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VOLUME XIX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1912
NUMBER 6
$ YOUR FAMILY ft
and its needs probably occupy three-fourths of
your waking thoughts. If you are a wise man,
you are planning for their future necessities.
You are saving part of your income, of course.
Are you investing your surplus wisely ?
Security is the first consideration. You can
rind no safer investment than certificates of de
posit in our bank, which pay 4 per annum.
Let us help you to protect your home.
The First National
PEACEFUL ENDING
OF ACTIVE LIFE
Rev. Father McNamara Passes Away
at Noon on Tuesday, January
16, 1912
A. J. KENNEDY,
DENTIST :
'office in Alliance National Bank Blk
Over Postoffice.
Phone 391.
CHASE-LISTER COMPANY
One Gala Week Beginning January
22 at the Phelan Opera
House.
Dr. JAS. P. HAXFIELD
Dentist
OVER BRENNAN'S DRUG STORE
All Electrical Equipment
Evenings by Appointment
PHONE 525 RED
DR. L. W. BOWHAN
Office Upstairs, First National Bank
Building
Phone, Office 362
Phone, Residerfce IB
ALLIANCE, NEBRA8KA
The announcement of the return
of this t : i i i-i t :iiil nonulnr comnauv
f ....-!"M-!-"M"T--"M"f5-f -i"! ' 1o Alliance will he received with ;t
' feeling of genuine pleasure by the
play going people of this city, and stir
rounding country. (Mint and Bessie
Rohblns are with the company and
I at is well known there is not a
team in the west that can put on
as many and entertaining specialties
I as they in addition to their excel
j lent dramatic Qualities. The company
carries this season some high-grade
players and all of the plays to be pro
duced will be new.
The opening bill will be "The Man
of her Choice." a sensational drama
(dealing with the white slave traffic
It is a pure dramatic story abundant
in comedy and play calculated lo
M tertain all classes of people and
produces a lesson and moral not t
be forgot '.tn. Each succeeding nigh
win be piodueeoa piny equalh
entcrti.ining and for Saturday after
noon matinee bill will be produce
"The Little Princes," a play admit
ably suited for children and ladies.
For this week, the management o
the (isinpany has consented to play
at the reduced prices of :5 stents for
reserved seats, 25 cents for gallery
and 15 cent for children. The spe
laities alone are worth more than
the prices chaiged aid peonle want
ing to see plays and specialties ot
the high character produced by the
Chase Lister Co. will do well to at
tend each night next week.
cggiO) Corsets
FOR SALE AT
BOGUE'S
JAMES H. KENNEDY
Dentist
New office
First National Bank Building
PHONE 2.1
BURIAL AT WISNER. NEBRASKA
Shortly after noon on Tuesdny of
this week surprise, mingled with sor
row, was caused by the announce
ment that Kev. Father W, L. Mc-
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REV. W. L. McNAMARA
Nainara had passed away. It was
known that he bad been in poor
health, owing perhaps to his arduous
labors, but it was not generally
known that he was in a critical con
dition. Although he seemed to think
for some days before his demise
that hts life's work was ended, it
was thought that with rest he would
recuperate, but those who 60 thought
were doomed to disappointment.
Father McNamara was born at
Yellow Head, a small village in Kan
kakee county, Illinois. December 2x,
1868. Whe.ii a small boy. with his
parents, he came to Nebraska, lo
cating hi Cuming county. Here he
grew i manhood, receiving the ed
ucation afforded by the local Reboots
and an academy. It tvan while work
ing as a farmer boy that he decided
6 enter the priesthood. Going to
Qulncy, III., he studied at the Fran
cisian college and In I8H6, at Cat
clnnati, () , wan ordained Returning
to Nebraska he went to Omaha,
.where he became assistant to Father
Walsh of St. Peter's Catholic church
Subsequently there arose a necessity
for a priest to take charge of the
,woik at Chadron. Scarcely having
attained his majority, the young man
went out on his first charge. His
sm cess was assured from the first
and in a short time he lecanie one
of the mom itopular clergymen In the
northern part of Nebraska, making
w.i i in friende anion; all classes and
with the people of the different
churches.
jfter remaining at Chadron for
five years, Father .McNamara was
called back to Omaha and placed in
charge of the orphanage at Re neon.
When lie took over this Institution
it was loaded down with a debt of
$4t.ooo Father McNamara went to
iwork and in less than two years he
ml the Institution free from debt.
Having established a reputation as
a money raiser, as well aa a church
organizer, Father McNamara was
:illed to Alliance, where tin' Bead
of jusl such tntiii was felt.
It was in lOOt! that he came to Al
liance. At thai time the Holy Ros
tU'v church of which he became the
priest was not strong, nor was It In
ijie best of condition financially To
place it upon its feet and build it up
into one of the strongest religious
institutions in the utate was the aim
of Father McNamara, lie went to
work and succeeded, but his long and
etrcnuous work perhaps cost him
txis life, for it few days ago. when
attacked by pneumonia, Ills weaken
ed condition was such that he was
unable to Mnbt Hie disease.
Since coming to Alliance Father
!.amara was instrumental in se
curing the establishment of St. Ag
nes Academy here and securing the
erection of the splendid building oc
cupied by the school which has been
in successful operation for the past
few years. It was through his ef
forts also that St. Joseph hospital
was established and thoroughly e-
iulpped. Our readers know of the
magnificent church building that was
erected last year through his efforts
S. A. Foster Lumber Co.
A. L. CONKUN, Mgr.
Lumber and all kinds
of Building Material
Get our prices before buying anything in our line
o isr
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
S 5 O
LOUP CITY FLOUR
Best Grade White Satin, and all
kinds of American and Greek grocer
ies. Imported Oriental products. A
peclalty of ollveoll. Olives, figs
and all kinds of American and Greek
candy.
Men's clothing hats, gloves, pants
and shoes.
Come in. A special price for ev
erything. TOM STALOS
PHONE 210
We deliver any place in the city.
Idaho Jonathan Apples, $2 00 a
box. Alliance Grocery Co.
NOTICE
Regular meetings of the Brother
hood of locomotive Firemen aud
Enginemen will be held every Sun
day afternoon at 2:45. in the M. B
A. hall, lit West :lrd street.
COMMITTEE
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION
STATE ASSESSORS' MEETING
As will be seen by the minutes of
the county commissioners' proceed
Ingf, in this Issue of The Herald,
the board made arrangements for
Box Butte county to be represented
at the state meeting of assessors at
Lincoln this week. Accordingly J.
M. Wanek, chairman of the county
board. and ex-County Treasurer
Fred Mollring left for Lincoln last
Monday night. The Herald is pleas
ed that Box Butte county Is repre
sented by these two gentlemen, not
only because we believe t.hem to be
Veil qualified to do so, but also be
cause we understand that they are
In hearty atrcord with what this pa
per has been advocating in regard
to an equitable assessment of unim
proved real estate. We are tired
of seeing a premium placed ou
leaving land and city lots unimprov
ed, and we are glad that others are
Interested in the same, matter.
COE8 ON HUNTING TRIP
The next regular teachers" exam
ination for Box Butte county will be
held in Alliance, Friday and Satin
day, Jan. If and 20. ttll
DKI.l.A M HEED.
County Superintendent.
Did the hair you are wearing grow
on the head of a sickly "Chink"?
Real American hair, grown in Box
Butte county, made Into switches at
the New York Hat Shop
HtfTOl
liarvey Myers leaves next week on
a hunting and trapping expedition on
tli- Dismal, south of Thedford. ex
pecting to be gone several weeks.
If lie has his usual success he will
hag lot of gain'.
DENVER STOCK SHOW
We hope those of our readers who
may have the opportunity of at
tending the National Western Stock
Show being held In Denver this
week are doing so. This is a more
'turn usual sight and worth solug to
see
NEW
CRISP
HONORABLE
Honest Merchandise
AT
HONORABLE, HONEST
PRICES
5(H Fleeced Underwear at 5(H
and Is now the home of Holy Ronry
church, of which he was pastor.
After the death of Father McNa
mara the Knights of Columbus kept
body guard tit the church where the
remains rested until taken to the
train today, keeping constant vigil
day and night. At Holy Rosary
church at ten o'clock today ReqPjMII
high maws was sung by Father Mc
Naniarn. cousin of the deceased, as
sisted by Fathers Donnely and
iBurne. Sermon of eulogy was de
li ered after niusw by Father Burns,
who ably outlined the priesthood life
of ihe departed and the magnificent
work whic h he accomplished.
There were beautiful floral offer
ings from the K. of C. D. of I., Elks,
of whom tie-ceased was chaplain, and
Mr. and Mrs. .lack Riorden. As a
41111 rk of the high esteem in which
tlx- deceased was held by the bus
iness men of Alliance, the stores.
hanks and other places ol Inisine
were closed from eleven till twelve
today while the procession, consist
ing of students of St. Agnes Acad
emy, members of K. of C, D. of I.
.Elks, and citizens, and nearly a mile
in length, wended its way to the
depot where a special train wa in
waiting, on account of the lateness
of the regular train, to carry the
renin Iub to Crawford, accompanied
by the father and other relatives and
escort of pull bearers, K. of C. mem
bers and others. The mother of
the deceased wti unable to go on
account of ill health. The pall bear
ers were C. A. Newberry, W. J.
Hamilton, Harry Reardan and Dan
Jynch. At Crawford the funeral cor
tege changed from the Burlington to
the Northwestern, to complete the
trip to Winner, Nebraska, where Ihe
funeral will be held tomorrow.
The relatives present from a dis
tance were Joseph McNamara and
family of Billings. Mont., brother of
the deceased; Daniel McNamara,
brother. Wlsner; Rev. John McNa
mara, cousin, Bloomflcld. Nebr. ;
William Murphy, cousin, Wisner;
James McNamara, uncle, Wls,,ier.
Rev. Father Burns of Sidney, and
MMkJf friends of the deceased from
J lemingforil and Other near-by places
were present.
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
Thirtieth Annual Convention of the
Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
men's Asaociation at Kear
ney This Week
SPECIAL CAR FROM ALLIANCE
Today closes the :iftth n.ituial con
vention of the N. 8. V. F. A. at
Kearnoy. We have no report yet
from the i onventlon but know from
the preparations that were made
that It has been a great event. The
intense cold of the past few weeks
let up In Its severity Just In time to
fri.'e the convention a spell of plea.s-
ant weather. There was no danger
ibut what Kearney would add luster
t.o her reputation for hospitality. We
eharl not be surprised to learn that
the attendance wan as large or larg
er than any preceding Nebraska
HNite tVonvention of the Volunteer
Firemen.
Northwest Nebraska was well rep
resented. A special car waa charter
ed from Alliance, leaving here en
42 Monday night and carrying the
.following named firemen:
Scottebluff F. Alexander, Oeo.
Ilalinert, Geo. Elquest, t). W. Rhoods.
J. R. Basklns, A. 8. Rodgers, Frank
S ofleld.
Hushville A. L. Barnum.
Mitchell -J. F. Enlow, II Kdwards.
Chadron -C. N. Olllon.
Crawtford C. R. Beckwlth, N. K
Uingford, Geo. Tobln.
Alliance W. 8. Ridgell. Al Rens
wold. T. H. Beeson. C w. Spacht.
W. R. Hall, Geo. Hills.
Fresh Ranch Eggs. 35c a dozen.
Alliance Grocery Co.
TEACHER RECEIVES SAO NEWS
Mis Lena Riddell, one of the Al
liance city teachers, received word
this morning that her sister, the
wife of Br. Emerson, had died at
her home in Scottsbloff Mists Rid
del' left for that place on the next
train after receiving the sad new.
During her ubseji.-e Miss Iz i Wor
le lak-s her place a reach, r at
tie- Central school.
"Modern Clothes for Men"
WILL COME TO BOX BUTTE
I. W, I'eterson or Red Granite,
Wit-., last week terminated a five
weeks' visit at the home of his son
inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mis
Marlus I .arson, twenty tulles north
west of Alliance, and let t for home
Saturday night. He was go well
pleased with this count r that he de
cided to sell his Wisconsin place and
move to Box Butte county. The II. t
ald will be pleaded to welcome him
as a resident of this county when he
returns here, and mean while will
ke.p him potted on news of this
purl of the wect, as he subscribed
before leaving the city last Saturday.
K. T. ATTEND CHURCH
luist Sunday evening Bunuh Coin-
m.iudery No. -, Knights Templars,
! attended service at the M. E. church
In uniform. Owing to sic kness quite
'u number of the un it hers could not
attend, but the rollowlng were pres
ent. Henry Reuuau. E. C ; Monte S.
Hargrave. C. Q.J Thos. James, G.;
Sir Knkahts. W. R. Bate, I. E. Tah,
T H. Barnes. W. O. Barnes. F. K
Holsten. F. M. Knight. F W. Irish.
1. it. Meaner, K. c. MojCypjar, Hugh
ileal, W. II . Swan, J Kowan
DEMISE OF MRS. DILLINQ
Released from Pain by Death after
Protracted Illness
Rev. O. 8. Baker was called to
conduct the funeral of Mr. Henry
A. Billing, northeast of Alliance, In
Sin rldlan county, Monday.
The deceased was a na:ie of Ger
many, and m in her Btith year at
,-e time of her death. She was
iii;hly re.-pe.itd and loved by her
acquaintances, ail an earm.t Chris
tian, being a life long member of
the Lutheran church. In which faith
he died.
To the bereaved husband, sons and
Other friends The Herald offers sin
cere sympathy.
SCOTTSBLUFF VS. ALLIANCE
The bask I bill game at the High
school gym tomorrow (Friday! even
ing promises to be one of the best
of the season. The Alliance boys
lirie already h. nick a pennant win
ning gait and Scottsbluff has a team
this year that is said to be it. The
s rap promises to be worth seeing.
Came called at s::iu.
VACATION IN ALLIANCE
Virgil Smith has been spending a
vacation Alliance since the firat
of the month, but leaves Saturday
4i U. lit to return to Ames, Iowa, where
he ! taking a course at the Iowa
Su;le Agricultural College, which he
enjoys very much. While here he
assisted taking Inventory at the Dar
ling furniture store.
Pit ram A nation, advance repre
sentative for the Chase-Lister Co..
is In the city all of this week and
will remain until the company ar
rives Monday. ' He certainly knows
how to let the people know that ibey
know w hen a good com puny knows
how to produce plays such as the
people want.