Official Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEKTUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Taper of the City of Allianctt
VOLUME XXIX
(Ten Pages)
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1922.
No. 43
END TO SCRAP
OVER ROUTING
OF NORTH STAR
MORK1LL AM) BOX BITTK COIN
TIES AKE AGREED.
Koad I'n hc Burlington Track the
lltimate Aim, But Sandhill
Koad Approved Temporarily.
The long-drawn-out scrap between
road boosters and commissioners of
Morrill und Bo-; Butte counties over
the routing of the Xoith Star highway
between Bridgeport and Alliance has
finally come to an end, through etforts
f the road boosters of both counties.
Last Frit ay Secretary L. C. Thomas
THE WEATHER
For Alliance and vicinity: Show
ers tonight and Wednesday. Not much1
change in temperature.
Harris Explains
Contracts for
School Buildings
F. W. Harris, secretary of the Alli
ance school board, explained the con
tracts tor the new high school and
glade school, to lo constructed this
spring, at the Monday lu.ichsun of the
chamber of commerce. There had been
some cirticism, duo to a misunder
standing, because the board did not let
the plumbing and heating contracts for
at least one of the buildings go to
local bidders.
The Sheehan company was lowest
on the high school, and the Benin
PHONE COMPANY
PLANS SERIES OF
DEMONSTRATIONS
MIMATIRE EX HANCE AM) MO
VIES FEATl RES OF PROG AM.
InDnonroTO rnn
rnuorcuio run
RETAINING THE
LAND OFFICE
SENATOR HITCHCOCK AM) KIN-
K All) MAKING AN BIT OUT.
Woman's Club, Kotarians, Lion, and
High School Pupils and the
Public to Be (iuc-U
of the, Alliance chamber of commerce, company on the grade school, Mr. Har
County Attorney Lee Basve. County
Treasurer F. W. Irish, Sheriff J. W.
Miller and the three Box Butte com
missioners took their automobiles over
the route and decided upon a tempor
ary road that would be worth building,
und the Morrill county commissioners
and load boosters agreed to the com
promise route. The Box Butte com
missioners have passed a resolution
agreeing to construct the compromise
route as a temporary road, and the
Bridgeport chamber of commerce, to
gether with two commissioners from
.Morrill county, are in accord with the
plan. The third is expected to sign
at an early date.
As matters now stand, as soon as
funds are available, Morrill county
will build a road north and east from
Bonner to the county line, to connect
with a road in Box Butte county east
from Letan and this in turn connect
ing with the road constructed south
along the Burlington track from Alli
ar.ee. The permanent road, it is agreed,
Ehall be built along the . Burlington
track between the two cities, but until
iunds are available, the temporary
route will be completed, and it will
always be maintained.
This is regarded as a happy settle
ment of the road difficulties. It is
known that Morrill county has not the
funds available to think of building
the track road now, but if it is desig
nated and placed on the list for future
construction, some day the best road
will be completed. Until them, the
temixirarv road will serve very well
Without the compromise, no road
would have been the result.
Chamber of Commerce Approve.
J. S. Rhein. president of the North
Star highway, reported at the Monday
luncheon of the chamber ol commerce
on the compromise, and said that the
co-operation of both sides wan en
couraging, and that if everything goes
well, a road may be completed within
sixty to ninety days. The chamber
of commerce endorsed the resolution
passed by the Box Butte commission
ers. - .
The two sets of resolutions by the
Box Butte commissioners and the Mor
Till county commissioners and cham
ber of . commerce are as follows:
ris pointed out, but the Sheehan con
cern refused to accept one contract un
less it were given both. The combined
bid on the two contracts, less an addi
tional allowance of $300, was sufficient
to make a net saving ot nearly ?3,(K)0
to the district, which explains why the
lower bills were not considered, and
why the Sheehan company secured
the contract. The company, it was said,
was willing to surrender its $1,250
deposit rather than take the one con
tract, and even had this course been
taken, the district would have had to
pay $2,000 more than it will pay under
the present arrangement.
ALLIANCE MAY
BE ON ROUTE OF
THIRD HIGHWAY
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA ROUTE
SOON TO BE ORGANIZED
"Whereas, We are advised Lv i reso
lution, passed by the Bridgeport cham
ber of commerce, signed by in presi
dents and secretary and by S. S. Gar
vey, chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Morrill county, and
dated April 17, 1922, that the people
of Bridgeport and Morrill county are
desirous of connecting with Box Butte
county by means of a graded and vell
maintained road, in order that through
travel between the cities of these
vmnti mav be maintained, and
"Whereas, The said citizens and of
ficials of Morrill county have by this
resolution signified their intention of
constructing at once a road from Bon
ner north to the Box Butte county
line, in order to connect up the "mis
sing link" of said highway, and
"Whereas, We, the county com
miesi oners of Box Butte county, real
ize and recognize that the building
and maintenance of a road directly
vp the line of the Burlington railroad
f,m Rnnner to Letan. is an impos
sibility at this time, due to lack of
the necessary funds by Morrill county,
8 ""Whereas, It is our desire that the
Alliance and Bridgeport, and
tii r.thrr towns in Box Butte and Mor
rill counties be connected by good pas
sable highways at the earliest pos
sible date, ami inasmuch as the citi
zens and officials of Morrill county
have signified it as their desire and
intention to bu;ld the road as specified
in said resolution, mentioned above,
therefore be it
"Resolved, That we, the board of
county commissioners of Box Butte
county, herebv agree, in consideration
f tu'n l.nildinir of a road north from
Uor.ner to the Box Butte county line,
at or near we.-t line of section thirty
hvpp. townshin twenty-four, range
v,.. Viv Morrill countv to at once
uioitnnri of this plan by the
Aiii-.nro fhamher of commerce and
the Bridgeport chamber of commerce,
and officials of Morrill county, con
.tmct a waded road from Alliance
south and west to Utan; thence west
hA laid out road from Le
n tn a nnint which Will Connect With
the Morrill county road, and thence
south to the eounty line, it being
understood that this board desires and
prefers the said connecting point to
f. w th taid-out-road near the west
line of section thirty-three, and on
((jontinuea on rag o.j
Will Take in a Number of Western
Nebraska Towns and Will Come
to an End at Chadron
Sooner or later, if this fever of or
ganizing highway associations doesn't
abate, Fome one of the various north
and south national highways is going
to be pushed through, which should
spoil a Jot ef .fun lot organisers. The
latest north and south transcontinental
route to enter the lists is the Kansas
! and Nebraska, the organization of
which in to be completed at a meeting
at Kansas City on April 28. Already
Alliance is on the route of the G-P-C
and the North Star, from Colorado. If
the "missing link in Morrill county
is ever put through, there will be three
markings on all the telephone poles
along this side of the route and near
sighted tourists will be reminded of
a sunset at sea every time they come
to a crossroad.
The Oshkosh News is authority for
the following statement of the plans of
the new highway.
"A meeting has been called for ott
City, Kansas, for the 28th of this
month to complete the organization of
the K. & N. (Kansas and Nebraska)
Memorial highway. This road runs
from Liberal to Scott City, Kansas,
then to Imperial, Neb, Big Springs
Lewellen and to Oshkosh, the present
terminus. It is planned to run this
highway up to Broadwater, Alliance
and to Chadron, where it will end. As
this will follow the G-P-C highway
from here to Alliance, there will be no
additional expense and will be the
means of routing more traffic through
this territory.
"The road from Big Springs to Le
wellen is receiving considerable atten
tion already and the sand hill between
here and Lewellen is slated to be cared
for by the state ami federal aid funds
about June, so that this part of the
routing will be just right for the new
road. It is reported that the other
portions of the road to a great extent
only requires marking and this will be
done at an early date after the meet
ing at Scott City, delegates wilt be
appointed to attend this conference and
it will have full support from this
county.
The local exchange of the North
western Bell Telephone company will
put on a series of demonstrations and
entertainments for various organiza
tions, starting Tuesday, April 24, with
an entertainment and demonstration,
under the auspices of the Women's
club. This will be at the armory and
the public will be invited. The second
will be Wednesday before the Rotary
club and this will be held at the Al-
iance hotel. The Lions will be given
the same program on Thursday, also
at the Alliance. On Friday, the high
school will be shown the program, the
.'II 1 : 1 . 1
puouc win lie invueii, wun a special
invitation to high sthcol students.
The entertainment wdi include a
special demonstration, with a miniature
telephone exchange on which all the
operations necessary to handling a call
will be explained. Ihis wdl undoubted
ly be extremely interesting, as it will
show in a clear and easily understand
able manner the way in which a call
is handled. This board has three
phones, one a private wire and the
others on a party line. The phones
ring in the usual manner and can be
talked over. "his will be explained by
an operator.
Another feature of the program will
be a three-reel film, "The History of
the Telephone." Perhaps no other
great invention has as interesting a
history as this and this fim will no
doubt be of the greatest interest to
everyone who attends. It will show in
pictures the history and use of the
telephone since its invention, and can
not fail to please the audience.
There will also be vaudeville skits,
showing some of the most popular
and incidentally amusing errors of sub
scribers, and in addition to being enter
taming these will throw some light on
hitherto unknown mistakes, and will
help bring about a more perfect under
standing of the use of the phone.
There will also be numbers by i
srirls' uuartet. this being composed en
tirely of telephone operators, this
should please the audience as fome
good harmony will surely be f urnished.
- Admission to the l uesuay ana t ri-
day entertainments will of course be
absolutely free, while the other two
will be confined to Lion and notary
club members.
Following is the complete program
Moving pictures Pathe News Week
lv. No. 27.
Introductory remarks j. M. wngnt
cashier.-
Movin,pictures "The Telephones
Story." three-reels.
Demonstration." w hat M appens
W Iiril luu l-.ll I. liu Mft run . .
(Miss Bonnie Brown, local operator at
Alliance, as demonstration operator.)
Mote During this demonstration
Miss Brown will be assisted by T. E.
Carney, manager: C. M. Wright, cash
ier and Miss Isabella Fleming, opera
tor.
Movincr pictures Comedy reel. Har
old Lloyd, in "Somewhere in Turkey."
Miss Delia Nelson, local operator,
at the piano.
D. L. Comstock at the machine.
Frank Atwood, electrician.
Physical Culture
Week to Be Observed
Here from May 1 to 8
Deparr.uv.l of tin- Interior Not Favor
able. But Congress ill Be
Urged to Take Action.
Judj-p ,T. II. II. Hewitt, receiver for
the Alimr.ee land office, orders for the
discontinuance of which were recently
made, rpprrtcd on the efforts leing
made to continue the offiri at tiie
Monday luncheon of the chamber of
commerce. Mr. Hewitt read letters
from Congressman Kinkaid, enclosing
copy ol the bill he has introduced in
the nat'onal house pioviding for the
continuance of the Alliance and Broken
Bow o Tices for the next fiscal year
and thereafter in the discretion of the
president, so long as the public busi
ness at these offices shall warrant.
Senator Hitchcock, in a letter to
ecretury Thomas, outlined the pres
ent str.tus of the fipht, and included
a letter received from the ncting sec
retary of the interior, the letters
follow:
Senator Hitchcock Writes.
I have your letter of April 12th en
closing copy of letter written to Con
gressman Kinkaid which accompanied
tetitions sent to him from bcotts
Jluff county, Garden county, Sheridan
county and elsewhere.
Apparently there is nothing we can
do about this matter except to secure
the passage of a bill reinstating Alli
ance or Broken Bow or both. Kinkaid
has already introduced a bill for that
purpose and it is probable that his hill
will be consolidated with otner bins
relating to other states so that the
number of land offices abolished by the
Interior appropriation bill may be re
established. The whole trouble lias
arisen because of the new policy which
this administration has adopted of
sending all appropriation bills to one
committee the committee on appro
Eriations so that the appropriation
ill for the Interior department was
not handled by those usually handling
it. The new budget committee which
has slashed appropriations, evidently
put out Alliance and Broken Bow in
Nebraska and other land offices in
other states in order to save money
wjthout regard to the convenience of
patrons of the offices.
' 'I will not undertake at this time to
say whether we can secure the passage
of this legislation and reinstate the
Alliance land office or wot. We will
certainly make the effort.
I enclose cony of a letter received
from the Acting Secretary or the in
terior in reply to one I recently wr tc
I iudsre from this letter that the land
office at Alliance is not to be abolished
until the end of this fiscal year, June
30, and that the order, was probably
issued in contemplation oi the aumin
Istration order to do away with hind
offices that seemed unnecessary. Yours
tmly' ' G. M. HITCHCOCK,
i The Department's Stand.
The letter from the acting secre
tary of the Interior reads as follows
My dear Senator I am in receipt of
your letter of April 4, 1922, relative
to the discontinuance of the United
(Continued on Page 4)
Harold Watkins
Wants to Work on
State Road Gang
Harold Watkins, sentenced by Dis
trict J mire W. 11. Westover to tw
Clean-Up Campaign
Started Sunday and
Progress Reported
Secretary T C. Thomas of the Alli
ance chamber of commerce reported tt
lie Monday luncheon or that nrgan
zation that the clean-up campaign for
the week of April 23 to 2) is off to a
fine start. The ramnniirn omnod
Sunday when several Alliance pa.-tors
preached hcrmons on subjects n line
with the campaign.
Monday Dr. G. J. Hand spoke to the
pupils of Central school; Dr. J. P.
Ueyrens addressed the hiVh sr'nnnl:
Dr. Minor Mori is spoke at F.mirson
school anl J. C. Morrow at St. Anes
academy.
Today is Fire Prevention daw rtrd
Fire Chief Bud Schafer has asked all
itizens to clean basements, attics lid
other places where fires mav ea-ilv
tart. Wednesday is down as Front
i ard day, anil proierty owners lie
asked to prepare gardens and flower
beds for planting, clenn walks, repi.ir
gutters and sidewalks and take rare of
unsightly trees.
Thursday has been designated Paint
up day, and friday Back l am und
r lower bed day. Ihis is the day to
attack dandelions and weeds, plant
flower bed. and trim shrubbery and do
any other little thing to which the
spirit may move vou.
Saturday, which closes the weeks
campaign, Is Vacant Lot day, and
school children and owners of vacant
lots are asked to do their best to take
measures to make these places sightly
and keep down the weeds. War has
tx-en declared on tin cans and rubbish
for this day.
Federal Booze
Hound Finds an
Old Acquaintance
A special agent under Federal Pro
hibition Officer U. S. Rohrer of Omaha
eft Alliance yesterday, after a stay of
ii. I I
only a lew hours, ue nuu come iiuu
the city expecting to do a little work
on the iuiet, but almost the first man
he met after alighting irom me var
nished cars was a man whom, while
on the Lincoln police force,, he had
banished from the Holy City. The
word spread, and within half an hour
every bootlegger in mis neck oi me
X . i i i , i . :.u
woods nad ionieti nis tenia unu iui
drawn his product from sale.
The federal agent proceeded over to
the valley, where he put in a most
successful afternoon, it is reported.
Kiirht stills were said to be the net
result of hi3 visit, three of them being
found on one farm.
C. A. Dow, director of athletics a
the new Methodist church gymnasium
is interested in securing in Alliance
the observance of national physical
culture week, from May 1 to 8. Those
who are interested must pledge them
selves to observe the following ten
rules for the week, and will, upon writ-
ng the National Physical Culture
Week committee, 119 West 40th street,
New York City, that they pledge them
selves to carry out the program, re
ceive a chart of setting up exercises
and a properly balanced menu for the
week.
The ten rules follow:
Spend 10 minutes in setting-up exer
cises.
Sleep with windows open. Secure
what sunshine you can.
Spend a minimumof 10 hours during
the week in the ojicn air. Balance
work and play.
Walk at least three miles each day.
Treat your stomach with respect. Do
not over-eat.
Fat meat not more than once a day.
Balance your meals with fruit, green
salads, and other vegetables.
Drink at least eight glasses of pure
water daily.
Completely relax for at least lo min
Maurice Nelson left Monday
Rapid City, S. D., on business.
for
PAPKE-FLYNN
BOUT RESULTS IN
DRAW VERDICT
BIG CROWD SAW FIFTEEN REAL
ROUNDS OF SCRAPPING.
WEEK OF MAY 1
SET ASIDE FOR
THE POSTOFFICE
POSTAL IMi'KOVK.MEM WEEK
WILL BE OBSERVED.
Business Men, Large Users of Mail,
Publishers, Employes and Others
Are Asked to Co-operate.
years in the stale penuenuary ai me
last term of district court, one year
for stealing the J. F. Spetman auto
mobile and the other for false testi
monv on the stand, as well as an es
cape from the county jail, has wnlte
Countv Attorney Lee Basye. asking
recommendation to work on tne roan
gang. The road workers are iru-ity
convicts who are sent out over the
state on road construction. Service on
these gangs is highly prized, largely
because of the comparative freedom
from restraint and for the further
reason that time served in this vey
counts for more than it does in the
chair factory about four to one.
Watkins' ietter said: "Will write
you in regard of seeing if you would
recommend me for the road camp, as
1 have only U-en here a short time
lil not have much of a chance
to get on it without your recommenda-
I tion. If vou reel as inoufii ou iuuiu
do anything for pie, it would be very
much appreciated." .
The county attorney has written
Mr. Watkins, now known as No. 83-U,
in reply that he cannot make the
recommendation. "You no douot re
call the time that you broke jail U
Aiiianm und lso recall the difficulty
with which you tell the truth and your
r.miiiwt nere wnue in juii,
"Postal Improvement Week" has
been set for May 1, by the Postmaster
General. This is the first general
campaign of its kind in the postal ser
vice for several decades, business men
and their organizations, large users of
the mail; Newspapers, motion pictures,
advertisers, and the entire organiza
tion of 326,000 postal workers are to
be enlisted in this country-wide cam
paign of interest in postal improve
ments. Your help is vital. Address
your letters plainly with pen or type
writer. Give street address. fcpeii
out name of state, don t abbreviate,
Put your return; address in the upper
left hand corner of the envelope (not
on the back) and always look at your
letter before dropping in the mail to
se if it is properly addressed. This
care in the use of the mails is for
your benefit and speeds up the dis
patch and delivery of mail matter.
If you have any complaints of poor
service make them to your postmaster.
He has instructions to Investigate
them and report to the department.
Without the postal service, business
would languish in a day, and be at a
standstill in a week, bectionai natren
or prejudice only would flourish, and
narrow-mindedness thrive.
It is the biggest distinctive business
in the world and it comes nearer to
the innermost interests of a greater
number of men and women than any
other institution on earth. No private
business, however widespread, touches
so many lives so often ami so sharply;
no church reaches into so many souls,
flutters so many pulses, has so many
human beings dependent on its min
istrations.
"There is no unimportant person or
part of our service. It is a total of
Vinmnn units and their co-operation is
the key to its success. In its last
analysis postal duties are accommo
dations performed for our neighbors
and friends and should be so regarded,
n;ther than as a hired service per
formed for an absentee employer
Postmaster General Hubert Work
Kid Ynetrer of Chadron DrntM Kid
I lorene to Mat in Third and
Wjland Tnkcs Count.
Joo "Wop" Flynn and Young Billy
Papke fought a fast ten rounds Fri-
lay evening, the decision of referee.
Doctor G. J. Hand, at the end of tha
bout being a draw. Both men took a
good deal of punishment, Flynn,
however, gettintr a draw verdict h.
cause of his ability to absorb punish
iin-in. unn his continual agressiveness.
Flynn, although stopping a good many
punches, kept borinir in and fnrrt
the fiuhtinir throutrh nin of t
rounds.
Papke easily took the first mntwl.
landing frequently, and forcing his op
ponent about the ring. Flvnn took it
well, but undoubtedly took it Na
damage do;. Papke's round.
In the second round Flvnn mda n.
better showing, forcing the fighting
and landing occasionally, but Papk
landed the cleaner blows. Papke's
round.
Papke also took the third round, bv
a shade, this being a repetition of th
nrsi, riynn making a much better
showing than at first The fourth
round was evm. Flvnn forc!nir th
fighting and continually crowdimr hi
opponent but Papke landing some good
puncnes. l'apke missed a ternffio
right swing, that had it landed, would
nave Bent the Wop to dreamland.
Referee Warns Papke.
Papke took the fifth, beinir mor f.
fective than the little Italian in th
clinches. Papke was warned by th
referee for holding hi3 opponent's
glove. This probably accounted foe
Flynn's poor infighting. In the sixth
Papke was again warned for holding
and stopped this. Papke showed a
tendency to clinch, while the Pitts
burg boy preferred long range boxing
Papke worked harder this round andl
gave the Wop a few good punches.
Papke missed a terrific haymaker to
the jaw.
The eighth was easily Flynn's rountl
as he several times rushed Papke to
the ropes and punished him greatly.
Flynn landed cleanly to the head and!
jaw a number of times and shook Billy,
but apparently did not do any great
damage.
Papke was more aggressive and both
men showed a tendency to mix, both,
landing and stopping a number of bard
punches. Papke's hardest punches did
not seem to bother the Wop greatly.
In the tenth both men mixed fiercely
and both were trying hard for a knock
out In the toe to toe swapping ef
punches, the Wop had the best of Uk
argument, having Papke going several
times. Flynn pumped both hands Uk
Papke's head several times but tha
Denver battler took all that was com
ing his way and gave a good account
of himself.
At the final bell Referee Hand
raised both men's hands in token of
draw.
utes each day and conserve your nerve reminded him. "You were always
energy. J trying to advise the other prisoners
Cultivate happy thoughts. Think in1 an,i to j,et them to be disagreeable,
Itnus oi neuiui. nuouse an itiaiu xvi
the week upon a basis such that each
day's activities will be consistent with
the requirements of keeping fit
John Morris left Monday noon for
his home in Chadron. . ,
and it is my opinion that you are not
entitled to parole. I believe that :f
you were placed in a paroie. camp wun.
id hwtfik camp at your first op-
.ml riv th officers a rreatl na Sheriff Miller's hotel.
deal of trouble in catching you and ' WOrk on the roads until fall,
I bringing you back to the penitentiary." he ia released.
Tom Gray Will
Work on Roads
During the Summer
Tom Gray, the hero of Liberty cave
bus U-en released. This was stated
once before in a certain issue of The
Herald, but was not believed. This
time we give you the straight dope
however. Tom Gray has been relea-ed
Not unconditionally, however, but
merely to work on the countyroads,
' he monev that lorn earns ai mi:
work will be applied on his fine. Tom
has been released on his word of honor
than which, according to the officers
there is no better.
Tom was released this morning, pro
vided with a new pair of overalls, a
nair of shoes, a jumper and a month's
supply of tobacco. Tom is an expert
tractor man ami will no doubt be of
value. He will, according to present
plans, continue to spend his evening's
at the Locked Inn, sometimes known
icm win
or until
Semi-Windup Interesting
In the semi-winduD. BatUimr IKklk
Yeager of Chadron knocked out Kid
Florene of Alliance after three roundst
of clever boxing. Florene forced th
fighting throughout the fight to th
time or his knockout, Yeager being
content with taking it easy and wait
ing lor an opening. He apparently
played with the local boy up to tarn
third making no attempt to land
hard punch. Florene, who is a port
sider, landed a few fairly hard punches
none of which bothered the Chadron
Adonis to any apparent extent Yea
ger contented himself with rapping
florene with his left whenever tha
spirit moved him, the knockout punch
being the only right hand he landed.
In the third Florene apparently lost
his head and rushed the Omaha boy.
Jeager sending in a right that had all
the sleep producing qualities of dyna
mite. Florene was cleanly knocked
out, but walked from the ring. Jaeger
weighed 143 and Florene 134.
Dotson knocked out Cowboy Wyland
in the second lap of the preliminary
after one of the most peculiar exhibi
tions of the ring art ever seen in a
local ring. Both landed hard in the
first round, which was about even.
Wyland claimed a foul on a punch
which was undoubtedly a little low,
but this was disallowed, nl the sec
ond Wyland started with a rush, hit
ting Dot son often and hard, but was
unable to get in a knockout punch. Af
ter weathering a storm of punches,
Dotson stepM in and landed a right
to the jaw which ended the fight The
men were middleweights.
Ed Barton and Phil Cook put on a
clever wrestling exhibition, Cook tak
ing the first and Barton the second
and third falls. These boys, though
only fifteen, displayed a surprising
knowledge of the game and pleased
the crowd.
As a whole the show was a decided
success, the card pleasing the crowd,
who saw real fights and no stalling.
This is the second of the Legion's bouta
and if the patronage keeps up therf is
little doubt that some of the country's
top-notchers will be brought here.
