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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1919)
f A CITY MANAGER WILL PUT ALLIANCE ON THE RIGHT TRACK he Alliance herald LOCAL EDITION EIGHT PAGES ALLIANCE, BOX HUTTE COUNTY, NEDRASKA.TliriiSDAY, .) AM'AKY oO, 1!)1!. NUMHE VOLUME XXVI. PAVING DISTRICT INCLUDES FIFTEEN NEW TELtPEPHONE RATES ARE NOW Alliance Paving, District No. 1 BLOCKS IN TIIEHEART OF ALLIANCE 1 4 0. EFFECTIVE OVER ALL TOLL LINES RADICAL CHANGES AKE MADE. .WHICH CHEAPEN COST OF SERVICE AND PROVIDE UNIFORM BASIS OF CHARGES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Mr. P. D. Gleason, local manager, for the Nebraska Telephone Com-' 1 ..1 I ... ..ta,a nil tf.ll ' pAUJt llttd ivtll IUC lien mica w .v... calla very close study and this week gives out the following exhaustice ex planation of the charges and the tanner In which they are based. The new schedules, thinks Mr. ciwmnn. will Imve the tendency to greatly Increase the business over the toll lines and especially so when the patrons get acquainted with the rules and learn how to use them to the srcatest advantage. The telephone company put into effect January 2l the new regulation governing charges for long distance telephone calls which were recently ordered effective on that date , by Post master General Burleson. The order nlaces long distance telephone rates throughout the United States on a uniform basis. The principal change from the for mer method of determining long dis? tance telephone rates is that instead of one class of service there are sev eral, each with a different rate. For example, there Is one charge for "station to station" calls, another whtn a definite person is desired, aonother for "appointment" calls, for night calls, and so on.. The basis of all charges on long distance telephone calls under the new regulation is the station to sta- CITY COUNCIL WILL SUBMIT BOND ISSUE K5.-,MM0 MH DKD IX) TAKi: 0 1' TS T A X I 1 X J W A It I : A X TS AKIOUS FIXDS IT OF WOULD SAYESKOOO INTEREST Citv's Cfrdil .Must lie Bolstered ami Past Due Obligations Cared for in Xear Future At the special meeting of the city ! council held last evening. City Treas urer Frank Abegg slated that it wfts imperative that step be taken to take care of the outstanding warrants against the general, water and other funds. The amount of such warrants accarding to Mr. Abegg now reaches the startling sum of about $,'0,000 and unless by the issuance of bonds Boiiic of the obligations are taken care of in the near future the city may experience some dire conse quences. Acting-Mayor L. loi itTii htiikki' ORDINANCE CREATING SAME WILL BE PASSED AT REGU LAR MEETING OF COUNCIL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND WILL ASK FOR EXTENSIONS - 11. High land npponted a committee composed of City Attorney Reddish, City tion rate. This is determined by tne i Treasurer Abegg and Councilman air line distance between towns. Tho j Gavin to ascertain the amount that rate is computed for the Initial per- must be raised to cover these war iod of conversation on the basis of rants and to report same to the coun- 5 cents for each six miles up t Zi miles and 5 cents for each eight miles beyond that distance. The "station to station" rate ap plies when the calling party does not to talk to a particular person at the telephone designated but merely to anyone who answers .the tele phone". The word "station" to station calls must be made cither by giving the telephone n umber wanted or the under which the J The j oil at the next meeting toceher w ith i a recommendation as to wnui snoi.ua be done. It was the sense of the meet ! in?, it seemed, thst a bf.nd iseuo j should be submitted to the .vote of the citizens for tho rah-ing of the money needed. The hond con be stlld I Mid would bear but five per cent In terest wherns the warrants are dra' . inn seven per cent. This alone w'U Isave the city at bast $1,000 annually ' n TIUK! HTKKlyT t f t a 'fx , p 1 . 2 SF.COXD HTKUKT U t- ' i r s i - MAY DISCONTINUE DELIVERY.SERVICE AI.L1 AXC7 PIIOPI.UTY HOLPKHM mist MAKi; imphoyhmuxts at oxer; I WERE PROMISED LONG AGO Sidewalks- Must Ho Put in or l'Yec Delivery Will lo Cut Oft" Say Postal Authorities I'lltST STRFKT The doubt ! X 1 1 1 -Kite Mutioseil imhut district Ik shown In the nlxtve sketch and will no created lv ordinance by the council us recommended. It covrs, on , til (ten ami one-half 11m ks and Is well connected. iuu.uj and adiireso telephone is listed. If the calling parly states that he wishes to talk to a" definite person, the "person to person" rate which is higher, is charged. Charges for "station to sta tion" caXla tan not be- reversed, that . , 1 . . 1 . 1 . .. sicllrvi-l IS CUargeil IU me irifimuiir miau, j The '"station to station" service is! tlte cheapest and quickest form of! lone distance communication. It is! furnished at a lower rate than other classes of service because it requires a minium amount of work on the part of the long distance operators and "ties up" the wires fdr a shorter period than when a particular party must be summoned o the telephone. light department Is in good shap It will be railed upon to can cel warrants to the amount of about $3 0,000 in payment of new machin ery and other Improvements, but should the bonds be voted and. $7. Oftfr -worth of general fund "bonds which is now held by the light de partment taken up it will be able to take care of its own finances. Alliance, like all other cities that are forging ahead, will' necessarily spend vast sums of money if it is to keep abreast of the times and take care of the increase in population. As the population increases so will the need for still more improvements and tho cost of conducting the city affairs. None of the improvements now planned may be foregone of the city is to advance yet on the other hand it is imperative that the affairs be conducted on as conservative bas is as is possible. ThU being true, there is no better argument in favor the change of the method of gov- erment to that of the city manager form. Each succeeding day, week and month brings this fact in greater evidence and causes it to be more seriously considered. But, in the case that the bond issue is submitted tne vote should be unanimous n POTASH HIGHWAY MEN . CONVENE AT SENECA laifliiislasin Uui; High ami Meeting 1'ioiiilses to le tho longest I'.vir lleUl Along the Line F1REB0YS WILL BANQUET RETURNED CO. G'BOYS P.ig Sp,cad ni.d Dance to Ik' Given on Iw tiling of February Fifth at Armory Director ..W. D. Fi&ker vf the SUU I Congressional District, Nebraska Good Koads Association, announces the annual meeting of tho association to be held at Seneca February 2 Dili. Along the entire route there s much enthusiosm said the towns ar iirued to send a large delegation. Al In addition to station to station service, a "person to person" rate, an appointment" rate, a "messenger call" rate and a "report charge's are quoted for calls to points on wliich the "station to station'' rate is 1F cents more. i The "person to person" rate is I (,f charged for messages where the cal ling party asks to talk to a particular I person, it is auoui one-iourin greaiei than the "station to station" rate. The "appointment" rate appllable when a definite time is specified to talk to a Particular person, is about one-half greater than the "station to j favor of the bonds and therte seems liance has been especially invited to have a large representation present and Secretary Fisher has promised a (delegation of twenty-five. The Potash Highway means to this city and as i there is now promise of the immedi ate completion of a work started ! several year ago we should get be I hind the matter and help to make it a reality. A mass meeting has been called at Seneca to be held this evening for the perfection of plans for the enter tainment of the delegations at the meetings. .Ti- 'ianno Volunteer Fire 1 partmenf "has plans made for a big merry making at the Armory, Febru ary tilth, when it will spread a sumpt ouj banquet for the returned mem bers of the original Company "G" e land wives or i.idtes and the members 1-1 of the department and their ladies. Alliance stands a good chance to loose her free mall delivery service unless there Is immediate activity on the part of property owners in the east part of town. The postofflce de- imitnicnt has uivcll olliciai warning 1 l,,i t 1 II ut V 1 V till VM the aervice will bo . in i.n in that portion of Alliance uu iuliU h uMpwallts called lor wnen the service was put into ellect are in stalled. The matter has been brought to the. attention of the residents ou Keveral occasions but without results unci .-omen now from the authorities ut WuHhtiitton with the admonition that unless the matter is given im mediate attention the free delivery will t discontinued. 'i iit in rter culls lor suitable walks along the east side of Yellowstone be tween First street and Second; Yel lowstone from Third to Seventh;' the easf MJe of Sweetwater from Ffth to Sixth; both sides from Sixth to .Seventh and Missouri between Fifth and Sixth. It embrace about seven teen blot Us. Kant aide residents will at once . ..-ill i l.i thi-lll realize wmii un.t i"-"" should the mail delivery be utopped. lie in. pi i Venn i. t.i ati.i I should have be. n ma le long ago. 'iliere in m ;.,,.ii-. iii the i;ia;ter but that of going ahvad iwr.l pMllhiR in the tide- walks or the Ioks ot a vaiuat-ie sei- vicc Tin v. nor tho city in gu.erai, an a fiord immediate actipn At the special meeting of tho City Council held last night and after in ueli discussion as to which of tho blocks witnin the business section should compose the Uist paving dlst-s ricl of Alliance, a coiuiuutee of live, was appointed by tho mayor to pro pore a district and to confer with at torney in the drafting of mi ordin ance creating such district which will betaken up and passed at tho regular meeting. Members of the committee were Couucilmeu Johiiuoti and .More, eerCtiy Attorney lteddlah, City Kngi- neer Knight and Secrotary Usher cl the Community club, Immediately following the adjournment of the council the committee met itnd docld- f.llo station" rate. The "messenger call" rate, where a messenger Is necessary to summon the called person to the telephone, ia the same as the "appointment" rate, plus any necessary charges for mes senger service. The "report charke" applies when a "person to person" call, an appoint rnent" call or a "messenger" call is made and the person desired is not in or will not talk, or when the exact address of the person desired has not been given and he cannot be reached at a telephone within one hour. How ever, if the connection is made and the conversation, held later in the same day the "report charge" is not made. This charge also applies if the calling party is absent when the con nection is completed within one hour the "report charge" is about one fourth tho ".station to station' rate. The lowest "station to station" rate quoted is 5 cents, the minium "person to person" rate is 20 cents, the minimum "appointment" rate 2r cents and the minimum "messenger to be no question but that is wil be decided upon by i the council. ' what city TRAINMEN'S FIRST BALL WAS GRAND SUCCESS Armory Appropriately Decorated llauqiiet at Silver tiiill Thorough ly I'iiijoyed by All STl IMJKOX GAKAGi: TO HOLD . ' TWO DAL TKACTOK . SCHOOL Hard Struggle lodge, N'o. 642, Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen, scored a hit when It gave the tirst of jits proposed annual dances at the j Armory last night. The crowd which ! gathered to trip the light fantastic at jtlie invitation of the trainmen was one of the largest assembled on a i like occasion in ninny moons, and ! not one of the number left the dance iwith a regret in having attended. I The hall was very appropriately decorated for the occasion with rail ; rwad lanterns, of the several colors rate 2', cents, while the lowest re-1 used, the improvised locomotive and port charge is 10 cents. Only "station to station" service is to be had for short distances where the "station to Station" rate is 5 or 10 cents. On "station to station" cpMs. where the rate is 25 cents or less, an initial talkire period f r, minutes is permitted. For longer conversa tion'; an additional charge will be made. On "person to person" culls, ! "ap'-oh ten nt" calls and "me-seiv- i per" cali. the initial talkint' period j is 3 minutes. : Ni'-'ht rites apply only to "station ! to station" cnll. Day rates apply at rleht n other classes of service. The rat for "station to station" rall- i male between 8:30 p. m. and mid-j nie!:t Is about one-half of the 'Vta- . tion to station" day rar and for calls made between midnight and 4 30 a. n. the rrte Is one-fourth of thf "station to station" day rate. The minimum iiieht rate is 25 cents and day rates are charged at night when the day rate is less than this. A two-day course ip tractor opera tion and care will be fcivejito those of the tractor owners iS?fvrators of Box Butte county who avail them selves the opportunity at the Sturg eon ..garage. West Third street, Jan uary 30th and 31st. Tract o.r experts from the factory of the Avery comp any will be present to conduct the classes and all tractor men are cordi ally invited to attend, regardless of the make of tractor owned. It w ill be another feast such as only they can prepare and following which will be held a social dance for the guests. It is planned to make It an annual affair and the boys are going to see to it that the first one Is a real success. Below is the banquet men u : Celery Olives Iladishes Bread Butter Roast. Young Turkey Cranberry Sauce Baked Chicken Sage Dressing , Baked Sweet Potato Potato Salad Fruit Salad Cake Coffee Serving of the dinner will com mence promptly at r.eyen o'clock and If you would make the most of -it you are urged to be on hand at that time. COl ItSF.Y & MILLKIt KXPIOCT COMPLKTIOX KKliltl'AUY KIKST AM.IAXCi: HIGHS 11ANILY DKI'IIAT SIDXKY HALL Cotirsey & Miller, Ford agency, ex pect to be able to move into their new quarters on West Third street by February 1st. The building, which has been in the hand of contractors I for several months past is rapidly i Hearing completion when finished TKAMl will be one of the finest housings for i an automobile concern In western ine Alliance -Kg'! scnooi uasKt-i N-braska. The large display room ball team was agiiu returned victor wni afford ample space for the show on last Friday c.eni ig wVu It e.is;ly i -lnir f tj1P (..irs ani tno entire place deliated the Sidney hign school nve t,een fitted and eouinried to ren he local gyeinauei:! t no stage, (f. tie greatest convenience to the of th. game ivere ,h vis 'tors aolo to visitors of the institution. It is need danerousiy approa :h the lead of (0 my that the owners are look Alliance w s. I i. .3 U.rii sore wv; ini, forward .anxiously to the time 2'J I" j when they may occupy the new honirf of the Ford in Alliance. Dim oi i: sixi.s stxvrTsiiM i f i . Monox picti in: hoi skI way car and ottier sucii articles as i would tit into the scheme. The Grand ! March was led by Mr. J. P. Dailey. The programs for the evening were clever imitations of time cards and ! indexed in the slansi parlance of the ' hoys of the road. All rules which ! Govern the men who handle, the 'trams in their work were rigidly en forced on the dance tloor. j After the merry-makers hid : danced to their heart's content a Min'ptiious b'liKiuvt was served at the Silver Grill, by Joe C. Harvey and l, s efficient corp caterers and 'o v.liieh all did full justice. . The lod'.'e was very successful in the sale of tickeH. more than two hundred of them being sold, despite the fact that on Tuesday night an other dnnre was riven nnd for the past several weeks' they have been numerous. The boys are very grate ful to their many friends and feel confident that the occasion will be jlong remembered. II. A. DuBuque, proprietor of the Imperial theatre last week sold his picture house holding at Scottsblutf to William Ostenburg Jr. The house the Orpheum is one of the best in this section of the state Mr. Osten burg will have personal charge of the same. The family moved to their new home at Scottsbluff the first of the week. GOOD JtO A OS tOXYKXTlOX AT ( IIADItON, FKimi'AKY IM ed that If all were to be taken care of In the business .section the dist rict as ooutiined in this issue of tho Herald, an Increase ot three blocks over the intial recommendatioua ot the paviugg committee, would be nei'essary. The district as it now appears cer taiu to be created will extend from First Llreets on Box Butte avenue, from First to Fourth on Laramie, from the alley west of Laramie to the alley east on Box Butte on First street, lrom tho alley est of Lara mie to the alley east of Box Butte on Second, from Cheyenne to N'labra ra on Third Btreet and from Laramlo to he alley east of Box Butte on Fourth street. It will embrace fifteen and one-half blocks and will consti tute a well connected sytteui of pave ment, j As was to be expectod once tho pro position seemed suro of success, there now conies requests by proper ty owikts for still additional pavlu. S. A. Miller ami .1. W. Kzeil, hoth large property holders on Nlabrarai were present at the meeting and ex pressed. tho b'liif mat ' it.r.- -would . h no gn at opposition 'o die paving of Niabi alii Avt iivn an I lii txpres ;cl a wiMingiKSS tj be;-- :..!r share of the burden. Otheru, including wiui! of the lais;. property owners of the city desire, i.n cxibutien to tho r.fiilnvft part of the ci'y. 1n fact, to have this happen ami " "' ''""1WB w... .... thArwill suits. brtn a bouf t b ' d eoir rfl-M-1 menu I! NO SPRING HUNTING IN NEBRASKA NOW Washington Chief ol lWo.lgiciil Siur Siijs Statute is -t .Mivailii as Itcportcd vcy SO Ml-: IX THI NGS TO A OID HAD W FATHFU MOTOKIXG I The third and next meeting of the ! Sixth Congressional Dlstrirt (loot j Ko.ots boosters will be held at Chud ron. February 19th. Already the com I mittees have been appointed and pre liminary anan'-'ements for the tak- ! lug care of a large nssembla'-'e. Cha.l- ! ron like the other towns of th dis trict is enthusiastic over the move ment for permanent roads and a splendid meeting is anticipated. A favorite place for rough frozen ruts and sharp pieces of ice of Jab and tlash a tire is the portion of casing bet ween the rim and sidew i.ll. Such punishment will be greatly re duced by proper and full inflation. Klding the car tracts is a popular winter practice with inotori.-ts be cause he dodges packed lee and'snow embankments nqar the curbing. This practice is not only dangerous but wears ridges in the side of the tire tread. Avoid car tracks and frozen ruts. xor it i: All returned tueiiilx-rs of Co. G, (In ir wives or ladies all nieinlx-rs of llie Alliance X'olmiteer Fire Depart ment ami llu-ir ies or ladies are inileil to the pii-iit Annual V. -'. D. l).-iti(in't lo lie served at tin' Armory. Wednesday, IVInuarv 5th. Serving of banquet will start at 7:00 sharp. lYee dance following .the. banquet for the guests The House Committee I- L. Mcrritt, Harold Snyder Hay Trabert. Neither the federal law nor the state law or Netrasna pernnis uu spring Bhootlng of migratory birds in Nebraska. The recent decision oi the supreme court' of the t'nrted States did not invalidate the federal law and open he way for bprlng shooting, according to the Omaha Daily News. Kven if that had been i rue, m Nebraska state game law prohibits spring shooting and leaves ttm open season as follows: Duck, goose, brant, Wilson snipe or jacksnipe. coot and gallinutes irom M-pieiuoer 16 to December 3K Lou Moeschler, south Omaha sportsman, sent an inquiry io Wash ington concerning the decision. The reply from K. W. Nelson, chief biological survey of the department of iiL'i-lculluTe. which follows. Is the first official explanation of the de cision received here: "There has been no decision or the United States supreme court de claring the migratory bird law un constit utional. "The case of the I'nited States vs. Shauver involving a prosecution under the migratory bird law of March 4, 1913, was removed to the supreme court of the I'nited States on the government's writ of error from a decision of the United States district court for the eastern district of Arkansas in which it was held that the law was unconstitutional. "This case was argued in the su preme court in the fall of 191 h and on February 2S, 1916, was restored to the docket my the court for re argument, and in October, 1916, was passeti on motion of the attorney general of the United Slates subject to call for 'argument on agreement of counsel. Meanwhile the United States and Great llritiau concluded a treaty for the protection of migra tory birds in the United States and Canada, and on July 3, 1918. the president approved the act of con gress, known as the ink-ratory bird treaty act, which approved the migratory bird law of 1913 and which is now In full operation throuL-hout the United States. "After the passage of the mii-'ta-Itory bird in aty act, the Shauver i'ic presi n'ed merely a moot qucs- ,"en, and on the filh Inst, the at i tovnev I'eiicral moved the court to jdiv-Mi.'-s this c:i:e. the motion being granted. There wn--- no occasion for, visuble on tua ursl of u raving, districts as It now rands. Other such . Jdistrf'tH may be p..-. itlon. d for by ! tho taxpayers Iheiiuelvis ami i where ! there are sufficient tdgn -rs to permit the districts can le created by 1 he ci'y it'll ne 1 and th.s Is r.o doubt the step that w ill be taken. The question of Cie cost , oi the paving is, of course, yet unsettled. The kind of pavement desired, will i nter largely into th C'jf.t nn I not until the work has a iva ne I to the proper str.ge where bids will be ask d for will It be possible fo get a de finite llgi.re. The installation of lead s' rvice to replace th' iron now in use was also brought up and Hlihough there seems to be no pro ceeding whereby !li city can enforce the change It "was pointed out that. r the Insolation of the leal service now would cost but about $4 0, whereas if not installed ui til after the paving had pone In .the cost' might rearh the, sum of, ?250. All proper influence will bi brought to bear to get tho proper'y owners to make the change at this time by the committee and it is to M hoped that there will be no opposition. I1ABD0RFF MUSIC HOUSE CLOSES BRANCH HERE Will Discontinue Ail Wit rn Branch IU-uni'H itntl Supply tic Field , froi muiliu The. Haddorff Music Company of' Omaha, which for several years past has maintained u brum h house in Al liance, along with several other cities in this section of the state, ti .is found it necess.uy to discontinu" all such branches because of the Inability to get competent help to handle, them. Last week Manager K. T. 11am- i moo or the omana ouice, was in. inis city making preparations tor the change which means that'after todav the piano More .here w ill be closed. It is not th" purpose or inUnt of the comjuny to abandon the field by any means. In the futti'e the terri tory will be covered by F.ilesman from the main oi;'iee and shipments will be made from that place. Th" company has enjoyed a very lucra tive patronage eiiriiii; Its, business career in Alliance and suspends local activities with reeret. and there wvs ot, court in the matter Chief, Biological decision of the I-:. v. Survey. Nelson. "IIo that waits on sure of a Vr.ner. ' foi luuo la never SMITH I5I5KS. TAlii: CH AllGE OF Al I.IANCIT S1KAM LAUNDRY Smith Brothers of MiVook, who last week purchased the Alliance Steam Laundry took active rhau'0 on Monday . iv.ini-ic This week thy hav been nigl.ty bu-- ''Mt ', things shaped up for the lnsialh Mmi of a service that will be f-cend to none and taking care of a good patronage. Tiny plan to give Alii J nee a Uundry such as the business of the town merits and will by the same right en joy a tpk-iidid business. ' fro of BUI ill srr.-Ci terk will slntr a exp'-nsps, great dt'ii.' T7