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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
JOHN W. THOMAS. Editor
Lloyd C Thomaa. City Editor
Publialiad every Thursday by
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Incorporated
Lloyd C. Thomaa, President E. C. Drake, Vice President
John W. Thomas, Secretary
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TIUMISDAY, MAIU'll . Itl3
The Herald decline to he drawn
Into a rag chewing contest with the
other Alllnne. paper. There'! noth
ing in It.. W haw giwn the gen
tlemen under whose mi men the
Times Ik publish 1 credit for at
hast wanting to approximate the
truth in what they publish and seme
desire to be spiare. but it In evidtni
that their hired pruaiicatct has a
degenerate tai-te which nothin; short
of downright mlsrcpreM niation by
him will satis y. There Is some sat
isfaction to us in knowing Mist what
time he devo:es to misrepresenting
thla paper and its editor gives him
that much less time to slander Inno
cent girls and defenseless women.
Omaha in January, iwh. at which
line he began editing The Herald.
There is a general feeling of good
will t awards I'resldenl Wo .v Wil
Bon among the people of this conn
try, who. regardless of party dis
tinctions, wtph him a sureersful ad
ministration. Tin- Daily Drown
Jou nal-Stockman ol yesterday oi i I
a p miliar !-. ni!ineBt In the following
edH trial: "No man ever vrani into
that high off: e with w general a
feeling of gotd will on the part of
all people as Woodrcw Wilson. Ills
lofty ideals cf goviinmint ftrtke a
popular chord ami If he can succeed
In putting Into effect a very small
proportion of his suggestions the
exuw'ry will be more thBn satisfied
tt'ifc h!s tdmlnistratlon."
lar JaB
Says the- Kushville Standard: 1 lie
Alliance Times bears up untler the
hope that there will Im? no rhanv,-' In
". official capacity cf the land of
luc until Register Wood has served
two more years. We don't blam
the Times for holding on to that
hope, but we also have a hope and
t lint Is that Wood will be compelled
to take a walk about tire Firwt of
April. :r
When we spi ; t k of this Issue of
Tin Herald as lclng a credW to Al
; UMkSti we do not mean merely that
the work and expense put on the pa
ptT bf tlie Herald Publishing Com
1 pany nnd employes speak .well for
; Hie city, hut we include as well the
patronage of the business men. as
nIiowii by the advertising columns. If
this pner contained all that it W.i s.
except advertisements, and they
were confined io a few little "two-by-fouis",
it would not begin to do
the ci!y as a whole the good that
It will with the fine advertising pat
ronage shown on almost every page.
It is needier for us to say that
this issue or The Herald will give
Its rt at' i s in other parts of the
country a good impression of Alli
ance and northwestern Nebraska,
btft what we wish to mention here
i that credit la due the business
men who patronize the paper,
well as Kb publishers, for the
cellent showing made.
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JOHN W. THOMAS
Kditor t f Th. Alii . i Herald, came
to Nebnuka from lllint.is. his native
state, In 1885. May 10th of that
year he filed honit u e; ti pa its on
the N.W.Vi of c . .:!-: .. in Lin
coin (Oun:. and has been a continu
ous residirit;of the state 'dnce tliat
lime. Hi i aine to Allianc fioni
W. D. RUMER
W. D. Hum. i came to Alliance a
"ouplr of days bi-f.jr.' the lo sale
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MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT ALLIANCE HERALD
From left to righ : J. K. Adams. Lloyd, J. Carl Thomas, J. B.
Knit it, b. C. Drake
BUSINESS OFFICE ALLIANCE HERALD
From left to ri' 1 M. Thomas, Lloyd, John W. Thomas
Two Treats for Alliance People
High School Debate
Alliance vs. Rushville
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Saturday, March 8, 8 p. m.
ADMISSION, 25c
Declamatory Contest
Students Alliance High School
IN THREE CLASSES
Oratorical, Dramatic, Humorous
Phalan Opera House, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, March 11
ADMISSION, 25c
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HOME OF "MODERN CLOTHES FOR MEN"
E. G. Laing, Prop., at left
net tlon
dray.
wilh liis partner. Mr. .lames
IRA E. TASH
came to Hox liutte county and St- i
tied at Nonpareil Mulch 5, 188", went
to Hemtngford Pbrurj I, Ittli and
held the position of county clerk
several terms. He came to All .in
September i. !'''. and on Kdiruary
23, 190X. took the important offi ( I
postmaster, which he has held ever
since.
Alliance fifteen
held important
positions and is
years ago. He has
public and federal
a valued citir.en.
C. A. NEWBERRY
started out in a smull way in the
hardware business. Todny he has a
business requiring thirty-five employ
ees. In addition to a large retail
business In Alliance he wholesar s
hardware over western Nebrnska. Hh
also manufactures tanks by the carload.
W. W. WOOD
Judge Wood came to western
braska in 1828 and engaged in
practice of law at Rushville.
came to Alliance six years ago
has always taken a iiromineni
in public affairs.
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the
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and
part
BRUCE WILCOX
Mr. WiU-ox came to western Ne
braska twenty-five years ago and to
EXPERIENCED OPTOMETRIST
Mrs. K. C. Drake, an optometrist
with several years' experience, has
been engaged by Dr. H. A. Copsey
to assist him in this class of work.
She will fit. glasses scientifically and
straighten cross-eyes permanently.
She will be nt lr. Copsey 's office
in the Alliance National Rank block
and has been here ever since that
time. He was made receiver for the
original electric light plant, after
ward purchasing the same and own
ln!g It for a number of years. His
capable wife came to Alliance six
months after him, from Sterling,
where they lived before coming to
this city.
Rl aas
and has been at Alliance ever sin :e,
He engaged in the newspaper busi
ness for several years, held an im
portant federal position, and lias
sold all of the lots on the original
townslte.
JOHN W. GUTHRIE
.Mr. Outhrie came to Alliance on
April ill), l!0fi, and has built up the
largest fire and lite insurance busi
ness In western Nebraska, in eon-
HIDES TANNED
Ask Us About Custom Tanning
We ean tave ycu 30 to- 5(i pi r cent on the c-cat cf Men's Kur ('oats,
Ladies' Kur Coats, Kur Rohes. Mlttcnt, Rugs and Ladies' Kurs of all
kinds. We can give you the besL Cuaranteeel Kurs so cheap you e-an't
a ford to be without them.
Don't Sell Your Best Hides and Skins
Bring them to us, we will have tlitm made up just as you want them
YOU TAKE NO RISK. EDES $1000.00
GUARANTEE PROTECTS YOU
We represent the EDKS ROBK TANNING CO., the rirm that origin
ated the Custom Tanning Business and handles nearly half of It.
Ask us feir Prices and Samples. We can gr?e you lower prices thau
you run secure from any other tannery.
MARKS HARNESS COflPANY
R. M. HAMPTON
Mr. 11 nipton came to Box Butte
eeur.ty !r. 186 and was here at the
lot sale venty-five years a;o. On
Februai.. II, 1889, he organized the
First Na iemal Bank. He has been
mayor of Alliance several times and
holds the important office ofc ilesi- j
dent of the Nebraska StoYk C,nw
ers' Association.
F. M. BROOME
Mr. Broom' came to Box Butte
county in the fall of 1885. went to
llva at Nonpareil in February. 1886,
was la Alliance when the big lot
sale was held twenty-five years ago.
Geo. Snyder
Cigars
Tobaccos
Confectionery
Stationery
210 Box Butte Ave.
Alliance. Nebraska
Brennan's Drug
N
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Jewelry Store
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST
A complete stock of
DRUQ5
Exclusive Agency for
Nyal's, Penslar,
Goodrich, and
Meritol
Household Remedies
STRONG LINE OF JEWELRY
Expert Watchmaker and Optician
We have the Best Equipped Soda
Fountain in Western Nebraska
in charge of an Expert .
Pggg Wa" Papcand Paints jg,
ON THE CORNER THIRD STREET AND BOX BUTTE AVENUE