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volume xxvn.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920
No. 68
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LAND DRAWING IS
THISJFTERNOON
Over Six Hundred Kx-Servlce Men
File on Seven Sections Thrown
Open
Till) WINNERS ,
No. 1 Fred Jos tan Wurtle, North
Platte, first; Charles C. Tush, Oniaha,
. econd. t '
No.' Ira D. lleynon, Lincoln,
first; Gust M. Peterson, Alliance,
second.
No. a Carl E. Kaschke, Oshkosh,
first; Chaile J. Mashek, 11 j sue,
second.
No. 1 James C. Aplegate, Lin
coln, first; Arthur L. Hudson, Lin
coin, second.
No. 5 Charles P. Tuus, Exeter,
first; Ralph L. Fish, Scottsbluff,
.second.
No. 6 Konnie 11. Spears, Broad
water, first; J. Miles Robinson,
North Henri, second; 1'Xerett O'
Keefe, Alliance, third. .
No. 7 Eden K. Drake, liridgcport,
first; Clyde J. Onklnt, Itr-oad water,
second.
Six hundred and one ex-service
men filed on the seven sections of
sandhill land, formerly a part of the
Eyerett Eldred ranch, thrown open
to re-entry the first of the month.
The drawing to discover the lucky
homesteaders was held at 2 o'clock
' this afternoon.
A medium sized steel churn was
used to mix the numbers. Cards
bearing the number of the entry and
. tak name and addresses of the entry
man was scaled In blank envelopes
and placed in the churn. Each farm
was drawn separately. Doris Mal-
lery, daughter of Mrs. J. A. Mal
lery drew the numbers from the
churn The first one drawn is the
lucky number, although the others
were drawn and a record kept.
It took a half hour to finish the
drawing. A large crowd of ex-service
men are in the city awaiting the
result. Entries have been made from
ten or twelve states, althougi the
major portion jot them come from
Alliance and nearby (owns.
The entries closed at 9 o'clock this
juorning. There was but two disap
pointed men who got in too late to
file. These men were from Antloch.
With six hundred entr'.e. this
means that eaca man uting will
have about one chance in uiii iy to
draw one of iho homestead?.
The lands are described as fol
lows:
No. 1 NEU and NV6 SE'i of
Sec. 19; NE4 and N SV V4 of
Seec 20; Twp. 19, N.. It. 44 West 8
P. M., 480 acres.
No. 2 NEV4 and NE4 SEVi of
Sec. 7; NWU; N SWU; N4
NE4 and SE4 NEU Sec 8; W
NW of Sec. 9 all in Twp. 20 N.
Range 44 West 6 P. M., 640 acres.
No. 3 Stt E4; SVi NW4; NVi
SE4 and NV4 8V Sec. 18, Twp.
20 N. R. 44 W.. S NE4; SA
NW4; W SEhi and N SW
Sec. 13, Twp. 20 N., R. 45 West 6
P. M., 632.24 acres.
, No. 4 All of Section 7 in town-
i ship 21 N. R. 45 West 6 P. M
646.76 acres.
No. 5 NV4 SW'i SE14 SW4 of
Sec. 2; N NE4'of Sec. 10; N
NW4; NVi NEVi Sec. 11; N:4
NW14 and SWV4 NWi See. 1?.,
Twp. 20 N., R. 46 West 6 P. M.,
680 acres.
No. 6 S NWVi; H NK
N SWV4; NWV4 SEU; I.on ) V,
3 and 4, Sec. 3. Twp. 2 J N. ; St
SW4; SMt SEV4: NWV4 OW',i Sec
35. Twp. 21 N., R. 46 West 6 P. M..
435.84 acres.
No. 7 All of section,;?. Twp. IS
N., R. 51 West 6 P. M. dlO acres.
IMM'K SALE-PROVING A
ItlXil'LAK KKCOitl) IHtEAKElt
The sale of the stock of the Bock
Furnishing company, which started
Wednesday, is almost a record-breaker,
according to F. W. Bell, manager
for the Western Sales & Auction
company wiich is superintendernMiig
the event. The first day's Bles dis
posed of nearly a ten In of tae goods
and crowds of eager buyer are daily
visiting the place in search cf bar
gains. It isn't often that buyers are
given the chance to secure absolutely
new goods at bargain sali. prices but
the decision of the Bock.i to sell r.ut
presents thl opportunity to Alliance
customer). The sal ;iv'.ll continue
for a fe' dj.t mor: ami there si.li
remains a j ia .tuy nt the iiig'itst
grade niei-h.u Ji3-? .' r sal. at prac
tically whohtsaU prlcea.
Major Morris of the Victory medal
department arrived this afternoon to
Join his men in issuing Victory
medals.
T1IH WKAfW
For Alliance and Ticinltjr:
tonight and Saturday; Home waat
cooler east and central portions to
night; warmer Saturday extreme
portions.
UKKT TWO MOONS IS
EXACTLY 9.10 MINI'S
Bert Two Moons, Indian who
looks something like his name
sounds, was held up in the Burling
ton yards Wednesday morning early.
According to the story told Chief
Reed by the noble red man, two m n
set upon him and relieved nlm of
$30 in cash money. He didn't sy
whether tals was all he had. p.-vt
was in charge of a carload of worsen
headed for Longdate, Okla. Ho halls
from the Crow reservation in Mon
tana. No trace of the holdups vns
discovered.
WAGE-INCREASE
FAILS TOSATISFY
Railroad Men in General Are N t
Pleased Over Small Incrense
Granted
Alliance members of the railway
brotherhoods, who were granted an
increase in pay by the labor board at
Chicago last Tuesday, are not sayln
much about what may be expected to
happen. They admit that It Is not
wiat they expected, ai d booh of
them declare It Is not as much as
they were entitled to receive, but
they do not discuss the question as
to what future developments may be.
Representatives of the unions
have been meeting at Chlcr.uo to de
cide v!:Pier the award shall be ac
cepted without reservation; nhetaet
!. si aU bi referred o th- iv jnibet-
ship w;th n recommendation that t
neivi trt, or without nv veccm-
mei.daticn. or whether it r.l'r.h ht- re
ceded .. a strike ballot ordered.
The majority of the union heads arc
said to be in favor of either accepr
Ing the award or referring it to the
membership with a favorable recom
mendation. No decision was reached
after an all night session last night.
From Pmr" toww ttk report
that twenty-two Burlington switch
men, members of the "outlaw" or
ganization, are taking "vacations."
Thov fivo nn rpnnn for rpfllR.nl In
work, but are reported to be dteui.
isfled with the award. Other ra.l-t
road employes are criticising them
for taking matters
into thel rown
hands.
NOT'A CANDIDATE
FOR SECRETARYSHIP
Is Rufus Jones a candidate for
the place as permanent Hecretary of
the Alliance Chamber of Commerce,
a position which he held until two
months ago, and which has not been
filled since his resignation?
He Is not.
Mr. Jones made this most em
phatically clear during the course of
a conversation with The Herald to
day. He came to Alliance wit i th
expectation of spending two or three
weeks on vacation, but was induced
to take charge at Chamber of Com
merce headquarters during the en
forced absence of J. W. Guthrie, who
was summoned to Iowa by a tele
gram announcing the death of a rel
ative. Not only is Mr. Jones refus
ing to become a candidate forthe
secretaryship permanently, but he
does not care to hold on to the placo
temporarily any longer than la nec
essary.
The Herald knows that Rufus has
been approacaed by dozens of mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
who have earnestly requested him to
apply for his old berth; but his plans
for the future had already been made
before he reached Alliance. He is
willing to remain in charge of the
office until Mr. Guthrie is ready to
reassume the acting s creiaiysh!ij.
but that is all.
GF.OKGK MIXTZEU BUYS
IM)W liATTKKV SERVICE
George E. Mlntzer of the Alliai ce
Tire Works purchased -ate C. A. Dow
battery service the first of the wc-ok
in dhas announced that from now mi
he battery service will be a feature
of 'his establishment. Me ha-j ar
ranged to carry a nios; complete
stock of batteries for all makes of
cars and will pay esiec'al attention
to battery repair work. N. C. Mc
Grath, who has had years of experi
ence in battery repair, will be at the
head of the department.
The cattle shipping season Is ex
pected to open about tho first of
August.
AGED WOMAN IS
BURNEDJO DEATH
Mrs. William Sherlock Pours Kero"
sene ou Clothes and
Ignites It
Mrs. Wl'llam Saerlock, fifty-flve
years of age, living on a farm eight
miles southwest of Alliance, commit
ted suicide about 11:15 Tuesday
morning by pouring kerosene on her
clothing and then igniting It. The
clothing was burned from her body
and she was terribly burned, but
she lived for nearly three hours.
Mrs. Sherlock's mind has been
affected for some time. Following
a serious illness a year or so ago,
her mind gave way and she was com
mitted to the state hospital for tae
insaue. Later she was brought back
home, but has not been mentally
ound, and the members of tie fam
ily have been watching her careful
ly. Tuesday morning, other members
of the family cani'i to Alliance to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Charlotte
Mailey. One daughter, Kate, re
mained with her motaer. Shortly
after 11 o'clock the daughter went
to the garden and within a few min
utes heard frightful Bcreama. She
saw her mother run from the south
door of the house, her bodt envelop
ed in flames. By the time she
reacaed the woman, the clothes had
been burned from her "body, and bit
of charred clothing were scattered
over the ground for a distanle of
thirty feet.
"Mother, how did It happen?" the
daughter askad.
"I did It," the mother answered
"I was tired of living." She told h"r
daughter how she had saturated 'aer
clothing wjth the oil and touched a
match to it. Later she said she was
sorry.
Mrs. Sherlock was Vrown to have
been t worrying about her two sons,
Jack and William, Jr., who served
overseas during the war, one of thern
having been wounded. Both of the
sons are now at home.
She is survived by her husband,
William Sherlock, a pioneer Box
Butte county farmer, five sons and
two daughters.' "
Mrs. Sherlock was born in County
Cavan, Ireland, February 12, 18SS
A son, William is living on a home-
""lu,Bru"eiie' ' unu
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.son. JacK. noniesteaden near New
castle. Katherine, Joe, Mike, Mar
garet, Tut and Francis are living at
home. Sae also leaves a slRter, Mrs
Anna Turney of Oconto, and three
brothers, Andy and John Cusick of
Alliance and Mike Cusick of New
castle. Jim, Rode, Linn and Joe
Sherlock, Mrs. William Ryan and
Mrs. William O'Neill, brothers and
sisters of Mrs. Sherlock, were in at
tendance at the funeral.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. Father Manning
being in charge. Interment was in
the Catholic cemetery
MEXICAN FINED $50
' FOR HOUSE BREAKING
Ramor Mareno, a Mexican, was
fined $50 and -costs amounting to
$63 in all, in police court Wednes
day by Judge Roberts on a charge
rf breaking into a house on West
Second street. This place has been
broken into several times during the
past few weeks, and Mareno was one
of the men whom the police were
suspecting. Complaint was filed by
the residents and Mareno was arrest
ed by Night Watch Al Roland and
Special Officer Ray Trabert Tuesday
evening on West Second between
Toluca and Piatt.
Jn police court Mareno was identi
fied by Mesdames Harvey, Purdy and
Balrd. The court considered this
triple identification as sufficient evi
dence and nssessed the fine, which
was paid in full. Mareno was re
leased. Temperautres the past week have
ranged from 98 to 106, unofficially.
There seems to be a considerable var
iation in the heat reglsterd at var
ious places around Alliance, and
heat records have a habit of growing
as they pass along from mouth to
mouth.
The home of Mrs. Williams on
est Second was entered Tuesday
evening and a suitcase containing
some shirts, collars, a sweater and
photographs was taken. It has not
been recovered.
Mrs. Bert Moore and E. Donavan
of Wilsonvllle stopped over la Al
llance Friday on a sight seeing tour
of the west. They expect to see all
of the coast before their return.
SEND CHILDREN
TO STATE HOME
'ounty Judge Tann Decide This
fVest for KiMleniann and the
Community ....
County Judge Tash, at a Juvenile
court hearing held Thursday after
noon, decided that the best interests
of the community and tae Klttleman
children would be served by commit
ting the children to slate institutions.
Some of the evidence adduced would
have Justified the Judge in sending
some of them to the reform school,
but this, he declared, was not Just,
nasiuuch as the children had not,
strictly speaking, had a fair chance.
Taey will be sent to the detention
home at Lincoln, and later, through
the Nebraska home for the friendless
wlil'4be found proper homes.
The order will affect all of the
children of Mrs. Elizabeth Kittleman
save the two oldest, Emma and
Augusta, who are over the juvenile
court ,age, and two of the children
of Mrs. Emma Klttleman, the young-
st child of Emma Klttleman, Joan
I., will be allowed to remain for a
rime. The court's order will take ef
fect September 1.
The hearing was, in some ways, an
affecting one. The courtroom was
overrun with the nine children, some
it whom played on the floor and
lodged out into the corridors now
and.taen. Some of them were cry-
ng.i Others were exploring. Judge
Tash probably doesn't know until
now that one of the dirtiest unearth
ed aU private drinking cup and used
carefully returning It to the place
the Judge thought was secret.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kittleman made it
pla'n that she didn't want to lose a
Ingle one of the children, thiee of
whom are her daughter's by her own
husband. She told the court that
evernl montas ago, she wanted to
give some of the children away, but
whon it came right down to brass
acks, the didn't like the idea.
"The boys are behaving now," she
sMd. "and they mind better. We'll
net along." When asked If they had
nlenty to eat, she said they "would
have plenty," and that she could get
clot. ilng for them. She protested up
tctte-Tnliwt'-,ttt--tlMi Judge aa-
nounced his decision that she
wouldn't give up a single child of
vr own or or fcmmas. "me oia
man wanted us to taice care or
hem", she said.
Robert Graham was called to the
itand and told of a visit he had
made to the home In company wit a
Inspector Wetherell. Complaints
had been made by neighbors that one
of the Klttleman boys had rifled a
mailbox and taken home a quantity
of mail which was opened and was
not returned until the neighbor had
cone to the house after It. Margaret
Kittleman was charged with writing
ciechs In favor of mall order bouses
when she had no funds on deposit.
Mr. Graham told or conditions at
the Kittleman home, where children
were running about half clad, poor
ly clad, or without clothing, and
where conditions were practically
rnthy.
Deputy Sheriff Miskiman cor-
robrated Mr. Graham's statements
concerning conditions at the Kittle
man ranca.
Emma Kittleman, next on the
ftand, told of the trouble she and
her sister, Augusta, had In keeping
the farm going. These two girls had
planted crops and were preparing to
harvest them with -.o outside assist
a nre. Emma said that tho children
'lidn't have sufficient clotaei at ihi
time Mr. Graham called, but that the
had purchased clothing for (hem out
of the cream money. Of course, she
hasn't bought fhoes yet. 'Iho chll
dren, however, didn't war heir new
clothes muca, for fear of fpo'l'.ug
them, and matters weren t helped
much. The boys seemed to givn ttio
greatest trouble. They wer m's
chievous and lazy, and wouldn't help
her with the work until 3lf hit oi
the happy scheme of i'rightenin
taeni by a story that if they didn t
Owork, she'd have Mr. Bayse bring
them Into court, and send thi-m to
school. "Since then, they hoi In the
cornfield." she said.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kittleman v;u the
last witness called and she confined
her testimony largely to assertions
that she didn't want any of the ciil
dren to go and that they would get
along. When asked if sh'i would
rather give up the boys or the. girln
she said she would "keep them
both.."
Mrs. Kittleman explained the
charges against her offspring by the
po8tofflce department. Tae boy, h
said, couldn't read, and the famlly'i
letters had beea delivered lied to
gether in the same bundl) with
others. Unable to sort out the fam
ily mail, he had taken it all borne
Mrs. Klttleman herself cannot read
or write, and she had to wait till
Margaret got home to sort ov r the
mall. She said tua the irmaind ?r:
aad been returned, nut the jh If-'hbnr 1
deny this and say thev had to come
nl i It, and lound it opened. She
i'ftnded the ( h 1 1 r i agal.ist other
c''tges in a 4liulu" wa
Harry Gantz. who represented the
Kittlemann, addressed the court In
their behalf. He was followed by
County Attorney Basye, wao told the
court that conditions at the Kittle-
man farm were such that it was im-
poBBiDie lor me cnuaren to grow up
to be the right sort of citizens, ptiy-
slcally, mentally or morally. Tho ,
acting head of the family, Emma, has
three calldren of whom her father.
Is the father, and this alone, Mr. 1
Baaye said, was sufficient reason for '
taking the children away. The chll-'
dren run around without clothing, '
sleep together In the same room, and
there Is no one with any authority
over them.
NO TIME fOR A
RECAPITULATION
Too Much Time Required to Untan
gle the Onnus Reports
for a Recount.
At the office of the Chamber of
Commerce Acting Secretary Rufus
Jones and Mrs. McKenzle, assistant
secretary, have their noses to the
grindstone In an effort to untangle
the census figures. "In the words of
the negro," said Mr. Jones yesterday,
"it ain't hard it's Just so regular."
From what The Herald can learn
very fewr of the volunteer workers
are turning In their listing sheets la
correct shape. Some of them unin
tentionally get Mitride of their own j
territory and infringe on tie terri
tory of another worker; others ne
glect to give correct house number
IngB, and various sins of omission
and commission are having to be
straightened out by Mr. Jones ind
Mrs. McKenzle. For this reason hey
have not stopped long enough to gol
backward for an actual couiit.
Mr. J otis, however, while still ue
cllning to go very far toward a pie
diction as to hat the ultlmuie re
sult will be, feels that the results
tins, far .Justify a .belief tW..ii 1
figures are to show an Increase over
tae official estimate of 4,591. Tm'.i
far it would seem that the recount Is
showing a gradual increase. It Is
theoretically possible that some of
the residence blocks not yet turned
In may show a decrease and upset
resent calculations.
"It Is going to take some tall hust-
ng to snow an increase large
rough to send us over the 5,000
mark " said Mr. Jones, 'but we are
certainly straining every nerve o
make the goal."
WATCHES FOR COPS;
BROTHER ROBS SAFE
While his little brother, Roy, was
watching the door of tie police sta
tion in order to give - the alarm
should the police appear, Clyde
Scott Monday nl.nht opened the safe
in the Nichols & Covert establish
ment and took away with hint some
12 in cash. Tje little brother was
given six quarter-dollars aa a re
ward for his assistance.
Clyde Scott was sent to the it from
school from Alliance about two years
ago on complaint of his relatives
that he was incorrigible. He was
paroled a year ago to his mother,
Mrs. II. Banjoff, and has since been
living with her. This offense is a
violation of his parole and he will
be returned to the reform school.
He Is only fourteen years old.
Mr. Covert, on discovering the
robbery, was Buppiclous. He knew
taat Clyde had the combination to
the safe, and on questioning the
younger brother, found him as will
ing to help his grandfather as he
had been to help his brother. The
younger boy confessed the whole
ftory.
Perry Mailey has discovered
among the effeects of his mother,
who recently died, an old Box Butte
county warrant for S2.50 made out
ten years ago to him. At the time
he attempted to cash it, but was un
able to do so because there were no
funds available. He then gave ft to
his mother and forgot all about it
sue aid tne same thing. The war
rant is signed by W. C. Mounts and is
just as good, If not better than
was tae day it was drawn.
Dean Dixon Is leaving this week
for his vacation. He expects to be
absent during the month of August
visiting points in Wisconsin and Mln
nesota.
VICTORY MEDALS
FOR EXSOLDIERS
Arniy Field (Herk to Arrange for
IHMrihutlon at Recruiting
' Office
Army field clerks will be at the
Alliance recruiting office, 101 Box
uutte avenue, Friday and Saturday
of tals week to arrange for the dl-
trlbutlon of Victory war medals to
ex - soldiers, sailors and marine.
Every man who was In the service-.
overseas or at home, for over thirty
days is entitled to receive some sort
of a victory medal. Bring your d un
charge to the recruiting office on on
of these two days, and the army '
clerks will make out your applica
tion. Some 4,500,000 American soldiers
and sailors are soon to receive th
Victory medal, tribute of a grate
fnl nation to all the men in uni
form who aided in crushing German
ambition to dominate the world.
During tho spring of 1918, wail
hostilities were still at their height
the different killed and associated
nations agreed to adapt a medal
which would be the same for all to
commemorate the great war. In or
der to carry this plan Into execution
an interallied commission met la
Paris after the armlstlcee. The com
mission found It was Impractical to
adhere strictly to the original plan.
It was decided, however, to have aa
Identical ribbon and allow eacb
country to design Its own medal ac
cording to general specifications
walch were drawn up by the com
mission. The ribbon Is a doublft
rainbow, having the red In the cen
ter and with a white thread on eacb
edge
It symbolizes the dawn of a
new era of calm 'after the storm.
The specifications of the medal
adopted by the commission are a
follows:
To be bronze, 1.4 inches in diam
eter and suspended from the ribbon
by a ring, the same as most of our
medals, pn the obverse a winged vic
tory, standing full lengta and full
face. On the reverse, the inscrip
tion "The Great War for Civilisa
tion," and either the name or the
arms of the allied and associated
nations. ,
A system of ' clasps was adopted
for this medal. To designate th
possession of a battle clasp, a
small bronze star is worn on the
'service ribbon. In ncro'-Hone ,,h
' the general principal that senior
decorations are to the right 'iver
citation stars should be worn to
the rlgat of bronze stars on the
service ribbon, (sllv-r ntnra drv.Tg
' nate special citations.)
I Variously deplpnl rt-o
commemorate participation in
th
different offensive movements.
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TIN PAN SI LEY" AT
THE IMPERIAL TONIGHT
"Tin Pan Alley," the feature for
the Imperial program this evening
described as a muMep! duet in pic
tures or a drama of ihinktac tunes
and romance. Albert Ra yand Elinor
Fair tak the hevy pnm A comedy.
C.v:h," and a current news reel
complete the bill, which ia admirably
uitcd to hot weather.
Tie Saturday attraction is Bert
I.ytcll in "Alias Jimmy Va'entine,"
which is (! title given to O. Henry's
A Retrieved Reformation." It is a
fascinating story of a' master safe
cracker in six reeln. A Snub Pollard
omedy, "Cracked Woddfhg Bells."
and Mutt and Jeff in "Paperhang
ers" complete the bill.
Ethel Clayton in "Young Mrs.
Winthrop" is the Sunday attraction.
together with the second episode of
'The Hand of Vengeance," one of
those serials that make chills run
down your spine, a not unpleasant
feeling this kind of weather. Ther
is also a Big V comedy scaeduled.
"Sahara," with Louise Glaum, Is
the feature of the Monday bill. This
film is a rich, luxurious drama of
Paris, Cairo and the Egyptian desert.
"Excess Baggage" Is the comedy
feature of the program.
This hot weather may be uncom
fortable for the rest of us, but it has
enabled the paving gang to make
rup"d progress with the pouring ot
the cement foundation. They have
been putting in at least a half-black
every day and -If the stretch of sun
ny days continues, will soon be ready
to begin the brick laying.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins left
Friday for a visit with their son la
Rochester, Wyo.
Deal Bates of Davenport, la., re
turned to his home after a business
trip here Friday.