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-1 Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firfoen's Association raws-paper fern Nebraska & I inUMK XXV 1 The Alliance Herald SECTION ONE Local News ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTB COUNTY. NEBRASKA. DECEMBER SO, 1917 NT M HER 3 J) 1JR0SSS ON BIG DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS FRIDAY AM) SATURDAY TO RK BIG DAYS IN CAMPAIGN TO KEEP ALLIANCE AT THE TOP AUCTION SALE ON SATURDAY I rank J. Was and Committee of Thirty Are Assisted by Energetic Women in Campaign The big drive for nitoen million i new members for the Red Cross of America is on this week. Friday and Saturday will be big days in Al liance and Box Butto county is ex pected to show up in truo form at the close of the campaign. The Alliance Chapter of the Red Cross has been doing great work. The headquarters in the court house is a busy place day after day. But the material used and the necessary expenses cost money and along with the membership campaign 'this week a campaign is being made to secure donations for funds for the local treasury, which is much in need of cash to carry on the good work. One of the main features of the campaign is the big auction sale to be held in the public square at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Colonel Hary P. Coursey has donated his services for the occasion and he promises to get top prices for every article sold. If the weather is bad the auction will be helu in the opera bouse. A committee of the ladiec is wait ing on the Alliance merchants, ac cepting article's which the merchants care to give and which can be used at f e bazaar and auction. At 9 o'clock Saturday morning a bunch of Red Cross drayswill sta i over town, collecting eatables and articles which the housewives wish to donate for the good of the Red Cross. A can of beans, a glass of jelly, a jar of fruit, or anything which can be used at the auction will be gladly ac cepted. The drays will have bells on and their coming will be herd. Boy Scouts will accompany each dray and call at the houses for the articles donated. The page announcement contained on the last page-of section two of this issue of The Herald is full of inter est. Read it. Then do your duty in helping make a success of the cam paign this week. COLORED WOMEN IN BIG FIERCE BATTLE Engine Wipers at Round House Use Fists and Throw "Irish Bo- quets" at Each Other The Burlington round house in Alliance was the scene of a fierce and bloody battle at 5 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon. The participants were two of the colored women who have been holding down the job of engine wipers. There were five of them. Now there are three. A heavy-set colored woman held down the job as boss of the wiping gang. She aroused the Jealousy of one of her underlings a slim, little woman of color. Promptly at 5 o'clock Wednesday evening the little one grabbed an iron bar, according to bystanders, and slipping up to the forewoman landed the latter a vi cious blow on the back of the bean. It didn't faze the big one who turn ing, got a half-Nelson on the little one and proceeded to give her her just dues. The little one slipped away and began 'raining "Irish boquets" (brickbats) in the direction of the forewoman who advanced through the rain of boquets and put the little one to flight. About this time Foreman Irwin came upon the scene and "canned" them both. The little one went af ter a "gun" and the big one laughed until her big green earrings shook with a sound like the bang, bang o fthe kids' swing in the city park on cold, windy nights. A truce has been declared for the present. Ieath of Mrs. Gurley The death of Mrs. Myrtle Margaret Gurley, wife of F. O. Gurley, Burl ington trainmaster at Alliance, oc curred at their home on Big .Horn avenue on Friday night, following an Mines sof two weeks from pneu monia. Mrs. Gurley was 29 years and nine months of age at the time of her death. A specialist was called from Omaha but he gave no hope. She was conscious at the time of her death. Mrs. Gurley was born in Tilla mook, Ore. She received her educa tion in St. Helen's Hall at that place. She was Miss Myrtle Smith before her marirage. She was po sessed of an exceptional voice and often favored local audiences with musical selections. Dean William Carson Shaw preached a short funeral sermon at the home Saturday afternoon, after which the body was shipped to Sheridan, Wyo., for burial. She is survived by her husband and a baby daughter. Also her father, who lives at Sheridan, and a sister and brother. Mr. Gurley has the sym pathy of the entire community in his hour of bereavement. ATTORNEYS DONATE TIME FOR HELPING Questionaires Being Mailed Each Day by Local Hoard to Men of Draft Age Beginning with last Saturday the local board started mailing out for ty questionaires the blanks which must be filled out for Information in classifying the men of draft age to those who registered in Box Butte county. These blanks must be 'filled and returned to the local board with in seven days. The attorneys of Alliance are do nating of their time and talent in as sisting registrants to fill out their blanks. Eugene Burton, of Alliance, is chairman of the county board, the other members being Attorneys Mitchell and Metz. All of the Alliance attorneys are donating their time and on the days given on the following calendar will be at the courthouse in Alliance to assist registrants in filling out their blanks. Calendar Wednesday, December 19th' Forenoon, Basye, Reddish. After noon, Metz, Gantz. Thursday, December 20th. Fore noon, Boyd, Berry. Afternoon, Mit chell, Tuttle. Friday, December 21st. Fore noon, Burton, Bullock. Afternoon, Basye, Reddish. Saturday, December 22nd. Fore noon, Metz, Gantz. Afternoon, Boyd, Berry. Monday, December 24th. Fore poon. Oil tc hall, Tuttle. Afternoon, Burton, Bullock. Wednesday, December 26th. Forenoon, Basye, Reddish. After noon, Metz, Gantz. Thursday, December 27th. Fore noon, Boyd, Berry. Afternoon, Mit chell, Tuttle. i Friday, December 28th. Fore noon, Burton, Bullock. Afternoon Basye, Reddish. Saturday, December 29th. Fore noon, Metz, GaUtz. Afternoon, Boyd, Berry. Monday, December 31st. Fore noon, Mitchell, Tuttle. Afternoon, Burton, Bullock. COMFORT KITS ARE FOR SOLDIER BOYS Comfort Kits Made by W. C. T. I . Indies For Soldiers Cost Aver age oi t.0 Each An Alliance soldier boy, writing in appreciation of the comfort kits said, "We have to sew practically all the buttons on again after an issue of new clothes. After we have worn our clothes another month or two our repair work will commence. Then the -comfort begs will be al most indispensable to a soldier." The W. C. T. U., with the Red Cross, have been presenting the com fort bags to the soldierB leaving Al liance for the camps. The making anil buying of supplies for the bags costs about $1.50 each. The following people have been generous in helping to fill the com fort bags. Twenty-five cents of each dollar given 1b paid to the Woman's Council of Defense, obtaining a membership for each : Mrs. S. Smith $1.00 Mrs. Herman Trabert 1.00 Mrs. M. D. Healy 1.00 Mrs. P. O. Muntz 1.00 Mrs. J. A. Keegan 1.00 Mrs. Fred Nason 100 Mrs. Claud Donovan 1.00 Mrs. H T Harry 1.00 Mrs. Glen Russell 1.00 Mrs. Wm. Bauer 1.00 Mrs. R. S. Harris 1.00 Mrs. Brown Griffith 1.00 Mrs. John Snyder 1.00 Mrs. Link Davis 1.00 Mrs. P. J. Rock 1.00 Mrs. R. R. Reddish 1.00 Mrs. Ida Fernald 1.00 Mrs. F. M. Seidell 1.00 Mrs. J. T. Nabb 1.00 Miss Delia HolBten 1.00 Miss Virginia Rust 1.00 Miss Martha Kicken 1.00 H. M. Hayes 100 John Squib 50 Chas. Squib 50 C. P. Man .50 Others wishing to donate can give the amount they desire to Mrs. J. A. Keegan, county president of the W. C. T. U., or lease the money at the Red Cross headquarters in the coun ty court house at Alliance. NEW SCHEDULE ON BURLINGTON Heavy Passenger Traffic Cause of Slower Time on Passengers in and Out of Alliance Business to Be Continued The business of the late A. P. Howe, Hides, Pelts, Wool anL-urs, will be continued at Crawford Nebr., , under the supervision of the local manager who has been in close touch with Mr. Hole's plans and purposes since the busagse started and is la full sympathy with the principle of FAIR DEALING on which he made the business a success. We will be pleased to have your shipments as usual un i can assure you of prompt returns at highest prices justified by the market 5-4t-8006. L. A. HOWE, Mngr. BUSINESS PICKS IP AT THE COURT HOl'SE Last week Judge TaBh was quite disappointed in the number of en tries into the matrimonial game. However, this week he can smile sgaia as up until Thursday he has issued four licenses and performed one marirage. Licenses was issued to William Bignell and Mrs. Mary James, this couple being married at the home of the bride last Tuesday morning by Rev. C. F. Black. The other licenses were issued to Bert E. Graham and Miss Lillian M. Ryan, both of Curley, Sioux county. To George O. How ard of Melveta and Miss Stella P. Kiester, of Hemingford; to C. Russel i Melick and Elsie M. Green, both of Hemingford. The latter couples all .will hold home weddings. The marriage performed was a I duplication of the Mexican wedding of inree weens ago except ror tne raci that the parties had a young woman interpreter. The couple married were Peter Aroya and Marie Aroya. Judge Tash was almost unable to perform the ceremony, as the bridegrom in sisted in imitating all of the judge's motions as he passed through the several stages of the marirage vows. He thought it necessary to do every thing that the judge did. Because of the increasingly heavy traffic on the passenger train? of tbe Burl'ngton a change will be made In the schedules, 'he chanE to rake effect on December 30th. Under the schedule to take effect on that date passenger No. 41 from the east will arrive in Alliance 3 5 miEUtes later than at present. Num ber 4 3 will be one hour later, arriv ing in Alliance at 3 o'clock, mountain time. Train No. 31 will leave at 3:15, mountain time, for Casper, one hour later than the present schedule. There will be no change in the time of No. 42 from the west. Number 4 4 from the west will arrive a few minute earlier than at present. This will be the second change in schedules made within nearly a month's time. On November 25th a change was made in the time of practically all trains in and out of Alliance. Death of Aged Woman Mrs. Rebecca Jane Squires, aged 82 years, died at the home of her ! nephew, Edward Fenner, in Alliance ! Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Death followed a sudden aitack of paraly sis. She came to Alliance a few week's age to attend the funeral of R Fenner, husband of her sister. Deceased was born in Middleton, In. I., on July 7 1835. She is sur vived by two sons. Will Spencer, of Omaha, and Chris Spencer, of Tulsa, Okla. Also three sisters, Mrs. R. Fenner, of Alliance, Rachel Browersock, of Streater, 111., and Minerva Runyon, of Conro, Tex. The funeral was held from the home of Edward Fenner at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. SHUMWAY SAYS ITS AMERICAN PLANT State I and 'oinmlssloner In City To. day Makes Statement on Potash Situation Grant L Shumway, si te land commissioner, is In the city today with MrB. Shumway n route to Scot.sblurT and Llngle to spend Christmas with horn folks. Mr. Shumway slates that 0, ir.ijiesslon scaHcred forth that the Alliance Po tash company WM .aklng potash from state Bhool lands was incor-J rect. He states tl.af he was in formed on apparently rl'able au thority that the Allirnce company was pumping from statf lands and that it war the American company at Antioch instead of tli ! Alliance. In an interview with The Herald Mr. Shunnvi.y made the following statement: "We were advised that the Alliance Potash company was taking brine from state school lands and accordingly wired them to desist Iron doing so. We were misin formed as to the name of the com pany doing this It was the Ameri can plant. We have been conferring with officials of the American com pany for several days regarding the matter. ' I do not desire to Interfere in any way with the production of po tash. I only want the Btate to get its royalty from the lakes on state lands. I wish to help and encourage the potash industry, but not at the expense of the state of Nebraska. There are over on hundred Bchools in Nebraska closed for want of funds to run them. The fellows who want the product from school lands should remember that the state wants its share to keep up thesrt weak schools, most of which are located in the sand hills region." ilaiuM Is New Manager T. M. Ilampe, formerly manager of the lOCgl Haddorft Music House, has returned to Alliance and taken up his former position. He succeeds Mr. WalttrV, who went to Omaha to work for the same company. Miss H. D Valentiner. bookkeeper of the local branch .also went to Omaha. Mr. Hampe and his estimable fam ily have many friends here who learn of their return with pleasure. He is a thorough piano man and un der his management the local branch made an excellent showing. A baby boy was born Saturday morning to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Carpenter of Whitman, in Alliance. E. K. Ihildeman, of Grand Is land, district commercial manager for the Nebraska Telephone com pany, spent the first of tho week in Alliance. ANNUAL DANCE ON NEW YEAR'S Alliance Volunteer Fire Department Will Give Their Annual Ball in 0ieru House . The annual ball of the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department will be held on New Year's Night at the Phelan Opera House. The depart ment, at its regular meeting Wed nesday evening, appointed a com mittee to make preparnttons for the biggest ever and a grand time is promised. . The committee in charge consists of trustees Merritt, Trabert and BtU'chsensteln, assisted by Thomas, Hand, Guthrie. Pilkington and Hill. Tickets will sell for one dollar, the proceeds from the sale being used to send delegates to thy annual conven tion at Fremont. Every Alliance owner of property owes it to the de partment to purchase a ticket or sev eral tickets, for no department in the state has a better record of keeping down fires than has the local organi Married on Tuesday The marriage of William Bignell and Mrs. Mary James was solemnized at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of the bride on Box Butte ave nue and was a surprise to many fnends who were not in on the se cret. Rev. F. E. Black, or. the First Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony. The happy bride and groom left on the noon train Tues day for a honeymoon trip to Kansas City and other points. FEDERAL OFFICER HERE ONE WEEK Federal Income Tax Officer to Be Sta tioned In Alliance From Jan uary 7th to I "tli Members of Post M, T. P. A., are 1 rolling up their sleeves for a big membership campaign during the month of January. To the member who gets five new applications 'dur i ing the month a receipt will be given for the first six month's dues of 1918. Tobacco to Soldiers John Pilkington, veteran patriot, has again shown his care over the soldier boys from Alliance by send ing to the boys at Camp Cody two large boxes of "smokes" for Christ mas. Mr. Pilkington beaded and passed around the list for donations with which to buy the tobaccos and saw that they were shipped to Cap tain Miller by express in plenty of time to reach the boys. Sydney H. Foster, architect, lo cated at Gordon, Nebr., stopped over at Alliance Wednesday, on his way home from Antioch where be has been superintending the construc tion on the new school house. Events at tlifjCourt House Thursday afternoon Judge Tash tried an assault case brought against L. M Beal by Hugh Speaker, who claims that the said L. M. Beal used unnecessary violence on his per son, jr Last Tuesday, between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning. Judge Tash was roused from his peaceful slumbers by Sheriff Cox. The event was to try a shoplifting case charged against Mrs. Frank Herbert by Tom Stalos. Tom had been missing articles from his store and by careful watch decided that Mrs. Herbert was the offender. He swore out a search warrant against her and this was served by the sheriff at the Burlington station Tuesday night, as Mrs. Herbert was about to leave for parts unknown. The mis creant's baggage was hauled to the court house where Sheriff Cox and Judge Tash dumped the contents of the grips on the floor, an immense number of ladies' silk hose was dis played to the inspectors, also' a great many articles that Tom had missed. More in fact that be bad enumerated as missing. Mrs. Herbert pleaded guilty to petty larceny and Judge Tash assessed a fine of 17 and costs. This was promptly paid by Mrs. Her bert, who then grabbed the re mainder of her baggage that didn't belong to Tom and departed from this city on the 12 35 train, which was two hours late as usual. In a communication received by this paper, Colector of Internal Rev enue George L. Loomis, announces that a federal income tax officer will he sent Into this county on January 7th and will be here until January 15th. He will have his office In tbe court house in Alliance and will be there every day ready and willing to help persons subject to the income tax make out their returns without any cost to them for services. How many Income taxpayers will there be in Box Butte county? If you can guess how many married persons living with wife or husband will have net incomes of $2,000 or over and how many unmarired per sons will have net incomes of $1,000 or over thiB year, then you know. The collector of internal revenue es timates that there will be 210 tax payers In this county. Returns of income for the year 1917 must be made on forms pro vided for the purpose before March 1, 1918. Because a good many peo ple don't understand 'the law and won't know how to make out their returns, the government lu sending in this expert to do it for them. But the duty is on the taxpayer to make nimsdf known to the government. If he doesn't make return as re quired before March 1 he may have to pay a penalty ranging from $20 to $1,000, pay a fine or go to Jail. So if you don't want to take chances on going to Jail, you better call on the income tax man. If you are not sure about being subject to the tax, better ask him and make (jure. Whether you see the income tax man or not, you must make return if sub Ject to tax. Of course, persons residing in oth er counties may, if they want to come and see the income tax man who will be at Alliance. The collector suggests that every body start figuring up now his in come and expenses so as to be ready with the tiiMiroswhen the expert ar rives. 'Expenses, however, don't mean family expenses, money used to pay off the principal of a debt, new machinery, buildings, or anything like that. They mean what you spend in making your money inter est, taxes .paid, 'hired help, amount paid for goods' sold, seed, stock bought for feeding, rent (except your dwelling), etc. Income includes about every dollar you- get. FIRE DELEGATES ELECTED FOR FREMONT TRIP BIG CONVENTION COMKH OFF Ilf MIDDLE OF JANUARY AT FKB MONT ALLIANCE GOING A FIRE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Trnhrt, Hand and Maunler Are Nw INdegates Who Will Attend the Firemen's Convention Ray Trabert, Dr. George J. Hand and William Maunler were elected delegates from the Alliance Volun teer Fire Department to attend tbo annual convntlon in Fremont of tho state association, starting on Jan uary 15th. Alternate delegates aro Charley Weaver and Frank Hart. A number of old delegates and officers will attend the convention. The city council will undoubtedly follow its usual custom of helping pay expenses of sending delegates to the convention. The committee ap pointed to whit on the council at Ua next meeting was THomas, Hand and Maunler. ' During the progress of the meet ing Wednesday evening the mem bers were startled by the fire alarm down stairs. The call came from tl. Alliance National Bank building, where a' chimney was "burning out" causing much smoke and no damage. After the dash to the fire the mem bers returned to the hall and com pleted the evening's business. Thirteen members of the AUianco department are now members of tho Unitd States army. -A service flag is to be bung from the front of tho city hall with thirteen stars thereon. The members are: John Phillips, Carl Hockey. Ed Rlordon, Charlaa Schafer, Johnny Williams, Leo Nlcolai, BUI Edwards, George Na tion. Carl AnderBon, Bruce Mallery, Charley Wokoff, Buck Myers and Roy Spacfft. Rebvkahs Had Excellent Time Friday evening was the scene of a grand time at the meeting of tbe Alliance Rebekah lodge. A large number of members attended the meeting at which Mrs. Charles Nay lor of Chadron, a high officer of the order, was present. Refreshments were served and all were entertained until a late hour. FAST BASKETBALL GAMES STAGED HERE Tournament QoO to tile Senior Girls and the Sophomore 4 Boys Elks Ball Monday The invitations for the big Elks' ball Mondayw?vening were sent out In unique form. They were beaded "Draft number 961" and advised the recipient that he had been drafted to appear at the ball at a certain time and under certain conditions to take part in a well-arranged program. Needless to say the affair will be a big one and well attended. Mrs. Ethek Stoll.trf Hyannis, was in the city to have an operation per formed last Saturday. New Coppr Toll Line The new copper leng distance toll telephone line between Alliance and Ellsworth was completed on Decem ber 14th. This permits subscribers in Hoffland, Antioch, Lakeside and Ellsworth to have universal service. The Nebraska Telephone company is putting in telephone exchanges at Antioch and Lakeside, which will be connected on to the new toll line. These exchanges will be completed about February 1. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights tbe different classes at the high school carried on their annual basketball tournament. ThiB took in a series of six games, three girls' games and three boys' games. It was a case of elimination. Monday night the senior boys won from the Juniors and the Freshmen girls won from the Sophomores. Tuesday night the, Sophomore boys won from the Fresh man and the Senior girls won from the Juniors. i The final gained played Wednesday were highly exciting. It took two officials to keep down the aggressive spirits of the youngsters. The Sen ior girls won from the Freshman by the narrow margin of two points Bhowing that the game was anyone's up to the whistle, the final score be ing 8 to 6. The Sophomore boys won from the Sttpors, 15 to 13. Professor Pate Bays that the tourna ment was the most Interesting ever staged at tbe high school and the first time to his knowledge that the Sophomores had won the tournament on the boys' side. Frank J. Spon. the well known barber, left Tuesday night for an ex tended western trip. He will spend some time at Seattle, Spokane and other cities, visiting people who have migrated there during tbe past few years from Box Butte county. Sad Delay in Shipping Soldier's Body Madison E. Smith, who was killed at El Centro, Cal., on November 26, should have been buried by his mother's side at Ravenna last week. By mistake, however, the body was buried by the military authorities at Yreka, Cal., according to word re ceived by E. E. Smith, father of the young man, today. As it is, however, the body will bo exhumed and sent immediately to Ravenna, at the expense of the gov ernment. Tbe agony to the father has been prolonged considerably by . the delay In the transfer of his son'a body, but Mr. Smith hopes to receive tbe body by Friday of this week. George D. Darling, tbe furniture man, reports the total of five car loads of furniture received during the ygsr. This Is an indication of the prosperous condition of western Nebraska and of the large business handled by this store.
