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VOLT'MK XXV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUGUST x, 191H CATTLE MARKET BREAKS PRICES 50 TO SJL50 LOWER HEAVY RUNS HIGH TEMPERA TURES HEAVY BEEF STEERS WANTED. ALL CLASS ONE 1917. FOR EXAMINATION l Ant of Draft ltenlst runts Ordered to AM-nr for Kxanilnaflon for for the National Anny. fatUrt Market Information by C A. MAL1OKY. Mgr. OWLM LIVE stxk k COMMtB- MISSION COMPANY Omaha, Nebraska. Union Stockyards, Omaha, Neb., August 7, 191. The extreme high prices raging in all of the market last week for all kinds of fat cattle and most grades of butchers stock, stockers and feeders caused a very large increase in the receipts, and with the unprecedented hig temper atures that have prevailed thruout a large section of the country, packers and other buyers bad the advantage and were not slow to take it. This week should be remembered us one of record temperatures and al most record declines in prices. The trade has been slow during the en tire week, and good, to choice grass fat steers are 25c to 50c lower; fair to good, including butchers stocK of all kindB, 50c to $1 lower, and stock ers and feeders, with the exception of the best selections are closing anywhere from 75c to $1.50 lower than the best time last week. With temperatures ranging from 104 to 110 degrees, and hot winds blowing thruout a greater portion of the corn belt, the latest reports show damage of at least 25 per cent, and unless relief comes "this week, it will be even greater. Pastures hare also been seriously injured, and these conditions are forcing a considerable number of cattle to market that would be hfd until later, and also interferes greatly wltht the demand, and unless we have general rains covering a wide area and of sufficient amount to prevent further damage and improve the general situation, we would not be surprised to see "ill lower prices in the near future Tlie packers are still free buyers of Worf "to choii'ft,'t 8teer. weighing 1000 lbs. an(j.pwardB, and will con tinue to" bujthiB class of cattle up to their Cari,y thruout the season. The govement is evidently trying to diseouiiKe the marketing of "She" stock byefusing to accept beef from anythijg but steers on army and for Ami contracts. This accounts .largely for the unusually wide range in prices between 'she" stock and steers. The receipts of Nebraska grass cat tle have been large, and the bulk of the shipments are in very good con dition for August, but on these "hard" markets, packers are hard to please and it requires much fatter cattle to bring high prices than it ooes when ihe market is active and not heavily supplied. We will probably have lower tem peratures and some rains which will be very beneficial to the markets, but until this happens we believe it good judgment to go slow and not be sur prised to see still lower prices. As we wrote last week, we still ad vise holding back all kinds of light and thin cattle of both sexes, espe cially where the feed is sufficient to hold them to good advantage, as there will be a demand for every thing at good prices, if we are able to save even one half of the corn crop. Outside of the common to good cows and heifers, the hardest class of cattle to sell on a satisfac tory basis are the light stock steers and heifers and others of poor to fair quality, also the medium classes of steers which are not fat enough to invite the best competition. Choice eornfed cattle continue to arrive in limited numbers, and those that are finished are still brinir;nH top prices and will continue to s"ll in a class by themselves on account of the extreme scarcity, which w wo bound to have in the next two or three months. From our latest rt ports we understand that a nun !-, larger number of cars have been or dered for shipments during August than usual, and unless many of these are countermanded the receipts in all markets are bound to be record; breakers, but we believe, with more favorable weather, the trade will soon become readjusted, to the new price levels, and believe the trade will become fairly active and more satisfactory. Even at the decline noted above, present prices for all kinds of grass cattle are comparatively high, ami as stated before. ve have confidence in what might he Ml led good prices thruout the season, especially for strictly fat stock. We quote: Good to choice heavy, fat Nebraska grass steers $12.00 to $14.50 Good to choice heavy, fat Nebraska grass steers, aver age 1000 to 1150. $12.50 to $14 .00 Fair to good steers, these weights, selling about $1.00 under these The Box Butte county registration board has been instructed to call for service all of he 1917 registrants who were listed in class one before commencing on the registrants those who became 21 years of age during the past year. This will take those engaged in farming who were given an extension of time for their farming work. The following men are ordered to appear for physical examination to day at 1 o'clock : HUH Registrant. Harold Bruce Wells Arthur John Bauersaeks Walter Wiltsey William F. Trabert Harry Andrew Morrisey Joseph D. Bignell Matt Shintek Henry Louie Koester Albert Vern Davis Walter William Fodnes Henry J. Rehiler Arthur Leslie Carrell James W. Stouffer Anton Sokol John Freimuth Silar Wlllman Luce Gail Allen Price William E. Hashman 1017 Registrants Gilbert F. Kays Stanley Klenbeck William Meirl Coupons Cam G. Eaton Joseph Samuel Robbins The following classification have been made by the district board: 1017 Registrants 128. Lewis F. Powell, class two; agricultural exemption. 136. William E. Conors, class two; industrial exemption. 139. Gilbert F. Kays, class one. 452. Stanley Klebek, class one. 632. William Meirl Coupons, class one. 673. Charles Hannan, class five; divinity student exemption. 712. Cam G. Eaton, class one. 714. Joseph Samuel Bobbins class one. 10IH RegiM rants 3. Gotthieff Schwaderer, class two; agricultural exemption. 6. Malcolm J. Johnson, class two; agricultural exemption. 23. Emmett K. Powell, class two; agricultural exemption. 32. Bernard M. Sare, class two: industrial exemption. 60. Carl Ivan Hucke, class two; agricultural exemption. 51. George A. Schleve. class four; dependent wife and child. 4 8. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 21. 31. 34. 44. -46. 48. 55. 58. 64. 67. 69. 139. 452. 632. 712. 714. AMERICANS ADVANCE UNDER INFERNO Of GUN EIRE AND GAS FROM HUN GUNS GERMANS CONTINUE TO RETREAT WITHOUT MAKING ANY DEFINITE STAND AGAINST THE FRENCH t AND AMERICANS. J mm i COUNTER AT , 1 KS BROKEN UP BY ALLIES K " American Military 4 dit ion to Be Sent for Help of Siberia Two Regiments ur roops to Go From Philippines With Others from the United States. REVOLUTIONARY IDEA IN MINNESOTA RAISES SMALL POTASH PLANT DFfnDfi ruin nr. iu.tunu tnur ui IRISH POTATOES California Method Used In small Plant HciliMtloii Mil) Mine Hun dreds of Thousand of Dollars. it has contained for mining engineers -M. two western and George K Klnibill. to put into practice In the erection ami operation of a small potash plant new meth od which, from experiments and op eration during tin past two days, may revolutionize the reduction of potasli brine In small plants in the potash fields of western Nebraska. At the present time there are in operation seven small potash plants on lakes located away from the rail- in. ul In the potash Held. There an l t rossette UPWARD TRNDBNCY IN Hit AGO MARKET I AST WKKK IM BtJTni POTATOES KIV1-. WESTERN MARKET UNSETTLED Thirl) -seven Million Hnslo Is 1hs Expected Till Year Thnii Were Raised hi 10f7. Under an inferno of shrapnel and machine gun fire and waves of gtt, the Americans have forced their way over the Vesle river, while rain varying at times from a drizzle to a downpour, drenched the bat tlefield. French troops have cained positions on the American left and the joint movement has straightened out the line from a point west of Bazoches to Fismes. The Germans lost many in casualties. The attack began between four and five o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The artillery Oil both sides continues a furious honilmrdntciit and the Germans offer sliff resistance. The counter attacks launched by the Germans have een without success. Paris is satisfied that the German counter offensive, expected for ten days, will be limited to the big- lontf distance Kim bombardment, which on Tuesday resumed the dropping of hells on the city. Major General William S. Graves, until recently assistant chief Of staff of the army, has been designated as cnnimandiiiK officer of an American military expedition to Siberia. The nucleus of the American force to ,jro to Siberia will come from the Philippines and will consist of two regiments of regular infantry. The chief features of the new army program, as outlined by (Jen eral -March, is a-s follows: Ninety-eight divisions 3,920,000 men to make up troops ob tained under existing law. Eighty diviaions-r-3 ,200,000 men to be sent to France. Eighteen divisions 720,000 men to be held in reserve in the United States while additional recruits arc being trained. An army when completed of 5,000,000 men, minimum strength. Troop movement to France at the rate of 250,000 men a month un til cold Weather sets in meaning more than 1,000,000 more men abroad bcfON January 1. An expeditionary force of about 2,500,000 men in Ftjancc by Jan uary J. According to the luly issue of the Crop Reporter, Issued by the (b part- now in the course of construct Ion not m"! M agriculture last week, pros less than I doen more of these Pti are for a totnl crop of potatoes nlr.nts. r 4OS.riO7.O00 bushels attains! 442,- Hinall plants is the excessive use of r-.000 last year. There are 4,1 13,- have a capacity of from two to ten rr Planted this year. 93.7 per tons of potash salts per day. use both ',nl ' " acreage last year. The steam boiler and open evaporating eondltlon of the crop was 87.6 per pans over I furnace. The main dilll "ent against a ten-year average of ultv experienced in operating the Pr cent small plt'trts is t heexcesslve use of 1 forecast 18 for 92,119,000 oal for producing steam and for b"hln of sweet potatoes against boiling down (cookitiK) the brine. I 1,1 nusneis last year. There Pha nlants which are some distance i,M '. wuu acres planted to this from the railroad tlnd that the haul in of coal and supplies Is wasteful and expensive. In California some time ago an en gineer erected a small plant at a su gar factory, using the waste lime water which came from the plant for his brine and producing, t herefrom a The .Inior Red Cross institute for state district No. 10. composed of the counties of Sioux. Dawes. Box Butte Sheridan and Cherry will be held at ChadfOB on Aucust 12. prices. Good to choice fat Nebraska cows and heifers. . .$8.00 to $9.50 Fair to good fat Nebraska cows and heifers $7.25 -to $8.00 Canners and cutters. .$6.25 to $7.00 The Wyoming and Montana cattle are selling 50c to $1.00 per cwt. on steers and 2 5c to 50c per cwt. high er on most grades of cows, (iood to choice Nebraska feed ers, average 900 lo 1100 lbs. $9.50 to $12.00 Fair to good Nebraska feeders, $8.50 to $9.50 Good to choice stock steers, av erage 700 to 900 lbs.. .$8 to $9.00 Fair to good stock steers $7.50 to $8.50 yearling $7.00 to $9.00 Selected whitefaces or Angus would sell 2 5r to 75c higher. Light heifers and thin cows. . . . $6.00 to $7.00 Good -to choice stock heifers and cows $6.75 to 7.25 Stock calves $6.50 to $8.00 Balogna bulls $7.00 to $8.00 Fat bulls $8.00 to $9.50 Veal Calves $10.00 to $13.00 The hog trade continued to ad raoce until the top reached $19.40 t tilts wpck, nut since .Monday, prices have reached 15c to B0e, and hulk of I ihe mixed and packing hogs selling I from $18.00 to $18.30. while the "I to choice shipping hogs $18.50 0 1 19.00, with fair prospects this month. Bbeep andlamhs are in lighter sup ply, and with strong demand, prices have advanced 2 5c to 50c on practi cally all grades. We look for larger receipts b fore the month is out. and still be lieve prt- es will work a little lower. The Howies Commission couipnny always endeavors to furnish its read ers and patrons with the h'test and seal market information obtainable, and prefer to be ovcr-corjsetvai . in giving the situation anil prospects rather than hold out inducements that are liable to get the live stock men in trouble. We again request the readers of this paper to notify the Bowles Com mission company at Omaha, any time The Herald or their daily market pa per fails to reach them regularly, or any time they would like special in formation regarding any live stock proposition in which the readers ire interested. WARM GARMENTS FOR BELGIAN REFUGEES Comfort Forwarding Committee of Christian Scientist Church Lfctiiig (iood Work in Allium ' The board of directors of the Mother church. The First Church of Christ, scientist, in Boston, Mass., in December, 1917, organized com forts forwarding comittee, which dis tributes knitted goods to men in war service; also new and old garments for refugees, having its own repre sentatives on the field garments are placed where most needed regardless of sect . There is now a thousand or QMHt btanch committees organized in the t'nited States and allied countries. The ladies of the First Church of Christ, seeientist, in Alliance, have organized a branch "comforts for warding committee" which meets in the Adler building two afternoons a week, where dainty little dresses are fashioned from new and used cloth. Men's shirts are made over into small children s dresses, -trousers are being cut over for boys. They w'ill accept second hand clothes that have been thoroughly cleaned, in every way and has enough good wear In it to pay to send it oversew b. Socks, warm knitted ones, sweat ers, caps and wool vests are being sent to the men in service. The following letter speaks for itself: "The writer is very grateful to you. Indeed, for your package con taining comfort articles. You may be sure that this work is appreciated to i far greater extent than any of us can express to you. And between the good organlzat ion of our army and the support of those back home you may be assured that our well eared for Sammies will uphold vour very highest ideal." Alliance people have contributed very largely to this work. One mer chant very kindly donated fift. . n good wan:, new puits of boy?' underwear. PLANT MORE WHEAT SAYS DR. CONDRA l rector of .NehntNka Conservation and Soil Survey Sujk Ti tu tors Should lie Busy I'lowlng. A o. Isaacson, proprietor of The Fashion Shop, returned Saturday aft ernoon from an eastern buying trip srblCD took three weeks and which Included visits to New York, Chicago and other large centers. Mr. Isaac son purchased a tine line of fall goods, which will soon begin to ar rive and be placed on sale at The Fashion Shop. Mr Isaacson's advice to buyers of women's furnishings is that they should not be alarmed about high prices or scarcity of goods as he says thta the styles are better than ever before and that the prices are reasonable. Dr. G. F. Condra. director of the Nebraska Conservation and Soil sur vey, who has been spending several days in the vicinity of Alliance, urges that the fanners of the county and surrounding territory plant a much larger acreage of fall wheat than ever before. Box Butte county has some wheat that will go forty bush els per acre this year Dr. Condra also urge that every available tractor be put to work tvHhOttt delay in breaking up the vir gin prairie, thousands of acres of this fertile soil lying idle, which he sas. should be raising excellent crops. f the farmers of eastern Nebraska who have watched their corn and t rain fields suffer disastrously from lack of moisture this season, could see the potato, corn and grain fields of western Nebraska, with their bounteous crops, they would proceed forthwith to break away from the region of small farms andhigh priced land and come to the country that has plenty of moisture and the fam ous potasli soil that needs no fertile!. crop, 100.6 per cent compared with last year. The condition Is 86.4 per cent against a ten year average of 8 5.7 per cent The bean crop In the states of New York, Michigan. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California is es timated at 19,791,000 bushels tine grade of potash. QrOBSette and 1 i4.ss7.uoo oushels produced Kimball have erected a small plant yr. J nere are 1,629, noo on the l'helan ranch lakes, eight acres nevoten to me crop, 94.6 per miles southeast of Alliance and are ',nt -om pared with last year using the same Idea. Their plant nenty of moisture In Box Butte started oneratlon Tuesday morning O'ounty and western Nebraska assures of this week and has already shown " record breaking crop of fine pota them that the idea will prove sue- tees. A trip the first of the week cessful in savins, coal. wiru tne potato gTowlng district of A representative of The Alliance MOX untie and Sheridan counties by Herald, in company with several not- niemner or 1 ne Heralds editorial sh exnerts. visited the nhint vester- fllan snowed mat conditions are ex day and found that the idea Incor- ivssssni anei tne potnio growers are norated In the nlant was proving sue- npuniisnc over t no prespects for a cessful The entire nlant waB erect- price mis rail ed at a very reasonable cost and con- Reeoto Crop in Minnesota sists of a brick tower. 25 feet high. Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota two avanoMllna nans over furnaces I fanners will take close to 34.000,000 and B drying pan. Inside of the nusneis ni potatoes out or the ground tower are placed baffle plates, made ,mH 'rar or lf) Oneneu ror every from corrugated sheet Iron. The p"'""" m t,le ttp- With reason brine direct from the small lake is nmy Koon w""r fom now on. nlned to the ton of the tower. Which 1 OOUOtV reports Indicate, the govern is reallv a smoke stack in effect. The ment s estimate or .H.bn.J.UOO bush- brine is released at the ton of the p's wil topped. The state laBt tower and tomes down in fine spray y"r hi bumper yield of 32,600, over baffle nlates. dronning Into a ce- u" nusliels. ment tank at the bottom. m .luu.ouo acres in 1917, 280.- Fhe heat from thP r.-ar of one of M nnd 285.000 in 1915. the furnaces goes up through the 7'10 Minnesota rarmeiB toos averages tower and through the brine ns It ,n 'n""' years or 112, U) and 106 comes down over the baffle nlates. nusneis, respectively to tn. acre. Draft is assisted by a power blower 1 1 ne crops were x.eoo.ooo in which connects with the rear end of I1"1'. 16.800,000 in 1016 and 30 the furnace. The brine is run thru in 1915. The 1915 crop the tower until it reaches u density held the record to that time. That of of 86 to 40 per tent solids. It is then i91 It But the prospect, say run into an evaporating pan and con- men wh hive been out In the fields tlnues to boil down until it is ready M tflat the 1917 average of 112 will to turn Into the drying pan. I be surpassed Kxperts who have examined the UUOaCO Market Better. plant sti te th: t with efficient stok- Chicago. The potato market ing and careful operation from eight to fourteen pounds of water can Ix evaporated for every pound of coal. On this basis a ton of potash calts BOX BUTTElBOY SERIOUSLY INJURED Casualty lists for Wednesday Con tain Name of Christopher K. Menu, of Alliance. started' to advance late the week be fore laBt and continued the upward tendency during lrst week. The strength which developed or? can be produced Jor from 1500 to practically all markets, starting with 2000 pounds of coal this would be those of the central states, was due- considered very economic:'! so far as to a considerable extent, to the de- fuel was concerned crease in rhpiments from the vari- I'arties who have undeveloped ous producing sections. From dally lakes arc watching the new plar. shipments of around 500 eras the with the Idea of adopting this nieth- movement slumped off to between od in building new plants. It will 2ri0 and 300 cars daily. Homegrown undoubtedly result in the saving of stock coming into some markets a large amount of operation and counteract ed sorye of this decrease, Christopher It. Poison, young son Of Mrs. Charles Calmers, who In. on a farm near Alliance, is reported in the war casualty list for Wednes day as being seriously wounded on the hattle front In France Young Poison enlisted in the east some time ago and was visited by his Mother at New York City before leav in for France The full extent of his injuries has not been learned. Announcements have been re ceived in Alliance of the marriage of Miss Can held and Mr. lzier, both former well known Alliance people I 1 announcement reads as follows: ' Mi John S Canfield announces the marriage of his sister, Georgia Lydia to Mr. Leo Ieslie Izier on Saturday, August 3rd, 1918, Belleville, Kansas. At home after August 15th, 1513 D avenue, Cedar Rapids, Iowa." building expense. A potash plant expert, experienced in operation, stated that in his opin ion, a small plant of this kind with rotary dryer, would turn out five tons per day at an expense of not over $150. The product would be worth approximately $500. leaving an ex cellent margin of profit tor the oper ator of the plant and the owner of the lake. Practically all of the material for this plant was ma 'e up and furnish ed by the Newberry Hardware com pany of Alliance. Thishompany is furnishing much of the materials and machinery fey other plants in the potash district. MM The casualty list of the American army and navy, reported on Wednes day, contained the names of the fol lowing Nebraska boys: Private Krn est It. August. Dorchester, killed In ait ion. Corporal Arthur M. Pierson, Salem, died of disease; Privates: Harry U. Branscorn, Upton, Wyom ing, and Keif Foss, Omaha, wound ed degree undetermined. Th.. jst issued Tuesday contained the following names: Sergeant Al bert J. Grabowski, Beatrice, died from wounds received in action; cook John Wayne Webb. Wlneton, and Private Frank Young. Liberty, died from wounds received in action. Lieutenant Edgar C. Westervelt. Lincoln, severely wounded. Privates Richard Kllis. Crete: Harry O. Irwin, Craig; Corporal Chester A. lawyer, BaMett; wounded in action, degree an ! 'entitled. Il O. A. Yan Ixdw, employed at the First National bank for nine months, left Monday night for Omaha to take up training in the army balloon school. but not all of It. Shipments out of the Minnesota sand lind district were heavier with 10 to 20 cars moving daily and a heavier movement expected. The first cars of Wisconsin early stock were bing loaded out late In he week, but the movement is not expected to be heavyfor two or three weeks. Wednesday the market was 10c stronger on tacked and bulk stock, while barrels were easy at former prices. Bulk No. 1 Minnesota Early Chios brought $2.70 2.7 5 per cwt. and bulk field run mostly $2.50: homegrown Early Ohios, In 90-lb. racks, sold mainly at $2.35 ft 2.45 ; Virginia barreled Irish Cobblers brot $5.25 O 5.50. Receipts for the day were only II cars. The market Thursday was eesy In spite of the fact that receipts amounted to only 20 cars r.nd the to tal number of cars on track at the be ginning of the day's trading was 81. Eastern stock was 10ffI15c per bar rel lower while sacked and bulk stock front other sections ruled un changed from Wednesday. Frisco Market FaM Hart San Francisco. Potatoes have been somewhat unsettled and a trifle aetOt on the wharf during the last few days. Much uncertainty seems to previa 1 and there Is a wide vari ance in the dealers' opinions. Bo.h the acreage and the crop In Stockton are short this year, they say, and it looks as though about all that can be expected of the Delta crop is to sup pl California and Washington ta bles. The price is ranging on field run stock here at from $2.85 to $265 per cwt.. and a few extra fancy St $2 75. KecelptB for the week were 19,571 sacks. It -V.
