VOLUME XXV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Al (H ST S, 191H
NUMBER HG
ALL CLASS ONE 1917.
FOR EXAMINATION
List of lmf( ItcglMnints Ordered to
l ii for Examination for for
the National Anny.
CATTLE MARKET
BREAKS PRICES 50
TO $1.50 LOWER
The Box Butte county registration
board has been instructed to call for
HEAVY RUNS HIGH TEMPERA-
I who were listed in class one before
Timer uriiiv nccc ctccdc commencing on the ifcix registrants
lUnty ntAVl DLLI MUni those who became 21 years of age
durine the past year. tins Will take
WANTED those engaged in farming who were
L t'"ll till t AIVMIMWII ' ' I I I ill' IVl 111. -II
farming work.
The following men are ordered to
appear for physical examination to
day at 1 o'clock :
HUH 15. 'gist rants.
Harold Bruce WellR
Arthur .John Hauersacks
Walter Wiltsey
William F. Trabert
Harry Andrew Morrisey
Joseph D. Bignell
Matt Shimek
Henry l-ioule Koester
Albert Vern Davis
Walter William Fodnes
Henry J. Rehder
Arthur Leslie Carrell
James W. Stouffer
Anton Sokol .
Cat. i Market Information
by
C. A. MAIilA)RY, Mgr.
howi.es uvK stock oomm
MISSION COMPANY
Omaha. Nebraska.
Union Stockyards, Omaha, Neb.,
August 7, 1918. The extreme high
prices raging in all of the markets
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
-laxze-fieclion of tho cauntry. packers
and other buyers had the ad van tape
and were not slow to take it.
This week should be remembered
as one of record temperatures and al
most record declines in prices. The
trade has been slow during the en
tiro week, and good to choice grass
fat steers are 25c to 50c lower; fair
to good, including butchers stock, of
all kinds, 50c to $1 lower, and stock
ers and feeders, with the exception
of the best selections are closing
anywhere from 76c to $1.50 lower
than the beet 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 have also
been seriously injured, and these
conditions are forcing a considerable
number of cattle to market that
would be hold 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
11 lower prices in the near future
The packer are still free buyers
ofew to choij-OfaT'SleeTsVU'Wghtng
1000 IbY andVittwards. and will con
tinue to buythls class of cattle up
10 meir Cartel tv thruout the season
The government is evidently trying
to diacouAge the marketing of "8be"
stock byrefusing to accept beef from
anythlyg but steers on army and
IOTOgn contracts. This accounts
Jigely 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
"bard" 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 be.it competition.
Choice cornfed cattle continue to
arrive in limited numbers, and those
that are finished are still bringing
top prices and will continue to sell
In a class by themselves on account
of the extreme scarcity, which w are
bound to have In the next two or
three months. From our latest r
ports we understand that a much,
larger number of cars have beeqr 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 beiorne fairly active and more
satisfactory.
Kven at the decline noted above
present prices for all kinds of grass
cattle are comparatively high, and as
stated before, e have confidence in
what might be called 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, tbeee weights,
selling about $1.00 under these
At
AMERICANS ADVANCE UNDER INFERNO Of
GUN EIRE AND GAS FROM HUN GUNS
GERMANS CONTINUE TO RETREAT WITHOUT MAKING ANY
DEFINITF. STAND AGAINST THE FRENCH
t AND AMERICANS.
REVOLUTIONARY IDEA IN
SMALL POTASH PLANT
California Method I 'mm I in Small
Plant Reduction M Save Hun
dreds of Thousand of Hollars.
COUNTER AT. IKS BROKEN UP BY ALLIES
American Military
1
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4.
8.
12.
14.
15.
16.
17.
21.
31.
34.
44.
"46.
48.
55.
5T5. TrtTTlt "FTPTTHUHT 1 ""
64. Silar Wlllnian Lure
67. Gall Allen Price
69. William K. Hashman
1017 Registrants
139. Gilbert F. Kays
452. Stanley Klenbeck
632. William Melrl Coupons
712. Carn G. Eaton
714. Joseph Samuel Robbins
The following classification hav
been made by the district board:
1917 Registrants
12 8. Lewis F. Powell, class two
agricultural exemption.
136. William E. Conors, class twoi,J
industrial exemption.
139. Gilbert F. Kays, class one.
452. .Stanley Klebek, class one
632. William Meirl Coupons, elasn
f,np
673. Charles Hannan, class fivej
divinity student exemption.
712. Cam G. Eaton, class one
714. Joseph Samuel RobblnM
class one.
1918 Registrants
3. Gotthieff Schwaderer, class tw
agricultural exemption.
8. Malcolm J. Johnson, class tw
agricultural exemption.
23. Emmett K. Dowell, class tfro
Huricuiiurui exemption.
32. Bernard M. Sare, class . tw
industrial exemption.
60. Carl Ivan Hucko, class tw
agricultural exemption.
51. George A. Schleve. class fou
dependent wife and child.
dition to Be Sent for Help of Siberia Two
Regiments Jr iroops to Go From Philippines With
Others from the United States.
It has remained for two western
mining engineers -M. F. CfOMOtU
and George K. Kimball, to put Into
practice In the erection and operation
of a small potash plant ne w meth
od which, from experiments and op
eration during the pant two days,
may revolutionize the reduction of
potash brine in null 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
road In the potash Held. I Here art
MINNESOTA RAISES
RECORD CROP OE
IRISH POTATOES
UPWARD TENDENCY IN m v.o
MARKET LAST WEEK HO
urns potatoes hot.
WESTERN MARKET UNSETTLED
Thlrty-Neven Million MUhlllll
Expected This, Year Than Were
Raised In 1917
Under an inferno of shrapnel and machine gun fire and waves of
gf.s, 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 gained 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 on both sides continues a furious bombardment and
the Germans offer stiff resistance. The counter attacks luunchcd by
the Germans have ecu without success. Paris is satisfied that, tin
ftermnn counter offensive, exiiectcd for ten da vs. will be limited to gineer erected a small plant at a su
the l.itr Ioiik distance Kuu bombardment, which on Tuesday resumed ,HcU'?- U8ln !? ?Jll
water which came from the plant for
According to the Inly issue of the
Crop Heporter. issued by the dt part
now in the course of construction not I1 "f agriculture last week, pros
less than a dozen more of these Pects are for a total crop of potatoes
Dtelltl r fen7,000 bushels against 442
small plants is the excessive use ol 5..OO0 last year. There are 4,113,-
have a capacity of from two to ten "" piameu mis year. u;t.7 per
tons of ttotash salts nor tlav. use both ',n, of ,,,,, "Tea go. last yenr. Tho
steam (toiler ami open evaporating
pans over I furnace. The main dlffl
culty experienced in operating the
small plants is theexcesslve use of
coal for producing steam and for
boiling down (cooking) the brine.
The plants which are some distance
from the railroad tlnd that the haul
ing of coal and supplies is wasteful
and expensive,
In California some time ago an en-
them that the Idea will
cessful In saving coal.
prove sue-
4
the dropping of hells on the city.
Major General William S. Graves, until recently assistant chief tine grade of potash. Crossette and
of staff of the arniv, has been designated as commanding ofheer of an Kimball have erected a small plant
. v taTi.-- on the Phelan ranch lakes, eight
nuieric.au iiiiiiihi; 'i'""" l'1MK' miles southeast of Alliance and are
The nucleus of the American force to (to to Siberia will come using the same Idea. Their plant
from the Philippines and will consist of 1o regiments of regular started operation Tuesday morning
!.,., .... I of this week and has already shown
J i I i 1 1 1 i y .
The chief features of the new army program, as outlined by Gen
eral March, is as follows:
Ninety-eight divisions 3,920,000 men - to make up troops ob
tained under existing law.
Eighty divkiontv-3,200,000 men to be sent to France
Biffhtesn divisions 720.000 men to be held in reserve in the
United State while additional recruits are being trained.
An army when completed of 5,000,000 men, minimum strength.
Troop movement to Frnncc at the rate of 250,000 men a month tin
til cold weather sets in meaning more than 1,000,000 more men abroad from
(fit fore January 1.
An expeditionary force of about 2,500,000 men in Fijancc by .Jan-
Unry 1
condition of the crop was 87.6 ner
cent against a ten-year average of
R7.3 por cent.
The forecast Is for 92,119.000
hushcls of sweet potatoes against
8 7.141.000 bushels last year. There
are 959,000 acres planted to this
crop, 100 6 per cent compared with
last year. The condition is 86.4 per
cent against a ten year average of
85.7 per cent.
The bean crop In tho states of
New York. Michigan. Colorado. New
Mexico. Arizona and California Is es-
hls brine and produrlng therefrom a timated at 19.791,000 bushels
uKumsi m,i,uu ousneis produced
last year. There are 1.629.000
acres devoted to the crop, 94.6 per
cent compared with last year.
Plenty of moisture In Box Butte
county and weotern Nebraska assures
a record breaking crop of fine nota-
toes. A trip the tlrst of the week
thru the potato growing district of
A representative of The Alliance Hx Butte and Sheridan counties by
Herald In comnanv with several pot- " mem ner or I ne Heralds editorial
tsh exnerts. visited the nlant vester- "ul" snoweu mar conuitions are ex
duy and found that the Idea Incor- eHJ and) the potato growers are
unrated In the nlant was nrovlng sue- optimism- over ine prespects ror a
cessful The entire nlant was e r oc t -1 tw price mis rail
ed at a very reasonable cost and con-1 Kerned Crop In Minnesota.
slsts of a hrlck tower. 25 feel hlch. Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota
two evnnnr.-itinir n;ina over fnrnnces farmers will t ake Close to 3 4 .000 .000
and a drviiif: pan. Inside of t he bushels ot potatoes out of the ground
tower are placed baffle plates, made
corrugated
The .Inior Red Cross institute
state district No. 10, composed of
counties of Sioux, Dawes. Box Bv
Sheridan and Cherry will be hel
Chadron on August 12.
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IWARM GARMENTS FOR
BELGIAN REFUGEES
a cattw
cwt. da
vt.
prices.
Good to choice fat Nebraska .
cows and heifers. . .$8.00 to 9.3(
Fair to good fat Nebraska cows j
and heifers $7.25 to $8.QC
Canners and cutters. .$6.25 to $7.Qf
The Wyoming and Montana cattb
are selling 50c to $1.00 per
steers and 25c to 50c per cw
er on most grades of cows.
Good to choice Nebraska feed
ers, average 900 to 1100 lbB.
$9.50 to $12 H)
Fair to good Nebraska feeders
$8.50 to $9.Ba
(iooa to choice stock steers, av-
race 700 to 900 lbg. . .$8 to $9 fl
Fair to good utock steers
$7.50 to $8.11
Yearlings $7.00 to $9.fl3
Selected whttefaces or Ans
wouia sell z&e to 7 be nigner.
Light heifers and thin cows. ... 1
$6.00 to $7.
Good to choice stock heifers and j
cows $6.75 to 7i
Stock calves $6.50 to $8?i
Balogna bulls $7.00 to $8.1
Fat bulls $8.00 to $9.1)
Veal Calves $10.00 to $13. d
The hog trade continued
vance until the top reached
litis week, but since Monday, prioai
nave reacnea ztc to duc, ana duik
the mixed and packing hogs sell
from $18.00 to $18.30, while
;;ood to choice shipping hogs $18
o $19.00, with fair prospects t
month.
Sheep andlambs are in lighter
ply, and with strong demand, pri
have advanced 2 5c to 50c on pra
cally all grades. We look for lar
receipts b. fore the month Is out. i
still be lieve prices will work a litxje
lower.
The Bowles Commission loutpati
always endeavors to furnish its rend
ers and patrons with the lntest ajl
bes-t market information obtainabv
and prefer to be. over-conservative l
giving the situation and prospelP
rather than hold out indureme
that are liable to get the live at
men in trouble.
We again request the readers
this paper to notify the Bowles C
mission company at Omaha any tl
The Herald or their daily market
per fails to reach them regularly
any time they would like special
formation regurding any live st
proposition, in which the readers
interested.
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to ;ti-
$io 4
Com fori Forwarding Committee of
Christian Scientist Church Doing
tiood Work In Alliance.
The board of directors of the
Mother church. The First Church of
rhriet, scientist, in Boston, Mass
n 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
fcentatives on the held garments are
'placed where most needed regardless
Of sect.
There is now a thousand or more
branch committees organized in the
jfcnited States and allied countries.
The ladies of the First Church of
Christ, secientjst, in Alliance, have
Organized a branch "comforts for
Varding committer" which meets in
he Adler building two afternoons a
ilvcek, where dainty little dresses are
fashioned from new and used cloth,
glen's shirts are made over into
mall children's dresses, trousers are
being cut over for boys.
They will accept second hand
Clothes that have been thoroughly
((loaned in every way and has enough
5food wear in it to pay to Bend it
versea.
Socks, warm knitted ones, sweat
ers, caps and wool vests are being
ent to the men in service.
The following letter speaks for
Itself:
t "The writer is very grateful to
vou. indeed, for your package con
taining comfort articles. You may be
lure that this work is appreciated to
a far greater extent than any of us
Kan express to you. And between
he good organization of our army
ind the support of those back home
bou may be assured tha-t our well
Rarcdj for 'Sammies' will uphold your
srory ingneHi tueai.
Alliance people liav. contributed
Very largely to this work. One mer
chant very kindly donated fifteen
rood war::1, new ruits of boy?' underwear.
PLANT MORE WHEATS
. SAYS DR. CONDRA
sheet Iron. The
brine direct from the small lake is
piped to the top of the tower, hlch
Is really a smoke stack in effect. Tin
brine Is released at the top of the
tower and tomes down In fine spray
over baffle plates, dropping Into a ce
ment tank at the bottom
tnis year, or lh Ousneis for everv
person in the Btate. With reason
ably good weather from now on.
county reports indicate, tho govern
ment's estimate of 33,653,000 bush
els will be topped. The state last
year had a bumper yield of 32,600,-
000 bushels.
From 300,000 acres in 1917, 280.-
Th hont from the rear of one of 0 in 1916 and 285,000 In 1915
the furnaces goes up through thai" Minnesota farmers took averages
Director of .NVhrufcka innervation
and Soil Surveys Says Tractors
Should lb' Btwy flowing.
Dr. G. K. Condra, director of tin
Nebraska Conservatfon and Soil Sur
vey, who has been spending several
nays in tne vicinity of Alliance, urges
tb1 the farmers of the county and
surrounding territoiy 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 urges that every
avallebt tractor be put to work
without delay in breaking up the vir
gin prairie, thousands of acres of
this fertile soil lying idle, which he
sas, should be raising excellent
eropa
If the farmers of eastern Nebraska
who have watched their corn and
grain fields suffer disastrously from
lack of moisture this season, could
see tne potato, corn and grain In Ids
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 or moisture and the fam
ous potash soil that needs no fer-tiler.
A. G. Isaacson, proprietor of The
Fashion Shop, returned Saturday aft
ernoon from an eastern buying trip
fevhich took three weeks and which
Included visits -;o New York. Chicago
had other large centers. Mr Isaac-
Mson purchased a tine line of fall
hoods, which will soon begin to ar
rive and be placed on sale at The
Fashion Shop. Mr. Isaacson's advice
lo buyers of women's furnishings is
lhat they should not he alamo d
about high prices or scarcity of goods
8 he says thta the styles are better
than ever before and that the prices
are reasonable.
BOX BUTTElBOY
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Casualty lAt for Wednesday Cin
laln Name of Clirb.ther It.
I'oInoii, of Alliance.
Christopher R. Poison, youni; son
of Mrs. Charles ('aimers, who In. i
on a farm near AJliance. Is reported
in the war casualty list for Wedms
day as being seriously wounded on
the hattle front in France
Voting Poison enlisted in the east
some time nco and was visited by his
mother at New York Cttjr hefore leav
ing tor France The full evtent of
his injuries has not been learned
Announcements have been re
ceived in Alliance of the marriage of
Miss Canfleld and Mr Loll ST, both
format well known Alliance people.
The announcement reads as follows:
"Mr John S Canfleld announces the
marriage of his sister. Ceorgia Lydia
tO Mr. Leo Ieslie Iozier on Saturday,
August 3rd, 1918. Belleville, Kansas.
At home after August 15th, 1513 D
avenue, Cedar Rapids. Iowa."
tower and through the brine as It
comes down over tho buffle plates
Draft is assisted by a power blower
which connects with the renr end of
the fnrnaee. The brine is run thru
the tower until it reaches a density
of 16 to 4 0 per cent solids. It is then
run into an evaporating pan and con
tlnues to boil down until it is ready
to turn into ihe drying pan.
Experts who have examined the
plant pti te th; t with efficient stok
ing anil careful operation from eight
to fourteen pounds of water can b
evaporated for every pound of coal
On this basis a ton of potash raits
can be produced for from 1500 to
2000 pounds of coal this would b
considered very economic:1! so far as
fuel was concerned.
PartlM who have undeveloped
lakes are watching the new plan
with the idea of adopting this meth
od in building new plant:-. It will
undoubt etll y result in the saving of
a large amount of operation anil
building expense,
A potash plant expert, experienced
in operation, stated "that in his opin
ion, a small plant of this kind with
rotary tiryer, 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 f jr 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 fr other plants in the
potash district.
The casualty list of the American
arm and navy, reported on Wednes
day, contained the names of the fol
lowing Nebraska boys: Private Krn
eat R. August, Dorchester, killed In
ac'ion; Corporal Arthur H. Pierson,
Salem, died of disease; Privates
Harry R. Branscom, I'pton, Wyom
ing, and Nels Foss, Omaha, wound
ed degree undetermined.
Tho list issued Tuesday contained
the following names: Sergeant Al
bert J. (irabowski. Beatrice, died
from wountls received in action; cook"
John Wayne Webb, Wineton, and
Private Frank Young. Liberty, died
from wounds received in action.
Lieutenant Kdtar C. Westervelt,
Lincoln, severely wounded. Privates
Richard Kills. Crete; Harry O. Irwin,
Cralu; Corporal Chester A. Sawyer,
Baaaatti wounded in action, degree
undetermined.
Ml
O. A. Van Lelw. employed at the
First National bank for nine months,
left Monttay nighi for Omaha to take
up training In the army balloon
school.
in these years of 112, 60 and 106
bushels, respectively to th acre.
The crops were 33,600,000 in
1917, 16.809,000 In 1016 and 20,
210,000 In 1915. The 1915 crop
held the'record to that time. That of
1917 beat it. But the prospect, say
men who have been out in the fields
Is that the 1917 average of 112 will
be surpassed.
Chi, auc Market Better.
Chicago. The potato market
started1 to advance late the week be
fore last and continued the upward
tendency during butt week.
The strength which developed orr
practically all markets, starting with
those of the central states, was due
to a considerable extent, to the de
crease in chplments from the vari
ous producing sections. From dally
shipments of around 500 eras the
movement slumped off to between
250 and 300 cars dally. Homegrown
stock coining Into some markets
counleracttx soipe of this decrease,
but not all of it.
Shipments out of the Minnesota
I vrnl land district were heavier with
10 te 20 tars moving dally and a
heavier movement expected.
The first cars of Wisconsin early
stock were bng loaded out late in
the week, but the movement is not
expected to be heavyfor two or three
weeks.
Wednesday the market was 10c
stronger on Backed and bulk stock,
while barrels were e.-sy at former
prices. Bulk No. 1 Minnesota Early
OhioB brought $2.70 2.75 per cwt.
and bulk field run mostly $2.50:
homegrown Early Ohios. tn 90-Ib.
racks, sold mainly at $2.35 tff 2.45:
Virginia barreled Irish Cobblers brot
l5.HOn.lt.
Receipts for the day wore only 2 5
cars.
The market Thursday was epsy In
spite of the fact that receipts
amounted to only 20 cars :.nd the to
tal number of cars on track at the be
ginning of the day's trading was 81.
Eastern stock was 10(?Tl5c per bar
rel lower while sacked and bulk
stock from other sections ruled un
changed from Wednesday.
Frisco Market l'ncrtlel.
San Francisco. Potatoes have
been somewhat unsettled and a trifle
easier on the wharf during the last
few days. Much uncertainty seems
to previal and there is a wide vari
ance in the dealers' opinions Boih
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
ply California and Washington ta
bles. The price Is ranging on field
run stock here at from $2.35 to
$2.65 per cwt., ami a few extra fancy
t $2.75.
Receipt for the week were 19,571
sacks.