PARCELS POST CHANGE
Important Improvement Affecting
Mailing of Parcels Within
Radius of 150 Mile
OPPORTUNITY FOR MERCHANTS
.About the time that the parrels
post law went Into effect. The Her
ald pointed out editorially that lo
cal merchants who were frightened
at the prospect of having their bus
iness crippled by the big mall order
houses did not have sufficient rea,
eon to be scared if they would meet
the big concerns on their own
U
SI
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On account of advanced age and retirement from the ranch
I will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, 1:00 p. m. sharp, Wed
nesday, Aug. 20, at my ranch 3 miles southwest of Canton,
6 miles southeast of Curly, about 25 miles north of Mitchell
I will sell without reserve and no by-bidding
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15 brood mares, 3 to 10 years old, weight from 1100 to 1500,
with 5 colts at their side and all bred. These mares are from
the Fred Williams popular Shire stock-the best in the country.
1 four-year-old broke gelding, 1200. 2 three-year-old geldings.
6 two-year-old mares. 6 one-year-old mares and geldings.
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10 good milk cows, 3 to 7 years old. 11 two-year-old steers.
14 one-year-old steers.
Also,
Free Lunch at Noon
S. A. GRIMES, Auctioneer
CALVIN J. WILDY, Clerk
Grand Restaurant
m
HAS CHANGED HANDS AND IS NOW
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Will be A Model of Cleanliness
The place where you can get what you order, cooked
as you want it, and served neat and clean.
Popular Prices
C. W. BICKINELL, Mgr.
West Side of Box Butte Avenue
Alliance, - - Nebraska
grounds. Developments under the
practical operations of the parcels
post show that It may be made a
real benefit to Alliance merchants
who will take advantage of It. This
will be particularly true under the
Improvements ordered by Post master
Oencral Burleson to beconie effect
ive August 15th.
The Proposed Changes
The proposed changes will affect
parcels mailed for local delivery and
roints within 150 miles of pla;'e of
mailing. The maximum weight of
mailable parcels within the firvt
and second zones will be increased
from eleven to twenty pounds, and
the posUige oa the larger parcels
reduced, a will be seen by the in
formation given below. The parcels
post map will be no longer used for
Ml
HOR
CATTLE
1 new. light double harness.
Terms:
JAMES CURRY, Owner
the Hist and serond zones, but each
pet office will be furnished an of
ficial Us of other offices coming
wti'hln these two zones.
Mr. HuTlrscn announced the
l.:ngrs as follows:
"The flri-t zone hall Include the
territory within the lc.enl delivery of
any office nnd the first zone rite
of postage will apply to all parcel
pot mu.il deposited at nny offve fur
local delivery or for delivery by city
carrier or on rural routes emanating
from that posteffice.
"Tho second zone shall Include
the remainder tf what Is now the
Ifitst zone, togtther with the pres
jent second zone, and shall ln.lude
an tne units oi area looatcu in wnoie
or In part within a radius of ap
proximately 160 miles from nny giv
en postofflce.
9i
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9 months' at 10
A WOMAN'S WORK
sometimes reduces her strength to the
depths of weakness her devotion to
household cares prevents sufficient
rest and recreation. Thousands of
women in this condition find Scotfs
Kmulsion exactly what they need; it
is predigested body-food so medically
perfected that every drop yields direct
returns in strengthening the organs
and tissues and in making healthy,
life-sustaining blood, Scott's Emulsion
is devoid of alcohol or any harmful
drugs, and overcomes tiredness and
nervousness in a marvelous way.
"The r:ite of postage on parcels
weighing In excel of four miner
In the proposed (lift .one will be
i r il-ti t- (1 fre ni 5 cent for the first
pound nnd t cent for u h addition
al pound or. .trait win thereof to ft
eents for the firm pound and I
e-tnt for oiwh itdilitionil two pound
or fraction thereof, and th: rule
fcr t lit seer,d r.one will bo reduced
from .1 ecu tii for the lirtt pound nnd
;i eents for each ndilltioiritl penind
or i cents for the first peund and
4 cents for each additional pound or
f-let ion thereof to 5 cents for the
lit f t pound nnel l'cent for each ad
e iMonal pound or fraction thereof.
"The maximum weight of pare-el
post packa-u-s will be Increased
Ircin eleven pounds t twenty
'".: r.ei, the Increase ef weJpht to
:i ply cniy to the first and second
.ics. No change has been miule
In the fci.c or form et the pack-
Benefits LocjI Merchants
A little study ef the above will
' how i iearly that the new rates will
ue a iwoLincl dUadvMitape le the
lar,:, mall order houses that iK'pciid
for Uie timet of thch trade upon
customers at a grcato!" distance than
160 miles and an advantage to the
merchants who wish to supply cus
tomers by imiil within a radius of
that distance. Already Alliance
has had a demonstration of what
may Ik? done by the enterprising lo
cal merchant. V. S. Kewer, propri
etor of the Bee Hive store, has
fceen e.eIng a email mall ord'or bust
aes3 f?r some time past, but decide!
to put in a reigular mail order de-
partine :it, which he advertised to
cpen recently. Since then he has,
been floodeel Willi mail orders and
-Jready finds H necessary to In
crease his facilities for handling
'.his department of ills touslnoss. He
haa had circulars printed and is
now- planning to Issue a catalog.
Other Merchants May Do Likewise
When the new oreler regarding
rates goes into effect it will be
practicable for nearly every line of
businefs in Alliance to do ultuil
er bus.vneFfl en a large Bcaile within
a radius of 150 anile of this city.
Ire this connection we wish to call
attention to the fact that Tho 'Her
ald is by all odds the be.1t advertis
ing medium to cover this territory.
As the official organ of the Nebras
ka Stock Growers Association It
goes to every member of that or
ganization, besides the many hun
dreds of other subscribers in Hox
Butte and neighboring counties.
How'i This
We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case of catarrh that
cminot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
C ire. R J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Onio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last la years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all bjiins transactions and fin
anclally able to carry out any obll
gatlons made by his firm.
WALDINO, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon, the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
75 cents per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation. '
Adv July A 19
Mrs. Lowe and daughter, of Bridge
port, were in Alliance on Monday.
They had been visiting frlentls and
relatives In Sheridan, Wyo.
J. A. Hunter and son, Robert,
came down from the ranch Monday
Business Man Praises
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy
Successful Merchant After Investigation
Found a Remedy That Re
stored His Health.
"Tills Is TliunksRlvhur ly In the
utata of I'cnnHvlvuiiia. am! 1 want to
ii- uie
part of
X It in writing a
letter to you.
till
fin .'i.tli diy
of
I
N'vamlMT, '10.
wax ulrii ken
with
heart
e. M y
troub
family Dtiywle'titn
ciillxd It Ancini
I'e!torl. 1 had
from one to tlve
attacks In 24
hours. In the
la'.nr part of
I(.iber, ItlO.
T Brol m i t t ll
Miles Medical Co.. for Information oon
Cdriiina: my and In raply I received
a very kind and inetruottre letter,
which I handed to ray faintly doctor,
Biid he told me to umt your Hemedlea
in i-nnnM-tlun with the medlclae he
B-ave me. so I did. I used five bottles
of Ir. Mil' Heart Remedy and seven
bottles of Dr. Mtlee' Nervine. I was
confined to the house for about four
months. Th actioa of my heart IS
now, and haa been normal for the laat
sis months. I can truly recommend
Tir MIUi' NhiiIim and Heart Rr-medy
a An what tliv are lntendad for. if
used according- to directions. I thank
you kindly for your advice In answer to
niy monthly reports. I am now elsty-
aeven veura nf rnta. have been In the
mercantile buelneae for thlrty-ftve years
and lived retired ror tne iai imnMit
years." A. B. HOIXJNGKK.
IJncoln, I'erna.
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy la sold and
guaranteed by all druggists. te
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, lad
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A LETTER FROM IDAHO
8. B. Libby, Former Alliance Busi
ness Man, Furnishes Herald
Interesting Com
munication OTHER LETTERS WILL FOLLOW
Welder Is becoming quite a re--lit
for Nebraska poi1e, espeeially
from Alliance. On Monday the 21st
Charles Tully w ha here on a visit
with an old friend who several
years nge 1IvhI at Hay Springs, Ne
braska, where they were In business
teise.thtr. Hi name is Augu.-
I't-cckmnn. lie came here nleut 17
years ago and 1K-k a hiimesiend. Ho
griihhcel out the sngrhrush jind put
out ten acres of apple ttves. Three
ye .i s ago tb'ii-" was the prize orchard
ef the Ktate. It prewlucee. mere, and
bti;r fruit, than nny other orchard
in lhe ft ate for lis size. I went
'ihruigh 'I his orelwi.nl 'last yesir and
I iiiunt say that It was a craud
Ight. The trcc were loadl elown
o the ground, with the fluent ap-
lcs I ever ww, The cinp for this
e;ir will be nearly as peiod. Mr.
fully see-ineKl to lo well pleased
I'll tho cemntry.
Tueselay the 22nd, while walking
on State street, an auto came M'hl.-
ing by and, lo, and behold, who
hould Jump oirt but Mr. Itee'd with
noeii Hoycr. Mr. lloyer l well
enough pleaseel with the eonntry
hat he is trying to trade one of
his houses in Alliance for some
ranch land here. He will nd. make
any mi stake in doing so.
Some time In the future I will
have omethliug to say alHiut the
Ifferent kinds of land here. Weiser
at the rcFent time Is like the girl
,1t h tho tBght skirt. (She is In
style). She Is having a suit made
of HitulMhlo I'arlny, the cowl of
hlch Is $2.00 per siiwuhj yard, and
covers the front of the suit two
blocks square. The balance of the
ult wj'll be just plain dirt. Jlut the
hole suit will lie trlnumeel with red
elevll cement kle walks. So you
se it will be a very nice suit for
Mrs. Weiser, havlag only a aniall
family of about 4,000. The oldeM
hi Id is 101! years old and an old
me Odd Fellow. We eee him on
the street quite often". He was an
adopted child, you see, Doeause he
1-e much oleler than his mother.
B. II. L.
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JESS ITEMS o
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July 21t.
We are having fine weather.
Crops leok fine except where
struck by the hall. AneHher hall
storm passed through southeast of
this vicinity lat Wednesday even
ing, coming throuKh by IjkkewlcUs,
and splitting in two parts, one part
moving northward. H. M. Wilson
and hired man were fixing n fence
when the storm came up and went
to an old house for shelter. Air.
Wilson was watching a bunch of
catrtle from a window, and saw a
two-year-old heifer hit by a large
hailstone and knocked down. The
animal was only stunned and when
Mr.- Wilson went out and moved U
about, it got up and ran otf. The
hail split shingles off of all houses
in its path, liee Helling said that
he went out after the storm liuel
p.issed and saw a great deal of
hlicil from his ca'tle and horses
that were hit by the hail. The oth
er iitrlp of the storm nmved through
he Wilson ranch, going eastward
through the Kir-kens settlement.
ruining all the crops. Some of the
hail was as large as cups.
Robe it Wilkinson left Jess, Satur
day the UMh for Auburn, Nebraska,
where he expects to make hi home.
Lee Helling and family and C. W.
Mathews and family visUed D. N.
Mathews Sunday the I'Oth.
PERU NEWS
By Henrietta Myers
Newsy notes of Alliance people
and others at Peru State Normal
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The last number of the lecture
course was given Thursday even-
ng by the Artiste Quartet. They
gave three a:U from the eipera
KauK" in ccitume, and sang sever
al ejuartet selections between the
acts.
At chapel on Friday we were
greatly pleased to hear Pres. Hayes
give an account of his trip to StH
Lnke CUy.
The PhUomathenn Literary Sed-
tty gave tht play "Stronghtart" on
Satuiday evening. This was the
third time this play had been pre-
A Bird in the Hand
is Worth
One
of our skillfully
made Portraits is
worth a dozen
carelesslv made
PHOTOGRAPHS
Quality Tells Every Time
Alliance Art Studio
114 E. 4th St. Phone 111
Tho nlisuret mart is the ens wba
nercre hanges. Take our advice when ycri
have a cotiyh or a cold ami try Allen's Coagk
BalstSk There U nothing morn soothing,
nothing that will bring grentcrmlief. Con
tnins no harmful insrediHtiU. I'sed for
many years with atfctiou and aucceM,
2c., o()c. and tl.00 bottles.
Relieves External and
Internal Pain.
Heals Bruises, draws
the Aoha from Stiff or
Rheumatlo Muscles.
Taken In Hot Water
Stops Cramps, Code,
Diarrhoea, and similar
affections.
Tftere'a enfy Palnkill
Parry Oavta'.
C8, SS and SOe. oHIee.
sent eel In I'erii Jitui was a dwided
suH's, the .-hnrae tcrs having their
Iwirts perft;tly exiinmltted.
The Peru base ball team played
the Verdon team on Saturday after
noon. The more was .11 to 6 In fa
vor ef Peru.
The reeital glvtn at chapel oa.
Monelay by Miss Thomas' advanced
music pupils was grewtly enjoyod.
Mrs. Hayes and son Leonard re-
turneel homo on Monday from Lin
coln, where they had been Visiting
relatives.
The members of the Phllonnatheaa
Literary wiclety are pleased to ac-
ctj t Mls Anna FeWler as a. llfo
nitmbtr of the sejeiety.
I'rtf. Hoyt took his chemistry
class on a picnic Tuesday even
ing. The time was very enjoyably
spent in games a.nel boating.
On Wedneseiay the last chapel
period of the Summer Hr-hool was)
celebrated by several musical num
bers by the band and by n repre
sentation from the chorus.
Col. Majors, known by Peruviana
as the father of the Peru Normai,
has roctntly beconie a member of
the State Hoard of Kducartlon.
LAWLER RECEIVES
APPOINTMENT
Alliance Man Appointed Deputy
state President F. O. E.
T. M. Utwler, of Alliance, Pml
Worthy President of Alliance Aerie
No. 136, Fraternal Order of Baucles.
received his appointment the first
of the week as Deputy State Presi
dent of the order. Mr. Lawler Is
very prominent In this order and Is
worthy of the honor conferred upon
him by the appointment.
Boy Returns Home
Mother of Wayward Boy Sent Horn
by Alliance Man Writes
Letter of Thanks
The 1at ltue of The Herald told
of a boy by the name of Jon-a
HutchlnBcn, who left his home at
Rcy, Washington, three years ago
and who was sent home by Jake
Bkknell, of Alliance. The following
letter was received Monday by Mr.
Hlcknell:
"Roy, Washington, July 25, 1913.
Mr. Jake Ukkii'ell, Alliance, Nebr.
Kind sir: I received your letter
and I will new write you a four
words of thanks for what you have
c'one for my por, unfortunate 'boy.
He gtt home yeHtrday mtTrn'ng. It
had been ovtr thrte years since- I
had seen him and he Is a pitiful
sight to see, but I hope if he will
e ay at home wMi .ma 1 may be able
to gtt him in a better ooneMtton. 1
nni glad to get him at hme alive.
Ills papa is dead and my second
husband sent the ticket and money
for him. If we owe you anything
for your trouble send your bill and
wo will try to pay you. We will
have to get him a new outfit of
clchts at cn?e. Mrs. Ccllle Wat-
kins, Roy, Wash. P. S. Johnnie
Een. his bt.ii regards te you."
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
The following lvil service exam
inations will be held In Alliance on,
August IS, In addition to these al
ready announced in The Hraeld:
Chauffeur (malt), salary JjOO per
annum, to drive gasoline motor
tru k in the Bureau of Mines,
Washlr.f.'cn, I). C.
In-ctrumtiit maker (male), salary
$5.1:: per diem, to fill vacancy at
the Naval Observatory, Washington,
D. C.
Ctneial Mechanic (male), salary
$70 per annum, to fill vacancy ia
the Indian Service, at the Yankton
Indian Agency, S. I).
Assistant in Agricultural educa
tion (male), salary $1800 to $2000
per year, to fill vacancies In the of
fice of Experiment Stations, ue-
partment of Agriculture, Washing-
ten, U. C.
Bacteriologist (male), salary $1SW
to $-'000. to fill vacancy In the Nw
York Food and Drug Inspection lab
oratory, Bureau of Chemistry, De
partment or Agriculture.
Mechanical Engineer (male), sal
ary $.1000 per year, to 111 vacancy
In the Offke of IMblic Itoads, De
partment of Agriculture.
Full information regarding any of
the above can be secured from J.
S. Johnston, local scretary. Alliance)
petoffie'e.
The King of All Laxatives
For constipation, headaches, indi
gestion and dyspepsia, use Dr. King's
New Life Pills. Paul MathulWa, of
Buffalo, N. Y., says they are the
"King of all laxatives. They are a
blttting to :11 my fxinlly aud 1 al
ways keep a box at noiue. uei a
box and get well. Price 23c. Rec
ommended by Fred K. Holsten.
Adv-2Hft-3tMt