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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1912)
i ho tlrakp Hntpl fa mark to IK IIU MIIW 1WW1 "w servi Luncheon, Parties or Ban quets at any time. Don't be afraid to talk with the management about tha menu or decorations. BOWMAN ft SON T 8 I Jolly St.Nicholastown, Where Old Santa Claus Lives e- Dried Fruits One of the most noticeable changes in prices of groceries Is to be found in this staple line of goods. Evaported Apples fancy rings, were - selling I year ago for 20c per lb., now IUC Apricots, fancy - selling 1 year ago for 25c per lb., now - - - - lC Peaches, choice grade, per lb 1 2c Peaches, fancy grade, in 10 lb boxes, per box $1.30 Prunes, fancy, large size, per lb 12' c Prunes, fancy, medium size, in 10 lb. boxes, per box $1.25 RAISINS, BULK Fancy Loose Muscalls, per lb 10c Fancy Unbleached Sultanas 12c Fancy Bleached Sultanas 15c RAISINS, IN PACKAGES 12 oz. package Fancy Seeded, per pkg 12c 16 oz. package Fancy Seeded, per pkg 12' , 16 oz. packa5e Seedless, (not a seed) 15c When in doubt as to the brand of Roods you want ask for GAIETY Canned Fruits and Vegetables, CHASE & SANBORN'S Teas and Coffees, VICTOR Spices, Ex tracts and Flour. YOUR TRADE APPRECIATED Alliance Grocery Co. CASH PRICE LIST COAL Cash prices in effect at present time are as follows: Sunshine Mai tl and Lump, delivered, 8.75 Sunshine Malt., washed nut, del., 8. SO Monarch (lignite), delivered - - 6.2S J. H. VAUQHAN&SON Wholesale and Retail Feed and Fuel Phone No. s 213 Box Butte Ave. Phone Your Coal and Wood Orders TO No, 22 Dierks Lumber & Coal Co. Tom Stalos' Store 113 BOX BUTTE AVE, Is a ood place to buy Groceries, Flour. Canned Goods, Fruits, Vegetables, etc, We stll the celebrated Loup City Flour. We have a big line of Worki ntf men's Fants and Overalls; also Shoes for Men ami Women. Gloves, Hats, Caps, etC Groceries delivered promptly to any part of the city. PHONE 210 U NCXE BOB." said Nan as she and Ned look their places, one on each arm of the big rocking chair, In which, as usual, during the children's hour, he was seated before the blaz ing log Ore. "yon promised you would take us to St. Nlcholastown some time." That's sot" exclaimed Ned "And we're all aboard now. Let's start Toot, toot! Clang a lang a-lang! Next statlon"- Hold on." said their uncle. "I'm the conductor of this excursion myself. The first station Is Maybetown. Then we come to 1'erlinps. Here we follow the banks of Goose creek, which, as you know, wan ders everywhere to get to Noplace, and the first thing you know why. hnrn n-A n rti nt ,""" the irates of the "WK'UK AI L ABOARD , . hl.h la ROW-' named after good old St. Nick himself. AW This is the office of the Wish- master. He takes the place of a post master with us. and a busy man he Is too. This Is about how be talks to himself as be records the wishes as they come over the wlshophone: "A sled for Billy, skates for Joe: A wish that Christmas will bring us snow; A poor woman wishes It won't be cold; Dick wants a suit for a soldier bold; Dolls for a million or more of girls With goto-sleep eyes and flaxen curls; Billions of boxes of candles and such; Books In French, English, Spanish and Dutch And every known language under the sun: Wagons and pistols, watches that run. "But here's old St Nick himself. Listen to him. But I forgot that while he understands all languages he speaks only Fantaamla, so I'll have to trans late. He says: " 'Hello, chlcksl So you've come to see your dear old frleud. have you? Glad of It! Make yourself at home. Yes, we're busy, very busy, Indeed, but never too busy to be polite. We have every kind of factory In the world here, and nil rushed with wishes. I tell you it keeps us busy sort og them. Why, If we filled every ord r Just as It came the world would be a funny place. Just think of It! Here's a little picka ninny wishes to be painted white, an other boy wishes he was a man, and a man wishes he wns a loy, and a girl wishes she was a boy, and so on, but we got a funny wish during the dull season last summer. A little boy whose niuinma would not let him go In swimming every day wished he would be turned into a flsb so he could go swimming all the time. Ha. ha. tin! That reminds me of the savins in Mother (loose: If wishes were horses, beggars would ride." ' And a charming lady Mother Goose Is The dear soul writes me every now and Uien. and I'm glad to hear from her. I'll read you her last letter. It says: " "Dear old Santa Claus. I hope you're welL As for me, I'm feeling welllsh. With only food and drink enough To give to life a relish. I'm somewhat bothered, though, at times. And more than 1 care to tell. For tittle Boy Blue and Little Bopeep Don't do their duty well. And little Johnny Green and big John 8tout Will quarrel about the eat. While the Three Blind Mice eat up the food. Helped by Jack's big rat. The tittle Hoast Pig Is pretty well. And Jack and JUI are better. 1 cannot write about all the folks; 'Twould make too long a letter. And now I must stop snd put on the pot Of porridge for tie Man In the Moon. Give my love to all good children Wherever they may be found, And tell them 1 alw.iys think of them When Christmas conies around. With best wishes. " MOT HKK GOOSE.' ' Good, dear old Mother C onset She certainly tins her hands full, but 1 was talking about present factories ami such things took around you Tske that caudy factory, for iu- stuuee. It's built of the finest blocks of caudy in the world, sur rounded by a grov of choco late eclair trees. Ill that bill mcr yonder Is a tine plum pudding ui I ii That stream Is u lout onade river Its hanks uud bed are hiigar That cracking hound you hear is from the cracker fnelory Ha. ha. ha! We crack crackers and Joke bere too!' " "But." Interrupted Nuu. "now tell us truly. Uncle Bob. Is there a Santu Claus or St Nicholas, and does he real ly come down the chimney?" "Now. when It comes to that" an swervd the uncle, "there are some thiniiH it doesu't do to ask too many questions about There's one thing I d know, though, and that Is that v ery Christmas either Sauta or some body els sends me a lot of things I'm mighty gl1 to get and am very tbsak fal to receive." Plum Pudding is a fitting climax to the Christmas dinner. Ferndell brand Plum Pudding is made of carefully selected materials the very best obtainable: and in blended proportions as called for by an improved, old and tested English recipe seasoned by age a dinner's delicious, final course. & Mallery Grocery Co. I- T ''Quality Grocers" J "IS TI1KRE A SASTA Cl.ALB?" W. R. DRAKE'S City 7Wark:et People of Alliance know the kind of Meats sold and service given by W. R. Drake when running a meat market before. With better facilities and bet ter location, he can satisfy all old customers and any number of new customers that may favor him with their trade. A Full Line Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Poultry, etc. On the corner, Box Butte avenue and Fourth street PHONE 40 """""" 1 1 1 1 ".WWW WWrWWWWW I I Carney and Colorado C 0 A L . .. . , .... .... ' "T "T " Both Lump and Nut Let us figure on your Winter Supply Phone orders receive prompt attention PHOINE 155 E.I.GREGGiSON i I i w 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 XX The Herald's Premium Offer On page 2 of this issue is a world beater. Read it.