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Western NEBRASKA
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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 18, 1917
POTATO WEEK
STARTS MON.
HVHRYBODY TO KAT M l Its AND
SAVE FIAH It THIS COM
ING WEEK
NUMBER 46
A NATION-WIDE MOVEMENT
October 22 to 27 To Be Used to Pop
ularise PaPt Murphys Hpeclal
Dishes Each Day
The week of October 22-27 is to
be "National Potato Week," during
which time a special effort will be
made all over the United StateB to
Induce the millions to eat potatoes
during this week. This event is of
special interest to this section of the
country owing to the fact that Box
Butte county and this section of the
country is fast coming into promi
nence as one of the great potato rais
ing areas of the country.
Three purtoses will be accomplish
ed by this nation-wide potato week.
The first of these purposes is to en
courage the eating of tubers because
at that time it Is expected that potu
toes will be the most available and
economical starchy food; the second
is to save wheat during this period;
and the third is to encourage the
general use of potatoes as a wheat
substitute by the American house
holder. Will Affect Potato Situation
It is proposed that consumers make
a special effort to eat potatoes pre
pared in different ways, recipes for
which can be obtained from the home
economics departments of the va
rious state colleges of agriculture.
It is not supposed that this potato
week will of itself have much effect
on the potato situation, out it should
call the attention of the people to
the fact that here is a pleniful sup
ply which should be used in domes
tic commerce, leaving the more read
ily transported grains for export
trade. In shipping potatoes about
four-fifths of the weight is water; in
shipping wheat only one-eighth is
moisture.
No claim of originality is made for
the idea of potato week. The same
plan has been in effect for a number
of years in respect to raisins, for
which there is a national raisin day,
established through extensive adver
tising by the raisin industry of Cal
ifornia. The same thing has been
done in respect to oranges by the
citrus-fruit associations. There have
been apple days, too. The purpose
of these days is to increase the gen
eral consumption of these produce
by acquainting the people with their
food value.
Many Ways to 'ook Spud
It is said that potatoes may be
cooked in more ways than any other
vegetable, and a score or more va
riations are within the knowledge of
any good hotel chef. Seven ways, one
for each day in the week, beginning
with Monday's, Tuesday's and Wed
nesday's dinners, through Thursday'
lunch, Friday's dinner. Saturday'
lunch anil Sunday's supper are Riven
here:
Stuffed Potatoes (Monday)- Cut
baked potatoes in half, remove the
nmn mnuh It ntt ..,w,i..l ,...li. ..
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the usual consistency of mashed po
tatoes, an season with butler, salt
and pepper. Fill the baked skins
with this mixture, dot the tops wnh
butter and bake for eight or 'en
Mumm s in a hot oven. To vary this
add to the mashed potatoes, before
the skins are filled, any one of the
following: Beaton white of egg (one
egg to three medium-sized potatoes) ;
prated cheese (one-huir cupful to
three medium-sized potatoes); chop
ped meat (one-half cupful to three
medium-sized potatoes) ; chopped
parsley (one tablespoonf ul to three
medium-sized potatoes).
Scalloped PotatoeN (Tuesday)
Use raw thinly sliced potatoes In lay
ers, each layer to be sprinkled with
flour, butter, pepper, salt; lastly pour
in just enough milk to be seen
through the top layer, and then bake
for about an hour, or until the pota
toes are tender. This may be varied
by adding, in layers, hard-boiled
egg, sliced; grated cheese ;or minced
ham.
Boiled Potatoes (Wednesday)
Select potatoes of uniform sice; wash
m 'Ihem with a brush; and plunge
them Into boiling salted water (one
teaapoonful salt to one quart of wa
ter) Cook them with the cover of
kettle ajar, until tender, from 20 to
30 minutes. Drain the potatoes; re
move the skins; dreas the potatoes
with butter if desired; and serve
them immediately. If It is necessary
for the potatoes to stand a few min
utes before being served, cover them
with a cloth, not a lid. in order that
the steam as it condenses may be ab
sorbed by the cloth and not returned
to the potatoes to make them soggy
This li the reason for serving pots-
OCTOBER 27 DATE
BERYL BUCKLEY COMES
First Number of Retfatli Lyceum
Booker for Alliance l..--t Sat
urday In the Month
Everyone likes to hoar a good read
er and everyone is provided with the
opportunity of spending an evening
with M. Beryl Buckley at the Baptist
church on Saturday night, October
27. Miss Buckley will present the
opening number of the Kedpath Ly
ceum at that time. The lyoeum is
being put on in Alliance under the
auspices of the ladies of the Baptist
church. The ladies have no excuses
to make. They are bringing to Al
liance one of the highest of high class
lyceum programs consisting of five
numbers to be presented at stated
periods during the winter. If the
people of Alliance like good, clean,
high class entertainment of a nature
that appeals to practically every per
son, then this course should prove
a wonderful success.
via
BERYL BUCKLEY.
The ladles are selling season tick
ets at $1.60 for adults and $1.00 for
hildren.
ooh in an uncovered dish. The po-
atoes rnny be sprinkled with chop
ped parsley.
Potato Naiad (Thursday from Wed-
eday's left overs) Six cold boiled
otatoos ;four tabl.vpoonf uls salad
M or melted butter; two tablespoon
. uls vinegar; one-half tablespoonf ul
alt .cayenne popper, two tablespoon
fuls chopped parsley ; few drops
nion juice.
Cut the potatoes in one-half Inch
iibes. Make a dreasing by mixing
'boiougbiy the other ingredients,
l'our this dressing over the potatoes
ml alio wthem to stand fifteen mm
ues. Drain off any dressing that
nay not have been absorbed by the
potatoes. Garnish the salad with
prigs of parslej and serve with
reals dressing or mayonnaise. To
he salad may bo added any of the
following: One cupful chopped cel
ery; two cucumbers. chopped or two
hard boiled eiis, chopped, or, as a
famish, sliced.
Mnhed Potatoes ( Friday ) Thor
oughly mash cooked potatoes. Add
.our tablespoonfuls of hot milk, one
i blespoonf ul of hotter, and a little
-iilt and pepper, to each pint of po
itoes Heat the mixture with a fork
until light and pile it lightly in a
hot serving dish
Ml DOl potatoes may be shaped
into small cakes. Drown them in a
frying pan in a small amount of hot
fat. Mix with boiletl codfish, or
canned salmon, for fish cake.
Potato Soup n.i im. I n, from Fri
day's left-overs) Two cupfuls hot
sliced or mashed potatoes ;one quart
milk; two slices onion; three table
spoons butter; two tahleapoonfuls
Hour; one and one-half-teaspoonful
salt: celery salt; poppeY; cayenne;
one teaspoonful chopped parsley.
Scald the milk with the onion; re
move the onion: add the milk slowly
to the potatoes. Molt the butter;
add to it the dry ingredients, stir the
mixture until ie-is well blended. Add
this to the liquid mixture, stirring
constantly, and boil the soup for one
minute. Strain it if necessary; add
the parsley, and serve
Potato RlM-uit (Suiida?. front Fri-'-'
or Hatui-day's toft-oven) One
'upful mashed potatoes, one cupful
Hour, four teaspoonfuls baking pow
der on. half teaspoonful salt, one
en spoon ful lard: milk, about one
half cupful.
Sift the dry Ingredient Add these
to the potatoes, mixing with a knife.
Work the fat into this mixture light
ly. Add gradually enough mily to
make a soft dough. Toss the dough
onto a floured board, pat and roll it
. lightly to one-half Inch in thickness
01 it Into shapes with a biscuit cut
ter. Place the biscuit on greased
pans and bake twelve to fifteen min
utes In s hot oven
AERIAL ARMY
TAKING SHAPE
l NCLE SAM WILL HAVE FLEET
OF 20.000 GIGANTIC BAT
TLE PLANES
R0SHIN6 CONSTR0CTI0N
Thousands of Men Are Nov Being
Trained and Hurried to France
For Final Trials
GOVERNMENT
POTATO REPORT
POTATO CHOP ESTIMATED AT
4A2,028,0O0 III Mil l
THIS YEAH
PATRIOTIC FOOD
SAVING CAMPAIGN
DECREASE 0,000,000 BO.
1 Nebraska Shows Material Iiiereai
I
Central North Crop Cut by
Frost might in Maine
All Housewives Should Sign Pledge
Cards and Enroll as Members of
Pood Adminlst radon
Washington, D. C. Work is un
der way on practically all the 20,000
airplanes appropriated for by Con
gress to carry the war across the
Hlndenburg battle line. Hundreds
of American aviation students are
already in the allied countries com
pleting their training.
In addition to the machines being
constructed in this country, a vast
number is being manufactured in
Europe to met Immediate demandB
of the American field forces.
Thousands of men are training to
fly on the various government fields
in America. As fast as they learn
the rudiments they are being sent
abroad.
The first all-American airplane,
equipped with the famous Liberty
motor, will be sent overseas in a
"reasonable time." America will
have every known type of fighting
machine the training airplane, the
fast scout plane and the powerful
dynamite-carrying battleplane of the
Caproni type. These giant air dread
noughts will be used to drop tons of
high explosives behind the German
linos.
Every Type of Plane Built
These and other Important state
ments were made by Secretary of
War Baker In summarizing the ac
complishments to date of the United
States In aviation.
"Contracts have been let and work
is in progress on practically the en
tire number of airplanes and motors
for which provision was made in the
$640,000,000 aviation bill passed
by Congress in July," said the secre
tary. "This program called for more
than 20,000 airplanes.
"The types of airplanes now in
progress of manufacture cover the
entire range of training machines,
light, high speed fighting machines
and powerful battle and bombing
planes of the heaviest design. Our
contracts call for an ample number
of training machines, and embrace as
well giant planes capable of the work
of the Caproni, the Hanley-Page and
Ismllar types.
American-Made Throughout
"Within a reasonable time, con-
j sidering the period of preparation.
this country ill send its first airplane
to Europe. This airplane, from the
tip of its prowpeller to the engine,
machine gun and camera, will have
j been made in the United States."
j The "Liberty" motor, already
spoKen or by Mr. Maker as probably
"the greatest single achievement
of the war," has been accorded for
eign recognition. The allies already
have asked for samples of the motors
and are investigating the possibili
ties of quantity production in this
country.
jVccording to the October crop esti
mate of the Department of Agricul
ture, the white potato crop this year
will be 452,923,000 bushels. The
September forecast was 461,908,000
bushels and the August 1 forecast
was 46 7,289,000 bushels. The De
cember estimate of the 1916 crop was
285,437,000 bushels.
Estimates in the principal Btates by
bushels for the crop this year, ac
cording to the October forecast, Aug
ust forecast and December estimate
last year follow: (In thousands of
bushels. 000 omitted.)
1916
Crop
25,600
22,400
19.040
6.300
7.250
15,360
13.630
16,800
4.830
7.666
6.900
10.675
Sept. 1
24,800
43,500
32.485
16,560
14,227
44,513
40.306
33,892
14.004
12.836
8,352
13.595
WEATHEH BUREAU ON
AVERAGE FBOST DATES
This historical summary of frost
occurrences for this section of the
west has JuhI been issued by the
United States Weather Bureau:
"The chances are even that klll
ine frost will occur before September
15 In most of North Dakota, Mon
tana, and the extreme northern por
tion of Minnesota. By the first few
days in October killing frost occurs
on the average of one year in two as
far south as the Southern portion of
Nebraska, southern and eastern Iowa,
southern Wisconsin, most of the in
terior portion of lower Michigan, and
throughout the greater part of New
England. By October 15 it may be
expected in at least half the years as
far south as the central portion of
Kansas. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana,
throughout eastern Kentucky and
the mountainous sections of the Virginias.
EAT CABBAGE AND
LPVK LONG, IS ADVICE
Philadelphia. Eat cabbage and
live long.
That's the advice issued by J. Rus
set Smith, chairman of the food com
mission of the Philadelphia home de
fence committee.
Cabbage has been abundant for
weeks, and Mr. Smith points out that
not only from a health standpoint,
but from a patriotic duty, cabbage
should be eaten by every man, wom
an and child.
State Oct. 1
Maine 20,836
Now York .41.600
Penn 32,742
Ohio 16.803
Illinois .... 14,419
Michigan .38,919
Wisconsin .37,859
Minnesota .33,480
Iowa 14,311
Nebraska . .13,650
Colorado . . . 9.144
California .13,863
HNE13, shrd cmfwy cmfwy tao
An analysis of the report shows
the greatest loss during September
in Michigan, followed closely by
Maine and Wisconsin. Frost dam
aged the crop during September in
Miehigan and Wisconsin, and if the
total decrease in these states is by
reason of frosts it bears out the news
paper reports that the damage was
around 10 per cent. In Maine blight
has been quite severe and probably
is the cause of the decrease. Some
loss also ie shown in Minnesota, ac
cording of the report, during Sep
tember. Nebraska gained, according
to the report. 814.000 over the Sep
tember 1 report. Improvement Is
Wn shown ii Pennsylvania. Illinois.
Ohio. lows Colorado and California.
Big Ixm In Bean Crop
Bonn on October 1 worp estimated
15.814 000 bimhols. S"ntomber 1
the estimate was foi 19QQn00
I bushels in the five big producing
.to of Nw York. Mlehlpn Colo-
rnHo. New Mexico nnd California.
Thu r..,.. , .;,.( fang or nnonf 4 .
000.000 btfhels for tho mor. T,nt
vear tho crop totaled 8 84fi oon htmh
i Tho of bonne n Ne-
"isVa was considerably incensed
I this year.
VASSAR oral -m icT
niTTnt vr man
PonohVeenHn NY - V has He
woo for tho Vn.anr .i.e.. The edict
bni gone forth th hrp will n no
. butter nt dinner nnH no hrd-boltod
leeiQ for hrenJrfnst. Jnn 1nlte nnd
! -rnw w"ll tnke the nlnn 0, butter.
, Regs will be a la omelette.
RE-EIECT OFFICERS
FOR RED CROSS
Headquarters Moved From Masonic
BOOM to Assembly I loom nt
Court House
j The old officers of the Alliance
Chapter of the American Red Cross
will hold over for unothor year, ac
cording to an announcement made
this week. The annual election of
j officers for the local chapter was an
I nounced to have been held at Red
I ross headquarters In the Masonic
Temple building on Friday evening.
But seven members showed up and
as a result no election was hold It
being concluded that the
jship was entirely satisfied with the
I present officers. The present offl
jeers will therefore continue in office
, during the coming year. The officers
are: Chairman. L. H. Highland;
vice-chairman, Mrs. E. O. Lalng:
secretary, Mrs. M. E. Johnson; treas
urer. Chas. Brlttan.
The local chapter will make a full
and complete report of the work done
as it concerns the number of gar
ments made for soldiers and the ar
ticles for hospital use.
Olng to the fact that the Adams
Express Company has rented the
room in the Masonic Temple occupied
by the Red Cross, and will maintain
an uptown office, the Red Cross on
Mondsy moved to the Assembly
Room in the Box Butte county court
house and will maintain headquar
ters there In the future. Those
ladles desiring to do work and any
others who have business at Red
Cross headquarters will find same at
It be court house now.
Gil i
uHt. o
Ml I FRIDAY
BORROW FROM LICiHT FUND TO
HELP OUT THE GEN
ERA li FUND
The period from October 21st to
November 3rd will be a period of
great patriotic demonstration in Ne
braska. At that time all household
ers in the state will be asked to sign
the pledge cards and become enrolled
an members of the Federal Food Ad
ministration. The householder who
sighs the Food Administration pledge
card accepts the following obliga
tion: set-vlce8ncatto es s hrdl mfwyaa
"I am glad to Join in the
service of food conservation for
our nation and I hereby accept
membership in the United States
Food Administration, pledging
myself to carry out the direc
tions and advice of the Food
Administrator In my home, Inso
far as my clrcumshtances per
mit." There are no fees or dues to he
paid. The Food Administration
wishes to have as members all of
those actually handling food in the
home. Thos who become members
by signing pledge cards will be given
a membership window card and a
Home Card of Instruction in food
conservation.
The Pledge Card Campaign in No
litaska Is being handled through the
office of Gurdon W. Wattles, Federal
Food Administrator for Nebraska.
He has appointed S. R. McKelvie of
Lincoln as campaign manager for the
state and Representative Lloyd
Thomas of Alliance as director for
the counties of Sioux, Dawes, Box I
Butte and Sheridan. Under their dl- i
ret Hon the work Is being pushed j
. . I . l I . i. : - - "
vipuruuniy in HUB uimiici
me unairman oi me uounty coun
cil of Defense in each county Is
chairman ex-offlcio of the County
Central Committee for the Pledge
Csrd Campaign. The County Cen
tral Committee In turn supervises all
of the work for the Pledge Card I
Campaign in the county. The Coun
ty Chairmen in this district are as
follows.
Dawes County Allen G. Fisher,
Chadron.
Sioux County F. W. Meyer. Har
rison. Sheridan County R. L. Wllhlte,
Rushvllle.
Box Butte County- Robert Gra
ham. Alliance.
Members of the Box Butte county
central committee appointed to date
are as follows:
Robert Graham, chairman.
George Edick, secretary.
Opal Russell.
Mrs. W. 11. Pate.
George Neuswanger.
R. M. Hampton.
Lloyd Thomas.
IJon J, Sallows.
A. D. Rodgers.
J.. J SehiU.
W. D. Fisher.
Art I nt Groves.
Mrs Claudia B. Dole.
Th- County Central Committee in
th'iw Bounties are boinc organize,!
'ind much interest is beint mani
fested In the campaign Those in
trontod in this county are predicting
thnt there will be no slacker and
that it will ho ut the head or the list
In getting results. The work will ho
ho completely done that every house
holder in Nebraska will be given an
opportunity to sign the pledge card,
and it is fully expect,Mi that all will
sign. The ncbool teachers and tho
school children will fake an active
part in circulating the pledge eards,
and will do their part of tho work
during the week Of October 21st to
28th. The following week will be
devoted to cleaning up the campaign
In quarters where It was not com
pleted by the school children.
The work Is tremendously impor
tant, as anyone must realize from
the frequency with which the state
ment has boon made that the coun
try that can most successfully nour
ish Its people will win the war. This
section of the state is producing won
derfully of the foods and materials
needed potatoes, small grain, beans,
beef and potash. When it comes to
doing its part in helping food the na
tion western Nebraska Is in the front
rank.
Sign a pledge card, become a mem
ber of the Federal Food Administra
tion, and do your bit to help win the
war for Uncle Sam and our Allies.
TWO TO GET MORE MONEY
City Will Heat Armory Eight Crossing-
Go In Order New
Dummy Policeman
EATS HI GMEAL, GOES
FOR SWIM; IS DEAD
San Francisco. After partaking
of a hearty dinner and then going
for a swim in the estuary, Nicholas
Thompson, first mate of the steamer
Kvlchak. dropped dead on the deck
almost Immediately after coming out
of the water. Shrortly before his
death Nicholas told several of the
crew that he had never felt better In
his life Death wss due to heart disease.
The October meeting of the city
council was held at the council cham
ber on Friday night, being a post
poned meeting from the regular
meeting night Tuesday of last week
owing to the fact that not enough
counctlmen were on hand at the reg
ular time to hold a meeting. Six
counctlmen and the mayor were In
attendance at tho meeting Friday
night. Just enough to transact busi
ness. Councilman Davidson of tho
Fourth ward was again absent and
Councilman Davis of the Third ward
was not In attendance.
The meeting Friday night was, in
many respects, one of the most Im
portant sessions of the council held
in some time. The council took cog
nisance of the fact that there were
registered warrants outstanding
agalnBt the general fund, which are
drawing interest, to tho amount nt
about 829,000.00. In view of the fact
mat me light rund had a balance of
about $11,000.00 to the good, It was
decided on motion of Councilman A.
J. Welck of the Fourth ward, to
borrow $8,000.00 from the light fund
for the general fund for the purpose
of cutting down the amount of the
outstanding warrants. The light fund
will receive the same amount of in
terest for the $8,000.00 as that fund
pays as Interest on the light bonds.
A request was received from the
iiome uuaroa that the city heat the
armory. The city plumber was in
structed to go over the situation and
approximate cost. The proposition
was left up to the mayor for final
disposition. It ia the intention to
heat the armory from the furnace In
the city hall. In view of the fact that
the armory Is used only at night and
then generally but two nights a week,
it is believed it can be heated from
the city hall without inconvenience
and but little additional cost.
Employees (let More Money
I J. E. HughoH. superintendent of
the municipal plant, asked for an in
crease In his salary of $25.00 a
I month. Ho was drawing $150.00 a
.month, the limit under the law. In
order to meet the demnnin of Mr.
Hun hew tho council voted him $25.00
a month additional and created him
city milk inspector. It will be Mr.
Hughes' duty to take samples of the
milk offered for sale in Alliance and
have same tested and to visit the
dairy farrnn supplying Alliance homes
with milk and see that they are
ssoetlag the requirements of the ordi
nance. The ordinance has pruif ically
he.-n a .lend letter si flee the time it
was passed and this move on the
purt of the city looking towards its
enforcement will be welcomed by tho
n-'ral public
Night Marshal George Stafford
asked th t h' eaainenstb raised
from $80 00 to $100 00 a month
Under the law fh ettv en p.v no
licomen but $75.00 a month. Staf
ford wm drawins $ S.OO month as
night Janitor at the city hall. His
pay as nlcht janitor was increased
from ffi.OO to B Afi tier month.
msHni the S 100 oo ,. asko1 for.
The council instructed tho city
clerk to advertise for bl i m for remov
ing the dirt and placing side walks
to grade on the west side of unpaved
(Box BnMe avenii'- between Fifth and
Sixth streets nnd on the north side
of Fourth street between Sweetwater
and Yellowstone
Main New Street Crossings
The proposition of placing a street
.crossing across First street at Lara
j nile, to the freight depot, was con
sidered and the crossing ordered in.
! Seven other crossings were also or
dered in. being two at Third and
Platte, two at Fifth ami MlnannH
one at Fourth and Emerson, and one
at rourth snd Niobrara. R. C. Mo
Clure was awarded the contract for
tnis work, his bid being 21 4 cents
Per square foot for the work and ma
terial or in other words, for the com
pleted work.
A resolution was passed ordering
certain property owners to install
inside toilotP and to connect with th
sewer within 30 days after serving
of notice upon them. Those who have
not complied with the request within
the 30 days will be compelled to
have tho work done by the city and
to pay for same.
KetHer-Coursey Account
H. P. Course y of the Koeler-Cour-sey
Company appeared before the
(Continued on Psge 4.)