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The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXV
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TUESDAY
COUNCI
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MEETING
BUSINESS MEETING OF CITY
DADS CLEANED SLATS
FOR THE MONTH
TANK CONTRACTED FOR
New Septic Tank to Bt Built by
the Dobson Company of Lincoln,
With the Work to Start Imme
diately.
The moat worthy member of the
council, controlling the business man
agement of the city, gathered around
the wellder of the big war club at the
city hall Tuesday night. On the count
of eight the last chief of the eight
present was announce! by the door
keener and the discussion for the
evening was on.
Attorney Reddish, acting as clerk,
rushed the business of the evening
Bills were O. Ked with phenomenal
rapldty, dueto Mr. Reddlsh's up-to-
the-minute knowledge of affairB. The
following propositions were made and
passed by the council
Ray Trabert was appointed as fire
chief.
All concessions were granted to the
officers of the stockmen'B convention
to allot as they see fit. In addition
to this the city donated $150 to the
convention management to help pro
mote a successful convention.
It was voted to give the fire depart
ment band the $375 necessary to pur
chase uniforms. Roy Burns ordered
the suits Wednesday.
The salary of M. O. Moscript,
cemetery attendant, was raised from
$70 to $85 per month.
It was decided that In order to do
away with the present inconvenience
of having claims presented to the
council at the last minute, that all
these must be in at least 24 hours be
fore council met.
The contract for the new septic
tank was made with the Dobson com
pany of Lincoln.
ALLIANCE BOOSTERS
ATTEND ROADS MEETING
Potash Highway Meeting at lAkenide
Well Attended by Representatives
From the Various Counties
Two auto loads of Alliance boost
ers motored to Lakeside Tuesday to
attend the good roads meeting there.
These were: J. S. Rhelm, Otto am
sow, A. Q. Isaacson, F. F. Stephens,
T. S. Fielding, Mr. Thlele, Mr. Cloos,
W. D. Fisher and Route Manager W.
R Dutton, of Merna.
There was not much discussed at
the meeting, as arrangements have
been constantly going on to arange
the route. Bingham, Lakeside and
Ellsworth have been rather slow In
deciding on their route. These towns,
acting thru suggestions made by Sec
retary Fisher, decided to repair the
best road from Ashby to Lakeside and
to prepare a plan for a county route
thru the other towns, petitioning the
county commissioners for a permit
to start the road as soon as the
route is decided.
THE POTASOIGHWAY
IS THE SCENIC ROUTE
Will Offer More Inducements to Trav
elers Going West, According to
Field Manager Dutton
PROCLAMATION
:o:
Whueas. tho Red Cross exists in the main, to help the sick
and wounded in this war and since the war began has embarked
upon every undertaking by which the lot of tho sick and
wounded soldiers and sailors may be made comfortable, I, as
mayor of this city, deem it consistent with all our American
ideals and principle!, for every citizen of the city to observe
the week commencing May 20 as Red Cross week.
With the actual engagement of our troops upon the west
ern front, the war becomes more and more real to us. As the
war goes on your friend, your son or some one you hold dear
will pay the toll of war with the supreme sacrifice.
The Red Cross spreads its protecting arms to reach every
soldier. Your contribution should be given with a free and
willing spirit, and to the limit of your ability to give.
So, the next week, let all think and act Red Cross. Reach
down in your heart and compare our sacrifices to those of the
boys that have gone and will go to fight for our safety on the
fields of Europe. The organisation that we will honor by this
observance is most worthy and it's work is mo tneceasary, for
these reasons this request is made. The quota to be raised in
the United States has been apportioned equally among the
various cities and towns. Our quota is the small sum of $8,000.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. ROUSEY, Mayor.
The Potash Highway route, in the
estimation of W R. Dutton, of Merna,
field manager of the route, will be the
main traveled road west. First be
cause it will shorten the trip; second,
because the road will be a better one
than the Lincoln highway, and third,
because the road offers scenic advant
ages over the others. Starting at
Dunning the road will t vel along i
the banks of the Mid' Loup river, ;
one of the prettiest . , in the'
west, Kith dealded Tv n ses to,
those wishing to caiup. 1 . road iol-!
lows this route as far as Mo en. The'
lake near Whitman offers fine baas
fishing to motorists, another attrac-'
tion.
In the estimation of Mr. Dutton the
road will not be difficult to construct.
This firm have all j The road from Dunning to Halsey is
their equipment at Antioch, wherein a valley and all dirt road, easy to
they have been employed in the con-1 construct. The road from Broken
truction of pipe lines. Work on the j Bow to Grand Island is passable now.
tank will be started a week from The difficulties of the road will be en
Monday. It was only after a long countered between Dunning and All i-
discussion by the council members i ance. The routes In Sheridan and
that the contract was made. Due to Thomas counties have been decided j
the fact that something must be done j upon. The route from Ellsworth to
quick to the tank and the fact that Bingham was settled this week. Hal-j
materials will be steadily increasing j sey and Thedford have been as yet
in value it was decided to let the con- unable to decide upon their route, but
will get together on the proposition!
this week. Actual surveying has al-;
ready been done on some parts of the
around Seneca
tract. The Dobson company 1b the
only logical company for the work as
they are a Nebraska firm and can
save a little on the contract by al-! roadway, especially
ready having the equipment for the land Dunning.
work on the ground. No company out-1 plirtB of the state and federal
side of the state could accept the jobjfun(jB Vill be undoubtedly used in the
at the figure made by the Dobson peo-, building of the roadway. Hooker
pie and get out with a profit. 'county hasmfwypmfwypmfwypmfwyp
The proposition of a crematory for000 Blaine county $15,000, Carter a
refuse and rubbish was presented by fuD(i of $80,000, of which only a
Mr. Jones, of Mason City, Iowa. The J snian Kirt wJU be used for furthering
crematory would be a decided im- tn( highway. The other counties have
provement to the city, but under ex- fun,iK of various amounts, the use of
lsting conditions the council members wni(.n wil ald materially in complet-
felt that it could not at present be jn ,ne Work.
seriously considered. a f hav been made to
provide a number of trucks to work
the highway with. Several of these
are in operation in Hooper county at
the present time. A great deal of
earth will have to be hauled in to fill
up the sandy stretches of the road,
the trucks will be used afterwards to
keep the road up. The intention is to
have the route parallel the Burling
ton the entire distance.
HMD CROSS DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 1TH
:o:
The big parades, inaugurating the National Red Cross drives to
be held throughout the United States, on next Saturday, will start
everywhere at noon, by proclamation of President Wilson. Denver
Is giving the largest parade ever put on in the city, as is every other
city in the United States.
The plan of the parade follows a prescribed form to be used
everywhere, the local parade managers adding any additional attrac
tions to the parade that they see fit.
Final preparations for the parade to be held In Alllaucu were ar
ranged, Wednesday night, at the city hall, in a special meeting culled
by Parade Manager E. G. Lalng. According to the form, there will
be various units comprising the various divisions of the line of march.
The various units represented in Alliance include the following:
Mothers' unit, Fathers' unit, Sisters' unit. Wive s unit, Grand
Army of the Republic, Red Crossers, Band, Hemlngford unit, Schools,
Drum corps. T. P. A.. Woman's Christian Temperance Union, County
and City officers, P. E. O., Knight Templars, Home guards. Elks,
Farmers, Fire department. Knight of Columbus, Odd Fellows, Rail
road unit. Any other unit wishing to show their spirit and get in
the honorory parade should notify E. G. Laing, will be glad to ar
range a place In teh line of march for them.
The place of meeting for the folowing units was determined on
at the meeting sb follows:
Mothers' unit All soldier mothers are to meet at Fifth and
Cheyenne at 11:30 a. m., Saturday. Mrs. W. D. Rumor, as leader of
this unit, will lBBue full Instructions before the parade.
The farmers' unit will neat east of Laramie on Fourth street, at
1145 sharp. Unit leader, George Neuswanger.
Sisters wishing to honor their brothers In war servl r kindly
meet at the corner of eaBt of Laramie on Ninth 3treet, promptly at
11:45 a. m. Beulah Smith Darrow, unit leader.
Every woman who Is a Red Cross worker and has not a uniform,
please call some worker, who is a sister or a mother, and they will
gladly loan you their uniform. Red Cross workers are to meet at
Eighth street, west of Laramie, at 11:45 a. m.
Colored Red Cross workers are to meet at the west end of the
apartment house on Seventh street.
The other unit members please get in touch with your leader
for final instructions.
The line of march will start at Tenth and Laramie, proceed down
to the depot and up Box Butte avenue pust the reviewing stand,
which will be occupied by Chairman Harry Oanz and Congressman
Sloan.
The speaker of the day, Congressman Sloan, Is well known in na
tional affairs and the people of Alliance and tributaries will be given
a special treat in hearing him.
Many enteraining features have been prepared for the occasion
Music, talks, speeches, etc. Everybody that isn't tied to a bed
should turn out to this event and, make it the most successful dem
onstration of your patriotism yet shown since we entered the war.
GREAT SAVING FOR
ALL ALLIANCE MEN
Most Men in Alliance and Surround
ing (Vnintry Will Be Glad to Take
Advantage of This Special Offer
In case you feel that you can't
spend the money this year as you
have done In former years. And If
you want to save big money this fall
and winter, It will pay you to read
the back page of this issue of our
paper, then go down to 807 Box Butte
and Invest In the proposition.
In view of the fact that there is
bound to be an advance in all men's
furnishings from time to time, Mr.
Frankle, of the "Famous," is making
proposition to the men that will
save. He Is able to do this at the pres
ent time as he arranged for a large
amount of goods at current prices,
when on his buying trip east four
weeks ago.
BURLINGTON OFFICIALS
FOR JOME BUILDING
Railroad Will Assist Employee in Se
curing IjoU on Which to Build
Permanent Homes
DECREASE IN
SPUD ACREAGE
GREELEY DIST.
EARLY SURVEYS INDICATE
ONE-THIRD LESS ACREAGE
IN COLORADO THIS YEAR
CHICAGO MARKET EASIER
Receipts of Old Stock Liberal Last
Week New Potatoes Coming
More Freely With the Florida
Stock.
On Friday of last week Assistant
General Manager W. F. Thiehoff
and Land and Industrial Com
missioner E. M Westervelt, of
the Burlington Railroad comnanv
were in the city on a trip of
inspection. They were accompanied
over the Wyoming district by General
Superintendent Smart, of Alliance,
and over the division bv Sunerin-
tundent Griggs. These men were de
voting a large part of their time to
the proposition of helping the em
ployes of the railroad, secure perma
nent homes at the division points.
It is common knowledge that at all
of these division points It is almost
impossible to rent a house, which has
been a discouraging feature In secur
ing and keeping efficient help, and it
teems as if some plan should
be evolved whereby a man working
for the railroad on monthly pay rould j and Eaton dropped
Greeley, Colo. The potato acreage
In the Greeley district this summer
will be fully one-third less than that
harvested In 1917, according to agri
cultural surveys of the school dis
tricts around Greeley, Eaton and Ault
the principal potato shipping points,
of Weld county. Growers are cutting
their potato acreage from 20 to 60
per cent and In some instances they
have eliminated potatoes from tbla
year's crop plans altogether.
Market conditions, the serious car
shortage, labor troubles na.-l liearjr
frosts during the harvesting season
last year aie the cause of tbe de
crease, in connection with appeals or
the food administration to boost the
sugar beet acreage together wtlh a
$10 price per ton for beets.
More than 25,000 acres of seed
beans have been contracted in the
Greeley district this year and much
of this acreage will ocupy good potato
land. The wheat acreage throughout
tbe district has increased from 86 to
50 per cent this year.
Prices on potatoes this last season
ranged from $1.60 down to 50c r
cwt. with the average price slit
below $l. Including sucks, a
have coat as high as 22c each
year, the cost of production of
1917 crop Is placed at fuy $1 a sa
on farms averaging 100 sacks to tho
acre. The car famine on the Union
Pacific and Colorado Southern rail
road prevented the growers from tak
ing advantage of $1.5091.60 prices
of October and early November.
a
in vprii potato prices at Greeley
as low as 55c.
ine roarset later rallied to 85 90c.
big government orders placed In this
district and potato conHumlng propa
ganda started by the state and nation
al food administration helping to sflf-
SMASH BETWEEN ; EXCELLENT PROGRAM
TRAINS AT GIRARD FOR NEXT WEEK
able potatoes In storage. Some 'of
these potatoes will not be shipped,,
but will be fed to cattle and hogs.
YOUNG WOMAN IS
RRl'TAIXY ATTACKED
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A man, thought to be colored brut
ally attacked Mrs. W. E. Anderson
neat the fair grounds Tuesday even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson attended
the second show at the theater Tues
day evening. Mr. Anderson, after the
show, had to go to the depot on some
business. He told bis wife to walk
on slow towards home and he would
hurry to the depot and then catch up
with her. At the depot he was delay
ed longer than he expected. When
about two blocks from the fair
grounds he heard his wife scream for
him for help. Mr. Anderson shouted
that he was coming. Before he got
there his wifes' assailant had fled.
The shock sustained by the young
woman was very severe, but she was
Injured in no way with the exception
of finger marks on the throat where
the assailant had choked her.
Officers Cox and Stafford were noti
fied immediately, but after an all
aight f-arch were unable to find any
trace of the brute Searching will go
on until all means : re exhausted to
locate him.
AN AUTOMOBILE SMASHES
INTO A LAMP POST
Serious Delay Cawed When No. 42 Sixth Annual Meeting of State Oom-
Crashed Into a String of llox Cars
on Main IJne-No One KiUed
Just before reaching Girard, pas
senger train No. 42 cra-.hed Into a
string of unlighted box cars left on
inertlai Clubs Next Week Promisee
to Be a Big Affair
W. D. Fisher, of the Alliance Com
munity club, las arranged an excel
lent program for the commercial
C O. Davenport's family left Wed-
day morning tp loin htm In their
aew home at Sterling, Colo. Their
gaany Alliance friends wish them suc-
es.M in their new location.
In trying to avoid a collision with a
wagon Mrs. R. A. Cook smashed into
the steel lamp post at Second and
Box Butte Wednesday noon, in front
of the Rodger's grocery. The steel
post was moved from its base, while
Mrs. Cook's new Chevrolet car suffer
ed a ruined radiator. Had the post
not have been there the Chevrolet
would have gone through the front
of the barber shop next to the store.
Mrs. Cook was going to the cream
ery and was making a wide turn to go
west and noticing a wagon coming
she tried to turn again but the wheel
was too stiff for her strength. A
large basket of eggs and a can of
cream went through the accident
without Injury. Food conservation
pays.
the main line by the crew of freight clubs convention to be held here next
traih No. 46. The fact that 42 was week. Approximately zuu delegates
proceeding at a rato much slower from all over the state will be in the
than usual, accounts for no one being ! city to attend the meeting. The pro
killed. As It was three loaded coal gram arranged for the two dayB will
cars on the freight took what shock ; include the following:
there was. These cars were piled Tuesday morning, all delegates will
one upon the other. The presence of i register at the Community club
mind of Engineer Meyers, when he j rooms.
saw the freight cars just ahead, in! From 9 to 12, general business
t i, it,.. hrke immediately. I meeting will be held at the court
also slowed tho passenger's speed ma
I 1 I . . . a . 1
ue tfDHDiva io get a 101 ana men,
through a local building and loan as
sociation or otherwise, make an ar
rangement bo that It could h paid for
in monthly payment at about the
Same amount per , month that he! fen the market
would have to pay as rent and there-1 Potato shipments from the Greeley
by In the course of a few years, ln-jdistriet up to April 20 were 4,500
stead of having paid rent and nothing cars according to the report of the
to show for It, he would have a home United States bureau of markets of
of his own, and such improvements as' flee which was opened here for the
he had made, either on the lot or first time this Inst shipping season,
buildings would insure to hiB own Since that time fully 400 additional'
benefit. Jcars have left the district. It is esti-
The Railway Age Gazette of May tod that at the present time there
has a very interesting article Bhow-!arp about 800 carloads of merchant-
ing what was done for one employe
by some unnamed railroad, by start
ing the building and paying for a
home.
This is but a preliminary visit, hop
ing to see what the employes might
think of a proposition of this kind.
which would, of course, be e
voluntary upon their part, and if it
seems to appeal to them, further ac
tion will be taken looking to thr put
ting of some plan into effect.
It would seem that at this time,
when the director general of rail
roads is putting into effect the in
crease In pay, which will be retroac
tive, dating back to December 31 and
giving at one time to each employe
an increase on at least five months.
that this would be the best time to
start the building of a home, because
each man will have enough money to
make the first start.
Mrs. Ed O'Donnell is visiting her
daughters, Jose and Nellie, at Omaha
this week. y
terially.
Passengers interviewed, state that
they considered it a miracle that no
one was killed, as tbe crash was terrible.
No particular blame can be laid on
any one for the accident, part of the
freight had been uncoupled on the
hill as the load was too much for the
engine. No. 42 was waiting on the
siding and considering the line clear!
proceeded. The Intention of the en-
gineer on 46 was to uncouple part of
the load taken over the hill and then
back np from the siding to get the
rest of the train.
A spur had to be laid to extricate
the trains from the mix-up, as the ex
tra west, 5268. was thrown off the
track by a spreading rail, the spur be
ing laid around this point. Traffic at
this point was delayed for about six
hours.
1 meeting
house.
Afternoon, from 1 to 5, addresses
given at the court bouse.
Evening, lectures at the Phelan
opera house.
Wednesday, starts at 9 a. m. sharp,
includes, announcements, war work
in Nebraska, Nebraska highways.
Afternoon starts sharp at 1 p. m
Talk on Nebraska's natural re
sources, consideration of resolutions
taken up, election of officers.
Delegates after the meeting will be
motored on an inspection tour of the
potash plants.
The evening session will be held at
the Elk club rooms. A special pro
gram has been prepared by the Elks
with a luncheon following
HOYS FROM ALLIANCE
ARE SEPARATED
W. Herbert Butler, John A. Stans
bury and George Keyo. -Alliance boys
who were taken on the last quota
were not long left together. Half of
the continent separates the friends.
Mr. Butler has been stationed at
Camp Fremont, California, with the
ammunition train. Mr. Stansbury Is
located at Fort Ieavenworth with the
31st engineers Mr. Keyo Is located
at Camp Funston.
Hisses Ruth Morris and Teresa
James Curran, an exr.mple of the
I. W. W . type, was grabbed at the
Burlington depot Wednesday by the
special agent and lodged in Jail here
to await the arrival of Deputy Skin
ner from Fall River county. South
Dakota. Skinner will arrive tonight
land take Curran back to answer to
O'Donnell will ko to Denver Friday! the government for his actions in
evening. I South Dakota
Chicago Market
Chicago, 111. The old potato
market last week was soniewhai eas-
ntlrely ler w1tn Prices generaly about 5c low
er man mose prevailing at the close
of last week, but there was no mark
ed break In the early market and op
erators were of the opinion that the
low levels had been reached.
Receipts have been liberal on this
market but a decrease in the move
ment from producing sections would
seem to indicate a reduction In the
number of arrivals which might bo-
expected next week. Practically all
of the old stock remaining is in the
hands of growers who realize that
they have but a short time to dispose
of their holdings, but at that there
has been no great rush to unload, as
this week has brought the first real
spring weather and the growers are
devoting most of their time to their
usual spring farm work which haa
been somewhat delayed.
In spite of the fact that receipts of
new stock are on the increase, there
has been a very good local demand
for old stock and the carlot operators
report that a satisfactory demand has
been coming from the outside terri
tory. Potatoes have kept unusually
well this year and tbe stock now com
ing out of the warehouses generally
Is in fine condition, which has done
much to maintain the inquiry for old
stock.
The market Tuesday was some
what unsettled with sacked Wiscon
sin white stock selling at $1.15 I SO
per cwt., mostly at 01.15 Bulk Wis
consin round whites sold mostly
around $1. There were a few cars of
sacked Idaho russets which sold at
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