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The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXV
amjanck. box BUTTS COUNTT, nruuaska. JUNK r.. mis
NTMIfKIl 30
POTATO OUTLOOK
NOWIS BRIGHT
HIGH PRICES BROUGHT ON
INCREASED SHIPMENTS
MARKET WEAK LATER.
GOOD YIELD IN MINNESOTA
The Outlook Bright and a Good
Crop Expected Old Potatoes
Are Still Bringing Fair Prices
in Some Places.
Chicago. The market on new po
tatoes continued to go higher during
the early part of the week.
On Tuesday there was a sharp ad
vance here on No. 1 Triumphs of25w
35c per cwt., and other varieties wont
up in about the same proportion.
This was in contrast to the feeling on
other large markets which were re
ported as steady to easy for the same
day.
Those operators who ure Inclined
to be bullish point out that the Btafejl
of Louisiana and Texas are rapidly
cleaning up, that old potatoes are
also pretty well out of the way, and
that the crop of eastern stock is short
and that, therefore, a continued
strong feeling may be expected dur
ing the next four weeks or so until
homegrown stock begins to arrive in
commerial quantities.
Receipts have been fairly liberal
but have been readily cared for by
the demand and there has not been
abnormal holdings on track at any
time.
Tuesday No. 1 Texas stock sold
readily at $3 a 3.25 ; Louisiana field
run TriumphB brought $2.75 & 3;
Louisiana long whites $2.65 2.70;
Mississippi mixed reds and whites,
$2.6 5 2.75.
Receipts were 39 cars and there
were 123 carB, broken and unbroken,
on track at the beginning of the day's
trading.
Wednesday there was a firm feel
ing with prices on about the same
levels as the previous day.
Receipts were 42 cars and there
was a total of 144 cars on track at the
beginning of the day's trading.
The market broke sharply Thurs
day with values running 35c to 50c
less per cwt. Reasons given for this
were the increasing shipment-1 of
both new' and old stock brought out
by high prices which had prevailed.
Texas Triumphs sold at $2.65(0 2.80
and Louisiana Triumphs at $2.60(5
2.65. Receipts were 4 8 cars.
Old Potatoes.
The market on old potatoes held
firm but did not experience the same
proportionate advances early in the
week that the market on new stock
underwent.
Wisconsin continued as the heavi
est est shipper among the Great lakes
states, shipping neary twice as many
cars as Minnesota. Michigan ran sec
ond to Wisconsin hut most of the
Michigan cars moved east of here.
No. 1 Wisconsin sacked round
whites sold mostly at 91.6S01.68
per cwt. and the few cars of No. 1
Michigan white stock that were of
ered here brought $1.6091.66 per
cwt. Receipts ran around 30 cars
daily.
Minneapolis, Minn. Prospects for
a good potato yield in the growing
sections of Minnesota are bright.
Certain sections of Minnesota aie
noted for the excellent potatoes
grown, and it is upon these sections
that have always made a specialty of
growing spuds, that the shippers are
basing their predictions.
Rain has fallen in generous quanti
ties all over this section, not enoush
to do any harm, hut scattered along
in just the ideal way for the Med to
get a fine start. Temperatures have
not been over high it is admitted but
the last two weeks have been very
favorable for Browing and the pros
pects for th efuture look equally
bright.
Present indications are that the
hi st crop will start to move about
July 10 and in a week or two lat"r
enough tart will be rolling to make
the deal considered "on."
New York. The Packer man walk
ed down the street one day this week
and asked one of the large potato re
ceivers what he though! of the mar
Bet. He said: "You know what
Sherman said of war. Well, of Sh, r
Bian were here now and had to choose
between the southern potato business
In New York and war. he would lose
Do time in poing to war."
Again this week it was impossible
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BOYS LEAVE TONIGHT
FOR TRAINING CAMPS
from
It MM. j CO. I, oi;nt i;s to UK
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Farewell Iteception U Be Held To
n in In at Klks' 4'lub for Those Who
Leave at Midnight.
A farewell reception is to be held
this evening at the Elks' club for the
young men who leave at midnight for
the army training camps at Foris
Riley and Funston. Those who are
listed on the "honor roll" rroru Box
Butte county are:
Archie Brown, 283.
Archie Earl McNeill, 297, going
from Salem, Mo.
James E. Keenan, 308.
Montague H. Pendleton, 310.
John Henry Messier, 315, going
from Abilene, Kansas.
Leslie Perry. 320.
Adam J. Lortz, 327.
Chester A. Melvin, 330.
Charles William Rathburn, 331.
Frederick E. Brown, 335.
Edward Olgiati, 345, from Malta,
Montana.
Ira Irby, 351.
John E. Sullivan. 364, from Har
din. Montana. ,
Charles L. Squibbs, 365.
Irving E. Smith, 374.
George H. Parsons, 380.
Wayne L. Reddington, 392.
Bedford Keown, 399, meets train
at Grand Island
Oakley D. Seeley, 402, from Sheri
dan, Wyoming.
Peter L. Manewal, 408.
William Guy Bailey, 422.
William M. Schoenmann, 429
Morton H. Sweeney,
ville. IXKI'FA TKI AM) ( MIA M I
Raymond W. Aspden, from Bridge-' .
. , ' . . ' I The fuel administration issues I he
Harry E. Smith, from Bridgeport. f0nOWnR.
Philo C. Sturgeon, from Bridge. fifteen n,mif)n ,on8 of coa, muat
por, . , be saved this year in private resi
Jr.mes Lister, from hr-ageport. (tenCM, apartment houses, churches.
tot I . ... .... ,,
m uuuir .uoi commercial iiiimiii -
other than factories, according to he
mes made public by the bureau of
conservation. United States fuel ad
ministration. The fuel administration is now is
suing directions whereby state and
county fuel administrnrors are given
a program of action to check up ev
ery order for domestic coal and cur
tail orders for excessive tonnage. No
order will be completely filled until
approved by the local coal authoritl
A. C. Adams and E. F. Snavely, of
Lincoln, who are interested in potash
j lakes southeast of Alliance, returned
to Lincoln Monday night after a stay
here of a week on business 'I hey
rave secured leases on valuable pot
ash deposits in the district in which
they are working and will proo, t
without delay towards the develop
ment of the same.
Mrs. L. B. Parmenter was in Alli
ance last week visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. S. J. Epler. She went
to Minatare on leaving to spend a few
days before returning to ner nome at
Bethany.
IOI
FOWLER PURCHASES
FOSTER LUMBER YARD
Well Known Kansu 01 tj Finn I'ur
chaeN Alliance Yard 4. I). Heck
(nut in lies as Ixm-jiI Manager.
The Alliance lumber yard of the S
A. Foster company has been purchas
ed by the (Jeo. Fowler company of
Kansas City. George Fowler, head of
the company, spent Monday and Tues
day in the city on business connected
with the transfer.
J. D. Heck, for the past three yearn
Robt. W. Burns, 435, from Spring-1 manager of the yard, will continue in
field. Mo.
Eugene S. Flickinger, 451.
William Jacob Eversoll, 460.
Fred Julius Meyer, Jr , 462, from
L'ncoln. Nebraska.
John Thomas Capps, 463.
John Schwarderer, 466.
Wilbur L. Haggerty, 470.
Orla Hawley, 472.
William F. Head, 4 82, from Colum
bus, Nebraska.
Edward Paul Lewis, 4 85.
li mates an as follows:
Opostolos Parsoklis, 500.
John J. Mani in, 503.
Mortz R. Kittelmann. 511.
Samuel L. Johnson. 519
Those sent for other mmrnm mtm n
follows:
William B. Nelson, from Sioux
county.
Georce E. Frederick, from Lincoln
Joseph Prochazka, Jr., from New
York.
Blane Clutter, from Bethany. Mis
sour!.
that capacity. During Mr. Heck'
period of management tne business
has had a substantial growth. The
increasing business nlade enlarge
ments and improvements In the yard
necessary and several additions and
substantial improvements are Just be
ing completed, including new storige
rooms, carpenter shop equipped
with electric motors and modern ma
chinery. and other improvements.
Mr. Heck, to The Herald's reporter.
I npn wed his thanks to tne people of
the Alliance territory for their liberal
patronaee during past years and
promises them the same good service
during the future. The Fowler com
pany has a latee number of yards in
the territory south of AlH.nce, par
ticularly western Kansas.
to i
Arth'n Feat-ins. of Antioch, and
Ed Peterson, of Angora, were in the
city for several days this week on
hit aim connected with the Peterson
Mote all company.
es.
The inspection system exposes the
consumer who has deliberately mis
stated facts on his coal order.
POLITICIANS FILING
FOR NOMINATIONS
Political Pot Begins (o t j Ro
Butte Conntj Boyd! men ror
Mate Senator.
H. P. WASMUND
BURIED AT RUSHYILLE
Prominent Klieridan County Man
Members of Several Fraternal Or
ders, Died June 14.
Up to this morning thee had been
live tilings for nom nation at the pri
maries in Box Butte county. The pri
maries are to be held in August and
filings must be made not less than
thirty days prior thereto.
County officers wiio have filed for
1 1 election are:
C. M. Cox, for sheriff, Democratic.
F. W. Irish, for county rrasuier.
Republican
W. C. Mounts, for county clerk. Re
publican. Lee Basye, for county attorney," H,e
publican.
E. H. Boyd, well known Autanrr
attorney, has filed for the Republi
can nomination for senator rrom ne
Tweneyt-elghth state senatorial dis
trict. Mr. Boyd is a nw.n of ahlliti
in the past has been active in
and
politics. He is a graduate of the law
department of the University of
Mn higan and has been a resident of
Alliance for many years.
F. W. Hicks, local secretary of the
I'nited States civil service, announced
that there will be held in Alliance
I very Thursday an examination for
-'enographer and typewriter for the
field service, and on every Tuesdax
there will be held an examination for
stenographer and typewriter for de
partmental service.
NO BORAX IN
NEBRASKA POTASH
CALIFORNIA POTASH SEEMS
TO CONTAIN BORAX IN
JURIOUS TO CROPS.
ENGLISH SCIENTIST OPINION
The Opinion of Experts Show
That the Slightest Trace of
Borax Is Very Injurious to
Crops.
H. F. Wasniund, Jr. waB born April
15, 1867, in Carroll county, 111. Died
in Hushville, Neb., June 14, 191H
aged 51 years, 1 month and 28 days
His parents moved to Nebrask:
June 10, 1867, and made tlietr honx
in Johnson county until the year at
lSMi, when they moved to Sheridan
county, li. K. Wasniund, Jr., remain
ing at the place of their former resi
dence until one year later, then ht
joined his parents at their Sheridan
county home.
He was united in marriage to Mai
tha If. Anker, August, 1890. To this
union two children were born, Rollie
W. and Boy James Wasniund. Roy is
at the present time engaged in mili
tary service at Iteming. N. M.
The deceased was deputy county
treasurer for four years, and treas
urer for two years, county clerk for
five years and was elected county as
sessor two years ago.
He is survived by a wife, two sons,
lather and mother, six brothers and
two sisters. Three of his brothers
Will, Fred and George reside in
Uushville, Charles in Gordon am
John at Winter Haven, Fla.; one sis
ter, Bmme Auker, resides at Spade
Neb., and the other sistrr, Anna Rose,
in the country miles from Gordon.
He wr.B coarertejd and united with
(' e Methodist church during the ye;T
of 1889 and continued his relation
with the church thru tne remainder
of his life.
He was associated with the Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows, Modern Wood
men and Woodmen of the World, fra
ternal orders, which sufficiently at
test his interest and popularity with
his fellow men.
The above Is but a brief history of
he life of a good man who has just
gone from among us. His success in
I -le was the result of his unfailing
belief in God and the brotnernood of
man.
The funeral which was held Sun
day afternoon in the Rusnvllle thea
ter, was the largest ever held in this
part of t he country, lriends coming
from all over the country to pay their
last tribute of respect to one whom
they had known and honored for
years.
The funeral senium wan delivered
by Rev. Innis, of Rushville, from the
text. Thy brother shall rise again, '
and waa full of consolation for the
bereft family.
That Nebraska produced potash is
far superior to the product of any
other district for use as fertilizer, la
conclusively proved when It Is consid
ered that the potash from the flelda
of weslern Nebraska contains no bo
rax and, regrettable as it is, some of
the potash produced from other local
ities, particularly in California,
seems to contain iiuantltieR of oorax
large enough to prove harmful to the
growing plants.
It seems that potash produced In
certain districts i California, nanit-
ly from Searles Lake, contains quite
a quantity of borax. In the absence
of any actual experiments In this
country, some chemists have ventur
ed the opinion that a small percent
age of borax in fertilizers would not
be Injurious, although last season
there were Beveral cases reported In
this country in which it was claimed
the crops were ruined or badly dam
aged by reason of the use of fertilizer
containing borax.
The Herald, since th nermnine of
the potash Industry in weetern Ne
braska, has kept its readere ruily in
formed not only as to developments
in production but aa to the quality of
the potash salts produced. Thla haa
resulted In many inquiries to this of
fice, some of which concern the Tjorax
proposition. It Is fortunate that
none of the potash produced In Ne
braska contains the slightest trace of
borax but eastern people, aome of
whom apparently believe that Nebras
ka and California lie side by aide, are
inclined to get Searles Lake, Califor
nia, and the lakes of Nebraska con
fused in this matter. Nebraska pro
ducers of potash may well be proud
of the fact that those who buy Ne
braska potash are buying an article
free from any injurious ingredient
and the best that Is produced In the
United States In any constceranle
quantity.
The I tiei t of liorax.
In the February issue of the
"Analyst," an Knglish scientific Jour
nal, there appeared an article relat
ing to the d; ngers that people may
encounter wl use fertilizer contain
ing borax. The article In the
"Analyst" rend as follows:
llorux u li .tructive of citation.
"In the course of an i.aetoi tant law
case In whld we were concerned, and
In whinh it was alleged that damage
had been done to a sewage farm thru
the turning n to it of waste liquor
from borax works, some points in the
chemical evidence were brought out
which may 1m- of interest to readers oi
the Analyst It was admitted mat,
borax, sulphate of soiia, and carbon
ate of soda, had been sent at varying
intervals on to the land of the sewage
farm, the soil being one of light char
acter, of fair average fertility an
well adapted to filtration purposes.
Though the effluent had been going
on the land for a considi rable num
ber of years it was not until 1918
that any injury was noticed, since
which time a watch had been kept
and the facts alleged established as
far as possible.
"While it was admitted by both
sides that a sufficiently strong solu
tion of borax going on to land wnere
plants were growing would kill them,
the defendants maintained that there
must be immediate killing of the crop
established if the effluent were to he
held responsible. The chemical evi
dence, therefore, turned largely upon
the possibility of boron compounds in
some form bein retained in the son
and accumulating there to such aa
extent as to make the latter thereDy
toxic.
"Analysis of the soils maae ny Mr.
Alfred Sniethaiu, chemiet of the Roy
al Iancashire Agricultural society,
and by Mr. W. H. RoberlB, public
analyst for Liverpool, showed that
where crops had suffered damage
the soil soil contained boron com
pounds, and that, speaking generally,
where there was more boron there
the damage was the more marked.
In one case in particular, wnere tne
damage bad been very marked, the
percentage of borates was exception
ally high, although the analysis ahow-
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