Official. Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association
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Leading Newspaper of
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The Allnce Herald fWl
VOL l' ME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, NOVEMBER 15, 1917
MEN SERIOUSLY
INJURED WHEN
CAR OVERTURNS
GEORUE STALL OF ALLIANCE
SERIOUSLY INJURED AT EIGHT
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING
DRIVING GAR 100 FAST
Companion Had Arm Broken Ma
chine Wrecked Near King Farm
Southeast of Alliance
METHODIST MEN BAN
QUETED FRIDAY NIGHT
General Get-Tojrerlier Meeting of
Methodist Men Held Friday
Evening in Church Basement
George Stall of Alliance, formerly
a clerk at the Drake Hotel, was
seriously injured at 8 o'clock this
morning and a companion Buffered
a broken arm when the Ford car
which Stall waa driving turned turtle
on the main road five miles south
east of Alliance.
According to witnesses and judg
ing from the appearance of the car
and road at the scene of the acci
dent, Stall was driving at a furious
rate of speed when the accident hap
pened. Stall was thrown not less
than thirty feet. The car was wreck
ed. Other cars soon came along and
picked up the victim. Dr. Bellwood
was called and took the men -o St.
Josephs Hospital. It is believed that
Stall will recover.
MASONIC BANQUET
TUESDAY EVENING
The local order of the A. F. ft A.
If. celebrated the recent viBlt of
Wyman S. Clapp of Kearney, Ne
braska. Deputy Grand Commander of
Knights Templar, Nebraska, to Alli
ance, by a banquet and six o'clock
dinner at the Alliance Hotel Cafe,
on Tuesday evening of this week,
forty members attending. Mr. Clapp
made an official inspection of Bunah
Coramandery No. 26 while here.
Following is a list of those present
at the banquet: Wyman S. Clapp,
James H. H. Hewett. F. E. Holsten,
Monte S. Hargreaves, Ira E. Tash.
Walter O. Barnes. E. G. Laing. Wm.
H. Swan, Hugh It. Beal, Thomas D.
Roberts. R. E. Knight, Arthur S.
Mote, Ben J. Sallows, Walter R.
Metz. Gustaf J. Appleberg, E. A.
Hall. Jerry Rowan, Harry A. John
son, Clyde M. Empson, D. H. Briggs,
Frank M Knight, Jos. C. Vatighan,
E. D. Henry. Wm. Davidson, Jesse
M. Miller. Lincoln Lowry. S. W.
Thompson. Wm. MltchelL Walter R.
Pate, Fred Carlson, Roy S. Beck
with, Joseph N. Andrews, Wm. J.
ChesBire, Wm. C. Mounts. Leon H.
Mosber, Geo. E. Davis, Earl D. Mal
lery. Fay F. Stephens. H. E. Ganti
and Frank W. Irish.
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
F. W. Hicks, official weather ob
server, reports the following for the
past week:
Nov. Max. Min. Day Wind
62 18 Clear SW
9 51 18 Pt. Cldy. W
10 r.9 29 Clear N
11 60 18 Hear NE
12 60 21 Clear S
13 60 2 8 Clear SE
14 50 32 Cloudy W
LOCATES AT H EMI NG FORD
Wm. If, Pruden has entered the
real estate business at Hemingford.
Mr. Pruden comes to Hemingford
from Randolph, Nebraska, where he
has been in the automobile business.
He visited Alliance on Monday.
ENTHUSIASM GROWS IN
Y, M. C. A. CAMPAIGN
H. F. SMITH, in trance of Eight
Counties, Receipea Support of
Local iiicn-
That Box Butte county will raise
it quota of 2,500 for the Y. M. C.
A. war campaign fund without
trouble i6 a foregone conclusion. A
group of lending Alliance business
men met Wednesday noon at the
Alliance Cafe for luncheon, follow
ing which speeches were made by
Chairman Tash and H. F. Smith, in
charge of the district of eight coun
ties in this ooction of the state.
Mr. Smith touched the hearts of
all present by his direct presentation
of the cause and won the promise of
assistance for Chairman Tash from
all present at the luncheon. Among
those present were men who will soon
take part in the drive which will be
made by the Knights of Columbus
among the Catholic people for fundi
for establishing comfort stations
among the soldiers also. Judge Tash
stated that the present campaign
would interfere in no way with the
campaign to be made by the Knights
of Columbus.
Among those present at the lunch
eon were H. F. Smith, R. M. Hamp
ton. Robert Graham, John C. Mor
row, A. T. Lunn, W. R. Harper, W.
R. Pate. W. D. Fisher. J. M. Miller,
F. B. Hartmaa, Lloyd Thomas, F. E.
Holsten, John W. Guthrie and John
S. Rheln.
At the meeting held at 7: SO o'clock
last night in the county court room
there was an excellent attendance.
Complete plans for the canvas of the
county were made and today the
workers sre getting busy. Every clt
isen who donates to the cause will be
given a receipt, which will be his
"exemption certificate."
Thirty of the men members of the
Methodist church met around the
festive board at the church basement
Friday evening and enjoyed a general
good-fellowship oyster oupper. The
meeting was the first one of a num
ber planned by Dr. J. W. Morris, pas
tor of the Methodist church, for the
purpose of getting the church mem
bers in closer touch with each other
personally and to promote interest in
church work.
A. T. Lunn held the post of toast
master and kept something doing
from start to finish. As a toastmas
ter he Is a signal success. The
quartet was roundly applauded, the
applause being led by W. W. Nor
ton. Remark." by Dr. J. W. Morris, pas
tor. "What the Church Owes to the
Community" Clare A. Dow.
"What the Community Owes to the
Church" R. M. Hampton.
"The Business Man's Church"
W. R. Harper.
"Why Men Do Not Attend Church"
Lloyd Thomas.
"Our Boys at the Front" Robert
Graham.
"The Community and Its Moral
Standard" Judge I. E. Tash.
"Alliance, a Good Place to Live"
Lee Basye.
GOOD ROADS DAY WAS
A JIG SUCCESS
(toodly Number Turned Out For
Work Roads in Much Better
Condition
ALLIANCE ROYS ARE
SAFE IN FRANCE
Ralph Johnson and Fred Cutis of
Alliance Now Behind the Battle
Lines in Sunny France
Letters have been received by both
W. E. Cutts and Mrs. M. E. Johnson
within the past week which lead
the into believe that their sons, Fred
and Ralph, respectively, have safety
arrived in France. The letters were
dated "New York City, October 16th"
and in the letters the boys Bald that
"You will not receive these letters
until we have arrived In France."
Both lettera bore the stamp of the
Government Censor, and It looks a
certainty that the two ladB have safe
ly arrived.
The boys enlisted in Denver In
Hospital Corps No. 1 of Colorado
Rainbow Division, and after being In
training near Denver for some time
were transferred to Camp Mills, Long
Island, New York, wheTe they were
In training up to the time of their
departure on October 16th.
' Hoffland Items
Mrs. T. Heniner wps a business
v'sitor in Alliance Friday.
Miss Austin of Houston, Texas, is
cuest at the Alexander home.
Mr. Stephens of the Alliance bak
ery was a visitor in Hoffland Sunday.
Miss Mettle Bromley is able to be
out aeain after an attack of bilious
fever.
Miss Thelma Allen of Alliance
nnt the week-end with her sister,
Mrs. H. KelsT. of Hoffland.
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Mr. and Mrs Din Hopres of Alli
ance spent Sunday with Mr. Hoppes'
sister, Mrs. Depew of Hoffland.
eeant Spirr, of Crimp Funston.
George Reiser of Alliance is spend
ine a few days visitine his brother,
Henry Ke'.aer, at Hoffland.
Mrs. C. H. Spear went to Lincoln
Friday, where she spent Saturday
and Sunday with her husband, Ser-
Miss Marvel Dodpe, who has been
verv 111 with indigestion the past
week or two is much better at this
writing.
Mrs. Lon Shepherd and daughter.
Miss Dolly, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. Shepherd's daughter,
Mrs. Alfred Wallgren, of Alliance.
The A-Muse-U theater r.t Hoffland
have cut their performances to two
shows a week instead of three. They
will now be open only on Tuesday
and Saturday nights.
Jack Miller has dlscont nued his
dairy. Mr. Fate has a few cows and
will supply all he can. However,
that will only be a small portion of
those needing milk.
Dan Fauble has left the Miller
ranch and is mov:ng back to Grand
Island. His wife Is still at her
mother's. Mrs. Jack Miller, but will
joi nher husband In a few days
The Ladies' Aid met last Thursday
at the Red Cross rooms After a
business session delicious refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Henry
Miller and Ernest Stuart to the fol
lowing guests: Mesdames Miller.
Alexander. Shepherd, Brockway,
Pickins Brewer, Spear. A. ton, Fauble,
West and Miss Austin of Houston.
Texas.
Eight o'clock Friday morning of
last week, which had been previously
advertised as Good Roads Day, found
many Alliance citizens, most of whom
were donating their time and labor,
at the scene of the "combat" between
Hoffland and Antloch. Those who
gathered to improve the roads rep
resented every walk of life poli
ticians, business men, laborers, etc..
and at the end of the day, the result
of the combined efforts of all these
could be very easily noted. Where
berore was deep sand and ruts there
was a layer of hay spread over the
ground and that covered with heavy
cinders, making the road very pass-
HDie and causing a wonderful im
provement. The hay used for this
purpose was obtained from the Bur
lington stock yards, where it will be
remembered that a large quantity
was damaged by fire a few weeks
ago, and which proved Just the thing
for the work on the roads. Most of
this hay had been hauled and scat
tered on the previous day, making the
work much lighter and enabling a
much more speedy progress. Some
difficulty was found, however, in the
fact that some of the hay had been
spread over places in the road that
did not need it, and had to be gath
ered up and placed in Bpots where It
was most needed. For this work
W. R. Harper, Roy Strong and Indian
Red Cloud Jim's team came in very
handy.
The cinders were hauled from the
plant of the Hoffland Reduction Com
pany by paid men and teams under
supervision of Secretary Fisher and
CommlF iiuner Parks.
Although the ork was by no
means completed, as th re is entirely
tc" much of It to have been com
plied in one day, a material Im
provement waB m 'e, and one more
day similarly ded ted to this cause
would undoubted'; produce a very
pui jirising result in the way of road
perfection. Secretary Fisher and his
untiring efforts, which were not only
eonfined to the day set forth but for
several days before and after, deserve
the commendation of all who appre
ciate good road work. Following is
a list of those, as far aB we have been
able to get the names, who donated
their time and work and some even
pave money also, to proseente the
work: W. C. Mounts. Cal Cox, Ira
Tash, W. R. Harper, A. G. Icaacson,
Percy Cogswell, Roy Strong. Tom
Spencer. Si. Thompson, Bert Duncan,
Link Lowry, 3. C. Soules, Mayor
Rousey, P. D. Glcason. Jake Herman,
J. H. Vaughn. Harold Snyder, W. S.
Acheson, E. C. Marks, Jack Burns
and Lloyd Thomas.
Special mention should be made
here of the efforts of the trucks that
were furnished by various concerns,
especially the white truck furnished
by the White Auto Company of
Cleveland, through their agents,
Cha8. Gillespie and Chas. Schafer.
A list will be published next week
of all those who donated cash to be
used on Good Roads Day.
The followine article, clipped from
the Lincoln Daily Str, 3hould be In
teresting to all:
Thlrty-thre business men. mem
bers of the All'nnce Community Club,
turned out Friday to work on the
road to the potash fields, and before
'he sun wnt down the fifteen teams
which were donated and the five auto
trucks had finished three miles of
what was considered one of the worst
sand hill road in western Nebraska.
When it is considered that the hay
used on the road was hauled fourteen
miles and the cinders three miles, one
will readily see that the Alliance men
tackled no easy Job, but Secretary
Fisher and a special committee spent
ten days working out details and get
tins: part of the material on the
ground or at the nearest railroad sta
tion and as a result one can now
travel from Alliance to the potash
plants without any trouble. The fea
ture about the whole proposition Is
that the Alliance men worked in
Sheridan county while they live In
Box Butte, but they got tired waiting
on the other fellows bo those that
could not go paid the cash and those
who wanted to help with a Bhovel or
nitch fork were there with the goods.
Mayor Rousey. five hours after go
ing to work, had more blisters on his
hands than he ever had before, while
Sheriff Cox worked like he had been
used to the Job all his life. Clerks
were there, traveling men used the
shovel, the clothing man did his part
and when the crowd plied Into their
cars for the fourteen miles back home
they were tired, but thoy felt sorry
for the other men who had failed to
do their part.
NEW DUMMY POLICEMAN
ON BOX BUTTE AVENUE
A new street light, or dummy
policeman, has been installed at the
Intersection of Third street and un
paved Box Butte avenue. The Im
provement fills a long felt want and
Is not only serviceable in the way in
tended, but serves as a barrier to
the drivers of cars who are prone to
turn too soon on the main streets.
The pole is not so tall as the street
lights on either side of the avenue,
but is equipped for slightly higher
candle power, and adds greatly to
the appearance of the main thorough
fare of our city.
HARTMAN ENTERS
HERALD BUSINESS
Former Lsjsjp City Publisher, LjMfc
ing For l.nit'1 Fleli!, .loin The
Herald Organization
F. B. Hartman, for several years
publisher of the Loup City North
western at Loup City, Nebraska, who
recently sold out his interests there,
has become a member of The Alliance
Herald organization and assumed
charge of ths business management.
A younger brother, Leonard, also
Joins the business as treasurer and
office manager.
The rapidly Increasing business
which The Alliance Herald has en
joyed in Its different departments
has shown for some time that addi
tional expert, experienced men were
needed in the organization in ordei
to properly handle the large amount
of business. None of the present
owners of the business have disposed
of their Interest In the Herald Pub
lishing Company and they have no
intention of or desire to do so.
With a line-up second to none In
the western half of the state, The
Alliance Herald welcomes the pat
ronage of those who desire good
printing and who desire to advertise
in a responsible, reliable newspaper
of wide circulaiton. The Herald
occupies a field of Its own it Is In
deed as well as in name the leading
newspaper of western Nebraska.
The Herald's organization is now
as follows:
Editor Lloyd C. Thomas.
Live Stock Editor John W. Thom
as.
Business Manager and Publisher
F. B. Hartman.
Assistant Business Manager
Leonard Hartman.
Foreman Mechanical Department
Dan R. Conway.
The new members of The Herald's
family come to western Nebraska Im
pressed with the Idea that the coun
try has a great future and that they
will do their share In keeping The
Alliance Herald "The Leading News
paper of Western Nebraska."
WILL ADDRESS HEMINGFORD
COMMUNITY CLUB
President Mallery and Secretary
Fisher of the Alliance Community
Club have been invited to attend the
next regular meeting of the Heming
ford Community Club, to be held
Friday evening, November 16th.
These men will make addresses.
They will speak on the subject, "How
Can the Hemingford Community
Club Co-operate With the Alliance
Community Club to Accomplish the
Most Good for Box Butte County?"
The business men of Alliance and
farmers fro mthls district have been
invited to be present and help pro
mote good feeling between the towns.
Editors Sallows of the Alliance
Times, Thomas of the Alliance Her- !
aid and Vance of the Hemingford
Ledger are to speak on the subject,
"How Can Community Clubs. News
papers and the People Work To
gether Better?' County Agricultural
Agent George Neuswanger will be
present and speak.
AL. WIKER WAS A
LUCKY HUNTER
Alliance Citizens lingged Monster FJk
While Hunting in Wyoming
Mountain, in October
Al Wiker, Box Butte county pio
neer and former sheriff of the coun
ty, proved his prowess as a hunter
when on October 12th he killed a
monster elk In the Wyoming moun
tains, west of Thermopolis and In
the eastern Jackson Hole district.
The elk killed by Mr. Wiker weighed
500 pounds dressed and its huge head
and antlers, which now decorate the
Wiker Music House in Alliance, at
tract much attention.
Al has the two bullets which killed
the bull elk shot from a 30-30 Rem
ington rifle. The snread of th ant.
lerB is forty-eight inches from tip to
up,
Mr. Wiker went from Alliance to
Douglas, where his son. Art, and bis
wife Joined the nartv and t nvnlhar
they went to Rlverton, where they
met John Carmichael and m,
strawberries on bis place on October
4tn. men they Journed by auto to
Dubois, on the Yellowston Purk road,
where they were Ic.'ned hv Halloo k
Stone, a guide, and his wife. The
party went by horse and wagon
through Union Pass to the hunting
grounds. On the way back they
were snowed In for five days at
Dubois. The elk head was mounted
at Dubois and brought back by auto
tO Alliance. Mr. Wiker hn1 an .
perlence thnt but few men have of
hunting big game of this sise.
MILLER PURCHASES
HOTEL ALLIANCE
Will Remodel Building and Add
Additional Stories Giving More
Rooms i.i Meet Demand
J. M. Miller lessee of the Hotel
Alliance building from Adolph Coors
of Denver, has purchased the build
ing from Mr. Coors for a considera
tion of $50,000. Mr. Miller has
made a conspicuous bucccss of the
hotel business since coming to Alli
ance three years ago and his many
in en -Is are pleased to learn that he
has purchased the building.
Mr. Miller plans to remodel the
present building and to build a large
addition in order to handle the bus
iness which is now turneu away.
RED CROSS BENEFIT SALE
George A. Mollrlng, the Alliance
merchant, will on Saturday, Novem
ber 17th, commence a special sale,
ten per cent of the gross proceeds
to be given to the Red Cross, Alli
ance chapter. The ladles of the Red
Cross believe that a good sum will
be added to the treasury as a result
of the Bale.
Bingham Notes
ALLIANCE RECRUITING OFFICE
RECEIVING APPLICANTS
Mrs. O. F. O'Bannon of Seward
came to Alliance Saturday morning
for a visit with her two sons, Dick
.and Oscar, and their families.
The Alliance recruiting station for
the United States army is accepting
applicants at the present time for
the following branches of the army:
Artillery, coast and field; bands;
aviation section; engineers, road ser
vice, supply and shop, mining ser
vice, quarry service, gas and flame;
infantry; medical department; quar
ry service, gas and flame; infantry;
medical department; quartermaster
department, stenographers and chauf
feurs, cooks and bakers; quartermas
ter department, supply companies,
stevedore regiment for colored men;
signal corps. All men are enlisted
for the period of the emergency only.
Men between the ages of 18 and 40
who have not been called by the local
board for examination under the
draft are urged to apply at the near
est recruiting station for enlistment.
JUDGE ROBERTS REPORTS
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS
Police Judge Roberts says that
business around his place is "slow."
He stated that It was "as quiet as a
graveyard" and tht during the month
of October only one entry was made
on his court docket. This, coming
direct from the Police Magistrate, is
In Itself a word of commendation for
Alliance and those who reside here.
Alliance is a rival to Omaha, which
was said by a Federal vice investi
gator to be the cleanest city he had
Investigated. Wait until the busi
ness of breaking up the habit of
"spitting" on the sidewalks is start
ed though, and Judge Roberts may
be called upon to impose penalties
upon many who do this thing
through thoughtlessness.
CALLING ON ALLIANCE FRIENDS
Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha, wide
ly known attorney and champion of
law enforcement, Is In the city today,
stopping over for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, on his way back
to Omaha from a trip to Wyoming.
Elmer Thomas and Lloyd Thomas
are not relsted but were together
often last winter during the session
of the legislature. Elmer Thomas
was one of those who actively as
sisted in the drafting of Nebraska's
present prohibition law.
J. H. Willy was an Alliance visitor
on Friday.
W. L. GUV went In Alii:, n... -
suit a physician Friday.
www
P. L. Castle, now of Alliance, was
In our midst the last of the week.
Two train loads of .nirii,
through Bingham Friday afternoon.
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Fantella Shelledv hnn h.n ;. i.. , ...
from school for a few days on account
oi sicaness.
J. M. Rentfro and Mrs. Louise
Harp were Hyannis and Ashby call
ers on Friday.
Miss Loretta Welch, who has been
sick for the past two weeks, is im
proving at this time.
M. L. Klncaid and family and Mrs.
Dora Quakenbush Sundayed at the
A. P. Sbafenberg home.
Mrs. A. A. Colson enjoyed an over
Sunday visit with her two brothers,
who came from Hay Springs.
E. L. Powles and family and Mrs.
George Gilbaugh spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Ruth McCarty.
Mrs. I. D. Whaley of Alliance spent
several days in Bingham last week
viBitlng her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Fosdick.
Ivan Gilbaugh and family arrived
from Hoyt, Colo., Monday. They
will live on R. E. Kim-aid's ranch
this winter.
8. C. Townson returned Friday
from the Alliance hospital. He ex
pects to take up his work in South
Dakota soon.
Hubert Bartlett proved up on his
Klncaid last Thursday and will leave
soon for the home of his parents at
Piedmont, Mo.
R. R. Klncaidbought the Sbafen
berg Bros, ranch last week. A sale
of the stock and accessories will be
held at an early date.
F. M. Ollbaughand family. Mike
Pollard and Miss Pearl Gregory came
up from Rackett the last of the week.
G. W. Ollbaugh returned with them
Sunday for a few days' visit in the
homes of his sons.
POTATO SHOW
OPENS IN THIS
I CITY TODAY
NOTND MEN IN AGRICULTURAL
AND FOOD LINES AKE IN
ATTENDANCE
6000 LINE OF EXHIBITS
Alliance Is Host to Msltors Who Are
Pouring In From Western Potato
District for Show
The first annual convention of the
Nebraska Potato Improvement Asso
ciation began at 9 o'clock this morn
ing wtth the address of welcome by
Mayor W. E. Rousey to the assem
bled members in the Box Butte
county court room on the upper floor
of the fine, new court house. The
city Is rapidly filling with visitors
and the convention is already an as
sured success.
The program for the entire con
vention, lasting over today and to
morrow, in as follows:
Thursday, November 15th
Address of Welcome by Mayor
W. B. Rousey.
Address by President Earl D. Mal
lery of Community Club.
President's address A T. nia
Gordon.
"The Development of the Potato
Industry In Northwestern Nebraska
Cultural Methods" A. S. Enyeart,
Hemingford.
11:00 a. m. "Seed Selection. It
Relation to Higher Yields. Experi
mental Results." B. F. Howard,
Lincoln.
Thursday afternoon neaainn 9-nn
o'clock "Co-operative Marketing
wun i-arucuiar Kererence to the
Potato Crop." C. E. Bassett, special
ist In co-operative organization
United Nlat. s denart IN - Til (if U tirw.nl.
ar www w . - m in-
ture, Washington, D. C.
Principles of Storage for Pota
toes." C. L. Fitch. Allies la ,1, ur
inal) of National Potato Association
oi America.
"Potato Storehouses and Storage
Methods," Oliver B. Unthank, Chad
ron. Discussion.
Thursday evening, 8:00 p. m.
Smoker and Mixer, by Alliance Com
munity Club.
Friday, 9:00 a. m. "Some of th
Principal Potato Diseases." (Illus
trated). Dr. E. Mead Wilr n..
coin.
"Loading and Grading to Prevent
Loss," O. H. Liebers, agriculturist
for the Burllnmon r;nin,. . ii...,..
Colo. '
Discussion.
11:00 a. ni. Rennrl nf ,.,.r,i.,.
Treasurer; election of officers.
Friday afternoon. 2:00 o'clock
"Growing Potatoes Under Irriga
tion." J. L. Perkins, Mitchell.
"What Effect Will a Government
License. For Pnt
- - ""'H"'." UU
Dealers, Have Upon the Potato Indus
try or me stutc7" Discussion led
by O. J. Schwelger. Chadron.
"Certification hv 11 ... ini.n..
What Should be Done About It?"
I'ist ussion by Members.
"Profitable Varieties for Nebras
ka." Discussion led by J. Pedrett
Kimball.
The potato growers of the "potato
belt" of Nebraska perfected the or
ganization of the Nebraska Potato
Improvement Association in January
of this year. A. L. Davis of Gordon
was elected president; J. Pedrett of
Kimball, vice
Howard of Lincoln, secret ary-treas
ll l r l .
The neit edition of The Alliance
Herald will contain a complete ac
count of the convention.
Y. M. C. A, CAMPAiGI
HASJEEN STARTEO
Box Butte' Ojuota for Y. M. ('. A.
Fund is $2000 and Campaign
Is Now Going On
At a meetina helrt Slinnu v tVhs KA
purpose of considering the campaign
raising oi ji'&uo for the Y
M. C. A. war fund in Box Butte coun
ty. Ira Tash actinc Aft fhuirmnn n.
formed those present that oniy a
" wiuj auoweu to make the neces
sary effort, but that it was very prob
able that Box Butte county would be
able to raise the full quota in that
length of time. A complete organi
zation has been effected, and it Is the
intention to give every individual In
the county an opportunity to con
tribute something for this worthy
cause.
Messrs. Atheny, Gregory, Leavltt
and Warrick, of Scottsbluff. were la
attendance at this meeting for the
double purpose of assisting and being
assisted in the encouragement of
this class of work.
The work of raising 135,000.000
for the purpose of maintaining Y. M.
C. A.'s for our soldier boys is an
enormous task, and should meet with
the hearty co-operation of every per
son la the United States. Testimo
nials of the soldier boys themselves
are sufficient to cause even a ml r
to come through. Box Butte county
will not be found wanting la this
campaign and its results.