into the business of insuring
its farmers against loss of crops by
hail, a department being created as
a branch of the state insurance board
to be known as the "Hail Insurance
Department of the State of Nebras
ka." The last legislature passed a
law, known as House Roll No. 517,
providing for this protection for
farmers. The rates established are
about one-half of those charged by
the hall insurance companies during
the past year.
The new law provides for a charge
of forty-nVe cents per acre premium
In the counties in western Nebraska.
The maximum amount of insurance
allowed on grain crops is ten dollars
per acre. The amounts allowed on
other crops will be set by the hail in
surance department.
A careful perusal of this new law
will be of value to those interested.
For the Information of Herald read
ers we publish the bill complete in
this article. The bill was signed by
the I'overnor on April 26, and the
'aw will therefore become effective
on .Inly 36.
The new law reads as follows:
HOI SK KOI J NO. -17
introduced by
Representatives Theo. II. Oster
nian oi Merrick county, Scott Rey
nolds of Lincoln county, II. F.
Rickmd of Webster county, F. E.
Sterns ul Scotts Bluff county, and
Richard Began of Platte county.
Title:
n act to establish a State Hail
Insurance Department and to pre
scribe its powers, duties Rnd pro
cedure thereunder.
EE H ENACTED HY THE PEOPLE
OF THK STATE OF NEBRASKA:
Section 1. The State Insurance
Boiird is hereby authorized and dir
ected to create a branch department
to be known as the "Hail Insurance
The Alliance Canning School,
which is to be conducted Friday and
Saturday of this week to train cann
ing demonstrators, Ib to be conduct
ed by the Agricultural Extension
Service and the Box uBtte County
Farm Bureau. The school opens Fri
day morning of this week, June 22
at 9 A. M. The work will be done in
the Domestic Science laboratory in
the Central School building.
Delegates are coming from as far
as Seneca and as far west as MarB-
land. All that can possibly be ac
commodated will be enrolled for the
present school. The mornings will
be given over to the actual canning
of vegetables by the students, while
the afternoons will be taken up with
lectures and demonstrations.
Miss Mary Rokhar of the Agricul
tural Extension Service, Nebraska
Collge of Agriculture, assisted by
Miss Gladys Cross of the Chadron
State Normal Institute, will be the
instructors. Local arrangements are
being made by County Agent F. M.
Seidell and the Box Butte Farm Bur
eau. The school closes Saturday af
ternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
I More than the number that can be
'accommodated have already enrolled
I All enrollments from outside of Alli
ance will be taken care of and an ef
fort will be made to accommodate
all students who come representing
some society or organization. Alter
, nates will be appointed and if it is
-found necessary a second canning
school will be held here at a later
j date.
i Nebraska householders are prepar
ing to meet the threatened food
'shortage large acreages of garden
products. Much of this, it is hoped,
is in such crops as potatoes, beans,
cabbage, and the like which require
no other care than a good vegetable
cellar. It is true, however, that a
larger amount of land than usual has
Did your dollar bring my boy back or elsewhere will be required,
from No Man's Land " In this hour of the nation's and all
Did your dollar take the stretcher the world's need, every American who
so close to the thick of the firing? loves his country and his fellow men
Did your dollar give him the water asks: "What canT dot" Where can 1
he pleaded for in his delirium? help?"
Did your dollar bring him back to For stalwart youth the path of duty
the base hospital where they gave is plain. Our country and humanity
hi
ili: on a mother's care?
want to thank you, if it did for
need Men to light and die for them
Yet of our I OO.ooo.oom only a small
your dollar has given me back my fraction now and but a tithe at most,
boy - it has brought him back to me or worst, can thus serve For all who
out of No Man's Kami, where many
sons are going, where many will remain.
Can I say this to you, my friend?
Surely, I can if you are a member
of the Red Cross or If you send in
your personal subscription to the
Bed Cross now for many a father's
son will come out of No Man's l4nd
by the aid of the dollars that go to
swell the subscription lists of that
great enterprise of humanity.
Join today -make this your Bed
Cross Dey. No field service is re-
ennnot enlist to seek "the great price
of death in battle'" or who are not
needed in those ranks, as yet, there
is another enlistment. It is under
the banner of the Retd Cross, nlist
ing there all, old or young, man,
woman or tender child, can proudly
say :
"I too am serving humanity and
my country"
"I too am deserving well of the
Republic." Fight or Give" is our
Battle Cry!
This is Bed Cross week und we ask
quired. Count this the chance to do that you do this by becoming a sup
your bit for this country mtiBt have porter of the Red Cross. Send your
two million members of the Red cash or your check today $5, $10
Cross - $100,000,000 in subscrip- $100, $1,000 $10,000 or $100,000
tions. give to your very utmost.
B. Cams, Mrs. J. B. Cams, Mrs. t
Charlotte Wat kins. Mrs. Jas. Hunter,
Mrs. A. T. Lunn, Mrs. W. S. Ache
son. Mrs. J. B. Miller. W. S. Ache- j
son, Ruth Morris, A. V. Oavin, Mrs. I
A. V. Gavin. Mrs. Canthrl. Hannah j
Keane, Mrs. Nellie Wilson, Mrs. C K. '
Leishman, C. E. Leishman. A. S.
Mote, Helen Schott, .Ino. G. Iewis.
Marie Carey.
faring at the funeral and burial of
out mother, Mrs. Mary A. Hand. Our
grief was made easier to bear by the
t lioughtfulness and -kindness of our
fi'ends who remembered her and us
DR. GEORGE J. HAND
MB. AND MBS. JOE HAND
MR. AND MRS. OTTO C. SMITH
MB AND MBS. DAN GREEN
FOR RED CROSS
Nntion-wido Drive on Tills Week to
Raise One Hundred Million
IV.llar Fund
THREE GREAT
GALA DAYS
Annual Stockmen's Reunion to Ho
Held In Alliance Next Wesk
Bigger Than Ever
HO lit I n TO RAISE SHARE
A UK. OIiD HIM CELEBRATION
How Red Cross Wheels Uo Round
When Disaster Strikes lnd
Trained Workers Then
Twenty Carnival Attraction Three
Hand Threw Wild Went
Racing Programs
ALLIANCE SLACKER
IN CHADRON JAIL
Department of the State of Nebras- been planted to such vegetables as
ka.' The Insurance Board shall jstring beans, spinach, tomatoes and
have general supervision and charge , corn, which must he canned and
of said Hail Insurance Department , , dried in order to be available for
and the carrying into effect of the. winter use. It is likely that much
provisions of this act. and Bhall bei0f the excess can be dried, but can
knjn as the Commissioner of Hail ned vegetables are superior to the
i dried in flavor and in the conveni
' once in using. It is to be hoped.
; however, that every woman in Ne
i braska and particularly In western
Nebraska has an opportunity to
learn to cat) vegetables in time to
surplus in her gar-
Insurance." He shall have author
ity to expend out of the hail insur
ance fund the sum of not to exceed
twelve hundred ($1200) dollars an
nually for assistance and clerical
hire to conduct such business. He
Khali also prepart and provide theltuke care of tin
r.ecessary blanks, books, stationery ! ,jen
and pottage, and cause the same to j Students attending the school
bj delivered to the proper officers which starts here Friday of this
and persons. The hail insurance d(vook w-ill need a note book and pen
partinent shall insure growing grain Those who plan to take labor
in any county in the state against ii4tory work, in addition to the book
loss by hail upon the terms and inan, pencil will also require an apron
the manner hereinafter set forth, jawi cap, dishcloth, towel and four
and hi. all draw up and furnish form pinf j.ir8. if it j nut convenient for
of hall insurance policy; provided, j tne pupil to bring the jars the in
that all of the expense incurred un- mtructor will furnish the same at cost,
der this act shall be audited and al-
lowed by the state auditor, for the
purpose of this act the state of Ne
braska shall be divided into three
zones: The first zone to consist of
Knox, Cedar. Dixon, Antelope.
Pierce, Wayne, Dakota, Thurston,
Boone. Stanton, Cuming. Burt,
Platte, i i. Ita x. Dodge, Washington.
Nance, .derrick. Polk, Butler, Saun
ders. Douglas, Sarpy. Hamilton,
York, Seward, Lancaster. Cass, Clay.
Fillmore. Saline, Otoe. Nuckolls.
Thayer, Jefferson, Gage. Johnson.
Nemaha. Pawnee, and Richardson
counties: the second zone to consist
of Harlan. Phelps. Gosper. Wheeler.
Custer. Valley, Greeley, Dawson.
Buffalo, Sherman, Howard, Hall.
Kearney. Adams, Franklin and Web
ster counties; the third zone to con
sist of Sioux. Dawes. Sheridan. Box
Butte, Scotts Bluff, Banner. Kim
ball. Morrill, Cheyenne, Garden, Deu
el, Cherry. Grant. Arthur, Keith.
Perkins, Chase, Dundy. Hooker.
Thomas. McPherson, Logan. Lincoln, j
Hayes, Frontier. Hitchcock, and Red j
Willow counties.
The premium tor hail insurance in
MANY MEMBERS IN
LOCAL REO CROSS
List Is Growing Will He Much lar
ger When Week Is Over and
Names of New Members
Arrested b leMit Ignited States
Marshal Here Hnnds Placed "
at Two Thousand Dollars
Frank Stewart, alias Solomon
Henry Lazarus, who was arrested
here last week by Deputy U. S. Mar
shal Wright, on a charge of illegal
registration, was taken to Chadron
and placed in the county jail to
await trial before the federal court
at that place. Stewart pleaded not
guilty and waived preliminary exam
ination, and was held on $2,00
bond, which he was unable to fur
nish. He was employed on construc
tion work on the federal building
here under one name and registered
under another name.
He is a man of small stature, 28
years old. and a Hebrew, although
born in London, England. He claims
to be an exile from Europe. It is
not known when be will be tried be
fore the federal court.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation of the kind
ness shown us and for the floral of-
TO SHOOT FOR
REO CROSS BENEFIT
Alliance Gun Wi to Contribute lo
Ambulance Fund by Pa ting
Premium for Hlue Rocks
On Sunday. June 24. members of
the Alliance Gun Club, in common
with all amateur trupahooting organ
isations over the United States, will
hold a shoot for the benefit of the
Red Cross ambulance fund. At the
shoot Sunday an extra two cents will
be charged for each blucrock and
the money raised in this way will he
sent to the American Red Cross. The
fund thus created will be known as
the Trapshooters of America Ambulance-Fund.
The idee is to teen re the funds
with which to purchase and equip
one complete a 111 hu la nee unit. This
unit is to be sent to France with the
Aniertean t roups. The general pub
lic is invited to enter the gun club
shoot Sundav morning, no matter
whether the are members of the
club or not. Red Cross trophies
will be awarded the winners.
R
v i s it
H. Johnson left last week for a
at Galesburg and Chicago, III
ONE WAY MODERN FIGHTERS ARE MADE
The Alliance chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross Association has the
following membership, the list being
taken from the books of the secretary
this week :
Ira E Tash, Mrs. A. Mole. Wilma
Mole. Marian Mote. Alice Carlson,
Miss Canfleld. Geo. J Hand, A. D.
Rodgers. F M. Seidell, Mrs. A. H.
Robhins. A. M. McCormick. Mrs M
M Reynolds. Mrs. Rhein. A. A. Lay-
ton. Mrs. F. .1. Was. Mrs. Hraman, f . i
M. Lackey. Mrs. L H. Highland. Mrs I
R. M Hampton. Maty Wilson, Vera
Spencer, Mrs. W. E Spencer. Mrs. L
A. Surprise, Mrs. R. L. Yarbough.
Mrs. H. E Gantz, Lydia Cutkosky,
the lirsl zone shall he twentv-flve I Mllllce l-.ime.i. .mis
(2T) cents per acre for each acre in
sured; the premium for hail "insur
ance in the second zone shall be
thirty-live (a.") cents per acre for
each acre insured; and the premium
for hail insurance In the third zone
shall be forty-five cents for
each acre insured.
Section 2. It shall he and is here
by made the duty of each and every
OMtJT, precinct . township, eiiy and
village assessor in the state, each
V i'lii.i his respective district, at the
time of listing the property for as
sessment, or thereafter to inquire of
the party assessed how many aires
of crop, if any, such party desires to
have insured in said state hail insur
ance department for the year in
which said assessment is made, and
at the same time Inform said party:
the amount of premiums for said
hull insurance which must be paid
(Continued on page eight)
a Rowan, Mrs.
B. Ponath. Mrs. A. C McDonald.!
Minnie M. Kodgers, .1 S Corp, Mrs I
G Flemiug. Mazie 1. i'eunycuick. j
Mrs l.aura B. Shaw. Alia V Young.
Mrs B N Sharp. Mrs. F. J. Bren
nan. A. C. McDonald. Mrs Julia I
Barkhurst. Mrs. a lia Johnson. Mo '
Keiths Using, 6 has Britten, Dr. Cop
Bey, Mis. A G. Isaacson. A G Isuac
son. J W Guthrie. B .1 Sallows. J
H Curtis, Margaret Harris. Mrs. F. I
W Harris, Mrs I G Dole, Mrs W ,
Quick. Mrs. Klla Young. Cynthia Da
rfl port, Mrs. W Davidson. Irene
Rice. Mrs Ruth Sallows. Mrs W. D.
Ruiuer, C H. Tully. Mrs C 11 Till- '
ijT. W W Bar. lay. Dr H 11 Bell
wood. Hugh Heal. Ben Anderson. F
K Holsten. W R Harper. Mrs W
It Harper. Mrs Alice Fuller, Mrs
W R. Pate. Theresa O'Donnell. Ther
esa Morrow. Matilda Frankle, Mrs
Ruth Beddish, Mabel Feaglns. Mrs
John Brennan. W. R Pate. Mrs
Frances Cults. Howard Reddish, J
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M I Br a Mt iff I ft MM
Hhoio b) ASMTkWa l'raa AStMCiSttae
Pallors on a I'nlted States dresdiiMinht gelling their physical exercis.
one of the form of IrsiniRJ iequircd to make a rtnUhed utoder. sea fighter.
This week la Nat
ional Red Cross week.
The Red Croat War
Council wants one
hundred million dol
lars for military and
civilian relief at home
and abroad during the present war.
President Wilson, in a formal procla
mation, set aside this week, from
June 18 to 25. as Red Cross week,
and has made a strong appeal to the
nation to rally to his call and, with
practical patriotism, furnish the
means by which this single, experi
enced organization, recognised by
law and international convention si
the public instrumentality for this
purpose, may carry on Its trcmen
nous task. Box Butte county has
been asked to do its share, which is
being raised this week.' Have you
contributed yet?
New York City has pledged itself
to "raise one-fourth of whutever
sum is needed," and Is this week col
lecting the money. Chicago will iir-
nish between C. 000. 000 and $10.
000,000, the levy based on popula
tion and credit rating. What are
you going to do? What part of Box
Butte county s share can you give?
While everyone is more or less fa
miliar with the Red Cross, the great
majority of people have but very lit
tie idea of just how the organization
works. Most persons know, in a gen
eral way, that the Red Cross is on
the ground very quickly after u dis
aster, and rescues the living, buries
the dead and cares for the destitute;
but perhaps few know how the first
step is taken, or who takes It, ot
what he does next. This story is
meant to show just what was done
and how. when the tornado of May
26 laid waste the cities of Mattoon
and Charleston. III., with a loss of
nearly 100 lives. 1.000 persons made
homeless, and property worth mil
lions destroyed.
It was late on a Saturday after
noon when news of the disaster be
gan to trickle from the telegraph
wires to the newspapers. Offices
land shops wore closed, and Chicago
I had gone home to its dinner and its
Saturday evening relaxations The
! first sord to the Red Cross of the
slorm CSHM through a Chicago pa
per to Charles Lee Bryson of th
central division staff of the Red
Cross. One of the editors called Mr.
Bryson at his home and toll', him
what had happened, "feeling sure
the Red Cross would want to get on
the job."
It did Director John J. O'Con
nor of the central division was in
Washington attending the Red CrOSS
war council, at which II was deter
mined to ask the country for $100,
000. 000. But Mr. Bryson located
Walter Davidson, another of head
quariers staff, who had remained
late at the otlice to finish some work,
and they took hold of the sil nation
Instantly
After wiring Director O'Connor
and the national officers. Mr. David
son started for Mattoon on the next
train, Mr Bryson remaining in Chi
cago to keep the office open on Sun-
Iday and give all possible help from
I there The newspapers kept t belli
I Knl h iiit.ii iii.-ii lit id. w i,i, i. iii. uvimii
of the, disaster.
' Mayor Swan is calling for troops,
and estimates the dead in Mattoon
at ion." was the last word direct
I from the stricken district before the
i wires were out of commission.
Next morning telegrams began to
'pour into division headquarters Mr.
I Davidson, on the scene, reported that
! perhaps all persons were dead in
Mattoon, 400 injured, H0U families
homeless, and private property
chiefly residences of working people
to the value of $1,000,000 destroy
ed He called for Red Cross niirkes
'and workeis al once Charleston, lie
I sa id . was in but little better case
I than Mattoon.
John W Champion, executive ec
lieiary of Chicago chapter, and sever
al members of the division staff, re
NliginH that the Red Cross would be
j on the job." hurried to the otlice.
I and all day lout; and until after 1
lo'iioel at night, the ojee was reach
I ni4 out witn telegraph and telephone.
! snatching Ited Cross nurses and
workers iiom their Sunday diver
sions and starling them for Mattoon
land Charleston Miss Minnie F Ah
i reus, head of the Chicago Red Cross
, nursinu service, and Miss Myra V
Van N'oslrand. superintendent of the
central district of the United Chart'
ties, plunged into the work of colled
ling their nurses and workers no
' - matiei mi a Sunday, when al-
most ii i tlx tl was at home.
Mr O'Connor reached Chicago
trom Washington al I! o'clock, and in
a short time was handling every
thing Right and left he issued or
ders for three hours, and when he
One more week and the annual
Stockmen's Celebration will bs in
progress In Alliance. One more
week snd the three great gsls dsys
will be realities. One more week
ind the stockmen of the groat Ne
braska panhandle and stockmen from
all western Nebraska and adjoining
territory, together with representa
tives from the many live stock com
mission Arms and other firms inter
ested In one wsy or snother in the
cattle business, will be enjoying a
grand old reunion and hand-clasping
time In Alllsnce,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
lune 27, 28 and 29, are the dstes of
the Big Show in Alliance. The Stock
men's Reunion this year Is positively-
going to surpass all other previous
big times ever staged within the lim
its of the city of Alliance. The rep
utation of Alliance as hostess to the
stockmen is known far and wide, but
this year s big stunt is going to put
the reputation of the past In the
background.
Expect Thousands
It is anticipated that next week Al
liance will entertain literally thous
ands and thousands of visitors. Plana
ore made and arrangements about
perfected for the biggest of all the
big reunions. Coupled with this will
be an Old West celebration with
thrillers that will make hair stand
on end on the headn of the most com
placent But that is not all.
Wort ham Brothers' Carnival at
tractions will be on the Job. Box
Butte avenue will be made over into
a great tented city in which twenty
feature attractions will be open to
the multitude all day long and late
at night. There will be riding de
vices for those who like them. There
will be a grand array of concessions.
There will be distinctly new and nov
el shows shows all will want to
see.
Twenty-eight double-length flat
cars are required to transport the
Wort bam shows. There are more
than 1100 employees on the pay roll.
Mic it log Circus
Kelly Bros. Big Hippodrome, a
regular old one-ring circus, will be
bare Among other attractions will
tie the "Monkey Speedway," where
each speed car is driven by a mon
key: Circus Bids Show," eleven
shows for one admission; "Laugh
land," for laughing purposes only:
Big Water Show, with an array of
beautifully formed and champion la
dy swimmers; "Palace of Curiosi
ties." with wonders from foreign
lands; Marshall's "Dv I Dixie."
one of the best plantation shows on
the road today; "IT-4-Boat": "Amer
ica," the beauty shop; and others, j
Wild West Show
Buckskin Ben's Real Wild West,
shows will be one of the big shown
all will want to see. Buckskin Ben's)
show is a genuine wild west show, a
show based on life on the frontier
and in the days of '49. The "Hip-Hip-Hooray
Girls" will be here next
week, full of pep and life and gin
ger. "Destruction," or life in the
trenches of France and Belgium, ia
another feature.
Three llig Hands
The Alliance concert band will
play all three days of the reunion.
The Itemlngford Band and the Wor
t ha in hand will also be on the job.
Riders Needed
Boys, the reunion offers you a
chance to show your riding ability
and also a chance to make some ease
money Can you ride a mule"
Here's your chance. Knler the mule
race. Good money for the winners.
Horses and riders for the bucking
contests are needed, as well as rid
ers for all other races. Make appli
cation for entry at the offices of the
Alliance Commercial Club.
The Program
An excellent program has been
prepared. Money will be apeut lib
erally Contestants are needed.
Many have already entered. There ia
room for many more. Get into the
game. The following is the pro
grass :
RELAY RACK days, purse
$t0t; .' to enter, a per cent entry, 5
par cent money.
Ml l.K RACK :i days. $15 and
feed for each mule for 3 days. First
prize $15; second prize ; third
prize $.' : fur harde; riding mule.
Knst prize II.".; second prize $10:
third prize r, ; for best rider.
ONE-HALF MILE DASH Open
to the world :t days. $fi0 purse
each day First prir.e, $2.r. ; second
prise, Ili; third prize, S 1 0. .1 to en
ter. 3 to start; I per cent entry, 5
ler cent money.
FIVE EIGHTHS MILK DASH
open to the world. $50 purse. Firsr
prize, Its; second prize. $1'; third
prize, $10 I to enter, 3 to start; 5
per cent entry, ." iter cent money
COW PONY It ACE I days. I'n-
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