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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
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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
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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.'
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