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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1919)
Thursday, &ptemter xom. The Local Section ' i lib Ten Pages ) J!c jf; jT; !; "THE MINT MAKES MONEY WITHOUT ADVERTISING; NO ONE CAN. "-Printer's lak. TOLUME XXVI. AT.LlA.Wi:, r.)X lifTTi: i.'OUXTV, NKHIUSKA Tlll UsDAV. sKPT KM m;i; Alliance RALD Q" BRAKEMAN asleep .on y george r. iw:am okd shuck i! r.M-:iii:i: train no. 42 SATUIDAY NIGHT Dodv IlneUy M.mghel in Fatal A,tI dent nt Pooley Siding Alu.ut Twenty-one Years Old. George T. Bradford, Burlington brakeman was instantly killed nt Dooley siding, iuar Crawford, Satur day night when he was struck by passenger train number forty-two as be slept on the railroad tracks. Young Biadferd. who came to Al liance and the employ fo the C. B. Sc Q. about thirty days ago was a mem ber of the crew for an extra vwst and when the fnis-ht took thesid:ng Jit Dooley to allow the passenger train to i:u:i; he was sent out as flagman to warn the other crew of the danger. While on such duty ho, it is presum ed, sat upon the rails to rest and while so doing fell asleep. As the passenger rounded the curve at this point Engineer A. E. Nelson saw the red signal lantern and at about the came time he saw the young man ranse from his position on the track f.r.d fnll back again, too late to es cape the oncoming locomotive and Hi train. The engineer applied the brakes and put into use every appli ance and method known to avoid the horrible accident but without avail, but he was successful in bringing his train to a standstill after five of the cars had passed over the body. The crew picked , up the remains, badly cut up as they were, and .brought them to Alliance where the body was prepared for burial. Both limbs were completely severed from the body at the knees and the body crushed in the accident. He was about twenty one years of age. The body was shipped te Brighton, Colorado, the home of his mother for Interment Monday morning. BLOODY BATTLE RESULT OF MEXICAN QUARREL Three Mexicans, armed to the teeth, stirred up no little excitement Saturday afternoon at the railroad yards when they engaged in a real battle and started to cutting and ehooting rather promiscously. The trouble grew out of remarks made about each other and which were carried from one to the other by out side parties it seems, after there had been quarreling over some gambling they had engaged in. According to the statement of Antonio Serbantez, who is now in the county jail awaiting trial in the Dis trict court or until he can secure bond in the sum of f 2,000, there had been had blood between Higinia Trancisco, Juan Lopez and himself tor some days and that he had car ried a gun as protection. On this particular occasion he was accosted by the toher two, one of whom told him that he did not appear to be a bad man and that be was going to kill him. This brought forth Anton io's gun and forthwith one of the others produced a knife and forced him to give up his gun. This being done his assailant slashed him across the face with the knife cutting an ugly gash of about three Inches on the left side of his face and nearly severing an important blood vein at the Jaw. He procured another wea pon and forced his opponents to re turn his gun and then he began the shooting an before he had finished he Lad put six bulet holies through the body of Trancisco, and came dangerously near killing Mr. A. Groce, the section foreman and his nine year old daughter, who when Informed that he was wanted at the camp ventured to the scene not knowing that trouble was brewing and were struck by an estray shot. Trancisco is still at the Mexican quarters recuperating from his in juries and si petting along nicely. The other fellow escared on a de parting freight train and has as yet . not been apprehended. NEW IMPLEMENT FIRM LOCATED IN ALLIANCE Will be Ready for Business in About Thirty Day at Corner Second and Laramie. Alliance is soon to have a new im plement house. Messrs. Fred W. Melick of Hemingford and E. T. Red mon of Scottsbluff have formed a co partnership and will engage in the business Just as soon as the quarters now being prepared at the corner of Second street and Laramie avenue have been completed. It is the plan of the new firm to handle everything In the line of farm and ranch equipment and to carry a full line of th tneeded repairs. The building was formerly occupied by the Talace livery and sale stable is being remodeled throughout and re paired and will prove to be conven ient, comfortable quarters for the business. Both of these men are ex perienced implement dealers and they will establish a very lucrative it 1 ;im atronage. e Death ii rt to Kill an organ! . we vug get: :. Never accept Jill ollie v n. It N c;il r M eiitieKe than to elo thing. . If on do uo pt nnel think that yon are imt jH-isotmlly get tin;.' all the ujoij, get xore and epiit. ..'1 If candidly nd,eel jour opinion on how things should lie done say you don't know, but .titer the meeting tell them how they Mm. old be. I. When others roll up their sleeve and willingly and unsel fishly ue their time ami ability to bel; matters ulong howl that 'the i losed iloors. GOVERNMENT CONTINUES SALE SURPLUS FOODSTUFF THRU DISTRICT STORES Persons Residing in Nebraska, North and -Sooth Dakota Will Ge-t Sup plies Ironi Omaha by Fin-eel Post Prepaid. Although the present indications are that the government will discon tinue the sale of Irs surplus food1 stuffs now stored in the army depots throughout the country to municipal ities there is great likelihood that it. will continue to sell these goods to individuals over the country. Such sales are scheduled to start next Thursday, September 2.th and will continue until the surplus allotted to; each district is disposed ' of. ' The sales will he made over the counter to individuals and through catalogs and price-lists' now being prepared ( and delivery made by parcels post j with the government paying the cost, of transportation. j People living in Nebraska, North i and South Dakota will be supplied from the Omaha depot: tnose resid ing in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado from the Denver stores. Those of the Alliance people as in- , vested in these goods a couple or weeks ago when the carload was re ceived for distribution here by Mayor Rodgers and the Community Club speak well of the quality of the food stuffs and many of them have ex pressed regret in not having been able to obtain larger quantities. Ac cording to the information available at this time there will be no limit made by the government in its sales. The Herald will have a supply of the price lists and catalogs within a few days and will be glad to pass out a copy to those who will call and ask for same. HISS PORTER OF SALVATION ARMY Will SPEAK HERE Miss Porter, a recently Teturned Salvation Army worker from France will speak in Alliance Friday even ing at the Imperial theatre immedi ately following the picture show. Miss Porter was before the war en gaged In newspaper work, which she gave up to go the battlefields and do her part in winning the war.v Her talk will be of real interest and all who appreciate the hardship under gone by the relief workers on the battle front should plan now to be present on Friday evening. NEW RAILROAD MEN'S LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR Box Butte lodge, No. 244. Switch men's Union of America, a new order insofar as the railroad men of Alli ance are concerned has been organ ized in this city recently and Tuesday of this week the charter members had their first business meeting at the Reddish hall. After perfecting all other organization plans the fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, C. R. Clark; Vice-president, H. F. Kaps; Record ing Secretary, C. W. Blanchard; Chaplain, C. E. Ray; Treasurer, Clyde Miller; Conductor, M. Voyle; Guard, Ed King and Musician, C. C. Kerbel. The Switchmen's union Is affiliat ed with the American Federation of Labor and throughout other parts of the United States is very strong. It is composed of members of the yard service in railroad work and where the union is contracted with the rail road companies its members only are employed in such service. The local lodge will meet each first Tuesday of the month at the hall at 9:00 a. m. and on the third Tuesday at 8:00 u. m. This arrangement will allow all members to attend at least one meet ing during the month. MILLER SOLD FARM FOR ONE HUNDRED PER ACRE J. M. Miller of the Alliance hotel this week sold his" quarter Eection of farming land located Just a mile west of this city to J. E. Wilson for the neat sum of $100 per acre. Fol lowing this deal he purchased of Mr Wilson 640 acres located three miles northwest of the city at a consider ation of $70 per acre. Mr. Miller will convert his newly purchased farm into a poultry, dairy and truck farm and will incidentally raise a few hogs to supply the pork for use in hi dining rooms at the hotel. $1,000 p u AME Of BASE BALL Will;!. CROSSCOUNTRY BE PLAYED HERE! FLIGHT TO CITY AXGOKA-ALI.1AXCE MATCH TO ! I.IN'i U.N in s)M;y TRIP MIH TAKE PLAt I'. AT ALLIANCE j I ITU S SIX Horns' TIME FAIR til;oriis sl'NDAY. ! llVtoPvlY Mr. Frank W. New house, of Denver Post Stan of YVi-ilri-N Will I in ld re the Contest. Th" h!g $1,000 game of base hall, which has bctyi the 'topic of no lit'le discussion in Alliance during the past several weeks, will be phtjed at the fair grounds in this city next Sunday Hftirnonn. The a mince meats of the clubs is that each piay the tame players as played in the Labor Day game, man for man with eath club allowed one substitute. One of the most Important feat ures of the game will he I he umpir ing of Mr. Frank New house, sport writer of Hie Denver Post staff and one of the best known amateur base ball umpires in the .middle west, who has been secured that neither team will have the advantage. Mr. New house officiated throughout the en tire Denver Post tournament and hast since been at Casper, Wyoming on a like mission. His work has always brought forth much favorable cont inent because of the fairness in which ho makes his decisions. IIo tolerates no "rough stufr" and by his own actions Instills "pep" into the players , and keeps the game snappy and full of life to the last minute. The game will be called promptly 'at 3:00 o'clock and the many sup porters of the two teams will be there in full force. Ground rules which will assure those in the grand stand that they will be able to see every play of the most interesting gaum of the season have been agreed upon. If you take' pleasure in witnessing a real game of base ball: one in which every man is putting every ounce of his energy into his playing you will get your money's worth, and more, in this game. Get out; help the home team over the biggest victory of the year. Remember the date 13 Sunday, September 21st and the place is the fair grounds, Alli ance. TELEPHONE COMPANY GETTING OUT NEW PHONE DIRECTORY The Alliance branch of the Ne braska Telephone Company is soon to have a new telephone directory. The new book will be somewhat dif ferent in style than former numbers and it is believed It will prove more convenient. The Herald office will do the printing of the directory and within the next week or ten days it will be ready for distribution. NEW MANAGER AT THE ALLIANCE HOTEL AND CAFE Mr. W. D. Cleland, of Kansas City, and experienced in the hotel busi ness, is the new, assistant to Mr. J. M. Miller of the Alliance hotel and cafe. Prior to coming to Alliance Mr. Cleland had charge of a chain of eating houses in Kansas City and was for some time employed by a syndicate operating railroad eating houses. In bis work here he will as sume charge of the hotel and cafe business here during the time nece Bary for Mr. Miller to be absent from the place. Mrs. Cleland is also em ployed in the business. HORD POTASH COMPANY WILL REBUILD ITS PLANT According to reports reaching Al liance this week from sources believ ed to be reliable the Hord potash plant recently destroyed by fire at j Lakeside will be rebuilt in the near j future. This is particularly interesting to those interested in the Industry here I as it denotes confidence in the futuro ' of the industry. The other compan ies, or most of them, have already , resumed operations and the Hord plant was practically in readiness when the disaster occurred. Reports have it that the work will be started immediately, but it is likely the plant will not be as large as the former one. FORMER ALLIANCE CITIZEN PASSED AWAY LAST SUNDAY Mrs. S. M. Sears, formerly an Alli ance citizen rassed away early last Sunday morning at her home at Hyannis, Nebraska, at the age of 63 years. She lived in this city for about fifteen years. Thos surviving are: Clyde Phillips of Canon City. Colorado and Carl Cornwell of Hyannis. Her health had been poor for many months and though her death was a severe shock il bad been expected by those close for some time. Alliance friends of the family will learn with sincere regret of her demise. Rev. II. E. Wright, retiring pastor of the Methodist church, left the first of the week for Blair, Nebraska, to accept charge of the Methodist church at that point. He is followed by the good wishes of many friends , here, made during his successful work in cnarge or ue tocai cnurca. WAR PLANE MADE Alliance M.ui Ac eiinipjlniecl pilot i IMuni I Hp Many i:pericnr. . i -i-i. .. i . ..... . - . on i m il- i- ii-i jwne, Alii irce was visited this we. k by a ; real i'VMtcu Uoben Copsey, broth- ; er of our unnmau Dr. II." A. Cop sey ;,u i,u' i. tout ha instt uetor at: Kelly l"ul,!, San Antonio, Texan. 1 More tl.r-ii that the trip to this city1 was made by a cross-country iliph't j from Si.In.y, the inf-t, time an air-! plane has ever visited Alliamc. in! such manner. I Mr. Vep.-c y, who Is at the hea.f of the .Mi.lv.est Aerial Navigation com-I pauy ot Lincoln, served for almost I two years in the aviation corp of the United States army during the time of war and during that time he was for ef-.huvn months instructor at Kelly Field, No. 2, with a rank of First Lieutenant, liis work in such capacity asvso efficient that he was kept .i the post and not allowed to go overseas. At the close of the war he purchased the plane which he purchased the plane which he drove to Alliance from Sidney last Sunday morning in one hour and fifteen mhnius ut a public sale held by the gove.iuii' nt. and since has . i . mak ing exhibition llights and - carrying passengers. He has traversed live states and oh thig trip drove from Lincoln to Sidney in kix hours.' At that place he was engaged in making trips into the air at a part of the program of the Cheyenne county fair. Di'iing his short stay in A'li auce he vas kept hu.cy carrying peo ple over 1 ho eiiy and surrounding territory, many of whom had never before experelneed ihe sensations of traveling by air, but none of whom exprsb'-d a rgeret in having availed themselves cf th? opportunity. Wednesday afternoon Mi. Copsey accompanied byCiutence Scr.fcr left Alliance in the plat:' for Lincohi A yirc tfe-civ.is by Mix. Ccaf-r s.atfl tha f-e first stop for gasoline was mi'.l: Pa!?ey, just west of Broken Bow. They will continue em to Lin coln and Omaha. Illot Copsey says that the airship is far safer than many other means of travel and that Hying is the one real sport. He pre dicts the common use of the machine within the coming few years for cross-country trips wherein time Is a main feature. One hundred miles an hour la not a great speed, or at least the speed is not noticed be said anel when once accustomed to the use of the machine all other conveyances seem too slow entirely. NEW LAW MAKES SPUD GRADING NECESSARY NOW A. H. GROVES APPOINTED IN SPECTOR FOR ALLIANCE DISTRICT. Every Shipr of Carload Iot Miiht Have Tuber (iiatlwl Ileiewe the Shipment is Made. A new Nebraska law provides that each and every shipment of potatoes comprising a carload or part of car load lot must be Inspected by the duly appointed inspector and graded by him before the shipment is made regardless of by whom owned or shipped. Last year and under a rul ing by the U. S. Food Administration it was necessary for commission men to have the shipments graded and so successful was the scheme the Ne braska legislature has passed a law continuing the practice. It is claim ed that-the "original arrangement made possible the elimination of ninety per cent of the loss and dis puted claims of commission men. Last Saturday Mr. George A. Wil liams, chief inspector of the state ac companied by Prof. Howard of the state university was in Alliance and Hemingford making the appointment of assistant Inspectors. In Alliance he has appointed Mr. A. H. Groves, who handled the work last year. Mr. Groves, will have in his district: Yale, Blrdsll, Berea and Letan. At Hemingford Mr. Peter Jefisen will have charge of the work. The following Is the grading schedule as provided by the new law Potato Grading Bill Passed by 1919 Session of the Nebraska Legis lature. Senate File No. 133. Section 1. Carlot shipments of potatoes originating In Nebraska shall be assorted and graded at point ot origin according to grades herein specified. Sec. 2. For the purposes of this act, "Practically free" means that the appearance shall not be Injured to an extent readily apparent upon casual examination and that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed by the ordinary pro cesses of paring without appreciable increase In waste over that which (Continued on Page 4) Till: IILHAI.D IS s ATI" I II. D! Tho Alliance IleiaM is a mem ber cf ih? AU'.aiie-e Community Club -n men, her in Mund ;nc. with itdui'f paid in advance. Moreover. The 1 let aid hi one? amen the pt lti. ivl cen'ribn'ot Inward the matn'.e r.ance of its oi i ii::izntlnn. This beinir true, The Herald takes tlii (Mention to publiidy an limine" that it is thoroughly ami entii'ly Mtif-iied with the manner in which the. nftaii s of the Com munity Club are being conducted. It is satisfied with the personnel of the- board of d hectors nine leadine business men of the t(wn who are giving their time to the club with no othr compensation then th" kiioukdce that they ar endeavoring to b? geod, loyal i it i.ellS, And The Hendd is satisfied more than that, it Is highly plens-. ert with the work of the, very nhle geiiMeman who vvns elected hist April to the secretaryship of the club. It may he the. fact, "That lie is not a loud-mouth braggart, chasing wildly up and down Vhe street day by day in a frenzied ef fort to keep his own personality In the spotlight, has misled a few of th uninformed into believing that he Is not at work. But his board of directors know better. And The Herald knows better. Ami ninety-nine per cent of the club membership knows better. Three cheers for the Alliance Community Club, for its nine pa triotic directors, and for , its cap able, modest anel efficient secre ta ry! STANDPIPE IS BEING PAINTED BY PYLE CO. New Top Will AIm lo Phiceil on Wuter Supply IteNivoir by tVmtrae tors of Job. Alliance's water supply reservoir, the standplpe, is being given a thor ough overhauling and painting by the 1). W. l'yie Company's force- e expert workmen this week trd when tnw Job l finished the reservoir will h In Crptclrfs cn'iinon for another prriod e f rrvcrrl y a errs. The process employed by the l'yie Company Is disiinetly-J.lfIutnt.thsn other process s. P brings Into use a specially prepared paint which in sures against rust and which con tains ingredeints that offset all ac tion of hie acids and mineral proper ties in the water. Nine yeas ago this process was usel by the stand pipe here by the I'jie Company and at that time rivet heads bad become eaten and the Iron was pitted in places by rust. Since that time there has been no greater damage done by the damaging contents of the water and the condition of the standplpe Is about as good as then. Upon that occasion Mr. Pyle guaranteed his work for a period of five years; now he lengthens his guaranty two years a feature made possible by further perfection of his process and the use of the best materials obtainable. Both the Interior and the exterion have been treated. On the inside the work is kept up day and night, the night operations made possible by a high powered electrical tquip ment carried by the company which not only furnishes the necessary light, but also furnishes the driving power for the steel brushes used In cleaning the Iron walls. It was necessary to empty the standplpe but for two nights while the work was being completed. Mr. Pyle has been for years en gaged in this line of work and dur ing that time he has handled almost all such contracts let in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. He has been accorded numerous con tracts by the government and has many splendid endorsements of his work. A few days ago he was given an order by the Great Western Sugar Company that calls for the painting and repairing of sixteen tanks and towers owned by the company and in use at the sugar factories. Eleven of these towers are located in Colorado; three in Nebraska, one in Billings, Montana and one in Wyomine. The contract is one of the largest ever let I in this section of the country for such work. The Job will be handled early next year. M'FALL IS BOUND OVER TO THE DISTRICT COURT Evidence Submitted at Preliminary Hearing Sufficient to Warrant Holding for Trial. Lee McFall, charged with having fired the shot which mutilated the hand of John Tepples a couple of weeks ago, was bound over to the district court in the preliminary hearing held Tuesday at Bridgeport. The complaint was made by the young mau'a father. Several wit nesses from Alliance were examined during the hearing, among whom were: Dr. C. E. Slagle, John Pepples, C. A. Lalng, Clarence Jones and Geo. Stafford. The testimony was such as to convince the Judge that- the member had been injured by i charge of shot and not by the explo sion of a lamp as was first contended and the defendant is to be held pend ing trial or the obtaining of bond? in the sum of $5,000. The accident happened at the McFall ranch in Morrill county. WILL ORGANIZE MILLION DOLLAR OIUPPANY nlukaska and Wyoming men mi:t in ali.iaxci; and com- Pl iriLD Till. PLANS. Ileddinn. Secured Cover Territory in Four Wvoinl.i oil Fields and Have- Excellent ProiKJCts. Eighteen Nebraska and Wyoming men gathered at a meellng held Tuesday evening ut the others of Tho Ti.ojiias-tiild Investment Company in Alliance jmd completed plana for the organization of an oil company with a mpital of $1,000,000, which ' will have headquarters at Alliance and which now lias holdings of ap proximately:!, 000 acres, located in ' four different Wyoming oil fields. Th men who guthered In Alliance) Tuesday night we ro from Newcastle, Wyoming; Edgemont, S. D., Hem- ' inglord, Alliance, Gering, Lincoln. ' Omaha and other Nebraska points. They and their associates during the ' past four months have been busy ac- ' quiring the-acreage in the Wyoming oil he-hls which will comprise the holeii'irf o.' the company. Recent oil discoveries in the dla- ' I Hits in which their holdings are locate d have given them added value and tjieir development will proceed without delay. The new company is to be known as the Wyoming Northeastern Oil Company. The board of directors consists of Chas. F. Gruenlg and F. T. Morrison, prominent Omaha business men; A. M. Miller and P. J. Michael, well kndvvu Hemingford capitalists "and business men; o. W. Gardner of Ger ing, well known North Platte valley capitalist, F. A. Bald, Lloyd C. Thomas, R. M. Baker and C. M. . Looney, of Alliance and well known in this vicinity. The (ifficers of the company will be T. A. Bald, president; C. M. Ix)oney, viee-pivr-ident ; Lloyd C. Thomas, secretary; and A. M. Miller, treasur er. Tha holdings of the company In tho Mule Creek f!'-H, 'f'Ve'n miles west of Edgemont, H. 1.. across tho Wyoming li7ie, include 3.440 acres. ThiB is the proven shallow field which has been creating a great deal of excitement and in which the Ohio and Midwest oil companies have large oil holdings. There are at th" . present time a number of producing wells in this field and about flfteeio rigB are ehgaged In drilling. The discovery well waB brought In by the Ohio oil company at a depth of 1380 feet, this well having a capacity of . 250 barrels every 24 hours. The, holdings of .the .company on the Cheyenne river, in the "Hidden Dome" district, comprise 8,000 acre of land, which will soon be proven by drilling. Test drilling has been going on near these holdings for several months to determine structure. Sev eral wells will be stsrted soon In thla district, which Is now the center of nuiflrtxcitenrnt. Th'; ce-ipany also has holdings in two other fields which are of much promise. Prominent and reliable geo loglttB have thoroughly examined the holdings of the company and give excellent reports. WITHER DFFEATED GREENE BY WINNING TWO FAILS A. B. Wheeler won the wrestling go at the Imperial theatre Tuesday evening from E. C. Greene after tho later had won the first fall in about twenty-five minutes of fast wrestling wun a Douy scissors. The second went to Wheeler by the use of the arm hammerlock and the third and. last to him also, in the second go G ret-no was weakened when h i. lowed hs eppenent to put consider able pressure into his hold before he conceded th efall. Both of these I men are firemen employed by the Burlington and both are wrestlers I of no mean ability. Wheeler is the ! heavier of the two by a gooJ many j pounds and has met successfully sev eral very goou mat artists during the past few months. Within the next few days the go between Wh icier and Steve Cannon, local barber and wrestler will be staged at the Imperial and In this match there Is already considerable) Interest manifest. Cannon, though lighter in weight is very fast and knows the game thoroughly. The go should be an Interesting one from start to finish. ALLIANCE OWNED PACER GETS TWO FIRSTS AT MITCHELL Litton Jr.. the fleet little correl pacer owned by Frank Shreve of Al liance won two first moneys at the . Mitchell races last week. The first race, on Thursday was the 2:40 pace, which was won easily and on Satur day Litton was again started and coppea on tne mga prize again In tha 2:25 pace. The horse Is but a three-year-old and early in the season In jured a knee which necessitated drawing him from other races la which Mr. Shreve had planned to enter. During the racing meet here the colt made a favorable Impression among the horsemen and was admir ed by the spectators. This week lit is entered In race at the Tri-Stat Fair at Crawford.