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IMP Official Taper of Dox Rulte County TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Taper of the City of Alliancft VOLUME XXVIII. (Ten Tages) ALLIANCE, DOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEKASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 27, 1921. No. 81 HEMINGFORD ROAD MEETING ENDS IN AIR TsT0 CHANCE TO EFFECT A COM PROMISE ON ROUTE. -Alliance Delegation Treated More or Less Discourteously and Nothing In Accomplished. Fifty Alliance business men went by automobile, to ' Hemingford Friday evening of last week, in an endeavor to arrive at a compomise route for he Alliance-Hemingford state aid road. They were received by a good . si zed delegation of men from that part of the county, although many busi ness men of the neighboring city were conspicuous by their absence, and abou'; 8:30 were led to the opera house, "where the daughter began. After Voout tNree hours of rag-chewing, in which the Alliance delegation was waa to feel as uncomfortable as pos sible, the meeting adjourned at the 'same place it had been during the en- tire session up in the air. The Hem iingford contingent was willing to talk : anything but a compromise road, and ' .after a long and futile attempt to ar gue, the Alliance delegation gave it up ras a bad job. The chairman of the meeting was Keith L. Pierce of Hemnigford, who opened the discussion and left the way open for all sorts of complaints against the county seat. Some of the Alliance delegation are of the opinion that Mr. Pierce allowed the meeting to get away from him, and others have a strong suspicion that if there was anything of that kind, it was because the chairman purposely let go of his reins. Following the session, the chairman, as well as several other members of the Alliance delegation in regretful vein, but is was noticeable that during the actual progress of the meeting there was no one who was twilling to apply the brakes. Carrell's Friends Out. Commissioner George CarrelU who is under fire not only in Alliance but from some of his friends because of oneor two of his official acts, was present at the meeting with a large number of his supporters. There were Hemingford men who said that a num Tber of these supporters were potato pickers employed on the farms in that part of the county, and neither resi dents or voters, but the bulky Hemiwr ford commissioner had a number of friends among the audience, even if " that were the case. Before the first talk by an Alliance man had been completed,' it was ap parent that there would be plenty of talk, but no compromise. In fact, be fore the Alliance delegation left this ity, there had been received a hint of -what was to be expected. 1 he report Teached this city that on Thursday evening, twenty-four hours before the meeting was called, the Hemingford road boosters srot together and agreed on a plan of action. This plan, it was -said, was to maintain a stiff upper lip in other words, to let the Alliance men do all the talking and keep mum as to their own attitude. The first six or seven Hemingford men called on :for their opinions followed this plan, at least; and it was not until the Alli ance men remonstrated and suggested that they would withdraw if there was not to be a genuine discussion, that thev ODened ud. When the discussion once opened up. it was as (rood as a three-rine circus. -Alliance found that the Hemingford men had been blaming this city for the supposed theft of the Chadron -road from Heminirford. and the ex planation, made in good faith and sub stantiated by ample proof, was not ac cepted. The charge was made that Alliance men had "tampered with state officials, and this charge still -stood when the meeting adjourned, even after it had been shown that -when the Alliance delegation waited -on state officers with a remonstrance against the Hashman road, it carried a petition signed dv tnree nunareo. men from Hemingford alone, as well as by hundreds from other parts of the county. In spite of evident misbelief, and discourtesy and insult of different "kinds, the Alliance men tried their best to suggest some compromise that would be satisfactory, but were finally forced to give up the struggle as 'hopeless. Source of the Row.' Earl Mallery made the opening talk for Alliance. He explained that about a year ago, the county commissioners laid out a road from Alliance to Hem ingford. They did not follow the plan laid down by law of designating three routes, and permitting state officers to make a selection of the three. Instead they designated one route, which did nf ntpr Alliance from the west, but . took an angling course across the county, and joined another road two miles west of the city limits. The Al liance road boosters got busy. They favored a road up the Burlington ...a. nil the time, and secured hund reds of signatures to a petition asking that it be designated, inasmuch as it was the shortest, cheapest and most .;.oW maA to receive state aid. They waited upon the state officers with these petitions, secured a promise that the roiid would not be approved THE WEATHER Forecast for Alliance and vicinitv: Fair tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight. out their case, and then tnlked to the commissioners. At that time, throe hundred llemingford men were in favor of the track road. About a year ago they met with the commissioners, and after a stormy session, got the promise that three routes woii'd be designated, and the choice left to the state engineer. This was not none, me recorus or me com missioners showing but one resolution had been passed. This summer the commissioners proceeded to build their toad. A week or so asro, they were informed by state authorities that state aid funds could 'lot be used on it, as it had not been designated. They had used $2,000 of state aid money. and in repay'sig this by transfer from county road funds, they left the latter in pretty slim state. Mr, Mallery explained that Alliance favored the track road: that a year ago the road boosters of this city were willing to compromise and permit the road to go straight west of Alliance and then angle north to Hemingford, in order to keep peace in the county family; that this city did not want to cram its road program down any body s throat, but that it was hoped that out of the discussion a definite policy in respect to road building could be reached. He though that Alliance should have consulted Hemingford more often, but this remark was made of the opening of the meeting and not the close. Argument for Track Road. The speaker summed up the work that has been done on state aid roads in the county, showing that outof funds to maintain 100 miles, there are but thirty-two miles of state road at the present time. He said the policy of the state department was to give state, aid only to direct roads between important points, and argued that the (Continued on page r j HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL TO BE HELD OCTOBER 1 5 FORTY ALLIANCE MERCHANTS TO PUT ON FREE SHOW. Ford Automobile to Be Given Away by Business Men All-Day , Program Planned. Saturday. October'15, is the date set for the Harvest Home festival, and on that day the business men of Alliance will endeavor to furnish a big free en tertainment during the entire day for the entire connty. Forty merchants have agreed to split the expense or staging the festival. At a meeting held at the chamber of commerce rooms Friday night, arrangements for the festival were practically complet ed. The program is not yet decided upon in full, although several numbers have been agreed upon. Among the attractions that will draw crowds to Alliance thrt day is the giving away of a Ford automobile by the merchants. Tickets will be given away free with merchandise of various kinds, and a drawing held late in the day to determine the winner. There will be prizes for the biggest family coming to Alliance in a Ford car; for the oldest model Ford run ning; races and athletic events of one kind and another in short, a com plete program with no expense to the visitors. A great deal of fun js ex pected in the scramble by the Indians for a greased pig and the pony races for. squaws. There will probably be a free dance in the evening. x Complete details will be given in later issues concerning the biggest day of the year. Two Players Injured In Football Game at High School Saturday Jerome Fleming and George .Purdy were Dotn quite Dauiy oruisea in a football game between the new Alli ance high school football team and the alumni. Dlayed at the hijrh school grounds Saturday arternoon. ine final score was 13 to 6 in favor of the alumni. The first eame in the field will be nlaved at 4:30 Friday, when the Alii nc eteam will play Chadron high Rchool. Coach West of the Chadron norm al will referee. Bleachers have been erected ror the srwtiitors. and season tickets are now on sale at Thiele's, Holsten's and Harper's. The Box Butte county farmers' union mpt at Heminirford last Satur day and decided on the wages to be Da id notato nickers in the county. A schedule was agreed on which calls for 3 a dav and board i'or white laborers, and $4 for Indian labor, including spuds, pasture for horse and kindling. The organization, of which Alex Lee is president and H. L. Click, secre tary, hopes to lurve the co-operation of I all growers on tfre wage scale set. MEETING FOR SPUD GROWERS IN ALLIANCE PREVENTION OF LOSSES TO BE THE KEYNOTE. Many Agencies Co-operating With Growers to Eliminate Three Million Dollar Waste. Prevention of loss in storage and transit and the reduction ot the enor mous yearly wastage of the potato crop will be the key note of meeting. planned for this locality this month. bvery year $3,000,000 or more is lost by the potato growers and shippers of the United States through diseases and mechanical injury to the pott toes. A large part of this can be prevented and eliminated say the men from the U. S. Bureau of Markets and the Agricultural Colleges. These agencies co-operating with the Agricultural department of the Bur ling and Colorado & Southern rail roads will illustrate and demonstrate to the growers and shippers of pota toes, how to reduce and prevent potato Iccses. This is especially appropriate at this time as the recent crop reports indicate a considerable shortage in the potato crop for this year. Meetings for this locality will be held at Alliance, 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. October 10, and will be in charge of Fred L. Taylor. All farmers, potato growers, deal ers, shippers and others interested in the potato crop are invited and asked to attend and enter into discussions presented. Mr. H. O. Werner of the Agriculural college will give a discus sion of the injuries and diseases which cause enormous losses each year to potatoes during storage and transit. This will be illustrated with a set of p!ctures showing the diseases, cause, eftect and the prevention. Mr. w. c Andreas' of the Division of Markets and Inspection Service will explain in detail tne new state potato grading und inspection laws and answer all cucstion on this subject. Representatives of the railroad, us ing a minature refrigerator car 40 inches lone, built complete in every detail, will demonstrate the best meth ods of loading, stowinir, lining, rack ing, heating and ventilating cars of potatoes. The billing and shipper's options will also be fully explained so that any grower or shipper can intel lieentlv and properly load and bill out his own crop of potatoes. It will be worth while for anyone interested in the potato crop either as grower, shipper, receiver or dealer to attend these meetings. It is hoped that much eood may result which will save monev for the erower and ship per and conserve a large portion of our potato crop now annually counted as a total waste. Literature will be carried for free distribution on all the subjects discus sed, and complete plans for the con struction of Droper potato storage cei lars will be furnished to those desiring them. Daily telegraphic reports of the notato market and shipments win De Dosted at the meeting places. A chart showing the size of the potato crop, the acreage planted and the trend of prices for the past eignteen years win h exhibited. This is valuable infor mation for many growers. Many other things of extreme value to potato growers and shippers will be shown by illustration and chart, ai wen as ais cussed. Alliance, 2, p. m, and 8 p. m. w- tober 10. Heminirford. 2:30 p. m. and 8 p. m. October 11. Berea, 2 p. m., October 12. Marsland, 2 p. m. sad 8 p. m., Oc- tober 13. Belmont, 2 p. m. and 8 p. m., Vc tober 14. Mendenhall Family Row Settled by the County Court Today The Mendenhall case was finally settled in county court this morning, j when Roy E. Mendenhall and his wire agreed to go to Missouri together this evening. Mendenhall was arrested on complaint of his wife some days ago, who charged him with ill treating ner, and later she withdrew the complaint. He was arrested the last time by the county offices when his wife swore to a complaint charging him witn non support. The case was dismissed on payment of $5.60 costs by J. L. Men denhall. Judge Tash saw to it that the agreement was signed by all par ties concerned. DIRTIIS To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rehder of Heminirford, September 25, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Albon Hall, Sep tember, 23, a girl. I Calvin D. Walker left today for Casper, Wyo. He expects to be gone the balance of the week on business. J. F. Rom of Antioch was ness visitor in the city today. a bu.si- W. B. Bennett left Saturday night fur Denver on buinesi SPUD CROP IN BOX BUTTE IS WORTH MILLION BIG YIELDS AND FAIR PRICES FOR THE POTATOES. Prices Being Paid to Growers Are About Double Those Expected Earlier in Season. Over one million dolalrs will be re ceived this season by the potato grow ers of Box Butte county, according to the estimates ot leading growers and the commission men of Alliance and Heminirford, according to the Alliance correspondent of an Omaha paper. The four shipping points in the county are Henungtord, Alliance, lien and Girard. Hemingford ship, the most, with Alliance second and Berea third. Shipping Is just getting well started but wili grow heavier as digging progresses. Some of the heaviest growers will store their crop In the huge potato cellars until later, ex pecting a much higher price. lhe prices beinsr paid to the irrow- ers are about double those expected early in the season, prior to the time Uut the crops of Wisconsin and Min nesota were hit by the drought, caus ing a serious shortage, lhe average price being paid to growers is from 41.33 to $1.85 per 100 pounds, sacked and delivered at the car. lhe average price is about $1.00 per bushel for the bcrt grade of Early Ohio pota toes. With an average yield or 100 bushels ter ncre the irrower will re ceive around $100.00 per acre for his crop. Some of the larger growers have 160 acres or more in tneir neids. Carlot Rates on Potatoes. The carlot rate on potatoes from western Nebraska shipping points to important markets is as follows, per 100 pounds: ' Kansas M. Omaha City Louis Chicago Alliance J.29 .41 .50 Vi Rushville 2t .42 'a .57 Scottsbluff .36 .43 .50 .50 ',i .57 V During the past week there was an influx or buyers or carload lots from Iowa points, mostly for single carloads only. This ran the price up somewhat over the quoted prices, in some instances as high as 25c. . George Gabus, a former traveling man,, who is now raising spuds on a large, scale, has started digging i:is fields two miles south of Hemmirro He has 60 acres of Early Ohios which are running 140 bushels per acre.- He also has 35 acres of certified Tri umphs, raised for southern teed, which is pronounced the third lest field in the state. It Is estimated that this field will yield 160 bushel.) per acre. C. C. Whitnack of Lincoln, head of the produce firm bearing his name in that city, has 160 acres of exce'lent potatoes which will yield better man 100 bushels. These potatoes were planted from May 16 to June 13, us'ng 10 bushels of Minnesota seed per acr. Mr. Whitnack has spent much of his time this summer in looking after this crop and will have from 1.1,000 to 20.000 bushels or excellent spucis, Jay Vance, well known . Alliance young man who is employed in the city, rented a tract of farm l.ind ad joining the city last spring, purchased a tractor and used his spare time in caring for 28 acres of spucto, tending them outside of working hours and employing a small amount of help. He has lust sold his croD. yet in the ground, for $1.40 per 100 pound, and will net around $3,000 from the 28 acres. Indians Help in Harvest. A large number of Indians are in the county from the South Dakota reservation for the annual potato picking. Several hundred journey down to Box Butte county each fall and the whole family takes part in the work, usually camping in tents adjoining the fields in which they work. They at nrst demanded d.uu per day this fall and "struck" for a time, A compromise was finally af fected on a basis of $4.00 per day and the tribe are hard at work. A qu er thing about the Indian is that he in sists on being paid each night in c.irh for the day's work. Last month a Box Butte potato grower, who had employed Indians the freviou season, received the follow ng 'interesting" letter from one of them: "My dear friend: I remember you all the time but I got no time, so I wish to tell you somethings this time. I worked for you last season you know, because you help me every thing3. And you told me we have good luck. Then we seen by us we said, how is you getting along. You are riffht. I wish to hear from you. How U your planted Potatoes now many acres, you farms in this reason I would like to know if you want me I work for you again. I let me know before Sept or Aug 1921, or you mov ing any place, hut I don't know. That is all I want say to you. I am glad to shake your hand with all your folks. Best regards to you. Your friend I am, Chas. Chase Close to Lodire." . The Indian is not hard to feed. An old steer or horfie furnishes plenty of meat, which with a few potatoes, sulfices for food. Strings of "jerked beef wave gaily in the breeze onll PnTlinP IIPHT strings strung around the tepee nvdl I hill II II P HhnP is nicely flavored from the smoke f L.L.U I UIIU lli.HL. the camp fiie, while hungry dogs t evening howl melodiously in concert. The loonl branch of the federal Bu reau of Markets Is maintaining a daily bulletin service, nearly I'OO . bulletins being mailed daily to in terested parties. O. D. Miller is in charge of the bulletin, which is is sued from the 'federal building. Practically all of the large easttrn commission firms are represented here and competition will be active. . It would not surprise those who are in touch with the situation to nee prices go out or sight before spring and the consumer who fills his cellar with good supply this fall will undoubt edly save money. 'unera! Services for Charles Johnson Were Held This Morning Charles Johnson, well known Box Butte county rancher, died at his home, twenty-five miles northeast of Alliance, about 4 o'clock Sunday aft ernoon, lhe cause or deatn was hardening of the arteries. He fell to the ground unconscious about ten minutes before his death,, being out of the house at the time. Mr. Johnson was fifty-eight years old and had been a resident of the county since 1883. He was born in Sweden in 1863, settled in Iowa on coming to this country. In 1883 he was married to Miss Anne Johnson. Four children were born to them, of whom three survive, Frank Johnson, Mrs. Clarence Benschoter and Clar ence Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been in poor health for some time. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. today irom me late nome, in charge of Rev. M. C. Smith of Alli ance. Interment was In Greenwood cemetery. m dl.a.At I PREHISTORIC BONES FOUND NEAR ANGORA PORTIONS OF MAMMOTH SKELE TON UNEARTHED Interesting Discovery Made at Sand Pit on the Farm of Frank Boodrjf Considerable interest is manifested in a discovery of a mammoth petrified limb and joint of some pre-historic animal unearthed while excavating on the farm of Frank Boodry southeast of Angora. The discovery was made by Harold Boodry while at work at a sand pit on the land and on further investigation the curio was fullv un covered and brought to town by Floyd rnend, a well known farmer on the east side. It is evident from the showinir of the limb and joint, which is intact and which has assumed the hardness of rock, that the animal what ever it may have been, was of tremendous size and weight, far larger than anything known to be a habitant of this con tinent at the present time. The discoverers are confident from the showing that the remainder of the skeleton may be found on the spot and effort will be made to unearth the same and if possible secure the presence of some one versed in pre historic research who can identify the find. Professor Robert Gilder of Om aha and Professor Condra of the state university having been advised of the discovery. Body of Man Killed in Coal Car to Be Taken to Home for Burial Word has been received by the po lice authorities that a man is ea the way to Alliance for the purpose of taking the body of Leroy Bennet, who was killed while beating his way out of Alliance on a lumber car Thurs day evening. The man expected is E. B. Taylor, and it is thought the body will be taken either to Rushing, Ark., the famiy home, or Bennett's old home at Hollister, Mo. There was considerable delap in lo cating relatives of the dead man, in asmuch as they lived near an inland posteffice and the telegram had to be mailed, lay lor was expected to ar me this afternoon or tonight. Mrs, John Query who has been via- ltiwr at the home or her ddujrhter, Mrs. Frank Shreve. left Sunday noon for Scottsblulf, where she will spend a week with Mrs. James O.sborn, before returning to her home in Vilisca, la. Mrs. J. P. Weyrens and little son Donald, returned last rriday from two weeks' visit at different points in Montana and North Dakota. Dr. Weyrens returned earlier in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mohrman Miss Nellie Acheson and William Sar bum motored to Chadron Sunday ,re turning by way of Crawford. BY BUSINESS EXPERT SOON W. II. FARLEY OF PADUCAH COM ING OCTOBER 10. Chamber of Commerce Make Ar rangements for Talk for the Retailers and Others. Arrangements have been made by the Alliance chamber of commerce t bring to this city on Monday, October 10 at 7:45 o'clock at the Imperial th most famous American business lee ture on the platform, "Getting th Most Out of Retailing." . Under this head. Mr. Farley, well known business expert and organUecy . will discuss the various questions thai are or special interest to merehaat and business men everywhere. He will show how co-operation and organisa tion will make for a better community or city. He will show practical inv provements in service and store organ ization that will please the general public and draw trade. He will show how proper advertising will change, losses to profits, how systematic, eon-v tinuous newspaper advertising pays the largest dividends of all, how sys-.. tern enables a merchant to know at all times the conditions of his business in- stead of guessing. With the aid of several thousand) feet of moving picture film, Mr. Far ley will give a mot interesting nd timely discussion. It isn't theory. It isn't over th heads of people. It is solid hors sense applied to merchandising. Prac tical, every day, solid experience given, in this way with lecture and pictures make a double impression through the eye and the ear that is sure to be of lasting benefit to every business man or sales person who attends this, lecture. Every merchant or wife of a mer chant, every salesman or clerk, every business man, and all those interested in seeing Alliance become a better business center should not fail to heajf. Mr. Farley. A glance at this outline of the lee ture is suificient to show its great value: Retail Failures and Their Causes, Store Organization, Newspa per Advertising, Window Displays, The Business of Clerks, SalesrnanshJp System. v. V........ , -. - Kemmish Talks on His ' Plans of Making Armory Into Municipal Pool i ! City Manairer N. A. Kemmish, at a eetlnir of the chamber of commerea. held Monday noon at the club's head- quarters, told the members of his. plans for remaking tne present suy, armory over into a municipal swim minir oool and irymnasium. The talk covered the same ground as an inter view printed in The Herald several months ago. Mr. Kemmish plans to raise tha . walls of the structure to provide for two stories; to make the basement in-. to a swimming pool, Z.jxdo reel im size, with ample dressing-room faclIU ties. The second noor would oe ae voted to a gymnasium, with standards for basket ball and . bleacher seats. This part of the building could b used for games, as well as dances The pool could be supplied with watte. by the city s pumping station, ana mr, Kemmish has devised a plan to heas the water at little expense. The city manager still has this Droiect in mind, and as soon as som other more pressing. matters are dis posed of, will turn his attention to financing the project. A number o4 plans lor this ate under considers tion. Indian Had Sore Feet Residents Thought ' Him Up to Mischief DeDutv Sheriff Tom Miskimen was culled todav by residents living north, of the academy, who told mm mat s man was to be seen near by crawling on his hands and knees, and that th. women in the neighborhood were eon- siderably alarmed at his actions. Mr. Miskimen went up expecting to fln4 a crook, an amateur ueiecuve wr n insane man, but there was nothing P get excited about. It was Ix, the poor Indian, who had been having a run of hard luck. A big buck he was, but his feet were. so blistered from walking mat ne naa to crawl about half of the way to make any progress at all. It seems that, attracted by advertisements or many jobs at Scottsbiutr, he went there for work, and didn't find it. He was put on the extra list, and on the extra list he remained without em ployment until down to his last $3. He then came back to Alliance, He heard of a job eight miles out in the country and he walked out, only to. find it a false alarm. Sixteen miles on moccasins put his feet to the bad. An effort will be made to find him real job. ...... . . until they had an opportunity w f