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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 19, 1918
NUMBER
CHANGE IS NEEDED
FOR CITY MANAGER
LEGISLATION NEEDED WILL NO
DOUBT BB PASSED AT NEXT
SESSION LEGISLATURE
MUST BE STATE CENSUS
Attorney General is of Opinion That
Legislature Must change Lsw
to Help Alliance
Alliance will be unable to secure a
city manager until a change Is made
In the state law, in the opinion of de
puty attorney general Roe. This is be
cause of the fact that the census tak
en in 1914 showing Alliance to have
a population of over 5,000 was a
city census and not a state or nation
al. The legislature which convenes in
January can make this necessary
change.
The Lincoln State-Journal in its id.
sue of Friday gives the following re
garding the statement of Mr. Roe:
The city of Alliance may be com
pelled to wait upon the action of th
legislature before it can join the list
of Nebraska cities that have the com
mission form of government. County
Attorney Lee Baeye of Box Butte
county has written the attorney gen
eral to inquire if Alliance can don
the clothes of a city commission form
of government. It Is now a city of 5,
000 population and has complied
with the laws governing cities of the
first class having 5,000 or more popu.
laUon. While section 5288 of the
state law providides that cities hav
ing 5,000 or more population may
adopt a commission form of govern
ment, this section has a string to it.
The section defines how the popula
tion must be determined. It must be
by a federal or state census. Another
section of the law, section 4804, pro
vides that cities may get Into the 5,
000 class by a city census, but strictly
speaking it cannot adopt a commis
sion form of government because of
section 5288 which says only such
cities as :.uv-j been eterm.i-J I : a
state or federal census to have 5. GOO
p 'pnlation can adopt a commission
form of government. Deputy Vttornt-y
General C. S. Roe is inclined to tbe
belief that Alliance had MUST not at.
te.ipt to adopt a conn -usa'.' i form .f
gcvf.i ii i nt if there is ai.y i;ustion
shout nht to do io. lie suggests
that the legislature will meet next
month and section 5288 can be
amended so as to permit cities to get
into the commission form of govern
ment under a city census as well as
by means of a state or federal census
tot
PHILLIP THOMAS IS
NOW COMPANY COOK
Got Tired of Kasy Life ax Soldier on
Manilla Bay Rock and Is Now
Preparing the "Eats"
Phillip Thomas, next to the young
est of the six Thomas boys, is now
company cook on the island fortress
where he is stationed in Manilla bay,
P. I. He sent his photo and th fl
lowing letter on November 6th. The
letter reached Alliance yesterday:
"Dear Folks: It Is very hard to
find anything to write about, but I
must answer your letter. I am sta
tioned on a little island about the
site of the fair grounds at Alliance
and haven't been off of it for four
mouths so you can i mag hp how hard
it is to Fnd anything to write about.
"I started cooking In this company
the first. Am on shift one 4sy and
off two. It isn't hard work but gets
pretty hot sometimes. My pay now
amounts to $44.10 a month, which is
$14.10 more than when I enlisted.
"It will feel funny to spend Thanks
giving and Christmas in such a warm
climate. I'll sure be glad when I
get back to the states as this Is not
a white man's country. The natives
here are very dirty and Ignorant.
They eat anything from dried grass
hoppers to chicken on the half shell.
"Am enclosing a photo which does,
n't look much like me but will do.
Hope you are all well. I'm feeling
fine. Write.
Your friend, Phil."
Adress: Phillip M. Thomas, 10th Co.,
C. A. D., Fort Mills, P. I.
CITY CASH GROCERY IS
NEW BUSINESS CONCERN
The City Cash Grocery, owned by
Mr. H. S. Fortner and managed by
his brother, A. C. Fortner, was open
ed in the building next south of The
Herald this week. The new concern
will handle a full line of staple and
fancy groceries and cured meats. A
free delivery of goods purchased win
be made within the city. Mr. H. 8
ortner. who is now in Iowa, will
me to Alliance to personally con-
' lur "uniiirDa iirsi iiiwjiiu. All
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UUIlt f'l irill i 1 llltT Ki Ml K Will
und Id the columns of this issue.
America's Christmas Spirit
Never Before Has It Been So Far Reaching
By ALSON 8K00R
BACK in a niche of time whoa a quarrelsome
world was momentarily at peace, there wns
born one whom the world delight to call the
Prince of Peace, because he taught the brotherhood
of man. For nearly two thousand years that day has
been celebrated by unselfish giving thruout all
Christendom, in honor and memory of Him who gave
his life for the good of mankind, and who taught
that "greater love hath no man than this, that he
lay down his life for his friends." By the parable of the good
Samaritan He also taught us to go out of our way to be
neighbor to and help the needy, take in and care for them
who have been robbed by the wayside.
His life and His teachings all influenced His followers to
be unselfish, helpful, generous, kind, and truthful. And He
warned against the wolf in sheep's clothing.
A counterfeit emphasizes the fact tbat the genuine has
great value, be it a counterfeit coin, product, or character.
None of the Christian virtues are any the less valuable be
cause a nation has deliberately and with malicious intent,
clothed a most degraded and brutalizing national thought in
a cloak of Christian phraseology.
Nor is the Christmas spirit obliterated by the horors of
war when that war was fought to bring peace on earth, good
will to men ; fought that truth may have a chance to triumph
over error and deceit ; fought that right may conquer might ;
fought that the selfish, greedy, brutal, bigoted and deceitful
believers in the divine right of kings may be disarmed and
punished for this world catastrophy.
America exemplifies the Christmas spirit by giving with
no thought of gain. Kach soldier and sailor who has joined
the colors is willing to give his all, not alone for his friends,
but for those whom he does not know, whose language he
does not understand, knowing that they cannot give him any
thing in return but gratitude.
It is the same spirit that has prompted every mother and
father, every wife and sweet, heart to give their beloved to a
cause which will make it possible for the Christmas bells to
ring out the glad tidings of great joy.
The sacrifices of America's mothers that the mothers and
children of devasted France and ravished Belgium may
again be free are but the full fruits of that love which
prompt the young mother to fill the Christmas tree with the
trinkets that little children enjoy, knowing that they cannot
repay except in the happiness they show.
Ail America has learned the great thuth it is more bless
ed to give to give than to receive. Selfishness and thoughtless
ness have been largely washed out of our national life by the
blood of our crusaders. It is another ease of each one
suffering or dying for many. Never ha the Christ
inas spirit so permeated our national and individual
lives as now.
The good Samaritan did not stop at mer.'ly placing
the wounded and robbed stranger upon his breast
and taking him to a hotel. He paid the hotel bill in
advance and promised to pay so long as the stranger
needed care. America was not content with pouring
a little ointment upon the wounds of robbed nations. She ha
helped catch the robber, and now stands willing to pay the
bill, to stay on the job until just punishment is meted out to
that robber, and see that restoration is guaranteed. This is
going the good Samaritan one better. It is the fullness of the
teachings of Him whose birthday we celebrate.
Our government gives our soldiers and sailors everything
they need while in the service, so it leaves little we can do
for the in directly, except send them each the one package
allowed, and assure them by frequent letters that we are
keeping the home fires burning, Indirectly we can do much
for them in freely supporting the various organized efforts
such as the United War Work fund, Red Cross and others.
In this way we can give them some of the comforts they have
left, at home ; some of the entertainments they so much enjv,y
some of the moral safeguards that they will need now more
than ever since relieved from the stress of fighting.
But let us not forget while we are enjoying all the com
fort we ever enioyed, hundreds of thousands of women,
children, and old men, who have been driven from their
homes, have nothing no home but a heap of ruins, no
clothe but a few rags, no food but a bowl of thin souponce
a day. Compared with giving to them the barest necessities
of life, the lavishing of useless gifts upon friends, who are
not in need of them, seems empty.
The first Christmas was made joyful by the bringing of
the glad tidings that a Savior had come. Out of our abund
ance we Americans can be saviors of many of the stricken
people of war torn Belgium and France, if we will but ex
emplify the spirit of Him whose birthday is celebrated. To
those people our partly worn clothes would be a great gift.
The Red Cross will receive them.
Above the joy that comes because our boys will no longer
have to face the deadly bullets, gas, and shells, and spend
the winter in the unspeakable trenches, our hearts are filled
to overflowing with satisfaction because right, justice, and
freedom have triumphed.
Once more it is fitting that the angles shall sirtg, "Glory
fe God in flie highest, and on earth peace good will toward
men."
WYIJIL LINE
yZm TO CITY
INCRFANhlt ll(OIrTION MAKES
NKCENMARY ADDED HKP1N
ING FACILITIES
ALLIANCE LOGICAL POINT
Till City. With Excellent IUIInM.i
'oiutectlonn Would be Ideal Site
for Large Refinery
NKW NEBRASKA HIGHWAY
18 LATEST PROJECT
A new highway is projected for
western Iowa and Nebraska. The road
is to start at Denninson, Iowa, pass
through Onawa. Iowa, Noffoik, Bur
well, Bartlett, Decatur, Bancroft, El
pin, Taylor, Sargent, Anselmo, Tryon.
Arthur and Broadwater, Nebraska,
with branches to Merna, Alliance and
other towns. The projectors of this
road think that, owing to the action
of Hyannis and other Sand Hill towns
the Potash Highway will probably
never be completed and that this new
route will be more feasible. It is
said that western Iowa and eastern
Nebraska are very much interested in
the new road. Merna Messenger.
An interview with W. D. Fisher,
Secretary of the Alliance Community
GOOD ROADS MEAN
MUCH TO NEDRASKA
Ytre-lretddent Wlnslrip Itead letter
at Luncheon from (liief of Field
Section at WttNliington.
At the good roads luncheon held
on Tuesday noon of last week In Al
liance, during thaconvention, L. A.
Winship, vice-president of the Ne
braska highways transport commit
tee, read the following letter from
C. W. Reid, cheif of the field section.
Highways Transport Committee, of
the Council of National Defense:
"Nebraska has very wisely adopted
a plan of combining the consideration
to this relier available as you and
your committee are doing In Nebras
ka. Needless to say their investlga
lions are promoting them, as they are
you, in lending their active co-operation
in providing adequate finances
and machinery fr the Improvement
of the highways over which this traf-.
fie will flow.
"When we think about the enor-
I mous tonnage of food-stuffs which
will be required of us to feed the i
1 starving populations in the war area ,
overseas and the important cntrlbu
1 tion which the great state of Nebras-
HONORADLE DISCHARGE
FOR "Y" VOLUNTEERS
Alliance Pawtur Effected by Order
Given After He Arrived In New
York i it for Hailing
ka can make toward this additional
tonnage of food-stuffs required we
cannot help but de deeply Interested
in your meeting in Alliance."
of highway improvements with High.
Club and prominent in the promotion waKyf Transport. Surely these two
nuujciiB air du nouns llliei woven
that it is impossible to consider the
road bed without thinking about the
traffic which now or will go over the
of the Potash Highway discloses the
fact that great progress is being made
toward the building of the highway.
Already the gates between Grand Is
land and Dunning have been elimi
nated and despite the fact that the
shortage of labor and other war
time conditions have to some extent
slowed operations more than one. ha if
of the road has been put in good,
passable shape. Twothirds of the
way it is clearly marked. Grant coun
ty, though alow in getting started, is
behind the project and will let noth
ing disturb its complete success.
OMAHA WILL DINE
THE ALLIANCE DAND
Invitation Given to Enjoy Hospitality
Of State's Metropolis During
Firemen's Convention
CHURCH OF CHRIHT
Only two more woeka in the old
year. Let us close up our year's
work so that we can look God and our
fellow man square In the face with
a clear conscience. Then we can start
in the new year with renewed activ
ities. Come to the Bible school at
ten o'clock and receive a welcome
and a handshake. Bring a smile and
a cheerful disposition. Come with
the desire to bless and to receive a
blessing. Th e subject for the morn,
ing sermon is: "Christ, the Man of
Prayer. The Christmas exercise by
the young people In the evening.
Come to the church with a message
and a welcome.
Stephen J. Epler, Minister.
FAMOUS INSTALLS A
LUGGAGE DEPT.
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce
through Mr. Arthur Thomas, Director
of Publicity, has extended to the
members of the Alliance band an in
vitation to come to Omaha and have
luncheon with the club during the
Firemen's convention at Fremont,
anuary 21-23. It has also asked that
Alliance furnish a speaker to address
the assemblage.
The Omaha club has a reputation
as a live one and a good entertainer
and it goes without tbe Baying that
the invitation will be accepted and
that the band members will have one
of "the times of their lives." Mr.
Thomas, while in Alliance last week,
assured the boys they would be given
ample opportunity to do Alliance
credit. Representatives of the sever,
si Omaha dailies will be on hand to
give the occassion proper publicity.
road. It is equally true that tbe de
velopment of the economic use of tbe
highways for commercial purposes,
which is highways transport. Is only
possible to tbe development of de
pendable highways. It therefore gives
us particular pleasure to congratu
late District No. 5, Highways Trans
port Committee and the Sixth Con
gressional District Nebraska Good
Roads Association on combining for
ces for their meeting in Alliance on
December 10th.
"Building dependable roads and
the encouragements of their use as
literal avenues of commerce is today
one of tbe vital Interests of every tax
payer and therefore of prime impor
tance to the civic bodies of your
mi a a m 1 I a m ax
..u .. Al you -mmumuiwmmmm Alliance Store Creates
on December 10th you will be engag. J ,
ed in a great and necessary construe-1 Department in Separate Room
tive work which will mean more for i ,op Growing Branch.
the commercial and agricultural ie. i
velopment of your section of Nebras- Tne Famous, well-known Alliance
could do. Mr. 8. V. Norton of Den-1 men's clothing and furnishings store,
ver, Chairmen of Colorado Highways ' on account of the growing importance
Transport Committe was in our of-1 ' JtB luggage department, has open
lice today and gave us additional con-1 e a separate department In the
crete evidence of the conservation of nrth room of the basement for thh
feed a nd money through cooperation j branch of their big business,
of Rural Motor Express. In the new department everything
"Records kept by te Chamber of i for the traveler will be carreld and
Commerce at Pueblo for two weeks ! will be well displayed. Special at
In July showed a loss of $7,500 in tention Is given to the needs of the
perishable food-stuffs including over traveling public and those who visit
2,000 loaves of bread due to rail con- j the luggage department will And It
gestion. Tbe installation of Rural 1 to their benefit.
hxpress lines by the Highways Trans-
The New York Evening Sun of a
recent date carried the following
statement regarding the Y. M. C. A.
in its overseas department:
Recognition of self-sacrifice on the
part of men who put aside their
business to serve the Y. M. C. A.
workers is being given in the form of
certlfllcates of honorable discharge 10
those volunteers not sent overseus.
In a statement announcing this,
the personnel division of the Nation,
si War Work Coucll, Y. M. C. A.,
says: "The Young Men's Christtn.i
Association finds itself confrontel,
following sOOOOl ion of hostilities, with
the necessity of radical revisio n of its
programme.
"Immediately following the armi- I field
The Lance Creek oil field In Wyo.
raing is now producing large amounts
of crude oil that are hunting for a
refinery. The Wyoming Oil News,
published at Denver and Casper, an
no nn res that plans 'or building a
line from the Held to Omaha are un
der consideration. Other routes are
also being discussed. One route men.
tloned has been through Denver to
ward the Gulf coast for a connection
with the Prairie Pipe Line Company's
proposed line from the Ranger field
to the gulf. Texas reports say that
there has been a sudden and unex
plained change In the Prairie Co.'s
plans and that its work on the 325
mlle line capable of handling 60,000
Barrels of crude a day, has been tem
porarily held up. Whether this hss
any connection with the plsns for a
line from Wyoming la not definitely
known.
Alliance, with Its excellent railroad
facilities snd connections, north,
west, south and east, is tbe Ideal lo
cation for a refinery and may be con.
faldered. The Wyoming oil fields
have been rapidly working eastward
snd sconslderable amount of drilling
has been done in Nebrssks north,
west snd south of Alllsnce. That
this ccity will eventuslly be In the
oil district is believed by well posted
oil men. The locating of s large re
finery here, employing hundreds of
men, would serve to call attention of
the oil district to this city snd. would
give sn Impetus to the growth caus
ed by the potash district l.vln to
tbe east. ,
It Is understood tbat no definite de
cision regarding the new oil pips Una
eastward will be made until after
several walls drilling In the Lance
Creek field are completed so that the
amount of production and the sise of
the line necessary to hsndle It can
be determined. It Is considered prob
able, however, that the line will go
east from the Lsnce Creek field to a
connection with the Burlington rail
road so an to give a more direct line
to Canada and the eastern markets
thsn would be possible if it was tn
be built toward CaBper or to a Chi.
cago A Northwestern connect ion. If
the line is built westward It would
be carrying the oil away from the
eastern markets and would, thsre
fore, necessitate a double baul. The
Canadian refineries ire heavy pur
chasers of crude from Wyoming.
Much of this erode is purchased from
the Ohio Oil Co., with which the Illi
nois Pipe Line Co., Is closely affiliat
ed and which is one of the largest
operators in tlM Loitee Creek field.
It Is said that the question of the
freight rates is involved in the plane.
It is possible that a line will be built
in the direction of Omaha but will
stop at a connection with the Bur
lington If satisfactory rates are made
for handling the crude in tank cars.
If the production warrants a line far
ther east to a connection with the big
trunk lines in the Mid-continent
or if the rates are not satis.
stlce It was thought a largely Increas
ed force would be needed. A csll
was made for more men. Later It
was found thai entire classes of men
heretofore needed in consHerahle
numbers by the Y. M. C. A. would
not be required.
"Many men have had to be return
ed to their homes because the work
for which they were chosen will not
be needed. They will add to the men
In every community disappointed be
cause they did not get to go overseas,
but entitled to tbe honor. All will
receive certificates of honorable dis
charge in recognition of their patriot
Ism." Rev- Fred Black of Alliance Is one
affected by the new order. He ex
pects the new policy adopted since he
went to New York City for embark
ation for France to Keen him from
sailing. Though greatly disappoint
ed he writes that he is not disposed
to complain regarding what might be
termed a short sighted policy. In
. I I.. 111 . 1 .
r'ciu ur win remain in ine eusi
for the present.
RED CROHN WILL GET FIVE
PER CENT 'F GROSS SALES
port Committee resulted in the stop
page of this waste. The experience
of Colorado Is duplicated In other
states where the thought of represen
tative cltixenship is being directed
Miss Williams, a Marsland teacher
visited her sister. Miss Elizabeth
Williams, over Sunday. Miss Elisa
beth is a high school teacher 1n Alii,
snce.
R. W. Beat, who Is selling a car
load of apples at the old Standard
Mercantile company's stand on Box
Butte avenue, will give to the local
Red Cross five per cent of the gross
amount of sales. Besides. Mr. Beal
has some exceptional values In the
way of good qualtly apples in his
offer.
factory, that pari of the line already
built can then be extended.
The question of markets Is the
principal consideration. The Mid
Refining Co.'s refinery at Casper is
already rated as the third largest In
the country when extensions now un
der way are taken into consideration.
It is fast reaching the maximum size
for economical operation and it is
expected that increased production
from Salt Creek. Big Muddy and the
other fields in tbe central and west
ern parts of the state will furnish the
Midwest with all the crude it can
handle. That will mean that addit
ional refining facilities probably will
be constructed at some other point
to handle the Lance Creek crude.
PRESENT PRICE OF Rl'TTKR
FAT IS HIGHEST EVER
With tbe price of butter fat soar
ing still all previous records of tbe
value of this important dairy product
have been broken this week by the
announcement of the Alliance Cream
ery that this Institution will pay
seventy-two cents per pound for but
ter fat, cream to be delivered at the
creamery. The present high prices
have been productive of results, too
Farmers are realizing the profits to
be made and are responding with
shipments of churning cream much
greater than normal for this season
of the year. The creamery has not as
yet raised the price ofbutter, but will
no doubt be compelled to take this
step soon.