LOCALSandPEUSONALS
A ZJQ
Mis Blanche Macriotinlri mnl n
trtp to Onuihn l.-tst wwV, remaining
OTer Sunday
Q. N North. travellm; Hlt!iiian
tor the Victor tnlklnfc tun nine, wan
la town Monday.
R K. Oilman, who Iwih been trend
ing tin- lHHt six weeks in Wisconnin,
If oxpeoto! home net week.
Ml mips loroth.v Hoan nnd Wunehc
Macdoniild returned Monday night
ftrom their over-Sundny visit In Oma
Mr. and Mm. Klmer MeKnll, of
Reno, were two of the Sheridnn
tmt.v people to viait Alliance dur
ing the la week.
Attorney Kugene Hurton went to
Hemlngford last Saturday and from
there out to Sam Oraham'R ranch to
spend a few days rusticating.
H. 0. OUntnnann and J. J. Orabow
Of Douglas county were in Alliance
the first of the week looking for a
business location. Mr. OilHamann,
who ta Mr. Orabow 'a father-in-law,
Is a big dealer In HolaU In cattle and
Mr. Orabow la in the mercantile bus
iness at Chalco. They both seem to
be quite favorably Impressed with
Alliance and it is probable one of
them will decide to go Into business
here.
I. U. Hager received word the first
of the week from Denver that his
automatic regulator had been tried
oa a White Steamer automobile and
that It worked perfectly. He la now
getting ready to try the regulator on
a crude oil locomotive There Is
prospect that the South ia Pacific
and the C. R. i. ft P. will adopt this
regulator for use on their systems
where crude oil is burn l
Supt. W. R. Tate i the Mlianct
city school was called to Lincoln
last week to atteml a meeting of the
BXScutive committee of the State
Teachers' Assoc latlon He Un Alli
ance Friday noon and arrived on his
return Sunday noon. The meeting of
the executive committee was held
Saturday.
The Industrial Society of the Hap
tlst church held an all day session
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Po.v
ell, north of town. An enjoyable
meeting Is reported and a good deal
of work was accomplished.
An error In the name of Thou.
ay of Iowa City, in a personal local
in The Herald occurred in the Ihsuc
of November .10. The item read
"Shay." Mr. Fay is a brother of
John Fay of this city, with whom he
visited recently.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Ralfhs are
leaving today for Happy, Tex., where
they will reside on n farm. They
have many friends in Alliance who
regret to see them leave but who
will hope that the place to which
they are going will be as pleasant as
its name would seem to Indicate. Mr.
Ralfhs has been in the employ of
the C. 11. & Q. at Alliance for some
time past, working in the tWket of
flee.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Knight re
turned Saturday night from Custer,
8. D., where they went recently with
the hopes of Improving their healih
and also to see their son, who has
been ill for some time. They bad
expected to remain there quite a
while but found that the altitude was
too great for them and consequently
returned home sooner than they ex
pected. The Herald Is pleased to
note tluit they left their son sonic
what improved in health.
Jack Berry of the Co-Operative
store was In Kdgemont a couple of
days this week. He is well satisfied
with the volume of business being
done here and is going to materially
Increase his stock. ,: Engineer
Kdwnrds is now runi-.ing one of the
freight engines h. 'tween Alli.'nce and
Edj?cmont on account of his turn on
the Deadwood line being pulled off.
Engineer Martin of the Ster
ling Division has it. -en transferrt d to
ih. Alliance Division and is now
running switch engine In the yards
here. - Edgcmont Express.
W. D. Mclntyre, until recently of
lit niingford, now receives his capy
of The Herald at Albany, Nebr., and
considerable importance to this city '
Quite a number of persons are em
ployed at fair wages, th? laundry
work of the city Is kept at home, be
sides some work being done for
neighboring towns.
Your Christmas gifts will not bo j
quite complete unless you i use at
least a few Cross stamps to I
A. M. Thompson's address Is chang
ed from lletningford to Whlttler, Cal.
Mr and Mrs Ceng' D Workman
are the happy parents of a bouncing
baby boy. bom to them Tuesday
morning of this week.
After going to Colorado on a pleas
ure trip a few weeks ago. I. L.
Oeorge, one of The Herald's many j help along In th.- good came of
Bnenoan county readers, wrnes us j ninmpniK iui 1 11 mcai nine puiu
a very interesting letter descriptive j
of Colorado scenes. We would be
pleased to give our renders the ben
efit of the letter If space and time
permitted.
CROOK -SHAFFER
J. Stanley Crook, of Alliance, Ne
braska, and Kate Heatrlca Shaffer,
of Atchison, Kansas, were married by
l.luMtUe ci tite Peace Oberfeldef, at
Mr. and Mrs. Homgardner termln- m Tnur8Uiy Rftorn,K.ni
ated their visit with relatives and
friends at Alliance last Friday and
left on 44 that clay for Their home i CHAMBER LAIN--WILLIAMS
at Illoomlngton, Illinois. Their last j Allen Chamberlain, of North Platte
November 30th. Sidney Telegraph
previous visit here was two years
ago. and they expressed t heimvdvcs
as surprised and pleased with the im
provements that had been made in
Alliance during that Mm e
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ray returned
to Alliance Tuesday, having been
In re for a few days on account of
the serious illness of Mr. Ray's sis
ter, Mrs. L. A. Fossey. in the ear
ly days when Ellis was a young man
District Superintendent of the North
Platte district or the M. E. church,
am! Miss Catherine Williams, of
Scottsbluff, were married Thursday
evening, November 30, at the Meth
od hit parsonage, by Rev. E. J, Hayes.
They left the same evening for their
home in North Platte. Sidney Telegraph.
SHOE
TORE
E. P. Reed & Co 's
Fine
Footwear
for
Women
Suede, Vetooze,
Gun Metal, Patents
Complete fall stock on
the shelves and the only
up-to-date stock in the
city.
M. W. A. ELECTS OFFICERS
he lived at Caldwell, his father he At their regular meeting on Dec
ing postmaster there. He is now In ' fi. the M. W. A. Dox Rutte Camp No.
the plumbing business in Alliance. - elected the following officers for
Morrill Mail, Dec. 8.
L. C. Mason came down rrom All i
at.ee three weeks ago and since then
has been busily engnged in building
an addition to and plastering the
house on the ranch rive miles north
of town. He expects to remain here
during the winter and assist those
who desire his services In the ma
sonry line llyannls Tribune, Dec. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Odell ar
rived last Friday night from Sheri
dan to accept positions at the Majes
tic theatre. They have had Beveral
years' experience in the show work
and their assistance at the Majestic
will add very much to the practical
features of that popular place of en
tertainni; nt .
We are pleased to ndd to The
Herald subscription list this week
the name of Oeo. G. Smith, 830
Cheyenne Ave., 'he effi?ient manag
er or the Alliance Si cam I anndry.
Since taking charge of the laundry
a few weeks ai;o Mr. Smith has been
conducting the business In a way
highly satisfactory to proprietor Mid
patrons. The Alliance Steam lnin
the ensuing year: Venerable Consul,
O. E. Davis; Worthy Adviser, O, B.
MoOtll; Clerk, F. W. Irish; Hanker.
O. C. Moore; Escort, T. F. Ruckle.
OF M. ELECTS OFFICERS
Point of Rocks Unite No. !: In
ternational Association of Machin
ists elected the following ofricers for
the ensuing year, at their regular
meeting December 11: president, Q.
Jl McOill: vice president, Wm. Sul
livan; rec. Bee.. Ous WendlelxK-;
rin. . sec., T. O. Waddell: trens.,
('has. Grassman; conductor, Ed. Ka
ftan; sentinel, John Schirk.
DEATH OF AGED MINISTER
The death or Rev. Bagel Hunt on
November 27, at his ranch in Cherry
county cast it chvid of sadness over
the ministry nnd members of the M.
E. church of northwestern Nebraska,
owing to his large acnnini ance in
tills country and the esteem in
which he was held. The following
front the Merriman Maverick gives
the particulars of his death and in
formation regarding his life work:
"This whole community was shoek-
drj is an industrial institution of ed yesterday, by the report that Rev.
Hael Hunt had died very suddenly
ol heart fat hue at his ranch home,
about three miles east or Ell. He
as in Merrlniitn Sunday and held
services, leaving for home the next
morning, and while here he com
plained or not. reeling well. Howev
er yesterday mt.rning he did the us-
I uai chores around the place and a
i bout eleven o'c lock stated that he
j believed he would lay dow n a w hile,
j and at the same time started for
j hi room, but fell before he reached
the bed and was dead. The dec cas
ed was born in Ittl, and had passed
his sixtieth birthday. He has been a
minister cr the Methodist Episcopal
church lor the past thirty-rive years,
preaching the gospel in the Band
hills or Cherry county for over 21
years nnd receiving all the knocks
of the early settler. His whole heart
was in his life's work and his soul
was in the hands cf th? Ixrd. Be
sides be'ng a kind and loving but-
t band and rather, he was always
rfiadf With a kind word and helping
iK'.nd ror his fellow b;dngs. He
leaves a wif: and ten c hildren, four
I ttoj and tlx girls, as well as the
'whole ccnnuinity to mourn Their
lc . The funeral will be conducted
Lfraoa the M. E. dhjureh, of which he
was pastor, tomorrow afternoon, un
der the guidance or the I. O. O. F.
'and M. W. A. orders, and the burial
will take place in the Merriman
cemetery."
BOXING CONTEST
M. W. Himsaker or Lakeside was
in Allianc e Monday having bills print
ed and distributed, announcing a
boxing contest in the M. W. A. hall
of that town. Friday night, Decem
ber 22. Ten rounds for a five hun
dred dollar purse between W. M.
1 1 unites and Jack Writ sman. Six
rounds preliminaries will be by C. L.
Hancock and Josh Pryor, and Tom
my Hughes and Fred Smith. Ad
mission one dollar.
RETURNS FROM TEXAS
.Mrs. Phillip Nohe, Sr., arrived
yesterday morning on her return
rrom her southern trip. She got
back a few days earlier than she ex
pected, having intended to stop a
few days in Kansas City to visit
friends, but changed her plans and
came on home without stopping as
long as she had planned. She was
much pleased with some parts of
Texas but some parts of that state
fall rar short of her ideas or a de
ti'rable country. Or.e of the things
that surprised her was the cold wave
that struck that part of the south
while sh a;c there, freezing water
pipei and causinu a go d deal of dis
comfort and inconvenience. Although
having had a pleasant trip. .Mrs. No
he is glad to get back to Alliance.
Buy your coal of Rowan & Wright.
Phone 71. tf
MILLET HAY.
let hay for sale.
52-3-878.
1 have bound mil
Phone 110 on 14.
L. R. HOTBLUB.
HOLIDAY
THh Famous points with pride to a (urge and magnthcent display rI tine merchan
dise for Men and Hoys suitable for holiday K',ts- For the next io days you
will reap the benefit 6f some special reductions. We will gladly show the goods,
they arn worth seeing!
IN making your purchases for Men and Hoys don't overlook the fact that Alliance's
Largest Clothing House offers the largest and greatest variety of useful Presents
for Men and Hovs. New up-to-the-minute merchandise with our FAMOUS
MODERATE PRICES.
A WONDERFUL OVERCOAT AND SUIT BARGAIN
SUITABLE PRESENTS FOR MEN
FINE NECKWEAR
SILK LINED GLOVES
FUR LINSO GLOVES
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SLIPPERS
HANDKERCHIEF. SOX
AND TIE SETS
SUSPENDERS
LEAJHCR COOOS
SUIT CASES AND GRIPS
SEE THOSE BOYS' SHOES
$1.35
A FINE LINE OF MENS' TIES
BOYS' KINCKERBOCKER SUITS
$198
MEN'S HIQ(H CUT TAN SHOES
MEN'S LEATHER LINED MITTS
SEE OUR SUIT CASES
$1.35 to $15.00
OOUGLAS NEW STYLE SHOES
All Leather, $3.54)
If you were really sure that for $11.95 you would get a guaranteed Suit,
worth $18.00 measured by any good tailor's standard, wouldn't you consider
it a great buy?
$11.95
Of course; you would -and it's exactly that kind of
an Opportunirv we offer you in presenting, without
question, this biggest and best SUIT VALUE at
Don't forget that these suits are made by one of the best manufacturers, and
lhat it is the big manufacturer not the custom tailor - who dictates
Tien S Myles. He caters to thousands while the latter comes in contact
with only dozens. He has the highest priced designers and workmen. Therefore Style represents
what is Popular and the manufacturer produces that and Dominates the situation. Therefore
About Style
You get embodied in these Suits Low Price, Style, Quality of Goods
all for $1 1.95
We have 50 fine Hart Schaffner & M.irx Suits and 3;
make that sold for $25.00 all season which we
Overcoats of the same
put on sale now at
$20
I )on 't o er
look this
25
tt ;
Discount
Any HOY'S OVERCOAT in the store.
size from 3 years to 12
1
4 off
The Famous One-Price Clothing House
ALLIANCE'S LARGEST STORE FOR MEN
FINE SUITS
STYLISH OVERCOATS
UMBRELLAS GOLD
AND SILVER HANDLES
SMOKING JACKETS
BATH ROBES
HOLEPROOF HOSIERY
SILK HOSIERY
SILK 8HIRTS
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
FINE HATS AND CAPS
MUFFLERS
FUR OVERCOATS
BOYS' WAISTS
LINEN INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS
tot
SILK LISLE SOX
HOLEPROOF SOX ALL COLORS
6 PAIRS 1.50
BEAUTIFUL LINE 75 CENT
NECKWEAR AT 50?
FANCY VESTS at ft PRICE
BOYS' SWEATER COATS
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