FOUR
- THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1922
WKRXF.R IRf.F.S COUNTY I
AGKNT FOR HOX I.l.'TTK
(Continued from Tuce 1.)
Lube's per acre, ! 10.000. pe rmission lo
fhip potatoes and other firm products
fvcr the bor.t dumps, $.r.0.000j prttinx
lalr for the farmer fit fair Mice.
ravinir SS.OOO. The balance is made!
up of the ravin to the farmers by
tisinp the ii;ht poison for treating
their peed, and other items. Another
$wod showing was made in a dairy
contest in whxh 320 cows were en
tered, srivinp: nn average of 22 pounds
of butterfat a month. Six months
later, by correct feeding ns explained
by the county afrent, the name cows
ere givintr, an average of 32 pounds
tf butterfat per month.
Mr. Werner thinks a county njrent,
in the potato work alone, would le
vorth many times more than the cost
He declared the farmers of Box Rutte
tounty could sell at least ten carloads
of seed in Scotts Bluff county in the
r.ext two weeks, if they had them cer
tified, and at a price of 3.50 per
Jiundredweight. The cost, in taxation,
f a county agent would be from 25r
to 40cs per quarter-section, for the
farmers, depending on the amount of
taxable city property in the county.
Opportunity in Certified Seed.
The dry rot in the Box Butte count;
potatoes cause most of the da ma (re
tind in caused by an organism in the
roil. Treating the seed will kill the
surface disease on the potatoes, but
will not kill diseases in the soil. The
potatoes grown in western Nehraska
will not keep in storage, and most of
the eastern buyers don't like to handle
them on this account Mr. Werner
(.tated that he visted a large warehouse
In Omaha a few days ago, where they
had between sixty and seventy-five
cars of spuds in storage from western
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, North
nnd South Dakota, Minnesota and Wis
consin. The Wyoming potatoes showed
the greatest spoilage, and the Western
Nebraska tubers showed next most,
omo of them as high as 50 per cent
tnd none of them less than 10 per cent.
Last year the state bureau of mar
kets sent questionnaires to over fiOO
potato dealers all over the country. A
large mapority of the 250 replies re
ceived stated that their poorest pota
toes came from western Nebraska and
the best ones from Minnesota. The
nuetionnaircs also showed that many
of the dealers were not buying west
ern Nebraska potatoes, but there has
leen some improvement in the grado
in the last two or three years. When
it comes to Red Triumph seed pota
toes, the case is just reversed, Nebras
ka having the best, and Minnesota the
poorest. Last year only one or two
carloads of seed were certified in Min
nesota. Mr. Werner thinks the potato
industry in Box Butte county has a
wonderful opportunity in growing cer
tified seed.
Mr. Werner also explained the Ne
braska potato improvement associa
tion pointing out that it was an en
tirely different organiziation than the
Nebraska potato growers' association,
nnd that anyone who was interested in
the improvement of potatoes could
join. He made a few suggestions in
reganl to their annual potato show to
be held in Alliance on the first Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday in De
' cember, 1922. He aid if the people
. would get behind it, they ought to
nave the best meeting thai has been
heUL He thought the premium list
; should not be less than ?500 and $1,000
would not be too much.
; Mr. Werner stated that the potato
crop in Box Butte county was worth
$1,279,728, and the value of all other
crops together was only $1,023,430.
' Box Butte county's potatoes were val
ved at more than any other county in
the state.
second with $800,000 worth. These
Values were figured on the November
1. crop estimate on a basis of 90 cents
per bushel.
Following Mr. Werner's talk, there
was a general discussion by the mem
bers of the chamber of commerce and
farmers present Mr. Newman gave a
splendid talk, in which he strongly fav
ored the county agent plan. There
was a very good attendance, both of
business men and farmers.
American Legion Notes
FACTS N OT O PI N IONS"
M
Widows
mothers, ami
of
orphans
. i .
men who liol in the service during the
world war will receive vocational train
ing if Congress nets favorably on legis
lation now lieing pressed by the Ameri
can legion.
At present the next kin of a roldier
who lost his life receives $25 a month
from the government Investigation
has shown that hundreds have been
thrown on their own resources, having
no trade,- profession, or business ex
perience with which to meet the com
petition of the business world, and
with no aid other than the relatively
?mall compensation payment to keep
them going.
A bill sponsored by the Igion pro
.iding a training program to cover
he situation passed the senate during
Jie last session, but died in the house,
ts resurrection and passage will be
lersistently urged by its supporters In
he present congress. In the more
han three yearwhich have elapsed
ince the signing of the armistice no
teps have thus far been taken by the
overnment to lend assistance to the
ependents of the war dead in fitting
themselves to earn a livelihood, the
Legion declares.
It is estimated that there are ap
proximately 15,000 wives and children
dependants, many of whom are now in
distress.
A cen.-us of all veterans of thfi
world war will be ta1.tn by the Ameii-
nn Legion in the net few week.-. A
cr.som.l canvass will be made by Le
on memliers of all ex-service men in
l effort to obtain d.ita on the com-
ensalion rnd hospitalization statu.- of
he disabled and alo to ascertain the
orm oi coinjensation preferred by the
eternns in the o-cailed Lonus b.ll
now befo'-c congress,
x-service men will be
Were you wounded"
nature of your wound ?
fered a vocational handicap T lias
. i , . i .1 . t : r
ompensauun wfn iinew unu ti,.,..i... ,i '
factory hospital arrangements made? tttT"." .YNwn e
How about your government
ance? Of the five features in
compensation bin, cio you preier pai.i- , . VrM'
up insurance, farm and nome aid, vo-; , M t,,,1 r- i.
clonal training, land settlement f! -"J J tSi E "p
cash payment? Are you working? , om.fpi LV.Lht- 1'
Have vou a family to support 7 Do i'' Y
ou know of a job open to an ex-scrv
ice man?
turned home Monday.
Dale Pollard went to Halsey Friday
The national commander of the ex-' "n" S,,?-" Vl",n 8 s,slr' Mr-
service oreanization. Hanford MacNi- r-
. i a. i a. it ' iuiiiwi ii viii iitric oncn it'll if it
der, has propose! that all Legion men dance t B;njrham Fri(Jav 'tu
who iio not neeu me compendium Jack BaUenger from Bi
Rhnuld nool their monev tosrether for a i iu r a K. . i:
------- - , , nn muay, anu reiumeu nome aat
rotating fund to loan to their less for- urjay.
tunate comrades, am oi me verterans t lunk Westover drove Jn from th(J
n the county wil be approached on -anch Fri(, afternoon to tak h
this idea at the time the census is .;fe and daughter out home for the
taken. week-end.
I Lee Meeker visited friends and rela-
Four American Legion posts in Boyd v at Bingham Friday evening and
county have joined together in a coun- aaiurtiay
How much war trophies are actually
worth depends on whose neck was risk
ed to get them. John G. James' room
in an Omaha, Neb., boarding house
was rifled of all his A. E. F. souvenirs
from a metal-laden beut captured from
a German major, iron crosses picked
up from the battle-fields, the gas mask
he had used in many battles, Red
Cross bags containing shrapnel ex
tracted from his wounds, a silver cigar
ette case taken from a German pn
soner, to his American legion button.
He told the court they were worth
$10,000. But the law only compelled
the landlord to pay $.r0, because the
trophies were in a suitcase-at the time
trey were stolen.
For the next decade ex-soldiers will
have a virtual monopoly on all govern
ment lands open to homesteaders.
Preference rights have been granted
them under the binnot resolution, pas
sage of which has just been completed
by congress at the instigation of the
American Legion. The measure assures
that before the general public is pet-'
mitted to apply for public lands thrown
open within the next ten years, men
with honorable discharges from the
military and naval service shall be
given a preferred right of entry for a
period of ninety days. Indian lands
are included within the scope of the
resolution.
Indications are that service men will
utilize their preference right and
swallow up any lands open to entry,
The overwhelming demand from re
turned soldiers for an opportunity to
take up homesteads has come hand
in hand with a gradual decrease in the
available tillable lands. In recent
openings the Legion's reports show,
the ratio of applicants to the number
of farms available-has . run . as high
as 40 to 1. -
Vigorous obi"ction to the admis
sion into the United States of Gregorie
Seminoff, self-styled ataman (head
man) of the Russian Cossacks, has
been made by the American Legion
appearing before Secretary of Labor
Davis. The Legion claims he is an
RmitH Rhiff countv hemo- undesirable alien. He has been grant
ea permission 10 euiy in me cuiumy
mx months.
Funeral Services for
World War Veteran
j Held Here Sunday
Funeral services for Eden E. Austin,
veteran of the world war, who died in
Alliance Saturday morning, were held
bt 1 :30 p. m. Sunday from the Darling
mortuary, with Rev. B. J. Minort in
charge. The services were under the
Auspices of-Alliance post of the Am
erican Legion, and a number of ex
service men,' many of them in uniform,
"were in attendance. After a brief
service the body was taken to Green
wood cemetery, where Taps were
sounded, a salute given by a firing
quad, and other military rules for the
burial of the dead were carried out
Thu3 the country loses a useful citixen
and a faithful veteran of the world
war. In life he was noted for his love
for his family, and in the service was
ever anxious to do the bidding of his
superiors.
Aden Austin was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Austin of Alliance. He
was born at La Monte. Ia.. on No
vember 20, 1894. As a young man he
met and later married t lorence Bart
low of Cherry county. Nebraska, to
which union were born three children.
He entered the world war as a mem
ber of the 355th Infantry, receiving
most of his training at Camp Funston,
Kas. He entered the service passing a
100 per cent physical examination, and
left it broken in health, from which he
never fully recovered. Recently an af
fection of the kidneys developed which
led to his death.
In his boyhood days he accepted
Christ as Savior and joined the Elsmore
Baptist church in Cherry county, in
which church he and his wife held
membership to his death. He laes
besides a wife and three children,
father, mother, three 6isters and five
brothers, all living, one sister and one
brother having preceded him to the
great beyond.
The standard of money in Germany
is the question mark?
The proper care of disabled and un
employed ex-soldiers should come be
fore the erection of expensive war
memorials, according to the American
Legion's legislative committee, which
has condemned the plan of the George
Washington memorial association t
gain Btate support in erecting a Vic
tory building in Washington, D. C
President Harding is reported as hav
ing endorsed the project and written
to gorvemors of states recommending
aid.
LAKKKIDK
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. S. Morris drove to
Alliance Wednesday to have some re
pair work done on their car.
Mr. and Mrs. Ii. A. Cook drove to
Alliance Wednesday, the latter to have
dental work done.
Henry Stoop drove out to the Star
ranrn ednesda
Ar.iong the questions to be asked the' . n" "7t 1 "mnany load-
& ' . t i f two cars of potash here last w-eek
' l - ..u: i . " ..... . . .
Whnt la the l" ,w "l,I"'i io casiem markets.
Have vou uf-1 Wil,iam UeBord from north of Ells
iiave ou i-ui tt,nHL . n-L..,..,.,,
iir. and Mrs. Howard Poag returned
t iHni-'n r. . f - I it ur V,
injur- D i",,e,M'B nu iirs. vv. n,
.l. uiijmjii iii-ic iw a cuupie oi weeKS.
i Oscar Schrope came down from
ty unit. Several big county reunions
will be held during the year, ihe
posts joining were Lynch, Brlstow,
Spencer and Butte.
Prisoners in the Los Angeles county
jail have been borrowing American
egion buttons to obtain sympathy in
the courts on the ground of "war rec
ord." Investigation has shown that
one button and one war record has
served for a whole handful of prisoners.
Laursen home Friday.
Hamlin Ferguson took a load of
hogs to town Thursday. He was ac
companied by Tom Butler. They re
turned the r.ext day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Elsea were call
ers at the Brus home the last of the
week.
Mrs. Howard Essex was a caller at
Alliance Thursday.
Osmore Howe helped Mr. Mann with
his work Thursday, as Russell Gray ii
not able to be out of the house yet.
We understand that we r.re to have
a new mail carrier ufter the first of
July, as someone underbid Mr. Strata
ton. We are sorry to see Mr. Strat
ton quit the route.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Y.. HuriDun and
Scotlsbltiff Thirsty
Sadly Stunff by
Hootch Salesman
Just how many of the thirsty ones
who purchased a gallon or so of swell
hootch at $4 and $" per gallon, sight
unseen, and have as yet seen nothing
of the aforesaid hcotch it is rather
hard to ascertain, remarks the Scotts
bluff Star-Herald. In fact the news
paper reporter has been unable to find
a single individual who purchased in
advance, but that there were many of
them would be indicated from the fact
that the individual who made the sales
Mrs. Langford were Alliance callers, and collected the coin, departed with;
one day last week. a roll of bills that it is stated by those
Mrs. Llsea spent fnday at xne who saw it, was large enough to choke
Friday at
Mann home, helping Mrs. Mann care
for the sick children. Frank Mann
spent the day with Mrs. Eaon.
Mrs. Boyer gave a surprise birthday
party on her husband Saturday even
ing. It was well attended and all re
port a very enjoyable evening.
Mr. Banks was an Alliance visitor
one day last week.
John Vogel was an Alliance visitor
Thursday.
Mr. Peterson motored to Alliance
one day last week after coal.
The Nelson children are all on the
sick list
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the sale at Berea last week,
a hippopotamus.
As nearly as could be ascertained
by street talk, the salesman whisper
ed to a likely customer that he knew
of an individual who was in possession
of three-quarters of a barrel of real
goods, and that the aforesaid owner
had cold feet because he was afraid of
the cops were hep to the fact that he
had it, and that he didn't care to get
pinched. Neither did he have the con
science to pour this excellent liquor in
to the sewer, therefore he had decided'
to hold a January clearance sale and
was making the remarkably low price
of $4.00 a gallon (think of it) for thi3
perfectly good "licker." No wonder
ELLSWORTH.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Kennedy received
word Sunday morning of the serious
sickne.-s of their daughter, Mrs. G. R.
Schafenlerg of Casper and left for
Casper that morning. S. E. Stewart
relieved as agent and T. H. Taylor
of Ansley relieved Mr. Stewart on sec
ond trick.
Several ranchers from near Snade
hauled to this point Sunday evening
Roy Stoop and family were shop
ping here Saturday evening.
R. C. Branson and Chris Mossier
were in town Saturday evening from
tne fctar ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blumer left for
Omaha the latter part of the week.
mi m w
ma rupecra ivvrv uw .1 1 onnn
Edward Kennedy and Mr." Lancaster ! ca"fI W?'neft,ay
were up lrom Lllsworth Friday even-1
ing. I
Alva Ash was in town Saturday. I
F. J. Schnorr arrived from Omaha !
Saturday on a business visit He has 1
many friends here who were glad to'
see him once more. I
II. Brun.on, who has been sick for!
the past week with the flu, is reported
to be better at the present time. !
Jark Brown left for Casper, Wyo., 1
Sunday. i
Mrs. George Hyland came down '
from HofTland Sunday on business. I
Frank DeFrance shipped a car load i
0t mrtie to eastern markets Saturday
evening.
111 . J. L. Roe and children returned
Sunday from a week's visit with rela-
and report that everything sold extra the thirsty ones bit when it is said'
hi& , w , , 'that "first off" hootch, full of fusel:
Mr. and Mrs. James Eaton and son oil, wood alcohol and dead flies, cost
motored to Alliance Thursday taking at least that amount a pint.
the baby down to see a doctor. Collections and customers were plen-
Mr. Shankhn of Alliance motored tiful, and after amassing a big roll
out to the Mann home Friday evening the salesman is said to have purchased'
after his daughter, Miss Hutchinson. a fine new "front" (new suit and
Jake El sea was a Hemingford. evervthinir. a suit a tnmir
I n roilrrvnrl tirlrnf nn1 K1u-n Iia tnum
The Wilkin's young folks were skat- lTn ttn th nwwnt ,n i,
ing on the Kilpatnck dam one even-' complaints filed in police court or any
ing last week. I other court by parties averring that
Air. and- Mrs. Clarence Kilpatnck they had been mnoed or that anvon
were Alliance callers the last of the had oht.aine.1 mnnpv fmm th ,w.
week.
The Brus' went to Hemingford one
day last week on business.
James Butler was absent from
school Friday on account of sickness.
John Brus was absent from school
one day last week.
Herald Want Ads Results.
had obtained money from them under
false pretenses.
Like a guy who got held up in a
poker game who said "that it is bet
ter sometimes to suffer in silence than
to cry aloud our griefs to the world."'
NOTICE We are selling Rolly's
Washday Wonder. We will deliver.
Phone 5G1-W. Fortner Bros. 18-tf
A A 11 11 i.
io iiu out a car mau wnicn was snip- tives at Dunning.
Z a" .Jcr ug u,Ufa e r61 Mr- a' Mrs. Kent who have been
B.rtch. Among those who hauled for wolking for the Lakeside Development
this trip were iugate & Birtch, Ernest company here for the past few weeks
Lamb William Wintermute, Oliver left for Casoer Sundav-:
w-n- an n i rt11DeJJord- J Mrs- Jennie Terhune, who for the
William DeBord will ship one car of past few months has been visiting her
hogs to the Denver market from this lister, Mrs. W. H. Stoop, here, left
point Wednesday. Mondav for San Diee-n fa .
1 he I riday night dance at Bingham Mrs. Lucille Baker and children -left
was well attended, many from Lake- for their new home in California Mon
side driving up and a few from here day, where Mr. Baker has a position
making the trip. Among those from with an insurance company,
here were Gene Kennedy, Red Fields,
uiiiion ponohoe, and Hannah and fmvitvp
Charles Louden. An enjoyable' even- run L.1XXU
ing was reported by all. Music was , T7T
furnished by Mr. Oscar Shropp'and ,. Mr Ne,son Mr- Boyer were Al-
Harvey Whaley of Lakeside, aocom- ha,n.ce visitors Thursday.
ci nun ami norace iuann are very
sick at this writing.
Nels Peterson was a caller at the
A drastic change in methods used
by the veteran's bureau in dealing with
ex-service men will be effected through
the adoption of a plan proposed by
William Ritchie, Jr., of Omaha, state
commander of the American Legion.
Mr. Ritchie, with Earl Cline of Ne
braska City and f rank is. U'Connel
of Lincoln, have just returned from
Indianapolis, where a conference of Le
gion officials was held. Col. Charles
Forbes, director of the bureau, was
present and promised the Legion com
mander he would put his plan into op
eration.
The Ritchie plan provides that the
bureau 8 appeal boards, whe handle ail
cases on which no decision has yet
been given, will travel from point to
point at frequent intervals and hear
appeals from the applicants in person
at the various towns where offices of
the bureau are maintained. An advo
cate of the aDDlicant and representa
tive of the government will be allowed
to appear before the boards.
Two appeal board members will be
bureau representatives from the dis
trict headquarters, and the third mem
ber will be a local man, who will have
power to grant temporary emergency
relief to ex-service men in between
times of the board's sittings.
I-egion leaders say the new system
will improve the efficiency of the vet
erans' bureau, do away with much red
tape and furnish immediate relief in
cases where it is badly needed.
Earl Cline of Nebraska City, former
state commander of the Nebraska
American Legion and national execu
tive committeeman from this state,
has been appointed as a member of
the Legion's national legislative com
mittee. Mr. Cline was one of the four
candidates for national commander of
the American Legion last fall. All ef
forts of the ex-service men's legisla
tive committee are now being directed
to securing early passage of the ad
justed compensation, or so-called bon
us bill in congress.
panied by two violinists. Bingham ha3
announced another dance for next Sat
urday, ntght, February 6.- The
worth dance will be given Febniuury
ii.
A. Moore, B. F. Bollinger, H. Lan
caster, P. E. Law, Ed Kennedy, and J.
L. Young were Lakeside business visi
tors Saturday evening.
A second hand Buick six recently
purchased by P. E. Law was sold to
Jack Ballanger of Bingham Saturday
morning.
Ed. Kennedy assisted P. E. Law in
some repair work on the Burlington
water service Sunday morning but they
were unable to make the necessary re
pairs for getting the water pumps into
operation and K. J. Stearns, head of
the water service department and re
pairman B. T. Hedges of Alliance were
called late Sunday evening coming
down on freight train No. 48 and re
turning Monday morning.
A sixty hour siege of strong winds
and blinding snow stopped Sunday
evening when the weather cleared up,
leaving the mercury with nearly a
fifty degree drop in the night how
ever. The coldest point reached here
during the night was 20 below. Ranch
men reported having suffered no cattle
losses during the storm. ..
Last Thursday evening while at
tempting to pick away some frozen
dirt near the Ellsworth Supply com
pany furnace. L. E. Dunn slipped in
the snow while swinging the pick and
struck himself in the ball of the right
foot inflicting a severe cut with which
he suffered during the night but after
a day or so of walking with the aid
of a crutch the injured member is now
practically healed. .,
Mrs. J. L. Young returned from
Ardmore Monday, where she had spent
a few days visiting friends and rela
tives.
A. Moore and B. F. Bollinger sent a
small shipment of furs to St Louis
Sunday.
Word has just been received of the
arrival of a baby girl at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C Schafenberg of
Casper. ,
John Schonard and William Steele
visited in Lakeside Saturday evening.
Boy Scouts Plan
to Construct a
Wireless Phone
The Alliance Boy Scouts are enthu
ciastically tackling the construction of
a wireless telephone, which will be lo
cated at the Auto Electric service. B.
W. Keach of the Auto Electric is the
scoutmaster for Alliance. Several of
these wireless telephones are being
installed in western Nebraska, orders
having been placed by firms in both
Scottsbluff and Bridgeport
When the Scouts have built the
wireless phone and installed it, they
will be able to receive market and
weather reports, news of world events
and hear musical concerts sent out by
the Westinghouse electrical company's
seven stations, scattered over the
United States.
POTATOES
SHIP DIRECT TO THE MARKET AND
GET THE TOP OF THE MARKET.
WELL KNOWN EXPERIENCED
SALESMAN IN CHARGE.
SERVICE CHARGES $15 PER CAR
' IT WILL PAY YOU TO SHIP NOW
R. ML TYSON, Independent Broker
303 Terminal Bldg., OMAHA, NEB.
Formerly with Farmers Union State Exchange.
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