mw.tuwmi!mkin.i!ixiiKlim)mu&mKgB!mmmMl!9mmnflPrivi i . iiwium, j ij..ww--'iwawMaai"B ?JB.li!jiifc'.,w MitaH4 Au VV J. E. Hill Purchases The Star Store The Star Dry Goods store, which recently underwent a fire, has heen purchased by J. fc. Hill, tv member of the firm of Hill & Shelfcr. In today's paper will ho found the announcement of Mr. Hill ns to his future intentions and it will bo, worth the while of pur chasers to look it up for spring buying. Mr. Hill announces that he will con tinue the business nnd put In a largo stock of summer goods of the latest fashions. In addition to dry goods, a complete lino of shoes, clothing, car pets and rugs will be kept in stock so that The Star will be a most complete nnd up-to date establishment: Mr. Hill is in the oast at present making the purchase of goods, which will soon begin to arrive. Watch tlio Star ad vertisements in The Herald and you will never be at a loss where to secure bargains. Easter Monday Dance to be Given by K. Cs. The long season of lent with its fast ing and sackcloth aud ashes will soon have passed away and society resume the social whirl. The first event of importance in this line will bo a grand dance to be given under the auspices of Alliance council No. 975, Knights of Columbus, Easter Monday night at the Phclan opera house. This is the so ciety's third annual ball, and there is no doubt the elaborate arrangement now in progress will bring foith a great gathering. The committee in charge is composed of the following gentle men: A. B. Carroll, S. F. Burchell, John O'Kcefc, Phil Driscoll.Ed Shields. Invitations will be sent out in a few days, and we understand the programs will be artistic features of the Easter time. .www. Elect Teachers for Ensuing Year. At a meeting of the school board held last Monday night the following teach ers were elected: Pilncipnl high school. II. H. Reimund. Assistant principal, Lulu E. Wirt. Second assistant physical director, G. H. Williams. Principal Central school, Elda lfacon. Sixth grade, Nell Belle. Fifth grade, prances Scott. Fifth grade, Esther Neeland, Fourth grade. Anna Nerud. Third Rrade, Delia Reed. Second grade, Anna Beaumont. First primary, Susie It. Frazier. First primary, Elsie Lane. Third and fourth grade, Emerson school, Anna McCoy. Second grade, Delia Strong. First grade, Nan Alexander. The following positions are yet to be filled: Eighth, fourth, third and sec ond grades in Central schools; princi pal of Emerson school, music super visor and supply teacher. The follow ing did not care to accept positions for another year, most of them having ob tained more lucrative positions else where: Lillian D. Horton, Alva Jones, Kathryn Roddy, Ida Johnson, Mao Heath, F. G. Leavitt, A. J. Macy. All who have the interests of our schools at heart will be pleased to learn that Professor Hayes has accepted the superinteudency for another year. The board showed its appreciation of Mr. Hayes' capable management by voting him an increase in salary of $150 yearly. Runaway Horse Injures Mother and Daughter Mrs. Sarah E. Jesse and daughter Elsie, residing near town, were the victims of a runaway last Sunday after noon, on their way home from a visit with friends. Their horse was fright ened by a barking dog and ran away, throwing the occupants from the buggv and injuring Mrs. Jesse quite painfully internally. Her daughter suffered a fractured ankle and was otherwise bruised. It was some time before they could secure medical aid, when it was lound that their injuries though very painful were not serious. Meat Market Burned! A fire in the meat market of Mulloy & Heater last Friday morning at 2 o'clock practically destroyed the firm's ousiness anu the uuiiuing, wnicn is owned by G. M. Burlingame. The do partment succeeded in putting out the fire ufter a fierce fight, but the stock was both water soaked and smoked to such an extent that it is worthless. The building, which is one of Box Butte avenue's landmarks, has been ordered torn out. The cause of the fife is supposed to have been spontan eous combustion. ( LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. J J. S. Hood was in from Sioux county Monday. ,, Father McNamara was at Hyannis last Tuesday. Win, Mitchell went to Kushville yes terday on legal business, P. King was up from the ranch a couple of days this week. Neil Boon was an Omaha visitor last week, returning Saturday. S. K. Warrick left Tuesday night on a business trip to Lincoln. Attorney Porter is down from Craw ford today on legal business. Miss Agnes Hollinrako of Homing ford visited in Alliance Wednesday. John Duhon, a Lawn precinct stock man, was in the metropolis Tuesday. G, W. Jones has been ailing for a few days but is able to be out again. Wm, Welsh, accompanied by his son, was up from Bingham last week. Twenty counties go dry in Illinois and 1,500 saloons go out of business. James Gray and J. W. Guthrie left last night on 44 for a visit at Carroll, Iowa. Dr. Copsey has been entertaining his brother, Harvey, of Broken Bow re cently. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Frankle re turned Saturday from their visit to Denver. Fred Dickinson left on 43 this morn ing for a short visit with relatives in Chadron. Bert Licklitcr is in the city looking after the interests of the Omaha News company. Nels C. Nelson is quite ill with pneu monia at the home of his parents in this city. Sheriff L. A. Bcckwith of Kushville was in the city last week visiting his brother Roy. There is a movement on foot to or ganize ball teams among the fraternal orders of the city. Miss Maymo McCauley returned Sunday on 41 from a short visit with relatives at Hyannis. Bridgeport had a narrow call to go dry last Tuesday but the "wets" won out by a majority of n. Chas. Jameson of Ellsworth was in the city yesterday. Also Bartlett Richards of the same placo. Judge Spacht was called to Sargent Monday by a telegram stating that his brother was dangerously ill, Thos. Collins has just completed a fine ucw frame house on his farm thir teen miles north of Alliance. Mrs. B. U. Shepherd and Miss Amelia Hucke were Alliance visitors from Hemiugford the fore part of the week. In the list of those who attended dis trict court at Sidney last week the name of G. W. Jones was inadvertently omitted. E. E. Bevard departed on 44 last night for Omaha where he goes to make arrangements to move his household goods to Alliance. The case against Billy Aiken, who was arrested for adultery last week has been continued till the 23d iust. Judge Bullock will hear the'ease. Win. Hollinrake and Thos. Killeeu, stockmen from the south part of Dawes county, were in the city yeaterday on business before the land office. Uncle John Carmicle is still in poor health and in tact there seems to be little hope for improvement. His son John arrived from Casper last week. Little Cecil Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Wilson, was operated on at Box Butte hospital yesterday morning. The little patieut is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. E. . Reeves have leased their fine farm two miles north of Alliance and moved to town, having purchased a home in the east part of the city. Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, H. M. Eaton was in the city last Tuesday disposing of the leases of school lands at auction which was suc cessfully completed. Messrs. John Burns, Charlie Tier nan and Geo. Burke are among the stockmen from the west part of the county who had business in Alliance the first of the week. E. Olday has gone to Billings where he has a position in one of the meat markets as a cutter. He arrived from uouiuer, 1010., sunuay anu leu me same day for the west. Mr. and Mrs. Win. O'Mara of Sheri dan county recently spent a couple ot days in Alliance. While here Mr. O'Mara purchased about twenty head of horses which he took to his ranch, Win. McCoy secured the $10 gift given away for the month of March at Darling's Furniture store. F. P. Joy a brother of C. C. Joy has been here looking after potatoes. Ho shipped three cars for which he paid Socts. per bushel, Kushville Recorder. A. M. Miller was down from Hem ingford Tuesday. If ho voted the dry ticket it is not known, but he appeared to bo perfectly dry when ho boarded the afternoon train for home. Mr.and Mrs. Jas. Hunter entertained a number of friends at their home last Saturday evening. A delicious lunch eon was served to the guests and an enjoyable time was had by all. N. H. Ervin and wife arrived yester day from Villisca, Iowa, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Edwin Shields. Mr. Ervin is an old soldier and thinks of taking up a Kmkaid homestead. Miss Tillie Welling left last Tuesday on No. 41 for her home in Crawford where she will remain. Miss Welling made many friends during her stay in Alliance who will miss her presence. W. G. Simonson of Denyor was in the city first of the week on business matters. In connection with his broth er John they took part in the Ingraham case before Judge Grimes at Sidney last week. Dr. Hand has been cntcrtaiuing his brother, K. Hand, and wife of Hay Springs. The latter is just recovering from an attack of pneumonia and will remain uudcr the caro of Dr. Hand for a few days. Dr. Howard who has been assistant' in the medical department for the Burl ington at Alliance for some time will leave tonight for Aurora, III., to take the position as medical examiner for the same company. J. H. Vaughan was summoned to Lexington, Mo., Tuesday, by a tele gram stating that his aged father could live but a few hours. The message came in the forenoon and Joe left on the night traiu. Traveling Auditor Fred Shoemaker of the International Harvester com pany, and wife left Monday morning via Denver for San Francisco, where Mr. Shoemaker goes to check off the company's office. L. G. Bowman, who assumes man agement of the local telephone company arrived from Kansas City Tuesday. Mr. Bowman is a man of lainily and has rented the Van Boskirk residence in the north part of the city. Mrs. W. R. Bimey, who has been quite ill for several days with an attack of appendicitis, is enjoying the company of her sister, Miss Winnie Wagner of Omaha. Mrs. Bimey is still frail as a result of her siege of sickness. R. B. Logan, who purchased the C. C. Stevens tarm northeast of Alliance, has moved thereon. This is considered one of the most desirable farms in the county. Mr. Logan comes from Sew ard and is well spoken of by the Sew ard county people who reside here. While visiting at the home of Enoch Boyer in this city last 'Sunday the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Erb fell from a fence and broke his arm. The lad was playing with other children when the accident occured. L. R. Barr of Rochester, N. Y., is in the city today on his return from Sioux county where he visited a broth er who is engaged in the stock business. Mr. Barr is foreman of the Andrews printing company, printers of law .books. J. E. Rice, the well known stockman of Cleman, returned Saturday from Knoxville, Iowa, from which place he shipped sixteen head of jenues and a couple of horses, -Mr. Rice, in com pany with Wm. Archer, were in Alli ance Tuesday. The Alliance Realty office has been removed from the Alliance Nat'l. Bank block to the office occupied by County Attorney Burton. Chas. Brennan, who is at the head of the Realty firm, is nicely located in his new quarters and will be pleased to see his friends. Mrs. Stanley Ashburn, who disposed of her millinery interests in this city recently, departed Friday night for Gibbon, Neb., where she will remain for some time. Mr. Ashburn has in terests at that point and they will re side there for a short time at least. In today's issue will be found the professional card of Alliance's new hos pital, which Drs. Churchill and Thorn ton have established. This institution was hardly ready for patients when the first applicant, D. Porter, a railroad employe, was received for treatment. A. Damon Jameson of Chicago and Miss Tillie Hochreiter of Ravenna were married last Friday by Judge Berry. The fact that young men from the great city on the lake will come all the way to western Nebraska for their brides speaks well for our young ladies. Miss Rebecca S. Meyers, a trained nurse, arrived here last week to take a position as nurse in the new Box Butte hospital. Mrs. Gnrtrude Churchill, the superintendent is making every ef fort to sccurq the best of help and Miss Meyers has an excellent reputation as a prolcssional nuisc. A social entertainment of young peo ple was enjoyed at the McCorklo home last Friday in honor of Miss Beck, who was homo for a short time from Lincoln, The hostess, Miss Inice Mc Corlc, spared no pains to make the occasion one that the young people en joyed most heartily. Sunday at the Baptist church, G. C. Jeffers pastor. Sunday school at ten o'clock. Subject of morning discourse, ' What is worth considering." Gen eral prayer meeting at 6:45. Evening sermon, "Sin like the clouds." Mid week prayer service Thursday evening. A welcome to all services. Judge Berry threw off the responsi bilities of the judicial bench long enough last Saturday to visit his old York state friend, Charles Kceler on his ranch twenty-five miles northeast of this city. Tho Judge spent Sunday on the ranch and enjoyed the outing greatly. "The Ranch Teacher" is a new edu cational publication issued by the sup erintendents of schools of Box Butte and Cheyenne counties. The first number appears this month and is pub lished from the office of the Heming ford Journal. It will be printed month ly and be of benefit to the educational pursuits of both counties. D. Clem Deaver, immigration agent for the Burlington, was in the city yes terday for a short time on his way to the Big Horn Basin, wheic he will look after land business, Mr. Deaver has a big potato growing scheme on hand in that state this season and he has Geo. Douglas purchase seed potatoes for shipment to the Basin. Peter Matzat returned to Alliance last Monday after an absence of eleven months. Mr. Matzat visited in Ger many and Ireland during his trip abroad and he has many interesting talos to tell of sights he has seen in the European lands which he has visited. Mr. Matzat formerly lived about six miles northeasc of Alliance where he was engaged in ranching. Miss Mary E. Smalley, teacher of voice, and Miss Edith M. Swan, teach er of piano, have opened a studio for the culture of vocal and instrumental music, at 424 Laramie avenue, aud arc well qualified to teach in their respec tive lines ot the art. Those who aie musically inclined and desire to culti vate their talent will do well to call on these young ladies for terms and partic ulars. Two negrojs who live in the west part of town were arrested at th.e first ward polls Tuesday while attempting to vote without being citizens of that precinct. Thev were confined in the city jail until evening when they were given a trial before Judge Bullock. The testimony did not warrant holding the prisoners and hence were released. Wm. Mitchell appeared for the defense and County Attorney Burton for the state. Sang Reck is a decidedly busy man since he has established his lumber business and planing mill and with him are six carpenters just as busy as he getting out finished woodwork for the many orders coming in. We are glad to see Mr. Reek's success in this enter prise for it means much for Alliance and its business interests. When you want anything in the way of woodwork or lumber furnishings call on Sang Reck aud you will be patronizing home industry. J. A. Keegan, who has purchased 480 acres of the Baxter land, three miles east of Alliance, has arrived with his family from Axtell, Kansas, and taken up residence on the place. Mr. Keegan has been engaged in the newspaper business for several years but was obliged to quit inside work and has decided to engage in farming and stock- raising. He has already broken out nearly 100 acres which he will put in small grain. Mr. Keegan and family are a splendid acquisition to Box Butte county. We have room for more like them. Ed Whaley received a letter Satur day from E. L. Beede of Drewsey, Oregon, stating that his wife had died ou March 24. Mrs. Beede was former ly Nettie De Coudress, daughter of L. C. De Coudress, who was a pioneer settler of Wright precinct. She was an estimable lady and has numerous friends here who will regret to hear of her death. Mr. Beede ;vas engaged in the newspaper business in Alliance at one time and will be remembered by the old timers. He is now in the real estate business in Harney county, Ore gon, where he and Gene Heath moved to about fifteen years ago. Change of Ownership Sale Mr. J. E. Hill has purchased the entire remaining stock of the Star Store and will continue the business on a larger scale than heretofore. He is at present in the eastern markets securing bargains for the old and new patrons. G-oods have already commenced to arrive and in a few days will have an excellent line of ready-to-wear goods, espe cially suits, which the ladies of Al liance had better inspect before buying elsewhere. In addition to a nice new line of dry goods and ready-to-wear gar ments, we are adding a complete line of Shoes, Clothing, Carpets and Rugs, all of which will be placed on sale at lower prices than the people of this vicinity have ever known before. We bid for your trade. JUST RECEIVED by express, fine line Ladies' Wraps and Suits; now ready for inspection The Star Store Are You Going to feuy a Piano This Spring? We have a Piano that was sent to a customer and not taken which we offer at a bargain. $450 Piano for $375 cash or $400 on Payments The Horace Bogue Store Gets Bad Beating. Volley Wilson was arrested Tuesday evening on a warrant charging him with intent to do great bodily harm on the person of Lou Kay, whom it is alleged he attacked and badly beat up with a revolver, in the Checkered Front livery stable. Ray had two bad scalp wound3 besides minor cuts on the face and nose. Wilson had a hearing be fore Justice Bullock and the case will come up for trial next Monday. His bail was fixed at S200 which was promptly furnished. .Ray left yester day for Rushville to give evidence in a case in Sheridan county. It is said that he has been traveling through the country looking up stock for promiuent stockmen. wwwvwwwwwp Commenting on the election Tuesday, the Lincoln Journal says: "After the events of yesterday some of the saloon men will appreciate the story told in one of the local vaudeville houses. It bears upon a man who was taken down to the track to get his first view of a rail road train. It happened to be a fast freight and as it went whizzing by in a long line of uproar the cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the visitor. "Gosh," he said, "that was a narrow escape," "How so?" t'What if that blamed thing had come at us sideways," When the prohibition vote comes "side ways" it will wipe everything off the map." CONTRIBUTIONS TO SISTERS' ACADEMY Weekly Report of Payments Toward the Erection of the School Building. Following is the amount of money received for the Sisters' Academy and by whom paid. Much of this is only part payment of subscriptions. The committee is now out collecting and the amount received will be published weekly. Previously acknowledged $0,410,00 Dr. 11. Bettleheim 25.00 F. J. lietzold 100.00 Total f6.535.op Solicit Your Patronage. Having recently acquired the Hard- stock of Mr. Gadsbv. we most m. spectf ully solicit a share of your patron age. We shall endeavor to constantly enlarge the stocjc and have added a line of windmills and pumps. We have the best in Plumbing and Heatiug goods and install them jn a most creditable and satisfactory manner. Very truly, The John Hague Co. Shirt WaistSaieTRegan's. ..j- '1