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will speak at Alliance on the ' evening ot
JUNE 1st
Mr. Bryan and party will arrive at
Crawford from Chadron on aspecial train
at noon, leaving on a special at 3 in the
afternoon of that day, arriving in Alliance
about 6:30. The train will make short
stops at Marsland and Hemingford, for
those who desire to come to Alliance.
Mr. Bryan will spend the night in Alliance
and leave the next morning for the Platte
Valley.
A large delegation headed by Mayor
Smith will go to Crawford on the morn
ing of the 1st and return on the Bryan
special in the afternoon. Crawford will
also send a big delegation, accompanied
by a band, to Alliance. Everybody is in
vited to join the big crowd and meet our
distinguished Webraskan, who will be
nominated for President at Denver nex
July.
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( LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
S. K. Warrick went to Omaha Mon
day night.
Miss Anna Alyward went to Homing
ford yesterday on No. 4 1 .
., ,,, John Urcnnan is spending this week
Ion his ranch near Orlando.
M. M. Kelloy is over at Chadron at
tending to insurance business.
Chas. V. Lockwood, postmaster at
Canton, wan in Alliance Wednesday.
Henry Safford of Cantou was trans
acting business in Alliance yesterday,
I. King and wife of Angora were
trading with our merchants Tuesday.
Mrs. H. F. Gilman entertained the
I'resbytcriau ladies aid yesterday after
noon. ,
Mr. nud Mrs, K. R. Halls drove up
from their home on the Hampton ranch
Tuusday to do shopping and returned
the same day.
John Krauso, a prosperous ranch
man living near Lakeside, was in the
city yesterday.
State Hank Examiner E. H. Mill
lowncy of Lincoln was in the city last
Tuesday looking after matters in his
official capacity.
John Eaktrfati left yesterday on 41
for Montana to look over tho country
with a view to locating.
John Alyward and mother returned
' Monday morning from their extcuded
visit at Burlington, Iowa.
'' ' Herman Peters, tho well known
rancher from, tho northeast, was in Al
liance Tuesday on business.
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A dance will be given at tho Dave
Driggs ranch,' twenty miles northeast of
Alliance, on Monday evening, May 23,
to which everybody' is invited.
Nate Hart and daughters arrived in
the city from Lead, S. D,, recently to
visit with relatives and friends.
S. D. Lack and wife, of Hemingford,
came' down, to the county huh last Tues
day to attend to business matters.
The Jones auto ot Hemingford ar
rived in the city Tuesday and had on
hoard the proprietor, H. E, Joues and
O. G. Hcdgccock' and Dent Piper,
Mrs, George Mollriug left Tuesday
evening for an extended visit at Detroit,
Ann Arbor and other eastern points.
Sam Graham, of Box Butto precinct,
was in the city today on his way home
from a trip to the Brennan ranch in
Duel county.
Jules Kiscr and family of Pittsburg,
Pa., were intthe cit,y last Monday on
their way home from a long stay on
their ranch in Sioux county,
About fourteen couples were invited
to the hoipo of,, Mn). Win. Mitchell on
Thursday of last week as guests of Miss
J. BRYAN
Pearl, who entertained them at the pop
ular game of "500." It is needless to
say that thoy enjoyed the timo greatly
for this is the reputation of all social
comers at this hospitable home.
Mrs. C. E. Matthews attended the
state convention of the Eastern Star
order, held at Omaha last week, as a
delegate from the local lodge.
John Pederson has completed a
cement walk on the west and south of
the court house square, which greatly
adds io the appearance of the gronnds.
Mrs. A. J. Dwyer and little daughter
returned Monday morning from Council
Bluffs, Iowa. She reports Mr. Dwyer,
who is in a hospital there, much im
proved, A beautiful painting, 10x14 " which
can be seen in the Lockwood furniture
windows, will be given away at the af
ternoon performance of the Crystal the
atre. It is surely a beauty.
Dr. F. J. Petersen, osteopathic pbys-'
ician, arrived Monday from Pasadena,
Calif., and will be associated in prac
tice with Dr. O. Coppernoli. Office,
Nos. 17 and 18, Rumer block.
The state meeting of the Knights of
Columbus was held in Omaha this week
and the representatives from this city
were Rev. Father McNamara, Dr. Cop
Bey, J. B. Kennedy and Ed. Rcardon.
Gregory Zurn found it ncsessary to
take treatment at the hot springs again
and left for the famous South Dakota
springs yesterday morning. Mr. Zurn
Buffers much from the affliction that he
has been subjected to the past year or
so.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Skiles, old-time
residents of Lakeside, visited Mrs.
Skiles brother, C. H. Tulley, and
family, a few days this week. They
left on No. 41 yesterday for Kcndrick,
Idaho, where they expect to make their
future home.
Geo. A. Byrne, who will be remem
bered as foreman of the Alliance Timed
a short time ago, but who gave up the
newspaper occupation to go railroading,
is again back at his old trade, having
secured control of the Terry (S. D.)
News-Record.
There will be a meeting Sunday
afternoon at he Baptist church, at 4
o'clock, of all who are interested in the
starting of a public reading room. The
officers of tho anti-saloon league and
of all the church societies especially
asked to be present.
Grove Fosket, son of Willian Fosket,
of Hemingford, was brought to the
city last Tuesday and examined by the
board of insanity and adjudged
demented. Sheriff Wiker took the
young man to the state, institution at
Norfolk for treatment. v
And still the course of rcfoim and
true goodness proceeds. Now the in
nocent little dice-box and ace wild in
tabooed. This waB the edict sent forth
through Mayor Smith Monday, wbeu
he notified all places enjoying this pas
time to refrain therefrom henceforth.
Mrs. J, K. Snow returned last Fri
day from Boston, Mass., where she
visited hcr-mother and other relatives
muuu isi ucccinuer. a He was
ac-
1 companied home by her brother.Chester
treeter, who wih" make his home in
the west if tho climate agrees with him.
We haye correspondence from Fair
view this week which we are confident
will pleaBe tho readers of The Herald
in that locality. The. writer is terse,
yet complete in the news sent in and
that is what constitutes the best news
paper reporter. We desire to thank
the new member to our local news staff.
T. J. O'Kcefe returned this after
noon from a few days' stay in Omaha
and other points. While in the metrop
olis be "blew" himself for a new auto,
as the "devil" in The Herald office has
been kicking for one for several weeks.
It is a 4-cylinder Buick touring car and
will arrive this week.
A mind reader held forth on the
streets this week who attracted great
attention, and the way the children
swarmed to witness the antics of the
"professor" was laughable. The Pied
Piper of old had no more interesting
group of little ones about him as he
played bis fife to the tunc of "Over the
Hills and Far Away."
While in Omaha last Sunday it was
the privilege of The Herald man to at
tend the memorial service of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles. The services,
which were most impressive, were held
in the Burwood theatre and every seat
was occupied. A brief talk was made
by Harry Fleharty, fol'owed by a
splendid address by W. J. Bryan.
Rev. Clark Bower, wife and little
daughter arrived in the city this morn
ing on No. 43 and will be a guest of Dr.
Coppernoli over Sunday. Rev. Bower
is stationed at Colorado Citw, Colo. He
will conduct services at the U. P. church
here next Sunday morning and even
ing. Subjects: "The Sacred Building"
and "The Triumph of the Cross."
There will be no service next Sunday
at the Baptist church, the congregation
uniting in the union service of the high
school graduating class at the M. E.
church. The subject of the morning
sermon will be "Compassion on the
Crowd." Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Mid-week prayer service on Thursday
evening. A welcome to all services.
Mrs. J. N. Andrews and daughter,
Mrs. W. T. Schlupp, entertained at a
card party yesterday afternoon in honor
of Miss Florence Rumer. More than
fifty guests were present to enjoy the
time. Mrs. E. C. Koons proved the
best manipulator of the pasteboard and
won first prize, a cream ladle. The
consolation prize found its way to Miss
Florence Rumer, the guest of honor
who was tendered both prizes.
Dr. Fred Petersen, who was a former
resident of this city, some six years ago,
returned this week from' Pasadena,
Call'., to practice his profession here.
He will be associated with. Dr. Copper
noli. Dr. Petersen graduated in os
teopathy some three years ago and
since that time has followed his voca
tion on the Pacific coast. He will be
welcomed back to Alliance must heart
ily by all his old-time friends.
Uncle John Carmichacl is so far im
proved from his long siege of rheuma
tism as to be able to be down town
this week, visiting among his friends.
He has had excellent care with his
nurse, August Hornburg, and will no
doubt improTe greatly when warmer
weather sets in. Mrs. Carrie Maimann
of Placervillc, Cali., arrived here this
week to visit with her afflicted father
and this is a source of great pleasure
to Mr. Carmichacl.
The seniors of the high school were
royally entertained last Friday evening
at the home of Walter Bucchsenstein.
The interior of the residenco was tastily
decorated in the class colors, red and
blue. Refreshments were served and
plates laid for fourteen, thirteen being
the class number but owing to the
usual misgiving another was added.
The evening was most pleasantly pass
ed in dancing, interspersed with vocal
and instrumental music.
The trial of the State vs. Volly Wil
son, charged with assault on Lou Ray
at tho Checkered Front livery barn sev
eral weeks ago, came up before Judge
Bullock yesterday afternoon. The evi
cence was such as to perplex bis judge
ship and he took the matter under ad
visement till 8 o'clock in the evening,
when he decreed that Wilson should be
acquitted. County Attorney Burton
appeared fof the state and Wm. Mitch
ell conducted the defense.
Engineer M. F. Nolan surprised bis
friends last Monday by announcing his
intention of making a trip to his old
home in Ireland, and left the same
night on train 44 for the Emerald Isle.
"Mike" Nolan is one of the old-time
and faithful passenger engineers on the
Ravenna-Alliance run of, the Burlington
and has made many thousands of miles
at the throttle. In fact, his record
shows that in miles he has more than
traveled around tho world, and in all
that time he has handled the iron horse
without accident and with little delay.
Recently Mr. Nolan sustained an in
jury to one of his limbs, which necessi
tated his Uyiug off for several months,
and in the meantime he will take ad
vantage of the opportunity to visit the
land of his birtb. We hope to bear
from "Mike" occasionally during bis
stay in Ireland and will share this in
formation with our readers, for it will
doubtless be interesting reading.
SEKKJlTcLASsTuur
"Jttfriu Jtrtms," ti Bf Given by the
Stmr Class if tht Alliance Hgfe
Sctai, KMry Evening, May 18th.
The seniors of tne high school have
been bnsy lately practicing for their
class play, which is to be given Monday f
evening. The valedictory and class
poem will also be given the same even
ing. An admission fee of 25c will be
charged. Following is the cast of char
ters: .TededUh, Justice of peace .Claude McDonald
John Crancrosv tradesman J. V. f trior
Herbert Crancrcw. son. n 'Derater.
......... Walter Baechensteln
Reginald WIndum. partner In firm of Wln-
dnm&TIek Frank Homer
Oeorjre Prentiss, detective Jack Uewct
Horatio DeC'amp, cruok John Heat. .1
Hack Hardin, one of a pair Ue B.i-je
I'ollcraan . Supplied by
Officer at statlion f Other Characters
Mrs. Crancrou. John's wife.,..Mande Hpucht
Hcrnice Crancross, daughter:. . . . Ilazol ileci
Esther Gold fair, John's wanJ....Iiola Worloy
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Ode tO the OtOmObeel.
the boss haz got a new otomobeel,
and I'll bet that it's a peech.
coze mabee Jim Dahlman helped him
make the dcel,
and you know Mayor Jim's some
screech.
gee, i'd like to be the showfur,
an' come tearin' out'n de garash,
but wid de boss, bill bryanand dick
burke wid me,
i cuddent do nuttin' rash.
the devil.
Dancing Party.
The Ladies' Guild will give a danc
ing party at the opera house next Wed
nesday evening. May 20. The grand
march will take place at 9 o'clock.
Orchestral music.
Commencement Week
Following is the order of exercises in
the city schools during commencement
week, commencing Sunday, May 17, at
8 p. m., with the class sermon by Rev.
F. A. Graves.
Monday, 8:30 p. m,. senior class play
at Phelan opera bouse.
Friday, 8:30 p. m., eighth grade grad
uating exercises. Pres. J. W. Crabtree,
of the Peru "state normal school, will
deliver an address. At Phelan opera
bouse.
Saturday, 8:30 p. m., high school ex
ercises. Newton Wesley Gaines will
deliver the commencement oration
subject, "New Wine in New Bottles."
cLolirTHEiiilooRs
The Star Store Closed Its Doors Tues
day Morning.
The enti.e stock is in the hands of G.
W. Groves & Co., the world's greatest
bargain givers, to be sold at what it will
bring in fifteen days, beginning Thurs
day, May 14, at 10 a. m.
Full particulars and a partial list of
prices appears on last page.
G. W. GROVES & CO.
Change in Express Line.
A deal was closed Tuesday whereby
George W. Duncan becomes owner of
the express and transfer line which has
been conducted by J. N. Sturgeon. Mr
Duncan's son, Jay, will have charge of
the business and will give prompt at
tention to all light transfers, hauling
trunks, etc. The office will be at
Acheson Bros, hardware store. Phone
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TVTTT'T TVV I r VTr,r,t"rVV V TVIy
t REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS X
'. '. A.F IJALDMIK5E, Bonded Abstracter
George F. Iledgecock to I. O.Dlrkner, sir of
23, 27-55. 11750,
John Pllklofrton to James O. Kennedy, lots
U and 51, Co. add to Alllauco, fJOO.
S. W. MosbertoO. M. Lotspetch, nw of S4,
27-50. 13200.
E. h. Nanco to C. M. Lotspelcb, no of 21, 27
50.IWOO. Mary A. Frceland, guardian, to A. P. Gor
don, lot 12, blk 9, 1st add to Alliance, f 1600.
Emma J. Hesaelgesser to Naomi Dompsy,
swot 20, 2S-4R, 12000.
Abraham Lincoln was not afraid to stand
up for anything or anybody he believed to
be right. He would not have ducked or
hedged because standing up for the right
at some time and place might have have
offended somebody. He believed in posi
tiveness. He had nothing of the molly
coddle in him. Some good little bits of
Lincoln advice float about from time to
time, flare's a bit printed on a small
card, with which some one is doing mis
sionary work: "I like to see a man proud
of the place in which be lives. I like to
see a man who lives in it so that his place
will be proud of him. Be honest, but bate
no one. Overturn a man's wrong, but do
not overturn him unless it must be done in
overturning the wrong. Stand with any
body that stands right. Stand with him
while he is right, and part with bim when
he goes wrong."
RANDOM NOTES
Br UMCLZ OK0ROS
If The Merry Widow hat makes ome
pretty girls look ugly enough to ditch a
freight train. Brit they persist in wearing
the unbecoming thing it's tho fashion,
( you know.
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Clothes do not make the real man, but
they make many a man look better than he
really is.
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K big rattlesnake was kilted at the stock
yards Sunday, and alarming stories are
afloat concerning an iavasion of the town
by snakes of all kinds and sizes. Since the
saloons closed, a good many people are see
ing snakes who never saw any before.
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Tf A New York girl has been given a ver
dict for $32,000 damages for the loss of a
leg in a railroad accident. Most girls
would part with Doth legs for half that.
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Ti The Bridgeport Blade is advocating a
partition of Cheyrnne county into two coun
ties, with Bridgeport as capital of the new
county. A vote was taken on the proposi
tion last year, and there was a small ma
jority in its favor, but it did not receive a
majority of the votes cast at the election
which the law requires. In case the coun
ty should be divided, Bridgeport will find
a strong competitor for the county-seat "n
the city of Angora. The latter claims to
possess advantages over the former which
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no distracting noises from many railroad
Icive to more and better work on the part oft
county officers; it is also a moral town, be- f
in without saloons or other dens of wick-
f683 fBd m Bridgeport nd'"11
' '" ""LV1SE? rL ZFJT SSI
port, reminding one so forcibly of, tnese
lovely household pets Angora, cats and
goats.
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' There's an Uncle Tom's Cabin com
ing. Tfe loose yoer degs.
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A. K-''raka farmer whfl was fared to
the pannandte of Texas by the Harming
advertisements o! cheap bads,, has return
ed disappointed and disgusted. He says tf
yon buy a qnarter of a tasd man down
there, yon have to watch the seller closely
or be will saddle two quarters npoa you in
the deed.
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Ti The Bridgeport News has changed
hands again. The News changes proprie
tors about as often as the moon changes
its face.
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Col, Westervelt, of the Scottsblufi Re
publican, has won out on his demand for a
vote on the proposition to erect a bridge
across the North Platte on the site of the
present bridge between Scottsblufi and
Gering, the commissioners having ordered
an election for June 6. And Sister Wood,
of course, is kicking like her relative from '
Missouri. Its a fight to a finish between
the two leaders of the republican factions
of Scotts UlnS county and we'll pat our
money on the ex-blacksmith.
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The second trial of E. S. Kennison for
the murder of Sam Cox, of th Minatare
Sentinel, is now in progress at Kimball.
Kennison was convicted on his first trial
and sentenced to twenty-four years in the
penitentiary.
"Senator" Sorenson in the Omaha Ex
aminer: "The Merry Widow hat reminds
me of the comic supplement of a Sunday
newspaper. While it is somewhat laugh
able and takes up much room, there is very
little sense in it.' '
A young fellow with a big live bull-
snake coiled around his neck created quite '
a flutter on the streets last Saturday even
ing. Several "rounders" who were suffer
ing from deprivation of their customary
''bracers" ran up against the snake artist
and were frightened almost into fits. They
thought they "had 'em"' sure. (
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'x Eighty-five homeless and penniless
wanderers were rounded up and locked up
in Omaha last Thursday. What a heinous
crime it is to be poor! This is a case in
which Teddy's square deal was not equiv
alent to a square meal.
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i It is reported that some of the "public
spirited" citizens of Bridgepart have in
vited a bevy of "undesirable" residents of
Alliance (who desire to emigrate now that
the saloons are closed) to locate in the "fu
ture county-seat" and establish a "resort"
there. Bridgeport seems determined to
earn the reputation of being the wickedest
town in the valley.
A good old Box. Butte farmer wko re
cently visited the national capital says the
finest building there is the "Congrega
tional" library.
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TJ State Sanator 'Sibley, of( Lincoln coun-'
ty, threatens to contest Whispering 'Moses'
right to the republican nomination for con
gress. If ha carries out his threat ,bprwill
discover that he has tackled the toughest
job of his life. - 1 I . a 1
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TI Is it necessary for a veterinary, doctor
to have horse sansa?
Ti According to the May crop report of
Uncle Jim Wilson's department of agricul
ture this year promises to be a good' crop
year. The average, in acreage and condi
tion, of grain crops, is fully up to that of
last year at this period. We may be happy
yet, you betl .
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Ti Eight unhappy people have petitioned
the Box Butte district court to relieve them
of the burden of double cussedness. If our
foresight were as good as our hindsight
what a world ol trouble and heartaches it
would save usl
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Ti Edgar Howard, of the Columbus Tele
gram, has announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for congressman in
the Third district. We earnestly hope be
will be nominated, for he is the strongest
democrat in the district, and his nomina
tion in that district this year will insure a
gain of one democratic congressman from
Nebraska at least. Edgar Howard is a
self-made man. He commenced life at the
printers' case, and in his early days faced
all the "slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune" incident to the experience of the
poor "tourist," sven being compelled by
adverse circumstances to board a side-door
Pullman occasionaly. Hence his sympa
thies are with the working classes. In the
course of time, by industry and frugality
he acquired a newspaper at Papiilion, this
state, and by putting out a live and spicy
paper made himself so popular that the
people elected blm county judge and after
wards sent blm to tho legislature. Seek
ing a larger field than Papiilion afforded,
he removed to Columbus and purchased
the Telegram, which he has made one of
the best and brightest papers in the state.
Although now on Easf street Edgar still
recognizes bis old-time friends whom fickle
Fortune has not treated so kindly. Judge
Howard is an acknowledged leader of Ne
braska democracy, has more gray matter
in his think-tank than the average member
of congress, and is an all-around good fel
low to boot,
rt A land-hunter named Aubrey, from
Posey county, Ilooppole townxhip, Hoos
ieranna, stirred up quite a commotion at
the Barry House last Sunday morning. He
bad paid for his lodging and breakfast in
advance, but breakfast not being ready
when the 5-55 westbound passenger train
rolled in which be wished to board he
claimed a rebate of 25c, and the landlady
and clerk both being in bed. be pranced all
over the house trying to find them. He
woke everybody in the house, causing sev
eral persons to break the Sabbath and ah 0
the anti-profanity commandment. Finally
another guest realizing that the only way
to get rid of the Hoosier was to give him a
quarter, tendered him one from his own
pocket and the Uoosier took it. Some
men are so "close" that they would walk
across the month ot bell on a rotten rail it
they saw a nickel on the other side. But.
lbS U?Sins WhiCh
tact, nice cnarity, excuses many sins.
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Miss Etha Dewey
Teacher of Piano
Two years at Nebraska Wes
leyan. .One year at Morning
side Conservatory, Sioux City.
Studio 612 Box Butte Ave.
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