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The Allia
Herald
LOCAL
EDITION
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VOLUMK XXVI.
ALLEN G. FISHER
WAS FOUND GU1TLY
Referee In Wsbannenl Proceedings
Before Nebraska unreme Com
Files an Advene Hep M
ALLIANCE, l BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, .i.WTAKV
NUMBER 5
An echo of the famous Chadron-
Omaha Hood-Critee-Fteher blackmail
esse, tried in Alliance last spring, was
heard in Lincoln on Friday when
Referee F. A. Barton In the disbar
lent charge bearing against Fisher
found that the accused was gUllty as
charger on four of the seven counts
against him. The referee made no re
commendation in regard to what ac
tion the supreme court should take.
In each case where a finding of guilt
is entered by the referee the language
is substantially as follows:
"The evidence is sufficient to estab
lish the Charge and to convict the
respondent of Irregular, illegal and
unprofessional conduct."
The fore gong is the finding in the
irst specification which charged thai
Mr. Fisher, as attorney for Nellie
Woodward In a suit for specific per
formance of contract of liase with
option of purchase of real estate in
Ohadrou testified that two duplicate
contracts were signed by the plaintiff
and by defendant. Charles HeWtflS,
in the presence of Mr. Fisher. The
referee finds that the signatures of
Itewins were forgeries and were
traced from a genuine signature on
letter, and that Flshtr knew Hewins
did not sign.
The referee finds the evidence suf
tcint to sustain th charge of an at
tempt to black mail Attorney Edwin
D. Crites and Mrs. Hood and to es
tablish his guilt of irregular, illegal
nd unprofessional conduct. The
referee states that Fisher was acquit
ted of this charge in district court on
the technical ground that Mr. Crites
and Mrs. Hood consented to be black
mailed. Itohcrt Hood had employed
Fisher as his attorney In domestic
troubles, the intention being to obtain
evidence against Mrs. Hood thai
light prevent her from obtaining all
inony.
On the charge of evading an order
f disbarment or suspension issued
by the supreme court to take effect
February 1, 1909, for a period of one
year, the referee finds as fotlows:
"I conclude that the conduct of the
respondent in this behalf was not 0
bona fled obedience to the letter and
spirit of the said order but was sn
evasion and an effort to avlod the
consequences of thedaid order of sus
pension. "
" d ! ".r ing been disbarred or sus
pended for one year Mr. Fisher 's
charged with practicing law. He had
employed another attorney to take
care of his cases in court, but was
charged with really practicing law In
disregard Of the suspension from the
bar. At one time during that period
the clerk of the supreme court, at the
direction Of the judges of the court,
returned a tiling and fee to Fisher
The letter from the court contained
a warning "not to try to avoid the
same by signing other attorneys'
names to papers filed herein. Other
wise your action might prove dis
astrous both to yourself and to the at
torney whose name you attach to the
paper."
IK. RHR8HMAN is MAIM.
1(1 KIIM.ToN t IU11
in recogiilaatlon of the faithful. I
efficient rendered the Burlington coin I
pany as medical examiner, Dr Keith 1
man 01 tins CIIJ was ma oilier day
made Stall' Surgeon by the Burlington
railroad company, upon his resigns-1
Hon of the former capacity. Dr. Hersh
niran is now located in his new
quarters in the splendid new bulldinl
of the Quardlafl Trust Co. and feels
that he is much Wter situated than
ever before to care for his large prac
tice and the new responsibility.
Alliance Boy Tells of
Life in the U. S. Navy
Much has been printed of the hap-1 loaded w ith sailors and cleared
penlnas overseas; considerable we i ship in less than fifteen minutes
tilt
have heard
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BOOKS AND BLACK MEM
MIX SATURDAY
NIOHT
Two colored gentlemen. Mistah
Will Minor and Mistah Albert Young
blood, were arrested Saturday tllghl
by the polic e after a good one-round
go at the Bhelton (colored) restau
rant on Ilex Butte, the result of tin-1
blblng too freely in the spirits of I
John Barleycorn, Roth were allowed
to languish in the city hastlle over ,
Sunday and at the hearing Monday i
morning me former was given unity
days, this being his second offense.
While Mistah Youngblood drew a tine
of 26 for being intoxicated. It Is
probable another charge for disturb
ing the pi ace will be filed against
them upon their paying the penalties
assessed for the "spree."
through the medium of
relatives, but seldom do
we have the opportunity of getting
firs: hand information from one wc
know one that has actually exper
ienced the thrills of real warfare.
Karl Watnbaugh, Alliance young
man, son of Mr. anil Mrs. Matthew
G. Wambaugh living eight miles to
the southeast of the city, homo on a
tin lough after eighteen months of
service in the IT. S. Navy, has an In
teresting tale to tell and The Herald
I mail prevailed upon him this week
to give us an account of his expe
ienccs. He is now fireman
Sixth Division, Third section, and as
signed t0 the C. S. S. Mt. Vernon.
Upon his enlistment at Denver, on
July 11, 1917, Karl was assigned to
1 the steamship, Illinois, but was in
1 Mt. .otnecmaan shr simi shr dlcm
April this year, transferred to the
Mt. Vernon. The Mt. Vernon is the
re-chrlstened German ship, "The
Krown Princess Cecelia," which was
bound for the fatherland with a cargo
HLKS TO CAMPAIGN Folt lof jm.ooo.OOO worth of gold at the
onn HUNDRED MBMBBR8 time of the declaration of war by
iKngland, whereupon it reversed its
The local lodge of the order of H.
P. 0. K. Will inaugurate a campaign
for one hundred new members com
mencing January irth. the drive Is
being made with the purpose of mak
ing available the pleasures of the
order to more of the local people and
also that the proceeds derived from
the initiatory fees may be used for
the furnishing of the home and the
equipment of the proposed gymnasi
um. About fifty have already been
i pledged and it is assured the full one
I hundred will be secured. When the
'drive has been completed iin appro
priate banquet will be nerved and a
reception held that will long be rem
; embered.
Mrs. Stephen J. Kpler, wife of Kev.
Bppler of the Church of Chris! is
just recovering from an attack of influenza.
course and returned to Bar harbor
later being taken to the Boston naval
yards and interned. It will le re
membered tha tthe Investigation of
the ship following its Internment
proved that Its crew had so thorough
ly wrecked the giant engines of the
vessel that it was thought to be im
possible to repair and the boast was
made that it would take three years
at least, to put it In sailing condit
ion. Six months later, however, she
started on her first voyage across
the Atlantic under the American flag
and since that time has made nine
such trips. On six of these trips OBJ
friend, Karl Wanihaugli, was a mam
ber of the crew and aboard, including
The lliitlsh convoys were Very
careless, according to Mr. Wambaugh.
On one occasion he said that a sub
marine was sighted and that the Ml.
Vernon turned on her running light
and started. The lliitlsh ship also
increased speed, but failed to use the
signal light with the result that It
run into the U. S. ship America, and
caused her to sink. All but twelve
were saved.
On one trip he got a five-day fur
lough, which he spent visiting such
places as he could along the war
stricken area He first visited a hos
pital base sixty miles from Paris ahd
seven miles from Chateau Thierry.
QrStclasS There was not much to see there
for the base was lelng removed and
r.ot much was left. In that region
there is no vegetation; the roads are
through the shell holes and he soil
is literally torn to pieces. The towns
are fiat. They resemble the ruins of
a city burned completely to the earth.
What fences are still standing are
built of stone or Just dirt heaped to
a height of about four feet. The
people seem to be very poor, but are
Very sociable and as he was a mem
ber of the first party of American
sailors to visit that portion of France
lie said they were treated royally.
Kveii their language is different front
that of the French along the coast.
A characteristic American habit was
becoming very noticeable, be said, in
that the cltlSeUS had raised several
times over the prices of meals.
In I'aris he saw the large cathedral
or rather the ruins of It. upon which
the long range gun or ttie enemy was
trained and which, on (iood Friday
morning killed 127 as they gathered
for worship. Thp church was built,
or completed in 1S47, after 300 years
building and was hue of the largest
and finest in the country. Citizens
told him that when the gun was ac
tive and shelling Paris a shell would
FASHION SHOD PI'TH
ON ANNA l. i.KAKANI 'K
shlon Shop has on In full
blast rrWkArii,il clearance of Ul
l!end in VraY ; lents this Week
The season's BBm- found the stock
too large tu inalTWmsBlble to ac
commodate the ncwSMing lines
winch will soon he lmWHMl and
too, carry goods over from
son to another. A full page ad
mi nt on another page S ill afford
pan iculara.
HORACE BOUUK sioitK BURY
TAKING ANNUAL INVENTOR!
The hlg Horace BogUe Store stock
is this Week being Invoiced by the
tin i i or salespeople ami tliey are a
busy bunch. Mr. Horace lloglie
owner or tne store Is here, arriving
from Seattle Washington on Sunday.
A very good business haH been en
joyi d by this atore during the past
year and the one to come promises to
eclipse all previous ones. Mr. Ilogue
Is more than plcancd and plans, as
usual a still better service to the peo
ple of the trade territory in the fu
ture than ever before. The manage
ment. Mr. Otto Bam SOW i has bulldeil
a wonuerrui patronage ny adhering
strictly to the policy of full values
and courteous treatment and the es
tablishment making rapid strides
forward.
TROOP TRAIN THROUGH
ALLIANCE JWNDAY NIGHT
IKjpWOUth liygiie of ftf. K. Chnr.li
Served Hot Coffee anil SmimIw irltes
To ratlin Soldiers
SOOTTK1HAFF WELL THY
FIKKMl.N S CONVENTION
twenty
minutes,
Most of
POLICE GRABS JAPANESE
BOOTLEGGER OE CASPER
Believed to He Ring Leader-
Convicted ami Paid
Fine of 10."
-Wan
The police of Alliance scored a
Strike this week when Chief of Police
George Stafford, assisted by special
Officer, Smith of the Burlil gton, ar
rested K. Suyefusa of Casper, on a
charge of bootlegging.
Suyefusa is C e proprietor of a res
tuarant at Casper, and had been for
some time, It is thought, making re
gular visits to this section of the
country with consignments of lniuor
which he distributed to agents in the
eariOOS towns.
His plan of elusion was a unique
ne. On his stops be would n
nd pay for two rooms. In one be
would store the liquor and in the
ether he would stay. Should he he
suepictoned, the natural course of the
officers would be to search hi' room
nly to find no evidence. His arrest 'n rdnneer members, and one of th
and conviction came as the result of most popular firemen in the state. His
FREMONT PLANNING EOR
B!G E1REC0NVENTI0N
President Outline Deceives, Word
Hint City of Fremont is Looking
For a Large Crowd
John W. Guthrie of Alliance, presi
dent of the Nebraska State Volunteer
Firemen's Association, has received
the following letter from the chief of
the Fremont Fire Department:
"Fremont, Nebraska, December 2S.
1'JlS. Friend Guthrie: Phase be ad
vised that acting on your advice
your wire of December 21st also on
the advice of Mayor Wiley of this
town, we have confirmed preliminary
preparations for the convention on
January II, 22 and 23, and are pro
ceeding with our plans for the affair
We kept the postponement thought
out of the Fremont papers but I
noticed today that the Omaha TVorld
Herald had an article under a Nor
folk headline regarding the matter. I
am writing you this time that you
may take steps to prevent the other
papers over the state from enlarging
on it.
"We are planning on as large or
larger convention than last year and
will accept no thought or condition of
postponement unless issued by you.
We are glad to learn that the Alliance
band and delegates are planning on
coming down to wake us up-- we
haven't forgotten that live bunch of
j cow-punchers that came down last
.year--next to peace day they came
j about as near to waking up the town
as anything we have ever had.
"With best wishes A Happy and
Prosperous New Year to yourself end
the Alllanei boys. I beg to remain,
Him S. Morse, chief Fremont Fin-
Depart nentf"
Nebraska firemen learned with
deep regie' and sorrow of the sud
den death of George Howe of Fre
mont. Tuesday at noon. He was an
ex-president o ftbe state sseociaton.
tlw luct linn mlii. ii ilio vnaaol was sinse aooiu tveiy
.r.-.wwWwwl K. . r:,r,,,i, h....rlna 'with wonderful regularity
"It was on the morning of Septem- V,U.T! "f "''"'- ere closed and
ber 5th, 1!1S." said Sailor Wam
baugh. "We were out from Urest.
France, about 280 miles on our re-
I ii rn A uiglnf l). in uichtixl I lu
submarine aboai r.oo yards away as poaching and asking whether or ae
Its periscope came above water and ' hey had seen t his place or that, lie
t i, nii,) w m.-.r-. A " eel into l.nTel lower B0 feet.
because of the position of the other
the buildings protected from further
shell fire by walls of sand bags, yet
the people Were very good to Hhow
them wherever they could, even ap-
a colored man, by the name of John
Minor, telling of having purchased
booze from the Jap,
The officers, who have been very
diligent in thcif determination to stop
the traffic It' liquor feel certain that
by this catch they have landed the
ring leader of the gang.
familiar face will
coming convention
be missed at thi
MIsS O-DONM I.I.
EARLY
WEDDED
THIS MORNING
A pretty wedding ceremony was
solemnized this morning at the Holy
Rosary church. Alliance, when Father
Manning pronounced the words that
united in matrimony. Miss Kathrine
O'DonneU and Mr. Daniel Keeney, of
Poeatello, Idaho. The bride, daughter
r Mr. and Mrs. E. O'DonneU, 4 04
CLeyenne Street, "l.q reared and edu
cated In All ance. but for the pas
couple of years has resided at Pocatel
lo. It was there that the younc people
Biet. Mr. Keeney is a practlcln" phjrt I
cian and, Just recently discharged
from the service of his country, has
prepared a home for his bride at
Poeatello The many Alliance friends
f Mrs. Keeney will wish them hap
piness and prosperity throughout a
long married life.
Miss Delia Kolatea and Mr. Marvin
Dickenson prang quite a cuprise on
'their many Alliance friends last Fri
day afternoon when they were united
In marralge at Boottsblufl The bride
III a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Holatan of this city and the groom Is
S young railroad man who grew to
manhood In Alliance. A short time
will be spent In Denver by the happy
couple before returning to Alliance to
make th ir home.
ALLIANCE VETERINARIAN
IIONOICFD BY GOVERNOR
An Alliance man has been recorni
zed for his efficiency by the Governor
elect S. It. McKelvle, when he
pointed Dr. W. T. Spencer of this
city. S'ate Veterinarian. The office is
an important one, carrying with the
appointment of numerous deputies
over the etate as well as much re
sponsibility in the handling of the
stock diseases throughout the state
Dr. Spencer Is to be congratulated
upon hlb appointment and the stati
will have a faithful, conscientious official.
ship, but we did use a couple of depth
bombs and raised one of the subm.ii
ines right out of the water. We do
I not know for certain that we sank it.
but we feel sure that such was the I
case. The other ship got one we do i
know. Finally a shot was lired In I
the path of the torpedo, but again i!
miSSed and the explosion resulting
from the torpedo tore a hole in the
side of the Mt. Vernon about 18x:ih
feet and damaged an area of alMitit ;
SUxlOh feet. The steam lines on
that side were, of course, put out of I
commission, hut the engines In the
forward section escaped. For abOUt
an hour and before we could get the;
escaping steam checked we could
hardly move, but as soon as the
Change was made and we got Under
headway, we soon got away. The
ship was returned to the French hai
bor, through the danger zone In th
dead of night, for repairs. Thirty- i
eight were killed by the explosion
with twelve more injured. Or board j
were 200 wounded soldiers being re
turned to the States and a crew of
1.200. They say it was a miracle;
thai the ship was able to ect into
port on her own power, but you
should have seen those fellows work. I
They all seemed to realize the ser-
iOUSnOM of the situation and each;
man was willing to die at his post. ;
So many of them offered to go below
to help (bat it was necessary to turn
some of the into less dangerous work
and besides, not one or mem was
asked to do that which might mean
.to make the supreme sacrifice."
I In recognition of the bravery dis
played two of the men received 01 ttd-
lala one for saving of life and the
other for distinctive service. A pe
culiar coincident of the experience
Was that on hoard was a young man
whom the crew afterwards dubbed,
"Hard Luck Smith." This was be
cause of the fact that this fellow was
also on the San Deigo when she was
torpedoed. When the Mt. Vornog
w-as struck, by some manner of means
he got into a. ventilator and as the
water rushed into th ehole torn he
iwas forced on into the pipe. Ah he
struck the bend In the pipe he be
eame fastened and he could not tree
I himself. His cries for help were
heard, the ventilator cut and h
freed.
I "The sensation of passing through
ithe submarine zone is g first very ex
Icitlng." said he "YOU do not konw
just what to expect. The hydroplane--from
which a submarine can be seen
even fifty feet below the water sur
face, convoy the ship for a distance
lof about eighty tulles from the coast.
as well M the convoy of torpedo dea
lt royers and steamships You get so
to it though and lo i id
!S4 feet above the ground and upon j
which were mounted anti-aircraft ;
guns. In one large court. Which w:
used for the assembling of capture, I
war weapons and War relics he saw
the destroyed airplane of the French
ace, who up to that time and bcfon
they finally shot bis machine down.
had sent sixty-one enemy filers to the
earth Before being killed in an aer
ial fight be succeeded in bagging bet
ter than a hundred Of the enemy ma
chines. "A most striking sight is the lan
tern style of hitching teams," said
; Sailor Wambaugh. "And most of the
vehicles are of the two-wheel variety.
.They also have some fine ox teams.
Which they are still using. The tub
'way system in Paris is the most ef-
ficlenl I have ever seen, it is very
I easy to get around over the city. You
see no COWS. All the milk used Is
from goats." "While In I'aris," he
continued. "I chanced to see s cop)
of (he Omaha Bee and upon reading
I it noticed the pic ture of Miss Nellie
.O'DonneU of Alliance and the mon
ition of her going to France. She ar
rived there just a few days after I
! left."
At Brest there are no si W rage
conveniences, according to his story,
'and the odor arising from the homes
he likens to that from the barnyards i
in the United States A city of 100,
000 population and without sanita
tion or sufficient water for living pur
poses. The citizens, too, ure not so
cordial to the foreiicm-r as in the cit
ies away from the coast.
"Money could not buy the exper
ience I have had," Karl stated, "I
feel that the four years I will spend
in the service will be well spent. D
j is not likely that we shall make an
I Other trip across until next spring,
I because of the making of repairs on
the ship, but I am ready to go at any
time. I have enjoyed the life and
everyone treats you so well you can
not help but be content. On hoard we
have a base bal) team, a foot ball
team, teams for all other athletics
The following K ken from the Fri
day Issue of the Star-Herald, Scotts
bluffs. Indicates the effort of that
city tj obtain th" Firemen's conven
tion nex fear;
"The Scottsbluff Volunteer Fire
Department Is planning to turn over
a goodly portion of the staC if nec
essary In order that the next . nniial
convention shall be held at Sco'.ts
hluff in January, 1920. To that and
n strong delegation rroni ttiip. city
will he in uttendanc ) at the state con
vention at Fremont held the middle
of next month, the delegation also
having the backing (tf the Coiumer
ial club and merchants In general of
this city, who have told the lire boys
to "hop to It."
The local boy.: ::Iso have thCSUp
port of AfllancV. North Platte, Gei
Ing, Mitchell. Morrill and other towns
In the western portion of Nebraska
who will rend delegates to Fremont
and who will throw in with our
hoys to get the convention here."
BUTTER MAKERS GIVEN
VERY SMALL iviAKuiN
A. troop train carry Ing four hun
dred and thirtyfive soldiers pnsssfl
Ugb Alliance Sunday night en-
1 1 'U1ji lamp Sllermnn. Chlleoth.
tihio rrtjKau c,,u er. Washington.
The miTrbMrtof them limited ser
vice mi ii. had lNbWin the forests of
vVashington u 1 1 1 ngJuce for the
manufacture ol a 1 1 pi a imTSSWI Were
being sent lo ( amp Slier icaWfebt be
mtlStetOd out. Of tho number
were 4i!0 enlisted men and hfteer
officers,
walls not so spectacular, the army
of the woods had an Important part
in the bringing to a close the greatest
of wars Tin- work Wag both hard and
dangerous and the per cenlage. of
Casualties was much greater than In
Slime other blanches. In the short
period I be)f were engaged they out
some thirty million feet of spruce and
supplied not only the needs of the
American air service, but that of our
allies. Many of them were greatly dis
appointed in not being privileged to
goeverneas and had the signing of the
a I in 1st ice come a little later one egi
m eii t would have sailed. It was plant
ed to send one about December 1st,
from the camp. They were a healthy
looking, happy lot and were Indeed
glad that they could return to their
homes again.
The Kpworth League of the Metho
dist church prepared and served
coffee, sandwiches ami doughnuts to
those who got off the train and that
the hospitality was much appreciated
was evidenced by the many smiles
and expressions of gratitude. The
literally devoured every eatable In
sight and as the train pulled out
shouted their appreciation.
PUIVATK WELLIVKR WAS
IMHIN IN tXATH OF N t I i SK
-it Iteguhitioiis Restrict Profits hi
Place I'imlt on Du.viiiK lost of
ream to huuinfactuff rs
we have more time, a twenty-two
piece band and a minstrel show of our
i own. Indeed, we are not lonely. I
; have a German rifle that I obtained
I wlitle in France that I would not nart
w'iawith. Had several other relics but
they were msfributed among the
boys."
Karl left last night for New York
where he will meet with some nc-
I'he u w reguln'ions hv ,he IT. S
' Food a l m ins. rs i id I governing manu
facturers, dealer! brokers and com
lUiSSQU merchants in butter are far
!r aching and besi les placing a maxi
mum on the margin of profit to Ko
dertyed hy the manufacturer of butt r
'they guarantee the direct Shipper US
'gnat a price for his butter fat an i
paid to any commission man Who
bandies ereanrand renders the saim
! service.
i Mr. W. kASp Deer, manager f
The Alliance d'a amery, wiio all inded
the meeting the members of the
Nebraska Buttilr Makers and Ores
Cries Assorlatiij) at Omaha recently.
says the new regulations will tend to
eliminate the commission man from
the crea.n market, h tea use of the rnl
jinc forbidding the pgyfng of more
than two cents per pound more to the
1 com in ission man than he paid to the
producer, which margin is not suffi
cient to sustain the smaller buyers
the manufacturer is also limited to
.'I 1-1! cents per pound buying eost-
I Including station labor or commission
Baa ail other buying expenses and
should ibis prove lo lost a greater
amount it must be deducted from the
margin of the manufacturer and this
margin must not exceed more than
five cents per pound the actual eosl of
the butter fat necessary to manufac
ture and all other costs that enter in
to the making of the finished product
Another feature of the new rules is
thai the margin of profit must b i
jaii everage of two months, beginning
December 1st, February 1st. April 1st
I June 1st. Aguust ist and October 1.
Unlike the natural results heretofore
of little, if any profit during the win
ter months and a better result during
the season of large volume the nian-
I ufaeturev must in all sasoe confine
his margin above tile cost of cream
from the producer to the maximum
las fixed. A margin of about 3Hc
per pound for (he manufacture of the
i cream into butter is indeed, a small
j margin, yet that is just what It will
mean to Hie creamery man. It will
I mean that witahout the greatest ef
1 ficiency and econonmy there will he
no profit derived. Already the Al
liance creamery Is figuring on the
.Installation of new and more modern
Miss Merle Welllver received offi
cial notice December ISth, of the
death of lit r brother, Private Adel
bcrt Marshall Welllver, on Oct. 2,
from wounds received in action. Priv
vate Welllver was born at Superior
Nebraska mi December 20, 1H94. At
thee age of four he moved with his
parents to Hock Island, Hlluoi.8. He
j,ve.i lltvr.Mh.rliltM
1' ...... Ml lV- tafT.AK - . . ...
the nriny, he was manager of a Wheat
farm near Fisher. Minnesota.
Private Welllver was called to the
colors 011 February 27, 1118, being
sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Th'ire ho
was assigned to Company K 139th.
Infantry and reached France 111 May
going into sctiVS service almost im
mediately. Private Welllver is Quite well
known in ami near .Alliance, having
spent a summer lu re visiting his
father, J. M. Welllver of Lakeside
Nebr. inn! one brother Cook. G rover
I. Wellivtr nerving with the A. R. F.
in France, There are two sisters also.
Mrs. Neal Follenaar, of Des Moines
I wa, who is his twin, and htlss Merle
Welllver of Lakeside, Nebr.
POTATO MARKET FIRMER
AT LARGER CENTERS
Ail Western Potato Markets showed
Increased Demand Last Week
and liett) r Price
ap- accustomed
1 pay any a' tenths
1 We made seven
voy with tin- exec,
miles, relying on
vessel to protect
to
where roil aie.
without con
,i the eighty
the speed of thi
us. At the time
we were struck but very few had the
life preservers where they c Did get
to them. We got careless. However,
the ship would have had to sink very
rapidly to get us. In drill we sever
al timefl lowered away all life boats
uualntances just returned from the machinery to meet tl.U condition, at
scene of war and sind a couple of
days before going on to Chelsea,
Mass., to report for duty.
sPPING TF.IIM OF DISTUICT
COURT HERB IN FEBRUARY
an outlay or about j.,.ono. ir ever
the farmer and dairyman were given
an opportunity to realize full benefit
on their products. It seems, that this
new ruling has afforded It.
Judge W. II. Weatover of the 1 6 Th
Judicial district announces the dates
of the 1919 terms of court in the dis
trict, as follows:
Cherry January 13th and. Octo
ber 20C ; Box Butte February 3rd
and November 10th: DawB Febru
ary 24th and November 24th; Sheri
dan March 10th and December 8th:
Sioux May 12th and October 13th.
The big Ifartman store at Mars
land will on Monday commence Its
second annual clearance sale. The
event Is staged that the room may be
available to the large stock of spring
and summer merchandles soon to ar
rive and to avoid carrying over the
surplus winter sroodn. Mr Hartmnn la
using a full pace In this Issue of The
Herald to tell his patrons and friends
of the sale and the savings afforded
Look It up It will pay you well.
The bad Weather in western Ne
braska, with the serO and colder
weather which has prevailed during
the past week, has caused a complete
I cessation in the hauling and shipping
I of potatoes mere are still ciuite a
I number Ol potatoes in storage ill pg
Into cellars which 1 ill muvt wheu
the weatlo r moderates.
A better tone was shown last week
lever the entire middle west both in
'prices and demand for potatoes Rp
I ports as shown by the Packer for the
leadins markets are us follows:
Firmer Tune at hicngo
Chicago Although predictions
, had been made to the contrary, the
potato market showed advances in
prici' the days immediately preceding
and following Christmas.
The improvement In the demand,
together with the limited receipts
was responsible for the firmer tone,
'lias come principally from the increas
ed call from local buyers, us there
lias been no particular improvement
in tile InQUlry from the outside trade
I Operators were of the opinion how
i ever, that as soon as the holidays
j were past the outside trade might be
I expected to buy more freely in view
'of the fact that they have been taking
'slock but sparingly during the last
few weeks and What stocks they may
I have had have been heuily drawn
! upon.
The movement from the principal
producing sections has been limited
but there are those among the trade
who believe that the farmers, who are
holding a good portion of the stock,
will sell more freely after the holi
days and that the Increased ship
ments will Counteract the Improve
ment In tne demand.
Following Monday's advance the
market was steady on Tuesday with
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
sacked No 1 white stock selling main
ly nt $1.80 -ff 1.85 per cwt. bulk white
stock from these states moved at 1.75
1 10; Nebraska round whito
r a
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