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TIIE ALLIANCE HERALD. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1921
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On the Road With
The Herald
Traveler
(JOHN 0. BAYNE)
' Weir, yen, we are getting some rain,
but let it rain ;lt has not Riven us
too much and just think what other
J arts of the country are getting
ootta and hail with great destruction
t lift and property, and in come sec
tion in the eastern part of the state,
here the land is selling, for $200 to
$300 per acre, they are very dry and
tht crops are injured by this time that
there will not be a good c rop even with
the most favorable weather from now
cm, while we in this part of the state
have the best show for a bumper crop
that we have ever had. It will take
come unheard of calamity to beat this
rounty out of a big crop this vear
The crops are about all planted except
roods and there is plenty of time for
liirm. The grain never looked better
nd all we can complain of is a few'
Jays' enforced lay-off from field work,
but with a few days' hot sunshine we
will forget all about that.
We have not been out to see our
farmer friends for a couple of days,
but it was not because we did not wish
to seem them, but it was a little Hf
and we were afraid we would catch
cold so we stayed in town. Saturday
we went down to the court house to
see if anything had happened that
would be of interest to the public and
found our genial and efficient sheriff
in and not very busy so we spent some
time with him and were shown over
the court house and jail. We find that
the cells were all put in by the sheriff
rdmself. Jim Miller was a boUermaker
before being a sheriff.' Of course,
veryone know,s Jitj, as he is called,
lAit not everyone knows that he was
swh a good workman as to build the
cells in the jail. Jimmie and the writer
were young men together about thirty
Years ago and some mighty good times
we had in those days, too, and th
chief of police was also in the bunch
that wan together Charley and Jim
and the Herald traveler.
has seventy-five acres of winter wheat,
forty-five rcres of oats, forty-five of
corn, twenty-five of spuds and has fif
teen acres of the best alfalfa that we
have seen this year. It is about two
feet high now. Mr. Watson is a car
penter by trade and works at his trade
when he has time from the farm, but
he has no boys to help him, although
he has two of the nicest little girls
that we have seen, and they are as
handy as most boys their age, twelve
snd thirteen. Dorothy is thirteen and
she is worth more than most boys of
fifteen to work. J. J. says that this is
the easiest place to get a start that
he ever saw.
R. C. Worley. who lives sixteen
mile's north and two miles west of
town, came here thirty-five years ago
and the family owns twenty-eight hun
dred acres of good land and has it
nicely improved, R, C. is building
what we think is the largest hog house
in the state. -We have seen a great
many of the best, but tWs one beats
them all, being forty feet wide and
two hundred feet long, with sixty-six
stalls and ninety-nine windows in the
rrlof. with water all through the house
If anvone has a larger hog house we
would like to hear about it. Mr. Wor
ley is farming eight hundred acres
this year two hundred to corn, one
hundred and Mif to spuds, one hun
dred and thirty tp winter wheat, one
hundred to spring wheat and ninety
five to' alfalfa, and lie is breaking
three hundred for winter wheat for
this ran.
M. J. Walters was born here twenty
six years ago and owns two hundred
and forty acres of good land and has
it well improved. He is farming fifty-
five acres to winter wheat, twenty-five
to com, twenty to rye, twelve to spring
wheat and fifteen to spuds. M. J. says
Monday morning we wended our
way north and the first place we
stopped was the home of William
.Abrnms. who lives about twelve miles
north. We did not find Will at home,
hnt w bad a n'ce visit with the Mrs
She told us that they came from
Wayne county three years ago and
that they own three hundred and twen
ty acres of land southwest of Hem
ingford, but Will is not farming this
ear.' He has charge of the Chadron
Jtad from, the county line to Alliance,
a distance of twenty-six miles. , He
and his brother, Theodore, do the work
and it seems to us that they ere doing
a good job of it. The Mrs. tells us
that she would not go back to the
cast to live as she likes the climate
ko much better here and one can do
better than there.
J. J. Fchefcik came here from Platte
county three years ago and is operat
ing sixteen hundred acres of land, two
hundred acres to winter wheat, fifty
acres to spring wheat, six to spuds,
forty to oats, forty to corn anil one
hundred to alfalfa. The latter will be
ready to cut in about ten days. Mr.
ikhefcik has a very fine home that wns
bn'lt lat year. full two stories with
nine rooms and three in the basement.
' The barns and tool sheds are in ac
cord with the house. J. J. says that
this in the best place to get a start
with a small capital that he knows
anything about.
J. J. Watson came hame from Illi
nois three years ago and likes the
country very well. He owns a school
Feet ion and is operating threa hun
dred and twenty acres besides. He
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he does not know anything about any
other country, and fays this is good
enough for him.
Joe Tucek came here from Bohemia
thirty years ago and owns one hundred
and sixty acres and ts improving it as
fast as possible. He is farming thirty
acres to wheat, tn to oats and fifteen
to spuds. Mr. Tucek hes had some
very bad luck having lost his good
wife and has two small children to
take care of. His mother is helping
him.
Rush Bird came here from Custer
county three years ago and is operat
ing three hundred and twenty acres.
He has fifty to wheat, fifteen to oats,
thirty to corn and forty to potatoes.
We did not get to see uuFh, but had
a nice visit with the Mrs. and learned
that they were well satisfied and that
they like the country fine.
The Hennings brothers were born
here twenty-seven years ago and they
are operating eight hundred acres,
five hundred of which in in cultivation.
They have two hundred and seventy-
five acres in wheat, rorty to oats, one
hundred to corn and forty to spuds.
They say this country is good enough
for them as it is easy to get a start
here.
G. M. Burns of the Burns Realty
company came here twenty-one years
ago, and has been a booster for this
county all the time. He has owned
from one to two sections of land all
the time and keeps it working, for he
has his land plowed and raises good
crops. At the present time he owns
section 26. in twenty-five forty-nine
and has two hundred acres in cultiva
tion with fifty in spuds, and he has
four hundred acres ia hay. Mr. Burns
tells us Jhat it is only about twenty
feet to water on -his farm, that is six
miles west of town. . '
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Fence Posts
Get the kind that LAST LONGER it
saves material and labor of replace-
ment. We have in stock
SOUTHERN PITCH PINE
and :
SOUTHERN RED CEDAR
McGraw Tires
Guaranteed 6,000 Miles: In Stock.
Bath casing and tubes, at
20' Reductions.
FORD and DODGE SIZES..
Full line of JOHN DEERE and DAIN Haying
Machinery, with repairs.
Farmers' Union
J. E.. Barrett came from Iowa five
years ago and is operating about
eighteen hundred acres, with about
three hundred in cultivation. He has
two hundred acres in wheat, -fifty to
oats, thirty to spuds and eighteen to
corn. E. J. says this Is the best place
to get a start in that he knows, and
he Ts going to stay here a few years
then go back to Iowa and take it
easy the rest of the time.
Great Interest .
in Big National
Essay Contest
Various government agencies and
national organizations are announcing
the 1921 good roads and highway
trnnnovfc cksbv contest which is nnen
to all pupils of high school grade. The
national prize is a four-year scholar
ship in the university or college chosen
by the successful contestant, tne schol
arship being offered by Harvey S,
Firestone, well known tire manufac
turer of Akron, Ohio, and is valued at
$4,000, which is sufficient to pay tui
tion and all expenses at the school.
J. W. Calvers, local salesman, give?
further details regarding the contest.
He says the essay must contain no
more than 600 words'. The subject is:
"Good Roads and Highway Trans
port, and ail essavs must be in the
hands of the local committee by June
15. School superintendents will be
glad to give prospective contestants all
information desired.
"Last year Mr. Firestone's scholar
ship offer was responded to by nearly
a quarter of a million students," says
Mr. Calvers.'the prize being won by
Miss Katherine Butterfield of Weiser,
Idaho. In adrition to winning the
scholarship, Miss Butterfield was re
cently paid the high honor of .being
called to Washington to receive her
certificate et the hands of President
Warren G. Harding.
"The idea of this contest Is to bring
before the purols and their parents
and everybody the urgent need for im
mediate improvemt i in the national
khighway system."
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Dance at the Fern Room to
night. Link Dunn's orchestra.
AT THE MOVIES
Tonicht's attraction at the Imperial
has a title with an intriguing sound
"The Frisky Mrs. John?on,'r and the
star. Bl he Burke, ought to be sum
cient to insure a pleasant evening's
entertainment. Miss Burke has the
role of Belle Johnson, a young Am
erican widow, who during tne carnival
season in Paris has been called "The
Frisky Mrs. Johnson.". Her $ter,
Grace, is the wife of Frank Money, an
American who neglects her and she
drifts into an affair with Sir Lionel
Heathcote. When matters reach A
climax Belle goes, to Heathcote's
anartment to save her sister, even at
the risk of losing the man she herself
loves. Finally, after complications
have reached a precarious state,
Grace confesses everything to her
husband and Belle starts on her de
ferred honeymoon.
Wednesday's feature is a Neal Hart
film. "Dancer Vallev." It was filmed
in the famous Death Valley of Cali
fornia, and the scenic effects are said
to be something marvelous, among
them an honest-to-goodness mirage
This is not a problem play, not a tri
angle story and ft isnt of the lounge
lizard or society drama type, but an
outdoors yarn. ihe genial press
agent sav of it: "There is nothing
in the film to incur the displeasure of
tn rpnsor. hut there is plenty to get
you gripping the arms -or your seai
and holding your breath to know what
happens next.
Thursday comes Mabel Normand in
What Happened to Rosa." The little
comedienne is shown as the poor.
iinilprnniil. denartment store eiri
Mayne Ladd, who has denied herself
food in order to save her money xor
one real good time before she dies.
Mavme visits a fortune teller Mme,
O'Donnell.- She is terrified by the ac
tion of the "Seeress," who makes
weird motions and says; "Although
vou don't know it. vour name is Rosa
Rosa Alvaro!" What happens when
Mayme takes the advice of the faker
seriouslv and masouerades as a Span
ish senorita can be seen when you view
the fillum.
Tourists who desire to avoid the
heavier taxes in Paris will wear thei
old clothes and avoid the high-priced
entertainments. The levy is to be
graded on appearances.
Painting and Paperhanging
GRANT HALE
Work Guaranteed.
Corner Third and Cheyenne
President Harding Says:
" W e Want an America of
"We want an America of homes,
illumined with hope and happiness,
where mothers, freed from the neces
sity for long hours of toil beyond their
own doors, may preside as befits the
hearthstone of American citizenship.
We want the cradle of American child
hood rocked under conditions so whole
some and so hopeful that no blight
may touch it in its development, and
we want to provide that no selfish in
terest, no material necessity, no lack
of opportunity shall prevent the gain
ing of that education so essential to
best citizenship." From President
Harding's Inaugural Speech.
HOMES
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Read what our president has in view for
Americans. His picture of the American Home
affords an idea? towards which all of us should
work. We should make the home mean every
thing in family life. The young couple just
starting in married fife, and the older couples
who have been renting can find a world of com
fort in the feeling of pride in the ownership of
their home. The first step is to
Own your own Home
Building costs are lower, laborers are not rushed with
work, transportation charges have been, temporarily re
duced. Everything points to NOW as the best time to build.
Us Today
WE HAVE IDEAS
We are always pleased
to give you the benefit of
our experience in the
building game. You are
always welcome to this
service.
Dierks- Lbr. j& Goal Co
F. W. HARGAKTEN, Manager
' 23U5INE?SS
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It attracts those who are thoughtful
about the quality of the things
they use, but who also keep a
careful eye on their spending and
saving. . ,..'.'AjLtf.-:
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Lo wry & Henry
Alliance, Nebraska
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