Brakeman Mork Is very danger
ously sick with typhoid fever.
Conductor W. V. Johnson Is off
with a very badly mashed f inner.
Blacksmith Ault spent last week
at the home of his parents in Lin
coln. lirakeman Clyde Lain is enter
taining his friend, Mr. Gilbert Kays
of Litchfield.
Mr. Carl Rockcy went to Broken
Bow last Friday evening, returning
Sunday morning
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and
Miss Virginia returned Wednesday
from a trip to Iowa points.
Mrs. U. N. Hoskins was a passen
ger to Grand Island Friday evening
She returned Sunday morning.
Mrs. R. E. Spencer and daughter
went to Denver last Friday. They
spent the day shopping and Big'.it
Beelng. Conductor U. N. Hoskins is Off
this week on account of sickness.
Conductor Tom Grlffeth has his cnr
and crew.
Miss Ethel Miller, daughter of En
gineer Wm. Miller, has accepted the
position of bookkeeper in the co-operative
store.
Brakeman John Leidtka has gone
to Harrishurg, I'enn. He goes as a
delegate of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen.
Mr. Ray Detellne took No. I- Mon
day morning for Crawford. Mrs.
Detellne is at the home of her fath
er, Wm. Morris, and Is quite sick
with heart trouble.
Fireman T. F. Branley has taken
a two weeks' layoff and has gone to
Litchfield, Minn, to be present at
the wedding of a sister.
Mr Toliser, brother ot Hrakcmau
Jesse Toliser. came down from Sher
idan Monday evening. He expects
to enter the train service.
Mrs. Helen Short and son, who
have been h re for some time visit
ing relatives and friends, left Wed
nesday for her home in Slater, Mo.
Dispatcher Mosher and wife left
on 42 last Saturday morning for
Ohio. Mr. Mosher received a tele
grant that his aged mother is dan
gerously sick.
On the night of May 3rd fireman
''arter had a very narrow escape
from death. He wm on engine 201S,
Engineer llaggaman doublcheading
No. 40, running about thirty miles
per hour. Near Reno ho fell from
the gangway striking on top of his
head. He was picked up and brought
back to the hospital. He is now out
of danger.
One of our conductors had an ex
citing experience with a hobo that
he put off out at tho west switch.
The fellow was In with a car of hor
ses and was using his wooden leg to
keep them back. After he had b en
unloaded he swore a.t the conductor
and told him he wns coming back to
town, find out where the conductor
lived and burn him out. Hanging Is
what such a man needs.
City, has opened an office In the
McForkle block In Alliance, with L
C. Wakeman In charge as manager
and H. C. Hurt as assistant. A
large line of agents' supplies will be
handled and also an advertising a
gencv business will be conducted.
Alliance Is central to a large scope
of country that will make a good
field for their business and they
ought to Bticceed well, which The
Herald hopes they will.
ST. AGNES ACADEMY CLASS
PLAY TO BE GIVEN MAY 19
The Seniors of St. Agnes Academy
will present their Class Flay, "Cae-.
cilia ". OA Friday, May 1! at the Fhe
lan Opera House. Tickets will be
sold at Holsten's, admission 5o cents
The following Is the outline of the I
drama:
Caecilia, a wenlthy Roman Lady,:
prefers the unmarried state of life
but yielding to Qulntiliin, her fath
er's persuasions, she heroines the
bride of Vnlecian, a Raman N'oMe
man Septimus, a gambler, has
long been watching Caeciltn. hoping
to win her for his bride and when
thru bribery he learns from Niger,
Caecilia's slave, that Valeclan has
become a Christian and has wedded
Caecilia, he resolves to put- a barri
between the newly wedded, think
ing he might still persuade Caecilia
to become his bride.
l;i.cria, a wealthy Roman Lady, has
had her heart set on Valerian, and
when Septimus becomes aware of
this, he tries to persuade her to
make Caecilia unhappy by telling her
that Valecian was hers. Septimus
wins the weak Egeria over to his
cause; she attempts to sow discord
but falls. Septimus accuses Valer
ian of being a Christian before the
Roman tribunal and receives perinis
sloii to seize Valerian anil cast him
Into prifcion. He does this and the
very slave who betrayed the secret
UUU His master was a Christian he
came aware of this and with mighty
effort he trees liim from prision.
On their way home they meet Cae
cilia, who happily remembers that
in die garden where they meet there
is a secret subterranean passage by
which they can reach the catacombs.
Septimus is enraged whoa he finds
that his prey has escaped and he
finds another clue. He has a friend
in villany. Declus. who has been ex
communicated from the Church by
Pope I'rban. Declus reveals to
Septimus a like passage to the cat
acombs and a horrible massacre of
Christians takes place. Valerian falls
a rlrtntfl but Caecilia is spared.
On leaving her dark asylum she
bears a cry of agony and perceives
that Septimus lias been mortally
wounded by Niger. Upon hearing
bis cry for water, Caecelia forgets
all his well known dark schemes a
gainst her and she assists him and
holps him to die repenting.
PlM '! CM ft tilt Is brought before
t ie Roman Governor Alamacliuria on
the Large of being a Christian and
she Is condemned to death. Egeria
enter:; just as the sentence in pass
ed and she asks Caecilia's forgive
ness. The prayers of Caecilia have
been answered; she has won her
two greatest enemies Septimus and
Ena -for the Christian faith.Egerla
aid Caecliia are consigned to the
ex u! loners.
J utt as the executioner raises the
ax Caecilia's heart gives away and
Bhe breathes forth her pure soul.
Alexander, emperor of Rome, arrlveb
Just at that moment too late to lave
Caecilia but not to punish the wick
ed Governor for his misrule. Agnes,
Caecilia's foster sister, is adopted by
the Emperor and Caecilia's Obsequies
are held with all the Rplendor of
the Roman court.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
o
S. L. Campbell and C. P. Campbell to
On-ce Coppernoll
SE4 Sec 18 Twp 2ti R. 47 and N
WVi Sec 18 2(5 R. 47 $6400.00
Nettle F. Westley to David N. Draw
er Lots 1 and 2 Tract 22, Duncan's
First- Addition to Duncan's North
Side Residence Tracts 500.()o
T. C. Cannon to Harold R. Olds
NEti Sec 25 Twp 27 R. 50 $1.00
John Pederson to Warren V. Beal
Lots .'5 & 4 & NM Lot 5, Block Y,
Sheridan Add and Lots 1 & 2,
Hlock 7, Wyoming Addition to Al
liance. $3750.00
Haiold R. Olds to Keith L. Pierce
NEti Sec 25 Twp 27 R. 50
$4MHI .10
ALLIANCE HAS CONTESTANT
FOR WORLD-HERALD PRIZE
Miss Blanche Macdonald has reg
istered as a candidate in the Omaha
World-Herald's great voting contest,
the prize being a trip to Europe
with all expenses paid. The patron
izing territory of the World Herald
Is divided into districts, n prize trip
being given to the contestant having
the largest number of voteB In each
district. This district com prizes
north WMl Nebraska, the Black Hills
in South Dakota, and Wyoming, or a
part of Wyoming. The World-Herald
is a popular paper In this pnrt
of this district, and If Miss Macdon
ald' friends will get busy and help
her along, as they can very easily,
she will very probably win the trip.
Every copy of the World-Herald
contains a coupon which counts aa
one vote. Readers of the paper who
save these coupons can help some In
the contest, but subscriptions count
the most. A new subscription for
one year counts 8,000 votes nnd for
two years 7,000. Renewals for one
year count 1.500 votes each. Sub
scriptions for leBS than one year
count less In proportion to time
i ban those for a year or more. In
subscribing for the World-Herald
give your subscription, either new
or renewal, to Miss Macdonald, or if
you send it in yourself mention that
you want her credited with the votes.
She is stenographer and bookkeeper
for Attorney B. F. Oilman, whose of
fice is over the Alliance National
bank.
Further Information about the trip
will be given in these columns with
in the next few weeks. The contest
closes July 1st. The Herald hopes
to see Miss Macdonald win the prize
allotted to this district.
NEW STORE GET
TING GOOD TRADE
MEETING OF COMMITTEE
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the proposition to change
the present ground circuit telephone
system at Alliance to a metallic cir
cuit and make a report for publica
tion, will meet at eight o'clock, Fri
day evening. May 12th. The follow
ing are the members of the commit
ter H. J. Ellis, chairman; John W.
Thomas, secretary; E. T. Kibble, T.
.1. Meal, J. A. Mallery, , K. War
rick. B. F. Oilman. They will be
notified of the place of meeting when
that has been decided upon. Persons
who have any suggestions which
they wish to make to the committee
or any information which they think
would lie helpful in making up the
report, should communicate the same
to some member of the above named
committee.
The Railroad Men's Cooperative
store at 304 Box Butte avenue, first
door norih of the First National
bank, has been running only a few
weeks, but The Herald is pleased to
not' that they already have a good
business and we are Informed that
theli trade is constantly Increasing.
J. C. Berry, the manager, is popu
lar among his acquaintances, espec
ially among the railroad men, ami
with an entirely new stock of goods
it is not surprising that he Is selling
a large share of the groceries that
go to the homes of Alliance and sur
rounding country.
Jack Is ably assisted by Lee
Moore as salesman, and Miss Ethel
Miller, who as bookkeeper and sten
ographer does the clerical work and
assists in receiving telephone or
der;' Others will be employed to
assist as the business grows. They
use the co-operati"e delivery system,
Which means that their custom
ers have the benefit of prompt de
liveries, as well as the best good
on the market.
Since writing the above a Herald
representative has had a talk with
the manager and we are really sur
prised at the volume of business
which they already have Alreadv
it compares favorably with that of
many stores that have been estab
lished for years.
We call attention to the advertise
nient of the Co-Operative store in
this issue of the Herald.
CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs Pettingill left Tuesday niorn
nig for Hot Springs, where her bus
band has charge ol a fine soft-drink
MrlOf for the summer.
m
birthday surprise party
About thirty ladies gathered at
the home of Mrs. Willis last Thurs
day evening, the occasion hotel a
surprise birthday party for Mrs.
Cora Lewis. The evening was spent
playiug "f.oti." Mrs. Jas. Keeler,
Mrs C N. Hoskins and Mrs. Dick
Waters cut for first prize. .Mrs. Wat
ers cut an ace. Mrs. Cora Lewis
won second prize lioth prizes were
dainty little shirt waist sets. At
11.30 -Mrs. Wills, assisted by Mrs.
Robert lllrney. served an appetizing
lunch. As a token of their friend
ship and esteem, the ladles present
ed Mrs Lewis with a set of silver
knives and forks. That Mrs. Lewis
may have many happy returns of the
day is the wish of all those present.
ANOTHER NEW BUSI
NESS IN ALLIANCE
The Hauey Supply Co., a branch
of the Central Supply Co of Kansas
W. V. BEAL & SONS
CEMENT WORKS
SUCCESSORS TO JOHN PEDERSON)
11 work guaranteed. We use the best
river sand on all jobs. Estimates cheerfully
furnished on any and all kinds of cement work.
Mr. Pederson will continue to do the finishing,
which in itself is a sufficient guarantee as to the
quality. We will keep a large line of blocks and
cement building materials on hand at the plant, just
north of the Rowan elevator.
PHONE 335
OH, YES! MONEY TO LOAN
0
Money to loan at 5. Ten years' time, with the option of
paying at any time the borrower wishes to pay on the principal
QUAKER VALLEY
Elton Spain is working for Prank
Johnson.
Edwin Owen lost a valuable horse
one day last week.
Mrs. Joseph Parley has been on
the sick list but is better at this
writing.
A. HJordanlil was at Alliance Fri
day on business.
The mall is carried twice a week
from Reno to Hewitt by Mr. Esslg.
lie also carries passengers.
MALINDA SQUIBBS
Kilpatri'k's men having finished
Hie Dig Dam pulled stakes and mov
ed to Kimball.
000, Severson and Kd Deuker went
to Angora Wod.
John Hums made a business trip
to Alliance Tues.
Henry Derr puloused his mare to
Minatare Wed.
Cal Derr went to Minatare Sat.
and being caught In Ho- storm did
not returo till Mon a in.
Also have some good stocks of merchandise
will exchange for good deeded lands, and good relinquish
ments to exchange for city property.
And will exchange good lands for stock, merchandise and
automobiles.
Houses and Farm Property for Rent
Insurance written on city and farm property
Locating People on Homesteads
a specialty. Will locate parties on homesteads and
survey their lands so they will know just where their
corners are at a very reasonable rate. Any one wish
ing a good home will do well to call on or phone
BABBITT, DEUEL Sc CO.
ROOM 1 1, RUMER BLOCK
Office Phone, 286 Res. Phone, 359 Blue
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
Dan Mc Lean Is still down on Hie
tlov. Ditch.
This heavy fall of snow will put
the ground in excellent condition
and stop the dry weather croakers
A BUSY PLACE
Did you ever visit a central tel
ephone office and watch the ladles
who are called "operators' or "iee
phoae girls" at their work? It's a
busy place, especially at times when
half of the people In the city want
to taik to the other half. If anybody
deserves courteous treatment, O0f
talnly the telephone operators do
but they don't always receive it;
and if there is a more accommodat
ing telephone force any where than
there is at Alliance, The Herald
hasn't learned where.
The Alliance telephone exchange'
i-; a very busy place and few people
Inve any Idea of the number of ;
phone calls handled every tweniv
four hours.
Recently 6,07:.' calls were handh
during a continuous period of twenty
four hours. tl.Tuil ot these were dur
ing a continuous period of fifteen
hours, or an average of 448 calls per
hour or 7 calls per minute.
In spite of the great amount of
work everything moves along aa
smooth and cjuitely as clockwork un
der the direction of Mrs. Chaffey,
head operator.
John Bnoddy, Pros., V. s. Shower, V Pres.
May Snotldy, Sec. and Tn-as.
NELSON FLETCHER
Fire Insurance Agency
L
Hail Insurance
And All Other Kinds of Insurance
Stock, Accident and Death from
Any Cause
Also Represent the
Nebraska State Building and Loan
Association
Are You in Arrears
on your subx. Option T You Uaow
WE NEED THE MONEY
7
Central Lumber Co.
Building material, Piles, Posts
HtniNOFOKD, and Coal Nebraska