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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY,' NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1920
VOLUME XXVII.
No. 69
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NO DANGER OF
L0SING1IIGHWAY
Chardon-Alliance Road Still In Ail
Until 1021 legislature Makes
Appropriation
It lias been said that Chadron was
la grave danger of losing the federal
road between here and Alliance,
Bays the Chadron Journal. This is
designated by the government as
Project 76-A, and is called the Chad-ron-AUiance
roacl. In order to set at
rest the many rumors and cross
opinions regarding the progress of
this road, tie matter was taken up
by the Community club and the state
department, and the following an
swer received:
"I am in receipt of your favor of
the 10th Inst., relative to Project
76-A. In order to set you straight
In this matter, I believe it advisable
to take up the various steps in the
project from the beginning until the
contract is awarded. .
"In the first place, a preliminary
survey is made of the proposed road
and plans are drawn. These plans
are then taken up by the federal en
glneer in company witn a represen
tative from our office and one from
tae county office and a field inspec
tion is made of the road and plans
completed with actual conditions as
found on this inspection. Various re
visions are made in regard to align
ment, grades and drainage structures
after which plans are returned to
this office, corrected and an estimate
of the cost is made. This is sub
mitted to the federal government
With the request that they set aside
for us one-half of the expense. As
soon as the plans are approved, a
contract is drawn up between the
government and the state department
walch we call a Project Agreement,
which then pets aside a cetrafn
amount of federal money which can
not be used on any other project.
"This is the condition of affairs
now on Project 76-A. The govern
ment has appropriated their money
and it Is not In any Jeopardy on ac
count of expiration of time, etc. It
will remain in the treasury of the
United States until such time as
Touchers are made on the govern
ment showing that actual construc
tion work aas commenced. What is
lacking now Is the state's half of the
money. As Boon as the legislature
appropriate their share on this road,
the contract "will be let. Yours truly,
GEO. K. LEONARD.
"Assistant Secretary,
"Dept. Public Works."
Tne cnaaron-AUiance road con
tains 14.5 miles in Dawes county on
which federal aid will be received
It is to be a dltt road,- the project
statement is approved by the gov
ernment, the plans are also approv
ed, but it is still to be advertised
The total appropriation for Dawes
county is 1107,197.53 of which not
a cent aas been expended, according
to the last monthly report of the de
partment of public works.
This report calls attention to the
fact that this appropriation is made
from the 1920 levy, which will not
be collected until this fall and the
spring of 1921.
Although it looks like nothing
would be done on the road tils year
the money will be avaiable for use
In 1921, and what is far better, the
Chadron-AUiance road will not be
lost.
NEVYlDEPARTMENT
FOR FASHION SHOP
An announcement of more than
ordinary Interest to Alliance women
appears this week In the advertising
columns of The Herald. Elmer Mc
Manls forseveral years past has been
traveling representative of an Omaha
wholesale millinery house, has made
arrangements to establish a millin
ery department in connectln wlti the
Fashln Shp.
The stck and fixtures have been
ordered and the' new hat shop will
be open about August 15. A future
announcement will give the date and
particulars of the opening, but one
thing Is assured, the new establish
ment will-have a complete line of all
late styles, in fashionable designs
and materials, for children, misses
and women. There wilt be a wide
range of patterns and designs to af
ford intelligent selection and Mr,
McManls expects Jo make the new de
partment the leader for this part of
the state.
The McCord amusement company
is playing this week in Alliance In a
tent Just west of the Ford garage.
Their first performance last evening
made a favorable Impression. "Mr
Kearney of Klllarney" is the at
traction for this evening.
I J Kt CONCILIATION IX
JUDGE TAHir.H COURT
A reconciliation was staged In
county court Monday morning be
tween Sterling E. Elliott and his wife
Virginia. Complaint was made to
the Judge Sunday morning, shortly
after ae returned from church, that
Sterling was planning to leave for
Cheyenne, Wyo., and leave In Al
liance his wife and children. A war
rant was issued and Mr. Elliott ap
peared In court.
Once the complaining witness was
face to face with her husband, the
domestic difficulties were suddenly
Ironed out. The couple kissed and
made up, and left the court room
arm In arm.
Charley Tash, son of County Judge
Tash, left for Omaha Friday evening
after spending several days in Alli
ance. He remained over a day long
er than he had Intended in order to
take a chance in the land drawing,
and managed to get second place on
one of the homesteads. lie ran across
one of his old buddies, Walter Bloom
of Hay Springs, who was In Alliance
for tie drawing, and the two boy
staged a reunion.
RECOUNT SHOWS
A GAIN OF 600
Incomplete Figures Indicate That Al
liance Is Entitled to a Higher
Mark
With the count still to be made in
several blocks, a tabulation of the
census reports to date shows a gain
of slightly over 600, making the pop
ulation of the city well over the five
housand mark. Tie tabulation
was made by Secretary Guthrie Tues
day morning. The government c
sus gave Alliance 4,591, and the
chamber of commerce has been en
gaged the past week or so In secur
ing a recount.
Considerable difficulty haa been ex
perienced In getting tie names of
those who lived in Alliance January
1, but have left the city since. The
failure to give the names of a num
ber of these people has 1 kept the
totals lower.
Another Bource of disappointment
Is the. fact that the city limits do not
include all of the railroad yards and
there are a considerable number of
people living on the outskirts of the
city, as well as a number of Mexican
railroad laborers who will not figure
in the totals.
STILL ON LOOKOUT
FOR COLORED MEN
The police are still doing their
beat to locate "Red Mike" and
Charles Smith, two colored men who
are said to have broken Into the
aome of Gertrude Jackson, colored,
at 105 Sweetwater, last week, as well
as having robbed two colored em
ployes of Sam Shelton of $257 and
$46 respectively. A report came in
from Gerlng' that two men answer
ing the descriptions had been cap
tured but they proved to be only two
of the regulation loafers that have
been Infesting this part of the coun
try for the last month or two.
"Red Mike" and his friend made
their last evening In Alliance a busy
one. The first place they visited was
the Jackson aome where they made
away with a gun. They next visit
ed the place about a mile and half
out of town where Sam Shelton
keeps horses and wagons for his
Bcavenger business. They knocked
at the door and It was opened by an
old colored man. They shoved a gun
in his face and relieved him of his
roll, which was quite sizable, figur
ing some $257. Anotier employe
waa asleep on a bed, and without
waking him they removed $46 from
one of his pockets. -
The alarm was not given to the
police until some time after midnight
and the sttckups had time to make
good their escape. Neighboring towns
were notified.
The torrid weather the past two or
three weeks has made Broncho lake
a most popular summer resort. Mer
chants report a run on bathing suits,
bathing caps and cooling lotions for
tanned skins. Almost any low neck
dress reveals a suspicious redness
these days. A popular form of bath
lng for kids is accomplished by using
the garden hose on the lawn.
The four-minute speech Idea, so
popular during the war, has been re
vived in the Methodist church of tals
city, in connection with' the raising
of the church budgej., R. M. Hamp
ton and County Judge Tash have
been the two speakers to date.
LEFT GATE OPEN
DREVVA$5 FINE
First Prosecution I'nder IjHW Design
ed for the Protection of
I tan thers
The first prosecution under a law
passed In 1917 at the request of Box
Butte county ranchers took place
Monday morning in county court.
This law was introduced by Lloyd
C. Thomas, and makes It a misde
meanor to leave open any gate on
private property. Out in the sand
hills region, where there are as
many private roads as there are es
tablished thoroughfares, the travel
ers who neglect to close gates may
cause considerable Inconvenience to
the man whose ranch he passes
through, and It was wlti the idea of
protecting themselvon from careless
autolats and others that the' ranch
ers asked for the introduction of the
measure.
Hay Tompkins, who lives a few
miles southeast of town, received a
fine of $5 and costs Monday morning
complaint being madefy Leo Kast
ner whose ranch Is on the Potash
highway east of Alliance. Mr. Kast
ner built his aome about half a mile
back from the road, but has graded
up a private road to his house. This
road goes clear through the place
and furnishes a splendid thorough
fare to ranches farther north.
Mr. Kastner testified that he had
several times found als gate left
open, and tiring of it, decided to lay
in wait for the man who did It. His
watch was rewarded when he saw
Tompkins pass through without tak
ing the trouble to close the gate
after him.
Mr. Tompkins admitted that he
had not closed the gate, but declared
that it was a public road and had
been a public road for twenty years.
Judge Tash Bald tiat there were
plenty of established roads in that
locality, and remarked that if Kast
ner had closed a public road, he
might be fined for doing It, He was
certain however, that the road in
question was a private thoroughfare
and assessed Mr. Tompkins a mild
fine, it being his first offense.
Tompkins refused to pay. The
court reminded him that in that
event he could appeal to, -district
court, and set tae amouritof the ap
peal bond at J 100, which was Im
mediately furnished.
BILL MAUPIN WRITES
OF ALLIANCE CENSUS
My advice to Alliance is to quit
yelping about tie census returns
and accept Uncle Sam's findings.
Uncle Sam says Alliance has 4,591
citizens. No matter how much Al
llance may complain, and no matter
how many citizens a municipal cen
sus might reveal, everybody will
accept the figures made by Uncle
Sam. Nine-tenths of Gering's peo
ple guessed that Gering would
have more than 3,000. Uncle Sam
said 2.508, and that settles it.
Mere numbers do not make a city
anyhow. We'd rather have tae
2,508 how in Gerlng than to have
10.000 such as Inhabit, or Infest
Constantinople or Tripoli.
A city is measured, not by the
number of inhabitants, but by the
the kind of inhabitants. When the
guinea pig sougat to make fun of
the lion for having only one or two
cubs at a birth, instead of a dozen
or more, like the guinea pig, the lion
retorted: "Yes, only two; but they
are lions." And when the visiting
king asked the Spartan king where
the city walls were, the Spartan king
paraded his little army and said:
"There are the walls of Sparta six
hundred men, and every man a
brick."
So I advise the Alliance people
to quit complaining and begin
pointing with pride to tae kind of
people, instead of mere numbers.
Alliance more than makes up in
pep" and enterprise what she may
lack in mere numbers. And we'd
rather have a hundred gotogetbers
In our midst than a thousand never-
was-ers. Gering Mid West.
T. J. Smith returned from Hot
Springs, S. D., Friday night, where
he had been to testify in the case of
the State vs. Garfield Shavers and
William Dorrlty, charged with parti
cipation in the robbery of an Ard
more store last March. The verdict,
waich came in several hours after
Mr. Smith had left Hot Springs,
found Shavers guilty and Dorrlty not
guilty. Shavers was given a three-
year penitentiary sentence. He was
picked up by Mr. Smith March 29
last, and a considerable portion of
the stolen goods was found on him
RAPID PROGRESS
ON CIH PAVING
Engineer in Charge Confident 'That
the Work Will He Finished
Some Time Thin Fall
If the work' continues to go as well
as it has the past three weeks, taere
is1 little doubt that the Alliance pav
ing will be out of the way before the
snow flies, according to II. X. White
engineer in charge. A good many
tons of cement has been poured dur
ing the last ten days and another
ten days should see the last of the
cement pouring In paving district No.
The laying of paving brick will be
stnrted next Monday morning on
First street. The cushion Band aas
arrived and some of it is already In
place. A belt conveyor will be used
in the brick-laying which will furnish
brick to the men as fast as they can
be put in place. The bj Ick can be
laid almost as fast as the cement is
poured, and the paving in the first
district should be completed within
forty-five days. This record may be
siortened if the weather continues
favorable and no unforeseen delays
occur.
. K. R. King arrived in Alliance
Monday morning and will assist Mr.
White In supervising the work. Mr.
filng was assistant to William Grant
In the days when the latter was the
city engineer at Lincoln and has had
some twenty years' experience In pav
ing work. He Is said to be one of
the best paving men' in Nebraska.
Mr. Blng comes here from Red
Cloud, where he has been supervis
ing paving construction. The work
there was halted due to the failure to
secure money from the sale of bonds.
According to present plans Mr. Blng
will remain in Alliance indefinitely
altaough he expects Red Cloud will
be able to get money to proceed with
the work within a few weeks.
ALLIANCE A POOR -
PLACE TO LOAF
Some of these days the word will
be passed; as they say In the navy,
that .Alliance is an unhealthy place
fer noboes, either walte or colored.
Since the last Issue of The Herald,
no less than four vagrants have been
tried and fined in police court, and
at present four tired men are at work
on the city's streets and will con
tinue to labor until their fines - are
worked out.
The roster includes Charles Rog
ers, colored, who will work out a fine
of $20 and costs; Sam Keith, like
wise colored, whose fine and costs
amount to $30; and John Williams,
colored too, who was nicked $25 and
costs. One white man, Lloyd Sam
son, was picked up Monday and is
out with tae colored brethren in an
effort to satisfy a fine of $10 and
costs. These arrests were made Sat
urday and Monday.
One of these men, Sam Keith, was
charged with carrying concealed
weapons as well as vagrancy.
There is no letup as yet. In the
number of the Sons of Rest who
come into Alliance riding on the
freight trains. They still Infest the
depot and yards, and the police are
busy shooing them out of town or
picking taem up when they get
nasty. Some of these fellows get
pretty hard boiled when told to move
on, but a little persuasion generally
convinces them that they have no
kick coming.
"Sergeant" Reed, the black dog
belonging to Chief Reed, is an in
valuable aid in rounding up the loaf
ers. He ia a mild mannered dog,
who likes to scratch for fleas as well
as any hound, but he resents it
when anyone uses rough language to
the chief. If you aave any doubts,
try it.
HEWARE OF WHERE
YOU DUMP REFUSE
Anyone dumping tin cans or refuse
of any kind other than in the en
closed dumping grounds will be fin
ed for so doing.
Mayor Rodgers made this an
nouncement this morning as the first
step In tae city's cmapaign to save
eouth Alliance from ieing covered
with junk of one kind and another,
The next step is the appointment of
a special policeman to stand guard
in South Alliance and the first vio
lator will be promptly placed under
arrest. So, also, will the other vio
lators.
A number of people have been
dumping refuse at the southeast
corner of the city farm and e.'se-
where along fences in that region,
This has got to stop, tae mayor ray
(UIKAT RAC1NO HTOHV
AT IMPERIAL TONIGHT i
"deckers" is the Imperial at
traction for this evening. It Is said
by critics to be the greatest racing
story in the world, and far superior
to "Old Kentucky" which made such
a hit with local fans. A comedy,
"Should Walters Marry" Is an added
feature.
On Wednesday comes Rex Beach's
"The Girl From Outside." That pe
culiar "punch" which is associated
with the written and screen produc
tion of Rex Beaci is never missing
In this newer tale. There Is a variety
of action working logically and swift
ly against (he background of snow
and greed and gold. The psychology
of five crooks Is developed relentless
ly; as is their progress to a better
state of life when they come under
the radiant influence of June, the
"girl from outside,"
"Huckleberry Finn," Mark
Twain's Immortal hume"ou masiet -piece.
Is the Thursday bill.
The Imperial has installed several
large ceiling fans In the balcony and
lower floor. These, In addition to
their large ventilation system, make
It comfortable these hot days.
BACK PAY REACHES
NEARLni 25,000
Alllnnce Employes WM Itecelve
Quite a Kestegg From the
Burlington
Alliance Burlington employes will
receive in back pay practically $125,
000, according to an estimate made
by an employe In the timekeeper's
office Tuesday momnlg. . Shortly
after the award was accepted, orders
were given to make up the payrolls
and this work is now proceeding.
Payment will be made within a short
time.
Last, Friday the heads of the
unions, meeting In Chicago, decided
to accept tae award of the wage
board, with the exception of the tele
graphers' representatives, who de
cided to refer the award to the mem
bership of the ' union,' together with
a strike ballot.
J. W. GUTHRIE AGAIN
HOLDING THE REINS
John W. Guthrie Is back on the
ob as acting secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce and will remain in
that capacity until the directors have
decided what arrangements they will
make in the way of employing a per
manent man for tie position.
Rufus Jones, who held the place
for a few days at Mr. Guthrie's re
quest, ended his term of service
Tuesday and Mr. Guthrie will reas-
sume the reins tomorrow morning.
It will be recalled that wir. Jones
happened to arrive in Alliance from
Denver, where he had disposed of
his business interests. Just at
line when Mr. Guthrie was called
away by a telegram announcing tae
death of a relative u.-.d he merely
took charge of the office until Mr,
Guthrie was ready to return to tn
work.'
Mr. Jones ws again asked by
The Herald Tuesday afternoon
whether be. intended to be a candi
date for the permanent secretarysmp
and he was even more emphatic than
before in saying that not only is he
not a candidate but that under no
maglnable circumstances would if
accept the place if it. were tenderer
him by a unanimous vote of the
directors. "I have other arrange
ments in mind," declared Mr. Jones
'and as a matter of fact have not
the slightest intention of returning
to the secretarial field either in Al
liance or elsewhere."
UKAKEMAN HOI1 ZINK
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Brakeman Bob Zink whose home
is In this city, was seriously Injured
in an accident at Edgemont this
morning. He was coupling an air
hose when he fell under a moving
train, his left leg being crushed be
low the knee. Amputation will be
necessary. He was attended by Dr.
Hlbbe at Edgemont and was brought
to Alliance on No. 46. He is now
at St. Josepis hospital.
Link Lowry reports that the roof
garden is having increasingly better
crowds each dance bringing out a
better bunch than the one preceding.
Tae special attractions have proved
exceedingly popular. It is the plan.
so we understand, to enclose the
garden some time before the snow
flies, bo that this popular resort will
be available during the winter
months.
IN NEW HOME
BYJCTOBERI
A. II. Jones tVunpany Building XX
Third and IArainle Is Looming ,
Large
Quietly and quickly the new bom
of the Reo cars and trucks la being
erected on Third and Laramie
streets and by October first, the
Jones company expects to occupy the)
new building.
The pressed brick fronting which '
extends on two sides, 75 by 150 feet
respectively, presents a very band-
some appearance, and the structure
as a waole is going to be a big im
provement not only to that part of
town in which It Is located, but to
Alliance and surrounding community
aB well. The location on the corner
of these two streets Is an ideal one
and Its value will be enhanced as
time passes and more business struc
tures are erected on West Third.
The A. H. Jones company are
wholesale distributors of consider
able magnitude and control all ot
western Nebraska, a part of Wyom
ing, and a good chunk of South Da
kota territory which will be taken
care of by the Alliance branch. Tie
company In. the aggregate controls
all of Nebraska, a part of Iowa, all
of Colorado, part of Wyotning, part
of South Dakota and some territory
In New Mexico for the distribution of
the famous Reo cars and trucks. A
wholesale institution of this kind la
certainly a credit to AlliAnce and the
fact that the Jones company chose
this place for their distributing
point speaks well for ' I e business
acumen of its management. The Al
liance of the west is a migaty good
loctalon for big business of any kind.
Mr. ' Walker, the local manager.
states that Reo car and truck own
ers will soon have a "home" her
In Alliance that will be a home ii
the true sense of the word. Repair
parts f every description are carried
in stock and a first class service sta
tion will be maintained for their
benefit. A man buying a Reo can thus
be assured of a home for bis car
that will mean something to aim in
after years.
The new building will be divided
into wholesale offices, parts room.
storage for wholesale stocks of cars
and trucks, and a large Well lighted
service, shop at'the rear end. where
Reo specialists will be on hand night
and day to take care of any Reo car
or truck that may need attention.
Mr. Walker says that their favorite .'
slogan "You Can Do It With a
Reo," is gding to pieai Jut xr.ctly
what it says and tiat his company
Is here to back up every Reo car snd
truck In the country wilhservice
that really Berves. To this end they
expect to build up a business n inl
zatlon in Alliance that the city and.
community at large can well be
proud of. Mr. A. H. Joifs, preaMent
of the company is one cf the re-t'lv
big business men of Nbranka and
it Is largely thiouai his u-.tlrli;rt ef
forts that the present organization
hss been built up to Its present s'ate
of efficiency. His faith in Alliance
and surrounding territory was Indi
cated by. his willingness to make an
investment ot over $100,000 here,
and we are sure that hh faith has not
been misplaced. Alliance need
more such buriness-concerns as .the
V. H. Jones company. - ' .
COLLECTING LICENSE
FROM DRAY LINES
Oscar W. Reed, chief of police, has
been carrying on a quiet front porch
campaign all his own. He is sug
gesting to owners of dray and taxi
lines that they come across with the
city's license fee, which range from
IK mi virana to tin on trunks. Back
in the days of the war no effort was
made to eolfect this tax. In 1919,
Chief Reed encouraged them to dig
up, but tals year, under Chief Taylor
been hinting rather broadly and
nice stream of money has come into
the city's coffers as a result.
Victor E. Burns, who was arrest
ed last week on a charge of running
a taxi without a license, secured a
continuance until next Monday. His
attorney, P. E. Romtg was somewhat
flustered, during the hearing Friday
morning when Chief Reed told him
that 'ae ought to know all about the
license law that he was mayor when
it was passed. Mr. Romlg looked it
up before be was sure that Reed was
wrong.
C. L. Reynolds and family of the
Drake 'aotel returned Sturday from
a two weeks auto trip in Colorado,
having visited at Denver, Doulder,
Estes Park and Idaho Springs.