SSMTSajaSS ewiwupwwwwai: mSSSISmmBmSmSmSSm Misses' and Children's Oxford and pper SALE One lot Misses' Oxfords, medium weight sole, stylish last, regular f ! JT $1.65 values, reduced to P I 1 J One lot of Misses' Gibson Ties, patent leather, turn sole, regular 1.50 QQf values, reduced to 90v One lot Misses' Gibson Ties and Q7a Toe Slippers, reg. 1.35, red. to Olv Great reductions on broken lines of Ladies' Patent, Vici and Canvas Oxfords. NORTON'S WE HAVE Expert Salesmen Reliable Yard Help Efficient Office Help TO HANDLE AM Cattle, Hogs and Sheep consigned to us Try us and be convinced "TGG BROS Livestock Commission Company South Omaha, Neb., Write us Tor any information about the market 0 (so HEMINGFORD Postmaster W. F. Wiilker. Kdltor. MARSLAND. Mowers Rakes Sweeps Stackers Machine OH Big Stock of Repairs Newberry's Hardware Co. Boards of ail descriptions for any part of a house or barn. Dierks Lumber &Goal Co. Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr. QUALITY WILL TELL NOWHERE can quality be made to express care and skill more than in laundering. You can get clotlies WilSllCiI anywhere. But steam laundering means more than washed. It means, ist thor ough cleansing with steam and harmless soap; 2d finishing by good machinery and skilled laoor. Plain clothes show the result as well as fancy articles. Won't you let us show you? PHONE 160 Mrs, T. C. Carey was an Alliance visitor Saturday. Miss Dollic Pierce is employed ns central at present. T. J. O'Keofe was an over night visi tor Saturday night. Miss Mario Madscn is saleslady at Norton's at present. Mrs. Jennie Brosharis a guest at tile kidwoll homo at presunt. Jerry Wells and sons made a trip to town in the new auto Sunday. B. U. Shepherd was in from Sioux county the fore part of the weak. Alvin Scott went down to Lakeside Monday to work in the hay fields. Rev. Douglas has been in town for the last week attending to his church matters. D. W. Kenner came up from Alliance Sunday for a few days rest and visit with old friends. Mr. Elbert Andre was in Alliance a couple of days last week taking the examinations at normal. The friends of Mrs. H. J. Ely will be glad to know she is rapidly recover ing from her recent illness. Misses Mary and Edna Carey went to Lead Sunday to visit for a time with Grandma Jensen and other friends. The social at Hi E. Jones' residence last Friday evening was well attended and a very pleasant time is reported by those present. The West family here are enjoying a visit from Mr. West's sister and family, who arrived the latter part of the week from the South. Saturday saw a return of our school inarms who had been in attendance at normal. They report a very interest ing and enjoyable term. Norbcrt Frohuapfcl has opened a clothing and tailor shop in the room north of the Drug store where he will be pleased to meet his friends. Miss Jean Rustin came up from Al liance the first of the week, where she has been visiting for some time. She was accompanied by a friend. N. Frohnapfel had the misfortune to break the engine in his auto Thursday evening thus putting the machine out of commission for awhile or until re pairs arrive. Our kid nine went over to Marple Sunday and plaved a game of ball with nn aggregation of Alliance and Marple boys. Our boys were victorious as usual, score 11 to G. Miss Will Curry is enjoying a visit with her mother, Mrs. Hess, of. Chad ron. Mrs. Hess was here a year ago and made many friends here who were glad to have her return. -A.llieun.ee Stosmo. X-iSi,um.cLx,sr S Mnce purchasing- the hardware stock of Mr. Gadsby we have added a car of mills and pumps. We c bhall also continue our line in plumbing- and heating. Goods and work guaranteed. respectfully solicit your patronage we The John Hague Company x Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Warren came in from his Sioux county claim Friday last, bringing Oueita and Mary Row land home. The girls had been enjoy ing life on the claim for a few weeks. H. E. Jones made a swift trip to Al liance and return Monday evening. We did not get the exact time, but heard it stated that it was two hours and five minutes, which divides the honor with E. L. Everett. E. L. Everett, with Sloan at the wheel, made the trial trip to Alliance Friday afternoon, making the. trip in two hours and twenty minutes, with a fifteen minutes stop to repair a small break. Pretty good, next. Miss Mary Iodence drove in from her home near Marple Tuesday to meet some of her ladv friends, who came in on 43 that day. Owing to the rain they were compelled to stay in town all night and were entertained at the Olds home. ir. ami .mis. k. h. uius were 111 Alliance Monday doing some shopping. They were accompanied by Miss Gertie Olds who joined her friend, Miss Willa Bean, there and -on Tuesday the two young ladies went to Miss Willa's home nt Broken Bow where Gertie will visit for a few dayst Mr, and Mrs. Costly left last week for Chadron where Mr. Costly will look after his farm for a month or six weeks after which they expect to leturn here. Later Mr. Costly , returned hero Sun day after their goods and said they would not be back as business affairs called him elsewhere. E. L. Everett and II . E. Jones took a number ot oase ball enthusiasts to Alliance Sunday to witness the game between Valentine and Alliance. We noticed among those who went were E. L. Everett, Sloan R. Johnson, J. Anderson, Geo. Baker, II. E. Jones, I. Scribner, O. Scribner, C. W. Brown and Dent Piper. Ira Rolland lost one of his matched team of horses last Thursday morning. It is not known what ailed the animal as she came from the pasture with the rest of the bunch for water in the morning and died a few minutes after- ! ward. This is a heavy loss to Ira as 1 the team was a valuable one and an ! especial favorite with him. Mrs. Uhrig and daughter Ida return ed from the Big Horn country last week where they went some time ago so that Mrs. Uhrig could take th" hot baths at the Springs. Mrs. Uhrig has been afflicted with rheumatism for the last ten years. Her many friends will be glad to know that she has so far re covered that she is able to walk with out the aid of crutches. Are you behind in certain branches of study? Come to Chadron Academy and let us even you up. Some have begun haying. New potatoes are being used J. M. Tollman took some cattle to Oma ha Saturday. Mrs. Hutton of Chadron is here visiting Mrs. Joralcmon. Peter Hunsaker and Mr. Yockey are do ing carpentor work nt the school house. The U. & M. have placed an engine at this station to help ptiih heavy trains up the Girard hill. A great many rancheman have been in town recently laying in supplies for the haying season The proverbial stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bass the other night and presented them with a daughter. Mrs. G. A. Walbridge and daughter, Elsie, have been visiting for a few days at Mr. and Mrs Frank Moores, up the river. Mrs. Blanche Richardson and son, Har ley, left on Saturday for Cheyenne, Wyo., after a six weeks visit at the Richie hotel. Roy Richie, who has been visiting the home folks for a fort night past, returned to his work at Cheyenne, Wyo., on Thurs day last. Mr. and Mrs. Brush Hall came up from Alliance recently and are working on a ranche west of town. Mrs. Hall was Miss Mary Rohde. Quite a fire started the other day at the section house. Sparks from an engine ignited a pile of old, dry tiles, which were piled on the lot. John Shipley, living west of town, has gone to Hot Springs, S. D., for the bene fit of his health, which has been quite poor for some time, Dayton Sullenberger and George Richey made the mail trip to the Ashbrook post office last Tuesday and Wednesday, giving the mail carrier a rest. And now we hear that Mr. Jerry Wells, a Sioux county homesteader, has a Ram bler auto. He will hereafter bring his butter and eggs to market with easy locomotion. Mr. Oglevie, who had his right hand amputated a few days ago, is getting along nicely. He has made a couple of trips to Alliance to have Dr. Bellwood at tend to it Prof. Barber, of the State University, who is in camp at the bone diggings near Agate, received a message that his father was not expecte'd to live. He left on the first train going east, Messrs. Poole and Yockey drove out to the McCoy ranche, twelve miles north of town to witness a game of base ball be tween the Whistle Creek and Crawford boys Sunday afternoon. True Miller spent last week in town looking after his business interests at the lumber yard. True lives near the Bryan trail up "Whistle Creek" and expects to see the procession go by this fall. G. A. Walbridge came here to attend to the gasoline engine after Mr. Oglevie's accident. He went down the line Satur day to attend to other work, a man having been sent to attend the coal sheds. Mrs. G. W. Waisner and daughter of Sheridan, Wyo., who are off for a lengthy visit with frinuds in towns along the B, & M., came down from Crowford on Satur day and went out to the Kurman home for i a visit. Rev. Douglas came in from the Sioux county homestead 011 Thursday and took ! the train for Hemingford. lie rode in with Will Nicholson who was after a load 1 of coal. Has the Hereford coal played out in Sioux? I S. Snow and his helpers are still Work ing on the telepnone line. 11. u. luirman had a phone installed at the old ranche, and will have one put in at the homestead. Miss Hazel Furman and !. B. Walker will soon be on the line. Mrs. Decell, who has a homestead about twenty miles up the river, left on Wednes- day for Colorado Springs, having received a message that her nephew, a young man 1 of that place, had been drowned. A small 1 boat, in which they were in, tipped over and several were drowned. We see by the catalog of the Chadron Adademy that this side of the ridge is represented by George Taylor and Guy McCoy, both of whom have bean elected trustees of that institution. The academy is in a good position financially, the old in debtedness having been paid off. RENO. Lake- Mrs. O. R. Hale visited in Reno Wednesday. Fred Helling was a Reno visitor Wednesday. Little Loydie Berry is cpiite sick at this writing. Mrs. G, E. Rooker visited in side Monday. Ernest Rooks visited at L. D. Blair's Sunday afternoon. J. C. Berry has gone to the Black Hills this week on a business trip, Cecil Wilson and wife returned from their Denver trip Mondav evening. Mr. Brice's soli from Alliance has been visiting him the past few days. W. G. Wilson is erecting two wind mills on his summer range this week. I Reno was visited with a nice rain I Tuesday night which was needed very I much. I Winona Blair is assisting her grand, 'mother, Mrs. J. C. Berry, this week with her work. Miss Manchie Berry returned home I from Alliance Saturday evening after I spending six weeks at normal. Geo. Kiess is building a new frame house, 14x22. Girls, this is leap year, so you had better come around, Mrs. Anna and Lula Wilson attend ed the Wilson-Higgins wedding which took place at Alliance Thursday' eve. O. R, Hale and Todd Berrv went to Alliance Wednesday after a span of horses Mr. Hale had bought of Bud Betzold. Wm. Andrews, who has been visiting his brother-in-law, W. G. Wilson, the past week, left for his home in Iowa Monday evening on 44. Jack Barry of Alliance stayed over night in Reno Tuesday. He had been northeast of here looking at some land he thought of filing on. FORCED to the WALL BY ORDER OF CREDITORS Entire Stock to be closed out re gardless of cost or value. The crowds have been great since sale opened. Act quickly if you want bargains of a lifetime. Nothing re- served. AH stock and fixtures must be disposed of quickly,, no matter how big our loss may be The Star Store G. M. MONTGOMERY Sales Manager THE COMMISSARY 205 BOX BUTTE AVENUE Groceries, Shoes, Shirts, Gloves, Overalls, Hosiery, Candies, Fresh Fruit A Few Small Notions Phone 519 Our Patrons Concede that Our Prices ARE Really A-rfv If ii &1 & ? JAMES KEELER AISf' WESTERN NEBRASKA AGENT TOR PHONES Garage, 33 House, 225 FRICTION-DRIVE AUTOMOBILES Full Line of Auto. Accessories Machines for Rent We make a specialty of train calls, and short trips HASTINGS COLLEGE, HASTINGS, NEB. FOUNDED IN ISS2 LOCATIOS : Hastings is the fourth city of Nebraska, having a population of over 12,000, and is supplied with handsome public buildings, elegant resi dences, metropolitan stores, and beautiful '-'lurches. It is also an im portant railroad center, being located on the C. B. & O., St. J. & G. 1., C. & N. W. and M. I railways. There are .o three branch lines of the Burlington route, so that access is easy from .my quarter. FACULTY It consists of twelve cultured men and women representing eight dif ferent universities and colleges. Post-graduate work at Harvard, Chi cago, Princeton, Yale, Berlin and Heidelberg gives their teaching and scholarship unusual breadth and thoroughness. IWARTAIIWTS 1. THE COtlEGE, offering two courses for degrees, with many electives. 11. THE ACADEMY, offering high school training under college professors. 1 1 1. THE NORMAL SCHOOL issuing teachers' certificates under state authority. iv. THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, with courses in voice, piano, pipe organ, violin and musical theory. i:oi'ii'.u:'T There are four buildings: Hingland Hall, a men's dormitory and re fectory; McCoimick Hall, the principal recitation building; Alexander Hall, a women's dormitory; Carnegie building, the library and scientific laboratories. Facilities for college and science work are unsurpassed and all buildings have steam heat and electric lights. Next year begins Sept. 8, 1908. Handsome catalogue and illustrated souvenir free upon application to A. E. TURNER, LL. D., President First-class Views and Commercial Work & & Alliance Art Studio .M. K. GULItl", Propr. Artistic Portraits a Specialty ALLIANCE, NEIIIi. Enlarged Portraits In Every Style & j j & N A N