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VOLUME XX
ALLIANCF. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, II2
NUMBER 1
ALLIANCE TO BE
SEAT OF BISHOPRIC
Rumored in Catholic Church Circles
that Change May be Made This
Month Life Work of Late
Very Rev. Father Mc
Namara to be
Recognized
Brothers' School a Feature
ARRESTED FOR BEATING WIFE
Frank Morrison. living a I HOI
Toluoa avenue, v. as arrested Tues
day night churned with being drunk
and beating his Wife He lodg
h1 in jail over night Htl wife re
fused to prosecute hint and lie wh.s
given his liberty the next day, prom
ising to lead a better life. It Ik
stated that he has been arrested for
Urn MUM offense before.
WILL RETURN TO ALLIANCE
MOVING OFFICE
Former County Surveyor .1. IV
Hazard is moving his office today in
to the MoCorkle block. He will oe
upy Room where he has hung oui
a sign, laincl Attorney, surveyor
mil Locator." He has had a large
experience in surveying and locating
and will no doubt have a good busi
ness now that lie lias an oBlce In a
better location than heretofore,
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VISITING IN BOX BUTTE
Ora K. Phillips, of Mnraland. tr
iner county superintendent of Boa
Butte county, was in Alliance the
fore part of the week The Herald
has information that ho will again
become a business man of Alliance
about the first of the year, which
will be pleasing news to his many
friends here. ,
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BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY
It is persistently rumored in Cath
olic circles ID Alliance that there j
may be Important changes made in
the new diocese recently created in :
BMtfcweatern Nebraska vrhen the
seat, or the bishopric was placed at
Kearney. Rumor has it that Keel"
ney will lose the bishopric and that
it will bo plated at Alliance on ac
count of the fact that Alliance is an
important Catholic center, having
large church, hospital and academy.
The late Fr. Me-Xainura, who was
tatUmed for so long at Alliance, was
an indefatigable worker. He was
in a large measure responsible for
the institutions now loe-ated at Alli
ance and it was his ambition that
Alliance be made the seat of a Ma
hopric Although he did not live "
see this" ambition realized his work
will soon be rewarded if the rumor
be true.
It is very probable that in connec
tion with the establishment of a
bishopric at Alliance a Brothers'
school for boys and young men will
DO located kere. It is said that t In
former Catholic parsonage, which
was on the market for sale, has been
withdrawn, and it may be that this
building would be used at the home
for the brothers, and a substantial
building erected for the school on
the old church site
Brv. Fr. Wolfe, of Grand Island,
is said to bo slated for the appoint
ment as bishop. Ho is well known
in Catholic church circles and is
highly regarded. The appointment
and change, if made, will probably be
during the present month.
Rev. Fr. Donnelly, the present
pastor, who succeeded Kev. Fr. .Me
Xamara. is doing a RreHt work and
will receive a large part of the cred
it if the change is made
Monday evening, Decefnber Bib,
friends and neighbors of .Moses
Wright remembered that he bad
reached his fifty-fourth birthday. A
party of twenty met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs C C. Uodgers and
proceeded to the Wright home Mrs.
Cal Cox, in behalf of the guests, pre
sented Mr. Wright with a pair Of
gold cuff links. Lunch was served
and a most enjoyable time was had
by all present. At a lalo hour the
uuests departed, wishing Mr. Wright
many more happy birthday.
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LIKES PREMIUM XMAS PACKAGE
A Herald subscriber c alled up t lie
office over the phony Tuesday morn
nu to state that she bad Just re
ceived her Xnias premium package
and that it Was much finer than she
had expected. She wad delighted
with the premium El Veil by The Her
aid.
VISIT FROM OLD FRIENDS
REMEMBERING GRANDPARENTS HAMPTON R C 0MPCETCO
Children Getting Christovsaa Spirit J Alliance Banker Will Have Fineat
Make Other Happy Home in Western Nebraska
Alliance children are getting tin
Christmas spirit and are trying to
make others happy. The little Ze.h
rung children are busy preparing a
box to be shipped by express to
th ir grandparents, -Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Watts. Bogeraville. Missouri.
Mr. Watts will celebrate his 77th
birthday NeU Year's day. He was
a pioneer hunter of the Kocky moun
tains as well as of the Ossrks. his
game being elk, deer and bear.
There are still a number of loeoino
tives of the Frisco line between
Kansas City and Memphis that car
ry on their headlights huge sutlers
from deer, killed in the Ozarks by
Air. Watts in hiB younger days
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SHERIDAN CO. CORN COUNTRY
A. P. Lee. mauage.r of the, forest
Lumber Co. at Alliance, mane a bus
iness trip into Sheridan couuLV in
his automobile Monday, returning 00
Tuesday. He visited the Spade
ranch country north and Borthoaal
or Ellsworth. To a Herald repiv
psutatlrs Mr. Las expressed him
self as being surprised at (he large
amount of corn grown in that vie -u-ify.
reminding him of old Missouri
The worst difficulty with corn grow
ers in the south part of Sheridan
count v is the distance to market,
but this will be overcome to wint'
extent when we get the O'Neill-A 111
aace extension of the C. B. ft o
railroad If we gel IL
MARRIAGE OF
MISS EMMA SOULES
One
season
Mr
Mr.
Cl!
her
the
ei
and
of the social event of the
Will be the marriage of Miss
Kmerette Diana Soules. daughter or
tnd Mrs Silas ( alder routes, io
.lohn Alexander Henderson, of
Toronto. Canada, on the evening at
Wednesday, Deoembee r 1. ItlS, at
eight o'clock, at the home. 4-3
Cheyenne Avenue.
Mi Smiles has resided in tins
for the past nine years, making
homo with her uncle auu auni.
late Mr. and Mrs .Nelson Mei u
She is a charming young hui.v
rfnrlna her slav has made many
warm friends who regret her depart
ure from Alliance.
Mr. Henderson Is a prosperous
young business man of his home city.
Thev will be at home after Fobru
an I, HM", at :!!' Shaw street, Tor
onto. Canada.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Monday Deo. I Mrs. Geo. Da
via will give a party from S:1W to
p. in for Master Sidney fcfatU of
Mystic S D. The occasion M ill bo
Maei s in'h birthday. The invited
guests Hill be Master .lames POU-
atfa Clifford Lester. Parker ihxvhj
and Sidney Mettz. Mrs. Davis will
be assisted la serving by Mrs f.
Ponath. Mrs. W. 8. Melt.. Mrs.
Claud Lester and Mrs. Hoakin.
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DAVE KAUFFMAN VERY ILL
Have Kauffmaa was aura lad op
at the hospital Wednesday morning
for appendicitis. Hia condition la
very serious at the present time.
The residence of K. M. Hampton
located at the corner of Sixth street
and Big Horn avenue is nearly com
pleted. A firm of Omaha decorators
have been putting the finishing
touches on the interior for some
time. Whet) their work is coin
pleted and the furniture installed lr
Hampton will have the finest and
costliest home in western Nebraska
The building, which has ten rooms,
is fitted with the very latest jn
plumbing fixtures and conveniences.
It will be furnished aritil carelully
selected furniture.
Mr. Hamptons former home, lo
cated on corner of the lot. wJI be
removed, giving a large lawn ur
rounding the big house. A total of
approximately 115,000 has been spent
bjf Mr Hampton in the construe; loU
and furnishing of the house
It. is expected that the residence
will be finished so that Mr. Hamp
ton and Ills famly can move ia about
the i5th of January.
RETURNS FROM EXTENDED
WESTERN TRIP
Win. King returned Monday morn
ing in hie new Cadillac car from
his extended western trip, Which
covered several thousand miles of
territory and took about thrge weeks.
Mr King was accompanied Tb Den
ver and Colorado Springs by Frank
Wilson of Alliance. They got as far
as Colorado Springs when they en
countered heavy snow in the moun
tains ami ware forced to return with
the ear as far as Denver. Mr. Wll
sou than returned to Alliance and
Air. King wont via
Kiel. Idaho, and a
western points.
At Hlackfoot Mr.
etal hundred acres
cbard land which
i ill m oved and mad)
chards. He also owns
western points, which
train to lllack-
n amber of other
King owns sev
of fiue apple or
is being rapidly
into fine or-
laud at other
he visited bo-
fore returning to Alliance.
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GROWTH OF BUILDING A LOAM
F. EL Reddish, whose advertise
ment Includes a mention of the Oc
cidental Huildfbg and l-oan Associa
tion, has beon member Ol Hie ad
visory board for some six or eight
years and has representee! the asso
elation for the rast eighteen years,
during vhfcah lime the resources
have grown from f 2S,000.Ml to WOrS
than $3jMf,aj0.(MI. While lbs build
Ing and loan affords u good Invest
ment for those who fake stock In
it, it is also splendid proposition
for those who lake stock for the
purpose of securing S loan to v
out on property a man who se
cures a home iu this way pays for
It. with money thai would otherwise
OC paid for naui
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FREE FOR ALL FIGHT
A (res for all fight was started in
a local pool ball Tuesday evening by
two young men who seemed to he
lodhing for i rouble with two broth
ers, who aro said 'o have cleaned
up the trouble makers when attack
ed The trouble makers were ar
rested and fined $10 and coals each
in police court.
George Johnson was agreeably sur
prised the last ol the week by .i
visit from two of hia old friends
who wore passing through on thoii
way east. One was Mr. Anderson
of Toriibgton. Wyoming, and the
other was Mr. Hayes, of Monmouth
Illinois. Mr. Anderson hail been vis
Iting Mr. Hayes, who was no. un
panying him on his return to llli
nois as far as Omaha.
Mrs
Mass ,
Butte
before
sister
early
is her
West.
here
she
K s Falter of Lancaster,
has boi n visiting in Hox
OOUntj since the Wednesday
Thanksgiving day She is a
Of Arthur ( hilson. one of the
settlers Of this county. This
first, visit to this part of the
She will terminate her visit
next. Tuesday, at which time
will leave for Sioux City. Iowa,
.lease ('liiNon, who
weeks
boon
accompanied by
will be gone a couple of
While hero Mrs. Kuller has
the guest of her old time
Mrs. W. I. Lorance, northeast
liance.
friend,
of Al-
MUSICAL NOTES
To the management of the Drake
Hotel is due considerable credit for
the establishment of orchestra music
for the dining room Heretofore
such a thing has been sadly unheard
of in Allinuc, save on a few very
rare occasions. Now music is regu
larly employed on all Sundays, holi
davs and special occasions, and il Is
much to be hoped that the example
will be followed and enlarged upon,
until as it should be, in any good
hotel or cufo, a good orchestra will
bo a matter of course.
Following is a sample musical pro
mam which was recently rendered
and Well recurred at the Drake:
I. March Napoleon's Last fharg
K. T. I'n ill I.
II. Overture The Midnight Dream
If Schlepegrell.
III. Caprice Dance Of the Lunatics.
T. S. Allen
May Greene.
Kd Ma honey.
the Sun-
iseirman
General
S Allen
GO TO EASTERN NEBRASKA
Mr and Mrs. M. S. llargraves left
Monday morning for the eastern
Bart of tie state Mrs. llargraves
will' spend some few weeks wiih her
parents at York, while Mr. liar
graves wjll go on to Lincoln to at
tend the county officials' convention
held thir-e the 10th, 1 1th and IStb.
LOCATES STOLEN HORSE
Scottahluff Man Loses Horse Locat
ed in Alliance Sold to Al
liance Man
George Halters, of Boettsbluff, lov
a. fine horse a little over a week
ago and sent out circulars oflerlug
a reward of fifty dollars for its re
covery. Saturday afternoon the attention
t' Damut Sheriff Lucas was called
to a horse and rider parading the
streets of Alliance, On investigating
lie learned thai C C. Smith had pur
coasted the horse at a good price
from the thief, who had immediately
skipped the country after uiakinu the
sale.
Mr. Halters came to Alliance from
Seottsbluff on Monday to reoovir
the ibarse and pay the reward for
its recovery. We understand that
Mr Smith is offering a reward of
fifty dollars for the capture of Ge
thief.
APPOINTED WEIGH MASTER
VoUix Judge liregory Zurn has
been appointed official weigh inaeder
at the city scales which aro located
in front of the city, hall. Ills hours
are from eight o'clock in the morn
ing until six in the evening.
RETURNS TO ALLIANCE
.lames Feagins has returned to Al
liance from Ills long busllaaaa trip to
Texas, Chicago aiidother oMonded
point. Mr Feagina, who his been
visiting at Fairfield. Iowa, returned
with him Tueadaj morning.
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PAULING PIERCE
Mi
ami A.
Mo.,
A beautiful ijiliel wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. 1'ierce, Wednesday evening,
at the hour of eight, when I heir
ilaiiiihter Sella was nulled in lnarri
age to Mr. Martin Pauling of this
city. Klder F. A. Woten, pastor of
the Christ Ian chur.'h. officiated. The
ring ceremony as used.
There were present as siiies
and Mrs K. F Shields. Mr.
Mrs I) W Mlddhrtoa, Mrs F
Woten, Kobert Fox of Dovr,
J. W Miller of Alllaie-e. and Hie 1m
mediate family. The bride and
groom were the recipients of some
beautiful psWent At eight thirty
the wedding "olllpau weal to Nohe's
cafe, wheiv an elegant dinner was
served in uurh style under 'he
supervision of airs. Nohe The
bride's cake was simply grand. I p)
newly married couple left Alliance
Oil passenger No. 42 for Lexington,
Mn , wiieie they will atay for a
couple of mouths and then will re
turn to Alliance to make (heir home.
The Herald joins their many
friends in belt wishes for a lou and
happy married life.
BETTER SERVICE
AND NEW SYSTEM
Nebraska Telephone Company Spend
ing Over $40,000 for Complete
New System in Alliance
Over 30 Men Now Em
ployed in Doing
the Work
Completed About Feb. 1
When the Nebraska Telephone
Company purchased the Alliance ex
change they found it composed or
old fashioned, out of-date equipment
IV. Wisteria Waltzes
V. Hypnotic Itag . .
vi. Overture sounds from
ay south B,
VII. Characteristic Man h
Mixup. t'. S. A.. . T.
Personnel :
Alfonso St. Pool -Violinist, Dll tor
Win. U. Walsh. Trumpet
Jus. Ititowsky, Clarinet
.Miss Hattie Henswold. Pianist
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"OUR MUTUAL FOE"
Lecture by
Or.
ef
Guy W.
Denver
Wads worth
tiuy W U'adsw-orth of Denver, as
sociate secretary of the Presbyter
lau temperance committee, gave a
stcronpticaii lecture at the First
Presbyterian church last evening to
a Israe and appreciative audience.
Admission was free bulla silver of
fering wan taken for the support of
the work of the committee
The lei lure was ol au educational
churaoter. along sciostiflc lines,
showing the effects of alcohol upon
the human system It presented
strong arguments for practical, per
sonal temperance and could not fail
to have a good influence.
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SECOND TRY FOR DIVORCE
Mrs Ollie Wulbridge makes a sec
ond attempt to yet a divorce from
Fred C Walbridge. Iuat Do ember
she filed a petition but a decree was
not granted her. This morning she
filed another petition J'or divorce.
Her plea is that bar busbnnd is an
habitual drunkard.
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ENTERTAIN OMICRON
KAPPA CLUB
Mr. and Mrs. V. If. RaOOOM
were iuiited to act a chaperones at
the Omteron Kappa Dancing Club
regular dance last eveuiug and gave
the club a very pleasant surprise in
the form of a banquet after the
dame, at Riannap a Ovor 0ft
you Ik. people enjoyed the dance and
feast and all had a very enjoyable
lime.
TWO VGKS TO
CHRISTMAS
Two little Sants Clauses swtidy
on the tun !
One got a "week" back and
then tnere wss one.
GOING! GOING!!
GONE ! ! !
Your Christmas Chances
Will Be Gone. Too, If
You Don't Get Busy.
SHOP NOW!
throughout. Alliance patrons had to
turn the crank to call central, and '
service at It a best was poor. 8lnoe
thai time they have had their ex-i j
perls at work on the system ami
have given the best possible Her-
vice with the old equipment, which
has always caused them endless an
noyance and trouble.
Keceutly they determined fJ take
out and scrap every bit of oiu ;
equipment, putting In an entirely j
new and modern leleplunie exchange,
new cables, wires and phones thru
out. When the now system is put ,
in operation on the 1st of Kebruary, j
not a bit or the present! equipment,
will be In use.
This now exchange and equipment
Is coating In the neighborhood of
40jaOO. The new exchange and
equipment, which Is of the very,
latest, modern up to-date equipment.
Is being installed by the Western
Electric Company. Hy having one, ; installed. It
company furnish the entire cm linage, the company
a phono, f or u period ol promiijiy
i twelve hours, while the transfer is
being made, there will be two com
plete exchanges in operation On a.
Saturday evening before the changn
is to be made, all phono subscriber
will be culled on the phono and noti
fied that the next morning they are
to use the new phones The change
will not inconvenience anyone in nny
way whatever. The old phones will
then be removed. The old plant will
then bo dlamnuteled All of the old
wire will be Junked. Kvery piece of
old (able will be out into short
lengths and shipped back to Him
factory in barrels.
The telephone company now has a
force of twenty-five const ruction men
i working and six cable splicers.
There1 are at the present time six
different makes of telephones in
! use In the old exchange and more
than that many different kinds of
cable and materials. It ia easy to
imagine the Improved service which
the subscribers will receive when
the new exchange, using one kind of
; phone and one kind of material, ia
la really wonderful that
has been able to keep
and equipment everything Is stand-j the service up aa well as has ben
ardi:.od and uniform. Instead of doae, considering the difficulties,
n.u ing. half a dozen.dJffeutfit jnakea vwhlch. Ihe' Jiavo had to cRi-ouMer.
of materials In the system there,
will be one standard line throughout.,
This will save endless annoyance,
ami trouble
The tiovs ex hange Is now being
installed Hi the Kin building, semen
from the Drake Hotel. The Nei
ka Ti'l phone Company has leased
the upstairs of this building for u
term ol ten years. All of the poles
now strung on Box UuttH Avenue
will bo torn down and the nef ca
bles placed iu the alleys This will
greatly improve the appearance of
IJox Butte Avenue, the main busi
ness street in Alliance. The new
cluster, lights will all bo plainly seen
from either end of the avenue
The Western Kieotrio Company
now has a force of four men Instal
ling the central office equipment in
the Kins building Ahum the first
of February, ahsn the saw eacbaags
is to ie put in operation, new teli
phones will be placed in every
fice and home where there ia
Sidney west
or
now
will
lbs Iftth or December. This will
give direct connection with Chey
enne, Salt Lake City and Other
points.
Before the change la made to the
new system about l-'ehr.iary 1st It
is planned to have the uw telephone
directories delivered to the sub
soribcrs so that all changes in num
In rs caused by tin transfer will b
ready for the subscribers. The di
rectories will be printed by The
Herald
The Nebraska Telephone C;ii
pany deserves gnat credit for it.
confidence la the future of Alliance
by making this enormous expenditure
The cost of operating the new ex
change will probably be higher than
at the present time. The eapense
wlll be heavier and it will probably
be necessary to Increase the tote
phone force But the operatora wilt
be able to handle all onlta ouicker
and bettor Kvery phono wilt be OB
metallic circuit, which wilt insure
quietness ut all times and no cross
ed lines. ,
Pp to two years ago Alliance wfii
i"olated, so far as loll service with
other points was concerned. There
were practically ho toll connections
at all. Shiee tnat time hundreds of
miles of copper wire have been
strung by the Bell Company, giving
connection with cities and towns of
importance within a radius of soo
miles. This was not dreamed or at
that time. Alliance now has good
connection with Denver, Omaha, Kan
sas City, leadwood, Pierre, and Dth
er important points. It is expected
that the now copper toll lino from
be completed by
AUTOMOBILE BURNED
Three Alliance Men Have Long. Cold
Walk Tuesday
MITCHELL CAR DESTROYED
rJvorett Cotk. K II Itoyd and W
F. Kientop made a trip down lulu
Moil ill county Tuesday morning in.
the fine Mitchell car owned by Mr.
Cook. They had finished their busi
no.-. and were returning on their
way to Alliance trivial at a point
near i lie QeotgO Qajddis ranch. The
engine died, and Mr Kioutop. who
ti.ol bossl driving, bad luketi off the
a. .m i and looasasd the carburetor,,
which seemed to be stopped up Willi
some obstruction either iu the ar
buretor itself or iu the gasoline feed.
line.
Lu cleaning the carburetor
connections Mr Kieplop had
some cotton waste which he
thrown on the ground under th
In spite or their efforts the gas..,ine
pipe and connections soon rangbi
fire and within a few minutes tht
fine cur. costing over IS.dOO, was
completely ruined. The men arc re
lucky to escape without injury theUI
s.lves They were compelled to
walk a long distance before a tele
phone could be reached, when they
phoned to Alliance for another
which brought them to town,
car was partially insur but
loss to Mr. Cook will be heavy.
car.
The
the
COMMISSIONERS TAKE TRIP
and
used
had
eli-
giue. This waste caught fire- rroiu
some unknown cause and without
warning burst into Hame, completely
em eloping the engine and rront of
the car
The men made frantic- efforts to
Mtaa the heavy car away from the
fire and tried to throw dirt on the
flames but the frozen conditiou or
the ground made I his wry difficult
County Commissioners J. M. Waa
k. S C. Beck and C L llashmau
have left for Lincoln to attend the
clerks' and county commissioners'
convention held there.
' J. M. Wanek and C I. ILishmau
while there will take a look at the
work of the architect from that city
who is vary much interested in eon
vln ing Itox Unite county that; he la
the man they are looking for
They will also go to Kansas City.
Kans . where they will vtw b uhl
t ings erected by Hose Peterson.
From Kansas City they will Pet urn
home by way of leiiv. i
2 "2
Mr. and Mrs M. C Huhbeil will
spend the winter in southern Califor
nia. Mr. Hubbe.ll left yesterday
morning for Los Augeles and Mrs.
Iluhbell will go within a few" days.