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THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921
Funeral Services for
Alva Edison Kitchen
Held Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Alva Kdison
Kitchen, former Alliance man who was
.killed lust week in a railway accident
AT THE MOVIES
were ascribed a reasons for the acci-
of the Peace McFattpr by Smith anil I Charles Kay has another country
Murphy. Justice McFatter's vtrd.-t Jx.y characterization in "A Vilhu-.e
was that Kitchen met his death in a Sleuth," coming; to the Imperial to
collision between a Hamon road motor nifrht, hut this time w.th a brand new
car and a Texas & Pacific passenger twist. According to the story, Charlie
train, and that the accident was un-' is a farmer's son, with aspirations to
avoidable. Smith was evidently much became a great detective. His bunc-1-affected
by the occurrence and at times, ling amateur efToits when thieves in-
h.id flifTirulfv in rpst mininir hi pmn. t in.U K; f..tl.....V ...l..n ...i4.k l.il
m . . . t - " - , v.. I.- i.ct'ii im Kiuiri inrniii I'mvit hum
in Ipvne u-cia hnl.I fim Ka b it. i :.. 'PI,. ; . . . 1 ' .. i i. i t .
f, 7 -;- - -... ...... ....-11111111. jui:kc s m-siions cieany nis departure irom nnme arm a new
Christian church in this city at 2 , established that intoxicants played no . job as man of all work around a pri
o clock Sunday afternoon, Kcv. Steph-; part in the occurrence. vate sanitarium. Here he Incomes in-
en J. Epler otriciating. Members of Coast Toward Train. volved in a m stei y worthy of a Sher-
the American Legion of Alliance. Smith is foreman of the motor cir ! loclt Holmes, n' his spurs when
acted as pallbearers. Interment was ! department at the Ihanon shops and '' he "rive it. Of course, there's a j;irl
in Greenwood cemetery. ( Murphy is an employe .f the depart- in thc asC'
Ala Kduon Kitchen was born at , ment. The three were going west on ... , , . ' , .,, , ,, ,
Iveesburg. Mo., October 12, 18!3, u.,d the Hamon tracks, they said, and when Wednesdays bill has all the ear
died at Ranger, Texas. April 12, about MO feet from the crossing heard vks of a scream from start to finish.
15121, age I twenty-seven years, and six the passenger engine s whistle, and t 's a pictur.7tion of IUipert Hughes
i (tivii J a'dirx 'hit ft i iic v 1 1 ii i -
acters behaxc nuite like you expect
them to. There is a- hero who per
forms noble deeds of valor on behalf
of the Lady-in-Pistress and gets
nothing for his pains but a "thank
you" and a grateful smile. There is r
villain who inhales spaghetti from t
tin pot ami wears a paper picky for a
shirt he surrenders to the hero at
the insignificant price of a whacked
shin and poke in the ribs. There" is r
Jealous Husband who storms and
raves like most J. H.'s do but turns
out to be the best sort of a guy in the
world, perhaps a darned tight better
than the Hero. Anf there is a I.ady-
i, mini it mo- "... .. .
tor on which he was riding collided 'V n that the car might run into the !'""'"!'"e" V0.1'". ! n,fJ 7.
of the Texas' train- e yelled to Murphy and Kitch-! vl .."""""V .
en to iumn. am ust hffnie th crash "'"' '. -iimhh.- m..i i. mc
Carter Ie Haven, is the attraction!"
tor I hursday. J he originri plot i
this ever enjoyable piece has been
closely followed in making the picture,
and US it is said tn hr nn. nf th rml.
liest plays ever purchased for picture j
use, a great deal oi expense has heen
incurred in making the production ade
quate. It is reK)ited to Ih a feature
of exceptional merit from ail angles of
presentation.
months. He was married to MU Kitchen, care-free, answered in k'nd
Krrflly Doyle, August 3, 1!20. J. K. ' -m'tb was driving the car and Murphy
Davis of the Central Christian church ii an'1 K'tchen sat in front, on the
in Denver officiated. After their mar-1 MuaI'f ,ho? cVue "oio "il,h Kjttn,
l iage, Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen maae!en "n the lelt. V hen the whistle HoUml
their home at Kanger. Texas. ! VLflu . V?nr train started,
. Mr W!to .. i .v. o.i.iin riiui. i i-iiwcr an.i toasieo io
.v.. ...- iii nic iniiiLai
service during the late war. He en
listed in Beatrice.-Neb., Company C,
Fifth regiment. Being unable to pass
the overseas examination he was com
pelled to remain at home. At the time
of his Heath he was in the employ of
the Wichita Falls, Kanger & Fort
Worth railroad.
He was instantly killed, when a mo
ward the crossing, gradually slowing
up. When about 200 feet from the
crossing, he applied the brake slow'y,
with the intention of stopping near
the cro.s-over.
Smith Realises Daner.
By this time the passenger train
had blocked the track, and when thirty
or forty feet away, Smith realized that
the brakes were not holding sufficient
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with a train on a crossing of the Texas j
ami Pacific railrad.
He is mourned by his wife, Mrs.
Emily Kitchen, the daughter of Mr.
ami Mrs. E. V. Doyle of our .city; by
his father, J. T. Kitchen of Leesburg,
Mo.: and other relatives.
His mother died when he was but
a babe. The sudden death at so earlv
a period in life brings much grief to!
wife and loved ones.
The following, from the Ranger
Daily Times, of Ranger, Tex., gives
the circumstances surrounding Mr.
cawe, stepped off the rear himself. At invitation to visit u man's rooms
Kilrhen's death:
Jelith ambushed A. E. Kitchen Tues
day. His eye beheld it, but did not
recognize that it was meant for him.
His ear heard it. but could not know
that the wild clatter of iron wheel on
iron rail silenced the warning that
would have saved him. His mind had
tio place for apprehension; no inner
prompting whispered that the motor
car he rode would fail to stop in time,
as it had perhaps a hundred times
"before. It did not stop this hundreth
time, and without notice, possibly
without his knowledge of impending
doom, death embraced him.
Instantly Killed.
Kitchen, a motor car mechanic on
the Hamon railway, was instantly
killed about 1:30 o'clock Tuesday af
ternoon when the small railway motor
car he was riding collided with the
westbound T. & P. passenger train at
the crossing of. the two roads, one mile
north of the depot.' His body was
hurled twenty feet along the track in
the direct'on the train was moving and
when picked up he was dead. Two
other men, J. R. Smith and Hugh
Murphy, escaped injury by jumping..
The passenger train was running ten
or twelve miles an hour and the motor
"car barely moving, it was said. It was
a motorized "hand car," about six feet !
in length. The car was turned side
ways across the track and splinters
thrown five or six feet in the direction i
the train was moving.
Brakes Fail.
Failure of the brakes to work and
Kitchen's failure to hear a warning, '
that time the car was not moving
more th:n a mile an hour, Smith testi
fied. Murphy heard the warning and
sprang from the car but the time was
so short that neither noticed what ac
tion Kitchen took. Neither was in- j
jured and when they got up, looked for !
Kitchen, he was lying partly, un ai
small wooden bridge about twenty j
feet south of the crossing and when j
the two men reached him he was dead, i
Murphy l ushed to the roundhouse
and phoned for the Milford ambulance, I
which brought the body to town. The j
train proceeded on to the station and
Just:ce McFatter was notified. He'
went out and returned with the am
bulance. Skull Penetrated.
At the morgue it was found that
something had penetrated the man's !
skull, causing instan', death. The'
wound was little more than an inch j
in length and less than a iuarter of an
inch wide. There was also a T-shaped
gash just below the nose and another
perpendicular to it. extending across
the mouth. Both jaws were broken. :
There was no injury except to the i
head.
Kitchen had been in Ranger several j
months. Before going with the rail- j
road he worked for the Midway and
Rogers' garages. He is survived by a
wife, whom he married last August in
Denver, Colo. Burial will be in Ne- j
braska.
thereby ruining u perfectly fcood situa
tion.
Twin Bods," with Mr. and Mrs.
The Married Folks' Dancing club
, held their regular dance at the Armory
Saturday evening.
The ladies' society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. C. L.
Powell. SOfi Toluen. Wednsdav.
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HIT?
f you haven't, you have
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The words and the music
are just as clever as the
title is inviting
"WHEN MY SHOES
WEAR OUT FROM
WALKING I'LL RE
ON MY FEET
AGAIN""'
. Words, by Cal DeVoll.
Music by Edw. Schroeder.
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Here are some FACTS about
.Ai jnber Prices
They Are Down 25-35
You have no doubt heard about the reduction in lumber prices.
Much you have heard has been only general. There arc many who
can't realize that the bill of lumber on a house has been cut almost
ONE-THIRD. This means that on a building that would have cost
3,000 for lumber six months or a year ago, will cost you now but
a few dollars more than $2,000.
Think These Over
(iff Here are some actual quatations
fji that we will be pleased to have
you verify, if you are still doubt-
i
ful: :
WAS IS
Dimension
lumber $62.50 $38.00
Flooring, fur 125.00 75.00
Drop Siding 115.00 65.00
Ship Lap 70.00 50.00
Shingles . 8.00 5.50
Lath 25.00 12.00
Cement, per sack. 1.25 1.10
.THESE REDUCTIONS ARE
GIVEN FROM ACTUAL
FIGURES AT OUR
YARD,, . ....
DON'T POSTPONE BUILDING ANY LONGER
New buildings will not cost you excessively and will greatly add to your earning
capacity or comfort, as the case may be. See us about your building today,
DIERKS LUMBER CO.
FRED HARGARTEN, Manager. "... :..
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Jesse M. Miller
Alliance, Nebraska
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