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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1912)
fttW Gives all the news of Box Butte County and Citv of Alliance The Alliance Herald Largest Circulation of any Newspaper in Western Nebraska. VOLUME XIX ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA J THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912 n NUMBER 10 PAPER MONEY stolen from the mails is your loss. Don't run such a risk. Buy Bank Drafts They can be cashed only by the person to whom they are payable. Buy Bank Drafts It is the cheapest and most convenient method of sending money through the mails. The First National LOCAL PARAGRAPHS 3 A. J. KENNEDY DENTIST Office in Alliance National Bank Blk Over Postoffice. 'Phone 391. Dr. JAS. P. HAXFIELD Dentist OVER BR EN NAN'S DRUG STORE All Electrical Equipment Evenings by Appointment PHONE 525 RED DR. L. W. BOWIAN Office Upstairs, First National Bank Building Phone, Office 362 Phone, Residence 16 ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA cS Corsets FOR SALE AT BOGUE'S JAMES H. KENNEDY Dentist New office First National Bank Building PHONE 23 POTATOES WANTED I want to buy one thousand bushels potatoes. Pay cash. 80c per bushel. TOM STALOS PHONIC 210 113 Box Butte Ave. E. C. WHISMAN You know the name and my success and the pre-eminent position I hold in the decora tive world of today, which comes from the better way of doing things, Itetter material and my guarantee of your sat isfaction at all times. Phone and I will give you prices on all kinds of painting, pa)er hanging and kalsomining. I also have in stock Wall Paper, Lead, Oils, Turpentine and Alabastine Phone 709 E. C. WH ISM AIM REACHES RIPE AGE Martin Tobin Departed This Life at His Home in Stuart, Iowa, Last Saturday FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY MORN Martin Tobin of Stuart, Iowa, who was known by a good many Alliance people because of relatives here and having visited here a number of times, died at his home In Stuart, Iowa, at 12:10 a. m. last Saturday, having reached the age of nearly 75 years. He left to mourn his departure a iwidow, three sons residing in Iowa, and two daughters, Mrs. M. F. Nolan and Mrs. Elizabeth Hrennan of Al liance, who had been with him for nearly a month preceding his death. The funeral Was held from the Catholic church at Stuart, Iowa, on Tuesday morning of this week. If, F. Nolan left Sunday for Stuart, to (be present at the funeral. The deceased was highly esteemed by his acquaintances, by whom he will be greatly missed. To the sor rowing relatives The Herald offers a word of condolence. BASKET SOCIABLE The choir of the Episcopal church will give a basket sociable at the opera house on February 16th. There will be a short program be fore the selling of the boxes. Pro gramme begins at 8 p. in. LENTEN TEA The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal church will gi-ve a Lenten tea, Feb ruary 22, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holsten. Luncheon from 5 to 7 p. m. A cordial tavlta t'on is extended to all. W. C. T. U The Alliance W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Julia Hale, 210 W. .!rd street, next Thursday afternoon. DEGREE OP HONOR The Degree of Honor will meet in thtir hall Thursday evening, Febru ary 22. at 7:30. OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN PIE Persons who do not fancy some of the new f angled ways of making chicken pie will be pleased to learn that k is the old fashioned kind that will be served by the Ladles' Aid Society of the M. K. church in the Phelan opera house, February 20. The bazaar will be held during the day and supper will be nerved commencing at I: SO. 35 cents will pay for the biggest chicken pie supper of the season at the I'helan opera house next TOM day evening. i We are pleased to note that ti. I. I Trosper and Jess Chambers, who I were injured by the gasoline explos ! Ion at the Alliance Creamery i week ago today are getting along I nicely, both being able to be at work again. Call and see that new Don i forget about (hat old fash- i , i.i, L..ti nl l'hlun mi, i .i llneof SwiftS Embroideries j house. Tuesday. February 30. Only at St uc key's. ! II cents. Don't fall to see and hear Alvah Green, at the Opera House. Feb. 23. Master Burton Warrick has been bedfast again this week with rheu matism. Mr. and Mrs. James Whitehead of Mitchell are tflie prottd parents of a fine boy, James, Jr. Mrs. L, E. Cox has been very sick the past few days but is somewhat improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Betzold, who have been spending the winter at Hot Springs, Ark., are expected home this week. Flagman G. E. Rider has gone to St. Ixmls for a short vacation. Wm. Fowler is flagman during Mr. Rid er's absence. Oliver Countryman, who has been very ill for several weeks, is still very low, no change being noticed in hks condition. Rev. Geo. G. Ware of the Epis copal church left on the noon train Monday for Mullen to fill an ap pointment at that place. Don't forget the box social to be given at the opera house Friday night, for the benefit of the choir of the Episcopal church. Mrs. G. J. Trosper and baby boy arrived home Sunday from a three months' visit spent with relatives and friends in Atchison, Topeka and leaven worth, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brltt left on the noon train Wednesday for Hen ry, Netor., to visit Mrs. HTitt's par ents, who are soon to move their home to eastern Nebraska The Alliance Fruit Company ship ped a car load of potatoes to Rapid City, S. D., Tuesday of this week the first load of potatoes that has been shipped from here this year. Rev. and Mrs. O. S. Baker left for Omaha Tuesday night for the purpose of consulting a specialist for Mrs. Baker who has been Buffer ing some time with a peculiar afflic tion of rthe hip. Guy Severns, formerly a brakeman out of Alliance but who now lives at Sheridan, Wyo., stopped over be tween trains Tuesday noon till Wed nesday morning to visit his relatives and many friends at thia place. If our city subscribers who wish their street address printed on their papers will notify us of the same. to insure the delivery of the paper ut the desired address, we shall be glad to comply with their request. Mrs. A. F. Allen returned last Thursday from Cambridge, Netor., wh re she had spent about three weeks visiting her mother who has been quite ill but 1s now recover ing. George Goodenough and daughter, Mrs. Elmore, of Chadron, arrived in Alliance Wednesday morntng. re turning home Saturday noon. They came to see Mrs. T. M. Hurrow, who is ill with pneumonia. Mr. Goode nough is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Burrow. Mrs. Cera Lewis, Mrs. Ella Young and Miss Beulah Smith went to Ke no yesterday on 42 to attend a Val entine social to be given ait the Re no school last night. Mrs. Lewi and Mrs. Young returned today but Miss Heulah will remain till the end of the week. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J C. Btrry. Hon. F. M. Itroome, the well -known Alliance attorney, was In town this week looking after the in terests of clients in some land cas j es. lieing an old newspaper man. he naturally made his headquarter j with tlic Courier, where he was more than welcome, tiering Courier, Feb. j Word is received from Dr. Chas i K Slagle. who Is spending a few months in the east, making a study of surgery and special medicine, that he is now at the celebrated Mayo hospitals, located at fiohe'cr. Minn., where he will probably re main a couple of weeks In order to receive the benefit of clinical work. The doctor was one of the guests at (bo Paxton hotel, Omaha, at the time of the fire there the first of Khis week. He was in his room at tlhe itlme but had no trouble in get ting out. Miss Billle Stuckey leaves this week for Chicago to order a spring stock of millinery for the Stuckey store. She will be gone several days George W. Duncan Is under the weather this week, due to an injury received some years ago, but has been able t.o attend to business most of the week. John B. Strasburger, postmaster it Strasburger, Sheridan county, and Ilia neighbor, Joseph Fisher, ttrove over to Alliance Monday on business returning Tuesday. They favored The Herald office with u cull which was much appreciated. Recently .1. H Vaughan & Son shipped out a car of hay containing 3 tons and 600 pounds, which Is said to be the biggest car load of hay ever shipped from Alliance. The usual car load of hay contains about 12 tons. Mrs. C. W. Williams of Hynnnts. sister-in-law of Mrs. E. M. Sanborn. Is spending the week in our city, a guest at the Sanborn home. The Williams are prosperous ranch peo ple, and report things favorable on the farm for the coining season. J. E. Wilson leaves tonight with two loads of horses for Manchester, Indiana, where he has a sale billed for February 24. He has been ship ping horses to that oint for some itlnu- and finds it a good market, He will he gone about two weeks on this it rip. l rs. S. J. llold-rldge and sou Murle left on 44 Tuesday for Kansas City. Murle haw been here since Christmas assdstfng his mother getting their house, which was damaged by fire. In shaje for occupancy aguin. He will re-enter Brown's Business Col lege ait Kansas City to complete his course of study. Their address for the present will be general delivery, Kansas City, Mo. L. Safford of So u h Alliance is enjoying a visit from his slater, Mrs. Ed Croft and her little son and daughter. Mrs. Croft and children bade good-bye to old neighbors and friends in Illinois last fall, and have been spending the winter vlalting relatives at Minatare and Alliance, expecting to Join her husband in the spring in Oregon, where he is preparing a home for them. No doubt Mr. 8a f ford greatly apprecia tes the visit from his sister as his health has been very poor of late. As the season for resuming cement constructions is Hearing. J. J. Vance, cement contractor and manufacturer of building blocks, orders an adver tisement in The Herald to which we caN particular attention of those who are thinking of having any work in this line done this year. Mr. Vance is a thoroughly reliable coo tractor, Is a first -class workman and employs competent help. He can be depended upon to do your work in the most up-to-date and satisfactory manner. We wish to tall special at tention of dairymen, farmers und ranchmen to that part of his adver tisemem relating to concrete silos The silo is bound to b econstructed The silo is bound to be constructed in this country In large numbers sooner or later and In our opinion those who construct this year will be better off than if they wait i year or two longer. I a a t o. E. Younklll has decided to "lose out liis stock of goods at pub lie auction, commencing Saturday .t 1 1 i noon of rhis week and continu ing afternoons and evenings until tlx- entire Mock has beeu sold. He Is moving the goods from the base ment of the Alliance National Bank ImiUting to 206 Box Butte avenue, which will be inuiv convenient on account of being ground floor, ludg log by the way goods bave sold at auction In this city before, It Is safe to predict that buyers at this sale Mill secure some real bargains His advertisement in tbis isaue of The HeraM mentions soma of the J. J. VANCE MANUFACTURER OF CEMENT BUILDING BLOCKS and CONTRACTOR Cement Walks, Cisterns, Basements, Foundations, etc. Cement Silos are the preference over all others in the east where they have been tested for years. I will construct these silos in the most approved manner the coming season. Let Me Figure with You Building Time at Hand See us for prices on all kinds of Building Material S. A. Foster Lumber Co. A. L CONKLIN, Mgr. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA 5 O Koods to be sold, but there are many others, a will be found by those ho attend the sale. Miss Frances Stuckey went to Bingham last Saturday to spend a few days hi that village and at the ranch. She ket store for her brother, A. W. Stuckey, while he came to Alliance. . Mrs. K A. Gilbert, formerly of Kushville. who has been residing this winter in her house In Hill Addition, Alliance, has been in poor health lately, but The Herald Is pleased to note was able to be down town to attend to business matters yesterday. Miss Joaie O'Bonnell went to DOO ver lust Saturday to Une up on spring millinery styles. She will re main in the Colorudo metropolis a few weeks aud then return to Alli ance to accept a position at Stuckey t'ttmpuny's millinery store for the .coming season. B. N. Hunkins. recently from Dead wood, S. D.i who has been In the clothing department at Norton's the last two weeks, has decided to ac cept an offer to remain permanent ly. He is an experienced clot hint sah-smun aud no doubt will prove to be a valuable addition to Norton's sales force. I'he B. Y. I. 0, enjoyed a picas ant evening at (tie home of Mr. and Mrs. Klbert l.alng last evening A- bout thirty persons ware present. Ire house was tastefully decorated with hearts aud valentines QftMW appropriate to the day were en gaged in, after which refreshments were served. Word was received Saturday worn- ' ing by wire of too serious illness of Mr. O. A. Caatle of Yorktown, la., later news being received of her death. Mrs. Castle waa a aiater of one of our well known cltiiena, Vv H. Swan, and mother of C. H. Cas tle, alto of Alliance. Another son resides In Wyoming. None of her relatives here were able to reach her bedside before her death. The Herald, with its many frlenda, ex tends sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Attorney Burton had business at the state capital the latter part of last week. The anuual ball of the B. of L. K. K last night had a big attend ance. the opera house being filled with the merrymakers. S. K. Warrick left Sunday for Lincoln, where he went to attend the funeral of Dr Huntington, ac count of which is given elsewhere In this Issue of The Herald. if you want a piece of old fash ioned chicken pie, the kind your mother used to make, go to the chicken pie supper and bazaar which the Ladie Aid Society of the M. K. church will give in the I'helan opera house, February 20. C. I). Kider left last Kulnrituv t... J. Angeles, where be will probably remain three or four months. Hla health na been very poor since re turning from Iowa, and as there was no prospect of Improvement without change of climate, it did not take him long to decide to accept the fol lowing cordial Invitation, which he received by wire from an uncle hi ixM Angeles: "Board, room, automo bile What more do you Want? Come ' The Herald hopes to soon hear of an Improvement In .Mr. Kid er'a health.