THE ALLIANCE HERALD, JUNE 20, 1918
Railroad News of Interest
THE ENGINEER
By CHRISTOPHER MORL.EV
in l.nilii's' Home Journal.
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Dram amoothlr tkr hrd.
An f.n nnd other rn''PtTr.
NOW lmrr hnmr tO -!:
Yoa'vf done our f hundred mlleo
In nlnrly mlnutm elrar
Then thank thr man who brought
The old ra rnalnrrr.
U.r hoar, your love, ,oar ehlldrea. j,
hTe prayera that you have arayed,
I i la Ma fatthfal flnprra
On trrntlr, curve and urnrtn
By rrninc, draw and ralvcrt
III leanlna: engine roara.
And elenr aa altar lamp he aeea
The nreen-llt aemaphorea.
1 nthnnked and unremembered.
He hold your life areurei
Hla aervlee doea not falter,
Hla hand and eye are HN
A thouaand tona ro Ranking;
Along- that ribbon allntl
The roar of of hla tall trivia wheels
la very like a hymn.
Hla mlraele of power
III terrible and anlftl
Farewell and lovera meetlnaa
.Are equally hla itlfli
In MCnrllaht or In anowatorm,
A prleat of ereed aoatcre.
He hrlaga yon home In aafety
The old ar engineer.
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CHARLEY WYKOFF
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IN SUNNY FRANCE
located in Beautiful Town Only Two
Hours' Ride From Spain Flow
era, Sunny Climate and Girls.
Corporal C. F. Wykoff, former Alli
ance railroad man and member of
the Alliance volunteer fire depart
ment, is now located in sunny France.
In a letter written to the editor of
The Herald, he has the following to
ay : ., as.
"France, May 26.
"Dear Fritnd Lloyd and Bro. A. V.
F. D.:
"Well I have been In France one
and one half months, most of the time
moving around from one camp or fort
until I guess we are permanently set
tled in southern France close to the
Mediterranean sea. and' two-houm"
ride from Spain. I believe it is the
prettiest part of France flowers and
sunny climate, and oh yes, French
and Spanish ffuifl. On boy, we art,
sure setting pretty, for we are the
first Americans who have ever been
here, and only .forty-eight of us at
that. You can imagine our predica
ment in a pretty large town.
;Of myself personally, I am in the
best of health and working ten hours
every day, except Sunday. I am boil
ermaker for America in the round
house boiler shops. There are three
of us, two in the back Bhop and my
self in the round nous.
put on by Presi
ington, was awa
dint
irt ed
at Wilson in Wash
ed first prize.
Mr. and Mrs. it S. Oeden returned
to Alliance this veek to make their
home here. Mr. (X.gOri has been work
ing for the Buranglou railroad at
Ravenna for sonf time and returned
to Alliance becafcse of an attack of
chronic appendiolis.
Mrs. L. A. Bafhky will take a trip
to Omaha in a short tune.
Fireman A. H. Wheeler and wife
are going to Hoi Springs for a lit
tle recreation. '
today had double headers on account
of two soldier trains coming. They
will run thirty minutes apart and be
in Alliance about 7 and 7:30 a. m.
Friday morning.
Road Foreman , T. King, of the
Sterling division, was in the city to
day on company business.
KnEineer W. J, Mahoney and wife
are going to Yates Center. Kan , to
visit honiefolks. also to ('amp Fun
ston to see Mr. Mnhoney's bro'her,
Tom. who used lire lo re
o
"Red" a. m. Richmond leaves to
night for Omaha to make a short stay
before he enlists in the army.
Mrs. Fern McFsrland has gone, ;((
Fremont tor a few days' visit wltb
relatives. Mrs. Harry Balrd is in her
place.
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Locals
Members of the Thomas family, of
which Philip M. Thomas Is one of
"The Thomas boys." have Just receiv
ed word from him since he started
for Manilla. Philip arrived there May
6 He wns well, but his entlr
(ompany was quarantined for the
mumps His address is n follows:
Philip M Thomas. 10th Co., C A. D
Fort Mills, Manilla Hay, P. I.
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Kxani Ina t ton for the position or let
ter carrier at the Alliance postofflce
will be held on July I H. This exam
ination is Op0g to all persons bet Wee I!
the ages of 1M anil IS The entrant
Balarj is 11,000 par year cotntntnc
ing July 1. 1!1S This is a good op
portunity for the right person to get
Rood position without delay
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I have it lot of cornmeal not III tor
table use thill I will sell for feel R
;. per lb. bargain, nl the A. 1).
Rodger' Hroceri .
Mrs. W. D. Knibls, daughter and son
are going to orcaard, Neb., Boon on
a visit.
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Mrs. H. Retinal is going to Curtis
Nebr., to see ho Withe folks are on the
ranch.
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Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Drain are go
ing to spend the Toutth of July at ln
dianola, Neb. .
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Labor Fpremaii A. ForRuson made
a business trip tt Moorecroft, Wyo ,
the first of the wwek
I had a little hard luck, lost my
Oeorge Hicks! of Ravenna, waa a
pleasant caller lit the round house
the other day. 5
4r-
Reports from Mystic, South Dako
ta, say that Joqinie Parsons and
party are having good luck catching
fish.
Roundhouse ro-eman H. H. Urbacb
and family are aping to take a trip to
the coast via thelaorih west.
.
52 y ZTJlT I am more cj. were taken out
Cody, but started up again I am t Tuiday of this week,
what they call a lance j. j. Roger8 toot a divtston engine in
same ar corporal, onty m eee pay. mam(mt
and C. J. Young
"Well hoping you and tbe rest, who the dayn(fnt COM, Job in the AUianc0
are left, are as contented as myself, yard- -W
I will done with best regards to all.
Your friend, Mn j A ELds and daUghter
"L. Corporal C. F. WYKOFF and Mrg Qeorgf Johnson and dausrh-
"19th Engineers R. R. ter went to Peofti.'Ill., Tuesday nifcht
"A E. F-. France." to see tne boyidftefore they departed
O. K. H. E. Webber, 1st. Lt. 17th for
F. A. mm mi -?;--. .aca.i- i . -O
' Master Mechanic O. O. Hwekett
W. J. Brandon, former pipe fitter spent the middle of the week on the
at the Burlington round house, liaB west end of the division,
arrived in France safely with the :?lst - o
engineers. Mr. Brandon, at a contest No. 41 this morning and No. 43
BUILD at this time and you
will have no regrets when
winter comes. Materials are
comparatively cheap consider
ing advances along other lines.
(ieorge Mentzer, right hand at Rud
Schaefers' for the past year In the
vulcanizing department, has beti
called in the next draft. Mr. Ment
zer and wife left Tuesday afternoon
for Douglas, Wyo., where they will
spend a few days pending Mr. Ment
zer's departure for American Lake,
Washington, with the Wyoming con
tingent. Mrs. Mentzer will make her
home with her parents at Douglas,
during Mr. Mentzer's absence.
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The B. Y. P. II. gave a party on
Tuesday evening at the home of Miss
Dora Coker for Miss Ruth Laytoti in
honor of her approaching mariiage.
It was an informal party and light re
freshments were served. All who
were present enjoyed themselves im
mensely. Miss Iiiyton was presented
with a silver salad fork set. A gen
eral shower was given Wednesday for
Miss Layton at the home or Mrs. Ray
Stansbury.
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Anson L. Furman. of Marslaud,
and Miss Kdith Rowley, of Alliance,
were quietly united in marriage at
11 a. m. last Monday at the n.ipttst
parsonage, with a ring ceremony
Rev. A. A. Layton officiating. Mr.
Furman lives on a ranch a tew miles
from Marsland. and Mtsa Rowley has
been teaching a school in th? coun
try near that place. The young peo
ple will make their home at Mr. Fur
man's ranch.
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A B. Sturgeon, of thn StttrgOOB
garage, left for Omaha las: Sun-Jay
evening on a business trip. Mr Stur
geon will drive back a new Paige ear,
as the Sturgeon Bros, are making ur
rangements to handle this car alor;;
with the Reo and Maxwell.
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Miss Marion Sheldon, of Hyannis,
and Miss Ruth St. Claire, of Lincoln,
were in Alliance during the latter
part of last week, visiting with the
Mote girls. They returned to their
homes on Saturday.
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Miss Dora Johnson, of Lincoln,
came to Alliance Saturday to visit
her mother, Mrs. E. E. Johnson, for
the summer. Miss Johnson has also
been visiting with her sister, Mrs
Hughes, of York'.
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Mr. Morris will speak SuMay
morning on 'The Teachings of Jesus.'
The subject in the evening will be,
"Somethings in Which We Glory."
Everybody is cordially envited.
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Crop conditions thruoui Box Butte
county were never better than at th
present time. From all indications
bumper crops in practically every
farm product is assured.
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Otto Zanizow, proprietor of the
Horace Bogue store, left S;irurla for
the east where he will spend several
days buying new goods and attending
to other business matters.
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I luive a lot of coniineal not lit for
table use that I wll sell for fieii :t
8Kc h i lb. A bargain, at the A. l,
Rodger' Urucei
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Mr. nd Mrs. Frank l ItOWS b
:. !- tfa proud parent- of a baby "y.
di ssdajf gooa. 'r. tenon
u. other an I child il''ng
Harold B. Thomas, another one of
"the Thomas boys" who has Just Com
pleted the army course in the radio
school at the university at Lincoln,
his been sent to Plattshurg barracks.
N. Y., for further training before he
leaves for France His family will
make their home In Lincoln.
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Chadron Journal: Supt. Pate, of
the Alliance city schools, arrived In
the city. Mr. Pate Is well known in
western Nebraska for his activity
along educational lines. He will do
instruction work in the department of
education and mathematics during
the summer school here.
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ATTEND THE m . APCTION SALE
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT ALLI
ANCE NEXT SATURDAY.
FOURTH DAY OF CHAUTAUQUA, JULY 10
Pamah.v-.ikas Peerless Performing Petsf
Tho Greatest Troupa of Educator! Animala and Birda flkgd
th World Haa Ever Witnessed
T. J. Thompson left for Lincoln last
Friday. His daughter. Hazel, who
has been visiting her old home at
Dannebrog, Nebr., Joined him at
Grand Island, commencing her school
work at business college this week.
Mr. Thompson expects to vlBtt his
daughter, Clara, at Kansas City, be
fore returning home.
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Walter Peterson suffered a broken
collar bone last Saturday at hlB
brother Arthur's ranch. Walter was
riding a horse that had a mean dis
position, the horse Btumbling and
falling upon him. Dr. HlrHchman, of
Alliance, attended him.
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Roy nurton leCt last Saturday for
Denver and returned We 1 enlay
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Mrs. otto Zanisow has returned
home from her trip in the east.
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ELECTRICAL
207 Box Butte
Phone 133
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Saturday, June -'J.l. al Alliance,
Courney's Hit; Aim lion on Household
Goadn. Hare bargains
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Charles Safford and Mr. McHue
were in Alliance last week and re
turned to their homes in Scottsbluff
and Bayard last Saturday.
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Mrs. Percy Cogswell loft Alliance
on Monday for North IMatte, Wiien
she will attend the P. K. (). conv n
tlon. I
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Marry Ji. Rrake anl ifias Row N
Conway, of St. Louis, were rial u l
last Sa a riajTi June lr., by ludga Tash
al the county court hues
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A twelsc-pound baby ooy was horn
to Mr and Mrs. Jake Floth, or South
Alliance, on Saturday, June 15.
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William Sowers, from Hyannis, is
in Alliance for a few days on b ISIHSna
ami renewing old aegaaiataaeea.
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M is Thomas Ackeriuan STOMt to
Crawford Saturday to visit her ais si
over Sunday.
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At the
Happy
Hollow Ranch
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Evenings of
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Saturday, June 22 nd
Wednesday, June 26th
Fourth of July Night
Reasonable Livery Service No Holdup
BELIEVE ME, FELLOWS,! we
sure have a good time out at the
ranch. FIRST, a fine bunch of
gals, all good dancers; Second, an
orchestra with real class; Third, a
floor that feet like to slide on.
Come on out A cordial welcome and
a good time assured
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