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.
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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.
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COUNTER AT , 1 KS BROKEN UP BY ALLIES
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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.
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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.
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