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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.