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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919
NUMBER 50.
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CELEBRATION
AT ALLIANCE
COLD WEATHKU HAS NO EFFECT
ON ENTHUSIASM
.Nearly 200 Service Men Registered
at Community Club Headquarters
for Movies, Banquet, Dance
The Alliance Homecoming day cel
ebration was a tremendous success,
despite the handicap of weather that
hovered around the zero mark near
ly the entire day. Beginning early
in the morning, a stream of ex-service
men poured into the Community
club headquarters, where they signed
the guest register and were present
ed with tickets to the various enter
tainments that had been provided for
them.
The weather was responsible for
the calling off of the football game,
between Alliance high school and
Chadron normal, but with this ex
ception the program was carried out
as planned. The first event was a
moving picture show for service men
and their guests, at the Imperial the
ater at 2:30 p. m., where ',A Fallen
Idol," starring Evelyn Nesbit, was
the attraction.
At 6 o'clock, in the basement of
the Catholic church, the dinner,' pre
pared and served by the Red Cross
canteen workers, was enjoyed by a
crowd of service men who filled all
the places provided. A large num
ber of the boys donned their uni
forms for the occasion, and it was a
good-natured crowd that laughed and
Jollied their way through one of the
best dinners they had ever sur
rounded. During the meal, Mrs.
Rrank Brankhorst, of Galesburg, 111.,
entertained the men with some of
the songs they liked best, and the
applause was hearty after every
number. Mrs. Minnie Wiker accom
panied on the piano.
There was no attempt at ceremony
during the dinner, which began with
the regular formula, "This is chow
get to it!" Men with shoulder straps
were mixed' in with burly buck pri
vates, and all of them had the time
of their lives. There wasn't a single
speech made beyond the opening an
nouncement which took exactly six
words, and the music was exactly
what was needed in the way of en
tertainment. The Elks took care of the dance
In the evening, furnishing the floor
and the music, and nothing more
need be said. All the arrangements
were made for a good time, the at
tendance was limited to soldiers,
their friends and guests, and the or
chestra was kept busy until some
time after midnight.
Hemingford, which had planned a
celebration for the same day, decided
to call It off on account of the
weather, with the result that the Al
liance celebration had a better at
tendance than was hoped for. The
streets of the city were decorated,
the telephone company and city fur
nishing the men, who did good work
under the direction of City Manager
Smith. Practically all of the busi
ness houses suspended business dur
ing the afternoon. A number of the
stores decorated their windows in
honor of the occasion, the Glen Mil
ler furniture store window having
an especially noteworthy feature in
a tent with a couple of good looking
Red Cross nurses.
The celebration, while held on
Armistice day, was not primarily a
celebration in honor of that event.
The Community club, which had
charge of the event, planned It as a
Homecoming celebration, feeling that
the city owed it to the returned serv
ice men of the county. The day was
selected simply because It came as
an aDDropriate time. Other cities
over the country put on an Armistice
day celebration, but in Alliance it
was a real Homecoming, and came
at a time when most of the soldiers
were here to enjoy It.
The following are those who regis
tered at Community club headquar
ters Tuesday:
1. Karl Roessler, Alliance, Com-
nnv A. 61st Engineers.
2. B. J. Duke, Alliance, 161t
nenot BrlKade.
3. Glen F. Wilt, Alliance, Head-
ouarters Company, I. R. and T. T.
4. F. A. Lafe, Alliance, Company
C, 66th Engineers.
5. p. I. Beach, Alliance, Com
pany A. 355th Infantry. .
C. E. Levere. Alliance, Bat
tery F, 121st Field Artillery, Third
Division. , .
7. J. F. Phillips, 127th Field Ar
nierr.
8. S. E. Wlble, Alliance, Replace
ment ramu. Camp Lee, Va.
9. R. E. Johnson, Alliance, Field
Hopsltal 168. Forty-second division
HOM
COMING
10. D. C. Bradbury, Alliance,
337th Field Artillery, Headquarters
company.
11. Taul R. Back. Alliance, Air
craft Acceptance Park No. 1.
12. Charles F. Nykoff, Alliance.
13. George II. Ellis. Alliance.
14. II. W. Smith, Alliance, 32nd
Transportation corps. "
15. Anderson Wright, Alliance,
Company A, 112th Ammunition
train.
16. Thomas P. Lorett, Alliance.
17. W. J. Tragessn, Alliance,
Company A, 120th Engineers.
18. Henry M. Roberts. 206 Tram-
niery Bldg., Denver, Colo., Company1
C, 109th Engineers. I
19. Maurice A. Nelson, Alliance,
Flying School detachment.
30. Harry R. Moore,- Alliance,'
w fuu a-' t v v v u a in nun j t ijikj,!'
eighth division.
x. jfiij. r. vanaer las,
ance, Campany C, 23rd Machine .i
battery.
22. E. L. Meyer, Alliance, Sec
ond Lieutenant, Company A, Coast
Artillery corps.
23. J. B. Miller, Alliance, 127th
Field Artillery.
24. F. R. Donovan, Alliance,
33rd Balloon company.
25. A. T. Simpson, Alliance, Fif
teenth division Military Police.
26. Jesse E. Simpson, Alliance,
Battery B, 40th Artillery.
27. Jnnpnh Williams Alllnnna
Headquarters cojnpany. Field Artll-!
lery Reserve division, Camp Jackson, I
S. C.
28. Geo. E. Heath, Alliance, Bat
tery D, 127th H. F. A.
29. James W. Frechim, Alliance,
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BATTLE ROYAL
TO BE STAGED
MONDAY NIGHT
Preliminary to C.reene-Stake Wrest
ling Match Will He Worth the
Price of Admission.
Rough-and-tumble fight fans, as
well as followers of the wrestling
game, will have the time of their
lives next Monday evening at the. ar
mory. Five big, burly colored boys,
armed with boxing gloves, will stage
a battle royal as a preliminary, and
things will go 'round and 'round un
til there is but one of the five left
standing. The man who stays on his
feet the longest will cop a prize
amounting to twenty-five dollars in
greenbacks, and you can bet your last
dime that there will be some husky
scrapping" going on as long as two
of them can keep on their feet. It
will be as good as watching a bunch
of happy wildcats at play. Already
there has been a big demand for
ringside seats since this feature was
announced, and they will be selling
at a premium by Monday evening.
The battle royal will be only the
beginning of a real sporting program.
Following the preliminary, E. C.
Greene and Joe Stakes will meet on
the mat in what Manager A. B.
Wheeler announces will be a finish
match. Mr. Wheeler has announced
that unless the bout goes to a finish,
the fans will find their money wait
ing for them at the box office.
Stake has been in the wrestling
game for the past six or seven years,
and has accumulated a reputation
that extends over considerable terri
tory. He has been taking on all com
ers for some time now, and hasn't
come out second best in a match for
a good many moons. He claims the
welterweight championship of the
world, and some time before the first
of the year will meet Jack Reynolds,
another claimant for the same hon
ors, at Scottsbluff, where they can
settle the question.
E. C. Greene, a fireman on the Alli
ance division, has also had consider
able wrestling experience. While in
the army, he was stationed at Camp
Beauregard, Texas, and easily won
the belt for the camp, which con
tained 25,000 men. He recently ap
peared on the mat with Wheeler, and
succeeded in winning one fall from
him, in spite of the difference in
weight. He has been doing some
stiff training in preparation for the
event, and believes that he is in fit
conditlon to show tha Scottsbluff man Ing year, he married Miss Lottie
what endurance means. Sawyer, a Red Cross nurse, the in-
The two men are evenly matched . tent ion being to keep the wedding a
as regards weight, and both of them secret until his bride completed her
have had all kinds of mat er pork nee. I war work, but on learning of his 111
When they tangle next Monday eight. ness she came to Alliance and accom
it ought to be worth coining miles to! pauled him to Denver for the opera-
see. With the "battle royal" as an
added attraction, no sporting fan
can afford to be anywhere but in the
armory next Monday night.
A special low admission fee of 50
cents has been made to take care of
the high school students. Other
folks will come across with 11.00 for
general admission, and $1.25 for
ringside seats. .Plan to fill a front
seat for this event. Advertisement.
RICHARD
SMITH
IS SENTENCED
Holdup Draws Penalty From Three
to Fifteen Year Many Cases
In District Court.
Richard Smith, whose real name
seems to be William Tatro, but who
was arraigned and sentenced under
his alias, was sentenced to the state
penitentiary for a term o from three
to fifteen ' -s by Judge Westover
Wedne' ernoon in district
co' wringing in a verdict
-r being out a lltl over
d
Th. Jury was impaneled
:.
day afternoon, and the trial was
a thing of the past iw.s ny-four hours
later.
There are a nunitav or cases on
the docket, many of them being left
over from the June term, a.o-1 it Is
probable that tho season will not
adjourn until tbe first of next week.
The following cases have been de
cided: State of Nebraska vs. Thomaf F.
Maher, on nppea! from county c;urt.
Case dismiai id.
State of Nebraska vs. Frank Uiam
bell. Case dismissed
State of Nohr.u ka vs. Amos Abley,
on appeal. July brought In a ve-tfict
of not girl'v.
State of N:Vaai.i vs. Fl'as Eet-ey.
Assault, i 'laiolssnl.
State of N'jbrasi'h vs. Elsie KWoni,
Defendant was bound over by coun
ty court unlet buil of $!.. on a
shoplifting charge. Defendant failed
to appear Hi"! bond forfeited.
State of N'ihrisici vs. Frederick P.
Brown. Coi.via-H of court. K-.ned
$100 and costt.
Wiliam Noggin vs. Susie 11. Nr
gle. Plaf iTi.T granted absolute di
vorce. Lou E!U Rice va Shiriev Rice.
Plaintiff gria ert deciee of absolute
divorce.
William C. Burch vs Rachel
Burch. Plaintiff granted decree of
absolute divorce and awarded cus
tody of minor child.
Isabel Fenety vs. Ernest Fenety.
Plaintiff granted divorce and maiden
name restored.
Mary Bromley vs. John Bromley.
PlaTntiq granted divorce and resto
ration of maiden name.
Jennie Mae Noe vs. Elmose Fill
more Noe. Plaintiff granted decree
of absolute divorce and restoration
of maiden name.
Nellie Burk vs. Albert H. Burk.
Plaintiff granted decree of absolute
divorce. .
Goldie Brown (colored) vs.
Charles Brown (colored). Plaintiff
granted decree of absolute divorce
and maiden name restored.
Emma Zobel vs. George W. Zobel.
Plaintiff granted decree of absolute
divorce and the custody of a minor
child.' The defendant, was' ordered
to pay $20 per month for two years
toward the support of the child.
L. E. JOHNSON WAS
BURIED TODAY
Alliance Business Man Died Monday
in Hospital at Denver Fol
lowing Operation.
Funeral services for L. E. Johnson,
who died at St. Luke's hospital, Den
ver, Monday morning, following an
operation for liver trouble, will be
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mr.
Johnson had been a resident of the
city for over six years, and since
last summer a partner in tbe Silver
Grill.
Mr. Johnson was forty-six years
old. He was born in Kentucky, com
ing to Nebraska about twelve years
ago. He came to Alliance six years
ago, and engaged In the tailoring
business until he purchased the Sil
ver Grill from Mr. Harvey, selling It
back to him some time later. Last
summer he again assumed charge
with Mr. Garvin as partner.
He was married a few years ago,
his wife dying of influenza in Octo
ber, 1918. In August of the follow-
tion.
Mr. Johnson had a wide acquaint
ance and possessed many warm
friends.
NOTICE)
Regular teachers' examination will
be given at the court house, Nov. 15.
OPAL RUSSEL,
SO County Superintendent.
NO ACTION ON
PHONNpCHISE
District Manager Haldeman Urge
Passage of Ordinance at Meet
ing of City Council
District Manager Haldeman of the
Nebraska Telephone company was
present at the meeting of the city
council Wednesday evening and pre
sented a suggestive ordinance em
bodying a franchise granting the
company permission to do business
in the city for the next twenty years.
The old franchise expired in July,
and the councit is in no rush to grant
another, although the company has
urged that the matter be expedlated
in order that It may proceed with
certain contemplated Improvements.
The matter was discussed at some
length, every member present taking
part in the discussion. A number of
the councilmen thought that the mat
ter should be submitted to a vote of
the people, while others were of the
opinion that with a few minor
changes, the proposed ordinance
would cover the situation nicely. The
meeting adjourned, however, without
definite action being taken. Several
members assured Mr. Haldeman that
there was no thought of denying a
franchise they wanted the company
to stay but Inasmuch as the matter
had gone over some months, they
Baw no great necessity for haste.
The matter of purchasing more
ground for drainage land for the
storm sewer was taken up, and Coun
cilman Gavin and City Manager
Smith were appointed to look into
the matter and report.
The council authorized City Man
ager Smith to appoint a special po
liceman to serve as night watch, the
salary paid not to exceed $100 per
month, the tenure being left to the
discretion of the city manager.
It was decided to extend the storm
sewer on East Third street about a
block and a half to intersect with
the main storm sewer.
The city manager was empowered
to act in accordance with sugges
tions No. 1 and 2 in his monthly
report, which will be found In an
other column. The suggestions dealt
wHhtlhe janitor work at the city hall
and the securing of more room for
city offices.
John E. Henneberry, 3034 Box
Butte avenue, applied for a plumb
er's license, and the council approved
the application, subject to the ap
proval of the examining board.
SHERIDAN COUNTY
ELECTION IlETURNS
Election returns from Sheridan
county show that Judge H. H. Hewitt
made a strong showing in his oppo
nent's territory. The total unofficial
figures give Hewitt 278 votes to 464
for Plants. In none of tho precincts
of his home county did Plants re
ceive all the votes, as did Judge
Hewitt In several precincts in Box
Butte. Following are the figures for
the towns: Gordon, Hewitt, 40,
Plantz,47; Rushvllle, Hewitt 46,
Plants 123; Hay Springs, Hewitt 45,
Plants 73. The Box Butte county
totals were: Hewitt 634; Plants
24. Acording to the unofficial totals,
Hewitt led in tbe district by 334
votes. There were a number of bal
lots thrown out, in several instances
the voter casting a vote-for both can
didates, and in one cast for one of
tho Judges of election whose name
was signed on the back of the ballot.
W. R. HARPER GOES .
TO EASTERN MARKETS
W. R. Harper of the Harper De
partment store will leave the latter
part of the week for Chicago, where
he will place orders for merchandise.
The demand has been so great, Mr.
Harper says, that his stock needs re
plenishing somewhat earlier In the
season than is usual. Another advan
tage of making purchases early is
that he will be able to secure better
assortments and sufficient quantities
to supply what has proved to be an
unprecedented demand.
Mr. Harper has demonstrated to
his own satisfaction and that of his
customers that in these days of high
living costs, the advantages of pay
ing cash and the discounts that are
possible thereby, are appreciated. He
is a most consistent advertiser, and
Is able to hold as well as to attract
trade. He finds that people are on
the lookout for good values at cash
prices, and don't object in the slight
est to paying the money on the spot
when they get what they want.
There was very little doubt In his
mind when he changed over to the
cash system and after giving It a
fair trail, he is convinced that it is
the Ideal way to conduct a business.
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEMBERSHIP ;itoV8
At Wednesday night's meeting of
the Community club directors Secre
tary Rufus Jones presented an inter
esting report as to the club's finan
cial status. In spite of the fact that
How and then some member drons
out, the membership continues to
grow, both as to numerical strength
and as to financial resources. Col
lections for the present quarter show
a larger total than at any time since
the present secretary assumed
charge.
Among the new members whose
names have been placed on the roll
within the past week or two are the
following:
William Mitchell, S. Sievers,
George Mlntzer, O. L. Griggs, Drake
& Drake, G. E. Johnson, Drake Ho
tel, Van' Craven's Studio, Wood's
Barber shop, Brown's Barber shop,
Dr. C. E. Hershman, Quick Service
Electric Co., Dr. E. B. O'Keefe.
Issuing marriage licenses at the
rate of four a day, County Judge
Tash may be justified in thinking
that his court is becoming a sort of
Gretna Green. A good bit of this mar
riage license business comes from
other counties, the potash towns con
tributing a large share of it. These
towns are in Sheridan county, and it
is a long hard trip to the county seat,
RuBhvllle, while Alliance is within
easy distance. There are a number
of other folks who drop in to be mar
ried, though, and at times he has a
waiting line of willing brides and
grooms.
GOAL MINERS
DECIDE TO GO
BACK TO WORK
Will Obey Court Order Strike Offl
dally Called Off by the Un
ion Chiefs.
An early ending of the fuel famine
is in sight. Obeying the mandate of
Federal Anderson, the officials of the
united mine workers have called off
the strike, and this morning it was
reported that the miners wero re
turning to their work. The worker
are expected to defer to their chiefs,
and resumption of production on the
usual scale fs expected.
In all probability, until conditions
become more nearly normal, th3 dis
tribution of coal will remain in the
hands of the railway administration,
and this means that in Alliance City
Manager Smith will continue as fuel
administrator and will supervise the
distribution of coal. These extta du
ties have made the offices in the city
hall a busy place the past week, but
eery thing has gone off smoothly. No
coal was delivered unless the custo
mer was actually In need of it. but In
such cases delivery has been made j
promptly in spite of the handicap of
bad weather. The emergency is ex
pected to continue for a week or two
longer, and the city manager will be
relieved when tbe time comes for him
to turn back their business to tbe
coal dealers, who have co-operated
in every way with him in taking care
of deliveries. The 500-pound limit
has made necessary a good many de
liveries, but there has been no hitch
in the proceedings to date. So far
the supply has been equal to the de
mand. A HEAVY SNOW
DELAYS TRAFFIC
Snowdrifts Block Trains and Roads
Made Impassable -Damage
to Phone Wires.
An exceptionally heavy snow for
this season of the year, accompanied
by a high wind, piled drifts high on
the railway tracks and the roads
from Saturday until Tuesday morn
ing, with the result that passenger
trains were delayed as much as
twelve hours la some Instances. Tbe
storm extended throughout a consid
erable territory, but was more se-
I vere to the east. The snowplow was
called into service and cleared the
' tracks before traffic could be re
sumed. I Manager Gleason of the telephone
company said that the sleet was
heavier than he had known it to be
in ten years. In all his experience,
extending over a period of sever!
years, he has not met with so much
trouble caused by a single storm. All
the lines to the south are down, and
broken communication is reported in
various places in the territory extend
ing from Omaha to Denver. One line
was working Wednesday night, and
every effort is being made to restore
the damage.
OFflCE OF THE
CITY MANAGER
A BUSY PLACE
COAL DISTIUnUTION TAKES LOTS
OF TIME
Activities of the Office for Month
Ending November 11 Many
Things Accomplished
Alliance, Neb. Nov. 11, 1919.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the City Council, Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report covering
the activities of this office for the
month ending November 11, 1919.
Water Department.
A new water main tapping ma
chine has been purchased from the
Mueller Manufacturing company,
and in the future the city water serv- .
Ice man will make all taps. In this
way the" responsibility of properly
tapping the main and setting the cor- -poratlon
cock as well as care of the
machine rests on this office. The
same is true in the replacing and set
ting of new water meters. The re
cent storms have somewhat ham
pered tbe repairing of fire hydrants.
However, many of the worst leaks
have been cared for. Additional
flushing will continue as soon as the
weather will permit.
I have ordered four outside drink
ing fountains of the most approved
type to be placed along Box Butte
avenue. These will be set in place
as soon as they, arrive. "
Some industrious small boys with
sling shots broke out all of the win
dows in the concrete pump house at
the plant. The guilty ones have been
located and the parents have agreed
to pay the repair bills.
All of the wells and pumps are do
ing good work, and the stand pipe
is giving good service. I have ar
ranged to have better lighting in all
pump houses and also will make
some repairs and install a few neces
sary safety first devices.
We have been put up against some
grief on account of the big ditcher
operated by the paving sub-contractors
cutting the service 'lines. la
practically every case there was no
reason for cutting these lines as they
were plainly shown on the official '
water department maps. My water
cervice man rendered service and
worked long hours in helping to
check the waste of water due tq the
breaks with the result that little
damage resulted.
Electrical Department.
Due to our absolute inability to
get poles no new line construction
has been done for the month. Poles
have been on the road from Colvllle,
Wash., for nearly two months. Lat
est advises were that there would be
some delay at Sand Point, Ida., for
butt treatment, and then they would
be rushed along. I am writing the
Lindsay Bros, this morning asking
that they trace this car and hurry
the shipment through. Many people
In the city are waiting for light con
nections which cannot be -given un
til the poles arrive. We are well
supplied with wire aijd other mate
rial for this work.
From present indications it will
soon be necessary to parallel two of
the generators before the winter is
over. During the peak load at the
present time which Occurs now at
about 6 o'clock p. m. the load is some
10 k. w. h. over the generator rat
ing on the big new unit. This occurs
with all series and lower cluster out
as well as all decorative and sign
lights together with economical uses
In the homes. This brings to light
the fact that the city must immedi
ately take steps to purchase another
unit of not less than five or six hun
dred k. w. This should be started
during the coming summer, and be
Installed and ready for use next win- t
ter. In addition to these matters
spoken of tbe usual multitude of
small troubles have been cared for.
Many meters have been taken out,
tested and reset, and many new ones
instilled. Meter reading for the
month is now going on. A total of
thirty-four wiring permits were is
sued during the month. Practically
all of these were for new buildings
and have been Inspected and ap
proved. As a matter of economy the
plant has been running with series,
lower ornamental and sign lights
out. I have about 150 tons of steam
coal in sight at the present time. The
consumption 1b about fourteen tons
in twenty-four hours. Advices from
the mines indicate that until produc
tion is resumed they will-be unable
to make further shipments.
Sewer Department
The Watson induction motor at
the septic tank has been givlnr some
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