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TOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21st. 1913.
NUMBER 38
COMMITS SHOE BY LEAPING THRU
CAK WINDOW AS TRAIN SPEEDS ALONG
MAN BELIEVED TO BE C. J. SETTER OF ANNA, ILLINOIS
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED BY JUMP FROM BURLINGTON
PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR ALLIANCE TODAY.
Body Brought to this City by Freight Crew and Message Sent to
Address Procured from Papers Found In
Dead Man's Clothing.
A man, believed to be C. J. Setter,
et Anna, Illinois, was instantly killed
Bear this place early this afternoon
when he leaped through a window of
s passenger coach of Burlington
train number forty-four and In the
tall suffered a broken neck.
From the only available source of
Information, a young lad who shared
the came seat, it seems that the man,
who is apparently about sixty years
ef age, had started for Portland,
Oregon, but upon reaching - Craw
ford had for some reason decided to
4teeontinue his westward journey
and return east. He is said to hate
told the young man that he had tired
riding to the west. As the train was
Bearing Alliance, when but about
three miles out, he, without the
lightest warning of his intentions
asade the leap.
Upon the arrival of the passenger
train, which was late and did not
jteach this city until about 12:30. a
freight crew was dispatched to the
cene and the lifeless body brought
ft this city and placed in the Glen
Miller morgue. County Coroner Lee
Bay 06 immediately wired to ; the
ns at Anna, imnois, asaing xor in
formation and instructions, after
checks were found among the be
laasdsKS and other papers which
would signify the dead man had had
vceineee with the - institution. No
werd had been received up to
the
RAILROAD MAN HURT .
Vjllf ALL" FRO'l MOTOR
L R. Itosell Injured Neau' Angora
lmnt Friday Uronght to
AUtonce Hospital. - ' "
. L. R. Resell, for more than fifteen
year on employee of the Burlington j
at this point, was seriously injured
last Friday afternoon near Augora,
when he was thrown backwards off a
aaotor car used by the workmen in
taking the journeys to and from
their work.
Mr. Rosell is employed with a
telegraph lineman's gang and as the
'. crew started for their camp at An
.'. Kara, the casoline motor car for some
reason came to a sudden stop and be
" was thrown from it In the effort to
. save himself Injury he was dragged
several feet. He was immediately
. given medical attention, but Wednes
, ay St was found advisable to bring
' Mm to Anilance that he miKht be
placed in the hospital and the best
' of are afforded. It Is feared 'that
- internal injuries have been suffered.
IMPERIAL BUILDING
WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK
New Structure a Credit to Owner
and to Alliance Best in
the State. ,
- The remodeling of the Imperial
theatre building is about completed.
West Wednesday evening the opening
will be made at w' ich time the tarn
eras mlnBtrel show of Reese Brothers
will entertain the first audience the
Alliance's fine, new play house. The
east consists of fifteen people and
the show is one ot the best on the
aoad,
The construction work Is about
finished; the mammoth pipe organ
has been installed and the decora
tors have nearly completed their op
erations. An anxious public awaits
the grand opening, when it will be
permitted to visit and look upon the
nest theatre in the state outside of
Omaha and one of the best in the
eoantry in a town ot Alliance's popu
lation. With the completion of this splen
did building several changes will
eorae in the business locations of Al
liance firms. Dr. George J. Hand
will move his office suarters to the
second eotry of this building, where
he will be offered comfortable, we''
appointed offices; Guthrie & Miller's
insurance office will be located in the
ground floor room to the south of the
main entrance and Glen Miller will
establish in the room north of the
entrance a first-class, up-to-date
cigar and news stand.
The job has been a big one, but it
has been wel done. Every feature
has been taken care ot in the best
manner possible and every conven
ience and comfort has been provided.
The decorations, which were made
by O. C Moore and his able crew of
artists, are beautiful and signify
beyond all Question that Alliance
workmen are fully eapable of doing
things equally as well as the decora
tors ot the larger cities.
YOUTH MISSES DEATH
BY NARROW MARGIN
SeTenteen-yeer-old Hoy Becomes Lost
In Sand Hiila Finds Railroad
and Takes Nap on the Rail.
Jack Thurmon, aged seventeen
years, son of, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
Thurman of Lakeside, came near los
ing his life at 11:20 o"clock Tues
day night when he fell asleep while
seated on a rail on the Denver line
of the Burlington nine miles south
west of Alliance, when Burlington
passenger number thirty-two woke
him just in time to leap from the
track and roll down the embank
ment. The train, which runs from Casper
to Alliance, was making about thir
ty-five miles per hour, when engineer t
Unas. u. starman, on rounding
curve 1p the sandhills, suddenly saw
in front of his pilot the form ot a
sleeping man, seated on the right
hand rail. .He pulled the whistle
cord and gave the speeding passen
ger train all the art it would stand
but the train did not come to a stop
for a third of a mile or more. The
engineer climbed from the cab and
started back at top speed on foot
along the trainP declaring that he
had killed a man. He was joined
by conductor Harry Bayliss, the
brakeman, flagman and a Herald re
porter, who hastened back through
the pitch darkness along the track,
looking for the mutilated body of the
man wnom engineer starman reu
cerUin he had struck with the en-
? AVer searching the track d
...k - i u. v,v 1
svwuvu iui tJ treat ij aaeaia m iuiic essa.
they suddenly came upon young
Thurman, batless.T breathless and
scared stiff. He was unable to speak ..
for a few moments and , ..answered .
head. After 'recovering from his
scare and having been roundly cen
sured by the relieved. trainmen for
sleeping on the track, he declared
that he had not been asleep but that
he bad become tired from a long tir
ed sandhill Walk and that when the
train suddenly came upon him
ne :
was intently engaged in watching a!
coyote or other animal which was at ' street Tuesday morning' while a
roadright-of-w'11 alnS th Uood lzed of tnrllled
Young Thurman said that he had tatorB ,ooked on- McKeller says he
heard the approach of the train or l from Newark, New Jersey and
een the headlight until the engine; that in the eleven years which he has
was almost upon htm, when he gave -devoted to such endeavor he has
a mighty leap and rolled down the ' scaled some of the largest buildings
bank. His' hat. which he had laid be- 1 in the' country, among which are:
side him on the rail, was lost and
probably had been ground in pieces
by the train. He stated that he bad
started to drive his Hudson car from
Alliance to Bridgeport, leaving Alli
ance about 8:30 o'clock; that he
had run out of gasoline and had
started on foot for the railroed, hop
ing to find .a ranch house where he
could find shelter and gasoline. On
reaching the railroad he had been
very tired, had seated himself on th'
rail to rest and perhaps had been a
bit drowsy, but that . the coyote or
other animal which had followed
him and kept him awake. . j
The young man stated that his
parents live in Lakeside, from where '
he had started early Tuesday after-1
noon for Bridgeport, going via Alli
ance. He stated that he formerly
lived in Bridgeport and that Superin-
tendent Barge of the Hord potash
plant at Lakeside was his uncle. He '
went back to the train with the train
crew and came to Alliance. He
maintained steadfastly that the en
gine had not touched him and that
he was unhurt. . although badly
scared.
HARPER PURCHASES
NEW ELECTRIC SIGNS
Attractive Illuminated Markers Will
Add Materially to Appearance of
Store Front and Street.
W. R. Harper is having placed on
the front of the "Big Store" building
this week two large asd attractive
electric signs, which he purchased
some weeks ago at a cost of about
$500. The new signs bear the in
scription, "Harper's The Big Store",
and may be seen at a great distance.
The latest and beet electrical equip
ment is belbg Installed and when
lighted the flash system used will
cause the word "Harper's" to appear
and disappear at regular intervals.
This addition to the front of the
store will materially add to the ap
pearance of both the building and to
the street. Such enterprise should
be eneouraged by the city council by
Inauguration of a low rate for cur
rent used by the illuminated signs
J. H. Kane, of the Quick Service
Electrio Shop, la installing the signs
and making the necessary electrical
connections. .
, THH LOGICAL LOCATION
Mer. li',a0,llioWH W
BWffi) wnui. mine t'lMWice
the matter of perfecting the or
ganizatlon which will conduct the
Alliance Packing ( Vmipany, re
turned to this city this morning
from a firing visit to Bouth Dako
ta and Wyoming points.
Messr. PI urn be and Sweet went
to South Dakota and Wyoming In
order to sound public sentiments
as to the feasibility of a packing
plant In Alliance. It ha seemed
to them for a long while that
every rule of buine logic would
justify such an Industry, bnt they
were anxious for corroborative
evidence and in Dakota and
Wyoming they went into the by
ways and hedges sounding out the
farmers and cattle raisers.
Prom what the people out in
that section told Messrs. Plumbe
and Sweet, this Is one question
which hasn't two sides. livery,
where In qulrles were made the
reply Invariably was, "Yes, in
deed; we're for It."
Not alone In Alliance and Box
Butte county, but In all the mag
nificent stretdi of trade territory
contiguous, the realisation is
spreading that there can be no
reason why a packing plant and
commercial yards In Alliance
should not be a substantial sue-.
ces from the very Inception. ,
The Herald has heard the ques
tion pretty broadly discussed, and
thus far no one neema. to doubt
the legitimacy or the entire feasl.
biitiy of the project. One thing
that adds to the feeling of con
fidence is the indisputable fact
that these two gentlemen made
their appearance In Alliance with
an array of gilt-edged evidence) as
to their personal integrity and
performances.
GOLDEN BULK HOLDING
BIG AUGUST CLEARANCE
The Golden Rule Is beselged with
eager bargain hunters this week
since the announcement of the big
clearance sale to be extended oyer
, the remainder of the month. Mr. W.
B. Barhett, the proprietor has pur
"M. ftlKftBa"i
determined to clean out all summer
lines io mace - room ror the new
poods. ' A good sised ad in this Issue
will enlighten you as to the many
bargain offered. , ;
HUMAN FlY SCMS tRCtiP ;
OF NEWBERRY BUILDING
John A. McKeller, who styles him
self "the human fly", scaled the front
of the Newberry building at the cor-
ner of Box Butte avenue and Fourth
the Woolworth building, forty-seven
stories high: the Flat Iron. Singer
and Times buildings of New York
City and numerous smaller ones
throughout other sections of the
United States. He. went from here
to Cheyenne to again demonstrate
his ability to climb. In the spring
be will return he told The Herald
man with other feat performers to
give the, people of Alliance another
thriller. .
The Future of American Potash
By Dr. O. E. Condra, Director, Nebraska Conservation and Soil
- Survey, University of Nebrask.
. Re-printed from the "lOIO Year Book", the Commercial Fertilizer,
Atlanta, Georgia. V
The following article is of unusual
Importance not only to Nebraska
potash producers, bu t to American
potash producers the country over.
Dr. Condra, the writer, Is known as
the best posted potash authority In
the United States. Other articles of
interest to the potash industry will
follow in future issues of The Alli
ance Herald.
The Future of American Potash.
This subject Is difficult to analyse
because of the nature ot the problem.
It involves several factors, some of
them being subject to political
manipulation.
The American potash development
In its present form 9s an Infant war
time industry. The Institute' Is a
substitute for "riade in Germany"
and will, it su; ported for a time,
supplant the foreign product. It is
Btrictly American and should live
not die.
The Americal Kali Syndicate,
which has held a world monopoly on
potash, seeks to kill the American
potash industry. This wss brought
out at Washington in a recent bear
ing of the Senate Committee on
Mines and Mining. Over and against
the foreign force and propaganda Is
the patriotic sentiment of our cltl
sens, which stands for America first,
last and all the time. Just what at
titude of the consumers of potash
may be cannot be definitely stated at
this time. The fertiliser companies
want cheap potash, and soma of
CITY COUNCIL
GETS ONLY ONE
BIDJN PAVING
BEATRICE FIRM MAKES OFFER
FOR CONTRACT IF BRICK
IS TO BB USED.
Other Contractors Claim Estimates
too Ixw on Other Kinds and -.Proposition
Up.
Alliance must adopt brick for the
pavement if such is to be accom
plished this year. . This much Is cer
tain since at the meeting of the city
council held last Friday night held
for the purpose Of opening the bids
of contractors, but one offer was re
celved and that was made upon the
brick construction. This bid war
made by the firm of Sprague ft Nice
ly, ot Beatrice and was for $4.41 per
square yard on the pavement ana tne
remainder of the work at tne en
gtneer's estimate. The offer was ac
companied by the required certified
check for $9,000 and the job is to
be completed by December 81st, if
the bid is accepted. .
' Action in the matter was deferred
by the council, as" required by law,
until August 27. This allows time
for a selection to be made by the
property owners and In case such
selection is not made then the city
council mar proceed to make the
same.
- To the onlooker, who was aware
of the presence of about twenty con
tractors, there came a question:
"Why are the other firms not Inter
ested?" Inquiry brought fortn rrom
each almost the same answer "The
estimates are too low on the other
kinds of paving and the sewer con
structlon." Each representative con
tended that his firm could not meet
the requirements at the prices speci
fied; some claimed the guarantee
clause provided for In case concrete
was preferred made necessary too
great an expense to make the ven
ture a profitable one and that they
disliked the idea of guaranteeing
job built to another's specifications
(not. that they, believed the specifica
tions were not sufficient to warrant
its xuarantee. but rather that if so
construction and absolutely accord
ing to the engineer's specifications it
was . unnecessary) at their own ex
Public sentiment is strongly; in
favor of the immediate installation
of the paving. Taxpayers believe
that the construction should be and
will be made with the future In mtad
and that the best materials should
be used. Brick, though H . has
great many virtues, will unless as
phalt covered, be found to have
faulta also. Its use will almost cer
tainly produce a pavement which
will under heavy traffic cause much
noise; it will also be not so clean as
some other kinds, but H does with
out a doubt contain the durability
At the meeting to be held next Wed
nesday evening the board will dficl
to either accept or reject the bid. If
it la accepted the work will proceed
at once; If it Is rejected another call
for bids will be made.
it s nign time something was
done. Let's go!.
Calvin D. Walker, manager of the
A. H. Jones Company's branch in
this city Is at Logan, Kansas this
week making preparations for the
moving of the family to Alliance in
the Immediate future. He Is expect
ed to return to this city Sunday.
them would like to control Its pro
duction. The Interests of farmers
who use the fertilizer must be con
served. This means that no influence
either foreign or domestic should be
permitted to dominate the potash sit
uation In America. The problem is
national and should be so considered.
There is a call for read patriotism
when it comes to the needs, develop
ment and Independence of our coun
try. America, though strong In most
of the fundamental resources and in
dustries, has been notably weak in
potash, dye stuffs and optical glass
three necessary things formerly con
trolled by Germany. The weak points
must be strengthened in order to in
sure greater national strength.
German potash, dye stuffs and op
tical glass railed as during the war.
We were in distress. Then from
necessity came progress and compar
ative strength in tl a- snd other
points. Referring to the potash. It
should be noted that the domestic
production more than double
each year of the war. and
that, at this rate of advance the full
requirements of our country co-ild be
met within the next two years. The
Industry has lost ground since the
armistice was signed and the ques
tion is now whether it la to slip
Dacrward into a condition of depen
dence, or to be developed to a con
dition of independence.
(Continued on Page 8)
AX SCHEDULES FOR YEAR
CALL fOR TOTAL 136 MILLS
County Clerk W. C. Mounts has
prepared the tax schedule for the
coming year and it calls for a total
levy of 136 mills. Of this amount
fifty-one and six-tenths mills Is that
levied by the city of Alliance; seven
teen mills, the county's share and
thirteen mills for the state tax. The
city levy is reduced In this schedule
from that ot last year's more than
ten mills. The assessed valuation of
property within the corporate limits
is estimated at a million dollars.
"COLONEL" WATSON IS REAL
PIONEER OF WESTERNERS
Colonel Pete Watson,, of Mitchell,
genuine pioneer of western Nebras
ka and known to every cititen of this
section of the state who lived here
during the days of the cowboy, the
saloons and the gambling houses, has
been In Alliance several days this
week, while Mrs. Watson is receiving
treatment at the hospital here. Col
onel Watson, at one time a large
ranch owner and extensive cattleman
ot this section, was for many years a
prominent figure in all stockmen's
gatherings in this section of the
state and was looked to for the mak
ing ot a success in all such entertain
ments. While in the city Wednesday
he called at the Herald office for a
few minutes and we enjoyed greatly
the short chatwe had with him. He
saysthe still has - the gray saddle
horse which he rode in the parades a
few years ago and that despite the
fact that he is now beyond the three
score year and ten mark he still loves
to get astride a good horse and feel
again the thrill of the days which
have forever gone from the pioneers
of this vast cattle country. On one
of his visits ' to Alliance, several
years ago, during a big cattlemen's
convention and blow-out he was
photographed for a motion picture
film while riding the gray horse
which was always hie pride. He
avers he still owns some of the best
horses in western Nebraska and says
that he will so long as he lives.
Mrs. Watson, under the care of the
attending physician at the hospital.
is convalescing nicely and will be
able to return to her home at MIL
chell In a few days. ,
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CITY MANAGER SMITH
TAKES UP HEN DUTIES
AftHumed Ctarge of .Municipal Affairs
Wednesday Morning ami Is (Jet
ting Things Done. -
City Manager Casslus C.
Smith
duties
commenced upon his new
Wednesday morning.
At this time Mr. Smith made no
radical changes in the conduct of the
affairs of the city and if any such
are made they shall come after the
same have been proven necessary by
the results attained. He will have
the full control of the municipal
business and will place each and
every department on an efficiency
basis. Already he has affected a
great improvement in the appearance
of the principal streets and if such
Improvement program is carried to
the other thoroughfares the
manager will indeed have the sup
port of every Alliance cHizen. - 11'
duties will be numerous and sundry:
we feel confident that be will accom
plish much and The Herald will re
cord with pleasure the Improvement'
as they are made. .
AMBULANCE SERVICE
PROVIDED BY DARLING
Motor Drawn Vehicle la In Mailed by
Alliance Furniture Dealer for
rknergency Use.
George D. Darling's new motor
ambulance, for which he placed an
order laat February, ia now at the
service of the public. It is of the lat
est type and was built to the order of
the owner at Sterling, Illinois, by the
Rock Falls Manufacturing Company,
of whom Mr.. Darling, bought his
motor hearse three years ago.
The ambulance, unlike the old
models, 'resembles a large limousine
rather than an emergency vehicle. It
Is so constructed that H may be
driven to the curb as other cars and
the Injured or sick placed into the
machine without particular notice of
passersby. Ehe entire side may be
thrown open permitting the placing
of the chair cot, which has adjust
able head and foot rests. In Its prop
er place and there still remains
ample room for bte driver and two
or three attendants it needed. The
motor is very powerful: the uphol
sterlng and finish Is the finest and
the car Is lighted with a pretty dome
light and heated if desired from the
motor. It Is one of the very few of
its type now in use in the county and
the only one west of Chicago.
This addition to the equipment of
Mr. Darling is a distinct addition to
the facilities within the city to care
for the sick or injured. He Is proud
of his new possession and is justly
so. It is but another step forward;
another evidence ot enterprise by
Mr. Darling and something which
will in time to come prove its wort
to the community.
The Labor Day program la being
prepared by the committee and will
be a dandy.
JOHN KRAUSE,
POTASH KING,
DIEDTUESDAY
SUCCUMBED TO SHOCK OF ACCI
DENT ON , MONDAY
'', MORNING.
Pioneer Settler and Iai-ita huvh
Owner Was Heavy Potash InveiN
tor Date n,jf Million.
Mr. John Krause, potash king. of
western Nebraska, died at St. Jos
eph's hospital in this city about 2:10
Tuesday afternoon, following injur
les received on Mondsy morals
from a gasoline explosion, which oe
curred while he was taking treat
nient in the offices of Dr; M. 3. Baa
kin. ...
The accident, which Droved fatal.
happened when Mr. Krause, who for
some time had been taking vanor
treatments in hopes that a limb,
which was broken about a year ago
when he fell from a horse and which
has since been the cause ot great dis
comfort, might be restored to its nor
mal condition, atempt to adminis
ter the treatment himself. For the
purpose of producing the vapor' a
gaeoltae burner was used and in
order that the correct temperature
which is 400 degree might be ob
tained a small pressure Dumn had
been attached to the gasoline tank
which fed the burner. Last Friday,
while administering to the patient
Dr. Baekin found that the pump was '
out ef order and replaced It with an
other, which happened to be of a
larger slse. Upon this occasion Mr.
Krause suggested that a greater
pressure be placed in the tank, but
the doctor heeded not the sugges
tion and told Mr. Krause that such
procedure would be dangerous. On
the doctor's arrival at the office on
Monday morning a ' woman patient
was awaiting him. The two stepped
into' the private consultation room.
after the doctor had acquainted him
self with the fact that Mr. Krause
was taking the treatment and after
he f was "assured that' he (Krause)
was getting along In fine shape. A
few minutes later the gasoline tank,
which had probably , been too well
filled with air pressure, burst and the
Ignited assellne was thrown over the
clothing of Mr. Krause. The flash
was seen by Dr. Bsskin, who to
gether with his brother. Dentist E. J.
Baskia and the young 'lady. In the
office, rushed to the aid of the flame '
enveloped man. . Everything avail
able usable for fire extinction was
used before the blaze was finally put
out with a large blanket, but- the
deadly work had been done. The in
jured man was rushed with all haste
to the hospital, where all that medi
cal skill could devise was done, but
the shock was too great and he suc
cumbed to its effects the following
day. ; ,
John Krause was born at Fountain ;
City, Wisconsin, July 24. 1869. He
was one of the pioneer settlers of.
Western Nebraska and with his
brother, Herman oned a thirty
thousand acre -ranch on which are
located some of the largest and best
potash lakes In the state. During
the potash shortage and the subse
quent birth of the industry In Ne
braska in 1917 he became famous in
the potash world through the fact
that bis royalties Income from the
American Potash plant was estimat
ed at 12,000 per day. He also own
ed a controlling interest in the Alli
ance potash plant. Herman Krause
survives. The estate has been fre
quently estimated at one-half million
dollara.
Funeral services were held at the
DarllBg chapel in this city, this af
ternoon. The remains were shiPD!
to Fountain City. . Wisconsin, where
Interment will be made.
MHASHiMAKES; SHORT,
WORK Of EST AIE CLAIM
Judge Ira E. Taeh disposed ot a
claim made by John D. Haggarty,
manager of the estate of John Hag-
gej-ty, deceased, in jig time this week
when he disallowed the claim. after
hearing the evidence and after but
thirty minutes had been expended
upon the case. The claim was for
$34,000 and this amount had it
been allowed would have required
the entire estate In settlement. The
matter will -. be taken to higher
courts.
STATE POTATO GROWERS
Plans are being made for the third
annual convention and show ot the
Nebraska Potato Improvement asos-
ciation, which will be at Rushvllle
the second week in November. There
are prospects that a bumper potato
crop will have been harvested by
that Ume. The association is urging
all potato growers to plan to attend
the convention. Whether able to at
tend or not every grower In the state
is urged to send a 10-tuber exhibit
of his spuds. Those who grow early
potatoes In eastern Nebraska should
store their show exhibits carefully.
If they have no good place available,
their exhibits will be placed In cold
storage for them It sent to H, O.
Werner, Secretary of the Nebraska
Potato Improvement Association,
University Farm, Lincoln.
