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SPECIAL HOLIDAY
ADVERTISEMENTS
Alliance Merchants Advertise Splen
didly Their Magnificent Stock
of Holiday Goods
EXPECTS BIG TRADE
TIH RSDAY. 1)K"KMHKH 14, l!MI
"A. Maverick" In the "Stray Ob
servations'" department of The Ne
braska State Capital gives vent to
the following peaalmlsMc Wall:
Crops poor, money tight, wages low,
work scarce, weather cold, times hard
everybody poor, and butter forty
cent a pound. I'aas the gravy,
please." The writer of that sen
tence ought to come a little farther
west and get a good squsre meal to
cure him of the blues.
Hastings, Nebraska, is all torn up
over a proposition to employ a spec
ial Instructor on sex hygiene, aonie
of the school patronH beMis Intensely
In favor of the proposlth.:i and nome
bitterly opposed to It . A Rev. Mr.
.lamieson has been del '". erlng lec
ture on the subject in t!i V. M. C.
A. building of that city and lias made
n proposition to the tscliool hoard to
deliver lectures before th student
of the public schools. Whether It
would be beat to accept a course of
iheae lecture for the schools, we
are of the opinion that good will re
sult from the discussion of the prop
osltioc'by calling attention to a sub
ject that is almost universally too
much neglected by parents and
teachers.
Many Herald readers will remem
ber the address on Interstate Com
merce delivered in Allium t July (i.
the unkjue and simple remedy by
1911, by Hon. Willis E. Reed. ; 04
him suggested to OorrtcJt the de
fect of the present .law rotating to
Interstate commerce. This addresa
has met with general approval and
Is inot highly spoken of outside of
this state as well as within. Mr.
Reed who Is a candidal i for the
flgtaocrnttc nomination for the United
States senate before the primaries
to be held April I, 1912, Is one of
th" strongest constitutional lawyers
In Nebraska, and in the event of
being elected to represent this state
in tho upper house of congress be
will make his presence ntr.l influence
felt In some matters that have here
tofore been too much ne;U': t d
pur
The Thomas County Herald, pub
lished at Thodford, Nebraska, gives
the following wholesome advic to
the boys of the and hills region.
Tbe me advice Is applicable to oth
er boys, with perhaps som? modifica
tion according to localities, as to the
useful articles to be found in their
pockets: "The young men whos?
pockets are filled with cigarette
w rappers, mustache combs, finger nai
planners, miniature cuiiii ; irons
looking glasses, etc., and have their
mothers press their punts yvery dv
are not tbe ones wlio will make
promising husbands. The pockrts of
those who are helping o make the
country bloom and causing two blade
o! grass to grow where was but one
will be found filled with barbed wire
atapus, and different size of nails
aod screws. They are the boy you
had better look after."
A GOOD KANSAS LAW
Few states have been a subject of
more condemnation and criticism In
the matter of their laws than Kati
aas. Ihit that state has one law
parsed two years ago, tint receives
almost universal onnier.Uthm. I
has been dubbed the "Blue Sky'
law. It requires that anv com.na.nv
desiring to oficr Its slock fir sale in
Kansas shall first assure a ;,ermlt
from the state hanilng department
to Bell Its security. In order to se
cure that permit It Is necessary of
course to satisfy the state banking
department that the concern Is reli
able, and the board requires a shew
lnt- of good faith and that the secur
ity offerad at reasonable amount of
value behind them It Is claiine I
that this law U saving gullible Kan
saiiS 15,000.000 to $6,000,000 a year
This law is giving great satlsfa.
tkn in Kansas and a h ghiy
uieiidel in many of tbe older s
It is probable (hat similar laws will
soon be passed in many other states
The wonder is that they have not
berii passed long ago. Nebraska is
soiely in need of such a law to pro
Its citizens who have little
UHuey to Invest from beiu flsacsj
by representatives at enterprises too
numerous to meutiou, but including
many laud, townsUe and mining
Cl.epj B, originating outside tbe
sta'c.
Readers of The Herald who are
within reach of Alliance owe It to
themselves to read the advertise
ments of our merchants in this sp
ial holiday number before doing their
holiday shopping Not only Is it to
their own Interests to read these ad
vertisements carefully but it Will be
a mnrk of friendship for the paper.
Hnd is but simple Justice to those
who are expending their money m
letting the public know Hbca.it their
special preparation's for their holiday
trade and soliciting the same in this
way. There probably has never been
a time when the merchants of this
c'ty were better prepared to meet
the demands of customers at this
season than they nre this year. On
their behalf The Herald extends a
most cordial invitation to farmers
and ranchmen in the surrounding
country and to the people of our
ii ighboring towns who mny not be
able to find Just what they want at
home to visit this c'ty during the
holiday shopping season, which opens
in full blast with thla Issue of The
Herald.
Briefly we wish to call attention
to their special advertisements. Kv-
ery one of them deserves an extend
ed notice, but of necessity we must
mnke the mention of each of thorn
here short.
First In size among the advertise
ments in this issue Is that of F. K
Holsten, who occupies the entire
last page of the cover with hi holi
day announcement While this Is a
beautiful ad, a call at his magnifi
cent store will convince any of our
readers that it does not begin to do
his stock of goods justice. Mr. Hol
sten's store has gained a reputation
reaching far beyond the limits of
this city and those who have traded
witli him before will find his stock
equal to or sup ri r to anything he
has ever carried bpfore, while new
customers will ho surprised Ht the
magnificence of this establishment
and delighted witli the assortment
and quality of goods carried in stock
Geo. EL Darling takes a half-piu't
o call attention to his establishment.
which is the largest furniture store
in this part of the country. Since
moving Into his present quarters his
store compares favorably with the
best furniture stores to bp found in
cities many times the size of Alliance
The Railroad Men's Co-Operative
Store is the full corporate name of
the grocery establishment managed
by the genial Jack llerry, who organ-
iv. 'I and incorporated the company
last spring. They begun business on
a rather snjall seale and not a very
large trade for the first few weeks.
but business came their way rapidly
and the growth of the same has
been what is termed In the adver
tisement, simply "phenomenal".
Always interesting are the adver
tisements of the first National Hank
and their special ad in this issue Is
no exception. We need not tell yew
to see It, you have already seen it
before commencing to read this at
tide.
A unique advertisement is tha. o.
the Alliance Grocery Company. I..
H. Highland, manager, is a man who
knows the grocery business from A
to Z. He also knows how to please
customers aud build up a permanent
trade, which he has su"ceeded ad
mirably In doing hike other sue
cessful business men he know the
value of printer's ink, properly used.
K. C. MeCluer does not advertise
as extensively as some merchants,
but when he does you may know
there Is something doing He car
ries a stock of strictly first class
goods and unyone may well be proud
of anything purchased in his star?
as a present.
A peep Into the interior of a splen
didly stocked furniture and china
store is what you see when you look
at Miller Bros.' ad, but you see only
a small part of the goxls they carry.
A call ut their store is necessary be
fore you appreciate the many things
they have to offer at business quit
ting prices.
The announcement made in th:
advertisement of Harper's l-adies'
Ready-to W ear Toggery store, op
posue me post QOlOt, will be of
special Interest to The HnaUr,
many lady readers and should also
interest some of the men who may
wish to bu a first class garment for
the wife or daughter.
One of the staudty advertisers of
Alliance Is The Famous Clothing
Store. R is also a stand by est a I.
lishiueut for buyers of all kinds of
men s and boys' wearing apparel.
They have a host of customer mho
know that thev cau depend upon
what Is advertised by The Famous,
aud these customers will rcud this
Advertisement with interest. The
Herald invites t,e attention of oth r
llo this ad and Invites a careful
sual of the same.
F W. Irish & Co. carry a fine line
of strictly up to date nu n's clothing
and furnishings. Including a fine
stock of shoes. What yen buy at
this store you can depend upon as
being the correct thing in style and
quality Some mighty nice Christ
mas presents for men can be founel
here, to which nttrnHon is called in
their advertisement.
You will have to wait till next
week for the balance of this article..
We are forced to leave out a whole
lot that we want to say this week
about the Nebraska Land and Auto,
Co., Newberry's Hardware Co., I. L.
Acheaon, Norton, Mrs. Rose, Thifcie.
Schaefr Electrical Co., and others.
DISTRICT S. S. ASSOCIATION
On Tuesday evening u union
meeting in the interest of Sunday
schools was he-lei in tlie First Pres
byterian church. An address was
given by Miss Margaret Ellen Brown
of Lincoln, superintendent of the el
ementary division in the state asso
ciation. She Is an especially Inter
esting speaker and bo thoroughly
conversant with her subject that her
address greatly increased the inter
est in Sunday School work in this
city, particularly in the work of the
graded lessons. Before the meeting
closed -a District Sunday School As
sociation to be composed of the
Sunday Schools of Alliance was or
ganized by the election of the fol
lowing officers: Rev. J. B. Brown,
president; Mrs. S. K. Warrick, sec-ritary-treasurer;
Mrs. W. H. Zeh
rung, superintendent Fdementnry De
partment. These officers constitute
the executive committee and will
choose the other officers of the as
ociation.
IRRIGATION BY PUMP SYSTEM
Plants to Be Installed
Custer
County Near Broken Bow
Irrigation by centrifugal pump and
gasoline power will be tried on sev
eral larrcs in t uster countv near
Broken Bow. From the Custer Coun
ty Chtff we liarn that a Broken Bow
pump arid well i.i i has become in
terested n the preposition and has
made arrangement for a demonstra
tion to which farmers in that part
of the state are being invited. It
is confidently claimed that this sys
tem can be made tt success. On the
low lands where water can be
reached at from ten to fifty f?at an
m i inline, ii piant can De put in at a
cost that would not be much greater
iiian iue larmcr would expend ror a
gcocl automobile. Already two or
three parties near Broken Bow have
i inc luded to put down wells for
this purpose. The amount of water
furnished Is regulated by the size of
Me tube sunk and the power is then
Installed accorillngly. In districts
where from 20 to 80 acres are irri
gated in this way the cost Is said to
be about the same as it would be un
der a ditch, and is far more satis
factory. If such a system can be made a
suceess in Custer county, why not
in Box Butte and other northwest
ern Nebraska upland counties? If It
can be successfully operated at an
expense i i greater than what is
claimed fe r It, would he more
profitable in this county than 150 to
200 miles MM of here.
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AN INVITATION TO
LADIES WHO SHOP
The true shoppers that exclusive
portion of the community to whom
it is our desire to cater are respect
fully requested to call and inspect
and price our full and complete line
of useful Xmas Gifcs. They are
arriving and being placed on display.
You and your friends are welcome
Respectfully,
GEO. A. MOLLRING
A GOLD MINE
Discovered in the City
of Alliance
IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE
Bicknell Grocery Co.'s Cash Store
By the Farmers, Ranchmen and General Public, when they discovered they could
save from 5 to 10 per cent on groceries and yet get the best goods on the market.
To them it was just like digging $5.00 gold nuggets out of the soil of Box Butte
county, and they are still digging into our full stock of the freshest, the purest and
the best the market can supply.
Our odd cent counter is a new feature in the grocery store and is a snap for
all. Try it and save your pennies and see how soon you have saved a dollar.
Our Gold Coin Flour is the best we guarantee of any flour, and at the right
price. Try one sack and you will use no other.
We will have everything for Holidays candies, nuts, fruits, vegetables, Xmas
trees and everything handled by grocery stores.
We want your business, and if prices and quality will get it we will have it,
for we have the goods and the prices. That means money to you. Look over our
Odd Cent Counter arid be convinced.
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Don't wait, but do it today. Don't wait till tomorrow, for what you want may
be gone. There are snaps for all. We believe the best advertiser we have is a
satisfied customer, and we make a special effort to please all.
We pay the top price for all produce, at all times. After failing elsewhere.
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