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Official Paper of Uox IJutte County
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OITicia! Taper of ihe City of Allianc
ALLIANCE, UOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEDKASKA, FIIIDAY, MAHCII 18, 1021
NO. 33
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VOLUME XXVIII.
COUNTY PLANS
PiOAD BUILDING
THIS SUMMER
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS .BUY
NEW GRADING OUTFIT
Hemingford Road to He Built Both
Along Burlington Track and as
At First Outlined
The Box Butte county commission
ers, ai me meeting several (lavs afro,
Made graders and a couple of
cook
shacks. This equipment has been
used on state work to some extent, but
is valued at $11,000. The commis
sioners purchased 4t on a rental basis
at a cost of something like $2,200.
This makes the second one of these
outfits owned by the county. One of
them was used in the building of the
Chadron road, one of the best in west
ern Nebraska. With the two outfits
jit their disposal, the commissioners
plan, within the next two weeks, to
begin the most extensive road-building
campaign yet undertaken in Box Butte
county.
Division Engineer J. C. McLean of
Scottsbluff met with the commission
ers last Friday, and a road-building
program was mapped out that, if
completed this summer, will more
than double the good roads in the
county. The first project to be tackled
will be the state aid Hemingford road.
This has occasioned considerable dis
cussion ever since the project was first
approved by tne commissioners, a
number of the Alliance business men
objecting to the way it was laid out.
As finally approved by the board,
the road will be built as follows: One
mile straight west from the Tenth
street corner of Alliance, one mile
north along the Burlington right-of-way,
seven miles straight west to the
southwest corner of 16-15-49, then due
-north five or six miles, one mile wst
and then straight north into Heming-:
ford. The reason this route was se-
lected, it was explained, is because a
large portion of the road is already
built, and the route selected will be
the cheapest.
It is not intended, according to the
commissioners, to deprive Alliance of .
a road straight west, mere still re
mains some $57,000 of state and fed
eral aid funds allotted to Box Butte
county, and among the next projects
to be outlined will be a road due west
available for the residents in the
southwestern part of the county. The
west road will not by any means be
abandoned. It has been maintained
during the past five years, and the
Alliance business men are assured
that as much money will be spent
upon it as on the Chadron road.
ti. u;t,.. w.i n:j
The Hemingford road, as outlined,
will be continued from Hemingford
twelve miles west and eight miles
north to the county line, to connect
with Marsland. The Dawes county
commissioners have agreed to meet
this road at the county line.
The Hay Springs road will be an
other project completed this year.
There will be some federal aid on
this road. A road from Alliance to
Angora, along the Burlington right-of-way,
is scheduled to be built this
year. The commissioners also plan to
iiiurii fi ouiii vi tuu ii vim miiniiw
to Hemingford along the right-of-way.
This, it is declared, is the route the
Hemingford people really want. The
chief complaint of the business men
is that the right-of-way route should
have been selected for state and fed
eral aid, for if that were done,, main
tenance would be assured.
Speedy progress Is expected on this
road building, especially if the new
grading outfit arrives on schedule
time. With this outfit, a mile and a
half of road can be built in a day. j
The outfit is due to arrive this week,
and should be here in plenty of time
for the road-building campaign.
At the time when the commission
ers met with a delegation of Alliance
business men, the delegation left with
the idea in their minds that the Hem
ingford road would be built stright
west of the city for six or seven miles
and then follow the route outlined.
The change in the route, it is declared,
would cost a considerable sum, and the
commissioners feel that the state aid
funds should be used to build
more
roads rather than to build a few miles.
They point to the fact that the An
tioch road depleted Box Butts eoan
tv's share of the appropriation some
thing like $22,000 for eight miles. The
Chadron road, the best in the lot, was
built at a cost of $104 a mile. They
figure that it will be better for the
whole county to build more miles of
road at the lesser cost ratfier than
follow any particular route at a heavy
expense. They say that most of the
roads in the county need only blade
work to make them as good as the
Chadron road, and that in a county
of magnificent distances, such as this
is, if any money can be saved by a
change in route of a few miles or so,
the ranchers will not object to going
a little out of their way in order to
hit a good road to Alliance.
Just how this will be received by
the business men is a matter of con
jecture. The only mutterings of dis-
decided to take advantage of the' spe- I he has P,'acetl h,s M other and Morten
cial offer made bv the state depart-' SPn on, tlie at w"""ng the match in
ment of public works, and entered an 1 straight falls, both by a toe hold. The
order for a grading outfit consisting , fir7 fa" ,came in r'5 minutes, 10 sec
of a huge caterpillar tractor, two ' nds, and the second fall took only
so far
lo rnmo
from the T. P. A., which
Saturday ami discussed a
Vcion censoring the commission
t did not i ut it to a vote.
aaucr Takes
Two Straight Falls
From Italian Demon
Tony Bernnrdini, known as the Ital
ian Demon in wrestling circles, did
some of the hest wrestling in his
repertoire, hut he failed to handle
Pete Sauer, the twenty-one-year-old
marvel who has heen in Alliance the
past month or so. Sauer handled the
Demon with almost the Fame ease that
' inmuis. i ue maicn was nem at
me iowry &. Henry root garden, and
attracted a large number of lovers of
the mat game.
I The more Alliance fans see of Pete
Sauer, the better they like the clean
cut youth, who is just as clever with
his feet as some of the wrestlers in
Alliance have been with their head and
their arms. Sauer is working hard,
meeting all comers, in the hopes of
getting a match with Earl Caddock,
and at the rale he is going not only
certain to do this ,but stands a mighty
good chance of some day winning the
.wood's, hepvvweight championship
belt. Tony Bemardini ranks well in
, wrestling circles, having been some
thing of a sensation the past winter on
the west coast.
i There were two or three good pre
liminaries, two kids giving a loxing
exhibition and in addition there was a
four-round bout between local huskies
and a twenty-minute mat tangle.
Why Some Members
of Sons of Bacchus
Got Off Without Fines
Considerable discussion has been
heard about the streets of Alliance the
past two or three days anent the Sons
of Bacchus and the 'punishment that
was handed out to two out of the thir-
teen charter members who participated
in the opening and closing ceremonies
of that interesting order, of precocious
youths, ine main kick seems to be
that the court fined only two of the
thirteern and that the newspapers
printed only two of the names. It so
happens that while most of the thir
teen accepted a drink out of the bot
tle, only one of them got suffiieently
soused to merit a charge of intoxica
tion. It further develops that but one
of the boys, the treasurer of the or
ganization, actually handed over the
money to pay for the villainous white
mule that did the damage. The treas
urer, whether from motives of thirst
of prudence, assumed charge 'of the
I jimmy john and transported it to Hem-
'ingford in his car. While it is possi
. th. . . a ty.
blv true that all of the bovs. including
the two who stayed at home the night
of the party, could be counted as ac
cessories because of the fact that they
kicked in with their $2.50 membership
fee, the county attorney discovered
that eleven of them were perfectly
willing to tell the authorities all they
knew of the law violation. This under
the law, entitled them to protection,
and County Attorney Basye, who
talked with each of them alone and in
turn, found it quite easy to distinguish
between the ones who repented the law
violation and wanted to do the right
thing, and those who assumed a devil-may-care
attitude.
The Alliance newspapers, which
have held to a standard of pitiless pub
licity, followed the time honored cus
tom of printing the names only of
those who were charged with law vio
lation. It is not usual in newspaper
circles to print the names of law vio
lators unless the case is docketed in
some court. Besidese, th county at
torney quite wisely protected the lads
v ho assisted him, and the names were
not available, even had the reporters
shown a disposition to give the matter
more detailed attention.
Chamber of Commerce
Will Discuss Cleanup .
Campaign for City
At the next Monday luncheon of the
chamber of commerce, ways and means
to clean up and keep clean thafctreets
and alleys of Alliance will be dis
cussed. This will not be the ordinary
spring clean-up, familiar in cities and
towns since time began, but something
more than a slogan. The health de
partment of the cty is back of the
move, and the men at the head of it
are made of pretty stern stuff. It has
been announced that there will be al
al lowed just ten days of grace, and
then, unless conditions are improved,
something will be done.
Elton Bennett, student in the Uni
versity of Nebraska school of medi
cine, is in the city on business. Mr.
Bennett will graduate in one year.
Clyde Hartmant of Marsland was
in Alliance Thursday on business.
T. H. Morris left for Edgemont, S.
D., to take baths for rheumatism.
.'n'.cnt that have hern heard
UNOFFICIAL TABULATION. OF THE VOTE
AT TUESDAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION
R. M. Hampton.-.
S. W. Thorn p-on
C. A. Newberry
F. W. Hayes
A. V. Gavin
W. I.. OKeefe
J. B. Irwin
D. C. Bradbury
John R. Snyder
M. S. Hargiaves
F. K. Holsten
G. W. Nation
II. D. Hacker
F. W. Harris
Mrs. Moses Wright
Mrs. A. H. Bobbins
George E, Davis
E. C. Drake-.
J. J. Vance
RACE MEET TO
BE HELD HERE
JUNE 14-15-16
DATES SET AT MEETING HELD
AT OMAHA
Purses to Be Some Smaller Than
Last Year, But Hcnty of
' Horses Promised
At a meeting of the Nebraska speed
association, held ut Omaha March 9,
the delegates decided to open the cir
cuit at Alliance, and the following
schedule was adopted:
Alliance June 13-14-15.
Auburn June 21-22-23.
Beatrice June 28-29-30.
Kearney July 4-5-6. .
Aurora July 12-13-14.
West Point July 19-20-21.
Fremont July 26-27-28.
The association decided on 2:12,
2:15, 2:18, 2:24 and three-year-old,
2:25 class, for the trotting races,, and
2:15, 2:13, 2:17, 2:22 and three-year
old, 2:24 class, pacing events. Purses
will be $350, three per cent to enter,
with no deductions. American trotting
association rules will govern, best
three in five heats, excepting the
three-year-old class, which shall be
best two out of three; six to enter,
four to start. Stall rent will be free.
Each member of the circuit will be
assessed $50. Entries will close at
Alliance June 6.
The local committee, at a meeting
some weeks ago, decided that the
purses at this meet shall be somewhat
lower than last year, and named a
tentative limit of $4,500 for the speed
program.
Ed. Bishop, Alliance's delegate, was
unable to attend, but this city's inter
ests were well taken care of by N. J.
Ronin of Fremont, veteran starter and
secretary of the association.
J. O'Connor Heads
the Alliance T. P. A.
For Coming Year
Post M, T. P. A. of Alliance, held
its annual election of officers at the
chamber of commerce rooms over the
Brennan drug store at 2:30 p. m. Sat
urday afternoon. The following men
were chosen:
President, J. O'Connor.
Vice President," W. G. Nieman.
Secretary, Roy Strong.
Directors: S. W. Thompson, Jack
Hawes, James P. Burlington, Jr.,
George onyder, and J. A. Luttrell.
A resolution was introduced con
demning the county commissioners for
their disposition of the state and fed
eral aid road funds, but although the
discussion was long and at times quite
vitriolic, it was not adopted. The
members forcibly expressed them
selves as favoring a state aid road to
Hemingford along the Burlington
right-of-way, and pledged themselves
to do all in their power to secure it.
J. A. Luttrell, S. W. Thompson and
C. M. Looney were appointed on a
roads committee.
Mothers' Pension
Granted Thursday to
Mrs. Agnes Fuller
County Judge Tash Thursday morn
ing granted the petition of Mrs. Agnes
Fuller, living in Duncan's addition, for
a mother's pension, and allowed her
$10 per month for a period of six
months for each of her three children,
aged eight, ten and twelve years.
Since the death of her husband, two
yearn ago, Mrs. Fuller has supported
her three children by doing housework
and sewing. She was represented by
Attorney W. R. Metz.
Charles Schaffer of Scottsbluff is
here visiting with his brother, Bud.
First Second Third' Fourth
Ward Ward Watd Ward Totals
CI W 114 75 :ri
"7 !9 123 M 347
41 OS 101 f.l 2C1
.--24 92 03 2' 2.T2
4S . 50 0 4S 22(
. 1 82 0 . Sfi 224
4". (51 CO rl 223
IS 74 7S 4: . 213
2.") IN) r7 . 2"i 20.T
2I 157 ft!) M 19
30 ' ft!) C2 3! 1!0
lrt 77 S5 14 142
...4? 33 55 2 13!)
21 38 .T7 3!) 137
33 '42 34 IS 12!
IS 23 4!) 2S 123
JO 35 37 IS 10!)
32 73 2S 20 103
12 2S 34 20 100
SUIT AGAINST
POTASH WORKS
FOR LARGE SUM
WESTERN WORKS DEFENDANTS
IN FEDERAL COURT
Engineering Firm Claims $16,000 for
Professional Services and
Sales Commissions
Alleged indebtedness on contracts
calling for plans for a potash plant,
services of a construction engineer at
$1,000 a month, commission on sale of
products and an expert engineer's re-
Eort on the potash industry in Nebras
a, says the Lincoln Star, is the basis
of a suit for $16,020.99 filed in federal
couVf iiosday morning by the Process
Engineering company of Philadelphia,
against the following named co-partners
in the Western Potash Works:
William E. Sharp, George G. Moore,
Edmond C. VanDiest, Frank J. Sharp,
Charles Stuart, William H. Ferguson,
Arthur T. Raymond, S. A. Foster, A.
R. Talbot, Herbert E. Sidles and T. H.
McWilliams.
The petition recites that in Novem
ber, 1917, the defendants agreed to
purchase ami develop and operate
properties in Nebraska for the produc
tion of potash and other chemical salts.
On December 27, 1917, it is asserted,
the Lincoln financiers entered into a
written contract whereby the eastern
firm was to design and make plans
and furnish an estimate of the cost of
a potash plant; to furnish a construc
tion engineer; agreed to pay 5 per cent
of the cost of construction of the plant
and a monthly salary for the supervis
ing engineer at a price to be later
agreed upon between the parties.
Engineering Fees.
The Philadelphia firm claims that in
January, 1918, it was agreed to pay
the engineer $1,000 a month.
Two promissory notes in the sum of
$2,825 each executed by W. E. Sharp
are the grounds for a separate cause
of action.
As part of the payment for the
services performed by the eastern
company, the petition says, each of
the defendants agreed to pay one per
cent of the net amount received from
the sale of the Nebraska plant from
sale of products up to December 27,
19H.
Between December 27, 1917 and De
cember 27, 1919, the Nebraska firm
marketed 71,898 bags of potash and
products the gross value being $504,
910.25, according to the petition. De
ducting therefrom the freight, rate of
$84,427.35, the net sale price was
$420,483.17 on which the Philadelphia
concern says it is entitled to receive
from each of the defendants commis
sion of 1 per cent or $4,204.03.
In December, 1917, the Lincoln pro
moters requested an expert engineer's
report on the potash industry in Ne
braska and agreed to pay $6,000 for
an investigation, survey and report, it
i.s set forth in the petition.
F. A. Bald Will
Devote Attention
to Law Practice
F. A. Bald, who has been devoting
a good share of his time to the real
estate business for several years past,
nrsi as a member 01 the ihomas-rJald
company and later of the Bald-Rust
Iuid company, has decided in the fu
ture to devote his attention to the
practice of law. His partnership with
Mr. Rust has been dissolved, and
Wednesday of this week he removed
his offices to those of the Wyoming-
Northeastern Oil company, m the Red
dish block, which will be his head
quarters in the future.
Earl Mallery left Wednesday even
ing for Omaha. He plans to return in
a few days and tf the weather wjll
permit, will drive the big Roamer back
to Alliance. '
ATHLETIC TRAINING
AT THE ELKS CLUB
S me months ago, the local Elks
lodge appointed a committee to see
about athletic training and gymnasium
work for such members as desired to
avail themselves of the facilities of the
club. A meeting of those interested
will be held ut the club rooms this eve
ning at S o'clock, at which time mem
bers of Alliance's wrestling fraternity
will be on hand to assist in mapping
out a course of training.
Mr-. Paul Back returned from Den
ver the first part of the week, where
she had been spend a week with her
sister, Mrs. M. J. Keegan.
Woman Badly Hurt
When Husband Drives
Auto Into Cellar
Mrs. Frank Boon is now at the home
of her husband's mother, Mrs. J. T.
Barkhurst, sulTering from serious in
juries received when her husband drove
the automobile in which they were
riding into a si-foot excavation for a
cellar at Fourth and Platte shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning.
The Boons live on a ranch between
Bonner and Angora. They had been
in Alliance, visiting and shopping, and
had started back. The ccllarwuy into
which the automobile was driven was
some distance from the road. Mrs.
Boon was thrown against the floor of
the car, her chest and head were badly
bruised, and it is believed that she may
be suifering from internal injuries as
well.
The husband w as unable to assist his
wife, but neighbors, hearing the crash,
came to her assistance. The attend
ing physician says she is in no condi
tion to be moved.
Alliance Lions
Entertain Members
of Rotary Club
The members of the Alliance Rotary
club were dinner guests of the newly
organized Lions club at 6:30 p. m. at
the Alliance hotel Fern Garden Thurs
day evening. A special . dinner and
program was arranged in honor of the
occasion.
John W. Guithrie preisded at Good
Fellowship chairman and kept some
thing popping every minute. Dr. Bau
man put the Lions through their paces
in roars and songs for the Rotarians,
while Percy Cogswell led the singing
of the Rotary members in response.
Fred C. Jones of Denver, secretary
of the Lions club of that city, gave a
brief address on the objects and pur
poses of Lionism, and the harmonious
work of the Rotary, Lions and slmiliar
organizations for the betterement of
the individuals, the community, the
state and the nation.
W. R. Metz, president of the local
Rotary club, was called upon and wel
comed the new club to Alliance, prom
ising hearty co-operation of the Ro
tarians fn all projectos for civic ad
vancement with the Rotarians follow
ing their slogan of "He Profits Most
Who Serves Best," and placing "Serv
ice Above Self" and the Lions giving
"Service that is founded on the
Golden Rule" to make Alliance not
only a better city to live in, but the
foremost in Nebraska.
W. R. Harper, the local president of
the Lions, in a short talk pledged the
Lions to this program.
The Lions entertainment commit
tee arranged a number of clever stunts
for the entertainment of their guests,
among which were some highly inter
esting telephone and telegraph mes
sages. Any one present, who did not
receive a "bite" over the wire, was
properlv taken care of with other
stunts bv W. L. O Keefe, the Lions
Tail Twisfer.
Scottsbluff Elks
to Build a Home
Costing $100,000
The Elks of Scottsbluff have bought
four lots with a frontage on Broad
way of 100 feet and will build a home
costing not more than $100,000. With
this decision the lodge abandons plans
for the purchase of the Lincoln hotel
from the Nebraska Hotel company
now in receivership.
MISCHIEF MAKERS CUT
TIRES ON YOUNG'S CAR
Ed. Young had a rather unpleasant
and expensive experience last evening,
when all four tires on his truck were
cut to ribbons with a knife in the
hands of some fellow whom Ed. would
like to meet. The condition ef the
tires shows that the damage was done
deliberately and that it was by no
means accidental.
TWO MORE FINED ON
INTOXICATION CHARGE
"Slim" Slind and Andy Sitler drew
fines of $10 and costs each from Judge
Roberts in police court Thursday
morning. The pair were arrested
somewhere on Box Butte avenue by
Officer Stilwell early Thursday morn
ing. They pleaded guilty to the charge
of intoxication, and paid their fines.
ELIMINATION
ELECTION WAS
HELD TUESDAY
VOTERS SELECT TEN MEN
RUN IN FINALS
TO
R. M. Hampton Proves Big Vote GeU
ter, as Does S. W. Thompson
Regular Election April 5
The free-for-all primary election
came off Tuesday, with a good half to
two-thirds of the city's voters exercis
ing the right of franchise. There was
little or no electioneering, at least in
public, so the proper conclusion is that
the voters came to the polls because
they were interested in good city gov
ernment and wanted to do their share
in obtaining it. Out of the nineteen
candidates, the ten receiving the high
est vote will make the final race, the.
regular election coming April 5.
The ten men honored by the voters
are, in the order of the vote they re
ceived: R. M. Hampton, S. W. Thomp
son, C. A. Newberry, F. W. Hayes, A.
V. Gavin, W. L. O Keefe, J. B. Irwin,
I). C. Bradbury, John R. Snyder and
M. S. Hargiaves.
The candidates who were eliminated
in the contest are: F. E. Holsten, G.
W. Nation, H. D. Hacker, F. W.
Harris, Mrs. Moses Wright, Mrs. A.
H. Robbins, George E. Davis, E. C.
Drake and J. J. Vance.
The vote was, in some respects, con
siderable of a surprise. There were a
number of tentative slates made out,
but the voters seem to have marked
their ballots according to their own
sweet will. Hardly any two of the
ballots in any one ward were cast for
the same set of candidates. This con
dition may not obtain in the regular
election, but it has been expected that
something of the sort would take place
in the primary race, and the elate
makers were a trifle disconcerted be
cause the voters, for once, failed! to
run true to form.
Among the surprises shown by the '
vote totals may be listed the total east
for G. W. Nation. Mr. Nation made
his campaign almost wholly on the
septic tank issue, and there were al
most enough voters who have been
pestered by that exceering useful clic
improvementto give him a chance In
the finals. Harvey D. Hacker, wfco
has a tremendous number of friends
among the railroaders, lost a number
of votes to the two other railroad evh
didates, Gavin and Irwin. It had been
expected that F. W. Harris, who is
conceded to have a better knowledge
of city affairs than any other one man.
would poll a big vote, but the voters
seem to have decided that they want a
complete change in the city admin
istration. The two women candidates
and others who favored the welfare
ordinance failed to get the support of
the friends of that measure.
The two soldier candidates, T C.
Bradbury and W. L. O'Keefe, pulled a
good support, without any particular
campaigning on their support. It i
believed that they will gather strength
from the votes given to the defeated
candidates in the primary. Their bud
dies, who sacrificed considerable at the
time they went into the army, have aa
idea that thev would like to be rep
resented in the city administration,
and sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers
and even uncles and aunts seen) to
have been willing to give them a lift.
The primary campaign was notably
quiet, and was dist;nguished by an ab
sence of mutl slinging or similar tac
tics sometimes in evidence in municf
pal campaigns. The disposition to let
the voters make their own decision
was noticenble. and the voters seem to
have done a star job of it. Any five
of the ten men will make an excep
tionally able counsel.
The big vote given to R. M. Hamp
ton and C. A. Newberry is taken aa
evidence that the people of Alliance
want a business administration, and
that the best way to get it is to select
men who have made good in every
sense of the word in private business
affairs. F. W. Hayes, whose only dis
advantage is that he is not so well
known in the community as some of
the ether candidates, showed a tre
mendous support. Hayes is the can
didate shoved forward by the firemea,
and they managed to support hint
pretty solidly.
It has been predicted, prior to the
election, that S. W. Thompson wouM
poll a big .vote, and he lacked only
three or four of being the headUner.
Mr. Thompson's candidacy is spon
sored by the T. P. A.'s, who have here
tofore managed to get what they went
after and have no idea of falling down
in this instance.
HENNEBERRY SAYS
COUNCIL MISTAKEN
John Henneberry, plumber has taken
exceptions to the statement made at
the last city council meeting, at which
time a bill he had presented was held
up or cut down. It was stated at that
time that the city's force had to make
two trips to put in a meter for him.
This, he declares, is not the case. The
city had repaired the meter, but was
unsuccessful the first time, and the re
pair work had to be done over, he ,
says. One of his workmen did the in
stallation work in both instances.
Bob Wyatt of Wm. Volker company,
is in the city visiting trade. , ,