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Join The Red Cross It's Your Patriotic Duty to Help in This Week's Campaign for Funds and Members 16 Pages 2 Sections Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska The Alliance Herald Section Two F.ditc rial and Markets VOLUME XXV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 20, 1M 17 NUMBER 8 SPUD SITUATION LOOKS BETTER ATCHICAGO CAR situation improved Km WHAT, HI T COLO WEATHER HOLM BACK shipments BIG DEMAND FOR GOOD STOCK Food Administration Issues State ment Regarding trading and Marketing of Potatoes VOIGHT PLACED INJVRONG LIGHT Alliance Plunilter Who Went to Hen ver, Enlisted In Navy Instead of Army The potato situation on the Chi ago and other middle western mar kets showed some improvement dur ing the last week. The demand at Chicago was fair for good stock, but poor potatoes sold slowly. The food administration has issued a state ment of much importance to potato dealers which is reproduced in this article. This statement was authorized by E. P. Miller of the United States food administration and apepared in a bulletin issued from the Grand Rapids. Mich., office of the Bureau of Markets: Statement for Potato Trade "The recent statements of the United States food administration, in regard to the marketing of the po tato crop this year, include the fol lowing points which are of most vital and immediate interest to growers, shippers and consumers. "Any individual, firm, corporation r co-operative association engaged in buying and' selling potatoes in a wholesale way (one or more carlots), for profit, must have a license, op erative November 1, 1917. , "Any such parties doing business without a license, or violating the provisions and regulations governing such licensee, thereby render them selves liable to the penalties pro- Tided by the Food Act. including the bsolute closing of their business. "The food administration has Tactically despotic power. It is not overned or limited by its regula tions, rather those rules and regula tions define such of its powers as it seems fit to exert from time to time. The president and the food adminis trati6n have absolute power to stop any practices which are found to be wasteful or unfair. The food administratien first re quested, then demanded the quot ing buying and selilng of potatoes by the pound, which means by thehun-dred-weight, not by the bushel. It recommended the adoption of the United States standard grades by all shippers of potatoes. It then barred from shipmentall potatoes Hot prac tically free from frost injury, decay, and serious damage from other causes. It did not compel the im mediate adoption of the standard grades, knowing the practical ob stacles in the way of 6uch grading. Screens had to be secured, and ship pers, buyers, loaders and growers, educated as to the requirements of the grade. "Further the food administration believed that growers and dealers alike, would be farsighted enough to see that this action . of .the govern ment was to their immediate inter est, as well as to the interest of the nation at large. It believed that the grower and shippers of potatoes in tr,e country would be patriotic -enough to follow its recommenda tions. "The food administration is proud of the response made by Michigan, which, as a state, has given hearty co-operation in these measures. "The bureau of markets of the United States department of agricul ture has sent a representative into the state to explain, demonstrate, and in every way possible, assist in putting up these standard grades. He has covered most of the stations in the state and has co-operated with the Michigan Potato Shippers' Asso ciation in distributing this informa tion in every way possible to grow ers, buyers and shippers. Time has been given to put the grades into operation, to have them explained and to secure screens. "Most of the potatoes being bought, sold and Bhlpped in the state now are standard graded stock. Tu.ierB who have in their ware houses stock which has not been graded according to government standards, are regarding this Btock before shipping. "The dealer in the Btate who la not grading now, Is following this course not because he does not know, or is not able to follow the recom mendations of the federal govern ment, but becauso he does not want to do so. "The food administration now feels that such individuals are ob structing the accomplishment of Its purpose in connection with the eco nomies of grading, and its ruling Walter H Voight, Allinnco plum ber, feels that he was placed in the wrong light in the eyes of readers 1 of The Herald last week, by the pub- j lication of the following statement: The local recruiting office wishes to make a correction relative to the I number of men enlisting from Al- I nance in that Walter H. Voight who applied for enlistment and was sent to Fort Logan, but upon arrival at that place refused to take the oath and returned to Alliance. FRANK SCOTT. Sergeant U. S. A. In extenuation of his action in not taking the army oath at the Denver army recruititfg office. Mr. Voight says that after arriving at Denver he found that his training and expe rience fitted him better for work in the navy and that, after consulting the Denver recruiting officers at the navy office, he enliBted in the navy. That he thereupon wrote a letter to the officers in charge at Fort Logan, near Denver, in which he offered to pay the railroad fare from Alliance to Denver which had ben advanced him by the Alliance recruiting office. In substantiation of his statements Mr. Voight had in his possession the following letter: 1-W-18-W. U. S. RECRUITING STATION, 1010 17th Street, Denver, Colo. December 12, 1917. From: Officer in Charge. To: Walter Herman Voight. Ship's Fitter Second Class, U. S. Navy. Subject: Granted leave of absence. 1. Having this date enlisted in the Navy as a Ship's Fitter, Second Class, you are hereby granted leave of absence from this date until 12 o'clock, midnight, Wednesday, Jan uary 2, 1918, on which date you will report to the Commanding Officer of the Receiving Ship at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, at your own ex pense. 2. You are granted this leave In accordance with the authority con tained in telegram 09401 received from the Recruiting Inspector, West ern Division, and with the under standing that any and all transpor tation to the above mentioned Re ceiving Ship is to (be without ex pense to the government and that you are to report for duty, as above, not later than midnight of January 2, 1918. 3. Your transfer papers will be forwarded by mail to the Command ing Officer of the Receiving Ship at Mare Island, California. (Signed) J. C. TOWNSEND. Copy to Commanding Officer, The Receiving Ship at Mare aland, ( al. Mr. Voight expects to leave very shortly for the west, iiimmmmmmimmimimtmmmimtrv' am an v aaj The Oath Of Allegiance The State Council of Defense is very earnestly Urging upon the foreign-horn citizens of Xehraska the loyal support of the government of their adoption. The following OftUl which they took when they were admitted into the family of citizens of the United States places large responsibility upon those who have assumed the obligations which are covered by it. We ask the weekly press of Nebraska to carry on their pages thifl oath and to urge upon their readers the absolute necessity of strict fidelity to the government: "I hereby declare on oath that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignity and particularly to , of whom I have heretofore been a subject; that I will support and defend the constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, for eign and domestic; and that I will bear true faith and allegi ance to the same." NEBRASKA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE, George Coupland, Vice Chairman. REPORT OF EASTERN BEEF SITUATION W. C. T. U. PROGRAM FOR YEAR OF 1918 DOUBTING EDITOR OVER AT BAYARD List of Meetings to Be Held In A I- The "Mysterious Light" Disturbed liance During the Owning Year by 1oeal Body The program for the Alliance W. C. T. U. for the year 1918, as fur- His Slumbers and He Utters a lteautlful News Dream It remains for the Alliance Her ald to awaken one North Platte val- nished by the ladies of the organize-! ley editor to the fact that be wasn't Weefltlj Report of Bad GontMtasM on Boston, New York, Philadelphia iiihI New York Markets The weekly report Of the beef market conditions on the markets at Host on, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, as furnished by the Bu reau of Markets. United States De partment of Agriculture, from the Omaha office, is as follows: Boston. On account of numerous delayed cars not arriving anywhere on 'schedule time, a comparison of receipts is out of the question. Prac tically all steer iituff for the week grades tiic l i ii in to good with an oc casional lot showing sufficient qual ity and llnish to grade choice. Not many of the latter grade are wanted at present which is plainly reflected In a somewhat lower price for real toppy cattle. The range of prices on medium and good steerB have nar rowed slightly Blnce the previous week and little higher prices have been obtained. The trade continues to look towards all grades of cows. All arrivals have been cleaned up as soon as unloaded and at Btead ily advancing prices. Bulls con tinue scarce with a somewhat per manent market and a little demand. Kosher beef Is but a continuation of the previous week's results with a slightly higher market and good de mand. New York. The bulk of the sales of steera have been made a very narrow range In prices an very few choice and almost no common ones have arrived. Moot of the trading has been done at prices ranging at 116.00 to 18.50. Prices have ad vanced around 50c on good steers while the poorer stuff is selling about $1.00 higher than Monday POTASH CASE IS APPEALED TO SUPREME COURT i M. m i; CRM RT IM EXPECTED TO MOON QtVB DIV ISION ON VAL IDY OF LEASE FOB POTASH keeping up with the times. Two I roWB have been very good property, tion, is as follows: January 10. Institute, afternoon weeks ago The Herald printed an ex and evening. Leader, Mrs. Keegan. clusvie news story on a mysterious Place Church. flight which had been seen operating January 24 Press meeting. ; over the North Platte valley, scent Leader, Mrs. Glass. Hostess Miss ing danger for the big sugar facto Mable Young. ! ries. ' February 14. Personal responsi-j It was a Scottsbluff newspaper bility toward foreign-born neighbor the Republican, that solved the having difficulty in getting their live Hostess Mrs. Tash. I mystery, proving that it was an army atruk in it the minniv lu mmpvlmt February 28. Frances Willard dirigible balloon operating out of Hghtei Yesterday's market on steer, Memorial. Leader, Mrs. C. C. j Fort RusBell at Cheyenne. The Re Smith. Hostess Mrs. Dole. , publican's statement was printed in March 14. Christian Citizenship, the last issue of The Herald. Leader, Mrs. Cutts. Hostess Mrs. j Now and atthis late stage of the James. March 28. Medical Temperance, of The Herald's and after the ex Leader, Mrs. H. U. Carpenter. Hos-1 planation of the light has been teas Mrs. A. R. Acheson. prined, comes the Morrill County April 11. National debt to Moth- News, published at Bayard, with an ers. Leader, Mrs. Phelps. Hostess article in which he doubts every- moBtof them selling at $15.00 or better. Even the Shelly kind sold for 14.00 to $14.50. Bulls ure a lit tle higher. Bolognas brought from 25c to 50c more than a week ago. The Kosher market is in good shape and as some of the local houses are Kosher chucks and plates was from $17.50 to $20.50. Common and med ium grade city dressed hinds and ribs haveadvanced 1.00 or more dur- Mrs. C. C. Smith. game, after the exclusive news beat i Ing the week, while the choice grade is selling ut practically the same price. Philadelphia. Receipts have been less than those of last week, the de crease being mainly In receipts of WESTOVER HELD LEASES VALID District Judge Held That Lease Giv en by Ntate Board for Potash ami Mineral Was Oood April 25. Evangelistic Meeting. ' tne ooggy son or nayara ana ieu Leader, Mrs. Morris. Hostess MrsJ himself -safe. If the peopleof Bayard Lllnn. had to depend on him to keep them May 9. Social and Red Letter ! posted on dangers which threaten nv Tender Mrs Keeen Hor- i them they would find Kaiser Wil- tess Mrs. Phelps. May 2 3- Temperance Bions. Leader, Mrs. R. after a few ! Hostess Mrs. Layton. thing stuck his head, ostrich like, I (.ows gtvi,T(i 0f the good grade were in about the same supply as last week and the beet pnes sold from $18.00 to $20.00 under a fair de mand. The supply of medium and common grades was a little less than thatof last week. Prices on these helm himself sitting on the front and Mis- steps or tne postomce some morning grades were revised upward, being Graham, .waiting for this editor to wake from j f rom 50 cent8 to $1.00 higher than i a sound night's sleep and coming price8 of tne previous week. The days in Alilance closing up business June 13. Temperance and La- down to get tne morning man ut I very common gradcB have not been affairs. Beginning with a January 3rd bor. Leader, Mrs. Gentry. Hostess noon. M, plentiful this week. Due to the he will b a full-fledged Jackie and! Mrs. Dye. I But then, we don't blame the desire of retailers to secure cheaper will soon be sailing the 'bounding June 27. Flower Mission. Lead- News editor so much he's only I meat and also shortage in receipts, (Continued on page 13). (Continued on page 12). (Continued on page 13). (Continued on page 13). GENE HE A TH'S GRIP Volume 1. Nonxtreil, Dawes County, Nebraska, June 16, lMftd Number o (HERALD EDITOR'S NOTE: The clippings given herewith are from Oe fifth issue of the first newspaper published in what is now Box Butte county it was then Dawes county. The items grow more interesting as the early history of Box Butte county is unfolded, week by week. "Old Timers" remember vividly many of the happenstances which are recorded herewith and that this feature of The Herald meets with the favor of our readers is proven by the many compliments which reach this office week after week. Early residents who know of interesting happenings in the early days which are not recorded herewith are invited to call at the office and tell ub about them, or better still, write them out and send or bring to us. We will be glad to make use of them in connection with the weekly clippings from the Grip. EDITOR.) accosted by a Teuton from Nonpa reil, who said: "Veil, Mister Min ister; vat time of de day vos you go ing to talk some thingB; ugh? " Mr. Burlew looked at him for a moment and said: "Well, I have been taken for almost everything, but was never taken for a minister before." He now walks our strets with a digni fied air, and is waiting for some one to kill a fat hen. Dennis Bergen now burrows for water. J. K. Neal says he expects to soon (Continued on page 12). Editorial P. M. Casady, of Rock Rapids, brother of W. H. Casady, the Jolly postmaster at Orange City, was ap pointed register of the land office at Chadron, Nebraska, this week. This appointment is indeed a worthy one and the Democrat congratulates. Alton Democrat. A little off, Bro. Wels, but Mr. Casady is running a land office here that for business done, throws Uncle Sam's Chadron establishment way in the shade. Rock Rapids Review. We infer from the above that Mr. I'asady of the firm of Ballon ft Cas sady, is the lucky man. Mr. Casady of Chadron, is a brothe r of P. M. Casady, of Rock Rapids. Iowa, and also a brother of the "Jolly postmas ter at Orange City." We know of only one better man for the posi tion, and if we can't get it Mr. Casady will do. NONPAREIL. Ttie Future Chi cago of Northwest Nebraska. Situ ated in the Exact 'enter of the Box Butte Country. The B. ft M. R. R.. the Favorite Boad of the State, Cen tering the Town. The B. ft M. surveying corps reached Nonpareil to-day, locating the road directly through the center of the town. This question of a railroad has delayed building in our town for several weeks, and has been the only thing lacking in pushing our town into a metropolis of the north west. Nonpareil is surrounded by an agricultural country superior to any other in the state in quality and ex tent, and the securing of this road settles all doubt of a prosperous fu ture for the town. HEMINGFORD SUNBEAMS. Civ ilization is creeping in upon us. A dog dight and Intoxicated persons can be Been frequently of late. C. A. Burlew was walking along the street the other day when he was shake off thiB mortal coll of "baches" fate and whut other course Joe intends to follow he would not tell, but from the way he is buying lumber and nails he must be intend ing to get one who will not be con tented with u- s. Kid floor, to share his lot In the matrimonial state. The outfit for the Box Butte "Country Rustler" is on its way and Mr. Burlew, the manager, expects to issue his first paper in two weeks. D. J. Burrows is non-convalescent. Daniel Dunn, our city farmer, has some fine growing crops to exhibit to the new comer, or any one else who has a pride in seeing the beauties of nature in ag rowing crop. Poetry A little boy uncommonly brave, Tickled a mule with a barrel stave. He tickled his leg and he tickled his rib; It tickled the mule and it tickled the kid. He tickled him here and be tickled him there, But the mule's off heel went up in the air, And that kid doean't seem to be ACME LAND. The section of country known as "Acme Land" lies from 5 to 10 miles southeast of Non- Tin case of the Fawn Laks Ranch company vs. F. A. Cunbow. la which the plaintiff sought to prove that a lease given for grazing or agricul tural purposes by the Btate also cov ers all mineral rights ,as agauMt a lease given by the state board of Educational Lands & Fundn, cover ing the potash, oil and other rights, and which was decided against the ranch company, has gone to the su preme court. Judge Westover held that mineral leases issued by the state board of educational lands and funda are valid. He sustained the allegation of F. A. Comobow, the holder of the state mineral lease, tnat tho leases now in existence, issued by the state board and covering school lands, are in the nature of agricultural or grat ing leases, and that they imply that the state has reserved tho mineral rights on all state lands The ranch company alleges its prior lease gives the company control of land and water on the state land under Its control und that the company has power to forbid the holder of the mineral lease from entering upon the land in question ana pumping the water therefrom, water that la rich in potash. The Judgment of Judge Westovor was entered November 2. The Judge dismissed the application of the ranch company for un order to pre vent Cumbow from entering upon the land and granted a permanent injunction against the ranch com pany's interference with Combow's plans of piping water from a lake on the tract of land. Walcott ft Walcott are attorneys for the ranch company, while Cumbow, the bolder of a state mineral lease, was repre sented in the lower court by J. C. Qulgley and J. J. Harrington. A pe tition in intervention was filed by At torney General Reed on behalf of tho state. E. D. Clark, county attorney of Cherry county, appeared for tho attorney general. The lower court held the ranch company for costs of the action. The tlnding of Judge Westover in the district court was us follows: Puwn Lake Ranch Company, vs. F. A. Cumbow, Now on this 2nd day of November, 1917, this cause came on for hearing upon petition of the plaintiff, tho answer of the defendant, und the pe tition of intervention on behalf of State of Nebraska, leave being grunted to the State of Nebraska to file .its petition of intervention here in. There being no issue of fact, said cause was submitted to the court up on the pleadings, and the court finds that each of the parties to the suit are in court duly represented by counsel us follows.: .Fawn Lako Ranch Company by F. M. Walcott, Its attorney, F. A. ( umbow, by J. J. Harrington, his attorney and the Stute of Nebraska by Willis Reed, its attorney general. Upon consideration the court finds that the State of Nebraska, on or about the 18th day of September, 1900, made, executed and delivered Its certain school land leases to the premises in controversy, which have been duly assigned to the plaintiff herein, as set out in the plaintiff's petition; that on the 29th day of Sep tember, 1917. the intervenor, the State of Nebraska, made, executed and delivered its certain school land lease to F. A. Cumbow to the pro mises in controversy, as set out In the defendant's answer: that the land in controversy Is sand hills with little or no value, except for grazing purposes; that the plaintiff pays $84 per year for the section and has paid an average of $60 per year Blnce leasing the same; that the land which would be occupied by Cumbow in addition to the lake Itself, would not exceed 200 acres, and the use and occupation of the same would be worth a nominal sum only of one cent; that the State of Nebraska has agreed in opencourt to remit to the plaintiff th eamountof the loss of be ing deprived of the use of the aaid land, that there Is a public necessity and requirement at this time that mineral upon said school land, if the Waiting; for th. B. ft. M. Apologies to Kin Hubbard. pareil, and although not quite so near the aun as your village. It la game can be found, bo extracted and nevertheless beautiful for situation I marketed; that the lease of the (Continued on Page 12) (Continued on Psge 13)