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VOLUME XXVII.
CITY MANAGER
TO HAND IN
RESIGNATION
C. SMITH WILL LEAVE
PLOY OP CITY
"Will Sever His Connection With A!li-
anco by the First of
March
City Manager C. C. Smith Tues
day afternoon stated to a Herald re
porter that his resignation would be
handed In to the council some time
the coming week, to take effect
March 1. Mr. Smith plans to stay
In Alliance long enough to put the
city's affairs in the best possible
shape.
The resignation comes, according
to rumor, as a result of disagree
ments and misunderstandings be
tween the city manager, Mayor
Rodgers and members of the coun
n s finance committee.' Those who
have been in attendance at council
meetings have been able to read be
tween the lines and see that all was
not going peacefully in the official
family, and that trouble was immi
nent.
Mr. Smith has been in the employ
of the city for six months, coming
here from Montrose, Col. He has
made no plans for the future as yet.
Neither Mayor Rodgers or Mr.
Smith had any statement to make on
the matter.
POTATO EXHIBIT CAR
IN ALLIANCE MARCH 19
The special potato exhibit car op
crated by the agricultural depart
ment of the Burlington and Colorado
& Southern railroads co-operating
with the agricultural college, farm
bureaus, county agents and business
men of towns to be visited, will be
in Alliance on the morning of March
19. A meeting and local potato
show will be staged in connection
with the exhibit car.
Speakers accompanying the car
wll be: R. II. Howard, hortlcultural
Ist and potato expert, University of
Nebraska; H. O. Werner, chief In
spector and secretary, Nebraska Po
tato Improvement association: Geo,
A. Williams, specialist in marketing,
Lincoln, Neb.; Jacob Pedrett, sue
cessful Nebraska potato grower and
president of the Nebraska Potato
Improvement association; C. W
Pugsley, editor Nebraska Farmer,
Lincoln, Neb.
The car will contain exhibits of
- potato varieties, grades and grading,
diseases and control methods, stor
age houses and methods, marketing,
certified potato seed, cultural meth
ods, etc. Special literature has been
printed by the agricultural college
and the railroads for free distribu
tion during this exhibit. All sub
pects pertaining to preparing "King
Spud" will be covered.
It Is planned to stage a farmers'
contest in identifying different vari
eties of potatoes in each town vis
ited. Some special cash prizes may
be offered by local business men for
this contest as well as for the best
local potato exhibits.
Advance agents representing the
railroads and the agricultural col
lege will visit the towns soon to
make preliminary arrangements.
One of the leading features In
cluded in the exhibits to be seen here
when the Burlington and Colorado &
Southern potato car visits this place
will be the model potato and root
storage cellar. This model cellar is
being constructed especially for this
trip and shows in complete detail all
the essential points in a good stor
age cellar which the average farmer
or potato grower can build. Plans
and specifications for this cellar will
be given to those who are particular
ly Interested and request them.
SETTLING UP THE '
JOHN KRAUSE ESTATE
Today was the last day for filing
claims against the John Krause es
tate, one of the largest In western
Nebraska. Frank . Krause of Foun
tain City, Wis., who Is engaged in
dairy farming there and who also
has extensive Interests In Sheridan
county, is In the city this week. Mr.
Krause was one of the early home
steaders in Box Butte county, having
taken land within two miles of Al
liance. Several years ago he returned
to Wisconsin and his brothers came
out. They are now conducting the
Krause ranch.
ALLIANCE,
PHILADELPHIA MAN
SKl JvS AN t'NCLl
Chief of Police Nova Taylor is in
receipt of a letter from II. M. Brady
1529 Green street, Philadelphia. In
which he asks the chief's assistance
in locating William A. Shlndel, who
Is said to have been a resident of
is city In 1890. The chief romiest?
inyone who can furnish tho in
jNon desired notify him.
Vj, 'lows:
The
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24
192
r of Police.
Allianrp
eo.-s A I would like to
know It, 0 v the name of Wll
Ham A. Sx ls residing in Alli
ance at the k .esent time.
"When last heard from on March
23, 1890, he was there and employed
by the Burlington and Missouri rail
road Jn Nebraska. If he does not
live there any more, will you please
tea me his next address if he left
town?
"The reason for asking this favor
of you is that he is my mother's
only brother and she would like to
hear of him once again before it is
too late
"Appealing to your love of your
mother and hoping to hear from you
soon, I remain. Respectfully yours,
"II. M. BRADY."
THREE BOY BANDITS
HEADED THIS WAY
Twelve-year-old Gets Away With f 30
Belonging to Wife of Man
Who Captured IIuii
Chief of Police Nova Taylor Tues
day morning received word from the
chief of police at Crawford, Neb., to
be on the lookout for three boy ban
dits who are headed this way via the
freight train route. The star of the
trio, the police say, is a twelve-year-old
by the name of Bruce Hitchcock,
who ran away from his home in
Lusk, Wyo., some days ago and has
been spreading kindness and chter
along his little pathway ever since.
The twelve-year-old was picked up
at Crawford by the chief on tele
phone advices from his home town,
and instead of throwing the youngs
ter into a cell, they left him to the
care of the Crawford chief's wi'e.
This proved to be a mistake, for he
departed shortly and took with bjni
$30 in cash belonging to his care-
laxer. ue is Bam to nave cashed a
$10 bill at Ardmore and the indica
tions are that he may go through
Alliance.
About the same time the Craw
ford chief shooed two other toy
hoboes out of town and sounded the
warning to look out for the tilo.
The chief is making trains regulaily,
but to the time of going to press has
failed to get a glimpse of a twelve-year-old
with a checkered cap, ray
overalls and blue sweater. The Cher
infant outlaws are about eigh ten
years of age.
DANCE AT ELKS FOR
THE TRAVELING MEN
The next thing on the Elks amuse
ment program is the traveling men's
dance, which Is scheduled for Fri
day evening, February 20, and one
of the biggest times yet is expected.
Any traveling man can get tickets
from Chris O. Ehinger, Jack Hawes
or V. Clark. The dance is given by
the Elks for the entertainment of
the boys on the road, and it laa't
necessary for the traveler to belong
to be able to buy.
Under the management of W. R.
Harper, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, the Elks have been
having not only gorgeous times at
their weekly dancing parties, but
they have managed to make a little
money. There is now $50 in this
fund, and in order that it shall not
be kept out of circulation, Mr. Har
per has made plans for a free dance,
to be, held on St. Patrick's day in the
evenin', of which more will be said
later. It will be as free as the air
you breathe or the wate ryou drink,
and will be one of the red letter days
on the calendar for everybody who
accepts the Elks' invitation, whether
they're Irish or not For the infor
mation of those who haven't rela
tives In County Cork, we'll say that
St. Patrick's day comes this year
and every year on March 17.
F. E. Brown, who has been In the
employ of The Times for the past
eighteen months, left the first of the
week for Seneca, where he will visit
with his parents for a week or two.
after which he will leave for Mon
tana, where he has accepted a posi
tion with a dally newspaper. Mr.
Brown's resignation was handed in
two weeks ago, but he remained on
the Job until Mr. Jones, of Omarba,
his successor, could take his place.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
ANOTHER ONE OF
THOSE TRIANGLES
Mexican Domestic Tinged) Adjusted
Willi Little Dirtkuliy by
Police Authorities
Alliance was the scene of another
one of those human triangles that
the movie producers love to film last
week, and it was settled In a way
that Would mako . the average
screenster's hair stand on end. Be
hold, If you please, the Cortez fam
ily, living somewhere In Alliance.
Rosa Cortez, the wife, presumably
loved her husband dearly until the
villain came along. The villain's
name was unpronounceable, but his
intentions were unmistakeable. He
wooed the fair Rosa, and seemingly
had good Buccess, for on Saturday
she decamped with him, taking along
for safe keeping her husband's
watch, his revolver and $105 of his
hard-earned money.
History doesn't state Just which
one of these things Mr. Cortex missed
first, but Saturday evening he ap
plied to the chief of police, the sher
iff and everyone else he could think
of to assist him in righting his
wrongs. The sheriff at Angora was
notified and promptly picked up the
erring wife and the Romeo, and
brought them to Alliance Sunday
morning.
The case never came to court, the
only record of the settlement Is to be
found in the notebooks of the police
authorities. The solution was no so
very difficult and If it happened in
the movies you'd say it was impos
sible. The huBband agreed to take
his wife back, provided she returned
the money, the watch and the re
volver. This was done. His other
condition was that the man whi
tried to steal her leave town and
never come back. This Romeo was
willing to do, and dl. The fade-out
will show Rosa and her husband re
united, and happy as two bugs in a
rug.
Good-night!
CHARGEiJOHNSON
WITH TAKING HORSES
On complaint of County Attorney
Lee Basye, a warrant was issued
Tuesday morning for the arrest of
Emmett Johnson, who is charged
with appropriating a team of bay
horses, valued at $300, and subse
quently disposing of them. Johnson,
who is well known in Alliance, and
who has figured in family or neigh
borhood rows now and then, is said
to own considerable property.
A LITTLE JOYRIDB .
AND CAR SMASH r
Alliance police and Box Butte
county officers were kept busy for
several hours Sunday evening search
ing for the car of Carl Cornwell,
which disappeared from in front of
the Alliance hotel annex about 6 p.
m. Along about midnight the car
was found out west of the city, near
the railroad tracks, in a badly dam
aged condition, minus fender, front
wheel and running board. Richard
Knlest, the Joyrider, arranged for the
necessary repairs.
Only Eleven
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increased postage and mailing charges, you'll have to come across
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class in the state. Live news of Alliance, printed while It's still
news, written in a newsy way. All the news that's fit to print and
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RAIL STRIKE
;, ISfOSTPONED
Only IinuiedUte Danger Is Pawned
I May Walt I'ntlll IUitlroaJ Ate
Itet tinted to Owners
instructions Have bern issued to
all maintenance of way railroad em
ployes In Alliance to the effect that
the strike order will bo held in abey
m accordance wun orders from
the national headquarters in Detrolf,
RUCU. '
V WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.- Tbe
railroad unions are prepared to tut
in motion machinery, for aclllng
Eeuerat rauroaa sirine ir tne prop
oeition for a wage tribunal is reject-
ed at the meeting of general chair
men here February 23. Unions which
have not yet taken a strike vote on
wage aemanus win do so, it was
learned today.
. Labor leaders declare that only
the immediate danger of a railroad
strike is passed. The situation re
mains as serious as it was a week
ago, and the crisis will not be over
until after the meeting of the gen
eral chairmen. The chairmen will
come authorized to accept the pres
ident's proposal or demand that the
strike vote be put into operation.
It is believed that the mainten
ance-of-way men, if it Is decided to
carry out their strike plans after the
February 23 meeting,' will postpone
action until after the railroads are
returned to private control.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 16. The
proposed strike of more than 300,
000 members of the united brother
hood of matntenance-of-way employ
es and railway shop laborers has not
been canceled, but has been merely
postponed, Allan' E. Barker, presi
dent of the brotherhood announced
Monday. Unless speedy relief Is
given the workers, he said, the strike
certainly will take place.
; Mr. aBrker also said that tbe
board of directors and vice presi
dents of the brotherhood have been
called to meet here Thursday to con
sider the strike situation. "The man
agers of our fifteen districts," he
added, ."have been instructed to re
main in their territories for the pur
post of strengthening the. strike or
ganization. The strike will certainly
ike place If President .Wilson doe1;
not quickly make good his promises'
to get speedy relief to our people."
The etrlke, which was to have be
come effective Tuesday, was post
poned Saturday night by President
Barker on recommendation . of the
brotherhood committee, representing
the men in Washington.
TWO DEATHS FROM FLU
IN THEJtlCKEN HOME
The influenza was responsible for
two more deaths which occurred in
the Klcken home, sixteen miles north
of Lakeside, on last Sunday. Mrs.
Alodlae Ragrier, aged seventy-four,
mother of Mrs. Klcken, died Sunday
morning. Morris Pierle Klcken, aged
twenty-one, passed away Sunday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from
the Catholic church at 8:15 a. m.
Tuesday, with Rev. Father Manning
in charge.
Days Left
State.
.) or (Renewal.
17, 1920.
Till: WEATHER
For Alliance and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Wednesday; colder to
night and In southeast portion. ;
Mrs. Helen O'Keefe, Mrs. W. H.
Ostenberg and Miss Ruth Morris
were hostesses at an announcement
party given for-Mian Edna Bowman
at the Alliance hotel last Saturday
evening. About thirty guests were
present. The room was . tastefully
decprnted, and a most pleasant eve
ning resulted. Refreshments were
served. ... ' ' .
On Wednesday Dean Dixon Enter
tained tho member of the choir' a
dancing and cards. Friday St. Mar
garetas branch of the juniors enter
tained at a party and dance in' tfre
parish house. They were chaperoned
by Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Stephens, Mrs,
Bernard Holsten and Mr. and Mrs,
Dean Dixon.
f riends or the Ilhoins have re
ceived a card, dated at Salt Lake
city and signed by Mr. and Mrs. J
S. Rheln, raeding as
"Weither fine. Nice time.
Friday for San Francisco."
follows:
Leaving
REED3C0MES BACK
tTO POLICE FORCE
Forer Chief to Rejoin City's Force
the Coming Week at an In.
crease in Salary
Oscar W. Reed, who a few weeks
ago resigned as chief of police of
the city of Alliance to accept the po
sition of deputy sheriff, has returned
to the employ of the city. Begin
ning next week he will hold the po
sition of night chief, at a salary suf
ficient to make the Job interesting.
The council at its last meeting left
the matter in the hands of the may
or, following the resignation of
Night Watchman Allen. .
Mayor Rodgers announces that
Mr. Reed will have a rank equal to
that of the day chief, and that he
will conduct the office during his
hours on duty as he sees fit, being
under orders of no one but the city's
executive. ,
Sheriff Miller in about ready to
give up the hope of getting a deputy
who will be satisfactory at .the wage
he is permitted to Offer. Reed Is the
third man he has . had in fourteen
months. Mr. Reed will remain with
the sheriff's office until the first of
tbe week. Judge Westover is . to
hold a special equity term February
20 and 21, and it is expected that
three men now in Jail will be sent
enced at that time. In that event,
Reed will accompany Sheriff Miller
and the prisoners to Lincoln.
PRELIMINARY DEBATE AT
HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY
The preliminary debate to decide
who shall constitute the Alliance
high school debating team will be
held at the high school auditorium,
Thursday night, beginning at 8
o'clock. No charge will be made for
admission and all are cordially urged
to attend and by their presence en
courage the young people who are
participating.
The Alliance high' school has
achieved an enviable record in de
bating and failed to win the district
championship only once in tbe past
seven years.
The subject to be debated, which is
the subject selected by the state de
bating board for all high school de
bates this year is resolved: That
congress should prohibit all rail
roads doing inter-state business. Tbe
following students will participate:
COLE FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
The funeral of John H. Cole, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Cole, will be held from the Christian
church Wednesday afternoon. Four
boy scouts will act as pallbearers.
Burial will be in the Greenwood cem
tery. It seems pleasant to hear of some
one advocating a state printing plant
for Nebraska, which would accom
plish a' tremendous saving in the
item of school text books alone. In
Kansas and California it has been
tried out most successfully. It takes
more than figures to convince the
average legislature, however. The
Lincoln and Omaha typographical
unions and the state federation of
labor have worked themselves into
several sweats In an endeavor to get
this money-making Institution in
stalled, but textbooks In Nebraska
schools are still manufactured else
where. The average legislature, no
matter what Its political complexion.
Isn't as Interested In savins money
as In spending It
NUMBER 23.
CITY. FUNDS
SEEM TO BE
LOW
COUNCIL MAY' HA VH' TO 1IUSTLBT
TO MAKE ENDS MEEET r
Levy Mndo on Kstimnito s That Vtu0
RUNNING
ntfl; i nni was
rtct Ec-on-
siiry. rA,. .
Ftir Too High Strlr
oifty Necessary
'"The . jclty 'council', has discovered
'that'iax levy will bring inonly
abit two-thirds of Ihe amount thejr
Bovfred when" they maaethelr. esti
mates. The estimate of expenses ai
based on a-valuation -of municipal
property that seems ' to ' have bcea
about $300,000 too high. Accord
ing to the original estimates, the city
was getting on fine as could be, with
a prospect of flnlsblhg out the year
without a deficit In Any fund, but the
discovery has shewn tbe council that
it will be necessary to retrench' in k
Beveral ways if the money at its dis
posal is to be made to cover the year.
It had been 'figured that "the levy
would bring in a trifle over $50,000,
but present indications are that It
will not exceed $35,000. , . ,
The city council met in-regular
Bession at the city hall Friday ers
ning, the meeting having been post .
poned from Tuesday, when a quorum
failed to appear. t The quorum wa
somewhat slow in arriving,, but Chief
ot Police Nova Taylor was called
into service to notify the missing "
member. The session was held In tb "
city clerks' office,, the regular coun
cil chamber being occupied by Influ
enza patients. -
No protests having been filed, the
council approved the plans and esti
mated for paving in the district com
prising the downtown business sec
tion, and the clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids.
The council passed the ordinance '
defining venereal diseases and si tt
ing out penalties for those affllsted
1th such diseases who fall to se
cure treatment or follow It up. - The
ordinance was drafted in the office
of the state board of health and Its - ''
provisions are quite drastic.
The council approved all claims
with the exception of that of J.. M.
Weaver for special police doty.
amounting to. $ 10.80, and a claim, of.
C. Lv Powell for $15.80 for damages
to his automobile, which was,-' he '
claims, damaged by the city's truck.
This latter claim was referred to the
city manager for investigation.
The council discussed the matter
of a telephone franchise, and the
sentiment ot the councllmen seemed
to be that the city should Impose an
occupation tax- en the company ana
pay for what phones it needs. The-"
councllmen were strongly in favor of
insisting that a building be erected -In
Alliance by the company and
openly sniffed at the statement made'
by Mr. Mays that th ecompany hadr-
lntended to put in $30,000 worth of
improvements here in 1920.
Some discussion was given to the
pool ball question. The application
of Kays & Albert to conduct a pool-
hall upstairs at 117 West Second
street was not granted, the council
disapproving of upstairs locations for
pool halls.
ALLIANCE GIRLS WIN
A GAME FROM BAYARD
The girls' basketball team of the '
Alliance high school played at Bay
ard Friday. It was the second game''
played this year with the entire team.
The score was 32 9 in favor of Al
liance. A doubleheader Is scheduled for '
Alliance Friday, when the ScottsbluC
girls will play the Alliance girls, and
the Bayard boys will meet the Alli
ance huskies.
ALLIANCE FORTUNATE
IN FLU EPIDEMIC
Compared with other places In tho
state. Alliance has been very for
tunate In the epidemic. There has?
not been a death within the city
limits from the influenza. The sit
uation shows very little change.
C. W. Carson of this city and Mlasr '
Nellie Wheeler of Wendover, Wysw
were married Saturday evening at
the Baptist parsonage, Rev. J. Orrla
Gould officiating. Mr. Carson works
on a passenger out of Casper.
Miss Era Sledo returned Tuesday
noon from Sidney, where she nasi
been called by the illness ot her
mother.
L. E. Bellinger ot Bingham, wjur
has been recovering from flu, had
replapse Sunday but Is getting aloflS
very well new