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mm Nebraska E J J Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firmen' , s Association t The Alliance Herald SECTION ONE Local News WE XXV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 20, 1917 T.MHER 3 fflOSSS ON BIG DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS FRIDAY ANP 8 ATI' RP AY TO BE UK. PAYS IN CAMPAIGN TO KEEP ALLIANCE AT THE TOP AUCTION SALE ON SATURDAY Frank J. Was and Committee of Thirty Are Assisted by Energetic Women in Campaign The big drive for Alteon million ti. w mnnihors f rr r ti,, Rorl PrnaK nf America is on this week. Friday and Saturday will be big days in Al liance and Box Butte 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 1b bad the auction will be held in the opera house. committee of the ladies is wait ing on the Alliance merchants, ac cepting article's which the merchants care to give and which can be used at V 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 t he 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 Winers at Hound House Cse Fists and Throw "Irish Bo- quet.s" at Each Other Death of Mr. Gurley The death of Mrs. Myrtle Margaret (iurley, wife of F. O. Gurley, Burl ington trainmaster at Allinnce, oc curred at their home on Big iHorn avenue on Friday night, following an illnes 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 QuestJonaires Being Mailed Each Pay by Local Board to Men of Praft Age 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 tins 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. Business to Be Continued The business of the late A P. Howe, Hides, Pelts, Wool andFlirs, will be continued at Crawford, Nebr., under the (supervision of the local manager who has been in close touch with Mr. Mote's plans and purposes since the busVgss started and is In 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 ana can assure you of prompt returns at highest prices justified by the market. 3 41-9006. L. A HOWE, Mngr. 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, s 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 i Forenoon, Basye, ReddiBh. 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 noon, iMitchell, 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. Friday. December 28th. Fore noon, Burton, Bullock. Afternoon Basye, Reddish. Saturday, December 29th. Fore noon, Metz, Gantz. 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'. I . mlies For Soldiers Cost Aver age o 9i.no Each An Alliance soldier boy, writing in appreciation of the comfort kits said, "We haV to sew practically all the buttons on agatn 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 soldlerB leaving Al liance for the camps. The making and 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 is paid to the Woman's Council of Defense, obtaining a membership for each: Mrs. S. Smith $100 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 1.00 Mrs. Claud Donovan 1.00 Mrs. H T Harry 1.00 Mrs. Glen Russell 100 Mrs. Wm. Bauer 1.00 Mrs. R. S. Harris 1.00 Mrs. Brown Griffith 100 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 Holsten 100 Miss Virginia Rust 1.00 Miss Martha Kicken 100 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 BISIXKSS PICKS UP AT THE COVRT HOUSE Last week Judge Tash was quite disappointed in the number of en tries into the matrimonial game. However, thiB week he can smile again as up until Thursday he haB 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 moaning 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 Hcmingford; to C. RusBel Melick and Elsie M. Green, both of Hemingford. The latter couples all will hold home weddings. The marriage performed was a duplication of the Mexican wedding of three weeks ago except for the fact 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 traini of toe Burl'ngton a change will be made in the schedules. he chang to take effect on December 30th. Under the schedule to take effect on that date passenger No. 41 from the east will arrive in Alliance 3S minutes later than at present. Nuui n i 43 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 weBt. Number 4 4 from the west will arrive a few minutes 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 8 2 years, died at the home of her nephew, Edward Fenner, in Alliance Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Death followed a sudden attack 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 Mlddleton, Ind., 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 hold 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 .mi, Commissioner in ( it To day Make Statement on Potash Situation Qranl L Slmmwny, si te land commissioner, is In the city today with Mrs. Shu niway n route to Scx.sbluff and Llngle to spend Christmas with horn. felks. Mr. Shuniway states that 11 li.ipression sciMered forth that the Alliance Po tash company was .aklng potash from stnte school lands was Incor-J rect. He states that he was In formed on apparently r liable au thority that the Alllrnce company was pumping from state lands and that it wnf the American company at Ant inch instead of th - Alliance. In an interview with The Herald Mr Shumway made the following statement: "We were advised that the Alliance Fotash company was taking brine from state school lands and accordingly wired them to desist from 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 state to get Its royalty from the lakes on state lands. I wish to help and encourage the potash industry, but not at the expeBM of the sttite of Nebraska. There are over on hundred schools In Nebraska closed for want of funds to run them. The fellows who want the product from school lands Bhould remember that the state wants Its share to keep up these weak schools, most of which are located in the sand hills region." HaiuN Is New Mummer T. M llanipe, formerly manager of the local Haddorft Music House, has returned to Alliance and taken up his former position. Hi succeeds Mr. Walters, who went to Omaha to work for the same company. Miss H. D. Valentlner, bookkeeper of the local branch .also went to Omaha. Mr. Hampe and his estimable fam ily have mnny 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. 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 frends who were not in on the se cret. Rev. F. E. Black, o 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. A baby boy was born Saturday morning to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Carpenter of Whitman, in Alliance. E. K. Hldeman, of Grand Is land, district commercial manager for the Nebraska Telephone com pnny. spent the first of tho week in Alliance. ANNUAL DANCE ON NEW YEAR'S FEDERAL OFFICER HERE ONE WEEK Federal Income Tax Officer to Be Sta tioned in Alliance From Jan uary 7th to 15th FIRE DELEGATES ELECTED FOR FREMONT TRIP BIG CONVENTION CXIMES OFF Hf MIDDLE OF JANUARY AT FRE MONT AILIANCE GOING A FIRE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Trnhert, Hand and Mnunlcr Are New l. urates Who Will Attend the Firemen's Convention Alliance Volunteer Fire Department Will Give I heir Annual Ball in Opel 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 preparations for the biggest ever and a grand time is promised. . The committee in charge consists of trustees Merrltt, Trabert and Buechsensteln, 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 th 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 tires than has the local organi zation, i Members of Post M, T. P. A., are ' rolling up their sleeves for a big membership campaign during the month of January. To the member who gets five new applications dur j 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 headed 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 oer at Alliance Wednesday, on his way home from Antiocb where he has been superintending the construc tion on the new school house. Events at thvjCotirt 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. Last Tuesday, tet ween 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 Staios. 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. Hern rt 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 ladles' silk hose was dis played to the Inspectors, also a great many articles that Tom had missed. More in fact that he had enumerated as missing. Mrs. Herbert pleaded guilty to petty larceny and Judge Tash assessed a fine of f 7 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 12:15 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 be sent into this county on January 7th and will be here until January 15th. He will have his office in the 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 cervices. How many Income . 'axpayers 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 this 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 in sending in this expert to do It for them. But the duty is on the taxpayer to make himself known to the government. If he doesn't make return as re quired before March 1 he may have to pay t 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 sure. Whether you see the income 1ax 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 figuros.'When 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, sec-.!, stock bought for feeding, rent (except your dwelling), etc. Income includes about every dollar you- get. Ray Trabert, Dr. George J. Hand and William Maunier were elected delegates from the Alliance Volun teer Fire Department to attend th annual convntlon in Fremont of the state association, starting on Jan uary 15th. Alternate delegates are 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 watt on the council at Ita next meeting was Tflomas, Hand and Maunier. 1 During the progress of the meet ing Wednesday evening the mem bers were startled by the fire alarm down stairs. The call came from the Alliance National Bank building, where a1 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 Alliance department are now members of th Unltd States army. -A service flag Is to be hung from the front of the city hail with thirteen stars thereon. The members are: John Phillips, Carl Rockey, Ed Rlordon, Charles (chafer, Johnny Williams, Leo Nicolai. Bill Edwards. George Na tion. Carl Anderson, Bruce Mallery, Charley Wokoff, Buck Myers and Roy SpacrTt. Itebekah Had Excelleut Time Friday evening was the scene of a grand time at the meeting of the Alliance Kebekah 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 STAGEO HERE Tolirnaineiit Goes to the Senior Gtrla and the Hopliomore Boys Elks Hall Monday The invitations for the big Elks' ! ball Mondayifvening were sent out in unique form. They were headed -"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 St oil, -of Hyannis, was in the city to have an operation per formed last Saturday. New Copper Toll line i he 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 the different classes at the bigli school carried on their annual basketball tournament. This took in a Beries 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 hoys yon from the Fresh man and the Senior girls won from the Juniors. s t The tinal games' 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 mat tin of two points showing that the game was anyone's up to the whistle, the final score be ing 8 to 6. The Sophomore boys won from the SMort, 15 to 13. Professor Pate sa.Vs that the tourna ment was the most interesting ever staged at the high school and the first time to his knowledge that the Scphomores 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 the 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 hia mother's side at Ravenna last week. By mistake, however, the body waa 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. The agony to the father has been prolonged' considerably by , the delay In the transfer of his son's body, but Mr. Smith hopes to receive the body by Friday of this week. George D. Darling, the furniture man, reports the total of five car loads of furniture received during the year. This is an indication of the prosperous condition of western Nebraska and of the large business) handled by this store.