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TEN PAGKB
Leading Newspaper
of Western Nebraska
Xfe Alliance Herald
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It in The Herald
VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 10, 1918
NUMBER 8
ANNUAL FARM
MEETING WAS
ONE HUMMER
ALTHOUGH ATTENDANCE WAS
NOT LARGE INTEREST WAS
INTENSE MVCH GOOD WORK
DEVIL ABDICATES
FOR THE KAISER
Satan Admits That Pupil Has H. tunc
Master Iowa Man's Satire At
tracts Much Attention
NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
Annual Report of County Agricul
tural Agent Presented, Show
ing Much 4iM.nl Done
The annual meeting of the Box
Butte County Farm Bureau was held
at the Central school building in Al
liance on Saturday. While the at
tendance was not large, on account of
the severe weather, the interest
manifested was intense r.nd the meet
ing was one of accomplishment.
L. J. Schill was chairman and Art
Groves secretary of the afternoon
meeting .
F. M. Seidell, former county agent
and now with the federal lond bank,
was the first speaker. He told of the
past work of the Box Butte county
bureau and that this year was a war
year. The work done this year was
with the view of helping win the
war. Mr. Seidell urged the support
of all farmers and continuation of
the work.
W. D. Fisher, secretary of the Al
liance Community Club, in a rapid
fire talk, stated that he was glad to
be back with the people of Box Butte
county. He urged that more meet
ings of the farm association be held
and mentioned some of the 'benefits
to be derived. He stated that co
operation was needed between the
business men and the farmers. He
told of the new auto Uruck pur
chased by the club for work on the
roads and of the plans for the Good
Roads Fair .U Alliance in the month
of March.
C. S. Hawk, of Chadron, former
Dawes county agricultural agent and
now one of the eighteen Nebraska
men who have been selected to help
increase hog production, made a talk
filled with interesting and instruct
ive points on hog raising. He stated
that the United States is short six
million hogs 15 per cent of the nor
mal supply. And that Nebraska is
short 600,000 hogs 20 per cent of
the normal supply. Mr. Hawk ex
plained the (prices fixed on pork. He
said that experts figured that it takes
11.61 bushels of corn to produce 100
pounds of pork. The price fixed, so
as to give the hog raiser a good mar
gin of profit, Is at the ratio of 13 to
1. Inasmuch as the packers are lim
ited to a total profit of only 9 p i
cent during the year this should re
sult in fairness to both producer and
consumer. t
State Representative Lloyd
Thomas, editor of The Herald, made
a short talk in which be told of legis
lation accomplished for the farmers
at the last session of the Nebraska
legislature. He also urged that the
good work of such men as Fred I
Seidell, George Neuswanger and W.
D. Fisher be kept up on account of
the excellent results ach'4ed by
them for the county.
State Leader of County Agent
Work C. E. Gunnels, spoke for thir
ty minutes on subjects of importance
in connection with the county agent
work. He stated that three-fourths
of all he agricultural counties in
the United States now have county
agents. Other counties are being
provided with "federal mergency
agents" to help in the groat work.
Mr. Gunnels spoke of iue need of
Increased production in many lines.
As an illustration he mentioned
sheep. The population of the United
States has doubled in the last thirty
five years, but there arc now 20 per
cent less sheep than at that time.
This means that there are now 50 per
cent less sheep in proportion to the
population of the country than there
were thirty-five years ago.
Alliance is in the most protected
spot in the world today, said Mr.
Gunnels. But that does not release
us from our obligation to do our bit
for our country and the world-wide
fight to save democracy. Co-operation
is needed. Farmers can buy
stock from each other by the help of
the county agents. Some of the east
ern Nebraska counties are so thor
oughly organised that every farmer
can be reached in quick time.
In referring to the coat of the
count agent work the Department
of Agriculture has presented figures
showing that the coat for the last
year was 13,000,000 and that the di
rect profit derived was over 100 per
sent.
Mr. Gunnels outlined the objects
of county agent work as follows:
I. To increase and conserve the
nation's food supply.
II. To assist in the development
of community and "county organisa-
The Herald in a recent issue
printed a short poem asking the lo
cation of the German Kaiser's home.
A watchful reader has furnished the
answer, written by Louis Syberkfop,
of Creston, Iowa, which has been
widely circulated and reads as fol
lows I
The Infernal Region,
June 28, 1917.
To Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, King
of Prussia, Emperor 'of all Ger
many and Envoy Extraordinary of
Almighty God:
My dear Wilhelm I can call you
by that familiar name, for I have
always been very close to you, much
closer than you could ever know.
From the time that you were yet
an undeveloped being in your
mother's womb I have shaped your
destiny for my own purpose.
In the days of Rome I created a
roughneck known in history as Nero;
he was a vulgar character and suited
my purpose at that particular time.
In these modern days a classic demon
and efficient supercriminal was
needed, and as I know the Hohenzol
lern blood I picked you as my special
instrument to place on earth an an
nex of Hell. i
1 gave you an abnormal ambition,
likewise an oversupply of egotism,
that you might not discover your own
failings ;I twisted your mind to that
of a mad man with certain normal
tendencies to carry you by, a most
dangerous character placed in pow
er; I gave you the power of a hypo
tist and a certain magnetic force that
you might sway your people.
Three Evil Spirits to Assist
I am responsible for the deformed
arm that hangs helpless on your left,
for your crippled condition embitters
your life and destroys all noble im
pulses that might otherwise cause me
(Continued on Page 10).
Gross earnings
Discount nlow'd
Oper. expenses
Net earnings . .
Construction
Last
Year
$3,803.28
237.65
1,193.59
2,353.58
18.46
THE LIGHT EARNINGS $1474.66
Net Earnings for Past Month by
Light Department Were Nearly
1,000 Short of Year Ago
According to the report of J. E.
Hughes, superintendent of the city
light and power plant, for the month
ending December 15th, the net earn
ings of the plant were only $1.474.6y
as compared with earnings of $2,
353.58 for the same month last year
and $1,277.26 for the month ending
November 15, 1917.
Detailed statement of the business
for the month ending December 15tb
and for the same month last year
were as follows:
This
Month
$4,284.08
279.39
2,320.36
1,474.66
209.67
The report of . the water depart
ment showed receiptc for the month
ending December 15th of $293.50,
with the regular quarterly report due
next month. i
ReMrt of Treasurer
The report of Frank Abegg, city
treasurer, for the month ending De
cember 15th showed the month start
ing out with an overdraft of $35.46
in the general fund. Receipts in this
fund were 2,590.78 from the county
treasurer; $8.40 from marshal ifees;
and $12.10 from miscellaneous
sources, a total of $2,616.53 re
ceived. Warrants amounting to 2,
480.21 and interest on same amount
ing to $222.94 were paid, leaving an
overdraft of $122.07 in this fund.
Registered warrants unpaid amount
to $36,252.18.
There is on hand in the fire insur
ance fund $20.00; in the cemetery
fund $78.34 with unpaid warrants of
$815.40; and on hand in the park
fund $677.54.
The water fund rece'ved during
the month $293.50 and disburse
ments were $2,293.58, leaving a bal
ance on hand of $1,885.63.
The light fund received during the
month $4,304.08 and disbursed
$3,689.75, leaving a balance on hand
of $15,078.07. Unpaid light balances
on January 8th amounted to $515.99.
ANOTHER SPY
SUSPECT IS AR
' RESTED HERE
APPREHENDED WHILE WORKING
IN BURLINGTON RAILROAD
YARD IN ALLIANCE
HAD IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS
Escaped Interned (erman Sailor Ar
rested Monday Charged With
Being a Spy
Another spy suspect has been ap
prehended at Alliance. The case
against him proves conclusively that
he is an enemy and an intriguer
against the national government He
is also. It is thought by United
States Court Commissioner Berry to
be an escaped intern from the Kaiser
Wilhelm, the large German ship that
was interned in New York harbor and
taken over by our government. As
in the case of the other suspect taken
at Alliance this man also had a high
priced camera which takes a picture
about 12x14.
The suspected spy, Rudolph Strong,
was arrested at the Burlington round
house Tuesday, January 8th. Pre
vious to that time he had posed as
an ignorant laborer and was taken
ob such, inasmuch as he looked the
part. (However, he gave himself
away in a conversation with some of
the men Tuesday. It happened that
five cars of field artillery were going
through Alliance Tuesday. Strong,
of course, was down looking at them.
He forgot himself to the point that
he explained the mechanism of the
guns, p.lso going into detail regarding
the action of nitroglycerin, how to
blow up buildings, guns, etc. This
led to the man's arrost, as his actions
proved that he wasn't whet he pre
tended to be. Sheriff Cox was noti
fied and a wararnt issued for his ar
rest. His belongings we.e rone ovor
and other incriminating evidence was
found in the form of photographs.
He had a picture of the Kaiser Wil
helm, New York -Ha.-oor, important
buildings of New York, defenses of
the government bridges across the
Niagara river, the power nouses at
Niagara and a complete set of pic
tures of the Burlington yards and
shops at Alliance.
Judge Berry examined the man,
and Strong asserted that'll, had been
released from the Kaiser Wilhelm by
the government, but that he had lost
all the papers proving his state
ments. All other evidence that
would help clear he bad lost also.
Judge Berry did not givo Strong's
statements much credit as his eva
sions were unlikely. It looks sus
picious in a man to not lose his
camera and I photographs and to lose
papers so valuable to In., safety.
Judge Berry also stated that the man
was very intelligent, which also led
him to believe that his work at the
round house was a blind. Sirong is
a man of distinct German caste and
when arrested was in an unrecognis
able condition from grime and Boot.
Judge Berry's estimation of the
THE MAYOR SAYS
GAMBLING WAS
PERMITTED
MAYOR ROUSEY CHARGES THAT
GAMBLING HAH BEEN PER.
MITTED IN POOL HALLS
FOUR COUNCILWEN ARE ABSENT
City Council Will Assist Firemen
Delegates in Expenses on Trip
to Fremont
(Continued on Pag 6)
Basket Ball Games Friday Night
The boys' basketball gams between
Alliance high school and Morrill high
school which is scheduled for Friday
night, January 11th, Is cancelled,
and the class games will take place
at that time. The Junior Girls will
play the Freshmen Girls, and the
Senior Boys win play the Sophomore
Boys. Games start promptly at
8:16. Admission, 10 cents. The
proceeds wll Igo to the Red Cross
Society.
(Cont'nued on Pae 7)
At the "unofficial" council meeting
held Tuesday night at the council
chamber In the city hall, Mayor W. E.
Rousey charged that gambling has
been permitted recently in one or
more of the pool hulls of Alliance.
The mayor said that he slipped unob
served into one .pool hall on the night
of December 28th and saw money
changing hands and that he also did
the same thing nt the same pool hall
on the night of January 1st.
"I am certain that there was gamb
ling going on," said the mayor, "for
I used to play pool myself and know
a little about the game." This rather
aroused the ire of Councilman John
son, who 'b known as one of the pool
experts of the Burlington system and
can beat the ordinary citizen, includ
ing newspapermen, with the wrong
end of the cue behind the cue ball.
The mayor Btated that he over
heard one man say that if he was ar
rested for gambling he would have to
pay $103 in fines. The mayor stated
that it was impossible ror the police
officers to catch the culprits for the
officers arc too well known and gamb
ling ceases when they hove in sight.
The officers were instructed to notify
the owners of pool halls which have
been violating the gambling ordi
nances that further violations would
result In a suspension of the license.
John W. Guthrie, Chief Leonard
PUkington, Dr. George J. Hand, Chas.
L. H'U, Ray Trabert and Lloyd
Thomas, mombers 'of the Alliance
Volunteer Fire Department, were
present for the purpose of asking the
council to assist In paying the ex
penses of the delegates to the annual
convention in Fremont on January
15th, 16th and 17th Councilman
Hills, an exempt veteran member of
the fire department, made a strong
talk in favor of the plan, telling of
the good' he bad received at conven
tions in past years. Arter short talks
by the visiting firemen and by the
mayor and members of the council.
It was decided to give the department
the sum of $100 to assist in paying
expenses, in accordance with the cus
tom of previous years. After Dr.
Hand had made his talk he was sent
out to buy the cigars on account of
recent happenings, which he did with
good grace.
Inasmuch as there was not a
quorum present there being only
Welch, Snyder, Johnson and Hills,
no official action was taken on mat
ters presented. Councilmen Spencer
and Moore were out of the 'city;
Councilman Davis was confined to his
bed with sickness; and Councilman
Davidson was caring for a cick man.
An adjourned meeting will be held
later In the week or early next week.
U. S. INLAND JEMPIRt PROSPERS
A Splendid HeiHrt Is Made From
Territory of Which We
Are a Part
Omaha, January 9. One of the
most prosperous sections of the
United StateB is that portion of the
Missouri Valley often spoken of as
"Omaha's trade territory," meaning
the state of Nebraska and parts of
Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colo
rado, Kacuas and Missouri. Figures
compiled by the local Bureau of
Publicity show that this territory
purchased from Omaha alone In 1917
over $236,000,000 worth of goods,
or almost 30 per cent more than In
1916. When considered that this
represents the wholesale price, and
does not Include the purchases made
at other points In the same territory,
or outside the territory, tone gets a
(Continued on Page 7)
Dr. Hand Married
Dr. George J. Hand, well known
Alliance physician, and one of the
most popular members of the Al
liance Volunteer Fire Department,
was married on Monday, December
31st, to Miss Nellie Luton, of
Emerlck, Nebr. After a short honey
moon at Omaha and eastern Nebraska
points the doctor returned to Alliance
to care for his large practice, while
the bride remained to visit friends a
short time before coming to Alliance
to make her homo. The doctor is re
ceiving congratulations from a host
of friends.
MITCHELL BOY SENT TO PRISON
Young Soldier Gets Homesick and
Goes Home Without I a
of Absence
Rollie Miller, of Mitchell, who be
longs to a company that was stationed
at Fort Russell, Wyo., called at the
recruiting station last Saturday and
requested transportation to tuke him
back to his station. As he had left
hefort without leave and had also
been absent for more than twenty
days, he wa s held on that charge.
Yesterday Recruiting 'Officer Hepler
received orders to take young Miller
to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, leaving
for that place the same morning.
Mr. Miler is not classed as a deserter,
but made a mistake In being absent
without leave and staying away for
more than twenty days, and will
have to pay the penalty for his mistake.
NEW POTASH DEDS
TO DE DEVELOPED
I ' i i -1 1 Beds Near 4. union May Prove
M 'i Valuable Than Those
at Anlio. h
According to the Gordon Journal,
Northern Sheridan county may have
potash beds that are more valuable
than those at Antloch, and plans are
being developed to work the new
fields. The Journal's article reads as
follows:
For some little time past prospect
ing for potash beds has tu rn going
on In the vicinity of Gordon and Ir
win 'in a spirited manner, but it is
only at this time that we are able
to give any news that we might say
is of a definite nature. The little
hui i' of Irwin jUBt to the east of ub
seems to be the center of attraction
at the present time and many potash
leases has been signed in he past few
days. Part lof the Hathorne ranch,
the Carson ranch, tne Mills ranch,
the Berryman-Carey ranch and oth
ers, all of which seem to look good
to the prospectors. i
As we have not interviewed the
promoters we are not able to say just
what their plans are but It is under
stood from very reliable sources that
a large refining plant will be oullt
this coming spring and the beds de
veloped, which will mean no little
Item to this section of the country,
with the other good - things which
seem to be coming thiB way.
These new beds, it is sain, are even
more valuable than those around
the town of Antloch in the southern
psrt of this county and If such is the
case there is sure to be a lot of things
happen in this locality before anoth
er year rolls around.
In the lease of the Mills ranch we
understand that a clause was Inserted
at the suggestion of Mr. Mills, which
binds the promoters o develop a
power plant on the Niobrara river to
supply electricity for their operation
so it looks as though the new enter
prise was going to be of more than
ordinary value to everybody in the
territory.
FURNISHES SHARE OE CASES
Record shows That Total of 3O,UO0
Has Been Collected in Entire
State in Past 8 Months
Enforcement of the prohibition
law during he first eight months of
its operation In Nebraska has
brought in $29,909.20 according to a
statement issued hero today by Gov
ernor Keith Neville.
Of this amount 9.822.50 has been
collected in Omaha and $800 more
in Douglas county outside of the city
or a third of the total amount in the
state.
The expenses of administration Is
less than a sixtn of the total fines
collected, the report shows. The
total expenditures from the $50,000
appropriations which ,tbe legislature
made for enforcement was but $3,
831.86 up to November 1.
From the report of the collection
of fines by counties, it appears that
Cheyenne has been the most diligent
in this respect of any of the coun
ties in the panhandle, more than half
of the counties of this particular por
tion of the state, making no report
of any cases whatever based on the
enforcement of the liquor law.
The report of the counties report
ing in this section is as follows:
Fines
Collected
Box Butte I 500
Cheyenne 1.200
Kimball 410
Scotts Bluff : . . . 800
Sheridan 15
GOOD DEMAND
FOR POTATOES
ON BIG MARKETS
RECEIPTS CONTINUE TO KUJf
LIGHT ON CHICAGO MARKET
QUIET MARKET AT K. O.
IS CHARGED WITH HOARDING
Illinois Food Administrator Charges
That Minnesota and Wlscon
sin Growers Hoard
The demand for potatoes on the
big middle western markets con
tinued good last week, although the
price Is still low. The immense
stocks of potatoes still In growers'
hands Is causing worry in many
quarters. The Packer, in its review
of last week's potato markets, says:
"We do not export potatoes and as
the 1917 crop was the biggest on rec
ord there is need of pushing it not
only to the normal domestic potato
consuming trade, but ulso as a sub
stitute so that we may have a greater
surplus for shipping abroad of the
exportable kinds of food. Potatoes
are selling at reasonable prices and
there exists an unusual need for
stimulating the demand. Consumers
got out of the habtt of eating them
last year when potatoes were high;
quite a percentage of our populatioa
has not been brought to understand
that present potato prices are mod
erate, and consequently the food ad
ministration is pointing -out that the
consumption is away below normal.
Indeed our big potato crop 450,
000,000 bushels, according to gov
ernment figures Is causing the food
administration no little worry be
cause the people are not eating them.
This unusual production at this time
of food scarcity must all bo put into
consumption before the end of the
present consuming season or a sur
plus will go to waste. And if amy
considerable quantity is allowed to
rot the government will construe it
as a reflection on our distributing
system. Action will necessarily be
taken promptly to overcome the
weakness. It is therefore up to all
distributors, both wholesale and re
tall, to push the sale of potatoes ss
they have never done before.
It was the privilege of a member
of The Herald's editorial force to
spend Christmas week on the farm
managed by "Farmer Dick" Kenner,
northwest of Hemtngford. While
there the farm life was enlivened by
the birth of three calves which were
named Dick, Lloyd and Rupert. It
was to our surprise that we received
the following announcement through
the malls yesterday: "Announcing
the birth of 'Frits' In the west pas
ture, about noon, January S, 1918.
Big Red Foxy (won't drink). Moth
er and child doing nicely. More
cream for the Kenner's now."
Comments are unnecessary.
Weekly Weather Report
Western Nebraska is today cov
ered with a heavy fall of scow while
the temperature is down below the
zero mark. The snowfall, according
to the weekly report of F. W. Hicks,
official weather observer, was 2 1-2
inches on Wednesday, January 9tb, a
precipitation of .23 of an inch.
The report of Observer Hicks for
the past week is as follows:
Maxi- Mini
Jan, mum. mum. Wind Day
1 59 25 N Clear
2 SI 28 W Clear
3 63 2u W Clear
4 61 22 N Cloudy
5 40 20 N Cloudy
6 34 16 N Pt. C'ld'y
7 40 8 W Pt. C'ld'y
8 85 20 N Pt. CTdy
8 26 4 N Pt. Cl'd'y
10
The prediction is for continued
cold for "several days.
Steady Chicago Market
Chicago. The potato market last
week was steady under a fairly good
demand and prices were practically
unchanged over those which pre
vailed a week ago.
Receipts continue to run quite
light and the cars held on local team
tracks have been less than the hold-
ngB for quite a period of time. Cold
weather in growing sections has hin
dered the loading out of cars to some
extent, and also shippers In certain
districts continued to experience
more or less trouble in getting a suf
ficient supply of refrlgertor cars.
It seems to be the general opinion
that, if the required number of cars
can be bad, shipments will show
some increase from now on. Some
of the leading operators are of the
opinion that a considerable smaller
percentage of the total production of
the leading producing states had
been moved up to the first of the year
than Is ordinarily moved out by that
time. i
The deman 1 locally hrs been satis
factory and the call which came from
the outside territory compared very
favorably with that of the last two
weeks, but did not quite come up to
expectations of the local trade in
asmuch as they had looked forward
to considerable improvement in the
inquiry immediately following the
first of the year.
There has been a good demand for
Triumphs for seed from the growing
sections to the south with operators
quoting around $3.35 per cwt.
The total receipts for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday were but 43
cars, which was unusually light for
three days' receipts on this market
Wednesday the market was steady
with Wisconsin white stock selling
at $1.85 02.10 per cwt; Minnesota
white stock brought $1 902.06 and
Western stock sold at $2 02.20, ac
cording to quality. Ninety-six cars
were se ported on track at the open
ing of the day's trading.
Thursday receipts were 89 cars
anil the total number of cars na track
had been reduced slightly, totaling
88. The market was firm under a
good demand with prices unchanged.
FrM&y the market was somewhat
easier with $2.05 the top oo Min
nesota and Wisconsin white stock.
The next number of the Redpath
Lyceum Course will consist of a
great address on "War and
Germany." by Dr. Laugher, war
chaplain. Also Ladles' Course, a
selection from the national band
and address of General Pershing on
"Landing Soldiers in France." x
Quiet Market in Kansas CUy
Ksnsss City, Mo. The local ear
lot potato market generally pre
sented unchanged conditions last
week. Trade was interfered with
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