The Alliance Herald from Alliance, Nebraska • Page 1

-r -A. TO Official Taper of Box Dutte County TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Taper of the City of AlUanc VOLUME XXVIII. (Eight Tages) ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1D21 NO. 61 1 CAR OF DYNAMITE FAILSTOBLOWUP IN TRAIN WRECK TWELVE. FREIGHT CARS LEAVE TRACK NEAR ORELLA "Wrecking Crew Made Quirk Work in Clearing Track Main Line Open Eight Hours After Accident Burlington west bound through freight number 109 was wrecked at three o'clock Saturday morning at a point one and one-half miles of Orella, eight loaded and four empty cars leaving the track.

A carload of Jynamite was among those which left the track but it behaved itself in good -hape and never so much as gave out the impression that it wanted to explode, although the wrecking crew Xve it due and proper care and consideration in replacing it on the track. No. 109 had picked up a carload of "hogs off the Northwestern at Crawford and wa3 proceeding westward with its load when the front drawbar on the hog car, which was a North-western car, pullet! out, dropped to the load bed and started the trouble. No one was hurt and no hogs were killed, although two cars were badly smashed up. The wrecker was sent up from Alliance and had the track cleared by 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning.

The morning passenger trains were delayed for about five hours. Wyoming Border is Aroused by a Battle I Over Fence Lines John F. Rowland, former Alliance Tnan who is now located near Glendo, a short distance across the we- braska border line, is in the city on I "buainesi and reports that Captain Jackson, a son-in-law of Asa Coving-ton, well known in western Nebraska as an old-time stockman and who was a lormer attenuam at uio nui convention! at Alliance, was killed at three -'clock Thursday after: noon by a homesteader' named 'Dug Roberts, whose preliminary hearing on the charge of murder in the first decree is to be held today at Wheatland, the county seat of Platte county, in which the shooting occurred. It is reported that intense feeling has been aroused in that territory by the shooting, due to the alleged attempt of Jackson to prevent the building: of a fence by Roberts around his homestead, which is reported to be in the vicinity of the Covington ranch holdings. Citizens of the towns of Glendo, Guernsev.

Sunrise. Manville and Kee ,7 i result OI meir yuie wan iww iu "lJfW the granting of the franchise 7 8rr VVa J. and a bunch of men is reported to have completed the fence Saturday wvr was being constructed by Roberts when Jackson attempted to stop him. Friends of Roberts are reported to have employed a prominent Omaha criminal lawyer to defend Roberts, Arranging for a Large Tennis Tournament Middle of Next Month A number of local tennis enthusiasts srtk arranirinar to hold a tennis tour nament for a period of one week, The tournament will be held for A1U-1 r.iu an4 aVirmlrl receive -th nunnnrt of all tennis clavers uuua wia Alliance is behind in tennis and the tournament will be a good means of arousin? interest Those who wish to enter the tournament should register at Thiele's drug store at an eariy TltA nri.AB QWAnlMl Will dp.IWnd OUVtfU. 'Agate Well iS NOW Drilling very Kapidiy Chief of Police Charles Jeffera and M.

M. Kelly of Bridgeport made a trip to the Agate oil well on Friday and ah their return report that the well is being rapidly drilled downward, definite reDorts to the contrary circulat ing around Alliance. Chief Jeffersl says that the well is now down about 3.000 feet and that everyone interested there seems much encouraged with the prospects for oil. Gas and oil pockets have been struck and the formations found are favorable, ine Associaieu Oil company, which is doing the drill inr. lost several weeks in nsning ior tools which were recovered recently.

Messrs. Jeffers and Kelly have a block of land very similar in appearance and character to that on which the well is being drilled and mey are mucu im- etted in the outcome Decau.se 01 me bearing it may have on tneir noioings. Kate Fletcher left Monday nieht for Texas. On her way sshe will visit at Lincoln and Omaha. Irma CooDer returned from Denver Sundav where she has spent a few days vLuting.

to some extent on me cninusmaiunn oraer 10 uow mem imorovements in their ex- THE WEATHER Forecast for Alliance and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Continued warm. Executive Committee Non-Partisan League Organized at Alliance Jesse R. Johnson, state manager of the National Non-Partisan league, came to Alliance on Monday and spoke to a large audience at the Reddish hall. Following his address an executive committee for Box Butte county was organized, with the following officers: Jasper Jasperson, chairman.

Mads Sorenson, vice chairman. Chris Nepper, treasurer. J. W. Shanks, secretary.

C. A. Liedloff, lecturer. The above five officers compose the county executive committee. The league has, according to its officers, ninety members in the county, and an active campaign is to be waged for additional members.

The state executive committee consists of J. D. Ream, rchairman, Broken Bow; D. S. Sheets, Elgin; Alfred Johnson, Holdrege; John O.

Schmidt, Wahoo; Andrew Dahlsten, Newman Grove. Business Men Give Views on Granting of Franchise To Telephone Company In accordance with its article irt the last issue, The Herald has interviewed a number of prominent business men relative to their views on the grant ing of a franchise by the city of Alli ance to the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company, owner of the Alliance exchange. The question asked was: "Do you believe a franchise should be granted to the telephone company?" The answers follow: R. M. Hampton, mayor and presi dent of First National bank: "I be lieve that a franchise should be grunted to the telephone company.

I would not attempt to say on what terms at this time because I have not studied the proposition thoroughly enough." W. R. Haroer. merchant: I favor a working agreement' with the company but do- not believe that- it should be attowed to increase its rates when everything is- going down. The business man, stockman ana farmer is taking a loss and the telephone com pany should stand their share." a i.

TO! UT. iu A. topsey, presiuent rirsi State bank: "A franchise should be granted to the company if an agrse-ment as to its terms can be made tn a fair basis to both sides. No other company can come in or would come in and we must have the service. F.

R. Holsten. drucrist: "I do believe the franchise should be grant ed. The people of Alliance voted on the proposition this spring, and the result of their vote was two to one Th should settle the question, tt mphant: Percv Cogswell, merchant: "A fran chise should be granted to the som-Danv. If I were building a house and the city refused me a permit I would certainly discontinue work until the permit was granted, lhe teiepnone comoanv is in somewnai we same position.

George. Uarey, secretary cnamoer oi commerce: "it is tne proper tning to do. The company should be given a franchise but the citv should F. W. Harris, cashier or Alliance National bank: "The company should a workinsr agreement.

I do believe, however, that inasmuch as the city has the power to grant the right of occupancy it should also have the I ruwr to remilate rates. The ordi- nance crantinor the franchise should be in such shape that 11 couia De re vised if conditions change or un n9Mn conditions arise." W. D. Rumer, automooiie aeaier: "Th comnanv should be granted a I froTMVl iaA fnr a neriod of twenty years, la I 4 1 1 AkA-t tMAba tha I 1 change and to care ior me business wnicn is certain 10 come. chamber of Commerce Benefit Dance at the Roof Garden Tonight The big benefit dance, given for the funds for the cham kr of commerce, is to be given this the Lowrv Henry roof Rarden.

The Business Women's club haa charge of the sale of tickets, which are one d0nar each, admitting one couple 1 paul pindlay, the business expert at the Alliance hotel at six I (dod Don't fail to come out and hear himf for ni9 talk will be worth I j0iiaPg to every business man. Candy and lemonade will be sold at the dance tonight by the uusiness men's club members Mrs. Charles Herring and son, ac comDanied by the Misses Betty and Anna Herring, were business visitors in Alliance Friday. P.alph Smith of Rock Falls. is visiting his Fon, L.

L. Smith. Mr. Smith drove through in a car. ROTARIANS PLAN IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW STATE PARK MEMBERS ATTKXI) PICNIC PINK RIDGK SUNDAY IN Ball Game Resulted in Score of 10 to 10 New State Park Will Benefit All of Western Nebraska Twenty Alliance Rotarians, with their families, filled ten autos for the trip to Pine Ridge on Sunday, where they met about twenty-five Chadron members with their families, a giant picnic being held at the location of the new Nebraska State park, eight miles from Chadron.

The program for the day included a big picnic dinner, a ball game in the afternoon between teams picked from Alliance and ChaTlron delegations, and a thorough inspection of the park. The park comprises a square section of land which is a school section and which has been designated by the legislature to be set aside for a permanent reserve. It is leased at the present time by a ranchman who uses it for grazing purposes and who has still about five years under his lease. However, the Chadron Rotarians plan to purchase the lease at an early date, in order that the necessary improvements may be made without unneces sary delay. The site includes some ex cellent scenery, heavy woods and run ning water, making it an ideal park.

The baseball game, which was um pired by Earl Mallery of Alliance, resulted in a draw, the score being 0 to 10. The first picnic was so suc cessful that future events of this kind are being planned. The Most Interesting News of the Day Move to End Irish Difficulties. London Premier Lloyd George had received nd answer from Eamonn de Valera up to Monday, night to his ini vitation to come to En eland and dis cuss vith the premier the proposition oi a settlement or tne Irian problems. It is not believed here that DeValera will be abe to refuse the invitation as he has been insisting all along on direct negotiations with Lloyd George and now he has received an invitation signed by the premier.

In the meantime British military preparations continue without interruptions, but it is thought likely that if the meeting takes place and looks hopeful, the date for assembling the southern Irish parliament and the date for imposition of martial law will be postponed. It has already been announced that unless a settlement had been reached all of Ireland, except the six Ulster counties would go under martial law on July 12. Rules out Doctors Testimony in Millman Case. Yonkers, N. Y.

Referee Daniel J. Gleason announced Monday that the testimony of Dr. Hugh Russell of Buffalo in the Stillman divorce suit, generally regarded as the most dam ping yet introduced against Mrs. Stillman, has been completely stricken out. The announcement was made in a letter from Gleason to John F.

Bren- nan, chief counsel for Mrs. Stillman. In addition, Gleason stated he had ordered stricken out a letter alleged to have been written by Fred Beauvais to Mrs. Stillman, known as exhibit 12, and portions of other letters, inso CITY MANAGER'S CORNER Yesterday we had an accident hap pen to one of our wells consisting of a gasket blowing out down underneath the working head which would require considerable work to put it back in place again. This leak was down in the well so that the men could not see it It was discovered that the water supply was getting low along about five o'clock yesterday afternoon and the cause was located but beiore anything could be done the large steam pump had drawn all of the water out of the reservoir.

When this happened it took some oil that was floating on the water in tnis reservoir and put it into the mains. As soon as this was discovered tms pump was shut down and no more water taxen irom me reservoir ui the other pumps were turned direct into the standpipe thereby eliminating the water coming from the reservoir. It was discovered that there was considerable oil floating on this water which could not be seen in ordinary times because the reservoir is enclosed and the oil remained in the far end where it could not be seen. Our en gineer states that about a year ago he discovered oil from one of the pumps leaking back into the well. He fixed it but could not see oil on the reservoir for reasons stated.

The reservoir will be out of commission for two or three days until we are able to clean out this oil and a larre amount of sand which has accumulated as we did not -ant to nut the reservoir into commission again until it has been thoroughly cleaned. The men are doing as much FORMER COUNTY SHERIFF DIES IN PORTLAND, ORE. PIONEER BOX BUTTE RESIDENT DIED FROM INJURIES Auto Accident Resulted Fatally After He Suffered for Two Week in Portland Hospital E. P. Sweeney, pioneer Box Butte county settler, died at Portland, on Thursday.

His death, which oc curred in a Portland hospital, was the result of injurie.i received two weeks ego in an auto accident in that city. J. E. Wilson of Alliance received a message yesterday telling of the death of Mr, Sweeney but received no particulars of the accident Mr. Sweeney and his family sold out their property in Alliance about two vears ago and removed to Portland in the hope of improving his filing health.

He was about 76 years oi age and settled in Box Butte county in the year 1902, locating six miles east of Alliance, where he resided for many -1 tw ui years, lie serveu as menu i a a county for four terms, a total of eight Reformatory UOCS tO years, being followed by Al Wiker. The deceased is survived by his wire and three children. Morton, a son, has been living with them at Portland. Fred, another son, is located in California. Jessie, the daughter, is located in western Nebraska.

Mr. Sweeney sold his ranch holdings a number of years ago and purchased residence property in Alliance, iving here for a number of years before he went to Portland. He was widely known throughout western Nebraska. far as they related to the legitimacy of Guy Stillman. Oreron'Bank Robber is Slain.

Albany, Ore. One man waa killed and oUww are in Jail today a the result of an alleged attempt to break into the Halsey State bank at Halsey, near here, early Monday. Several men were reported attempi- ing to break into the bank shortly af- ter midnight A posse of town and bank officers approached and the men flwl The officers Dursued. keeping up a running fire. tn I a tor an automobile reoorieu have, been used by the fugitives was I III.

r- ft- iouna sianeu near fleers arrested William Schultz and William Wright Afterward they reported the discovery of the body of Henry Schulti, a brother of William, hidden under the porch of Wright's home. ITrirea Reneal of Dry Law. Atlantic City, N. J. The doctors of the country were called upon today to unite in an enort to repeal ine voi-EtoH act bv Dr.

W. Wallace Fritz of Philadelphia, president of th eAllied MoHirnl Association of America, in an address at the annual convention of the organization. He declared the prohibition law was a curse and made more drunkards than did the old laws. "The precedent established by the Vol "lhe preceaeni esiauusneu oy me stead act," he said, "restricts medical practice, and if the profession values Its. theraneutic liberty, it must meet it with a protest that will command attention.

The medical profession should not nermit itself to be placed in a po sition before the whole world as liquor salesmen and drug stores as saloons, as they can, but we lack storage facil- ities over tonight by not having ine reservoir in cuinmuaiuu bv mv pump into it during the night hours to used durinir the day time. We have arranged with the Burlington to furnish us with what water they can snare and which no doubt will improve the condition until the worst is over. Our men worked faithfully all night tact niorht endeavoring to clean out the reservoir but the aDoaratus we had available, while it was supposed to be in onm condition, did not Drove ade nuntA to do the work so that this en tailed a lot of work and delay. We are endeavoring to give you all the water needed but our supply may nrnhah be short for a day or two. We have been negotiating with the 1 k.

u-oll fnr some time and they have promised to that we could Dumo the sand out and get it into working condition. It is necessarv to pump in ortier 10 iccv viic pooh uuv uuv have concluded to wait no longer and 1 a. a. arA a few days ago we started to put down the pump equipment that we 1 ur. JiniuiwH whnwe re uiuiBiiu.

beean to assemble the pump that mere 1 1. were a number or pans wnicn wen iiunBiMK. it haa hAn iiissimbiei ior some time and the parts laying about the premises. No one seemed to Know a wher ethese parts are so that this en where the.se Darts are so that this en cannot contemplate. However, the men were working on it and will put this well in commission as soon as possible.

It may be necessary for us to conserve for the next few days on ine water, Do so, should the pressure be very low. Scottsbluff Travelers Initiate Class of Nine In Aliiance Saturday The contingent of Scottsbluff traveling men who arrived in Alliance Saturday morning for the purpose of waging a campaign for members for Scottsbluff Council No. 620, had a successful day and initiated nine new members from this city. Four candidates were out of the city and unable to be present. They will be initiated at a later date.

The program, which was participat ed in by a number of Alliance travel ing men who were already members of the council, included initiation at 3:30 p. and a banquet at the Alli ance hotel Fern Room at 6:30, where speechmaking was indulged in, and a nance later in me evening tne armory. 1 here are now about forty members of the Scottsbluff council in Alliance. The officials who were here included Grand Senior Councillor Frank Johns, Grand Page R. C.

Scott: Senior Coun cillor Mann: Secretary Runyon and Messrs. Schultt and Courtwright of Scottsbluff. Rev. Stephen Epler of Alliance extended a rousing address of welcome to the visitors following the banquet at the Alliance Cafe. 0 Lincoln on the Site of Old Military Academy The state board of control after a month's consideration of the applica tions of nineteen Nebraska towns for the site of the new $300,000 reform atory, has decided on the old Hayward military academy, two miles west or Lincoln on the A street road.

The principal inducement for this selection was the offer of owners of the academy building to sell it with ten acres of ground for $37,500. The board found that to duplicate the present building fireproof of brick and reinforced concrete, with 1 101 rooms well ventilated and lighted would cost $205,000. Additional land can be bought lor not to exceed $300 an acre, at a figure a i I By having a building needing only slight remodeling to make it usable, the board says it can save a year and of the penitentiary, which is now over- inmatea From Omaha and Lincoln, -i w. oif i o.i. migration purposes, the site was de- tk i iaa-.

in I from Omaha and Lincoln. The board to the cc.t to necessary personnel of seven, monthly to such towns as Ogallala or Broken Bow. The board meets the objection of those who foresaw a possible union of management with the pentitentiary with the announcement that the man agement of the two instituions would be entirely separate, with no connec tion between the two, having separate officers, superintendents and person- npl. Oe-allala and Broken Bow were the strongest contenaeiB ior uie sue. finance took no pait in the contest.

1 ah: 1 1 11 JJaSCDa 1 LeagUe I0r aunaay acnooi rupus From Four Churches The organization of an Alliance Sunday School baseball league is being ila frnm the BaotlSt. Methodist and Presbyterian chUrches being eligible. Each player 1 muct ru reiruiar ounuay otiwwi member and cannot change from one toom tn nnnther durinir the season. Two iramea will be played eacn wook-on Tuesday and Friday after noons at five o'clock, probably at the fair erounds. although a location nearer in will be taken 11 one can found.

lhe league will play ior eigni weeks, a toUl of sixteen games, eacn team playing each other team twice 1 tk havinsr the highest per- 1 at the end of the season will I be awarded a banner by the Chamber of Commerce. A record is be kept of the batting averages nuou. tans, a nominal cnwinw cents is to be charged for each mem I hop fnr th incidental exDenses. Billy Wood, the veteran baseball I olaver and umpire, wui umpire of the leaRJ Te5fa' it son scneauie wm ue pubiini nau Mara i Bni 11 nL iii sm. 111.0 vests uoi start at four o'clock Wednesday after noon on me vi High School.

ntnmra uuiiiu I 1 n.rn to Mr. and Mrs. James Eaton, .1 .,1 1 Horn to Air. ana mrs. James mwu, five miles nortn or me iwiipairica.

iuun, a baby boy. Born to Mr. ana Airs. r. 11.

mams, a boy. Al. Hart and Miss Leona Darveau, and mother and sister, motored to Pine Ridge Sunday. Otto Smith, county Colorado, where they have been tax. 4 in txvn Fridav afternoon.

FORCE OF MEN TO ITS LOCAL SHOPS BUSINESS ON ALLIANCE DIVISION STARTS UPWARD Twenty.five Men to be Added to Fercea. in Alliance Shops July 3 More Train Crews Working According to Master Mechanic J. B. Irwin at Alliance, the Alliance sion of the Burlington on July 5 will, add twenty-five more men to its force in the local shops. The new force.

Includes fifteen car repairers, five help ers, two apprentices and three laborers. A total of seven hundred andt fifty men are to be added to the road's forces on that date over the entir system. According to the local officials, busU ness on the Alliance division is pick-' ing up, both in the passenger and freight branches. They are hopeful that this is the beginning of an era of better business, during the.cominff months. It has been found necessary.

to add more train crews and with th harvesting of crops soon to begin it is believed that there will be more work here than for several months past. With the railroad adding more men. to its local payroll, another shortage, of houses irt the city may be expected, A year ago the house shortage in AJU ance was a serious problem and good houses for rent are not to be found easily at this time. Indian Chief Will Give Lecture in Alliance at Union Services Red Fox, an Indian chief, is to lac ture at the union service in Allianca. on Sunday evening, July 81st, on 'ThV American Indian." Red Fox ia an ory dained minister and a lecturer of note.

IJrfirinn Beginning1 with Sunday, July 3, the. Christian: Methodist. Baptist and IW ken, lasting through Juty and The meeting i will be held at the cuff ferent churches, with the schedule a follows: July 3 The Rev. A. J.

Keans, Pre byterian pastor, at the Methodisl church. July 10 No evening service on ac of.5haulua: juiv ii ine nev. 4. ii. wiajrvt, pastor of the Methodist church at Goi, A ...111 Tmlnlta fnr tk v.

vA V. J-Ij hy Indian Chef. Red Fox, subject: "The American, Ia dian." August 1 The Kev. s. J.

Epief Christian pastor, at the Presbyterian church. Aumist 14 Rev. Mearl C. Smith. Methodist pastor, at the Baptist church.

Auirust 21 The Kev. B. MlanrV at the Methodist church. August 2H The Kev. J.

Keamtv at the Christian cnurcn. Music will be furnisnea ior ee meeting by the choir of the church 1 which the meeting is neia. Lineup All Ready for Baseball Game Friday; Tk T.tnna club members have COPAi pleted their lineup for the big ban ball game Friday afternoon when ifttfc face the 1. r. a.

nine. lineup is as follows: Guthrie, catcher. Hamilton, first base. Schafer, second base. Lliteras, short stop.

Carey, third base. Brittan and Brennan. fielders. Abegg, pitcher. C.xtv Manager Kemmlsh will umBlt a.

ine siores win prompw, ieuuan Fir. Jnsenh Jeffrey Released From Jai A dispatch from Casper, un der date of June Z4, says inV Joseph Jeffrey, president of the Wvr racticed Alliance for several yw Oming tniropraciora --V. I before going vo 1 on Thursday from the county Jail afc 1 Casper, alter servinR 1 II, 2 i acuwuv out a Dr. Jeffrey Jj 1 aAMoi-m rnr nrnci iuvwmmv 1 visited Alliance inn wiuw friends here who have sympathiie 1 with him in ine camoaiKu uit I I been wagea againsi mm I 1 1 knit nn a larir ani iwnero no hai uuu. i had built I nrnfitable nractice nrontaDie oractice.

1 I Miss Delia Nelson, an operator 1 the Alliance pnone excuange, is Ing her vacation inu naa gone ia cago with her father, A. E. NeUoo, 1 1 a for a visit. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Bledsoe 19 turned this morning from Inne Gr6ve I the oaat two weeks..