LlNt'C'lN Ni:U The Alliance Herald Official PublU cation of Box Butte County. Largest Cir6u- lation of any Al- 1 lance Paper. VOLUME XI. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNT, NEBRASKA! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1904. NUMBER 37 t3J rf r m. .'- M t f It's Going to be SKIRTS this muMii puMitumra ihiiikw nwiimnn y i All Kinds and Colors T I WALKING t ! i and Skirts that static! a- T lone Mercerized and I otherwise. F Sf and IScarsilli I All Skirts at a great re- J. cluction .at the i I STORE oeoosooosocoacotfi)ooo Ja Alliance 16-30 of every month, q Office over The Famous . . . O 'Phone 391. m Business Local Column. Advertisements in this column will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line first insertion and 5 cents per line each subsequent insertion. Advertisers should remember that T i!E Herald's circulation is much larger than any other Alliance paper and has the lar gest circulation in the city and county, Co-Lon-Co. Dr. Allen, dentist, opera house. Dr. Koons, dentist, Office upstairs Norton block. Forest Lumber Co. make a specialty of manufacturing dipping vats. ' Picture framing, upholstering and furni ture repairing C. Humphry. 7-10-tf See Humphrey for picture framing1, up holstering and furniture repairing. For Sale Carriage and phaeton, for cash or on time. J. C. VIion & Bro. "Irish Mail"! vPo you know what it is? Your boy does and he wants one. Geo, Darling. . 32-tf Strayed. July 27, from my place in, east Alliance, one red cow with wlTite spots on face, branded F U on left side and right hip knocked down. S5 reward for return of same. Jacoh Schrkiner. For Sale. Forty head of young pigs. E. A. Feather. I Ranch For Lease. Five hundred acres of irrigated hay land, four miles east of Bridgeport. For par ticulars see M, H. Hagerty, Alliance, or John Hagerty, Bridgeport. Strayed. Strayed from Alliance one cow branded IX on right hip, Keystone brand on side, white face. Please leave information with M. A. Standen, Alliance. . 2g-tf Taken Up. Stray steer, at my ranch near Lawn, about two years, Hereford stock, branded VT (connected) on left side. Owner can have steer by paying all expenses. Sec. 31-28-51. Louis Homrigiioushn. Notice. Persons desiring to enter homesteads or make final proof in other land districts can do so without going to land ofllce. Address or call on T. .1. O'ICeefe, U. S. Commis sioner for thedistrict of Nebraska, Alliance. Notice. Owing to the fact that the services of a United States Land Commissioner have been greatly in demand since the passage of the new homestead bill, J have decided to again attend to all kinds of business before the United States land office Having had several years" experience in the work, all matters will receive proper and prompt attention. Homestead filings, final proofs, contests, etc., can be made before rae at any place in the land dis tricts in which the lands desired are located. I will also visit points between ( Broken Bow and Crawford upon request. Any violation of the land laws or irregu larities of governmental acts will receive the proper attention when reported lo me, T. J. O'KsBfR, United States Commissioner for the District of Nebraska. Free Trip to St. Louis World's Fair. Trade at Norton's and get a free ride and 3 day's admittance to the Big fair. We give a ticket with each Si. 00 cash or paid on acct. "We guarantee to sell goods as cheap and in most things cheaper than any other firm n the count For'Sale Folding beds, good values, nothing wrong, we need the room and money Geo. Darling. 32-tf. A BIG BLAZE The Dcscli Livery Barn Was Struck by Lightning Tuesday Evening and Totally Destroyed. THREE ftORSES PERISH Although the I'lnm.-. Sprciul Quickly, About Twotitylvc HcnJ of Morses unit nil but J'our Vehicles Were Saved llnrn Contained Over Twenty Tons of lln Were It not for the Hcnvv Until the Fire Would no Doubt lime Proven More l)is(istroii4Alctt l'lre Department Did Splendid Work. On Tuesday evening this vicinity was visited with a heavy fall of rain, making rivers of the streets throughout the city. Some hail fell during the deluge. Light ning played a. very prominent part also during the storm, artimes it being almost impossible for oue to see the flashes being to blinding and rapid, and together with the deafening roar of thunder made one feel as though some great calamity was about to take place. During the most severe period of the storm the livery barn of S. H. Dcsch was struck by lightning and before the fire department could respond to the alarm the entire structure was a great seathing mass of flames, and with the heavy downpour of rain and the hard work of the depart ment the fire was kept from spreading to adjoining property. Three head of horses, together with a number of carts, buggies, harness and feed were burned. At one time it began to look serious for that part ofthe city but the wind shifting made it possible for the boys to control the fire. This being the first big fire in Alliance for several years consideraole excitement waj occasioned thereby. Among the horses burned was the stallion belonging to Simon Spry, and was valued at $1,000. This horse was taken out of the barn two or three times and yet he fought his way back regardless of the efforts made to save him. A horse belonging to C. E. Calder, and a colt belonging to S. II, Desch were also burned. At the time the fire started, about 7 o'clock p. m. Twenty-five head of horses were in the barn but were all saved with the exception of the above three, A cow occupying a corner of the yard near the barn was struck probably by the same bolt which set fire to the barn. The vehicles were saved with the exception of a carriage belonging to R. C. Noleman, buggy and surrev belonging to Louis Buechsenstein and a furniture wagou belonging to Geo, Darling, All were good vehicles, and were a total loss as no insurance was carried on them, as was the case with the horses lost. About 20 tons of hay was also consumed. The bolt of lightning which caused this havoc struck in the north barn. Insurance to the amount of about $2,000 was carried on the buildings. The same night about 12 o'clock the de partment was called to the Uichardson restaurant to put out an incipient blaze. To School Patrons. Board of education designates the divi sion line between the Central school dis trict and the Emerson school district. It is ordered that all pupils below the sixth grade west of the following line shall at tend the Emerson school: Beginning south of the railroad tracks and on a line running due north on the alley between Box Butte avenue and Laramie avenue to the center of Oregon street thence west on Oregon street to a point in the line of the alley between Cheyenns avenue thence north to the section line. Any special arrangement for those re siding in the country will be in the discre tion of the superintendent. H. R. Carson filed his resignation with the board and Miss Huff, of Fremont, and Miss Horton were elected to fill vacancies, Their grades will be assigned later. Mrs. Flora Hawkins. Once more death has entered our midst, claiming Mrs. Flora Hawkins, wife of L. M, Hawkins, in West Lawn, Sunday. Flora B. Hawkins was born April 9, 1877, married in 1893, to Lewis M. Haw kins. Joined Christian church in 1893. Died August 28, 1904. aged 27 years 4 months and 19 days. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church Mon day afternoou at 2 o'clock, by Rev. Chas. W. Ray. Deceased leaves beside a hus band, four daughters to mourn her loss The Herald extends sympathy to the sor rowing. Come to Box Butte. Lincoln Journal: A number of Utica citizens will go to the western part of the state together and engage in farming. Settling close together they hope to avoid the loneliness that Is often incident to wester farm life,. Mr, and Mrs. E. I. Gregg left Tuesday morning to see the state fair. They may also visit their son at Crete. E. H, Rood, accompanied by his wife, are in the city this week, and will remain n couple of days, while Mr. Rood will look after business matters. Mis Grace Fickell, who has, been visit ing during the past two weeks at Sylvan Lake and other Black Hills points returned home the first of. the week. V. E. Spencer left Tuesday morning for the state falrVu Lincoln, Mr. Spencer will look after tome business matters at Omaha before returning home. Mr. Na.ta.Hart of Lead City, accom panied by her two children, are visiting in Alliance this week the guests, of Mils Maggie Harry and othor relatives. Mr. and Mrs. M. Nolan returned home last week form Iowa, where Mrs. Nolan visited with relatives and Mr. .Nolan visited the World's fair at St. Louis. James McKinley, accompanied by Ins two sens were over Sunday visitors in Alliance onrouto to their home from a visit to relatives and at Gcring friends in Iowa. Bills are out announcing a merchants street fair and carnival to bo held. at Sid ney, September 6 to 10. "Something do ing all tilt? time" is the full context of the program. . On Tuesday morning Miss Inico Mc Corkle returned from a plonsant stay in Hot Springs and Deadwood. The week',s outing seems to have been an enjoyable one for her. J. F. Fleming has returned to this city from a trip to Ohio and Indiana, returning he' paid the St. Louis fair a visit. Mr. Fleming reports his father at Cincinnati! as boing in a critic.il state of health. Miss Mangan returned yesterday form her extended stay in St. Louis selecting her new stock of millinery and visiting the fair. She says the weather there lately wa3 delightfully cool and she enjoyed the fair immensely. The Hkralu office is in receipt of conv plimontary tickets to the Custer fair to bej lll!f! nf rtfnU(n Hn.w f.fnlpm1inr Ti n fi nM .. ... .....-. w,.w. ... v., , .,, v. Advertising matter at hand promise the, best fair ever 'held in that section and Invite all to come. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Z ehrung departed Monday for Wymore, Neb., where they go feeling that a lower alt'tude will be more beneficial to the health of Mrs. Zehrung. They still retain their property here expecting to return to Alliance in the spring. A. G. Dilling informs us that Dilling Bros, bought a new 14 horse power thresh er Saturday and started Wednesday to do work in Box Butte, Sheridan and Dawes counties. Those boys do splendid work. They raised 750 bushels of rye this year themselves. J. A. O. Thomas, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Ward', arrived in Alliance Tuesday from Fullerton, Neb. Mrs. Ward expects to make her home with her son, F. T. Harvey, who lives southwest of town, while Mr. Thomas will return to his home in a few days. N E. E. Mafus, of Chicago, who has charge of the experimental part of the Interna tional Harvester Co.. has been in these parts this week. Mr. Mafii3 says that the two best positions he ever held came through his being correspondent for news papers. Good work always finds its re ward. The F. McCoy place, 8 miles southwest of town had rather a peculiar experience Tuesday night during the' electric storm. Lightning struck twice on the place, be ing one" and two miles from the house burning about 40 acres of moadow grass. What seems so peculiar is that thote was no rain before or after the storm, Judge Ricker of the Cbadron Times was in the city Tuosday, hjs family has al ready gone to Grand Junction, Colo., and the Judge expects to follow as soon as he can dispose of his ranch and newspaper in Dawes countV. Judge Ricker is recognized as one of the ablest editorial writers in the state and is capable of filling a responsible position on a metropolitan daily. Miss Hazel Reck who has been spending the hummer with her grandma and other relatives in Warren Co., Iowa returned home Wednesday oh No. 41 having spent one day in Lincoln attending the State Fair. She was accompanied as far as Lincoln by her sister Inez, who remained at University Place to attend college at the Wesleyan University the coming year same beginning September 12. Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Wilson departed Tuesday morning for a six week' pleasure trip. During their absence they expect to visit a brothot at San Jose, Cali. They will also visit at San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and other interesting points in that country ere returning home, Mr. Wilson has purchased the Zed Good win ranch five and a half miles west of Alliance, and will take possesion of the same in the spring. "Uncle" Zed will then move to town and make Alliance his place of residence As noxt Monday is Labor day, all the labor organUntions in town, comprising the Retail Clerks; the B. of R. T.; the O. R. C. the H. of L. V.; the 1), of L. E., the O, R. T.,and other labor organlmitionH, present or represented, and ovory honest win of toll, with thair fnmilie, are cordial ly invited to the Baptist church not Sun day evening, September .j, to listen ton sermon appropriate to Labor dav and in the interests of laloring people. Service at 8 o'clock. A visit to Judge Wetover' yard tiould convince the "most fastidious" that apple can be crown In Sheridan county, for there are the apples to outweigh all argu ment to the contrary. A half cluren trees are so heavily loaded that their branches almost touch the oarth, and some othor trees also have a good percentage of fruit on tliom Rushville Stnndard. When the judge comes to Alliance next month to hold court his friends hope ha will not forget to shako the trees nnd fill I1h pock els. The Custer county fair to be held at Broken Bow, September G, 7, 8, and 9, promises to bo the greatest event central and western Nebretka has seen in many ye.-.rs. An unusually strong racing pro gram will be carried out and big attrac tions will tako place. Reduced railroad rales havo been secured. S. B. Libby left yesterday for his home at Yankton, S. D. Mr. Libby, who was an early settler in the county nnd served the people faithfully as county treasurer, enjoyed his week's visit here with relatives and old-time friends. Mr. Libby informs us that if he can dispose of his interests at Yankton he will return to Alliance. Mrs. Sarah Blood and son Roy arrived in Alliance last evening from Waterloo, Iowa. They will make this place their future home. The Herald oxtendsa hand of welcome to all such families who may decide to make Alliance their abiding place. Mrs. Ellis and little daughtrc, of Valley City, N. D., who have been visiting hero with relatives returned to their home Tiles I accompanied them as far as Hot Springs I gjj and Deadwood. Mrs. G. O. Smith and two children, of St. Joe, who have been visiting here with relatives during the past month, departed for Colorado Springs Sunday night for a visit among relatives. Mrs. Ed Barry ac companied them. A. M. Miller of Hciningford ruturned yesterday from his trip to Boston wcre he attended the G. A. R. reunion, Mr, Barry who vent with him will visit his former home in Maine before returning. A, L. Harrison has assumed his new duties as traveling salesman, making his first trip Monday to Crawlord. Mrs, Har rison will continue in charge of the con fectionery store. Sheriff Reed returned yesterday from his trip to Iowa. He visited the state fair at Lincoln Wednesday and reports an attendance of 27,000 people that day. Mr, and Mrs. Newbauer left Wednes day for Sidney to be at the bedside of Mrs Newbauer's 'father who lies in a very critical condition. Rev. J. M McConnoll of Zwingle, Iowa, who has conducted services in the U. P. church at Alliance for a short time letf yesterday for Rushville. Geo. Darling visited Hot Springs Sun day. Apparently there are attractions other than the famous plungs or Spearfish falls in the hills for George. N. J. Petersen wont to Lincoln Sundai, and on Monday took the remnins of his mother, who died at the sanitarium, to Arcadia, for burial. F. E. Reddish left Wednesday for a trip to his old home in Indiana and a visii to the World's fair. He will be gone two or threo wgeks. The Famous Clothing House comes to the front again this week with a large ad vertisement. They are offering bargains in all linos. Mrs. Charles T. Loetch expects to open new millinery and dressmaking parlors soon in the rooms formerly occupied In Mrs. 7-ahrung. , C. A. Newberry returned from Iinco!n to day, where he had one of the celebra tad Newberry tanks on exhibition at the state fair. We call the attention of our readers to the ad of Mrs. S. C, Y eager, ta be found elsewhere in this issue of Tim Hxcai.d Mrs. Fred Schumacher of York, arrived in Alliance last Saturday for a visit with her daughtlmr, Mrs. Glen Miller. Sch&ol opens next Monday. All pupils should report for enrollment on the first morning of school, Lightning struck on Hampton's Ranch Tuesday evening burning over about a section of land. Additional local on other pages iBiagaaspjnYraiHwssaCTttgro When they are New they are here. CLOTHING YOUR amous There is only one word we know of that fully ex presses our Fall and Winter line of Hen's Ready to Wear lolhing and that is MAGNIFICENT. The Choicest productions ot New York, Chicago and Cincinnati Tlarkets are on our tabids. Every new Fabric and Style is here When its new its here i Our New York agent, Mr. Butler, made another CLOTHING SCOOP having bought 85 Suits of the Just ly Celebrated Leicester Worsteds way down below the Price. These goods are nice genteel patterns Hard finished Worste d s made substantially Full of Snap and Style Square Cuts and Round H and made and Sewed Collars $i2.5o and $15.00, These are better values than the so called made to, measure clothing and fit better at half the price of the other kind. .wnmiMwnVM 20 Doz. Hen's Overalls Blue Denim at the re diculously low price of 39c NEW SUITS NEW UNDERWEAR NEW PANTS NEW OVERCOATS NEW SHIRTS NEW NECKWEAR NEW HATS ' NEW FURNISHINGS SEE the NEW CAPS HAT and CAP in ONE For Men and Boys SOc and 7oc 3S3TODE1 IHJ t Waw tinVa 50 Pairs of Hanan's $5.50 nnd $6.qo Shoes in VTici Kid, Patent Leather, Russia Calf, all styles go .for $4 pair for these line goods - Men's 75c Summer Shirts - "Qc CARHARTTS OVERALLS IN STOCK all, sizes AT ALL TIHES BOY'S Seasonable Wearing , Appare! at CUT PRICES. 1 n ii AGENTS for Douglas Shoes $3.50 A FINE LINE OF STETSON HATS JUST RECEIVED (jet Your tickets with EACH one Dollar purchase on that $75.00 in Gold that we are giving away. I'iimi ! niiiiiiumMiiiijwiwuji iiiweiiixiai D - j An up-to-date Store I i j for Men and Boys. 1 HOUSE fs FALL SUIT now ready 1 t al evl evWf pj &WvnMJvnAAAnwvAfwVe1i during this sale. The Denver and Omaha Agents get $5.50 "and $6.00 a A fine line of Boy's Suits All bov's suits from $2.0 up we will give an Extra Pair of all WOOL TROUSERS, Boy's Shirts attached Col lar? made of Percale and Madras cloth at He. IS-n 's Silver Gray Derby Ribbed Fall and Winter I'nderwear Shirts and Drawers, silk trimmed VitCtt I9c Uo 's Cowboy I Iltts trim mt d with leather worth 75c now 39c A splendid M. D. Wells Shoe for boys worth Si. 50 now ' $1.10