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VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920.
NUMBER 6$
HORSES ENTERED
FORJACE MEET
Contenders In racing and Trotting
Evento Next Week Many Run
ning Horses Here.
N. ' THICK
Forecast for ,.VAlance and vicinity:
Unsettled weather tonight and Satur
day; probably showers; somewhat
warmer tonight.
"The entry list for the harness races
at the Alliance race meet, to be held
June 23, 24 and 25, closed June IS,
with a good number of strong en
tries for each event. These entries
will be forwarded to the American
trotting association, where Questions
of eligibility will be decided.
The list of entries does not in
clude the running races, where the
entries close at 11 a. m. the day be
fore the race. There will be a whole
raft of running horses here, esti
mates running all the way from 150
to 300. Carloads of running horses
are coming in every day now. There
-were 225 at the Hartlngton meet,
and 150 at O'Neill, and Alliance
probably will beat these records.
The following are the entries for
the harness events:
FREE-FOR-ALL
Roma Dee, M. Smith, Omaha.
Harry R, J. P. Larimore, Benkle-
cnan. Neb.
Queen Arlan, Mrs. Edith Mollrlng,
Alliance, Neb.
White Foot, Frank Shreves, Al
liance, Neb. .
Monty Direct, R. T. Branson, Lov
Land, Col. , ,
.Marlon dale, M. Smith, Omaha.
2:10 PACE
, M. T., R. C. Campbel, Oerlng, Neb,
Daisy Direct, Wm. Williams, Kear
ney, Neb.
Easter Coin, O. Landas, Col-d
water, Kas.
Peggy Tamphell, George Schlick,
Danville, Neb.
James S. Sherlock, Clay Haley,
Tampis, Col.
Dew Drop, Harry Arnold, Blue
Rapids, Kas.
Hasel Hamilton, - Bell Company,
York, Neb.
E. Kippers, rGant Williams, Oha
ha. Neb.- :
Anne Axue, O. H. Sholes, Hol
yoke, Col. - .'
". 2:23 TROT
James Oliver, R. C. Campbell, Ger-
Ing. Neb.
Frankle K, M. L. Hirst, Coldwater
Kas.
Trapholus S. D. Larimore, Benkle-
man. Neb.
Arinado, Jack Lewis, Pueblo, Col
Bonnie Tolus, Clay Haley, Tamp
us, Col. . '
Miss Patrick, Harry Arnold, Blue
Rapids, Kas.
Fitz Bafre, Warrea Dennis, Kear
ney, Neb. .
Axler Enlry, H. Sholes, Holyoke
Col. .
2:25 PACE '
Perfection C, R. C. Coles, Cold
water, Kas.
Heir Patch, J. O. Larimore
Benkleman, Neb.
Peter Native, Jack Lewis, Pueblo,
Col.
Litton Jr., Frank Shreves, Al
' llance, Neb.
Sam J, N. E. Jennings, Mitchell
Neb.
Teddy - Townsend, James Mc
Donald, Mitchell, Neb.
W. W. T, McClure. Riverton, Wyo
Carter June: Warren Dennis
Kearney, Neb. ,
2:20 PACE
Rags Direct, Wm. Williams, Kear
ney, Neb.
Billy Darkaway, J. P. Larimore
Benkleman, Neb.
Billy S, Jack Lewis, Pueblo, Col
Empire Express, George Mollrlng,
Alliance, Neb.
Mart Low, R. T. Branson, Love
land, . Col.
E Z Allerton, Pete Egars, Denison.
Iowa.
Carter June, Warrea Dennis,
Kearney, Neb.
Will Do!, O. H. Sholes Holyoke
Col.
2:20 TROT
Trapholus, C. D. Larimore,
Benkleman, Neb.
Margaret Densmore, George Moll
rlng, Alliance, Neb.
Miss Patrick, Harry Arnold, Blue
Rapids, Kas.
Silver Stone, McClure, a Riverton,
Wyo.
Tip Frisco, O. M. Smith, Omaha,
Neb.
2:19 PACK
Harry R, J. P. Larimore, Benkle
man. Neb.
White Foot, Frank Shreves, Al
liance, Neb.
Roma D, O. M. Smith, Omaha,
Neb.
Pez O, Sid Cornwell, Cenderson,
Utah.
2:13 TROT
Chief. J. P. Larimore, Benkle
man, Neb.
Trapholus. C. D. Larimore,
Benkleman, Neb.
RAXD OPENING OF
NEW GARAGE SATURDAY
Katnrriav nlcht ia thn time net for
he opening of the new Lowry &
Henry garage, which wil be In shape
to show the visitors. Open house
will be held from 9 a. m. to around
midnight. Visitors will be shown
through the big building, or allowed
to wander at will If they prefer It.
Wiker's orchestra will furnish
music for a dance on the roof gar
den. Everybody is welcome and
nearly everybody will be there.
HEAVY TICKET SALES
FOR JOXING BOUT
The seat sale for the June 24 card
Is going nicely Thlele's Drug store
reported twenty tickets sold today.
This is exceptionally good when you
consider that the fight Is a whole
week off. In most fight centers the
big sale Is usually the day of the bat
tle or the day before at the earliest.
but Alliance people realize that the
town will be crowded with visitor
and that most of these visitors will
be anxious to see the boxing exhibi
tion.
The Elks cmmlttee has been trying
to take care of all reservations from
the neighboring towns but the drain
oh the tickets is very heavy. Over a
hundred tickets have been ordered
for the Elks who are delegates for
the convention. Scottsbluff has sent
In an order for 100; Bridgeport, thir
ty; Angora, Hemingford, and Gor
don so far have ordered 84.
The seating capacity of the roof
garden is only 1200 and 1200 is not
many, so anyone desirous of picking
out the place he wants to see the
show from should do so at once
Lowry & Henry have Becured Cole
McElroy's orchestra for the entire
week and it will be necessary for the
boxing show to be started at 7:46 p,
m. so the dance may go on promptly
at 10 o'clock.
The first bell will bring together
Texas Tommy and Cyclone Johnson.
The show will be run off promptly.
The eeml-wlndup will be in the ring
at 8:20, when George Manley of j
Denver, will meet Jlmmie Hayes of,
the Mile High town. We will publish
both boys' record In the next issue.
The main event or wlndup of the
evening starts promptly at 9 and the
boxing Is bound to be fast as Abe
Pollock, a veteran referee, has been
secured to referee all the bouts.
The winner of the main event Is
wanted to ) box the main event at
Jersey City, July 3rd, with Jack
Britton for the welterweight title.
DFAMNPCe PHD -
ELKS (WENTIOf)
Iak-rI Lodge Has Completed Ar
rangements for Entertainment
of Delcgntes V
Alliance lodge, B. P. O. E., has
practically, completed arrangements
for the ninth annual state Elks con-;
ventlon, to be held here June 23 and
24, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. There will not be a single,
minute during the entire convention
when three will be$ nothing for the
visitors to do. The program has
been completed, and contains a num
ber of Interesting events, from the
parade of Elks on the morning of the
first day to the ten-round boxing ex
hibition and smoker. and vaudevllla
which close the entertainment.
The attendance at this convention
will, it Is believed, exceed that of
previous years. There are a greater
number bf Elks in Nebraska than at
any previous time, and the grand ex
alted ruler of the order, Frank L.
Rain, is a Nebraska man. Mr. Rain
will be present at the Alliance con
vention. .
Since the meeting at York a yea
ago one new odge has been instituted
in Nebraska, being located at Scotts
bluff. Another is to be brought into
being at Cnadron on Tuesday, June
22. The grand exaled ruler and
members from Omaha, Lincoln and
other towns in the eastern part of
the state wil see that the Chadron
Elks are properly started on their
way and wil Icome from that city to
Alliance on a special train, reaching
here in time for the opening of the
meeting Wednesday morning.
' The Nebraska State Elks associa
tion was organized in Lincoln on
May 13, 1913, Its first president be
ing Charles A. McCloud of York,
He has been succeeded by Frank L,
Rain, Fairbury; Fred L. Harrison,
Grand Island; Ray C. Langford,
North Platte; Sidney Smithfl Omaha;
George F. Corcoran, York the other
officers being Robert W. Patrick,
Omaha first vice president; . .Will
H. Butler, Alliance, second vice pres
ident? Clyde' W. -Nortcw." Kearney,
third vice president: Charles O,
Swan; Kearney, secretary; C B.
Nlcodemus, Fremont, treasurer; Dan
B. Butler, Omaha; Charles A. Mc
Cluod, York and Carl Kramer, Co
lumbus, trustees.
There are at present sevrcteen
lodges of Elks in Nebraska, located
at Omaha, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska City, Falls City, Beatrice
York, Hastings, Fairbury, Columbus,
Fremont, Grand Island. Norfolk
Kearney, North Platte, Alliance and
Scottsbluff. ' Another Is to be instl
tuted In a few days at Chadron. No
lodge of this order can be Instituted
in a city of less than 5,000 inhabl
tants.
BOOSTER TRIP A
j GRANDSUCCESS
Alliance Citlxens Visit Eight Neigh-
boring Cities In Interests of
' Race Meet '
CHIEF TAYLOR SAYS
WILLING TO RESIGN
Chief of Police Nova Taylor,
whose resignation was asked for by
Mayor Rodgers the first of the week,
Is not going to make any particular
effort to retain bis position at the
head of the city's police department,
according to a statement made to
The llerad this morning. When the
mayor first- intimtaed that his ser
vices were no longer desired, Mr.
Taylor planned a comeback. He in
terviewed the councilmen of the
city, and found a number of them.
he says, who were in favor of his re
tention on the force. So were a num
ber of business men, but despite the
favorable chances he has decided not
to make the attempt
"If they want me to resign, I'm
willing to do it," said the chief. , "I
have had other offers right along and
won t have any difficulty finding a
place, either In this same line of
work or elsewhere." he chief evl
dently figures that the place Isn't
worth the scrap It would take to hold
it. He Is confident that he could get
together a strong petition, and the
first of the week planned to do that
very thing, but he's lost Interest.
Meantime, Mayor Rodgers is sit
ting tight. He's had "the power" as
they say In certain games of chance,
for as mayor he can discharge city
employes whom he appointed. At
Chief Taylor's announcement that he
will resign, to take effect the first of
the month, Mr. Rodgers made no
comment.
TWO MORE ENTRIES
IN FREE-FOR-ALL
Miss Rexetta, Ed Gould, Kearney,
Neb.
Pedlar Direct, Ed Gould, Kearney,
Neb.
FASHION SHOP'S NEW ,
IMPROVEMENTS IN PliACK
The installation of several thous
and dollars' worth of new fixtures,
which was completed this week, have
made the Fashion Shop one of the Nc!)riwkft stockholders Vote to Hold
moht complKo ladies ready-to-wear
Twelve auto loads of Alliance citi
zens made the booster trip to eight
neighboring cities In the Interests of
the Alliance race meet and the state
Elks convention, to be held here next
week. The start was made at 6:45
m. Thursday from the chamber of
commerce headquarters. The band
which accompanied the party sere
naded the towh beginning at 6 a. m.,
but not a single boot was shied in
their direction, which speaks well
not only for the public-spirited but
sleepy citizens, tut the quality of the
music. .
The automobiles furnished for the
occasion were those of Everett Cook,
which took and maintained the lead;
J. S; Rheiu, ;W. R. Harper, .True
Miller, Bradley : Minor,, yrho drove
Newberry's car; R6y Beckwlth, F. A.
Bald; Frank Burner, H. T. Carey,
Calvin Walker, and A. J. LeSage,
who piloted the repair car.
Among those who mado the trip
were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cook and
daughter, Nellie; Mrs. Bert Duncan;
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Walker and
daughter, Violet; Mayor A. D
Rodgers, True Miler, W. R. Harper,
S. H, Cole, Roy Beckwlth. Fi E. Hoi
eten; J. S. Rheln, Glen Miller, George
Ruechsensteln, J. W. Guthrie, H. T.
Carey and son, Mr. Eaton of Flora,
Ind.; F. A. Bald, Bradley Minor and
M. W. Buckley, as well as the mem-
hers of the band and others.
The places vinited were Hemlng
ford, Marsland, Crawford, where the
party stopped for dinner; Ft. Robin
son, Chadron, Hay Springs, Rush
ville and Goraon, where supper was
obtained. Here the parly broke up,
some of the cars returning by way of
Rushville and; Hay Springs, and
ethers via Chadron. At each of
theafl nlacea the band cave a concert
and the boosters made public end
lilte speeches and distributed lit
erature. Returning, the "cars drifted
into Alliance some time between
9:30 p. mv and midnight.
.
The band, under the leadership of
Mr. Harling, was the real feature of
the trip. It attracted large crowds
in every city visited, and the boost
ers are all unanimous in saying
pleasant things about the band boys
The trip was productive of re
sults.. The boosters were told that
at least 100 auto loads will be here
from Chadron, and reservations for
this number of cars have been made.
Two Pullman cars will also come
from Chadron, and large delegations
will be here - from the other places
visited.
hops in Nebraska. In addition to I
the nc-w enclosed cabinets, which are
well arranged and lighted for dis
play, the building has been redecor-
tod and a new celling has been put -,-.,.- ,hIeh eonrpn.
In '
I a i a a H..L1..H " w a
compartments for dresses, eoats, etc., Wednesday of this week, accepted
dust proof. There are a number of l"e invitation presented by delegates
French dressing and fitting, rooms, from the Alliance chamber of com
so that customers can receive indl- merce to hold the 1921 convention in
vidual attention. Shoppers will find tas clty next jUne. A good-sized
a pleasant, homey place, with every delegation of Alliance citizens Went
facility for their comfort. A rest over lo gCottsbluff Wednesday to
ALLIANCE TO INSTALL
CHADRON ELKS LODGE
Once again Alliance Elks lodge Is
to have the honor of instituting a
baby lodge, this time at Chadron.
A dispensation has been granted for
a lodge in that city and the charter
wil be issued by the Grand lodge at
Its session next month.
The lodge will bo instituted on
Tuesday, June 22d. Grand Lodge
members from Alliance, and a goodly
number of boosters will leave Alli
ance on No. 41 Tuesday morning,
and will be met at Crawford by a
special train on the C. & N. W.,
which w.yi proceed immediately to
Chadron. In the evening, after the
Installation, the C. & N. W. will pro
vide a train to bring them from
Chadron to Crawford to connect with
No. 36. leaviu,, Crawford at 9:16 p.
m. and arriving at Alliance at 11:30
p. m. This will permit the Elks to
get a good night's sleep before be
ginning the strenuous work connect
ed, with the State Convention. ,
The Installation was set for June
22 to enable Elks from over the
state to witness the ceremony, and
continue to Alliance for the Conven
tion. Many Elks from Omaha, Lin
coin and other points have expressed
themselves as wishing to attend. No
doubt a goodly number will take ad
vantage of the opportunity.
Chadron Elks are making elabor
ate plans for the entertainment ef
the officers and of all visiting Elks.
Reductions are to be made In the
price of shoes, according to the pres
ident ol the Retail Shoe Dealers' as
sociation, but not "in all kinds of
fancy and1 ultra-fashionable foot
wear." The latter clause would
seem to involve a question of inter
pretation, and the suspicious ultl
mate sole-wearer may be inclnled to
suspect a Jokv.
ALLIANCE TO GET
NEXT CONVENTION
1021 Meeting Here Graham
Re-elected President .
The Nebraska stock growers asso-
oom is
ment.
a feature of the rstabish-
second the invitation of . the city'
commercial organization, and the re
sult was that there was no scrap over,
the next convention city. -
Robert Graham of Alliance was re
elected president of the association, :
TO FINISH GRADING
RY FNH OF NFT YVFFK this being his sixth consecutive term.
Ul UIU l MLA1 ITLLll other offlccr Bare: E. P. Myers of
Hrannls. vice President: secretary
Unless the weather conditions are treasurer, Charles C. Jameson of
too unfavorable, the grading for the
paving will be finished next week.
Ellsworth; executive committee: A
J. Abbott, Hyannls; E. M. Banks, Al-
Tha n 4. with difficnitiA. ace; Ruben Lisco. Lodgepole; J.
" " - - - , ru.tilM. Valontln,- IT T '
in grading the side streets, which are K;RU8et Uke. F Carruiherv
too narrow to permit me grader ana whitman; A. R. Modlsett, Rushville;
wagons both to operate -at the same IE. M. Eldred, Orlasdo; lWm. Mc-
tlme. Unless this proves too much Laughlin, Lund; John Delmer, Hyan-
of a drawback, the grading will be ms; James u. Carson. Irwin; j. ii
finished By the end of the coming Vjuigiey, valentine; Ed. , m. Brass,
week, and one of the worst periods Grand Island; Daniel Adamson,
of paving at an end. , Lake; Ed. Reed, Mltchel; Joe San-
Tha ilnrm unA nnltarv lovtri r I lOTQ, AlltCheU.
The convention was In session two
days, and found time to do consid
erable business, besides enjoy
round of entertainment provided for
them. The Alliance delegation,;
which Included Robert Graham, A.
B. llall, F. F. Peters, R. M. Hamp-
inn anH VX7 M 1 1 a rv 1 aid m va iinDnlmnna
ning looked threatening, and a por- L commendlng the' entertainment
both completed. There still remains
a little dirt to be hauled away, but
the actual construction is finished.
The curb and gutter gang have
been making hay. Yesterday they
laid exactly 690 feet of curbing. The
rain which came up late in the eve-
tlon of the newly laid stuff was cov
ered with muslin, but the water did
no damage. , The worst trouble the
curb men have la with curious by
standers, who want to know for
themselves whether the cement has
set. Hardly a block of ourblng is
put in without Beveral thumb, finger
and toe marks, made, by those who
want to see if it's dry This sort of
private investigation make the curb
men real angry, and they have bc.n
known to curse men and children
discovered poking their fingers into
provided for those who attended the
the meeting. Over two hundred
stockmen were present during : the
two-day session.
President Robert Graham, in the
opening addroBO, which is' reprodoo'
ed in part on another page ot UiU l
sue of The Herald, told of the work.
of organization .. and the pur
poses for which it was organised.
Brand Inspector Claud Talbot, ex
President Samuel P. Delatour, W, Ii.
Tagg,' Bruce McCullough, Ronald
th. tr..h .tuff. On. colored 1 K.""",w " ""."'.'r""" mi".
KNOCKED OFF CAR
BY WATER CRANE
E. F. Beaumont, Alliance brake-
man, was seriously injured Wednes
day night at Seneca, when he was
knocked off the top of a way car by
a water crane. Mr. Beaumont was
brought to St. Joseph's hospital at
Alliance, and is under the care of
Dr. C. E. Hershman, who says that
he sustained a compound fracture of
the skull, in addition to Internal in
juries. For a time it was thought
that his collarbone was also fractur
ed.
The train was going at about
eighteen miles per hour when the ac
cident occurred. The water crane had
not been swung around, and was
partly over the track. Beaumont did
not see it in time.
The injured man is resting easily
and the attending physician believes
that he will be able to resume work
within a few weeks.
of commerce and T, M. Tomllason of
Denver, secretary of the National as
sociation of stockmen, were among
those who addressed the stockmen
on various topics pertaining to their
business.
The convention adopted a resolu
tion urging strict regulation by the
More brick is being unloaded for i dor,mg the Anderson and Gronius
bills which have tills in view. The
resolution stated that the reduction
in cattle prices by the packers dur
ing the past eighteen months had
been lndeflnible, and that investiga
tion has shown that the packers have
abused the power they hold over th
cattle industry. Another resolution
urgod prompt action in placing of
County police officers, armed with orders for additional railroad equlp-
a search warrant, went through the ment sufficient to enable the carriers
residence and effects of Jordan Rob- to properly hande livestock and farm
lnson, 414 Niobrara, on Tuesday aft-1 products of the country when, they
man walked on a bit of curbing to
ry it out. He. wanted to see if it
had hardenedand it hadn't. He'll
probably have the pleasure of pay
ing for a new block. So, also will
the Cheyenne gentleman who ran
his tractor over one of the new
curbs. .
the paving dally. Within a short
time Alliance visitors . will be able
to see that something is happening.
SEARCHING PARTY
FINDS NO BOOZE
are ready to move to market.
The closing events of the conven
tion were a banquet at the Methodist'
church and a dance at the Country
club.
COUNTY COURT DECIDES
IN FAVOR OF WILSON
SHIRLEY MASON AT
IMPERIAL TONIGHT
Dainty, winsome Shirley Mason is
the attraction at the Imperial theater
tonight, starring in a circus play,
"The . Elephant Man." No one ever
grows too old for the elephants and
the glided wagons, and at some time
in his life nearly every man who was
a real boy has fallen head over heels
in love with the star rider.
Miss Mason plays the part of a
little waif who. having been fath
ered by a clown and spent all her
life with a circus, becomes its
principal - rider. She meets and
loves the elephant man, and about
this palrt the author, who has a
wonderful understanding of circus
folk has woven a delightful story.
ernoon. They were loosing tor
booze. They found none, although
they looked lo&g and carefully.; Ac
cording to one of the party, after
they had finished, Mr. Robinson
smiled at them, and remarked: ear
castically, "What's wrong? , Am I
too slick for you?" And the officers
with one accord, nodded their heads
in assent
You can tell the world for me,"
said Jordan to a Herald reporter,
that I'm getting weary of this con- The case of James E. Wilson vs.
Btant surveillance by the police. Time Charles W. Hawley occupied county
and again I've been followed, and court from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
watched, and spied upon and they I Thursday, and the plalntiH was given
have never found the least thing Judgment for $23.50, which will not
wroncr. - This is the Becond time pay the coBts iu the case. These.
they've gone through the house, amounted to about $60
Some of these days they'll lay off, II ' Wilson sued for $184, $75 of
hope. Seems to me that I ought to which was for grass l-.uds leased by
be Immune after they have failed to Wilson to Hawley, $33 for thirty-
get anything on me as aften as they! three bushels of oats $35 for damage
have." ( I to alfalfa and 46 for the use or
It J IlnnU. .t.t.lA.4
UUIBtrO auu 1UUICB. Aaw uvuipu, '
J. A. SMITH DIES OF I the reasonableness of the amount,.
PARALYTIC STROKE and filed a counter-claim for service
rendered Wilson. II. E. Gants
J. A. Smith, assistant foreman in attorney for the plaintiff and W. R,
the local Burlington yards, suffered 1 Mets represented the defendant.
a stroke ot paralysis Thursday aft- Twelve wltneses were called,' and
ernoon in the Alliance passenger sta-1 depositions were introduced from
tlon. He was removed to the north four witnesses at Beverly. Mass,
section house, there being no vacan-1 The suit was brought about thirty
clea at the hospital, and died at 11 days ago.
p. m. Thursday.
Mr. Smith Just returned Wednes-I There is so cure for the man vw
day from Beardstown, 111., where he just takea it for granted that there
had been called to the bedsldo of his I is not a train coming when - be
brother, who was In a serious con-1 reaches a grade crossing.
ditlon with the same disease.
The body will be takea to Beards- It Is a solemn thing to get married
town tonight on No. 41 tor lnte.r-1 but a serious thing not to have the
ment. t, I chance.