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VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, HOX HUTTE CUUNTV, NKli JJASKA, FKIDAY, JVl.Y SO, 1020
No. 70
PAVING BRINGS
NEWJWflM
How Automobiles Khali He I'niketl
When It's All Over Ornamen
tal KiNices Kliuiinnteri
Among other things, the city coun
cil discussed was tae parkins of auto
mobiles at the Wednesday evening
session. The problem was brought
tip by Mayor Rodgers, who reminded
the members that the paving was go
ing rapidly, and before long it would
be necessary to revise the present
"ordinance, which has some peculiar
provisions. According to the regula
tions now in force, the automobile
owner must park his car parallel
with the curb, with both waeels
touching.
' This ordinance was passed back
in the days when there weren't so
very many automobiles, and it was
necessary to get them out of the
street, as far away from skeery
horseB as possible. If this rule were
followed now, there wouldn't be
enough room to accommodate the
cars, and, worse still, if a man ever
got his car parked correctly, he'd
'ave an ungodly time getting it
back into the middle of the street
if any other cars were parked in the
same block.
The councilman suggested that the
center of the street was the proper
place for automobiles at rest, and
this drew from Councilman Harris
an anguished protest that "center
parking is the mark of a tank town."
The members finally decided that
v.hen the time came to make a new
regulation, they would permit park
ing on bota sides of the street, giv
the privilege to certain stores to pro
hibit parking in the busy area. It
may be that parking on certain busy
-streets will be forbidden.
No Ornamental Centers
Petitions having been received
from the property owners along the
four blocks of Box Butte where orna-
mental parking centers had been
planned, asking that they be ellml-
nated and that regular paving be
used, the council granted the request.
There will be no beauty spots In the
middle of Box Butte paving. The
residents were strong for the idea
until Mayor Uodgers pointed out taat
they would have to pay for any land
scape gardening that might be nec-
essary, after which all the beauty the domestic lite of the plaintiff and
lovers lost interest. Nice strong ji;endaiit being "happy and harmon
prick pavement will go down all the ions" until they removed to Ericson,
way.
However, it's quite a task to get
these ornamental centers paved. The
law reads that property in any pav
ing district must be continuous.
These parking spaces were in every
block, but there was an intersection
between. Hence the council, in or-
der to eliminate them, had to create
four new paving districts. These
must be advertised separately, separ- disregarded her objections complete
ate contracts let and tae cost of each y ana- the conditions in their home
assessed separately. All told. It will became unbearable. As a result of
cost the residents of abutting prop-
erty quite a bit more than It would
if they had never flirted with the
ornamental center Idea. Extra brick
will have to be ordered, and It is Further, the petition says, defend
probable that this will cost more ant continually harrassed tae plain
than the brick for the rest of the
paving. However, tae upkeep will
be materially decreased.
Drinking Fountains Coining
Councilman Harris inquired con
cerning the sanitary drinking foun-
tains that were to be erected along
Box Butte avenue. He Mas Informed nagging and harrassing acts result
that pipes had been laid for them. hng from this disruption in taelr
but that they have not arrived. They
were ordered back in the days when
Cassius Caesar Smith was city man-
ager.
Mayor Rodgers reappointed Reu
ben Knight city engineer and the
council confirmed this choice.
No bids were received for construe-
tion of the sanitary sewer districts
Nob. 11 and 12. The council taought
it possible that these had been for-
warded to Engineer Grant, and if so,
and he failed to forward them, that
It will be necessary to readvertise.
The council will meet again Au-
gust 7, at which time the tax levy
will be acted upon. The board adopt,
ed an estimated expense budget for
the year.
Tne council assessed the costs of
sanitary sewer in districts Nos. 37
and 38.- According to Engineer
.Grant's estimate, these district con-
tain a frontage of 5,016 feet and the
total cost amounts to $8,672. This
means taat the rate per front foot
will be $1,73113 per front foot, and
the assessment against the property
owners in the district was made on
that basis.
With the consent of newspaper re-
porters, the mayor's "steam roller"
was used during the evening's ses-
slon.
Till.: VI'.THKIl
For j. ,- and vicinity: General
ly fair to... "d Saturday; not
much change
V 'perature.
V .
AN KM TO I'AINTi.C
O.N CITY SIDKWALKS
The city council, at its adjourned
meeting Tuesday evening by a unan.
Imous vote passed an ordinance
which will result in making Alliance
a better looking city. It prohibited
the painting, pasting or printing of
signs on the sidewalks, pavements,
retaining walls, electric lig.it poies
and a few other places, and provides
as a penalty for violation a fine of
from 5 to $100, with imprisonment
until such fine and costs are paid.
High scaool students, shows, re
vivals, shoe shining parlors, soft
drink emporiums and others have
been among those who have been
doing this decorating, not alone in
the business district, but out on the
residence Bt reels. The past week a
traveling show has done some paint
ing in two colors. The new ordinance
will put a stop to further artistic
endeavors.
The "Belter Farming" exhibit car
which is touring the state under the
auspices of the Burlington railroad.,
will arrive in Alliance at 4 a. m.
August 19, and w,u loave at 1:45 p-
m. the same day. This is a change
of date and hours from those prev
iously announced.
MUCH TOO KIND
TO SISTER-IN-LAW
Divorce Petition of .Mrs. A .11. Hunt.
ley Declare Such Actions Made
Her Miserable
Mrs. Charlotte L. Huntley Wednes
day tiled a petition wit a the clerk
of the district court, praying that
she be granted a divorce from Albert
H. Huntley. The petition recites
that the couple were "intermarried"
at Hapid City, S. I)., on April 30,
1918. They established their home
on May l, 1318, at Lincoln, Neb.,
and after living there some months
removed to Hastings.
During the time they were at Hast
ings, the sister of the plaintiff, Eva
.iagner, came to live with taem. All
was peaceful and serene, at this time,
in Wheeler county. Mrs. Huntley's
sifter accompanied them to Ericson.
Shortly after taking up their home
in Ericson, the petition says, the de
fendant started to pay attentions to
the plaintiff's sister, taking her to
dances skating parties and other en-
tertainnients, and p.lthouga the plain
nil remonstrated against these at
tcntions to her sister, the defendant
these actions and from then on, the
plaintiff did not act as a dutiful bus
band should toward his wife and
made her life miserable
tiff by his accusations against her,
that she was having the company of
men friends, this being done to dis
parage her and make his actions ap
pear less culpable. More especial
ly did he make such accusations as
to the plaintiff's conduct on or about
December 21, 1919 and the continual
household made her life intolerable.
on January 25, 1919, the defend
ant deserted her and left her wlth-
out funds. The plaintiff declares
that she had barely sufficient means
to enable her to return to the home
of her sister at Mitchell.
The petition recites that the
I couple have no children and that
neither plaintiff or defendant is pos
sessed of any real or personal prop-
erty. The plaintiff asks that the
bonds of matrimony be dissolved and
that the court allow her $50 per
month alimony until the sum of $600
shall have been paid, and that the
husband be assessed tie costs of the
suit and required to pay her attor
ney's fees
Gustav Kline, at one time a rest
dent of Box Butte county, died at
his ranch home near Johnstown,
Neb., on Monday, July 19. Funeral
services were held at Johnstown
Thursday. Mr. Kline homesteaded
here in 1886 and three yean later
removed to Brown county, where he
I has since made his home.
Margaret Brennan is spending the
week at the J. Herman ranch, 35
miles southeast of Alliance, the guest
I of Miss Mary Herman
COUNCIL DRAWS
Imieane in lloiuleri Indebtedness
Make It Necessary to Tilt
the Ante
It Is going to take more money to
run the city this year than it did
during the ilscal year which will ex
pire in August, 1920. Not only are
tegular expenses higher, due to in
creases in wages and Increased cost
of supplies, but there has been a con
siderable increase In the city's bond
ed debt. The estimate totals 54,
930, about live thousand dollars
more than last year's total an.d to
raise It It will be necessary to make
the municipal levy about 64.0 mills
on a valuution of $850,000.
Last year the council made a levy
of sligatly over 51 mills on an esti
mated valuation of a million dollars.
L'nfortunately, the valuation was
about a quarter of a million dollars
too high, and the council may find
itself pinched for funds before the
present year runa out.
Following la the estimate or the
probable money necessary to be rais
ed during the fiscal year ending the
second Monday In August, 1921, in
cluding interest and principal due
upon the bonded debt and sinking
funds:
GENERAL FUND
Street and Alley Lighting
.Maintenance of Streets and
Alleys $fi,000.00
Otlicers Salaries 3.000.00
Stationery and Printing .. 1,200.00
Cemetery Maintenance
Garbage Disposal 1,000.00
.Miscellaneous General Ex
pense 5,000 00
J15.200.00
Sewer Maintenance 14,000.00
Public Library Maintenance 3,000.00
City Park Maintenance .... 2,000.00
Kite Department Mainten
ance !,... 6,000.00
Police Department Mainten
ance 5,000.00
$35,200.00
WATER BONDS
Interest $2,475.00
Principal 525.00
1900 WATER EXTENSION BONDS
Interest $900.00
Principal 600.00
1906 WATER EXTENSION BONDS
Interest $ 50.00
Principal 950.00
ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS
Interest $495.00
Principal 5.00
SEWER BONDS
Interest $2,530.00
Principal
SEWER EXTENSION BONDS
Interest $350.00
Principal 150. (mi
REFUNDING BONDS
Interest $550.00
Principal 50.00
FUNDING BONDS
Interest $2,350.00
Principal 150.00
DRAINAGE BONDS
Interest $2. 750.01
Principal 250.00
1919 PAVING INTERSECTION
BONDS
Interest $1,000. on
Principal 1.000.00
1919 WATER EXTENSION BONDS
Interest $500.00
Principal
1920 DRAINAGE EXTENSION
BONDS
Interest $600.00
Principal
1920 PAVING INTERSECTION
BONDS
Interest $1,500.00
Principal
$19,730. (mi
$54,930.00
Dated at Alliance, Nebraska, July
28th. 1920.
A. D. RODGERS. Mayor
Attest:
GRACE H. KENNEDY,
City Clerk.
(SEAL)
Jul 30, Au. 3, Au 6.
Charles H. Brltton, a resident, of
Box Butte county in other years, is
back in Alliance renewing old ac
quaintances and having a most en
Joyable visit with friends. He has
no relatives out here, but does have
an uncommon large list of frineds,
all of whom are deligated to see him
His home is at Myrtle Point, Ore.,
and he made his last visit to Nebras
ka last October.
H. J. Kuhn and family have Just
returned from an extended auto trip
in the eastern part of the state, bav
Ing visited at Lincoln, Davis City
Bridgeport, Scottsbluff and Sidney.
SEEKS A DIVORCE
AFTER35 YEARS
Valium Virginia Phillip Seek Atmo-
lute IHi-rve anil Accounting of
Husband's I State
Emma Virginia Phillips has filed
a petition in district court asking a
decree of absolute divorce from her
husband, Luke Palllips, pioneer Box
Butte county rancher living near
Hemingford. The petition states
that he has been guilty of extreme
cruelty, especially during the past
two months, when he has been In n
pouty mood," refusing to talk to
her, turning his bark on her and
otherwise behaving In an uncongen
ial manner.
The couple were married at Oma
ha, Neb., August 4, 1883, and nave
made their home in Box Butte coun
ty for the past thirty-five years. Dur-
ng this time, Mrs. Phillips petition
states .she has been a loving, chaste
and obedient wife. When they es-
abllshed their home here, the couple
were poor. In 1885 she did was a ing
for men employed at a nearby saw
mill, and the defendent, according
to the petition, collected the money
for tills work and kept it, failing to
pay to her any part of the same.
Again, when the railroad now
known as the C. B. & Q. came to the
county, she did the washing of work
men in the construction gang, and
the defendent, the petition alleges,
was paid 50 per cent of the money
she earned for collecting, receiving
and delivering the wr.shing.
The plaintiff, according to her
petition, inherited estates from her
mother and other relatives, and these
the defendant has used without pay
ing her Interest on the same. The
petition charges that he appropriated
a tree claim belonging to the plain
tiff. She had purchased lands which
were used by her husband for twenty-five
years for livestock, and the
defendant has paid her nothing for
their use. When" she would ask him
for spending money he would be
come angry, abuse her, call aer vile
nnd mean names, causing her great
pain and suffering.
Shortly after the marriage, the
petition sayB, the defendant was
guilty of acts of extreme cruelty.
The plaintiff declares that he Is a
man of contrary disposition; that he
would quarrel with her, and refuse
lo speak to her during his angry
moods. He would refuse to come to
the house, and would sleep In the
granary.
Altaough the owner of a Urge
herd of horses, the defendant is said
to have refused and failed to provide
the plaintiff with any means of con
veyance, and If she wished to visit,
It was necessary for her to ask aid
of her neighbors or go afoot. She
may purchase groceries and clothing
at Hemingford stores, "but he refus
ed her money or credit at other
stores.
Tae petition charges that the de
fendant has conspired with their son,
Ora E. Phillips, to cheat the plaintiff
out of her Interest in his property;
that he buys, trades and disposes of
property in the name of Ora E.
Phillips, that he may defraud and
cheat plaintiff out of her share in tae
property, and that he does not want
her to know how much he owns.
The planitlff declares that she has
been industrious, that she has work
ed faithfully and diligently, taat
she is conservative in dress and has
not been extravagant.
She declares that the defendant is
now the owner of 1,600 acres of land
5 miles west of Hemingford, which
is worth $150,000 and that he owns
other property to the value of $25,-
000.
During December, 1918, the
plumbing system at the home be
came out of order, and sae was
compelled to carry water from the
well to the house by hand. The de
fendant refused and failed to have
it repaired until July 22, 1920. The
plaintiff declares that, due to her
age, it worked a great hardship
upon her to carry water during the
cold days of winter and the warm
days of summer.
For two years prior to tae filing of
the petition, the plaintiff has been
in a pouty mood, refusing to talk to
her, turning his back on her pres
ence, and not acting in a congenial
manner.
The couple have four children, one
of whom, Ray, is a minor. The
plaintiff asks a decree of absolute
divorce that she be given absolute
custody of the minor son, and that
the defendant be required to pay into
court a reasonable sum to cover at
torney's fees and support plaintiff
during tie pendency of the action
She asks that defendant be required
to pay for the support and education
of the minor child. Also, she asks
the court to make an accounting and
nib her a one-half Interest in the
nit ire property, and that defendant
be prevented from disposing of the
property to Ora K .Phillips or other
wise removing it front the jurisdic
tion of the court.
SPECIAL SAI'irTY FIIIHT
IMIIVE ll KINO Al t.l ST
At the Alliance division 'safety
Qrst" meeting Thursday, It was de
cided to make August a month with
out a single, personal Injury to any
employe. Tae division will be divid
ed up as between the Alliance and
Seneca crews. Committees will be
appointed from each subdivision and
the race will be between the two sub
divisions. Bulletins will be posted at
the trainmaster's office dally showing
how each division, an well as the dif
ferent departs, are coming. The race
will start at 12:01 Monthly morning.
The Wyniore division tried this stunt
during the mouth of June and failed
and the Alliance division is going to
show them that it is possible.
CI T Till: WEEDS LAST CALL
Notice Is hereby given that weeds
growing on residence and vacant lots
must be cut by August 15. The time
has been extended in order to give
ample notice to those concerned.
Prosecution will follow If this is not
attended to promptly. If you find
yourself lu police court, you'll have
no one to blame but yourself.
O. W. REED, .
71 Chief of Police.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
PLANJPUTING
Forty-live Girls Will Make Camping
Trip to Itelmoiit Week of '
August ft
Forty-nve Alliance girls are taor
oughly excited right now, and getting
more excited every day, over the
prospect of a week's camping trip at
Belmont, where the Boy Scouts
camped some lime ago. The Camp
fire girls have been working and sav
ing with this end in view, and de
spite hard luck with some of their
money-making ventures, have man
aged to accumulate a next-egg that
will make the camping trip possible.
Not all of the girls will be able to
go, as some of taem are out of town
on other vacations, but those who are
able to make the trip expect to have
a royal time, in spite of mosquitoes,
heat or other obstacles.
Some time ago the American Red
Cross decided that the main feature
of Its peace time program should be
activities toward community better
ment, and sent all chapters Instruc
tions to this effect. The local chap
ter decided taat one of its main ac
tivities for helping the community
would be to organize bands of Camp
tire Girls and Boy Scouts, since it Is
io the younger generation that Amer-
lea Is now looking for true American-
ism. There are no organizations
more thoroughly American than
these two. "The Hoy Scouts of Amer-
Ica" and the "Campliiv Girls."
Following upon this decision, the
local secretary was asked to organ
ize bands, of CampUre Girls especial
ly, as we already had a very good
organization of Boy Scouts.
There are now five bands of Camp-
tire Girls organized under the aus-
(Continutd on page four.)
CHILDREN MUST NOT
DRIVE AUTOMOBILES
Complaint aas been made to Coun-
ty Attorney uasye tnai cnuaren nave
oeen permuieaio arive auiomooiies.
ana ne nas announced tnat violators
or ine law 111 iniS reBpi'Cl Will De
prosecuted. Under the state law,
children under sixteen years of age
are not permitted to take the wheel.
One man reported that he narrow-
ly missed being run over by a car
drlven by a girl of thirteen a day or
so ago. Otner citizens nave com
piainea tnai taeir lives and iimos
nave oeen endangered Dy youthful
chauffeurs. The county attorney pro
poses 10 see mat tne law is enrorc
ed,
Mr. uasye also announces that he
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win un uib uci caueavuiB 10 brim
to the reform school the next boy or
group of boys who steal cakes, ice
cream or other refreshments from
private houses. During the past few
weeks taere have been a number
complaints of thefts of this nature,
which are particularly annoying
when parties are going on, but pesti
ferous at any time. Boys will
boys, but there is a limit to mis
:hlef that will be allowed, and
next complaint that Is entered will
I make the culprit a lot of trouble.
CENSUS RECOUNT
SHOWS 5,171
CliiiunVr of Commerce to Make Ef
fort Co Have Figures Officially
Itecognlaed
As announced exclusively in tae
last Issue of The Herald, the census
recount undertaken by the Alliance
chamber of commerce shows this city
to have a population well over the
five thousand mark. The total given
by the recount is 5,171. Due to an
error In tabulation, the announce
ment was at first made that the total
was 4,872, but within a few minute
Secretary J. W. Guthrie had discov
ered a pile of returns that 'aad not
been included. This brought the total
up to 5,100. Thursday one of the
enumerators discovered that he had
overlooked a rooming house in his
block, and sixty more were added.
The total of 5,171 includes the en
tire city, and the figures have been
carefully checked
The best news of all is contained
In a telegram from Acting Director
of the Census Stewart taat It Is pos
sible that the recount will be official
ly recognized. Officials of the chem
ber of commerce were rather down
hearted yesterday when they came
across a clipping from a Dawson, Ga.,
newspaper, which made It appear
that the task of getting the recount
recognized would be well-nigh Im
possible. According to the Dawson newspa
per, they were complaining about
their census figures and were advis
ed taat It would be necessary for
them to furnish separate affidavits
from heads of families that they had
been missed by the enumerators. In
asmuch as Alliance did not have the
original census data, it would be im
possible to find out just which per
sons bad been missed, and even had
that been known, the task of secur
ing seven hundred affidavits would
have been an enormous one. In ad
dition to tais, a number of those
who were living here January 1
have left the city.
Following Is the telegram sent by
Secretary J. VV. Guthrie and the an
swer received:
Hon. S. L. Rogers,
Director of Census,
Washington, D. C. - .
We have taken census of Alliance
by competent business and profes
sional men who make affidavit to cor
rectness showing fifty-one hundred
seventy-one persons actually In tbo
city limits January first laBt, and
your report gives u cred't fortr-flve
hundred ninety-one. What p.ction
necessary to have recount officially
recognized.
Alliance Chamb r of Commerce.
Washington. I). C. July 30, 1920.
Caambei of Commerce,
Alliance, Neb.
T terrain received. Ma i ir.i med
aU.iy your Ust Fhcwl 'g nam. and
n JJres-.ieh. If addrc-s.-n are given of
,)(.rs,0ns le-itdlm; Alliance January
nr8t list will be romiared with enuvi-
lirBtors returns and appropriate ac-
tlon taken. Letter follows.
STEWART,
(Acting Director of Census.)
PRODUCE HOUSE TO BE
. ESTABLISHED IN CITY
Charles C. Fankell of Stella, Neb.,
was in the city Thursday, completing
S arrangements for tae establishment
of a wholesale produce house in Al
liance. He found a location in the
F. W., Melick building, Second and
Laramie streets, and expects to be
open for business about August 10.
M, Fankell has had years of ex-
perlence ln the wholesale produce
am unA rnirt, tn develnn a hlar
business in this territory. For the
pm,ent. he will handle only poultry
and eK8. DUt wiii iater evend the
Bcone of the enterprise! He believes
ln the future of this part of the coun-
try and expects to show tae farmers
- how a hieh market price can Increase
the income from their farms.
Mr. FankelPs wife and three chil-
- dren wm come to Alliance with him
- as soon as he is able to make hous
hie nrra n eeinenta.
I The chamber of commerce has for
I .
i months been trying to secure a
I wholesale produce establla anient for
the city. Mr. Fankell aas been cor-
I responding with the club's officials
for some weeks, and after looking
of I the field over, is enthusiastic over
its possibilities. He will retain his
I business interests at Stella.
be I Rev. and Mrs. Merle C. Smith are
- 1 leaving for a ten days trip ln the
the Black Hills. They expect to visit Hot
I Springs, also Sylvan Lake and other
' points ln taat locality.