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VOLUME XXI
ALLIANCE, HOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEHRA8KA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1913
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A buiMM Institution of which J honest business methods, has been
western Nebraska is Justly proud Is
the First National Bank of Alliance.
A hank probably has more Influence
towards the building up of a com
rminlty and town than any other one
thing. It to for this reason that tho
prospective settler or Inventor In a
strange country naturally goes first
to the banks and studies them to as
certain the condition of the commun
ity which be Is planning to enter.
The First National Bank of Alli
ance Is the active, potent evidence
of the life work of mem who have
made their business the banking bus
iness from the first days of their
business career. And the fact thnt
it Is one of the strongest financial
one of the largest factors! In bring
tag this financial Institution to its
present place of high standing. Mr.
Ham pi on recently erected a Cine
residence In Alliance. A picture of
this residence Is shown herewith.
He Is president of the Nebraska
Stockgrowers' Association, and be
cause of his popularity he finds it
hard at times to refuse the offers
of public office which thrust them
selves upon him.
The cashier of the bank is S. K.
Warrick, who made his home in Al
liance for many years and who is
now president of the First National
Bank of Soottsbluff, the strongest
financial institution on the North
GOOD NEWS
FOR CLEAVER
Bookkeeper Working on Ranch East
of Alliance It Heir to a
Small Fortune
publish this letter tn tho hope that
it may come to his notice or to the
notice of some one who can give
ua his present address.
Tours truly,
JOHN J. DWYKR.
BACHELOR FINDS A PEARL
Frederick C. Cleaver, who Is bo
licved to be tan ployed on a large
ranch near Ellsworth, will fiud news
of much Interest for him whim he
reads this issue of The Herald. The
following letter was received by The
Herald this morning:
JOHN J. DWYKR,
Attorney at Law,
7 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.
The Herald, Dec. 8, 1913.
Alliance, Nebr.
Gentlemen :
We are trying to locate Frederick
C. Cleaver, a native of England,
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RESIDENCE OF HON. R. M. HAMPTON
nstttutkms " in the state of Nebras
ka today ia evidence that these men
fcave made a success of their work.
The president of the bank is Chas.
B. Ford, of Chicago, who is a load
toe figure in the financial world. He
twos and controls a number of im
portant bank 8 which form an un
breakable financial chain. The pat
roms of these banks know that is
times of financial stress they are
fully and absolutely protected by the
great banking influences which Mr.
Fwrd control 8.
The vice president of the bank is
R. M. Hampton, who organized the
bank in the younger days of Alli
essee and who is one of the oldest
setUers in the county. He came to
Box Butte county with a capital 01
mall amount and by exercising his
'' business abilities and by careful and
Platte river In the western end of
the state. Mr. Warrick is highly
regarded all over the state and has
a wide acquaintance.
Younger men who are holding pos
Itlons of responsibility in the inst!
tution and who are men of integrity
and honor, with bright prospects for
the future before them are F. J
Was, assistant cashier and director.
and Eugene Ford, assistant cashier
and director In the bank. Both are
well trained in the banking busluevs
and are training for positions of
greater responsibility in the future.
A statement of the bank makes in
teresung readiiiug especially to one
who is posted on banking affair
The excellent condition of the bank
shows well for those who are con
n acted with it.
A good story comes to The Her
ald concerning Pete Mclaughlin, the
jolly bachelor who manages or calls
most of the dances In bis neighbor
hood southeast of town. It seems
tli at Pete had boon corresponding
with a -highly rsepected young lady
in the east whom he had not met,
the correspondence probably being
brought about through her relatives
residing near Pete's place. He had
her photo but had never met her
aiwl did not know that she was in
tending to come west, until he met
hex at the party at Louis Unger's
last evening. The pleasuree of the
meeting was just as great as though
he had been notified of her coming.
And now the boys say there's going
to be some big doings down that
way soon.
MACHINISTS ELECT OFFICERS
The following officers were elected
by the Machinists at their regular
meeting Monday night: I. F. Stough,
president; Ilobert Drlscoll, vice pres
ident; George Davis, financial secre
tary; J. M. Schlrk, recording secre
tary; Frank Carlson, treasurer; and
Robert Harness, inside guardian.
SPRY IN CALIFORNIA
Simon Spry, who left for the west
a few days ago, has arrived safely
In Los Angoles and Is located for
bis winter vacation. He asks that
The Herald be sent to his address
there, 234 West 6 St. Simon says
the weather there Is quite cold.
DOING WIRING JOB
The Alliance Electrical Works
have Just finished the job of wlrlne
the new D wight Zodlker house and
wagon sheds at 8th street and Nio
brara avenue.
ELECTRIC WORK AT MARSLAND
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CEMENT SHOW AT OMAHA
Many Eastern Firms Will Exhibit at
.. Omaha 'In February at Annual
Cement Show
OMAHA, Nebr., Iec. 9. That the
Nebraska-Iowa Cement show, which
wtfll be held in conjunction with the
Nebraska Cement Users' Asavocla
iin in Omaha, in February', will bt
suucesbful is assured. More than a
half of the space for the exhibits
have beii taken, the greater major
ity by firms from 4he Eawt.
The cement show has proven to
be an excellent advertising milium
Bur Nebnuska, as H brlmrs nkire th:in
two hundred dealers and mxn'ufactur-
ers fnim jmints csust of the Miiswis
sjpiil river to Nebraska.
The Omaha show compitres favor
ably with the Chicago show, these
two being the only ones which have
sver been able to increase attend
one and consequent interest.
The Cement Users' Association
(invention will be attended by nearly
sue thousand dealers and cement
workers of Nebraska. Iowa. South
Dakota and K
BAD CHECK SKIPS TOWN
Mn Who Cams to Alliance With Ex
cuse of Wanting to Purchase
Business, Forges Paper
of negotiating for the purchase cf
one of the Alliance stores, passed a
bad check ou Jack Kiordan Monday
night in the amount of $25. The
check was drawn on the Alliance Na
tional bank and signed by the name
the man gave here, James F. King.
The man and his partner left on
the aright train, either south or east.
The authorities have wired In bo h
directions asking that King be ap
prehended. .
GRAIN
AND LIVE
STOCK
MEETING
Annual Convention of Farmers' Co
operative Live Stock and
Grain Shipping Ass'n
OMAHA, Nebr., Dec. 9 The Far
mors' Co-0Krative Uve Stock and
Grain Shipping .Uwocuttioa will hold
its annual convention lu Omaha, lt
oember 17 to 19, holding its meeting
sejttirats from the Fanners' Congress
for the first time in years.
Two hundred and twenty-five Co-
owemtive Shipptng Associations of
Nebra&ka will be repronented at this
meeting by Btockholders and manag
ers. The program, bong prepared,
will Include subjects relating to the
shipping of grain and live stock as a
result, It Is very Ukely that import
ant changes will be requested of the
railroads; also the commission men,
who handle shipments.
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The nkeetlng will last for a period
A man who came to town a few; of three days, begmnmg weonoay
Asfs ago, presumably for the purpose and ending Friday evening.
PUBLIC SALE
NEXT THURSDAY
One of the Biggest Sales of Re
cent years, Including Horses,
CaMIs, and Ranch
A public sale that will be of mors
than usual interest to farmers and
ranchmen wlH be held on Thursday,
December 18, on the ranch of A. W.
Taylor, between Antloch and Lake
Bide. The sale will begin at 10 a.m.,
and a free lunch eerred Rt noon. Mr.
Taylor has decided to return to
Iowa and wfll make a clean sweep
lit this sale, its will be seen by ths
following:
1 Head of Horses
brack Mates, four years, weight
2200.
black Mares, four and five years,
weight 2100, colts by their sides.
1 sorrel Mure, four years old, weight
900, colt by side.
bay Mars, four years old, weight
800. nk eolt by side.
1 hrack Mate, four years old, weight
10W. colt by side.
1 gray Maro, eteht years old. weight
12O0, oM by side.
1 gray Mais, smooth mouth, weight
Uil'O. tt sr side.
All tbrt above mares are In foal by
a roKtMUirod Hbire stallion.
2 bay UcidWirs, three and four years
oldt, rwefchl I !00.
1 Horrd Ockllim, two years old.
6 ye4trl1n cflts and 1 spring colt.
7 Head of Cattle
1 Itttglstcreil Sliorthorn Cow, .10
y urs oll.
1 lleglMen Kkorthorn Cow, 7 years
: out.
1 HeKtstenl Kkorthorn Cow, 3 year
- old,. cJf , by ber side.
1 KedsNrel hhorthom Cow 2 ysai-s
old, 'Aif by her side.
1 Urtjjlutererf IW;lfer, 1 year old.
1 IliTter(t BuM, four years old.
Uogiter No.' 343,498.
H Cows rtvtsg rnlik.
12 range T5swh.-
& tweyeiir4)ld Heifers, three with
calve by tbir sides.
1 Hulstein IVt, will be fresh ia ear
ly sprhig.
8 good ymrrUg Sieers.
9 firstrcliMw yearling Heifers.
18 rood spring calves.
12 Head of Hogs
One IViland China boar; 1 sow
and 7 shote. I sow and 2 pigs.
Farm Machinery
MOoriuicli mower and rake, as
eood us new: Keystone mower; - 2
! hay eweri!; good prairie breaking
p1o; wi;iii; ulcl'h; box hay. rack;
t baled hay 1 im R ; hay bailer.
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Miscellaneous
Sinty to 74 tens of sood hay;, a
bout two or three dov.t-a chickens;
a few bushels timothy ed; 1 small
wiuter tank; 1 work bench; and a
number of other articles too numer
ous to litest Von.
I Home Ranch at Auction
The bom ranch on which ths
eale wiU be held will also be sold at
the SiMue tlate and place. This is
an exceptionally good ranch and, be
ing sold on easy terms, sill give
some one a splendid opportunity to
1 start Is u profitable ranch business.
It consists f 72o acres deeded land
and 400 acre of leased land, making
a total of 1120 acres. The deeded
laud is ssoHtly valley, cuts from 75
i tens and up of hay each year, all
: fenced asd crous fenced, thirty-five
acres plowed, ten acres of alfalfa,
; 150 rods of wovm wire fence, 2
txl wiodniliki, plenty of good water.
j Terms of Land: One-fourth down,
; balance ose. two or three years to
i suit pan-basur. Adv.
who was formerly connected with
the Hospital Corp9 of the U. S.
Army and was dhcharKd at Fort I
itt'blnson some years ago. It Is be
lieved he Is row employed as book
keeper on some ranch In the "ftaml
GOING EAST FOR HOLIDAYS
Conductor W. W. Johnson will
start for Pennsylvania within a day
or two for a holiday visit. Joining
Hills" eaat of Alliance, and I think 1 Mrs. Johnson who has been making
the ranch is owned by Bartlett Rich
ards. Mr. Cleaver is entitled to a small
inheritance and I wish you would
an extended visit with friends la
the easL They will return to Alli
ance; together about the first of the
year.
the Electric Light Department of
the City of Alliance, went to Mars
land W'edntsxiay noon on No. 3 to
finish the install ax ion of ths electric
light plant tn the new hotel there.
Chiago mail order bouses are send
ing out 9.000 tons of catalogues.
There is going to be a lot of read
ing matter for the long winter even
ings on ths farm.
MORE NEWS OF NORTHPORT
NOHTHPORT. Nebr., Dec, 9. Mr.
Kicks and tuisily, from near Lewel
len, intend to make their boms at
this plaoe lor the winter.
Mtes Florence Guthridge has tak
en up a posMon as clerk at Jess
Edson's store, where she wiU clerk
during the busy season.
K. G. Brown ssd family are making
preparations to go back to New
York, where they Intend to make
their home with Mrs. Drown, aged
mother of Mr. Brown.