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PLAN NOW
EXCURSIONS EAST
Republican Convention ex
cursion tickets to Chicago at
low rates in June. Also ex
cursion rates from June i, in
connection with convention
and summer tourist rates to
Lake and Eastern resorts.
TO THE PACIFIC COAST
Very low round trip rates
commencing' June ist for at
tractive Coast tours, only
$60.00;
Shasta
Sound.
slighter higher via
Route and Puget
TO COLORADO
Cheap excursion tickets to
Denver early in July for the
Democratic National Con
vention. HELP US
SETTLE UP YOUR COUNTRY
Excursion rates twice a
month from the East to the
West, Excellent chances yet
to secure irrigated lands along
our line near Garland, Wy
oming, and Billings, Montana,
and Carey Act lands near
Cody, Basin, Lovell and
Worland, Wyo. Write your
friends back East about these
chances and send their names
to D. Clem Deaver, Land
seekers' Information Bureau,
Omaha.
Vauee, "Ktb.
W. L. Wakklky, G. P. A.. Omaha. Neb
Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
...WOOD
'Phone
No. 5.
Alliance,
Nebraska.
When you plan your home
remember the importance of
Good Plumbing
I do sanitary work and guar
antee it.
I install Standard bath room
fixtures.
Steam and Hot Water Heat
ing with modern, up-to-date
Ideal Boilers and American
Radiators right in my line.
FRED BRENNAN
Some High-Class Short-Horn Bulls.
I raised tho bull calf that took first
premium, also calf that took fifth in
same class, in open competition, nt our
State fair in September 1907. My
herd took fourteen ribbons, altogether.
1 now have thirty bulls, from one to
three years old, which I would like to
cell for fall delivery; a car load. 1 will
sell from twelve to twenty; you take
your pick for Sioo each. I will keep
them for two months, feed them oats,
alfalfa, etc., get them in good shape.
You take them in December, winter
them at home, and they will do you
some good. J. G. Brenizer,
43-1 year Broken Bow, Neb.
County Treasurer's Notice
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Owing to the time It took to forward all
back taxes up to date, I have been delayed
in getting out all delinquent personal tax
notices but now give all due notice that I
am going to give everybody not having re
ceived notice, a statement of their delin
quent personal tax and if the same is not
paid in ten days, I will be compelled to
collect same with extra costs. Now, I
mean business and am going to collect
taxes due the county from everyone.
Fred Mollking,
County Treasurer.
HEMINGFORD
Postmaster W. F. Walker, Editor.
Miss Etta Carter is clerking for Wildy.
Roy Iltckcy was an Alliance visitor the
first ot the week.,
Monte Green is painting Dr. Elkner's
new house.
Dr. Little moved into Mrs. Sherwood's
house Monday,
Miss Alma Jay is visiting in the Canton
neighborhood this wcok,
Mr. and Mrs. Durlclgh went down to
Lakeside Sunday morning.
Edith Droshar went home last Thursday
and remained until Monday.
,1 Mr, and Mrs. Ira Reed, of Alliance, vis
itcd with tho Foskets Sunday afternovn.
C. A. Rowland left Monday night for his
old heme in Iowa, where he will visit for a
timo.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal. Vinsel and Will
Mounts, of Alliance, were in our city Sun
day afternoon.
W. J. Hughes Is driving the dray for
Frank Nagelschncider while Frank is do
ing some farming.
The Loroy sale of household goods was
declared off last Saturday on account of
the Inclement weather.
E. L. Everett's horse got in a hurry to
get out of town Tuesday, but was caught
before he did any damage.
Misses Madaline and Lettio Carey left
Thursday for Ardmore, whore they will
visit with friende for n few days.
E. S. Piper, Grove Fosket and O. T.
Hedgecock -accompanied H. E. Jones to
Allianco Tuesday in tho big red car.
Mrs. A. Hedgecock took tho night train
Monday for Boulder, Colo., where her son
Dert is lying very low with tuberculosis.
Clark Olds returned Friday from Lin
coln, where he attended tho state conven
tion of Woodmen. He reports a fine time.
Mesdames Johnson and Rocky went to
Crawford Monday to attend a church meet
ing, They expect to stop there most of the
week,
Frank Olds was caught in a freight wreck
at Douglas, Wyo., recently, but luckily es
caped serious injury a sevens cut on his
arm being the worst that happened him.
Arthur Basse's team took a lively spin
around town Monday hitched to a load of
lumber. They wore caught in front of
Wildy's store, but not until they became
entangled in a spring wagon, which was
considerably broken up. Both horses fel1
on colliding with the spring wagon but sus
tained no injury.
MARSLAND.
J.Burk is painting the Griff Jorolemoni
house on B. & M. avenue.
Howard Furman returned home from
Wesleyan University on Monday.
Will Gregg rides a dandy new saddle
now which he ordered from Hillings.
Thos. Spencer, of Alliance, was calling
on his trade at this place Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoffman planted somo
very nice evergreens on their cemetery lot
Saturday.
J. M. Tollman has been batisfying tho
carnivorous appetites of our people with
fresh beef.
Capt, W, M. Evans spent a couple days
the latter part of the week at the wet town
up the line.
Miss Jennie Ellis, county superintendent
of Dawes county, attended the graduating
exercises Monday.
The kids and seniors of this place have
had thres bouts at baseball, the kids win
ning out each time.
Mrs. Levina Burchard and Wm. Buck
ley, of near Belmont, were married re
cently at Crawford.
0. H. Richie has ordered a large quan
tity of wall paper and intends to brighten
up the ho(el a bit.
Mrs. Mary Grant came in from the ranch
Wednesday and visited with friends until
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Cadwallader, of near 0. U., spent
the latter part of the week at the Commer
cial with her daughter Winnie.
Mr. and Mrs. Ace Hodge, of near Glenn,
were in town Thursday and took out some
barbed wire to use on the homestead.
A car-load of telephone poles were un
loaded for the new line on Monday. The
people here will soon be able to talk to
each other.
Mr. Metlin, an uncle of Jack Metlln, ar
rived on 41 Thursday from the east and
was taken to the Metlin ranch up the river
by George Richie,
Rev. D. C. Clark, presiding elder of this
district, held quarterly meeting here Sat
urday and Sunday. He was assisted by
the regular pastor. Rev. Douglas.
L. Snow has been remodeling the old
Hughes school house, which was moved to
town for a telephone office, making of it a
very convenient little business office.
Mr. Small, the plasterer, put quite a big
patch on the ceiling at Dr. Willis's new
house. The doctor was prowling around
in the garret, made a misstep and bored a
hole through.
Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Hayes returned
home from the south on Monday and have
resumed work at the depot. Everyone is
glad to see them back, and their return is
greatly appreciated by Ginger.
1 Mr. Meshak, who bought the Engstrom
ranch, is having all kinds of bad lack. He
has lost .a large number of cattle, and a
three-horse team attached to a plow ran
away, resulting in the killing of two of the
horses and probably fatal injury of the
third.
Ed Wlldy, of Hcmingford, attended the
graduating exercises Monday night. We
don't just understand why, but he went
around by the way of Crawford and drove
over from there and he was not alone
cither.
'Mrs. Kile, who has been rusticating with
us for some months, did not return with
the Hayeses, but will come later. She
doubtless became intoxicated with thegay
etles of city life of which she had been de
prived so long.
Mr, Phillips, county superintendent of
Box Butte connty, drove over Monday to
be present at the graduating exercises.
He delivered a very interesting and appro
priate address to the pupils and audience.
Miss Ellis, who furnished tho diplomas,
also made a neat little speech, calling the
pupils' attention particularly to the exquis
ite penmanship of tho diplomas. It was
done by L J F Taeger, clerk of the district
court at Chadron, who has no fingers and
walks on two wooden legs. Ho lost these
members in a blizzard years ago. Mrs.
J. M, Tollman, of the school board, pre
sented the diplomas, with appropriate re
marks. She adviicd the pupils to always
keep in mind the class motto "Rowing,
nrt drifting. The pupile who took part In
the exercises acquitted themselves admir
ably. Thr class flowors and the ferns for
decorating were furnished by A W Cross,
of Crawford, who keeps a beautiful stock
on hand, which is one of the greatest con
veniences in this part of the state anp
should be well patronized.
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Mrs. Gamble's baby is quite sick.
Grandma Browing's niece is visiting her.
Everybody busy putting in their crops.
Miss Eva Wilson, from Marple, attended
our league meeting Sunday evening.
Guy Burt and family visited his brother
Sunday.
Wm. Neigh has been quite sick the past
two weeks.
Mrs. Guy Burt is mending a little, we
are glad to say.
Mrs. Otto Vagal visited Mrs, Virginia
Burt Monday afternoon,
Mrs. H. Burt will lead the league meet
ing next Sunday evening.
Our neighbor Parker is getting along
nicely, being able to chirp.
Rev. Jordan, of Alliance, preached a fine
sermon here on Easter Sunday.
Ben Russell and Henry Bart visited their
sweethearts in the sand hills Sunday.
Mrs. John Lawrence returned from the
Pines yesterday with a fine load of wood.
Mrs. Wm. Lawrence has near 300 little
chickens. She will have many visitors af
ter a while.
Those who fail to appear at tho Fairview
church Tuesday evening, May 19th, will
miss a treat.
The Aid at Mrs, G. West's Wednesday
was poorly attended, everybody being too
busy at home.
Grandpa Lawrence, John and Tom Law
rence, Charles Benjiman, Fred and Herb
Naun, Wm, Lawrence and Paterson last
week sent their cattle to Albright's ranch
for their summer vacation.
RENO.
(Delayed Letter),
C. C. Wilson spent last Sunday at Thos.
Higgins's.
Alox. Benglo commenced working on the
section Monday.
Rev. Cox preached here Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Miss Manchie Berry's school closed on
Monday of this week.
I). C. Betebenner branded and dehorned
cattle Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Fisher and sister spent Monday
afternoon at Mrs. Berry's.
George Kriss is helping do the carpenter
work on Mr. Blair's new house.
Miss Lula Wilson attended the dance at
H, M, Wilson's Saturday night.
W. C. Gibbs and C. Barrett were in the
country last week putting up chicken roosts.
Todd lierry was doing some work on his
claim last week getting ready for making
garden.
Mrs.W. C. Moulton, Manchie Berry and
Ernest Rooks attended the entertainment
at the East Point school house last Friday
night.
Ernest Rooks was plowing and putting
in potatoes for Nellie Moulton Monday.
She put out thirty Russian willows on her
homestead.
Section Foreman Fisher, Guy and Ches
ter Hooker and Al. Snediker went to Rush
ville last Tuesday to testify in the case of
the boys arrested on a charge of placing
dangerous obstructions on the railroad
track. The accused were held to court,
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
Downie's Uncle Tom's Cabin will be
in Alliance for two performances Sat
urday, May 16, under a big water-proof
tent. It is said that the good old play
is nicely portrayed by the legitimate ac
tors and actresses ot the organization
the child playing "Little Eva" being
particularly pretty and clever. And
the numerous specialty people with the
company make the plantation scenes
very attractive with their songs and
dances. The realism of Eliza's escape
across the river on the ice is added to
by the pursuit of nine fierce blood
hounds. The play is adequately
staged.
Killing by
Electricity IMore
Humane Than
Hanging.
By Dr. E. C. SP1TZKA. Brain Specialist.
t $ Mr
jl jE method omployed
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erally well known. What is not so much a matter of
popular knowlodgo is tho fact that ONLY JTROM
SIXTY TO SEVENTY SECONDS elapse from
tho timo tho prisoner entor3 tho room until" ho ia pro
nounced dead.
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Moro than this, in every caeo with which I am familiar tho pris
oner slept soundly on tho night previous, ontorod tho execution room
calmly and often smiling, kopt a docont silonce or broko it only to
murmur a prayer or say a pleasant farowoll, walkod mostly unaided,
seated himself in tho chair and watched with curiosity tho strapping
of his body thoroto.
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Much has been said about lifo surviving tho first contact, but IT
DOES NOT SURVIVE. Tho curront is" now turned on when tho
signaling doctors soo that tho lungs hold tho minimum amount of air,
for after death what air was in tho lungs rushes out and gives tho
effect, to tho layman, of a sigh, which, if any mucus is present,
changes to a docoptivo gurglo. In only two instances did I notioo
oven any such sign of a respiratory effort. Death was ALWAYS
PAINLESS AND INSTANTANEOUS, and consciousnoes bad
ceased in a flash. ' ,
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For tho purposo of comparison, by courtesy of Shoriff Brown, I
attended fivo hangings in Moyamonsing prison, and tho results, in my
mind, are best expressed by that stanza in "Tho Ballad of Hooding
Gaol:"
'Tls sweet to dance to violins
, When llf and lovo nro fair:
To danco to lutes, to dnnce to, flutes,
,t Is beautiful and rnre.
But It Is not Bwent with nimble feet
To danco upon tho ulr
THE PREPARATIONS WERE AS SPEEDY AS IN THE ELEC
TROCUTIONS OF WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN, BUT AFTER THE DROP
FELL 'THEN FOLLOWED A PERIOD Of STRUGGLING AGONY WHICH
CAN BE BETTER IMAGINED THAN DE3CRIBED.
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In nearly every instance the heart continued to beat for thirteen
mimitca, and in only one that of Mol: Ivung, who really diod of a
sort of apoplexy was there no movement after the drop. In all
other cases thero were CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO BREATHE,
struggles of tho manacled hands! to free themselves and reach the
strangling neck, bitter contortions of tho foot, tied though they wore,
in an endeavor to find support. 'The men literally "danced upon
the air." , N . v
These struggles continued for a minute. Sometimes they kopt up
for a minute and a half. Often the Mjjlit was such that SPECTA
TORS FAINTED.
FINALLY I PERFORMED AUTOPSIES ON THE BODIES OF FIVE
MEN EXECUTED BY HANGING. TH DODIES WERE SENT TO THE
JEFFERSON H08PITAL, AND I HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. IN NOT ONE CASE WAS THERE A
BROKEN NECK, AND IN ALL DEATH HAD BEEN DIRECTLY DUE
TO STRANGULATION.
All the Comforts of Home
In a Panama Hostelry.
liy GEORGE AOE. Humorist.
129 yot havo any ambition to spend the rest of your days in una
doltorated comfort and unalloyed luxury you can do no bettor
! than bo sentenced to servo a life term in a Panama hotel.
Thero you will find that elusivo realm of joy for which you
havo boon searching all your lifo. ALL THE COMFORTS OF
IIOME, with all tho luxuries of a New York hotel, aro dono up in a
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splendid things to improvo the
living, and uncarpoted floors are
are all tho rage tho world over.
All tins they know,, and they
advantage. Where can you find
in America?
Church TMust Treat
Rich and Poor Alike.
By Rev. J. WILBUR. CHAPMAN. Evangelist.
IT is no harder to reform a moneyed capitalist than to reclaim
ahum. WE MUST TREAT POOR AND RICH ALIKE.
That is tho secret of tho saving of souls. Many ministers
fear that if they go to tho wealthy mombers of their congre
gations and tell them that they have got to stop sinning or pay the
penalty tho rich ones will stop giving money to tho church.
Ministers of that kind aro COWARDS AND LTYPOCRITES
They don't dare do their duty. I would go to a rich man and tell hin.
that ho was WRONG AND MUST REFORM just as readily as I
would to tho most humble parishioner. I wouldn't care if hie never
gave another cent
in electrocution ia already gen
neat little package and handed out as a souvenir to
each person who signs his namo to a Panama hotel
rcgistor.
Panama hotel keepers havo a most wonderful
faculty for -getting right down to tho bottom of
things and finding out what their customers want.
Long experience has taught them that a PIL
LOW STUFFED WITH. BRICKBATS AND
COBBLESTONES is most oonducivo to sleep and
pleasant dreams. They know full well that an OAK
BOARD COVERED OVER WITH A SHEET
makes an extrorooly comfortable bod for weary trav
elers. Straight backed chairs, and few of them, are
health and increaso tho pleasuro of
homelike and cleanly. High prices
put their knowlodgo to tho greatest
a parallel to this spirit of enterprise
Public Sale.
Tho undersigned will sell at public auc
tion on his premises 17 miles due west of
Hemingford, on Monday, May 18, 1908,
commencing at 10 o'clook sharp, tho fol
lowing property:
Ten head of horses, 3 wagons, 3 mowers,
3 hayracks, 1 rake, 1 sulky plow, 2 break
ing plows, 2 cultivators, 1 disc with seeder
attachment, 1 binder, 1 harrow, 1 potato
digger, 1 lister, 1 threshing outfit, Pigs,
all sizes, 1 full. blooded Chester white
boar. Fivo dozen white Leghorn chickens,
5 dozen Plymouth Rock; chickens. Two
sets harness, saddles, spurs, sheds, polesi
wood piles, lumber, all kinds of tools, wind
mill, water tanks pumping horsepower,
fanning mill, corn shelter, feed grinder,
Household furniture and many other
articles too numerous to mention. Come,
thero will be something for everybody.
Terms: All amounts under Sto, cash;
above Sto, six months' time at to per cent
interests. Free lunch at noon.
C. A. POSVAR.
W. M. Fosket, Auctioneer.
Notice to Alliance Property Owners.
Notice is hereby given all Alliance
owners of real estate that alleys, vacant
places and streets adjoining must be
cleaned without delay, of all waste
papers, refuse, manure, etc. Prompt
attention and compliance with this
notice will saye costs.
C. C. SMITH, Mayor,
W. O. BARNES, City Clerk.
For Sale.
Avery corn planter, good as new.
L. E. Bye.
Estray Notice.
Strayed onto my piemises about No
vember 1907, one blue roan mare un
branded, weight about 1000 pounds,
age about 7 years. Owner can have
same by proving property.
Walter R. Kent,
sec. 12, twp 26, R 46,
Sheridan county.
New Machine Shop.
R. E. Rodgers, a practical machin
ist, has opened up a general repair
shop in Gadsby's carpenter shop, back
of Bogue's store. He will give special
attention to repairing automobiles, sew
ing machines, guns and all kinds of
machinery. Reasonable charges, and
satisfaction guaranteed. Give him a
call. Telephone 303. i8-tf
Well Drilling.
I am now prepared to put down tubu
lar wells, deep or shallow. Satisfaction
gnaranteed. For further information
inquire at The Herald office or of
Robert Littick,
Long Lake, Neb.
Warning.
Any person or persons found guilty of
marring or in any way destroying newly
finished cement walks, will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law.
Attest: C..C. Smith, Mayor.
W. O. Barnes, City Clerk.
Notice.
The starting of numerous fires in the al
leys and neglect of same before extinguish
ed is a very careless practice and may be
the cause of a disastrous fire in the city.
The public is hereby cautioned not to set
out a fire while the wind is blowing, nor to
leave one burning at any time without
watching same. Anyone violating this
order will be arrested and prosecuted.
C. C. Smith, Mayor.
Attest: W. O. Barnes, Clerk.
Tell Ue About It.
This paper can give all tho local
news only as our friends lend ua thnlr
co-oporation. If anyone visits you, if
you coniempiato leaving town, If you
see or hear or do anything out of the
ordinary day's routine, tell us about
It, that we may tell tho public.
Typewritersjor Rent
Machines cleaned and repaired
Expert Public Stenographer
Work done neatly and quickly
at reasonable prices.
Lloyd C. Thomas
Phone 281 Room 20, Rumer Block
H. NELSON,
Painting, Paper Hanging
and Kalsomining
Phone 641 Alliance,
Nebr.
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