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
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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.
