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VOLUME xxvii.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBEIt 5, 1920
No.89
ALLIANCE CENSUS
10 BE REC1IECKK
Permission (liven for Isocount Ar
cording to a Washington
Dispatch
According to E. C. Snyder. Wash-j
lngton correspondent of the Omaha '
Bee, the director of the census u.-.s
given permission for a recount of the
Alliance census. When the figures
were first given out, Alliance ..as
credited with 4. 591. The chamber
of commerce immediately took steps
to have another enumeration made,
and when the unofficial count
showed about six hundred additional
population, an effort was made to
have the unofficial count recognized;
The procedure laid down by the
bureau is a rather difficult one. They
compared the two lists, with the un
derstanding that if the extra names
were in addition to those given on
the original list, a recount would be
made. If, however, a comparison of
the two lists did not show approxi
mately the same names, a recount
was to be denied. The Washington
dispatch is an indication that the
comparison has been made and that.
the result was satisfactory to the
census officials.
The next step will probably bo to
send an enumerator down .o M'i-
ance to look up those whose names
were not on the first census reports.
All who can be found, if they lived
here January 1, will be credited to:
Alliance. It is unlikely that all of
them are still in the city, but Alii-'
ance stands to gain enough in popu
lation to put us officially in the 5,000
class.
"washinuiuw, uct. z. me
preliminary announcement of the
population of Alliance, Neb., of
4,591, has created a panic in that
thriving city in Box Butte county,
and the chamber of commerce, thru
Judge Kinkaid, has shown grcss in
accuracy in the enumeration. So
-Strong have these representations
been from the leading business men
of Alliance taat the director of the
census has given permission to the
chamber of commerce to recount the
people In the city which will be
checked up with the superviaor'6 le
port on the Sixth district.
"Judge Kinkaid, lu a letter to the;
director of the census, showed the
importance of a recount In Alliance,
its position in city classification de
pending on a re-enumeratiou and ha
ability to issue bonds for municipal
improvements hanging on the plae
it will receive under state law.
"The census of Box Lutte county
ure is an error, the total being 8,4 07.
is given as 6,407." (This latter fig
ure Is an error, the total being
3.407.)
The total population of Bex Butte
county, as shown by the last census,
is 8,407, instead of 6,407 the figures
given last week. The figures arrived
on a sheet of mimeograph paper,
and the error was evidently due to
the typist striking the wrong key.
This makes the gain for the ten years
in Box Butte county 2,271, and if
the Alliance recount is ever put
through.-the number will be corres
pondingly increased.
RURAL ROUTE PATRONS
MUSTHAVE BOXES
Word nas been received by local
postollice that the rural mall route
will start as scueduled, on October
.16, providing that a carrier can be
secured and patrons have regulation
boxes erected.
The postollice department Is strict
in regard to mail boxes. They must
conform to the department's specifi
cations or the patron will not bo
served. Mail boxes may be purchas
ed from the local hardware stores.
Patrons wishing to have boxes made
may get the specifications from the
postmaster and if they desire will be
. furnished a list of concerns who sell
the authorized mall box.
As yet no applications have been
received for carrier and the patrons
of this route should try to interna
someone to carry this mail so that
the route will start as soon as possi
ble: An examination will be held for
eligibles to select a regular carrier
October 23 and preference Is gener
ally given by the department for
Tegular appointment to the tempor
ary carrier serving the route, pro
viding his grade in examination is
one of the three highest.
Patrons who will be served on this
route should call at the postofflce
within the next few days and furnish
a list of their entire family and
names ot all persons who will receive
mall with them.
The salary for carrier for three
days' service a week is $1,170 a year.
THE WEATHER.
1 ALLIANCE, Neb.. Oct. fi. Fair
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lUIIIIll UI1U CilllMlilJ 11I1U (H UH"
lv Tfv - 'iiiy nut mm h change In
mperature.
William Gilbert ot Ashland, 111.,
has bc-en'-spending several da: i in
Alll.mce ns the guort of WT.lian
Rust, a a oM schoolmr.te of his in
other days. Mr. Gilbert has been
putting in six miles of fence on his
ranch twenty-six miles northeast of
Alliance and making ether improve
ments. Like all of the people who
get acquainted with this Indian sum
mer climate, he is enthus'astic; and
the prospects for good crops and
higher land prices doesn't dampen
his spirits in the least. lie returned
Sunday to Illinois.
CAR RUNS OVER
ELLSWORTH MAN
Harley Ianoaster Succeeded In
Starting HU Auto, Hut Fell
Underneath, Wheels
Harley Lancaster of Ellsworth
sustained two broken ribs and bafi
cuts about the head last Friday aft
ernoon, when his automobile ran
over him. The car had stopped, and
Lancaster was trying to start it by
running alongside and pushing, In
tending to Jump in when the engine
started. He was pushing on the
front fender, when the engine sud
denly started. He made a Jump for
the running board, but missed tt anu
fell headlong In front of the car.
He was taken to the office of Dr. C.
E. Hershman, where first aid was
administered, after which he was re
moved to St. Joseph's horpital.
Fireman Injured
II. A. Huntley, Burlington fireman,
was seriously injured last Friday,
when cars from a freight train ran
wild and struck him. Huntley was
standing on the front of an engine
attached to a work train, and dif
not see that a freight train ahead
on the same track had broken In two
and several of the cars were rolling
backwarl. Huntley was struck by
one of-the.-e cars, sustaining ba1
bruises around the head and shoul
ders Dr. C." E. Hershman took care
of the Injured man.
FREE SCHOLARSHIP
FOR EXERVICE MEN
William M. Her.-'erson of New
York city, representing the exiension
division of the united Y. M. C. A.
schools, was in Alliance Monday, of
fering p.n exceptional opportunity to
ex-service men in the way of free
correspondence school instruction.
, When the armistics was signed the
Y. M. C. A. had remaining from te
big war drive nearly three million
dollars. This sum was later aug
mented by the sale of materials and
stocks that had been salvaged, and
the sum of $3,215,236 was divided
among the various states for the "ed
ucation of ex-service men. N bras
ka's allotment was $40,000, and
from this sum 820 ex-service men
were given educational Instruction
along various lines. One hundred
and three men were given college
courses. The remainder were given
correspondence Instruction.
The appropria'ior.s v.-e:-r rr-irte
strictly on a basis of population,
which cut Box Butte county's allot
ment down to a few hundred dollars.
More sales of salvaged material made
It possible to allow more funds f6 be
expended, however, and Mr. Hender
son has been traveling through the
weat during the past tew weeks,
stopping in counties where there
were vacancies.
Mr. Henderson Bays that in all of
his work, he has found few place's
where the ex-service men were so en
thusiastic over the correspondence
instruction as in Allianc. There
were but half a dozen vacancies here,
and within a short time he found
service men willing and anxious to
take them. Early L. Meyer, Merrill
L. Chaffee. Frederick O. Hershman,
Jesse E. Simpson and Lee Strong
signed up for various courses. Some
of the subjects selected were audit
ing, typewriting and banking, ac
counting, the elements of memory
training and electrical equipment of
the automobile.
The entire appropriation for Ne
braska will be exhausted, Mr. Hen
derson estimated, by Thursday night.
He will leave today for Scottsbluff,
where there are a few free scholar
ships still available. While in Alli
ance he wis the guest of Rev. J.
Orria Gould, who was enabled to
attend the Estes Park conference
tnls summer through the Y. M. C. A.
scholarship plan.
PHONE RATES MAY
BE GIVEN BOOST
Xihrnsku Telephone (' -nipany File
Application For lr.erc;vi' With
State Hallway Commission.
The Nebraska Teh phone company
filed application with the state rail
way commission Friday, asking for
an increase of 10 per cent on all ex
change rates and to modify all rates
and charges for toll service by In
creasing the differential between
person to person and station to sta
tion culls from 25 per cent to
40 per cent and increasing all other
differentials accordingly, says the
Stata Journal.
The company's largest exxchange
is in Omaha, but it owns Alliance,
Norfolk, Fremont, Grand Island and
a number of other cities and towns
largely situated in the North Platte
territory. It owns none south of the
Platte In the territory stretching
from the Missouri river to the west
Jine of Webster and Adams counties.
The company's petition sets up
that prior to the war an 1 for some.
time after It began, the .rates were
based on the material and labor coslv
that existed prior to 1915. 'n the
fall or 1918 it applied for 20 per
cent increase on all exchange inte
and 25 per cent on all toll charges.
The commission allowed the In
crease on exchange rates.
Within a few' months the conpany
BtibiJiiHed a new applicaticn, anfS on
May 2. it was allowed tu in
cT?vf. nits This tlnv, h iwvfr,
the increase was not by a specific
percentage, but was through specific
scheduie for each exchanu", which
increiiM unu.i.rted to ab.'ut 17 per
cent over vhat had ben charsea
prior to the war. Meantime, with
the government in charge, the com
pany put in a classified system of toll
rates that yielded it only 21 per cent
increase over pre-war rates, instead
of the 25 per cent the commission
had allowed. This Is still in effect,
by order of the commission.
The company Bays that nil other
public utilities have recleved S t a (
creases over pre-war rates running
from 25 to 100 per cent, whereas
its material and labor costs are 125
per cent in excess of those of 1914,
its interest rates are 80 per cent
h'gher, Is plant and labor costs 125
per cent more, Its operating or
traffic eoists 100 per cent more, and
matirial alone 75 to 100 per cent.
It submits a showing of the first 8
months of 1920, and says that this
gives It a return of less than 5 per
cent on its capital and nothing on
its surplus. It says that since Janu
ary 1 it has increased the wages of
operators-and oth r workers, all ot
which is not reflected in this finan
cial showing.
The company makes the declara
tion that a public utility, in order
to secure money for its financing,
must be able to earn 12 per cent on
the property devottd to public use,
because the best security now brings
8 and 10 prr c nt. Its present "re
turns, it sr.ys, ure insufficient to pro
perly repair ti e plant and set aside
enough money for depn ciatlon, and
unt i'-s prompt relit f is given it can
not l Ornish the neivlce it should.
The upplic.Uion has bi en set down
for a hear'nn on Novemoer 4.
BOY SCOUT EXHIBIT
AT REDDISH HALL
The Boy Scout ehlbition will be
held at Reddish hall Thursday eve
ning. In place of the Elks club, as
previously announced. The exhibi
tion has been arranged to stimulate
Interest in the Boy Scout movement.
It is planned to organle new troops
in Alliance, and the following pro
gram, to which the public has been
invited, is intended to give a gen
eral idea of the work of the scouts:
The program follows:
Bugle, "To the Colors."
Flag raising ceremony. Scout
oath and law. Calisthenics. Pyra
mid building: Bridge, chariot, cir
cle, new, four high kneeling.
First aid: Artificial respiration,
splints on leg, litter, tourniquet, spi
ral reverse, head bandage, sling.
Method of carry: Fireman's lift,
fireman's drag.
Knot tying. Bridge building.
Cooking: Beefstake on a stick,
twist on a stick, flap Jacks.
Dialogue: Scout knowledge.
Taps by bugle.
JUDGE M'RAY HERK
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Judge Wray of York, non-partisan
league candidate for governor of
Nebraska, will speak at Reddish hall
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
LOTS OF WEALTH
BOX BUTTE COUNTY.;
Agricultural Statistic Show n Pros.
jm'i-ous dominion For (lie
FnmiH of Fnunty
'
Agricultural statistics for Box
Butte county, compiled by Lloyd C.JJng tt,at she did not get notice of
Thomas, were lorwnrded to ,
Stuhr, state secretary for ngrculture,
last Saturday, In time for tnls coun
ty to be represented In the state re.
ports.' The figures show a most pros
perous condition to exist, although
unfortunately the figures for previ
ous years are bo incomplete that ade
quate comparison Is Impossible.
Due to the activities of Alliance
ral estate agents, who held a meet
ing at the offices of the Thomas com
pany on Wednesday evening last, the
figures were secured for this year.
County Assessor J. A. Keegan was
present at this meeting, and gave Ms
co-operation. Due to the failure of
some of the precinct assessors to se
cure a part of the necessary trtfbr
mat Ion. it was feared for a time that
statistic? from Box Butte would not
be compiled.' Secretary Stuhr, after
sending one of his deputies to Affi
ance, (finally made a trip down here
before he got hold of someone suffi
ciently Interested to push the matter.
Following are the figures:
CENSUS OF FARMS: Occupied
by owners, 643. Occupied by tenants,
181. Acres in farms, 639,220. Cul
tivated. 176,607. Irrigated, 1,786.
Improved acres, 176,607.t Unimprov
ed acres, 462,613. Improvements on
land. $307,060.00.
HORSES, April 1. 1J20 Number
7.652. Valued at $100 $765,200.
MULES, April 1, 1920 Number,
204. Valued at $110 $22,440.00.
CATTLE, April 1, 1920 Number,
20.781. Valued at $75.0011,558.-
575.00.
HOGS. April 1, 1920 Number,
5.247. Valued at $30 $157,410.00.
SHEEP and GOATS. April 1, 1920
Number 1,114. Valued ut $10.00.
$11,140.00.
POULTRY Number of dozen.
3,271. Incabutors and brooders, 67.
Dogs, number, 490.
CORN Number of acres, 50.380.
ATf-iHR!-, 25 bushels. Total number
of bushels. 1.259,500. ' Total value,
at $1 00. $1,259,500.00.
WINTER WHEAT Number of
acres. 7,6'Jl. Average, 16 bushels.
Tolal number of bushels, 122,056.
Total value, at $2.00. $244,112.00.
SPRING WHEAT Number of
acres, 40,396. Average, 20 bushels.
Total number of bushels, 807.9.T0.
Total value, at $2.00. $l,615,S40.OC.
ALL WHEAT Bushels winter.
122,056. Bushels spring, 807,920.
Total bushels, 929,976. Total value.
Ht $2.00, $1,859,952.00.
OATS Number of acres. 10 526.
Average, 26 bushels. Total number
of bushels, 268,4 52. Total value, ut
50c per bushel, $134,226.00.
RYE Number of acres. 9,872.
Average, 22 bushels. Total number
of bushels. 217,184. Total value, at
$1.50, $325,776.00.
BARLEY Number of acres. 2.
168. Average. 24 bushels. Total
value, at $1.25, $65,040.00.
SPELTS. MILLET. HUNGARIAN
and SORGHUM Acres of srelts. 9
Acres of sorghum, 692. Acres t
millet and Hungarian, 2,615.
ALFALFA Number of acres. 9,-1
3'i6. Average, 2.5 tons." Total tons,
L'3.390. Total value, at $15.00 per
ton, $350,850.00.
WILD HAY Number of acres,
17.464. Average, 1 ton. Total tons,
17,464. Total value, at $12.00 per
ton. $209,568.00.
TIMOTHY. CLOVER, other tame
grasses and Sugar Beets Acres of
timothy, 29. Acres of clover, 24.
Acres of other tame grasses, 2,281
Acres of sugar beets, 3.
POTATOES Number of acres, 7,-
228. Average, 109 bushels. Total
number of bushels. 787,852. Total
value, at $1.00. $787,852.00.
FLAX. ONIONS, KAFFIR CORN
and miscellaneous crops Acres of
flax, 898. Acres of onions, 21.
Acres of popcorn, 19. Acres of Kaffir
corn, 17. Acres of miscellaneous
crops. Including sod, 31,776.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
Automobiles, 931. Gasoline and
Bteam tractor engines, 420. Cream
separators, 367. Milking machines,
7. Silos, 32.
ALBERT HOVORKA PUT
UNDER APEACE BOND
Albert Hovorka, living some thirty-five
miles northwest of Alliance,
was placed under $300 bonds to
keep the peace following a hearing
in county court before Judge Tash
Monday afternoon. This Is the third
time that complaint bad been filed
in the case, it being necessary to
! change ths complaint during the
j course of the hearing.
On August 10. Mrs. Frances V.i-
rnsek. neighbor to Hovr rkn, nl ,. p.
complaint on behalf of her husban 1,
"rank Mateunek, allfglng that fic
feared and had cause to fear that
llovorka would assault her hulmnl
with Intent to do great bonily In
jury. Hearing wns set for August
21, but Ihe complainant failed to rp-
pear, and the case whs dlsmipsid at
,ho cost of the complainant. Alle-
the day of the hearing, on August
22, Mrs. Matousek filed another
complaint.
October 4 was set for hearing the
case on the second complaint. ;ii
the absence from the city of County
Attorney Basye, H. E. Oants ap
peared for the complainant. Eu
gene Burton, representing llovorka,
as soon as the prosecution called the
first witness, attacked the validity or
the complaint on the ground that it
was made by the wife of the ag
grieved party, and quoted the law
and supreme court decisions which
showed clearly that only the ag
grieved party, child or ward was
competent to swear out a complaint.
This case was dismissed by Judge
Tash and the. costs thereof charge l
to Box Butte county.
llovorka waived service of sum
mons, and within a short time
a new complaint was filed, slgneu
by Matousek himself. Mr. Burton
then urged the point that the Btatule
of limitations, which permits only a
year to file a complaint charging re
sault, should apply In the taking of
testimony, and Judge Tash ruled
that all testimony concerning events
occurring over a year ago were hot
admlssable.
Frank Matousek, his wife and
eleven-year-old daughter, Frances,
testified to about the Bame story, the
chief events being those of August
10. On that day, Matousek, his
wife, and older daughter were on
their way to Alliance, bringing with
them the five-year-old daughttr, a
victim of Infantile paralysis, for
medical treatment. They had to
pass through a gate on Hovorka's
land to reach the -public road, .llo
vorka and his hired man were re
pairing a binder near the gate,.tiie
said, and when he saw them coming,
he walked over to the gate, which
was open, and cloted It. Thoy drove
up to within a few feet of the gate,
and Mrs. 'Matousek got out to open
It.- llovorka began a tirade against
Matousek. He walked up close to
the car, iLcok his fist In Matousek'd
face, and said: "You told the neigh
bors I sicked the . dog on your cHild
r u and chased them with 'a gun.
You're a dirty liar. If you don't
keep off my place, I'll show you.'
He then raited his fist to strike Ma-
tousek, but Mrs. Matousek inter-1
posed her tulk betwun the two
men and warded off the blow. llo
vorka continued cursing, and Ma
tousek drove throuph the gate, w..i. h
his wife had opened.
The little girl testified further
that she had to go to school across
Hovorka's land, and that she took
the same road. She said she opened
the gate and had closed it wh n she
could, but sometimes In cold weal!i i
It was impossible. She toUl of Jl'
vork; coming out to meet her, seiz
ing her by tin- ihoulder und threat
ulng to stv!:t iter If the th.i i.oi
close the gale. At another tiia rh;
ie.e ii.ii, Hovorla had fastened a
w'liie bhnl;'. I on the gate to bca.
he; hors, , nn,l thu he had fta.t o
to tun auay.
llovorka, on th ctand, dei'ie.l a:
the allegation except that of usli:j
profane language. This he admltt
saying that he had been aggravated
by the accusation that he had at
tacked children.
Judge Tash held that from the
testimony. It was evident that Ma
tousek was afraid of llovorka at
tacking him, and that he had cause
to be afraid. The Judge adminis
tered a rebuke to the crowd, which
was largely composed of Hovorka's
friends, who made a demonstration
nearly every time the evidence fa
vored llovorka. The Judge inti
mated that he did not let the senti
ment in the court room Influence his
decisions, and that he was not h:
favor of putting the matter to a vote
f the audience.
AUTOMOBILE RACES
WILL NOT HE HELD
The directors of the chamber' of
commerce, who are sponsoring the
carnival now in full blast on Third
street, have decided not to hold the
automobile races which had previ
ously been announced for Saturday
at the fair grounds. These races
were planned at a time when It was
thought that the carnival would Ee
at the fair c rounds, but with the
festivities downtown, the races were
no longer needed to draw the crowd,
and in addition, it is doubtful
whether they would prove a suffi
cient Inducement to dra wa erowd
large enough to pay the expenses.
GOLF LINKS NOW
READY FOR PLAY
Interested Crowd Watcho (lolflrnds
Perform Sunday Women Take
Interest In the Game.
Golf is rapidly becoming popular
with Alliance men. a number of
whom have been oltten by the golf
bug during the past two weeks. Up .
to two or three days ago, play was
somewhat limited, as there were only
a few sets of clubs In the city, but
one downtown store has already got
a big stock of clubs and other para
phernalla on hand and sales are get
ting pretty brisk.
The grounds are gettlngs Into
pretty fair condition. Last week a
force of men was put to work level
ing the greens, and Sunday a num.
ber of ardent amateurs donated their
services In putting the final touches
on the links. A number of others
came to work, and remained to play. .
Due to the generosity of . C. I
Sprague of the paving firm of
Sprague & Nisely, a number of ths
paving workmen were loaned to the
Country club over Sunday, and dur
ing the week others will be sent out.'
Mr. Sprague has taken considerable
Interest In the club, and through TlTa
efforts the links 'will be In condition
a week or two sooner than th
players had hoped. Not only has Tie
loaned workmen, trucks, and other
materials, but he has promised the
uso of the big steam roller for level
ing the greens and smoothing tH
kinks out of the fairways. The men
are talking of naming one of tCe
holes after him as a mark of appre
ciation. "V
Sunday afternoon there were fir
teen or twenty players, who were ,
making good scores for amateurs.
The first woman golfer showed Up
Sunday afternoon, and manager to
make about as good a score as her
husband, although it is not definitely
known which one kept the score. A.
number of automobiles also put In ah
appearance, and In seme Instances
the golflends had quite an admiring
gallery.
Tho hard partof th construction
is over now, and by next Sunday tho
grounds ought to be In fine condition.
Already -the -youth of Alilmce ' -n
nearby farms have discovered that
caddying Is a profitable ri I -" . ,
With several weeks of goo i wep t her
ahead, It Is expected that the a-na-te0
players will attain a sufflci nt
aoiouui oi practice so mat r-';ur -r
sprtng'a nlaylng opens up, It will not "
be long before some matches wttli
neighboring cities are arr.ired.'
(Continued on page 2)
PHOTOPLAY BY THE
"THE TIGER OF FRANCE"
"The Slrontrm? " " c r
Georges Clenrncr v t w.,--. - "
b shown at the, l"iner.i
leg I? It b? o - ,v rVt pl.y .. o
"tiger of France" ovp - y
taken frri:i Ms ot 'y rove' Tie-t i
about "The Ftrnget-t" t!.rt w' l l
stltlotii Is seen on th sr em to'ay.
It is a p. werfu! s!or7. ijt at! ti
artists who interrrt ir i?i In v t
their rr ex pire l oi :e wIout being
art ns. The'' are nH starey or the
atrical, and from Hen e Aflnre, ino
attractive Parislon tlar IripoMed nt
the request of Clemcucenu specially
for the screen verslen of "Th :
Sirongest." to' the smallest part In
the pioluctlon. the whr. le feature Is
cleverly done.
Mubol Normand In "Pinto" U the
Wednesday feature. It's a wise miss
who knows how to hook a bashful
lover. "Pinto" had the right Idea!
Fresh from the wild and wooly west
she hit high society like a tornado
and Oh. lady! she stire Jazzed
things up a heap. And when she felT
in love with a bashful Romeo did she
coyly arch her eybrows and wait iUr
him to pop the question? She did
not! She went after him with a
wicked lookln 45 colled a lariat
around his hard-boiled neckband
and vamped him into a proposal.
Thursday comes "Let's be Fash
ionable," with Douglas MacLean and
Doris May. This time the pair are
a couple of newlyweds who take up
residence in a modest bungalow In
an ultra-fashionable summer resort.
Their efforts to keep abreast of so
ciety's fast whirl results in a host of
laughable complications. Finally
they decide that It is more Impor
tant to be happy than to be fashion
able. It's a screamingly funny story
of country club life, and contains
scenes not only in the club house but
on the golf links, thus furnishing Al
liance people an illustration ot how
it's done.
Mrs. D. E. Evans of Antloch spent
Sunday with friends in Alliance.
n