STOCKMEN'S EDITION OF
Leading
Newspaper of
Western Nebraska
VOLl ME XXIV
The Alliance Herald
OFFICIAL OROAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND NEB RA SKA STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN 8 A SSOCIATION
AU.IAM K. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUOU8T Hi. 1917
16 Pages
2 Sections
NUMBER 37
GROWERS TO
STORE SPUDS
Plan to Heat Food Simulators nl
Own Unnte, at nine Time
il. lin- Consumer
TO MKCT AT III MIM.I ii;
Box Butte Man, Champion Alfalfa Raiser
Permanent Organization to He Per
fected at Meeting iif Growers
RMMn of This w . u
gomes
On Saturday of this week a
nutting of farmer ami Mtato
will' 1m held at Homing-
ford. At. this meeting an or-
gunization for the eo-operntive
storage and selling of potato.-
will he erfeeted along the lines
suggested by the Office of Mar-
kets and Hnral Organization,
Pniled States Itepnruuent of Ag-
riculture and the Farm Manage
ment Department of the State
University.
This meeting is of vital Inter-
est to i he potato growers of llov
Butte and surrounding countieN.
If you are a otato grower and
fail to attend this meeting;, you
should understand that you will
have no reason to kick if you
fail to get in on the proposition.
The opportunity is presented to
you. It Is an opportunity for
yon to get some of the money
the potato sjKsrulators have been
taking away from you in years
i;-t wlfl you be there?
At the meeting held at Homing
ford Friday of last week and attend
ed by only a small number of potato
growers, it was decided to hold an
other meeting on Saturday of this
week In the hope that the potato
growers would wake up to the fact
that something unusual was taking
place and would become enough in
terested in their own business to at
tend. The meeting called far Saturday
of this week at Hemlngford is for
the purpose of perfecting a co-operative
potuto storage and selling organ
ization along the lines suggested by
the Office of Markets and Rural Or
ganization, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and the Farm
Management Department of the State
University.
0. B. Jenness of the Office of Mar
keta and Rural Organization, I'nited
States Department of Agriculture,
and Prof. 11. C. Filley, field agent in
marketing, formerly head of the
Farm Management Department of
the State University, were at the
meeting held at Hemiiigford Friday
and explained in detail the plan that
will help the grower get more money
for his qpotatoes. These men can
not return for the meeting this
week. The plans will have to be ex
plained by Acting County Agent Rex
Truman and those grower who die
attend the meeting.
Prof. Fillejr explained the idea of
the organization and the reasons for
the same to a Herald representative
this week as follows:
"Last fall many of the growers of
this section sold their potatoes at
from 60 cents to $1 a bushel, some
getting us high as 11,15 a bushel.
Last winter and this spring potatoes
sold as high as $1 a peek. The spec
ulators bought potatoes of the grow
er last fall at around $1 a bushel and
sold them this spring at $1 a peck.
They were able to do this because
they stored them.
"Now we suggest that every grow
er store front a third to a half of his
crop. This would be impossible
with each grower working independ
ently, but if the growers will co-operate
in building potato warehouses
it . an be done. Kach grower's pota
to. s can be kept separate.' if necessary-;
and he can pay rent to the
warehouse in proportion to the RUaV
ber of bushels he has stored.
"A man should he employed this
winter to sell the potatoes thus stor
ed. This will result in higher prtose
fur the grower, while at the same
time will bring down the price to the
conMuner. (n other words' II works
to the elimination of the food Spec
tator. The potato market this year is
going ' be more restricted. The in
testate Commerce Commission has
held thai a railroad company .anii.it
be compelled lo allow shippers to use
freight cars as salesrooms. That
teas hat the grower will not be
permitted to load a car with potatoes
and ship that car to some point
v lien- potatoes an needed god sell
i. .in from the car door ft means
thai unless growers take some cou
nseled action gad ti'ke the matter in
to their own hand, the) will have to
sell potatoes attain this fall to the
speculator, who in turn will again
make the big money
One plan advanced is for such
farmers' organizations as the Union,
Equty and (irainge to build potato
warehouses or co-operative storage
plants, allowing all growers to store
potatoes and chargintt them in pro
portion lo the bushels stored Then
wih a man to sell the potatoes this
winter and next sprint:, higher prices
will be received by the grower. It
will not cost tin grower any more to
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COUNTRY WOMEN
HAVE 5 CLUBS
Home economics flubs Organized ag
Outgrowth of Community Meeting-
During the Summer
TO MKF.T OXCB BACH MONTH ANOTHFR UAV IS Mil in VP
Mls Itokahr Completes Holding of
Series of Meetings Willi the
Farm Women of County
Mart Healy, champion alfalfa seed
raiser, is now a Box Untie county
farmer Although rather modest in
his claims, we look for him to put
Box Butte county "on the map" as
far as high-class alfalfa a,nd seed is
concerned, during the next few years.
Mr. Healy purchased the old Reed
farm, just SMl of Alliance, about a
year ago and is living on the same
this season. This farm contains
520 acres snd is an ideal one from
the standpoint of soil, improvements
and location.
Mr. Healy went from Iowa to Col
orado several years ago, locating at
Hereford, just south of, the Wyom
ing line. A visit to Box Butte coun
ty so impressed him with the agri
cultural possibilities that he pur
chased the large farm on which he
now resides and is farming the same
intensively this year.
The Herald, in later issues, will
tell of Mr. Healy's experiments and
results with alfalfa and other crops.
The story of his success in Colorado
was published in the Brent Divide in
DgSVer and is re-published below.
The accompanying picture was pub
lished with the article, which is as
follows:
gl2,040 Worth of Alfalfa Heed
The crop of a 100-acre farm was
piled on u great dray and drawn up
the streets of Denver last week.
Great crowds followed it for the
banner across its side told the story.
That load was worth $12,000. It was
the result of ten years of thought
and twoe yeurs of hnni work.
Moreover it spells the beginning of
a new industry on me unirngaiea
lands Of Colorado- the raising of
seeds of a character so hardy as to
be most desirable.
This particular load was alfalfa
seetl. But Mart Healy. the man with
in idea and the nerve to carry it out.
says that in his study ot seed culture
lie has reached the demonstrated be
lief that ilie unirrigated lands of the
West are best for raising seeds.
Alfalfa, raised in rows, as a seed
crop was tiie mea 01 Mr lieaiy. his
$12,000 load is the result of that
idea. He is one of the owners of the
great :i.t00-acre Orovcr I. & I ranch
at Hereford. Colo., in the far north
eaotorn part Of the state. His exper
iment began two years ago. The crop
this year, he believes will be double
next year and trebblod the year after,
Tills is ihe story told by Mart Healy:
"I believe that I hitve produced an
alfalfa seed that is cold-resisting and
droupht-rcsisting. 1 am also certain
and. on this point, have the confirma
tion of the farm experts of the state.
thiM I have as pear rure olfolfo seed
as is to be found.
To obtain this, required care and
thought. The first step 'was to get
a seed with which to start.
In this task I h id the u;:-istanc of
I'hil K. Blinn. the alfalfa specialist
of the State Agriculturist college. He
went to Carver county. Minueaota.
and bought some Grimm alfalfa
seed. He chose seed from a field 4
years old. obtaining a long history' of
growth in u cold country. ThlB seed
was distributed to Ihost who worked
with him. and from them I obtained
my supply.
I decided to plant in rows instead
of broadcast. The Ifiea w;-s not orig
inal with me. It has been used be
fore, but never popular w ith growers.
I believed that it was the correct way
not only of raising u sosd crop, but of
assuring a crop in unirritated dis
tricts of limited rainfall for hay pur
poses. The rows were planted 3 feet apart
sowing 7 or S grains to the running
foot. A furrower was used to scatter
any weed seeds to each side. This
also gave a greater depth to the plant
ing. a protection against strong
winds, us It pinned the seeds about
3 inches below the surface.
I also fnnnd that where plains
were in the furrow that they were
not injured by the frost, and that a
freeze of the thickness of a pane of
glass did not harm them.
By a contrivance of wires and holts
I scattered the seed a nd got indivi
dual plants.
! During the first year I cultivated
twice with an ordinary cultivator
and twice with a weeder. In the sec
ond vear I cultivated twice, very ear
ly to a depth of 4 or 5 Inches.
1 In the Hist year I clipped closely
at the first appearance of blossoms.
'in that year I secured about 37 tons
of hay from the second growth. When
;it came to the seed harvest, I cut
'when the fods were about 2 thirds
black, using a elf-rake machine
and hauling in a canvas-lined header
box.
Kxtrii care was taken in the hull
ing to prevent any waste. The crop
I tu tted 12,000 pounds of need. It 1st
j Choice seed, and the valuation of a
'dollar a pound is fixed, because of
what I believe to be its superior qual
ities in resisting cold und in resist
ing drought. Behind it is a history
Of selection. It was grown rarefully
and was carefully protected against
j weeds.
What I have done can be duplicat
ed by anyone who will take the care
iand trouble. The nation needs more
: alfalfa. It is becoming popular in
I the east. There will be a practically
unlimited market for many years to
. come.
Aside from this. I believe that my
experience has demnnsiTated the
! practicability of raising alfalfa in
.furrows in districts of limited ranl
ifall, so that a crop may be assured
at all times. In furrows, it will pro
i din e enough to be a most profitable
;crop in any locality.
My experience will undoubtedly
, prove of great value in directing at
'tention to the possibilities of produc-
ing seeds of other sorts, it is a well
'known scientific faet that production
I Of seed is increased by punishing
plants. The plant that has an easy
;time produces no seed. To obtain the
best results they must be Kiuntod and
held back. There are many other
plants that can be grown for seed pur
poses iu these lands with a good results
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The last of1 the series of monthly
home demonstration meetings held in
the live country com in unities In Box
Ilutte county this spring and sum
mer b .Miss Mary Rokahr, woman
county agent, provided by the Exten
sion department or (he Stale Univer
sity, was concluded lust week in the
organisation of Home Economies
clubs.
The women manifested great in
terest in the whole series of meet
ings and desired to continue the
work among themselves. The work
will be continued, the women con
ducting the meetings in the future
along much the same linen as by
Miss Rokahrd. They will keep in
touch with the Extension Service of
the university, and the Extension
Service will assist then in planning
their programs.
Five meetings were held last week,
two talks being given at each meet
ing. Mrs. E. R. Davison of the I'm
Iversity Extension Service accompan-
leu miss KOkanr and gave a talk at
each meeting, explaining to those in
attendance the work being done by
the several Home Economics clubs
over the state. Mrs. Davison's talk
and suggestions met with a ready re
sponse as was evidenced by the or
ganization of each of the five com
munities into u club. Miss Rokahr
gave a salad demonstration explain
ing the use of mlueral foods and
showed various ways of using vege
tables and fruits attractively.
Thirty-two women and girls at
tended the meiAing held at the home
of Mrs. L. Boness, eight miles south
east of Alliance, Monday. A Home
Economics club was organized to
continue the work. Mrs. S. R. Smith
was elected president of the club;
Mrs. Bryant, vice president . and Mrs.
J. E. Britton, secretary.
The Tuesday club met with Mrs.
W. (Jrirflth. fifteen miles northeast of
Alliance, nnieteen attending. Mrs.
Fred Nuson was elected president of
the club; Mrs. W. Griffith, vice pres
ident; and Mrs. Herb Nason, secre
tary. Wednesday the women north of
town met with Mrs. F. Uilleran with
the Woman's Rural Club, that was
orgunlzed several years ago. Twenty
nine women attended this meeting.
Thursday the meeting was with
Mrs. Fred Abley, fifteen miles north
west of Alliance. Twenty-nine wo
men attended. Mrs. Tom Green was
elected president of the club: Mrs.
II. II. Hanson, vice president; and
Mrs. Reynolds, secretary.
On Friday the women of Hemiiig
ford community met with Mrs. Frank
Black, four miles northwest of llein
ingford. Fifteen were in attendance.
Mrs. Harry Pierce was elected pres
ident; Mrs. Fiank Black, vice presi
dent; and Mrs. Peterson, secretary.
The four new clubs organized lasi
week are planning lo meet once a
month ami are looking forward to a
profitable seris of meetings. These
meetings are community affairs and
all women of the neighborhood an
welcome. While the organizations
are termed clubs, they are clubs on
ly in so far as they provide a means
for the women to get together. There
i:- no membership, all women of I
given community being invited to al
tcnt. take part in the meetings and
l (five t lie benefit .
Tile series of meetings coudin te
by Ifiai Rokahr were highly success
ful in every respect They afford'
go opportunity for 'he woman to be
him better acquainted, gave ihen
something in common and laid the
fou tdatioa for Iho permanent organ-
iz.ilions that hae come as a result.
APPOINTED TO SECOND
OFFICER'S RESERVE CORPS
Joe I.. Wesloier and William I in. In.
Jr. Are Two of Men Selected for
Training at Fort Snelling
Joe L. Westovet . former Alliance'
attorney, son of District .fudge W H
Westover of Itushville. in one of the
applicants selected for the aaoond of
fioerg' reserve corps training camp
which will open at Fort Snelling.
Minn , August 27, for a period of
throe months, the first camp having
closed Aiittust 9 Two other well
gnowa western attorneys selected for
the training tamp are William Rit
chie, Jr., and C. O. Terry, law part
tiers, of Bridgeport.
Itonald Moore, a member of Com
pan? (., Fourth Nebraska Infantry,
the Alliance company, was one of
tboae selected to attend the training
camp.
Most of the men Selected for :lle
se.ond officers' camp are profession
al and business men. aiiiiounc.-d Cap
tain George L Byroads, U. s a Die
examining officer for Nebraska, as
Mi. gorerogsenl desired more mature
'men. instead of the younger men.
mostly students, who attended the
tirst camp.
Among the men selected from
O SgtarS Nebraska, out of l tie total
I Of 2H4. were the following:
Joseph R, Brown, It Itushville
Orog v. Harrison. North Platte
Charles r Cadwglador, Oaford.
Harry P CookllU. North PlattS
t'ullinan, Company H.
rjoo. F
Sixtti Nebraska. Chad rbn
Prank Fischer, Valentine
James Howard Qullfoil, Brownloe.
Carl P Jeffords. Broken Bow
William w Mcjjoaatd. aVloptlno,
Itonald Moore Company ;. Fourth
iforaaaa, r on t roop
Clay hot ne ; l'erry Bridgeport.
I'- r.y J. C HI kl.y. Brownlec
Miner lliniuan. North Platte
rU) M Kirk. IfeCook.
Ernes! W sfoehnert, Mitchell
JOS L Westover. Itushville
Among Ike alternates named from
western Nokraakg were:
Frank J Metiovern, North Putt.
Frank M Morrisey. Chadion
lames Q Motborsoad, kcotlebteg
ieorge B. Wilson. Itushville.
Ueorge c Proud, Arapahoe
George It Tiguc. North I'lutte
RKAli NEWS gfCRVIt'K
Do you realize that the Alli
ance Herald in this issue gives
will a complete review of the lo
cal, state and national news a
hea.i of any other newspaper
The Herald maintains a larger
reportorlal torch than gnj other
newspaper for the express pur
pose of givlni all 'he news more
promptl) and e sprees eosspietal
than any other newspaper.
Compare the news in Ibis is
sue of The Herald with that con
tained in Other papers. Put t he
issues side by side and giv
them both a fair comparison
We're glad 10 abide bj your de
cision every time.
Bluff and wind don't make a
newspaper It takes work, in
digent work. It takes careful
editing and the systematic coer
i n u of news Miut.es to make a
food newspaper A few scare
heads and a puer tilled with
hunk goal make a newspaper
Regular Herald readers know
why it continues to hold its
place as the leading HOWSSgtjpef
of MeMeru NehrahkM.
LINCOLN-BLACK
HILLS HIGHWAY
Mans Fast Materializing for New
East and West Auto Road
Through Alliance
Short Distance In Custer and Hall
Counties to lb leslgnnted
by Their Hoards
Plans leading to the eatabllshment
of the Lincoln and Black Hills High
way, irom Lincoln to the Black Hills
via Alliance, as a continuous high
way to be built from the appropria
tions made by the federal and state
governments for federal and state
aid in building good roads are fast
materializing. The greater portion
of the proposed highway which will
parallel the C. B. A Q. rallwaw from
Lincoln to Alliance and on has al
ready received the approval of the
various organisations along the route
ami official action has been taken by
the county hoards of many of the
counties affected, naming that sec
tion of the proposed highway passing
through the board's respective coun
ty as one of the roads to receive the
federal and state aid.
At the good-roads meeting held by
the Associated Commercial Clubs of
Western Nebraska at Uering April
30 the highway from Orand Island
through Lakeside, Alliance and Hem
ingford and on to Crawford was rec
ommended. The counties of Lan
caster, Seward, York, Hamilton and
Hall some time ago recommended
the road through these counties from
Lincoln to Urand Island to connect
with roads already designated to the
east line of Ouster county which, if
continued through Sherman and Buf
falo counties, paralleling the Bur
lington railroad through Litchfield,
Hazard, Sweetwater and Ravenna.
and connecting with the designated
road in western Hall county, would
make a continuous designated high
way from Lincoln to Alliance and
beyond via Broken Bow.
The short gap In the designated
highway through Custer and Hall
counties seems now about to be tak
en care of by the boards in those
counties. A good-roads convention
was held at Mason City the early
part of this moflth through an invi
tation extended by the Mason City
Commercial Club. Delegates to the
number of about 250. representing
practically all the cities and villages
between Urand Island and Merna at
tended the convention at Mason City
and look up the proposition of the
proposed extension of the federal and
state aid highway from Urand Island
northwest along b line of the Bur
llngtoB.
follow it, j a general discussion it
was decided to send a delegation to
Lincoln to confer with the State
Highway Commission at an early
date. Resolutions were drawn up
and adopted endorsing tin road as
recommended through Custer and
Hall counties and recommending to
the boards of supervisors of Sher
man and Buffalo counties that they
take such steps as necessary to con
nect the highway through Hall, Sher
man und Custer counties.
The delegates In attendance at the
good-roads meeting held by the As
sociated Commercial Clubs of West
ern Nebraska at tiering this spring
recommended for aid the Black Hills.
ChadrOB, Alllauce, Sidney, Dearer
road, among others, for federal and
state aid. This road running through
Alliance as it does connects the four
mail) roads laid out under the plan
and provides the means for those
traveling- the Lincoln and Black Hills
highway to reach the Black Hills.
The Lincoln and Clack Hills high
way will parallel the Burlington giv
ing an excellent continuous highway
from Lincoln lo Alliance and beyond,
joining the following cities and
towns between Lincoln and Alliance:
Lincoln. Seward. York, Aurora.
Urand Island, Ravenna, Sweetwater,
Hazard. Litchfield. Mason City, Ans
lejr, Berwyn, Broken Bow. Merna,
Anseliuo. Dunning, Thedfurd, Mul
len. Hyannls, Bingham. Ellsworth.
Lakeside. Antioch, Hoftiaml, and A.
Banco.
This road, the Lincoln and Black
Hills Highway, is but one of the sev
eral highways approved for feders
and state aid in Nebraska. Among
the other roads favored are the
Northwestern Highway from VuL n
tine through Rushvill. Chadron,
Crawford and Harrison continuing
from Harrison Into Wyoming; the
North Platte highway, through Osh
kosli, Broadwater, Northpoit. Bridge
port, Bayard. Uering, Scottsbluff.
Mitchell and into Wyoming; and the
Lincoln Highway, through Duell. Si.i
ney and Kimball. This systerh will
give w eat era Nebraska four complete
east and west highways that traverse
all the counties in the district except
one To connect there four roads -the
Lincoln and Black Hills High
way, the Northwestern Highway, the
North Platte Highway, and the Lin
coln Highway- and also to provide
a through north and south highwa. .
the Black Hills. Chadron. Alliance.
Sidney. Denver road has been rec
ommended for aid. In order to give
aid to Banner county gag make a
supplemental north and south high
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