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Official Taper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEKK TUESDAY AM) FRIDAY
Official' VajBl of the City of Alliance
VOLUME XXVIII.
ALLIANCE, LlOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY ?, 1921
NO. 43
J. A. GREGORY IS
FOUND DEAD AT
KILPATRICK'S
FARM JIAM) COMMITTED Sl'I
CTDE BY HANGING.
Ts'o Reason for the Deed Known
Owner of 210 Acres of Iiox
1'utte County Land.
'.J. A. Gregory, a fiirm hand Pin
ployed at the Kilpatiick ranch, twenty-two
miles west of Alliance, was
found by other ranch employes shortly
after 5 o'clock Tuesday morning hang
ing from a beam in the barn. The
condition of the body showed that
Gregory had been dead for some hours.
The county authorities were notified
and Sherilf Miller went to the ranch,
and superintended the removal of the
body, which was brought to the Glen
Wilier undertaking rooms.
Gregory was a middle-aged man
-who had accumulated a fair amount of
property, and no reason can be as
signed for the suicide. He is down in
the tax books as the owner of 240
acres of land, most of which was pur
chased during the past year. He has
lieen in the employ of the Kilpatiick
ranch for some time, and nothing un
lasual was noticed about his behavior
until Monday, when he complained of
having a headache and feeling out of
ports, but there was no indication that
his mind was affected.
According to the men at the ranch,
the suicide retired Monday evening
with the rest of the employes, but
some time during the night arose,
vent to -the barn and made aw ay with
his life. When the body was discov
ered, Gregory's feet were touching the
ground, but there had been a sufficient
fall to break the neck. Death is be
lieved to have been almost instantan
eous. County Attorney Basye announced
that no inquest would be held.
Mr. Gregary was fifty years of age
and unmarried, and had, so far as
known, no relatives in Box Butte
county. A sister, Mrs. Ella Maier, lives
at Caldwell, Idaho, and a nephew, J.
11. Atwood, at Nevinville, la. These
two have been notified of his death.
It is believed that he was worrying
ever a land purchase, upon which he
Ftil! owed considerable money, and that
despondency over financial matters
was the cause that led to his suicide.
Over $200 was found in his pockets.
He had been in the county for over a
year, at one time making his home at
the Drake hotel.
Alliance High School
Loses to Scottsbluff
at Track Meet Friday
. The Scottsbluff high school track
team took the honors away from the
Alliance team by a comfortable mar--gin
at Scottsbluff last Friday after
noon, the locals getting the short end
cf a score of 75 points to 48. Daily of
Alliance won individual honors with
"25 points, followed by Campbell of
Scottsbluff with 18. Ted Campbell of
Scottsbluff broke two state records at
-the meet, when he put the shbt 46
feet 1 inch and threw the javelin 156
feet 1 inch.
Summary: i
120-yard high hurdles Wyatt (S),
Cross (A), Whitsell (S). Time 20
45 fcc
220-vard low hurdles Wyatt (S).
Roland (S), Pate (A). Time 20 4-5
100-vard dash Daily (A), Wyatt
(S), Strong (A). Time 11 1-5 ec.
220-yard dash Dajly (A), Wyatt
(C), Ballah (S). Time 24 4-5 sec.
440-vard dash Ballah (S), Strong
(A), Glover (S). Time 58 2-5 sec.
SKO-vard dash Wong (A), Fhuitt
(S), Harrison (S). Time 2-min. 23
2-5 sec.
880-yard relay Alliance. Time 1
min. 433 sec.
Mile run Pruitt (S), Wong (A),
Love (S). Time 5 min. 10 sec.
Broad jump Ballah (S), 17 ft. lV'a
in.; Roland (S), 17 ft. 8 in.; Pate (A),
17 ft. 7 in.
High jump Daily (A), Campbell
S), Whitesell (S). Height 5 ft. 1 in.
Discus throw Campbell (S), 101 ft.
11 in.; Pickett (S), 85 ft. 10 in. Pate
A), 74 ft. 9', in.
Pole vault (Daily (A), 9 ft. 6 in.;
Humbird (S), 9 ft. 2 in.; Fowler (A).
Shot put Campbell (S) 46 ft. 1 in.;
Tate (A) 32 ft. 11 in.; Pickett (S) 32
ft. 10 in.
Javelin throw Campbell (S) 156 ft.
1 in.; Roland (S) 130 ft. 5 in.; Fowler
(A) 108 ft. 5 in.
The Alliance track squad was some
what crippled through the ineligibility
of one of the main performers in both
track and field events. If it had not
been for the ineligibility, Alliance
would have copped the meet. The
Alliance team won all the sprints,
while ScottsblulT took both hurdle
races and all but one of the field
events. Taking the outcome of the
meet into consideration, the Alliance
high school should cop the cup at the
western Nebraska track and field meet
at Mitchell Friday of this week.
S. W. Thompson went to Omaha
Thursday evening on a business trip.
AT1IER
Fair and continued cool tonight.
Frost east portion Wednesday. ' In
creasing cloudiness.
Kinkaid Favors Dili
For Merger in Land
Offices at Alliance
According to a special dispatch from
Washington to the Omaha Bee, Jude
K'nkaid, when his attention was called
to a bill introduced by Senator Norris
consolidating the offices of register
and receiver nt the land otrice at Alli
ance, Neb., said that he had not in
troduced such a measure because a
general bill applying to all land of
fices was landing before the public
land committee of the house, giving
the secretary of the interior authority
for consolidation at his discretion.
"The house has passed such a bill
on several occasions, but has met with
defeat in the senate. Personally I see
no reason why the two'omces should
not be consolidated in the Alliance
land office. I am informed that the
present incumbents of those offices de
sire to quit, but until some affirmative
action is taken looking to the consol
idation of the ofnees I suppose they
will continue to serve. If Senator
Norris' bill should come over to the
house, and there is seemingly little
chance of getting a general bill
through, I will make an effort to pass
the Norris bill."
Will Dispense With
Caddies at the Links
of the Country Club
According to a recent decision of
the directors of the Alliance Country
club, caddies will be dispensed with in
the future, and no matter how perspir
ing the golf players may be on a
warm day, they'll have to tote their
own bags and clubs, or else adopt the
system of doing all their shooting
with One club.
Since golf was first started in Alli
ance, the grounds have swarmed with
kids who yearned to earn an honest
quarter and at the same time have the
privilege of criticising the play of the
man who hired them. They have, in
recent weeks, become somewhat of a
pest, largely because of their num
bers. The kids have been overrun
ning the ground, getting in the way
of the players and causing some golf
er to have heart trouble nearly every
time a drive is made, because the
would-be caddies have no knowledge
of the rules and rush in where angels
would fear to tread. About ten times
as many kidc report for duty as are
needed, and . ths unemployed cluster
the links and get in the way.
Another matter that has been de
cided upon is to confine the use of the
grounds to club members only, or
their out-of-town guests. A care
taker will be on the grounds before
so very long, who will be instructed
to enforce this rule.
The directors have made arrange
ments for a Fourth of July celebra
tion, which will include a number of
entertaining features. Among the
other things planned is a fireworks ex
hibition, a dance if the club house con
struction is far enough along to per
mit of it, and there will be, of course,
boating and bathing. Some of these
days there will be enough motor boats
at the club to permit of holding a re
gatta, but the Fourth of July comes
too soon to expect this entertainment.
Annual Homecoming of
Alliance Odd Fellows
Held Friday Evening
Members of Alliance lodge No. 168,
I. CO. F., Alliance lodge No. 104,
Rebekah; Box Butte encampment No.
81; Canton Regal No. 21 and Fortress
Regal No. 2, met at Odd Fellows hall,
119 la West Third street, Friday eve
ning for the annual homecoming and
roll call.
The usual roll call was omitted Fri
day evening, but instead the 102d
year of Odd Fellowship was observed.
The entertainment was in charge of a
committee consisting of F. W. Hicks,
E. C. Drake and F. O. Rowe, and the
following program was given, follow
ing which refreshments of irt cream
and cake were served:
Orchestra.
Toastmaster, A. D. Rodgers.
Reading, Miss Elsie Harris.
Subordinate Lodge, J. R. Beach.
Piano solo, Miss Ruth Nation.
Vocal solo, J. H. Vance.
Encampment, J. R. Snyder.
Reading, Miss Edna Hiles.
Rebekahs, Mrs. S. B. Mitchell.
Piano solo, Mr. Stratton.
Canton, F. O. Rowe.
Canton Auxiliary, Mrs. J. R. Snyder.
Quarettte, Beach, Moore, Lucas and
Vance.
Refreshments.
Mrs. A. H. Harper, who has been
visiting relatives in Houston, Texas,
this winter, is leaving there Friday
and expects to arrive here Sunday
noon.
Joe Pozza from Lakeside had an
operation Friday afternoon at the local
hospital.
OVER 300 NEW
LAWS PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE
r.RIKF DIGEST OF LAWS AND
RESOLUTIONS ENACTED
Fortieth Session of Stale Lawmakers
Resulted in Record-llrcnking
Amount of Legislation
The session of the legislature which
came to a cloe at Lincoln last week
was a record-breaker in two respects.
It remained in session longer than any
other legislature, and enacted more
laws.. The number of bills signed by
the governor was in excess of three
hundred.
Among the laws passed that are of
special interest is one authorizing a
five-sixths jury verdict in civil cases;
a bill increasing the penalties for is
suing fraudulent checks; a law cover
ing the grading of potatoes for car-lot
shipment; another authorizing the
practice of Christian Science healing;
amending the prohibition enforcement
act: prohibiting "ambulance chasing"
by lawyers ;and a number of others.
Herald readers will be interested in
this summary of new legislation added
to the statute books, not alone because
of the enormous bulk of it, but be
cause a number of the new laws will
be found to apply to them.
In the list, laws followed by the
word "emergency"' took effect on ap
proval by the governor and are now
in full force ami effect. All other
laws become elective three calendar
months after final adjournment of the
legislature, therefore approximately
July 2s, 1921. The compilation was
made for the Western Newspaper
Union by Frank E. Helvey.
Following' is the summary of the
work of the fortieth session of the
Nebraska legislature:
SENATE FILES
S. F. 2 Kxtemls workmen's compensa
tion laws to peace oflicers of cities, towns
and counties.
S. F. 7 Authorizing verdict in eill casus
by 6 0 of Jurjr.
S. F. 10 Kemoves regulation of irriga
tion water rates from jurisdiction of Stat
Railway Commission.
8. F. 23 Joint memorial to Congress
praying development of Ureat Lakes tit.
Lawrenre ocean water-way.
8. F. 27 Grants right to bring quo war
rsnto processings to any elector whan' law
officer fails or refuses to act.
" 8. F. 29 Oixaba Water and Utility dis
trict authorised to extend water or gas
mains and charge expense to property ten
anted. Kmrrgency.
8. F. 30 Creating Omaha "Metropolitan
Utilities" district to replace the existing
"Water District" and defines powers - of
new organisation. Emergency.
8. F. 31 Authorising Omaha Metropolitan
Utilities district to vote 8 bonds for ex
tension or improvement of utilities under
ila control.
8. F. it Increases fees af county Judge
In probata matters.
8. F. 34 -Authorises -eoaaty attorney of
Douglas county to appoint chief aUrk.
Emergency.
I 8. F. 34 Authorise IUe ef 1st and
Ind elaaa aad village to vote bonda (of
ranlelpal light and heating piaata.
8. F. 48 Jnireaaee penalties far leave of
fraudulent check.
8. F. SO Gives school districts right and
power of eminent domain. Emergency.
8. F. 31 Uniform procedure in actions
to quiet title to real estate and cancel un
enforceable liena.
8.- F. 32 Penalty of Ufa Imprisonment
for third conviction for feloay witbia 10
years.
8. r. 60 Grading potatoes for car-lot
shipment.
8. F. 61 Increases salary of reporters
of district courts to $2,730. Emergency.
8. F. 63 Amending law relating to quali
fication of jurors in Douglas county.
S. F. 65 New Revenue luw.
S. F. 77 Minora under IS years for
bidden in pool halls,
8. F. 80 Court authorised to make Inde
pendent investigation in raae of divorce by
default or where minor children are con
cerned. 8. F. 81 Amending age to 18 years in
law relating to child atealing.
8. F. 62 Amending age to 10 year in
law relating to child abandonment.
S. F. 84 Forbids advertiaing in any
manner, of cure for private, or venereal
dieaes.
8. F. 87 Minimum penalty for Inmst 20
yeara. Adultery penalty increased from 5
to 15 years Imprisonment.
8. F. 88 Increased penalties for enticing
any female to enter bouse of prostitution
or assignation. I'enalty S to 10 years.
8. F. 89 felony to entice female to life
of proatitution.
8. F. 94 Providing compulsory Institu
tional care for woman almut to become a
mother. Wilford Woman' Horn) desig
nated. 8. F. 93 Makes 11 years the age of ma
jority for females unless married between
the ages of 18 and 21.
8. F. 97 Amends law relating to guardian
and ward Parents entitled to custody, ser
vice and earning of minora.
8. F. 99 Provides right of appeal from
Judgment order on attachment or execution.
8. F. 100 Grants right of eminent do
main to 6 or more persons organising cor
poration for the promotion cf any of the tin
arts. Emergency.
8. F. 102 Fixe salaries of deputy
sheriff in Douglas county at 82 800, (2.000
1.760.
8. F. 106 Provide assistant public de
fender in Omaha and appointment of same
by the public defender. Kmergeucy.
8. F. 108 Authorizing the prartire of
Christian Science Healing ao long as they
do not presrril.e drugs nor niedirinr nor
perform aurgical operatlona nor cIhIiii to be
physicians or surgeons and submit to the
quarrantine laws of the state.
S. F. 113 Comity niy on petition bold
election on ijuestiun of dispensing ui'h of
fice of county i,ekr. County rVrk to
art as county as.-eior in cae off. e Is
abolished.
S. F. 114 The warrhouse-onth-'arni law,
ti.'Yidlii.s Inspection and begj'iat . I- car-
(Continued on Fage 8)
ALL SET FOR
CAMPAIGN FOR
NEW MEMBERS
TWO TEAMS SKLE(TKI) FROM
CHAMBER OF COM MERCH
I riendly Rivalry in Increasing Mem
bership ICol I of Alliance's Com.
inercial Organization
Wednesday morning, bright and
t.ily, two teams of six men each,
under the leadership of Captains
Floyd Lucas and 1. C. iSradhuhy, will
-tait'out to secure new members for
the Alliance chamber of commerce.
Heretofore the ctl'oit has been large
ly to secure as members men engaged
in business, but this time the bars
have been let down and any man who.
nas trie interests of the community
at heart will he urged to ally him
self with the city's commercial organ
ization. A special membership fee of
$10 per year has been set for men
who are not actively engaged in busi
ness. A card Index of prospects has been
prepared, and the two teams will be
given an etual start and an etual
number of prospects. The campaign
will extend over Wednesday and
Thursday, and when the results are
tabulated, some sort of a jubilee will
be prepared to make the winning team
realize that they have accomplished
something. The captains of the two
teams selected their own assistants for
the campaign.
Secretary George P.I. Carey has pre
pared the following statement ex
plaining the need for the membership
drive, and what the chamber of com
merce hopes to accomplish with a
stronger membership and consequent
larger financial suppoit. The Scotts
blutf chamber of commerce a few
weeks ago staged a similar member
ship drive, under the management of
a professional organizer, with the re
sult that more than half a thousand
members were added within a com
paratively short space of time. The
Alliance organization plans to spend
no money for expert organizers, be
lieving that the same effort expended
by home people will have as good re
suits. Secretary Carey's statement 1 fol
lows: -"The
Alliance chamber of commerce
needs more members. - .
"To continue the work we have
started along lines of development for
our city, we must have more members
and a larger financial income.
"The activities of this organization
are such that they include all the peo
ple in our city, in the results and bene
fits obtained. This is not an organiza
tion working along one particular line
of development, but is rather doing
things that must be or interest to an
citizens.
"First, our freight rates which have
been so discriminatory against us, as
to discourage industrial development
are under process of revision, which
will allow manufacturers and jobbers
to come into Alliance with their fac
tories and warehouses and will help
reduce the cost of all merchandise that
is sold here. This doesn't benefit one
class of people only but is of value
and service to all.
"Second. The service rendered to one
farming community in having freight
rates on hay reduced, and we are now
preparing our case on potato rates, to
present to the interstate commission
May 10th in Denver.
"Third. The service we render in se
curing work for the worker and send
ing him to a position, is rendered free
by this organization.
"Fourth. Our activities with the
garden clubs, Sunday school baseball,
semi-professional base ball, band con
certs, teachers' conventions and other
items too numerous to mention.
"Thei-e activities stimulate and pro
mote a civic pride in our city. The
very rime of Alliance suggests co
operation from all citizens, to make
this town a good place to live in.
"The benefits rendered to the com
munity from thi.s organization cannot
be reckoned in dollars and cents by
each subscriber, rather in tfie sense of
satisfaction you will feel in knowing
that your personal interest, and your
money is going into the common fund
of work and co-operation that is help
ing to make our city the best in west
ern Nebraska. We are ideally located
to become a great distributing center
and we can become such, but to achieve
greatness everyone must realize that
his or her contributoin to our chamber
of commerce both in personal work
and money is absolutely essential to
progress.
"We should' ha ve and need three
hundred new members at $10.00, $2.50
every three months. This sum is
small, but with an increased member
ship and income we can increase our
activities in every way and bring about
a better understanding between all
citizens.
"Frequent public gatherings such as
our community party will be held, but
as these things cost money we cannot
spend money without receiving money.
"Hand concerts will be held.
"Other conventions similar to the
teachers' convention will be gone after.
"Securing better marketing condi
tions for produce.
"Continuing our campaign for in
dustrial and jobbing development.
"Keeping in mind at all times that
the Alliance chamber of commerce is
organized for the service to ull the
community all of the time.
"Is your neighbor a member of the
chamber of commerce.
"Every man who lives, does busi
ness, or earns his living in Alliance
should be a member of the Alliance
chamber of commerce. Do you know
of a man who should be a member,
but isn't? If you induce him to be
come a member you are building up a
neuer organization which means a
better city.
"The fact one chooses a certain city
to live in implies that he owes a debt
to that city. ,
"Increased business, increased In-
dti -try, anil increased municipal ad
vantages will result everv vear from
the Alliance chamber of commerce.
"More urn! more the chamber of
commerce is becoming the community
center of Alliance, l'rncticallv everv
meeting of-interest to the city anil its
welfare is held lit the chamlier.
"Become a member, ask your neigh
bor to become a member and help Al
liance gain the standing it is entitled
to in the state."
Roy Close drew a fine of $10 and
costs in police court last Friday, the
charge being intoxication. The arrest
was made late Thursday evening by
Officer Stilwell.
Mrs. George J. Hand who recently
underwent an operation nt the St.
Joseph, is recovering nicely and will
probably be removed to her home the
last of the week.
Dr. J. R. Gettys Speaks
at Monday Luncheon of
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. J. R. Gettys of Lincoln, noted
author, lecturer and speaker, gnve a
brief address on "Community Build
ing" at the Monday luncheon of the
Alliance chamler of commerce. The
luncheon was held at the Fern Gar
den of the Alliance hotel, and was at
tended by seventy-five men and wo
men. Dr. Gettys was introduced by Presi
dent Glen Miller, and for half an hour
he held the attention of the audience.
He developed the theme of world in
terdependence, showing that in order
for those present to enjoy a luncheon,
it was necessary for some five million
people to work and some fifty millions
of capital to be invested. Ieople and
communities, are no l&nger independ
ent, he said, just as nations have
ceased to be independent. .
In order for any community to suc
ceed, Mr. Gettvs said, there are several
essential qualities that its citizens
must possess. First among these he
placed faith in the city, n its enter
prises and in it people. Co-operation
was given as the next essential, and
the speaker pointed out that the citi
zens must either pull together or pull
apart. A third essential was loyalty.
He objected to teaching children that
the tow in. which they lived was the
best town in the best county in the
best state in the best -nation in the
world. He argued that it this were
not true, the child would soon learn
the truth. He thought It better to
teach children to be interested in mak
ing their town the best.
In every city, Mr. Gettys said, there
are four departments, each of which is
necessary to the life of the three oth
ers the commercial, the educational,
the health and religious. He. urged a
united support of all departments in
orr to encourage the right kind of
community growth.
Army Veterans Will
Have Charge of the
Memorial Day Services
Veterans of three wars in Alliince
will have charge of Uie observance (t
Memorial day this year. In the pat,
the Spanish-American war veterans
have taken this matter in hand ami
have kept alive the interest in this
day, in the face of big odds. The
American Legion, since the European
war, has come to the assistance .f the
men who fought in Spain. This year
a joint committee of the two organiza
tions will have the matter in charge.
A meeting has been called for the
chamber of commerce rooms at 2 30
p. m. next Sunday, at which time for
mal arrangements will be made.
Among the innovations ruggef ted
for Memorial day this year i.s the
planting of a dozen trees at the ceme
tery. City Manager Kemmish has
given the necessary permission, and
it has been suggested that pine trees
will be the ones best suited to tn;s
climate. The Legion is interested in
getting in touch with someone who
will be willing to donate the trees for
the Memorial day .services, and it is
requested that any who are willing to
assist should get in touch with Adju
tant D. C. Bradbury.
The Knights of Columbus will put
on their fourth degree in Alliance
Memorial day, and the committee
plans to invite some one of the rota
bles who will be present for that tcca
sion to make the address.
Arthur Green, aviator, of Omaha,
was in town a few days last week on
business. While here he visited Rose
McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ryan
anl Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ryan. He
left Tuesday night for Texad.
WROBLUVSKE
WINS A FALL
FROM SAUEIt
ALLIANCE WRESTLER INJURED,
HI T GAME TO FINISH.
Saner V resiles Fifteen Minutes While
Groggy- Return Match to
He Staged.
Fete Saner, Alliance's star wrestler,
lost one fall to Anton Wrobluvske of
Casper, Wyo., at the roof garden Mon
day evening, when he was groggy
from injuries received from a fall off
the platform. Nearly a thousand fan
assembled to witness the match, which,
had been arranged as a benefit for
the Alliance baseball association, and
the interest was intense, judging from
the reports of the money that had
been put up on the outcome. The base
ball association will receive $149.00 a$
its share of the proceeds.
The two men were apparently well
matched. They went at it from tha
start at a fast and furious gait, and
the first five minutes of the bout wti
one of the finest bits of wrestling that
Alliance fans have been prjvieged to
Hee. F.nthusiasm was running high
among the crowd. Then in the course)
of wrestling the two men got clear off
the mat and the platform. It is be
lieved that Sauer's head struck on on
of the supports to the platform, for
when he got back on the mat he was
plainly in a dazed condition. However,
he continued wrestling for nearly fif-.
teen minutes longer, and finally, when,
comnetely exhausted, rolled over on
his back. Following the fall, he was,
unconscious for several hours. It was
1 a. m. before Sauer regained hi
senses. This jnorning he was1 report,
ed to be in good condition, and anxU
ous to meet Wrobluvske again. A
match has been arranged, the data
being tentatively set for Friday, May
l.J. lhere will be the same side bet
the winner take all. Wrobluvske'
ankle is not in the best of shape, and
a later date may be decided upon.
It was apparent that Sauer did nob
know what he was doing during th
last ten or fifteen minutes of wrestl
ing. When he regained consciousness,
the first thing he asked was whether
his opponent had won. ,
Following the fall. Wrobluvske
made a short talk to the crowd, ir
which be explained that he had no in
tention of using any rough stuff. Vrx
G. J. Hand, referee, disputed this an
sertion. A majority of the crowd did,
not seem to agree with the referee,
however, and for a time it looked as
though a riot on a small scale mlgb.
result. Fred Mortensen, the promote
jumped to the platform, and said th
few words required to save the situ
tion.
Davis Fined $100 on '
. a Charge of Illegal
Possession of Bobzs
es-eaa
D. S. Davis, '2094 Box Butte vt.
nue, was fined $100 and costs la fo
lice court Monday morning, ea
charge of having intoxicating liquor
in his possession in a place other tnaa.
his residence. Davis, in company with.
Seldon W. Ives, was arrested by Offi
cer Lugene Stilwell between 8 and
p. m. at the entrance to the alley to,
the rear of the second hand store on
East Second street. Officer Stilwell
testified that he saw the men along a,
high board fence there and that h
came over over to investigate. He
saw Davis reach down and put hij,
hand through an opening in the fence.
In Davis' hand, he said, there was a
bottle.
The two men were taken to the po
lire station and spent the time until
Monday morning in jail. They were
represented by Attorney Eugene Bur
ton, who, following the introduction of
testimony, moved that the charge,
against Ives be dismissed on tha
ground that the evidence did not show
that he had at any time had the bot
tle in his possession. City Attorney
Metz, prosecuting tne case, arguea
that there was such a thing as joint;
possession, but Judge Roberts bus
tained the motion.
The bottle in question was labeled
"Wine of Pepsin" and contained a
light brown cloudy alcoholic liquid. A
sample was sent to the state chemist
for analysis, and the report stated
that it had an alcoholic content cf
29.40 per cent by volume, and that th
taste "resembled newly distilled
whislcy." It is the theory of the offU
cers that some home brew had beea
mixed with the patent medicine.
An appeal from the fine of $100 and
costs was taken, and the tppeal bon4
set at $210.
J. B. Miller is spending two or thre
lays of this week in Alliance, and haa
been having a most pleasant time vis
iting with his numerous friends. The
first of the year Mr. Miller accepted
a position as traveling salesman with
I'eregoy & Moore and has been mak
ing his headquarters at Des Moines.
He will return to his territory some,
time this week, driving overland.
Mrs. Ella Doyle Kitchen has acceptv
ed a position in Judge Berry's office .