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fOfficial Taper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1921
NO. 93
Official Paper of the City of Allianct
XXVIII. (Vitrhi V:ira
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FIND A BIG STILL
AND MUCH HOOCH
NEAR A L LI A f J OF
lllaflll ril.i.irilUU
-ALLIANCE OFFICERS MAKE THE
BEST HAM) IN HISTORY
DISCOVERY DDE TO ACCIDENT
"Two Hunters Stranded in Sandhills
Discover Underground Plant of
Fifty-Gallon Capacity
The biggest booze raid ever pulled
fT in Box Butte county or in all west
ern Nebraska, for that matter, took
place Wednesday morning, when a
truckload of mah and half a gallon
of the finished product were taken
from a dugout on the old Charles E.
Clough place, now owned hy Charles
Murphy and managed by his brother,
John Murphy. The police succeeded
not only in capturing the still, but
Tom Gray, long suspected of being
-engaged in this and other illegal oc
cupations, in the very act of distilling
the moonshine liquor. Gray was
brought to he county jail and in
county court yesterday afternoon
pleaded guilty to a complaint charg
ing him with four separate counts,
and was held for trial in district court
tinder a $20,000 bail, $5,000 on each
-count.
It is understood that both John and
Charles Murphy will be questioned hy
xne aumorities in connection with the
raid.
The discovery of the still was the
re?ult of a lucky accident. Had not
two hunters had an automobile break
down in the region of the Clough
place, it in all probability would never
iiave been discovered, ' for it was lo
cated in a large dugout out in the
mid.-t of the sandhills, half a mile or
more from the house, and was fo well
concealed that it could not be seen un
less the observer were a few feet
:away from the opening. The two men
found it necessary to walk to the
"Wambauph ranch to telephone a gar
age in Alliance for assistance, and
took a short cut across the hills. They
brought them near the dugout Even
then they did not see the opening to
the underground distillery, but a g.is
oline barrel standing alone in the sand
hills aroused their curiosity. They in
vestigated and found the opening that
led to the place.
An Elaborate Equipment
Going down into the dugout, they
found evidences of a tremendous
amount of work and a completely
equipped fifty-gallong capacity stili,
with numerous bairels of mash. The
dugout is a fairly large affair, con
sisting of two rooms, one about twelve
by twenty feet and the other room I Charles Coker of Alliance, who was
separated from the larger by a par- arrested Monday on a warrant from
tition, five by seven. The smaller Morrill county, charging him with
room is open to the weather, and a the theft of a steer from the Hall
rough ladder leads down. The rooms and Graham ranch, was taken to
are about eight feet underground. The Bridgeport, and place dunder bonds of
dugout is located in a small valley, j $1,000 pending a preliminary hearing
In the largo room the two hunters set for November 14. The evidence
lound a fifty-gallon still, mounted on against Coker, it is understood, con
:a washtub and an old stove frame, sisted of revelations made by a for
Heat was supplied by a gasoline burn-j mer employe of Coker's, who, after a
er with pressure tank. The boiler row with his boss, reported that his
3ield fifty gallons of the mash. From . employer had buried the hide of a
the boiler was about fifty feet of cop-j steer. This hide was unearthed and
per hollow wire which went over the was found to possess the Hall & Gra
partition and coiled in a big cask in. ham brand.
the smaller room. At the end of the On his return to Alliance, it is said
coil was a faucet, and the distilled that Coker disposed of practically all
whisky drained into a stone jug. of his property. He owned a ranch
There were also five or six large' just over the line in Morrill county,
barrels filled with corn mash, covered .and five sections of this was sold to
with several inches of crushed fruit, one purchaser at a cash price of $2.40
peaches, apricots and plenty of rai- per acre. Another purchaser secured
sins, several sacks of sugar and other J three sections of land, 210 head of cat
materials. It was apparent that the tie and horses, the town property con-
outm naa been in operation lor some.sisting ot a house and lot and two ir
time.
Officers Make Raid
The discovery was made Saturday
afternoon, and was reported to the
sheriff and Chief of Police Jeffers on
Monday. There was some question as
to whether the ranch was located in
Sheridan or Box Butte county, and the
first belief was that it was in the
ursi renei was mat u was in tnei
neighboring count v. Sheriff Bruce of I
Uushville was notified, but the mes
sage did not reach him, and it was
Wednesday before the raid wa3 pulled.
In the meantime, the officers kept
on eye upon Tom Gray, who has been
supposedly working at the Murphy
ranch for several months past. He
had been in Alliance several days and
twas supposed to be suffering from
rheumatism. He left for the ranch
Tuesday evening, and it was feared
Kvet he had got wind of the raid and
had pone out to destroy the evidence.
Later developments proved these
fear unfounded.
The raiding party consisted of Dep
uty Sheriff Tom Miskimen, Sheriir K.
M. Bruce of Rushville and driver,
Edison Harrington, C. W. Jeffers and
T. A. Cross, special deputy sworn in
to take the place of Sheriir Miller,
vho was called to Hemingford.
Harrington is a young fellow who
Wodne-day was serving the last day
of a thiity-day bootlegging sentence
in Sheridan county and has been used
driver for the sheriff's car durinir
his incarceration. He has had a wide
acquaintance with bootleggers, nnd il
licit ii.-tillers, he claims, and showed
plenty of pep during the proceedings.
The officers descended on the dug
out about 10 a. m. and on arriving,
heard noises which indicated the place
THE WEATHER
5j, t for Alliance: Fair tonight
nn, v; (somewhat colder to-
nign
t'Thie JreSSmrintTlhe
outer room, and was followed hy the
oilier ranters. 'J om uray, in rh icge
01 me sun, was so busy with his work
that he did not hear them, un I tlie
oflicers say the look on his lace v he.
he turned around and percciv.-d Ins
Msitors was worth coming miles to
see.
Gray was taken to Alliance bv Dep
uties Miskimen and Cross, while tJie
others waited for confederates, but
none put in nn appearance. A white
truck driven by Oscar Zern drove ut
and brought a load consisting of nine
or ten huge casks, containing over six
nunurea gallons of mash. There vu
only a hulf-gallon of distilled liquor
drawn otl', but the officers located two
half-pint bottles of a colored liquid,
corked and sealed with sealing wax.
Seven or eight gallons of ma n were
cooking in the boiler. Tlure were
twelve or fifteen barrels in the dug
out, some containing water. About
400 gallons of mash were emptied on
the tloor of the dugout.
Thursday -afternoon a delegation
01 tieputies and curious citizens went
out to look over the dugout and de
cide as to its location. County Sur
veyor 11. E. Knight was taken aloiu
tor an otiicial opinion.
Gray Under Heavv Bond
At a hearing in county court before
Judge Tash, 'lorn Gray was held fi.r
trial in district court under $20,000
bond. He was charged with lour
counts: Manufacturing intoxicating
nquor; naving in nis posession a still
for the manufacture of intoxicating li
uuor; having possession of materials
used in the manufacture of intoxicat
ing liquor; and having in his posses
sion intoxicating liquor manufactured
by himself lor the purpose of selling
same.
Gray pleaded guilty to all four
counts, and is now in the county jail,
awaiting trial at the next regular
term of district court which convenes
(Continued on Page 8.)
cokePlaced
under arrest
a second time
WILL FACE ARSON CHARGE
MORRILL COUNTY
IN
Com paint Says He Burned Granary
and Barn on Gentle Place
in Year 1913
three vacant lots by a payment of S500
cash and assuming a mortgage of
000, it was reporteL Coker sold his
Buick coupe back to the local dealer
for $1,000 cash. He purchased the
machine new in May of this year for
i 2,1 50.
Thursday afternoon officers from
Bridgeport re-arrested Coker on an
"V v , ; .
othf r charge, that of arson, in con.
nection with the burning of a barn
and granary on the Glen Gentle place,
on November 10, 1913.
Friends of Mr. Coker say that the
sale of property is not to be taken i s
an indication that he was trying to
make a getaway, inasmuch as he lias
been trying to dispose of his interests
here for at least six months past. He
would consider only a cash purchase,
otherwise the property would have
been disposed of long ago. He was ar
raigned at Bridgeport yesterday and
again released on bond.
CLARENCE GAHAGEN IS
IS PAINFULLY INJURED
Clarence Gahagen had his hand very
painfully injured at 9:30 this morning
while operating a threshing machine
near Yale Siding. His hand was
caught in the mach'nery and badly cut
nn I torn. He was brought to Dr. G. J.
Hand's office for treatment. The phy
sician states that Mr. Gahagen will not
be permanently crippled, except possi
bly one finger will be left stiffened.
Elmer Ilollingworth of Longmont,
Colo., is a new employe at the Schafer
Auto Supply, taking the place made
vacant by the resignation of George
L. Belzhuw.
ALLIANCE LIONS
FAVOR DELAY IN
SCHOOL BUILDING
PROVIDED IT ISN'T ABSOLUTELY
M-X'ESSAKY
Instruct Committee Meet With School
Board and Discuss the Prob
. lein From All Angle
The Alliance lions club, at its
Thursday noon luncheon at the Palm
Room of the Alliance hotel, went on
record as favoring a delay in the
building program now under consid
eration by the Alliance school board,
provided this can be done without se
riously impairing the work of the
schools. Discussion among the club
members brought out the fact that
the club was not desirous of working
any great inconvenience upon the city's
school system, and that they would
cheerfully pay their share of the nec
essary taxes, but if there is any pos
sibility of delaying a building pro
gram, the club favors it.
W. L. O'Keefe had been slated for
a talk on "Fellowship," but the inter
est in the discussion of the school sit
uation was so great that it was de
cided to postpone this feature. The
subject was brought up by the com-
mittee appointed at a recent meeting
tn o-n tho c,n ; ...:.u i 1
StaJ'ZZi!' Scottsbluff joined in the ho'wl,
being planned and its effect on the
rnmmiinilv i.ili.ll.nw1, TH.
- v......M...i,j rtv iwwi.wn. 1 inn VJII-
but the .linsamn tl.o M, n i .. c , ,M
was entirely iriendiy, anil no one
had anything to ay against the
proposed building program ul
though a number of men present
were known to be opposed, to it. The
chairman of the committee gave it as
his opinion that this is no time to
build. By delaying the sale of bonds
the interest may be saved to the pub
lic. He believed that the school will
be ab'e to get along without any great
narisiiip lor another year.
Following the committee report, the
discussion was general. County Attor-
ney uasye said that taxes will be
raised 6 "per cent when the bonds are
registered. He drpu.- uttpnlion in tha
fact that the interest load began wit)f
; the registering of the bonds. John W.
Guthrie pointed out that the bond
market is gradually strengthening
and that in all probability it would
he better as time goes on. He said
that if the bonds are sold now, the
district may lose some money. An
other memlier declared that he had
Leen authorized to offer a price above
par for the bonds. ,
J. S. Rhein suggested that the best
way to handle the situation was bv
means of a petition to the school i
board. Men dislike to speak out in
public meetings, he said, referring to
the Monday luncheon at the chamber
of commerce, but he believed that they
would willingly register their senti
ments on a petition.
A motion was made to continue the
committee, and instruct them to take
up the proposition with the school
board, informing them that the club
is with them if more buildings at this
time are considered absolutely neces
sary, but urging delay if there is any
way it can be arranged.
Alliance Rotarians
"Entertained by the
Chadrori Normal
Eleven members of the Alliance Ro
tary club accepted the invitation from
the Chadron state normal to attend a
dinner in their honor at the normal
school Thursday evening. H. F. Thiele,
A. V. Gavin, Glen Miller, Norman
Newberry, R. M. Hampton, H. P.
Coursey, W. R. Pate, Charles Fuller,
Monte Hargraves, W. M. Bevington
and Earl L. Meyer drove over to Chad
ion in the afternoon.
The Alliance men were met bv
President Robert I. Elliott, who con
ducted them over the normal plant
before the hour set for the banquet.
The Allianmen were very much im
pressed wun the importance of the
school and with the work that is be-
ing done there, as well as with the
character of the faculty
At the dinner, which was held at
the school, there were ornamental
hats for the Rotarians and other dec
orations. There was a short program,
at which Guy Collins served as toast
master. Mr. Elliott spoke on "The
Chadron Alliance," and P.. M. Hamp
ton responded with a talk on "The
Western Nebraska Alliance." Harry
B. Coffee of Chadron responded to
"The International Alliance" and Earl
L. Meyer, "The Future Alliance."
The Chadron speakers tol l the Alli
ance men that Alliance whs too far
away to amount to anything as a rival
of theirs, and therefore nothing but
co-operation could be hoped for. Chad
ron has the normal school, the Alliance
men were told, but Chadron is row
willing to turn in and help Alliance
secure something that i wonted here..
The Alliance Rotarians 6av the occa
sion was one of the mo.-t plea-art in
the history of the club.
mittee, consisting of J. S. Ithein, Tiuc : r.lVv , V-Vlu,,r . P1Cf!iucnt of the local department; Mr.
Miller and C. L. Reynolds, reported V,!Li ,ui ? r treatment George J. Hand, former president of
that a meeting had oeen arranged at ..!' in e e;,m!5- . the department; E. G. Idling nnd Pev.
the chamber of commerce rooms last h -N a n ?-J.ll ne WFjaper inti mates B. J. M inert of Alliance, pastor ..f the
Monday at which there was discussion. h " L Al'iance used rough stuff at Bay- Baptist church.
FOOTBALL TEAM
PLAYS ANCIENT
ENEMIES TODAY
MEETS SCOTTSBLUFF AT THAT
CITY THIS AFTERNOON
Newspaper Brings Up Last Year'n
Howls About Rouh Plajing
And Rougher Treatment
The Alliance high school football
team will play the ScottblufT high
school aggregation this afternoon at
Midwest park in Scottsbluff. It will
be one of the big games of the sca-
I son, and Alliance fans are hoping that
j the local team will bring back another
scaip mr its collection. Last year the
record was an even break, so far as
Alliance and Scottsblull' were con
cerned, each team winning n game.
This is the first time the teams have
met this season, and there is a deter
mination to win on both sides.
The Scottsblutr Star Herald, in an
article announcing the game, calls at
tention to the ill feeling in the valley
last year against the Alliance team.
This was engendered by Bayard, which
was nt the time a contender for the
state championship, and not leing
pleased with the result, proceeded to
1 lL" " wonu mat Alliance nave
icu we world that AI ance
r rut a r
as it went.
I low 11 Willi
which Alii
i ar1'. 11 ln KHme WltH KCOttsblulf
ui finance me cnier onjection vas
1 1 : At t
registered against "village stuff" by
the rooters and "bucolic and boorish
treatment" thereafter. Alliance will
not be humiliated at Scottsbluff, the
Star-Herald says. At any rate, it will
be a good game with plenty of pep,
for this sort of attacks are just what
make the All iance boys desire to give
the Scottshluffers something to be
peeved about, and nothing peeves 'em
more than a good trimming.
Only One Defeat for Alliance
The Star-Herald announces the con-
test today after this fashion:
"On next Friday afternoon, startinrr
a 3 o'c', Scottsbluff and Alliance,
old time rivals in the football field,
will tangle on the gridiron at Mid
west park in this city. Alliance has
suffered but one defeat this season,
the little town of Ansley taking her
measure by a score of 20 to 0. The
Scottsbluff team shows a clear record
of victories, with in fact only six
Points scored against them up to the
piesenu
"A,,iance nas defeated Chadron,
Sidney and Crawford. Scottsbluff has
"r,,e"I-rl1 ivimoan, lornngion, iworrin
and Sterling. Alliance hns nine of
last years team on its 1J21 aggrega
"There is no use in hiding the fact
versed in football is well aware.
"The old score between Alliance and
Scottsbluff shows about a fifty-fifty
break in the matter of victories by
each school during the past several
years, and this fact, coupled with re
membrance of some of the bitterness
of the past contests gives additional
interest to the game that will be
played in this city next Friday.
Wielding the Hammer
"But be that as it may, the A!li
that in its games with Bayard last
year, Alliance secured a rather un
savory reputation of being advocates
of rough stuff, so rough, in fact, as
to cause serious comment. Wit.i the
Scottsbluff team the game was played
in a more satisfactory manner, the
chief objection being that in a place
which prides itself on being a modern
city, 'village stuff' was the rule in the
matter of rooting d uring the game
and of bucolic and boorish comments
thereafter. The treatment was the
opposite of that accorded the local
boys at Sterling.
"But be that a sit may, the Alli
ance team will be subjected to no such
humiliation here, chiefly because
Scott-bluff has outgrown the village
cut-ui) stage (if it ever possessed it)
and looks upon a football game as a
real sport in which honors go to the
best and cleanest players.
"Next Friday's contest will have as
ton, one of the most capable and ex-
a reteree -jrisn i.amg, or iornng-
pert football men in the west, and one
wno win auow no rough stutr. as
both Torrington and ScottsblufT
learned during their contest. Unfair
tactics will cause any player to lie
thrown out of the game, that much
is settled in advance in the minds of
anyone who has witnessed Carrig of
ficiate at a football game.
"With teams, each of whom has a
string of victories at their back and
a determinate to win Friday's con
tent as- the chief point in the season's
fchedu'e, there is no one.-tion but that
tne
see
spectators
sonic real
at riidav'
football.-'
game will
All women who are eligible to mem
berslvp in the woman's auxiliary of
the American Legion will be given an
opportunity to become charter mem
bers of the Alliance branch if they
will sign the application blank, which
will be this week at the. home of Mrs.
George L. Burr, Flora .Apartments.
Mis. A .0. Dodge is chairman.
Fire Department
Holds Its Annual
Wild Duck Supper
The annual wild duck cupper of the
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
wa held in the armorv Wednesday
evening, with over a hundred in j.t'-
tendance. Wigand Maunier, one of the
volunteer firemen, was in charge of
the im nu, which included roast wild
duck, roast sweet potatoes, cranlier
nes. celery, with plenty of other "fix
ins.' Lloyd Thomas, former president of
the local department, was in charge of
the shaking program as toastma.ter.
He introduced the duck hunters W.
.!. Tragesser, V. E. Byrne, Clarence
Schafer, Roy Miller, George Snvder,
Steve Cannon, James Heeler and E.
G. Laing. He also introduced the offi
cers of the department : O. C. Moore,
president; A. G. Isaacson, vice presi
dent; Ross Sampson, secretary; Clar
ence Schafer, chief; V. E. Bvrnc, as
sistant chief; F. W. Hayes, treasurer;
Roy Miller, Ray Butler and George
ivtMsiT, trustees.
Rev. Walter Rundin of Mitchell,
i-napiain oi me Nebraska. State Vol
unteer Firemen's Association, hail
been invited to attend but had found
it impossible to come. The following
telegram from' him: "Sorrv canpoi
attend duck dinner. Give the boys
heartiest greetings from this old duck.
Buttle the bones for continued pros
perity." The sneakers of the evening included
R. M. Hampton, mayor of Alliance;
John W. Guthrie, former president et
the local department and of the state
association; N. A. Kemmish, city man
ager: P. E. Romig, former mavor aid
A special vote of thanks was ten
dered to the committee in charge -f
the banquet: Wigand Maunier, V. E.
Byrne nnd Adam Wickman. The
speaking was followed by danciu.;, the
music for which was furnished by the
Edwards orchestra.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
TO STAGE DRIVE
FOR S. A. QUOTA
ECNAILLA BAND WILL CANVASS I
CITY SATURDAY
Alliance Asked to Contribute $100 to'
Salvation Army's Maternity
Home at Omaha
The members of Ecnailla Oampfire
of Alliance have been selected to stage
the drive for funds for the Salvation
Army maternity home at Omaha, and
Saturday will canvass the city in the
interests of that institution. At a
meeting of the Salvation Army advis
ory board, held several 'days ago, it
was decided that Alliance should en
deavor to raise its quota of $100. The
first plans were to solicit from the
various clubs and organizations of the
city, but this plan was found objec
tionable because so many men belong
to several organizations, and the can
vass by the girls was arranged
The drive will be made all day Sat
urday, and groups of the girls have
been assigned to various parts of the
business and residence sections. The
quota is not large, and it is believed
that it can be raised without diffi
culty. Large donations will be re
ceived, of course, but even small con
tributions are desired. The solocitors
will be appropriately tagged, and the
advisory board hopes that every one
approached will make an effort to give
them some sort of a contribution.
City Manager Is
Suggested for
Pier Custodian
At the Thursday niin luncheon of
the Alliance Lions club, the members
voted to recommend City Manager
Kemmish as custodian for the munic
ipal pier.
Penrose Romig reported for the mu
nicipal pier meeting, called for the
county court room Wednesday evening.
A capture of a big still and several
hundred gallons of the material to
make moonshine on that day had tak
en up Sheriff Miller's time to such an
extent that the meeting was not held,
but Mr. Miller's position was ex
plained. The meeting was called by
the sheriff, who was one of the men
active in securing subscriptions for the
municipal pier. Mr. Miller had given
orders for material, and there are
several unpaid bills. The Lions club
has a subscription of $100 ready to
be paid over as soon as an organiza
tion to manage the pier is perfecr l.
L. C. Thomas moved that City Man
ager N A. Kemmish be recommended
to Sheriff Miller and Mr. Romig as
custodian for the municipal pier,
and if this suggestion is adopted,
there will be no need for an organiza
tion. The motion was adopted by the
club.
Leslie Glass spent a few days the
fist part of the week visiting with
lelatives at Hyannis.
DENVER IS NOW
WORKING HARD
FOR NEW SHOPS
CHOOSE COMMITTEE TO PROD
BURLINGTON OFFICIALS
ALLIANCE SHOULD GET BUSY
Locnl Railroader Believe There Is ft
Chance If Thin C ity's Advan
tages Are Urged
Alliance will be peculiarly interested
in the announcement in the Denver
News on Tuesday that the Denver
chamber of commerce had appointed
a committee to urge upon the Burlinj
ti n officials the advisability of making
haste in the construction 'of railroad
shops at Utah Junction, just outsid
the Denver city limits. The article
states that the railroad purchased 100
acres of land some timo mm
the plan was to build shops that would
rank second to none in the west, bein
larger than those at Havelock. Th
Burlington is the owner of the Colo
rado & Southern, which now has shops
at Denver, and it is understood that
if the new shops are built, they will
take care of both C. & S. and Burling
ton repair work.
This city has long hoped that It
would be designated ns the point
where the new shops are to be built.
The Burlington owns a large tract cf
land here, and at one timo intended to
increase the shop equipment at this
place. Alliance now h.-m n tiio- nmiii.
department, being equipped with heavy
n-iuii inaiiimery, oui ine capacity Is
limited so that the major portion of
the repair work goes to Havelock.
Local railroaders are very much in
terested in seeing the shops come to.
Alliance, and they look upon the action
of the Denver chamber of commerce as
an indication that railroad officials
have not made up their minds. Alli
ance, the railroad men nay, is a mucjx
better location than Denver. They
point out that shops here could tak
care of repair work on the Bdlings,
Casper and Denver lines. Alianc
now has the only heavy duty shops,
west of Havelock, the only other shopj
being located at Sheridan.
' Sayg Time to Act
A local railroader, official in one of
the shop craft unions, thinks this i
the time for action by Alliance. He
says tnat tne Havelock shops are now
overloaded, and that among the next
big improvements made bv the Purt.
ingtori will be the construction of the
new shops, and that Alliance undoubt
edly is still considered as a possible
location. "If we get together tujd
make a showing," he says, "we nu-y
be able to get them there."
Alliance can arrange to care for th
housing problem of additional laborers
that the shops would bring here while
the construction work is going on, it
is pointed out, and the general belief
is that if definite assurances were to
be received that this city is to secure
the prize, there would be plenty of
building started.
Railroad officials have been inter
viewed on this subject a number ot
times, and on many occasions have
spoken most favorably of Alliance M
a location. If definite action has not
been taken in regard to building at
Denver, it is probable that there will
be some effort made to make a show
ing in favor of this city.
The article in the News Tuesday
read as follows:
A vigorous campaign to obtain the
construction of the Chicago, Burling.
ton & CJuincy shops in Denver was In
itiated Monday, when the Civic and
Commercial association named a spe
cial committee to conduct the cam
paign. This committee will meet
within the week and outline a general
plan of procedure.
The board of directors of the civic
and commercial association has select
ed the committee so as to represent
all interests. The entire campaign will
be left in the hands of this committ.
The Burlington several months ago
bought 100 acres in the vicinity cf
Utah Junction, with the announce! in
tention of imilding thereon shops that
would be even greater than those near
Lincoln, Neb., which are the main
shops of the road west of the Mis
souri river. It was reported at the
time of the purchase that, with the
ownership of the Colorado & South
ern, it was proposed to make these
shops of a capacity that would take
care of both roads, with the probable
abandonment of the present Colorado
& Southern shops, which are said to
be too cramped for the work of tha
one road.
The Utah Junction land i.? reached
by the Colorado & Southern by both
steam and electric lines, anil lies just
without the city limits.
One of the inducements to the Bur
lington that has been discussed is that
if the shops are bulit. the Broadway
extension will be continued, with a
viaduct over the tracks, an I that this
will be converted into a broad street
that will lead directly to the shoj s.
The committee named Monday ha3
not formulated any plans.
Mrs. Frank Maier of St Joseph, Mo.,
who has been visiting with her broth
er, N. W. Steinman, returned to her
home last nigth.