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VOLUME XXVI I. ALLTANCK..BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FIJI DAY, AUGUST C, 1920 No, 72 URBAN ZEDIKER UNDERARREST Complaint Clinrges Him AYHh Rob bery of A. CJ. Isaacson Home Friday Mht Urban R. Zedikor was arrested early Wednesday afternoon on a complaint and Information signed by County Attorney Lee Dasye, whica charged him with entering the home of A. Q. Isaacson, 1035 Laramie, early In the evening on Friday, Au gust 30, and stealing therefrom jew elry valued at $1,392.50. Among the articles enumerated In the complaint are a platinum setting;, three-dla-roond tie pin, valued at $500; one platinum bar pin, with diamond set ting, valued at $750, and a cameo finger ring of the value of $75; a dinner ring valued at $50; a gold band ring worth $15 and a $2.50 gold coin. There were two counts in the complaint, burglary and grand larceny. Zediker was arraigned before , County Judge Tashat 4 p. m. Wed nesday afternoon, and pleaded not guilty to both counts. His appear ance bond was set at $2,500, waich .had not been furnished Friday morn ing. Zediker was represented In court by Attorney Eugene , Burton. The time for the preliminary hear ing was set at 10 a. m. on August 14. Suspicion was- directed toward Zediker Bhortly after the Isaacson robbery. A report reached the police that Tom Gray of Alliance had pur chased a diamond pin. - Chief of Police Oscar Reed interviewed Gray, who promptly .turned over the pin. which he said ae haft purchased of Zediker for $60, declaring that he had no desire to hold stolen prop erty. The arrest was made .Wednes day afternoon at the Nation barber shop. ' ' Attorney Burton pleaded that the court set a low appearance bond, in order that Zediker might be able to prove hta innocence at -f lic prelimin ary trial, lie said that. Zediker ex nocted to be able to prove that tae pin In question came Into his posses fiion In a perfectly legal manner and that he had no knowledge of the Isaacson rbobery. If Zediker re ' "lualncd In Jailhowever, It was prob able that the man from whom he re ceived the ring would make a gota way. - t In setting the amount of the bond Judge Tash declared that the pur pose was to Inrure the defendant's appearance in court. Tae crimes with which the defendant was charg ed were serious r.nd if guilty, a cfcuple such liault would pay a mod eiate bond. He P.iid thr.t the an.cu.i of the bond was not as Important as its validity, and that two or more bon&men would be required, and that each bondsman would be requit ed to justify in twice the amount of the bond. Sheriff Wilier informed a Herald reporter that Zediker 'aas, within . the past few weeks, paid a fine of $1,500 in Cheyenne, Wyo., on charge of breaking anu entering residence and taking liquor and other valuables therefrom. economical construction for the dry aimer. There will be models of different ypes of above ground silos, tile nd concrete and a complete set of todels showing the v 'ous start s . . ..... ' in me construction, o suo ana ick for elevating the ble der-.... Jl Mil Itic pit and later the silage.Y vt vhlblt f pictures and models sV So the best varieties of trees and to plant for wind breaks and o t on the western farm will be ni. teresting and educational. & Many otaer things will be sht, which will bring ntw Ideas and oid Ideas In revised form, to those who are farming and raising livestock In the Rocky Mountain states. The ehxibit will be free and free litera ture will be carried pertaining to the various subjects of Interest on the car. Practical farmers who have been successful in their work to gether with men from the railroad agricultural department, will accom pany the car. A benefit dance was given at the Lorwy & Henry roof garden Thurs day evennlg, the proceeds going t the support of the Alliance baseball team. Over $60 was realized. At the beginning of the season, there were half a dozen teams organized but these have largely ceased to play and the present team is a comblua tlon of all of them. Lowry & Henry donated the roof earden for the en tertalnment and the music was fur nished without caarge by Andy orchestra. very practical and POTATO GROWERS SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEETING TODAY OMMUNITY PCNC THURSDAY EVENING Toddy" Ml leu of Sidney Hn. Ik-en Secured as Speaker The Public Invited Will Perfect Oiganiznt'on of E. limine to Handle Spud Crop Tills Fall Halt a hundred men, representing potato growers' associations In the vestern part of the state, met at the court house at 1:30 p. m. today to perfect the organization of the Ne braska Potato Growers' exchange, which was tentatively organized at a mectlngyheld la this city some weeks ago. It .Is expected to have tae association In full operation In time to handle the distribution of the crops this fall. G. R. Boomer, of the extension de partment of the state university; Leo Stuhr, state secretary of agriculture, and O. K. Verner of the department of horticulture, University of Ne braska, comprise the committee on organization, and all of them are present at the meeting. The present plan of the organiza tion is to establish a co-operative capital- stock association, to which the potato growers may subscribe, the shares of stock to be in small amounts possblly $10 to $25 each. All potato growers Interested In bet ter prices and better marketing facil ities for their potatoes were urged to attend this meeting, and the at tendance and interest are all that could be desired. J The Broadwater News aad the fol lowing to say concerning the meet ing: "At the Potato Growers' meeting held In Broadwater recently, Frank Hanway was elected as a delegate to this meeting at Alliance- All farm ers interested in the potato Industry are making an effort to -bo n at tendance at this meeting. We under stand that several have already made arrangements to go. This assocta tlon will venture to get better prices for their potatoes nt marketing time or else make arrangements to store them instead of letting 1,he specula tors reap the cream when thqy have the cine a. In our estimation, through the 'efforts of this association and all der consideration several other en-' potato growers, the association w'lll tertalnment of ane kind and another be worth thousands of dollars to the and from' this time on an tffort will 1 potato growers of this section of the- bo made to get every member of the j country. ,' lub interested, and' to get every! Totatoes at our stores at the pres- inc rchant on the list who Is not now ! ent timo are retailing for $2.00 per member. Secretary Guthrie re-' peck, and at marketing time, or har- ports tUe addition of five new mem-. vesting time we should say, lnt fall, bT3 during the week, and says that ;he. prospects are pood for half a lozon more. As the first step in taeir campaign to Interest the lay members of the chamber of commerce, the directors have arranged for a picnic and basket supper at the city park next Thursday evening. Senator W. B. Miles of Sidney,, better known as 'Paddy" Miles, has consented to make a few remarks for the occasion and an effort will be made to secure he Alliance band for a concert dur- ng the supper and after the address. The attednace la not limited to tae members of the chamber of commerce, as has been the practice n the past. The whole city of Al liance has been invited to load their basket with comestibles and hie to i the park for the evening. It will b an enjoyable evening, too, as anyone who has ever ieard Mr. Miles speak will testify. The chamber of commerce has un- CONVENTION the farmers were turning loose of them at $1.00 per bushel. Potatoes at $1.50 per bushel is a fair price when other prices are down to limes before the war. Thi3 ns3oclation is to endeavor to make the price more uniform the year around and raise a J. 13. Miller was chosen commander '. little racket with tne spud specuia- vaixn; heads AMERICAN LHtilOX BETTER FARMING CAR IN ALLIANCE AUG. 19 The "Better Farming" exposition and farming car, which Is being run over lines In the west by the Burling ton and Colorado & Southern rail roads, will ancaor in Alliance at 4 a. m. on Thursday, August 19, and will shove off at 1:45 p. m. on the same day. This will give an oppor tunity to anyone who desires to look it over, and, according to the advance notices, It will be of some advantage to everyone, whether en gaged in farming or not. This exhibit will contain some features never before attempted in a demonstration ur riuiuu car by any railroad. These will Include a model farm showing fields with growing crops and Illustrating a most practical crop rotation- system for the dry farm. A farmstead will be plan ned to show an efficient arrange ment of farm buildings, the buildings being of moderate price and inost ; AuiaiiOfs post. No. 7, American Legion, at the annual election of of iieers held at the city hall Tues lay . veiling, by an unanimous vote. In like manner, E. V. Black was select-! st a, treasurer, and James P. Burling ton, E. Reardon, D. C. Bradbury' r.nd George L. Burr members of the. executice committee. Commander executive committee. Commander jutant. The post will send three delegates to the state convention, which will be held at Hastings the latter part of the month. Te retiring com mander. Earl Meyer; the incoming commander, J. B. Miller, and Ed Reardon were selected without oppo sition. The new officers will take charge at the next, regular meeting, walch is scheduled for the second Tuesday in September. The legion espeiU u get behind" the new officers, and a number of projects, including club rooms and various entertainments of one kind and another, are in prospect. tors. SYMPATHIZERS WRECK DENVER POST PLANT Ilox Ilutte County Association Hold log Two-Day NcksIoii At llaptUt Church vThe Box Butte county' Sunday school association la meeting In t two-day annual convention at the First Baptist church. The meeting opened, at 8 p. m. Thursday evening with a song and devotional service. Mrs. E.SC. Barker gave the address of welcome, which was responded to by Rev? Mr. Uox. .The auuress of the evening was given by Mr. Kimberly of Lincoln, a Sunday scaool worker of prominence. A saxaphone solo and other musical numbers were given by the Ilemingford delegation. The convention is composed of delegates from the Sunday schools of the county, all nationalities and denominations, to the number of fif teen. Delegates will be chosen at this meeting to the state convention, which in turn, will chose delegates .O' lhe national convention and this u tne world organization. Miss Margaret Ellen Brown of Lljicolu, another proiuinrnt speaker, us once attended the world conven tion, and will sail September 16 from sa" iranclsco for China, Japan, tvoA-a, India and Palestine in the In terest of the world organization. Practically every Sunday school in vhe county is represented at the meet ing, and there are a number of visit ors in additlou to the delegates. The Friday morning session began ats9 o'clock. Reports were made by the president, secretary-treasurer and tae division superintendent, the appointment of committees and the consideration of resolutions. Mrs. Schneider gave an address on "Bright Spots in Home Department WdVk." Music was lurnlBhed by tht Christian caurch. A basket dinner was seived on the court house lawn at noon. Following is tho program for the afternoon and evening suisbIoub, to which the general pub.lt: ha, b.xi Invited: Afternoon 1:30 p. pi. Quiet Hour (Fair view),., '. , SS:o0 p. m. Question Box, Rev. Gould. . Music, Piano Duet. "Why Do Sunday Schools Not Urow?, lU-v. Mays.. 3:00 p. m. How to Interest Par ents in Keeping Children ia au.tuu) School, Rev. Epler.Music, Mis. Frej Leavllt. 3:30 p. in. Report of State Con vention. Report of Nominating Com mittee. Election L'nt'lnislimi Uuki nosa. 8:00 p. in. Quiet Hour aad De votional, Mis. A. P. Brown. Music. I'rcsbyterlan Sunday School. Stere cpticau Ix-cture, Miss Brown... Music, Baptist Sunday School. elven by the men on tne head hinder lo proceed, tleose did not see the signal and when the binders started cutting he was thrown in front of the ickle and his right log almost sev ered between the knee and anklo. One of the bones was cut entirely In two and the fles.l was stripped from .u Im.fi'. The binder hud gonf about thirty feet vlien Reese's ciIjs were heard and the machines had come to a stop. "The men Immediately placed hlm in a truck, and at Reese s direction tied the leg to stop the blood, the arteries having been cut and the blood flowing freely. He was then brougat to Dalton and taken to the office of Drs. Hedlund Larson where the Injury was dressed. After dressing the man was laken to the West residence where he is being cared for; The unfortunate man waB perhaps tho coolest one of the bunch when the accident occurred, and al- thought In great pain and very weak from the loss of blood, directed tae men with hlm as to what to do." PROTEST AGAINST NEW VALUANION (Vmnty Commissioners Ieave for Un- coin to liny Facts Before State Hoard County Commissioners C. L. Hash man and George Duncan left yester day morning for Lincoln, where they will appear before the state board of equalization and ow cause why the assessed valuation of Boa Butte coun ty real estate should not be raised 30 per cent. ' The Increase was bas ed on the average transfer price of land In the county during the past year, which is an inequitable basis for this county, inasmuch as most of the land sales were taoBe of the im proved farniB. An exceedingly large acreage In Box Butte county is range land with a value much lower than the average transfer price, $27.49 per acre, A number of nenr by counties were also raised, and those, too. are plan- l..g to enter a protest. MTTLi: ami kicked HY SHETLAND PONY The five-year-old daughter of V, ANTIOCH ROAD TROUBLE ENDED County CoiiiiiiUivloiK-in and Chamber of Commerce to Split Dill Iletwren Them There Is now nothing In the way of a speedy completion of the Antlocn road. For mouths the surfacing of six miles of this road in Box Butt county has been aeld up, due to tha failure of the contractors to secur clay for surfacing, and the efforts of ' county commissioners and represen tatives of the state highway depart ment alike proved fruitless until last Friday, when the entire squabble was settled In thirty minutes. Following a conference with direc tors of the chamber of commerce Monday evening, Attorney Eugene Burton, Highway Commissioner Reu ben Knight, and County Commission ers Hashman and Duncan arranged to meet with Jesse Wilson Tuesday " morning. Mr. Wilson owns a mead ow near the road on eof the few pieces of ground containing tae right proportion of clay to make proper road surfacing material. The con ference was successful, a price wa j agreed upon and the contract raa ' drawn up Tuesday afternoon. Under the terms of this contract, Mr. Wilson is to receive $600 and in return Is to permit the contractor to take from his meadow such clay as may be needed to finish the road. The commissioners declared' that they had no authority to pay for; this land, but after discussing the matter with officials of the caaiuber of commerce, It was agreed that county officials should stand half the expense and the chamber of com merce the remainder. Tals agreement closes a long drawn out contest which has wor- , ried the county commissioners, tho state highway department and the contractors for months. ' Originally, the land in question was owned by Mr. Sweeney, who agreed to let the contractor have mud for surfacing from Sweeney '3 laics. The lai.e, how- ' ever, la cm the 'other side of the . road from tae, nieado in question. The state department's blueprint. however, shows tho lake ti b where tho meadow actually is, and the con-V tractors stepped in aud haJ plowed A. Hoke, was severely injured Wed- up a. good-sized Bliio In the middle' esany evening wnon a smaii nei-1 or tho meadow, and had cut the rest and pony that tae children had been Up by wagon tracks, before .Mr. Vil- laytng with, kicked tlie child in the Bo knew. it. lie proni:.-tly called 1 1 face. Her none w;u broken nud a i th tkul off, and since thea tlie stale large gash cut In her foreh ad. hev- ti, 1vl! -uin-nt has been laying down v. eral stiiches were required. heuyi.y on tae c oniiuirsliUn is, who j weren't responsible fcr the l.iix-up at Rev. J. O. GouH returr.a Fridr.y I all. Tho department tieclan-d that It oon from Eflteo Pail: where he has been attending a Y. M. C. A. con ference for the past two weeks. M'VICKKK MILLINERY TO PIT STORK IN KIMBALL McVlcker Millinery, wiU open an up-to-date and exclusive millinery store in Kimball. They will occupy the building re cently erected by Dr. Mockett one block east of the new P. O. building. The building is now being redecor ated for, them. This firm has a chain of millinery stores tarough western Nebraska and our city is to be congratulated in having secured such a reliable firm for this business. The opening dates will be an nounced soon. Kimball Observer. The street car strike at Denver, which has compelled the citizens of the Colorado capitol to walk for the past five days, is developing Into series of riots. ThG tramway com pany aas Imported strikebreakers, armed with riflcB and placed them on armored cars. The Denver Post, which has been outspoken against the strikers, was wrecked last night by a mob of five hundred strike sym pathizers, who stormed the building, broke out windows, destroyed furni ture and wrecked and damaged ma chinery. Mayor Dewey C. Bailey has appeal ed for twd thousand volunteer citi zens to serve as special officers until the crisis is passed and order restored. Two men have been killed, scores of strikebreakers attacked and beat en and dozens of strikebreakers, strikers, sympathizers and innocent bystanders injured. A few cars are running on Irregular scaedules, but the service Is In name only. Mrs. W. A. Widdeiihamnicr, who lias spent the past few weeks visit ing wita friends and relatives In Al liance returned to her home in Chi cago, 111., Thursday. " NO ARRANGEMENTS! FOR REESE BURIAL A navy recruiting party, consist lng of P. H. House, R. C. Perry and Martin Johnson, all from the Omaha headquarters, arrived in Alliance Wednesday afternoon and put In a day and a half securing recruits. Taey were successful, getting half a dozen men to enlist. MORPHINE STOLEN FROM DOCTOR'S OFFICE A dope fiend entered Dr. C. E. Hershnian's office Tuesday night and relieved the doctor of all the mor phine he had on band. The doctor had only a small quantity. Entrance was obtained by remov ing a screen from tae window that leads from the laboratory to the roof. No trace of the thief could be seen except all the blinds were drawn and burnt matches scattered on the floor, also the empty box in which the morphine had been kept. The dope made another attempt the same evening at the office of Dr. Minor Morris, but was unsuccessful. The body of Childs A. Reese, who died at St. Joseph's hospital In Alt liance last Sunday, is still being held ut the Darling undertaking parlors, pending word from the only known relative, a sls"ter, Mrs. Howard Story of Altoona, Pa. Mrs. Story was notified following the death of her brother, but aas suggested no funer al arrangements. Reese was about twenty-three years of age, and had been in the service. He was brought to the Al liance hospital on the orders of his attending physician, who was dis satisfied with the care he was re celvlng at Dalton. According to the report, following the accidentia man was hired to care for him, ais duties behig to irrigate the wound. The nurse went to sleep, leaving the in jured man to take care of himself A serious case of blood poisouiug de veloped. The Dalton Delegate has the fol lowing account of the injury: "Childs A. Reese of Casper, Wyo. who was employed by Dick Shannon as a harvest hand, met with a very severe accident Sunday morning while in the 'aarveBt field at the Shannon place eleven miles west of Dalton. Three binders were being pulled by the engine and had come to a stop owing to some difficulty with one of the machines. "While it was being adjusted Reese stepped into the rear machine to throw out this straw which bad gathered in tae working parts and while thus engaged tbevslgnal was MADLAINE TRAVERSE - AT IMPERIAL TONIGHT ' t ii a un i t .wv unnfii la .-I vii,ir j t rrtt clay for eurfc-h-g, l:i 1 i.o. n.u,.' et ir, but get it wiiere Un department wui. ted: R.' Th-re v.u Material In tlio.iulxui for ;i rp.Hi.ul.i- ; out ir;cuf.'i Uin iuTvon.ioti of the chamber of co.imerco, ovwtL.ug' i ,i, i . ; eU aii i j A tremendously draniat'c photo- .... . . ii play is eclieuuteil lor ir.p imperip.i tonipht. when "Vh".t Would You Do?" starring Marlai. 3 Titverse, will be the attraction. Thtre are a number of "hie" situations In the olav. amonc others one whore a woman aelps a man to death to save him from a life of p;iin. A current events red and a comedy, "Poor Fish" complete an attractive pro Saturday there will be a big double bill, with two strong features, i May Allison, in "The Cheater," takes the part of a girl whose whole life is a deception. She was brought up among fakirs and charlatans. She believes the world Is full of gullible folk whom fc'he can deceive. In the guise of a mental healer sae enters an aristocratic household and pre pares to deceive them with a false assumption of power when she meets the man who makes her ashamed of herself. Harold Lloyd in "An Eastern Westerner" ia tae other feature that makes up the best movie program you will have seen for months. A characteristic Dorothy Oish screen farce, "Mary Ellen Conies to Town," will be the Sunday feature Starting out In this story sa soda dispenser in a sleepy little Southern Village, Miss GIsh Is seized with stage aspirations and Journeys to the "Gay White Way," where she becomes a singer in a cabaret and Is "framed", by her boss and used as a lure to rid a certain Innocent and weal t ay frequenter of the Jazs palace of his wealth; Of course, her better nature prevails, she falls in love with her intended victim, and they honeymoon in the very same town from whence she sprang. There will also be a Fox comedy, "Training for Husbands," and the fourth episode of the "Hand of Vengeance" aerial. mid p ci..i'Uy. iisUir i' . R. ti. 'A. ft 1 : ti iiiing tin-' sti;c depaM: i-.-nt. i..- lunf at the fli'ct conference that unless some taing were done, and done promptly, something mlht happen. He said that there wan still jo.u;- $60,000 of funds to he expended In this county and that it the Antiocn project were finished, the department would hur- ry to i.iu; out hnoiuti, II iiot, it waa lik ly that nothing more would be done. Juet aow tar Mr. Hall was authorized in Lis Intimations is prob lematical. P. ia unlikely that even the state department could deprive Box Butte county of Its part of the appropriation, but dela are annoy ing, whether accidental or otherwise, and it is undoubtedly better to work: in harmony with the department than scrap It out. AUTO TOP SHOP TO LOCATEJN ALLIANCE Secretary J. W. Guthrie of tae Al liance chamber of commerce an nounces that he has received a com munication from O. M. Boyce of Rawlins, Wyo., that he is willing' to come . to this city and establish a plant for making and repairing auto- LM. I II II. T" nv.A iuuuiio uuuiea auu ivya. mi. wujw has plenty of recommendations, but wanted to get the opinion of the chamber of commerce as to whethter this was the proper location. After taking the -matter up wita various automobile dealers in the city, who told him that they believed the pros pects excellent, Mr. Guthrie so noti fied Mr. Boyce, and the Wyoming man will make arrangements to borne here as soon as he can secure a location. ' , Miss Vera Spenser left Thursday for Boulder, CoL, for a short visit with Miss Lois Wlldy of that city.