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The Alliance Herald
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VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY 4, 1918
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HIGHER PRICES
ON POTATOES
AT CHICAGO
NMWYOItK AND GHKAGO MAIt
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WKATHKK Hl'KTS CHOI.
MICHIGAN GROWERS ORGANIZE
Outlook Now Is (iMKl for Potato
QniMI of Western Nebraska
With Higher Prices.
The outlook for the potato growers
of western Nebraska is more Encour
aging. Prices on the bi markets are
rising and the apparent shortage of
crop in other localities will be the
cause of higher prices for tne western
Nebraska crop.
The potato condition over the coun
try for the past week as reported by
The Packer is as follows:
Washington Spud Crop Short.
Wenatchee, Washington. The po
tato acreage in north central Wash
ington is small and possibly insuffici
ent to supply the local demand This
is due to the fact that potato planting
was over done last year. Many grow
ers wereso discouraged with the re
sults .of their experiment last year
that they hive turned to other crops
this season. From present appear
ances the production from what acre
age there is planted will te light. It
is unusual for aphis to attacK tne po
tato, but aphis are a serious pest on
all garden products this year and are
doing serious damage to potato
patches.
Heavy I tains on Ohio "rop.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Heavy rains
the fore part of the week helped the
potato crop in the Ohio valley, partic
ularly, the late planting. The early j
stock, much of which will be ready
for shipment next week, from the
Louisville sections, was also helped.
Nearby supplies will be coming in to
a considerable extent to nearly ull
small valley centers after next week.
The larger markets, however, will
continue to take carlot supplies from
all important shipping sections now
moving.
During the week the movement
thru Ohio river gateways from the
gulf states continued fairly active.
Most of the larger markets also are
taking Carolina barreled white stock.
The general quotation in the valley
markets the fore part of the week on
No. 1 Alabama, Louisiana and Mis
sissippi Triumphs, sacked, was round
$2.75 3 pertewt. Carolina and Geor
gia Triumphs, in cloth top barrels,
brot $4.75& 5; Carolina Cobblers,
cloth top, slat barrels, No. 1, $4 (ft
4.25. Old No. 1 stock was quoted at
$2 per cwt.
Hetter Price at Chicago.
Chicago, III. After slumping off
sharply the latterpart of hist week,
the new potato market came back
this week and showed considerable
strength altho prices did not go as
high as those of ten days ago.
It is the general opinion among the
trade that daily shipments will run
only moderate in view of subnormal
crops reported in Oklahoma, Arkan
sas and the eastern producing sec
tions which are now supplying the
markets and will continue to -do so
for the next month.
Wednesday teh market was tirm j
and higher under a good call. Ixuisi- j
ana sacked Triumphs moved al $2.70 j
2.75 per cwt.; Louisiana long
whites, tield run, f 2. 35 ft s.so; Mis
sissippi Triumphs, $2.70 02.75; Ok
lahoma Triumphs, $2.60(1 2.65; Ar
kansas Triumphs, $2.70; Tennessee
round whites, $245; Virginia No. 1,
Irish Cobblers $5.25 per barrel. Re
ceipts of new stock were 50 cars and
there was a total of 273 cars, broken
and unbroken, on track at the begin
ning of the day's training.
The market Thursday was a trifle
easier with all lines selling about 10c
lower than Wednesday with the ex
ception of Virginia Cobblers which
were quoted at $5.40 5.50. Receipts
were 67 cars.
The market showed an advance of
10 f 15c fell around Friday under a
brisk demand and light receipts. New
arrivals were reported at 25 cents.
OLD POTATOES
The market on old potatoes has fol
lowed the market on new stock up
;nd down, altho the fluctuations have
not been as marked.
Under gradually decreasing re
ceipts and an improved inquiry, the
market this week ruled higher and
trading was on a very satisfactory
basis. Sasked Wisconsin Burt.inks.
No. 1, sold mainly at $1.65; Wiscon
sin round white stock $1.851 2, and
(Continued on Page Twelve)
RED CROSS TURNS
OUT MUCH WORK
Ten I .urge Ir floods Boxes Shiped
Out Wednesday Containing Hun
dreds of Articles.
The Alliance chapter of the Red
Cross on Wednesday shippedOwt ten
large dry goods boxes tilled with ar
ticles prepared by the ladies of the
Chapter. J. C. Morrow, head of the
chapter, was I busy man ualliug tip
boxes and superintending the ship-
ping on Wednesday.
In addition to that previously re
ported, the following articles have
been made and Shipped:
Seventy pairs 04 pajamas. 25 un
dershirts. II bed sheets. : conveles
cent robes, 10 operating gowns, 800
muslin bandages, 7o hand towels,
SI comfort pillows, 3.100 gun wipes.
The last three items were 'made
with ihe aid Of the members or tne
Junior Red Cross.
Seventy-five children's dresses, 100
children's petticoats
The lasl two items are for the or
phans in France,
The chapter's quota of rtr.n sweat
ers ist going out on time.
The school children of the Junior
Rod Cross made nine nfghans of knit
ted squares sewed together.
TRAIN PORTER K Ml i ii
P. T. Darby, a Pullman car porter
on No. 41. was stabbed and seriously
wounded 1; It Friday night y a re
cruit from St. Louis as the train wav
' Wring P.rokcn Bow. H .-coins ibat
there was a contingent of St. Louis
rtcruitB aboard' bound for Seattle to
go into the navy and it was one of
these men that did the cutting.
On account of the lateness of the
hour. Darby was making the rounds
of his car putting things in order and
extinguishing all superfluous lights.
Most of the car's occupants had re
tired and among them the tnanwith
the knife. The exact location of the
train at the time could not be learn
ed, but the affair is supposed to have
taken place somewhere between nere
and Ansley.
The porter was passing along the
aisle of the car when he noticed that
a side light in one of the upper berths
was still burning. Not hearing any
sound from the berth and supposing
its occupant to be asleep, he reached
thru the curtains to turn the light
out. As he did so, the supposed
sleeper raised himself and struck a
vicious blow at him wltn a knife.
The weapon sunk deep into the por
ter's arm and caused a dangerous
wound.
Upon being struck. Darby cried out
that he was the porter, 'but his assail
ant only told him to shut up and get
out of there. The wounded porter
was bleeding profusedly and some of
the passengers took 'a hand and help
ed him all they could. A doctor was
found who administered first aid and
advised the patient to drop ofT at the
first stop and put himself under the
charge of a resident phys'cian. Harry
Tierney was also a passenger on the
train and urged the same thing.
Darby got off at Broken How and
was driven to the hotel by Lncoy Con
rad. Later, Nate House, who had
been at the station when the train
came in, accompanied Darby to the
office of Dr. C. L. Mullins, where his
injury was treated. It was found that
an artery hatl bet n several and in
order to close the wound the doctor
was compelled to take eight stitches.
The patient then returnee; to tne ho
tel where he spent the night.
First class transportation was
furnished Darby ' by the Burlington
road the next morning and he left on
No 4 2 for his home in !t. Louis. It
is understood that no complaint was
mad against the man who did the
stabbing. Darby Is a young man 24
years of age, was drafted at Detroit,
is in class A, and expects to be called
into service at most any time. Dur
ing Tuesday of this week, Mr. House
received a note from the injured por
ter saying that he had arrived home
all right and that he was' being treat
ed at St. Jooeph's hospital. The
wound was doing nicely. He thanked
Mr House and others who had assist
ed him here and said he would never
forget the kindness shown him at
that time. Broken Bow Chief.
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Walter Overton, former ranchman
and now living in Alliance, has pur
chased the Martin King garage and
auto agency business at 216-18 West
Third street, and will continue the
business under the name ofl Overton's
garage. Mr. Overton is a keen busi
ness man and is well liked in this vi
cinity. The gHrage and auto repair
shop is well equipped with up-to-date
machinery and in charge of com
petent mechanics. He will continue
to ell the Hudson and Nash lines of
cars. He has on hand several bar
gains in used cars, descriptions of
winch will be found elsewhere in this
issue of The Herald.
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MISS ELIZABETH HWAN&ON
The charming little lady from Winnipeg, Canada, who captivated the
large crowd a the F.Iks farewell reception to the soldiers last Thursday
night Miss Swanson is a member of "The Canadian Kiddies" company,
which recently closed a successful war benefit tour of the United States
and Canada.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
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53 W. S. S. ORGANIZED
BOX Bi n I' CITIZENS KhSPOND NOBLY TO APPKAL Milt
ORGANIZATION OF WAR HAYINGS SOCIETIES.
Fifty-three Ware Savings Soe'eties were organized in Box Buiie county
last Friday. Dean William Carson Shaw, director of the campaign, wns
immensely gratified at the instant response.
Societies reported to date, with the Officers and members, are as fol
lows: J V
Name of Society President x ' Secretary Members
School Dist. No. 1.. F. A. Trabert Oeo. D. Workman ...41
Fast Side S. D. No. 2.... Mrs. R. L. Harris. .. Mrs. E. H. Boyer 23
School Dist. No 4 Joe Carter Frank Mueller 16
School Dist. Ne. 4 C. H. Mullen Ada P. Mullen 16
School Dist. No. 5 Wm. Aspdean Otto Mate 21
Wright S. D. No. 9 Wm. II. Vogel Fred M. Hoover 28
Farmers S. D. No. 11.... Mrs. J. Red her C. Nepper 12
School Dist. No. 12 Anton Sternberg John Ditsch 2 5
Prairie Flower A. H.Bacon Fred G. Leavitt 53
School Dist. No. 15 lohn S. Gerdes Esther Sheldon 14
School Dist. No. 21
Baal Point S. D. No. 25.
Pleasant Valley S. D. 27. .
Liberty S. D. No. 28
Liberty S. D. No. 31
Liberty S. D. No. 33
Farmers S. D. No. 38
T. R. Kmjeart Frank partes 20
O. F. Fenner R. C. Wambaugh ... .18
Mrs. T. A. Green. . . .Mrs. Ethel Michael . . .24
C. Klemke Mrs. Ferd. Nlkont ...20
J. W. Shank Chas. Moravek 30
A. J. Tachacher Mrs. H. J. Roes 28
Thos. Lawler Herman Rehder 14
Wilson S. D. No. 41 Mrs. Paul Armstrong. John L. Wiltsey 28
School Dist. No. 45 P. J.Knapp Joseph , Hendricks ...17
School Dist. No. 50 Albert F. Bauer Minnie Bauer 20
Pleaaanl Hill S. D. No. 51. H. C. Hansen Hesper Hespersen ...36
School Dist. No. 58 Fred E. Nicols Frank Vaughn 28
School Dist. No. 60 John Jelinek Anton Ustohal 14
Loyal S. D. No. 76 Clyde Logan Wm. Duhon 23
School Dist. No. 79 C. P. Mann M. Laursen 10
School Dist. No. 81 Chas. Calmer Nettie Ringer 31
Freedom Dist. No. 100 . . . . Miss Mary Kriz Miss Marion Deftk ..11
lleasant Hill S. D. 125. . . . L. C. Hackett Geo. C. Osborn 20
Alliance Herald Frank Robertson Lester Hilson 10
M. E. Church E. C. Drake Ray Edwards 50
Baptist Sunday School Mrs. H. I'. Carpenter. .C. H. Powell 20
Presbyterian Ladies Mrs. W. E. Spencer 15
Tried and True Wm. Everly F. W Hicks 10
Lawn ; Jay N. Wood Lena Homrighausen .14
Newberry's A. T. Lunn Chas. W. Brennan ..32
J. H. Vaughan & Son J. C. Vaughan H. L Meeker 15
Allianc e Times F. J. Vogei Helen Schotft 7
Federal Building Fred E. Feagins Edna Benedict .15
Elks' Lodge W. R. Metz Rercy Cogswell
City Hall T. D. Roberts W. Maunier 26
Alliance Telephone Co Agnes Aylward Muble Burr 8
Rodgers Store A. D. Rodgers Gladys Jeffers 10
Opera House Block Mtb. W. G. Nieman . . . Ruth Morris 10
Alliance National Bank .... W. J. Mahaffy R. E. Knight 11
St Matthew's Church Mrs. F. E. Holsten . . .Mrs. L. L. Smith ... .30
Burlington Office G. L. Griggs Miss Marlon Mote ...50
box Butte Dist. No. 10 F. G. Rowley I. E. Barritt 22
Ford Garage T. Miller H. P. Coursey 10
M. E. Church. Hemingford 14
Catholic Church, Hemingford 25
Lutheran Church. Hemingford 18
First Saving Society 76
Independent Saving Society 25
George Snyder came up rrom the
Ellsworth district to visit Alliance
over Sunday. George is driving a
Ford car that he claims will beat any
car made when it comes to charging
over the breastworks of sand that
surround the bustling little city of
Ellsworth. George claims tnat if the
allies could ever get the Huns In the
sandhills of western Nebraska the
war would be over with. The entire
II tin army would be driven in one
unit into a potash lake and left there
long enough to become saturated
with potash brine. By proper means
of reduction and evaporation they
could then be made of some use to
the world at large. He has one par
ticularly deep and stinking potash
lake into which he would take pleas
ure in dumping the kaiser and he
would have plenty of help for the
Ellsworth citizens are a mighty loyal
and patriotic bunch.
Mrs. W. M. Weldenhamer, of
Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Bronkhorst, arrived in Alliance last
Sunday to spend a few days on busi
ness and visiting with relatives here.
She brought her little granddaughter,
Wilms A n dress, iwho has been with
her in Chicago for some time, home
with her. Mrs. Weldenhamer will re
turn to her home on Thursday of this
week.
LLOYD THOMAS FILES FOR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Editor Of Men. 1. 1 Files for Democratic
Nomination for Ite-elovtlon to
Present Office.
Lloyd C. Thomas, editor of The
Herald and state representative rrom
the Seventy-third district, comprised
of Box Butte and Sheridan counties,
on Wednesday filed for the Democrat
ic nomination for re-election.
The past two years comprised Mr.
Thomas' first term and included the
regular session of lit!" and the Spe
cial session of ill IS. In a letter re
ceived Wednesday from a prominent
eastern ebriiskll fellow member of the
House, a fellow Democrat, the follow
ing paragraph showed his attitude In
the mi Iter: "Say, Thomas, you
shogld file for re election if you
haven't already done so. There are
not nearly enough Democrats (or He
publieani) like yourself, You natre
I dandy record."
SECRETARY FISHER MAY
LEAVE ALLIANCE SOON
Buy War Saving Stamps.
.Minim s l.lve Wlr Community Club
Secretary BeoeaeOQ Flattering Of
fer from New York Finn.
W. D. Fisher, secretary of the Alli
ance Community club, returned Wed
nesday morning with Mrs. Fisher and
daughter from a trip to New York
City, where he was called by the Uut
terlck Publishing company, publish
ers of The Delineator, The Designer,
The Woman's Magazine and other
magazines of national circulation.
Mr. Fisher has received a very flat
tering offer from the Butterlck Pub
lishing company, being offered a sal
ary of $4,000 per year for the first
year and an increase of $500 per year
the second year, to take np commun
ity development work with them. His
excellent n. old . ataij of llu
mce has been placed on the map
Ugh his efforts, wns responsible
he offer made him.
Butterick people st me months
nounced tbst they were discon-
ng mall order advertising and
they wouid devote their efforts
rds community building. In con-
ce wltn nis plan they roaimenceo
il the publication or a eommun-
ter magazine called the Buy-
rae News," the first issue being
f) copies. Tarts issue oontaOeaLe
age write-up of Alliance and the
being accomplished uere thru
mmunity club.
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ps. untti early rail, ioete is no
lit whatever of giving up the en
me, but only to await a convenl-
pport unity to take It up again.
t $15. 000' has already neen sub
d, most of which is cash In hand
ever the work begins. The can-
iaa only been partially made. W.
orton ia treasurervof the build
ind, and will receive further
e8 at any time. The pledges do
ar interest until after the con-
Is let. The committee wish to
all the members and friends
eir generous response. The
hurch Is an urgent necessity and
t only be an ornament to the
ut a real asset to the religious
the community.
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Helen Newberry delightfully
alned a number of her friends
home on Monday evening at a
" nnrtv All WAfa tlmaaaA m u
children and played children's
A contest was held in which
ere to pin the tail on a donkey.
Isabel Fleming accomplished the
nd won a doll. In this way all
d the evening greatly, at the
f which a dainty luncheon was
The guests present were
Isabelle Fleming, Sara
fe, Katherine Dwyer, Mary Mc-
Elizabeth Swanson, Helen
Marjorle Grebe, Frances
, Flora Spencer, Frances Karen.
McCoy, Vera Smith, Gladya
, Aileen Nelson, of Omaha,
Brennan, Irene Nolan, Alice
ton. Marguerite Brennan. Helen
I and Dorothy Hampton.
as i
fut time for that annual trip to
rings. The thoughts of the
id nights) of the past bring
deaeant memories to haunt the
of those who once trod at mid-
Ithe squeaky boards in the halls
Evans hotel. And memory.
tls treacherous at timeB, will
low the others who were there
ret the memorable incidents of
last were we but assured of
and sooner dividends on our
if potash stock we might hie
'es away for newer aYA sweat-
to conquer.
rge number of autos left earlv
' hisaaaiornina for the mnmiAr filmic
beidaaiaiven bv the Rika in th pio
UidBoountry. Two muto trucks,
""' with eatables, left ahead of
'tieHrge number of passenger cars
tolBere is no danger of anyone go
ing ogry. Alliance has a deserted
o'olaaM.dav.
BEN BREWSTER HOLDS
RECRUITING RECORD
badnaa taftanaaltef Sent yjKui Men
U Alliance fur I icnllMmcnt In'
One Week.
Ben Brewster, post master hit Chad
ion, and former newspaper editor at
that town, holds the record for north
western Nebraska lor recruiting men
for the national army. During the
week ending June 29 he sent to the
Alliance recruiting office a total of
eight men, whose uames and address
es were as follows:
Wilbur G. Ellsworth, Belim.nl,
Nebraska, enlisted in coast artnl y
corps, regular army.
I ail I'. Miller, Belmont, enli. tcl iu
s.ilne branch.
Crete F. Lemons, Belmont, C ft Haft I
in nunc branch.
laaOMMM is the tallest man enlMtiag
In the record of the Alliance office
tending six feet four Incnea in nia
slocking feet.
Anaon S. DeCoursey, Erie, Ta., F.
S. white Infantry.
Joseph F. Peloid, Omaha, F. S.,
white infantry.
Philip Gibbons, Enid. OKla., F. S.,
white Infantry,
Peter F. Dublnger, McKees Rocks,
Pa., F. 8. white Infantry.
Ezra B. Sandlln. Huntsvllle, Ala
bnma, F. 8., white Infantry.
Volunteers sent from Alliance to
Fort l.ocan. Colorado, were as fol
lows: Charles B. Fors, Alliance, enlisted
In const artillery corps, repmiar army.
Mike F. Beck, Payette, Idaho, M".
8 , white field artillery.
Beck Is 36 years of age and has
been a cowboy for the last twenty
years.
Lo,, I,; J. Bohn, Alliance, engineer
ing corps, regular nrmy.
The local recruiting office has been
short the use of a typewriter, the only
use they had being on machines loan
ed from The Herald office when they
could be spared. Miss Agnes Knlest,
stenographer In the office of Guthrie
aY 'Mttir, hart a machine jrh
To the
has very kindly Uared to the recruit
ing office for ual the balance of the
aummer.
OALL FOR Dl
ITTC CONVEW-
Notice is heiepy given that there
will be a convention of the Demo
cratic voters of Box Butte county, Ne
braska, at the vburt house In Alliance
on Saturday, Jirty 18. 1918. atj2 o m
for the Btfiryofl df electing a Demo-
-ru county central committee, a
chairman and secretary of same and
electing 7 delegates to the Democrat
ic state convention to be held at
Hastings, on July 30, 1918. and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may comd before the conven
tion. Precinct committeemen are re
quested to hold their precinct conven
tions on Wedneaday, July 10, 1918, to
elect delegates to said county conven
tion. The sever 1 precincta are entitled
to represent Hon as follows.'to-wit:
Alliance, we t of Box Butte avenue. 8
Alliance, ear, of Box Butte avenue 6
Boyd 2
Box Butte ........ .4
Dorsey
Lake ....!!!. rs
Lawn 3
Liberty iV. !!'! J
Nonpareil J
Running Witer .2
Snake Creek
Wright 4
WILLIAM MITCHELL '
Chairman 'Democratic County Central
Committee.
Democratic caucua for all of the
city of Alliance west of Box Butte
avenue 'will be held at the office of
Mitchell Qante on Julv 10. 1918, at
7:30 p. m., for the purpose of elect
ing deleirntoK In tho nnmuuii -
' . " . wJuwiiAic , , , 1 1 1
ty convention lat Alliance, July II. ,
' HAKllI J. UANTZ,
Precinct Committeeman.
Democratic caucus for nil nf ih.
city of Alliance east of Box Butte ave
nue win oe held at the court house
in Alliance on Julv 10. lftlft t 7 n
p. m., for the purpose of electing dele
gates to tne Democratic county con
vention at Alliance, July IS, 1918.
E. M. MARTIN,
Precinct Committeeman.
Miss Marguerite Brennan enter
tained in her home last 8attirriv
night t a dancing party in honor of
mibs Aiieen Nelson, of Omaha, who is
a guest in her home. The guests
were pleasantly entertained bv sev
eral selections given by Miss Ellsa-
oein swanson, which they greatly ap
preciated. The goes were the
Misses Aileen Nelson, Helen Seidell,
Dorothy Hampton, Sara O'Keere,
Helen Newberry, Prances Brennan,
Elisabeth Swanson and Messrs. Har
old Gavin, Bob Gavin, Francis Ty
nan, Jack Marks, Paul McCoy, Ed
ward Morrow and Leon Alters.
Alliance Odd Fellows and their
families are holding a picnic this aft
ernoon at the Purington grove north
of the city. A large crowd is attend-,
ing and the entertainment provided
by the Odd Fellows will carry out the
the tnse spirit of the order.